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HISTORY
OF
CAMBKIDGE,
MASSACHUSETTS.
1630-1877.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
BY
LUCIUS R. PAIGE.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.
NEW YORK: KURD AND HOUGHTON.
: (E&e Btoer6tBe
1877.
COPYRIGHT, 1877,
BY LUCIUS R. PAIGE.
The Riverside Press, Cambridge :
Printed by H. O. Houghton and Company.
To
THE MEMBERS OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
AND OP THE
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY,
(Efjti Wolttmc
IS DEDICATED BY ITS AUTHOR,
THEIR ASSOCIATE.
PREFACE.
IN collecting materials for a History of Cambridge, I exam-
ined first its Municipal Records, which are continuous from the
beginning, but generally brief, and its Registry of Births and
Deaths, which, during the second hundred years after the founda-
tion of the town, is very defective. To supply what was lack-
ing, I consulted such printed authorities as were accessible,
together with the manuscript Records and Archives of the Com-
monwealth, of the judicial courts, and of several counties, cities,
towns, churches, and libraries. My thanks are due to all the
custodians of such books, and records, and archives, for their
uniform courtesy and kindness. 1 have also obtained many
genealogical details from the Church Record of Baptisms and
Burials, from Probate Records and Files, from inscriptions on
gravestones, and from funeral sermons, and newspapers. After
the expenditure of much time and labor, however, I am conscious
of many deficiencies.
It will be seen that the Genealogical Register is chiefly con-
fined to the families who dwelt in Cambridge before the year
1700, — the descendants of such as remained here being traced
down to a recent period. A very few families are included who
became residents at a later date ; but these form the exception,
not the rule. So also in regard to the History, comparatively
few recent events are mentioned. It would be impracticable, in
a single volume, to include with our ancient annals everything
which those who are now living have witnessed, and to trace the
genealogy of all our nearly fifty thousand inhabitants. A line
must be drawn somewhere ; but whether I have drawn it in the
most proper place, there may be various opinions.
vi PREFACE.
Moreover, the reader may be disappointed because he finds so
little concerning Harvard College, and the military occupation of
Cambridge, at the commencement of the Revolutionary War ;
but the facts stated on pages 365 (note) and 408 are believed to
justify the omission. The almost entire absence of legendary
lore may be regretted ; but it should be considered, that while
it may have been my misfortune, it was not my fault, that I was
not born in Cambridge, and that I had no opportunity in the
first thirty years of my life to gather the local traditions, which
so deeply impress the youthful mind, and which tinge the facts
of history with such a brilliant, though often a deceptive light.
If lack of vigor and sprightliness be regarded as a serious fault
of style, I may plead in extenuation, that although many of my
materials were gathered long ago, I was obliged by other engage-
ments, literary as well as secular, to postpone their final arrange-
ment for publication, until impaired health and the infirmities of
age became uncomfortably manifest.
LUCIUS R. PAIGE.
CAMBRIDGE, March, 1877.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
General description of the town, its several additions and diminutions
of territory 1-5
CHAPTER II. -
The New Town selected as fit for a fortified place. General agreement
to erect houses. Several Assistants fail to do so. Controversy be-
tween Dudley and Winthrop. Earliest inhabitants. Canal. Pali-
sade. Arrival of the Braintree Company. Common Pales. Division
of lands. Highways 6-16
CHAPTER III.
First Constable appointed. Deputies to the first General Court.
Monthly meeting. No houses to be erected without permission, nor
outside of the town. All houses to be covered with slate or boards,
not with thatch, and to " range even." Trees not to be cut down
and left in the highways. Cartway. Windmill-hill. Timber not to
be sold out of the town. First Constable elected. Surveyor of high-
ways. Lots not improved to revert to the town. First Townsmen
or Selectmen. Surveyors of lands 17-22
CHAPTER IV.
Prosperity of the New Town. Magistrates. Courts. Dissatisfaction.
John Pratt. Straitness for want of land. Exploration of other
places. Debates and division in the General Court. The town ac-
cepts enlargement offered by Boston and Watertown. Removal to
Hartford. Supposed personal rivalry. Names of early inhabitants. . 23-33
CHAPTER V-.
Arrival of Shepard's Company, and some of their names. New Mu-
nicipal Officers. New division of lands. Monthly meetings. Ferry.
Lectures. Cow Common. Goats. Herd of cows. Weir for taking
alewives. Herd on the south side of the river. Herd of swine.
Fowls not permitted to enter gardens. Cartway to the weir. Pound.
Stumps. Neither houses nor lands to be sold or let, without consent
of the Townsmen. Strangers not to be harbored. Grant of land to
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the Drummer. Fort Hill. Grant of land at Vine Brook. Swine to
be yoked and ringed. Apple trees and other quickset to be pre-
served from damage by goats. Births, marriages, and burials to be
recorded. Farms granted. Grant of money by the General Court
for a College. Organization of the militia. The College to be at
New Town. Marshal General. The New Town named Cambridge.
Printing-press. Bond of Stephen Daye to Jose Glover 34-45
CHAPTER VI.
Contemplated removal to Weathersfield, Conn. Letter from Winthrop
to Hooker. Letter from Hooker to Shepard. Depreciation in the
value' of property. Danger of general bankruptcy. Reasons for re-
moving. Sir Henry Vane. Grant of Shawshine to Cambridge. Re-
moval of John Haynes. Death of Roger Harlakenden. Arrival of
Herbert Pelham. Town Spring. Restrictions on the cutting of trees.
Field-drivers, Commissioners to end small causes, Clerk of the
Market, and Sealer of Leather, first elected. Calves impounded.
Eight-penny ordinary for 'Townsmen. Penalty for absence from
monthly meetings. Prosecution for trespass in the Great Swamp.
Fence-viewers first elected. Remission of tax on account of sickness.
Chimneys to be swept every month and ladders to be kept ready for
reaching the roofs of houses. Orchard. Wharf. Division of Shaw-
shine lands. Incorporation of Billerica 46-62
CHAPTER VII.
Change of Government in England. Cromwell desires to colonize Ja-
maica, and employs Daniel Gookin as special agent. Letters from
Gookin to Secretary Thurloe. Death of Cromwell. Whalley and
Goffe, two of the late King's judges, visit Cambridge. Fragment of
Goffe's Journal. The General Court appoints a Committee, to re-
port concerning " The due observance of obedience and fidelity unto
the authority of England, and our own just privileges." Report of
Committee. Instructions to the " Messengers " sent to England.
Qualified oath of allegiance offered by Gookin and Danforth. The
Messengers to England return with a letter from the King, promising
to confirm the privileges of the people, but requiring sundry changes
in their laws. Day of thanksgiving appointed. Reply of the General
Court to the King's letter. Commissioners appointed by the King to
enforce obedience. Cambridge sustains the General Court in their
controversy with the Commissioners. Edward Randolph, the " arch-
enemy of the colony." The Charter abrogated, and Sir Edmund
Andros appointed Governor of New England 63-78
CHAPTER VIII.
The inhabitants on the south side of the river obtain parochial privi-
leges. Their petition for incorporation as a separate town. Elab-
orate and vigorous protest by the Selectmen of Cambridge. After
long delay, Newton is incorporated, under the administration of
Andros. Ship-building in Cambridge. Unruly dogF. Wolf. Drain-
CONTENTS. ix
ing of a pond in the centre of the town. Stone wall'between Cam-
bridge and Watertown. Committee to inspect families, and to
prevent improper practices. Encroachment on fishing rights in
Menotomy River. Fish Officers 79-98
CHAPTER IX.
President Dudley assumes the government. Protest of the General
Court. Arrival of Governor Andros. Danforth's description of the
public distress. Arbitrary proceedings of Andros. Titles to land de-
clared invalid. Memorial of John Gibson and George Willis. Pro-
ceedings on petition of Edward Randolph for a grant of land in Cam-
bridge. Death of Major-gen. Gookin. Revolution in England.
Governor Andros deposed and imprisoned with several of his adhe-
rents. The old Magistrates reinstated. A new house of Deputies
elected. The inhabitant? of Cambridge request the old Officers to re-
sume the government, and pledge life and fortune for their help and
assistance. Letters of Thomas Danforth to Gov. Hinkley and to In-
crease Mather. Danforth omitted from the Council by Mather, but
reinstated by the General Court; appointed Judge of the Superior
Court, but not of that special Court which tried and condemned the
unfortunate persons suspected of witchcraft. Death of Deputy Gov-
ernor Danforth. Cambridge Deputies 99-118
CHAPTER X.
Petition of the " Farmers " for incorporation. Reply of Cambridge
Selectmen. Parochial privileges granted. Harmony not interrupted.
Incorporation of Lexington. Culler of Bricks. County Treasurers.
Bounty for killing wolves. Salarv of Treasurers and Jurors. Mar-
shal General. Road to Connecticut. Governor Shute's visit to
Cambridge. Double voting. Small-pox. Strangers not to be ad-
mitted. Dogs. Gratuity to a proposed physician refused. Col. John
Vassall's honors and disappointments. Throat distemper. Repre-
sentatives to the General Court required to serve gratuitously. Part
of Watertown annexed to Cambridge. Bear shot. Fire-engine.
Bills of Mortality. Funeral customs 119-135
CHAPTER XI.
American Revolution. Resolves by the General Court. Action of
Cambridge in Town Meeting. Riots in Boston. Cambridge disap-
proves riots, and at first refuses, but afterwards consents, that com-
pensation be made from the public treasury. Representative in-
structed to oppose the election of any person to the Council who
already held office of emolument under the Government ; and to have
the people admitted to hear the debates of the House. Duties im-
posed on tea and other articles. Action of the General Court, and its
dissolution. Convention of Delegates. Committees of Correspondence.
Action of the Town, and instruction to Representative. Report con-
cerning grievances. Response to Boston by the Committee of Corre-
spondence. Town meeting ; earnest protest against the importation of
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tea, as an encroachment upon political rights, and denunciation of
all offenders and their abettors as public enemies. Destruction of
tea in Boston Harbor. Boston Port Bill. Donations to Boston. Coun-
cillors appointed by mandamus. Powder removed from the Magazine.
Concourse of people in Cambridge. Resignation of Judge Dan-
forth, Judge Lee, and Col. Oliver. Sheriff Phips promises that he
will not act officially under the new establishment. Gen. Brattle's
letter and explanation. Provincial Congress. Preparations for re-
sistance by force of arms. Cambridge pledges persons and estates
to maintain a Declaration of Independence. Privations during the
War. New General Court organized. Constitution of 1778 rejected.
Constitutional Convention meets at Cambridge. Constitution adopted.
Shays' Rebellion. Letter from the disaffected, and reply. Consti-
tution of the United States approved. Loyalists or Tories, de-
scribed by Madam Riedesel ; their estates confiscated ; proposition
to permit their return ; Cambridge objects, and instructs its Repre-
sentatives 136-172
CHAPTER XII.
Land-holders in Cambridgeport and East Cambridge. Royal Make-
peace. Improvements after the construction of West Boston Bridge.
Streets and Dikes. Estate of Leonard Jarvis thrown upon the mar-
ket. Andrew Bordman sells freely, and others sparingly. Daven-
port & Makepeace among the most active operators. Turnpikes.
Cambridge established as a Port of Delivery. Canals. School-houses.
Meeting-house. Andrew Craigie becomes owner of almost the whole
territory now called East Cambridge. Canal (or Craigie's) Bridge.
Lechmere Point Corporation. Court House and Jail. Incorpora-
tion of Brighton and West Cambridge. Embargo. War with Eng-
land. Address by the Town to President Jefferson, and his reply.
Further action of the Town. Public rejoicing at the return of
peace 173-194
CHAPTER XHI.
Great Bridge, and the various methods adopted for its maintenance.
West Boston Bridge. Canal (or Craigie's) Bridge. Prison Point
Bridge. River Street Bridge. Western Avenue Bridge. Brook-
line Bridge. All the Bridges become free. Public Avenues. Sharp
contest in regard to Mount Auburn and Cambridge Streets. Im-
portant legal principle first established in the trial and decision of this
contest 195-209
CHAPTER XIV.
Shire-town of Middlesex. Half shires. Records removed to Charles-
town ; the General Court orders their return. Removal and return
of the Registry of Deeds. Court houses. House of Correction and
Jail. Place of Execution, or " Gallows Lot." Negro woman burned
at the stake. Support of the Poor. Almshouses. Ordinaries, or
Taverns ; committed to the charge of the most grave and discreet
CONTENTS. xi
men. Blue Anchor. Samuel Gibson fined for unlawfully entertain-
ing Students. Innholders and Retailers during a century. Petitions
of Edmund Angier and John Stedman. Memorial of President Dun-
ster on behalf of Mrs. Bradish. Prices established. Market Places.
Market house. Burial places. Common ; contest concerning its
enclosure. Town House. Athenaeum, converted into a City Hall.
Sectional rivalry and jealousy. Petition for a division of the town ;
rejected by the General Court. Unsuccessful attempt to remove dif-
ficulties. Petition for a City Charter. A new petition for division
interposed, which, like another presented nine years later, was un-
successful. City Charter granted and accepted 210-246
CHAPTER XV.
First Meeting-house. Rev. Thomas Hooker and Rev. Samuel Stone.
First Church organized. Removal to Hartford. Rev. Thomas
Shepard. Another " First Church " organized. Newell's "Church
Gathering." McKenzie's "Historical Lectures." Roger Harlak-
enden. Shepard's reasons for removing to New England. Mrs.
Shepard's admission to the Church, and her death. Confessions of
candidates for Church membership. Contributions and expendi-
tures. Rev. John Phillips. Death of Mr. Shepard. Synods at Cam-
bridge. Second Meeting-house. Rev. Jonathan Mitchell ; in many
respects "Matchless." Sibley's " Harvard Graduates." Financial
records. Salary. Seating of the Meeting-house. Reputed heresy of
President Dunster. Death of Mr. Mitchell, and the place of his
burial. Care of the youth. Parsonage erected, and bill of expenses.
Rev. Urian Oakes ; expense of his ordination. Almsdeeds of the
Church. Labors, trials, and death of Mr. Oakes. Intense political
and religious excitement. Address by the "Freemen of Cambridge"
to the General Court, against universal toleration. Sermon of Mr.
Oakes on the same subject. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin and Elders Clark
and Stone ordained, with bill of expenses. Quiet ministry and death
of Mr. Gookin. Salary of Pastors at different periods. Church or-
ganized at the Farms. Ordination of Rev. William Brattle ; his min-
istry and death. Third Meeting-house. Extraordinary snow-storm.
Election of Rev. Nathaniel Appleton. Parsonage rebuilt. Enlarge-
ment of Meeting-house. Church organized at Menotomy. Fourth
Meeting-house. Rev. George Whitefield. Church organized on the
south side of the river. The prolonged and valuable services of Dr.
Appleton recognized by Harvard College ; his death. Installation of
Rev. Timothy Hilliard, and his death, after a short ministry. In-
stallation of Rev. Abiel Holmes. Theological controversy, resulting
in the disruption of the Church. Results of Councils. Shepard Con-
gregational Society organized. Ordination of Rev. Nehemiah Adams
as Colleague Pastor. Dismission and death of Dr. Holmes. Meet-
ing-house. Dismission of Mr. Adams. Rev. John A. Albro, D. D.,
and Rev. Alexander McKenzie. New Meeting-house. Ordination
of Rev. William Newell ; his long and peaceful ministry and resig-
nation. Meeting-house. Ordination of Rev. Francis G. Peabody.
Elders. Deacons. . 247-306
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CHAPTER XVI.
Christ Church. Cambridge port Parish. University Church. First
Baptist. First Universalist. Second Universalist. First Methodist.
Third Congregational. Second Baptist. First Evangelical Congre-
gational. Second Evangelical Congregational. Evangelical (East
Cambridge). St. Peter's (Episcopal). St. John's. Harvard Street
Methodist. Old Cambridge Baptist. Lee Street. St. Peter's (Cath-
olic). Third Universalist. North Cambridge Baptist. North Ave-
nue Congregational. Pilgrim Congregational. Broadway Baptist.
Free Church of St. James. Methodist Episcopal (Old Cambridge).
St. Mary's. St. John's Memorial. Chapel Congregational. Cottage
Street Methodist. St. Paul's. Church of the Sacred Heart. As-
cension Church. Charles River Baptist 307-343
CHAPTER XVII.
Antinomians. Baptists. Quakers. Elizabeth Hooton and other dis-
turbers of the peace. Benanuel Bowers, and his family. Witchcraft.
Rebecca Jacobs. Petition of Rebecca Fox. Mrs. Kendall. A man
troubled by cats or the devil. Winifred Holman, and her daughter
Mary Holman. Testimony. Verdict 344-364
CHAPTER XVIII.
Education. Harvard College. Grammar School. Elijah Corlett. In-
dian Students. Corlett's letter of thanks to the County Court.
Nicholas Fessenden, Jr. William Fessenden, Jr. Samuel Danforth.
Veterans now in service. Agreement for erecting a school-house.
Allowance to Mr. Dunster and his heirs. Schools of lower grade.
Schools established in Cambridgeport and East Cambridge. School-
houses in 1845, 1850, and 1876. School Committee. School dis-
tricts. Graded schools. Hopkins school. Salaries of teachers at
different periods 365-381
CHAPTER XIX.
Indians. Squa Sachem. Tribe near Mystic Pond. Indian titles pur-
chased. Fence to secure the Indians' corn. Cutshamakin. Waban,
and Indians at Nonantum. The apostle Eliot's labors ; assisted bv
his son, Rev. John Eliot, Jr., and by Rev. Daniel Gookin, Jr. Town
of Natick. Eliot's mission extended to other tribes. Missions to the
heathen emphatically commenced in Cambridge. Partial successes.
Attempts to educate the Indians. Dunster's account of expenses for
one year. Daniel Gookin actively engaged in the Indian work from
the beginning ; appointed Ruler and Superintendent of all the friendly
Indians ; record of one of his courts. Philip's War. Prejudice against
all the Indians ; many imprisoned on Deer Island. Gookin and Dan-
forth friendly to the Indians ; savage attacks on them, and on the
Rev. Mr. Eliot. . . . 382-395
CONTENTS. xiii
CHAPTER XX.
Military organization. Expedition against Gorton. Narragansett War.
Energetic services of Major Gookin. Reasons why old men of sixty
years are not to train. Long service of Capt. Samuel Green. Sol-
diers in the Wars from 1690 to 1740; Old French War, 1744 to
1748; French War, 1753 to 1763. Memorial of Capt. William
Angier. Gen. William Brattle. Troop of Cavalry. War of the
Revolution. Rolls of Cambridge soldiers in the Battle of Lexington.
Some events during that conflict. More persons killed in Cambridge
than elsewhere. Monument in memory of the slain. Capt. Samuel
Whittemore desperately wounded. Damage to property. Troops
stationed in Cambridge. College buildings used for barracks. Hos-
pitals established. Battle of Bunker Hill. Col. Thomas Gardner.
Arrival of General Washington. Head-quarters. Military Works in
Cambridge. Disposition of the troops. Military operations. Evac-
uation of Boston. Difficulty in obtaining military stores. Gen. Bur-
goyne's troops. Cambridge Officers and Soldiers engaged in the Rev-
olutionary War. War of 1812. Cambridge not enthusiastic in its
favor. Light Infantry. War of the Rebellion. Cambridge organ-
izes the first military company for the defence of the Union ; Roll
of that company. Richmond surrendered to a Cambridge Officer.
Officers and Soldiers furnished by Cambridge during the War. Sol-
diers' Monument erected by the City ; names inscribed thereon.
Nearly forty-six hundred men, about one sixth part of the entire pop-
ulation of Cambridge, rendered active service in this internecine con-
flict 396-438
CHAPTER XXI.
Valuation in 1647. Rate list in 1688. Census in 1777. Valuation in
1781. List of Voters in 1822. Census at intervals from 1765 to 1875.
Number of Polls, Valuation, rate and amount of Tax, and amount of
the City Debt, in each year from the incorporation of the City in 1846
to 1875. Census in 1875. Vice-president of the United States. Gov-
ernors. Deputy or Lieutenant-governors. Assistants. Councillors.
Senators. Representatives. Selectmen. Assessors. Town Clerks.
Town Treasurers. Mayors. Aldermen. Presidents of the Common
Council. Members of the Common Council. City Clerks. City
Treasurers. Clerks of the Common Council 439-475
GENEALOGIES , 477
KEY TO THE PLAN OF "CAMBRIDGE IN 1635,"
Indicating the owners and occupants of the several lots, in 1635, and in 1642. All are
supposed to have been homesteads, unless otherwise designated.
No.
In 1635.
In 1642.
1
William Westwood.1
Public Lot.
2
James Olmstead.
Edward Goffe.
3
William Pantry.
Harvard College.2 •
4
Rev. Thomas Hooker.
Rev. Thomas Shepard.
5
John White.8
Richard Champney.8
6
John Clark.'
Thomas Beal.8
7
William Wadsworth.3
Samuel Shepard.8
8
John White.
Thomas Danforth.
9
John Hopkins.3
Mark Pierce.
10
John White.8
Edward Collins.
11
William Goodwin.
Samuel Shepard.
12
John Steele.
Robert Bradish.
13
William Wadsworth.
Richard Champney.
14
Widow Esther Muzzey.
Henry Dunster.4
15
Daniel Abbott.
Francis Moore.
16
Daniel Abbott.
John Russell.
17
Thomas Heate.
Thomas Marrett.
18
Christopher Cane.
William Towne.
19
Nathaniel Hancock.
Nathaniel Hancock.
20
George Steele.
Edward Goffe.4
21
Edward Stebbins.
Nathan Aldus.
22
Timothy Stanley.
William French.
23
Jonas Austin.
Katherine Haddon.
24
John Hopkins.
Edmund Angier.
25
Thomas Beale.
Thomas Beale.
26
Rev. Samuel Stone.
Nathaniel Sparhawk.
27
Simon Bradstreet, Esq.
Herbert Pelham, Esq.4
28
Abraham Morrill.
Thomas Skidmore.
29
Samuel Greenhill.
Turges.
30
John Pratt.
Widow Elizabeth Isaac.
31
William Spencer.
John Stedman.
32
Thomas Spencer.
William Dickson.
33
John Haynes, Esq.
Henry Dunster.
1 " Forfeited ; " afterwards called
" Watch-house Hill ; " site of the Meet-
ing-house from 1650 to 1833.
2 Uncertain whether then occupied by
a house or not.
8 Vacant lot.
* House, but apparently not a home-
stead.
XVI KEY TO THE PLAN OF "CAMBRIDGE IN 1635.
No.
In 1635.
In 1642.
34
" Market Place." l
" Market Place."
85
James Ensign.
Edward Goffe.2
36
Rev. Samuel Stone.3
Nathaniel Sparhawk.8
37
Widow Isabel Sackett.
Robert Stedman.
38
Matthew Allen.
Thomas Chesholme.
39
Meeting-house.
Meeting-house.
40
Samuel Dudley.
Robert Sanders.
41
William Andrews.
Hezekiah Usher.
42
William Lewis.
John Bridge.
43
George Stocking.
William Manning.
44
Nicholas Olmstead.8
John French.
45
Joseph Reading.
Joseph Cooke.
46
Stephen Hart.
Joseph Cooke.
47.
Nathaniel Richards.
Joseph Cooke.
48
William Westwood.
John Betts.
49
Dolor Davis.8
Edward Mitchelson.
50
John Bridge.
William Andrews.
51
Thomas Fisher.
Edward Shepard.
52
John Benjamin.8
John Betts.2
53
John Benjamin.8
Edward Shepard.8
54
John Benjamin.3
Moses Payne.
55
Thomas Dudley, Esq.
Herbert Pelham, Esq.
56
Matthew Allen.2
William Cutter.
57
Humphrey Vincent.
John Moore.
58
Daniel Patrick.
Joseph Cooke.2
59
Richard Lord.8
Herbert Pelham, Esq.
60
Matthew Allen.8
George Cooke.
61
Edmund Gearner.
Mrs. Eliz. Sherborne.
62
John Arnold.
Thomas Hosmer.
63
William Kelsey.
John Sill. .
64
Andrew Warner.
George Cooke.
1 Now called Winthrop Square.
2 House, but apparently not homestead.
8 Vacant lot.
HISTOEY OF CAMBRIDGE.
CHAPTER I.
CIVIL HISTOEY.
CAMBRIDGE, the original shire town of Middlesex County, in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is situated in 42° 22' north
latitude, and 71° 6' west longitude from Greenwich.1 It is
bounded on the east by Charles River, which separates it from
Boston ; on the south by Charles River, which separates it from
Brookline and Brighton;2 on the west by Watertown, Belmont,
and Arlington ; on the north by Somerville, and by Miller's
River, which separates it from Charlestown. Though now small
in territorial extent, embracing not more than about four and a
half square miles, it is divided into four principal districts, each
having a post-office, namely : Cambridge (often called Old
Cambridge), Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, and North Cam-
bridge.
Like most ancient townships, Cambridge has had great en-
largement and diminution in its boundary lines. At first, it
seems to have been designed merely as a fortified place, very
small in extent, and apparently without definite bounds. Charles-
town and Watertown, on the northerly side of Charles River, had
already been settled ; but it is doubtful whether a distinct line of
separation had been established. Between these two towns a
spot was selected as " a fit place for a fortified town," about six
months after the arrival of Winthrop with the fleet of emigrants
in 1630.3 Houses were erected here in 1631 by Thomas Dudley,
Deputy Governor, and by a few others. It was ordered by the
1 The City Hall, at the corner of Main cently been annexed to Boston ; but they
and Pleasant streets, in Cambridgeport, have not yet ceased to be designated by
stands exactly upon the longitudinal line, their former names.
and about a hundred yards south of the 8 The selection was partially made Dec.
parallel of latitude indicated. 21, 1630, and definitely determined Dec.
2 Brighton and Charlestown have re- 28, 1630.
1
2 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Governor and Assistants, Feb. 3, 1631-2, that " there should be
three scoore pounds levyed out of the several plantations within
the lymitts of this pattent towards the makeing of a pallysadoe
aboute the newe towne/' l But no definite line of division be-
tween the New Town and Charlestown appears to have been
established until March 6, 1632-3, when " it was agreed by the
parties appointed by the Court, &c., that all the land impaled by
the newe towne men, with the neck whereon Mr. Graves his
house standeth, shall belong to Newe-town, and that the bounds
of Charlestowne shall end at a tree marked by the pale, and to
passe along from thence by a straight line unto the midway be-
twixt the westermost part of the Governor's great lot and the
nearest part thereto of the bounds of Watertowne." 2 The line,
thus established, was substantially the same as that which now
divides Cambridge from Somerville. The " neck whereon Mr.
Graves his house standeth," was the upland included in East
Cambridge. The line between Cambridge and Watertown was
not definitely established until April 7, 1635.3 In the mean time,
on complaint of " straitness for want of land," at the Court held
May 14, 1634, leave was " granted to the inhabitants of Newe
Towne to seek out some convenient place for them, with promise
that it shalbe confirmed unto them, to which they may remove
their habitations, or have as an addition to that which already
they have, provided they doe not take it in any place to preju-
dice a plantation already settled." 4 After examining several
places, "the congregation of Newtown came and accepted of
such enlargement as had formerly been offered them by Boston
and Watertown." 6 This " enlargement " embraced Brookline,
Brighton, and Newton. Brookline, then called Muddy River,
was granted on condition that Mr. Hooker and his congregation
should not remove. They did remove ; and thus this grant was
forfeited. But the grant of what was afterwards Brighton and
Newton held good.
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 93. Dr. Holmes, Cambridge was at first called " The New
writing in 1800 (Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., Towne," and afterwards New Town or
vii. 9), says :" This fortification was act- Newtown, until May 2, 1638, when the
ually made ; and the fosse which was then General Court "Ordered, That Newe-
dug around the town is, in some places, towne shall henceforward be called Cam-
visible to this day. It commenced at bridge." Mass. Col. Rec., i. 228. No
Brick Wharf (originally called Windmill other act of incorporation is found on
Hill) and ran along the northern side of record,
the present Common in Cambridge, and 2 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 102.
through what was then a thicket, but 8 Ibid., p. 144.
now constitutes a part of the cultivated 4 Ibid., p. 119.
grounds of Mr. NathanielJarvis ; beyond 8 Savage's Winthrop, i. 132, 142.
which it cannot be distinctly traced."
AS BOUNDED IN *
1644-1655.
Attending from
jQedfiam to tfieMeirimack River.
__,v*\
CIVIL HISTORY. 3
In the settlement of the line between Cambridge and Charles-
town, no indication is given how far the bounds of either ex-
tended into the country beyond the line drawn from " the Gov-
ernor's great lot," or the Ten Hills Farm, to the " nearest part"
of Watertown. But the Court, March 3, 1635-6, agreed that
" Newe Towne bounds shall run eight myles into the country,
from their meeteing house." l This grant secured to Cambridge,
on its northern border, the territory now embraced in Arlington
and the principal part of Lexington ; and, as the measurements
of that day were very elastic, perhaps the whole of Lexington
was included. But even this did not satisfy the craving for land.
Accordingly a conditional grant of Shawshine was made, June 2,
1641, and renewed June 14, 1642 : " All the land lying upon
Saweshin Ryver, and between that and Concord Ryver, and be-
tween that and Merrimack Ryver, not formerly granted by this
Court, are granted to Cambridge, so as they erect a village there
within five years, and so as it shall not extend to prejudice
Charlestowne village, or the village of Cochitawit," etc.2 This
grant was confirmed absolutely, March 7, 1643-4,3 and included
the present town of Billerica, parts of Bedford and Carlisle, and
a part of Tewksbury, or of Chelmsford, or of both. The terms
of the grant — all the land lying between Concord and Merrimac
rivers — would seem to include Lowell ; yet an Indian village
then occupied that territory, and such villages were generally
protected.
The township had now attained its full size. In shape some-
what like an hour-glass, about thirty-five miles in length, and
wide at each extremity, it was not much more than one mile in
width in the central part, where the original settlement was
made, and where most of the inhabitants then resided. Such was
its shape when Johnson described it in 1651. " This Town is
compact closely within itselfe, till of late yeares some few strag-
ling houses have been built : the Liberties of this Town have been
inlarged of late in length, reaching from the most Northerly part
of Charles River to the most Southerly part of Merrimack
River." 4 This description, however, does not comprehend the
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 166. them and Concord is granted them, all
2 Ibid., i. 330, ii. 17. save what is formerly granted to the mil-
8 Ibid., ii. 62. The description in this itary company or others, provided the
grant is somewhat different from the for- church and present elders continue at
mer: " Shawshin is granted to Cam- Cambridge."
bridg, without any condition of makeing * Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xiii. 137.
a village there; and the land between
4 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
whole territory then belonging to Cambridge ; for both Brighton
and Newton are wholly on the southerly side of Charles River.
The portion of Dedham, which now constitutes the town of Need-
ham, was the southerly bound.
But Cambridge soon lost a part of its enormous length. In
1655, an amicable arrangement was made between the town and
those of its inhabitants who had erected houses at Shawshine,
for a separation ; this arrangement was confirmed by the Gen-
eral Court, and Shawshine was incorporated as a town, under the
name of Billerica.1 Soon afterwards the inhabitants on the south
side of the river, in what is now Newton, where a church was
organized July 20, 1664, petitioned for incorporation as a sepa-
rate town. Cambridge objected ; and a long and earnest contro-
versy ensued. The Newton people triumphed at last, as will be
fully related in another place, and in 1688 became a separate
township.
The northwesterly portion of the territory remaining in Cam-
bridge was for many years called " The Farms," and a church
was organized there Oct. 21, 1696. The Farmers, as they were
styled, subsequently agreed with the town upon terms of sep-
aration, and by an " order passed in Council and concurred by
the Representatives," March 20, 1713, they were incorporated
as " a separate and distinct town by the name of Lexington, upon
the articles and terms already agreed on with the town of Cam-
bridge." 2
From this period Cambridge was not curtailed of its propor-
tions for nearly a century. Indeed, it obtained some additions.
The present southwesterly portion of the city, lying west of
Sparks Street and south of Vassall Lane, was set off from Water-
town and annexed to Cambridge, April 19, 1754,3 except the
" Cambridge Cemetery " and a few acres between that and the
former line, which were annexed April 27, 1855.4 The line of
Watertown was thus carried about a half a mile further westward ;
and the tract thus acquired embraces some of the most desirable
land in the city for dwelling-houses. From Charlestown (now
Somerville), the dwellings and a portion of the estates of Nathan-
iel Prentiss, Josiah Wellington, Stephen Goddard, Benjamin God-
dard, and Nathaniel Goddard, including most of the tract bounded
by North Avenue, Russell, Elrn, and White streets, were annexed
1 Mass. Col. Rec., Hi. 387. stood on this tract of land, not far from
2 Mass. Prov. Rec., ix. 258. the present residence of James Russell
8 Ibid., xx. 228. Dr. Bond conjectured Lowell. — Hist. Watertown, p. 1046.
that the first meeting-house in Watertown * Mass. Spec. Laws, x. 360.
CIVIL HISTORY. 5
to Cambridge, March 6, 1802 ; l the estate of William Hunne-
well, Feb. 12, 1818 ; 2 and a portion of Professor Ware's estate,
now the Norton homestead, June 17, 1820.3 These three annex-
ations are indicated by the sharp angles on the map. The line
at White Street was somewhat changed April 30, 1856, and
the line between Cambridge and Belmont and Arlington, was
straightened Feb. 25, 1862.
The northwesterly part of the town was made a separate pre-
cinct Dec. 27, 1732, and was afterwards styled the Second
Parish, or more generally Menotomy. The line of division was
" Menotomy River from Charlestown till it comes to Spy Pond
Brook ; then on said brook till it comes to a water-course or
ditch in Whiting's meadow, so called : the ditch to be the boun-
dary till it comes to Hamblett's Brook, following the course of
the Brook to the Bridge ; thence on a straight line to the north-
west corner of Mr. Isaac Holden's orchard, and continuing the
same course to Watertown line." 4 This tract, with the addition
of the remaining territory on the westerly side of Menotomy
River, was incorporated, Feb. 27, 1807, under the name of West
Cambridge,5 which name was changed to Arlington, April 20,
1867.6
The inhabitants of the territory left on the south side of
Charles River petitioned to be made a separate precinct, as early
as 1748, and renewed their petition, from time to time, until
April 2, 1779, when they were authorized to bring in a bill to
incorporate them as an ecclesiastical parish, " excepting Samuel
Sparhawk, John Gardner, Joanna Gardner, and Moses Griggs,
and their estates."7 This was styled the Third Parish, or Little
Cambridge. The whole territory south of Charles River was
incorporated, under the name of Brighton, Feb. 24, 1837.8
By the incorporation of West Cambridge and Brighton, which
was the result of an amicable agreement between the several
parties, Cambridge was reduced substantially to its present lim-
its. Several attempts have since been made for a further divis-
ion ; but its incorporation as a city has removed most of the
difficulties which previously existed, and it may be reasonably
expected that no more attempts of the kind will be made during
the present century.
1 Mass. Spec. Laws, ii. 520. 7 Mass. Prov. Rec., xxxix. 213.
2 Ibid., v. 220. 8 Mass. Spec. Laws, iv. 70. By an
8 Ibid., v. 385. net approved May 21, 1873, Brighton was
4 Mass. Prov. Rec., xii. 351. annexed to Boston, — the annexation to
5 Mass. Spec. Laws, iv. 88. take full effect on the first Monday in
6 Ibid., xii. 244. January, 1874.
CHAPTER II.
CIVIL HISTORY.
THE purpose for which Cambridge was originally established
as a town is stated by two of its projectors, Winthrop and Dud-
ley. " The governor and most of the assistants," had " agreed
to build a town fortified upon the neck," between Roxbury and
Boston, Dec. 6, 1630 ; but, for several reasons, they abandoned
that project, eight days afterwards, and agreed to examine other
places. On the twenty-first day of the same month : " We met
again at Watertown, and there, upon view of a place a mile be-
neath the town, all agreed it a fit place for a fortified town, and
we took time to consider further about it." l Dudley, describing
the events of 1630, in his letter to the Countess of Lincoln, says,
" We began again in December to consult about a fit place to
build a town upon, leaving all thoughts of a fort, because upon
any invasion we were necessarily to lose our houses when we
should retire thereinto. So after divers meetings at Boston,
Roxbury, and Watertown, on the twenty-eighth of December,
we grew to this resolution, to bind all the assistants 2 (Mr. Endi-
cott and Mr. Sharpe excepted, which last purposeth to return by
the next ship into England), to build houses at a place a mile
east from Watertown, near Charles River, the next spring, and to
winter there the next year ; that so by our examples, and by
removing the ordnance and munition thither, all who were able
might be drawn thither, and such as shall come to us hereafter,
to their advantage, be compelled so to do ; and so, if God would,
a fortified town might there grow up, the place fitting reason-
ably well thereto." Johnson describes the original design and its
partial accomplishment, in his characteristic manner : " At this
time, those who were in place of civil government, having some
1 Savage's Winthrop, i. 45, 46. cott, Increase Nowell, William Pynchon,
2 Winthrop was then Governor, and Thomas Sharp, Roger Ludlow, William
Dudley Deputy Governor; the Assistants Coddington, and Simon Bradstreet.
were Sir Richard Saltonstall, John Endi-
CIVIL HISTORY. 7
additional pillars to underprop the building, began to think of
a place of more safety in the eyes of man than the two frontier
towns of Charles Towne and Boston were, for the habitation of
such as the Lord had prepared to govern this pilgrim people.
Wherefore they rather made choice to enter further among the In-
dians than hazard the fury of malignant adversaries who in a rage
might pursue them, and therefore chose a place situate on Charles
River, between Charles Towne and Water Towne, where they
erected a town called New Town, now named Cambridge, being
in form like a list cut off from the broad-cloth of the two fore-
named towns, where this wandering race of Jacobites gathered
the eighth church of Christ."1
Notwithstanding it was agreed that " all the assistants " should
build at the New Town in the spring of 1631, it does not appeal-
that any of them fulfilled the agreement, except Dudley and
Bradstreet. Governor Winthrop indeed erected a house ; 2 but
he subsequently took it down again and removed it to Boston.
This led to a sharp controversy between Dudley and Winthrop,
which was at length decided by the elders in favor of Dudley.3
There may have been good and sufficient reasons why Winthrop
should prefer to remain in Boston rather than to remove to the
New Town. But it is much to be regretted that he should claim
to have substantially fulfilled his obligation, or " performed the
words of the promise," by erecting a house, though he immedi-
ately removed it. This is scarcely consistent with his otherwise
fair fame as a gentleman of singular ingenuousness. It would
seem that Sir Richard Saltonstall intended to build a house, and
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xiii. 136. ing to the promise he made to them when
2 It has been said that Winthrop erected they first sat down with him at Boston,
only the frame of a house ; but he says it namely, that he would not remove, except
was a house inhabited by servants. See they went with him), he would not leave
next note. them : — this was the occasion that he re-
3 Savage's Winlhrop, i. 82, 83. Winthrop moved his house. Upon these and other
says Dudley "complained of the breach speeches to this purpose, the ministers
of promise, both in the governor and went apart for one hour ; then returning,
others, in not building at Newtown. The they delivered their opinions, that the
governor answered, that he had performed governor was in fault for removing of his
the words of the promise; for he had a house so suddenly, without conferring with
house up, and seven or eight servants the deputy and the rest of the assistants ;
abiding in it, by the day appointed; and but if the deputy were the occasion of dis-
for the removing his house, he alleged couraging Boston men from removing, it
that, seeing that the rest of the assistants would excuse the governor a tanto, but
went not about to build, and that his not a toto. The governor, professing
neighbors of Boston had been discouraged himself willing to submit his own opin-
from removing thither by Mr. Deputy ion to the judgment of so many wise
himself, and thereupon had (under all and godly friends, acknowledged himself
their hands) petitioned him, that (accord- faulty."
8
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
a lot was assigned to him for that purpose ; 1 but he went to
England in the spring of 1631, and did not return. Nowell
remained at Charlestown ; Pynchon, at Roxbury ; Ludlow, at
Dorchester ; and Coddington, at Boston. Endicott and Sharpe
were originally free from engagement.
Dr. Holmes says, " the Deputy Governor (Dudley), Secretary
Bradstreet, and other principal gentlemen, in the spring of 1631,
commenced the execution of the plan." 2 No list of inhabitants
is found until after the ;' Braintree Company " arrived in the
summer of 1632, except this memorandum on the title-page of
the Town Records : " The Towne Book of Newtowne. In-
habitants there — Mr. Tho. Dudly Esq., Mr. Symon Bradstreet,
Mr. Edmond Lockwood, Mr. Daniell Patricke, John Poole, Wil-
liam Spencer, John Kirman, Symon Sackett." 3 But this Book
1 The Proprietors' Records show that the General Court, Constable of the New
what is now called Winthrop Square was
allotted to Sir Richard Saltonstall ; but
when it was ascertained that he would
not return from England, the lot was as-
signed for a "Market Place," by which
name it was known for more than two
centuries, though no market-house was
ever erected there. Probably like the old
Market Place in Boston, it was used for
traffic, in the open air, between the in-
habitants and such as brought commodi-
ties for sale.
2 Coll. Mass. Hist Soc., vii. 7.
8 Of these eight persons who laid the
foundation of the New Town, Thomas
Dudley was the most eminent. He was
elected Deputy Governor in 1630, became
Governor in 1634, and was either Gover-
nor, Deputy Governor, or Assistant, dur-
ing the remainder of his life. He removed
to Ipswich, perhaps before May, 1636,when
he and Bradstreet were named as magis-
trates to hold the court there, while others
were appointed for the court at New Town.
Soon afterwards he removed to Roxbury,
were he died July 31, 1653. Simon
Bradstreet was an Assistant from 1630 to
1678; Deputy Governor, 1678; Governor,
1679-86, 1689-92. He also removed to
Ipswich, probably with Dudley, whose
daughter was his wife ; was afterwards in
Andover for a short time ; then in Bos-
ton until Sept. 18, 1695, when he re-
moved to Salem, and died there, March
27, 1697. Edmund Lockwood, having
the prefix of " Mr.," was appointed by
Town, at its organization, May, 1632;
and at the same session was selected as
one of the two inhabitants of the town " to
confer with the Court about raising of a
public stock." He died before March,
1635. Daniel Patrick, also styled " Mr.,"
was one of the two captains appointed
by the Court, to command the militia
of the Colony. Except as a military man,
his character does not appear to have been
very reputable. In 1637 he had liberty
to remove to Ipswich, but seems rather
to have gone to Watcrtown, where he was
Selectman, in 1638. He afterwards re-
moved to Connecticut, and was killed by
a Dutchman, at Stamford, in 1643. John
Poolo probably remained here only a few
months, as he is not named in the list of
proprietors, in 1633. He was of Lynn,
1638, and afterwards of Reading, where
he died April 1, 1667. William Spencer,
uniformly styled "Mr." on the court rec-
ords, was one of the " principal gentle-
men." He was associated with Mr. Lock-
wood, May, 1632, "to confer with the
Court about raising of a public stock; "
was Deputy or Representative of the New
Town, 1634-1637; one of the first Board
of Townsmen, 1635; lieutenant of the
trainband, 1637, and a member of the An-
cient and Honorable Artillery Company,
at its organization in 1639; he probably
removed to Hartford in 1639, where he was
Selectman and Deputy, and died in 1640.
John Kirman removed to Lynn, 1632,
and was a Deputy, 1635. Simon Sack-
CIVIL HISTORY. 9
of Records was not commenced until 1632, several months after
Dudley and Bradstreet performed their promise " to build houses
at the New Town." Whether more than the before named eight
o
persons, and indeed whether all these resided in the New Town
before the end of 1631, I have not found any certain proof. The
number of inhabitants in that year was doubtless small ; yet there
were enough able-bodied men to be specially included in an order
of court passed July 26, 1631, requiring a general training of
soldiers in all the plantations.1
Although the Governor and Assistants generally did not per-
form their agreement to make the New Town the place of their
permanent residence, they seem to have regarded it as the
prospective seat of government, and not long afterwards, as will
appear, commenced holding the general and particular courts
there. Several orders, passed during the year, indicate such an
expectation and intention. For example : June 14, 1631, " Mr.
John Maisters hath undertaken to make a passage from Charles
River to the New Town, twelve foot broad and seven foot
deep ; for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction, according
as the charges thereof shall amount unto."2 On the fifth of the
following July, provision was made for the payment of Mr. Mas-
ters, when it was " Ordered, That there shall be levied out of the
several plantations the sum of thirty pounds, for the making of
the creek at the New Town," — but no portion of this sum
was assessed upon the New Town. Again, Feb. 3, 1631-2, " It
was ordered, That there should be three score pounds levied out
of the several plantations within the limits of this patent, towards
the making of a pallysadoe about the New Town ; viz. Water-
town, viii.?. the New Town, iii.Z. Charlton, vii.Z. Mead ford, iu.l.
Saugus and Marble Harbor, vi.L Salem, iv.Z. x.s. Boston, \ii'\.L
Rocksbury, vii.L Dorchester, vii.Z. Wessaguscus, v.Z. Winett-
semet, xxx.s."3
ett died here before 3d November, 1635, the town ordered a causeway and foot-
when administration was granted to his bridge to be constructed, Jan. 4, 1635-36.
widow Isabell Sackett. 8 Mass. Col. Rec.,i. 98. Winthrop says
1 Mass. Coll. Eec., i. 90. that Watcrtown objected against the
2 Ibid., i. 88. This canal still exists on validity and justice of this assessment :
the westerly side of College Wharf, from and his learned editor says : " To the agi-
Charles River nearly to South Street, tation of this subject we may refer the
It was a natural creek, enlarged and origin of that committee of two from
deepened thus far, from which point, turn- each town to advise with the court about
ing westerly, it extended along the south- raising public moneys ' so as what they
erly and westerly sides of South and Eliot should agree upon should bind all,' under
streets, and crossed Brattle Street, where date of May of this year. This led to the
10 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Six months later, there was a considerable accession of inhabi-
tants, by order of the General Court. The order does not ap-
pear on the records of the Court ; but Winthrop says, under date
of Aug. 14, 1632, "The Braintree1 Company (which had begun
to sit down at Mount Wollaston), by order of court, removed to
Newtown. There were Mr. Hooker's Company." 2 Before their
arrival an order was adopted by the inhabitants, in regard to the
paling around the common lands; the contemplated assignment
of proportions, however, was not made until several months after-
wards, when new inhabitants had arrived and had received grants
of the common property. The date of this order, which is the
first recorded in the town records, is March 29, 1632 : —
" An agreement by the inhabitants of the New Town, about
paling 3 in the neck of land. Imprimis, That every one who
hath any part therein shall hereafter keep the same in good and
sufficient repair ; and if it happen to have any defect, he shall
mend the same within three days after notice given, or else 'pay
ten shillings a rod for every rod so repaired for him. Further,
It is agreed that the said impaled ground shall be divided accord-
ing to every man's proportion in said pales. Further, It is
agreed, that if any man shall desire to sell his part of impaled
ground, he shall first tender the sale thereof to the town inhabi-
tants interested, who shall either give him the charge he hath
been at, or else to have liberty to sell it to whom he can."
In the list which follows, evidently according to the preceding
order, though not immediately succeeding it on the record, I pre-
serve the original orthography, together with the number of rods,
indicating the relative shares in the impaled ground.
representative body, having the full powers near the junction of Ellsworth Avenue
of all the freemen, except that of elec- with Cambridge Street, to the line be-
tions." — Savage's Winthrop, i. 71, note. tween Cambridge and Charlestown (now
1 Supposed to be so called because Somerville), at its angle on Line Street
they came from Braintree, a town in near Cambridge Street, and thence fol-
Essex, about forty miles from London. lowed that line to the creek, a few rods
2 Savage's Winthrop, i. 87. Mr. Hooker easterly from the track of the Grand
did not arrive until more than a year Junction Railroad. Commencing again
later; but the members of his flock, who at the point first mentioned, the fence
preceded him, in due time again enjoyed extended southwardly to the marsh near
his pastoral care. the junction of Holyoke Place with
8 The location of the greater part of Mount Auburn Street. The kind of
this fence, or " pale " is designated with fence then erected is indicated in an order
tolerable accuracy by the ancient records passed Dec. 5, 1636 : "That the common
of possessions and conveyances. Com- pales in all places, to be made after this
mencing in the present College yard, near day, shall be done with sufficient posts and
the northwesterly angle of Gore Hall, rails, and not with crotches."
and extending eastwardly, it passed very
CIVIL HISTORY.
11
COMMON PALES DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS : —
8 rods.
7 "
6 "
6 "
6 "
6 "
G "
5 «
5 "
4 "
4 «
3 "
3 "
3 "
3 "
3 "
2 "
2 "
2 "
2 "
2 "
Of these forty-two persons, it is certain that at least one half
were not of the Braintree Company, as many have supposed.1
Precisely how many of the other half were of that company, I
have 110 means to determine ; but from whatever place they may
have come, the number of inhabitants so increased that in about
a year there were nearly a hundred families in the New Town.
The division of lands and the establishment of highways were
among the first necessities. The house-lots were laid out com-
pactly in the " Town," and in the " West End," the tract
bounded by Sparks, Wyeth, and Garden streets, Harvard and
Brattle squares, and Charles River. For cultivation, lands were
assigned in the impaled " Neck," and afterwards elsewhere.
John Haynes, Esq. . .
Thomas Dudly, Esq.
Mr. Symon Bradstreet .
John Benjamin . . .
John Talcott ....
70]
40
20
50
36
rods.
a
a
a
a
Steven Hart ....
William Wadsworth . .
George Steele . . . .
Richard Goodman , .
John Brido1
Mathew Allen . . .
William Westwood . .
45
30
a
a
Symon Sackett . . .
Richard Butler . . .
James Omstead . . .
Daniell Denison . . .
25
25
a
a
Capt. Patrike . . . .
Richard Web .
Samuell Dudly . . .
Andrew Warner .
William Goodwine
25
20
16
a
a
a
John Masters . . . .
Antho. Colby . . . .
John Clark
John White ....
15
a
Nath. Richards
John Steel e ....
14
a
Richard Lord . . .
Edward Stebinge . . .
William Spencer . . .
Thomas Hosmer . . .
12
12
10
a
a
a
Abraham Morrill . . .
William Kelse . . . .
Jonath. Bosworth
William Lewis . . .
Hester Musse ....
10
10
a
a
Tho. Spencer ....
Garrad Hadon . . .
Joseph Readinge . .
Thomas Heate ....
2
2
U
ti
Edward Elmer . . .
Jeremy Addams . . .
1 Thomas Dudley, Simon Bradstreet,
Daniel Patrick, Simon Sackett, and Wil-
liam Spencer were here before August,
1632, when the "Braintree Company"
removed. Samuel Dudley was doubtless
here also. Daniel Denison came here
from Roxbury. Anthony Colby, Garrad
Haddon, and Joseph Reading, were of
Boston in 1630; and John Masters of
Watertown, in 1631. John Benjamin,
Edward Elmer, William Goodwin, Wil-
liam Lewis, James Olmstead, Nathaniel
Richards, John Talcott, William Wads-
worth, and John White, arrived at Boston,
in the Lion, Sept. 16, 1632, a month after
the Braintree Company removed; and
John Haynes did not arrive until Sept.
3, 1633. The name of Simon Onkes
is erroneously given in Col. Mass. Hist.
Soc., vii. 10, instead of Simon Sackett.
12 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The original assignment is not found ; but the work was com-
menced before the " Braintree Company " arrived ; for Winthrop
alleged, as early as August 3, 1632, that Dudley "had empaled,
at Newtown, above one thousand acres, and had assigned lands
to some there." l So much of the impaled land as lies northerly
of Main Street was so divided, that the divisions are easily
traced. The westerly part of what was denominated "the
Neck," was allotted in small portions. First came the "planting
field," afterwards called the " Old field," which was bounded
westerly and northerly by the common pales, easterly by Dana
Street, and southerly by Main and Arrow streets ; this contained
about sixty-three acres, and was assigned in small portions for
separate use. Next to this field was the " Small-lot hill," which
was bounded southerly by Main Street, westerly by Dana Street,
northerly by the common pales, and easterly by a line extended
from Somerville, near the northern termination of Fayette Street,
to a point on Main Street about one hundred and thirty feet east
of Hancock Street. This tract contained about forty-six acres,
and was divided into eighteen narrow lots extending from Dana
Street to the easterly line. Eastwardly from " Small-lot hill "
the land was divided into large lots, which were assigned in
the following order and quantity : Samuel Dudley, 22| acres ;
Thomas Dudley, Esq., 63 acres ; Richard Goodman, 6 acres ;
William Westwood, 27 acres ; John Talcott, 32 acres ; Daniel
Denison, 22^ acres ; John Haynes, Esq., 63 acres ; (these lots sev-
erally extended from what is now Main Street to Somerville
line ; the following lots bordered southerly on the Great Marsh) :
Widow Hester Mussey, 9 acres ; Matthew Allen, 27 acres ; John
Talcott, 45 acres, bordering eastwardly on the marsh, and another
lot, wholly marsh, 50 acres ; Atherton Hough, 130 acres of marsh
and upland, embracing " Graves his neck," or East Cambridge.
At a later period, another planting field was enclosed by a
common fence, and was called the " West field," and sometimes
" West-end field." It was bounded northerly by Garden Street,
easterly by Wyeth Street, southerly by Vassall Lane, and west-
erly by the Great Swamp, or Fresh Pond meadows. There was
also the Pine Swamp field, whose bounds I cannot trace ; but it
was in the vicinity of the intersection of Oxford Street with
Everett and Mellen streets.
Such were the principal planting fields in early use. The
marshes and meadows were in like manner assigned in severalty.
1 Savage's Winthrop, i. 84.
CIVIL HISTORY. 13
The principal fresh meadows at first divided were those which
adjoin Fresh Pond, called the " Fresh Pond meadows." The
marshes on the northerly side of Charles River received distinc-
tive names. The tract lying westerly of Ash Street was called
Windmill-hill-marsh " ; between Ash Street and College Wharf
was " Ox-marsh " ; the name of " Ship-marsh " was applied to
the tract extending from College Wharf to the point where the
river sweeps around to the south ; and the narrow strip between
this point and Riverside was called " Common-marsh." " Long-
marsh " extended from Green Street between Bay and Vernon
streets to the river below Riverside, and probably to " Captain's
Island," at the south end of Magazine Street. The marsh be-
tween Captain's Island and East Cambridge was called the
" Great Marsh." Its name will appear the more appropriate,
when it is considered that almost the entire territory easterly of
a line drawn from the junction of Pearl and Allston streets to
the point where the Grand Junction Railroad crosses Miller's
River (excepting the high land in East Cambridge), was then
one continuous unbroken marsh. A small tract, indeed, lying
southeast wardly from the junction of Main and Front streets,
was upland, and was an island at high water, afterwards called
"• Pelham's Island " ; and a few other small parcels of dry land
appeared on the easterly side of the line before mentioned, but
they were more than counterbalanced by tracts of marsh on the
westerly side.
The grazing lands were not divided at first ; but the herds of
cows, goats, and swine were driven forth, under care of their sev-
eral keepers, to range over the undivided lands, styled " com-
mons." The tract embraced between Garden and Linnaean
streets and North Avenue was early set apart for the security of
the cows at night. It was called the " Cow-common," and re-
mained undivided nearly a century after it was first so used.
Provision was also made for oxen, and the tract lying between
the " Common Pales " and Kirkland Street, extending from the
Common to Somerville line, was devoted as an " ox-pasture ; " to
which was subsequently added a corresponding tract on the
northerly side of Kirkland Street.
The " Path from Charlestown to Watertown " was probably
travelled before the New Town was selected as a place for resi-
dence ; and it may properly be regarded as the most ancient
highway in Cambridge. Its general direction was through Kirk-
land, Mason, and Brattle streets, Elmwood Avenue, and Mount
14 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Auburn Street. The " Town " and all the grounds originally
impaled were on the southeasterly side of this path. The "com-
mon pales," so called, were about a quarter of a mile south of the
path, at the present Somerville line, and about two hundred
yards from it at Gore Hall. Among the earliest of the streets
laid out for the use of the Town were four, running easterly and
westerly, crossed by four others at right angles. These eight
streets, with a single exception, remain substantially in their
original location ; but many of them have been made wider, and
the names of all have been changed.
ANCIENT NAMES. PRESENT NAMES.
Braintree Street Harvard Street and Harvard Square.
Spring Street Mount Auburn Street.
Long Street Winthrop Street.
Marsh Lane South Street, and part of Eliot Street.
Creek Lane Brattle Square and part of Eliot Street.
Wood Street Brighton Street.
Water Street Dunster Street.
Crooked Street Holyoke Street.
Besides these principal streets were sundry highways. The
" highway to Watertown " extended from Brattle Square through
Brattle Street to Mason Street ; and thence was identical with
the " Path from Charlestown to Watertown." From this high-
way three others diverged southerly : one, to the ox-marsh,
passing near the site of the Brattle Mansion-house ; one to Wind-
mill-hill, now Ash Street ; and one to Watertown marsh, not far
westerly from the residence of Samuel Batchelder, Esq. The
first and last of these three highways were long ago closed.
Mason Street was early distinguished as the " highway from
Charlestown to Watertown." The original " highway to the
Fresh Pond " followed the track of the present Garden Street,
Wyeth Street, and Vassall Lane, except that it passed across the
common from Harvard Square to its northwesterly corner. As
far as to Wyeth Street, Garden Street was called both the
" highway to the Fresh Pond," and the " highway to the Great
Swamp ; " northwesterly from Wyeth Street, it had the latter
name exclusively. An old range-way on the easterly side of the
Botanic Garden, now made wider and called Raymond Street,
was "the other highway to the Great Swamp." The "high-
way to the Common " indicated that portion of North Avenue
which led from Harvard Square to the point where the Old
CIVIL HISTORY. 15
Charlestown Path crossed the Common. The other portion of
North Avenue was the " highway to Menotomy." The " high-
way to Charlestown," or the " Charlestown Path," as before
stated, was the present Kirkland Street. In the impaled land,
the principal highway was the "highway to the Oyster Bank,"
or the " highway into the neck," extending through Arrow
Street, Main Street, and Pleasant Street, to a point near Cottage
Street, and thence diagonally across the present streets towards
Washington Square. From Pleasant Street a path diverged
westerly, and followed the border of the upland, next to the
marsh, and was called the " highway to Captain's Island." ]
From the junction of Pleasant and Main streets, the highway
extended easterly, nearly in the track of Main Street, and at a
later day was called the " highway to Pelham's Island." Be-
tween the " old field " and " small-lot hill," was the " highway
to the common pales," now called Dana Street, the direction of
which, however, is somewhat changed, the northerly termination
now being several rods more westerly than it was at first.
Another branch extended southerly from Main Street to River-
side, originally called the " highway into the little neck," now
Putnam Avenue. From the " town " into the " highway to the
oyster-bank " there were two principal entrances : one being a
continuation of Braintree (now Harvard) Street, from Holyoke
Street easterly, through Harvard Street and the northerly portion
of Bow Street to Arrow Street, and indifferently called " Field
Lane " and the " highway to the oyster-bank ; " the other
being a continuation of Spring (now Mount Auburn) Sti'eet, or
rather branching from a sharp angle in Crooked (now Holyoke)
Street, opposite to the site of the printing office, and winding
along the higher land above the westerly portion of Bow Street,
until it intersected Field Lane at the present junction of Bow
and Arrow streets ; this was indifferently called " Back Lane,"
and " Cow-yard Row." " Cow-yard Lane," separating the house-
lots from the yards in the rear, extended across the College en-
closure, from the Common to the " Old Field," at the distance of
about a hundred feet from Harvard Street, having an outlet into
Harvard Street about a hundred feet easterly from the present
Holyoke Street ; this, like that into which it entered, was called
" Field Lane." Cow-yard Lane and Field Lane north of Har-
1 The upland, where the Powder Mag- Patrick, at a rcry early period, since
azine was erected, an island at high which time it has always been styled
water, was granted to Captain Daniel Captain's Island.
16 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
vard Street were discontinued and enclosed with the adjoining
lands immediately after " Mr. Hooker's Company " removed.
The foregoing are all the highways of which I find any trace in
the present bounds of Cambridge, prior to 1636. On the south
side of the river, however, a highway was early established,
called the " highway to Roxbury," from a point opposite to the
College Wharf, in the general direction of the road from Cam-
bridge Great Bridge, through the easterly portion of Brighton
to Brookline. Frequent reference is also made, in the early
records, to the " highway from Watertown to Roxbury."
CHAPTER III.
CIVIL HISTORY.
THE New Town seems never to have been incorporated by spe-
cific act. It was originally set apart by the government for pub-
lic use ; and it was from the beginning recognized as a distinct
town. As early as June 14, 1631, the Court provided for the
making of a canal or " passage from Charles River to the New
Town," and, in ordering a tax of thirty pounds, Feb. 3, 1631-2,
to defray the expense of a " pallysadoe about the New Town,"
assessed one tenth part thereof on that town, as related in Chap-
ter II. There is no recorded evidence, however, of any municipal
transactions by the New Town until March 29, 1632, when the
Town Book of Records was opened ; since which time a continu-
ous record has been preserved. The first transaction recorded
was the " agreement by the inhabitants of the New Town, about
paling in the neck of land." Six weeks later, the Court appointed
a constable for the New Town, and selected two of its inhabitants,
with a like number from other towns, " to confer with the Court
about raising of a public stock." 1 The first named record, March
29, 1632, has been fully quoted in the preceding chapter. The
next in order, Dec. 24, 1632, provided for regular meetings of
the inhabitants for the transaction of business. The record is
mutilated somewhat, and the words supposed to have been worn
off are here inserted in brackets : —
" An agreement made by a general consent, for a monthly
meeting.
" Imprimis, That every person undersubscribed shall [meet]
every first Monday in every month, within [the] meeting house,
in the afternoon, within half [an hour] after the ringing of the
bell ; 2 and that every [one] that makes not his personal appear-
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 95, 96, May 9, plantacon appointed to conferre with the
1632: "Mr. Edmond Lockwood was Court about raiseing of a publique
chosen constable of New Towne for this stockc;" — "Mr. Lockwood and Mr.
yeare next ensueing, and till a newe be Spencer for Newc Towne."
chosen." On the same day, "It was or- a It is observable that the hour of meet-
dered that there should be two of every ing was thus early announced by "the
2
18 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ance there [and] continues there, without leave from the [
until the meeting be ended, shall forfeit [for each] default xii.
pence : and if it be not paid [before the next] meeting, then to
double it, and so until [it be paid]."
Although a general subscription seems to have been contem-
plated, only two signatures are appended, namely, Thomas Dud-
ley and John Haynes ; and Mr. Haynes must have subscribed his
name several months after the order was adopted, as he did not
arrive until Sept. 3, 1633. At the first meeting holden in pursu-
ance of this " agreement," several municipal arrangements were
made, to secure the beauty and safety of the town, to wit : —
Jan. 7, 1632-3. " It is ordered, that no person whatever
[shall set] up any house in the bounds of this town [without]
leave from the major part.
" Further, it is agreed, by a joint consent, [that the] town
shall not be enlarged until all [the vacant] places be filled with
houses.1
" Further, it is agreed, that all the houses [within] the bounds
of the town shall be covered [with] slate or board, and not with
thatch.2
" Further, it is ordered, that all [the houses shall] range even,
and stand just six [feet on each man's] own ground from the
street."
ringing of the bell." Johnson represents 2 This was a reaffirmation of an agree-
that, in 1636, a drum was used, because ment made by the original projectors of
the town "had as yet no bell to call men the town, nearly two years earlier. In
to meeting." — Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xiv. his letter to the Countess of Lincoln,
18. It seems unlikely that "Mr. Hook- dated March 28, 1631, Dudley speaks of
er's company " transported their bell, recent disasters by fire, and adds : " For
across the wilderness, to Connecticut, and the prevention whereof in our new town,
the story perhaps was inaccurately re- intended this summer to be builded, we
ported to Johnson. The day of meeting have ordered that no man there shall build
was changed to the second Monday in his chimney with wood, nor cover his
the month, Oct. 1, 1639, because ''it was house with thatch." As an additional
ordered " by the General Court, " to pre- prevention, the townsmen ordered, Oct.
vent the hindrance of the military com- 3, 1636, " That no child, under the age
pany upon the first Monday in the month, of ten years, shall carry any fire from
that no other meetings should be ap- one house to another, nor any other per-
pointed upon that day." son unless it be covered, upon the forfei-
1 " The town," technically so-called, ture of xii. pence a time for every such
was embraced in the district bounded fault : the one half to the person that sees
northerly by Harvard Street and Square, it, the other to the Constable." In these
westerly by Brattle Square and Eliot days of lucifer matches, such an order
Street, southerly by Eliot and South may seem unnecessary; but even within
streets, and easterly by Holyoke Street, the last fifty years, it was not unusual to
which was then very crooked. send from house to house for fire.
CIVIL HISTORY. 19
Next follows the division of the common pales, apparently at
the same meeting.
The prohibition against erecting houses outside of " the town "
may have been merely a precaution against danger from ene-
mies ; yet it is not unlikely to have been occasioned, in part at
least, by the continued desire to make this the seat of govern-
ment, and the most desirable place of residence in the colony.
The regularity required in the position of the houses indicates a
disposition to make the town symmetrical as well as compact.
This orderly arrangement, which had doubtless been observed
from the beginning, is referred to by Wood, in his " New England's
Prospect," written in this year (1633), as one of the characteristic
features of the new town : " This place was first intended for a
city ; but, upon more serious considerations, it was thought not
so fit, being too far from the sea, being the greatest incon-
venience it hath. This is one of the neatest and best compacted
towns in New England, having many fair structures, with many
handsome contrived streets. The inhabitants, most of them, are
very rich, and well stored with cattle of all sorts, having many
hundred acres of land paled in with general fence, which is about
a mile and a half long, which secures all their weaker cattle from
the wild beasts." 1
After this meeting on the seventh of January, no other is re-
corded until Aug. 5, 1633 ; from which date there is a consecu-
tive record of the " monthly meetings." A selection from the
orders adopted at these meetings may serve to illustrate the
primitive condition of the town.
Aug. 5, 1633. Sundry lots were granted for " cow-yards."
Sept. 2, 1633. " It is ordered, that whosoever hath any tree
lying across a highway, and doth not remove it within seven
days, or whosoever shall hereafter fall any tree and let it lie cross
a highway one day, shall forfeit the tree."
Dec. 2, 1633. " It is ordered, that no person whatever shall
fell any tree near the town, within the path which goeth from
Watertowne to Charlestowne, upon the forfeiture of five shillings
for every tree so felled."
1 Boston edition, p. 45. The pros- town in the colony which was required to
perity of the inhabitants seems not to have pay a larger sum, — eighty pounds. In
been overstated. Of the general tax im- March, 1636, the share of New Town, in
posed by the Court, Oct. 1, 1633, Boston, a tax of three hundred pounds, was forty -
Roxbury, Charlestown, Watertown, and two pounds, when no other town was as-
New Town were assessed alike, — forty- sessed more than thirty-seven pounds ten
eight pounds ; Dorchester was the only shillings.
20 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" Agreed with Mr. Symon Bradstreet, to make a sufficient
cartway along by his pales, and keep it in repair seven years ;
and he is to have ten shillings for the same."
March 2, 1633-4. " Granted John Benjamin all the ground
between John Masters his ground and Antho. Couldbyes, pro-
vided that the windmill-hill shall be preserved for the town's use,
and a cartway of two rods wide unto the same." 1
April 7, 1634. " Granted John Pratt two acres by the old
burying place, without the common pales." 2
Aug. 4, 1634. " It is ordered, that whosoever shall fall [any]
tree for boards, clapboards, or frames of houses, [and] • sell them
out of the town, shall forfeit for every [tree] so sold twenty shil-
lings."
Nov. 3, 1634. " James Olmsted is chosen Constable for the
year following, and till a new be chosen in his room, and pres-
ently sworn.3
" John White is chosen Surveyor, to see the highways and
streets kept clean, and in repair for the year following.
" It is ordered, that every inhabitant in the town shall keep
the street clear from wood and all other things against his own
ground ; and whosoever shall have anything lie in the street
above one day after the next meeting-day, shall forfeit five shil-
lings for every such default."
Jan. 5, 1634-5. " It is ordered, that whosoever hath any lot-
granted by the town, and shall not improve the same, then it is
to return to the town ; or, if he shall improve the same, he shall
first offer it to the town ; if they refuse to give him what charges
he hath been at, then to have liberty to sell it to whom he can."
Next follows an agreement, accompanied by several orders,
whereby the system of municipal government was radically
1 Windmill-hill was at the south end end, ten rods and four feet on the north
of Ash Street, near the former site of the line, and seven and a half rods across
Cambridge Gas Works. A windmill was the east end, was acknowledged by Eccles
there erected for the grinding of corn, as to be public property, together with a
no mill moved by water-power was nearer highway to it, two rods wide, through
than Watertown. This mill was removed his land; and his acknowledgment was
to Boston in August, 1632, because "it entered on the Proprietors' Records,
would not grind but with a westerly 2 See chapter xv.
wind." — Savage's Winthrop, i. 87. The 8 Edmund Lockwood had been ap-
hill was afterwards enclosed by Rich- pointed Constable by the Court, May 9,
ard Eccles, who owned the adjoining 1632, and John Benjamin, May 29, 1633 ;
lands, and it so remained until 1684, but James Olmstead was the first person
when the town asserted its rights ; and elected by the inhabitants to fill that of-
a tract measuring ten rods on the river, fice, which was then of great honor and
six rods and seven feet across the west importance.
CIVIL HISTORY. 21
changed. Hitherto, all the legal voters had met, from month to
month, to manage their public affairs. Power was now delegated
to a few individuals, at first styled " Townsmen," and afterwards
" Selectmen," to transact " the whole business of the town," until
the next November, when a new election might be had.1
Feb. 3, 1634-5. " At a general meeting of the whole town, it
was agreed upon by a joint consent, that seven men should be
chosen to do the whole business of the town, and so to continue
until the first Monday in November next, and until new be chosen
in their room : so there was then elected and chosen John
Haynes, Esq., Mr. Symon Bradstreet, John Taylcott, William
Westwood, John White, William Wadsworth ; James Olmsted,
Constable.
"It is further ordered, by a joint consent, [that] whatsoever
these Townsmen, thus chosen, shall do, in the compass of their
time, shall stand in as full force as if the whole town did the
same, either for making of new orders, or altering of old ones.
" Further, it is ordered, that whatsoever person they shall send
for, to help in any business, and he shall refuse to come, they
shall have power to lay a fine upon him, and to gather [it].
" Further, it is ordered, that they shall have one to attend upon
them, to employ about any business, at a public charge.
" Further, it is ordered, that they shall meet every first Mon-
day in a month, at [ ] in the afternoon, according to the
former [order]."
Another important board of officers was elected, at the same
meeting : —
" Also, there was then chosen, to join [with] James Olmsted,
Constable, John Benjamin, Daniell Denison, Andrew Warner,
William Spencer ; which five, according to the order of Court,
[shall] survey the town lands, and enter the [same in] a Book
appointed for that purpose.2
1 Perhaps the term of service was thus proved, or enclosed, or granted by special
limited in anticipation of the proposed order of the Court, of every free inhab-
removal of many inhabitants. itant there, and shall enter the same
2 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 116. April 1,1634. in a book (fairly written in words at
"It was further ordered, that the consta- length and not in figures), with the sev-
ble and four or more of the chief inhabi- eral bounds and quantities by the nearest
tants of every town- (to be chosen by all estimation, and shall deliver a transcript
the freemen there, at some meeting there), thereof into the Court within six months
with the advice of some one or more of now next ensuing ; and the same, so en-
the next assistants, shall make a survey- tered and recorded, shall be a sufficient
ing of the houses, backside, cornfields, assurance to every such free inhabitant,
mowing ground, and other lands, im- his and their heirs and assigns, of such
22 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" It is further ordered, that these five men [shall] meet every
first Monday in the [month] at the Constable's house, in the
forenoon, at the ringing of the bell."
estate of inheritance, or as they shall have in the New Towne," and, more familiarly,
in an}* such houses, lands, or frank-tene- the "Proprietors' Records," is still pre-
ments." served in the office of the City Clerk.
The book thus prepared, called " The The record was not finally closed until
Regestere Booke of the Lands and Houses Feb. 19, 1829.
CHAPTER IV.
CIVIL HISTORY.
THE projectors of the New Town had hitherto suffered two
grievous disappointments : the officers of the government had
not generally become inhabitants, according to the original
agreement ; and so great was the disparity in commercial ad-
vantages, that it early became manifest that the New Town
could not successfully compete with Boston as the great mart of
trade. No reasonable hope, therefore, could be entertained that
this should become the principal city of the colony. In other re-
spects, the enterprise appears to have been eminently successful.
The hope expressed by Dudley, that men of ability might be at-
tracted hither by the advantages offered, had been gratified ; for
so early as 1633, Wood wrote concerning them : " the inhab-
itants, most of them, are very rich and well stored with cattle of
all sorts." A reasonable proportion of the rulers resided here.
Dudley remained Deputy Governor until May, 1634, when he
became Governor, and the next year was an Assistant. Brad-
street was constantly an Assistant ; and Haynes, at the first elec-
tion after his arrival, was elected as an Assistant, and the next
year, 1635, Governor. Moreover, the New Town had become
the seat of government ; and, for aught which appears to the
contrary, it might have retained that distinction, if the principal
inhabitants had not removed.1
1 The first three Courts of Assistants clusively until May, 1636. Then they
were held at Charlestown in August and returned to Boston ; then to New Town
September, 1630; after which all the again in April, 1637, until September,
courts were held in Boston until May, 1638, when they became permanently
1634. The Assistants had even voted, fixed at Boston.
Oct. 3, 1632, " It is thought, by general Dr. Holmes, writing in 1800, says, "In
consent, that Boston is the fittest place some of the first years, the annual election
for public meetings of any place in the of the Governor and Magistrates of the
Bay." Yet when Dudley was elected Colony was holden in this town. The peo-
Governor, in May, 1634, the courts, both pic, on these occasions, assembled under
general and particular, were transferred an oak tree, which stood on the northerly
to New Town, and were there held ex- side of the Common in Cambridge, a lit-
24 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
All these advantages, however, were not satisfactory. The dis-
appointment and uneasiness found vent in words. One memor-
able example is preserved : " At the court of assistants," says
Winthrop, Nov. 3, 1635, " John Pratt of Newtown was questioned
about the letter he wrote into England, wherein he affirmed
divers things, which were untrue and of ill repute, for the state
of the country, as that here was nothing but rocks, and sands,
and salt marshes, etc. He desired respite for his answer to the
next morning ; then he gave it in writing, in which, by making
his own interpretation of some passages and acknowledging his
error in others, he gave satisfaction." l This letter, probably
written in the previous year, is not known to exist ; but the
" answer," which sufficiently indicates its nature, is on rec-
ord : —
" The answer of me, John Pratt, to such things as I hear and
perceive objected against me, as offensive in my letter. First,
generally, whatsoever I writ of the improbability or impossi-
bility of subsistence for ourselves or our posterity without tempt-
ing God, or without extraordinary means, it was with these two
regards : first, I did not mean that which I said in respect of the
whole country, or our whole patent in general, but only of that
compass of ground wherein these towns are so thick set together ;
and secondly, I supposed that they intended so to remain, be-
cause (upon conference with divers) I found that men did think
it unreasonable that they or any should remove or disperse into
other parts of the country ; and upon this ground I thought I
could not subsist myself, nor the plantation, nor posterity. But
I do acknowledge that since my letter there have been sundry
places newly found out, as Neweberry, Concord, and others (and
that within this patent), which will afford good means of subsist-
ence for men and beasts, in which and other such like new plan-
tie west of the road leading to Lexington, for the counties in England was carried
The stump of it was dug up not many on in the field), and there made a speech,
years since." — Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 9. advising the people to look to their char-
This was probably the tree mentioned in ter and to consider the present work of
a note to Hutchinson's Ifist. Mass., i. 61 : the day, which was designed for the chus-
At the election in 1637, the party of Mr. ing the governor, deputy governor, and
Vane, fearing defeat, refused to proceed, the rest of the assistants for the goverii-
until a certain petition had been read, ment of the commonwealth. His speech
Mr. Winthrop's party protested against was well received by the people, who pros-
delay. And it is said that "Mr. Wilson, ently called out, election, election, which
the minister, in his zeal gat up upon the turned the scale."
bough of a tree (it was hot weather and 1 Savage's Winthrop, i. 173, 174.
the election like that of Parliament men
CIVIL HISTORY. 25
tations, if the towns shall be fewer and the bounds larger than
these are, I conceive they may live comfortably. The like I
think of Cofiecticott, with the plantations there now in hand ;
and what I conceive so sufficient for myself, I conceive so suffi-
cient also for my posterity. And concerning these towns here so
thick planted, I conceive they may subsist in case that, besides
the conveniences which they have already near hand, they do im-
prove farms somewhat further off, and do also apply themselves
to and do improve the trade of fishing and other trades. As
concerning the intimation of the Commonwealth builded upon
rocks, sands, and salt marshes, I wish I had not made it, because
it is construed contrary to my meaning, which I have before
expressed. And whereas my letters do seem to extenuate the
judgment of such as came before, as having more honesty than
skill, they being scholars, citizens, tradesmen, &c., my meaning
was not so general as the words do import ; for I had an eye
only to those that had made larger reports into England of the
country than I found to be true in the sense aforesaid. And
whereas I may seem to imply that I had altered the minds or
judgments of the body of the people, magistrates, and others, I
did not mean this in respect of the goodness or badness of the
land in the whole plantation, but only in point of removal and
spreading further into other parts, they afterwards conceiving it
necessary that some should remove into other places, here and
there, of more enlargement ; an dv whereas I seem to speak of all
the magistrates and people, I did indeed mean only all those
with whom I had any private speech about those things. And
as for the barrenness of the sandy grounds, &c., I spake of them
then as I conceived ; but now, by experience of mine own, I
find that such ground as before I accounted barren, yet, being
manured and husbanded, doth bring forth more fruit than I did
expect. As for the not prospering of the English grain upon
this ground, I do since that time see that rye and oats have pros-
pered better than I expected ; but as for the other kinds of grain,
I do still question whether they will come to such perfection as
in our native country from whence they come. And whereas I
am thought generally to charge all that have written into Eng-
land by way of commendation of this land as if what they had
written were generally false, I meant it only of such excessive
commendations as I see did exceed and are contrary to that which
I have here expressed.
" And as concerning that which I said, that the gospel would
26 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
be as dear here as in England, I did it to this end, to put some
which intended to come hither only for outward commodity to
look for better grounds ere they look this way. As for some
grounds of my returning, which I concealed from my friends for
fear of doing hurt, I meant only some particular occasions and
apprehensions of mine own, not intending to lay any secret blem-
ish upon the State. And whereas I did express the danger of
decaying here in our first love, &c., I did it only in regard of the
manifold occasions and businesses which here at first we meet
withal, by which I find in mine own experience (and so, I think,
do others also), how hard it is to keep our hearts in that holy
frame which sometimes they were in where we had less to do in
outward things, but not at all intending to impute it as necessary
to our condition, much less as a fruit of our precious liberties
which we enjoy, which rather tend to the quickening of us, we
improving the same as we ought.
" This my answer (according with the inward consent and
meaning of my heart) I do humbly commend to the favorable
consideration and acceptance of the Court, desiring in this, as in
all things, to approve myself in a conscience void of offence
towards God and man.
" JOHN PRATT.
" Of this answer of John Pratt before written, voluntarily by
him made, as we are witnesses, so we do also join with him in
humble desire unto the Court, that it may be favorably accepted,
and whatever failings are in the letter in regard of the manner
of expressions (which may seem hardly to suit with these his in-
terpretations), we do desire the indulgence of the Court to pass
over without further question.
" PETER BULKELEY.
JOHN WILSON.
THOMAS HOOKER.
" Whereas John Pratt of Newe Towne, being called before us
at this present Court, and questioned for a letter which he wrote
into England, dated , wherein he raised an ill report of
this country, did desire respite till the next day to consider of his
answer, he hath now delivered in this before written, which,
upon his free submission and acknowledgement of his error, the
Court hath accepted for satisfaction, and thereupon pardoned his
CIVIL HISTORY. 27
said offence, and given order that it shall be recorded, and such
as desire copies thereof may have the same.
" JOHN HAYNES, Govr., WLLLM. CODDINGTON,
RICH: BELLINGHAM, WILLM. PINCHON,
JOHN WINTHROP, ATTERTON HOUGHE,
THO: DUDLEY, INCREASE NOWELL,
JOHN HUMFRY, SIMON BRADSTREETE." l
This Mr. Pratt was a physician in the New Town, or Cam-
bridge, for several years. He and his wife were drowned near
the coast of Spain in December, 1646, as related by Winthrop.2
He was not the only dissatisfied person, though less cautious than
others in expressing his feelings. As early as May, 1634, this
spirit of dissatisfaction became so general among the inhabitants
of the New Town, that they proposed to abandon their compara-
tively pleasant homes, and to commence anew in the wilderness.
The ostensible reason for removal was the lack of sufficient land.
The town was indeed narrow, but its length was indefinite. The
limit of eight miles northwesterly from the meeting-house was not
fixed until March, 1636 ; and it does not appear how far the land
was previously occupied in that direction. But the westerly line
of Charlestown was established, March 6, 1632-3 ; and it seems
to have been understood that the whole territory between that
line and the easterly bounds of Watertown was reserved for the
use of New Town, however far those lines might extend into the
country. But the people appeared impatient of such narrow
limits. At the General Court, May 14, 1634, " Those of New
Town complained of straitness for want of land, especially
meadow, and desired leave of the Court to look out either for
enlargement or removal, which was granted ; whereupon they
sent men to see Agawam and Merrimack, and gave out that they
would remove, etc." 3 Early in July, 1634, " Six of New Town
went in the Blessing (being bound to the Dutch plantation,)
to discover Connecticut River, intending to remove their town
thither." 4 In the following September, the same subject was
again brought before the General Court. The record is very
brief ; but the particulars related by Winthrop are of so much
interest that they may well be quoted in full : —
Sept. 4, 1634. " The General Court began at New Town,
and continued a week, and was then adjourned fourteen days. —
1 Mass. Rec., i. 358-360. 8 Savage's Winthrop, i. 132.
2 Savage's Winthrop, ii. 239. * Ibid,, i. 136.
28 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The main business, which spent the most time and caused the
adjourning of the Court, was about the removal of New Town.
They had leave, the last General Court, to look out some place
for enlargement or removal, with promise of having it confirmed
to them, if it were not prejudicial to any other plantation ; and
now they moved that they might have leave to remove to Con-
necticut. This matter was debated divers days, and many rea-
sons alleged pro and con.
" The principal reasons for their removal were, 1. Their want
of accommodation for their cattle, so as they were not able to
maintain their ministers, nor could receive any more of their
friends to help them ; and here it was alleged by Mr. Hooker,
as a fundamental error, that towns were set so near each to
other. 2. The fruitfulness and commodiousness of Connecticut,
and the danger of having it possessed by others, Dutch or Eng-
lish. 3. The strong bent of their spirits to remove thither.
" Against these it was said, 1. That, in point of conscience,
they ought not to depart from us, being knit to us in one body
and bound by oath to seek the welfare of this commonwealth.
2. That, in point of state and civil polity, we ought not to give
them leave to depart : — being we were now weak and in danger
to be assailed ; the departure of Mr. Hooker would not only
draw many from us, but also divert other friends that would
come to us ; we should expose them to evident peril, both from
the Dutch, (who made claim to the same river and had already
built a fort there,) and from the Indians, and also from our own
state at home, who would not endure they should sit down
without a patent in any place which our king lays claim unto.
3. They might be accommodated at home by some enlargement
which other towns offered. 4. They might remove to Merimack
or any other place within our patent. 5. The removing of a
candlestick is a great judgment, which is to be avoided.
" Upon these and other arguments the Court being divided,
it was put to vote ; and, of the Deputies, fifteen were for their
departure, and ten against it. The Governor and two Assistants
were for it, and the Deputy and all the rest of the Assistants
were against it, (except the Secretary, who gave no vote ;)
whereupon no record was entered, because there were not six
Assistants in the vote, as the patent requires. Upon this there
grew a great difference between the Governor and Assistants
and the Deputies. They would not yield the Assistants a nega-
tive voice, and the others (considering how dangerous it might
CIVIL HISTORY. 29
be to the commonwealth if they should not keep that strength to
balance the greater number of the Deputies) thought it safe to
stand upon it. So when they could proceed no farther, the whole
Court agreed to keep a day of humiliation to seek the Lord,
which was accordingly done, in all the congregations, the 18th
day of this month : and the 24th the Court met again. Before
they began, Mr. Cotton preached, (being desired by all the
Court upon Mr. Hooker's instant excuse of his unfitness for that
occasion.) He took his text out of Hag. ii. 4, etc., out of which
he laid down the nature or strength (as he termed it) of the
magistracy, ministry, and people, viz. — the strength of the mag-
istracy to be their authority ; of the people, their liberty ; and
of the ministry, their purity ; and showed how all of these had a
negative voice, etc., and that yet the ultimate resolution, etc.,
ought to be in the whole body of the people, etc., with answer
to all objections, and a declaration of the people's duty and right
to maintain their true liberties against any unjust violence,
etc., which gave great satisfaction to the company. And it
pleased the Lord so to assist him and to bless his own ordinance,
that the affairs of the Court went on cheerfully ; and although
all were not satisfied about the negative voice to be left to the
magistrates, yet no man moved aught about it, and the con-
gregation of New Town came and accepted of such enlargement
as had formerly been offered them by Boston and Watertown ;
and so the fear of their removal to Connecticut was removed." l
This " enlargement," however, was not permanently satisfac-
tory. The inhabitants of New Town again manifested " the
strong bent of their spirits to remove." It does not appear when
they received permission of the General Court. Perhaps the lib-
erty granted in general terms, May 14, 1634, was held to be suf-
ficient. It seems certain that a considerable number of them
went to Connecticut before Sept. 3, 1635 ; for on that day Wil-
liam Westwood, a New Town man, was " sworn Constable of the
plantations at Connecticut till some other be chosen."2 But the
general exodus was several months later. Under date of May
31, 1636, Winthrop says : " Mr. Hooker, pastor of the church of
New Town, and the most of his congregation, went to Connecti-
cut. His wife was carried in a horse-litter ; and they drove one
hundred and sixty cattle, and fed of their milk by the way." 3
Their possessions in New Town were purchased by Mr. Shepard
1 Savage's Winthrop, \. 140-142. 8 Savage's Winthrop, i. 187.
2 Mass. Col. Kec., i. 159.
30 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and his friends, who opportunely arrived in the autumn of 1635
and the following spring and summer.
The reasons assigned for this removal seem insufficient to jus-
tify it ; or, at the least, insufficient to require it. As to their in-
ability to maintain their ministers, it should be observed that at
the same session when this reason was alleged, New Town was
rated as high as any other town in the colony.1 The real want
of accommodation for cattle and for an additional population may
be estimated from the facts that, at this time there were probably
less than one hundred families here, containing from five hundred
to six hundred persons ; and, supposing them to have sold one
half of their cattle to their successors, their herd may have con-
sisted of about three hundred. Including the land then offered
by others and accepted by them, their territory embraced Cam-
bridge, Arlington, Brookline, Brighton, and Newton. After
making all needful allowance for improvements in agriculture,
one might suppose here was sufficient room for somewhat more
than a hundred families, with their flocks and herds.
Another reason is mentioned by Winthrop, namely, " the
strong bent of their spirits to remove." The particular pressure
which occasioned this " strong bent " he does not describe. But
Hubbard, writing before 1682, when many were living who
heard the discussion, intimates what that pressure was : " The
impulsive cause, as wise men deemed and themselves did not
altogether conceal, was the strong bent of their spirits to remove
out of the place where they were. Two such eminent stars, such
as were Mr. Cotton and Mr. Hooker, both of the first magnitude,
though of different influence, could not well continue in one and
the same orb." 2 Again he says : " A great number of the plan-
ters of the old towns, viz., Dorchester, Roxbury, Watertown,
and Cambridge, were easily induced to attempt a removal of
themselves and families upon the first opportunity offered ; which
was not a little advanced by the fame and interest of Mr. Hooker,
whose worth and abilities had no small influence upon the people
of the towns forementioned."3 The opinion thus expressed by
Hubbard, was adopted by Hutchinson, nearly a hundred years
later : " Mr. Hooker and Mr. Cotton were deservedly in high
esteem ; some of the principal persons were strongly attached to
the one of them, and some to the other. The great influence
which Mr. Cotton had in the colony inclined Mr. Hooker and his
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 129. 8 Ibid., xvi. 305, 306.
2 Coll.. Mass. Hist. Soc., xv. 173.
CIVIL HISTORY. 31
friends to remove to some place more remote from Boston than
New Town. Besides, they alleged, as a reason for their removal,
that they were straitened for room, and thereupon viewed
divers places on the sea-coast, but were not satisfied with them." l
Trumbull suggests that political rivalry was mingled with cleri-
cal jealousy. Of John Haynes he says : "• In 1635 he was chosen
Governor of Massachusetts. He was not considered in any
respect inferior to Governor Winthrop. His growing popularity,
and the fame of Mr. Hooker, who, as to strength of genius and
his lively and powerful manner of pi-eaching, rivalled Mr. Cotton,
were supposed to have had no small influence upon the General
Court in their granting liberty to Mr. Hooker and his company
to remove to Connecticut. There it was judged they would not
so much eclipse the fame, nor stand in the way of the promotion
and honor of themselves or their friends." 2
Very probably such jealousies and rivalries had some influence
upon the removal of Mr. Hooker and his friends. It is known
that Winthrop and Haynes differed in judgment upon public
policy, the former advocating a mild administration of justice,
and the latter insisting on " more strictness in civil government
and military discipline," as Winthrop relates at large, i. 177-179.
The Antinomian controversy, which did not indeed culminate
until a year or two later, had commenced as early as 1635 ; in
which Hooker and Cotton espoused opposite sides, and were
among the most prominent clerical antagonists. Up to the
period of the removal, it seemed doubtful which party would
prevail. Both parties were zealous ; both lauded their own
clergymen, and spoke harshly of their opponents. It is not sur-
prising, therefore, that Cotton and Hooker should feel that their
close proximity was irritating rather than refreshing. On the
whole, I think, " the strong bent of their spirits to remove " was
not altogether caused by lack of sufficient land or by straitness of
accommodations.
However doubtful the cause, the fact is certain, that the greater
part of the First Church and Congregation removed from New
Town ; more than fifty families went to Hartford, and others else-
where. Of the families residing here before January, 1635, not
more than eleven are known to have remained. The following
list of inhabitants is compiled from the Records of the Town,
under the dates when they first appear. It should be observed,
however, that perhaps many of them were here earlier than the
l Hist. Mass., i. 43. * Uist. Conn., i. 224.
32
.HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
dates would indicate. For example, Dudley and Bradstreet,
and probably others, under date of 1632, were here in 1631 ;
many of those who are entered under date of 1633 were certainly
here in 1632 ; and some of those whose names first appear in
1634 had perhaps been residents one or two years previously. It
may also be observed, that of those who removed, many did not
permanently remain in the town first selected, but subsequently
went elsewhere ; yet it does not properly fall within my province
to trace their various emigrations.
1632.
Thomas Dudley, Esq.1
Simon Bradstreet.1
Edmund Lockwood.2
Daniel Patrick.8
John Poole.4
William Spencer.5
John Kirman.4
Simon Sackett.2
1633.
Jeremy Adams.5
Matthew Allen.6
John Benjamin.6
Jonathan Bosworth.7
John Bridge.6
Richard Butler.5
William Butler.6
John Clark.5
Anthony Colby.8
Daniel Denison.1
Samuel Dudley.9
Edward Elmer.5
Richard Goodman.5
William Goodwin.5
Garrad Haddon.
Daniel Abbott.10
William Andrews.6
John Arnold.5
Guy Banbridge.6
John Barnard.6
Stephen Hart.5
John Hayues, Esq.5
Thomas Heate."
Rev. Thomas Hooker.6
John Hopkins.5
Thomas Hosmer.6
William Kelsey.6
William Lewis.5
Richard Lord.5
John Masters.6
Abraham Morrill.
Hester Mussey.5
James Olmstead.5
William Pantry.6
John Pratt.6
1634.
Thomas Beale,6
Christopher Cane.6
Mrs. Chester.6
Nicholas Clark.6
Dolor Davis.11
Joseph Reading.1
Nathaniel Richards.5
Thomas Spencer.5
Edward Stebbins.5
George Steele.5
John Steele.6
Rev. Samuel Stone.5
John Talcott.5
Wm. Wadsworth.6
Andrew Warner.5
Richard Webb.6
William Westwood.5
John White.6
Robert Day.6
Joseph Easton.6
Nathaniel Ely.5
James Ensign.6
Thomas Fisher.12
1 Removed to Ipswich.
2 Died here ; family removed to Con-
necticut.
8 Removed to Water town.
* Removed to Lynn.
6 Removed to Hartford.
6 Remained here.
7 Removed to Hingham.
8 Removed to Salisbury.
9 Removed to Boston.
13 Removed to Providence.
11 Removed to Concord.
12 Removed to Dedham.
CIVIL HISTORY. 33
Edmund Gearner.1 Thomas Judd.8 Michael Spencer.7
John Gibson.2 William Mann.2 Timothy Stanley.8
Seth Grant.3 John Maynard.8 George Stocking.8
Bartholomew Green.2 Joseph Mygate.8 Timothy Tomlins.7
Samuel Green.2 Stephen Post.3 Humphrey Vincent.6
Samuel Greenhill.3 John Prince.5 Samuel Wakeman.8
Nathaniel Hancock.2 Thomas Scott.8 Samuel Whitehead.3
Edmund Hunt.4 Garrad Spencer.7 Simon Willard.8
1 Perhaps the Edmund Gardner, who 5 Removed to Hull,
was in Ipswich, 1638. G Removed to Ipswich.
2 Remained here. " Removed to Lynn.
3 Removed to Hartford. 8 Removed to Concord.
4 Removed to Duxbury.
3
CHAPTER V.
CIVIL HISTORY.
IT lias already been mentioned in the preceding chapter, that
Mr. Hooker and a large proportion of his church removed from
New Town in 1635 and 1636 ; and that Mr. Shepard with an-
other company purchased their houses and lands. Among " the
reasons which swayed him to come to New England," Mr. Shep-
ard says in his Autobiography, " Divers people in Old England
of my dear friends desired me to go to New England there to
live together, and some went before and writ to me of providing
a place for a company of us, one of which was John Bridge, and
I saw divers families of my Christian friends, who were resolved
thither to go with me." Accordingly " in the year 1634, about
the beginning of the winter," he embarked at Harwich, having
with him " brother Champney, Frost, Goffe, and divers others,
most dear saints," who afterwards were inhabitants of Cam-
bridge. They were driven back by stress of weather, and the
voyage was abandoned. But " about the 10th of August, 1635,"
he again embarked ; " and so the Lord, after many sad storms
and wearisome days and many longings to see the shore, brought
us to the sight of it upon Oct. 2, 1635, and upon Oct. the 3d,
we arrived with my wife, child, brother Samuel, Mr. Harla-
kenden, Mr. Cooke, &c., at Boston. — When we had been here
two days, upon Monday Oct. 5, we came (being sent for by
friends at Newtown) to them, to my brother Mr. Stone's house ;
and that congregation being upon their removal to Hartford at
Connecticut, myself and those that came with me found many
houses empty and many persons willing to sell, and here our
company bought off their houses to dwell in until we should see
another place fit to remove into ; but having been here some
time, divers of our brethren did desire to sit still and not to re-
move farther, partly because of the fellowship of the churches,
partly because they thought their lives were short and removals
to near plantations full of troubles, partly because they found
CIVIL HISTORY.
35
sufficient for themselves and their company," l Besides those
who are here named by Mr. Shepard, another Mr. Cooke and
William French came in the same ship (The Defence^) with him ;
and the larger portion of those whose names first appear in 1635
and 1636 may safely be regarded as members of his company, to
wit : —
1635.
Jonas Austin.2
Thomas Blodgett.8
Thomas Blower.3
William Blumfield.4
Robert Bradish.8
Thomas Brigham.8
William Buck.8
William Butler.4
Clement Chaplin.4
Thomas Chesholme.3
George Cooke.3
Joseph Cooke.8
Simon Crosl>y.3
Nicholas Danforth.8
William French.8
Edmund Frost.8
Richard Girling.8
Edward Goffe.8
Percival Green.3
William Adams.8
Edmund Angier.3
James Bennett.9
Thomas Besbeech.10
Richard Betts.8
Peter Bulkeley.9
Benjamin Burr.4
John Champney.8
Richard Champney.8
1 Life of Shepard, edition of 1832, pp.
42-58.
2 Removed to Hingham.
3 Remained here.
* Removed to Hartford.
5 Removed to Charlestown.
0 Removed to Hartford. Two of the
same name were here.
1836.
Roger Harlakenden, Esq.8
Atherton Haugh.8
William Holman.8
John Jackson.8
William Jones.5
Barnabas Lamson.8
Thomas Marrett.8
John Meane.8
Nicholas Olmstead.4
Thomas Parish.3
Robert Parker.8
John Pratt.6
William Ruscoe .4
John Russell.3
Samuel Shepard.3
Rev. Thomas Shepard.8
Edward Wiriship.3
William Witherell.7
Josiah Cobbett.2
Edward Collins.8
John Cooper.3
Gilbert Crackbone.3
Francis Griswold.3
Thomas Hayward.11
Ralph Hudson.12
Joseph Isaac.3
Richard Jackson.3
7 Afterwards settled in the ministry at
Scitunte.
8 Removed to Ipswich.
9 Removed to Concord.
10 Removed to Scituate or Duxbury ;
afterwards to Sudbury.
11 Removed to Duxbury.
12 A proprietor ; but resided in Boston.
36 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
John King.1 John Santley.1
John Moore.2 Nathaniel Sparhawk.2
Walter Nichols.8 Comfort Starr.5
Richard Parke.2 Gregory Stone.2
William Patten.2 William Towne.2
Richard Rice.4 Thomas Welles.6
Nicholas Roberts.1 John Woolcott.7
Immediately after the arrival of Mr. Shepard's company, they
became prominent in municipal affairs, although the larger part
of Mr. Hooker's company did not remove until six months after-
wards. I quote again from the Town Records : —
Nov. 23, 1635. " At a general meeting of the whole town,
there was then chosen, to orde.r the business of the whole town
for the year following, and until new be chosen in their room,
Mr. Roger Harlakenden, William Spencer, Andrew Warner,
Joseph Cooke, John Bridge, -Clement Chaplin, Nicholas Dan-
forth, Thomas Hosmer, William Andrews : which nine men are
to have the power of the Town as those formerly chosen had, as
may appear in the order made the 3d Feb. 1634. (1634-5.)
" Further, there was chosen and sworn William Andrews, con-
stable for the year following, and until a new be chosen.
" Further, there was then chosen for the year following Bar-
nabas Lambson to be surveyor of the highways.
" It is further ordered, That the Town Book shall be at Wil-
liam Spencer's house."
With a change of government came a change of customs.
Some of the common planting fields became private property.
Thus the Old Field, containing about sixty-three acres, was di-
vided between Edward Goffe, Samuel Shepard, and Joseph
Cooke. Small-lot-Hill, in like manner, passed into fewer hands.
Farms were granted to such as desired them, both on the south
side of the River, and in the territory now embraced in Arling-
ton and Lexington. Much the larger portion of the inhabitants
continued to reside in the " town," and " West End," very few
venturing beyond the line of Sparks, Wyeth, and Garden Streets ;
but provision was made for the suitable care of their cattle,
on the commons, by keepers specially appointed. Rules were
adopted to promote the comfort and convenience of the inhabi-
tants, and to protect them against annoyance by undesirable
1 Names soon disappeared. 5 Removed to Duxbury.
2 Remained here. 6 Removed to Hartford.
3 Removed to Charlestown. 7 A proprietor; but resided in Water-
4 Removed to Concord. town.
CIVIL HISTORY. 37
associates. A few extracts from the Records may help to ex-
hibit their condition.
Dec. 7, 1635. " It is ordered, That the monthly meeting,
every first Monday [in the month], according to the first order,
shall [be continued ;] and whosoever appears not within half an
hour after the ringing of the bell, shall pay for the first day vid.,
and [for the second] day xiid., and so to double it every day,
[unless he have] a just excuse, such as may give satisfaction to
the rest of the company.1
" It is further ordered, That there shall be a sufficient bridge
made down to low-water mark on this side the River, and a
broad ladder [set up] on the farther side the River, for conveni-
ence [of] landing ; and Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Danforth and Mr.
Cooke to see it made." 2
Jan. 4, 1635-6, " It is ordered, That Mr. Joseph Cooke shall
keep the ferry, and have a penny over, and a half a penny on
Lecture days.3
" It is further ordered, That there shall be a double rail set up
from the Pine Swamp fence to West-end Field fence, for the
milch cows to lie in, on nights, and that no other cattle whatever
to go there, either swine, goats, mares, or the like." 4
Feb. 8, 1635-6, " Agreed with Mr. Chapline, that his man
1 This order would seem to require a gregations, did agree to reduce them to
monthly meeting of all the inhabitants; two days, viz.: Mr. Cotton one Thurs-
but the records indicate that only the day, or the 5th day of the week, and Mr.
Townsmen thus met. A general town Hooker at New Town the next 5th day ;
meeting was seldom held, except annu- and Mr. Warham at Dorchester on a 4th
ally in November, for the election of offi- day of the week, and Mr. Welde at Rox-
cers. bury, the next 4th day." This arrange-
2 This bridge, or causeway, was at the ment was not effectual ; for Wiuthrop adds
southerly end of Dunster Street. Traces five years later, in 16.39, " there were so
of the old road on the south side of the many Lectures now in the country, and
river were visible not long ago (and per- many poor persons would usually resort to
haps still remain), several rods east of the two or three in the week, to the great ncg-
present road leading from the Great Bridge leot of their affairs, and the damage of
to Brighton. Connected with this cause- the public," etc. The General Court at-
way was the ferry, named in the next order, tempted to correct the evil ; but the El-
8 Although there were then few, if any, ders, or Pastors of Churches, manifested
inhabitants of the New Town residing on such a keen jealousy of their rights, that
the south side of the River, yet many per- the attempt was abandoned, and all evi-
sons crossed the ferry, in going from dence of it was suppressed, or excluded
town to town, especially on Lecture-days, from the records. Savage's Winthrop, i.
Winthrop tells us, in 1634, — "It being 144,324-326.
found that the four Lectures did spend * This fence was where Lin naian Street
too much time, and proved overburden- now is, and was the northern boundary of
some to the ministers and people, the the cow-common ; the other sides were
ministers, with the advice of the magis- bounded by the present Garden Street and
trates, and with the consent of their con- North Avenue.
38 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
shall keep the goats, and to have three half pence a week for one
goat, and a penny a week for wethers or kids ; to begin next
Monday."
March 1, 1635-6, "Agreed with Richard Rice to keep 100
cows for the space of three months, to begin when he shall be
appointed ; and is to have ten pounds paid him within ten days
after the ships be come in, or in June. Also he is to have 2 men
to help him keep them the first 14 days, and one man the next 7
days ; also to have them kept 2 sabbath days, and he one, during
the time. Also he is to fetch the cows into the town every morn-
ing out of the common, half an hour after the sun is up, at the
farthest, and to bring them into the town half an hour before the
sun goeth down, and to pay iiid. a cow for every night he
leaveth out any. Also he is not to keep any cattle for any man
except he have leave from the Townsmen, upon the forfeiture of
vs. a cow he shall so keep. Also he hath liberty to keep his own
heifer without pay."
" Agreed with John Clarke to make a sufficient weir to catch
alewives upon Menotomies River in the bounds of this town, be-
fore the 12th of April next, and shall sell and deliver unto the
inhabitants of the town and no other, except for bait, all the ale-
wives he shall take at iii8., 6d. per thousand, and shall at all
times give such notice to the persons that shall be appointed to
fetch them away as he shall be directed, who shall discharge the
said John Clarke of them within 24 hours after notice, or else he
to have liberty to sell them to whom he can. Provided, and it is
the meaning of the Townsmen, that if any shall desire to have
some to eat before the great quantity cometh, then he is to have
iid. a score and fetch them there, or iiid. a score and he bring
them home. Further the Townsmen do promise in the behalf
of the town to make good all those fish that he shall be damnified
by the Indians, that is, shall himself deliver unto them, being
appointed before by the Townsmen how many he shall deliver.
Also to save him harmless from any damage he shall sustain by
Wattertowne, provided it be not his own fault. He is to have
his money within 14 days after he hath done fishing."
March 13, 1635-6, " Agreed with William Patten to keep
100 cattle on the other side the River for the space of seven
months, to begin when the Town shall appoint him, and to have
twenty pounds, the one half paid him in money when he hath
keep half his time, and the other half in corn when he hath done
keeping, at the price which the common rate of corn goeth when
CIVIL HISTORY. 39
be is to be paid. And he is to have a man to help him the first
14 days, he paying him for one week, the Town for the other ;
also he is to lodge there except once a week, and to have a man
to keep them every other sabbath day ; and he to pay x8. a
beast for every beast he shall lose ; and to keep no cattle of any
man, except the Townsmen give leave, upon the forfeiture of 5s.
a head for every head he shall so keep."
" The hog-keeper began to keep on the first of April, being
the fifth day of the week, at 10s. per week so long as the Towns-
men please to have him keep them ; and he is to keep them at
Rocky Meadow."
April 4, 1636. " Agreed with John Talcott and William
Wads worth to have their house at Rocky Meadow this year, for
the hog-keeper to abide in ; and they are to have their cattle go
free from paying towards the pound for dry cattle this year."
"It is ordered, That Richard Rice shall begin to keep the
cows the llth of April, 1636."
" It is ordered, That William Pattine shall begin to keep the
dry cattle the 14th of April."
" Ordered, That whosoever finds a cock, hen, or turkey, in a
garden, it shall be lawful for them to require three pence of the
owner ; and if they refuse to pay, then to kill the same."
" Andrew Warner and Joseph Cooke to make a rate for the
division of the alewives." 1
April 23, 1636. " Agreed with Andrew Warner to fetch home
the alewives from the weir ; and he is to have xvid. a thousand-,
and load them himself, for carriage ; and to have power to take
any man to help him, he paying of him for his work.
" Andrew Warner appointed to see a cartway made to the
weir."
" William Reskie appointed to make a pound."
Oct. 3, 1636. " Agreed with Mr. Cooke to take up all the
stubs that are within the bounds of the town, that is, within the
town gates ; 2 and he is to have ixd. apiece for taking up the same,
1 It was customary to put one or more dog that shall be taken damage feasant,
alewives in each hill of corn, and to use with all other just damages."
them otherwise for the enrichment of the 2 " Town gates " then stood across
soil. They were considered of so much Harvard Street, near Linden Street ;
value for this purpose as to be divided across Brattle Street, probably near Ash
ratably. As late as June 10, 1649, it was Street; and across the street between the
" ordered, by the Townsmen, that all per- College yard and the Burial-place. Be-
sons provide that their dogs may do no sides these, there were other gates to pro-
harm in corn or gardens, by scraping up tect the cow-common ; one across Kirk-
the fish, upon the penalty of 3U. for every land Street, near Oxford Street; one
40 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and filling up the holes, all above iii. inches [deep] , which he is
to do before the first of December, or else to forfeit 5£."
Dec. 5, 1636. " Ordered, That no man inhabiting or not in-
habiting within the bounds of the town shall let or sell any house
or land unto any, without the consent of the Townsmen then in
place, unless it be to a member of the congregation ; and lest any
one shall sustain loss thereby, they shall come and proffer the
same unto them, upon a day of the monthly meeting, and at
such a rate as he shall not sell or let for a lesser price unto any
than he offereth unto them, and to leave the same in their hands,
in liking, until the next meeting day in the next month, when, if
they shall not take it, paying the price within some convenient
time, or provide him a chapman, he shall then be free to sell or
let the same unto any other, provided the Townsmen think them
fit to be received in."
" Ordered, That whosoever entertains any stranger into the
town, if the congregation desire it, he shall set the town free
of them again within one month after warning given them, or
else he shall pay 19s. 8d. unto the townsmen as a fine for his
default, and as much for every month they shall there remain.
" There is granted unto Frances Greshold, the Drummer, 2
acres of land, lying at the end of Barnebe Lambson's pale to-
wards Charlestowne, in regard of his service amongst the soldiers
upon all occasions, as long as he stayeth, with condition, if he
depart the town and leave off that service within two years, he
shall leave it unto the town at the charge it hath cost him in
building and enclosing."
Jan. 2, 1636—7. " It is granted unto Joseph Cooke to have the
hill by his house, which have been hitherto preserved for a place
to build a fort upon for defence, with all the lane leading there-
unto ; provided if the town shall ever make use of it for that
end, he shall yield it again ; or else to remain to him and his
heirs forever.1
" Granted to Mr. Richard Harlakingden six hundred acres of
upland and meadow, at the place called Vine Brook, in the mid-
way between Newtowne and Concord, upon condition he sendeth
over his man, or ordereth that some other may build upon it and
across Garden Street, at the west end of some that a portion of it still remains.
Linnajan Street, and probably another at The hill reserved for a fort is the high
its east end, across North Avenue. land at the southeasterly angle of Holyoke
1 The house of Joseph Cooke stood at Place. Mr. Cooke's lot contained five
the northeasterly corner of Holyoke Street acres, lying east of Holyoke Street, and
and Holyoke Place ; and it is believed by south of Mount Auburn Street.
CIVIL HISTORY. 41
improve it for him the next summer after this next ensuing, and
now, this spring, [give] certain intelligence he will do so ; and
upon condition likewise that he cometh himself the next summer
after being the third from this time ; and if he shall fail in all or
any one of these three conditions, then this grant to be void." l
Jan. 14, 1638-9. " Ordered, there being found much damage
done by swine in this town, since the order of the General Court
was repealed, and they left at liberty for each town to order, —
it is therefore ordered, at a general meeting of the Townsmen,
with a general consent of the inhabitants then present, that is to
say, that none, either rich or poor, shall keep above two swine
abroad on the common, one sow hog and a barrow, or 2 barrows ;
and these to be sufficiently yoked and ringed, after the judgment
of the two brethren that are appointed to see to the execution of
this order, and to bring in a note of such defaults as they find.
And if any be found defective, to break this order, either by
keeping more than 2 hogs, and such hogs, so let abroad, if not
sufficiently [yoked and ringed] after the order, shall pay for
every breach of this order 2s., unless in case there should be any
failing by unexpected providence, and can be so proved by suffi-
cient evidence ; in that case there may be mitigation of this fine,
otherwise to take place without all excuses, to the end that each
man and this commonweal may be preserved from damage by that
creature in this our town."
Oct. 1, 1639. " Ordered, for the preservation of apple-trees
and all other kind of quick-set, in men's yards or elsewhere, and
for preventing all other damage by them and harm to themselves
by skipping over pales, That no goats shall be suffered to go out
of the owner's yard without a keeper ; but if it appeareth to be
willingly, they shall pay unto any one that will put them to
pound two pence for every goat, beside damage and poundage.
And because the charge would be too great if only a part of them
be kept, it is therefore also ordered, that whosoever shall not put
forth their goats shall notwithstanding pay to the keeper within
one third part as much for every goat as they that do put them
out, until the first of March ; and after that day, to the full as
much as any do for those that are with the herd."
March, 1639-40. " Ordered, That William Towne shall regis-
1 Richard Harlakenden was elder broth- signed, April 2, 1638, to Roger Harla-
er to Roger Harlakenden, and had been kenden, in lieu of five hundred acres
very kind to Mr. Shepard in England, previously granted to him on the south
He did not comply with the conditions of side of the river. Vine Brook passes
this grant; and the same land was as- through the central portion of Lexington.
42 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ter every birth, marriage, and burial, according to the order of
Court in that case provided, and give it in, once every year, to be
delivered by the Deputies to the Recorder ; and shall gather for
every particular entrance 1 penny for the Recorder's fees, and
xiid. for himself."
1640. "Granted unto Joseph Cooke a farm of 400
acres of the nearest upland adjoining to his meadow lying be-
yond Cheesecake Brook 1 and between that and Charles River ;
and also liberty to go with a straight line, (on the hithermost
side of his meadow on this side Cheesecake Brook), down by the
edge of the highland, to Charles River."
At the same meeting grants of farms were made to other per-
sons, to wit : to Samuel Shepard 400 acres adjoining and be-
yond the farm of Joseph Cooke ; to Capt. George Cooke, 600
acres ; to Edward Goffe, 600 acres ; to John Bridge, 350 acres ;
severally " about the outside of the bounds between Watertowne,
Concord, and Charlestowne."
During this period, the General Court passed several orders,
affecting the comfort and prosperity of the people dwelling
here : —
Oct. 28, 1636. " The Court agreed to give 400Z. towards a
school or college, whereof 200L to be paid the next year, and
200Z. when the work is finished, and the next Court to appoint
where and what building." 2
Dec. 13, 1636. " It is ordered, That all military men in this
jurisdiction shall be ranked into three regiments, viz., Boston,
Roxberry, Dorchester, Weimoth, Hingham, to be one regiment,
whereof John Winthrope, senior, Esquire, shall be colonel, and
Tho. Dudley, Esquire, lief tenant colonel :
" Charlestowne, Newetowne, Watertowne, Concord, and Ded-
dam, to be another regiment, whereof John Haynes, Esqr. shall
be colonel, and Roger Herlakenden Esqr. lieftenant colonel :
1 Cheesecake Brook is in the westerly 2| acres of land, on which Holworthy,
part of Newton. Stoughton, and Hollis Halls are sup-
2 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 183. President posed to stand. This grant to the Pro-
Quincy (Hist. Harv. Coll., i. 1), states fessor, made May 11, 1638, is denned on
that this foundation of the College was the record to be " to the Town's use for-
laid Sept. 8, 1 636, overlooking the fact ever, for a public school or college ; and
that the General Court, which met on to the use of Mr. Nathaniel Eaton as
that day, adjourned until October, and long as he shall be employed in that
made this grant on the 28th day of that work; so that at his death, or ceasing
month. The College was ordered to be from that work, he or his shall be allowed
established at Newtown, Nov. 15, 1637, according to the charges he hath been at,
and the town granted " to the Professor " in building or fencing."
CIVIL HISTORY. 43
" Saugust, Salem, Ipswich, and Neweberry, to be another regi-
ment, whereof John Endecot Esqr. shall be colonel, and John
Winthrope, junior, leif tenant colonel:
" And the Governor for the time being shall be chief gen-
eral." i
"March 9, 1636-7. "For Newetowne, Mr. George Cooke
chosen captain ; Mr. Willi: Spencer, leiftenant ; Mr. Sam: Shep-
ard, ensign." 2
Nov. 15, 1637. " The College is ordered to be at Newetowne." 3
Nov. 20, 1637. "For the College, the Governor, Mr. Win-
thrope, the Deputy, Mr. Dudley, the Treasurer, Mr. Bellingham,
Mr. Humfrey, Mr. Herlakenden, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Cotton,
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Damport, Mr. Wells, Mr. Sheopard, and Mr.
Peters, these or the greater part of them, whereof Mr. Win-
thrope, Mr. Dudley, or Mr. Bellingham, to be alway one, to take
order for a College at Newetowne.
" Edward Michelson, being appointed marshall of the Court,
is appointed to have for any execution 12(Z. in the pound for the
first ten pounds, and 6^. in the pound to 40Z., and after, 3c?. in
the pound to a hundred pounds, and IdL in the pound for all
above 100?., to be paid out of the estate which the execution is
served upon. For every attachment of goods or persons the
marshall is to have 2s. Qd. ; and if he goeth any way, he is to
have 12d. a mile beside. And the marshall is to have 2s. 6d. for
every commitment in Court, and 10Z. stipend for this year to
come." 4
May 2, 1638. "It is ordered, That Newetowne shall hencefor-
ward be called Cambridge." 5
Dec. 4, 1638. " The town of Cambridge was fined 10s. for
want of a watch-house, pound, and stocks ; and time was given
them till the next Court."6
1 Mass. Coll. Rec.,\. 186, 187. saved many hundred souls." Coll. Mass.
2 Ibid., i. 190. Hist. Soc., xvii. 27, 28.
8 Ibid., i. 208. In his Wonder-Work- * Mass. Col. Rec., i. 217. Mr. Mitchel-
ing Providence, Johnson says concerning son held this office, equivalent to that of
the College : " To make the whole world High Sheriff, until 1681, when he died
understand that spiritual learning was the and was succeeded by his son-in-law, John
thing they chiefly desired, to sanctify the Green.
other and make the whole lump holy, and 5 Ibid., i. 228. This name is supposed
that learning being set upon its right ob- to have been selected, because a place of
ject, might not contend for error instead the same name is the seat of a univer-
of truth, they chose this place, being then sity in England, where several of the
under the orthodox and soul-flourishing Magistrates and Elders had been edu-
ministry of Mr. Thomas Shepheard, of cated.
whom it may be said, without any wrong 6 Ibid., i. 247.
to others, the Lord by his ministry hath
44 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
March 13, 1638-9. « It is ordered, That the College agreed
upon formerly to be built at Cambridge shall be called Harvard
College." i
Under date of March, 1639, Winthrop says, " a printing-Mouse
was begun at Cambridge by one Daye, at the charge of Mr.
Glover, who died on sea hitherward. The first thing which was
printed was the freeman's oath ; the next was an almanac made
for New England by Mr. William Peirce, mariner ; the next
was the Psalms newly turned into metre." 2 Many years ago,
the late Thaddeus William Harris, M. D., then Librarian of
Harvard College, gave me a copy of an ancient document pre-
served in the archives of that institution, which manifestly re-
lates to this affair, though, perhaps for prudential reasons, no
mention is made in it concerning printing. It is a bond in the
usual form, given by Stephen Day 3 of Cambridge, county of
Cambridge, locksmith 4 to Josse Glover,5 clerk, in the penal sum
of one hundred pounds, and dated June 7, 1638. The condition
is thus stated : " The condition of this obligation is such, that,
whereas the above named Josse Glover hath undertaken and
promised to bear the charges of and for the transportation of the
above bounden Stephen Day and Rebecca his wife, and of Mat-
thew6 and Stephen Day, their children, and of William Bord-
man,7 and three menservants, which are to be transported with
him the said Stephen to New England in America, in the ship
called the John of London ; and whereas the transportation of
all the said parties will cost the sum of forty and four pounds,
which is to be disbursed by the said Joos Glover ; and whereas
the said Joos Glover hath delivered to the said Stephen Day
kettles and other iron tools to the value of seven pounds, both
which sums amount to the sum of fifty and one pounds ; If,
s. Col.Rec.,i. 253. So called in hon- appointment. I think that Marmaduke
or of Rev. John Harvard, who endowed Johnson, who came to assist in printing
the college with half of his estate together the Indian Bible, was the first thoroughly
with the whole of his library. instructed printer in New England.
2 Savages' Winthrop, i. 289. 6 The true name of Mr. Glover was
3 He wrote his name Daye. Jose.
4 Although Daye was recognized by 6 Matthew Daye was a printer, and the
the General Court, Dec. 10, 1641, as "the first known Steward of Harvard College.
first that set upon printing," he was a He died 10th May, 1649.
locksmith, and not a printer, by trade. 7 William Boardman was son of Ste-
Perhaps his son Matthew had already phen Daye's wife by a former husband,
received some instruction as a printer, and was both Steward of the College and
It is not probable that his successor, the progenitor of at least four stewards.
Samuel Green, had much knowledge of He died 25th March, 1685, aged 71.
the printer's mystery, at the time of his
CIVIL HISTORY. 45
therefore, the said Stephen Day do and shall with all speed 1
ship himself and his said wife and children and servants, and
the said William Bordman in the same ship, and cause him
and themselves to be transported in the said ship to New Eng-
land aforesaid, with as much speed as wind and weather will per-
mit ; and also if the said Stephen Day, his executors, adminis-
trators or assigns do truly pay or cause to be paid to the said
Josse Glover his executors or assigns the sum of [fifty] and one
pounds, of lawful [money of] England within twenty and four
months next after the arrival of the said Stephen Day the
father in New England aforesaid, or within thirty days next
after the decease of the said Stephen Day the father, which of
the said times shall first and next happen to come or be after
the date above written ; and also if the said Stephen Day the
father and his servants and every of them do and shall from time
to time labor and work with and for the said Josse Glover and
his assigns in the trade which the said Stephen the father now
useth in New England aforesaid, at such rates and prices as is
usually paid and allowed for the like work in tjie country there ;
and also if the said Stephen the father, his executors or adminis-
trate!^, do and shall, with the said sum of fifty and one pounds,
pay and allow unto the said Joos Glover, his executors or as-
signs, for the loan, adventure and forbearance of the same sum,
such recompense, damage and consideration as two indifferent
men in New England aforesaid, to be chosen for that purpose,
shall think fit, set down, and appoint ; and lastly, if the said
Joos Glover, his executors and assigns shall and may from time
to time detain and take to his and their own uses, towards the
payment of the said sum of money, and allowances aforesaid, all
such part and so much of the wages and earnings which shall be
earned by the works and labors aforesaid, (not exceeding the
principal sum aforesaid) as the said Joos, his executors or as-
signes shall think fit ; that then this obligation to be void, or
else it to stand in force and virtue."
1 He appears to have arrived in New Bible was printed; after about the year
England with the printing-press, about 1 700, very little if any work of this kind
four months after the date of this bond, was performed here (except by Samuel
In a letter, dated at Salem, Oct. 10, 1638, Hall in 1775-76), until 1800, when a print-
Hugh Peter says : " We have a printery ing press was established by William Hil-
here, and think to go to work with some Hard. — Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 19.
special things." — Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., During the present century, the print-
xxxvi. 99. ers of Cambridge have constantly held a
The business of printing was conducted very high comparative rank, for both the
exclusively at Cambridge for nearly half quantity and the quality of their work,
a century, during which time the Indian
CHAPTER VI.
CIVIL HISTORY.
NOTWITHSTANDING Mr. Shepard and his associates here "found
sufficient for themselves and their company," and appear by the
Records to have enjoyed temporal prosperity, as indicated in the
foregoing chapter, they were not fully satisfied, but seriously
contemplated a removal to Connecticut. To such removal they
were advised and encouraged by Mr. Hooker, whose eldest daugh-
ter had become the second wife of Mr. Shepard in 1637. How
far Mr. Hooker may have been influenced by family considera-
tions, or how far by that spirit of emulation, or perhaps of jeal-
ousy, which naturally enough existed between the rival colonies,
— or whether his advice was altogether disinterested, — does not
distinctly appear ; but that he gave such advice, even with
urgency, his own letters to Mr. Shepard afford conclusive evi-
dence. Very probably Gov. Winthrop intended that Mr. Hooker
should make a personal application of his general remarks con-
tained in a letter addressed to him as early as 1638 : "If you
could show us the men that reproached you, we should teach
them better manners than to speak evil of this good land God
hath brought us to, and to discourage the hearts of their breth-
ren ; only you may bear a little with the more moderate of them,
in regard that one of yours opened the door to all that have fol-
lowed, and for that they may conceive it as lawful for them to
discourage some with us from forsaking us to go to you, as for
yours to plott by encouragements &c., to draw Mr. Shephard
and his whole church from us. Sicfama est."1 Two years later,
Mr. Hooker wrote an earnest letter to Mr. Shepard, which was
long preserved in the library of the Massachusetts Historical
Society, but which is now in the Massachusetts Archives : —
" DEAR SON, Since the first intimation I had from my cousin
Sam: when you was here with us, touching the number and
1 Life and Letters of John Winthrop, Esq., vol. ii., p. 421.
CIVIL HISTORY. 47
nature of your debts, I conceived and concluded the consequents
to be marvellous desperate in the view of reason, in truth una-
voidable and yet unsupportable, and as were likely to ruinate
the whole: for why should any send commodities, much less come
themselves to the place, when there is no justice amongst men to
pay what they take, or the place is so forlorn and helpless that
men cannot support themselves in a way of justice ; and ergo
there is neither sending nor coming, unless they will make them-
selves and substance a prey.
" And hence to weary a man's self to wrestle out an incon-
venience, when it is beyond all possibilities which are laid before
a man in a rational course, is altogether bootless and fruitless,
and is to increase a man's misery, not to ease it. Such be the
mazes of mischievous hazards, that our sinful departures from
the right and righteous ways of God bring upon us, that as birds
taken in an evil net, the more they stir, the faster they are tied.
If there was any sufficiency to make satisfaction in time, then
respite might send and procure relief ; but when that is awant-
ing, delay is to make many deaths of one, and to make them all
more deadly. The first and safest way for peace and comfort is
to quit a man's hand of the sin, and so of the sting of the plague.
Happy is he that hath none of the guilt in the commission of
evils sticking to him. But he that is faulty, it will be his hap-
piness to recover himself by repentance, both sudden and season -
ably serious ; and when that is done, in such hopeless occasions,
it is good to sit down under the wisdom of some word : That
which is crooked nobody can make strait, and that which is
awanting none can supply : 1 Eccl. 15 ; and then seek a way in
heaven for escape, when there is no way on earth that appears.
" You say that which I long since supposed ; the magistrates
are at their wits end, and I do not marvel at it. But is there,
then, nothing to be done, but to sink in our sorrows ? I confess
here to apply, and that upon the sudden, is wholly beyond all
my skill. Yet I must needs say something, if it be but to
breathe out our thoughts, and so our sorrows. I say ours, be-
cause the evil will reach us really more than by bare sympathis-
ing. Taking my former ground for granted, that the weakness
of the body is such that it is not able to bear the disease longer,
but is like to grow worse and more unfit for cure, which I sup-
pose is the case in hand, then I cannot see but of necessity this
course must be taken : —
[1.] " The debtors must freely and fully tender themselves
48 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and all they have into the hands, and be at the mercy and devo-
tion of the creditors. And this must be done nakedly and really.
It is too much that men have rashly and unjustly taken more
than they were able to repay and satisfy : ergo they must not add
falseness and dissimulation when they come to pay, and so not
only break their estate but their consciences finally. I am afraid
there be old arrearages of this nature that lie yet in the deck.
" 2. The Churches and the Commonwealth, by joint consent
and serious consideration, must make a privy search what have
been the courses and sinful carriages which have brought in and
increased this epidemical evil ; pride and idleness, excess in ap-
parel, building, diet, unsuitable to our beginnings or abilities ;
what toleration and connivance at extortion, and injustice, and
oppression ; the tradesman willing the workman may take what
he will for his work, that he may ask what he will for his com-
modity.
" 3. When they have humbled themselves unfeignedly before
the Lord, then set up a real reformation, not out of politick re-
spects, attending our own devices, but out of plainness, looking
at the rule and following that, leave the rest to the Lord, who
will ever go with those who go his own way.
" Has premisses : I cannot see in reason but if you can sell,
and the Lord afford any comfortable chapman, but you should
remove. For why should a man stay until the house fall on his
head ? and why continue his being there where in reason he shall
destroy his substance ? For were men merchants, how can they
hold it, when men either want money to buy withal, or else want
honesty, and will not pay ? The more honest and able any pei
sons or plantations be, their rates will increase, stocks grow low,
and their increase little or nothing. And if remove, why not to
Mattabeseck ? l For may be either the gentlemen 2 will not
come, and that's most likely ; or if they do, they will not come
1 Now Middletown, Connecticut. the gentlemen, if they come ; that is,
2 The reference here is not to the " gen- those three lots must carry a double pro-
tlemen " in Cambridge with Mr. Shepard, portion to that which yours take. If they
but to certain others in England, for take twenty acres of meadow, you must
whom Mr. Fenwick, the proprietor of reserve forty for them; if thirty, three
Mattabesick, desired to provide, as appears score for them. This is all we could
by another letter from Hooker to Shep- obtain, because he stays one year longer
ard, without date : " Touching your in expectation of his company, at the
business at Matabesick, this is the com- least some of them ; and the like hath
passof it : Mr. Fenwick is willing that you been done in Quinipiack, and hath been
and your company should come thither usual in such beginnings. Therefore,
upon these terms ; Provided that you we were silent in such a grant, for the
will reserve three double lots for three of while."
CIVIL HISTORY. 49
all ; or if all, is it not probable but they may be entreated to
abate one of the lots ? or, if not abate, if they take double lots,
they must bear double rates ; and I see not but all plantations
find this a main wound ; they want men of abilities and parts to
manage their affairs, and men of estate, to bear charges. I will
tell thee mine whole heart ; considering, as I conceive, your com-
pany must break, and considering things ut supra, if you can sell
you should remove. If I were in your places, I should let those
that must and will transport themselves as they see fit, in a way
of providence and prudence. I would reserve a special company,
but not many, and I would remove hither. For I do verily
think, either the gentlemen will not come, or if they do, they
may be over-intreated not to prejudice the plantation by taking
too much. And yet if I had but a convenient spare number, I
do believe that would not prove prejudicial to any comfortable
subsistence : for able men are most fit to carry on occasions by
their persons and estates with most success. These are all my
thoughts ; but they are inter nos ; use them as you see meet.
" I know, to begin plantations is a hard work ; and I think I
have seen as much difficulty, and came to such a business with as
much disadvantage as almost men could do, and therefore, I would
not press men against their spirits : when persons do not choose a
work, they will be ready to quarrel with the hardness of it. This
only is to me beyond exception. If you do remove, considering
the correspondence you have here of hearts, and hands, and helps,
you shall never remove to any place with the like advantage.
The pillar of fire and cloud go before you, and the Father o£
mercies be the God of all the changes that pass over your heads.
" News with us here is not much, since the death of my
brother Stone's wife and James Homstead ; the former smoaked
out her days in the darkness of melancholy ; the other died of a
bloody flux, and slept sweetly in the Lord, having carried him-
self graciously in his sickness.
" I have of late had intelligence from Plymouth. Mr. Chancy
and the Church are to part ; he to provide for himself, and they
for themselves.
" At a day of fast, when a full conclusion of the business
should have been made, he openly professed he did as verily be-
lieve the truth of his opinions as that there was a God in heaven,
and that he was settled in it as the earth was upon the centre.
If ever such confidence find good success, I miss of my mark.
" Since then he hath sent to Mr. Prydden to come to them,
4
50 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
being invited by some of the Brethren by private letters : I gave
warning to Mr. Prydden to bethink himself what he did ; and I
know he is sensible and watchful. I profess, how it is possible
to keep peace with a man so adventurous and so pertinacious,
who will vent what he list and maintain what he vents, its be-
yond all the skill I have to conceive. Mr. Umphrey, I hear, in-
vites him to Providence, and that coast is most meet for his
opinion and practice. The Lord says he will teach the humble
his way ; but where are those men ? The Lord make us such,
that he may shew us such mercy.
" Totus tuus, T. HOOKER.
"Nov. 2th. 1640.
" I writ another letter, because happily l some of the brethren
would be ready to desire the sight of what is writ ; that you may
shew ; this you /\ shew or conceal, as you see meet.
" Sunt mutua preces in perpetuum.
" All here salute you and yours." 2
The Town Records give no intimation of this financial distress.
But from other sources we learn that in the year 1640, not only
Cambridge but the whole Colony was in imminent danger of
bankruptcy. Hutchinson says that, in this year, " the importa-
tion of settlers now ceased. The motive to transportation to
America was over, by the change in the affairs of England. —
This sudden stop had a surprising effect upon the price of cattle.
They had lost the greatest part of what was intended for the
first supply, in the passage from Europe. As the inhabitants
multiplied, the demand for the cattle increased, and the price of
a milch cow had kept from 25 to 30Z, but fell at once this year
to 5 or Ql. A farmer, who could spare but one cow in a year
out of his stock, used to clothe his family with the price of it, at
the expense of the new comers ; when this failed they were put
to difficulties. Although they judged they had 12,000 neat cattle,
yet they had but about 3,000 sheep in the Colony." 3 Winthrop
says, " This year there came over great store of provisions, both
out of England and Ireland, and but few passengers (and those
brought very little money), which was occasioned by the store of
money and quick markets which the merchants found here the
two or three years before, so as now all our money was drained
1 Haply. several mistakes which are here corrected,
2 A part of Mr. Hooker's letter was and the missing portions are inserted,
published in Albro's Life of Thomas 3 Hist. Mass., i. 93.
Shepard, 1847 ; but his copy contained
CIVIL HISTORY. 51
from us, and cattle and all commodities grew very cheap, which
enforced us at the next General Court, in the eighth month, to
make an order, that corn should pass in payments of new debts ;
Indian, at 4s. the bushel ; rye, at 5s., and wheat, at 6s. ; and that
upon all executions for former debts, the creditor might take
what goods he pleased (or, if he had no goods, then his lands),
to be appraised by three men, one chosen by the creditor, one by
the debtor, and the third by the Marshall." 1
To this state of things Mr. Hooker probably referred when he
renewed his efforts, in the letter already quoted, to persuade Mr.
Shepard and his congregation to remove. But why they should
remove to Connecticut rather than to some other part of Massa-
chusetts does not very plainly appear. There were large tracts
of unappropriated lands here. There is no evidence that Mr.
Shepard or his people had any jealousy, such as some have sup-
posed to operate on their predecessors. On the contrary, Mr.
Shepard was a prominent member of the religious party which
had recently triumphed in the Antinomian controversy, and his
own congregation had been preserved from all taint of the great
heresy. Concerning the " Antinomian and Famalistic opinions "
which then distracted the churches, Cotton Mather says, " a
synod2 assembled at Cambridge, whereof Mr. Shepard was no
small part, most happily crushed them all. The vigilancy of
Mr. Shepard was blessed, not only for the preservation of his own
congregation from the rot of these opinions, but also for the de-
liverance of all the flocks which our Lord had in the wilderness.
And it was with a respect unto this vigilancy, and the enlighten-
ing and powerful ministry of Mr. Shepard, that, when the foun-
dation of a college was to be laid, Cambridge rather than any
other place was pitched upon to be the seat of that happy semi-
nary : out of which there proceeded many notable preachers, who
were made such by their sitting under Mr. Shepard's ministry."3
Possibly, however, this " vigilancy " of Mr. Shepard, and this
faithfulness of his congregation, throughout one of the most vio-
lent conflicts of religious opinion ever known in this country,
may have stimulated the subsequent desire to remove beyond the
limits of Massachusetts. This seems to be indicated in the fifth
1 Savage's Winthrop, ii. 7. "about eighty opinions, some blasphe-
2 This Synod met at Cambridge, Aug. mous, others erroneous, and all nns«fe, —
30, 1637, and "began with prayer made the assembly brake up," Sept. 22, 1637.
by Mr. Shepard." Mr. Bulkeley of Con- — Savage's Winthrop, i. 237-240.
cord, and Mr. Hooker, of Hartford, were 8 Magnalia, B. III., ch. v., § 12.
the Moderators. Having condemned
52 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" Reason for removing," entered by Mr. Shepard on the fly-leaf
of one of his manuscript books,1 namely : —
" Reas. for removing.
" 1. You say some brethren cannot live comfortably with so
little.
" 2. We put all the rest upon a temptation. Lots being but
little, and estates will increase or live in beggary. For to lay
land out far off is intolerable to men ; near by, you kill your cat-
tle.
" 3. Because if another minister come, he will not have room
for his company. — Religion. —
" 4. Because now if ever is the most fit season ; for if gate be
opened, many will come in among us, and fill all places, and no
room in time to come ; at least, not such good room as now. And
now you may best sell.
" 5. Because Mr. Vane will be upon our skirts."
Mr. Vane was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1636, and
was an active associate of Mrs. Hutchinson in the Antinomian
party. Chiefly, it would seem, on account of his religious opin-
ions, he was superseded in 1637, and soon returned to England.
It was probably feared that he would use his great interest at
court in opposition to the Colony which had thus denounced him
as a heretic and disappointed his political hopes. Mr. Shepard
and his congregation may have considered themselves in peculiar
danger on account of their very energetic opposition to him, and
have thought that Connecticut would afford a more secure shelter
from his wrath. Subsequent events, however, showed that all
such fears were groundless. Mr. Vane manifested his friendship
to the colonists, through life, by many kind offices in their be-
half.
This temptation to remove was not kept secret, though, no di-
rect reference to it appears on record.2 It was discussed in a
1 This book contains " The confessions former had been Assistant, 1634; Gov-
of diverse propounded to be received anil ernor, 1635; and Assistant again, 1636,
were entertayned as members " of the and remained in office up to the time of
Church, together with sketches of ser- his removal in the spring of 1637 ; — the
mons. latter was elected Assistant in 1636, at
2 In addition to the before named dis- the first election after his arrival, and re-
conragements, which tempted Mr. Shep- elected in 1637 and 1638. One was col-
ard and his company to abandon Cam- onel, and the other lieutenant-colonel, of
bridge, may be mentioned the loss of two the military force. Both were conspicu-
most valuable associates, namely John ous for moral excellence and mental abil-
Haynes, who removed to Hartford in ity, and each bore a large share of the
1637, and Roger Harlakenden, who died pecuniary burdens of the public. The
November 17, 1638, aged 27 years. The death of Mr. Harlakenden was pecnl-
CIVIL HISTORY. 53
Church meeting at Cambridge, Feb. 14, 1640-1, as appears by
Mr. Shepard's Diary, at which time the project passes out of
sight, probably in consequence of a grant then recently made
by the General Court, to wit : Oct. 7, 1640. " The town
of Cambridge is granted a month to consider of Shawshin for
a village for them, and if they like it not, the town of Roxberry
hath liberty to consider of it for a village for them till the next
General Court." The examination was satisfactory ; for the
grant was conditionally made June 2, 1641 : " Shawshin is
granted to Cambridge, provided they make it a village, to have
ten families there settled within three years ; otherwise the Court
to dispose of it." About a year later this grant was renewed,
with slight change of condition ; and a final disposition was made
of the affair, March 7, 1643-4 : " Shawshin is granted to Cam-
bridge, without any condition of making a village there ; and the
land between them and Concord is granted them, all save what is
formerly granted to the military company or others, provided the
church and present elders continue at Cambridge." 1 The church
and elders did remain ; lands at Shawshine were soon afterwards
assigned to individuals, thus relieving the supposed deficiency of
accommodations ; a competent number became resident proprie-
tors and cultivators ; and in 1655, Shawshine was incorporated as
a separate town, called Billerica, which has since been shorn of
its original dimensions by the incorporation of other towns.
iarly grievous to Mr. Shepard, who^had hid us all the winter long, and when it
been protected by him in England, when was fit to travel in the spring, we went
pursued by the emissaries of the estab- up to London, Mr. Harlakenden not for-
lished Church. Describing his sufferings saking me all this while, for he was a
during the last few months of his resi- father and mother to me," etc. (Boston
dence in his native land, Mr. Shepard Ed., 1832, pp. 54, 55). Mr. Shepard was
says, in his autobiography : " Being in accompanied to New England by this
great sadness and not knowing where to " most precious servant of Jesus Christ,"
go, nor what to do, the Lord sent Mr. and bitterly lamented his early death ;
Roger Harlakenden and my brother Sam- This loss was partially repaired by the
uel Shepard to visit me after they had accession of Herbert Pelham, Esq., in
heard of our escape at sea, who much re- 1638 or 1639. He married the widow of
freshed us and clave to me in my sor- Mr. Harlakenden, and was successively
rows." Again, in a house at Bastwick, Treasurer of Harvard College, 1 643, As-
freely offered by Mrs. Corbett, " an aged sistant, 1645-49, and Commissioner of
eminent godly gentlewoman," he says: the United Colonies, 1645-46. He brought
"I lived for half a year all the winter long with him his daughter Penelope, who
among and with my friends (Mr. Harla- afterwards became the wife of Governor
kenden dwelling with me, bearing all the Josiah Winslow, and died at Marshh'eld,
charge of housekeeping), and far from the 7 Dec., 1703, aged 72. Mr. Pelham was
notice of my enemies, where we enjoyed an active citizen and officer, but returned
sweet fellowship one with another and to England about 1649, was a member
also with God, in a house which was fit of Parliament, and a steadfast friend of
to entertain any priuce for fairness, great- this Colony. lie died in 1673.
ness, and pleasantness. Here the Lord 1 Mass. Coll. Rec., i. 306, 330 ; ii. 62.
54 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The grant of the Shawshine lands removed all reasonable doubt
of sufficient " accommodation," and the Mattabeseck project
seems to have been utterly abandoned. These lands were not
immediately divided, but were held in reservation for future use.
Meanwhile, measures were adopted for the improvement of the
present abode, as the records indicate.
Dec. 13, 1641. " Agreed that Robert Holmes and John Sted-
man shall take care for the making of the town-spring, against
Mr. Dunster's barn, a sufficient well, with timber and stone, fit
for the use of man and watering of cattle. Also Richard Jack-
son is to be an assistant to them by way of advice, if they shall
require it." 1
Nov. 5, 1646. " Ordered by the Townsmen, that there shall
be fifty shillings paid unto Tho. Longhorne, for his service to
the town in beating the drum this two years last past."
Jan. 11, 1646-7. " Ordered, That whatever person or per-
sons shall cut down, or cause to be cut down, any tree or trees
whatsoever, whether living or dead, in swamp or upland, on this
side Menottime River (the great swamp only exempted), shall
forfeit for every tree so felled ten shillings. This order to con-
tinue until further order be taken by the Townsmen.
" It is also further ordered, That whatsoever person or persons
who hath any land at Menottime laid out unto himself or his
house wherein he dwelleth shall, after the 12th day of this pres-
ent month, cut out or take away directly or indirectly any wood
or timber on this side the path which goeth from the mill 2 to
Watertowne, every such person shall forfeit for every such load,
if it be timber, five shillings per load, and if wood, two shillings
per load. Provided, that there is liberty granted, until the 20th
day of this present month, for the fetching home of what is al-
ready cut out ; and after that whatever is found to be forfeit."
Field-drivers were first elected in 1647 : Gilbert Crackbone
for the West field, Thomas Hall for the Pine-swamp field,
Thomas Beale for the Town within the pales, and Russell
for the Neck of land. Commissioners " to end small causes,"
Sealer of Leather, and Clerk of the Market, first elected in 1648.
June 12, 1648. " Upon the complaint of Edward Goffe against
Richard Cutter for wrongful detaining of calves impounded by
1 This spring may still be seen a few Church Street, where he owned a lot con-
feet westerly from the University Press taining six acres.
between Brattle and Mount Auburn 2 Cooke's Mill, afterwards known as
Streets. Mr. Dunster's barn stood on Kolfe's Mill, or Cutter's Mill, near the
the northerly side of Brattle Street, near Town House in Arlington.
CIVIL HISTORY. 55
him of the said Edward Goffe's, wherein Samuell Eldred wit-
nesseth : — Edward Goffe desired his calves of Richard Cutter,
promising to pay all damages and cost as two men should appre-
hend to be right ; but the said Richard Cutter denied to let him
have them except he would take a course with his boy and
promise they should never come there again ; and a second time,
being desired to let Edward Goffe have the calves, he answered,
No. The Townsmen, having considered the business, they thus
order, — that Edward Goffe shall pay fourteen pence damage to
Richard Cutter, and Richard Cutter shall pay for the costs of
the same witnesses, four shillings and seven pence."
Nov. 20, 1648. " Ordered, That there shall be an eight-penny
ordinary provided for the Townsmen every second Monday of the
month, upon their meeting day ; and that whoever of the Towns-
men fail to be present within half an hour of the ringing of the
Bell (which shall be half an hour after eleven of the clock), he
shall both lose his dinner and pay a pint of sack, or the value,
to the present Townsmen ; and the like penalty shall be paid by
any that shall depart from the rest, without leave. The charges of
the dinner shall be paid by the Constable out of the town stock."
The practice, thus inaugurated, of dining or partaking of other
refreshments at the public expense, seems to have been generally
observed by the selectmen for nearly two hundred years, until
the municipal form of goverment was changed ; not indeed at
every meeting, nor was the expense always limited to eight pence
each.
Feb. 16, 1648-9. Voted, by the Town, " That the Towns-
men should prosecute suit in law against such of the inhabitants
of Watertowne as have trespassed in our Great Swamp." l
1 At this time Sparks Street and Vas- that the swamp was common property, it
sal Lane formed part of the boundary is declared that, " The present inhabi-
line between Cambridge and Watertown ; tants of Cambridge purchased the whole
and the Great Swamp extended northerly dimensions of the town (this legally set-
from Vassal Lane on both sides of Me- tied their bounds by order of Court) of
notomy River. It would seem that the the Harford Company about fourteen
Townsmen immediately commenced suit years since, at which time the chiefest
against one of the trespassers. In the>' and best parts of this swamp for wood
Court Files of Middlesex County, 1649- was allotted into particular propriety
50, is still preserved " The >Reply of and fenced in with their planting land
Richard Jackson and Thomas Dan- by a general fence." If the trespass con-
forth, plaint., in the behalf of the tinue, " It would then be a groundwork
town of Cambridge, against Samuel of endless contention, if not the desolat-
Thatcher, of Watertown, def., unto ing of our poor straitened town, and that
his several answers in the action of the for these reasons. (1.) The branches of
cause for taking away wood out of their the swamp so runeth over all our bounds,
bounds." In answer to the allegation which is for five miltes together not much
56 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Fence-viewers were first elected March 12, 1648-9, for the
Neck, Pine-swamp fields, Menotomy fields, and West field ; a
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Jan. 14, 1649—50 ; and a
Ganger, " to size cask," Nov. 10, 1651.
Feb. 11, 1649-50. " The request of Richard ffrances for re-
mitting the present town rate, in regard of God's visitation by
sickness on himself and family, is granted."
Dec. 9, 1650. " Whereas dreadful experience shows the inevi-
table danger and great loss, not only to particular persons, but
also to the whole town, by the careless neglect of keeping chim-
neys clean from soot, and want of ladders in time of need, the
select Townsmen, taking the same into their serious considera-
tion, do therefore order that every person inhabiting within the
bounds of this town, before the 10th of the next month provide
one or more sufficient ladders at all times in a readiness to reach
up to the top of his or their house ; and forthwith and at all
times hereafter see that their chimneys be kept clean swept at
least once every month, upon the penalty of 2s. Qd. for every
month's neglect herein."
March 10, 1650-1. " Mr. Joseph Cooke hath liberty granted
to fell timber on the common for to fence in his orchard."
Jan. 7, 1651—2. " William Manning is granted liberty by the
inhabitants of the town, at a general meeting, to make a wharf
out of the head of the creek,1 towards Mr. Pelham's barn, and
build a house on it, to come as high as the great pine stump,
and range with Mr. Pelham's fence next the high street into
town."
Besides the foregoing transactions of a general character, the
Records show that, during this period, a new meeting-house was
erected, and provisions made for the support of the Grammar
school ; both which subjects will be mentioned in another place.
Measures were also adopted to convert the Shawshine territory
to profitable use. No general division of the land was made
before 1652 ; yet the Records indicate some grants to individuals,
if any above a mile broad, so that hereby pense of wood in our town by the College,
no man can peaceably enjoy his own which we cannot estimate much less than
propriety. (2.) It is the chief supply of 350 load a year, the chief supply whereof
the town for wood, being near to us, and if it be not out of the swamp, it will be
many having none elsewhere within the costly, as every load must be fetched above
compass of four miles and a half of the five miles." It is added that the wood
town, which cost them two shillings a load from the swamp costs four shillings per
more than they can have it for in the load in Cambridge ; the cost of cutting
swamp. Besides the expense of the in- and hauling being twenty pence,
habitants, it is not unknown the great ex- l At the foot of Dunster Street.
CIVIL HISTORY. 57
and the appropriation of one thousand acres " for the good of the
church." I quote again from the Town Records : —
April 9, 1648. " It was agreed at a general meeting, when
the whole town had special warning to meet for the disposing of
Shawshine, that there should be a farm laid out, of a thousand
acres, to be for a public stock, and improved for the good of the
church and that part of the church that here shall continue ; and
every person or persons that shall from time to time remove from
the church do hereby resign up their interest therein to the re-
maining part of the church of Cambridge. This thousand acres
of land, given to the use aforesaid, shall be laid out either all
together, or else severally part in one place and part elsewhere,
according to the discretion of the men that are appointed to lay
out the land."
" Also there was granted to several brethren that had no
house-right in the town, if they did desire it," farms at Shaw-
shine : —
" Imprimis, Capt. Googine a farm, if he buy a house in the
town ; also to Bro. Edward Oakes, Tho. Oakes, and Richard
Hildreth, each of them a farm for their encouragement, if they
see it may make for their support and desire it.
" Further, it is granted to Mr. Henry Dunster and Mr. Ed-
ward Collins liberty to have their small farms at Shawshine, and
to be considered in their quantity more than others in regard of
their work and place."
April 1649. Agreed, " that Mr. Henry Dunster, President
of Harvard College, should have 500 acres, whereof 400 is
granted by the town to his own person and heirs, to enjoy freely
forever, and the other 100 acres for the use of Harvard College.
" Item, unto Mr. Daniell Googine 500 acres.
" Item, unto Mr. Edward Collins, in lieu of his small farm
within the town bounds, with some addition in respect of his
place in the Deacon's office, it was agreed that he should have
500 acres."
June 9, 1652. " It was agreed by the Church that Shawshine
should be divided as followeth : —
" To Mr. Michell, five hundred acres.
" To Edw. Okes, three hundred acres.
" To Thomas Okes, one hundred and fifty acres.
" It was agreed that these three above named should have
their lots laid out by a committee with as little prejudice to any
lot as may be, and so not to draw any lot.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" Also, the Church doth agree that although the land be, by
grant of the General Court, peculiar to the Church only, yet the
whole town, viz., such as are owners of house and land in the
town, shall come into the division thereof.
" Also, it is agreed, that every man shall have a proportion of
land, more or less, according to the proportion now allotted him.
" Also, that every man shall have a part of the meadow in
proportion with his upland, to be laid out after the same rule
that the upland is, both by lot and quantity.
" Also, it is agreed, that, after the farms formerly granted are
laid out, the remainder of the land shall be divided into three
breadths, viz., two of the said breadths to lie between the rivers,
and the third on this side Shawshine River. The first lot to
begin upon a line continued over Shawshine River, the same that
is between Woburn and us, running towards Concord until it
meet with Mr. Wintrop's farm : and so the said first lot to butt
south upon that line, and on Shawshine River, and Mr. Win-
trop's farm ; and so each lot to proceed one after another, by
due parallels, until they come clear of the farms already laid out,
and then to extend in two divisions between the Rivers, and a
third division on the east side Shawshine River, and so every
man's lot to follow one another, taking all the three breadths at
once, the nearest land to the first centre being still always the
next lot in order.
" The number of every man's lot and quantity of acres is as
followeth on the other side.
Lot. Acres.
1. Daniell Cheaver ... 20
2. William Clemmance, senr. 30
3. Daniell Kempster ... 80
4. William Bull .... 15
5. Roger Bucke .... 10
6. Thomas ffox .... 80
7. Humphery Bradshew . 15
8. Mr. Boman 20
9. William Clemmance . 30
10. Richard Cutter ... 80
11. Thomas Loughorne . . 60
12. Daniell Blogget ... 40
13. Robert Holmes . . .150
14. Th. Hall 20
15. Widow Banbricke . . 40
16. John Jacson . . 50
Lot. Acres.
17. Wm. Roman .... 50
18. Nath. Greene and Mother 80
19. Richard ffrench ... 20
20. John Watson .... 80
21. Richard Woodes ... 10
22. John Taylor .... 60
23. Wid: Wilkerson ... 60
24. Lieft. William ffrench . 150
25. Joseph Miller .... 15
26. Jonath. Hide .... 20
27. David ffiske .... 60
28. Wid: Hancocke ... 10
29. And. Stevenson ... 60
30. Mr. Elijath Corlet . .100
31 . David Stone .... 50
32. Tho. Danforth . . 220
CIVIL HISTORY.
59
Lot.
33. Rich, ffrances . . .
34. John Parker . .
35. Jonath. Padlefoote
36. Edw. Hall ....
37. Ri. Oldam ....
38. Gilbert Cracbone . .
39. Robert Stedman . .
40. Tho. Swoetman . .
41. Wm. Bordman . .
42. John Betts ....
43. John Shepard .
44. Daniell Stone . . .
45. John ffrenches children
46. John ffownell . . .
47. Sam11. Hides . . .
48. Tho. Marret . . .
49. Edw. Winship . . .
50. Goodm. Hammond .
51. Steven Day. . . .
52. John Gibson . . .
53. Edw. Goffe ....
54. William Man . . .
55. Ri. Jacson ....
56. Will"1. Dixon . . .
57. George Willowes . .
58. Tho. Chesholme . .
59. Mr. Edmund ffrost
60. John Hall ....
61. Edw. Michelson . .
62. And. Belcher . . .
63. John Swan ....
64. Phil. Cooke . . .
65. ffr. Moore, junior . .
66. Widd: Sill ....
67. Robert Parker . . .
68. Will1". Manning . .
69. Richard Hassull . .
70. Nicho. Withe . . .
71. Willm. Hamlet . . .
72. Will"1. Towne . . .
73. Sam". Greene . . .
74. Robert Browne . .
75. John Boutell . .
76. John Bridge . . .
77. Tho. Beal
Acres. Lot. Acre.".
60 78. Richard Parke . . . .100
,10 79. ffranc. Whitmore ... 50
. 15 80. Jonas Clearke .... 60
70 81. John Hasteings ... 80
, 60 82. Henry Prentise ... 80
, 90 83. Elder Champnis . . .350
90 84. Nath. Sparhauke . . .140
. 70 85. John Stedman .... 300
.60 86. Willm. Russell .... 60
. 90 87. William Patten ... 90
. 60 88. Ben. Bower . . . . 20
. 50 89. Tho. Briggam .... 180
. 30 90. John Russell .... 80
. 100 91. Will. Bucke .... 20
, 80 92. Richard Ecles .... 70
, 200 93. Mrs. Sarah Simes . . 50
, 200 94. Mr. Jacson 400
15 95. Mr. Andrews .... 150
50 96. Abra. Errington ... 70
80 97. Widd: Cutter .... 40
450 98. ffr. Moore, senr. ... 50
70 99. Mr. Josseph Cooke . . 300
200 100. Wm. Wilcocke .... 90
80 101. Christopher Cane ... 80
60 102. Rich. Dana 20
100 103. Mr. Angier .... 300
200 104. Vincet Druse .... 15
20 105. Rogr. Bancroft . . .100
150 106. John Cooper .... 140
50 107. Edw. Shepard . . . . 80
20 108. Tho. Bridge .... 50
80 109. Ranold Bush .... 10
50 110. Tho. Prentise .... 150
40 111. Math. Bridge .... 80
60 112. Golden Moore. . . .100
60 113. Robert Brodish . .. . 30
60 Mem0. There is these two per-
90 sons overslipped, viz.
60 28. Richard Robbins ... 80
70 91. Daniell Wines . ... 10
80 These two lots must come
40 in their due order.
20 The town do give to Greg-
250 ory Stone, adjoining to his
1 00 farm, one hundred acres. . 1 00 "
60 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Although, by the generosity of the Church, all the inhabitants
received allotments of the Shawshine lands, comparatively few of
them established a residence upon that territory. As early, how-
ever, as 1655, there were so many householders in Shawshine,
gathered from Cambridge and elsewhere, that they were incor-
porated as a distinct town, named Billerica, and an amicable
arrangement was made by them with the inhabitants of Cam-
bridge, in regard to their respective territorial rights and liabil-
ities.
The Town Records, Jan. 29, 1654-5, show that " In answer to
a letter sent to the town from our neighbors of Shawshine, alias
Bilracie, wherein they desire that whole tract of land may be
disengaged from this place and be one entire body of itself, — the
town consented to choose five persons a Committee to treat and
conclude with them concerning their request therein ; at which
time there was chosen Mr. Henry Dunster, Elder Champney,
John Bridge, Edward Goffe, and Edward Winship." The result
appears in the Record of the General Court, under date of May
23,1655:-
" In answer to the desire of our brethren and neighbors, the
inhabitants of Shawshin, requesting immunities and freedom
from all public rates and charges at Cambridge, and that all the
land of that place, as well those appertaining to the present in-
habitants of Cambridge as those granted them by the Court,
might belong entirely to that place, for the better encouragement
and carrying on of public charges that will necessarily there fall
out, —
" We, whose names are underwritten, being empowered by the
inhabitants of Cambridge, at a public meeting of the town, the
29th of January, 1654, to make such propositions and conclusions
therein as to us might seem most meet and equal, do make these
following propositions with reference to the compliance of the
above named our beloved brethren and neighbors, the inhabitants
of Shawshin, and the approbration of the General Court for the
full conclusion thereof.
1. " That all the lands belonging to that place called by the
name of Shawshin, with its appurtenances or latter grants made
by the General Court, as well those the propriety and peculiar
right whereof belongeth to any particular person, as those granted
by the town or church of Cambridge to that place for a township,
as also those given by the inhabitants of Cambridge for the fur-
CIVIL HISTORY. 61
therance and encouragement of a plantation there, shall be one
entire township or plantation, always freed and acquitted from
all manner of common charges or rates, of what nature or kind
soever, due or belonging of right to be paid unto Cambridge by
virtue of any grant of that place unto them by the General Court.
" 2. That whensoever any of the inhabitants of Cambridge,
their heirs or assigns, whether in that place or elsewhere, shall
make any improvement of their lands above premised, more or
less, by fencing, building or breaking up, or mowing of the mead-
ows, every such person shall pay to the common charges of that
place, i. e., Shawshin, suitable to his or their improvement of
the aforesaid kind, in due proportion with the rest of the inhab-
itants in that place, the whole estate and improvements of the
place being laid at an equal and proportionable rate.
" 3. That the inhabitants of Shawshin shall, at all time and
times hereafter forever, acquit and discharge the inhabitants of
Cambridge from all common charges, rates, dues, duties, and in-
cumbrances by any manner of ways or means due by them to be
paid, executed, or performed, by virtue of their interest in that
place, given unto them by the grant of the General Court.
"4. That whensoever any of the inhabitants of Cambridge
shall alienate their present interest in any of the above named
lands from themselves and heirs, then the said lands shall, in all
respects, be liable to common charges of that place, as though
those particular persons had their grants thereof made them from
the said town or plantation of Shawshin.
" 5. That no person or persons which either have had or here-
after shall have any lot or allotment granted them in the above
named township of Shawshin, in case they make not improve-
ment thereof by building and fencing, especially the houselot,
shall have any power to make any sale or gift thereof to any
other person, but such land and allotments shall return again to
the town, i. e., Shawshin ; and in case, after such like improve-
ment, any person shall then remove, to the deserting and leaving
their brethren and neighbors that have adventured by their en-
couragement to settle there with them, no such person or persons,
for seven years next ensuing the confirmation hereof, shall have
power to make either sale, or gift, or alienation thereof to any
person or persons whatsoever, save only unto such as the greater
part of the inhabitants then resident at Shawshin shall consent
unto and approve of.
" 6. That in case any grievance shall hereafter happen to arise,
62 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
which for the present neither side foresee, nor is hereby clearly
determined, that then all such matter of grievance or difference
shall be from time to time heard and determined by meet persons,
three or five, indifferently chosen by the prudential men of Cam-
bridge and Shawshin.
" And these aforementioned propositions to be subscribed by
all the present inhabitants of Shawshin, and by all such as
hereafter shall have any allotments granted them there, and re-
turn hereof made to the inhabitants of Cambridge within ten
days after the end of the first session of the next General Court.
Given under our hands this 17th 12In- 1654, by us,
" HENRY DUNSTER,
RICHARD CHAMPNEY,
EDWARD GOFFE,
JOHN BRIDGE.
" These propositions are accepted of and consented unto by us
the present inhabitants of Shawshin ; and we do humbly crave
this honored Court to confirm and record the same.
" Your bumble servants,
" RALPH HILL, Senr. JAMES PARKER,
WILLIAM FRENCH, JONATHAN DANFORTH,
JOHN STERNE, HENRY JEFTES,
WILLIAM PATTIN, WILLIAM CHAMBERLYN,
GEORGE FARLEY, JOHN PARKER,
RALPH HILL, Junr., ROBERT PARKER.
JOHN CROE,
" Their request was granted by the Court."
On the same day, May 23, 1655, " in answer to the petition of
several proprietors and inhabitants of Shawshin, humbly desir-
ing a tract of land lying near the line of the farms of John and
Robert Blood, and so along by the side of Concord River, &c.,
the Court grants their request in that respect, so as it hinder no
former grants, and grant the name of the plantation to be called
Billirikey." *
Thus was this first dismemberment of the extensive township
of Cambridge amicably accomplished. No reasonable objection
could be urged against granting an independent ecclesiastical
and civil organization to those persons who resided at such a
great distance from the centre of the town, as soon as they were
able to defray their necessary expenses.
l Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (i.), 237-240.
CHAPTER VII.
CIVIL HISTORY.
DURING the period embraced in the preceding chapter, very
important events occurred in England. The ecclesiastical yoke
which the Fathers of New England were unable to bear was
broken, and the people enjoyed comparative religious freedom.
The civil government also was overturned and established on new
foundations. King Charles the First was beheaded Jan. 30,
1649, and the House of Lords was soon afterwards suppressed.
For a few years, a Parliament consisting of a single House, and
the army under the command of Cromwell, as chief general, ex-
ercised a joint, or perhaps rather antagonistic, supremacy, until
Dec. 16, 1653, when Cromwell, with the title of Protector,
grasped the reins of government, which he held with a firm hand
so long as he lived. After this Revolution in England, and as
one of its consequences, the inhabitants of Cambridge were once
more tempted to remove. " Cromwell had been very desirous of
drawing off the New Englanders to people Ireland after his suc-
cesses there, and the inhabitants of New Haven had serious
thoughts of removing, but did not carry their design into execu-
tion. Jamaica being conquered, Ci*omwell renewed his invita-
tion to the colony of the Massachusetts to remove and to go and
people that island, and it appears by Mr. Leverett's letters and a
letter from the General Court to Cromwell, that he had it much
at heart. Cromwell foresaw that the West India planters would
raise estates far superior to those of the inhabitants of the north-
ern colonies, and though a mere worldly consideration was not
proper for him to urge, yet accompanied with the fulfillment of a
divine promise, that God's people should be the head and not the
tail, it was in character, and he artfully enough joined it with
the other consideration. But all was insufficient to induce the
people of New England to quit a country where they could live
tolerably, and were indulged with all the privileges they desired,
64 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and we have no account of many families having removed." 1 Al-
though this temptation was offered to the people of the whole
Colony, the inhabitants of Cambridge may be supposed to have
been peculiarly sensitive to its force, inasmuch as it was presented
by one of their most honored and trusted townsmen. Captain
Gookin was in England in 1655, and was selected by Cromwell
as a special agent to manage this affair. Having received his
instructions, he returned to .New England and devoted himself
earnestly to his appointed task. Several of his letters to Secre-
tary Thurloe concerning this mission are printed in Thurloe's
State Papers. In the first, dated Jan. 21, 1655-6, he announces
his recent arrival at Boston, " after* ten weekes of an exercising
passage from the Isle of Wight." 2 At a later period, he men-
tions in detail some of his labors, and hopes, and discourage-
ments, reminding the secretary that he undertook the work with
some misgivings. This letter may deserve insertion : —
" RIGHT HONORABLE. Since my arrival in New England,
which was the 20th of January last, I wrote two letters by way of
Barbadoes, and this 3d also the same way being destitute of a
direct conveyance from hence. The sum of the 2 first were
to inform your honour of my arrivall here, and of a little motion
that I had then made in his highnesse's affayres ; but the sharp-
ness of the winter prevented my travill into other colonies. But
I procured a meeting of the council of this colony March the
7th being the soonest they mett, although the governour called
them a month before ; but in the interval between my arrival
and the counsel's meeting, I endeavoured to make knowne, as far
as I could, the sum of his highness desires ; but there was little
done during that season for the foremen tioned reson, but after the
counsell of this colony mett, and I had delivered his highness
letters, and declared the cause of my coming, they thankfully
accepted and readily made an order for the promotion thereof,
requiring their officers to attend my motions in the publishing
the same. Whereupon I did forthwith cause a short declaration
to be printed and published unto all the towns and plantations of
the English, not only in this, but other colonys, (the copie of
which printed paper and order I have enclosed,) and together
therewith I procured and imployed persons of trust in severall
parts (where I could not be in person) to promote the business
and take subscriptions. Shortly after this was done in mid Aprill
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., i. 190-192. 2 Vol. iv., p. 440.
CIVIL HISTORY. 65
(as soone as the waies were well passable) I tooke my journey
to the colonies of Conecticut and New Haven (about 150 miles,
for the most part through the woods) and unto the magistrates of
those colonies declared my busines, delivering his highness let-
ters to Mr. Eaton, &c. They all thankfully accepted his great
love, manefesting themselves very ready to further the worke in
the West Indies, which they trust is of God. But as for this
place of Jamiaca now tendred, the minds of most were averse
at present, for as much as at that very season their came divers
letters from thence, signifieing the sore afflicting hand of God
in the mortalitie of the English upon the Island, in so much
that of 8,000 and upward, that landed there, there was not liv-
ing above one halfe ; and those very weake, and lowe, and many
of them dicing daily, wherein also was related the death of ma-
jor general Fortescue, Mr. Gage, and divers others. These tyd-
ings are a very great discouragement unto the most and best per-
sons, which otherwise would have ingaged to remove ; only some
few families have subscribed, but not considerable. If the Lord
please to give the state either Hispaniola, Cuba, or any other
helthful place, I have good reason to beeleve, that sundry per-
sons, of worth, yea and some whole churches would remove from
hence into those parts. But as for this Island (though through
God's mercy late intelligence of 7th of March from the commis-
sioners give great hope, that the good lord is returneing to visit
the remnant, that is left, with health and cure ; and also they
give great incouradgment of the fertilitie of the said island, all
which tidings I have endevored to publish with my best skill,
and what the effects may be towards the drawing in of more
persons, I canot yet determine; but this island, through many
bad reports of it, is not of such esteme here, as in several respects
I conceive it deserves. For the present their are some few godly
discrete persons, that intend to pass theither in a ship of the
states called the Hope, whereof one Martin is comander, which
is now here ladeing masts for the fleet. These persons leave
their familie here ; and if it shall please God to cary them safe,
and that the island be liked by them (as I hope it may) then
upon their returne and inteligence, 't is probable, that many will
remove, and in the interim if the Lord's purposes be to plant the
said island with any people from hence, 't is possible upon this
last newes I may heare of greater motion than formerly among
the people. There is one thing, that I desire to mention to your
honour, that is, an objection I mett with from some principal
5
66 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
persons, that incline to transplant, and indeed the motions of
such will draw or hinder many. If his highness see cause to re-
move it, 't is probable it may further the work. They say, there
is no incouradgment in the propositions for ministers or men of
place, but what is equall with other men. Now if a minister and
people remove, the people wil not be in a capacity, untill they
are settled, to maintayne their ministers, for as much as they
cannot cary their estates from hence, being it principally consists
in land and cattle. Now if there were some annual allowance
made unto such persons for a few yeares, until the people recruite,
or other waies be contrived, it would then take of that hinder-
ance.
" Thus I have, as breefly as I may, perticulerly signified unto
your honour, the sume of what is hetherto done. I am hartily
sorry, that my service hath beene hetherunto so unprofitable to
his highness and the state, whome I desire, through the strength
of God, to serve with a faithfull hart and diligent hand. But I
trust your wisdomes wil consider the providences of God, that
have occurred ; and also remember some litle mention I made of
my feares this way, before I undertooke the service ; but yet I
am not out of hope, that his highness pious intentions and mo-
tions in this great worke both in the West Indies, and elsewhere,
shal be owned and crowned with the Lord's blessing in his best
season.
" Thus with my most humble service presented, and earnest
prairs to him, on whose shoulders the government is, to give his
gracious presence and assistance to his highness and your honer
in all emergencies, I remaine desirous to be, sir, his highness and
your honer's most humble and faithful servant,
DANIEL GOOKIN.
" Cambridge in New England, May 10th, 1656." l
Captain Gookin wrote again, Oct. 23, 1656, announcing the
probable failure of the project, inasmuch as " the great difficul-
ties and discouragement the English have grapled with in that
place, being fully known here, have made the most considerable
persons slow to appeare or ingage to transplant for present, lest
they should bring themselves and families into great inconven-
iences ; only there was about three hundred souls that subscribed,
who for the most part are young persons under family government,
and many of them females, and for quality of low estates, but
divers personally godly." 2
1 State Papers, v. 6, 7. 2 Ibid., v. 509.
CIVIL HISTORY. 67
While the Protectorate of Cromwell continued, Massachusetts
was a favored colony, and the inhabitants of Cambridge shared
the general benefit of political and ecclesiastical privileges. But
his death, and the incompetency of his son Richard, prepared the
way for the accession (or Restoration, as it was styled) of Charles
the Second, who, on the twenty-ninth day of May, 1660, the an-
niversary of his birth, entered London in triumph. From this
time a constant struggle for chartered rights was maintained for
many years, resulting in the forcible abrogation of the old char-
ter. In this struggle, Cambridge men were active participants.
It is related by Hutchinson, under date of 1660, that, "in the
ship which arrived from London the 27th of July there came
passengers Col. Whaley and Col. Goffe, two of the late King's
judges They did not attempt to conceal their persons or
characters when tFiey arrived at Boston, but immediately went to
the governor, Mr. Endicot, who received them very courteously.
They were visited by the principal persons of the town, and among
others they take notice of Col. Crown's coming to see them. He
was a noted royalist. Although they did not disguise themselves
yet they chose to reside at Cambridge, a village about four miles
distant from the town, where they went the first day they arrived.
.... The 22d of February the Governor summoned a court of
assistants to consult about securing them, but the court did not
agree to it. Finding it unsafe to remain any longer, they left
Cambridge the 26th following and arrived at New Haven the 7th
of March. " 1 The particular reason why they selected Cam-
bridge for their residence does not distinctly appear. A prin-
cipal inhabitant of the town, Edward Goffe, was the namesake
of one of the regicides, and may have been his brother or cousin ;
but I have found no proof of such relationship. Perhaps their
acquaintance with Captain Gookin may have induced them to re-
side here. In a " Narrative of the Commissioners from England
about New England," published by Hutchinson in his " Collec-
tion of Papers,"2 it is alleged that "Col. Whaley and Goffe were
entertained by the magistrates with great solemnity and feasted
1 Hist. Mass., i. 213-215. From New tures and fate in New England, may be
Haven the regicides retreated to Hadley, found in Judd's History of Hadley, pp.
where they found shelter in the house of 214-223.
Rev. John Russell. "Whalley is supposed It should be added, that although
to have died there about 1670, and to have Hutchinson and others style Whalley
been buried in Mr. Russell's cellar. Goffe and Goffe " Colonels," both were act-
survived several years ; but the time and ually Major-generals under Cromwell,
place of his death are not known. A 2 Pages 419, 420.
chapter relative to their romantic adven-
68 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
in every place, after they were told they were traytors and ought
to be apprehended ; they made their abode at Cambridge uutill
they were furnished with horses and a guide and sent away to
Newhaven ; for their more security Capt. Daniell Gookin is re-
ported to have brought over and to manage their estates ; and
the commissioners being informed that he had many cattle at his
farm in the King's Province which were supposed to be Whalyes
or Goughs, caused them to be seazed for his Majesty es use till
further order, but Capt. Gookin, standing upon the privilege of
their charter and refusing to answer before the commissioners, as
soe, there was no more done in it ; Capt. Peirce, who transported
Whaly and Gough into New England, may probably say some-
thing to their estate." It has been said that Gookin had made
a second visit to England, and that he returned in the same ship
with Whalley and Goffe.
A fragment of General Goffe's journal, descriptive of his res-
idence in Cambridge, has been printed in the " Proceedings of
the Massachusetts Historical Society," 1863, 1864. 1 Among other
things he says : —
" 27 d. 5 m. Wee came to anchor betwen Boston and Charles-
town betwen 8. and 9. in ye morning : all in good health thro:
ye good hand of God ! upon us : oh ! yt men would praise the
Lord for his goodness, — as ps. 107. 21 &c."
" 29 d. 5 m. — Lds day ; wee had opportunity of waiting upon
God in his publick ordinances, wch wer solemnly performed by
Mr. Mitchel."
"9 d. 6 m. — At night Majr Gookins shewed us a printed
paper yt was brought in ye Scotch ship, wherein ye Lords do
order 66 members of ye High court of Justice to be secured, wth
yr estates, — its dated 18 d. May, 1660. But I will meditate on
Hebr. 13. 5, 6."
" 15 d. 6 m. — Sup't at Mr. Chancey's ; the good old servant
of ye Lord, still expressing much affection, & telling us, he was
perswaded ye Ld had brought us to this country for good both to
them and or selves."
" 23 d. 6 m. — In ye evening wee vissited Elder Frost, who
reed us with great kindness & love esteeming it a favour yt we
would come into yr mean habitation ; assured us of his fervent
prayers to ye Lord for us : — A glorious saint makes a mean cot-
tage a stately palace ; were I to make my choyce, I would rather
abide wth ys saint in his poor cottage then wth any one of ye
princes yt I know of at ys day in ye world."
1 Pages 281-283.
CIVIL HISTORY. 69
" 24 d. 6 m. — Wee visited G.1 Beale, sorely afflicted with ye
stone. He complained yt lie could not in ye extremity of ye
pain submitt with cheerfullness to ye will of God ; & told us yt
God spake many things to him under this exercise."
" 26 d. 6 m. — Mr. Mitchell wth diverse came to visit us; or dis-
course tended to provoke to give up or selves wholly to Jesus
Christ and make him ye whole delight of or souls."
Within a few days after Whalley and Goffe left Cambridge,
orders arrived from England for their arrest ; and there was at
least a show of earnest exertion, on the part of the magistrates, to
overtake them ; but the effort was in vain. Knowing that dis-
satisfaction existed in the English government, not only on ac-
count of their friendly reception of the regicides, but also for
their persistent disregard of the navigation laws, and many other
acts of insubordination, the General Court which assembled May
22, 1661, attempted to remove some of the causes of offence.
They rebuked the apostle Eliot for publishing a book advocating
a "Christian Commonwealth" rather than a monarchy; they
modified their laws concerning Quakers, and soon afterwards ex-
pressed their intention to comply with the laws concerning nav-
igation. On the last day of the session, which had extended into
June, they adopted a vote which clearly indicates their concep-
tion of . the grave difficulties which surrounded them, and their
anxiety to devise means of escape : —
" For as much as the present condition of our affairs in highest
concernments call for a diligent and speedy use of the best means
seriously to discuss and rightly to understand our liberty and duty,
thereby to beget unity amongst ourselves in the due observance
of obedience and fidelity unto the authority of England and our
own just privileges, for the effecting whereof it is ordered by this
Court, that Mr. Symon Bradstreet, Mr. Samuell Symonds, Major
General Denison, Mr. Danforth, Major Win. Hauthorne, Capt.
Tho. Savage, Capt. Edward Johnson, Capt. Eliazer Lusher, Mr.
Mather, Mr. Norton, Mr. Gobbet, and Mr. Michell, be and hereby
are appointed a committee, immediately after the dissolution or
adjournment of the Court, to meet together in Boston on sec-
ond day next, at twelve of the clock, to consider and debate such
matter or thing of public concernment touching our patent, laws,
privileges, and duty to his Majesty, as they in their wisdom shall
judge most expedient, and draw up the result of their apprehen-
sions, and present the same to the next session for consideration
1 Goodman.
70 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and approbation, that so (if the will of God be) we may speak
and act the same thing, becoming prudent, honest, conscientious,
and faithful men."
This important committee consisted of four Assistants, four
Deputies, and four clergymen, of whom Danforth and Mitchell
were of Cambridge. The report was signed by Danforth, and
was probably written by him ; it is here inserted, as it indicates
the skill and firmness with which encroachments on their char-
tered rights were resisted by the party of which he was the ac-
knowledged leader. Immediately after the appointment of this
committee, the Court adjourned. It met again on the tenth of
June, after a recess of probably less than a week. The first bus-
iness presented was this Report : —
" The answers of the Committee unto the. matters proposed to
their consideration by the honored General Court :
" 1. Concerning our liberties.
" 1. We conceive the patent (under God) to be the first and
main foundation of our civil polity here, by a Governor and Com-
pany, according as is therein expressed.
" 2. The Governor and Company are, by the patent, a body
politic, in fact and name.
" 3. This body politic is vested with power to make freemen.
" 4. These freemen have power to choose annually a Governor,
Deputy Governor, Assistants, and their select representatives or
deputies.
" 5. This government hath also [power] to set up all sorts of
officers, as well superior as inferior, and point out their power
and places.
" 6. The Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants, and select
representatives or deputies have full power and authority, both
legislative and executive, for the government of all the people
here, whether inhabitants or strangers, both concerning ecclesias-
tics and in civils, without appeal, excepting law, or laws repug-
nant to the laws of England.
" 7. The government is privileged by all fitting means (yea,
and if need be, by force of arms), to defend themselves, both by
land and sea, against all such person or persons as shall at any
time attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or
annoyance of this plantation or the inhabitants therein, besides
other privileges mentioned in the patent, not here expressed.
CIVIL HISTORY. 71
" 8. We conceive any imposition prejudicial to the country
contrary to any just law of ours, not repugnant to the laws of
England, to be an infringement of our right.
" 2. Concerning our duties of allegiance to our sovereign lord
the King.
" 1. We ought to uphold and to our power maintain this place,
as of right belonging to our sovereign lord the King, as holden of
his majesty's manor of East Greenwich, and not to subject the
same to any foreign prince or potentate whatsoever.
" 2. We ought to endeavor the preservation of his majesty's
royal person, realms, and dominions, and so far as lieth in us, to
discover and prevent all plots and conspiracies against the same,
" 3. We ought to seek the peace and prosperity of our king
and nation, by a faithful discharge in the governing of this peo-
ple committed to our care. (1.) By punishing all such crimes
(being breaches of the first or second table) as are committed
against the peace of our sovereign lord the King, his royal crown
and dignity. (2.) In propagating the gospel, defending and up-
holding tTie true Christian or Protestant religion according to the
faith given by our Lord Christ in his word ; our dread sovereign
being styled ' Defender of the faith.'
" The premises considered, it may well stand with the loyalty
and obedience of such subjects as are thus privileged by their
rightful sovereign (for himself, his heirs and successors forever),
as cause shall require, to plead with their prince against all such
as shall at any time endeavor the violation of their privileges.
" We further judge that the warrant and letter from the
King's majesty, for the apprehending of Col. Whalley and Col.
Goffe, ought to be diligently and faithfully executed by the
authority of this country.
" And, also, that the General Court may do safely to declare,
that in case (for the future) any legally obnoxious, and flying
from the civil justice of the state of England, shall come over to
these parts, they may not here expect shelter.
" Boston 10. 4m. 1661. By order and consent of the Com-
mittee. " THO. DANFOKTH.
" The Court allows and approves of the return of the Com-
mittee." l
On the last day of the year 1661, the General Court deter-
mined to send " Mr. Symon Bradstreet and Mr. John Norton "
1 Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (ii.) 24-26.
72 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
to England, as special agents. Among their instructions were
these : " 1. You shall present us to his majesty as his loyal and
obedient subjects." " (4.) You shall not engage us by any act of
yours to anything which may be prejudicial to our present stand-
ing according to patent." 1 The agents were received more fa-
vorably than they expected, and returned with a gracious letter
from the King. This letter was read in Court, Oct. 8, 1662. In
consequence of the King's declaration therein, " We will pre-
serve and do hereby confirm the patent and charter heretofore
granted unto them by our royal father of blessed memory, and
they shall fully enjoy all the privileges and liberties granted to
them in and by the same," — the Court appointed a special
thanksgiving, making mention of " the safe and speedy return of
our public messengers sent for England, together with the contin-
uance of the mercies of peace, liberties, and the gospel ; " and on
the same day it was further ordered, " that henceforth all writs,
process, with indictments, shall by all magistrates, the secretary,
clerk of the several courts and writs, be made and sent forth in
his Majesty's name, i. e., you are hereby required in his Majesty's
name, etc., any usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding."
Some of the other requisitions, especially those interfering with
their ecclesiastical polity, were very unwelcome, and the Court
was not ready to_comply. " The Court, having duly considered
of his Majesty's letters now in Court, and the contents thereof,
do hereby order the publication thereof. And forasmuch as the
said letter hath influence upon the churches as well as the civil
state, it is further ordered, that all manner of actings in relation
thereunto be suspended until the next General Court, that so all
persons concerned may have time and opportunity to consider of
what is necessary to be done, in order to his Majesty's pleasure
therein." 2
In their answer to the King's letter, after expressing thankful-
ness for his confirmation of the charter, the Court say : " As
1 Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (ii.) 37. Loyalty whereof he is a member, and unto which
to the king was held to be qualified or he is sworn formerly. Boston the 24th of
modified by the provisions of the char- May, 1665. DANIEL GOOKIN."
ter; two examples are preserved in the "Before I take the oath of allegiance
Mass. Archives, cvi. 132, 133. "Daniel to his Majesty, which I am ready to
Gookin, before he took the oath of allegi- do, I do declare that I will be so under-
ance in Court, May 24th, 1665, did openly stood as not to infringe the liberty and
and plainly declare that in taking that privileges granted in his Majesty's royal
oath he would be so understood as not to charter to this Colony of the Massachu-
infringe the liberty and privileges granted setts. THOMAS DANFORTH. 26 (3)
in his Majesty's royal charter to the 1665."
Governor and Company of Massachusetts, 2 Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (ii.) 58.
CIVIL HISTORY. 73
touching the further purport of the letter, we have this particular
account to givevviz : for the repealing of all laws here established
since the late changes, contrary and derogatory to his Majesty's
authority and government, we having considered thereof, are not
conscious to any of that tendency. Concerning the oath of alle-
giance, we are readily to attend to it as formerly, according to
the charter. Touching the administration of justice in his Majes-
ties name, hath been done, the practice whereof, which was dis-
continued in the late changes, is now reassumed. Concerning
liberty to use the common Prayer Book, none as yet among us
have appeared to desire it. Touching administration of the sac-
raments, this matter hath been under consideration of a synod,
orderly called, the result whereof our last General Court com-
mended to the several congregations, and we hope will have a
tendency to general satisfaction. In reference to our elections of
magistrates, we humbly answer, that it hath always been, and is,
great care and endeavor, that men of wisdom, virtue and integ-
rity be chosen to places of trust ; and to that end, that such as
vote in elections should be orthodox in religion, virtuous (and
not vicious) in conversation, and all those that according to the
orders and customs of the colony here established, agreeable to
the provisions of our charter, having proved themselves to be
such in their places where they live, have from_time to time been
admitted in our elections ; and if anything yeT remain to be acted
by us respecting the premises, it is under consideration among us
to that end. We humbly desire your honor will be pleased to
assure his Majesty of the loyalty and good affection of his sub-
jects here, they resting secure in their charter and his Majesty's
gracious aspect towards them." 1
This letter, manifesting the same spirit which was exhibited a
hundred years afterwards, — personal loyalty to the King, but
an unwillingness to submit to the arbitrary government of a
Council or Parliament in which they were not represented, —
was not satisfactory to the English Government ; and after some
further correspondence, a board of commissioners, consisting of
Col. Richard Nichols, Sir Robert Carr, George Cartwright, Esq.,
and Samuel Maverick, Esq., was appointed in 1664, to visit the
New England Colonies and enforce their subjection. A long
controversy, shrewdly managed on the part of the Court, resulted
in the departure of the commissioners without having accom-
plished their object. The inhabitants of Cambridge were not
1 Danforth Papers, in Cdl. Mass. Hist. Soc., xviii. 47, 48.
74 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
backward in rendering encouragement to their magistrates. At
a special session, commencing Oct. 19, 1664, — " The Court
being met together and informed that several persons, inhab-
itants of Cambridge, were at the door and desiring liberty to
make known their errand, were called in, and Mr. Edward Jack-
son, Mr. Richard Jackson, Mr. Edward Oakes, and Deacon Stone,
coming before the Court, presented a petition from the inhab-
itants of Cambridge, which was subscribed by very many hands,
in which they testified and declared their good content and satis-
faction they took and had in the present government in church
and commonwealth, with their resolution to be assisting to and
encouraging the same, and humbly desiring all means might
be used for the continuance and preservation thereof : and at
the same time and the next day several petitions of like nature
from Wooborne, Dorchester, Redding, Chelmsford, Concord,
Billirrikey, Boston, Dedham, and Meadfield, and also one from
several inhabitants of Roxbury, all which are on file." 1 The
Cambridge petition is here inserted, partly on account of its
patriotic spirit, and partly to preserve the list of names appended
to it : —
" To the honoured Generall Court of Massachusetts Colonie.
The humble representation of the inhabitants of the towne of
Cambridg.
" For as much as we have heard that theire have beene repre-
sentations made unto his Maiesty conserning divisions among us
and dissatisfactions about the present goverment of this colonie ;
we whose names are under written, the inhabitants and house-
holders of the towne above mentioned, doe hearby testify our un-
animous satisfaction in and adhearing to the present government
so long and orderly estableshed, and our earnest desire of the con-
tinuance theirof and of all the liberties and privileges pertaining
theirunto which are contained in the charter granted by King
James and King Charles the First of famous memory, under the
encouredgment and security of which charter we or our fathers
ventered over the ocean into this wildernesse through great
hazards, charges, and difficulties ; and we humbly desire our hon-
ored General Court would addresse themselves by humble petition
to his Maiesty for his royall favour in the continuance of the pres-
1 Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (ii ) 136, 137. Archives to the Judicial Court Files for
The Cambridge petition, for some reason, Suffolk County, in the Court House,
has been removed from the Massachusetts Boston.
CIVIL HISTORY.
75
ent estableshment and of all the previleges theirof, and that we
may not be subjected to the arbitrary power of any who are not
chosen by this people according to theire patent,
"Cambrid": the 17th of the 8. 1664.
" CHARLES CHAUNCY.
EDWARD OAKES.
SAML.L ANDRE WE.
JONATHAN MITCHELL.
ELIJAH CORLETT.
RICHARD CHAMPNY.
EDMUND FROST.
GREGORY STONE.
JOHN BRIDGE.
JOHN STEDMAN.
FFRANCIS WHITMOR.
RICHARD JACKSON.
EDWARD SHEPHARD.
GILBERT X CRACBON.
JOHN Fi SEND EN.
JOHN COOPER.
ABRAHAM ERRINGTOON.
HUMFRY BRADSHA.
JOHN GIBSON.
RICHARD HASSELL.
DANILL KEMPSTER.
THOMAS X Fox.
GEORGE X WILLIS.
THOMAS X HALL.
RICHARD DANA.
NICOLAS X WYTHE.
THOMAS CHESHOLM.
SAMUEL GREEN.
THO. SWETMAN.
RICHARD ROBINS.
WILLIAM DIKSONE.
RICHARD ECCLES.
THOMAS LONGHORNE.
JOHN WATSONN.
ROGER X BUKK.
ANDREW X STEVENSON.
JOHN X PARENTS.
JAMES HUBBARD.
ROBERT X WILSON.
ROB. X PARKER.
JOHN X BOUTTELL.
ROBERT STEDMAN.
THOMAS CHENY.
WILLYAM X HEALLY.
JOHN PALFRAY.
FFRANCTS MOORE, S6nr.
JOHN GOVE.
WILL X MICHELSON.
EDWARD HALL.
WILLIAM BARRETT.
JOHN HOLMAN.
WILL. BORDMAN.
ZACHARYE HICKS.
SAML.L MANNING.
RICHARD CUTTER.
JOHN GREEN.
FFRA. MOORE, junr.
JOHN X ADAMS.
BEINIMAN CRACKBONE.
JOHN MARRITT.
NATHANELL HANCOCKE.
WILLYAM TOWN.
ABRAHAM HOLMAN.
JOHN SHEPHARD.
SAMUELL FROST.
WALTER HASTING.
NATH. GREEN.
ESTER GOSSOM.
PETER TOWNE.
EDWARD MITCHELLSON.
ANDREW BELCHER.
EDMUND ANGIER.
RICHARD PARK.
JOSKPH COOKE.
JERMIE FISMAN.
JOHN TALLER.
DANIEL CHEEAVER.
JOHN ELIOT.
EDWARD JACKSON.
SAMUELL HADEN.
JOHN JACKSON.
GREGORY COOKE.
76 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
JOHN X PARKER. JOHN WINTOR.
MATHEW X BOONE. JOHN COLLAR.
THOMAS HAMMOND, senyor. JOSEPH MIRIAM.
THOMAS HAMMOND, junyor. ISACK STARNES.
VINCENT X DRUSE, junyor. DAVID FISKE.
JOHN X HANCHET. SOLOMON PRENTES.
JOB X HIDES. JOSEPH SILL.
SAMUELL X HYDES. SAMUELL HASTING.
REBECCAH X DANIELL. RICHARD X FRANCES.
JONATHAN HIDES. ROBART X BROWN.
DAVID STONE. THOMAS X BROWN.
SAMUELL STONE. JOHN SWAN."
JEAMES X CUTLER.
" We, whose names are subscribed, being of the traine band
and singell men in the above sayd town, doe also desire to mani-
fest ourselves to be of the same mynd with our parents, masters,
and the aged men and housholders of the place.
"THOMAS OLIVER. JOHN HASTINS.
JONATHAN JACKSON. JOHN MORE.
JOHN JACKSON. JOHN HOLIS.
SEBEIS JACKSON. GERSHOM FROST.
STEVKN COOKE. ABRAHAM X HOWELL.
JACOB GOBLE. BENIAMAN X RUSSELL.
JOSEPH X STEVENES. SAMEUEL BUCKE.
DANIEL CHAMPNES. JOSEPH FFROST.
JOHN STEAD MAN. WILLIAM REYLE.
THOMAS GATES. SAMUELL X GARRY.
ARTHER X HENBURY. NATH. PATTEN.
ROBART X SHEPAHD. STEPHEN FRANCES.
DANIELL X PRAT. REUBEN LUXFFORD.
PHILIP EASTMAN. SAMUELL X ROBINES.
ARTHUR CALL. BENONY X EATON.
THOMAS MARRITT. RODGER CHANDLER.
JOSEPH PRATT. JOSEPH HOLME."
THOMAS FFLEDG.
It does not appear that Cambridge, in its corporate capacity,
was actively engaged in the political contest which continued,
with scarcely any intermission, for more than twenty years ; but
there is the best evidence that its representative men were
among the most active leaders in opposition to the arbitrary
measures of the English court. Edward Randolph, " the arch
enemy of the Colony," addressing the Lords of Trade in 1676,
says : " Amongst the Magistrates, some are good men and well af-
CIVIL HISTORY. 77
fected to his Majesty, and would be well satisfied to have his Maj-
esty's authority in a better manner established; but the major part
are of different principles, having been in the government from
the time they formed themselves into a Commonwealth. These
direct and manage all affairs as they please, of which number
are Mr. Leverett, Governor, — Mr. Symons, Deputy Governor, —
Mr. Danforth, Mr. Ting, Major Clarke, and Major Hathorn,
still continued a magistrate, though commanded by his Majesty
upon his allegiance to come into England, yet refused, being en-
couraged in his disobedience by a vote of the Court not to appear,
upon some reasons best known to themselves. These, with some
few others of the same faction, keep the country in subjection
and slavery, backed with the authority of a pretended charter." 1
To the Bishop of London he writes, May 29, 1682, " I think I
have so clearly layd downe the matter of fact, sent over their
lawes and orders to confirine what I have wrote, that they can-
not deny them : however, if commanded, I will readily pass the
seas to attend at Whitehall, especially if Dan ford, Goggin, and
Newell, magistrates, and Cooke, Hutchinson and Fisher, mem-
bers of their late General Court and great opposers of the honest
Governor and majestrates, be sent for to appeare before his Maj-
esty ; till which time this country will always be a shame as well
as inconveniency to the government at home."2 Soon afterwards,
June 14, 1682, he writes to the Earl of Clarendon, " His Majes-
ties quo warranto against their charter, and sending for Thomas
Danforth, Samuel Nowell, a late factious preacher and now a
magistrate, and Daniel Fisher and Elisha Cooke, deputies, to at-
tend and answer the articles of high inisdemeanures I have now
exhibited against them in my papers sent Mr. Blaithwait per
Capt. Foy, will make the whole faction tremble." 3
" During these distresses of the colony," says Hutchinson in
1681, " there were two parties subsisting in the government, both
of them agreed in the importance of the charter privileges, but
differing in opinion upon the extent of them, and upon the proper
measures to preserve them. The governor, Mr. Bradstreet, was
at the head of the moderate party. Randolph in all his letters
takes notice of it Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Dudley, and William
Brown of Salem, these fell in with the Governor. The deputy
governor, Mr. Danforth, was at the head of the other party : the
principal members of the court with him were Major Gookins of
Cambridge, Peter Tilton of Hadley, Elisha Cooke and Elisha
1 Hutch. Coll., p 499. 2 Ibid., 532. 8 Ibid., 535.
78 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Hutchinson of Boston. This party opposed the sending over
agents, the submitting to acts of trade, &c., and were for adher-
ing to their charter according to their construction of it, and
leaving the event. Gookins, being aged, desired a paper he drew
up as his dying testimony, might be lodged with the court, con-
taining the reasons of his opinion." 1
Through the whole of this protracted controversy, Danforth
and Gookin, together with the Deputies from Cambridge, con-
tinued firm in their resistance to the arbitrary measures of the
English government. They were at last overpowered, however,
and the Colony was reduced to a state little better than slavery.
On the 25th day of May, 1686, Joseph Dudley, the newly ap-
pointed President, with his Council, assumed the government of
the Colony, the charter having been abrogated. A few months
later, Dec. 20, 1686, he was superseded by Sir Edmund Andros,
who had been appointed Governor of New England.
1 Hist. Mass., i. 331.
CHAPTER VIII.
CIVIL HISTORY.
As early as 1654, some of the inhabitants upon the south side of
the River commenced a movement, which resulted, seven years
afterwards, in an order of the General Court, that all who resided
nuore than four miles from the meeting-house should " be freed
from contributing towards the ministry on the north side the
river," so long " as the south side the river shall maintain an
able ministry." 1 This was not wholly satisfactory, and a peti-
tion for more extensive privileges was presented to the General
Court, Oct. 18, 1672, but action thereon was postponed until the
next session, May 7, 1673, at which time this record is found :
" In answer to the petition of Mr. Edward Jackson and John
Jackson in behalf of the inhabitants of Cambridge Village, on
the south side of Charles River, this Court doth judge meet to
grant the inhabitants of the said village annually to elect one
constable and three selectmen, dwelling among themselves, to
order their prudential affairs of the inhabitants there according
to law, only continuing a part of Cambridge in paying country
and county rates, as also town rates so far as refers to the gram-
mar school and bridge, and also pay their proportion of the
charges of the deputies of Cambridge, and this to be an issue to
the controversy between Cambridge and them." 2 But the peo-
ple were not content to be a precinct. Accordingly at the session
of the General Court, commencing May 8, 1678, a petition was
presented for incorporation as a town : —
" To the honored Governor, Deputy Governor, together with
the honored Magistrates and Deputies of the General Court, now
sitting in Boston.
" The humble petition of us, the inhabitants of Cambridge
Village, on the south side of Charles River, showeth, that the
1 Mass. Col. Rec., iv. (ii.) 16. 2 Ibid., 555.
80 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
late war, as it hath been a great charge to the whole Colony, so
to us in particular, both in our estates and persons, by loss of life
to some, and others wounded and disabled for their livelihood,
besides all our other great charges in building of our meeting-
house and of late enlargement to it, as also our charge to the
minister's house. And, as you know, the Lord took that worthy
person from us in a little time, and now in great mercy hath
raised up another in the place, who hath a house in building for
him, which requires assistance : As also we are now, by the great
mercy of God, so many families that a school is required for the
education of our children according to law, besides our public
charge of the place. Yet, notwithstanding, this last year, the
Townsmen of Cambridge have imposed a tax upon us, amount-
ing to the sum of three country Rates, without our knowledge or
consent, which we humbly conceive is very harsh proceeding "for
any Townsmen of their own will and power to impose upon the
inhabitants what taxes they please, and to what end, without
ever calling the inhabitants to consider about such charge.
Nevertheless, for peace sake, the inhabitants of our place did
meet together and jointly consent to give the town of Cambridge
the sum of one hundred pounds, and to pay it in three years,
without desiring any profit or benefit from them of wood, timber,
or common lands, but only our freedom, being content with our
own proprieties, which some of us had before Cambridge had any
right there : which tender of ours they having rejected, as also
to grant to us our freedom from them, we do most humbly com-
mend our distressed condition to the justice and mercy of this
honored Court, that you will please to grant us our freedom from
Cambridge and that we may be a township of ourselves, without
any more dependence upon Cambridge, which hath been a great
charge and burden to us ; and also that you would please to give
the place a name, and if there should be any objection against us
that the honored Court will admit our reply and defence. So
hoping the Almighty will assist you in all your concerns, we rest
your humble petitioners.
"Mu. EDWARD JACKSON. THOMAS PRENTICE, junr.
CAPT. THOMAS PRENTICK. JOHN KENRICK, junr.
JOHN FULLER, senr. JOHN MASON.
JOHN KENKICK, seiir. WM. ROBINSON.
ISAAC WILLIAMS. THOMAS GREENWOOD.
JOHN WARD. JOHN PARKER (south).
JOSEPH MILLER. HUMPHREY OSLAND.
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JOSEPH BARTLETT. SAMUEL HIDES, junr.
ISAAC BACON. NOAH MCDANIEL.
JACOB BACON. JOHN FULLER, junr.
SAMUEL TRUSDALE. JOSHUA FULLER.
SIMON ONGE. JOHN ALEXANDER.
JONATHAN FULLER. JOHN PRENTICE.
JONATHAN HIDES, sen1. NATHL. HAMMOND.
THOMAS PARKES, senr. JOB HIDES.
JAMES TROWBRIDGE. JOHN PARKER (east).
NOAH WISWALL. WIDOW JACKSON.
THOMAS HAMMOND. EDWD. JACKSON, junr.
JONATHAN HIDES, junr. DANIEL KEY.
JAMES PRENTICE, senr. THOS. PRENTICE, junr.
DAVID MEADS. ABRAHAM JACKSON.
VINCENT DRUSSE. STEPHEN COOKE.
JOHN HIDES. RICHARD PARKS.
EBENR. WISWALL. JOSEPH FULLER.
ELIAH KENRICK. ISAAC BEACH.
SEBEAS JACKSON. PETER HANCHET." 1
The historian of Newton says this petition " was no doubt
drawn up by Mr. Edward Jackson, senior." He adds a list of
" Freemen in the Village who did not sign this petition," 2
namely : —
" Rev. Nehemiah Hobart. Daniel Bacon.
Elder Thomas Wiswall. John Spring.
Dea. Samuel Hyde. Daniel McCoy.
John Woodward. John Park.
Henry Segar. Samuel Hyde, Son of Jona.
Thomas Park, junr. James Prentice, junr."
" In answer to the petition of the inhabitants of Cambridge
Village, on the south side of the river, the Court judgeth it meet
to grant them a hearing of the case mentioned on the first Tues-
day of the next session in October, and all parties concerned are
ordered to have timely notice." 3
At the time appointed, a long protest was presented by the
Selectmen of Cambridge, a part of which was printed in Jack-
son's " History of Newton," pp. 53-60. Notwithstanding its
length, it is here inserted in full, on account of the historical
facts mentioned in it, and the picture it presents of the general
condition of affairs : —
1 Mass. Arch., cxii. 250. « Mass. Col. Rec., v. 188, 189.
a Jackson's Hist, of Newton, 50, 52.
6
82 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" The answer of the Selectmen of Cambridge to the petition
exhibited against them by their Brethren and Neighbors of the
Village on the South Side of Charles River.
" To omit what they express by way of narration, declaring
' the loss of lives and estates to them sustained by the late war,
the death of their former minister and their having now got an-
other for whom a house is building,' &c. — the impertinency and
absurdity of their argument therein being obvious to all intelli-
gent minds, — we shall only concern ourselves with what they
make the main of their petition, which may be divided into these
two parts :
" I. The cause on our part, viz. the hard usage by the Towns-
men of Cambridge, i. e. imposing upon them a tax of their own
will and power, and what they please, and to what end they
please.
"For answer hereunto, the Cambridge Townsmen have im-
posed a tax (as they call it) if they intend no more than the
making of a rate for the paying of the charges of the whole town,
and putting upon them their just proportion of the charge of
those things, properly belonging to them to bear their part of,
according to the order of the General Court with reference to
them, made May 7th, 1673, and then declared to be the issue of
the controversy between the town and the petitioners, thus far
we own to be a truth. But whereas they charge us that we
have thus done, 1, of our own will, 2, of our own power, 3, what
we please, 4, to what end we please, — these are high and sad
accusations which we cannot own to be true : for 1st it was not
by our will that any taxes have been imposed on them or any
other of the inhabitants, but their own will, so declared in orderly
town-meetings, legally warned, whereat themselves either were or
might have been present and had their votes. 2. Nor was it of
our own power, but by the authority of the General Court, com-
mitting to us by the law, as we are Selectmen of the town,
power for the ordering of the prudentials of the town and levy-
ing what is necessary for the payment of the annual disburse-
ments regularly made for the town's occasions. 3. Nor have we
imposed upon the town in general, or the petitioners, what we
please. The rule that we have observed in raising our rates be-
ing to make them no greater than is of absolute necessity for the
payment of the town's debts, and most an end falling consider-
ably short by reason of the town's poverty, and upon each in-
habitant in particular according to a list of their persons and
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rateable estates. 4. Nor have we improved the moneys raised
to what end we please, but have faithfully disposed of the same
for the end for which we raised it, namely, the payment of the
town's just debts. If herein we have transgressed the line of our
power, we beg pardon (and direction for the future) of this hon-
ored Court. If our accusers shall deny the truth of what we
assert, either in general or any one article, we crave liberty to
put in our further defence and evidence.
" II. That which is the rmain of their petition they thus ex-
press, viz., ' that we may be a township of ourselves, without any
more dependence on Cambridge.' And this their petition they
strengthen with two arguments ; the 1st is prefatory to their peti-
tion, wherein they say ' they plead only for their freedom, being
content with their own propriety ; ' the 2d is subsequent ' because
their dependence on Cambridge hath been a great charge and
burthen to them.'
"• We shall begin with their arguments why they would be
freed from Cambridge. To the 1st, whereas they say that they
plead only for their freedom, being content with their own pro-
prieties, we answer, 1. That the inhabitants of Cambridge now
dwelling on the north side of Charles River have well nigh three
thousand acres of land that is laid out into several lots, some ten,
some twenty, some forty, acres, more or less, that they are at this
time seised of, and by them kept for herbage, timber, wood, and
planting lands, as they shall have occasion for to use the same,
all which is by the petitioners included within the line of division
between the town and them : and therefore they do not say words
of truth when they say they are content with their own proprie-
ties. 2. Nor is it true that they plead only for freedom ; for they
having obtained these our lands and proprieties to be within the
line of that division and payable to the ministry, they would be-
come our masters and charge us for our lands and cattle that we
shall put thereon to all their common charges, if they may obtain
to be a distinct township.
" To their 2d argument, viz. that their dependence on Cam-
bridge hath been a great charge and burden to them. For an-
swer hereto, 1st we shall say something that hath reference to
them more generally, and 2d, we shall distinguish between the
persons that are petitioners, and speak something more particu-
larly. 1. More generally. They well know, before their settle-
ment in that place, that all those lands that they now petition
for did belong to Cambridge, and were the grant of the General
84 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Court to them, for their enabling to maintain the ordinances of
God among them, and all other common charges inevitably aris-
ing in a township ; so that what they call a burden will appear
to be no more than their duty which they owe to the town ; and
if, in that sense, charge and burden may be admitted as a just
plea, may not the servant as well petition the Court to be freed
from his master, the tenant from his landlord, or any single town
petition his Majesty to have their freedom, and be a distinct Col-
ony, and plead that the annual charges for maintenance of gov-
ernment and the peace of the commonwealth is to them a great
charge and burden ? 2. Their charge and burden hath not been
greater than their brethren and neighbors ; for we have not, by
burdening or charging them, eased ourselves of our just dues and
proportion in any kind ; and although their accommodations for
enabling them to bear and discharge their dues are far better
than those of the town, yet it seems that what they call great
(and we may without wronging our case freely concede to the
truth thereof, that when all our shoulders bear, and hands and
hearts join together, we find it so by daily experience) they are
content that we should bear it alone, not pitying us, though we
sink and break under it ; for they know full well that their with-
drawing will not abate the weight of our burden ; for the bridge
must be maintained, the school must be kept up, the Deputies
must be sent to the General Court: and they have no other
charge or burden imposed upon them by us than their just pro-
portion of that which these do ordinarily require. 3. They know
full well that such hath been the tenderness of the town towards
them at all times, that they have evermore chosen a Constable
that hath been resident among them, and for the Selectmen also
they have desired that they might constantly have some of them
joined with those of the town, partly for their help, and partly
that they might more easily have help from them, and be satis-
fied in the equity and justice of their proceedings in all respects ;
so that we know they cannot and dare not to plead that we have
at any time been unwilling to execute the power of the Select-
men for gathering the rates due to their minister or otherwise
more properly belonging to them, nor that we have carried
crossly, proudly, or perversely towards them. If we have, let us
be accused to our faces, and not backbitten and slandered as we
have been in the other particulars whereof they accuse us.
" Thus far in answer to the petitioners' 2d argument in gen-
eral. We shall now make answer thereto more particularly.
CIVIL HISTORY. 85
And here we must divide the petitioners into two sorts : 1.
Those that were dwellers in the town before they went to in-
habit on that side. 2. Another sort are those that came from
other towns.
1. " Those that proceeded from the town, who knowing the
straitness and want of accommodation to be had among their
brethren there, and the lands on that side the water being then
of small value, procured to themselves large and comfortable ac-
commodation for a small matter. We have confidence that these
dare not to say that their being in Cambridge hath been any
charge or burden to them. They must and will own that God
hath there greatly blessed them : that whereas we on the town
side, of .£1,000 that we or our parents brought to this place, and
laid out in the town, for the purchasing at dear rates what we
now enjoy, can not, divers of us, show .£100, they may speak
just contrary or in proportion. We could, if need were, in-
stance some,* whose parents lived and died here, who, when they
came to this town had no estate, and some were helped by the
charity of the church, and others yet living that well know they
may say truly, with good Jacob, — over this Jordan came I with
this staff, — and so may they say, over this River went I, with
this spade, hoe, or other tool, and now, through God's blessing,
am greatly increased. Yet here we would not be understood to
include every particular person ; for we acknowledge that Mr.
Jackson brought a good estate to the town, as some others did,
and hath not been wanting to the ministry or any good work
among us ; and therefore we would not reflect upon him in the
least.
" 2. There are another sort of persons that did not proceed
from the town, but came from other towns, where there had
been much division and contention among them, who, though
they knew the distance of the place from the public meeting-
house, the dependency thereof on Cambridge, which they now
call a great charge and burden, yet this they then did choose,
and we are assured will own, generally at least, that they have
there increased their estates far beyond what those of the town
have or are capable to do. We might instance also in the In-
ventories of some of them, whose purchase at the first cost them
a very small matter, and their stock and household stuff we
judge to be proportionable, and yet when they deceased, an in-
" * John Jackson's Invent., £1,230. Kich. Park's Invent., £972.
86 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ventory f amounting to more than 1,100 pounds is given into
the Court ; and others that are yet living have advanced in some
measure suitable. But poor Cambridge quickly felt the sad
effect of their coming among us ; for though some of them came
from their dwellings very near the meeting-houses in other
towns, and these beforehand knew the distance of their now
dwellings from Cambridge, yet this did not obstruct them in
their settlement there ; but before they were well warm in their
nests, they must divide from the town. And though such was
the endeared love of our brethren and neighbors that went from
us to this Church and the ministry thereof, that it was long be-
fore they could get them (at least with any considerable unan-
imity) to join with them, yet they would petition, some few of
them in the name of the rest, to the honored General Court, for
their release from the town. And when the Court, being tired
out with their eager pursuit and more private fawnings and in-
sinuations, granted them Committee upon Committee to hear
and examine the ground of their so great complaints, at last all
issued in a declaration of the unreasonableness of their desire
with reference to the town and unseasonableness on their part,
as may appear by the return of the Committee made to the Gen-
eral Court, October 14, 1657, the Worshipful Richard Russell
Esq., Major Lusher and Mr. Ephraim Child subscribing the
same, and was accepted by the Court.
" Yet here they rested not ; but in the year 1661 petitioned
the Court, and then obtained freedom from rates to the ministry
for all lands and estates more than four miles from Cambridge
meeting-house ; and this being all that they desired, although
we were not at that time advantaged with an opportunity to
send any one to speak in the town's behalf, yet considering the
impetuousness of their spirits, and their good words, pretending
only the spiritual good of their families that could not travel
(women and children) to the meeting-house at Cambridge, we
rested therein, hoping now they would be at rest. But all this
did not satisfy them ; but the very next year J they petition the
Court again. And then as a full and final issue of all things in
controversy between Cambridge town and the petitioners, there
is another Committee appointed to come upon the place and de-
termine the bounds or dividing line between the town and them ;
the result whereof was such that, whereas their grant was for all
the lands that were above four miles from the town, they now
"t Old Hammond's Invent., £1,139. " j Octob. '62.
CIVIL HISTORY. 87
obtain the stating of a line that for the generalty is (by exact
measure) tried and proved to be very little above three miles
from Cambridge meeting-house. Yet did not Cambridge (thus
pilled and bereaved of more than half the lands accommodable
to their town at once) resist, or so much as complain, but rested
therein,' — the Court having declared their pleasure and given
them their sanction, that this, as abovesaid, should be a final
issue of all things between the town and the petitioners.
" All this notwithstanding, these long-breathed petitioners,
finding that they had such good success that they could never
cast their lines into the sea but something was catched, they re-
solve to bait their hook again ; and as they had been wont some
of them for twenty years together to attend constantly the meet-
ings of the town and selectmen, whilst there was any lands, wood,
or timber, that they could get by begging, so now they pursue the
Court for obtaining what they would from them, not sparing time
or cost to insinuate their matters, with reproaches and clamors
against poor Cambridge, and have the confidence in the year
1672 again to petition the Court for the same thing, and in the
same words that they now do, viz. ' that they may be a township
of themselves, distinct from Cambridge ' ; and then the Court
grants them further liberty than before they had, viz. to choose
their own Constable and three selectmen amongst themselves, to
order the prudential affairs of the inhabitants there, only continu-
ing a part of Cambridge in paying Country and County rates, as
also Town Rates so far as refers to the Grammar School, Bridge,
and Deputy's charges, they to pay still their proportion with the
town ; and this the Court declares, once more, to be a final issue
of the controversy between Cambridge and them.
" Cambridge no sooner understands the pleasure of this hon-
ored Court, but they quietly submitted thereunto ; and we hope
our brethren neither can nor dare in the least to accuse us
(first or last) of refusing to acquiesce in the Court's issue, al-
though we may and must truly say we have been not a little
grieved when by the more private intimations and reproachful
backbitings of our neighbors, we have, in the minds and lips of
those whom we honor and love, been rendered either too strait-
laced to our own interest, or unequally-minded towards our
brethren. And did not this honored Court, as well as we, con-
clude that the petitioners, having exercised the patience of the
Court by their so often petitioning, as well as giving trouble to
the town by causing them to dance after their pipes, from time
88 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
to time, for twenty-four years, as will appear by the Court Rec-
ords, in which time they have petitioned the Court near if not
altogether ten times, putting the town to great charges in meet-
ing together to consider and provide their answers, and to ap-
point men to attend the Court, and the Committees that have
been from time to time appointed by the Court, as also the
charges of entertaining them all, which hath been no small dis-
turbance to their more necessary employments for their liveli-
hood, and expense of their time and estates ; — yet all this not-
withstanding, we are summoned now again to appear before this
honored Court to answer their petition exhibited for the very
same thing, nothing being added save only sundry falsehoods
and clamorous accusations of us : § so that now it is not so much
Cambridge as the arbitrary and irregular acting of them and
their Townsmen that they plead to be delivered from, as being
their bondage and burden.
" It now remains that we speak something as to the main of
their petition, which they thus express, i. e., ' that we may be a
township of ourselves, without any more dependence on Cam-
bridge.' The reasons why we apprehend they may not have this
their petition granted them may be taken from —
" I. The injustice of this their request, which may thus ap-
pear: — 1. If it would be accounted injustice for any neighboring
towns, or other persons, to endeavor the compassing so great a
part or any part of our town limits from us, it is the same (and
in some sense far worse) for those that belong to us so to do.
This we conceive is plain from God's Word, that styles the child
that robs his father to be the companion of a destroyer, or, as
some render the word, a murderer ; although the child may plead
interest in his father's estate, yet he is in God's account a mur-
derer if he takes away that whereby his father's or mother's life
should be preserved ; and this, we apprehend not to be far unlike
the case now before this honored Court. 2. All practices of this
nature are condemned by the light of nature, Judges xi. 24.
They who had their grants from the heathen idolaters did not
account it just that they should be dispossessed by others. And
idolatrous Ahab, although he was a king, and a very wicked king
also, and wanted not power to effect what he desired, and was so
burdened for the want of Naboth's vineyard that he could neither
eat nor sleep, and when denied by his own subject tendered a full
price for the same, yet he had so much conscience left that he did
" § A Machiavelian practice.
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not dare to seize the same presently, as the petitioners would so
great a part of our possession as this is, were it in their power.
3. The liberty and property of a Colony, so likewise (in its de-
gree) of a township, is far more to be insisted upon than the right
of any particular person ; the concerns thereof being eminently
far greater in all respects, both civil and ecclesiastical. 4. The
General Court having forty-five years since (or more) made a
grant of the land petitioned for to Cambridge town, the Court's
grant to each town and person as his Majesty's royal charter is
to this honored Assembly and the whole Colony, we have con-
fidence that such is their wisdom and integrity that they will not
deem it to be in their power * to take away from us, or any other
town or person, any part of what they have so orderly granted
and confirmed to them. 5. Had we no grant upon Record (which
is indubitably clear that we have, none in the least questioning
the same), yet by the law of possession it is ours, and may not,
without violation of the law and faith of the honored Court be
taken from us.
" II. Could the petitioners obtain what they ask, without
crossing the law of justice, yet we apprehend it would be very
unequal ; and that may thus appear : — Because Cambridge town
is the womb out of which the petitioners have sprung, and there-
fore ought, in the first place, to be provided for ; and the question
in equity ought to be, not what do the petitioners crave,- and
might be convenient for them, but what may Cambridge spare ?
Now that Cambridge can not spare what they desire we shall thus
prove: — 1. From the situation of our town, being planted on a
neck of land, hemmed about by neighboring towns, Watertown
coming on the one side within half a mile of our meeting-house,
and Charlestown as near on the other side ; so that our bounds is
not much above a mile in breadth for near three miles together ;
and, on the south side the River, the petitioners have gained
their line (as we before related) to come very near within three
miles of our meeting-house. 2. The most considerable part of
the best and most accommodable lands of these near lands to
the town are belonging to Mr. Pelham and others that live not
in the town ; so that the far greater number of those that live in
the town are put to hire grass for their cattle to feed upon in the
summer time, which costs them the least twelve shillings and some
"* It was no dishonor to Paul, that had power of God Himself, that He is a God
all church power, that he could do nothing that cannot lie.
against the truth ; nor diminutive to the
90 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
fifteen shillings a head in money, for one cow, the summer feed ;
and corn-land they have not sufficient to find the town with bread.
3. Cambridge is not a town of trade or merchandize, as the sea-
port towns be ; but what they do must be in a way of husbandry,
although upon never so hard terms, they having no other way for
a supply. 4. By the same reason that the petitioners plead im-
munity and freedom, our neighbors that live far nearer to Con-
cord than to us may plead the like, and with far greater reason ;
and should they have a township granted them also, there would
be nothing left for Cambridge, no, not so much commonage as to
feed a small flock of sheep.
" That our town is thus situated, narrow and long on each
wing, Watertown and Charlestown nipping us up close on each
side, there needs no proof; it is sufficiently known to sundry
of the members of this honored Court. And that we are in other
respects circumstanced as we have related, so as that we must be
no town nor have no church of Christ nor ministry among us,
in case we be clipped and mangled as the petitioners would have,
we conceive there needs not further evidence than our testimony.
We know not why we should not be believed. We conceive that
the honor of God and of this Court is more concerned in providing
against the laying waste an ancient town and church of Christ,
settled in this place for more than forty years, than any of us can
be to our personal interest ; — nothing that we here enjoy as to our
outward accommodation being so attractive as that we should be
forced here to continue, if we be disabled to maintain God's or-
dinances. Yet for evidence of the truth of what we thus assert
we might allege the removing of Mr. Hooker and the whole
church with him to Hartford, and that for this very reason, be-
cause they foresaw the narrowness of the place was such that they
could not live here. Also the endeavor of Mr. Shepherd and
the church with him, before his death, to remove in like manner,
and that for no other reason but this, because they saw, after
many years hard labor and expense of their estates that they
brought with them from England, that they could not live in this
place. Also we may add, that the Committee, which the honored
General Court appointed to inquire into the estate of the town,
14th. 8mo. 57, made their return that they found the state of
Cambridge to be as we have declared.
" We do freely own that, as our place is straitened so the
charges are great for the maintenance of our Great Bridge and
schools, &c., besides all other charges common to other places.
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Shall this be an argument therefore to countenance any to seek
to pluck from us our right, and to pull away their shoulders, to
whom of right it appertains to bear a part with us, and have far
the greatest part of the accommodation that should uphold the
same ? We woiild not speak passionately ; but let not this hon-
ored Court be offended if we speak a little affectionately. We
know not wherein we have offended this honored Court, or why
poor Cambridge above all other towns in the country must be
thus harassed from Court to Court, and never can have an end
in twenty-four years time, although the Court have declared and
given in their sanction that this and the other determination
should be a final issue, never to be troubled more with the peti-
tioners ; yet still their petitions and clamors are received, and we
compelled to make answer thereto. If we have transgressed in
any kind, and this Court or any the members thereof have a prej-
udice against us, we humbly entreat that our offence may be
declared. And if we have been such arbitrary taxmasters as the
petitioners render us, that we may either be convicted, or recom-
pense given us for our cost and damage by their unjust molesta-
tion of us from time to time, for the just vindication of our
innocency against their unjust calumnies.
" Also we do humbly entreat of this honored Court that,
whereas the petitioners at the time of their first grant which
they obtained from this Court then pleaded that, for and towards
the maintenance of the ministry in that place, they might have
the lands and estates on that side the River that were more than
four miles from the town, that we might have the line stated
accordingly ; the whole being our own, as we have before pleaded
and proved, arid we having need thereof, we conceive we can not
in justice be denied the same.
" Also, whereas they have not submitted unto nor rested in
the Court's last grant made them for the choice of a Constable
and three Selectmen among themselves, but have carried it fro-
wardly one towards another, and in like manner towards the
town from whom they proceeded and unto whom they of right
belong, we humbly entreat that the said order may be reversed,
and that we being all one body politic may have a joint choice
in the Selectmen and Constables of the town, according as the
law doth determine the right and privilege of each town.
" Finally, we humbly entreat that this our defence may be
entered in the Court's register, there to remain, for the vindica-
tion of our just right, in perpetuam rei memoriam. Praying
92 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
that the God of wisdom and truth may direct and guide this
honored Court in their issuing of this and all other their more
weighty concerns, we subscribe ourselves, honorable Sirs, your
humble and dutiful servants and suppliants,
Cambridge, JOHN COOPER,
23 (8) 78. WILLIAM MANNING,
JOHN STONE,
WALTER HASTING,
FFR. MOORE,
NATHANIELL SPARHAWK." 1
In Jackson's " History of Newton," it is stated that " the re-
sult was that the Court granted the prayer of the petition, and~
Cambridge Village was set off from Cambridge, and made an
independent township. The doings of the Court in this case are
missing, and have not as yet been found, and therefore we do
not know the precise conditions upon which the separation took
place. But the Town record is quite sufficient to establish the
fact of separation. The very first entry upon the new Town
Book records the doings of the first Town-meeting, held ' 27, 6,
1679, by virtue of an order of the General Court,' at which meet-
ing the first board of Selectmen were duly elected, namely, Cap-
tain Thomas Prentice, John Ward, and James Trowbridge ; and
Thomas Greenwood was chosen Constable." 2 " 1691. Decem-
ber 8. * In answer to the petition of the inhabitants of Cam-
bridge Village, lying on the south side of Charles River, some-
times called New Cambridge, being granted to be a township,
praying that a name may be given to said town, it is ordered,
that it be henceforth called New Town.' This order of the Gen-
eral Court, for a name only, has been mistaken by historians for
the incorporation of the town, whereas the petitioners had been
an independent town for twelve years. The child was born on
the 27th August, 1679, but was not duly christened until the 8th
of December, 1691." 3
It is evident that the township was incorporated before Dec. 8,
1691 (or rather Dec. 18 ; the session of the Court commenced
Dec. 8, but the order granting a name was adopted ten days
later). This order plainly enough recognizes the village as al-
ready a distinct " township." Moreover, in 1689, when a Gen-
eral Court assembled after Andros was deposed and imprisoned,
1 Mass. Arch., cxii. 253-264. 8 Ibid., page 63.
2 Hist of Newton, page 60.
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Ensign John Ward appeared as a Deputy from New Cambridge,
and was admitted to a seat, apparently without objection. So
far, Mr. Jackson has a good case. But other facts of public no-
toriety would justify grave doubts whether the town was incor-
porated so early as 1679. It is a very suspicious circumstance,
scarcely reconcilable with such an early date of incorporation,
that for the seven years following 1679, until the charter govern-
ment was overturned in 1686, the Village, or New Cambridge,
never assumed, as a town distinct from Cambridge, to send a
Deputy to the General Court ; but did not miss representation a
single year for half a century after the government was estab-
lished under the new charter. People as tenacious of their
rights as the inhabitants of the Village manifestly were, both
before and after incorporation, would not be likely to let the
newly-acquired right of representation lie dormant for seven
years, during a period of intense political excitement. The elec-
tion of a Constable and three Selectmen in 1679 by no means
furnishes countervailing proof of incorporation ; for this is pre-
cisely what the inhabitants were authorized to do by the order
passed May 7, 1673, which was never understood to confer full
town privileges, and which, for aught that appears to the con-
trary, was the order mentioned in the Town Record dated 27. 6.
1679.1
But the evidence in the case is not wholly of this negative
character. One of the documents published by Mr. Jackson2
indicates with some distinctness a different day (Jan. 11, 1687—
8) as the true date of incorporation into a distinct town : —
" Articles of agreement, made September 17, 1688, between
the Selectmen of Cambridge and the Selectmen of the Village, in
behalf of their respective towns : That, whereas Cambridge Vil-
lage, by order of the General Court in the late government, was
enjoined to bear their proportion in the charges in the uphold-
ing and maintaining of the Great Bridge and School, with some
other things of a public nature in the town of Cambridge ; also
there having been some difference between the Selectmen of said
1 At the close of their elaborate " an- the petitioners determined to exercise the
swer " the Selectmen of Cambridge allege power granted in 1673, and accordingly
that the petitioners " have not submitted elected a Constable and three Select-
unto nor rested in the Court's last grant men, Aug. 27, 1679. Such action would
made to them for the choice of a consta- sufficiently account for the record bearing
ble and three Selectmen," etc. It seems that date in what Jackson styles the
highly probable that, having again failed "New Town Book."
in their efforts to obtain incorporation in 2 Hist, of Newton, p. 62.
1678, and despairing of present success,
94 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
towns, concerning the laying of rates for the end above said, that
the Village shall pay to the town of Cambridge the sum of X5,
in merchantable corn, at the former prices, at or before the first
day of May next ensuing the date above, in full satisfaction of
all dues and demands by the said town from the said Village, on
the account above said, from the beginning of the world to the
11th January, 1687. Provided, always, and it is to be hereby
understood, that the town of Cambridge on consideration of £4,
in current county pay, already in hand paid to the Village above
said, shall have free use of the highway laid out from the Vil-
lage Meeting-house to the Falls, forever, without any let, moles-
tation, or denial ; also, that the Constable of the Village shall
pay to the town of Cambridge or [all ?] that is in their hands un-
paid of their former rates due to the town of Cambridge above
said. In witness whereof, the Selectmen above said hereunto set
their hands, the day and year first above written.
JOHN COOPER,
JOHN SPRING, ) Selectmen SAMUEL ANDREW,
EDWARD JACKSON, [ of New WALTER HASTING,
JAMES PRENTICE, ) Cambridge. DAVID FISKE,
SAMUEL STONE,
JONATHAN REMINGTON,
Selectmen
of
Cam-
bridge."
What seems probable by the reference to Jan. 11, 1687-8, in
the foregoing agreement, is rendered certain by two documents,
which Mr. Jackson probably never saw, but which are yet in
existence. One is an order of notice, preserved in the Massa-
chusetts Archives, cxxviii. 7 : "To the Constables of the town
of Cambridge, or either of them. You are hereby required to
give notice to the inhabitants of the said town, that they or some
of them be and appear before his Excellency in Council on
Wednesday next, being the llth of this instant, to show cause
why Cambridge Village may not be declared a place distinct by
itself, and not longer be a part of the said town, as hath been
formerly petitioned for and now desired : and thereof to make
due return. Dated at Boston the sixth day of January in the
third year of his Majesty's reign, annoque Domini, 1687. By
order, &c., J. WEST, D. Secy." What was the result of this
process does not appear on record ; for the records of the Council
during the administration of Andros were carried away, and no
copy of the portion embracing this date has been obtained. For-
tunately, however, a certified copy of the order, which is equiv-
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alent to an act of incorporation, is on file in the office of the clerk
of the Judicial Courts in Middlesex County : —
"• At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston oh
Wednesday the eleventh day of January, 1687 ; Present,
" His Excy. Sr. Edmund Andros, Kt., &c.
" William Stoughton, A John Usher, \
Robert Mason, ! „ Edward Randolph, > Esqs.
Peter Buckley, | Francis Nicholson, )
Wait Winthrop,
" Upon reading this day in Council the petition of the inhabi-
tants of Cambridge Village in the County of Middlesex, being
sixty families or upwards, that they may be a village and place
distinct of themselves and freed from the town of Cambridge to
which at the first settlement they were annexed ; they being in
every respect capable thereof, and by the late authority made
distinct in all things saving paying towards their school and
other town charges, for which they are still rated as a part of
that town ; and also the answer of the town of Cambridge there-
to ; and hearing what could be alleged on either part, and mature
consideration had thereupon ; those who appeared on the behalf
of the town of Cambridge being contented that the said Village
be wholly separated from them as desired, and praying that they
may be ordered to contribute towards the maintenance of Cam-
bridge Bridge, and that other provision be made as formerly usual
to ease the town therein : — Ordered, that the said village from
henceforth be and is hereby declared a distinct village and place
of itself, wholly freed and separated from the town of Cambridge,
and from all future rates, payments, or duties to them whatso-
ever. And that, for the time to come, the charge of keeping,
amending, and repairing the said bridge, called Cambridge
Bridge, shall be defrayed and borne as followeth (that is to say),
two sixth parts thereof by the town of Cambridge, one sixth part
by the said Village, and three sixth parts at the public charge
of the County of Middlesex.
" By order in Council, &c. JOHN WEST, Dy. Secy.
" This is a true copy, taken out of the original, 4th day of
Decem. 88.
" As attests, LAUR. HAMMOND, Cler."
There remains no reasonable doubt, that " Newtown," which
received its name December, 1691, was "separated from the
96 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
town of Cambridge," and was declared to be " a distinct village
and place of itself," or, in other words, was incorporated as a
town, by the order passed Jan. 11, 1687, old style, or Jan. 11,
1688, according to the present style of reckoning.1
A few matters of less public nature, belonging to this period,
should not be entirely overlooked. I quote from the Town
Records.
Dec. 14, 1657. " Liberty is granted unto Mr. Stedman, Mr.
Angier, &c., the owners of the Ketch Triall, to fell some timber
on the common for a ware-house."
Nov. 14, 1670. " Granted to the owners of the Ketches that
are to [be] builded in the town liberty to fell timber upon the
common for the building of the said Ketches."
By the County Court Records, it appears that in April, 1672,
Daniel Gookin, Walter Hastings, and Samuel Champney, recov-
ered ten pounds damage and costs of court, against William
Carr for the unworkmanlike finishing of two ketches, or vessels,
of thirty-five tons and twenty-eight tons. Among the papers
in this case, remaining on file, is a deposition, to wit : " John
Jackson, aged about 25 years, testifieth that, being hired to work
upon the two vessels (whereof William Carr was master-builder)
in Cambridge, I wrought upon the said vessels about four months
in the winter 1670," etc. Sworn April 2, 1672. These were
probably the vessels mentioned in the Town Order, Nov. 14,
1670. They were small in size ; but it appears from Randolph's
narrative,2 written in 1676, that more than two thirds of all the
vessels then owned in Massachusetts ranged from six tons to
fifty tons.
Feb. 18, 1658. The Town voted, " That the Great Swamp
lying within the bounds of this town, on the east side of Fresh
Pond meadow and Winottomie Brook, shall be divided into par-
ticular allotments and propriety."
March 23, 1662-3. " Ordered, that if any man be convicted
that his dog is used to pull off the tails of any beasts, and do not
1 The orders in council are dated Jan. was in 1688; and (2) King Charles II.,
1687; but that this was in the Old died Feb. 6, 1684-5, and consequently the
Style, calling March 25th the first day third year of the reign of James II. did
of the year, and thus equivalent to not commence until Feb. 6, 1686-7, and
Jan. 1688, commencing the year, as we the only January in that "third year"
now do with the first day of January, was in 1687-8, that is, in 1688, by the pres-
is certain, because (1) according to the ent style of reckoning.
present style, Wednesday was not the 2 Hutchinson's Coll. Papers, 496.
eleventh day of January in 1687, but it
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effectually restrain him, he shall pay for every offence of that
kind twenty shillings, in case that further complaint be made."
Feb. 13, 1664-5. " The Constables are ordered to allow
Justinian Holden ten shillings towards a wolf, killed partly in
Watertowne and partly in this."
May 8, 1671. " Granted to William Barrit and Nathaniell
Hancock, to dig a sluice, to drain the pond by their houses, in
the town's land, provided they secure it from doing damage as
soon as may be : and in case the Townsmen see reason for it,
they are to stop it up again." This pond was on the easterly
side of Dunster Street, about midway between Mount Auburn
and Harvard Streets.
May 29, 1671. A committee was appointed " to make a cov-
enant with Phillip Jones, or any other able person, to make a
sufficient fence of stone of four foot high, — between Watertowne
bounds and ours," as far as to Rocky Meadow ; with gates to
the highways from Concord to Watertown and from Cambridge
to Watertown.
Feb. 14, 1675-6. " William Maning, and Nathaniell Han-
cocke, and John Jackson, and John Gove, are appointed by the
Selectmen, to have inspection into families, that there be no bye
drinking, or any misdemeanour, whereby sin is committed, and
persons from their houses unseasonably."
" The selectmen of Cambridge plaintiffs against Capt. Law-
rence Hammond and John Cutler, jun., defendants, do humbly
declare as followeth, &c. In the year 1634 the General Court
granted them liberty to erect a ware upon Minottomy River, and
they accordingly so did, and have had quiet possession of the
same from that time until now, without any disturbance of their
neighbors of Charlestown or any other ; and hath been in a man-
ner the stay and support of the town by fishing their Indian corn,
which is the principal part of their husbandry and livelihood.
But this last spring the defendants, to the great damage of the
plaintiffs, have interrupted their fishing by crossing said River
below the wares granted to Cambridge by the Court, whereby
the grant of the Court is made null and void, and they are put
out of the possession of that which they have peaceably enjoyed
forty-six years, contraiy to law and equity. And after that the
plaintiffs had obtained a writ of nuisance to bring the case to a
legal trial, the defendants have both violently and contemptu-
ously proceeded to obstruct the passage of the fish to the wares,
which they so long possessed as above said, to their great damage
7
98 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and loss of two hundred thousand fish, which we judge will be a
hundred pounds damage to the town in their crop, and tending to
the inevitable impoverishing of divers poor families. The jus-
tice of this honored Court for their relief from this great wrong
done them by the defendants is the favor they beg.
" JOHN COOPER.
WILLIAM MANNING.
WALTER HASTING.
FFK. MOORE."
The jury rendered a special verdict : " If the General Court's
grant to Cambridge — for the erecting a ware in Menottimyes
River, within their own bounds, be a legal and perpetual title,
they find for the plaintiffs five pounds and costs of Court ; if not,
for the defendants, costs of court." The Court considered the
title good. This case is entered in the County Court Records,
under date of June 21, 1681, and the papers are on file. The
practice of "fishing their Indian corn " was long ago abandoned
by cultivators in Cambridge ; but the privilege of taking fish in
Menotomy River remains valuable. It has been subject to occa-
sional controversies and litigations since 1681, in all which Cam-
bridge has preserved the rights originally granted ; and to the
present day " Fish Officers " are annually appointed by the City
Council, to take care that those rights suffer no infringement.
CHAPTER IX.
CIVIL HISTORY.
ON the 17th day of May, 1686, Joseph Dudley and his asso-
ciates communicated to the General Court a copy of the King's
commission authorizing them to assume the government of the
Colony. The Court replied, under date of May 20, 1686, ad-
dressed, " These for Joseph Dudley, Esq. and the rest of the
gentlemen named in his Majesties commission," as follows: —
" Gentn : We have perused what you left with us as a true
coppy of his majesties commission, shewed to us the 17th instant,
impowring you for the governing of his majesties subjects inhab-
itting this colony and other places therein mentioned. You then
applied yourselves to us, not as a Governor and Company, but
(as you were pleased to terine us) some of the principall gentle-
men and cheife of the inhabitants of the severall townes of the
Massachusetts, amongst other discourse saying it concerned us to
consider what there might be thought hard and uneasy. 1. Upon
perusall whereof wee finde, as wee conceive, first, that there is
no certaine determinate rule for your administration of justice, and
that which is seemes to be too arbitrary. 2. That the subjects
are abridged of their liberty as Englishmen, both in the matter
of legislation and in the laying of taxes, and indeed the whole un-
quaestioned priviledge of the subject transferred upon yourselves,
there being not the least mention of an assembly in the commis-
sion. And therefore wee thinke it highly concernes you to con-
sider whither such a commission be safe, either for you or us :
but if you are so satisfied therein as that you hold yourselves
obleidged thereby, and do take upon you the government of this
people, although wee cannot give our assent thereto, yet hope
shall demeane ourselves as true and loyall subjects to his Majesty,
and humbly make our addresses unto God, and, in due time, to
our gracious prince, for our releife. Past by the whole Court,
nemine contradicentes. By order,
"EDWARD RAWSON, Secretary."
1 Afass. Col. Rec., v. 515, 516.
100 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Dudley was superseded in the government by Sir Edmund
Andros, who "landed at Boston Dec. 20, 1686, and his commis-
sion was published the same day." l During his administration,
the people were in a condition little better than slavery. In the
" Massachusetts Archives " 2 is a statement by Thomas Danforth,
that, " Our rulers are those that hate us and the churches of
Christ and his servants in the ministry ; they are their daily
scorn, taunt, and reproach ; and yet are we, our lives, and liber-
ties, civil and ecclesiastical, in their hands, to do with us as they
please ; some of the chief of them have said, — no better than
slaves, only they had not power to sell us for slaves. We are
deprived of privileges of Englishmen, of the benefit of the great
Charter of our nation ; our lands and possessions seized and
granted to strangers, contrary to the Stat. Car. I. Cap. 10, and
contrary to the assurance given to his Majesty's subjects here,
by the declaration of his late Majesty and of his present Majesty,
copies whereof I herewith send you."
A tract was published at London, in 1689, entitled " A Sixth
Collection of Papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in
England." The tenth and last paper in the collection is " A
narrative of the miseries of New England, by reason of an Ar-
bitrary Government erected there." It was evidently prepared
by a person well acquainted with the facts, perhaps by Increase
Mather, who was at that time in London. The case is so well
stated that I shall quote freely : —
" Before these changes happened, New England was of all the
foreign plantations (their enemies themselves being judges) the
most flourishing and desirable. But their Charters being all (one
way or other) declared to be void and insignificant, it was an easy
matter to erect a French Government in that part of the King's
dominions, (no doubt intended by the evil counsellors) as a speci-
men of what was designed to be here in England as soon as the
times would bear it. Accordingly Sir Edmond Andross (a
Grermey man) was pitched on as a fit instrument to be made use
of ; and a most illegal commission given him, bearing date June
3, 1686, by which he, with four of his Council (perhaps all of
them his absolute devotees) are empowered to make laws, and
raise moneys on the King's subjects without any Parliament,
Assembly, or consent of the people Laws are made by a
few of them, and indeed what they please : nor are they printed,
as was the custom in the former governments, so that the people
1 Hutchinaun'* Hint. Mats., \. 353. * Mass. Arch., cxxviii. 142, 143.
CIVIL HISTORY. 101
are at a great loss to know what is law, and what not. Only one
law they are sensible of, which doth prohibit all Town-meetings,
excepting on a certain day once a year : whereas the inhabitants
have occasion to meet once a month, sometimes every week, for
relief of the poor, or other Town-affairs. But it is easy to pene-
trate into the design of this law, which was (no question) to
keep them in every town from complaining to England of the op-
pression they are under. And as laws have been established so
moneys have been raised by the government in a most illegal and
arbitrary way, without any consent of the people." 1 "Several
gentlemen in the country were imprisoned and bound to their
good behavior, upon mere suspicion that they did encourage their
neighbors not to comply with these arbitrary proceedings, and
that so they might be sure to effect their pernicious designs, they
have caused juries to be picked of men who are not of the vicin-
ity, and some of them mere strangers in the country and no free-
holders, which actings are highly illegal. One of the former
magistrates was committed to prison without any crimes laid to
his charge, and there kept half a year without any fault ; and
though he petitioned for a Habeas Corpus, it was denied him.
Also inferior officers have extorted what fees they please to de-
mand, contrary to all rules of reason and justice. They make
poor widows and fatherless pay 50s. for the probate of a will,
which under the former easy government would not have been a
tenth part so much. Six persons, who had been illegally impris-
oned, were forced to give the officers 117Z., whereas upon compu-
tation they found that here in England their fees would not have
amounted to 10L in all. And yet these things (though bad
enough) are but a very small part of the misery which that poor
people have been groaning under, since they have been governed
by a despotic and absolute power. For their new masters tell
them that, their Charter being gone, their title to their lands and
estates is gone therewith, and that all is the King's ; and that
they represent the King ; and that therefore all persons must take
patents from them, and give what they see meet to impose, that
so they may enjoy the houses which their own hands have built,
and the lands which, at vast charges in subduing a wilderness,
they have for many years had a rightful possession of as ever any
people in the world had or can have." 2 " These were the mis-
erable effects of New England's being deprived of their Charters,
1 The case of Ipswich is related. 2 Seizures of land in Charlestown and
Plymouth are specified.
102 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and with them of their English liberties. They have not been
altogether negligent, as to endeavors to obtain some relief in their
sorrowful bondage ; for several gentlemen desired Increase Ma-
ther, the Rector of the College at Cambridge in New England, to
undertake a voyage for England, to see what might be done for
his distressed country, which motion he complied with ; and in
June the 1st, 1688, he had the favor to wait on the King, and
privately to acquaint him with the enslaved and perishing estate
of his subjects in New England. The King was very gracious
and kind in his expressions ; then and often after promising to
give them ease as to their complaints and fears. Amongst other
things the said Mather caused a petition from the town of Cam-
bridge in New -England to be humbly presented to his Majesty ;
which, because it doth express the deplorable condition of that
people, it shall be here inserted.
" To the King's most excellent Majesty.
" The petition and address of John Gibson, aged about 87,
and George Willow, aged about 86 years ; as also on behalf of
their neighbors the inhabitants of Cambridge in New England,
in most humble wise sheweth :
" That your Majesty's good subjects, with much hard labor
and great disbursements, have subdued a wilderness, built our
houses, and planted orchards, being encouraged by our indubita-
ble right to the soil by the Royal Charter granted unto the first
planters, together with our purchase of the Natives : as also by
sundry letters and declai*ations sent to the late Governor and
Company from his late Majesty, your royal Brother, assuring us
of the full enjoyment of our properties and possessions, as is
more especially contained in the declaration sent when the Quo
Warrant© was issued out against our Charter.
" But we are necessitated to make this our moan and com-
plaint to your excellent Majesty, for that our title is now ques-
tioned to our lands, by us quietly possessed for near sixty years,
and without which we cannot subsist. Our humble address to
our governor, Sir Edmond Andross, shewing our just title, long
and peaceable possession, together with our claim of the benefit
of your Majesty's letters and declarations, assuring all your good
subjects that they shall not be molested in their properties and
possessions, not availing.
" Royal Sir, we are a poor people, and have no way to pro-
cure money to defend our cause in the law ; nor know we of
friends at Court ; and therefore unto your royal Majesty, as the
CIVIL HISTORY. 103
public Father of all your subjects, do we make this our humble
address for relief, beseeching your Majesty graciously to pass
your royal Act for the confirmation of your Majesty's subjects
here in our possessions to us derived from our late Governor and
Company of this your Majesty's Colony. We now humbly cast
ourselves and distressed condition of our wives and children at
your Majesty's feet, and conclude with the saying of Queen
Esther, — If we perish, we perish."
In the Massachusetts Archives 1 is a manuscript by Thomas
Danforth, so nearly identical with this petition that it may prop-
erly be regarded as its first draught. It is highly probable that
Danforth prepared it, and sent it to Mather, who made a few
verbal alterations before presenting it to the king. It seems to
have been written in 1688, while Randolph was endeavoring to
obtain possession of seven hundred acres of land near Spy Pond.
This was one of his many attempts, of a similar kind, to enrich
himself at the public expense. Besides asking for free grants in
divers other places, he " petitioned for half an acre of land, to be
taken out of the common in Boston, for a house lot." 2 Several
documents relating to the Cambridge ca.se are here inserted, as
a specimen of the wrongs and indignities to which the inhab-
itants were subjected under the arbitrary government of Sir
Edmund Andros. Other communities suffered like evils ; and
other persons were only less rapacious than Edward Randolph.
" At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston on
Wednesday the nine and twentieth of February, 1687. Present,
" His Excellency Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., &c.
" Joseph Dudley, "\ John Green, \
John Winthrop, I .„ Edward Randolph, I „
AXT- -4. AIT- 4-u >li.sqrs. „. • -NT- u i > Esqrs.
Wait Winthrop, | ffrancis Nicholson, j
John Usher, Samuell Shrimpton,/
" Upon reading this day in Council the petition of Edward
Randolph Esq., praying his Majesty's grant of a certain tract of
vacant and unappropriated land, containing about seven hundred
acres, lying between Spy Pond and Saunders Brook, near Water-
town in the County of Middlesex, — Ordered, That the Sheriff
of said County do forthwith after receipt hereof, give public
notice both in Cambridge and Watertown, that if any person
or persons have any claim or pretence to the said land, that
they appear before his Excellency the Governor in Council, on
1 Mass. Arch., cxxviii. 300. 2 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., \. 360.
104 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Wednesday the 7th of March next, then and there to show forth
the same, and why the said land may not be granted to the.
petitioner as desired ; of which he is not to fail, and to make
due return. By order in Council, &c.
" JOHN WEST. D. Secy."
" Per virtue of this order, notice is given to the persons con-
cerned. 5 March 87-8, pr. Sam11. Gookin ShfL"
" March 4, 1687-8. Mem0. This warrant was sent up from
Boston to Cambridge on the Sabbath day morning by a boat,
which was an unusual thing in that place to see the Sabbath day
so profaned and a warrant posted on the meeting house to give
notice." 2
At the time appointed, the inhabitants of Cambridge asserted
their claims, to wit : —
" To his Excellency Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Captain Gen-
eral and Governor in chief of his Majesty's territory and domin-
ion of New England, and his Majesty's Council. The petition
and address of his Majesty's most loyal subjects, the inhabitants
of Cambridge, in most humble wise showeth :
" In observance of the Council's order sent unto us referring
unto those lands petitioned for by Edward Randolph, Esq., —
we humbly inform and certify your Excellency and the Council,
that they are neither vacant nor unappropriated lands, but are a
part of those lands granted by his Majesty's royal Charter, under
the great seal of England, to the persons therein mentioned, and
by the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay to this
town of Cambridge, as the Records of the General Court will
show, and have been quietly possessed and improved by this
town of Cambridge for more than fifty years ; and was also pur-
chased of the Indian Natives that claimed title thereto. And
more particularly as to those mentioned by the petitioner situate
and lying between Spy Pond and Sanders Brook, they were by
allotment granted and measured out, more than forty years now
past, to sundry of the inhabitants of this town ; and they have
accordingly peaceably possessed and improved the same, and are
at this day lawfully seized thereof. And for that other part,
lying near to Watertown line, the town hath hitherto improved
those lands in common, for timber, firewood, and pasture for all
1 Mass. Arcfi., cxxviii. 56. is in the handwriting of Thomas Dan-
2 /bid., p. 68. This memorandum, en- forth,
dorscd on a copy of the order of notice,
CIVIL HISTORY. 105
sorts of cattle, the just interests of each person therein having
been legally settled more than forty years ; and the proprietors
have accordingly respectively bought and sold their interests, as
they have seen meet ; and for the securing said lands from dam-
age to ourselves by our neighbors of Watertown, the proprietors
of the said lands have, at their great charge, erected a stone wall,
more than one mile in length, and made provision of gates upon
the highways as was needful.
" We do also humbly inform your Excellency and Council,
that the lands above petitioned for are of so great concernment
to the inhabitants of this town for their necessary supplies of
timber, firewood, and pasture, that, should we be deprived
thereof, it would be the inevitable ruin of more than eighty
families of his Majesty's subjects here settled, who have spent
their strength and estates in confidence of their indubitable right
and peaceable enjoyment thereof, by virtue of his Majesty's royal
Charter, and to them legally derived in manner as is above re-
cited.
" We do therefore humbly render to your Excellency and hon-
orable Council our humble and thankful acknowledgement of
your respect to our welfare (as well as to justice and equity) in
giving us this opportunity to inform your Excellency and Honors
of our claim and just title to those lands petitioned for, as above
said, and do humbly pray that the royal authority wherewith his
Majesty have invested your Excellency for the government of
this part of his dominion may put a check upon the abovesaid
information and unreasonable request of the petitioner for said
lands, and that your petitioners may not be thence illegally
ejected or disturbed in their peaceable enjoyment thereof, con-
trary to his late Majesty's declaration of the 26 July 1683, pub-
lished upon the issuing a Quo Warranto against the late charter
of this Colony, and to his present Majesty's gracious declaration
to all his loving subjects for liberty of conscience and maintain-
ing them in all their properties and possessions in any their lands
and properties whatsoever; the benefit whereof we humbly claim.
" Your petitioners are his Majesty's most loyal subjects and
your Excellency's humble servants, in the name and by the order
of the inhabitants of Cambridge. JOHN COOPER,
WALTER HASTING,
FFRANCIS MOORE,
JOHN JACKSON,
SAMUELL ANDREW."1
1 Mass. Arch., cxxviii. 297.
106 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
In his rejoinder, Randolph gives an abstract of his petition
and the order thereon, together with the objections urged by the
inhabitants of Cambridge, and then proceeds thus : —
" To which the Petitioner answereth, that, in case the inhabi-
tants of Cambridge do produce to your Excellency and the Coun-
cil the royal grant to any person or persons of the said land peti-
tioned for, and from such person or persons a legal conveyance
to the inhabitants of the said town, and that the said town were
by that name, or by what other name the same hath been to
them granted, able and sufficient in the law to receive a grant of
such lands, then the petitioner will cease any further prosecution
of his said prayer : otherwise the petitioner humbly conceives
the right still to remain in his Majesty, and humbly prays a
grant for the same. ED. RANDOLPH. Boston March ye 17th
1687-8." !
Subsequently, another order of notice was issued : —
" Boston 22d June 1688. Mr. Sheriff, You may give notice to
any persons that lay claim to the land in Cambridge petitioned
for by Edward Randolph Esq., that on Thursday next, in the
forenoon, they appear before his Excellency in Council, and give
their full answer therein. I am, sir, your servant,
JOHN WEST, D. Sec."
Superscribed, " To Samuell Gookin Esq. High Sheriff of Mid-
dlesex, at Cambridge." 2
At the time appointed, the proprietors of the lands in con-
troversy presented their case more fully : —
" The Reply of the proprietors of those lands lying between
Sanders Brook and Spy Pond near unto Watertown, in the
County of Middlesex, to an answer made to their address pre-
sented to your Excellency and the honorable Council, referring
to the petition of Edward Randolph Esq., he praying a grant of
seven hundred acres, part of the abovesaid tract of land, as vacant
and unappi'opriated.
44 Your humble suppliants do crave leave to remind your Ex-
cellency and the honorable Council, that, in our former address,
we have briefly declared and asserted our just title and claim to
said lands, deriving the same from his Majesty's royal grant by
his letters patent under the great seal, under the security whereof
the first planters of this Colony adventured themselves into this
then waste and desolate wilderness, and have here wasted and
1 Mass. Arch., cxxviii. Ill, 112. 2 fild., p. 281.
CIVIL HISTORY. 107
spent great estates and many lives, for the planting, peopling,
and defending themselves and his Majesty's right therein. The
abovesaid royal grant being made not only to the gentlemen
named in said letters patent, but also to all such others as they
shall admit and make free of their society, making them one
body politic by the name of the Governor and Company of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England, and under that name are
empowered to make laws and ordinances for the good and wel-
fare of said company and for the government and ordering of
the said lands and plantation, and the people that shall inhabit
therein, as to them shall seem meet. We further declared that,
by the said Governor and Company, the lands petitioned for by
Edward Randolph Esq. are granted to Cambridge, then called
Newtown, and by the said town have been orderly distributed
among their inhabitants, the grants and settlement whereof upon
the several proprietors and their names as they stand entered
upon the Town Book we do hereby exhibit to your Excellency
and the Council. If further evidence be required of the same,
or of our possession and improvement thereof, plainly evincing
that those lands are neither vacant nor unappropriated, as the
petitioner hath most untruly represented, we are ready to pre-
sent the same, if your Excellency shall please to appoint us a time
for so doing.
" Your Excellency have not required of us to show or demon-
strate that the formalities of the law have been, in all the cir-
cumstances thereof, exactly observed, nor do we judge it can
rationally be expected of a people circumstanced as the first
planters were, by whom those matters were acted in the infancy
of these plantations ; they not having council in the law to re-
pair unto, nor would the emergencies that then inevitably hap-
pened admit thereof ; and, as we humbly conceive, nor doth the
law of England require the same of a people so circumstanced as
they then were. But from the beginning of this plantation
[they] have approved themselves loyal to his Majesty, and in
all respects have intended the true ends of his Majesty's royal
grant, and, through God's great blessing on their endeavors,
raised here a plantation that redounds greatly (as is now well
known in the world) to the honor and profit of the crown. And
his late Majesty, by his letters sent to the Governor and Com-
pany, accordingly declared his royal acceptance thereof, with
promise of protection in our long and orderly settlement of this
Colony, as his Majesty was graciously pleased to term the same :
108 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
the further security whereof, given us by the declaration of his
late Majesty, when the Quo Warranto was issued forth against
this Colony, as also by his present Majesty in his declaration, as
in our address so we do hereby again humbly claim. If any
thing be yet behind on our part, necessary for the evincing our
claim, we humbly pray that we may be informed what those
things are, and time given us to bring in our further answer
to your Excellency and the Council. In the name and by the
order of the proprietors, together with ourselves of those lands
petitioned for by Edward Randolph Esq.
" SAMLL. ANDREW.
WALTER HASTING.
ZACHARIAH HICKS.
JOHN GOVE." 1
On the same day, June 28, 1688, the Council passed the fol-
lowing order : —
" Upon further hearing of the petition of Edward Randolph
Esq., praying his Majesty's grant for a certain parcel or tract of
vacant and unappropriated land, containing about seven hundred
acres, lying between Spy Pond and Sanders Brook near Water-
town in the County of Middlesex, as also a certain writing pre-
sented by Samuell Andrews and others of Cambridge, termed
the reply of the proprietors of the lands lying between Saunders
Brook and Spy Pond to an answer made to their address : but
they declaring they had no authority to speak in behalf of others
but only for themselves 2 and by reason of the general description
of the land petitioned for not knowing whether the lands claimed
by them be within the quantity desired or not : It is ordered,
that a survey and draught be forthwith made of the said land
and returned into the Secretary's office accordingly.
" By order of Council, &c., JOHN WEST, D. Sec." 3
Nothing further is found in the Archives concerning this trans-
action, and the Records of the Council are not accessible. As
the title to the lands in controversy was not afterwards disputed,
it seems probable that the act of robbery was not consummated ;
or, if it was, such arbitrary proceedings were held to be utterly
void, after the Revolution which soon followed.4
1 Mass Arch., cxxviii. 115, 116. 8 Mass. Arch., cxxix. 3.
2 They could not speak by the authority < About two years before this Revolu-
of the town, because the town was pro- tion, Cambridge lost one of her most
hibited from holding meetings, except eminent citizens, Maj.-gen. Daniel Goo-
once in each year for the choice of officers, kin, more fnmiliarly known as Major
CIVIL HISTORY. 109
Early in 1689, much excitement was produced by a rumor that
the Prince of Orange had landed in England, with an armed
force, and that a Revolution in the English Government was
probable. This rumor took a more definite form, April 4, when
" one Mr. Winslow came from Virginia and brought a printed
copy of the Prince of Orange's declaration. Upon his arrival,
he was imprisoned by Justice Foxcroft and others, for bringing
a traitorous and treasonable libel into the country, as the mitti-
mus expressed it. Winslow offered two thousand pounds bail,
but it could not be accepted. A proclamation was issued, charg-
ing all officers and people to be in readiness to hinder the landing
of any forces which the Prince of Orange might send into those
parts of the world. The old magistrates and heads of the people
silently wished, and secretly prayed, for success to the glorious
undertaking, and determined quietly to wait the event. The
body of the people were more impatient. The flame, which had
been long smothered in their breasts, burst forth with violence
Thursday, the 18th day of April, when the Governor and such of
the Council as had been most active, and other obnoxious persons,
about fifty in the whole, were seized and confined, and the old
magistrates were reinstated." l Several accounts of this Revolu-
tion appeared within a few months after it occurred, in which
there is a substantial agreement in regard to the most important
circumstances. Among others, a pamphlet of twenty pages,
written by Judge Nathaniel Byfield, was published at London in
1689, entitled " An account of the late Revolution in New Eng-
land, together with the Declaration of the Gentlemen, Merchants,
and Inhabitants, of Boston, and the country adjacent, April 18,
1689." He describes the outbreak thus : " Upon the eighteenth
instant, about eight of the clock in the morning, it was reported
at the south end of the town that at the north end they were all
Gookin. Sad and disheartened at the loss but little and weak." Hence it has been
of the Old Charter, yet cheered by the supposed that he was quite poor. On
consciousness that he had faithfully and the contrary, while he was not rich, the
earnestly labored for its preservation, he number of houses, and the quantity of
survived the catastrophe not quite a year, silver plate and other goods bequeathed
He found rest from his labors and deliv- by him, in his will, denote that his estate
erance from oppression, March 19, 1686-7, was at least equal to the average at that
at the ripe age of 75 years ; and a large period. His character is described very
horizontal slab marks the spot of his sep- tersely by Judge Sewall, in his Journal :
ulture in the old burial-place. In his "March 19, Satterday, about 5 or 6 in
will, dated Aug. 13, 1685, lie sn}'s, — "I the morn, Major Daniel Gookin dies. A
desire no ostentation or much cost to be right good man."
expended at my funeral, because it is a * Hutchinson's Hist. Moss., \. 373.
time of great tribulation, and my estate
110 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
in arms ; and the like report was at the north end respecting the
south end : whereupon Capt. John George 1 was immediately
seized, and about nine of the clock the drums beat through the
town, and an ensign was set up upon the beacon. Then Mr.
Bradstreet, Mr. Danforth, Major Richards, Dr. Cooke, and Mr.
Addington, &c., were brought to the Council-house by a company
of soldiers under the command of Capt. Hill. The mean while,
the people in arms did take up and put into goal Justice Bulli-
vant, Justice Foxcraft, Mr. Randolf, Sheriff Sherlock, Capt. Rav-
enscroft, Capt. White, Farewel, Broadbent, Crafford, Larkin,
Smith, and many more, as also Mercey, then goal-keeper, and
put Scates, the bricklayer, in his place. About noon, in the gal-
lery at the Council-house, was read the Declaration here in-
closed," etc.2 Under eleven heads, this Declaration sets forth the
grievances which had become intolerable, and which justified
armed resistance. It is scarcely possible that a document of such
length and character could have been prepared in the four hours
of intense excitement and confusion, between eight o'clock and
noon. In all probability, it had been previously written in an-
ticipation of some such occasion for its use. The twelfth article
in this Declaration announces the conclusion : " We do there-
fore seize upon the persons of those few ill men, which have been
(next to our sins) the grand authors of our miseries ; resolving
to secure them for what justice, orders from his Highness, with
the English Parliament, shall direct ; lest, ere we are aware, we
find (what we may fear, being on all sides in danger) ourselves
to be by them given away to a foreign Power, before such orders
can reach unto us : for which orders we now humbly wait. In
the mean time, firmly believing that we have endeavored nothing
but what mere duty to God and our country calls for at our
hands, we commit our enterprise unto the blessing of him who
hears the cry of the oppressed, and advise all our neighbors,
for whom we have thus ventured ourselves, to join with us in
prayers and all just actions for the defence of the land." 3 As a
fitting result of this Declaration, Judge Byfield inserts the sum-
mons sent by the magistrates and others to Sir Edmond Andros,
who had retired to the fortification on Fort Hill :
" At the Town House in Boston, April 18, 1689. Sir, Our-
selves and many others, the inhabitants of this town and the
places adjacent, being surprised with the people's sudden taking
1 Captain of the Frigate Roue, then at 2 Revolution, etc., pp. 3, 4.
anchor in Boston harbor. 8 /bid., p. 19.
CIVIL HISTORY. Ill
of arms, in the first motions whereof we were wholly ignorant,
being driven by the present accident, are necessitated to acquaint
your Excellency that for the quieting and securing of the people
inhabiting this country from the imminent dangers they many
ways lie open and exposed to, and tendering your own safety, we
judge it necessary you forthwith surrender and deliver up the
government and fortification, to be preserved and disposed ac-
cording to order and direction from the Crown of England, which
suddenly is expected may arrive ; promising all security from
violence to yourself or any of your gentlemen or soldiers, in per-
son and estate ; otherwise we are assured they will endeavor the
taking of the fortification by storm, if any opposition be made.
" To Sir Edmond Andross, Knight.
" WAIT WINTHROP. ELISHA COOK.
SIMON BRADSTREET. ISAAC ADDINGTON.
WILLIAM STOUGHTON. JOHN NELSON.
SAMUEL SHRIMPTON. ADAM WINTHROP.
BARTHOLOMEW GIDNEY. PETER SERGEANT.
WILLIAM BROWN. JOHN FOSTER.
THOMAS DANFORTH. DAVID WATERHOUSE." 1
JOHN RICHARDS.
Unable to resist the force arrayed against him, the Governor
obeyed this summons, surrendered the fort, and with his associ-
ates went to the town-house, whence he was sent under guard to
the house of Col. John Usher, who had been Treasurer under his
administration, but, like Stoughton and other members of his
Council,2 united with the patriotic party in this revolutionary
movement. But this kind of duress did not satisfy the people ;
and on the following day, at their urgent demand, he was impris-
oned in the fort. Some of his associates shared his confinement,
while others were committed to close jail. The day after the
Governor was thus securely confined, some of the old magistrates,
together with several other persons who had been active in over-
turning the former government, organized a " Council for the
Safety of the People and Conservation of the Peace," of which
the old Governor, Bradstreet, was elected President and Isaac
Addington, Clerk. The authority of this Council needed the
support of a body more directly representing the people. " On
the second of May, they recommended to the several towns in the
1 Revolution, etc., p. 20. Gedney), and Brown, had been members
2 Winthrop, Shrimiiton, Gidney (or of the Council.
112 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
colony to meet and depute persons, not exceeding two for each
town, except Boston four, to form an assembly, to sit the ninth
of the same month. Sixty-six persons met and presented a dec-
laration to the president and former magistrates in particular,
taking no notice of such as had associated with them, but upon
receiving an answer in writing, they desired the whole council to
continue in their station until the twenty-second instant, at which
time it was agreed there should be a meeting of the representatives
of all the towns in the colony, at Boston, who were to be specially
instructed by their towns." 1 A large majority of the towns in-
structed their representatives to vote in favor of reassuming the
old Charter. The magistrates hesitated to adopt such a decisive
measure ; but at length, when a new House of Representatives,
which assembled on the fifth of June, " urged the council to take
upon them the part they ought to bear in the government, ac-
cording to the charter, until orders should be received from Eng-
land, and declared ' they could not proceed to act in any thing of
public concerns until this was conceded,' an acceptance was voted,
this declaration being given as the reason of the vote. By these
steps the change was made from the unlimited power of Sir
Edmund and four of his council, to the old government, which
had continued above fifty years ; but the weight and authority
did not return with the form." 2 This form of government, by
consent of the King, was administered about three years, until
Sir William Phips arrived, in 1692, with the new Charter.
In this change of government, the inhabitants of Cambridge
were actively engaged, and took their full share of the responsi-
bility. Their delegate to the Convention which assembled on
the ninth of May, presented the following declaration : 3 —
" Cambridge, May 6, 1689. We, the freeholders and inhabitants
of the town of Cambridge, being very sensible of and thankful
unto God for his mercy in our late deliverance from the oppres-
sion and tyranny of those persons under whose injustice and
cruelty we have so long groaned ; and withal desirous heartily
to express our gratitude to those worthy gentlemen who have
been engaged in conserving of our peace since the Revolution ;
yet withal being apprehensive that the present unsettlement may
expose us to many hazards and dangers, and may give occasion
to ill-minded persons to make disturbance : — do declare that we
expect that our honored Governor, Deputy Governor, and assis-
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., i. 382, 383. » Mass. Arch., cvii. 20.
2 Ibid., pp. 387, 388.
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tants, elected by the freemen of this Colony, in May, 1686, to-
gether with the Deputies then sent down by the several respec-
tive towns to the Court then holden, which was never legally
dissolved, shall convene, and re-assume and exercise the Govern-
ment as a General Court, according to our Charter, on the ninth
of this instant May, or as soon as possible. And in so doing,
we do engage that, to the utmost of our power, with persons and
estates, we will contribute to their help and assistance, as in duty
and equity we are bound, praying that God would direct them
in this difficult juncture ; and do hope that all that are con-
cerned for the peace and good of this land will readily join with
us herein.
" Memorandum. It is here to be understood that what we
expect to be done, as above, is only for a present settlement
until we may have an opportunity to make our address unto,
or shall be otherwise settled by, the supreme power in Eng-
land.
" These lines above written, as they are worded, was agreed
upon by the inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, this 6th of
May, 1689, as attests Samuel Andrew, Clerk, in the name of the
town."
This revolutionary movement was full of danger. It was not
yet known here whether the Prince of Orange would be success-
ful in his attempt to dethrone King James the Second. If he
should fail, those who had resisted and imprisoned the king's
Governor might well expect the direst vengeance. But this peril
did not prevent the inhabitants of Cambridge from pledging
their " persons and estates " to the support of the principal act-
ors ; nor did it prevent their favorite and trusted leader, Thomas
Danforth, from taking a conspicuous position in the front rank
of those actors. The venerable Bradstreet, indeed, was made
President of the Council of Safety, and reinstated as Governor,
when it was decided to organize the government according to
the old Charter ; but he was now eighty-seven years of age,
and however desirable and important it may have been to con-
nect his name and his presence with the enterprise, he was
incapable of energetic action. Moreover, he was timid and yield-
ing in disposition, and counselled submission rather than resist-
ance during the controversy which preceded the abrogation of
the Charter. On the contrary, Danforth had been recognized as
a skilful and resolute leader through the former struggle ; and
now, at the age of sixty-seven, he retained the full possession of
114 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
his faculties, and bated not one jot in his hatred of tyranny. He
was reinstated as Deputy-governor,1 ostensibly the second office,
but, under the circumstances, the chief position of labor and re-
sponsibility. What Palfrey says of their respective capacity,
when originally elected Governor and Deputy-governor in 1679,
had become even more manifestly true at this later period : —
Bradstreet "can scarcely be pronounced to have been equal, either
in ability of mind or in force of character, to the task of steering
the straining vessel of state in those stormy times. More than
any other man then living in Massachusetts, Thomas Danforth
was competent to the stern occasion." 2 Danforth did not hesitate
to act, though fully conscious that his head was in danger, if King
James succeeded in retaining the throne, — the more because he
had so long been the leader in opposition to arbitrary authority, —
and, even if the Prince of Orange became King, that this seizure
of the government, in opposition to the constituted authority,
might be regarded and punished as an act of treasonable rebel-
lion.3 Yet he took the prominent position assigned to him, and
manfully performed its duties for the space of three years, until
Sir William Phips became Governor under the new Charter in
1692. For some reason he was not one of the Councillors ap-
pointed under the new Charter ; but his fellow citizens mani-
fested their regard for him and their approbation of his long and
faithful services, by placing him in the Council, at the first general
election, 1693, and kept him there by successive elections as long
as he lived. They could not reinstate him in his former position,
nor promote him to a higher, because, under the new charter,
both the Governor and Lieutenant-governor were appointed by
1 Also, as President of Maine, June 28, Three months later, writing to Rev. In-
crease Mather, then in London, he says :
1 Hist. New Eng., ii. 332. — " I am deeply sensible that we have a
8 In a letter to Governor Hinkley of wolf by the ears. This one thing being
Plymouth, dated April 20, two days after circumstanced with much difficulty, — the
Sir Edmund Andros was deposed, he people will not permit any enlargement,
says, " I yet fear what the consequences they having accused them of treason
thereof may be. I heartily pray that no against their king and country ; and those
bitter fruits may spring forth from this restrained, they threaten at a high rate
root. We have need of God's pity and for being denied a habeas corpus. I do
pardon ; and some do apprehend it will therefore earnestly entreat of you to pro-
be wisdom to hasten our address to those cure the best advice you can in this mat-
that are now supreme in England for ter, that, if possible, the good intents of
pardon of so great an irruption, and for the people and their loyalty to the Crown
a favorable settlement under the sanction of England may not turn to their prej-
of royal authority." — Coll. Mass. Hist, udice."— Hutchinson's Coll. Papers, 568,
Soc., xxxv. 192. 569.
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the King. Before his election to the new Council, he had been
appointed one of the judges of the Superior Court. His asso-
ciate, Judge Sewall, in his Journal, thus refers to his appoint-
ment : " Tuesday Dec. 6, [1692.] A very dark cold day ; is
the day appointed for«chusing of Judges. Wm. Stoughton Esq.
is chosen Chief Justice, 15 votes (all then present) : Tho. Dan-
forth Esq., 12 : Major Richards, 7 : Major-Gen1. Winthrop, 7 :
S. S.,1 7 This was in Col. Page's2 rooms, by papers on
Wednesday, Xr. 7th, 1692." 3 " Dec. 8, Mr. Danforth is invited
to dinner, and after pressed to accept his place." This place,
which he seems to have accepted with some hesitation, he retained
through life, and presided in a court at Bristol, less than two
months before his death.
It is due to the reputation of Danforth, to state emphatically,
that he was not a member of the court which tried and con-
demned the unhappy persons accused of witchcraft. That spe-
cial Court of Oyer and Terminer, appointed by Governor Phips
and his Council, May 27, 1692, consisted of William Stoughton,
John Richards, Nathanael Saltonstall, Wait Winthrop, Bartholo-
mew Gedney, Samuel Sewall, John Hathorne, Jonathan Corwin,
and Peter Sargeant ; 4 and it completed its bloody work before the
next December, when the Superior Court was organized, of which
Danforth was a member. Notwithstanding he held no judicial
office during this period (except that he was one of the first Jus-
tices of the Peace and Quorum), the name of Danforth has often
been very improperly associated with the witchcraft tragedy.
Even Savage, familiarly acquainted as he was with the history of
that period, was so forgetful as to say that he was appointed
" in 1692, judge of Sup. Court for the horrible proceedings against
witches." 5 The only connection he had with those proceedings,
so far as I have ascertained, is mentioned by Hutchinson.6 Be-
fore the arrival of Governor Phips, he presided as Deputy-gover-
nor, over a Court of Assistants at Salem, April 11, 1692, for the
examination of accused persons, — not for their trial. There is no
evidence that he was satisfied with the result of that examination,
which, according to Hutchinson's account, seems to have been
conducted chiefly if not entirely by Rev. Samuel Parris.7 On the
1 Samuel Sewall. tonstall left the court, being dissatisfied
2 Col. Nicholas Paige. with its proceedings.
8 Two days, it seems, were devoted to 5 Genea. Diet.
this selection of judges. G f/ist. Mass., ii. 27-29.
* Council Records. It is said that Sal- " Mr. Poole says, — " Mr. Parris on no
116 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
contrary, perhaps partly in consequence of this examination, he
declared his dissatisfaction, and dislike of the judicial proceed-
ings. In a letter dated Oct. 8, 1692, Thomas Brattle, one of
the most intelligent and persistent oppose rs of the witchcraft in-
fatuation, says : »* But although the chief judge, and some of
the other judges, be very zealous in these proceedings, yet this
you may take for a truth, that there are several about the Bay,
men for understanding, judgment, and piety, inferior to few, if
any, in N. E., that do utterly condemn the said proceedings,
and do freely deliver their judgment in the case to be this, viz.,
that these methods will utterly ruin and undo poor N. E. I
shall nominate some of these to you, viz., the Hon. Simon
Bradstreet, Esq. [our late governor] ; the Hon. Thomas Dan-
forth, Esq. [our late deputy-governor] ; the Rev. Mr. Increase
Mather, and the Rev. Mr. Samuel Willard. Major N. Salton-
stall Esq., who was one of the judges, has left the Court, and is
very much dissatisfied with the proceedings of it. Excepting Mr.
Hale, Mr. Noyes, and Mr. Parris, the Rev. Elders, almost
throughout the whole country, are very much dissatisfied. Sev-
eral of the late justices, viz., Thomas Graves Esq., N. Byfield
Esq., Francis Foxcroft Esq.,1 are much dissatisfied ; also several
of the present justices: and in particular, some of the Boston
justices were resolved rather to throw up their commissions than
be active in disturbing the liberty of their majesties' subjects,
merely on the accusations of these afflicted, possessed children."2
That Danforth, in common with almost all his contemporaries,
believed in witchcraft, and considered witches justly obnoxious to
occasion was employed to examine the tions. Hutchinson says that ' Mr. Parris
accused. At the request of the magis- was over-officious : most of the examina-
trates, he took down the evidence, he tions, although in the presence of one or
being a rapid and accurate penman. On more magistrates, were taken by him.'
the occasion mentioned in the next para- He put the questions. They show, on
graph, Danforth put the questions, and this occasion, a minute knowledge before-
the record is, ' Mr. Parris being desired hand of what the witnesses are to say,
and appointed to write out the examina- which it cannot be supposed Danforth,
tion, did take the same, and also read it Russell, Addington, Appleton, and Sew-
before the council in public.' " — Gen. all, strangers, as they were, to the place
Keg., xxiv. 395. Mr. Uphatn also says, — and the details of the affair, could have
" The deputy-governor first called to the had." — Ibid., p. 104. For this reason,
stand John Indian, and plied him, as was even if there were not many others, it
the course pursued on all these occasions, seems most probable that the "leading
with leading questions." — Salem Witch- questions" were put by Parris, and not
craft, ii. 102. But, after quoting from by Danforth.
Hutchinson a part of the examination, 1 Son-in-law of Thomas Danforth.
Mr. Upham adds, — " I would call atten- 2 Coll. Mass. Hist. SK., \. 74, 75.
tion to the form of the foregoing ques-
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117
punishment, is probably true ; but it is not true, that he was
a member of that special court which held such bloody assizes,
nor, if we may believe Brattle, his personal friend, did he ap-
prove its proceedings. The Superior Court, of which he was &.
member, held a session at Salem in January, 1693, at which
twenty persons were tried, and three convicted ; but " spectral
evidence " was not admitted ; 1 moreover, there is no proof that
he concurred with his associates, all of whom had been members
of the Commission of Oyer and Terminer.
The latter years of Danforth's life seem to have been peaceful.
Doubtless he lamented the loss of the old Charter, for whose pres-
ervation he had struggled so long and so manfully. His strong
opposition to some of the provisions of the new Charter is said
to have induced Mather to omit his name from the list of Coun-
cillors ; yet he finally accepted it as the best which could be ob-
tained, and faithfully labored, both as Councillor and Judge, to
administer its provisions in such a manner as to secure the bene-
fit of the people.2
In the long and perilous conflict on behalf of chartered rights,
Gookin and Danforth were supported by their brethren the
Deputies from Cambridge, all good men and true. Deacon Ed-
ward Collins was Deputy from 1654 to 1670, without inter-
mission ; Edward Oakes, 1659, 1660, 1669-1681 ; Richard Jack-
1 Upham's Witchcraft, ii. 349.
2 The closing scene is thus described by
Judge Sewall in his Journal : 1699. "Oct.
28. I visit Mr. Danforth who is very
sick ; his daughter Foxcroft tells me he
is much troubled with the palsy. Was
much indisposed the 22d instant, which
was the beginning of his sickness ; yet
would go to meeting, which did him hurt,
especially going out in the afternoon. I
wished him refreshings from God under
his fainting sickness." — " Lord's day,
Nov. 5. Tho. Danforth Esq., dies, about 3
past merid., of a fever. Has been a magis-
trate forty years. Was a very good hus-
bandman, and a very good Christian, and
a good councillor; was about 76 years
old." " Third day, Nov. 7. Mr. Stough-
ton, in his speech to the grand jury, takes
great notice of Judge Danforth's death ;
saith he was a lover of religion and relig-
ious men; the oldest servant the country
had ; zealous against vice ; and if [he]
had any detractors, yet [there] was so
much on the other as to erect him a mon-
ument among this people. Mr. Willard,
in his prayer, mentioned God's displeas-
ure in his removal, and desired the Judges
might act on the Bench as those who
must also shortly go to give their account.
Indeed it is awful, that while we are sit-
ting on the bench, at the same time the
ancientest Judge should be lying by the
wall, dead, in his house. I can't tell how
it came about, but I told Mr. Danforth at
Bristow I thought he would never come
thither again ; which made him take a
more particular leave than otherwise he
would have done." " Sixth day, Nov. 10,
1699. Mr. Danforth is entombed about
£ of an hour before 4 P. M. Very fair
and pleasant day ; much company. Bear-
ers: on the right side, Lt-Governor, Mr.
Russell, Sewall ; left side, Mr. W. Win-
throp, Mr. Cook, Col. Phillip?. I helped
lift the corpse into the tomb, carrying the
feet."
118 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
son, 1661, 1662 ; Edward Winship, 1663, 1664, 1681-1686 ;
Edward Jackson, 1665-1668, 1675, 1676 ; Joseph Cooke, 1671,
1676—1680 ; Thomas Prentice, 1672—1674 ; Samuel Champney,
1686, and again, after the Revolution, from 1689 to 1695, when
he died in office. Their names should be in perpetual remem-
brance.
CHAPTER X.
CIVIL HISTORY.
IT has already been stated, that the General Court, March 3,
1635-6, " Agreed, that Newe Towne bounds should run eight
rayles into the country from their meeteing howse," and that
large farms, near the eight mile line were soon afterwards granted
by the town ; among which grants was one to Richard Harlaken-
den of " six hundred acres of upland and meadow, at the place
called Vine Brook, in the midway between Newtowne and Con-
cord," on certain conditions, Jan. 2, 1636—7. This tract of land
was in the central portion of the present town of Lexington.
The conditions of the grant not being performed by Richard
Harlakenden, the land was subsequently granted to his brother,
Roger Harlakenden, who died in 1638. Herbert Pelham married
the widow of Harlakenden, and became the owner of his real es-
tate ; he bequeathed this property to his son Edward Pelham, who
conveyed by deeds, Oct. 28, 1693, to Benjamin Muzzey 206 acres
in Cambridge, towards Concord, being a part of " Mr. Pelham's
farm," and to John Poulter 212 acres of the same farm. Precisely
when the first houses were erected and actual settlements com-
menced at the " Farms," so called, does not appear on record ;
but as early as 1682, about thirty families were there, generally
styled " Farmers." They had then become so numerous and so
strong, that they desired a separation from the parent town ; but
they petitioned at first to be made a distinct parish. Although
they were unsuccessful for nine years, and did not fully accomplish
their purpose for more than thirty years, their petition and the
reply to it are inserted, as they indicate the condition of the peo-
ple at that period.
" To the honorable the General Court now assembled in Boston,
October llth, 1682.
" The petition of several of the inhabitants within the bounds
of the town of Cambridge humbly showeth : That by the provi-
dence of God, who hath determined the times before appointed
120 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and the bounds of the habitations of all men, your petitioners are
seated at a great distance, the nearest of them above five miles
(some of them six, some seven, some eight, some nine if not ten
miles) from the public place of meeting to worship God, in the
town that we appertain unto : that your petitioners, by reason
thereof, have now (many of us) for a long time conflicted with
very great difficulties in respect of themselves, who have been
forced to be absent at some seasons of the year, and especially
their children, for whose spiritual good and the means leading
thereunto they desire to be solicitous as well as for themselves :
that there are now about thirty families, in which are contained
at least one hundred and eighty souls, within the circumstances
and condition abovementioned : that your petitioners have hum-
bly and affectionately represented the premises to the Townsmen
at Cambridge, at their meetings, withal signifying their desire of
liberty from them to call a minister to preach amongst them and
catechise their children, they being willing to build a meeting-
house which may be situated so as to be within two miles and an
half near thirty families, and to advance for the present forty
pounds per annum for his maintenance : that the premises not-
withstanding, they have as yet obtained no relief or encourage-
ment from the town of Cambridge in this affair. Your petition-
ers, therefore, who are the heads of families, fearing the sad effects
of this remoteness from the public worship of God and particu-
larly in respect of their children and those that shall come after
them, lest they should grow weary of attendance upon the public
means of grace, and think it too much (as Jeroboam tells Israel it
was to go up to Jerusalem) to travel so many miles for such an
end, and so should cease to worship the Lord God of their fath-
ers, think it their bounden duty humbly to address to this honored
Court, praying that you will please to take the case of your peti-
tioners into your serious consideration, that by your favor thev
may be licensed to provide for themselves a person that may be
meet and able to dispense unto them the word of God; and
that in order thereunto they may be freed from payments to
the town of Cambridge, from whom, as their dear and beloved
brethren, they no ways desire separation for any other but the
forementioned cause alone ; declaring it to have been their stand-
ing affliction and cause of grief that, by reason of their remote-
ness, they have not been in a capacity, according to their desires,
to enjoy more fellowship and communion with them. And your
petitioners shall pray, as in duty bound, &c. James Cutler,
Matthew Bridge Senr., David Fiske Sen'., Samuel Stone, Senr.,
CIVIL HISTORY. 121
Francis Whitmore, John Tedd, Ephraim Winshipe, John Win-
ter, in the behalf of the rest of the families." l
The petitioners presented a strong case. To travel so far,
every week, for the purpose of attending public worship would
now be regarded as a grievous burden : and the burden was
greater two hundred years ago, when travelling was almost ex-
clusively accomplished on horseback or on foot. But the peti-
tion was presented in a time of general distress and alarm. The
Charter, regarded as the palladium of liberty, was in imminent
peril, and there were fearful apprehensions of calamities which
might result from its loss. Financial embarrassment was already
felt, and general bankruptcy was feared. Under such circum-
stances, the town opposed the petition of the " Farmers " and
action thereupon was " respited " until the next General Court,
at which time the town presented an earnest remonstrance against
the proposed dismemberment : —
" To the honorable the General Court assembled in Boston,
October the 16th, 1683.
" Your humble supplicants, the selectmen of Cambridge, in
obedience to a warrant sent to us, and the concerns of our town,
do humbly present unto your Honors' consideration, in answer
to a petition of the remote farms of our town. Some of your
Honors may yet remember the unsettled condition of this church
when it was about to remove to Mattabesick,2 for the prevention
of which the honored General Court, held at Boston, in March
1643-4, was pleased to grant to this Church a tract of land at
Shawshine, and another parcel adjoining to Concord line, for the
enlargement of our boundaries, and to enable this church and
towne (with the rest of our accommodations) to maintain the
ministry in this place, provided the then Church and Elders did
continue in this place ; which condition was accordingly per-
formed, though this Church and town (as may be demonstrated)
was abler to maintain the ministry and defray public charges
then than it now is, by reason most of our principal men are now
removed from us, some by death and others into England and
other countries. We also humbly present unto your Honors'
consideration the great disenablement of our church and town by
the village on the south side of the River breaking off from us,3
which was so considerable a part of our town, and bare a consid-
erable part of our charge in the maintenance of our ministry,
1 Mass. Arch., xi. 24. 8 See chap. viii.
2 See chap. vi.
122 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and now bears none of that nor several other charges our town
is at ; whereby we are greatly disenabled so comfortably to
maintain our ministry and discharge our public charges as we
want and ought to do, by reason one principal arm of our town
is cut off, and our accommodations for husbandry so poor and
small, and our trade so little and inconsiderable, that it is even
a wonder to ourselves how we do subsist and carry on public
charge so well as we do, though we do it not so well as we should.
We therefore present unto this honorable General Court's most
serious consideration the great damage it will be to this poor
Church and town, (that have suffered so many diminutions al-
ready), if the honored Court should grant our Farmers' petition
to let them have a ministry of their own, and so be wholly taken
off from contributing to ours ; but much more should we be dam-
nified if the honored Court should grant any part of our outlands
unto them, we are so exceedingly straitened in the boundaries
of our lands, as we shall plainly demonstrate to the honored
Court. For the distance of place that our brethren at the Farms
are from the public meeting with us, it is but the same it was
when they first settled themselves and families there ; and they
have there other conveniences with it, and Concord is not far
from them, which in bad weather they may go unto. If we
should have this arm cut off too, we shall be much disenabled to
carry on God's work amongst us, both in Church and Common-
wealth ; that as it hath been the care of the honored fathers of
our Commonwealth formerly to take care for the subsistence and
well being of this senior Church of Christ in Cambridge, so we
still crave the continued care of the honored fathers of the Com-
monwealth now in being, that they would not destroy the parent
for the offspring. We humbly leave our languishing condition to
your Honors' most serious consideration ; and your supplicants
shall pray as in duty bound, etc. William Manning, Samu.
Andrewe, Samuel Chamne, in the name of the town of Cam-
bridge." i
The consideration of this petition was further postponed until
the next General Court. Both the Council and the House of
Representatives manifested a willingness, at their session in Octo-
ber, 1684, to establish a village at the Farms ; but they could
not agree where the division line should be drawn between the
village and the parent town, and nothing was accomplished.2
1 Mass. Arch., xi. 25. 2 Mass. Arch., xi. 27, 28.
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During the troublous times which succeeded, — the disastrous
administration of Andros and the perilous Revolution which fol-
lowed, — no further effort appears to have been made for a divis-
ion of the town. Seven years afterwards, a new petition was
presented ; it is not found on the files of the Court, but the re-
sult is recorded under date of December 15, 1691 : —
" Upon reading the petition of the Farmers and inhabitants of
the Farms within the precincts and bounds of the town of Cam-
bridge towards Concord, therein setting forth their distance (the
nearest of them living above five miles) from Cambridge meet-
ing house, the place of the public worship, praying that, according
to former applications by them several years since made unto
this Court for the advantage of themselves, families, and poster-
ity, they may have this Court's favor and license in order to the
calling of a fit minister for dispensing the gospel among them ;
as also that they may be a distinct village for the ends proposed
in their said petition : — the selectmen of Cambridge having had
a copy of said petition sent them, with a notification of the time
for their being heard thereupon this day, and accordingly attend-
ing : — After a full hearing and consideration of what was offered
by both parties, it is granted and ordered by this Court, that the
petitioners be and are hereby permitted and allowed to invite
and settle an able and orthodox minister for the dispensing of
the gospel among them ; and that all inhabitants being within
the line formerly stated by a Committee of this Court, anno
1684, beginning at the first run of water or swampy place over
which is a kind of bridge in the way on the southerly side of
Francis Whitmore's house, towards the town of Cambridge afore-
said, cross the neck of land lying between Woburn line and that
of Watertown side, upon a southwest and northeast course, do
pay unto the ministers maintained there ; and are hereby em-
powered annually to choose three or five meet persons to assess
their inhabitants for the support and maintenance of their min-
ister, as also a Constable or Collector, to gather the same by
warrant from the said Assessors. The said Farmers not being
hereby discharged from paying their proportion as formerly unto
all public charges in the town, except what refers to the min-
istry, so long as they maintain an able minister among them-
selves." l
In the remonstrance against this division, in 1683, it was rep-
resented that the town would be grievously " damnified " if the
1 Mass. Prov. Rec., vi. 205.
124 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" outlands," or common lands not yet divided, should be granted
to the petitioners. The Court listened thus far to the remon-
strance, and preserved to the town the ownership of this public
property, some of which was afterwards sold to the precinct.
Two such sales are entered on the Town Records, under date of
Jan. 16, 1692-3. It should be added, that these financial trans-
actions indicate a friendly spirit in both parties, the separation
having apparently been effected without such sharp controversy
as occurred in the case of Newton. In the same spirit, March
11, 1699-1700, the town " voted, to give the little meeting-house
bell to the Farmers. Voted, that the Selectmen, in the name of
the inhabitants, do give their thanks to Capt. Andrew Belcher
for the bell for their meeting-house he has given them."
Twenty-one years after their establishment as a precinct, the
Farmers, according to their original design, sought to be entirely
separated from the town of Cambridge, and to be a " township by
themselves." This separation was readily obtained on terms sat-
isfactory to both parties. The Cambridge records show that, —
" At a meeting of the inhabitants belonging to the meeting house
in the Body of the town of Cambridge, orderly convened the 1st
December 1712, Capt. Thomas Oliver was chosen Moderator.
And whereas the Farmers, at their public meeting on the 28th of
October last, appointed a committee to petition the town that
they may be dismissed from the town, and be a township by
themselves, as appears by their petition bearing date the 6th
November, 1712, which has been now read ; voted, That Capt.
Thomas Oliver, Mr. Jonathan Remington, and Andrew Bord-
inan, be a Committee to treat with the Committee appointed by
the Farmers aforesaid ; and that the articles to be proposed to
the said Committee, as terms of their dismission, are their pay-
ing a part toward the charge of the Great Bridge, and to the
Town House, and a consideration for some of our Poor." The
meeting was then adjourned until Jan. 12, 1712-3, at which time
it watT' Voted, That the Farmers, upon their being dismissed
from the town, shall annually pay to our Town Treasurer such a
proportion of our part of the charge of the Great Bridge over
Charles River in Cambridge as shall fall to them according to
their annual proportion with us in the Province Tax. (2) Voted,
That the said Farmers shall pay their proportion of twenty-five
pounds toward the arrears of our Town House. The aforesaid
articles being complied with by the Farmers, Voted (3) That the
article that has been proposed, referring to their paying their
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proportion toward the relief of some of our Poor, (viz. Robert
Webber and Richard a negro, and his wife,) be referred to the
Committee formerly appointed, (viz. Capt. Oliver, Mr. Reming-
ton, and Andrew Bordman,) to debate further upon, who are
fully empowered in behalf of the town, either to insist upon the
said article or to consent to their being dismissed from the town
upon the articles aforementioned which they have complied with."
In accordance with this agreement, the Farmers were incorporated
March 20, 1712-13, by an act of the General Court, which pro-
vided that the " tract of land known by the name of the north-
ern precinct in Cambridge be henceforth made a separate and
distinct town, by the name of Lexington, upon the articles and
terms already agreed on with the town of Cambridge." 1
During this period and half a century afterwards, very few
public events occurred, materially affecting the welfare of Cam-
bridge. Some facts, however, though of a more private or per-
sonal character, should not be entirely overlooked, as they throw
light on the state of society and the condition of the people.
By the Town Records it appears that Cullers of Bricks were
first elected, Nov. 10, 1684 : Town Clerk, as an officer distinct
from the Selectmen, March 13, 1692-3 : Town Treasurer, March
30, 1694: Assessors, July 16, 1694.
The County Records indicate that Thomas Danforth was
Treasurer of Middlesex, before 1657, when he was succeeded by
Edward Goffe, who died in 1658, and John Stedman was ap-
pointed, who held the office until 1683 ; Samuel Andrew was his
successor and remained in office until 1700, except during the
administration of Andros. All these were Cambridge men. In
the settlement of the Treasurer's accounts, charges were allowed
in 1690, to wit : " 52 wolves killed by the English, 20s. per wolf,
and one killed by an Indian, 10% is ,£52. 10" .... Paid one half
the charge of Cambridge Great Bridge, <£26. 7s- 6d-." And in
1696, the Treasurer was allowed twelve pence in the pound of
all collections and disbursements ; Grand Jurors were paid two
shillings per day for attendance ; no allowance was made for
travel, but the county paid for their dinners at one shilling each.
Seventy-six wolves had been killed, and 13s. 4c?. per head was
allowed in compensation.
May 22, 1691. " Upon the death of John Green, late Mar-
shal General, in the beginning of the last Court of Assistants,
Mr. Samuel Gookin being appointed by said Court to supply that
l Mass. Prov. Rec., ix. 258, 259.
126 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
vacancy, and sworn to the faithful discharge of his duty in that
place, the said Samuel Gookin is hereby confirmed in the said
office of Marshal General of this Colony." 1
June 17, 1700. The General Court granted five pounds, to aid
in repairing the road to Connecticut, " especially betwixt Woos-
ter and Brookfield," which was described as " much incumbered
with trees fallen, and many rocky swamps, and other obstructions
to travellers, drovers, and others, to the hazarding life or limb of
both men and horses."2 Six years earlier, Rev. Benjamin Wads-
worth, afterwards President of Harvard College, accompanied the
commissioners appointed to treat with the Maquas or Mohawks,
at Albany, and travelled over this road to Brookfield, then gener-
ally called Quaboag : " Capt. Sewal and Major Townsend, being
commissioned to treat with the Mockways, set out from Boston
about half an hour past twelve, Monday, August 6, 1694. Sev-
eral gentlemen did accompany them to Watertown, and then
returned. At Watertown we met with Lieutenant Hammond
and thirty troopers, who were appointed for a guard to Spring-
field. We came to our first stage at Malberough, about half an
hour past eight in the evening. We lodged at Abraham How's,3
and thence set forward the next morning about half an hour past
seven of the clock. There was nothing remarkable this day, but
only Mr. Dwite, of Hatford, did accidentally fall into our com-
pany, and after the same manner, soil, accidentally, he and his
horse both together fell into a brook ; but both rose again with-
out damage. This day we dined in the woods. Pleasant descants
were made upon the dining room : it was said that it was large,
high, curiously hung with green ; our dining place was also ac-
commodated with the pleasancy of a murmuring rivulet. This
day, some of our company saw a bear ; but being near a thick
swamp, he escaped our pursuit. Towards night we heard (I
think) three guns ; but we knew not who shot them. Our whole
company come this day to Quaboag, about sundown, not long
before nor after." 4 The easterly section of this road is mentioned
by Pemberton, under date of Sept. 30, 1783, in his manuscript
" Chronology," preserved in the library of the Mass. Hist. Society :
" A gentleman of this State remarks, ' that soon after the set-
tlement of our Fathers at Boston, the persons appointed to
explore the country, and lay out public roads did it as far as the
1 Mass. Col. Rec., vi. 184. » The "Wayside Inn," celebrated by
2 Mass. Prov. Rec., vii. 99. Longfellow.
4 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc , xxxi. 102.
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bank by Mrs. Biglow in Weston, and reported that they had done
it as far as they believed would ever be necessary, it being about
seven miles from the College in Cambridge.' ' It is proper to
add, that I have never seen any contemporary authority for this
extraordinary statement.
Col. Shute, the newly appointed Governor of Massachusetts
and New Hampshire, arrived in Boston, Oct. 4, 1716, and on the
15th day of the same month commenced a journey to New Hamp-
shire. Instead of crossing the ferry to Charlestown, he passed
out of Boston over the neck, through Roxbury and Brookline, to
Cambridge Great Bridge. The commencement of his journey,
and the manner of his reception in Cambridge, are described in
the " Boston News Letter," October 22, 1716 : " On Monday last,
the 15th current, his Excellency, our Governor, about eight
o'clock in the morning, set out from hence by land for his other
government of New Hampshire, attended by the honorable the
Lieut.-Governor and several of the chief gentlemen of this and
that Province, and on this side of the river was met by Spencer
Phips Esq., with his Troop of Horse, the Sheriff of Middlesex,
and other gentlemen of that County, and by them conducted to
Harvard College in Cambridge, where he was received by the
President, Fellows, and Students, and entertained in the Hall
with a congratulatory Latin Oration, by Mr. Thomas Foxcroft :
after which his Excellency was pleased to take a view of the Li-
brary, and then proceeded on his journey to Lynn," etc.
Col. Edmund Goffe was elected Representative, June 6, 1721.
" Samuel Smith was charged with putting in two votes in the
first voting for Representative, made oath that he put in but one
vote for Representative. Also Daniel Gookin being charged with
putting in two votes at the second voting for a Representative,
made oath that he put in but one vote for a Representative : said
oaths were administered in the public meeting per Mr. Justice
Leverett." J
In 1721, the small-pox prevailed more extensively and fatally
than ever before in Boston and its vicinity. A statement of re-
sults was made officially in the u Boston News Letter " : " Boston,
Feb. 24, 1721-2. By the Selectmen. The number of persons vis-
ited with the small-pox since its coming into town, in April last
past, having been inquired into by direction from the Selectmen,
amounts to 5,889 : — 844 of whom died and were buried in the
preceding months, as follows : — May, 1 ; June, 8 ; July, 11 ; Aug.,
1 Town Records.
128 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
26 ; Sept., 101 ; Oct., 411 ; Nov., 249 ; Dec., 31 ; Jan., 6." The
extent of the destruction of life in Cambridge, by this scourge, is
not known with exactness ; but references to it are found in the
" New England Courant:" " Cambridge, Thursday, Nov. 30, 1721.
This morning died here William Hutchinson, of Boston, Esq., of
the small-pox, in the 38th year of his age." (Dec. 4, 1721.)
" Last week died one of the Indian hostages (mentioned in our
last) of the small-pox at Cambridge." (Jan. 22, 1721-2.) " On
Friday last, the General Assembly of this Province met at Cam-
bridge, there not being a sufficient number of members to make
a House on Wednesday, to which day they were before pro-
rogued. They are adjourned till Tuesday next, when they are
to meet a few miles out of town, the small-pox being now in the
heart of that place." (March 5, 1721-2.) The Town Records
show that a Committee was appointed, Jan. 29, 1721-2, to pro-
vide " for the relief of such persons and families as may stand in
need thereof, in case the small-pox spread amongst us." Inocula
tion for the small-pox was first introduced in Boston at this time
by Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, who encountered the most violent oppo-
sition. " Out of 286 persons who were inoculated for the small-
pox, but six died." 1
In 1730, the small-pox again prevailed in Cambridge with
alarming violence. Nine town meetings were held between
March 20 and April 3, to devise means for its extermination.
A vote passed at the first of these meetings indicates that inocu-
lation had been injudiciously or carelessly practiced : " Whereas
Samuel Danforth, Esq's late practice of inoculation of small-pox
amongst us has greatly endangered the town, and distressed
sundry families amongst us, which is very disagreeable to us ;
wherefore, voted, that said Samuel Danforth, Esq. be desired
forthwith to remove such inoculated persons into some conven-
ient place, whereby our town may n't be exposed by them." The
College studies were broken up for a time ; but the students were
recalled by an advertisement, dated May 2, 1730, and published
in the "Weekly Journal :" " The small-pox having been lately at
Cambridge, which occasioned the dispersion of the scholars to
escape danger ; but now, through the Divine goodness, that dis-
temper having utterly ceased here ; it is agreed and ordered by
the President and Tutors, that the undergraduates forthwith
repair to the College, to follow their studies and stated exercise.3.
Benjamin Wadsworth, Pres." The distemper returned again
1 Drake's Hist. Boston, pp. 562, 563.
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before the end of the year, as appears by a paragraph in the
" News Letter," dated Oct. 8, 1730 : " We hear from Cambridge,
that Mr. William Patten, Representative for the town of Billerica,
being taken sick of the small-pox, while the General Assembly
was sitting there, is since dead, and was interred on Monday last,
the 5th instant." On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Court was adjourned
to meet at Roxbury on the next Wednesday.
Again, in 1752, the small-pox caused the cessation of study in
College from April 22 until Sept. 2 ; and the corporation voted,
May 4, " that there be no public Commencement this year," and
in October voted to have no winter vacation. The town ap-
pointed a committee, May 18, to devise measures to prevent the
spreading of the disease, and on the 3d of October, " voted that
a public contribution be in the three parts of this town, next
Lord's-day come seven night, for the speedy raising of money to
defray the charges the town have been at in the support, &c., of
sundry persons lately visited with the srnall-pox, belonging to this
town. Also voted that the thanks of this town be given to the
Selectmen of the town of Charlestown for their great friendship,
assistance and civility to us, when visited with the small-pox." I
find no record of the number of lives destroyed in Cambridge by
this visitation of the small-pox. But its ravages were frightful
in Boston during the previous year. Professor Winthrop re-
corded the fact, in his interleaved Almanac, that while only five
persons in Cambridge had the disease in 1751, of whom three
died, in Boston, with a total population of 15,734, 5,060 whites
had it the natural way, of whom 470 died ; also, 485 blacks, of
whom 69 died ; and by inoculation 1,985 whites and 139 blacks
were sick, of whom 24 whites and 6 blacks died.
The town continued, as aforetime, to be watchful against the
admission of undesirable associates. " At a meeting of the free-
holders and inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, orderly con-
vened 9th Decr. 1723. — Whereas, of late years, sundry persons
and families have been received and entertained amongst us, to
the great trouble of the Selectmen and damage of the town : for
preventing such inconveniences for the future. Voted, that hence-
forth no freeholder nor inhabitant in said town shall receive or
admit any family into our town to reside amongst us for the space
of a month, without first having obtained the allowance and ap-
probation of the freeholders and inhabitants of said town, or of
the Selectmen for the time being, on penalty of paying to the
Treasurer of said town, for the use of the poor, the sum of twenty
9
130 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
shillings. Also voted, that no inhabitant in said town shall re-
ceive and entertain any person into their family (excepting such
as are received by reason of marriage, or such as are sent for
education, or men or maid servants upon wages, or purchased
servants or slaves), for the space of a month, without having the
Allowance and approbation of the freeholders and inhabitants, or
selectmen, as aforesaid, on penalty of paying the sum of twenty
shillings for the use of the poor, as aforesaid."
The meeting-house was equally guarded against improper in-
trusion, though by a less severe penalty. On the 12th of May,
1729, it was " Voted, that so often as any dog or dogs is or are
seen in the meeting house on the Lord's day in the time of pub-
lic worship, the owner or owners of said dog or dogs shall for
every such offence pay one shilling, half to go to the officer ap-
pointed to regulate said dogs, the other half part of said fine to
be for the use of the poor of the town. And on refusal to pay
said fine or fines, the aforesaid officer is hereby obliged, author-
ized and empowered to prosecute the owners of the above de-
scribed dogs before any one of his Majesty's Justices of the
Peace in said County. This to continue for one year."
March 10, 1728-9. " Put to vote, whether said inhabitants
would grant the sum of 50<£. for Joseph Hanford, to fit him out
in the practice of physic, and it passed in the negative."
In 1736, John Vassall (afterwards Major and Colonel) pur-
chased the large estate at the southwest corner of Brattle and
Ash streets, and became a resident in Cambridge. He was born
in the West Indies, inherited a princely fortune, married (in
1734) a daughter of Lieut.-gov. Spencer Phips, became at once a
very popular citizen, and was elected Selectman and Representa-
tive in 1739, and again in 1740. Shortly after his second elec-
tion, some enthusiastic friend thus exulted in the " Weekly Jour-
nal " of May 20, 1740 : " Cambridge, May 19. On Monday
last came on the choice of a Representative for this town in
the approaching General Assembly. The meeting was as full
as most that ever were known among us on such an occasion,
there being 109 qualified voters present at it. After the Select-
men had put an end to some tedious contests and lingering de-
lays, (which arose on adjusting preliminaries, and which only
interrupted and kept off the business of the day,) we at length
had the liberty to proceed fairly to the choice ; and then it SOON
appeared that Mr. John Vassall was chosen by the overbearing
majority of more than double the number of all those votes which
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were not for him, viz. by the majority of 75 to 34 ; a proportion
much greater on the side of the person chosen our Representative
this year than he l had who was our Representative the last. By
this it seems a certain person elect has a growing interest."
Alas for the fickleness of popular favor. Mr. Vassall was not
afterwards elected either Selectman or Representative until a few
months before his death in 1747. His " interest " attained its
full growth suddenly, like Jonah's gourd, and as suddenly col-
lapsed. He was disturbed by a disparaging remark of a towns-
man, and sought legal redress with disastrous result. The his-
tory of the suit is entered on the Records of the Inferior Court
for the County of Middlesex, December term, 1740, page 172.
By this it appears that Samuel Whittemore of Cambridge, Dep-
uty Sheriff, on the 13th of March, 1739, declared publicly that
though Mr. Vassall had been elected Selectman, he " was no more
fit to discharge said trust than the horse that he, the said Samuel,
then rode on." On the next day Vassall commenced suit, claim-
ing ,£1,000 damage for defamation of character ; he caused
Whittemore to be arrested and imprisoned. On the trial, two
months afterwards, the Court adjudged that " the words ....
spoken by the said Samuel were not actionable." Vassall ap-
pealed to the Superior Court, which affirmed the judgment of
the Inferior Court. Whittemore then sued Vassall, for false and
malicious imprisonment, and recovered £200 damage and costs of
court. So much appears on record. Tradition says that the writ
was served on Vassall at his own table, when surrounded by a
large and fashionable dinner-party.
Mr. Vassall was equally unsuccessful in his appeal to the
General Court for protection against what he regarded as a per-
sonal insult and an encroachment on his official privileges. John
Hovey had recovered judgment against him on two bonds, not-
withstanding his " plea of privilege (as on file) which was over-
ruled by the Court," and had levied on his estate. The Records
of the General Court show that notice was issued, Dec. 5, 1740,
to John Hovey and Samuel Gookin, to make answer to Mr. John
Vassall, Representative of Cambridge, who complained of sundry
insults received from them. Dec. 10, Mr. Samuel Gookin ap-
peared, and the case was fully examined. " Then the question
was put, whether it appears to this House that an attachment
being served on Mr. John Vassall's estate on the 18th of Novem-
1 He was his own predecessor. The increased majority indicate-! the "growing
interest."
132 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ber last is a breach of the privileges of the members of this
House. It passed in the negative." But this was not the end.
December 18, 1740, " A petition of Mr. John Hovey of Cam-
bridge, praying that this House would order Mr. John Vassall,
the member of Cambridge, to refund his expenses occasioned by
an unjust and groundless complaint of said Mr. Vassall, partic-
ularly mentioned in said petition, for the reasons exhibited, —
read, and in answer thereto, ordered, that the said John Vassall
pay to the petitioner, the said John Hovey, the sum of ten
pounds, in full recompense for his time and expense occasioned
by said complaint."
An epidemic occasioned great alarm in 1740. It was called
the " throat distemper," and was probably the same " influenza "
which Thacher describes : " The amazing rapidity with which it
spread through the country resembled more a storm agitating the
atmosphere than the natural progress of a disease from any con-
tagious source. Almost a whole city, town, or neighborhood,
became affected with its influence in a few days, and as it did not
incapacitate people in general from pursuing their ordinary occu-
pations, it was common to observe, in every street and place of
resort, a constant coughing, hawking, and wheezing, and, in pub-
lic assemblies, little else was to be heard or attended to. Al-
though all classes of people experienced the operation of the in-
fluenza, it is remarkable that a small number, comparatively
speaking, were so ill as to require medical attendance, and in-
stances of its fatal termination were of rare occurrence." l It
proved so fatal here, however, that the students were dismissed
from College by vote passed June 23, 1740 : " Whereas, through
the holy Providence of God, several families in the town of Cam-
bridge are visited with the throat distemper, and the President's
and Steward's families are under very afflicted circumstances by
reason of that mortal sickness ; and whereas we apprehend that
there is great danger of the distemper spreading and prevailing
as it hath done formerly in other places, and that the students
are much endangered thereby ; therefore Voted, that they be im-
mediately dismissed from the College, and that the vacation begin
from this time ; and that the Commencement for this year be not
until the expiration of the vacation." 2
1 Me.dical Biography, i. 28. grandchild Andrew Bordman died 24
2 In a private note-book, the steward June 1740: both of the distemper called
of the College, Andrew Bordman, Esq., the throat distemper." Memorials are
made this record: "Our grandchild, found in the burial-place, of " Mrs. Mar-
Ruth Bordman, died 23 June 1740: our garet Holyoke, wife to the Revd. Mr. Ed-
CIVIL HISTORY. 133
In former days, each town was required to pay its own Repre-
sentatives in the General Court, and was liable to a fine if not
duly represented. This town, however, on the 14th of May,
1750, " Voted, that the town will make choice of two Represen-
tatives to represent them at the next General Court, or Assem-
bly, provided the same serve the town gratis : also voted, that
they will proceed to choose two Representatives, upon that condi-
tion only, that those who are chosen be not the Representatives
of said town unless, upon their choice, they declare that they will
serve the town gratis, as aforesaid. Then Andrew Bordman
and Edmund Trowbridge Esqs. were chosen Representatives," and
both accepted the office. The same course was pursued the next
year, and the same persons were elected. But, in 1752, Andrew
Bordman refused the office on this condition, and Henry Vassall
was elected in his stead. This practice was soon afterwards
wholly abandoned.
April 19, 1754. The territory lying west of Sparks Street and
south of Vassall Lane was transferred from Watertown to Cam-
bridge by the General Court, by a line described thus : " To
begin at Charles River, and from thence to run in the line be-
tween the lands of Simon Coolidge, Moses Stone, Christopher
Grant, and the Thatchers, and the land of Col°. Brinley and
Ebenezer Wyeth, to the Fresh Pond, so called." l Several
acres were subsequently added to Cambridge, bounded westerly
on Coolidge Avenue, extending to and including the Cambridge
Cemetery.
Some excitement was occasioned as late as 1754, by the ap-
pearance of a bear in the easterly part of Cambridge, long after
we might suppose this section of the country to have been rid of
wild beasts. The " Boston News Letter " of September 19, con-
tained this paragraph. " On Tuesday last, a Bear, that had
wandered down to Cambridge, was discovered on Lieut. Govr.
Phips' farm,2 and being closely pursued took to Charles River ;
whereupon several boats put off from Charlestown, and one from
ward Holyoke, President of Harvard 1 Mass. Prov. Rec., xx. 228.
College," who died June 25, 1740, aged 2 This farm embraced East Cambridge,
39 ; and of " William Holyoke," their and extended westerly nearly to Columbia
"youngest son," who died June 23, 1740, Street. Five years later, in September,
aged nearly three years. Similar me- 1759, Dr. Belknap, then a student in
morials are found of two children of Harvard College, made this record :
Mr. Ebenezer Stedman, — Martha, who " A great many bears killed at Cambridge
died June 23, 1740, aged 4 years; and and the neighboring towns about this
Sarah, who died June 24, 1740, aged time, and several persons killed by them."
nearly 6 years. The dates indicate that — Life of Belknap, p. 11.
all these were victims of the same dis-
ease.
134 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
the west part of this town, which last shot and entered two bul-
lets into him ; but not killing him, the Bear made directly towards
the boat and got one paw upon the side, upon which one of the
men struck an adze into his skull, and despatched him in an in-
stant, and brought him ashore. The whole of the body weighed
196 pounds. When he was opened, a great number of the bones
of fowls &c. were found in his belly."
The earliest notice which I have seen of a fire-engine in Cam-
bridge is dated March 3, 1755, when, " upon the motion of Capt.
Ebenezer Stedman and others, referring to the town's agreeing
with Henry Vassall Esq., who has an Engine and is willing the
same should be improved for the town's use on certain conditions,
the question was put whether the town would act on said motion,
and it passed in the negative." In all probability, however, the
town then possessed one or more engines. Boston had one before
1679, and seven as early as 1733 ; : and Cambridge would not
be likely to remain entirely destitute. Yet the machines then in
use might seem almost worthless, compared with the powerful
steam-engines recently introduced.
The Town Record of Births and Deaths in the last three quar-
ters of the eighteenth century is very imperfect ; all the deaths
recorded between 1722 and 1772 are contained on two folio pages.
Professor Winthrop inserted brief bills of mortality, for a few
years, in his interleaved almanacs, which afford a glimpse of the
truth : —
" 1758. Bill of mortality in first Parish in Cambridge.2
Under 2 years old 12 Between 40 and 50 = 1
Between 2 and 5 = 2 Between 50 and 60 = 1
Between 5 and 10 = 0 Between 60 and 70 = 1 Whites, 20
Between 10 and 20 = 1 Between 70 and 80 = 0 Blacks, 5
Between 20 and 30 = 2 Between 80 and 90 = 3 ~25 "
Between 30 and 40 = 2 ~~2lT
1762. Causes of death, etc.
" Accidental,
Age,
Colic,
Consumption,
Dysentery,
1
1
1
7
2
Fits,
Infancy,
- Palsy,
Sore,
Stillborn,
1
2
1
1
1
Males,
Females,
Whites,
Blacks,
10
8
18
15
3
1ft
Drake's Ilia. Boston, 431, 593. 2 The First Parish then embraced what
is now the whole city.
CIVIL HISTORY. 135
1763. Causes of death, etc.
" Accidental, 2 Fit, (suddenly) 2 Males, 10
Cancer, 2 Infancy, 9 Females, 10
Consumption, 1 Palsy, 1 ^7T
Dropsy, 3 —
Whites, 17
Blacks, 3
20."
In the " Boston News Letter," November 30, 1764, is a refer-
ence to a custom then recently introduced, but unwisely aban-
doned afterwards. " On Monday the 19th instant died at Cam-
bridge, in the 78th year of her age Mrs. Hannah Burrill, relict of
the late Hon. Theophilus Burrill Esq., and sister to the Rev. Mr.
President Holyoke, at whose house she had for some time past
resided. She was a gentlewoman of a virtuous disposition, and
possessed of many amiable qualities. Her remains were interred
the Thursday following, without the expense of mourning ap-
parel, agreeable to the laudable method now practised in Boston.
As this is the first example of the kind in that town, and intro-
duced by a gentleman of so worthy and respectable a character,
we doubt not it will acquire imitation." 1
1 Rev. John Cotton of Newton, in a let- apprentices to him, were also. 90 dozen
ter dated Nov. 7, 1717, and preserved in of gloves were bought, and none of any
the library of the Mass. Hist. Soc., says figure but what had gloves sent 'em."
that at the funeral of Hon. Andrew Bel- A bill of expenses at the funeral of Col.
cher, " All the ministers there had scarves Edmund Goffe, in October, 1 740, remains
and gloves. They say 50 suits of cloaths on file in the Probate Office ; it was ren-
were made. All first cousins, Remington, dered by Edmund Trowbridge, Esq.,
Blowers, &c., put into mourning. John grand nephew of the deceased. Among
Colman, Caswell, &c., all that had been the charges are these : —
" To 5 pair of gloves at 7s. Gd., and a mourning weed, £1 17 6
To a pair of shoe buckles, 6s., knee buckles, 4s. 6c?., black studs, Is. 3d., Oil 9
To a hat, 60s., mourning wigg, £5, 800
To a pair of gloves, black silk, 25s. 150
To a suit of mourning for the widow, and pair of shoes, 30 0 0
To another pair of black silk gloves, 25s. 150
To ten rings of Mr. Hurd, as per account, 23 14 0
To mourning for my aunt Barnard, 33 6 0
To the same for my sister Dana, 33 6 0
To a pair of gloves for her husband, 080
To cash paid the taylors for making the cloaths, 319 0
To two gallons of wine, 30s., a dozen of pipes, and 2 papers of tobacco, 5s. 1 15 0
To cash paid for bricks, and bricking the grave, 110 0
To stones to cover the grave, 0 10 0"
This bill was allowed by the judge, outlay. It is to be regretted that the ef-
though the estate was soon afterwards forts made by President Holyoke and
rendered insolvent. The Belcher estate others to abolish such extravagant and
was large, and might easily afford the useless customs were ineffectual.
CHAPTER XI.
CIVIL HISTORY.
IN this history of a single town, it is not proposed to enumer-
ate all the causes of the American Revolution, or the various
events which occurred during its accomplishment ; but some of
those causes and events will be mentioned, with which the town
of Cambridge had more or less intimate connection. One very
prominent question at issue, in the commencement of the Revo-
lutionary struggle, was whether or not the British Parliament had
a legal right to impose taxes on the American provinces (which
were not represented therein), without their consent. In the ex-
ercise of this pretended right of supremacy, among other methods
for raising a revenue from the provinces, Parliament enacted a
law, styled the Stamp Act, with a provision that it should take
effect Nov. 1, 1765. With special reference to this Act, the
American doctrine was affirmed, Oct. 29, 1765, by the Massachu-
setts House of Representatives, in fourteen resolutions, three of
which were these : " III. Resolved, That no man can justly
take the property of another without his consent ; and that upon
this original principle the right of representation in the same
body which exercises the power of making laws for levying taxes,
which is one of the main pillars of the British constitution, is
evidently founded." " XII. Resolved, as a just conclusion from
some of the foregoing resolves, That all acts made by any power
whatever, other than the General Assembly of this Province,
imposing taxes on the inhabitants, are infringements of our in-
herent and unalienable rights, as men and British subjects, and
render void the most valuable declarations of our Charter.
XIII. Resolved, that the extension of the powers of the Court
of Admiralty within this Province is a most violent infraction of
the right of trials by juries, — a right which this House, upon
the principles of their British ancestors, hold most dear and
sacred, it being the only security of the lives, liberties, and prop-
erties of his Majesty's subjects here." l
1 Hutcbinson's Hist. Mass., iii. 477, 478.
CIVIL HISTORY. 137
A distinct opinion had been expressed by Cambridge, a fort-
night earlier, at a town meeting held on the 14th day of October,
1765, when it was " Voted, That (with all humility) it is the
opinion of the town, that the inhabitants of this Province have
a legal claim to all the natural, inherent, constitutional rights of
Englishmen, notwithstanding their distance from Great Britain ;
that the Stamp Act is an infraction upon these rights. One
instance out of many, in our opinion, is this: — the Distributor
of Stamps will have a sovereignty over every thing but the lives
of the people, since it is in his power to summon every one he
pleases to Quebec, Montreal, or Newfoundland, to answer for
pretended or real breaches of this Act ; and when the faithful
subject arrives there, by whom is he to be tried ? Not by his
peers (the birth-right of every Englishman) ; no, but by the
Judge of Admiralty, without a jury, and it is possible without
law. Under these circumstances, the Stamp-Master may unright-
eously get more than his Majesty will upon a balance by the
stamps ; for who would not rather pay the fine than be thus
harassed, thus tried? Why are not his Majesty's subjects in
Great Britain treated in this manner ? Why must we in Amer-
ica, who have in every instance discovered as much loyalty for his
Majesty, and obedience to his laws, as any of his British subjects
(and whose exertions in some of the provinces during the last
war have been greater), be thus discriminated ? At this time
especially, whilst we are under an almost insupportable load of
debt, the consequence of this exertion. We believe it may be
truly said that no one in Great Britain pays so great a tax as
some in this province, in proportion to their estates. Let this
Act but take place, liberty will be no more : trade will languish
and die ; our medium will be sent into his Majesty's exchequer,
and poverty come on us as an armed man. The town, therefore,
hereby advise their Representatives by no means whatsoever to do
any one thing that may aid said Act in its operation ; but that,
in conjunction with the friends of liberty, they use their utmost
endeavors that the same might be repealed : — That this vote be
recorded in the Town Book, that the children yet unborn may see
the desire their ancestors had for their freedom and happiness : —
and that an attested copy of it be given to said Representatives."
While the inhabitants of Cambridge thus protested against the
arbitrary exercise of power by Parliament, and against the en-
forcement of the Stamp Act in particular, they were not ready
to encourage any violent outbreak of popular fury. During the
138 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
preceding August, by hanging him in effigy, breaking into his
house, and destroying part of his furniture, some of the inhabi-
tants of Boston had induced Mr. Secretary Oliver to promise
that he would not act as Distributor of Stamps; and on the
evening of the 26th of the same month, they attacked the house
of Lieutenant-governor Hutchinson, who had rendered himself
obnoxious by his subserviency to the British ministry, and " de-
stroyed, carried away, or cast into the street, everything that was
in the house ; demolished every part of it, except the walls, as far
as lay in their power ; and had begun to break away the brick- work.
The damage was estimated at about twenty-five hundred pounds
sterling, without any regard to a great collection of public as welt
as private papers in the possession and custody of the Lieutenant-
governor." l At a town meeting in Cambridge three days later
(Aug. 29), it was " Voted, that the inhabitants of this town do
detest and abhor the riotous proceedings in the town of Boston,
in robbing and destroying the dwelling-houses of the Lieutenant-
governor and others ; and they will, on all occasions, use their
utmost endeavors to secure their own inhabitants and their dwell-
ing-houses and property against such ravages." But when the
Governor, in his address to the General Court, recommended that
compensation should be made to the sufferers, and intimated that,
if they did not make it voluntarily, they might soon be required
to do so," 2 the town voted, Oct. 14, 1765, that their " Repre-
sentatives be and are hereby instructed by no means to vote for
any moneys being drawn out of the Province treasury to make
good the demands of the late sufferers, as mentioned in his Ex-
cellency's speech, have sustained." In their reply to the Gover-
nor's address, Oct. 25, 1765, the House of Representatives said,
" We highly disapprove of the late acts of violence which have
been committed ; yet till we are convinced that to comply with
what your Excellency recommends will not tend to encourage
such outrages in time to come, and till some good reason can be
assigned why the losses those gentlemen have sustained should be
made good rather than any damage which other persons on any
different occasions might happen to suffer, we are persuaded we
shall not see our way clear to order such a compensation to be
made. We are greatly at a loss to know who has any right to
require this of us, if we should differ with your Excellency in
point of its being an act of justice which concerns the credit of
the government."3 A year later, however, when the odious
1 Hutchinson's /fist. Mass., iii. 124. 8 Ibid., iii. 475, 476.
2 Ibid., iii. 129.
CIVIL HISTORY. 139
Stamp Act had been repealed, and this subject was again con-
sidered, at a town meeting, October 27, 1766, " The inhabitants
having taken into consideration the affair now pending in the
Great and General Court, relative to the losses sustained by divers
persons, by means of the outrage and violence of the mob in
Boston, in the month of August, A. D. 1765, — Voted, That it
be an instruction to the Representative of this town to use his
best endeavors in the General Court that a compensation be made
to the Lieutenant-governor and other sufferers (upon proper ap-
plication by them made for that purpose), by advancing such sum
or sums of money out of the public treasury as may be judged
adequate to their losses ; and that he likewise use his endeavors
that such measures may be gone into for replacing such money in
the Province treasury as shall appear just and equitable." The
General Court, after much discussion, enacted a law, granting
compensation to the sufferers, and at the same time a free pardon
to all " who had been guilty of any crimes or offences against law,
occasioned by the late troubles." The Governor was induced to
give his approval, because, " if the act should not be approved in
England, all the effect would be the suspending, for three or four
months, of prosecutions which, experience had shown, could not
be carried on : " " but as to the compensation, the act would
have an immediate effect and could not be recalled. The act
was disapproved, upon its being laid before the king, merely from
the nature of it, and the danger of establishing a precedent ; but
the money was paid before the news arrived, and nothing further
passed upon the subject." 1
" On the 16th of May, [1766] a copy of the Act of Parliament
for the repeal of the Stamp Act was brought to Boston. No re-
joicings, since the revolution, had been equal to those on this oc-
casion." 2 But the people were not quite ready to forgive those
members of the provincial government who had made themselves
obnoxious by their advocacy of those arbitrary measures which
threatened the extinction of popular liberty. At the organiza-
tion of the government, later in the same month, " the Lieuten-
ant-governor, the secretary, one of the judges of the Superior
Court, and the attorney-general, were struck off from the council.
Another of the judges, apprehensive of this slight, chose to re-
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., Hi. 158- they have expressed their joy on account
160. of the repeal of the Stamp Act, by illum-
'2 Ibid., iii. 147. — " We hear from Cam- {nations, fireworks, &c., &c." — Boston
bridge and other neighboring towns, that Evening Post, May 26, 1766.
140 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
sign before the election came on." l The intention to exclude
from the Council some of those crown officers who were supposed
to be too subservient to the British ministry, is foreshadowed in
the instructions given to the Representative of Cambridge, May
26, 1766, two days before the meeting of the General Court.
These instructions, reported by a committee consisting of Samuel
Whittemore, Ebenezer Stedman, and Eliphalet Robbins, con-
tain the usual protestation of loyalty to the crown, of a general
confidence in the good intentions of Parliament, and of a desire
for the continuance of friendship and harmony between the
British government and the American Colonies. At the same
time, they counsel the utmost watchfulness against any possible
encroachment of arbitrary power, and contain other suggestions
of much importance. Two of the instructions were as follows : —
" With regard to the General Assembly, of which you will be,
it is of the greatest importance that each branch should have its
due weight and power ; and as you are to have a part in the elec-
tion of one of these branches, we instruct you to avoid giving
your suffrage for any gentleman already holding offices incom-
patible with a seat there, or who, by any sort of dependence or
connection, may be under temptations to yield to unreasonable
demands of prerogative ; and this we esteem of singular import-
ance under the present circumstances of our public affairs."
" There is one thing more which we would enjoin upon you, as
a matter of considerable importance ; which is, that you endeavor
to get a vote passed in the House, that a gallery be provided
where as many persons as conveniently can, may be admitted to
hear their debates ; this is agreeable to the practice in the mother
country, and may be attended with very salutary effects here ;
amongst other advantages which may arise from such an order of
the House, we would hope that this would be one, namely, that
it would give an opportunity to any person who desires it of see-
ing that nothing is passed by that assembly that is not of real
benefit, and of advantage to their constituents, and that the Rep-
resentatives of the people are patrons of their rights and privi-
leges." 2
Soon after the close of this session of the General Court, news
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., iii. 148. side of this room for the accommodation
2 By the printed Journal of the House of such persons as shall be inclined to at-
of Representatives, it appears that on the tend the same:" — provided, "that no
llth of June, 1767, it was ordered, " that person be admitted to a seat in the gallery,
the debates in this House be open, and without applying to and being introduced
that a gallery be erected on the westerly by a member of this House."
CIVIL HISTORY. 141
arrived from England that the Parliament had by no means re-
linquished the intention to derive a revenue from the colonies,
but had " determined to lay small duties on paper, glass, and
painters' colors, imported into America ; to take off 12d., which
had been charged in England on every pound of tea exported,
and to lay 3d. only, payable upon its importation into America." l
At the same time commissioners of customs were appointed, and
it was supposed that the collection of this tax was one of their
principal duties. Popular discontent and excitement followed,
as might have been expected. Associations were formed to en-
courage home manufactures, and to refrain from the use of foreign
articles subject to taxation. At their next winter session, the
House of Representatives prepared letters to several noblemen in
England, praying them to obtain a repeal of the new tax act,
and an address to the king ; copies of which they sent to the
Assemblies of the other colonies, asking their cooperation. These
proceedings gave great offence in England. When the next
General Court met, in May, 1768, " the Governor sent a message
to the House, which engaged the whole of their attention. In
pursuance of instructions which he had received, he required
them, in His Majesty's name, to rescind the resolution of the last
House of Representatives, in consequence of which a circular
letter had been sent to the several assemblies upon the conti-
nent." 2 A few days afterwards the demand was renewed, with
a threat of dissolution as the penalty of refusal. After due con-
sideration, and after preparing a letter to the English Secretary
for the Colonies, in justification of their proceedings, the House
refused to rescind, by a vote of ninety-two against seventeen.
This decision was communicated to the Governor, who imme-
diately executed his threat and dissolved the House. " It was
thus made known that the vital right of representation was to be
enjoyed only on the condition of a servile compliance with an
arbitrary royal instruction." 3 It was soon afterwards reported
that three regiments of soldiers were to be stationed in Boston,
to enforce submission to the government. The inhabitants there-
upon assembled in town meeting, and sent a message to the Gov-
ernor, inquiring if he expected such a military force, and request-
ing him to summon a new General Court. On his refusal, the
town " Resolved, that as the people labor under many grievances,
and as the Governor has declared himself unable, at the request
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., iii. 179. 8 Frothingham's Rise of the Republic,
2 Hid., iii. 195. p. 221.
142 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of the town, to call a General Court, which is the assembly of
the states of the province, for the redress of such grievances, the
town will make choice of a suitable number of persons, to act for
them as a committee in convention, with such as may be sent to
join them from the several towns in the province, in order that
such measures may be concerted and advised, as his majesty's
service and the peace and safety of his subjects in the province
may require." l The time fixed for the meeting of the Conven-
tion was Sept. 22, 1768. For some reason, which does not ap-
pear, Cambridge did not elect delegates until Sept. 29 : — on
which day, it was " put to vote, whether it be the mind of the
inhabitants of this town to proceed on the article in the Warrant,
relating to the choosing a person to join with the committees of
Convention of the other towns in this Province, now sitting in
Boston, and it passed in the affirmative. Also voted, that they
will now make choice of one or more persons, as a committee ....
to attend the Convention that may now or hereafter be sitting
in Boston in this Province. Also voted that they will make
choice of two persons for the purpose aforesaid. Then Andrew
Bordman was chosen, who declined the service. Then Deac.
Samu. Whittemore was chosen, who declined the service. Then
Capt. Sam11. Whittemore was chosen, who accepted said choice.
Then Thomas Gardner was chosen, who accepted said choice."
If Cambridge was somewhat late in the election, her delegates
were not a whit behind others in patriotism and resolution.
Capt. Whittemore was the veteran, who, at the age of seventy-
nine years, performed yeoman's service with his musket, on the
memorable 19th of April, 1775 ; and Thomas Gardner, having
been successively elected Captain and Colonel, sealed his patriotic
devotion with his life-blood on Bunker Hill.
In the succeeding years the conflict between arbitrary power
and the rights and privileges of the people became more and
more earnest. The British government insisted on its right to
bind the colonies in all cases, to impose taxes without their con-
sent, to place over them rulers not of their own choice, to over-
awe them by the presence of foreign troops, and to supersede es-
tablished laws and customs by " Royal Instructions." On the
other hand, while the people professed loyalty to the crown, they
protested against this invasion of their inalienable rights as free-
born Englishmen, and indicated a determination to resist to the
last extremity. Among other methods adopted for the accom-
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., iii. 204, 205.
CIVIL HISTORY. 143
plishment of this purpose, at a town-meeting in Boston, Nov. 2,
1772, upon the motion of Samuel Adams, it was voted, " that a
committee of correspondence be appointed, to consist of twenty-
one persons, to state the rights of the colonies, and of this prov-
ince in particular, as men, as Christians, and as subjects ; to com-
municate and publish the same to the several towns in this
province and to the world, as the sense of this town, with the in-
fringements and violations thereof that have been, or from time
to time may be, made : also requesting of each town a free com-
munication of their sentiments on this subject." At an adjourned
meeting, Nov. 20, the report of this committee was accepted, and
ordered to be printed in pamphlet form and distributed agreeably
to the original vote. The response of Cambridge was prompt
and decisive. The Records show that, at a town-meeting, Dec.
14, 1772, it was " Voted, That the letter and the book sent by
order of the town of Boston to the Selectmen of Cambridge,
signed in the name and by order of the town, William Cooper^
Town Clerk, should be publicly read and acted upon. The
Moderator 1 protested against it, as it was not in the warrant ;
and the same was read accordingly. Voted, That a committee
be appointed to write to the committee appointed by the town of
Boston, and to acknowledge the vigilance and care, discovered by
the metropolis, of the public rights and liberties, acquainting
them that this town will heartily concur in all salutary, proper
and constitutional measures for the redress of those intolerable
grievances which threaten, and if continued must overthrow, the
happy civil constitution of this province ; and that said commit-
tee take under consideration the rights as stated by the committee
of correspondence of the town of Boston, and the infringements
and violations of the same, and to make report at the adjourn-
ment of this meeting." [The Committee was then elected, con-
sisting of Capt. Samuel Whittemore, Capt. Ebenezer Stedman,
Capt. Ephraim Frost, Capt. Eliphalet Robbins, Capt. Thomas
Gardner, Joseph Wellington, Abraham Watson, Jr., Nathaniel
Sparhawk, and Samuel Thatcher, Jr.] " Voted, That said com-
mittee prepare instructions to the Representative, and report
upon both forthwith, or, as soon as may be. The committee re-
tired ; the meeting not adjourned : in less than twelve minutes
1 William Brattle, Esq., was the Mod- Barnard. But promotion to the rank of
crator. In the early part of the struggle Major-general, in 1771, is generally sup-
he advocated the rights of the people, posed to have rendered him much more
insomuch that he was negatived as a favorable to the Governor and his asso-
member of the Council in 1769, by Gov. elates.
144 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
returned, and presented their report upon the letter and resolves
aforesaid, and also reported instructions for the Representative ;
which reports were received, and accepted, and voted by a major-
ity of the inhabitants then present.
" The instructions : — To Capt. Thomas Gardner, Representa-
tive of the town of Cambridge in General Assembly. Sir, We,
his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, freeholders and
other inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, in town-meeting
legally assembled this fourteenth day of December, A. D. 1772, to
consult upon such measures as may be thought most proper to be
taken at this alarming crisis, and most conducive to the public
weal, do therefore with true patriotic spirit declare, that we are
and ever have been ready to risk our lives and fortunes in defence
of his majesty King George the Third, his crown and dignity,
and in the support of constitutional government. So, on the other
hand, we are as much concerned to maintain and secure our own
invaluable rights and liberties and that glorious inheritance which
was not the gift of kings or monarchs, but was purchased at no
less price than the precious blood and treasure of our worthy an-
cestors, the first settlers of this province, who, for the sake of
those rights, left their native land, their dearest friends and rela-
tions, goodly houses, pleasant gardens and fruitful fields ; and in
the face of every danger settled a wild and howling wilderness,
where they were surrounded with an innumerable multitude of
cruel and barbarous enemies, and destitute of the necessaries of
life ; yet aided by the smiles of indulgent heaven, by their heroic
fortitude (though small in number) they subdued their enemies
before them, and by their indefatigable labor and industry culti-
vated this land, which is now become a fruitful field, which has
much enriched our mother country, and greatly assisted in rais-
ing Great Britain to that state of opulence that it is now in ;
that if any people on earth are entitled to the warmest friendship
of a mother country, it is the good people of this Province and its
sister colonies. But alas, with what ingratitude are we treated,
how cruelly oppressed ! We have been sighing and groaning
under oppression for a number of years ; our natural and charter
rights are violated in too many instances here to enumerate; our
money extorted from us, and appropriated to augment our bur-
dens ; we have repeatedly petitioned our most gracious sovereign
for a redress of grievances, but no redress has yet been obtained,
whereby we have been almost driven to despair. And, in the
midst of our distresses, we are still further alarmed with seeing
CIVIL HISTORY. 145
the Governor of the Province made independent of the people,
and the shocking report that the Judges of the Superior Court of
Judicature and other officers, have salaries affixed to their offices,
dependent on the crown and ministry, independent of the grants
of the Commons of this Province. By this establishment our
lives and properties will be rendered very precarious, as there is
the utmost danger that, through an undue influence, the streams
of public justice will be poisoned. Can we expect the scales will
be held equal between all parties ? Will such Judges be unmoved
by passion or prejudice, fear or favor? What a miserable situa-
tion will the man be in, under a corrupt administration, who shall
dare to oppose their vile measures. Must he not expect to feel
the keenest resentment of such administration, by Judges thus
bribed to pursue the plan of the ministry ? In fine, we look upon
this last innovation so great a grievance, especially when added
to the many other grievances we have been so long groaning
under, as to be almost insupportable. We therefore think it
seasonable and proper to instruct you, our Representative, in
General Assembly, that you use your greatest influence at the
next session of the General Court for a speedy redress of all our
grievances. And inasmuch as it has been for some years past
thought that the Judges of the Superior Court, especially since
their circuits have been enlarged, have not had salaries adequate
to their important services, we desire you would make due in-
quiry into this matter, and if you shall find it to be a fact, you
would use your utmost endeavors that their salaries may be en-
larged and made adequate to their merit and station ; and in all
our difficulties and distresses, depend upon your prudence and
firmness."
The business seems not to have been fully completed at this
time, and the meeting was adjourned for three weeks : —
" At an adjournment of the Town-meeting from December the
fourteenth, A. D. 1772 to January the fourth 1773, the following
report was read and accepted by a great majority : The Commit-
tee appointed to take under consideration the rights of the Colo-
nists, and of this Province in particular, as stated by the town of
Boston, and also a list of the infringements and violations of those
rights, beg leave to report, That, in their opinion, the rights of
the Colonists and of this Province in particular, as men, as Chris-
tians and as subjects, are properly stated, and that the lists of the
infringements and violations of those rights are notorious facts ;
and as there appears to be the greatest reason to apprehend,
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146 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
agreeable to the intimation made to us in the said list of grievan-
ces, that stipends or salaries are affixed to the offices of Judges of
the Superior Court, whereby they are made not only independ-
ent of the people, but absolutely dependent upon the Crown for
their support, it is further the opinion of this Committee, that
such establishment, if made, is in direct repugnancy with the
Charter of the Province, and the invariable usage from the time
the same was granted ; that thereby a dangerous connection is
formed, and an undue influence in their decisions introduced, and
therefore tends to the poisoning the streams of justice in the
land ; that there will, moreover, be the utmost danger that the
Bar may hereafter be overawed by a corrupt Court, insomuch that
no gentleman of shining genius and abilities in the profession of
the Law will dare to stand up in defence of an injured country.
For these and many other reasons that may be offered, the Com-
mittee beg leave further to report the following resolve, viz :
Resolved, as the opinion of this town, that the said establishment
is a dangerous innovation and grievance, especially when added to
the many other grievances we have been so long groaning under,
and that we have the strongest aversion to a measure which is of
so ruinous a tendency, and can never be reconciled to it."
Before this last named town-meeting was held, the Committee
of Correspondence, elected on the 14th of December, executed a
part of the duty assigned to them, by addressing a letter to the
Committee of Boston, which was published in the " Boston
Gazette," Dec. 28, 1772 : —
u To the Committee of Communication and Correspondence at
Boston. The Committee appointed by the town of Cambridge to
write to the Committee of Communication and Correspondence
at Boston, gladly embrace this opportunity. In the name and
behalf of the said town of Cambridge, and with the most sincere
respect, they acknowledge the vigilance and care discovered by
the town of Boston of the public rights and liberties ; acquainting
you that this town will heartily concur in all salutary, proper,
and constitutional measures for the redress of those intolerable
grievances which threaten, and if continued must overthrow, the
happy civil constitution of this Province. It is with the greatest
pleasure we now inform you that we think the meeting was as
full as it has been for the choice of a Representative, for a num-
ber of years, if not fuller ; and that the people discovered a glo-
rious spirit, like men determined to be free. We have here en-
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closed you a copy of the votes and proceedings of this town, at
their meeting, so far as they have gone. We would add, —
May the town of Boston, the capital of this Province, rejoice in
perpetual prosperity. May wisdom direct her in all her consul-
tations. May her spirited and prudent conduct render her a ter-
ror to tyrants. May every town in this Province, and every other
colony upon the Continent, be awakened to a sense of danger, and
unite in the glorious cause of liberty. Then shall we be able
effectually to disappoint the machinations of our enemies. To
conclude : That this land may be purged from those sins which
are a reproach to a people, and be exalted by righteousness, that
God Almighty may be our God as he was the God of our fathers,
and that we may be possessed of the same principles of virtue,
religion, and public spirit, which warmed and animated the
hearts of our renowned ancestors, is the sincere prayer of your
friends in the common cause of our country, the Committee of
the town of Cambridge. EBENEZER STEDMAN, per order."
In 1773, the British Ministry adopted another measure to se-
cure the payment of a tax by the colonists. The East India
Company, embarrassed by the accumulation of teas which the
American merchants did not purchase, were encouraged to ex-
port them, on their own account, by an offer of a drawback of
the whole duty payable in England on all such as should be ex-
ported to the British colonies in America ; but the duty of three
pence on a pound was still required to be paid at the port of
entry. The tax demanded was very small, but it stood as the
representative of a great principle ; the right, namely, of Parlia-
ment to bind the colonies in all cases whatever, — which right
was asserted by the ministry and denied by the colonists. The
fire of contention, which had seemed to be smouldering for a
time, now burst forth into a fierce blaze. Public meetings were
held, and resolutions adopted, indicating a stern spirit of resist-
ance. Cambridge placed on record its determination to main-
tain its rights: —
" At a very full meeting of the inhabitants of the town of
Cambridge, legally assembled, Nov. 26, 1773, Capt. Ebenezer
Stedman was chosen Moderator. This town being greatly
alarmed at an Act of the British Parliament, passed in the last
session of Parliament, whereby the East India Company in
London are empowered to export their teas on their own ac-
count to the British Plantations in America, and expose the
148 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
same to sale, subject to a duty, payable in America, to be col-
lected by a set of worse than Egyptian taskmasters, — which, if
submitted to, we fear will prove fatal to the Colonies : — and as
we apprehend the sense of this town cannot be better expressed
than by adopting the Resolves of the patriotic citizens of Phila-
delphia ; — Resolved, that the disposal of their own property is
the inherent right of freemen ; that there can be no property
in that which another can of right take from us without our con-
sent ; that the claim of Parliament to tax America is, in other
words, a claim of right to levy contributions on us at pleasure.
2. That the duty imposed by Parliament upon tea landed in
America is a tax on the Americans, or levying contributions on
them without their consent. 3. That the express purpose for
which the tax is levied on the Americans, namely, for the sup-
port of government, the administration of justice, and the defence
of his Majesty's dominions in America, has a direct tendency to
render Assemblies useless, and to introduce arbitrary government
and slavery. 4. That a virtuous and steady opposition to this
ministerial plan of governing America is absolutely necessary to
preserve even the shadow of liberty, and is a duty which every
freeman in America owes to his country, to himself, and to his
posterity. 5. That the resolution lately come into by the East
India Company, to send out their tea to America, subject to the
payment of duties on its being landed here, is an open attempt
to enforce the ministerial plan, and a violent attack upon the
liberties of America. 6. That it is the duty of every American
to oppose this attempt. 7. That whoever shall, directly or in-
directly, countenance this attempt, or in any wise aid or abet in
unloading, receiving or vending, the tea sent or to be sent out by
the East India Company, while it remains subject to the pay-
ment of a duty here, is an enemy to America.
" And whereas the town of Boston have assembled twice on
this alarming occasion, and at each meeting did choose a commit-
tee of very respectable gentlemen, to wait upon the persons who
are appointed by the East India Company to receive and sell
said tea, and in a genteel manner requested them to resign their
appointment ; notwithstanding the said factors have repeatedly
refused to give them any satisfaction, but, on the contrary, their
answers were evasive and highly affrontive : by such a conduct
they have forfeited all right and title to any respect from their
fellow-countrymen : — Therefore resolved, that this town will by
no means show them any respect whatever, but view them as
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enemies to their country. And whereas it is reported that the
said factors of the East India Company by their conduct have
rendered themselves despicable in the town of Boston, yet they
can retire into the country towns, where they are treated with
respect, which, if true, is truly scandalous : — Therefore resolved,
that anyone who shall harbor said factors in their housesv ex-
cept said factors immediately make full satisfaction to this justly
incensed people, are unfriendly to their country. Resolved, That
any person or persons, inhabitants of this Province, that shall
import any teas subject to the payment of a duty in Am.er.ica,
are in an eminent degree enemies to their country, and ought to
be treated with equal contempt and detestation with the present
supposed factors. And, as it is very apparent that the town of
Boston are now struggling for the liberties of their country :
Therefore resolved, that this town can no longer stand idle spec-
tators, but are ready, on the shortest notice, to join with the
town of Boston and other towns, in any measures that may be
thought proper, to deliver ourselves and posterity from Slavery."
Within a month afterwards, the Gordian knot of this contro-
versy was cut, by the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor,
after an earnest and protracted effort to induce the consignees to
send it back to Europe. Whether any Cambridge men partici-
pated in this final act, or not, it is reasonably certain that they
assisted in the preliminary measures. Hutchinson says, " the
Committees of Correspondence of the towns of Boston, Roxbury,
Dorchester, Brookline, and Cambridge, united, and held their
meetings daily, or by short adjournments, in Faneuil Hall, or
one of the rooms belonging to it, and gave such directions as they
thought proper. Two of the other vessels with tea arriving from
London, they were ordered by this new body to the same wharf
where the first ships lay, under pretence of the conveniency of
having the whole under one guard. It soon after appeared that
a further conveniency accompanied it."1 The overt act is de-
scribed in the " Boston Gazette," Monday, December 20, 1773 :
— " On Tuesday last the body of the people of this and all the
adjacent towns, and others from the distance of twenty miles, as-
sembled at the Old South meeting-house," and, after a fruitless
negotiation with the parties in the interest of the government,
" adjourned to the Thursday following, ten o'clock. They then
met ; . . . . and the people, finding all their efforts to preserve
the property of the East India Company and return it safely to
London, frustrated by the tea consignees, the collector of the cus-
1 Hist. Mass., Hi. 433.
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toms, and the Governor of the Province, dissolved their meeting.
But behold what followed. A number of brave and resolute men,
determined to do all in their power to save the country from the
ruin which their enemies had plotted, in less than four hours,
emptied every chest of tea on board the three ships commanded
by the captains Hall, Bruce, and Coffin, amounting to 342 chests,
into the sea, without the least damage done to the ships or any
other property. The masters and owners are well pleased, that
their ships are thus cleared, and the people are almost universally
congratulating each other on this happy event."
This destruction of the tea excited the liveliest indignation of
the British government. It was construed as an act of open
rebellion, demanding condign punishment. " The words, often
cited, of the arrogant, insolent, and galling Venn, were then
uttered and circulated through the colonies : ' The offence of the
Americans is flagitious : the town of Boston ought to be knocked
about their ears and destroyed. Delenda est Carthago. You
will never meet with proper obedience to the laws of this country
until you have destroyed that nest of locusts.' These words
embodied the feeling of England in an hour of her insolence." A
The Boston Port Bill followed, which took effect on the first day
of June, 1774, enforced by an array of armed vessels, effectually
preventing ingress or egress. The sympathy, not only of Mas-
sachusetts but of all the American Colonies, was excited on
behalf of the oppressed and suffering inhabitants of the devoted
town, which sympathy was manifested by material aid. Although
Cambridge was to some extent a joint-sufferer with Boston, it
was voted, at a town meeting, July 28, 1774, " That the Com-
mittee of Correspondence be a Committee to receive the dona-
tions that may be given by the inhabitants of this town for the
relief of our distressed brethren in the town of Boston, now suffer-
ing for the cause of all America under an act of the British Par-
liament for blocking up the port of Boston ; and that they
transmit the same to the Committee appointed by the town of
Boston to receive such donations for the purpose abovesaid."
The Port Bill was followed by a more comprehensive measure,
abrogating the Charter of Massachusetts, in some important par-
ticulars, and changing the character of the government. It pro-
vided that the members of the Council should no longer be
elected by the General Court, but that they, as well as the Gov-
ernor and Lieutenant-governor, should be appointed by the King.
The Lieutenant-governor (Thomas Oliver), and two members
1 Rise of the Republic, p. 318.
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of the Council Samuel Danforth and Joseph Lee), appointed
under the provisions of this act, were inhabitants of Cambridge.
Colonel Oliver was a man of wealth and character, but had not
previously held public station, except military. 1 It was indeed
suggested by some, that his name was inserted in the commission
by mistake, instead of Peter Oliver, the Chief Justice and a
member of the old Council. Judge Lee had been a Representa-
tive, but never before a member of the Council ; on the contrary,
Judge Danforth was the senior member of that Board, having
held office, by thirty-six successive elections, since May, 1739.
The new Council (styled the Mandamus Council because its
members were appointed by command of the King) consisted of
thirty-six persons, of whom, however, only twenty-four accepted
office ; and of that number nine soon afterwards resigned. 2 Its
first meeting was at Salem, on the 8th day of August, 1774.
The Governor had previously (June 17) dissolved the General
Court, so that the sole governing power now vested in himself
and the newly appointed Council. The struggle between arbi-
trary power and the spirit of liberty became more and more in-
tense. Some of the results, of which Cambridge was the scene
of action, and its inhabitants were among the more prominent
actors and sufferers, are related at large in the " Boston Ga-
zette " of Monday, Sept. 5, 1774 : -
" On Wednesday last, the new Divan (consisting of the
wretched fugitives with whom the just indignation of their re-
spective townsmen, by a well-deserved expulsion, have filled this
capital) usurped the seats round the Council Board in Boston.
Their deliberations have not hitherto transpired. And with
equal secresy, on Thursday morning, half after four, about 260
troops embarked on board 13 boats, at the Long Wharf, and
proceeded up Mistic River to Temple's Farm, where they landed
and went to the powder-house,3 on quarry-hill in Charlestown
bounds, whence they have taken 250 half barrels of powder,
the whole store there, and carried it to the castle. A detach-
ment from this corps went to Cambridge and brought off two field
pieces which had lately been sent there for Col. Brattle's Regi-
ment. The preparation for this scandalous expedition caused
1 Perhaps one exception should be " See Gen. Register, xxviii. 61, 62.
made : " We hear that Thomas Oliver, 8 This powder-house is still standing in
Esq., of Cambridge, is appointed Judge of Somerville, about half a mile southeast-
the Provincial Courts of Vice-Admiralty erly from Tufts' College,
for this Province and New Hampshire." —
Boston Gazette, May 3, 1773.
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much speculation, as some who were near the Governor gave out
that he had sworn the committee of Salem should recognise or
be imprisoned ; nay, some said, put on board the Scarborough
and sent to England forthwith. The committee of Boston ^ent
off an express after 10, on Wednesday evening, to advise their
brethren of Salem of what they apprehended was coming against
them, who received their message with great politeness, and re-
turned an answer purporting their readiness to receive any attack
they might be exposed to for acting in pursuance to the laws and
interests of their country, as became men and Christians.
" From these several hostile appearances, the County of Mid-
dlesex took the alarm, and on Thursday evening began to collect
in large bodies, with their arms, provisions, and ammunition, de-
termining by some means to give a check to a power which so
openly threatened their destruction, and in such a clandestine
manner robbed them of the means of their defence. And on
Friday morning, some thousands of them had advanced to Cam-
bridge, armed only with sticks, as they had left their fire-arms,
&c., at some distance behind them. Some, indeed, had collected
on Thursday evening, and surrounded the Attorney-General's
house,1 who is also Judge of Admiralty on the new plan, for
Nova Scotia ; and being provoked by the firing of a gun from a
window, they broke some glass, but did no more mischief. The
company, however, concerned in this, were mostly boys and
negroes, who soon dispersed.
" On perceiving the concourse on Friday morning, the com-
mittee of Cambridge sent express to Charlestown, who commu-
nicated the intelligence to Boston, and their respective commit-
tees proceeded to Cambridge without delay. When the first of
the Boston committee came up, they found some thousands of
people assembled round the court-house 2 steps, and Judge Dan-
forth standing upon them, speaking to the body, declaring in
substance that having now arrived at a very advanced age,3 and
spent the greater part in the service of the public, it was a great
mortification to him to find a step lately taken by him so disa-
greeable to his country, in which he conscientiously had meaned
to serve them ; but finding their general sense against his holding
a seat at the Council Board on the new establishment, he assured
1 Jonathan Sewall was Attorney-gen- 2 The court-house was on the westerly
eral, and his house still remains at the side of Harvard Square, where the Cam-
westerly corner of Brattle and Sparks bridge Lyceum now stands.
Streets. 8 Almost seventy-seven years old.
CIVIL HISTORY. 153
them that he had resigned said office, and would never henceforth
accept or act in any office inconsistent with the charter-rights of
his country ; and in confirmation of said declaration, he deliv-
ered the following certificate drawn up by himself, and signed
with his own hand, viz. : —
" ' Although I have this day made an open declaration to a
great concourse of people, who assembled at Cambridge, that I
had resigned my seat at the Council Board, yet for the further
satisfaction of all, I do hereby declare under my hand that such
resignation has actually been made, and that it is my full purpose
not to be any way concerned as a member of the Council at any
time hereafter. Sept. 2d, 1774. S. DANFORTH. A true copy.
Attest N. CUDWORTH, CV
" Judge Lee was also on the court-house steps, and delivered
his mind to the body in terms similar to those used by Judge
Danforth, and delivered the following declaration, also drawn up
and signed by him, viz. : —
" ' Cambridge, 2d Sept. 1774. As great numbers of the inhab-
itants of the County are come into this town since my satisfying
those who were met, not only by declaration but by reading to
them what I wrote to the Governor at my resignation, and being
desirous to give the whole County and Province full satisfaction
in this matter, I hereby declare my resignation of a seat in, the
new constituted Council, and my determination to give no fur-
ther attendance. Jos. LEE. A true copy. Test, NATH. CUD-
WORTH, CV
" Upon this a vote was called for, to see if the body was satis-
fied with the declarations and resignations abovesaid, and passed
in the affirmative, nem. con.
" It was then moved to know whether that body would signify
their abhorrence of mobs, riots, and the destruction of private
property, and passed in the affirmative, nem. con.
" Col. Phips, the High-Sheriff of the County, then came before
the Committee of the body, and complained that he had been
hardly spoken of, for the part he had acted in delivering the
powder in Charlestown Magazine to the soldiery ; which the
Committee candidly considered and reported to the body that it
was their opinion the High-Sheriff was excusable, as he had
acted in conformity to his order from the Commander-in-chief.
Col. Phips also delivered the following declaration by him sub-
scribed, viz. : —
" ' Col. Phips's answer to the honorable body now in meeting
154 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
upon the common, viz. : — That I will not execute any precept
that shall be sent me under the new Acts of Parliament for
altering the Constitution of the Province of the Massachusetts
Bay, and that I will recall all the venires that I have sent out
under the new establishment. Cambridge, Sept. 2d 1774.
DAVID PHIPS. A true copy. Test, NATH. CUD WORTH, 01.'
Which was accepted as satisfactory. 1
" About 8 o'clock, his Honor Lieut. Governor Oliver set off
from Cambridge to Boston, and informed Governor Gage of the
true state of matters and the business of the people ; — which, as
his Honor told the Admiral, were not a mad mob, but the free-
holders of the County, — promising to return in two hours and
confer further with them on his own circumstance as President of
the Council. On Mr. Oliver's return, he came to the Committee
and signified what he had delivered to the body in the morning,
viz. that as the commissions of Lieut. Governor and President of
the Council seemed tacked together, he should undoubtedly incur
his Majesty's displeasure, if he resigned the latter and pretended
to hold the former ; and nobody appeared to have any objection
to his enjoying the place he held constitutionally ; he begged he
might not be pressed to incur that displeasure, at the instance of
a single County, while any other Counsellor held on the new
establishment. Assuring them, however, that in case the mind
of the whole Province, collected in Congress or otherwise, ap-
peared for his resignation, he would by no means act in opposi-
tion to it. This seemed satisfactory to the Committee, and they
were preparing to deliver it to the body, when Commissioner
Hallowell came through the town on his way to Boston. The
sight of that obnoxious person so inflamed the people, that in a
few minutes above 160 horsemen were drawn up and proceed-
ing in pursuit of him on the full gallop. Capt. Gardner of Cam-
bridge first began a parley with one of the foremost, which caused
them to halt till he delivered his mind very fully in dissuasion of
the pursuit, and was seconded by Mr. Deavens of Charlestown,
and Dr. Young of Boston. They generally observed that the
object of the Body's attention, that day, seemed to be the resig-
nation of unconstitutional counsellors, and that it might intro-
duce confusion into the proceedings of the day if any thing else
was brought upon the carpet till that important business was fin-
1 Notwithstanding his satisfactory dec- He was son of Lieutenant-governor Spen-
laration, Col. Phi|>s adhered to the Royal cer Phips.
cause, left the conn try, and never returned.
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ished ; and in a little time the gentlemen dismounted their
horses and returned to the body.
" But Mr. Hallowell did not entirely escape, as one gentleman
of a small stature pushed on before the general body, and fol-
lowed Hallowell, who made the best of his way till he got into
Roxbury, where Mr. overtook and stopped him in his
chaise. Hallowell snapped his pistols at him, but could not dis-
engage himself from him till he quitted the chaise and mounted
his servant's horse, on which he drove into Boston with all the
speed he could make ; till, the horse failing within the gate, he
ran on foot to the camp, through which he spread consternation,
telling them he was pursued by some thousands, who would be in
town at his heels, and destroy all friends of government before
them. A gentleman in Boston, observing the motion in the
camp, and concluding they were on the t point of marching to
Cambridge from both ends of the town, communicated the alarm
to Dr. Roberts, then at Charlestown Ferry, who, having a very
fleet horse, brought the news in a few minutes to the Committee,
then at dinner. The intelligence was instantly diffused, and the
people whose arms were nearest, sent persons to bring them,
while horsemen were despatched both ways to gain more certain
advice of the true state of the soldiery. A greater fervor and
resolution probably never appeared among any troops. The de-
spatches soon returning and assuring the body that the soldiers
still remained and were likely to remain in their camp, they
resumed their business with spirit, and resolved to leave no un-
constitutional officer within their reach in possession of his place.
On this the Committee assembled again, and drew up the paper
of which the following is a copy, and at the head of the body
delivered it to Lieut. Governor Oliver, to sign, with which he
complied, after obtaining their consent to add the latter clause,
implying the force by which he was compelled to do it. Mr.
Mason, Clerk of the County of Middlesex, also engaged to do no
one thing in obedience to the new Act of Parliament impairing
our Charter.
" ' Cambridge, Sept. 2, 1774. Thomas Oliver, being appointed
by his majesty to a seat at the Council Board, upon and in con-
formity to the late Act of Parliament, entitled An Act for the
better regulation of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, which
being a manifest infringement of the Charter rights and privi-
leges of the people, I do hereby, in conformity to the commands
of the body of the County now convened, most solemnly renounce
156 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and resign my seat at said unconstitutional Board, and hereby
firmly promise and engage, as a man of honor and a Christian,
that I never will hereafter upon any terms whatsoever accept a
seat at said Board on the present novel and oppressive plan of
government. My house1 at Cambridge being surrounded by
about four thousand people, in compliance with their command I
sign my name. THOMAS OLIVER.' '
" The gentlemen from Boston, Charlestown, and Cambridge,
having provided some refreshment for their greatly -fatigued
brethren, they cheerfully accepted it, took leave, and departed
in high good humor and well satisfied."
Such is the account given in the " Boston Gazette " of the
memorable proceedings in Cambridge on the second day of Sep-
tember, 1774, resulting in the compulsory resignation of three
Mandamus Councillors, and the pledge of the Sheriff that he
would not execute any precept sent to him under the new Acts
of Parliament for altering the constitution of the Province. The
importance of the events, and the vivid picture afforded of the
excitement which then filled the public mind, may justify the
reproduction of the history at full length.
In the same paper 2 is published " a true copy of a letter said
to be wrote by General Brattle to the commander-in-chief, and
picked up in this town last week, viz. : —
" Cambridge, August 27, 1774. Mr. Brattle presents his duty
to Governor Gage. He apprehends it his duty to acquaint his
Excellency, from time to time, with every thing he hears and
knows to be true, and is of importance in these troublesome times,
which is the apology Mr. Brattle makes for troubling the General
with this letter.
" Capt. Minot of Concord, a very worthy man, this minute
informed Mr. Brattle that there had been repeatedly made press-
ing applications to him, to warn his company to meet at one
minute's warning, equipt with arms and ammunition, according
to law ; he had constantly denied them, adding, if he did not
gratify them, he should be constrained to quit his farms and town :
Mr. Brattle told him he had better do that than lose his life and
be hanged for a rebel : he observed that many captains had done
it, though not in the Regiment to which he belonged, which
1 This house was erected by Mr. Oliver, from Cambridge to this town." He never
about 1767, on the westerly side of Elm- returned but died in exile, at Bristol,
wood Avenue. The Boston Gazette of England, Nov. 29, 1815.
Sept. 12, announced that "Lieut. Gov. 2 Boston Gazette, Sept. 5, 1776.
Oliver has removed his family and goods
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was and is under Col. Elisha Jones, but in a neighboring Regi-
ment. Mr. Brattle begs leave humbly to query whether it would
not be best that there should not be one commission officer of
the militia in the Province.
" This morning the selectmen of Medford came and received
their town stock of powder, which was in the arsenal on quarry-
hill, so that there is now therein the King's powder only, which
shall remain there as a sacred deposition till ordered out by the
Captain-General. To his Excellency General Gage, &c. &c. &c."
This letter of Gen. Brattle had been printed in a hand-bill
before it appeared in the " Gazette," and lie had prepared an
explanation of it, which was already in the hands of the printer ;
but its publication was postponed until the next week, Sept. 12th.
It was characteristic of the writer, manifesting a strong desire to
stand well with both parties : —
"Boston Sept. 2, 1774. I think it but justice to myself to
give an account of my conduct, for which I am blamed, and
to obviate some mistakes which are believed. His Excellency
Governor Gage wrote me in the words following : ' Sir, as I
am informed there are several military stores in your charge
at Cambridge, I beg the favor of you to send me a return of
them as soon as convenient, specifying the different sorts of
each. T. GAGE. To Major General Brattle.' Which order
I obeyed. I did the like to Governors Pownal, Bernard, and
Hutchinson ; in doing of which, every soldier will say I did
but my duty. But it is affirmed, I advised the Governor to
remove the powder : this I positively deny, because it is abso-
lutely false. It never so much as entered into my mind or
thought. After I had made my return, I never heard one word
about the affair till the night before last, when Sheriff Phipps
came to my house with the Governor's order to deliver him the
powder and guns ; the keys of the powder-house I then delivered
him, and wrote to Mr. Mason, who had the care of the guns under
me, to deliver them, which I suppose he did ; both I imagine
were taken, but where transported I know not. I wrote to
the Governor what is contained in the Hand-Bill lately printed.
I did not write the Governor the grounds and reasons of the
Quere therein contained, but I will now mention them. They
proceeded from a real regard both to the Commission-officers and
to the Province ; first to the Commission-officers ; I thought and
still think it was best for them ; many of whom I thought would
be unwilling to issue their warrants, and if they did not, I ap-
158 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
prehended they might meet with some difficulty ; and those that
did, I was not convinced so great good would result therefrom as
if another method was taken. Secondly, I thought and still
think it would be much better for the Province ; for supposing
there was not one Commission-officer for the present in it, what
danger could the Province sustain ? It may be answered, Com-
mission-officers are supposed to be the most understanding in
military affairs. I grant it : But supposing their commissions
were vacated, supposing the respective companies in the Province
were disposed and determined to do any one matter or thing
which they imagined to be for its safety, and proper persons were
to be employed to lead them, &c., doth their not having commis-
sions in the least unfit them from being employed in the particu-
lar services they may be chosen to execute ? and in this way can
not any one conceive that the Commission-officers leading their
respective companies, might in the eyes of the judicious be looked
upon more blamable in doing such and such things, than they
would be if they were not military officers, and did not act under
commission ? Might not the difference with respect to the Prov-
ince be looked upon very great, both at home and here? It
was suggested that General Gage demanded the Towns Stocks
of Powder ; this certainly he did not ; the above order speaks for
itself. As I would not have delivered the Provincial powder to
any one but to his Excellency or order, so the Towns Stocks I
would have delivered to none but to the selectmen or their order.
Upon the whole, the threatenings I have met with, my banish-
ment from my own home, the place of my nativity, rny house
being searched, though I am informed it was without damage,
and the sense of the people touching my conduct &c. cannot but
be grievous, yet this grief is much lessened by the pleasui'e aris-
ing in my mind from a consciousness that I am a friend to my
country ; and, in the above instances, that I really acted accord-
ing to my best judgment for its true interest. I am extremely
sorry for what has taken place ; I hope I may be forgiven, and
desire it of all that are offended, since I acted from an honest,
friendly principle, though it might be a mistaken one.
" W. BRATTLE."
The Governor having dissolved the House of Representatives
in June, writs were issued for the election of a new House, to
assemble at Salem on the 5th of October. Meantime, the Coun-
cil elected by the former House had been superseded by the
Mandamus Council. Having already compelled the resignation
CIVIL HISTORY. 159
of some members of this new council, and knowing that many
others had resigned or declined to accept the office, the inhabi-
tants of Cambridge utterly refused to recognize the official au-
thority of that obnoxious body, and, like most of the towns in
the province, instructed their Representatives, Oct. 3, 1774, to
join only with the Council which had been duly elected by the
General Court : " To Capt. Thomas Gardner and the Honble
John Winthrop Esq. Gentlemen, As you are now chosen to
represent this town in General Assembly, to meet at Salem the
5th of this instant October, you are instructed and empowered
to join with the Honble his Majesty's Council who were chosen
by both Houses legally assembled in May last, and were ap-
proved, and are the only constitutional Council in this Province
to act with them as an House of Representatives, or to act with
the Delegates that are or may be chosen by the several towns in
this Province, to form a Provincial Congress : to meet with them
from time to time, and at such time and place as by them, or
either of them, shall be agreed upon ; to consult and determine
(in either capacity) upon such matters and things as may come
before you, and in such a manner as to you may seem most con-
ducive to the real interest of this town and province, and most
proper to deliver ourselves and all America from the iron jaws of
slavery." *• A firm resolution to maintain their position at all
hazards, and to resist arbitrary authority even unto blood, is in-
dicated by votes adopted at the same town meeting, empowering
the Selectmen to procure a carriage for the cannon belonging to
the town, to purchase another cannon, and to furnish powder and
balls for both ; also to draw money from the treasury for the
payment of drummers and fifers, for the instruction of fifers, the
purchase of fifes, and the refreshment of soldiers, till further or-
der. At a subsequent meeting, Nov. 28, 1774, it is recorded
that, " whereas the Provincial Congress did, on the 28th day of
October last, resolve and appoint Henry Gardner Esq. of Stow
to be Receiver General of this Province, for reasons most obvi-
ous," etc., the collectors of taxes were directed and required to
pay the province taxes to said Gardner, and the town agreed to
indemnify them ; " and if any person or persons shall refuse to
comply with the true and obvious spirit and design of the said
resolve and this vote, this town will consider them as operating
1 The Governor dissolved this new days afterwards, having resolved thcm-
House of Representatives before the day selves into a Provincial Congress, ad-
appointed for meeting. The members met, journed to Concord, where sessions were
however, on the 5th of October, and two held during the next two months.
160 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
with the enemies of the rights and liberties of this injured and
oppressed people."
A few months later, the Revolutionary War commenced, and
Cambridge became the head-quarters of the American army. Of
the share borne by the inhabitants of the town in the military
struggle which continued nearly eight years, a brief sketch will
be given in another place. The record of civil proceedings of the
town, during that period, is meagre ; a few facts, however, may be
gleaned.
For many years after the commencement of resistance to the
arbitrary measures of the ministry and of Parliament, loyalty to
the King, or to the crown was professed. At length, absolute
independence appeared to be the only safe and effectual solution
of the difficulty. The Continental Congress, before adopting and
proclaiming a Declaration of Independence, naturally desired to
know whether the people would abide by it, and sought advice
from the several colonies. This question was referred to each
town by the General Court of Massachusetts. At a town meet-
ing in Cambridge, May 27, 1776, it was " unanimously voted, that
whereas in the late House of Representatives of this colony, 10
May 1776, it was resolved, as the opinion of that House, that the
inhabitants of each town in this Colony ought, in full town-meet-
ing warned for that purpose, to advise the person or persons who
shall be chosen to represent them in the next General Court,
whether that, if the honorable Congress should, for the safety of
the said Colonies, declare them independent of the Kingdom of
Great Britain, they the said inhabitants will solemnly engage
with their lives and fortunes to support them in the measure, —
We the inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, in full town-meet-
ing assembled and warned for the purpose abovesaid, do solemnly
engage with our lives and fortunes to support them in the meas-
ure." Most faithfully did they redeem their pledge.
The inhabitants of Cambridge suffered the various privations
and inconveniences incident to .warfare, from which they sought
relief in a quiet and peaceable manner. On the 18th of Septem-
ber, 1776, Edward Marrett, by direction of the town, petitioned
the General Court that the hospital at Sewall's Point in Brook-
line might no longer be used for the treatment of small-pox, as
coasters were fearful of passing up the river with fuel ; and so
much wood in Cambridge and the vicinity had been destroyed by
the army, that the inhabitants and students could obtain none ex-
cept at exorbitant prices. The Court ordered " that the barracks
CIVIL HISTORY. 161
standing within the fort at Sewall's Point be not used, for a hos-
pital, and that they be kept clear of infection. " 1 August 14,
1777, the General Court granted a parcel of nails (" 3300 double
tens ") to a Committee, for repairing the jail at Cambridge, the
Committee not being able to obtain them elsewhere, — the said
nails to be paid for by the town.2 September 10, 1777. "The
petition of the selectmen of the town of Cambridge, in behalf of
themselves and the inhabitants of said town, humbly sheweth, —
That whereas the inhabitants of said town are in great necessity
of the article of salt, and it not being in their power to procure
the same at any price or to make the same, our wood being at so
high a price as twelve dollars a cord, and as we understand the
State have supplied most of the towns within the same with
some considerable quantity of the article, and are still in posses-
sion of a quantity of the same, and therefore pray that we may be
supplied with such a quantity as your honors in your wisdom may
see fit," etc.3 Sept. 24, 1777. " On the petition of Isaac Bradish,
under-keeper of the gaol in Cambridge, setting forth that he
hath in custody a number of Scotch and Hessian prisoners, (23
in all,) and is unable to procure bread-corn sufficient for their
sustenance, and therefore praying he may be allowed to draw
bread-corn out of the public stores for the support of said pris-
oners : — Resolved, that the Board of War be, and they hereby
are directed to supply the said Bradish with eight barrels of flour
for the purpose above mentioned ; he the said Bradish paying for
the same." *
It has already been stated that Cambridge instructed its Rep-
resentatives, October 3, 1774, not to recognize the Mandamus
Council, so called, but to join with the Council elected in the
previous May, under the provisions of the Charter, or, if this were
impracticable, " to act with the Delegates that are or may be
chosen by the several towns in this Province to form a Provincial
Congress." Such a Congress was formed, and was succeeded by
others, whose resolves and recommendations, by general consent,
had the force of law, — administered chiefly by committees and
other officers elected by towns. After the commencement of
hostilities, advice was requested of the Continental Congress, re-
specting a more regular form of government. On the 9th of
June, 1775, that Congress " Resolved, That no obedience being
due to the act of parliament for altering the Charter of the colony
1 Mass. liec., xxxv. 287. 8 Jbid., clxxxiii. 134.
2 Mass. Arch., ccxv. 46. 4 Printed Journal, Ho. Rep.
11
162 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of Massachusetts Bay, nor to a governor and lieutenant-governor
who will not observe the directions of, but endeavor to subvert,
that charter ; the governor and lieutenant-governor are to be con-
sidered as absent, and their offices vacant. And as there is no
council there, and the inconveniences arising from the suspension
of the powers of government are intolerable, especially at a time
when General Gage hath actually levied war, and is carrying on
hostilities against his majesty's peaceful and loyal subjects of that
colony ; that in order to conform, as near as may be, to the spirit
and substance of the charter, it be recommended to the Provincial
Congress to write letters to the inhabitants of the several places
which are entitled to representation in assembly, requesting them
to choose such representatives ; and that the assembly, when
chosen, should elect counsellors ; which assembly and council
should exercise the powers of government, until a governor of his
majesty's appointment will consent to govern the colony accord-
ing to the charter." * This advice was accepted, and a General
Court was duly organized. Not many months later, Governor
Gage fled from the colony, independence was declared, and sub-
jection to British authority and law was utterly renounced.
Some new form of government, suitable to a free and independ-
ent people, was desired ; and the General Court proposed to
frame a constitution. The people of Cambridge manifested their
disapprobation of this method, and at a town-meeting, June 16,
1777, " Voted, That the Representative of this town be and
hereby is instructed not to agree to any attempt that may be
made at present to form a new constitution for this State by the
General Court, or any other body of men whatever, but to op-
pose any such attempt with all his influence." And when the
General Court, " acting as a Convention," agreed upon such a
Constitution, Feb. 28, 1778, and submitted it to the people for
approval, it was unanimously rejected by the inhabitants of Cam-
bridge. At a town meeting, May 25, 1778, " The plan of a con-
stitution and form of Government for the State of the Massachu-
setts Bay, as proposed by the Convention, was read and fully
debated on ; the number of voters present was seventy-nine, all
of them being freemen more than twenty-one years of age, and
neither 'a negro, indian, or molatto,' among them ; the question
was determined by yeas and nays, when there appeared for the
proposed form, none : and against it, seventy-nine." This con
stitution was rejected by a large majority of the voters in the
Commonwealth.
1 Journals of each Provincial Congress, 359.
CIVIL HISTORY. 163
On the first day of September, 1779, a Convention of Dele-
gates, elected for that special purpose, assembled at Cambridge,1
and continued in session by successive adjournments until March
2, 1780. As a result of its labors, it submitted a " Constitution
or Frame of Government," which was accepted by the people,
and remained in force, without alteration, for the next forty
years. The action of Cambridge indicates a watchful regard for
popular rights, and at the same time a commendable disposition
to yield individual preferences for the sake of having some estab-
lished government: At a town meeting, May 22, 1780, "Voted,
unanimously, in favor of the Declaration of the Bill of Rights in
the new frame of government Forty-three voted to adopt
said frame of government, and with the following amendments,
(two against it). By way of instructions to our Delegate for
Convention : — We therefore instruct you to use your endeavors
to procure an erasement of the clause in the 4th Article of the 1st
Section of the 1st Chapter of the Constitution, empowering the
General Court to impose and levy duties and excises upon any
produce, goods, wares, merchandize, and commodities whatever,
brought into, produced, manufactured, or being, within the Com-
monwealth ; because we conceive such a power to be oppressive
and dangerous to the subjects of the State. It is oppressive, as
employing a great number of persons to collect the revenue, who
will swallow up a considerable part of it, and who will have the
most favorable opportunities to cany on iniquitous [practices]
without being detected. It is likewise oppressive, as the money
is raised upon the consumers, and instead of being a tax upon
trade, much more considerable sums of money are taken from our
consumers and thrown into the hands of the sellers than would
otherwise be transferred, because the sellers will put their ad-
vance upon the money they pay as excise, in addition to the
advance upon the articles of sale. It is also oppressive, as the
officers must necessarily be trusted with a right to make a forcible
entry into the most retired apartments ; for if they have not
this power, the widest door will be open for perjury. It is da«-
gerous to the liberty of the subjects, as the government would of
course be trusted with unknown sums of money, and sums which
from their own nature must be uncertain, and by means of this
money they may secure such influence as may subvert the liberty
1 The sessions were held at Cambridge, delegates from Cambridge were Abraham
Sept. 1-7, and Oct. 28 to Nov. 11; at Watson, Esq., Mr. Benjamin Coopir, and
Boston from Jan. 5 to March 2. The Capt. Stephen Daua.
164 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
we have purchased at so dear a rate. You are also instructed to
obtain an insertion of a clause in the 2d article of the 6th chap-
ter of the Constitution, whereby settled Teachers of morality, &c.,
and all persons whatever who do not pay taxes shall be excluded
from a seat in the House of Representatives ; because those per-
sons who bear no part of the public burden can not be such com-
petent judges of the ability of the people to pay taxes, as those
who support their part. And as to the exclusion of settled
Teachers of morality, &c., let it suffice to say that we think them
very important officers in the State, and that the community must
suffer much from having so. great a number employed in services
so distinct from their particular offices as undoubtedly will be,
provided the insertion be not made. At the same time, we
are not unwilling that gentlemen of this order, of shining abili-
ties, should be introduced into superior departments by the suf-
frages of the people at large.
" However, we do not mean to be so strenuous in our objections
as to decline receiving the whole as it stands, provided in the
opinion of the Convention the amendments ought not to be made.
Accordingly, we, being willing to give up our own opinion in
lesser matters, in order to obtain a government whose authority
may not be disputed, and which we wish may soon be established,
do instruct and direct you in our name and behalf, to ratify and
confirm the proposed form, whether the amendments be made or
not."
Soon after the adoption of the Constitution, uneasiness began
to be manifested in various portions of the Commonwealth, fol-
lowed by more or less tumultuary assemblages of the people, cul-
minating, in 1786, in armed resistance to the government. From
the name of a prominent leader, this has been called the " Shays
Rebellion," which at one time assumed a formidable aspect. The
wide-spread disaffection which prevailed was not without cause.
" A heavy debt lying on the State, added to burdens of the same
nature, upon almost every incorporation within it ; a relaxation
oi manners, and a free use of foreign luxuries ; a decay of trade
and manufactures, with a prevailing scarcity of money ; and,
above all, individuals involved in debt to each other, are evils
which leave us under no necessity of searching further for the
reasons of the insurrections which took place." 1 The nature
of the complaints made by the insurgents, under the name of
" grievances," may be gathered from the printed proceedings of
1 Minot's Hist. Insurrections, 27, 28.
CIVIL HISTORY. 105
a convention at Hatfield, Aug. 22, 1786, declaring the following
to be some of the " grievances and unnecessary burdens now
lying upon the people : — The existence of the Senate ; the
present mode of representation ; the officers of government
not being annually dependent on the representatives of the peo-
ple, in General Court assembled, for their salaries ; all the civil
officers of government not being annually elected by the repre-
sentatives of the people, in General Court assembled ; the exist-
ence of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the
Peace ; the Fee table as it now stands ; the present mode of ap-
propriating the impost and excise ; the unreasonable grants made
to some of the officers of government ; the supplementary aid ; the
present mode of paying the government securities ; the present
mode adopted for the payment and speedy collection of the last tax ;
the present mode of taxation, as it operates unequally between the
polls and estates, and between landed and mercantile interests ;
the present method of practice of the attornies at law ; the want
of a sufficient medium of trade, to remedy the mischiefs arising
from the scarcity of money ; the General Court sitting in the town
of Boston ; the present embarrassments on the press ; the neglect
of the settlement of important matters depending between the
Commonwealth and Congress, relating to monies and averages."
" It is scarcely possible for a government to be more imperfect, or
worse administered, than that of Massachusetts is here repre-
sented to be. Essential branches of the legislative and judicial
departments were said to be grievous ; material proceedings upon
national concerns erroneous ; obvious measures for paying the debt
blindly overlooked ; public monies misappropriated ; and the con-
stitution itself intolerably defective." l " The immediate remedies
proposed by this convention were, the issue of paper money
which should be made ' a legal tender in all payments, equal to
silver and gold ; ' a revision of the Constitution ; and a session
of the General Court forthwith, for the redress of the ' griev-
ances ' complained of." 2 The first notice of this civil commotion
found on the town records is under date of July 24, 1786 : —
" A letter to the Selectmen of Cambridge, and signed by John
Nutting, purporting to be written by desire of a meeting of com-
mittees from the towns of Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend,
and Ashby, and requesting our concurrence in a County Conven-
tion to be held at Concord on the 23d of August next, in order
to consult upon matters of public grievances, and find out means
1 Minot's Hist. Insurrections, 34-37. 2 Ibid., 35.
166 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of redress, having been read, it was Voted, that the Selectmen
be desired to answer said letter, and express the attachment of
this town to the present constitution and administration of gov-
ernment, and also to express our aversion to use any irregular
means for compassing an end which the constitution has already
provided for, as we know of no grievances the present system of
government is inadequate to redress. Voted, that the above
mentioned letter, signed by John Nutting and directed to the
Selectmen of this town, be printed, together with their answer,
and that, the Selectmen cause the same to be done." The letter
and reply were accordingly printed in the " Boston Independent
Chronicle," July 27, 1786* as follows : -
" To the Selectmen of Cambridge. Gentlemen, We, the com-
mittees chose by the several towns hereafter mentioned, viz.
Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, and Ashby, met at Gro-
ton the 29th day of June, 1786, to consult upon matters of public
grievances ; and after appointing a chairman for that day, it was
thought best to notify all the towns in this county to meet by
their committees, at the house of Capt. Brown, innholder in Con-
cord, on the 23d day of August next, to consult upon matters of
public grievances and embarrassments that the people of this
Commonwealth labor under, and to find out means of redress, &c.
By order of the committee : JOHN NUTTING, Chairman. Groton,
July 19. 1786. N. B. It is expected that a committee from the
Convention that is to set in Worcester County, the 15th of Au-
gust, will attend."
" To Capt. John Nutting, Pepperell, &c., &c. Cambridge,
24th July, 1786. Sir, Your letter, dated June 29, 1786, desiring
the concurrence of this town in a proposed Convention, for the re-
dress of grievances, we have received and laid before the inhab-
itants at a meeting. Agreeably to their request, we shall give
you their sentiments on the subject. The government under
which we live, the government which we have expended much
blood and treasure to establish, we conceive to be founded on
the most free principles which are 'consistent with the being of
any government at all. The constitution has provided for the
annual choice of every branch of the Legislature, and that the
people in the several towns may assemble to deliberate on public
grievances, and to instruct their Representatives. By annual elec-
tions there are frequent opportunities to change the Representa-
tives, if their conduct is disapproved. Of what use then a Conven-
tion can be, without authority to call for information, and without
CIVIL HISTORY. 167
power to inforce their regulations, is to us inconceivable. If any
man in a town is more deserving of confidence than the rest, he
should be chosen Representative ; but to forbear sending consti-
tutional Representatives, and to send unconstitutional ones, is
wrong as well as trifling. It is trifling, because they can do us
no good ; and it is wrong, not only because it is putting the peo-
ple to needless expense, but because the constitution, by provid-
ing a mode in which the business shall be done, by a very strong
implication forbids its being done in any other way. The only
case then in which we think Conventions justifiable, is where the
legislative or executive powers of the State have been evidently
and notoriously applied to unconstitutional purposes, and no con-
stitutional means of redress remains. We have yet heard of no
such abuse of power ; and no grievances to be redressed being
specified in your letter, a proposition of this kind seems wholly
unjustifiable. We accordingly, in the name of the town, assure
you, not only of our aversion to joining in this measure, but of
our perfect attachment and firm adherence to the present excel-
lent constitution and administration of government. It is in
our estimation the peculiar happiness of this people to live under
a mild and equitable administration, in which the penal laws
are few and well executed. We therefore shall use our utmost
endeavors to prevent the operations of government from being
obstructed to gratify the restless disposition, or to promote the
sinister views, of any designing party. By order and in behalf
of the Selectmen, WILLIAM WINTHROP, Chairman."
When the Constitution of the United States was submitted to
the several States, in 1788, for adoption, although it narrowly
escaped rejection, being violently opposed by those who had re-
cently manifested disaffection towards the State government, and
by others who imagined that it involved an improper surrender
of State rights, the voice of Cambridge was given in its favor by
her two delegates, Hon. Francis Dana and Stephen Dana, Esq.
Of the inhabitants of Cambridge, a great majority were true
" sons of liberty." Yet there were a few, chiefly office-holders,
or citizens of the more wealthy and aristocratic class, who ad-
hered to the British government. Some of this number made
their peace and remained unmolested ; others retired to Boston,
on the commencement of hostilities, and subsequently found ref-
uge in the British Provinces or in England. So many of this
class resided on Brattle Street, that it was sometimes denominated
168 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" Tory Row; " indeed they owned and occupied almost every es-
tate bordering on that street, between Brattle Square and Mount
Auburn. General William Brattle,1 Col. John Vassall,2 Penel-
ope Vassall, widow of Col. Henry Vassall,3 Richard Lechmere 4
(succeeded by Jonathan Sewall, June 10, 1771), Judge Joseph
Lee,5 Capt. George Ruggles6 (succeeded by Thomas Fayer-
weather, Oct. 31, 1774), and Lieut.-gov. Thomas Oliver,7 owned
and resided on contiguous estates ; and their families composed a
select social circle, to which few others were admitted. Promi-
nent among those few were Judge Samuel Danforth,8 John
Borland,9 and Col. David Phips.10 Of this circle of friends
Madame Riedesel speaks in her Letters. Her husband was a
General, captured with Burgoyne's Army, and was quartered in
the Lechmere House, at the corner of Brattle and Sparks streets.
She says, — " Never had I chanced upon such an agreeable situa-
tion. Seven families,11 who were connected with each other,
partly by the ties of relationship and partly by affection, had here
farms, gardens, and magnificent houses, and not far off planta-
tions of fruit. The owners of these were in the habit of daily
meeting each other in the afternoons, now at the house of one,
and now at another, and making themselves merry with music
1 House, next westerly from the " Uni- All these houses remain in good con-
versity Press." dition, though erected more than a hun-
2 House, afterwards Washington's dred years ago; but the "farms" have
Headquarters, now the homestead of been divided into smaller estates.
Prof. Henry W. Longfellow, and famous 8 House, on the easterly side of Dun-
both as the tent of Mars and as the fa- ster Street, about midway between Har-
Torite haunt of the Muses. vard and Mount Auburn streets.
8 House nearly opposite to the Head- 9 House, fronting Harvard Street, he-
quarters, now the homestead of the ven- tween Plympton and Linden streets :
erable Samuel Batchelder. long the residence of Dr. Sylvanus Plymp-
4 House, corner of Brattle and Sparks ton and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Manning,
streets, now the homestead of John 10 House, on Arrow Street, near Bow
Brewster. Street ; for many years the residence of
5 House, corner of Brattle and Apple- William Winthrop.
ton streets, now the homestead of George " " Mrs. Oliver was sister to Vassall ;
and Mrs. Vassall was sister to Oliver.
8 House, corner Brattle and Fayer- The deceased father of Vassall and Mrs.
weather Street.«, long the homestead of Oliver was brother to Mrs. Ruggles, to
the late William Wells. Mrs. Borland, and to the deceased husband
House, Elmwood Avenue, the home- of the widow Vassall ; and the deceased
stead successively of Vice-president El- mother of Vassall and Mrs. Oliver was
bridge Gerry, Rev. Charles Lowell, and sister to Col. Phips, to Mrs. Lechmere,
his son Prof. James Russell Lowell,— and to Mrs. Lee. The widow Vassall
each, in his respective sphere of politics, was also aunt to Mr. Oliver and to John
theology, and poetry, more illustrious Vassall's wife,
than the original occupant.
CIVIL HISTORY. 169
and the dance — living in prosperity, united and happy, until,
alas ! this ruinous war severed them, and left all their houses des-
olate, except two, the proprietors of which were also soon obliged
to flee." i
Of the loyalists before named, Judge Danforth retired soon
after the outbreak in Sept., 1774, to the house of his son in Bos-
ton, where he died Oct. 27, 1777, aged about 81. Judge Lee is
said to have dwelt in Boston during the siege, after which he re-
turned to his estate, which he enjoyed unmolested until his death
Dec. 5, 1802, at the age of 93. Capt. Ruggles sold his estate,
Oct. 31, 1774, to Thomas Fayerweather, and removed from Cam-
bridge ; his subsequent history is unknown to me. All the others
were regarded as enemies to the movement in behalf of liberty ;
they became " absentees," and their estates, together with the
estates of Ralph Inman, Esq.2 and Edward Stow, a mariner,3
were seized for the public use, and were leased by the Committee
of Correspondence. Their account current with said estates for
the year 1776 is preserved in a manuscript now in my possession.
I copy a specimen : —
" Dr. The. estate of Thomas Oliver Esq. late of Cambridge, Absentee,
to the Committee of Correspondence of the town, for the year 1776.
For taking into possession and leasing out said estate, the sum of £2.
Also for supporting a negro man belonging to said estate, £3. 12
For collecting the personal estate, £3.
Cr. By cash received as rent, £69."
Similar charges are made for services, and credits given for
rent, in regard to the estates of John Borland, Esq., deceased, £27
rent;4 Richard Lechmere, Esq., £36 rent, and £6 for wood
and brush which was taken off said estate ; 5 Jonathan Sewall,
Esq., £26 13 4;6 John Vassall, Esq., £100; Widow Penelope
Vassall, £15 ; William Brattle, Esq., £29 ; Ralph Inman, Esq.,
1 Letters, Munsell's Ei., 1867, p. 140. 5 This property was three fifths of the
2 House on Inman Street, opposite to "Phips Farm," in Ward Three, or East
the head of Austin Street. Cambridge, of which one fifth was inher-
8 Resided on the south side of the ited by Lechmere in the right of his wife,
river; described as of Boston, 1778, in and the other two fifths had been pur-
the Proscription Act. chased from Col. Phips and the Vassnll
4 Borland died in Boston, June 5, 1775, heirs.
aged 47. " His death was occasioned by 6 The estate formerly owned by Lech-
the sudden breaking of a ladder, on which mere, at the corner of Brattle and Sparks
he stood, leading from the garret floor to streets,
the top of his house." — N. E. Chronicle.
170 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
£40 ; Edward Stow, £10 ; David Phips, Esq., ,£40. Five of
these estates were subsequently confiscated and sold by the Com-
monwealth ; the estates of Lech mere (144 acres) and Oliver (96
acres), to Andrew Cabot, Esq., of Salem, Nov. 24, 1779 ; the estate
of Sewall (44 acres) to Thomas Lee of Pomfret, Conn., Dec. 7,
1779 ; 1 the estate of Phips (50 acres) to Isaiah Doane of Boston,
May 25, 1781 ; and the estate of Vassall (116 acres) to Na-
thaniel Tracy, Esq., of Newburyport, June 28, 1781. Inman re-
turned soon, and his estate was restored to him. The heirs of
Borland and the widow Vassall succeeded to the ownership of their
estates in Cambridge ; but several houses and stores in Boston,
formerly belonging to Borland, were advertised by the agents of
the. Commonwealth to be leased at auction, March 1, 1780. Gen-
eral Brattle conveyed all his real estate in Cambridge, Dec. 13,
1774, to his only surviving son, Major Thomas Brattle, and died
in Halifax, N. S., October, 1776. By the persevering efforts of
Mrs. Katherine Wendell, the only surviving daughter of General
Brattle, the estate was preserved from confiscation, and was re-
covered by Major Brattle after his return from Europe, — hav-
ing been proscribed in 1778, and having subsequently exhibited
satisfactory evidence of his friendship to his country and its po-
litical independence. Besides the persons already named, there
were a few other loyalists, or tories, in Cambridge, but not hold-
ing such a prominent position : John Nutting, carpenter, was
proscribed in 1778 ; Antill Gallop, a deputy sheriff, who had
promised conformity in September, 1774, is said by Sabine2 to
have gone with the British troops to Halifax, in 1776; also
George Inman (H. C. 1772, died 1789) and John Inman, sons
of Ralph Inman, Esq.
After the close of the war, it was proposed to permit the pro-
scribed loyalists to return, — not indeed to share in the adminis-
tration of the government, but to reclaim their confiscated estates.
This proposition did not meet the approval of the inhabitants of
Cambridge. At a town meeting, May 5, 1?83, instructions to
their representative, reported by a committee consisting of James
Winthrop, Samuel Thatcher, and Abraham Watson, Esquires,
were unanimously adopted : —
" Sir, The choice that this town has made of you, to represent
1 Sometimes called "English Thomas," generosity to the poor. He died May 26,
to distinguish him from another Thomas 1797, in the 60th year of his age.
Lee, his nearest neighbor. He was a rich 2 American Loyalists, pp. 308, 381.
merchant, honored and beloved for his
CIVIL HISTORY. 171
us in the General Court sufficiently proves the confidence we
place in your integrity and abilities: and though we have no
doubt of your attachment to the interest of the town and the
welfare of the commonwealth, yet we think it expedient, in the
present situation of affairs, to express our sentiments to you for
the regulation of your conduct, that you may be enabled to act
decisively and with vigor, whenever you shall be called upon to
give your voice in the General Court upon the following subjects.
" The long and severe conflict which the United States have
maintained with the King of Great Britain and his auxiliaries is
now brought to a conclusion by a treaty in which our independ-
ence is fully recognized. But while with pleasure we anticipate
the blessings of peace, it gives us no small uneasiness to observe
an article in the treaty, which, in its consequences, may lessen
the value and shorten the duration of it. The Congress are
there bound earnestly to recommend it to the different States to
provide for the restitution of the property of the absentees ; and
that they may return to America, and remain there twelve
months in endeavoring to regain possession of their lost estates.
This article, if the States should comply with it, will, we appre-
hend, be productive of as great if not greater calamities than any
we have yet experienced. It is, however, some consolation, that
the final ratification of that article depends upon the voice of the
people, through the medium of their Representatives. Their
conduct, upon this occasion, will determine whether it is to be
a lasting peace or only a temporary cessation of hostilities.
Whether Great Britain had the right they claimed of making
laws binding on the then Colonies in all cases whatsoever, was a
question that for a long time was fully discussed in numberless
publications, previous to the connection being dissolved between
that country and these States. By this means it was hardly pos-
sible there could be one person who had not considered the sub-
ject with attention, and was not prepared to give his voice on
the question. At length the time arrived, when it became nec-
essary to decide it by the sword. Then it became the duty of
every man to declare his sentiments, and to make his conduct
conform to his declarations. Happily for us, by far the greater
part determined never to submit to the exercise of so unreason-
able a claim ; and in support of their determination have reso-
lutely carried on a war, in which our enemies have practiced a
degree of cruelty and destruction that has scarcely been equalled
among civilized nations. A few, however, attentive to their own
172 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
emolument, or influenced by some other cause not more justifia-
ble, abandoned their country, and sought for protection under
the forces which invaded it, and with them united their efforts to
subjugate their fellow-citizens, and in many instances have dis-
tinguished themselves by their cruelties and barbarities. Having
thus taken their side of the question, they ought surely to abide
the consequence. It is hardly conceivable that persons, who
have discovered such an enmity to their country, and who have
exerted every effort to overturn our government, will ever make
peaceable subjects of it. Without spending time to particularize
every objection that may be offered against the return of those
persons who are described by the laws of this Commonwealth as
Conspirators and Absentees, and being convinced as we trust you
are, of the dangerous consequences that will attend the admitting
them again to reside among us, — we instruct you to use your
influence and endeavors, by all proper means to prevent any per-
sons of the foregoing description from ever returning, or regain-
ing their justly forfeited estates : and if any such persons have
already crept in, that the most speedy and effectual measures
may be adopted for their removal."
CHAPTER XII.
CIVIL HISTORY.
FOR more than a century and a half after the settlement of
Cambridge, with slight exceptions, that part of the town lying
eastwardly from Quincy and Bow streets, generally denominated
the " Neck," consisted of woodland, pasturage, swamps, and salt
marsh. In chapter ii. an account is given of the first division of
land on the northerly side of Main Street, into small lots in " the
old field " and " small lot hill," and larger lots, varying in size
from six to one hundred and thirty acres. Gradually these lots
passed into fewer hands, until at length the larger portion of the
whole was embraced in three and subsequently four farms.
The " old field " early became the property of Edward Goffe l
and John Gay ; by sundry conveyances the larger portion became
vested in Chief Justice Francis Dana, who subsequently pur-
chased the whole tract formerly called " small lot hill " (except,
perhaps, a few acres in the northeasterly corner), and several
other lots of land on both sides of the highway now called Main
Street. Judge Dana erected a spacious mansion on the westerly
side of " the highway to the common pales,"2 now called Dana
Street, about midway between Main and Centre streets, which
house was destroyed by fire Jan. 19, 1839. The Judge fully
appreciated the beauty of the scenery visible from his residence,
as is manifest from his care to prevent any obstruction to the
view in one particular direction ; in an agreement with Leonard
Jarvis, concerning an exchange of lands, Jan. 3, 1797, it was
stipulated that said Jarvis should " forever hereafter keep open
the way 3 of forty feet wide, lately laid out by the said Jarvis
over and across Pelham's Island (so called) to the canal cut by
him through his marsh, for the mutual benefit of both parties
1 He erected a house a few rods east- spot, is said to have been taken down in
wardly from the junction of Main and 1774.
Bow streets. A very old house, perhaps 2 The highway which separated the
the original structure, standing on this " old field " from " small lot hill."
8 Now called Front Street.
174 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
their heirs and assigns, .... so as to leave open an uninter-
rupted view from the said Dana's present dwelling-house of such
part of Cambridge Bay and of Boston as may fall in the course
of the same way, so far as the said Jarvis's land, lately Inman's,
extends." Judge Dana also owned much land on the southerly
side of Main Street, both marsh and upland, including the " Soden
Farm," so called, bounded northerly on Main Street and easterly
on Pleasant Street, and a large tract, bounded northerly on Main
Street and westerly on Putnam Avenue. His estate bordered
on the southerly side of Main Street, from Putnam Avenue to
Bay Street, from Vernon Street to Pearl Street ; and from Brook-
line Street to Front Street ; also on the northerly side of Main
Street, from a point about two hundred feet westerly from Rem-
ington Street to a point about midway between Hancock and Lee
streets. The Judge had therefore a strong personal interest in
the improvement of this part of the town.
Of the large lots lying east wardly from "small lot hill," the
first two were owned by Governor Thomas Dudley and his son
Samuel Dudley. When Dudley left Cambridge his real estate
was purchased by Roger Harlakenden, who died in 1638, and
his widow married Herbert Pelham. In 1642, Pelham appears
to have owned the above mentioned lots, together with the next
two, formerly owned by Richard Goodman and William West-
wood ; the whole containing 118 acres,1 and extending from
Main Street to Somerville line. Pelham also became the owner
of the real estate of Simon Bradstreet, one portion of which was
a lot of upland and marsh, long known as " Pelham's Island ; "
its boundaries very nearly coincided with Columbia Street on the
west, School Street on the north, and Moore Street on the east ;
the east and west lines being extended across Main Street, be-
yond Goffe's Cove, so far as to embrace sixty acres in the whole
lot. These two large lots passed, by several conveyances, to
Ralph In man, who became the owner in 1756 ; his executor con-
veyed the same to Leonard Jarvis, Aug. 21, 1792, except ten
acres, south of Goffe's Cove, previously sold to Judge Dana.
Subsequently Jarvis purchased the land between these two lots,
extending from Norfolk Street to Columbia Street, and northerly
from one hundred to two hundred feet beyond Austin Street ; so
that he then owned all the land bordering on the northerlv side
of Main Street from the point about midway between Hancock
1 After 1719, "Mr. Pelham's great lot" is generally described as containing
104 acres.
CIVIL HISTORY. 175
and Lee streets to Moore Street, and about fifty acres on the
southerly side of Main Street, easterly from its junction with
Front Street.
The lot of Atherton Hough (or Haugh) "in Graves his neck,"
containing 130 acres in 1635, and embracing all the upland in
East Cambridge, was enlarged, by the addition of the lots origi-
nally assigned to John Talcott, Matthew Allen, and Mrs. Mussey,
before 1642, when it was described as containing 267 acres. Sub-
sequently the 63 acre lot of Governor Haynes was added, and
when the estate was purchased, Aug. 15, 1706, by Spencer Phips
(afterwards Lieut.-governor), it was said to contain " 300 acres
more or less ;." but it actually contained 326 acres, when meas-
ured for division after his decease. In his inventory, this tract is
called two farms, with a house and barn on each. The whole was
bounded on the west by a line commencing at a point thirty feet
south of School Street, and about one hundred feet east of Co-
lumbia Street, and thence running northerly, nearly parallel
with Columbia Street to Somerville ; on the north by Somerville
and Miller's River ; on the east by Charles River ; on the
south by School Street, from the point of beginning, to Moore
Street, then on the east by a straight line extended to a point
about fifty feet south of Plymouth Street, and about one hun-
dred and fifty feet west of Portland Street ; then turning at a
right angle, the boundary line extended in the direction of the
Great Dam, which is still visible, to Charles River, crossing Third
Street near its intersection with Munroe Street. (Seethe Plan.)
This estate was divided in 1759 between the children and grand-
children of Lieut. -gov. Phips, namely, Col. David Phips ; Sarah,
wife of Andrew Bordman ; Mary, wife of Richard Lechmere ;
Rebecca, wife of Judge Joseph Lee ; and the children of Eliza-
beth, the deceased wife of Col. John Vassall. Lechmere soon
afterwards purchased the shares of Col. Phips and the Vassall
heirs, and became the owner of all^the upland and a large por-
tion of the marsh in East Cambridge, which was confiscated by
the State and sold to Andrew Cabot, of Salem, Nov. 24, 1779.
Judge Lee had the northwesterly portion of the " Phips' Farm,"
and Andrew Bordman had the southwesterly portion, extending
from School Street to a point nine feet northerly from the inter-
section of the easterly lines of Windsor Street and Webster
Avenue, and bounded south on the Jarvis estate, west on the
Jarvis, Wyeth, and Foxcroft estates, and extending so far east as
to include somewhat more than thirteen acres of marsh on the
easterly side of North Canal.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Such was the unimproved condition of the easterly and now
most populous section of Cambridge, before West Boston Bridge
was opened for public travel, Nov. 23, 1793. At that time, Rev.
Dr. Holmes says : 1 " Below the seat of the late Chief Justice
Dana, there were but four dwelling-houses ; one on the Inman
place,2 now belonging to Jonathan L. Austin, Esq. ; one 3 nearly
opposite, on a farm of Judge Dana, formerly the Soden farm,
south of the main road ; one on the Phips' farm, lately owned by
Mr. Andrew Bordman ;4 and one at Lechmere's Point."6 A new
impulse towards improvement manifested itself immediately after
the opening of the bridge. Building lots for houses and stores
were laid out by Jar vis and Dana, which were soon occupied.
Dr. Holmes further says that, during the month next after the
opening of the bridge, "a store6 was erected and opened near
the west end of, the causeway 7 by Messrs. Vose & Makepeace,8
1 " Memoir of Cambridgeport," ap-
pended to a sermon at the ordination of
Rev. Thomas B. Gannett, Jan. 19, 1814.
2 On Inman Street, at the head of
Austin Street. The mansion house, with
a part of the farm, was purchased by the
Austins when the Jarvis estate was sold
in 1801. The house was removed in 1873
to the corner of Brookline and Auburn
streets.
8 This farm-house stood until about
1840, on the westerly side of Pleasant
Street, near its intersection with Kiver
Street.
* Andrew Bordman, grandson of
Lieut.-gov. Phips, inherited this estate
on the death of his parents. The house
stood on the northerly side of Plymouth
Street, between Webster Avenue and
Berkshire Street, and was wantonly de-
stroyed about thirty years ago.
6 On the northerly side of Spring
Street, between Third and Fourth
streets ; it was demolished about the
year 1820.
6 This store remains standing on the
northerly side of Main Street, directly
opposite to Osborn Street.
7 The causeway extended from the
river to the junction of Main and Front
streets, passing near the northerly side of
Pelhnm's Island.
H Among those who were actively en-
gaged in promoting the settlement of
Cambridgeport, the name of Royal Make-
peace is very conspicuous. Born March
29, 1772, at the age of twenty-one years,
or earlier, he left his native town (West-
ern, now Warren, Mass.), and came to
Boston, in company with Robert Vose,
his townsman, each having borrowed for
that purpose the sum of twenty-five dol-
lars. After a short mercantile appren-
ticeship, they entered into partnership,
and commenced business in Boston at the
South End. They soon afterwards re-
moved to Cambridgeport, where, as here-
tofore stated, they erected the first store
after the completion of the bridge in
1793. In addition to their regular busi-
ness as grocers, they commenced buying
and selling real estate. This partnership
was dissolved in 1803, by the death of
Mr. Vose. In the business of the store
John Cook became a partner; but Rufus
Davenport, a Boston merchant, was the
principal associate of Mr. Makepeace in
his subsequent transactions in real estate,
in which it would seem that Mr. Daven-
port contributed the larger part of the
cash capital, which was offset by the skill
and judgment of Mr. Makepeace, who was
the leading spirit in nearly all the schemes
projected for public improvement. He
also rendered faithful and useful services
in various town offices, and as Represent-
ative in the General Court. After the
ruin of his financial enterprises, he re-
moved to Baltimore, in 1832, to super-
intend the " Canton Company Improve-
*
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CIVIL HISTORY. 177
which, after the opening of the great road, was the first framed
building set up between Boston and Old Cambridge. The fol-
lowing year, a large house designed for a tavern l was built by
Leonard Jarvis, Esq., and soon after were erected six other houses
and stores." 2 Of these six houses and stores, some may be iden-
tified with tolerable accuracy. Vose & Makepeace erected the
dwelling-house, which remains standing on the westerly corner
of Main and Osborn streets, opposite to their store, before Dec.
17, 1795. Jonathan Brooks erected a store between Cherry and
Windsor Streets, on the northerly side of Main Street, before
June 5, 1795, — perhaps the same building so long occupied by
Eliphalet Davis, and now by his son Thomas M. Davis, for the
manufacture of fancy soap. Scott & Hayden erected a store
on the lot next westerly from the store-lot of Vose & Make-
peace, before 1800. Besides these, Stan ton Parker erected a store
and shed on the northerly side of Main Street, the precise loca-
tion not known, before Nov. 11, 1794. Asaph Harlow purchased
a lot on the northerly side of Main Street, Jan. 15, 1798, most
of which was used in 1873 for the construction of Portland Street ;
and the house which he erected was then removed a few feet east-
wardly to the easterly corner of Portland and Main streets.
Richard Thayer bought a lot, Sept. 1, 1802, and erected the
house now standing on the westerly corner of Main and Portland
streets. Next westerly from the Thayer estate was a lot, with
a currier's shop thereon,3 which was sold by Daniel Mason to Ol-
iver Blake, Sept. 28, 1797. William Watson sold to Josiah and
Phinehas B. Hovey a large lot, two hundred feet in width, on
the westerly corner of Main and Brookline streets, Oct. 14,
1799, on which was very soon erected the store which was occu-
pied more than half a century by the late Phinehas B. Hovey,
who died April 17, 1852, and was succeeded by his son Josiah
Dana Hovey, the present occupant. On the adjoining lot, at the
easterly corner of Main and Pearl streets, a tavern was erected
before April 10, 1802, and was then occupied by James Adams ;
but the land was not sold, and it now remains in possession of
the Watson family. Judge Dana sold the lots fronting on Main
Street, between Pearl and Magazine streets, in Jan., 1800, and
ments," so called, and died in a green Makepeace. It was destroyed by fire,
old age, his eye not having lost its bril- Dec. 22, 1851.
liancy, June 6, 1855. — See Makepeace a Ordination Sermon, ut sup.
Genealogy, by William Makepeace. 8 This lot was described in the deed as
1 The tavern stood on the lot next being " a few rods east of Pelham's
eastwardly from the store of Vose & Island."
12
178 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
March, 1801. Arrangements were made for other improvements,
by laying out, on paper at least, several streets. Moreover,
Judge Dana and Mr. Jarvis, for the exclusion of salt water from
their marsh lands lying south of Pelham's Island and east of
Brookline Street, constructed before 1797 a substantial dike,
which yet remains, on the outer side of Sidney and Auburn
streets. In connection with this dike, Judge Dana opened the
Canal which now extends from the head of Goffe's Cove to
Brookline Street, about a hundred feet southerly from Auburn
Street. Mr. Jarvis laid out Front Street, as far as to the bend
near Village Street, and opened a canal from that point southerly
to Goffe's Cove, before 1797.
The prosperity of this incipient village early received a severe
check. In less than five years after the bridge was opened, and
before much had been accomplished in the work of reclaiming
marshes and swamps, Mr. Jarvis became indebted to the United
States in a large sum, and his real estate was seized by the gov-
ernment. In the subsequent conveyances of this estate by the
United States Marshal, it is recited that, at a " Circuit Court for
the District of Massachusetts," June 1, 1798, the United States
" obtained judgment against Leonard Jarvis of Cambridge, in said
District, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-nine thousand six hun-
dred and ninety-two dollars and twenty-one cents, and fourteen
dollars and twenty cents costs of suit ; " and that an execution,
issued July 6, 1798, was " levied on certain real estate situated
in Cambridge aforesaid, . . . said estate being two hundred and
forty-five acres of land, more or less, consisting of upland and
marsh, with sundry buildings," etc. From this time for nearly
three years this estate was entirely withdrawn from the market,
including both sides of Main Street from Moore Street to Front
Street, and extending on the northerly side to a point midway
between Lee and Hancock streets. But what at first seemed
utterly disastrous, proved in the end to be beneficial. In Janu-
ary, 1801, this estate, having been divided into fifty-four lots,
varying in size from a few thousand square feet to forty-seven
acres 1 was sold at public auction. " From this time," says Dr.
Holmes, " commenced a rapid settlement. Several large stores
were erected the next year, and soon after dwelling-houses
In the space of about five years, upwards of a hundred families
have settled on this spot ; and the number of inhabitants is esti-
1 Delineated on a plan drawn by Peter the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, Book
Tnfts, Jr., Aug. 22, 1800, and recorded in 164, p. 545.
CIVIL HISTORY. 179
mated at more than one thousand." 1 The principal land-holders
had not hitherto manifested a very strong desire to transfer their
lands to new owners. Perhaps each waited for the others to sell,
hoping to share the benefit of augmented prices without parting
with their own property at a low rate. Mr. Watson sold very
few lots before 1801 ; Judge Dana bought more than he sold ;
and Mr. Bordman seems not to have sold a single lot, or even to
have made preparation for sales by obtaining access to the Main
Street. Indeed Judge Dana and Mr. Watson did not afterwards
sell freely ; but much the larger portion of their lands descended
to their posterity. Mr. Bordman, on the contrary, in 1801,
united with others in laying out Windsor Street ; giving all the
land through his own estate, from School Street to Webster
Avenue, and in the same year he sold that portion of his estate
lying east of Windsor Street and south of Harvard Street, some-
what more than six acres, to Charles Clark and Daniel Mason,
who immediately divided it into small lots and brought it into
the market. In 1803, he laid out into building-lots all his lands
west of Windsor Street and south of Harvard Street ; and in
1804 he sold all which remained of his farm on the east side of
Windsor Street, sixty-five acres, to Rufus Davenport and Royal
Makepeace, who offered it for sale in small lots, but were disap-
pointed in the result. Mr. Austin, who purchased the Jarvis
Mansion-house, with forty- seven acres of land, laid out several
lots on Main Street between Temple and Inman streets, and
opened Austin Street through its whole length, with building-
lots on both sides, in 1801 : he also sold a section east of Norfolk
Street between Washington and Harvard Streets, to Davenport
& Makepeace, who prepared it at once for the market. From
this time there was no lack of accommodations for all comers ;
the supply was fully equal to the demand.
In addition to the efforts of individuals to increase the market
value of their own lands, by means of dikes and streets, other
improvements of a more public character were projected for the
general advantage of the community. Expensive avenues into
the country were constructed to attract travel and business. The
" Cambridge and Concord Turnpike Corporation " was established
March 8, 1803, with authority to make a turnpike-road from the
westerly side of Cambridge Common to Concord ; 2 and two years
afterwards, March 8, 1805, the corporation was authorized to
1 Ordination Sermon, ut sup. a The Cambridge portion of this turn-
pike is now called Concord Avenue.
180 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
extend the turnpike to the Causeway near West Boston Bridge. 1
The " Middlesex Turnpike Corporation " was established June
15, 1805, with authority to make a turnpike-road from Tyngs-
borough through Chelmsford, Billerica, and Bedford, to Cam-
bridge, uniting with the Cambridge and Concord Turnpike near
West Boston Bridge.2 Other avenues were subsequently opened,
which will receive notice in another place.
By an Act of Congress, approved Jan. 11, 1805, it was enacted
" that the town or landing-place of Cambridge in the State of
Massachusetts shall be a port of delivery, to be annexed to the
district of Boston and Charlestown, and shall be subject to the
same regulations as other ports of delivery in the United States."
Accordingly this part of Cambridge has, since that time, been
designated Cambridgeport. To make the place available as a
" port of delivery," canals were constructed from Charles River
through the Great Marsh, giving an extensive water-front.
These canals are described in an agreement, dated July 8, 1806,3
and recorded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, Book 172,
page 496. The land devoted to this purpose is said to be a part
of the " hundred share estate, so called by said owners by articles
under seal." 4 The description of the canals may be briefly con-
densed as follows : —
BKOAD CANAL, 80 feet wide, from low-water mark in Charles
River to Portland Street, parallel with Broadway and Hampshire
Street, at the distance of 186 feet, northerly, from the former,
and 154 feet from the latter.
WEST DOCK, bounded by a line commencing at a point in the
westerly line of Portland Street, 154 feet northerly from Hamp-
shire Street, thence running parallel with Hampshire Street to a
point 100 feet from Medford Street (now Webster Avenue) ;
thence parallel with Medford Street, to a point 100 feet from
Bristol Street ; thence parallel with Bristol Street, to a point
100 feet from Portland Street ; thence " parallel with Portland
Street 210 feet to the southerly line of land late of Walter
Frost ; " thence in " a straight line to a point which is on the
1 This extension is now known as to be made," where Broad Canal now
Broadway. is.
2 The Cambridge portion of this turn- * The "hundred share estate" was
pike is now called Hampshire Street. owned thus : Kufus Davenport, fifty-five
8 Broad Canal, at least, was projected shares ; Royal Makepeace, twenty -five
as early as May 19, 1802, when Vose & shares; Henry Hill, ten shares; Josiah
Makepeace conveyed to Josiah Mason, Mason, Jr., four shares ; Daniel Mason,
Jr., a right to use the " Canal which is three shares ; Charles Clark, three shares.
CIVIL HISTORY. 181
westerly line of Portland Street, 20 feet southerly and westerly
of the northeasterly line of land late of Timothy and Eunice
Swan ; then turning and running southerly and westerly on
Portland Street, to the bounds of West Dock begun at ; " with
the " right of a water-communication, or passage-way, 25 feet
wide, through Portland Street under a bridge, from the main
part of Broad Canal to that part called West Dock." 1
NORTH CANAL, 60 feet wide, 180 feet easterly from Portland
Street, and extending from Broad Canal to a point near the
northerly line of the Bordman Farm. This canal was subse-
quently extended to Miller's River. According to an agreement,
June 14, 1811, between the Lechmere Point Corporation and
Davenport & Makepeace, the latter were to have perpetual
right to pass with boats and rafts u through Miller's Creek or
North River, so called, to North Canal and Broad Canal," and
to extend North Canal, through land owned by the Corporation,
to Miller's River ; and the Corporation was to have the right to
pass through the said canals to Charles River, so long as the
canals should remain open.
CROSS CANAL, " bounded by two straight lines, 30 feet apart,
and running at a right angle with Broadway from Broad Canal,
between lots 279 and 280, through Broadway, and between lots
263 and 264 to South Dock."
SOUTH DOCK, bounded by a line commencing at the south-
east corner of Cross Canal, thence running southeasterly 53 feet ;
thence southwesterly, parallel with the line of Cross Canal to a
point 10 feet distant from land of the Proprietors of West Boston
Bridge ; thence westerly, at the same distance from said Propri-
etors' land, to lot 215 : thence northerly, at a right angle with
the causeway of West Boston Bridge, 81 feet ; thence north-
westerly, 98 feet, to the easterly corner of lot 214 ; thence, in a
straight line, to the southerly corner of lot 262 ; thence, on said
lot 262, 67 feet, to lot 263 ; thence southerly and easterly on
said lot 263, 54 feet, and on Cross Canal, 30 feet, to the point
of beginning. This dock was connected with Charles River by a
creek, over which was the bridge, long known as " Little Bridge,"
at the junction of Main and Harvard streets.2
1 Although scarcely a vestige of this twenty feet wide, apparently designed for
dock now remains, it was plainly visible stores and warehouses, some of which
a quarter of a century ago. It seems to were sold at a high price ; but it does not
have been designed as the head of navi- appear that any such buildings were
gation and a central point of business, erected.
Lots fronting on the dock were laid out, 2 Little Bridge was superseded by a
182 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
SOUTH CANAL, 60 feet wide, about midway between Harvard
Street and Broadway, from South Dock to a point 113 feet east-
erly from Davis Street.
" In 1802, a school house was built on a piece of land l pre-
sented by Mr. Andrew Bordman to the town for that purpose.
It cost about six hundred dollars ; upwards of three hundred dol-
lars were paid by the town of Cambridge, and the remainder
contributed by individuals." " In 1803, a Fire Society was
formed, which, at an expense of upwards of five hundred dollars,
procured an excellent engine ; and a company was raised to take
charge of it." 2
By an act passed June 15, 1805, Royal Makepeace, John Cook,
Josiah Mason, Jr., Daniel Mason, and Andrew Bordman, were
" constituted and made a corporation and body-politic, by the
name of the Cambridgeport Meeting-house Corporation, . . . for
the purpose of building a meeting-house and supporting public
worship therein, in the easterly part of Cambridge." Of the
hundred shares of stock in this Corporation, Rufus Davenport
was the owner of twenty, and Royal Makepeace of seventeen.
A spacious brick meeting-house was erected on the westerly side
of the square bounded by Broadway, and Boardman, Harvard,
and Columbia streets. The easterly half of the square was given
by Andrew Bordman, and the westerly half by the owners of
the "hundred share estate."3 This house was dedicated Jan.
1, 1807. By an Act passed March 1, 1808, the proprietors of the
meeting-house, together with all the inhabitants and estates in
the Fifth School District, in Cambridge, east of Dana Street and
a line extended in the same direction northerly to Charlestown
(now Somerville), and southerly to the river, were incorporated
solid roadway about thirty years ago. pied until Nov. 10, 1833, when it was so
By the raising of the grade between much damaged by the wind that it was
Broadway and Main Street, and the ex- abandoned, and a new house was erected,
tension of Sixth Street, in 1873, the South in 1834, on the northerly side of Aus-
Dock and Cross Canal were effectually tin Street, between Norfolk and Essex
obliterated. streets. The lot, having ceased to be
1 At the northwesterly corner of Wind- used for a meeting-house, was forfeited,
sor and School streets, where a large brick and reverted to the heirs* and as-signs
pchool-house now stands. of the donors. It is worthy of note, as
2 Dr. Holmes' Ordination Sermon, ut indicating the expectations indulged at
SUP" that period, that when the meeting-house
8 A portion of this square was offered was erected, there was not a single
to the County of Middlesex, for the ac- dwelling-house on Columbia Street ; this
commodation of a court-house and other fact was assigned by the Selectmen, Nov.
County buildings; but the offer was not 3, 1806, as a reason for not establishing
accepted. The meeting-house was occu- that street as a public highway.
CIVIL HISTORY. 183
as the Cambridgeport Parish ; and Feb. 2, 1809, the proprietors
(reserving private ownership of pews) conveyed to the Parish
the meeting-house and lot, containing two acres, together with a
parsonage lot at the northeasterly corner of Harvard and Pros-
pect streets.
By an Act passed March 4, 1809, Rufus Davenport, Henry
Hill, Samuel May, Elijah Davenport, Pliny Cutler, and their
associates, were incorporated as the "Cambridgeport manufac-
tory, for the purpose of manufacturing cotton and sea-salt;" and
they were further authorized, Feb. 27, 1813, to manufacture
" printing-types and other articles usually manufactured in
chemical laboratories." I find no trace, however, of the estab-
lishment of such a manufactory.
While the measures adopted for the improvement of Cam-
bridgeport were in the " full tide of successful experiment," a
similar enterprise was undertaken at Lechmere Point in which
the prime mover was Andrew Craigie.1 The earliest transactions
were conducted by Mr. Craigie with much skill and secrecy. His
name does not appear on the records until the whole scheme was
accomplished ; indeed he took no deed of land in his own name
until Feb. 14, 1803, when he purchased of Abraham Biglow
nearly forty acres of land, formerly the northwesterly part of the
Inman or Jarvis Farm. But other purchases, manifestly in his
interest, had been made at an earlier period. It has her-etofore
been stated that the estate of Richard Lechmere was confiscated
by the State, and sold to Andrew Cabot in 1779. This estate,
together with the share of the Phips Farm assigned to Judge
Lee and his wife, and subsequently bought by Cabot, was sold for
£3,300 to Seth Johnson of New York, Jan. 31, 1795, and mort-
gaged by him to John Cabot for £2,200: and on the 18th of
December, 1797, Johnson, for a nominal consideration, quit-
claimed all his interest in the estate to Bossenger Foster of Cam-
bridge (brother-in-law to Mr. Craigie), who, by an agreement
dated six months later, engaged to convey the estate to Craigie,
on the performance of certain conditions. The next step was to
secure the reversionary rights of Mrs. Lechmere and her children
in the confiscated estate of her husband, or in so much thereof as
was held in her right by inheritance from her father. These
1 Mr. Craigie was apothecary-general He purchased the Vassall House, or
of the Northern Department of the Rev- Washington Headquarters, Jan. 1, 1792,
olutionary Army, Sept. 5, 1777, when and resided there until Sept. 19, 1819,
the Council of Massachusetts granted when he closed an active life, checkered
him supplies for the General Hospital, by many vicissitudes.
184 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
rights were conveyed, Oct. 14, 1799, by Lechmere and his wife
to Samuel Haven of Dedham, whose wife was daughter of Mr.
Foster and niece of Mr. Craigie. Mr. Cabot took possession of
the estate under the mortgage from Johnson, having obtained judg-
ment therefor in 1800, and sold the same to Samuel Parkman of
Boston, Aug. 26, 1803. Parkman conveyed to Craigie all his
rights in the whole estate, by deed dated June 3, 1806, and on the
26th of January, 1807, the widow and administratrix of Bossenger
Foster conveyed to Mr. Craigie (her brother) the Johnson title,
pursuant to the beforementioned agreement. Having thus se-
cured a complete title to the whole of the Phips Farm, except the
share assigned to Andrew Bordman and his wife, Mr. Craigie
bought of Jonas Wyeth, 3d, Feb. 11, 1807, about forty acres,
formerly the northerly part of the Inman or Jarvis estate, and
May 5, 1807, of the heirs of Ebenezer Shed, about five acres,
lying partly in Somerville, and adjoining the land purchased of
Wyeth, so that he now owned about three hundred acres of land,
in two parcels nearly adjoining each other ; the easterly parcel
included almost the whole of East Cambridge, and extended
westerly to a point near the intersection of Webster Avenue with
Cambridge Street, bounded southerly by a line passing near the
intersection of Windsor Street with Webster Avenue ; the west-
erly parcel extended from Elm Street to a line about midway be-
tween Fayette Street and Maple Avenue ; its southerly boundary
was an old lane, long ago discontinued, commencing on Inman
Street, one hundred and seventy-six feet south of Broadway, and
crossing Broadway near its intersection with Elm Street ; on the
west side of Inman Street, the south boundary was a line vary-
ing from four hundred to three hundred feet north of Broadway.
Although Mr. Craigie's title to this whole property was substan-
tially complete, inasmuch as it was within his control, yet he had
not, up to this time, received a release of the reversionary rights
of Mrs. Lechmere and her children ; for obvious reasons he pre-
ferred to let this part of the title remain in the hands of his rela-
tive, Mr. Haven. As early as June 21, 1806, he seems to have
submitted a claim against the Commonwealth for damages on
account of " a breach of the covenants of warranty," in the deed
of the Lechmere estate to Cabot ; for when he sought, at that
date, to improve his property, by " building a dam from Prison
Point in Charlestown to Lechmere's Point in Cambridge and
erecting mills on the same," the General Court inserted in the
act of incorporation a provision that it should " be of no avail or
CIVIL HISTORY. 185
effect .... until a release and discharge of all the covenants
of warranty made by this Commonwealth of any of the lands
conveyed by said Commonwealth, lying at or near Lechmere's
Point mentioned in this Act, shall be obtained from the person
or persons who are legally authorized to make such release or
discharge." So also when John C. Jones, Loammi Baldwin,
Aaron Dexter, Benjamin Weld, Joseph Coolidge, Jr., Benjamin
Joy, Gorham Parsons, Jonathan Ingersoll, John Beach, Abijah
Cheever, William B. Hutchins, Stephen Howard, and Andrew
Craigie, with their associates, were incorporated, Feb. 27, 1807,
with authority to erect Canal Bridge, familiarly called Craigie's
Bridge, from " the northwesterly end of Leverett street " in Bos-
ton " to the east end of Lechmere's Point," a similar provision
was inserted that the act should be of no effect " until a release
and discharge of all the covenants of warranty contained in the
deed of James Prescott, Joseph Hosmer, and Samuel Thatcher,
Esqs., unto Andrew Cabot and his assigns shall be made and ob-
tained from Andrew Craigie or the person or persons who are
legally authorized to make such release and discharge." The
memorial setting forth this claim of damage is mentioned in the
Records of the Executive Council, Feb. 9, 1807, while the peti-
tion for leave to erect Canal Bridge was pending in the General
Court : " The Committee to whom was referred the memorial
of Andrew Craigie, praying that some measures might be adopted
to ascertain the terms on which his claim to damages for a breach
of the covenant of warranty contained in a deed made by this
Commonwealth to Andrew Cabot of land lying at or near Lech-
mere's Point, so called, and on which the same claim may be ad-
justed, beg leave to report : that on the 24th of November, 1779,
this Commonwealth by its Committee conveyed to Andrew
Cabot the fifty-four acres and one quarter of land as stated in the
said memorial, in which deed of conveyance there was a general
warranty against the lawful claims and demands of all persons ;
that the said Andrew Craigie by sundry successive conveyances
duly executed is the assignee of the said Cabot, and is by law
entitled to the benefits of the said warranty and capable of dis-
charging the same ; that the said fifty-four acres and one quarter
of an acre, on the death of Richard Lechmere, will by law revert
to Mary Lechmere his wife, or to her heirs, in whose right the
said Richard possessed the same at the time of its confiscation ;
that the land in question, from its local situation, appears to be
capable of important improvements, but from various connecting
186 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
circumstances it is very difficult to ascertain its value to the pro-
prietor ; that he has mentioned no sum of money for which he
would discharge the Commonwealth from the warranty," etc.
The Committee thus reported the facts, without any specific rec-
ommendation. It would seem that Mr. Craigie did not succeed
in obtaining any further compensation, and that he preferred to
abandon all claim for it, rather than to forfeit the privilege of
erecting the dam and bridge before mentioned ; for on the 9th
of May, 1808, he executed a deed releasing all such claims for
damage, in consideration of the right granted to him by two Acts
of the General Court, in 1807 and 1808, to erect a bridge from
Lechmere Point to Boston ; which release was accepted and ap-
proved by the Governor, May 12, 1808.
Having thus released the Commonwealth from liability to
damage for breach of warranty, Mr. Craigie completed his
record-title by receiving, for the nominal consideration of one
dollar, a conveyance, dated Sept. 20, 1808, of the reversion-
ary right to "all the estate which was set off to Mary Lech-
mere," which had been held for him since Oct. 14, 1799, by his
friend and kinsman, Mr. Haven. The actual value of the prop-
erty was much enhanced by the privilege to erect a bridge, and
to make the other improvements authorized by the General
Court. But the apparent inflation of value was scarcely ex-
ceeded by the more recent and almost fabulous transactions in
coal-fields and oil-wells. As nearly as can be ascertained from
the records, Mr. Craigie paid less than twenty thousand dollars
for the whole estate. Reserving sufficient land and flats for the
construction of the bridge and the location of a toll-house, he put
the remainder on the market at the price of three hundred and
sixty thousand dollars, in sixty shares of six thousand dollars each.
At this price, three shares were conveyed to Harrison G. Otis,
three to Israel Thorndike, and one, each, to Ebenezer Francis,
William Payne, Thomas H. Perkins, and John Callender, by
deeds dated Nov. 30, 1808. The bridge was completed in 1809,
and roads were opened to Cambridge Common, to Medford, and
elsewhere, to attract travel from the country to Boston over this
avenue. To enable the proprietors to manage and dispose of
their valuable real estate, which had hitherto remained apparently
undivided and uninhabited (except by a single family in the old
Phips farm-house), the General Court, by an Act approved
March 3, 1810, incorporated "Thomas Handasyde Perkins, James
Perkins, William Payne, Ebenezer Francis, and Andrew Craigie,
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being tenants in common " of lands at and near Lechmere Point,
with their associates, as " the Lechmere Point Corporation."
Within the next two months the several proprietors conveyed
their shares to the Corporation at the nominal price of five dollars.
Streets and lots of suitable size were laid out ; but the records
indicate that the sales of land were few. The first deed of a
house-lot, entered on record, is dated Aug. 20, 1810, and conveys
to Samuel S. Green the lot on the northeasterly corner of Cam-
bridge and Second streets, where he resided more than three-
score years, and where he died, Sept. 8, 1872. One store-lot, on
Bridge Street, had previously been sold to Aaron Bigelow, but
the deed was not placed on record so early as the other. The rec-
ords exhibit only ten deeds of lots given by the Corporation, until
Sept. 20, 1813, when a sale was made to Jesse Putnam, which con-
tributed materially to the prosperity of the new village ; this lot
was bounded on East Street 400 feet, on North Street 400 feet,
on Water Street 300 feet, and " on land covered with water "
about 400 feet, and was conveyed by Putnam, March 16, 1814,
to the " Boston Porcelain and Glass Company." But the " crown-
ing mercy " to the whole enterprise was the agreement, approved
by the Corporation Nov. 1, 1813, and by the Court of Sessions at
the next December Term ; namely, that the Corporation would
give to the County of Middlesex the square bounded by Otis,
Second, Thorndike, and Third streets, and a lot, seventy-five feet
in width, across the westerly side of the square l bounded by
Thorndike, Second, Spring, and Third streets, and would erect
thereon a court-house and jail, satisfactory to the Court, at an
expense to the Corporation not exceeding twenty-four thousand
dollars, on condition that as soon as the edifices were completed,
they should be used for the purposes designed. The town pro-
tested most earnestly against the removal of the courts and
records from Harvard Square, but in vain. At the March Term
of the Court, 1816, a committee reported that the court-house
and jail were satisfactorily completed, and it was ordered that
they be immediately devoted to their intended use. It was also
ordered that the sum of $4,190.78 be paid to the Corporation,
being the amount expended in excess of $24,000. From this
time, the success of the enterprise was assured.
During the period embraced in this chapter, while two new vil-
lages were established, which, after many vicissitudes, became
more populous than the older settlements, the town was sadly
1 The County has since purchased the other portions of the square.
188 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
shorn of its already diminished proportions by the incorporation
of its second and third parishes into separate towns. Dr. Holmes,
writing in 1800, says,1 —
ACRES. BODS.
" The First Parish in Cambridge contains, 2,851 60
The Second Parish in Cambridge contains, 4,345 118
The Third Parish in Cambridge contains, 2,660 81"
The original organization of these parishes will be mentioned
elsewhere. Their separation from the parent trunk occurred al-
most simultaneously. The third parish was incorporated as the
town of Brighton, Feb. 24, 1807, and became a part of the city
of Boston, Jan. 1, 1874. The second parish was incorporated as
the town of West Cambridge, by an Act passed Feb. 27,% 1807,
but not to take effect until June 1, 1807 ; its corporate name was
changed to Arlington, April 30, 1867. By the incorporation of
these two towns, Cambridge lost nearly three quarters of its terri-
tory, but probably somewhat less than half of its population.
The political disturbances in the country, at the commence-
ment of the present century, were disastrous to its commercial
prosperity. The Embargo, proclaimed in December 1807, fol-
lowed by other hostile measures, culminating in a declaration of
war against Great Britain, in June 1812, paralyzed the commerce
of the whole country. Grass grew in the streets of the seaports,
and ships rotted at the wharves. Cambridge felt this calamity
the more keenly, because it involved so many of her citizens in
distress. Merchants, mechanics, and laborers, mutually depend-
ent on each other, were thrown out of business, and some were
reduced to absolute want. A general and rapid depreciation in
the value of real estate followed, particularly in Cambridgeport ; 2
the owners ceased to erect houses and stores ; those who had
purchased on speculation were unable to effect sales, and some of
them were financially ruined. General stagnation ensued, from
which the new village did not fully recover for many years, and
the hope of making it a great commercial centre seems to have
been utterly and forever abandoned.
In common with many towns in New England, Cambridge
earnestly protested against the Embargo. At a town-meeting,
Aug. 25, 1808, an address, reported by a committee consisting of
Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., vii. 6. Cambridge had not been commenced when
2 Lands, which had been worth in the the Embargo was declared ; but its growth
market more than twenty cents per square was retarded by the hostilities which fol-
foot, were afterwards sold for less than lowed,
one cent per foot. The settlement of East
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Royal Makepeace, Francis Dana, and Samuel P. P. Fay, was
adopted, to wit : —
" TQ the President of the United States of America : The in-
habitants of Cambridge, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
in legal town-meeting assembled, respectfully represent : That
we are sensibly impressed with our obligation to submit to and
support the laws of our country ; and we flatter ourselves that we
have been and ever shall be forward to manifest our patriotism,
and make any sacrifice, and submit to any privation, that the in-
terest and honor of our country shall require. But in times of
great public calamity and distress, we deem it no less our duty
than our privilege, ' peaceably to assemble and petition the gov-
ernment for a redress of grievances.' Under these impressions,
we feel constrained to confess to your Excellency that we, in
common with our fellow citizens of the Eastern States, suffer a
severe and increasing distress from the operation of the laws
' laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and har-
bors of the United States.' Could we see a termination of our
sufferings, we would submit in silence. But with consternation
we observe that this is not a temporary measure, but imposed by
perpetual laws. We admit the power of Congress to regulate
commerce ; but laws to abolish it, and raise a perpetual barrier
to foreign intercourse, we believe was never contemplated by our
national compact.
" Your petitioners inhabit a district of the Union which does
not abound with all the conveniences of life. The fisheries and
commerce have contributed in an eminent degree to give us what-
ever of wealth, happiness, and importance, we enjoy. We can
never, therefore, subscribe to the opinion, ' that it would be un-
wise evermore to recur to distant countries for the comforts and
conveniences of life.' Situated as we are on the shores of the
Atlantic, we have occasion to remark and bitterly realize many
distressing consequences of the embargo laws, which fall not un-
der the immediate eye of Government, the recital of which, we
are confident, will excite all your excellency's philanthropy, and
induce you to exercise the power with which you are invested,
for the relief of your fellow-citizens. The laws which shut us out
from the ocean, the better part of our inheritance, palsied all our
enterprise. The farmer gathers his harvest with a heavy heart,
while he has no hope of vending his surplus, and the mechanic,
sailor, and fisherman, find that their willing industry will no
longer enable them to supply their daily wants. Many, very
190 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
many, who, by a long course of persevering industry, supposed
they had reached the desired point of independence, find their
property so fallen in value, that it must be wholly sacrificed for
the payment of their debts. Their endeavors to extricate them-
selves avail them nothing ; and they can only weep over the ruin
that overwhelms them and reduces their families to beggary.
Our distress is rendered the more severe and intolerable by a
conviction that the neighboring British Provinces, by the very
measures that embarrass us, are acquiring a consequence which
their natural advantages could never have given them.
" We apprehend that the benefits expected by your Excellency
and Congress from the Embargo have been but partially experi-
enced. It is a notorious fact that great numbers of our native
seamen, disheartened by their situation, have resorted to the
British Provinces to obtain the means of subsistence, and entered
voluntarily into the service of that very nation from which the
hand of government has been extended to protect them. Our
hope and expectation now rests in the laws authorizing your ex-
cellency, in the event of important changes in the measures of
the belligerent powers affecting neutral commerce, during the
recess of Congress, to suspend, in whole or in part, the acts lay-
ing an embargo. The existing Revolution in Spain is a change
indeed important to the world, and cannot fail to awaken the
sympathy of every friend of mankind. The trade of Spain and
Portugal and their colonies is now open and offers a golden har-
vest to the first nation who shall show themselves wise enough to
gather it. We therefore request your Excellency to suspend the
operation of the embargo laws, so far at least as they relate to
Spain and Portugal and their dependencies ; or, should your Ex-
cellency doubt that you have such power, that you will call Con-
gress together for that purpose."
This address, says the record, was adopted "almost unani-
mously " ; and the selectmen were directed to forward it to the
President. Very soon a reply was received, — apparently an
autograph of the President, — which is still preserved in the of-
fice of the city clerk : —
" To the inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, in legal town-
meeting assembled. Your representation and request were re-
ceived on the 8th inst., and have been considered with the at-
tention due to every expression of the sentiments and feelings
of so respectable a body of my fellow-citizens.1 No person has
1 In the original, as usual in Jefferson's manuscripts, capital letters are generally
omitted at the beginning of sentences.
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seen, with more concern than myself, the inconveniences brought
on our country in general by the circumstances of the times
in which we happen to live ; times to which the history of
nations presents no parallel. For years we have been look-
ing as spectators on our brethren of Europe, afflicted by all those
evils which necessarily follow an abandonment of the moral
rules which bind men and nations together. Connected with
them in friendship and commerce we have happily so far kept
aloof from their calamitous conflicts, by a steady observance of
justice towards all, by much forbearance and multiplied sacri-
fices. At length, however, all regard to the rights of others hav-
ing been thrown aside, the belligerent powers have beset the
highway of commercial intercourse with edicts which, taken to-
gether, expose our commerce and mariners, under almost every
destination, a prey to their fleets and armies. Each party, in-
deed, would admit our commerce with themselves, with the view
of associating us in their war against the other. But we have
wished war with neither. Under these circumstances were passed
the laws of which you complain, by those delegated to exercise
the powers of legislation for you, with every sympathy of a com-
mon interest in exercising them faithfully. In reviewing these
measures, therefore, we should advert to the difficulties out of
which a choice was of necessity to be made. To have submitted
our rightful commerce to prohibitions and tributary exactions from
others would have been to surrender our independence. To resist
them by arms was war, without consulting the state of things or
the choice of the nation. The alternative preferred by the Leg-
islature, of suspending a commerce placed under such unexampled
difficulties, besides saving to our citizens their property and our
mariners to their country, has the peculiar advantage of giving
time to the belligerent nations to revise a conduct as contrary to
their interests as it is to our rights. ' In the event of such peace
or suspension of hostilities between the belligerent Powers of
Europe, or of such a change in their measures affecting neutral
commerce as may render that of the United States sufficiently
.safe in the judgment of the President,' he is authorized to sus-
pend the Embargo. But no peace or suspension of hostilities, no
change of measures affecting neutral commerce, is known to have
taken place. The Orders of England and the Decrees of France
and Spain, existing at the date of these laws, are still unrepealed,
so far as we know. In Spain, indeed, a contest for the govern-
ment appears to have arisen ; but of its course or prospects we
192 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
have no information on which prudence would undertake a hasty
change in our policy, even were the authority of the Executive
competent to such a decision. You desire that, in defect of such
power, Congress may be specially convened. It is unnecessary
to examine the evidence or the character of the facts which are
supposed to dictate such a call ; because you will be sensible, on
an attention to dates, that the legal period of their meeting is as
early as, in this extensive country, they could be fully convened
by a special call. I should with great willingness have executed
the wishes of the inhabitants of Cambridge, had peace, or a re-
peal of the obnoxious Edicts, or other changes, produced the case,
in which alone the laws have given me that authority ; and so
many motives of justice and interest lead to such changes that
we ought continually to expect them. But while these Edicts
remain, the Legislature alone can prescribe the course to be pur-
sued. TH: JEFFERSON. Sept. 10, 1808."
The appeal of the- people to the President was fruitless.
Equally vain was an address by the General Court to the mem-
bers of Congress. A spirit of hostility to England was predom-
inant in the national government ; the Embargo was made more
stringent, and enforced by regulations which were here considered
unreasonable and unconstitutional ; and the general condition of
the people, both present and prospective, " was nothing bettered,
but rather grew worse." Under such circumstances, at a town
meeting, Jan. 27, 1809, " The act lately passed by Congress for
enforcing the Embargo was read and submitted to the town for
their consideration ; and after maturely considering the same, and
also considering the present alarming situation of our country,"
a vigorous protest against the hostile measures of the general
government was adopted by a very large majority of the inhab-
itants.
This protestation, and hundreds of similar character by the
people of New England, were in vain. In Congress, the influence
of France was in the ascendant, and the Embargo was followed,
in June, 1812, by an open declaration of war against Great
Britain. For the next two or three years, Cambridge suffered
its full proportion in the general stagnation of business. Cam-
bridgeport did not recover from the blight which had fallen upon
it ; and the growth of East Cambridge was sadly retarded.
With a very decided majority of voters politically opposed to
the war, and smarting under the losses and inconveniences re-
sulting from it, the town could not be expected to enter with
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enthusiasm into its support, or voluntarily to assume a dispropor-
tionate share of its burdens. In fact, no reference to the war,
during its continuance, is found on the Town Records. A few
months after its close, May 8, 1815, the town " Voted, that the
report of the Committee appointed to determine what compensa-
tion, if any, should be allowed by the town to the militia-men
drafted and called out for the defence of the State, be accepted :
— the report allows four dollars to each person for every thirty
days service." The Cambridge Light Infantry was called into
service by the Governor, for the defence of the State, and readily
responded to the call. There may have been some voluntary en-
listments into the regular army of the United States : but any
evidence of such a fact is not found.
One of the most eminent citizens of Cambridge, ELBRIDGE
GERRY, was Govei'nor of Massachusetts from May 1810, to May
1812, and Vice-president of the United States from March 4, 1813,
until Nov. 23, 1814, when he suddenly expired, as he was about to
enter the Senate Chamber in Washington for the performance of
his official duties. However bittterly his politics were denounced,
Mr. Gerry enjoyed the personal respect and esteem of his towns-
men ; yet neither their affection for the man, nor their regard for
his high political position, could overcome their detestation of the
war, of which he was an advocate and defender, nor induce them
to volunteer their persons or their property in its behalf. Hence
the dignified silence of the Town Records.
When the news of Peace arrived, in February, 1815, there was
a general outburst of joy in Massachusetts. In many towns,
public meetings of prayer, and praise, and mutual congratulation,
were held. There was such a meeting in Cambridge, Feb. 23,
1815, and an address was delivered by President Kirkland.
Among the papers presented by Hon. John Davis to the Massa-
chusetts Historical Society is a handbill, or broadside, announcing
the approaching festivity, as follows : —
CELEBRATION
OP THE RATIFICATION OF THE
TREATY OF PEACE
between the United States of America and the li-
nked Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland,
at Cambridge, Feb. 23, 1815.
13
194 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
The procession will be formed at University Hall, and move
at 11 o'clock A. M. in the following order, to
the Rev. Dr. Holmes's meeting-house.
Military Escort.
Musick.
Marshal. Chief Marshal. Marshal.
The President of the University and the other Gentlemen, who officiate.
Government of Harvard College.
Selectmen of Cambridge.
Marshal. Committee of Arrangements. Marshal.
Strangers.
Marshal.
Resident Graduates.
Students.
Marshal.
Citizens of Cambridge.
Marshal.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
1. Anthem — By Stephenson.
" I was glad when they said unto me,"-&c.
2. Prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Ware.
3. Reading of select portions of the Holy Scrip-
ture, by the Rev. Mr. Gannett.
4. Hymn, written for the occasion.
Almighty God, to thee we bow, But light from Heaven has shone at last,
To thee the voice of gladness raise; And PEACE is beaming from above,
Thy mercy, that hath blessed us now, The storm of doubt and fear has past,
In loud and grateful songs we praise. And hope returns, and joy, and love.
Long hast Thou stretched the avenging Then praise to that Eternal Power,
hand Who bids our wars and tumults cease,
And smote thy people in thy wrath ; And hymn, in this auspicious hour,
Hast frowned upon a guilty land, The God of mercy — God of Peace.
While storms and darkness veiled thy
path.
5. Address, by the President of the University.
6. Poem, by Mr. Henry Ware.
7. Prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Holmes.
8. Anthem, from Handel's " Grand Dettingen Te
Deum,"
" We praise thee, O God," &c.
9. Benediction.
CHAPTER XIII.
CIVIL HISTORY.
IT has already been stated in chapter v., that a ferry was estab-
lished in 1635 across Charles River (at the foot of Dunster
Street), from which there was a road through Brookline and
Roxbury to Boston. The only other feasible route to Boston
was through Charlestown, and across a ferry near Copp's Hill.
Desiring to avoid the inconvenience and peril of a ferry, the in-
habitants of Cambridge consented, Nov. 10, 1656, " to pay each
one their proportion of a rate to the sum of 200Z. towards the
building a bridge over Charles River, upon condition the same
may be effected without further charge to the town." A place
for the bridge was selected, at the foot of Brighton Street ; but
the work was too great to be accomplished at once. Three years
afterwards, Feb. 4, 1659-60, " the former propositions and votes
that had passed, for the building of a bridge over Charles River,
were again considered and debated ; and the question being pro-
pounded, whether the town did agree and consent that the said
work should be yet further prosecuted, and that 200L should
be levied on the inhabitants of this town towards the effect-
ing thereof, the vote passed on the affirmative." The structure
was probably completed before March 23, 1662-3, when it was
ordered, " that the bridge be laid in oil and lead, provided that
it exceed not 40Z. charge to the town." This bridge was much
larger than any which had previously been erected in the colony.
From the first it was called the "Great Bridge; " and such is
still its legal designation. The cost of maintaining such a bridge,
together with a long causeway, was very great, compared with
the means of defraying it, and many methods were devised to re-
lieve the town of some portion of the burden. Under date of
Oct. 12, 1670, the action of the General Court is recorded :
" Whereas, the Bridge over Charles River, which was first
erected at the cost of that town, together with the free contribu-
tion of several public spirited persons in some neighbor towns,
196 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
which bridge being now decayed, and by reason of the danger is
presented to the county of Middlesex, and the town of Cam-
bridge, as they allege in their petition, being not able to repair
it, so that of necessity it must be pulled up and slighted, and the
passage there must be secured by a ferry as heretofore, which is
not so safe, convenient, or useful, as a bridge, for a ferry is alto-
gether useless in the winter, and very inconvenient to transport
horses, and not at all accommodable for carts or droves of cattle :
The premises considered, it is ordered by this Court and the
authority thereof, for the encouragement either pf the town of
Cambridge or any particular persons that shall repair the bridge,
or erect a sufficient cart-bridge over the River at Cambridge, and
maintain the same for the safety of the passengers, they are
hereby empowered to take toll at the rates following, viz., one
penny for every person ; three pence a head for every horse and
man ; six pence for every cart ; two pence a head for every horse
or other neat cattle ; one half penny a head for sheep, goats, or
swine : and if any refuse to pay the toll aforesaid, it shall be at
the liberty of such as maintain the said bridge to stop their pas-
sage. And this order to continue in [force] so long as the said
bridge is maintained serviceable and safe for passage." 1 The
tolls, thus authorized, seem not to have been long continued, if
ever exacted ; for when Newton was incorporated as a separate
town, Jan. 11, 1687-8, it was ordered that the expense of main-
taining the bridge " be defrayed and borne as followeth : (that
is to say) two sixth parts thereof by the town of Cambridge, one
sixth part by the said Village,2 and three sixth parts at the pub-
lic charge of the county of Middlesex." Newton continued to
pay its proportion of the expense until May 4, 1781, when it was
exempted from further liability by the General Court.3 In like
manner, when Lexington was incorporated, March 20, 1712-13,
and West Cambridge, Feb. 27, 1807, they were required to share
with Cambridge the expense of maintaining the bridge, in pro-
portion to the respective valuation of the several towns, which
they continued to do until they were released from that obliga-
tion, March 24, 1860, by the General Court,4 In the meantime,
various expedients were adopted by the Court to aid Cambridge
in sustaining what was considered, and what actually was, a
grievous burden. Thus, in June, 1694, it was " resolved, that
1 3/05*. Col. Rec., iv. (ii.) 470. a MOSS. Rec., xlii. 98.
2 Newton was at first called Cambridge * Mass. Spec. Laws xi 56
Village.
CIVIL HISTORY. 197
the town of Newton pay one third part of the charge of said
bridge."1 And in June, 1700, it was " resolved, that the Great
Bridge in Cambridge, over Charles River, be repaired from time
to time, one half at the charge of the town of Cambridge, and
the other half at the charge of the county of Middlesex."2
Again, Oct. 25, 1733, the bridge having been " very thoroughly
and effectually repaired," after a large portion of it had been
carried away by the ice, the Court granted to Cambridge, <£117
16s., to Newton, £100, and to Lexington, £82 4s., in all X300,3
in consideration of their extraordinary expense ; and on the 22d
of June, 1734, " Voted, that three thousand acres of the unap-
propriated lands of the Province be and hereby are granted to
the towns of Cambridge, Newton, and Lexington, to enable
them forever hereafter at their own cost and charge, to keep,
amend, and repair, the Great Bridge over Charles River in Cam-
bridge ; the land to be laid out in three several parts, in equal
proportion to each of the said towns." 4 A " plat " of the thou-
sand acres allotted to Cambridge, lying west of Lunenburg, was
exhibited and confirmed, Sept. 13, 1734.5 All other corporations
having been released from liability, the General Court made a
final disposition of the matter by an act passed March 11, 1862,
by which the city of Cambridge and the town of Brighton were
" authorized and required to rebuild the Great Bridge over
Charles River,'" the expense to be borne " in proportion to the
respective valuations of said city and town ; " and it was pro-
vided that a draw, not less than thirty-two feet wide, should be
constructed " at an equal distance from each abutment," that
" the opening in the middle of said draw " should be " the divid-
ing line between Cambridge and Brighton at that point," and
that thereafter each corporation should maintain its half part of
the whole structure at its own expense.6
In June, 1738, a petition of Edmund Goffe, William Brattle,
and others of Cambridge, for liberty to establish a ferry between
1 Mass. Prov. Rec., vi. 348. thanks to the General Court for the aid
2 Ibid., vii 92. This tax on the county rendered ; and also " to Col. Jacob Wen-
may not seem unreasonable, when it is dell Esq. and Mr. Cradtlock for their
considered that a large portion of the kindness to us in procuring and collecting
travel to and from Boston passed overthe a very bountiful subscription for us, to en-
bridge in preference to the Charlestown courage and enable us to go through the
Ferry. If Newton was exempted from its charge of the repair of our Great Bridge."
former obligation, it was manifestly only * Mass. Rec., xvi. 32.
for a short time. 5 Ibid., xvi. 54.
3 Mass. Rec., xv.4 53. On the 28th of 6 Mass. Spec. Laws, xi. 280.
the following January the town voted
198 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Cambridge and Boston, of which the profits should be paid to
Harvard College, also a similar petition of Hugh Hall and others
of Boston, and a petition of John Staniford of Boston for liberty
to construct a bridge from a point near the copper works in Bos-
ton to Col. Phips' farm (now East Cambridge) were severally
referred to the next General Court,1 and both enterprises were
abandoned. Nearly fifty years afterwards, Feb. 11, 1785, the
town appointed a committee "to support in behalf of the inhabi-
tants of this town the petition of Mr. Andrew Cabot to the
General Court, now sitting, praying leave to erect at his own
expense, a bridge over Charles River, from Lechmere's Point in
this town to Barton's Point, or such other place in West Boston
as shall be thought most expedient ; " and to demonstrate that
such a bridge would be more important than one at the ferry-
way, as petitioned for by some of the inhabitants of Charles-
town. This effort to secure a direct route to Boston failed ; the
Charlestown petition was granted, March 9, 1785 ; and Charles
River Bridge was opened with imposing ceremonies on the 17th
of June, 1786. The desired accommodation for Cambridge, how-
ever, was not long postponed. In the " Columbian Centinel,"
Jan. 7, 1792, appeared this advertisement : —
" WEST BOSTON BRIDGE. As all citizens of the United States
have an equal right to propose a measure that may be beneficial
to the public or advantageous to themselves, and as no body of
men have an exclusive right to take to themselves such a privilege,
a number of gentlemen have proposed to open a new subscription
for the purpose of building a bridge from West Boston to Cam-
bridge, at such place as the General Court may be pleased to
direct. A subscription for two hundred shares in the proposed
bridge will this day be opened at Samuel Cooper's office, north
side of the State House."
This subscription " was filled up in three hours." 2 A petition
was immediately presented to the General Court, and on the 9th
of March, 1792, Francis Dana and his associates were incorpor-
ated as "The Proprietors of the West Boston Bridge," with
authority to construct a bridge " from the westerly part of Boston,
near the Pest House (so called), to Pelham's Island in the town
of Cambridge," with a " good road from Pelham's Island afore-
said, in the most direct and practicable line, to the nearest part of
the Cambridge road," and to take certain specified tolls " for and
during the term of forty years ; " and they were required to " pay
1 Printed Journal House of Representatives. 2 Centinel, Jan. 11, 1792.
CIVIL HISTORY. 199
annually to Harvard College or University the sum of three hun-
dred pounds during the said term of forty years." 1 On the 22d
of March, twelve Directors were chosen, and preparations made
for immediately commencing the work. Its completion was an-
nounced in the "Centinel," Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1793: "The
Bridge at West Boston was opened for passengers &c., on Satur-
day last. The elegance of the workmanship and the magnitude
of the undertaking are perhaps unequalled in the history of en-
terprises. We hope the Proprietors will not suffer pecuniary
loss from their public spirit. They have claims on the liberality
and patronage of the government ; and to these claims govern-
ment will not be inattentive." Dr. Holmes, who witnessed the
building of the bridge, and who may be supposed to have been
familiar with the details, describes it as " a magnificent structure.
It was erected at the expense of a company incorporated for that
purpose, and cost 76,700 dollars. The causeway, on the Cam-
bridge side, was begun July 15, 1792 ; the wood-work, April 8,
1793. The bridge was opened for passengers, Nov. 23, 1793,
seven months and an half from the time of laying the first pier.
It is very handsomely constructed ; and, when lighted by its two
rows of lamps, extending a mile and a quarter, presents a vista
which has a fine effect.
" It stands on 180 piers, and is 3483 feet long.
Bridge over the Gore, 14 do. 275 do.
Abutment, Boston side, 87£
Causeway, 3344
Distance from the end of the causeway to the first
church in Cambridge, 7810
Width of the Bridge, 40
" It is railed on each side, for foot passengers. The sides of the
causeway are stoned, capstand and railed ; and on each side there
is a canal, about 30 feet wide." 2
The peculiar circumstances connected with the construction of
Canal (or Craigie's) Bridge are related in chapter xii. The
sharp rivalry between the proprietors of West Boston and Canal
i Mass. Spec. Laws, i. 361-364. The tended, Feb. 27,1807 (iv. 76-81), to sev-
corporators were Francis Dana, Oliver enty years from the completion of Canal
Wendell, James Sullivan, Henry Jack- (or Craigie's) Bridge ; and the proprietors
son, Mungo Mackay, and William Wet- of that bridge, by its charter then
more. By a subsequent Act, June 30, granted, were required to contribute one
1792 (i. 394) the franchise was extended half of the annuity payable to Harvard
to seventy years, and the annuity to Har- College.
vard College was reduced to two hundred 2 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 3, 4.
pounds. The franchise was further ex-
200 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Bridges, and between land-owners especially benefited by the
one or the other, resulted in the erection of other bridges and the
opening of several new streets.
PRISON POINT BRIDGE is said to have been erected by virtue
of a charter, granted June 21, 1806, to Samuel H. Flagg and
others, as " Proprietors of the Prison Point Dam Corporation,"
for " building a dam from Prison Point in Charlestown to Lech-
mere's Point in Cambridge, and erecting mills on the same."
No dam was constructed nor mill erected : but in 1815, Prison
Point Bridge was built for the benefit of Canal Bridge ; and this
is presumed to have been done under authority of the charter for
a dam granted in 1806, partly because that charter authorized
the proprietors to construct a travelling path across the dam, not
less than thirty feet in width, and partly because in an act rela-
tive to the Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation, March 5,
1832, Prison Point Bridge is repeatedly called " the Branch or
Prison Point Dam Bridge." l This bridge was laid out as a
county road in January, 1839.
RIVER STREET BRIDGE was built for the advantage of the
West Boston Bridge Proprietors and the owners of real estate in
Cambridgeport. Jonathan L. Austin and others were incorpo-
rated March 2, 1808, for the purpose of building this bridge and
what is now called River Street, to be completed within two
years ; which term of limitation was extended one year, by an
act passed Feb. 13, 1810.2 The bridge and road were soon after-
wards completed, and were maintained by the proprietors until
Nov. 12, 1832, when the town assumed the care of the bridge,
and since that time it has had charge of both bridge and road-
way.
THE WESTERN AVENUE BRIDGE was built by the proprietors
of West Boston Bridge, under authority granted by an act passed
June 12, 1824,3 empowering them to build a turnpike from Cen-
tral Square to Watertown ; and it was maintained by the said
proprietors, until they sold their whole franchise to the Hancock
Free Bridge Corporation.
THE BROOKLINE BRIDGE had no immediate connection with
either of the rival bridges, but was erected for the benefit and
at the expense of persons owning real estate in its immediate
vicinity. By an act passed April 25, 1850,4 Sidney Willard,
Edmund T. Hastings, Columbus Tyler, David R. Griggs, and
l Mass. Spec. Laws, vii. 223. 3 Ibid., vi. 204.
« Ibid., iv. 147, 248. * Ibid., ix. 218.
CIVIL HISTORY. 201
their associates were " empowered to erect a pile bridge over the
Charles River between the city of Cambridge and the town of
Brookline, from points at or near the old wharf or embankment,
which is near where the Boston and Worcester Railroad passes
under a bridge on the Western Avenue (so called) to the oppo-
site bank of the river in Cambridge," and to receive certain rates
of toll for the term of fifty years. By mutual agreement, how-
ever, and by permission of the General Court, it was transferred
to the city, and became a free bridge, in 1869 ; and since that
date Cambridge has not been burdened by toll bridges.
West Boston and Canal Bridges had already become free, long
before the expiration of their respective charters. In 1828, the
General Court discussed the propriety of purchasing both these
bridges and making them free at an early day ; and a company
was incorporated April 16, 1836, for the accomplishment of the
same purpose ; but the financial disturbances in that year defeated
the project. A new charter was granted March 26, 1846,1 to
Isaac Livermore, Charles Valentine, William Reed, and their as-
sociates, as proprietors of the Hancock Free Bridge, empowering
them to build a bridge across Charles River, between West Bos-
ton and Canal Bridges, but requiring them to purchase both those
bridges if their proprietors would sell them at a price to be de-
termined by three disinterested appraisers. They were also au-
thorized to receive the established rates of toll, until the outlay
with legal interest should be refunded, over and above all ex-
penses, and a fund of $150,000 should be secured for the future
maintenance of the bridges ; after which they should become the
property of the Commonwealth. The purchase was made ; and
not long afterwards both bridges were thoroughly rebuilt, and a
considerable portion of the west end of West Boston Bridge was
converted into a solid roadway. By an act passed May 30, 1857,2
the proprietors were authorized to convey both bridges to the
City of Cambridge, to be forever maintained by said city as
free bridges, whenever the accumulated fund should amount to
$100,000. This desirable event occurred on the 30th of January,
1858, when the legal forms of transfer and acceptance were com-
pleted, and notices were posted throughout the city, to wit : —
" FREE BRIDGES. From and after this day, Saturday, Jan-
1 Mass. Spec. Laws, viii. 602. bridge and Boston, and that the Bridges
2 Ibid., x. 751. By a subsequent Act should thereafter be perpetually main-
(xii. 1020), it was provided that the fund tained by the two cities, at a like equi-
should be equitably divided between Cam- table proportion of expense.
202 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
uary 30, 1858, the West Boston and Canal Bridges will become
free public avenues forever. The Directors of the Hancock Free
Bridge Corporation and the City Government of Cambridge will
assemble at the Athenaeum l on Monday next, February 1, 1858,
at eleven o'clock A. M., and, preceded by the Brigade Band, will
proceed in carriages to the two Bridges, which will be sur-
rendered to the City of Cambridge by the Bridge Corporation,
The bells in the City will be rung, and a salute fired. All per-
sons desirous to join the procession are requested to assemble at
the Athenaeum at eleven o'clock A. M. on Monday next."
The citizens responded to this invitation in great numbers.
A procession, more than a mile in length, and escorted by the Na-
tional Lancers, moved from the City Hall through Main Street,
over West Boston Bridge, through Cambridge Street, Bowdoin
Square, Green and Seventh streets, over Canal Bridge, through
Bridge, Cambridge, Fifth, Otis, and Third streets, Broadway,
North Avenue, and Waterhouse, Garden, Harvard, and Main
Streets, to the City Hall, where a collation was served, and con-
gratulations were exchanged. In the procession was the venerable
Moses Hadley, who had been toll-gatherer on West Boston Bridge
more than fifty-four years. The procession was saluted with
hearty cheers at many places ; and it did not forget to halt at the
Washington Elm, while the Band gave enthusiastic expression to
Washington's Grand March.
Not only the River Street and Western Avenue bridges, but
most of the thoroughfares through the city, which were opened
during many years, were constructed for the benefit of West
Boston or Canal Bridge. Main Street, eastward from Columbia
Street, was originally a causeway, built in connection with West
Boston Bridge ; 2 and River Street and Western Avenue were
built in connection with the bridges bearing the same names, as
already described. Concord Avenue was originally the easterly
end of the Cambridge and Concord Turnpike, for which a char-
ter was granted March 8, 1803 ; 3 it was laid out as a free highway
in May, 1829. By an act passed March 8, 1805, the Cambridge
and Concord Turnpike Corporation was authorized to extend
their road from its eastern termination, "near to the house of
Jonas Wyeth in Cambridge, to the causeway of West Boston
Bridge, near the house of Royal Makepeace."4 This portion
1 The same building which is now cst highways, and their location has been
called the City Hall. described in chapter ii.
2 Miiin Street, westward from Pleacant 8 Mass. Spec. Laws, iii. 181.
Street, Kirkland Street, North Avenue, * Ibid., iii. 514.
and Brattle Street, were among the earli-
CIVIL HISTORY. 203
of the turnpike was also laid out as a public highway in May,
1829, and it is now known as Broadway. Hampshire Street was
the easterly end of the Middlesex Turnpike, whose charter was
granted June 15, 1805 j1 so much of that turnpike as was situated
in Cambridge became a public highway in September, 1842. All
these, as well as Webster Avenue (which was opened before 1809,
and was until 1860 called Medford Street), were constructed as
avenues to West Boston Bridge, without material aid or opposi-
tion from the town. The turnpikes were made at the expense of
their stockholders and others interested in West Boston Bridge
and Cambridgeport lands ; and Webster Avenue, by the parties
specially interested, and at their own expense.
But when Andrew Craigie had completed his purchase of the
Lechmere or Phips estate, and was ready to bring it into the
market by building Canal Bridge to connect it with Boston, a
sharp rivalry between him and his associates on the one hand,
and the proprietors of West Boston Bridge and the Cambridge-
port residents and land-owners on the other, for several years
kept the town in constant excitement and turmoil. Whenever
either party desired to open a new avenue to its bridge, it was
resolutely opposed by the other party, as adverse to its own in-
terest. The majority of voters sometimes favored one party,
sometimes the other. All, or nearly all, the desired avenues
were at last obtained, but through much tribulation.
The severest contest between the two parties was in regard to
Mount Auburn Street and Cambridge Street. It has already
been stated that the road from Cambridge to Watertown for
many years substantially coincided with the present Brattle
Street, Elmwood Avenue, and Mount Auburn Street. To shorten
the distance between Watertown and West Boston Bridge, the
Town appointed a committee, Dec. 26, 1805, to present a petition
to the Court of Sessions " to establish the road as now laid out
from the garden of the Hon. Elbridge Gerry to the garden of the
late Thomas Brattle, Esq. " 2 At a subsequent meeting, Feb. 17,
1806, the other party triumphed, and the committee was dis-
charged. The subject was again discussed, Nov. 17, 1806, Mr.
Craigie having offered to give the land and make the road so far
as it crossed his farm, if the town would establish a new road
from Gerry's corner to a point on Brattle Street, nearly opposite
to his house ; 3 the town voted in favor of establishing such a road,
1 Mass. Spec. Laws., iii. 61 1. Street, between Elmwood Avenue and
2 That is, the present Mount Auburn Brattle Square.
8 Such a road would continue the con-
204 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and appointed a Committee to procure the discontinuance of the
road from Gerry's corner to Brattle's garden. On the 27th of
May, 1807, the Selectmen laid out the road, as desired by Mr.
Craigie ; but it does not appear that the town accepted it. A
year later, May 2, 1808, the West Boston Bridge interest was
again in the ascendant, and the town voted (104 against 65) to
lay out Mount Auburn Street (west of Brattle Square), appro-
priated $3,000 to defray the expense, and directed the Selectmen
to construct the road immediately. On the 16th of May, An-
drew Craigie and thirty-five others protested against the making
of the road ; and it would seem that violent measures were
adopted to prevent it, for on the 7th of June following, the town,
by a majority of 116 against 71, approved what the Selectmen
had done, directed them to complete the work, and appointed
them as a committee " for the purpose of prosecuting Andrew
Craigie and others, for trespasses committed, or which may here-
after be committed by him or others upon the road" before de-
scribed. In continuation of this road, and to complete a nearly
straight avenue from the Watertown line to West Boston Bridge,
the town voted, Sept. 6, 1808, to lay out Mount Auburn Street,
from Holyoke Street to Main Street. Meanwhile, Mr. Craigie
made several efforts to have Brattle Street laid out from Fayer-
weather Street to " Wyeth's sign-post," which stood near the
present junction of Brattle and Mount Auburn streets, to coun-
teract the effect of opening the new Mount Auburn Street ; this
object was not accomplished until September, 1812, when that
portion of Brattle Street was very properly laid out, — not by
the town, however, but by the county, as a county road.
What is now known as Cambridge Street was constructed in
the interest of Mr. Craigie and his associates, the owners of Canal
Bridge, almost the whole of East Cambridge, and a portion of
Cambridgeport. In connection with William Winthrop and the
heirs of Francis Foxcroft, they opened and graded the road from
Canal Bridge to the Common, except about an eighth of a mile
next eastward from Elm Street, where the land was owned by
parties having an adverse interest.1 After other ineffectual ef-
forts to have the road completed and established as a public
highway, a petition was presented by Thomas H. Perkins and
nection with Mason Street, over which l The owners were Henry Hill, Kufus
and Cambridge Street, already projected, Davenport, and Hoyal Makepeace, all
it was designed to conduct the travel largely interested in Cambridge-port lands.
toward Lechmcre's Point.
CIVIL HISTORY. 205
fifty-two others to the General Court, June 6, 1809, setting forth,
" that the Canal Bridge across Charles River, between the west
end of Leverett Street, in Boston, and Lechmere's Point, so called,
in Cambridge, was begun during the last season, and great prog-
ress was made therein, that the work has been again resumed
this spring, and is now pursued with great spirit and alacrity, so
that the Bridge will probably be completed and ready for the
accommodation of passengers by the middle of July next; that
there is not now any public highway leading to the west end of
said Bridge ; " and that the Court of Sessions, for lack of a quo-
rum of disinterested Justices, had failed to establish such a public
way. " Wherefore your petitioners pray, that you will take
their peculiar case into your consideration, and provide for their
relief, either by appointing a committee in such a way as to you
may seem most fit, to explore, view, and mark out new highways
from the westerly end of said Bridge to communicate with the
great roads into the country at such places as will best comport
with common convenience and the public good, or in such other
way as you in your wisdom may appoint ; which Committee shall
be further authorized and instructed to notify all persons and cor-
porations who may be in any wise interested and affected by their
proceedings, of the time and places, when and where they shall
report ; and who shall make their report to the Court of Sessions
for said County of Middlesex, or to some other tribunal which
may be authorized finally to hear all persons and parties, and es-
tablish such new highways as the public convenience may re-
quire." An order of notice was issued, and at a meeting held on
the 12th day of June, " the following order was taken thereupon
by the town : Whereas a road has been laid out and made by
Andrew Craigie and others, from the west end of Canal Bridge
(so called), to the road near the Colleges, called Cambridge and
Concord Turnpike, or Concord Street, leading to Cambridge
Common, excepting over a small piece of land belonging to
Henry Hill and others, which prevents a communication from
said Bridge to said Common ; therefore voted, that the Select-
men be authorized and directed to lay out a road or way over
the land aforesaid of the said Hill and others, of the same width
of the road made by said Craigie, so that all obstructions may
be removed to the opening of the said road from Canal Bridge
to Cambridge Common. Voted, that a committee of five be
appointed to prepare and present a petition and remonstrance
against the petition of Thomas H. Perkins and others to the Hon.
206 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Legislature of this Commonwealth now in session, and to state
such facts and to petition for such measures in regard to this
matter as they may judge proper. Voted, that the Committee
consist of the following gentlemen: Hon. Francis Dana, Esq.,
Hon. Elbridge Gerry, Esq., Hon. Jonathan L. Austin, Esq.,
Messrs. Royal Makepeace and John Hayden."
The Committee, thus appointed, presented to the General
Court a long and very energetic remonstrance, a copy of which
remains on file in the office of the City Clerk. They commence
by alleging " that the inhabitants of Cambridge and Cambridge-
port are deeply afflicted by the incessant machinations and in-
trigues of Mr. Andrew Craigie, in regard to roads ; " in proof of
which they refer to the fact that, at the last session of the Gen-
eral Court, Mr. Craigie caused two petitions to be presented for
the appointment of a committee with extraordinary powers to
lay out roads in Cambridge ; that these petitions " seemed by
their tenor to proceed from disinterested persons, whereas some
of the petitioners were proprietors of the Canal Bridge, and
others deeply interested in lands connected with the proposed
roads ; and Mr. Craigie, who was not a petitioner, supported
them in person and with two lawyers, in the absence of all the
petitioners ; these two petitions being manifestly, as the remon-
strants had stated, a continuation of a plan of him and his coad-
jutors, commenced in 1797, and invariably pursued to 1809, to
turn the travel to that quarter ; and the same game he is evi-
dently now playing, by the petition signed by T. H. Perkins and
others." " That such a petition, viz. to lay out roads without
number, with courses undefined, by a committee of the Legisla-
ture, your remonstrants conceive, never was before offered to
any Court, Legislative or Judicial, of Massachusetts ; " that a
Bill reported in accordance with these petitions, was rejected ;
" that the principal object of all these petitions, viz. to open a
road from Mr. Wyeth's sign-post to Mr. Fayerweather's corner,1
has been three times before the Court of Sessions of Middlesex,
has been as often rejected by it, and has been once suppressed
after it had obtained by intrigue and surprise the sanction of that
honorable Court ; and it is now a fifth time pending in the exist-
ing Court of Sessions of that County ; that the petition of T. H.
Perkins and others prays for a committee to explore, view, and
mark out new highways from the westerly end of the Canal
Bridge to communicate with the great roads into the country,"
l Namely, Brattle Street, from Fresh Pond Lane to Fayerweather Street.
CIVIL HISTORY. 207
etc. ; " that this petition is predicated on the feeble pretence that
there is not any public highway leading to the west end of said
Bridge, — an highway which Mr. Craigie has ever had it in his
power, by a petition to the town, to attain, and which is now
ordered by a vote of the town, by removing every obstacle to be
laid out and established." This remonstrance was effectual ; the
committee, to whom the petition was referred, reported that " it
is inexpedient for the Legislature to appoint any Committee to
view or mark out any of the highways aforesaid ; " and the re-
port was accepted.
Agreeably to the vote of the town, before recited, the Select-
men laid out a road over the lands of Hill and others, so as to
make a continuous avenue from Canal Bridge to Cambridge
Common ; and the road was accepted by the town July 10, 1809.
But this was not satisfactory to Mr. Craigie ; 1 and on the fol-
lowing day (July 11) he presented a petition to the Court of
Sessions, that a road might be " laid out from the west end of
the Canal Bridge in a straight line through the lands of Andrew
Craigie, Henry Hill, Aaron Hill,2 Rufus Davenport, Royal Make-
peace, William Winthrop, Harvard College, and John Phillips,
over what is called Foxcroft Street, to the Common in said Cam-
bridge, and over and across said Common to or near the house of
Deacon Josiah Moore," which "road is already made over the
whole of it, except a few rods only." This petition was referred
to a committee, who reported in its favor, Aug. 1, 1809 ; where-
upon another committee was appointed, who reported Sept. 11,
the laying out of the road, with a schedule of land damages
amounting to $2,055 ; whereof the sum of $1,327 was awarded
to Andrew Craigie, and $292 to William Winthrop.
The town, considering it to be unreasonable that Mr. Craigie
should claim and receive damages for land used in the construc-
tion of a road which he so much desired, and for which he had
so long been earnestly striving, petitioned the Court of Sessions
in December, 1809, for the appointment of a jury, "to determine
whether any and what damages said Craigie has sustained by
means of said road," alleging " that in fact said Craigie sustained
no damages." At the next term of the Court, in March, 1810,
it was ordered that a jury be empanelled, and at the next term
in June, Edward Wade, Coroner, returned the verdict of the
1 The road, as laid out by the town, strutted by Mr. Craigie, and no damages
did not include the portion already con- were awarded.
2 No land of Aaron Hill was taken.
208 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
jury, and the case was continued to December, when the verdict
was set aside by the Court, and it was ordered that another jury
be empanelled. The case was then continued to March, and
again to June, 1811, when Nathan Fiske, Coroner, returned the
verdict of the jury, which the Court set aside, and continued the
case to the next September, when neither party appeared.
On petition of the town of Cambridge, setting forth that two
cases in which said town was petitioner for a jury to assess the
damages, if any, suffered by Andrew Craigie and William Win-
throp for " land taken for the highway from the Canal Bridge to
Cambridge Common," had accidentally been dropped from the
docket of the Court of Sessions, and praying relief, the General
Court, June 22, 1812, ordered the Court of Sessions " to restore
said cases to the docket," and to proceed uas if they had never
been dismissed therefrom." Accordingly, on the records of the
Court of Sessions, Jan. 5, 1813, the former proceedings are recited,
together with the action of the General Court, and a mandamus
from the Supreme Judicial Court, requiring the Court of Sessions
at this January Term, to " accept ar/d cause to be recorded the
verdict aforesaid, according to the law in such case made and pro-
vided, or signify to us cause to the contrary." The record
proceeds thus : " And on a full hearing of the parties in the
premises, the Court here do accept said verdict, and do order that
it be recorded ; which verdict is as follows : We, David Town-
send jr., Thomas Biglow, Thomas Sanderson, Nathaniel Brown,
William Wellington jr., Jonas Brown, Ephraim Peirce, Jacob
Gale, Moses Fuller, Thadeus Peirce, Arthur Train, and Gregory
Clark, having been summoned, empanelled, and as a jury sworn
to hear and determine on the complaint of the town of Cambridge
against Andrew Craigie, have heard the parties, duly considered
their several allegations, and on our oaths do say, that, by the
laying out and establishing of the highway from Cambridge Com-
mon to Canal Bridge, and by the passage of the same highway
over lands of Andrew Craigie, the said Craigie has sustained no
damage." It may be added, that the same proceedings were
had in regard to the damage awarded to William Winthrop ; and
the jury, in like manner, determined that " the said Winthrop
has sustained no damage."
Thus ended the exciting contest concerning Mount Auburn
and Cambridge streets. I have entered so fully into the details,
partly because they illustrate the character of the long-continued
rivalry between the two bridges, but chiefly because I have been
CIVIL HISTORY. 209
assured by the late Abraham Milliard, Esq., that in the trial of
the Cambridge Street case, the principle of law was first announced
and established in the courts of this Commonwealth, that the
damage which a land owner sustains by the taking of his land for
a highway, and the benefit which he derives from its construction,
shall be equitably adjusted, and offset against each other ; and
if the benefit be equal to the damage, he shall receive nothing
more.
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CHAPTER XIV.
CIVIL HISTORY.
ALTHOUGH Cambridge was early abandoned as the seat of gov-
ernment, it maintained from the beginning a prominent rank
among the towns in the Colony. It was designated, before the
establishment of counties, as one of the four towns in which
Judicial Courts should be held. Having until that time exercised
the whole power of the Colony, both legislative and judicial, the
General Court ordered, March 3, 1635-6, " That there shall be
four courts kept every quarter; 1. at Ipswich, to which Newe-
berry shall belong ; 2. at Salem, to which Saugus shall belong ;
3. at Newe Towne, to which Charlton, Concord, Meadford, and
Waterton shall belong; 4th, at Boston, to which Rocksbury,
Dorchester, Weymothe, and Hingham shall belong. Every of
these Courts shall be kept' by such magistrates as shall be dwell-
ing in or near the said towns, and by such other persons of worth
as shall from time to time be appointed by the General Court,
so as no court shall be kept without one magistrate at the least
and that none of the magistrates be excluded, who can and will
intend the same." i And when the Colony was divided into
counties, May 10, 1643,2 the courts continued to be held in
Cambridge, as the shire-town of Middlesex. As " the business of
the courts there is much increased," it was ordered, Oct. 19,
1652, that two additional sessions should be held for that county
in each year, both at Charlestown. These courts were continued
for many years, and a court house and jail were erected in that
town. At a later date, courts were established and similar build-
ings erected in Concord, and also, at a comparatively recent day,
at Lowell. All these places were regarded as " half-shires " ; but
the County Records were never removed from Cambridge, as the
principal shire, except as follows : During the usurpation of
Sir Edmund Andros, he appointed Capt. Laurence Hammond
of Charlestown to be Clerk of the Courts and Register of Probate
1 Mass. Col. Rec.. \. 169. * /&«/., \\. 38.
• CIVIL HISTORY. 211
and Deeds, who removed the records to Charlestown. After the
revolution and the resumption of government under the forms of
the old Charter, Captain Hammond denied that the existing
courts had any legal authority, and refused to surrender the rec-
ords which were in his possession. The General Court there-
fore ordered, Feb. 18, 1689—90, " that Capt. Laurence Hammond
deliver to the order of the County Court for Middlesex the rec-
ords of that county ; that is to say, all books and files by him
formerly received from Mr. Danforth, sometime Recorder of that
County, as also all other books of record, and files belonging to
said county in his custody." 1 A year afterwards, Feb. 4, 1690-1,
the Marshal General was directed to summon Captain Hammond
to appear and show cause why he had not surrendered the Mid-
dlesex Records ; and on the next day, he " peremptorily denying
to appear," the General Court ordered the Marshal General to
arrest him forthwith, with power to break open his house if nec-
essary.2 The records were at length surrendered. Again, at a
town meeting, May 11, 1716, an attempt was made to reclaim
missing records : " Whereas the Register's office in the County
of Middlesex is not kept in our town of Cambridge, which is a
grievance unto us, Voted, that our Representative be desired to
represent said grievance to the honorable General Court, and in-
treat an Act of said Court that said office may forthwith be re-
moved into our town, according to law, it being the shire-town in
said county."3 By the records of the General Court it appeal's
that on the 8th of June, 1716, Colonel Goffe complained that no
office for the registry of deeds was open in Cambridge, being the
shire-town of Middlesex ; the Representative of Charlestown in-
sisted that his town was the shire ; and a hearing was ordered.4
A week afterwards, June 15, " upon hearing of the towns of Cam-
bridge and Charlestown as to their respective claims of being the
shire-town of the County of Middlesex, resolved that Cambridge
is the shire-town of said County. Read and non-concurred by the
Representatives." 5 The case between the two towns being again
heard, June 13, 1717, it was resolved by the whole court, that
" Cambridge is the shire-town of the said county ; " 6 and on the
following day it was voted in concurrence " that the public office
for registering of deeds and conveyances of lands for the County
1 Mass. Prov. Rec., vi. 117. of Deeds, and kept his office and the rec-
2 Ibid., vi. 173. ords in Charlestown up to this time.
8 Samuel Phipps, Esq., of Charlestown, * Mass. Prov. Rec., x. 63.
succeeded Captain Hammond as Register 6 Ibid., p. 68.
6 Ibid., p. 145.
212 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of Middlesex be forthwith opened and kept at the shire-town of
Cambridge." l This order was immediately obeyed.
I have not ascertained when or where the house was erected
in which the judicial courts were first held in Cambridge. It
seems to have been burned in 1671. In the Court Files of that
year, is a document commencing thus : " At a County Court
held at Cambridge, 4 (8) 1671. After the burning of the Court
House, wherein was also burnt the Court Book of Records for
trials, and several deeds, wills and inventories, that have been de-
livered into Court before the fire was kindled," etc. 2 The Court
afterwards passed this order : " Upon information that several
Records belonging to this County were casually burnt in the
burning of the house where the Court was usually kept, this
Court doth order that the Recorder take care that out of the foul
copies and other scripts in his custody he fairly draw forth the
said Records into a Book, and present the same to the County
Court, when finished : and that the Treasurer of the County do
allow him for the same." 3 The first Court House of which we
have any definite knowledge, was erected, about 1708, in Har-
vard Square, nearly in front of the present Lyceum Hall.4 It ap-
pears by the Proprietors' Records that " at a meeting of the
Proprietors of Cambridge, orderly convened, the 26 day of Jan-
uary 1707-8, — Voted, That the land where Mr. John Bunker's
shop now stands, with so much more as will be sufficient to erect
the Court House upon (to be built in this town), be granted for
that end, in case a Committee appointed by the Proprietors do
agree with Andrew Bordman and John Bunker for building
a lower story under it .... Deac. Nathaniel Hancock, Jason
Russell, and Lieut. Amos Marrett, were chosen a committee to
agree with said Bunker and Bordman about building under the
said house."
The Committee reported, Feb. 9, 1607-8 : " Pursuant to
the aforesaid appointment, we, the subscribers above mentioned,
have agreed with and granted liberty unto the said John Bunker
and Andrew Bordman to make a lower room under the said
1 Mass. Prov. Rec., x. 147. on a pen and ink plan drawn about 1750,
2 The volume which was burned con- and here reproduced by permission of its
tained the Records after October, 1663, up owner, Henry Wheailand, M. D., of Sa-
to October 4, 1671. lem. The Court House (called Town-
8 County Court Rec., ill. 173. house on the plan) stood further south
4 This Court House stood where the than is here represented, — its northerly
Market House was erected more than a end being several feet south of the south-
century later. Its position is indicated erly front of the meeting-house.
Meeting house.
Town house.
Coledge.
Mr. Moris1 house.
Mr. Whitemores house
Mr. Stedmans house.
Schol house.
Mr. Foxcroftes house.
Mr. Bradishes house.
Presidents house.
The burying place.
Col. Bratles house.
Dr. Wigglesworths.
Mr. Appletons.
CAMBRIDGE
ABOUT 1750.
CAMBff/DGE
CIVIL HISTORY. 213
house (which we apprehend will be about thirty foot in length
and twenty-four foot in width), the said lower room to be about
seven or eight foot stud, betwixt joints, with a cellar under the
whole of the said house ; the aforesaid lower room and cellar to
be for the use of the said John Bunker and Andrew Bordman,
their heirs and assigns forever, excepting an entry through the
middle of the said lower room, of about six foot wide, and a
stairway for passage into the said Court House, or chamber, as
the committee for building the same shall see meet ; the remain-
der of the said lower room and the whole of the said cellar to be
for the use and benefit of the said John Bunker and Andrew
Bordman, their heirs and assigns, forever, as aforesaid. It is the
true intent and meaning of this agreement, that the said John
Bunker and Andrew Bordman shall, at their own cost and charge,
build the cellar and lower room aforesaid, and finish the same up
to the girts, and keep so much of the said buildings as appertains
to them the said Bunker and Bordman, viz., up to the girts afore-
said, in good repair, at all times, on penalty of paying treble
damage that the upper room may sustain by reason of the said
Bunker andBordman's neglect in causing their part of said build-
ing to be kept in good repair," etc. The County Court had
previously " Ordered, that there be allowed out of the County
Treasury towards the erecting a suitable Court House for the use
of the County in the town of Cambridge, thirty pounds, the one
half thereof to be paid at the raising and covering, and the other
half at the finishing of the same ; the said house. to be not less
than four and twenty foot wide and eight and twenty foot long,
and of height proportionable." l This house, diminutive as its
proportions now appear, was used by the courts for about half a
century. But in 1756 the Court of Sessions appointed a com-
mittee to provide better accommodations, either by enlarging and
repairing the old house or erecting a new one. Whereupon the
town, Nov. 2, 1756, declared by vote its willingness to pay its
customary proportion of the cost of a " new Court House, to be
erected, of such model and dimensions, and in such place in the
town, as the Committee of said Court shall judge most suitable
and commodious : provided the materials of the old meeting-house
now about to be taken down, be given and applied (so far as
they shall be wanted) to that use, together with the town's pro-
portion of the present Court House." On the 29th of the same
month, the Proprietors voted to grant land, " not exceeding one
1 Sessions Records, April 23, 1707.
214 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
quarter of an acre, whereon to erect a new Court House," the
place to be determined by a joint committee of the proprietors,
of the town, and of the Court of Sessions. At length a lot of
land, where Lyceum Hall now stands, was purchased of Caleb
Prentice, who conveyed the same Nov. 5, 1757, to William Brat-
tle, Andrew Bordman, and Edmund Trowbridge, for the use of
the town of Cambridge, and county of Middlesex, " for erecting
and continuing a Court House upon forever hereafter." On this
lot a house was erected, more spacious than the former, and was
occupied by the courts more than half a century. An attempt
was afterwards made to erect another edifice in the centre of Har-
vard Square ; and the Proprietors voted, June 14, 1784, " to give
and grant to the town of Cambridge, for ever, so much land ad-
joining to the land on which the old Court House stood (which
was nearly opposite to where the present Court House stands),
as shall be sufficient to make up a piece forty six feet square ;
.... including and surrounding the land on which the old
Court House stood (which was thirty feet by twenty-four feet),
for the purpose of erecting a building to keep the County Records
and hold the Probate Courts in." l It does not appear, how-
ever, that any such building was erected. An ineffectual attempt
was also made in 1806 by prominent men in Cambridgeport to
induce the County to erect a court house on the easterly side of
what was long called the " meeting-house lot," bounded by
Broadway, and Bordman, Harvard, and Columbia streets.
Andrew Craigie and his associates were more successful. Having
given ample grounds, and erected a court house and jail at an
expense of $24,000, as related in chapter xiii., they were re-
warded by the removal of the courts and records in 1816 to the
edifices prepared for them, where they remain to this day. The
old Court House having been abandoned by the County was
used for town and parish purposes until April 19, 1841, when the
town quitclaimed all its right and interest in the house and the
lot (containing about ten perches) of land on which it stood for the
nominal consideration of one dollar, to Omen S. Keith and others,
in trust for the use of the proprietors of the Lyceum Hall to be
erected on the premises ; provided, nevertheless, that the grantees
" do and shall forever grant and secure to the town the right of
the inhabitants of the first Ward in said Cambridge to the use of
the Hall for all necessary meetings of the voters in said Ward."
The old Court House was soon afterwards removed to Palmer
Street ; it still remains, being occupied for secular purposes.
1 Proprietors' Records.
CIVIL HISTORY. 215
The earliest notice which I have found of a place of imprison-
ment in Cambridge is contained in the following report, preserved
in the Middlesex Court Files : —
" January the 7th 1655. Wee, whose names are underwritten,
being appoynted by the County Cort of Middlesex to provide a
house of Correction, with a fit person to keep the same, do make
our return to the honored Court as followeth : Impr. Wee have
bargained and bought of Andrew Stevenson of Cambridge his
dwelling house with about half a rood of land adjoyning to the
same, being bounded with Mr. Collines on the north and east,
and the highway on west and south,1 with all the appurtenances
and privileges thereoff; the said Andrew hereby covenanting and
promising, for him and his heyres to make legal conveyance
thereoff to the County when thereunto demanded. In consid-
eration whereoff we do covenant with the said Andrew Steven-
son, his heyres and assignes to pay and satisfie to him or his
assignes sixteen pounds in cattle or 18U in corne, at or before the
first of May next ; and at the same time the said Andrew to de-
liver his house in as good repaire as now it is for the use of the
County. Also wee have agreed with our brother Edward Goffe
to errect an addition thereunto, in length 26 foote and in propor-
tion to the other house, and a stack of chimneys in the midle,
and to finish the same as may be most sutable for the work and
end proposed. Also, wee do desire the honored Court to allow
unto our brother Andrew Stevenson (who hath willingly at our
request yelded himselfe to the service of the County in that place)
such an annual stipend as may be due incouragement to continue
the same with all diligence and faithf nines, according as need
shall require. EPHRAIM CHILD,
EDWARD JACKSON,
RALPH MOUSELL,
EDWARD GOFFE."
On the other side is endorsed, — " This witnesseth that I, An-
drew Stevenson, do consent to the within named propositions and
covenant, as witnes my hand this 7th. llmo. 1655.2
ANDREW A. 8. STEVENSON."
1 The House of Correction stood on was reconveyed to Stevenson, whose heirs
the easterly side of Holyoke Street, about sold it to Jonathan Nutting, March 25,
two hundred feet northerly from the pres- 1695.
ent location of Mount Auburn Street. 2 By the Court Records and Fjles, it
After the erection of a jail, this estate appears that the House of Correction or
216
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
In October, 1660, the County Court ordered, that the House
of Correction, or Bridewell, should be used as a prison for the
County, until further provision be made. Such provision was
made by the erection of a jail l before Aug. 26, 1692, when it
was ordered by the Court, " that the County Treasurer take care
that their majesties Goal at Cambridge be repaired, for the com-
fortable being of what persons may be committed forthwith." 2
It was also ordered, Dec. 14, 1703, " that an addition be made to
the prison at the west end thereof, of eighteen foot square, with
studs conformable to the old house." A dozen years later, the
old part of the prison became so unsatisfactory, that the Court
appointed " a committee to agree with carpenters and other
workmen to erect and build a good well-timbered house in Cam-
bridge for a Prison, for the accommodation of a keeper, to be
thirty-six foot long, and for width agreeable to the foundation
of the old Goal or Prison, two storeys high, fifteen foot stud, with
a stack of chyrnneys in the middle, to be done and finished work-
manlike, as soon as may be conveniently effected Further
ordered, that Coll. Edmund Goffe, the present Sheriff, repaire
Bridewell was erected in 1656. Andrew
Stevenson was the prison keeper from
1656 to 1672; William Healy, from 1672
to 1682, when he was removed from of-
fice; Daniel Cheever, from 1682 untilhe
was succeeded in office by his son Israel
Cheever about 1693. In 1691, the prison-
keeper presented a petition for relief,
which is inserted, as characteristic of that
period : —
" To the honored Court for the County
of Middlesex, holden in Cambridge by
adjournment this llth day of May 1691,
the petition of Daniel Cheever, keeper of
the Prison in Cambridge humbly sheweth,
That your poor petitioner is in great
straits and want at present, by reason
that his salary hath not been paid hi.n
for some considerable time past, and hav-
ing a considerable family depending on
him for maintenance, he is compelled to
make his complaint to this honored Court,
hoping to find relief, begging some order
may be taken speedily for his supply,
which otherwise cannot be done without
great loss and damage to your petitioner ;
and he would further inform this Court,
that George Newbe, who is under bond to
pay a fine imposed on him by this Court,
hath a pair of young oxen which he
would part with, in order to said pay-
ment; which oxen your petitioner desires
he may have, and then would put off his
old oxen to help supply him with neces-
saries for his family. Also he further
desires to add that Sylvester Hayes hath
lain upon him this many months, without
any consideration from Charlestown,
which your petitioner is not able to
bear, therefore desires redress of this
honored Court in this particular also.
But not further to be troublesome, your
petitioner earnestly requests your serious
consideration of what is premised, and
remains your Honors' most humble ser-
vant." — Court Files.
1 The jail stood on the northerly side
of Winthrop Street, between Winthrop
Square and Eliot Street; and this con-
tinued to be the place for imprisonment
until the new county buildings were
erected at East Cambridge.
2 This was when the witchcraft excite-
ment was at its extreme height, and the
prisons in several counties were put in
requisition to confine the unhappy victims
who were accused in Essex.
CIVIL HISTORY. 217
the chymneys in the new Goal, and what also may be needfull
for the reception of and securing of criminals."
Until 1720, the " Common " extended to Linnaean Street, and
included also a few acres, lying in a nearly square form, at the
northwesterly corner of Linnaean Street and North Avenue.1 This
extreme point of the Common was set apart as a " Place of Ex-
ecution," or " Gallows Lot," as it was more familiarly called.
And after the Common was reduced to its present size, and the
lots in this square fronting on the streets, had been granted to in-
dividuals, about one acre in its extreme northwesterly corner was
reserved for its former use, until trials, and imprisonments, and
executions were transferred to East Cambridge.2 It was entered
from North Avenue through a bridleway or passage, between
Lancaster Place and Arlington Street, now called Stone Court.
The names and the number of the wretched convicts who suf-
fered the extreme penalty of the law at this " Place of Execu-
tion," are unknown to me. One horrible example, however,
was recorded by Professor Winthrop, in his interleaved Almanac,
under date of Sept. 18, 1755 : " A terrible spectacle in Cam-
bridge : two negroes belonging to Capt. Codman of Charlestown,
executed for petit treason, for murdering their said master by
poison. They were drawn upon a sled to the place of execution ;
and Mark, a fellow about 30, was hanged ; and Phillis, an old
creature, was burnt to death." The " Boston Evening Post," of
Sept. 22, states more particularly, that " the fellow was hanged,
and the woman burned at a stake about ten yards distant from
the gallows. They both confessed themselves guilty of the
crime for which they suffered, acknowledged the justice of their
sentence, and died very penitent. After execution, the body of
Mark was brought down to Charlestown Common, and hanged
in chains on a gibbet erected there for that purpose." Dr. In-
crease Mather, in his diary, printed in the first volume of the
" Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society," page 320,
says that on the 22d of September, 1681, " there were ,three per-
sons executed in Boston, — an Englishman for a rape ; a negro
1 Delineated on an old plan in the City land," etc. It was sold on the 24th of the
Hall. the same month to William Frost, and de-
2 This lot was described in the Pro- scribed as bounded "easterly, southerly,
prietors' Records, April 3, 1826, as "about and westerly, by his own land, northerly
one acre of land, called the Gallows Lot, and northeasterly by a bridle-way, lead-
in front of the house of James Rule, and ing from the county road to land belong-
separated from his real estate by a bridle- ing to Mary Stone and Susanna Jarvis,"
way leading from the county road to said etc.
218 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
man for burning a house at Northampton ; and a negro woman
who burnt two houses at Roxbury, July 12, in one of which a
child was burnt to death. The negro woman was burnt to death,
— the first that has suffered such a death in New England." It
is devoutly to be hoped that the woman who thus expiated her
crime at Cambridge, in 1755, was the last " that has suffered
such a death in New England."
" Ye have the poor with you always ; " and the judicious re-
lief of their wants is an important but often a very perplexing
duty. For several years, as will be related in chapter xv., the
church assumed this duty, and made suitable provision for the
destitute and distressed. It does not distinctly appear at what
time the management of this charity passed into the hands of
the town. The earliest reference to this subject which I find on
the Town Records is under date of June 29, 1663 : " Jane
Bourne [or Bowen] making her complaint to the selectmen, that
she can find none in the town that is willing to entertain her to
their service, and craving their favor that she may have liberty
to provide for herself in some other town, with security to such
as shall so entertain her, — the Townsmen do grant her request
in manner following, viz., so as that she place herself in some
honest family ; and in case she stand in need of supply, or the
town whither she shall resort do see reason to return her again
upon the town, she shall be still accepted as one of the poor of
this place ; and this is to be understood and taken as binding to
the town for one year next after the date hereof, any law, usage,
or custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding." Again, under date
of April 8, 1672 : " The terms of agreement of the selectmen
with Thomas Longhorne for the keeping of William Healyes
child, as followeth : That the said Thomas Longhorne is to bring
up Hanna Hely, daughter of William Healy, born in the year
1671, providing all necessaries for her of food and clothing in the
time of her minority and suitable education meet for one of her
sex and degree ; and for his satisfaction, he is to be allowed out
of the Town Rate five pounds a year for five years ; and if she
should die before those five years be expired, or it should be pro-
vided for by any of its friends before that time, then he is to
have no more than for the time he keep it, after five pounds per
annum ; only forty shillings of said pay is to be made in cash,
or, if not, then so much in other pay at money price." In like
manner, for more than a hundred years after this date, provision
appears to have been made for the poor, in private families,
CIVIL HISTORY. 219
under the supervision of the selectmen. At length it was de-
termined, March 15, 1779, to purchase a house in which they
might be gathered together, and their wants be more systemati-
cally supplied. Accordingly, " the committee who were chosen
at the last Town Meeting, March 1, 1779, to purchase a work-
house for the poor of the town, reported that they could purchase
of Deac. Samuel Whittemore a suitable house for that purpose.
Voted, That said Committee purchase the house and land be-
longing to said Whittemore, take a deed for the same for the
town, and that the Treasurer be directed to give security for the
same, or hire the money to pay for it. Voted, that the Select-
men take care of the said house, and appoint some discreet per-
son as Overseer." The estate consisted of a dwelling house and
twenty-five square rods of land on the northeasterly corner of
Brighton and South streets, and was conveyed to the town by
deed dated March 29, 1779. For some reason this estate proved
unsatisfactory ; and the town voted, March 1, 1785, " that Mr.
Caleb Gannett, Stephen Dana, Esq., Capt. John Walton, Deac.
Aaron Hill, and William Winthrop, Esq., be a committee to in-
quire whether there is any person who is desirous to purchase the
house and land belonging to the town, situate near the causeway,
which was bought for a workhouse and almshouse, and what
price it will fetch ; and they are also to inquire whether another
place can be purchased in the town that will answer for said pur-
poses, and upon what terms it can be had." The committee
having been authorized so to do, reported, March 6, 1786, that
" they sold the house at public auction for £19, 10s. ; they after-
wards sold the -land for £37, 10s., both amounting to £57."
They had also received an offer from the heirs of Abraham
Watson of a house and about five acres of land for the sum of
.£60. This estate x was on the southwesterly corner of North
Avenue and Cedar Street, and was conveyed to the town by
deed dated March 9, 1786. The committee reported, June
12, 1786, " that an house is nearly finished and will be ready
within a few days for the reception of the poor," and rec-
ommended that it " be called the Poor's House ; " also that
there " be chosen and appointed, as soon as may be, five persons,
distinct from the Selectmen, to be Overseers of the Poor," who
should have the general charge of the house, and provide all
necessary " food, fuel, clothing, and medicine, proper for " the
occupants, and tools and materials necessary to their proper em-
1 Formerly owned by Matthew Cox.
220 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ployment ; that the Overseers should " appoint a suitable person
to be Warden of the Poor's House," who should " cause his fam-
ily to lead their lives and behave at all times soberly, quietly,
decently, orderly, and regularly ; particularly he shall cause them
to attend the public worship on Sundays as often and generally
as conveniently may be ; " and he " shall endeavor to form the
paupers under his care to habits of economy, frugality, temper-
ance, sobriety, and industry; particularly he shall keep them em-
ployed in such useful and profitable labors as they may be re-
spectively able to perform, within doors or without doors, having
regard to their different sexes, ages, bodily strength, former
habits of life, and all other circumstances, with the approbation
of the Overseers ; " and that they should also appoint a suitable
physician, and employ all necessary servants. The Warden
should be required to pay all the earnings of the paupers,
monthly, to the Overseers, who should pay the same, half yearly,
to the Treasurer, drawing on him for the funds necessary to de-
fray all charges ; and the Treasurer should keep a separate ac-
count of all such receipts and payments. Finally, " the Overseers
of the Poor shall from time to time make such regulations, not
inconsistent with these general regulations, the laws of the Com-
monwealth, or the principles of humanity and benevolence, as
they may judge fit for the better ordering of the Poor's House
and the affairs of it ; which regulations so by them made shall be
binding until the expiration of the year for which such Overseers
shall be chosen, or until they shall be by them revoked." This
report was accepted ; and Dr. William Kneeland, Mr. Jeduthun
Wellington, Deac. Aaron Hill, Mr. Ebenezer Stedman, and Mr.
Edward Jackson, were thereupon elected as the first " Overseers
of the Poor, distinct from the Selectmen."
In this house, and under such regulations, the pauper estab-
lishment was admininistered until 1818, when a new Almshouse
was erected in Cambridgeport. By deed dated April 2, 1818,
Jonathan L. Austin and Benjamin Austin conveyed to the town
about eleven acres of land, being the whole square bounded by
Harvard, Norfolk, Austin, and Prospect streets, except one house
lot, previously sold, at the corner of Norfolk and Austin streets,
"measuring 100 feet on each of said streets, 100 feet on the
westerly side, and 78 feet on the northerly side." The Over-
seers reported to the town, Nov. 2, 1818, that they had sold the
old Almshouse to Jonathan Fowle, for $454.50, and had erected
CIVIL HISTORY. 221
on the lot purchased of the Austins a brick house 1 55 feet
long, 36 feet wide, about half three stories high, and the other
half two stories high, with accommodations for sixty persons, and
had removed the paupers into it. A code of Rules and Regu-
lations, an Address by Royal Makepeace, on behalf of the Over-
seers, and a Sermon delivered in the Almshouse by Rev. Dr.
Holmes, in September, 1818, are entered at full length on the
Records of the Overseers of the Poor.
The new location of the Almshouse did not prove satisfactory ;
and a desire for further change was soon manifested. As early
as Nov. 14, 1831, a Town-house having been erected on the north-
easterly corner of the square, a committee was appointed by the
town " to cause the Almshouse lands to be surveyed and laid out
into proper streets and building-lots, and to ascertain what the
same may be sold for ; also to ascertain for what sum a suitable
spot of ground for an Almshouse may be purchased, and a proper
and suitable Almshouse erected thereon." During the night pre-
ceding July 30, 1836, the Almshouse, together with the out-
buildings, was utterly consumed by fire, and one of its wretched
inmates perished. The order for surveying the Almshouse lands
was renewed, Aug. 22, 1836 ; and it was further ordered, that
the building-lots be offered for sale at auction. Meantime, the
town voted, Aug. 8, 1836, " that the Overseers of the Poor be
authorised to make such temporary provision for the support of
the Town's Poor, and such of the State's Poor as are not of
competent health to labor, by hiring a building, or otherwise, as
they may consider for the interest of the town." The Overseers
accordingly hired a spacious house, originally designed for a
tavern, on the northerly side of Main Street, nearly opposite to
Osborn Street, which was occupied until a new Almshouse was
erected at Riverside.
The town purchased, Dec. 9, 1836, of Amos Hazeltine, for
$5,600, eleven and a quarter acres of land, bordering on Charles
River, and extending from Western Avenue nearly to River
Street, together with two acres and three quarters on the op-
posite side of Western Avenue, extending from the river to
Putnam Street. A committee reported in April, 1838, that a
1 This house stood on the westerly side first story; and ten chambers in the second
of Norfolk Street, opposite to Worcester story ; a large garret, 55X24 feet, and a
Street. It contained "a kitchen, 30X15 cellar, 34X24 feet." Connected with the
feet, a bathing room, and three cells, in house were a wood-house, 30X15 feet, and
the basement story; a work-room 30X15 a barn 35X25 feet. The land cost $1,750;
feet, and six other sizable rooms, in the the buildings, $4,851.77 ; total, $6,601.77.
222 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
brick Almshouse had been constructed on the first mentioned lot,
at an expense of $7,490.90 ; and the paupers were again placed
in a comfortable habitation.
Within a few years afterwards, a desire was manifested to
abandon this pleasant spot, which had attained a greatly in-
creased marketable value, and to try the experiment of farming
on a larger scale. Accordingly the city purchased, Aug. 7, 1849,
of Samuel Smith and Spencer Cook, for $12,000, about thirty-
two acres of land, situated partly in the northwesterly corner of
Cambridge and partly in the southwesterly corner of Somerville,
and erected a stone Almshouse of the size and fashion then preva-
lent. The cost of the whole establishment was reported by a com-
mittee to be, — for the land, $12,000; for the house, $32,970.69;
for fences, furniture, etc., $3,000; total, $47,970.69. The house
was formally placed in the custody of the Overseers of the Poor,
April 3, 1851, with much congratulatory speech-making, in pres-
ence of a large assembly of citizens, and the paupers were trans-
ferred to their new home. When this house was erected, its
magnificent proportions were considered necessary for the accom-
modation of the large number of State paupers then under the
charge of the city. Shortly afterwards, the Commonwealth
adopted a new policy, erected State Almshouses, and withdrew
its paupers from the care of cities and towns. Complaints were
uttered, that the erection of so large a house for so few inmates
was unnecessary, and involved an extravagant outlay of money.
But such complaints are no longer heard ; partly, because the
increase of city paupers has kept pace with the rapidly increasing
population, until the house is nearly if not altogether filled ; and
partly, because the citizens have become accustomed to expendi-
tures so much more unnecessary and extravagant, that this has
dwindled into comparative insignificance. The old Almshouse
(together with the land) was sold, May 22, 1851, to Little &
Brown, publishers and booksellers, for $24,000 ; they converted
it into an establishment for the manufacture of books, and erected
many additional buildings. Subsequently the larger part of the
estate became the property of H. O. Houghton & Co., by whom
it was further embellished and rendered famous as the seat of the
Riverside Press.
Ordinaries, or houses of public entertainment, were established
at a very early period. The General Court ordered, March 4,
1634-5, " that no persons whatsoever shall keep a common vict-
ualling house, without license from the Court, under the penalty
CIVIL HISTORY. 223
of xx8. a week." 1 The power of granting licenses " to keep
houses of common entertainment, and to retail wine, beer, &c."
was transferred to the County Courts, May 26, 1647, " so as this
Court may not be thereby hindered in their more weighty af-
fairs."2 Various laws were enacted, regulating such houses,
notably in 1645 ;3 yet so necessary were they considered, that the
town of Concord was presented by the grand jury, June 19, 1660,
" for not having a common house of entertainment," and was
" enjoined to present a meet person to be allowed at the next
Court at Cambridge for that employment, on penalty of 5£., and
to pay costs of Court, 2s and 6d."
Great caution was manifested in the appointment of grave and
respectable citizens to keep ordinaries and to sell intoxicating
drinks. The first person licensed by the General Court, Sept. 8,
1636, " to keepe a house of intertainment at Newe Towne," was
Thomas Chesholme 4 a deacon of the church, and afterwards
Steward of Harvard College. He was also licensed "to draw
wine at Cambridge," May 13, 1640. 5 His dwelling-house was on
a lot at the northwest corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets,
adjoining the lot on which the first meeting-house was erected ;
so that the first church edifice and the first tavern in Cambridge
stood side by side ; and from all which is known of Deacon
Chesholme's character, it may be confidently believed that he
permitted nothing to be done in the one which could bring dis-
grace upon the other. The first person " allowed to sell wine
and strong water " in Cambridge, March 12, 1637-8,6 was Mr.
Nicholas Danforth, a selectman, a representative in the General
Court, and one of the most active and honored citizens. He re-
sided on the northerly side of Bow Street, near Plympton Street,
but died about a month after the date of his license. The next
year, May 22, 1639, " Mr. Nathaniell Sparhawke was permitted
to drawe wine and strong water for Cambridge.7 He also was
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 140. wine when above half a pint of wine is al-
2 Ibid., ii. 188. lowed at one time to one person to drink :
8 It was then forbidden to "suffer any to provided that it shall be lawful for any
be drunk or drink excessively, or continue strangers, or lodgers, or any person or
tippling above the space of half an hour, persons, in an orderly way, to continue in
in any of their said houses, under penalty such houses of common entertainment dur-
of 5s. for every such offence suffered; and ing meal times, or upon lawful business,
every person found drunk in the said what time their occasions shall require."
houses or elsewhere shall forfeit 10s., and — Mass. Col. Rec., ii. 100.
for every excessive drinking he shall forfeit 4 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 180.
3s. 4e?. ; for sitting idle and continuing 6 Ibid., i. 292.
drinking above half an hour, 2s. Grf. ; and 6 Ibid., i. 221.
it id declared to be excessive drinking of 7 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 259.
224 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
a deacon of the church, and resided on the easterly side of Brigh-
ton Street, about midway between Harvard Square and Mount
Auburn Street, in the house formerly owned and occupied by the
Reverend Samuel Stone.
We come next to the establishment of an ordinary which was
long known as the " Blue Anchor Tavern." Dec. 27, 1652, " The
Townsmen do grant liberty to Andrew Belcher to sell beer and
bread, for entertainment of strangers and the good of the town ; " 1
and the County Court granted him a license, June 20, 1654,
" to keep a house of public entertainment at Cambridge." Mr.
Belcher was a trustworthy man, occasionally employed by the
General Court to perform important duties. He was respectably
connected ; his wife was daughter of Mr. Nicholas Danforth and
sister of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth ; their son, Andrew
Belcher, Jr., was a member of the Council, and his son, Jonathan
Belcher, was Governor of Massachusetts and of New Jersey. It
does not appear where he first opened a " beer and bread ' ' shop,
or a " house of public entertainment ; " but on the first of Oc-
tober, 1671, his son Andrew, then residing in Hartford, Conn.,
purchased of Sarah Beal, widow of Deacon Thomas Beal, an
estate at the northeast corner of Brighton arid Mount Auburn
streets, where the sign of the Blue Anchor was soon afterwards
displayed. Mr. Belcher was licensed for the last time in April,
1673, in which year he probably died. In April, 1674, license
was granted to his widow Elizabeth Belcher, and afterwards
from year to year until she died, June 26, 1680. She was suc-
ceeded by her son Andrew Belcher, who was licensed in 1681 and
1682.a In September, 1682, Capt. Belcher sold the estate to his
brother-in-law Jonathan Remington, who performed the duties
of host until April 21, 1700, when he died, and was succeeded by
his widow, Martha Remington, daughter of the first Andrew Bel-
cher. The Belcher family ceased to be inn-holders May 12, 1705,
when the widow and children of Captain Remington sold to
Joseph Hovey the estate " near the market-place, commonly
called and known by the sign of the Blue Anchor." Joseph
Hovey retained the house only four years, and then sold it to his
brother John Hovey, who died in 1715. His widow Abiel Hovey
i Although this was not, as Rev. Dr. a Capt. Belcher's son Jonathan, after-
Holmes supposed, "the first license for wards Governor of Massachusetts, was
an inn, in Cambridge" (Coll. Mass. Hist, born Jan. 8, 1681-2, and probably in this
Soc., vii. 28), it may be regarded as the house,
most important, in respect to its charac-
ter and permanency.
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received license for two years, and then married Edmund Angier,
who conducted the business until April 4, 1724, when he died
and his widow Abiel again assumed charge of the house ; she
married Isaac Watson, Aug. 27, 1725, in whose name business
was transacted about four years, when it passed into the hands
of John Hovey, son of the former owner. In November, 1731,
the General Court authorized the Court of Sessions to grant (out
of the usual season) to Joseph Bean, late of Boston, " a license to
keep a Tavern in Cambridge, in the house of Mr. John Hovey,
which he hath lately hired, and has for many years past been
used as a house of public entertainment." On the 23d of April,
1737, Mr. Bean bought of Nathaniel Hancock an estate on the
westerly side of Brighton Street, about midway between Harvard
Square and Mount Auburn Street, to which he transferred the
sign of the Blue Anchor ; and for nearly a century afterwards it
was a famous Tavern. Mr. Bean sold the estate, Jan. 26, 1749,
to Ebenezer Bradish ; Mr. Bradish died in 1785, and his son sold
it, Feb. 29, 1796, to Israel Porter, who is well remembered by
many now living, and who died May 30, 1837, aged 99, according
to the town record. A part of the tavern-house remains stand-
ing, though much changed in appearance.1
John Jackson kept a public house near the northwesterly angle
of Brattle Street and Brattle Square, probably from about 1672
until 1695, when he was succeeded by Capt. Josiah Parker, who
purchased the estate in 1699, and was an inn-holder as late as
1725, and perhaps until he died in July or August, 1731. 2
1 At this house the Selectmen met for their patronage of the bar. Among the
the transaction of public business, and paid bills remaining on file is the follow-
probably paid for the use of rooms by ing : —
" The Selectmen of the town of Cambridge to Ebenr. Bradish, Dr.
March, 1769, To dinners and drink, £0.17. 8
April, " To flip and punch, 0. 2. 0
May 1, " To wine and eating, 0. 6. 8
May, " To dinners, drink and suppers, 0. 18. 0
To flip and cheese, 0. 1. 8
To wine and flip, 0. 4. 0
June, " To punch, 0. 2. 8
July, " To punch and eating, 0. 4. 0
August, " To punch and cheese, 0. 3. 7
Oct., " To punch and flip, 0. 4. 8
To dinners and drink, 0. 13. 8
Dec., Jan., 1770, & Feb., Sundries, 0.12. 0
£4. 10. 7"
2 It does not distinctly appear whether 1672 he was punished for unlawfully en-
Samuel Gibson was an innholder; but in tertaining students. The following depo-
15
226
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Another tavern, somewhat famous for many years, stood on the
southerly side of Mount Auburn Street, about midway between
Brighton and Dunster Streets. It seems to have been first
opened in 1726, by John Stedman, grandson of Robert Stedman,
the former owner of the same estate. He was succeeded, in 1728,
by his widow, Sarah Stedman, and she, in 1734, by her son
Ebenezer Stedman, who died Sept. 13, 1785, aged 76.
Time would fail me should I attempt to enumerate and de-
scribe all the inn-holders who have flourished in Cambridge.
During the first century after the foundation of the town, licenses
were granted to the following named persons (and perhaps oth-
ers) besides those who have already been mentioned : —
Daniel Champney, 1691.
William Russell, 1696-1715.
Samuel Phipps, 1707-1709.
Elizabeth Phipps, 1710-1712.
Edward Marrett, 1709.
Susanna Stacey, 1709, 1713-1715.
Hannah Stacey, 1712, 1716-1724.
Ruth Child, 1713-1715.
Samuel Robinson, 1714-1720.
John Smith, 1715-1717.
James Ingham, 1716-1720.
Samuel Smith, 1716-1735.
James Cutler, 1718-1735.
Thomas Thompson, 1721-1724.
Elizabeth Thompson, 1725.
Thomas Brown, 1721.
William Bond, 1722-1724.
Peter Oliver, 1727-1729.
Joshua Gamage, 1729-1731.
Daniel Champney, Jr., 1730-1733.
Thomas Holt, 1730-1731.
Thomas Dana, 1731-1735.
William Bowen, 1732.
Jonathan Starr, 1735.
During the early part of the present century, the Davenport
Tavern, at the westerly corner of North Avenue and Beech
Street, was widely celebrated for the concoction of flip ; and in
sition and confessions are preserved in
the files of the County Court : " Urian
Oakes, aged 14 yeares and upward do
testifie that about 10 dayes since he and
Percifall Greene being gathering up fruite
in the Marshals orchard, Mr. Edw: Pel-
ham came to them with a fowling peece
in his hand and desired him to shoot a
foule of Gm. Farlengs, and when he was
disapoynted there, he brought him to ye
fence between ye Marshals yard and Capt.
Gookins, where sat a turkie, and desired
him to shoot y', wch he accordingly did,
and ye fowle being killed ye sd Pelham
took y, coate of ye sd Urian and wrapt
up the turkie in it, and sent it by Perci-
fall Greene to Samuel Gibsons and bid
him, leave it at ye said Gibsons house."
" Samuel Gibson being examined do cou-
fesse y' about 10 dayes sence Percifall
Greene came to his house and brought a
turkie wrapt up in a coate and left it
there, and was dressed by his wife, and
baked in the oven, and in the night fol-
lowing it was eaten by Mr. Pelham, John
Wise, and Russell, studte-" etc. " Good-
wife Gibson his wife do confesse y* w* is
above related is ye truth, and y' she sus-
pected it not to be stoalen, but that Mr.
Pelham said he came by it honestly, and
was frequently at their house. 23 (7)
1672." The result appears on the Court
Records, Oct. 1, 1672. " Samuel Gibson,
being convicted of enterteyneing some of
the stud'8- contrary to law, is sentenced to
be admonished and to pay a fine of forty
shillings in money. And he stands com-
mitted until it be pd."
CIVIL HISTORY. 227
the easterly sections of the town the hostelries at the easterly
corner of Main and Pearl streets, the westerly corner of Main
and Douglass streets, near the westerly corner of Main and
Moore streets, at the junction of Main Street and Broadway
(and another a few rods farther eastward), at the junction of
Cambridge and Bridge streets, and at the junction of Bridge and
Gore streets, besides a generous local patronage, reaped an
abundant harvest from the country teams engaged in transporting
merchandise to and from Boston ; which teams almost entirely
disappeared immediately after the construction of railroads, and
the inns did not long afterwards flourish.
Besides innkeepers, the County Court licensed others to sell
intoxicating liquors by retail. Among the names of such retail-
ers, in addition to those who have already been mentioned, the
following appear during the first century : —
John Stedraan, 1653-1686. Jonathan Remington, 1713-1735.
William Manning, 1654-1686. Nathaniel Hancock, Jr., 1707-1 709.
Edmund Angier, 1674-1686. Mary Bordman, 1708-1714.
Samuel Andrew, 1684-1691. John Stedman, 1717-1724.
William Andrew, 1701. Sarah Fessenden, 1720-1735.
Mrs. Seeth Andrew, 1702-1703. Mary Oliver, 1731-1732.
Zachariah Hicks, 1704-1717. Edward Marrett, 1733-1735.
Martha Remington, 1705-1712.
Two of these retailers in their old age found it necessary to
appeal to the County Court for relief ; their petitions are still
preserved on file, to wit : — •
" To the honored Court assembled at Cambridge, all pros-
perity wished. Thease are to informe you that I wase brought
up in an honest collinge in ould England, where we sould all
sortes of goodes and strong waters, withought offence. I have
bine now in this land forty-nine yeres and upwards in this towne,
and have payd to the magistre and ministre, and to towne
charges, and all willingly ; that I have helped to beare the bur-
then and heate of the daye ; and now I am 74 yers and upward,
yet I can abide in my shope and attend my collinge, though
litell is to be gotten by anye thinge I can by ; that my trad will
not maintayne my ffamily and other charges of towne and coun-
trey and ministrye. There being so many sellers that never
served for a trade, I desire that it might be no offence to aney
that I continue in that collinge I was brought up to, and may
have yor leave to sell rome, it being a commodity sallabell and
allowed to be brought into the countrey ; and many that was
228 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
formerly a commodity is not now. Hopeing you will grant me
my request, I rest yr servant, EDMUND ANGIER."
April 7, 1686.
"To the honored County Court sitting by adjournment at
Charlestown, 24, 8br., 1690. The petition of John Stedman of
Cambridge, aged 88, sheweth, That your petitioner, as is well
known, hath had a license to sell Rum for many years past,
which never was discontinued till the Revolution, since which he
would have sought for the renewal of it, had he had the least
notice when or where he ought to apply himself for it, or that
any others renewed theirs: That your petitioner wonders that
his daughter Sharp should be summoned to this Court for selling
Rum without license, she never having sold any at Cambridg on
her own or her husband's account, but upon the sole and proper
account and by the order of your petitioner, who is well assured
that he hath never given cause to be dealt with in extremity, he
having never bin behindhand in paying for his draft, or in serv-
ing the country to his power. Your petitioner therefore praies
that his said daughter Sharp may no further be molested or dis-
couraged from her dutiful and charitable assistance of your peti-
tioner for his support and comfort in his extream old age, and
that a license may be granted him as formerly. So praies your
humble servant, JOHN STEDMAN."
In addition to innholders and retailers, venders of beer and
bread were licensed, one of whom, Andrew Belcher, has already
been mentioned. Another was Mrs. Bradish, probably the wife
of Robert Bradish,1 who resided on the westerly corner of Har-
vard and Holyoke streets, where the Holyoke House now stands.
The following appeal to the County Court, without date, is in
the handwriting of President Dunster, and is preserved in the
files for 1654 : —
" Honored Gentlemen, as far as it may stand with the whole-
some orders and prudential laws of the country for the publick
weal, I can very freely speak with and write in the behalf of
sister Bradish, that shee might be encouraged and countenanced
in her present calling for baking of bread and brewing and selling
of penny bear, without which shee canot continue to bake : In
both which callings such is her art, way and skill, that shee doth
vend such comfortable penniworths for the reliefe of all that send
1 The license may have been granted to her husband ; but she seems to have
been the active manager of the business.
CIVIL HISTORY. 229
unto her as elsewhere they can seldom meet with. Shee was
complained of unto me for harboring students unseasonably
spending there their time and parents' estate ; but upon exam-
ination I found it a misinformation, and that shee was most de-
sirous that I should limit or absolutely prohibit any ;that in case
of sickness or want of comfortable bread or bear in the College
only they should thither resort and then not to spend above a
penny a man, nor above two shillings in a quarter of a year ;
which order shee carefully observed in all ordinary cases. How
far she had publick allowance by the townsmen hertofore I leave
to Br. Goff or any of our townsmen that are with you to shew :
and how good effects for the promoting of the weal publick and
how Christian a thing in itself godly emulation is, as your histor-
ical knowledge informs you so your experience abundantly dem-
onstrates, as contrarywise the undoing measures of monopolyes.
The Lord to guide and prosper all your administrations shall bee
the prayer of yours in what he can. H. DUNSTER."
From time to time the Court established a scale of prices for
ordinaries : —
" At a meeting of the magistrates and committee to take the
Treasurer's account, Dec. 30, 1679 ; For the regulating of ex-
penses at the County Courts, it is ordered that henceforth, for
the juries, there shall be allowed in money,
For their breakfast, one man, £0. 0. 4.
For their dinner, " " 0. 1. 3.
For their supper, " " 0. 1. 0.
for the magistrates,
For dinner, " " 0. 2. 0.
For supper, " " 0. 1. 6.
for the marshal! and constables, one meal, 0. 1.0.
" And wine and beer, &c., to be included in the abovesaid
sums ; and if any ordinary shall exceed the abovesaid order, it
shall be at their own peril."
In the Proprietors' Records, 1635, it is stated that a large lot,
originally designed for Richard Saltonstall, " is now to be en-
tered the Market Place." It was bounded northerly on Mount
Auburn Street, easterly on Brighton Street, and southerly on
Winthrop Street. This lot retained the name of Market Place
more than two hundred years ; but there is no evidence that any
1 Middlesex Co. Rec.
230 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
market house was ever erected thereon.1 It may have been used,
long ago, as an open mart for the interchange of goods between
producers and consumers ; but even of this, no proof remains.
Again, when Davenport & Makepeace, in 1805, laid out streets
in the Phips Farm, a Market Place was reserved at the junction
of Market Street and Broadway ; but the time has not yet arrived
for appropriating it to its intended use. In July, 1812, the first
effectual movement was made for securing the long-desired ac-
commodation. Premising that " a convenient market-stall, suffi-
ciently capacious to admit meat and other articles to be exposed
for sale, protected by a roof or covering from the rains and the
sun, erected near the town pump in Cambridge, will be of gen-
eral benefit," twenty-four persons subscribed an agreement for
the accomplishment of that purpose. The " town pump " stood
near the centre of Harvard Square ; and the Square was then
much smaller than it now is, having since that period been en-
larged on the northeasterly and westerly sides. On the westerly
portion of this Square a building was erected, about thirty-four
feet long and twenty-five feet wide, with posts, and rails around
it, probably encumbering nearly the whole space granted for that
use by the proprietors of common lands ; namely, " a square piece,
measuring forty-six feet on each side." John Bowers engaged
to erect the building for such price as should be determined by
Deac. Josiah Moore, Deac. John Watson, and Mr. Thomas Ma-
son. The referees reported, Nov. 5, 1812, that Mr. Bowers was
entitled to $210.55, for labor and materials, and that materials
had been furnished by subscribers, amounting to $38.39. They
also estimated that it would cost $81.00 additional " to complete
the coving, furnish posts and railings around the house, steps to
each door,2 raising the earth around it, providing benches, cleaver,
block, and additional hooks, painting the building, and procur-
ing Dearborn's patent Balance, with a scale attached thereto, that
will weigh from half a pound to five hundred and forty weight."3
1 The Market Place is now generally also that the town shall have a right to
called Winthrop Square. After remain- remove the enclosure, if they shall here-
ing open and common for two centuries, after see fit."
on petition of Levi Farwell and others, 2 One door was at the south end, and
April 7, 1834, the Selectmen were author- one on the east side,
ized " to permit Market Place, so called, « To defray the whole cost, amounting
to be enclosed as they shall judge for the to $329.94, and to provide " a fund for
ornament and benefit of the town and the repairs," a joint stock was established of
petitioners ; provided that the enclosure forty shares, valued at ten dollars, each,
shall be of a permanent nature and with- which were immediately taken as follows :
out expense to the town ; and provided Oliver Wendell, three shares ; Caleb Gan-
CIVIL HISTORY. 231
At their meeting, Jan. 11, 1813, the proprietors established
several Regulations, the first three of which were as follows : —
" 1. No person occupying said market house shall be permitted
to use or vend spirituous liquors therein, except on such public
occasions, and under such restrictions, as the committee may
hereafter agree to and direct. 2. That no fire be carried into or
kept in the market house, and that no cigars or pipes be allowed
to be smoked therein. 3. That no shell or other fish be per-
mitted to be kept in said market house, at any season of the
year." 1
The first occupant of the market house seems to have been Joel
Wellington, who paid rent for the quarter ending March 31,
1813; he also occupied it several years after April 1, 1814. The
second occupant was Henry Greenwood, under a lease dated
March 31, 1813, in which lease the committee of the proprietors
reserved " one quarter part of said house, — viz., next to the bal-
ance and scale, for the purpose of accommodating those who may
bring into the market, butter, eggs, or fowls, or any kinds of
sauce ; but no person shall be admitted to vend therein such
articles of provision as are usually supplied by butchers." The
committee also reserved " the right of letting said market house
on Wednesday and Thursday of Commencement week, without
any deduction from the rent thereof." And it is worthy of note,
that, according to the Treasurer's account current, Israel Porter
paid for the use of the market house on those two days and the
intervening night, the sum of twenty dollars, while the whole
rent of the house for the year, exclusive of those days, was only
forty dollars. Afterwards, this reservation of two days was dis-
continued, and the rent was gradually increased to eighty dollars
per annum, and taxes.
A lease of the ground under and around the market house had
been granted by the Proprietors of Common Lands, extending to
nett, two ; John Mellen, two ; Josiah self and William Warland, one ; Samuel
Moore, two ; Samuel Bartlett, two ; Israel Child, one ; Samuel Child, Jr., one ; Jonas
Porter, two ; Sidney Willard, one ; Henry Wyeth, 3d- one ; Thomas Austin, one ;
Ware, one ; William Billiard, two ; Joseph Holmes, one ; Royal Morse, one ;
Thomas Warland, one ; Artenatus Moore, John Walton, for himself and Ebenezer
one ; Richard Bordman, two ; Eliab W. Stedman, Jr., one ; Jacob H. Bates, one ;
Metcalf, one ; John Farrar, one ; John T. William Gamage, one.
Kirkland, two; Levi Hedge, including 1 A cellar was constructed in 1816, and
Joseph McKean's subscription, one ; was rented for fifteen dollars per annum
James Read, Jr., two ; Joseph S. Read, to Zenas C. Atwood, " to keep for sale oys-
for himself and William Brown, one; ters ; no kind of gambling, tippling, or ri-
James Munroe, for himself and Torrey otous behaviour, to be suffered in said eel-
Hancock, one; John Warland, for him- lar."
232 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
April 1, 1833. But at a town meeting, April 3, 1826, a Com-
mittee, of which Abraham Hilliard was chairman, submitted an
elaborate Report concerning the respective rights of the Town
and the Proprietors of Common Lands in and to several lots
therein described, and concerning sundry encroachments on the
public highways. The report recited the history of the lot on
which the Market House stood, showing that, after it had been
occupied about fifty years by a court house, it had remained open
for public travel during a still longer period, from about 1760 to
1812, and that the town had thus acquired the right of passage
over it as a public highway ; which report was accepted, and
arrangements were made to secure the immediate or future re-
moval of all encroachments on any of the public highways in the
town. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Market House,
March 5, 1827, " a deed was presented by a committee of the
town of Cambridge, for the Proprietors to sign, thereby acknowl-
edging that they have no right or title to the land whereon
the market house now stands ; the proprietors refused to sign
said deed, and voted, that William Hilliard, Levi Far well, and
Joseph Holmes be a committee for the purpose of ascertaining
whether a suitable lot of land can be procured upon which to
remove the market house, and upon what terms. After an in-
effectual negotiation, lasting more than two years, resort was had
to legal process. At the September term of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, 1829, an indictment was presented by the Grand Jury
against the Proprietors of the Market House, for keeping up and
maintaining " a certain wooden building, extending in length
thirty-four feet and in breadth twenty-five feet, with a cellar
under the same, and with posts and railing on the sides thereof
extending in length forty feet, standing upon the common and
public highway in the town of Cambridge." The case was con-
tinued from term to term until June, 1830, when the result is
thus recorded : " And now, Asahel Stearns, Esq., Attorney for
the Commonwealth in this behalf, says, the within named defend-
ants having paid the costs of prosecution, and given satisfactory
security for the removal of the nuisance within forty days from
this seventeenth of June, 1830, he will no further prosecute this
indictment." In due time the building was removed, and the
Square has since remained open and unobstructed.
The enclosure at the corner of North Avenue and Garden
Street is generally supposed to be the most ancient burial-place
CIVIL HISTORY. 233
in Cambridge. It was used for that purpose as early as January,
4, 1635-6, when it was " ordered, that the burying-place sh^ll be
paled in ; whereof John Taylcot is to do 2 rod, Georg Steele 3
rod and a gate, Thomas Hosmer 3 rod, Mathew Allen 1 rod,
and Andrew Warner appointed to get the remainder done at a
public charge ; and he is to have iiis. a rod." But at an earlier
date, April 7, 1634, we find this record : " Granted John Pratt
two acres by the old burying-place, without the common pales."
This evidently refers to some spot devoted to the burial of the
dead, earlier than the one then in use. Its location is not cer-
tainly known, yet it is indicated with some degree of probability
by two circumstances: (1.) The lot owned by John Pratt in
1635, was situated on the southerly side of Brattle Street, and on
both sides of Milliard Street. (2.) The "common pales" are
supposed to denote the stockade which was erected in 1632,
nearly, if not precisely in the line of the present Ash Street, and
of which Dr. Holmes says traces existed when he wrote his His-
tory in 1800. It is not unreasonable then to suppose that " the
old burying-place without the common pales " may have been at
or near the westerly corner of Brattle and Ash streets, in the
grounds now owned by Samuel Batchelder, Esq.
A hundred years after the second burial-place was ordered to
be "paled in," the town enclosed it by a substantial stone wall,
instead of the old wooden fence, or pales. The corporation of
Harvard College contributed one sixth part of the expense,
as appears by their Records under date of Oct. 20, 1735 :
" Whereas there is a good stone wall erected and erecting round
the burying-place in Cambridge, which will come to about <£150,
and whereas there has been a considerable regard had to the
College in building so good and handsome a wall in the front ;
and the College has used, and expects to make use of the bury-
ing-place as Providence gives occasion for it ; therefore, Voted,
that as soon as the said stone wall shall be completed, the Treas-
urer pay the sum of twenty-five pounds to Samuel Danforth,
William Brattle and Andrew Bordman, Esq8., a committee for
the town to take care of the said fence." After another hundred
years, in his Preface to " Epitaphs from the old Bury ing-ground
in Cambridge," 1845, Mr. William Thaddeus Harris says, " It is
rather surprising, that, in this age of improvement, Cambridge
should fall behind her neighbors, and suffer her ancient grave-
yard to lie neglected. Interesting as it is from containing within
its limits the ' tombs of the prophets,' the spot is often visited by
234 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
the curious stranger ; but it is to be feared that he as often
leaves it with feelings of regret at its desolate appearance." It
should be added, that this " desolate appearance " has been almost
entirely removed within the last thirty years, and, though not pro-
fusely ornamented, an air of quiet neatness now marks the spot.
This ground, however, was of such limited dimensions, that in
the course of nearly two hundred years the mouldering remains
of some must have been disturbed, to give place to others. The
increasing population of the two new villages in the easterly part
of the town made the necessity urgent for additional room. Ac-
cordingly, at a Town-meeting, May 27, 1811, a committee was
appointed " to contract for a piece of land in the most eligible
situation, for a new burial-ground in Cambridgeport." The
Committee reported, August 5, that they had selected a spot,
and they were empowered to purchase it. On the first day
of January, 1812, Jonathan L. and Benjamin Austin, for $791.67,
conveyed to the town two acres one' quarter and twenty rods of
land, bounded north by Broadway and east by Norfolk Street,
with a right of way to Harvard Street by a passage forty feet
wide. For more than half a century this ground was used as a
public burying-place, chiefly by the inhabitants of Cambridge-
port and East Cambridge. Meantime the beautiful cemetery at
Mount Auburn was consecrated by solemn religious services,
Sept. 24, 1831, and the less extensive but scarcely less beautiful
and attractive Cambridge Cemetery was in like manner con-
secrated, Nov. 1, 1854. In one or the other of these cemeteries
many of the inhabitants purchased lots, and reverently removed
to a more quiet and secluded resting place the remains of their
deceased friends. The ground, being comparatively disused for
new burials, and divested of many treasures formerly deposited
therein, gradually assumed a desolate and forlorn appearance,
until a general desire was expressed to discontinue entirely its
former use and to convert "it into a public park. Application
was accordingly made to the General Court for permission to
effect the desired change ; and on the 29th of April, 1865, it was
" Resolved, that the city council of the city of Cambridge is
hereby authorized, at the expense of said city, to remove the re-
mains of the dead from the burial ground between Broadway
and Harvard Street in Ward Number Two, in said Cambridge, to
the Cambridge Cemetery, or such other burial place in the vicin-
ity of Cambridge as the relatives and friends of the deceased may
designate and provide Said ground shall be surrounded by
CIVIL HISTORY.
suitable enclosures, and shall forever remain unused for a public
street, unoccupied by any building, and open as a public park.
In due time the work was accomplished ; a suitable fence was
erected, the ground properly graded, walks constructed, and trees
planted, so that the park has already become ornamental to the
city.1
Cambridge Common originally extended northwestwardly as
far as to Linnaean Street, including all the land thus far between
Garden Street and North Avenue. It was used for military pa-
rades and other public purposes, but especially for the safe keep-
ing of the herd of cows, through the nights of the summer sea-
son, and was therefore called the Cow-common. In April, 1720,
a survey was made for the purpose of division ; but the work was
not completed until 1724, when that portion lying northerly of
Waterhouse Street was laid out into lots, which were assigned
to individuals. The Common was thus reduced substantially to
its present dimensions. It continued to be the property of the
" Proprietors of Common Lands," until Nov. 20, 1769, when
they " Voted, that all the common lands belonging to the Pro-
prietors, fronting the college, commonly called the Town Com-
mons, not heretofore granted or allotted to any particular person
or persons, or for any special or particular use, be and the same
is hereby granted to the town of Cambridge, to be used as a train-
ing-field, to lie undivided, and to remain for that use forever ;
provided nevertheless, that if the said town should dispose of,
grant, or appropriate the same, or any part thereof, at any time
hereafter, to or for any other use than that aforementioned, that
then and in such case the whole of the premises hereby granted to
said town shall revert to the Proprietors granting the same, and
the present grant shall thereupon be deemed null and void, to all
1 Across the westerly end of this burial upon an ancient Indian fireplace, and had
place a large lot was reserved for the burial to remove nearly a ton of stones from the
of paupers and strangers, generally called spot. That part of the town being, ac-
the " Strangers' Lot." In the Cambridge cording to appearance, formerly a great
Chronicle, Aug. 20, 1846, the late Mr. place for Indian resort, we expected to
Daniel Stone, who had long been Super- come across other relics of the Red men ;
intendent of the ground, published some but before and since that time, there have
reminiscences, among which was the fol- been more than 2500 burials in all parts
lowing : " Remarkable Coincidence. In of the lot, and this is the only discovery
February, 1826, Lemuel Johns, an Indian we have made. This was the only Indian
aged fifty-nine years, from the tribe that buried in the ground, and it would seem
once owned Grafton, .... was buried that he had been providentially brought
in the Strangers' Lot, as his turn came into the improvements of perhaps some
in rotation. From two to three feet from of his ancestors."
the top of the ground, the diggers came
236 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
intents and purposes, as if the same had never been made." At
a town meeting, March 3, 1828, the Selectmen reported that
they had purchased for the town all the remaining rights of the
Proprietors in the common lands, and had taken " a good and
sufficient deed thereof, and caused the same to be recorded."
Before the Common was fully released to the town, a desire was
manifested to embellish it and convert it into a pleasant park.
At a town meeting, April 7, 1823, a petition was presented by
William Hilliard and others for liberty, at their own expense,
" to make certain improvements on the Common in said town, by
setting out trees, fencing in certain parts, etc., not incompatible
with the original grant to said town." The petition was referred
to a Committee, who having " matured nothing " were discharged
at the next meeting. The matter seems then to have rested
until June 5, 1830, when it was enacted by the General Court,
" that Israel Porter, Stephen Higginson, Asahel Stearns, Joseph
Holmes, and Francis Dana, with their associates, be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered, at their own expense, and
under the direction of two commissioners, to be appointed by the
governor, with the advice of the council, to enclose such part or
parts of the Common in Cambridge, in the County of Middlesex,
as the said commissioners shall determine, due regard being had
to the public convenience and necessity. And the said commis-
sioners, after giving due notice to all persons interested, shall
have power to make such alterations with respect to the direction
of the roads by which the said common is traversed, as they shall
see fit, and shall designate the portion or portions of the said
common to be enclosed, by metes and bounds, and shall make
report of their doings, under their hands and seals, and file the
same in the Secretary's office as soon as may be convenient after
the said service shall have been performed. And they are further
authorized and empowered to level the surface of the ground, to
plant trees, and lay out and make walks within said enclosure,
in such manner as, with the approbation of the selectmen of the
said town, they may think proper, leaving suitable and conven-
ient avenues for the accommodation of persons who may have oc-
casion to enter or pass over any part of said enclosure on foot.
Be it further enacted, that the said enclosure shall be forever
kept and appropriated to public use only, as a public park,
promenade, and place for military parade ; and no part thereof
shall, on any pretence, be appropriated to any purpose of private
use or emolument." l The work was accomplished in due time,
1 Mass. Spec. Laws, vii. 7.
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and the expenses were defrayed by the .petitioners and their asso-
ciates. Meantime, a determined opposition to any enclosure of
the Common was manifested by many persons in East Cam-
bridge, and by certain market-men and others residing in Arling-
ton and elsewhere, among whom Col. Jeduthun Wellington was
especially prominent, notwithstanding the weight of more than
fourscore years. On their petition a town meeting was held,
Oct. 8, 1830. The people assembled in the old Court House, —
the usual place of meeting ; but so great was the concourse that
they immediately adjourned to the meeting-house of the First
Parish. After an angry and stormy debate, it was voted, by a
majority of 169 against 119, to postpone indefinitely the further
consideration of the first and second articles in the warrant,
to wit: "Art. 1. To take into consideration the expediency of
petitioning the Legislature, at their next session, so far to repeal
the Act passed in June last, authorizing certain persons therein
named to inclose Cambridge Common, as to secure to the public
the right to travel over the said Common by the roads heretofore
laid out by competent authority. Art. 2. To see if the town
will take any measures in relation to the proposed inclosure of
Cambridge Common." Another meeting was held, Nov. 1, 1830,
when it was voted by a majority of 299 against 211, to postpone
indefinitely the further consideration of the question, whether the
town will petition the Legislature so far to repeal the act author-
izing the enclosure of the Common, as to " secure to the public
the right to travel over said Common by the road passing by Dr.
Hill's and the late Deacon Moore's l to the road leading to Canal
Bridge,2 and also the right to travel over said Common by the
road heretofore called the Cambridge and Concord Turnpike."
Although the town thus declined to ask for even a partial repeal
of the obnoxious act, it appears that individuals presented a peti-
tion to the General Court ; for at a meeting of " the subscribers
for enclosing and ornamenting Cambridge Common," Jan. 11,
1832, it was voted, " to request the Hon. Judge Fay and Prof.
Ashmun to attend before the Committee of the Legislature to
defend the interests of the subscribers." The appeal to the Gen-
eral Court being ineffectual, as a last resort a petition was pre-
sented to the County Commissioners ; whereupon the town,
voting by ballot, and by a majority of 343 against 111, appointed
Judge Story, Judge Fay, and William J. Whipple, " to oppose
before the County Commissioners, and otherwise, the petition of
1 Mason Street. 2 Cambridge Street.
238 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Jeduthun Wellington and others, for a highway to be laid out
over Cambridge Common." The history and result of this peti-
tion appear on the records of the Commissioners, January Term,
1835 : " A petition of Jeduthun Wellington and others for a
new highway across Cambridge Common was presented to the
County Commissioners " at the May Term, 1832, and an order of
notice was issued. The case was heard at the September Term,
1832, when after argument and due deliberation, the Commission-
ers "• did adjudge and determine that they had no jurisdiction in
the premises, and could not by law lay out and establish a pub-
lic highway over and across said Common, as prayed for," etc.
"Whereupon the said petitioners applied to the Supreme Judicial
Court of this Commonwealth for a mandamus upon said Commis-
sioners, requiring them to exercise jurisdiction in the premises ;
and the said Supreme Judicial Court having refused to grant
such writ of mandamus, it is now ordered, that said petition,
which has been continued from term to term, to await the deter-
mination of the said Supreme Judicial Court, to this time, be dis-
missed." Costs of Court were assessed upon the petitioners, who
pursued this litigation no further. This result was highly grati-
fying and advantageous to the inhabitants of Old Cambridge,
who thus secured in perpetuity, for themselves and their succes-
sors, a spacious and pleasant park, rich in historical recollections.
It was here that Washington assumed the command of the Amer-
ican army ; and here still flourishes the venerable elm, under
which tradition says he stood, while his commission was read and
proclaimed. Long may that monumental tree escape the ravages
of the rampant vandalism which disgraces the present age.
But the benefit thus derived was not without its drawback.
The old proverb, that " every rose has its thorn," was verified in
this case. The fierce and angry contest, which gave to Old
Cambridge its beautiful Common, indirectly transferred to Cam-
bridgeport the public meetings of the town and the offices for the
transaction of municipal affairs. The old Court House 1 would
not contain the multitude assembled on the 8th of October, 1830,
and the meeting, according to a former custom, adjourned to the
1 It was agreed, Dec. 24, 1632, "that the joint expense of the town and county,
every person undersubscribed shall meet to be used for both court house and town-
every first Monday in every month within house. A similar concert of action was
the meeting-house." Probably the town had in 1756, when the town agreed to
meetings were uniformly held in the share the expense of erecting a new court
meeting-house, or church edifice, until house, which was also used as a town-
about 1708, when a house was erected at house until 1831.
CIVIL HISTORY. 239
meeting-house of the First Parish. It is understood that some
members of that Parish expressed a natural unwillingness to
have their house of worship used for the transaction of secular
business, and especially for the indulgence and expression of
angry passions. After the close of this unpleasant meeting,
some of the citizens discussed the propriety of erecting a house
sufficiently large to accommodate the voters, so that there might
be no further occasion to use the church ; and it very naturally
occurred to them that if such a house should be erected, it would
be well to place it where it would best accommodate the whole
town.1 The result was the insertion of an article in the War-
rant for the next town-meeting, Nov. 1, 1830, " to see if the town
will erect a Town-house on the Almshouse lot, or some other
suitable spot, as prayed for by John Cook and others." This
article was referred to a committee consisting of three prominent
citizens in each section of the town, to wit : Samuel P. P.
Fay, Royal Makepeace, John Cook, Stephen Higginson, Asahel
Stearns, Levi Farwell, William Parmenter, Samuel S. Green,
and Ephraim Buttrick. This committee reported, March 7,
1831, "-that, having considered the subject, it is, in their opinion,
expedient that a town-house should be erected on the easterly
part of the almshouse lot in the parish of Cambridgeport, as
more central to the population of the town than the present
house, and that a house sufficient to accommodate the town may
be built for a sum not exceeding $2,000 : that when such house
shall be finished, all town meetings should be held therein from
and after that time." The report was accepted ; and Levi Far-
well, Luther S. Gushing, and William Parmenter were appointed
as a committee " to report a suitable location, prepare plans, and
report estimates for a town-house." At the next town meeting,
April 4, 1831, the committee recommended that the town-house
be erected at the northeasterly corner of the Almshouse lot,2 and
presented a plan of an edifice, drawn by Asher Benjamin, and
estimated to cost $2,505. The town accepted the report, elected
a building committee, consisting of John Chamberlin, Luther S.
Gushing, and William Parmenter, and authorized the Treasurer
to pay the bills therefor, not exceeding the sum of $3,000. Sub-
sequently an additional appropriation of $1,300 was made. The
total expense, including $296.09 for furniture and $145.13 for
fencing the lot, was $4,351.19. In asking for estimates, the
1 Some of these facts are stated on the 2 At the corner of Harvard and Nor-
authority of the late Samuel S. Green, folk streets, where the Catholic Church
Esq., as within his personal knowledge. now stands.
240 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
building committee inserted this specification : " The house is to
be of wood, forty-six feet in front or breadth, and seventy-six
feet long, with posts twenty feet and four inches high, and the
roof one fourth of its base in height ; on each end of the building,
in addition to the aforesaid length, will be a portico, of six feet in
width, consisting of six fluted Doric columns, with an entablature
and pediment." Internally, there was one principal hall, fifty-
nine feet long, of the whole width and height of the building.
At the rear, or west end, were two rooms, half the full height,
each eighteen feet long and fifteen feet wide, with an entry be-
tween them : over which was another room extending across the
whole, to which access was had by two flights of stairs from the
principal hall. The town held its first meeting in the new house
March 5, 1832, and all subsequent town-meetings were held in
the same place. After Cambridge became a city in 1846, the
Mayor and Aldermen assembled in the southerly small room,1
and the Common Council in the larger room above, until the
evening of Dec. 29, 1853, when, in the midst of a furious snow-
storm, the whole building was utterly consumed by fire. Fortu-
nately, all the Records and other books and public papers were
preserved, the larger and more valuable portion being removed
while the flames were raging, and the remainder being afterwards
found in the safe uninjured, except that they were discolored by
smoke. After the destruction of this edifice, rooms for the ac-
commodation of the City Government were obtained in the Cam-
bridge Athenaeum, at the easterly corner of Main and Pleasant
streets. This edifice was subsequently purchased and converted
into the present City Hall.
For the space of forty years after the erection of West Boston
Bridge, Cambridgeport was an isolated village, separated from
Old Cambridge by a belt of land half a mile in width, almost
wholly unoccupied by buildings. East Cambridge was even more
completely separated from the other two villages by the Great
Marsh. In 1835, the heirs of Chief Justice Dana sold the tract
of land now called " Dana Hill," having laid it out into streets
and lots ; and they sold other portions of the same estate, in
1840, extending, on the northerly side of Harvard Street, as far
westerly as Remington Street. Buildings were soon erected on
this territory, so that, within a few years, Old Cambridge and
Cambridgeport became one continuous village, and the original
1 The northerly room was the office of the City Treasurer.
CIVIL HISTORY. 241
parish line would not be observed by a stranger. East Cam-
bridge also, though more slowly, approached Cambridgeport,
especially on Cambridge Street ; and an extensive system of
improvement has been recently commenced, which promises to
convert the northerly portion of the Great Marsh into dry land,
and at no distant day to unite the inhabited portions of the two
villages " along the whole line." Meanwhile, it was natural, in
the early days when the two new villages were struggling into
existence, that a spirit of rivalry, sometimes attended by jealousy,
should become manifest between each other and between both
and the 'ancient town. Their interests were sometimes adverse.
Sharp contests between Cambridgeport and East Cambridge, or
rather between the large landholders in the two places, in regard
to streets and bridges, have been mentioned elsewhere. The re-
moval of the courts and the public offices to East Cambridge, by
the authority of the County Court, was a sore grievance to the
people of Old Cambridge, and by no means agreeable to the in-
habitants of Cambridgeport, whose access to the Court was easier
before than after the removal. It was another grievance to Old
Cambridge, that the municipal government should be removed
from its time-honored seat to Cambridgeport ; but this was ap-
proved by East Cambridge, because the new place was easier of
access. On the other side, the new villages had long standing
grievances, growing out of a real or supposed unwillingness of
Old Cambridge to give them their full share of schools, streets,
and other public conveniences. Especially in regard to streets,
they frequently complained that they were required to pay their
proportionate share of the expense of keeping all the old streets
in repair, and at the same time to pay the whole expense of mak-
ing and repairing the streets necessary for their own convenience,
including those which were constantly used by Old Cambridge
in passing to Boston. At the expiration of half a century after
the erection of the bridge, many of those sources of mutual jeal-
ousy had disappeared, and time had at least partially healed the
wounds occasioned by events which were beyond remedy. The
new villages had become sufficiently strong to protect their own
interests and to secure for themselves a fair and equitable pro-
portion of public conveniences. At the same time, no one section
was able to control or oppress the two others ; and it does not
appear that any desire to do so was cherished. Many of those
who had been active in the early struggles had passed off the
stage ; a great majority of the inhabitants had become such since
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242 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
those struggles ended ; and although each may have had a nat-
ural desire to make his own particular dwelling-place pleasant
and convenient, and may have cherished a generous spirit of
rivalry, yet all had a common pride in the reputation of the
whole town, and desired the prosperity of all its institutions.
In the midst of this general harmony and peace, a desire for a
division of the town was unexpectedly manifested by a portion
of the residents in Old Cambridge, who presented to the General
Court a petition, dated Dec. 15, 1842, as follows : —
" To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
" The undersigned inhabitants of the westerly part of Cam-
bridge, being that part of the town usually called Old Cambridge,
respectfully represent, —
" That, in consequence of the rapid increase of population in
those parts of the town being nearest to Boston, and called Cam-
bridgeport and East Cambridge, the town in fact consists of three
distinct and separate communities, which are generally known to
the public by those names, and each of which has a Post Office
recognized in the United States Laws by the said names of Cam-
bridge, Cambridgeport, and East Cambridge ; That the time
cannot be far distant, when a division of the town, for the con-
venience of elections and other municipal purposes, will be
deemed as necessary as it ever has been at any former period of
its history, when the towns of Newton, Lexington, Brighton and
West Cambridge were successively separated from the parent
town of Cambridge. Your petitioners believe that the present
is a favorable time for an amicable division of the town, and they
therefore respectfully pray that the town of Cambridge may be
divided, and that that part thereof lying westerly of Lee Street
and a line drawn in the direction of said street northerly to the
boundary line of Somerville, and southerly to Watertown Turn-
pike, and by said Turnpike to Charles River, may be incorporated
as a distinct town, by the name of Cambridge."
Legislative action was postponed until the next General Court,
when a supplementary petition was presented, identical with the
former, with slight verbal changes, except that the name " Old
Cambridge " was proposed instead of " Cambridge." The cus-
tomary order of notice on both petitions was issued, requiring
the town to show cause why it should not be divided, and the
inhabitants assembled Jan. 22, 1844 : at which meeting it is re-
corded, that " The subject of the second article in the warrant
CIVIL HISTORY. 243
being under consideration, the following Preamble and Resolu-
tions were adopted, — 312 voting in the affirmative, and 73 in
the negative : Whereas, it is understood that there are now pend-
ing before the honorable Legislature two petitions, .... praying
for a division of this town ; and whereas an order of notice ....
has been issued and duly served on this town ; . . . . and whereas
the inhabitants of the town, in pursuance of a warrant issued by
the selectmen, are now in town meeting assembled, to take into
consideration the subject of the division of the town ; and whereas,
after full inquiry made and full discussion had, no person on be-
half of the petitioners being able to show any good and sufficient
reason for such division : therefore
" Resolved, that the division of this town, as prayed for in
either of said petitions, or in any other manner, would be not
only inexpedient, but greatly and permanently prejudicial to the
true interests and the legitimate weight and influence of the
town."
A committee was thereupon appointed, representing the sev-
eral principal villages, " to appear before the Legislature and
oppose any such division of the town." The case was earnestly
contested, but the opposition was successful. The General Court,
in the absence of any good reason for division, granted leave to
withdraw the petition ; and the town had rest for two years.
At the March meeting l succeeding this attempt to divide the
town, for the purpose of obviating one of the difficulties in the
administration of municipal affairs, a committee was " appointed
to consider the expediency of combining the duties of sundry
Boards of town-officers, imposing said duties upon a single Board,
and paying to the persons performing said duties a reasonable
compensation for their services." This committee submitted a
report, May 12, 1845, recommending " that the Boards of Asses-
sors, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of Highways be abol-
ished, and the duties heretofore performed by those Boards be
in future discharged by the Board of Selectmen ; that the duties
of Auditor of Accounts be transferred to the Town Clerk, who
shall ex-officio be clerk of the Board of Selectmen ; that the chair-
man of the Board of Selectmen be ex-officio a member of the
School Committee ; that the Selectmen be authorized and re-
quired annually to appoint some member of their Board to be
Chief Engineer ; and that the Selectmen and Town Clerk be
reasonably paid for their services." The report was recommitted,
1 March 11, 1844.
244 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
with authority to revise and print. It came up for final action,
Jan. 5, 1846, and its further consideration was indefinitely post-
poned.
After the defeat of this measure, several citizens, before leav-
ing the Town-house, being confident that some change in the
method of conducting the public business was highly desirable,
if not indeed imperatively necessary, signed a petition requesting
the Selectmen to appoint a legal meeting, to see if the town
would ask for a City Charter. Accordingly the inhabitants of
the town met, Jan. 14, 1846, and " voted, that the Selectmen be
instructed to petition the Legislature for the grant of a City
Charter. Voted, that the Selectmen, together with Simon
Greenleaf, Omen S. Keith, Abraham Edwards, Sidney Willard,
Thomas Whittemore, Isaac Livermore, William Parmenter, Eph-
raim Buttrick, Thomas F. Norris, and the Town Clerk, be a
Committee to draft a Bill in conformity to the preceding vote,
and to use all proper means to procure its passage."
A renewed effort was made for a division of the town, while
action on the petition for a City Charter was pending ; but now,
as before, a large majority of the whole town opposed the division.
At a town meeting, Feb. 18, 1846, by the votes of 246 in the
affirmative against 50 in the negative, it was " Resolved, that,
in the judgement of this meeting, the true interest and glory of
the town of Cambridge require that it remain undivided. Re-
solved, that we will oppose the division of the town, as prayed
for, .... by all fair means. Resolved, that the Selectmen be
requested to appear before the Committee of the Legislature to
whom said petition has been committed, and to oppose the prayer
of said petition, and to employ counsel, if they shall deem it ex-
pedient." After a full hearing, the petitioners, as in the former
case, had leave to withdraw their petition, and the town again
escaped dismemberment.
Before narrating the result of the petition for a City Charter,
one more effort for a division may be mentioned. In January,
1855, a petition was presented to the General Court, short, but
expressive and very remarkable : " To the Honorable the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled :
Your petitioners pray that a portion of the westerly part of the
City of Cambridge comprising Ward One l be set off and incor-
porated into a town by the name of Cambridge, and that the
1 Ward One then embraced all the territory lying westerly of the line of Dana
Street.
CIVIL HISTORY. 245
remaining portion of the territory of said City be called Cara-
bridgeport, or such other name as may seem fit." This was fol-
lowed by a petition from certain inhabitants of the Third Ward,
asking to be incorporated as a distinct town, but more modestly
requesting that the new town might be called East Cambridge.
On the 21st of February, 1855, orders of notice on these petitions
having been read, it was ordered, by concurrent vote of the City
Council, " That the Mayor be authorized to adopt such measures
in opposition to the prayer of said petitions as he shall judge ex-
pedient ; and that he be also authorized to employ counsel, if he
shall deem it expedient." It is proper to mention the fact, that
when this vote to resist a division of the City was passed, the
First and Third Wards, in which the petitions originated, had a
clear majority of members both in the Board of Aldermen and in
the Common Council. The petition from East Cambridge was
not urgently pressed ; but upon that from Old Cambridge an
earnest struggle ensued.1 The opposition was again successful,
and Cambridge remained undivided. Whatever excitement at-
tended this contest speedily abated, and those who were most
prominently active on either side cherished a spirit of mutual
friendship and respect as aforetime. And now, after an interval
of more than twenty years, it is not known that a desire for divis-
ion is entertained in any section of the city.
The petition for a City Charter was opposed by the citizens
who desired a division of the town ; but its advocates presented
such satisfactory arguments in its favor that it was granted, and
" An Act to establish the City of Cambridge " was approved
March 17, 1846, containing a provision that it " shall be void,
unless the inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, at a legal town
meeting, called for that purpose, shall, by a majority of the
voters present and voting thereon by ballot, determine to adopt
the same, within twenty days after its passage." Such a meet-
ing was held March 30, 1846, when, according to the Record,
" the polls having been opened at twenty minutes past ten
o'clock, A. M., for the reception of ballots on the question whether
the town will adopt the Act of the Legislature, passed on the
17th of March instant, entitled ' An Act to establish the City of
1 In his argument against division, the precedented request; and that their sug-
principal speaker made effective use of the gestion was altogether gratuitous, that
extraordinary fact, that the petitioners, " the remaining portion of the territory
like their predecessors in 1844, did not of said city be called Cambridgeport, or
ask to be set off from Cambridge, but to such other name as may seem fit."
be incorporated as Cambridge, — an un-
246 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Cambridge,' and closed, agreeably to vote, at six o'clock, P. M.,
the result was ascertained to be as follows ; whole number of
ballots, 869 ; in the affirmative, 645 ; in the negative, 224 ; the
majority in favor of adopting said Act being 421. Whereupon
said result was announced by the Moderator, and proclamation
made, that the Town of Cambridge, having accepted its Charter
by the requisite majority of votes, as therein prescribed, had be-
come a City."
CHAPTER XV.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
As stated more at large in chapter ii., Cambridge was originally
designed to be a fortified town, the seat of government, and the
residence of the rulers. It was agreed, Dec. 28, 1630, that all
the Assistants, except two, should build there " the next spring,
and to winter there the next year." Dudley and his son-in-law,
Bradstreet, were the only Assistants who fully performed what
was promised. Apparently there were very few inhabitants in
the town for a year and a half, until Aug. 14, 1632, when "• the
Braintree Company," otherwise called " Mr. Hooker's Com-
pany," were directed by the Court to remove thither. Under
such circumstances, it is not surprising, that, contrary to the
usual custom, a church was not immediately organized, and a
house erected and dedicated to the service of God. There is no
evidence within my knowledge that meetings were held in Cam-
bridge for religious worship, before the arrival of " Mr. Hook-
er's company ; " and for a whole year afterwards, until Mr.
Hooker himself arrived, this flock probably had no pastor nor
stated teacher. Meantime, Prince says,1 on authority of a man-
uscript letter, that in " this year (1632) is built the first house
for public worship at Newtown (after called Cambridge) with a
bell upon it." No notice of the erection of such a house is found
on the records of the town ; yet the fact that it had been erected
seems to be recognized in an agreement made Dec. 24, 1632,
" that every person undersubscribed shall meet every first Mon-
day in every month, within the meeting-house 2 in the afternoon,
within half an hour after the ringing of the bell." The connec-
tion between Mr. Hooker and the " Braintree Company " is re-
lated by Mather, and more concisely by Dr. Holmes : " The
recent settlers of Newtown had, while in England, attended the
ministry of the Reverend Thomas Hooker, who, to escape fines
1 Annals, ii. 75. worship, was on the southwesterly corner
8 The house first erected for public of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets.
248 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and imprisonment, for his nonconformity, had now fled into Hol-
land. To enjoy the privilege of such a pastor, they were willing
to migrate to any part of the world. No sooner, therefore, was
he driven from them, than they turned their eyes towards New
England. They hoped that, if comfortable settlements could be
made in this part of America, they might obtain him for their pas-
tor. Immediately after their settlement at Newtown, they ex-
pressed their earnest desires to Mr. Hooker, that he would come
over into New England, and take the pastoral charge of them.
At their desire, he left Holland; and, having obtained Mr.
Samuel Stone, a lecturer at Torcester, in Northamptonshire, for
an assistant in the ministry, took his passage for America, and
arrived at Boston September 4, 1633 Mr. Hooker, on his
arrival at Boston, proceeded to Newtown, where he was received
with open arms by an affectionate and pious people. He was
now chosen pastor, and Mr. Stone teacher, of the people at New-
town ; and on the llth of October, 1633, after solemn fasting and
prayer, they were ordained to their respective offices." l Under
this date, Winthrop says, — "A fast at Newtown, where Mr.
Hooker was chosen pastor, and Mr. Stone teacher, in such man-
ner as before at Boston." 2 As he says nothing concerning the
organization of the Church at that time, it would seem probable
that it had been constituted previously, but at what precise date
does not appear. From the same authority we learn the name of
the Ruling Elder of this church, in September, 1634 : " At this
court, Mr. Goodwin, a very reverend and godly man, being the
elder of the congregation of Newtown, having in heat of argument,
used some unreverend speech to one of the assistants, and being
reproved for the same in the open court, did gravely and humbly
acknowledge his fault, &c." 3 In 1636, the Church with its officers
removed to Hartford, Connecticut, as related in chapter iv., and
thenceforth ceased all visible connection with Cambridge.4
Meantime a new company arrived from England, under the
leadership of Rev. Thomas Shepard, who purchased the houses
and lands of their predecessors, and organized a new church even
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 12. gifts and graces, his Christian humility
2 Savage's Winthrop, i. 115. was conspicuous at the hour of death.
8 Ibid., i. 142. Elder William Good- As related by Mather, " when one that
win, eminent in the State as well as in the stood weeping by the bed side said unto
Church, died at Farmington, Conn., him, ' Sir, you are going to receive the
March 11, 1672-3. reward of all your labors,' he replied,
4 Mr. Hooker, that " bright and shin- ' Brother, I am going to receive mercv.' "
in<j light," died July 7, 1647. Though The pious, learned, and witty Mr. Stone
renowned " in both Englands " for his died July 20, 1 663.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 249
before the actual removal of the former, embracing probably a
very few of its members who remained here. Winthrop, who
undoubtedly was present, describes with much particularity the
organization of this Church, under date of Feb. 1, 1635-6 : —
" Mr. Shepherd, a godly minister, came lately out of England,
and divers other good Christians, intending to raise a church
body, came and acquainted the magistrates therewith, who gave
their approbation. They also sent to all the neighboring churches,
for their elders to give their assistance, at a' certain day, at New-
town, when they should constitute their body. Accordingly, at
this day, there met a great assembly, where the proceeding was
as followeth : — Mr. Shepherd and two others (who were after to
be chosen to office) sate together in the elder's seat. Then the
elder of them began with prayer. After, this, Mr. Shepherd
prayed with deep confession of sin, etc., and exercised out of
Eph. v. — that he might make it to himself a holy, etc. ; and
also opened the cause of their meeting, etc. Then the elder de-
sired to know of the churches assembled, what number were
needful to make a church, and how they ought to proceed in this
action. Whereupon some of the ancient ministers, conferring
shortly together, gave answer, that the Scripture did not set down
any certain rule for the number. Three (they thought) were
too few, because by Matt, xviii., an appeal was allowed from
three ; but that seven might be a fit number. And, for their pro-
ceeding, they advised, that such as were to join should make con-
fession of their faith, and declare what work of grace the Lord
had wrought in them ; which accordingly they did, Mr. Shepherd
first, then four others, then the elder, and one who was to be
deacon, (who had also prayed,) and another member. Then the
covenant was read, and they all gave a solemn assent to it. Then
the elder desired of the churches, that, if they did approve them
to be a church, they would give them the right hand of fellowship.
Whereupon Mr. Cotton, (upon short speech with some others
near him,) in the name of their churches, gave his hand to the
elder, with a short speech of their assent, and desired the peace
of the Lord Jesus to be with them. Then Mr. Shepherd made
an exhortation to the rest of his body, about the nature of their
covenant, and to stand firm to it, and commended them to the
Lord in a most heavenly prayer. Then the elder told the assem-
bly, that they were intended to choose Mr. Shepherd for their
pastor, (by the name of the brother who had exercised,) and de-
sired the churches, that, if they had any thing to except against
250 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
him, they would impart it to them before the day of ordination.
Then he gave the churches thanks for their assistance, and so left
them to the Lord." l
The relations previously existing between Mr. Shepard and
many of the early members of this Church are mentioned by him-
self in his autobiography. Born Nov. 5, 1605, at Towcester,
Northamptonshire, and educated at Emanuel College in Cam-
bridge, A. B. 1623, A. M. 1627, he took orders in the English
Church ; but as he could not conscientiously conform to all its
ceremonies, he was constantly harassed by its rulers, and pre-
vented from the exercise of his ministry in peace. After preach-
ing at Earles Colne somewhat more than three years (where he
secured the lasting friendship of Roger Harlakenden), and about
a year at Buttercrambe, Yorkshire (where he married his first
wife), and another year in sundry places in Northumberland, he
sought refuge from constant persecution, by a removal to New
England. He failed in his first attempt, however, being driven
back by stress of weather ; but his second attempt was success-
ful, and he arrived at Boston Oct. 3, 1635, with his " wife, child,
brother Samuel, Mr. Harlakenden, Mr. Cooke, &c." 2 Two days
afterwards, he came to Cambridge and took lodgings at the house
of Mr. Stone. " The reasons," says he in his Autobiography,
" which swayed me to come to New England, were many. 1. I
saw no call to any other place in Old England nor way of sub-
sistence in peace and comfort to me and my family. 2. Diverse
people in Old England of rny dear friends desired me to go to
New England, there to live together, and some went before and
i Savage's Winthrop, \. 180. The or- together, they may supply what this pres-
ganization of this Church is commemo- ent work lacks in the graces of descrip-
rated in A Discourse on the Cambridge tion and fullness of detail. A general
Church Gathering in 1636, delivered in reference is now made, once for all, to
the First Church on Sunday, February those Lectures for a particular account of
22, 1846, by William Nevaell, Pastor of the doctrines taught and the books writ-
the First Church in Cambridge. See also ten by Mr. Shepard and bv his succes-
Lectures on the History of the First sors in the ministry.
Church in Cambridge, by Alexander Me- 2 Besides these, he mentions among
Kenzie, Pastor of the First Church in the brethren who shared his unsuccessful
Cambridge and Shepard Congregational attempt to cross the ocean, and who af-
Society, in which not only is the gath- terwards became members of his church,
ering of the church described, but its " brothers Champney, Frost," subse-
subsequent history traced to 1872. The quently Ruling Elders, " Goffe, and di-
Discourse relates the facts, embellished verse others, most dear saints." He also
with the charms of a highly poetic im- acknowledges special acts of kindness
agination ; the Lectures exhibit the fruits rendered to him in England by Mr. Bus-
of careful and patient investigation, and sell, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. Sherborne, —
a loyal adherence to the truth of history ; names afterwards familiar in Cambridge.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 251
writ to me of providing a place for a company of us, one of which
was John Bridge,1 and I saw diverse families of my Christian
friends, who were resolved thither to go with me. 3. I saw the
Lord departed from England when Mr. Hooker and Mr. Cotton
were gone, and I saw the hearts of most of the godly set and
bent that way, and I did think I should feel many miseries if I
stayed behind. 4. My judgment was then convinced not only of
the evil of ceremonies, but of mixed communion, and joining
with such in sacraments, though I ever judged it lawful to join
with them in preaching. 5. I saw it my duty to desire the frui-
tion of all God's ordinances, which I could not enjoy in Old Eng-
land. 6. My dear wife did much long to see me settled there in
peace, and so put me on to it.2 7. Although it was true I should
stay and suffer for Christ, yet I saw no rule for it now the Lord
had opened a door for escape ; otherwise I did incline much to
stay and suffer, especially after our sea storms. 8. Though my
ends were mixed, and I looked much to my own quiet, yet the
Lord let me see the glory of those liberties in New England, and
made me purpose, if ever I come over, to live among God's peo-
ple as one come out from the dead, to his praise."
Actuated by such motives, Mr. Shepard entered upon the work
of the ministry here. His ordination doubtless soon followed
the organization of the church, but the precise date is not re-
1 John Bridge became a deacon of the her, she being unable to come unto us.
church here. And because we feared her end was not
2 Mrs. Shepard lived only a fortnight far off we did solemnly ask her if she
after this " settlement in peace " seemed was desirous to be a member with us;
to be secured by the organization of the which she expressing, and so entering
church. She was doubtless the first fe- into covenant with us, we thereupon all
male admitted as a member of the newly took her by the hand and received her as
constituted body. Her husband left on become one with us, having had full trial
record an affecting account of her admis- and experience of her faith and life before,
sion and her "unspeakable joy," which At this time and by this means the Lord
was quoted and preserved by Rev. Cotton did not only show us the worth of this
Mather, in a Sermon entitled The Tern- ordinance, but gave us a seal of his ac-
ple Opening (1709), pp. 30, 31 : "An- cepting of us and of his presence with us
other passage must be from our cele- that day ; for the Lord hereby filled her
brated Shepard, who in a manuscript heart with such unspeakable joy and as-
which I have in my hands relates the surance of God's love, that she said to us
gathering of the church at Cambridge she had now enough ; and we were afraid
quickly after his coming into New Eng- her feeble body would have at that time
land, and the condition of his own virtu- fallen under the weight of her joy
ous consort, at that time very near her And thus, a fortnight almost before her
death of consumption. The relation has death unto her departure, in the midst of
these words in it : ' It pleased the Lord most bitter afflictions and anguishes, her
to join us into church-fellowship. After peace continued.' "
the day was ended, we came to her cham-
252 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
corded. From the concurrent testimony of his contemporaries,
during his short ministry his praise was in all the churches. No
record of admissions to the church is known to have been made
by Mr. Shepard, except a small manuscript volume in the library
of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, entitled,
" The Confessions of Diverse propounded to be received and
were entertained as Members." l It contains fifty confessions,
all in the handwriting of Mr. Shepard, varying in length from a
quarter of one page,2 to eight pages.3 Only two bear any date,
namely, the forty-first,4 Jan. 8, 1640, and the forty-seventh,5 Jan.
7, 1644. The first in the series, though one of the* shortest, may
serve as a specimen of their character : —
" Edward Hall's Confession. The first means of his good
was Mr. Glover's ministry, whereby he saw his misery from Jer.
7, the temple of the Lord, and that he was without Christ. But
he went from thence to another place, under the sense of an
undone condition ; but in that place he was deprived of the or-
dinances of God, and hence the Scripture came oft to mind,
what if a man win the world, and lose his soul ? Hence he de-
sired to come to that place again ; but the minister was gone.
But Mr. Jenner came, and by him he saw more evil in himself ;
but Mr. S.6 came, and then the Lord did more clearly manifest
himself to him from John 3, concerning the new birth. And here
he saw more of his misery, and that he had followed examples
and duties, and made them his Christ, and lived without Christ.
Hereby the Lord let him see he was Christless, and built upon
false foundations, and by this text he saw himself no new crea-
ture, but only a mended man. Now when the Lord did humble
him under this, he saw the want of Christ, and that without him
he must perish. And afterwards John 5. 40 was opened, you
will not come to me to have life ; and here he saw how freely
Christ was offered, and hereby the Lord did stay and comfort
his spirit, and so was stirred up with more vehemency to seek
Christ. And then that promise was opened, the Son of man
came to seek that which was lost ; and he did not know but the
Lord might seek him. And out of that text, 1 Pet. 2. 8, that
unto you that believe he is precious ; and here he saw his unbe-
lief in cleaving to Christ by fits and starts. And since the Lord
1 See N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, xxiii. * " Goodman ffessington."
369. 6 « Goodman With."
2 " Mrs. Greene." » Rev. Thomas Shepard, probably.
8 " Mr. Dunster."
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 253
brought him to this place, he found his worldliness ; and this
bred many fears whether ever any work of Christ in him was in
truth, and that he was one that might fall short of Christ, and
that he was humbled ; but his heart was not deep enough, and
hence he was put to more search whether ever he was humbled.
Yet the Lord made it more clear from Ephraim's condition, Jer.
31. 18, that the Lord had made him loathe himself, and this
made him loathe him [self] ; and here he hath found more en-
mity of his heart against the Lord than ever before. But hear-
ing the Lord was willing to take away his enmity, he, by Rev.
22. 14, was brought nearer to the Lord."
Besides these fifty persons, the names of others may be gath-
ered from the lists of Freemen in the Colony, during that period ;
for as none were then admitted to political freedom except mem-
bers of churches, it may safely be supposed that all the Cam-
bridge men thus made free were members of the Church. More-
over, Mr. Shepard's successor, the " matchless Mitchell," pre-
pared in 1658 a manuscript account of " The Church of Christ
at Cambridge in N. E., or, the names of all the members thereof
that are in full communion," etc., which, after having long been
lost, was discovered in 1815, by Rev. Dr. Holmes, among the
Prince manuscripts, and was published by Rev. Dr. Newell, in
the Appendix to his " Discourse on the Cambridge Church-gath-
ering." It must be remembered, however, that this list contains
the names of those who were admitted to membership between
1649, when Mr. Shepard died, and 1658, when the record was
made, as well as of those who were previously members ; also,
that the names of some deceased members may have been
omitted.
There are still preserved two folio volumes, which may be
styled Church Books, chiefly devoted to financial affairs, con-
taining a particular account of receipts and disbursements by the
Deacons, together with some historical notices. From these
books something may be gleaned concerning the condition and
work of the Church.
On the inside of the cover of one volume is the following mem-
orandum : —
" Goodman Hayes departinge this natural life 1639 hee dis-
posed of his children as followeth commending them to the Lord
and the care of these friends following : unto Mr. Goodyn of
Harford his daughter Anna ; unto Goodman Lewis his sonn
254 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Jeames ; unto Goodman Taylcoat his daughter Elizabeth ; unto
Goodman Clark his daughter Sarah ; his eldest son to Mr. Hook-
ers and Mr. Goodyns dispose ; and the youngest child he com-
mitted to the mother. The congregation of Harford did give
toward satisfying of some here that he did owe money unto 25l.
which hath been thus paid out to that end.
/. s. d.
" Imprimis pd to Mr. Hill for Goodman Stanley 30s. 1. 10. 0
Item alsoe pd to Mr. Cullott in full of his det 17'. I say > ^ OQ Q
per me John Cullock. )
Item alsoe pd Mr. Robert Payne of Ipswich for Good-) 3 10 0
man [ ] )
Item more a month's diet of the 4 children is owing me |
for " i
On a fly-leaf of the same volume, we find the disposition of a
benefaction : —
" Item, Mr. Harlakingdon gave the Church a legacye of 20'. \
wch wee receved a young cow for it of Mr. Pellam 2 in the be-
ginning of the year 1640. Wee gave the summers milk of the
cow to brother Towne and brother John French ; the first calfe
dyed. The winteringe cost to John Stone 25*. wch some the
second calfe was sold for. The second summers rnilke wee gave
to sister Manninge and brother John French. The 3d summers
milke was yelded Elder Frost and alsoe all the winteringe of it.
The beginning of the year 1643 wee yeelded it Elder Frost for
his owne ; at that time it was worth but 5'." 3
The first entry in the Record proper is somewhat mutilated.
What is supposed to be lost is here supplied, but enclosed in
brackets.
u [An account] of the moneys by contri [bution ] upon the
first day of [the week for] the supply of the wants of the Church
of Christ and the needy people of Cambridge since the second
day of the tenth month in the year of Christ 1638.
1 In the will of Roger Harlakenden, 2 Herbert Pelham, Esq., married the
1638, is this bequest: "I give to Mr. widow of Harlakenden.
Shepard our pastor forty pounds, and to 8 Winthrop says that in 1640 "cattle
our Elders that wch is in their hands, and and all commodities grew very cheap."
to the pore brethren of our congregation (ii. 7.) And Hutchinson says, "the price
twentye pounds to be ordered by Mr. of a milch cow had kept from 25 to
Shepard." 30/., but fell this year to 5 or 6/." — Hist.
Mass., i. 93.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 255
/. s. d.
" Imprimis was contributed the first day of the week be- )
ing the second day of the 10th month, 1638 (part >- 0. 19. 5
of it was in papers, namely Sd.) )
"Item was contributed the second sabbath in the 10th > , *j 4. "
month 25s. 4d. (whereof was in papers 3s. 4d.) )
Then follow on the first page the weekly contributions until
the last Sabbath in the sixth month, or August, amounting, in
the nine months, to nearly fifty pounds, including two which are
specially recorded thus : —
" Item Mrs Sara Sims the 7th of Feb. brought for herselfe 0. 10. 0
Item [lmo. 1639] was on a day of thanksgiving (at Mr.) „ ~ „•„
Batons) given forty-nine shillings and six pence. j
On the other side of the account we find : —
" What the layinges out ha[ve been ] as on the other
side appears [ ] were contrybuted on severall oc-
casions for the supply of manyfold nessessyties.
l. s. d.
" Imprimis for eleven quartes of red wine for the use of the }
Lords tabell upon the 9th day of the tenth month1 > 0. 13. 9
at 15d. a quart. )
And for bread for the Lords tabell at that time 8J. For )
a messenger to goe for the wine 12d. )
Lent my brother Towne 5. 0. 0
Payd for this booke (to keepe accounts in) 0. 4. 6
Given to Elder Frost the 18 of January 2 20s. 1. 0. 0
Pd for a 1 ether pillow to put in the cushin to the desk ) n r A
5s ; it wayed olb. )
Payd for sendinge a messenger (goodman Crackbone) to )
Charlestowne and Roxbery to atayne helpe for >• 0. 2. 0
preachinge in our pastors weaknes 2s. )
Payd to goodman Line for 5 quarts and | pint of wine 0. 6. 6
Payd my brother Towne for his half years alowauce 1. 5. 0
and payd him for 5 times goinge with messages to the church 0. 3. 4
Given to Elder Frost the 22 of the 3d month 20*. 1. 0. 0
Given my brother John French 3l. 3 0. 0
Given to our brother Hall the llth of the 4th month to-
ward the rearing of his house that was blown down, j
For the refresshing my brother Sill in time of fayntnes ) n 2 4
sent him 4 pints of sack, 2*. 4d. )
Pd to my brother Cane for goinge to Salem with a mes- ) 500
sage to Mr. Philips when he was about to come to us. )
1 1638. 2 1638-9.
256 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Given to Elder Frost toward his Imildinge 40s. 2. 0. 0
Lent our brother Bealle the 9th of the 5th month, 5'. 5. 0. 0
Payd the hyman 1 that brought Mr. Philips and for his ^ Q 0 0 "
goods bringing from Salem when he removed to us. )
Thus far the account is copied entire. The last charge is
erased in the account, and underneath is written, " we [
] this and took it out of that received for officers mainten-
ance." Shortly afterwards the following disbursements are re-
corded : —
" Payd my brother Cane for helpinge Mr. Philips at his ^. Q 5 Q
first coming to set up his goods, 5s. >
Payd my brother Cane for carying a leter to Salem (con- ^
cerninge clearing about Mr. Philips) to Mr. Haw- >• 0. 5. 0
thorn e. )
Payd my brother Cane for his helpe in Mr. Philips remov- > 030
inge to Mr. Pellams house for 1 day and ^. j
Pd for a help of another to mend Mr. Pelams house for ) 016 "
Mr. Philips. )
These several disbursements on account of Rev. John Phillips
furnish the only evidence to be found in the Church Record con-
cerning the attempt which was evidently made to secure him as
a teacher of the church of which Mr. Shepard was pastor. Sav-
age describes2 him as of " Dedham, 1638, a famous minister of
Wrentham (which is about 30 miles N. E. from Ipswich, Eng-
land), where he obtained his living as rector 1609, and married
6 Jan. 1612 Elizabeth a sister of famous Dr. Ames, which gave
him favor in the eyes of puritans, was desired to accept office
here in several places, especially Cambridge, perhaps in connec-
tion with the newly begun College, but preferred to go home in
the autumn of 1641." From Lamson's " History of the First
Church and Parish in Dedham," pp. 77-82, it would seem that
Mr. Phillips did not " take office " in Dedham until 1640, " the
Lord ordering things so by a special providence that he no where
settled " until that time. It is certain from our old Church Rec-
ord, that he came here from Salem in 1639 ; and it is probable
that he removed from this town to Dedham in 1640, without
completing the contemplated arrangement for a permanent set-
tlement here. His residence in Cambridge was in the old ox-
pasture, on the northwesterly side of Kirkland Street, near Oxford
Street. It was afterwards the homestead of Deputy-governor
Danforth, as appears by the Town Record : " At a meeting of the
1 Hoyman, or boatman. 2 Geneal. Dictionary.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 257
inhabitants of this town in May 1650, it was voted and consented
unto by the Town, that the house which Mr. Philips built anent
Charlestowne lane, with the land adjoining and woodlot, should
be sold to Thomas Danforth for fifty pounds, to be paid by him
to Mr. Philips or his assigns in current country pay upon demand
at the said house ; the said Thomas Danforth to enjoy the said
house and land to him and his heirs and assigns forever." It does
not appear by what authority the town thus disposed of Mr.
Phillips' estate; but a subsequent record, under date of Feb. 12,
1655-6, confirms the sale, notwithstanding the purchase-money
had not yet been demanded by Mr. Phillips, then residing at
Wrentham, to which place he seems to have returned when he
left New England. Deputy-governor Danforth resided on this
estate nearly half a century, having very much enlarged it by
subsequent purchases, and at his death in 1699 bequeathed it
to his daughter, the wife of Francis Foxcroft, Esq., whose de-
scendants owned it more than a whole century afterwards.
Among the disbursements up to 1645 (at which point there
occurs a hiatus of more than twenty years in the account), are
many for the relief of the poor as well as for provisions for the
" Lord's table," and for other necessaries : —
[1639.] " To Elder Frost we sent the 15 of the 5th month )
in beefe, chese candle and money to buy corne in >- 1. 0. 0
all 20s. )
Given my brother John French the 5th of the 11th) o A A
, (• z. u. u
month >
Given my brother Towne toward his expense in ) i A A
a sicknesse }
Our brother Syll being deeply indebted and that to ]
Mr. Ting 22'. 12s. we did give of the churches
stock half soe much to Mr. Ting if he wold frely }• 11. 6. 0
forgive the other and give it to our brother Syll |
wch God moved him to do soe pd.
Payd my brother Towne his half years allowance 30s. 1. 10. 0
Payd him for paynes taken more than ordinary in ~\
making cleane the meetinge house in the time of >• 0. 12. 0
its repayreinge. 12*. )
Payd for 9 times going to call the church together at ) n « ^
Sd. a time 6s. j
[1640.] To our Elder Frost the 20 of the 3d month 30s. 1. 10. 0
To our sister Albon 1 pk of malt lSd. 0. 1. 6
[1641.] Given our sister Francis More (to supply them | n 5 0
in there need) 5*. j
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258 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Given our sister Grissell in a hard time 5s. 0. 5. 0
Sent our sister Mailing a leg of mutton 13d. 0. 1. 1
Sent our sister Banbrick being sick a brest of mutton 0. 0. 10
Sent our sister Albone the 27 of the 9 month 1641 1 Q j 2
71 of venison )
[1643.] Payd our brother Mannings for a belrope 1 0.1. 6
Item payd Elder Frost for a years allowance wch was )
due at midsomer in the yeare 1643, I say pd him >• 10. 0. 0
by 10'. )
Payd on for looking to goody Alborne 4 weeks (she |n 1 9 A
found herself) j
Sent our sister Albone 1 bottell sack llrf. 0. 0. 11 "
[" Elder Frost," " brother Banbrick," " brother Syll,"
*' sister Maninge " and " sister Stephenson," each re-
ceived a similar benefaction during this year.]
[1644.] " Payd Mr. Palsgrave for physic for our sister Albone 0. 2. 6
For 4 years rent for our sister Albone (besides 5 \
months time allowed her for about 7s. charge in >• 4. 0. 0
repayer wch she did) I say 4 years )
[1645.] For cloth for Ben. Eaton for 2 shirts 3s. 4d. 0. 3. 4
1 pr shoes for Ben Eaton cost 22d. 1 pr cost 14*. 0. 3. 0
Payd our brother Briggam for something for cloth- ) Q 7 c
inge for his sone j
Payd brother Chesholme for nessessaryes he layd out ) t) r r
for Ben. Batons clothes j
Payd for a goat for goody Albone to goodman Prentiss 0. 11. 0 "
The close of Mr. Shepard's ministry is described by Mather,2
after his usual quaint manner : " Returning home from a coun-
cil at Rovvly, he fell into a quinsie, with a symptomatical fever,
which suddenly stopped a silver trumpet, from whence the people
of God had often heard the joyful sound. Among other passages
uttered by him, when he lay a dying, he addressed those that
were about him with these words : ' Oh love the Lord Jesus very
dearly ; that little part that I have in him is no small comfort to
me now.' He died August 25, 1649, when he was forty-three
years and nine months old, and left behind him, of three wives,
which he successively married, three sons who have since been
the shepherds of three several churches in this country." 3 And
1 A similar purchase was made in 1640. 1658), minister at Rowley; the third was
a Magnolia, Book iii., ch. v., § 13. Margaret Boradell, who survived him
8 His first wife was Margaret Toute- and was mother of Jeremiah (H. C.
ville, who was mother of Thomas (H. C. 1669), minister at Lynn and elsewhere.
1653), minister at Charlestown ; the sec- Besides these, John, a son of the second
ond was Joanna, daughter of Rev. Thomas wife, survived the father, but died young.
Hooker, and mother of Samuel (H. C.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 259
Savage, who surely will not be considered a partial judge, says,
" So well employed had been his short life, that no loss of a pub-
lic man in our country was more lamented, except that of Gov.
Winthrop a few months before." l It is much to be regretted
that no monument marks his grave.
Almost a year elapsed between the death of Mr. Shepard and
the ordination of his successor. In the mean time, a new meet-
ing-house was erected. Of the style and dimensions of the old
meeting-house we know nothing. Doubtless it was very plain
and humble ; yet it was rendered glorious by the manifestation of
divine power in the preaching of Hooker and Shepard, two of the
most brilliant lights of that age, insomuch that to the congregation
of worshippers it became as " the house of God " and " the gate
of heaven. " 2 It was built, however, of perishable materials, and
although it had stood less than twenty years, it had fallen into
decay ; it would seem also that it was not sufficiently large. At
first, it was proposed to repair the house " with a four-square roof
and covered with shingle," and Edward Goffe, Thomas Marrett,
John Stedman, Robert Holmes, and Thomas Danforth, were
appointed, Feb. 18, 1649-50, to superintend the repairs. But
shortly afterwards, March 11, 1649—50, " At a general meet-
ing of the whole town, it was voted and agreed, that the five men
chosen by the town to repair the meeting-house shall desist from
the same, and agree with workmen for the building of a new
house, about forty foot square and covered as was formerly agreed
for the other, and levy a charge of their engagements upon the
inhabitants of the town. It was also then voted and generally
agreed, that the new meeting-house shall stand on the watch-
house hill." 3 The new house was erected immediately, as ap-
pears by the following extracts from the Town Records: Jan.
13, 1650-51 : "The Townsmen do consent that one of the
1 Geneal. Diet. g ates from the several churches, assembled
2 In this house also were probably at Cambridge, and condemned eighty-two
gathered the whole body of reverend and opinions adjudged erroneous. 2. In 1646,
learned divines in New England at the a second General Synod assembled at
first two Synods for the determination of Cambridge, and after sundry adjourn-
vitally important questions both of doc- ments was dissolved in 1648, having
trine and of church polity: 1. In 1637, adopted a system of church discipline
when through the prophesyings of Mrs. called " The Cambridge Platform."
Hutchinsou and others, the religious com- 8 The watch-house hill was in the
munity was violently agitated, and the southwesterly corner of the present Col-
two parties, styling each other Antino- lege yard, and extended several feet into
mians and Legalists, were on the brink of Harvard Square, which has been enlarged
civil war, a Synod, composed of all the since that meeting-house was erected,
teaching elders in the country and dele-
260 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Elders and two of the Deacons, at the request of John Betts,
shall determine whether in equity any satisfaction ought to be
rendered by the town to the said John Betts for the land on
which the new meeting-house standeth ; and with their deter-
mination the said John Betts promiseth to set down satisfied."1
Feb. 26, 1651-2. Ordered, " That the Townsmen shall make
sale of the land whereon the old meeting-house stood."
The Reverend Jonathan Mitchell, described by Mather as the
" matchless Mitchell," was born at Halifax, in Yorkshire, Eng-
land, about 1624, and was brought by his father to New England
in 1635. " Their first settlement," says Dr. Holmes, " was at
Concord, in Massachusetts ; whence, a year after, they removed
to Saybrook, in Connecticut ; and, not long after, to Wethersfield.
Their next removal was to Stamford, where Mr. Mitchell, the
father, died in 1645, setat. LV. The classical studies of his son
Jonathan were suspended for several years after his arrival in
America ; but, ' on the earnest advice of some that had observed
his great capacity,' they were at length resumed in 1642. In
1645, at the age of twenty-one, he entered Harvard College.
Here he became religiously impressed under Mr. Shepard's minis-
try, which he so highly estimated as afterward to observe, ' un-
less it had been four years living in heaven, I know not how I
could have more cause to bless God with wonder, than for those
four years ' spent at the university. He was an indefatigable
student, and made great acquirements in knowledge and virtue.
His extraordinary learning, wisdom, gravity, and piety, occasioned
an early application of several of the most considerable churches
for his services in the ministry. The church at Hartford, in par-
ticular, sent for him with the intention of his becoming successor
to the famous Mr. Hooker. He preached his first sermon at Hart-
ford, June 24, 1649 ; and on the day following was invited to a
settlement in the ministry in that respectable town. Having
however been previously importuned by Mr. Shepard and the
principal members of his society to return to Cambridge, free
from any engagement, with a view to a settlement there, he de-
clined an acceptance of the invitation at Hartford, and returned
to Cambridge, where he preached for the first time, Aug. 12,
1649. Here a providential opening was soon made for his in-
i John Betts owned the lot adjoining acre of land, more or less ; Edward Goffe,
the watch-house hill, and fronting on Har- east; the watch-house hill, south; com-
vard Square. It is described on the Pro- mon, west ; the land intended for the Col-
prietora' Records as " by the town, one lege, north."
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 261
duction into the ministry. Mr. Shepard died on the 25th of the
same month ; and by the unanimous desire of the people of Cam-
bridge, Mr. Mitchell was now invited to become his successor.
He accepted the invitation, and was ordained Aug. 21, 1650." l
" Eighteen years," says Mather, " did he continue a pastor to the
church of Cambridge. And as that which encouraged him to
accept at first the pastoral charge of that flock, was his being
able to write that character of them, that they were a gracious
savoury-spirited people, principled by Mr. Shepard, liking an
humbling, mourning, heart-breaking ministry and spirit, living
in religion, praying men and women, .... so the continual
prayers of such a people to the Lord Jesus Clmst for him doubt-
less contributed more than a little unto his being furnished from
heaven with such rich treasures of light and grace as made his
ministry richly serviceable unto them all." 2 By the concurrent
testimony of his contemporaries and subsequent writers he was
remarkably distinguished for learning, eloquence, and piety,
superadded to uncommon natural gifts. Morton testifies that
" he was a person that held very near communion with God ;
eminent in wisdom, piety, humility, love, self-denial, and of a
compassionate and tender heart ; surpassing in public-spirited-
ness ; a mighty man in prayer, and eminent at standing in the
gap ; he was zealous for order, and faithful in asserting the truth
against all oppugners of it. In a word, he was a frian whom God
had richly furnished and eminently fitted for his work ; lived
desired, and died lamented, by all good Christians that knew
him. It pleased God upon the ninth of July, 1668, in a hot and
burning season, (but much more hot in the heat of God's anger
to New England,) to take him to rest and glory." 3
About eight years after his ordination, Mr. Mitchell com-
menced compiling an account of " the Church of Christ at Cam-
bridge," etc., in which he rescued many interesting facts from
oblivion. The financial records of the church, kept by the dea-
cons, were not resumed until near the close of his ministry. A
very few items may be reproduced : —
"20. 3. 67. to Mr. Michell in silver when he went to) n 6 0
Rehoboth f
1 Mass. Hist. Coll., vii. 48. chap. iv. ; and Sibley's Harvard Gradu-
2 Magnolia, iv., chap, iv., § 9. ates, i. 141-157; and for the character
8 New England's Memorial, Davis's ed., of his theological labors anil writings,
pp. 336, 337. For a more full biogra- see Rev. Mr. McKenzie's Historical Lec-
phy, see Mather's Magnolia, Book iv., tures.
262 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
20. 3. 67 to bro. Okes l when he went to Rehoboth with t Q 4 Q
Mr. Michell in silver )
22. 4. 67 Payd to Daniell Cheavrs for veall to Mri ) Q 5 Q
Chauncy when he was sick )
3. 12. 67-8 Payd to Mrs. Danforth in her husband's]
absence in silver the sume of 25 shillings for wine ^ j 5 Q
sugar and spice at the buriall of Mrs. Chauncy who
deseaced the 24 of the 11. 67
27. 4. 68 Paid to John Sheapheard for a fower gallon |_ Q „ A »>
bottell to bring sack for the sacrament j
The Town Records also afford some glimpses of the manner
of managing ecclesiastical affairs at this period: Nov. 9, 1657.
The town " Voted, affirmative, that the deacons, townsmen, Mr.
Jacson, Edw. Goffe, Mr. Stedman and Edw. Winship are appointed
to make a levy of two hundred and forty pounds for the mainten-
ance this year, and for the payment of the debts of our reverend
pastor, Mr. Michell." 27, 1. 1665, The selectmen " Ordered,
that all persons that do contribute to the ministry of this place
do, upon the first second day 2 of May next, appear before the
deacons and selectmen, to clear the payment of their dues for
time past, or send in writing a receipt thereof under the hand
of our pastor or deacons, and that for the future every one do
annually attend the like order at the same time ; the place of
meeting to be a,t the meeting-house, and the time by eight of the
clock in the morning." Feb. 18, 1658-9. " Voted, that the Elders,
Deacons, and Selectmen for the time being, shall be a constant
and settled power for regulating the seating of persons in the
meeting-house, from time to time, as need shall require." One
of the acts of this committee is recorded under date of Jan. 19,
1662-3.
" The committee for ordering the seating of people in the
meeting house, being met at the ordinary, appointed
Bro. Ri. Jackson's wife to sit there where sister Kempster was
wont to sit.
Mrs. Upham, with her mother.
Ester Sparhauke, in the place where Mrs. Upham is removed
from.
Daniel Champney, Ephraim Wiuship, on the south gallery.
Jno. Stedman, on the fore gallery on the south side.
Joanna Winship, in the place where Ester Sparhauke was
wont to sit.
1 Edward Oakes, father of President '2 The first Monday.
Oakes.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 263
Mary Lemon, where old sister Jackson was wont to sit.
Mr. Day, to sit in the 2d seat from the table.
Ens. Samuel Greene, to sit at the table.
Ri. Bobbins, to sit in the place where Ens. Greene was wont
to sit.
Jno. Gibson, where Mr. Day was wont to sit.
Richard Eccles, where John Gibson was wont to sit.
Benj. Crackbone, where Richard Eccles was wont to sit.
Justinian Holden, to sit in the foremost seats. «
7 I .
Robert Stedman, to sit in the second seats.
Goode Gates, at the end of the Deacons seats."
Almost all the congregation either walked to the meeting-
house, or rode on horseback. For the accommodation of eques-
trians, in mounting, dismounting, and passing between their
beasts and the house, Nov. 20, 1665, " The Townsmen do order
the Constables to make a convenient horse-block at the meeting-
house, and causeway to the door." And to secure order in the
house and the comfort of the worshippers, Nov. 12, 1666,
" Thomas Fox is ordered to look to the youth in time of public
worship, until the next monthly meeting, and to inform against
such as he find disorderly The Constables are ordered to
repair the glass about the meeting-house, and to get the pinning
mended."
During his ministry, Mr. Mitchell encountered two special
trials, namely, the division of his church, and the reputed heresy
and open opposition of President Dunster. It has already been
related in chapter viii., that as early as March, 1654—5, some
of the inhabitants on the south side of the river requested " that
they might have the ordinances of Christ amongst them, distinct
from the town." Doubtless Mr. Mitchell shared the fears which
were expressed by the townsmen, that " the fraction will prove
destructive to the whole body." Upon the extreme urgency of
the petitioners, the town consented, Jan. 23, 1659-60, " that the
remote inhabitants on the south side of the River should annually
be abated the one half of their proportion to the ministry's allow-
ance, during the time that they were provided of an able minister
according to law." And Jan. 15, 1661-2, all persons residing
south of the river and more than four miles distant from the old
meeting-house, were released from all ministerial charges, on con-
dition that they should " give good security to the town for the
payment of twenty pounds per annum forever to the use of the
other part of the town belonging to the old meeting-house on the
264 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
north side of the River." Although these propositions were not
accepted, the agitation was continued for many years, until New-
ton became a separate town. Mr. Mitchell did not live long
enough to witness the final catastrophe ; but the church was
effectually divided in his lifetime, and Rev. John Eliot, Jr., was
ordained pastor of that portion which withdrew from the parent
body, July 20, 1664. A still greater trial was the open opposition
of President Dimster to an ordinance which Mr. Mitchell con-
sidered important and sacred. When Mr. Dunster became a
member of Mr. Shepard's church, about 1640, he avowed his
belief that the children of believers ought to be baptized, and his
willingness that baptism should be administered by sprinkling.1
Afterwards, he opposed both ; he withheld his own infants from
baptism, and publicly denounced such baptism as " not according
to the institution of Christ," when administered to others. It is
related by Mather that, besides his public advocacy of infant
baptism, Mitchell labored privately with Dunster, though he felt
" embarrassed in a controversy with so considerable a person,
and with one who had been his tutor, and a worthy and a godly
man." 2 His efforts to reclaim his former guide and instructor
were unavailing. Dunster became more and more violent in op-
position to what he regarded as error, until he both forfeited the
office of President of the College and exposed himself to the pen-
alty of a violated law. He was indicted by the grand jury, April
2, 1655, " for disturbance of the ordinances of Christ upon the
Lord's day at Cambridge, July the 30th 1654, to the dishonor of
the name of Christ, his truth, and minister." 3 It was testified
1 " As prayer, so the Lord hath given ster, it should be remembered that their
2 sacraments. 1. Baptism, by which we personal friendship continued through
have our initiation ; and concerning it, I life. In his will, Dunster styles Mitchell
believe that only believers and their seed and President Chauncy (his successor in
ought to be received into the church by the presidency), his "trusty friends and
that sacrament; hence profane unbeliev- brethren," and gave to each of them
ers are not to be received into the church, sundry books from his library. And Ma-
And that the seed are to be received, that ther says, that " Mr. Mitchell continued
of Paul is clear, — else your children were such an esteem " for Mr. Dunster, " that
unholy ; hence, if holy, let them be of- although his removal from the govern-
fered to God ; let children come to me. ment of the College, and from his dwell-
And as children, so those that come to ing-place in Cambridge, had been pro-
mature age ought to be received into the cured by these differences, yet when he
church by baptism. And concerning the died, he honored him with an elegy,"
outward elements, something there is con- which "very truly points out that gen-
cerning sprinkling in the Scripture ; hence erous, gracious, catholic spirit, which
not offended when it is used." — Shepard's adorned that person who wrote it."
MS. Confessions. 8 Probably Mr. Mitchell was the " min-
2 Magnolia, Book iv.,ch. iv., § 10. To ister" then engaged in administering the
the lasting honor of Mitchell and Dun- ordinance of baptism.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 265
that, on that day, " Mr. Dunster spake to the congregation in the
time of the public ordinance, to the interruption thereof, without
leave, which was also aggravated in that he being desired by the
Elder to forbear and not to interrupt an ordinance of Christ, yet
notwithstanding he proceeded in way of complaint to the congre-
gation, saying I am forbidden to speak that in Christ's name
which I would have testified. And in his following speeches, he
asserted as his testimony in the name of Christ these things : 1.
That the subjects of baptism were visible, penitent believers, and
they only, by virtue of any rule, example or any other light in
the new Testament. 2. That there was an action now to be done
which was not according to the institution of Christ. 3. That
the exposition, as it had been held forth, was not the mind of
Christ. 4. That the covenant of Abraham is not a ground for
baptism ; no, not after the institution thereof. 5. That there
were such corruptions stealing into the church, which every faith-
ful Christian ought to bear witness against. The Court ordered
that Mr. Henry Dunster, according to Eccleast. Law, page 19,
at the next Lecture at Cambridge should (by such magistrates as
should then be present) be publicly admonished, and give bond
for his good behaviour.
" Mr. Henry Dunster acknowledged that he had spoken these
particulars above named, and said that he owned them and that
he would stand by them in the fear of God ; and after farther
debate he gave in his answer in writing as followeth : April 4th
1655. I answer to the presentment of the grand jury : — I an-
swer, first, that I am not conscious that I did or said any thing
contemptuously or in open contempt of God's word or messengers,
and therefore I am not guilty of the breach of that Law, page 19,
as I conceive. For the particulars that were charged against me,
the terms, words, or expressions, wherein they are presented to
the honored Court, I own not, being not accurately the same that
were spoken, especially the 1st, 4th, and 5th ; but the matter or
purport of them I spake. I also acknowledged, and do, that for
the manner they were not seasonably spoken ; but for the matter,
I conceived then, and so do still, that I spake the truth in the
fear of God, and dare not deny the same or go from it, until the
Lord otherwise teach me ; and this I pray the honored Court to
take for mine answer. As for any words or expressions that in
mixed or broken conference, interrogations by sundry persons
propounded and mine answers interrupted before they have been
fully expressed, I heartily and humbly pray you, mine honored
266 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Judges, as you desire to find mercy with our gracious Judge, the
Lord Jesus Christ, that you will be pleased to give the most can-
did and Christian construction, if any were amiss, seeing charity
thinketh no evil, and seeing by interruptions they were not per-
fected, and especially since my sickness yesternight my mind and
expressions are not in a capacity to be so clear and distinct as
usually ; that therefore no lapse in expression, proceeding from
the aforesaid grounds or mere natural infirmity may be improved
against your humble servant and afflicted brother,
HENBY DUNSTER."
It is reported by his biographers, that Mr. Mitchell was a
Fellow of Harvard College, 1650, a member of the Synod which
assembled at Boston in 1662, and very frequently employed on
ecclesiastical councils and in resolving questions propounded by
the General Court ; and that, while he was much younger than
many of his associates, great deference was paid to his skill and
judgment. The famous Baxter is reported to have said, "If an
Ecumenical Council could be obtained, Mr. Mitchell were worthy
to be its moderator." But his labors, and trials, and enjoyments,
in the work of the ministry, came to a sudden termination July
9, 1668, when a violent fever destroyed his life. Although, while
living, his name was renowned in the church, it is not found in-
scribed on any monumental stone, to denote the spot where his
body was laid. There are circumstances, however, which render
it highly probable that the bones found under the slab which
bears the name of President Dunster are in fact the bones of
Mitchell. They are briefly as follows : About thirty years ago,
a desire was entertained to erect some memorial of Dunster. The
place of his sepulture was unknown, but it was assumed to be
underneath an ancient slab from which the inscription had dis-
appeared. This assumption is said to have been grounded on
two facts, which were supposed to point more directly to Dunster
than to any other person — 1. It was perceived that this slab was
of a peculiar stone, probably imported, and unlike any others in
the cemetery except two, which bore respectively the names of
President Chauncy and President Oakes, who died during the
same half century. 2. There were found, not very far from
this slab, two headstones, inscribed with the names of President
Dunster's great-grandchildren. The subsequent, proceedings are
related by Palfrey : —
" His grave, in the old ' God's Acre,' near the halls of Harvard
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 267
College, was opened July 1, 1846, when the President and Fel-
lows renewed the tablet over it. The remains were found lying
six feet below the surface, in a brick vault which was covered
with irregularly shaped flag-stones of slate about three inches
thick. The coarse cotton or linen shroud which enveloped them
had apparently been saturated with some substance, probably
resinous, which prevented it from closely fitting the body. Be-
tween it and the remains of the coffin was found a large quantity
of common tansy, in seed, a portion of which had evidently been
pulled up by the roots. The skeleton appeared to be that of a
person of middle size ; but it was not measured, as the extremities
of the bones of the arms and thighs had perished, as well as por-
tions of the cancellated structure of these and of some other bones.
The configuration of the skull, which was in good preservation,
was such as to the phrenologists indicates qualities, both moral
and intellectual, of a superior order. The hair, which appeared
to have retained its proper place, was long behind, covering
thickly the whole head, and coming down upon the forehead.
This, as well as the beard, which upon the upper lip and chin
was about half an inch long, was of a light brown color. The
eyebrows were thick, and nearly met each other.1
The foregoing description indicates the remains of some emi-
nent person. But are they the remains of Dunster ? or, are
they not rather the remains of Mitchell ? It is no disparage-
ment to Dunster to assume that Mitchell was fully his equal,
both intellectually and morally ; so that the skull might seem as
characteristic of the one as of the other. The character of the
grave and memorial slab is more suitable to Mitchell than to
Dunster, because, 1. Dunster left a small estate, deeply involved
in debt, and there is no evidence that his widow was able, or
that the corporation of the College was disposed, to provide for
him such an expensive sepulchre ; but, on the other hand, Mitch-
ell died in the meridian of his fame, and left a plentiful estate,
so that his widow was able thus to honor him, unless (which is
more probable) his church insisted on defraying the expense.2
2. The peculiar slab, similar, it is said, only to those which cover
the remains of Chauncy, who died in 1672, and Oakes, who died
in 1681, would more probably be placed over the grave of Mitch-
1 Hist. New Eng., \\. 534. his successor, (and another to accompany
2 The church, which long made a gen- him hither,) surely would not grudge
erous allowance to the widow of their him an honorable burial and a conspicu-
beloved pastor, and was able to send a ous stone of remembrance.
special messenger to England, to invite
268 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ell, who died in 1668, than over that of Dunster, who died nine
years earlier, in 1659. But if the structure and adornments of
the grave point to Mitchell rather than to Dunster, much more
its contents. For what conceivable reason should the coffin of
Dunster have been stuffed with tansy, or his body wrapped in
cerecloth? He died in February, when the frost might reason-
ably be expected to arrest decomposition and prevent any nox-
ious or offensive effluvia from his body. Morton, indeed, says,
" his body was embalmed and removed unto Cambridge ; " but
it may reasonably be doubted whether the process was very
thorough or complete at that season of the year. On the con-
trary, Mitchell died in midsummer, and under circumstances re-
quiring the utmost precaution against discomfort and danger.
Mather says, " Mr. Mitchell had, from a principle of godliness,
used himself to bodily exercise ; nevertheless he found it would
not wholly free him from an ill habit of body. Of extreme lean,
he grew extreme fat ; and at last, in an extreme hot season, a
fever arrested him." l This was a case loudly calling for cere-
cloth and tansy ; and the proof is preserved that such cloth was
actually used. In the old Financial Record of the Church is
found this memorandum of disbursement : " To goodman Orton
of Charlestown for making a terpaluing 2 to wrap Mr. Michell,
and for doing something to his coning that way 4'." And what
would be more natural than to adopt the custom, which cer-
tainly prevailed in the country in the early part of even the
present century, of placing tansy in and around the coffin, to
counteract the effect of unpleasant odors ? The contents of the
grave described by Palfrey were precisely what we might expect
to find in the grave of Mitchell, and what we should not expect
to find in the grave of Dunster ; namely, the cerecloth or tarpau-
ling, which was necessary, and is known to have been used in
the one case, but not known to have been either necessary or used
in the other, and the tansy, which was in season, fragrant, and
adapted to its purpose, in the one case, and out of season, com-
paratively unfragrant, and useless in the other. On the whole,
it seems highly probable that the monumental slab, on which is
inscribed the name of President Dunster, actually covers the re-
mains of Rev. Jonathan Mitchell.3 It may be added, if this be
1 Magnolia, Book iv., tli. iv., § 16. tographs which I have seen, it was nni-
2 Tarpauling, cloth smeared with tar. formly so written by himself; and it was
a The name of this eminent man is written in the same form by his two sons,
spelled Mitchel on the College Catalogue ; Samuel (H. C. 1681), and Jonathan (H.
I write it Mitchell, because, in several au- C. 1687).
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 269
really the grave of Mitchell, the remains of Shepard probably
rest near it, because the widow of these two pastors, as well as
their bereaved and grateful church, would naturally desire that
their bodies should rest near each other. It may also be safely
supposed that Dunster was buried near the same spot ; for
where could his friends desire to place his body rather than
near that of his former pastor and beloved co-laborer, Mr. Shep-
ard, the only clergyman who had previously been laid to his rest
in that cemetery ? This supposition is to some extent rendered
more probable by the proximity of the graves of the great-
grandchildren.
For three years after the death of Mr. Mitchell, the church
remained destitute of a pastor ; during which time President
Chauncy appears to have partially performed the duties of that
office. The committee appointed by the town for that purpose
voted, Dec. 20, 1669, that " fifty pounds be paid to Mr. Chauncy
and such as labor among us in preaching the word," and u thirty
pounds to Mistris Mitchell," and Dec. 23, 1670, forty-five pounds
were in like manner granted to Mr. Chauncy, and thirty pounds
to Mrs. Mitchell.1 In the mean time the town and church were
not idle or inactive. Thus it is recorded, Feb. 8, 1668-9. " For
catechising the youth of this town ; Elder Champney, Mr.
Oakes, are appointed for those on the south side the Bridge.
Elder Wiswall, Mr. Jackson, and John Jackson, for those at the
new church. Deacon Stone, and Deacon Chesholme, for those
at the remote farms. Lt. Winship, William Dixon and Francis
Whitmore for those on west side Winottime. Deacon Stone and
Deacon Cooper, for those families on the west side the common,
and for Watertowne lane, as far towards the town as Samuel
Hastings.2 Thomas Danforth and Thomas Fox, for those fami-
lies on the east side the common. Richard Jackson and Mr.
Stedman, for those families on the west side of the town : Cap-
tain Gookin and Elder Frost, for those families on the east side
of the town ; — Water Street, leading from the meeting-house
to the waterside being the partition." Again, May 10, 1669,
" The Selectmen, taking into consideration, upon the complaint
of some of the idleness and carelessness of sundry persons in the
time of public worship, upon the Sabbath day, by keeping with-
out the meeting-house, and there unprofitably spending their
1 Similar gratuities were granted to 2 That is, to Ash Street.
Mrs. Mitchell, from year to year, as late
as 1687.
270 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
time, whereby God's name is dishonored, — they do order, for
the time being, that the Constable shall set a ward of one man
during the time of public worship, one in the forenoon and
another in the afternoon, to look unto such persons, that they do
attend upon the public worship of God, that God's name and
worship be not neglected nor profaned by the evil miscarriage of
such persons."
Hitherto the pastors of the church had dwelt in their own
houses ; but now it was determined to erect a house, at the pub-
lic expense, as a parsonage. July 5, 1669, " Voted on the
affirmative, that the Selectmen and Deacons, and Richard Jack-
son, and Mr. Stedman, and Mr. Angier, are appointed a commit-
tee, to take present care to purchase or build a convenient house
for the entertainment of the minister that the Lord may please
to send us to make up the breach that his afflicting providence
hath made in this place ; and that the charge thereof be levied
on the inhabitants as is usual in proportioning the maintenance
of the ministry." Afterwards a different method of payment
was adopted. Sept. 9, 1669, " At a church meeting, to consider
about the selling of the church's farm at Bilrica, for the building
of a house for the ministry, it was voted on the affirmative, that
the said farm should be sold and improvement made of it for the
building of a house for the ministry." l In the old Financial
Record of the Church a particular statement is made that " a
committee was chosen for that purpose, which tooke care for the
same, and to that ende bought fower akers of land of widdow
Beale to set the house upon, and in the yeare 1670 theare was a
house earected upon the sayd land of 36 foote long and 30 foote
broad ; this house to remayne the churchis and to be the dwell-
ing place of such a minister and officer as the Lord shall be
pleased to supply us withall, during the time hee shall supply
that place amongst us.2 The chargis layd out for the purchas
of the land and building of the house and barne, inclosing the
orchyard and other accommodations to it :
" The purchas of the land in cash 40'. 0s. Od
The building and finishing the house 263. 5. 6
The building the barne, 42. 0. 0
1 It was sold Nov. 12, 1669, to Kichard side of Harvard Street, two or three
Daniels, for .£220. hundred feet easterly from Plympton
2 This house stood on the northerly Street.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
271
The inclosing the orchyard and yards, and re-
payering the fencis, building an office-house,
and planting the orchyard with trees, and
seeling some part of the house and laying a
duble floore on sume part of it,
27. 1. 10
" In the yeere 1676, the hall and hall-chamber were sealed,
and another floore of bords was layed upon the chichin chamber.
The perticular chargis : —
"' 20 bushells of lime and the feching it 1'.
800 of larth, 6*. 8d. a bushel of hayer, r 0.
3 peckes of shreds, 1'. 6rf ; lamblack, 8d 0.
3560 nailes, 8s. 10£<* 0.
The mason's worke 1. 4. 0
For brickes, and sand, and help to brick the kichen 4.
Other disbursements at this period were : —
r.
7.
2.
8.
4.
6.
March 6. 1668-9. "To Deacon Stone by a pair of shooes }
and a pound of suger, because the deacon had silver >• 0'. 3*. 6d.
though they cost him 4s Qd, had but )
Feb. 4, 1670. " Payd in silver, by the apoyntment of the]
commitee for the mynister house unto the deputie
governor, Mr. Francis Willoughby, by Deacon Stone
and Thomas Chesholm, as appears by his discharg wch ^ &l. 13s. 6d
Deacon Stone hath, for the discharg of Mr. Michells
funarall the sum of eight pounds thirteen shillings six
pence. I say the sum of j
The events connected with the induction of Mr. Oakes to the
pastorate are minutely detailed in the ancient record : "An ac-
count of seaverall providencis of God to the Church of Cambrigd,
after the death of that reverant and eminent man Mr. Jonathan
Micthell pastor of the church of Cambrigd whoe departed this
life July th 9, 1668, and the actings of the church for supply in
the ministry. The church, sume time after gave Mr. William
Stoutton a call, but they were denied, but after sume time of seek-
inge God by prayer the Lord was pleased to guide the church to
make theare application to Mr. Urian Oakes in old England which
to further the same theare was a letter sent from the church with
a mesenger namly Mr. William Maning with a letter alsoe sent
by seaverall magistats and ministers to invite him to come over
and be an oficer amongst us which he after counsill and advice
did except but devine providence ded hinder him for that yeere by
reason of a sickness the Lord was pleased to visit his wife withall
272 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and afterward tooke her away by death which hindered him for
that yeere. The church the next yeere renewed againe thear
call to him by another letter but then he was hindered by an
ague that he was long visited withall in the yeere 1670. Thease
providencis interposing the church was in doupt wheather to
waight any longer but after sume debate the church was willing to
waight till the spring in the yeere 1671 and then had an answer
early in the yeere of his purpose to come over that sumer which
was acomplished by the good providence of God hee ariving in
New England July th 3, 1671, and finding good acceptance both
by the church and towne and in the country and joined a member
with our church and was ordained pastur of our church November
the eight 1671."
Mr. Oakes was received with demonstrations of joy. "At a
meeting of the church and town July the 17th 1671. — 1. To
acknowledge thankfulness to Mr. Oakes for his great love and
self-denial in parting with his friends and concerns in England to
come over to us. 2. To manifest unto him the continuance of
the earnest and affectionate desires of the church and people
that, as soon as well may be, he would please to join in fellow-
ship here, in order to his settlement and becoming a pastor to
this church. 3. To intreat him forthwith to consent to remove
himself and family into the house prepared for the ministry.
4. That the deacons be furnished and enabled to provide for his
accommodation at the charge of the church and town, and dis-
tribute the same seasonably for the comfort of him and his family,
n. That half a year's payment forthwith be made by every one,
according to their yearly payment to the ministry ; and the one
half of it to be paid in money, and the other in such pay as is
suitable to the end intended. All these particulars were voted
on the affirmative." The church and town united in keeping
" the 17th day of January 1676 a day of thanksgiving " that the
loss sustained by Mr. Mitchell's death was thus supplied. The
expense attending the removal of Mr. Oakes, including the ser-
vices of a special messenger sent to accompany him hither, was
defrayed by the church. " August the 9th 1671. Delivered to
William Manning sixty pounds in silver to pay Mr. Prout toward
the transportation of Mr. Urian Oakes his familie and goods,
and other disbursements and for John Taylor his passage, I say
payed him the just sume of 60'. 0. 0. Let it be taken notice of
that Mr. Prout dos demaund thirteen pounds more due to him."
This balance was subsequently paid, as appears by the account :
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 273
" Disbursed for Mr. Oakes transportation from Old England with
his family 73£." Also a gratuity was given to the messenger.
Out of the legacy of X20 bequeathed to the church by Hezekiah
Usher, who died Th 1676, there was given " to John Taylor five
pound, hee being in sume streights by reason of a dept in Eng-
land he goeing to accompany our pastor to New England it was
the ocation of it."
An additional glimpse of the customs of that period is obtained
from the following " Account of the disbursements for the ordi-
nation of Mr. Urian Oakes pastor of the church of Cambrigd,
being the 8 of November, 1671.
" It 3 bushells of wheate Ol. 15'. 0*
It. 2 bushells £ of malt 0. 10. 0
It. 4 gallons of wine 0. 18. 0
It. forbeefe 1. 10. 0
It. for mutton 1. 4. 0
It. for 301 of butter 0. 15. 0
It. for foules 0. 14. 9
It. for suger, spice, and frute, and other small things 1. 0. 0
It. for labour 1. 8. 6
It. for washing the table lining 0. 6. 0
It. for woode 7s 0. 7. 0
It. suit 7lb, 3' bread 6' 0. 9. 0
9. 17. 3"
" Gathered by contribution of the church the saboth before ) . , „, . d
the ordination for the sayde occasion )
" And the remainder of the charge was defrayed out of the ) - i A 9
weekly contribution )
9. 17.3"
As a further illustration of the customs, the following items
are inserted : —
" Eldar Frost liing a longe time weake with others of his
familly alsoe having the ague at the same time the church see
meete to make a contribution for his relefe upon June 16, 1672.
The sume gathered was in cash 7. 4. 9 and in other pay 2. 5. 8."
1675. u For a new hour-glass for the meeting-house, 0. 1. 0 "
" October the 22, 1676. The contribution was for Ensigne
Samuell Green in the time of his sicknes and his family alsoe
being sicke there was contributed in cash 10. 5. 7 and in bills
3. 7. 6."
" November 2d 1679. The contribution upon the saboth day
18
274 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
was for the reliefe of the family of John Gibson they being in a
low condition they being visited with the small pox and under
many wants. The sum contributed in cash was six pound nine-
teen shillings and fower pence. This contribution was disposed
of as f olloweth :
" To doctor Oliver for fisicke 3'. 10". Od
To Mr. Angier for things in his sicknes 0. 4. 0
To Mr. Stedman for things in his sicknes 0. 7. 6
To sister Belsher for wine for his funeral! 0. 7. 0
To two nurses that tended him in his sicknes 1. 4. 0
To Hana Arington for nursing 0. 10. 0
To Jeremiah Holman's daughter for nursing 0. 6. 0
For bords for his coffin 0. 2. 6
To John Palfree for making of his coffin 0. 4. 0
To old goodman Gibson in cash 0. 4. 4
6. 19. 4."
Like his predecessors, Mr. Oakes died when he was yet com-
paratively a young man. He had long been subject to a quartan
ague; but his life was terminated by fever July 25, 1681, in the
fiftieth year of his age. His death was as sudden and unexpected
as that of Mr. Mitchell. " He was arrested with a malignant
fever which presently put an end unto his days in this world.
.... When he had lain sick about a day or two, and not so
long as to give the people of God opportunity to pray for his re-
covery, his church coming together with expectation to have the
Lord's Supper on the Lord's day administered unto them, to their
horror found the pangs of death seizing their pastor that should
have broken to them the bread of life." 1 The last ten years of
his life were years of trial, mental excitement, and severe labor,
partly in the proper work of the ministry, and partly resulting
from his connection with the College.2 Within a year after his
ordination as pastor of the church in Cambridge, he was elected
Fellow of Harvard College, which office he (together with three
of his associates, Thomas Shepard, Joseph Brown, and John
Richardson) very soon resigned, under somewhat questionable
circumstances. The overseers of the College requested them to
resume the office ; but they declined, until March 15, 1674-5, the
day on which President Hoar sent in his resignation. " On the
same day, Oakes and Shepard took their seats as members of the
1 Mather's Magnolia, Book iv., ch. v., Oakes, see Sibley's Harvard Graduates,
§ 8- 173-185, and McKenzie's Lectures, 120-
2 For a more extended notice of Mr. 127.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 275
Corporation, and the seat Dr. Hoar had quitted was given to the
Rev. Mr. Oakes." He hesitated to accept the office, but at length
consented to perform its duties as President pro tern., which he
continued to do for five years ; when, having been again elected,
he was installed into the office of President on Commencement
Day, in August, 1680, less than a year before his death.1
Ancient writers uniformly represent Oakes as a skilful and dili-
gent teacher. The college was in a disorganized condition when
he assumed its management, and required the most cautious and
judicious guidance. This, together with the labor of instruction,
was sufficient, it would seem, to tax his mental energy to the
utmost, especially in connection with his various duties to his
church and parish. But in addition to all this, his mind was
disturbed by the consciousness that his opposition to President'
Hoar was regarded by many as the result of disappointed ambi-
tion, it being suspected that he coveted the presidency when it was
vacated by the death of Chauncy, that he was offended when it
was given to Hoar, and that he hoped yet to obtain it if his rival
could be displaced. Mr. Oakes had other trials, more closely
connected with his pastoral office. Intense political excitement
prevailed in regard to encroachments by the British Government
on the Charter, which, not long after the death of Oakes, was
utterly subverted and abrogated. Intense religious excitement
also prevailed in consequence of the renewed activity of those
dreaded disturbers of the public peace, the Anabaptists and Quak-
ers, who were encouraged thereto by the British Government.
To this excited state of the public mind Rev. Samuel Danforth
alluded in a letter addressed to his brother, Thomas Danforth,
March 31, 1670: " The truth is, matters are so circumstanced
that a man can hardly come into any company and enter into
any discourse, but before he is aware he finds himself in the like
fan and sieve as that wherein Satan winnowed Peter in the high
priest's hall." 2 On the same subject the " Freemen of Cam-
bridge " addressed a long memorial to the General Court, dated
June 3, 1671 (just one month before the arrival of Oakes from
England), in which they say : —
" After the experience of the Lord's goodness in giving a good
issue to many other temptations wherewith in his wisdom he
hath seen meet to exercise his people and churches here, it is
1 Quincy's History of Harvard College, 2 Mass. Hist. Soc. Proc., 1873-1875, p.
i. 34-38, and Sibley's Harvard Graduates, 306.
180.
276 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
none of the least trials to the faith and patience of his poor ser-
vants that which at present is upon us, viz., the Lord's judicial
hand is delivering up many among us to their own heart's lusts,
that they can boldly, with a presumptuous high hand, give defi-
ance to the Lord's holy institutions and ordinances, to his deal-
ministers, despising the word of the Lord in their mouths, and
refusing to obey them that have the rule over them in the Lord,
is is more especially the practice of the Quakers, Anabaptists,
and Familists, that are of late risen up among us, and in these
wicked practices do they continue notwithstanding all the means
that have been used for their conviction, and wholesome laws of
this jurisdiction prohibiting them therein. And if, by their in-
corrigible hardiness, they can at last weary out God's ministers,
casting dirt and reproach on their persons, doctrine, and holy ad-
ministrations, which they well know will soon stick and easily
prevail to cause the word of God by them dispensed to be unprof-
itable, and also shall perceive that there are some, who, though
they declare not themselves to own their corrupt opinions and to
allow their wicked practices, yet can plead for their liberty and
implicitly at least make their reflections to the reproach of the
godly zeal of the authority here established, (seeking to reform
such exorbitant practices), and thereby so weaken their hands
that they wax feeble in that great work of the Lord, they hope
then that the day shall be theirs ; but sure it is, if it be their
day, it will be a black and dark night, as with the Lord's people,
so also with his truth and holy institutions, (examples whereof
are not a few in Eccl. histories), the upholding whereof in purity
and power, and the conveying of the same in pure streams down
to our posterity, as it was the main end of the first planters, as is
before declared, so it cannot but be the earnest desire and en-
deavor of every Christian soul. Be pleased, therefore, honorable
sirs, to accept our tender of humble thankfulness as to the Lord,
so also to your honored selves, who, under God are the walls of
this our Jerusalem, for all your pious endeavors and holy zeal
(tempered with much tenderness, as well becometh Christians)
against those highhanded and presumptuous sinners. And it is
our humble petition to this honored Court, that the laws here es-
tablished against the wicked practices of those obstinate offenders
may be fully executed, all discontentments that may tend to give
any discouragement thereto notwithstanding ; we being well as-
sured that the tolerating of them will add to the catalogue of
those things that he whose eyes are as a flaming fire in the midst
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 277
of his churches will soon espy and be offended with us for, as is
by himself affirmed, Rev. ii. 14, 20 ; but on the contrary it is
very pleasing when his people do hate those things that his soul
doth hate, as appears in the 6th verse of that chapter."1
Mr. Oakes expressed his opinion concerning these exciting
subjects in an Election Sermon, May 7, 1673 : " They that are
weary of and disaffected to this government that God hath estab-
lished among us, and shall betray and give up the civil interest
of New England, wilt have more to answer for than they are
aware of. He is a madman that will hope for the continuance of
'our spiritual liberties, if the wall of our civil government be once
broken down. Those beasts that break down the hedge of our
civil government do not design or do it merely because they are
angry with the hedge, but because they would break in and de-
vour all that is precious and dear to us. The change of our gov-
ernment will inevitably introduce a sad change in our churches.
To divide what God hath conjoined, viz., civil and ecclesiastical
liberties, to deliver up civil and yet hope to keep spiritual liber-
ties, is folly in its exaltation." Again, " The loud outcry of some
is for liberty of conscience ; that they may hold and practice
what they will in religion. This is the Diana of some men, and
great is the Diana of the Libertines of this age. I remember
Julian the Apostate, that malicious and implacable enemy to
Christianity have observed that the Christian religion prospered
the more for the severe persecution in Dioclesian's time, and that
the Christians grew up thicker and faster for being mowed down
with the scythe of bloody enemies. He did for a while abstain
from severities against the Christians, and suffered all men to use
what religion they would ; and Austin saith of it, Libertatem
perditionis permisit, he gave men liberty to destroy themselves.
Such is that liberty of conscience, even a liberty of perdition,
that some men are so unconscionably clamorous for. But remem-
ber, that as long as you have liberty to walk in the faith and
order of the Gospel, and may lead quiet and peaceable lives in
all godliness and honesty, you have as much liberty of conscience
as Paul desired under any government. 1 Tim. ii. 1. 2. He
that is allowed without molestation to walk with God, and serve
him with all good conscience, hath liberty enough. Never com-
plain when that is your condition, that you may be as good as
you will. Oh take heed in all societies, and in all respects, of an
inordinate and undue affectation of liberty. The latter end of it
1 Mass. Arch., x. 58.
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will be bondage and slavery." " I look upon an unbounded tol-
eration as the first born of all abominations. If this should be
once born and brought forth among us, you may call it Gad, and
give the same reason that she did of the name of her son, Gen.
xxx. 11, Behold a troop cometh, even a troop of all manner of
abominations. This would be not only to open the wicket, but
to fling open the great gate for the ready admission and reception
of all abominable heresies." 1
In the ancient Record-book, Deacon Cooper continues his " ac-
count of seaverall providencis of God to the church of Cambrigd "
as follows : " Mr. Oakes our pastor being chosen to be presi-
dent of the Colegd about a yeere before his death it pleased the
Lord to guide our church to give Mr. Nathanill Gookin a call to
bee helpfull in the ministry in order to call him to office in time
convenient which same time after our pasturs death our church
ded give hime a call to the office of pastor which call he ded ex-
cept of and was ordained pastor of our church November 15th,
1682. Alsoe theare weare ordained the same day two Ruling
Elders of our church, namly, Deacon John Stone, and Mr. Jonas
Clarke to the ofice of Ruling Elders." By the same hand we
have an account of the expense attending Mr. Gookin's ordina-
tion, and the manner in which that expense was defrayed : —
" Provision for 80 persons 9'. 10*. Od
For burnt wine I1, sugar 2s. brandy 6d. before diner 1. 2. 6
Wine for the mesengers in the morning 0. 16. 2
The chargis for the cakes for the mesingers ) 0 8 ^
wheate flower 7s. 8d rose-water 9^ j
12lbofcurrans 6s 15lb of suger 4s. 8*' 0. 10. 8
A pound of lofe suger 1s east 6d 0. 1 . 6
Spice 5*. 6d milke IT> 0. 6. 11
Ten pound of butter 5s a cheese 4s 0. 9. 0
61. of porke 1'. 6d 0. 1. 6
Hay for the horsis 5" helpe to tende the horsis 2s 0. 7. 0
Half an ounce of cloves 6rf 0. 0. 6
13. 14. 2
" How it was produced the pay for the charge of Mr. Gookins
ordination in maner as followeth : —
" Payed to John Jackson by cash in his hand 5'. 0s. Od
Payed to John Jackson out of the contribution upon
the saboth dayes 5l 2* a part of the saide
contribution being otherwayes disposed of then
to the minister before Mr. Gookins ordination
by the order of the church.
1 Pages 49-54.
2. 0
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 279
More payed to John Jackson out of Thomas Beales ^ , z g, Q<J
legacy toward the ordination by Walter Hastins i
More payed by Walter Hastins toward the ordina- 1 i i Q Q
tion of widow Beales legacy )
By John Cooper 11s a cheese, 4'» 0. 15. 0
By butter and hay and milke this 15s. was 13. 15. 6
payed by money that was in my hand."
Little is known of Mr. Gookin's personal history. His ministry
was short, but it extended over a troublous political period, em-
bracing the abrogation of the charter, the usurpation of the gov-
ernment by Andros as the agent of arbitrary power, and the rev-
olution which reinstated the old charter-magistrates. Although
his father, Major-general Gookin, was one of the most sturdy
defenders of popular rights against the encroachments of tyranny,
and his brother, Capt. Samuel Gookin, was an active participant
in the struggle, sometimes on the one side and sometimes on the
other, Mr. Gookin is not known to have turned aside from his
pastoral duties, or to have taken any part in the political conflict.
He was a Fellow of Harvard College, but probably did not act as
a tutor after taking the entire charge of the church. Short as was
the life of his predecessors, his own was even more brief, — lack-
ing two months of thirty-four years. His pastorate was almost
precisely as long as that of Mr. Oakes, — nearly ten years.1
The ancient record says, " Mr. Nathaniel Gookin, our pastor,
departed this life 7 day of August 1692, being the Sabbath day
at night, about nine or ten o'clock at night. Elder Clark de-
parted this life 14 January 99 or 1700, being the Sabbath day.
Our pastor Mr. Nathaniel Gookin's wife Hannah died 14 day of
May 1702, and was buried 16 day of May at the town's charge." 2
During Mr. Gookin's ministry, the church continued to " remem-
ber the poor." Contributions were taken for Joseph Graves, in
1683, Moses Eyers, in 1684, and Thomas Gould, in 1685, sev-
erally in " Turkey Slavery ; " for poor Frenchmen, in 1686, who
fled here for shelter ; and in 1692 for " York captives with the
Indians." In 1686, seven pounds were contributed for the relief
1 Dr. Holmes says : " The shortness of Journal says, "Mr. Joseph Eliot comes
Mr. Gookin's ministry, and the imperfec- in and tells me the amazing news of the
tion of the early records of the church, Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Gookin's being dead :
leave us very deficient in the means of 'tis even as sudden to me as Mr. Oakes'
obtaining his history and character." Coll. death. He was one of our best ministers,
Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 54. But we have this and one of the best friends I had left."
testimony of his worth by one of his con- a The orthography of this record is ex-
temporaries : Judge Sewall in his MS. traordinnrily vicious, and is here corrected.
280 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of John Parker at the " Village," whose house had been burned.
" June 8, 1683. The contribution upon the Saboth day was for
the releefe of widdow Crackbon and her sone, hee being dis-
tracted. The sume contributed in cash was 8'. 13*., and in other
pay, by Maior Gookin a bl. of rie and a bl. of malt, 7s. 6d. ; by
Thomas Androwes, 2*. ; by Sharabiah Kibby, 2*. ; by Simond
Gates, 4*." Again : " Jan. 12, 1689. Theare was a contribution
for widdow Arrington and her family they being under the
aflicting hand of God, her sonns weare taken away by death and
her daughter and a grandchilde. The sum in cash was 6'. 18".
The sum in common pay was I1. 2*. 6V
While Mr. Gookin was laboring as an assistant to Mr. Oakes,
the County Court required certain statistical returns from the
several towns in the county, concerning the number of families
and taxable polls, schools, tything-men, and the amount of com-
pensation paid to the pastors of the several churches. The Cam-
bridge Committee made report, March 30, 1680, as follows : —
" The number of our families, according to our nearest com-
putation, is one hundred and twenty-one. The number of our
persons,1 according to our nearest computation, is one hundred
and sixty-nine. The annual allowance to our reverend pastor in
money is about 51' ; in goods and provisions about 78', 13 . Sum is
129' 13* Od ; with his dwelling in the house built for the ministry,
with four acres of land adjoining thereunto ; also about twenty
load of wood annually carried to his house." It was voted, June
28, 1680, " that the maintenance that is annually allowed to the
ministry, Mr. Nathanill Gookin shall have one hundred pounds
thereof for this present year, and the remainder to be paid to Mr.
Oakes." After Mr. Gookin's death, the town voted, May 13, 1695,
" to give to the next minister that the church and town shall settle
among them ninety pounds per annum, in money, so long as he
shall carry on the work of the ministry in Cambridge ; " and,
Jan. 23, 1712-3, " voted, that the sum of ten pounds per annum
be added to the salary of the ministry in this part of the town,
instead of the annual custom of carting of wood ; so that the
said salary is one hundred pounds per annum." The nominal
salary remained unchanged until the close of Dr. Appleton's long
ministry, more than seventy years afterwards ; but it was the
custom, for many years, to give the pastor " a considerable quan-
tity of wood gratis, some years between thirty and forty loads,
1 Ratable polls, or males sixteen years of age.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 281
sometimes above forty loads." * A reasonable allowance was
made, also, for the depreciation of values, during the Revolution-
ary War. Provision was made which resulted in the creation of
a fund for the maintenance of the ministry. June 28, 1680,
" Voted and agreed, that five hundred acres of the remote lands,
lying between Oburne, Concord, and our head-line, shall be laid
out for the use and benefit of the ministry of this town and
place, and to remain to that use forever." In 1718, this land
was sold, and of the proceeds one hundred and thirty pounds
were expended on the Parsonage, and the remainder was in-
vested in a fund, whereof two thirds of the interest should be
paid annually to the pastor of the church, and the remaining
third part should be added to the principal. It is understood
that this fund recently amounted to more than twenty thousand
dollars.
It was Mr. Gookin's lot to witness another division of his
parish. In 1682, the " Farmers," as those were called who
dwelt in what is now the town of Lexington, petitioned to be set
off as a separate parish, " in order to provide for themselves a
person that may be meet and able to dispense unto them the
word of God ; " representing that they were " seated at a great
distance, the nearest of them above five miles (some of them six,
some eight, some nine, if not ten miles), from the public place
of meeting to worship God in the town that we appertain unto."
This petition was opposed by Cambridge, and was not granted
by the General Court. It was renewed in 1684, when it met a
similar fate. The request was finally granted, Dec. 15, 1691 ;
and although a church was not organized, separate from the
mother church, until nearly five years later, Rev. Benjamin
Estabrook was engaged to preach one year in the parish, com-
mencing May 1, 1692. He was ordained Oct. 21, 1696, and
died July 22, 1697.
After the death of Mr. Gookin, more than four years elapsed
before the ordination of his successor. In the meantime more
than thirty ministers preached in the Cambridge pulpit, of whom
Samuel Angier, William Brattle, and Increase Mather, preached
more frequently than any other. The compensation to the
preachers was ten shillings for each sermon ; and generally one
person preached in the forenoon, and another in the afternoon.
The commendable generosity of one eminent preacher is re-
corded by Deacon Hastings : " Mr. Increase Mather preached
1 Church Record.
282 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
much in the time of our vacancy ; and he gave his to Mrs. Han-
nah Gookin, widow, and it was paid her and for entertaining the
minister that preached with us." l The generosity of the parish
ought also to be held in remembrance. The expense of Mr.
Mitchell's funeral was defrayed by the parish, and donations
were made to his widow (who was also widow of the former pas-
tor, Mr. Shepard), as long as she lived. Mr. Oakes left no
widow, and the College assumed the charge of his funeral, as in
the case of their former President, Mr. Chauncy. The town
(which was the parish) voted, Nov. 14, 1692, " to pay the ex-
pense and defray the charge of our Pastor Gookin's funeral
charges, which amounted to about eighteen pounds in money : "
and the continuance of the same benevolence is indicated by a
vote, March 10, 1700-1, "that Mrs. Hannah Gookin should be
paid three pounds, to pay the rent of her house this present
year." The account is fittingly closed by the record under date
of May 15, 1702 : " Voted, that the selectmen take care that Mrs.
Hannah Gookin be decently buried at the charge of the inhabi-
tants belonging to this meeting-house, and the charge of said
funeral be added to the town rate granted this year."
Rev. William Brattle, born at Boston, November, 1662, H. C.
1680, Tutor and Fellow of the College 1692, one of the first two
on whom the College conferred the degree of Bachelor of Divin-
ity, 1692, who had supplied the pulpit occasionally since Mr.
Gookin's death and constantly since March 25, 1696, was or-
dained pastor of the church Nov. 25, 1696. From this time a
regular church record was made, which has been preserved in
good condition. At the commencement of this record, Mr.
Brattle says he u succeeded the Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Gookin, and
was ordained a minister of Jesus Christ and a pastor to the flock
at Cambridge, Nov. 25, 1696, per the Rev. Mr. Inc. Mather. The
Rev. Mr. Morton, Mr. Allin, and Mr. Willard laid on hands. The
Rev. Mr. Sam1. Willard gave the right hand of fellowship
Deo sit gloria. Amen." The proceedings at this ordination seem
to have been misapprehended by some historians. President
Quincy says that Brattle " gave immediate evidence of his dispo-
sition to set himself free from some customs of the established
Congregational Church. He preached at his own ordination, and
forbade an elder, because he was a layman, to lay his hand upon
his head during the ceremony. Both were deviations from the
established practice of the early Congregational Churches." 2
1 Church Record ; orthography revised. a History of Harvard University, i. 88,
89.
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And he quotes the remark of Judge Sewall : " It was, at first,
ordered that Mr. Brattle should not preach. But many being
troubled at it, 'twas afterward altered." 1 Instead of deviating
from the established custom, Mr. Brattle, in fact, conformed to it
by preaching at his own ordination, though he earnestly desired to
be excused from that service. In proof that it was not unusual
for a pastor to preach his own ordination sermon, it is sufficient
to quote two examples, which occurred near the same time and
in this immediate vicinity. Rev. Thomas Shepard, grandson of
the first pastor of this church, was ordained at Charlestown, May
5, 1680. " Mr. Shepard was ordained by Mr. Sherman of
Watertown, and received the right hand of fellowship from Pres-
ident Oakes. He preached his own Ordination Sermon, and
took his text from Hebrews, xiii. 20, That great Shepherd of the
sheep. Another sermon was preached on this occasion, from
Ezekiel xxxiii. 7, Son of man, I have set thee a watchman."2
Rev. Benjamin Estabrook was ordained at Lexington, Oct. 21,
1696, exactly five weeks before the ordination of Mr. Brattle.
Judge Sewall describes the exercises thus : " A church is gath-
ered at Cambridge North Farms. No relations made, but a
covenant signed and voted by ten brethren, dismissed from the
churches of Cambridge, Watertown, Woburn, Concord, for this
work. Being declared to be a church, they chose Mr. Benjamin
Estabrooks their pastor, who had made a good sermon from Jer.
iii. 15. Mr. Estabrooks, the father, managed this, having prayed
excellently. Mr. Willard gave the charge ; Mr. Fox the right
hand of Fellowship."3 These examples are sufficient to show
that Mr. Brattle did not depart from an established Congrega-
tional custom, by preaching at his own ordination. On the con-
trary, he conformed to the custom, not willingly, but in deference
to the wishes of others. In the Library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society is preserved a manuscript letter from Mr.
Brattle to Rev. Rowland Cotton of Sandwich, dated Nov. 6,
1696, in which he says : u I wrote to your good father the last
week, and therein acquainted him and yourself, &c., that the or-
dination at Cambridge is designed (God willing) 25 this instant.
Shall be glad to see you and others my friends, and in the mean-
time entreat your good wishes. I trust the Reverend Presi-
dent will preach the ordination-sermon ; it is my hearty desire,
1 History of Harvard University, i. 489. * Sewall's MS. Journal.
2 Frothingham's History of Charles-
town, p. 192.
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and that which must he, otherwise I shall have great dissatisfac-
tion in my own mind, it being, according to my best light, most
proper that, when there is time but for one sermon on such days,
some grave Divine, and not the young Candidate, should give
the said sermon." As a compromise, Mr. Brattle preached to
gratify those who adhered to the custom, and in compliance with
his earnest desire Dr. Mather preached, as appears by the dea-
con's record of the services.
In one matter, Mr. Brattle early adopted a practice, then re-
cently introduced, at variance with the established usage. He
obtained a vote of the church that public relations of experience
should not be required of candidates for admission to member-
ship ; 1 and that the question upon admission should no longer be
taken by " manual vote," but silence should be considered as-
sent. This gave dissatisfaction to Deputy-governor Danforth
and others : whereupon, — " At a church meeting at Mr. Bord-
mau's house, May 4, 1697, — (1) Then propounded to Mr. Dan-
forth and the whole body of the brethren who had remonstrated
as to the votes of the church passed March 11, '96—7, at the
house of deacon Hastings, whether, if I would condescend so far
as to let something be communicated to the church by myself, or
the Elder, wherein I received satisfaction from those who ask
communion with us, as to their spiritual fitness for it, and this to
be done at some time before or when they are to be admitted as
I shall judge best, and this to remain so long as the peace of the
church requires it, — they would then be satisfied, and give no
further trouble : — This proposal was consented unto by them all,
no one expressing his dissent. (2) Then propounded to them
whether, if the way and manner of taking the Church's consent,
whether by handy vote, or silence, or any other indifferent sign,
be left to the discretion of the Elders, this would be to their satis-
faction : — to this, likewise, their consent was given, and no one
expressed his dissatisfaction. Upon which I promised that, so
long as the peace of the Church called for it, I would observe
what I had now propounded to them for the accommodating the
differences which had been among us." 2
The connection of Mr. Brattle with his church for more than
twenty years was peaceful and successful. His connection with
the college, as Tutor and Fellow was even longer, and equally
1 The same course had been pursued at 2 Church Record.
the gathering of the church at Lexington,
Oct. 21, 1696.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 285
pleasant and beneficial. After the death of his brother, Thomas
Brattle, he skilfully performed the duties of Treasurer of the
College, for about two years. At the election of President,
Oct. 28, 1707, he had one vote.1 His literary attainments were
further recognized by his election as a member of the Royal Soci-
ety,— an honor conferred on very few Americans. After "a
languishing distemper which he bore with great patience and
resignation," he " died with peace and an extraordinary serenity
of mind," Feb. 15, 1716-17, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. An
obituary appeared in the " Boston News Letter," dated Feb. 25,
in which it is said that his " good name while he lived was better
than precious ointment, and his memory, now being that of the
just, will be always blessed. They that had the happiness to
know Mr. Brattle, knew a very religious, good man, an able
divine, a laborious, faithful minister, an excellent scholar, a great
benefactor, a wise and prudent man, and one of the best of friends.
The promoting of religion, learning, virtue, and peace, every
where within his reach, was his very life and soul, the great busi-
ness about which he was constantly employed, and in which he
principally delighted. Like his great Lord and Master, he went
(^or sent) about doing good. His principles were sober, sound,
moderate, being of a catholic and pacific spirit." In a preface to
Dr. Se wall's sermon on the death of Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton,
Dr. Mather fully corroborates the foregoing testimony : " In
the same week another faithful minister of God was taken away,
viz. the Rev. Mr. William Brattle, pastor of the church in Cam-
bridge, whom also I had reason to have an intimate acquaintance
with, for that I presided over the College all the time of his be-
ing a Fellow and a Tutor there ; and I had much comfort in his
conversation. Had I not known his abilities, I would not have
advised the precious Church in Cambridge to have elected and
1 It is not unlikely that this vote was and that day with your presence and
given by Increase Mather, D. D. A MS. managements. I know it would be very
letter from Mr. Brattle to him, dated May great condescension in yourself; but be-
8, 1707, preserved in the Library of Har- cause of the special service which would
vard College, indicates their mutual re- come thence, and for the sake of the pub-
spect and affection. After hearty thanks lie glory that would attend it, I cannot
for a book which he had recently received, but wish it. I have deep resentments of
Mr. Brattle says : " As to the affairs of your respects to my unworthy self : it is
the College, I wish they were under better what I am most apt to be proud of, that I
circumstances than they are : I do not have in any measure your smiles. The
hear but that the Commencement is like argument you urge my compliance from
to be carry'd on as of late : If not, I in case and of your presence, &c., is with-
would with all earnestness wish that your- out flattery the greatest temptation from
self would once more honor that society the head of honor that could assault me."
286 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ordained him their pastor, and at their and his desire performed
that office of respect and love on Nov. 25, 1696. He that holds
the stars in his right hand was pleased to uphold him in the
pastoral office some months above twenty years. I am glad to
see his character already published, and that it is done without
hyperbolizing, that which is there said of him being true, and
nothing but justice to his memory. Where shall there be found
a suitable successor?" This surely does not indicate such a
jealousy and antagonism between Dr. Mather and Mr. Brattle as
some historians have represented.
It would seem that hitherto, very few pews had been con-
structed in the meeting-house ; instead of which there were long
seats appropriated to individuals by the " seaters of the meeting-
house." But early in Mr. Brattle's ministry, March 14, 1697-8,
the town " voted, that there should be a pew made and set up
between Mr. Samuel Gookin's pew and the stairs on the south-
east corner of the meeting-house for the family of the ministry."
Soon afterwards, July 11, 1698, "on the motion of Mr. John
Leverett and Doctor James Oliver, the Selectmen do grant that
they shall have convenient place in the meeting-house for the ac-
commodation of their respective families ; the place or places to be
set out to them by the Selectmen, the Elders consenting thereto :
the places which they desire are on each side of the east door of
the meeting-house." This meeting-house, having stood some-
what more than fifty years, had become dilapidated, and the in-
habitants of the town voted, July 12, 1703, " that they apprehend
it necessary at this time to proceed to the building of a new meet-
ing-house, and in order thereunto, there was then chosen Capt.
Andrew Belcher, Esq., Thomas Brattle, Esq., John Leverett, Esq.,
Col. Francis Foxcroft, Esq., Deacon Walter Hastings, Capt.
Thomas Oliver, and Mr. William Russell, a committee to advise
and consider of the model and charge of building said meeting-
house, and to make report of the same to said inhabitants." Final
action was delayed until December 6, 1705, when it was "voted
that the sum of two hundred and eighty pounds be levied on said
inhabitants, toward the building a new meeting-house amongst
them." Thanks were voted by the town, March 8, 1707-8, to
"the Honble Andrew Belcher, Esq.," for his gift "toward build-
ing our new meeting-house." The same generous benefactor had
previously given a bell, as mentioned in a former chapter. On
the 28th of September, 1703, the College granted sixty pounds
" out of the College Treasury towards the building a new meet-
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
287
ing-house ; " and, August 6, 1706, " voted that Mr. Leverett with
the Treasurer take care for the building of a pew for the Presi-
dent's family in the meeting-house now a building, and about the
students' seats in the said meeting-house ; the charge of the pew
to be defrayed out of the College Treasury." This third house
stood on or very near the spot occupied by the second, and seems
to have been opened for public worship, Oct. 13, 1706, as Mr.
Brattle's record of Baptisms shows that on that day he first bap-
tized a child in that house, having performed a similar service in
the College Hall on the previous Sabbath.
As before stated, Mr. Brattle died Feb. 15, 1716-7. On the
next day after his decease, the town " voted, that the charge of
wine, scarves, and gloves, &c., for the bearers at the funeral of
our late Pastor, the Rev. Mr. William Brattle, deceased, be de-
frayed by the town, and that the deacons and selectmen, by
themselves, or any three of them that they may appoint, order
the management thereof." An account of money thus disbursed,
amounting to <£23 17 10, was presented and allowed March 11,
1716—7. Mr. Brattle's remains were deposited under the same
slab which marks the resting-place of Dr. James Oliver, who
deceased April 8, 1703. l
1 On the day of the funeral, Wednes-
day, Feb. 20, 1716-7, there was an ex-
traordinary snow-storm. The Boston
News Letter, dated Feb. 25, says : " Be-
sides several snows, we had a great one
on Monday the 18th current, and on
Wednesday the 20th, it began to snow
about noon and continued snowing till
Friday the 22d, so that the snow lies in
some parts of the streets about six foot
high." A more vivid description is given
in a letter from Rev. John Cotton, of
Newton (who was present at the funeral)
to his father, Rev. Rowland Cotton, of
Sandwich, dated Wednesday, Feb. 27,
1716-7, and preserved in the Library of
the Massachusetts Historical Society :
" Hond. Father, I left 3 letters at Savel's
ys & ye last week, besides 1 I put into
Ezra Bourns hand last Wednesday night
at Cambridge, wc night (as he went to
Maiden & there I suppose kept prisoner
till now) so I went to Boston, & by
reason of ye late great & very deep snow
I was detained there till yesterday. I got
with difficulty to ye ferry on Friday, but
cdnt get over : went back to Mr. Belcher's
where I lodgd. Try'd again ye next day.
Many of us went over ye ferry — Majr
Turner, Price, Lynde, Brattle, Somersby,
Holyoke, Sewall, &c., & held a council at
Charlstown, & having heard of ye g* diffi-
culty of a butcher going tow'd neck of
land, who was founder'd, dug out, &c , y*
we were quite disco rag'd : went back &
lodg'd w* abundance of heartiness at Mr.
Belchers. Mr. White & I trudg'd thro'
up to ye South, where I knew Mr. Col man
was to preach in ye forenoon, when he
design'd to give the separate character of
Mr. Pemb., [Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton,
who died Feb. 13, 1717] wc yr wasn't
time for on yc Lecture, wc he did sweetly
& well : telling how emulous he always
was to excell ; his candle envied, &c., y'
when we saw him stand up how our ex-
pectations wr always rais'd & y* he always
exceeded 'em & never deceiv'd 'em. Mr.
Sewal upon — we have y8 Treas. in earthin
vessels &c. Mr. Sewal spake well, very
well, of his ascended Master & father,
concerning wra he cdnt be wholly silent,
& then gave a breif, full, & good charac-
ter, together w* his last words wc Mast'.
288 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Immediately after the decease of Mr. Brattle the Church
adopted measures to supply the vacancy thus occasioned. A
meeting for that purpose was duly appointed, and its proceed-
ings were minutely recorded by President Leverett, in his Diary,
preserved in the Library of Harvard College. As the result was
so important, securing the settlement of a pastor who fed the
flock of Christ nearly sixty -seven years, almost as long as the
combined ministry of his five predecessors, this record is worthy
of publication : "Friday, April the 19th, 1717. At a meeting
of the Church of Christ in Cambridge. 1. The President being
desired by the deacons and brethren opened the meeting with
prayer. 2. The deacons proposed that a moderator might be
chosen for the ordering and directing the meeting. 3. Voted,
that the President be moderator of this meeting. He sub-
mitted to the vote of the brethren of the Church, and, opening
the design and intention of the meeting, earnestly desired that
every body would freely discover their minds and declare what
measures they thought proper, and what steps they would take
in order to a settlement of the ministry in this place. After a
due time of silence Mr. Justice Remington expressed himself,
that the nomination of some suitable persons seemed to be the
first step to be taken. Some other spake to the same effect. No
opposition being expressed, a vote was called and it was voted.
4. Voted, that the brethren express their minds as to nomination
in writing, and the three persons that shall have the most votes
shall be the persons nominated, out of which an election shall be
made of one, in order to be settled in the pastoral office in this
Williams writ down. They'll all be in Sam. Jacks. [Samuel Jackson] Stowell,
print. On Monday I assay'd again for &c. come down on purpose to break yc
Newton; but 'twas now also in vain. No- way & conduct me home — w° yy kindly
body had been from Cambr. & there was did & thro favor safely, last night; but
lodg'd there Mr. Gerrish, Rogers, Fitch, w* such difficulty y* I design not down to-
Blowers, Prescot, Whiting, Chevcrs, & morrow. Tho' yc Dr's mind, he told me
some others. Mr. Gerrish preach'd 23 yesterday run much on a thaw — his
Numb. 10, Mr. Rg8 beg. with prayer. Mr. text tomorrow ^ 4?> 18. They were
Fitch beg. in yc aft'n. Mr. Blow, preach'd afraid of a sudden thaw, bee. of a mighty
2 Ez. 5 ult. clause. At Boston wr lodg'd flood. Before Cutler's door, so great was
as prisoners Mr. Sheph. Loring, Barnard, ye bank that yy made a handsome arch
Holyoke, Porter, &c. in it & sat in chairs, w* yr bottles of wine,
" I ordered my horse over ye ferry to &c. Denison came over yest. upon sno
Bost" yesterday, designing to try Rox- shoes & designs back tomorrow. I
bury way — but was so discorag'd by suppose bee. of Conventions last week, yr
gentlemen in town, especially by ye GoV. County was generally w'out preaching.
w< whom I din'd y' I was going to put up I believe ye like was never known as to
my horse and tarry till Thursd. & as I ministers absence from yr parishes," etc.
was going to do it I met Cap. Prentice,
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 289
church. Pursuant to this vote, the brethren were desired by the
moderator to write and bring in their votes, which they did ; and
upon the view, numbering and declaring the vote, Mr. Henry
Flint, Mr. Jabez Fitch,, and Mr. Nathaniel Appleton were the
three persons agreed to be nominated, out of which the brethren
should proceed to an election. Accordingly the moderator de-
sired the brethren of the Church to bring in their votes for the
choice of a person to settle in the ministry in this place, viz. one
of three before nominated persons. Pursuant hereto the church
brought in their votes in writing. 5. Upon sorting and number-
ing the votes, Mr. Nathaniel Appleton was by the church elected
to the work of the ministry, in order to the taking upon him the
pastoral office as God shall open the way thereunto. This was
by a great majority ; the votes for Mr. Appleton being 38, and
the votes for Mr. Flynt but 8. The moderator declared to the
church their election of Mr. Appleton as aforesaid. 6. It was
proposed that those that had not voted for Mr. Appleton in writ-
ing might have the opportunity to manifest their satisfaction with
the vote that had passed, that the brethren would manifest that
they chose him as aforesaid by lifting up their hands, which was
complied with, and it is said that there were but two that had acted
in the foregoing votes that did not hold up their hands." After
appointing a committee to ask the concurrence of the town with
the church in their choice, " the moderator concluded the meet-
ing with returning thanks to God for the peaceable and comfort-
able management of the affairs of the church. Laus Deo." l The
town concurred, and Mr. Appleton was ordained Oct. 9, 1717.
Dr. Increase Mather preached and gave the charge ; Dr. Cotton
Mather gave the right hand of Fellowship ; and they, together
with Rev. Messrs. John Rogers, of Ipswich, and Samuel Angier,
of Watertown, imposed hands. Ministers and delegates of elev-
en churches in Boston, Charlestown, Watertown, Ipswich, New-
ton, Lexington, and Medford, "were invited," says President
Leverett, " and were all pi'esent except Mr. Gibbs, who could
not attend by reason of indisposition. The solemnity was car-
ried on with as great decency and good order throughout as has
been ever remembered at any time in any place. Laus Deo."
The town, having concurred with the church in the invitation
to Mr. Appleton, voted, May 27, 1717, that the sum of one hun-
1 This election was the more gratifying was gratified in a similar manner by the
to President Leverett, because Mr. Apple- election of his brother-in-law, Rev. Ed-
ton was a nephew of the President's wife, ward Holyoke, to the Presidency of Har-
Twenty years afterwards, Mr. Appleton vard College.
19 .
290 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
dred pounds, and the stranger's money, the improvement of the
parsonage, and all other perquisites which our late Revd. Pastor
.... enjoyed, be annually paid to and enjoyed by the Rev. Mr.
Nath. Appleton, he settling in the work of the ministry, amongst
us, during his continuance therein." The Parsonage erected in
1670 having become dilapidated, the town voted, Aug. 1, 1718,
" that the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds be granted for
the building a new Parsonage-house, provided the sum of one
hundred and thirty pounds of the said money be procured by the
sale of town, propriety, or ministry lands in said town, as may be
thought most proper to be disposed of for said use." Accord-
ingly, the church farm in Lexington was sold, and so much as
was not appropriated for the Parsonage was invested in a per-
manent fund. The records do not distinctly indicate whether
the Parsonage was wholly or only partly rebuilt. But Dr.
Holmes, writing in 1800, says, " All the ministers, since Mr.
Mitchell, have resided at the Parsonage. The front part of the
present house, at the Parsonage, was built in 1720." i The whole
house was taken down in 1843.
The congregation seems to have soon increased, demanding
additional room ; and it was voted, Aug. 1, 1718, " that a new
upper gallery in our meeting-house over the women, agreeable to
the gallery over the men, be erected and built, provided the cor-
poration of Harvard College be at the charge of the same ; which
the Rev. Mr. President Leverett, on behalf of the College, offered
to do ; the whole of the gallery on the south side of our meeting-
house being then resigned for the use of the scholars, excepting
the two wings of the front seat, which are to be improved by the
town till such time as the scholars have occasion for the same,
and no longer." Notwithstanding this enlargement of the seat-
ing capacity of the house, the people on the westerly side of Me-
notomy River desired better accommodation, and as early as May
10, 1725, petitioned the town to consent that they might become
a separate precinct. The town withheld its consent, on the
ground that " near one half of said inhabitants " had not signed
the petition. The request was renewed in 1728, but was not
successful until four years later. The General Court having dis-
missed the petition of James Cutler and others for incorporation
as a religious precinct, Nov. 3, 1732, a new petition, slightly
differing in form, was presented soon afterwards; which was
granted Dec. 27, 1732, and Menotomy became a precinct, with
1 Mass. Hist. Coll., vii. 30.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 291
substantially the same bounds which were assigned to it when it
was incorporated as a town in 1807. This separation appears to
have been entirely amicable, and a spirit of Christian fellowship
and love is indicated by an act of the church mentioned by Dr.
Holmes in " Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc.," vii. 33: "On the Lord's day,
September 9, 1739, a church was gathered in this precinct by the
Rev. Mr. Hancock of Lexington ; and on the 12th day of the
same month, the Rev. Samuel Cooke was ordained its pastor.
On this occasion, the First Church in Cambridge voted, that £25
be given out of the church stock to the Second Church in Cam-
bridge, to furnish their communion table in a decent manner."
In 1753 the First Parish resolved to erect a new meeting-house,
and desired the College to defray a part of the expense ; where-
upon the corporation voted, Dec. 3, 1753, to pay " one seventh
part of the charge of said house," provided the students should
have the use of the whole front gallery, and " at least the third or
fourth pew as to the choice " be set apart for " the President for
the time being and his family." The erection of the house was
delayed about three years. It " was raised Nov. 17, 1756, and
divine service was first performed in it July 24, 1757." * Mean-
time further negotiation was had with the College, and a prop-
osition was made to place the new house farther from the street,
which would " very much secure it from fire as well as render the
appearance of it much more beautiful," and also would render it
" absolutely necessary in order to a suitable accommodation of
the Parish that they should be allowed the use of a part of the
President's orchard behind their said new meeting-house, where
when they come to attend on divine worship they might place
their horses, chairs, chaises, &c." Desiring " to make the said
situation of the new meeting-house as convenient as may be," the
corporation voted, Sept. 6, 1756, to grant to the Parish the use of
a strip of land one hundred and sixteen feet and four inches in
length by thirty-two feet and ten inches in width, on certain con-
ditions ; viz., " (1.) That the scholars' gallery shall be in the
front of the said meeting-house, and the fore part of the said gal-
lery seventeen feet on a perpendicular line from the said front,
and that they shall enjoy all that space of the said front gallery
contained within the mitre lines drawn from the angles where
the foreparts of the side gallerys meet with the forepart of the
front gallery to the corner-posts of the house, saving what shall
be cut off from the said mitre lines by a pew at each corner of
1 Cdl. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 34.
292
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
said house of about seven feet square.1 (2.) That the said new
meeting-house shall front southerly down the street, in the man-
ner the old one now doth. (3.) That the front of the said new
meeting-house be two and an half or three feet behind the back-
side of the old meeting-house. (4.) That there be a liberty for
the President of the College to cart into his back yard, viz., at
the backside of the said new meeting-house, wood, hay, boards,
&c., for his own or the College use, as there shall be occasion for
it." These conditions were accepted by a Committee of the
Parish. The amount paid by the College is stated at <£213 6 8.
If this was exactly " one seventh part of the charge," the whole
cost of the new house was XI, 493 6 8, and the sum payable by
the Parish was Xl,280.2
1 By consent of the corporation, the
width of the gallery was reduced to fifteen
feet and seven inches. Also a portion of
" the mitral part " of the gallery was re-
linquished, "provided, that the part we
thus cede to the Parish shall not be occu-
pied by the negroes." The pew selected
for the President was " that on the left
hand entering in at the front door, if it
may be had, and if not, then the third
pew on the east side of the pulpit." The
corporation also paid "for erecting two
pews in the scholars' gallery in the new
meeting-house for the Tutors to sit in."
3 A large portion of this amount was
subscribed by individuals, as appears by
a MS. in the Library of Harvard College,
entitled, "List of the number of subscrib-
ers and sums subscribed for building the
N. Meeting house in Cambridge."
Sam1. Kent,
£13.
12. 0
Nathl Kidder,
13.
12. 0
Peter Tufts,
14.
2. 0
Isaac Watson,
9.
6. 8
Sam1. Whittemore,
12.
0. 0
Jacob Watson,
7.
0. 0
John Wyeth,
10.
0. 0
Peleg Stearns,
13.
6. 8
John Warland,
7.
6. 8
Isaac Bradish,
8.
0. 0
W-'1. Manning,
10.
13. 4
John Win thro p,
21.
11. 7
Judah Monis,
13.
6. 8
Ebenr. Fessenden,
11.
6. 8
RichA Champney,
8.
0. 0
Eb. Stedman,
17.
8. 0
Z. Boardman,
9.
6. 8
Edm. Trowbridge,
20.
0. 0
Edwd. Ruggles,
Sam1. Danforth,
Saml. Sparhawk,
W. Brattle,
Edw. Manning,
Edw. Wigglesw[orth]
Thos. Soden,
Edwd . Marrett,
Jn°. Fessenden,
Owen Warland,
Wm. How,
Henry Flynt,
John Hicks,
Wm. Angier,
Jon". Sprague,
Moses Richardson,
Mr. Appleton,
Ebenr. Bradish,
Thomas Kidder,
Jona. Hastings,
Stephen Prentice,
James Read,
Fr. Foxcroft,
Caleb Prentice,
Sam1. Hastings,
Deacon Prentice,
Eb. Wyeth,
John Stratton,
Seth Hastings,
S. Thatcher,
Widow Tufts,
Am. Marrett's heirs,
And. Boardman,
Chr. Grant,
Wid. Sar. Hastings,
Richu. Gardner,
Stephen Palmer,
H. Vassall,
26.
7.
16.
10.
11.
10.
7.
8;
6. 13. 4
14. 5. 0
13. 6. 8
0. 0
4. 0
2. 8
0. 0
6. 8
0. 0
6. 8
0. 1
9. 6. 8
7. 10. 0
7. 1. 0
10. 14. 0
8. 12. 0
13. 6. 8
14. 10. 0
10. 0. 0
20. 0. 0
10. 13. 4
10. 3. 0
18. 13. 4
8. 10. 0
11. 15. 0
0. 0
0. 0
0. 0
0. 0
3. 4
6. 8
0. 0
8.
8.
10.
10.
13.
8.
16. 10. 0
8. 5. 0
15. 0. 0
13. 9. 4
7. 0. 0
20. 0. 0
Jtichardson. Mary Tufts.
JVo.7
J?. Gardner
JVo.8.
Jlradish.
£dm. Jrowbndge.
OfSiBHfD FOR
Wm.Tletcher.
JVo.W.
JftctfChampney.
Seth Hastings .
MnFessenden.
Stephen
Palmer.Jurf:
S&noet&nk
Foxcroft.
JVo.2.
PeterTufts.
JYo.I.
Fofa. Trowbrifyt
PL
Dea
JVo.37.
Q
Hancock.
JVo3S.
SamfWhittemore.
JVo.39.
StephenPrentice .
fl
JVo.51.
JVo.68.
•
JVo.40.
SajnJ fliatcher
jRfDana.
Ww. Manning.
JVo.62.
jfasr.
JVojl.
E.Wyeth.
Peleg Steams.
Aaron Hill.
JVo33.
JVo.56.
JVo.42.
CalebJfrentice.
William How.
(•} —
John Hicfa
JYo.43.
Isaac Sradish.
JY0.5+.
Isaac Warson.
JVo.65.
Jamesffead.
JVo.15.
Appleton.
JVoJ6.
flolyoke
JVoW.
Vassal!.
JVo/8.
Phips.
PLAN OF THE MEETING-HOUSE,
T. JVb.36.
f~ ~ Widow Sarah ,
ffastmqs.
wt. 7
JVb.35. JVo.34. JVo33.
Jon* Hastings. Colledge. Nathaniel
Kidder.
JYo.32. JVo.31.
Samuel Ebenezer
Hasting. Wyeff).
JVo.30.
SpTague.
JSo.67 ^°j68 M.69. JVo.60.
Widow (, )
JoMDickson. /^5£^D£N^ Inman. Mik, Gill.
[fbr. or £benr]
JVo.29.
Caleb Dans.
\
Jfo.49.
Thomas Soden.
t
M.28.
Smuggles.
JYo.4-8.
HenryPrentice.
o
JVo.5&.
S.Danforth.
JVo.63.
EbenrStedman.
JVo.47.
MfMrrj^ffefrs.
JVo.60.
J.Morris.
Jfo.&f.
Z.Borilman..
STo.27.
Bordman.
JVo.46.
OpenWarland.
Jfo.6/.
Grant.
JVo. 66.
William Angier.
JVo.26.
Wiyc/lesworth.
A JVort.
Ed w? Manning .
rfo.62.
E.Marrett.
JYo.66.
John Stratton.
JVo44.
Jacob Watson.
JV0.25.
ZbenrStedmaji.
JVo./3.
£raWe.
JVo.20. JVo.21. JVo.22.
Mn^}al Wnthrop.. Sparhawte.
JVo.2*.
JVo.23.
Josiah
Mirer. Morse.
ERECTED IN CAMBRIDGE 1756.
~7
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 293
The house thus erected by the joint contributions of the Col-
lege, the Parish, and individuals, served its purpose until 1833,
when it was taken down, and the land on which it stood was
sold to the corporation of Harvard College. " In this edifice all
the public commencements and solemn inaugurations, during
more than seventy years, were celebrated ; and no building in
Massachusetts can compare with it in the number of distinguished
men, who at different times have been assembled within its
walls. Washington and his brother patriots in arms there wor-
shipped, during the investment of Boston by the Provincial army,
in 1775. In 1779, the delegates from the towns of Massachu-
setts there met and framed the Constitution of the Common-
wealth, which the people of that State ratified in 1780. There
Lafayette, on his triumphal visit to the United States, in 1824,
was eloquently welcomed, during the presidency of Dr. Kirk-
land." i
Long before the " triumphal visit " of Lafayette, and several
years before the erection of this famous edifice, another distin-
guished foreigner, Rev. George Whitefield, visited America,
creating nearly as much excitement as Lafayette himself ; with
this difference, however, that while all united to honor the one,
the other was vehemently applauded by some and resolutely
and sternly opposed by others. Without discussing the subject
in controversy between him and his opposers, it is sufficient
here to record the historical fact, that the Pastor of the Cam-
bridge Church and the Faculty of Harvard College set their faces
as a flint against Mr. Whitefield, who had denounced the Col
lege and the New England clergy, as teachers of an unsavory
and unprofitable religion, and alleged that a large number of
grave and learned divines, held in honor and reverence through-
out the vicinity, were in fact unconverted and destitute of vital
piety. Professor Wigglesworth and others published vigorous
replies to Mr. Whitefield, who was finally induced to retract 01
essentially modify his accusations against the College. Mr. Ap-
pleton declined to admit Mr. Whitefield into his pulpit, in accord-
B. Hancock, 10. 0. 0 Josh. Morse, 6. 13. 6
Pr. Holyoke, 20. 0. 0 Aaron Hill, 8. 1. 0
John Dickson, 13. 6. 8
Rich. Dana, 15. 0. 0 L. M. 836. 2. 0
Caleb Dana, 13. 6. 8 = in O. T. 6270. 1. 3
Mr. Fletcher, 14. 0. 0 The sum total is not precisely accurate.
Lt. Govr. [Phips] 40. 0. 0 A copy of the original Plan of this meet-
Mr. Inmaii, 10. 0. 0 ing-house is here reproduced.
1 Quincy's Hist. Harv. Univ., ii. 463.
294 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ance with the advice of his brethren, which was published in
the " Boston Evening Post," Jan. 7, 1745, as follows : —
" Cambridge Jan. 1, 1744-5. At a meeting of the Association
of this and the neighboring towns, present, the Reverend Mes-
sieurs John Hancock of Lexington, William Williams of Weston,
John Cotton of Newton, Nath1. Appleton of Cambridge, Warham
Williams of Waltham, Seth Storer of Watertown, Ebenr. Turell
of Medford, Nicholas Bowes of Bedford, Samuel Cook of Cam-
bridge. The Rev. Mr. Appleton having applied to his brethren
of said association for our advice, relating to a request which hath
been made to him by a number of his church and congregation,
that he would invite the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield to preach in
Cambridge ; after supplications to God and mature consideration
of the case proposed, and the several pleas made in favor of said
request, and the state of the town, as also the many weighty ob-
jections which lie against the said Mr. Whitefield, with respect
to his principles, expressions, and conduct, which are not yet
answered, nor has any Christian satisfaction been given by him
for them ; considering also how much the order, peace and edifi-
cation of the churches of this land are endangered, together with
the unhappy, divided state of many of them ; — It was unani-
mously voted, that it is not advisable, under the present situation
of things, that the Rev. Mr. Appleton should invite the Rev. Mr.
Whitefield to preach in Cambridge. And they accordingly de-
clared, each of them for themselves respectively, that they would
not invite the said gentleman into their pulpits. JH@°" The above
advice was signed by each member of the association.
"Attest, JOHN HANCOCK, Moderator."
Another article relative to the same subject appeared in the
" Boston Weekly News Letter," June 27, 1745 : " Whereas it is
reported in the Gazette or Journal of this week, that the Rev.
Mr. Whitefield preached last Saturday at Cambridge, to prevent
misapprehensions and some ill consequences which may arise
from thence, you are desired to give your readers notice that he
preached on the Common, and not in the Pulpit ; and that he did
it, not only without the consent, but contrary to the mind, of the
Rev. Mr. Appleton the minister of the place."
As early as May, 1747, a petition was presented to the Gen-
eral Court that the inhabitants of that part of Cambridge which
afterwards became the town of Brighton might be incorporated
as a separate religious precinct. A protest was presented by
other persons residing on the same territory, and the petition
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 295
was dismissed. After a like unsuccessful attempt in April, 1748,
the petition was renewed by a committee in December, 1749, in
which it is said, " There is within the bounds of the proposed
new parish on the south side of the river, 2660 acres
and 81 rods of land, by the plan ; 42 dwelling-houses ; about 50
families ; above 50 persons in full communion with the church ;
and this part of the town's proportion to the Province Tax in
1748 was £700. 11s. 8d., old tenor, and 67 ratable polls, about
290 souls." It is also said : " We have supported the gospel
among us some part of the year for fourteen years, during which
time we set apart a house for divine worship that had been a
dwelling-house : upon finding it too small for the congregation
we erected a convenient house for the worship of God, ....
and soon after we had winter-preaching in this house we con-
cluded to have summer-preaching in it also : and we are now in
the 5 year that we have had constant preaching." l This peti-
tion, like those which preceded it, was dismissed. It was fol-
lowed by another in June, 1758, in which it is more definitely
stated that it was " necessary for the inhabitants on this side the
river, about twenty-seven years since, to procure preaching among
ourselves during the winter season, which we for the space of
fourteen years continued to support at our sole expense, paying
our full proportion of the gospel in the old town ; but afterwards
finding the house in which we met neither convenient nor large
enough for the purpose, we did about thirteen years since erect a
meeting-house of suitable dimensions in the most suitable place
to accommodate the people on this side the river, and have ever
since supported the public preaching of the gospel among us at
our own charge (except about ten or eleven pounds per annum
which has been allowed us by the First Parish for a few years
last past)," etc.2 So strong was the opposition, however, that
this petition was dismissed ; and another which was presented
Feb. 22, 1774, met the same fate. At last, nearly half a century
after the commencement of regular religious services (for the
winter), and about thirty-five years after the erection of a meet-
ing-house in which public worship was offered throughout the
year, the inhabitants on the south side of the river were incor-
porated by the General Court, April, 1779, as a separate precinct
with authority to settle a minister, and to provide for his support
by a parish tax, — " excepting Samuel Sparhawk, John Gardner,
Joanna Gardner, and Moses Griggs, and their estates, who shall
1 Mass. Arch., xii. 368-371. 2 Mass. Arch., xiv. 73-76.
296 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
be exempted from all ministerial taxes to said precinct, so long
as they shall live or reside within the same, or until they or either
of them shall give their hands into the Secretary's Office of this
State, desiring that they with their estates may be considered as
part of said precinct." The subsequent proceedings are related
by Dr. Holme's in "Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc.," vii., 36, 37: "In
1780, the church members on the south side of Charles River in
Cambridge presented a petition to the church, signifying their
desire to be dismissed and incorporated into a distinct church, for
enjoying the special ordinances of the gospel more conveniently
by themselves. The church voted a compliance with their peti-
tion ; and they were incorporated on the 23d of February, 1783.
The Reverend John Foster was ordained to their pastoral charge,
November 4, 1784."
Besides the incorporation of the second and third precincts, re-
sulting in the establishment of two more churches professing the
same faith which had distinguished the parent church during the
century and a half of its existence, Dr. Appleton witnessed yet
another secession from his congregation, involving what he must
have regarded as . a departure from the faith and order of the
churches. A subscription was commenced in 1759 for the erec-
tion of an edifice, which was opened Oct. 15, 1761, for the wor-
ship of God according to the forms prescribed by the Episcopal
Church. The organization and history of Christ Church Parish
will be more fully noticed elsewhere. It is sufficient to say here
that it drew from Dr. Appleton's parish several of its richest
and most aristocratic members. Socially and financially, he must
have regarded their secession as a serious loss.
The ministry of this sixth pastor of the church was long and
peaceful, — two thirds of a century in length, but not marked
by any very extraordinary characteristics. " The written record
of his labors as pastor comprises little more than long lists of
persons received to the church, of adults and children who
were baptized, and of persons married. The summing up is as
follows : children baptized, 2,048 ; adults, 90 ; admissions to the
fellowship of the church, 784. All through this long ministry
the pastor was busy in the duties of his office, preaching the
word, striving for the salvation of those under his care, and for
the edifying of the body of Christ." 1 Among the methods
adopted for the furtherance of this object, Dr. Holmes says that
" in 1736, a committee, chosen by the church to consult with the
1 McKcnzie's Hist. Lect., p. 147.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 297
pastor respecting measures to promote a reformation, proposed
and recommended to the church, as what they ' apprehended might
be serviceable for reviving religion and suppressing growing dis-
orders,' that there be a number of wise, prudent, and blameless
Christians chosen among themselves, whose special care it should
be to inspect and observe the manners of professing Christians, and
such as were under the care and watch of the church. The pro-
posal was adopted, and a committee was appointed, for the pur-
pose expressed in the recommendation. This committee, which
was a kind of privy council to the minister, though without au-
thority, appears to have been very serviceable to the interests of
religion ; and it was renewed annually, for the space of about
fifty years." l It was provided that this committee should con-
sist of " three in the body of the town, one upon the common,
one in Charlestown End, two at Menotomy, and two on the south
side of the River." The members first elected were Samuel
Danforth, Esq., Andrew Bordman, Esq., John Bradish, Deacon
Samuel Bowman, Benjamin Goddard, John Cutter, Ephraim
Frost, Daniel Dana, and Deacon Samuel Sparhawk.
The faithful and useful services of Dr. Appleton were recog-
nized by the College in the bestowment of a degree, which, how-
ever common it may have since become, had never before been
conferred by that corporation, except upon Rev. Increase Mather
in 1692, and which was therefore a notable mark of honor. The
record bears date July 9, 1771 : " The Rev. Mr. Nathanael Ap-
pleton having been long an ornament to the pastoral character
and eminently distinguished for his knowledge, wisdom, and
sanctity of manners and usefulness to the churches, and having
for more than fifty years exerted himself in promoting the in-
terests of piety and learning in this society, both as a Minister
and as a Fellow of the corporation, therefore, Voted, that the De-
gree of Doctor in Divinity be conferred on the said Rev. Mr.
Nathanael Appleton, and that a Diploma for that purpose be pre-
sented to him."
The longest human life has an end. On the verge of ninety
years Dr. Appleton on account of his " very advanced age and
growing infirmities " requested that a colleague might aid him in
the pastoral office. Accordingly, Rev. Timothy Hilliard was
elected by the church and congregation and was duly installed.
Dr. Appleton survived this event less than four months. " His
public usefulness, though diminished, for a few of his last
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 33, 34.
298 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
years, by the infirmities of age, did not entirely cease but with
his life. He died Feb. 9, 1784, in the ninety-first year of his
age, and sixty-seventh of his ministry ; and New England can
furnish few, if any, instances of more useful talents, and of more
exemplary piety, united with a ministry equally long and success-
ful." 1 A memorial tablet marks the resting-place of his body in
the old burial-ground.
The prolonged pastorate of Dr. Appleton was succeeded by the
shortest which the church experienced, from its organization in
1636 to its division in 1829. Rev. Timothy Hilliard, born in
Kensington, N. H., 1746, H. C. 1764, Tutor 1768-1771, Chap-
lain at Castle William, 1768, was ordained at Barnstable, April
10, 1771. The climate proving unfavorable to his health he
resigned his charge at Barnstable, and was installed at Cam-
bridge as colleague with Dr. Appleton, Oct. 27, 1783. His
ministry here did not continue quite seven years, yet it was pro-
ductive of good fruits. His immediate successor, Dr. Holmes,
says of him : " Placed by Providence in this conspicuous station,
his sphere of usefulness became much enlarged, his labors being
now extended to the University. For this new sphere he was
peculiarly qualified. ' His pulpit talents were excellent. He was
pleasing in his elocution. In prayer he was exceeded by few,
being ready in his utterance, pertinent on every occasion, and
devotional in his manner. His discourses from the desk were
never such as could be said to have cost him nothing, but were
well studied, pure in the diction, replete with judicious senti-
ments, clearly and methodically arranged, instructive, serious,
practical, and truly evangelical ; so that his public services were
useful and edifying to all ranks of men, both learned and un-
learned.' He was * ever viewed by the Governors of the Univer-
sity as an excellent model for the youth under their care who
were designed for the desk ; and they considered his introduction
into this parish a most happy event.' .... Though firm in the
maintenance of his own religious sentiments, he was ' eminently
candid, and ready to embrace all good men.' In public and
private life, he was exemplary for virtue and piety
' There was no minister among us,' said President Willard, ' of
his standing, who, perhaps, had a fairer prospect of becoming
extensively useful to the churches of Christ in this Common-
wealth.' .... In his last illness, which was very short, he was
supported by the Christian hope, which gave him a religious su-
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 62.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 299
periority to the fear of death He died on the Lord's-day
morning, May 9, 1790, in the forty-fourth year of his age." l
His " bereaved, affectionate flock," erected a suitable monumen-
tal slab, in the old burial-place, over his mortal remains.
Mr. Hilliard was succeeded in the pastoral office by Rev. Abiel
Holmes, who was born in Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 24, 1763, Y. C.
1783, and was ordained pastor of a church at Midway, Georgia,
Sept. 15, 1785, which church removed thither bodily from Dor-
chester, Mass. He resigned his pastorship of this church in June,
1791, and was installed pastor of the church in Cambridge, Jan.
25, 1792. His ministry was long and eventful. His parish was
much enlarged by the establishment and growth of villages at
Cambridgeport and East Cambridge, and it was subsequently
diminished by their incorporation as a separate parish,2 and the
organization of churches in both villages. A new church was
organized, Nov. 6, 1814, under the auspices of the College, which
withdrew many of the officers and students from his congrega-
tion. These changes were effected peacefully, and with the
cooperation of Dr. Holmes. He preached at the dedication of
the meeting-house of the Cambridgeport Parish, and at the or-
dination of their first minister. He also assisted in the organi-
zation of the College Church.
But another change occurred, which occasioned much grief and
sadness, and which he resisted earnestly and steadfastly though
unsuccessfully. About the year 1815, a difference in opinion,
which had for several years existed between the Trinitarian and
Unitarian Congregationalists, attained such prominence as to dis-
turb the relations between pastors of churches, and to rend the
churches themselves into fragments. Such was the sad effect
here. The pastor felt it to be his duty to bear testimony against
what he regarded as the errors of Unitarianism, and to prevent
their dissemination from his pulpit. A majority of his church
approved the measures which he adopted, and adhered to him
with unswerving fidelity. A minority of the church, with a
majority of the parish, disagreed with him in opinion, and in-
sisted that, if he could not conscientiously teach such doctrines
as they believed to be true, he should at least allow other clergy-
men to do so in his pulpit. A long and unhappy controversy en-
1 Coll. Mass. Hist, foe., vii. 64-66. 2 The Cambridgeport Parish, which in-
The quotations by Dr. Holmes are from eluded both Cambridgeport and East Cam-
President Willard's Sermon at the funeral bridge,
of Mr. Hilliard.
300 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
sued, which resulted in a division of the church. For obvious
reasons, the particular incidents of this controversy are not here
repeated. Each party published its own version of the whole
matter in 1829 : one, in a pamphlet of 58 pages, entitled,
" An Account of the Controversy in the First Parish in Cam-
bridge ; " the other, in a pamphlet of 103 pages, entitled " Con-
troversy between the First Parish in Cambridge and the Rev.
Dr. Holmes, their late Pastor." It may suffice to record the re-
sult. An ex-parte council, called by the First Parish, assem-
bled May 19, 1829, and, after due deliberation, " Voted, That
there is plenary evidence of the facts, that Dr. Holmes has ma-
terially varied in his ministerial and Christian intercourse from
that of his two immediate predecessors, and from that of more
than thirty years of his own ministry ; that such change more
essentially affects the peace, comfort, and edification of the Par-
ish, than any mere change in speculation, or in points of dogmat-
ical theology ; that this change has been persisted in, contrary to
the repeated remonstrances of a large majority of the Parish, con-
sisting of about three-fourths of the legal voters, including several
members of the church ; that this course has greatly grieved
them, and so far impaired their confidence in their pastor, as to
preclude the possibility of continuing his ministerial relation to
them, either with comfort to himself, or any prospect of advan-
cing their religious interests. Voted, That the First Parish in
Cambridge have sufficient cause to terminate the contract sub-
sisting between them and the Rev. Dr. Holmes, as their minister,
and this Council recommend the measure, as necessary to the ex-
istence and spiritual prosperity of the society. This Council
wish it to be distinctly understood," it is added, " that the ser-
vice, to which we have in Providence been called, is one of the
most painful services of our life. We do not arraign or condemn
the motives of the Rev. Dr. Holmes. We are happy to testify
that all our impressions of his course, during the peaceful state
of his society, are associated with the most interesting and hon-
orable views of his ministerial character and the Christian
spirit." l In accordance with this " Result," the Parish notified
Dr. Holmes, June 11, 1829, that his " services will not be re-
quired or authorized in the public religious services in the meet-
ing-house in said Parish hereafter." 2 And, as Dr. Holmes ex-
pressed the opinion that he was still the legal minister of the
Parish, and professed a willingness to perform all his pastoral
1 Controversy, etc., pp. 87, 88. 2 Ibid., p. 97.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 301
and ministerial duties, as heretofore, the Parish committee, on
the succeeding day, closed the correspondence thus : " You do
not owe any such duties as aforesaid to said Parish, and that said
Parish refuses to accept from you any service, or services, as such
minister, or pastor, thereof. Hereafter you cannot occupy nor
use the pulpit of the meeting-house of said Parish, as it will be
exclusively appropriated to such preacher, or preachers, as said
Parish shall employ to supply it." 1 On the next Sabbath, Dr.
Holmes and those who adhered to him held religious services in
the old Court House. They also called an ex-parte council,
which assembled June 17, 1829, and, after a full examination of
the case, agreed in this result : " In view of all the facts and
evidence presented to this council, they are unanimously of the
opinion, that the Rev. Dr. Holmes has not in any way forfeited
his office as pastor of the first church and parish in Cambridge ;
and that he is still, according to ecclesiastical usage, the pastor
and minister of said church and parish." 2 As before stated, a
majority of the church adhered to Dr. Holmes, and acknowl-
edged him as their pastor ; but the majority of the parish would
never thereafter acknowledge such relationship, and the breach
between the two has never been healed.
The minority of the parish organized a new society, and
adopted the name of the " Shepard Congregational Society," with
which the majority of the church, claiming to be the First Church,
united to maintain public worship and the ordinances of the
gospel. Dr. Holmes soon asked for a colleague, and his request
was granted. Rev. Nehemiah Adams, Jr., was ordained Dec. 17,
1829. On account of physical debility, Dr. Holmes requested
a dismission, which was granted by the church, and confirmed by
a council. He preached his farewell sermon Oct. 2, 1831. He
continued to preach occasionally until near the close of his life.
He died, of paralysis, June 4, 1837, in the 74th year of his age.
It is worthy of notice, that even during the unhappy controversy
in the parish, no " railing accusation" is known to have been
heard against the moral and Christian character of Dr. Holmes ;
even the council, which determined that he had forfeited his
ministry by a steadfast persistence in what he regarded as his
duty contrary to the desires of others whose opinions differed
from his own, bear a frank and manly testimony to his worth and
sincerity as a Christian. His present successor in the ministry
has thus described his labors and his character : " The minis-
1 Controversy, etc., p. 98. 2 Account of the Controversy, etc., p. 55.
302 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
try of Dr. Holmes here was but a few months short of forty
years. With a single exception, it was the longest which the
church has known. For neai'ly the whole of the time he was the
only pastor in this part of the town, and he stood at the centre of
a large parish, making his influence felt in every direction. He
preached the word with fidelity and diligence. He fulfilled the
various offices of our holy religion. He instructed the 'children,
and gave them books. He formed libraries for the use of the
parish. He watched over the schools. He gave of his substance
to the poor. He brought into the parish the aid of others whom
he esteemed able to edify the people. He zealously followed
every good work Dr. Holmes left, a large number of
printed works, consisting chiefly of sermons preached on various
occasions He published a small ' History of Cambridge,' 1
which is invaluable to any one interested in the ancient town.
His largest work was ' The Annals of America from the Discov-
ery by Columbus in the year 1492 to the year 1826 He
was connected with a number of societies. From 1798 he was a
most devoted friend of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and
for more than twenty years its corresponding secretary. He was
one of the founders of the Society for promoting Christian
Knowledge, and of the American Education Society. He was a
member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of
the Trustees of the Institution at Andover, and an Overseer of
Harvard University. His degree of Doctor of Divinity was re-
ceived from the University of Edinburgh about 1805, and he was
made Doctor of Laws by Alleghany College, in 1822." 2
Dr. Holmes was the last pastor of the whole church. Each
of the two branches, into which it was divided in 1829, as-
serts its claim to be " The First Church in Cambridge." With-
out reference to the validity of their respective claims, in a brief
sketch of their history after the division, it seems most natural
and proper to speak first of that branch which adhered to Dr.
Holmes, and with which he remained connected during the resi-
due of his life.
Rev. Nehemiah Adams, H. C. 1836, D. D. Amherst, 1847,
was ordained Dec. 17, 1829, as colleague pastor. During his
ministry there were " large additions to the church upon confes-
sion of faith. The loss of members was soon more than made
good." 3 Religious services were held in the old Court House,
1 In Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 1-67. 8 Ibid., pp. 222, 223.
2 McKenzie'a Hist. Led., pp. 210-213.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 303
until a new edifice, erected at the northwest corner of Holyoke
and Mount Auburn streets, was completed ; the corner stone was
laid Sept. 21, 1830, and the house was dedicated Feb. 23, 1831.
The pastorate of Mr. Adams was short. He accepted an invita-
tion to become pastor of the Essex Street Church in Boston, and
his connection with the church here was dissolved by an ecclesi-
astical council, March 14, 1834.
Mr. Adams was succeeded by Rev. John Adams Albro, who
was born at Newport, R. I., Aug. 13, 1799 ; studied law at
Litchfield, Conn., and, after practising that profession about two
years, entered the Theological Seminary at Andover, from which
he graduated in 1827. He received from Yale College, the same
year, the honorary degree of Master of Arts ; and also received
the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Bowdoin College, in 1848,
and from Harvard College in 1851. He was ordained in Chelms-
ford in 1827, installed in Fitchburg, May 9, 1832, and again in-
stalled here on the 13th of April, 1835. After a faithful service
of thirty years, Dr. Albro requested a release from pastoral duty,
which was granted, and which took effect April 15, 1865. He
continued to reside here, preaching occasionally in the neighbor-
hood, until he departed this life, after a very short sickness, Dec.
20, 1866. His ministry was successful, and his memory is cher-
ished by those among whom he labored so long and so dili-
gently.
The successor of Dr. Albro was Rev. Alexander McKenzie,
who was born at New Bedford, Dec. 14, 1830, H. C. 1859, and
ordained at Augusta, Me., Aug. 28, 1861. He was installed here,
Jan. 24, 1867, and thus far his labors have been rewarded by
large accessions to the church, and by general peace and pros-
perity. A new and much more spacious meeting-house has been
erected, during his ministry, at the northwesterly corner of
Garden and Mason streets ; the corner-stone was laid April 29,
1871, and the house was dedicated May 22, 1872. The old
meeting-house, which had been in use for more than forty years,
was sold, and, having been re-consecrated, is now a Catholic
church.
The other branch of the original church, which retained its
connection with a majority of the First Parish, held a meeting on
the 12th of July, 1829, and, in consideration of the fact that the
two Deacons, William Hilliard and James Munroe, had neglected
to meet with the church in the meeting-house, but adhered to Dr.
Holmes, and had acted as deacons at his administration of the
304 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Lord's supper to the majority of the church in the Court House,
'• Voted, as said William Hilliard and James Munroe have separ-
ated themselves, as above stated, from said church, and abdicated
or abandoned their offices as deacons therein, and left said church
destitute of a deacon, that said Hilliard and Munroe severally be
removed and dismissed from his office of deacon of said church,
if the above stated facts do not amount, in law, to a legal abdica-
tion or abandonment of said office of deacon ; and that the office
of deacon in said church is now vacant, and that it is expedient
and necessary now to elect a deacon or deacons thereof. Voted,
To elect by ballot. Voted, That Abel Whitney be a deacon of
said church. Voted, That Sylvanus Plympton be the Clerk or
Scribe of said Church." 1 Being thus reorganized, the church
united with the parish in the settlement of a pastor. Rev. Wil-
liam Newell, born at Littleton, Feb. 25, 1804, H. C. 1824, D. D.
1853, accepted a call, and was ordained May 19, 1830. After a
long and peaceful ministry, he resigned his pastoral office March,
1868. He still dwells among his people, universally respected
and beloved, having, for several years after his resignation, per-
formed most of the duties of a pastor (preaching excepted) as a
labor of love. The First Parish erected a new meeting-house on
the westerly side of Harvard Square, between the ancient burial-
place and Church Street, which was dedicated Dec. 12, 1833.
The College contributed a portion of the expense, and became
entitled to certain rights in the new house, equivalent to its in-
terest in the house erected in 1756, which was now removed, and
the land on which it stood was sold to the College. For the space
of forty years, up to 1873, the annual Commencements of Har-
vard College were celebrated in this new house, which is still
standing ; and it is perhaps not extravagant to apply to it the
language used by President Quincy concerning the former house ;
namely, that no existing " building in Massachusetts can compare
with it in the number of distinguished men who at different times
have been assembled within its walls." After the resignation of
Dr. Newell, the church remained destitute of a regular pastor
until March 31, 1874, when Rev. Francis Greenwood Peabody
was ordained and duly installed as shepherd of the flock. Mr.
Peabody was born in Boston, graduated at H. C. 1869, and at
the Theological School in Cambridge, 1872.
From the beginning, the First Church in Cambridge has had a
regular succession of Deacons ; and for the first two thirds of a
1 Controversy, etc., p. 100.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
305
century, it had also Ruling Elders. Until 1696, the Church Rec-
ords are imperfect, so that the dates of early elections cannot
be ascertained. The dates of death are obtained from other
sources.
RULING ELDERS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Richard Champney
_
Nov. 26, 1669
Edmund Frost . . .
- -
July 12, 1672
John Stone ....
Nov. 15,1682
May 5, 1683
64
Jonas Clark ....
Nov. 15, 1682
Jan. 14, Ifflfc
80
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Thomas Marrett .
Before 1658
June 30, 1664
75
John Bridge
Before 1658
1665
Nath1. Sparhawk . .
Before 1658
June 28, 1647
Edward Collins . .
Before 1658
April 9, 1689
86
Gregory Stone . . .
Before 1658
Nov. 30, 1672
82
Thomas Chesholm .
After 1658
Aug. 18, 1671
John Cooper . .
After 1658
Aug. 22, 1691
73
Walter Hastings . .
After 1 658
Aug. 5, 1705
74
Nath1. Sparhawk . .
After 1658
1686-7
Samuel Cooper . . .
March 22, 1705
Jan. 8, 1717-8
64
Math1. Hancock . .
June 7, 1705
April 12, 1719
80
Samuel Kidder . . .
Jan. 22, 1718
July 4, 1724
58
Joseph Coolidge . .
Jan. 22, 1718
Dec. 17, 1737
71
Nath1. Sparhawk . .
Aug. 5, 1724
Nov. 8, 1734
67
Samuel Bowman .
Aug. 5, 1724
1746
67
Samuel Sparhawk . .
April 12, 1734
April 4, 1774
75
John Bradish . .
May 5, 1738
July 17, 1741
60
Sam1. Whittemore . .
Nov. 24, 1741
1784
90
Henry Prentice * .
Nov. 24, 1741
Oct. 18, 1778
84
Aaron Hill ....
July 14, 1774
Oct. 16, 1792
62
Stephen Sewall . . .
May 18, 1777
July 23, 1804
71
Gideon Frost . . .
June 30, 1783
June 30, 1803
79
James Munroe . . .
June 30, 1783
Sept. 14, 1804
69
John Walton
Nov. 19, 1792
Nov. 23, 1823
81
William Hilliard . .
April 5, 1804
April 27, 1836
57
Josiah Moore .
Jan. 4, 1805
May 1, 1814
67
James Munroe . . .
Aug. 2, 1818
May 31, 1848
73
Resigned July 14, 1774.
20
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
At the division of the church in 1829, the two surviving Dea-
cons, with a majority of the members, adhered to Dr. Holmes.
Subsequently other Deacons were installed into office, as fol-
lows : —
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Stephen T. Farwell .
Charles W. Homer .
April 30, 1837
Jan. 4, 1849
Oct. 20, 1872
Feb. 15, 1873
67
71
Charles T. Russell l .
George S. Saunders .
Francis Flint . . .
July 2, 1869
July 2, 1869
Feb. 27, 1874
Charles W. Munroe 2 .
Feb. 27, 1874
James M. W. Hall .
Jan. 27, 1875
i
Aaron H. Safford . .
Jan. 27, 1875
The Deacons elected by the other branch of the church were
as follows : —
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Abel Whitney . . .
Sidney Willard . .
Charles R. Metcalf .
Augustus A. Whitney
July 12, 1829
Dec. 15, 1833
May 1, 1853
May 1, 1853
Feb. 22, 1853
Dec. 6, 1856
70
76
Eesigned Sept. 15,1871.
2 Kesigned Jan. 27, 1875.
CHAPTER XVI.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
CHRIST CHURCH. — A comprehensive and interesting " His-
torical Notice of Christ Church," is appended to a sermon by
Rev. Nicholas Hoppin, D. D., on the reopening of the church,
Nov. 22, 1857. This church was originally established as a
missionary station by the " Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts," under the charge of Rev. East Ap-
thorp, who was born in Boston, 1733, and educated at Cam-
bridge, England. " The original subscription for building the
church is dated at Boston, April 25, 1759, The petition to the
society was signed by Henry Vassal, Joseph Lee, John Vassal,
Ralph Inman, Thomas Oliver, David Phips, Robert Temple,
James Apthorp. At a meeting held at Boston, September 29,
1759, the six first named gentlemen, with the Rev. East Apthorp,
were chosen as the building committee ; Ralph Inman, Esq., was
appointed Treasurer." 1 These " six first named gentlemen " re-
sided in Cambridge, and were among the richest citizens, " each
of whose income was judged to be adequate to the maintenance
of a domestic chaplain." 2 The church edifice, which is still pre-
served in good condition, was erected on the southerly side of the
common, between the old burial ground and Appian Way. " A
piece of land, one hundred feet square, was bought of Mr. James
Reed, for £16. 2«. 1^., lawful money." . . . . " This with the
same quantity bought of the Proprietors of the common a.nd
undivided lands of the Town of Cambridge and taken in from
the Common, formed the church lot. The price paid to the Pro-
prietors was .£13. 6s. 8d. lawful money, the church also paying
for the removal of the Pound. The line of the Common, which
was originally curved, was thus straightened, the burying ground
being also extended up to the church line." 3 At the meeting,
Sept. 29, 1759, when the size and general plan of the edifice were
1 Hist. Notice, etc., p. 21. 8 Hist. Notice, p. 22.
8 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 34.
308 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
determined, it was voted, " That the expense of executing the
whole building is not to exceed X500 sterling." l But although
" the dimensions of the building proposed by the committee were
adopted by the architect without change, the whole cost of the
church, not including the land, was about ,£1300 sterling." 2
" The church was opened for the performance of divine service,
Oct. 15, 1761." Rev. Mr. Apthorp again visited England in
1765, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and
became successively Vicar of Croydon, Rector of St. Mary-le-
Bow, London, and a Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral. He
died April 16, 1816, aged 83 years.
The next Rector of Christ Church was Rev. Winwood Sar-
jeant, supposed to be a native of England, who was ordained
Priest by Bishop Pearce, Dec. 19, 1756. He commenced his
rectorship as a missionary in June, 1767, and continued to per-
form the duties of his office, until the commencement of the
Revolutionary War, when he retired to Kingston, N. H., and
afterwards to Newbury. In 1777 he had an attack of paralysis,
and in 1778 went to England. He died at Bath, Sept. 20, 1780.
" The congregation had almost entirely dispersed at the begin-
ning of the war. Perhaps no church in the country was more
completely broken up. Of all the persons who took part in its
concerns, including the sixty-eight original subscribers for the
building (several of whom, however, were of Boston), and twenty
original purchasers of pews, not a name appears on the records
after the Revolution but those of John Pigeon, Esq., and Judge
Joseph Lee. The former espoused the patriotic side ; the latter
was a loyalist, but being a quiet man and moderate in his opin-
ions, remained unmolested." 3 Divine service is said to have
been had in the church a few times while the army remained in
Cambridge. It was also occupied and much damaged by the
soldiers, who were destitute of proper barracks. It " was left
for many years in a melancholy and desecrated condition, the
doors shattered and all the windows broken out, exposed to rain
and storms and every sort of depredation, its beauty gone, its
1 Hist. Notice, p. 21. Lands, May 9, 1760; they appointed a
2 Ibid., p. 23. Possibly this enormous committee, Nov. 20, 1769, to commence
excess over the estimated cost of the edi- a suit against the grantees ; the purchase-
fice occasioned some disaffection which money was paid by Major John Vassall,
resulted in what seems to be an unaccount- Jan. 6, 1670, but no interest was allowed,
able delay of payment for the land on though payment had been delayed nearly
which it was erected. The land was ten years.
granted by the Proprietors of Common 8 Hist. Notice, p. 46.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 309
sanctuary defiled, the wind howling through its deserted aisles
and about its stained and decaying walls ; the whole building
being a disgrace instead of an ornament to the town. No effort
appears to have been made for the renewal of divine worship till
the beginning of the year 1790." 1 The edifice was then re-
paired, and an effort was made for the regular administration of
religious services. Rev. Joseph Warren, Rev. William Mon-
tague, and others, officiated for short periods, but for nearly forty
years the church was generally supplied with lay Readers, among
whom were Theodore Dehon, afterwards Bishop of South Car-
olina, and Jonathan-Mayhew Wainwright,2 afterwards Bishop of
New York. The church was thoroughly repaired in 1825, and
was again " opened for service July 30th, 1826, when the Rev.
G^orge Otis, M. A., then tutor in the University, preached a
sermon, afterwards printed." 3 Mr. Otis was chosen Rector, but
declined the office, as it was supposed to be inconsistent with his
official engagements to the College ; he " however continued to
officiate for the church, and was virtually its minister, till his la-
mented and untimely death, at the age of thirty-two, February
25th, 1828." 4 Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., was Rector from
Easter, 1829, to Easter, 1835; Rev. M. A. D'W. Howe, D. D.,
for a few months in 1836 and 1837 ; and Rev. Thomas H. Vail
from, the spring of 1837 to Easter, 1839.
Rev. Nicholas Hoppin, a native of Providence, R. I., and a
graduate of Brown University, 1831, commenced his labors as
Rector in November, 1839, and ministered to the church longer
than all his predecessors in that office. During his rectorship
the congregation so increased that it became necessary to enlarge
the church edifice, and twenty-three feet were added to its length
in 1857. A subscription had been commenced, in 1855, to pro-
cure a chime of bells for the church ; the design was now pros-
ecuted more vigorously and with such success that thirteen bells,
at a cost of about five thousand dollars, were placed in the belfry
of the church, and were first chimed on Easter morning, April 8,
1860. After a faithful and successful ministry for more than
thirty-four years, Dr. Hoppin resigned the rectorship April 20,
1874. His degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred by Trinity
College in 1859.
1 Hist. Notice, p. 53. sary of Rev. Mr. Apthorp and of Epis-
2 Grandson of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew copacy generally.
of Boston, who, a half century earlier, 8 Hist. Notice, p. 61.
was a most zealous and formidable adver- * Ibid., p. 62.
310
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The present Rector, Rev. William-Chauncy Langdon, entered
upon the discharge of his duties Jan. 2, 1876.
The Wardens of Christ Church have been as follows : —
1762,
1763,
1764-1765,
1766,
1767-1770,
1771,
1772,
1773,
1774,
1791-1795,
1796,
1797-1799,
1800,
1801,
1802-1803,
1804-1809,
1810-1813,
1814-1815,
1816-1819,
1820,
1821-1825,
1826-1828,
1829-1832,
1833-1835,
1836-1840,
1841,
1842,
1843,
1844,
1845-1846,
1847-1851,
1852,
1853-1859,
1860,
1861,
1862-1863,
1864,
1865-1871,
1872,
1873-1874,
1875-1876,
David Phips,
John Vassal],
Robert Temple,
David Phips,
Thomas Oliver,
John Vassall,
Ezekiel Lewis,
Joseph Lee,
David Phips,
Jonathan Simpson,
John T. Apthorp,
Leonard Jarvis,
Samuel W. Pomeroy,
Abraham Biglow,
Richard Richardson,
William Winthrop,
William Winthrop,
Abraham Biglow,
Abraham Biglow,
Abraham Biglow,
Abraham Biglow,
Abraham Biglow,
Joseph Foster,
Joseph Foster,
Samuel P. P. Fay,
Charles C. Foster,
James Greenleaf,
Isaac Lum,
C. Gayton Pickman,
C. Gayton Pickman,
William C. Bond,
George P. Bond,
George P. Bond,
Herbert H, Stimpson,
Luther Crane,
Herbert H. Stimpson,
Abraham Edwards,
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.,
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.,
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.,
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.,
John Vassall.
Robert Temple.
Richard Lechmere.
Thomas Oliver.
John Vassall.
Ezekiel Lewis.
John Fenton.
Jonathan Sewall.
John Pigeon.
Nathaniel Bethune.
Andrew Craigie.
Samuel W. Pomeroy.
Abraham Biglow.
Richard Richardson.
Jonathan Bird.
Ebenezer Stedman.
Abraham Biglow.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
William D. Peck.
J. F. Dana.
Jonathan Hearsey.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
Abraham Biglow.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
Isaac Lum.
James Greenleaf.
Isaac Lum.
Luther Foote.
Charles Chase.
William E. Carter.
William E. Carter.
John M. Batchelder.
Charles F. Foster.
Luther Crane.
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
J. Gardner White.
Jos. Fay Greenough.
Wm. A. Herrick.
J. Gardner White.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 311
CAMBRIDGEPORT PARISH. — A brief account has already been
given (chapter xii.) of the establishment of the " Cambridgeport
Meeting-house Corporation," in 1805, and of the " Cambridge-
port Parish," in 1808 ; also of the erection, dedication, and de-
struction, of their brick meeting-house on Columbia Street, and
the erection of the present meeting-house on Austin Street.
The church connected with this parish was not organized until
July 14, 1809. Its first pastor was Rev. Thomas Brattle Gan-
nett, born in Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1789, H. C. 1809, and ordained
Jan. 19, 1814. During his pastorate occurred that theological
contest which rent the parish and church of Dr. Holmes asunder.
The great majority of the Cambridgeport Parish, together with
their pastor, adhered to what was styled the liberal party, and
were thenceforth known as Unitarians. Mr. Gannett, however,
did not take an active part in the contest, but devoted himself
entirely to the inculcation of those moral duties and Christian
graces which become the true disciples of Christ. Indeed, he is
reported to have expressed the highest satisfaction, in his mature
years, that he had never preached a doctrinal sermon. Early in
1833 he closed his labors with a flock which had abundant cause
to regard him with profound respect and love. " A good man,
— one like Nathaniel of old, without guile, — according to the
gift that was in him, had gone in and out before the people, pure
and godly in his conversation, charitable in his words and feel-
ings as in his deeds, keeping peace with all men." 1 He re-
mained in Cambridge about ten years after the close of his min-
istry, during which period he represented his fellow-citizens two
years in the General Court, and served them faithfully three
years in the office of Town Clerk. He afterwards took charge of
the Unitarian Church in South Natick, to which place he re-
moved in 1843, and died there April 19, 1851.
Rev. Artemas B. Muzzey, born in Lexington, Sept. 21, 1802,
H. C. 1824, was ordained at Framingham, June 10, 1830, dis-
missed May 18, 1833, and installed here Jan. 1, 1834. He re-
signed May 4, 1846, and was succeeded by Rev. John F. W.
Ware, H. C. 1838, who was installed Nov. 29, 1846, and re-
signed April 1, 1864. He is now pastor of the church in Arling-
ton Street, Boston. Rev. Henry C. Badger was installed Jan.
15, 1865, resigned Oct. 1, 1865, and was succeeded by Rev.
George W. Briggs, B. U. 1825, D. D. 1855, who was installed
1 Sermon by Rev. John F. W. Ware, on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement
of Rev. Thomas B. Gannett, p. 19.
312
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
April 3, 1867. The four successors of Mr. Gannett are still ac-
tively engaged in the ministry ; may it be long before judgment
shall be pronounced upon their completed labors.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Nathaniel Livermore .
Ephraim Forbes .
Isaiah Bangs
Nathaniel P. Hunt .
1809 l
April, 1817
Feb. 21, 1842
Feb. 21, 1842
Aug. 7, 1862
Nov. 1817
Mar. 22, 1859
Oct. 29, 1854
90
73
61
UNIVERSITY CHURCH. " Until 1812, the College government
and students had united in public worship with the inhabitants
of the First Parish in Cambridge ; but in that year the Overseers
expressed the opinion, that it would be for the advantage of the
students, should religious instruction on the Sabbath be given
within the walls of the University." 2 " On the morning of
Lord's-Day, 6th Nov. 1814, the Church was organized, in the
presence and by the assistance of the paster and delegates of the
First Church in Cambridge." 3 "A distinct church being or-
ganized, public worship has since been conducted within the Col-
lege Chapel by the Faculty of the Theological School." 4 Apple-
ton Chapel subsequently became the stated place of worship,
and after about forty years the ex-officio service of the Theolog-
ical Faculty ceased ; since which time the church has been under
the care of a pastor specially designated by the Corporation of
the College. The successive pastors and stated preachers have
been, —
Rev. Henry Ware, H. C. 1785, D. D. 1806, from 1814 to 1840.5
Rev. Henry Ware, Jr., H. C. 1812, D. D. 1834, from 1840 to 1842.
Rev. Convers Francis, H. C. 1815, D. D. 1837, from 1842 to 1855.
Rev. Frederick D. Huntington, A. C. 1842, D. D. 1855, from 1855
to 1860.
Rev. Andrew P. Peabody, H. C. 1826, D. D. 1852, LL. D. Roch. U.
1863, from 1860 to the present time.
1 The date of election does not dis-
tinctly appear ; but Mr. Ware, in his Ser-
mon before quoted, says : " The church
appears to have been fully organized on
2 Quincy's Hist. H. U., ii. 309.
8 McKenzie's Hist. Lect., p. 184.
* Quincy's Hist. H. U., ii. 310.
6 Rev. Dr. Kirkland officiated as joint
the 14th July, 1809 ; Nathaniel Livermore pastor, until he resigned the Presidency
being its first deacon, as he was also its of the College in 1828.
last."
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 313
FIKST BAPTIST. — The First Baptist Church was organized
" at the house of Mr. Samuel Hancock " in Cambridgeport,
Dec. 17, 1817, seventeen males and twenty-nine females then
subscribing the " Articles of Faith and a Covenant." l The
church was publicly recognized on the 25th day of the same
month by a Council regularly convened ; and on the same day
the meeting-house, which had been erected at the junction of
Magazine and River streets, was dedicated. This house was a
wooden structure, which was enlarged in 1827 and twice after-
wards ; it was utterly consumed by fire Jan. 22, 1866. Prepara-
tions were immediately made for the erection of a much larger
house on the same spot. The corner-stone was laid Aug. 17,
1866. The chapel was dedicated March 17, 1867, in which
religious services were held until the completion of the main
edifice, which was opened and dedicated Dec. 25, 1867, on " the
fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the church, and of the
dedication of the former house of worship." " The cost of the
whole building was about $90,000." It is a spacious brick
edifice, not only convenient to its occupants, but ornamental to
the city. On the 8th of February, 1819, William Brown and
twenty-one others (several of whom resided in Brighton) were
" incorporated as a religious society, by the name of the Baptist
Church in Cambridge." 2
The first pastor of this church was Rev. Bela Jacobs, formerly
pastor of the Baptist Church in Pawtucket, R. I. He was in-
stalled July 22, 1818, and served the church faithfully and suc-
cessfully until May, 1833, when he resigned, and became Secre-
tary of the Baptist Educational Association. He received the de-
gree of A. M. from Brown University, 1822. A further notice
of him wiil be found in connection with the Second Baptist
Church, of which he was afterwards pastor. Rev. Stephen Lovell
was installed March 24, 1834, and resigned May 15, 1836, " and
immediately after his resignation united with the Methodist
Church in Portland, Maine." He was afterwards associated with
Rev. Thomas F. Norris, in the editorship of the " Olive Branch,"
and died in Boston, Sept. 29, 1858, aged 59 years. Rev. Joseph
W. Parker, U. C. 1831, was ordained Dec. 11, 1836. The
church enjoyed prosperity during his ministry, which continued
until Jan. 1, 1854, when he resigned, and entered upon his duties
as Secretary of the Northern Baptist Education Society and
1 Brief History of the First Baptist 2 Mass. Spec. Laws, v. 282.
Church in Cambridge, etc., p. 3.
314
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Financial Agent of the Trustees of the Newton Theological Insti-
tution. He received the degree of D. D. from Brown University,
1852. Rev. Sumner R. Mason, formerly pastor of the Baptist
Church in Lockport, N. Y., entered upon his labors the first
Sabbath in March," 1855, and " on the 25th of the same month
he was publicly recognized by religious services." He received
the degree of D. D. from Chicago University. His ministry was
diligent and successful for somewhat more than sixteen years.
It had an unexpected and tragical termination on Saturday even-
ing, Aug. 26, 1871, when a disastrous collision of cars occurred
on the Eastern Railroad, at Revere, Mass., by which about thirty
persons were killed,1 and a still larger number wounded, — some
of them fatally. Among those who were killed outright was Dr.
Mason. He died at his post, while engaged in his Master's ser-
vice ; for the object of his journey was to fulfil an engagement to
preach the gospel. His mutilated body was identified on the
next day, and was interred at Mount Auburn on the following
Thursday, after appropriate funeral services in the presence of a
great congregation, and in the house where he had so long been
a living power.
The present pastor of the church, Rev. Hiram K. Pervear,
B. U. 1855, had been pastor of the Second Baptist Church in
Cambridge about seven years, and of the First Baptist Church in
Worcester nearly eight years, before his public recognition here
on the 5th of January, 1873.
The church has had nine Deacons, to wit : —
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Levi Farwell . . .
Feb. 10, 1818
May 27, 1844
60
William Brown 2 .
Feb. 10, 1818
June 25, 1861
75
Josiah Coolidge 2 .
July 30, 1844
Sept. 13, 1874
87
George Cummings8 .
Aug. 23, 1844
Josiah W. Cook . .
Aug. 23, 1844
William B. Hovey .
Jan. 29, 1849
July 4, 1871
75
Joseph A. Holmes
Jan. 29. 1849
Albert Vinal . . .
Feb. 19, 1850
Joseph Gooduow . .
Oct. 13, 1871
1 Among the killed was Rev. Ezra the church now in Arlington Street,
Stiles Gannett, D. D., born in Cambridge, Boston.
May 4, 1801, H. C. 1820, for many years 2 Deacons Brown and Coolidge were
colleague-pastor (with Rev. W. E. Chan- " dismissed to the Church in Old Cam-
ning, D. D.), and aftenvards sole pastor of bridge, Aug. 16, 1844."
8 Removed to Lancaster in 1850.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 315
FIEST UNIVERSALIST. — On the ninth day of February, 1822,
Peter Tufts, Jr., and thirty-three others were "incorporated and
made a body politic and religious society by the name of the
First Universalist Society in Cambridge." 1 For some years pre-
viously, Rev. Hosea Ballon and others had occasionally preached
in the school-house then standing on Franklin Street. Immedi-
ately after its incorporation the society commenced preparations
for the erection of the meeting-house which now stands at the
junction of Main and Front streets in Cambridgeport. The cor-
ner-stone was laid with masonic ceremonies by Amicable Lodge,
June 24, 1822 ; and the house was dedicated to the worship of
God on the 18th of the following December. The church was
organized June 19, 1827.
The first pastor of this church was Rev. Thomas Whittemore,
who was born in Boston, Jan. 1, 1800, ordained, June 13, 1821,
and after preaching somewhat more than a year at Milford, com-
menced his labors here in April, 1822, but was not formally in-
stalled until April 23, 1823. He resigned the pastorate, and
preached his farewell discourse May 29, 1831, but remained a
citizen of Cambridge until the close of his life.
As early as June, 1828, he purchased the " Universalist Mag-
azine " (which was established July 3, 1819), and changed its
name to " Trumpet and Universalist Magazine." This paper he
conducted with consummate skill and energy until Feb. 18, 1861,
about a month before his death, when he was compelled, by sheer
exhaustion, to relinquish the charge. He represented the town
three years in the General Court, and served the city one year
in the Board of Aldermen. For many years he was President of
the Cambridge Bank, and also of the Fitchburg and the Vermont
and Massachusetts Railroads. He continued to preach, almost
every Sabbath, until near the close of life. In 1837, he published
" Songs of Zion," a volume of sacred music, a portion of which
was original. He was the author of " Notes and Illustrations of
the Parables of the New Testament," 1834 ; " A Plain Guide to
Universalism," 1840 ; " Memoir of Rev. Walter Balfour," 1852;
" Life of Rev. Hosea Ballon," in four volumes, 1854, 1855 ; and
" The Early Days of Thomas Whittemore, an Autobiography,"
1859. His first and last literary work was " The Modern History
of Universalism," of which the first edition was published in
1830. He made large collections for a second edition, and pub-
lished the first volume in 1860 ; but the completion of the second
1 Mass. Spec. Laws, v. 464.
31t HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
volume was prevented by his death, which occurred March 21,
1861. Tufts College bestowed on him the degree of Doctor of
Divinity in 1860.
Rev. Samuel P. Skinner commenced preaching here June 5,
1831, and was ordained on the nineteenth day of the same month.
His ministry was very short. About the first of May, 1832, he
removed to Baltimore, and was for a time engaged in teaching.
He subsequently preached in several places, and at length settled
in Chicago, 111. He died August 12, 1858, aged 48.
Rev. Lucius R. Paige was born in Hardwick, March 8, 1802,
commenced preaching June 1, 1823, and was ordained June 2,
1825. After laboring in several places, as an evangelist, more
than two years, and performing the duties of a settled pastor
nearly four years at Springfield, and about two years at Glouces-
ter (now Rockport), he commenced his ministry here May 20,
1832, was installed July 8, 1832, and resigned July 1, 1839. He
continued to preach, occasionally, nearly thirty years afterwards,
until the precarious condition of his health compelled him to de-
sist. During his pastorate he published " Selections from Emi-
nent Commentators," in 1833, and " Questions on Select Portions
of the Gospels, designed for the use of Sabbath Schools and Bible
Classes," in 1838 ; also a Centennial Address at Hardwick, 1838.
He subsequently wrote a " Commentary on the New Testament,"
in six volumes, of which the first was published in 1844 and the
last in 1870. While engaged in this work, as a relaxation from
severer studies, he gathered materials for this History of Cam-
bridge. Meanwhile, his literary labors yielding scanty returns,
he devoted the business hours of the day to the performance of
secular duties. He was Town Clerk from March, 1839, to Janu-
ary, 1840, and from March, 1843, to May, 1846 ; City Clerk from
May, 1846, to October, 1855 ; Treasurer of the Cambridgeport
Savings Bank, from April, 1855, to April, 1871, during the larger
portion of which period he was also successively Cashier and
President of the Cambridge Bank. He received the degree of
A. M. from Harvard College, 1850, and that of D. D. from Tufts
College, 1861.
Rev. Lemuel Willis was born at Windham, Vt., April 24,
1802, commenced preaching July 28, 1822, was ordained Oct. 2,
1823, and was installed here Oct. 1, 1842, having previously
been settled at Troy, N. Y., Salem, Washington, N. H., and
Lynn. He resigned Sept. 28, 1845, and was afterwards pastor
at Claremont, N. H., South Orange, Mass., and Portsmouth,
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
317
N. H. Since 1856 he has generally resided at Warner, N. H.
Though he has passed beyond the age of three-score years and
ten, his eye is not yet dim, nor is his mind clouded ; and he con-
tinues to preach and perform other ministerial duties.
Rev. Luther J. Fletcher was ordained in 1843, commenced
preaching here Jan. 4, 1846, and was installed on the 5th of the
following April. He resigned April 14, 1848, and was after-
wards settled at Lowell and at Buffalo, N. Y. He received the
degree of D. D. from St. Lawr. Univ. 1876. Rev. Edwin A.
Eaton, who had been previously settled at Newburyport, com-
menced preaching here Jan. 7, 1849, resigned April 25, 1852,
and was afterwards settled in Providence for six years, and at
South Reading for a similar period. He retired from the min-
istry about 1870, and is now an Insurance agent in Boston.
Rev. Charles A. Skinner was ordained in 1848, labored a few
years in western New York, and was installed here July 17, 1853.
He retained the pastorship longer than any of his predecessors ;
and after a peaceful and successful ministry he resigned Sept. 29,
1867, in order to become the pastor of the church in Hartford,
Conn., which office he still sustains. Rev. Benjamin F. Bowles
was ordained in 1848, and held the pastoral office successively at
Salem, Southbridge, Natick, Melrose, Manchester, N. H., and
Worcester. He was installed here Dec. 6, 1868, and resigned
Jan. 31, 1873 ; since which time he has been pastor of the
Second Church in Philadelphia. The present pastor of this
church is Rev. Oscar F. Safford, a graduate of the Theological
School, St. Lawrence University, 1862, who was ordained in 1862,
and who was settled at Danvers, Charlestown, Chicago, and
Springfield. He was installed here Jan. 1, 1874.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Samuel Watson . .
July 12, 1827
Feb. 1855
87
Flavel Coolidge . .
July 12, 1827
Feb. 1, 1848
73
Isaac Kimball . . .
July 12,1827
Oct. 14, 1831
74
Simon Ames . . .
Dec. 28, 1831
Oct. 28, 1841
51
Alvaro Blodgett l . .
July 28, 1843
May 14, 1874
58
Joseph P. Howlett
July 28, 1843
Ebenezer P. Holman .
Oct. 28, 1847
Dec. 17, 1859
47
Robert White . . .
May 29, 1874
1 Deac. Blodgett resigned Sept. 3, 1853, and was reelected May 25, 1860.
318 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
SECOND UNIVERSALIST. — By an Act of the General Court,
Feb. 11, 1823, Calvin Brooks and others1 were incorporated as
the " Second Society of Universalists in the town of Cambridge."
They held meetings for a time in a school-house on Third Street,
between Bridge and Gore streets, and afterwards worshipped
with the Unitarian Society in their meeting-house on Third
Street. In July, 1834, the Society hired what was then called
" Berean Hall," on the northerly side of Cambridge Street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, and occupied it until the early
part of 1843, when it was purchased, enlarged, converted into a
meeting-house, and was dedicated on the 5th day of December.
In 1865 this house was sold, and the Society erected the neat and
commodious church now standing on the northerly side of Otis
Street, between Third and Fourth streets, which was dedicated
Sept. 26, 1866.
This parish had no settled pastor until 1834, when Rev. Henry
Bacon commenced his labors in November, and was ordained on
the 28th of December. He resigned in the spring of 1838, and
was afterwards settled at Haverhill, Marblehead, Providence, and
Philadelphia. He was born in Boston, June 12, 1813, and died
in Philadelphia, March 19, 1856. His was a busy life. Besides
faithfully performing his pastoral duties, he was a prolific writer
in various periodicals, the author of some small volumes, and edi-
tor of the " Ladies' Repository " twenty years. Rev. Elbridge G.
Brooks was ordained at West Amesbury, Oct. 19, 1837, and was
installed here Sept. 16, 1838. He resigned early in 1845, and
was subsequently settled in Bath, Me., Lynn, New York, and
Philadelphia, where he is still actively engaged in the ministry.
He has written much for various periodicals, and in 1873 pub-
lished a volume entitled " Our New Departure." He received
the degree of D. D. from Tufts College in 1867. Rev. Wil-
liam R. G. Mellen was ordained at Milford, May 17, 1843, and
was installed here Oct. 26, 1845. He resigned in October, 1848,
and was afterwards settled in Chicopee, Auburn, N. Y., and
Gloucester ; he served his country several years as a Consul in a
foreign port ; and has since had the pastoral charge of several
Unitarian societies. Rev. Massena Goodrich was ordained at
Haverhill Jan. 1, 1845, commenced his ministry here April 8,
1849, resigned in January, 1852, and was afterwards settled at
Goff's Corner, Me., Waltham, and Pawtucket, R. I. In 1861 he
became a Professor in the Theological School at Canton, N. Y. ;
1 Mass. Spec. Laws, vi. 78.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 319
after two or three years he returned to Pawtucket, and resumed
his pastoral duties. He received the degree of A. M. from Tufts
College in 1863. Rev. Henry A. Eaton was born in South
Reading (now Wakefield) Nov. 27, 1825, ordained at Milford
Sept. 11, 1859, took charge of this parish on the first Sabbath
in May, 1855, and resigned at the end of September, 1857. His
health was broken down, yet he preached, more or less, for two
or three years at Waltham, and Meriden, Conn. He died at
Worcester, of consumption, May 26, 1861. Rev. Henry W.
Rugg was ordained in 1854, and having preached three or four
years on Cape Cod, commenced his pastorate here on the first of
March, 1858 ; resigned at the end of three years, and was after-
wards settled at Bath, Me., and Providence, R. I. Rev. S. L.
Roripaugh was ordained in 1856, was pastor of this flock from
January, 1862, to the end of the year, and has since beeen settled
at New Bedford, North Bridgewater, Joliet, 111., Valhermosa
Springs, Ala., and Atlanta, Ga. Rev. James F. Powers, Tufts
College, 1861, was pastor from the first of December, 1863, until
April, 1866. He was afterwards settled in Maiden, and about
1872 took orders in the Episcopal Church. Rev. Henry I. Cush-
man was ordained May 15, 1867, resigned May 31, 1868, and
was afterwards associate pastor of the Second Universalist Church
in Boston, and pastor of the First Universalist Church in Provi-
dence. His successor was Rev. Frank Maguire, a graduate of St.
Lawrence Theological School, 1863, whose pastorate extended
from Oct. 1, 1868, to Jan. 1, 1871, after which he was settled at
Fitchburg. He was ordained in 1863, and had previously
preached at Greenport, N. Y., and Waterville, Me. Rev. Sum-
ner Ellis, ordained at Boston, Nov. 1851, and successively pastor
at Boston, Salem, Brighton, Lynn, Milwaukee, Chicago, and
Newark, had charge of this parish, as stated supply, from April
1, 1872, to Sept. 29, 1874, when he returned to Chicago. He
was succeeded, as " stated supply," by Rev. Henry I. Cushman,
Nov. 1, 1874, and by Rev. William A. Start of Melrose, Sept.
4, 1875. Mr. Start has recently been appointed Secretary of the
Massachusetts Convention of Universalists. A further notice of
him may be found in connection with the Third Universalist
Society.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The church was organized Jan. 1, 1836. Its Stewards or
Deacons have been : —
Elected.
Held office until
Ebenezer Tirrell . .
Jan. 1836
Died
Dec. 3, 1839
Victor Eaton . . .
March 2, 1838
Died
Nov. 20, 1847
Daniel Jewett . . .
Oct. 30, 1840
Resigned
Dec. 2, 1843
Marshall S. Boyer .
Dec. 2, 1843
Resigned
1859
Peter Shorfenburg .
Feb. 2, 1848
Died
June 18, 1854
Barnabas Binney
Jan. 1856
Died
March 18, 1874
John B. Winslow
March 2, 1860
Removed from
the city.
Jonas Woodard . .
March 2, 1860
Otis H. Hendley . .
Jan. 1870
Died
April 25, 1871
John M. Hastings
Jan. 1870
John C. Burdakin
Jan. 16, 1875
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL. — " From the first settling of
Lechmere Point (or East Cambridge) the few inhabitants were
obliged to attend church in Boston or Charlestown until the
autumn of 1818, when the Methodist Society was formed by the
following named persons, all of whom had been members of the
church previous to their coming to the Point ; namely, William
Granville,1 Elizabeth Granville, Eliza Sargent, Lucinda Sargent,
William Swindel, and Charles Elliot." 2 For a time they met in
private houses ; and the first sermon to them was delivered by
the Reverend Enoch Mudge in the house of Mr. William Gran-
ville. " Public worship was first regularly established in a school-
house on North Third Street, where the Society worshipped
until 1823, when Mr. Granville erected a small, convenient
chapel on Gore Street, now occupied as a dwelling-house."2 By
an Act of the General Court, June 14, 1823, Amos Binney and
others were incorporated as " Trustees of the Methodist Religious
Society in Cambridge." "About this time a lot of land was
donated to the society, on which a substantial brick church was
erected, and dedicated in the autumn of 1825." 2 That house,
on the southwesterly corner of Cambridge and Third streets,
stood about forty-five years, when it was demolished, and a much
larger brick edifice was erected on the same spot, at a cost of
$45,000, which was dedicated December 12, 1872.
1 Mr. Grnnville seems to have been a
preacher or exhorter.
2 MS. Letter from Mr. 0. H. Durrell.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTOYY. 321
As nearly as can now be ascertained, the preachers in charge
of this church were appointed as follows : —
1823, Rev. Leonard Frost.
1824, 1825, Rev. D. Young. Died 12 March,' 1826.
1826, Rev. Ebenezer Blake.
1827, 1828, Rev. Enoch Mudge. Died 2 April, 1850.
1829, Rev. Ephraim Wiley.
1830, Rev. Bartholomew Otheman.
1831, Rev. Ephraim Wiley.
1832, Rev. Leonard B. Griffing.
1833, Rev. George Pickering. Died 8 Dec., 1846.
1834, Rev. James C. Bontecou.
1835, Rev. Edward Otheman.
1836, Rev. Elijah H. Denning.
1837, Rev. Stephen G. Hiler, Jr.
1838, 1839, Rev. Henry B. Skinner.
1840, 1841, Rev. Edmund M. Beebe.
1842, 1843, Rev. Shipley W. Willson. Died 30 Dec., 1856.
1844, 1845, Rev. Samuel A. Gushing.
1846, 1847, Rev. Joseph A. Merrill. Died 22 July, 1849.
1848, 1849, Rev. James Shepard.
1850, 1851, Rev. John W. Merrill, W.U. 1834, D. D. (McK. C.) 1844.
1852, 1853, Rev. William H. Hatch.
1854, 1855, Rev. Converse L. McCurdy. Died 22 Nov. 1876.
1856, Rev. Abraham D. Merrill.
1857, 1858, Rev. George Bowler.
1859, 1860, Rev. Moses A. Howe. Died 27 Jan. 1861.
1861, 1862, Rev. David K. Merrill.
1863, Rev. Samuel Tupper. Died 11 Jan. 1869.
1864, 1865, Rev. William H. Hatch.
1866-1868, Rev. Isaac J. P. Collyer. Died 7 May, 1872.
1869, 1870, Rev. Pliny Wood. Died 1873.
1871-1873, Rev. William P. Ray.
1874, 1875, Rev. Charles T. Johnson, W. U. 1863.
1876, Rev. George W. Mansfield, W. U. 1858.
THIRD CONGREGATIONAL (UNITARIAN). — The Third Con-
gregational Society was incorporated June 16, 1827,1 and in the
course of the same year erected a substantial brick meeting-house,
which is yet standing at the northwest corner of Thorndike and
1 The corporators were eight citizens, tion of a Congregational meeting-house
named, "and all those persons who now at Lechmere Point in Cambridge." —
have or hereafter may subscribe and pay Mass. Spec. Laws, vi. 575.
the sum of fifty dollars towards the erec-
21
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Third streets. The church was organized March 3, 1328. The
first pastor was Rev. Warren Burton, H. C. 1821, who was born
at Wilton, N. H., Nov. 23, 1800, and ordained here March 5,
1828. He resigned .June 6, 1829, and after preaching for short
periods in several places, and laboring abundantly in the cause of
education, died in Salem, June 6, 1866. Rev. James D. Green,
H. C. 1817, born in Maiden, Sept. 8, 1798, was ordained at Lynn,
Nov. 3, 1828, and installed here Jan. 6, 1830. He resigned the
pastorate April 21, 1840, and soon afterwards retired from the
ministry. Like other ex-pastors in Cambridge, he was called by
his fellow citizens to the performance of various municipal duties.
He was a Selectman, 1845, and Representative in the General
Court six years, between 1841 and 1854. On the incorporation
of the City in 1846, he was elected as its first Mayor, and was re-
elected to the same office in 1847, 1853, 1860, and 1861. He was
succeeded in the ministry by Rev. Henry Lambert, June 3, 1841,
who resigned April 19, 1846. Rev. George G. Ingersoll, H. C.
1815, D. D. 1845, was installed Dec. 3, 1847, and resigned
Oct. 14, 1849. He died in 1863. Rev. Frederick W. Holland,
H. C. 1831, was installed Oct., 1851, and resigned June 3, 1859 ;
he is actively engaged elsewhere in the work of the ministry. His
successors, for short terms, were Rev. Frederick N. Knapp, H. C.
1843, from July, 1860, to July, 1861 ; Rev. William T. Clarke,
from Oct. 1861 to Oct. 1862 ; Rev. Henry C. Badger, from Nov.,
1862, to Nov., 1863 ; Rev. Rufus P. Stebbins, Amh. C. 1834, D. D.
1851, was a " stated supply " from Jan., 1864, to May, 1864.
Rev. Stephen G. Bulfinch, Columbian, Wash. 1827, D. D. 1864,
was pastor from Sept., 1865, to July, 1869, and died in 1870. He
was succeeded by Rev. Samuel W. McDaniel, in Nov., 1869, who
resigned, July, 1874. The parish is now destitute of a pastor.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Held office until
Cornelius Clark . .
Jan. 27, 1830
Resigned
Jan. 3, 1833
Abraham P. Sherman
April 3, 1831
Resigned
Dec. 2, 1851
Robert Vinal . . .
Jan. 3, 1833
Resigned
Feb. 1846
George Newhall . .
Dec. 3, 1851
Died
May 24, 1869
John Palmer . .
May 6, 1855
SECOND BAPTIST. — As early as 1824, several persons residing
in East Cambridge, being members of Baptist churches in Bos-
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 323
ton and elsewhere, established a Sabbath-school, and subsequently
'made arrangements " to have preaching one evening in a week,
and to this end permission was asked to occupy one of the rooms
in the Putnam School-house." In 1827* a meeting-house was
erected on the northeasterly corner of Cambridge and Fourth
streets, which was dedicated on the tenth of October in that year.
This house was of wood, 66 feet in length, 46 feet in breadth,
with a steeple about 100 feet in height, and cost, with its bell
and furniture, about nine thousand dollars ; it was burned, with
all its contents, April 14, 1837. With commendable spirit, the
society erected a new house on the same spot, of brick, 70 feet
in length, 54 feet in breadth, with a convenient vestry in the
basement, which was dedicated Jan. 11, 1838. The church was
formed Sept. 3, 1827, which was publicly recognized by a council
convened for that purpose four days afterwards. The first pastor
of the church was Rev. John E. Weston, who was ordained Oct.
10, 1827, having preached to the society for several months pre-
viously. He was a graduate of the Newton Theological Institu-
tion, and was a faithful minister of the church. He resigned
April 4, 1831, and was invited to take charge of the Baptist
Church in Nashua, N. H. ; but " in the month of July in the same
year " he was unfortunately drowned at Wilmington, Mass. Rev.
Jonathan Aldrich, B. U. 1826, a graduate of Newton Theolog-
ical Institution, who had previously been pastor of a church in
Beverly, entered upon his labors here June 2, 1833, resigned
June 19, 1835, and took charge of the First Baptist Church in
Worcester. Rev. Bela Jacobs, formerly pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church in Cambridge, was installed here Aug. 23, 1835.
His pastorate had a tragical termination on the morning of May
22, 1836, when, as he was about to leave his carriage, at the door
of the meeting-house, his horse suddenly started, ran a few rods,
dashed the carriage against the Univeralist Church, " at the same
time throwing him against the corner with such force as to frac-
ture his skull ; " he survived about an hour, and entered into rest.
Mr. Jacobs had resided in Cambridge eighteen years, and was
universally respected and beloved. His death was sincerely la-
mented, not only by the people of his charge, but by the whole
community. Rev. Nathaniel Hervey, a graduate of Newton
Theological Institution, who had been settled at Marblehead,
was installed Sept. 18, 1836, and closed his ministry here Sept.
1, 1839. He was afterwards settled for a short time at Andover,
and soon afterwards died, of consumption, at Worcester. Rev.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
William Leverett, B. U. 1824, who had been pastor of the Dud-
ley Street Baptist Church in Roxbury, was installed Oct. 4, 1840,
and resigned at the end of the year 1849. After a short pastor-
ate in New England Village, his health failed and he retired from
the ministry. Rev. Amos F. Spalding, born in Boston, B. U.
1847, a graduate of Newton Theological Institution, who had
been settled in Montreal, commenced his ministry here Aug. 1,
1852, and resigned Nov. 23, 1856. Rev. Hiram K. Pervear,
B. U. 1855, a graduate of Newton Theological Institution, was
ordained as an Evangelist Nov. 5, 1857, commenced preaching
here in the previous summer, became the regular pastor April
30, 1858, resigned April 1, 1865, was installed over the First
Baptist Church in Worcester, and on the 5th of January, 1873,
took charge of the First Baptist Church in Cambridge. Rev.
Frank R. Morse, D. C. 1861, a graduate of Newton Theological
Institution, commenced his pastorate Sept. 3, 1865, and resigned
Nov. 20, 1867. He was succeeded, Dec. 4, 1868, by Rev. George
H. Miner, B. U. 1863, who resigned Aug. 21, 1872. Rev. Hugh
C. Townley, who graduated at the University of Rochester, 1858,
was called to office here April 1, 1873, having previously been
settled at Peekskill, N. Y., and Woburn, Mass. He resigned
April 1, 1875. The present pastor is Rev. George W. Holman,
who was born in Somerville, 1841, educated and ordained in the
State of New York, and had been pastor at Radnor, Pa., Fort
Edward, N. Y.,Lewiston, Me., and Holliston, Mass. He was in-
stalled Nov. 7, 1875.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Held office until
Age.
Enos Reed ....
Oct. 17, 1827
Died
July 8, 1871
75
John Donallan . .
April 1, 1829
Died
May 13, 1867
69
Henry S. Hills . .
Sept. 15, 1854
Daniel Grant .
Oct. 4, 1870
Resigned
Oct. 30, 1874
William B. Savage .
Oct. 4, 1870
Alonzo Stewart .
July 2, 1875
Ambrose H. Sauborn
July 2, 1875
FIRST EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL. — " The First Evan-
gelical Congregational Church, formed in that part of the city of
Cambridge usually called Cambridgeport, was gathered Sept. 20,
1827. It consisted originally of forty-five members, most of
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 325
whom, being residents of this place, had been previously con-
nected with the Hanover Street Church, Boston, then under the
pastoral care of Rev. Lyman Beech er, D. D." l The society
connected with this church consists of the pew-owners, by whom
" all questions of taxation are decided." In the settlement of a
pastor, " it is the right and privilege of the church to nominate,
and of the pew-holders to concur or non-concur ; and upon their
non-concurrence, the church nominate anew, until the parties
agree." 2 Their first meeting-house was dedicated Sept. 20,
1827 ; it stood on the southerly corner of Norfolk and Washing-
ton streets, and " was held by the Deacons in trust for the use of
the religious society worshipping in it, but subject, with certain
restrictions, to the ultimate and entire control of the church." 3
This house was of wood and was several times enlarged, but still
proving too small, and not sufficiently convenient, it was sold,4
and a much larger brick house was erected on the westerly side
of Prospect Street between Harvard and Austin streets : the
corner-stone was laid July 29, 1851, and the house was dedicated
June 30, 1852.
The first pastor of the church was Rev. David Perry, D. C.
1824, who was ordained April 23, 1829, and resigned October
13, 1830. He was succeeded by Rev. William A. Stearns, who
was born at Bedford, March 17, 1805, H. C. 1827, D. D. 1853,
was ordained December 14, 1831, and resigned December 14,
1854. " The pastoral connection was dissolved, that he might
accept the Presidency of Amherst College, to which he had been
elected." His pastorate was distinguished for energy and suc-
cess ; and it is understood that his presidency was equally ener-
getic and successful. He died 8 June, 1876. Rev. Edward W.
Oilman, Y. C. 1843, who had been settled at Lockport, N. Y.,
commenced preaching here in July, 1856, was installed on the
9th of the following September, resigned Oct. 22, 1858, and was
succeeded by Rev. James O. Murray, B. U. 1850, who was in-
stalled May 1, 1861, resigned Feb. 6, 1865, and became pastor
of a church in New York. He received the degree of D. D. from
Princeton College, 1867. Rev. Kinsley Twining, Y. C. 1853,
formerly settled at New Haven, Conn., was installed here Sept.
12, 1867, resigned April 28, 1872, and took charge of a church
1 Historical Sketch of the Church, in its * The house was used for a lecture-
Manual, 1870. room, and for similar purposes, until it
2 Ibid. was consumed by fire, Nov. 7, 1854.
8 Ibid.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
in Providence, R. I. Rev. William S. Karr, A. C. 1851, was
installed Jan. 15, 1873, and dismissed Nov. 22, 1875, to take a
professorship in the Hartford Theological Seminary. Rev. James
S. Hoyt, Y. C. 1851, D. D. Olivet College, 1876, commenced
his pastorate Sept. 3, 1876, and was installed on the 15th day of
the same month.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Held office until
Age.
William Fisk . . .
Jan. 3, 1833
Died
April 18, 1864
80
Samuel Barrett . .
Jan. 3, 1833
Resigned
Oct. 2, 1846.
William Adams . .
July 3, 1846
Resigned
May 5, 1853
Thaddeus B. Bigelow
Feb. 28, 1851
Resigned
Dec. 19, 1856
William Davis
Sept. 29, 1854
Removed
to N. H.
Caleb H. Warner .
Sept. 29, 1854
Resigned
Sept. 29, 1872
Sumner Albee . .
March 5, 1858
Lucas B. Grover . .
April 24, 1868
Henry N. Til ton . .
April 24, 1868
SECOND EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL. — The Second
Evangelical Church was organized March 30, 1842, and erected
a commodious meeting-house on the easterly corner of Austin
and Temple streets, which was dedicated Jan. 3, 1844. Meet-
ings had previously been held in a chapel, erected on the same
lot, and dedicated May 3, 1842. Generally speaking, the mem-
bers of this church were zealous advocates of the immediate
abolition of slavery. Their first minister was Rev. Joseph C.
Lovejoy, Bowd. Coll. 1829, who was installed Jan. 26, 1843.
He resigned May 10, 1853, and was afterwards active in politics.
He died here, Oct. 19, 1871, aged 67. Rev. Charles Packard,
Bowd. Coll. 1842, was installed April 26, 1854, was dismissed
March 21, 1855, and was succeeded by Rev. Charles Jones, whose
ministry extended from May 25, 1855, to Oct. 16, 1857. Rev.
George E. Allen, B. U. 1850, was installed May 20, 1858, and
resigned July 12, 1861. After a series of discouragements, by ad-
vice of a council, the church was disbanded Oct. 3, 1865, and many
of its members united with the Pilgrim Church, then worship-
ping in Stearns Chapel on Harvard Street, to which church they
contributed more than twelve hundred dollars (the residue of their
funds), to aid in defraying the cost of the new meeting-house on
the northerly corner of Magazine and Cottage streets. The
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
327
church edifice which had been the scene of many joys and many
sorrows, was sold, and was soon afterwards utterly consumed by
fire, Sept. 6, 1865.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Held office until
David McClure . >*".-
Dec. 12, 1843
Died
Jan. 20, 1852
Dexter Fairbanks .
Dec. 12, 1843
Dismissed
Feb. 2, 1849
Enos H. Baxter .
April 28, 1846
Dismissed
July 27, 1855
Francis Hunt . . .
Jan. 18, 1850
Dismissed
May 9, 1854
Josiah H. Rugg . y_
Jan. 18, 1850
Removed from
the city
Willard Sears . . .
Jan. 8, 1855
Dismissed
1857
George W. Wyatt '.
Sept. 18, 1857
Resigned
June 8, 1860
Lyman G. Case . .
Sept. 18, 1857
Oct. 3, 1865
Curtis C. Nichols . .
Sept. 18, 1857
Oct. 3, 1865
Baxter E. Perry . .
Feb. 6, 1860
Resigned
Jan. 14, 1861
Edward Kendall . .
Jan. 14, 1861
Oct. 3, 1865
The four deacons who were " dismissed" had previously re-
moved from the city.
EVANGELICAL, EAST CAMBIIDGE. — The Evangelical Church
at East Cambridge was organized Sept. 8, 1842. In the course
of the next year a meeting-house was erected at the northeasterly
corner of Second and Thorndike streets, which was dedicated
Sept. 13, 1843, and taken down for removal to Somerville in
1876. The first pastor of the church was Rev. Frederick T.
Perkins, Y. C. 1839, who was ordained Jan. 11, 1843, and, after
a longer pastorate than has hitherto been held by any of his
successors, resigned May 26, 1851. He was succeeded by Rev.
Joseph L. Bennett, A. C. 1845, who was installed July 1, 1852,
and resigned Feb. 18, 1857. Rev. Richard G. Green was installed
March 31, 1858, resigned Sept. 17, 1860, and was succeeded by
Rev. William W. Parker, who was installed April 3, 1861, and
resigned March 22, 1864. Rev. Nathaniel Mighill, A. C. 1860,
was ordained Sept. 29, 1864, and resigned Sept. 24, 1867. Rev.
H. R. Timlow was the acting pastor from Oct., 1867, to March
31, 1870 ; and was succeeded by Rev. Samuel Bell, who was in-
stalled Nov. 1, 1870, and resigned May 29, 1872. Rev. D. W.
Kilburn supplied the pulpit from Sept. 1, 1873, to Sept. 1, 1874.
The church is at present destitute of a pastor.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Remarks.
John Whipple . . .
I. T. Winchester . .
Lyman Morse . .
John B. Taylor . .
George N. Bliss . .
Wm. H. Pettingell .
Oct. 7, 1842
Feb. 29, 1848
May 4, 1849
April 11, 1851
April 24, 1857
Sept. 2, 1869.
Kemoved from the City.
Removed from the City.
Removed from the City.
Removed from the City .
SAINT PETER'S CHURCH (EPISCOPAL). — The Parish of St.
Peter's Church was organized at a meeting held Oct. 27, 1842.
Religious services were held in the Town Hall until the comple-
tion of the church, which was commenced in 1843, and conse-
crated Jan. 31, 1844. This church was erected on the easterly
side of Prospect Street, between Harvard and Austin streets.
and was constructed of wood, with seats for two hundred and
twenty persons. It was afterwards converted into a block of two
dwelling-houses. In 1864 the foundation was laid of a much
larger church, at the westerly corner of Main and Vernon streets ;
services were held in the Sabbath-school room as early as Sept. 1,
1866 ; the whole house was completed in Dec. 1867, and was
consecrated Oct. 2, 1873. The several Rectors of the Church
have been as follows : Rev. Darius-Richmond Brewer, from
Dec. 4, 1842, to June 9, 1844 ; Rev. Edmund-Farwell Slafter,
D. C. 1840, from July 21, 1844, to Sept. 30, 1846 ; Rev. Moses-
Payson Stickney, from June 1, 1847, to April 7, 1851 ; Rev.
William-Putnam Page, from Aug. 1851, to April 26, 1863 ; Rev.
Charles Seymour, from Sept. 23, 1863, to March 31, 1866 ; Rev.
Edwin-Bailey Chase, from Aug. 1, 1866, to Oct. 1, 1874, who
died May 6, 1875. Rev. Edward M. Gushee, B. U. 1858, be-
came Rector at Easter, 1875.1
The Wardens have been as follows : —
1842, Simon Greenleaf,
1843-1844, Isaac Lum,
1845-1846, Isaac Lum,
1847-1848, Isaac Lum,
1849, Isaac Lum,
1850,
G. F. R. Wadleigh.
G. F. R. Wadleigh.
John Dallinger.
Charles S. Newell.
John Dallinger.
Stephen P. Greenwood, Benjamin H. Ordway.
1 With the exception of the Reverend grade of the several Rectors is unknown
Messrs. Slafter and Gushee, the College to the writer of this history.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 329
1851, Stephen P. Greenwood, Bela F. Jacobs.
1852, Isaac Lum, Asa P. Morse.
1853, Benjamin Woodward, Asa P. Morse.
1854-1855, Luther Crane, Asa P. Morse.
1856, Isaac Lum, Ethan Earle.
1857, Swain Winkley, John K. Palmer, M. D.
1858, Goodrich M. Dayton, William Page.
1859, Goodrich M. Dayton, Asa P. Morse.
1860, Goodrich M. Dayton, Francis Dana, M. D.
1861, Asa P. Morse, Justin A. Jacobs.
1862, William D. Robinson, Humphrey P. Caldvvell.
1863-1864, James H. Hallett, Humphrey P. Caldwell.
1865, James H. Hallett, William Whitman.
1866-1876, Edward R. Cogswell, M. D., William W. Dallinger.
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. — The parish of St. John's Church was
organized by Rev. John B. Fitzpatrick ; and the church on the
easterly side of Fourth Street, between Otis and Cambridge
streets, was erected in 1841, and dedicated in 1842. Mr. Fitz-
patrick was the first pastor ; he was afterwards Bishop of the
diocese of Massachusetts. He received the degree of D. D. from
Harvard College, 1861, and died in Boston Feb. 13, 1866, aged
53 years. He was succeeded in 1848 by Rev. Manasses P. Dough-
erty, who may be regarded as the Apostle of the Catholic Church
in Cambridge, inasmuch as he has organized three parishes, in
addition to that of which he was originally pastor. His succes-
sors in the pastorship of St. John's Church were Rev. George
T. Riordan ; Rev. Lawrence Carroll ; Rev. Francis X. Brannagan,
who died in office, June 25, 1861, aged 29 years ; Rev. John W.
Donahoe, who also died in office, March 5, 1873, aged 45 years ;
and Rev. John O'Brien, the present incumbent. All these cler-
gymen are supposed to have been liberally educated ; but the par-
ticulars are not ascertained.
HARVARD STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL. — A class of six
members was formed in 1831, whose leader was James Luke,
who still survives. In 1835, this class, which had hitherto met
in or near Harvard Square, and had lost some of its members, by
removal from the town, was established in Cambridgeport, and by
new accessions consisted of seven members, under the leadership
of Samuel Stevens, who died July 2, 1876. From this small be-
ginning, the Harvard Street Methodist Episcopal Church has be-
come one of the most vigorous and active religious organizations
330 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
in the city. Meetings for public worship were held first in the
" Fisk Block," at the westerly corner of Main and Cherry streets,
and afterwards in the Town House, on the southwesterly corner
of Harvard and Norfolk streets, where St. Mary's Church now
stands. " In 1842, a wooden church, 40 by 60 ft. was erected
at an expense of about $6,000, which was lengthened in 1851,
twenty feet, increasing its value to $9,000. This edifice was
burnt Nov. 26, 1857. A new church of wood, 60 by 80 ft., was
immediately erected at an expense of $17,000, and dedicated Oct.
13, 1858. This house was burnt March 15, 1861, and the present
edifice, a brick structure 61| by 96^ ft. extreme length, was ded-
icated Nov. 19, 1862. "* This house, like its predecessors, was
built on Harvard Street, opposite to Essex Street. It has a
spacious and commodious vestry on the ground floor, the audi-
ence room being approached by an easy flight of stairs.
"The church appears in the Minutes for the first time in 1841,
when the first appointment was made." The preachers in charge,
according to the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
were appointed at the Conferences holden in the years hereunder
named : —
1841, 1842, Rev. Leonard B. Griffing.
1843, 1844, Rev. Isaac A. Savage, W. U. 1841. Died 16 Feb. 1854.
1845, Rev. Mark Trafton.
1846, Rev. John Clark. Died 19 Oct. 1849.
1847, 1848, Rev. I. J. P. Collyer. Died 7 May, 1872.
1849, 1850, Rev. A. D. Merrill.
1851, 1852, Rev. Charles Adams.
1853, 1854, Rev. I. J. P. Collyer. Died 7 May, 1872.
1855, Rev. C. S. McReading. Died 11 April, 1866.
1856, Rev. Moses A. Howe. Died 27 Jan. 1861.
1 The corner-stone of this church was lions. Especially he prayed that the
laid in masonic form, June 12, 1861, by Masons present might be blessed for the
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. A respect which they were showing to Relig-
very characteristic prayer was offered by ion, and that the members of the church
Rev. Edward T. Taylor, who was clad in might receive an abundant spiritual re-
the appropriate costume of a Knight ward for their steadfastness in the midst
Templar. Kneeling on the foundation of trials as by fire, and for their generous
stone, and brushing away the carpet contributions to defray the expense of
which had been spread to protect his erecting this third house of worship,
knees from its hard and sharp protuber- " Two churches, 0 Lord," said he, " for-
ances, he poured forth his fervent thanks merly standing on this spot, have been
and supplications on behalf of Christian- destroyed by the hand of the incendiary,
ity and Freemasonry, Christians and or by carelessness, which is as bad as
Masons, the Church and the Grand Lodge, an incendiary."
alternately, and in about equal propor-
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 331
1857, 1858, Rev. Isaac Smith. Died 16 July, 1860.
1859, 1860, Rev. Gilbert Haven, W. U. 1846. Elected Bishop, 1872.
1861, 1862, Rev. Edward Cooke, W. U. 1838, D. D. (H. C.) 1855.
1863, 1864, Rev. Lorenzo R. Thayer, W. U. 1841, D. D. 1863.
1865-1867, Rev. Henry W. Warren, W. U. 1853.
1868, 1869, Rev. Nelson Stutson. Died 16 April, 1871.
1870, 1871, Rev. Ira G. Bidwell.
1872, 1873, Rev. Andrew McKeown.
1874-1876, Rev. Melville B. Chapman.
[For most of the statistics concerning this church I am in-
debted to its Secretary, Mr. Samuel L. Ward.]
OLD CAMBEIDGE BAPTIST. — The Old Cambridge Baptist
Church was organized Aug. 20, 1844, and was publicly recog-
nized Oct. 23, 1845. Eighty-three members of the church were
formerly members of the First Baptist Church, and a large num-
ber of the society and congregation had worshipped with them in
Cambridgeport. Their first meeting-house was a wooden struc-
ture, which was erected on the corner of Kirkland Street and
Holmes Place, and was dedicated Oct. 23, 1845. This house
was sold, Oct. 23, 1866, to what is now known as the North
Avenue Congregational Society, and was removed bodily, with-
out even disturbing the steeple, to the southerly corner of North
Avenue and Roseland Street, where it now stands. The con-
gregation worshipped for the next few years, partly in the meet-
ing-house of the Shepard Congregational Society, generously
offered for their use, and partly in Lyceum Hall. Meantime
arrangements were made, and contributions on a magnificent
scale were offered, for the erection of a new meeting-house.
The effort was successful, and the spacious stone edifice, extend-
ing from Main Street to Harvard Street, opposite to Prescott
Street, was dedicated Sept. 29, 1870.
The first pastor was Rev. Ezekiel G. Robinson, B. U.
1838, D. D. 1853, LL. D. 18T2, who was installed Oct. 23,
1845, the day on which the church was recognized and the first
meeting-house was dedicated. He resigned Sept. 13, 1846, and
became Professor of Theology at Rochester, N. Y., and after-
wards President of Brown University. His successor was Rev.
Benjamin I. Lane, who was installed Dec. 30, 1846, and re-
signed March 8, 1849. The next pastor was Rev. John Pry or,
who had received the degree of D. D. at King's College, N. S.,
and was installed March 25, 1850. He resigned July 26, 1861,
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and was succeeded by Rev. Cortland W. Anable, who was in-
stalled June 21, 1863, and resigned Oct. 27, 1871, having received
the degree of D. D. from Madison University during his ministry
here. The present pastor is Rev. Franklin Johnson, D. D., who
was installed Dec. 31, 1873.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
William Brown .
Josiah Coolidge . . .
John B. Dana . .
Wm. T. Richardson . .
Sept. 2, 1844
Sept. 2, 1844
Sept. 2, 1844
March 30, 1862
June 24, 1861
Sept. 13, 1874
75
87
LEE STREET. — The Lee Street Society was organized in 1846.
Most of its original members, together with its first pastor, had
been connected with the Cambridgeport Parish. Their first
meeting-house, on the westerly side of Lee Street, near Harvard
Street, was dedicated March 25, 1847, and was consumed by fire
May 20, 1855. A new edifice was immediately erected on the
same lot, which was dedicated Jan. 23, 1856. The church was
organized April 9, 1847. Its first pastor was Rev. Artemas B.
Muzzey, who had for twelve years previously been pastor of the
Cambridgeport Parish. His pastorate here commenced Sept. 7,
1846, and continued until Feb. 20, 1854, when his resignation
was accepted. He was installed at Concord, N. H., March 29,
1854 ; but after a pastorate of several years returned to Cam-
bridge, where he now resides, preaching statedly at Chestnut
Hill. His successor was Rev. Henry R. Harrington, H. C., 1834,
who was ordained 1842, installed here Feb. 11, 1855, and re-
signed April 1, 1865. He has since been a successful superin-
tendent of public schools ia New Bedford. He was succeeded
by Rev. Abram W. Stevens, a graduate of the Meadville Divinity
School, who was ordained 1862, preached three years in Man-
chester, N. H., was installed Nov. 26, 1865, and closed his minis-
try here Nov. 1, 1870. The present pastor, Rev. John P.
Bland, a graduate of the Cambridge Divinity School, 1871, was
ordained Sept. 6, 1871.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 333
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Ezra Dean ......
April 9, 1847
Aug. 8, 1858
Peter Mackintosh . .
Eben Snow ......
April 9, 1847
April 27, 1847
July 28, 1848
ST. PETER'S CHURCH (CATHOLIC). — The Parish of St.
Peter's Church was organized in January 1849, by Rev. Ma-
nasses P. Dougherty, who still remains its faithful and beloved
pastor. For more than a quarter of a century he has done much
to promote the growth and prosperity of his church. He has
been actively engaged in the organization of all the Catholic
parishes in the city, except St. John's ; and of this he was the
second pastor. St. Peter's Church edifice, on the southerly side
of Concord Avenue, near the Observatory, was erected in 1848,
and dedicated in May, 1849.
THIRD UNIVERSALIST. — A Unitarian Society was organized
Oct. 8, 1851, in North Cambridge (including several families
residing in Somerville), under the name of the " Allen Street
Congregational Society." The corner-stone of a meeting-house
for its use had been laid a fortnight previously, Sept. 25, 1851,
on a lot furnished for that purpose by Mr. Walter M. Allen, at
the southeast corner of Allen and Orchard streets. This edifice
was constructed of wood, " was finished Feb. 2, 1853," and was
totally destroyed, March 19, 1865, by a fire which also consumed
many other buildings. Another meeting-house, also of wood,
was immediately erected on the same spot ; it " was completed
Dec. 21, 1865," and was afterwards enlarged. The corner-stone
of a more spacious edifice was laid Oct. 23, 1875, on the south-
westerly side of North Avenue and fronting on Union Square ;
constructed of brick, 67 by 85 feet, and containing 154 pews ;
this house was dedicated Sept. 14, 1876.
At a meeting of the society, Oct. 17, 1869, it was voted, " that
the Allen Street Congregational society be, and the same is,
hereby united with the Religious Societies of the Universalist
Denomination of Christians." The society voted, June 29, 1870,
to ask the formal fellowship of the Massachusetts Convention of
Universalists, which was granted ; and by an Act of the General
334 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Court, approved March 27, 1874, its corporate name was changed
to the " Third Universalist Society in Cambridge."
The first pastor of this parish and church was Rev. James
Thurston, H. C. 1829, who was installed June 14, 1853, and
resigned July 5, 1854. Rev. Caleb Davis Bradlee, H. C. 1852,
was ordained Dec. 11, 1854, resigned the pastorship June 28,
1857, and soon afterwards took charge of a parish in Boston.
Rev. John M. Marsters, H. C. 1847, formerly of Woburn, was
installed April 25, 1858, resigned April 7, 1862, and was suc-
ceeded, on the first of the next September, by Rev. Frederick W.
Holland, H. C. 1831, formerly pastor of the Third Congregational
Society at East Cambridge, who retained his charge somewhat
more than two years, when he resigned, and Mr. Marsters re-
sumed the pastorate Feb. 10, 1865, and held it until Sept. 26,
1867, after which time, for more than a year, the pulpit was
" supplied by various and numerous preachers." Mr. Charles E.
Fay, T. C. 1868, was invited, Dec. 10, 1868, to become pastor ;
he preached statedly about a year, when, not having been
ordained, he accepted a professorship in Tufts College, and dis-
continued his ministry. Rev. William A. Start, T. C. 1862,
was ordained at Groton Junction (now Ayer), Sept. 24, 1862,
and was installed here, April 10, 1870, having previously been
pastor of the societies at Ayer and at Marlborough. " Under
his ministry, the church building was enlarged, and the society
greatly increased in numbers and strength." 1 He resigned Jan.
1, 1874, and removed to Chicago, but returned before the end of
the year and was installed pastor of the Universalist Church at
Melrose, March 7, 1875. Rev. Isaac M. Atwood was ordained
at Clifton Springs, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1860, and commenced his
pastorship here on the first Sabbath in April, 1874, having previ-
ously held the like office at Clifton Springs, Portland, Me.,
North Bridgewater (now Brockton), and Chelsea. He received
the degree of A. M. from St. Lawr. Univ., 1869.
NORTH CAMBRIDGE BAPTIST. — In 1846, a Sabbath-school was
established in North Cambridge, under the auspices of the Bap-
tists. For a time it had permission from the City Council to meet
in the Winthrop School-house;2 but in 1852 this privilege was
1 MS. letter from Jabez A. Sawyer, hereby, grant the use of the lower room
Esq., from which are derived many statis- in the school-house in the north district
tics in this sketch. of Ward One, for the purpose of holding
" Cambridge, Sept. 26, 1846. By the a Sabbath School, until otherwise ordered,
authority vested in me by a vote of the JAMES D. GREEN, Mayor."
City Council, passed Sept. 22, 1846, I
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 3S5
suddenly and unceremoniously withdrawn by the School Com-
mittee.1 The friends of the school thereupon hired a lot of the
city, near the school-house, and erected " a neat and commodious
chapel, — at a cost, including furnishing, of $1,411.81," 2 which
was dedicated Oct. 31, 1852, and was called " Our Sabbath
Home." Religious meetings were held in the chapel on Thursday
evenings, through the winter. In May, 18-53, regular sabbath
services were established, and Rev. Alexander M. Averill, a
graduate of the Newton Theological Institution, soon became the
"stated preacher." A meeting-house was erected in 1854, on the
northwesterly side of Coggswell Avenue, near North Avenue,
which was dedicated Feb. 15, 1855. The Sabbath-school chapel
was soon afterwards removed, and connected with the new meet-
ing-house ; ten years later the house was greatly enlarged and
beautified, and was reopened on the nineteenth anniversary of
the school. The church was organized in March, 1854, and was
publicly recognized on the 6th of the following April. Rev. Mr.
Averill continued to hold the office of pastor until October, 1859.
Rev. Joseph A. Goodhue, D. C. 1848, was elected to the pastor-
ate in July, 1862, which he resigned in July, 1864, and was suc-
ceeded by Rev. Joseph Colver Wightman, B. U. 1852, who was
elected in February, 1866, and resigned in March, 1868. The
present pastor is Rev. William S. Apsey, Madison Univ. 1861,
who commenced his pastoral duties here in October, 1868.
This church has no officers bearing the name of deacons ; but
the duties ordinarily performed by such officers are assigned to a
" standing committee," consisting of four members, elected an-
nually. " Upon this committee brethren Henry R. Glover and
Chester W. Kingsley have regularly served since the organiza-
tion of the church ; different members have completed the num-
ber."3
NORTH AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL. — In September, 1857, a
religious society was organized in North Cambridge, under the
name of the " Holmes Congregational Society," which name
was changed, about ten years afterwards, to " North Avenue
Congregational Society." Its first place of worship was an
edifice of moderate size, called " Holmes Chapel," which was
1 "CAMBRIDGE, Sunday, July 18, 1852. service after this day. N.WILKINSON,
To the members of the Sabbath School Sub-School Committee, Ward One."
held in the Winthrop school-house: I 2 Memorial of the North Avenue Sab-
am directed to inform you that the room bath School, p. 21.
now occupied by you will not be at your 8 MS. letter from Warren Sanger, Esq.
336 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
dedicated Sept. 17, 1857. After a few years this house was found
to be too small for the congregation, and was sold (it is now
owned and occupied by the Methodist Society on North Avenue).
The Holmes Society bought of the Baptists, Oct. 23, 1866, their
meeting-house which stood at the corner of Kirkland Street and
Holmes Place, which was removed bodily to its present location
on the southerly corner of North Avenue and Roseland Street,
and was dedicated Sept. 29, 1867. " The succeeding four years
found this house too small, when it was enlarged by adding chan-
cel and transepts, and otherwise remodelling the house, giving it
its present seating capacity of 1,040." The house, thus improved,
was rededicated Dec. 15, 1872.
The church, now known as the North Avenue Congregational
Church, was organized Sept. 23, 1857, under the auspices of an
ecclesiastical council duly convened ; it consisted originally of
forty-three members. The first pastor of this church was Rev.
William Carruthers, Bowd. Coll. 1853, who was installed Jan.
2, 1861, and was dismissed Feb. 21, 1866. Rev. David O.
Mears, born in Essex, Feb. 22, 1842, A. C. 1865, was ordained
and installed Oct. 2, 1867, under whose ministry "-the growth of
the church and congregation has been rapid and substantial."
The following named persons have served this church as Dea-
cons : —
John Harmon, Daniel Fobes,
Samuel Chadwick, H. D. Sweetser,
F. E. Whitcomb, Henry M. Bird,
James R. Morse, Wm. Fox Richardson,
William P. Hayward, Frank Foxcroft.
PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL. — In 1852, a mission Sabbath-
school was established under the joint direction of the Baptist,
Methodist, and two Congregational Churches in Cambridge.
After a few years it was managed solely by the First Evangelical
Church. In 1863, a chapel was erected for the accommodation
of the school, and as a missionary station.1 It was soon opened
for religious services two evenings in the week, and Rev. William
R. Stone, a Methodist clergyman, who was at that time city mis-
sionary, was employed to preach on Sabbath afternoons. In
1864, Rev. Edward Abbott, Univ. of the City of New York,
1860, was invited to take charge of this mission, with the hope
1 This edifice, known as the " Stearns of Harvard Street, about two hundred
Chapel," still stands on the northerly side feet easterly from Windsor Street.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 337
of organizing a permanent congregation and church, and com-
menced his labors Jan. 1, 1865. A church was organized Nov.
21, 1865, under the name of the Stearns Chapel Congregational
Church, and Mr. Abbott was installed as its pastor. " Fifty-one
persons constituted the church at its formation, of which 15 were
males, and 36 females. Of the entire number, 12 made profes-
sion of their faith for the first time, and 39 brought letters from
other churches. Of the latter, 18 came from the First Congre-
gational Church, 17 from the Second Congregational Church
(recently disbanded), and the remaining 4 from different and dis-
tant churches." l Mr. Abbott was dismissed, at his own request,
in November, 1869 ; he became assistant editor of the " Con-
gregationalist," published several books, and performed other
literary work. After the change of name and removal of this
church, Mr. Abbott returned to the scene of his former labors,
and gathered a new congregation, out of which the present
Chapel Church was organized in October, 1872. During the last
few years, still residing here, and still retaining his connection
with the " Congregationalist," he has been connected with a third
missionary enterprise in Belmont and Watertown, near Mount
Auburn, which has proved so successful that a chapel has been
erected, and the organization of a church is anticipated.
Rev. George R. Leavitt, W. C. 1860, was installed as pastor
of the Chapel Church, May 4, 1870. The chapel, though en-
larged in 1867, was still too small for the congregation ; and a
much more spacious edifice was erected on the northwesterly cor-
ner of Magazine ^and Cottage streets, at a cost of nearly forty
thousand dollars ; the corner-stone was laid May 13, 1871, and
the house was dedicated Jan. 4, 1872. In anticipation of removal
to a new meeting-house, at the distance of about a mile from
" Stearns Chapel," and in view of the fact that the original
name would not properly designate the church after its removal,
it assumed the name of "The Pilgrim Congregational Church,"
Feb. 27, 1871. The church has had only three Deacons : —
John N. Meriam, elected Nov. 29, 1865.
Edward Kendall, elected Nov. 29, 1865.
Lyman G. Case, elected 1875.
BROADWAY BAPTIST. — A Sabbath-school, consisting of twen-
ty-eight scholars and fifteen teachers, was opened Dec. 16, 1860,
in a room at the corner of Harvard and Clark streets, under the
1 Manual and Historical Sketch of Steams Chapel Church.
22
338
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
patronage of the First Baptist Church. In 1861, a small chapel
was erected for the accommodation of the school, and for religious
meetings, on the southerly side of Harvard Street, about two
hundred feet easterly from Pine Street. The school held its first
meeting in this chapel Jan. 12, 1862 ; and it was dedicated as a
house of worship Feb. 9, 1862. This chapel was afterwards sold,
and removed to the southeasterly corner of Harvard and Essex
streets, where it was occupied by a school under the direction of
the Catholic Church. A new house of worship, for the accom-
modation of the Sabbath-school and the congregation which had
been gathered in connection with it, was erected in 1866, on the
southwesterly corner of Broadway and Boardman Street, eighty -
six feet in length and sixty-four in breadth, which was dedicated
Nov. 22, 1866. Meantime, Rev. William Howe, Waterville Col-
lege, 1833, formerly pastor of the Union Church in Boston, had
been engaged by the First Baptist Church as a missionary at this
station. He commenced his labors early in 1863, which were so
successful that on the 9th of May, 1865, a church consisting of
fifty members was constituted under the name of " The Broad-
way Baptist Church," and he was unanimously elected pastor.
The public services of recognition were held in the First Baptist
Church, June 25, 1865. Mr. Howe remained pastor until July,
1870, when he resigned ; he continues to reside in Cambridge,
and performs clerical duties, but without pastoral charge. The
present pastor of the church, the Rev. Henry Hinckley, H. C.
1860, was installed Dec. 13, 1870 ; he had previously been settled
at Winchester, and more recently at Groveland, Mass.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Held office until
Age.
Ebenezer Hovey .
Josiah Sparrow
Jacob Eaton
May, 1865
May, 1865
Dec. 1867
Died
Resigned
March 25, 1866
Nov. 1872
65
Simeon Taylor . .
Charles L. Fessendeii
Dec. 1867
Nov. 1872
Resigned
Oct. 1869
FREE CHURCH OP ST. JAMES. — The Parish of St. James,
at North Cambridge, was organized on Christmas day, 1864, and
from that time divine service was regularly continued under the
charge of Rev. Andrew Croswell, B. U. 1843, who was elected
Rector at Easter, 1865, and remained in that office until Easter,
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, 339
1871, when the failure of health compelled him to resign. He
was succeeded by Rev. William H. Fultz (since deposed), whose
connection with the church ceased in the summer of 1873. Rev.
Theodosius S. Tyng, a graduate of Kenyon College, 1869, and of
the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, 1874, took charge
of the church Oct. 1, 1873, and became its Rector June 15, 1874.
At first, divine service was held in a building on North Avenue,
which was erected for a bank, and altered into a chapel. " The
present church building stands upon Beech Street, on a lot ac-
quired by the parish during the Rev. Mr. Croswell's rectorship.
It was presented to the parish by Mrs. Mary L. Greenleaf, and
consecrated Dec. 21, 1871." l The following named persons
have served the church as Wardens : —
1865-1870, Joseph H. Rice, George A. Meacham.
1871-1872, Joseph H. Rice, George Vincent.
1872, George Vincent,2 James M. Barker.
1873-1875, James M. Barker, George H. Mullin.
1876, James M. Barker, Daniel McNamara.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL. — The Methodist Episcopal Church
in Old Cambridge was organized June 3, 1868 ; and on the same
day, their chapel on the easterly side of North Avenue, between
Holmes Place and Waterhouse Street, was dedicated.3 The
preachers in charge of this church have been as follows : —
1868, 1869, Rev. Abraham D. Merrill and Rev. James Mudge,
Wesl. Univ. 1865. The Rev. Mr. Mudge received the degree of
B. D. from the Bost. Theol. Sem. 1870 ; was transferred to the
India Conference and assigned to missionary work, in 1873, and
now has "charge of the publishing interests of the M. E.
Church " in India. 1870, 1871, Rev. Samuel Jackson, Wesl.
Univ. 1859. 1872, Rev. Pliny Wood. In 1873, Rev. Mr.
Wood was appointed a commissioner to the National Exposition
at Vienna, and died there of cholera. 1873, Rev. James Lan-
sing, who was transferred to Nashville, Tenn., before the expira-
tion of his year, and his place here was supplied by Rev. Mr.
Beiler. 1874, 1875, Rev. David K. Merrill, to whom I am in-
debted for some of the foregoing facts. 1876, Rev. Charles
Young.
1 MS. letter from Rev. T. S. Tyng. Chapel," had for several years been oc-
2 Mr. llice died July 28, 1872, aged 71 ; cupied by what was then called the
and thereupon Mr. Vincent was elected " Holmes Congregational Society," now
Senior Warden, and Mr. Barker, Junior the " North Avenue Congregational So-
Warden. ciety." It was purchased and removed to
a This edifice, formerly called "Holmes its present locality early in 1868.
340 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH. — The parish of St. Mary s Church was
organized in 1866 by Rev. Manasses P. Dougherty, who per-
formed the duties of pastor, in connection with his charge of St.
Peter's Church, until May, 1867, when he was succeeded by the
present pastor, Rev. Thomas Scully, who had previously served
his country as Chaplain of the Ninth Regiment, Massachusetts
Volunteers, in the War of the Rebellion. The corner-stone of
the spacious brick church, at the southwesterly corner of Har-
vard and Norfolk streets, was laid July 15, 1866, and the edifice
was dedicated March 8, 1868. The congregation is larger than
any other in Cambridgeport.
ST. JOHN'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL. — On the twenty-second day
of January, 1867, Mr. Benjamin T. Reed, of Boston, by legal
indenture, placed in the hands of trustees one hundred thousand
dollars, towards the founding and endowing of an Episcopal The-
ological School in Cambridge, which school was opened in the
autumn of the same year. " In the year 1869, Mr. Robert M.
Mason [of Boston], completed and presented to the Trustees the
beautiful edifice of St. John's Memorial Chapel, as a free church
for the permanent use of the students of the school, and of the
congregation which might be gathered there as worshippers. This
building, with its fine organ and other furniture, cost its generous
donor seventy-five thousand dollars." 1 The congregation is not
organized as a parish, nor has it any Rector or Wardens ; but the
Faculty of the School are required to maintain, permanently,
public worship and preaching in the Chapel, under the direction
of the Dean of the Faculty. Rev. John S. Stone, D. D. was
elected Dean at the organization of the School in 1867.
CHAPEL CONGREGATIONAL. — After the removal of the Pil-
grim Church, in January, 1872 (see page 337), a mission Sab-
bath-school and religious services on the Lord's day were contin-
ued at Stearns Chapel, by the Rev. Edward Abbott, the former
pastor of the church. A new church was organized Oct. 16, 1872,
under the name of " Chapel Congregational Church," and on the
same day the Rev. John K. Browne, H. C. 1869, was ordained
and installed as its pastor. At his request, he was dismissed
from his charge, Sept. 16, 1875, that he might devote himself to
the foreign missionary service. He is now stationed at Har-
poot, in Eastern Turkey.
1 A Statement by the Trustees, etc., p. the westerly corner of Brattle and Mason
14. This elegant stone edifice stands on streets.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 341
Rev. Robert Beales Hall, W. C. 1870, who had preached two
years at Wolf borough, N. H., was installed here Dec. 28, 1875.
His ministry was acceptable, and gave promise of abundant suc-
cess ; but it was terminated by what seemed to be a premature
death, Nov. 2, 1876, before he had quite attained the age of
thirty-one years.
DEACONS.
H. Porter Smith, elected January, 1873.
Henry C. Williams, elected January, 1873.
COTTAGE STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL. — The Cottage
Street Methodist Episcopal Church — the outgrowth of a Mis-
sion Sabbath-school enterprise started in 1870, in Williams
Hall — was organized April 5, 1871. It consisted of seventeen
members. The church and society at first worshipped in Wil-
liams Hall, and afterwards in Odd Fellows Hall. In 1872 a
convenient chapel was erected, which was dedicated June 19th.
By the erection of this chapel, the Society incurred a debt of four
thousand dollars, in addition to its own free and generous con-
tributions. One of its original members, Mr. Amos P. Rollins,
who died March 9, 1873, bequeathed two thousand dollars to-
ward the extinction of this debt, on condition that the society
should raise an equal sum within three years of his death, — which
condition was complied with ; but the estate of Mr. Rollins
yielded to the society little more than half the original bequest.
The several preachers in charge have been as follows : —
1871-1874, Rev. Isaac F. Row.
1874-1875, Rev. W. L. Lockwood.
1875-1877, Rev. Jarvis A. Ames.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. — A new parish was organized in 1874,
by Rev. Manassqs P. Dougherty, in old Cambridge, under the
name of St. Paul's Church. The meeting-house at the north-
westerly corner of Mount Auburn and Holyoke streets, erected
in 1830 by the First Church in connection with the Shepard
Congregational Society, was purchased for the use of this new
parish, and after being repaired and fitted for its new use, was
opened for Divine service Dec. 25, 1873. Rev. Mr. Dougherty
retained the pastoral charge of St. Paul's Church, as well as of St.
Peter's, until Oct. 1, 1875, when he was succeeded by Rev.
William Orr, the present pastor.
342 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART. — On the fourth day of
October, 1874, the corner-stone Was laid of an edifice to be called
the Church of the Sacred Heart, on the southerly side of Otis
Street, between Sixth -and Seventh streets. It is to be con-
structed of stone, 150 feet in length and 75 feet in width, at an
estimated cost of $80,000. The church is designed to seat twelve
hundred persons. The basement under the whole building is to
be fitted for the use of the Sabbath-school and various societies.
ASCENSION CHURCH. — Several attempts had been made, at
different times, to establish the Episcopal Church in East Cam-
bridge, but without success. In May, 1875, Rev. William War-
land, a native-born son of Cambridge, H. C. 1832, finding several
Episcopal families in that part of the city, offered his services as
a missionary. The use of the Unitarian meeting-house, on the
northwesterly corner of Third and Thorndike streets, was ob-
tained, and on Whitsunday, May 16, 1875, worship according to
the ritual of the Episcopal Church was commenced, ajid it has
continued thus far with encouraging prospect of success. At the
close of the first year, however, in May, 1876, an arrangement
was made with the Second Universalist Society for a joint occu-
pation of their church on Otis Street ; since which time the
Mission has a morning and evening service in that edifice, and
the Universalists hold their regular service in the afternoon. No
Episcopal parish has yet been organized, nor have the customary
church officers been elected.
CHARLES RIVER BAPTIST. — The history of this church is
briefly given in the printed order of services at its recognition :
" Meetings for prayer held in 1869 at private houses. Sunday-
school commenced April 3, 1870, meeting in the chambers of
house No. 8, Magazine Court. Chapel dedicated Nov. 29, 1870.
Regular preaching services commenced in July, 1874, and contin-
ued to the present time in 'charge of J. P. Thorns, Theo. C.
Gleason, and Rev. G. T. Raymond." The chapel is a neat and
convenient edifice of wood, 78 feet in length by 33 feet in width,
capable of seating 300 persons, and standing at the southeast
corner of Magazine Street and Putnam Avenue ; it was erected
in 1870, at an expense of about $8,500. Until recently this was
substantially a missionary station, under the patronage of the
First Baptist Church ; but on the 25th of April, 1876, a new
church was organized, consisting of forty members, twenty -eight
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 343
of whom had previously been members of the First Church ; and
on the 8th day of the following June, it was publicly recognized,
and received into the fellowship of the Baptist churches. Rev.
Fenner B. Dickinson was installed as pastor of the new church
Nov. 13, 1876, and commenced his ministry under very favora-
ble auspices.
As in the " North Cambridge Baptist Church," the official
duties, ordinarily assigned to Deacons, are performed by the
"Standing Committee" of this church.
CHAPTER XVIII.
HEKESY A2STD WITCHCRAFT.
AT the present time, almost every principal sect into which
the Christian Church is divided has its representatives in Cam-
bridge ; and the introduction of a new sect produces compara-
tively little commotion. But in the beginning it was not so.
For a few years after the settlement of New England by the
Puritans, the churches had rest ; but in 1636, " the country was
miserably distracted by a storm of Antinomian and Fainalistical
opinions then raised." J So violent became the controversy, and
so great was the apparent danger of civil strife, that many of the
heretical party, in Boston, Salem, Newbury, Roxbury, Ipswich,
and Charlestown, were disarmed.2 The Cambridge church, how-
ever, seems to have escaped infection ; and none of its members
were included among the disaffected and supposed dangerous
class. " The vigilancy of Mr. Shepard was blessed for
the preservation of his own congregation from the rot of these
opinions."3
Nearly twenty years later, his successor, Mr. Mitchell, was
sorely tried by the defection of President Dunster from the
established faith, as related in chapter xvi. Great excitement
followed, both in church and in state ; and, as Dunster would
neither renounce nor conceal his opposition to infant baptism, he
was removed from office as head of the College (designed to
be the school of the prophets), and fell under censure of the
civil magistrates. Both consequences were natural, and appar-
ently unavoidable. The governors of the College could not
reasonably be expected to retain in office a President who per-
sisted in teaching what they regarded as " damnable heresy,"
and thus poisoning the minds of his students, and unfitting them
to become preachers of the truth ; and the civil magistrate was
bound to take notice of open violations of the law. It does not
1 Mather's Magnolia, Book iii., ch. v., 2 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 211, 212.
§12. 8 Magnalia, ut sup.
HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT. 345
appear, however, that Dunster had many adherents in his op-
position to the ordinances of the church, notwithstanding the
general respect entertained for his scholarship, and the warm
affection cherished for him as a man. Indeed, it is doubtful
whether any of the congregation at Cambridge openly avowed
similar sentiments, except his kinsman Benanuel Bowers,1 and
the members of his family. The Middlesex County Court Rec-
ords show that, on the 19th of June, 1656, " Benanuel Bower,
being presented by the Grand Jury for ordinary absenting him-
self from the ordinance of baptism, was admonished and con-
victed of his evil therein by the court." 2
In the same year, 1656, " an accursed and pernicious sect of
heretics lately risen up in the world who are commonly called
Quakers " appeared in Boston. Severe measures were adopted
for their suppression, but in vain. Neither fines, imprisonment,
nor scourging, would turn them aside from their purpose ; and
they even submitted to death, rather than to depart, or to forbear
disturbing the public peace. " Some at Salem, Hampton, New-
bury, and other places, for disorderly behaviour, putting people
in terror, coming into the congregations and calling to the minis-
ter in the time of public worship, declaring their preaching, &c.,
to be an abomination to the Lord, and other breaches of the
peace, were ordered to be whipped by the authority of the county
courts or particular magistrates. At Boston one George Wilson,
and at Cambridge Elizabeth Horton, went crying through the
streets that the Lord was coining with fire and sword to plead
with them. Thomas Newhouse went into the meeting-house at
Boston with a couple of glass bottles and broke them before the
congregation, and threatened, 'thus will the Lord break you in
pieces.' Another time M. Brewster came in with her face
smeared and black as a coal. Deborah Wilson went through the
streets of Salem naked as she came into the world, for which she
was well whipped. For these and such like disturbances they
might be deemed proper subjects either of a mad-house or house
of correction, and it is to be lamented that any greater severities
1 Mr. Bowers married, Dec. 9, 1653, deed of twenty acres in Charlestown, now
Elizabeth Dunster, whom the President, Somerville, adjoining " Cambridge line,"
in his will, styles " my cousin Bowers." on which lot he probably resided during
2 Up to this time Mr. Bowers had re- the remainder of his life ; yet in almost
resided in Cambridge, near the junction all respects his relations continued to be
of North Avenue and Milk Street. Soon more intimate with Cambridge than with
afterwards he received from his father a Charlestown.
346 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
were made use of." l Some of these events are painted in Quaker
colors by George Bishop, in a work entitled " New England judged
by the Spirit of the Lord." Elizabeth, wife of Eliakim Wardel
of Hampton, being called before the church at Newbury, " as a
sign to them she went in (though it was exceeding hard to her
modest and shamefaced disposition) naked amongst them, which
put them into such a rage, instead of consideration, that they
soon laid hands on her and to the next court at Ipswich had
her " etc.2 For this offence she received " twenty or thirty cruel
stripes, being tyed to the fence post." 3 " Amongst the rest, one
Deborah Wilson, who, bearing a great burthen for your hard-
heartedness and cruelty, being under a deep sense thereof, was
constrained, being a young woman of a very modest and retired
life, and of sober conversation, as were her parents, to go through
your town of Salem naked, as a sign ; which she having in part
performed, after she had gone through some part thereof, as afore-
said, she was soon laid hands on, and brought before old Hath-
orne, who ordered her to appear at the next Court of Salem, at
which your wicked rulers sentenced her to be whipped."4 " After
this at Cambridge, as she [Elizabeth Hooton, called Horton by
Hutchinson] returned, she crying Repentance through some part
of that town, where no Friend had been before (as she heard of)
she was there laid hold of by a blood-thirsty crew, and early in
the morning had before Thomas Danfort and Daniel Goggings,
(two wicked and bloody magistrates of yours, of whom I have
elsewhere spoken, and their wickedness), who committed her,
and whose jaylor thrust her into a noisome, stinking dungeon,
where there was nothing to lie down or sit on, and kept there
two days and two nights, without helping her to bread or water ;
and because one Benanuel Bower (a tender Friend) brought her
a little milk in this her great distress, wherein she was like to
have perished, they cast him into prison for entertaining a stran-
ger, and fined him five pounds." 6 " They ordered her to be sent
out of their coasts towards Rhode Island, and to be whipped at
three towns, ten stripes at each, by the way." 6 She returned to
Cambridge, was imprisoned, and whipped there and at two other
towns, as before. " This was the entertainment they received at
Cambridge, (their University of Wickedness), and from Thomas
Danfort and Daniel Goggin, magistrates, who (viz. Goggin)
1 Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., i. 203, 204. 6 Ibid., p. 383.
2 New England judged, etc., p. 376. & Ibid., p. 414.
* Ibid., p. 377. 6 Uifi^ p> 415-
HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT. 347
desired his brother Hathorne to send some Quakers that way,
that he might see them lashed, as is mentioned elsewhere in this
treatise." 1
" Thomas Danfort, a magistrate of Cambridge, one whose
cruelties were exceeding great to the innocent, mentioned before ;
he laid his hand on Wenlock Christison's shoulder, in your Gov-
ernor's house at Boston, and said to him, Wenlock, I am a mor-
tal man, and die I must, and that ere long, and I must appear at
the tribunal-seat of Christ, and must give an account for my
deeds in the body ; and I believe it will be my greatest glory in
that day, that I have given my vote for thee to be soundly
whipped at this time." 2
Making due allowance for extravagance and embellishment, it
appears by Bishop's account, that no Quaker missionaries visited
Cambridge before 1662 ; 3 that when they did appear, Gookin and
Danforth were ready to enforce the law against them ; and that
Benanuel Bowers, who had formerly suffered as a Baptist, had be-
come a Quaker, and subject to fine and imprisonment. His wife,
Elizabeth, and his daughters Barbara and Elizabeth, shared his
faith and his sufferings.4 At the County Court, October 6, 1663,
" Benanuel Bowers appearing before the court, and being con-
victed of absenting himself from the public ordinances of Christ
on the Lord's days, by his own confession, for about a quarter of
a year past, and of entertaining Quakers into his family two
several times ; on his examination he affirmed that the Spirit of
God was a Christian rule, and that David had no need of the
word, nor never contradicted it, and that he speaks of no other law
but that which was in his heart. The court fined him, for his
absenting himself from the public ordinances, twenty shillings ;
and for twice entertaining the Quakers, four pounds, and costs
three shillings to the witnesses." For the next twenty years he
was called to account, almost every year, and fined for the ab-
sence of himself and his wife from the public ordinances.5 Not-
ably was this the fact, October 3, 1676, when he was fined forty
1 New England judged, etc., p. 418. ing the meeting-house with his hat oil his
2 Ibid., p. 467. head ; in 1670, for saying "I dare as well
8 The date 1662 is affixed to Elizabeth come to an Image among the heathen as
Hooton's first visit and imprisonment, by to your worship ; " in 1673 for slandering
Sewell, in his History of the Quakers, p. and reviling the Court, and for servile
327. labor on the Lord's Day; and in 1676,
* Sufferings of the Quakers, by Joseph for "profane and wicked cursing." —
Besse, pp. 260-264. County Court Records and Files.
5 He was also fined, in 1666, for enter-
348 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE. •
shillings for his own absence, and twenty shillings for the absence
of his wife, with costs of court, and was ordered to stand com-
mitted until payment should be made. He refused to pay, and
was committed to prison, where he remained more than a year ;
during which time he offered several petitions and addresses to
the Connty Court and to the General Court, some of which are
yet preserved on file, and refer to facts which do not else-
where appear on record. For example : " To the Court now
held in Cambridge. I have been kept in prison this six months
upon account of my not attending the public worship of God.
I desire the Court to consider of my condition and the condi-
tion of my family ; and if it be just and necessary that you
should relieve us in this case, I desire you to do it. I leave
it with you to act as you think meet. 3 April, 1677. BENAN-
UELL BOWER. From prison in Cambridge." The Court re-
plied : " The Court understands that you are imprisoned for not
paying a fine duly imposed upon you according to law ; and
therefore if yourself or any for you will pay it, or tender goods to
the officer that he may take it, you may be discharged, paying
also the prison charges ; which is all the favor that the Court can
show you." l He then presented to the higher court a long ad-
dress, commencing thus : " To the General Court, whom I honor
in the Lord, and whose laws I am bound to obey by doing or suf-
fering for conscience sake, and that not of constraint, but wil-
lingly. I am kept in prison this eight months, because I refuse
to attend the publick meetings to hear the ministers preach in
order to the public worship of God, or pay the sum of three
pounds ten shillings according to law. It seems if I will either
give money or lie constantly in prison, I may be left to my
liberty whether I will worship God according to your law or be of
any use in the Commonwealth, contrary to the law in nature, — a
large liberty ! And I told the Court then, and do now tell you,
that I did attend God's worship according to my faith and con-
science, and according to Scripture which saith, where two or
three are assembled together in Christ's name he is in the midst
of them. And this I can prove by those that assaulted us (on the
first day of the week) when we were met to worship God. At
that very instant, because I would not obey men's commands and
leave the worship of God, though I told them if they would for-
bear whilst we had done, I did not know but I might attend their
order. They would not forbear, but violently hauled me out of
1 County Court Files, 1677.
HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT. 349
the room down a pair of stairs by the heels into the open street,
and carried me in a wheelbarrow to prison ; and was whipped
(as I have been at several courts), which is no shame for me to
tell of, though I am sure 'tis a shame for some to hear of. I am
about sixty years of age, thirty of which I have dwelt within
about a mile of Cambridge town. What my life and conversa-
tion hath been amongst them, and what I have suffered this
fifteen years for not going to the public meeting is well known
to many of my neighbors." He then appealed for relief. Dated,
" From Cambridge Prison the 24th 3d mo., 1677," and signed
" Benanuel Bower."1 This address, like the former, is not an
autograph except the signature. " In answer to the petition of
Benanuell Bowers, the Court judgeth meet to refer the considera-
tion thereof to the next County Court in Middlesex for answer."2
At the session of the County Court, Oct. 2, 1677, " The remon-
strance exhibited by Benanuel Bowers to the General Court in
May last being, by order of said Court referred unto the con-
sideration of this Court for answer, — this Court sent for the
said Bowers, and gave him liberty to declare what he had to say,
and no just exception appearing against the sentence of the
Court that committed him unto prison, but on the contrary he
manifesting much perverseness and peremptory obstinacy against
the laws and government here established, making his appeal to
England: the Court declared unto him that they judged his
sentence to be just, and his imprisonment just, and that it was
the pride and perverseness of his own spirit that was the cause
and ground of his suffering by his imprisonment."3 He had now
been in prison a year, and he again appealed, to the General
Court, which Court summarily settled the whole matter, Oct. 22,
1677 : " In answer to a paper signed by Benanuel Bower, it is
ordered that the marshal general do forthwith levy upon the
estate of the said Bowers such fine or fines as have been laid on
him according to law by the County Court of Cambridge, and
that thereupon he be discharged the prison."4
Imprisonment for more than a year, however, was not the full
measure of punishment endured by Mr. Bowers. Naturally im-
patient of confinement, he gave vent to his feelings in some
doggerel poetry, which he sent by his wife to Mr. Dan forth,
whom he seems to have regarded as his chief opposer. For this
he was convented before the General Court, convicted and pun-
ished. The official record appears in " Mass. Col. Rec.," v. 153.
1 County Court Files, 1677. 8 County Court Records.
2 Mass. Col. Rec., v. 153. * Mass. Col. Rec., v. 163.
350 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The original papers, never before printed, are preserved in the
files of the Middlesex County Court, 1677, and are here in-
serted 1 : —
" To THOMAS DANFORTH, MAGGISTRATE.
" It is nigh hard this fifteene years since first oure war begun
And yet the feild I have not lost nor thou the conquest wunn
Against thy power I have ingaged which of us twoo shall conquer
I am resolvd if God assist to put it to the venter
Both my person and estate for truth Isle sacrafise
And all I have He leave at stake He venter winn or loose
He that from his cullors runs and leaves his captaine in the feild
By the law of armes he ought to dy and reason good shoud yeald
Unwise art thou against the streame to strive
For in thy enterprise thou art not like to thrive
Thy forces are to weake thou art not like to conquer
For with a power thou hast ingagd that will thy forces scatter
Of him thats wise thou counsell didst not take
Thy teachers like unto thyself Ime sorry for thy sake
Though of Christianity profession thou dost make
And yet thy neighbor doest oppress only for conscience sake
Tho art as blind as Bonner was that burnt the martyrs at the stake
To the proud belongs the fall he surely shall comm downe
Out of his throne be brought he shall mans pride must come to th
ground
Abomminable if be his deed soe in the end heas like to speed
Dread belongs to the evell Almighty God will recompence 2
From Cambridge Prison March 3, 1677. BENANUELL BOWER."
" I do attest that on ye 5th of March last Elizabeth ye wife of
Ben11 Bowers came to my house & put a printed book & this
abovewritten paper into my hand ; the book I perceiving by the
frontispeace it was a Quakers work I caused it at the same time
to be burnt ;. this paper I tore it imediately before her face & did
after a time peice it again as above.3 Also I do assert y* accord-
ing to ye knowledge y1 one man may have of another's hand it
have been written by Ben11 Bowers owne hand. By mee,
THO. DANFORTH.
Sworn to by Mr. Danforth in Court, 30th of May, 1677.
E. R. S."4
1 As these documents are autographs, sheet of the same size. In their efforts to
the orthography is preserved. consume the paste, the worms have not
2 Fifteen more lines were written ; but spared the paper.
they are so mutilated as to be illegible. * The initials of Edward Rawson,
8 The paper was rent asunder, and was Secretary,
reunited by being pasted upon another
HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT. 351
" The Deputyes liaveing read a paper of scurilous verses pre-
sented & subscribed by Benanel Bower, now in Cambridge prison,
wherein the honor* Mr. Danforth by name & others are defamed,
they judge it no less than duty to call the sd Bower to give an
account thereof, & to that end that a warrant be issued out from
this Court to the Marshall Gen11 to bring or cause to be brought
the sd Bower before this Court on the morrow by four of the
clock, & not to fayle, & desire or honord Magist8 consent thereto.
30th May, 1677. WILLIAM TORREY, Cleric.
" The Magist. consent, so it be 4 of the clock in the afternoon.
" EDWD. RAWSON, Seer*.
" The magistrates on further consideration doe judge meet that
Benanull Bowers be severely whipt wth twenty stripes, or pay
the fine of five pounds mony. The Magist8 have past this wth
reference to their brethren the Deputies hereto consenting. 7 of
June 1677. EDWD. RAWSON, Seer1.
u Consented to by the Deputies. WILLIAM TORHEY, Cleric."
Smarting under this sharp discipline, Mr. Bowers publicly de-
nounced Mr. Danforth in presence of the congregation, about a
fortnight afterwards. The deposition of witnesses ' is still pre-
served in the county court files : —
" I, John Danforth,1 aged about 16 years, testify that on the
24th of June last past, being Sabbath day, after the pronuncia-
tion of the blessing in conclusion of that day's exercise, Benan-
uel Bowers, standing forth upon one of the benches in public
view of the assembly, began to speak unto them. Then the
Reverend Mr. Oakes interrupted him and told him that if he
had any exception to make against what himself had delivered
he should give him liberty so to do, provided he did it on a week
day and not on the Sabbath, alleging that it was not the custom
of the church. This notwithstanding, the said Benanuel pro-
ceeded in his speech. Whereupon the constables were required
to carry him the said Bowers out of the Assembly by the wor-
shipful Major Gookin, and he the said Bowers commanded silence.
Nevertheless he proceeded in his speech, saying that he was very
grievously oppressed and slandered by Magistrate Danforth, and
desired the church to take notice thereof and single out such of
themselves as might take cognizance of his great affliction, using
that for a motive, that he that did him the wrong was a member
1 John Danforth, H. C. 1677, son of afterwards pastor of the church in Dor-
Rev. Samuel Danforth of Roxbury, was Chester.
352 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of the church. Many other words did he utter to the like pur-
pose in the audience of the abovesaid assembly. The above
written being truth for substance, and the very words that he
then uttered as near as I can remember. 9, 5th, 77.
JN°. DANFORTH."
No immediate action seems to have been had by the court.
But on the 20th of November, after Bowers was discharged from
prison in accordance with the order of the General Court before
mentioned, the foregoing deposition was substantially confirmed
by the oaths of five witnesses, and the court rendered judgment
Dec. 18, 1677 : " Benanuel Bowers and Elizabeth Bowers his
wife appearing before the Court to answer the presentment of
the Grand Jury for reproaching and slandering Thomas Dan-
forth, and by their own confession convicted thereof, the Court
sentenced them to be openly whipped fifteen stripes apiece, un-
less they pay five pounds apiece in money ; and to stand com-
mitted until the sentence of the Court be executed."
Quakerism obtained no firm establishment in Cambridge ;
there is no evidence within my knowledge that it extended be-
yond the family of Mr. Bowers. Whether he held fast the faith
through life or renounced it, and whether he maintained perpet-
ual warfare or made his peace with the civil and ecclesiastical
rulers, does not appear.1 It may be hoped, however, that the
closing years of his life were peaceful. It is certain that the
witnesses of his will (dated Oct. 5, 1693, and proved May 28,
1698), were John Leverett, H. C. 1680, William Brattle, H. C.
1680, Isaac Chauncy, H. C. 1693, and Joseph Baxter, H. C.
1693; of whom the first was afterwards President of Harvard
College, and all the others became orthodox ministers. This fact
justifies the presumption that he did not regard them as perse-
cutors, and that they did not consider him to be an arch heretic.
Early in 1692, a strange infatuation seized the inhabitants of
Salem village, and soon spread widely. It was imagined that
Satan was making a deadly assault on men through the interven-
tion of witches. I do not propose to enter upon the general
history of that tragedy ; 2 but as one of the victims was a child
1 The Court Records indicate that as during her old age, for her testimony was
late as June, 1682, he was fined for non- received in Court, Dec. 26, 1693, notwith-
attendance on public worship, and that in standing " she being a Quaker took no
April, 1681, both he and his son George oath."
were fined for the same offence. His wife * " The mischief began at Salem in
seems to have been tolerated in her heresy February ; but it soon extended into
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of Cambridge, a brief notice of her case may be proper. Re-
becca, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Andrew, was born here,
April 18, 1646, and married John Frost, June 26, 1666 ; he died
in 1672, and she married George Jacobs, Jr., of Salem. The
father of her second husband and her own daughter had already
been imprisoned, and her husband had fled to escape a similar
fate, when she was arrested on suspicion of witchcraft. She was
long confined in prison, leaving four young children, one of them
an infant, to the tender mercies of her neighbors. What made
her case the more deplorable was, that she had long been par-
tially deranged. During her confinement, her mother l presented
a petition to the court in her behalf, on account of her mental
infirmity, but in vain. She then addressed to the Governor and
Council a petition which is still preserved in the archives of the
Commonwealth, and which deserves insertion here : —
" To his Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt., Governor, and
the honorable Council now sitting in Boston, the humble petition
of Rebeccah Fox of Cambridge sheweth, —
" That whereas Rebecah Jacobs (daughter of your humble pe-
titioner) has a long time, even many months now lyen in prison
for Witchcraft, and is well known to be a person crazed, distracted,
and broken in mind, your humble petitioner does most humbly and
earnestly seek unto your Excellency and to your Honors for re-
lief in this case. Your petitioner, who knows well the condition
of her poor daughter, together with several others of good repute
and credit, are ready to offer their oaths that the said Jacobs is
a woman crazed, distracted, and broken in her mind ; and that
she has been so these twelve years and upwards. However, for
(I think) above this half year the said Jacobs has lyen in prison,
and yet remains there, attended with many sore difficulties.
Christianity and nature do each of them oblige your petitioner
to be very solicitous in this matter ; and although many weighty
cases do exercise your thoughts, yet your petitioner can have no
rest in her mind till such time as she has offered this her address
on behalf of her daughter. Some have died already in prison,
and others have been dangerously sick, and how soon others, and
various parts of the Colony. The con- 1 Thomas Andrew, the father of Mrs.
tagion, however, was principally within Jacobs, died about 1647, and his widow
the County of Essex. Before the close married Nicholas Wyeth ; he died July
of September, nineteen persons were ex- 19, 1680, and she married Thomas Fox,
ecuted and one pressed to death, all Dec. 16, 1685 ; she died in 1698.
of whom asserted their innocence." —
Holmes' Amer. Annals, i. 438.
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among them my poor child, by the difficulties of this confine-
ment, may be sick and die, God only knows. She is uncapable
of making that shift for herself that others can do ; and such are
her circumstances on other accounts, that your petitioner, who is
her tender mother, has many great sorrows and almost overcom-
ing burthens on her mind upon her account ; but in the midst of
all her perplexities and troubles (next to supplicating to a good
and merciful God), your petitioner has no way for help but to
make this her afflicted condition known unto you. So, not
doubting but your Excellency and your Honors will readily hear
the cries and groans of a poor distressed woman, and grant what
help and enlargement you may, your petitioner heartily begs
God's gracious presence with you, and subscribes herself in all
humble manner your sorrowful and distressed petitioner,
REBECCAH Fox."1
This petition availed nothing, except perhaps to delay the
trial. The poor demented woman was kept in prison until the
next January, when she was indicted, tried, and acquitted. Be-
fore this January Court, a great change had occurred in the pub-
lic opinion. A principal reason for such a change is mentioned
by Hutchinson : " Ordinarily, persons of the lowest rank in
life have had the misfortune to be charged with witchcrafts ; and
although many such had suffered, yet there remained in prison a
number of women, of as respectable families as any in the towns
where they lived, and several persons, of still superior rank, were
hinted at by the pretended bewitched, or by the confessing
witches. Some had been publicly named. Dudley Bradstreet,
a justice of the peace, who had been appointed one of President
Dudley's Council, and who was son to the worthy old governor,
then living, found it necessary to abscond. Having been remiss
in prosecuting, he had been charged by some of the afflicted as a
confederate. His brother, John Bradstreet, was forced to fly
also. Calef says it was intimated that Sir William Phips's lady
was among the accused. It is certain that one who pretended to
be bewitched at Boston, where the infection was beginning to
spread, charged the Secretary of the colony of Connecticut.
Mrs. Hale, wife to the minister of Beverly, was accused also ;
which caused her husband to alter his judgment, and to be less
active in prosecutions than he had been." 2
1 Mass. Arch., cxxxv. 76. jury found bills against about fifty for
2 Hist. Mass., ii. 60. Hutchinson adds : witchcraft, one or two men, the rest
" At the Court in January, the grand women ; but upon trial they were all ac-
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A few years afterwards, Mr. Hale published " A Modest En-
quiry into the Nature of Witchcraft," etc., wherein he gave
the reasons for his change of opinion. In this book reference is
made to two cases of suspected witchcraft in Cambridge, one of
which had a tragical result : " Another suffering in this kind
was a woman of Cambridge, against whom a principal evidence
was a Watertown nurse, who testified that the said Kendal l (so
was the accused called) did bewitch to death a child of Goodman
Genings 2 of Watertown ; for the said Kendall did make much of
the child, and then the child was well, but quickly changed its
color and dyed in a few hours. The court took this evidence
among others, the said Genings not knowing of it. But after
Kendal was executed (who also denyed her guilt to the death),
Mr. Rich. Brown, knowing better things of Kendall, asked said
Genings if they suspected her to bewitch their child ; they an-
swered, No. But they judged the true cause of the child's death
to be thus ; viz., the nurse had the night before carryed out the
child and kept it abroad in the cold a long time, when the red
gum was come out upon it, and the cold had struck in the red
gum, and this they judged the cause of the child's death. And
that said Kendal did come in that day and make much of the
child, but they apprehended no wrong to come to the child by her.
After this the said nurse was put into prison for adultery, and
there delivered of her base child ; and Mr. Brown went to her,
and told her it was just with God to leave her to this wickedness
as a punishment for murdering Goody Kendal by her false wit-
ness bearing. But the nurse dyed in prison, and so the matter
was not further inquired into." 3 " Another instance was at
Cambridge about forty years since ; 4 There was a man much
troubled in the night with cats, or the devil in their likeness,
haunting of him ; whereupon he kept a light burning, and a
quitted, except three of the worst charac- Jackson ; but whether this were the
ters, and those the governor reprieved for woman mentioned by Hale is problemat-
the king's mercy. All that were not ical.
brought upon trial he ordered to be dis- 2 The reference is probably to Robert
charged. Such a goal delivery was made Jennison, who died July 4, 1690, or to his
this court as has never been known at any son Samuel Jennison, who died Oct. 15,
other time in New England." 1701.
1 I cannot certainly identify this per- 8 A Modest Enquiry, etc., pp. 18, 19.
son. The only known early inhabitant * It is not known to what case of sup-
of Cambridge bearing this name was posed witchcraft Mr. Hale here refers.
John Kendall, who resided on the south Mrs. Holman was accused at about the
side of the river, and married Elizabeth, date indicated, but the circumstances of
widow of Samuel Holley, before Sept. 8, the two cases were different.
1646, when the estate was sold to Edward
356 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
sword by him as he lay in bed ; for he suspected a widow woman
to send these cats or imps by witchcraft to bewitch him. And
one night as he lay in bed, a cat or imp came within his reach,
and he struck her on the back ; and upon inquiry heard this
widow had a sore back ; this confirmed his suspicion of the widow,
he supposing that it came from the wound he gave the cat. But
Mr. Day, the widow's chyrurgeon, cleared the matter, saying this
widow came to him and complained of a sore in her back, and
because she could not see it desired his help ; and he found it to
be a boyl, and ripened and healed it as he used to do other boyls.
But while this was in cure, the supposed cat was wounded as
already rehearsed." 1
Although we are not certain to whom Mr. Hale refers in
the foregoing instances of supposed witchcraft, yet one case did
occur, about forty years before he wrote his " Modest Enquiry,"
in regard to which a circumstantial account has been preserved.
William Holman resided on the northeasterly corner of Garden
and Linnaean Streets (where the Botanic Garden now is) ; he died
Jan. 8, 1652-3, aged 59, leaving a widow, Winifred, and several
children, among whom was an unmarried daughter, named Mary.
On the opposite side of Garden Street, and extending to Sparks
Street, was an estate of six acres belonging to John Gibson,
whose house was within plain view from Mrs. Holman's. Some
" root of bitterness " sprung up between these neighbors, and
troubled them, until Mr. Gibson entered a complaint against
Mrs. Holman and her daughter as witches, and a warrant of pe-
culiar form was issued for their arrest : u To the Constable of
Cambridge. You are required forthwith to apprehend the per-
sons of Widow Holman and her daughter Mary, and immedi-
ately bring them before the County Court now sitting at Charles-
towne, to be examined on several accusations presented, on sus-
picion of witchcraft ; and for witnesses John Gipson and his
wife ; you are forthwith to bring them away, and not suffer
them to speak one with another after their knowledge of this
warrant, and hereof you are not to fayle at your perill. Dat.
21 (4) 1659. THOMAS DANFOETH, R. It will be convenient
that you charge some meet person to bring away the mayd first,
and then you may acquaint the mother also with this warrant
respecting her also." 2
No notice of this action appears on the Records of the Court ;
1 A Modest Enquiry, etc., pp. 64, 65. 2 Copied from the original in the files
of the County Court, 1659.
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from which it may be inferred that the evidence submitted to the
grand jury was not sufficient to justify an indictment. Nine
months afterwards the Holmans sought legal redress for the
wrongs they had suffered. This warrant was issued : " To the
Constable of Cambridge, or his Deputy. You are hereby re-
quired to attach the goods or in want thereof the person of John
Gibson Junr. of Cambridge, and take bond of him to the value
of twenty pounds, with sufficient surety or suretyes for his ap-
pearance at the next County Court holden at Cambridge upon
the 3 day of April next, then and there to answer the complaint
of Mary Holman of Cambridge, in an action of defamation and
slaunder ; and so make a true return hereof under your hand.
Dated this 26 of March, 16|$. By the court, SAMUEL GREEN." l
Similar warrants were issued March 28, 1660, requiring John
Gibson, Sen., his wife, and his daughter Rebecca, wife of Charles
Stearns, to make answer to the widow Winifred Holman. Both
cases seem to have been tried together. A mass of testimony is
still preserved in the files of the County Court, apparently pre-
pared by John Gibson, Sen., to be used in this trial, as a justifi-
cation of the charge formerly made against Mrs. Holman and her
daughter. A recital of this testimony is tedious, but it may
be excused inasmuch as it shows on what frivolous grounds the
charge of witchcraft was made two hundred years ago : —
" A relation of the passages between Mrs. Holman and her
daughter Mary, and the wife of Charles Stearns,2 now living in
Cambridge. The first thing that makes us suspect them is that
after she had two extraordinary strange fits, which she never had
the like before, Mary Holman asked her why she did not get
some help for them, and she answered she could not tell what to
do ; she had used means by physicians, and could have no help.
And the said Mary said that her mother said, if she would put
herself into her hands, that she would undertake to cure her with
the blessing of God. Our daughter telling us of it, and we not
suspecting them, we wished her to go and to see what she would
say to her. And she said her daughter was a prating wench and
loved to prate ; but yet she did prescribe some herbs to her that
she should use in the spring. After this my daughter's child
grew ill, and Mary Holman coming in often asked her what the
child ailed ; and she said moreover that her mother and she took
1 Court Files, 1660. left unchanged. Mrs. Stearns was daugh-
2 The orthography of this testimony is ter of John Gibson, Sen., subject to fits,
corrected, except that proper names are and partially demented.
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notice of it, that the child declined ever since the 5 of January,
and will till it come to the grave ; but if you will put it into my
hands I will undertake to cure it : I cured one at Maiden that
had the ricketts, and if you will take a fool's counsel, you may ;
if you will not, choose. She said also the child fell away in the
lower parts, and yet she did not see the child opened. She said
also that Mr. Metchelles child had the ricketts, and it was easy to
be seen, for the face did shine ; but since Mr. Metchell sent to
Linn for a skilful woman to look on it, and she could not see no
such thing. After this, Mary Holman borrowed a skillet of her,
and when she brought it home, the child was asleep in the cradle,
and a boy a rocking it, and the mother of the child was gone for
water ; and the boy said that Mary Holman came to the child as
it was asleep, and took it by the nose, and made the blood come,
and set it a crying, that the mother heard it ; and before she
came in Mary was gone out over the sill. When she came in
and saw the child in such a case, she chode the boy for making
the child cry ; and he said it was Mary Holman that did it and
went away as fast as she could.
" After this, she was taken with her ordinary fits, two nights
and two days, and was pretty well again and sensible one day ;
and then she was taken with a strange raving and marvellous
unquiet night and day, for three or four days and nights together,
and took no rest ; and it was observed that all this time Mrs.
Holman was walking about by her rails, stooping down and
picking of the ground along as she went, and both of them walk-
ing up and down, and to and again, that it was taken notice of
by many ; arid all this time she raged, could not be quiet, till the
last day of the week in the afternoon they were gone both from
home ; and then she was quiet and was fast asleep till she came
home, and suddenly she sprung up out of her sleep, and cried
out with such rage against Mrs. Holman that she was a witch,
and that she must be hanged. Her mother being amazed, she
went out and see her a coming towards the house ; and the nearer
she came the more she raged, and so she continued all night.
And in the morning, Mary Holman came in for fire, as she did
every morning, and sometimes twice in a day ; as soon as she
came in she cried out on her that she was a witch, so that we
could not still her till my wife shoved her out of door ; and when
they were out, Mary asked my wife what her daughter ailed, and
said she was a quiet woman. Another being by, my wife an-
swered she thought she was bewitched. Then said Mary Hoi-
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man, my mother said that she was not light-headed, nor her head
did not ache ; but she continued so still, and crying out to her
mother, and said Mrs. Holm an she was working wickedness on
the Lord's day. With that, my wife looked out and saw Mrs.
Holman a pecking by the rails, as she did of other days. When
folks were gone to meeting, about half an hour after two of the
clock, she went to meeting, that is, Mrs. Holman ; and by that
time she got to meeting as we guessed, she lay still about half an
hour and then fell asleep. And of a sudden, she flings up and
cried out of Mrs. Holman. My wife, not thinking they had been
come home from meeting, looked out and saw her at home.
Anon after, Mary Holman came to the house and said to my
wife, your daughter had a sleep, had she not ? and she answered
her, Why do you ask ? and she said, because she slept yesterday
afore this time, and so she did, — but how she should come to
know it, we cannot tell ; for they were both times from home.
On the second day in the morning, Mary came for fire ; and she
cried out on her as before, and continued raging almost all that
day. On the third day, Mary Holman was a coming again for
fire, and my wife prayed me that, if I saw her come, that I would
not let her come in ; and so I did ; I met with her at the sill, with
a bright skillet in her hand, and she asked me how my daughter
did, and I said, she is not well, and I asked her whither she went
with that ; and she said, for fire. But I told her she should not
have none here, but bid her go to some other house ; upon which
we took notice that that day she was very quiet, and there was
such a sudden alteration to admiration to all that saw it, and so
continued ; but after she was more sensible of her weakness.
" Some things were forgotten : — that my daughter, before she
was taken with her fits, put a pair of stockings to her, and she
kept them a great while ; and upon the last day of the week at
night she sent them home, and she wore them on the Sabbath,
and that night she had her fits, being free from them a great
while before ; and, as was said before, when she had had them
two days and two nights, she fell into this strange condition, as
before mentioned. And all this time she cried out of Mrs. Hol-
man and her daughter Mary, that they were witches, and they
must be found out, and said, you must not suffer a witch to live ;
and she said Mr. Danford was chosen a magistrate to find out
Mrs. Holman. And when my wife went to give her some re-
freshing, she would not take it in, she was so troubled with Mrs.
Holman, that she must be found out, that my wife told her that
360 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
she would get the magistrate to find her out ; and it was taken
notice of by my wife and others, that her countenance was
changed and did eat. Thus she lay, taking on against Mrs.
Holman and Mary to all that came to her, that they were witches
and must be hanged ; and so she told them to their faces, and
could not be stilled. And many times she flung up with such rage
and cried out with exceeding earnestness that Mrs. Holman was
at the rails, let me go out and I will show you her ; and it was
so, for my wife and others looked out, and saw her there. It
seemed to us very strange ; for it was not possible that she could
see her, for she was kept so close on her bed, and a covering
hanging before her, and another before the window.
" The first great trouble that she had, she was affrighted with
Satan, and thought that she saw him stand by the bed's side, so
that she cried out with a loud noise, all night, to the Lord, for
help, saying Lord, help me, Lord, help me, that she was heard a
great way off. The second great trouble she had, she was like-
wise troubled with Satan appearing to her, that she was set of a
great trembling that she shook the bed she lay on ; and striving
mightily with her body, and fighting with her hands, that two
men were fain to hold her. We asked her why she fought so ;
and she said she fought with the devil. And ever and anon she
called out of Mrs. Holman, and would have her sent for ; and
one that sat by said, what would you say to her ? And she said,
I will tell her that she is a witch. We then not suspecting her
so to be, we reproved her, and wished her not to say so ; but the
more we forbade her, the more violent she was in so calling her,
and crying out of Mrs. Holman's black chest and Mrs. Holman's
cake ; but what she meant by them, we cannot tell. But this
last time, she was troubled with Mrs. Holman and her daughter
Mary. And concerning the child, it does decline and fall away
daily, according to Mary's words ; and yet we cannot perceive
that it is sick at all, but will suck and eat ; and in the time of
the mother's trouble, the child is set quite crooked in the body,
which before was a straight, thriving child. Also it was taken
notice of that, in the time of my daughter's trouble, that her
hands were set crooked, that her husband could not get them
open.
" A while after we were at the Court, she had another raging
fit, wherein she was carried with rage against her parents, and
her brothers and sisters, and we desired one of our brethren to
pray with her ; and she raged at him, and bade him get him
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home, or she would throw something at his head ; and she was
so outrageous that we were fain to tie her hands. And she cried
out and said a snake stung her under her arms. And when she
was out of her distemper, she said she saw a thing like a great
snake come into the house, with a something like a turtle upon
the back, and came upon the bed to her. And another time when
one of our elders was at prayer, she barked like a dog ; and though
we held her mouth close with our hands, yet she would speak,
saying that Mrs. Hoi man and Mary Holman were witches, and
bewitched her and her child. And sometimes she cried out
against blood, that it cried and that it stunk ; and we bade her
hold her peace ; but she said she must speak, and conscience must
speak ; and at last she said there was a hole of blood by the
cradle." ....
" The last winter before this, I was afflicted with Mrs. Hoi-
man's hens, and could not keep them out of my barn from stroy-
ing my corn. I being much troubled at it spake of it to my
wife ; and she said, it may be the poor woman cannot keep them
at home. I being thus afflicted with them, I flung a stone at one
of them and killed it, and laid it upon a hovel that stood upon
the common. When my wife saw it, she sent to Mrs. Holman,
to see if it were one of hers, and her daughter fetched it home ;
and after that they troubled me no more, though they went
abroad still, which we wondered at, being so constantly there
every day before. After this, my wife had a brood of chickens
of fifteen, which were like to do well, and did thrive for the space
of one fortnight ; "and then they were taken with fits, and they
would turn their heads upward, and turn round many times, and
run about the house as if they were mad ; and sometimes picking
towards the ground, but not touch the ground, and sometimes
they would be pretty well and eat their meat ; but they died, two
or three at a time, till they came to four. Likewise Mrs. Holman
had a white cock, that went a grazing about the common every
day in the summer time, between the pond and the house, with-
out any hens with him ; and we taking notice of him asked Mary
Holman wherefore that cock went so alone ; and she said, that
the hens did not care for him, nor he cared not for them ; and she
said, moreover, that he was seven years old. Then we asked her,
why they would keep him ; and she said, she could not tell ; her
mother would keep him. And soon after that, we saw him no
more. Also there was a bird that was taken notice of, not only
of us but of some others ; such a one as they nor we ever saw be-
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fore. It was all milk-white, save only a little gray on the wings.
My son, being told of such a bird, did look to see if he could see
it, and did see it, and threw stones at it, but could not hit it,
although it were very near him. And when it rose up, it would
fly to Mrs. Holman's house. So likewise when those that saw it
first flung stones at it, it would always fly thither ; and some-
times they said they saw it fly into the house. They had taken
notice of it a week before we did ; and when A son arid I went to
mend up the fence that was before my daughter's house, the bird
was skipping about the rails ; My son said, here is the devilish-
est bird that ever I saw in my life ; and I asked him why he did
so ; and he said, I never threw half so often at a bird in his life
but he did hit it, but this I cannot hit ; and he flung again at it,
but could not hit it ; and we both of us see it fly to Mrs. Hol-
man's house. The same day my son and the other persons saw
it again ; and they hunted it about and flung stones at it ; and
it flying thither again, one of them called out, saying, the bird
was gone home ; and two of them resolved the next day to get
their guns and see if they could shoot it. Mrs. Holman came
out of her house, and looked on them, and in likelihood heard
what they said, for they were near the house ; but since that
time the bird have not been seen. In this time, my daughter
Starnes, going out of her house within evening, saw this bird
under her house-sill. She thought at first it had been a cat ; but
she, going towards it, perceived it was a white bird, and it did
fly along by the house-side, and so away to Mrs. Holman's. It
was seen another evening, when it was too late for birds to be
abroad, between my daughter's house and the rails.
" My wife have been much troubled with her wheel, when she
have set herself to spin, for the necessity of her family. Some-
times she could not make no work of it ; she thought at first it
might be out of kilter, and we both used what means we could
with it ; but it was never the better, but was fain to set it away,
and go about some other work ; and when she took it again, it
would go very well, and thus it was very often ; and sometimes,
when she could make no work with it, she would set it away,
and not so much as unband it, and take it again and not alter it
at all, and it would go very well. One time amongst the rest, she
set herself to work, and was much troubled that she could make
no work of it, she began to fear that there might be something
that might be the cause of it ; she set her wheel away, and went
out, and saw Mary Holman at the oak, turning round ; and when
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she saw my wife, she catched up a chip ; and that caused her to
fear that it might be by their means. Another time she was a
spinning, and as it was wont so it did again, that she was so
affected with it that she could have cried ; and sitting still, with
her wheel before her, saying thus to herself, ' Lord, thou hast
commanded me to labor, but I am hindered ; good Lord, if there
be any hand of Satan in it, prevent it ; ' with some other words,
and went to spinning again, and it went as well as ever.
" At another time, when my daughter was not very well, my
wife went out and saw Mary Holman sitting on her knees at a
hole of water ; she took up water in a dish, and held it up a
pretty height, and drained into another thing. My wife went
presently to her daughter and found her crying so immoderately
that the tears fell so fast from her eyes that my wife was fain to
stand and wipe them off her face with her apron. And her
mother asked her wherefore she cried ; and she said she could
not tell, but she said she could not forbear it. Concerning what
our daughter have seen and felt in the time of her affliction, she
can declare, if she be called to it."
Following this long and tedious statement (with much more to
the same purpose), is a recapitulation of the same facts, with the
names of the witnesses by whom they might be proved. Their
deposition is authenticated by the Recorder of the Court : " 4
(2) 1660. Jn°. Gibson, senr., Rebeccah Gibson, Jn°. Gipson,
junr., Rebecca Sternes, Martha Belsher, Bethia Michelson,
Charles Sternes, Steven ffrances, sworn in Court to their respec-
tive evidences ; as attests, TH. DANFORTH, R."
In defence of her character as an honest, Christian woman,
Mrs. Holman submitted two certificates, which yet remain on file,
signed by two of the deacons,1 and several members of the
church : " We, whose names are underwritten, we do here
testify that Winifret Holman, we having been acquainted with
her this many years, she being near neighbor unto us, and many
times have had occasion to have dealings with her, and we have
not indeed in the least measure perceived, either by words or
deeds, any thing whereby we could have any grounds or reason
to suspect her for witchery or any thing thereunto tending. And
this is evident unto us that she is diligent in her calling, and
frequents public preaching, and gives diligent attention there-
unto. John Palfery, Mathew Bridge, Richard Eccles, ffrancis
Whitmor, John Greene, Nathaniell Green, William Diksone."
1 John Bridge and Gregory Stone.
364 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" We, who have here subscribed our names, do testify that we
have known this Winnefret Holman, widow, this many years,
but never knew any thing in her life concerning witchery. But
she hath always been a diligent hearer of and attender to the
word of God. Mary Patten, Mary Hall, Jane Willows, Anna
Bridge, Elizabeth Bridg, Elizabeth Green, Jeane Diksonne,
Elizabeth Winship, Thomas Fox, Ellin Fox, William Towne,
Martha Towne, Mary Eccles, Isobell Whittmor, John Bridge,
Rebekka Wieth, Gregory Stone, Lidea Stone."
The result of the trial is entered on the County Court Rec-
ords : " Winifred Holman, Pit. against John Gibson senr. and
his wife, in an action of defamation ; the jury having heard their
respective pleas and evidences presented in the case do bring in
their verdict, finding for the defendants costs of court, fifteen
shillings and ten pence. — Winifred Holman, Pit. against
Rebecca the wife of Charles Sternes, Def*., in an action of defa-
mation; the jury having heard their respective pleas and evi-
dences presented in the case, and it appearing to the court that
the defendant was by God's hand deprived of her natural reason
when she expressed those words charged on her, do bring in their
verdict for the defendant, costs of court, eight shillings and four
pence." The decision in the other case I copy from the original
verdict, preserved on file, as it is more full and circumstantial
than the record : " Concerning the case between Marye Hol-
man, plaintive and John Gibson, junr. defendant, we find for the
plaintive, that the said John Gibson shall make acknowledge-
ment that he hath wronged and scandalously slandered Marye
Holman, by speeches irregularly, rashly, and sudden spoken, for
which he desire to be humbled and sorry for the same ; and if he
refuse to make this acknowledgement in the present court, that
then we do enjoin John Gibson to pay to the plaintive the full
sum of five pounds ; and we also give the plaintive cost of court."
To which the Recorder appended this memorandum : " John
Gibson junr. acknowledged in court that, whereas he is legally
convicted of a slanderous speech concerning Mary Holman, he is
heartily sorry for his evil thereby committed against God, and
wrong done to the said Mary Holman and her friends, and doth
crave forgiveness of the said Mary Holman of this trespass."
It does not appear that either of these persons was ever after-
wards disturbed on suspicion of practising the diabolical arts of
witchcraft. Mrs. Holman died Oct. 16, 1671, aged 74 ; her
daughter Mary died, unmarried, in 1673, aged 43.
CHAPTER XIX.
EDUCATION.
IN 1643, there was published in London a Tract entitled
" New England's First Fruits ; in respect, first of the Conver-
sion of some, Conviction of divers, Preparation of sundry, of
the Indians. 2. Of the progresse of Learning, in the Colledge
at Cambridge, in Massacusets Bay. With divers other speciall
matters concerning that countrey." In regard to the "progresse
of learning," the writer says, " After God had carried us safe to
New England, and wee had builded our houses, provided neces-
saries for our livelihood, rear'd convenient places for Gods wor-
ship, and settled the Civile Government : One of the next things
we longed for, and looked after, was to advance Learning and
perpetuate it to posterity ; dreading to leave an illiterate Minis-
tery to the Churches, when our present Ministers shall lie in the
dust. And as wee were thinking and consulting how to effect
this great work ; it pleased God to stir up the heart of one Mr.
Harvard (a godly gentleman, and a lover of learning, there liv-
ing amongst us) to give the one halfe of his estate (it being in
all about 1700£.) towards the erecting of a Colledge, and all his
Library ; after him another gave 300Z. others after them cast in
more, and the publique hand of the state added the rest ; the
Colledge was, by common consent, appointed to be at Cambridge
(a place very pleasant and accommodate), and is called (according
to the name of the first founder) Harvard Colledge." 1 He adds,
" And by the side of the Colledge a faire Grammar Schoole, for
the training up of young Schollars, and fitting of them for Aca-
1 New England's First Fruits, p. 12. A tories of the College have already been
History of Cambridge may well be con- published, and there is no apparent neces-
sidered incomplete, if it do not contain a sity to glean a field so recently and so
full account of Harvard College. But thoroughly reaped. See History of Har-
such an account must be omitted by me vard University, by Benjamin Peirce, Li-
for two obvious reasons : (1.) The subject brarian, etc., 1833; History of Harvard
is too important to be thrust into a corner University, by Josiah Quincy, President,
and treated as merely subsidiary to a gen- etc., 1840; and Sketch of the History of
eral history of the city. (2.) Three his- Harvard College, by Samuel A. Eliot, 1848.
366 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
demicall Learning, that still as they are judged ripe, they may be
received into the Colledge of this Schoole ; l Master Corlet is
the Mr. who has very well approved himselfe for his abilities,
dexterity and painfulnesse in teaching and education of the youth
under him." 2 The precise date when the grammar school was
established in Cambridge does not appear ; but before 1643 Mr.
Corlett had taught sufficiently long to have acquired a high rep-
utation for skill and faithfulness. He continued in office nearly
half a century, until his death, Feb. 25, 1686-7, at the age of 78
years. His services were commemorated by Cotton Mather, who
knew him and his works : —
" 'Tis Corlet's pains, and Cheever's, we must own,
That thou, New England, art not Scythia grown." 3
Again, he calls " Mr. Elijah Corlet, that memorable old school-
master in Cambridge, from whose education our colledge and coun-
try have received so many of its worthy men, that he is himself
worthy to have his name celebrated in .... our church his-
tory." 4 In addition to his English scholars, he prepared several
Indians for the College, though only one of the number gradu-
ated.5 By the records of the " Commissioners of the United
Colonies," it appears that he was paid <£6 9 4, in 1658, " for
teaching the Indians at Cambridge and the charge of an Indian
that died in his sickness and funeral;" also X22, in 1659,
" for dieting John Stanton for some time not reckoned formerly,
and for his extraordinary pains in teaching the Indian scholars
and Mr. Mahews son about two years." Similar payments were
made to him in 1660 and 1661. In their letter to the corpora-
tion in England, dated Sept. 7, 1659, the Commissioners say,
" there are five Indian youthes att Cambridge in the lattin
schoole, whose dilligence and profisiency in theire studdies doth
much encurrage us to hope that God is fiting them and prepar-
ing them for good instruments in this great and desirable worke ;
wee have good testimony from those that are prudent and pious,
that they are dilligent in theire studdies and civell in theire car-
riage ; and from the Presedent of the Colledge ; wee had this
testimony in a letter directed to us the 23 of August 1659 in
1 Rather, " they may be received into 8 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xvii. 132.
the Colledge : of this schoole, Master 2 New England's First Fruits, p. 13.
Corlet is the Mr. " In the " Errata," 4 Magnolia, Book iii., Part i. App.
without any more definite reference, is § 27.
found this direction : "At Colledge, put 6 Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, 1665, died
a colon." There is no other place in the 1666.
tract where the change is so much needed.
EDUCATION. 367
these words : the Indians in Mr. Corletts scoole were examined
oppenly by my selfe att the publicke Commencement ; consern-
ing theire growth in the knowledge of the lattin toungue ; and
for their time they gave good satisfaction to myselfe and also to
the honored and Reverent Overseers." 1
Notwithstanding Mr. Corlett's well-earned fame, and his abil-
ity to teach both English and Indians, his school seems never
to have been large, nor were the stated fees for tuition adequate
for his support. The town had frequent occasion to supply the
deficiency by special grant. In 1648, " It was agreed at a meet-
ing of the whole town, that there should be land sold of the com-
mon, for the gratifying of Mr. Corlett for his pains in keeping a
"school in the town, the sum of ten pounds, if it can be attained;
provided it shall not prejudice the cow-common." Forty acres
of land on the south side of the river were sold, for this purpose,
to Mr. Edward Jackson. Again, Jan. 29, 1654-5, " The town
consented that twenty pounds should be levied upon the inhabit-
ants', and given to Mr. Corlett, for his present encouragement to
continue with us." March 25, 1662: "The townsmen taking
into their consideration the equity of allowance to be made to
Mr. Corlett, for his maintenance of a grammar school in this
town, especially considering his present necessity by reason of
the fewness of his scholars, do order and agree that ten pounds
be paid to him out of the public stock of the town." Nov. 14,
1684 : " Voted on the aflfirmative, that Mr. Elijah Corlett shall
be allowed and paid out of the town rate, annually, twenty
pounds, for so long as he continues to be schoolmaster in this
place." The colony also interposed for his relief ; and, having
previously made similar grants, on the 7th of November, 1668,
" In answer to the petition of Mr. Elijah Corlet, the Court
having considered of the petition, and being informed the peti-
tioner to be very poor, and the country at present having many
engagements to satisfy, judge meet to grant him five hundred
acres of land where he can find it, according to law."2 The
meagre number of scholars is more definitely stated in an official
answer of the town to certain questions proposed by the County
Court : " 30 (1) 1680. Our Latin Schoolmaster is Mr. Elijah
Corlitt ; his scholars are in number nine at present." 3 Under
all these discouragements, the veteran teacher seems to have per-
severed bravely up to the close of his life ; for there is no evid-
* Plym. Col. Rec., x. 217. 8 Middlesex Court Files, 1860.
2 Mass. Col. Rec., iv., part ii., p. 406.
368 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ence that a successor was elected until after his death. Two
manuscripts have been preserved, — one containing a reference
to him, and the other written by him, — which seem worthy of
publication : 1. In a letter from Thomas Danforth of Cam-
bridge to Rev. John Cotton of Plymouth, dated Nov. 16, 1674,
concerning the troubles which compelled Dr. Leonard Hoar to
resign the Presidency of the College, the writer says, — k' As for
the Dr.'s grievance, you do not I suppose wonder at it. I
doubt not but he hath been told of his evill in that matter from
more hands than yours, yet he does justifie his own innocency,
and I perceive that Mr. Corlet, both elder and younger,1 were so
taken with hopes of a fellowship, that they strenuously sought to
excuse the Dr. and lay the blame elsewhere ; but by this time I
suppose are out of hope of what they expected, the Colledge
standing in more need of students than of rulers." 2 2. Richard
Cutter, brother-in-law to Mr. Corlett, felt aggrieved at a decision
of the County Court in 1659, and Mr. Corlett united with him in
petition to the General Court for relief; the petition was re-
ferred to the County Court with a favorable result. At the same
session, the General Court, upon his petition, granted to Mr. Cor-
lett two hundred acres of land." 3 In acknowledgment of both
benefactions, he presented his thank-offering to the magistrates
of the County Court, who were also members of the General
Court : " Much honoured, Mr. Deputie Governour, Major Wil-
lard, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Danforth : Elijah Corlett, who was
latelie your Worps humble petitioner at the Generall Court in my
owne behalfe, for land ; very thankfull and humblie, I acknowl-
edg the great favour and good will of that Court unto mee (and
your Wor1*8 my good friends therein) confering upon mee 200
acres of land. As alsoe touching my petition in the behalfe of
Ric. Cutter, referred to the full and finall decision of this hon-
oured Court ; I most humblie and thankfullie acknowledg your
Worps favour in your rernarkeable gentlenes and very tender
dealinge with a sad, afflicted, weake man, inconsiderate and rash
sometimes, &c., your goodnes towards him will, I hope, have a
good effect upon him to mollifie his heart, and the influence of
your good advice you left with him, to moderate his spirite.
Soft meanes many times effects what rigour cannot ; and mercie
rejoiceth against (exulteth over) judgement. Elijah Corlett
1 The "younger" was Ammi-Ruha- 2 Harvard College Papers (MSS.),i. 11.
mah Corlett, H. C. 1670, who obtained 8 Mass. Col. Rec., iv., part i., p. 397.
th; coveted fellowship, and died 1679.
EDUCATION. 369
humblie blesseth God for you: who cause judgment to run down
our streets like water ; where mercie likewise has its current.
Thus heartielie wishing and praying for your happienes and
wellfare in the Lord, he ever remaines acknowledging himself
your Worps most obliged humble servant, ELIJAH CORLETT." 1
The successors of Mr. Corlett were generally young men fresh
from College.2 Very few of them appear to have selected teach-
ing as a permanent employment ; only one indeed died in the
service, namely, Nicholas Fessenden, Jr., H. C. 1701, who taught
about eighteen years, and died of apoplexy Oct. 5, 1719. Wil-
liam Fessenden, Jr.,3 H. C. 1737, taught the school eleven years,
from 1745 to 1756, but left it two years before he also died of
apoplexy, June 17, 1758. Samuel Danforth, H. C. 1715, seems
to have chosen teaching as a profession. At a meeting of the
selectmen, Oct. 26, 1719, it is recorded, that — " Whereas, by
reason of the death of Mr. Nicholas Fessenden, our late School-
master, the school in our town is in an unsettled condition ; and
whereas, Mr. Samuel Danforth of Dorchester has been pleased to
manifest his inclinations to be a Schoolmaster amongst us, and to
devote himself to said service : Voted and agreed, that the said
Mr. Samuel Danforth take the care and charge of said school, on
the same terms that our said late Schoolmaster kept it ; and that
he forthwith provide some suitable person to manage said school
until such time as he can remove amongst us himself ; which Mr.
Danforth promised to comply with." After eleven years, how-
ever, Mr. Danforth retired from the service, and for many years
was Judge of Probate, Judge of Common Pleas, and member of
the Council. All the others seem to have adopted teaching as a
temporary expedient, while studying some other profession, or
waiting for more desirable employment.4
1 Middlesex Court Files, 1660. Samuel Kendall, May, 1780; Asa Pack-
2 John Hancock was elected teacher, ard, April, 1783; Lemuel Hedge, July,
Jan., 1690-1; John Sparhawk, Feb., 1783. All these teachers were graduates
1692-3; Nicholas Fessenden, Jr., about of Harvard College. I have not found
1701 ; Samuel Danforth, Oct., 1719 ; John the materials for a consecutive list at a
Hovey, April, 1730; Stephen Coolidge, later period.
May, 1730; John Hovey, May, 1737; 8 Nephew of Nicholas Fessenden, Jr.
Stephen Coolidge, May, 1741; William * There are now engaged in the service
Fessenden, Jr., May, 1745 ; James Lov- of the city three veterans, whose lives
ell, May, 1756 ; Antipas Steward, about have been devoted to this work, and whose
1760 ; Ebenezer Stedman, Jr., about terms of service commenced as follows: —
1765; Thomas Colman, July, 1770; Jon- Aaron B. Magoun, Harvard Grammar
athan Hastings, Jr., May, 1772; Jona- School, 1838.
than Eames, May, 1 776 ; Elisha Parmele, Daniel Mansfield, Washington Gram-
May, 1778; Aaron Bancroft, Aug. 1778; mar School, 1842.
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370 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The first school-house known to have been erected in Cam-
bridge stood on the westerly side of Holyoke Street, about mid-
way between Harvard and Mount Auburn streets.1 The lot was
owned in 1642 by Henry Dunster, President of the College ; it
contained a quarter of an acre of land, on which there was then
a house, which was not his dwelling-house. There are reasons
for believing that the " faire Grammar Schoole " had been estab-
lished in that house, and that it remained there five or six years.
It seems probable that the " school-house " mentioned in the
following " agreement " was afterwards erected on that lot, and
designed for that school : —
" Articles of agreement between Henry Dunster and Edward
Goffe on the one party and Nicholas Withe and Richard Wilson,
Daniel Hudson, masons, on the other party, witness as follow-
eth:2
" 1. Impr. That we Nicolas Wite, Richard Wilson and Dan-
iel Hudson, masons, have undertaken to get at Charlestowne
Rock one hundred and fifty load of rock stone, and to lay them
in convenient place whence they may be fetched with carts, and
that betwene this present third month 1647 and the tenth of the
ninth month next ensuing, for the which stones Henry Dunster
and Edward Goffe covenant to pay to us sixe pence the load.
" 2. Item. That we the foresaid three masons will wal or lay
the said stones in wall for twelve pence the yard, so long as we
lay any side of the said wall within the ground, and the other
answering wals at the same price until they come to the hight
of the wal that lieth within the grounde, albeit that these wals
should ly both sides of the ground to the open ayre, and that
wee will measure all this cellar or in ground wall within the
house.
" 3. Item. That we will lay in wal the saide stones above
ground a foote and a halfe thick at the least, at the middle story,
and soe proportionally gathering in until it end in the wal plats
Benjamin W. Roberts, Allston Gram- until 1769 ; not many years later, a print-
mar School, 1848. ing office was erected on nearly if not
In addition to these should be men- precisely the same spot, which has thus
tioned Dr. Alvah C. Smith, who was been devoted almost continuously to the
compelled by the failure of his health in cause of literature.
1872 to resign the office of Grammar 2 For a copy of these " articles of agree-
Master, to which he was elected in 1845. ment," made by him from the original
He served the city two years afterwards in 1845, I am indebted to John Wingatc
as teacher of penmanship. Thornton, Esq., of Boston.
1 This lot was used for a school-house
EDUCATION. 371
or eaves, about a foote thick, for eighteene pence a yard, making
n the said above ground wals, where Henry Dunster or Edward
Goffe shal apointe, convenient dore ways, arched over head, and
windowe spaces as we shal be ordered and directed for timber
windowes to be put in as we goe up with the wall, one of which
said dore ways, and as many window spaces as shal bee judged
convenient, we will alsoe make in the cellar wall as we shall be
directed.
" 4. Item. That we will erect a chimney below, ten foote
wide within the jaumes, and another in the rome above, eight
foote ^ wide within the jaumes, in the place where we shal be
directed, whereof if the jaumes be different from the wal of the
house we will receive eighteene pence a yard for as much as we
wal with stone, and ten shillings a thousand for what square
brickes we lay, and sixteene shillings a thousand for the bricks
that appear out of the roofe.
" 5. Item. The said Henry Dunster and Edward Goffe are to
prepare and lay on the ground in redines, within forty or at the
most fifty foote of the aforesaid cellar, al the aforesaid brickes
and rock stones ; but the saide brickes. as many as shal need to
be cut, are to be done by the sayde masons. The convenient
planckes alsoe and poles for staging are to be laid in redines by
the said Henry and Edward, and the stages to be made by the
said masons.
" 6. Item. The 2 gable erides of the foresaide wals or schole-
house shall be wrought up in battlement fashion, at the prize of
eighteene pence a yard, as above said.
" 7. Item. The foresaid masons by these presents covenant
that they wil lath the roofe of the aforesaid scholehouse and tile
the same at sixe shillings the thousand the tile.
" 8. Item. The said masons covenant to perfect the saide
worke that is herein mentioned before the first of the sixth month
that shal be in the yeare one thousand sixe hundred forty-eight,
provided the said Henry Dunster and Edward Goffe procure all
the materials requisite of stones, brick, timber, clay, lime, sand,
and the sayde materials lay in convenient place.
" 9. Item. It is the true intent and meaning of both partyes,
that al pay specified in these writings should be such as is re-
ceived of the inhabitants and neighbours of the town of Cam-
bridge, provided it bee good and merchandible in its kind, whether
corne or cattle, and to goe at such rates as now it is payable from
man to man when the aforesaid masons take the aforesaid worke,
372 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
that is to say, Wheat at 4*. Ry at 3* 6d. Indian at 3*. Pease at
3'. 6d. Early mault at 4* 6d. the bushell.
u In witness of the premises wee for our parts subscribe our
hands, HENRIE DUNSTER [L. s.]
EDWABD GOFFE [L. s.]
" Sealed, signed, indented and delivered
in presence of RICHARD HILDRETH."
It would seem from the Records, that the school-house was not
erected by the town ; but that certain public-spirited individuals,
— Mr. Dunster being foremost in the enterprise, — assumed the
responsibility, and defrayed the expense. Under date of Feb.
10, 1655-6, we find this record : " Whereas Mr. Dunster hath
made proposition to the Townsmen for the acquitting and dis-
charging of forty pounds upon the account of his outlaying for
the school-house : the Townsmen hereby declare, namely, that
as they cannot yield to the same, for the reasons before men-
tioned, yet nevertheless, if Mr. Dunster shall please to present
any proposition concerning his outlayings for the school-house to
the town when met together, they shall be willing to further the
same according to justice and equity." Perhaps inconsequence
of some such proposition by Mr. Dunster, it is recorded that at a
meeting, November 10, 1656, 'k The town do agree and consent
that there shall be a rate made to the value of .£108. 10s. and
levied of the several inhabitants, for the payment for the school-
house ; provided every man be allowed what he hath already
freely contributed thereto, in part of his proportion of such rate."
Whatever Mr. Dunster may have received as his share of this
assessment, his heirs renewed the claim for further renumeration,
after his death, with partial success : Nov. 12, 1660. " As a
final issue of all complaints referring to Mr. Dunster's expenses
about the school-house, although in strict justice nothing doth
appear to be due, it being done by a voluntary act of particular
inhabitants and Mr. Dunster ; and also the town having other-
wise recompensed Mr. Dunster for his labor and expenses therein ;
yet the town, considering the case as its now circumstanced, and
especially the condition of his relict widow and children, do agree
that thirty pounds be levied on the inhabitants of the town, by
the selectmen, and paid to Mr. Dunster's executors, — and that
on condition that they make an absolute deed of sale of the said
house and land to the town, with a clear acquittance for the full
payment thereof." A school-house, constructed as this appar-
EDUCATION. 373
ently was, might be expected to stand much more than twenty
years ; but the record shows that on the 4th of October, 1669,
" at a meeting of the selectmen, Mr. William Manning and Fetter
Towne was appointed to agree with workmen to take down the
school-house and set it up again ; and to carry the stones in the
cellar to the place where the house for the ministry is to be
built." The town voted, June 24, 1700, to build a new school-
house, twenty-six feet in length and twenty feet wide ; and in
1769 it was ordered, that the old grammar school-house then
standing on this lot, be demolished, and that a new house be
erected on the southerly side of Garden Street, about a hundred
feet westerly from Appian Way. This house was removed to
Brighton Street, converted into a dwelling-house, and succeeded
by a larger and more convenient edifice in 1832, in which the
Grammar School was taught until, after a transitional state of a
few years duration, it was merged into the High School.
Besides the Grammar School, others of a lower grade were
established ; but their scanty patronage affords slight ground for
boasting. In March, 1680, when it was certified that Master
Corlett had only nine scholars, it was added, " For English, our
schooldame is good wife Healy ; at present but nine scholars. —
Edward Hall, English schoolmaster ; at present but three schol-
ars." A school was also established at an early date in Menot-
omy, now Arlington : Jan. 16, 1692-3. " It was voted whether
the town would give to Menotomie people a quarter of an acre
of land, upon our common, near Jasson Russell's house, near the
highway, for the accommodation of a school-house; and it was
voted on the affirmative, so long as it was improved for that
use, and no longer." The earliest trace which I have seen of a
school-house on the south side of the river, afterwards Brighton,
is in 1769, in which year new houses were erected in three sec-
tions of the town. At a meeting of the Selectmen, May 7, 1770,
" Voted, To give an order on the Treasurer to pay for the new
school-houses erected in the town the last year, viz. —
"In the body of the town, £107. 2. 4. 1
In the northwest part, 50. 14. 6. 2
In the south part, 42. 3. 1. 1
200. 0. 0. 0"
Dr. Holmes, writing in 1800, says, " A little to the westward
of the Episcopal Church is the grammar school-house ; where a
374 HISTORY OF CAMBEIDGE.
town school is kept through the year. Besides this, there are
six school-houses in the town ; two in each of the three parishes."1
Of the two in the First Parish, one undoubtedly stood at the
northeasterly corner of Winthrop and Eliot streets, and the other
probably on the northeasterly corner of North Avenue and Rus-
sell Street. The Second Parish is now Arlington, and the Third
is the Brighton District of Boston. Before the incorporation of
the second and third parishes as separate towns, another school-
house was erected in 1802, at the northwesterly corner of Wind-
sor and School streets, in Cambridgeport, on a lot of land given
to the town by Andrew Bordman ; it cost about six hundred
dollars, of which sum about one half was contributed by indi-
viduals, and the remainder was paid by the town. Seven years
later, in 1809, the population of Cambridgeport having rapidly
increased, yet another school-house was erected on the southerly
side of Franklin Street, about midway between Magazine and
Pearl streets, on a lot of land given to the town by Chief Justice
Dana ; it cost somewhat more than eight hundred dollars, of
which sum the town paid about three hundred dollars, and the
remainder was contributed by individuals. After the inhabitants
of East Cambridge had become numerous, and had repeatedly
petitioned therefor, the town, in 1818, appropriated four hundred
dollars for a school-house on the easterly side of Third Street
between Gore and Bridge streets ; the remainder of the expense
was raised by subscription. In 1845, the School Committee de-
scribed thirteen school-houses, then standing, and their cost, so
far as it was paid by the town : 1. The NORTH School-house,
corner of North Avenue and Russell Street, erected in 1841 on
the site of a former house, at the cost of $2,477, exclusive of land.
2. WASHINGTON, on Garden Street, erected in 1832 on the site
of a former house, at the cost of $2,150.56, besides about $1,000
contributed by individuals. 3. AUBURN, in School Court, erect-
ed in 1838, at the cost of $4,171.67. 4. HARVARD, on the
northerly side of Harvard Street, between Norfolk and Prospect
streets, erected in 1843 (on the site of a similar house which was
burned in March of that year), at the cost of $3,557.48, besides
the land, which originally cost $500. 5. FRANKLIN, on a lot
given by Judge Dana, erected in 1809, at the cost to the town of
about $300. 6. MASON, on Front Street, opposite to Columbia
Street, erected in 1835, at the cost of $3,901.89. 7. BOARDMAN,
at the corner of Windsor and School streets, erected in 1802, on
land given by Andrew Bordman, at the cost to the town of about
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 5.
EDUCATION. 375
8. BROADWAY, at the southwesterly corner of Windsor
Street and Broadway, "erected in 1838 for the accommoda-
tion of a Classical or High School for the whole town," at the
cost of $5,791.05. 9. BKIDGE, on the westerly side of Pioneer
Street, between Main Street and Broadway, erected in 1836, at
the cost of $1,055, besides the land. 10. OTIS, on Otis Street,
erected in 1843, at the cost of $5,406.78, described as " quite a
magnificent structure." 11. THORNDIKE, on Thorndike Street,
erected in 1832, and enlarged in 1840, at the total cost of
$2,585.31. 12. PUTNAM, on the southwesterly corner of Otis
and Fourth streets, erected in 1825 at the cost of $550 to the
town, besides about $800 contributed by individuals. 13. THIRD
STREET, on the easterly side of Third Street, between Gore and
Bridge streets, erected in 1818, at the cost to the town of $400.
During the thirty years since the date of this Report, several of
the school-houses then standing have disappeared ; but other
spacious edifices have been erected, so that, instead of the thir-
teen houses described in 1845 as having cost $32,646.67, besides
individual subscriptions, or the sixteen houses, valued by the
Committee on Finance in 1850 at $80,000, there are now in the
city twenty-six school-houses, which have cost more than half a
million dollars.
The earliest record which I have found of the election of a
School Committee is dated May 21, 1744, when it was " Voted,
That the Hon. Francis Foxcroft and Sam1. Danforth, Esq8., Wm.
Brattle, and Edmd. Trowbridge, Esq8., also the Hon. Jona. Rem-
ington, Esq., be a committee to inspect the Grammar School in
this town, and to inquire (at such times as they shall think meet')
what proficiency the youth and children make in their learning."
Again, May 7, 1770, it was " Voted, That a committee of nine
persons be and hereby are fully empowered to chuse a Grammar
Schoolmaster for said town, — the Hon. Judge Danforth, Judge
Lee, Col. Oliver, Judge Sewall, Mr. Abraham Watson, Jr., Mr.
Francis Dana, Major Vassall, Mr. Samuel Thacher, Jr., Mr. Pro-
fessor Winthrop, they or the major part of the whole being noti-
fied, and that said committee be a committee of inspection upon
the said schoolmaster, and that said committee be and hereby
are empowered to regulate said school." Generally, however,
the schools were under the charge of the Selectmen until March
23, 1795, when a committee, consisting of Caleb Gannett,1 Rev.
1 Mr. Gannett declined, and Josiah Moore was substituted.
376 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Abiel Holmes, Maj. John Palmer, William Locke, Jonathan
Winship, Rev. John Foster, and Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, was
" chosen for the purpose of superintending the schools in this
town, and carrying into effect the School Act. The only mate-
rial change since that period consists in the appointment of a Su-
perintendent of schools, in 1868, who acts, however, under the
general direction of the School Committee, and is their executive
officer.
At a town-meeting, March 3, 1794, a committee was " ap-
pointed to divide the town into school districts, as the law directs,
and to put the schools into operation." Previously the school-
money was distributed among the " wings "or " precincts " of
the town : — for example, twelve pounds were granted, in May,
1737, to "each wing," for winter schools; and June 4, 1770,
the Selectmen " voted to give an order on the Treasurer to pay
the town's school-money for the year 1769, viz. : —
The Body of the Town's l proportion is £40. 0. 0
The northwest Precinct,2 18. 18. 11
The southwest Precinct,3 15. 14. 6 = 74. 13. 5
and so for several years afterwards. Again, Aug. 4, 1777, in
consideration of the diminished value of the currency, it was
" agreed to make a present to our Grammar Schoolmaster for his
encouragement to continue said school from the 4th day of last
July to the 4th day of October next, being three months, the
sum of four pounds, exclusive of the sum of £60, being the for-
mer contract for one year ; he allowing the Hopkins money that
he may receive for said term, as before. Also that the wings of
the town shall have the same allowance in proportion." Subse-
quently the present territory of Cambridge was divided into
three, and still later into five districts : (1.) Old Cambridge,
south of the Railroad : (2.) The section north of the Railroad ;
(3.) Cambridgeport, west of Columbia Street ; (4.) East of Co-
lumbia Street ; (5.) East Cambridge. It was ordered, March 1,
1802, that in the first of these districts, there should be a Gram-
mar School the whole year, and a school for female children four
months ; in the second district, a school for four months ; and in
the third, fourth, and fifth, then included in a single district,
four months ; " being the quantity required by law, according to
the number of families in the town." May 4, 1829, a committee
1 What is now the City of Cambridge. 8 Now Brighton or Boston.
2 Now Arlington.
EDUCATION.
377
reported the amount of valuation, the number of children be-
tween the ages of three and seventeen years, and the duration of
the schools in each of the five districts before described, — 12
months of school taught by a female being reckoned as equiva-
lent to 4 months of a master's school.
District.
Valuation.
No. of Children.
Months.
1
1,290,245
350
16|
2
141,340
80
5
3
630,395
362
16*
4
359,535
298
16
5
725,662
557
16f
An entirely new system 1 was adopted Oct. 6, 1834, when the
town voted to abolish the five school districts, or to merge them
into three Wards, namely, the first and second districts into
Ward One ; the third and fourth into Ward Two ; and the fifth
into Ward Three. The schools were graded, and designated as
Grammar, Middle, and Primary, in each ward. It was ordered
that schools should be maintained in the several Wards as
follows : Ward One to be in two sections, of which the first
should have one Grammar School, one Middle, and one Primary,
and the second, schools equivalent to one female school for the
whole year ; Ward Two should have one Grammar School, one
Middle, and three Primary ; Ward Three should have one Gram-
mar School, one Middle, and one Primary. In addition to these
a High School was established in 1839 for the whole town.2 In
this school since 1854, has been given the instruction contem-
plated in the will of Governor Edward Hopkins, who died in
England in 1657, namely, " to give some encouragement in those
Foreign Plantations, for the breeding up of hopeful youth in a
way of learning, both at the Grammar School and College, for
the service of the Country in future times." Five hundred
pounds of his donation were assigned to the College and School
in Cambridge. " Three fourths of the income of this estate,"
1 Concerning this change from the dis-
trict system to that of regular gradation,
Hon. James D. Green, in his Inaugural
Address, as Mayor of the City, in 1853,
says : " I claim for the town of Cambridge
the honor of having introduced it into
this Commonwealth, and of having car-
ried it to the greatest degree of complete-
ness."
2 The first High School-house was on
the corner of Windsor Street and Broad-
way ; the second, on Summer Street,
between Inman and Amory streets ;
and the third on the northeasterly corner
of Fayette Street and Broadway.
378 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
says Dr. Holmes, in 1800, " are applied, according to the in-
struction of the will of the donor, to the maintenance of five
resident Bachelors of Arts at Harvard College, and the other
fourth ' to the Master of Cambridge Grammar School, in consid-
eration of his instructing in grammar learning five boys nomi-
nated by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, and the
Minister of Cambridge for the time being,' who are, by the will,
4 Visitors of said School.' " l Some of the subsequent changes in
the management of the "Hopkins Fund" are described in the
Report of the School Committee of 1869 : —
" We sometimes hear complaints that our High School is essen-
tially a classical school. This we deny ; it should, however, be
remembered that it ought to be really more than a High School
under our statutes. In 1839, the Legislature authorized ' the
trustees of the charity of Edward Hopkins,' who was the second
governor of the Connecticut colony, ' to establish in the town of
Cambridge a classical school, the main object of which shall be to
prepare boys for admission to Harvard University,' and ' to apply
one fourth part of the net income of their funds to the support of
said school.' This school was accordingly established.2 It was
provided, however, in the act above referred to, that at any time
thereafter, when the school should ' cease to be supported in said
town, the trustees shall annually pay over the said fourth part of
the net income of their funds to the treasurer of the town of
Cambridge, on condition that the said town of Cambridge shall
provide and maintain a school, and perform and comply with the
other duties and provisions contained in the next section of this
act.' The next section is as follows : ' The town of Cambridge
shall annually apply so much of said income as may at any time
hereafter be paid to the treasurer thereof, in pursuance of the
preceding section, to the instruction of nine boys in the learning
requisite for admission to Harvard University ; the said instruc-
tion to be furnished in a public school in said town, the instructor
of which shall be at all times competent to give such instruction ;
and said town shall, so long as said income shall continue to be
paid, receive into said school, and admit to all the benefits,
privileges, and advantages thereof, free of expense, any number
of boys not exceeding nine at any time, who, being properly
qualified, shall be selected and presented for admission thereto,
by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, and the Min-
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 22, 23. erly side of Main Street, a few rods west-
2 In a house which stood on the south- erly from Dana Street.
EDUCATION. 379
ister of the First Church in Cambridge, who shall be the visitors
of said school for the purpose of seeing that the duties and pro-
visions in this section are duly complied with and performed.'
In 1854, the trustees proposed to the city to discontinue the
Hopkins School, and, pursuant to the provisions of the statute
above recited, to transfer to the city that portion of the income
of their fund which had been previously applied to the support of
that school ; this proposition was accepted by the city, which
thereby assumed the obligations above quoted, and the school
Committee of that year immediately acted in fulfilment of those
obligations, by appointing a Hopkins classical teacher. It is not
for us to pass upon the wisdom of the contract thus entered into
by the city, but we will ask those who may be inclined to think
our High School too much a classical school, whether it can be
any less so without a violation of that contract."
It has already been stated that the compensation paid to the
pioneer master of the Grammar School was meagre. He prob-
ably received about £1 10$. per annum from the Hopkins Char-
ity, with a small tuition-fee for each scholar ; in addition to which
occasional special grants from the town and colony served to eke
out a precarious subsistence. His successors for more than a
century, received a very moderate stipend. Nov. 9, 1691, "it
was put to vote, whether there should be given by the town, in
common pay, annually, to a schoolmaster, twelve pounds, and it
was voted on the affirmative, to teach both Latin and English,
and to write and cypher;" and June 27, 1692, "it was voted to
pay the schoolmaster twenty pounds per annum in common pay."
The Grammar School was made a Free School 1 May 16, 1737,
and, in consideration, it would seem, of the discontinuance of a
tuition-fee, the salary of the master was increased. It was then
" put to vote whether the Grammar School in our town should
be a Free School for the year ensuing, and it passed in the affir-
mative. Also voted, that the sum of forty pounds be paid Mr.
Hovey for his service as schoolmaster for the year ensuing. Also
voted, that twelve pounds be paid each wing in our town, to de-
fray the charge of their schools in the winter season." This
1 Notwithstanding this vote, the schol- boy, not exceeding six shillings old tenor,
iirs were not wholly exempt from expense, from time to time, as there shall be oc-
At a town-meeting, Nov. 28, 1748, it was casion to purchase wood for the use of
" Voted, that the Grammar Schoolmaster said Grammar School." If not paid,
in this town be desired and is hereby em- delinquent pupils were to be excluded
powered to make a tax on every school- from the school.
380 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
salary remained stationary until 1777, when it was advanced to
sixty pounds ; but as an offset the master was required to relin-
quish all claim to the " Hopkins money." During the Revolu-
tion, all values became unsettled and fluctuating. The school-
master was partially protected, however, by an agreement that
the town should pay for his board in addition to the stipend from
time to time established. We obtain a glimpse of the financial
disturbances at that period from the records of the Selectmen.
For example : Sept. 4, 1780. " Allowed the schoolmaster
Kendall his account from July 7, 1780, to Sept. 2d., £407 4s.,
including two weeks boarding at £50, per week, and allowing
£8, per week, above what he charged some time before, for eight
weeks board." Oct. 1, 1780. " Allowed to Mr. Wm. How £90,
for boarding Mr. Kendall two weeks, and .£55, per week, for
boarding him four weeks, £220, being in the whole £310. It is
too much, and the account was allowed by the selectmen for pru-
dential reasons, but sorely against their wills." Dec. 18, 1780.
" Allowed Mr. Kendall's account (schoolmaster's) to this day, at
£380, if paid within one week, otherwise to be £400. Soon af-
terwards a more stable currency was introduced, and the former
was withdrawn. The Selectmen, May 9, 1781, " allowed Master
Whittemore's account of £1,000, in old emission, to be paid in
new emission at one for forty." Under this new state of things
Master Kendall's salary was fixed at thirty pounds and his board,
as appears by a vote of the Selectmen, April 7, 1783, " to engage
with Mr. Asa Packard to keep the Grammar School in this town
for three months, to commence on Thursday next,1 at the rate of
thirty pounds per annum, and his board to be found for him, it
being upon the same terms that Mr. Kendall kept it." Fifty
years later, it appears by the Report of the Auditing Committee,
April 19, 1833, that the salary of the schoolmasters (of whom
there were then five) was five hundred and fifty dollars, — each
providing his own board ; since which time the amount of salary
has been more than quadrupled.
The following tables exhibit the condition of the schools, and
cost for instruction, as stated in a " Tabular View of the Public
Schools of Cambridge, Jan. 1, 1876," appended to the Report of
the School Committee.
1 Mr. Samuel Kendall closed his three 1782. He was ordaine.1 at Western Nov.
years' service April 10, 1783, having 5, 1783, where he died Feb. 16, 1814. He
taught the Grammar School more than received the degree of D. D. from Yale
two years before he graduated at H. C. College, 1806.
EDUCATION.
381
Grade.
No. Teachers.
No. Pupils.
Cost of Instruction.
For each Pupil.
High School .
7 Grammar .
20 Primary .
Music ....
12
88
83
1
402
3,445
3,701
$21,700
76,850
57,400
2,500
$53.98
22.31
15.51
Superintendent
-
-
3,000
-
184
7,548
$161,450
$21.14
Female
Teachers.
Salary.
Amount.
Male
Teachers.
Salary.
Amount.
1
7
7
.$1,200
1,000
850
$1,200
7,000
5,950
1
1
11
$4,000
3,000
2,500
$4,000
3,000
27,500
25
116
800
700
20,000
81,200
13
Fe- 17,
male t • I
- -
34,500
123,950
11
4
600
500
6,600
2,000
184
Superin- )
tendent j
- -
158,450
3,000
171
$123,950
i
$161,450
An additional expense of
Schools for Adults." *
>,862.44 was incurred for " Evening
1 In his Inaugural Address, Jan. 1, 1877, the Mayor says that, with 29 schools,
176 teachers, and 7,554 pupils, the amount expended during the year 1876, on account
of schools, was : —
" For General Instruction $159,318.00
Instruction for Evening Schools . . . . • 5,881.50
Furniture and Apparatus for Evening Schools 2,126.47
Care and Repair of School-houses 32,052.43
Alterations of School-houses 1,636.50
Books for Indigent Scholars 3,166.89
Stationery, etc., for Schools 406.77
Truant Officers 5,500.00
Total
$210.088.57 "
CHAPTER XX.
INDIAN HISTORY.
IN describing the original settlement of Cambridge by the
English, the author of " Wonder-working Providence " calls at-
tention to their preservation when "they were in guch great
straites for foode " ; and what " was more remarkable, when
they had scarce houses to shelter themselves, and no doores to
hinder the Indians accesse to all they had in them, yet did the
Lord so awe their hearts, that although they frequented the
Englishmens places of aboade, where their whole substance, weake
wives, and little ones, lay open to their plunder during their ab-
sence, being whole dayes at Sabbath-assemblies, yet had they
none of their food or stuffe diminished, neither children nor wives
hurt in the least measure, although the Indians came commonly
to them at those times, much hungry belly (as they use to say)
and were then in number and strength beyond the English by
far.'' * There may have been some Indians in the easterly part
of the town, as in old records that section is sometimes styled
" Wigwam Neck " ; but the far greater number probably dwelt
near Menotomy River and Mystic Pond. They were subject to
the " Squaw-sachem," formerly wife of Nanepashemet, who is
mentioned in " Mourt's Relation." A party from Plymouth
visited the Indians at " the bottom of the Massachusetts Bay,"
whose sachem, Obbatinewat, a subject of Massasoit, " used us
very kindly ; he told us he durst not then remain in any settled
place, for fear of the Tarentines. Also the squaw-sachim, or
Massachusetts queen was an enemy to him." 2 On promise of
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xiii. 138. County Court (1662), testifying that he
2 Charles River, anciently called Quin- was present when the Squaw-sachem and
eboquin, was the natural boundary be- her husband in 1639 "did give and sell
tween these two hostile tribes. The unto Charlestown all their lands within
Squaw-sachem seems to have resided on the limits of Charlestown, except that on
the westerly side of Mystic Pond. A dep- the west side of the Ponds called Mis-
osition of Edward Johnson is preserved ticke, where their wigwam then stood, which
among the papers of the Middlesex they reserved for term of her life," etc.
INDIAN HISTORY. 383
protection, however, he " went along with us, to bring us to the
squaw-sachim." Crossing the bay to its northerly side, "we
went ashore, all but two men, and marched in arms up in the
country. Having gone three miles, we came to a place where
corn had been newly gathered, a house pulled down, and the
people gone. A mile from hence, Nanepashemet their king in
his life-time had lived. His house was not like others, but a
scaffold was largely built, with poles and planks some six foot
from ground, and the house upon that, being situated on the top
of a hill. Not far from hence in a bottom, we came to a fort
built by their deceased king, the manner thus : there were poles
some thirty or forty foot long, stuck in the ground as thick as
they could be set one by another, and with these they enclosed
a ring some forty or fifty foot over. A trench breast high was
digged on each side ; one way there was to go into it with a
bridge ; in the midst of this palisado stood the frame of a house,
wherein being dead he lay buried. About a mile from hence,
we came to such another, but seated on the top of an hill ; here
Nanepashemet was killed, none dwelling in it since the time of
his death." l After his decease, his widow administered the gov-
ernment of the tribe as squaw-sachem, and married Webcowits,
her principal powwow, conjurer, or medicine man. By this mar-
riage, however, he did not become a sachem, or king, but merely
a prince-consort.
In the " First General Letter of the Governor and Deputy of
the New England Company for a Plantation in Massachusetts
Bay, to the Governor and Council for London's Plantation in the
Massachusetts Bay in New England," dated " In Gravesend
the 17th of April, 1629," is this important direction, — " If any
of the salvages pretend right of inheritance to all or any part of
the lands granted in our pattent, wee pray you endeavour to pur-
chase their tytle, that wee may avoyde the least scruple of intru-
sion." 2 Accordingly, at the session of the General Court, March
13, 1638-9, " Mr. Gibons was desired to agree with the Indians
for the land within the bounds of Watertowne, Cambridge, and
Boston." 3 The deed of conveyance, or release of title, I have
not been able to find ; yet there is sufficient evidence that the
purchase was made of the squaw-sachem, and that the price was
duly paid. The General Court ordered, May 20, 1640, "that the
13'. 8*. 6d. layd out by Capt. Gibons shall bee paid him, vid. :
i Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xix. 57, 58. » Mass. Col. Rec., i. 254.
- Mass. Col. Rec., i. 394.
384 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
13'. 8*. 6d. by Watertowne and 10*. by Cambridge ; and also
Cambridge is to give Squa-Sachem a coate every winter while
shee liveth." J This sale or conveyance to Cambridge is recog-
nized in a deed executed Jan. 13, 1639, by the " Squa-Sachem of
Misticke " and her husband Webcowits, whereby they conveyed
to Jotham Gibbons " the reversion of all that parcel of land
which lies against the ponds at Mistick aforesaid, together with
the said ponds, all which we reserved from Charlestown and
Cambridge, late called Newtowne, and all hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, after the death of me the said
Squa-Sachem." 2 The inhabitants of Cambridge lived on friendly
terms with the Indians ; at least, no evidence appears to the con-
trary. They paid their allotted dues to the Squa-Sachem, and
made full compensation for all losses which she sustained through
their default. The Town Records show that, on the 10th of
April, 1643, "• agreed with the Indians, by the present townsmen,
to pay to Squa-Sachem 8 bushels of Indian corn, after next har-
vest. It is agreed likewise, that George Cooke being at the
charge to make a fence of two sufficient rails in the town line,
about half a mile in length, the fence to begin at the outside of
George Cooke's land, running out northward to meet Captain
Gibbines his fence, to secure the Indian's corn, it is agreed that
the town will. pay for the making the fence." Again, Nov. 11,
1643, " Agreed, that the cow-keepers shall pay six bushels of corn
to Squa-Sachem, for the damage done to her corn, upon the Sab-
bath day, through the neglect of the keepers, in the year 1642."
On the 8th of March, 1643-4, the " Squa-Sachim " with four
other Indian rulers, voluntarily put herself " under the govern-
ment and jurisdiction of the Massachusetts, to be governed and
protected by them," and promised " to be true and faithful to
the said government." 3 She is supposed to have died not lorif
before 1662, when a claim was made for land in which she had
reserved a life estate.4
One of the Indian Chiefs, who united with the Squaw-sachem
in this act of submission to "the government and jurisdiction of
the Massachusetts," was Cutshamache, Cutshamakin, or Kucha-
makin, who resided " at a place called Nepousitt, within the
1 Mass. Coll. Rec., i. 292. marks, it bears the autographs of John
2 The original deed is preserved in the Winthrop, John Endicott, Richard Sal-
files of the Middlesex County Court, 1662, tonstall, Thomas Flint, Thomas Dan-
having l>e 'n used as evidence in a legal forth, and William Aspinwall.
controversy concerning the lands con- 8 Mass. Col. Rec., ii. 55.
veyed to Gibbons. Besides the Indian * Brooks' Hist. Medford, p. 74.
INDIAN HISTORY. 385
bounds of Dorchester." 1 His authority extended over those
who dwelt at Nonantum, which was then included in Cambridge.
With these Indian neighbors the English maintained peace. In
one respect their relations were peculiarly interesting. When
Rev. John Eliot commenced the public labors of his mission,
" the first place he began to preach at was Nonantum, near
Watertown Mill, upon the south side of Charles River, about
four or five miles from his own house, where lived at that time
Waban, one of their principal men, and some Indians with
him." 2 Eliot had previously devoted much time to the task of
acquiring a competent knowledge of the Indian language, and
had imparted religious instruction to individuals, as he had op-
portunity. At length he commenced his public ministry to the
heathen, as thus related by himself : " Upon October 28, 1646,
four of us (having sought God) went unto the Indians inhabiting
within our bounds, with a desire to make known the things of
their peace to them. A little before we came to their Wigwams,
five or six of the chief of them met us with English salutations,
bidding us much welcome ; who leading us into the principal
wigwam of Waaubon, we found many more Indians, men,
women, children, gathered together from all quarters round
about, according to appointment, to meet with us, and learn of
us. Waaubon, the chief minister of justice among them, exhort-
ing and inviting them before thereunto, being one who gives more
grounded hopes of serious respect to the things of God than any
that as yet I have known of that forlorn generation," etc.3 My
prescribed limits will not admit a particular account of this prim-
itive Christian mission to the Indians. Briefly, they were visited
in a similar manner, November 11 and 26, and December 9, in
the same year. At these several meetings, by prayers, and ser-
mons, and familiar questions and answers, an earnest effort was
made to impart to them a knowledge of the Gospel. A particu-
lar description of the means used, and of the encouraging results,
is given by Eliot in a tract entitled, " The Day-breaking if not
the Sun-rising of the Gospel with the Indians in New England,"
printed at London, 1647, and reprinted in the Collections of the
Massachusetts Historical Society, xxiv. 1—23. In this missionary
work, Mr. Eliot was assisted by Rev. Thomas Shepard of Cam-
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., i. 169. He is of land in Dorchester to Richard Colle-
styled " Sagamore of the Massachusetts," cott "for the use of the plantation of
in his sale of land in Andover to John Dorchester." — Mass. Arch., xxx. 7, 15.
Woodbridge and his associates, and " Sa- 2 Ibid., p. 168.
chem of Massachusetts " in a similar sale 8 Coll. Mas*. Hist. Soc., xxiv. 3.
25
386 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
bridge and others. In a tract entitled " The Clear Sunshine of
the Gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in New England,"
printed at London, 1648, Mr. Shepard says, " As soone as ever
the fiercenesse of the winter was past, March 3, 1647, I went out
to Noonanetuni to the Indian Lecture, where Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Allen of Dedham, Mr. Dunster, beside many other Christians
were present." 1 At a later day, Mr. Eliot was assisted by his
son John (H. C. 1656), by Daniel Gookin, son of General
Gookin (H. C. 1669), and by others. For several years, the
mission was successful beyond all reasonable expectation. The
Indians at Nonantum soon became so far civilized as well as
Christianized, that they desired to live in a more orderly way.
Accordingly a tract of land, called by the natives Natick, or a
Place of Hills, was assigned by the General Court, for their ex-
clusive use. " In the year 16ol, the town of Natick was set-
tled. It consisted of three long streets, two on the north and
one on the south side of the river, with a bridge eighty feet long,
and eight feet high, and stone foundations,- the whole being built
by the Indians themselves. To each house situated on these
streets was attached a piece of land. The houses were in the
Indian style. One house, larger and more commodious than the
rest, was built in the English style. One apartment of it was
used as a school-room on week-days, and as a place of worship on
the Sabbath. The upper room was a kind of wardrobe, where
the Indians hung up their skins and other valuables. In the
corner of this room was partitioned off an apartment for Mr.
Eliot. This building was the first meeting house in Natick." 2
' In this town was the first church of Indians embodied, in the
year of our Lord, 1660." 3
The Christian mission was not confined to the dwellers at
Nonantum. Mr. Eliot, and others whom God raised up, both
English and Indians, preached the word with success to other
tribes. In addition to his other labors, Mr. Eliot translated the
whole Bible into the English tongue, which was printed at
Cambridge, the New Testament in 1661, and the Old Testa-
ment in 1663. He also prepared an Indian Grammar, and
translated into the Indian tongue several tracts written by
himself and others,* all which were also printed in Cambridge.
It was very properly said by the Rev. Mr. McKenzie, " Let
it be remembered to the honor of our fathers, that the first
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xxiv. 41. * One or more of them is said to have
2 Bacon's History of Natick, p. 9. been written by Mr. Shepard.
8 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., i. 181.
INDIAN HISTORY. 387
Protestant mission to the heathen in modern times began in
Cambridge ; the first Protestant sermon in a heathen tongue was
preached here ; the first translation of the Bible by an English-
man into a heathen tongue was printed here; the first Protestant
tract in a heathen language was written and printed here." l The
result of all these labors up to the year 1674 was described by
Gookin, in his " Historical Collections of the Indians in New
England," printed in the first volume of Collections of the Mas-
sachusetts Historical Society. Besides Natick, the most impor-
tant of all, there were six communities in Massachusetts, exclu-
sive of Plymouth, which had long been denominated " praying
towns ; " namely, Pakemitt, or Punkapaog (now Stoughton) ;
Hassanamesitt, or Hassanamisco (Grafton) ; Okommakamesit
(Marlborough) ; Wamesit, or Pawtuckett (Tewksbury) ; Na-
shobah (Littleton) ; Magunkaquog (Hopkinton). There were
also seven " new praying towns," where the Gospel had been
favorably received about three years : Manchage (Oxford) ;
Chabanakongkomun (Dudley) ; Maanexit (north part of Wood-
stock, at that time included in Massachusetts) ; Quantisset
(southeast part of Woodstock) ; Wabquissit (southwest part of
Woodstock) ; Packachoog (south part of Worcester) ; Wae-
untug (Uxbridge). "There are two other Indian towns; viz.,
Weshakin 2 and Quabaug,3 which are coming on to receive the
gospel ; and reckoning these, there are nine in the Nipmuck
country." 4 In these fourteen established towns, there were two
organized churches, and, as Gookin estimated, about eleven hun-
dred " souls yielding obedience to the gospel."
Meantime an earnest effort was made to impart scientific as
well as religious knowledge to the Indians, in which commenda-
ble work Mr. Eliot was a prominent actor. His labors and their
result are described by Gookin in his " Historical Collections."
Besides preaching and inducing others to preach the Gospel, and
translating the Bible and other books into the Indian language,
— •' he took great care that schools should be planted among the
praying Indians ; and he taught some himself to read, that they
might be capable to teach others; and by his procurement some
of the choice Indian youths were put to school with English
schoolmasters, to learn both English, Latin, and Greek tongues.
There was much cost out of the Corporation stock expended in
this work, for fitting and preparing the Indian youth to be learned
1 Hist. Lect., p. 67. 8 Brookfieid.
2 Or Niishiiway, now Lancaster. * Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., i. 189-195.
388 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and able preachers unto their countrymen. Their diet, apparel,
books and schooling, was chargeable. In truth the design was
prudent, noble, and good ; but it proved ineffectual to the ends
proposed ; for several of the said youth died, after they had been
sundry years at learning, and made good proficiency therein.
Others were disheartened, and left learning after they were
almost ready for the college. And some returned to live among
their countrymen, where some of them are improved for school-
masters and teachers, unto which they are advantaged by their
education. Some others of them have entered upon other call-
ings ; as one is a mariner ; another, a carpenter ; another went
for England with a gentleman that lived sometimes at Cam-
bridge in New England, named Mr. Drake, which Indian, as I
heard, died there not many months after his arrival. I remem-
ber but only two of them all that lived in the college at Cam-
bridge ; the one named Joel, the other Caleb, both natives of
Martha's Vineyard. These two were hopeful young men, espec-
ially Joel, being so ripe in learning, that he should, within a few
months, have taken his first degree of bachelor of art in the
college. He took a voyage to Martha's Vineyard, to visit his
father and kindred, a little before the commencement, but upon
his return back in a vessel, with other passengers and mariners,
suffered shipwreck upon the island of Nan tucket The
other, called Caleb, not long after he took his degree of bachelor
of art 1 at Cambridge in New England, died of a consumption at
Charlestown, where he was placed by Mr. Thomas Danforth,
who had inspection over him, under the care of a physician in
order to his health, where he wanted not for the best means the
country could afford, both of food and physick ; but God denied
the blessing, and put a period to his days." 2
The records of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of
New England contain accounts of sundry payments for the main-
tenance and instruction of Indian scholars, some of them very
young, from 1656 to 1672. An earlier account is preserved in
the " Massachusetts Archives," xxx. 9, which may serve as a
sample : —
" An account of expenses layd out for ye country from August
1645 untill this 8th of October 1646.
1 " Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, Indus," on the Triennial Catalogue of Harvard
1665, is the solitary Indian name found College.
2 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., i. 172, 173.
INDIAN HISTORY. 389
First, for ye printing of five hundred declarations, 4. 00. 00
Item, for yc diet & washing of yc two Indians since ye 3d of )
ye 8th mon. hitherto, considering ye attendance of ye r 1 6. 00. 00
yonger beeing a very childe w* y° think meet, )
Item, for physick for James during his sicknes for 5 or 6
weeks, ^. 19. 06
Item, for physick for Jonathan in ye time of his sicknes, 00. 04. 06
Item, for making ym 1 2 bands & 8 shirts & often mending
their apparel, 00. 03. 08
Item, for buttons thread & other materials bought of Mr.
Russel for ym, 00. 02. 06
Item, for half a years schooling for James, 00. 06. 00
" I pray y° to appoint mee part of my pay as far as that will
reach in the hands of Henrie Shrimpton both because I am in-
gaged to him and hee hath promissed to accept y* pay, & if y* ye
Indians require pay back at his hands I shall bee ready to repay
him such as they shal accept. Further, wheras the Indians with
mee bee so small as that they [are] uncapable of ye benefit of such
learning as was my desire to impart to ym & th erf ore they being
an hindrance to mee & I no furtherance to them, I desire they
may bee somwhere else -disposed of wth all convenient speed. So
I rest in what I can. Yrs HENRIE DUNSTER."
This account was referred to a committee, who reported, —
** Wee thinke meete Mr. Dunster should be paid 22'. 16*. 2d.
The magistrates consent to this return of the sd Committee,
" Jo : WINTHROP, Govr.
" Consented to by ye deput8. EDWARD RAWSON."
In this praiseworthy effort to enlighten, and civilize, and
Christianize the Indians, Cambridge shares the glory with Rox-
bury. Not only was the gospel first preached to them here, and
many of their youth here educated, but some of the most conspic-
uous and energetic laborers in this field of duty resided here.
Omitting for the present all mention of others, if the labors of
John Eliot of Roxbury entitled him to be regarded as an " Apos-
tle," or as standing in the place of Aaron as a high-priest to
them in spiritual things, with equal propriety may Daniel
Gookin of Cambridge be regarded as their Moses, — their civil
instructor, ruler, judge, and historian. The " praying Indians "
are said to have been early persuaded by Mr. Eliot, Aug. 6, 1651,
to adopt the Mosaic form of government, by electing rulers of
390 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.1 " Moreover the General Court
appointed and empowered one of the English magistrates, to join
with the chief of their rulers,2 and keep a higher court among
them ; extending the power of this court to the latitude of a
county court among the English ; from the jurisdiction whereof
nothing for good order and government, civil or criminal, is ex-
pected [excepted ?] but appeals, life, limb, banishment, and eases
of divorce. The first English magistrate, chosen to be ruler over
the praying Indians in the colony of Massachusetts, was first Mr.
D. G.3 the anther of these Collections ; and this was in A. D. 1656.
But not long after his occasions called him for England for two
or three years, one Major Humphrey Atherton was appointed
to conduct this affair, which he did about three years. But
then the Lord taking him to himself by death, and the author
being returned back, in the year 1660, a year or more before
Major Atherton's death, was again called and reinstated in that
employ, A. D. 1661, and hath continued in that work hitherto." 4
In this position Gookin continued until the Charter government
was abrogated in 1686 : and most faithfully did he perform his
duty. He tells us that besides causing the orders of the General
Court to be observed, sundry other things were to be " done by
him in order to their good ; as the making of orders, and giving
instructions and directions, backed with penalties, for promoting
and practising morality, civility, industry, and diligence in their
particular callings : " he was also " to make and execute good
orders for keeping holy the sabbath day ; and that the people do
attend the public worship of God ; and that schools for the edu-
cation of youth be settled and continued among them." 5 His
own record of a court held at Wabquissit, in 1674, illustrates
the manner of proceeding: After Mr. Eliot had preached,
" then I began a court among the Indians. And first I approved
their teacher Sampson, and their Constable Black James ; giving
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xxiv. 171. first missionary visit of Eliot to Nonan-
2 Gookin bears honorable testimony to turn, as heretofore related. His sign
the character of one of these rulers. In manual, or mark, is preserved in the
describing Natick he says: "In this town Cambridge Records, affixed to an agree-
they have residing some of their princi- ment "to keep about six-score head of
pal rulers, the chief whereof is named dry cattle on the south side of Charles
Wuhan, who is now above seventy years River," in 1647. He was living in 1681,
of age. He is a person of great pru- then " aged about eighty years."
dcnee and piety ; I do not know any 8 Daniel Gookin.
Indian that excels him." — Coll. Mass. * Coll. il/«s<. Hist. Soc., i. 177.
/list. Soc., \. 183, 184. This Wahan was 5 Ibid., i. 178.
the same who made arrangements for the
INDIAN HISTORY. 391
each of them a charge to be diligent and faithful in their places.
Also I exhorted the people to yeild obedience to the gospel of
Christ, and to those set in order there. Then published a war-
ran t or order that I had prepared, empowering the constable
to suppress drunkenness, sabbath-breaking, especially po wo wing
and idolatry ; and, after warning given, to apprehend all delin-
quents, and bring them before authority, to answer for their mis-
doings ; the smaller faults to bring before Wattasaeompanum,
ruler of the Nipmuck country ; for idolatry and powowing, to
bring them before me." 1 A life-like picture of one of these
courts is exhibited in Gookin's certified copy of its session : —
" At a Court held at Naticke among the Indians, Sept. 14,
1681. The testimonies of several aged and principal Indians
hereafter named, taken in Court, as followeth :
" Present, Daniel Gookin senr. Esq., Assistant.
Waban, \ Mr« John Eliot, senr., \
Piambow, > Rulers. Andrew Pittimee, V Interpreters.
Tom Tray, ) Peter Ephrairn, )
" Waban, aged about eighty years, Piambow, aged about
eighty years, Nowanit, aged about 81 years, Jethro, aged about
70 years, William, aged 68 years, Anthony Tray and Tom Tray,
unkells by the father's side unto John Woampas deceased, aged
60 years and fifty-eight or thereabout," testified that the said
" John Woampas was no Sachem, and had no more right or title
to any lands in the Nipmuk country within [the bounds] of
Massachusetts than any other common Indians ; " and therefore
they disclaimed and repudiated all sales or gifts of land pre-
tended to have been made by him.2
Under the joint instruction and superintendence of Eliot and
Gookin, slow but encouraging progress was made in civilizing
and Christianizing the Indians in Massachusetts, as far west as
the westerly border of Worcester County ; and a similar good
work was accomplished in the Colony of Plymouth. The two
races maintained peaceful relations with each other until 1675,
when that terrible contest commenced, which is generally known
as Philip's War. And even then, Gookin insists that the Chris-
tian Indians, in the seven old praying towns, were true friends to
the English, and rendered them important assistance ; and he
intimates that the magistrates agreed with him in opinion, while
the popular branch of the government and the common people
1 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., i. 192. a Mass. Arch., xxx. 260.
392 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
generally, lost all confidence in the Indians, and insisted that,
without distinction, they should be treated as enemies. Having
mentioned some instances of useful information given by the
Indians, and services rendered by them as soldiers, Gookin says,
"Notwithstanding those signal and faithful services done by
those Christian Indians, and divers others not here related, yet
the animosity and rage of the common people increased against
them, that the very name of a praying Indian was spoken against,
in so much that some wise and principal men did advise some
that were concerned with them to forbear giving that epithet of
praying Things growing to this height among the Eng-
lish, the Governor and Council, against their own reason and
inclination, were put upon a kind of necessity, for gratifying the
people, to disband all the praying Indians, and to make and pub-
lish an order to confine them to five of their own villages, and
not to stir above one mile from the centre of such place, upon
peril of their lives." l " This cruel frame of spirits (for I can give
it no gentler denomination) arose, I apprehend, from a double
ground ; first the malice of Satan against Christ's work among
the Indians, and to hinder their progress in religion A
second root of this trouble arose from the perfidious and unfaith-
ful dealing of the wicked Indians, and their causeless rage and
cruelty and fury against the English, and particularly the Spring-
field and Northampton Indians, who lived near the English and
seemed to carry it fair for a time, but at last proved perfidious
and treacherous. But there was not one of them that ever I
heard of, that was a pretender to Christian religion." 2 It is
possible that a desire to appropriate the land of the Indians to
their own use may have had some influence on the populace then,
as it has in more recent times.
Afterwards, orders were issued for the removal of the Indians
to Deer Island ; and Gookin relates the manner in which the
Natick tribe was removed. " In pursuance of this order, Capt.
Thomas Prentiss (who was a person civil and friendly to those
Indians), with a party of horse, was commanded to bring them
down speedily to a place called the Pines upon Charles River,
about two miles above Cambridge, where boats were appointed
to be in readiness to take them on board, and take them to
the aforesaid island Good Mr. Eliot, that faithful in-
structor and teacher of the praying Indians, met them at the
place before mentioned, where they were to be embarked, who
1 Coll. Amer. Antiq. Soc., ii. 449, 450. 2 Ibid., ii. 454.
INDIAN HISTORY. 393
comforted, and encouraged, and instructed, and prayed with them
and for them ; exhorting them to patience in their sufferings, and
confirming the hearts of those disciples of Christ, and exhorting
them to continue in the faith, for through many tribulations we
must enter into the kingdom of heaven. .... In the night,
about midnight, the tide serving, being the 30th of October,
1675, these poor creatures were shipped in three vessels and car-
ried away to Deer Island above mentioned, which was distant
from that place about four leagues, where I shall leave them at
present." 1 In May, 1676, many of the men having performed
military service for the English, permission was granted by the
General Court for the departure of the Indians from the Island.
The remnant of the Natick tribe, after a temporary residence
near Nonantum, returned to their own town, which was under
the management of Indian officers for nearly a century, until it
was incorporated as an English district in 1762. " From 1651 to
1762 " Natick " was an Indian town ; and its history is little
more than a picture of wild Indians making unsuccessful at-
tempts to clothe themselves in the robes of civilization." 2
While the Christian Indians were passing through this furnace
of affliction, they had a faithful friend in Gookin, who labored
constantly to avert the evils to which they were exposed and to
alleviate those which they suffered. In this labor of love he had
the constant support of Thomas Danforth, his associate in many
a hard-fought political battle on other fields. Indeed it would
seem that most of the magistrates, or Court of Assistants, con-
curred with him in a desire to deal kindly with the praying In-
dians ; but that they were to some extent compelled by the pop-
ulace to adopt harsh measures. He says, " the enmity, jealousy,
and clamors of some people against them put the magistracy
upon a kind of necessity to send them all to the island." 3 Again,
an Indian who had a certificate of fidelity from Gookin and was
actually employed in the public service as a secret agent, was
apprehended by Capt. Henchman, who, " being ignorant of the
design, sent both him and his pass to the Governor, at Boston,
who more to satisfy the clamors of the people than for any of-
fence committed by this man, he was committed to the common
jail He had committed no offence (that ever I heard of),
but was imprisoned merely to still the clamors of the people,
who railed much against this poor fellow, and fain would have
1 Coll. Amer. Antiq. Soc., ii. 473, 474. 8 Coll. Amer. Ant. Soc., ii. 485.
a Bacon's Hist, of Natick, p. 23.
394 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
had him put to death (though they knew not wherefore). But
those murmurings were not only against the Indian, but as much
against Major Gookin, who granted him the certificate."1
Again, he says, " notwithstanding the council's endeavors in the
former orders, and the testimony of these English witnesses 2 on
behalf of the Christian Indians, yet the clamors and animosity
among the common people increased daily, not only against those
Indians, but also against all such English as were judged to be
charitable to them, and particularly, many harsh reflections and
speeches were uttered against Major Daniel Gookin and Mr.
John Eliot," 3
As a specimen of the popular " clamors and animosity," I
copy a few manuscripts : —
" Elizabeth Belcher, aged 57, Martha Remington aged 31, and
Mary Mitchell, aged 20, being sworne, doe say, that on ye 28th
day of Febr. last, ab* 10 of the clocke at night, Ri: Scott came
into ye house of ye said Belcher, and suddenly after he came in
broak out into many hideous raileing expressions ag1 ye wor11 Capt.
Daniel Gookin, calling him an Irish dog y* was never faithful to
his country, the sonne of a whoare, a bitch, a rogue, God con-
found him, & God rott his soul, saying if I could meet him
alone I would pistoll him. I wish my knife and sizers were in his
heart. He is the devils interpreter. I and two or three more de-
signed to cut of all Gookins brethren at the Island, but some
English dog discovered it, the devil will plague him," etc. Sworn
before Simon Willard, Assistant, March 4, 1675-6. 4 Scott was
fined and imprisoned ; he afterwards made a very humble con-
fession, and was released.
Two copies of a written handbill are preserved, dated on the
same day that Scott gave vent to his wrath : " Boston, February
28, 1675. Reader thou art desired not to supprese this paper,
but to promote its designe, which is to certify (those traytors to
their king and countrey) Guggins and Danford, that some gener-
ous spirits have vowed their destruction ; as Christians wee
warne them to prepare for death, for though they will deservedly
dye, yet we wish the health of their soules. By ye new society.
A. B. C. D."5
1 Coll. Amer. Ant. Soc., ii. 481. their obedience to God and their faithful-
2 John Wntson, Sen., and Henry Pren- ness to the English.
tiss, both of Cambridge, who by direction 3 Coll. Amer. Ant. Soc., ii. 452, 453.
of the Council dwelt with the Natick In- * Mass. Arch , xxx. 192.
dian alout twelve weeks, and certified 6 Mass. Arch., xxx. 193.
INDIAN HISTORY. 395
The following memorandum was entered l>y Rev. John Eliot,
on his Church Record : " 1676. On the 7th day of the 2<l month,
Capt. Gookins, Mr. Danforth, & Mr. Stoughton wr sent by
the Councill to order matters at Long Island for the Indians
planting there, ya called me wth ym. In or way thither a great
boat of about 14 ton, meeting us, turned head upon us (whethr
willfully or by negligence, God he knoweth)i ya run the sterne
of or boate wr we 4 sat under water. Or boats- saile or some-
thing tangled with the great boat, and by God's mercy kept to it.
My cosin Jacob & cosin Perrie being forwarder in or boat quickly
got up into the great boat. I so sunk y* I drank in salt water
twice, & could not help it. God assisted my two cosins to deliver
us all, & help us up into the great boat. We were not far frm
the Castle, where we went ashore, dryed & refreshed, & y" went
to the Island, performed or work, returned well home at night,
praised be the Lord. Some thanked God, & some wished we
had been drowned. Soone after, one y* wished we had been
drowned, was himself drowned about the same place wr we wr so
wonderfully delivered : the history wroff is " — . Here the ac-
count abruptly ends.
At a later day, John Marshall testified that on the 9th of Octo-
ber, 1677, " I saw John Joans driveing his trucks, whipping his
horses which caused them to run very furiously ; the worshipful
Thomas Danforth being before the trucks shifted the way several
times to escape the horses, and I was afraid they would have ran
over him ; but having escaped them, when the said Joans came
to the wharf e where I was, I asked him why he drave his trucks
soe hard to run over people, and told him he had like to have ran
over Mr. Danforth ; he answered it was noe matter if Mr. Dan-
forth and Major Gucking were both hanged. Sworn in Court.
J. Dudley, Assistant. 12. 8. 77. Said Jones is sentenced to be
admonished, and not to drive a cart in Boston upon penalty of a
severe whipping. J. DUDLEY, per order." 1
On account of the popular exasperation, Capt. Gookin failed
of election in May, 1676, as one of the Assistants. The General
Court, however, manifested their sympathy and confidence, by
promoting him, at their first session, to the office of Sergeant-
major, or chief commander of the militia in the County. During
the year, the tide of feeling changed in his favor, and in May,
1677, he was reinstated in his former position as an Assistant.
Thenceforth, both he and his associate, Danforth, retained their
hold on the public confidence until the close of life.
1 Mass. Arch., viii. 4.
CHAPTER XXI.
MILITARY HISTORY.
AT the second meeting of the Court of Assistants after their
arrival at Charlestown, Sept. 7, 1630, "half a year's provision"
was made for " Mr. Patrick and Mr. Underbill ; " and at the next
meeting, three weeks later, the sum of fifty pounds was assessed
upon " the several plantations, for the maintenance " of the same
persons.1 These were the commanders of the incipient militia.
Of Daniel Patrick, Winthrop says, " This Captain was enter-
tained by us out of Holland (where he was a common soldier
of the Prince's guard) to exercise our men. We made him a
captain, and maintained him." 2 He resided a short time in
Watertown, but came to Cambridge before May 1, 1632,3 and
remained here until Nov. 1637, when he removed to Ipswich,
and subsequently to Stamford, Connecticut, where he was killed
by a Dutchman in 1643. During his residence here, the tract of
upland surrounded by marsh, on which the Powder Magazine
stands at the foot of Magazine Street, was granted by the town
to him ; and since that time it has been known as " Captain's
Island." Thus, for five years, from 1632 to 1637, Cambridge
was the head-quarters of one of the two principal military com-
manders. And when a more perfect organization of the militia
was made, Dec. 13, 1636, the whole being divided into three
regiments, Cambridge had a large share of the honors. Thomas
Dudley, one of the founders of the town, was appointed lieuten-
ant-colonel of the first regiment ; and seven years later he was
elected Major-general of all the militia. It was further ordered,
" Charlestowne, Newetowne, Watertowne, Concord, Deddam, to
bee another regiment, whearof John Haynes, Esqr., shalbee
colonell, and Rogr. Herlakenden, Esqr., leiftenant colonell."4
Both were Cambridge men ; the former had been Governor of
i Mass. Col. Rec., i. 75, 77. « Ibid., i. 74.
8 Savage's Winthrop, ii. 151. * Mass. Col. Rec., i. 187.
MILITARY HISTORY. 397
Massachusetts, and was afterwards for many years Governor of
Connecticut ; the latter was one of the Assistants, and remained
in office, both civil and military, until Nov. 17, 1638, when he
departed this life.
At the session of the General Court, commencing March 9,
1636-7, officers were appointed to command the militia in the
several towns : " For Newetowne, Mr. George Cooke chosen
captain ; Mr. Willi: Spencer, leiftenant ; Mr. Sam: Shepard,
ensign." J All these exhibited a military spirit. Captain Cooke
was one of the earliest members of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company in 1638-9, was its captain in 1643, and when
a similar company was incorporated in Middlesex County, May
14, 1645, he was its first captain. Having performed faithfully
many military and civil services here,2 he returned to England
near the end of 1645, was a colonel in Cromwell's army, and
sacrificed his life in the service of the Commonwealth, being " re-
ported to be slain in the wars in Ireland in the year 1652." 3
Lieutenant Spencer was one of the corporate members of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1638-9, in which
year he removed to Connecticut, where, as well as here, he was
an active and useful civil officer.4 Ensign Shepard returned to
England with Captain Cooke, being excused by the General
Court in October, 1645, from further attendance as a member,
" being to go for England." He was a Major in Cromwell's
army, and very probably in Colonel Cooke's regiment. He is
represented in Mitchell's Church Record, 1658, as then living in
Ireland, where he probably died about 1673. It does not appear
that either of these officers was engaged in the short and decisive
Pequot War, which occurred shortly after they were commis-
sioned ; 5 but in September, 1643, " it was agreed that we should
send three commissioners, with a guard of forty able men to
attend them, which have authority and order to bring Samu:
Gorton and his company, if they do not give them satisfaction.
The three commissioners are Capt. George Cooke, Humfrey
Atherton, and Edward Johnson ; and Capt. Cooke to command
1 Mass. Col. Rec., i. 190. in this expedition ; and Captain Patrick,
2 He was a member and Speaker of the who was an officer "for the country's
House of Deputies, and served on many service " and still resided here, had com-
of its important committees. m.-unl of forty men from Massachusetts,
8 Middlesex Court Files. but seems not to have arrived until after
* Both here and in Connecticut he was the principal battle ended. — Mass. Col.
a Deputy in the General Court. Rec., i. 197; and Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc.,
6 Cambridge furnished twelve soldiers xviii. 143, 144.
398 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
in chief, and Hum: Atherton to be his Leift: of the military
force." l
When Captain Cooke returned to England in 1645, the Gen-
eral Court thought " meet to desire Mr. Joseph Cooke to take
care of the company in the absence of the Captain, and till the
Court shall take further order, and that John Stedman be estab-
lished ensign."2 Nov. II, 1647. " Mr. Joseph Cooke, upon his
petition, is freed from exercising the company at Cambridge, and
from being compellable by fine to attend upon every training
hereafter."3 About this time Daniel Gookin removed to Cam-
bridge, and probably was the next Captain of the trainband, of
which he retained the command about forty years. He was corn-
mander-in-chief of the militia in Middlesex County during that
terrible contest which is generally denominated " Philip's War,"
or the " Narragansett War," even before he attained the rank of
Sergeant-major.4 He wrote the instructions to Captain Joseph
Sill,5 Nov. 2, 1675, to "take charge of the soldiers raised from
Charlestown, Watertown, and Cambridge, which are about sixty
men," and to go forth against the enemy, closing thus : u so de-
siring the ever-living Lord God to accompany you and your com-
pany with his gracious conduct and presence, and that he will for
Christ's sake appear in all the mounts of difficulty, and cover all
your heads in the day of battle, and deliver the bloodthirsty and
cruel enemy of God and his people into your hands, and make you
executioners of his just indignation upon them, and return you
victorious unto us, I commit you and your company unto God,
and remain your very loving friend, DANIEL GOOKIN, Senr." 6
The names of some of the Cambridge soldiers may be gleaned
from the few military documents preserved. It appears that in
November, 1675, John Adams, Daniel Champney, John Eames,
David Stone, and Samuel Stone, Jr., were impressed as " troop-
ers," or cavalry. On the 26th day of the same month, Corporal
1 Mass. Col. Rec., ii. 44. In tins ex- April 9, 1648, when, among the lands at
pedition Thomas Parris of Cambridge Shawshine, the town grant, d to "Captain
served as surgeon, and Samuel Green as Googine a farm, if he buy a house in the
sergeant. Mr. Green held military office town."
about sixty years, attaining the rank of 5 He was a Cambridge man, and was
Captain in 1689. styled " Lieutenant " before September 24,
2 Ibid., ii. 137. 1675, when he was appointed Captain of
8 Ibid., ii. 217. one hundred men, under Major John Pyn-
* He came from Virginia to Boston, clion.
May 20, 1644, being then styled "Cap- « Mass. Arch., Ixviii. 40. This signa-
tain ;" he resided in Roxbury about three ture was afterwards er.ised, and "By the
years, but removed to Cambridge In-fore Council, E. B. S." substituted.
MILITARY HISTORY, 399
Jonathan Remington, and Isaac Amsden, Jacob Amsden, John
Amsden, Gershom Cutter, William Gleason, James Hubbard,
Jonathan Lawrence, Nathaniel Patten, Samuel Read, John Sal-
ter, Samuel Swan, Edward Winship, Jr., Daniel Woodward, and
John Wyeth, were impressed by order of Captain Gookin, to
whom the Corporal reported, Dec. 3, 1675, that all his men were
ready, except as follows : " Edward Winship, his father tells me
he is or will be released by the council ; John Salter, he saith his
master will give him his time, and so will take no care to fit him
out ; how he will be provided I know not ; John Wyeth is not
yet come to his father's, neither can I hear any tidings of him." l
These three men were not mustered. The names also of Capt.
Thomas Prentice, Lieut. William Barrett, Cornet Edward Oakes
(afterwards styled Lieutenant), and several soldiers who served
in this war, are found in the Massachusetts Archives, and in an
Account Book of Treasurer Hull, preserved in the Library of the
New England Historic-Genealogical Society.2
" Captain Daniel Gookin was by the whole Court chosen and
appointed to be sergeant major of the regiment of Middlesex,"
May 5, 1676.3 Before this election, however, he performed the
duties proper to that office. Thus, on the llth of January,
1675-6, " the committee of militia of Charlestown, Cambridge,
and Watertown," were " ordered and required to impress such ar-
mor, breasts, backs, and head-pieces, and blunderbusses, as you
can find in your respective towns, and to give express and speedy
order that they be cleaned and fitted for service, and sent in to
Cambridge to Captain Gookin at or before the 15th of this in-
stant, by him to be sent up to the army by such troopers as are
1 Mass. Arch., Ixviii. pp. 73, 79, 80. At Gates, John Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Sam-
about the same date, Peter Hanchet, uel Goffe, Nathaniel Green, John Hasr-
Joshua Woods, Samuel Hides, and Jon- ings, Nathaniel Heuly, Zachariah Hicks,
athan Bush, oil the south side of the Jacob Hill, Justinian Holden, Sebeas
river, were impressed. Jackson, Ambrose McFassett, Daniel Ma-
2 Of private soldiers, the following gennis, Amos Marrctt, Thomas Mitch-
names appear : Matthew Abdy, Thomas elson, John Nc'edham, Thomas Oli-
Adams, John Barrett, Thomas Batherick ver, Zashariah Paddlefoot, John Paik,
[or Baverick], llichard Beach, Joseph Solomon Phipps, Henry Prentice, James
Bemis, William Bordman, Francis Bow- Prentice, Solomon Prentice, William
man, Matthew Bridge, Thomas Brown, Reed, Samuel Robbins, Jason Russell,
Samuel Buck, Samuel Bull, Samuel William Russell, John Smith, Joseph
Champney, James Cheever, Joseph Cooke, Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Samuel Smith,
Stephen Cooke, Benjamin Crackbone John Squire, John Stedman, Andrew
[killed], John Cragg, James Cutler, Stimson [or Stevenson], John Strceter,
Samuel Cutler, John Druse [killed], Gershom Swan, John Wellington, Jacob
Jonathan Dunster, Thomas Foster, Willanl, John Winter.
Stephen Francis, Thomas Frost, Simon 3 Mass. Col. llec., v. 83.
400 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ordered to go up to the army." l And on the 25th of April,
Captain Gookin received instructions as " Commander-in-chief of
all the forces of horse and foot in this expedition, for the service
of the Colony, against the enemy." 2 A letter addressed by him
to the Council for the management of the War affords a glimpse
of the magnitude of the perils which then beset the Colony, and
the spirit in which they were met : " Honored sirs, I received
your orders after I was retired to rest ; but I suddenly got up
and issued forth warrants for the delinquents, and sent away the
warrant to Capt. Prentice, and also sent warrants to the com-
manders-in-chief of Charlestown, Watertown, Cambridge, and the
Village, Maiden, and Woburn, to raise one fourth part of their
companies to appear at Cambridge this morning at eight a clock.
But I fear the rain and darkness of the last night hath impeded
their rendesvous at the time ; but sometime to-day I hope they
will appear, or at least some of them. I judge, if the Captains do
their duty in uprightness, there may be about 100 men, or near
it. I have written to Capt. Hammond to send up Capt. Cutler
to conduct this company ; I am uncertain about his compliance ;
I desire your order, in case of failure, and also directions to what
rendesvous to send this company when raised. It is a very
afflictive time to be called off, considering we have planting in
hand this week, and our fortification 3 pressing upon our shoul-
ders. But God sees meet to order it so that this rod must gmart
sharply. I pray let me have your directions sent away with all
speed. I stay at home on purpose to despatch these soldiers. So
with my dutiful respects to your honored selves, I remain your
assured friend and servant, DANIEL GOOKIN, Senr. May the
first, 1676. "4 Four days after the date of this letter, May 5,
1676, Capt. Gookin was elected Sergeant-major of the Middlesex
Regiment, and at the General Election, May 11, 1681, he became
Major-general of all the militia in the Colony, which office he
1 Mass. Arch., Ixviii. 114. pursuance thereof do nominate and em-
2 Ibid., p 228. power the militia of the town and select-
8 So imminent was the peril, that on the men to set out the place where, and to
27th of March, 1676, " at a public meet- each one their proportion, and to do what-
ing of the inhabitants of the town to ever shall be necessary for the completing
consider about fortifying the town against thereof." The stockade was commenced ;
the Indians, it was agreed upon by a pub- but before it was completed the danger so
lie vote of the town as followeth : It is by far diminished that the project was aban-
the inhabitants jointly agreed, that they doned, and the timber which had been
judge it necessary that something be done gathered was used for the repair of the
for the fencing in the town with a stocka- Great Bridge,
doe, or something equivalent ; and in * Mass. Arch., Ixviii. 247.
MILITARY HISTORY. 401
retained until the Charter Government was abrogated in 1686,
when he was seventy-four years of age.
Up to this time military service was required of all able-bodied
men. Such service commenced at the age of sixteen years ; but
I have not found a limit prescribed for its close. Special ex-
emption was granted to privates at various ages. April 1, 1656?
" Edward Goffe of Cambridge, aged about 63 years, having long
been serviceable both to town and country, and now disenabled
as well by infirmities of body as age, is by this court released
from all ordinary trainings. And he is to make such annual
allowance to the military company as himself shall see meet." l
Ordinarity, five shillings per annum was required to be paid in
consideration of such exemption, as in the case of Gilbert Crack-
bone, April 6, 1658, and Robert Parker and William Mann,
October, 1658,2 all Cambridge men. So also, June, 1659,
" William Kerley,3 aged about 76 years, is released from all or-
dinary trainings, paying 5s. per annum to the use of the military
company in the town where he dwelleth." In the Middlesex
Court Files of 1659 is preserved a document without date, enti-
tled, " Reasons, showing why old men of sixty years are not to
" First. From the word of God, though not in express terms,
yet by consequence, may be gathered, that if the Levites were to
be dismissed at fifty years from their service at the tabernacle,
then much more old men at sixty from training, which is the
practice of our native country, to take in at sixteen years and
dismiss at sixty, which is agreeable to our neighbor plantations
to do the like.
u £iy. The Scripture doth hold forth, by way of allusion, that
it is an act of cruelty. Deut. vi. The words are these : if a bird's
nest be upon a tree or upon the ground, be they young or eggs,
thou shalt not take the dam with the young, but in any wise
thou shalt let the dam go, and take the young to thee, that it
may be well with thee. Doth God count it an act of cruelty to
put no difference between old and young in an unreasonable
creature, and shall not man shun cruelty towards the reasonable ?
If your children come in at sixteen years, well may their fathers
be taken out at sixty.
" 3ly. Old men of sixty years have not the organs of nature to
handle their arms, and are overborne with heat and cold, having
1 Middlesex Court Record. 8 Ibid. Kerley resided in Lancaster.
2 Ibid.
26
402 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
many natural infirmities, and are slow in action ; that which was
their delight, when young, is their burden being old. For old
men to attend common trainings, to stand forth with every young
boy to answer to his name, and it may be stand three or four
hours together, till his joints be stiff and numb, that he can
scarce go upon his legs, — surely such practice cannot be pleasing
to God ; and then not to be suffered nor approved on by men ;
but we hope our wise and godly magistrates will take it into
serious consideration, and relieve such as are thereby oppressed."
This appeal was not immediately successful, as appears by the
petition of a Cambridge man in 1673 : " I would intreat that
favor of this honored Court, that T may be freed wholly from
training any more, as one not being able to perform that service
by reason of a consumptive cough I have had about a year and a
half, and other weakness of body that attend me, besides my age
which is very near 63 years ; so that I find that exercise, when
standing so long upon the ground, very prejudicious and destruc-
tive to my health, as I found by experience the last training day,
although it was a warm day. So committing myself to your
worships favor I rest your humble servant. THO. SWCETMAN.
The 8 (8) 73." 1 In 1689, the term of service had been short-
ened. l% All the inhabitants from sixteen to sixty years in each
town are by the law and constant custom of the country to bear
arms, if occasion shall require." 2 But, although the private
soldiers were released from further service, on attaining three
score years, their officers sometimes voluntarily served until a
much later period of life. A notable example of this long-con-
tinued devotion to official service was exhibited by Captain
Samuel Green, the veteran printer, who was sergeant in the
expedition against Gorton, as before stated, in 1643, ensign in
1660, and on the 27th of June, 1689, became a captain. Of him
it was stated, in an obituary notice of his son Bartholomew, that
" this Captain Green was a commission officer of the military
company at Cambridge, who chose him for above sixty years to-
gether; and he died there, Jan. 1, 1701-2, ae. 87, highly esteemed
and beloved both for piety and a martial genius. He took such
great delight in the military exercise, that the arrival of their
training days would always raise his joy and spirit ; and when he
was grown so aged that he could not walk, he would be carried
out in his chair into the field, to view and order his company." 3
1 Middltxex Court Files. England from the beginning of that Planta-
2 A Brief Relation of the state of New tion to this present year, 1689, p. 9.
8 Boston News Letter, Jan. 4, 1733.
MILITARY HISTORY. 403
In the warfare with the French and Indians, during most of
the time for more than thirty years after the government of the
Province was organized under the new charter, Cambridge fur-
nished both officers and soldiers, of whom, however, the lists are
imperfect. Among the officers may be included John Leverett,
Esq. (afterwards President of the College), who, with his asso-
ciates, Col. Elisha Hutchinson and Col. Penn Townsend, received
instructions from Governor Dudley, July 3, 1707, as " joint com-
missioners for the superior command, conduct, rule and govern-
ment of her majesty's forces on the expedition to Nova Scotia
and L'Accadie." l Andrew Belcher, previously of Cambridge,
was Commissary five years before 1708. 2 In the expedition
against Port Royal, which sailed from Nantasket Sept. 18, 1710,
Edmund Goffe was Lieut.-colonel of the regiment whereof Wil-
liam Tailer was Colonel and William Dudley was Major. SamueT
Gookin (grandson of General Gookin) was a Lieutenant in the
company commanded by Capt. Robert Handy.8 In the Minutes
of Council, when raising troops for an expedition against Canada
in 1711, are some memoranda concerning Cambridge men : June
20, " Mr. Daniel Foxcroft spoken with to be sub-commissary in
this expedition, and accepted." June 21, " Capt. Gookin4 and
Capt. Phips to be sent to for riding officers." June 22, " Mr.
Sheriff Gookin and Capt. Sam1. Phips accepted to ride the circle
for hastening the troops " (Gookin commanded a company in
this expedition). June 23, Lieut. -col. Goffe and Major Jonas
Bond to provide quarters for the troops " of the north of Charles
River, appointed to rendezvous at Cambridge."5
Col. Edmund Goffe submitted a memorial to Lieut. -gov. Dum-
mer, in 1724, when the Province was engaged in a war with
the Indians, representing that " in the month of July last past,"
he " was commissionated and appointed to be Colonel of all the
forces in the western frontiers of Middlesex and Essex, together
with the town of Brookfield, by his Honor the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor," and that he had visited all the stations at great personal
expense, and at the hazard of his life ; he reported the " number
of men now in the service of this Government in the towns fol-
lowing, viz. : Dunstable, 40 ; Dracut, 12 ; Almsbury, 10; Haver-
hill, 12 ; Groton, 14 ; Lancaster, 14 ; Turkey-Hills, 12 ; Rut-
land, 25 ; Brookfield, 10 ; total, 149." 6 At a later period, Rev.
1 Mass. Arch., Ixxi. 368. * Sheriff of Middlesex, and son of Gen.
2 Ibid., p. 455. Gookin.
8 Ibid., p. 673. 6 Mass. Arch., Ixxi. 806, 807.
6 Ibid., Ixxii. 169-172.
404 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Ammi-Ruhamali Cutter (a Cambridge man), H. C. 1725, having
been dismissed from his charge at North Yarmouth, served his
country as Captain several years before his death, which occurred
at Louisburg in March, 1746.1
Next after Colonel Goft'e, William Brattle was for many years
the most prominent military character. He attained the rank of
Major as early as 1728, when he was only twenty-two years
old; Colonel, before March, 1739; Adjutant-general in 1758;
Brigadier-general, as early as 1760, and Major-general of the
militia throughout the Province in 1771. During the French
War, which commenced in 1753 (though not formally declared
until 1756) and continued until 1763, he was active and ener-
getic in the raising of troops and the general administration of
military affairs in the Province ; but in the army Cambridge
seems to have had no officer of higher rank than Captain.2 I
have gleaned from the muster rolls, preserved in the State House,
the names of probably only a portion of the Cambridge officers
and privates who served in that war. Of officers, Capt. Thomas
Adams, Capt. William Angier, Lieut. Leonai'd Jones, and En-
signs Joseph Chadwiek and John Dickson. Of staff and non-
commissioned officers, Samuel Dean, Chaplain ; Francis Moore,
Surgeon ; John Wright, Surgeon's Mate ; Daniel Barrett, Down-
ing Champney, John Demont, Benjamin Manning, Abraham
Osborn, and James Lanman, Sergeants ; William Baldwin,
Jason Batherick and William Butterfield, Corporals. Some-
1 Cutter Family, 55-59. The names of to the shorter war with France, 1744 to
a few non-commissioned officers and pri- 1748. A paper is on file in the office of
vates also, during these troublous times, the City Clerk, endorsed, " Men enlisted
have been preserved. Joseph Hastings in Cambridge against Canada, 1745 and
was wounded and lost an eye in 1690. 1746," containing the following names:
In the same year, among those who were Capt. [William] Phips, Lieut. [Spencer]
engaged in the unfortunate expedition Phips, Lieut. Moore, Sergeant Gee, Sam-
against Canada are found the names of uel Andrew, William Barrett, Jr., John
John Andrew, William Blanchard, Na- Batherick, W. Brown, Nathaniel Chad-
thaniil Bowman, Matthew Bridge, Daniel wick, Downing Champney, Solomon
Champney, James Cutler, Edward Green, Champney, John Clark, Abraham Col-
Stephen Hastings, Joseph Hicks, John frey, Benjamin Crackbone, Robert Crow-
Manning, John Peirce, Joseph Smith, ell, " Cutter's Man,'' Fillebrown, Si-
Nathaniel Sparhawk, John Squire, Thorn- mon Godding, Nathaniel Hancock, An-
as Stacy, John Stedmm. In 1707, drew Hill, Andrew Hinds, William How,
John Comce was killed, and Benjamin Edward Jackson, Joseph Kidder, Cuffe
Ma-sey "captived." Sergeants William Monis, William Morse, Thomas Patrick,
Cheever and Eliazar P.irker served in Reuben Prentice, Edward Pursley, John
1722; Zechariah Hicks, clerk, and John Smith, Solomon Smith, John Sparhawk,
Manning, in 1724; Sergeant Simon Hoi- Edward Stank-y, Michael Stanley, Jon-
den, in 1725, and John Oldham, in 1740. athan Stedman, Webber, William
J The s ime remark holds true in regard Woodhouse.
MILITARY HISTORY. 405
what more than one hundred names of private soldiers are pre-
served ; and although the list is probably far from perfect, it is
inserted in a note.1
One of the papers in the Massachusetts Archives commemo-
rates the good service of a Cambridge officer and its recognition
by the General Court : " Province of the Massachusetts Bay.
To his Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain General, Gov-
ernor, and Commander-in-Chief, in and over his Majesty's Prov-
ince aforesaid, the Honble his Majesty's Counc\J, and the Hon1)le
House of Representatives in General Court assembled at Boston,
December, 1763, — Humbly sheweth William Angier of Cam-
bridge, that on the second day of November, A. D. 1759, he was
Captain of a company in Col. Joseph Frye's Regiment, stationed
at Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia : that the Regiment appear-
ing inclined to mutiny, and refusing to do duty because (they
said) the time they enlisted for expired the day before ; and as
there was no troops arrived to relieve the Regiment, the Fort
would undoubtedly fall into the hands of the enemy, if the Reg-
iment (as they threatened) should desert it, Col. Frye, to pre-
vent their desertion, ordered the several Captains to demand
from the men their arms ; in consequence of which order your
petitioner mustered his Company on the parade and demanded
1 Theophilus Alexander, William Al- Aaron Hodges, Nathaniel Holden, Elisha
ford, Henry Appleton, John Badger, Holmes, Daniel Hovey, Simon Howard,
William Barker, Caleb Barrett, Jonathan Jonathan Ingersol, Jonas Jackson, John
Barrett, Joshua Barrett, John Bartlett, Kidder, David Lamson, Edward Man-
John Batherick, Timothy Batherick, Ja- ning, William Marshall, John Mason,
son Belknap, Joseph Belknap, John Bisco, John Matthews, Thomas Mayhew, Fran-
Israel Blackington, Thomas Brickley, cis Moore, Jr., William Moore, Christo-
Thomas Brown, John Bryant, Eobert pher Mudgeon, John Mullett, John Nut-
Bull, Thomas Bumstead, Robert Camp- ting, Daniel Paine, Stephen Paine, Daniel
bell, Moses Chadwick, Downing Champ- Parkhurst, Thomas Peirce, Warren Per-
ney, Ephraim Child, Thomas Coe, John kins, Reuben Prentice, Addison Richard-
Cole, John Cole, Jr., Samuel Cole, son, John Rickey, John Robbins, Joseph
Aaron Comstock. Joshua Converse, Jo- Robbins, Nathan Robbins, Thomas Rob-
seph Cook, Daniel Cooper, John Craige, bins, Jr., William Robbins, John Robin-
Samuel Cutter, Benjamin Darling, Ed- son, Hobart Russell, Philemon Russell,
ward Dickson, John Dickson, Jr., Wil- Dennis Ryan, Henry Seagcr, Thomas
liam Doty, Thomas Durant, Henry Shepard, Philip Sherman, Thomas Slier-
Evans, Edward Fillebrown, John Fille- man, Thomas Sisson (Drummer), Joseph
brown, Richard Fillebrown, John Fowle, Smith, Parsons Smith, Benjamin Stanley,
Simon Gardis. Samuel Gookin, Jr., Jo- David Stanley, Jonathan Stanley, Jo-
seph Hamilton, Solomon Hancock, Cato seph Stanley, Michael Stanley, Stephen
Hanker, Joseph Hartwell, Elisha Hast- Stearns, Aaron Swan, Joshua Swan,
ings, William Hastings, Jason Hazard, Samuel Swan, Mansfield Tapley, Thomas
Timothy Heath, Abraham Hill, Andrew Thwing, Daniel Warren, Joseph With-
Ilill, Benjamin Hill, Daniel Hill, Zacha- ington, Jason Winship, John Wellington,
riah Hill, Israel Hinds, Samuel Hinds, Jonas Wycth.
406 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
of every man his gun : — that Elisha Jackson, the second man to
whom he made this demand, not only refused to deliver his gun,
but made great resistance ; and upon your petitioner's seizing the
gun, he with great force and violence thrust one end of it against
his breast ; and as several of the men at the same time cocked
their guns, your petitioner apprehending his life to be in great
danger, and at the same time knowing it was his duty if possible
to put his Colonel's orders into execution, was obliged to draw his
sword and with it (to intimidate the rest of the men) strike at
the said Jackson, who, by endeavoring to ward it off, had some
of his fingers cut. However, by this behavior of your peti-
tioner, it is the opinion of Col. Frye and the other officers that
a general mutiny was at that time prevented, and the Fort pre-
served from falling into the enemy's hands (your petitioner's
company being the first to whom the Colonel's orders were com-
municated), as Col. Frye is ready to testify to your Excellency
and Honors, and as appears by the annexed affidavits. Notwith-
standing which, the said Jackson, soon after his return to this
Province, sued your petitioner for striking at him as aforesaid,
and at the Superior Court, held in Charlestown in January last,
the Jury gave a verdict for your petitioner to pay him six pounds
and costs (although the Honble Judges all gave their opinion
to the Jury in your petitioner's favor), by which means your
petitioner has been put to very great trouble and costs. And as
your petitioner was doing his duty with regard to said Jackson,
and his so doing was the means of preserving the King's Fort, he
most humbly requests that your Excellency and Honors would
be pleased in some measure to relieve him, by making him a
grant of the sum of fifteen pounds, lawful money, being the sum
with the costs that said Jackson recovered of him, or that you
would be pleased otherwise to interpose in his behalf, as to you
in your great wisdom shall seem meet. And, as in duty bound
your petitioner shall ever pray. WILLIAM ANGIER. In the
House of Representatives, Jan. 27, 1764. Read, and ordered
That the sum of fifteen pounds be paid out of the public Treasury
to the petitioner in full consideration for his sufferings. Sent up
for concurrence. TiM°. RUGGLES, Spkr. In Council, Jan. 27,
1764. Read, and concurred. JOHN COTTON, D. SECT. Con-
sented to, FRA. BERNARD." l
General Brattle remained Major-general of all the militia in
the Province until the commencement of the Revolutionary War.
1 .Mass. Arch., Ixxx. 395.
MILITARY HISTORY. 407
At the same time, agreeably to the military code until that time
in force, he retained the offices of Colonel of the First Middlesex
Regiment, and Captain of the train-band of Cambridge. The
officer in immediate command of the train-band was styled Cap-
tain Lieutenant, though ranking as Captain. Thus the records
in the office of the Secretary of State show that in 1763 commis-
sions were issued to William Brattle, Colonel, and Henry Vassall,
Lieut. -colonel, of the 1st Regiment in Middlesex, also to Edward
Marrett, Capt. Lieutenant, Eliphalet Robbins, 2d Lieutenant, and
William Gamage, Ensign of the train-band. In 1765, Eliphalet
Robbins became Capt. Lieut., William Gamage, 2d Lieut., and
Seth Hastings, Ensign, who was soon afterwards succeeded by
Thomas Gardner. In 1771, commissions were issued to " Honble
William Brattle, Esq. Major General of the militia throughout
the Province " ; also to Honble William Brattle, Esq., Colonel ;
Thomas Oliver, Esq., Lieut. Colonel of the 1st Regiment in
Middlesex ; x and in the same year, Thomas Gardner became
Capt. Lieut., Samuel Thatcher, 2d Lieut., and John Gardner,
Ensign, of the train-band, which up to that time included the
militia on the south side of the river. There was another train-
band in Menotomy (Arlington), of which Ephi'aim Frost was
Captain, William Cutler, Lieut., and Daniel Brown, Ensign, in
1766 ; and Ephraim Frost, Captain, Daniel Brown, Lieut., and
William Adams, Ensign, in 1771.
There are traces also of a Cavalry company styled the Troop,
whose Captain and two Lieutenants, like those of the present
company of Cadets, ranked as Colonel, Lieutenant-colonel, and
Major. Of this company, probably including members from
several towns, some of the commanders were Cambridge men.
When the Governor commenced a journey "• by land for his other
government of New Hampshire," Oct. 15, 1716, he " was met by
Spencer Phips, Esq., with his Troop of horse, the Sheriff of Mid-
dlesex, and other gentlemen of the county, and by them con-
ducted to Harvard College in Cambridge," etc.2 It is not un-
likely that the elder Col. John Vassall may have derived his
title from the command of the same company ; but I find no
definite designation of officers succeeding Colonel Phips until
1771, when his son David Phips was commissioned Captain, and
John Vassall 3 and Jonathan Snelling Lieutenants, with the rank
respectively of Colonel, Lieutenant-colonel, and Major.
1 Massachusetts Spy, August 1, 1771. Colonel Phips was Lieut.-goveruor from
2 Boston News Letter, Oct. 22, 1716. 1732 until he died in 1757.
8 Son of the first Col. John Vassall.
408 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The military events in and around Cambridge at the com-
mencement of the Revolutionary War have been so fully related
in Frothingham's " History of the Siege of Boston," that I may
properly forbear to travel again, step by step, over the same
ground. It may suffice if I mention a few transactions in which
the inhabitants of this town were actively engaged, or especially
interested.
Before the commencement of active hostilities, General Brattle
gave place to his former Lieutenant, Thomas Gardner, as com-
mander of the company composed of the militia in what is now
Cambridge, together with those who resided in that part of the
town which was afterwards Brighton. At the new organization
of the military force, Captain Gardner was elected Colonel of
the First Middlesex Regiment, and his Lieutenant, Samuel
Thatcher, was promoted to the office of Captain. On the
memorable 19th of April, 1775, when the British troops landed
at Lechmere's Point (East Cambridge), under cover of the night,
crossed the marshes to the Milk Row Road (now Milk Street,
Somerville), and marched through Beech Street 1 and North
Avenue to Menotomy, and thence to Lexington and Concord,
Captain Thatcher and his company were among the foremost to
rally for the public defence. There is a tradition that a British
soldier, becoming sick, was left at Lechmere's Point, and sought
relief at the solitary house then standing there ; and that the oc-
cupant of the house immediately gave the alarm at the centre of
the town. Whether this tradition be trustworthy or not, there
is good reason to believe that the Cambridge militia pursued
the foe very early in the morning, and fully participated in the
perils and the glory of that day. Their muster roll says they
" marched on the alarm," and the " number of miles out and
home " for which they were credited, was twenty-eight, — equal
to the distance to and from Concord. In commemoration of
their patriotism, I insert " A Muster Roll of the company under
the command of Capt. Sam1. Thatcher, in Col°. Gardner's Reg-
iment" of militia, which marchd on the alarm, April 19,
1775: "2-
Sam1. Thatcher, Capt., Jothani Walton, 2d Lieut.,
John Walton, Lieut., Josiah Moore, Serg*.,
1 Beech Street was then the only open North Avenue at Union Square, was not
passage-way between the Milk Row Road established as a highway until a much
and North Avenue. Milk Street in Cam- later day.
bridge, from Milk Street in Somerville to 2 Muster rolls in the State House.
MILITARY HISTORY.
409
Joseph Bates, Serg1.,
Sam11. Butterfield. Serg1.,
James Kittle, Serg'.,
Thos. Fillebrown, Corp.,
Belcher Hancock, Corp.,
Joshua Gamage, Drum1".,
Will. Bradish, Drumr.,
Joseph Ayers,
John Batherick,
Will. Bordman, Jr.,
Oliver Brown,
Benj. Butterfield,
Edmund Bowman,
Will. Brewer,
John Caldwell,
Walter Coxs,1
Sam". Coxs,
Joseph Coxs,
Solomon Cooper,
Henry Dickson,
Isaiah Dickson,
John Dickson,
John Evers,
Ebenr. Fisher,
Stephen Frost,
Jonathan Frost,
David Frost,
John Frost,
Ebenr. Fessenden,
Stephen Goddard,
Benj. Goddard,
Thos. Goddard,
Nathaniel Goddard,
Torry Hancock,
Philemon Hastings,
Thomas Hastings,
Stephen Hastings,
1 Cox is the proper name.
2 Of the " scholars," who seem to have
volunteered, John Haven was of the col-
lege Class of 1776, and Edward Bangs
and Daniel Kilham (probably the per-
sons here named), were of the Class of
1777. Lincoln (Hist. Worcester, 233)
says that Mr. Bangs " remained in Cam-
Will. Manning,
Abel Moore,
Alexander Nelson,
John Phillips, Jr.,
Thomas Prentiss,
Nath11. Prentice,
Daniel Prentice,
Sam". Prentice,
Israel Porter,
Stephen Palmer, Jr.,
Joseph Palmer,
James Stone,
Robert Twadwell,
Josiah Temple,
Ebenr. Wyeth,
Jonas Wyeth,
Jonas Wyeth, Jr.
Noah Wyeth,
Joseph Wyeth,
John Wyman,
Nathan Watson,
Joshua Walker,
John Warland,
Thomas Warland,
Nath". Wait,
Thomas Barrett,
James Reed,
John Butterfield,
Edward Fillebrown,
John Prentice,
Parson Smith,
John Haven, \
Bangs, > Schol.2
Killam, )
Cato Stedman, a Negro,
Cato Bordman, a Negro.
bridge during the spring vacation of 1775,
when the British troops marched to Con-
cord. On the 19th of April, as soon as
intelligence of the hostile movement was
received, he hastily equipped himself from
the armory of the college company, re-
paired to the scene of action, and fought
gallantly during the day."
410 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
A company of minute-men had previously been organized in
the northwest precinct of the town, or Menotomy, under the
command of Capt. Benjamin Locke, consisting of fifty non-com-
missioned officers and privates, twenty-five of whom are described
as residents in Cambridge on the original enlistment roll, which
is still extant.1 There can be no reasonable doubt that this
company was actively engaged in the conflict on the 19th of
April,2 and the names of its Cambridge members should be
here inserted.
Benjamin Locke, Capt. Charles Cutter,
Solomon Bowman, Lieut. Andrew Cutter,
Stephen Frost, Ens. Joseph Frost,
John Cutter, Serg1. John Fowle,
Moses Hovey, Serg'. Miles Greenwood,
Thomas Cutter, Corp1. Abraham Hill,
John Ticld, Corp1. Elisha Hastings,
James Fowle, Corp1. Zechariah Hill,
Seth Stone, Corp1. John Locke,
William Adams, Jonathan Perry,
Israel Blackington, Peter Stearns,
Israel Blackington, Jr., Josiah Williams,
Matthew Cox, William Winship,
Joseph Cox, Cuff Whittemore (negro).
This was an eventful day in Cambridge. The first detach-
ment of British troops passed through the town, at midnight,
stealthily and unmolested. The reinforcement marched openly
at midday ; but the militia were engaged in the distant conflict,
and no opposition was offered, except the 'removal of the planks
from the Great Bridge ; 3 these, however, were speedily replaced,
1 In possession of the family of the late doubt that prompt and effective service
"Delmont Locke. See Smith's Address al was rendered in this memorable conflict.
West Cambridge (1864), p. 59. 2 General Heath says (Memoirs, p. 13),
2 More than thirty years ago, I copied that he sent some of the Watertown mil-
from a muster roll, then in the State itia "down to Cambridge, with directions
House, the names of twenty-five Cam- to take up the planks, barricade the south
bridge men who served in a company end of the bridge, and there to take post ;
commanded by Capt. Benjamin Locke, that, in case the British should, on their
in 1775. Unfortunately that muster roll return, take that road to Boston, their rc-
has disappeared, so that I cannot ascer- treat might be impeded." Other accounts
tain its precise date ; but as the names say the planks were removed to the north
correspond, name for name, with the side of the bridge, by order of the Select-
Cambridge names on Capt. Locke's En- men, to impede the advance of Lord
listmcnt Roll of Minute-men, we need not Percy with the reinforcement.
MILITARY HISTORY. 411
and the troops suffered little delay.1 But their retreat toward
Boston was far different. From the westerly border of Menot-
omy to their point of departure by Beech Street into the Milk
Row Road, their passage was through a flame of fire. The pro-
vincials rallied from the towns in the vicinity2 even to as
great a distance as Salem, and hung upon their rear and flanks,
firing upon them from every advantageous point. The British
loss, in this retreat, is reported to have been " seventy-three
killed, one hundred and seventy-four wounded, and twenty-six
missing, — the most of which were taken prisoners."3 Of the
provincials the loss was less, being forty-nine killed, thirty-nine
wounded, and five missing.4 This conflict has generally been
called the " Concord Fight," or " Lexington Battle ; " but the
carnage was greater in this town than in any other ; greater in-
deed than in all others combined, if it be true, as has been stated
by a diligent investigator, that " at least twenty-two of the
Americans, and probably more than twice that number of the
British, fell in West Cambridge."5 As many as four6 native
citizens were killed on the southerly side of North Avenue, a few
feet eastwardly from Spruce Street, near the house then owned"
by Jacob Watson.7 These four, with the twenty-two slain in
the northwest precinct, make a total of twenty-six, — more than
half of the whole number of Americans whose lives were sacri-
ficed on that memorable day.
Among the victims were six inhabitants of Cambridge, three
1 The train bearing their provisions 3 Frothingham's Siege of Boston, p. 82.
and supplies was less fortunate; it was * Ibid., p. 81. The place of residence
delayed so long that it lost the protection of those who were killed is indicated in
of the troops, and was captured at Menot- the preceding note.
omy by a dozen exempts, or men too old 6 Smith's Address, p. 48.
to go into the conflict in which all the 6 General Heath (Memoirs, p. 14) sa\s,
young men were actively engaged. " several of the militia (among whom was
2 The list of killed, wounded, and miss- Isaac Gardner, Esq., of Brookline, a val-
ing, gives the names of twenty-three uable citizen) imprudently posted them-
towns, which, with their respective num- selves behind some dry casks, at Watson's
her of killed are as follows : Acton, 3 ; Corner,-and near to the road, unsuspicious
Bedford, 1 ; Beverly, 1 ; Billerica ; Brook- of the enemy's flank-guard, which came
line, 1; Cambridge, 6; Charlestown, behind them and killed every one of them
2; Chelmsford; Concord; Danvers, 7; dead on the spot." Neither Gardner nor
Dedham, 1 ; Framingham ; Lexington, the Cambridge men killed were of the
10 ; Lynn, 4 ; Medford, 2 ; Needham, 5 ; " militia ; " if any such were slain here, it
Newton; Roxbury; Salem, 1; Stow; increases by so much the number who
Sudbury, 2; Watertown, 1 ; Woburn, 2. fell in Cambridge.
See Frothingham's Siege of Boston, pp. 7 This house was the residence of the
80, 81. Certainly some other towns, and late John Davenport, after he left the
probably many, besides these, were repre- tavern. It was said to exhibit a largo
sented in this sanguinary conflict. number of bullet-holes.
412 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
on each side of Menotomy River.1 Jason Russell, son of Hubbard
Russell, born Jan. 25, 1717, resided on the southerly side of the
Main Street not far westerly from the centre of Menotomy (Arling-
ton) ; " he barricaded his gate with bundles of shingles, making
what he thought would be a good cover from which to fire on the
enemy as they returned." The British flank-guard drove in a
party of militia, who " rushed into Mr. Russell's house. Mr.
Russell himself, being lame, was the last to reach the house, and
was shot with two bullets in his own doorway ; they found after-
wards eleven bayonet stabs on the body of the poor old man."
" The house itself was riddled with bullets, and the marks of
them in many places are still visible." 2 Jason Winship, son of
Jason Winship (who was drowned Dec. 26, 1762), was baptized
June 28, 1730. Jabez Wyman, son of John Wyinan, was born at
Woburn July 24, 1710, but had long resided here. The two last
named were slain at Cooper's tavern. " They had come up to
inquire the news, and were surprised there. The landlady, Mrs.
Cooper, who was just mixing flip at the bar, with her husband
fled to the cellar." 3 A month afterwards, Benjamin Cooper and
"Rachel Cooper deposed " that in the afternoon of the 19th day
of April last, the King's regular troops under the command of
General Gage, upon their return from blood and slaughter, which
they had made at Lexington and Concord, fired more than one
hundred bullets into the house where we dwell, through doors,
windows, &c. ; then a number of them entered the house where
we and two aged gentlemen were all unarmed ; we escaped for
our lives into the cellar ; the two aged gentlemen were immedi-
ately most barbarously and inhumanly murdered by them, being
stabbed through in many places, their heads mangled, sculls broke,
and their brains out on the floor and walls of the house." 4 On
North Avenue, near the easterly end of Spruce Street, three
Cambridge men were killed : John Hicks, son of John, and great-
grandson of Zechariah Hicks, was born here, May 23, 1725.
He built and resided in the house still standing on the south-
easterly corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. Among the
early patriots he was active in resisting the arbitrary measures of
1 The old monument in the Menotomy cruelly slain on that fatal day." Win-
burial place had this inscription : " Mr. ship and Wyman were two of the num-
Jason Russell was barbarously murdered ber; the other nine may have been inhab-
in his own house, by Gage's bloody troops itants of other towns,
on the 19th of April, aetat. 59. His body 2 Smith's Address, pp. 37-39.
is quietly resting in this grave, with eleven 8 Ibid., p. 45.
of our friends, who, in like manner, were 4 Mass. Arch., cxxxviii. 371.
MILITARY HISTORY. 413
the British Government. There is a tradition among his de-
scendants that he assisted in the destruction of the tea in Boston
Harbor, Dec. 16, 1773. He is said to have been shot through
the heart. Moses Richardson, born probably about 1725, was a
carpenter, and resided in the house which still stands at the north-
easterly angle of Holmes Place, and which was afterwards the
home of Mr. Royal Morse for about three quarters of a century.
Like Hicks, he was exempt from military service, on account of
his age ; but, like him also, he is represented to have been ac-
tively engaged in the conflict as a volunteer.1 William Marcy
was a laborer, employed by Dr. William Kneeland. His origin
and former residence have not been ascertained ; but he seems to
have been here about five years before his death.2 Tradition
says he was a person of feeble intellect, — who imagined the mil-
itary parade to be an ordinary training or muster, and the con-
flict to be a sham fight ; he was sitting on a fence near the street,
enjoying the spectacle, when he was shot by the British flank
guard.3 At the same time and place, Isaac Gardner, Esq., of
Brookline was killed.
In an address at the dedication of their monument, Rev. Alex-
ander McKenzie has embodied the traditions preserved in one of
the families concerning the burial of these three victims : —
"• The son of John Hicks, a boy fourteen years old, was sent
by Ins mother4 in the afternoon to look for his father who had
been absent most of the day. He found him lying by the side
of the road dead. Marcy and Richardson were near him. He
procured assistance, and the bodies were lifted into a wagon and
brought here for burial. But who had leisure for funeral rites ?
The dead alone were safe, done with duty. The living had the
living to care for. One grave received them all, as with patriotic
indignation against the tyranny and cruelty which hurried them
to their death, with admiration and affection for their devotion
1 His military spirit was inherited by Hastings' barn ; the Steward paying the
one of his great-grandsons, James P. charges."
Richardson, Esq., who organized the first 3 My informant was the late Mr. Royal
volunteer company for the defence of the Morse, born in 1779, whose memory of
country in the late War of the Rebellion, events which occurred during his life was
as will be mentioned in another place. remarkably comprehensive and accurate,
2 He was probably the person named and whose traditional lore was almost
in a vote of the Selectmen, Sept. 3, 1770, equivalent to authentic history.
when such proceedings were customary : * The widow of Mr. Hicks died in De-
" Voted, to warn out of the town William cember, 1825, aged 99 years; many per-
Mercy, a man of very poor circumstances ; sons now living have heard the story from
he for some time hath lodged in Steward her own lips.
414 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
to the common weal, they were given to the keeping of their
mother earth. The son of Moses Richardson, standing by,
thought it was too bad that the earth should be thrown directly
upon their faces, and getting into the trench he spread the large
cape of his father's coat over his face." l In 1870 the city
erected over their remains a neat monument of Scotch granite,
with this inscription: "Erected by the City, A. D. 1870. To
the memory of JOHN HICKS, WILLIAM MARCY, MOSES RICH-
ARDSON, buried here. JASON RUSSELL, JABEZ WYMAN, JASON
WlNSHlP, buried in Menotomy. Men of Cambridge who fell in
defence of the Liberty of the People, April 19, 1775. " O, what
a glorious morning is this ! "
Among the wounded, on that memorable day, was Capt. Sam-
uel Whittemore. He was son of Samuel Whittemore of Charles-
town, where he was born July 27, 1696, but early removed to
Cambridge. His estate bordered on Menotomy River and his
house stood on the northerly side of the Main Street, near the
magnificent elms which are still preserved. He was now nearly
seventy-nine years old, but yet vigorous in body and mind. In
spite of the expostulations of his family, he repaired to the post
of danger. His exploits and sufferings have often been related,
— possibly with some embellishments in later years. He died
Feb. 2, 1793, aged 96 years and six months.2 His obituary was
published in the " Columbian Centinel " of February 6, which I
quote rather than more recent publications for obvious reasons.
" Died at Menotomy, the 2d instant, Capt. Samuel Whittemore,
JEt. 99. The manly and moral virtues, in all the varied rela-
tions of brother, hoe band, father, and friend, were invariably
exhibited in this gentleman. He was not more remarkable for
his longevity and his numerous descendants (his progeny being
185, one of which is the fifth generation), than for his patriotism.
When the British troops marched to Lexington, he was 81 years
of age, and one of the first on the parade ; he was armed with a
gun and horse-pistol. After an animated exhortation to the col-
lected militia to the exercise of bravery, and courage, he ex-
claimed, ' If I can only be the instrument of killing one of my
country's foes, I shall die in peace.' The prayer of this venera-
ble old man was heard ; for on the return of the troops, he lay
1 Cambridye Revolutionary Memorial, years, as is manifest from the record of
pp. 32, 33. liis birth. At the date of the conflict he
2 His age is overstated in the obituary, was not 81, but lacked three months of 79
as 99 years, and on his yrarestone as 98 jears.
MILITARY HISTORY. 415
behind a stone wall, and discharging his gun a soldier imme-
diately fell ; he then discharged his pistol, and killed another ;
at which instant a bullet struck his i'ace, and shot away part of
his cheek bone ; on which, a number of the soldiers ran up to
the wall, and gorged their malice on his wounded head. They
were heard to exclaim, ' We have killed the old rebel.' About
four hours after, he was found in a mangled situation ; his head
was covered with blood from the wounds of the bayonets, which
were six or eight ; but providentially none penetrated so far as
to destroy him. His hat and clothes were shot through in many
places ; yet he survived to see the complete overthrow of his
enemies, and his country enjoy all the blessings of peace and
independence. His funeral will be tomorrow, at 4 o'clock P. M.,
from his house at Menotomy, which his relations and friends are
requested to attend."
Among the disasters of the day, it should be mentioned that
Seth Russell and Samuel Frost of Menotomy were taken prison-
ers, and remained in captivity until the 6th of June, when a
general exchange was effected.
The destruction of property partly appears in a report submit-
ted to the Provincial Congress, by a committee which was ap-
pointed May 12, 1775 : " The committee appointed to estimate
the damages done at Cambridge, Lexington, and Concord, by
the King's troops, on the nineteenth of April, 1775, have at-
tended that duty, and beg leave to report : That the destruction
made by fire and robbery on said day, by said troops, is as fol-
lows, viz:
" The damages to the buildings in Cambridge, estimated ac-
cording to the best skill and judgment of your committee, after
viewing the same amount to £76 5. 6.
" The value of the goods and chattels that were destroyed, or
taken out of the houses, or near the same, by the estimation of
those persons who left the same, according to their several ac-
counts, exhibited on oath, and annexed, amounts to ,£1036. 6. 3.
" The value of the goods and chattels that were destroyed, or
taken out of the said houses, or near the same, by the estimation
of those persons who left the same, by their several accounts ex-
hibited, who were not sworn, by reason of some being absent, or
some other inconvenience that attended the same, amounts to
£12. 6. 10.
" The damage done to the meeting-house and school-house in
the northwest precinct in said Cambridge, as estimated by your
committee, amounts to £0. 13. 4.
416 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" The vessels, linen, and cash, belonging to the church of
said precinct, taken out of the house of Joseph Adams, deacon
of said church, as by his account exhibited on oath, amount
to £16. 16. 8.
" The whole losses suffered in Cambridge amount to <£1202.
8. 7." !
In the morning, at Concord, the military movements seem to
have been directed by Col. Barrett, Lieut.-Col. Robinson and
Maj. Buttrick. General Heath met the militia at Lexington and
assumed the command. 2 Having pursued the British until they
crossed Charlestown neck, he placed suitable guards and con-
ducted his troops to Cambridge, where they " were ordered to
lie on their arms." In the afternoon of the next day General
Ward arrived, and, being the senior general officer, became com-
mander-in- chief. From this time, for the next eleven months,
Cambridge was occupied by the American army, of which the
right wing was immediately extended to Roxbury, and the left,
to Prospect and Winter Hills. General Ward established his
head-quarters at the house of Jonathan Hastings3 now known as
the Holmes House, in Holmes Place. The soldiers were quar-
tered in private houses, in the College buildings,4 and elsewhere,
as accommodations could be found. " The buildings of the Col-
lege were taken possession of, and occupied as barracks, by the
American Army." 5 As early as May 1, 1775, the Committee
of Safety " Voted, That the quarter-master general be directed
to clear that chamber in Stoughton College, occupied by S. Par-
sons Jr., for a printing office for Messrs. Halls." 6 And on the
1 Journals of each Provincial Congress, " Heath's Memoirs, p. 14.
p. 685. Whole amount ot'loss in Lexing- 8 Familiarly called Steward Hastings.
ton, £1,761. 1. 5. ; and in Concord, £274. * In the Mass. Arch., vol. clviii., is pre-
16. 7. served a
"Return of Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regiment, Cambridge, June 14, 1775.
Captains' Namff.
No. of Mtn.
Flares where Stationed,
Cipt. Dickinson
60
Cant. Cowden
31
Capt. Dexter
44
54
('apt. Stephen Pearl ....
Capt. Wm. Vleacham ....
Capt. John Cowls
36 ; 7 on the road
45
35
Cambridge.
College.
RICHARD MONTAGUE, Adj'., Col. Woodbridge's Reg*."
5 Qnincy's Hist. Harvard University, 6 Journals of each Provincial Congress,
ii. 168. p. 530.
MILITARY HISTORY. 417
fifteenth of June the Provincial Congress took possession of
other apartments : " Whereas, it is expedient that those apart-
ments in Harvard Hall, under the immediate charge of the pro-
fessor of philosophy and librarian of Harvard College, be evacu-
ated, Resolved, that the library, apparatus, and other valuables
of Harvard College be removed, as soon as may be, to the town
of Andover." l The students were scattered ; no public com-
mencement was had that year ; but the degrees were conferred
by a general diploma. An arrangement was made to give in-
struction at Concord, to which place a part of the library and
apparatus was removed in November from Andover. " On the
24th of June (1776), the students were again assembled within
the College walls, after a dispersion of fourteen months."2
The Episcopal Church also was converted into barracks for the
Connecticut troops.3 It had previously been deserted by its
owners, most of whom were adherents to the British government.
Private houses were hired, and some seized for public use. The
Committee of Safety, May 15, 1775, « Resolved, That Mr. Bor-
land's house 4 be appropriated for the use of the Committee of
Safety ; and the quarter master general is directed to provide
quarters for the troops now lodged at said house. Voted, That
the quarter master general be directed to remove as many of the
three companies now at Mr. Borland's, to the house of Dr.
Kneeland, 5 as the house can accommodate, and that the three
companies at Mr. Vassal's house6 be placed at Mr. Foxcroft's
house, 7 and that Mr. Borland's house be cleared and cleansed as
soon as possible." 8 On the same day it was " Voted, that the
clearing Mr. Borland's and Mr. Vassal's houses be suspended till
further orders ; " and the committee probably remained at Stew-
ard Hastings' house, where they had a room soon after the con-
flict at Lexington.9
Hospitals were established in many private houses. It was
1 Journal of each Provincial Congress, 7 On the northerly side of Kirkland
p. 334. Street, near Oxford Street; burned Jan.
2 Quincy's Hist., ii. 164-169. 24, 1777.
8 Froihingham's Hist. Siege of Boston, 8 Journals of each Provincial Congress,
p. 132. pp. 548, 549.
* Between Harvard, Plympton, Mount 9 Ibid., p. 521. The Committee re-
Auburn, and Chestnut streets; now solved, April 24, 1775, "that General
known as the Plympton house. Ward be desired, immediately, to direct
6 At the southwesterly corner of Mount all the field officers of the Regiments of
Auburn Street and Winthrop Square ; Minute Men now in Cambridge, to attend
demolished not long ago. the Committee of Safety, at their Cham-
6 Afterwards the Washington Head- her at Mr. Steward Hastings' house."
quarters.
27
418 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
ordered, April 22d, " that a sergeant and six men mount daily to
guard the wounded at Mr. Abraham Watson's house." 1 The
Provincial Congress, June 20, " resolved that the house of Mr.
Hunt, at Cambridge, be hired for a hospital," and on the pre-
vious day the Committee of Safety " resolved, that the house of
the Rev. Samuel Cook, of Menotomy, be improved, as a hospital
for the colony army," 2 and as many other houses in that parish
as might be necessary. In addition to these, the General Orders
indicate other hospitals : it was ordered, June 28, " that Lieut.-
col. Bond occupy one room in the south-east corner of Col. Vas-
sall's house, upon the second floor, for the sick belonging to said
regiment, till a convenient place can be procured elsewhere for
the above named purpose." July 26 : " It being represented
that the present hospital is not large enough to contain the sick,
Lieut.-gov. Oliver's house is to be cleared for that purpose, and
care to be taken that no injury is done to it." August 21 : " a
sergeant, corporal, and nine men to mount guard to-morrow morn-
ing at Mr. Fairweather's house3 lately converted into an hospi-
tal."
On the 17th of June, 1775, occurred the sanguinary Battle of
Bunker Hill. The disasters and the glory of that day have been
particularly and vividly described in Frothingham's " History of
the Siege of Boston." I shall not repeat the story. But 1 must
not omit the fact that Cambridge furnished one of the most illus-
trious victims in that heroic sacrifice. With the exception of
General Warren, Colonel Thomas Gardner held a higher military
rank than any other who fell on that day ; and like Warren, he
was conspicuous for the political services which he rendered be-
fore the clash of arms. He was a selectman of the town from
1769 until his death, and Representative in the General Court
from 1769 until that Court was superseded by the first Provincial
Congress, of which and also of the second Congress he was one of
the most active, members. He was an energetic member of the
Committee of Correspondence elected by the town in 1772, and
by the House of Representatives in 1773, and of the Committee
of Safety, elected by Congress, April 14, 1775. He was commis-
sioned as an Ensign in the company commanded by General
Brattle in 1765, and Captain Lieutenant in 1771. When Brat-
1 General Ward's Orders. Watson's southwesterly corner of Mount Auburn
house was on North Avenue, near Coggs- and Eliot streets.
well Avenue. 8 on the northeasterly corner of Brattle
2 Journals of each Provincial Congress, and Fayerweather streets,
pp. 360, 571. Hunt's house was at the
MILITARY HISTORY. 419
tie fled to Boston, he became the commander of the company,
with Samuel Thatcher1 for Lieutenant, and John Gardner2 as
Ensign. The Provincial Congress, Oct. 26, 1774, "recommended
to the several companies of militia in this province, who have not
already chosen and appointed officers, that they meet forthwith
and elect officers to command their respective companies ; and
that the officers so chosen assemble as soon as may be .... and
proceed to elect field officers to command the respective regi-
ments."3 In accordance with this recommendation. Captain
Gardner having been reflected or retained in office, was elected
Colonel, Nov. 29, 1774, " at a meeting of the officers of the sev-
eral companies of militia in the first Regiment in the County of
Middlesex."4 Soon after the Battle of Lexington, in which he
was actively engaged,5 he enlisted a Regiment for the Continen-
tal Army, of which he was commissioned as Colonel, June 2,
1775.6 A fortnight later, he secured immortal fame. He led
his regiment to Bunker Hill, "and was just descending into the
engagement, when a musket ball entered his groin, which proved
mortal. He gave his last solemn injunction to his men, to con-
quer or die ; and a detachment were just carrying him off the
ground when he was met by his son, 2d Lieut, of Capt. Trevett,
inarching on, a mere youth of nineteen, and the interview which
ensued between them was melancholy and heart-rending, though
at the same time heroic. The affectionate son in agony at the
desperate situation of his father was anxiously desirous to assist
him off the field, but was prohibited from doing this by his father,
who, notwithstanding he was conscious that his wound was mor-
tal, yet encouraged his son to disregard it, reminding him that he
was engaged in a glorious cause, and, whatever were the conse-
quences, must march on and do his duty." 7 Colonel Gardner, u a
few days after the battle, being asked if he was well enough to
see his son, ' Yes,' answered the hero, ' if he has done his duty ! '
He had the satisfaction to see him and learn that he bravely dis-
tinguished himself."8 He suffered more than a fortnight, but
1 Lieut. Thatcher succeeded Gardner 5 The Council Records, March 14, 1776,
as Captain, and as Colonel, of the militia, show that a warrant was drawn to pay
2 Ensign Gardner was afterwards Major. "Col. Thomas Gardner's Field Alarm
3 Journals of each Provincial Congress, lioll, on the 19th of April last."
p. 33. 6 Journals of each Provincial Congress,
* Boston Gazette, Dec. 5, 1774. The p. 292. The other field officers were Wil-
other field officers were Capt. William Ham Bond of Watcrtown, Lieut.-col.,
Bond, Lieut. -col. ; Capt. William Conant, and Michael Jackson, of Newton, Major.
2d Lieut. -col. ; Capt. Abijah Brown, 1 Swell's Bunker Hill Battle, pp. 40-42.
Major ; Capt. Benjamin Hammond, 2d 8 Ibid., p. 55.
Major.
420 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
was mercifully released by death on the 3d of July. An obituary
notice, eulogistic, but well merited, was published in the " New
England Chronicle," July 13th: "On Monday the 3d instant,
died of the wounds received in the late engagement, Thomas
Gardner, Esq., Colonel of a Regiment in the American Army,
in the 52d year of his age ; and on the Wednesday following was
interred with martial honors1 and every testimony of respect
from his relatives and friends. From the era of our public diffi-
culties he distinguished himself as an ardent friend to the expir-
ing liberties of America, and by the unanimous suffrages of his
townsmen was for some years elected a member of the General
Assembly ; but when the daring encroachment of intruding des-
potism deprived us of a constitutional convention, and the first
law of nature demanded a substitute, he was chosen one of the
Provincial Congress ; in which departments he was vigilant and
indefatigable in defeating every effort of tyranny. To promote
the interest of his country was the delight of his soul. An in-
flexible zeal for freedom caused him to behold every engine of
oppression with contempt, horror, and aversion. His abilities in
a military capacity were equally conspicuous. That he might
cultivate a spirit of emulation for that now necessary and useful
science, he devoted not only a great part of his time, but even of
his own patrimony, and ever exhibited an example of courage
and magnanimity. In the humid vale of private life he was
agreeable and entertaining. Justice and integrity were the first
movements of his actions : To his family, kind, tender, and in-
dulgent : To his friends, unreserved and sincere : To the whole
circle of his acquaintance, affable, condescending, and obliging :
while veneration for religion augmented the splendor of his sister
virtues. As he ever maintained and avowed the highest senti-
ments of patriotism, so his conduct entirely cohered, and, actuated
by this divine principle, entered the field of battle. And although
he returned uncrowned with victorious bays, and his temples un-
adorned with laurel wreaths, yet doubtless he will be crowned
with unfading honors in the unclouded regions of eternal day."
Colonel Gardner's residence was near Union Square, in the south-
1 General Washington's Orders, July company at Maiden, to attend on this
4, 1775 : " Colonel Gardner is to be buried . mournful occasion. The places of these
to-morrow, at three o'clock, p. M., with companies, on the lines, on Prospect Hill,
the military honors due to so brave and to be supplied by Colonel Glover's regi-
gallant an officer, who fought, bled, and ment, till the funeral is over." A sad
died, in the cause of his country and order, to be issued on the next day after
mankind. His own regiment, except the assuming command of the army.
MILITARY HISTORY. 421
erly parish of Cambridge, which afterwards was the town of
Brighton.
On the day of Colonel Gardner's death, July 3d, General
Washington assumed the command of the American Army, hav-
ing arrived in Cambridge on the preceding day. Quarters were
at first assigned to him in the President's house, erected in 1726,
and still standing on Harvard Street, between Dane and Boylston
Halls. The Provincial Congress, June 26, " resolved, that the
President's house in Cambridge, excepting one room reserved by
the President for his own use, be taken, cleared, prepared, and
furnished, for the reception of General Washington and General
Lee." V This arrangement was not wholly satisfactory. He had
occupied the house only four days, when Congress ordered, July
6, " that the Committee of Safety be a committee to desire Gen-
eral Washington to let them know if there is any house at Cam-
bridge, that would be more agreeable to him and General Lee
than that in which they now are; and in that case, the said
committee are directed to procure such house, and put it in
proper order for their reception." 2 Accordingly the Committee
directed, July 8th, " that the house of Mr. John Vassall, ordered
by Congress for the residence of his excellency General Wash-
ington, should be immediately put in such a condition as may
make it convenient for that purpose." 3 Precisely how soon the
new quarters were occupied does not appear ; but Thacher rep-
resents that before July 20 the General was residing in " a con-
venient house, about half a mile from Harvard College,"4 a
description which indicates the Vassall house ; and these quarters
were retained until he left Cambridge, April 4, 1776. Quarter-
master-general Mifflin's head-quarters were at the Brattle
House.
" Immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill, the Americans
began to erect works on Prospect Hill, a very commanding
height above Charlestown Common, and at several other places
Several works were also constructed at Roxbury, and the British
confined to Boston and Charlestown within the neck." 5 These
works were extended, after the arrival of Washington, from Dor-
chester on the south, through Cambridge, to Mystic River on the
north. In Cambridge a line of fortifications was constructed
along the summit of Dana Hill, then called Butler's Hill,6 to-
1 Journals of each Provincial Congress, * Thacher's Military Journal, p. 32.
p. 398. 5 Heath's Memoirs, p. 22.
2 Ibid., p. 460. 6 Probably so called because, in the first
8 Ibid., p. 593. division of lands in Cambridge, lots on
422 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
gether with several detached forts and redoubts, delineated on the
map accompanying " Marshall's Life of Washington." The for-
tress there designated as " Fort No. 3 " was a very little outside
of Cambridge bounds, not far from Union Square in Somerville.
This served as a connecting link between the works on Prospect
Hill, and the Cambridge lines which extended northwardly from
the point where Broadway crosses the top of Dana Hill, and of
which some vestiges still remain. " Fort No. 2 " was on the
easterly side of Putnam Avenue, at its intersection with Franklin
Street. It was in good condition a few years ago ; but since
Franklin Street was extended directly through it, a large propor-
tion of the embankment has been removed, and the remainder is
rapidly disappearing. This fort effectually commanded the river
as far down as Riverside, where "Fort No. 1" probably stood,
though no vestige of it remains. Both the map and the obvious
fact that it commands the river down to Captain's Island, un-
mistakably indicate this as the locality of the Fort. At Cap-
tain's Island was a " 3 gun battery," commanding the River
down to its next angle ; this also has disappeared, its embank-
ments very probably having been levelled when the Powder
Magazine was constructed. At the next angle of the river, on
the easterly side of Pine Grove, anciently called the Oyster
Banks, there was another " 3 gun battery," which commanded
the river down to Lechmere's Point. This fortress was care-
fully preserved by the Dana family, for many years, until by an
arrangement with the owners, and at the joint expense of the
City and the Commonwealth, it was restored in 1858 as nearly as
possible to its original state, and enclosed by a substantial iron
fence. The United States contributed three cannon, which were
duly mounted. Let no unpatriotic hand destroy this revolution-
ary relic, now known as Fort Washington. A still more formi-
dable fortress, at Lechmere's Point, called Fort Putnam, will be
mentioned in another place.
Immediately after the arrival of General Washington, the
army was more fully organized. The right wing, at Roxbury,
under the command of Major-general Ward, consisted of two
brigades, commanded by Brigadier-generals Thomas and Spen-
cer. The left wing, commanded by Major-general Lee, con-
sisted of two brigades, under Brigadier-generals Sullivan and
Greene. The centre, at Cambridge, commanded by Major-gen-
the northerly side of Main Street, extend- Hancock Street, were assigned to Richard
ing from Dana Street somewhat beyond Butler and William Butler.
MILITARY HISTORY. 423
eral Putnam, consisted of two brigades ; one under the com-
mand of Brigadier-general Heath, embraced the regiments of
General Heath, and Colonels Patterson, Scammon, Phinney,
Gerrish, and Prescott ; the other, under the immediate command
of General Putnam, comprehended the regiments of Colonels
Glover, Frye, Bridge, Woodbridge, and Sargeant.1 According
to a " List of Colonels of the several Regiments raised by the
Colony of Massachusetts," dated Oct. 18, 1775, it appears that
the regiments composing the centre (except that of Colonel Ger-
rish which seems to have been detached for service elsewhere),
were stationed as follows : —
General Heath's Regiment at Number Two.
Colonel Patterson's Regiment at Number Three.
Colonel Scammon's Regiment at Number One.
Colonel Phinney's Regiment at North of Number Two.
Colonel Prescott's Regiment at Cambridge.
Colonel Glover's Regiment at Cambridge.
Colonel Frye's Regiment at Cambridge.
Colonel Bridge's Regiment at Cambridge.
Colonel Woodbridge's Regiment at West side of Prospect Hill
on the road leading from Charlestown Road to Menotomy.
Colonel Sargeant's Regiment at Inman's Farm.2
Frothingham says that during the next winter the troops were
accommodated in barracks thus : " At Prospect Hill, 3,464 ; at
different places, — Number One, Inman's House, &c., 3,460 ; at
Roxbury, 3,795 ; at Dorchester, 814 ; at Sewall's Point, 400 ;
at Cambridge Barracks, 640 ; at Winter Hill, 3,380 ; in the Col-
lege, 640 ; in the New College, 640 ; in the. Old College, 240 ;
North Chapel, 160 ; total, 17,633 ; exclusive of private houses in
Cambridge." 3
After the 19th of April, 1775, not many important military
events occurred within the borders of this town, while it was oc-
cupied by the army. A few are mentioned by Gen. Heath, who
was an eye-witness : " Nov. 9th. At the top of high water, the
tide being very full, some British Light Infantry, in boats, came
over from Boston, and landed on Lechmere's Point. The centi-
nels on the point came off ; the alarm was given ; and several
hundred Americans forded over the causeway,4 in the face of the
1 Frothingham's Siege of Boston, pp. 4 The New England Chronicle, Nov. 16,
219, 220. says: "The tide was very full, and our
2 Mass. Arch., cxlvi. 340. It is said men were retarded in getting to the point
that Gen. Putnam's head-quarters were in by being obliged to pass a ford near breast
the Inman house. high." This ford or causeway was prob-
8 Siege of Boston, p. 291. ably the same which the British troops
424 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
British, the water at least two feet deep. The British, seeing
the spirit of the Americans, although they were very advantage-
ously posted, made a precipitate retreat to their boats. Three
or four Americans were wounded, one mortally. The British
ship and floating-batteries kept up a brisk fire, but to little pur-
pose.1 Dec. 12. " A causeway was begun over the marsh to
Lechmere's Point." 2 For the next few days the " approaches
were carried on briskly, nearly to the top of the hill." On the
17th, " the morning was foggy. A detachment of 300 men,
under the direction of Gen. Putnam, broke ground on the top of
the hill, on Lechmere's Point, at a distance of not more than
half a mile from the ship. Between twelve and one o'clock, the
fog cleared away, and the ship began to cannonade the Ameri-
cans with round and grape shot, and some shells were thrown
from West-Boston. One soldier was wounded, and the party
driven from the works." On the next day, Gen. Heath " with
300 men " renewed the work, and although severely cannonaded,
held his ground without loss. The fortification was completed
within a few days, during which the " cannonade continued, but
to no effect." 3 This fortress rendered important service in the
final attack, which resulted in the evacuation of Boston by the
British army. Feb. 25, 1776, " some heavy cannon were
mounted on the works at Lechmere's Point." March 2d, " at
night a cannonade and bombardment began at the American
works on Cobble Hill and Lechmere's Point on the Cambridge
side, and at Lamb's Dam on the Roxbury side, against the Brit-
ish works ; and a number of shells were thrown into Boston."
March 4th. " There was an almost incessant roar of cannon and
mortars during the night, on both sides. The Americans took
possession of Dorchester heights, and nearly completed their
works on both hills by morning. March 9th, " there was, dur-
ing the evening and night, a continual roar of cannon and mor-
tars, from the Castle and lines on Boston neck, south end of that
town, as well as from the Americans at Roxbury, Cobble Hill,
and Lechmere's Point at Cambridge." The position of Gen.
Howe had now become utterly untenable, and on the 17th of
crossed, on their way to Lexington, when ing the fortification on Lechmere's Point
there was only a half tide. with " Fort No. 3," and crossing Miller's
1 Memoirs, p. 30. River at or near the spot where the Gore
2 Whether a new causeway was con- (or Medford) Street Bridge was after-
structed, or the old one repaired does not wards built.
distinctly appear. But, old or new, it is 8 Memoirs, pp. 32-34.
delineated on Marshal's Map as connect-
MILITARY HISTORY. 425
March, " in the morning, the British evacuated Boston ; their
rear guard with some marks of precipitancy." " The troops on
the Roxbury side moved over the neck and took possession of
Boston, as did others from Cambridge in boats. On the Ameri-
cans entering the town, the inhabitants discovered joy inex-
pressible." 1
I find on the Town Records only three references to the presence
of a large army. The town protested, May 29, 1775, against
permitting army contractors to become rich at the public expense.
In the instructions given to their delegates in the Provincial
Congress, they say, " As we are informed the honorable Com-
mittee of supplies have agreed with a number of persons to sup-
ply the Provincial Army with fresh provisions at a stated price,
which has caused great uneasiness amongst the inhabitants of
this Province in general, and this town in particular, we do in-
struct you to use your influence that they be paid a reasonable
consideration for their services, and no more." On the llth of
March, 1776, " John Foxcroft and John Wyeth, Esqs. and
Deacon Aaron Hill were chosen as a committee to present a peti-
tion to his Excellency General Washington, to know what part
of our lands he will want for the use of the Army for the pres-
ent year. The committee made no report to the town of their
proceedings." Perhaps the committee did not consult General
Washington, and had nothing to report ; within a week after
their appointment, Boston was evacuated by the British, and the
American army left Cambridge very soon afterwards. After
their departure, the town appointed a committee, May 13, 1776,
" to estimate the losses sustained by means of or in consequence
of the British troops, and report to Col. Palmer and others, a
committee appointed by the Great and General Court of the
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay to receive the same, — keeping
separate accounts of the damages sustained by posting the Amer-
ican Army in this town."
The Records of the Selectmen afford some glimpses of the
difficulty with which arms and ammunition were procured at the
commencement of the War, and of the ruinous depreciation of
the currency at a later period. I select a few items. An order
was drawn, March 13, 1775, to pay Col. Thomas Gardner " for
four half barrels of powder, X20. 13. 4." To arm the soldiers,
it was necessary to obtain muskets from private individuals. The
1 Heath's Memoirs, pp. 39-43.
426 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Selectmen, May 30, 1775, acknowledge that they have received
guns, etc., valued as follows : —
Of John Caldwell, gun, £. 1. 0. 0
Of Ebenezer Bradish, gun and bayonet, 1. 10. 0
Of Capt. Thatcher, gun, 1. 4. 0
Of Capt. Edward Marrett, gun, 1. 4. 0
Of Capt. Stedman, gun, 1. 7.0
Of Capt. Stedman, gun, 0. 19. 6
Of Capt. Stedman, gun, 1. 0. 0
and on the llth of June, —
Of Wyman, gun and bayonet, 2. 8. 0
Of Mr. Sparhawk, gun and bayonet, 1. 10. 0
Of Mr. Sparhawk, gun and bayonet, 1. 10. 0
Of Mr. Sparhawk, his own gun, 2. 8. 0
" Cambridge, Feb. 2, 1776. We the subscribers received of
the Selectmen one gun each, valued at the price set against our
names subscribed ; which gun we respectively promise to return
or allow the price set against each name. Samuel Champney,
XI. 7. 0 ; William Fuller, £1. 4. 0 ; Abijah Brown, XI. 0. 0 ;
Jonathan Deland, XO. 18. 0 ; March 4: John Lock, X2. 14. 0."
December 16, 1776, " Voted, to desire the Selectmen of Water-
town to find a Drum and deliver the same to Mr. Eayers, our
drummer, for Capt. Blaney's Company now going to New York ;
and in case there should happen any damage to said Drum, we
will be at charges with them to make it good." August 4,
1777, "N. B. There being X6. 8. 0 money left of powder, voted
to deliver the same to Capt. Locke, Deacon Hill, and Mr. Jack-
son, to procure balls and flints. Memorandum : The powder last
bought by Deacon Hill and Mr. Wyeth (at Watertown) came to
X37. 10. 0." July 26, 1780. Voted to " meet at 5 o'clock
next Friday to procure the horses." July 28, " Mr. Brown offers
his bay horse for XI, 000 ; the sorrel horse, X900 ; Capt. Jesse
Putnam for his, X900 ; Mr. Locke, for money down, XI, 000 ;
Mr. Lemuel Blanchard, for a large one, X 1,200, or X 2,400 for
two, that and another ; Thad. Wyman, X 1,000 ; another horse
of Locke's Xl,000." The sad state of the currency appears also
from sundry votes of the town : June 20, 1780, to assess
X 15,000 for the purpose of hiring soldiers ; June 22, the same
sum, and June 29, X 50,000, for the same purpose ; Dec. 18, 1780,
to assess X60,000 for the purchase of 35,255 Ibs. of beef for the
MILITARY HISTORY. 427
use of the arn>y, — being at the rate of very nearly six dollars
per pound.
On the 17th of October, 1777, Gen. Burgoyne surrendered his
army as prisoners of war. They were ordered to Cambridge,
where they arrived in the following month, and were placed
under the charge of Gen. Heath, the commander of this military
district. " As soon as he was notified that these troops were
coming under his direction, he set himself in earnest to prepare
for their reception. The barracks at Prospect and Winter Hills
were directed to be put instantly in order. The Council was
applied to, to aid in the procurement of quarters from the
citizens for the officers ; nor was this an easy task. The families
of the citizens generally wanting the room in their respective
houses rendered it difficult to obtain so many quarters as were
necessary for so great a number, and extended the limits of the
parole very considerably." 1 Gen. Burgoyne had quarters as-
signed to him in the Borland House, Gen. Riedesel in the Lech-
mere (or Sewall) House, and others elsewhere. The soldiers
occupied barracks on Prospect and Winter Hills.
"Between 11 and 12 o'clock" on the 5th of April, 1778,
" General Burgoyne left Cambridge for Rhode Island ; " and on
the 15th " a division of the Convention troops marched for Rut-
land, under escort of a detachment of militia, commanded by
Major Read."2 The remainder of "the Convention troops
marched for Virginia," on the 10th and llth of November, 1778,3
after having been prisoners of war somewhat more than a year.
During their continuance in and around Cambridge, vexatious
collisions were of frequent occurrence ; and two, of a more serious
character, produced painful excitement. In January, 1778, " Col.
Henley, who had the immediate command at Cambridge," being
treated insolently by a British soldier, " pricked him with a sword
or bayonet. Gen. Burgoyne immediately presented a complaint
against Col. Henley, charging him with barbarous and wanton
conduct and intentional murder." 4 A spicy correspondence
ensued between Generals Burgoyne and Heath. The case was
duly examined by a court martial, and Col. Henley was acquit-
ted.5 June 17, 1778. " A British officer was shot by an Amer-
ican sentinel on Prospect Hill, the officer attempting to pass con-
trary to the standing orders." A jury of inquest, consisting of
1 Heath's Memoirs, p. 134. * Ibid., pp. 149, 150.
2 Ibid., pp. 161, 162. 6 Ibid., p. 155.
8 Ibid., p. 198.
428 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
" William Howe, Benjamin Locke, John Brown, Ebenezer Sted-
man, Samuel Manning, Nathaniel Austin, Joseph Read, jr.,
James Hill, Thomas Barrett, Benjamin Baker, Aaron Hill,
Isaac Bradish, James Munroe, Joseph Johnson, good and lawful
men of Cambridge," rendered their verdict on the 18th of June,
" that the said Richard Brown was shot with a fire arm by the
centinel in Charlestown, near Prospect Hill, between the hours
of five and six, P.M., on the 17th day of June, A. D. 1778, in
attempting to pass the centinel with two women, after being
properly challenged by said centinel, and so came to death." 1
By the official census, it appears that the population of Cam-
bridge was 1,586 in 1776, and 2,115 in 1790 ; a very large pro-
portion of which number served in the Revolutionary Army.
My list is doubtless imperfect ; yet it contains more than four
hundred and fifty names. Among the officers were Colonels
Ebenezer Bridge, Thomas Gardner, Samuel Thatcher ; Captains,
Benjamin Locke, John Walton ; Lieutenants, Solomon Bowman,
Samuel Butterfield, William Colson, Stephen Frost, Samuel
Locke, Josiah Moore, Josiah Warren, Jotham Walton, John Wy-
man ; Sergeants, Joseph Bates, Joseph Belknap, Nathaniel Be-
mis, Oliver Brown, John Burns, John Cutter, Josiah Dana,
James Fillebrown, Thomas Fillebrown, Belcher Hancock, Wil-
liam Harrington, Moses Hovey, James Kettle, Isaac Learned,
Joseph Trask, Isaac Tufts, Elkanah Welch, Jeduthun Welling-
ton ; Corporals, Michael Applebee, Ebenezer Brown, Stephen
Cook, Moses Coolidge, John Cooper, Thomas Cutter, James
Fowle, Joshua Gamage, John Hackleton, Nathaniel Learned,
James Locke, James Perry, Solomon Phipps, Seth Stone, John
Tidd, James Tufts, John Warland, Thomas Warland. Abraham
Watson, Jr., was Surgeon of Col. Gardner's Regiment, and James
Winthrop was aid-de-camp to Gen. Prescott. Besides the pri-
vate soldiers whose names appear on the before mentioned rolls
of the two companies commanded by Capt. Samuel Thatcher and
Capt. Benjamin Locke, those who are named in the list below
appear to have been a portion of the Cambridge quota : —
John Abbott. Nathaniel Austin. Jonathan Barrett.
John Acres. Benjamin Badger. George Barrington.
Daniel Adams. William Barber. Thomas Beals.
John Adams. Caleb Barrett. Thomas Bemford.
Thomas Adams. Daniel Barrett. Luke Bemis.
George Allen. John Barrett. Francis Bennett.
1 Heath's Memoirs, p. 175.
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429
Joseph Biglow.
Nathan Blodgett.
Henry Bond.
Amos Bordman.
Moses Bordman.
Richard Bordman.
William Bordman.
Zechariah Bostwick.
Andrew Bradshaw.
Christopher Brandon.
Robert Bray.
Jonathan Bright.
Joseph Bright.
Abijah Brooks.
Abijah Brown.
James Brown.
Jonathan Brown.
William Brown.
AJexander Buckingham.
John Bucknam.
John Bull.
Stephen Butterfield.
John Capell.
Daniel Carmichael.
Thaddeus Carter.
John Cassell.
Isaac Champney.
Nathaniel Champney.
Samuel Champney.
Thomas Champney.
Joseph Child.
Moses Child.
Norman Clark.
James Connor.
Benjamin Cook.
Caleb Cook.
Ephraim Cook.
James Cook.
Joshua Cook.
Thomas Cook.
Caleb Coolidge.
Joseph Coolidge.
Joshua Coolidge.
Nathaniel Coolidge.
Simon Coolidge.
Thomas Coolidge.
Thomas Cooper.
Richard Crease.
Jazaniah Crosby.
John Crosby.
William Crosby.
Ishmael Cutler.
Prince Cutler.
Ammi Cutter, Jr.
James Cutter.
Richard Cutter.
Samuel Cutter.
William Cutter, Jr.
Silent Cutting.
Benjamin Dana.
Ezra Dana.
John Dana.
Richard Dana.
Henry Darling.
Daniel Doland.
Paul Dexter.
James Dickson.
William Dickson.
Thomas Ditson.
Isaac Dix.
John Dorin.
Thomas Dove.
Zacheus Drury.
Daniel Duncan.
David Edmands.
John Edmands.
Thomas Edmands.
Andrew Ellis.
Richard Everett.
Thomas Farrington.
Absalom Farwell.
David Farwell.
Josiah Fessenden.
Samuel Fillebrown.
Aaron Fisher.
Ephraim Flagg.
Benjamin Floyd.
John Forman.
Benjamin B. Foster.
Bennett Foster.
James Fowle.
John Fowle, Jr.
Samuel Fowle.
John Francis.
Cato Freeman.
Abraham Frost.
Edmund Frost.
Ephraim Frost.
James Frost.
James Frost, Jr.
Neptune Frost.
Seth Frost.
Charles Frothingham.
William Frothingham.
Robert Fulton.
William Fuller.
Jesse Gaffield.
Samuel Gallison.
Daniel Gamage.
John Gardner.
Thomas Gardner.
George Geyer.
Jonathan C. Godden.
William Grady.
John Grandy.
Isaac Greenleaf.
William Gridley.
John Hagar.
Richard Hales.
Edward Harrington.
Benjamin Hastings.
Edward Hastings.
John Hastings.
Richard Hay.
John Heywood.
Samuel Heywood..
John Hill.
Samuel Hill.
Thomas Hill.
John Hoi brook.
Joseph Holden.
Reuben Hooker.
Thomas Hoppin.
Edward Horton.
Josiah Horton.
Caleb Hovey.
Josiah Hovey.
Thomas Hovey. »
Samuel Howard.
Simon Howard.
Abraham Hurley.
William Hurley.
Peter Jackson.
Job Jennens.
Phinehas Jennison.
Abel Johnson.
Abijah Johnson.
Jesse Johnson.
Jonas Johnson.
Lawrence Johnson.
430
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Philip Johnson.
Wicom Johnson.
James Jones.
Peter Quinn.
Henry Ramor.
Abraham Rand.
John Kidder.
Moses Rand.
Henry King.
Peter Landman.
Thomas Ransford.
Jonathan Read.
Joseph Larkin.
Jonathan Lawrence.
James Learned.
Joseph Read.
Stacy Read.
John Rice.
William Learned.
Elias Richardson.
Jack Leavenworth.
Moses Richardson.
Robert Leonard.
Job Littlefield.
Jonathan Locke.
George Richey.
John Ridgway.
Ebenezer Robbins.
Thomas Long.
Richard Loring.
Thomas Mason.
Ephraim Robbins.
Jonathan Robbins.
Gain Robinson.
Edmund Masters.
Silas Robinson.
Robert McCleary.
Arthur Me Cord.
Daniel McGuire.
Daniel McNamara (de-
serted).
John Mead.
York Ruggles.
John Runey.
Joseph Russell.
Patten Russell.
Samuel Russell.
Jacob Sanderson.
Thomas Melendy.
Joseph Mills.
Samuel Mills.
William Sanger.
John Savage.
Richard Seaver.
Pierce Moran.
William Morse.
Joseph Shaw.
John Sherrin.
Ephraim Mullett.
John Myrick.
Alexander Nelson.
Ebenezer Simonds.
James Simson.
John Smith.
John Palmer.
John Parcells.
Thomas Park.
Jackson Parker.
Thomas Parrott.
William Penniman.
Thomas Perkins.
Blake Sparhawk.
Noah Sparhawk.
Convers Spring.
Jonathan Stanley.
Joseph Stanley.
Jotham Staple.
John Stearns.
Jesse Perry.
Robert Steward.
Elijah Phipps.
Samuel Phipps.
John Pierce.
Samuel Stimson.
Amos Stone.
David Stone.
Joseph Pierce.
Samuel Pierce.
John Stone.
Aaron Swan.
Job Potamea.
Edward Prentice.
Henry Prentice.
Henry Prentice, Jr.
Jonas Prentice.
Solomon Prentice.
George Swan.
Stephen Symmes.
Amos Taylor.
John Tidd.
Joseph Trask.
Stephen Tucker.
Ebenezer Tufts.
John Tufts.
Jonathan Tufts.
Nathan Tufts.
Nathaniel Tufts.
Samuel Tufts.
George Turner.
Wait Turner.
Elijah Tuttle.
Joseph Tuttle.
John Vertys.
John Vila.
Thomas Wait.
Edward Walker.
Israel Walton.
William Warland.
Daniel Watson.
Isaac Watson.
William Watson.
Ezra Welch.
John Welch.
Elijah Weld.
Henry Weld.
Job Wetherell.
Thomas Wheeler.
Andrew White.
James White.
John Whiting.
Andrew Whitney.
Nathaniel R. Whitney.
Oliver Whitney.
Timothy Whitney.
Francis Whittemore.
Nathan Whittemore.
Samuel Whittemore, Jr.
Thomas Whittemore.
James Williams.
Nathaniel Williams.
Timothy Willison.
George Wilson.
Josiah Wilson.
Thomas Wilson.
William Wilton.
Henry Winship.
Isaac Winship.
John Winship.
Coolidge Wood.
Charles Wyman.
Phipps Wyman.
James Yates.
MILITARY HISTORY.
The war against Great Britain, which was proclaimed on the
19th of June, 1812, was unpopular in Cambridge, as in New Eng-
land generally. The muster rolls are not within my reach ; and
I am unable to furnish a full list of volunteers who may have en-
tered the army. A certificate remains on file, however, that the
Cambridge Light Infantry were in camp at South Boston fifty-
one days, commencing Sept. 10, 1814. The company consisted
of Captain Samuel Child, Jr. ; Lieutenant Jonathan C. Prentiss ;
Ensign Eliab W. Metcalf; Sergeants, John Ruggles, William
Hunnewell, Oliver L. Child, Ruf us Roberts ; Corporals, Jacob
H. Bates, Asa Wyman ; Fifer, Nathaniel Munroe ; Privates,
William Bates, Elijah Bellows, David Bowtell, John Brackett,
William Brown, James Child, Nathaniel Colburn, Charles Ev-
erett, John Fillebrown, Timothy Flagg, Abraham J. Gould,
Henry Greenwood, Sewall Hadley, Isaac Herrick, William Hol-
lis, Isaac Kilburn, Richard Larrabee, Cyrus Morse, Harris Mun-
roe, Seth Sanderson, Buckley Stone, Moses Thompson, Charles
Walton, Galen Ware, Jonas Wyeth 3d. Besides these, William
Surges, James Gilson, John Wheeler 2d, Samuel S. Willard, and
Stephen Wyeth, were drafted into the service in August, 1814,
and Samuel Carpenter, Peter G. Conant, William C. Davis,
Thomas Dean, Jr., Edmund Morrill, Seth Tinkham, and John
Wyman, served as substitutes for other drafted men.
To Cambridge rightfully belongs the honor of organizing the
first company of militia in the United States, which was enlisted
expressly for the defence of the government in the War of the
Rebellion, 1861. Soon after the Presidential election in 1860,
many who carefully watched the signs of the times were confi-
dent that the Southern States would soon be in open rebellion,
and that the national government could only be preserved by
force of arms. Among those who foresaw the peril and did not
shrink from it was James P. Richardson, Esq.,1 an attorney at
law in Cambridgeport. In anticipation of the impending strug-
gle, he issued the following notice : —
*'The undersigned proposes to organize a company of volun-
teers, to tender their services to our common country, and to
do what they can to maintain the integrity and glory of our flag
and Union. Any citizen of good moral character and sound in
body, who wishes to join the corps, will please call at my office,
Main Street, Cambridgeport. J. P. RICHARDSON." 2
1 Great-grandson of Moses Richardson, who was slain on the day of the Lexing-
ton Battle, April 19, 1775. a Cambridge Chronicle, Jan. 5, 1861.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
On the 13th of April, 1861, it was announced that sixty per-
sons had enlisted, and that the company had been accepted by
the Governor. Two days afterwards, April 15th, the President
of the United States issued a proclamation, calling for 75,000
volunteers, to serve three months, in defence of the Union. On
the 16th, the Governor issued his orders ; and this company
responded on the morning of the 17th, having in its ranks, when
it arrived at the State House, ninety-five members, some having
joined it on its march. It seems highly proper to preserve the
names of those patriotic men, who, first of all, voluntarily offered
their services to the country : —
CAPTAIN.
James P. Richardson.
1ST LIEUT.
Samuel E. Chamberlain.
2D LIEUT.
Edwin F. Richardson.
SERGEANTS.
John Kinnear.
Francis M. Doble.
George W. Smith.
Conrad D. Kinnear.
CORPORALS.
Augustus A. Thurston.
Daniel F. Brown.
Benjamin F. Dexter.
John E. Howe.
MUSICIAN.
John Charles Copp.
PRIVATES.
Leonard Arkerson.
Edwin Barry.
Andrew J. Bate.
Joseph H. Baxter.
Albert C. Berry.
Isaac H. Blake.
Robert F. Bourne.
Charles B. Brown.
Solomon M. Busnach.
Joseph P. Cartwright.
James Gate.
Edwin F. Chandler.
Frederick Chandler.
William Chandler.
William H. Clark.
William A. Colby.
Thomas Costello.
Robert D. Grabble.
Jere C. Cronin, Jr.
Hugh Cunningham.
Charles R. Dakin.
Louis 1 P. Davis, Jr.
Lowell Ellison.
Edwin E. Fairbanks.
Thos. W. Frederickson.
John C. Gaffney.
Robert J. Gamble.
Thomas Gamble.
Joseph Gay.
John Green.
Abner A. Griffing.
James W. Haley.
Samuel L. Harty.
George W. Hastings.
Levi Hawkes.
William A. Hayward.
Frederick A. Hill.
Simon D. Hitchcock.
Alfred F. Holt.
Patrick Howard.
Charles M. Hewlett.
William Kavanaugh.
Frank E. Kelly.
Paul Kennedy.
John W. King.
George W. Lamson.
Samuel H. Libbey.
Samuel C. Lucy.
Thomas H. Lucy.
Thomas Martin.
Richard T. Marvin.
Alfred J. Mason.
Joseph Mayer.
Timothy McCarty.
Thomas McDonald.
Eugene H. McQuillen.
Michael McQuillen.
Daniel R. Melcher.
Horatio C. Moore.
George T. Nichols.
Thomas A. B. Norris, Jr.
James W. Penniman.
Calvin D. Peirce.
Thomas Preston.
William W. Richards.
William R. Russell.
William Shannon.
James Sheedy.
Charles S. Slate.
Samuel F. Slocomb.
Henry A. Smith.
John Smith.
Charles E. Stevens.
Warren F. Stone.
Michael Sullivan.
Timothy Sullivan.
William Tibbetts.
Charles H. Titus.
Edwin H. Trulan.
John Vose.
George W. Waters.
George W. Wheelock.
Henry White.
John A. White.
Andrew Wilson.
1 Or, Llewelyn.
MILITARY HISTORY. 433
Ninety-seven in all ; but Calvin D. Peirce and Edwin H. Tru-
lan were not mustered in until the 6th of May, after the company
arrived at Fortress Monroe.
At the expiration of its term of service, this company returned,
and received an ovation from their fellow citizens July 23, 1861,
at the City Hall. Nearly all its members reenlisted, and ren-
dered further service to the country ; and many laid down their
lives in its defence.1 Of its three commissioned officers, Capt.
James P. Richardson received a commission as Captain in the
38th Regiment, Aug. 12, 1862 ; was promoted to the office of
Major, Dec. 4, 1862, and to that of Lieut.-colonel, July 16, 1863 ;
from which time he had the command of the regiment, as the
Colonel was absent on leave from April, 1863, until the end of the
war. Col. Richardson was severely wounded at the battle of
Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864, but continued in service until the end
of the war, after which he served in the regular army in a sub-
ordinate office, and was for a considerable time Judge Advocate.
He was afterwards appointed Judge of a court in Texas. Lieut.
Samuel E. Chamberlain was commissioned Captain of a company
in the First Regiment of Cavalry, Nov. 25, 1861 ; Major, Oct. 30,
1862 ; Lieut.-colonel, March 5, 1864; Colonel of the Fifth Regi-
ment of Cavalry, July 26, 1865 ; and was discharged, Oct. 31,
1865, after the war ended, with the brevet rank of Brigadier-
general. He was very dangerously wounded at Kelly's Ford,
March 17, 1863. A bullet entered his left cheek-bone, and was
long afterwards taken out from his spine between the shoulder-
blades. He soon returned, however, to his post, and remained
in active service more than six months after the surrender of
Gen. Lee's Army. He afterwards served the Commonwealth as
Deputy Quartermaster-general, from Aug. 24, 1866, to Jan. 25,
1872 ; and he is now Warden of the State Prison, to which office
he was appointed in December, 1871. Lieut. Edwin F. Richard-
son received a commission as First Lieutenant of a company in
the 22d Regiment, Oct. 1, 1861, which he resigned June 10,
1862. He soon afterwards enlisted as a private, became a Ser-
geant, was mortally wounded in battle, May 18, 1864, and died
on the 26th of the same month. He nobly redeemed his pledge
at the ovation on the 23d of July, 1861, when he is reported to
have said, "he was determined to go back to the seat of war,"
1 As nearly as can be ascertained, the ceived commissions, and twenty-one were
whole number reenlisted, with only two killed in battle, or died of wounds and
exceptions ; twenty-seven of them re- disease contracted in the service.
28
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
and " to fight till the war was over ; and if need be he would
leave his bones to bleach on southern soil."1 He sacrificed his
life, but his remains, transported by friendly hands, were honor-
ably deposited in the Soldiers' Lot in the Cambridge Cemetery.
Cambridge furnished about two hundred commissioned officers,
during the War of the Rebellion. The following list is doubtless
imperfect; yet it is the result of an examination of the Adjutant-
general's Reports, supplemented by personal inquiry, and an in-
spection of the names on the Soldiers' Monument in Cambridge.
BRIGADIER-GENERALS.
Henry L. Eustis.
Charles Russell Lowell.
BREVET BRIGADIER-
GENERALS.
Samuel E. Chamberlain.
Charles F. Walcott.
COLONELS.
P. Stearns Davis.
Norwood P. Hallowell.
Albert Ordway.
Edmund Rice.
BREVET COLONEL.
James B. Smith.
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
William W. Bullock.
Jeremiah W. Coveney.
J. Durell Green.
William H. Lounsbury.
George A. Meacham.
David P. Muzzey.
James P. Richardson.
Samuel W. Richardson.
Albert Stickney.
MAJORS.
Ezra P. Gould.
C. Frederick Livermore.
Charles C. Parsons.
Henry L. Patten.
Thomas O. Barri.
Joseph H. Baxter.
James B. Bell.
George N. Bennett.
Robert T. Bourne.
John T. Burgess.
Richard Gary.
Charles H. Chapman.
Joseph H. Clark.
J. Warren Cotton.
Lewis S. Dabney.
Alexander J. Dallas.
George H. Dana.
James T. Davis.
Horace Dexter.
Edward G. Dyke.
Charles W. Folsom.
William H. Gertz.
Joseph A. Hildreth.
Arthur Hodges.
George F. Holman.
Henry A. Homer.
Henry P. Hoppin.
Samuel D. Hovey.
William G. Howe.
Alpheus Hyatt.
William H. Jewell.
Edward B. P. Kinsley.
Leodegar M. Lipp.
Roger S. Littlefield.
John T. Richards.
Atherton H. Stevens, Jr.2 Frederick A. Lull.
BREVET MAJOR. John W. McGregor.
Charles J. Mills. Samuel McKeever.
CAPTAINS. Robert R. Newell.
Thomas H. Annable. William J. O'Brien.
William Plumer.
Josiah Porter.
Thomas R. Robeson.
J. Emery Round.
Taylor P. Rundlett.
John S. Sawyer.
George A. Schmitt.
J. Lewis Stackpole.
George H. Taylor.
Levi P. Thompson.
George O. Tyler.
Charles C. Wehrun.
Henry C. Wells.
Thomas R. WTells.
Edward E. White.
William H. Whitney.
John B. Whorf.
John Wilder.
John C. Willey.
Andrew Wilson.
John T. Wilson.
J. Henry Wyman.
BREVET CAPTAIN.
Benjamin Vaughn.
SURGEONS.
Alfred F. Holt.
Anson P. Hooker.
Alfred A. Stocker.
A. Carter Webber.
ASSISTANT SURGEON.
Henry O. Marcy.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
John S. Allanson.
William B. Allyn.
John Bigelow.
1 Cambridge Chronicle, July 27, 1861.
2 To Major Stevens was allotted the
privilege of conferring special honor on
Cambridge. On the morning of April
3, 1865, he received from the Mayor of
Richmond a formal surrender of the city,
led his squadron within the walls, and
displayed the Stars and Stripes upon the
State House.
MILITARY HISTORY.
435
George W. Booth.
William S. Buck.
Isaac H. Bullard.
John H. Butler.
A. L. Chamberlain.
Daniel H. Chamberlain.
Frederick Chandler.
William H. Clark.
Theodore Collamore.
Marcus M. Collis.
John H. Conant.
George H. Copeland.
Calvin A. Damon.
Henry C. Dana.
Charles M. Duren.
Gerald Fitzgerald.
Charles F. Foster.
John C. GalFney.
Thomas L. Harmon.
John C. Heymer.
Charles V. Holt,
George H. Howard.
Eli P. Kinsley.
Thomas J. Langley.
James R. Lawrence.
Edward M. Livermore.
Charles A. Longfellow.
James J. Lowell.
Alphonso M. Lunt.
Timothy McCarty.
Lebbeus H. Mitchell.
William Mullett.
James Munroe.
Isaac H. Pinkham.
John H. Rafferty.
W. Carey Rice.
Darius P. Richards.
Edwin F. Richardson.
Ezra Ripley.
William A. Robinson.
Nathan Russell, Jr.
Frank N. Scott.
Jared Shepard.
George B. Smith.
George W. Smith.
Charles B. Stevens.
Frank E. Stimson.
William B. Storer.
Humphrey Sullivan.
Robert Torrey, Jr.
Emory Washburn, Jr.
Charles P. Welch.
Austin C. Wellington.
Amos W. Bridges.
Joseph P. Burrage.
Edward F. Campbell.
Howard Carroll.
William M. Cloney.
George Cole.
Daniel G. E. Dickinson.
Lowell Ellison.
George A. Fisher.
Thomas J. Fletcher.
Nathan G. Gooch.
James B. Hancock.
Stephen S. Harris.
Harrison Hinkley.
Henry C. Hobbs.
Andrew J. Holbrook.
George M. Joy.
Henry B. Leighton.
John McClintock.
Edmund Miles.
Daniel S. Parker.
William L. Putnam.
Hiram Rowe.
William L. Whitney, Jr. George P. Small.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS. William H. B. Smith.
Leonard C. Alden.
Pardon Almy, Jr.
Rudolph N. Anderson.
John V. Apthorp.
Charles P. Blaisdell.
George L. Bradbury.
William A. Tarbell.
William H. Tibbetts.
Pay son E. Tucker.
Oliver H. Webber.
Nathaniel S. Wentworth.
William McDermott.
To these should be added three officers in the Navy, whose
names are inscribed on the Soldiers' Monument : Assistant
Surgeons William Longshaw, Jr., Henry Sylvanus Plympton ;
Assistant Engineer, John M. Whittemore. And it would be un-
pardonable to omit the name of Rear Admiral Charles Henry
Davis, who rendered active and efficient service during the War.
On the 17th of June, 1869, the Mayor and City Council laid
the corner-stone of a monument,1 which was dedicated, with fit-
ting ceremonies, July 13, 1870. It stands upon the Common in
front of the College, and bears this inscription : " THE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS OF CAMBRIDGE, WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE IN-
1 The committee charged with the erec-
tion of this monument give due credit to
the persons engaged in its construction :
" Designers of the Monument and Artists
of the Statue, Cyrus and Darius Cobb,
of Cambridge; Architect, Thomas W.
Silloway, A. M., of Boston ; Contractors
for the Stone and Masonry, McDonald &
Mann, of Cambridge ; Manufacturers of
the Tablets, The Metallic Compression
Company, of Somerville."
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
SCRIBED, DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, IN THE
WAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE UNION. To PERPETUATE
THE MEMORY OF THEIR VALOR AND PATRIOTISM, THIS MONU-
MENT is ERECTED BY THE CITY, A. D. 1869-70." The names
are inscribed on eight tablets, two upon each buttress. It is
surely no more than just that they should also be inscribed here :
BRIGADIER GENERAL.
Charles Russell Lowell.
COLONEL.
P. Stearns Davis.
MAJOR.
Henry L. Patten.
BREVET MAJOR.
Charles James Mills.
CAPTAINS.
Thomas O. Barri.
Joseph A. Baxter.
Robert T. Bourne.
Richard Gary.
Alexander J. Dallas.
Thomas R. Robeson.
Levi P. Thompson.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
William Bradford Allyn.
Gerald Fitzgerald.
James J. Lowell.
James Munroe.
John H. Rafferty.
W. Carey Rice.
Ezra Ripley.
Jared Shepard.
Frank E. Stimson.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Leonard C. Alden.
Pardon Almy, Jr.
Rudolph N. Anderson.
Joseph P. Burrage.
Howard Carroll.
James B. Hancock.
William L. Putnam.
Hiram Rowe.
William H. B. Smith.
William H. Tibbetts.
SERGEANT MAJOR.
Walter W. Nurse.
SERGEANTS.
J. Frank Angell.
William H. Babcock.
Charles Bisbee.
Charles B. Brown.
Daniel F. Brown.
James L. Brown.
George F. Gate.
Martin G. Child.
A. Stacy Courtis.
John L. Fenton.
George Grier.
William P. Hadley.
Anselm C. Hammond.
Oliver Hapgood.
George W. Harris.
Edward M. Hastings.
George E. Henshaw.
Curtis Hobbs.
Oliver L. Hodgdon.
Horace M. Hosmer.
Charles A. Howard.
William H. Keene.
Andrew A. Langley.
Lauren F. Langley.
William Matthews.
James McCalvey.
Nathaniel Prentiss.
John Henry Purcell.
Edwin F. Richardson.
Charles C. Schwartz.
John P. Turner.
Theodore E. Waters.
CORPORALS.
Alexander T. Barri.
Erastus R. Bullard.
Thomas Cassidy.
William L. C'hampney.
Richard Condon.
John Cooley.
Owen Duffy.
Hezekiah O. Gale.
John Hamilton.
John Hogan.
John E. Howe.
Levi Langley.
Thomas Lawson.
David K. Munroe.
Jeremiah Murphy.
Joseph McEvoy.
Charles E. Neale.
William J. Rand.
Frederick Ruhling.
Lucian J. Sanderson.
John Scanlan.
Frank Snow.
William F. Sparrow.
Thomas Tabor.
Augustus A. Thurston.
Alphonzo D. Titus.
Henry Walker.
Joseph H. Wyman.
PRIVATES.
William Adams.
George N. Allen.
Sidney Allen.
Frank M. Almy.
Lucien Andrews.
James Angling.
Joseph Baldwin.
Samuel Benjamin.
George W. Bentley.
Joseph D. Bertsch.
Edwin J. Bigelow.
George R. Blake.
Horace O. Blake.
Walter S. Bradbury.
Charles M. Bridges.
John P. Brown.
George W. Bullock.
George L. Burton.
John D. Burtwell.
Albert L. Butler.
John E. Butler.
Patrick Callahan.
William C. Games.
Charles A. Carpenter.
MILITARY HISTORY.
437
Charles A. Carter.
John Caswell.
H. Gray Chipman.
Edwin R. Clark.
Herman J. Clark.
Thomas J. Clements.
Jeremiah Cokely.
Timothy Condlin.
Peter Conlan.
John Conner.
Bernard Con way.
Daniel Con way.
Michael Conway.
Jeremiah Corkery.
Joseph Corrigan.
Thomas F. Costello.
Franklin J. Cremin.
John Crockett.
Michael T. Croning.
George Cubery.
Augustus Cunningham.
Samuel A. Cutting.
Robert L. Dale.
Michael Daley. •
Milo H. Daley.
John H. Dame.
Charles T. Denton.
William A. Dillingham.
John A. Dodge.
Joseph Donavan.
Patrick Donavan.
Marcus Downing.
John Ducy.
John Dunn.
Francis W. Eaton.
Charles F. Edwards.
Herbert L. Emerson.
Charles W. Emery.
James English.
Henry L. Ewell.
James M. Fairfield.
George F. Falls.
Charles C. Fatal.
Patrick Fay.
Isaac Fenton.
Thomas Fitzgerald.
Bernard Flanigan.
Herman Flint.
Howard J. Ford.
William F. Freeman.
Thomas Gaffney.
Benjamin F. Garland.
Charles R. Gay.
John Gibbons.
James J. Gibson.
Thomas Gibson.
John M. Gilcreas.
Patrick J. Gill.
James Golden.
Charles W. Goodwin.
Henry Gould.
Samuel S. Gould.
Francis Graham.
Aurelius Gray.
Benjamin F. Gunnison.
Winfield S. Gurney.
Ferdinand Haberer.
Bernard Haley.
Aromel H. Hamilton.
Peter Hanlon.
Charles D. Harlow.
William Harlow.
John Harney.
David G. Hatch.
John F. Hawkes.
George W. Hearsey.
Daniel Hickey.
Edward T. Hixon.
Michael Hoar.
Joseph Hodges, Jr.
Joseph Hoey.
Francis C. Hopkinson.
Dennis Horrigan.
Patrick Howard.
John Hughes, 2d.
Joseph H. Hughes.
John Irwin.
William R. Jackson.
Austin Jefferson.
Alfred Jennings.
George A. Jewett.
Charles D. Johnson.
William Johnson.
David Johnston.
John O. Keefe.
Timothy Kelleher.
Peter Kelly.
Thomas Kelsey.
Paul Kennedy.
Alois Kolb.
Benjamin F. Lancton.
Francis L. Lander.
William H. Lattimer.
William Laws.
Philo G. Lawton.
Timothy Leary.
Edward Lennon.
John M. S. Lernard.
Thomas Long.
George W. Lucy.
William H. Lunt.
John Lynch.
John W. Macconnell.
Bernard Madden.
John Madden.
John H. Maguire.
Elias Manning.
John Manning.
Thomas Marin.
Thomas Maroney.
John Marshall.
Ferdinand Matthews.
Archibald McCaffrey.
John McCarthy.
Patrick McDermott.
Albert McKown.
Dennis McMahon.
James McNall.
Francis McQuade.
Michael McQuillan.
Michael McVey.
Dennis Meagher.
William Mitchell.
Alvah Montgomery.
Stephen Moore.
William Z. Morey.
Alexander Morin.
Christopher Morris.
Joseph A. Morris.
George E. Morse.
Bernard Mullen.
Charles Murphy.
John Murphy.
John C. Murphy.
Michael Murphy.
Thomas Murphy.
Dennis B. Nash.
Thomas Neville.
George Nichols.
Dennis O'Brien.
Martin O'Brien.
William O'Brien.
John O'Connor.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
John O'Hara.
Patrick O'Niel.
Thomas Palmer.
Charles Parker.
William L. Parker.
George W. Paul.
James D. Paul.
Edwin R. Pearson.
Henry Penmore.
Walter S. Penniman.
William Pliipps.
James H. Pierce, Jr.
William Plant.
Augustus R. Pope.
John Powers.
William B. Price.
Edwin C. Proctor.
Philip J. Quinn.
John H. Ready.
Frederick S. Richards.
William Robins.
James B. Robinson.
Thomas H. Roper.
James H. Rowe.
Randolph Ruther.
Thomas F. Ryan.
William Schmidt.
Orrin Seavey.
David Shattels.
Thomas J. Short.
William H. Smart.
Daniel F. Smith.
Augustine Sorg.
George H. Stearns.
Walter H. Stedson.
Francis E. Stevens.
William L. Stevens.
Humphrey Sullivan.
Thomas Sullivan.
Francis C. Swift.
John H. Talbot.
Edward B. Thomas.
William Thompson.
Robert Thornton.
George G. Thwing.
William Tingey.
Frank Todd.
John Toomey.
James Travis.
George T. Tucker.
John H. Tucker.
David Tyler.
Leonard Volk.
George F. Wakefield.
George W. Waters.
Henry C. Waters.
George P. Welch.
Lewis Westacott.
Richard Westacott.
Charles White.
Dennis White.
Edward P. White.
George R. White.
Ebenezer AVhiting.
Thomas Wilson.
William Wilson.
Robert Wiseman.
George T. Wood.
Levi Woofindale.
William H. Wyeth.
Charles F. York.
Thorn a* Yuill.
Of those engaged in the naval service: Assistant Surgeons,
William Longshaw, Jr., Henry Sylvanus Plympton ; Assistant
Engineer, John M. Whittemore ; Gunner, Jacob Amee ; George
Bacon, Charles F. Brown.
Among the documents deposited under the corner-stone of the
Soldiers' Monument is a u Brief History of Cambridge," (pre-
pared by Henry W. Muzzey, Esq., President of the Common
Council), in which it is stated that, " During the War, Cam-
bridge furnished to the army of the United States four thousand
one hundred and thirty-five men, and to the navy four hundred
and fifty-three men." This was about one sixth part of the en-
tire population, which was 26,060 in 1860, and 29,112 in 1865.1
1 Cambridge not only furnished a full
share of soldiers, but was active in reliev-
ing the distress occasioned by the war.
A subscription was commenced in July,
1862, which amounted to more than
$30,000, for the benefit of soldiers and
their families. When the " Massachusetts
Soldiers' Relief Association" was formed
at Washington, Aug. 11, 1862, its first
President, George W. McLellan, and its
Corresponding Secretary, George F. Mc-
Lellan, were Cambridge men. One of its
Directors was Zenas W. Bliss, then a
clerk in the Department of the Interior,
but previously and for many years since a
proof-reader at Riverside. Before that
Association was formed, however, Mr.
Bliss was appointed by the Senators and
Representatives of Massachusetts in Con-
gress to visit and relieve the sick and
wounded soldiers. As their agent, and
afterwards on behalf of the Association,
until his appointment as Commissioner
of Enrollment, he visited the hospitals and
battle-fields near Washington, on his er-
rand of mercy, and at one time was for
ten days within the rebel lines, minister-
ing to the wants of the soldiers who were
wounded at the second Bull Run Battle.
CHAPTER XXII.
STATISTICS.
THE Town Records contain the following Rate List : " The
number of persons & of the estate of the [inhabitants] as it was
taken by the townsmen by the order of the Court 1 in the yeare
1647 (1) mo. : -
135 ^sons, at 20' ^ heade, one peny in the pound, comes
to 11'. 5<
90 houses, at 2537'. 10"
Broaken land, 776 ac. at 1' ^ ac. 3'. 4*. 8rf
Unbroaken land, 1084 ac. at 10s "$ ac.
Marsh land, 500 ac. at 10s ^ ac.
ffarr medowes, 258 ac. at 6s ^ ac.
208 cowes, at 5l ty cow, 1040'
42 three yearelings, at 4' "$ head,
head,
74 two yearelings, at 2'. 10"
heade,
heade,
heade,
heade,
79 one yearling, at 1'. 10*
14 steers, at 5'. ^ heade,
131 oxen, at 61. "$ heade,
20 horse, at 71. f heade,
6 thre yearlings, at 5' ^
9 two yearlings, at 3'. "$
5 one yearelings, at 2' ^
37 Sheepe at I1. 10s *$ heade,
62 swine, at 1' f heade,
58 goates, at 8' ^ heade,
total, 40'. 01'. 4d
1 This "Order of the Court," estab-
lishing what was called a " single rate,"
was passed in November, 1 646 : " That a
due proportion may be had in all public
rates, it is ordered, that every male within
this jurisdiction, servant or other, of the
age of sixteen years and upward, shall
pay yearly into the common treasury the
sum of 20d., and so in some proportion-
able way for all estates, viz. that all and
every person that have estates shall pay
/. s. d.
11 05 00
10 11 05
03 04 08
02 05 04
01 01 08
00 06 05
04 06 08
00 14 00
00 15 05
00 09 10,
00 05 10
03 05 06
00 11 00
00 02 06
00 02 03
00 00 10
00 04 07,
00 05 02
00 01 11
40 01 04
one penny for every 20^ estate both for
lands and goods ; and that every laborer,
artificer, and handicrafts man that usually
take in summer time above 18<i. by the
day wages, or work by the great which by
due valuation amounts to more than I8d.
by the day, shall pay per annum 3*. 4d-
into the treasury, over and besides the 20<*.
before mentioned," etc. — Mass. Col. Rec.,
ii. 173.
440 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
I. s. d.
It. More in a barke of Mr. Sparahauke, 50Z. at peny f \ 00 04 02
More in goods of Mr. Tanners, 70' 10s. at peny f l. 00 05
a hoy of John Thrumbles at 50'. 00 04 02
Halfe a shallup of Bro. Hutchins, 5Z. 00 00 05
It. 10 men to be added to there rate 3s. 4<*. ty heade, 1'.
13. 4 01 13 04
02 07 11
More, halfe a barke of Mr. Andrews, halfe come to
a 140* 00 11 06
Halfe a boate, 2Z 00 00 02
02 19
40 01 04
43 00 11
In Stocke 55'. 4'. 7". 00 04 07
In Sheepe, 3Z. 00 00 03
43 05
CAMBRIDGE LIST OF PERSONES AND ESTATES TAKEN IN THE MONTH
OF AUGUST, 1688.1
PBKSONS. J. «• <*•
1 Tho. Danforth Esqr person & estate is 00 12 01
1 Edmond Angier person & estat is 00 05 03
1 Sam11: Gookin Esqr person & estate is 00 04 11
1 Leut. Sam11 Green person & estate is 00 02 06
3 Nath: Hancock persons & estate is 00 06 03
1 Will: Barritt person & estate is 00 04 03
2 Arron Bordinau persons & estate is 00 05 01
0 Andrew Bordmans widdow estate 00 01 03
1 Joseph Cooledg person 00 01 08
1 Isacc Day person & estate is 00 01 11
1 Jonah Clarke person & estate is 00 02 05
1 Fetter Town person & estate is 00 04 00
2 Jonath Cane persons & estate is 00 05 11
1 This List purports to contain the the River, or the Brighton District ; those
ratable polls and estates in Cambridge ; between the second and third, residents in
the polls being rated, as in the preceding Menotomy, or the Arlington District ;
list, at 1*. 8d. each (or one penny in the and those below the third blank line, resi-
pound on a valuation of "20*. per head"), dents at the Farms, or the Lexington
and the estates also at one penny in the District. The original document, recently
pound. The names above the first blank discovered, was the property of the late
line indicate residents in the present City John Jeffries, M. D., of Boston, by whose
of Cambridge ; those between the first permission it is now printed,
and second, residents on the south side of
STATISTICS. 441
I. t. d.
3 Nicholas ffessenden persons & estat is 00 09 02
0 Mr. Steadman estate 00 05 09
1 Zecheriah Hicks senr. person & estat is 00 03 03
2 Zecheriah Ilickes junr. person & estate is 00 04 11
1 Joseph Hickes person & estate 00 01 10
1 Tho: Stacy person & estate 00 01 11
2 John Buncker persons & estate is 00 03 06
2 Mr. Joseph Cook persons & estate is 00 06 10
2 John Goue persons & estate is 00 05 09
1 Mr. Sam": Gaskell person & estate 00 02 08
0 John Green estate 00 01 06
1 Sam11: Gibson person & estate is 00 03 09
2 Ovvin Warland persons & estate is 00 03 09
1 Jacob Amsden person & estate is 00 02 06
2 Daniell Cheeuers persons & estate 00 05 03
1 John Steadman junr. person & estat is 00 02 01
1 Jonath: Remington person & estate 00 03 03
2 Sam11: Andrew persons & estat 00 05 06
4 Sam11: Goff persons & estate is 00 15 09
2 Abraham Hill persons & estate is 00 13 05
1 Ephraim ffrost person and estate is 00 04 00
1 Will: Burges person & estat 00 02 11
1 Michell Spencer person & estate . 00 02 01
0 Tho: ffox estate is 00 01 08
1 Sam11 Green person & state is 00 02 11
1 Christopher Muchin person & estat 00 02 01
1 John Palfry person & estate is 00 03 09
1 John Green person & estate is 00 02 01
1 John Cooper junr person & estate 00 02 04
1 Tho: Andrew person & estate is 00 04 10
1 Sam11 Cook person & estate is 00 04 03
3 John Watson persons & estate is 00 10 05
1 Phillip Cook person & estate is 00 03 03
1 Barnabus Cook person & estate is 00 04 00
2 ffrancis More persons & estate is 00 08 08
2 Walter Hastin persons & estate is 00 09 02
1 John Marritt person 00 01 08
0 Richard Eccles estate 00 01 04
1 John Collice person & estat is 00 02 11
1 Sam11: Prentice person 00 01 08
2 John Hasting persons & estate is 00 06 02
2 Sam11. Hasting persons & estat is 00 05 01
1 Edward Goff person & estate is 00 03 03
1 James ffrost person 00 01 08
442 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
I. i. d.
1 John Jackson person & estate is 00 08 08
1 Henry Prentice person & estate is 00 02 02
1 Solomon Prentice person & estate is 00 03 02
0 John Cooper sen1 estate 00 04 07
1 Joseph Cragbon person & estate is 00 04 t)2
1 Jer: Holman person & estate 00 04 01
1 Jacob Hill person & estate is 00 04 10
1 John "Wieth person & estate is 00 03 04
1 Will: Wieth person & estate is 00 03 07
1 Sam11: Cooper person & estate is 00 04 01
1 Piam Blores person & estate is 00 04 00
1 John Marritt senr person & estate 00 04 02
3 Samuell Chamne persons & estate is 00 10 04
2 Tho: Oleuer persons & estat is 00 09 09
1 Richard Dany person & estate is 00 02 08
1 Jacob Dany person & estate is 00 03 08
1 Beniamin Dany person & estate is 00 04 10
1 Dauiell Dany person & estat is 00 02 04
1 Daniell Chamne person & estate is 00 06 11
1 Nath: Robbins person & estate is 00 05 05
2 John Squire persons & estate is 00 06 07
1 Richard Hauen person & estate is 00 06 08
1 John Hauen person & estate is 00 05 03
3 Tho: Brown persons & estate is 00 08 11
1 Henry Smith person & estate is 00 04 01
1 John ffrancis person & estate is 00 05 00
1 John Smith person & estate is 00 04 00
1 Isacc Wilson person & estate is 00 02 10
2 Sam11: & Nath: Sparahauke persons & estat 00 10 01
3 Tho: Cheeny persons & estate is 00 10 07
1 John Mackoon junr person & estate is 00 02 04
1 James Phillips person 00 01 08
1 Dauid Stowell person & estate is 00 02 10
1 James Clarke person & estate is 00 02 10
1 John Oldum person & estate is 00 05 01
1 Sam11: Oldum person & estate is 00 03 09
0 John Mackoon senr estate is 00 01 09
1 Joshua ffuller person & estate 00 03 05
1 Ebenezer Ston person & estate is 00 03 01
0 Justin Houldon estat is 00 04 03
1 John Willington person & estate is 00 04 01
1 Jonath: Sanders person & estate is 00 08 04
STATISTICS. 443
I. 5. d.
1 Will: Cutter person & estate is 00 06 03
1 Mathew Abdee person & estate is 00 02 07
2 John Addams persons & estate is 00 10 08
1 Richard Cutter person & estate is 00 05 08
1 Nath: Cutter person & estate is 00 02 11
0 Tho: Hall estate is 00 00 09
1 Joseph Russell person & estate is 00 05 09
2 Nath: Pattin persons & estate is 00 09 09
1 Joseph Winship person & estate is 00 03 01
1 Gersham Cutter person & estate is 00 04 01
0 Leut. Edward Winship estate is 00 03 00
1 Edward Winship person & estate is 00 06 03
1 Jason Russell person & estate is 00 05 05
1 Will: Russell person & estate is 00 04 09
1 James Herberd person & estate is 00 05 04
1 Sam11: Buck person & estate is 00 04 11
2 Will: Dickson persons & estate is 00 10 03
1 John Dickson person & estate is 00 03 05
1 Israeli Mead person & estate is 00 03 10
1 Jonath: Dunster person & Doom 00 02 06
3 Mathew Bridge persons & estate is 00 11 06
1 Phillip Jones person & estate is 00 03 07
1 Widdow Boeman person & estate is 00 06 00
1 ffrancis Boeman person & estate is 00 05 03
1 Goorg Addams person & estate is 00 03 01
1 Tho: Smith person & estate is 00 03 07
1 James Guttler, junr person & estate is 00 03 02
3 John Winter sen1 persons & estate is 00 11 07
1 Tho: Cutler person & estate is 00 04 07
1 Sam11: Ston junr person & estate is 00 03 03
1 John Cutler person & estate is 00 01 09
1 Sam": Cutler person & estate is 00 02 01
1 Tho: Johnson person 00 01 08
1 John Ston Sam11 Stons son person & estat 00 04 04
1 John Miriam person & estate is 00 03 07
1 Widdow Miriam person & estate is 00 06 08
1 Joseph Miriam person & estate is 00 04 02
1 Isacc Sternes person & estate is 00 04 05
1 John Ston Dauid Stons son person & estat 00 04 03
2 Sam11: Ston senr persons & estate is 00 11 09
1 John Sternes person & estate is 00 02 05
0 Dauid Ston estate is 00 01 07
1 Daniel Ston person 00 01 08
444 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
I. s. d.
1 Dauid ffisk sen1 person & estate is 00 06 03
1 Dauid ffisk junr person & estate is 00 04 11
1 Ephraim Winship person & estat 00 05 06
1 John Russell person & estate is 00 04 08
1 Phillip Gleesson person & estate 00 02 01
3 John Tidd persons & estate is 00 09 08
1 Phillip Russell person & estate is 00 04 10
2 Will: Munroe persons & estate is 00 08 10
2 Sam11: Whittmore persons & estate 00 07 00
2 Beniamin Muzy persons & estate 00 06 08
1 Will: Reed person & estate is 00 03 03
1 Joseph Simons person & estate is 00 04 11
1 Will: Carly person & estate is 00 02 10
1 John Johnson person & estate is 00 02 06
1 Will: Johnson person & estate, is 00 02 01
1 Sam11: Winship person & estat is 00 03 08
N°. persons 192 Total sum is 37 02 11
The foregoing "List" is endorsed "Cambridge Rate, £37. 2. 11.
Jacob Hill, John Wythe, Joseph Symons, Constables."
NUMBER OF PKOPLE IN CAMBRIDGE, 1777.1
Between the Bridges.2
Henry Holden .... 1 Nathaniel Prentice . . .3
Jonas Prentice . ... 1 Thomas Prentice ... 1
Ebenezer Wyeth ... 4 Esq. [Abraham] Watson . . 3
Col. [Samuel] Thatcher . . 2 Daniel Watson . . ' . . 2
Seth Hastings .... 3 Jacob Watson . . . .2
Thomas Fayerweather . . .2 Henry Dickson .... 1
Judge [Joseph] Lee ... 1 Samuel Cook . . .1
Col. [Ebenezer] Bridge . . 2 Edward Dickson ... 3
Deac. [Aaron] Hill ... 1 Walter Dickson . . . .2
James Munroe ... .2 John Dickson .... 1
Josiah Moore .... 1 Nathaniel Kidder . ... 3
Josiah Mason .... 2 Gideon Frost .... 2
Corp1. Prentice .... 1 Torrey Hancock . ... 1
Jonas Wyeth . ... 1 Samuel Hastings ... 1
Widow Wyeth .... 4 John Wyeth .... 1
Daniel Prentice . . . 1 Nathaniel Jarvis ... 1
Noah Wyeth .... 1 William Bordman . . .1
John Prentice . ... 1 Capt. [John] Walton . . 1
Noah Bowman .... 2 Jotham Walton .... 1
Thomas Goddard . ... 1 John Hastings .... 1
Mansfield Tapley ... 1 Moses Richardson . .1
1 Rather, number of ratable polls. 2 In the present city.
STATISTICS.
445
Stewd. [Jona.] Hastings .
1 John Manning
John Foxcroft ....
2 Owen Warland .
"F • "t
3 Doct. [Francis] Moore .
f. i \jo\j ....
John Kidder ....
1 Samuel Hicks .
William Manning
2 Edward Prentice .
[Thomas] Farrington .
3 Samuel Hinds . . . .
Samuel Chandler
1 James Kettell
Thomas Barrett ....
1 Francis Moore . . . .
Stephen Palmer
3 Joseph Cooke
James Read .....
1 Judge [Edmund] Trowbridge .
Samuel Hill ....
1 Rev. Mr. [Nathaniel] Appleton
Robert Twadwell ....
1 Jonathan Ireland
Joseph Welch ....
1 Hunt & Flagg
Samuel Champney
1 Hubbard Russell
John Wyman ....
1 Stephen Sewall
William Manning ....
2 Rev. Mr. Wigglesworth
Isaac Bradish ....
2 George Douglass . . .
Doct. [William] Kneeland
1 Ye President [Langdon] .
William Gamage
4 Person Smith
Mr. [John] Winthrop .
O T}rt4-^VCT
o jDciies . . . .
Thomas Hastings
2 James Frost ....
Ebenezer Bradish
1 Joseph Read . . . .
William Darling
1 Joseph Eares
William Howe ....
1 Benjamin Bird . . . .
Mr. [Thomas] Marsh
1 John Baverick
Deac. [Samuel] Whittemore
2 Philemon Hastings
Capt. [Ebenezer] Stedman
3 Ebenezer Fessenden
I^ael Porter .....
1 Nathaniel Chad wick .
John Phillips, Jr. ...
2
Stephen Randall ....
1 Blacks, 9.
Edward Marrett
1
As far as
Menotomy Bridge.
Deac. Thomas Hall
1 Aaron Swan .
Capt. Ephraim Frost
2 Nathaniel Swan
Joseph Wellington
1 Solomon Bowman
William Bowman
1 Samuel Russell
James Perry .....
1 William Cutler . . . .
Ebenezer Prentice
1 Nehemiah Cutter .
Ebenezer Prentice, Jr. .
1 William Winship
Stephen Robbins
3 Israel Blackington .
Thomas Williams ....
2 Deac. Joseph Adams .
Philip Bemis ....
1 John Cutter ....
Aaron Williams ....
1 Ammi Cutter .
Benjamin Locke
1 Thomas Russell
Samuel Locke ....
1 Ebenezer Swan .
Francis Locke ....
1 Capt. William Adams .
Gregory Hill
1 Lieut. Daniel Brown .
Gershom Cutter . . .
1 William Whittemore
Gershom Cutter, Jr.
2 Samuel Cutter .
. 1
4
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
3
.- 1
1
. 3
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 2
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
155
446
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Capt. Thomas Adams .
Edward Wilson .
John Winship
Samuel Russ
Samuel Hill .
Jason Belknap .
Seth Russell .
Joseph Belknap
Aaron Cooke
Zechariah Hill' .
Capt. Sam1. Whittemore
Thomas Whittemore .
Samuel Whittemore, Jr.
Thomas Robbing
William Butterfield
Thomas Cutter .
John Wilson .
Timothy Swan .
Samuel Frost
Joseph Frost
Edward Fillebrown
Ephraim Frost, Jr.
Abraham Hill
William Hill .
John Hill .
Samuel Swan
Joshua Kendall
George Prentice
Patten Russell
Samuel Frost, Jr.
Solomon Prentice .
Joseph Locke .
William Cutter .
Lemuel Blanchard
1 George Swan
2 Lieut. Stephen Frost
1 Stephen Cutter
1 John Adams
1 William Cutter
1 Jeduthun Wellington
2 Moses Hovey
1 Benjamin Cooper
2 Jonathan Robbins
2 Seth Stone
1 Capt. Samuel Carter
2 Josiah Hall
2 Thomas Adams, Jr.
1 John Cutter, 3d
1 Thomas Cutter
1 Jonathan Perry .
1 John Locke .
1 Josiah Wilson .
2 James Frost
2 John Stone
1 Jonathan Locke .
1 John Cutter, Jr.
2 Caleb Hovey
1 Francis Locke, Jr.
1 Ephraim Cooke .
t Am mi Cutter . .
1 William Adams, Jr.
1 James Locke
2 Stephen Locke
1 John Perry
1 Ebenezer Robbins
1 Joseph Shaw
1
1 Black, 1.
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
. 1
1
122
Number of Inhabitants on the South Side of Charles River.
Eliphalet Robbins
Josiah Warren .
Seth Brown .
Caleb Child
Cool id ge Wood
Benjamin Baker
Widow Capen
John Ellis
Thaddeus Wyman
Nehemiah Fuller
Henry Coolidge .
Widow Hood
Edward Jackson .
5 Widow Smith .
6 Lois Brown .
3 John Wyman .
5 Jonathan Fessenden
4 Nathaniel Sparhawk
6 John Dennie, whites
6 blacks, 2.
3 James Bryant .
4 William Fuller .
5 Abijah Learned
2 Samuel Learned .
2 Elijah White .
8 James Holton
STATISTICS. 447
Thomas Thwinf . . 3 Jonathan Park . .5
O
Nathaniel Thwing . . .6 Silas Robbins .... 5
Nathaniel Clark ... 2 Benjamin Faneuil, Esq., white . 4
Jona. Winship, whites . . .12 blacks, 3.
black, 1. John Tudor, white ... 4
Mr. Cocklin .... 9 black, 1.
Ebenezer Seaver . . .9 Thomas Sparhawk, Esq., white . 8
Nathaniel Wilton ... 3 black, 2.
Caleb Coolidge . . . .3 James Robbins ... 4
Ezekiel Comee .... 5 Benjamin Hill ... .7
Samuel Champney . . .4 Phinehas Robbins ... 6
Daniel Dana .... 4 David Ross . ... 3
Mr. Wells A Edmund Horton ... 6
Benjamin Dana ... 6 Samuel Sparhawk . . .10
Josiah Sanderson . . .2 Edward Hastings, white . . 7
Moses Robbins ... 7 black, 1.
John Stratton . .6 Moses Griggs .... 6
Jonas White .... 2 Maj. John Gardner, white . . 8
Samuel Zeagars, white . . 8 black, 2
blacks, 2. Ezra Comee .... 5
Stephen Dana .... 4 Michael Taylor .... 3
The foregoing enumeration is preserved in the City Clerk's
Office. It is manifest that, in the last section, the whole number
of inhabitants is included, instead of ratable polls as in the first
and second sections. On a separate paper in the same file, this
memorandum is found : " The whole number of polls on the
south side of Charles River in Little Cambridge, from sixteen
years of age and upwards, 66 whites, 4 blacks." The whole
number is : —
In the Town, 155 whites. 9 blacks.
In Menotomy, 122 whites. 1 black.
South side of the River, 66 whites. 4 blacks.
Total, 343 whites. 14 blacks.
In 1781, a general valuation was taken of the property in the
Commonwealth, as the basis of a State tax. The Cambridge List
was as follows l : —
1 Mass. Arch., clxi., p. 369.
448
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Value of
Property.
Income.
417 Polls
100s.
30s.
40s.
80s.
14s.
3s.
11s.
6s.
4s.
80s.
£6
£7
£4
6s.
12s.
£. s. d.
2 per cent.
990 00 00
1314 00 00
1309 00 00
2496 00 00
77 08 00
78 12 00
650 00 00
101 06 08
498 06 08
£.
1145
369
2
16
1012
165
427
420
704
94
397
s. d.
00
00
00
04
09
07
12
12
16
02
246 Barns
4 Distill-houses Mills &c
1446 Acres of English mowing ....
1003 Barrels of Cyder
777 Acres of Tillage land
1402 Acres of salt and fresh meadow . .
3593 Acres of Pasturing
1185 Acres of wood and unimproved land
£6619 Money on interest and on hand . .
£990 Amount of goods, wares, and mer-
chandise
219 Horses
187 Oxen
6°4 Cows
258 Sheep and Goats
131 Swine
£650 Coaches chaise &c
20 Ounces of gold, coined or not coined
1495 Ounces of silver, coined or not coined
LIST OF VOTERS,1 March 18, 1822.
Abbot, James.
Abbot, Joseph.
Adams, Isaac.
Allen, Edward F.
Ames, Simon.
Appleton, John.
Ay res, James.
Alexander, Henry.
Bangs, Isaiah.
Bard well, Seth.
Barker, John.
Barker, Mark.
Barton, Charles.
Bates, Jacob H.
Bates, William.
Beers, Joseph.
Bent, Newell.
Bigelow, Benjamin.
Bigelow, Thaddeus B.
Biglow, Abraham.
Boardman, Andrew.
Board man, John.
Boardman, William.
Bosworth, Isaac.
Bowman, Benjamin.
Brackett, John.
Brackett, Joseph.
Bradford, Gamaliel L.
Bray man, Daniel P.
Brigham, Lincoln.
Brigham, Taylor.
Brooks, Cyrus.
Brown, Edward.
Brown, William.
Bruce, Abel W.
Bruce, Chandler.
Bruce, Sylvanus.
Bryant, Amos.
Burridge, Joseph.
Burrows, James.
Butler, Aaron.
Brooks, Calvin.
Bogle, William.
Barnard, Alpha.
Barnard, Silas.
Baker, George.
Baxter, Valentine.
Cambridge, Frederick.
Carpenter, Benjamin.
Chamberlin, Ephraim.
Chamberlin, John.
Chaplin, James P.
Cheney, Artemas.
Child, James.
Child, Oliver L.
Child, Samuel.
Clark, John.
Cole, John.
Cole, Richard G.
Cook, John.
Coolidge, Flavel.
Coolidge, Josiah.
Coolidge, Nathaniel.
Cox, Samuel.
Cox, Samuel, Jr.
Crafts, Joseph.
Craggin, John.
Crane, Nathan.
Curtis, Daniel T.
Cutler, Samuel.
Cutler, Samuel B.
Cutter, Nehemiah.
1 For this list of voters, prepared by the Selectmen, I am indebted to John Liver-
more, Esq.
STATISTICS.
449
Cutter, William F.
Carter, George.
Child, Nathan.
Carter, Nathan C.
Clark, Hosea.
Clark, Horace.
Daley, David.
Dana, Edmund T.
Dana, Joseph.
Dana, Joseph, Jr.
Dana, Richard H.
Dane, Joseph.
Danforth, Otis.
Dascomb, Daniel.
Davenport, John.
Davis, Asa.
Davis, Eliphalet.
Derby, Loring.
Dickson, Edward.
Ditson, Thomas.
Dodge, John.
Dowse, Thomas.
Dudley, Ephraim.
Dunbar, Alpheus.
Dana, Francis W.
Dudley, John.
Ditson, William.
Edwards, Abraham.
Edwards, John.
Emmet, William.
Everett, Charles.
Everett, William.
Ellis, Benjamin.
Fairfield, Barney.
Farrington, Isaac.
Farwell, Levi.
Faulkner, Francis E.
Fay, Samuel P. P.
Felsit, Harry.
Fillebrown, Richard.
Fisher, Jabez.
Fisk, Nathan.
Fisk, Rufus.
Fisk, William.
Fogg, Ebenezer.
Ford, Jonathan W.
Ford, Simeon.
Foster, John.
Foster, Joseph.
Foster, Thomas.
Freeman, John.
29
Frost James.
Frost, James, 2d.
Frost, William.
Fuller, J. N.
Fuller, Oliver.
Fuller, Robert.
Fuller, Timothy.
Ford, Thomas.
Farrar, Jacob.
Fairbanks, Silas.
Fay, Isaac.
Gary, Jonathan.
Gay, Lusher.
Gideon, John.
Gilson, Asa.
Gilson, Simeon.
Goddard, Benjamin.
Goddard, Daniel.
Goddard, John.
Goddard, Nathaniel.
Goddard, Thomas.
Goodenow, Daniel.
Gookin, Squire.
Gookin, Thomas T.
Gordon, Charles.
Gorham, Benjamin.
Gould, Camaralzaman.
Grant, Abraham.
Gray, Benjamin.
Gray, Lewis.
Green, John.
Green, Samuel S.
Green, Zaccheus.
Greenwood, Henry.
Gibbs, John.
Gray, Samuel.
Goodhue, Nathaniel.
Gannett, Thomas B.
Hadley, Israel.
Hagar, Jonathan.
Hall, Jesse.
Hancock, Samuel.
Hancock, Solomon.
Hancock, Torrey.
Harlow, Asaph.
Harlow, Joshua.
Harris, Benjamin.
Harris, Leonard.
Harris, Samuel.
Hastings, Charles.
Hastings, Edmund T.
Hastings, John, Jr.
Hastings, Joseph.
Hastings, Samuel.
Hay den, John.
Hayden, John C.
Hayden, Lot.
Hearsey, Jonathan.
Hale, Stephen.
Hall, Prentice.
Holmes, Abiel.
Hearsey, Jonathan, Jr.
Hemenway, Luke.
Higginson, Stephen, Jr.
Hill, Benjamin.
Hill, John.
Hill, Joseph.
Hill, Thomas.
Hilliard, Abraham.
Billiard, William.
Hammond, Shaw B.
Holmes, Joseph.
Hosmer, Josiah.
Hovey, Ebenezer.
Hovey, Josiah.
Hovey, Phinehas B.
Hovey, Samuel.
Hovey, Thomas, Jr.
Hovey, William.
Howe, Joseph N., Jr.
Hunnewell, Charles.
Hunnewell, Leonard.
Hunnewell, William.
Hyde, Jonathan.
Howe, Artemas W.
Henley, Charles.
Hayden, Caleb.
Hastings, Thomas.
Hastings, Thomas, Jrv
Ireland, Nathaniel.
Jackson, Jonathan,
Jacobs, Bela.
Jewell, Benjamin,
Jarvis, Deming.
Jennings, Gilbert.
Jennison, Timothy L.
Johnson, Jonas.
Johnson, Josiah.
Jennings, Joseph.
Johnson, William.
Johnson, Moses.'
Jewell, Gilman.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Jordan, Sylvanus.
Keating, Oliver.
Keyes, Ephraim.
Keyes, Joshua.
Kidder, Samuel.
Kidder, Samuel, Jr.
Kimball, Henry.
Kimball, Isaac.
King, George.
King, Horatio.
King, Lemuel.
Kuhn, George.
Kimball, Joseph.
Lawrence, Jonas.
Leach, Thomas.
Learned, Benjamin G.
Leathe, AVilliam.
Lee, Thomas.
Lenox, Charles.
Lewis, Adam.
Litchfield, Roland.
Livermore, David.
Livermore, David, Jr.
Livermore, Isaac.
Livermore, Marshall.
Livermore, Nathaniel.
Livermore, Oliver.
Lord, Joseph EL
Lyon, John.
Lowell, Charles.
Lyon, Isaac.
Lyon, Leonard,
Lord, Joseph W.
Lovell, Joshua.
Lyman, Samuel F.
Lake, Robert.
Leonard, Thomas.
Linscott, Samuel.
Lowden, George.
Makepeace, Royal.
Manning, Samuel.
Manson, Frederick.
Marcy, Marvin.
Marshall, Josiah N.
Mason, Alphonso.
Mason, Josiah.
Mason, Josiah, Jr.
Mason, Samuel.
Mason, Thomas.
Mason, Walter R.
Mclntire, Charles.
Meacham, George.
Mellen, John.
Meriam, William.
Merritt, Gamaliel.
Messenger, Henry.
Metcalf , Eliab W.
Metcalf, Thomas.
Miranda, John.
Mixer, Josiah.
Mixter, Amos.
Mixter, Joshua.
Moore, Luke.
Moore, Lyman.
Morse, Calvin.
Morse, Cyrus.
Morse, Daniel.
Morse, Royal.
Mumler, George F.
Munroe, Amos.
Munroe, Edmund.
Munroe, James.
Munroe, Nathaniel.
Murdock, Asa.
Murdock, Robert.
Mycall, John.
Martin, Samuel.
Mallard, George.
Mclntire, Jonathan.
Mallard, David.
Manning, Samuel, Jr.
Miller, Joel.
Meacham, Albert.
Nevens, Elijah.
Newton, Abraham.
Noble, George.
Nowell, Henry.
Norton, Henry.
Nowell, Mark.
Nowell, James.
Oakes, Josiah.
Oliver, David.
Orcutt, Levi.
Odin, David.
Oliver, Daniel.
Orcutt, Henry.
Orne, John G.
Page, Jacob.
Page, Jonathan.
Palmer, John.
Parker, Aaron.
Parker, Thomas L.
Parks, Leonard.
Parks, Leonard, Jr.
Parmenter, William.
Peirce, Abijah H.
Penn, William.
Pickett, Samuel.
Pond, Samuel.
Porter, Israel.
Porter, Joseph.
Prentiss, Caleb.
Prentiss, Ellis.
Prentiss, Jonathan C.
Putnam, Artemas.
Page, Isaac.
Payson, Samuel.
Pay son, Samuel, Jr.
Peirce, Artemas.
Peirce, Joseph.
Pitts, Edmund.
Pratt, Dexter.
Priest, Jonathan.
Palmer, Nathan.
Rand, Benjamin.
Read, James.
Read, Joel.
Read, Joseph S.
Read, Lawrence.
Reed, Enos.
Reemie, Marcus.
Reney, William L.
Reynolds, Nathaniel S.
Rice, Charles.
Rice, Joseph W.
Richards, Edward.
Richardson, Augustus.
Richardson, Loa.
Rindge, Samuel.
Roberts, Rufus.
Ruggles, John.
Rule, James.
Russell, Nathan.
Russell, John.
Rand, James.
Richards, Sullivan.
Robertson, John.
Roulston, George.
Roundy, Oliver.
Rumrill, Joseph.
Russell, Phinehas.
Roby, Ebenezer.
Sales, Francis.
STATISTICS.
451
Saunders, Richard.
Saunders, William.
Sawin, Joshua.
Sawyer, Franklin.
Sawyer, Samuel F.
Scott, Ebenezer B.
Scott, Nathaniel.
Seaver, Richard.
Short, Thomas W.
Skinner, Benjamin.
Slocomb, Emmons.
Smith, Billings.
Smith, Jacob.
Smith, Ralph.
Soper, Frederick.
Southwick, Simeon.
Stearns, Asahel.
Stebbins, Smith.
Stedman, Ebenezer.
Stedman, Samuel.
Stevens, Atherton H.
Stimson, James.
Stimson, Royal.
Stone, Abraham.
Stone, Daniel.
Stone, William F.
Snyder, John.
Sherman, Abraham P.
Sherman, Prentice.
Snow, Joseph.
Summers, Samuel S.
Stevens, Alexander.
Stone, Ezra.
Studley, George.
Tarbell, John.
Tarbell, Samson.
Teel, Arnmi C.
Thayer, Richard.
Tidd, John.
Thayer, Cephas P.
Train, Isaac.
Trowbridge, John.
Tufts, Peter, Jr.
Tupper, Hiram.
Tainter, William C.
Taylor, Daniel G.
Taylor, Coffin.
Taylor, David G.
Tilley, John.
Tirrell, Ebenezer.
Turner, Barnabas.
Valentine, Elijah F.
Walton, Charles.
Walton, John.
Walton, John, 2d.
Ward, Winthrop.
Wadsworth, Ira.
Ware, Galen.
Warland, John.
Warland, Thomas.
Warland, William.
Waterhouse, Benjamin.
Waters, Thomas.
Watson, Jacob.
Watson, Samuel.
Watson, Samuel, 2d.
Wetherbee, Jeremiah.
Weld, John.
Wellington, Joel.
Wheeler, Edward.
Wheeler, John.
Whipple, William J.
Whitney, Abel.
Whitney, Zaccheus.
Wilde, Daniel.
Willard, Abel.
W'illard, Charles.
Williams, Amasa.
Williams, John.
Winthrop, William.
Worcester, Joseph E.
Wryeth, Jacob.
Wyeth, Job.
Wyeth, Jonas.
Wyeth, Jonas, 2d.
White, Sewall.
Wheelock, L. J.
Walker, Edward.
Winchester, William.
Wells, Thomas.
Warner, Stephen.
Wallace, James.
Whitney, Stephen.
Woodbury, John.
Wyeth, Stephen.
Wyman, William.
York, Uriah.
For nearly two hundred years after its foundation, Cambridge
increased very slowly in population and wealth. Most of the in-
habitants were employed in agriculture and ordinary handicraft.
The "New England Glass Company," established about 1814,
and sundry " soap factories," represented almost the entire
manufacturing interest of the town. The College gave employ-
ment to several professors, mechanics, and boarding-house keep-
ers ; and there was a competent supply of professional men and
retail traders. In those early days the municipal affairs were
very economically administered. The school-houses and other
public buildings were few and inexpensive ; the streets and side-
walks were neglected and unlighted ; thorough sewerage was un-
known ; the members of the fire department were volunteers ;
and the police consisted of one constable in each of the three
452
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
principal villages. As the result of this self-denying system, the
inhabitants enjoyed a grateful immunity from excessive taxation.
In 1830 (near the close of the second century of its corporate
existence), with 1,514 polls, and property valued at $3,061,570,
the town levied a tax of $8,387.88, at the rate of $2.26 on $1,000,
to defray its current expenses. Even in 1840, the rate was only
$2.77 on $1,000 ; but in that year the Committee on Finance
uttered a warning voice against a ruinous system, then recently
introduced : " There has been expended within the last six years
$40,000 more than has been raised by taxation." The town debt
was then $36,600 ; it reached its highest point, $41,527.41, in
1842 ; after which it was reduced to $22,000 in 1846, when the
town became a city. Meantime, an increase of population and
wealth commenced, which from year to year became more rapid.
Various manufactures were introduced, giving employment to
many workmen. Merchants, mechanics, and others, transacting
business in Boston, adopted Cambridge as a residence. With
this increase came naturally a demand for public improvements
and increased expenditures. Unwisely, instead of postponing
such improvements, or making them gradually and paying for
them when made, the policy was adopted of making them rapidly
and extensively, and providing for the expense by the creation of
a City Debt. The following tables exhibit the increase of popu-
lation and wealth, and the much larger increase of taxation and
debt.
POPULATION.1
1765,
1,571.
1820,
3,295.
1860,
26,060.
1776,
1,586.
1830,
6,072.
1865,
29,112.
1790,
2,115.
1840,
8,409.
1870,
39,634.
1800,
2,453.
1845,
12,490.
1875,
47,838.
1810,
2,323.2
1850,
15,215.
1 According to the United States Cen-
sus, except 1765, 1776, 1865, and 1875,
which are according to the State Census,
and 1845, which was taken by the Asses-
sors in that year.
2 Between 1800 and 1810, West Cam-
bridge and Brighton were separated from
Cambridge.
STATISTICS.
453
Polls.
Valuation.
Rate
per 51,000.
City Tax:
City Debt.
1846
3,224
$9,312,481
$5.00
$46,122.59
$22,000.00
1847
3,387
9,806,539
5.40
52,760.08
43,861.27
1848
3,639
10,476,230
5.50
55,967.53
51,661.27
1849
3,720
10,667,272
6.30
64,964.79
63,661.27
1850
3,436
11,469,618
6.30
68,809.16
91,661.27
1851
4,010
12,392,440
6.30
73,478.70
116,780.27
1852
4,044
13,175,257
7.50
94,252.19
134,800.00
1853
4,298
13,599,360
6.50
82,522.26
147,903.68
1854
4,648
15,437,100
7.10
108,604.53
146,600.00
1855
4,277
16,111,700
7.60
110,941.73
134,100.00
1856
4,806
18,038,650
7.70
125,790.88
207,100.00
1857
5,323
20,148,150
8.00
140,892.05
240,692.00
1858
4,974
20,261,850
9.10
175,652.74
250,692.00
1859
5,572
20,603,000
8.60
168,415.93
237,092.00
1860
5,629
21,280,700
9.00
182,977.40
257,508.40
1861
5,990
21,687,700
9.50
188,940.08
250,670.07
1862
5,615
21,527,100
10.00
169,974.72
501,224.28
186.3
5,775
22,549,200
11.00
189,702.92
603,736.28
1864
6,289
23,271,500
11.50
210,969.23
830,236.28
1865
6,594
26,085,900
15.00
267,724.60
853,092.00
1866
7,253
28,385,700
13.20
293,562.40
871,092.00
1867
7,807
31,853,500
15.30
351,282.98
1,161,900.22
1868
8,196
34,093,800
13.80
413,214.43
1,262,072.01
1869
8,933
39,210,900
14.00
478,136.10
1,389,082.50
1870
9,435
43,097,200
14.00
533,544.40
1,671,072.40
1871
10,323
46,859,800
15.60
674,808.92
1,970,082.40
1872
10,867
55,248,350
12.00
592,165.46
2,184,584.42
1873
11,687
62,421,215
13.50
741,500.00
3,126,656.91
1874
11,983
66,576,671
12.50
757,508.36
4,399,066.02
1875
11,983
66,623,415
17.00
1,060,396.52
4,676,360.73
Of this debt $1,395,200 represents what is styled the Water
Loan, which the income of the Water Works is expected grad-
ually to extinguish ; and $25,000 represents certain perpetual
funds, on which interest only is to be paid. These two sums
being deducted, there remains —
A balance of outstanding debt $3,256,160.73
For the payment of this debt, Sinking Funds are pro-
vided, amounting nominally to 605,011.99
Balance to be provided for by taxation $2,651,148.74
A more particular statement of the debt, at the close of the
financial year, 1876, is made in the Mayor's Address, Jan. 1,
1877:-
" The total debt of the City, November 20, 1876, is shown by
the following exhibit : —
454 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Note of the City $30,000.00
City Bonds . . 3,186,000.00
- $3,216,000.00
f Daniel White Charity . . . 5,000.00
Trust Funds •) Dowse Institute 10,000.00
( Sanders Temperance Fund . 10,000.00
25,000.00
State and County Tax 84,426.47
Unpaid approved bills 3,883.08
Unpaid interest, due 565.00
Water Loan 1,500,300.00
Gross amount of outstanding debts $4,830,174.55
" Towards the payment of this debt there was, November 30,
1876, in the hands of the —
Commissioners of the Sinking Funds of the City (not in-
cluding the premium — $14,080.00 — paid on securities
purchased for investment of the funds, as has been the
custom heretofore) 531,945.85
Trustees of the Sinking Funds of the Cambridge Water
Works, June 30, 1876 179,441.33
City Treasurer, cash 27,157.58
738,544.76
Leaving the total net debt of the City November 30, 1876, $4,091,629.79
• *
" Deducting the Water Loans from the net amount of debt, as
before stated, we have as
The real Municipal Debt, November 30, 1876, for which
provision must be made by taxation $2,770,771.12
" To pay the interest, and provide for the Sinking Funds upon
this portion of the debt, there must be raised by taxation this
year the sum of 8188,162.50 for interest, and $155,265.00 for
the Sinking Fund, making a total of $343,427.50, equal to more
than $5.50 per thousand on the valuation of the City, as deter-
mined last year."
STATISTICS.
455
CENSUS OF MASSACHUSETTS - 1875.1
MANUFACTURES AND BELATED OCCUPATIONS.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
NAMES OF INDUSTRIES.
MANUFACTURES.
Artists' Materials 2
Barrels 1
Barrels and Harnesses 2
Boats 1
Boilers, Tanks, etc 2
Boots and Shoes 7
Bookbinding 2
Book and Pamphlet Printing ... 3
Bread, Cake, and Pastry .... 13
Bricks 7
Brittania Ware, Stationers' Hard-
ware, etc 1
Brooms 2
Brushes 3
Buildings 8
Carriages, Wagons, Sleighs, etc. . 9
Car Springs 1
Car Wheels 1
Cigars 12
Clothing, Men's 6
Coffins, Robes, etc 2
Collars and Cuffs, Paper .... 1
Confectionery and Ice Cream . . 5
Cordage 3
Crackers 2
Diaries 1
Drain Pipe, Chimney -Tops, etc. . 1
Earthenware 2
Engine Polish, Boiler Composition,
etc 1
Fishing Rods 1
Furniture, House, Church, and Office 10
Furnace Registers and Borders . . 1
Gas 1
Glass Ware 2
Glass Syringes, Tubes, etc. ... 1
Hardware 1
Hats and Bonnets, Women's ... 1
Ice 2
Iron Castings 1
Iron, Rolled 1
Ladders, Steps, Clothes-Driers, etc. 2
Leather 5
Lumber, Planed, etc 1
Machinery 4
Mats, Door 1
Medicines, Proprietary 2
Monuments, Mantels, Tablets, etc. . 7
Mouldings, Brackets, Boxes, etc. . 3
Newspapers, Magazines, etc. ... 6
Oil Clothing and Water-proof Hats 1
* Copied from advance sheets, kindly furnished by lion
of Statistics of Labor.
Number of
Establish-
ments.
Capital
Invested.
$400
30,000
57,500
2,500
55,000
3,150
72,000
420,000
46,800
513,000
30,000
1,500
90,000
105,000
55,500
6,000
20,000
12,300
14,550
100,500
140,000
22,081
650
92,000
130,000
10,000
60,700
500
50
150,300
3,000
950,000
500,000
500
10,000
500
125,000
10,000
160,000
15,000
110,000
10,000
386,000
4,000
108,000
91,500
265,000
35,000
9,000
Value of Good
made and Work
done.
$2,672
201,000
56,650
18,000
180,550
9,135
435,300
551,000
261,222
249,275
33,000
9,375
221,000
377,500
83,885
12,000
34,000
49,978
79,900
175,350
550,000
131,375
9,700
500,000
150,000
75,000
60,000
5,000
1,050
616,837
8,725
248,100
370,500
5,000
15,750
800
32,500
40,000
420,000
10,500
605,646
50,000
480,493
8,000
1 70,000
138,080
231,000
103,600
35,000
Carroll D. Wright, Chief of the Bureau
456 HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
MANUFACTURES AND BELATED OCCUPATIONS — (Continued.)
NAMES OP INDUSTRIES.
Number of
Establish-
ments.
Capital
Invested.
Value of Goods
made and Work
done.
Oleomargarine and Stearine ... 1
Organs, Cabinet and Church ... 3
Patterns, Wooden 1
Photographs 1
Piano-fortes 1
Piano-forte Actions 2
Piano and Organ Key-boards . . 1
Piano Taborets 1
Picture-Frames 3
Pocket Books 1
Printing, Job 3
Pumps, Wooden 1
Roofing Cement 2
Rum 1
Sausages 3
Shirts, Cuffs, and Collars .... 1
Shirts, Overalls, and Jumpers . . 1
Slippers 1
Soap, Tallow, and Candles ... 9
Spring Beds and Cots 2
Stair Rails, Balusters, etc. ... 2
Steel Engravings 1
Sugar, Refined 1
Telescopes 1
Tinware 5
Trunks and Valises 1
Tools, for Ice Cutting 2
Wood, sawed and turned .... 1
Washstands and Woodwork for
Sewing-machines 1
Whips 1
OCCUPATIONS.
Bell-hanging 1
Blacksmithing 23
Bookbinding 1
Building Moving 2
Butchering 1
Cabinet Making and Repairing . . 1
Carpentry and Joinery 26
Carpet, Feather, and Hair Cleansing 1
Carriage Trimming 4
Carriage Painting 7
Carriage Smithing 4
Chair, Cane-seating 5
Clock Repairing 4
Clothes Cleaning, etc 6
Clothing, repairing and remodelling 9
Coat Making 1
Cobbling 36
Coffin and Casket Trimming ... 1
Coopering 2
Drain Building 2
Dressmaking 6
Fruit Preserving 1
Funeral Wreath Preserving ... 1
Furniture Repairing 6
Fur Skin Dyeing 1
50,000
571,000
200
5,000
10,000
12,000
33,000
400
5,300
1,000
21,000
300
6,000
45,000
5,500
550
1,000
10,000
168,500
18,000
4,500
2,000
20,000
204,850
3,000
4,500
65,000
700
300
100
25,815
500
4,000
5,000
25,760
4,600
325
2,700
2,300
98
110
50
4,025
4,745
6,000
4,500
12,000
190
25,000
25
720
50
69,000
1,036,000
1,000
15,000
6,060
33,200
137,604
4,000
10,700
6,195
27,500
250
17,500
199,347
31,000
7,500
4,000
120,000
928,800
51,300
22,550
4,000
4,000,000
10,000
321,068
14,800
9,790
80,000
1,550
1,200
800
102,262
5,000
11,999
200,000
400
182,070
4,300
2,750
9,600
10,500
1,100
1,500
1,930
7,342
800
26,463
9,000
55,000
26,773
5,050
12,000
300
2,850
250
STATISTICS. 457
MANUFACTURES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS— (Continued).
NAMES OP INDUSTRIES.
Number of
Establish-
ments.
Capital
Invested.
Value of Goods
made and Work
done.
Gilding 1
Glazing 6
Ham Curing 1
Hair Work, etc. 2
Harness and Saddle Repairing . . 10
Horseshoeing 4
House Painting 8
House and Sign Painting .... 1
Japanning 1
Jewelry Repairing 8
Lard Rendering 1
Locksmithing and Bell-hanging . . 2
Machinists' Work 2
Machine Stitching and Sewing . . 3
Masoning 5
Marble Finishing 1
Marble Sawing 1
Millinery Work 9
Organ-pipe Making and Repairing . 1
Painting 9
Paper and Wood Hanging ... 6
Paving 1
Photographing 1
Piano Hammer Covering .... 1
Picture Framing 1
Plastering 5
Plumbing 12
Roofing 5
Sign Painting 3
Stair Building 1
Steam and Gas Fitting 6
Stone Cutting and Dressing ... 4
Tailoring 2
Tinsmithing 16
Upholstering 7
Varnishing and Polishing .... 2
Watch Repairing 10
Wheelwrighting 9
Whitening and Coloring .... 4
AGGREGATES.
Manufactures (goods made)
Occupations (work done) .
211
321
536
100
150
5,000
4,600
1,700
8,500
200
330
15,000
1,200
10,500
75
6,300
3,000
3,000
. 1,750
200
7,750
6,230
75,000
800
500
300
250
25,070
19,500
110
1,000
7,350
24,000
500
21,150
15,575
1,400
2,120
6,100
50
$6,033,081
383,473
$6,686,554
500
2,000
25,000
850
18,830
13,800
54,925
2,500
200
1,790
35,000
2,700
35,000
320
44,274
8,000
7,500
10,238
1,500
39,500
6,327
135,000
1,800
6,000
750
8,945
80,946
43,200
1,320
6.000
12,800
95,000
2,200
67,246
76,250
600
8,450
14,300
1,450
$15,229,765
1,561,555
$16,971,320
458
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.1
Value.
Apples bush., 50
Beans, String and Shell bush., 300
Beets bush., 200
Cabbage heads, 6,500
Carrots bush., 100
Corn, green bush., 90
Flowers, Leaves, and Vines, cut ....
Fodder, corn tons, 2
Grapes bush., 6
Hay, English tons, 36
Hay, meadow tons, 9
Hay, salt tons, 20
Lettuce heads, 2,000
Melons 1,000
Milk gals., 2,400
Onions bush., 185
Parsnips bush., 150
Pears bush., 2,900
Pease, green bush., 75
Peppers bush., 30
Plants, flowering and other, in greenhouses
Potatoes, Irish bush., 275
Radishes b'ches, 3,000
Raspberries qts., 1,150
Shrubbery in nurseries 10,000
Squashes Ibs., 18,000
Tomatoes bush., 400
Trees, Fruit, in nurseries 15,000
Trees, Ornamental, in nurseries .... 40,000
Turnips bush., 100
Vines in nurseries 6,000
AGGKEGATES.
Hay, 65 tons
Other Agricultural Products
$50
300
100
300
50
80
25,000
40
24
800
136
300
40
100
600
200
100
7,200
100
30
21,800
260
150
210
5,000
375
200
15,000
5,000
30
3,500
$1,236
85,839
$87,075
1 Over and above home consumption.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
THE following list of civil officers, resident in Cambridge, is
compiled chiefly from official records.
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Elbridge Gerry, 1813, 1814.
GOVERNORS.
Thomas Dudley, 1634.1 Elbridge Gerry, 1810, 181 1.8
John Haynes, 1635.8
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DEPUTY OR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.
Thomas Dudley, 1630-1633.1 Spencer Phips, 1 732-1 757.6
Thomas Danforth, 1679-1692.4 Thomas Oliver, 1774.6
ASSISTANTS UNDER THE FIRST CHARTER.
Simon Bradstreet, 1630-1636.7 Herbert Pelham, 1645-1649.
Thomas Dudley, 1635, 1636.1 Daniel Gookin, 1652-1675, 1677-1686.
John Haynes, 1634, 1636. Thomas Danforth, 1659-1678.
Roger Harlakenden, 1636-1638.
COUNCILLORS UNDER THE SECOND CHARTER.
Thomas Danforth, 1693-1699. Thomas Oliver, 1715.8
John Leverett, 1 706. Spencer Phips, 1 721-1 723, 1 725-1 782.
1 Held one or other of these offices 11, 1749, to Aug. 7, 1753, and from Sept.
every year, residing elsewhere, until he 25, 1756, until he died, April 4, 1757.
died, July 31, 1653. 6 Left the country at the Revolution.
2 Afterwards for many years Governor 7 Mr. Bradstreet, residing elsewhere,
of Connecticut. remained in the office of Assistant until
8 He was one of the signers of the Dec- 1778, when he was elected Deputy Gover-
laration of Independence. He was de- nor; in 1679 he was elected Governor,
feated as a candidate for Governor in and held that office until 1692, except
1812, but before the end of that year during the administration of Andros. He
was elected Vice-president of the United was a member of the Council under the
States, in which office he died, November Second Charter, but retired in 1693, after
23, 1814. sixty-three years' continuous official ser-
4 Except during the administration of vice, with the exception before named.
Andros. 8 Died in office, October 31, or Novem-
6 He was acting Governor during the ber 1, 1715.
absence of Governor Shirley, from Sept.
460
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Jonathan Remington, 1730-1740.
Francis Foxcroft, 1732-1757.
Samuel Danforth, 1739-1774.
William Brattle, 1755-1 7 73.1
Edmund Trowbridge, 1764, 1765.
John Winthrop, 1773, 1775, 1776.
Francis Dana, 1776-1779.
MANDAMUS COUNCILLORS, 1774.
Thomas Oliver.
Samuel Danforth.
Joseph Lee.
All resigned in Sept. 1774.
COUNCILLORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
Aaron Hill, 1810, 1811, 1824, 1825.
Samuel P. P. Fay, 1818, 1819.
Timothy Fuller, 1828.
Sidney Willard, 1837, 1838.
Albion K. P. Welch, 1868.
SENATORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
Elbridge Gerry, 1793.
Aaron Hill, 1797,1801-1808.
William Winthrop, 1 799.
Timothy Fuller, 1813-1816.
Asahel Stearns, 1830, 1831.
Sidney Willard, 1834, 1835, 1839,
1840.
William Parmenter, 1836.
Francis Bowman, 1837.
Levi Farwell, 1838.
John P. Tarbell, 1842.
Isaac Livermore, 1844, 1845.
Joseph T. Buckingham, 1846-1848,
1850, 1851.
John Sargent, 1849, 1876.
Anson Burlingame, 1852.
Zebina L. Raymond, 1855, 1856.
J. M. S. Williams, 1859.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1860.
John C. Dodge, 1862.
Knowlton S. Chaff ee, 1868.
Estes Howe, 1869, 1871.
Robert O. Fuller, 1872, 1873.
Ezra Parmenter, 1874, 1875.
Charles T. Russell, 1877.
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL CouRT.2
William Goodwin, 1634.
William Spencer, 1634-1638.
John Talcott, 1634-1636.
John Steele, 1635.
Matthew Allen, 1636.
George Cooke, 1636, 1642-1645.8
Clement Chaplin, 1636.
Joseph Cooke, 1636-1641.
Nicholas Danforth, 1636, 1637.
Richard Jackson, 1637-1639, 1641,
1648, 1653, 1655, 1661, 1662.
John Bridge, 1637-1639, 1641.
Joseph Isaac, 1638.
Gregory Stone, 1638.
1 Negatived by the Governor in 1759.
2 Styled Deputies, under the First
Charter.
Samuel Shepard, 1639, 1640, 1644,
1645.
Nath. Sparhawk, 1642-1644, 1646,
1647.
Edward Goffe, 1646, 1650.
Edward Jackson, 1647-1654, 1656,
1665-1668,1675, 1676.
Daniel Gookin, 1649, 1651. 4
Edward Collins, 1654-1670.
Thomas Danforth, 1657, 1658.
Edward Oakes, 1659, 1660, 1669-
1681.
Edward Winship, 1663, 1664, 1681-
1686.
8 Speaker in 1645.
4 Speaker in 1651.
CIVIL HISTORY.
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Joseph Cooke [2d], 1671, 1676-1680.
Thomas Prentice, 1672-1674.
John Stone, 1682, 1683.
Samuel Champney, 1686, 1689-1692,
1694, 1695.
David Fiske, 1689, 1697.
Thomas Oliver, 1692, 1693, 1698,
1701-1713.
John Leverett, 1696, 1699, 1700,
1706.1
Jona. Remington, 1714, 1715, 1717,
1718, 1722-1728.
Edmund Goffe, 1716, 1720, 1721.
Andrew Bordman, 1719, 1720.
Spencer Phip?, 1721.
William Brattle, 1729-1733, 1735,
1736, 1754, 1755, 1770.
Samuel Danforth, 1734, 1735, 1737,
1738.
John Vassall, 1739, 1740, 1747.
Samuel Bowman, 1741.
Andrew Bordman [2d], 1742-1751,
1757-1768.
Edmund Trowbridge, 1750-1752,
1755, 1763, 1764.
Henry Vassall, 1752, 1756.
William Fletcher, 1753, 1754.
David Phips, 1 753.
Henry Prentice, 1 756.
Joseph Lee, 1764, 1765.
Thomas Gardner, 1769-1774.
John Winthrop, 1774.
Abraham Watson, Jr., 1775, 1776.
Samuel Thatcher, 1775, 1776, 1779,
1782, 1784-1786.
William Bowman, 1776.
Eliphalet Robbins, 1776.
Stephen Sewall, 1777.
Stephen Dana, 1778, 1787, 1788, 1792.
1793.
Thomas Farrington, 1780.
Jeduthun Wellington, 1788, 1793,
1794, 1800-1802, 1804-1806. .
Aaron Hill [Deac.], 1789, 1790.
Ebenezer Bradish, 1791.
Aaron Hill [Dr.], 1795-1800.
Joseph Bartlett, 1801.
1 Speaker in 1700.
2 Mr. Austin was Secretary of State,
1806-1807, and State Treasurer, 1811.
Jonathan L. Austin, 1803, 1806.2
Daniel Mason, 1804-1806.
William Whittemore, 1804-1806.
Nathaniel P. Watson, 1807.
Samuel Butterfield, 1807.
Josiah Mason, 1807.
Samuel P. P. Fay, 1808-1812, 1815-
1818, 1820.
John Mellen, 1808-1812.
William Hilliard, 1811-1817, 1821,
1822, 1827, 1834.
Royal Makepeace, 1813, 1814, 1818,
1827-1830.
James P. Chaplin, 1819.
Richard H. Dana, 1819.
Levi Farwell, 1823-1825, 1833-1835,
1844.
Newell Bent, 1824-1826.
Deming Jarvis, 1824.
Timothy Fuller,8 1825, 1827, 1828,
1831.
Ephraim Buttrick, 1825, 1827, 1828.
Isaac Train, 1826.
William J. Whipple, 1826, 1828-1834,
1836-1838.
William Parmenter, 1829.
Francis Dana, 1829.
John Trowbridge, 1829, 1834.
Ralph Smith, 1829, 1835, 1837.
Benjamin Bigelow, 1830, 1835.
James Hayward, 1830-1832, 1835.
Jesse Hall, 1830.
Abraham P. Sherman, 1830, 1831.
Thomas Whittemore, 1831-1833, 1836,
1837.
Levi Parker, 1831, 1834, 1836.
Josiah Mason, Jr., 1832.
Samuel King, 1832, 1833.
Amasa Davies, 1832-1834.
Sidney Willard, 1833, 1837, 1843.
Charles Everett, 1833.
Robert Fuller, 1834.
Thomas B. Gannett, 1834, 1835, 1837,
1838.
Luther Brooks, 1835-1839.
Eliab W. Metcalf, 1835.
Jos. T. Buckingham, 1836, 1838, 1839.
8 Speaker, 1825.
462
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Isaac Livermore, 1836, 1838, 1841,
1842, 1849.
Charles C. Little, 1836, 1837.
Abraham Edwards, 1836.
Enos Reed, 1837.
Ezekiel Hayden, 1839, 1840, 1844.
Joel Giles, 1840.
James D. Green, 1841-1843, 1846,
1853, 1854.
Sylvanus Plympton, 1842, 1843.
John Sargent, 1844-1848.
John S. Ladd, 1845-1847, 1852.
Charles R. Metcalf, 1845.
Samuel Batchelder, 1847.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1848-1852.
William Wyman, 1848, 1849.
Charles Wood, 1850, 1851.
Justin Jones, 1850-1852.
Willard Phillips, 1851.
Franklin Sawyer, Jr., 1851.
Isaiah Bangs, 1852, 1853.
John Livermore, 1852, 1853, 1867,
1868.
William A. Brewer, 1853.
Joseph Whitney, 1853, 1854.
Franklin Hall, 1854, 1856.
Thaddeus B. Bigelow, 1854.
Justin A. Jacobs, 1854.
Stephen Smith, 1855.
J. M. S. Williams, 1855.
Oliver T. Leighton, 1855.
David S. Buck, 1855.
George Fisher, 1855.
Asa F. Lawrence, 1856.
William Parker, 1856.
Eben Manson, 1856.
Henry S. Hills, 1856, 1857.
William A. Saunders, 1857, 1858.
Wm. T. Richardson, 1857, 1859.
John C. Dodge, 1857.
Josiah Burrage, Jr. , 1857.
Nathan K. Noble, 1858-1860.
William Page, 1858.
Alanson Bigelow, 1859.
Francis L. Chapman, 1860-1861.
George W. McLellan, 1860, 1861.
Anson Hooker, 1861, 1862.
Charles Beck, 1862, 1864.
Hamlin R. Harding, 1862, 1867.
Knowlton S. Chaffee, 1863.
Charles F. Choate, 1863.
P. Francis Wells, 1863.
J. Warren Merrill, 1864.
Lorenzo Marrett, 1864, 1865.
George S. Saunders, 1865, 1866.
George P. Carter, 1865, 1866.
Isaac S. Morse, 1866.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., 1867, 1868.
John S. March, 1867.
Anson P. Hooker, 1867, 1868.
Curtis Davis, 1868, 1870, 1874.
JohnMcDuffie, 1868, 1871, 1872.
Asa P. Morse, 1869, 1873.
James R. Morse, 1869, 1870.
Charles A. Fiske, 1869.
Martin L. Smith, 1869.
Charles J. Mclntire, 1869, 1870.
Joseph Newmarch, 1870.
Alonzo B. Wentworth, 1870.
Charles F. Walcott, 1871, 1872.
Robert O. Fuller, 1871.
Curtis C. Nichols, 1871, 1872.
Ezra Parmenter, 1871, 1872.
John W. Hammond, 1872, 1873.
George P. Sanger, 1873.
Joshua B. Smith, 1873, 1874.
Samuel W. McDaniel, 1873.
Levi L. Cashing, Jr., 1874, 1875.
Daniel H. Thurston, 1874. 1875.
Jeremiah W. Coveney, 1874-1876.
Edward Kendall, 1875, 1876.
Austin C. Wellington, 1875, 1876.
Leander M. Hannum, 1876, 1877.
Solomon S. Sleeper, 1876, 1877.
Emory W'ashburn, 1877.
Oliver J. Rand, 1877.
Charles F. Thurston, 1877.
Joseph J. Kelley, 1877.
SELECTMEN.1
John Haynes, Feb. 1634-1635. John Talcott, Feb. 1634-1635.
Simon Bradstreet, Feb; 1634-1635. William Westwood, Feb. 1634-1635.
1 Styled Townsmen until 1656. It is certain, from the Records, that the Con-
CIVIL HISTORY.
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John White, Feb. 1634-1635.
William Wadsworth, Feb. 1634-1635.
James Olmstead,* Feb. 1634-1635.1
Roger Harlakenden, 1635-1638.
William Spencer, 1635.
Andrew Warner, 1635. -
Joseph Cooke, 1635-1637, 1639, 1641,
1643, 1645.
John Bridge, 1635, 1637-1639, 1641-
1644, 1646, 1647, 1649, 1652.
Clement Chaplin, 1635.
Nicholas Danforth, 1635-1637.
Thomas Hosmer, 1635.
William Andrews, 1635, 1640.
Richard Jackson, 1636, 1637, 1641,
1644, 1654, 1656.
Edward Goffe, 1636, 1637, 1639, 1641,
1643, 1644, 1646-1655.
Simon Crosby, 1636, 1638.
Barnabas Lamson, 1636.
Edward Winship, 1637, 1638, 1642-
1644, 1646, 1648, 1650, 1651, 1662,
1663, 1673, 1682, 1684.
George Cooke, 1638, 1642, 1643.
Samuel Shepard, 1638.
Joseph Isaac, 1638.
Thomas Parish, 1639, 1640.
Thomas Marritt, 1639-1641, 1644,
1646, 1647.
John Moore,* 1639.
Thomas Brigham, 1639, 1640, 1642,
1647.
Edmund Angier,* 1640.
John Stedman, 1640, 1647-1649, 1651,
1653-1655, 1669-1676.
Abraham Shaw, 1640.
Edward Collins,* 1641.
Roger Shaw, 1641, 1642, 1644, 1645.
John Russell, 1642, 1643, 1648.
Edward Oakes, 1642-1646, 1648, 1649,
1652, 1655, 1657-1664, 1666-1668,
1670-1678.
stables acted as members of the Board of
Townsmen or Selectmen until 1666; and
there is no evidence that they ceased so to
act until the first Charter was abrogated
in 1686. Their names are therefore in-
cluded in this list ; but the names of those
persons who were never members of that
Board, except by virtue of their election
Herbert Pelham, 1645.
Thomas Beale, 1645, 1647, 1651, 1653.
Richard Hildreth, 1645.
Thomas Danforth, 1645-1669, 1671.
John Cooper, 1646, 1648, 1650, 1652,
1654, 1656-1681, 1683, 1685-1690.
Robert Holmes,* 1649, 1657, 1662.
Roger Bancroft, 1649-1651.
John Fessenden, 1650, 1655-1666.
John Jackson,* 1650.
Richard Robbins,* 1651, 1655.
Thomas Fox, 1652, 1658, 1660-1662,
1664-1672, 1674, 1675.
William Manning, 1652, 1666-1670,
1672, 1675-1681, 1683.
John Hastings,* 1653.
Thomas Oakes,* 1653.
Samuel Hyde,* 1653.
Thomas Prentice,* 1 654.
Gilbert Crackbone,* 1656, 1663.
Philip Cooke,* 1655.
Richard Parkes,* 1656.
Edward Shepard,* 1656.
Robert Parker,* 1656.
Thomas Hammond,* 1657, 1677.
John Watson, 1657, 1665, 1682, 1684,
Nathaniel Sparhawk, 1658, 1677-1680.
1683, 1685,1686.
John Shepard,* 1658.
Francis Moore, 1659, 1673-1681, 1683,
1685-1687.
Thomas Longhorn,* 1659.
Thomas Cheney,* 1659.
Thomas Chesholme,* 1660, 1664.
John Ward,* 1660.
Richard Eccles,* 1660, 1669.
Daniel Gookin, 1660-1672.
Richard Dana,* 1661.
Abraham Errington,* 1661.
Walter Hastings, 1661, 1669, 1673-
1681, 1683, 1685-1705.
Jonathan Hyde,* 1662, 1676.
as Constables, are distinguished by a
star (*).
1 Mr. Olmstead was elected Constable,
Nov. 3, 1634, before the office of Towns-
man was established ; and still earlier, in
May, 1632, Edmund Lock wood was ap-
pointed Constable by the General Court,
and John Benjamin, May 29, 1633.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Edward Hall,* 1663.
Thomas Brown,* 1663.
John Greene,* 1664.
Isaac Williams,* 1664.
Thomas Parks,* 1665, 1685.
Edward Jackson, 1665, 1682.
Samuel Andrews, 1666, 1681-1693.
James Trowbridge,* 1666.
Joseph Cooke,* 1667, 1689.
William Dickson, 1667, 1679, 1680,
1682, 1684.
Gregory Cooke,* 1667.
Francis Whitmore,* 1668, 1682.
Peter Towne, 1668, 1676, 1690, 1691,
1694, 1695.
John Spring,* 1668, 1678.
John Fuller,* 1669, 1675.
Samuel Goffe,* 1670.
Thomas Prentice, Jr.,* 1670.
Samuel Champney, 1670, 1681-1687,
1689, 1691, 1692, 1694.
John Kendrick,* 1671.
John Gove, 1671, 1684, 1690, 1697.
William Barrett, 1671, 1681.
Samuel Hastings, 1672, 1691, 1692.
Daniel Bacon,* 1672.
Marmaduke Johnson,* 1672.
Nathaniel Hancock,* 1673, 1685.
Samuel Stone, 1673, 1681, 1688, 1692.
Daniel Champney, 1673, 1684, 1686,
1687.
Noah Wiswall,* 1673.
Job Hyde,* 1674.
John Palfrey,* 1674.
Jonathan Remington, 1674, 1688,
1689, ,1691-1694, 1698-1700.
Isaac Stearns,* 1674.
Matthew Bridge,* 1675.
John Jackson, 1675, 1693, 1694.
David Fiske, 1676, 1688.
Andrew Bordman,* 1676.
Francis Bowman, 1677, 1689, 1696,
1700-1711.
Nicholas Fessenden,* 1677, 1692.
Christopher Reed,* 1677.
John Marrett,* 1678.
John Winter,* 1678.
Thomas Foster,* 1678.
Jonas Clarke, 1679, 1690.
John Mason,* 1679.
Ephraim Winship,* 1679.
John Oldham, 1679, 1695-1698, 1700-
1703, 1706-1708, 1711-1714.
John Hastings,* 1680.
Nathaniel Wilson,* 1680.
John Russell,* 1680.
James Prentice,* 1680.
Abraham Holman, 1681, 1684, 1685.
James Cutler, Jr.,* 1681.
Sebeas Jackson,* 1681.
Solomon Prentice,* 1682.
Nathaniel Patten,* 1682.
Samuel Buck,* 1G83.
Abraham Jackson,* 1683.
Samuel Gookin,* 1683.
John Tidd,* 1683.
David Fiske, Jr.,* 1684.
Joseph Russell,* 1684.
John Prentice,* 1684.
James Hubbard,* 1685.
Thomas Cutler,* 1685.
Aaron Bordman,* 1686.
Thomas Andrews,* 1686.
Ebenezer Wiswall,* 1686.
Philip Russell, 1686, 1700, 1701.
Edward Wins-hip, 1691-1693, 1695-
1701.
James Oliver, 1694, 1698, 1699.
Abraham Hill, 1695, 1696.
William Russell, 1697, 1700-1702,
1704, 1705, 1712-1714.
Joseph Simons, 1698, 1699.
William Reed, 1698, 1699.
John Leverett, 1699, 1700.
Samuel Sparhawk, 1701-1705, 1709,
1710.
Samuel Cooper, 1702-1710, 1712-
1716.
Andrew Bordman [2d], 1706-1710,
1719-1730, 1732.
Joseph Winship, 1706, 1725.
Jason Russell, 1707-1709, 1711.
Josiah Parker, 1710.
John Dickson, 1711, 1717, 1722-1724.
Thomas Blodgett, 1711.
Jonathan Remington [2d], 1712,
1715-1719.
Jcsej;h Bowman, 1712.
Moses Bordman, 1713-1718, 1720-
1724, 1726, 1727, 1731, 1733-1736.
CIVIL HISTORY.
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Joseph Coolidge, 1713, 1714, 1730.
Daniel Dana, 1715, 1725.
William Cutter, 1715, 1718-1721.
Samuel Kidder, 1716, 1719-1721.
Nath. Sparhawk, 1716-1724, 1726,
1727, 1730.
Edmund Goffe, 1717, 1718.
Samuel Bowman, 1722-1724, 1726,
1727, 1735-1743.
John Bradish, 1725, 1729, 1730, 1732,
1735, 1736.
Francis Foxcroft, Jr., 1725, 1728,
1734.
Ephraim Frost, 1725, 1727, 1730,
1735.
Nathaniel Bowman, 1726.
Solomon Prentice [2d], 1728.
Gershom Davis, 1728, 1729, 1731,
1732.
John Cutter, 1728, 1T36, 1741.
William Brattle, 1729, 1731-1733,
1748-1757, 1766-1772.
Joseph Adams, 1729, 1731, 1732,
1737, 1738.
Isaac Watson, 1731, 1737, 1738.
Samuel Danforth, 1733, 1734, 1737-
1739.
Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734.
Samuel Smith, 1733.
Benjamin Dana, Jr., 1734-1736, 1742,
1743.
Samuel Sparhawk, 1737-1741.
John Vassall, 1739, 1740, 1747.
Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., 1739, 1740.
Andrew Bordman [2d], 1740-1769.
Joseph Bean, 1741.
Jacob Hill, 1742.
John Winship, 1742.
Edmund Trowbridge, 1743-1746.
Capt. Sam. Whittemore, 1743-1746,
1748-1757, 1759, 1762.
Stephen Prentice, 1744.
Thomas Sparhawk, 1744, 1745, 1747,
1750-1764.
Abraham Watson, 1745-1749, 1757-
1760.
Caleb Dana, 1746, 1748, 1749.
John Butterfield, 1747.
John Wyeth, 1750-1756.
30
Gershom Cutter, 1757.
William Dana, 1757, 1765-1768.
Joseph Adams, Jr., 1758, 1769-1771.
Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1758, 1760, 1761,
1763-1768, 1772-1777.
Ebenezer Stedman, 1759-1764, 1767-
1776, 1786-1790, 1796-1801.
Henry Prentice, 1761-1765.
Abraham Watson, Jr., 1765, 1766.
Joseph Wellington, 1769-1773, 1776.
Abij ah Learned, 1769-1771.
Thomas Gardner, 1769-1775.
Edward Marrett, 1769-1777.
Nath1. Sparhawk, 1772-1775.
Samuel Thatcher, 1773-1776, 1780-
1786.
John Cutter, Jr., 1774, 1775.
Eliphalet Robbins, 1775-1776.
Stephen Dana, 1776-1778,1787, 1788,
1793, 1794.
Deac. Aaron Hill, 1777, 1778, 1787,
1788.
Jonas Wyeth, 1777, 1778.
Benjamin Locke, 1777, 1778.
Edward Jackson, 1777, 1778, 1780-
1782.
Thomas Farrington, 1778. 1779.
Benjamin Cooper, 1778.
William Howe, 1779.
Gideon Frost, 1779-1785.
William Adams, 1779.
Ammi Cutter, 1779, 1786.
John Gardner, 1779.
Moses Robbins, 1779, 1781-1786,
1790-1792.
John Wyeth, 1 780.
Jeduthun Wellington, 1780-1785, 1792
-1802, 1805.
Samuel Whittemore 3d, 1780.
Ebenezer Seaver, 1780.
Ebenezer Wyeth, 1781-1785, 1789,
1790.
John Adams, 1781, 1782, 1791-1795.
Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1783-1788.
Daniel Dana, 1783.
Jonathan Winship, 1784-1789, 1793,
1794.
William Winthrop, 1786, 1789-1791,
1793, 1794, 1799, 1800-1802.
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HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Walter Dickson, 1786-1788, 1791,
1792.
Samuel Butterfield, 1787, 1788.
Ephraim Cook, 1789, 1790.
Samuel Locke, 1789, 1790.
James Robbins, 1 789.
Moses Griggs, 1790-1792.
Richard Richardson, 1791-1795.
George Prentiss, 1791, 1792.
John Walton, 1793, 1794, 1796-1798,
1809-1811.
Tim. L. Jennison, 1795, 1806, 1817.
Dr. Aaron Hill, 1795-1805, 1807.
Nathaniel Champney, 1795-1801,
1806.
Ebenezer Brown, 1795-1801, 1803-
1805.
William Locke, 1796-1802.
Ebenezer Hall, 1802-1804.
James Frost, 1802-1805, 1807.
Dudley Hardy, 1802-1806.
Thomas Mason, 1802, 1811-1814.
John Holbrook, 1802.
Daniel Mason, 1803-1805.
William Whittemore, Jr., 1803-1805.
Nathaniel P. Watson, 1806, 1807.
Asa Nichols, 1 806.
Benjamin Locke, 1806, 1807.
Jonathan Whittemore, 1806, 1807.
Newell Bent, 1807, 1822-1824.
Nathan Fiske, 1807.
John Mellen, 1808-1810.
John Hayden, 1808-1811.
Royal Makepeace, 1808-1811.
William Billiard, 1808-1816, 1818,
1822, 1826, 1827.
Josiah Mason, 1808.
Benjamin Bigelow, 1812-1814.
Thomas Austin, 1812, 1813, 1815.
PhinehasB. Hovey, 1812-1814.
Josiah Moore, 1814.
Job Wyeth, 1814, 1815.
John Cook, 1815, 1816.
Rufus Fiske, 1815, 1816, 1839, 1840.
Josiah Hovey, 1816-1818.
Abel Whitney, 1816, 1838, 1839.
John Williams, 1817.
Levi Farwell, 1817-1821.
Thomas L. Parker, 1817-1822.
Luke Hemenway, 1818, 1819.
Jonas Wyeth 2d, 1819-1821.
Henry Messenger, 1819-1821.
Isaac Train, 1820-1822, 18'.'5-1827.
Thomas Warland, 1822, 1823.
Lusher Gay, 1822.
Samuel F. Sawyer, 1823-1825.
Deming Jarvis, 1823, 1824.
Lincoln Brigham, 1823.
John Whitney, 1824, 1825.
Isaiah Bangs, 1824-1826.
Jabez Fisher, 1825, 1826, 1840.
William Brown, 1826-1828.
William Fiske, 1827.
Ephraim Buttrick, 1827-1831, 1842,
1843.
Josiah Mason, Jr., 1828-1831.
Atherton H. Stevens, 1828-1831.
Edmund T. Hastings, 1828-1830.
Eliab W. Metcalf, 1829-1833.
James Hayward, 1831, 1832.
Ralph Smith, 1832-1835, 1837.
Luther Brooks, 1832-1835, 1837.
Robert Fuller, 1832-1834.
Wm. J. Whipple, 1833-1835.
John Chamberlin, 1834, 1835.
Joseph Burridge, 1835, 1836.
William Parmenter, 1836.
Charles C. Little, 1836-1841.
Jesse Hall, 1836.
William Hunnewell, 1836, 1837.
Nathan Childs, 1837, 1838.
Walter R. Mason, 1838, 1839.
John L. Hobbs, 1838, 1839.
Walter M. Allen, 1840, 1841.
Jonathan Wheeler, 1840.
Sidney Willard, 1841, 1844.
William H. Odiorne, 1841.
Levi Parker, 1841.
Thomas Whittemore, 1842, 1843.
James Luke, 1842, 1843.
Sylvanus Plympton, 1842.
William Saunders, 1842.
Jacob H. Bates, 1843.
Nathaniel J. Wyeth, 1843.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1844.
William Wyman, 1844, 1845.
Josiah Burrage, Jr., 1844, 1845.
Jonas Wyeth, 1844.
James D. Green, 1845.
Alex. H. Ramsay, 1845.
Charles Wood, 1845.
CIVIL HISTORY.
467
ASSESSORS.1
Walter Hastings, 1694, 1697, 1698,
1700-1705.
Samuel Stone, 1694, 1697, 1698.
Thomas Oliver, 1694, 1697-1699,
1706, 1715.
Josiah Parker, 1699.
Francis Bowman, 1699-1709, 1711.
Jonathan Remington, 1700.
Edward Winship, 1700, 1701.
John Oldham, 1700, 1701, 1710-1714,
1716, 1718, 1719, 1721, 1727.
William Russell, 1700, 1701, 1704,
1705, 1712, 1714.
Philip Russell, 1700, 1701.
Samuel Sparhawk, 1701, 1703-1705,
1707-1709.
Andrew Bordman, 1702, 1707, 1709-
1713, 1715, 1716, 1718.
Samuel Cooper, 1704, 1705, 1708,
1709, 1714.
Samuel Kidder, 1706, 1715.
Jason Russell, 1709, 1710.
Joseph Coolidge, 1710, 1714.
Joseph Bowman, 1712.
Moses Bordman, 1714, 1717, 1733-
1736.
William Cutter, 1716.
Jonathan Remington [2d], 1717.
Edmund GofFe, 1717.
Nath. Sparhawk, 1717, 1722-1724,
1726.
John Dickson, 1717-1720, 1722, 1723.
John Bradish, 1719-1721, 1725, 1726,
1729, 1732.
Daniel Dana, 1720, 1725.
John Cutter, 1721, 1724, 1727, 1728,
1736, 1741.
Samuel Bowman, 1722-1724, 1727,
1737-1743, 1745, 1746.
Ephraim Frost, 1725, 1726, 1730,
1735.
Samuel Andrew, 1728.
Gershom Davis, 1728, 1729, 1731,
1732.
1 The Selectmen performed the duty
of Assessors, until 1697, except in the
year 1694.
Joseph Adams, 1729, 1731, 1732,
1737, 1738.
Andrew Bordman, Jr., 1730.
William Brown, 1730.
Isaac Watson, 1731.
Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734.
Samuel Smith, 1733.
Benjamin Dana, 1734-1736, 1742.
Samuel Sparhawk [2d], 1737-1741.
Jonathan Butterfield, 1739, 1740.
John Winship, 1742.
Samuel Whittemore,2 1743-1746,
1748-1757, 1759, 1762.
Edmund Trowbridge, 1744.
Thomas Sparhawk, 1744, 1745, 1747,
1750-1764.
Caleb Dana, 1746, 1748, 1749.
John Butterfield, 1747.
Abraham Watson, 1747-1749, 1757,
1758, 1765, 1766.
John Wyeth, 1750-1756.
Joseph Adams, Jr., 1758.
Ebenezer Stedman, 1759-1764, 1767-
1776.
Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1760, 1761,. 1763
-1768, 1772, 1775-1777.
William Dana, 1765-1768.
Joseph Wellington, 1769-1771.
Thomas Gardner, 1769-1775.
John Cutter, Jr., 1774.
Nathaniel Sparhawk [2d], 1775.
Eliphalet Robbins, 1776, 1779.
Aaron Hill, 1777, 1778, 1782, 1786-
1792.
Stephen Dana, 1777, 1778, 1780-
1806.
Benjamin Locke, 1778, 1788, 1789.
Thomas Farrington, 1779.
Ammi Cutter, 1779, 1781-1786.
Abraham Watson [2d], 1780, 1781.
William Whittemore, 1780.
Samuel Thatcher, 1783-1786.
Thomas Cutter, 1787.
Samuel Locke, 1790-1805.
2 Capt. Samuel Whittemore.
468
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Ebenezer Wyeth, 1793-1796.
Aaron Hill [2d], 1797-1805, 1807.
Josiah Moore, 1806, 1808-1813.
Ichabod Fessenden, 1806.
George Prentice, 1807.
Newell Bent, 1807.
Maj. Jonas Wyeth, 1808, 1809, 1812,
1813, 1817-1819.
Thomas Mason, 1808-1813, 1815.
Benjamin Bigelow, 1810, 1811, 1814,
1825, 1826, 1831-1835.
Royal Makepeace, 1814.
Thomas Austin, 1814, 1815.
Nathaniel Livermore, 1815.
Loammi Baldwin, 1816.
Richard H. Dana, 1816, 1817.
Rufus Fisk, 1816, 1818, 1837.
William Billiard, 1817-1819.
Jabez Fisher, 1819.
Wm. J. Whipple, 1820-1841.
Isaac Train, 1820, 1821.
Luke Hemenway, 1820-1822.
Deming Jarvis, 1822, 1823.
Lusher Gay, 1823.
Peter Tufts, Jr., 1824.
Samuel S. Green, 1824-1837, 1843-
1846.
John Wheeler, 1827-1830.
John Trowbridge, 1836.
Eliphalet Davis, 1838, 1839.
Abraham P. Sherman, 1838, 1839.
William H. Odiorne, 1840.
Ezekiel Harden, 1840.
Ira Wads worth, 1841, 1842, 1847.
Sidney Willard, 1841.
Lucius R. Paige, 1842-1846.
Jacob H. Bates, 1842, 1843.
Omen S. Keith, 1844.
Royal Morse, 1845, 1846.
Jonas Wyeth 2d, 1847-1849.
James Luke, 1847.
Josiah W. Cook, 1848, 1849, 1855.
Edward G. Stevens, 1848-1850, 1854.
William L. Whitney, 1850-1852.
John Hews, 1850.
Charles Wood, 1851-1854.
Joseph Whitney, 1851-1853, 1857.
George Coolidge, 1853, 1854, 1856,
1857.
Joseph H. Rice, 1855.
Ozias Clark, 1855.
Abel W. Bruce, 1856, 1860.
Atherton H. Stevens, 1856.
Alvaro Blodgett, 1857.
William Frost, 1858-1863.
George W. Livermore, 1858, 1859.
Andrew J. Green, 1860-1877.
Artemas Z. Brown, 1861-1877.
Charles H. Saunders, 1864-1867.
LeviL. dishing, Jr., 1868-1877.
TOWN CLERKS.1
William Spencer, 1632-1635.
Joseph Cooke, 1636, 1637, 1639-1641.
Joseph Isaac, 1638.2
Roger Shaw, 1642.8
Thomas Danforth, 1645-1668.
John Cooper, 1669-1681.
Samuel Andrew, 1682-1692.
Jona. Remington, 1693, 1698-1700.
Samuel Green, 1694-1697.
Andrew Bordman, 1 700-1 730.4
Andrew Bordman [2d], 1731-1769.
1 The Records were kept by the Clerk
of the Selectmen until 1693, when an
Andrew Bordman [3d], 1 769-1 779.5
Thomas Farrington, 1780-1782.
William Winthrop, 1782-1788.
Timothy L. Jennison, 1789-1797, 1806.
Aaron Hill, 1798-1805.
Timothy Fuller, 1807.
William Billiard, 1808-1816.
Levi Farwell, 1817-1826.
Thomas Foster, 1827.
William J. Whipple, 1828-1830.
Luther S. Gushing, 1831.
8 Probably.
Elected May 18, 1700, in place of Jona-
officer styled "Town Clerk" was first than Remington, deceased.
elccted.
2 Probably.
5 Elected June 2, 1769, upon the de-
cease of his father.
CIVIL HISTORY.
469
John P. Tarbell, 1832-1834.
Henry M. Chamberlain, 1835-1838.
Lucius R. Paige, 1839, 1843-1846.
Thomas B. Gannett, 1840-1842.
TOWN TREASURKRS.1
Samuel Andrew, 1694-1699.
Jona. Remington, 1700.
Andrew Bordman, 1701-1747.
Andrew Bordman [2d], 1747-1769.8
John Foxcroft, 1769-1771.8
Samuel Thatcher, 1772-1776, 1782-
1786.
Andrew Bordman [3d], 1777, 1778.
Abraham Watson, 1779-1781.
Ebenezer Stedman, 1786-1 80S.4
Samuel Bartlett, 1809-1815.
Loammi Baldwin, 1816.
William Hilliard, 1817-1820.
Levi Farwell, 1821-1836.
Abel W. Bruce, 1837-1846.
OFFICERS AFTER THE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY.
MAYORS.
James D. Green, 1846, 1847, 1853,
1860, 1861.
Sidney Willard, 1848-1850.
George Stevens, 1851, 1852.
Abraham Edwards, 1854.
Zebina L. Raymond, 1855, 1864.
John Sargent, 1856-1859.
Charles T. Russell,5 1861, 1862.
George C. Richardson, 1863.
J. Warren Merrill, 1865, 1866.
Ezra Parmenter, 1867.
Charles H. Saunders, 1868, 1869.
Hamlin R. Harding, 1870, 1871.
Henry O. Houghton, 1872.
Isaac Bradford, 1873-1876.
Frank A. Allen, 1877.
ALDERMEN.
Samuel Batchelder, 1846.
Ephraim Buttrick, 1846, 1848.
Samuel P. P. Fay, 1846.
William Fisk, 1846.
Joseph S. Hastings, 1846, 1847.
Charles Wood, 1846, 1847.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1847, 1848.
Walter R. Mason, 1847.
William Saunders, 1847.
Abraham P. Sherman, 1847.
Isaac Fay, 1848.
George Stevens, 1848-1850, 1855.
Wm. L. Whitney, 1848, 1871, 1872,
1874, 1875.
Thomas Whittemore, 1848.
George Cummings, 1849.
Calvin Dinoick, 1849-1851.
1 No officer styled " Town Treasurer "
was elected until 1694.
2 Elected Aug. 3, 1747, upon the de-
cease of his father.
8 Elected June 2, 1769, in place of An-
drew Bordman, deceased.
Lorenzo Marrett, 1849, 1850, 1852.
Charles R. Metcalf, 1849.
Jonas Wyeth 2d, 1849.
Isaiah Bangs, 1850.
Edmund A. Chapman, 1850, 1851.
Stephen Smith, 1850-1852, 1854.
Abraham Edwards,6 1851-1853.
John Hews, 1851.
Anson Hooker, 1851, 1852.
Richard C. Joseph, 1851.
Thaddeus B. Bigelow, 1852.
Ambrose Chamberlain, 1852, 1853.
John W. Donallan, 1853.
George W. Livermore, 1853, 1854.
George Meacham, 1853.
John Taylor, 1853.
Henry M. Chamberlain, 1854, 1859.
* Elected July 10, 1786, in place of Col.
Thatcher, deceased.
6 Elected July 31, 1861, in place of
James I). Green, resigned.
8 Elected Oct. 6, 1851, in place of Ed-
mund A. Chapman, deceased.
470
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Henry S. Hills, 1854.
Linus A. Phillips, 1854.
William A. Saunders, 1854, 1867.
John B. Cook, 1855, 1856.
Isaac Cutler, 1855-1857.
John Dudley, 1855.
James W. Gates, 1855.
Joseph R. Knight, 1855.
George H. Davies, 1856-1858.
Isaac Davis, 1856.
George W. Fifield, 1856, 1857.
Edward T. Whitney, 1856-1858.
John B. Atwill, 1857-1860.
James G. Hovey, 1857.
John Remick,1 1857, 1858.
Knowlton S. Chaffee, 1858, 1859.
Chester W. Kingsley, 1858.
Thomas G. Rice, 1858.
James P. Richardson, 1858-1860.
Solomon Sargent, 1858.
Albion K. P. Welch, 1858, 1859.
Josiah Burrage, 1859, 1860.
Francis L. Chapman, 1859, 1860,
1864-1866.
Alex.' Dickinson, 1859, 1860.
David Ellis, 1859, 1860.
Michael C. Kenney, 1859.
Lewis Hall, I860.
Samuel Slocomb, 1860, 1861.
Albert Vinal, 1860, 1861.
Andrew S. Waitt, 1860.
Levi L. Gushing, Jr., 1861, 1862.
Curtis Davis, 1861, 1862, 1873.
Amory Houghton, 1861, 1862.
Henry Lamson, 1861-1363.
Charles H. Saunders, 1861, 1862.
Albert Stevens, 1861, 1863.
James H. Thayer, 1861-1863.
Israel Tibbetts, 1861-1863.
Hosea Jewell, 1862, 1863.
J. Warren Merrill, 1862.
Henry Whitney, 1862.
Samuel W. Dudley, 1868-1866.
George H. Folger, 1863, 1864.
Samuel James, 1863.
John Livermore,2 1863-1865.
Ezra Parmenter, 1863, 1864, 1866.
John P. Putnam, 1863.
George P. Carter, 1864, 1865.
Charles F. Choate, 1864-1866.
Arthur Merrill, 1864.
James R. Morse, 1864.
Fordyce M. Stimson, 1864.8
Joseph H. Tyler, 1864, 1865.
George B. Lathrop, 1865, 1866.
Alpheus Mead, 1865, 1866, 1869.
James M. Price, 1865.
John L. Sands, 1865, 1866.
Sumner Albee, 1866.
John N. Meriam, 1866, 1867.
Asa P. Morse, 1866.
John M. Tyler, 1866, 1867.
William Gibson, 1867.
Watson B. Hastings, 1867, 1868.
William Page, 1867, 1868.
Samuel B. Rindge, 1867, 1868.
Samuel F. Woodbridge, 1867, 1868,
1872, 1873.
William Wright, 1867, 1869, 1876.
Marshall T. Bigelow, 1868.
Daniel U. Chamberlin, 1868, 1870.
U. Tracy Howe, 1868.
John S. March, 1868-1870.
Jabez A. Sawyer, 1868.
Daniel R. Sortwell, 1868, 1869, 1872.
Jeremiah W. Coveney, 1869, 1870.
Henry O. Houghton, 1869.
William J. Marvin, 1869.
George W. Park, 1869, 1870.
James H. Sparrow, 1869, 1870.
Charles F. Walcott, 1669.
D. Gilbert Dexter, 1870, 1871.
Lewis B. Geyer, 1870, 1871.
Horatio G. Parker, 1870, 1871.
Aaron H. Saffbrd, 1870.
Amos C. Sanborn, 1870.
James H. Hall, 1871.
Charles L. Harding, 1871, 1872.
John Holman, 1871.
Joseph A. Holmes, 1871, 1872.
1 Elected May 1, 1857, in
James G. Hovey, deceased.
2 Elected March 2, 1863, in place of
Hosea Jewell, deceased.
place of 8 Resigned March 23, 1864, and suc-
ceeded by Francis L. Chapman.
CIVIL HISTORY.
471
Edward Kendall, 1871-1873.
Robert L. Sawin, 1871, 1873.
William Caldwell, 1872.
Chandler R. Ransom, 1872.
Samuel Snow, 1872, 1873.
Jason Winnett, 1872.
George R. Brine, 1873.
James H. Collins, 1873, 1874.
Hatnlin R. Harding, 1873.
Isaac S. Morse, 1873.
Daniel H. Thurston, 1873, 1876, 1877.
Horace O. Bright, 1874.
Augustus P. Clarke, 1874.
James C. Davis, 1874.
Leander M. Hannum, 1874, 1875.
Theodore C. Kurd, 1874.
Francis Ivers, 1874.
John McSorley, 1874.
Francis H. Whitman, 1874.
Walter S. Blanchard, 1875.
Benjamin F. Davies, 1875.
Russell S. Edwards, 1875, 1877.
Leander Greely, 1875, 1876.
George H. Howard, 1875, 1876.
John H. Leighton, 1875, 1876.
Samuel L. Montague, 1875, 1876.
Jonas C. Wellington, 1875.
George F. Piper, 1876, 1877.
Edmund Reardon, 1876, 1877.
Sulvilyer H. Sanborn, 1876.
Walter S. Swan, 1876, 1877.
John Clary, 1877.
James A. Fox, 1877.
Charles J. Mclntire, 1877.
Charles W. Munroe, 1877.
Martin L. Smith, 1877.
PRESIDENTS OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Isaac Livermore, 1846.
John Sargent, 1847, 1852, 1853.
John C. Dodge, 1848, 1854.
Samuel P. Heywood, 1849, 1850.
John S. Ladd, 1851.
Alanson Bigelow, 1855.
Ezra Ripley, 1856.1
George S. Saunders, 1856, 1857, 1863,
1864.
James C. Fisk, 1858, 1859.
Hamlin R. Harding, 1860, 1861.
Jared Shepard, 1862.2
Knowlton S. Chaffee, 1862.
John S. March, 1865, 1866.
Marshall T. Bigelow, 1867.
Henry W. Muzzey, 1868, 1869.
Joseph H. Converse, 1870, 1871.
Alvaro Blodgett, 1872, 1873.8
Francis H. Whitman, 1873.
George F. Piper, 1874, 1875.
Frank A. Allen, 1876.
Perez G. Porter, 1877.
MEMBERS OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Josiah Coolidge, 1846, 1847.
John C. Dodge, 1846-1848, 1854.
Francis Draper, 1846, 1847.
Charles Everett, 1846-1848.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1846.
George W. Fifield, 1846, 1847.
Lewis Hall, 1846-1848.
Joseph A. Holmes, 1846, 1847, 1852,
1853.
Isaac Livermore, 1846.
Walter R. Mason, 1846.
Isaac Melvin, 1846-1848.
Thomas F. Norris, 1846.
Alex. H. Ramsay, 1846, 1847.
Enos Reed, 1846, 1847.
Aaron Rice, 1846-1848.
John Sargent, 1846, 1847, 1852, 1853.
William Saunders, 1846.
Abraham P. Sherman, 1846.
Charles Valentine, 1846, 1847.
William L. Whitney, 1846, 1847.
Samuel P. Heywood, 1847-1850.
Anson Hooker, 1847-1850.
William Hunnewell, 1847.
Levi Jennings, 1847, 1848, 1856.
Elijah Spare, Jr., 1847-1849.
1 Resigned Jan. 31, 1856.
2 Resigned Sept. 17, 1862.
8 Resigned June 17, 1873.
472
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Jonas Wyelh 2d, 1847, 1848.
Edmund A. Chapman, 1848, 1849.
George Cummings, 1848.
Eliphalet Davis, 1848.
Ralph Day, 1848, 1849, 1852.
Jesse Fogg, 1848, 1849.
Horatio N. Hovey, 1848.
Estes Howe, 1848.
John S. Ladd, 1848, 1851.
Wm. T. Richardson, 1848.
William Wyman, 1848, 1849.
David S. Buck,1 1849-1852.
Jesse Coolidge, 1849.
Isaac Davis, 1849, 1850, 1855.
Israel P. Dunham, 1849.
William P. Fisk, 1849, 1850, 1852,
1853.
Amory Houghton, 1849.
Edward Hyde, 1849.
Andrew Jones, 1849-1851, 1858.
Charles T. Murdoch, 1849, 1850.
Geo. C. Richardson, 1849-1851.
Hosea Spencer,2 1849-1852.
Edwin Scudder, 1849, 1850.
Robert P. Tuten, 1849-1851.
Francis Wells, 1849, 1850.
Charles Wood, 1849.
James Atwood, 1850, 1851.
Thomas P. Ayer, 1850-1852.
John Dudley, 1850-1852.
David B. Hadley, 1850, 1851.
Henry S. Hills,8 1850, 1851.
George Meacham, 1850-1852.
Luther L. Parker, 1850, 1851.
Wm. A. Saunders, 1850.
Edmund Boynton, 1851, 1852.
Hiram Brooks, 1851.
Mason Davis, 1851, 1863, 1864.
Royal Douglass, 1851.
George T. Gale,4 1851, 1852, 1856.
Josiah Dana Hovey, 1851.
Zebina L. Raymond,6 1851, 1852.
Franklin Sawyer, Jr., 1851.
Andrew S. Waitt, 1851, 1852.
Jonas Wyeth, 1851.
Alvaro Blodgett, 1852-1854, 1867-
1869, 1871-1873.
Ozias Clark, 1852, 1853.
Isaac Cutler, 1852.
Joseph M. Doe, 1852.
Phinehas B. Hovey, 1852, 1853.
George L. Mitchell, 1852, 1853.
William Stevens, 1852, 1853.
Francis L. Batchelder, 1853, 1854.
Alanson Bigelow, 1853-1855.
Barnabas Binney, 1853.
Daniel U. Chamberlain, 1853, 1854.
John B. Cook, 1853, 1854, 1863.
Lloyd Grossman, 1853, 1854.
George H. Davies, 1853, 1854.
Franklin Hall, 1853, 1854.
George G. Ryder, 1853, 1854, 1863,
1864, 1867.
Charles H. Saunders, 1853, 1854.
Oliver Tenney, 1853, 1854.
William Watriss, 1853, 1854.
Thaddeus B. Bigelow, 1854.
O. H. P. Green, 1854.
Rufus Lamson, 1854, 1855.
William A. Munroe, 1854.
Benjamin F.Nourse, 1854,1856,1857.
Henry Noyes, 1854, 1855.
Ebenezer T. Tufts, 1854, 1855, 1857,
1858.
Almon Abbott, 1855.
Daniel S. Brown, 1855.
Luther Crane, 1855.
John Gage, 1855, 1859.
Augustus P. Griffing, 1855, 1856.
John Holman, 1855.
James G. Hovey, 1855, 1856.
William Hunnewell, 1855.
Daniel Kelly, 1855.
Jacob S. Merrill, 1855.
Philip Nutting, 1855.
George G. Rice, 1855, 1856.
1 Elected June 11, 1849, in place of 4 Elected Dec. 15, 1851, in place of
Jesse Coolidge, resigned. Franklin Sawyer, Jr., deceased.
2 Elected Jan. 21,1850, in place of Jesse 5 Elected April 22, 1851, in place of
Fogg, resigned. Geo. C. Richardson, resigned.
8 Elected Oct. 6, 1851, in place of Rob-
ert P. Tuten, deceased.
CIVIL HISTORY.
473
Joel Robinson, 1855.
George S. Saunders, 1855-1857, 1863,
1864.
Nathaniel N. Stickney, 1855.
William W. Bullock, 1856.
Chester N. Clark, 1856-1858.
Curtis Davis, 1856-1858.
Hervey Davis, 1856, 1857.
John H. Fellows, 1856-1858.
N. St. John Green, 1856.
Michael C. Kenney, 1856-1858.
William Page, 1856, 1857.
Thomas G. Rice, 1856, 1857.
Ezra Ripley, 1856.
Samuel Sawyer, 1856, 1857.
Atherton H. Stevens, Jr., 1856,' 1867.
Albion K. P. Welch, 1856, 1857.
James C. Davis, 1857, 1858, 1872,1
1873.
James C. Fiske, 1857-1859.
George B. Lathrop, 1857, 1858, 1862-
1864.
John Murray, Jr., 1857.
Michael Norton, 1857.
Samuel S. Runey, 1857.
Samuel Saunders, 1857.
J. Henry Wyman, 1857.
Marshall T. Bigelow, 1858-1860, 1867.
Win. P. Butterfield, 1858, 1859.
Francis L. Chapman, 1858.
David Ellis, 1858.
Charles F. McClure, 1858, 1859.
Thomas B. G. Messinger, 1858, 1859.
Joseph Newmarch, 1858, 1863.
Lucius R. Paige, 1858.
Ezra Parmenter, 1858, 2 1871.
Jared Shepard, 1858, 1859, 1861,
1862.
Albert Stevens, 1858-1860.
Sargeant C. Whitcher, 1858.
Ebenezer Fogg, 1859, 1861-1863.
Hamlin R. Harding, 1859-1861.
Anson P. Hooker, 1859-1861.
Samuel James, 1859.
Henry Larnson, 1859, 1860.
John Livermore, 1859, 1860.
Edward Milliken, 1859.
Augustus Russ, 1859.
Charles T. Russell, 1859, 1860.
Israel Tibbetts, 1859, 1860, 1867.
Joseph V. Wellington, 1859, 1860.
Henry Whitney, Jr., 1859, 1861.
George L. Cade, 1860, 1864.
Henry M. Chamberlain, 1860, 1861.
Eben M. Dunbar, 1860, 1862.
John C. Farnham, 1860, 1861.
Watson B. Hastings, 1860, 1869.
James Jelly, 1860, 1861, 1863.
John H. Leighton, 1860.
James Mellen, 1860, 1861, 1868.
Nathan K. Noble, 1860, 1866.
Josiah Porter, 1860, 1861.
Jonas C. Wellington, 1860, 1861.
John S. Bates, 1861, 1862.
Russell S. Edwards, 1861, 1862.
John A. Ellis, 1861.
William Gibson, 1861, 1862.
Isaac C. Holmes, 1861, 1862, 1872.
William F. Knowles, 1861, 1862.
J. Warren Merrill, 1861.
John S. Pollard, 1861, 1862.
Nathaniel D. Sawin, 1861, 1862.
George P. Carter, 1862, 1863.
K. S. Chaffee, 1862, 1863, 1867, 1871,
1872, 1876.
Hosea Clark, 1862.
P. Stearns Davis, 1862.
Samuel W. Dudley, 1862.
Edward B. P. Kinsley, 1862.
James P. Richardson, 1862.
Joseph H. Tyler, 1862, 1873.
John Wilder, 1862.
Sunnier Albee, 1863-1865.
Nathaniel P. Brooks, 1863-1866.
Francis C. Foster, 1863, 1864.
James M. Price, 1863, 1864.
Henry C. Rand, 1863, 1864.
George E. Richardson, 1863, 1864.
Amos C. Sanborn, 1863-1865.
Fordyce M. Stimson, 1863.
James M. Thresher, 1863.
William Brine, 1864, 1865.
William Daily, 1864-1866.
Samuel H. Folsom, 1864.
1 Elected March 24, 1872, in place of J. 2 Elected May 24, 1858, in place of
Milton Clark, resigned. John H. Fellows, resigned.
474
HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE.
William Hutchins, 1864.
John S. March, 1864-1866.
John S. Sawyer, 1864, 1865.
Charles B. Stevens, 1864, 1865.
James H. Wyeth, 1864, 1865.
Walter S. Blanchard, 1865.
Robert O. Fuller, 1865, 1866.
Nathan G. Gooch, 1865, 1866.
Samuel C. Knights, 1865, 1866.
Arthur Merrill, 1865, 1866.
Phineas Parker, 1865, 1866.
Aaron H. Safford, 1865, 1866.
Augustus Towne, 1865, 1866.
John M. Tyler, 1865.
Bradley C.'Whitcher, 1865.
Joseph Whittemore, 1865, 1866.
Charles W. Eliot, 1866.
Charles A. Fiske, 1866.
Lewis B. Guyer, 1866.
William H. Lounsbury, 1866.
JohnMcDuffie, 1866, 1867.
Charles J. Mclntire, 1866, 1867.
Benjamin R. Rand, 1866, 1867.
Samuel F. Woodbridge, 1866.
Joseph Child, Jr., 1867, 1868.
Jeremiah W. Coveney, 1867, 1868.
William R. Hurlbut, 1867.
Lucien S. Learned, 1867, 1868.
Horatio Locke, 1867, 1868.
Elijah H. Luke, 1867, 1868.
William J. Marvin, 1867, 1868.
Jabez A. Sawyer, 1867.
Samuel Snow, 1867, 1868, 1871.
James H. Sparrow, 1867, 1868.
Charles F. Walcott, 1867, 1868.
Charles C. Clapp, 1868, 1869.
Noah M. Cofran, 1868, 1869.
Leander Greely, 1868-1870.
John W. Hammond, 1868.
Henry O. Houghton, 1868.
Bernard J. McCormic, 1868, 1869.
Henry W. Muzzey, 1868, 1869.
George W. T. Riley, 1868.
Frank D. Wheeler, 1868, 1873, 1874.
Samuel P. Adams, 1869, 1870.
George R. Brine, 1869, 1870.
Joseph H. Converse, 1869-1871.
James H. Hall, 1869, 1870.
1 Elected July 1, 1871, in place of Ezra
Parmenter, resigned.
Orrin W. Hall, 1869.
William G. Hill, 1869, 1870.
George W. Homer, 1869.
John McSorley, 1869-1871, 1873,
1877.
James Richardson, 1869-1871.
Gustavus A. Smart, 1869, 1870.
Seymour B. Snow, 1869, 1870, 1876.
Daniel H. Thurston. 1869.
Samuel K. Williams, Jr., 1869, 1870.
Isaac Bradford, 1870.
J. Milton Clark, 1870, 1872.
Thomas Devens, 1870.
Augustus W. Fix, 1870.
Thomas G. Lally, 1870.
Francis M. Mason, 1870, 1871.
Robert L. Sawin, 1870.
Robert Stewart, 1870.
John Wilson, 1870, 1871.
Augustus P. Clarke, 1871, 1873.
Darius Cobb, 1871.
Joseph Cogan, 1871, 1872, 1877.
Joshua G. Gooch, 1871, 1872.
James E. Hall, 1871, 1872.
Levi Hawkes, 1871, 1872.
Wm. L. Lockhart, 1871.
Charles R. Patch, 1871, 1872.
Warren G. Roby, 1871.1
Alonzo R. Smith, 1871.
John H. Swiney,2 1871, 1872.
Francis H. WThitman, 1871-1873.
James A. Woolson, 1871.
Sumner J. Brooks, 1872.
George B. Hamlin, 1872.
Joseph G. Holt, 1872.
Thomas L. Huckins, 1872.
Harrison W. Huguley, 1872.
Francis Ivers, 1872, 1873.
John L. Porter, 1872.
Thomas L. Smiih, 1872.
Johr Stone, 1872, 1873, 1875.
Joseph A. Wellington, 1872.
John Clary, 1873-1876.
Frank Corcoran, 1873, 1874.
G. C. W. Fuller, 1873.
Thomas Grieves, 1873.
Leander M. I Ian num. 1873.
George H. Howard, 1873, 1874.
2 Elected May 15, 1871, in place of Wm.
L. Lockhart, resigned.
CIVIL HISTORY.
475
John F. Hudson, 1873.
Samuel L. Montague, 1873, 1874.
Edward H. Norton, 1873, 1874.
George F. Piper, 1873-1875.
Charles C. Read, 1873, 1874.
Richard F. Tobin, 1873.
Thomas H. Emerson, 1874.
John J. Fatal, 1874.
Alexander Frazer, 1874, 1875.
Thomas A. Graham, 1874, 1875.
John J. Henderson, 1874.
Joseph J. Kelley, 1874, 1875.
Charles Laurie, 1874.
James Mellen Jr., 1874, 1875.
John T. G. Nichols, 1874, 1875.
Charles Quinn, 1874, 1875.
Edmund Reardon, 1874, 1875.
Sulvilyer H. Sanborn, 1874, 1875.
Frank A. Allen, 1875, 1876.
William E. Doyle, 1875, 1876.
Henry D. Forbes, 1875, 1876.
David Heffernan, 1875.
Lemuel Kempton, 1875.
Charles Moore, 1875, 1876.
Jeremiah Murphy, 1875, 1876.
Hibbard P. Ross, 1875.
Walter S. Swan, 1875.
William E. Andrews, 1876.
Joseph H. Bancroft, 1876.
James F. Davlin, 1876.
Benjamin Dow, 1876.1
Franklin Gay, 1876.
Archibald M. Howe, 1876, 1877.
Isaac A. Nay, 1876.2
William Poland, 1876, 1877.
Perez G. Porter, 1876, 1877.
George W. Rawson, 1876, 1877.
Silas Rhoades, 1876, 1877.
Daniel B. Shauohnessy, 1876, 1877.
Benjamin R. Tilton, 1876.
George F. Whiting, 1876, 1877.
Henry A. Doherty, 1877.
Woodward Emery, 1877.
Samuel Noyes, Jr., 1877.
Henry K. Parsons, 1877.
John T. Scully, 1877.
Joseph W. Smith, 1877.
James H. Snow, 1877.
Z. H. Thomas, Jr., 1877.
Edward P. Tucker, 1877.
Nathan Underwood, 1877.
Edward H. Whitney, 1877.
Lucius R. Paige, 1846-1855.
Henry Thayer,8 1855, 1856.
Abel W. Bruce, 1846-1848.
Samuel Slocomb, 1849-1855.
Alonzo J. Webber,4 1855.
CITY CLERKS.
Justin A. Jacobs, 1857-1877.
CITY TREASURERS.
Joseph A Holmes, 1856, 1857.
Joseph Whitney, 1858-1877.
CLERKS OP THK COMMON COUNCIL.
Charles S. Newell, 1846-1848. James M. Chase, 1856-1861.
Eben M. Dunbar, 1849-1853. Joseph G. Holt, 1862-1867.
Henry Thayer, 1854, 1855.
Anson J. Stone,6 1855.
J. Warren Cotton, 1868-1877.
1 Elected March 14, 1876, in place of * Elected Feb. 26, 1855, in place of
Wm. E. Andrews, resigned. Samuel Slocomb, resigned.
a Elected March 14, 1876, in place of 6 Elected Oct. 1, 1855, in place of Henry
Franklin Gay, deceased.
8 Elected Oct. 1, 1855, in place of Lu-
cius R. Paige, resigned.
Thayer, resigned.
ABBOTT, DANIEL, owned a house in 1635, at the N. W. corner of Holyoke
and Mount Auburn streets, which he sold to John Russell, and removed to
Providence, R. L, about 1639. No trace is found here of his family.
2. GEOKGE, in 1715, purchased a building lot, "near Adams's gate." By
w. Rebecca, he had Jacob, b. 25 Jan. 1715-16; George, b. 2 Oct. 1718; Re-
becca, bap. 24 June 1721; Rebecca, bap. 22 Nov. 1724; Samuel, bap. 12 Mar.
1726-7.
ABDY, MATTHEW, " Boston, came in the Abigail, 1635, from London, was
a fisherman; by w. Tabitha, dau. of Robert Reynolds of B., who d. 1661,
had Mary, b. 24 May 1648, and Tabitha, 24 Nov. 1652; besides Matthew,
named in the will of his grandfather R. He next m., 24 May 1662, Alice
Cox, perhaps dau. of Moses of Hampton." Savage, Gen. Diet.
2. MATTHEW, s. of Matthew (1), b. about 1654, m. Deborah, dau. of An-
drew Stevenson of Camb., and wid. of Robert Wilson of Sudbury. Widow
Ruth Abdy, who d. 10 Dec. 1762, aged 93, was a subsequent wife of Matthew.
He is supposed to have resided at the S. W. corner of Mt. Auburn and Hol-
yoke streets, and to have died in 1730, leaving no posterity. For several
years he was a fisherman; but in 1718 he was appointed College Sweeper and
Bedmaker, an office in which his widow succeeded him. After his death,
" Father Abdy's Will," in doggerel rhyme, afforded much amusement on both
sides of the Atlantic.
ADAMS, JOHN, was here about 1650. His children, by w. Ann, were Re-
becca, bap. in England; Mary, John, Joseph, all bap. here; Hannah, bap. 17
June 1660, and d. 25 Jan. 1660-61; Daniel, bap. 14 Sept. 1662, and d. 14 May
1685. Rebecca m. Nathaniel Patten, 24 Nov. 1669, and d. 18 Dec. 1677.
John rem. to Sudbury, m. Hannah Bent, had John, 1684, Daniel, 1685, Han-
nah, 1688, and was living in 1714. JOHN the father resided in Menotomy,
was a millwright, and d. 1706, a. about 85. His w. Ann was living in 1714.
2. JOSEPH, s. of John (1), received from his father a deed of the homestead,
4 Sept. 1697. He m. Margaret, dau. of Thomas Eames, 21 Feb. 1687-8, but I
find no record of the birth or baptism of their children. He d. 20 July 1701,
and his w. Margaret was appointed administratrix; she was prob. the person
whom. Lieut. Daniel Dean of Concord, 27 Dec. 1705.
3. JOSEPH, prob. s. of Joseph (2), m. Rebecca Cutter 18 Jan. 1710-11; she
d. 12 Jan. 1717-18, aged 24, and he m. Rachel , who survived him. His
chil. were Thomas, b. 3 Dec. 1711, and d. 17 Nov. 1713; Thomas, b. 20 Aug.
1713; Joseph, b. 3 July 1715; Margaret, b. 26 May 1717, m. — - Double-
day; Rebecca, b. 12 Sept. 1720, in. Samuel Kent 27 Nov. 1740; Lucy, b. 29
Oct. 1722, m. John Cutter, Jr., 21 May 1745, and d. 17 Ap. 1810; William,
b. 12 Jan. 17-24-5; Anne, b. 8 July 1729, m. Peter Tufts, Jr., of Charlestown,
19 Ap. 1750; Mary, b. 12 May 1733, m. Nathan Tufts of Charlestown, 6
l I adopt this plan of a Genealogical Reg- dau., for daughter, etc. The ivimes of
ister, because it is less complicated than towns are also sometimes abbreviated, as
others, yet sufficiently particular for all Bos., for Boston; Camb., for Cambridge:
practical purposes. The system is too plain Chs., for Charlestown; Lex., for Lexiug-
and obvious to require an}' explanation, ton; Medf., for Medford; Menot., for Me-
The ordinary abbreviations are used, such notomy; Som., for Somerville; Wat., for
as a., for aged; b., for born; bap., for bap- Watertown; and if there be any other, the
tized; d., for died; m., for married; f., for reference will be easily perceived,
father; w., for wife or widow; s., for son;
478 ADAMS.
June 1751. JOSEPH the f. was selectman five years, and d. 18 Oct. 1774, a.
86. His w. Rachel d. 1 Aug. 1775, a. 85.
4. THOMAS, s. of Joseph (3), m Anna Frost, 22 Sept. 1737; she d. at
Worcester 6 Oct. 1740, and he in. Lydia Chadwick; she also d. at Wore.,
1748, and he ra. Elizabeth Bowman of Camb. 15 Sept. 1754. His chil. were
Joseph, b. , d. at Wore., 1740 ; Hannah, b. 13 Ap. 1743, in. Walter Rus-
sell 17 Dec. 1761, and (2d) Enos Jones 26 Dec. 1790; John, b. 22 Jan.
1744-5, m. Joanna Munroe of Lexington, by whom he had nine children, all
b. in Ashburnham, from which place he removed, in his old age, to Hartford,
Penn., where he d. 26 Feb. 1849, aged one hundred and four years and one
month; Lydia, b. 20 Aug. 1755, m. Lemuel Blanchard, and (2d) Joseph
Thorndike, Esq., of Jaffrey, N. H.; Lucretia, b. 2 Aug. 1757, m. Ethan Weth-
erbee 31 Dec. 1775; Ebenezer-Thomas, b. 10 Jan. 1762, m. Polly Goodwin of
Charlestown 20 June 1784. THOMAS the f. was a captain, resided a few
years at Wore., but returned to Menot. about 1748, where he kept a tavern,
and d. there in October 1802, a. 89.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), m. Martha, dau. of Ephraim Frost, 10 Jan.
1739-40; she d. 23 Dec. 1749, and he m. Hannah Hall 11 Sept. 1750. His
chil. were Anna, b. 14 Dec. 1740, m. Timothy Tufts of Medf. 7 May, 1761,
and d. 8 Oct. 1825; Joseph, b. 29 Nov. 1743, m. Lucy Kent 6 Sept. 1770;
Martha, b. 25 Sept. 1746, in. Samuel Locke, Jr., 16 May 1771; Thomas, b. 19
July 1751, m. Martha Stone 28 May 1780, rem. to New Salem, where he d.
27 June 1848, a. nearly 97; his w. Martha d. 22 Jan. 1847, a. 96; Rebecca, b.
16 Aug. 1753, d. unm. 19 May 1834; Hannah, b. 12 April 1756, m. Peter
Tufts, 3d, of Medf. 22 July 1773, and d. 24 Jan. 1843; Susanna, b. 26 June
1758, m. Gershom Teele of Medf. 3 Oct. 1776, and d. 28 June 1828; Mary,
b. 13 Feb. 1761, m. Benjamin Winship, 4 April 1788, and d. 2 Oct. 1846;
Nathan, b. 9 Aug. 1763, res. in Medf., where he d. 25 Mar. 1842; Joel, b. 23
Aug. 1765, m. Sybil Stone of Medf., 23 Aug. 1788, and d. at New Salem, 8
Feb. 1841; Amos, twin with Joel, b. 23 Aug. 1765, m. Lydia Adams 19 April
1790, and d. 24 Mar. 1844; Daniel, b. 14 Mar. 1768, m. Phebe Britton 3 June
1793; Abigail, b. 18 Sept. 1772, m. Joseph Convers of Medf. 19 Oct. 1800;
Ann, b. 1 April 1775, m. James Hill 11 Oct. 1796. JOSKPH the f. was for
many years deacon of the church in Menotomy, now Arlington, Selectman four
years, and d. 3 May 1794, a. 79; his w. Hannah d. 13 Aug. 1803, a. 73.
When her youngest child was eighteen days old, Mrs. Adams was driven from
her home by the British troops on their retreat from Lex., and the house was
set on fire; but the flames were extinguished before much damage resulted
6. WILLIAM, s. of Joseph (3), m. Sarah Hill 14 June 1750, and had John,
b. 25 July 1751; William, b. 12 Dec. 1753, m. Hannah Stone 26 June 1781,
and d. 9 July 1820; Sarah, b. 10 April 1756, m. James Perry 19 Oct. 1773,
and d. 19 July 1780; Lucy, b. 7 Sept. 1758, m. John Cutter, 3d, 4 Feb. 1777,
and d. 9 Nov. 1830; Anna, b. 1 Mar. 1761, m. Richard Hay of Chs. 25 Mar.
1781; Rebecca, b. 12 June 1764 ; Lydia, b. 2 Sept. 1767, m. Edward Russell,
9 May 1786; Margaret, b. 12 Nov. 1769, m. Thomas Russell of Chs. 25 Nov.
1788; Mary, b. 9 July 1772, m. Nathaniel Russell of Chs. 8 Mar. 1795;
Susanna, b. 10 April 1778. WILLIAM the f. was a captain, and d. 10 Sept.
1787, a. 63: his w. Sarah d. 11 Nov. 1805, a. 74.
7. JOHN, s. of William (6), m. Ruth Perry 2 Dec. 1773; she d. 12 July
1776, a. 24, and he m. Elizabeth Gardner of Chs. 18 Nov. 1777 ; she d. 20
April 1785, a. 29, and he m. Hannah Phelps 6 July 1786. His chil. were
John, b. 7 June 1774, m. Susanna Cutter, 5 April 1798 ; James, b. 7 May
1776, and d. 24 Aug. 1776 ; James, b. 28 July 1778, and d. 16 Dec. 1818;
Bettey, b. 28 Feb. 1780, m. David Hill 13 Sept. 1799 ; Joseph, b. 15 April
1782, m. Elizabeth , and d. 10 Dec. 1819 ; Sarah, b. , m. Thomas
Fillebrown, Jr., 31 Jan. 1808 ; William, b, . m. Sukey Foster 17 Sept.
1818, and d. 26 March 1827; Samuel, b. , m. Anna Whittemore of Chs.
26 May 1822 ; Amos, b. 1792, and d. 29 Sept. 1794; Lydia, b. 9 Nov. 1797 ;
Hannah, b. 25 Sept. 1799, and d. unm. 14 Oct. 1821 ; Amos, b. 16 Nov. 1804,
m. Rebecca Whittemore 25 June 1834. JOHN the f. was a deacon of the
ADAMS — AMSDEN. 479
Church in Menot. and d. 31 Mar. 1819, a. 67 ; his w. Hannah d. 16 Dec.
1854, a. 93.
8. GKOKGE, s. of George Adams (who was of Watertown in 1645, rein, to
Camb. Farms about 1664, and was killed at Wat. 10 Oct. 1696, by the fall of
a rock, according to the verdict of Coroner's Jury, preserved hi the Suffolk
Court Files), in. Martha Fiske 20 Jan. 1683-4, and had George, b. 28 April
1685, a "bone-setter" or " chirurgeon," d. at Wat. 8 Feb. 1767 ; Martha,
b. 10 Jan. 1686-7 ; John, b. 2 Sept. 1688 ; Nathaniel and Sarah, both bap.
at Wat. 12 June 1698 ; Benjamin, b. 20 Dec. 1701. By second w. Judith he
had Lydia, b. 9 July 1706 ; Jonas, b. 6 June 1708 ; Judith, b. 15 Sept. 1709 ;
Elizabeth, b. 8 July 1712.
JEREMY, was here in 1632, and removed with Hooker to Hartford. He
served as Deputy in the General Court of Connecticut. Hinman. THOMAS,
sold a house and nine acres of upland "at the Fresh Pond," in 1638, to
Nathaniel Sparhawk. WILLIAM, owned a house on the south side of Brattle
Street, not far westerly from Ash Street, in 1638. HENRY, bought of Moses
Payne a house at the S. E. corner of Dunster and South streets, in 1646, and
in the same year sold it to William Manning, Jr. All these probably left
Cambridge early, as no trace of their families appears on the Records.
ALBONE. See LUXFORD.
ALDUS, NATHAN, is named in 1642, as occupying the estate at the westerly
corner of Dunster Street and Harvard Square.
ALEXANDER, JOHN, by w. Beatrix, or Beatrice, had Martha, b. 16 July
1668 ; Deliverance, b. 17 Jan. 1671 ; and Elizabeth, b. 16 Sept. 1674.
ALLEN, MATTHEW, was here in 1632, and in 1635 he owned the estate at
the N. W. corner of Winthrop and Dunster streets. He also owned the oppo-
site corner, south of Winthrop Street. He was a Deputy in the General
Court, 3 Mar. 1635-6, removed to Connecticut with Hooker, and settled at
Windsor, where he d. 1670, having had children, John, Thomas, and Mary.
Mr. Allen sustained a high rank among his fellow colonists ; held several town
offices, and served as Juror, Deputy, Magistrate, and Assistant, in the Colony
government. He was»also appointed by the Colony, in 1660 and 1664, one of
the " Commissioners of the United Colonies," — an office fully equal in dig-
nity and importance to that of Senator in the Congress of the United States.
Hinman and Hazard.
AMES, JOANNA, was buried 23 Dec. 1644. She was widow of " that
famous light," and distinguished Puritan clergyman, William Ames, D. D.
She came to N. Kng. in the summer of 1637, then aged 50. Mather says " Dr.
Ames had a design to follow Mr. Hooker; but he died soon after Mr. Hooker's
removal from Rotterdam. However, his widow and children afterwards came
to N. Eng., where, having her house burnt, and being reduced unto much pov-
erty and affliction, the charitable heart of Mr. Hooker and others that joined
with him, upon advice thereof, comfortably provided for them." Mrs. Ames
resided for a time in Salem, before she came to Camb. The General Court, 15
Nov. 1637, "gave £40 to Mrs. Ames, the widow of Doctor Ames of famous
memory." Her children were William; Ruth, who married Edmund Angier
and d. 3 July 1656; and John, who came with her to New England.
2. WILLIAM, s. of the foregoing, grad. H. C. 1645, returned to England ;
succeeded his father in the ministry at Wrentham ; was ejected, under the
Act of Uniformity, 1662, and d. 1689, a. 65. Winthrop.
AMSDEN, ISAAC, m. Francis Perriman 8 June 1654, and had Isaac, b.
prob. 1655 ; Jacob, b. 17 Nov. 1657. ISAAC the f. was a mason, and owned
land south of the river. He d. 7 Ap. 1659, and his w. Frances m. Richard
Cutter 14 Feb. 1662-3.
2. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (1), m. Jane, dau. of John Rutter of Marlborough, 17
May 1677, and had, in Camb., Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb. 1677-8, and Isaac, b. 28
Aug. 1680. Soon after 1680 he removed to Marlborough, where he was living
in T727. His w. Jane, in her will, dated Feb. 1729-30 and proved 26 May
1 740, names children, Isaac, John, Thomas, Jacob, Abraham, Elizabeth Read,
and grandchild, Amity Wheeler.
480 AMSDEN — ANDREW.
3. JACOB, s. of Isaac (1), in. Susanna, dau. of John Marrett, and resided
on the westerly side of Ash Street. He was a glazier, and in 1681, contracted
" to repair the glass of our meeting-house, for ten shillings ; and to keep it in
repair for seven years following, for fifteen shillings a year." He d. 11 June
1701, and his w. Susanna d. 16 Oct. 1707, without issue.
ANDREW, WILLIAM, was here as early as 1634, and in 1635 resided at the
N. E. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets ; which estate he sold in 1637,
and purchased a house at the N. E. corner of Dunster and South streets. He
was a mariner, but served as Constable (then a very important office) in 1635
and 1640, and Selectman in 1635. His w. Mary d. 19 Jan. 1639-40, and he
m. wid. Reana James of Watertown about Aug. 1640 ; their marriage contract
is dated 11 Aug. 1640. He d. 1652, leaving an only son Samuel, b. about
1621. His w. Reana m. Robert Daniel 2 May 1654, who d. 6 July 1655,
and she then m. a fourth husband, Elder Edmund Frost, whom also she sur-
vived. The date of her death does not appear.
2. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), inherited the homestead, which he sold in
1680, and purchased the estate at the N. E. corner of Dunster and Mt. Auburn
streets. He m. Elizabeth White, 22 Sept. 1652, and had Samuel, b. 29 Jan.
1655-6; William, b. 7 June 1658; John, b. 2 Mar. 1660-61, d. 30 May 1693 ;
Elizabeth, b. 5 Ap. 1663, m. William Gedney of Salem, 25 May 1704; Thomas,
b. 13 May 1665, d. 24 Feb. 1666-7; Mary, b. 28 Dec. 1666, d. 20 June 1667 ;
Thomas, b. 23 March 1667-8, had "been missing" four years, in 1698, and
does not appear to have returned afterwards ; Mary, b. 22 Feb. 1671-2, d.
29 Feb. 1671-2 ; Jonathan, named in his father's will as the youngest son,
1698, d. 9 May 1700 ; SAMUEL the f. was in early life a mariner, and is men-
tioned as follows: " Mr. Jonas Clarke and Mr. Samtiell Andrews, both well
skilled in the mathematics, having had the command of ships upon several
voyages, being appointed to take an observation at the northerly bounds of
our Patent upon the seacoast," submitted a report to the General Court, dated
29 Oct. 1653. He was Constable, 1666, Selectman, 1681-1693, Town Clerk
1682-1693, Town Treasurer, 1694-1699, and County Treasurer from 1683 to
1700, except during the usurpation by Andros. He d.^1 June 1701, a. 80.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), grad. H. C. 1675 ; was Fellow of the Col-
lege ; ordained at Milford, Conn.. 18 Nov. 1685; united with Rev. Messrs.
Pierpont and Russell in concerting a plan for the foundation of Yale College,
1698 ; was one of its first Board of Fellows 1700 ; and served in that capac-
ity during life; was its acting President between 1707 and 1719; and d. 24
Jan. 1738. He was prob. f. of Samuel Andrew, who grad. Y. C. 1711.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Samuel (2), by w. Seeth, had Seeth, b. 1690, d. 21 Sept.
1700 ; William; Samuel; Jonathan, b. 1696, d. 28 Oct. 1717 ; Elizabeth,™.
Thomas Stone of Sudbury 18 June 1730 ; Mary, bap. 10 Aug. 1701. WIL-
LIAM the f. was a merchant, and inherited the homestead. He d. 13 June
1702 ; his w. Seeth in. Zechariah Hicks, and was living in 1740. The eldest
son William was living in 1704 ; but on the final division of the estate in 1740
his name does not appear, and he prob. d. without issue. Mary was living
unm. in 1 753, when the Selectmen represented her to be insane, and in need
of a guardian. Mary Andrew, perhaps the same, d. at Menot. 7 Dec. 1 756.
5. SAMUEL, s. of William (4), grad. H. C. 1714. Winthrop calls him a
" preacher " ; but he is not so designated on the Catalogue, and no evidence
has been found that he was ever ordained. He appears to have resided on
the homestead in Camb. until 1745, when he and his sisters sold it to Edward
Marrett, Jr. He m. Elizabeth Cooper, 10 Ap. 1741. Administration on his
estate was granted 18 May 1747, in which year he probably died, without
issue.
6. THOMAS, perhaps brother to William (1), had by w. Rebecca, Thomas,
b. at Watertown 15 Oct. 1641 ; Daniel; Rebecca, b. at Cambridge 18 Ap.
1646, m. John Frost 26 June 1666, who d. in 1672, and she m. George Jacobs,
Jr., of Salem Village. THOMAS, the f. d. about 1647, and his w. Rebecca m.
Nicholas Wyeth, who d. 19 July 1680 ; she m. (3d) Thomas Fox 16 Dec.
1685, andd. in 1698.
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7. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (6), m. Martha Eccles 30 Oct. 1673, and had
dau. Rebecca, who m. Samuel Bowman 21 Nov. 1700, and d. 18 Nov. 1713.
THOMAS the f. was a mason; Constable, 1686, 1696, and resided on the easterly
side of North Avenue, near the Fitchburg Railroad. This estate he conveyed
to his dau. Rebecca 5 Feb. 1699-1700, shortly before her marriage to Bowman.
8 DANIEL, s. of Thomas (6), b. Mar. 1643-4, was a mason ; received deed
of house and land east of North Avenue 28 Feb. 1666-7 ; and removed to
Salem, where he was schoolmaster in 1672. He was a representative of Salem
Village in 1689, and suspected of witchcraft in 1692.
ANGIKR, EDMUND, '• The youngest of four sons of John Angier, a person of
good account and property at Dedham,'' England (Co//. Mass, Hist. Soc., xxx.
166), was here in 1636; m. Ruth Ames, "daughter of that famous light, Dr.
Ames," who d. 3 July 1656; he m. Anna Batt of Newbury 12 June 1657,
whod. 3 Oct. 1688, a. 57. His children were John, b. 21 Aug. 1645, d."2 Jan.
1647-8; Ruth, b. 28 Sept. 1647, m. Rev. Samuel Cheever of Marblehead ;
John, b. 22 Ap. 1649, d. young ; Ephraim, b. 1652, d. unm. 16 Jan. 167H-9, a
merchant ; Samuel, b. 17 Mar. 1654 or 1655 ; Jotin, b. 2 June 1656, d. 25 Jan.
1657-8; Edmund, b. 20 Sept. 1659, d. young; Anna, b. 9 Dec. 1660, d. unm.
23 Jan. 1690-1; Mary, bap. 10 May 1663, d. young ; John, bap. 15 May 1664,
d. 3 July 1664; Nathaniel, bap. 14 May 1665, d. young: Elizabeth, bap. 22
Sept. 1667, m. Rev. Jonathan Pierpont of Reading; Mary, b. , m. John
March of Newbury; Sarah, b. , m. Rev. Christopher Tappan (or Toppan)
of Newbury, 13 Dec. 1698. Of these fourteen children, only five were living
in 1703, when the four married daughters and their husbands executed an
agreement with their brother, Rev. Samuel Angier of Watertown. EDMUND
the f. was a grocer or merchant, sometimes styled " woolen-draper," ami
resided at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Mt. Auburn streets, his store be-
ing on the opposite or S. E. corner. He d. 4 Mar. 1691-2, a. 80.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Edmund (1), grad. H. C. 1673 ; ordained at Rehoboth,
now Seekonk, 15 Oct. 1679; installed at Watertown, West Parish, 25 May
1697. He in. Hannah, dau. of Rev. Urian Oakes, 2 Sept. 1680, who d. 15
Aug. 1714, a. 55, and was buried at Cambridge. He d. 21 Jan. 1719, leaving
children thus named in his will : Ames, Edmund, Samuel, Urian, Ephraim,
Oakes, John, Ruth, Eunice, Sarah. Of these, Ames, b. 29 June 1681, grad. H.
C. 1701, and d. 1720 ; Edmund and Samuel resided here; Urian was of Sud-
bury ; Ephraim, a saddler, m. Mrs. Elizabeth Goddard of Wat. 30 April
1717, and d. there 19 Oct. 1724 ; Oakes, a saddler, m. Abigail Coolidge, 12 Feb.
1703-4, and resided in the village which was so long known as " Angier's
Corner" in Newton; John, b. 1 July 1701, grad H. C. 1724, ordained at
East Bridgewater 28 Oct. 1724, and d. 14 April 1787; Ruth, m. Francis
Bowman of Lex., and d. 23 July 1754, a. 70; Eunice, d. unm. at E. Bridge-
water. 1771, a. 73 ; Sarah, m. Rev. John Shaw of Bridgewater (she was mother
of Rev. Oakes Shaw of Barnstable, H. C. 1758, whose son Lemuel Shaw,
H. C. 1800, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; of Rev. Bezaleel
Shaw of Nantucket, H. C. 1762, whose only child was Elizabeth, wife of
Dr. Andrew Craigie of Camb. ; of Rev. William Shaw of Marshfield, II. C.
1762 ; of Rev. John Shaw of Haverhill, H. C. 1772 ; and of Ruth Shaw,
who m. Gen. Nathaniel Goodwin, and gave birth to the Rev. Ezra S. Goodwin
of Sandwich, H. C. 1807). Hannah, the eldest dau. of Rev. Mr. Angier, d.
unm. at Watertown 27 Sept. 1714, a. 32.
3. EDMUND, s. of Samuel (2), was an innholder. In 1710, his father gave
him a house and f ac. of land at the S. E. corner of Holyoke and Mt. Auburn
streets; and he afterwards inherited house and about two acres bounded S. and
E. on Bow Street. He m., 9 Ap. 1717, Abiel, wid. of John Hovey, who had for
several years owned and kept the original " Blue Anchor Tavern," at the N. E.
corner of Brighton and Mt. Auburn streets, which tavern Mr. Angier appears
to have kept for the remainder of his life. Their children were William, b.
9 Dec. 1717; Mary, b. 7 May 1719, m. Rev. Joshua Prentice of Holliston
9 Nov. 1743, d. 1754; Samuel, b. 15 July 1722. EDMUND the f. d. 4 Ap.
1724, a. 38, and his w. Abiel m. Isaac Watson, 27 Aug. 1725.
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482 ANGIER — BACON.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), was a shoemaker, and resided at the home-
stead of his grandfather, N. W. corner of Dunster and Mt. Auburn streets,
and used the old store on the opposite corner for a shop. He m. Dorothy ,
and had Dorothy, b. 16 Oct. 1713, m. Rev. Gad Hitchcock of Pembroke 22
Dec. 1748; Hannah, b. 11 Feb. 1715-6, m. Rev. Ebenezer Gay of Suffield
7 July 1742; Sybil, b. 5 Sept. 1718, m. Daniel Farnham of Newbury 11 July
1749, probably the graduate of 1739; Patience, b. 9 Jan. 1721-2, d. 21 Feb.
1721-2. SAMUEL the £. d. 6 Mar. 1721-2, a. " 34 years and 6 mo." His w.
Dorothy was living, a widow, in 1750, when she and her three daughters sold
the homestead to Ebenezer Stedman.
5. WILLIAM, s. of Edmund (3), was a tanner, and inherited real estate of
his father. He m. Ruth, dau. of Dea. Samuel Whittemore, 15 Sept. 1742;
she d. and he in. Elizabeth Dana (prob. dau. of Thomas) 18 Dec. 1760. His
children were, William, b. 12 July 1743, d. 13 Sept. 1743; Ruth, b. 10 Ap.
1745, m. Wiswall; living in 1784; Mary, b. 26 Feb. 1746-7, d. young;
Sarah, b. 4 June, 1749, m. John Hildreth of Boston, 3 Jan. 1776; Hannah,
bap. 4 Oct. 1761; Hannah, bap. 3 Oct. 1762; William, bap. 1 July 1764;
Margaret, bap. 15 June 1766; Mary, bap. 18 Sept. 1768, m. Edmund Win-
ship, 3 Dec. 1789; Lydia and Hannah, twins, bap. 27 Feb. 1774. WILLIAM
the f. was a Captain in two campaigns, 1758, 1760, in the French War. To-
wards the close of life he became poor, and d. in the almshouse, 11 Dec.
1796, a. 79.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Edmund (3), grad. H. C. 1748, taught school at Medford,
and preached for several years, though he was probably never ordained. He
d. 23 Aug. 1775, a. 53.
APPLETON, NATHANIEL, s. of Hon. John Appleton, and grandson of Pres-
ident Rogers, was b. at Ipswich, 9 Dec. 1693, in. Margaret, dau. of Rev. Henry
Gibbs of Wat. 1719-20, and had Margaret, b. 29 Nov. 1720, m. Rev. Joshua
Prentice 9 Jan. 1755; Jose, b. 9 Mar. 1722-3, d. 6 June 1723; Nathaniel, b.
22 Feb. 1724-5, d. 1 Dec. 1726; Elizabeth, b. 16 Dec. 1726, m. Dr. Isaac
Rand, 10 Jan. 1754; Mehitabel, b. 6 Dec. 1728, m. Rev. Samuel Haven, 11
Jan. 1753; John, b. 23 Mar. 1729-30, d. 22 May 1730; Nathaniel, b. 5 Oct.
1731, H. C. 1749, loan officer, d. 25 June 1798; Mercy, b. 18 Jan. 1732-3, d.
4 July 1733 ; Mercy, b. 24 Aug. 1734, d. 12 Sept. 1734; Henry, bap. 29 May
1737, H. C. 1755, merchant in Portsmouth, d. 5 Sept. 1768; John, bap. 1 April
1739, H. C. 1757, merchant in Salem, d. Mar. 1817; Samuel, bap. 11 May
1740, prob. d. young. NATHANIEL the f. grad. H. C. 1712, and was Fellow
of the Corporation, 1717-1779. He was ordained pastor of the church in
Cambridge 9 Oct. 1717, and remained in office more than sixty-six years. In
1771 his Alma Mater conferred on him the degree of D. D., an honor never
bestowed before by that college, except on President Mather about eighty
years previously. Dr. Appleton d. 9 Feb. 1784, aged ninety years and two
months; his w. Margaret d. 17 Jan. 1771, a. 72.
AUNOLD, JOHN, in 1635, resided on the south side of Winthrop Street, be-
tween Brighton and Eliot streets. He removed with Hooker's company, and
was " of Hartford, 1639, in the division of lands. He died in 1664, and left
children, Josiah, Joseph, and Daniel." Hinman.
AUSTIN, JONAS, about 1638, sold "two acres of planting ground in the
west end."
BACON, MICHAEL, of Woburn, in 1648, bought of Roger Shaw a farm in
the northwesterly part of Camb. (now Bedford), including " all the meadow
adjoining to the great swamp near the east corner of Concord bounds, that
falls in Cambridge bounds." The Shawshine River runs from this " great
swamp," on which Mr. Bacon is said to have erected, before " Philip's War"
in 1675, a mill, which was very recently, if it is not now, standing. He had
a son Michael, and is supposed to have been the ancestor of the large family
of his name, in Bedford.
2. DANIEL, brother of Michael (2), was early in Bridgewater, and owned
land there, " which he sold to his nephew, Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica."
He " was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is mentioned
BACON — BARRETT. 4&o
again in 1668, but the family early left the town." Mitchell. In 1668, he
purchased a house and 6 acres near Angier's corner, about which time he prob-
ably came to Cambridge. His w. was Mary, dau. of Thomas Read of Colches-
ter, Essex Co., England; and their children, recorded here in 1674, but prob.
all born in Bridgewater, were Isaac, b. 14 Ap. 1650; Rachel, b. 8 June 1652;
Jacob, b. 2 June 1654; Lydia, b. 6 Mar. 1656-7. They had also son John, to
whom the father gave deed of land in Watertown, Feb. 1678-9, " in observ-
ance of the last will and testament " of his grandfather Read. DANIEL the
f. was a tailor, and d. 7 Sept. 1691.
3. JACOB, s. of Daniel (2), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1677-8,
d. 6 Ap. 1678 7 Jacob, b. 9 Ap. 1680 ; Elizabeth, b. 27 Mar. 1682 ; Ruhamah,
b. 8 Ap. 1686.
BALLARD, SAMUEL, m. Hannah Belcher, 2 Sept. 1678. SAKAH, m. Caleb
Dana, Jr., 24 May 1756.
BANBRIDGE, GUY, had a grant of land in Aug. 1634, and resided at the S.
E. corner of Garden and Mason streets. His name appears in the records
under an unusual variety of forms, — such as Bambrige, Bambrigg, Bainbrick,
Banbridge, Banbricke, Banbrook, and Benbricke. He was buried 10 Ap.
1645. His w. Justice subsequently exchanged the homestead, with William
Towne, for a house on the east side of Dunster Street, between Harvard and
Mt. Auburn streets, which she sold to Nathaniel Hancock, 6 Oct. 1666. She
was living, and received alms of the church, 1670. No account of posterity
has been found, except the incidental remark in the Church Record, that Jane,
the first wife of Capt. Samuel Green, was " daughter to the foresaid Justice
Bainbrick."
BANCROFT, ROGER, in 1639, purchased house and half an acre on the south
side of Brattle Street, not far westerly from Ash Street. He d. 28 Nov. 1653,
leaving w. Elizabeth, but apparently no children. His w. must have had un-
common attractions, it would seem ; for she successively m. three additional
husbands, to wit, Martin Saunders of Braintree, 23 May 1654, Deac. John
Bridge of Camb. in 1658, and Edward Taylor of Boston. She was living in
1685, as appears by a receipt indorsed on her marriage contract with Deac.
Bridge, acknowledging the full payment of her claim on his estate. The re-
ceipt is dated 23 Dee. 1685, and signed by " Timothy Pratt of Boston, tailor,
attorney and by order of Edward Taylor and Elizabeth his wife, the relict of
John Bridge deceased, within named."
BARNARD, JOHN, in 1635, owned house and eight acres, extending from
Brattle Street to Garden Street, embracing a part of the Craigie estate ; but,
within two or three years, he sold to John Bridge, and his name disappears
from the record.
BARKETT, WILLIAM, m. Sarah, prob. dau. of John Poole of Reading, and
wid. of Joseph Champney of Billerica, 19 Aug. 1656. She d. 21 Aug. 1661, and
he m. Mary Barnard 16 June 1662; she d. 28 Mar. 1673, and he m. Mary, dau.
of Nathl. Sparhawk, 8 Oct. 1673; shed. 27 Oct. 1673, and he m. Margaret ,
who survived him. His children were Lydia,b. 17 Sept. 1657, m. Arthur Cole
27 Nov. 1673, whod. 4 Sept. 1676; John, b. 6 Feb. 1660-61 ; William, b. 3 May
1665; Edward, b. 8 Jan. 1667-8; Samuel, b. 7 Feb. 1669-70; Bartholomew, b.
1 Ap. 1672, d. 6 May 1672; Margaret, b. 4 Mar. 1675-6, m. Giles Roberts ;
Thomas, b. 28 Jan. 1678-9; Bartholomew. WILLIAM the f. was a tailor, and
resided on the west side of Dunster Street, the second lot from Harvard Square,
which he purchased of William French 10 June 1656, together with the lot on
the opposite side of the street. He d. 17 Mar. 1688-9, aged about 60.
2. THOMAS, had by w. Lydia, son Thomas, b. 17 Dec. 1672. He prob. re-
moved to Marlborough. Barry's Framingham.
3. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), by w. Hannah, had William, prob. b. 1695,
bap. 17 Jan. 1696-7; Hannah, bap. 7 Mar. 1696-7; Elizabeth, bap. 21 May
1699; Hannah, b. 23 Mar. 1700-1; William, bap. 30 May 1703; John, b. 9
July Ii06; Daniel, b. 28 Feb. 1708-9. *WILLIAM the f. was a tailor, resided
on the homestead of his f . and d. about 1 730.
4. EDWARD, s. of William (1), was a cordwainer, and called of Bos. 1705,
484 BARRETT — BARTLETT.
and of Camb. 1708, apparently unm. at both dates. No further trace of him
has been discovered, unless he was the same who united with the sons of his
brother William, in 1740, in a sale of land.
5. BARTHOLOMEW, s. of William (1), in. Rebecca Warland (prob. dau. of
Owen), 23 July 1706, and had Rebecca, bap. 18 May 1707; Thomas, bap. 17
Aug. 1712; Bartholomew, b. 27 Dec. 1713. BARTHOLOMEW the f. was a mariner.
7. WILLIAM, s. of William (3), by w. Mary, had William, b. 30 Nov. 1728;
Jonathan, b. 6 Feb. 1729-30; Hannah, b. 14 Oct. 1731 ; Daniel, b. 12 Nov. 1733,
m. his cousin Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Barrett, 5 Nov. 1761, and d. 2 Nov.
1809; Samuel, bap. 3 Aug. 1735; Mary, bap. 15 May 1737; Mary, bap. 11
Feb. 1739; Joshua, bap. 25 June 1741; Jonathan, bap. 28 Nov. 1742, perhaps
m. Susanna Robbins 24 Aug. 1 783, served long in the Revolutionary Army,
and d. in the almshouse 15 Nov. 1794; Caleb, bap. 27 June 1745; Hannah,
bap. 8 Feb. 1747. WILLIAM the f. was a cordwainer and occupied the estate
on the east side of Dunster Street until 1738, when he sold the southerly half
to Samuel Danforth, having previously sold the other half to his brother
Daniel Barrett.
7. JOHN, s. of William (3), m. Ruth, dau. of Samuel Champney, 5 May
1737, and had Hannah, bap. 9 Ap. 1738, d. unm. 3 Feb. 1759; John, bap. 6
July 1740; Thomas, bap. 3 July 1743. JOHN the f. was a tailor, and resided
on the old homestead. He d. 16 Nov. 1754, a. 48; his w. d. 25 Nov. 1768,
a. 61.
8. DANIEL, s. of William (3),m. Margaret, dau. of Isaac Manning, 10 Nov.
1737, and had children, baptized as follows : Elizabeth, 29 Oct. 1739, m. her
cousin Daniel Barrett, 5 Nov. 1761; Lydia, 24 Aug. 1740; Sarah, 22 Aug.
1742; Maraaret, 17 Mar. 1745 ; Margaret, 1 Sept. 1746 ; James, 18 Dec. 1748;
Daniel, 8 Sept. 1751. DANIEL the f. was a carpenter, owned the northerly
part of estate on the east side of Dunster Street from 1733 to 1737, when he
sold it, with a new house, to Andrew Bordman, Jr. He was College Sweeper
in 1753, and d. before 1764, when his w. held the same office, and retained it
in 1768; she d. in the almshouse, 13 Feb. 1794, a. 84.
9. THOMAS, s. of John (7), m. Elizabeth Cook, 6 Dec. 1771, and had
Thomas, b. 30 Oct. 1772; Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan. 1774, m. Edward Fillebrown
16 Ap. 1801 ; Ruth, b. 19 July 1775, m. Oliver Blake, 30 Nov. 1813; Sarah,
b. 26 July 1776, m. Oliver Blake, 29 Nov. 1798; Hannah, b. 20 Oct. 1780;
d. unm. 16 Sept. 1855; John, bap. 31 Aug. 1783, d. 7 Nov. 1784. THOMAS
the f. was a saddler; he owned the old homestead on the west side of Dunster
Street, the south half of which he sold to William Morse, 5 Ap. 1773, having
purchased in 1 768 an estate on Brattle Street, next southwesterly of the Court
House. His w. d. 17 Ap. 1785, a. 41, and he m. Mercy Cook, 4 Feb. 1787.
He d. 1 Dec. 1812, a. 70.
BARTLETT, JOSEPH, m. Mary Wayte, 27 Oct. 1668, and had Mary, b. 17
Feb. 1672-3; Joseph, b. 5 Mar. 1673-4; Elizabeth, b. 12 July 1676.
2. JOSEPH, by w. Zabilla, had Lydia, bap. 28 Sept. 1735 ; James, b. 11 Ap.
1737; Rhoda, b. 12 Oct. 1738; David, b. 20 Mar. 1741-2.
3. JOSEPH, said to have been born in Plymouth, grad. H. C. 1782, came
here from Woburn in 1795, and purchased the estate long called the " Far-
well Store," corner of Brighton Street and Harvard Square. He prob. left
about 1809, when his estate passed into the hands of A. Biglow, Esq. He
afterwards resided in Portsmouth, N. H., Saco, and Boston, in which last
place his sun went down in a cloud, 1827. He had no children. His taste
was very singular. In Woburn he painted his house black, with white win-
dow-sashes and green doors. In Saco he built a house of round form, and
painted with fiery red.
4. SAMUEL, of Concord, a silversmith, was elected Register of Deeds in
1795, and soon removed here. He remained in office until his death, 29 Sept.
1821. The names of his children, recorded here, were Lydia, d. 25 Sept.
1796; Joanna, d. 21 Oct. 1837, a. 44; and Joseph, b. July 1799, and d. 2
Oct. 1799. Besides these, he had, Samuel ; John, grad. H. C. 1805, minister
at Marblehead, d. 3 Feb. 1849, a. 66; Benjamin Dixon, grad. H. C. 1810,
BARTLETT — BATHERICK. 485
a physician in Lowell, d. here 7 Feb. 1853, a. 63; Mary, m. Willard Buttrick
of Dracut 28 April 1799; Elizabeth, d. here unm. 6 Aug. 1873, a. 85; Susan,
d. here unm. 6 Oct. 1875, a. 85.
ABIAH, m Jonathan Sanders 24 Oct. 1669. MARY, m. Thomas Thwing
19 May 1731. JOHN, m. Tabitha Kidder 3 May 1759.
BARSTOW, GEORGE (Bearstow, Baistow, and Baisto, on Town and Pro-
bate Records), d. here 18 Mar. 1653-4. His w. Susanna, who was dau. of
Thomas Marrett of Camb., d. 11 Ap. 1654. They left two children, Margaret,
aged four years, and George aged two years, who were taken into the family of
their grandfather, and were living in 1669. He was brother to Michael of
Wat., and to William of Scituate, and removed here from Scituate, in 1653,
according to Deane, who adds a melancholy note: " We notice the follow-
ing entry in the Plymouth Colony Records, 1653: 'A suit was commenced
against William Barstow by Mr. Charles Chauncy (afterwards President), for
saying that he (Mr. Chauncy) was the cause of the death of his brother,
George Barstow, late deceased: and for saying that the said Mr. Chauncy
sent his bulls abroad to the Church at Cambridge, whereby the said George
Barstow was hindered from communion with said Church, which hastened his
death through grief.' The court ordered William Barstow to retract. The
explanation of this is, that George Barstow was a member of the Second
Church in Scituate, with which Mr. Chauncy was at variance." Deane's
Hist. Scituate, p. 219.
BASTER, JOSEPH, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 13 May 1643. Savage says
he removed to Boston in 1647, and had other children.
BATHERICK, or BAVERICK, THOMAS, m. Ruth, dau. of Roger Buck, about
1670, and perhaps resided for a time in Woburn. Only one of his children
is recorded here, Jonathan, b. 3 Sept. 1683, and the f. d. 2 Nov. 1683. In
1688, Roger Buck, then of Woburn, formerly of Camb., executed a deed,
reciting that he had formerly sold a part of his homestead to " Thomas Bath-
erick who married my daughter Ruth." A part of this estate was sold in
1701, by Thomas Batherick and Ruth Wales, probably a son and daughter of
Thomas, first named; and the remainder, in 1732, by the said Thomas and
Ruth, joined by Ruth Hook, perhaps a daughter of Ruth Wales, and by Jona-
than Batherick of Billerica. Anna, who m. Richard Robbins 2 Jan. 1700-1,
was prob. dau. of THOMAS.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Beeger 9 Oct. 1701, and had
John, b. 12 May 1702; Ruth, b. 7 Aug. 1703; Elizabeth, b. 2 Sept. 1705;
Thomas, b. 23 Ap. 1709; William, b. 23 Oct. 1710; Jonathan, b. 24 Oct. 1713;
Samuel, b. 5 Nov. 1718. THOMAS the f. d. " at widow Robbins's," 20 Aug.
1762, a. 87; his w. d. 8 Ap. 1749, a. 80.
3. JONATHAN, prob. s. of Thomas (1), by w. Jemima, who owned the
covenant 4 Oct. 1722, had Samuel and Jonathan, both bap. 21 Oct. 1722;
Jemima, bap. 1 Dec. 1723; Jonathan, bap. 9 May 1725; Lucy, bap. 26 Jan.
1728-9; Rebecca, bap. 28 Feb. 1730-31. Mehetabel, dau. of wid. Jemima, bap.
1 Nov. 1741.
4. JOHN, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Boyce, who d. about 1726, and he m.
Elizabeth , who d. 18 June 1747, a. 39* and he m. Ruth Hook (prob. his
cousin), 24 Dec. 1747. He had Elizabeth, b. 7 Sept. 1724, m. James Brooks
of Concord 26 Dec. 1745; Mary, b. '24 Dec. 1725; John, b. 4 Jan. 1728-9;
John, bap. 8 Nov. 1730; Henry, bap. 13 Aug. 1732; Timothy, bap. 3 Ap. 1737;
Hannah. 30 Aug. 1741; Josiah, b. 3 Dec. 1743, d. 11 Dec. 1743; Li/dia, b. 30
June 1746, d. 17 July 1749; Ruth, b. 31 July 1748, d. 29 May 1754; a son b.
4 Dec. 1750, d. the next day; Lydia, b. 19 Mar. 1752; Ruth, b. 8 Oct. 1754.
JOHN the f. d. 3 June 1769. Ruth, prob. w. of JOHN, d. in the almshouse, 14
Sept. 1795, a. 78.
5. SOLOMON (f. not ascertained), m. Rebecca Russell, 1744, and had chil-
dren, born in 1745, 1747, 1749, and 1750, who prob. d. young, as their names
are not entered on record.
6. JOHN, s. of John (4), (name of w. not recorded) had Eunice, b. 2
Feb. 1755; Phebe, b. 21 Aug. 1757, d. unm. at Brighton, 1837; Lazarus, b. 31
486 BATHERICK— BELCHER.
July 1760, and prob. Hannah, b. 1762. The last two were inmates of the
almshouse in 1807, and described as " non compos."
7. TIMOTHY, s. of John (4), m. Beulah Prentice, 1759. No record of chil-
dren is found.
DEBORAH, owned the covenant 3 Dec. 1727. HANNAH, was pub. to
Edward Giner of Sudbury 8 Feb. 1736. JASON, was a corporal in the army,
during the French War, in 1760.
BEALE, THOMAS, had a grant of land in 1634; and in 1635 owned and
occupied the easterly half of the estate at the N. E. corner of Brighton and
Mt. Auburn streets; and purchased the other half about 1650. He owned
also four acres, fronting on Harvard Street, which was purchased by the
church in 1669, and was occupied as a parsonage for more than a century and
a half; it now forms part of the College Square. It does not appear that Mr.
Beale had any children. He d. in 1661, a. 63, devising by will one half his
estate to the church, subject to the life-estate of his w. Sarah, who d. about
1679.
BEARD, ANDREW, was chosen Hog-reeve for Menotomy, 1692.
BELCHER, ANDREW, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nicholas Danforth, 1 Oct. 1639,
and had Elizabeth, b. in Sudbury 17 Aug. 1640, m. Pyam Blowers 31 Jan.
1668-9, and d. 29 May 1709; Jemima, b. in Camb. 5 Ap. 1642, m. Joseph
Sill 5 Dec. 1660; Martha, b. in Sud. 26 July 1644, m. Jonathan Remington
13 July 1664, and d. 16 July 1711; Andrew, b. in Camb. 1 Jan. 1646-7; Anna
(or Hannah, as she was more generally called), b. in Camb. 1 Jan. 1649-50,
m. Samuel Ballard 2 Sept. 1678. ANDREW the f. was in Sud. as early as
1640, and probably resided there until 1646; for, although one of his children
was b. here in 1642, yet the next was b. at Sud. in 1644, and he sold "his
now dwelling house" at Sud. 23 Jan. 1645-6, reserving possession of it until
the next May. In June 1654 he was licensed by the County Court, '• to keep
a house of publique enterteinment at Cambridge." This license was renewed
from year to year, until 1673, in which year he probably died, as the license
" to keep an ordinary " was granted to his widow Elizabeth in Ap. 1674; she
d. 26 June 1680, " aged about 61," and was succeeded by her son Andrew.
This " ordinary," " house of entertainment," or " tavern," was the original
" Blue Anchor Tavern," and stood at the N. E. corner of Brighton and Mt.
Auburn streets.
2. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Gilbert of
Hartford, and had Andrew, b. in Hartford 12 March 1671-2; Elizabeth, b.
in Camb. 12 Jan. 1677-8, m. Daniel Oliver of Boston 23 April 1696; [she
was mother of Daniel, H. C. 1722, a merchant, who d. in London 5 July
1727; of Andrew, H. C. 1724, Secretary and Lieut.-governor of Mass.; and of
Peter, H. C. 1730, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Mrs. Oliver d. 21
May 1735.] Mary, b. in Chs. 7 Mar. 1679-80, m. George Vaughn of Ports-
mouth, and d. 3 Feb. 1699-1700 ; Jonathan, b. in Camb. 8 Jan. 1681-2; Anna,
b. in Chs. 30 March 1684, m. Oliver Noyes of Chs.; Martha, b. in Chs. 29
March 1686, m. Anthony Stoddard of Boston, and d. 11 Feb. 1748; Deborah,
b. in Chs., 3 Jan. 1688-9; Sarah, b. , m. John Foye, Jr., of Chs. Mrs. Sarah
Belcher d. in Chs. 26 Jan. 1688-9. Mr. Belcher in early life was a mariner,
and commanded the vessel which so opportunely arrived at Smith's Garrison,
with provisions, on the evening after the sanguinary Narragansett battle in
Dec. 1676. Hutchinson, i. 300. He is described as of Hartford in 1671 and
1672, of Chs. in 1679, of Camb. in 1681 and 1682 (where he seems also to
have resided in 1677-8), of Chs. again in 1684 to 1689, and of Boston in
1696-7, where he continued afterwards to reside, and became one of the most
enterprising and wealthy merchants in the Province. He was often employed
in important public stations. He was one of the Committee of Public Safety,
20 Ap. 1689, in which year he was associated with Col. John Pynchon and
Major Thomas Savage, in negotiating a treaty of peace with the Maquas, or
Mohawks; a Commissioner of Imposts, 25 Dec. 1691; Commissary General
from 8 Sispt. 1703 to 1708; and a member of the Council from 1702 until his
death, 31 Oct. 1717. He had a second wife, Hannah, who was buried 9 Ap.
1729.
BELCHER— BESBEECH. 487
3. JONATHAN, s. of Andrew (2), grad. H. C. 1699, and after a few years
spent in Europe, established his residence in Boston. He m. Mary, sister of
Richard Partridge, agent for N. H. in England, and dau. of Wm. Partridge,
Lieut-governor of New Hampshire. His children, born in Boston, were An-
drew, b. 7 Nov. 1707, grad. H. C. 1724, Register of the Court of Admiralty,
member of the Council, and d. at Milton 24 Jan. 1771, a. 63 ; Sarah, b. 22
Ap. 1709, m. Byfield Lyde, Esq., 17 Aug. -1727, and d. 5 Oct. 1768; Jona-
than, b. 23 July 1710, grad. H. C. 1728, Chief Justice and Lieut.-governor of
Nova Scotia, where he d. 29 Mar. 1776, leaving son Daniel, a merchant in
Halifax, d. at Boulogne, France, 17 Nov. 1841, a. 78, and a dau. Mary
Emilia Elizabeth, who m. Dr. Tim. L. Jennison, and d. in Camb., 23 Aug.
1848, a. 88; William, b. 12 Ap. 1712; Thomas, b. 14 May 1713. JONA-
THAN the f. after his return from Europe, devoted himself for a time to com-
merce, in company with his father, but afterwards abandoned it for public life.
He was a member of the Council, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1722, 1723, 1726, 1727 ;
and was elected in 1729, but was negatived by Gov. Burnet. He then visited
Europe again, and returned early in August 1730, bringing his commission as
Governor of Mass, and N. H. 'The Boston News Letter, 5 Feb. 1730, says
he received this appointment 27 Nov. 1729. The New England Journal,
14 Ap. 1730, contains this paragraph : " By Capt. Homans from London, we
are informed that his Majesty has been pleased to confer the honor of Knight-
hood on his Excellency, Jonathan Belcher, who is appointed Governor," etc.
He was superseded in office by Gov. Shirley, in 1741 ; appointed Governor of
New Jersey, 1747, which office he held until his death, at Elizabethtown, 31
Aug. 1757. By his special direction, his body was removed to Camb., where
he had caused a tomb to be constructed.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Richard and Mary Belcher of Chs., was a tailor, and
resided in Camb. 1722. He purchased an estate, 9 Feb. 1724-5, on the west
side of Dunster Street between Harvard Square and Mt. Auburn Street. He
in. Sarah, dau. of Ichabod Brown, 27 Dec. 1726, and had Samuel, b. 5 Dec.
1727: Sarah, b. 13 Oct. 1729: Mary, b. 21 Mar. 1731-2; Martha, b. 22 Mar.
1733-4; Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1735; Elizabeth, b. 3 Aug. 1738; Andrew, b. 10
Sept. 1740; SAMUEL the f. removed to Wrentham about 1743.
MARY, dau. of Jeremiah of Ipswich, m. Joseph Russell, of Camb. 23 June
1662.
BEMIS, JOSEPH, perhaps s. of Joseph of Wat. (1640), was a husbandman,
and sold land in 1709 to Jonathan Robinson. The only other record found
concerning him is dated 11 Nov. 1700, and recites that "there hath been of
late a public contribution for the relief of Joseph Bemus and William Cham-
berlin, their substance having been of late consumed by fire."
2. PHILIP, m. Elizabeth Lawrence 21 Nov. 1723. Their children were
baptized as follows: Philip and William, 13 Nov. 1726; David, 30 July
1727; Abigail,^ July 1731; Edmund, 22 Oct. 1732; Zaccheus, 25 July 1736.
SAMUEL, m. Elizabeth Robinson of Lexington, 16 Nov. 1775. ABIGAIL,
m. John Brown, 19 Mar. 1778.
BENJAMIN, JOHN, was Constable of Camb. in 1633. He was released from
the duty of training, in 1634, but required " to have in readiness at all times
sufficient arms." He resided in 1635 and 1642 on the easterly side of Ash
Street, his land, six acres, bordering on said street and on Charles River.
"Mr. Benjamin's house burnt, and £100 in goods lost," 1636. Savage's
Winthrop, i. 185. He removed to Wat. and d. 14 June 1645. His eldest son
was John.
2. JOSEPH, of Barnstable, sold land in Camb. 30 Oct. 1686, bounded on
land of " Abel Benjamin, my brother," which was devised by will of •' my
honored father, Mr. John Benjamin, sometimes of Watertown, deceased."
BESBEECH, THOMAS, sold land in Camb. 1636. About 1636 ho purchased
of William Lewis a house, which he sold to William Cutter in 1638, on the
N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets. His name is variously
written on the records, Besbeche, Besbege, and Besbidge, and is supposed to
be the same as the present Bisbee or Bisby. He seems to have resided in
488 BESBEECH — BLACKLEACH.
Scituate, 1634, but soon removed; he was of Duxbury in 1639, and of Sud-
bury in 1647, where he d. 9 Mar. 1673-4, leaving dau. Mary, w. of William
Brown, dau. Alice, w. of John Bourne of Marshfield, and numerous grand-
children and great-grandchildren.
BETTS, JOHN, came to N. E. 1634, aged 40. Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xxx.
143. Before 1639, he purchased a house at the S. W. corner of Holyoke and
Winthrop streets, which he sold to John Shepard, 6 Dec. 1662. In 1642,
besides many other lots of land, he owned about an acre, fronting the Com-
mon, which he sold to Harvard College in 1661. Dane Hall stands on the
southerly part of this lot. He d. 21 Feb. 1662-3, a. about 68. His w.
Elizabeth d. 2 Jan. 1663-4. In her will, dated 16 Dec. 1663, she devises
house to John Bridge, Sen., who seems to have been her brother, and trifling
legacies to a large number of friends, but does not mention any children.1
The following, from the Colony Records, 18 May 1653, is sufficiently defi-
nite: '* John Betts of Cambridge, being at a Court of Assistants on his trial
for his life, for the cruelty he exercised on Robert Knight his servant, strik-
ing him with a plough-staff, &c. who died shortly after it, the jury brought in
their verdict, which the magistrates not receiving, came in course to be tried
by the General Court." ..." The General Court do not find John Betts legally
guilty of the murdering of his late servant Robert Knight ; but forasmuch as
the evidence brought in against him holds forth unto this Court strong pre-
sumptions and great probabilities of his guilt of so bloody a fact, and that he
hath exercised and multiplied inhuman cruelties upon the said Knight, this
Court doth therefore think meet that the said John Betts be sentenced, viz.
1. That the next lecture day at Boston, (a convenient time before the lecture
begin,) the said Betts have a rope put about his neck by the executioner, and
from the prison that he be carried to the gallows, there to stand upon the
ladder one hour, by the glass, with the end of his rope thrown over the gal-
lows. 2. That he be brought back to prison, and, immediately after the
lecture, to be severely whipped. 3. That the said Betts shall pay all the
witnesses brought in against him 2s. per day for so many days as they have
attended upon the Court of Assistants and the General Court, upon his trial.
4. That he shall pay £15 into the Country Treasury, for and towards the
charges the Court have been at, upon big trial. 5. That the said Betts be
bound to the good behavior, for one whole year, in the sum of ten pounds."
BITTLESTOXE, THOMAS (elsewhere written Bittleston, Bicklestone and
Beetlestone), d. here 23 Nov. 1640, owning house and land east of North
Avenue, which was in possession of his wid. Elizabeth, in 1642. By will,
dated 3 Nov. 1640, he bequeathed £150 to his dau. Elizabeth, £5 to Mr.
Thomas Shepard, £l to Mr. Foordham (prob. Rev. Robert Fordham, who
settled at South Hampton, Long Island, 1648, and d. 1674) and the re-
mainder to his w. Elizabeth. His boy, John Swan, was enjoined to serve the
w. five years and was then to receive £5. Mr. Bittlestone was prob. from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as he ordered, in case his w. and dau. should both
decease without legal heirs, his estate should be divided, one third to his
natural kindred in Old England, one third to the Church in Camb., and one
third to "my two friends Thomas Cheesholme and William Cutter," which
two persons are known to have formerly resided in Newcastle. Elizabeth the
w. or dau. of Thomas, m. John Bisco of Watertown, 13 Dec. 1650.
2. WILLIAM, prob. brother of Thomas (1), in 1638, owned house and three
acres, east of Garden Street, near the Botanic Garden. He d. (on the 5th of
October, the date of the year mutilated), before 1642, when the estate was
held by Guy Banbridge, Edward Hall, and Edward Winship, feoffees ; but
for what heirs, or for what purpose, it was so held, does not appear.
BLACKLKACH, BENJAMIN, by w. Dorcas (dau. of Nathaniel Bowman, of
Wat.), had Nathaniel, b. 12 Oct. 1666.
1 Among these bequests was the follow- make it up in some other things that will
ing: "I give to Mr. [Stephen] Day sute him; but he is not to have them ex-
twenty shillings in old iron and leaden cept he mend the cob-irons."
weights, and if they will not reach it, to
BLODGETT — BONNER. 489
BLODGETT, THOMAS (otherwise written Bloget, Blogget, Bloggitt, Bloged,
and Blokwod), a glover, came to New England in 1635, and had a grant of
land 6 Mar. 1636-7. By w. Susan he had Daniel; Samuel; Susan, b.
June 1637, m. in Woburn, Jonathan Tompson, 28 Nov. 1655. THOMAS
the f. d. 7 Aug. 1639, according to the record; but the date of his will is 10
Aug. 1641. His w. Susan m. in Woburn, James Tompson, 15 Feb. 1643-4,
and d. 10 Feb. 1660-61.
2. DANIEL, s. of Thomas (1), of Camb., freeman 1652, of Chelmsford 1654,
where his son Nathaniel was b. 22 Oct. 1664, and d. 27 Oct. 1666; his w.
Mary d. 5 Sept. 1666. He had also s. Samuel. DANIKL the f. d. 28 Feb.
1671-2, leaving w. Sarah.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), m. Ruth Eggleden 13 Dec. 1655, and had
Ruth, b. 28 Dec. 1656; Samuel, b. 11 Dec. 1658; Thomas, b. 26 Feb. 1660-61;
Susanna, b. ; Sarah, b. 17 Feb. 1667-8; Martha and Mart/, twins, b.
15 Sept. 1673. SAMUEL the f. resided in Woburn, and d. 21 May 1720,
a. nearly 87 ; his w. Ruth d. 14 Oct. 1 703.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Daniel (2), d. at Woburn 3 July 1687, and Samuel Blodg-
ett of Woburn was appointed administrator 25 Jan. 1687-8.
5. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (3), m. Rebecca Tidd, 11 Nov. 1685, and had
Thomas, b. 5 Aug. 1686; Rebecca, b. 5 June 1689, m. Russell; Ruth,
b. 14 Oct. 1694; Joseph, b. 17 Sept. 1696; Abigail, b. 7 Nov. 1698, in. -
Reed: Samuel, b. 17 June 1702. THOMAS the f. removed from Woliurn to
Lex. about 1692, and became one of the most active and useful citizens.
He d. 29 Sept. 1 740; his w. Rebecca, who d. 8 March 1750, and all the be-
fore named children, except Ruth, are mentioned in his will, dated 26 Oct.
1738. [Deac. Alvaro Blodgett, who d. 14 May 1874, was of this family, and
the last male representative in Camb. of the first named Thomas Blodgett.]
BLOOMKIELD, WILLIAM, about 1638 sold to Robert Stedman a house on
the north side of Winthrop Street, between Dunster and Brighton streets.
BLOSSE, JOHN, buried 23 April 1646. FRANCIS, buried 29 Sept. 1646.
Probably the name was BLOIS.
BLOWERS, PYAM (sometimes written Blower and Blores), m. Elizabeth,
dau. of Andrew Belcher, 31 Mar. 1668, and had Thomas, b. 27 July 1669, d. 14
Aug. 1669; Samuel, b. 14 Jan. 1671-2, d. 12 Feb. 1671-2; Jonathan, b. 8 Feb.
1671-3, d. young; Hannah, b. 4 July 1674, d. 16 July 1676; Elizabeth, b. 19
July 1675, m. Rev. Thomas Symmes of Bradford, 9 July 1701; Thomas, b. 1
Aug. 1677; Pyam, b. 29 July 1679, d. 14 Aug. 1679; John, b. 22 Oct. 1680,
d. 22 July 1707; Andrew, b. 27 Aug. 1682, d. 21 Oct. 1682. THOMAS the
f. was a ship-master, and in 1686 commanded the ketch Adventure, owned in
part by his brother-in-law, Capt. Andrew Belcher. In 1672, he purchased a
house and 4£ acres, at the N. W. corner of Brattle and Mason streets, where
he resided through life ; after his decease, it was sold by his son to Abraham
Hill, in 1713. Capt. Blowers d. 1 June 1709. His w. Elizabeth d. three days
previously, 29 May 1 709.
2. THOMAS, s. of Pyam (1), grad. H. C. 1695, ordained at Beverly 29
Oct. 1701, m. Emma Woodbury, and had Pyam, grad. H. C. 1721, mer-
chant, d. in Boston 18 Mar. 1739; Emma; Thomas: John; Elizabeth; An-
drew. THOMAS the f. d. 17 June 1729. His w. and six children survived
him.
3. JOHN, s. of Thomas (2), resided in Boston, and m. Sarah, dau. of Samson
Salter, 25 Nov. 1735. One of their sons was Samson Salter Blower*, b. 10
Mar. 1741-2, grad. H. C. 1763, in. a dau. of Benjamin Kent, was Ch. Justice
of the Sup. Court in Nova Scotia, and d. Oct. 1842, having lived more than
half a year beyond a full century.
BONNER, JOHN, came here from Boston about 1690. By second w. Mary
Clark, who d. here 20 April 1697, he had Jane, b. 2 May 1691, in. John
Ellery of Boston, 31 Aug. 1710; John, b. 6 Dec. 1693, in. Sarah, dau. of Sam-
uel Marsh, 17 Nov. 1715; Thomas, b. 6 Jan. 1695-6, and d. 3 June 1 719 ;
"buried in South Carolina." JOHN the f. «>ld his house 1 705, returned to
Bos., and d. 30 Jan. 1725-6, a. 83 years. An obituary represents him as
490 BONNER — BOONE — BORDMAN.
" a gentleman very skillful and ingenious in many arts and sciences, espe-
cially in navigation, drawing, moulding of ships, &c. ; one of the best ac-
quainted with the coasts of North America, of any of his time; of great
knowledge and judgment in marine affairs; was very much consulted,
improved, and relied upon, by the Government, as principal pilot in our
marine expeditions; and with diligent care and faithfulness discharged his
trust. . . . By his second wife, who was a daughter of the famous Elder Clark
of Cambridge, he had several children ; a son and a daughter only surviving."
Bost. News Letter. A plan of Boston and the harbor, drawn by Capt. Bonner,
was published in 1722, and has recently been republished.
BOONE, MATTHEW, by w. Anna, had Frank, b. 28 Mar. 1664.
BORDMAN, WILLIAM (now generally written Boardman), by w. Frances,
had Moses, d. 16 Mar. 1661-2, owning real estate, and therefore prob. of age;
b. about 1640; Rebecca, b. 1 Nov. 1643, m. John Palfrey, 4 Aug. 1664; An-
drew, b. 1646; Aaron, b. 1649; Frances, b. 1650, d. unm. 16 Sept. 1718;
Martha, b. about 1653, m. Daniel Epes, 17 Ap. 1672, and d. 9 Feb. 1692;
Mary, b. 9 Mar. 1655-6; William, b. 6 Dec. 1657, was a carpenter, resided in
Maiden 1684, and d. at Rumney Marsh, or Chelsea, 14 Mar. 1695-6; Eliza-
beth, b. 17 Aug. 1660, m. John Cooper, 28 Ap. 1686, and d. 15 Nov. 1714.
WILLIAM the f. d. 25 Mar. 1685, aged 71 years. He was b. in England.
When quite young, his father died, and his mother m. Stephen Day, with
whom he emigrated to New England, in 1638. About 1659, Day paid to him
a legacy of £50, left by his father, styling him his "son-in-law," and ac-
knowledging that it should have been "paid to him twenty-three years agone."
As early as 1656, he owned and occupied the estate at the easterly corner of
Harvard Square and Dunster Street. At the death of Day in 1668, he came
into possession of the estate on the opposite corner, to which his son Aaron
added the adjoining land, extending to Brighton Street. Both these estates
remained in the Bordman family about a hundred and fifty years. Mr. Bord-
man was a tailor, and was early appointed Steward and Cook of Harvard Col-
lege, which last office he held until his death. He resigned the office of Stew-
ard in 1667, and Thomas Danforth was elected in his stead. Judge Sewall,
in noticing his death, styles him " Major Bordman." This was probably a
title, indicating his office in College, a Steward being in some sort a major-
domo.
2. ANDREW, s. of William (1), m. Ruth Bull, 15 Oct. 1669, and had An-
drew, b. 22 Aug. 1670; Ruth, b. 15 Jan. 1671-2, m. Rev. Benjamin Wads-
worth, President of Harvard College, 30 Dec. 1696, and d. without issue, 17
Feb. 1744-5; Moses, b. 8 July 1672, d. 15 Feb. 1672-3; Martha, b. 31 Oct.
1675, d. 14 June 1676; Abigail,}). 10 Mar. 1677-8, d. 10 July 1678. Such is
the record of births; but there are manifest mistakes in it. The son Andrew,
in a manuscript account of his family, dates his own birth 22 Aug. 1671,
and that of his sister Ruth, 28 Jan. 1672-3. I cannot reconcile these dates
with the others. ANDREW the f . was a tailor; inherited the homestead; suc-
ceeded his father as College Cook; and the Corporation voted, 23 July 1686,
that he "henceforward manage the office of Steward in the manner as of
late." He also kept a shop, or variety store, as is plainly indicated by his
inventory. He d. of fever, 15 July 1687, a. 41; his w. Ruth d. of small-pox,
17 Dec. 1690, a. 39 years.
3. AARON, s. of William (1), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 1 Ap. 1674, d. 20
June 1674; Moses, b. 17 Feb. 1675-6; Mary, b. 9 Mar. 1678-9, d. 15 Ap.
1679; Andrew,1 b. 21 June 1681; Martha, b. 9 Nov. 1683, m. Stephen Willis
of Medf. 30 Sept. 1708; Aaron, b. 18 Ap. 1586; Mary, b. 6 May 1689,
m. Ebenezer Dorr of Roxbury 16 Feb. 1709-10. AARON the f. was a lock-
smith; was appointed to take charge of the College clock, and also to serve as
College Smith, 1675; and succeeded his brother as College Cook and Steward.
1 The record has Aaron, but I think it resided in Roxbury, and had three children
should be Andrew, who is named in his living in 1714, Mary, Moses, and Aaron,
father's will, and who sold lands in Camb. He m. second w. Sarah Goddard, at Rox.,
bequeathed by his father. He was a saddler, 20 Oct. 1715.
BORDMAN. 491
He inherited his father's estate on the westerly side of Dunster Street, to
which he made large additions, and became an extensive land-holder in the
town. He d. 15 Jan. 1702-3, a. 53; his w. Mary was living in 1717.
4. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Kit-hard Trusedale,
17 Dec. 1697, and had Kuth? b. 19 Nov. 1698, m. Mr. John Higginson of
Salem, 4 Dec. 1719, and d. 14 June, 1727; Andrew, b. 1 Aug. 1701. AN-
DREW the f. was a saddler, and endowed with an unusual tact for business.
Though only sixteen years old when his father died, he assumed the charge
of the store, aided by his mother, indeed, until her death, three years after-
wards ; and he continued to manage his mechanical and commercial affairs,
in addition to his official duties. He succeeded his uncle in the office of Stew-
ard and College Cook, in 1 703, and so satisfactorily performed the duties of
Steward for a period of forty -four years, that, on his death, the Corporation
entered on their records a testimony to his faithfulness. He was Town Clerk
thirty-one successive years, from 1700; Town Treasurer, forty-six successive
years, from 1701; Selectman, eighteen years, between 1706 and 1732; Rep-
resentative, 1719 and 1720. He resided through life on the homestead, where
he d. 30 May 1747, aged nearly 76; his w. Elizabeth d. 16 Aug. 1760, a.
86 years 6 months.
5. MOSES, s. of Aaron (3), m. Abigail, dau. of Deac. Walter Hastings, 25
June 1700, and had Moses, b. 2 June 1703; Elizabeth, . b. 19 Aug. 1704; m.
Col. Abraham Williams of Marlborough, 5 Nov. 1730; Abigail, b. 5 July 1706,
m. John Colson of Bos., 18 Feb. 1731, and d. before 1751; Aaron, b. 8 Sept.
1707, d. young; William, b. 30 Ap. 1711, d. 10 Aug. 1715; Mary, b. 10 Aug.
1713, m. Josiah Stearns of Watertown, 1752; Martha, b. 25 July 1715, m.
John Williams of Lynn, 9 Oct. 1740; Aaron, bap. 9 Mar. 1717-18, d. young;
Walter, bap. 15 Mar. 1718-19, living in 1751; Andrew, bap. 20 Feb. 1720-21,
grad. H. C. 1737, ordained at Chilmark, 1746, d. of small-pox 19 Nov. 1776;
William, neither birth nor baptism recorded, but named in the father's will,
and in the division of his estate. MOSES the f. was a tanner, and resided on
the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Common. He was a Captain in
the militia, and an active, energetic man. He was a Selectman eighteen years
between 1713 and 1736, and on various important committees. He d. 21 Jan.
1750-51, aged nearly 75; his w. Abigail d. Oct. 1752, a. 75 years 8 months.
6. AARON, s. of Aaron (3), m. Elizabeth Parker 14 Oct. 1708, and had
Aaron, b. 6 May 1711, a tin-plate worker in Boston, 1737; Zechariah, b. 24
Oct. 1713. AARON the f. was a saddler, and inherited the homestead, on
Harvard Square. He d. 24 Jan. 1718-19, a. 32; his w. Elizabeth was living
in 1732.
7. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (4), grad. H. C. 1719; m. Sarah, dau. of Lieut.-
gov. Spencer Phips, 25 Feb. 1731-2, and had Ruth, b. 28 Jan. 1732-3, d. 23
June 1740; Andrew, b. 15 Ap. 1735, d. 24 June 1740; a son (twin with An-
drew), d. 18 Ap. 1735; Elizabeth, b. 30 Mar. 1742, d. 16 Nov. 1749; Andrew,
b. 31 Aug. 1 745. ANDREW the f. inherited the homestead on Harvard
Square, east of Dunster Street, and succeeded his father as Steward of the
College, in 1747, which office he held about three years; thus nearly if not
entirely completing a century pf Stewardship by the same family. He suc-
ceeded his father, also, in the office of Town Clerk, which he held thirty-nine
years, from 1731; and of Town Treasurer, which he held twenty-three years
from 1747. He was a Representative in the General Court twenty-two years,
1742-1751, and 1757-1768; Justice of the Peace; Register of Probate twenty-
four years, 1745-1769; and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas seventeen
years, 1752-1769. He d. 19 May 1769, aged nearly 68; his w. Sarah d. at
Tewksbury, Dec. 1793, a. 81.
8. MOSES, s. of Moses (5), in. Elizabeth Fillebrown, 25 Dec. 1746. He was
a tanner, and inherited part of the homestead, including half the dwelling-
house. He d. 8 Mar. 1753, aged nearly 50. His w. Elizabeth d. 1784.
They had no children.
1 Mrs. Ruth Higginson had four children, 1722 ; Ruth, b. 26 Sept. 1723, d. 10 July
John, b. 12 Oct. 1720; Elizabeth, b. 30 Mar. 1727; Andrew, b. 5 June 1727.
492 BORDMAN.
9. WILLIAM, s. of Moses (5), m. Susanna Bricksey, 15 Mar. 1753, and had
Abigail, bap. 7 Oct. 1753, m. William Prentiss; Elizabeth (twin with Abigail),
bap. 7 Oct. 1753, m. Andrew Brown, 13 Dec. 1775; William, bap. 10 Aug.
1755; Moses, bap. 23 Oct. 1757, a cordwainer in Camb. 1779; Susanna
Mackey, bap. 23 Sept. 1759, living in 1781. WILLIAM the f. inherited part
of the homestead, including half the dwelling-house. He d. before 18 May
1779; his w. Susanna d. about 1794.
10. ZECHARIAH, s. of Aaron (6), m. Mary Stebbins, 16 Aug. 1743, and had
Aaron, bap. 16 June 1744, d. 22 Dec. 1746;1 Aaron, bap. 10 Oct. 1746,'
grad. 1767, and d. Oct. 1772, leaving a son Aaron, who d. 28 July 1817, a.
48; Zechariah, bap. 2 Dec. 1750, prob. d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 20 Dec.
1753, m. Major John Brown, 13 May 1776 ; Mary, bap. 16 May 1756, d. 1795;
Richard, bap. 30 Nov. 1760. ZECHARIAH the f. was a carpenter, and in-
herited the homestead. He d. 1776.
11. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (7), m. Mary, onlydau. of William Blair Town-
send, Esq., 1 Nov. 1770; she d. 13 Mar. 1797, a. 46, and he m. Abigail, dau.
of Bartholomew Richardson of Woburn. He inherited the homestead and,
after his mother's death, the whole estate, including more than a hundred
acres in the northeasterly section of Cambridgeport. This tract embraced,
substantially, besides a large quantity of marsh, all the upland bounded
northerly by Lincoln Street, easterly by the marsh, southerly by School Street
and westerly by a line passing through the centre of the Brick Meeting-house
lot, nearly parallel with Columbia Street. About 1782 he removed to Tewks-
bury, but returned about 1796, and resided several years in the house on Plym-
outh Street, recently destroyed, familiarly known as the Cholera House,
having sold the homestead, in 1794, to the Corporation of Harvard College.
In 1805 he erected the house now standing at the S. W. corner of Hampshire
and Windsor streets, where he subsequently resided. When the great specu-
lations in land commenced, about 1802, he sold large portions of his estate,
united with others in laying out streets for a great city, and gave to the Town
the school-house lot at the corner of Windsor and School streets, and to the
proprietors of the Brick Meeting-house the easterly half of the square on which
that house stood. He was Town Clerk, 1769-1780, and Town Treasurer, 1777,
1778. It is remarkable, that the office of Town Clerk was held by three gene-
rations of the same family, father, son, and grandson, for eighty consecutive
years, and that the name of the incumbent was Andrew Bordman, through the
whole period. The first two also held the office of Treasurer, for sixty-eight
successive years. They deserve the thanks of posterity for the very legible
and neat appearance of their records. It is to be lamented, however, that in
regard to births and deaths, after about 1740, the record is so meagre. He d.
27 July 1817, a. nearly 72; his w. Abigail d. 27 Aug. 1848, a. °78. As he
had no children, the male line, in this branch of the family, became extinct.
12. WILLIAM, s. of William (9>, m. Sally McCleary, 17 Mar. 1784, and
had William, b. 1785, d. unm. 16 Mar. 1851; Sally, b." 1787, in. Isaac Bos-
worth, 1 Dec. 1805, and d. 2 Oct. 1842; John, b. 1789; Andrew, b. 1792;
Moses, b. 1794 ; James, b. 1796 ; Esther, b. 1798, m. Joseph Hiscock, 23 Sept.
1821; Charles, b. 1801, m. Christiana Reed 14 June 1827, and d. of cholera
at Cincinnati, July 1834. WILLIAM the f. in 1802 sold his interest in the
homestead, and erected a house at the S. W. corner of Washington and
Cherry streets, where he d. 22 Sept. 1829; his w. Sally d. 25 Jan. 1837, a.
71.
13. RICHARD, s. of Zechariah (10), was a bricklayer, and inherited a part
of the homestead at the westerly corner of Harvard Square and Dunster
Street. He m. Prudence Dockum, 10 April, 1794, and d. s. p. 17 Dec. 1816;
his w. Prudence m. Deac. Levi Farwell 21 May 1818, and d. in August 1847,
a. 72.
14. JOHN, s. of William (12), m. Aliphal B. Wheeler 18 Jan. 1813, and had
John; James, d. 20 Dec. 1865, a. 49; Charles; Joseph PL, d. 3 Mar. 1857,
a. 25. JOHN the f. was a painter, resided in Cambridgeport, and d. 21 Nov.
1834, a. 45 ; his w. Aliphal B. d. 8 Oct. 1843, a. 48.
1 Such is the record of baptism and of death.
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15. ANDREW, s. of William (12), m. Adeline Hiscock 26 Oct. 1816; she
was bur. 29 Aug. 1834, and he m. Anne Emery 21 June 1835. He resided in
Cambridgeport, had children by both wives, and d. 7 Sept. 1868, a. 76.
BORLAND, JOHN, of Boston, m. Anne, or Anna, dau. of Leonard V assail,
20 Feb. 1749. In 1765, he purchased of Rev. East Apthorp's agent, and of the
Wigglesworth heirs, the estate bounded by Harvard, Bow, and Holyoke
streets, except a small lot in the northwesterly corner. Bow Street, however,
was then further north than its present location. The house in which he
dwelt was long the residence of Dr, Plympton. Probably he remained here
until the Revolutionary troubles commenced. Two of his twelve children
were baptized here, in the Episcopal Church, Samuel, 26 Dec. 1765, and
Thomas, 21 June 1767, d. 29 Sept. 1767. He d. in Boston, 5 June 1775, a.
47. " His death was occasioned by the sudden breaking of a ladder on
which he stood, leading from the garret floor to the top of his house." N.
E. Chronicle. His w. Anna prob. m. William Knight, Esq.. of Portsmouth,
N. H., Ap. 1784; she executed a release to her son Leonard Vassal Borland,
of the shares of her children, William, Anna, and Elizabeth, deceased, 26 Ap.
1784, styling herself, Anna Borland, widow of John Borland, Esq.; and, 28
Ap. 1784, William Knight, Esq., and his w. Anna, executrix of the will of
John Borland late of Cambridge, Esq., executed a general power of attor-
ney to Leonard V. Borland. By sundry conveyances, dated 1783 and 1784,
it appears that the children of John and Anna Borland, besides those pre-
viously named, were John Lindall : James (of New York); Francis (physi-
cian, of Boston); Phebe, wife of George Spooner of Boston; and Jane, wife
of Jonathan Simpson of Cambridge. Of these, John Lindall, grad. H. C.
1772, was Lieut.-col. in the British service, and d. in England, 16 Nov. 1825;
Francis, grad. H. C. 1774, resided a few years in Boston and Portsmouth, N.
H., and was probably the same who died at Somerset, Mass., in 1820, aged
86. JOHN the f. was probably s. of Francis Borland of Boston, — who was b. 28
Dec. 1691, m. Jane, dau. of Hon. Timothy Lindall of Salem, 22 Sept. 1726,
and died 16 Sept. 1763, — and grandson of John Borland, "one of the prin-
cipal merchants " of Boston, who d. 30 Mar. 1727, aged 68.
BOSWORTH, JONATHAN, was here in 1632. In 1635 he owned a house and
land on the westerly side of Garden Street, not far from the Botanic Gar-
den. He prob. left early. It would seem that he was son or perhaps brother
of Edward Bosworth, and had brothers Nathaniel and Benjamin, and a sister
who m. William Buckland. The General Court ordered, 5 Aug. 1634, " That
such moneys as shall be laid out for the maintenance of widow Bosworth and
her family shall be paid again by the Treasurer ; " and, 7 July 1635, " in con-
sideration of money disbursed by Mr. Henry Seewall for the transportation
of Edward Bosworth and his family," it was ordered that Jonathan Bos-
worth, William Buckland, Nathanael Bosworth, and Benjamin Bosworth,
should pay £5 each, to said Sewall.
BOWERS, GEOUGK, was of Scittiate in 1637, of Plymouth in 1639, and soon
afterwards in Cambridge. His w. Barbarie d. 25 Mar. 1644, and he m. Eliz-
abeth Worthington 15 Ap. 1649. Their s. Jerathmeel was b. 2 May 1650.
GEORGE the f. d. 1656, and his w. Elizabeth m. Henry Bowtell 25 June
1657. In his will are named wife, and children, Benanuel (who had already
received his portion); John; Patience, wife of Humphrey Bradstreet; Silence;
and Jerathmeel; the wife and Jerathmeel to inherit the homestead. Matthew
Bowers, who d. 30 Jan. 1644-5, was prob. s. of George. Mr. Bowers resided
on the easterly side of North Avenue, not far south from the Railroad bridge.
In 1656 he conveyed to his son Benanuel 20 acres in Charlestown, adjoining
Cambridge line. Previously, however, an unhappy difficulty occurred between
the father and son; for Thomas Danforth complained to the General Court,
May 1652, against George Bowers, "for rendinga deed committed to liis trust,
with several articles between the said George Bowers and Benanuel Bowers
his son; " for which offence a fine was imposed ; at the same Court, " George
Bowers of Cambridge being complained on, for putting in a vote on the elec-
tion day for the Governor, acknowledged the fact, not only this year but every
494 BOWERS — BOWMAN.
year since he came into these parts, [and] pleaded ignorance: It is ordered,
that the said George Bowers, for his offence therein, shall pay the sum of
£10." He was not a sworn freeman, and therefore not a legal voter.
2. BENANUEL, s. of George (1), m. Elizabeth Dunster (called "cousin" by
President Dunster, in his will), 9 Dec. 1653, and had son George, b. 3 Feb.
1653-4. In 1656, he received a deed of land in Charlestown, now Somer-
ville, adjoining Camb., where he had Barbary, b. 4 Jan. 1655; Elizabeth, b.
8 Dec. 1656; *Mary, b. 16 Sept. 1660; Henry, b. 2 June 1665, and d. 16 Oct.
1690; Anna, b. 14 Oct. 1668; Bathsheba, b. 4 June 1671; Jonathan, b. 11 Aug.
1673; Mary, b. 20 May 1679, and d. 26 Dec. 1669. His passage through life
was stormy, as related somewhat fully on pp. 344-352. His will, dated 5
Oct. 1693, was proved 28 May 1698. His w. Elizabeth was living 26 Dec.
1693.
3. JOHN, s. of George (1), grad. H. C. 1649; preached at Guilford, New
Haven, Branford, Derby, and Rye, in Connecticut; and d. about 1697. Quart.
Keg., Mny 1836. Savage (Gen. Diet.) says he died 14 June 1687; and that
his son John was minister at Rye, and died at Derby 23 Sept. 1708.
JEKATHMEEL, s. of George (1), sold the homestead 2 Jan. 1683-4; he then
resided in Chelmsford, of which town he was a prominent inhabitant, and
Representative in the General Court. His w. was Elizabeth.
BOWES, NICHOLAS, m. Sarah, dau. of James Hubbard, 2 June 1684, and
had James, b. 16 Jan. 1686-7, and another child who d. in infancy. His w.
Sarah d. 26 Jan. 1688-9, aged 27, and he m. Dorcas, dau. of Daniel Champ-
ney, 6 May 1690: she d. and he m. Martha, dau. of Capt. John Remington,
•29 Jan. 1718-19. He removed to Boston, and d. 23 Oct. 1721, aged 65. His
s. William was bap. here, 31 Jan. 1702-3.
2. NICHOLAS, prob. s. of Nicholas (1) by his second wife, m. Lucy, dau. of
Rev. John Hancock of Lexington, and had William; Lucy,-m. Rev. Jonas Clark
of Lex.; Nicholas; Elizabeth; Dorcas, m. John Hill; Lydia ; Mary; all of
whom were living in 1768. NICHOLAS the f . grad. H. C. 1725, was ordained
at Bedford 15 July 1730, and dism. in 1754; was Chaplain in the Army at
Fort Edward in 1755, and d. at Brookfield as he was returning home. His
w. Lucy m. Rev. Samuel Cook of Menotomy 25 Nov. 1762, and d. 12 Sept.
1768, aged 56.
ELIZABETH, m. Rev. Henry Ware, 15 Sept. 1807. Widow HANNAH, d. 18
July 1848, aged 81.
BOWMAN, NATHANIEL, was a proprietor "then inhabiting" Watertown,
4 Feb. 1636-7, but removed to Cambridge Farms (Lexington) about 1650,
and d. 26 Jan. 1681-2. His chil. were Francis, b. 1630; Mary, bur. 1 Jan.
1637-8; Joanna, bur. 20 Nov. 1638; Dorcas, buried 6 Feb. 1638-9, aged 7
days ; Na/haniel, b. 6 Mar. 1640-41 ; Joanna, b. 20 Nov. 1642, prob. m.
Turner; Dorcas, b. , m. Benjamin Blackleech, who d. and she m.
Marsh.
2. FRANCIS, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. Martha Sherman of Watertown, 26
Sept. 1661, and had Francis, b. 14 Sept. 1662; John, b. 19 Feb. 1664-5;
Martha, b. 2 Mar. 1666-7, d. 10 Dec. 1667; Nathaniel, b. 9 Feb. 1668-9;
Mary, b. about 1671, m. Rev. John Eveleth, 2 Dec. 1692, and had s. Joseph
who d.here, 27 Oct. 1714, aged 18 Joseph, b. 18 May 1674; Anna, b. 19 Sept.
1676; Samuel, b. 14 Aug. 1679; Jonathan, b. about 1682; Martha, b. 4 April
1685. FRANCIS the f. inherited the homestead, and d. 16 Dec. 1687; his w.
Martha survived.
3. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (2), m. Lydia Stone 26 June 1684; she d. and
he m. Ruth, dau. of Rev. Samuel Angier of Watertown. He inherited the
homestead in Lexington, near Watertown, and d. 23 Dec. 1744, aged 82 ; his
w. Ruth d. 23 July 1754, aged 70. He was a very active citizen, and fre-
quently sustained public office. He was Constable 1689, and Selectman 1696
and from 1700 to 1711. After the incorporation of Lex., he was Representa-
tive from that town eight years, between 1715 and 1733, and was also Justice
of the Peace, when that office was bestowed much more sparingly than now.
His children, according to Hudson (Hist. Lex.), were Francis, b. about
BOWMAN. 495
1685 ; Mary, m. Morse ; Lydia, m. Jonathan Simonds ; John, b. 14 July
1689; Sarah, m. Philip Russell ; haac, b. 1693, d. 18 July 1785.
4. NATHANIEL, s. of Francis (2), m. Anna Barnard of Watertown, 16 Dec.
1692, and had Mary, b. 22 Dec. 1693, m. Samuel Garfield of Wat. about
1 714; Anne, bap. 6 Sept. 1698, m. Nathaniel Bright of Wat. about 1714, and m.
(2d) Richard Clarke; Elizabeth, bap. 13 Nov. 1698, d. unm. 25 Feb. 1748; Abi-
gail, b. 1700, in. Matthew Bridge, Jr., 22 Mar. 1719-20, and d. 15 June 1785;
Nathaniel, bap. 31 May, 1702, and d. 26 Dec. 1723, leaving dau. Mary, b.
19 Dec. 1723, and wife Ruth, who m. Oliver Livermore 24 Aug. 1726 ; and
afterwards Soden ; Grace, bap. 1 Oct. 1704, m. Nathaniel Coolidge 10
Mar. 1726-7 ; Sarah, bap. 25 May 1707, m. Samuel Stearns, 3 Feb. 1731-2;
Jane, b. , m. James Brown 21 Jan. 1733-4. NATHANIEL the f. resided
in Lexington near Wat., and d. 30 June 1748 ; his w. Anna d. 16 Sept.
1757.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Francis (2), m. Phebe , and had Joseph, b. 16 Sept.
1697; Hannah, b. 11 Nov. 1699; James, b. 11 Sept. 1701; Jonathan, b. 23
Feb. 1703-4, grad. H. C. 1724, ordained at Dorchester 5 Nov. 1729, and d.
30 May 1775 ; Francis, b. 10 June 1705, d. unm. 1750, and his brother Wil-
liam, of Cauib., administered; Edmund, b. 5 Mar. 1709-10, grad. H. C. 1728,
merchant in Portsmouth N. H. ; Thaddeus, b. 2 Sept. 1712 ; William, b. 2
Sept. 1715; Martha, b. 8 Sept. 1718, m. Samuel Bridge, 27 Ap. 1738. JOSEPH
the f. resided in Lexington, which town he represented in the General Court
six years between 1718 and 1737. He was also Justice of the Peace, and
Selectman of Camb., 1712. He d. 8 Ap. 1762, a. nearly 88; his w. Phebe
d. 20 Dec. 1751, a. 78.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Francis (2), m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Andrew, 21
Nov. 1700; she d. 18 Nov. 1 713, and he m. Deborah, dau. of John Wyeth, who
prob. d. about 1783. His children were Andreiv, b. 15 Oct. 1701, d. 6 Ap.
1702; Samuel, b. 2 Mar. 1702-3; Martha, b. 13 May 1704, d. 1 Dec. 1713; Mary,
b. 14 Aug. 1706; Rebecca, b. 10 Jan. 1708-9; Hannah, b. 2 Ap. 1711, m.
Beriah Wetmore of Middletown, Conn.; Andrew, b. 27 Ap. 1713 ; Martha, b.
10 Feb. 1714-15, m. Nehemiah Cutter, 17 July 1739; Deborah,b. 30 May 1716,
m. Nathaniel Kidder, 17 Sept. 1741 ; Noah, b. 23 Oct. 1718; Elizabeth, bap.
7 May 1721, d. 11 Oct. 1739 ; Eunice, bap. 4 Nov. 1722; Abigail, bap. 15
Mar. 1723-4, m. William Winship, Jr., 30 Dec. 1755 ; Susanna, bap. 10 July
1726. SAMUEL the f. d. 1746, and his son Samuel, then of Chs., admin-
istered. He resided on the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Bridge on
the homestead of Thomas Andrew, since owned and occupied by Mr. Ozias
Morse ; and his estate extended to the Charlestown line, and perhaps beyond
it. He was elected Deacon of the Cambridge Church Aug. 5. 1724 ; Select-
man fourteen years, 1722-1727, 1735-1743; and Representative, 1741.
7. JOHN, s. of Francis (3), d. at Lex. 30 April 1726, leaving w. Mary,
who d. 28 June 1757, and children, John, Jonas, Francis, Ebenezer, and
Ruth. He named his father, Francis Bowman, as executor of his will.
8 WILLIAM, s. of Joseph (5), m. Mary Reed of Lex. 5 May 1753, and
had Mary, b. 28 Feb. 1754, m. Joel Viles, 27 June 1775 ; Hannah, bap. 4
Jan. 1756, m. James Walker of Burlington; Phebe, bap. 19 June 1757, m.
Jonathan Bridge, 22 Feb. 1781; Martha, bap. 19 Nov. 1758, m. Abraham
Smith 8 May 1788; Betty, bap. 28 Oct. 1759, m. William Bridge of Waltham;
Lydia, bap. 14 Dec. 1766, m. John Davis of Methuen. WILLIAM the f. re-
sided in Lex , and afterwards in West Cambridge. He was a prominent
citizen, and d. 12 Oct. 1793, a. 78 ; his w. Mary d. 27 Oct. 1802, a. 76.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), in. Hannah Frost, 20 Mar. 1745-6, and had
Samuel, bap. 26 Ap. 1747; Edmund, bap. 12 Feb. 1748-9 ; Hannah, bap.
17 Feb. 1750-51. SAMUEL the f. d. June 1783 ; his w. prob. d. 25 Ap.
1794.
10. NOAH, s. of Samuel (6), m. Hannah Winship of Lex. (pub. 14 July
1744), and had Hannah, prob. b. 1745, adm. to the Ch. 1763 ; Joshua, bap.
15 Feb. 1746-7, grad H. C. 1766, a Captain in the Continental army, in.
Abigail Fowle of Wat., 1767 ; Elizabeth, bap. 1 May 1748, perhaps in.
496 BOWMAN — BIIADISH.
Francis Whitmore 3d of Medf., 6 June 1765; Andrew, bap. 3 Mar. 1754, a
physician, d. 9 Feb. 1777. He had also dau. Susanna, adin. to the Ch. 1777.
In his will, dated 19 May 1782, and proved 2 Oct. 1782, are named w. Hannah,
grandson Nathaniel Bowman, living in his family, and then in College,
nephew Samuel Kidder, and son-in-law Nicholas Pike of Newburyport.
11. SOLOMON, parentage not ascertained, m. Abigail Brown 1 Mar. 1768,
and had Abiquil Brown, b. 12 Mar. 1769, m. Ebenezer Cutter of Charlestown,
6 Dec. 1789;' Sybil, b. 2 Oct. 1770. m. Nathan Nurse 24 Mar. 1803 ; Eliza-
beth, b. 23 July 1773, d. 24 Ap. 1797.
BOWTELL, JOHN (otherwise written Boutell, Bouttill, and Boutaile), by w.
Margaret, had Mary, b. 26 Oct. 1646 ; Margaret, b. 4 Jan. 1650-51 ; John,
b. 1652, d. 1 Dec. 1673. JOHN the f. d. 30 Aug. 1676, a. about 60 ; his w.
Margaret was living in 1689. M<iry, who was " burned to death in a fit,"
24 Jan. 1701-2, may have been dau. of JOHN.
2. HENRY, m. Elizabeth, wid. of George Bowers, 25 June 1657, and d. 24
May 1681 ; his w. Elizabeth survived him.
BRACKETT, JOHN, m. Sarah, dau. of John Stedman, 23 Aug. 1662, and
had Sarah, b. 11 April 1663, d. 19 Sept. 1665; John, bap. 21 April 1667.
JOHN the f. d. in Boston between 12 Dec. 1666 and 30 Jan. 1666-7 ; his w.
Sarah m. successively Dr. Samuel Alcock of Boston, and Hon. Thomas Graves
and Col. John Phillips, both of Charlestown.
BRADISH, ROBERT (sometimes written Bradishe, Breadish, Broadish, and
Brodish), purchased of John Steele, 28 Aug. 1635, a house and land at the
westerly corner of Harvard and Holyoke streets, a lot on the opposite side of
Harvard Street, where the Sewall house stood, and several acres out of the
village. By his w. Mary, he had s. Joseph, b. May 1638. His w. d. Sept.
1638, and he m. Vashti , and had Samuel, b. 23 Feb. 1639-40, d. 6 July
1642; John, b. 3 Dec. 1645; Samuel, b. 28 Nov. 1648, d. 9 Dec. 1648; he had
also, perhaps by first wife, James ; Hannah ; Mary. m. Matthew Gibbs. ROBERT
the f. d. about 1659; in his will, dated 1 May 1657 and proved 29 Oct. 1659,
he named w. Vashti (who d. in 1672), and chil. James, John, Joseph, Mary
Gibbs, Hannah ; also son-in-law Ezekiel Morrill.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), was in Sudbury, 1662, in Framingham, 1672,
and returned to Camb. about 1678. He in. Mary , and had Mary, b. 10
Ap. 1665, m. John Green 22 Nov. 1684; Sarah, b. 6 May 1667, prob. d. young;
Hannah, b. 14 Jan. 1669-70, m. Edward Marrett, and d. 9 Ap. 1754 (Barry
says she first m. Joseph Stanhope. Hist. From.); Joseph, b. 28 Nov. 1672, prob.
the pirate sent to London, 1699, and executed; James; Ruth, m. Thomas
Ford of Marshfield, 5 Ap. 1711; John, b. 18 Sept. 1678. • JOSEPH the f. d.
before 2 Ap. 1725, when a part of his estate in Cambridge was sold by Ed-
ward Marrett and w. Hannah, John Green and w. Mary, John Bradish, all
of Camb., James Bradish of Westborough and Thomas Ford and w. Ruth of
Marshfield, describing themselves as " children of Joseph Bradifh, late of
Cambridge, yeoman, deceased, who was son of Robert Bradish, formerly of
Cambridge aforesaid, yeoman, also deceased."
3. JAMES, s. of Joseph (2),rem. to Marlborough where he m. Damaris Rice
16 June 1708, and had Hepzibah, b. 1709; Sarah, b. 1711; Robert, b. 1712;
Mary, b. 1715; James, b. 1717; John, b. 30 Aug. 1719, who removed to Hard-
wick, 1742, m. Mary Green of Southborough 1746, adm. Hardwick Church,
1746, chosen Deacon, 1774, and removed to Cummington, 1778; Jonas, b.
7 Aug. 1724; Sarah, b. about 1727, d. 27 Aug. 1740, in her 13th year; Anna,
b. 6 June 1729; Joseph, b. 26 Feb. 1731-2, d. 28 Aug. 1740
4. JOHN, s. of Joseph (2), m. Hepzibah , and had Hannah, b. 27 Oct.
1705: John, b. 10 Sept. 1717; James, b. 30 July 1709; Elizabeth, b. 1 Feb.
1711-12, m John Wood of Charlestown, 1732; Jonathan, b. 16 Sept. 1713;
William, b. 31 May 1715, d. 1 Oct. 1736 ; Ebenezer, b. 28 April 1716; Sarah,
b. 27 Jan. 1717-18, m. John Morse 29 July 1736; Rebecca, b. 10 Dec. 1720,
m. Thomas Oliver, and was his wid. in 1746; Mary, bap. 17 June 1722, d.
young; Isaac, b. 25 June 1723. JOHN the f. d. 17 July 1741, a. nearly 60;
his w. Hepzibah d. 10 Dec. 1735, a. 50; his second w. (Mrs. Abigail Tucker of
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Chs., whom he m. 1 738) survived him. His residence was at the N. W. cor-
ner of Brighton and Eliot streets. He was College Glazier, forty years from
1701; Selectman six years, first in 1725; and Deacon of the church from 5
May 1738.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), had dau. Hepzibah, bap. 15 Mar. 1740-41, d. 22
Mar. 1740-41; he was then at his father's house.
6. JAMES, s. of John (4), resided at Chs., where he d. Mar. 1798, a. 89;
Mary w. of James Bradish, Jr., of Chs. d. 4. Mar. 1776, a. 47, and was buried
at Camb.
7. JONATHAN, s. of John (4), may have been the same whose dau. Sarah
was bap. 29 Mar. 1741. He resided in Chs., where his dau. Catherine d. 1836,
a. 83.
8. EBENEZER, s. of John (4), m. Eunice, dau. of Joseph Cook, 1739 (pub.
10 June), and had Eunice, bap. 15 June 1740, d. 5 Mar. 1740-41; Ebenezer,
bap. 29 Aug. 1742, d. young; Sarah, b. 26 Feb. 1743-4, m. Dr. Ebenezer
Hunt of Northampton, 5 Nov. 1772; Eunice, b. 22 Mar. 1744-5, d. unm. 10
Jan. 1797; Ebenezer, b. 17 Sept. 1746; Eleanor, b. 30 Jan. 1748-9, m. Hon.
David Cobb of Taunton, and d. 7 Jan. 1808. EBENEZER the f. was a glazier
and succeeded his father in the care of glazing the College edifices. He pur-
chased the estate on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, south of Mount Au-
burn Street, sometimes called the Holyoke estate, in 1740, where he resided
until 1749, when he bought the Blue Anchor Tavern, in Brighton Street,
where he continued through life. This house, under his direction, became
very popular. He dealt largely in real estate, and appears to have been not
only enterprising, but judicious and successful in his transactions. He d. 17
Oct. 1785, a. nearly 70.
9. ISAAC, s. of John (4), by w. Esther, had Esther, m. John Goodwin 3d of
Chs. (afterwards of Camb.) 21 Nov. 1764, and d. 19 Aug. 1840, a. 95; Isaac,
b. 3 Nov. 1752, grad. H. C. 1773, of Topsfield in 1795; William, b. 20 July
1754; Abigail, b. 15 July 1756, d. 2 Oct. 1756; Abigail, b. 14 June 1758, d.
unm. 18 Oct. 1815; Ebenezer King, b. 21 Nov. 1760, d. 19 Dec. 1760; Eben-
ezer King, b. 24 June 1762, d. 16 July 1796; Timothy, b. 28 Sept. 1763, d. 15
Nov. 1763; Sarah, b. 9. Oct. 1765, d. 5 Oct. 1767; Jame*, b. 18 Mar. 1770,
d. 4 May 1770. The eldest child, Esther, was b. about 1745; and there may
have been others between her and Isaac, the first recorded in Camb. ISAAC
the f. resided on the homestead. He was a blacksmith, and for several years
College Smith; his shop stood on Winthrop Street, opposite the old jail. For
many years before his death he was jailor; in which office he was succeeded
by his son-in-law, John Goodwin, who in turn was succeeded by his son-in-
law, Jacob Watson, the office being to some extent hereditary in the female
line. Like many of his relatives in different branches of the family, he was
occasionally insane, and d. by suicide, May 1790, a. nearly 67.
10. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (8), m. Hannah Paine of Worcester, 1772
(pub. 12 Sept.), and had Ebenezer, b. 8 Sept. 1773, grad. H. C. 1792, rem. to
Wilkesbarre, Penn., was largely concerned in land speculations, and d. several
years ago; Timothy Paine, b. 10 Ap. 1775, d. young; Elizabeth W., m. Wal-
ter Burling of New York, 22 June 1800 ; Timothy Paine, b. 4 Sept. 1781, d.
young; Timothy Paine, bap. 28 Jan. 1786, d. before attaining manhood; Eu-
nice, bap. 14 Sept. 1788, d. 22 Ap. 1791. EBENEZKR the f. grad. H. C. 1769,
studied law, practiced a short time in Menotomy, afterwards in Camb., and
resided at the S. W. corner of Mt. Auburn and Eliot streets. His supposed
Tory predilections subjected him to considerable inconvenience during the.
Revolution. By a humble submission, however, and a promise of good be-
havior, as well as by the recommendation of a committee on his behalf, he
was permitted to remain, and his property escaped confiscation. In the lat-
ter part of his life he resided in Lancaster, where his habits of self-indul-
gence became more inveterate, and he d. by suicide, 29 or 30 Ap. 1818.
11. WILLIAM, e. of Isaac (9), m. Ruth, dau. of Benjamin Green of Groton,
and had Esther Rand, b. 1 Mar. 1789, d. 17 Mar. 1805; Elizabeth Woods, b.
23 Jan. 1791; Sarah Goodwin, b. 13 Feb. 1793; Ruth Keep, b. 10 Mar. 1795;
32
498 BRADISH— BRADSHAW — BRADSTREET.
William King, b. 19 Sept. 1797; Louisa Chandler,\>. 29 Jan. 1800. WILLIAM
the f. was a blacksmith, but thriftless, and of unsteady habits. He sold his
share of the homestead in 1 794, and was a public charge, with his family, in
1807. He d. in the almshouse, 26 Aug. 1817, a. 63.
BRADSHAW, HUMPHREY (elsewhere written Bradsheere, Bredsha, and
Bredshew), was in Camb. in 1652, and received his dividend of the Shaw-
shine lands. By his w. Patience, dau. of Geo. Bowers, he had Sarah, b. 3
May 1653; John, b. 24 June 1655, had liberty to build a seat in the meeting-
house, 1678, and is supposed to have afterwards resided in Medford; Ruth, b.
3 Nov. 1657. His w. d. and he m. Martha, wid. of William Russell, 24 Mar.
1665-6. He resided in Menotomy, frequently held minor offices and acted on
committees for the town, and d. 9 May 1682. His wid. m. Thomas Hall, 24
May 1683.
MARY, perhaps sister to Humphrey, m. William Mitchelson, 26 Ap. 1654.
STEPHEN, s. of John, bap. 25 July 1708. HENRY, m. Hannah Gibbs Cooke,
3 June 1781.
BRADSTREET, SIMON, was one of the original founders of Camb. He re-
sided at the easterly corner of Brighton Street and Harvard Square. He was
a prominent citizen here, as well as in other towns where he successively re-
sided, and was one of the first board of Selectmen, or Townsmen, elected in
Camb. About the time of Hooker's emigration to Hartford, he removed to
Ipswich, and thence to Andover, about 1644; of which town he was a princi-
pal founder, and Selectman from its organization until 1672. He afterwards
removed to Boston, and thence to Salem, in 1695, where he d. 27 Mar. 1697,
a. 94 years. Before he left England, he m. Ann, dau. of Gov. Thomas Dudley.
She d. at Andover, 16 Sept. 1672, in the 60th year of her age. He afterwards
m. a sister of Sir George Downing. His children, all by his first w., were
Samuel; Simon; Dudley; John; Dorothy, m. Rev. Seaborn Cotton 25 June
1654, had nine children, and d. 26 Feb. 1671-2; Hannah, m. Andrew Wiggin
of Exeter, N. H. ; Sarah, m. Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, who d. in 1681, and
she m. Samuel Ward of Marblehead, a Major in the Canada Expedition of
1690, in which he lost his life; Mercy, m. Maj. Nathaniel Wade, who d. in
Medford, 28 Nov. 1707. These names are gathered from Gov. Bradstreet's
will. Some writers name another daughter, Ann, whom I regard as identical
with Hannah ; these two names were often used interchangeably, and the
father mentions only one in his will. Those who make a duplicate of Ann
and Hannah, omit Sarah entirely, and thus preserve the number, four sons
and four daughters, which Mrs. Bradstreet claimed as her own. The name
of Mercy has been called Mary, in some publications, but erroneously ; it is
Mercy in her father's will, and on the Medford Records, where the birth of
her children is recorded.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Simon (1), m. Mercy, dau. of Capt. William Tyng, and
had, in Boston, Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan. 1663-4, d. young ; Annice or Ann, b. 17
Nov. 1665, d. young; Mercy, b. 20 Nov. 1667, m. Dr. James Oliver of
Camb., and d. 29 Mar. 1710. Dr. Bradstreet's w. Mercy d. 6 Sept. 1669, and
he m. Martha, and had Ann, b. 3 Sept. 1670; John; Simon, b. 1680, elected
John Leverett. Esq., as his guardian, 29 July 1697, being then 17 years
old. SAMUEL the f. grad. H. C. 1653, and was Fellow. He was a physi-
cian in Boston, Representative of Andover, 1670, removed to Jamaica, and d.
1685.
3. SIMON, s. of Simon (1), m. his cousin Lucy, dau. of Rev. John AVood-
bridge of Newbury, and had Simon; John, b. 1677; Lucy, b. 1680, m. Hon.
Jonathan Remington of Camb., 5 Sept. 1711, and d. 18 Ap. 1743. John, a. 20,
and Lucy, a. 17, chose Samuel Ruggles of Roxbury (whose wife was their
aunt), to be their guardian, 9 Sept. 1697. SIMON the f. grad. H. C. 1660,
preached for a time at Charlestown, was settled at New London, and d. 1683;
his wid. Lucy m. Daniel Epes, and d. at Medford. Her will, dated 20 Dec.
1707, was proved 11 July 1710.
4. DUDLEY, s. of Sirnon (1), m. Ann, wid. of Theodore Price, 1673 (Felt's
Hist. Salem), and had Dudley, b. Ap. 1678, grad. H. C. 1698, taught school in
BRADSTREET — BRATTLE. 499
Andover, ordained at Groton, 16 June 1706, became an Episcopalian, went to
England for Episcopal orders, and d. there of small-pox, 1714. DUDLEY
the f. resided at Andover, and d. 13 Nov. 1702.
5. JOHN, s. of Simon (1), resided in Topsfield, and had, by w. Sarah,
Simon, b. 14 Ap. 1682 (who m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Joseph Capen of
Topsfield), and perhaps others. Tkayer's Fam. Mem.
6. SIMON, s. of Simon (3), grad. H. C. 1693, preached a few years at
Medford, was ordained at Chs. 26 Oct. 1698, and d. 31 Dec. 1741, a. 72.
He was distinguished especially for his knowledge of the Greek language ;
and it is reported that Lieut. -gov. Tailer, in introducing him to Gov. Burnet,
remarked, "Here is a man who can whistle Greek." Mr. Bradstreet had
several children, and among them was Rev. Simon of Marblehead.
BRATTLE, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. William and Elizabeth
Tyng, and had Thomas, b. , d. 5 Sept. 1657; Thomas, b. 20 June 1658;
Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov. 1660, m. Nathaniel Oliver, 3 Jan. 1676-7; William, b.
22 Nov. 1662; Katherine, b. 26 Sept. 1644, m. John Eyre 20 May 1680, and
after his death m. Wait Winthrop 13 Nov. 1707, and d. 2 Aug. 1725; Bethia,
b. 13 Dec. 1666, m. Joseph Parsons of Boston, and d. 4 July 1690; Mary, b.
10 Aug. 1668, m. John Mico 20 Aug. 1689, and d. 22 Dec. 1733; Edward,
b. 18 Dec. 1670, m. Mary Legg of Marblehead 23 Mar. 1692-3, and d. in
1719. THOMAS the f. resided in Boston, and, while towns were permitted
to elect non-residents as Representatives, he represented Lancaster, 1671,
1672, and Concord, 1678, 1679. He was a member of the Suffolk Troop,
Cornet in 1670, and Captain in 1676, in which office he was actively engaged
in Philip's War. He d. 5 Ap. 1683, a. 60. His w. Elizabeth d. suddenly 9
Nov. 1682, a. 44, at the wedding of her niece Anna Shepard and Daniel
Quincy. Judge Sewall, who was present, says she died immediately after
her illness commenced, and that she was laid out on the bridal bed. [Her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Tyng, was daughter of Rowland Coytmore, Master of
the Trinity or East India House, whose widow Katherine d. at Charlestown,
29 Nov. 1659; Mrs. Coytmore, by her first husband, — Gray, had Parnell, m.
Increase Nowell ; Katherine; m. Thomas Graves, a Rear Admiral ; Sarah, m.
Williams; by her second husband, Coytmore, she had Elizabeth, m. Capt.
William Tyng; and Thomas, a ship-master, who was lost at sea 1645, and
whose wid. Martha, dau. of Capt. Rainsborough and sister to Col. Rains-
borough of Cromwell's army, became successively the wife of Gov. John
Winthrop and of Mr. John Cogan, and d. 1660; of her, it is remarkable that
she had three husbands, children by each, and yet d. childless.]
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1676, resided in Boston, was
Treasurer of the College twenty-five years from 1688, and d. unm. 16 or 18
May 1713. He was a principal founder of the Brattle Street Church, and a
steadfast opposer of the violent proceedings of the courts, during the witch-
craft delusion in 1692.
3. WILLIAM, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Hayman of Boston, 3 Nov.
1697, and had Thomas, bap. 14 Aug. 1698, d. young; William, b. 18 Ap.
1706. WILLIAM the f. grad. H. C. 1680; Tutor; Fellow, 1707 to 1717;
Treasurer, 1713 to 1715; Bachelor of Divinity, 1692; Fellow of the Royal
Society; ordained at Cambridge 25 Nov. 1696, where he d. 15 Feb. 1716-17,
a. 54. His w. Elizabeth d. 28 July 1715, and he m. Elizabeth, widow of Rev.
Joseph Green of Danvers, and dau. of Rev. Joseph Gerrish of Wenham ; she
d. at Medford 26 Nov. 1747. See pp. 282-287.
4. EDWARD, s. of Thomas (1), settled in Marblehead, was a Captain, m.
Mary, dau. of John Legg, and d. in 1719, and his w. Mary in. Col. Edmund
Goffe 24 July 1728.
5. WILLIAM, s. of William (3), m. Katherine, dau. of Gov. Gurdon Salton-
stall, 23 Nov. 1727, and had William, b. 4. Jan. 1728-9, d. 14 Oct. 1730;
Katherine, b. 2 June 1730, m. John Mico Wendell 13 Aug. 1752, and d. 30
Jan. 1821; Mary, bap. 18 March 1732-3; Elizabeth, bap. 16 June 1734;
Sarah, bap. 20 June 1736; William, bap. 8 Oct. 1738; Lucy, bap. 30 Mar.
1740; Thomas, bap. 14 Feb. 1741-2; Elizabeth, bap. 8 May 1743. Only
500 BRATTLE — BREWER — BRIDGE.
Katherine and Thomas survived to maturity. His w. Katherine d. 28 April
1752, a. 47, and he m. wid. Martha Allen of Boston, dau. of Thomas Fitch,
Esq. WILLIAM the f. grad. H. C. 1722, resided in the house which still
bears his name on Brattle Street, and was successively physician, preacher,
and lawyer, and was Attorney-general, 1736 and 1747. An inordinate love of
popularity seems to have been one of his most striking characteristics ; and his
taste was abundantly gratified. He was appointed Justice of the Peace, 1729,
at the early age of twenty-three years ; was Selectman twenty-one years,
between 1729 and 1772; Representative ten years, first elected in 1729;
member of the Council from 1755 to 1773, except the single year 1769, when
he was negatived by the Governor. As early as 1729, he was Major; Capt.
of the Ancient and Hon. Artillery in 1733; Adjutant-general as early as 1758;
and Brigadier-general. Up to 1769, Gen. Brattle seems to have advocated
the popular rights, and was probably negatived by the royal Governor as a
punishment. But soon afterwards he received new light concerning the
matter in dispute between the Provinces and Great Britain, and was allowed
to resume his seat in the Council. As a further reward for his political con-
version, he was appointed, in 1771, Major-general of the Militia throughout
the Province; and from this time the Government had not a more devoted
servant. On the other hand, his subserviency to British power did not
secure all which he desired. He was doubtless gratified with the commission
of Major-general ; but, after nearly twenty years' service as a member of the
Council, he must have been mortified and chagrined, when he learned that he
was not named as a Mandamus Councillor, but wns superseded by Judge Lee,
and still worse, by Col. Oliver, his subordinate officer, both as Councillor and
Lieutenant-governor. His fate furnishes a sad example of the folly of at-
tempting to serve two masters. He took shelter in Boston when the people
became roused to action ; he had gone too far ever to reinstate himself in
their good opinion, and his only alternative was to put his trust under the
shadow of British power. In Dec. 1774, ostensibly for the consideration of
£1,500 sterling, he conveyed to his son Thomas Brattle all his real estate in
Cambridge. When the British troops evacuated Boston he went to Halifax,
N. S., and there d. 25 Oct. 1776.
6. THOMAS, s. of William (5), grad. H. C. 1760, and was Member of the
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Mass. Historical Society. He was
in Europe when the Revolutionary War commenced; and, perhaps chiefly on
account of his father's apostacy, he was proscribed as an absentee in 1778.
He returned to Newport, R. I. in 1779, but was not permitted to reside in
Massachusetts until 1784, when he was forgiven on account of his kindness
and generosity to Americans in Europe. It is doubtful whether he was a
thorough Tory; but it is certain he was not an active one. He was too fond
of luxurious ease to peril life, limb, or personal comfort, upon any political
question. After his return, he lived in quietness among his fellow-townsmen.
His house was open to his friends, where he dispensed a most generous hospi-
tality. The taste he displayed in ornamenting his grounds, and cultivating
the choicest fruits and flowers, was a subject of general admiration. His per-
sonal conduct was such, that the late Dr. Holmes styles him a " very worthy
and respectable man." He d. unm. 7 Feb. 1801, a. 59. In him, the male
line, in direct descent from Rev. William Brattle, became extinct.
BREWER, JOHN, by w. Anne, had John, b. 10 Sept. 1642; Hannah, b. 18
Jan. 1644-5. This family prob. rem. to Sudbury, and thence to Framing-
ham.
BRIDGE, JOHN, was among the earliest inhab. of Camb., and owned land
here in 1632. He resided, 1635, at the N. E. corner of Dunster and South
streets, and soon afterwards owned a house at the N. W. corner of Holyoke
and Winthrop streets. About 1638, he purchased a house near the spot
where the Washington Head-quarters now stands, with twelve acres of land,
and resided there. He was early elected Deacon of the Church ; was Select-
man twelve years, between 1635 and 1652; Representative four yeai-s, from
1637 to 1641; and frequently employed in the settlement of estates, and in
BRIDGE — BRIGHAM. 501
determining the boundaries of towns. He in. Elizabeth Saunders 1658
(marriage contract dated 29 Nov. 1658), who had previously been the w. of
Roger Bancroft of Camb. and Martin Saunders of Braintree. He d. about
1665, leaving wife, son Matthew, and granddaughter Dorcas, dau. of s. Thomas
deceased. His w. Elizabeth subsequently m. Edward Taylor of Boston, and
was Jiving in 1685. See ROGER BANCROFT.
2. THOMAS, s. of John (1), m. Dorcas , and had Dorcas, b. 16 Feb.
1648-9, m. Daniel Champney 3 Jan. 1665-6. THOMAS and his w. Dorcas
both d. before 28 Nov. 1654, when his father was appointed administrator.
3. MATTHEW, s. of John (1), m. Anna, dau. of Nicholas Danforth, and
had John, b. 15 June 1645, d. 1672, and his father administered; Anna, b.
about 1647, living in 1674, m. Saml. Livermore, Wat., 4 June 1668 ; Martha,
b. 19 Jan. 1648-9, d. 15 Jan. 1649-50; Matthew, b. 5 May 1650; Samuel, b.
14, 17, or 24 Feb. 1652-3, d. 25 Feb. 1672-3; Thomas, b. 1 June 1656, d. 28
Mar. 1673 ; Elizabeth, b. 1 7 Aug. 1659, in. Capt. Benj. Garfield, Wat., 19 Jan.
1677-8, and (2d) Samuel Harrington. MATTHEW the f. rern. to the Farms,
now Lex., where he owned 400 acres, m. 1668, previously to which he had prob.
resided on the estate at the N. W. corner of Brattle and Mason streets, which
he bought in 1657, and sold to Capt. Pyam Blowers in 1672, being then occu-
pied by Reuben Luxford. He inherited his father's homestead, which he sold
to John Marrett in 1683. In early life he was accused, probably without
sufficient cause, of a heinous crime, for which he was arraigned before the
General Court. June 4 1637, " Matthew Bridge, being accused to be
guilty of the untimely death of John Abbot, the said Matthew and John
Bridge his father were bound in £40. for his appearance at the next Quarter
Court, to be held the first Tuesday in the 7th mo. at Boston." Sept. 19, 1637,
" Matthew Bridge appearing, and no evidence coming in against him, he was
quit by proclamation." His innocence is to be presumed, not only from the
absence of testimony against him, but from his subsequent character and con-
duct. He married into one of the most respectable families in Camb. and
appears to have lived to a good old age, respected by his townsmen. He d.
28 Ap. 1700, when he must have been more than 80 vears old; his w. Anna d.
2 Dec. 1704.
4. MATTHEW, s. of Matthew (3), m. Abigail, dau. of Joseph Russell, and
had Mary, b. 19 June 1688, m. Wm. Russell; Anna,b. 12 Sept. 1691, m. —
Watson; Matthew, b. 1 Mar. 1693-4; Abigail, b. 1 Ap. 1696, m. Whit-
ney; Joseph, b. 8 July 1698, d. 1 Nov. 1778, and his w. Abigail d. 13 Dec.
1797, a. 95; John, b. 1 Sept. 1700; Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov. 1703; Samuel, b.
2 May 1705, d. 8 June 1791, and his w. Martha d. 10 June 1793, a. 76;
Martha, b. 20 Sept. 1807. MATTHEW the f. resided on the homestead in
Lex., which was secured to him by deed from his father in 1674. He d. 29
May 1738, a. 88 ; his w. Abigail d". 14 Dee. 1722, a. 55.
5. MATTHEW, s. of Matthew (4), m. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Bowman,
24 Mar. 1719-20, and had Matthew, b. 18 July 1721, grad. H. C. 1741, or-
dained at Framingham 19 Feb. 1745-6, and d. 2 Sept. 1775 ; Anna, b. 1723,
m. Brooks; Nathaniel, b. 8 July 1725; Sarah, b. 30 Sept. 1728. MAT-
THEW the f. d. at Waltham 25 Mar. 1761. His w. Abigail d. 15 June 1785.
See Barry's Hist. From.
BRIGHAM, SEBASTIAN, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W.
corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets, which he sold to John Bridge in
1639. He prob. rem. to Rowley, where one of the same name was Captain of
the militia, 1643, and was Representative in 1650. Gage's Hixt. Rowley.
2. THOMAS, came to N. E. in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, then aged 32, and
about 1638 resided at the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By
his w. Mercy he had Thomas, b. about 1641, d. 25 Nov. 1717, a. 76; John,
b. 9 Mar. 1644-5, d. 16 Sept. 1728, a. 83; Mary, b. , m. John Fay of
Marlborough, had John, b. 30 Nov. 1669, David, b. 15 Oct. 1671, d. 2 Aug.
1676, and Samuel, b. 11 Oct. 1673, not long after whose birth the mother
died; Hannah, b. 9 Mar. 1650-51, m. Wm. Ward of Marlborough; Samuel, b.
12 Jan. 1652-3, d. 24 July 1713, aged 60. THOMAS the f. was Constable in
502 BRIGH AM — BROWN.
1639 and 1642, Selectman, 1640, 1647, and d. 8 Dec. 1653. His w. Mercy
(whose name is said to have been Hurd) m. Edmund Rice, Sen., of Sudbury 1
Mar. 1655-6, who removed to Marlborough and d. in May 1663, and she m.
William Hunt of Concord whom she survived, and d. at Mavlborough 22 or
28 Dec. 1693. On her second marriage, she took with her to Sudbury and to
Marlborough all her children, from whom descended a numerous posterity,
residing in and near Marlborough, some of whom attained high distinction.1
BROWN, or BROWNE, RICHARD, owned land south of the river, which he
sold in 1645; but probably was a resident of Watertown.
2. ROBERT, m. Barbara Eden 8 May 1649. They seem to have had no
children. In 1657 he purchased a house and land at the S. E. corner of
Holyoke and Bow streets, when the westerly end of Bow Street was several
rods more northerly than its present location. He d. 23 Nov. 1690, a. 70.
His w. Barbara d. 1 June 1693, a. 80.
3. JOHN, m. Esther Makepeace of Boston, and had in Camb. , Joseph, b. 8
Feb. 1655-6, killed by a cart 24 Sept. 1671; Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1657 ; Sarah,
b. 18 July 1661; Mary, b. 19 Dec. 1662; and "in Marlboro," John, b. 27
Nov. 1664; Hester, b. and d. 1667; Thomas, b. 1669; Daniel, b. 1671 ; Deborah,
b. 1673; Abigail, b. 1675; Joseph, b. 1677. JOHN thef. resided in Menotomy,
sold his estate 27 Oct. 1665, and four days afterwards bought in Marlborough; in
the deed of purchase, he is styled " Scotsman." He again " sold to Thomas
Rice, 1678, moved to WTat., and d. 1696, leaving John, Thomas, Daniel, and
Joseph; and four daus. who m. John Justin, John Adams, Thomas Darby, and
John Hartshorn." Barry's Hist. From.
4. THOMAS, m. Martha, wid. of Richard Oldam, 7 Oct. 1656, and had
Mary, b. 28 Ap. 1658, d. young; Mehetabel, b. 13 May 1661 ; Mary, b. 1 Nov.
1663, d. before 1690 ; Ebenezer, b. 15 June 1665; Ichabod, b. 5. Sept. 1666;
Martha, b. 19 Oct. 1668, m. Samuel Parker of Reading, 3 Jan. 1688-9.
THOMAS the f. resided south of the river, on the estate which he purchased
of Richard Oldam 's executor in 1659. He d. in 1690. His w. Martha and
four children survived.
5. EBENEZKR, s. of Thomas (4), by w. Mary had Thomas, b. 16 May, 1692,
d. May 1696; Ebenezer, b. 30 Nov. 1694; Mary, b. 9 Ap. 1696, d. 25 Jan.
1711-12; Thomas, b. 19 Aug. 1698; Hepzibah, b. 31 Mar. 1702; Mehetabel, b.
2 May 1710.
6. ICHABOD, s. of Thomas (4), m. Martha, had John, b. 1 Nov. 1696, grad.
H. C. 1714, ordained at Haverhill 13 May 1719; d. 2 Dec. 1742; Martha, b.
16 June 1699, m. William Fessenden, 4 Jan. 1727-8; Priscilla, b. 16 Dec.
1702, m. Noah Sparhawk, 24 Sept. 1724; Sarah, b. 26 Sept. 1706, m. Samuel
Belcher 27 Dec. 1726. Martha the m. d. 1 Sep. 1708, and her husb. m.
Margaret Odlin 13 Jan. 1708-9 and had Abigail, b. 8 May 1710. ICHABOD
the f. d. 1728. His w. Margaret and his five children survived.
7. WILLIAM, m. Deborah, wid. of Thomas Squire, 11 Nov. 1703, and had
William, b. 24 Nov. 1704; Josiah, b. 22 Oct. 1706; Jonathan, b. 8 July 1708,
1 The marriage of Mar}- to John Fay, and Deeds, vol. viii. John Fay's wife was Mary,
of Hannah to William Ward, is indicated and there was no other Fay in Marlborough
by two legal documents found on record in at that time of suitable age to be the father
Middlesex County: (1.) " Thomas Brigham, of John and Samuel before named; and I
John Brigham, Samuel Brigham, Hannah do not find any Hannah Ward in that town
Ward, and John Fay and Samuel Fay, chil- who could represent herself as a daughter
dren of Mary Fay, all of Marlborough in of Thomas Brigham, except the wife of
said County of Middlesex, being the chil- William who united with the Brighams in
dren and heirs of their father Thomas Brig- the sale of Cambridge land. This Hannah
ham late of Cambridge," etc., commenced had been wife of Gershom Eames, and is
a suit 28 Sept. 1695, to recover certain lands supposed by her descendant Andrew H.
in possession of " Samuel Hastings, Sen.," Ward (Hist. Shrewsbury, p. 457) to have
who purchased the Brigham homestead, been daughter of Solomon Johnson of Sud-
Mid. Prob. Rec., vii. 9, at the end of the bury; but I think it more probable that
volume. (2.) Thomas, John, and S:imuel Thomas Brigham was her father, and that
Brigham, and William Ward, all of Marl- John Brigham, who witnessed the execution
borough, jointly convey land in Cambridge of her will, 30 Oct. 1714, was her brother,
to Nicholas Fessenden, 27 Dec. 1681. Mid.
BROWN — BUCK. 503
m. Hannah Gore of Roxbury 1731, d. in Camb., and his bro. Josiah of New-
ton was appointed adm. 18 Nov. 1751; Deborah, b. 6 Oct. 1712, m. James
Green 20 Mar. 1733-4; Mary, b. 16 Jan. 1715-16, m. John Bowles of Rox-
bury 1735; John, b. 19 Jan. 1717-18, m. Esther Hovey of Brookline 7
Dec. 1739. By a second w. Mary Bayley (pub. 13 Oct. 1744), he had Thad-
deus, bap. 28 Sept. 1746; Susanna, bap. 24 Ap. 1748; Seth Ingersoll, bap. 8
July 1750, m. Lucy Brown 7 July 1777, and Sarah Goddin 5 Oct. 1786;
Mary, b. 1752; Jonathan, bap. 15 Sept. 1754; AUjah ; Josiah; Lucy. WIL-
LIAM the f . d. 1 768. His w. Mary (who afterwards m. Bray) and her six
children survived; also William, the eldest son by the first wife; the others
had deceased, leaving heirs. From the long interval between 1718 and 1746,
these children might be thought to compose two families; but the father names
them all in his will, describing the second class as his " five younger sons,"
and his " three younger daughters." About two years before his death, he
rem. from Camb. to Natick.
8. JOSIAH, s. of William (7), m. Mary Sever of Brookline 1737. He is
supposed to have resided principally in Newton, but was of Camb. at the time
of his death. His w. Mary and s. Josiah were appointed adms. 7 Sept. 1761.
His chil. were Josiah, became non comp. and Thomas Learned and Stephen
Dana were appointed guardians, 21 Nov. 1768; Mary, m. Stephen Paine, Jr.,
of Maiden 28 Feb. 1754; Deborah, m. Thomas Learned of Watertown 1759;
Sarah, m. William Bowles of Roxbury 26 Nov. 1761 ; Phineas. b. abt. 1742;
Eleanor, bap. in Camb. 5 Aug. 1744, m. Stephen Dana 16 Sept. 1762, d. in
Brighton 19 Nov. 1837, a. 93 ; Elizabeth, b. 1745 or 1746, m. Thomas Hovey
21 Ap. 1763, d. at Rutland 14 Jan. 1821, a. 75.
9. JOHN, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Zachariah Bordman, 13 May 1776, and had
Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb. 1777, d. 18 Feb. 1777; John Thomas, b. 23 Nov. 1778, d.
on the passage from Africa to Havana, 15 Sept. 1811 ; Mary Stebbins, b. 18
Dec. 1780 (1781 on the record), m. James Read; Charles, b. 13 Jan. 1782,
d. 8 Ap. 1782; George Bulkley, b. 11 Dec. 1783; Elizabeth, b. 13 Sept. 1786,
m. John Labottiere of Boston 31 Aug. 1806; Sally, b. 17 Aug. 1789. JOHN
the f . was a bricklayer, and a Major of militia. He kept a tavern several years
on Harvard Square. He d. 1 Sept. 1815, a. 68, having m. two wives after
the decease of his first w. Elizabeth, both of whom it is said followed his body
in the funeral procession.
BUCK, WILLIAM (sometimes written Bucke), a " plowrite," came toN. E.
in the Increase 1635, then a. 50, with his son Roger, a. 18. He resided in
the west field, northeasterly from Garden Street, where was formerly one of
the highways to the Great Swamp now called Raymond Street. He d. 24
Jan. 1657-8, a. about 73.
2. ROGER, s. of William (1), by w. Susan, or Susanna, had Samuel, b. 6
Feb. 1642-3; John, b. 3 Sept. 1644; Ephraim, b. 26 July 1646; Mary, b. 23
June 1648, d. 31 Aug. 1669; Ruth, b. 6 Nov. 1653, m. Thomas Baverick ;
Elizabeth, b. 5 July 1657, m. Joshua Wood, 20 Aug. 1678. John, prob. s. of
Roger, d. 1664. Lydin, perh. dau. of Roger, m. Henry Smith, 3 Mar. 1672-3.
ROGER the f. inherited the homestead and the occupation of his father. He
was also for a time the public executioner, in which capacity he was ordered to
inflict twenty lashes on a culprit in 1668. His w. Susanna d. 10 Sept. 1685 ;
after which he seems to have removed to Woburn, where in 1688 he acknowl-
edged 'the sale of part of his homestead to his son-in-law Thos. Baverick, on
condition that, if Baverick should sell the same, his son Ephraim Buck should
have the preference as a purchaser. He d. at Woburn 10 Nov. 1693, a. 76.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Roger (2), m. Rachel Leven 16 Mar. 1669-70, and had
Nathaniel, b. 16 July 1672, d. 19 July 1672 ; Hannah, b. 3 Jan. 1674-5, d. 13
Ap. 1675; Rachel, b. 7 July 1676, m. Brooks; Hannah, b. 18 Aug. 1680;
Sarah, b. 5 July 1684; Samuel, b. 3 Dec. 1686. SAMUEL the f. resided in
Menotomy, and d. 21 Sept. 1690. His w. Rachel survived about four years, her
inventory being presented 27 Feb. 1694-5. The estate was divided, 2 Mar.
1696-7, between Rachel Brooks, Hannah Buck, Sarah Buck, and Samuel Buck.
4. EPHRAIM, s. of Roger (2), resided in Woburn. His will, dated 23 Nov.
504 BULL — BUNKER -BURGESS.
1717, proved 20 Mar. 1720-21, names w. Sarah, and chil. Ephraim, Samuel,
John, Ebenezer, Sarah Grover, Mary w. of Nathaniel Pike, Eunice.
BULL, WILLIAM, by w. Blythe, had Rebecca, b. 22 Aug. 1644; John, b. 9
Mar. 1646-7; Mary, b. 9 Mar. 1649-50; William, 10 Sept. 1652; Samuel, b.
17 Sept. 1654 ; Elisha, b. 21 June 1657. WILLIAM the f. d. 13 Sept. 1688, a.
72. At the date of his will, 21 May 1687, all his chil. were living. His w.
Blythe d. 23 Sept. 1690, a. 72.
2. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), resided in Menotomy, and d. without chil.
about the end of the year 1724. His w. Elizabeth was prob. sister to Wrilliam
Goddin or Goding of Watertown. He conveyed, 29 Oct. 1724, to his adopted
children, Samuel Goding and Mary Boyce, all his estate, except £50, due by
his brother-in-law William Goding of Watertown, which, being a part of his
wife's inheritance, was left to her disposal.
3. ELISHA, s. of William (1), resided in Menotomy. He m. Deborah Wil-
son 2 May 1689, and had Elisha, b. 12 Mar. 1689-90; John, b. 1693, d. 2
Ap. 1698; John, bap. 25 June 1699, d. 14 Jan. 1720-21 ; William, b. 11 Ap.
1703; Samuel, b. 23 Ap. 1705; Robert, b. 3 July 1707; Deborah, b. 1 July
1710, was non comp. from her birth, and was living in 1771. Deborah the m.
d. 7 Ap. 1722.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Elisha (3), was a public charge, and d. prob. unm. be-
fore 1755. His brother Robert left a legacy to the. Town, of £40, in consid-
eration of the expense incurred for the support of William, and his sister
Deborah.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Elisha (3), by his w. Mary, had Samuel, bap. 9 Dec.
1733, prob. d. young; John, bap. 21 Sept. 1735; Mary, bap. 17 Ap. 1737;
Sarah, bap. 14 Jan. 1738-9. SAMUEL the f. prob. d. in 1747, when guar-
dians were appointed to his children, John, Mary, and Sarah. His w. Mary
d. 9 Feb. 1739-40, a. 29.
6. ROBERT, s. of Elisha (3), executed a will 10 Sept. 1755, which was
proved 6 Nov. 1758. He had w. Tabitha who d. in Aug. 1770, but no chil-
dren. His property was bequeathed to John, Mary, and Sarah, children of
his bro. Samuel, deceased, subject to the widow's life estate and to a legacy
of £40 to the Town of Cambridge.
RUTH m. Andrew Bordman 15 Oct. 1669. JACOB, m. Rebecca Gamage 25
Mar. 1756. ROBERT, m. Mellicent Mason 7 Oct. 1771.
BUNKER. JOHN, of Maiden (prob. son of George, of Charlestown), m.
Hannah Miller — Sept. 1655, and had Hannah, b. — Oct. 1656, m. in
Camb., Samuel Newman of Rehoboth, 2 May 1689; and was living in 1715;
Mary, b. 29 Dec. 1658, m. Jonathan Sprague of Maiden, and was living in
1714; John,b. and d. in Jan. 1660-61; John, b. — May 1662; perhaps a third
John; Edward, a mariner, d. 1691 ; Joseph, a felt-maker, d. in Boston, prob.
unm. about 1690. His will is dated 18 Aug. 1687; his inventory presented
1 July 1690; JOHN the f. d. 10 Sept. 1672, on which day he executed a will in
which are named children, John, Mary, Hannah, Edward, and Joseph, all
minors, "cousin Mr. Edward Bulkley," and "sister Hills, w. of Joseph
Hills."
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), m. in Camb., Rebecca, dau. of Benoni Eaton, 28
Ap. 1690, and had daughter Rebecca, who m. John Stimpson of Chs. 5 July
1709. JOHN the f. was a saddler; his shop was in Harvard Square. In 1708,
the spot where the shop stood was granted for a Court House, but the right
was reserved to John Bunker and Andrew Bordman to finish and use the
lower story for shops. In 1701, he purchased the estate formerly the home-
stead of his wife's father; and, in 1709, a house and land on the east side of
Brighton Street, between Harvard Square and Mt. Auburn Street, part of
which was subsequently owned by his nephew Joseph Sprague. He d. 1 7
May 1712, a. 48 (so marked on the gravestone); his w. Rebecca d. 15 Sept.
1710, a. 40 years and 9 months.
BURGESS, WILLIAM (otherwise written Burges, Burgis, and Burgiss). m.
Hannah, dau. of Andrew Stevenson, 20 May 1684, and had in Camb., Wil-
liam, b. 2 Mar. 1685-6; John, b. 14 Aug. 1687; Elizabeth, b. 1690, d. 13 Dec.
BURGESS— BUTTERFIELD. 505
1713, a. 23, and was buried in Cambridge. WILLIAM the f. was a husband-
man, and was living in Ipswich 25 Mar. 1695, when he and his w. Hannah
conveyed to Jonathan Nutting their share of her father's estate in Camb.
BURR, SAMUEL, son of John, and grandson of Jehu, b. at Fairfield, Conn.,
2 Ap. 1679, grad. H. C. 1697, and m. Dorothy, wid. of Samuel Shove, and
great-granddaughter of John Stedman, 16 Dec. 1700. Their dau. Sarah
was b. 17 Oct. 1701. Dorothy the m. d. 20 Feb. 1701-2, a. 30. After her
death, Mr. Burr was unsettled for a time, residing in Woburn, 1704, and in
Concord, 1705. He subsequently settled in Chs., where he m. Elizabeth Jen-
ner 19 June 1707, and had John, b. 14 Ap. 1708; Samuel, b. 28 May 1709;
Rebecca, b. 14 Mar. 1710-11. His four children are named in his will, dated
2 May 1717. He d. 7 Aug. 1719; his w. Elizabeth m. Wyer, and was
living 22 Mar. 1741-2, when she was appointed administratrix on the estate
of her son Samuel Burr.
BUSH, RANDOLPH (otherwise written Randall, Renold, Renould, Rey-
nold, and Reighnold), owned a house and 18 acres, in 1642, near Newton
Corner. No record of children. One of the same name, perhaps the same
person or his son, contracted 2 Sept. 1678 to marry Susanna Lovell, late of
Beverley, Wilts Co., England. On the Town Records her name appears as
Susanna Lovett.
2. JOHN, by w. Elizabeth, had Joseph, b. 16 Aug. 1654; Elizabeth, b. 14
Aug. 1657; Daniel, b. 4 Ap. 1659; Abiah, b. 2 Mar. 1660-61; Mary, b. 17
Nov. 1662. JOHN the f. d. 1 Jan. 1662-3.
DEBORAH, m. John Maccoone, 8 Nov. 1656.
BUTLKR, RICHARD, was one of the earliest inhabitants here. In 1635, he
owned 2 acres at the N. E. corner of Main and Dana Streets. His brother Wil-
liam owned 2 acres adjoining, extending eastward of Hancock Street. Mr.
Butler removed to Hartford, with Hooker, was a Deacon, and d. in 1684,
leaving wife Elizabeth, and children, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniel, Joseph,
Daniel, Mary Wright, Elizabeth Olmstead, and Hannah Green. (Binman.)
2. WILLIAM, brother to Richard (1), owned house and one acre, in 1635,
on the north side of Brattle Street near Brattle Square. He removed to
Hartford, with Hooker, and d. in 1648 or 1649; had sister-!, West and Winter.
" He appears to have left neither wife nor children." (Hinmttn.)
BUTTERFIELD, JONATHAN, by w. Ruth, had Jonathan; John, m. Mary
Hill 1 Mar. 1725-6; Mary ; all baptized 2 July 1699; Abigail, b. 11 May
1702, m. Joseph Wheeler 2 Mar. 1726-7; Ruth, b. 7 Sept. 1704, m. William
Robbins 13 July 1733; Jane, b. 7 Aug. 1706, m. George Cutter 10 July
1729: Lydia, bap. 3 Oct. 1708; William, bap. 24 Sept. 1710; Phebe, bap. 30
Aug. 1713; Deborah, bap. 3 June 1716. JONATHAN the f. was Field-driver
for Menotomy fields, 1693.
2. WILLIAM, s. of Jonathan (1), m. Sarah Robbins 12 Dec. 1733, and had
Mary, bap. 15 Sept. 1734; Jonathan, bap. 21 Mar. 1735-6; Mary, bap. 5 Feb.
1737-8. WILLIAM, probably the same, m. Mehitabel Chamberlin 1 May
1740, and had Sarah, bap. 31 May 1741, d. 24 June 1741; William, bap. 6
Mar. 1743; Jonathan, bap. 27 Jan. 1745; John, bap. 11 Jan. 1747; Samuel,
bap. 15 April 1750; Sarah, bap. 16 Feb. 1752; Mary, bap. 25 Aug. 1754;
Abel, bap. 13 Feb. 1757; Stephen, hap. 30 Dec. 1759.
3. JOHN, had Abigail, bap. 22 Nov. 1772; John, bap. 26 Nov. 1775; Jame*,
bap. 20 July 1777.
4. JONATHAN, m. Mary Dickson 4 Aug. 1772, and had Jonathan, bap. 1
Aug. 1773; Mary, bap. 18 Dec. 1774.
5. SAMUEL, m. Elizabeth Bemis of Watertown 14 July 1774, and had
Samuel, b. 8 Ap. 1776; Samuel, bap. 5 Ap. 1778; Abel, b. 28 Feb. 1797; and
probably others.
6. BENJAMIN, m. Mary Hackleton 4 Ap. 1776, and had Mary, bap. 5 Jan.
1777.
MARY, m. Abraham Watson 4 Jan. 1750. WILLIAM, m. Deborah Lock
12 Jan. 1768. MEHETABKL, m. Samuel Lock 6 June 1770. SARAH, in. John
Dickson, Jr., 6 Oct. 1771. MARY, m. Joseph Lock 19 Nov. 1772. JOSEPH,
m. Polly Hastings of Weston 12 Mar. 1792.
506 C ANE — CH AMPNE Y.
CANE, CHRISTOPHER (elsewhere written Caine, Cayne, Kane, Ken, and
Kene), by w. Margaret, had Jonathan, b. 27 Mar. 1640; Nathaniel, b. 5 Aug.
1642; Deborah, b. 17 Jan. 1644-5, was living unm. 1695, and prob. d. about
1723; Ruth, b. 6 Dec. 1647, m. Marmaduke Johnson 28 Ap. 1670, and d. 1676.
CHRISTOPHER the f. was here in 1634; owned a house on the east side of
Dunster Street, about 100 ft. N. of Mt. Auburn St., in 1635, which he sold
about 1638, and afterwards owned and occupied the estate at the S. E. corner
of Brighton and Winthrop streets. He d. 9 Dec. 1653; his w. Margaret d.
3 Ap. 1687.
2. JONATHAN, s. of Christopher (1), m. Deborah Welch, 14 May 1674,
who d. 18 Oct. 1689, a. 36. He inherited the homestead, and d. without
issue March 1694-5, devising the use of his estate to his sister Deborah, dur-
ing life, and then the fee to his brother Nathaniel.
3. NATHANIEL, s. of Christopher (1), prob. settled in Kittery, Me. In
Sept. 1 723, Nathaniel (prob. the same or his son) sold the homestead in Cam-
bridge to John Hill, who conveyed it, four days afterwards, to Judah Monis,
who long resided there.
4. SAMUEL, prob. s. of Nathaniel (3), was Representative of York, Me.,
for many years Justice of the Peace, Judge of Inferior Court, Member of
the Council, and d. at Wells 26 Dec. 1768, a. nearly 95 years, leaving 167 de-
scendants. {Boston Post Boy, Jan. 16, 1769.)
CARLEY, WILLIAM (prob. Kerley), had a grant of land in Camb., " near
his house," in 1683.
CARTER, WILLIAM, by w. Jane, had Rachel, b. 7 Mar. 1675; Ruth, b. 25
Feb. 1677; Hester, b. 8 Mar. 1678, d. 25 June 1678; Elizabeth,}). 15 May
1680.
SUSANNA, m. Richard Eccles 4 June 1677. JABEZ, m. Abigail Manning 27
June 1723. Mrs. ELIZABETH, d. 3 Feb. 1797, a. 84.
CHADWICK, JOHN, m. Mary Barlow 30 Oct. 1674. BENJAMIN, of Water-
town, in. Hannah Welch 10 May 1711. NATHANIEL, m. Mary Burgess 24
Oct. 1738. MARY, m. John Oldham 2 June 1743. MARTHA, m. Israel Por-
ter 29 Jan. 1772.
CHAMBERLIX, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Hammond 18 Ap. 1681, and had
Thomas, b. 10 Sept. 1683; Elizabeth, b. 1 Aug. 1686, perhaps the same who
m. Benjamin Winchester of Brookline, 22 June 1726.
2. JACOB, chosen Hog-reeve for Menotomy, in 1695.
3. WILLIAM; his house had been destroyed by fire, and a contribution was
made for his relief, in 1700.
4. JOSHUA, by w. Anna, had Amelia, b. 18 Dec. 1793; Anna Perkins, b.
19 July 1795, d. 14 Sept. 1796; Thomas Gould, b. 26 Sept. 1796.
MEHETABEL, m. William Butterfield 1 May 1740.
CH AMPNE Y, JOHN, was here as early as 1638, and resided at the N. W.
corner of Brattle and Mason streets. By his w. Joanna, he had three chil-
dren, all baptized here, but without dates; Mary, m. Theophilus Richardson
of Woburn 2 May 1664; Sarah, m. John Russell, Jr., of Woburn 31 Oct.
1661; John, d. unm. 20 Feb. 1664-5, and his estate was distributed to his
mother and sisters. JOHN the f. d. and his w. Joanna m. Golden Moore,
before 1642, and d. at Billerica 18 Feb. 1675-6. The General Court, 15
Oct. 1650, authorized Richard Champney and John Bridge to sell the estate in
Camb. for the benefit of the children, who soon afterwards went to Billerica
with their mother and her husband.
2. RICHARD, Ruling Elder of the Cambridge Church, came to N. Eng. in
1635. By his wife Jane, he had Esther, b. in England abt. 1633, m. Josiah
Convers of Woburn 26 Mar. 1651, who d. 30 Dec. 1689, and she m. Jonathan
Danforth of Billerica 17 Nov. 1690, and d. 5 Ap. 1713, a. 80 ; Mary, b. Oct.
1635, d. young; Sam,uel, b. Sept. 1636; Sarah, b. May 1638; Mary, b. Nov.
1639, m. Jacob French of Billerica 20 Sept. 1665, and d. 1 Ap. 1681; John,
b. 23 May 1641; Lydia, b. abt. 1643, m. John Hastings 20 May 1668. and d.
23 Jan. 1690-91; Daniel, b. 9 Mar. 1644-5. RICHARD the f. resided on the
westerly side of Holyoke Street, on the second lot southerly from Harvard
CHAMPNEY. 507
Street. He d. 26 Nov. 1669; his w. Jane survived. His estate was appraised
at £1,449, 16s.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (2), m. in Billerica Sarah Hubbard 13 Oct.
1657, where the five children first named were born. Samuel, b. 8 Dec. 1658,
d. young; Sarah, b. 17 Feb. 1659-60, m. James Clark 24 Sept. 1685; Afari/.
b. 12 May 1662, m. Stowell; Hester, b. 14 May 1664, d. 31 Mar. 1667;
Samuel, b. 9 Mar. 1666-7; Joseph,^. 1 Sept. 1669; Richard, b. 20 Aug. 1674.
SAMUEL the f. returned to Cambridge about 1667, and resided on the south
side of the river. He was Selectman eleven years between 1681 and 1694,
Muster-master 1690; Deputy or Representative during the stormy period
from 1686 to 1695, and d. in 1695, leaving w. Ruth, who was his second w.
and had formerly been w. of Marshal-general John Green.
4. DANIEL, s. of Richard (2), resided on the south side of the river, m.
Dorcas, dau. of Thomas Bridge, 3 Jan. 1665-6, who d. 7 Feb. 1683-4, and he m.
Hepzibah Minot, wid. of James Minot and dau. of Elijah Corlett, 9 June 1684.
His children were Dorcas, b. 22 Aug. 1667, m. Nicholas Bowes 6 May 1690 ;
Daniel, b. 14 Dec. 1669; Thomas, b. 12 Sept. 1673; Noah, b. 27 Sept. 1677, prob.
the same who was of Boston, and appointed guardian to his daughter Sarah
in 1705; Downing, b. 1 June 1680, and d. 27 June 1705; Abigail b. 26 Ap.
1683 ; Hepzibah, b. 23 June 1687, m. Jonathan Wyeth and was living in 1743.
DANIKL the f. was appointed by the General Court, 1677, to redeem Indian
captives near Wachusett; Selectman, 1684-1687, and d. 19 Nov. 1691 ; his w.
Hepzibah and his seven children survived.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), by w. Hannah, had Hannah, bap. 27 June
1697; Man/, bap. 21 May 1699, m. Rev. Ebenezer Parkman of Westborough
7 July 1724, and d. 29 Jan. 1735-6; Samuel, b. 12 Nov. 1701; Rebecca, b.
8 Oct. 1703, m. John Hicks 8 May 1721 ; Lydia, b. 4 Jan. 1705-6; Ruth,
b. 16 Jan. 1707-8, m. John Barrett 5 May 1737, and d. 25 Nov. 1761; John,
b. 6 Feb. 1709-10, and d. 12 June 1710. SAMUEL the f. d. 8 Mar. 1745-6;
his w. Hannah d. 1 Sept. 1748, a. 78.
6. JOSEPH, s. of Samuel (3), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7;
Esther, bap. 9 Oct. 1698 ; Elizabeth, bap. 23 Mar. 1701-2 ; Joseph, b. 19 Sept.
1704; Abigail, b. 24 June 1706; Susanna, b. 8 Sept. 1709; John, b. 7 June
1713. JOSEPH the f. d. 19 Jan. 1729-30; his w. Sarah d. 1 July 1730,
a. 58.
7. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (4), m. Bethia, dau. of Solomon Phipps and gr.
dau. of Thomas Danforth, and had Thomas, bap. 7 Mar. 1696-7 ; Dorcas,
bap. 18 Ap. 1697, d. 26 Mar. 1705; Daniel, b. 21 July 1700; Solomon, b. 17
Mar. 1701-2 ; Noah, b. 14 Sept. 1704; Downing, bap. 10 Mar. 1705-6; Rich-
ard, bap. 23 Nov. 1707; Thomas, b. 14 Oct. 1709. The parents prob. d.
1754, in which year their son Richard was appointed administrator of their
joint estates.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (5), m. Abigail Stearns of Concord 1739, had
Mary, bap. 19 Ap. 1741, d. 22 Sept. 1743; Mary, bap. 26 Aug. 1744 ; Abigail,
bap. 19 July 1747. SAMUEL the f. owned the Holyoke Place several years.
He may have been the same who was pub. to Hannah Corey 17 Dec. 1772.
9. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (6), grad. H. C. 1721, ordained at Beverly 10
Dec. 1729, where he d. 23 Feb. 1773. His first wife was Elizabeth, dau. of
his predecessor, Rev. Thomas Blowers, whom he m. 1 Oct. 1730; she had one
son Thomas, and d. 13 Jan. 1731-2, a. 19. He then m. Thankful Pickens of
Lynn 1733, and had Richard, a second Richard, Israel, Sarah, Elizabeth,
and Thomas. His wid. Thankful d. 31 July 1777. a. 71. (Stone's Beverly.)
10. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (7), m. Tabitha Hancock 4 Sept. 1723, and had
Daniel, bap. 19 Ap. 1724; Dorcas, bap. 22 Aug. 1725, d. young; Mary, bap.
21 Ap. 1728; Dorcas, bap. 20 Aug. 1732; Nathaniel, bap. 1 Dec. 1734;
Tabi/ha, bap. 5 June 1737, d. young; Ebenezer, bap. 29 Ap. 1739; Tabitha,
bap. 19 July 1741, perh. m. Samuel Hancock of Wells, 12 Sept. 1774; Thomas,
bap. 24 May 1747. DANIEL the f. d., and his wife Tabitha was appointed ad-
ministratrix 20 Ap. 1747.
11. SOLOMON, s. of Daniel (7), m. Elizabeth Chamberlin 8 May 1723, who
508 CHAMPNEY — CHAPLIN — CHAUNCY.
d. suddenly 21 Feb. 1736-7, and he m. Abigail, wid. of Geo. Macsparran,
1738; his chil. were Elizabeth, b. 4 Nov. 1723; Solomon, b. 7 Jan. 1724-5 ;
Ebenezer, b. 27 Ap. 1729 (Town Rec. 1730, but bap. 4 May 1729) ; Nathan,
b. 27 Sept. 1733; John, b. 25 Sept. 1735; Silence, b. 22 Mar. 1739-40, d. 29
Nov. 1747; Ebenezer, bap. 29 Ap. 1744; grad. H. C. 1762, was the first law-
yer in New Ipswich, N. H., Judge of Probate sixteen years, and d. 10 Sept.
1810. SOLOMON the f. was living in 1764; his w. Abigail d. 18 Jan. 1785.
12. NOAH, s. of Daniel (7), m. Martha Hubbard 26 Oct. 1725, and had
John, b. 12 Oct. 1729 ; Noah, 14 Jan. 1731-2; Noah, bap. 23 Dec. 1733. All
these appear to have d. young. NOAH the f. died 1749. His w. Martha
long survived him, and was a distinguished school-dame. In 1758 she pur-
chased the homestead of Dr. Coolidge, at the E. corner of Harvard and Hoi-
yoke Streets, where she resided, in the old red house, until her death. Her
will was proved 11 Jan. 1776.
13. DOWNING, s. of Daniel (7), had Downing,}), abt. 1734, bap. 3 Ap. 1737;
Bethia, bap. 1 Jan. 1737-8, perh. in. John Colston 9 Dec. 1779 ; Joseph, bap.
17 July 1748. DOWNING the f. was a carpenter; his w. Abigail d. 24 Sept.
1775, a. 68.
14. RICHARD, s. of Daniel (7), by w. Catherine, had nine chil. bap. in
Camb.: William, 8 Ap. 1739; William, 2 Nov. 1740; Richard, 5 Dec. 1742;
Jonathan, 2 Dec. 1744; Noah, 21 Dec. 1746; Samuel, 2 Oct. 1748; Sarah,
21 July 1751: Nathan, 26 Mar. 1753; Daniel, 26 Sept. 1756. RICHARD the
f. died in Framingham, 1769, and his son Jonathan, of Southborough, admin-
istered on his estate.
15. THOMAS, s. of Daniel (7) by w. Jane, had Danforth, b. 27 Oct. 1730;
Thomas, b. 7 Nov. 1735.
16. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (10), m. Hannah Emmons 22 Sept. 1746, and d.
before 1 Dec. 1773, when his "only son and heir," Benjamin Champney of
Providence, R. I., released all interest in the estate in Framingham, formerly
belonging to his ancestor Thomas Danforth, Esq.
17. SOLOMON, s. of Solomon (11), m. Rebecca Brown, 1756, and had .ZVa-
thaniel, bap. 17 Ap. 1757. He was suddenly killed by the wheel of a loaded
cart passing over his head 5 or 7 Ap. 1763.
18. NATHAN, s. of Solomon (12), m. Elizabeth Osborn of Charlestown 24
June 1760.
19. DOWNING, s. of Downing (13), in. Hannah Reed 4 July 1765, and
had Mary, bap. 15 June 1766; Mary, b. 10 Dec. 1767.
20. NATHANIEL, s. of Solomon (17), by w. Susanna, had Lucy Stratton,
b. 20 Jan. 1796 ; William Richard*, b. 18 Mar. 1798. NATHANIEL the f.
was Selectman of Camb. eight years, 1795-1806, and d. in Brighton 12 Nov.
1826, a. 70.
CHAPLIN, CLEMENT, came to N. Eng. in the Elizabeth and Ann, 1635, then
a. 48, and was elected the same year a Selectman of Cambridge. He pur-
chased the estate of William Goodwin at the easterly corner of Harvard and
Holyoke streets, which was afterwards sold to Samuel Shepard. He removed,
probably in 1636, to Connecticut, of which colony he was Treasurer in 1637,
and was an Elder of the church in Weathersfield.
CHAUNCY, REV. CHARLES, s. of George Chauncy of Hertfordshire, Eng.,
bap. at Yardley 5 Nov. 1592, came to N. Eng. 163«, and after preaching at
Plymouth and Scituate, became President of Harvard College 27 Nov. 1654,
in which office he d. 19 Feb. 1671-2. His w. was Catherine, dau. of Robert
Eyre, Esq., of Wiltshire, Eng., and d. in Camb. 24 Jan. 1667-8. Their children
(all born before the parents removed to Camb.), were Isaac, b. 23 Aug. 1632,
grad. H. C. 1651, went to England, preached until the reign of Charles II.,
when he was ejected, and afterwards resided in London, until his death, 28
Feb. 1711-12; Ichabod, b. 1635, grad. H. C. 1651, went to England, preached,
and afterwards practised medicine, and d. at Bristol 25 July 1691; Barnabas,
grad. H. C. 1657 ; Nathaniel, grad. H. C. 1661, minister of Hatfield, d. 4
Nov. 1685 ; Elnathan, grad. H. C. 1661, physician in Boston, d. 1684 ; Israel,
grad. H. C. 1661, minister of Stamford, Conn., d. 14 Mar. 1702-3. Besides
these, were two daughters ; Sarah, m. Rev. Gershom Bulkeley, and Hannah.
CHEEVER — CHENEY — CHES HOLME. 509
CHEEVER, DANIEL (otherwise written Cheevers, and Cheavers), by w.
Esther, had Mary, b. 14 Feb. 1645-6, d. young; Lydia, b. 26 Nov. 1647 ;
James, b. abt. 1649; Esther, b. abt. 1651, d. 21 Mar. 1654-5; Daniel, b. 1
Jan. 1652-3, d. 1654 ; Daniel, b. 12 Dec. 1654, d. 4 Jan. 1659-60; Mary, b.
6 Oct. 1656, m. William Taylor 28 Nov. 1683; John, b. 24 July 1659; Esther,
b. 26 Dec. 1660, d. Feb. 1660-61; Israel, bap. 26 Jan. 1661-2; Anna and
Elizabeth, twins, b. 28 May 1664, and d. 14 and 16 June 1664 ; Elizabeth,
bap. 6 Aug. 1665, d. young ; Elizabeth, b. 9 May 1672. DANIEL the f. suc-
ceeded William Healy as prison keeper, 1683, and held the office about ten
years, when he was succeeded by his son. He resided on an estate adjoining
the prison, west of Winthrop Square. He d. Mar. 1703-4.
2. ISRAEL, s. of Daniel (1), m. Bridgett Woodhead 10 June 1690, and
had Daniel, William, Esther, all bap. 15 Aug. 1697 (Esther m. Rev. Henry
Messingerof Wrentham 5 Jan. 1719-20) ; James, bap. 19 Mar. 1698-9 ;John,
b. 25 Aug. 1702. ISRAEL the f. inherited the homestead of his father; was
appointed Prison Keeper, 1693, and Keeper of the House of Correction, 1699.
He prob. d. before 1720, in which year Bridgett Cheever, prob. his wid., m.
Daniel Hawes of Wrentham, and soon afterwards the homestead was sold by
his sons Daniel of Concord, William of Cambridge, James of Wrentham, and
John of Roxbury.
3. WILLIAM, s. of Israel (2), was a victualler, and by w. Miriam, had
William, b. 27 Aug. 1718 ; John, b. 15 Aug. 1722 ; Aaron, b. 28 Nov. 1725.
CHENEY, THOMAS, m. Jane Atkinson 11 Jan. 1655-6, and had Margaret,
b. 26 Nov. 1656; Thomas, b. 25 Dec. 1658; Mehetabel, b. 20 Feb. 1660-61;
William, b. 30 June 1663 ; Mary, b. 17 Ap. 1665; Joseph; Benjamin; and
perhaps others. THOMAS the f. resided on the south side of the river, and d.
before 1698, when his son Joseph mortgaged certain lands to his mother Jane,
and brother-in-law Thomas Belknap. The w. Jane was living in 1724.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (1), m. Rebecca Robbins, and had Ebenezer, b.
1 Nov. 1694; Mary, b. 1 Dee. 1695, m. Thomas Dill 11 May 1713 ; Rebecca,
b. 19 Nov. 1697 ; Mehetabel, b. 13 Jan. 1700-1 ; Abigail, b. 30 June 1703, m.
Thomas Brown, 9 Oct. 1722; Thankful, b. abt. 1708; Sarah, b. abt. 1710,
m. Daniel Burnap 14 Dec. 1731 ; and perhaps others. JOSEPH the f.
resided south of the river, and d. before 1725; and guardians of his minor
children were appointed.
3. BENJAMIN, s. of Thomas (1), by w. Mary, had Benjamin, b. 7 Sept.
1703 ; Mary and Hannah, twins, b. 23 Oct. 1705 (Mary m. Henry Cheney,
and Hannah m. Zaccheus Goodale, before 1726) ; Mary the m. d. 31 Oct.
1705 ; and BENJAMIN m. a second Mary, and had Thomas, b. abt. 1709 ;
Joseph; Ebcnezer ; Ruth, b. abt. 1714, m. Elias Mason 7 Nov. 1740 ; John;
William. BENJAMIN the f. resided south of the river, and d. 13 July 1718.
His w. Mary m. Michael Falshaw before 1720, and prob. d. about 1761, when
her dower in Mr. Cheney's estate was distributed.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (3), in. Elizabeth Parker 3 Jan. 1744-5, and
had Benjamin, b. 23 Nov. 1745; Elizabeth, b. 13 Feb. 1747-8. Elizabeth the
m. d. 25 Dec. 1748; and BENJAMIN m. Margaret Stednian 9 Nov. 1752; no
children are recorded. He died about 1762.
JOHN, d. 6 Aug. 1689, a. 26. " Robin, negro servant of Andrew Gardner
of Muddy River, indicted for that on the 2d Aug. 1689, he wounded John
Cheney of Cambridge, by striking him on the head with a stick, whereof he
died Aug. 6." Verdict, guilty of manslaughter; sentence, to pay costs,
prison fees, etc. Sup. Court Records. EBENEZER, d. 17 Nov. 1689, a. about
11. THOMAS, m. Sarah Fessenden 30 July 1629. RKBECCA, m. John Mullis
28 April 1748. THOMAS, m. Hannah Hill 22 Feb. 1787.
CHESHOLME, THOMAS (sometimes written Chessham, Chesseholme, and
Cheeseholme), was admitted freeman 1636, in company with Shepard. Soon
afterwards he owned and occupied the estate at the N. W. corner of Dunster
and Winthrop streets, wlu>re he resided until his death 18 Aug. 1671. Ho
was a tailor, and for several years a Deacon of the Church, and Steward of
Harvard College. In 1636 he was licensed by the General Court, " to keep
510 CHESHOLME — CHESTER — CLARK.
a house of entertainment," being apparently the first in Camb. who received
such license. His wife was Isabel; but they left no posterity.
CHESTER, MKS., owned land in Camb. 1635. She was sister of Rev. Thomas
Hooker, and was probably the widow Dorothy Chester, who settled at Weath-
ersfield, Conn., and whose son, Leonard Chester, is said by Hinnian to have
been "the father and ancestor of the Chester family;" and to have "died
when young, under forty years of age, in 1648." His children at Weathers-
field were John, b. 3 Aug. 1635; Dorcas, b. Nov. 1637; Stephen, b. Mar. 3
1639; Mary, b. Jan. 1641; Prudence, b. Feb. 1643; Eunice, b. Jan. 1645;
Mercy, b. Feb. 1647. Hinman. Of these children, Dorcas m. Rev. Samuel
Whiting of Billerica 12 Nov. 1656; Prudence m. Mr. Thomas Russell of
Chs. 30 Dec. 1669; Eunice m. Richard Sprague of Chs. 25 Feb. 1672-3;
Mercy d. in Chs. 15 Sept. 1669. Mary the mother, widow of Leonard, had
become the wife of Richard Russell, Esq., of Chs.
CLARK, JOHN (or Clarke), owned the lot on the easterly corner of Brattle
and Mason streets in 1635, which he sold to Edward Winship, and removed
to Hartford, where he was a juror in 1642, and Deputy to the General Court
in 1649.
2. NICHOLAS, sold a lot on the easterly side of Mason Street to Edward
Winship, and removed to Hartford before 1639.
3. JONAS, the " famous " ruling Elder of the Cambridge Church, was here
in 1642, and Selectman in 1679 and 1690. He seems to have been a ship-
master in early life. The General Court Records, under date of Oct. 18, 1654,
contain a report made by " Mr. Jonas Clarke and Mr. Samuel Andrews, both
well skilled in the mathematics, having had the command of ships upon sev-
eral voyages, being appointed to take an observation at the northerly bounds
of our Patent upon the sea-coast," etc. This report, doubtless made by two
residents of Camb., is dated Oct. 29, 1653 ; the observation was taken Oct. 13,
1653. The residence of Elder Clark was on the southerly side of South Street
near its junction with Holyoke Street. He was three times married ; first, to
Sarah— — , who died 20 Feb. 1649-50; second, to Elizabeth Clark, 30 July
1650, who died 21 Mar. 1672-3; third, to Elizabeth Cook, 19 Aug. 1673; this
last wife survived him, and became the third wife of Deac. Walter Hastings,
7 Jan. 1702-3, whom also she survived. By these several wives he had seven-
teen children, as follows: Thomas, b. 2 Dec. 1642, d. 20 May 1649; Sarah,
b. 15 Sept. 1644, m. Samuel Green, the veteran printer, 23 Feb. 1662-3, and
was living in 1705; Jonas, b. 4 Sept. 1646; Mary, b. prob. 1648, d. 15 Nov.
1649; Elizabeth, b. prob. 1651, m. (1) Mr. John Woodmancy 23 July 1672,
and (2) Monk; Thomas, b. 2 Mar. 1652-3 ; John, b. 30 May 1655, d.
young; Timothy, b. 1657; Samuel, bap. 6 Nov. 1659; Abigail, b. 7 Ap. 1662;
Mary, b. 6 Mar. 1664-5, m. Capt John Bonner before 1687, and d. 20 Ap.
1697; John, b. 7 Aug. 1674, d. 15 Oct. 1675; John, b. 3 Nov. 1675, d. 7 Mar.
1676; Nathaniel, b. 27 Oct. 1677, d. 15 June 1686; Joseph, b. 5 May 1679,
living in 1705; Hannah, b. and d. Dec. 1680; Sumnna, b. 20 Oct. 1682, m.
Ebenezer Hancock 14 Jan. 1702. JONAS the f. was ordained Ruling Elder
of the Church 15 Nov. 1682. His associate, Elder John Stone, ordained at
the same time, died within a year afterwards, and Elder Clark held the office
alone until 14 Jan. 1700, when he died a. 80 years ; and the office was never
again filled. Judge Sewall notices his death thus : " Lord's-day, January
14 |f £$• Elder Jonas Clark of Cambridge dies ; a good man in a good old
age, 'and one of my first and best Cambridge friends. He quickly follows the
great patron of Ruling Elders, Tho. Danforth, Esq."
4. JONAS, s. of Jonas (3), resided in Boston, where he d. 14 Jan. 1737-8,
a. 91 years, 4 months, 10 days.
5. THOMAS, s. of Jonas (3), grad. H. C. 1670, was settled at Chelmsford
as successor to Rev. John Fiske, in 1677; "died 7 Dec. 1704, a. 52. His
children were, Jonas, a Colonel and Magistrate, b. 20 Dec. 1684, d. 8 Ap.
1770; Thomas, b. 28 Sept. 1694; Elizabeth, who m. Rev. John Hancock of
Lexington; Lucy, who m. Major William Tyng of Dunstable; and several
who died in infancy." Farmer.
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6. TIMOTHY, s. of Jonas (3), resided in Boston, where he d. 13 June 1737,
a. 80 years. An obituary, published in the " Weekly Journal," 21 June
1737, describes him as a " son of the exemplary, pious and well-known Mr.
Jonas Clarke, Ruling Elder of the Church at Cambridge, where he was born in
1657. He followed the sea till he was near forty years of age; when, settling
on shore, he was successively employed by this town in the various offices of
Assessor, Selectman, Overseer of the Poor, &c., and by the Government as
Captain of our south and north batteries, overseer of the buildings of Castle
William, with Col. Romer, director and overseer of the fortifications on the
Neck, and of the building our Light-house, and as a Justice of the Peace.
He had likewise served as a member of the Hon. House of Representatives,
in the time of the Non-resident Act; and he discharged the duty of every em-
ployment with singular wisdom, diligence, and fidelity ; and was esteemed
among us as a pattern of every grace and virtue, a true and sincere lover of
his country, and who took a singular pleasure in being useful to all about him. "
7. SAMUEL, s. of Jonas (3), was a goldsmith, and probably resided in Bos-
ton. He was living in 1705. Under date of Nov. 1, 1673, John Hull of
Boston writes, " I accepted Samuel Clark, s. of Jonas Clark, as an apprentice
for eight years."
8. JAMES, a housewright, was in Camb. as early as 1685. He was probably
the same who in. Hannah Heath 27 April 1681, in Roxbury, where their son
James was b. 4 Feb. 1681-2, and where also the w. Hannah d. 30 May 1683.
He m. in Camb. 24 Sept. 1685, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Champney, and had
Surah, b. 20 Sept. 1686, d. 13 Oct. 1707; Ebenezer, b. 31 July 1688, d. 7 Nov.
1688; Mercy, b. 18 Dec. 1690, m. Joseph Gibbs of Framingham 1 July 1712;
Abigail, b. 3 May 1703; and perhaps others. JAMES the f. d. 8 Ap. 1714,
a. 62 ; his w. Sarah d. 1716.
9. JAMES, s. of James (8), a cordwainer, purchased in 1705 the former
homestead of Elder Jonas Clark. He m. (1) Mary Lamson 4 Nov. 1703,
who d. 25 June 1711, a. 32; (2) Elizabeth , who d. 7 Feb. 1722-3, a. 43;
(3) Elizabeth Collis, 29 Oct. 1723. His children were Hannah, b. 30 July
1704; Mary, b. 3 Oct. 1705; James, b. 10 Jan. 1707-8; Susanna, b. 4 May
1709 (bap. 2 July 1710) ; Samuel, b. 28 Ap. 1711, d. young; John and
Samuel, twins, b. 19 Ap. 1713 (Samuel d. young); Elizabeth, b. 10 Dec.
1714. JAMES the f. d. 29 Oct. 1751, a. 69.
CLEMANCE or CLEMENT, WILLIAM, owned a house and land, 1642, on the
south side of the river (now Newton). No record of children ; but a William
Jr. appears on record, 1866. In 1672, William Clemance, Sen., sold all his real
estate in Camb. and Billerica to Daniel Hudson of Lancaster, and said Hudson
agreed to maintain him and his wife. Martha, probably w. of WILLIAM,
Sen., d. 4 Jan. 1659, and WILLIAM m. Ann Taylor 3 Ap. 1660.
COLBY, ANTHONY (otherwise written ColeLy, Colebie, Coldby, Couldby,
Couldbey), in 1635, owned house and three acres near the southerly side of
Brattle Street; and another house with three acres, extending from Garden
Street to the way leading from Brattle Street to Fresh Pond. These and
other parcels he sold in 1639 to Simon Crosby, and removed to Salisbury.
He " died 1663, leaving 8 children." Farmer.
COLE, ARTHUR, m. Lydia Barrett, 27 Nov. 1673, and had Arthur, b. 20
Dec. 1674, d. 30 Oct. 1702; Daniel, b. 7 Mar. 1675-6. ARTHUR the f. d.
4 Sept. 1676.
2. JACOB COLE (or Coale), and others, "single men and inmates in this
town," were required by the Selectmen, Feb. 12, 1665-6, to connect them-
selves with some family. The next month, "Jacob Coale submitted himself
to the family government of Francis Whitmore, who engaged to respond his
rates and orderly carriage, during his abode there." Town Rec.
MARY, who m. Samuel Frost 12 Oct. 1663, may have been sister to Arthur
Cole, Sen. SARAH, m. Philemon Hastings, 19 Mar. 1766.
COLLINS, EDWARD, was a large land-holder in Catnb. as early as 1636,
and during his sojourn here was one of the most prominent citizens. He
was appointed " Clerk of the Writs," with power "to grant summons and
512 COLLINS — COMEE.
attachments in all civil actions," Oct. 7, 1641 ; Representative or Deputy to
the General Court from 1654 to 1670. He was Deacon of the church before
the death of Rev. Thos. Shepard, who appointed him as one of the execu-
tors of his will, in 1649. His residence was on the easterly side of Holyoke
Street, nearly opposite to where the Printing Office now stands*. This estate
he sold to Gen. Gookin, in whose famiiy it remained until 1760. The latter
part of his life was spent in Charlestown, where he d. 9 Ap. 1689, a. " about
86." His widow Martha survived, and executed a deed of her mansion house,
12 Feb. 1691-2, to William Stoughton, in trust for the family of her "son
John Collins in England, deceased ; " the widow Margaret to have £10, son
Edward to have a double portion, and the remainder to be divided equally
between the other children. I find no record of her death, unless (which is
probable), she is the person named in the following memorandum in Rev.
John Pike's manuscript Journal: "March 22, 1699-1700. Grandmother
Collins departed this life, being very aged, and many years shaken with the
palsy, yet retained her understanding wonderful well." The chil. of Deacon
Collins were Daniel; John; Samuel ; Sybil; all born in England ; Martha, b.
Sept. 1639 ; Nathaniel, b. 7 Mar. 1641-2 ; Abigail, b. 20 Sept. 1644, m. John
Willett, who d. 2 Feb. 1663 ; Edward, bap. here, was living in 1663. Sybil
m. Rev. John Whiting, and had in Camb. Sybil, John, and William, bap.
19 Feb. 1659-60. Phebe Collins, who d. 5 Jan. 1653-4, may have been dau.
of Deacon Collins.
2. DANIEL, s. of Edward (1), was in Koningsberg, Prussia, in 1658. It
is not known whether he returned.
3. JOHN, s. of Edward (1), grad. H. C. 1649, went to Europe, preached in
Edinburgh 1658, went as chaplain with Gen. Monk from Scotland to Eng-
land, settled in London, where he was pastor of an Independent church, and a
popular preacher at Pinnar's Hall. He was also the political agent of Massa-
chusetts several years. He d. in London 3 Dec. 1687. His s. John was after-
wards pastor of the same church.
[A Rev. John Collinges, son of "Edward Collinges, M. A." which Edward
was " one whose faithfulness in the ministry many, both in New England and
Old, could bear witness to." But this John is said to have been "educated at
Cambridge, where he was of Emmanuel College." Oct. 18, 1645, being then
B. A., he was recommended for ordination and afterwards preached at Norwich
44 years. He died Jan. 1690. He was a voluminous writer. "In Poole's An-
notations, he was the author of Notes on the six last chapters of Isaiah, the
whole of Jeremiah and Lamentations, the Four Evangelists, both the Epistles
to the Corinthians, the Epistle to the Galatians, both the Epistles to Timothy,
the Epistle to Philemon, and the Book of Revelations." — David's Annals of
Evang. Nonconformity in Essex Co., England, fol. 589-591.]
4. SAMUEL, s. of Edward (1), resided in Scotland a few years, but re-
turned to New England. His s. Edward was bap. in Camb. June 1664. He
is said to have resided in Middletown, Conn., in 1670. {Field's Hist. Mid. Co.)
The following document is recorded with the Middlesex Deeds, xi. 172:
"Charlestown, Nov. 4. 1691, I whose name is underwritten, do oblige myself,
my heirs, executors, and assigns, to set free for himself a Mulatto Boy, which
was given me by my mother, Mrs. Martha Collins, at the age of thirty-one
years, which Boy was born in the year 1686, on the 30th of March. In wit-
ness whereof I set my hand and seal. Samuel Collins."
5. NATHANIEL, s. of Edward (1), grad. H. C. 1660, ordained at Middle-
town, Conn., 4 Nov. 1668, where he d. Dec. 1684.
COLLIS, JOHN (or CoLLiCE),had a grant of land in Camb. 1683; was Hog-
reeve in 1700; his w. Mary d. 19 June 1711 ; and he received assistance from
the church several years, to 1716. No record of children.
ELIZABETH, m. James Clark, 29 Oct. 1723. Mrs. ANNA, d. 26 Oct. 1730, a. 51.
COLLOR, JOHN, by w. Hannah, had John, b. 6 March 1661 ; Thomas, b. 14
Dec. 1663. Probably removed to Sudbury. See Barry's Framwoham.
COMEE (CooMEY, or COMY), JOHN, was at Camb. Farms (Lexington),
1690. He m. Martha, dau. of William Munroe, 21 June 1688, and had David,
COMEE. — COOK. 513
b. 11 Jan. 1695-6; klizibeth, b. 29 Jan. 1700-1, and probably others. RUHA-
MAH Comee in. Isaac Corey 9 Dec. 1762. MARY, ra. James Leah 21 July 1768.
COOK (or COOKE), GEORGE, came to N. Eng. in 1635 in the same vessel
with Rev. Thomas Shepard. He was then twenty-five years of age. He and
his brother, Joseph Cook, were registered as servants to Roger Harlakenden.
The position, however, which they at once assumed in the community, shows
that this was only a disguise, which enabled them the more easily to leave Eng-
land. Such a disguise, at that period, was frequently adopted by prominent
men; even Shepard embarked under a fictitious name and character, being
styled " John Shepperd, husbandman." Coil. Mass, ll'ist. Soc., xxviii., 268.
Immediately on his arrival, in connection with his brother, he purchased a
large number of houses and lots, of those who were about removing to Con-
necticut. While he remained here, he was among the most active and ener-
getic citizens, both in civil and military affairs. He was Selectman 1638, 1642,
1643; Deputy or Representative, 1636, 1642-1645, five years, and Speaker of
the House in 1645. While a member of the House he was frequently placed on
important committees, especially in relation to military affairs. In 1645 he
was elected one of the Reserve Commissioners of the United Colonies. He
was appointed in 1637 Captain of the first train-band in Camb. ; became a
member of the Artillery Co. in 1638, and its Captain in 1643 ; and when a
similar company was incorporated in Middlesex, 14 May 1645, he was placed
at the head of it. He was one of the Commissioners and Commander-in-chief
of the expedition sent to Rhode Island, in 1643, to apprehend " Samuel Gor-
ton and his company." He returned to England about the end of 1645, be-
came a Colonel in Cromwell's army, and was "reported to be slain in the wars
in Ireland, in the year 1652." (Mid. Court Files.) By his w. Alice he had, in
Camb., Elizabeth, b. 27 Mar. 1640, d. July 1640; Thomas, b. 19 June 1642, d. 16
July 1642; Elizabeth, b. 21 Aug. 1644, m., in England, Rev. John Quick of
London; Mary, b. 15 Aug. 1646, m., in England, Samuel Annesley, Esq., of
Westminster; both the last named daughters were living in 1697, when they
were prosecuting a suit for the possession of property formerly belonging to
their father. The dau. Mary was not born until after her father returned
to England; and the County Court, 5 Oct. 1652, empowered "Mr. Henry
Dunster and Mr. Joseph Cooke to improve the estate of Col. George Cooke,
deceased, for the good of Mary Cooke, the daughter of the said Col. George
Cooke, deceased, as also to dispose of the said Mary Cooke for her education
as they shall apprehend maybe for her best good." Perhaps she was placed in
the custody of John Fownell of Charlestown, millwright, as guardian or agent,
who sold thirteen acres of land in 1655, describing it as the same " which I
recovered by law from the estate of George Cooke, Coronell, for the education
of his daughter." (Mid. Deeds, i., 109). Col. Cooke probably resided on the
northerly corner of Brighton and Eliot streets.
2. JOSEPH, elder brother to George (1), came to N. Eng. in the same vessel
with him, in the same disguise, and like him became a prominent citizen.
His residence was on the east side of Holyoke Street, near Holyoke Place.
Connected with his house were several acres of land, extending northerly to
Mount Auburn Street, and southerly and easterly into the marsh ; besides
which he owned numerous other houses and lots. He was Selectman seven
years, from 1635 to 1645, Town Clerk five years, from 1635 to 1641, local
Magistrate or Commissioner, 1648 to 1657, and Representative six years, from
1636 to 1641. He also was a military man; and when his brother embarked
for England, "the Court think meet," says the record, " to desire Mr.
Joseph Cooke, to take charge of the Company in the absence of the Captain,
and till the Court shall take further orders." He was the friend and patron
of Mr. Shepard in England, and is affectionately noticed in his autobiography.
He went to England in 1658, and in 1665 was residing at Stannaway, Co.
Essex, at which date he conveyed his homestead and several lots of land to
his son. It is not known that he returned here afterwards. By his w. Eliza-
beth he had Joseph, b. 27 Dec. 1643; Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar. 1644-5, in. Rev.
Joseph Cawthorne of London ; Mary, b. 30 Jan. 1646-7 ; Grace, b. 9 Dec.
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1648 ; Grace, b. 1 May 1650. Mitchell (Ch. Rec.) names Ruth as the young-
est dau. ; perhaps the second Grace is a mistake and should be Ruth.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), grad. H. C. 1660 or 1661, and m. Martha,
dau. of John Stedman, 4 Dec. 1665, by whom he had John, b. '25 Jan. 1667-8,
d. 3 June 1684; Elizabeth, b. 11 Feb. 1669-70, d. 2 Feb. 1687-8; Joseph, b.
16 Sept. 1671; Haynes, b. 1 Feb. 1677-8, resided in Camb., Woburn, and
Concord, and was living in 1724; Alice, b (elder than Haynes), m. Rev.
John Whiting of Lancaster about 1693; he was killed by the Indians 11 Sept.
1697, and she m. Rev. Timothy Stevens of Glastonbury, Conn , 19 May 1701;
her dau. Alice d. here 19 Oct. 1697, a. 2 years 10 mo., and Eunice, d. 4 Nov.
1697, a. 1 year. JOSKPH the f. resided on the homestead, and purchased
several tracts of land, in addition to those which were given him by his father.
It is not known that he devoted himself to any profession. He was Represent-
ative six years, from 1671 to 1680. He inherited the military spirit of his
relatives, was Lieutenant (commanding) of Maj. Gookin's company, 1677, and
was engaged in King Philip's War. He d. about Feb. 1690-91, in which
month administration was granted to Jonathan Remington, on behalf of the
son Joseph, a minor.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), by w. Eunice, had Eunice, b. 2 June 1716, m.
Ebenezer Bradish 1739 (pub. June 10); Joseph, b. 5 Mar. 1717-18. He in-
herited the homestead, was a farmer, and d. 28 May 1739, a. nearly 68. His
w. Eunice d. 9 May 1718, a. 34 y. 1 mo. 19 days.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (4), m. Elizabeth Stratton 7 June 1739, and had
Joseph, b. 14 May 1740; Eleanor, bap. 19 July 1741; Benjamin, b. 16 Aug.
1742, d. 2 Dec. 1790; Jonathan, bap. 5 Jan. 1745-6; Elizabeth, bap. 20 Mar.
1747-8, m. Joseph Sanderson 25 Oct. 1775; Eunice, bap. 7 Oct. 1750, m.
Joseph Read 4 July 1775, and d. 3 Oct. 1825. JOSEPH the f. was a tanner.
He sold the homestead to his brother-in-law, Ebenezer Bradish, in 1740, and
seems afterwards to have lived on the south side of the river. Both he and
his w. were living in 1 7 70.
6. JONATHAN, s. of Joseph (5), m. Esther Johnson 8 Nov. 1770, and had
Thomas, bap. 22 Dec. 1771.
7. PHILIP, freeman 1647, m. Mary, dau. of Barnaby Lamson, and had prob.
Hannah, b. , d. 13 July 1654; Mary, b. 26 July 1652; Philip, b. 19 Aug.
1654, d. young ; Samuel, b. 1655; Hannah, b. 4 July 1657; Sarah, b. ,
d. 12 May 1661; Philip, b. 2 May 1661; John, b. 25 Aug. 1663; Barnabas,
bap. 4 June 1665. PHILIP the f. d. 10 Feb. 1666-7 ; his w. Mary d. 17 Mar.
1714-15, a. 93. His residence was on the northerly side of North Avenue,
not far from the almshouse.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Philip (7), m. Abigail Griggs 14 Nov. 1681, and had
Samuel, b. 29 Aug. 1682, d. 10 Jan. 1699-1700; John, b. 15 July 1685, d. 8
Sept. 1723, a. 38, leaving no children; Philip, b. 5 Mar. 1686-7 ; Abigail, b.
31 Mar. 1688, m. Joseph Farley of Billerica, 8 May 1712; Mary, b. , m.
Jonathan Willard 23 Jan. 1728-9; Hannah, b. ; Joseph, bap. 23 May
1697; Elizabeth, bap. 6 Nov. 1698, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1700-1, m.
Samuel Prentice 23 Dec. 1736; Samuel, b. 29 Nov. 1702; Sarah, b. ,
d. 27 Sept. 1706. SAMUEL the f. d. 22 Aug. 1731, a. 76 ; his w. Abigail d. 28
Jan. 1714, a. 54. He was a farmer, and resided on the homestead.
9. PHILIP, s. of Philip (7). by w. Sarah, had Ephraim, bap. 30 July 1699;
Sarah, b. 19 July 1702; m. Haskins of Boston; Philip, b. 13 Oct. 1704;
Israel, b. 29 Oct. 1710; Mary bap. 8 Feb. 1712-13; Abigail, bap. 16 Oct. 1715,
m. John Milledge. PHILIP the f. d. 25 Mar. 1718; his w. Sarah d. 1742.
10. BARNABAS, s. of Philip (7), m. Mary Goodwin 4 Dec. 1689, and had
son Barnabas, b. 1691. He d. 1696.
11. PHILIP, s. of Samuel (8), by w Mary, had John, b. 9 Oct. 1726; Abi-
gail, b. 18 Ap. 1729; Martha, bap. 27 June 1731 ; Hepzibah, bap. 6 July 1735.
PHILIP the f. d. 5 Ap. 1 736.
12. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (8), m. Joanna, dau. of Solomon Prentice, 31
Mar. 1726, and had Joseph, b. 12 Jan. 1726-7; Samuel, bap. 20 Oct. 1728;
d. young; Susanna, bap. 3 May 1730, m. Aaron Teel, 5 Sept. 1754; Lydia,
COOK. 515
bap. 5 Nov. 1732, d. unm. 20 June 1765; Joanna, bapt. 21 Sept. 1735, d.
young; Joanna, bap. 7 Nov. 1736; Sarah, bap. 10 June 1739, m. Henry Dick-
son 15 Nov. 1774; Samuel, bap. 8 Nov. 1741; Solomon, bap. 1 Jan. 1743-4,
d. young; Eunice, bap. 16 Aug. 1747, d. unm. 7 Ap. 1765: Solomon, bap. 11
Feb. 1749-50. SAMUEL the f. d. 3 Nov. 1785, a. 83; his w. Joanna d. 28
Nov. 1772, a. 63.
13. EPHRAIM, s. of Philip (9), m. Sarah Swan 14 Dec. 1727, and had
Eunice, bap. 12 Jan. 1728-9; Sarah, b. 15 Mar. 1729-30, m. Joseph Frost 8
Feb. 1753; Ephraim, b. 12 Sept 1732; Mercy, b. 21 Nov. 1733; Abigail, b. 6
Dec. 1735, m. Eben. Tufts 23 Ap. 1760; Mary, b. 17 Ap. 1737; Ann, b. 17
Mar. 1739, d. unm. 7 Ap. 1813 ; Aaron, b. 20 Dec. 1740; Elizabeth, b. 7 Dec.
1743, m. Thomas Barrett 6 Dec. 1771, and d. 17 Ap. 1785; Martha, b. 6 Feb.
1748, m. Jonathan Dickson 7 Mar. 1771. EPHRAIM the f. resided in Menot-
omy, and d. 11 Sept. 1763, a. 64; his w. Sarah d. 24 Mar. 1748, a. 47.
14. JOSEPH, s. of Samuel (12), m. Abigail Winship 3 May 1746, and had
Joseph, bap. 23 Aug. 1747; Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 1750; William, bap. 20 May
1753; Abigail, bap. 18 Feb. 1759 (Joseph Cook, perhaps the same, m. Mar-
gery Dickson 13 May 1756; and the last named child, Abigail, may have
been the offspring of this marriage).
15. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (12), m. Elizabeth Dickson 26 April 1764, and
d. 1765; his w. owned the covenant 24 May 1767, on which day their dau.
Rhoda was baptized.
16. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (13), m. Mercy Hale of Boston (pub. July
1755), and had Ephraim, b. 17 Ap. 1756; Abraham, bap. 5 Mar. 1758, m.
Naomi Russell 5 July 1781, and d. 29 Oct. 1795; Sarah, twin with Abraham,
bap. 5 Mar. 1758; Mercy, bap. 10 June 1759, m. Ephraim Mullett 28 May
1782; Deborah, bap. 16 Aug. 1761, m. Benj. Perry 4 Dec. 1794; Thomas, b.
10 June 1763 ; Ly<Ha, b. 11 Oct. 1765, d. unm. 1813; Lucy, b. 19 July 1767,
m. Walter Foss 10 Jan. 1786; Mary, b. 3 July 1769, d. 28 July 1780.
EPHRAIM the f. resided in Menotomy, and d. 14 Nov. 1773.
17. AARON, s. of Ephraim (13), m. Elizabeth Mullet (pub. 7 June) 1766,
and had Aaron, b. 12 June 1767, d. 19 Sept. 1819, having had son Jefferson,
b. 22 Sept. 1803; John, b. 18 Oct. 1768, d. 24 May 1770; Elizabeth, b. 25
Feb. 1770; Sarah, b. 20 Feb. 1772: John, b. 19 May 1774; Mary, b. 26 Jan.
1777; Rebecca, b. 14 June 1779. Elizabeth the m. d. 8 April 1808, aged 62.
18. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (16), m. Hannah Crosby (pub. 6 Dec.) 1777,
and had Hannah, b. 25 Sept. 1778; Ephraim, b. 2 Mar. 1780; Isaac, b. 2 Oct.
1781, d. 12 Dec. 1815; Sally, b. 27 April 1783; Jazaniah, b 25 Feb. 1785,
d. 27 Nov. 1846; Simeon, b. 20 Dec. 1786, d. 20 Mar. 1815; Polly, b. 23
Feb. 1790; -Sukey, b. 9 Oct. 1791. EPHRAIM the f. resided in Menotomy,
and d. 30 April 1824.
19. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (18), m. Susan Wellington 18 Dec. 1803, and
had Josiah W., b. 12 Nov. 1805; Susan W., b. 4 Mar. 1810; Micah W., b. 12
July 1812; John B., b. 14 Jan. 1816 ; Ann L. W., b. 22 Aug. 1818; Thomas
D., b. 4 May 1821 ; Aaron S. W., b. 22 Aug. 1824; Harriet A., b. 16 Dec.
1827. EPHRAIM the f. resided on North Avenue, and d. 27 Jan. 1861 ; his
w. Susan W. d. 22 Aug. 1858, aged 74.
20. SAMUEL (a descendant from Aaron Cooke of Dorchester and North-
ampton), b. in Hadley 1708, grad. H. C. 1735, ordained at Menotomy, 12
Sept. 1739, where he d. 4 June 1783. He was three times married: to
Sarah, dau. of Samuel Porter of Hadley (pub. 29 Aug. 1740); she d. 22 Aug.
1741, a. 24, and he m. Anna, dau of Rev. John Cotton of Newton (nub. 5
Sept. 1742); she d. 12 Feb. 1761, a. 38, and he m. Lucy, widow of Rev.
Nicholas Bowes of Bedford, and dau. of Rev. John Hancock of Lexington
b. 14 July 1745, d. 21 Aug. 1745; Elizabeth, twin with Samuel, b. 14 July
1745, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1784; Mary, b. 15 May 1747, d. unm. 1 Feb. 1824;
Sarah, b. 9 Aug. 1750, living unm. 1784; Samuel, b. 29 Mar. 1752, grad.
516 COOK— COOLIDGE — COOPER.
H. C. 1772, d. in Boston, suddenly, 2 Jan. 1795, leaving no posterky ; Han-
nah Gibbs, b. 17 Ap. 1754, m. Henry Bradshaw 3 June 1781, and d. 21 Jan.
1793; Rebecca, b. 29 Dec. 1758, d. 2 Feb. 1778. Mr. Cooke is described in
his epitaph, as a social friend, a man of science, an eminent and faithful
clergyman. As might be expected, from his family connection, he was an
ardent patriot in the Revolution ; and he was chaplain of the General Court
at Watertown, in the summer of 1776.
COOLIDGE, JOSEPH, s. of Simon and grandson of John, b. in Watertown
May 31 1666, was here as early as 1696, when he purchased an estate on
Harvard Street, extending from Holyoke Street to Bow Street. His house
stood near the corner of Harvard and Holyoke streets. He was a tailor, and
accumulated a large estate. He was a Selectman, 1713, 1714, 1730; and Dea-
con of the Church from 22 Jan. 1718, until his death. His w. was Rebecca,
dau. of John Frost and granddaughter of Elder Frost. Their children were
Rebecca, bap. 5 Dec. 1697, d. young; Rebecca, bap. 4 June 1699, m. Rev.
Edward Wigglesworth 10 Sept. 1729, and d. 5 June 1754; Joseph, bap. 18
Jan. 1701-2, prob. d. young, as he is not named in the settlement of his
father's estate; Mary, b. 14 Ap. 1706, d. 3 June 1707; Stephen, b. 18 Ap.
1708; Mary, b. 15 Jan. 1710-11, m. Rev. Samuel Porter of Sherburne 30
Oct. 1735, and d. 10 Aug. 1752. JOSEPH the f. d. 17 Dec. 1737, a. 71 ;
his w. Rebecca d. 1 July 1750, a. 81.
2. STEPHEN, s. of Joseph (1) grad. H. C. 1724, was a physician, and
taught the Grammar School here many years. He never married ; but re-
sided with his mother on the homestead until her death, and probably until
his own death, which occurred 5 May 1758.
3. STEPHEN, prob. brother of Joseph (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Josiah
Parker, 30 Ap. 1702 and had Sarah, bap. 11 May 1704, d. 3 Feb. 1704-5.
He d. 1704, and his w. Sarah in. Nicholas Fessenden, the somewhat noted
Schoolmaster, 8 Aug. 1706.
ELIZABETH, m. Gilbert Crackbone 17 June 1656. HENRY, m. Phebe
Dana 12 Sept. 1747. EUNICE, m. Joseph Miller 15 April 1765. ELIZABETH,
m. George Brown 24 April 1777.
COOPER, JOHN, son, by a former marriage, of Lydia, wife of Gregory Stone,
b. 1618, came to Camb. before May 1636. He resided on the easterly side of
North Avenue, not far from Linnzean Street, and was a prominent citizen.
He was a Selectman thirty-eight years, from 1646 to 1690, and Town Clerk
thirteen years, 1669-1681. He was also Deacon of the Church, from 1668
until his death. He m. Anna, dau. of Nathaniel Sparhawk, and had Anna,
b. 16 Nov. 1643, m. Edward Pinson 2 Aug. 1664, and d. 8 May 1666 ; Mary,
b. 11 Sept. 1645, m. John Meriam 21 Aug. 1663, and was living in 1713;
John, b. 2 Ap. 1651, d. 26 Aug. 1652; Samuel, b. 3 Jan. 1653-4; John, b. 3
Oct. 1656; Nathaniel, b. 2 May 1659, d. 19 Dec. 1661 ; Lydia, b. 8 Ap. 1662,
m. John Francis 5 Jan. 1687-8; Anna, b. 26 Dec. 1667 (T. Rec. 1668), d. in
Woburn 1712. Deac. Cooper d. 22 Aug. 1691, a. 73. His w. Anna in.
James Convers, Sen., of Woburn, and was living in 1712.
2. SAMUEL, s. of John (1), was a farmer, and inherited the homestead.
He was elected Deacon of the Church 22 Mar. 1705; and was a Selectman 12
years, from 1704 to 1716. He m. Hannah, dau. of Deac. Walter Hastings,
4 Dec. 1682, and had Hannah, b. 23 Dec. 1683, m. Edmund Frost 1 Feb.
1710-11; Lydia, b. 9 Mar. 1684-5, m. Jona. Gove 26 Dec. 1706; Sarah, m.
Ephraim Frost, Jr., 9 Sept. 1714; Samuel; Mary, m. Nathaniel Goddard 26
Nov. 1723; Elizabeth, prob. d. young; Walter (the last five were bap. 17 Jan.
1696-7); John, b. 2 Oct. 1698; Jonathan, b. 6 Dec. 1707. SAMUEL the f. d.
8 Jan. 1717-18, a. 64 ; his w. Hannah d. 9 Oct. 1732, a. 66.
3. JOHN, s. of John (1), was a shoemaker. He resided on the easterly side
of North Avenue; his estate adjoined 'that of his father, and was formerly
owned by George Bowers. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Wm. Bordman, 28 Ap.
1686; she d. 15 Nov. 1713 (G. S. 1714), and he m. Sarah Hancock 21 June
1720. His children were John, bap. 3 July 1698; Elizabeth, bap. 3 July 1698;
Elizabeth, b. 9 May 1699, m. Samuel Andrew 10 Ap. 1741 ; Anna, bap. 7 July
COOPER— CORLETT. 517
1700, m. Joseph Carter of Woburn 12 Feb. 1718-19; Hannah, b. 29 Dec.
1701; Sarah, b. 9 Ap. 1704; Timothy, b. 9 Ap. 1706; Joshua, b. 25 Jan.
1708-9; Abigail, b. 10 July 1711; and perhaps others, previous to 1698.
JOHN the f. d. 12 Feb. 1735-6, and his estate was divided, about a month
Afterwards, between the widow Sarah, grandson John Cooper, legal represen-
tative of only son John, daughter Elizabeth, and grand daughter Anna Carter.
Amount of the estate, £2,868 5 3.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), was a farmer and inherited the homestead,
which he sold to Ebenezer Frost, 14 Ap. 1730. He m. Sarah, dau. of Deae.
Samuel Kidder, 29 Mar. 1720, and had Nathaniel, bap. 18 Sept. 1720; Samuel,
bap. 15 Oct. 1721; Joseph, bap. 20 Oct. 1723; John, bap. 7 Mar. 1724-5;
Sarah, bap. 12 Jan. 1728-9. In the summer of 1730, he removed with his
family to Grafton.
5. WALTER, s. of Samuel (2), was a shoemaker. He m. Martha, dau. of
Benjamin Goddard, 7 June 1722, and had Walter, bap. 31 Mar. 1724; Walter,
b. 23 Feb. 1728-9; Benjamin, b. 8 Feb. 1729-30; Martha, b. 2 Jan. 1733-4;
Samuel, bap. 28 Nov. 1736; Martha, bap. 7 May 1738; Benjamin, bap. 10 Feb.
1740-41, d. 11 Sept. 1760; Nathaniel, bap. 18 April 1742; Samuel, bap. 25
Aug. 1745. WALTER the f. d. 27 Sept. 1751, a. 55; his w. Martha d. 10 Ap.
1768, a. 65.
6. JOHN, s, of Samuel (2), m. Lydia, dau. of Solomon Prentice, 6 Ap. 1 721,
and d. 13 Mar. 1723-24, without children. His w. Lydia m. Thomas Kidder,
8 April 1725.
7. JONATHAN, s. of Samuel (2), was a saddler; he seems to have served his
apprenticeship in Rox., and to have remained there a short time afterwards;
but he returned early to Camb., and m. Sarah, dau. of Solomon Prentice, 25
Oct. 1732. His children, bap. here, were Jonathan, 23 Mar. 1734-5; Sarah,
5 Sept. 1736; Samuel, 18 Feb. 1738-9, pub. to Hannah Geohegan of Chs.
19 Mar. 1763, and d. Sept. 1765, leaving his whole estate to his wife; Simon,
24 July 1741: Daniel, 7 Aug. 1743, m. Lydia Mullett 9 May 1764; Solomon,
9 Feb. 1745-6; Lydia, 24 Ap. 1748, m. Samuel Cox 16 Nov. 1768. JONA-
THAN the f. d. in Chs. 1766, prob. in that portion near "Porter's," which is
now embraced in Camb., and formerly called " Cooper's Corner."
8. JOHN, s. of John (3), m. Hannah Johnson 21 Oct. 1725, and had John,
b. 22 Jan. 1727-8, represented in 1748 to be incapable of managing his affairs;
William, bap. 11 Jan. 1729-30, d. young; Anna, bap. 2 Ap. 1732. JOHN the
the f. d. 15 Ap. 1733 (as appears by receipts on the Probate Files), and his
w. Hannah prob. m. Benjamin Crackbone, pub. 30 Sept. 1738.
9. WALTER, s. of Walter (5), m. Lydia Kidder 13 Mar. 1755, and had
Walter, b. 17 Ap. 1756, d. 14 Sept. 1758; previously, however, to the birth
of this child, the father d. 1 Ap. 1756, a. 27. His w. Lydia prob. in. Jon-
athan Hill 10 Jan. 1763.
10. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (7), m. Mercy, dau. of Jonas Prentice
(pub. 10 Ap. 1755), and had Mercy, bap. 18 Ap. 1756; Jonathan, bap. 1 Oct.
1758, d. 17 Sept. 1760; Anna, bap. 6 Feb. 1763; Mara (her father having
"died suddenly sixteen days past," Ch. Rec.), bap. 12 May 1765, m. Joshua
Palmer 23 May 1791. JONATHAN the f. d. 26 Ap. 1765.
11. BENJAMIN, an innholder in Menotomy duringthe Revolutionary War,
removed to Boston in 1781, and opened a tavern in Fish Street, at the sign of
the Masons' Arms, but soon returned to Menotomy, where he d. 5 Sept. 1786,
a. 54; his w. Rachel d. 12 Oct. 1805, a. 73. The birth of only one child,
Isaac, is found on record; but the father's will, dated 17 May 1782, mentions
w.Rachel and chil. Benjamin; Mary, m. Thomas Beals 8 July 1779; William,
prob. m. Rebecca Jenkins 24 April 1780, and Boradell Fessenden 1 Sept.
1784; John, d. in Georgia before 1813, leaving posterity; Sarah, d. unm. at
Newton in 1813; Samuel, living at Boston in 1813; Isaac, b 2 Sept. 1775.
SARAH, m. Nathaniel Patten 8 Oct. 1678. SALLY, m. Josiah Dickson 10
July 1788.
CORLETT, ELIJAH, the famous schoolmaster, educated at Lincoln College,
Oxford, had charge of the Grammar School here, for nearly half a century,
518 CORLETT — COX — CBACKBONE.
and trained up many of English, American, and Indian birth, for admission
to the College. This school he had taught so long before 1643, that he had,
according to Johnson, " very well approved himself for his abilities, dexterity,
and painfulness, in teaching and education of the youths under him; " and he
remained in office until 1680, and probably until his death. His fame extended
through the colony; and Mather, in his Magnalia, refers to him as "that
memorable old schoolmaster in Cambridge, from whose education our college
and country has received so many of its worthy men, that he is himself
worthy to have his name celebrated," etc. He resided on the easterly side of
Dunster Street, between Mt. Auburn and Winthrop streets. By his w. Bar-
bara (who was sister to Richard Cutter), he had Rebecca, b. 14 Aug. 1644,
prob. d. young; Hepzibah, bap. here, m. James Minott 2 May 1673 (by whom
she had Mary, living unm. 1723), and Daniel Champney 9 June 1684 (by
whom she had Hepzibah, b. 23 June 1687), and d. prob. 1715; Ammi-Ruha-
mah, bap. here. ELIJAH the f. d. 25 Feb. 1686-7, aged 78. His w. Barbara
survived him about twenty years. She had a grant of land in 1707, but prob.
d. during that year.
2. AMMI-RUHAMAH, s. of Elijah (1), grad. H. C. 1670; is said to have
taught school in Plymouth, 1672 ; was afterwards Fellow of the College, and
probably engaged as one of the instructors until he d. unm. 1 Feb. 1678-9;
for the corporation ordered, "that the Treasurer of the College do pay to
Mrs. Belshar for wine of her received and expended at the funeral of Mr.
Ammi-Ruhamah Corlett. "
Cox, MATTHEW, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Russell (pub. 30 Mar.
1739), and had Elizabeth, bap. 20 Jan. 1739-40, m. Henry Dickson 24 July
1766; Agnes, bap. 1 Mar. 1740-41, m. James Phillips 14 May 1778; Walter,
bap. 7 Oct. 1744; Samuel, bap. 28 Sept. 1746; Matthew, bap. 27 Mar. 1748;
William, bap. 8 Ap. 1750; Phebe, bap. 14 Ap. 1754, m. John Hobbs 24 June
1777; Benjamin, bap. 7 Mar. 1756. MATTHEW the f. was instantly killed by
a fall from an apple tree, which he was pruning, 16 Feb. 1756; his w. Eliz-
abeth d. Jan. 1768.
2. WALTER, s. of Matthew (1), was a tanner; he m. Judith Deland of Chs.
16 Nov. 1769, and had Elizabeth, bap. 18 Nov. 1770; Walter, bap. 6 June
1773; William, bap. 7 Sept. 1777; John Hobbs, bap. 7 Ap. 1782; John Upham,
bap. 6 Mar. 1785 ; Samuel, bap. 28 Sept. 1788. Mrs. Judith Cox was living
(chargeable) with her sons, William and Upham, Mar. 5 1807.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Matthew (1), m. Lydia Cooper 16 Nov. 1768; she d. and
he m. Jemima Hasey 16 Feb. 1775. He d. 1776 ; and his w. Jemima m. John
Christian Fricke 18 Aug. 1778. Children not recorded.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Matthew (1), m. Mary Sawin 25 Nov. 1779. No fur-
ther record.
5. BENJAMIN, s. of Matthew (1), m. Susanna Leeds of Dorchester (pub.
25 Sept. 1779), and had Nancy, bap. 12 Feb. 1786, and perhaps others.
6. WALTER, s. of Walter (2), m. Susanna Smith, 11 Dec. 1796, and had
Susanna, b. 28 Mar. 1797; Sarah, b. 28 Oct. 1799; Walter, b. 5 Nov. 1801.
WALTER the f. d. 27 Ap. 1807; his w. Susanna survived.
7. SAMUEL, prob. s. of Samuel (3), m. Fanny, dau. of Daniel Watson, and
had Samuel, b. 9 Nov. 1793; Leonard, b. 3 Mar. 1796 ; Fanny, b. 7 July 1800;
Elbridge, b. 4 May 1806. SAMUEL the f. d. 26 Oct. 1848, a. 82; his w. Fanny
d. 27 April 1855, a. 88.
CRACKBONE, GILBERT (otherwise written Crackbon, Cragbone, Crake-
borne), was an early inhabitant of Camb. and freeman in 1636. He bought
an estate on the westerly side of Garden Street of Joseph Isaac about 1638,
which he sold in 1646 to Philip Cook; and he seems afterwards to have re-
sided on North Avenue. His w. having deceased, he m. Elizabeth Coolidge
17 June 1656. He d. 2 Jan. 1671-2, and devised his estate to his w. and to
Joseph and Sarah, children of his only son Benjamin; of which son he says,
"it is my sore affliction that his disobedient carriage have obstructed the
manifestation of my fatherly compassions towards him." His w. Elizabeth m.
Richard Robbins 26 Mar. 1673. Mary, who d. 30 May 1655, and Judith,
who d. 1 July 1655, were probably his daughters.
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2. BENJAMIN, s. of Gilbert (1), m. Elizabeth Button 10 Nov. 1657. and had
Hannah, b. 3 Sept. 1658, d. 24 Sept. 1658; Sarah, b. 24 Aug. 1659; Benjamin,
23 Jan. 1660-61, d. 27 April 1661; Joseph, b. 28 Mar. 1663. BENJAMIN the
f. served in " Philip's War," under Capt. Beers, and was killed in 1675.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Benjamin (2), m. Abigail, dau. of John Marrett and widow
of Timothy Rice of Concord, 11 May 1698; she d. 6 Jan. 1700-1, and he m.
Abigail . His chil. were Joseph, bap. 19 Mar. 1698-9; Elizabeth, b. 29
Dec. 1700, m. Joseph Hunnewell of Chs. before 1729; Abigail, b. 20 Aug.
1707, m. George MacSparran 2 Ap. 1730, and Solomon Champney (pub. 12
Ap. 1738), and was living his widow in 1767; John, b. and d. 11 Feb. 1708-9;
Benjamin, b. 22 Ap. 1710. JOSEPH the f. was a shoemaker, and owned an
estate at the westerly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. He d. about 1 738 ;
his w. Abigail survived.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), was a shoemaker, res. in Watertown, m. Abi-
gail Grant 10 Jan. 1734-5, had Abigail and Lydia, b. 20 Oct. 1735, and
removed to Sherburne, where a Joseph Crackbone, perhaps his son, res. in
1793.
5. BENJAMIN, s. of Joseph (3), was a tanner, and resided on the easterly
side of North Avenue, near Roseland Street. This place he sold 1764 to
Gideon Frost, and purchased a small lot on the same street near the Common.
He in. Hannah, prob. wid. of John Cooper (pub. 30 Sept. 1738), but there is
no record of children. He d. 28 Mar. 1767, devising his estate to his w.
Hannah.
CROSBY, THOMAS (otherwise written Crosbee and Crosbie), styled " senior,"
1640, was early in Camb. No record of family. He resided on the westerly
side of Ash Street, which estate he sold partly to Edmund Frost, 1649, and
partly to Richard Eccles, 1651 ; at both which dates he resided in Rowley.
2. SIMON, perhaps brother to Thomas (1), embarked for N. Eng. in the Susan
and Ellen 18 Ap. 1634, then a. 26, with w. Ann, a. 25, and son Thomas, a.
8 weeks. (CW/. Mass. Hist. Soc., xxviii., 26.) His children b. in Camb. were
Simon, b. — Aug. 1637; Joseph, b. — Feb. 1638-9. SIMON the f. was Select-
man, 1636, 1638. He resided at the corner of Brattle Street and Brattle
Square, nearly where the old Brattle house stands. He d. — Sept. 1639, a. 31 ;
his w. Ann m. Rev. William Tompson of Braintree, before 1646, and became
a second time a widow at his death, 10 Dec. 1666.
3. THOMAS, s. of Simon (1), grad. H. C. 1653, minister in East-ham from
1655 to 1670, where, by w. Sarah, he had Thomas, b. 7 April 1663; Simon, b.
5 July 1665; Sarah, b. 24 Mar. 1667; Joseph, b. 27 Jan. 1668-9; John and
another son, twins, b. 11 Feb. 1670-71 ; William, b. March 1673; Ebenezer, b.
28 Mar. 1675; Anne, Mercy, and Increase, triplets, b. 14 and 15 April 1678;
Eleazar, b. 30 Mar. 1680. THOMAS the f. d. in Boston 13 June 1702. His
posterity on the Cape was both numerous and respectable.
4. SIMON, s. of Simon (2), removed early to Billerica, was the first Inn-
holder in that town, and Representative 1691, 1697, 1698. He m. Rachel
Brackett, 15 July 1659, and had Simon ; Rachel, m. Ephraim Kidder ; Thomas,
b. 16 Mar. 1665-6; Joseph, b. 5 July 1669, m. Sarah French 7 Jan. 1691-2;
Hannah, b. 30 Mar. 1672, m. Samuel Danforth ; Nathan, b. 9 Feb. 1674-5;
Josiah, b. 11 Nov. 1677; Mary, b. 23 Nov. 1680, m. John Blanchard; Sarah,
b. 27 July 1684, m. William Rawson of Braintree. SIMON the f. d. about
1725 ; his wife Rachel and all the before named children were living at the
date of his will, 7 June 1717, which was proved 26 Feb. 1724-5.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Simon (2), settled in Braintree, where he was prob. carried
in his childhood by his mother; was Representative in 1690; appointed to
assist in laying out the Braintree 6,000 acres in 1673; m. Sarah Brackett
1675, had sons Thomas, Simon, Ebenezer, and perhaps others, and d. 26 Nov.
1695.
CUTLER, JAMES, was early in Watertown, and about 1049 removed to
Cambridge Farms, where his posterity remain to this day. His w. Anne was
buried 30 Sept. 1644, and he m. Mary, wid. of Thomas King, 9 Mar. 1645;
she d. 7 Dec. 1654, and be m. Phebe, dau. of John Page of Watertown. His
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chil. were James, b. 6 Nov. 1635; Hannah, b. 26 July 1638, m. John Winter,
Jr.; Elizabeth, b. 28 Jan. 1640; Mary, b. 29 Mar. 1644; Elizabeth, b. 20 July
1646, m. John Parmenter 2d of Sudbury; Thomas, b. about 1648; Sarah, b.
about 1653, m. Thomas Waite, and d. 17 Jan. 1744; Joanna, b. , m.
Philip Russell 19 April 1680, and d. 26 Nov. 1703; Jemima, b. ; John,
b. 19 May 1663, d. 21 Sept. 1714 ; Samuel, b. 18 Nov. 1664; Phebe, b. .
JAMES the f. d. 17 May 1694, aged about 88. See Bond's Watertown and
Hudson's Lexington.
2. JAMES, s. of James (1), m. at Sudbury Lydia, wid. of Samuel Wright,
dau. of John Moore of Sudbury, 15 June 1665, and had in Camb. James, b.
12 May 1666, d. 1 Feb. 1690-1; Ann, b. 20 Ap. 1669, m. Richard Bloss (or
Bloise) of Watertown 26 Sept. 1688 ; Samuel and Joseph, twins, b. 2 May
1672; John, b. 14 Ap. 1675; Thomas, b. 15 Dec. 1677; Elizabeth, b. 14 Mar.
1680-81. JAMES the f. d. 31 July 1685, a. nearly 50; his w. Lydia survived.
3. THOMAS, s. of James (1), by w. Abigail had Abigail, b. 31 Oct. 1674;
Thomas, b. 19 Jan. 1677-8; Mary, b. 15 Mar. 1680-81; Hannah, b. 7 Mar.
1682-3 ; James, bap. in Watertown, 9 Jan. 1687; Jonathan, bap. in Wat. 17
June 1688; Benjamin, b. 4 July 1697. THOMAS the f. d. 13 July 1722.
4. JOHN, s. of James (1), m. Mary Stearns 1 Jan. 1694, and had Samuel,
b. 20 Dec. 1694; John, b. 3 June 1696; Ehenezer, b. 24 July 1700; Mary, b.
3 Ap. 1702, m. Capt. Samuel Bond of Weston; Sarah, b. 20 Nov. 1704. JOHN
the f. d. 21 Sept. 1714; his w. Mary d. 24 Feb. 1733.
5. SAMUEL, s. of James (2), d. at Camb. Farms, and his brother Thomas
was appointed admr. 20 Nov. 1 700.
6. THOMAS, s. of James (2), m. Sarah Stone, and had Abigail, b 2 June
1703; David, b. 28 Aug. 1705; Amity, b. 19 Dec. 1707; Sarah, b. 19 Jan.
1709-10; Mary, b. 8 Nov. 1714; Hannah, b. 13 May 1717; Thomas, b. 30
Sept. 1719; Millicent, bap. 29 July 1722.
7. JAMES, prob. s. of Thomas (3), by w. Alice, had James, b. 13 Ap. 1715;
William, b. 3 Ap. 1717; Thankful, bap. 24 Mar. 1719; Robert, b. 3 Ap. 1721;
Alice, b. 27 Nov. 1729, m. Ephraim Jones, Jr., of Concord 16 Nov. 1752.
JAMES the f. d. at Menotomy 16 Sept. 1756, a. abt. 70; his w. Alice d. 22
Sept. 1756, a. 67.
8. DAVID, s. of Thomas (6), m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Tidd, and had Abi-
gail, b. 1 May 1728 m. Samuel Hodgman of Western (now Warren) 7 May
1755 ; David, b. 15 July 1730, m. Dorcas Reed of Lex. and rem. to Western;
Joseph, b. 31 May 1733, m. Rebecca Howe of Lincoln, who d. and he m. Mary
Reed of Western, to which town he rem. ; Isaac, b. June 1736, d. Jan. 1737;
Mary, b. 12 Aug. 1738, m. John Paige of Hard wick 15 Sept. 1758 ; Solomon,
b. 15 May 1740, m. Rebecca Paige of Bedford; Thomas, b. 5 May 1742, m.
Abigail Reed of Western; Elizabeth, b. 5 Aug. 1745, m. Benjamin Moore of
Lex. 3 May 1768; Amittai, b. 15 July 1748, m. Nathan Leonard of Hard wick
6 Nov. 1766. DAVID the f. d. of small-pox 5 Dec. 1760 ; his w. Mary d. 25
May 1797, a. 93.
9. JAMES, s. of James (7), m. Abigail, dau. of Henry Dunster (pub. 29
Oct. 1737), and had James, b. 30 May 1741; Abigail, b. 22 Sept. 1742: Alice,
b. 16 April 1745; Martha, b. 14 July 1746 ; Henry, b. 10 May 1748; Betty, b.
12 May 1750, d. 24 July 1754; Sarah, b. 1 Feb. 1753, d. 30 July 1754; Wil-
liam, b. 11 April 1755. JAMES the f. was a brickmaker, and rem. to Salem
before 1772, when he joined with the Dunster heirs in the sale of land in
Cambridge. He d. 18 Feb. 1795; his w. Abigail d. before 1776. and he was
twice m. afterwards.
10. WILLIAM, s. of James (7), was an innholder in Menotomy. He m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Whittemore, 15 Sept. 1743. She d. 29 Dec. 1770,
and he m. Rebecca, wid. of Thomas Hall, and dau. of Samuel Cutter (pub. 2
Jan. 1773). The death of the first w. is thus noticed in the Boston News
Letter, of Jan. 10, 1771: "Died at Menotomy, the wife of Mr. William
Cutler of that place, aged 48 years. She was the mother of 36 children; but
the 35th was the only one that survived to follow her to the grave." This
account seems incredible. The records show, however, that she had a large
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number of children, all of whom died young, except one. The survivor of
this numerous progeny, William, b. 23 Dec. 1764, grad. H. C. 1786, was a
physician, resided in Virginia more than thirty years, and d. in Dinwiddie Co.
17 May 1836, a. 71. By the second w. Mr. Cutler had James, b. 12 May 1774,
a printer in Boston, 1817; Rebecca, b. Jan. 1777, d. 6 Aug. 1778 ; Rebecca, b.
22 Dec. 1779, m. John Tufts 13 Dec. 1798. WILLIAM the f. d. of dropsy
1 Ap. 1781; his w. Rebecca survived, and in 1817, by reason of old age, was
placed under the guardianship of her son James.
11. ROBERT, s. of James (7), grad. H. C. 1741. was ordained at Epping,
N. H., in 1747, dismissed in 1755, installed at Greenwich, Mass., 13 Feb.
1760, where he d. 24 Feb. 1786, a. 65. He m. Hannah Crosby of Billerica ;
she d. and he m. Elizabeth Fiske of Lexington 3 Sept. 1751. His chil. were
Hannah, b. 22 July 1745, m. John Haskell of Hardwick, and d. 4 Sept. 1831 ;
Millecent, b. 20 Jan. 1747, m. Denison Robinson of Hardwick, and d. at
Windsor, Mass., 5 July 1798; Robert, b. 2 Oct 1748, a physician in Am-
herst, m. wid. Esther Guernsey, and d. 10 Mar. 1835; Prudence, b. 18 Feb.
1750, m. Joshua Clark, and d. 17 Aug. 1782; Dudley, b. 1 July 1752, m.
Lydia Howard, and d. in 1838; William, b. 23 Dec. 1753, a physician in War-
ren and Hardwick, m. Rebecca Cutler of Western (now Warren) 2 Nov. 1780,
and d. 9 Feb. 1832; James, b. 24 Sept. 1756, d. 8 Oct. 1856; Elizabeth, b. 2
June 1758, d. 4 Nov. 1758; Ebenezer, b. 17 July 1759, d. unm. 26 June 1839;
James, b. 5 Sept. 1761, d. 27 Mar. 1768; Amos, b. 11 Oct. 1763, d. 15 Ap.
1764; Elizabeth, b. 2 May 1766, m. Benjamin Harwood, and d. in Nov. 1849;
Alice, b. 23 Nov. 1768, m. Jairus Howard, and d. 29 June 1811; Samuel, b.
16 Ap. 1771, d. 7 May 1771 ; James, b. 23 May 1772, d. 3 Oct. 1773.
CUTTKR, ELIZABETH, a widow aged 87 years, executed a will, dated 16
Feb. 1662-3, proved 5 Ap. 1664, in which she declares herself to have resided
for about twenty years with her dau. Barbary, w. of Elijah Corlett. She had
three children who resided here : William; Richard ; and Barbary, m. Elijah
Corlett.
2. WILLIAM, s. of Elizabeth (1), about 1638, owned and occupied the
estate at the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. He returned to
England, and in 1653 resided at Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; at which date he em-
powered Edward Goffe, Elijah Corlett, and Thomas Sweetman, of Camb., and
Robert Hale of Chs. to collect debts d.ue to him in New England. He prob-
ably d. without children; for Richard Cutter, by deed dated 10 June 1693 (six
days previous to his own death), conveyed to his son William a house and lot
in Camb. describing the premises as " formerly the right and proper estate of
William Cutter, my brother, deceased, and from him descended to me as my
lawful right of inheritance."
3. RICHARD, s. of Elizabeth (1), probably came here, when a minor, with
his mother. He m. Elizabeth , who d. 5 Mar. 1661-2, and he m. Frances,
wid. of Isaac Amsden, 14 Feb. 1662-3. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 15 July
1645, d. 10 Jan. 1663-4; Samuel, b. 3 Jan. 1646-7 ; Thomas, b. 19 July 1648,
d. young; William, b. 22 Feb. 1649-50; Ephraim, bap. here; Gershom, bap.
here; Marah, bap. here, m. Sanger; Nathaniel, b. 11 Dec. 1663; Re-
becca, b. 5 Sept. 1665, m. Thomas Fillebrown 19 Dec. 1688; llepzibah, b. 11
Nov. 1667, d. 27 Feb. 1667-8; Elizabeth, b. 1 Mar. 1668-9, m. Hall;
Hepzibah, b. 15 Aug. 1671 ; Sarah, b. 31 Aug. 1673 ; Ruhamah, b. ; the
last three are named as unmarried, in their father's will, 1693. RICHARD
the f. d. 16 June 1693, a. "about 72." His w. Frances probably d. 1725,
when an additional inventory was taken of his estate.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (3), was unm. at the time of his father's decease,
and prob. d. without posterity.
5. WILLIAM, s. of Richard (3), m. Rebecca, dau. of John Rolfe, and had
Elizabeth, b. 5 Mar. 1680-81, m. John Harrington; Richard, b. 13 Nov.
1682; Mary, b. 26 Jan. 1684-5, d. 6 Ap. 1685; Hannah, b. 20 May 1688, m.
Ephraim Winship 17 June 1708; John, b. 15 Oct. 1690; Rebecca, b. 1693, m.
Joseph Adams, 18 Jan. 1710-11, d. 12 Jan. 1717-18: William, b. 1697; Sam-
uel, b. 14 June 1700; Sarah, bap. 18 Oct. 1702, m. Ebenezer Cutter 19 July
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1722; Ammi Ruhamah, bap. 6 May 1705. WILLIAM the f. d. 1 Ap. 1723, a
73. His w. Rebecca m. Deac. John Whitmore, 3 June 1724, and d. 13 Nov.
1751, a. 89. Mr. Cutter resided in Menotomy, not far from the present centre
of Arlington. In 1685 he purchased of John Rolfe the mill formerly called
" Cook's Mill," which long remained in his family, and is known as " Cut-
ter's Mill."
6. EPHRAIM, s. of Richard (3), m. Bethia Wood 11 Feb. 1678-9, and had
in Chs. Ephraim, b. 9 Aug. 1680; in Camb. Jonathan, b. 5 May 1685 ; Bethia,
b. 2 Dec. 1686; Mary, b. 29 Mar. 1689, d. 27 Jan. 1696-7; and at Wat.
Hannah, 22 July 1690; Abigail, b. 1693, d. 26 Nov. 1702; George, b. ;
John, b. 23 July 1 700. EPHRAIM the f . was a glazier, and res. successively
in Chs., Camb. (at the N. E. cor. of Dunster and South streets), and Wat.,
where he was living in 1729, and where his w. Bethia d. 18 Sept. 1731, a. 71.
7. GKRSHOM, s. of Richard (3), m. Lydia Hall 6 Mar. 1677-8, and had
Gershom, b. 1 June 1679; Lydia, b. 14 Sept. 1682, m. Jonathan Hall of Medf.
11 Nov. 1702, and d. 1 Jan. 1754; Hannah, b. 26 Nov. 1684, m. Thomas
Hall of Medf. 22 Dec. 1702; and d. in 1705; Isabel, b. 9 May 1687, m.
Thomas Fillebrown, Jr., 9 Dec. 1713. GERSHOM the f. res. in Menotomy,
was a soldier in Philip's War, 1675, and d. 2 Ap. 1738, " in the 85th year of
his age," as inscribed on his gravestone.
8. NATHANIEL, s. of Richard (3), m. Mary Fillebrown 8 Oct. 1688; she
d. 14 Mar. 1713-14, a. 52, and he m. Elizabeth . His children were Na-
thaniel ; Jacob; Mary (last two bap. 24 July 1698); Ebenezer, bap. 2 July
1699; John, bap. 23 Ap. 1704; Richard, bap. 21 Oct. 1716, d. 6 Aug. 1717;
Elizabeth, bap. 26 Jan. 1717-18, m. John Williams of Groton 5 May 1741.
9. RICHARD, s. of William (5), was a mill-wright, and removed to Wood-
bridge, N. J., where he d. 17 Dec. 1756.
10. JOHN, s. of William (5), m. Lydia Harrington, and had Lydia, b. 13 Ap.
1710, m. Seth Reed ; Rebecca, b. 13 July 1712, m. Zechariah Hill 10 Feb.
1731-2, and Samuel Carter 11 Dec. 1770; Hannah, b. 14 June 1715, m. John
Brooks; Mary, b. 1 June 1717, pub. Ephraim Frost, Jr., 16 Mar. 1739, and d.
20 Oct. 1805, a. 88 ; John, b. 13 June 1720; Abigail, b. 21 Ap. 1722, m. Sam-
uel Frost 19 Feb. 1741; Richard, b. 9 Mar. 1725-6; Thomas, b. 2 Nov. 1727,
d. 21 May 1737; Martha, b. 31 Mar. 1731, m. Jonathan Stone 21 May 1747;
Ammi, b. 4 Nov. 1733; Ruhamah, twin with Ammi, b. 4 Nov. 1733, d. 7 June
1737. JOHN the f. was a farmer, was elected Deacon of the church in Me-
notomy at its organization in 1739, and d. 21 Jan. 1776, a. 85; his w. Lydia d.
7 Jan. 1754, a. 64. On his gravestone is this inscription : "His surviving
children, 8; grand-children, 68; great grand-children, 115; of the fifth gen-
eration, 3."
11. WILLIAM, s. of William (5), appears to have HI. Ann , much older
than himself, by whom he had s. Jonathan, b. 2 June 1726. WILLIAM the f.
d. 16 Nov. 1756, a. 59 ; his w. Ann d. 19 May 1753, a. 70.
12. SAMUEL, s. of William (5), in. Anne Harrington 10 Nov. 1720, and had
William, b. 10 Sept. 1721, d. 27 Ap. 1737; Esther, b. 15 Feb. 1722-3, m.
Stephen Prentice; Samuel, bap. 31 Mar. 1728; Ann, bap. 8 Feb. 1729-30, m.
Walter Dickson 3 May 1750; Rebecca, bap. 12 Mar. 1731-2, m. Jason Dunster
26 Oct. 1749; Hannah, b. 1733; John, b. 1735. SAMUEL the f. resided in
Chs. after 1724, and d. 29 Sept. 1737, a. 37 ; on the division of his estate, 1744,
all the before named children were living ; his wid. Anne had then m. Na-
thaniel Francis of Medford.
13. AMMI RUHAMAH, s. of William (5), grad. H. C. 1725, was ordained
at North Yarmouth 8 Nov. 1730, dismissed in 1735 on account of Arminianism ;
afterwards practised as a physician, was a captain, and died at Louisburg
during the military expedition in 1746. His son Ammi Ruhamah grad. H. C.
1752, and was an eminent physician in Portsmouth, N. H., where he d. 1820.
Charles Cutter, son of the last named, a sophomore in H. C., was drowned
here 22 Oct. 1779, a. 16.
14. JOHN, s. of Ephraim (6), m. Rachel Powers, and had, at Woburn,
Rachel, b. 9 May 1724 ; John, b. 9 Jan. 1726-7; Jonathan, b. 2 Mar. 1728-9;
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David, b. 4 Dec. 1730; Nathan, b. 13 Mar. 1733-4; and at Lex. Abigail,
b. 15 Aug. 1735; Benjamin, b. 29 Ap 1738, d. 24 Nov. 1740; Elizabeth, b. 24
May 1741 ; Benjamin, b. 27 Jan. 1744-5. JOHN the f. was a glazier, and re-
sided in Woburn and in Lex., where he d. 20 Nov. 1747, a. 47; his w. Rachel
m. Barnabas Davis.
15. GERSHOM, s. of Gershom (7), m. Mehetabel Abbott 11 June 1701, and
had Thomas, b. 8 May 1702, d. 25 Oct. 1727; Gershom, b. 13 Jan. 1703-4;
George, b. 7 Oct. 1705 ; Hannah, b. 29 Dec. 1707, m. Thomas Eminons 17 Nov.
1726 ; Mehetabel, bap. 9 Oct. 1709, m. Ephraim Winship of Lex. 28 Aug.
1735; Lydia, bap. 29 Mar. 1713, m. John Whitmore 24 June 1735; Sarah,
bap. 31 Oct. 1714; Richard, bap. 22 Jan. 1715-16; Nehemiah, bap. 14 Ap.
1717 ; Isabel, bap. 25 Jan. 1718-19, m. Jonathan Winship 1 Oct. 1741 ; Aaron,
bap. 24 June 1722; Thomas, bap. 17 Nov. 1728. GERSHOM the f. was a
farmer, resided in Menotomy, and d. 7 July 1753, a. 74 ; his w. Mehetabel
d. 28 Mar. 1757, a. 78.
16. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (8), m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph Winship,
11 Dec. 1712; shed, before 16 June 1726, and he m. Elizabeth . His
children were Joseph, b. 19 Jan. 1713-14, d. 4 May 1714; Mary, b. 25 Nov.
1715, pub. Peter Fassett of Bedford 4 Mar. 1737; Nathaniel, b. 31 July 1731 ;
Josiah, bap. 17 Mar. 1733-4.
17. EBENEZER, s. of Nathaniel (8), m. Sarah, dau. of Wm. Cutter, 19 July
1722. and had Sarah, bap. 14 July 1723, m. James Blanchard; Ebenezer, bap.
15 May 1726; Mary, bap. 25 Mar. 1728, m. Timothy Hall; Susanna, bap. 5
Ap. 1730, d. young; Daniel, bap. 29 Ap. 1733 ; Susanna, bap. 30 Nov. 1735;
Rebecca, bap. 5 Feb. 1737-8, pub. Thomas Hall, Jr., 17 Sept. 1756; Abigail.
EBENEZER the f. resided for some time in Medf. where he d. 29 June 1750;
his w. Sarah survived.
18. JOHN, s. of John (10), m. Lucy Adams 21 May 1745, but had no chil-
dren. He resided in Menotomy, d. 12 Feb. 1797, a. 77, and devised his estate
by will (which was disallowed), to w. Lucy, nephews John Frost and Samuel
Kent, except $5,000 for a free school in Menotomy. His w. Lucy d. 17 Ap.
1810, a. 87.
19. RICHARD, s. of John (10), m. Kezia Peirce (pub. 3 July 1747), and had
Thomas, b. 29 May 1748; Ruhamah, b. 6 Mar. 1750; Kezia, b. 10 Oct. 1751;
Hannah, b. 16 Jan. 1754; Richard, b. 25 Mar. 1756; Seth, bap. 16 Ap. 1758;
Susanna, b. 14 Oct. 1760; Rhoda, b. 4 Dec. 1762; Lucy,b. 19 June 1765;
John, b. 14 Ap. 1767.
20. AMMI, s. of John (10), m. Esther Peirce of Woburn (pub. 11 May
1751); she d. 8 Jan. 1772, a. 39, and he m. Abigail Holden of Charlestown
12 Nov. 1772; she d. in childbed (child still-born) 29 June 1773, a. 29 ; and
he m. Hannah Holden, sister to his former wife, 27 Oct. 1774. As the dates
show, he was less than eighteen years old at his first marriage; and from this
time until a few months previous to his death, children were born to him
abundantly, — ten by the first wife, and ten by the third; of which number,
seventeen survived him; and, though he died at the age of 62 years, he had
then 46 living grandchildren. His children were Esther, b. 10 Nov. 1751, d.
18 Dec. 1751; John, b. 25 Oct. 1753; Ammi, b. 22 Oct. 1755; Lydia,b. 26
Oct. 1757, m. Jonathan Teel of Medford 7 Ap. 1776; James, b. 14 Dec. 1759;
Benjamin,\). 1 Nov. 1761 ; Jonas, b. 13 Oct. 1763; Esther Ruhamah, b. 27 Sept.
1765, m. Ebenezer Hall 26 Mar. 1786; Ephraim, b. 31 Oct. 1767; Frances, b.
30 Dec. 1769, m. Walter Russell 26 June 1788; Joshua, b. 1 Dec. 1774, d, 7
Dec. 1776; Thomas, b. 1 Nov. 1776, d. 25 Nov. 1795; Joshua, b. 20 Mar. 1779;
Abigail, b. 25 Mar. 1781; Hannah, b. 24 Oct. 1783, d. young; Rebecca, b. 24
May 17.86; Simon, b. 17 Ap. 1788; Hannah, b. 29 July 1790; Artemas, b. 16
Aug. 1792; Abiel, b. 29 Aug. 1794. AMMI the f. d. 20 Ap. 1795, a. 62; his w.
Hannah d. 23 Aug. 1801, a. 48. He owned the mill which had long been in
the Cutter family, and transmitted it to his posterity.
21. JONATHAN, s. of William (11), m. Anne Jennings 23 Nov. 1749, and
had William, b. 15 Feb. 1751; Anne, b. 28 Mar. 1753, d. 29 Oct. 1754; Anne,
b. 6 Ap. 1755; Rebecca, b. 4 Oct. 1757; Mary, b. 7 May 1760, in. Benj. Rich-
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ardson 16 Feb. 1783; Jonathan, b. 19 Oct. 1762; Mehetabel, b. 25 Dec.
1765, d. 3 Mar. 1809; Solomon, b. 23 Ap. 1769. JONATHAN the f. d. 24 Ap.
1770, a. 44; his w. Anne d. 29 Ap. 1797, a. 67.
22. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (12), m. Susanna Francis of Medf. 28 Ap. 1757,
and had Samuel, bap. 26 Feb. 1758; William, bap. 22 July 1759; Susanna,
bap. 15 May 1761, m. Thomas Whittemore 16 Nov. 1783; Francis, b. 17 Ap.
1763; Ezekiel, b. 24 Dec. 1764; Ebenezer,b. 31 Dec. 1766 ; Abigail, b. 19 Jan.
1769, m. Samuel Cutter 21 Jan. 1787; Anne, b. 25 June 1771, m. William
Whittemore, Jr., 2 Feb. 1796; Adam, b. 13 Ap. 1773; Edward, b. 9 June
1775, d. 2 Aug. 1778; Washington, b. 18 June, 1777, m. Elizabeth Robbins
16 Mar. 1800; she prob. d. 10 July 1817, a. 39. SAMUEL the f. d. 7 Ap. 1791;
his w. Susanna d. 19 Dec. 1817, a. 86.
23. GERSHOM, s. of Gershom (15), m. Anna Fillebrown 13 Feb. 1728-9,
and had Thomas, b. 9 Jan. 1729-30; Anna, b. 13 Nov. 1731, m. Thomas
Whittemore 1 Feb. 1753; Gershom, b. 19 Feb. 1733-4; James, b. 31 Jan.
1735-6, d. 16 July 1738; John, b. 26 Sept. 1737; Mehetabel, b. 6 Feb. 1739-40,
d. 29 Nov. 1750; James, b. 28 Mar. 1742; Sarah, b. 27 Sept. 1744, m. Joshua
Swan 20 July 1762, d. before 15 Oct. 1777, leaving children; Elizabeth, b. 20
Jan. 1746-7, d. 24 Nov. 1750; Stephen, b. 26 Ap. 1750; Amos, b. 7 Aug. 1752,
d. 21 Dec. 1753. GERSHOM the f. d. of jaundice 10 Dec. 1777, a. 74; his
w. Anna and six children survived.
24. GEORGE, s. of Gershom (15), m. Jane Butterfield 20 July 1729, and
had Hannah, bap. 1 Mar. 1729-30, d. young; Jane, bap. 17 Jan. 1731-2;
George, bap. 21 Jan. 1732-3 ; Hannah, bap. 20 July 1740; Isabel, b. 18 June
1742; Jonathan, b. 30 Aug. 1744, d. 19 Aug. 1747 ; Phebe, b. 12 Mar. 1746-7;
Jonathan, b. 6 Oct. 1749, d. 11 Sept. 1751. Jane, wife of George Cutter, d. 7
May 1776, a. 69.
25. AAROX, s. of Gershom (15), m. Mary Moore 1 Ap. 1745, and had
Aaron, b. (apparently before the marriage) 15 Mar. 1744-5; Mary, b. 22 Oct.
1746, d. (felo de se) 11 May 1809, a. about 63; Thomas, b. 17 May 1749, d.
(drowned) 21 Oct. 1751 ; Lydia, b. 1 Feb. 1750-51, m. John Bowers 21 Jan.
1773; Thomas, b. 21 Sept. 1753; Charles, b. 4 Oct. 1757; Isaac, b. 17 July
1760, m. Sarah Bucknam 23 July 1784, and d. 14 Sept. 1819, a. 59; Amos, b.
26 May 1762, d. 27 Sept. 1818, a. 56; Benjamin, b. 10 Ap. 1766, d. 26 Sept.
1812, a. 46, and his wid. Anna d. Mar. 1842, a. 76; Robert, b. 25 June 1768.
AARON the f. was a currier, and d. 9 July 1768, a. 47; his w. Mary d. 27
Sept. 1793.
26. DANIEL, s. of Ebenezer (17), m. Patience Hall 18 Nov. 1756, at which
time he resided in Medf. They may have been the parents of Jacob, b. 23
May 1774, and Isaac, b. 10 Feb. 1777, d. 28 June 1778, in Menotomy Parish.
27. RICHARD, s. of Richard (19), m. Miriam Brown 25 May 1781, and had
Hannah, b. 29 Dec. 1782; Elizabeth Meriam, b. 30 Sept. 1784; Mary, b. 25
Dec. 1786, m. Joseph Bird of Watertown ; Charles, b. 10 Jan. 1788; Leonard,
b. 11 Mar. 1791, and perhaps others.
28. JOHN, s. of Ammi (20), m. Lucy Adams 4 Feb. 1777, and d. 7 June
1811, a. 58.
%29. AMMI, s. of Ammi (20), m. Esther Winship 6 Feb. 1776, and had
Ammi, b. 7 Sept. 1777 ; Edward, b. 22 Mar. 1780; James, b. 6 Oct. 1782;
Esther,}). 25 Dec. 1784, d. young; Esther, b. 2 Nov. 1786; Charlotte, b. 11
Oct. 1789; Amos (d. young) and Hannah, twins, b. 29 Aug. 1792; Amos, b.
14 Aug. 1794.
30. JAMES, s. of Ammi (20), m. Anna Harrington Russell 11 Aug. 1785.
She d. 14 Dec. 1806, a. 41, and he m. Mehetabel Cutter, who d. 1 Mar. 1809,
a. 43. His children were James, bap. 28 Sept. 1788; Seth Russell, ibap. 13
June 1790, d. 15 Feb. 1796; Benjamin, bap. 19 Feb. 1792, d. 19 Dec. 1819;
Cyrus, bap. 23 Feb. 1794; Anna, bap. 7 Feb. 1796; Mahala, bap. 26 Nov.
1797; Seth Russell, bap. 16 Feb. 1800; Either Peirce, bap. 13 Dec. 1801.
JAMES the f. d. 15 Dec. 1823, a, 64.
31. BENJAMIN, s. of Ammi (20), m. Elizabeth Wyeth 6 Mar. 1785, and d.
7 Mar. 1824; his w. d. 15 Ap. 1842. No children.
CUTTER. 525
32. JONAS, s. of Ammi (20), in. Lydia Frost 19 Oct. 1786, and had Lydia,
b. 24 Ap. 1787, m. Nehemiah Mason 16 Oct. 1803; Esther Peirce, b. 15 Ap.
1789, m. Jonas Gleason 31 Oct. 1805; Jonas, bap. 21 Aug. 1791, d. -_>2 Oct.
1795; Pamela, b. 25 Feb. 1794; Ephraim Frost, bap. 1 Jan. 1797; Louisa, b. 9
Jan. 1800, d. 14 Jan. 1800; Jonas, b. 17 Aug. 1801, d. 3 Mar. 1840; Albert,
b. 4 Jan. 1805; and perhaps others. JONAS the f. d. 29 July 1844; his w.
Lydia d. 7 Dec. 1858, a. 90.
33. EPHRAIM, s. of Ammi (20), m. Deborah Locke 13 Mar. 1791, and had
Deborah, b. 18 June 1791, d. 7 Sept. 1802; Fanny, b 25 July 1792, d. 26
Sept. 1795; Anna, b. 7 Sept. 1793, m. Jona. Benjamin 8 Sept. 1816, and
Peter Tufts of Camb. 17 May 1825; Ephraim, b. 2 Dec. 1794, d. 4 Ap. 1826;
Esther Peirce, b. 28 Ap. 1796, d. 29 June 1798; Ammi, b. 5 Aug. 1797 ; Sam-
uel Locke, bap. 19 Jan. 1800, d. 1 Sept. 1802; Benjamin, bap. 13 Sept. 1801,
d. 8 Sept. 1802; Benjamin, bap. 12 June 1803, a physician in Wob., d. 9 Mar.
1864; Helen, bap. 2 Sept. 1804; Samuel Locke, bap. 23 Nov. 1806, d. in
Cambridgeport 20 June 1871 ; Eliza Ann, bap. 9 Ap. 1809; Joseph, bap. 25 Nov.
1810; d. 23 Aug. 1811. EPHRAIM the f. was elected Deac. of the church in
West Camb. about 1819, and d. 31 Mar. 1841, a. 75; his w. Deborah d. 29
Jan. 1823, a. 50.
34. WILLIAM, s. of Jonathan (21), m. Mary Blackman 6 Nov. 1774, and d.
11 June 1824, a. 74; his w. Mary d. 9 Mar. 1836, a 80. A granite monument
was erected by the town of West Camb. to commemorate their donation of
the " School Fund."
35. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (21), m. Lydia Trask of Lex. 15 Sept. 1788,
ami had a child, b. 28 Mar. 1789, d. 2 Ap. 1789 ; Jonathan Trash, bap. 31 July
1791; William, bap. 6 Oct. 1793; David Cummings, bap. 21 June 1795; Lydia,
bap. 12 May 1798 ; Bitty, bap. 15 Feb. 1801.
36. SOLOMON, s. of Jonathan (21), m. Sarah Wyman of Wob. 30 June
1793, and removed from the town.
37. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (22), m. Rebecca Hill 29 Sept. 1780, and had
Samuel, bap. 25 Mar. 1781; Edward, b. 3 Jan. 1783; Rebecca, b. 20 Jan.
1786; Sukey Francis, bap. 24 May 1789; Fitch, bap. 17 Ap. 1791; Sophia,
bap. 2 Feb. 1794; Ebenezer, b. 12 Ap. 1796, d. 22 Ap. 1796; Anna, b. and d.
23 May 1799; Ebenezer Francis, b. 13 Mar. 1801.
38. WILLIAM, s. of Samuel (22), m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Cutter, 29
Ap. 1783, and Lydia, widow of Jonathan Cutter, 9 Nov. 1818. He d. at West
Camb. 28 Nov. 1846.
39. FKANCIS, s. of Samuel (22), m. Susanna Whittemore 29 Dec. 1782,
and had a child, b. and d. 28 Ap. 1783; Francis (over 21 years old, and non
compos, in 1807); Eliot and Sukey, both bap. 3 Jan. 1790; and perhaps others.
FRANCIS the f. d. (felo de se) 6 Mar. 1807, a. 44; his w. Susanna d. 24 Sept.
1805, a. 42.
40. EBENEZER, s. of Samuel (22), m. Abigail Brown Bowman 6 Dec. 1789,
and Anna Frost 14 Nov. 1781. He d. 10 Dec. 1824.
41. THOMAS, s. of Gershom (23), m. Hannah Whittemore 19 July 1757,
and had Hannah, bap. 10 Dec. 1758, d. unm. 27 July 1783; Mehetabel, b. 23
June 1760, d. 1 May 177J; Elizabeth, b. 14 July 1762; Thomas, b. 26 June
1764; James, b. 16 Mar. 1766; Marshall, b. 7 Mar. 1768; Eunice, b. 10 Ap.
1770; Abijah, b. 11 July 1772, d. 16 Oct. 1772; Abijah, b. 27 Aug. 1773, d.
13 Nov. 1773. THOMAS the f. d. 17 May 1782, a. 52.
42. GERSHOM, s. of Gershom (23), m. Rebecca Crosby 15 Mar. 1757, and
had Gershom, b. 6 Nov. 1757, a very skilful inventor and machinist; he d.
(felodese) 20 Aug. 1799; Rebecca, b. 1 Aug. 1760; Amos, b. 15 Feb. 1763;
Hannah, b. 17 Mar. 1768; Rhoda, b. 12 July 1770; Aaron, b. 4 June 1772;
Susanna, b. 27 Oct. 1774, m. John Adams, Jr., 5 Ap. 1798; Sarah, b. 20 May
1778, m. Nathan Locke 14 Nov. 1797. GERSHOM the f. d. 20 Ap. 1807; his
w. Rebecca d. 12 Dec. 1817, a. 80.
43. JOHN, s. of Gershom (23), m. Rebecca Hill 24 Jan. 1765, and had Re-
becca, b. 26 July 1765, m. William Cutter 21 June 1789; Anna, b. 16 Aug.
1767; John, b. 26 July 1770; Zechariah, b. 8 Feb. 1773; Elizabeth, b. 25 Mar.
1775; and perhaps others.
526 CUTTER — DANA.
44. STEPHEN, s. of Gershom (23), m. Mary Meads of Medf. 8 Oct. 1776,
and d. without children 13 Ap. 1816, a. 66. His w. Mary d. 18 Aug. 1836,
a. 83.
45. GEORGE, s. of George (24), m. Sarah Bobbins 21 Oct. 1 756, and had
Jonathan, b. 18 June 1757, m. Mary Locke 20 Nov. 1777; Joseph, bap. 22 Ap.
1759; Sarah, bap. 2 Aug. 1761.
46. AARON, s. of Aaron (25), m. Abigail Bowman 17 Dec. 1772, and had
Aaron, b. 28 Ap. 1774. AARON the f. was a tanner, and d. about 1776. His
w. Abigail survived, and m. Thomas Goodwin of Chs. 24 Dec. 1776.
47. THOMAS, s. of Aaron (25), m. Elizabeth Brown 15 Oct. 1780, and had
Thomas, b. 5 Oct. 1781, d. 23 May 1818; Aaron, b. 14 Sept. 1783, d. 22 June
1786; Lewis, b. 20 Nov. 1785; Oliver, b. 21 June 1787; Sounders, b. 13 Mar.
1789; Betsey, b. 21 Jan. 1791.
48. CHARLES, s. of Aaron (25), m. Sarah Bobbins 9 Nov. 1784, and d. 12
Dec. 1840, a. 83. His w. Sarah d. 9 Feb. 1840, a. 84.
49. AARON, s. of Gershom (42), m. Polly Putnam of Medford 23 Aug.
1796, and had Rhoda, b. 31 Mar. 1797; Maria, b. 22 Ap. 1798; Gershom, b.
12 Mar. 1800; Aaron Burr, b. 10 Dec. 1801; Jefferson, b. 22 Sept. 1803.
AARON the f. d. 25 Dec. 1822, a. 50.
50. NEHEMIAH, s. of Gershorn (15), m. Martha Bowman 17 July 1739, and
had Samuel, bap. 20 July 1740; Martha, b. 1 Nov. 1742, m. Henry Luckis
12 Feb. 1767; Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb. 1743-4; Joseph, b. 21 Sept, 1745, d. 23
Dec. 1749; William, b. 14 Ap. 1748, d. 9 Oct. 1788; Sarah, b 14 Feb. 1 749-50,
m. James Foster of Boston 26 Nov. 1773; Joseph, b. 23 Dec. 1751; Nehemiah,
b. 3 June 1753; Mehetabel, b. 28 Ap. 1755, pub. Thomas Hopkins of Boston
19 Dec. 1778; Andreic, b. 9 Feb. 1757, m. Rebecca Cutter 15 Nov. 1779.
NEHEMIAH the f. d. 12 Sept. 1798, a. 81; his w. Martha d. 1 July 1790, a. 75.
51. SAMUEL, s. of Nehemiah (50), m. Hannah Hartwell of Charlestown 1
Dec. 1760, and had Samuel, b. 1 Dec. 1760 (on the day of marriage), m.
Abigail Cutter 21 Jan. 1787; Hannah, b. 18 July 1763; Elizabeth (twin with
Hannah), b. 18 July 1763; Mary Bowman, b. 13 Mar. 1766. SAMUEL the f.
d. 8 April 1791.
52. NEHEMIAH, s. of Nehemiah (50), m. Deborah Hill 30 Oct. 1781, and
had Nehemiah, b. 26 Mar. 1782, m. Hannah Packard 24 Nov. 1808, d. 11
Dec. 1864; Deborah, b. 19 Oct. 1783, d. unm. 14 May 1842; Sarah, bap. 7
Jan. 1786, m. William Dickson, Jr., 3 Feb. 1819, d. 5 Oct. 1855; Elijah, bnp.
11 May 1788; Asa, bap. 31 Jan. 1790, m. Susan Rand 9 Jan. 1820, d. 2 Mar.
1866; Rebecca, bap. 20 May 1792, m. Benjamin Rand 3 Feb. 1817, d. 8 Aug.
1873; Ezra, bap. 23 Mar. 1794; Leander, bap. 13 Dec. 1795; Alpheus, bap. 8
April 1798; Maria, bap. 26 Jan. 1800. NEHEMIAH the f. d. 3 May 1828; his
w. Deborah d. 28 May 1824, a. 68.
The Cutter family has resided principally in Menotomy, now Arlington, and
in the adjoining sections of Charlestown (or Somerville) and Medford. So
numerous are its branches, and such a similarity of names occurs in the fam-
ilies, that it is very possible some mistakes may be found in the preceding
arrangement. Fora very full genealogy, see " A History of the Cutter Family
of New England," compiled by Dr. Benjamin Cutter, and revised with large
additions by his son William Richard Cutter, 1871.
DANA, RICHARD (otherwise written Danie, and Dany), was an early in-
habitant, and resided on the south side of the River. He m. Ann Bullard,
and had John, b. 15 Ap. 1649, d. 12 Oct. 1649; Hannah, b. 8 July 1651, m.
Samuel Oldham 5 Jan. 1670-71; Samuel, b. 13 Oct. 1653, d. 8 Nov. 1653;
Jacob, b. 2 Feb. 1654; Joseph, b. 21 May 1654; Abiah, b. 21 May 1655; d. 8
Dec. 1668; Benjamin, b. 20 Feb. 1661-2; Elizabeth, b. 20 Feb. 1662-3, m. Danl.
Woodward; Daniel, b. 20 Mar. 1663-4; Deliverance, b. 5 May 1667, m. Saml.
Hides, d. 1741; Sarah, b. 1 Jan. 1669-70, d. 11 Jan. 1669-70. Such are the
dates in the record ; but some of them are manifestly wrong. RICHARD the f.
was killed bv a fall from his scaffold, 2 Ap. 1690 ; his w. Ann d. prob. 15 July
1711.
2. JACOB, s. of Richard (1), by w. Patience, had Jacob, b. 12 Nov. 1679;
DANA. 527
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Hannah, b. 25 Nov. 1685, m. Jonathan Hides, Jr., of Newton 4 April 1706;
Experience, b. 1 Nov. 1687; Samuel, b. 7 Sept. 1694; Abigail, bap. 7 Feb.
1696-7, m. Samuel Griffin 9 Jan. 1716-17; Jacoli, b. 13 Aug. 1699. JACOB
the f. d. 24 Dec. 1698; his w. Patience prob. d. in 1711, when administration
on her estate was granted.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Richard (1), was living in 1690, when he received a share
of his father's estate. He was probably the same who d. at Concord, 1699 or
1 700, leaving wife Mary.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Richard (1), m. Mary Buckmaster, or Buckminster, 24
May 1688, and had Benjamin, b. 28 Ap. 1689; Isaac, bap. 10 Oct. 1697;
Joseph, b. 21 Feb. 1699-1700; John, b. 16 Aug. 1702, d. 13 Sept. 1702; Wil-
liam, b. 11 Oct. 1703; Anne, b. 14 May 1705, m. Matthew Davis of Pomfret
17 Nov. 1726; Sarah, b. 14 May 1705, m. Gamaliel Rogers 14 Ap. 1726;
Jedediah, b. 11 Feb. 1707-8; Mary, b. , d. 21 Oct. 1712, and perhaps
others. BENJAMIN the f. resided on the south side of the river, and d. 13
Aug. 1738, a. 78; his w. Mary m. Joshua Fuller 19 July 1742, the groom, ac-
cording to Dr. Appleton's record, being in the 87th year of his age, and the
bride in her 75th; she prob. d. 13 Feb. 1754.
5. DANIEL, s. of Richard (1), m. Naomi Croswell of Chs. and had Thomas,
named in his father's will; Caleb, bap. 13 June 1697; Richard, b. 26 June
1700; Naomi, b. 7 Aug. 1702, m. Win. Upham of Pomfret 21 June 1722, and
prob. d. before 1 742, leaving son William; Timothy, b. 16 Ap. 1705, d. 3 May
1705; Priscilla, b. 10 Mar. 1705-6, m. Joseph Hill 24 Aug. 1727, and Capt.
Samuel Gookin 15 May 1740; she d. prob. in April 1785; Ebenezer, b. 12
Dec. 1711 ; Hepzibah, bap. 24 Oct. 1714, m. Samuel Hastings 8 May 1735; a
son Daniel d. 5 Dec. 1713. DANIEL the f. d. 10 Oct. 1749, a. 8*5; his w.
Naomi d. 24 Feb. 1750, aged 81.
C. SAMUEL, s. of Jacob (2), m. Abigail ; she d. 1 June 1718, and he
m. Susanna . He had Nathaniel, b. 1 Feb. 1716-17; Susanna, b. 10 Oct.
1720; and perhaps others.
7. JACOB, prob. s. of Jacob (2), perhaps the same who " went to Pomfret,
Conn., and was ancestor to the late Rev. Joseph Dana, D. D., two of whose
sons, Rev. Daniel Dana, a graduate and president of D. C., and Rev. Samuel
Dana, were ministers of Newburyport and Marblehead." Farmer.
8. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Anna, dau. of John Francis of Medf.
and had John, b. 10 July 1725; Anna, b. 25 Nov. 1726, d. 20 Ap. 1727; Anna,
b. 5 Mar. 1727-8, m. John Kenrick 2 Mar. 1748-9; Benjamin, b. 10 Feb.
1729-30, d. young; Mary; Benjamin, b. 7 June 1734; Francis, b. 6 Feb. 1737;
Stephen, b. 1740 (in his 12th year, 16 Mar. 1752, when his guardian was ap-
pointed). BENJAMIN the f. was a captain, and d. 5 June 1751, a. 62; his w.
Anna survived.
9. WILLIAM, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Mary Green of Maiden, pub. 20 Feb.
1735-6, and had Jonathan, b. 22 Mar. 1736-7; Samuel, b. 14 Jan. 1738-9;
Benjamin, b. 6 Ap. 1741; Sarah, b. 16 Ap. 1743, m. Moses Robbins 31 Oct.
1765; William, b. 29 Sept. 1745; Mary, b. 29 Feb. 1747-8; Lucy, b. 2 Ap.
1750; Josiah, b. 19 Sept. 1752; Ezra, b. 29 Sept. 1755. WILLIAM the f. d.
17 May 1770, a. 67; his w. Mary d. 5 Mar. 1763, a 44. All the children sur-
vived.
10. THOMAS, s. of Daniel (5), m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Josiah Parker, 22
Jan. 1718-9; and had Mary, b. 27 Nov. 1719, d. unm. 17 Dec. 1740; Susanna,
b. 4 Aug. 1721; Thomas, b. 8 Aug. 1723; Naomi, b. 28 Aug. 1725, d. young;
Daniel,b. 22 Oct. 1726; Naomi, bap. 12 Jan. 1728-9, m. Ebenezer Frost, Jr.,
21 Ap. 174X; Elizabeth, b. 7 Feb. 1730-1, prob. m. Capt. William Angler 18
Dec. 1760; Ann, b. 8 June 1733, pub. David Wyman, Woburn, 3 Nov. 1752;
Richard, b. 6 Aug. 1735; Sarah, b. 2 Sept. 1737, in. George Lamb of Spring-
field 1 Dec. 1757; Silence, b. 5 Oct. 1739, prob. d. young. THOMAS the f.
d. 1752; his w. Mary d. 10 Oct. 1739.
11. CALEB, s. of Daniel (5), m. Phebe Chandler of Andovcr, and had
Caleb, b. 20 Mar. 1726-7, d. 6 Aug. 1727; Phebe, b. 12 July 1729, m. Henry
Coolidge 12 Sept. 1747; Priscilla, b. 24 Aug. 1731; Caleb, bap. 13 Aug. 1733;
528 DANA.
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James, bap. 18 May 1735; George, bap. 10 Oct. 1742, and was living in Stow
1769. CALEB the f. was Justice of the Peace, and d. 28 April 1769; his w.
Phebe d. in Dec. 1772.
12. RICHARD, s. of Daniel (5), in. Lydia, dau. of Thomas Trowbridge, 31
May 1737, and had Lydia, b. at Marblehead 14 April 1738, d. 24 Sept. 1744;
at Charlestown, Edmund, b. 15 Nov. 1739; Henry, b. 12 Aug. 1741, d. 14
Mar. 1761; Francis, b. 13 June 1743; Mary, b. 2 Mar. 1744-5, d. 12 Dec.
1747; Robert, b. 13 April 1747, d. 10 July 1748; and at Boston, Anne, b. 14
July 1749, d. 4 Aug. 1749; Mary, b. 17 Feb. 1750-51, d. 16 Aug. 1752; Lydia,
b. 26 Jan. 1755, in. John Hastings 7 Dec. 1783, and d. 2 May 1808. RICHARD
the f. grad. H. C. 1718, was Counsellor and Barrister at Law, resided several
years in Charlestown and Boston, a zealous patriot during the Revolutionary
period, but d. 17 May 1772, before the commencement of hostilities; his w.
Lydia d. at Newton 7 April 1776, a. 65.
13. JOHN, s. of Benjamin (8), m. Abigail Smith (pub. 6 May 1748), and
had Abigail, b. 8 May 1749; Lydia, b. 7 Sept. 1750; Benjamin, b. 24 Feb.
1751-2; Elizabeth, bap. 18 Oct. 1754; John, b. 26 May 1756, and others.
14. STEPHEN, s. of Benjamin (8), m. Eleanor Brown 16 Sept. 1762, and
d. 15 Oct. 1822, a. 82; his w. d. 19 Nov. 1837, a. 91. They left no posterity.
Mr. Dana was a carpenter, but much engaged in public life. He was Colonel
of Militia; Justice of the Peace; Selectman seven years, between 1776 and
1794; Representative from Camb. four years, from 1778 to 1792, and from
Brighton, 1806, 1808. His epitaph well describes him as "a prudent, pleasant
friend, the father, legislator, judge, and peace-maker of Brighton, extensively
useful, and greatly beloved by all who knew him."
15. SAMUEL, s. of William (9), grad. H. C. 1755; was settled in the minis-
try at Groton 3 June 1761, dismissed, on account of his supposed hostility to
the Revolution, May 1775, and not many years afterwards removed to Am-
herst, N. H., and was there a lawyer and Judge of Probate. He d. 2 Ap.
1798, a. 59, and was buried with Masonic honors. The address at his funeral
was delivered by Hon. Timothy Bigelow, of Groton. Mr. Dana m. Anna
Kendrick, and had at Groton, Luther, b. 13 Aug. 1763; Amelia, b. 14 Ap.
1765; Samuel, b. 26 June 1767, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, in Mid-
dlesex; Thesta, b. 14 Aug. 1769; Anna, b. 16 June 1771; and others born in
New Hampshire.
16. BENJAMIN, s. of William (9), was prob. the same who, by w. Lucy,
had Jonathan, bap. 13 Nov. 1785.
17. JOSIAH, s. of William (9), m. Rachel Leverett 31 Oct. 1782, and had
Sarah, bap. 7 Mar. 1784; Josiah, bap. 25 Feb. 1787.
18. DANIEL, s. of Thomas (10), in. Experience Hunting of Dedham 16
Jan. 1745-6 ; she d. 25 Jan. 1766, and he m. wid. Elizabeth Bowen 22 May
1766. His cliil. were Mary, b. 24 June 1748; Samuel, b. 29 Nov. 1749; Abi-
gail, b. 15 Oct. 1752; Daniel, b. 25 Nov. 1754; Joseph, b. 2 Oct. 1756 ; Eliza-
beth, b. 15 Mar. 1767; Experience, b. 14 Dec. 1768. DANIEL the f. resided in
Brookline and Warwick; he d. 15 Nov. 1787; his w. Elizabeth d. in 1779.
See Dana Family, p. 52.
19. RICHARD, s. of Thomas (10), by w. Mary, had Edward, b. 18 May 1756.
20. CALEB, s. of Caleb (11), m. Sarah Ballard 21 May 1756, and had
Charles; Orlando, bap. 23 Sept. 1760; Henry, bap. 19 Sept. 1762; Caleb;
James. CALEB the f. d. Ap. 1769; his w. Sarah survived.
21. JAMES, s. of Caleb (11), grad. H. C. 1753 (D. D., Edinb. 1768), settled
in the ministry at Wallingford, Conn., 1758; installed at New Haven 29 Ap.
1789; dismissed Dec. 1805, d. Aug. 1812, a. 77. His s. Hon. Samuel Whittlesey
Dana, was several years Senator in Congress.
22. GEORGE, s. of Caleb (11), m. Margaret Clark of Waltham (pub. 28
Jan. 1764); she d. 3 Oct. 1770, and he m. ; his chil. were Sarah, bap.
23 Sept. 1770; Edmund, bap. 20 Dec. 1772; and probably others.
23. EDMUND, s. of Richard (12), grad. H. C. 1759; went to England, and
was Rector of Wroxeter, Co. of Salop; m. Helen, dau. of Lord Kinniard, and
niece of Sir William Pulteney; d. 7 May 1823, a. 84. His s. George Kinniard
Dana, was a Brigadier-general in the British Army.
DANA — D ANFORTH. 529
24. FRANCIS, s. of Richard (12), H. C. 1762, LL.D. 1792, m. Elizabeth,
dau. of William Ellery of Newport, R. I., 5 Aug. 1773, and had Edmund
Trowbridge, b. 13 June 1774, d. 12 Aug. 1776; Francis, b. 14 May 1777; Ed-
mund Trowbridge, b. 26 Sept. 1779, Justice of the Peace, a gentleman of
leisure, founded the Dana Library by a generous donation, and d. unm. 6 May
1859; Martha Remington, b. 29 Sept. 1784, m. Washington Allston, and d.
s. p. 24 Dec. 1862; Richard Henry, b. 15 Nov. 1787; Elizabeth Ellery, b. 6
Sept. 1789, d. unm. 20 Nov. 1874; Sarah-Ann, b. 1 Sept. 1791, d. unm.
6 Feb. 1866. FRANCIS the f. was a large landholder, and resided on the
northwesterly corner of Main and Dana streets. He was a lawyer; Delegate
to the Continental Congress, 1778, 1783, 1784, 1786, 1787; Elector of Presi-
dent, 1789; Ambassador to Russia: Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Court of Mass. ; and d. 25 Ap. 1811 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 31 Aug. 1807, a. 56.
25. HENRY, s. of Caleb (20), m. Sally Wilson 31 Aug. 1786, and had
Sarah, bap. 27 May 1787; Charles, bap. 26 Ap. 1789; Henry Ballard, bap.
11 Sept. 1791; Mary, bap. 30 Mar. 1794; Martha, bap. 23 July 1797; Orlando
Nelson, bap. 21 Dec. 1800; James, bap. 21 Oct. 1804. HENRY the f. d. 20
Feb. 1817, a. 53.
26. CALEB, s. of Caleb (20), by w. Elizabeth, had Caleb ; Elizabeth; Sarah
Weld, all bap. 3 Aug. 1794; Francis, bap. 3 May 1795; Harriet, bap. 5 Mar.
1797; Thomas Weld, bap. 19 May 1799. CALEB the f. was a victualler, and
d. prob. 1801, in which year administration was granted to his w. Elizabeth.
27. JAMES, s. of Caleb (20), m. Catherine Graton 2 Sept. 1790, and had
Samuel Heath,bap. 1 June 1794.
28. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (24), m. Sophia, dau. of President Joseph Wil-
lard, 4 Aug. 1802, and had Sophia Willard, b. 6 July 1803, m. Rev. George
Ripley 22 Aug. 1827; Mary Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1805; Francis, b. 2 Dec.
1806; H. C. 1827, physician, d. I July 1872; Joseph Willard, b. 17 Sept. 1808,
H. C. 1828, d. at Donaldsonville, La., 5 Dec. 1830. FRANCIS the f. d. in
Boston 28 Dec. 1853; his w. Sophia.d. 27 Feb. 1840, a. 67.
29. RICHARD HENRY, s. of Francis (24), m. Ruth Charlotte Smith of Prov-
idence 11 May 1813, and had Ruth Charlotte, b. 28 Feb. 1814; Richard Henry,
b. 1 Aug. 1815; Edmund Trowbridge, b. 28 Aug. 1818, grad. Ver. Uni. 1838,
lawyer, d. 18 May 1869; Susan, b. 3 June 1820, d. 27 Ap. 1822. RICHARD
HENRY the f. grad. H. C. 1808, LL.D. at W. C. 1867, devoted himself to lit-
erature and enjoys an honored old age in 1877; his w. Ruth Charlotte d. 9
Feb. 1822, a. 34.
30. RICHARD HENRY, s. of Richard Henry (29), m. Mary Watson of Hart-
ford 25 Aug. 1841, and had Sarah Watson, b. 12 June 1842; Ruth Charlotte, b.
30 June 1844; Elizabeth Ellery, b. 3 Ap. 1846; Mary Rosamond, b. 1 Sept.
1848; Richard Henry, b. 3 Jan. 1851, H. C. 1874; Angela Henrietta Chan-
ning, b. 22 Feb. 1857. RICHARD HENRY the f. grad. H. C. 1837, LL.D. 1866,
an eminent lawyer, has resided alternately in Cambridge and Boston.
31. JAMES FREEMAN, s. of Luther and grandson of Samuel (15), b. at
Amherst, N. H., 23 Sept. 1793, H. C. 1813, M. D. 1817, Professor of Chem-
istry in Dartmouth College and at New York, where he d. in Ap. 1827. He
m. Matilda, dau. of President Webber, 18 Jan. 1818, and had one child, who
d. young.
32. JOSEPH, supposed to be a descendant of Richard (1), through Daniel
(5), Thomas (10), and Daniel (18), b. 2 Oct. 1756, m. Joanna Loud, and had
Mary, b. 17 July 1791, d. 12 Ap. 1837; Experience, b. about 1793, m. Jona-
than Hyde, and d. 22 May 1849, a. 55; Elizabeth, b. 14 May 1795, d. 4 Oct.
1797; Joseph, b. 11 Feb. 1799, d. 7 June 1847; Elizabeth, b. 1801, d. unm. 17
Dec. 1863, a. 62; Joan Frances, b. 27 May 1810, d. 27 Sept. 1829; and per-
haps others. JOSEPH the f. d. 13 Feb. 1827, and his w. Joanna, who was b. 26
Mar. 1766, d. 12 Dec. 1847.
DANFORTH, NICHOLAS, was here in 1635, and resided on the northerly side
of Bow Street, near its intersection with Mt. Auburn Street. He was Select-
man 1635-1637, Deputy or Representative 1636, 1637, and d. in April 1638.
His w. Elizabeth d. in England in 1629. Their children, all born in England,
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were Elizabeth, b. 1619, m. Andrew Belcher, and d. 26 Oct. 1680, a. 61 ; Thomas,
b. 1622; Anna, b. prob. 1624, m. Matthew Bridge, and d. 2 Dec. 1704; Sam-
uel, b. 1626; Jonathan, b. 29 Feb. 1627-8.
2. THOMAS, s. of Nicholas (1), m. Mary, dau. of Henry Withington (Rul-
ing Elder) of Dorchester, 23 Feb. 1643-4, and had Sarah, b. 16 Ap. 1645, d.
29 Oct. 1645; Sarah, b. 11 Nov. 1646, m. Rev. Joseph Whiting of Lynn, and
afterwards of Southampton, L. I., and d. before 1699; Mary, b. 20 Ap. 1649,
d. 29 Ap. 1649; Mary, b. 28 July 1650, m. Solomon Phipps of Chs. July
1669, and Maj. Thomas Brown of Sudbury, 1 Mar. 1703-4, and was living
as his widow in 1725; Samuel, b. 5 Oct. 1652, grad. H. C. 1671, and d. unm.
in England 22 Dec. 1676, of small-pox; Thomas, b. 16 Dec. 1654, d. young;
Jonathan, b. 27 Feb. 1656-7, d. 20 Ap. 1657; Jonathan, b. 10 Feb. 1658-9,
grad. H. C. 1679, d. unm. of consumption, 13 Nov. 1682; Joseph, b. 18 Sept.
1661, d. 2 Oct. 1663; Benjamin, b. 20 May 1663, d. 23 Aug. 1663; Eliza-
beth, b. 17 Feb. 1664-5, m. Francis Foxcvoft, 3 Oct. 1682, and d. 4 July 1721;
Bethia, b. 21 June 1667, d. 21 Sept. 1668. THOMAS the f. d. 5 Nov. 1699,
a. 77 ; his w. Mary d. 26 Mar. 1697. Mr. Danforth inherited the homestead,
which he sold in 1652, and removed to the northerly side of Kirkland Street
near Oxford Street, where a number of elm trees recently marked the loca-
tion of his house. Connected with his house he had about 120 acres of land,
including nearly the whole lying between the estates of the late Dr. Holmes
and Nathaniel Jarvis, the Charlestown or Somerville line, Kirkland Street, and
Holmes Place ; together with about the same quantity on the southerly side
of Kirkland Street, extending across Cambridge Street, from the junction of
Cambridge Street and Ellsworth Avenue nearly to Gore Hall, including the
northeasterly portion of the College grounds, the Delta, etc. This will readily
be recognized by many of the elder inhabitants, as the Foxcroft estate. Be-
sides this farm, he owned many other large tracts of land in Camb. and
about 10,000 acres in Framingham. Mr. Danforth, through a long life, was
one of the most energetic and useful citizens in the town and in the Colony. He
was a Selectman, 1645-1671, 27 years; Town Clerk, 1645-1668, 24 years; Rep-
resentative (or Deputy), 1657, 1658; Assistant 1659-1678, 20 years; Deputy
Governor 1679-1692, except during the three years' usurpation by Andros, and
probably nothing but the prolonged life of the venerable Bradstreet prevented
his election as Governor. With the same exception, he was President of the
District of Maine 1681-1692. Under the second charter he was one of the
Council from 1693 to 1699 ; and Judge of the Superior Court, to which office
be was appointed 6 Dec. 1692, " being pressed to accept his place " as Judge
Sewall says. He was Treasurer of Harvard College 1650-1669, Treasurer of
Middlesex County several years, and Recorder 1648-1686. He was also Com-
missioner of the United Colonies at every session from 1662 to 1678, and
President of that Board in 1675. Through his whole life, his appointment and
action on numerous and highly important committees, especially during the long
struggle which preceded the vacation of the old Charter, abundantly indicate
the confidence reposed in him, and his wisdom and integrity in the perform-
ance of the duties assigned to him. He was confessedly the leader of the party
in opposition to the arbitrary proceedings of the King and his counsellors.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Nicholas (1), grad. H. C. 1643, one of the first Board of
Fellows, named in the act of incorporation 1650, ordained Pastor of the
Church at Roxbury 24 Sept. 1650, the apostle Eliot being teacher. He m.
Mary, dau. of Rev. John Wilson of Boston 5 Nov. 1651, and had Samuel, b.
14 Jan. 1652-3, d. 22 July 1653; Mary, b. 24 May 1654, d. 7 Dec. 1659;
Elizabet/i, b. 13 July 1656, d. 15 Dec. 1659; Sarah, b. 30 Oct. 1658, d. 5 Dec.
1659 ; John, b. 8 Nov. 1660; Mary, b. 13 Mar. 1662-3, in. Edward Bromfield,
Esq., 4 June 1683, and d. 7 Oct. 1734; Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb. 1664-5, d. 26 Oct.
1672; Samuel, b. 18 Dec. 1666; Sarah, b. 21 Feb. 1669-70, d. young; Thomas,
b. 3 Ap. 1672, d. 13 Ap. 1672; Elizabeth, b. 16 Oct. 1673, d. 30 Oct. 1673;
Abiel (posthumous), bap. 31 Jan. 1674-5, m. Thomas Fitch, merchant, Bos-
ton. SAMUEL the f. d. of putrid fever 19 Nov. 1674, aged about 48 years;
his w. Mary m. Joseph Rocke of Boston, and d. 13 Sept. 1713, a. 80. On
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the death of his father, he was placed under the care of Rev. Thomas Shep-
ard, and he well improved his advantages. Having graduated at the early
age of seventeen, he devoted himself diligently to study, and became a skilful
mathematician, and one of the most learned theologians of his time. He was
particularly distinguished however, for the fervor of his piety and the purity
of his life. So peaceful was his conscience and so firm his faith, in the hour
of death, that his colleague Eliot is reported to have said, " My brother Dan-
forth made the most glorious end that ever I saw." It is certain that Eliot
entered this testimony on record: " My brother Danforth died in the Lord;
it pleased the Lord to brighten his passage to glory."
4. JONATHAN, s. of Nicholas (1), was one of the first settlers in Billerica,
where he spent his long and useful life. " He was the first Captain of Billerica,
was chosen Representative in 1684, Town Clerk 20 years, and one of the
most eminent land surveyors of his time." (Farmer.) He m. Elizabeth, dau.
of John Poulter 22 Nov. 1654; she d. 7 Oct. 1689, a. 56, and he m. Esther,
wid. of Josiah Converse of Woburn, and dau. of Elder Champney of Camb.
17 Nov. 1690. His children were Mary, b. 29 Jan. 1655-6, m. John Parker
of Chelmsford 4 June 1678; Elizabeth, b. 27 May 1657, m. Simon Hayward
of Concord 7 Mar. 1686-7; Jonathan, b. 18 Feb. 1658-9; John, b. 23 Jan.
1660-61, d. 7 Feb. 1660-61; John, b. 22 Feb. 1661-2, d. 4 June 1664 ; Lydia,
b. 1 June 1664, m. Edward Wright; Samuel, b. 5 Feb. 1665-6; Anna, b. 8
Mar. 1667-8, m. Oliver Whiting 22 Jan. 1689-90; Thomas, b. 29 Ap. 1670,
d. 31 July 1670; Nicholas, b. 1 July 1671, d. 8 Mar. 1693-4; Sarah, b. 13 Dec.
1676, m. William French. Of this family, only two sons survived their father;
but from them have descended a very numerous posterity. JONATHAN the
f. d. 7 Sept. 1712, a. 84, being the last survivor and the longest liver of his
father's children. His w. Esther d. 5 Ap. 1713, a. 80.
5. JOHN, s. of Rev. Samuel (3), grad. II. C. 1677, at the age of seventeen,
and was ordained at Dorchester 28 June 1682, where bed. 26 May 1730.
His children, by his w. Elizabeth, were Elijah, bap. 2 Dec. 1683, grad. H. C.
1703, a physician and Justice of the Peace, d. 8 Oct. 1736; Thomas, b. 1685,
settled at Surinam, where he d. 18 Oct. 1714; Israel Stoughton, b. 14 Oct.
1687, d. 22 Mar. 1688; John, b. 16 Jan. 1688-9, d. 3 Mar. 1728; Ann, b.
prob. 1691, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 12 Nov. 1693, m. Capt. John Lowder, Bos-
ton; Samuel, b. 12 Nov. 1696; Hannah, b. 3 Nov. 1698, m. Rev. Samuel Dun-
bar of Stoughton; Alary and Mehetabel, twins, b. 4 June 1701, of whom the
latter d. 1 May 1727; Stoughton, b. 24 July 1702, buried 26 Nov. 1735; George,
b. 11 Nov. 1704. Soon after Mr. Danforth's death, an obituary appeared in
the New England Journal, in which it is said that he " was one greatly quali-
fied by many bright accomplishments for the evangelical ministry, and was
eminently a man of God, a man of prayer, a close and profitable preacher, of
sound principles, a pattern of all the virtues of the Christian life, and zealous
for the cause of God and religion among us; greatly beloved and valued while
living, and now lamented at his death ; and his memory will always be pre-
cious to those who have had the honor and pleasure of an acquaintance with
him." He had a fondness for writing epitaphs in rhyme, of which very many
specimens remain in the Dorchester burial ground. An allusion to this trait
in his character is made in Blake's Annals: " He was said to be a man of
great learning; he understood the mathematics beyond most men of his func-
tion. He was exceeding charitable, and of a very peaceful temper. He took
much pains to eternize the names of many of the good Christians of his own
flock; and yet the world is so ungrateful that he has not a line written to pre-
serve his memory, no, not so much as upon his tomb, he being buried in Lt.-
Gov. Stoughton's tomb, that was covered with writing before; and there, also,
lyeth his consort, Mrs. Elizabeth Danforth."
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), grad. H. C. 1683, and was settled in the
ministry at Taunton, where he d. 14 Nov. 1727. " He was esteemed one of
the most learned and eminent ministers of that period." Farmer.
7. JONATHAN, e. of Jonathan (4), resided in Billerica, in. Rebecca Parker
27 June 1682, and d. 1710; his w. d. prob. 1755, when her dower was divided
532 DANFORTH — DATE.
to her son Jonathan, the heirs of sons Thomas, Samuel, Nicholas, Jacob, and
John, all deceased, and to daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Sarah.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (4), resided in Billerica and was perhaps the
same whose estate was divided in 1742, to wid. Hannah, and children Samuel,
Jonathan, Elizabeth, Hannah, Rachel, Lydia, and the heirs of Abigail Ruggles,
deceased.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Rev. John (5), b. in Dorchester, grad. H. C. 1715, estab-
lished himself in Cambridge as schoolmaster about 1724, having had the gen-
eral charge of the school for some years previously, it would seem. In 1725 he
purchased of Samuel Hancock the estate on the easterly side of Dunster Street,
between Harvard and Mount Auburn streets, where he resided for the next half
century. The house in which he dwelt was demolished not many years ago.
He m. Elizabeth Symmes (perhaps dau. of Rev. Thomas Symmes of Bradford,
and, if so, a relative to himself), 14 Aug. 1726, and had Elizabeth, b. 24 July
1729, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 29 July 1736, d. unm. 4 June 1816; Samuel, b.
4 Aug. 1740, grad. H. C. 1758, an eminent physician in Boston, President of the
Mass. Medical Society, and d. 16 NOT. 1827; Thomas, b. 21 Aug. 1744,grad. H.
C. 1762, was a lawyer in Chs. until the Revolution, when he fled to England,
and d. at London 6 Mar. 1820; John, b. 17 Sept. 1748. SAMUEL the f. d. at the
house of his son in Boston, 27 Oct. 1777, a. about 81; his w. Elizabeth d. 13
Jan. 1775, a. 67; but both were buried here. Judge Danforth, during a large
portion of his life, filled offices of trust and responsibility. He was Select-
man five years, 1733-1739, Representative four years, 1734-1738, Member of
the Council thirty-six years in succession, 1739-1774, in which last named
year he was appointed "Mandamus Councillor;" but having taken the
oath of office, he was speedily induced to resign. He was also Justice of the
Peace and Quorum; Register of Probate, 1731-1745; Judge of Probate, 1745-
1775; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1741-1775. At the Revolution he
passed out of office ; but was so quiet in his deportment that, although under-
stood to be a royalist, he was not disturbed in the possession of his property.
DANIEL, ROBERT, was an early inhabitant of Cambridge. About 1638 he
purchased of Thomas Blodgett a house and land, on the westerly side of Gar-
den Street, which he sold about 1645 to Nicholas Wyeth. By his w. Eliza-
beth he had Elizabeth,}). , m. Thomas Fanning 17 May 1653; Samuel;
Joseph; Sarah; Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1642. These children are named in the
father's will; Thomas, who was buried 6 Nov. 1644, was probably of the same
family. His w. Elizabeth d. 2 Oct. 1653, and he m. Reana, wid. of William
Andrew, 2 May 1654. He d. 6 July 1655, and his wid. Reana m. Elder
Frost, whom also she survived.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), purchased of David Fiske 12 Dec. 1660 a
house and land on the northerly side of Linnaean Street, being the south-
easterly corner of the present Botanic Garden. Before 28 May 1662 he had
removed to Medfield. There is no record here of his family.
3. RICHARD, of Edmonton, England, gentleman, was in New England 12
Nov. 1669, and purchased the farm in Billerica, 700 acres, belonging to Cam-
bridge Church. He remained in Billerica several years, and is said to have
resided subsequently in Andover. No record is found of wife or children.
DAVIS, DOLOR (Dolard, Dollard, and Doller, .on the Record), owned a
house lot, in 1635, on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Winthrop
and South streets. He removed early; was a proprietor of Groton in 1656,
and an early planter of Barnstable, where he d. in 1673. " He m. Margery,
sister of Major Simon Willard. His sons were John, Simon, and Samuel. Si-
mon and Samuel lived in Concord, the former of whom was Representative in
John 1689." (Farmer.) From this family descend Gov. John Davis and a nu-
merous race of that name in Worcester County.
DAYE, STEPHEN, resided at the westerly corner of Harvard and Dunster
streets in 1656. By his w. Rebecca (wid. of Bordman, and mother of
William Bordman), he had and brought to N. Eng. with him, Stephen, who d.
1 Dec. 1639, and Matthew. STEPHEN the f. d. 22 Dec. 1668, a. about 75; his
w. Rebecca d. 17 Oct. 1658. Mr. Daye was unquestionably the first printer in
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New England, though it may be doubted whether he ever served a regular ap-
prenticeship to that trade. In his agreement, 1638, to emigrate to N. Eng.,
and to labor in the employment of Rev. Mr. Glover, he is styled " lock-
smith," and various circumstances sufficiently indicate that he labored in that
occupation, after he was superseded by Green in the management of the
printing-office. It may be that Mr. Glover was unable, or judged it impru-
dent, to engage a regular printer to emigrate; and therefore employed Daye to
superintend the press, on account of his skill in working iron, and perhaps a
general knowledge of machinery. However this be, it is certain that he was
called locksmith in the agreement, and so styled himself in a deed executed
1660; and the inventory of his goods in 1668 indicates the same fact. He re-
ceived several grants of land, in cousideration of his services as a printer; but
he seems always to have been poor, and was probably dependant for assist-
ance, in his old age, on Wm. Bordman, a son of his wife by a former marriage.
His age, at death, has been erroneously represented as 58. In a deposition,
2 Ap. 1656, he called himself 62 years old, and must have been about 75 in
Dec. 1668, if his own estimate was correct.
2. ROBERT, in 1635, owned a house on the westerly side of Garden Street,
but removed early to Hartford. "He died in 1648, and left a comfortable
estate for his widow and several children. He had been a good citizen in the
Colony. He was the first ancestor who came to Connecticut of President and
Secretary Day, and of the Day family in this State." Hinman.
3. MATTHEW, s. of Stephen (1), appears from his will1 to have been a
printer; he was also Steward of Harvard College, as appears by the following
memorandum in the Records of the Corporation, Lib. iii. fol. 32: " Mr. John
Buckley, first Master of Arts in Harvard College, and Matthew Day, Stew-
ard of the College, gave a garden, containing about one acre and one rood of
land, situate and near adjoining to the College, and ordered the same to be
for the use of the Fellows that should from time to time belong to and be resi-
dent at the said society; the said garden being commonly called and known
by the name of the Fellow's Orchard." Gore Hall stands on the northerly
end of this tract; the southerly end fronts on Harvard Street. From Buck-
ley's Deed, dated 20 Dec. 1645, it appears that the orchard, or garden, was
purchased of Thomas Marrett, by himself, Emanuel Downing, Samuel Win-
throp, and John Alcock. Buckley conveyed one quarter part; hence it would
seem that Day purchased the other three quarters, which he bestowed, by will,
on the College. Mr. Day d. unm. at Cambridge 10 May 1649.
4. ISAAC, not ascertained to have been a relative of the foregoing, was in
Camb. fora short time previous to 1700, and prob. resided at the N. W.
corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. His w. was Susanna, prob. dau. of
Robert Meriam of Concord. They had Robert, b. 24 Oct. 1686, d. 4 Feb.
1688-9; Susanna, b. 28 Nov. 1688. In 1692, "Isaac Day, heretofore citizen
and embroiderer of London," and his wife Susanna, together with Mary, the
1 " The last Will and Testament of Mat- for the training up of the childe to schoole.
thew Day, May 10, 1649. 1. I doe give 6. I doe give unto my mother that eight
with all my heart all that part 1 have in the pound or there about which is due to me for
Garden unto the fellowes of Harvard Col- printing, to pay for the house which is due
lege, for ever. 2. I doe give to Mrs. Shep- at Michalemas. 7. I would have Daniell
ard my diaper table cloath and napkins and Mary Lemon and my mother's girle
which were not yet made up. 3. I doe give have some thing given them, as Mr. Shep-
my 3 silver spoones, the one to David Dun- ard and my mother shall see meet. 8. I
ster, the other to Doraty Dunster, and the 3d doe give my Ivory Inkhorne in my box with
that hath my owne name on it wc I brought a whistle in it unto Jeremy Shepard. 9. I
out of England, to my old acquaintance lit- give 20s in mony which once I had and
tie Samuell Shepard. 4. I doe give to my Jayd out for the Colledge, and is to be payd
mother all the estate I have in both the by it in mony againe unto Mr. Thomas
houses together with all the furniture, beds Shepard. 10. I give unto John Glover my
and all mo veables( my debts being first paid) lookinge glasse. 11. I give to Elder ffrost
to her for her life, and when she dies to the foure pound. Those before whom he spake
little child Moyses. 5. I doe give to S*. these things were Mr. Tho. Shepard, Mrs.
Brocke (my ould and deare friend) all the Day. Deposed the 30th 8th mo. 1649. IN-
bookes I have which he thinks may be use- CKEASE NOWKLL." — Middlesex Deedt, i. 2.
full to him, except those which may serve
534 DATE — DICKSON.
widow and executrix of Robert Meriam late of Concord, deceased, sold to
Richard Proctor of Boston, the above mentioned estate, describing it as " here-
tofore the mansion place whereof one Thomas Chesholme died siezed, of whose
administrators the said Robert Meriam in his life-time," to wit, 3 Oct. 1671,
purchased it. After this sale, no further trace is found here of this family.
The name now exists in Camb. ; but it is not known that the individuals bear-
ing it are descendants of either of these early families.
DEMING, DAVID, was a Fence-viewer in Camb. 1699, and Tything-man,
1700. He owned the Brattle estate, extending from Brattle Square to Ash
Street. Before Nov. 1707 he removed to Boston; at which date he sold the
westerly portion of this estate to Andrew Belcher, and the easterly portion,
including the house, to Rev. William Brattle. In the conveyance, he is styled
" Knacker," which Johnson defines, "a maker of small work; a ropemaker."
There is no record here of his family.
DENISON, WILLIAM, came to N. Eng. about 1630, and settled at Roxbury.
He was a merchant, Representative, 1635, and d. 25 Jan. 1653-4. By his w.
Margaret, who d. 3 Feb. 1645-6, he had in England, Daniel ; Edward, resided
in Roxbury, Selectman, Town Clerk, Representative 1652, 1655, and d. 26
Ap. 1668, a. about 50, leaving five daughters who married, and an only son,
William, who grad. at H. C. 1681, was many years Town Clerk, Representa-
tive more than twenty years, and d., leaving a widow but no children, 22 Mar.
1718, a. 53; George, removed early to Stonington, Conn., was highly distin-
guished as a military leader in "Philip's War," and d. about 1693; he was
twice married, (1) to Bridgett Tompson, 1640, and (2) to Ann Boradell,
about 1644; he left a numerous family, and among his descendants are many
distinguished citizens of Connecticut.
2. DANIEL, s. of William (1), was one of the earliest inhabitants of Camb.
He was probably among those who erected the first buildings, under the agree-
ment to establish this as a fortified town and the seat of government. His
residence, as nearly as can be determined from the Proprietor's Records, was
the spot since known as the Winthrop Estate, near Bow Street, between Ar-
row and Mount Auburn streets. He removed early to Ipswich, and became
one of the most distinguished citizens of that town and of the Colony. He
was Representative, eleven years; Speaker of the House, two years; Assistant
twenty-nine years, until his death ; Major-general of the whole military force
of the Colony, eleven years, including the period of "Philip's War;" Com-
missioner of the United Colonies, eight years, and once President of that
Board. He m. Patience, dau. of Gov. Thomas Dudley, by whom he had two
children, who survived to maturity. (1) John, who m. Martha, dau. of Dep.
Gov. Samuel Symonds, and d. 1671, leaving a daughter Martha, and a son
John, who grad. H. C. 1684, m. Elizabeth Saltonstall, commenced preaching
at Ipswich, but died 1689, leaving an only son, John, who grad. H. C. 1710,
was Sheriff of Essex Co., m. Mary, dau. of President Leverett, and d. 1724,
leaving one son and one daughter. See Felt's Ipswich. (2) Elizabeth, m.
John Rogers, President of Harvard College, and d. 13 June 1723, a. 82. Her
children were Elizabeth, m. John Appleton, Esq., and was mother of the ven-
erable Dr. Appleton of Cambridge, and of Margaret, wife of President Hoi-
yoke; Margaret, m. Capt. Thomas Berry, and (2d) President Leverett; John,
grad. H. C. 1684, minister at Ipswich, d. 28 Dec. 1745, a. 79; Daniel, grad.
H. C. 1686, a physician and Justice of the Peace, perished on Hampton Beach
in a snow storm 1 Dec. 1723; Nathaniel, grad. H. C. 1687, minister at Ports-
mouth, N. H., d. 3 Oct. 1723; Patience, m. Benjamin Marston, and was liv-
ing his widow in 1721.
DEXTER, JOHN, by w. Sarah, had Richard, b. 6 Nov. 1676. He may have
been s. of Richard of Maiden ; but there is no further trace of him here.
DICKEKMAN, LYDIA, d. 13 Sept. 1680.
DICKSON, WILLIAM (otherwise written Dikson, and Dixon), in 1642 owned
the estate fronting on Brattle Square, extending from Mount Auburn Street to
Winthrop Street. At what time this residence was changed does not dis-
tinctly appear. But, at an early period the Dickson family occupied an es-
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tate 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,]}, 10 Mar. °1 647-8,
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. JOHX 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; Jonns, 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,
in. 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, in. 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. 1 742, d. 5 Dec. 1744 ; Aaron, b. 10 Aug. 1 744,
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,}). 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, P. 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
536 DICKSON — DUDLEY.
m. Mercy . His children were Elizabeth, b. 1767, d. unm. 3 Mar. 1800 ;
Eunice Cook, bap. 17 May 1778, m. John Goddard 21 Dec. 1806; Henry, bap.
21 Feb. 1790. HENRY the f. resided at the easterly corner of North Avenue
and Cedar Street, and d. 23 Sept. 1815, a. 74, leaving only one surviving
child, Mrs. Goddard, who inherited the homestead; his w. Mercy d. 4 Dec.
1815, a. 69 or 71.
11. GILBERT, s. of Edward (5), m. Martha , and had in Pepperell,
Hannah, b. 13 May 1773, m. Thomas Rundle of Boston 17 July 1810; Sally,
b. 21 Feb. 1775, m. Joshua Shed; Patty, b. 9 Feb. 1778, d. 6 Aug. 1868; in
Acton, John, b. 29 Dec. 1781; Polly, b. 4 Oct. 1783, m. Hosley; in Pep-
perell, Lydia, b. 10 Sept. 1787; and in Camb., Nobby, b. 17 Sept. 1790, m.
Walter Fisk. GILBERT the f. d. of lockjaw 15 Sept. 1818, a. 74 ; his w.
Martha d. 28 June 1800, a. 50.
12. ISAIAH, s. of Edward (5), m. Judae (Judith) Symmes of Woburn 15
May 1773, and had John Eliot, bap. 9 Feb. 1777, d. 1783 ; Judith, bap. 10
Nov. 1781, d. 1783. His w. Judith d. 1783, and he m. Sarah , and had
Edward (prob. the same who d. at Bedford 23 Mar. 1825, a. 33), Ann, and
Abigail, who all survived him. ISAIAH the f. d. 2 Aug. 1805, a. 59.
13. JONATHAN, s. of William (6), m. Martha Cook 7 Mar. 1771, and had
several children who died in infancy. I find no record of any who survived,
nor of the death of the parents.
14. WILLIAM, s. of William (6), m. Rachel Cutter 15 May 1792, and
had William, bap. 6 Oct. 1793; Rachel, bap. 16 Sept. 1798 ; Oliver, bap. 11
Jan. 1801, d. young; Martha, bap. 17 July 1803, d. unm. 19 June 1839;
Oliver, bap. 8 Sept. 1805: Mary Cutler, bap. 17 July 1808. WILLIAM the f.
d. 15 Ap. 1835, a. 78; his w. Rachel d. 15 Aug. 1842, a. 76.
15. AARON, s. of William (6), m. Lucy Cutter 21 Nov. 1797, and d. 2 Oct.
1805, a. 38.
MARY, m. Capt. Samuel Chandler 4 Nov. 1777. JOHN, m. Eleanor Russell
23 June 1781. JOSIAH, m. Sally Cooper 10 July 1788. Wid. SARAH, d. 13
Sept. 1780. SALLY, d. 16 Nov. 1792, a. 23. ELIZABETH, d. 11 Feb. 1793, a.
20. Mrs. HANNAH, d. 31 July 1801, a. 45.
DOOLITTLE, JOHN, m. Sibilla Nutt, wid. of Miles Nutt of Chs., 30 Oct.
1674. She d. in Maiden 23 Sept. 1690, a. 82. He is called by Dr. Bond of
Runmey Marsh.
DRUCE, VINCENT (otherwise written Druse, Drusse, and on the list of
Freemen, 1645, "Vincent Ruth"), removed from Hingham and purchased a
farm on the south side of the river, adjoining Brookline, 4 Feb. 1650-51. He
was father of Vincent, and probably also of John of Roxbury who was slain in
Philip's War, to whom Eliot refers in the Roxbury Church Record, under
date of 24 July 1675: "John Druse dyed in the warrs, and was there
buried; he acquited himselfe valiantly."
2. VINCENT, s. of Vincent (1), had John, b. 25 Feb. 1668-9; Mehetabel, b.
26 Sept. 1670; Mary, b. 7. Aug. 1672; Deliverance, b. 15 Mar. 1674-5. VIN-
CENT the f. d. 1683; his w. and these four children survived.
DUDLEY, THOMAS, was one of the founders of Cambridge, and among the
first who erected houses here in the spring of 1631. He remained here only
a few years; but removed to Ipswich about the time of Hooker's removal to
Hartford, and thence to Roxbury before the close of 1636. During his whole
life in New England, and even before the colonists left England, he was a
member of the government. First elected an Assistant in England in 1629, he
held that office eight different years, was Deputy Governor thirteen years, and
Governor four years, to wit, 1634, 1640, 1645, 1650; Commissioner of the
United Colonies, 1643, 1647, 1649, and President 1647, 1649. His military skill
and energy seem to have been appreciated; he commanded a company of
eighty volunteers at the siege of Amiens in 1597; was appointed Lieut.-col-
onel of the Southern regiment, on the first military organisation of the Colony,
in 1636, and Major-general of all the forces, 1644. So entirely was his life
devoted to the public service, that a particular biography of him would be a
general history of the Colony during the same period. Gov. Dudley was twice
DUDLEY — DUNKLIN — DUNSTER. 537
married; by his first wife, Dorothy, he had five children, who came to N. Eng.;
she d. 27 Dec. 1643, and he m. Katherine, wid. of Samuel Hagburne, 14 Ap.
1644, by whom he had three children. Besides these, it is not improbable
that Thomas Dudley, of Emanuel College 1626, A. M. 1630, was also his son;
but there is no evidence that he came to N. Eng., and he is not named in the
Governor's will. The known children were Samuel, b. 1606; Ann, b. 1613,
m. Simon Bradstreet; Patience, m. Daniel Denison, and d. 1690; Sarah, m.
Maj. Benjamin Keayne, and Pacy; she d. 3 Nov. 1659, leaving an only
child Ann (by her first husband), who m. Edward Lane, and Col. Nicholas
Paige, and d. without surviving issue, 30 June 1704; and thus this branch of
the Dudley family, and the entire family of Capt. Robert Keayne, became
extinct; Mercy, b. 27 Sept. 1621, m. Rev. John Woodbridge, and d. at New-
bury 1 July 1691, having had eleven children, three of whom were clergymen;
Deborah, b. 27 Feb. 1644-5, m. Maj. Jonathan Wade of Medford, and d.
about 1685; Joseph, b. 23 Sept. 1647, m. Rebecca, dau. of Edw. Tyng, and
was successively Representative of Roxbury, Assistant, President of New
England, Counsellor under Andros, Governor of the Isle of Wight, and mem-
ber of the British Parliament, Chief Justice of New York, and Governor of
Massachusetts and New Hampshire; he d. at Roxbury, 2 Ap. 1720, a. 72;
Paul, b. 8 Sept. 1650, m. Mary, dau. of Gov. John Leverett, was a " well
accomplished merchant," (Sewatt) Register of Probate for a short period,
and d. 1 Dec. 1681, a. 31. The posterity of Gov. Dudley, in these several
branches, is a multitude which no man can number. Among them have been
many representatives in Cambridge. The residence of Governor Dudley,
while he remained here, was on the northwesterly corner of Dunster and
South streets; his house lot, which contained half an acre, extended westerly
nearly to Brighton Street. He died at Roxbury 31 July 1653, a. 76; his w.
Katherine m. Rev. John Allen of Dedham, and d. 29 Aug. 1671.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), came here and departed with his father.
While here he resided at the southeast corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn
streets. He was three times married; first to Mary, dau. of Gov. John
Winthrop, who d. 12 Ap. 1643. He resided for short periods at Boston,
Ipswich, and Salisbury ; was Representative 1641, 1644; and settled in the
ministry at Exeter, N. H., 1650, where he d. 1683, a. 77. His children, ac-
cording to Farmer, were Thomas, bap. 9 Mar. 1634, grad. H. C. 1657, d. 7
Nov. 1655; John, bap. 28 June 1635; Margaret; Samuel, bap. 2 Aug. 1639,
d. 17 Ap. 1643 ; Anne, b. 16 Oct. 1657, m. Edward Hilton of Exeter; The-
ophilus, b. 4 Oct. 1644; Mary, b. and d. 1646 ; Biley, b. 27 Sept. 1647; Mary,
b. 1649, m. Samuel Hardy, a schoolmaster, of Beverly, 24 Jan. 1676; Thomas;
Stephen; James; Timothy; Abigail; Dorothy; Rebecca; Elizabeth, who m.
Kinsley Hall; Samuel. His descendants are very numerous, particularly in
New Hampshire. See Dudley Genealogies, by Dean Dudley, pp. 19, 20.
DUNKLIN. NATHANIEL (otherwise written Duntlin), owned land at Cam-
bridge Farms, in 1699. NATHANIEL, probably the same, by w. Mary, had
Robert, b. 13 Mar. 1709-10.
DUNSTER, HENRY, President of Harvard College from 27 Aug. 1640 to
24 Oct. 1654, m. Elizabeth, wid. of Rev. Jose Glover, 21 June 1641; she d.
23 Aug. 1643, and he m. Elizabeth , and had David, b. 16 May 1645,
who was an expensive son to his mother, went to England about 1664, and
returned not; Dorothy, b. 29 Jan. 1647-8, prob. d. young; Henry, b. about
1650, prob. d. young; Jonathan, b. 28 Sept. or 27 Oct. 1653; Elizabeth, b. 29
Dec. 1656, was the second wife of Major Jonathan Wade of Medford (by
whom she had Elizabeth, b. 1687, d. unm. 19 Aug. 1721; Dorothy, b. 17
Feb. 1689, d. young); Major Wade d. 24 Nov. 1689 and she m. Colonel
Nathaniel Thomas of Marshfield (a Judge of the Sup. Court), about 1714 ; he
d. 22 Oct. 1718, and she returned to Medford, where she d. between 31 May
and 8 Nov. 1729. HENRY the f. d. at Scituate 27 Feb. 1658-9, and was
buried in Cambridge, as specially directed in his will ; his w. Elizabeth d. 2
Sept. 1690, a. 60, according to the Record; but she was probably somewhat
older. In a memoir, formerly in possession of Rev. Samuel Sewall of Bur-
538 DUNSTER.
lington, drawn up by his predecessor, Rev. John Marrett, a lineal descendant
of this family, it is said that President Dunster was son of Henry, of Bale-
hoult, England, a man liberally educated and living 20 Mar. 1640, as appears
by a letter from him of that date; that he had three brothers, Thomas,
Richard, and Robert, and two sisters, Faith, who m. Edmund Rice of Sud-
bury, and had many children, and Dorothy, who m. [Simon] Willard and
had children. The marriage of Faith to Edmund Rice I have not been able
to verify; nor have I found evidence that Dorothy was the name of Mrs. Wil-
lard. In the Amer. Quar. Reg., 1839, it is stated that Major Willard m. two
of Mr. Dunster's sisters; but their names are given as Elizabeth (or Isabel),
and Mary. Mr. Dunster, in his will, speaks of his sister Willard, and also of
sister Hills, understood to be the w. of Joseph Hills of Maiden; but Mr.
Hills m. Helen Adkinson (or Atkinson) in Jan. 1655-6, who was prob. living
at the date of the will, 1658; she may, however, have been a widow, at the
time of this marriage, or she may have been sister to Mrs. Dunster, and
sister-in-law to the testator. He also speaks of his cousin Bowers (the wife of
Benanuel), and cousin Faith Dunster. It is singular that so much obscurity
should rest on such a distinguished family, even the name or origin of his wife
not being known. The only clue which the most diligent search has obtained,
is a bequest to her, in his will, of " twelve or sixteen books brought by her
out of England."
2. JONATHAN, s. of Henry (1) m. Abigail Eliot, prob. dau. of Francis of
Braintree, 5 Dec. 1678; she d. and he m. Deborah, dau. of Maj. Jonathan Wade
of Medford (by his first wife), 5 Ap. 1692 ; after her death he in. Ruth, wid.
of Joshua Eaton of Reading, — marriage contract signed 23 Nov. 1719. His
children were (by first wife), Henry, b. 17 July, 1680; Elizabeth, b. 22 Feb.
1681-2, d. young; and by second wife, Jonathan, b. 1695, d. unm. 11 April
1742, aged 47; Elizabeth, b. about 1699, m. Philip Carteret (or De Carteret),
and d. 25 Jan. 1787, aged 87, as inscribed on her gravestone; Thomas, b. ,
d. unm. between 3 Ap. 1726 and 1 Ap. 1728; Dorothy, b. 1702, m. Solomon
Page of Hampton, N. H. (prob. the graduate H. C. 1729), 13 Ap. 1732, and
d. 13 Oct. 1741, leaving five children; David, b. 1705. JONATHAN the f. d.
1725; his w. Ruth m. Lieut. Amos Marrett 22 Nov. 1732, and after his
death, Peter Hayes of Stoneham, pub. 30 Sept. 1742.
3. HENRY, s. of Jonathan (2), m. Martha, dau. of Jason Russell, 25 Feb.
1707-8, and had Martha, b. 7 Feb. 1708-9, m. Edward Dickson 18 Mar.
1730-31; Mary, b. 7 July, 1712, ra. Amos Marrett 21 Sept. 1732; Abigail,
bap. 21 Mar. 1713-14, m. James Cutler (pub. 29 Oct. 1737); Elizabeth, b. 7
July 1717, d. 7 Nov. 1717; Isaiah, b. 21 Oct. 1720, grad. H. C. 1741, or-
dained in the north parish of Harwich (now Brewster) 2 Nov. 1748, and d. 18
Jan. 1791. a. 70; Henry, b. 13 Feb. 1722-3; Elizabeth, bap. 10 May 1724, d.
young; Jason, bap. 18 July 1725; Eunice, bap. 26 May 1728, d. young;
Jonathan, bap. 1 June 1729, d. young; Ruth, bap. 7 Oct. 1733, d. 30 June
1735. HENRY the f. d. 28 Jan. 1753, a. 72; his w. Martha m. Francis Locke
15 Mar. 1759.
4. DAVID, s. of Jonathan (2), m. Mary, dau. of Hubbard Russell, and had
Elizabeth, bap. 25 Ap. 1731 ; Mary, bap. 4 Mar. 1732-3; Margery, b. 1739;
and others. Mr. Dunster resided in Menotomy; but removed to Westminster
(being dismissed from the Church 17 Oct. 1742, to help form a Church at
Narragansett No. 2), where he d. 1758, leaving w. Mary, and chil. Hubbard ;
Thomas ; Elizabeth, w. of James Taylor; Mary, w. of David Bemis; Margery ;
Ruhamah ; Carteret ; Henry.
5. HENRY, s. of Henry (3), m. Abigail Moore 27 Ap. 1748, and had
(posthumous), a daughter, b. and d. 4 Mar. 1748-9. He d. 13 Oct. 1748, a.
25; his w. Abigail, m. Jonathan Harrington of Lex. (pub. 9 June 1750).
6. JASON, s. of Henry (3), m. Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Cutter 26 Oct.
1749, and had Ruth, b. 10 Aug. 1750; Rebecca, b. 17 Aug. 1752, d. 5 July
1753; Henry, b. 4 Aug. 1754; Rebecca, b. 18 June 1756; Martha, b. 28 Aug.
1758; Josiah, b. 10 Ap. 1761; Jason, b. 27 Mar. 1763; Samuel Cutter, b. 20
Ap. 1766. Before 5 Aug. 1769 Mr. Dunster removed to Mason, N. H., and d.
1 805, a. 80.
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7. HENRY, parentage not ascertained, had Elizabeth, bap. 24 May, 1767.
ELIZABETH, called cousin by Henry (1), m. Benanuel Bowers, 9 Dec.
1653. FAITH, called cousin by Henry (1), m. John Page, at Groton, 12 May
1664.
DUTTON, ELIZABETH, m. Benjamin Crackbone 6 Nov. 1657.
EAGER, WILLIAM (otherwise written 2Egur, Egar, and Eger), m. Ruth
Hill in Maiden, 1659, and was here between 1672 and 1682. His w. Ruth d. 16
Jan. 1679-80, and he m. Hester Cole (Lydia, wid. of Arthur?) 13 Ap. 1680.
His children, born here, vrere Zerubbabel, b. 8 June 1672; Martha, b. 26 Nov.
1674; Ruth, b. 1 Feb. 1677; Sarah, b. 25 June 1679; Margaret, b. 25 May
1681. WILLIAM the f. d. at Maryborough 4 Ap. 1690; in his will, dated Dec.
1687, he speaks of his w. Lydia, and children, William, Zachary, Abraham,
Zerubbabel, James, Jacob, Sarah, Margaret, Mercy, Lydia, Esther, Ruth, and
one unborn. Many of his descendants may be found in the County of Wor-
cester, especially in the vicinity of Shrewsbury. " Abraham (w. Lydia), Zech-
ariah (w. Elizabeth), Zerubbabel (m. Hannah Kerly 1697), had children in
Marlborough, from about 1693." Barry's Hist. Fram. In Camb., Mercy m.
David Morse of Newton 1 May 1706, and Margaret m. Isaac Mannin^ 8 Ap.
1708.
EAMES. THOMAS (having previously resided at Dedham, where he had
John, b. 16 May, 1641, d. 17 Sept. 1641 ; John, b. 6 Oct. 1642, and Mary, b. 24
May, 1645), m. Mary, wid. of Jonathan Paddlefoot, and had Thomas, bap. here
12 July 1663; at Sudbnry, Samuel, b. 15 Jan. 1664-5; Margaret, b. 8 July
1666; Nathaniel, b. 30 Dec. 1668; and at Framingham, Sarah, b. 3 Oct.
1670; Lydia, b. 29 June 1672. While at Framingham his house was de-
stroyed, and his wife and some of his children were killed by the Indians. He
d. 25 Jan. 1680, a. about 62. See Barry's Hist. Framingham.
EASON, JOSEPH, owned a two-acre lot on the northerly side of Brattle
Street in 1635, which he sold about 1638, to Abraham Morrill. He "re-
moved early to Hartford." Savage.
EATON, NATHANIEL, styled a schoolmaster by Winthrop, and brother to
Gov. Theophilus Eaton, was the first teacher at Harvard College, before it
was fully organized by the appointment of Dunster to be President. Mather re-
lates that while preparations were in progress for the erection of a college edi-
fice " a society of scholars, to lodge in the new nests, were forming under the
conduct of one Mr. Nathaniel Eaton, a blade who marvellously deceived the
expectations of good men concerning him ; for he was one fitter to be master of
Bridewell than a College; and though his avarice was notorious enough to get
the name of a Philargyrius fixed upon him, yet his cruelty was more scandal-
ous than his avarice. He was a rare scholar himself, and he made many
more such; but their education truly was in the school of Tyrannus." His
severity and other misconduct attracted public attention. He was fined and
discharged from his office by the General Court, and excommunicated by the
Church. He fled to Virginia, and subsequently to England, where he is said
to have died in prison for debt after rendering himself an object of detestation
by his persecution of his former brethren in the faith. While he remained in
Virginia " he sent for his wife and children. Her friends here persuaded her
to stay a while, but she went notwithstanding, and the vessel was never heard
of after." (Winthrop.) One child, Benoni, remained in Cambridge; the
names of the others are not known.
2. BENONI, s. of Nathaniel (1), was brought up in the family of Deac.
Chesholme, and the Church contributed something for his maintenance. He
became a maltster, and res. at the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop
1690-91, a. 24; and, perhaps, Ursula, who m. Jacob Parker of Boston 29
Ap. 1708. BENONI the f. d. 20 Dec. 1690; his wid. Rebecca m. John Hast-
ings 28 Sept. 1691.
ALBEE, m. Francis Moore 7 Sept. 1650. WILLIAM, m. Elizabeth Osborn,
in Camb., 1 Jan. 1781.
540 ECCLES — ERRINGTON.
ECCLES, RICHARD, resided for a time on the westerly side of the Common,
and afterwards on the westerly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By his w.
Mary he had Timothy, b. 15 Mar. 1644-5, d. 21 Nov. 1656. Mary, m. John
Watson of Roxbury; Anna (or Hannah), m. Gershom Brooks of Concord;
Martha, m. Thomas Andrew 30 Oct. 1673. His w. Mary d. 23 Aug. 1675, and
he m. Susanna Carter 4 June 1677. Mr. Eccles was a weaver, and d. before 10
Mar. 1696-7, when the estate was sold by his daus. Mary and Anna (both
widows), and Martha, whose husband, Thomas Andrew, joined in the sale.
ELDRED, SAMUEL, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 26 Oct. 1642; Samuel,
b. 26 Oct. 1644; Mary, b. 15 June 1646; Thomas, b. 8 Sept. 1648; no further
trace of the family is found here.
ELIOT, JOHN, styled the "Apostle to the Indians," was for nearly sixty
years minister at Roxbury, where he d. 20 May 1690. By his w. Ann (or
Hannah), he had Hannah, b. 17 Sept, 1633; John, b. 31 Aug. 1636 ; Joseph,
b. 20 Dec. 1638, grad. H. C. 1658, minister at Guilford, Conn., where he d.
24 May 1694; Samuel, b. 22 June 1641, grad. H. C. 1660, Fellow of the Col-
lege and candidate for the ministry, d. 1 Nov. 1664; Aaron, b. 19 Feb. 1643-4,
d. 18 Nov. 1655 ; Benjamin, b. 29 Jan. 1646-7, grad. H. C. 1665, assisted his
father in the ministry, and d. 15 Oct. 1687.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), grad. H. C. 1656, was ordained 20 July 1664, the
first minister at Cambridge Village (now Newton), m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas
Willett of Swansea (first English mayor of New York); she d. 13 June 1664
(or 1665, as Jackson says), and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Gen. Daniel Gookin,
23 May 1666. By his first wife he had Sarah, bap. 21 Sept. 1662, m. John
Bowles of Roxbury 16 Nov. 1681; and by his second wife, John, b. 28 April
1667, who was educated by his grandparents, grad. H. C. 1685, and res. in
Windsor, Conn. JOHN the f. d. 11 Oct. 1668; his widow Elizabeth m. Col.
Edmund Quincy 8 Dec. 1680. Mr. Eliot "was a person of notable accom-
plishments, and a lively, zealous, acute preacher, not only to the English at
New Cambridge, but also to the Indians thereabout." Mather.
3. EBENEZER, parentage not ascertained, m. Susanna Soden 2 May 1745,
and had Susanna, b. 19 Mar. 1745-6, m. Aaron Swan 19 Sept. 1765; Hannah,
b. 18 Jan. 1747-8; Ebenezer, b. 18 Aug. 1749; Lovisa, b. 20 Aug. 1751; Mar-
garet, b. 30 June 1753; Elizabeth Prentice, b. 27 Sept. 1755; Thomas, b. 3
Jan. 1758; Rebecca and Abigail, twins, b. 4 Feb. 1760. Before 1770 Mr.
Eliot removed with his family to Royalston.
ELMER, EDWARD, was here in 1635 and owned several tracts of land; but
removed to Hartford before 1639.
ELY, NATHANIEL (or Elly), in 1635 res. on the westerly side of Garden
Street, nearly opposite to the Botanic Garden. He rem. with the first com-
pany to Connecticut, and was one of the purchasers of Norvvalk from the
Indians in 1651. At Hartford, he was "a Constable in 1639, Townsman in
1644, also in 1649, Juror in 1643, was in the division of land in 1639. He
was one of the settlers of Norwalk, but afterwards rem. to Springfield. He
was a loss to the Colony." Hinman.
EMMONS, THOMAS, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 26 Nov. 1683. MARY, m.
Mephibosheth Bigsbeeof Andover 28 May 1713. THOMAS, m. Hannah Cutter
17 Nov. 1726. HANNAH, m. Daniel Champney, Jr., 22 Sept. 1746.
ENSIGN, JAMES, in 1635, owned an estate on the easterly side of Brighton
Street, extending from Mt. Auburn Street to Winthrop Street. He rem. with
the first company to Hartford, where he was Constable in 1645 and 1648, and
died 1670. See Hinman.
ERRINGTON, ANN (otherwise written Erinton, Arrington, Herrington, and
Harrington), a widow, died here 11 Dec. 1653; or according to the inscrip-
tion on her gravestone, the most ancient now standing in our burial ground,
25 Dec. 1653, a. 77. She was formerly of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as appears
by a document recorded Mid. Reg. Deeds, i. 87. It is not known at what
time she came here, nor whether she was at that time a widow. She left chil-
dren, Abraham; Rebecca, who m. John Watson; and possibly Robert of Water-
town.
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2. ABRAHAM, s. of Ann (1), m. Rebecca, dau. of Robert Cutler of Chs., and
had Rebecca, bap. here, m. John Gibson 9 Dec. 1668; Abraham, b. 11 Nov.
1652, d. young; Abraham, b. 1 Nov. 1654, d. young; Hannah, bap. here, in.
Thomas Ayres, and was living in Newbury in 1699; Sarah, bap. here, m.
Lewis, and was living in 1716; Mary, bap. 13 Jan. 1660-61, d. prob. 1689;
Abraham, bap. 8 Nov. 1663, d. prob. 1689; Ann, b. , m. Parker,
and was living in 1697; Jacob, b. 12 Sept. 1668, d. 2 Oct. 1668; and perhaps
others. ABRAHAM the f. was a blacksmith, and res. on the easterly side of
Brighton Street, about midway between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn
Street ; he owned also the lot on the opposite side of the street, where the old
"Porter Tavern" stands. He d. 9 May 1677, a. 55; his wid. Rebecca d.
prob. 1697, as in that year she received alms for the last time of the Church,
and in the same year a final settlement was made of her husband's estate.
She seems to have endured much affliction in her old age. Frequent donations
were made to her by the Church between 1686 and 1697, and for a much
longer period to her daughters Gibson and Lewis, both widows. Especially,
in 1689, "there was a contribution for widow Arrington and her family,
they being under the afflicting hand of God; her sons were taken away by
death, and her daughter, and a grandchild." The male line seems to have
become extinct.
ESTABKOOK, JOSEPH, according to Savage came from Enfield in Middle-
sex, England, about 1660. He grad. H. C. 1664, and was ordained at Con-
cord, where he continued in the ministry during life. He m. Mary, dau. of
Capt. Hugh Mason, and had Joseph, b. 6 May 1669; Benjamin, b. 24 Feb.
1670-71; Mary, b. 28 Oct 1672; Samuel, b. 7 June 1674, grad. H. C. 1696,
ordained at Canterbury, Conn., 13 June 1711 (Trumbull) , and d. 26 June
1727; Daniel, b. 14 Feb. 1675-6; Ann, b. 30 Dec. 1677. Such are the dates
of Births, on the County Records. Savage has some of them different. I
know not which is the more correct. Rev. JOSEPH the f. d. 16 Sept. 1711.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (1), m., at the Farms, Millicent Woodis 31 Dec.
1689; she d. 20 Mar. 1692-3, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Joseph Loring, 25
Aug. 1693. His children were Joseph, b. 10 Oct. 1690; John, b. 28 July
1694; Solomon, b. 22 Dec. 1696, "deceased in 15 days;" Hannah, b. 2. Aug.
1698; Millicent, b. 21 Mar. 1700; Elijah, b. 25 Aug. 1703. JOSEPH the f.
res. at Cambridge Farms, or Lexington, was a Captain, was elected Deacon
1716, and d. 23 Sept. 1733, a. 64.
3. BENJAMIN, s. of Joseph (1), grad. H. C. 1690, commenced preaching at
Camb. Farms in May 1692; was ordained there, 21 Oct. 1696, and d. 22
July 1697, a. 26. By his w. Abigail (dau. of Rev. Samuel Willard), he had
Benjamin, b. 13 Dec. 1695, and Richard, b. 5 July 1697.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Submit, dau. of Joseph Loring, 8 July
1713; she d. 31 Mar. 1718, and he m. Hannah Bowman 26 Mar. 1719. His
children were Joseph, b. 27 June, and d. 17 July 1714; Joseph, b. 16 and
d. 18 Mar. 1717-18; Joseph, b. 9 Ap. 1720; Hannah, b. 22 Sept. 1725, d.
young; Benjamin, b. 9 Oct. 1727, d. 29 Dec. 1728; Hannah, b. 24 Oct. 1728;
Benjamin, b. 20 Dec. 1729 (whose son Joseph, b. 4 Mar. 1758, grad. H. C.
1782, was ordained at Athol 21 Nov. 1787, and d. 1830); a daughter, b. 6
Oct. 1731; Solomon, b. 10 June, and d. 1 Oct. 1733; Samuel, b. 16 June
1735; Millicent, b. 25 July 1738; Ebenezer, posthumous, b. 21 Sept. 1740.
JOSEPH the f. succeeded his father in the office of Deacon 1733, and d. 19
Aug. 1740, a. nearly 50.
ESTWICK, PHEASANT, by w. Sarah, had Stephen, b. 3 Oct. 1679.
EVERETT, FRANCIS, m. Mary Edwards 7 Dec. 1675. The name does not
occur again on our Records, for about a century.
FANNING, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Daniel 17 May 1655. He was of
Camb. in 1652, when he purchased of John Belts land in Billerica. He d. in
Wat. 30 Aug. 1685, leaving wid. Elizabeth, and children, Mary, w. of Benoni
Lamed, Elizabeth, and Sarah. His w. Elizabeth d. 27 Jan. 1722, a. 92.
FARRABAS, DANIEL, m. Rebecca Perriman 27 Mar. 1660; she d. 1 May
1677 in Camb., and he m. Deborah Rideat 22 May 1679. He had in Camb.
542 FARRABAS — FESSENDEN.
Daniel, b. 20 Nov. 1664; Thomas, b. 7 Mar. 1666-7; Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar.
1669; in Concord, Rebecca, b. 15 Feb. 1672; Samuel, b. ; and in Marl-
borough, John, b. 1681; Isaac, b. 30 Oct. 1682; Jonathan, b. 12 Mar. 1684.
DANIEL the f. d in Oct. 1687. This name subsequently underwent various
transformations, becoming Farrowbush in 1688, and Forbush in 1693, at
Marlborough, and afterwards Forbes at Westborough.
FASSETT, JOSEPH, owned land at the Farms, 1699. He was prob. the
same who m. Mary, dau. of William Munroe, and had Joseph, b. 6 Dec. 1701.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (1), res. at Lex., and by w. Amittai, had Joseph,
b. and d. 8 Jan. 1726-7; Mary, b. 18 Aug. and d. 12 Oct. 1728; Joseph, b. 21
Mar. 1730-31; Amittai, b. 1 Feb. 1732-3; m. Simon Newton of Bedford 14
Nov. 1754; Mary, b. 9 May 1736 ; John, b. 7 Dec. 1739; Jonathan, b. 15
Mar. 1741-2; Sarah, b. 13 Jan. 1744-5. JOSEPH the f. d. 1755; his w.
Amittai m. John Page of Bedford 15 Jan. 1756, and d. 25 Dec. 1771.
FEAN, HANNAH, " Servant to Nathaniel Sparhawk," d. 11 Mar. 1650-11.
FELCH, SAMUEL, a tailor, rem. here from Weston in 1718, having w.
Catherine and children, among whom were Catherine, m. Henry Prentice 31
Jan. 1728-9; and Jemima, m. Abraham Hasey 17 Jan. 1739-40; he had here,
Ruth, b. 30 July 1719, d. 9 July 1722; Samuel, b. 21 Sept. 1721; Elizabeth,
b. 13 Ap. 1723; Abigail, b. 26 Ap. 1725. SAMUEL the f. d. 1725, and his w.
Catherine m. Joseph Badger 2 June 1731.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (1), had Eunice, bap. 16 Sept. 1744, and Samuel,
bap. 21 Feb. 1747-8.
FERGUSON, RICHARD (Forginson on Town Rec. and Fergeson on Ch. Rec.),
m. Sarah Hurley 31 July 1690, and d. apparently s. p. 25 April 1701 ; his w.
Sarah m. John Laicore 11 Aug. 1701.
2. JOHN, parentage not ascertained, had five children baptized here: Anne,
24 Jan. 1724-5; Mary, 26 Nov. 1727; John, 19 July 1730; James, 7 May
1732; David, 29 June 1735.
DELIVERANCE, owned the covenant in 1697, and was probably the same
who m. William Chamberlain at Watertown 20 Dec. 1698.
FESSENDEN, JOHN (otherwise written Fesenden, Fessinden, Fessington,
Fezington, Fiziden, Fisenden, Fissenclen, Fishenden, Fishington, Phesenden,
and Phesington), was here as early as 1638, and res. at the southerly corner of
Winthrop and Eliot streets; which estate he sold in 1639, and purchased a
house and land on the westerly side of Eliot Street south of Mt. Auburn Street.
The family res. here for more than a century. Mr. Fessenden was a glover,
Selectman eleven years, from 1656 until his death, and d. 21 Dec. 1666; his
w. Jane d. 13 Jan. 1682-3, a. 80. They left no children. Their estate was
large, for that period, and descended by will to their " cousin Nicholas Fes-
senden," except a few legacies to others, among which was one of £30 to
" cousin Hannah Sewall," prob. sister to Nicholas Fessenden.
2. NICHOLAS, prob. nephew to John (1), was a glover, and inherited the
homestead. By his w. Margaret, he had Jane, b. 25 Oct. 1674, d. 24 July
1676 ; Hannah, b. 27 Aug. 1676, d. 4 Sept. 1676 ; John, b. 4 Oct. 1677 ; Nicholas,
b. 12 Ja'n. 1680-81; Thomas, b. 4 and d. 28 Jan. 1682-3; Thomas, b. 12 Aug.
1684; Margaret, b. 22 Jan. 1686-7, living unm. 1742; Jane, b. 22 Ap. 1688,
m. SamuelWinship 10 Jan. 1711-12; Mary, b. 28 Oct. 1689, m. Joshua Par-
ker 15 June 1712; Ebenezer, b. prob. 1692 ; William, b. 1694; Joseph, bap. 17
Jan. 1696-7; Anna, bap. 9 Jan. 1697-8; Benjamin, bap. 15 June 1701, grad.
H. C. 1718, ord. at Sandwich, 12 Sept. 1722, and d. 7 Aug. 1746. NICHOLAS
the f. d. 24 Feb. 1718-19, a. 68; his w. Margaret d. 10 Dec. 1717, a. 61.
3. JOHN, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Sarah, dau. of John Squiers, and had
John, b. 21 Oct. 1704; Sarah, b. 17 July 1706, m. Thomas Cheney 30 July
1729; Jonathan, bap. 24 July 1709; Jabez" bap. 9 Jan. 1714-15, d. 1743; Mary,
(named in division of her father's estate), m. Stephen Jennings of Framing-
ham, pub. 9 June 1737. JOHN the f. was of Lexington 1721, and d. prob.
1739; his Inventory is dated 24 Nov. 1739.
4. NICHOLAS, s. of Nicholas (2), grad. H. C. 1701, m. Sarah, wid. of Ste-
phen Coolidge and dau. of Capt. Josiah Parker, 8 Aug. 1 706, and had Elizabeth,
FESSENDEN. 543
b. 19 May 1707, m. Jacob Sweetser of Maiden 4 May 1732; Sarah, b. 23 Oct.
1708; Nicholas, b. 8 July 1710, a brazier in Boston 1737, and prob. the same
who d. there of apoplexy 22 Nov. 1753; Anne, bap. 11 May 1712, d. 6 June
1714; Mary, b. 19 May 1714, m. Mr. Timothy Bourne of Sandwich, pub. 26
Oct. 1741; Josiah, bap. 10 June 1716; Stephen, posthumous, bap. 25 Oct.
1719, grad. H. C. 1737, was a lawyer in Worcester 1742, and is said to have
been remarkable for the neatness and accuracy of his official papers; he
did not long remain in Worcester, but whither he removed is not ascertained.
NICHOLAS the f. res. near the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets;
he was Register of Probate 1704 to 1709, master of the Grammar School in
Cambridge for many years, and d. suddenly (prob. of apoplexy), 5 Oct. 1719;
his w. Sarah was living in 1737.
5. THOMAS, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Abigail Poulter 1708; she d. 25 Ap. 1719,
and he m. Abigail Locke 8 Jan. 1720; she d. 12 June 1736, and he m. Anna
Fillebrown 29 Dec. 1737. After about 1712, he resided at Lex. His children
were Thomas, b. 9 Dec. 1709; Samuel, b. 11 Aug. 1711; Abigail, b. 13 July
1713; Mary, b. 17 Jan. 1716; Elizabeth, b. , d. 25 Ap. 1719; Elizabeth, b.
18 Mar. 1721 ; Jonathan, b. 28 Ap. 1723; Hannah, b. 18 June 1725, d. young;
Hannah, b. 19 Jan. 1726-7, d. 21 Ap. 1729; John, b. 27 Ap. 1729, rem. to
Rutland, was Representative, Senator, member of the Committee on Confis-
cated Estates, Justice of the Peace, etc., and d. of apoplexy 7 Ap. 1793, a. 64,
having had seven children (See Reed's Hist, of Rutland) ; Timothy, b. 6 May
1731; Benjamin, b. 9 Jan. 1733-4; Submit, b. 28 May 1736, d. 6 Jan. 1737.
THOMAS the f. d. 6 Mar. 1738, a. 53 ; his w. Anna d. at Menotomy (suicide)
12 July 1753, a. 62.
6. KBKNKZER, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Elizabeth Barrett 13 June 1733, and
Alice Badcock 16 Ap. 1742. His children were Alice, bap. 18 Dec. 1743, m.
Thomas Ireland, Jr., of Chs. 28 Jan. 1768; Elizabeth, bap. 27 Ap. 1746, m.
William Stanwood of Portsmouth, N. H. (pub. 30 Ap. 1768) ; Lucy, bap. 30
Sept. 1750, m. Samuel Foster of Portsmouth, N. H., 15 Oct. 1772. EBENEZER
the f. d. about 1756 (his will proved 13 Sept. 1756), and his w. Alice m.
James Pierce 26 June 1760.
7. WILLIAM, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Martha, dau. of William Wyeth 12 Oct.
1716, and Martha, dau. of Ichabod Brown. His children were Ruth, b. 28
June 1717, m. John Hunt of Watertown ; William, b. 7 Dec. 1718; Martha,
b. 29 Feb. 1719-20, m. John Cheney (pub. 23 Sept. 1738), and was living, his
widow, in Rox. 1760; Margaret, b. 8 Nov. 1721, d. 17 Sept. 1722; Benjamin,
b. 14 Jan. 1722-3, d. 21 Sept. 1723; Benjamin, b. 23 Oct. 1724, d. 21 Nov.
1724; Nicholas, b. 22 Nov. 1725; Peter, b. 16 Aug. 1728, was living in Rut-
land District (now Barre), 1760; John, b. 16 June 1730; Hannah, b. 15 Aug.
1732, m. John Wright, a physician in Camb. (pub. 25 Jan. 1752-3), d. 9 Dec.
1800, a. 68; Benjamin, bap. 25 Aug. 1734; Ebenezer, bap. 10 July 1737;
Thomas, bap. 15 July 1739, grad. H. C. 1758, ord. at Walpole, N. H., 7 Jan.
1767, and d. 9 May 'l813 (he was father to Thos. G. Fessenden, well known
as an editor and a poet, who d. at Boston of apoplexy 11 Nov. 1837); Mar-
garet, bap. 17 Jan. 1741-2, d. unm. 22 Feb. 1815, a. 73; Martha, bap. 19 Oct.
1746, according to the Record; but another Martha was then living, and the
Record may be suspected of error. Nicholas, Benjamin, and Ebenezer are not
named in the division of their father's estate, and probably died young ; only
one Martha had a share. WILLIAM the f. was a farmer, and res. on the old
homestead. He d. 26 May 1756, a. 62; his w. Martha and eight children
survived.
8. JOSKPH, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Mindwell, wid. of John Oldham, 6 Dec.
1733. The only child recorded was Margaret, bap. 11 Dec. 1737, the f.
having previously deceased.
. 9. JOHN, s. of John (3), m. Mary Nowell 19 Sept. 1723, and had Grace,
bap. 26 Ap. 1724, m. Daniel Smith 10 June 1742; Martha, bap. 17 Oct. 1725,
m. Alexander Thompson (pub. 24 Mar. 1743-4); Sarah, bap. 13 Ap. 1729;
Margaret, bap. 29 Aug. 1731.
10. JONATHAN, s. of John (3), in. Elizabeth Newell of Brookline (pub. 16
544 FESSENDEN — FILLEBROWN.
Aug. 1735.) He was a victualler on the south side of the river, and d. 21 Nov.
1770; his w. Elizabeth d. 25 July 1776, a. 61. The estate was divided 5 Dec.
1782, to chil., Jonathan, Josiah, Moses, Mary, and heirs of Samuel, deceased.
11. JOSIAH, s. of Nicholas (4), was a brazier in Camb. 1737, and in Boston
1745. He is supposed to be the same who was pub. to Ruth Frost of Camb. 25
Oct. 1755. He then resided in Boston.
12. WILLIAM, s. of William (7), grad. H. C. 1737, m. Mary, dau. of
Stephen Palmer, and had Martha, b. 8 June 1740, d. 11 May 1741; Nicholas
b. 14 Ap. 1742, d. young; Mary, bap. 29 July 1744, d. 15 Nov. 1749 : Sarah, b.
8 Aug. and d. 12* Sept. 1746; William, b. 3 Nov. 1747, grad H. C. 1768,
taught school at Topsfield a short time, while there, m. Sarah Read of Camb.
22 Jan. 1771, was ord. at Fryeburg, Me., Oct. 1775, and d. May 1805.
Stephen, bap. 20 May 1750; Mary, bap. 1 Mar. 1751-2; Nicholas, bap. 8
Sept. 1754; Ebenezer, bap. 13 Feb. 1757. WILLIAM the f. taught the Gram-
mar School in Camb. several years, and d. of apoplexy 17 June 1758, a. 39.
13. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (10), in. Elizabeth Parker 2 Sept. 1763, and
had Boradel, bap. 14 Ap. 1765, m. W'illiam Cooper 1 Sept. 1784.
14. JOSIAH, s. of Jonathan (10), by w. Elizabeth had Pemberton, bap. 29
Oct. 1769; William, bap. 10 June 1770; Sarah, bap. 12 Dec. 1773, d. of con-
sumption, at the almshouse, 6 Jan. 1797, a. 23; Josiah, bap. 7 July 1776;
James, bap. 9 Aug. 1778, d. at the almshouse 14 Sept. 1795, a. 17. JOSIAH
the f. d. at the almshouse 15 Ap. 1793, a. 47.
15. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (10), was a victualler on the south side of the
river, and m. Sarah Spring 23 Nov. 1762. Administration on his estate was
granted 4 Aug. 1772 to his w. Sarah, and guardians were appointed for his
children, Henry and Samuel, 4 Dec. 1782.
HANNAH, prob. sister to Nicholas (2), m. John Sewall, brother to Judge
Sewall, 28 Oct. 1674. MARY. m. Elisha Hagar 19 Aug. 1752. SARAH,
buried at Menotorny 28 Jan. 1775. MARTIN, d. "by accident," 19 Feb.
1798.
FILLEBROWN, THOMAS (otherwise written Phillebrown) , was admitted to
the Church 18 May 1666. By w. Anna he had Thomas, bap. 20 May 1666.
Mary, b. 5 May 1662, bap. 20 May 1666, m. Nathaniel Cutter 8 Oct. 1688 ;
Hannah or Anna, bap. 14 Oct. 1666, d. 9 Aug. 1685. He prob. also had s.
John, b. about 1672. THOMAS the f. d. 7 June 1713, a. 82; his w. Anna d.
31 Mar. 1714, a. 82.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), in. Rebecca, dau. of Richard Cutter, 19 Dec.
1688, and had Thomas, b. 18 Sept. 1689; Anna, b. 13 Dec. 1691, m. Thomas
Fessenden of Lexington (pub. 5 Nov. 1737), survived him, and died by sui-
cide 12 July 1753; Isaac, b. 7 Sept. 1693; Rebecca, b. 6 Nov. 1695; John, b.
4 Jan. 1699-1700; Elizabeth, b. 10 May 1703; Sarah, b. 5 July 1707; Abigail,
b. 18 Aug. 1711. THOMAS the f. d. prob. 1736 (adm. granted to his s. Isaac
7 June 1736); his w. Rebecca d. 26 July 1741, a. 76.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of Thomas (1), by w. Sarah had John, b. 12 Oct. 1698, d.
8 Nov. 1716; Mary, b. 5 Nov. 1700; Thomas, b. 5 June 1703; Sarah, b. 31
Dec. 1704; Anna, b. 26 Jan. 1706-7, m, Gershom Cutter 3d, 13 Feb. 1728-9;
Elizabeth, b. 20 Ap. 1709, m. Moses Bordman, Jr., 25 Dec. 1746; Edward,
bap. 18 May 1712; Ruth, bap. 23 Jan. 1714-15, m. Benj. Storer, Boston (pub.
4 June 1738). His w. Sarah d. 16 Oct. 1716. Perhaps the following were his
children by a second wife : John, bap. 6 Nov. 1720; Mercy, bap. 1 Sept. 1723.
JOHN the f. d. 23 Oct. 1756, a. about 85.
4. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (2), m. Isabel dau. of Gershom Cutter, 9 Dec.
1713; he was admitted into the Church 16 Mar. 1717-18.
5. ISAAC, s. of Thomas (2), m. Hannah , and had Isaac, John, and Rich-
ard, all bap. 4 Oct. 1 724 ; Hannah, bap. 6 Feb. 1 725-6, m. Solomon Prentice, Jr.,
at Chs. 2 Nov. 1744; Mary, bap. 25 Mar. 1728, m. Rand; Rebecca, bap.
29 Mar. 1730, m. Nehemiah Mason; James, bap. 13 Feb. 1731-2; Thomas,
bap. 16 June 1734; Elizabeth, bap. 9 Nov. 1735, m. Hunnewell; Sarah,
bap. 23 Ap. 1738, d. unm. 7 Feb. 1803. ISAAC the f. d. prob. 1767 (will
proved 10 Dec.); his w. and all the children except John and James survived.
FILLEBROWN— FISHER— FISKE. 545
6. JOHN, s. of Thomas (•>), res. in Chs. and d. 17 Oct. 1772, a. nearly 73.
7. EDWARD, s. of John (3), m. Susanna , and had Edward, b. 8 June
1749; Sarah, b. 29 Oct. 1752; Elizabeth, b. 5 Jan. 1755; Ruth, b. 25 Oct.
1757; and perhaps others. His w. Susanna d. 23 June 1772, and he m. (2)
Mrs. Elizabeth Stearns 7 Dec. 1775. He d. 16 June 1793.
8. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (5), m. , and had John, bap. 24 Nov. 1745;
Hannah, bap. 2G Ap. 1747; Mart/, bap. 6 May 1750; Elizabeth, bnp. 12 Ap.
1752; Rebecca, bap. 1 Dec. 1754, d. young; Rebecca, bap. 5 Sept. 1759;
Thomas, bap. 5 Sept. 1762.
9. RICHARD, s. of Isaac (5), m. Mehetabel , and had James, b. 23
Nov. 1751 ; Samuel, b. 27 Nov. 1753, m. Mary Pitts 9 Nov. 1775 ; a child, b.
and d. 3 June 1756; Richard and Mehelabel", twins, bap. 11 May 1758, of
whom the- first d. 25 Feb. 1759, and the other d. young: Mehelabel, b. 28 Jan.
1761. RICHARD the f. d. (in the army) at Kittery 20 Nov. 1762; his w. Me-
hetabel d. prob. 1764 (administration granted 8 Oct.).
10. THOMAS, prob. s. of Isaac (5), m. -• , and had Hannah, bap.
25 Oct. 1772, m. Josiah Morse 12 May 1793; she d. and he m. Hannah
Brown 1 Dec. 1778, and had Thomas, bap. 3 Oct. 1779 ; Dorcas and Susanna,
twins, bap. 21 Ap. 1782; John, bap. 11 July 1784; James, bap. 20 Aug. 1786;
Elizabeth, bap. 20 July 1788; Leonard, bap. 28 Feb. 1790. His w. Hannah d.
3 Oct. 1797, a. 47. Rebecca, wid. of Thomas Fillebrown, who d. at AVest
Camb. 18 Aug. 1840, a. 85, was perhaps his third wife.
11. EDWARD, perhaps s. of Edward (7), m. Lydia Prentice 23 Aug. 1770,
and had Lydia, bap. 16 June 1771, m. Nathaniel P. Watson 9 Feb. 1797;
Edward, bap. 20 Sept. 1772; Jonas, bap. 22 June 1777. EDWARD the f. was
a tanner, and res. on the westerly side of North Avenue, not far southerly
from Linntean Street. He d. 9 July 1798, a. 54 (so the age is expressed on
the gravestone ; but if this be correct, he was not the son of Edward, 7). His
w. Lydia d. 2 Dec. 1832, a. 87.
12. JAMES, s. of Richard (9), m. Elizabeth Prentice 5 June 1774; she d.
and he m. wid. Phebe Barnard 24 May 1798. His children were James, b. 3
Nov. 1774; Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept. 1778, m. Joseph Seaver Sept. 1795; Samuel
Sprague, b. 30 Nov. 1780; Richard, b. 8 Aug. 1783, m. Charlotte Lowe 26
May 1819, and d. 31 May 1829; John, b. 25 May 1786, prob. m. Joanna Mor-
rison 2 June 1816, and d. 24 Dec. 1839; Silas Barnard, b. 15 Aug. 1799, m.
Rebecca R. Richardson 4 July 1824, and d. 27 April 1857 : William Jenks, b.
29 Jan. 1802. JAMES the f . res. on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, be-
tween Harvard and Mount Auburn streets, and d. 22 Oct. 1816, a. 65. His w.
Phebe <1. 28 Nov. 1851, a. 92.
13. EDWARD, s. of Edward (11), m. Elizabeth Barrett 16 Ap. 1801, had
Elizabeth, b. 20 Ap. 1806, and perhaps others, and d. 13 July 1817, a. 45.
14. JONAS, s. of Edward (11), m. Mary , and had Mary, b. Aug. 1799.
He d. 19 Nov. 1799, a. 22.
15. JAMES, s. of James (12), m. Elizabeth Newland 2 Ap. 1795, and had
Elizabeth, b. 24 June 1797; Mary, named in her grandfather's will, and living
in 1816. JAMKS the f. d. on a voyage to the N. W. coast within the year
previous to Sept. 1805, when his wid. Elizabeth was appointed admx.
16. SAMUEL SPRAGUE, s. of James (12), was prob. the same who is called
Samuel, on the Record, and by w. Dorcas had Klmira, b. 28 Mar. 1806, d. Ap.
1806. He d. before 10 May 1816, leaving children to whom bequests were
made by their grandfather.
This'family resided principally near the line between Camb. and Chs., and
many of the births were not recorded in either town. Very little is to be
gleaned from the Probate Records, to assist in determining the true line of
descent. I apprehend there may be errors in the foregoing sketch.
FISHER, THOMAS, in 1635 res. at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and South
streets. He rem. early, but would seem not to have settled in Hartford, as he
forfeited his lot there. Hinman.
FISKE, DAVID, of Watertown, freeman 1638, d. 1661 leaving son David
and dau. Fitch.
546 FISKE — FITT.
2. DAVID, s. of David (1), was early in Camb. and m. Lydia, sister of
Deac. John Cooper, and dau. of Deac. Gregory Stone's second wife; she d.
29 Nov. 1654, and he m. Seaborn Wilson of Ipswich 6 Sept. 1655. His chil-
dren were Sarah, b. , d. 8 May 1647; Lydia, b. 29 Ap. 1647, m. Nicholas
Wyeth 6 Sept. 1681, and d. without issue 10 Mar. 1697-8; David, b. 1 Sept.
1648, d. 20 Sept. 1649 ; Dacid, b. 15 Ap. 1650; Ephraim., b. 13 Aug. 1653, d.
14 Sept. 1653; Elizabeth, bap. here, m. John Russell; Sarah, bap. here, prob.
d. young; Hannah (or Anna), bap. 27 Nov. 1659, m. Timothy Carter of Wo-
burn ; Abigail, b. 1 Feb. 1674, m. Henry Baldwin of Woburn. DAVID the
f. rem. from Watertown to Camb. about 1646, and res. on the northerly side
of Linnaean Street, near the Botanic Garden, which estate, he sold to Joseph
Daniel 12 Dec. 1660, and prob. rem. to the Farms (Lex.) about the same
time. He was a wheelwright, but much employed in public service, especially
as a surveyor of lands. He was Selectman 1688, and Representative in the
critical period of 1689. He was one of the most prominent men in the settle-
ment at the Farms; precinct clerk, and assessor;, the first subscriber for erect-
ing a meeting-house there, and the first named member of the Church. He
d. 14 Feb. 1710-11, a. 87. His w. Seaborn d. prob. 1720.
3. DAVID, s. of David (2), by w. Sarah, had Dane?, b. 5 Jan. 1676-7;
Jonathan, b. 19 May 1679; Robert, b. 8 May 1681, a physician, d. 18 Ap.
1753; Anna, b. 2 Ap. 1683; Lydia, b. 14 May 1685, m. Joseph Loring ;
Sarah, b. 16 June 1687; Abigail, b. 20 May 1689, d. 13 Aug. 1691 ; Ebenezer,
b. 12 Sept. 1692. DAVID the f. res. at the Farms (or Lex.), and d. 23 Oct.
1729: his w. Sarah d. 22 Ap. 1729. See Hudson's Hint. Lex.
4. THADDEUS, s. of Jonathan of Weston, a descendant from Nathan of
Watertown, b. 22 June 1762, m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. Jonas Clark of Lex., 17
June 1789, and had Horatio Hancock, b. 22 June 1790, m. Letitia Whitte-
more 29 Mar. 1818, and d. 13 Sept. 1829; Elmira, b. 23 Ap. 1792, m. Joseph
Adams, a lawyer, 19 Nov. 1811, and d. s. p. 13 June 1854. THADDEUS the
f. grad. H. C. 1785, and received the degree of D. D. from Columbia College,
N. Y. , in 1821 ; he was ordained pastor of the Church in Menotomy 23 Ap.
1 788, which office he resigned 23 Ap. 1828, and d. 14 Nov. 1855 ; his w. Lucy
d. 9 Mar. 1855, a. 88.
5. ISAAC, brother of Thaddeus (4), b. 4 Dec. 1778, m. Sukey Hobbs of
Weston 7 Nov. 1802; and had Isaac, b. , d. young; Augustus Henry, b.
19 Sept. 1805, H. C. 1825, a lawyer in Boston, d. 22 Mar. 1864; Isaac Lam-
son, b. 18 Mar. 1810; George, b. 19 Nov. 1813; Susan Ann, b. 22 Oct. 1815;
Andrew, b. 8 May 1817; Edwarrl, b. 17 Dec. 1819. ISAAC the f. grad. H. C.
1798, was a lawyer in Weston, Register of Probate in Middlesex from 1817
to 1851, res. alternately at Weston and Cambridge, and d. 11 Mar. 1861.
6. NATHAN, s. of Samuel of Waltham, a descendant from John of Water-
town, b. 6 Dec. 1780 (according to the family record, or 1779, as Bond re-
cords it), settled early in Camb., m. Anna Livermore, dau. of Josiah Mason, 13
July 1805, and had Clementina, b. 12 Aug. 1805, d. young; Frederick Wil-
liam, b. Nov. 1806, d. young ; Sarah Ruxsell Mason, b. 16 Dec. 1808, m.
James Munroe, Jr, 8 Oct. 1834; Elijah, b. 1 Feb. 1811, m. Charlotte D. En-
dicott 5 Oct. 1837, a merchant in New York, where he d. 4 Dec. 1859 ; Mary
Lois, b. 1 May 1813, m. Alexander H. Ramsay 8 Ap. 1835 ; Margaret,
b. 1 April 1815, m. David Humphrey 15 Nov. 1837; Benjamin, b. 9 May
1817, d. young; Eibridge Gerry, b. 26 July 1819, m. Sarah P. Teele 24 Nov.
1842 ; Joseph Bradley Varnum, b. Aug. 1821, d. young ; Josiah Mason, b. 23
Oct. 1823, m. Martha T. Smith; Anna Abigail, b. 10 July 1826, m. Nathaniel
Prentiss 4 May 1844 ; Charles Carroll, b. 11 June 1828, grad. H. C. 1849.
NATHAN the f. was a grain dealer near West Boston Bridge, and afterwards
Deputy Sheriff, and otherwise engaged in public business. Late in life he
res. on Holyoke Place and on North Avenue, and d. 27 April 1868, his w.
Anna L. d. 12 Sept. 1861, a. 77.
FITT, ROBERT, owned an estate, 1638, on the southerly side of Winthrop
Street, nearly opposite the southwesterly corner of Winthrop Square. Per-
haps he was identical with ttobert Fitts, who was at " Salisbury 1640 ; rem. to
Ipswich, and d. about 1665, leaving a wife Grace, and son Abraham-" Farmer.
FOORTH— FOX. 547
FOOKTH, ROGKR, (in the margin written Foord), d. 24 Ap. 1644. No
further record of this family, whose name was proh. Ford.
FOSTER, THOMAS, styled a physician on the Court Files, was proh. s. of
Thomas Foster of Wey mouth. He was in Roxbury 15 Oct. 1662, when he
m. Sarah Parker, dau. of Robert Parker of Camb., who bequeathed property
in 1684 to his dau. Sarah Foster. His children, at Roxbury, were Thinna*,
b. 1 Aug. 1663 ; Sarah, b. 3 June 1667, prob. m. Thomas Williams of Stow;
Hannah, b. 23 July 1669 ; Jonathan, b. 21 Sept. 1671 ; and in Camb. Elizabeth,
b. 26 Sept. 1677. He d. here 16 Sept. 1679, or as inscribed on his grave-
stone 28 Oct. 1679, a. 39. His widow Sarah survived, and was empowered
by the General Court, May 1680, to sell land in Roxbury. See Gen. Reg.,
xxvi. 394.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Experience Parker 30 Nov. 1686. He
removed to Stow, had son Thomas, b. 18 Sept. 1687, and was living in 1715.
3. BOSSKNGER, s. of Thomas and grandson of Thomas who m. Ann Bos-
senger, in Boston, 1 June 1711, res. on the estate now owned by Samuel Batch-
elder, Esq., on the south side of Brattle Street, west of Ash Street. He was
a gentleman of leisure, and d. of gout 23 Ap. 1805, a. 63. He m. Mary, sister
to Andrew Craigie, and had (all prob. b. in Boston) Boxsenger, grad. II. C.
1787, a lawyer, d. unm. of palsy 17 Jan. 1816, a. 48 ; Elizabeth, m. lion.
Samuel Haven of Dedham ; Andrew, grad. H. C. 1800, a physician in Ded-
hatn, in. Marv Conant in Camb. 19 Nov. 1813, and d. 1831 ; John, b. — July
1782, grad. H. C. 1802, d. unm. 3 Nov. 1836 ; Thomas, grad. H. C. 1805, a
physician, Town Clerk 1827, d. unm. Feb. 1831, a. 46; James, grad. H. C.
1806, a lawyer, Register of Probate for a short period, d. unm., of dysentery,
27 Aug. 1817 ; George, grad. B. U. 1811, a lawyer, d. unm., of dysentery, 4
Sept. 1817, a. 27. Mary Craigie, bap. in Camb. 7 Dec. 1794, d. 18 Feb. 1811,
a. 16.
4. JOHN, s. of Nathan, b. at Western (now Warren) 19 Ap. 1763, grad.
D. C. 1783, D. D. at H. C. 1815, was ordained at Brighton 1 Nov. 1784, was
dismissed by mutual agreement 31 Oct. 1827, and d. 15 Sept. 1829, a. 66. He
m. Hannah Webster of Boston — Ap. 1785, and had Wainwriyht, b. 4 Feb.
1786 ; John, b. 22 Ap. 1789 ; Hannah White, b. 22 Dec. 1790 ; Henry, b. 31
May 1793 ; Elizabeth Lane.«ford, b. 19 Oct. 1794 ; Harriet Vaughn, b. 9 Sept.
1796.
FOWNELL, JOHN, by w. Mary, had Sarah, b. — Aug. 1638. He was prob.
the same who. according to Savage, was in Chs., freeman 1645, and d. 19 Mar.
1673, a. 65 ; his w. Mary d. 25 Jan. 1696, a. 84.
Fox, THOMAS, was prob. the freeman named 1638, and may have been
the same whose name is found in the Colony Records, 8 Mar. 1630-31 ;
" Ordered, That Tho. Foxe, servant to Mr. Cradocke, shall be whipped for
uttering malicious and scandalous speeches, whereby he sought to traduce the
Court, as if they had taken some bribe in the business concerning Walter
Palmer." He prob. resided a few years at Concord, for Mitchell says his son
Jabez was baptized there, but was in his minority when his father joined this
church. His w. Rebecca d. at Concord 11 May 1647. Before June 1649, he
came to Camb. He m. Ellen, wid. of Percival Green, the marriage contract
being dated 24 May 1650. She d. 27 May 1682, a. 82. " Her death was
occasioned by a fall she got on the floor, whereby she broke her thigh." (N.
Russell's Diary, N. E. Gen. Reg., vii. 54.) Mr. Fox m. (3d) Elizabeth, wid.
of Charles Chad wick of Watertown, 24 Ap. 1683, who d. 22 Feb. 1684-5, and
was buried in the old cemetery in Watertown, by the side of her former hus-
band. Soon afterwards, 16 Dec. 1685, Mr. Fox m. Rebecca, wid. of Nicholas
Wyeth. He had no children by his last three wives. He d. 25 Ap. 1693,
aged 85 ; his w. Rebecca d. in 1698. After his marriage to Mrs. Green he
resided in Holmes Place, about midway between its northeasterly angle and
North Avenue, until the house was destroyed by fire about 1681 or 1682 ;
after which, with the exception of a very short residence in Watertown, he
probably occupied the estate on the east side of Holmes Place, afterwards
owned bv Steward Hastings and still later by the Rev. Dr. Holmes.
548 FOX — FOXCROFT.
2. THOMAS, of Concord, perhaps s. of Thomas (1), m. Hannah Brooks
13 Dec. 1657, and d. 12 Ap. 1658, leaving wid., and chil. Eliphalet, Elizabeth,
and others not designated by name in his will. Bond (Hist. Waterlown, p.
765) conjectures that this person was identical with Thomas (1), and Savage
(Gen. Diet., ii. 197) doubts. But the record of his death in 1658, which de-
scribes him as " husband of Hannah," settles this point beyond all question,
though it does not indicate what relationship, if any, he sustained to the other
Thomas who survived until 1693.
3. JABEZ, s. of Thomas (1), bap. at Concord, came here in his minority,
m. Judith, dau. of Rev. John Reyner, and had John, b. in Cambridge 10
May 1678, and in Woburn, Thomas, b. 6 July 1680, and d. four days after-
wards; Thomas, b. 13 Nov. 1681 ; Jabez, b. 2 Dec. 1684; Judith, b. 19 June
1690, d. young. JABEZ the f. grad. H. C. 1665, was ordained pastor of the
church in Woburn about 1679, and d. of small-pox 28 Feb. 1702-3, a. 56; his
w. Judith m. Col. Jonathan Tyng and d. 5 June 1736, a. 98.
4. JOHN, s. of Jabez (3), grad. H. C. 1698, succeeded his father in the
ministry at Woburn 17 Nov. 1703, and d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 78, having been
blind for the last fifteen years of his life. His son Jabez, b. 1705, grad. H. C.
1727, was trained for the ministry but did not preach; rem. to Portland as
early as 1743, and d. there 6 Ap. 1755, having been Magistrate, Representa-
tive, Councillor, etc. Smith's Journal, note.
5. JABEZ, s. of Jabez (3), was a tailor, and res. with w. Hannah in Bos-
ton, 1708, when he and his brother John sold land in Camb. He d. before
30 Aug. 1 736, when his heirs, to wit., widow Hannah, and her children Thomas,
of Woodstock, Hannah, w. of Thomas Roberts, Boston, Judith, w. of Thomas
Prince, Duxbury, and Rebecca, w. of James Allen, Boston, received from Rev.
John Fox a quitclaim of all interest in the Cambridge homestead, which they
sold the next year to Jonathan Hastings, the famous Steward and ardent
patriot.
FOXCROFT, FRANCIS, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dep. Gov. Danforth, 3 Oct.
1682, and had, in Boston, Elizabeth, b. , m. Mr. Christopher Bridge
15 May 1701 ; Daniel, b. ; Martha, b. 26 Mar. 1689, m. Benjamin Ger-
rish of Boston, merchant, 28 June 1716, and d. here 14 Ap. 1736; Francis,
b. 26 Jan. 1694-5; Thomas, b. 26 Feb. 1696-7 ; Samuel, b. 5 June 1 700, prob.
d. young. FRANCIS the f. came from England (prob. Yorkshire, where he
appears to have had an estate), and established himself in Boston. On the
death of his wife's father, he removed to the homestead in Cambridge, which
had been conveyed to him, and res. here during the remainder of his life. He
was a man of wealth and energy, and sustained many public offices. He was
Justice of the Peace, under Andros ; and upon his warrant, Winslow was
committed to prison for announcing the Revolution in England. A few days
afterwards, he exchanged places with Winslow, and became himself a pris-
oner, with Andros and his adherents. He seems, however, not to have been
very obnoxious to the new government, for 20 Ap. 1689, it was "ordered,
that Mr. Francis Foxcroft be released from his present imprisonment, and be
confined to the house of Thomas Danforth, Esq., in Cambridge, for one week's
time, and that then he be set at liberty, unless anything appear to be objected
against him, in the mean time." He was elected Representative for Dunsta-
ble, though residing in Boston, 1693. He was Judge of the Common Pleas,
1707-1719, and Judge of Probate, 1708-1725. His character is briefly but
graphically delineated by Tutor Flint, in the preface to the funeral sermon
delivered by Rev. Dr. Appleton. " He was a gentleman by birth, of a worthy
family in the north of England, where he had a good school education. He
was bred a merchant, and was very expert and skilful, as well as very just
and upright in all his business. His natural powers were extraordinary; his
acquired knowledge of various kinds was so too; his virtues were great and
eminent. His generosity, prudence, sincerity, justice towards men, and piety
towards God, were conspicuous to those that knew him. His temper indeed
was sudden, and made almost uncontrollable by the violence of the gout and
pain he was such an uncommon instance of ; but this was his burden and
FOXCROFT. 549
lamentation. He was a person of a grave and austere countenance and conver-
sation, mixed with much of the gentleman and the Christian." His w. d. 4
July 1721, a. 56. He d. 31 Dec. 1727, a. 70. He was an Episcopalian, and
was buried with the forms of that church; but for nearly thirty years he had
worshipped and communed with the Congregational Church here.
2. DANIKL, s. of Francis (1), was Register of Probate 1710-1714, and Sub-
commissary in the expedition against Canada, 1711. He removed to England,
and as early as 4 May 1723, was at " Rawdon near Leeds, in the west riding
of Yorkshire." Between 14 May 1730, and 24 Aug. 1731, he removed from
Rawdon to " Plaistow, near London," where he died, and his brother Francis
was appointed administrator on his estate in N. Eng. 13 Aug. 1741. He prob.
d. unm. as his property descended to his relatives here.
3. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (1), grad. H. C. 1712, in. Mehetabel Coney of
Boston 5 Nov. 1722, and had Mehetabel, b. 19 Aug. 1723, m. Rev. Jonas
Meriam of Newton 25 Jan. 1759, and d. 22 Ap. 1770; Francis, b. 11 May
1725, d. young; Daniel, b. 11 Feb. 1726-7; Elizabeth, bap. 30 Mar. 1729, m.
Benjamin Brandon 4 Jan. 1750, and d. before 1765; Thomas, bap. 24 Jan.
1730-31, d. young; Martha, bap. 4 Feb. 1732-3, d. young; Francis, bap. 29
June 1735, d. young; George, bap. 6 June 1736, "fell into scalding wort "
19 Aug. 1739, and d. the next day ; Katherine, bap. 24 Ap. 1737, d. young;
William, bap. 16 Ap. 1738, d. young; Layton, bap. 11 Mar. 1738-9, d. young;
John, bap. 30 Mar. 1740; Georoe, bap. 5 July 1741, d. young; Phebe, bap. 14
Aug. 1743, m. Hon. Samuel Phillips, Jr., of Andover 6 July 1773 (who was
elected Lt.-gov. of Mass. 1801), and d. 1812; Francis, bap. 18 Nov. 1744.
FRANCIS the f. spent most of his life in the public service. It is stated in an
obituary notice, published in the Boston News Lftter, 31 Mar. 1768, that "he
was early appointed Register of Probate for the County of Middlesex, which
office he sustained for many years [1719-1731]; was clerk of the Hon. House
of Representatives ; was Register of Deeds forty-four years [forty-five years,
1721-1766]; was one of his Majesty's Council for twenty-six years [1732-
1757]; the eldest Justice of the Peace and Quorum through the Province,
and First Justice of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, and Inferior
Court of Common Pleas, for the County where he lived [1737-1764], till by
reason of bodily infirmities, and from a great scrupulosity and tenderness of
conscience, fearing he should not do his duty by not giving a constant attend-
ance, he resigned his seat at the Board and on the Bench. He abhorred arbi-
trary power, on the one hand, and a mobbish plebian spirit, on the other."
Judge Foxcroft occupied the paternal mansion, and in his will expressed a
strong desire that it should be retained by his family. He d. 28 Mar. 1768,
a. 73. His w. Mehetabel d. at Andover 4 May 1782, a. 79.
4. THOMAS, s. of Francis (1), grad. H. C. 1714, was selected by Pres. Lev-
erett to salute the Governor in a Latin Oration, on a formal visitation of the
College, 1716, was ordained minister of the First Church in Boston 20 Nov.
1717, m. Anna Coney 9 March 1718-9, and d. of apoplexy 16 or 18 June
1769, a. 72. He was eminent in his profession, and well sustained the char-
acter of his family. His son Samuel, grad. H. C. 1754, was ordained minis-
ter at New Gloucester, Me., 16 Jan. 1765, was honorably dismissed, 1793,
Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland, and "died suddenly 2
Mar. 1807, in the 72d year of his age." Alden's Epitaphs, and Winthrop's
(MS.) Catalogue.
5. DANIEL, e. of Francis (3). grad. H. C. 1746, and d. unm. 3 Jan. 1756,
aged 29.
6. JOHN, a. of Francis (3), grad. H. C 1758, m. Sarah [DeaneV], and d.
without issue 23 Dec. 1802, a. nearly 63; his w. Sarah " fell from her chair
and instantaneously expired," 2 July 1800, a. 53. Mr. Foxcroft was Justice
f the Peace, and was Register of Deeds ten years (1 766-1776). Being sus-
ected, and probably with sufficient cause, of a strong sympathy with the
ritish Government (luring the Revolutionary struggle, he became unpopular
nd lost office. He remained here, however, and spent his days in luxurious
ease, which appears to have been much more congenial to his natural disposi-
550 FOXCROFT — FRANCIS.
tion than a more active employment. He heeded the request of his father
and retained possession of the homestead, having obtained the rights of the
other heirs by purchase, and prob. resided in the mansion-house until it was
destroyed by fire 24 Jan. 1777. He afterwards owned and occupied the estate
at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. After his decease, the
family having become extinct here, the heirs residing in Essex and Worcester
counties sold the real estate, and the noble farm of Danforth and the Fox-
crofts was cut up into fragments. The only considerable portion of it which
remains undivided is the valuable estate of the late Professor Norton.
7. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (3), grad. H. C. 1764, was an eminent physician
in Brookfield, where he m. Sarah, dau. of Dr. Jabez Upham, 5 May 1768,
and d. 15 Feb. 1814, a. 69; his w. Sarah d. at Claremont, N. II., April 1827.
Their children were Sarah, m. Samuel Fiske, Esq., Claremont, N. H., son
of Rev. Nathan Fiske, D. D., of Brookfield; Betsey, m. Thomas Haskins of
Boston, and d. at Roxbury in 1849; Fanny, m. Witherell of Brookfield;
Mehelabel, m. Josiah Lyon, and d. at Woodstock, Vt., May 1850, a. 74;
Francis Augustus, b. 4 A'ug. 1782, a merchant at Wethersfield, Vt., 1804, and
at Boston about 1810, d. at Newton 7 Ap. 1818; Martha Brandon, m, David
H. Sumner of Hartland, Vt. ; John, prob. jjrad. H. C. 1807, d. at Worcester
Aug. 1824, a. 39; George, d. at Brookfield July 1803, a. 15.
FRANCIS, RICHARD, 4 July 1644, bought of Nathaniel Sparhawk a house
and land at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place, being part of the estate recently
owned by Mr. Royal Morse. By his w. Alice, he had Stephen, b. 7 Feb.
1644-5; Sarah, b. 4 Dec. 1646, m. John Squires, and was living his wid. 1713;
John, b. 4 Jan. 1649-50. RICHARD the f. d. 24 Mar. 1686-7, "aged 81
years or thereabout," and was noticed by Judge Sewall, as "an ancient and
good man indeed."
2. STEPHEN, s. of Richard (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Hall, 27 Dec.
1670; she d. 2 Ap. 1683, and he m. Hannah, d. of William Dickson, 16 Sept.
1683. His children, in Camb., were Hannah, b. 28 Sept. 1671, d. 17 June
1677; Stephen, b. 15 Aug. 1674; Hannah, b. 18 June 1677, d. young; Han-
nah, b. 7 Ap. 1680. STEPHEN the f. was a brickmaker, and rem. to Medf.
about 1680, where he died 24 Sept. 1719; his w. Hannah survived.
3. JOHN, s. of Richard (1), m. Lydia, dau. of Deac. John Cooper, 5 Jan.
1687-8, and had in Camb., John, b. 10 Oct. 1688, d. young; John, b. 17 Feb.
1689-90, d. at Medford 31 Aug. 1750; Stephen, b. 2 Nov. 1691; Nathaniel,
b. about 1C93, named in the division of his father's estate; and in Medf., Sam-
uel, b. 17 Feb. 1695-6; Anna, b. 2 Nov. 1697, m. Benjamin Dana 23 July
1724; Joseph, b. 5 Jan. 1699-1700; Ebenezer, b. 30 Oct. 1701, d. 23 Mar.
1702-3; Lydia, b. 20 Ap. 1703, m. Joseph Tufts; Ebenczer, b. 25 Mar.
1708. JOHN the f. was a brickmaker, and rem. to Medf. where he d. 3 Jan.
1727-8, a. 78, and administration was granted to his eldest son John. The
following extract from Judge Sewall's Diary refers to him: " Aug. 7, 1674.
New College raised. John Francis, helping about raising the New College,
had his right leg (both bones) broke, a little above the ankle, and his left
thigh, about four inches below the joint, by a piece that fell on him." This
accident probably occasioned a permanent lameness; such at least, is a fair
inference from a petition presented to the Council of War, in the summer of
1676: "The petition of Stephen Francis humbly showeth, that your peti-
tioner, being by trade a brickmaker, and having been several times abroad on
the country's service, 'and now hath a servant out in his stead, his father at
home, ancient, and his brother lame, and this season only being the time for
his calling which he is altogether unable to follow for want of the abovesaid
servant ; your petitioner humbly intreats your Honors to consider his dis-
tressed condition, and give order for the release of his said servant Amoras
Mackfassitt, that is in his stead, that so they may improve the summer for
their calling; and your petitioner, as in duty bound, shall ever pray."
4. NATHANIEL, s. of John (3), res. in Medf. and thence rem. to Chs. where
he d. 2 Sept. 1764, a. 71, leaving wife Ann (who d. at Mason, N. H., 31 Dec.
1777, a. 74), and three sons, Nathaniel, Benjamin, and Richard. Of these
FRANCIS -FRENCH. 551
sons, Nathaniel m. in Camb. Phebc Frost 11 Ap. 1751; Benjamin m. Lydia
Convers of Medf. 7 Ap. 1757, by whom he had Benjamin, d. at Baltimore;
James, William, a daughter, and Convers, b. 14 July 1766, d. 27 Nov. 1856,
whose son Convers Francis, D. D., b. in Camb. 9 Dec. 1795, was one of the
professors in Harvard College and d. 7 Ap. 1863; by his second w. Sarah
Hall, Benjamin Francis had Sarah, m. Ephraim Bound of Middletown. Conn.;
Simon; Nathaniel, drowned in the British Channel; Lydia, m. Job Wyeth of
Camb. 31 Jan. 1804; Ebenezer; Stephen.
5. SAMUEL, s. of John (3), res. in Medf., where he d., and administration
was granted to Aaron Blanchard 1 Dec. 1778. His estate was divided be-
tween the heirs of son John, dec.; heirs of Samuel, dec. (b. at Medf. Jan.
1728-9); Lydia, w. of Ebenezer Blunt; Mary, w. of William Tufts; heirs of
Hannah, dec. w. of Diekson ; heirs of Sarah, dec. w. of Abraham Smith;
and Rebecca, w. of Aaron Blanchard.
6. JOSEPH, s. of John (3), res. in Medf. where he d. 1 Feb. 1748, and ad-
ministration was granted to w. Elizabeth. His children, recorded at Medf.,
were, Elizabeth, b 7 Nov. 1736, prob. the same who d. unm. at Medf. Feb.
1829; Lydia, b. 12 Dec. 1737; Joseph, b. 17 July 1741.
7. EBENEZER, s. of John (3), res. in Medf. and by w. Rachel had Susanna,
b. 28 Nov. 1734; Abigail, b. 6 Oct. 1736; Lucy, b. 12 Mar. 1738-9, m. Ed-
ward Wilson 23 Nov. 1758; Sarah, b. 6 June 1741; Ebenezer, b. 22 Dec.
1743; William, b. 20 Ap. 1746; Thomas, b. 15 July 1748, in. Susanna Hill
11 July 1771; Aaron, b. 16 Feb. 1750-51; John, b. 28 Sept. 1753.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly 1764, was a Colonel in
the Revolutionary Army, highly distinguished for his bravery and good con-
duct, and was slain in battle at Hubbardton, Vt., 7 July 1777. By his w. Ju-
dith Wood, m. 1766, he had four daughters and one son, Ebenezer Francis,
of Boston, Treasurer of Harvard College, who d. 20 Sept. 1858.
9. AARON, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly, where he d. 1825, a. about
74; his son Ebenezer, b. at Bev. 18 Oct. 1790, has for many years resided
here, and is father of Rev. Eben Francis.
10. JOHN*, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly, was adjutant in the regi-
ment of his brother, Col. Francis, at the Hubbardton Battle, afterwards Col.
of militia, and d. 30 July 1822, a. nearly 69.
FRENCH, WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. in England about
1631, m. Ellis of Dedham; Mary, b. about 1633, "bap. in England, be-
tween two and three years old at her father's joining; John, bap. by Mr.
Hooker, in Camb." about 1635 (Mitchell). Sarah, b. Mar. 1638; Jacob, b.
16 Jan. 1639-40; Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1641-2, d. 20 June 1642; prob. an-
other Hannah, b. about 1643, m. John Braekett at Billerica, 6 Sept. 1661;
Samuel, b. 3 Dec. 1645, d. 15 July 1646. WILLIAM the f. was a tailor, and
Lieutenant of the militia; he res. on the westerly side of Dunster Street,
about midway between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street, which
estate he bought in 1639, and sold to William Barrett, 10 June 1656. About
1653, he removed to Billerica and was the first Representative of that town,
1666; his w. Elizabeth d. 31 Mar. 1668, and he m. Mary, wid. of John
Stearns, 6 May 1669, and had Mari/, b. 3 Ap. 1670; Sarah, b. 29 Oct. 1671;
Abigail, b. 14 Ap. 1673, d. 13 Ap. 1674; WILLIAM the f. d. 20 Nov. 1681, a.
78.
2. JOHN, brother to William (1), by w. Joanna, had John, b. about 1635:
Sarah, b. Oct. 1637, dismissed to the Church in Billerica 16 May 1664, and
prob. the same who m. John Trull 11 Dec. 1657; Joseph, b. 4 An. 1640;
Nathaniel, b. 7 June 1643, prob. d. young. JOHN the f. was a tailor, and
res. at the S. E. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, nearly on the
spot which now makes the N. E. corner of said streets. He was buried 16
Feb. 1645-6, and his w. Joanna, 20 Jan. 1645-6. His brother William
French of Billerica administered, and sold the homestead to Robert Browne,
1657 ; " John French, son and heir of said John French," joined in the sale.
3. RICHARD, prob. brother to William (1), was here a short time, and by
w. Martha, had Samuel, b. 13 July 1653. He res. on the northerly side of
552 FRENCH— FROST.
Bow Street, on the estate formerly of Nicholas Danforth, which he bought 26
Jan. 1651-2, and sold to Edmund Angier 8 Oct. 1654, after which time no
trace is found of him here.
4. JOHN, prob. s. of William (1), settled in Billerica, and m. Abigail
Coggan of Barnstable 21 June 1659; she d. 5 Ap. 1662, and he m. Hannah
Burrage 3 July 1663; she d. 7 July 1667, and he m. Mary Rogers 14 Jan.
1667-8; she d. 16 June 1677, and he m. another Mary soon afterwards. His
children were Hannah, b. 11 Jan. 1663-4, m. John Kittredge 3 Aug. 1685;
Abigail, b. 6 Dec. 1665; Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1669-70; John, b. 15 May 1679;
Elizabeth, b. 24 July 1681 ; William, b. 26 Nov. 1683, d. 21 Ap. 1686; Wil-
liam, b. 18 Aug. 1687. JOHN the f. d. Oct. 1712, a. 78.
5. JACOB, s. of William (1), settled in Billerica, and m. Mary, dau. of
Elder Champney of Camb., 20 Sept. 1665; she d. 1 Ap. 1681, and he m. Mary
Convers 3 June 1685. His chil. were Jacob, b. 20 Feb. 1666-7; William, b.
18 July 1668; Mary, b. 6 Oct. and d. 12 Nov. 1669; John, b. 3 Dec. 1670;
Joseph, b. 5 May 1673; Jabez, b. and d. 16 Sept. 1674; Hannah, b. and d. 23
Oct. 1677; Elizabeth, b. 8 June 1679; Sarah, b. 7 Mar. 1680-81; Abigail, b.
20 Ap. 1686, d. 29 Mar. 1687. JACOB the f. d. 20 May 1713, a. 73; his w.
Mary d. 18 June 1686.
6. JOSEPH, s. of John (2), settled in Billerica, m. Experience Foster 4
Nov. 1663, and had Joseph, b. 25 Mar. and d. 25 Ap. 1667 ; Elizabeth, b. 16
July 1668; Joseph, b. 7 Mar. 1669-70; John, b. 30 Jan. 1671-2; Nathaniel,
b. 6 May 1674; Thomas, b. 29 Feb. 1675-6; Sarah, b. 6 and d. 20 Ap. 1677;
Jacob, b. 26 Ap. 1678.
FROST, EDMUND, Ruling Elder of the Church in Camb., came here in 1635,
and by w. Thomasine, had John, b. in England about 1634; Thomas, b. Ap.
1637, d. young; Samuel, b. Feb. 1637-8; Joseph, b. 13 Jan. 1638-9; James,
b. 9 Ap. 1640; Mary, b. 24 July 1645; Ephraim ; Thomas: Sarah,}). 1653.
Elder FROST bought of Thomas Blodgett, about 1639, an estate on the
westerly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn
Street, which he sold soon afterwards to wid. Catherine Haddon; he then
bought a house on the westerly side of Garden Street, near Mason Street,
which he occupied in 1642, but sold to Richard Eccles in 1646. His subse-
quent residence is not known with certainty ; but several circumstances indi-
cate that he occupied the estate on the northerly side of Kirkland Street,
extending from Divinity Hall Avenue to and beyond Francis Avenue, which
estate remained in possession of his posterity until a very recent period He
was reputed to be rich in Faith, and manifestly enjoyed the confidence of
Shepard and his Church. Yet he had trial of earthly poverty ; and while his
associate, Elder Champney, added acre to acre and became one of the largest
landholders in town, he possessed little besides his homestead, and his press-
ing wants were relieved by the Church. His w. Thomasine d. and before
1669 he m. wid. Reana Daniel, who survived him. He d. 12 July 1672,
leaving to his children the example of a godly life.
2. JOHN, s. of Edmund (1), m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Andrew, 26 June
1666, and had John, b. 19 Nov. 1667, was a mason, and resided in Salem
1696 ; Rebecca, b. 3 Dec. 1669, m. Deac. Joseph Coolidge, and d. 1 July 1750
(her dau. Rebecca was w. to the first, and mother to the second, Prof. Wig-
glesworth) ; Thomas, b. , was a weaver, and resided here in 1696. JOHN
the f. d. and administration was granted, 30 Sept. 1672, to wid. Rebecca, for
herself and her three children. The wid. m. George Jacobs, Jr., of Danvers
Village, 9 Feb. 1674, and was imprisoned during the witchcraft delusion.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Edmund (1), by w. Mary, had in Camb., Samuel, b. 21
Aug. 1664; Isaac, b. 21 Oct. 1666; Edmund, b. 21 Aug. 1668; he rem. to
Billerica as early as 1674, at which time he had m. Elizabeth Miller, by whom
he had John, b. 2 Ap. 1678; Benjamin, b. 10 Aug. 1683 ; Jonathan, b. 3 Nov.
1685; Daniel, b. 12 and d. 14 Ap. 1689; Edmund, b. 1 Mar. 1691-2. A son
Edmund had d. 12 Feb. 1690-91. SAMUEL the f. d. at Billerica 12 Aug. 1711,
a. 73.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Edmund (1), settled in Chs. , m. Hannah Miller 22 May
FROST. 553
1666, and had Jabez, b. 12 Dec. 16G7; Susanna, b. 27 Jan. 16G8-9; Joseph, b.
15 Feb. 1670-71, perhaps the same who m. Sarah Whittemore 12 Jan. 1707-8;
Stephen, b. 9 Mar. 1672-3; Nathaniel, bap. 7 May 1676; Hannah, b. 30 Aug.
1677; Abigail, b. 12 Mar. 1679-80; Miller, b. 28 Feb. 1682-3; Faith, b. 9 Sept.
1687. JOSEPH the f. d. about 1692, and administration was granted to wid.
Hannah 23 Jan. 1692-3.
5. JAMES, s. of Edmund (1), settled in Billerica, and in. Rebecca Hamlet
17 Dec. 1664; she d. 20 Aug. 1666, and he m. Elizabeth, dan. of Thomas
Foster, 22 Jan. 1666-7. His children were James, b. 14 Aug. 1666; Thomas,
b. 18 Oct. 1667; John, b. 14 Nov. 1668, d. 3 Mar. 1668-9; Samuel, b. 28
Feb. 1669-70; Elizabeth, b. 6 Nov. 1672, m. Peter Cornell; Edmund, b. 14
and d. 18 May 1675; Sarah, b. 15 July 1678, m. Howard; Hannah, b.
31 Jan. 1680-81 ; Joseph, b. 21 Mar. 1682-3; Abigail, b. 23 Aug. 1685, m.
Ephraim Kidder; Benjamin, b. 8 Mar. 1687-8, and Mary, who m. John
Walker. JAMES the f. was deacon of the Billerica Church, and d. 12 Aug.
1711, a. 71; his w. Elizabeth survived.
6. EPHRAIM. s. of Edmund (1), by w. Hepzibah , had Mary, b. 20 May
1678, in. Howard; Edmund, b. 14 Mar. 1679-80; Ephraim, b. 23 Sept.
1682; Thomas, b. prob. 1688; Ebenezer, bap. 17 Jan. 1696-7; Sarah, b. ,
m. Nathaniel Patten 17 May 1720. EPHRAIM the f. res. on the homestead, on
the northerly side of Kirkland Street, and d. 2 Jan. 1717-18, a. 72; his w.
Hepzibah survived.
7. THOMAS, s. of Edmund (1), settled in Sudbury, m. Mary Goodridge 12
Nov. 1678, and had Thomas, b. 23 Aug. 1679; John, b. 14 Sept. 1684, rein, to
Groton ; Samuel, b. 28 Nov. 1686 (was father of Amariah, b. 4 Oct. 1720,
grad. H. C. 1740, minister at Milfbrd, and d. 1792); and Sarah, who in. John
Kice. THOMAS the f. m. (2d) Hannah Johnson of Sudbury, 9 July 1691, who
d. 3 Ma* 1712, and he m. (3d) Sarah Singletary, 22 Dec. '1712. He prob. d.
1724. See Barry'1 s Hist. Framingham.
8. STEPHEN, s. of Joseph (4), prob. res. in Chs., where he m. Elizabeth
Woodward 1 Feb. 1699-1700. His children, baptized here, were Elizabeth,
22 Dec. 1700; Stephen, 6 Sept. 1702; Hannah, 23 Feb. 1703-4; Susanna, 10
Mar. 1705-6.
9. EDMUND, s. of Ephraim (6), m. Hannah, dau. of Deac. Samuel Cooper,
1 Feb. 1710-11, and had Hannah, bap. 26 Oct. 1712, m. Samuel Bowman 20
Mar. 1745-6; Elizabeth (Ch. Rec. Hannah), bap. 22 Feb. 1712-13, m. John
Goddard 19 Feb. 1734; Edmund, bap. 12 June 1715; Stephen, bap. 18
Jan. 1718-19; Jonathan, bap. 20 Feb. 1720-21; Gideon, bap. 14 June 1724.
EDMUND the f. was a shoemaker, and res. on the homestead, Kirkland Street.
He d. 6 Nov. 1752, a. 72; his w. Hannah d. 15 May 1767, a. 83.
10. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (6), m. Sarah, dau. of Deac. Samuel Cooper,
9 Sept. 1814, and had Ephraim, b. 10 July 1715; Samuel, b. 18 Dec. 1716;
Sarah, b. 2 Jan. 1718-19, m. Moses Harrington, and d. 12 May 1759; Anna,
b. 15 Dec. 1720, m. Thomas Adams 22 Sept. 1737; Martha, b. 4 Aug. 1722,
m. Joseph Adams, Jr., 10 Jan. 1740; Eunice, b. 19 July 1724,d. 10 Ap. 1732;
Abigail, b. 25 Ap. 1726, m. Carter; William, b. 13 Nov. 1727, d. 13 Feb.
1727-8; Lydia, b. 8 Aug. 1729. EPHRAIM the f. res. in Menot., and d. 26
June 1769, a. 87; his w. Sarah d. 21 Feb. 1753, a. 66.
11. THOMAS, a. of Ephraim (6), m. Mary Butterfield 25 Oct. 1716, and
had Joseph, b. 21 Dec. 1717; Hepzibah, b. 31 Aug. 1719, m. Wheeler ;
Ruth, b. 17 Mar. 1721-2, m. Josiah Fessenden, pub. 25 Oct. 1755; Thomas,
bap. 9 Feb. 1723-4; Silas and Mary, twins, bap. 11 Aug. 1728 (Mary m.
Silas Stone before 1771, and was living in New Braintree 1795); Phebc, bap.
26 Sept. 1731, m. Nathaniel Francis, Jr., 11 An. 1751; Jonathan (perhaps the
same who is called John, in the mother's will, 1771), bap. 25 Feb. 1732-3;
Sarah, b. about 1736, named in her mother's will, d. unm. 17 May 1825, a. 8!);
Lydia, b. 29 Aug. 1740. THOMAS the f. res. in Menot,, and d. 3 May 1765, a.
77 ; his w. Mary d. 10 Mar. 1 774, a. 77.
12. EBENEZER, s. of Ephraim (6), in. Deborah Martin 2 July 1723, and had
Abraham, b. 7 Mar. 1723-4; Ebenezer, bap. 22 Aug. 1725; James, b. 2 Mar.
554 FROST.
1731-2. EBENEZER the f. was a currier, and purchased of Samuel Cooper,
1730, an estate on the easterly side of North Avenue, which subsequently de-
scended to the wife of Jonathan W. Ford. He d. between 16 Ap. and 28
June 1768 ; his w. Deborah survived.
13. EDMUND, s. of Edmund (9), m. Sarah Rand of Chs., 9 Aug. 1750. and
had Sarah, b. 24 May 1751 ; Edmund, b. 21 July 1753; Stephtn, b. 13 Sept,
1755; Jonathan,}^. 12* Dec. 1757, d. 7 Aug. 1800; Hannah, b. 13 May 1760, m.
Josiah Wilson 13 Ap. 1 780 ; Nehemiah, b. 6 Oct. 1 762 ; Abigail, b. 23 Nov. 1763;
Phebe, b. 4 June 1766, d. unm. 3 Dec. 1811 ; Samuel, b. 16 Mar. 1770, perhaps
m. Dorcas Hill 15 Oct. 1789. EDMUND the f. was a blacksmith, res. on a
part of the homestead, and prob. d. about 1777; his w. Sarah d. 28 Oct. 1801,
a. 71. A son Gideon received a share of his estate.
14. STEPHEN, s. of Edmund (9), according to Winthrop, grad. H. C. 1 739,
was a preacher, and d. 9 Aug. 1749, a. nearly 31.
15. GIDEON, s. of Edmund (9), m. Sarah Ireland 18 Jan. 1753, and had
Sarah, b. 1 Mar. 1754, d. unm. 29 July 1821 ; Gideon, b. 14 Oct. 1 755, was a
physician in Uxbridge ; John, b. 4 Mar. 1758, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 15 Nov.
1760, m. Thomas Frothingham 24 Sept. 1785; Walter, b. 29 Aug. 1766;
Martha, b. 29 June 1769, in. Thomas Austin of Boston 22 Mar. 1807, and d.
17 Ap. 1838; William, b. 23 Ap. 1774. GIDEON the f. was a blacksmith, and
for a period of twenty years was deacon of the Church. He possessed, by
inheritance and purchase, the homestead on Kirkland Street, but his resi-
dence, after about 1763, was on the easterly side of North Avenue, nearly
opposite to Linnsean Street. He d. 30 June 1803, a. 79; his w. Sarah d.
July 1805, a. 76.
16. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (10), m. Mary, dau. of Deac. John Cutter, pub.
16 Mar. 1739, and had Anna, b. 22 Oct. 1740, d. 20 Nov. 1740; Ephniim, b.
29 Sept, 1742; Jonathan, b. 15 Dee. 1744, grad. H. C. 1767, and A 25 Ap.
1771; Stephen, b. 18 June 1747; Ruhamah, b. 4 Nov. 1749, m. John Russell
31 Aug. 1769; Mary, b. 4 Mar. 1752, m. Jonathan Locke 3 Jan. 1775; Anna,
b. 3 Oct. 1754; Lydia, b. 21 Oct. 1756, d. 23 Oct. 1766; John, b. 9 Sept. 1760;
Amos, b. 17 Aug. 1763. EPHRAIM the f. res. in Menot. and d. 5 Mar. 1799,
a. 84; his w. Mary d. 20 Oct. 1805, a. 89.
17. SAMUEL, s. of Ephraim (10), m. Abigail, dau. of Deac. John Cutter, 19
Feb. 1741, and had Samuel b. 7 Dec. 1741, d. young; Samuel, b. 2 Aug. 1743,
d. 24 Ap. 1790; Abigail, b. 24 Jan. 1744-45, living unm. 1799; Rebecca, b. 28
Dec. 1746, m. Solomon Prentice 13 Ap. 1775; John, b. 29 June 1748, d. 9 Aug.
1749; Martha, b. 12 May 1750, m. Isaac Tufts 16 Ap. 1769; she seems after-
wards to have m. a Cooper, which name she bore in 1799; Sarah, b. 10 June
1752, m. John Hutchinson 28 May 1772 ; John,b. 23 June 1754; Hannah, bap.
21 May 1758, m. Josiah Wilson 13 Ap. 1780; Seth, b. 20 Mar. 1760; William,
bap. 3 Jan. 1762, d. 20 Sept. 1791 ; Cooper, b. 20 Mar. 1764, married, had
children, many of whom d. in infancy, and d. 30 Sept. 1813, a. 49; Lydia
Harrington, b. 16 Nov. 1766, m. Simeon Crosby 7 May 178T. SAMUEL the
f. res. in Menot, and d. 30 Sept. 1798, a. nearly 82; his w. Abigail d. 7 Mar.
1796, a. 74.
18. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (H), m. Sarah, dau. of Ephraim Cook, 8 Feb.
1753, and had James, b. 9 June 1753; Joseph, b. 14 Jan. 1757, removed to
Harvard, was Deacon, and d. 1827 ; Sarah, b. 8 Aug. 1760, d. unm. 22 Sept.
1837; Elizabeth, b. 12 Dec. 1764, d. unm. 1 May 1813; Mary,b. 11 Nov. 1767;
Jona'han, b. 27 Jan. 1775. JOSEPH the f. res. m Menot. and d. 22 Sept. 1798,
a. nearly 81 ; his w. Sarah d. 28 Oct. 1801, a. 71.
19. JOHN, prob. s. of Thomas (11), by w. Betty, had Betsey, b. 16 Feb.
1776, m. Benjamin Harrington of Chs. 1 Oct. 1792; Abigail, b. 12 July 1778,
d. 20 Nov. 1782; Eunice, b. 12 Sept. 1780; Lucy, b. 31 May 1782, m. Stephen
Tufts 9 Dec. 1798; Abigail, b. 29 Mar. 1784, m. John Niles 27 Mar. 1803;
John, b. 12 Oct. 1785; Reuben, b. 14 Ap. 1787, d. 8 May 1829; Mary, b. 12
Mar. 1789. His w. Betty d. 18 Mar. 1802, a. 51.
20. ABRAHAM, s. of Ebene/er (li), m. Mary Oliver 8 June 1747, and had
Deborah, b. 1 Ap. 1748, d. 8 Oct. 1753 ; Olicer, b. 4 June 1751; Abraham, b.
FROST. 555
25 Jan. 1754 ; Mary and Lucy, twins, bap. 10 June 1759; Samuel, bap. 1 Nov.
1761. This family prob. rem. as no further trace of them is found.
21. EBEXEZER, s. of Ebenezer (12), m. Naomi, dan. of Thomas Dana, 21
A p. 1748; she d. and he in. Ruth Wright of Woburn, pub. 24 Feb. 1761. His
children in Canib. were Ebenezer, bap. 19 Feb. 1748-9; Mary, bap. 24 Feb.
1750-51 ; David, bap. 9 June 1754; Deborah, bap. 12 Feb. 1758. EBENEZER
the f. rem. to Rutland, and was appointed guardian to the four children of his
w. Naomi, 13 July 1761.
22. JAMES, s. of Ebenezer (12), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Ebenezer Robv
of Sudbury, about 1753, and Mary Prentice of Chs. 1 Dec. 1768. His chil-
dren were James, b. 8 Feb. 1754; David, b. 4 Ap. 1757; Elizabeth, bap. 23
Dec. 1759, d. young; Ebenezer Roby, b. 26 Nov. 1763, d. in the almshouse, 11
May 1810, described as "late of Providence"; Mary, posthumous, b. 3 and
d. 24 Feb. 1771. JAMES the f. was a physician, possessed the homestead on
North Avenue, and d. 22 July 1770, a. 38; his w. Mary m. Nehemiah Rand
Chs. 1766?
23. WALTER, s. of Gideon (15), m. Martha Tufts of Chs. 21 June 1792,
and had Martha, b. (prob. 1792), d. 31 Oct. 1796, a. 4; John, bap. 17 Aug.
1794, was printer in Boston and New Orleans: Walter, bap. 14 Feb. 1796,
carriage maker in Boston; Martha, b. abt. 1798, m. Geo. II. Kuhn, Boston;
Sarah Ann, bap. 19 July 1801, d. 10 Oct. 1802; Gideon, bap. 17 July 1803,
d. 5 Sept. 1825; Samuel T, (prob. the same who was born at his mother's
death, as she d. in childbed 30 July 1805, a. 32). WALTER the f. was a tan-
ner, res. on the easterly side of North Avenue near the Railroad Bridge on
the estate recently owned by Ozias Morse, which passed out of his hands in
1807, when he pVob. rem. from Camb. He d. at Haverhill 20 Ap. 1818,
a. 52.
24. WILLIAM, s. of GHeon (15), m. Lucy Adams of Chs. who d. 25 Nov.
1809, a. 36, and he m. Mary Teele (pub. 29 Dec. 1810); His chil. were
Wiliiam, bap. 27 Dec. 1801 ; Edmund, bap. 17 July 1803; Lucy C., b. , m.
Gideon Frothingham of Sandlake, N. Y., 3 Sept. 1839; Henry, bap. 5 Oct.
1817, a painter, rem. to Galena, 111. ; Frederick Austin, bap. 15 Oct. 1820;
Benjamin, b. , rem. to Galena; and perhaps others. WILLIAM the f.
res. in 1800 on the northerly side of Linnaean Street, but afterwards rem. to
the easterly side of North Avenue, near Forest Street, and d. 10 July 1832,
a. 58.
25. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (16), m. Lydia Perry 6 June 1765; she d. 19
Oct. 1792, and he m. Mary (or Martha) Boylston of Chs. 3 June 1794. His
children were Ephraim, b. 7 Ap. 1766; Lydia, b. 30 Jan. 1768, m. Jonas Cut-
ter 19 Oct. 1786; James, b. 31 Jan. 1770, m. Margaret Locke 1 Feb. 1795,
who d. 10 Sept. 1803, a. 26, and he m. Susanna Fillebrown 3 Mar. 1805 ;
Jonathan, b. 2 Mar. 1772, d. 17 Aug. 1773; Mary,b. 26 Ap. 1775, m. Spencer
Bucknam of Medford, 9 Nov. 1794; Ruth, b. 26 Ap. 1777 ; Isaac, b. 7 Aug.
1780, d. 14 Feb. 1804. EPHRAIM the f. res. in Menot., was deacon of the
Church forty-one years, and d. 4 Ap. 1833, a. nearly 91; his w. Martha (or
Mary) d. 10 Nov. 1824, a. 68.
26. STEPHEN, s. of Ephraim (16), m. Susanna Brown 22 Dec. 1772, and
had Susanna, b. 18 Nov. 1773, d. young; Step/ten, b. 14 Sept. 1775; Jona-
than, b. 6 Dec. 1777; Susanna, b. 26 Aug. 1779; Abigail, bap. 14 Oct. 1781;
Frances, b. about 1788, d. 10 Feb. 1816, a. 28; Daniel, bap. 7 Nov. 1790, d.
24 Mar. 1822; Mary, bap. 26 Aug. 1792. STEPHEN, the f. res. in Menot.,
was a captain, and d. 31 Oct. 1810, a. 63 ; his w. Susanna d. 15 Oct. 1800,
aged 50.
27. JOHN, s. of Ephraim (16), m. Susanna Hill 21 Nov. 1780, and had
Susanna, bap. 4 Mar. 1781; Anna, b. 25 Jan. 1783; Jonathan, bap. 1 Mar.
1789; Asa, bap. 7 Nov. 1790; Isaac, bap. 16 Dec. 1792; Mary, bap. 21 Dec.
1794; a child, b. and d. 6 June 1801. JOHN the f. res. in Menot., and d. 15
May 1812, a. 52; his w. Susanna d. 29 Sept. 1804, a. 44.
28. AMOS, s. of Ephraim (16), by w. Lydia, had A most. bap. 1 June 1788
(idiot), d. 18 June 1812; Joel, bap. 1 Mar. 1789; Thaddeu*, bap. 11 Dec.
556 FROST — FRYERS — FULLER.
1791, d. 4 Oct. 1792; Lydia, bap. 24 Nov. 1793; Thaddeus, bap. 7 Feb. 1796;
William, bap. 3 Dec. 1797; Abijah, bap. 13 Oct. 1799; Susan, bap. 6 Sept.
1801.
29. JOHN, s'. of Samuel (17), by w. Lydia, had Mary, bap. 15 Mar. 1789;
Sarah, bap. 10 Aug. 1790, d. 13 Feb. 1791: Sarah, bap. 5 Feb. 1792; Maria,
bap. 14 Dec. 1793; and perhaps others JOHN the f. res. in Menot., and d.
1 Nov. 1818, .a. 64; his w. Lydia d. 9 Ap. 1804, a. 42.
30. SETH, s. of Samuel (17), m. Sarah Hill 20 Nov. 1781', and had Sarah,
b. 11 Sept. 1782; Abigail Cutter, bap. 2 Nov. 1788; Patty, bap. 14 Ap. 1793;
Samuel, bap. 14 Ap. 1793, d. 25 July 1822, a. 29; Rebecca Wellington, bap. 5
June 1795; and perhaps others. SETH the f. res. in Menot., and d. 23 Jan.
1814, a. nearly 54.
31. JAMES, s. of Joseph (18), m. Susanna Dutton 3 Dec. 1776, and had
Susanna, b. 8 Sept. 1777: Patty, b. 5 Jan. 1780; in the division of the estate,
1819, two other children are named, — James, and Anna, w. of Eben Cutter.
JAMES the f. res. on the westerly corner of North Avenue and Tannery
Street. He d. 7 Aug. 1818, a. 65; his w. Susanna d. prob. 1820; administra-
tion on her estate was granted 10 Jan. 1821.
32. JAMES, s. of James (22), m. Grace Bonner of Springfield, and had
Elizabeth, who m. Thomas Wallace 10 Oct. 1800. JAMES the f. was a tin-
plate worker, res. on the southerly part of the homestead, and d. 13 Nov.
1825; his w. Grace d. 14 June 1803, a. 42.
33. DAVID, s. of James (22), m. Elizabeth Allen 8 May 1777, and had
David, b. 6 Sept. 1777, d. of dropsy 7 Mar. 1816; /amex, b. 13 Feb. 1780, a
carpenter, d. on his passage from the West Indies 25 July 1812; John, b. 4
Feb. 1782, d. young; Betsey Roby, b. 17 Aug. 1784, m. Jonathan W. Ford
23 Oct. 1808, and d.^26 Mar. 1820; Pamela, b. 30 Aug. 1786, d. 8 July 1787
(date of 1788 on G. S is wrong). DAVID the f. res. on the homestead, and
d. 17 Jan. 1787, a. about 30; his w. Elizabeth was buried 1 Ap. 1839, a. 86.
34. EPHKAIM, s. of Deac. Ephraim (25), m. Elizabeth Lolridge 4 July
1793, and had Ephraim, bap. 3 Aug. 1794 ; Mary Ann Jones, bap. 7 Feb. and
d. 1 Oct. 1796 ; Henry Hope Jones, b. 17 Aug. 1797, d. 24 Aug. 1799; Henry,
bap. 22 Mar. 1801 : and perhaps others.
35. STEPHEN, si of Stephen (26), m. Sarah Twadell 29 Mar. 1798, and
had Stephen, bap. 24 Nov. 1798, and perhaps others.
FRYERS, JAMES. His w. Katherine d. 28 July 1640.
FULLER, JOHN, settled on the south side of the river, now Newton, about
1644, and was an extensive landholder. By his w. Elizabeth, he had John,
b. 1645 ; Jonathan, b. 1648, m. Sarah Mirick, and d. \ 7 22;. Joseph, b. 10 Feb.
1652-3; Joshua, b. 16 Feb. 1654-5; Jeremiah, b. 4 Mar. 1658-9, m. Elizabeth
, and d. 1741 ; Bethia, b. 23 Nov. 1661, m. Nathaniel Bond 1684; Eliza-
beth, b. , m. Job Hyde ; Isaac, b. 2 Dec. 1665, d. 1691, a. 26. JOHN the
f. was a farmer and maltster; he d. 1698, a. 87.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), m. Abigail Ballstone (or Boylston) 30 June 1682,
and had Sarah, b. 5 Oct. 1683; John, b. 2 Sept. 1685, and perhaps others.
JOHN the f. prob. m. (2d) Margaret Hicks 14 Oct. 1714, and d. 1720, a. 75.
3. JOSEPH, s. of John (1), m. Lydia, dau. of Edward Jackson, 13 Feb.
1678-9, and had John, b. 15 Dec. 1680. He had in all five sons and two
daughters. One of his sons, Joseph, b. 4 July 1685, m. Lydia, dau. of Abra-
ham Jackson, and had Abraham, b. 23 Mar. 1720, who was a Captain, Judge,
Representative eighteen years, between 1764 and 1790, m. Sarah Dyer, and
had Sarah, b. 27 Ap. 1759, m. Gen. William Hull, and Joseph, b. and d.
1765. JOSEPH the f. d. 1740, a. 88; his w. Lydia d. 1726, a. 70.
4. JOSHUA, s. of John (I), m. Elizabeth Ward 7 May 1679; she d. 17 Aug.
1691, amL he in. Hannah ; 19 July 1742, he married a third wife; the
record, as made by Dr. Appleton, is, " Joshua Fuller in 88th year, and Mary
Dana in 75th year." His children, recorded here, were Elizabeth, b. 22 Jan.
1679-80, m. Isaac Shepard of Medford 31 Dec. 1702; Hannah, b. 8 July
1682; Experience, b. 5 Nov. 1685, m. Thomas Miller of Newton 23 Mar.
1709-10; Mercy, b. 11 Mar. 1688-9, m. Aaron Cady 23 Mar. 1709-10: Prix-
FULLER — GATES. 557
cilia, b. 25 Oct. 1700; Ruth, b. 14 Nov. 1702. JOSHUA the f. d. 1752, in the
98th year of his age ; his w. Mary prob. d. 13 Feb. 1754, a. 86.
5. EBENEZER, res. in what is now Brighton, and by w. Martha had Martha,
b. 11 Sept. 1791; Ebenezer, b. 19 Feb. 1793; Mary, b. 4 Ap. 1795 ; Luci/, b.
6 Mar. 1798, d. 14 Oct. 1799; Cyrus Bryant, b. 21 Ap. 1802, d. 25 Aug.
1805; Lucy, b. 15 Sept., and d. in Nov. 1804. EBENEZER the f. was elected
Deacon of the Brighton Church 10 Jan. 1803, and rein, to Newton about
1823.
GARDEN, RICHARD, had a grant of timber, for fencing, 1663.
GARDNER, THOMAS, of Roxbury, d. Nov. 1638, leaving chil. Thomas and
Peter.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Lucy Smith 4 July 1641, and had
Andrew, Thomas, Abigail, Alary, Peter, Abigail (2d), Lucy, Joanna^ Joshua,
Caleb. THOMAS the f. res. in Roxbury, and d. 15 July 1689; his w. Lucy d.
6 Nov. 1687.
3. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Bowles 17 Nov. 1673, and had
Sarah, Thomas, Mary, John, Caleb, Peter, Isaac, Richard, Solomon (?), Ben-
jamin. THOMAS the f. res. in Roxbury or Brookline, and d. in 1725.
4. RICHARD, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Winchester, and had Thomas,
Elizabeth, John, Sarah. RICHARD the f. and his w. were dismissed from the
Church in Brookline, and recommended to the Church in Cambridge in 1725.
He was the first of this family in Camb., and d. 9 Jan. 1776, a. 73; his w.
Elizabeth d. Aug. 1795.
5. THOMAS, s. of Richard (4), m. Joanna Sparhawk, and had Richard,
Thomas, Thomas (2d), Samuel, Elizabeth. THOMAS the f. was the patriotic
Colonel,1 who sealed his devotion to his country with his blood on Bunker
Hill, 17 June 1775. See pp. 418-420. He d. of his wounds 3 July 1775; his
w. Joanna d. 24 Nov. 1794.
6. RICHARD, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah Goldthwait, and had John; Jo-
anna; Martha; Hannah, m. Dr. James P. Chaplin of Camb. 10 Doc. 1807, and
d. 24 May 1838, a. 45; Susan; Sally.
7. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Gardner, who was
slain in Camb. on the memorable 19th of April 1775, and had Hannah, b. 2
Feb. 1791, m. Aaron Rice of Camb. 10 Oct. 1821, and d. 7 July 1853; Thomas ;
Susanna; Mary S. ; Harriet E.; Thomas S. No trace is found in the Camb.
Records of Col. Gardner's parentage, or of his children; nor do the Probate
Records refer to the settlement of his estate,, The materials for the foregoing
brief sketch were given to me by Mr. Thomas Gardner Rice (son of Aaron
and Hannah), the present Cambridge representative of two martyrs in the
cause of liberty, namely Isaac Gardner, Esq. of Brookline, and Col. Thomas
Gardner of Cambridge.
GASKELL, or GASKIN, SAMUEL, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 13 May
1688. His w. Elizabeth d. 18 Oct. 1686; his son John d. 9 Oct. 1686. Un-
less there be an error in the date, he must have m. a 2d w. Elizabeth.
GATES, STEPHEN, d. here 1662, leaving w. Ann, who contracted 18 Ap. 1663
to marry Richard Woodward of Watertown. After his death she resumed the
1 The spirit of patriotism and self-sacri- formed from good authority that the Cotn-
fice which animated Col. Gardner in the nuttee of Correspondence for the several
Revolutionary struggle is exhibited in his Towns in the County of Worcester have
letter to the Committee of Correspondence assembled, are in high spirits, and perfectly
in Boston: "Cambridge, Aug. 12, 1774. united. The Committee for Cambridge and
Kriends and Brethren, The time is come Charlestown are to have a conference to-
that every one that lias a tongue and an arm morrow, and I trust the whole County of
is called upon by their country to stand forth Middlesex will soon be assembled by Dele-
in its behalf; and I consider the call of my gates from the respective Towns in said
country as the call of God, and desire to be County. I have the greatest re«»on to be-
all obedience to such a call. In obedience lieve that the people will cluise rather to fall
thereto I would administer some consolation gloriously in the cause of their Country,
unto you, bv informing you of the glorious than meanly submit to slavery. I am your
union of the good peopfe of this Province, Friend and'Brotlier,
both in sentiment and action. I am in- THOMAS GAHDMBK."
558 GATES — GIBSON.
name of Gates, and d. at Stow 1683. Their children were Stephen; Simon ;
Thomas; Elizabeth, m. John Lasell; and Mary, m. John Maynard of Sudbury.
2. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (1), by w. Sarah had Simon, b. here 5 Mar.
1666-7. In his will, dated at Stow, 5 Sept. 1701, and proved 15 Sept. 1707,
are named w. Sarah, and children Stephen, Simon, Thomas, Isaac, Nathaniel,
Daniel, Surah, and Rebecca.
3. SIMON, s. of Stephen (1), by w. Margaret, had Abigail, b. 14 Aug. 1671,
m. Nathaniel Sparhawk; Simon, b. 1 Sept. 1673, d. 2 Jan. 1675-6; Simon, b.
5 Jan. 1675-6, settled in Marlborough, and was ancestor of a numerous pos-
terity there and in Worcester County; George, b. 6 Ap. 1678, d. 23 May
1679; Amos, b. about 1680; Jonathan, b. 22 June 1683; Samuel,}). 11 Aug.
]685; Margaret, b. 13 Aug. 1689, m. James How. SIMON the f. d. at
Brookline, and his estate was settled by agreement 11 Oct. 1705.
4. AMOS, s. of Simon (3), m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Oldham, 19 May
1703, and had Hannah, b. 28 Oct. 1706, m. Jonathan Edmunds, Newton;
Margaret, bap. 25 Ap. 1708, in. Thomas Spring, Newton, 31 Dec. 1729; Abi-
gail, bap. 25 June 1710, m. Jonathan Pierson, Andover, 17 Mar. 1729-30;
Mary, bap. 27 July 1712, m. Nehemiah Wright in Framingham, 24 May 1 733;
Amos, bap. 3 Oct. 1714; Oldham, bap. 3 Sept. 1716; Susanna, bap. 18 Sept.
1720; Samuel; Sarah, m. William Jones, Framingham, 31 Mar. 1748. AMOS
the f. rein, to Brookline, thence to Framingham, and d. about 1754.
5. JONATHAN, s. of Simon (3), by w. Persis, had two children, bap. 2
Aug. 1713, and 8 Jan. 1715-16, names not recorded; Jonathan, bap. 20 Oct.
1717; Perais, bap. 9 Aug. 1719; Margaret, bap. 10 Sept. 1721; William, b.
5 Jan. 1723-4, d. young; Susanna, b. 2 June 1726; William, b. 17 Oct.
1727; Maryaret (bap. Abigail), b. 17 Jan. 1728-9; Sarah, b. 12 June 1730;
William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732; John. JONATHAN the f. rem. to Worcester, and
died there in 1756.
For a more extended account of the Gates family, see Barry's Hist. Fram-
ingham.
GAY, JOHN, of Wrentham, Miller, bought of Gov. Belcher, 8 Feb. 1733, a
part of the estate at the N. E. corner of Brighton and Mount Auburn streets;
and afterwards purchased the remainder, which had been owned by the heirs
of Edmund Angier, or of John Hovey. This was the original Blue Anchor
Tavern stand; it does not appear, however, whether Mr. Gay pursued the
business of an inn-holder. His wife, whom he prob. m. before he removed
here, was Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Nutting. They had no children. He d.
between 18 Dec. 1753 and 14 Jan. 1754; she d. 1772.
2. HANNAH, m. Owen Warland, 3 Ap. 1679. Rev. EBENEZER, of Suffield,
Conn., in. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Angier, 5 July 1742. Rev. BUNKER, of
Hinsdale, N. H., m. Abigail, dau. of Henry Prentice, 22 Sept. 1763.
GEARNER, EDMUND, in 1635, owned house and land at the S. W. corner
of Brighton and Winthrop streets. Pie removed before 1642.
GIBSON, JOHN, in 1635, owned a house on the easterly side of Sparks
Street not far southerly from Vassall Lane; and soon after he added three
acres more, so that his estate extended across to Garden Street. By his w.
Rebecca he had five children, all bap. here : Rebecca, b. about 1635, m.
Charles Stearns 22 June 1654, and within two years afterwards was griev-
ously afflicted with a mental disorder, imagining herself to be under the power
of witchcraft ; Mary, b. Mar. 1637-8, m. John Ruggles of Rox. 3 Ap. 1655;
and d. 6 Dec. 1674; Martha, b. Ap. 1639, m. Jacob Newell of Rox. 3 Nov.
1657; John, b. about 1641; Samuel, b. 28 Oct. 1644. His w. Rebecca was
buried at Rox. 1 Dec. 1661, and he m. Joanna, wid. of Henry Prentice, 24
July 1662. He signed a petition to the King in 1688, and d. in 1694, a. 93.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), in. Rebecca Errington 9 Dec 1668, and had
Rebecca, \). 4 Oct. 1669, and perhaps others. He d. 15 Oct. 1679, a. 38; his
w. Rebecca d. 4 Dec. 1713, after having long been a pensioner on the bounty
of the Church.
3. SAMUKL, s. of John (1), m. Sarah Pemberton 30 Oct. 1668; she d. 10
Oct. 1676, and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of John Stedman, 14 June 1679; she d.
GIBSON — GLOVER. 559
about 1680, and he m. Abigail , who survived him. His children wore,
Sarah, b. 30 Mar. 1670, m. John Stedman 9 Ap. 1691, and d. 1 July 1754;
Martha, b. 12 Dec. 1671, m. llolfc; Samuel, b. 6 May and d. 14 Sept.
1676; Samuel, b. 2 Oct. 1690; Elizabeth, b. , who, with her mother
Abigail, sold the original homestead, 4 May 1711, to Jacob Hill. SAMUKL
the f. was a glover, and d. 20 Mar. 1709-10.
GIRLING, or GURLING, RICHARD, a mariner, 25 Aug. 1635, bought 100
acres of Simon Willard, 75 acres of John Bridge, and 25 acres of Dolor Davis,
all on the south side of the River, at or near the present S. W. corner of
Brighton District. He d. shortly afterwards. Under date of 19 Sept. 1637,
the General Court "ordered, that Mr. Joseph Weld and Mr. John Benjamin
(being authorized), should make sale of Mr. Gtirling's land, for satisfaction of
the creditors, in proportion if it came short, and if an overplus be, that to
remain in the hands of Mr. Benjamin." The land was accordingly sold to
William Andrew, and the sale confirmed by the Court, 6 Mar. 1637-8. At
the Quarterly Court, 4 June 1639. " Mr. Benjamin gave in the account of
Richard Gurling, whereby four shillings only appeareth remaining due to
widow Gurling.'' It is not known whether any children survived. Mr. Girling
was probably the same who was Master of the ship Hope of Ipswich, in 1634,
in which Shepard embarked, with his friends, for New England, but was
driven back, and narrowly escaped destruction. Shepard says, "The master
of it, a very able seaman, was Mr. Gurling, who professed much love to me,
who had got this ship, of 400 tons, from the Danes, and, as some report, it
was by some fraud. But l,e denied it ; and being a man very loving and full
of fair promises of going at the time appointed, and an able seaman, hence we
resolved to adventure that time, though dangerous in regard of the approach-
ing winter." Autobiography, p. 45, ed. 1832.
GLEASON, THOMAS, by w. Susanna, had Mary, b. here 31 Oct. 1657. He
is said to have res. previously in Wat. and subsequently in Chs. and to have
d. about 1684.
2. WILLIAM, perhaps s. of Thomas (1), by w. Abiel, or Abiah, had Wil-
liam, b. 15 Ap. 1679; Esther, b. 13 and d. 27 Sept. 1688. WILLIAM the f. d.
here, and adm. was granted to w. Abiel, 6 Ap. 1691. He seems to have res.
at the Farms.
3. WILLIAM, prob. s. of William (2), by w. Thankful, had Experience, b.
18 Jan. 1707-8.
4. DAVID, by w. Mercy, had David, b. 2 Aug. 1744; Mary (bap. Mercy),
b. 31 Jan. 1745-6.
GLOVER, REV. JOSE, was Rector of Sutton, in Surrey, Eng. In 1638 he
made preparations for emigrating to New England; and, among other things,
provided a printing press, types, and furniture, and contracted with Stephen
Daye 7 June 1638, to embark with him, and devote his services as he should
direct. This was the first printing press established in the British American
Colonies. Mr. Glover is understood to have embarked, and to have died on
the passage. Shortly before his departure from England, being then in Lon-
don, he executed a will, from which it appears that he had then living a wife
and five children; it also appears that he had already purchased estates in
New England, and possessed, in both Englands, a considerably large property.
His widow arrived here in 1638, with the children, and a stock of merchan-
dise, which from time to time she replenished, under the superintendence of
John Stedman, her agent or steward, until 22 June 1641, when she became
the wife of President Dunster. Her residence was on the westerly side of
Winthrop Square, the estate extending from Mt. Auburn Street to Winthrop
Street. She d. 23 Aug. 1643, and her estate, after tedious and vexatious litiga-
tion, was settled by her surviving husband. As an illustration of the manner
in which justice was administered more than two hundred years ago, it may
be mentioned, that, on the final settlement of his account by the court Pres.
Dunster was required to pay for the use of all the property he had by his wife,
and to surrender every article, or its equivalent, to her children; but, on the
other hand, he was allowed payment for his expenses in providing for the
560 GLOVER— GODDARD.
children while in his family, and also for " disbursements for the maintenance
of Mrs. Glover, for diet and apparel in sickness and health, two years and
two months, after her marriage to Mr. Dunster until her death, with a maid
to attend her, at £30 per annum, £65 "; for medical attendance £15 ; and for
funeral charges £10. Mr. Glover was twice married; his first wife (as in-
scribed on her monument, erected 24 May 1629, by her husband, in the
church of which he was Rector), was Sarah, dau. of " Mr. Roger Owfield,
citizen of London," by whom he "had three children, viz., Roger, Elizabeth,
and Sarah. She died July 10, 1628." See Glover Memorials, p. 563. His
second wife was Elizabeth Harris, by whom he had John and Priscilla. Of
his children, Roger is said to have been a captain, slain at the taking of Edin-
burgh castle about 1649; Elizabeth, in. Adam Winthrop about Mar. 1643-4;
and after his death she m. John Richards; Sarah, m. Deane Winthrop about
1648; Priscilla. m. John Appleton of Salem, Oct. 1651; John, grad. H. C.
1650, M. D. at Aberdeen, and d. unm. about 1668. The date of his gradua-
tion is assumed ,to be 1650 (rather than 1651 when his namesake graduated),
because this best agrees with one of the items in Mr. Dunster's account : —
"maintenance of the children after the death of their mother, viz, John
Glover's liberal education, for diet, apparel and schooling, mostly at the
college, for seven years and two months, at 20/. per annum, 143.3.4." The
mother (Mrs. Dunster) d. in Aug. 1643; seven years and two months would
expire in Oct. 1650. The Christian name of Mr. Glover has appeared in vari-
ous forms, such as Joseph, Jose, Josse, Jesse, Joss, and Joas; and antiquari-
ans have doubted which was the true name. Proof has at last been presented
by J. Hammond Trumbull, LL. D., that his widow and Mr. Dunster wrote the
name Josse ; but that he himself wrote it Jose, three times in his last will. He
adds, " comparison of the forms Josse, and Joan, with the autograph Jose, shows
that the name was pronounced as a monosyllable, and that the first vowel was
moderately lon<r." See N. Eng. Hist, and Gen. Register, xxx. 27.
GODDARD, EDWARD, of Norfolk Co., England, a farmer, m. Doyley,
and had William, John, Richard, Edward, James, Vincent, Benjamin, Thomas,
Josias, and three daughters, who reached maturity. Goddard Gen., p. 5.
2. WILLIAM, s. of Edward (1), was a grocer in London, m. Elizabeth
Miles, and had William, Joseph, Robert, and three others who d. young. He
came to N. Eng. in 1665; his w. and chil. followed him in 1666. He had in
Watertown, besides three who d. young, Benjamin, b. 17 Aug. 1668 ; Josiah,
b. about 1672, resided on the homestead, and d. 14 Nov. 1720 ; Edward, b. 24
Mar. 1674-5, m. Susanna Stone, was a schoolmaster in Boston, rein, to Fram-
ingham, was Selectman, Town Clerk, Representative nine years, member of
the Council three years, and d. 9 Feb. 1754. Goddard Gen., pp. 8-10; Bond's
Hist. Wat., pp. 237, 238.
3. BENJAMIN, s. of William (2), m. Martha, dau. of John Palfrey, 30 May
1689, and had Nathaniel, b. 19 Aug. 1692, m. Mary, dau. of Deac. Samuel
Cooper, removed to Weston, and d. without issue about 1770; Benjamin, b.
26 Aug. 1696, d. 29 Dec. 1702; Elizabeth, b. 20 Aug. 1699; Martha, b. 12 Aug.
1702, m. Walter Cooper 7 June 1 722, and d. 10 Ap. 1768; Benjamin, b. 8 Aug.
1705, was a carpenter, m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Kidder, 9 Dec. 1731, removed
to Grafton, and d. here, on a visit 10 Dec. 1 759, leaving children Josiah, Benj.,
Nath., James, Eliz., Sam., Mary, and Hannah; John, b. 18 May 1709; Thomas,
b. in Chs. 14 Aug. 1712; William, bap. here — Aug. 1716. BENJAMIN the f.
was a carpenter, and res. at the S. W. corner of Mt. Auburn and Holyoke streets
until about 1712, when he rem. to the estate opposite to Porter's Hotel, which
was then a part of Charlestown. His w. Martha d. 26 Nov. 1737, a. 67, and
he m. Anne Oldhatn (pub. 16 May 1738), who survived him. He d. 24 Oct.
1748, a. 80.
4. JOHN, s. of Benjamin (3), in. Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Frost, 19 Feb.
1734-5, and had John, bap. 26 Sept. J736, d. young; Martha, bap. 6 May
1739; Stephen, bap. 6 Sept. 1741 ; Elizabeth, bap. 5 Sept. 1743, m. Norton,
and d. Dec. 1834, a. 91; Ruth, bap. 10 Aug. 1746; John, bap. 12 Aug. 1750.
JOHN the f. was a cordwainer, and d. 12 May 1751, a. nearly 42; at the divis-
GODDARD - GOFFE. 561
ion of his estate 1767, only two children, Stephen and Elizabeth, appear to
have been living. His w. Elizabeth d. 4 Ap. 1786, a. 74.
5. THOMAS, s. of Benjamin (3),m. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan Gove, 3 Jan.
1738-9, and had Kezia, bap. 25 Nov. 1739; Hannah, bap. 11 Ap. 1742, in.
Jonas Prentice 1 Dec. 1785; Benjamin, bap. 12 Aug. 1744; Thomas, and Na-
thaniel, twins, bap. 12 July 1747. THOMAS the f. was a carpenter, inherited
the homestead, then in Chs. now in Camb. His estate was divided 22 Nov.
1768, to his widow Hannah (who d. 18 Mar. 1799, a. 82), and chil. Benjamin,
Thomas, Nathaniel, and Hannah.
6. STEPHEN, s. of John (4), m. Mary, d. of Rev. David Goddard of Leices-
ter, and had Mary, b. 23 Nov. 1769, d. 10 Oct. 1798; John, b. 2 May 1771,
d. young; Stephen, b. 3 Feb. 1773, d. 25 Dec. 1774; Sarah, bap. 22 Jan. 1775,
d. unm. 26 May 1859, in the almshouse, — a pattern of patience and Christian
trust; Stephen, bap. 18 May 1777, m. Charlotte Hawes of Canton, 26 Nov. 1801,
removed to Leicester; David, bap. 22 Aug. 1779, m. Hannah Brown of Con-
cord, 13 June 1805, was a wheelwright here, and a Baptist clergyman at
Wendell; Isaac, bap. 27 Jan. 1782, m. Catherine Johnson 3 Aug. 1806, and
d. in Boston 14 Mar. 1823; Benjamin, bap. 4 Ap. 1784, m. Persis Fullerton
25 Sept. 1808; Elizabeth, b. 24 Ap 1788, d. young; STEPHEN the f . was a
wheelwright, and res. on North Avenue, nearly opposite to 'Porter's Hotel.
He d. 31 Jan. 1820; his w. Mary d. 8 Oct. 1798, a. 54.
7. BENJAMIN, s. of Thomas (5), was a wheelwright and res. nearly op-
posite Porter's Hotel, on the old homestead, at the easterly corner of North
Avenue and Beech Street, and d. unm. July 1828, a. 74.
8. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hepzibah Prentice 11 Dec. 1777, and
had Thomas, b. 11 June 1778, d. 20 Sept. 1805; James, b. 27 July 1780; John,
b. 17 May 1783; Daniel, b. 11 July 1787, d. unm. 10 Nov. 1836; Mary, b. 25
Mar. 1792, m. John Kent of Framingham, 9 June 1816; Charles; Hannah, b.
27 Nov. 1797, d. 3 Dec. 1799. THOMAS the f. was a blacksmith, and res. on
the estate now occupied by Porter's Hotel; he d. 15 or 17 Mar. 1830, a. 82;
his w. Hepzibah d. 17 Aug. 1836, a. 82.
9. NATHANIEL, s. of Thomas (5), was a shoemaker and res. on the westerly
side of Beech Street. He d. s. p. in Jan. 1830; his w. d. in July 1828, a. 75.
10. JAMES, s. of Thomas (8), m. Rebecca, dau. of Nathaniel Frothingham,
17 Nov. 1806, and had Rebecca Austin, b. 12 Sept. 1807; Thomas Austin, b.
30 May 1811, merchant in Boston, d. 16 July 1868; Matilda, b. 21 July 1814;
James, b. 24 Feb. 1818, d. 24 Mar. 1838 ; Charles, b. 20 Nov. 1820, d. young;
JAMES the f. res. in Boston, and d. 4 June 1845; his w. Rebecca d. 30 Oct.
1859, a. 78.
11. JOHN, s. of Thomas (8), m. Eunice Cook, dau. of Henry Dickson, 21
Dec. 1806; she d. , and he m. Anna Peirce 18 Mar. 1824; she d. Nov.
1H36, a. 74, and he m. Almira Sanderson of Waltham, 30 An. 1837. His
second wife was much older than himself. His chil., all by the first wife,
were Charles Henry, John, and Hannah, who m. Elhanan W. Russell, 18 Oct.
1838. JOHN the f. was a farmer, res. on the southerly side of North Ave-
nue, near Cedar Street, and was killed on the Fitchburg Railroad track, 3
Feb. 1853.
GOKFE, EDWARD, embarked with Shepard in 1634, for N. Eng. and nar-
rowly escaped shipwreck. The next year, he was more successful, and ar-
rived safely, with his wife and two (or three) children. His w. Joyce d. in
Nov. 1638, and he m. Margaret . His chil. were Samuel, b. in England
about 1630 ; Lydia, b. in England about 1632, m. John Sprague of Maiden, 2
May 1651 ; Nathaniel, b. Feb. 1637-8, d. 23 Aug. 1645; Deborah, b. 15 Dec.
1639, d. 21 Nov. 1660 Hannah, b. 23 Mar. 1643-4, m. John Moore of Windsor,
Conn., 21 Sept. 1664; Abiah, b. 1 Ap. 1646, m. Henry Woolcott, of Windsor,
Conn., 12 Oct. 1664. A dau. Mary d. 23 Ap. 1646. EDWARD the f. d. 26
Dec. 1658; his w. Margaret m. John Witchfield, of Windsor, Conn., in Dec.
1662, and d. in Cambridge, "about the end of the 4th mo. 1669." She was
sister to Jane, the first wife of Edward Winship, as appears by her will; but
their name before marriage is not known. Mr. Goffe was a prominent citizen,
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562 GOFFE — GOODMAN — GOODWIN.
Selectman sixteen years, between 1636 and 1655; Treasurer of Middlesex
Co. 1657-8 ; Commissioner (or Magistrate) to settle controversies for a loss
amount than forty shillings, seven years, between 1648 and 1658; Representa-
tive, 1646, 1650. He was a large landholder, and one of the most wealthy men
in the town. His homestead contained thirty-two acres, bounded southerly on
the old road into the neck, easterly on land of Joseph Cooke (near the present
Ellery Street) ; northerly on the Danforth estate ; and westerly on the par-
sonage. His dwelling-house stood at the S. W. corner of his farm, very near
the junction of Main and Harvard streets. Vestiges of the old garden, ex-
tending into Beck's Park, were visible within the memory of some now liv-
ing.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Edward (1), m. Hannah Barnard, of Watertown, 25
June 1656 ; she d. Ap. 1679, and he in. Mary, wid. of Thomas Saxton, 9 Nov.
1682. His children were, Hannah, b. 12 May 1657 ; Edicard, b. 28 Nov. 1658;
Deborah, b. 22 Jan. 1660-1, d. 27 Dec. 1690; Samuel, b. 1 Jan. 1662-3;
Lydia, b. 7 Jan. 1664-5, m. Rev. Thomas Barnard of Andover, 20 July 1704,
and d. abt. 1743 ; John, b. 11 Nov. 1666; Elizabeth, b. 6 Oct. 1668, d. 15 Jan.
1690-91 ; Edmund, b. about 1670; Nathaniel, b. 9 Ap. 1675 ; Joseph, b. 23 May
1677. SAMUEL the f. was a farmer, inherited the homestead, and d. 15 Jan.
1705-6, a. 75. In younger life, Mr. Goffe had been adopted by Rev. Ed-
mund Brown of Sudbury, as a son and heir.
3. EDWARD, s. of Samuel (2), m. Mary, dau. of John Biscoe of Watertown,
and had Mary, b. 11 May 1687, m. Thomas Trowbridge of Newton, and
became the mother of Judge Edmund Trowbridge, and of Lydia the wife of
Richard Dana, Esq., and grandmother of Chief Justice Francis Dana. ED-
WARD the f. was a tanner, aud d. here before 20 Ap. 1691, Avhen administra-
tion on his estate was granted to his w. Mary. See THOMAS TROWBIUDGK.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), a shoemaker, appears to have d. here in
Feb. 1699-1700, prob. s. p.
5. JOHN, s. of Samuel (2), was prob. the soldier of that name at Piscataqua,
who had leave from the General Court, 4 Nov. 1690, to return home. He d.
before 1706, as Edmund, when appointed administrator on the estate of their
father, Samuel, is styled " the only surviving son."
6. EDMUND, s. of Samuel (2), was the principal heir to his father's estate,
and res. on the homestead. He grad. H. C. 1690, and is said to have been a
lawyer; but his time was chiefly devoted to public affairs. He was sheriff of
Middlesex 1715-17; Selectman of Cambridge 1717, 1718, Representative
1716, 1721, and often rendered service on important committees. As early as
1710 he was Lieut.-colonel in the expedition against Port Royal; and was
commissioned Colonel of Troopers in 1724, in which office he was actively em-
ployed against the Indians. About 1697 he m. Hannah, dau. of Simon Lynde
of Boston, who had previously been the w. of John Bigg of Bos. and of
Jonathan Mitchell of Camb.; she d. and he m. 24 July 1728, Mary dau. of
John Legg of Marblehead, who had been the w. of Cant. Edward Brattle
and of Col. Nathaniel Norden, both of Marblehead. Col. Goffe d. s. p. 16
Oct. 1 740. It is worthy of note that in 1 725 Col. Goffe was appointed
guardian to Edmund Trowbridge (grandson of his brother Edward), then a
minor, afterwards a famous Judge. Jn 1740, Judge Trowbridge was appointed
guardian to Col. Goffe, who had become incapable of managing his affairs.
Thus they alternately had guardianship of each other, — a case of rare occur-
rence, if it has a parallel.
GOODMAN, RICHARD, was here in 1633, freeman 1634, but soon rem. to
Hartford, where he "was townsman in 1641 and in 1646 ; surveyor of common
lands and fences in 1647; fence-viewer in 1649; member of the civil court in
1637; juror in 1643 and 1645; and held other offices. He was a valuable
citizen." (Hinman.) A Deacon of the same name, probably the same person,
was slain by the Indians, at Hadley, 1676.
GOODWIN, WILLIAM, was here in 1632, and res. at the easterly corner of
Harvard and Holyoke streets. He rem. to Hartford with Hooker, in whose
church he was a ruling elder, and was a prominent person both in Church and
GOODWIN— GOOKIN. 563
State. During the unpleasant dissension in the Hartford Church, after
Hooker's death, he rem. to Hadley; but he subsequently returned to Connect-
icut, and d. at Farmington, 1673. leaving a large estate to his only child, a
daughter, who m. John Crowe. See Hinman.
GOOKIN, DANIEL, is said to have emigrated, with his father, from the
County of Kent to Virginia in 1621. He is supposed to have arrived in Bos-
ton 1<>44, in which year he was admitted freeman. He resided for a short
time in Boston and Roxbury, but rem. to Camb. about 1647, and here dwelt
during the remainder of his life. By his wife Mary,1 he had Mary, b. prob.
in Virginia, in. Edmund Batter of Salem 8 June 1670, and was living in
1685; Eliznbelh, b. at Rox. 14 Mar. 1644-5, m. Rev. John Eliot, Jr., 23 May
1666; he d. 1668, and she m. Edmund Quincy of Braintree 1680, and d.
there 30 Nov. 1700; she was mother of Edmund Quincy, Esq., who d. in
London 1738, and the ancestor of many distinguished persons of that name;
Hannah, bap. at Rox. 9 May 1647, d. there and was buried 2 Aug. 1647; and
in Camb., Daniel, b. 8 Ap. 1649, d. 3 Sept. 1649; Daniel, b. 12 Julv 1650;
Samuel, b. 22 Ap. 1652; Solomon, b. 20 June and d. 16 July 1654; Nathaniel,
b. 22 Oct. 1656. His w. Mary d. after 4 Oct. 1681, and he m. Hannah, wid.
of Habijah Savage of Boston, and dau. of Edward Tyng, who survived him,
and d. 28 or 29 Oct. 1689, a. 48. Gen. Gookin, for about forty years, was one
of the most active citizens of Camb. He was Licenser of the Printing-press,
1663; Selectman, from 1660 to 1672; Representative 1649, 1651, in which
last year he was Speaker of the House; an Assistant from 1652 to 1686 ex-
cepting 1676, in which the prejudice against the Praying Indians, whom he be-
friended, prevented his election. He was elected Captain of the Cambridge
band, or military company, before 1652, and was described by Johnson as a
" Kentish souldier," " a very forward man to advance martial discipline, and
withal the truths of Christ." He became Major of the Middlesex Regiment
in 1676, and was very active in raising and furnishing troops in Philip's War.
In 1681 he was appointed Major-general of all the military force of the Colony,
and was the last who held that office under the old charter. He was trusted
by Oliver Cromwell as a confidential agent, and was selected by him to assist
in executing his favorite project of transplanting a colony from New England
to Jamaica. He visited England twice, partly at least on public service. On
his last return to this country, the two regicides, Goffe and Whalley, were his
fellow passengers, and accompanied him to Camb. He was therefore de-
nounced by Randolph as their friend and protector, and as the custodian of
their scanty funds. In the troublesome contest which commenced soon
afterwards, upon the restoration of Charles II., Major Gookin was among the
foremost defenders of the chartered rights of the colonists. Side by side with
Thomas Danforth, he steadfastly resisted the encroachments of arbitrary
power. If Danforth was the acknowledged leader of the party, Gookin was
one of his most active and reliable associates. He was as resolute in the
maintenance of religious, as of civil privileges, and when the Quakers dis-
turbed the peace of the Church, he was among the sternest of their judges.8
1 J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., of Boston, bridge, and take bond of him to the value of
one of the posterity of Gen. Gookin, com- twenty pounds, with sufficient surety or
municates this note: " Col. Chester of Lon- sureties for his appearance at the next
don writes that, 11 Nov. 1639, the Bishop County Court holden at Charlestown the 19
of London granted a marriage-license for day oi December next, then and there to
Daniel Gookin, of St. Sepulchre Parish, answer the complaint of Caleb Grant of
London, gentleman, widower, aged 27, and Watertown, in an action of defamation, for
Mary Dolling, of St. Dunstan in the West, charging of him for stealing of his horse,
London, spinster, aged 21, whose parents and for pulling of him by the hair and neck-
were dead." cloth, and punching of him with hi* staff,
2 Once in his life he was summoned before and all this in the King's highway, and
the tribunal as a transgressor. I copv from shaking of his staff over his head, and say-
the Files of the County Court: "'fo the ing. Sirrah, get you out of the highway,
Constable of Cambridge, or his Deputy, and coming back again several rods to the
You are hereby required in his Majesty"'* said Caleb Grant, with many threatening
name to attach the goods, or in want thereof words, saying, I have had better men than
the person of Major Daniel Gookin, of Cam- you or your father to wipe my shoes; and
564 GOOKIN.
He took a deep interest in the conversion of the Indians, and rendered valu-
able assistance to Eliot, in his apostolical labors. Under the authority of the
General Court, he acted for many years as general superintendent of Indian
affairs, visiting their villages, holding courts among them, appointing officers,
and generally making provision for their welfare. Gen. Gookin probably res.
several years on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, between Harvard and
Mount Auburn streets. But he afterwards established himself on what is gen-
erally styled the Winthrop Estate, on the southerly side of Arrow Street,
near the easterly angle of Bow Street. Here he closed his long and useful
life 19 Mar. 1686-7, a. 75 years.
2. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Quincy of
Braintree, in 1681; she d. 2 Jan. 1690-91, and he m. Bethia Collicutt 21 July
1692. His children were Daniel, b. 7 July 1683; Mary, b. 16 Oct. 1685, m.
Thomas Paine of Newcastle 23 Jan. 1706-7; Edmund, b. 31 Mar. 1688;
Elizabeth, b. 20 May 1690, m. Isaac Hinkley of Barnstable 6 June 1712;
Bethia, b. 7 Oct. 1693, d. 1 Mar. 1694-5; Nathaniel, b. 5 June 1695, d. 9 Aug.
1695; Richard, b. 12 July 1696. DANIEL the f. grad. H. C. 1669, was or-
dained at Sherburne 26 Mar. 1685, where he d. 8 Jan. 1717-18. " He was
eldest son of the honorable Daniel Gookin, Esq.; a good scholar and solid di-
vine; was many years Fellow of Harvard College and a Tutor. From his
ordination he continued our minister about 34 years, being diligent in his
study, tender of his flock, and exemplary in his life. The vicinity of Natick
gave him the opportunity of preaching lectures to the Indians there. And al-
though by great pain and indisposition of body he was taken off from his
work for some considerable time, he died lamented." Boston News Letter,
Jan. 20, 1717-18.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Daniel (1), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 26 Aug. 1679,
m. Dr. Samuel Gedney of Salem, 2 May 1701, and Rev. Theophilus Cotton
of Hampton 16 Aug. 1711; he d. 18 Aug. 1726, and she m. Newmarch;
Elizabeth, b. 11 Nov. 1681, m. Rev. Daniel Greenleaf of Portsmouth 18 Nov.
1701 (of Yarmouth in 1723); Samuel, b. 14 Aug. 1683; Nathaniel, b. 16
Feb. 1685-6, d. young; Daniel. His w. Mary d. after 29 Ap. 1707, and he
m. Mrs. Hannah Biscoe of Watertown (wid. of Thomas Biscoe) 28 Sept.
1708. SAMUEL the f. res. on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, about one
hundred feet southerly from Harvard Street, where he d. 16 Sept. 1730, a. 78.
He inherited his father's military spirit, and was a Captain as early as 1692,
when he was commissioned to settle difficulties existing at Little Compton.
He was active also in raising troops for the expedition to Canada in 1711.
Captain Gookin seems to have been more moderate than his father in opposi-
tion to arbitrary power; as in May 1687 he was appointed Sheriff of Middle-
sex by the Andros Administration. At the Revolution, John Green was rein-
stated Marshal-general, and Gookin probably went out of office. Green died
3 Mar. 1690-91, and two days afterwards Gookin was appointed Marshal-gen-
eral, — equivalent to High Sheriff of the Colony. After the form of govern-
ment was changed by the new charter, this office was abolished, and High
Sheriffs were appointed in each county. Gookin held this office for a
time in Suffolk, and was afterwards appointed, 1702, to the same office in
Middlesex, which he held (except from Dec. 1715 to July 1717) until 27 July
1 729.
4. NATHANIEL, s. of Daniel (1), grad. H. C. 1675, and after assisting Pres.
Oakes in the ministry a few years, was ordained minister of the First Church
for all due damages. Hereof you are to staff over the head of Caleb Grant, and lay
make a true return under your hand. Dated his hand on his shoulder, but I saw no blow
this 27th of November, 1676. By the Court, given, nor heard any further. Major GOO-
SAMUEL GKEEN." At the trial, "John kin doth confess this testimony, he being
Johnson, aged about 39 years, doth say that greatly abused. 19. 10. 76. T. D. R." An-
sometime in November last, near to Mr. other witness testified that he heard the ob-
Danforth's house, he saw Major Gookin, jectionable words. The jury rendered this
with sundry others, among whom was Caleb verdict: " In the case between Caleb Grant,
Grant and some of his brethren, and at a plaintive, and Major Gookin, defendant, we
distance I saw Major Gookin hold up his tind (or the defendant cost of court."
GOOKIN. 565
in Cambridge, 15 Nov. 1682. Judge Sewall noticed the ordination thus :
"Mr. Sherman ordains Mr. Nath. Gookin Pastor of Camb. Church. Mr.
Eliot gives the right hand of fellowship, first reading the Scripture that war-
rants it. Mr. Sherman, Eliot, and Mather laid on hands. Then Mr. Gookin
ordained Deac. Stone and Mr. Clark Ruling Elders. The presence of God
seemed to be with his people. Mr. Jona. Danforth, the Deputy Governor's
only son, lay by the wall, having departed on Monday morning, (13th) of a
consumption." Mr. Gookin m. Hannah, dau. of Habijah Savage (whose
wid. Hannah was the last w. of Gen. Gookin), and had Nathaniel, b. 15 Ap.
1687, grad. H. C. 1703, minister at Hampton, N. H., and d. 25 Aug. 1734;
(leaving son Nathaniel, grad. II. C. 1731, ordained at North Hampton, N. H.,
31 Oct. 1739, and d. 22 Oct. 1766, a. 53;) Habijah, b. 23 Jan. 1689-90, d. 1
Aug. 1690; Hannah, b. about 1692, m. Vincent Carter of Charlestown.
NATHANIEL the f. was cut off in the midst of his usefulness 7 Aug. 1692, at
the early age of 36. His w. Hannah d. 14 May 1702, a. 34. The affection
and esteem cherished by the Church and town towards her, are manifested
by their frequent donations while she lived, and by assuming the direction
and charge of her funeral, as they had previously defrayed the expense of her
husband's burial.
5. EDMUND, s. of Daniel (2), was a joiner and owned the homestead in
Sherburne, 1718, which he sold to his brother Richard 4 Sept. 1722. He
m. Sarah Thompson of Boston 27 Oct. 1715, and had Elizabeth, b. 23 Nov.
1716; Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1718; Daniel, b. 11 Mar. 1720, d. 12 May 1720.
6. RICHARD, s. of Daniel (2), was a husbandman for a short time in
Chelmsford, but afterwards bought the homestead in Sherburne and was
there an innholder; this estate he sold 29 July 1729, and rem. to Dedham.
He m. Margaret Morse 19 Feb. 1716-17, and had at Sherburne Bethia, b. 14
Jan. 1717-18, d. unm. at Dedham 14 Ap. 1768; Hannah, b. 22 Dec. 1722, d.
11 Sept. 1723; Daniel, b. 13 Jan. 1725-6, d. 13 Nov. 1729; Richard (twin),
b. 13 Jan. 1725-6, d. 15 Jan. 1725-6; also at Dedham, Mary, b. 8 May 1729,
d. 28 Sept. 1734; Margaret, b. 15 Feb. 1733-4, m. William Smith 3 May
1753; Daniel, b. 23 Mar. 1735-6; Edmund, b. 8 May 1738; Hannah, b. 20
Aug. 1740, d. 22 Aug. 1740; Samuel, b. 29 May 1743. RICHARD the f. d.
23 Feb. 1754; his w. Margaret d. about 1771, and her son Daniel was ap-
pointed administrator 5 Ap. 1771.
7. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), inherited the homestead and the military
spirit of his father. He served as a Lieutenant in the expedition against Port
Royal, 1710, and was afterwards a Captain, by which appellation he was gen-
erally known. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff by his father in 1702, when
he was only nineteen years old; which office he held for sixty-four years, a
longer term than I have elsewhere noticed. He was also appointed Crier of the
Courts in 1742, and remained in this office until 2 Dec. 1766; on which day
is the last record of his appearance as Deputy Sheriff and Crier. Towards
the close of life, his financial affairs appear to have become embarrassed.
Having disposed of sundry other lots of land, he sold the homestead in 1754,
reserving a life-estate therein to himself and his wife. His life-estate he sold
to Rev. East Apthorp, in 1760, and purchased a house and lands at the N.
W. corner of Holyoke and South streets, for the use of himself and wife dur-
ing their lives, and then to descend one half to their daughter Mary, and one
quarter each to Benjamin and Priscilla Hill, children of Mrs. Gookin by a
former husband. He was twice married, (1) to Susanna, dau. of Capt. Josiah
Parker, 28 Feb. 1711-12, by whom he does not appear to have had any chil-
dren; (2d) to Priscilla, wid. of Joseph Hill, and dau. of Daniel Dana, 15 May
1740, by whom he had Daniel, b. 28 Mar. 1741; Mary, bap. 24 Oct. 1742,
m. James Kettle 1 Dec. 1763; he d. and she m. Joseph Jeffries before 1790,
and d. in Boston 2 or 3 Aug. 1825, a. 83, leaving children. In recording her
death Dr. Holmes adds the remark, " she was the last of the Gookin family
in Cambridge." It is said by those who remember her, that although she
possessed but a small estate, in her personal deportment she fully maintained
the ancient dignity of her family. SAMUEL the f. d. prob. 1767, a. about 84;
566 GOOKIN — GOULD — GOVE.
his w. Priscilla d. prob. — April 1 785, at which date is recorded the death of
" widow Gookin, an aged woman."
8. DANIEL, s. of Samuel (3), was also a Captain, and much engaged in
public affairs. He m. Sarah Biscoe (wid. of John Biscoe) 9 July 1716, and
had in Camb. Sarah, bap. 11 May 1718, d. young; Mary, bap. 24 Ap. 1720;
Sarah, bap. 21 Oct. 1722; Samuel, bap. 31 Jan. 1724-5. He prob. was the
same who rem. to Worcester, and was the first High Sheriff of Worcester
County, from 1731 until his death in 1743. Wor. Mag., ii. 206.
9. DANIEL, s. of Richard (6). m. Hannah Child 24 Dec. 1761; she d. 7 May
1769, and he m. Susanna Whiting 12 Dec. 1771. His chil. born in Dedhani,
were Margaret, b. 21 Nov. 1762; Lydia, b. 7 Mar. 1765; Hannah, b. 23 Ap.
1 769 ; and perhaps other.
10. EDMUND, s. of Richard (6), res. in Roxbury, m. a dau. of Seth Tucker,
and d. 10 July 1810. He is said to have had three sons, Edmund, Squire,
and Daniel, and four daughters, one of whom, Hannah, was under 14 years
of age in 1 765.
11. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (6), is called a surgeon in 1768. He res. in
Dedham, m. Rebecca Swan 1 Dec. 1768, and had Richard, b. 6 Oct. 1769, set-
tled in Haverhill, N. H.; William, b. 1784, settled in Rutland, Vt., and per-
haps others.
12. SAMUEL, the reputed s. of Samuel (7) by Bethia Grover of Water-
town, b. 1739, was placed under guardianship of Samuel Stratton 31 Mar.
1755, being then sixteen years old. He m. Mary Mullett 21 Dec. 1761 (being
styled Samuel Gookin, Jr.), and had Mart/, bap. 3 Oct. 1762, and others.
SAMUEL the f. rem. to Suffield, Conn., and thence to Rupert, Vt. , where he
d. 2 April 1812.
13. EDMUND, s. of Edmund (10), res. in Brighton, and m. Sarah Learned
18 Oct. 1791, by whom he had William Boyes, bap. Ap. 1792, entered the
Army, and is supposed to have died in the service; Sarah, bap. 14 Ap. 1793;
Charlotte, bap. 14 Aug. 1796; Samuel Learned, b. , established himself in
business in Memphis, Tenn., and d. at Florence, Ala.; and perhaps others.
EDMUND the f. d. at Claremont, N. H., about 1843.
14. SQUIRE, s. of Edmund (10), res. in Brighton, and m. Phebe, dau. of
Deac. Thomas Thwing, 20 Sept. 1792, by whom he had Thomas Thwing, bap.
6 Jan. 1793, d. in Watertown 1 May 1842, leaving George Dana, m. Ann A.
Plummer; Abijah Brown, m. Sarah F. Munroe ; and others; Phebe, bap. 24
July 1794. d. unm. 23 Feb. 1860; Samuel, bap. 19 Aug. 1798, d. 15 Oct.
1842; Edmund Parker, bap. 1 Nov. 1801, d. 21 June 1839; George, hap. 24
Mar. 1805, d. unm. 6 Aug. 1856; Elizabeth Barker, bap. 11 Sept. 1808, died
young; Charles, b. 3 July 1811. a merchant in Florence, Ala., where he m.
Sarah M. Brocchus 3 Sept. 1838, and had five sons. SQUIRE the f. rem. to
Camb., and d. 18 June 1833, a. 62. His w. Phebe d. 22 Dec. 1855, a. 81.
15. DANIEL s. of Edmund (10), rem. to New Hampshire, and d. about
1849, leaving son Daniel, and four daughters.
GOULD, THOMAS, by w. Mary, had Jacob, b. 16 Sept. 1643.
GOVE, JOHN, perhaps brother to Edward of Hampton, N. H., was a turner,
and was here as early as 1657, when he bought an estate on the easterly side
of Brighton Street, between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street, where
he res. through life. He m. Mary Aspinwall 6 Oct 1658 ; she d. 14 Nov. 1676,
and he m. Mary Woodhead 15 Mar. 1676-7; she d. 11 Sept. 1700, a. 56, and
he m. Elizabeth Waldin 2 Dec. 1700, who had previously been the wid. of
Batson. His children were Mary, b. 14 Sept. 1659, m. Henry Prentice
7 Ap. 1682; John, bap. 3 Mar. 1660-61, d. 28 Ap. 1679; Aspinwall, b. 2 and
d. 11 Oct. 1661; Nathaniel, bap. 16 Nov. 1662, living in 1704; James, bap. 13
Dec. 1663; a child (name worn off) bap. 4 Aug. 1667; Jonathan, b. 19 Jan.
1677-8, d. 11 Oct. 1681; John, b. about 1680, d. 16 Jan. 1681-2; Jonathan,
b. 3 May 1682; Sarah, b. 28 Aug 1686, living in 1704. JOHN the f. d. 24
Nov. 1704, a. 77. His w. Elizabeth was living in 1717.
2. JONATHAN, s. of John (1), m. Lydia, dau. of Deac. Samuel Cooper, 26
Dec. 1706, and had John, b. 2 Nov. 1707 ; Mary, b. 3 Mar. 1709-10, m. John
GOVE — GREEN. 567
Walker 28 Oct. 1731 ; Lydia, b. 22 Aug. 1712, m. Jonathan Wellington of
Weston Jan. 1730-31 ; Kezia, b. 17 Ap. 1715, m. Deae. Joseph Loring of Lex.,
pub. 2 Nov. 1735; Hannah, b. 27 Feb. 1717-18, m. Thomas Goddard 3 Jan.
1738-9; Sarah, b. Dec. 1720, d. 21 Jan. 1720-21; Jonathan, b. and d. 16 Feb.
1721-2; Jonathan, b. and d. 23 Oct. 1723; all, except the last three, living
in 1742, at the date of their father's will. His w. Lydia d. at Weston 18 Ap.
1 740, and he m. Hannah , who survived him. JONATHAN the f. was a
husbandman, and inherited the homestead, which he sold in 1706, and subse-
quently owned and probably occupied a lot of two acres on the S. W. side of
North Avenue, at its angle between the Railroad Bridge and Porter's Hotel.
This estate he sold in 1729, and rem. probably about that time to Weston,
where he d. 22 Dec. 1747. His will, dated 16 July 1742, was offered for pro-
bate 15 Feb. 1747, but disallowed; his son John administered.
GKEKN, BARTHOLOMEW, was here in 1634, and had a house in the West
Field, not far from the Botanic Garden, but prob. rem. to the S. W. corner of
Brattle and Ash streets, where his widow resided in 1638. By his w. Eliza-
beth, he had Samuel; Nathaniel; Sarah, m. Thomas Longhorn about 1646;
Phebe, m. William Healy 15 Aug. 1661; all prob. born in England. BAR-
THOLOMEW the f. d. about 1638; his w. Elizabeth d. 28 Oct. 1677, a. 88,
after a widowhood of about forty years.
2. PERCIVAL, perhaps a brother to Bartholomew (1), came here in 1635,
in the Susan and Ellen, then aged 32. and resided on Holmes Place about mid-
way between its eastern angle and North Avenue. By his w. Ellen, he had
John,b. — June 1636; Elizabeth,^. — Ap. 1639. m. John Hall of Concord 4 Ap.
1656, but subsequently res. here and d. at Medf. 14 Feb. 1713-14; PERCIVAL
the f. d. 25 Dec. 1639', a. 36; his w. Ellen m. Thomas Fox about 16oO, and d.
27 May 1682, a. 82.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Bartholomew (1), m. Jane, dau. of Guy Banbridge; she
d. 16 Nov. 1657, and he m. Sarah, dau. of Elder Jonas Clark, 23 Feb. 1662-3.
His children were Elizabeth, b. 16 Feb. 1640-41; Sarah, b. 7 Oct. 1642; Lydia,
b. 23 Mar. 1644-5, d. young; Lydia, b. 13 Ap. 1646, d. young; Samuel, b. 6 Mar.
1647-8; Joseph, b. 7 Nov. 1649; Lydia, b. about 1651, d. 24 Sept. 16C5 ; Debo-
rah, b. 19 Mar. 1655-6; Jonas, b. 29 Jan. 1663-4; Lydia, b. 3 Nov. 1665; Bar-
tholomew, b. 26 Oct. 1667; Mary, b. 6 Nov. 1669; Dorcas, b. 6 Sept. 1671;
Timothy; and perhaps five more not recorded. Mr. Green is principally cele-
brated as a printer, the conductor of the Cambridge printing-office about half
a century, and the ancestor of a very numerous race of printers. Upon some
dissatisfaction with Daye, who was the first to commence printing in New Eng-
land, Green was appointed to take charge of the press, about 1649. Whether
he had previously become acquainted with the business, under the direction of
Daye, does not appear. But from this time forward, he devoted himself to this
work. Thomas (Hist. Printing) gives a catalogue of books published under
Green's superintendence; among which were the Indian New Testament, 1661,
the Indian Bible, 1663, and a second edition of the same, six years in press,
completed in 1685. Notwithstanding his employment, as sole master-printer in
New England, Mr. Green found some leisure for civil and military duties. He
was Town Clerk, 1694-1697, and Clerk of the Writs, from 1652 until a late
period if not to the end of life. He had a passion for military exercises. Pro-
motion was not as rapid then as now; and a practice then prevailed, and con-
tinued, I believe, until the Revolution, for a Captain to retain the command of
his company, however highly promoted, so long as he remained in office; thus
Gookin, a Captain about 1647, continued to be Captain of his company while
he was Sergeant-major, and Major-general, the immediate command being ex-
ercised by a Lieutenant; hence Green remained long in a subordinate office
before he could attain high rank. He served as Sergeant in the expedition
against Gorton Sept. 1643, and had probably held the same office previously;
he was appointed Ensign in 1660; was Lieutenant in 1686 ; and was commis-
sioned Captain in 1689, when seventy-five years old, which station ho seems to
have held until death. See page 402. In an obituary notice of his son Bar-
tholomew, published in the News Letter, 4 Jan. 1733, it is stated that " Capt.
568 GREEN.
Samuel Green,. the famous printer of Cambridge .... arrived with Gov. Win-
throp in 1630; he came in the same ship with the Hon. Thomas Dudley, Esq.,
and used to tell his children that upon their first coming ashore, both he and
several others were for some time glad to lodge in empty casks, to shelter
them from the weather, for want of housing." Capt. Green res. from an early
period on the lot afterwards occupied by Judge Trowbridge, on the northerly
side of Mount Auburn Street, between Holyoke and Dunster streets. He d. 1
Jan. 1701-2, and his w. Sarah and his children, Jonas of New London, mari-
ner, Bartholomew of Boston, printer, Joseph of Boston, tailor, and Timothy of
Boston, printer, sold the homestead in 1707 ; after which time, very little trace
is found here of this family.
4. NATHANIKL, s. of Bartholomew (1), was a " chandler " and res. on the
homestead with his mother. It does not appear that he ever married. The
last notice I have found of him is in 1693, when he and his brother Samuel
sold the homestead.
5. JOHN, s. of Percival (2), m. Ruth, dau. of Edward Mitchelson 20 Oct.
1656, and had John, b. 24 July 1657; Nathaniel, b. 25 Sept, 1658; Percival,
b. 29 Mar. 1660; Ruth, b. 25 Nov. 1661, m. Zechariah Hicks, 18 Nov. 1685;
Samuel, b. 4 May 1663; Elizabeth, b. 22 Ap. 1665, m. Thomas Johnson 8 Jan.
1682-3; Edward, b. 15 Ap. 1667; Thomas, b. 7 Mar. 1668-9; Jonathan, b.
prob. 1671 ; Bethia, b. 20 Jan. 1673-4, m. Joseph Hicks, and d. 12 Ap. 1708;
Joseph, b. 24 Nov. 1675; Benjamin, b. 13 Aug. 1677; was living in 1696;
Mitchelson, b. 14 Mar. 1680-81, d. 21 Oct. 1681 ; and Mary, b. , m. Rev.
Nathaniel Hunting of Easthampton, L. I., 27 Oct. 1701. JOHN the f. was
a tailor. He succeeded his father-in-law, Mitchelson, 3 June 1681, as Mar-
shal-general of the Colony. During the Andros administration, he was su-
perseded in office by Samuel Gookin 1687. but was reinstated 15 Aug. 1689.
He d. 3 Mar. 1690-91, a. nearly 55; his wid. Ruth m. Samuel Champney.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), was a printer in Boston as early as 1682,
where he died of small pox in July 1690. His wife, who is reputed to have
been a lady of rare accomplishments, died of the same disease within a few
days afterwards.
7. BARTHOLOMEW, s. of Samuel (3), was a printer, and commenced busi-
ness at Boston, upon the death of his brother Samuel. A sketch of his labors
and character is given in an obituary published soon after his death: He
" first set up his press with his father in Cambridge, and afterwards removed
to Boston; where, on Sept. 16, 1690, soon after he was first married, his press
and letters, which were then esteemed the best that had been in the country,
were consumed by a fire that began in the neighborhood ; upon which he re-
turned to Camb. and there continued till the winter 1692-3, when he came
back to Boston, where he has been printer to the Governor and Council for
near forty years, and of the Boston News Letter (excepting a small intermis-
sion), from its beginning." He was commended "for a strict observing the
Sabbath; his household piety: his keeping close and diligent to the work of
his calling ; his meek and peaceable spirit; his caution of publishing anything
offensive, light, or hurtful; and his tender sympathy to the poor and afflicted.
He began to be pious in the days of his youth ; and he would always speak of
the wonderful spirit of piety that then prevailed in the land, with a singular
pleasure." News Letter, 4 Jan. 1733. He was one of the Deacons of the Old
South Church, and d. 28 Dec. 1732, a. 65. He left several children, of whom
Mary was b. in Camb. 2 June 1691 ; one m. John Draper, the successor of
Mr. Green in the publication of the News Letter; and Bartholomew, a printer
in Boston, 1727, rem. to Halifax, N. S., 1751, to establish a printing house, •
where he died about a month afterwards, a. 52; one of the daughters of
Bartholomew, Jr., was mother of Joseph Dennie, Editor of the Port Folio.
Thomas's Hist. Printing.
8. TIMOTHY, s. of Samuel (3), was a printer in Boston 1700, rem. to Con-
necticut 1714, was a Deacon, and d. at New London 5 May 1757, a. 78.
9. JOHN, s. of John (5), m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Bradish, 22 Nov. 1684,
and had John, b. 23 Aug. 1688; Mary, bap. 26 June 1698; Sarah, b. 12 June
1701; Hannah, b. ; and perhaps others.
GREEN — GRISWOLD.
10. NATHANIEL, p. of John (5), was living in 1691, but not named in his
brother Edward's will, 1696.
11. PEKCIVAL, s. of John (5), grad. H. C. 1680, preached a short time in
Stow and also in Wells, Me., but probably was not ordained. He d. here
unm. 10 July 1684.
12. SAMUEL, s. of John (5), was a tailor, and res. here; he m. Elizabeth,
dau. of Joseph Sill, 18 Nov. 1685, and d. soon after 23 July 1692 (the date of
his will), leaving children Samuel and Elizabeth.
13. EDWARD, s. of John (5), a ship-master, d. unm. in 1696. His will,
dated 4 Feb. 1695-6, was made on board ship.
14. THOMAS, s. of John (5), was living in 1691, but not named in his
brother Edward's will, 1696.
15. JONATHAN, s. of John (5), a housewright, sold the homestead in 1696
to Joseph Coolidge, and rein, to Newton, where by w. Mary, he had Mary,
b. 9 Feb. 1702; Jonathan, b. 31 May 1707, d. 1732; Ann, b. 4 Mar. 1713.
JONATHAN the f. d. in 1736 ; his w. Mary d. in 1732.
16. JOSEPH, s. of John (5), grad. H. C. 1695, and was ordained at Salem
village, or Danvers, 10 Nov. 1698. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Joseph
Gerrish of Weuham, 16 Mar. 1698-9, and had Anna, b. 27 Nov. 1699, d. 8
Aug. 1725; John, b. 22 Dec. 1?01, H. C. 1719; Joseph, b. 12 Dec. 1703; Ed-
ward, b. 1 Dec. 1705; Elizabeth, b. 8 May 1708, d. 23 July 1732; William, b.
11 Aug. 1710; Benjamin, b. 1 July 1713; Ruth, posthumous, b. 23 Ap. 1716,
d. 24 Aug. 1716. JOSEPH the f. d. 26 Nov. 1715; his w. Elizabeth m. Rev.
William Brattle of Camb. and d. at Medf. 22 May 1747. See An Account of
Percival and Ellen Green and some of their Descendants, by Samuel Abbot
Green, M. D., City Physician of Boston.
17. JOHN, s. of John (9), m. Elizabeth Corey 25 Jan. 1711-12, and had
Joseph, b. 24 Oct. 1712.
WILLIAM, parentage unknown, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 21 May 1661.
JACOB, prob. of Chs., had s. Jacob, bap. 1714. ABIGAIL, m. William Stevens
1 July 1673. JAMES, of Maiden, m. Deborah Brown 20 Mar. 1734. JOHN,
m. Mary Reed 24 Ap. 1777.
GREENHILL, SAMUEL, res. 1635 at the N. W. corner of Brighton and Mount
Auburn streets. He rem. to Connecticut with Hooker, and " died early."
(Hinman.) Rebecca Greenhill, perhaps dau. of Samuel, m. John Shepard in
Camb. 4 Oct. 1649.
GREENWOOD, THOMAS, otherwise written Greenhood, m. Hannah, dau. of
John Ward, 8 June 1670, and had John, b. prob. 1671; Thomas, b. 27 Dec.
1673; by his 2d w. Abigail, he had James, b. 19 Dec. 1687 ; William, b. 14
Oct. 1689, m. Abigail Woodward 1715. THOMAS the f was a weaver, and
res. on the south side of the river, in what is now Newton, where he d. 1694.
It is said that he was the first Town Clerk in Newton, and also Justice of the
Peace.
2. ISAAC, parentage not ascertained, by w. Sarah, had Isaac, b. 9 May
1730; Sarah, b. 8 Sept. 1731; John, b. 29 Mar. 1733; Thales, bap. 23 Mar.
1735; Elizabeth, bap. 1 May 1737. ISAAC the f. grad. II. C. 1721; was the
first Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, to which office he
was elected in May 1727; he was a candidate for the Presidency of that Col-
lege in 1737, and divided the votes of the Corporation equally with Holyoke,
who, about a month later, was elected by unanimous vote. He was removed
from his Professorship a year afterwards. " He held his office ten years and
five months (from the time of his inauguration), and might have continued to
hold it, with credit to himself and benefit to the College, had his wisdom and
firmness been equal to his acknowledged abilities." " Little is known of him
after his dismission. He went to Charleston, S. C., and there he died Oct.
22, 1745." Pence's Hist. Hare. Unio.
GRIFFITH, HENRY, d. here 12 Nov. 1639.
GRISWOLD, FRANCIS (variously written, Greshold, Greshould, Grisell,
Grissell, Grissoll, and Grisold), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 28 Oct. 1639;
Hannah, b. 3 Feb. 1642-3, d. Ap. 1643; Hannah, b. 4 Mai. 1644-5. FRANCIS
570 GRISWOLD — HALL.
the f. res. on the northerly side of Kirkland Street, and d. in Charlestown 2
Oct. 1652, leaving two daughters; his wid. Mary m. William Bullard.
GROVER, ANDREW, m. Hannah Hill 7 Feb. 1673-4.
2. THOMAS, a carpenter, from Reading, bought the estate at the N. W.
corner of Brattle and Mason streets, 1711, but sold it again, the next year.
GUY, JOHN, by w. Hannah, had Mary, b. 17 Ap. 1676, d. 25 July 1676.
Possibly this name may be Gay; in which case, perhaps Hannah may be the
same who m. Owen Warland 3 Ap. 1679.
HADDEN (or Haddon), GERARD (variously written Garrad, Jarett, and
Jarritt), owned a house and three acres, extending from Sparks Street to
Garden Street, in 1635. He rem. to Salisbury about 1640, and was living in
1663. George, H. C. 1647, may have been his son.
HALL, MARY, a widow, is named by Mitchell as a member of his church.
" Her children were all adult at the time of her joining. But two of them are
since joined to the Church of Concord, viz., John, and Susanna." Her son
Stephen was living in 1668, then "aged 28 or thereabouts." William, who
d. at Concord 10 Mar. 1666-7, was another son. A John Hall of Cambridge
had a share of the Shawshine lands in 1652, who may have been husband of
Mary ; but he was more probably her son.
2. EDWARD, in Camb. as early as 1638, res. on the easterly side of North
Avenue, very near Holmes Place; the same estate which afterwards became
the property of Aaron Bordman, and remained in his family several genera-
tions. EDWARD had w. Margaret, but prob. no children; she d. 7 Dec. 1676,
and he m. Mary Rayner 18 June 1677. He d. 20 Oct. 1680, a. 73; his w.
Mary m. Thomas Brown 23 May 1681, and was living, again a wid., in 1696;
her last husband, Thomas Brown, Sen., "on the common," having d. 3 Nov.
1688.
THOMAS, brother of Edward (2), had a grant of land in 1645. By w.
Isabel (Mitchell calls her Elizabeth), he had Mary, m. Israel Mead 26 Feb.
1669-70; Hannah, b. 4 Mar. 1658, m. Stephen Francis 27 Dec. 1670, and d.
2 Ap. 1683; Lydia, b. , m. Ger.-^hom Cutter 6 Mar. 1677-8, and perhaps
others. His w. Isabel d. 28 Ap 1682, and he m. Martha, wid. of Humphrey
Bradshaw, and formerly wid. of William Russell, 24 May 1683. He d. about
1691 ; his Inventory is dated 5 Oct. 1691 ; his w. Martha d. about 1694.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Mary (1), by w. Grace, had Mary, b. 4 Nov. 1657. He
removed to Concord and d. 10 Mar. 1666-7.
5. JOHN, s. of Mary (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Percival Green, 4 Ap. 1656,
and had Elizabeth, b. *18 Sept. 1658, m. John Oldham ; John, b. 13 Dec. 1661 ;
William, b. prob. 1664, d. at Medf. 4 Jan. 1683-4, a. 19; Nathaniel, b. 7 July
1666; Mary, b. 23 Oct. 1668, m. John Bradshaw; Stephen, b. prob. 1670;
Percival, b. 11 Feb. 1672; Susanna, b. prob. 1675; Jonathan, b. 28 Sept. 1677;
Sarah, b. 31 Mar. 1679; Thomas, b. 16 Nov. 1681. JOHN the father res. in
Concord 1658 and 1666; then in Camb. till about 1675, when he bought a
quarter of the Collins farm at Medf. where he d. 18 Oct. 1701, a. 74; his
widow Elizabeth d. 14 Feb. 1713-14 a nearly 75. Ten of their children were
living in 1 702.
6. JOHN, s. of John (5), m. Jemima, dau. of Capt. Joseph Sill, 21 Dec. 1687,
and had John, b 11 Sept. 1689, d. 2 Oct. 1689; John, b. 19 Sept. 1690; Wil-
liam, b. 24 June 1694, d. 4 Oct. 1694; William, b. 1 Nov. 1694. d. 3 Jan.
1694-5; Elizabeth, b. 10 June 1696; Andrew, b. 15 May 1698; Jemima, b.
8 Oct. 1700 ; Joseph, b. 30 Nov. 1702; Stephen, b. 19 Jan. 1703-4. JOHN the
f. resided in Medf. and d. 14 Nov. 1720.
7. NATHANIEL, s. of John (5), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 9 Jan.
1691-2; Nathaniel, b. 25 Oct. 1694, d. 22 Sept. 1773; Susanna, b. 30 Aug.
1696; Sarah, b. 8 Sept. 1698; Tabitha, b. 9 Nov. 1699; William, b. 9 Feb.
1704-5. NATHANIEL the f. res. in Medford.
8. STEPHEN, s. of John (5), by w. Elizabeth, had Grace, bap. here 24
June 1698; Josiah, bap. here 24 Feb. 1705-6; Ruth, bap. here 25 July 1708;
Mary, bap. Medf. 19 Ap. 1719; Stephen, bap. Medf. 13 Aug. 1721; and
probably others. STEPHEN the f. res. in Medf.
HALL — HANCOCK. 571
9. PERCIVAL, s. of John (5), m. Jane Willis, and had Percival, b. 13 Nov.
1698; Jane, b. 15 May 1700; Mary, b. 15 July 1706; Thomas, b. 15 Aug.
1712; Zaccheus and Susanna, twins, b. 11 Jan. 1714-15; Grace, b. 5 Oct.
1717; Willis, b. 7 Mar. 1718-19 ; and perhaps others. Mary, was b. in Cainb. ;
the others named in Medf. where PEUCIVAL the father res. until about 1721,
when he and his w. Jane were recommended for admission to the Church in
Sutton. He was elected Deacon in Medf. 6 Ap. 1720.
10. JONATHAN, s. of John (5), res. in Medf., but had son Jonathan, bap.
here 20 Oct. 1706.
11. THOMAS, s. of John (5), res. in Medf. and was elected Deacon in Dec.
1706. He m. Hannah, dau. of Gershom Cutter, 22 Dec. 1702, and had
Thomas, b. 5 Oct. 1703; by second w. Abigail, he had Edward, b. 11 Ap.
1707 ; Abigail, b. 24 Oct. 1708 ; Ruth, b. 1 July 1712, d. 30 Oct. 1714; John,
bap. 13 Mar. 1715; Ruth, bap. 30 Aug. 1719; William, bap. 18 June 1721 ;
Rebecca, b. 28 Feb. 1727, m. A. Blanchard, Jr., 13 Nov. 1745; Samuel, bap.
5 Jan. 1729. THOMAS the f. m. a third w., Elizabeth Davis, 16 Ap. 1747, and
d. 25 Jan. 1757. In his will, dated 25 Mar. 1755, he made provision for his
wife and for chil. Thomas, Edward, Rebecca, John, William, and the heirs of
dau. Ruth, deceased.
12. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (11), received by deed of gift from his grand-
father, Gershom Cutter, a tract of land at Menot. 22 Nov. 1728. He m.
Patience Allen 10 July 1729, and had Hannah, b. 11 July 1731, m. Joseph
Adams, Jr., 11 Sept. 1750 ; Thomas, bap. 6 Aug. 1733; Patience, b. 4 May
1738, m. Daniel Cutter of Medf. 18 Nov. 1756. THOMAS the f. was a weaver,
res. at Menot , was elected Deacon of the Church 5 Dec. 1759, and d. 29 May
1794, a. 90.
13. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (12), m. Rebecca Cutter of Medf. (pub. 17 Sept.
1756), and had Thomas, b. 4 July 1760; Ebenezer, b. 24 Dec. 1762; Gershom,
bap. 31 May 1767. THOMAS the f. res. at Menot. and d. 25 Feb. 1770, a. 37;
his w. Rebecca m. William Cutler 19 Jan. 1773, and d. 12 Dec. 1817.
14. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (13), by w. Elizabeth had Elizabeth, b. 21 Aug.
1786; Lydia and Rebecca, twins, b. 23 Feb. 1788; Oliver, b. about 1792, d.
24 Feb. 1796, a. 4 ; and perhaps others. THOMAS the f. res. at Menot. and
d. 8 Sept. 1804.
15. EBKNEZKR, s. of Thomas (13), m. Esther Ruhamah, dau. of Ammi
Cutter, 26 Mar. 1786, and had Ebenezer, b. 12 Oct. 1786, d. 20 Dec. 1826;
Esther, b. 10 July 1 788 ; Sarah Cutter, b. 14 Mar. 1790 ; Ammi, b. 18 Feb. 1 792,
d. 5 Ap. 1794 ; Isaac, bap. 16 Mar. 1794 ; Hannah, bap. 17 Ap. 1796 ; Ammi,
bap. 21 Jan. 1798 ; Thomas, bap. 20 Oct. 1799; a child, b. 3 and d. 6 Jan.
1804 ; and perhaps others. EBENEZER the f. res. at Menot. and d. 7 Jan. 1840.
ABIGAIL, m. Jonathan Ward of Newton 31 Dec. 1700. EZEKIKL, of
Medf. m. Anna, dau. of Rev. Samuel Cook, 24 Oct. 1765. STEPHEX, 4th, of
Medford in. Mary, dau. of Abraham Hill, 12 July 1770.
HAMLET, WILLIAM, appears as an inhabitant in 1651. He m. wid. Sarah
Hubbard, and had Jacob and Rebecca, before 1658.
HAMMERSTON, EDWARD, was buried 24 Aug. 1646.
HAMMOND, THOMAS, was in Hingham 1636. In 1650, he and Vincent
Druce (also from Hingham) purchased a tract of land in what is now Newton,
adjoining Brookline, which they divided in 1664. He d. 1675. leaving a
large estate to his wid. Elizabeth, and chil. Elizabeth Woodward, Thomas,
and Nathaniel, and to his grandchildren Sarah and Elizabeth, chil. of his dau.
Sarah Stedrnan, deceased.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Stedman, 17 Dec. 1662, and
had Elizabeth, b. 3 Nov. 1664; Thomas, b. 16 Dec. 1666; Isaac, b. 20 Dec.
1668; Nathaniel, b. 3 Feb. 1670-1; John, b. 30 Ap. 1674; Eleazar, b. 18
Nov. 1677. THOMAS the f. d. 20 Oct. 1678. His w. Elizabeth survived.
HANCHET, PETER, by w. Mary, had Human, b. 2 May 1680.
HANCOCK, NATHANIEL, one of the "first company," was here as early as
1634, and res. on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard and
Mount Auburn streets. He died in early life, about 1648, and his widow
572 HANCOCK.
Joanna was appointed, fifteen years afterwards, in 1663, administratrix on his
estate. Their children were Mary, b. Nov. 1634; Sarah, b. March 1636-7 ;
Nathaniel, b. 18 Dec. 1638; John, b. 8 April 1642, and d. 2 April 1643; Eliza-
beth, b. 1 March 1644-5, and Lydia, b. 5 April 1646.
2. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (1), was a shoemaker, and inherited the
homestead. He was also one of the Town Drummers, and in 1685 recovered
judgment, for £8, against the Selectmen, "for drumming and the mainten-
ance of drums for sundry years past." He was admitted to the Church 31
May 1667 (at which time he was baptized), and elected Deacon 7 June 1705.
He m. Mary, dau. of Henry Prentice, 8 Mar. 1663-4, and Sarah Green 26
Dec. 1699. He d. 12 Ap. 1719, a. 80; his last w. survived him, and probably
m. John Cooper 21 June 1720. His children, all by the first wife, were Na-
thaniel, b. 28 Feb. 1664-5, and d. 20 July 1665; Mary, b 6 May 1666, prob.
m. a Bixby, as a grandchild " Mary Bigsbee " is named in Deacon Hancock's
will; Sara'h, b. 23 Aug. 1667, m. Nathaniel Patten 15 Oct. 1711; Nathaniel, b.
29 Oct. 1668; Abigail, b. 29 Dec. 1669, and d. 7 May 1672; John, b. 1 Mar.
1671; Samuel, b. 2 Jan. 1672-3; Abigail, b. 23 Aug. 1675; was unm. in 1719,
but prob. m. Richard Davenport 8 Nov. 1720; Elizabeth, b. 26 Aug. 1677, m.
Benjamin Wyman of Woburn 20 Jan. 1702, and Jonathan Bacon of Bedford,
and d. Mar. 1749; Ebenezer, b. 10 Mar. 1680-81; Joseph, b. 28 Ap. 1683, and
prob. d. young, as he was not named in his father's will; Solomon, birth not
recorded, d. 16 May 1700.
3. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (2), was a shoemaker, and prob. res. in a
house belonging to his father, opposite to the homestead in Dunster Street,
until 1699, when he purchased of Thomas Eyers the estate afterwards famous
as the " Blue Anchor Tavern," in Brighton Street. There is a tradition, how
well founded I know not, that he erected the ancient edifice now standing,
formerly the "Blue Anchor," and recently known as the old Porter Tavern.
This estate he sold to Joseph Bean, in 1737, and purchased an estate on the
northerly side of Holmes Place, about midway between its easterly angle and
North Avenue. Here he d. 10 May 1755, a. 87. His w. was Prudence, dau.
of Joseph Russell, and d. 15 July 1742, a. 72. Their chil. were Mary, b. ,
m. John Parker 20 Dec. 1711; he d. 2 Nov. 1712, and she m. Francis Whit-
more; Prudence, bap. 27 Dec. 1696, m. Abraham Hill 18 Dec. 1718, and d.
16 Jan. 1775; one of her sons was Deacon Aaron Hill, father of the late Dr.
Aaron Hill; and one of her daughters (Elizabeth) m. Benjamin Eustis, and
was mother of the late Governor Eustis; Martha, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7, and d.
20 Oct. 1712; Tabitha, bap. 23 Ap. 1699, m. Daniel Champney 4 Sept. 1723;
Nathaniel, b. 14 Jan. 1701-2, grad. H. C. 1721, settled in the ministry at
Tisbury 1727, dismissed about 1760, styled Esquire in 1772, and d. Sept.
1774, leaving children Josiah, Nathaniel, Russell, Mary, Martha, and Tabitha
Dunham: Elizabeth,^. 16 Nov. 1704, m. John Wyeth 20 Dec. 1733; he d.
1756, and she administered on the estate; she d. between 1772 and 1781;
Solomon, bap. 10 Nov. 1706; Belcher, b. 24 Ap. 1709; grad. H. C. 1 727; Tutor
1742-1767, and Fellow 1760-1767; he d. unm. 8 Nov. 1771 ; Martha, bap. 18
Ap. 1714; d. unm. and her estate was divided 12 Dec. 1781.
4. JOHN, s.of Nathaniel (2), grad. H. C. 1689, taught the Grammar School
in Camb. 1691, was ord. at Lexington (then called Cambridge Farms), 2 Nov.
1698, where he continued in the ministry until his death, 6 Dec. 1752, a. 81.
He was eminent in his profession, and was generally styled "Bishop Hancock."
He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Thomas Clark of Chelmsford, and granddau.
of Elder Jonas Clark of Camb. Their chil. were John, b. 1 June 1702, grad.
H. C. 1719, ord. at Braintree 2 Nov. 1726, and d. 7 May 1744; his son John
was Governor of Massachusetts, President of the Continental Congress, and
the first signer of the Declaration of Independence ; Thomas, b. 13 July 1703,
a prosperous merchant in Boston, a member of the Council, d. of apoplexy
1 Aug. 1763, and bequeathed his fortune to his nephew John, afterwards Gov-
ernor; Elizabeth, b. 5 Feb. 1704-5, m. Rev. Jonathan Bowman of Dorchester;
Ebenezer, b. 7 Dec. 1710, grad. H. C. 1728, ord. colleague with his father 2
Jan. 1734, and d. 28 Jan. 1740 ; Lucy, b. 20 Ap. 1713, m. Rev. Nicholas Bowes
HANCOCK. 573
of Concord; after his death she m. Rev. Samuel Cooke of Menot. and d. 21
Sept. 1 768 ; her dau. Lucy m. Rev. Jonas Clark (who succeeded Bishop Han-
cock at Lexington), and had twelve children, of whom Mary m. Prof. Henry
Ware, Sen., Lucy m. Rev. Thaddeus Fiske of W. Camb., and Martha in.
Rev. William Harris of Salem.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (2), was a cordwainer, rem. to Lexington
about 1698, sold his estate there in 1716, and returned to Camb., inherited
the homestead, which he sold to Samuel Danforth in 1725, rein, to Chs. where
he d. and administration on his estate was committed to his widow Dorothy
and son John, 15 Mar. 1735-6. His chil. were Dorothy, bap. at Camb. 21
Mar. 1696-7, m. Caleb Sampson of Chs. 24 Nov. 1720; John, bap. (as were all
the following) at Lex. 10 Sept. 1699, was a shoemaker, and res. in Chs.; prob.
at the burning of Chs. in 1775 he came to Camb. and here d. 18 Mar. 1776,
a. 77; his son John was a goldsmith, res. in Boston, m. Martha Sparhawk
20 Nov. 1760, and had John, Nathan Sparhawk, and Martha ; Mary, bap. 19
Ap. 1702, and m. Paine; Solomon, bap. 18 June 1704; Samuel, bap. 21
July 1706, and d. 14 June 1716 ; Hannah, bap. 27 Feb. 1708-9 ; Sarah, bap.
17 Feb. 1711-12 ; Nathaniel, bap. 7 July 1715.
6. EBENKZER, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Susanna, dau. of Elder Jonas Clark,
14 Jan. 1702, and had Ebenezer, bap. 10 Sept. 1704, and Susanna, bap. 6 July
1707. No further trace of him has been discovered. Susanna Hancock,
prob. the widow of Ebenezer, m. Jacob Hill 29 Sept. 1714. The dau. Susanna
was named [1719] in her grandfather's will, and was prob. the same who in.
Ebenezer Wyeth about 1726.
7. SOLOMON, s. of Nathaniel (3), was a shoemaker; m. Mary, daughter of
Rev. Josiah Torrey of Tisbury, 4 Nov. 1730, and probably res. with his father
on Holmes Place. He served in a company of Artillery during the French
war, and d. at Lake George 20 Sept. 1756, a. 50. (His age is erroneously
marked 57 on the gravestone.) His widow d. 18 Mar. 1799, a. 88. Their
children were Nathaniel, b. 1 Aug. 1731, a housewright in Boston in 1773;
Torre>/, b. 4 Nov. 1733, d. young; Ebenezer, bap. 14 Aug. 1737, d. young;
Mary, bap. 12 July 1741, d. unmarried — June 1828, a. 87, and is well remem-
bered by very many ; her res. was on the south side of the Common near Ap-
pian Way; Sarah, bap. 15 Ap. 1744, m. William Colson 21 Oct. 1779, and
rem. to Northampton ; Torrey, bap. 6 Ap. 1746 ; Ebenezer, bap. 10 Sept. 1749,
was a brick-layer, and died in Boston 1796 ; Belcher, bap. 24 Feb. 1754, was
a harness maker, and d. in Roxbury 1813 ; his son, of the same name and oc-
cupation, now res. in Cambridge.
9. TORREY, s. of Solomon (7), was a brick-layer, and res. on the westerly
side of North Avenue, near Avon Street. He m. Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer
Wyeth, 5 July 1774, and d. 17 July 1778, a. 32 ; his widow m. Deacon James
Munroe, senior, 23 July 1783, and d. 31 Mar. 1815, a. 69. The children of
Mr. Hancock were John, bap. 22 Oct. 1775, and d. 29 Sept. 1796; Solomon,
bap. 14 July 1776 ; Samuel, bap. 10 Aug. 1777 ; Torrey, bap. 15 Nov. 1778.
10. SOLOMON, s. of Torrey (9), m. Susanna Baker Bird of Dorchester. 13
Jan. 1803 ; she d. 10 Nov. 1816, and he m. Nabby Hews of Weston 23 Nov.
1817. His chil. were Susanna Baker, b. 15 Ap. 1804 and d. same day ; John,
b. 29 Aug. 1805; Ann Susan, b. 1 June 1807, m. Belcher Hancock — Si-pt.
1834; and d. 28 Dec. 1866; James Bird, b. 3 July Ib09, d. 9 Mar. 1871 ;
Joanna Bird, b. 21 Dec. 1811, d. 4 May 1813; Solomon, b. 7 Ap. 1814, m.
Amaranth J. Nash of Auburn, Me., 10 July 1854; res. on the homestead;
Samuel, b. 26 Sept. 1815, d. 29 Sept. 1815; William Torrey, b. 18 Oct. 1825.
SOLOMON the f. was a saddler, harness maker, and chaise trimmer ; he res.
on the northwest corner of Pearl and Green streets, where he d. G May 1862;
his wife Nabby d. 21 Jan. 1851.
11. SAMUEL, s. of Torrey (9), m. Ann Bird of Dorchester 20 Nov. 1!
and had Royal Bird, b. 23 Sept. 1809, printer, res. in India, and was long
under the auspices of the Baptist Missionary Union ; he m. Abigail b. I haver
10 June 1832, and (2d) Sarah, dau. of Deac. William Brown and wid. of Dr.
John W. Valentine, 1842 ; she d. here 2 July 1868 ; Martha Ward, b. 20 Oct.
574 HANCOCK — HASSELL.
1811, d. unm. 11 Oct. 1867; Joanna Bird, b. 24 Ap. 1814, in. , d. .
SAMUEL the f. was a chaise maker, and in later life a pump maker ; he res.
on the southeast corner of Magazine and Auburn streets, and d. 13 Ap. 1860 ;
his w. Ann d. 2 May 1864, a. 78.
12. TOHRKY, s. of Torrey (9), in. Olive Orcutt 28 Feb. 1805; shed. 11
Oct. 1809, aged 34, and he m. Isabella Rice of Wayland 5 June 1811, who
was bur. 29 May 1838, aged 48. His chil. were Ann Elizabeth, b. 8 June 1807,
in. John Dolbeare of New York 19 July 1831 ; Sarah, b. 16 Sept. 1809, m.
Josiah W. Cook 11 Oct. 1829; Mary Torrey, b. 10 June 181 2, m. Jonas
Wyeth 2d, 1 Jan. 1833; Isabella, b. 28 July 1815, m. Shepard R. Laughton
of Pittsford, Me., 11 Aug. 1846; Abigail Louisa, b. 16 Sept. 1817, d. unm.
29 Nov. 1843 ; John Torrey, b. 26 Ap. 1820, res. in Chatfield. Minn.; Horace
Augustus, b. 22 Nov. 1823, m. Nancy M. Fuller 21 Sept. 1848. and res. in Texas ;
Charles Edward, b. 10 Nov. 1827, m. Abby Han scorn 9 Oct. 1850. TORREY
the f. was a blacksmith and res. on the southerly side of Brattle Street, near
Story Street; he d. at St. Catherines, Canada, while on a visit 18 Mar. 1852,
and was buried here.
HAKLAKKNDEN, ROGER, whose ancestry is traced from William Harlak-
enden (who d. in Wood-Church in Kent 30 Ap. 1081). was a younger son of
a wealthy family at Earls-Colne, Essex Co., England, and came to Camb. in
the same ship with Shepard, in 1635. He had buried his w. Emlen, 18 Aug.
1634 ; and he brought with him his 2d w. Elizabeth, dan. of Godfrey Bosville,
Esq. (m. 4 June 1735), by whom he had Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1636; Mart/are/,
b. Sept. 1638. ROGER the f. purchased the Gov. Dudley estate, at the N.
W. corner of Dunster and South streets, where he d. of small-pox, 17 Nov.1
1638, a. 27; his w. Elizabeth m. Herbert Pelham, Esq., by whom she had
several children. Though Mr Harlakenden was young at the time of his
death, he was much employed and trusted in public office. Shepard had
known him in England, and had received favor and protection from him and
his family. Less than two months after his arrival here, he was elected a
Townsman or Selectman. The next year, 1636, he was elected an Assistant ;
and in December of the same year, on the first division of the military forces,
he was commissioned Lieut.-colonel of the regiment embracing the towns
of Cambridge, Charlestown, Watertown, Concord, and Dedham. All these
offices he held until he died. His death occasioned public lamentation. Gov.
Winthrop, in his journal, says, " he was a very godly man, and of good use
both in the commonwealth and in the church. He was buried with military
honor, because he was Lieutenant-colonel." Shepard describes him as " my
most dear friend, and most precious servant of Jesus Christ." His daughters,
if they survived so long, probably went to England with their step-father in
1648 ; and it is not known that any of his descendants have since resided in
this country.
MABEL, sister of Roger (1), m. Governor John Haynes.
HARRIS, RICHARD, d. here 29 Aug. 1644. Little is known of him, though
from his being styled " Mr." he was evidently a person of considerable im-
portance. He seems to have had some connection with the college. There
are indications that he was brother to Mrs. Dunster, formerly the wife of
Rev. Jose Glover. He probably had no family.
HART, STEPHEN, in 1635 owned a house at the northeast corner of Hoi-
yoke Street and Holyoke Place. He rem. soon afterwards to Hartford, and
thence to Farmington. He was a Deacon there, and d. 1682-3, leaving sons
John, Stephen, and Thomas. He was also Deputy to the General Court 1646,
1648, 1649. Porter, in his Historical Discourse at Farmington, 1840, says that
he was Deacon "of the original church formed by Thomas Hooker in Cam-
bridge, in 1633." He also informs us that John Hart, prob. s. of Stephen,
was burned in his own house 1666, with all his family, except his eldest son
who was absent ; the fire was supposed to have been kindled by the Indians.
HASSKLL, RICHARD (otherwise written Hassall, Hassull, and Hasewell),
lx The Town Record has October as the ror, because on the 28th day of that month
date of his death ; but this is a manifest er- he was reflected to the office of Townsman.
HASSELL— HASTINGS. 575
by w. Jane (or Joanna), had Elizabeth, b. 20 Sept. 1643; Joseph, b. 20 Sept.
1645, m. Mary Perry 21 Aug. 1667; Esther, b. 6 Dee. 1648. All were living
when Mitchell commenced his Church Record, in 1658.
HASTINGS, JOHN, freeman 1643, res. a few years at Braintree, and rein,
here about 1654. His first wife d. at Braintree, and he in. Ann, the wid. of
John Meane of Camb. His chil., all by first w., were Walter and Samuel, bap.
in England, and John and Elizabeth, bap. in Braintree. To the name of John,
Mitchell adds " Seaborne," indicating perhaps that he was born during the
passage of his parents across the ocean; but it does not appear that he ever
used it as a part of his proper name. Elizabeth is supposed to have in. William
Buttrick before 1657, and Billings before 1 666. JOHN the f. was a tanner,
and res. on the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets, the former home-
stead of Thomas Brigham, which he bought 5 Mar. 1654. He d. 2 Dec. 1057,
his w. Ann d. 25 Mar. 1666, a. about 60, as stated upon the Inventory of her
estate.
2. WALTER, s. of John (1), m. Sarah, dau. of John Meane, 10 Ap. 1655;
she d. 27 Aug. 1673, a. 34, and he m. Elizabeth, dan. of Deac. Henry Bright
of Watertown, 23 July 1674 ; she d. 23 July 1 702, a. 56, and he in. Elizabeth,
wid. of Elder Clark, 7 Jan. 1702-3. His children were Sarah, b. 3 June 1656,
d. 10 June 1663; John, b. 2 Dec. 1660, H. C. 1681, was a physician in Bar-
badoes, and prob. d. before 1705 as he was not named in his father's will;
Walter, b. 29 Nov. 1662, d. young; Walter, b. 26 Nov. 1663, d. 19 Sept.
1673; Sarah, b. 9 Dec. 1664, d. 16 Jan. 1664-5; Hannah, b. 9 Jan. 1665-6,
m. Samuel Cooper 4 Dec. 1682 ; Elizabeth, b. 19 Feb. 1666-7, d. 3 May 1669 ;
Nathaniel, b. 12 Ap. 1669, d. 15 Sept. 1669; Jonat/ian, b. 15 July 1672;
Elizabeth,}). 3 and d. 12 July 1675; Abigail, b. 16 Feb. 1676-7, m. Moses
Bordman, 25 July 1700; Walter, b. 10 Ap. 1679, d. 25 Sept. 1699. WALTKU
the f. d. 5 Aug. 1705, a. 74; his w. Elizabeth survived. He res. on the estate
inherited by his first wife, at the corner of -North Avenue and Holmes Place,
and obtained large tracts of land elsewhere by purchase. He was by trade a
tanner, but was much employed in the public service. He was a Selectman,
with the exception of only two years, from 1673 until his death. He was also
Deacon of the Church as early as 1681.
3. SAMUEL, s. of John (1), m. Mary dau. of John Meane, 12 Nov. 1661,
and had Mary, b. 29 Sept. 1662; John, b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. 12 Nov. 16HO;
Samuel, b. 22 Ap. 1668 (or more prob. 1667); Stephen, b. 23 May 1669;
Sarah, b. 16 Aug. 1671, d. 20 Dec. 1690; Nathaniel, b. 14 July 1673; Martha,
b. 20 Oct. 1674; Daniel, b. 30 Jan. d. 12 Mar. 1675-6; Caleb, b. 30 Mar.
1677. SAMUEL the f. was a gunsmith, and inherited a part of the homestead,
next to Brattle Street. He was Selectman 1691, 1692, and d. 14 Feb.
1704-5, a. about 70; his w. Mary survived.
4. JOHN, s. of John (1), in. Hannah, dau. of Francis Moore, 1 Mar. 1665-6;
she d. 10 June 1667, a. 24, and he m. Lydia, dau. of Elder Champney, 20
May 1668; she d. 23 Jan. 1690-91, a. about 47; and he m. Rebecca, wid. of
Benoni Eaton, 28 Sept. 1691. His children were John, b. 17 Ap. 1667;
Joseph, b. 6 May 1669; Lydia, b. 30 Sept. 1671, m. Ebenezer Allen ; Hannah,
b. 13 Mar. 1672-3, d. 16 Ap. 1691; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap. 1675, d. unm. May
1727; Daniel, b. 3 Feb. 1676-7. JOHN the f. was a tanner, and res. on the
southerly part of the homestead, on Ash Street. He survived to.old age, and
his son John was appointed administrator of his estate 1 Nov. 1720. His w.
Rebecca prob. d. before 20 June 1723, when the estate was divided between
chil. John, Joseph, Daniel, and Elizabeth.
5. JONATHAN, s. of Walter (2), in. Sarah Sharp of Brookline, and had
Jonathan, b. 1 Jan. 1708-9; Waiter, b. 4 July 1711, prob. the graduate II. C.
1730, who d. 1735; Sarah, b. 17 Oct. 1714; Robert, bap. 23 June 1718, was a
currier, and livin" in 1743 ; John, bap. 6 Mar. 1719-20, res. on the homestead
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576 HASTINGS.
S. C., 10 July 1850;] JONATHAN the f. inherited the homestead, and suc-
ceeded his father also in the business of tanning. He accumulated a large
estate, on which his wid. Sarah took administration, 20 Aug. 1742.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), m. Hannah, dau. of John Marrett, and d.
28 Sept. 1699. Their son Samuel, prob. posthumous, was bap. 4 Feb. 1699-
1700. and d. 15 Aug. 1700.
7. STEPHEN, s. of Samuel (3), m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Stacy, 28 Oct.
1708, and had Samuel, bap. 16 Ap. 1710; Thomas, bap. 24 Feb. 1711-12
(and prob. a 2d Thomas, b. about 1717, called 70 years old at his death in
1787); Stephen, bap. 7 May 1721. STEPHEN the f. was a currier, inherited
the homestead, corner of Brattle and Ash streets, which he sold in 1707, and
afterwards res. on the north side of Mount Auburn Street, between Brighton
Street and Brattle Square. He d. 24 Sept. 1726, a. 57; his w. Hannah sur-
vived.
8. JOHN, s. of John (4), was described as a "husbandman" residing in
Cambridge, when he was appointed administrator of his father's estate 1
Nov. 1720, also when he sold the homestead to Stephen Palmer 23 May 1733,
after which date 1 find no trace of him on our records or elsewhere.
9. JOSEPH, s. of John (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. , m. John
Allen of Walpole 22 June 1725; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1710; Hannah,
b. 1713; Abigail, b. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718;
Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, m. Samuel Boyce of Medfield 13 Ap. 1744. JOSEPH
the f. was a weaver, and resided in Reading in 1699, when he petitioned the
General Court for relief, describing himself as "late of Cambridge," and
representing that in 1690 he was in an expedition against the Indians, and
that near Exeter he " was wounded by a shot close by his eye," which
destroyed its sight. The Court granted him £10, money. In July 1716 he
rem. to Weston, where he d. 27 Feb. 1724-5.
10. DANIEL, s. of John (4), m. Abigail Cooksey 13 Nov. 1701, and had Abi-
gail, b. 9 and d. 27 Aug. 1702; Walter, b. 24 Mar. 1703-4, and d. in Hardwick
6 July 1792; Abigail, bap. 19 May 1706; Daniel, b. 8 Jan. 1708-9; Sarah,
bap. 9 May 1714. DANIEL the f. was a blacksmith, and his house and shop
were at the easterly corner of Brattle and Mason streets. He removed to
Marlborough before 6 June 1722, when he sold his Camb. homestead to Dr.
Samuel Wheat of Needham; he was residing in Sudbury 1727, in Oxford
1732, after which he rein, to Hardwick, where he d. 25 Jan. 1755.
11. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (5), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. John Cot-
ton of Newton, 30 Oct. 1750, and had Jonathan, b. 2 Aug. 1751; Walter, b. 25
Sept. 1752; John, b. 23 Mar. 1754; Rebecca, b. 16 Sept. 1758, d. unm. 20 Sept.
1846. JONATHAN the f. grad. H. C. 1730, was Justice of the Peace and
Steward of Harvard College. In 1742 he purchased the estate on the east-
erly side of Holmes Place (afterwards owned by Rev. Dr. Holmes and his
family), which was thenceforth his residence. He was an ardent patriot in
the War of the Revolution, and his house, the same which is now standing, was
the head-quarters of Gen. Ward in the early part of 1775. From this house,
the last probably which he ever entered, Gen. Joseph Warren departed, on
the morning of 17 June 1775, to the field of glory and of death. Mr. Hast-
ings d. 16 Feb. 1783; his w. Elizabeth d. 10 July 1782, a. 60.
12. SAMITEL, s. of Jonathan (5), m. Mary, dau. of Deac. Samuel Whitte-
more (pub. 7 Nov. 1746), and had Sarah, bap. 22 Nov. 1747, d. young;
Sarah, b. 18 Oct. 1749, in. James Hill 29 Jan. 1791, and d. in the following
March. SAMUEL the f. was a glazier, res. on the easterly side of North
Avenue, near Mellen Street, and d. 16 July 1785.
13. SAMUEL, s. of Stephen (7), m. Hepzibah, dau. of Daniel Dana, 8 May
1735, and had in Camb., Hepzibah, bap. 11 Ap. 1736, d. young; and in
Newton, Hepzibah, b. 1 Ap. 1737, m. Alexander Sampson 1754; Samuel, b. 1
Aug. 1738; Hannah, b. 20 July 1740, m. Caleb Aspinwall 1763, and Stephen
Winchester; Mary, b. 1 Dec. 1742, m. Howard; Joseph Stacy, b. 9 Feb.
1745, grad. H. C. 1762, was ordained at Northampton, N. H., 11 Feb. 1767,
removed to Boston about 1774, and d. at Middlebury, Vt. , 30 June 1807;
HASTINGS. 577
Stephen, b. 29 Jan. 1747; Daniel, b. 12 May 1749; Thomas, b. 12 July 1751;
Aaron, b. 2 May 1754, grad. H. C. 1780, and was a physician; John, b. 28
July 1756. SAMUEL the f. was a tanner, rem. to Newton about 1737, and d.
in 1776.
14. THOMAS, s. of Stephen (7), in. Lydia Shed of Chs. (pub. 24 Nov.
1744), and had Lydia, b. 14 Dec. 1745, d. unm. 12 Ap. 1804; Hannah, bap.
20 Nov. 1748, non comp. and an inmate of the almshouse 1804; Abigail, bap.
14 Oct. 1750, d. young; Thomas, bap. 30 Aug. 1752, d. young; Thomas, bap.
6 Oct. 1754, was a cordwainer, and d. Nov. 1789; Stephen, bap. 6 Nov. 1757,
was a cordwainer, represented non comp. 1805, d. in the almshouse 6 June
1815; Ebenezer, bap. 6 Ap. 1760; Abigail, bap. 6 Feb. 1763, d. unm. 11 Nov.
1803; Elizabeth, bap. 21 July 1765, d. unm. 26 Sept. 1803; Samuel, bap. 21
Feb. 1768, living in 1789, when he sold his share of his father's estate.
THOMAS the f. was a currier, and inherited the homestead. He appears to
have possessed considerable property in early life ; but his family was large,
and many of the children imbecile, so that little estate remained after his
death. He d. 22 Jan. 1787; his w. Lydia and several of the children sold the
homestead to James Winthrop, Esq., and removed into a small house on the
S. E. corner of Dunster and South streets ; she d. 30 Aug. 1804, a. 82.
15. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (11), m. Christina Wainwright 24 Nov. 1780,
and had Eliza, b. 11 Dec. 1781 ; Caroline, b. 26 Jan. 1783; John Winthrop, b.
12 June 1787, d. 28 Nov. 1787; Maria Wainwright, b. 14 Ap. 1789, d. 21 July
1792; Christina Newton, b. 4 Ap. 1790, d. 24 July 1792; Frederick, b. 3 Oct.
1791, d. 19 Aug. 1794. JONATHAN the f. grad. H. C. 1768, was appointed
Postmaster on the resignation of James Winthrop 1775; afterwards rem. to
Boston, and d. 8 Mar. 1831 ; his w. Christina d. 26 Oct. 1815, a. 64.
16. WALTER, s. of Jonathan (11), m. Lucretia Bridge of Chelrnsford 23
Nov. 1777, and had Walter, b. 26 Dec. 1778, grad. H. C. 1799, a lawyer at
Townsend, d. 6 June 1821 ; Jonathan Cotton, b. 2 Feb. 1782, a broker, d. in
Boston 4 Ap. 1837. AVALTER the f. grad. H. C. 1771, was a surgeon in the
Revolutionary Army, afterwards practised medicine in Chelmsford, and d. 29
Nov. 1782 ; his w. Lucretia d. here, and was buried 2 Mar. 1834, a. 77.
17. JOHN, s. of Jonathan (11), m. Lydia, dau. of Richard Dana, and sister
to Chief Justice Dana, 7 Dec. 1783, and had Harriet, b. 20 Sept. 1784, d. unm.
25 Jan. 1817; Amelia, b. 13 Mar. 1786, d. unm. at Medf. 17 July 1872; Eliz-
abeth Cotton, b. 8 Oct. 1787, m. Moses S. Judkins of Castine 6 Mar. 1808, and
Charles P. Phelps of Hadley 5 Aug. 1833; Edmund Trowbridge, b. 15 May
1789; a son, b. and d. 9 Mar. 1791; Frances Marion, b. 2 Oct. 1792, m.
Thomas Gibson of Leominster 28 Mar. 1815; Elmira, b. 3 June 1794, m..
Reuben Parker, and d. 10 Oct. 1857; Mary Augusta, b. 21 Oct. 1798, d.
unm. at Medf. 13 Mar. 1869. JOHN the f. grad. H. C. 1772, was an officer in
the Revolutionary Army, attained the rank of Major, res. for a time in Medf.
but returned here, and d. 16 Feb. 1839 ; his w. Lydia d. at Woburn 2 May
1808, and was buried here.
18. DANIEL, s. of Samuel (13), m. Mary Morse, 1772, and had Rebecca, b.
25 Mar. 1774; Daniel, b. 1 Ap. 1775, merchant in Boston; Mary, b. 15 Ap.
1777 ; Henry, b. 10 Sept. 1780 ; Nathan, b. 20 Aug. 1782; Deborah, b. 8 Ap.
1785 ; Joseph Slacey, b. 25 June 1789, merchant, a member of the first board
of Aldermen in Camb. 1846, and d. at Hoboken, N. J., 18 Dec. 1872; Nancy,
b. 15 May 1791 ; George, b. 18 Nov. 1792, d. 1817; Lewis, b. 20 Nov. 1795;
Elizabeth', b. 20 May 1800. DANIEL the f. was a gravestone cutter, and res.
in Newton.
19. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (13), m. Elizabeth Morse 1777, and had Thomas,
b. 12 June 1778; Elizabeth, b. 2 Mar. 1780, m. Jonathan Balch 1800; Ifepzi-
bah, b. 1 Sept. 1782, m. James Hyde; Charles, b. 10 Sept. 1783; Joseph S., b.
2 Dec. 1784; Malinda, b. 2 Mar. 1789; Fanny, b. 20 July 1793. He m. 2d
Betsey Jackson, and 3d Mehetabel, dau. of Jacob Watson and wid. of Adino
Hastings, and had Morse Curtis Watson, b. 17 July 1803, supposed to be the
same who was known and respected in Camb. by the name of " Watson Hast-
ings " and who d. here 5 May 1849, a. 45; Jonathan Balch, b. 28 Jan. 1805;
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578 HASTINGS.
Joseph Warren, b. — Ap. 1806. THOMAS the f. was a grocer in Newton and
afterwards a brewer in Camb. His will, dated 31 Dec. 1806, was proved 19
Feb. 1808; his w. Mehetabel d. 7 Jan. 1850, a. 84.
20. EDMUND TROWHKIDGK, s. of John (17), m. Elizabeth Spring of Bos-
ton 1 June 1815, and had Edmund Trail-bridge, b. 3 Mar. 1816; Harriet
Elizabeth, b. 3 Aug. 1818, m. John B. Hatch 5 Oct. 1841; John Walter, b.
27 Nov. 1819, m. Sarah E., dau. of Rev. Thomas B. Gannett, 4 Sept. 1850;
Lydia Dana, b. 29 Sept. 1821, d. Dec. 1821; Horace, b. 16 Sept. 1822, d. 3
Nov. 1826; a son, b. and d. 7 Feb. 1824; Mary Augmta, b. 6 Dec. 1824, d.
14 Dec. 1824; a son, b. and d. 15 Jan. 1827. EDMUND TKOWBRIDGK the f.
was a merchant and res. on the westerly side of Prospect Street, between
Main and Austin Streets; about 1840 he rem. to Medford, where he d. 13 May
1861.
21. JOHN, by w. Mary, had Moses, b. ; Mary,\>. 24 Jan. 1716-17;
Anna, b. 22 Dec. 1718, m. Jacob Caldwell ; Zebulun, b. 2 Oct. 1720; Seth, b.
22 Aug. 1722; Enoch, b. 31 Aug. 1724, d. young; Elixha, b. 10 Jan. 1726-7;
Asher, b. 9 Nov. 1728, d. 1731 ; Sarah, b. 4 Feb. 1730-31, d. 1731 ; Elizabeth,
b. 27 Oct. 1732 ; Sarah, bap. 21 Sept. 1735. JOHN the f. was a cordwainer,
and res. near the old cemetery in Wat. from 1718 until 1738, when he ex-
changed his homestead for an estate opposite to the northeasterly corner of
Mount Auburn Cemetery, extending from Mount Auburn Street, where the
old house remains standing, to Fresh Pond. His son Seth and son-in-law
Jacob Caldwell were appointed administrators of his estate 6 Oct. 1746. His
parentage is not satisfactorily ascertained. Dr. Bond conjectured that he was
son of John (4) of Cambridge. (Hist. Wat., p. 293.) On further investigation,
he assigned him a place among the grandchildren of Deac. Thomas Hastings
of Watertown. (Ibid., p. 791.) The latter supposition is certainly the more
probable ; but I have been unable to find absolute proof of its correctness.
22. SETH, s. of John (21), m. Hannah dau. of Thomas Soden 30 Dec.
1747, and had Mary, b. 9 Oct. 1750, m. Josiah Moore 19 Sept. 1768, and d.
9 May 1781; Thomas, b. 15 Nov. 1753, d. 4 Feb. 1823; John, b. 13 Sept.
1759 ; Seth, b. 5 Ap. 1762,grad. H. C. 1782, lawyer in Mendon, Senator 1810,
1811, Member of Congress 1801-1807, Judge C. C. P. 1819, and d. 1831 (his
son William Soden, H. C. 1817, was also Member of Congress, and d. 1842);
William Soden, b. 6 Nov. 1764, d. unm. 24 Jan. 1792; Robert, b. 18 Mar.
1767, d. 5 Oct. 1775. SETH the f. res. on the homestead, and d. 15 Oct. 1775.
His w. Hannah m. William How in 1779, and d. 28 Aug. 1817, a. 90.
23. JOHN, s. of Seth (22), m. Elizabeth Prentice 30 Ap. 1780, and had
Lucretia, bap. 18 Mar. 1781, m. William Richardson 10 Ap. 1803; Robert,
bap. 6 Ap. 1783; Mary, b. , m. Franklin Sawyer 20 Feb. 1806. JOHN
the f. d. 17 July 1797 ; his w. Elizabeth m. Josiah Learned 28 Ap. 1799.
24. SAMUEL, a descendant from Deac. Thomas Hastings of Wat., m. Lydia
Tidd 16 Jan. 1755, and had nine chil. among whom were Samuel, b. 11
July 1757, and Hepzibah, b. 3 July 1762, m. John Swan of Waltham, 1781 ;
he d. and she m. Jonas Wyeth of Camb. and d. in 1789. SAMUEL the f. res.
in Lex. and d. 8 Feb. 1820, a. nearly 99 ; his w. Lydia d. 10 Nov. 1802, a. 71.
25. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (24), m. Lydia Nelson of Lincoln 1 Oct. 1778,
and had Lydia, b. 20 Feb. 1780, m. Nehemiahl. Ingraham of Boston; Samuel,
b. 15 Dec. 1781, d. — Sept. 1798; Jonathan, b. 17 Aug. 1783; iJorcas, b. 27
June 1786, m. Rev. Daniel Marrett of Standish, Me., in 1810, and was
mother of Lorenzo Marrett, Esq., of Camb.; Thomas, b. 22 May 1787, a mer-
chant at East Cambridge, d. 14 Aug. 1865; Polly, b. 10 Ap. 1789, m. Benja-
min O. Wellington 20 May 1811; Oliver, b. 16 May 1791, a retired merchant,
now residing in Camb.; Hepzibah, b. 24 May 1793, m. Peter Wellington 24
May 1813; Harriet, b. 12 July 1795, m. Elias Smith 8 Aug. 1819; James, b.
5 Oct. 1797. SAMUEL the f. res. in Lincoln, near Lex., and d. 8 Jan. 1834;
his w. Lydia d. 5 Ap. 1829, a. 71.
26. EDWARD, parentage not ascertained, had Lydia, b. about 1767, d. 24
Ap. 1804, a. 37; John, bap. 6 Jan. 1771, prob. d. 16 May 1804 ; Esther, bap. 1
Nov. 1772, d. 12 Mar. 1800.
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27. REUBEN, parentage not ascertained, m. Grace ; she d. 21 July
1805, a. 35, and he m. Deborah Park 1806. He had Susanna Jackson and
Sarah Dana, twins, b. 20 .July 1796. REUBEN the f. res. in Brighton, and d.
4 Mar. 1835, a. 71 ; his widow d. at Worcester 29 June 1869, a. 90.
28. ADINO, parentage not ascertained, m. Mehetabel, dau. of Jacob Wat-
son, 21 June 1795, and had James, b. 19 Mar. 1797. ADINO the f. d. 8 Jan.
1798; his w. Mehetabel m. Thomas Hastings 3 Oct. 1802, and d. 7 Jan.
1850.
29. SAMUEL, parentage not ascertained, m. Susanna Lane of Bedford, and
had Samuel Emery, b. 1806, d. 21 July 1870; Susanna, b. 13 Oct. 1808, m.
George W. Hubbard 4 Mar. 1827, d. 21* July 1852; Mary Adeline., b. 17 Feb.
1811, m. Gilbert Cutting 25 Nov. 1832; Isaac H., b. 23 Ap. 1813 ; Amittai,
b. 3 Oct. 1815, m. Daniel Davis 1834; Sylcana, b. 3 Mar. 1818, m. Rufua
Cox 2 Ap. 1846; James P., b. , d. 12 Sept. 1874, a. 51; Abby, b. ;
Andretv Jackson, b. , res. here. SAMUKL the f. res. in Cambridgeport,
and d. 19 Jan. 1857, a. 74; his w. Susanna d. 28 Ap. 1872, a. 86.
HAUGH, ATHERTON (otherwise written Hough and Hough t), was one of
the Assistants in 1635, and owned a house and farm embracing the whole of
the upland in East Cambridge, and in 1642 he had added so much to his farm
that it contained two hundred and sixty-seven acres. He early removed to
Boston, and resided at the southerly corner of Washington and School streets,
where he died 11 Sept. 1650. His son Samuel was pastor of the Church at
Reading, and d. 30 Mar. 1662, leaving a son Samuel, who d. before 15 Oct.
1679, leaving wid. Anna and sons Samuel, a goldsmith, and Atherton, a tailor,
who both resided in Boston, and sold the farm in 1699, to John Langdon, who
sold the same in 1706 to Spencer Phips, Esq., for £1273. Atherton H. Stev-
ens, Esq., who d. at East Cambridge 8 Ap. 1875, aged nearly 88 years, was a
lineal descendant from the first Atherton Haugh of Cambridge, and for many
years resided on a part of the original homestead.
HAYNES, JOHN, "came to N. Eng. 1633, from Copford Hall in Essex, in
company with Rev. Thomas Hooker, was admitted freeman in 1634, elected
an Assistant in 1634 and 1636, and Governor in 1635. He rem. to Connecti-
cut in 1637, settled at Hartford, was elected the first governor of that Colony
in April 1639, and every second year afterwards, until his death in 1654. By
two wives he had eight'children, Robert, Hezekiah,John, Roger, Mary, Joseph,
Ruth, and Mabel, the last three by the second wife." (Farmer.) This second
wife was Mabel, sister of Roger Harlakenden. While in Camb. he res. on
the westerly side of Winthrop Square (then called the Market Place), his lot
extending from Mt. Auburn St. to Winthrop St. Of his children, Robert, d.
at Copford Hall " in August 1657, of a sickness so infectious that it killed all
the persons employed in putting him into his leaden coffin. On his decease
Hezekiah became possessed of this estate. He was much employed in the
civil wars, and a Major-general." (Morant's Hist. Essex, ii. 195.) "John
and Roger, who came into this country with their father, sometime before his
death, returned to England. Roger d. on his passage, or soon after his ar-
rival. John [grad. H/C. 1656] settled in the ministry at or near Colchester
in the county of Essex in England, where he left issue. Joseph [grad. H. C.
1658] was ordained pastor of the first church in Hartford; [d. 24 May 1679].
Mary, m. Mr. Joseph Cook in England; Ruth, Mr. Samuel Wyllys of Hart-
ford; and Mabel, Mr. James Russell of Charlestown in Mass.; and all had
issue." (TrumbulVs Hist. Conn.,\. 224.) Rev. Joseph Haynes of Hartford had
one son John who " was a gentleman of importance in the Colony, and for a
time was a magistrate and judge; — and the name became extinct in the Col-
ony in this generation." Hinman.
1645, d. at eleven months; Elizabeth,}). 14 Nov. 1647. His w. died 8 Nov.
1649, in childbirth." (Savage's Gen. Diet.) By 2d w. he had Sarah, bap. 2 beb.
1650-51, d. here 10 Oct. 1653; William, bap. 11 July 1652; his '2d w. d. and
580 HE ALT — HICKS.
he m. in Camb. Grace Butterice 14 Oct. 1653, and had Grace, b. about 1654;
Mary, b. 4 and d. 27 Nov. 1657; Nathaniel, bap. 6 Feb. 1658-9; Martha, bap.
9 Sept. 1660; his w. Grace d. and he m. Phebe, dau. of Bartholomew Green,
15 Aug. 1661, and had Samuel, b. 14 Sept. 1662 ; Paul, bap. 3 Ap. 1664 ;
Mary, bap. 29 Oct. 1665, m. Jacob Watson 12 Nov. 1702, d. 16 Sept. 1728;
his w. Phebe d. and he m. widow Sarah Brown 29 Nov. 1677, as certified by
her son James in a deposition dated 28 Feb. 1682. WILLIAM the f. was
prison keeper as early as 1674, which office he held until 29 Dec. 1682, when
he was removed for gross misconduct, u sentenced to be severely whipped 20
stripes," and became an inmate of the prison. He d. 28 Nov. 1683, a. 70.
2. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), is said to have resided at Hampton, N. H.,
and to have d. in 1689. " He was convicted with eight others of the ridicu-
lous crime of high treason in 1683, by the tyrannical government of Cranfield,
and pardoned by advice of the crown." Savage's Gen. Diet.
3. NATHANIKL, s. of William (1), by w. Rebecca, had Nathaniel, b. 28
Sept. 1686; Mary, b. 25 Nov. 1688, m. Morse; Samuel, b. 9 May 1690;
Ebenezer, b. 14 Nov. 1691 ; Martha, b. 25 Sept. 1694, m. Badcock; Wil-
liam, b. ; Lydia, b. 16 Feb. 1697, m. Avery; John, b. 8 Jan. 1699;
Joshua, b. ; Rebecca, b. , m. Thwing; Abigail, b. , m.
Brackett; Hannah, b. , m. Young. NATHANIEL the f. after 1686
res. near Brook Farm in Newton, and d. 2 June 1734; his w. Rebecca d. 7
Jan. 1735.
4. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (3), was " under the command of Capt.
Josiah Parker at Groton on the 21st day of July 1706, and was slain and his
gun carried away by the enemy, who waylaid him and others as they were
going to meeting on the Sabbath day." Mass. Arch., Ixxi. 345.
HKATE, THOMAS (otherwise written Hitte), in 1635 owned an estate on
the northeasterly corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets, which he sold
about 1638 to Thomas Marrett; after which I find no trace of him here.
HERRING, JAMES, in 1639, sold, with other lands, a house and land on
the northerly side of South Street, near if not bordering on Holyoke Street.
HICKS, ZECHARIAH (otherwise written Hicke, and Hickes), res. on the
easterly side of Brighton Street, his estate extending from Winthrop Street
to Mount Auburn Street. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Sill, 28 Oct. 1652,
and had Elizabeth, b. 28 Ap. 1654, m. John Needham 10 Oct. 1679, d. 4 Feb.
1690-91 ; Zechariah, b. 27 Sept. 1657 ; John, b. 10 Ap., d. 4 June 1660 ; Jo-
seph, bap. L2 Jan. 1661-2; Thomas, bap. 3 July 1664, d. young; Hannah, bap.
4 Mar. 1665-6, m. Thomas Stacy, 20 June 1683; Margaret, b. 3 July 1668, m.
John Fuller 11 Oct. 1714; he d. 1720, and she m. John Weld of Roxbury,
and was living in 1727; Thomas and John, twins, b. 15, and d. 27 and 25
Sept. 1676. ZECHARIAH the f. d. 5 Aug. 1702, a. 73 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 12
Sept. 1 730, a. 93.
2. ZECHARIAH, s. of Zechariah (1), m. Ruth, dau. of John Green, and
granddaughter of Edward Mitchelson, 18 Nov. 1685; she d. and he in. Seeth,
wid. of William Andrew, 26 June 1704. His chil.were Ruth, b. 11 Aug. 1686,
d. 17 July 1687; Zechariah, b. 11 Feb. 1688-9, d. young; Elizabeth, b. about
1692, m. Ebenezer Fisher of Boston 19 Oct. 1716; Margaret, b. about 1694,
m. Deac. Samuel Whittemore 13 Oct. 1715; John, bap. 14 Feb. 1696-7; Ruth,
bap. 26 Feb. 1698-9, m. Joseph Bradford of Boston; Thomas, bap. 10 June
1705, prob. d. young ; Zechariah, bap. 2 May 1708, grad. H. C. 1724, was an
eminent schoolmaster in Boston, where he d 21 July 1761, leaving an only son
Timothy Prout Hicks. ZECHARIAH the f. was a carpenter, res. on the home-
stead, and d. 27 Jan. 1752, a. 94.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Zechariah (1), m. Bethia, dau. of John Green, and grand-
daughter of Edward Mitchtlson, about 1693; she d. 12 Ap. 1708, a. 35, and
he m. Rebecca, dau. of John Palfrey, 29 Nov. 1716. His chil. -were, Joseph,
b. about 1694, who was living at East Hampton, N. Y., in 1751 ; Bethia, bap.
20 Dec. 1696; Elizabeth, bap. 19 June 1698; Mary, bap. 20 May 1700, m.
Samuel Larkin of Chs. 3 Mar. 1723-4; Zechariah, bap. 1701-2, d. in Boston
1744, leaving w. Lydia and two sons, Thomas Daggett and Mitchelson; there
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are reasons for supposing that he grad. H. C. 1729, though he was styled
"Mariner" in the settlement of his estate; Hannah, bap. 13 Feb. 1703-4;
Mercy, bap. 27 Jan. 1705-6 ; Samuel, bap. 28 Mar. 1708. JOSEPH the f. was
a carpenter, res. on the homestead, and d. at the age of about 85; his son-in-
law Samuel Larkin, was appointed administrator 9 Ap. 1747.
4. JOHN, s. of Zechariah (2), m. Rebecca Champney 8 May 1721, and had
Rebecca, b. 17 Feb. 1721-2; Ruth, b. 19 Sept. 1723; John, b. 23 May 1725;
Zechariah, b. 25 Jan. 1727-8; Samuel, b. 28 Jan. 1728-9. JOHN the f. was
a carpenter, and purchased, 1727, the northerly half of his grandfather's
homestead, which until that time had been held in common by the heirs. He
rem. to Sutton before 29 July 1731, at which date he sold his estate to Deac.
Samuel Whittemore, his brother-in-law, who in December of the same year
bought the remainder of the old homestead.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), m. Elizabeth Nutting 26 Ap. 1748, and had Eliza-
beth, b. 12 Dec. 1748, d. unm. 1841 or 1842 ; John,b. 16 Oct. 1750; Jonathan,
b. 16 Nov. 1752, grad. H. C. 1770, a physician, regimental surgeon in the
Revolutionary War, and d. in Demarara 15 Feb. 1826; Zechariah, b. 28 Feb.
1755, a saddler, res. in Boston, d. 10 May 1842; Sarah, b. 20 Aug. 1757, m.
Timothy Flagg 1780, and d. 25 May 1830 (she was mother of Sarah, b. 9
Dec. 1789, m. William Saunders 8 June 1815, d. 6 Nov. 1871; also, of Eliza-
beth N., b. 19 Jan. 1797, m. Jonas Wyeth 8 Feb. 1820); Samuel, b. 17 Mar.
1760; Rebecca, b. 17 Sept. 1762, m. - —Hunt, d. 1852; James, b. 7 May
1765, was a saddler in Bennington, Vt., where he d. ; he is said also to
have been a Judge; William, b. 11 Feb. 1767, d. in Canada 1834; Mary, b.
28 Sept. 1771, m. Sawyer, and d. in Camb. 16 Dec. 1855 (she was
mother of Susan H., who m. William Bates, and d. 6 June 1875). JOHN the
f. in 1760 bought the estate on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, extend-
ing from Dunster Street to Holyoke Street, which passed into the hands of
John Foxcroft in 1773. He was one of the earliest martyrs to American
liberty ; he was slain near the junction of North Avenue and Spruce Street,
by the retreating British troops, on the 19th of April 1775; his w. Elizabeth
d. here and was buried 22 Dec. 1825, a. 99.
6. JOHN, s. of John (5), was a printer in Boston, and was regarded for a
time as a whig; but in 1773 he entered into partnership with Nathaniel Mills
in the publication of the tory Post Boy. The sacrifice of his father's life
did not induce him to forsake the British; he went with the army to Halifax,
thence to England, to New York, and to Halifax again; after the close of the
war, he bought a good estate at Newton, and d. there s. p. 1794, making
generous provision in his will for his relatives, especially for his aged1 mother
and his unm. sister Elizabeth.
HILDRETH, RICHARD (otherwise written Hildred) ; his w. Sarah d. 15
June 1644; by 2d w. Elizabeth, he had Elizabeth, b. 21 Sept. 1646; Sarah, b.
8 Aug. 1648, m. David Stone 31 Dec. 1674. RICHARD the f. removed to
Chelmsford, where he d. about 1693, leaving w. Elizabeth, and children James,
Ephraim, and others.
HILL, ABRAHAM, was an early inhabitant of that part of Charlestown
which is now Maiden. By w. Sarah, he had Ruth, b. 2 June, 1640; Isaac,
b. 29 Oct. 1641 ; Abraham, b. 1 Oct. 1643; Sarah,b. and d. Oct. 1649; Mary,
b. May 1652; Jacob, b. Mar. 1656-7; and probably others. ABRAHAM the
f. d. at Maiden 13 Feb. 1669-70.
2. ISAAC, s. of Abraham (1), in. Hannah Hayward 1666, and was prob. the
same who had, in Camb., Sarah, b. 5 Feb. 1677-8; His w. Hannah d. 25 Ap.
1679, and he m. Sarah Bicknall 12 Jan. 1679-80, by whom he had Moses, b.
27 Sept. 1680. ISAAC the f. prob. returned to Maiden, where Isaac and Sa-
rah Hill had Abraham, b. 22 Mar. 1687-8.
3. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (1), m. Hannah Stowe, Oct. 1666, and had,
in Maiden, Abraham, b. Aug. 1670; Hannah, who ra. Jefts, and is named
in her father's will; and in Camb., Mary, b. 10 Dec. 1678; Sarah, b. 25 July
1681, m. Samuel Jones 15 Mar. 1704; Samuel, b. 10 Sept. 1683; Deborah, b.
26 Nor. 1685; Prudence, b. 24 Feb. 1687-8; and perhaps others. ABRAHAM,
he f. d. 1713; his wid. Hannah survived.
582 HILL.
4. JACOB, s. of Abraham (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Elder John Stone, and
had Jacob; Tabitha, m. William Warland 3 Feb. 1701-2; John, b. 25 Sept.
1684 ; they had also, Nathaniel and Abraham; some or all of whom were
perhaps b. in Maiden, where he sold an estate in 1683. All the children
before named were living in 1711, and named in a conveyance of land.
JACOB the f. d. 12 Dec. 1690, a. nearly 34. The date on his gravestone is
1689, but probably wrong ; for his Inventory is dated 20 Mar. 1690-1, and
his wid. Sarah was appointed administratrix 7 Ap. 1691.
5. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (3), by w. Sarah, had Abraham, b. about
1694, bap. 18 June 1697; Deborah, b. 25 Feb. 1696-7, bap. 18 June 1697;
Martha, bap. 29 May 1698; Zechariah, b. 26 Ap. 1708; and perhaps others.
ABRAHAM the f. res. a few years in Chs. He d. 9 Mar. 1746, a. 75; his w.
Sarah d. 30 Mar. 1752, a. 79.
6. JACOB, s. of Jacob (4), m. Susanna Hancock 29 Sept. 1714, and had
Sarah, bap. 17 Aug. 1715, m. Henry Prentice 3d, 19 Aug. 1735, and d. 8 July
1736; Elizabeth, bap. 8 Mar. 1718-19; Mary, bap. 4 Feb. 1721-2, m. Abraham
Snow, Chs., 25 Mar. 1746, and d. before 1768; Margaret, bap. 15 Mar.
1723-4; Elizabeth, bap. 16 July 1727; Sarah, bap. 25 Aug. 1734, m. Nathaniel
Kingsbury 4 Sept. 1755. JACOB the f. d. Jan. 1768; his w. Susanna survived
and was living in 1770. None of the children are named, as living, in the
father's will, 5 Jan. 1768, and only two grandchildren, Mary and Sarah,
children of his deceased dau. Mary Snow.
7. JOHN, s. of Jacob (4), m. Anna Remington 24 June 1708, and had
Martha, b. 22 Ap. d. 25 July 1709; Jacob, b. 6 July 1710; John, b. 9 Mar.
1711-12; Jonathan, b. 11 Dec. 1714; Andrew, b. 5 Jan. 1716-17, d. unm. in
the alinshouse, 26 Feb. 1806; Tabitha, bap. 8 Mar. 1718-19, m. William
Howe, pub. 24 Aug. 1 744. JOHN the f. was a cordwainer, and res. on the
Judge Trowbridge place, on the northerly side of Mount Auburn Street,
between Dunster and Holyoke streets; in 1717 he sold this estate to Jonathan
Remington, and removed to the easterly side of Brighton Street, between
Mount Auburn Street and Harvard Square ; the same estate was recently
owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Lydia Fogg of Kensington, N. H.
8. NATHANIEL, s. of Jacob (4), by w. Martha, had Gregory, b. 14 June
1724, d. prob. unm. 21 Aug. 1778; Martha, b. 21 Mar. 1725-6, d. young;
Martha, b. 31 Mar. 1728, d. 12 Nov. 1749; and at Sudbury, Daniel, b. 1729;
Sarah, b. 1732, prob. the same who d. at Menot. 22 Feb. 1815, aged 83.
NATHANIKL the f. was a tanner, and bought an estate on the northerly side of
Holmes Place near its easterly angle, 30 Nov. 1715, which he sold to Francis
Foxcroft and Thomas Foxcroft 30 Jan. 1727-8, and removed to Sudbury and
afterwards to Menot., where he d. 28 May 1761, a. 75; his w. Martha d. 18
Nov. 1752.
9. ABRAHAM, s. of Jacob (4), m. Prudence, dau. of Nathaniel Hancock, 18
Dec. 1718, and had Abraham, b. 27 Sept. 1719, grad. H. C. 1737, settled in
the ministry at Shutesbury 1742, became obnoxious to the Sons of Liberty on
account of his political sentiments, and was dismissed in 1778; he d. in Oxford
8 June 1788; Prudence, b. 13 Aug. 1721, m. Joseph Clark 27 Mar. 1741;
Mary, b. 11 Nov. 1722, m. William Codner, 25 Dec. 1745; Abigail, bap. 23
Aug. 1724, m. Rev. Stephen Badger 20 Sept. 1753; Elizabeth, bap. 4 Sept.
1726, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 26 Nov. 1727, m. Benjamin Eustis 11 May
1749, and d- 30 May 1775 (she was mother of Gov. William Eustis who was
b. here 10 June 1753); Aaron, bap. 3 May 1730; Martha, bap. 28 Nov. 1731,
m. William Bell 9 Aug. 1767; Sarah, bap. 7 Oct. 1733, m. Rev. Nathan Fiske
of Brookfield 19 Oct. 1758; Tabitha, bap. 4 Jan. 1735-6; Lucy, bap. 16 Dec.
1739, d. prob. before 1754. ABRAHAM the f. was a mason, and res. at the
westerly corner of Brattle and Mason streets, near the spot where St. John's
Memorial Church now stands; this estate, which he bought in 1713 of Rev.
Thomas Blowers, contained four acres and extended to the Common, including
the site of the Shepard Congregational Church. He d. 27 Dec. 1754, a. 66;
his w. Prudence d. 16 Jan. 1775, a. 79.
10. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (5), m. Mary Grant, and d. s. p. 11 Feb.
HILL. 583
1723-4; his w. Mary m. John Butterfield 1 Mar. 1725-6, and Abraham
Watson 4 Jan. 1750; she d. about March 1789.
11. ZKCHARIAH, s. of Abraham (5), ra. Rebecca Cutter 10 Feb. 1731-2,
and had Sarah, bap. 15 Oct. 1732, m. William Adams 14 June 1750; Abra-
ham, b. about 1734; Zechariah, bap. 27 Mar. 1737; John, b. 11 Jan. 1738-9;
Samuel, b. 3 Mar. 1741; William, b. 8 Oct. 1743; Rebecca, b. 25 Sept. 1745,
m. John Cutter 3d, 24 Jan. 1765; Lydia, b. about 1747, m. George Prentice
21 June 1770; Susanna, bap. 4 Mar. 1749-50, m. Thomas Francis of Medf.
11 July 1771; Mary, bap. 7 June 1752, m. Stephen Hall 4th, 12 July 1770;
Deborah, bap. 18 July 1756, m. Nehemiah Cutter, Jr., 30 Oct. 1781. ZECHA-
RIAH, the f. res. in Menot., and d. 11 Mar. 1768, a. 60; his w. Rebecca d. 1
Feb. 1797, a. 84.
12. JACOB, s. of JOHN (7), m. Sarah Palmer 14 Sept. 1732, and had Anna,
bap. 24 Feb. 1733-4, d. young; Jacob, bap. 12 Sept. 1736; Anna, bap. 12
Nov. 1738; John, bap. 30 Nov. 1740; Elizabeth, bap. 22 Aug. 1742; Bethia,
bap. 14 Oct. 1744; m. Rev. Charles Backus of Somers, Conn., about 1775.
JACOB the f. res. in Watertown, prob. in the easterly part, now embraced in
Cambridge. His w. Sarah administered on his estate 5 Dec. 1 755.
13. JONATHAN, son of JOHN (7), m. Lydia Cooper 10 Jan. 1763, when
advanced in life, and had Jonathan Cooper, bap. 19 Aug. 1763, grad. H. C.
1784, res. in Kensington, N. H.f and d. 1820; Lydia, bap. 13 Ap. 1766, m. Jere-
miah Fogg of Kensingson, N. H. JONATHAN the f. was a mason, and resided
on the northerly side of Linnaean Street, about midway between North Ave-
nue and Garden Street. He d. 28 Ap. 1775, a. 60; and the homestead was
sold by his children, 1783, to Deac. Gideon Frost.
14. DANIEL, prob. s. of Nathaniel (8), m. Lydia Locke 27 Aug. 1761, res.
in Menot., and d. 13 Feb. 1774, leaving six children, who were bap. 16 Ap.
1775, viz., Phebe, m. Joel Winship 14 Nov. 1792; Martha; Daniel; Na-
thaniel: Lydia; Deborah, d. 10 Mar. 1791, a. 23. His w. Lydia d. 7 Feb.
1835, a. about 95.
15. AARON, s. of Abraham (9), m. Susanna Tainter of Watertown 31 May
1753, and had Susanna, bap. 28 Sept. 1755. d. young; Aaron, b. about 1758;
Susanna, bap. 5 Oct. 1760, d. unm. 20 May 1830; William, bap. 17 Nov.
1765, grad. H. C. 1788, d. at Tobago, 5 Aug. 1790. AARON the f. was a
mason, and inherited the homestead; he was Selectman 1777, 1778, 1787, 1788,
and Deacon of the Church from 14 July 1772 until he d. of small-pox 16 Oct.
1792, a. 62. His w. Susanna d. of the same disease 2 Oct. 1792, a. 63. (Such
are the dates on the gravestones; but Dr. Holmes, on the Church Record,
gives the dates eight days later.)
16. ABRAHAM, s. of Zechariah (11), m. Susanna Wellington 17 Dec. 1757,
and had Abraham, b. 6 Dec. 1758; Susanna, bap. 13 July 1760, m. John
Frost, Jr., 21 Nov. 1780; Thomas, bap. 27 June 1762, d. unm; Rhoda, bap. 8
Jan. 1764, m. Samuel Kent 20 June 1782, and d. 17 Jan. 1841; Isaac, bap.
11 May 1766; Cherry, bap. 18 Oct. 1767, m. Gershom Swan 4 Jan. 1787, and
d. 2 Oct. 1806; Sarah, bap. 2 July 1769, m. Thomas Rand of Chs. 19 Dec.
1786, and had sons Thomas, Benjamin, James, Samuel, William, and dau.
Sarah, m. Nathaniel Stone, and Susan m. Asa Cutter. ABRAHAM the f.
res. in Menot., and d. 16 Dec. 1812, a. 79. A guardian was appointed for
him 1789, on the representation of his brother that he was non compos mentis.
He was probably insane, and the fearful malady was inherited by several of
his children ; Mrs. Frost and Mrs. Swan were insane many years before their
death. The son Thomas, also, especially in his younger life, was periodically
deprived of reason, and subjected to confinement.
17. ZECHARIAH, s. of Zechariah (11), m. Rebecca Wellington of Waltham
22 Jan. 1757; she d. 16 Aug. 1770, a. 35, and he m. Ruth Robbins 9 May
1771. His children were Rebecca, b. 15 Ap. 1757; Zechariah, b. 8 June 1759,
m. Abigail Blodgett 25 Mar. 1781, and d. (suicide) 5 Mar. 1814; Sarah, b. 14
Feb. 1761, m. Seth Frost 20 Nov. 1781; Betsey, bap. 23 Jan. 1753,jn. Jona-
than Perry 29 June 1780; Mary, bap. 20 Jan. 1765: Love, bap. 17 Feb. 1767;
Dorcas, bap. 20 Aug. 1769, m. Samuel Frost 15 Oct. 1789; Ruth, bap. 15
584 HILL.
Mar. 1772; Lucy, bap. 18 Dec. 1774; William, bap. 22 June 1777. ZECHA-
RIAH the f. res. in Menot., and d. 11 Mar. 1812; his w. Ruth d. 21 Mar.
1816, a. 78.
18. JOHN, s. of Zechariah (11), m. Dorcas Bowes 1 Aug. 1765, and had
Elizabeth, bap. 13 Ap. 1766, m. Samuel Gowen of Medf. 26 Feb. 1793; John,
bap. 1 Mar. 1767, d. 24 Nov. 1768; Lucy, bap. 22 May 1768; Lydia, bap. 17
Sept. 1769, d. unm. 3 Sept. 1800; John, bap. 29 Ap. 1771; Mary, bap. 7
June 1772, d. 25 Aug. 1773; David, bap. 22 Aug. 1773, m. Betsey Adams 13
Sept. 1797; Jonathan, bap. 23 Oct. 1774; a son, b. 9 and d. 10 May 1776;
Mary, bap. 21 Dec. 1777, d. unm. 1 Oct. 1802; Stephen, bap. 18 July 1780.
JOHN the f. res. in Menot., and was killed " by a fall from his market-cart,"
26 June 1798; his w. Dorcas d. 27 Dec. 1823, a. 79.
19. SAMUEL, s. of Zechariah (11), m. Martha Bennett of Chs. 15 Oct.
1765, and had Samuel, bap. 19 Oct. 1766, d. 22 Aug. 1797; Martha, bap. 11
Aug. 1768; Rebecca, bap. 19 May 1771; Joseph, bap. 11 Sept. 1774, d. 26
Aug. 1777 ; Abigail, bap. 29 Mar. 1778; Joseph, bap. 27 Aug. 1780, d. 23
Sept 1807. SAMUEL the f. res. in Menot., and d. 15 Ap. 1782; his w.
Martha d. 30 Mar. 1820. a. 78.
20. WILLIAM, s. of Zechariah (11). m. Mercy Perry 3 Oct. 1767, and had
Mercy, bap. 30 Oct. 1768, d. unm. 27 Feb. 1808; William, bap. 29 July 1770,
m. Mary Bowman 4 Ap. 1802, and d. 8 July 1820 ; James, bap. 11 Ap. 1773,
m. Anna Adams 11 Oct. 1796; Benjamin, bap. 13 Aug. 1775; Anne, bap. 19
Oct. 1777, d. unm. 7 Jan. 1806; Amos, bap. 12 Dec. 1779; Lydia., bap. 24
Mar. 1782; Sally, bap. 29 Nov. 1789, d. unm. 22 Dec. 1808. WILLIAM the f.
res. in Menot., and d. 13 June 1815 ; his w. Mercy d. 31 July 1828, a. 81.
21. AARON, s. of Aaron (15), grad. H. C. 1776, and immediately en-
tered the Revolutionary Army, in which he served about a year and a half; re-
turned and studied medicine with Dr. Joshua Brackett of Portsmouth, N. H.;
went to sea as surgeon, and was twice taken prisoner. He afterwards became
a merchant in Portsmouth, but being unsuccessful in trade, he returned to
Camb. about 1792. He inherited the homestead, which he bequeathed to
his children. He was Selectman twelve years, from 1795 to 1807, Town Clerk
eight years, 1798 to 1805, Representative four or five years, up to 1800, Sen-
ator 1797, and from 1801 to 1808, and Member of the Council 1810, 1811, 1824,
1825. He was appointed Post-master for Boston in 1808, and held that office
.about twenty years, after which he once more returned to his birth place,
and here spent the evening of his days. He. m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel
Qnincy, the refugee Solicitor-general of the Province, and had, at Portsmouth,
Sophia; Harriet, m. Willard Phillips, Esq., 3 Sept. 1838, d. 16 Jan. 1856;
Thomas Quincy, a merchant, d. at sea, when on a voyage for his health, 1813,
leaving an only dau., Mary Timmins Quincy; William, b. about 1790, d. here
7 Aug. 1859, a. 69 ; and in Camb., Hannah Brackett, b. 5 Nov. 1793, m. Wil-
lard Phillips, Esq., 12 June 1833, and d. Feb. 1837 ; Anna, b. 24 Mar. 1797;
Henry, twin with Anna, b. 24 Mar. and d. 5 Oct. 1797 ; Susanna, b. 9 Sept.
1799, m. John P. Todd, and d. s. p. 11 Ap. 1869. AARON the f. d. 27 Nov.
1830; his w. Hannah d. 15 Jan. 1839, a. 76.
22. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (16), m. Elizabeth Robbins 9 May 1782, and
had a son, b. — July and d. 15 Aug. 1782 ; she d. 18 June 1783, a. 18, and
he m. Ruth Blodgett 9 Sept. 1784. His residence was in Menotomy.
23. ISAAC, s. of Abraham (16), m. Hannah, dau. of Walter Russell, and
had Isaac, b. 6 April 1789, a printer by trade and a very active and prominent
politician, was Governor of New Hampshire, Senator in Congress, and sus-
tained several other public offices, d. 22 Mar. 1851 ; Walter, b. 22 Feb. 1790.
ISAAC the f. removed from Menot. to Ashburnham.
24. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph of Boston, who d. 1727, m. Priscilla, dau. of
Daniel Dana, 24 Aug. 1727, and had Priscilla, b. about 1729, d. unm. (in the
almshouse) 3 Oct. 1805; Joseph, bap. 19 July 1730, d. young; Joseph, bap.
23 A|>. 1732; Benjamin, b. about 1733 ; Abiel, bap. (after the father's death)
21 May 1738. JOSEPH the father prob. resided a few years in Boston, after
1732, where he owned an estate near Fort Hill. He d. about 1738, and hi s
w. Priscilla in. Capt. Samuel Gookin 15 May 1740.
HILL — HOLDEN. 585
25. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (24), was a tanner, and bought of Capt. Samuel
Gookin. 1754, an estate on the N. E. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn
streets. He prob. d. before 1765, and no record is found of his family.
26. BENJAMIN, s. of Joseph (24), m. Hannah Manning 4 Feb. 1*761; she
d. 7 Jan. 1782, a. 48, and he m. Mary Winship 5 July 1782. His children
were Priscilla, b. 31 July 1761; prob. Benjamin, b." about 1763, m. Patty
Myrick 16 July 1786; Joseph, b. 16 Mar. 1766; Hannah, b. 8 Oct. 1768
(probably 1767), m. Thomas Cheney 22 Feb. 1787: Edward, b. 23 July 1769,
m. Anna Hyde 6 Aug. 1795 ; Henry, bap. 3 Aug. 1783 ; Man/, bap. 13 Mar.
1785; George, b. 16 Nov. 1787. BENJAMIN the f. res. on the south side of
the river, was a Tanner, Deacon of the Church from 1791, and d. 16 Nov.
1802, a. 69. His w. Mary prob. m. Abraham Randall of Stow 26 Mar.
1805.
27. JOSEPH, s. of Benjamin (26), m. Persis Munroe 18 Nov. 1788, and had
Sally, b. 22 July 1789; Joseph, b. 9 Jan. 1793; Priscilla, b. 8 June 1796, m.
John Warland 8 Sept. 1825; Mary, b. 28 Feb. 1798; Martha, b. 6 May 1800,
m. Luke Moore 14 Oct. 1821. JOSEPH the f. was a tailor, and resided at the
westerly corner of Holyoke and South streets, and afterwards at the S. W.
corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets ; he d. 17 Dec. 1845, a. nearly 80.
28. SAMUEL, parentage not known, m. Sarah Cutler 24 Feb. 1764, and
had Samuel, b. about 1765, a carpenter, removed to Mason, N. II., where he
died 23 May 1813; Ebenezer, b. 31 Jan. 1766, grad. H. C. 1786. and was or-
dained pastor of the Church in Mason, N. H., 3 Nov. 1790, which office he
sustained for more than sixty-three years; he d. 20 May 1854. SAMUEL the
f. was a carpenter, and resided on the easterly side of North Avenue, a few
rods from the Common; he was very thriftless and improvident, and depended
on others for support. He d. 21 June 1798, a. about 66. His w. Sarah is
reputed to have been an excellent woman, who by her industry and self-denial
enabled her son Ebenezer to obtain a good education; her kindness was re-
paid by her son, who received her into his family and provided for her com-
fort in the latter years of her life; she d. 30 Dec. 1808.
29. ALEXANDER SEARS, parentage not known, grad. H. C. 1764, and res.
here a few years. His dau. Rebecca was bap. 8 Ap. 1770.
HANNAH, m. Andrew Grover 7 Feb. 1673-4. CHARLES, m. Sarah Prentice
15 Sept. 1757, prob. the same Sarah who d. at W. Cambridge 22 Feb. 1815,
a. 83. THOMAS, m. Mary Smith 18 June 1765. ELIZABETH, m. Isaac Clark
4 June 1764. REBECCA m. Samuel Cutter, Jr., 29 Sept. 1780. MARTHA, in.
John Burbeck 1 Feb. 1 781 . HANNAH, m. Jona. Hearsey 8 July 1 792. ISAAC,
s. of Tabitha, bap. 17 Feb. 1739-40. ELIZABETH, dau. of'josiah, bap. at
Menotomy 11 Sept. 1774.
HINCKSON, JOHN, m. Mary Harrington 13 Ap. 1680.
HOAR, LEONARD, grad. H. C. 1650, and three years afterwards went to
England, where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Uni-
versity of Cambridge. He was also a preacher at Wanstead in Essex, and
was ejected in 1662; returned to New England, and was elected 30 July
1672, President of Harvard College. His continuance in office was short and
unpleasant; he resigned 15 Mar. 1674-5, and d. 28 Nov. 1675, a. 45. He was
buried a,t Braintree, now Quincy, by the side of his mother Joanna, who d.
21 Dec. 1661. President Hoar m. in England, Bridgett, dau. of Lord Lisle,
by whom he had Bridyett, b. 13 Mar. 1672-3, m. at London, Rev. Thomas
Cotton of Peviston, Yorkshire, 21 June 1689; Tripkena, b. according to the
Record 25 Mar. 1610, but manifestly a mistake, d. young. After Pres. Hoar's
death, his w. Bridgett m. Hezekiah Usher of Boston; this proved to be an
unfot-tunate 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.
HOLDEX, RICHARD, came to N. Eng. 1634, a. 25, and was an early proprie-
tor in Watertown. He m. Martha, dau. of Stephen Fosdick of Charlestown,
and had Stephen, b. 19 July 1642; Justinian, b. 1644; Martha, b. 15 Jan.
1645-6, m. Thomas Boyden; Samuel; Mary, m. Thomas Williams; Sarah, m.
586 HOLDEN.
Gershom Swan 20 Dec. 1677; Elizabeth; Thomas; John, 22 years old in 1679,
as stated in a deposition, all living and named in a conveyance of real estate,
25 July 1679, but perhaps not arranged here in the order of their birth.
RICHARD the f. res. at different times at Wat., Woburn, Camb., Groton, again
at Wat., and finally at Groton with his son Stephen, to whom, in consideration
of his future maintenance, he conveyed his estate 23 Mar. 1691, being then
aged, infirm, and a widower. (Mid. Deeds, xii. 31.) He d. 1 Mar. 1696; his
w. Martha d. in Wat. 6 Dec. 1681.
2. JUSTINIAN, came to New England 1634 with Richard (1), to whom he
was probably brother. About 1649 he bought land in Wat., the conveyance,
9 Nov. 1660, reciting that the purchase was made " about eleven years ago; "
and in 1653 he bought of Nathaniel Sparhawk's Executors 289 acres bounded
S. on Fresh Pond and E. on Alewife River, and 5 acres bounded S. on Fresh
Pond and W. on Alewife River. In a deposition 1679 he styles himself about
66 years old. Elizabeth, prob. his 1st w., d. 18 Mar. 1672-3; he m. Mary,
dau. of John Rutter of Sudbury, and had Samuel, b. 28 Ap. 1674; John, b. 18
July 1675 ; Isaac, b. 28 May 1677; Mary, b. 21 Mar. 1678-9 ; Grace, b. 13
Aug. 1681 ; Joseph, b. 6 Sept. 1683 ; Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1686. JUSTINIAN
the f. was a carpenter, and d. between 12 Aug. and 6 Oct. 1691; his w. Mary
was living 12 Nov. 1716. It appears unlikely, at first sight, that a man should
raise up a large family after attaining the age of sixty years. But the pur-
chases of land were made 1649 and 1653, before any son of Richard or Justin-
ian was of age; and it is certain that the same land was bequeathed by Justin-
ian to his children in 1691. It is probable that Justinian, Sen., had no children
by his first wife, and that after her death he m. a second w. much younger
than himself.
3. STEPHEN, s. of Richard (1), settled in Groton, where he d. about 1715.
(Inv. 18 Nov. 1715.) His estate was divided 19 Mar. 1718-19, to wid. Han-
nah, and chil. John, Stephen, Nathaniel, William, Simon, Jonathan, Benjamin,
Rachel, Hannah, and Sarah. His widow's dower was divided to the same
children, 30 Jan. 1737.
4. JUSTINIAN, s. of Richard (1), was a carpenter, residing here with w.
Susanna, to whom and to his son Thomas Durren he gave power to sell land
in Woburn, 14 Dec. 1696. He had by w. Mary, in Groton, Mary, b. 20 May
1680, and by w. Susanna, in Billerica, Susanna, b. 16 Oct. 1694.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (1), by w. Anna, had in Groton, Anna, b. 1 Mar.
1682.
6. JOHN, s. of Richard (1), purchased land in Woburn 1679, and was prob.
the same whose w. Abigail d. there 22 May 1685, and who m. Sarah Peirce
19 June 1690.
7. SAMUEL, s. of Justinian (2), resided on the homestead, and by w. Su-
sanna, had Lydia, bap. in Wat. 8 Oct. 1699, m. Benjamin Clark of Watertown
8 May 1721; Anna, m. John Stratton; Susanna, bap. in Wat. 8 Oct. 1699, m.
Wm. March 24 June 1734 ; Samuel, b. 29 Sept. 1701, prob. d. young; Mercy,
b. 26 Mar. 1704, prob. d. young; Mary, m. Reuben Farnsworth; Abigail, b.
30 May 1710, m. Samuel Jennison; William, b. 4 Mar. 1712-13; Phineas, b.
12 May 1715. They are all named, except Samuel and Mercy, in a petition
to the Judge of Probate 1729". SAMUEL the f. d. about 1 726 (admin, granted
20 Feb. 1726-7); his w. Susanna survived.
8. JOHN, s. of Justinian (2), m. Grace Jennison of Wat., where he had
John, b. 5 June 1700; Daniel, b. 3 Ap. 1702; Peter, b. 1 Feb. 1704-5; Grace,
b. 3 July 1707; Elizabeth, b. 29 July 1709, m. Henry Goddin 31 May 1728;
Josiah, b. 29 Jan. 1711-12; Judith, b. 3 July 1715. JOHN the f. subsequently
res. in Sudbury, and in Concord, where he had Jonas, b. 1721.
9. ISAAC, s. of Justinian (2), by w. Joanna, had Isaac, b. 12 Nov. 1703,
m. Elizabeth Cutting of Wat. 6 Oct. 1726; Justinian; Henry. ISAAC the f .
res. on the homestead, near Fresh Pond, and d. 8 Mar. 1772, a. nearly 95; in
his will he named the three children, before mentioned, of whom only Henry
was then living.
10. JOSEPH, s. of Justinian (2), m. Abigail Shattuck at Watertown 17
HOLDEN — HOLLEY — HOLM AN. 587
Feb. 1714-15, and had there Joseph, b. 31 Jan. 1715-16; Stephen, b. 21 Oct.
1717; Abigail, b. 19 Oct. 1719; Abner, b. 6 May 1721; prob. 2d Abner, b. 2
Nov. 1722; Jonathan, b. 6 June 1725 ; Elizabeth, ban. 26 Ap. 1730. JOSEPH
the f. was perhaps the same who m. Elizabeth Russell of Cainb. 11 June 1729.
He removed to Westminster in 1737, where he was a prominent citizen, and
d. 30 Nov. 1 768.
11. SIMON, s. of Stephen (4), was here as early as 1728, and by w. Abi-
gail had Elizabeth, bap. 12 Sept. 1736, d. young; Simon, b. 6 Jan. 1737-8, d.
7 May 1752; Elizabeth, b. 1739; Nathaniel, bap. 1 Aug. 1742; Abigail, bap. 7
Oct. 1744; Charlex, b. 19 June 1746, d. 5 June 1768 ; Thomas,b. 8 May 1749;
Hannah, b. 5 Aug. 1752; Sarah, b. 16 June 1757. SIMON the f. was a black-
smith, and res. in Menotomy.
12. WILLIAM, s. of Samuel (7), was a physician and surgeon; he res. a
few years in Bridgewater, and afterwards settled in Dorchester. He m. Han-
nah Beal of Hingham, and had in Bridgewater Samuel, b. 26 Nov. 1737; Wil-
liam, b. 30 Oct. 1739; and in Dorchester, Hannah, b. 8 Jan. 1742; Phineas,
b. 31 Jan. 1744, was a physician; Jonathan, b. 21 Dec. 1745; Lydia, b. 4 Nov.
1749; Mercy, b. 4 Jan. 1752; Abigail, b. 24 Mar. 1757. WILLIAM the f. d.
at Dorchester 30 Mar. 1776. His posterity survive in that vicinity.
13. HKNRY, s. of Isaac (9), m. Sarah Fuller 14 Oct. 1756, and" had Sarah,
b. 13 Nov. 1757; Enoch, bap. 8 Dec. 1765; and perhaps others. HENUY the
f. was the residuary legatee of his father, and possessed the homestead.
14. JAMES, m. Hannah Adams 17 Feb. 1708-9, and had Hannah, bap. 18
Dec. 1709; James, bap. 18 Nov. 1711.
15. JOSEPH, m. Sarah Holden 24 Dec. 1778, and had Hannah, bap. 19
Sept. 1779; Isaac, bap. 10 Dec. 1780; Mary, bap. 21 Ap. 1782; Sally, bap.
6 Ap. 1783.
16. STEPHEN, prob. brother of Richard (1) ; the verdict of a coroner's
jury is among the Files of the Middlesex County Court, dated 12 Jan. 1658-9:
" We, whose names are subscribed being summoned by the Constable of Cam-
bridge to view the dead body of Steven Holden, lately deceased, we saw that
his skull was crushed by a blow which (as we were informed by Samuell Wood
and Richard Parke) come by the falling of a tree which himself had been
helping to fell, and as he was going from it the tree fell suddenly and con-
trary to the expectation of all that were present, and gave him his mortal
wound on his head. Edward Oakes, Edward Shepherd, Jonas Clarke, Wil-
liam Manning, Tho. Swoetman, Thomas Fox, Walter Hasting, Rob. Sted-
man, Gibert Cragbon, Thomas Longhorne, Humphry Bradsha, David ffiske."
No further trace of him has been found.
HOLLEY, SAMUEL (otherwise written Holye), owned a house and 18 acres
of land on the south side of the river, in 1639. In his will dated 22 Oct.
1643, he mentioned wife and son, without indicating their names. His w. was
Elizabeth, and she m. John Kendall. Perhaps she was the same who was ex-
ecuted upon the absurd charge of witchcraft. See page 355.
HOLMAN, WILLIAM (otherwise written Homan, Hoeman), came from
Northampton, Eng., to Camb. in 1634, and res. on the corner now occupied
by the Botanic Garden. By his w. Winifred he had, in England, Hannah,
b. 1626; Jeremiah, b. 1628; Mary, b. 1630, d. unm. 1673; Sarah, b. 1632;
Abraham, b. 1634; they perhaps had also in Camb. Isaac, who d. 12 An. 1663,
and Seeth, b. 1640 (called " dau. of Mr. Homan," by Mitchell), m. Thomas
Ross 16 Jan. 1661-2, and was " slain by the Indian enemy," at Billerica, 5
Aug. 1695, a. 55. WILLIAM the f. d. 8 Jan. 1652-3, a. 59, his w. Winifred
suffered much inconvenience from an accusation of witchcraft, 1659 ; but the
charge against her was not sustained, and she d. in peace 16 Oct. 1671, a. 74.
See pp. 356-364.
2. JEREMIAH, s. of William (1), by w. Mary, had Mehetabel, b. 12 Nov.
1667; Jeremiah, b. 29 Aug. 1670. His w. d. and he m. Susanna. By one or
both of his wives, he had also Abraham, Abigail, Deborah, who shared his es-
tate, and Sarah, who d. 21 Dec. 1679. JEKKMIAH the f. inherited the home-
stead, and d. 30 Nov. 1709; his w. Susanna d. 4 Dec. 1709.
588 HOLM AN —HOLMES — HOMWOOD.
3. ABRAHAM, s. of William (1), was m. before 1666, but seems to have
had no children. He removed to Stow, where he d. between 14 Sept. and 30
Dec. 1711, devising his estate to w. Sarah, to Abraham and Jeremiah, sons of
Jeremiah Holman, and Abraham, son of Timothy Gipson; about six months
after his death, his wid. Sarah, having " grown ancient," conveyed her es-
tate to Timothy Gipson of Sudbury, who agreed to maintain her through life.
4. JEREMIAH, s. of Jeremiah (2), res. in Stow 1710, when he sold his
father's homestead to Solomon Prentice. He subsequently rem. to Lancaster,
and with his w. Abigail conveyed land to his son Jeremiah 4 Feb. 1722-3.
5. ABRAHAM, s. of Jeremiah (2), had in Camb. Abraham, bap. 15 Aug.
1697; Susanna, bap. 1706. He rem. to Stow.
HOLMKS, ROBERT (otherwise written Holme, Homes), was an early inhabi-
tant, and by w. Jane, had Dorcas, b. — Aug. 1638, d. 1642; John, b. — Aug.
1639 ; Joseph, b. about 1641 ; Elizabeth, b. 2 Mar. 1643-4; Mehetabel, b. 16 Ap.
1645, bur. 14 Aug. 1645; Sarah, b. 13 Nov. 1646, d. 7 Nov. 1654; Ephraim,
b. 8 Sept. 1647, bur. 8 May 1648; Samuel, b. 3 Ap. 1653, d. 18 June 1653.
ROBERT the f. res. on the southerly side of Brattle Street, not far from Ap-
pian Way. He d. 1663; his w. Jane d. 28 Oct. 1653.
2. JOHN, s. of Robert (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Thatcher of Water-
town, 13 Sept. 1664, and had John, b. 23 Oct. 1665 ; Hannah, b. 25 June
1667, m. George Felt before 1691; Mary, b. 21 May 1670, prob. d. before
1691. JOHN the f. inherited a part of the homestead, which he sold to his
brother Joseph 25 May 1675, having previously rem. to Salem. His w. Han-
nah d. here 24 May 1670.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), appears to have res. in Marlborough previous
to 1665, when he sold his estate there to John Brown. He sold his share of
the homestead to Christopher Read, and bought his brother John's share in
1675. He was here in 1680, but had rem. to Salem as early as 1684. We
have no record of his family.
4. JOHN, s. of John (2), res. a few years in Boston, but d. in Wat. unm.
at the house of his uncle Samuel Thatcher, to whom he gave all his property
by will, dated 15 Nov. 1688, proved 16 June 1691. His father, John Holmes
of Salem, and his sister Hannah, wife of George Felt, objected to this disposi-
tion of the estate, and an amicable settlement was made 31 Dec. 1691 ; the
father took the real estate in Camb. , Thatcher took other property, and both
paid money to Hannah.
5. JOHN, probably s. of Joseph (3), d. here, and his son Benjamin of Salem
was appointed administrator 20 Jan. 1719-20. By a release. 18 Feb. 1720-21,
it appears that Benjamin was the only son, and Sarah, wife of Charles John-
son of Marblehead, was one of the daughters of JOHN. Benjamin sold the
Camb. homestead to Andrew Bordman 28 Ap. 1721.
6. ELISHA, parentage not ascertained, by w. Lucy had Lucy, b. 15 Mar.
1763; Mary, b. 25 Mar. 1765.
7. ABIEL, b. at Woodstock, Conn., 24 Dec. 1763; grad. Y. C. 1783; D.D.
at Edinburgh; was installed Pastor of the First Church 25 Jan. 1792; his
pastoral connection with the church was dissolved 26 Sept. 1831. His first
w. Mary was dau. of Ezra Stiles, D.D.; she d. 29 Aug. 1795, a. 28. He m.
Sarah, dau. of Oliver Wendell, Esq., of Boston (pub. 14 Feb. 1801), and had
Mary Jackson, b. 17 Jan. 1802, m. Dr. Usher Parsons of Providence 23 Sept.
1822; Ann Susan, b. 15 May 1804, m. Rev. Charles W. Upham of Salem 29
Mar. 1826; Sarah Lathrop, bap. 29 Dec. 1805, d. 6 Nov. 1812; Oliver Wendell,
b. 29 Aug. 1809, grad. H. C. 1829, a distinguished physician and poet, res. in
Boston; John, bap. 12 Ap. 1812, grad. H. C. 1832; LL.B. 1839, res. in Camb.
Dr. Holmes was eminent as a theologian and historian. His Annals are a
monument of patient research and cautious and accurate investigation. His
character is too fresh in the memory of the living to require a delineation.
He d. 4 June 1837. His w. Sarah d. 19 Aug. 1862, a. 93. The mansion-
house, venerable for its age and the historical associations which cluster
around it, still stands on the easterly side of Holmes Place.
HOMWOOD, WILLIAM, by w. Winifred, had Elizabeth, b. 19 May 1644.
Perhaps this may be the same as Holman.
HOOKER — HOVEY. 589
HOOKER, THOMAS, Rev., arrived in N. Eng. 3 Sept. 1633, and settled at
Camb. He rem. to Hartford July 1636, and d. there 7 July 1647, a. 61. In
his will, dated 7 July 1647, he named his w. Susanna, sons John and Samuel,
and dau. Joanna, deceased (w. of Rev. Thomas Shepard); Mary, deceased
(w. of Rev. Roger Newton); and Sarah, who afterwards m. Rev. John Wil-
son, Jr., of Medfield. The character of Mr. Hooker has deservedly been held
in reverence in N. Eng. He was considered one of the most able theologians
of his day, — equal, and, in the opinion of many good judges, superior to his
great contemporary, John Cotton. The celebrated Dr. Ames* said of him,
" That though he had been acquainted with many scholars, of divers nations,
yet he never met with Mr. Hooker's equal, either for preaching or for disput-
ing." (Mather's Mag.) While in Camb. he res. on the northerly side of
Harvard Street, nearly opposite to Holyoke Street, on the site afterwards
owned and occupied successively by Rev. Thomas Shepard, Rev. Jonathan
Mitchell, President Leverett, and the Professors Wigglesworth, father and
son ; the westerly end of Boylston Hall stands on the Hooker house-lot.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), supposed to have been b. in Camb. 1635, grad.
H. C. 1653, settled in the ministry at Farmington, Conn., 1661, and "con-
tinued pastor of the Church till his death, 6 Nov. 1697." He had eleven
children, from whom descended a numerous race, many of whom have been
highl}' distinguished.
HOPKINS, JOHN, in 1635 res. at the northwesterly corner of Dunster and
Mount Auburn streets. He rem. in 1636 to Hartford, where he was Select-
man in 1640, and Juror in 1643.
HOSMER, THOMAS, in 1635 res. on the southerly side of Brattle Street, and
in 1642 on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, between Brighton and
Spring streets. He was Selectman, or Townsman, 1635, and rem. early to
Hartford.
HOUGHTON, ROBERT, m. Sarah Phipeny 8 Sept. 1668.
HOUSE, or HOWES, SAMUEL, by w. Elizabeth, had John, b. 6 Dec. 1642,
and d. 22 Ap. 1644. It is supposed that he came here from Scituate, and
returned there after a few years' residence. A person of the same name was
in Scituate 1634, and d. there 1661, leaving chil. Samuel, Elizabeth, and per-
haps others.
HOVEY, DANIEL, was in Ipswich 1637, and had Daniel, b. 1642; John;
Thomas, b. 1648; James, killed by the Indians at Brookfield 1675; Joseph;
Nathaniel, b. 20 Mar. 1657; Abigail, said to have m. Thomas Hodgkins;
Priscilla, m. John Ayers. DANIEL, the f. d. 1692; his w. Rebecca d. 1665.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Daniel (1), m. Hannah Pratt, and had Joseph, b. 1677;
Ebenezer, b. 1680, m. Elizabeth Denny at Ipswich, and had five sons and three
daughters; Hannah, b. 1682; John, b. July 1684; Caleb, b. 1687; Thomas.
JOSEPH the f. is said to have res. several years in Hadley, where perhaps
most or all of his children were born. He is also said to have rem. with his
family to Camb.; or perhaps more probably to Chs., whence his sons came to
Camb. He d. 1739.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Mary, dau. of John Marrett, 10 Dec. 1702,
and had Joseph, bap. 28 May 1704; Hannah, bap. 7 July 1706, m. Samuel
Wheat 2 Aug. 1708; Mary, bap. 15 Aug. 1708; Amos, b. 26 Jan. 1710-11;
Daniel, bap. 24 Jan. 1713-14; John, bap. 2 Nov. 1718. JOSEPH the f. was a
cooper; but appears to have connected with his trade the business of an inn-
holder for a few years. He bought of the Remington heirs, 12 May 1705, the
"Blue Anchor Tavern," at the northeast corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn
streets, which he sold 1 Ap. 1709 to his brother John. In 1729 he bought a
house at the northwest corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, where
he d. between 28 June and 18 Nov. 1735; his w. Mary m. Nathaniel Parker
of Newton 27 Jan. 1636-7.
4. JOHN, s. of Joseph (2), by w. Abiel, had in Chs., John, b. 12 June 1707;
Sarah, b. 28 Feb. 1708-9; and in Camb., Thomas, b. 2 Sept. 1710, a phy-
sician, d. in the English Factory, River Gambia, Africa, 1732; James, D. 1
Dec. 1712, a carpenter, removed to Plymouth about 1733, is said to have been
590 HOVEY.
a preacher from 1742 to 1767, and afterwards clerk in a mercantile house; he
m. Lydia, dau. of John Atwood of Plymouth; she d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 56, and
he d. 7 Jan. 1781 ; Ebenezer, b. 12 July 1714. JOHN the f. was a baker, but
he bought of his brother Joseph, 1 Ap. 1709, the "Blue Anchor Tavern,"
which he probably kept as a public house until he d. 13 Sept. 1714; his w.
Abiel m. Edmund Angier 9 Ap. 1717, who d. 4 Ap. 1724; she then m. Isaac
Watson 27 Aug. 1725; he perished in the conflagration of his dwelling-house
27 Feb. 1741-2, and she d. 18 Sept. 1753, a. 66.
5. CALEB, s*. of Joseph (2), m. Mary Winchester of Brookline, and had
Mary, b. 11 Ap. 1714; Abigail, b. 20 Ap. 1716; Caleb, b. 21 Dec. 1717;
Esther, b. 10 June 1720; Sarah, b. 21 May 1722; Josiah, b. 4 May 1724,
prob. the same who d. at Maiden, and whose brother Caleb of Newton was
appointed administrator 14 July 1746. CALEB the f. d. at Newton, and his
son Caleb was appointed administrator 3 Feb. 1745.
6. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary Tapley 30 Dec. 1736, and had six
children, bap. here: Joseph, 30 Mar. 1740; Margaret, 14 Oct. 1744; Mary,
26 Oct. 1747; Daniel, 27 May 1750; John, 30 Dec. 1753, d. young; John, 15
July 1659.
7. JOHN, s. of John (4), grad. H. C. 1725; was several years engaged in
teaching here and at York, Me.; settled in the ministry at Arundel, Me.,
1741; was dismissed 176S, and d. 1773 or 1774. He m. Elizabeth Muzzey,
who d. Dec. 1729, aged 19; he afterwards m. Susanna Swett of New York,
sister to the w. of Rev. Thomas Prentice, who survived him. By his w. Su-
sanna, he had Susanna, bap. here 18 Sept. 1737; John, bap. 7 Jan. 1738-9.
" He was a man of respectable talents, and, to judge from his writings that
were preserved some time after his death, of good acquirements. He wrote
a splendid hand, and was well acquainted with business, nearly all the deeds
and contracts of the day being drawn up by him. A professorship had been
offered him at Cambridge before his settlement." "In returning from a
visit in Plymouth, in 1774, he came to Biddeford by water, and lodged at the
house of Col. Richworth Jordan. After having been in his chamber for some
time without extinguishing his light, some of the family entered his apart-
ment, and found him sitting in his chair partly undressed, apparently having
been dead some considerable time." Bradbury's Hist. Kennebunk Port.
8. EBENEZER, s. of John (4), m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Mason of Water-
town, 7 Ap. 1737, and had Thomas, b. 14 Aug. 1740; Elizabeth. EBENEZER
the f. d. 11 Ap. 1742, a. 28.
9. THOMAS, s. of Ebenezer (8), m. Elizabeth Brown 21 Ap. 1763, and had
in Camb. Josiah, b. 24 Dec. 1763; Mary, b. 1 July 1765, m. Benjamin Ham-
mond, and d. 19 Dec. 1846; in Roxbury, Thomas, b. 18 Aug. 1766; James,
b. 8 Feb. 1768; in Lunenburg, Ebenezer, b. 8 June 1769; Phineas Brown, b.
1 Nov. 1770; Elizabeth, b. 4 July 1772, m. John Royal Barlow 6 Sept. 1792,
and d. 30 Sept. 1850; Stephen, b. 23 June 1774, fell from mast-head and was
killed 25 Dec. 1796 ; in Cambridge, Washington, b. 26 Aug. 1777, supposed to
have perished in the Richmond Theatre conflagration 1811 ; another account
says " lost at sea; " Eleanor Dana, b. 23 Feb. 1779, in. Rev. Abisha Sampson,
and d. at Harvard 15 Feb. 1813; John, b. 23 Jan. 1781, m. Anna Gardner of
Brookline, had son John G. Hovey, and d. 11 Dec. 1853; Sarah, b. 26 Sept.
1782, m. Washington Lee, and d. 7 Jan. 1862; Ann, b. 3 Sept. J 784, m.
Ephraim Chamberlain; William, b. 4 Aug. 1786, d. May 1790; Susan Soden,
b. 9 Ap. 1791, in. Elisha Brimhall, and d. 9 Feb. 1824. THOMAS the f. was
a currier, and resided successively in Cambridge (Brighton), Roxbury,
Lunenburg, and Cambridge. He served in the Revolutionary War, and was
styled "Major" in the record of his election as Deacon of the Brighton
Church, 10 May 1791. He d. at Brighton 8 May 1807; his w. Elizabeth d.
at Rutland 14 Jan. 1821, a. 75.
10. JOSIAH, s. of Thomas (9), m. Isabella Winship 31 Mar. 1789, and had
Isabella, b. 29 Dec. 1789, m. William Leathe 4 July 1811, and d. 9 Aug. 1875.
JOSIAH the f. was a merchant, and innholder in early life, but for many
years cultivated a few acres in Cambridgeport. His w. Isabella d. 24 Nov.
HOVEY — HUBBARD. 591
1821, a. 52, and he m. Mrs. Mary Forbes in 1822, and Mrs. Elizabeth Green-
wood of Boston in 1838; he d. 29 Mar. 1847.
11. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (9), m. Elizabeth Seaver 22 Sept. 1793; he
was a blacksmith, and resided near the easterly corner of Main and Douglass
streets for several years after 1801, but I find no record here of his family.
He rem. to Newton and was killed by a load of lumber passing over his bodv
19 Nov. 1829.
12. JAMES, s. of Thomas (9), m. Nancy Wilson 11 Nov. 1794, and had
William B.,b. 3 Sept. 1795; Abigail, b. 27 July 1797; Eleanor, b. 5 Oct.
1803, d. 6 Oct. 1803; Martha T., b. 3 Oct. 1704, m. Horatio N. Glover of
Quincy; Julia A., b. — Feb. 1810, m. V. D. Cushman; James G., b. — Ap.
1811, m. Harriet Lincoln, of Boston, who d. 18 Feb. 1856 ; he was a merchant,
resided in Camb. a few years before his death, a Member of the Common Coun-
cil 1855, 1856, Alderman 1857, and d. 28 Ap. 1857. JAMKS the f. d. 21
Sept. 1831; his w. Nancy (otherwise called Ann) d. 2 Dec. 18fi5, a. 90.
13. EBENEZER, s. of Thomas (9), m. Sarah, dau. of Nevinson Greenwood
of Brighton, 28 Nov. 1799, and had Ebenezer, b. 24 Mar. 1801; a bacon curer,
Deacon of the Broadway Baptist Church, m. Harriet Scott 1823, d. 25 Mar.
1866; Josiah, b. 1 Nov. 1802, d. 19 Sept. 1803; Elizabeth, b. 10 June 1804;
Sarah, b. 17 June 1806, d. 1 Mar. 1807; Eleanor, b. 19 Nov. 1807, m. Lorenzo
D. Willis 11 June 1829, d. 2 Feb. 1830; Sarah Ann, b. 22 Feb. 1809, d. 23
Nov. 1830; Freeman, b. 1 Mar. 1811, m. Hannah Stone — Dec. 1831, and
Sophronia Walker 1838, and d. 28 Jan. 1843; Susanna, b. 23 Nov. 1812, m.
Nahum Stone 1 Jan. 1832; George, b. 5 Aug. 1814, d. 6 July 1863; Thomas
G., b. 23 Jan. 1816, merchant, m. Ann M. Hoppin 4 Nov. 1841, and rem. to
Lex. ; Josiah, b. 3 June 1819; Stephen D., b. 20 Mar. 1823, d. 24 Feb. 1838.
EBENEZEU the f. res. on Main Street, nearly opposite to Windsor Street, and
d. 5 May 1831; his w. Sarah d. 27 June 1863, a. 81.
14. PHINEAS BROWN, s. of Thomas (9), in. Sarah Stone of Newton, and
had in Watertown Sally, b. 10 Ap. 1795, m. Samuel Foster of Greenwich 19
Nov. 1817, and d. 10 Dec. 1819; Eunice, b. 31 May 1797, m. Isaac Liver-
more of Camb. (pub. 5 Oct. 1822), and d. 11 June 1871; Elizabeth Brown, b.
17 Mar. 1799; and in Cambridge Phineas Brown,\>. 3 Sept. 1803, m. Mary L.
Cooke 10 Nov. 1828; Caroline, b. 14 Ap. 1807; Charles Mason, b. 26 Oct.
1810, m. Ann Maria Chapouil 25 Dec. 1835; Josiah Dana, b. 31 Mar. 1813,
m. Atlantic Peirce 27 Dec. 1835. PHINEAS BROWN the f. was a grocer and
resided at the N. W. corner of Brookline and Green streets, on an estate
purchased 14 Oct. 1799. He erected a store on the northerly end of the lot,
fronting Main Street, which is still standing and is occupied by his youngest
son. The elder sons are extensively known as horticulturists. Mr. Hovey d.
19 Ap. 1852, a. 81 ; his w. Sarah d. 9 Dec. 1846, a. 77.
HUBBARD, JAMES (otherwise written Hubbert and Hubert), m. Sarah
Winship 29 Sept. 1659; she d. in childbed 20 Oct. 1665, and he m. Hannah,
dau. of Miles Ives of Watertown, 8 Jan. 1667-8. His children were Sarah, b.
17 June 1662, m. Nicholas Bowes 26 June 1684, and d. 26 Jan. 1688-9; Mary,
b. 20 Oct. 1665, m. Jason Russell 27 May 1684. JAMES the f. was prob. son
of wid. Elizabeth Hubbard, who m. William Hamlet, and whose children, as
and the inscription on her tombstone bears testimony to her faithful perform-
ance of the difficult duties of a step-mother. "Here lies buried Hannah
Hubert, the loving wife of James Hubert, a tender and loving mother to his
children; careful of their souls and bodies, loving and faithful, diligent and
prudent; who departed this life in sweet peace the 24th day of November 1690,
aged about 48."
MARTHA, m. Noah Champney 16 Oct. 1725. MARTHA, m. Reuben Pren-
tice 1 Mar. 1757. MARY, m. Thomas Durant 25 Dec. 1758. ELIZAIJKTH
WILLIAMS, dau. of William and Elizabeth, b. 24 Dec. 1776. BKNJAMIX, d.
12 Oct. 1797.
592 HUDSON — JACKSON.
HUDSON, GEORGE (variously written Hodson, Hutson, Hodchen, Huchen,
Hntchens, Hutchins), by w. Jane, had Joseph, b. 28 Dec. 1639 ; Luke, b. 6 Ap.
1644; Anna, b. 30 Sept. 1645; Abiah, b. 3 Ap. 1648 ; Barbara, perhaps a dau.,
d. 14 Feb. 1640. GEORGE the f. res. on the southerly side of South Street,
between Dunster and Brighton 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 first company, and in 1635 res. on the
westerly side of Garden Street, near the Botanic Garden. In 1636 he sold his
estate to Joseph Isaac, after which his name disappears from the Records.
He was probably the same who was in Duxbury 1637. See Winsor's Hist.
Duxbury.
2. ISAAC, parentage not ascertained, by w. Mary, had Thomas, b. 20 Aug.
1701; Samuel, b. 11 Jan. 1709-10; John, b. 12 Feb. 1711-12.
HYDE, SAMUEL, (otherwise written Hide, and by himself Hides), "the
second settler in Camb. village, about 1640," by w. Temperance, had Samuel,
named in his will; Joshua, b. 14 Mar. 1642, d. 21 Ap. 1656; Job, b. 1643;
Sarah, b. 19 Ap. 1644, m. Thos. Woolson 20 Nov. 1660; Elizabeth, m. Hum-
phrey Osland 7 Mar. 1666-7. SAMUEL the f. was a farmer, and Deacon of
the Church in Camb. Village, afterwards Newton. He d. 14 Sept. 1689, a.
about 80, as noted on his Inventory.
2. JONATHAN, a younger brother of Samuel (1), m. Mary French; she d.
in childbed 27 May 1672, a. 39, and he m. Mary Rediat of Sudbury 8 Feb.
1673-4. His children, so far as their names are ascertained, were Jonathan,
b. 1 Ap. 1651 ; Samuel, b. 23 May 1652, m. Hannah Stedman 20 Jan. 1673;
Joshua, twin, b. 23 May 1652, d. young; Joshua, b. 4 Ap. 1654, d. 21 Ap.
1656; Jonathan, b. 1 Ap. 1655 ; John, b. 6 Ap. 1656, m. Mary Kendrick 20
Jan. 1682; Abraham, b. 2 Mar. 1657-8, d. 22 Feb. 1658-9; Elizabeth, b. 4
Sept. 1659; Daniel, b. 2 Aug. 1661, d. 3 Oct. 1661; William, b. 12 Sept. 1662,
d. 8 Dec. 1699, leaving wid. Elizabeth; Eleazar, bap. 3 July 1664; Daniel, b.
1665 ; Ichabod, b. 22 Sept. 1668 ; Joseph, b. 27 May 1672; Hannah, b. 14 Oct.
1677, d. 10 May 1679; Sarah, b. 1 Ap. 1679; Ruth, b. 3 Oct. 1682, d. 21 Dec.
1682; Isaac, b. 31 Oct. 1685; Jacob, b. 9 Ap. 168-; Lydia, b. 1 Mar. 1689 ;
Ann, b. 28 Aug. 1692, m. Richard Barnes of Marlborough. JONATHAN the
f. was a farmer, and res. in Newton ; he d. 1711, and his second w. Mary d.
1708.
The posterity of these two brothers is as the sand upon the sea shore. A
large genealogy is given in Jackson's Hist, of Newton, pp. 313-326. The elder
family has among its Representatives in Cambridge, Mr. Edward Hyde, who
holds the responsible position of Treasurer of the Cambridgeport Savings
Bank ; and the younger family furnished the first Mayor of the young City of
Newton, — Hon. James F. C. Hyde.
ISAAC, JOSEPH (otherwise written Isaack, Isaacke, Isack, Isacke, Isak,
Isaake), res. on the northerly side of Mount Auburn Street, opposite to
Winthrop Square. He was an active citizen, being one of the Committee to
allot lands, Selectman, and Representative in 1638. He d. 11 May 1642; his
w. Elizabeth survived.
REBECCA, a. 36, came to N. Eng. 1634.
JACKSON, RICHARD (otherwise written Jacson, Jacksone, Jacksonne, Jacke-
sone), res. on the northerly side of Brattle Square. He was Selectman six
years, between 1636 and 1656, and Representative nine years, between 1637
and 1662. Mr. Jackson had no children. His w. Isabel d. 12 Feb. 1661, and
he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Richard Browne of Chs. 12 May 1662. He d. be-
tween 22 June and 10 Oct. 1672, a. 90; his w. Elizabeth d. 11 Jan. 1676-7.
His kinsman, John Jackson, was his principal legatee.
JACKSON — JOHNSON. 593
2. JOHN, came to N. Eng. in 1635, then a. 40, the first permanent settler of
Camb. Village (now Newton), as early as 1639; was Deacon of the Church,
and res. a short distance easterly from Angier's Corner. By his w. Margaret
he had John, b. in England 1633, and d. 17 Oct. 1C 75; Theoriosia, in. Noah
VViswall 14 Dec. 1664, and Samuel Newman of Rehoboth, and d. about 1727;
Mary, m. Samuel Truesdale; Grace; Caleb, b. and d. 1645: Hannah, b. 7
June 1646, m. Elijah Kenrick; Abigail, b. 14 Aug. 1647, m. Daniel Preston;
Margaret, b. 20 June 1649, m. James Trowbridge, Sen., and d. 1727; Ed-
ward, b. 14 Jan. 1650-51, slain by the Indians at Medfield 1676; Ann; Abra-
ham, b. 14 Aug. 1655; Deliverance, b. 5 Nov. 1657; Joshua, b. 15 Sept. 1659;
Isabel, d. 1661; Sarah, b. 10 June 1662. JOHN the f. d. 1674, a. 79; his w.
Margaret d. 1684, a. 80. •
3. EDWARD, brother to John (2), came from Whitechapel Parish, London,
and settled in Camb. Village as early as 1643, res. on the northerly side of the
street, nearly opposite to his brother, and was a distinguished citizen. He was
Representative fifteen years, between 1647 and 1676. His first wife having
died he m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Newgate, and wid. of John Oliver, 14 Mar.
1648-9. His children were Jonathan, a merchant in Boston, d. 1693; Han-
nah, m. John Ward, and d. 24 Ap. 1704, a. 73; Rebecca, m. Thomas Prentice;
Frances, d. 5 Oct. 1648; Sebas ; Sarah, b. 5 Jan. 1649-50, m. Rev. Nehemiah
Hobart 21 Mar. 1676-7, and d. 1711; Edward, b. 15 Dec. 1652; Lydia, b.
1656, m. Joseph Fuller 13 Feb. 1678-9, and d. 1726; Elizabeth, b. 28 Ap.
1658, m. John Prentice 28 June 1677, and Jonas Bond; Hannah, b. about
1660, m. Nathaniel Wilson, and d. 1690; Ruth, b. 15 Jan. 1664, d. unm. 1692.
EDWARD the f. d. 17 June 1681, a. 79, leaving a large estate, embracing
about 1 700 acres of land, some portion of which still remains in possession of
his descendants. His w. Elizabeth survived twenty-eight years, and was
noted for her usefulness, especially as a midwife; she d. 30 Sept. 1709, a. 92.
For a full genealogy of the families of Deacon John Jackson and his brother
Edward, see Jackson's Hist, of Newton, pp. 326-353. " It is a remarkable fact,"
says the historian, "in relation to these two brothers, John and Edward
Jackson, that while Edward had but three sons and John five, there are mul-
titudes of Edward's posterity, who bear his name, and only five of John's.
Forty-four of Edward's descendants were in the Revolutionary Army, from
Newton, and not one of John's. Now (1854) there are but three families in
town of Edward's descendants, that bear his name." (Pages 332, 333.) I in-
sert here a single family of the older branch: —
4. ABRAHAM, s. of John (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Biscoe of Wat.,
and had Elizabeth, b. 8 Aug. 1680, m. Ephraim Williams, and d. before 1739,
leaving two sons, Ephraim, a distinguished soldier, and the founder of Williams
College; and Thomas, a physician in Hatfield; John, b. 25 Ap. 1682; Sarah,
b. 21 Aug. 1684, m. Joseph Fuller, Jr., and was mother of Hon. Abraham
Fuller; Margaret, b. 1685, m. Henry Bright; Mary, b. 2 Dec. 1686, d. young;
Hannah, m. James Trowbridge, Jr., 1712; Mary, b. 19 Jan. 1689, m Daniel
Cook — Ap. 1722; Abigail, b. 21 Mar. 1690, d. young; Abigail, b. 1692, d.
26 Jan. 1703; Abraham, b. 12 Mar. 1793, d. young; Thomas, b. 6 Sept. 1694,
d. 1713.
5. JOHN, s. or grandson to a brother of Richard (1), was an innholder, and
inherited the lands of Richard on Brattle Street and elsewhere. His first w.
Sarah d. without issue 15 Nov. 1700, a. 50; by his second w. Deborah, he
had Samuel, bap. 4 June 1699; Fifield, b. 8 Ap. 1702, a cabinet-maker in
Boston 1724; John, b. 12 Jan. 1703-4 ; James, b. about 1706; Xene, b. 2 Ap.
1708, m. Thomas Robbins 24 Oct. 1737. JOHN the f. d. 26 Sept. 1709, a. 64.
His w. Deborah survived.
6. EDWARD, parentage not ascertained, m. Susanna Dana 2> May, 1755,
and had Samuel, b. 2 Sept. 1759; Mary, bap. 30 Aug. 1761. EDWARD the f.
kept a tavern in the centre of Brighton.
JOHNSON, MARMADUKE, contracted 21 Ap. 1660 with the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in New England, to remove forthwith to Boston,
and to serve for three years in printing the Indian Bible and other books, under
38
594 JOHNSON.
the direction of said Society, and of Mr. John Eliot and Mr. Green, at a sal-
ary of £40 per annum. (Max.s. Archives, x. 205). Agreeably to his contract,
he entered the Cambridge printing-office, assisted in printing the first edition
of the Indian Bible which was completed in 1663, and afterwards assisted in
printing other books for about ten years. The current of his life did not run
smoothly. He encountered opposition in his matrimonial designs, which he
resented so highly as to bring himself within the grasp of the law. At the
Middlesex County Court, April 1662, " Marmaduke Johnson being presented
by the Grand Jury of this County in Oct. last, for obtaining the affections of
the daughter of Ens. Samuel Greene, without the knowledge or consent of
said Samuel Greene, also being expressly forbidden her society, being a mar-
ried man, hath often endeavored to draw her into his society, threatening the
death of any other that should make suit to her, — the said Marmaduke John-
son, appearing in Court, confessed a part of the said presentment, and denied
the other part thereof, which by evidence on file with the records of this
Court appeared to be true; the Court, on hearing the case, sentenced the said
Johnson to pay, as a fine for seeking to draw away the affections of the daugh-
ter of the said Samuel Greene without his consent, five pounds ; and for his
threatening speeches, to give security for the peace and his appearance at the
next Court at Charlestown, in case he abide so long within the jurisdiction of
this Colony ; and for his presumptuous and wicked attempt of marriage, hav-
ing, by his own confession, a wife in England, that he return with the first
opportunity that he may to his wife, on penalty of twenty pounds, to be for-
feited and paid to the County Treasurer; and to pay the costs of the Court."
Instead of departing from the country, as required by this order of Court,
Johnson contracted to serve the society another year, in the printing-office.
He was accordingly brought before the County Court Oct. 1663, and com-
pelled to give bonds in the sum of £40, to " depart this jurisdiction, accord-
ing to the order of the Court, within six weeks time next ensuing, or by
Christopher Clark's ship, now bound for England." A higher authority now
interposed. At the session of the General Court, commencing 20 Oct. 1663,
an order was passed, to wit : " Upon perusal of the Commissioners' letter
to the honorable Corporation in England, and Mr. Eliot's motion, touching
Marmaduke Johnson, printer, informing that the said Corporation have con-
tracted with the said Johnson for one year, expiring 10th August next ; it is
hereby ordered, that there be a suspension of the execution of an order of the
last County Court of Middlesex for one year, enjoining the said Johnson to
return to England, to his wife, whom he allegeth is diseased [deceased?], and
may have opportunity, in the interval, to produce full certificate thereof."
Probably, before the expiration of the year, Johnson furnished satisfactory
evidence that his wife was dead; for he was allowed to remain and to continue
the business of printing, without molestation. His intention to marry Greene's
daughter, however, was effectually frustrated. He m. Ruth, dau. of Christo-
pher Cane, 28 Ap. 1670, by whom he had Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1671-2, who
prob. d. young. He resided at the S. E. corner of Winthrop and Brighton
streets until 1674, when he removed to Boston, where he d. 25 Dec. 1674.
His w. Ruth d. 1676, devising her estate, by will dated 3 Ap. 1676, to her
mother, brothers, and sisters ; a conditional bequest was made to her brother
Jonathan, of " that house and land at Camb., in case that my husband's son
(whom I never saw) come not to demand it, and let it be kept in repair; and
in case he come, it is my will that the aforesaid house and land be delivered
to him, without any molestation of him or any by or under him." Johnson's
son probably never came to New England; the estate remained in possession
of the Cane family until Sept. 1723, when it passed into the hands of Judah
Monis, the Hebrew Preceptor.
2. JOHN, by w. Mary, had John, b. 17 Nov. 1662; Thomas, b. 12 Jan. 1664.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of John (2), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 20 Jan. 1686-7;
A bit/ail, b. 1 8 Sept. 1 703 ; and probably others.
THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Green 8 Jan. 1682. WILLIAM, m. Mary Cook 18
Feb. 1690-91. HANNAH, m. John Cooper 21 Oct. 1725. MATTHEW, m. Eliza-
JOHNSON — KENRICK. 595
beth Prentice 9 May 1726. JAMES, m. Margaret Logan 4 Jan. 1738-9. TABI-
THA, m. Asa Warren 1 Oct. 1747. ESTHER, m. Jonathan Cook 8 Nov. 1770.
FREDERICK, m. Rhoda Reed 16 Oct. 1783. RUHAMAH, m. Joseph Perry 11
Ap. 1786. REBECCA, m. Samuel Hastings 14 June 1789. ABIJAH, m. Betsey
Whitney 19 Feb. 1797. PHEBE, m. Benjamin Barker 14 Jan. 1798. JOSEPH.
m. Amy Goodnow 23 May 1798. JOSIAH, Jr., m. Betsey Moore 10 Ap. 1800.
JONES, WILLIAM, was here as early as 1635, and owned a house in the
" West End," and six acres on the northerly side of Linnasan Street, which
he sold to Edward Winship, about 1638, after which period his name disap-
pears from the Records. The hill, however, in the angle of Linnsean Street
and North Avenue, crowned by what was afterwards known as the " Gallows
Lot," was for many years called " Jones's Hill."
2. JOHN, by w. Dorcas, had Samuel, b. 8 Oct. 1648. It is said that he
rem. to Concord, and there had Ephrahn, b. 1650; Elizabeth; Joseph, b. 1654;
John, b. 1656; Rebecca, and William. He d. 22 June 1673, and his w. Dorcas
m. William Buss of Concord. See Farmer.
3. PHILIP, in 1671 contracted to erect " a sufficient fence of stone, of four
foot high," from Richard Hassell's farm (on the west side of Menotomy River)
to Rocky Meadow, for which he was to receive land in payment. No Record
is found of his family. Ann Gleason, spinster, administered his estate 26 Dec.
1690.
DORCAS, perhaps dau. of John (2), m. Samuel Stone 12 June 1679. SAM-
UEL, m. Sarah Hill 15 May 1704. WILLIAM, m. Elizabeth Ash 28 Mar. 1776.
JAMES, m. Ruth Fisk 1 Jan. 1778. THADDEUS, m. Sarah Horton 19 Oct.
1789.
JUDD, THOMAS, one of the first company, was here in 1635, and res. on
the northerly side of Brattle Street; his homestead probably embraced the
spot where the Craigie House stands, now owned by Professor Longfellow.
He rem. with Hooker to Hartford. He was several years a Deputy or Rep-
resentative of Hartford, and subsequently of Waterbury, to which place he
removed. He was great-grandfather of Rev. Jonathan Judd, the first minis-
ter of Southampton, Mass., of whom Sylvester Judd, Esq., of Northampton,
a diligent and accurate antiquarian, was grandson.
KELSEY, WILLIAM (otherwise written Kellsie), was here in 1635, and res.
at the S. E. corner of Winthrop and Spring streets. He rem. to Hartford
with Hooker. " After his decease, his widow Bethia m. David Phillips of
Milford. The town of Hartford, in 1664, offered him £10 to remove from
Hartford with his wife." Hinman.
KEMPSTER, DANIEL, in 1642 res. on the southerly side of the Common, near
Appian Way. In 1644 he bought an estate on the westerly side of Dunster
Street, about one hundred feet northerly from Mount Auburn Street, where
he subsequently resided. A few months before his death, he sold this estate
to Justinian Holden. He was a carpenter, and d. between 15 Oct. 1666 and
2 Ap. 1667, a. about 80; Abigail, prob. his w., d. 22 Oct. 1657. In his will,
dated 27 Sept. 1665, he bequeaths sundry articles to his cousin Thomas Moul-
ton, his kinsman Samuel Andrew, the daughter of his brother John Kempster,
" sometime of Needum, England, deceased," Anna, daughter of Thomas
Parke of Dunstable, England, and Elder Frost: |' and the residue to such
as shall tender me, and show me kindness, in my sickness and old age."
KENDALL, JOHN, sold land on the south side of the river 8 Sept. 1646;
according to the Record, "Edward Jackson bought of John Kendall and
Elizabeth his wife, one dwelling-house, late Samuel Hollyes, together with an
out-house and ten acres of land." His w. Elizabeth was widow of Samuel
Holley ; she may have suffered death for supposed witchcraft. See page 355.
2. THOMAS, by w. Sarah, had Alary, b. 28 Ap. 1711.
KENRICK, JOHN (otherwise written Kendrick, Kenderick, Kindrick, and
Kinnerick), was of Boston 1639, res. for a time at Muddy River (now Brook-
line), where his w. Anna d. 15 Nov. 1656, and in 1658 purchased u farm south
of the river (now Newton), where he d. 29 Aug. 1686, a. 82. His children,
by w. Anna, were Hannah, bap. 9 Feb. 1640, d. young; John, b. 3 Oct. 1641;
596 KENRICK — KIDDER.
Elijah, bap. 21 Jan. 1644, d. young; Elijah, b. 18 Oct. 1645 ; Hannah, b. 20
Mar. 1652, m. Jonathan Metcalf of Dedham 10 Ap. 1674. His second w.
Judith d. at Roxbury 23 Aug. 1687.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), by w. Esther, had Mercy, b. 1 July 1673; Grace,
b. 10 Sept. 1674; Maria, b. 28 Jan. 1675-6; Esther, b. 25 Sept. 1677; Sarah,
b. 26 Feb. 1678-9; Hannah, b. 15 Dec. 1680; Ann, b. 4 Nov. 1682; Abigail,
b. 12 Nov. 1684; Mary; John, b. 6 Jan. 1690; Elizabeth,}). 9 Feb. 1693; Caleb,
b. 8 Mar. 1695; Margaret, b. 15 Jan. 1697. JOHN the f. res. in Newton, and
d. 30 Sept. 1721 ; his w. Esther d. 1723, a. 70.
3. ELIJAH, s. of John (1), m. Hannah, dau. of John Jackson, and had
Margaret, b. 29 Jan. 1668-9; Hannah, b. 5 Aug. 1670; Ann, b. 3 July 1672;
John, b. 7 July 1675; Elijah, b. 11 May 1678; Ebenezer, b. 12 Feb. 1679-80;
ELIJAH the f. res. in Newton, and d. 24 Dec. 1680 ; his w. Mary m. John
Hyde 20 Jan. 1682-3, and d. 1 May 1737, a. 91.
KIDDER, JAMES (otherwise written Kiddar, and Skidder), m. Anna, dau.
of Francis Moore, and had in Camb. Hannah, b. 1 Mar. 1650-51, m. Na-
thaniel Kettle, Chs.. 30 Ap. 1672; Dorothy, m. Jonathan Hyde, Jr., 6 May
1673; James, b. 3 Jan. 1653-4; John, b. about 1656; Thomas, b. 1 Mar.
1657; Nathaniel, bap. 27 Feb. 1658-9; and in Billerica, Ephraim, b. 31 Aug.
1660; Stephen, b. 26 Nov. 1662; Enoch, b. 16 Sept. 1664; Samuel, b. 7 Jan.
1665-6; Sarah, b. 1 June 1667, m. George Brown 30 Jan. 1689-90; Joseph,
b. 30 Nov. 1670. JAMES the f. d. 16 Ap. 1676; Anna Kidder of Billerica,
prob. his wid., m. William Underwood of Chelmsford 17 Mar. 1684-5.
2. JAMES, s. of James (1), m. Elizabeth Brown 23 Sept. 1678, res. in
Billerica, and had James, b. 27 June 1679; John, b. 27 Jan. 1680-81;
Joseph, b. 21 Ap. and d. 30 July 1683; Elizabeth, b. 30 Mar. 1686 ; d. 14 Ap.
1703; Hannah, b. 27 Ap. 1689; Samuel, b. 22 May 1691, d. 1692. JAMES
the f. d. 15 Dec. 1732 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 10 Aug. 1691.
3. JOHN, s. of James (1), resided at Chelmsford, where he m. Lydia
Parker 3 Sept. 1684, and had Anna, b. 12 Sept. 1685; John, b. 23 Dec. 1687;
Thomas, b. 13 Oct. 1690; and others.
4. THOMAS, s. of James (1), by w. Elizabeth, had at Billerica, Rebecca, b.
27 Ap. 1689 ; and probably others.
5. NATHANIEL, s. of James (1), d. unm. at Newton, between 12 Dec.
1690 and 7 Jan. 1690-91, devising his estate to his seven brothers and three
sisters, then living.
6. EPHRAIM, s. of James (1), m. Rachel Crosby 4 Aug. 1685, and had
Joseph: Ephraim, b. 26 Ap. 1688; Rachel, b. 1 Ap. 1691; Alice, b. 8 Feb.
1692 ; Hannah and Dorothy, twins, b. (at Medf.) 2 Sept. 1696 ; Thomas, b. 3
Aug. 1700; Benjamin, b. 3 Aug. 1702 ; Richard, b. 10 May 1705. EPHRAIM
the f. inherited the homestead at Billerica, where he d. 25 Sept. 1724 ; his w.
Rachel d. in 1721.
7. STEPHEN, s. of James (1), by w. Mary, had Mary,b. 16 Oct. 1694;
Stephen, b. 17 June 1696, d. 21 Jan. 1696-7; Stephen, b. 18 Oct. 1697; Anna,
b. 20 Dec. 1699, d. young; Anna, b. 27 July 1701; Elizabeth, b. 29 Sept.
1703, d. of small-pox 28 Jan. 1721-2; Sarah, b. 22 Ap. 1705; Isaac, b. 6 Nov.
1707; John, b. 13 Feb. 1708-9; Abigail, b. 28 Jan. 1711-12. STEPHEN the
f. was a blacksmith, res. in Chs., and d. 1748; his w. Mary d. of small-pox 17
Sept. 1722.
8. ENOCH, s. of James (1), m. Mary ; she d. in 1742, and he m. Han-
nah Danforth 4 June 1743. His chil. were Mary, b. 14 Sept. 1693, d. same
year; Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1694; Enoch, b. 30 Dec. 1697 ; William, b. 5 Dec.
1700, d. 1702; Francis, b. 1 Oct. 1703; Mary, b. 26 Mar. 1707; William, b.
13 Mar. 1710. ENOCH the f. res. in Billerica, where both he and his w. Han-
nah d. in 1 752.
9. SAMUEL, s. of James (1), res. in Camb., on the southerly side of Spruce
Street (for many years and until recently known as Kidder's Lane), opposite
Cedar Street. He m. Sarah Griggs 23 Oct. 1689, and had Sarah, b. 17 Aug.
1690, m. Samuel Cooper, 29 Mar. 1720; Francis, b. 1692; Samuel, b. 1694,
d. 14 Aug. 1718, a. " about 24; " James, bap. 3 Jan. 1696-7, d. 31 Oct. 1714;
KIDDER — LAMSON. 597
Thomas, bap. 18 Dec. 1698; John, b. 25 Nov. 1700, was a cordwainer, and d.
unm. 6 Mar. 1734-5; Nathaniel, b. 20 Nov. 1702; Joseph, b. 23 Mar. 1704-5,
d. 23 Aug. 1725; Mary, b. 5 June 1707, m. Benjamin Goddard 9 Dec. 1731;
Hannah, b. 5 Mar. 1708-9. SAMUEL the f. was a maltster; Deacon of the
Church six years; Selectman four years between 1716 and 1721; and was a
useful and respected citizen. He d. 4 July 1724, a. 58; his w. Sarah d. 15
Nov. 1738, a. 72.
10. FRANCIS, s. of Samuel (9), m. Mary Prentice 13 Feb. 1717-18, and
had Mary, b. 16 Mar. 1718-19, m. Richard' Hunnewell, pub. 26 May 1739;
Samuel, b. 21 June 1720, m. Mary Tompson 20 Mar. 1744, at Medf., where
he prob. resided ; and was father of Deac. Samuel of Medf., who d. 16 Dec.
1821, a. 75; James, b. 12 Dec. 1721; Francis, bap. 26 Jan. 1723-4. FRANCIS
the f. resided here, and d. 21 Jan. 1723-4, a. 31; his w. Mary m. Samuel
Sprague of Stoneham, and was living 7 Nov. 1741.
11. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (9), m. Lydia Prentice 8 Ap. 1725, and had
Lydia, b. 19 Jan. 1725-6, m. Walter Cooper 13 Mar. 1755; Joseph, b. 20
Nov. 1727, d. unm. and his f, was administrator 9 May 1752; Solomon, b. 5
Feb. 1729-30; Thomas, b. 18 Jan. 1731-2; Nathan, b. 12 Feb. 1733-4, grad.
H. C. 1755, trader at Dover, N. H., d. at Havanna, 1761, a. 27. Tabitha,
bap. 29 Aug. 1736, in. John Bartlett 3 May 1759; John, bap. 18 Feb.
1738-9; Sarah, bap. 21 June 1741; Thomas, bap. 29 Aug. 1742, and d. young;
Sarah, bap. 16 Sept. 1744; Benjamin, bap. 30 Nov. 1746. THOMAS the f.
was a housewright ; he d. before Ap. 1792, at which date his wid. Lydia d. in
Boston, a. 88.
12. NATHANIEL, s. of Samuel (9), m. Deborah Bowman 17 Sept. 1741,
and had Eunice, b. 16 Aug. 1742, m. John Ranslow Sigourney 8 Nov. 1764;
Nathaniel, b. 10 Ap. 1747, grad. H. C. 1767. and was a physician at New
Market, N. H., where he d. in Dec. 1828; Samuel, b. 26 Sept. 1753. NA-
THANIEL the f. was a farmer, and d. 28 Mar. 1789, a. 86; his w. Deborah
d. 31 Mar. 1789, a. 72; and they were buried in one grave.
13. JOHN, s. of Thomas (11), m. Mary Jackson of Newton (pub. 6 Mar.
1761) and had Mary, bap. 29 Dec. 1761; Lydia, bap. 11 Dec. 1763, m. Charles
Frothingham 27 Sept. 1786; Sarah, bap. 29 Dec. 1765, m. Andrew Lopez 19
Nov. 1788; Phebe, bap. 1 Nov. 1767; John, b. 10 Sept. 1769, prob. d. Ap.
1810; Tabitha, b. 9 Ap. 1771; Hannah, b. 20 Ap. 1773; Elizabeth, b. 10 Mar.
1775, d. 6 Nov. 1776; Elizabeth, b. 26 Aug. 1778; Rebecca, b. 16 Aug. 1780,
d. unm. 7 Nov. 1854; Thomas, b. 20 May 1783, d. in Boston 20 Jan. 1876.
JOHN the f. was a tailor, and res. near the southeasterly corner of the old
Burial-ground, where the church of the First Parish now stands. He d. Nov.
1793.
14. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (12), m. Abigail Winship 12 Nov. 1787, and
had Samuel, b. 7 Nov. 1791; and perhaps others. SAMUEL the f. d. July
1832; his w. Abigail d. Mar. 1830,' a. 78.
KNIGHT, JOHN, sold a house in Camb. to Nicholas Simpkins 20 Nov. 1637;
and about 1638, to Roger Shaw, a house near the junction of Bow and Arrow
streets.
RICHARD, servant of John Betts, d. about 1652. MICHAEL had a grant of
land, 1683.
KNOWLES, RICHARD, by w. Ruth, had James, b. 17 Nov. 1648.
LAMSON, BARNABAS (otherwise written Lamsonn, Lambson, and Lamp-
sone), was a Selectman 1636, and res. at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place.
He d. about 1640 ; his w. had prob. d. previously. By a nuncupative will, he
ordered that his estate should be equally divided among his five children,
whom he commended to the care of his friends, during their minority, to wit:
"My daughter Mary to my brother Sparahak ; to my brother Isaack, my
daughter Sarah; my son Barnabey to my brother Parish; my daughter Matha
to my brother Stone; my son Joseph to my brother Bridge." Joseph was stil
livino- in the family of Deacon Bridge, when Mitchell prepared his fragment of
a Church Record ; and he may have been the father of Mary, b. about 1678,
m. James Clark, Jr., 4 Nov. 1703, and d. 25 June 171 1, a. 32.
598 LAPPINWALL — LEVERETT
LAPPINWALL, MICHAEL, by w. Isabel, bad Naomi, b. 8 Nov. 1638.
LATHAM, GARY (otherwise written Lathom, Lathome, Lathura, and La-
tbrum), by w. Elizabeth, had Thomas, b. Nov. 1639; Joseph. He res. on the
westerly side of Ash Street. He sold his house and seven acres of land about
1646, and rem. to New London, where he had Elizabeth, Jane, Lydia, and
Hannah. He d. 1685.
2. ROBERT, res. in the family of Rev. Thomas Shepard two years, pre-
vious to 12 Nov. 1646. He afterwards rem. to Bridgewater, where he had a
family.
LAWTON. JOHN (otherwise written Lorton), by w. Mary, had John, b. 10
Jan. 1691.
LEVERETT, JOHN, son of Hudson, grandson of Governor John, and great-
grandson of Elder Thomas Leverett, was b. in Boston 2f) Aug. 1662, grad. H.
C. 1680, and received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity 1692, being the first,
together with his classmate, Rev. William Brattle, on whom that honor was
ever bestowed by Harvard College. He was several years Tutor, and a mem-
ber of the Corporation; Selectman 1699, 1700; Representative of Cambridge
1696, 1699, and 1700; Speaker of the House 1700; Member of the Council
1706; Vice-judge of Admiralty; Judge of Probate from 30 Oct. 1702 to 1707;
and during the same period, 1702-1707, Justice of the Superior Court. He
was elected President of Harvard College 28 Oct. 1707, was inaugurated on
the 14th of the succeeding January, and performed the duties of that office
with distinguished honor to himself and advantage to the institution, until 3
May 1724, when he was found dead in his bed, having apparently deceased
without a struggle.1 He was highly honored and respected through life, and
his death occasioned a general lamentation. For a more extended notice of his
character, see Pres. Quincy's Hist, of the University. It would seem that his
1 A bill for professional services rendered throw any light on the cause of President
by Dr. Henry Hooper (who resided at the Leverett's death, it indicates the manner of
westerly corner of Brattle and Appleton medical practice a hundred and fifty years
streets) is preserved in the Library of the ago: —
N. Eng. Hist. Gen. Society. If it does not
" Feb. The Estate of ye Hon.bie Mr. John Leverett Dr.
23d Imps visit bleeding & dressing his armes £Q. 4. 6
1721-2 Visit Ext? dent. & dressing another ulcer that wanted digestion 0. 4. 6
to Visit & dressing boath armes 0. 3. 0
July 21 [Forty-seven charges, here omitted, amount to] 6. 18. 0
1722. Two visits to Boston 0. 10. 0
Dressing at my house when come up again from Boston 0. 2. 0
He went to Boston & stayed yr some time, and by reason I could not
attend him there he was drest at Dr. Boylstons untill about the 20th
April he come up agn with his armes very much excoriate & in-
flamed I dress him at my house and send a pott of ung1 with him
by wch in a short time the inflamation of his armes and hands is
decipated and almost cicatrized
About wch time he come and complaines his [sic] is sick at his stoma:
& has an asthma I advise him to ye use of the Elix? pp* &c. by
wch he is restored again so I do no more for him as yett charge 2. 0. 0
the 6th July he sent for me to apply a fomentation to his leggs yl was
much tumefied and pitted with ye touch of ones fingr which fomen-
tation with stupes I continue daily to apply at his house untill ye
15th following embrocating with a camphorated sp* with large em-
plasr" O: Diac: Simp: & Rollers Item my attend06 applying the
above fomentation &ca from ye 6th July untill 15th ditto &c. 2. 0. 0
the 16th he goes to ye mineral spring to take ye waters and ye 17th he
comes and went into yc salt water I go in with him to attend him &
when come out dress "his leggs as above, and doe thus sundry times
& ye 216t July 1722 I visitt at his house & dress his leggs leave plas-
ter & spread for sundry dressings by which means he gitts well and
for this my attend06 &ca I charge 1. 0. 0
11. 9. 6
Emboweling 5. 0. 0
Errors Excepted
P H. HOOPER."
LEVERETT — LONGHORN. 599
appearance was very dignified, and somewhat more haughty than would be
tolerated in these days, .since it has been discovered that all men are born free
and equal. In the Library of the Mass. Hist. Society is preserved a letter
from Nathaniel Cotton, a member of the Senior Class in College to his father,
Rev. Rowland Cotton of Sandwich, dated 6 Ap. 1717, in which it is said:
" Our two Deacons walk on each side of the President with their hats under
their arms, when consulting, making very low obeisance to him when they take
their leave of him. He not so much as touches his hat, or takes his hand out of
his pocket, which is taken notice of ; and indeed is ruler of the Town as well
as College." Pres. Leverett res. on the northerly side of Harvard Street,
nearly opposite to Holyoke Street, which was the former residence of Hooker,
Shepard, and Mitchell, and afterwards of the Professors Wigglesworth ; con-
nected with his homestead were about seven acres of land, now the property
of Harvard College. He in. 25 Nov. 1697 Margaret, dau. of President Rogers,
granddau. of Gen. Daniel Denison, and wid. of Capt. Thomas Berry. She d.
7 June 1720, a. 54, and he m. 5 Ap. 1722 Sarah, wid. of William Harris, who
survived him, and in. Hon. John Clark of Boston 15 July 1725, after whose
death she contracted a fourth marriage 6 May 1731, becoming the wife of Rev.
Benjamin Column, and d. 24 Ap. 1744, a. 71. His children, all by his first
w., were Margaret, b. 30 Sept. 1G98, d. 22 Nov. 1702; Sarah, b. 12 Nov.
1700, m. Rev. Edward Wigglesworth 15 June 1726, and d. 9 Nov. 1727 ; Mary,
b. 29 Oct. 1701; m. Major John Denison of Ipswich 9 Ap. 1719, and Rev.
Nathaniel Rogers of Ipswich 25 Dec. 1728; John, b. 26 Sept. 1703, d. 31 Oct.
1704; Payton, b. 4 Aug. 1704, d. 7 Dec. 1704; Margaret, b. 31 July 1705, d.
16 June 1716 ; Anne, b. 5 July 1708, d. 30 July 1 708 ; John, b. 21 June 1711,
d. 4 July 1711.
RACHEL, m. Josiah Dana 31 Oct. 1782. SALLY, m. Oliver Pratt 29 Sept.
1788.
LEWIS, WILLIAM, was here in 1635, and res. at the N. W. corner of Win-
throp and Holyoke streets. He rem. to Hartford with Hooker's company,
and thence to Farmington, where he was a Sergeant in 1649 ; " to train the
men there."
LOCKWOOD, EDMUND, was among the more prominent of the first company
of inhabitants. He was appointed Constable by the General Court, May
1632; and, at the same session, it was " ordered that there should be two of
every Plantation appointed to confer with the Court about raising of a public
stock; Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Spencer for New Town." He died before 3
March 1634-5, when the Court " Ordered, that Ruth Lockwood, widow, shall
bring all the writings that her husband left in her hands to John Haynes,
Esq., and Simon Bradstreete, on the third day of the next week, who shall
detain the same in their hands till the next Court, when they shall be disposed
of to those to whom they belong." It is not improbable that Mr. Lockwood
removed to Wat. before his death, or that his widow removed there immedi-
ately afterwards ; for by an order of Court 7 Ap. 1635, " It is referred to the
Church of Watertown, with the consent of Robert Lockwood, executor of
Edmund Lockwood dec. to dispose of the children and estate of the said Ed-
mund Lockwood (given to them), to such persons as they think meet," etc.
Of these children, only one name appears on the record of births, viz. John,
b. Nov. 1632.
2. ROBERT, prob. brother of Edmund (1), res. in Wat. and by w. Susan
had Jonathan, b. 10 Sept. 1634; Deborah, b. 12 Oct. 1636; Joseph, b. 6 Aug.
1638; Daniel, b. 21 Mar. 1640; Ephraim, b. 1 Dec. 1641 ; Gershom, b. 6 Sept.
1643. Hinman says ROBERT the f. removed to Norwalk, Conn., as early as
1649.
LONGHORN, THOMAS (otherwise written Longhorne and Langhorne), was a
butcher and the town drummer. In 1652 he purchased the homestead pre-
viously owned by Simon Crosby, at the southerly corner of Brattle Street and
Brattle Square, where he probably resided during the remainder of his life.
He m. Sarah, dau. of Bartholomew Green, about 1646, and had Tlioni't*,
b. 26 Au". 1647, bur. 5 Ap. 1648; Sarah, b. 26 Feb. 1648-9; Elizabeth, b.
600 LONGHORN — LUXFORD.
about 1651 ; Mary, b. 5 Sept. 1653, d. 27 Mar. 1654; Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1654-5;
Samuel, bap. 9 Dec. 1660, d. young; Mercy, bap. 11 May 1662, d. young; Pa-
tience, bap. 3 Ap. 1664, d. young. THOMAS the f. d. 6 May 1685, " aged
about 68 years," according to his epitaph ; but in his will, dated 24 Ap. 1685,
he calls himself 69 years old, and names wife Sarah, and surviving children
Sarah, Elizabeth, and Mary.
BETHIA; family uncertain, m. Amos Marrett 2 Nov. 1681.
LOUD, THOMAS. His name does not appear on our Records. But Hinman
says he " came to Hartford from Cambridge, Mass., in 1636, .... and was
in the division of lands at Hartford in 1639. His children were Thomas [a
surgeon], Richard, William, Dorothy, Robert, John, and Amy. He is the an-
cestor of the Lord family of the State."
2. RICHARD, perhaps s. of Thomas (1), in 1635 owned " one shop, with
garden plot, about half a rood," at the N. E. corner of Brighton and Mount
Auburn streets. He rem. to Hartford, where he was Constable in 1642, and
Selectman in 1744,. " He was a man of great energy, and an original settler.
In 1657, he was appointed Captain of the first troop of horse ever raised in
the Colony After several years spent in Hartford he removed to New
London, where he died." — Hinman.
LOWDEN, JOHN, m. Sarah Stevenson 29 May 1682.
LUXFORD, JAMES, was an early inhabitant, and res. on the westerly side of
Holyoke Street, on a lot which he sold to Mrs. Glover in 1639, and which
became the site of the famous Old School-house. By his w. Elizabeth, he had
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1637, living in 1658; Reuben, b. Feb. 1639-40. It would
seem that Luxford left a wife in England, and during her life-time iniqui-
tously contracted a second marriage here. The General Court, being in-
formed of the fact shortly before the second child was born, took measures to
punish the guilty and protect and partially indemnify the innocent. Under
date of 3 Dec. 1639, it is recorded that "James Luxford being presented
for having two wives, his last marriage was declared void or a nullity thereof,
and to be divorced, not to come to the sight of her whom he last took, and he
to be sent away for England by the first opportunity ; all that he hath is ap-
pointed to her whom he last married, for her and her children. He is also
fined £100, and to be set in the stocks an hour upon a market day, after the
lecture the next lecture day if the weather permit; or else the next lecture day
after." Soon afterwards, he appears to have been convicted of other crimes ;
for 13 May 1640, "James Luxford, for his forgery, lying, and other foul
offences, was censured to be bound to the whipping post till the lecture from
the first bell, and after the lecture to have his ears cut off ; and so he had lib-
erty to depart out of our jurisdiction." Very probably he availed himself of
the liberty granted, and with mutilated ears departed from the jurisdiction
of those rulers who were a terror to evil doers. I find no trace of him here
afterwards.1 His wife remained here, was a member of the Church, and a
recipient of its bounty. Her name appears on the records as sister Albon,
Albone, or Olbon I conjecture that her name before marriage was Olbon or
Albone ; that she resumed it for herself and her children when her marriage
was annulled by the Court; and that, at some period subsequent to 1645
(when she is called sister Albone), she m. Cole (perhaps the father of
Arthur Cole), and died before 1668. This conjecture is partly founded on
the fragment of a Church Record commenced by Rev. Mr. Mitchell, who d.
in 1668. Under the name of John Fezington (Fessenden) he says: " In his
family is Reuben Luxford, alias Olbon, who, together with his sister Elizabeth,
were baptized in this church, being the children of our Sister Olbon (lately
Cole), now deceased." The original Record was thus written ; but subse-
quently the words — " Luxford alias " —were erased.
1 An unfaithful steward of Governor Win- 169. More than a dozen suits were com-
throp, bearing the same name, perhaps the menced against him in Plymouth, at the
same person, fled to Plymouth before 10 court holden in December. 1641. Plym. Col.
Oct. 1640, and was then in extreme poverty Rec., vii. 24-27.
and distress. Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., xxxvi.
LUXFORD- MANNING. 601
2. REUBEN, s. of James (1), resumed the name Luxford, and m. Margaret
at Lancaster 22 June 1669; she d. 31 Aug. 1691, and he m. Lydia .
His chil. were Margaret, b. 27 July 1673, m. John Pattin 13 Mar. 1700;
Lydia, m. Philip Goodwin 14 June 1694. REUBEN the f. res. on the south-
erly side of Brattle Street, near Ash Street and d. 3 May 1703; his w. Lydia
m. Nathaniel Billings 29 Mar. 1 709.
MACKEY, DANIKI, (otherwise written Mackee and Makey), by w. Sarah,
had Sarah, b. 10 Jan. 1663; Nathaniel, b. 1 Oct. 1665; Daniel, b. 17 Aug.
1670; Mary, b. 17 Oct. 1672, d. young; Mary, b. 25 Sept. 1673; Jacob, b. 14
Mar. 1675;' Hannah, b. 29 Mar. 1677; Ebenezer, b. 20 Ap. 1680.
MACOONK, JOHN (otherwise written Maccoon, Maccoone, and Mackoon),
in. Deborah Bush 8 Nov. 1656; she d. 20 Feb. 1664, and he m. Sarah Wood
14 June 1665. His chil. were Hannah, b. 31 Oct. 1659; Deborah, b. 31 Dec.
1661; Elizabeth, b. 31 Jan. 1662, d. 30 Jan. 1663; Sarah, b. 15 Feb. 16C3;
John, b. 14 June 1666; Daniel, b. 18 Feb. 1668; Elizabeth, b. 17 Jan. 1669;
Margaret, b. 20 Feb. 1671; Peter, b. 21 Feb. 1673. JOHN the f. resided on
the south side of the river, and was living in 1676.
MERCY, m. Samuel Foster of Boxford 2 Sept. 1703.
MAN, WILLIAM (or Mann), m. Alice Teel 11 June 1657, and d. before
1. Ap. 1662. In his will, dated 10 Dec. 1661, he names his wife, and an only
son Samuel, by a former marriage. WILLIAM the f. was here as- early as
1635, and res. on the road leading to the Fresh Pond. Before 1642 he pur-
chased a house and land on the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Com-
mon, where he subsequently resided.
2. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), b. 6 July 1647, grad. H. C. 1665, and taught
school for a time in Dedham. About 1670 he commenced preaching at Wren-
tham, where a few families were settled. They were scattered during Philip's
War. Soon afterwards they returned, and Mr. Mann recommenced his labors.
He continued in the ministry until 22 May 1719, when he died. His posterity
is very numerous.
HEZEKIAH, grad. H. C. 1731, d. at the house of Mr. Palmer 5 Aug. 1739,
and was buried from the College Hall.
MANNING, WILLIAM, was an early inhabitant and ancestor of a family once
numerous here and not yet extinct in the female line. About the year 1638
he purchased of George Stocking an estate at the southwest corner of Mount
Auburn and Holyoke streets. He appears to have been living in Oct. 1650,
when his wife Susanna died; but I find no trace of him afterwards.
2. WILLIAM, s. and apparently the only child of William (1), inherited the
homestead, and was a prominent citizen. He was a merchant, somewhat con-
cerned in navigation, and owned a warehouse at the southwest corner of Dun-
ster and South streets, to which boats had free access by the canal. He d.
14 Mar. 1690-91, a. 76 ; his w. Dorothy d. 26 July 1692, a. 80. Their chil.
were Hannah, b. 21 June 1642, m. Samuel Stearns of Wat., 1662; Samuel, b.
21 July 1644; Sarah, b. 28 Jan. 1645-6, m. Joseph Bull; Abigail, b. 15 Jan.
1647-8, d. 10 May 1648; John, b. 31 Mar. 1649, d. of small-pox 25 Nov.
1678, prob. unm.; Mary, birth not recorded, but named on the Church Record
and in the division of her father's estate, m. Adams, and d. before 1692,
leaving a son Eliphalet. Timothy, prob. of the same family, d. 8 Nov. 1653.
3. SAMUEL, s. of William (2), rem. early to Billerica, where he subse-
quently resided, was Representative in 1695 and 1696, Town Clerk six years,
and d. 22 Feb. 1710-11. By his first wife, Elizabeth Stearns of Watertown,
whom he m. 13 Ap. 1664, he had Samuel, birth not recorded, and John, b. 30
Aug. 1666. By his second wife, Abiah Wright, whom he m. 6 May 1673, he
had Timothy, b. 4 Feb. 1673-4, d. 12 Mar. 1673-4; Hannah, b. 28 Mar. 1675,
m. Ebene/er King of Watertown 7 Dec. 1699; William, b. 27 June 1677;
Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1679; Surah,1 b. 26 Aug. 1681, m. Samuel Robinson of Camb.
1 Her son, Samuel Robinson, born in Cam- ton. Vt., went to England as agent for the
bridge 4 April 1707, removed to Hardwick, settlers on the New Hampshire grants in
and was a Captain in the French War, 1756 their controversy with New York, and died
-1763; he afterwards removed to Benning- at London, of small-pox, iu 1767, leaving a
602 MANNING.
23 Mar. 1703-4, and d. 19 July 1709; Dorothy, b. 27 June 1683; Isaac, b. 15
Ap. 1685; Ephraim,\). 11 Sept. 1686; Elizabeth, b. 14 Mar. 1690-91 ; Timothy,
b. 4 Mar. 1692-3 ; Eliphalet; Abiah.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), was styled " waterman," and rem. from Bil-
lerica to Camb. about 1692. In 1698 his father conveyed to him the ware-
house, boat-house, and wharf rights (which he had inherited), at the south-
west corner of Dunster and South streets, and a house and land on the
southeast corner. A part of this estate he sold to Jonathan Remington in
1720, and before 1724 rem. to Windham, Conn., where he was living in 1744.
By his wife Deborah, he had Dorothy, b. 17 Jan. 1688-9; Samuel, b. 14 Jan.
1690-91 ; Edward; John, bap. 17 Jan. 1696-7; Abigail, bap. 14 May 1699,
m. Jabez Carter 27 June 1723; Elizabeth, b. 21 Nov. 1701, m. Bingham;
Mary, b. 17 Mar. 1703-4, m. Case; Joseph (prob. grad. at H. C. 1730),
was a physician in Woburn, where he d. in 1745. By his will, dated 29 Oct.
1744, he seems to have left neither wife nor children, as he gives his whole
property to his father Samuel, his brothers Edward and John, and his sisters
Abigail, Elizabeth, and Mary.
5. JOHN, s. of Samuel (3), was a carpenter. In 1709 he purchased of
Richard Proctor an estate on the westerly side of Dunster Street, between
Mount Auburn and Winthrop streets, on or near which the first meeting-house
in Cambridge was erected. He d. 3 Feb. 1718-19. By his wife Sarah, he
had John; Edward, bap. 27 Mar. 1698 ; William, b. 21 May 1700 ; Samuel, b.
20 Ap. 1703; Benjamin, b. 10 Mar. 1704-5, res. in Billerica 1748, and prob.
the same who m. Mary, dau. of Deacon William French; Sarah, b. 27 Mar.
1708, and was living unmarried in 1732.
6. ISAAC, s. of Samuel (3), m. Margaret, dau. of William Eager, 8 April
1708, and had Isaac, b. 13 Jan. 1708-9; Margaret, b. 25 Sept. 1710, m.
Daniel Barrett 10 Nov. 1737 ; William, b. 24 Oct. 1712 ; Thomax, b. 16 Aug.
1714, and d. 16 Nov. 1714; Daniel, b. 5 Feb. 1715-16; Sarah, b. 7 Feb.-
1717-18; Hannah, b. 25 Dec. 1719, m. James Lanman 25 July 1743; Thomas,
b. 19 Jan. 1722-3.
7. JOHN, s. of Samuel (4), was styled " waterman," and sometimes "cord-
wainer." He rem. to Hopkinton as early as 1725. By his wife Abigail, dau.
of Joseph Winship, he had in Camb. Joseph, b. 15 July 1718; John, b. 10 July
1720; Sarah, b. 2 Jan. 1721-2; Samuel, bap. 10 Nov. 1723.
8. JOHN, s. of John (5), was a carpenter. He m. Rebecca Winship 6 June
1728, and had Sarah, bap. 20 Ap. 1729 ; John, bap. 12 Dec. 1731 ; Esther, bap.
5 Jan. 1 734-5.
9. EDWARD, s. of John (5), was a chair maker. By purchasing the rights
of the other heirs, he became owner of the homestead on Dunster Street,
where he d. 6 June 1774. By his wife Mary, he had Mary, b. 26 May 1720,
m. Stephen Randall 29 Mar. 1753; Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1721-2, and d. 26
Jan. 1731-2; Edward, b. 26 Mar. 1724 ; John, b. 3 Dec. 1725; Mercy, b. 4
Aug. 1727, and d. 24 Jan. 1731-2; James, b. 16 May 1729, and d. 1 Feb.
1731-2 ; Benjamin, b. 15 Oct. 1730 ; Elizabeth, b. 5 June 1732, and d. 1 Oct.
1733 ; Hannah, b. 20 Mar. 1733-4, m. Benjamin Hill 4 Feb. 1761; Mercy, b.
19 Nov. 1735, m. Samuel Woods of Roxbury 26 Feb. 1756; Abigail, bap. 3
Dec. 1738, and d. 28 July 1739.
10. WILLIAM, s. of John (5), was a cordwainer. In 1725 he purchased an
estate at the southwest corner of Winthrop and Brighton streets, where he d.
17 Sept. 1778. His wife Mary d. 15 May 1774, a. 74. Their children were
William, b. 19 Sept. 1722, and d. young; Thomas, b. 8 May 1727; Samuel, b.
26 Aug. 1729; Joseph, b. 26 Jan. 1730-31; Mary, b. 19 Feb. 1732-3, m. John
Warland 26 Sept. 1754; after his death, she m. William Darling 19 May 1763,
large family all born in Hardwick. Two of Senator in Congress, for the same State,
his sons were particularly distinguished : Another son, Samuel, served as Adjutant in
Moses, who was Chief Justice of the Supreme the French War, commanded a company in
Court, Senator in Congress, and Governor the Bennington Battle, and became Colonel
of Vermont ; and Jonathan, who was also of a regiment of militia.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and
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whom she survived, and d. 22 May 1817; William, b. 11 May 1755; Sarah, b.
29 Nov. 1737, m. John Barrows of Plymouth (afterwards of Dighton), and
was living in 1806; Rebecca, b. 17 Ap. 1740, m. Pratt, and d. 19 June
1774, leaving an only child Rebecca; Ebenezer, b. 8 May 1743, grad. at H. C.
1766, taught school in Greenland, N. H., and d. 26 Sept. 1801.
11. EDWARD, s. of Edward (9), m. Patience Day of Boston 4 Dec. 1746,
and had Margaret, b. 27 Sept. 1747.
12. JOHN, s. of Edward (9), was a chair-maker, and inherited the home-
stead on Dunster Street. In 1794, having lost his reason, his guardian sold
the estate for his benefit. Unable by reason of mental and physical imbecility
to maintain himself, he became an inmate of the almshouse where he d. 17
Ap. 1814, aged 88. I think he was never married.
13. SAMUEL, s. of William (10), was a cordwainer, and inherited his
father's homestead. He d. 2 Ap. 1824, a. 94 years and 7 months. He m.
Mary Woods 1777, and had Samuel, b. 28 May 1778. His w. d. 15 Oct. 1788,
a. 50; and he m. Sarah Woods 29 Dec. 1791; she d. 16 April 1812, a. 72.
14. JOSEPH, s. of William (10), grad. at H. C. 1751; was a clergyman, and
chaplain in the Continental Army; res. for a time in Providence; was of Bath,
Me., in 1806, and d. in 1808, a. 77. He had several children; one of whom
was the late William Manning, who, having been a printer for nearly or quite
half a century, and subsequently Messenger to the Governor and Council of
the Commonwealth, spent the last few years of a cheerful old age with his
affectionate family in this city, and d. 25 July 1849, a. 82. His descendants
are numerous.1
15. WILLIAM, s. of William (10), was a cordwainer, and resided on the
westerly side of Harvard Square, on an estate which he purchased in 1778,
and which after his death was sold to Harvard College. He m. Rebecca Oliver
26 Nov. 1772, and d. 10 Dec. 1804, a. 69. She d. 13 Ap. 1821, a. 81. Their
children were Rebecca, b. 7 Sept. 1774, and d. 21 Sept. 1774; William, b. 4
Nov. 1775, and d. 22 Sept. 1777.
16. SAMUEL, s. and only child of Samuel (13), grad. at H. C. 1797, was a
physician, and res. principally in Lancaster. He returned to Camb. in 1821,
and d. in Oct. 1822. His first wife was Lucy Cogswell, by whom he had
Samuel, grad. at H. C. 1822, res. in Baltimore, and d. 16 May 1857; Mary
W., m. Dr. A. B. Cleaveland of Baltimore; William, a physician in Michigan;
Rebecca, deceased; Joseph and Charles, both of Baltimore. His second wife
was Elizabeth B., dau. of Thomas Warland, and widow of Rev. John L.
Abbott, to whom he was m. 20 Mar. 1822, a few months before his decease.
She still resides in Cambridge.
MARKHAM, DANIEL, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Whitmore, 3 Nov. 1669,
and had Daniel, b. 1 Nov. 1671; Elizabeth, b. 13 July 1673; James, b. 16
Mar. 1674-5.
MARRETT, THOMAS (otherwise written Marritt, Maritt, Mariott, and Mary- '
ott), came early to Camb. and in 1638 purchased the estate at the N. E. cor-
ner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets. He had previously owned a lot
on the northerly side of Harvard Street extending northerly to Gore Hall,
which was long afterwards known as the " Fellows' Orchard." He was by
occupation a shoemaker, but a prominent citizen. He is supposed to have
been the first elected Deacon of Shepard's Church, organized in 1636, and
was a Selectman six years, from 1639 to 1647. His children, by w. Susanna,
all prob. b. in England, were Abigail, m. Daniel Fisher of Dedham 17 Nov.
1641; Susanna, m. George Barstow of Scituate, and d. here 11 Ap. 1654;
John; Thomas; Hannah, d. unm. 9 Dec. 1668. THOMAS the f. d. 30 June
1664, a. 75. In his will, dated 15 Oct. 1663, he names as then living, his
w. Susanna; children John, Thomas, Abigail, Hannah; and grandchildren,
Lydia, Amos, John, and Jeremiah Fisher; Thomas, Amos, Susanna, and John
Marrett, and the children (George and Margaret) of George Barstow, dec.
2. JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), m. Abigail Richardson 20 June 1654, and had
1 Among the children of William Manning Hon. J. M. S. Williams, and Mr. Henry R.
are the wives of Hon. Henry 0. Houghton, Glover, all residing in Cambridge.
604 MARKETT.
Thomas, b. 15 Dec. 1656, killed by the Indians at the Sudbury Fight, 20 Ap.
1675 ; John (twin with Thomas), b. 15 Dec. 1656, d. 7 Mar. 1657-8 ; Amos, b.
25 Feb. 1657-8 ; Susanna, b. 19 Jan. 1659-60, m. Jacob Amsden, and d. 16 Oct.
1707 without issue; John, b. 29 Jan. 1661-2, d. 6 Nov. 1663; John, b. 3 June
1664, d. at sea, unm. (administration granted to Jacob Amsden 17 Mar.
1690-91); Aligail, b. 16 Aug. 1666, m. Timothy Rice of Concord 27 Ap. 1687,
who d. 1692, arid Joseph Crackbone 11 May 1698 ; Hannah, b. 17 Aug. 1668, m.
Samuel Hastings, Jr. ; Edward, b. 2 Aug. 1670; Mary, b. 7 Mar. 1671-2, m.
Joseph Hovey 10 Dec. 1702, and Nathaniel Parker of Newton 27 Jan. 1736-7 ;
Lydia, b. 22 Feb. 1673-4, d. young. The deaths of Thomas and the third
John are stated on the authority of a manuscript genealogy by the late Rev.
John Marrett of Burlington. JOHN the f . was a shoemaker, and after 1682
resided a few rods westerly from the Craigie House in the former mansion of
Deac. John Bridge. He. d. between 3 Oct. and 16 Dec. 1695; his w. Abigail
survived and was prob. the same who d. 15 Mar. 1721-2.
3. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), taught school in Dedham from Dec. 1659 to
July 1661 ; and is named in his father's will 15 Oct. 1663.
4. AMOS, s. of John (2), m. Bethia Longhorn 2 Nov. 1681 ; she d. 20
Nov. 1730, a. 69, and he m. Ruth, wid. of Jona. Dunster, 22 Nov. 1732, who
survived him, and m. Peter Hayes of Stoneham 1742. Mr. Marrett, gener-
ally known as Lieut. Marrett, was by occupation a farmer and brickmaker,
a man of wealth, and a prominent citizen of the town. In 1 704 he purchased
ten acres of land, between the paternal homestead and the estate late of
Dr. Hill, embracing the site of the house celebrated as the headquarters of
Washington, the present residence of Professor Longfellow. On this lot,
which he had occupied for several previous years under lease, he seems to
have spent the remainder of his days ; but whether his house was erected
by him or by a previous owner does not appear. The estate remained in the
Marrett family until 1746, when it was sold to Col. John Vassall. Lieut.
Marrett d. without posterity 17 Nov. 1739, a. 81. He had previously con-
veyed his homestead to his nephew Amos Marrett, and in his will constituted
him his principal heir.
5. EDWARD, s. of John (2), m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Bradish (Barry,
Hist. From., says she had previously m. Joseph Stanhope). Their chil. were
Amos, b. about 1694, d. young; Hannah, bap. 27 Dec. 1696, m. Joseph Law-
rence 17 Feb. 1714-15. rem. to Connecticut; Susanna, bap. 11 Sept. 1698, m.
John Pierce of Boston 27 Sept. 1722, and Samuel Witt of Marlborough, d.
without issue Dec. 1794; Abigail, b. 28 Feb. 1700-1, m. Judah Monis, the He-
brew Preceptor, 13 Jan. 1723-4, d. without issue 1761 ; Amos, b. 5 Sept. 1703;
Mary, bap. 28 Ap. 1706, m. Rev. John Martyn of Cambridge, afterwards of
Northborough, 18 Aug. 1724, d. 8 Sept. 1775, leaving several children ; John,
b. 29 July 1711, d. of small-pox in Boston, a. 18; Edward, b. 5 Nov. 1713.
' EDWARD the f. was a glazier, and resided on the homestead on Brattle
Street. He d. 11 Ap. 1754, a. 83; his w. Hannah d. 9 Ap. 1754, a. 84. Both
attended meeting on the previous Sabbath, and both were buried in one
grave.
6. AMOS, s. of Edward (5), m. Mary, dau. of Henry Dunster 21 Sept.
1732, and had Abigail, b. 25 Aug. 1733, d. young; Ruth, b. 30 Ap. 1735, d.
unm. 2 May 1766, and was buried at Lexington ; Amos, bap. 17 July 1737, d.
young; Amos, b. 8 Feb. 1738-9; Mary, b. 17 Aug. 1740, d. 17 Oct. 1754;
John, b. 10 Sept 1741, grad. H. C. 1763, ordained at 2d church in Woburn
(now Burlington) 21 Dec. 1774, m. Martha, dau. of his predecessor, Rev.
Thomas Jones, and d. 18 Feb. 1813, leaving an only dau. Martha, who in. his
successor, Rev. Samuel Sewall, the distinguished ecclesiastical antiquarian.
AMOS the f. was a glazier and farmer. He dealt largely in real estate, and
appears to have been a man of wealth. He was the principal heir of his uncle
Amos, and resided on his homestead, until 1746, when he sold it to Col. John
Vassall, and purchased the estate afterwards called the Fayerweather estate,
recently owned by William Wells, which was then in Watertown. He d.
there (perhaps in the old farmhouse lately demolished) 14 Nov. 1747, a. 44.
His w. Mary survived.
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7. EDWARD, s. of Edward (5), m. Mary Wyatt of Boston 13 May 1736; she
d. 15 Jan. 1743-4, a. 29, and he married wid. Susanna Foster of Boston 3
Nov. 1762, who d. 12 Dec. 1787, a. 71. His chil. were Mary, bap. 13 Mar.
1736-7; Edward, b. 21 Jan. 1738-9, d. young; Judah, bap. 21 Dec. 1740;
Thomas, bap. 16 May 1742, grad. H. C. 1761, school-master and Deacon of
the 3d Church at Gloucester, returned here after his father's death, united
with the Cainb. Church 1781, and d. 24 June 1784; Edward, bap. 15 Jan.
1743-4. EDWARD the f. was a tailor, and inherited the homestead, which he
sold 28 July 1759 to Col. John Vassall. He had previously, 13 June 1745,
purchased the estate formerly occupied by his first N. Eng. ancestor, Deac.
Thomas Marrett, at the N. E. corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets,
where he resided during the remainder of life. He was Captain of militia,
and Selectman seven years, from 1769 to 1777 inclusive. He d. 13 Sept.
1780, a. 67.
8. AMOS, s. of Amos (6), m. Abigail Tidd of Lex. (pub. 14 Sept. 1760),
and had, in Camb., Abigail, bap. 6 June 1762, d. young; Amos, b. 4 Oct.
1763 ; and in Lex., Abigail, b. 4 June 1765; Daniel, b. 18 July 1767; Ruth, b.
12 Nov. 1768. AMOS the f. was a farmer, and inherited the homestead,
which he sold 19 Ap. 1764 to George Ruggles, Esq., of Boston ; it was sub-
sequently known as the Fayerweather estate. About the time of this sale he
removed to Lex. where he d. 27 Mar. 1805, a. 66.
9. AMOS, s. of Amos (8), res. in Lex., and by w. Patty, had Patty, b, 9
Sept. 1787; Sally, b. 1 Oct. 1789; Hannah, b. 24 Dec. 1792; Nabby, b. 18
Aug. 1795; Betsy, b. 4 July 1798; Ruth, b. 18 Mar. 1801; John, b. 17 Oct.
1803; EmUy, b. 25 Dec. 1806 ; Harriet, b. 13 Sept. 1809. AMOS the f. d.
16 Nov. 1824, a. 61.
10. DANIEL, s. of Amos (8), grad. H. C. 1790, Pastor of the Church in
Standish, Me., 33 years, where he d. 14 Ap. 1836, a. nearly 69. He m.
Dorcas, dau. of Maj. Samuel Hastings of Lex., 8 Oct. 1810 (second wife),
and had Leander, b. 16 Sept. 1811, d. 13 July 1814; Lorenzo, b. 18 Mar. 1816,
grad. Bow. Col. 1838, m. Eliza A. Winsor of Pawtucket, R. I, 14 Aug. 1845,
res. in Camb., is a lawyer, and has been Alderman and Representative ;
Isabella Annette, b. 20 July 1817, d. 4 Mar. 1818; Avery Williams, b. 19 Jan.
1819, m. Elizabeth B. Weston of Standish 25 Nov. 1847, and res. on the
homestead; Dane Appleton, b. 12 Jan. 1822, m. Eliza A. Locke of Lancaster
7 June 1848, was a merchant, and had children in Somerville; Samuel Hast-
ings, b. 12 Jan. 1822, m. Fanny A. Locke, twin sister to his twin brother's
wife, 7 June 1848, was a merchant in Somerville, where he d. 22 May 1850;
Helen Maria, b. 3 July 1823, d. unm. 15 Mar. 1846 ; Francis Grenville, b.
8 Sept. 1826, a piano-forte manufacturer, d. unm. at East Cambridge 16 May
1859.
MARTIN, THOMAS, by w. Alice, had Abigail, b. 22 Aug. 1653. DEBORAH,
m. Ebenezer Frost 2 July 1723.
MASON, HUGH, came to N. Eng. with his w. Hester, or Esther, in 1634, and
settled in Watertown. He was by occupation a tanner, but much engaged in
public life, being a Captain of the train-band for a long succession of years,
Selectman about thirty years, and Representative ten years. His children, all
born in Wat., were Hannah, b. 23 Sept. 1636, m. Capt. Joshua Brooks of
Concord 17 Oct. 1653; Elizabeth, b. 3 Sept. 1638, d. young; Ruth, b. 17 Dec.
1640, d. young; Mary (twin with Ruth), b. 18 Dec. 1640, in. Rev. Joseph
Estabrook of Concord 20 May 1668; John, b. 1 Jan. 1644; Joseph, b. 10 Aug.
1646; Daniel,b. 19 Feb. 1648-9; Sarah, b. 25 Sept. 1651, m. Capt. Andrew
Gardner of Muddy River (Brookline) 20 May 1668, and was mother of Rev.
Andrew Gardner, who was accidentally killed at Lancaster during the Indian
troubles in 1704. HUGH the f. d. 10 Oct. 1678, a. 73; his w. Esther d. 21
May 1692, a. 82.
2. JOHN, s. of Hugh (1), was a tanner, and settled in Newton (then a part
of Camb.); he m. Elizabeth Hammond, and had John, b. 22 Jan. 1676-7;
Elizabeth, b. 10 Nov. 1678, m. Thomas Brown of Boston; Abigail, b. 16 Dec.
1679, d. young; Daniel; Samuel, b. 22 Jan. 1688, d. young; Hannah, b. 26
606 MASON.
Jan. 1694, m. Joseph Sabin of Rehoboth, 7 July 1721. JOHN the f. d. about
1729.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Hugh (1), was also a tanner, and inherited the homestead
in Watertown. He in. Mary, dau. of John Fiske, 5 Feb. 1683-4, and had
Mary, b. 22 May 1684, m. Thomas Learned; Esther, b. 8 July 1686, m. Capt.
Joseph Coolidge 10 Nov. 1737, being his second wife; Joseph, b. 2 Oct. 1688;
Sarah, b. 17 Nov. 1691, m. Thomas Chamberlin 22 June 1709. JOSEPH the
f. d. 22 July 1702.
4. DANIEL, s. of Hugh (1), grad. H. C. 1666, was a physician, in which
capacity he sailed with Capt. Ellson, 1679; he was taken prisoner, carried to
Algiers, and never returned.
5. JOHN, s. of John (2), settled in Lex., where he was Town Clerk and
Justice of the Peace. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Spring of Newton, 18
Oct. 1699, and had a son, b. and d. 14 Aug. 1700; John, b. 8 Aug. 1701, d. in
Lex. 1787; Elizabeth, b. 30 Aug. 1703; Mellicent, b. 24 Ap. 1705; Tkaddem,
b. 27 Dec. 1706; Jonas, b. 21 Oct. 1708; Catherine, b. 5 Aug. 1710; Esther, b.
2 Jan. 1712-13; Sarah, b. 7 June 1714; Mercy, b. 12 Nov. 1716, d. 30 Nov.
1717; Samuel, b. 9 Oct. 1720. JOHN the f. d. 24 Mar. 1738.
6. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), inherited the homestead in Wat., was elected
Deacon in 1726, and appointed Justice of the Peace 1734. He m. Mary,
dau. of Elias Monck of Dorchester, 14 Sept. 1710, and had Mary, b. 23 Oct.
1711, m. Ebenezer Hovey of Camb. 7 Oct. 1737; Joseph, b. 9 Oct. 1713;
Abigail, b. 10 Oct. 1715, m. Thomas Biscoe 8 Sept. 1737; Benjamin, b. 14
July 1717; Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb. 1718-19, m. Nathaniel Perry of Sherburne
11 Oct. 1739; Nehemiah, b. 14 June 1721; Elias, b. 24 Ap. 1723, m. Ruth
Cheney 7 Nov. 1740; Esther, b. 14 Nov. 1725, m. Jonathan Brown, Jr., 25
Jan. 1749-50, d. 14 July 1802 ; Lydia, b. 6 Nov. 1727, m. Micah Whitney of
Natick 11 Nov. 1747; Susanna, b. 22 Sept. 1729, m. Samuel Soden of Camb.
16 Dec. 1755; Ebenezer, b. 1 Mar. 1731-2; Josiah, b. 3 Oct. 1734. Of this
numerous family it is remarkable that all lived to maturity and were married.
JOSKPH the f. d. 6 July 1755.
7. THADDEUS, s. of John (5), grad. H. C. 1728, and was the earliest grad-
uate who survived until the present century commenced. He outlived all his
classmates about nine years, and was the eldest living graduate about five
years. He taught school at Woodstock a short time after leaving college, but
was soon appointed by Gov. Belcher as his private Secretary ; he was ap-
pointed Deputy Naval Officer 1731, Deputy Secretary of the Province in
April 1734, and Clerk of the Middlesex Courts Feb. 1735-1736, which last
office, by which he was best known, he held for the long period of fifty-four
years. He was also Register of Deeds from Ap. 1781 to Dec. 1784. He
resided principally in Chs. until shortly before the Battle of Bunker Hill,
when he removed to Lex. leaving his mansion to the flames which consumed
the village. After a temporary residence in Lex., Stoneham, and Medf., he
rem. here and purchased the Monis estate 11 Feb. 1786, at the S. E. corner
of Brighton and Winthrop streets, where he closed his long life. He had
previously, from 18 Sept. 1738 to 7 Jan. 1749, owned the estate at the N. E.
corner of Holmes Place ; but whether he resided there is not ascertained. Mr.
Mason m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. Jonathan Williams of Boston, 17 Feb.
1736-7; she d. in childbed 2 Ap. 1748, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan
Sewall, Esq., of Boston, 7 Nov. 1748; she d. 12 Feb. 1755, and he m. Ann,
dau. of Thomas Fayerweather, Esq., 18 Oct. 1759. His children were Jona-
than, b. 15 Dec. 1737, d. unm. 18 Nov. 1760 (he was drowned on a voyage to
the West Indies) ; Rebecca, b. 17 Dec. 1738, m. William Harris 20 Aug. 1767,
and d. 2 Feb. 1801 (she was mother of the late Thaddeus Mason Harris,
D. D., of Dorchester); Thaddeus,b. 1 Aug. 1740, d. Dec. 1740; Thaddeus, b. 19
Aug. 1741, d. 10 Jan. 1747-8 ; Martha, b. 25 Nov. 1742, m. Dr. Isaac Foster of
Chs. — July 1765, and d. 21 Sept. 1770; Hugh,b.l6 May 1 745, d. 8 Mar. 1746;
a child, b. and d. 2 Ap. 1748; John Alford, b. 10 Dec. 1750, grad. H. C. 1771,
was Clerk in the Boston Post Office, afterwards res. here with his sisters, and
still later with Rev. Dr. Harris at Dorchester, where he d. unm. 16 Feb. 1831,
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in consequence of being run over by a milk cart in the previous August; Han-
nah, b. 3 Sept. 1760, d. here umn. 20 Jan. 1847; Thaddeus, b. 3 Aug. 1762,
d. 15 Sept. 1762 ; Ann, b. 1763, d. here unm. 25 Nov. 1816 ; Elizabeth,
b. 21 May 1765, d. here unm. 12 May 1830; Abigail Belcher, b. 23 July 1766,
d. 5 July 1767. THADDEUS the f. d. 1 May 1802, a. 95 years and 4 months;
his w. Ann d. 4 Jan. 1802, a. 71.
8. NEHKMIAH, s. of Joseph (6), a tanner in Watertown, m. Elizabeth Stone
28 Mar. 1754; she d. 24 Ap. 1755, and he m. Martha Clark in 1756 ; she d. 23
July 1761, and he m. at Camb. Elizabeth Fillebrown, who survived him; he d.
6 Aug. 1775. His chil. were Daniel, b. 15 Aug. 1757; Hugh, b. 23 Dec. 1758;
Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec. 1759, m. Moses Coolidge 19 May 1785; Joseph, b. 4 July
1761, tanner, d. unm. 1785; Moses, b. 24 July 1764; Sarah, b. 21 Aug. 1766,
m. James Howland of Walpole, Vt.; Martha, b. 5 Jan. 1768, m. Samuel Sawin
of Livermore, Me., and d. at Jay, Me.; Rebecca, b. 28 May 1769, m. Charles
Clark of Cambridge, and d. 28 Ap. 1809; Aaron, b. 13 Ap. 1773.
9. JOSIAH, s. of Joseph (6), housewright and surveyor, m. Anna Liver-
more of Watertown 21 June 1757, rem. to Camb. and had Thomas, b. 28 Jan.
1758; Lucy, b. 21 Sept. 1759, m. Samuel Child 8 July 1779, and d. 9 June
1849; Josiah, b. 11 Sept. 1761 ; James, b. 13 Jan. 1764, d. 8 Oct. 1765; Anna,
b. 21 July 1766, d. 2 Sept. 1767; John, b. 3 Aug. 1769; Joseph, b. 22 May
1771, d. 31 Dec. 1771; Suxanna, b-. 25 Sept. 1775, d. unm. 19 May 1856;
Samuel, b. 4 Sept. 1777; William, b. 31 July 1779, d. at sea 13 Dec. 1799.
JOSIAH the f. res. on the easterly side of Mason Street, and d. 9 Sept. 1814;
his w. Ann d. 10 Sept. 1819, a. 80; both of paralysis.
10. DANIEL, s. of Nehemiah (8), a tanner, resided successively at Wat.,
Camb., and Westbrook, where he d. 9 Oct. 1817. He m. Esther Mason
(who d. at Westbrook 17 Dec. 1824), and had in Wat. Nehemiah, b. 31 Aug.
1780; Daniel, b. 1 June 1782; Samuel, b. 8 June 1783; Lewis, b. 27 Feb.
1785; Azor, b. 14 Dec. 1786; Joel, b. 3 Mar. 1788; Vanlow, b. 3 Mar. 1790,
d. 27 Nov. 1790 or 1791; Noble, b. 9 Feb. 1793, d. 2 Aug. 1793; Nancy, b. 19
April 1794, d. unm. 31 Dec. 1814.
11. THOMAS, s. of Josiah (9), m. Lydia Dane of Gloucester 18 Jan. 1783,
and had Lydia, b. 23 Aug. 1784, d. unm. 19 Ap. 1811; Thomas, b. 12 Mar.
1787, m. Sophia Webster, and d. s. p. at Troy, N. Y., 8 May 1843; Mary D.,
b. 12 Dec. 1790, d. unm. 2 Ap. 1872. THOMAS the f. was a housewright, res.
a few years at Acton and Gloucester, but returned here about 1790, res. at
the junction of Front and State streets, was Selectman five years, and per-
formed other public services. He d. of paralysis 28 Mar. 1841; his w. Lydia
d. 27 May 1791.
12. JOSIAH, s. of Josiah (9), m. Lois, dau. of Hubbard Russell, 18 July
1784, and had Anna Livermore, b. 16 Sept. 1784, in. Nathan Fiske 13 July
1805, and d. 12 Sept. 1861; Luke, b. 30 Nov. 1785; Sally Russell, b. 20 Ap.
1789, d. unm. Jan. 1814; Josiah, b. 6 Sept. 1791; James Winthrop, b. 28 Ap.
1794 ; Walter Russell, b. 22 Feb. 1796; Frederick William, b. 4 Julv 1798, d.
— Nov. 1800; Caroline, b. 13 Mar. 1801, m. Hiram Brooks 20 July 1828,
and d. 9 April 1858; Louisa, b. 31 Mar. 1804, d. unm. 3 Ap. 1850. JOSIAH
the f. from an early period in life devoted himself to mercantile pursuits. He
resided a few years on Governor's Island, and Boston proper, but soon re-
turned, and res. first near West Boston Bridge, and afterwards at the N. W.
corner of Harvard and Moore streets; was Selectman 1808, several years an
Overseer of the Poor, and Representative 1807. He d. of paralysis 19 May
1839; his w. Loisd. 17 Ap. 1847, a. 87.
13. JOHN, s. of Josiah (9), settled in Gloucester, m. Tryphena Shipley of
Pepperell Dec. 1792, and had Alphonso, b. 2 Oct. 1793, and perished in the
ill-fated steamer Lexington, Jan. 1840, leaving wife and children ; Sidney, b.
22 Oct. 1799; John, b. 2 Ap. 1802; Albert, b. 22 Nov. 1812, d. 30 Oct. 1813.
Maj. JOHN the f. was a housewright, and d. 6 June 1852.
14. SAMUEL, s. of Josiah (9), m. Mary Spear Harlow 15 May 1803, and
had Eliza Harlow, b. 1 Nov. 1804, m. Richard Blanchard of Boston 3 July
1823; Mary Spear, b. 14 Ap. 1806, m. Charles Livermore of Brighton 20
608 MASON.
Aug. 1829; Samuel, b. 11 Jan. 1808, a druggist, d. unm. at New Orleans 12
Sept. 1833 ; William, b. 4 July 1810, d. 10 Sept. 1814 ; Abigail, b. 26 Ap.
1812, d. unm. 1 Mar. 1868; William Albert, b. 4 May 1816 : Lucy Ann, b. 19
Feb. 1818, m. Rev. Albert E. Denison 6 June 1844; Nancy Harlow, b. 22
Aug. 1820, m. Rev. Calvin H. Topliff 8 Ap. 1849 ; George Frederick, b. 29
Sept. 1824. SAMUEL the f. was a housewright, and d. 12 Aug. 1843; his w.
Mary S. d. 15 Jan. 1859.
15. LUKE, s. of Josiah (12), m. Mary Nichols of Cohasset 28 Ap. 1811,
and had William Frederick, b. 31 Oct. 1812 ; Sarah Skilling, b. 2 Sept. 1814,
d. unm. 8 Feb. 1870 ; Charles Luke, b. 15 Dec. 1816, d. 29 Jan. 1833; Mary
Caroline, b. 27 Dec. 1818; Susan Matilda, b. 16 Dec. 1820, d. 20 Aug. 1822.
LUKE the f. was a merchant, resided on the southerly side of Harvard Street,
near Moore Street, and d. 4 Dec. 1821; his w. Mary d. 17 Nov. 1874, a. 80.
16. JOSIAH, s. of Josiah (12), m. Hannah Bond Clark of Wat. 21 Oct.
1824, and had Maria Louisa, b. 13 Aug. 1825, d. unm. 29 Feb. 1848; Julia
Ann, b. 16 Oct. 1827, d. unm. 10 Mar. 1844 ; Henry Clay, b. 23 Dec. 1829, d.
21 Mar. 1841; Hannah Ellen, b. 25 May 1833, d. unm. 27 July 1851. JOSIAH
the f. was a merchant, resided near West Boston Bridge, was Selectman from
1828 to 1831, four years, Representative 1832, and d. of consumption 18
Dec. 1840. His w. Hannah B. d. 12 Nov. 1858.
17. JAMES WINTHROP, s. of Josiah (12), grad. H. C. 1816, removed to
Monroe, La. He was a physician, merchant, and planter. *He m. Melinda
Tennell of Monroe, and had Elizalieth St. Clair, b. 23 Oct. 1827, m. Judge
Sharp of Monroe, and d. leaving an infant; Mary Caroline, b. 7 May 1829, m.
James McEnery, and d. in 1854, leaving issue; Melinda Theresa, b. 4 Dec.
1830, m. Oliver Kellam, and Buckner ; Josiah Tennell, b. 2 Nov. 1832,
m. Emily De Lery of Monroe ; Louisa Jane, b. 9 May 1836, m. Watson;
James Winthrop, b. 5 Ap. 1838, d. about 1859. JAMES WINTHROP the f. d.
18 Oct. 1837.
18. WALTER RUSSELL, s. of Josiah (12), m. Elizabeth Harrington of Lex.
(pub. 22 May 1819), and had Mary Jane, b. 3 Jan. 1820, m. Oscar Stratton 9
Feb. 1843, d. 30 Aug. 1875 ; Elizabeth Harrington, b. 27 Jan. 1822, m. Hon.
John Sargent 12 Dec. 1859; Lois Elmira, b. 23 Dec. 1823, m. Elijah H. Luke
24 Sept. 1846; Melinda Tennell, b. 25 Sept. 1825, d. unm. 24 Aug. 1845;
James Walter, b. 22 Nov. 1827, m. Harriet J. Dexter 27 Jan. 1851 ; Frances
Virginia, b. 12 Sept. 1829, m. John D. "Sargent 6 Dec. 1864 ; Charles Russell,
b. 22 Mar. 1822, m. Caroline A. Marshall of Lawrence 24 Dec. 1859 ; Eugene
J., b. 9 Feb. 1834, m. Susan F. Sargent 28 Dec. 1863 ; Ellen Maria, b. 20 May
1837, d. unm. 5 May 1858. WALTER RUSSELL the f. was a merchant, resided
near West Boston Bridge and afterwards on Broadway near Prospect Street;
was Selectman and Alderman ; near the close of life he removed to Lawrence,
where he d. 9 Aug. 1859; his w. Elizabeth H. d. 31 Oct. 1859.
19. WILLIAM ALBERT, s. of Samuel (14), surveyor and civil engineer, m.
Clara M. Hodges of Taunton 23 May 1847, and had Clara M., b. 28 March
1848, d. 18 Aug. 1850; Ellen Eliza, b. 21 Jan. 1850; Charles Albert, b. 27
Oct. 1851; Francis Edgar, b. 30 Ap. 1853; William Albert, b. 26 Dec. 1855 ;
Clarence Herbert, b. 7 Ap. 1857; Clara Eleanor and Frances Evelyn, twins,
b. 23 July 1859.
20. GEORGE FREDERIC, s. of Samuel (14), a wood turner, m. Mary Ann
Dudley of Somerville 30 July 1851, and had Frederic Gerry, b. 26 Aug. 1852,
d. 6 Jan. 1853 ; George Dudley, b. 11 Nov. 1854; Samuel, b. 23 July 1856 ;
Florence Bellows, b. 12 Jan. 1858, d. 10 June 1860; Frederic Bellows, b. 17
June 1859.
21. WILLIAM FREDERIC, s. of Luke (15), was a merchant in Cambridge
for a few years, and then became a planter in Ouachita (Monroe), La.; m.
Hannah L. Bry 10 June 1843, and had Mary Bry, b. 12 Aug. 1850 ; Alice T.,
b. 9 Nov. 1853. He m. a second wife, had one son, and d. at Rome, Ga., 24
Ap. 1875.
RACHEL, m. Francis Wellington 6 Jan. 1763. MILLICENT, m. Robert Bull
7 Oct. 1771. NEHEMIAH, m. Lydia Cutter 16 Oct. 1803. AARON, d. 20
Sept. 1797, a. 25; his w. Sally d. 30 Aug. 1797, a. 22; both of bilious fever.
MASTERS — MILLER. 609
MASTERS, JOHN, was one of the earliest inhabitants of Camb., and in 1635
owned a house and seven acres of land on the westerly side of Ash Street,
near Brattle Street. In 1631 he engaged to construct a canal from the river,
through the marsh, to the upland, near the foot of Dunster Street, "12 foot
broad and 7 foot deep, for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction, ac-
cording as the charges thereof shall amount unto." (Afass. Col. Rec.~) The
cost of the canal, or creek, was £30. Mr. Masters d. 21 Dec. 1639; his w.
Jane d. 26 Dec. 1639. By his will, dated 19 Dec. 1639, it appears that he
had daughters Sarah Dobyson, Lydia Tabor, and Elizabeth Latham ; a grand-
son, John Lockwood; and probably sons Nathaniel and Abraham.
MAYNARD, JOHN, owned a house and five acres of land at the West End,
1635, fronting easterly on Garden Street. He rem. to Hartford, where he
was living in 1648. Another of the same name was early in Sudbury.
MKAD, ISRAEL, perhaps from Roxbury, m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Hall, 26
Feb. 1669, and had Margaret, b. 20 Jan. 1676; Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1682; Ruth,
b. 10 Aug. 1684; Ebenezer, b. 10 May 1686; and probably others.
2. DAVID, perhaps brother to Israel (1), m. Hannah Warren 26 Sept. 1675,
and had Hannah, b. 17 Sept. 1676; and probably others.
3. DAVID, perhaps s. of David (2), by w. Hannah, had Joshua, b. 12 Mar.
1709-10; Moses, b. 21 Oct. 1711.
4. THOMAS, by w. Hannah had Elizabeth, b. 13 June 1711.
5. HOPESTILL, by w. Elizabeth (prob. dau. of Samuel Hastings), had Abi-
gail, b. 26 Dec. 1712.
ELIJAH, m. Abigail Barnard 10 Nov. 1778. BENJAMIN, m. Susanna Collins
26 Feb. 1781. MARY, wid. of Israel Mead, d. Sept. 1797, a. 69.
MEANK, JOHN (otherwise written Mean, Meen, Meene), was one of the
first company, and in 1635 res. at the corner of Holmes Place and North
Avenue. By w. Ann he had John, b. 7 Feb. 1637-8, d. 10 Aug. 1739;
Sarah, b. Feb. 1639-40, m. Walter Hastings 10 Ap. 1655, and d. 27 Aug.
1673; Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1644, m. Samuel Hastings 12 Nov. 1661; John, b. 19
Sept. 1646, d. 21 Oct. 1646. JOHN the f. d. 19 Mar. 1645-6, and his w.
Ann in. John Hastings, the father of Walter and Samuel, and d. 25 Mar.
1666.
MERIAM, JOSEPH (otherwise written Merriam, Miriam, and Mirriam),
res. in Concord, where he d. I Jan. 1641, leaving sons, Joseph, who in. Sarah
Stone 1653; John, b. 1640-41, m. Mary, dau. of Deacon John Cooper of
Camb., 21 Oct. 1663, and had a large family. Farmer.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Deacon Gregory Stone, and
had Lydia, b. 3 Aug. 1656; Joseph, b. 25 May 1658; Elizabeth, b. 20 May
1660; John, b. 30 Aug. 1662; Mary, b. 14 June 1664; Robert, b. 17 Feb.
1666-7, and probably others. JOSEPH the f. res. at the Farms, and d. before
169,6.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of Joseph (2), by w. Mary had Mary, b. 6 Jan. 1689;
Benjamin, b. 6 Jan. 1700-1; John, b. 13 Feb. 1703-4; Ebenezer, b. 2 Mar.
1705-6; Joshua, b. 27 Feb. 1707-8; William, b. 24 Sept. 1711 ; Amos, b. 25
July 1713; and prob. others, between 1689 and 1701. JOHN the f. res. at the
Farms, was elected Deacon at the organization of the Church 21 Oct. 1696,
andd. 1727.
4. ROBERT, s. of Joseph (2), by w. Abigail had Joseph, b. 3 Mar. 1696-7;
Abift'iil, b. 3 Oct. 1699; Hannah, b. 16 Ap. 1701 ; Robert, b. 18 July 1703, d.
30 June 1713; Jonathan, b. 25 July 1705; Hezekiah, b. 30 Mar. 1708; Sarah,
b. 25 July 1710, d. 7 July 1713; Mary, b. 11 Dec. 1712. ROBERT the f. res.
at the Farms.
5. THOMAS, prob. s. of Joseph (2), by w. Mary had Mary, b. 3 Oct. 1697;
Thomas, b. 15 Ap. 1700; Lydia, b. 23 July 1703; Nathaniel, b. 6 Dec. 1705;
Simon, b. 23 Nov. 1708; David, b. 22 Aug. 1711; Isaac, b. 5 July 1714.
THOMAS the f. res. at the Farms.
SARAH, m. Eliazer Ball of Concord 14 June 1688.
MILLER, JOSEPH, by w. Mary, had Thomas, b. 9 Ap. 1675; Samuel, b. 24
Sept. 1678.
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2. JOSEPH, m. Eunice Coolidge 15 Ap. 1765, and had Joseph, bap. 25 Jan.
1766, prob. ra. Mary Tapley of Chs. 3 Dec. 1788; Isaac, bap. 29 Nov. 1767;
William, bap. 25 Feb. 1770; James, bap. 16 Feb. 1772; Thomas, bap. 12 Feb.
1774.
HUMPHREY, m. Elizabeth Smith 12 Sepi 1677. THOMAS, m. Polly Froth-
ingham 4 Dec. 1794.
MINOTT, HEPZIBAH, granddaughter of Elijah Corlett, m. Daniel Champ-
ney 9 June 1684.
MIRICK, JOHN, m. Elizabeth Trowbridge 9 Feb. 1681-2.
MITCHELL, JONATHAN (otherwise written Mitchel, Micthel, and Michell),
came to New England about 1635 with his father, Jonathan Mitchell, who
died at Stamford, Conn., in 1645, a. 54. He grad. H. C. 1647, and com-
menced preaching at Hartford 24 June 1649, where he was desired to
remain. He returned however and preached here, 12 Aug. 1649. On the
25th day of the same month, Rev. Thomas Shepard died, and Mr. Mitchell
was invited to become his successor; which invitation he accepted, and was
ordained 21 Aug. 1650. During the same year he was also elected Fellow
of the College. By the General Court he was made Licenser of the Press
1663. He was one of the most eminent clergymen of his day; and his early
death, which occurred 9 July 1668, at the age of 43 years, was a subject of
general and bitter lamentation. Mr. Mitchell succeeded Mr. Shepard in more
than one respect. On the 19th of Nov. 1650, he m. Margaret, the wid. of Mr.
Shepard, and purchased the homestead 9 Oct. 1651, consisting of a house on
Harvard Street, opposite Holyoke Street, with seven acres of land, now owned
by Harvard College. His children, by his w. Margaret, were Margaret, b.
26 Feb. 1652, d. 24 July 1654; Nathaniel, b. 4 Mar. 1655-6, killed by a fall
from a horse, 15 July 1673; John, b. 16 Mar. 1657-8, d. 29 Oct. 1659;
Samuel, b. 14 Oct. 1660, grad. H. C. 1681, Fellow of the College, was living
6 July 1687, but prob. d. unm. before 1691, as no provision was made for him
or his representatives in the settlement of his mother's estate in that year ;
Margaret, b. 1664, m. Maj. Stephen Sewall of Salem 13 June 1682, and d.
20 Jan. 1735-6, having been the mother of 17 children, eight of whom sur-
vived her; one of them was Chief Justice Stephen Sewall, who d. in Sept.
1760; Jonathan, b. about 1667, grad. H. C. 1687, and d. without children
14 Mar. 1694-5, leaving wid. Hannah, who m. Col. Edmund Goffe ; she was
dau. of Simon Lynde, and had been w. of John Bigg of Boston.
MITCHELSON, EDWARD (otherwise written, Mitcheson, Michason, Michel-
son, and Micherson), m. Ruth Bushell, who came to N. Eng. in 1635. His
children were, Ruth, b. 8 Nov. 1638, m. John Green 20 Oct. 1656; Thomas,
b. Sept. 1639; Bethia, b. 6 Dec. 1642, m. Daniel Weld; Edioard, b. 11 Nov.
1644, grad. H. C. 1665, physician, lost at sea with Capt. Scarlet 1666;
Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug. 1646, m. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., and Henry Deering of
Boston. EDWARD the f. in 1639 bought of Maj. Simon Willard the estate at
the S. E. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets, where he prob. resided
until 29 Oct. 1650, when he bought the estate of Maj. Samuel Shepard, on
the southerly side of Harvard Street, extending from Holyoke Street to Bow
Street, which was thenceforth his dwelling-place. In 1637 he was appointed
Marshal-general of the Colony, which office, similar in many respects to that
of High Sheriff, he held through life. The fees were established by the
General Court, Nov. 1637. In April 1668, a stated salary was fixed, instead
of fees : " The Court, on weighty reasons moving them thereunto, having
by their order, this Court, disposed of the annual recompense of Edward
Michelson, Marshal General, to the public use and advantage, judge it nec-
essary to provide for so ancient a servant of this Court some comfortable
maintenance instead thereof, that so no discouragement may rest upon him,
do therefore order, that the said Marshal General Edward Michelson shall be
allowed and paid £50 per annum out of the Country Treasury, in lieu thereof,
by the Treasurer for the time being." Mr. Mitchelson d. 7 Mar. 1680-81, a.
77, and was succeeded in office by his son-in-law, John Green. His w. Ruth
d. 15 June 1664, a. about 52.
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2. WILLIAM, brother of Edward (1), m. Mary Bradshaw 26 Ap. 1654,
and had Mary, b. 15 Jan. 1654-5; Thomas, b. 8 Jan. 1656-7; Alice, b. about
1661, bap. 3 Ap. 1663, m. John Shears of Sudbury 9 Ap. 1688; Ruth, bap.
4 Oct. 1663; Abigail, bap. 11 Mar. 1665-6. WILLIAM the f. d. 10 Dec.
1668.
3. THOMAS, s. of William (2), was married before 20 Dec. 1682, as at that
date Mrs. Jane Fessenden bequeathed thirty shillings to " Tho. Michenson's
wife." He was a cordwainer, and d. about 1689. The Inventory of his
estate is dated Feb. 1689-90; and "his brother-in-law John Shears of Fram-
ingham " was appointed administrator de bonis non, 12 Nov. 1700.
MOORE, JOHN (otherwise written More), was sworn freeman, with other
Camb. men, 8 Dec. 1636. About 1637 he bought of Humphrey Vincent
(who had removed to Ipswich) a house and garden, on the southerly side of
Winthrop Street, between Dunster and Brighton streets, together with sundry
lots of land. He owned the same estate in 1642. He was Constable in 1639.
2. ENOCH, had grant of a house-lot 14 Aug. 1637.
3. GOLDEN, as early as 1642, res. near the spot where the meeting house of
the Shepard Congregational Society now stands, at the junction of Garden
and Mason streets. He m. Joanna, wid. of John Champney, and had Hannah,
b. 15 Sept. 1643, m. John Hastings 1 Mar. 1665-6; Lydia ; Ruth. The last
two are named by Mitchell. Mr. Moore rem. to Billerica, and d. there 3
Sept. 1698, a. about 89; his w. Joanna d. 18 Feb. 1675-6.
4. FUANCIS, had a grant of land in 1638, and in 1642 had a dwelling-house
near the spot now occupied by the church on the N. W. corner of Holyoke
and Mount Auburn streets. His chil. were Francis; Samuel; Thomas; Anna,
m. James Kidder about 1650; Sarah, b. 3 Ap. 1643; John, b. 20 Mar. 1644-5.
His w. Kathcrine d. 28 Dec. 1648, and he m. wid. Elizabeth Periman 6 Dec.
1653. Mr. Moore d. 20 Aug. 1671, a. 85; his w. Elizabeth d. 5 Nov. 1683,
a. 84.
5. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (4), m. Albee (or Alba) Eaton 7 Sept. 1650.
He res. near the junction of Spruce and Cedar streets, was Selectman thirteen
years, from 1673 to 1687, and d. 23 Feb. 1688-9, a. 69; his w. Alba d. 19 Ap.
1 708. They appear to have had no children. Their property was bequeathed
principally to his nephew, Deac. Samuel Kidder.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Francis (4), is named in Mitchell's Church Record, and
is described as resident in Barbadoes. It is not known that he returned here.
7. THOMAS, s. of Francis (4), m. Sarah Hodges 9 Nov. 1653. He is not
named by Mitchell, among the children of Francis, Sen. ; but Francis, Jr., in
his will, styles him his brother. There is no Record of his family here.
8. RICHARD, was here as early as Nov. 1711. His dau. Lydia was baptized
1 Mar. 1712-13, and she united with the church 25 June 1733. He resided
at the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets as late as 19 Ap. 1731 ,
but d. before 1749.
9. FRANCIS, prob. s. or bro. of Richard (8), was a physician, and as early
as 1749 resided on the homestead of Richard, which is referred to in deeds of
a later date, sometimes as the estate of Francis, and sometimes as the estate
of Richard's heirs. The estate was sold 25 May 1775 by widow Martha
Moore to Joseph Russell, and by him 12 July 1784 to Lydia Moore, single
woman. I find no record of Dr. Moore's family. He d. 27 Dec. 1783, a. 74;
his w. Abigail d. May 1788, a. about 70. Two of his daughters united with
the Church, viz., Lydia, 1 Mar. 1767; Abigail, 7 Nov. 1773, perhaps the same
who d. 4 Jan. 1803. Lydia, m. Joseph Russell of Boston Sept. 1795.
10. JOSIAH, m. Mary, dau. of Seth Hastings, 19 Sept. 1768; she d. 9 May
1781, a. 30, and he m. Nancy, dau. of Owen Warland, 22 Aug. 1782. His
chil. were Jane, b. 14 Jan. 1769, m. Prescott Jones of Athol, — Jan. 1798;
Hannah, bap. 14 Oct. 1770, d. young; Hannah, b. 4 Mar. 1772, m. Samuel
Sweetser of Athol 24 Oct. 1792; Josiah, b. 8 Mar. 1774, entered II. C. but
left home soon afterwards and never returned ; Seth Hastings, m. and resided
in Roxbury, where he died at the age of about 50, leaving a family; Arlena-
tus, b. 15 Oct. 1777; Abel, b. 10 Ap. 1780, very eccentric, d. unm. at Roxbury
612 MOORE— MORRILL — MUNROE.
7 Feb. 1855; Sarah Warland, bap. 11 Aug. 1783, m. Dr. Stephen Batchelder
of Royalston 17 Jan. 1816; Mary, bap. 5 June 1785, d. unm. 24 May 1860 ;
Augustus, bap. 28 June 1789, a merchant in Boston, d. 29 Oct. 1821, leaving
widow and one child; William Warland, bap. 24 July 1791, d. young; Ann,
b. , m. Abraham Edwards, Esq., 27 May 1823. JOSIAH the f. was a car-
penter, and res. at the southwesterly corner of the Common, on the estate
formerly of Golden Moore. He was elected Deacon of the Church 4 Jan.
1805 ; Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for many years, and Selectman
1814. He d. very suddenly, 1 May 1814, a. 67; his w. Nancy d. June 1835,
a. 83.
11. ABEL, brother to Josiah (10), m. Sarah, dau. of Owen Warland, 16
Oct. 1776, was an Innholder in Boston several years, and afterwards kept a
tavern at the corner of North Avenue and Holmes Place. He d. 2 Jan. 1794,
a. 39 ; his w. Sarah m. Israel Porter 10 Mar. 1796.
12. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (9), was pub. to Susanna Richardson of Lan-
caster 14 July 1768. The children of this marriage, if any, are not recorded
here; Lydia, who d. 24 Oct. 1790, a. 13, was perhaps his daughter. By his
second w. Phebe, he had Sally Preston, b. 14 Feb. 1780, d. 12 Aug. 1782;
Francis, b. 30 Mar. 1782, a physician in Brighton, M. D. at H. C. 1812, rem.
to Eaton, N. Y., 1825, and afterwards to Texas, where his son Francis is a
prominent citizen; Sally, b. 17 Ap. 1783, prob. d. young; Phebe Preston, b.
16 Aug. 1784, m. Joseph Adams of Chs. 15 Jan. 1801 ; William, b. 24 Jan.
1787; Sally Preston, bap. 11 Ap. 1795; and perhaps others. FRANCIS the'f.
was a baker; he was also a Revolutionary soldier; he d. at Lynn Aug. 1833,
a. 92; his w. Phebe d. at Lynn, May 1838, a. 84.
13. ARTENATUS, s. of Josiah (10), m. Susanna, dau. of William Watson,
7 Feb. 1802; she d. May 1807, and he was pub. to Sarah S. Holyoke of
Marlborough 10 Sept. 1808. His chil. were Susan W., b. 1803, d. unm. 21
May 1875; Mary H., b. 1805, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1865 ; Lucy Priscilla Watson,
b. 4 May 1806, d. 1 Mar. 1807 ; Sarah Ann; Augusta H., pub. to Rev. Henry
A. Miles 15 Ap. 1833. ARTENATUS the f. was a baker, and d. 15 Oct. 1814.
MARY, m. Aaron Cutter 1 Ap. 1745. ELIZABETH, m. Thomas Robbins, Jr.,
1 May 1746. ABIGAIL, m. Henry Dunster, Jr., 27 Ap. 1748. MARTHA, m.
Joseph Rand, Jr., 8 Dec. 1757. ABIGAIL, m. Thomas Mayhe\v 20 Mar. 1759.
BETSEY, m. Josiah Johnson, Jr., 10 Ap. 1800. ABIGAIL, d. 4 Jan. 1803, a.
81. Wid. REBECCA, d. 2 Nov. 1821, a. 74. LUKE, m. Martha, dau. of Joseph
Hill, 14 Oct. 1821, and d. Oct. 1835, a. 41.
MORRILL, ABRAHAM (otherwise written Morrell and Morill), was here as
early as 1633, and in 1635 resided on the westerly side of Brighton Street,
near the spot occupied by the old Porter Tavern. He removed to Salisbury
before 1650, where he d. about 1662.
MUNROE, WILLIAM (otherwise written Munro, Munrow, Mon Roe, Roe,
and Row), came to New England in March 1652, and is first named on the
Records 17 Sept. 1657, when he was fined six pence for some trivial breach
of a town order. He early established himself at the Farms, where a numer-
ous posterity succeeded him. He had w. Martha in 1665, and w. Mary in
1673. His chil. were John, b. 10 Mar. 1665-6; Martha, b. 2 Nov. 1667, m.
John Comey of Concord 21 June 1688; William, b. 10 Oct. 1669; George, b.
prob. 1671; Daniel, b. 12 Aug. 1673; Hannah, b. prob. 1674, m. Joseph
Peirce 21 Dec. 1692; Elizabeth, b. prob. 1676, m. Thomas Rugg; Mary, b.
24 June 1678, m. Joseph Fassett; David, b. 6 Oct. 1680; Eleanor, b. 24 Feb.
1682-3, m. William Burgess; Sarah, b. 18 Mar. 1684-5, m. George Blanch-
ard; Joseph, b. 16 Aug. 1687 ; Benjamin, b. 16 Aug. 1690; Susanna, bap. with
the three last preceding 28 Feb. 1698-9, and prob. d. young. Of these four-
teen children, all except the last named were living 14 Nov. 1716, the date of
their father's will. WILLIAM the f. d. 27 Jan. 1717, a. 92, according to the
inscription on his gravestone. By another inscription of like nature, it ap-
pears that he had a third wife, Elizabeth, formerly wife of Edward Wyer; she
d. 14 Dec. 1714, a. 79.
2. JOHN, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms, where his children John,
MUN11OE. 613
Hannah, and Constance, were bap. in 1698-9, and Nathan, 12 Mar. 1699-1700.
He had also, by w. Hannah, William, b. 1 Feb. 1700-1, m. Phebe about
1725, and Tab'itha Jones 29 May 1745; Elizabeth, b. 5 Mar. 1702-3; Su-
sanna, b. 23 Jan. 1705; Jonas,, b. 22 Nov. 1707, in. Joanna Locke 3 Jan.
1734-5; Martha, b. 6 Dec. 1710; Marrett, b. 6 Dec. 1713, m. Deliverance
Parker 7 Ap. 1737. I suspect that JOHN the f. had two wives; and that the
second, m. prob. in 1700, was Hannah, dau. of John Marrett, whose first
husband, Samuel Hastings, Jr., d. 28 Sept. 1699.
3. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), by w. Mary, dau. of Thomas Cutler, had
Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1699; Abigail, b. 28 June 1701; William, b. 19 Dec. 1703;
Thomas, b. 19 Mar. 1706 ; David, b. 28 Dec. 1708 ; Ruth, b. 16 Mar. 1711 ;
Hannah, b. 19 Mar. 1713 ; and by w. Joanna (dau. of Philip Russell), Philip,
b. 26 Feb. 1717-18; Susanna, b. 21 Oct. 1726. WILLIAM the f. res. at the
Farms and d. 2 Jan. 1759, a. 89.
4. GEORGE, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms, and by w. Sarah had Wil-
liam, b. 6 Jan. 1699-1700; Sarah, b. 17 Oct. 1701; Dorothy, b. 19 Nov. 1703;
Lydia, b. 13 Dec. 1705; George,}). 17 Oct. P707; Robert, b. 4 May 1712;
Samuel, b. 23 Oct. 1714; Andrew, b. 4 June 1718; Lucy, b. 20 Aug. 1720.
5. DANIEL, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms, and by w. Dorothy had
Daniel, b. 27 Jan. 1717-18; Jedediah, b. 20 May 1721; Sarah, b. 14 July
1724; Dorothy, b. 21 June 1728; John, b. 30 May 1731. DANIEL the f. d.
26 Feb. 1734.
6. JOSEPH, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms (Lexington), and by w.
Elizabeth, had Joseph, b. 23 May 1713; Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan. 1714-15 ; Nathan,
b. 11 Sept. 1716; Joshua, b. 22 Dec. 1717; Nathaniel, b. 17 Nov. 1719 ; Amos,
b. 21 Ap. 1721 ; Abigail, b. 2 Jan. 1722-3; Mary, b. 21 Jan. 1725-6 ; Eleanor,
b. 13 June 1727; Kezia, b. 16 Oct. 1731; Hannah, b. 29 Nov. 1733.
7. WILLIAM, s. of William (3), m. Sarah, dau. of John Mason, and had
Edmund, b. 2 Feb. 1735-6; Sarah, b. 1 May 1738, m. William Tidd, and
rem. to New Braintree ; Catherine, b. 29 Sept. 1740, m. Maj. Joseph Bow-
man 22 Nov. 1764, and d. at New Braintree 30 Ap. 1824; William, b. 28
Oct. 1742; Abigail, b. 24 Feb. 1744; Nehemiah,b. 1 July 1747. WILLIAM
the f. resided at Lex., and d. 18 Aug. 1747, a. 43.
8. WILLIAM, s. of George (4), m. Rebecca Locke 6 Mar. 1734-5, and had
James, b. 12 Dec. 1735; Isaac, b. 11 Sept. 1737; Asa, b. 29 Dec. 1739, d.
unm. at Lex. 20 Feb. 1825 ; Rebecca, b. 12 Jan. 1741-2, d. unm. 6 Sept. 1767;
Lydia, b. 21 Feb. 1743-4, m. Phineas Parker of Reading 23 June 1768, and
d. 6 Oct. 1781; Amos, b. 31 May 1746, d. unm. 5 July 1765; Mary, b. 10
Oct. 1748, m. Samuel Sanderson 27 Oct. 1772, d. at Lexington 15 Oct. 1852,
aged 104; Hannah, b. 26 Sept. 1751, m. William Porter, Jr., of Woburn 13
Jan. 1774, and d. 28 Mar. 1834; Philemon, b. 30 Oct. 1753; William, b.
29 Aug. 1756. WILLIAM the f. res. at Lex., and d. 10 July 1778, a. 78; his
w. Rebecca d. 9 Oct. 1798, a. 87.
9. EDMUND, s. of William (7), m. Rebecca Harrington 31 Aug. 1768, and
had Pamela, b. 17 Sept. 1769, d. 29 Sept. 1770; Rebecca, b. 27 June 1771;
Pamela, b. 20 Sept. 1773; Edmund, b. 13 Oct. 1775, a printer in Boston;
Abigail, b. 6 Dec. 1777. EDMUND the f. res. at Lex. and was one of the noble
band who withstood the British troops, on the morning of 19 Ap. 1775. He
entered the Revolutionary Army, and was slain at Monmouth, while doing
battle for his country 28 June 1778.
10. JAMES, s. of William (8), m. Lucy, dau. of Jacob Watson, 18 Aug.
1763; she d., and he m. wid. Sarah Hancock, dau. of Ebenezer Wyeth, 23
July 1783. His chil. were Lucy, b. 1 June 1764, d. unm. of paralysis 5 Ap.
1812; Rebecca, b. 6 Nov. 1767, d. unm., bur. 14 May 1838; Lydia, b. 22
May 1772, d. 25 Sept. 1773 ; James, b. 14 June 1775; Lydia, b. 30 Ap. 1777,
d. young; Nathaniel, b. 7 Mar. 1784; Sarah Tapley, b. 20 Aug. 1785, m. Peter
Coolidge of Framingham 28 June 1813, and d. 1823; Susan, b. 8 Aug. 1786,
d. 13 Ap. 1863; Mary, b. 19 Dec. 1788, d. 16 Sept. 1863. JAMES the f.
was a blacksmith, settled here in early life, and res. on the northerly side
of Brattle Street, between James and Mason streets. He was Deacon of the
614 MUNROE — MUTCHLN — MUZZEY.
Church from 30 June 1783, and d. 14 Sept. 1804, a. 69; his w. Sarah d. of
paralysis 31 Mar. 1815, a. 69.
11. ISAAC, s. of William (8), was a currier, and resided principally at
Menot, where he d. 17 July 1791, a. 53, " by the bite of a venomous insect,"
leaving chil. Isaac, Amos, and William.
12. PHILEMON, s. of William (8), was a farmer, res. in Lex., m. Rhoda
Mead 13 Sept. 1786, and had Thomas, Betsey, Edwin, Charles, Harrison, and
others. He d. 17 Oct. 1806.
13. WILLIAM, s of William (8), was a farmer, res. in Lex., and d. 1 May
1837, a. 80. His s. William, of Chs., was father of William A. Munroe, a
trader in Cambridge.
14. JAMES, s. of James (10), m. Margaret, dau. of Nathan Watson, 10
June 1804, and had Nathan Watson, b. 7 July 1806, grad. H. C. 1830, an
Episcopal clergyman residing here; James, b. 15 Dec. 1808, m. Sarah R. M.
Fiske 8 Oct. 1834, publisher and bookseller in Boston and Camb., d. 12 Jan.
1861; William Watson, b. 26 Mar. 1810, a grocer, res. here and d. 14 Aug.
1876 ; Isaac, b. 1812, d. 23 Sept. 1817; Charles Augustus, b. 1815, d. 28 Sept.
1817. JAMES the f. was a blacksmith, and res. on the northerly side of James
Street; he was Deacon of the Church from 2 Aug. 1818 until he d. 31 May
1848 ; his w. Margaret d. 28 Feb. 1852, a. 78.
15. NATHANIEL, s. of James (10), m. Martha Lewis 12 Dec. 1802; she
d. 23 Mar. 1822, and he m. Rebecca Kent 6 Feb. 1823. His chil. were Na-
thaniel, b. Mar. 1804, d. 14 Sept. 1805; James, b. 29 Nov. 1805, d. 17 Mar.
1822; Martha, b. 1807, d. 2 Jan. 1830; Nathaniel, b. 1810, d. 21 Nov. 1822;
Rebecca R. ; and others. NATHANIEL the f. d. 8 June 1854; hisw. Rebecca
d. 9 Mar. 1871, a. 80.
16. AMOS, s. of Isaac (11), b. 31 Mar. 1766, m. Ruth Prentice 18 Dec.
1803, and had Henry P., b. 17 July 1804, m. Eunice M. E. Burt Oct. 1827;
Francis W., b. 22 May 1807, m. Sarah B. Coolidge Sept. 1829, and d. 15 July
1838; Mary Ann Bird, b. 7 June 1809, d. unm. 31 Aug. 1873; Amos, b. 27
Oct. 1811, m. Celina Robbins 30 Sept. 1852, and had dau. Caroline Celina, b.
9 Aug. 1853; Caleb S., b. 18 Mar. 1815, m. Mary Ann Bowen 8 Dec. 1836,
and d. 26 Mar. 1870. AMOS the f. res. at the northeasterly corner of Pearl
and Auburn streets from about 1805 until he d. 5 Sept. 1829; his w. Ruth d.
17 June 1853, a. nearly 84.
MUTCHIN, CHRISTOPHER, was elected Hog-reeve 1639.
MUZZEY, HESTER (or Esther, otherwise written Muzzy, Mussey, Musse,
Muse), was here in 1633, and two years later she owned a house on the west-
erly side of Holyoke Street, where the printing-house now stands. In 1635
she in. William Ruskew (Reskie or Roscoe), and soon went to Hartford.
2. BENJAMIN, sometimes styled of Maiden 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 pe-
riods he was of Rumney Marsh. He d. before 26 Jan. 1696-7.
8. 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 re-
moved 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;
Richan/, b. , d. unm. 1719; Amos, b. 6 Jan. 1699-1700; Bethia,b. 15 Ap.
1701; Thomas, bap. 1 Sept. 1706, d. 26 Nov. 1740. BENJAMIN the f. d. 5
May 1732 ; his w. Jane survived.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (3), res. at the Farms. He was in an expe-
dition against the Indians in 1707, when he was taken prisoner, and remained
in captivity at Canada until 1710, and perhaps longer. He subsequently re-
turned, and by w. Patience, had Joseph, John, Benjamin, Esther, m.
Meriam ; Mary, m. Reed. He d. 19 Jan. 1764; his w. Patience d. 7
Oct. 1767, a. 79.
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5. AMOS, s. of Benjamin (3), m. Esther Green 26 Sept. 1734, and had
Esther, b. 11 June 1735 ; Sarah, b. 30 Mar. 1737; Amos, b. 7 June 1739, d.
July 1740; Amo*. b. 24 May, 1741 ; William, b. 31 July 1743; Samuel, b. 12
July 1745, d. 23 Aug. 1747; Bethia, b. 8 July 1747; Mary, b. 8 Sept. 1749;
Benjamin, b. 25 Jan. 1752, grad. H. C. 1774, d. 1777. AMOS the f. res. in
Lex. and d. 26 June 1752; his wid. Esther m. Thomas Prentice, Esq., of New-
ton 4 May 1758, who removed to Lex. and d. there 31 Mar. 1760, a. 49; and
she m. Capt. Samuel Whittemore of Carnb. 15 Aug. 1765, who d. 2 Feb. 1793;
a. 96^ years; she returned again to Lex. and d. 9 Sept. 1801, a. 84.
6. AMOS, s. of Amos (5), m. Abigail Bowers of Billerica, and had in Lex.
Amos, b. 19 Ap. 1766; Joxiah, b. 4 Nov. 1767; Abigail, b. 27 May 1769; Wil-
liam, b. 20 May 1771. AMOS the f. d. 10 Dec. 1822.
7. AMOS, s. of Amos (6), m. Lydia Botitelle of Leominster, and had in Lex.
Elmira, b. 21 Oct. 1794, m. Charles Reed 23 Oct. 1817, d. 15 Nov. 1819;
Benjamin, b. 13 Dec. 1795, d. suddenly in Boston 21 Ap. 1848, leaving wid.
and children; Lydia, b. 11 June 1799, m. Samuel Chandler (late Sheriff of
Middlesex) 29 Oct. 1818; Artemas Botcers, b. 21 Sept. 1802, grad. H. C.
1824, ordained at Framingham 10 June 1830, resigned 18 May 1833, installed
over Cambridgeport Parish 1 Jan. 1834, resigned 4 May 1846, commenced his
ministry with the Lee Street Society 7 Sept. 1846, resigned 20 Feb. 1854,
installed at Concord, N. H., 29 Mar. 1854, resigned May 1857, installed at
Newburyport 3 Sept. 1857, resigned May 1865, returned to Camb. where he
has since resided, preaching statedly at Chestnut Hill, Newton; he has two
sons, Henry W., LL. B. 1855, a lawyer in Camb.; and David P., practised law
about a year, enlisted as a private soldier 23 May 1861, served through the
war, and was discharged as Lieut. -colonel 8 Oct. 1865, grad. from the
Harvard Divinity School 1869; ordained at Littleton Oct. 1869, resigned Ap.
1871, settled at Stow July 1872, resigned Sept. 1876; Abigail, b. 26 Nov.
1804, m. Samuel Chandler 11 Sept. 1834; Amos Otis, b. 11 June 1808, d. 20
Jan. 1812.
MYGATE, JOSEPH (otherwise written Mygatt, probably the same whose
name appears among the freemen of 1635 as Maggott), was here in 1634, and
res. on the easterly side of North Avenue in 1636. He rem. to Hartford and
was Townsman, or Selectman there in 1639. Hinman says, " He was the
ancestor of the Mygatts in Fairfield and Litchfield counties," and " a valua-
ble man in the Colony."
NKEDHAM, JOHN, of Boston (otherwise written Neadom, and Nedam), m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Zechariah Hicks, 10 Oct. 1679, and had Elizabeth, Hannah,
Margaret, Zechariah, and Mehetabel. The mother d. 4 Feb. 1690-91, a. 36;
the chil. were placed under the guardianship of their grandfather Hicks, and
some or all of them probably became members of his household. Elizabeth,
m. John Maynard of Sudbury 7 Dec. 1713; Mehetabel, m. Jonathan Maynard
of Sudbury 10 Dec. 1714.
NEWMAN, PATIENCE, m. Nathaniel Sparhawk 3 Oct. 1649. SAMUEL, of
Rehoboth, m. Hannah Bunker 2 May 1689; the same SAMUEL (probably),
ra. wid. Theodosia Wiswall before 1709.
NICHOLS, THOMAS, owned house and nine acres near Fresh Pond in 1638.
NORCROSS, JOHN (otherwise written, Norcrost), in 1642 had 22 acres on
the south side of the river.
NUTTING, JOHN, one of the earliest 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; Ebcnezcr, 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 ;
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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 Marble-
head 1768, and d. 20 May 1790; Jonathan; these four were bap. here, 18 July
1697 ; Elizabeth, bap. 9 Oct. 1698, d. unm. between 20 Ap. and 2 June 1785 ;
Samuel, b. 1 Aug. 1701; James, bap. 25 Ap. 1703; Ebenczer, bap. 25 Mar.
1705 ; prob. d. young; Mary, m. Paul Nowell of York, living in 1785. JONA-
THAN the f. was a gunsmith and locksmith ; in 1695 he bought house and land
at the N. E. corner of Bow and Holyoke streets, but at a later period he owned
and occupied the square inclosed by Dunster, Winthrop, Holyoke, and South
streets, except the southeast corner. He d. 1735; his w. Elizabeth and seven
children survived.
4. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (3), settled in Wrentham, where he d. before
1735. His .children were Jonathan; Elizabeth, b. 1726, was placed under the
guardianship of John Gay of Camb. 30 Nov. 1737, being then described as in
the twelfth year of her age, m. John Hicks 26 Ap. 1 748, and died Dec.
(buried the 22d) 1825, a. 99; Hannah.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (3), was a brickmaker, resided a few years in
Medf., where two of his children were born, afterwards in Camb., and re-
moved to Wat. as early as 1746. His children were Samuel, b. 16 Oct. 1729;
Elizabeth, b. 7 June 1731; Jonathan, bap. here 15 June 1735; Joseph, bap. 14
Aug. 1737, d. young; Joseph, bap. 6 May 1739.
6. JAMES, s. of Jonathan (3), by w. Mercy, had Ebenezer, b. 15 May 1728;
Mary, bap. 15 May 1730; James, b. about 1734, d. 1758, and his mother
administered 1 Jan. 1759; Ebenezer, bap. 30 Jan. 1736-7, was of Salem
1799; John, bap. 21 Jan. 1738-9; Jonathan, bap. 14 June 1741; Samuel, bap.
15 Ap. 1 744. JAMES the f. was a locksmith, and resided on the westerly side
of Dunster Street, about midway between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn
Street. He d. about 1 745, and his w. Mercy who was appointed administra-
trix 27 Jan. 1745, remained a widow, and dwelt on the homestead more than
half a century; she died of a cancer 2 May 1799, at the age of 98 years,
according to the record of Dr. Holmes.
7. JOHN, prob. s. of James (6), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 26 Ap. 1762,
d. 12 Ap. 1766; John, b. 3 Mar. 1764; Mercy, bap. 3 Mar. 1766; Mary, bap.
6 Mar. 1768; Elizabeth, bap. 6 May 1770. JOHN the f. was a carpenter, and
in 1 761 bought house and one fourth acre on the easterly side of North Avenue,
near the Common, which estate he mortgaged to John Walton of Reading
1770; Walton's Executor took possession of the estate 1786, and it became
the residence of Deacon John Walton. In the Revolution, Mr. Nutting ad-
hered to the King, and was proscribed by the Act of 1778. Whether he re-
turned is not ascertained.
8. JONATHAN, s. of James (6), was a trader in Chs. He was probably
the same who sold the estate formerly of John Gay in 1 785, then styled trader
of Boston, and having repurchased a part of it, sold it again to Judge Win-
throp in 1 786, then styled trader of Reading.
9. SAMUEL, s. of James (6), grad. H. C. 1768, was a physician, and res.
here. The Overseers of the Poor 6 Mar. 1793, "agreed with Dr. Samuel
Nutting, for the current year, as Warden to the Poor's House, and as Physi-
cian to the Poor, for £16; his son to do the errands." This situation he re-
tained until his death 8 Jan. 1797, after which his wid. Elizabeth acted in
place of a Warden until Dec. 1802. Their children are not found on record.
OAKES, EDWARD (otherwise written Okes), was here in 1640. By w.
Jane he had, in England, Urian, b. about 1631; Edward, living in 1658;
and in Camb., Mary, m. John Flint of Concord 12 Nov. 1667; Thomas, b. 18
June 1644. EDWARD the f. was a prominent and useful citizen; he was
Selectman twenty-nine years, between 1642 and 1678, and Representative
seventeen years, between 1659 and 1681. He was also Representative for
Concord 1683, 1684, and 1686. He was appointed Quartermaster of the
Troop 1656, and twenty years later was engaged in Philip's War, with the
title of Cornet or Lieutenant, — unless, indeed, this last service was per-
OAKES— OLDHAM. 617
formed by his son of the same name. He d. 13 Oct. 1689, according to the
Concord Records; if the date be correct he was 85 years old ; his w. Jane was
living 24 Dec. 1691, when she petitioned for leave to sell real estate.
2. THOMAS, brother to Edward (1), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 3
Nov. 1646, d. young; Thomas, b. 5 Nov. 1648, d. 14 Jan. 1648-9; Elizabeth,
b. 26 May 1650, m. Lemuel Jenkins of Maiden ; Hannah, b. 4 May 1657, m.
Joseph Waite of Maiden; Thomas, b. 18 Mar. 1658-9, after his father's death.
THOMAS the f. was a farmer, and resided on the westerly side of Garden
Street, near Concord Avenue. He d. in 1658; his wid. Elizabeth m. Samuel
Hayward of Maiden. She removed with her children to Maiden, the resi-
dence of her husband. By the Camb. Records, it appears that Elizabeth
Oakes m. Seth Sweetser Ap. 1661; if this were the same, she must have
soon lost her second husband and married a third; for her dau. Abigail, by
her husband Hayward, was bap. here 23 Sept. 1666.
3. URIAN, s. of Edward (1), grad. H. C. 1649, went to England and was
minister at Titchfield until he was silenced in 1662, by the Act of Uniformity.
On invitation of the Church, communicated by a special messenger, he re-
turned, and was installed here 8 Nov. 1671. He was elected President of
Harvard College 1675, but declined the appointment; he acted, however, as
President pro tempore, until 2 Feb. 1680, when he was fully inducted into
office. He continued to perform the duties of President and Pastor (having
an assistant in the latter office) until his life was suddenly terminated by
fever 25 July 1681. His w. d. in England 1669, about two years before his
return hither. His children were all born there, and consequently no record
of them is found here. He had a son Edioard, who was a joint administrator
on his estate; he was prob. the same who grad. H. C. 1679, and preached for
a short time at Branford and New London, but d. before 1698; Urian, grad.
H. C. 1678, and d. 13 June 1679, " at 22 years of age, after almost two years'
languishing by a consumption;" and Laurence, styled B. A., though his name
does not appear on the Catalogue, who d. 13 June 1679, a. 18, was probably
son of Rev. Urian Oakes; perhaps he had completed his studies, but was cut
off by death shortly before the Commencement; he had certainly been in
Camb. a considerable time; for he gave a deposition concerning Indian
troubles 1 Oct. 1677, in which he is described as about fifteen years of age.
Hannah, who m. Rev. Samuel Angier 2 Sept. 1680, and d. 15 Aug. 1714, a.
55, was buried here, and her epitaph describes her as " daughter of the Rev.
Mr. Urian Oakes, sometime President of Harvard College and Pastor of
Cambridge." Judge Sewall in noticing her death calls her the " only surviv-
ing child " of her father.
4. THOMAS, s. of Edward (1), grad. H. C. 1662, was a physician in Boston.
He was eminent in his profession, and also as a politician. He was Repre-
sentative of Boston and Speaker of the House 1689, and Assistant. 1690, 1691,
1692, during a part of which time he was in England, as an agent to assist in
procuring a restoration of the Charter. He had been a prominent advocate
of the rights of the Colony, and a sturdy opposer of the encroachments by the
crown; so much so, that he was selected by Randolph as one of the number
against whom he exhibited articles of impeachment in 1681. He was subse-
quently a Representative for Boston, elected Speaker and Councillor, but
negatived by Gov. Dudley, as to both offices, and was a prominent leader in
the opposition to Dudley's government. He d. at Wellfleet 15 July 1719, a.
75. His w. Martha d. at Boston 19 Ap. 1719, a. 70, and was buried here.
Their youngest son Josiah, grad. H. C. 1708, preached in Wellfleet several
years, and d. there in 1732, a. 44.
OLDHAM, RICHARD (otherwise written Oldam), was here as early as 1650,
and by w. Martha, had Samuel, and John. RICHARD the f. res. on the south
side of the river, and d. 9 Dec. 1655; his w. Martha m. Thomas Brown 7
Oct. 1656.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Richard Dana, 5 Jan.
1670-71, and had Samuel, b. 27 May 1672, d. 4 Jan. 1672-3 ; Samuel, b. 15
Jan. 1673-4, d. 24 Aug. 1675; Hannah, b. 25 Mar. 1676, d. 9 July 1676 ;
618 OLDHAM — OLIVER.
Andrew, b. 22 Ap. 1677, d. 12 July 1677 ; Nathaniel, b. , d. 3 May 1678;
Mary, b. 1 June 1679, m. James Read 3 Ap. 1722 ; Hannah, b. 10 Oct. 1681,
m. Amos Gates 19 May 1703; Ann, b. , living in 1727. SAMUEL the £.
d. between 13 July 1727, and 10 June 1728.
3. JOHN, s. of Richard (1), m. Abigail Wood 22 July 1675, and had John,
b. 20 July 1676; Abigail, b. 28 Nov. 1679, in. Capt. Samuel Frothingham of
Chs. 23 Nov. 1708. JOHN the f. was Selectman fifteen years, between 1695
and 1714, and d. 14 Oct. 1719, a. 66 ; his second w. Elizabeth survived him.
4. JOHN, s. of John (3), m. Mindwell Parks 1 Nov. 1720, and had John, b.
18 Dec. 1720; Samuel, b. 26 Aug. 1722; Mary, b. 10 Mar. 1727-8; besides
these were Abigail, who d. unm. 20 Oct. 1743; Jonathan, and Elizabeth, named
in their father's will. JOHN the f. d. between 7 Mar. and 9 July 1733; his
w. Mindwell m. Joseph Fessenden 6 Dec. 1733.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), m. Sarah Chadwick 2 June 1743, and had Abigail,
b. 18 Mar. 1743-4, d. 26 May 1744 ; Sarah, b. 30 July 1746 ; Susanna, b. 11
Mar. 1748-9; Abigail, b. 3 Ap. 1752; John, b. 1 Nov. 1754. JOHN the f. d.
and his w. Sarah administered 21 Feb. 1757.
OLIVER, THOMAS, an Elder of the First Church in Boston, came to N. Eng.
1631, and d. 1657. By his w. Ann, he had James; John; Peter; Samuel;
Nathaniel, who was killed by the fall of a tree 9 Jan. 1632-3, a. 15; and
Daniel.
2. JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1645, was a preacher at Winnisimmet
(Chelsea) several years. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Newgate, and had
John, b. 1638, d. 1639; Elizabeth, b. 28 Feb. 1640, m. Enoch AViswall; Han-
nah, b. 1642, d. 1653 ; John, b. 2 Ap. 1644, res. in Boston; Thomas, b. 10 Feb.
1645-6. JOHN the f. d. 12 Ap. 1646; his w. Elizabeth m. Edward Jackson
of Cambridge 14 Mar. 1648-9, and d. 30 Sept. 1709, a. 92.
3. PETEH, s. of Thomas (1), admitted freeman 1640, was an eminent mer-
chant in Boston, where he d. 1670. He had sons Nathaniel, b. 8 Mar. 1652,
a member of the Council of Safety 1689, d. in Boston 15 Ap. 1704, described
in an obituary as " a principal merchant " of Boston ; Peter, b. 3 Mar. 1654-5,
grad. H. C. 1675; James, b. 19 Mar. 1658-9; Daniel, b. 28 Feb. 1663-4. He
had also dau. Sarah, who m. John Noyes; and another dau. Mary, who m.
Deac. Nathaniel Williams of Boston, and was mother of Nathaniel, b. 25 Aug.
1675, grad. H. C. 1693, ordained in the College Chapel 1698, as an evangelist
to preach the gospel in Barbadoes, but his health would not permit him to
remain there; he returned and was master of the Grammar School in Boston,
with Cheever, from 1 703 to 1 708, and sole master from 1 708 to 1 734 ; he also
studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. James Oliver, and as stated in an obitu-
ary notice of him, "he continued to preach ,and practise physic as occasion
required, through life"; he d. 10 Jan. 1737-8, a. 62.
4. THOMAS, s. of John (2), m. Grace, dau. of Capt. Thomas Prentice, 27
Nov. 1667; she d. 30 Sept. 1681, a. 33, and he m. Mary Wilson 19 Ap. 1682.
His chil. were Grace, b. 15 Nov. 1668, d. 16 Nov. 1680 ; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap.
1670, d. 22 June 1674; John, b. 22 Nov. 1671, d. 20 Dec. 1673 ; Hannah, b.
16 Aug. 1674, prob. d. young; Thomas, b. 22 Aug. 1676, d. 22 May 1683 ;
Samuel, b. 18 May 1679, d. young; John, b. 9 July 1683, d. 23 Sept. 1683;
Nathaniel, b. 1 Feb. 1684-5; Mary, b. 20 Mar. 1687-8; Sarah, b. 14 Nov.
1690, m. Rev. Caleb Trowbridge of Groton 10 Mar. 1714; Abigail, b. , m.
Benjamin Prescott of Groton 12 June 1718, and was mother of Col. William
Prescott of Bunker Hill memory, and his brothers, James, Sheriff and Judge
C. C. P., and Oliver, Judge of Probate for Middlesex County ; Peter; Thomas,
b. 17 July 1700, grad. H. C. 1719, a schoolmaster; Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1702-3,
d. unm. 2 Dec. 1729. THOMAS the f. was brought here when a child by his
mother, who m. Edward Jackson. He settled in that part of the town which
now forms the westerly border of Brighton District, but retained his connec-
tion with the Church at Newton, of which he was a Deacon. He was Select-
man of Camb. 1687, Representative 18 years, between 1692 and 1713, and
Councillor 1715. He d. 31 Oct. or 1 Nov. 1715; his w. Mary survived.
5. JAMES, s. of Peter (3), m. Mercy, dau. of Dr. Samuel Bradstreet, and
OLIVER. 619
granddaughter of Gov. Bradstreet, and had Mercy, b. about 1694, d. unra.
21 Feb. 1773, a. 78 ; Sarah, bap. 20 Dec. 1696, m. Jacob Wendell, an eminent
merchant of Boston, 12 Aug. 1714, and d. 22 July 1762; from this marriage
have descended many distinguished persons. JAMES the f. grad. H. C. 1680,
was an eminent physician, resided on what is known as the Winthrop estate,
where the present house stands, between Mount Auburn and Arrow streets,
and d. 8 Ap. 1703, a. 43; his w. Mercy d. 29 Mar. 1710, a. 42, and her cousin,
the Rev. William Brattle, was appointed guardian to her children.
6. DANIEL, s. of Peter (3), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Belcher, and
sister to. Gov. Jonathan Belcher 23 Ap. 1696, and had Daniel, b. 14 Jan.
1703-4, grad. H. C. 1722, d. at London of small-pox 5 July 1727; Andrew,
b. 28 Mar. 1706, grad. H. C. 1724, Secretary and Lieut. -governor of Massa-
chusetts; Peter, b. 26 Mar. 1713, grad. H. C. 1730, Chief Justice of the Supe-
rior Court of Massachusetts, and the last who held that office before the
Revolution. DANIEL the f. d. in Boston of apoplexy 23 July 1732; his w.
Elizabeth d. 21 May 1 735.
7. NATHANIEL, s. of Thomas (4), by w. Bethia, had Mary, b. 15 Sept.
1716, m. Thomas Sparhawk, Esq., 14 Jan. 1730-31, and was living in 1779.
NATHANIEL the f. was not the Chelsea schoolmaster and magistrate who
grad. H. C. 1701, as some have supposed, but a farmer or " yeoman." He
d. 11 Mar. 1727-8; his w. Bethia d. Dec. 1774, a. 81.
8. PETER, s. of Thomas (4), m. Mary Mattucks, and had Elizabeth, b. about
1716; Thomas, b. about 1718; Peter, b. about 1720; Mary, b. about 1722,
prob. rn. Abraham Frost 8 June 1 747; Samuel, b. about 1726, prob. the mari-
ner on whose estate Abraham Frost administered 21 Dec. 1764; Surah, b.
about 1728. The dates of birth are estimated from the ages specified in the
guardianship granted to their mother Mary 30 July 1731. PETER the f. was
styled " Captain " and d. 7 Dec. 1729.
9. THOMAS, prob. s. of Peter (8), m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. John Bradish,
and had Rebecca, b. about 1740, m. William Manning, Jr., 26 Nov. 1772, andd.
19 Ap. 1821, a. 81; Mary, bap. 30 Oct. 1743; Hepzibah, bap. 27 Ap. 1746,
in. John Wyman of Woburn 1 Aug. 1765. THOMAS the f. d. about 1746;
his w. Rebecca purchased her father's homestead in 1746, a part of which
she immediately sold to Capt. William Angler, and occupied the remainder
until 4 Nov. 1762; when she sold it to her brother Isaac Bradish.
10. ROBERT, styled " Esquire," parentage not ascertained, m. Ann, dau.
of James Brown, prob. of Antigua; her f. d. and her mother m. Isaac Royal,
(who resided many years in Antigua), and had Col. Isaac of Medford, and
Penelope, who m. Col. Henry Vassall of Cambridge. Mr. Oliver was of An-
tigua in 1738, where prob. most of his children were born: he returned, or
came, to N. Eng. before 1747, and settled at Dorchester, where he d. between
3 Aug. 1761 and 24 Dec. 1762. His children were James, a physician, prob.
d. before 1761, as he is not named in his father's will; Thomas, b. about 1733;
Isaac ; Richard ; Elizabeth, m. Col. John Vassall the younger, of Cambridge.
11. THOMAS, s. of Robert (8), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Col. John Vassall,
Sen., 1760 (pub. 17 May), and had Anne, bap. 4 Mar. 1764; Elizabeth, bap.
17 Aug. 1766 ; Penelope, bap. 2 Oct. 1768; and perhaps others. THOMAS the
f. grad. H. C. 1753, he prob. resided at Dorchester until 1766, when he pur-
chased an estate on Elm wood Avenue, near Mount Auburn, and erected the
mansion afterwards the residence of Gov. Gerry, and of the Rev. Dr. Lowell,
now owned and occupied by Prof. James Russell Lowell. Being a man of
fortune, he was not actively engaged in business ; nor did he mingle in the
stormy political contests of that eventful period, until, in a day fatal to his
peace and quiet, he accepted the office of Lieutenant-governor * of the Prov-
1 He enjoyed the distinction of being the Lib.), under date of 10 Oct. 1775, " Sir Wil-
last Lieut.-governor of Mass, appointed by Ham Howe succeeds to the military com-
the King. He seems also to have been the mand, and Lieut. -gov. T. Oliver to the civil
last representative of royal authority in the department, and is now Governor of Boston
Province ; for when Governor Gage returned only, he having jurisdiction over no other
to England, Pemberton says in his Manu- town in the province."
script Chronology (in the Mass. Hist. Soc.
620 OLIVER — PADDLEFOOT.
ince, and President of a Council appointed by the King in a manner particu-
larly obnoxious to popular resentment. On the morning of 2 Sept. 1774, a
large number of Middlesex freeholders (Gov. Oliver says about four thou-
sand), assembled at Cambridge, and induced the recently appointed Manda-
mus Councillors to renounce their offices. The President of the Council was
not spared ; but, though he urgently requested delay, inasmuch as he could
not with propriety renounce that office, while he held that of Lieut.-gov., yet
he finally yielded, and signed a solemn engagement " as a man of honor and
a Christian," that he would "never hereafter, upon any terms whatsoever,
accept a seat at said Board, on the present novel and oppressive plan of
government." He left Cambridge immediately, and never returned. At
the evacuation of Boston he accompanied the British forces, soon went to
England, and d. at Bristol 20 Nov. 1815, a. 82. He has uniformly been rep-
resented as a mild and quiet person, and gentlemanly in deportment. It has
even been suggested that his name was inserted in the commission by mistake .
instead of the name of Chief Justice Peter Oliver, a much more active, rest-
less man, and better fitted as an unscrupulous tool of an arbitrary govern-
ment.
OLMSTEAD, JAMES, was one of the earliest inhabitants, and was Constable
1634, 1635. He resided on the northerly side of Harvard Street, upon or near
the spot occupied by what has long been known as the President's House, now
called the Wadsworth House. He rem. to Hartford, and d. in 1640 or 1641.
" His children were Nicholas and Nehemiah. He left a large estate and gave
in his will £50 to the Church in Hartford." Hinman.
2. NICHOLAS, s. of James (1), was early here with his father, and had a
house-lot on the easterly side of Holyoke street. He rem. to Hartford, was a
soldier at Mystic against the Pequots in 1637, and was afterwards a Lieuten-
ant. He was living in 1672. Hinman.
3. NEHEMIAH, s. of James (1), was undoubtedly here with his father,
though not named on the Records. He was at Hartford in 1649.
This name appears with a fruitful variety of orthography. Some of the
forms are Omsted, Olmsted, Olmstead, Olmsteade, Olmestead, Olmesteade,
Homstead, Holmstead, Hompstead, and sundry others.
OSLAND, HUMPHREY, m. Elizabeth Hyde 7 Mar. 1666-7, and had Eliza-
beth, b. 25 Jan. 1667-8, m. Nathaniel Wilson; John, b. 10 Oct. 1669; Hannah,
m. Dr. John Prentice 1696, and d. 1704; Sarah, b. 23 Nov. 1683, m. Edward
Prentice. HUMPHREY the f. was a cordwainer, and resided on the south side
of the river, in what is now Newton. He d. 19 June 1720; his w. Elizabeth
d. 13 Mar. 1723.
2. JOHN, s. of Humphrey (1), m. Sarah Hyde, and d. in 1733. About ten
years afterwards his estate was distributed to his chil. Jonathan : Mary, w. of
Philip Pratt, Framingham; Mehetabel, w. of Robert Paul of Union, Conn.;
Elizabeth, w. of Josiah Hyde; Thankful, w. of Jonathan Hyde; Lydia, w. of
Caleb Hyde; all of Canterbury, Conn.; Sarah, and Hannah, both unm. at
the time of division.
PADDLEFOOT, JONATHAN (otherwise written Padlefoote, and Padlfoote),
m. Mary Blanford 5 Oct. 1652, and had Jonathan,}). 6 July and d. 29 Oct.
1653 ; Mary, b. 22 Aug. 1654; Jonathan, b. 13 Aug. 1656; Zechariah, b. 16
Dec. 1657, d. in Framingham 7 July 1737; Edward, b. 14 June 1660, " slayn
in the wars." (Chart.) JONATHAN the f. res. on the easterly side of North
Avenue, near the Railroad Bridge. He d. 1661 ; his w. Mary m. Thomas
Eames, and had son Thomas, bap. here 12 July 1663. She subsequently re-
moved with her husband and family to Sudbury, and thence to Framingham,
where she had five children, and was killed bv the Indians at Framingham 1
Feb. 1675-6. Barry.
JOHN PADDLEFORD, grad. Y. C. 1768, was a physician in Hardwick sev-
eral years. SETH PADDLEFORD, grad. Y. C. 1770, was a lawyer in Hard-
wick, removed to Taunton, was Judge of Probate, and received the degree of
LL.D. at Brown University. The name, now generally written Padelford,
still exists in the southerly part of the Commonwealth, and in Rhode Island;
PADDLEFOOT — PALMER. 621
and the descent from Jonathan of Camb. is duly set forth in a chart of the
family.
PAINE, MOSES (or Payne), is styled "Mr." on our Records 1639. In
1642 he owned house and land at the S. E. corner of South and Dunster
streets, which he sold in 1646.
PALFREY, JOHN (otherwise written Palfray, Palfraye, Palfry, Palfory,
Paulfrey, Paulfery), m. Rebecca, dau. of William Bordman, 4 Aug. 1664, and
had liebecca, b. 15 Sept. 1665, m. Joseph Hicks 24 Nov. 1716; John, b. 12
Ap. 1667, d. 27 June 1667; Elizabeth, b. 24 May 1668; Martha, b. 18 May
1670, m. Benjamin Goddard 30 May 1689; Thomas, b. 7 May 1672, d. 21
Nov. 1677; Ruth, b. 1 Nov. 1677, d. unm. 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 in. 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, in. 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 in his will
chil. Thomas, William deceased, Mary Wiswall, Ann Parker, and John) ;
Joseph, b. 2 Sept. 1729, grad. H. C. 1747, ordained at Norton 3 Jan. 1753, and
d. 4 Ap. 1791. STEPHEN the f. was a tanner, and d. about 1766, when his
will was presented 23 Ap. by his son Joseph, one of the executors; after whose
death, Rev. John Ellis of Rehoboth was appointed administrator de bonis non.
3. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (2), m. Sarah Gamage 17 Jan. 1750-51, and had
Deborah, b. 23 Dec. 1751, d. 3 Feb. 1752; Stephen, b. 9 Jan. 1753 ; John, b. 22
Oct. 1754; Joseph, b. 7 May 1756; Joshua, b. 20 Mar. 1758, d. 7 Oct. 1759;
Sarah, b. 9 Nov. 1759, m. John Warland 5 Feb. 1806, d. at Plymouth; Joshua,
b. 2 Sept. 1761, m. Mary Cooper 23 May 1791, was a baker, resided here and
at Chs., d. 15 Jan. 1832, leaving son John, merchant in Camb., and perhaps
others; Benjamin, b. 24 Aug. 1763, and d. 5 Jan. 1764; Benjamin, b. 30 Jan.
1765, d. 3 Aug. 1773. STEPHEN the f. was a tanner, and resided near Brattle
Square; he d. 30 Mar. 1806, a. 88; his w. Sarah d. 15 Mar. 1794, a. 73.
4. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (3), m. Thankful Child of Wat. 16 June 1774,
and Mary Bemis of Waltham (pub. 28 Feb. 1777) ; his chil. were Thankful,
bap. 16 Ap. 1775; Polly, bap. 28 June 1778, m. Samuel Frost Wyman 10 Nov.
1796; Betsey, bap. 23 Ap. 1780, m. Chas. Walker of Fryeburg, Me.; Eunice,
bap. 9 Dec. 1781 (this baptism is recorded as that of Eunice, dau. of Mary
Palmer, and underneath the line is written, "her husband Stephen Palmer
was drowned "); Stephen, s. of Stephen and Mary, d. 1 Sept. 1806. Sarah,
who m. Lemuel Brown of Chs. 7 Dec. 1797, was dau. of Stephen. STEPHEN
the f. removed to Fryeburg, Me., in 1780, where he was drowned 1 Sept. 1781.
Mary Palmer, perhaps wid. of Stephen, m. Ebenezer Day of Fryeburg, Me.,
13 Feb. 1783.
5. JOHN, s. of Stephen (3), m. Susanna Stratton 28 Nov. 1781, and had
Susan, b. 21 Aug. 1782, d. 7 Mar. 1783; John, b. 4 Oct. 1783, grad. H. C.
1802, d. unm., of consumption, 17 Oct. 1802; Joseph, b. 27 Sept. 1784, d. 27
Mar. 1785 ; Susanna, b. 26 Feb. 1786, m. Isaac Jones 2 Ap. 1809, and d.
before 1822, leaving an only child Lucy Ann, who m. William L. Whitney
18 Oct. 1836, d. in childbed, and was buried 12 Aug. 1838, together with her
child; Stephen, b. 14 Mar. 1787, d. of consumption 9 Ap. 1805; Joseph, b. 22
July 1788, d. of consumption 6 Ap. 1807; Lucy, b. 16 Oct. 1789, d. unm., of
consumption, 14 Ap. 1818; Abner, b. 21 Ap. 1793, d. of fever 31 Mar. 1805.
JOHN the f. was a baker and trader ; he was also Major. He resided on the
northwesterly side of Brattle Square. He d. 1 Sept. 1822, a. nearly 68; his w.
Susanna was buried 12 Dec. 1837. The family of Major Palmer is extinct.
622 PANTRY— PARISH — PARKER.
PANTRY, WILLIAM (otherwise written Pantrey, Pentry, Peintrey, Peyn-
tree), was here in 1633, and in 1635 owned a house near the spot now occupied
by the Wadsworth House, so called, on Harvard Square. He went to Hartford
with Hooker, and was living in 1649.
PARISH, THOMAS, by w. Mary,1 had Thomas, b. 21 July 1641, grad. H. C.
1659; Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1643. THOMAS the f. resided on the westerly side of
Garden Street, near Concord Avenue ; was Selectman 1639, 1640, and Savage
styles him "physician "; he returned to England before 1654, when his home-
stead (the house having been burned) was sold by his agent, Thomas Dan-
forth, to Thomas Oakes. He is described in the deed as Thomas Parish, gent.,
of Naylond, Suffolk Co., England. It is not impossible that Rev. Samuel
Parris, of witch mania memory, who d. 27 Feb. 1720, was of this family. The
name is spelled differently, but the sound is similar. In his will, Samuel
speaks of his father Thomas as a merchant, living in London 1656, and own-
ing estates in Barbadoes, where he d. 1673.
PARKER, ROBKRT, " butcher, Boston and Roxbury, was admitted a member
of Boston Church 1634." (Farmer.} " Robert Parker and his wife, both in
full communion, having been dismissed hither (together with their children)
from the Churches of Boston and Roxbury. Their children, Benjamin, John,
Sarah, and Rachell" (Mitchell.) He was here as early as 1638, when he
owned a house on the southerly side of Brattle Street, a few rods westerly
from Ash Street; but it would seem that he did not change his ecclesiastical
relationship until a later period. By his w. Judith, he had Benjamin, b. June
1636, d. here 17 Jan. 1671-2; Sarah, b. Ap. 1640, m. Dr. Thomas Foster 15
Oct. 1662; Nathaniel, b. 28 July 1643, prob. d. young; John, b. , d. be-
fore 1684; Rachel, b. , d. 5 Ap. 1663. ROBERT the f. d. 1685, a. 83;
his w. Judith d. 8 May 1682, a. 80. The son Benjamin m. a dau. of William
Hartwell, owned an estate in Billerica, had sons Benjamin and John, and per-
haps others.
2. JOHN, resided on the south side of the river (now Newton), and by w.
Joanna, had Mary, b. 28 Jan. 1647; Martha, b. 1 May 1649, m. and d., leav-
ing children, before 1686; John, b. 15 Feb. 1651-2; Joanna, b. 16 Jan.
1653-4, m. Stone"; Thomas, b. 1 Feb. 1657; Sarah, b. 6 Jan. 1659;
Isaac, b. 15 Mar. 1662; Jonathan, b. 6 Nov. 1665; Lydia, b. 15 May 1667.
JOHN the f. prob. d. about 1686, in which year his will is dated.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of John (2), by w. Mary, had John, b. 17 Aug. 1687, and
several others in Newton.
4. JOSIAH, s. of Capt. James Parker and w. Elizabeth, was b. in Groton
1655, and resided there until 1683, and perhaps later; was an innholder in
Woburn from 1693 to 1695, and in Camb. 1696 and for many subsequent
years. In 1699 he purchased a part of the homestead of John Jackson, and
in 1 708 the remainder, fronting on Brattle Street and Brattle Square extend-
ing from Palmer Street to Church Street, or thereabouts, and bounded north-
erly on the burial ground. He m. Elizabeth Saxon, or Sexton, of Boston, and
had in Groton, Elizabeth, b. 31 Aug. 1679, m. Samuel Livermore 15 Nov.
1699; John, b. 13 Ap. 1681; Sarah, b. 1 May 1683, m. Stephen Coolidge 30
Ap. 1702, and Nicholas Fessenden, Jr., 8 Aug. 1706; he had also, Susanna,
b. , m. Samuel Gookin, Jr., 28 Feb. 1711-12; Joshua; William, prob.
d. young; Ann, m. William Warland 3 July 1718 (Joshua, William, and
Ann, bap. here 3 Ap. 1698); Mary, bap. 11 Dec. 1698, m. Thomas Dana
22 Jan. 1718-19, and d. 10 Oct. 1739; Thomas, bap. 15 Dec. 1700, grad.
H. C. 1718, minister at Dracut, d. 18 Mar. 1765. JOSIAH the f. was a
Captain and served in the war against the Indians ; he was in command at
1 Probably Mary Danforth, dau. of Nich- Thomas Parish, who graduated at Harvard
olas, and sister of "Deputy-governor Thomas College in 1659, credit is given for payments,
Danforth. In the Steward's account with to wit: —
I. i. d. qr.
" 7. 10. 55, payd by his unckell Thomas Danforth, 5. 5. 8. 2
7. 1. 58-9, payd'by his unckell Thomas Danforth, 4. 9. 6. 1
Sume is 9. 15. 2. 3 "
PARKER — PATRICK. 623
Groton 21 July 1706, when Nathaniel Healy of Newton, one of his company,
was "waylaid" and slain, together with John Myrick and Ebenezer Seager,
also of Newton, " as they were going to meeting on the Sabbath day." He
was Selectman 1710, and'd. between 26 July and 6 Aug. 1731; his w. Eliza-
beth survived.
5. STEPHEN, parentage not ascertained, by w. Susanna, had Hannah, b. 27
Feb. 1704-5.
6. JOHN, perhaps s. of Josiah (4), but if so, a second son of that name, m.
Mary Hancock (dau. of Nathaniel), 20 Dec. 1711, and d. 2 Nov. 1712, " aged
22 years 10mo. and 11 days," according to the inscription on his gravestone.
7. JOSHUA, s. of Joshua (4), m. Mary, dau. of Nicholas Fessenden senior,
15 June 1712, and had Mary, bap. 12 Oct. 1712; Elizabeth.
8. ELEAZAR, prob. s. of Eleazar of Groton, and nephew of Josiah (4), b. at
Groton 25 Sept. 1695, m. Hannah Humphrey at Camb. 24 Mar. 1719-20, and
had Elizabeth, bap. 21 May 1721, d. young ; Hannah, bap. 17 Mar. 1722-3;
Mary, bap. 15 Aug. 1725, m. Joseph Grant of Chs. 3 Oct. 1745 ; Elizabeth,
bap. 29 June 1727, m. Benjamin Cheney 3 Jan. 1744-5; Sarah, bap. 13 Ap.
1729; Eleazar, bap. 27 Jan. 1733-4; Joseph and Benjamin, twins, bap. 11
Ap. 1736. ELEAZAR the f. was a shoemaker.
9. DAVID, by w. Elizabeth, had David, b. 13 Oct. 1791; Elizabeth, b. 11
Nov. 1793; Alice, b. 4 Sept. 1799.
10. SCARBOROUGH, m. Hannah Goddin of Watertown 27 Ap. 1794; son
Jonathan died 30 June 1796.
11. AARON, m. Lydia, dau. of Joseph Bates, 1 Jan. 1801, and had Mary
Snow, b. 29 Dec. 180"l ; Aaron, b. 20 Feb. 1803; Benjamin, b. 15 Ap. 1804;
Lydia, b. 16 Oct. 1805; Jane, b. 18 Aug. 1807; Joseph Bates, b. 19 June 1810.
AARON the f. d. 23 Feb. 1822, a. 48.
EXPERIENCE, m. Thomas Foster 30 Nov. 1686. ELIZABETH, m. Aaron
Bordman 14 Oct. 1708. ELIZABETH, m. Thomas Thwing 6 Mar. 1764.
JOSHUA (of Westford), m. Hannah Kidder 26 Ap. 1744. NOAH, m. Hannah
Livermore 4 Dec. 1777. PATIENCE, m. Coolidge P. Woods 2 May 1793.
PARKS, RICHARD, here as early as 1638; resided on the easterly side of
North Avenue near the Common; and afterwards on the south side of the
river. He d. between 12 July and 19 Oct. 1665, leaving s. Thomas, and two
dau. not named, one of whom was Isabel, w. of Francis Whitmore, and the
other prob. Elizabeth, w. of Edward AVinship.
2. THOMAS, s. of Richard (1), m. Abigail Derkes (or Dix) 1 Dec. 1653, and
had Thomax, b. 2 Nov. 1654, d. 28 Aug. 1681 ; John, b. 6 Sept. 1656, was a sol-
dier under Capt. Beers, in the disastrous battle with the Indians near Northfield,
Sept. 1675, where he had an arm broken and was crippled for life ; Abigail, b. 3
Mar. 1658, m. John Fisk ; Edward, b. 8 Ap. 1661 ; Richard, b. 21 Dec. 1663 ;
Sarah, b. 21 Mar. 1666, m. John Knap, Jr., of Wat.; Rebecca,}). 13 Ap. 1668, m.
John Sanger of Wat.; Jonathan, b. 27 Aug. 1670; Elizabeth, b. 28 July 1679,
m. John Holland. THOMAS the f. d. 11 Aug. 1689 ; his w. Abigail d. 3 Feb.
1691, and his estate was divided 12 Mar. 1693-4, to eight surviving children.
3. EDWARD, before 1648 purchased of Col. George Cooke, a house at the
N. W. corner of Brighton and Mount Auburn streets, with several parcels of
outlands; to which the town added a grant of seventy-two acres on the Rocks.
It is not certain that he ever resided here, or even crossed the Atlantic ; he
may have made the purchase in England, whither Cooke had returned and
entered the military service of Cromwell. These parcels of real estate were
conveyed to John Stedman 1 June 1655, by Henry Parks of London, mer-
chant, " son and heir of Edward Parks of London, merchant, deceased," to
whom they had been devised by will.
PARLEN, NICHOLAS (otherwise written Parly n), m. Sarah Hanmore 30
Nov. 1665, and had John, b. 31 Mar. 1666; Sarah, b. 1 Aug. 1668; Hannah,
b. 8 Aug. 1670; Elizabeth, b. 8 June 1672; Mary, b. 25 Nov. 1675; Susanna,
b. 16 Ap. 1677; Abigail, b. 14 June 1680.
PATRICK, DANIEL, was here as early as May 1632, and resided at the S. E.
corner of Brighton and Winthrop streets. He was one of the first two military
624 PATRICK — PATTEN.
commanders appointed in the Colony. At a General Court 7 Sept. 1630, it was
" Ordered, that Mr. Patrick and Mr. Underhill shall have allowed them for
half a year's provision, 2 hogsheads of meal, 4 bushels of malt, 10 pounds of
powder and lead to make shot, also houseroom provided for them, and £15
12s. in money to make their provisions; all this to be done at the public
charge; their year to begin from the time they begin to keep house." And
when officers were appointed 9 March 1636-7, for the several Train-bands, Mr.
Daniel Patrick and Mr. John Underhill are named as Captains "for the Coun-
try's service." He served three months in the Pequot war, and performed
other military service, until Nov. 1637, when " the Court did give way to Capt.
Patrick's remove to Ipswich, discharging him from any further service, and
gave him a quarter's pay for a gratuity." (Col. Rec.) But Bond says he was a
Selectman in Watertown 1638. He subsequently rem. to Connecticut, and was
killed in a quarrel by a Dutchman 1643. Winthrop says, " About this time,
Capt. Daniel Patrick was killed at Stamford by a Dutchman, who shot him
dead with a pistol. This Captain was entertained by us out of Holland (where
he was a common soldier of the Prince's guard), to exercise our men. We
made him a Captain, and maintained him. After, he was admitted a member
of the Church of Watertown and a freeman. But he grew very proud and
vicious," etc. Capt. Patrick had a wife, described by Winthrop as "a good
Dutch woman and comely ; " but it is not known that he left any posterity.
PATTEN, WILLIAM (otherwise written Pattin, and Patting), was here as
early as 13 Mar. 1635-6, when he agreed to take charge of a part of the
town herd of cattle. By w. Mary he had Mary, b. before his arrival here ;
William, d. 22 Mar. 1645-6; Thomas, b. — Oct. 1636; Nathaniel, d. — Jan.
1639; Sarah, d. young; Nathaniel, b. 29 July 1643. WILLIAM the f. res. on
the easterly side of North Avenue opposite the Common; and d. 10 Dec. 1668;
his w. Mary d. 20 Sept. 1673.
2. THOMAS, s. of William (1), settled in Billerica; he m. Rebecca ,
who d. 19 May 1689, and Sarah Didson (or Ditson) of Reading 20 May 1686.
His children were Mary, b. 21 Aug. 1664; Thomas, b. 22 Mar. 1665-6 ;
Nathaniel, b. 14 Sept. 1668, d. about 1718, leaving family; William, b. 12
May 1671, a Deacon at Billerica, d. here of small-pox 5 Oct. 1730, while
attending the General Court as Representative; Rebecca, b. 29 Jan. 1674-5;
Sarah, b. 18 June 1677; Elizabeth, b. 8 May 1680; Mehetabel, b. 28 Feb.
1686-7; Kendall, b. 20 Ap. 1689. THOMAS the f. d. 16 Jan. 1689-90; his
w. Sarah m. Thomas Richardson 29 Dec. 1690.
3. NATHANIEL, s. of William (1), m. Rebecca Adams 24 Nov. 1669; she
d. 18 Dec. 1677, and he m. Sarah Cooper 8 Oct. 1678; she d. and he m. Sarah
Hancock 15 Oct. 1711. His chil. were Nathaniel and John, twins, b. 24
Sept. 1672; Anna, b. 20 Ap. 1674, m. Nathaniel Eames of Framingham, and
was living in 1725; William, b. 12 July 1676; Mary, b. 24 July 1679, m.
Walter Russell 17 May 1699, and d. before 1706 ; Samuel, b. 2 Jan. 1681-2 ;
Elizabeth, m. John Russell 30 Mar. 1710, living at Killingry, Conn., 1725;
Daniel, b. 18 Jan. 1689 (I suspect this last should be Hannah, instead of
Daniel; Hannah d. 16 Sept. 1739, a. 50, naming sister Russell in her will).
NATHANIEL the f. d. 12 June 1725.
4. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (3), m. Deborah ; she d. 7 Mar.
1715-26 (G. S. 9 Mar.), and he m. Sarah Frost 17 May 1720. His children
were Nathaniel, b. 10 Dec. 1702; Abigail, b. 6 May 1705, m. Sebas Jackson
2 Dec. 1731; Jonathan, b. — Oct. 1706, prob. the same who was killed by the
falling of a clay bank where he was digging 22 Dec. 1730; his bro. Nathaniel
was appointed administrator 1 Feb. 1730-31; Deborah, b. 25 July 1708, d. 22
Oct. 1708; Deborah, b. 6 Sept. 1709; Phebe, b. 2 Dec. 1711; Prixcilla, b. 6 June
1713; Sarah, b. prob. 1714, bap. 10 Ap. 1715; Daniel, b. 22 Feb. 1715-16.
NATHANIEL the f. d. about 1727; his w. Sarah administered 8 May 1727,
and d. at Menot. 11 Aug. 1747, a. 78.
5. JOHN, s. of Nathaniel (3), m. Margaret, dau. of Reuben Luxford, 13
Mar. 1699-1700, and had Margaret, b. 5 Mar. 1700-1, m. Charles Hunnewell
of Chs. 8 Nov. 1733; Luxford, b. 31 Mar. 1704; John, b. 8 Nov. 1706, was a
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carpenter, residing in Stoughton 24 Ap. 1728; Rebecca, b. , living 24
June 1730, and prob. the "spinster" who bought a small estate (two rods
square) on the easterly side of North Avenue, opposite the Common, 24 June
1768. JOHN the f. resided on the southerly side of Brattle street, between
Ash and Sparks streets, and d. about 1717; his w. Margaret d. 19 Feb.
1717-18: Amos Marrett was appointed administrator on the estates of both
John and Margaret 22 Feb. 1717-18.
6. WILLIAM, s. of Nathaniel (3), m. Abigail, dau. of Stephen Willis of
Medf., 3 Jan. 1700-1, and had in Camb., William, b. 21 Aug. 1701, m. Ann
Seccomb 17 Nov. 1726, and had family in Medf. ; Abigail, b. 11 June 1708;
Rebecca, b. 14 Jan. 1705-6; Stephen, b. 19 June 1707; 'Eliot, b. 15 May 1709;
Mary, b. 20 May 1711; and in Medf., John, b. 1 Jan. 1712-13; Aaron, b. 16
Ap. 1717; Thomas, b. 2 Feb. 1718-19, m. Mary Tufts of Chs. 10 Jan. 1745,
and had family in Medf., where his w. Mary d. 28 Aug. 1764, a. 42. WIL-
LIAM the f. appears to have removed to Medf. about 1712, and d. there 7
Sept. 1744, a. 68.
7. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (4), in 1727 was a housewright in Killing-
ly, Conn., but returned, and was a resident here in 1730. Perhaps he was
the same who owned a house at the N. E. corner of Mount Auburn Street and
Brattle Square 1751, which he sold in 1755, being styled "cooper" in the
deeds. He had Jonathan, bap. 12 Aug. 1744; Ebenezer, bap. 22 July 1750.
8. LUXFORD, s. of John (5), m. Rebecca Robbins 11 May 1727, and had
Mary, b. 10 May 1728; Rebecca, b. 14 May 1730, d. 11 Mar. 1735-6. LUX-
FORD the f. was a mason, inherited the homestead, and d. before 17 May 1730.
His w. Rebecca was appointed administratrix 26 June 1730.
PATTERSON, JAMES, prob. of Billerica, m. Rebecca Stevenson 29 May
1662. They resided in Billerica 1695.
PErucE, MARK (or Pierce), owned an estate at the N. E. corner of Holyoke
and Mount Auburn streets 1642, when that corner was about a hundred feet
northerly from its present position.
2. JONATHAN, perhaps of Chs., had six children bap. here, viz., Martha, 8
Aug. 1697; Benjamin, 2 Oct. 1698; Elizabeth, 28 July 1700; Isaac, 9 Aug.
1702; John, 23 Ap. 1704; Stephen 30 Ap. 1709.
3. JAMES, of Chs., m. Mary Prentice 10 Feb. 1731-2, perhaps lived on the
Chs. side of the line, but his children were baptized here, as follows: Mary,
10 Dec. 1732; John, 14 Dec. 1735; Susanna, 16 Oct. 1737; James, 30 Dec.
1739; Abigail, 20 Dec. 1741; George, 30 Oct. 1743; Hannah, 10 Nov. 1745;
Samuel, 23 Oct. 1748. Probably the same James m. Alice, wid. of Ebenezer
Fessenden, 26 June 1760, and afterwards res. here.
MARY, servant of Nathaniel Sparhawk, d. 12 July 1647. JOSEPH, m.
Hannah Munroe 21 Dec. 1692. JOHN, m. Susanna Marrett 27 Sept. 1722.
ALICE, m. Thomas Read 1 Ap. 1773. NATHANIEL, m. Mary Fisk 28 June
1776. RICHARD, m. Anna Dickson 21 Oct. 1784. SAMUEL, m. Sophia
Stedman 20 Mar. 1796. ELIJAH, m. Rebecca Ransford 19 Feb. 1797.
PELHAM, HERBERT, Esq., s. of Herbert, Esq., and Catherine, eldest dau.
of Lord Delaware (or De la Warr), and a near relative, on his father's side,
to the Duke of Newcastle, was b. 1601, and resided in Lincolnshire, England.
He was an early friend of the emigrants to Massachusetts, and promoted their
enterprise by his influence, his advice, and his money. In 1638 or 1639, he
removed his family hither and settled in Cambridge. He res. at the N. W.
corner of Dunster and South streets; the same estate having been previously
occupied by Gov. Thomas Dudley, and by Roger Harlakenden, Esq., whose
widow became the wife of Pelham. He was Selectman 1645, Assistant from
1645 to 1649; Commissioner of the United Colonies, 1645, 1646, and intrusted
by the General Court with much important business as a member of Com-
mittees and otherwise. He was also the first Treasurer of Harvard College,
elected 27 Dec. 1643, and the second person named in the act incorporating
the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians, 1649. He returned
to England about 1649, was afterwards member of Parliament, rendered fre-
quent and important services to the Colony, and d. , according to Morant, June
40
626 PELHAM.
1674; but, according to a certified copy of the " Parish Register of Bures, St.
Mary in the Co. of Suffolk," which was his last residence, he was buried 1 July
1673. His first wife was Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and granddaughter of Sir
William Waldegrave, by whom he had Waldegrave, bap. 26 Sept. 1627, the princi-
pal heir of the English estates, buried 12 Nov. 1699 ; Penelope, b. about 1631, m.
Gov. Josiah Window, and d. at Marshfield 7 Dec. 1703, a. 72 ; Nathaniel, bap.
5 Feb. 1631-2, grad. H. C. 1651, embarked for England with Capt. Garrett Nov.
1657, and was lost; by his second wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Godfrey Bosville,
Esq., and wid. of Roger Harlakenden, Esq., he had Mary, b. 12 Nov. 1638,
according to the town Record, but manifestly a mistake; the date should prob.
be 1639 or 1640; Frances, b. 9 Nov. 1643; Herbert,b. 3 Oct. 1645, bur. 2
Jan. 1645-6; and a son Edward, whose birth is not recorded, but who was
the principal heir to the estates here; also Henry, named in a legal document
as younger than Edward. Other children are named in the father's will 1 Jan.
1672-3, viz., Anna ; Katherine Clark ; a dau., w. of Cuthlach Eliot. He names
also two sisters, Penelope, who was w. of Gov. Bellingham and d. 29 May
1702, a. about 83, and Elizabeth, who d. unm. at Marshfield 1 Ap. 1706, a.
83. Capt. William Pelham of Sudbury was prob. brother to Herbert Pelham,
Esq.
2. EDWARD, s. of Herbert (1), grad. H. C. 1673, remained in New Eng-
land, and d. 20 Sept. 1 730. He seems never to have engaged in any useful
or remunerative business, but rather to have lived on his income as a gentle-
man at large. In his early life he was probably dissipated, certainly indis-
creet. One of his freaks while in College is related on pp. 225, 226. The
jmxiety and disapprobation of his father may be inferred from his will, dated
1 Jan. 1672, in which he gives this son all his " lands, tenements, and here-
ditaments in New England in the Massachusetts Bay in America, situate,
lying and being in Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, or elsewhere within the
said Colony," and a life estate in some lands in England; he also bequeaths
certain personal property to '' my son Winslow for the use of my son Edward
Pelham, to be paid unto him in New England, if he reside there, upon the
conditions hereafter expressed; that is to say, if he the said Edward shall so
behave and demean himself that he can procure either the hands of the Gov-
ernor and four of the Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay or
of New Plymouth Government, that he is now grown serious, sober, and solid,
and follows his study, and avoids all idle and profane company, and that they
verily conceive there is a real change in him for the better, and not only to
attain his ends thereby But if in all these years he will not be re-
claimed," then the property shall go to others. In sundry documents he is
styled of Boston 1676, and of Newport, R. I., 1691-1711. He had wife Free-
love in 1693, and is said to have had a previous w. Godsgift, dau. of Gov. Bene-
dict Arnold of Newport; Savage suggests that the two wives may have been
sisters. His chil. were Edward and Thomas, to whom he conveyed all his
lands in Cambridge and Watertown 23 Nov. 1711, at which date the father
and both sons are described as " gentlemen " of Newport, R. I.
3. EDWARD, s. of Edward (2), executed his will at Newport 21 May 1740,
naming wife Arabella and three daus., viz. " Hermione, the wife of John Ban-
ister of Newport aforesaid merchant," Elizabeth, and Penelope. Among the
articles bequeathed to his father by Herbert Pelham, Esq., was an " inlaid
cabinet," which was purchased about 1842 by Mr. Robert Bolton of Bed-
ford, West Chester Co., N. Y., together with portraits of Charles II., Queen
Henrietta Maria, Col. Godfrey Bosville, and Elizabeth Bosville. In a letter
to Rev. John L. Sibley, Librarian of Harvard College, announcing this pur-
chase, dated 19 Jan. 1867, Mr. Bolton says, " Edward Pelham died at New-
port, R. I., 1740, leaving two daughters: 1st Hermione, who m. John Bannister,
from whose granddaughter Elizabeth I purchased the pictures and cabinet ;
2d, Penelope, who m. Joseph Cowley of Wolverhampton, England, whose dau.
Henrietta m. Admiral Jahleel Brenton, a native of Newport, R. I."
4. THOMAS, s. of Edward (2), had w. Abigail ; but whether he had children
is not ascertained.
PHILLIPS— POLLY. 627
PHILLIPS, JOHN, a clergyman, came from England in 1638, and dwelt a
short time at Salem. He had several invitations to settle, but was undecided
which to accept. In 1639 he removed here, as it would seem for the purpose
of becoming a colleague with Mr. Shepard. The Church paid the expense of
his removal, and fitted up a house of Mr. Pelham for his use. He remained
here about a year, during which time he erected a house on the northerly side
of Kirkland Street, afterwards the homestead of Deputy-gov. Danforth and
the Foxcrofts. His connection with this Church, however, was not permanent,
and he was not "called to office." In 1640 he removed to Dedham, and
united with the Church, preparatory to taking office there. But this inten-
tion, like the former, was frustrated. Circumstances prevented his settle-
ment, and he resolved to return to England. He sailed 26 Oct. 1641, and
arrived after a long and tempestuous passage. He was afterwards minister at
Wrentham, Eng., and is supposed to have been a member of the Westminster
Assembly of Divines. The particulars concerning his residence here are
gleaned from the Town Records and other ancient memoranda.
2. SAMUEL, supposed to be son of Rev. George of Watertown, sold land
on the south side of the river to John Jackson 10 Ap. and 11 June 1648,
bounded on land of Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, probably the wid. of Rev. George,
who d. 1 July 1644. See Farmer.
PHIPS, SPENCER, by w. Elizabeth, had William, b. , H. C. 1728, a
Captain, d. s. p. before 22 June 1752; Mary, b. 30 May 1710, d. 8 June 1716;
Sarah, b. 19 Oct. 1712, m. Andrew Bordman 25 Feb. 1731-2, and d. in Dec.
1793; Eliakim, b. 7 Oct. 1714, d. 3 Dec. 1714; Elizabeth, bap. 9 Dec. 1716, m.
John Vassall, 10 Oct. 1734, and d. 22 Sept. 1739; Spencer, bap. 20 Feb. 1721,
a Lieutenant, d. before 7 April 1747; David, bap. 26 Aug. 1722, d. 21 Sept.
1722; Eliakim, bap. 25 Aug. 1723, d. young, David, b. 25 Sept. 1724; Mary,
b. 27 Dec. 1725, m. Richard Lechmere (pub. 1 March 1754); Rebecca, b. 14
Feb. 1727, m. Joseph Lee, Esq. (pub. 15 Feb. 1755). SPENCER the f. was
son of Dr. David Bennett of Rowley by his w. Rebecca Spencer; he was b. at
Rowley 6 June 1685, and was early adopted by Gov. William Phips, whose wife
was sister to Mrs. Bennett. He took the name of Phips when quite young,
which was confirmed to him as his legal name by the General Court 18 June
1716. He grad. H. C. 1703, was a Colonel, Representative 1721, Councillor
1721-1732, Lieut. -governor 1732-1757. He bought the Haugh farm of more
than 300 acres, embracing the whole of East Cambridge and the northeasterly
portion of Cambridgeport, 15 Aug. 1706, and soon afterwards removed here.
He also bought 2 Oct. 1714 the estate formerly owned by Dr. James Oliver, on
Arrow Street near Bow Street, afterwards known as the Winthrop estate,
which became his homestead. He d. 4 Ap. 1757; his w. Elizabeth d. 7 May
1764.
DAVID, s. of Spencer (1), m. Mary Greenleaf of Boston 13 Sept. 1753, and
had Mary, b. 20 Ap. 1757; Spencer, b. 4 Mar. 1760; Sarah, b. 26 Ap. 1762;
Rebecca, b. 26 June 1763; William, b. 18 Dec. 1764; Stephen Greenleaf, b.
28 Ap. 1767; Elizabeth Hutchinxon, b. 25 Sept. 1770. DAVID the f. grad.
H. C. 1741, was a Colonel, Representative 1753, and High Sheriff of Middle-
sex 1764-1774. He inherited the homestead, and resided there until the Rev-
olution, when he adhered to the King and went with his family to England,
where he d. 7 July 1811. His estate here was confiscated; but the loss was
repaired by benefits which the British Government bestowed on him and on
his children.
PICKE, JOHN, by w. Mary, had Abigail, b. 22 Ap. 1642. See Pickering.
PICKERING, JOHX, by w. Mary, had Lydia, b. 5 Nov. 1638. I suspect this
John Pickering and the foregoing John Picke, are but different forms of the
same name.
PINSON, EDWARD, m. Anna, dau. of Deac. John Cooper 2 Aug. 1664. She
d. 8 May 1666, and he disappears.
PLACE, THOMAS, sold land adjoining the " west-end field," 1639. Perhaps
he was the freeman of 1640.
POLLY, GEORGK, fined for breach of a Town Order 1657.
628 POST — PRATT — PRENTICE.
POST, STEPHEN (otherwise written Poast), owned a house and twelve acres
on the south side of the river, 1635. He rem. with Hooker to Hartford, where
he was Constable in 1641. " Some of the family moved down the River."
Hinman.
2. THOMAS, a weaver, had a grant 1669, of " fencing timber for his garden,"
and resided on the westerly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard and
Mount Auburn streets, in 1673. He may have been son of Stephen (1), but
the traces of his early history have been obliterated. He d. between 28 Mar.
and 7 Ap. 1691 ; and bequeathed his whole estate to Nathaniel Hancock, direct-
ing him to pay £30 to his heirs at law, viz.: to dau. Rebecca Post, now dwell-
ing in England, near Gravesend, to grandson Thomas Post, and to grandson
John Satle (Sawtell), which last named grandson was to have all the testator's
books, except the great Bible.
PRATT, JOHN, was here in 1633, and owned a house 1635 on the northerly
side of Mount Auburn Street, between Brighton Street and Brattle Square,
which he soon sold to Joseph Isaac. He rem. to Hartford, where " he was a
Juror, Deputy, and Magistrate, and was an important man in the Colony. He
came here among the first settlers of Hartford." Hinman.
2. JOHN, styled on our records "Mr. Pratt," was one of the earliest in-
habitants. That we had two Johns at the same time appears from the fact
that land was granted to " John Pratt " 5 Jan. 1634-5, and another lot to
" Mr. Pratt," on the same day ; also from the fact that one removed to Hart-
ford, as aforesaid, while a more tragical fate was reserved for the other. The
last named John came here, under an agreement with the Company of Adven-
turers, as appears by a record on a fly leaf of the Colony Records, vol. i., under
date of 5 Mar. 1628-9: "A proposition being made to entertain a surgeon for
the plantation, Mr. Pratt was propounded as an able man, upon these condi-
tions, namely, — That £40 should be allowed him, viz., for his chest £25, the
rest for his own salary for the first year ; provided he continue three years, the
company to be at the charge of transporting his wife and a yo[uth, to] have
£20 a year for the other two years, and to build him a house [at] the company's
charge, and to allot him 100 acres of ground; but if he stay but one year,
then the company to be at charge of his bringing back for England, and he to
leave his serv[ant] and the chest for -the company's service." He settled
here, and remained quietly for a time. But becoming dissatisfied, he wrote a
letter to a friend in England, for which he was called to account by the magis-
trates 3 Nov. 1635. His answer, which is recorded in Col. Rec., i. 358-360, is
worth preserving and is inserted elsewhere. His offence was pardoned, and
he remained about ten years longer, when he sailed for England, with Capt.
Thomas Coytmore, and together with his wife was wrecked and drowned near
the coast of Spain, in Dec. 1644. " This man was above 60 years old, an ex-
perienced surgeon, who had lived in New England many years, and was of
the First Church at Cambridge in Mr. Hooker's time, and had good practice,
and wanted nothing. But he had been long discontented, because his employ-
ment was not so profitable to himself as he desired, and it is like he feared
lest he should fall into want in his old age, and therefore he would needs go
back into England (for surgeons were then in great request there by occasion
of the war); but God took him away childless." Savage's Winthrop, i. 173;
ii. 239.
PRENTICE, THOMAS (otherwise written Prentis, and Prentiss), settled on
the south side of the river, and by w. Grace, had Grace, b. in England 1648,
m. Thomas Oliver 27 Nov. 1667, and d. 31 Sept. 1681, a. 33; Thomas, and
Elizabeth, twins, b. here 22 Jan. 1649-50; Mary, b. about 1652; John, b. 2
Feb. 1653-4, d. 10 Jan. 1654-5; John, b. 10 July 1655, in. Elizabeth, dau. of
Edward Jackson, and d. without issue 14 Mar. 1688-9; Hannah, b. 1661, d.
28 Ap. 1738. THOMAS the f. was the famous Captain of the Troop, distin-
guished in Philip's War. He also commanded the Troop which escorted Sir
. Edmund Andros, as a prisoner, from Rhode Island to Boston, August 1689.
He was a Justice of the Peace 1686, and Representative three years, 1672 to
1674. His name often occurs in the history of his times, and all accounts
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concur in representing him as an active, energetic, and valuable public officer.
He d. 7 July 1709, a. 89, in consequence of a fall from his horse about two
months previously, on his return from a meeting on the Sabbath. His wife
Grace d. 9 Oct. 1692.
2. JAMES, also resided on the south side of the river, and by w. Susanna,
had James, prob. b. 11 Mar. 1655-6; Susanna, b. 29 June 1657; Hannah, b.
24 Ap. 1659; Elizabeth, b. 25 Aug. 1660; Sarah; Rose. JAMES the f. d. 7
Mar. 1709-10. His w. Susanna survived.
3. THOMAS, early called Thomas, Jr., to distinguish him from his con-
temporary the " Trooper," supposed to be brother to James (2), with whom
he purchased a farm in 1650, m. Rebecca, dau. of Edward Jackson, and
had (as given by Binney in his History of the Prentice Family), Thomas, b.
about 1669; John; Edward, b. about 1685; James; Rebecca; Hannah; Enos ;
Ebenezer. He is supposed to be the same who d. 6 Nov. 1722, a. 93.
4. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Sarah Stanton 20 Mar. 1675, and had
Thomas, b. 13 Jan. 1676; John, b. about 1682; birth not recorded, but named
in the will of his Uncle John, 1689, and supposed to be the grad. of H. C. 1700,
and minister at Lancaster. Binney mentions also, Grace : and Samuel, b.
about 1689. THOMAS the f. d. 19 Ap. 1685, and administration was granted
4 May, to his wid. Sarah and his father, Captain Thomas Prentice.
5. JOHN, s. of Thomas (3), cordwainer, and afterwards physician, m. Han-
nah Osland 1696; she d. 2 May 1704, and he m. Bethia . He d. at
Newton 4 Jan. 1720-21, naming in his will w. Bethia and six daughters, who
are again named in the division of his estate 1 754 : Hannah, w. of Thomas
Soden ; Experience, w. of William Darby; Rebecca, w. of Daniel Collins;
Elizabeth, unm. ; Bethia, deceased; Anna, w. of Nathan Hyde, also deceased.
I here dismiss the Newton family of Prentice, as since 1688 it disappears
from the Camb. Records. An extensive genealogy may be found in the
History of the Prentice Family by C. J. F. Binney, and the History of Newton
by Francis Jackson.
6. HENRY, was an early emigrant to New England, and the ancestor of the
Camb. family of Prentice. He was a proprietor, and perhaps a resident, of
Sudbury, but settled here before 1643. He sold his Sudbury lands to John
Goodnow 6 Feb. 1648. His w. Elizabeth d. here 13 May 1643; and he m.
Joane (Joanna) , by whom he had Mary, b. 25 Nov. 1644, m. Nathaniel
Hancock 8 Mar. 1663-4 ; Solomon, b. 23 Sept, 1646 ; Abiah, b. 22 May 1648;
Samuel, b. 3 Aug. 1650; Sarah, m. John Woodward; Henry; all these, ex-
cept Abiah, were living, and named in a conveyance of real estate 31 Dec.
1713. HEXRV the f. was a husbandman, and d. 9 June 1654; his w. Joanna
m. John Gibson 24 July 1662.
7. SOLOMON, s. of Henry (6), m. Elizabeth , who d. and he m. Hepzibah
, before 1676. His children were Solomon, b. 7 June 1674; Thomas, b.
25 Aug. 1676; Mary, b. 4 Jan. 1678-9, m. Benjamin Balch of Chs. 4 Jan.
1710-fl, d. before 1742, and was mother of Rev. Thomas Balch of Dedham,
who grad. H. C. 1733 ; Stephen, b. 1 June 1681 ; Nathaniel, b. 20 July 1684, d.
18 Sept. 1688; Elizabeth (twin), b. 25 July 1684, d. unm. 14 May 1727; Na-
thaniel, b. 18 Oct. 1689; Henry, b. about 1693. SOLOMON the f. was a hus-
bandman and brickmaker. In 1672 he bought a house and land on the wes-
terly side of the Common, on which estate near the close of his life he erected
a new house, supposed to be the same not long ago occupied by Misses Betsey
and Persis Bates. He d. 24 July 1719, a. nearly 73 ; his w. Hepzibah d. 5
Jan. 1741-2, a. 88. [According to the Town Records, Thomas, s. of Solo-
mon and Elizabeth, was b. 7 June 1674, and the birth of Solomon is not re-
corded. I am confident that Thomas is a mistake for Solomon. Solomon was
84 years old at his death in 1758, as inscribed on his gravestone, correspond-
ing with his birth in 1674; and the age of Thomas, at his death 7 Dec. 1709,
is inscribed on his gravestone with much minuteness, as 33 years 3 months
and 12 days, answering to his birth at the date assumed by me, 25 Aug. 1676.
Moreover, there is no evidence that Solomon was the son of the 2d w. Hepzi-
bah; but it is certain, from the recorded settlement of Hepzibah's estate, that
Thomas was her sou.]
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8. HKNRY, s. of Henry (6), m. Mary Gove 7 Ap. 1682, and had John, b.
6 Mar. 1682-3; Mary, b. 11 Dec. 1684, d. 2 May 1685; Mary. b. 4 Dec. 1685,
d. 11 Mar. 1685-6; Hannah, b. 19 Jan. 1686-7, d. 3 June 1687; Jonathan, b.
4 Ap. and d. 1 May 1688; Sarah, b. 6 Ap. and d. 31 May 1689; Tabitha, bap.
8 Aug. 1697; Nathaniel, bap. 11 Dec. 1698; Jacob, b. 18 Aug. 1700, d. 18 Feb.
1 700-1 ; Susanna, b. 29 Mar. and d. 22 July 1 703.
9. SOLOMON, s. of Solomon (7), by w. Lydia, had Samuel, bap. 12 June
1698, d. young; Ruth, b. 31 Oct. 1700, m. William Dickson 12 June 1718;
Lydia, b. 8 Mar. 1702-3, m. John Cooper 6 Ap. 1721, and Thomas Kidder 8
Ap. 1725; Solomon, b. 11 May 1705, grad. H. C. 1727, minister at Grafton,
d. 22 May 1773; Samuel, b. 5 May 1707; Jonnna, b. 5 Feb. 1709-10, m.
Samuel Cook 31 Mar. 1726; Ebene'zer, b. 29 May 1712; Sarah, b. 11 Mar.
1714-15, m. Jonathan Cooper 25 Oct. 1732; Daniel, b. 17 May 1717; Stephen,
b. 26 Feb. 1719-20, m. Esther Cutter 6 Aug. 1741, rem. to Grafton; Mary, b.
25 Sept. 1723. SOLOMON the f. resided on the estate, of which the Botanic
Garden is a part, at the corner of Garden and Linna3an streets, and d. 25
June 1758, a. 84; his w. Lydia d. 25 Ap. 1758, a. 81.
10. THOMAS, s. of Solomon (7), m. Maria Russell 28 Dec. 1696; she d. 1
May 1701, and he m. Mary Batson 6 Nov. 1701. His chil. were Thomas, bap.
21 Nov. 1697, d. young; Mary, bap. 2 Ap. 1699, m. Francis Kidder 13 Feb.
1717-18, Philip Cook about 1725, and Samuel Sprague of Stoneham 4 Ap.
1740 ; Thomas, b. 9 Dec. 1702; John, b. 3 Mar. 1703-4, prob. the mariner
of whose estate William Prentice and Matthew Johnson were appointed ad-
ministrators 4 May 1738; Elizabeth, b. 22 Aug. 1705, m. Matthew Johnson of
Chs. 9 May 1726; Henry, b. 25 Nov. 1706; William, b. 24 July 1708; Hepzi-
bah, b. 29 Oct. 1 709, m. William Badger of Chs. 29 June 1 727, and Under-
wood of Boston before 1771; her son John Badger was brought up by his
uncle William Prentice. THOMAS the f. was styled a brickmaker, and res.
on the westerly side of Garden Street, opposite to the Botanic Garden; the
cellar and well were visible recently. He d. 7 Dec. 1709, a. 33 years 3 months
and 12 days, as inscribed on his gravestone; his w. Mary m. Nathaniel Rob-
bins before 1720, and Samuel Lyon of Roxbury 24 Nov. 1742, after whose
death she returned to her former dwelling, and d. here 2 Mar. 1760, a. 83.
The epitaph on her gravestone was prob. written by her son, Rev. Thomas
Prentice of Chs., and as a tribute of filial affection is worthy of preservation ;
" Here lyes interr'd the body of Mrs. Mary Lyon, in her first marriage con-
sort to Mr. Thomas Prentice whom she survived more than 50 years, and
expired March the 2d 1760, in the 84th year of her age, not impatient of life,
but satisfied with it: Her children rise up, and call her blessed."
11. STEPHEN, s. of Solomon (7), m. Judith Frost of Chs. 8 July 1708; she
d. and he m. Faith ; she d. 23 Jan. 1741-2, and he m. Lydia Prentice
10 Nov. 1743. He was a cordwainer, and res. on the westerly side of North
Avenue, a few rods south of the Railroad Bridge. He was a Selectman 1744,
and d. without issue, between 19 Mar. and 11 May 1761.
12. NATHANIEL, s. of Solomon (7), in. Hannah, dau. of John Wyeth, and
had Jonas, b. 25 Ap. 1713; Nathaniel, b. 19 May 1715, a tailor, resided in
Sherburn 1742; Hannah, b. 16 Dec. 1716, in. Thomas Fessenden of Lex.
(pub. 6 Feb. 1734-5); Tabitha, b. 30 Aug. 1718, m. Eleazar Russell before
1742; Solomon, b. 31 Jan. 1720-21. NATHANIEL the f. was a brickmaker,
and d. 24 Oct. 1722; his w. Hannah m. Jason Winship, 1724.
13. HENRY, s. of Solomon (7), m. Elizabeth Rand about 1718; she d. 13
Mar. 1748-9, and he m. Elizabeth Haley of Boston (pub. 21 Oct. 1 749). His
chil. were Joshua, b. 9 Ap. 1719; Caleb, b. 21 Feb. 1721-2; Martha, b. 27
June 1724, m. John Ware of Sherburn 19 June 1743, and was mother of the
late Rev. Henry Ware, Sen., D. D.; Elizabeth, b. 17 Oct. 1727, m. Rev.
Amos Adams of Rox., 18 Oct. 1753, and d. before 1776; Thomas, bap. 20
Sept. 1730, d. young; Hepzibah, bap. 23 Jan. 1731-2, m. Rev. Jacob Foster
of Berwick, 13 Oct. 1756; Thomas, bap. 6 O"ct. 1734, prob. d. 12 Mar. 1735-6;
Nathan, b. 8 Ap. 1738, grad. H. C. 1756, a merchant in Berwick, Me., m.
Mehetabel Spencer, and d. here 29 July 1769 ; Sarah, bap. 25 Jan. 1740-41,
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m. Charles Hill of Berwick 15 Sept. 1757. HKNRY the f. was a husband-
man and briekmaker; Deacon of Dr. Appleton's Church from 24 Nov. 1741
to 14 July 1 774, when he resigned on account of his advanced age. He inherited
the homestead on the westerly side of the Common: he also purchased in 1729
a large part of the Holden Farm, bounded south on Fresh Pond and east on
Alewife Brook, being the former southeasterly corner of Arlington. He re-
tained possession of both estates through life ; but what proportion of the
time he resided on each, has not been ascertained. When the War of the
Revolution commenced, and Camb. became the headquarters of the Conti-
nental Army, Deac. Prentice retired to the house of his son, Rev. Joshua
Prentice of Holliston, where he d. 18 Oct. 1778, a. 84; his w. Elizabeth d. 7
Ap. 1775, a. 78.
14. JOHN, s. of Henry (8), m. Mary Smith 5 Jan. 1704-5, and had Mary,
b. 8 Oct. 1705, m. James Pierce of Chs. 10 Feb. 1731-2; John, b. 18 July
1707, a currier, residing in South Carolina 1736; Henry, b. 4 Ap. 1711;
Susanna, b. 20 Oct. 1712; Abigail, b. 24 May 1716 ; Smith and Ishmad, b. 11
Sept. 1718 ; [there is some confusion here ; the births are entered in different
places on the Town Records, but of the same date, yet Smith's baptism is
dated 6 Mar. 1725-6;] Lydia, b. 16 Mar. 1721-2, prob. m. Stephen Prentice
10 Nov. 1743; Reuben, b. 14 June 1726, m. Martha Hubbard 1 Mar. 1757,
served in the French War, and was drowned 5 Oct. 1764; Tabitha, b. 8 Oct.
1728. JOHN the f. was a briekmaker, and res. on the south side of the Com-
mon, a very little in the rear of the old Washington School- house, the same
estate which was for many years afterwards occupied by Miss Mary Hancock.
He d. 24 Jan. 1741-2.
15. NATHANIEL, s. of Henry (8), grad. H. C. 1715, minister at Dunstable
from about 1720, m. Mary, dau. of Maj. William Tyng 1724, and had Mary,
b. 2 Jan. 1725; William Henry, b. 2 Dec. 1726; Nathaniel, b. 29 May 1729,
an "officer in the Navy," d. unm. and Abraham Watson of Camb. was ap-
pointed adminstrator 1 May 1770; Lucy, prob. m. Abraham Watson 28 Mar.
1751 ; John. All these children are named in their father's will 6 Dec. 1736.
NATHANIEL the f. d. 27 Feb. 1736-7, a. about 38.
16. SOLOMON, s. of Solomon (9), grad. H. C. 1727, settled in the ministry
at Grafton 1731, m. Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel Sartell of Groton, 26 Oct.
1732, and had Solomon, b. 29 Oct. 1733, killed in blasting a well 25 Oct.
1747 ; Nathaniel Sartell, b. 8 Dec. 1735, settled at Alstead, N. H. ; Sarah, b.
14 Feb. and d. 2 Mar. 1737-8; John, b. 24 Feb. 1738-9, d. in Auburn, 26 Feb.
1812; Sarah, b. 29 Nov. 1740, d. young; Henry, b. 17 Nov. 1742; Sarah, b. 1
July 1744; Lydia, b. 22 May 1746 ; Solomon, b. 13 Aug. 1748, d. at Edenton,
N. C. ; Mary, b. 12 Aug. 1751, m. Amos Binney of Hull, and was mother of
the late Amos Binney, Navy Agent at Boston. Rev. Mr. Prentice was dis-
missed from his charge at Grafton 10 July 1747, on account of his favoring
the preaching of Whitefield. He afterwards preached in Easton a few years,
then in Bellingham, then in Hull from 1768 to 1772, and afterwards returned
to Grafton, where he d. 22 May 1773, a. 68. [For most of the particulars
in this paragraph, I am indebted to Binney 's History of the Prentice Family."]
17. SAMUEL, s. of Solomon (9), m. Elizabeth Cook 23 Dec. 1736, and
had Lydia, b. 11 Mar. 1737-8, m. Samuel Whitney of Wat. 15 Jan. 1765;
Elizabeth, b. 2 Ap. 1741, d. here unm. 10 Aug. 1817. SAMUEL the f. res. in
Wat. and d. between 30 Sept. and 6 Nov. 1749. His w. Elizabeth survived.
18. EBENEZER, s. of Solomon (9), in. Sarah Peirce of Chs. 21 Aug. 1735,
and had Ebenezer, b. 4 Mar. 1736-7; Solomon, b. 24 Ap. and d. 24 May 1739;
Sarah, b. 20 Aug. 1741, m. John Robbins of Lex. 14 May 1761; Solomon, b.
14 Mar. 1743-4; George, b. 27 Sept. 1746; Mary, b. 16 Oct. 1747, d. young;
Elizabeth, b. 4 Mar. 1748-9, d. 1750; Mary and Elizabeth, twins, b. 11 Jan.
1751-2, both d. young; Love, b. 27 Mar. 1755, m. Moses Hovey 11 Mar. 1776,
and d. 9 May 1824. EBENE/ER the f. was a housewright, resided in Menot.
and d. 30 Aug. 1790, a. 78; his w. Sarah d. 10 Nov. 1772.
19. DANIEL, s. of Solomon (9), m. Deborah Wyeth 29 Dec. 1743, and had
Daniel, bap. 30 Dec. 1744, a housewright, was of Harvard 1796; Sarah, bap.
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14 Sept. 1746; Sarah, bap. 6 Nov. 1748; Jonathan, bap. 19 Aug. 1750; Mercy,
bap. 15 Oct. 1752; these four prob. d. young; Hepzibah, bap. 14 Mar. 1756,
in. Thomas Goddard 11 Dec. 1777; Samuel, bap. 21 May 1758; Beulah, b.
prob. 1760, named in settlement of estate, m. Timothy Tufts 9 May 1784.
DANIEL the f. was styled " yeoman," inherited the homestead (Botanic Gar-
den and adjoining lands, four and a half acres), and d. about 1776. His w.
Deborah and s. Daniel were administrators 4 Mar. 1776. The estate was
divided 11 Mar. 1777, between w. Deborah and chil. Daniel, Samuel, Hepzi-
bah, and Beulah,
20. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (10), grad. H. C. 1726, minister at Arundel
1730, and installed at Charlestown 31 Oct. 1739. He m. Irene, dau. of Rev.
Mr. Etnery of Wells; she d. 1745, and he m. Rebecca Austin of Chs. 16 Oct.
1746; she d. 1748, and he m. wid. Mary Butman of York, Me., who survived
him, and after his death returned to York. His chil. (besides others who
d. in infancy), were Irene, b. about 1737, d. here unm. 29 Ap. 1791, a. 54;
Mary, m. Dr. James Frost of Camb. 1 Dec. 1768; he d. 22 July 1770, and
their only child Mary was b. 3 Feb. and d. 24 Feb. 1771 ; the wid. subse-
quently m. Nehemiah Rand of Chs., and when that place was destroyed in
June 1 775, rem. to Lyndeborough, N. H., where she d. before 1 791 ; Lucy, b. 1 8
Aug. 1740, d. young; Margaret, b. 9 Aug. 1 742, m. Nehemiah Rand of Lynde-
borough 21 Oct. 1791; Thomas, b. 9 June 1745, d. young; Rebecca, b. 2 Mar.
1747-8, m. Joseph Kettell of Boston 15 Mar. 1770, and d. 2 Feb. 1825. On
the destruction of Chs. 1775, Rev. Mr. Prentice removed into the house where
he was born, in Camb., and resided there during the remainder of life. After
the inhabitants of Chs. returned from their dispersion, he recommenced the
labors of his ministry with them, which he continued to perform until both
body and mind became so enfeebled that he was obliged to desist. It is re-
lated of him, that, on the last Sunday of his ministry, through sheer forget-
fulness he repeated in the afternoon the same sermon which he had preached
in the morning. He d. 17 June 1782, a. 80; his remains were removed to
Chs. and buried by the people of his charge.
21. HENRY, s. of Thomas (10), m. Katherine Felch 31 Jan. 1728-9, and
had Mary, b. 19 Oct. 1729, m. Moses Richardson before 1755, and d. 10 Mar.
1812, a. 82 ; HENRY the f. was a currier, and resided on the easterly side of
Mason Street, near the Common. He is styled "junior " on the records, with
reference to Deacon Henry Prentice, who was about a dozen years his senior.
He rem. to Shrewsbury, which is named as his residence 1771, in the will of
his brother William. He was prob. the same who m. Mary Walker 16 Oct.
1752 (still styled " junior," Deacon Prentice being yet alive), and had John,
b. 27 July 1753 ; Thomas, b. 27 May 1755; Jerusha, b. 17 Oct. 1757; William,
b. 12 Sept. 1760; Samuel, b. 10 June 1763; the last named is recorded as son
of Henry Prentice of Shrewsbury. It appears probable that he subsequently
returned, as a Henry Prentice d. here, 23 Aug. 1787, said to be a. 82, which
very nearly corresponds with his age.
22. WILLIAM, s. of Thomas (10), was a cordwainer/and inherited a part
of the homestead. He m. Mary Badger of Chs. 6 Nov. 1629. They had no
children ; but they adopted John Badger, son of his sister Hepzibah, and
made him principal heir to the estate. WILLIAM d. between 17 Ap. and 17
Sept. 1771 ; his w. Mary was living in 1773.
23. JONAS, s. of Nathaniel (12), m. Mercy Peirce of Chs. 22 Ap. 1736,
and had Mercy, bap. 22 May 1737, m. Jonathan Cooper, Jr., 5 June 1755;
Jonas, bap. 29 Ap. 1739; James, bap. 24 May 1741, grad. H. C. 1761, m.
Lydia Saunders of Gloucester, was Captain of Marines on board a privateer
in the Revolutionary War, and d. in Boston without issue 26 Nov. 1797;
Nathaniel, born 14 Oct. 1743; Lydia, bap. 22 Sept. 1745, m. Edward Fille-
brown 23 Aug. 1770, and was buried 2 Dec. 1832; John, bap. 28 Aug. 1748;
Thomas, bap. 19 Jan. 1751-2; Elizabeth, bap. 29 Sept. 1754, m. James Fille-
brown 5 June 1774; Hannah, bap. 13 Mar. 1757, m. John VVarland 12 Mar.
1776. JONAS the f. res. on the estate afterwards of Deac. Abel Whitney, on
North Avenue, which he inherited from his uncle Stephen Prentice. He d.
14 Nov. 1775, a. 62; his w. Mercy d. 24 Feb. 1790, a. 76.
PRENTICE. 633
24. SOLOMON, s. of Nathaniel (12), m. Hannah Fillebrown of Chs. 2 Nov.
1744, and had Solomon, b. 11 Aug. 1745, d. 8 Sept. 1765; Hannah, b. 27
July 1748; Isaac, b. 11 Dec. 1750; Sarah, b. 18 July 1761. SOLOMON the f.
was a fanner, and is said to have res. for a time in Wat. ; the date of his death
is not ascertained; his w. Hannah d. in the almshouse 26 Aug. 1805.
25. JOSHUA, s. of Deac. Henry (13), grad. H. C. 1738, ordained at Holliston
18 May 1 743, and d. 24 Ap 1788, after a ministry of about forty-five years. He
had three wives, all of Camb.; he m. Mary, dau. of Edmund Angler, 9 Nov.
1743; she d. 4 Jan. 1754, and he m. Margaret, dau. of Rev. Dr. Appleton, 9
Jan. 1755; she d. , and he m. Mary Haley 9 Jan. 1770, who survived
him, and d. at Holliston 21 May 1804, a. 81. His children were Joshua, b.
9 Sept. 1744, merchant in Marblehead, and Town Clerk more than thirty
years; Thomas, b. 27 Oct. 1747, grad. H. C. 1766, D. D. 1808, ordained at
Medfield 30 Oct. 1770, and d. 28 Feb. 1814 (his son Thomas, b. 11 Jan.
1793, grad. H. C. 1811, was settled in the ministry at Charlestown 26 Mar.
1817, and d. 5 Oct. 1817); Henry, b. 7 Mar. 1749, merchant in Boston, owned
the. estate bordering on Fresh Pond, formerly of his grandfather, where he
resided a portion of the time; he m. Ruth Freeman of Boston 11 Sept. 1775,
and d. 31 Aug. 1821 ; his w. Ruth d. here Jan. 1800 ; Mary, b. 9 Nov. 1 752 ;
d. next year; Mary, b. 1753, d. 30 Aug. 1759; Appleton, b. 1756, d. 16 June
1758; Margaret, m. Rev. Timothy Dickinson of Holliston; Appleton, b. 1761,
grad. H. C. 1781, merchant in Boston, where he m. Silence Conant 14 June
1785, and had a large family; res. for a time in Rox. and rem. to Holliston
1812, where he d. in April 1821; his w. Silence d. 5 Mar. 1829; Elizabeth,
b. 1763, d. unm. at Holliston 13 Dec. 1835. Some of the births and deaths
in this paragraph are taken from Binney's Prentice Family.
26. CALEB, s. of Deac. Henry (13), m. Lydia, dau. of Deac. Samuel
Whittemore, 17 Sept. 1744, and wid. Rebecca Rockwell 20 Dec. 1762. His
chil. were Caleb, b. 17 Ap. and d. 14 Aug. 1745; Caleb, b. 14 Nov. 1746;
Elizabeth, b. 24 Sept. 1748, m. Benajah Davenport, Jr., of Dorchester, 4 Oct.
1769; Samuel, b. 10 Feb. 1749-50, d. young; Samuel, b. 26 May 1753, grad.
H. C. 1771, a trader in Gorham, Me. (his son William was father of Sargent
S. Prentice, Esq., one of the most eloquent men of his age) ; William, b. 1
Dec. 1754, pub. Mary Gorham of Barnstable 10 Oct. 1778, a merchant, d. in
Kentucky; Henry, b. 4 Feb. 1757, d. }roung; Lydia, b. 27 Jan. 1759, m.
Sargent Smith of Gloucester; Henry, bap. 30 Dec. 1759, a saddler, d. unm.
1794. CALEB the f. is styled "yeoman; " in 1747 he bought of the assigns
of Edward Pelham two and a half acres, lying between Harvard Square and
Brattle, Palmer, and Church streets, portions of which he afterwards sold ;
He d. 19 Nov. 1772; his w. Rebecca d. 1807.
27. NATHAN, s. of Deac. Henry (13), grad. H. C. 1756; m. Mehetabel
Spencer of Berwick, and had William, and Mehetabel, d. here young; Henry,
b. 25 July 1767, a blacksmith, res. in Princeton, and afterwards in Hubbards-
ton; Nathan, twin, b. 25 July 1767, a cabinet maker, res. in Petersham;
Mehetabel, bap. here 4 June 1 769, m. Joseph Fosdick of Boston ; and was
mother of Elizabeth, w. of Charles T. Murdoch, Esq., of Cambridge. NATHAN
the f. was for several years a trader in Berwick, but returned and d. here 29
July 1769.
28. HENRY, e. of John (14), m. Sarah, dau. of Jacob Hill, 19 Aug. 1735;
she d. 8 July 1736, and he m. Susanna Brown of Wat. (pub. 5 Nov. 1737); he
was again pub. 20 Jan. 1769, to Eunice Fitch of Bedford. His chil. were
Jacob, b. 2 July 1736, d. young; Joseph, bap. 15 Ap. 1739 (witness to a deed
from his father 2 Dec. 1784); Abigail, bap. 25 May 1740, m* Rev. Bunker
Gay of Hinsdale, N. II., 22 Sept. 1763 ; William, bap. 3 Oct. 1 742, d. young;
John, bap. 7 Oct. 1744, grad. H. C. 1766, removed to Londonderry, N. H.,
1772, a lawyer, Attorney-general 1787-1793, Representative thirteen years,
and Speaker in 1794 and 1795 and from 1798 to 1803, appointed Judge of
the Superior Court 1798, but declined the appointment and d. 18 May 1808;
Jacob, bap. 23 Mar. 1745-6; William, bap. 27 Dec. 1747; Henri/, bap. 22
Jan. 1749-50; Sarah, bap. 20 Oct. 1751, m. Jonas Prentice 12 Nov. 1777.
634 PRENTICE.
HENRY, the f. was a cooper, and was generally styled on the Records, " Henry
Prentice 3d," and in conversation, " Cooper Prentice." He res. on the
easterly corner of Garden and Mason streets, on the estate afterwards owned
by Judge Fay. He was living in 1784, and dead in 1797.
29. SMITH, s. of John (14), res. in Wat, m. Mercy Learned 13 Oct. 1743,
and had Benjamin, b. 17 Mar. 1744-5; Mary, bap. 15 July 1753, m. Benjamin
Bird of Watertown 9 Nov. 1775 ; and several others.
30. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (18), pub. Abigail Hovey of Newton 26
June 1762, and m. Experience Williams 24 Nov. 1785. According to a record
kept by Rev. Samuel Cook of Menotomy, he had a child, b. 26 Sept. 1 763, and
a son, b. 10 Ap. 1767; both d. young, and their names if any are not recorded.
EBKNEZER the f. res. in Menot., and d. 23 Ap. 1803; his w. Experience d. 22
Sept, 1810, a. 55.
31. SOLOMON, s. of Ebenezer (18), m. Rebecca Frost 13 Ap. 1775, and had
Solomon, b. 22 Mar. 1776, in. Elizabeth Wyeth of Charlestown 15 Ap. 1803,
and d. 6 Oct. 1821 (Elizabeth, prob. w. of Solomon, Jr., d. 22 Sept. 1839, a.
67); Rebecca, b. 9 Sept. 1777, m. Benjamin Tenney of Hollis, N. H., 18 Aug.
1796; Samuel, b. 13 July 1779; Isaac; Ebenezer ; and William; all named in
the settlement of the estate of their grandfather, Samuel Frost, 6 June 1799.
SOLOMON the f. res. in Menotomy, and d. 23 Jan. 1804 ; his w. Rebecca d. 13
Nov. 1798, a. 52.
32. GEORGE, s. of Ebenezer (18), m. Lydia Hill 21 June 1770, and had
Lydia, b. 15 Ap 1771, in. Jonas Pierce; Sarah, b. 10 Feb. and d. 5 Mar. 1773;
Georye, b. 24 May 1774, m. Susanna Adams 7 June 1804; Sarah, b. 25 Nov.
1775, d. unm. 22 Mar. 1797; Ebenezer,b. 29 June 1778, d. 28 July 1SQ1; Eliza-
beth, b. 19 Sept. 1780; Zechariah and Rebecca, twins, b. 17 Oct. and d. 27
and 28 Oct. 1782; to the foregoing Binney adds Zechariah, b. 1 Jan. and d.
21 Sept. 1784; Polly, b. 24 Nov. 1785, m. Abijah Pierce ; Rebecca, b. 22 Oct.
1787, m. Ebenezer Warren; John, b. 12 Sept. 1789, m. Sarah Hall; Joseph,
b. 27 May 1792, d. 19 Nov. 1795; Benjamin, twin, b. 27 May 1792, killed by
a fall from a wagon in New York 1836. GEORGE the f. res. in Menotomy,
and d. 6 Oct. 1819, a. 73; his w. Lydia d. 3 Sept. 1822, a. 75.
33. SAMUEL, s. of Daniel (19), m. Mary Todd 13 June 1782, and had
Samuel, b. 12 Ap. 1783, d. 6 Sept. 1807; Daniel, b. 15 Sept. 1787, d. 1 Mar.
1796; an infant, b. , d. July 1794; Elizabeth, b. 6 Ap. 1794, m. Joseph
Braekett 2 Ap. 1819; Joseph, b. 12 Nov. 1797, went to North Carolina.
SAMUEL the f. d. 18 July (or 25, gravestone,) 1795; his w. Mary d. 27 Ap.
1832, a. 82.
34. JONAS, s. of Jonas (23), m. Rachel Kent of Charlestown 22 May 1765;
and Sarah Prentice 12 Nov. 1777 ; she d. 1784, and he m. Hannah Goddard
1 Dec. 1785. His chil. were Jonas, b. 2 Nov. 1766, d. young; Jonas, b. 8 Oct.
1769; Susanna Brown, b. 13 Sept. 1778, m. John Haskell, school teacher of
Boston, and Benjamin D. Emerson of Boston, also a teacher and author of
school books; Sally, b. 2 Ap. 1780, m. Nathaniel Ireland 18 Nov. 1802. JONAS
thef. d. 2 May 1801.
35. NATHANIEL, s. of Jonas (23), m. Abigail Logan 22 Nov. 1764, and had
Nathaniel Shepard, b. 7 Aug. 1766, grad. H. C. 1787, for many years physician
and Town Clerk in Roxbury, d. 5 Nov. 1853, in Arlington; John, b. 1 Aug.
and d. 2 Sept. 1768; Mehetabel, bap. 4 June 1769; Abigail, b. 10 Oct. 1771,
m. Samuel Capen 14 Oct. 1792; James, b. 19 July 1774, d. 24 Jan. 1794;
Lydia, b. 24 Feb. 1779, d. unm. 25 Mar. 1864; Jonas, bap. 1 Ap. 1781, d.
young; Jonathan Cooper, b. 23 Dec. 1783 ; Harriet, b. 7 Nov. 1786, m. Mark
Weare of Boston 4 Jan. 1810, d. 26 Mar. 1864; Jonas, b. 27 Mar. 1789, in.
Ellen Whittemore, and resided in Arlington. NATHANIEL the f. was a chaise
maker, and resided on the southerly side of North Avenue, near Porter's Hotel
he d. 18 June 1817 ; his w. Abigail d. in Rox. (but was buried here) 28 Aug.
1825, a. 81.
36. JOHN, s. of Jonas (23), m. Mary Scripture 23 Ap. 1772, and had Mary,
bap. 31 Jan. 1773. m. Raham Richardson 6 Jan. 1791, had charge of the alms-
house (styled " Wardeness ") from Dec. 1802 until Sept. 1818, and afterwards
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removed to Maine, to reside with her son; Rebecca, bap. 14 May 1775, m.
Nathan Robbing 10 Ap. 1803; Mercy, bap. 13 April 1777, m. Gibson;
Lucy, bap. 14 Feb. 1779, m. John Frost of Newton 19 Jan. 1801; Hannah,
bap. 28 Jan. 1781, in. Samuel Worth 21 Mar. 1800; John, bap. 4 May 1783,
m. Sarah Collier 1 Nov. 1807; Anna, bap. 10 July 1785; Charles, bap. 28
Oct. 1787; Henry; Clarissa, bap. 7 Aug. 1791. JOHN the {.inherited the
homestead, on North Avenue, near the Fitchburg Railroad, was a farmer,
and d. 23 Feb. 1802 ; his w. Mary d. 11 May 1797, a. 50.
37. THOMAS, s. of Jonas (23), m. Ruth Symmes of Woburn (pub. 14 May
1774), and had Ruth, b. 12 Oct. 1776. m. Isaac Cowdrey of Reading 30 Aug.
1795; Thomas, b. 27 June 1779 ; Betsey, b. 8 Dec. 1781 ; Judith Symmes, bap.
21 Mar. 1784; Fanny, bap. 4 June 1786; Joseph, bap. 15 Nov. 1789, d. 24
Sept. 1802.
38. CALEB, s. of Caleb (26), grad. H. C. 1765, ordained in Reading Oct.
1769, m. Pamela, dau. of Rev. John Mellen of Sterling, 1 Jan. 1771, and had
Caleb, b. 22 or 23 Nov. 1771, settled in Paris, Me.; Thomas Mellen, b. 29 Mar.
1773, d. in Lexington, Ky.; Charles, b. 8 Oct. 1774, grad. H. C. 1795, was a
lawyer, editor, and poet, d. in Brimfield 19 Oct. 1820; Pamela, b. 21 Ap.
1776, m. Col. John Orne of Lynnfield ; John, b. 21 Mar. 1778, the veteran
printer and editor of the New Hampshire Sentinel at Keene, N. H., where
hed. 6 June 1873; Henry, b. 10 Dec. 1779, d. in Paris, Me., 1845; Sophia, b.
5 Jan. 1782, known as a poetess, d. unm. 12 Oct. 1805; Clarissa, b. 4 Ap.
1784, m. Benjamin Johnson of Boston, Mar. 1805, d. in Camb. 1813 ; William,
b. 20 Feb. 1786, d. 15 Mar. 1806; George, b. and d. 1787 ; Lydia, b. 11 April
1790, m. Rev. William Frothingham of Belfast, Me., 1821 ; George Washing-
ton, b. 21 July 1792, a merchant in Wiscasset, Me., and afterwards editor of
the New York Statesman, d. at Keene 28 Feb. 1829; Rebecca, b. 25 Aug.
1794, unm. REV. CALKB the f. d. of consumption 7 Feb. 1803; his w.
Pamela m. Col. John Waldron of Dover, N. H., 14 Sept. 1809, and d. July
1823, a, 73.
39. WILLIAM, s. of Henry (28), m. Abigail, dau. of William Bordman, and
had David Gorham, bap. 19 Mar. 1780; Susanna, bap. 10 Oct. 1796, m.
Pond. He had also William, a hackman and afterwards a florist ; John ; Re-
becca. WILLIAM the f. inherited, in the right of his wife, a part of the
Bordman Estate, on North Avenue, and bought 18 May 1779 another por-
tion; but in consequence of thriftless habits, he was reduced to poverty, and
d. in the almshouse 23 Sept. 1813; his w. Abigail d. 25 May 1801.
40. HENRY, s. of Henry (28), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Phillips; they
bought a house and two rods square of ground, on the east side of North
Avenue, opposite the Common, 16 Nov. 1778, which was seized on execution
by Dr. William Gamage 20 Jan. 1791. He rem. to New Hampshire, and was
residing in Windham 1797; but afterwards returned and d. here 12 Nov.
1806; his w. Elizabeth d. 24 Feb. 1807. They had children Henry and
Thomas (felo de se), and perhaps others.
41. BKNJAMIN, s. of Smith (29), m. Ruth Worthylake 10 Dec. 1767, in
Wat., and had Benjamin; Ruth, b. 28 Aug. 1769, m. Amos Munroe 18 Dec.
1803, and d. 17 June 1853; Caleb; Henry, d. 15 Oct. 1796, a. 24; John;
George, d. in the almshouse 18 Mar. 1849, a. 74; Elisha ; Ellis, m. Lydia
Haynes of Wat. 23 Mar. 1806; and perhaps others. BENJAMIN the f. res.
several years on the road leading from the junction of Elm wood Avenue and
Mount Auburn Street toward Charles River, and d. 17 Dec. 1807.
42. GEORGE, s. of George (32), a farmer in Menot., m. Susanna Adams 7
June 1804, and had child, b. and d. 1805; Susanna, b. 2 Sept. 1806; George,
b. 13 Mar. 1809; Sarah, b. 24 Sept. 1811; Lydia, b. 11 Ap. 1814; Caroline
Austin, b. 22 Aug. 1816; Eliza Bradley, b. 26 Oct. 1819.
43. JONATHAN COOPER, s. of Nathaniel (35), m. Mary Whittemore of
Chs. 14 Aug. 1812, and had Abigail Logan, bap. 26 Sept. 1813; Mary Whitte-
more, bap. 22 June 1817 ; Nathaniel, bap. 12 Aug. 1821. in. Anna A., dau. of
Nathan Fiske, Esq., 4 May 1844, and removed to the westward. JONATHAN
C. the f. was a chaise trimmer, res. nearly opposite Porter's Hotel, and d. 15
636 PRENTICE — READ.
Aug. 1856. It is worthy of note, that he was the last male representative in
Camb. of this family, once so numerous here, and now spread abroad so
widely.
44. JOHN, prob. s. of John (36), m. Sarah Collier 1 Nov. 1807, and had
Julian, b. 1809, d. 19 Aug. 1817, a. 8; John, b. 1812, d. 17 Aug. 1817, a. 5;
and perhaps others. Sarah, prob. w. of John, d. 9 June 1818, a. 40.
45. SAMUEL, of Acton, parentage not ascertained, m. Lydia, dau. of Wil-
liam Dickson of Chs., 17 Oct. 1765, and had, in Menot., a child, b. 22 Aug.
1766, and another b. 16 June 1768, both d. young; Ruth Dickson, b. 25 Dec.
1770; a child, b. 17 Oct. 1773, d. youno;.
46. EDWARD, parentage not ascertained, by w. , had Mary, bap. 18
Dec. 1768; Thomas, bap. 10 Mar. 1771; John, bap. 25 Ap. 1773.
47. STEPHEN, by w. , had in Menot. Ruth Ted, bap. 8 Dec. 1771.
48. CALEB, m. Margaret W. Winship 1 Aug. 1816, res. in Cambridge-
port, where he d. and was buried 20 Feb. 1829, a. 44.
PRINCE, JOHN, owned two lots of land here in 1635, and is named on the
Records in 1634.
RAYNER, SAMUEL (otherwise written Rainer, Reighnor, and Reynor), by
w. Mary, had Hannah, b. 2 Mar. 1654, m. Ephraim Winship 7 Ap. 1670*;
Mary, who m. Edward Hall 18 June 1677, was perhaps of the same family.
SAMUEL the f. received a share in the division of lands 1665; his w. Mary
was probably the person mentioned in the settlement of Ephraim Winship's
estate 2 Feb. 1700-1, in which is a charge for maintaining his "ancient
mother-in-law Reighnor."
READ, CHRISTOPHER, bought of Joseph Holmes 31 May 1674 a house and
three quarters of an acre of land on the southerly side of Brattle Street,
not far from Appian Way, where he appears to have resided until 20 June
1685, when he sold the estate to Samuel Goffe. Mr. Read was a tanner, and
had previously resided in Boston. He removed hence, was in Dunstable 5
Mar. 1686-7, and d. at Dracut about 1710. He had one dau. who was the wife
of " Mr. Samuel Whiting " 5 Oct. 1710.
2. JAMES, m. Sarah Batson 12 Aug. 1714 ; she d. 25 Nov. 1721, and he m.
Mary Oldham 3 Ap. 1722, who d. 20 Ap. 1751, a. 72. His chil. were James,
b. 9 Oct. 1721, d. Ap. 1722; James, bap. 27 Jan. 1722-3. JAMES the f. was
a tanner, and bought 2 Oct. 1714 the estate formerly owned by Christopher
Read (1), which had previously passed through several hands. It is not
known that he was a relative of Christopher. He purchased other lands ad-
joining his homestead, and also three and a half acres on the opposite side of
the street. He d. 6 May 1734, a. about 69. By his will, dated 30 Aug. 1728,
he devised the use of his estate to his w. Mary, and constituted his s. James
his sole heir ; providing that if his son should die without issue, then the es-
tate should go to Sarah Glover and Elizabeth Culvery, sisters of the testator,
residing in England. It is not unlikely that Mr. Read was himself an emi-
grant from England.
3. JAMES, s. of James (2), m. Hannah, dau. of Rev. Joseph Stacey of
Kingston (pub. 20 July 1744), and had Mary, bap. 13 Oct. 1745, d. 12 Aug.
1748 ; Sarah, bap. 1 Nov. 1747, m. Rev. William Fessenden 22 Jan. 1771, and
d. before 1780 ; James, bap. 25 Feb. and d. 29 July 1750; James, bap. 28 July
1751; Joseph, bap. 14 Sept. 1753; Joseph Stacey, bap. 10 Nov. 1754 ; Hannah,
bap. 25 Sept. 1757. JAMES the f. was a tanner, and resided through life
on the homestead. He d. 31 July 1770, a. 48 ; his w. Hannah d. 22 Sept. 1788,
a. 65.
4. JAMES, s. of James (3), m. Elizabeth Wait 3 Dec. 1772, and had James,
bap. 15 Aug. 1773. JAMES the f. erected the house now standing on the lot
purchased by his grandfather, on the northerly side of Brattle Street, at
the corner of Church Street. He d. Sept. 1814, a. 63 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 9
June 1827.
5. JOSEPH STACEY, s. of James (3), m. Esther Goodwin 25 Sept. 1783,
and had Sarah, b. 11 July 1784, m. Chester Sessions 10 Aug. 1806, and d.
18 June 1834 ; Esther, b. 17 Oct. 1785, in. Asa Wyman 27 Mar. 1814, d. 29
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Dec. 1863; Joseph Stacey, b. 17 Aug. 1787, a saddler and harness maker, d.
24 May 1853 ; James, b. 19 Nov. 1789, a merchant in Boston, d. 24 Dec. 1870;
John, b. 10 Sept. 1793, a merchant, d. 14 June 1871 ; Elizabeth, b. 4 Aug.
1795, m. Josiah N. Marshall 23 July 1823, d. 8 May 1860; William, b. 10
May 1798, d. 15 July 1799; William, b. 12 Ap. 1800, a merchant in Boston,
res. on Appleton Street; Mary, b. 19 Sept. 1803, accidently killed by a run-
away team 4 Jan. 1854; Lucy, b. , d. 6 Sept. 1805, a. 2 months. JOSEPH
STACEY the f. was a saddler and for many years Postmaster. He was bur.
12 Oct. 1836 ; his w. Esther was bur. 25 Sept. 1843, a. 78.
6. JAMES, s. of James (4), m. Mary Stebbins Brown, dau. of Maj. John
Brown, and had Eliza, b. 13 Aug. 1800, m. Nahum Stratton of Richmond,
Va., 13 Aug. 1826 ; James Barnard, b. 26 Aug. 1802, m. Emily, dau. of Maj.
Jonas Wyeth 9 Nov. 1828, and res. in Boston. JAMES the f. was a merchant
and spent several years in the Island of Tobago, where both his children were
born. He returned to Camb. before 1809, and d. 8 Sept. 1828, a. 55.
REED, WILLIAM, aged 48, with w. Mabel, aged 30, and three chil. left Lon-
don in the ship Defence July 1635, and arrived at Boston on the 6th of the
next October. He res. successively at Dorchester, Scituate (where he was
Constable in 1644), and Brookline until 1648, when he bought a farm in Wo-
burn. His chil. b. in England, were George, b. 1629; Ralph, b. 1630, m.
Mary Pierce, d. 4 Jan. 1711-12 ; Justice, b. 1633, prob. d. young; and in New
England", Abigail, b. 1635, m. Francis Wyman 2 Oct. 1650; Bethia, b. ,
m. John Johnson, 28 Ap. 1657 ; Israel, b. 1642, m. Mary Kendall, d. 29 June
1711; Sarah, b. , m. Samuel Walker 10 Sept. 1662; Rebecca, b. ,
in. Joseph Winn, and d. in 1734. WILLIAM the f. with his w. and the four
younger chil. returned to England and d. at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a. 69; ad-
ministration, with the will annexed, was granted to his wife Mabel by Oliver
Cromwell, "the last day of October 1656." She returned to Woburn with
her children, and m. Henry Somers 21 Nov. 1661, whom she survived, and
died at the house of her son George, 5 June 1690, a. 85.
2. GEORGE, s. of William (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Jennison of
Watertown, 4 Oct. 1652 ; she d. in childbed 26 Feb. 1664-5, a. 28, and he m.
Hannah Rockwell of Chs. 9 Nov. 1665. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 26 July
1653, m. David Fiske; twins, b. 14 Nov. 1654, both d. in infancy; Samuel, b.
29 Ap. 1656, prob. the physician of that name in Chs.; Abigail, b. 27 June
1658 ; George, b. 14 Sept. 1660; William, b. 22 Sept. 1662; Sarah, b. 12 Feb.
1664-5, m. Robinson; Hannah, b. 18 Feb. 1669-70, m. Elson ; John,
b. 18 Mar. 1671-2, m. Ruth Johnson of Woburn, had children, and d. 21
Dec. 1755; Mary, b. 15 June 1674, m. Matthew Johnson, Jr., of Woburn 12
Dec. 1695 ; Timothy, b. 20 Oct. 1678, m. Persis Kendall, had children, and
d. 17 Oct. 1758; Thomas, b. 15 July 1682, m. Sarah Sawyer, and d. 18
Aug. 1736. GEORGE the f. was a farmer, res. in Woburn, and d. 21 Feb.
1705-6, a. 77 ; his w. Hannah survived.
3. GEORGE, s. of George (2), m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Peirce, 18 Feb.
1684-5; she d. 9 Sept. 1719, a. nearly 59, and he m. wid. Sybil Rice of Sud-
bury 24 May 1721. His chil. were Abigail, b. 6 Feb. 1685-6, m. Capt. Sam-
uel Stone of Lex., and d. 16 Jan. 1767; Ebenezer, b. 6 Mar. 1689-90, m.
Huldah , had children, and d. 9 July 1767 ; George, b. 2 Aug. 1697, d.
6 Oct. 1697; Elizabeth, b. 14 June 1700, m. Deac. Christopher Paige, of that
part of Billerica which is now Bedford, 23 May 1720, afterwards rein, to
Hardwic-k, had seven sons and three daughters, and d. 1786. GEORGE the
f. was a farmer, res. in Woburn, was many years Deacon of the Church, and
d. 20 Jan. 1756, a. 95.
4. WILLIAM, s. of George (2), settled at Camb. Farms, m. Abigail Ken-
dall 24 May 1686, and had Abigail, b. 29 May 1687, m. Deac. Jonathan Fisk;
William., b. 18 July 1693; Mary, b. 8 Ap. 1695. m. Deac. John Stone of Lex.
8 Ap. 1714, andd. 16 Oct. 1772; Benjamin, b. 22 Oct. 1696; Samuel, b. 24
Oct. 1699; Joshua, b. 20 June 1702; Hepzibah, b. 10 Dec. 1705, m. Daniel
Tidd 9 Ap. 1724. WILLIAM the f. was a farmer, Captain of Militia, and an
active citizen. On the incorporation of Lex. as a separate town he was
638 REED.
elected one of the first Board of Selectmen. He was also the first Represent-
ative 1714, and again in 1716. and 1717, and d. 12 May 1718, a. 55; his w.
Abigail d. 12 Oct. 1734.
5. WILLIAM, s. of William (4), m. Sarah Poulter, and had William, b. 1
Jan. 1719-20; Samuel, b. 4 May 1722; Sarah, b. 3 Jan. 1724-5; Mary, b.
10 Mar. 1727-8; Oliver, b. 25 Mar. 1730; John, b. 28 May 1731; Ham-
mond, b. 28 Ap. 1734; Eliot, b. 28 Ap. 1738; Hannah, b. 21 Oct. 1740; Na-
than, b. 9 Nov. 1743. WILLIAM the f. res. in Lex. and was one of the most
prominent citizens of the town. He was Captain of the Militia, Representa-
tive seventeen years between 1741 and 1770, and Justice of the Peace. He
d. 11 Feb. 1778; his w. Sarah d. 25 Nov. 1769, a. 70.
6. BENJAMIN, s. of William (4), m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. Samuel Stone,
about 1717; she d. 31 Mar. 1748, a. 52, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Deac.
Joseph Estabrook, 19 July 1753. His chil. were Benjamin, b. 13 May 1718 ;
Abigail, b. 30 Mar. 1720; Jonas, b. 7 June 1722; Rebecca, b. 5 Nov. 1724;
Isaac, b. 30 July 1727; Jonathan, b. 8 Mar. 1730; Thaddeus, b. 17 June 1732.
d. 21 Ap. 1741 ; Dorcas, b. 18 July 1734; Samuel, b. 3 Ap. 1737 ; Ruth, b. 9
Nov. 1741. BENJAMIN the f. res. in Lex., was Major of Militia, Justice of
the Peace, and was Representative 8 years, from 1750 to 1763. He d. 21
Dec. 1 765. His sons Benjamin and Jonas settled in Rutland.
7. JOSHUA, s. of William (4), m. Elizabeth Russell 21 Jan. 1724-5, and
had Elizabeth, b. 28 Feb. 1725-6, m. Jonathan Winship ; Hepzibah, b. 8 Mar.
1727-8, d. young; Joshua, b. 15 May 1730, m. Susanna Houghton of Lancas-
ter, and d. 11 Aug. 1798; Joseph, b. 21 June 1739, m. Anna Blood of Sterling.
JOSHUA the f. res. in Lex., and d. 5 Oct. 1 755 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 29 Feb.
1743, a. 41.
8. JONATHAN, s. of Timothy of Woburn, b. 10 May 1718, m. Kezia Con-
verse 26 Feb. 1739, and had Jonathan, b. (in Woburn) 15 June 1740; Robert,
b. (in Lex.) 3 Aug. 1742; Jude,b. ; Mehetabel,\>. ; these four were
bap. here 25 Sept. 1748; Joel, bap. 12 Nov. 1749; Phebe, bap. 2. Feb. 1752;
Amos, bap. 30 Dec. 1753; Samuel, b. ; Ann, "born in the boat when
they were fleeing to escape the tomahawk and scalping knife of the Indians "
(Hisf. Reed Fam.) ; Mary. JONATHAN the f. removed to Woolwich, Me.,
soon after 1753, where he d. in 1805; his w. Kezia d. in 1808. A numerous
posterity remains near the Kennebec River.
9. SETH, s. of Daniel of Woburn, by w. Lydia, had Samuel, b. 1733, d. 13
June 1749, a. 16; Seth,\>. 1735, d. 26 June 1749, a. 14; Thomas, b. about
1737; Susanna, b. 1739, d. 25 June 1749, a. 10; Daniel, b. 10 Ap. 1742; Lydia,
b. 13 June 1745; Susanna, b. 17 Mar. 1749-50, d. 24 Nov. 1753; Hannah, b.
6 Jan. 1751-2, d. 24 Nov. 1753. SETH the f. res. in Menot., and d. 18 Mar.
1783, a. 80; his w. Lydia d. 31 Aug. 1789, a. 79.
10. THOMAS, s. of Seth (9), m. Rhoda Crosby 2 July 1761, and had
Rhoda, b. 13 July 1762, m. Frederic Johnson 16 Oct. 1783;" Seth, b. 21 June
1765; Daniel Crosby, b. 11 Sept. 1766 (prob. the same called Daniel Reed,
who d. in Arlington 6 Feb. 1820, a. 54, and whose chil. were Daniel, Jr., d. 20
June 1817, a. 14 ; Mary, d. 20 Sept. 1821, a. 25; and Benjamin, d. 12 Aug.
1836, a. 40); a dau. b. 11 Dec. 1769; Amos, b. 12 Oct. 1773. THOMAS the
f. res. in Menot., and d. 7 June 1776, a. about 40; his w. Rhoda d. 22 Nov.
1773, a 32.
11. DANIEL, s. of Seth (9), res. in Menot., and according to the Rev. Mr.
Cooke's Journal, he had by w. Dorothy, twelve children between 8 Feb. 1764
and 1 Sept. 1783, among whom were two pairs of twins and one set of triplets,
but none of the names are recorded. DANIEL the f. d. 22 Aug. 1801 ; his w.
Dorothy d. 26 Ap. 1789, a. 47.
12. THOMAS, s. of Thomas of Woburn, b. 18 Nov. 1704, by w. Lydia, had
Lydia, b. 17 Oct. 1737; Thomas, b. 22 Dec. 1740; Sarah, b. 26 June 1742;
Abigail, b. 21 Aug. 1743 ; Joseph, b. 23 Dec. 1745 ; Kezia, b. 24 Aug. 1747.
THOMAS the f. rem. to Camb. before 27 Nov. 1770, when his w. Lydia d. a.
54, and he m. Alice Pierce 1 Ap. 1773. He d. 1 7 Ap. 1776.
13. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (12), m. Relief Richardson, and had William, b.
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24 July 1768. His w. d. and he m. Lavina Bond, and had Joseph, bap. 3 Feb.
1771 ; Edmund, bap. 13 Sept. 1772; Lydia, bap. 14 Ap. 1776 ; John, bap. 21
Mar. 1779.
14. JOSEPH, s. of Jacob of Woburn, b. 1748, m. Eunice Cook of Camb.
4 July 1775, and had Joseph, b. 7 Ap. 1776; Eunice, b. 1 Ap. 1778, m. Ebene-
zer Jenkins, Boston, 15 Oct. 1801; Reuben, b. 9 Nov. 1785, chaise maker in
Boston, d. 17 May 1873; Elizabeth, b. 22 Nov. 1787, m. John Rayner, Boston;
Sarah, b. 22 Dec. 1790, m. Abel Baker, Boston, 1807. JOSEI-H 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 and land 1635 on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, between Mount
Auburn Street and Holyoke Place. His name disappears early; and Farmer
says he was of Ipswich in 1638.
REDFEN, WILLIAM (or Redfin, and Redfyn), owned house and four acres
on the south side of the river in 1642, which he sold to Edward Jackson
8 Sept. 1746, and rem. to New London, Conn.
REMINGTON, JOHN, of " Newbury 1637, freeman 1639, rem. to Andover,
and thence to Rowley and to Roxbury." (Fanner.) By w. Elizabeth he
had John; Thomas; Jonathan, b. 12 Feb. 1639-40; Daniel, b. 2 Oct. 1641,
was prob. of Boston 1680; Hannah, b. 19 June 1643, prob. the same who m.
Thomas Larkin of Chs. 13 Sept. 1666; Elizabeth, b. 5 Ap. 1645, d. 16 Mar.
1646; prob. a second Elizabeth, b. about 1648, m. John Stedman of Camb. 14
May 1666, and Samuel Gibson 14 June 1679, and d. 1680, naming Jonathan
Remington in her will, as her brother; Mary, b. 31 Mar. 1653, d. — Mar.
1653-4. These chil. except the first two were b. at Rowley, where Elizabeth
the mother d. 24 Oct. 1658. JOHN the f. was Lieut, of militia 1647, and re-
moved to Roxbury, where he d. 8 June 1667.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), by w. Abigail, had in Rowley, John, b. 12 Mar.
1650-51; Abigail, b. 14 Sept, 1652; Prudence, b. 14 July 1657. JOHN the f.
rem. with his family to Haverhill as early as 1667.
3. THOMAS, s. of John (1), by w. Mehetabel, had in Rowley, Thomas, b. 17
July 1659; John, b. 2 Nov. 1661; Jonathan, b. — Dec. 1663; Mary, b. 14
July 1666; Sarah, b. 8 Dec. 1668.
4. JONATHAN, s. of John (1), settled in Camb. and m. Martha, dau. of An-
drew Belcher, 13 July 1664, and had Martha, b. 18 Feb. 1666-7, d. 23 Ap.
1669; Jonathan, b. 17 Mar. 1668-9, d. 16 Ap. 1669; Martha, b. 28 Oct. 1674,
m. Capt. Nicholas Bowes of Boston 29 Jan. 1718-19; Jonathan, b. 25 Sept. 1677;
Samuel, b. 11 July 1679, d. 3 June 1680; Anna, b. 30 Jan. 1680-81, m. John
Hill 24 June 1708; John, b. , d. 6 Ap. 1689; Mary, b. , d. 3 Dec.
1690; Elizabeth, b. , had share of estate; Sarah, b. 10 May 1688, m. John
Biscoe of Watertown 1 Feb. 1710-11. JONATHAN the f. was a carpenter, but
from an early period much engaged in public affairs. He resided near the
westerly corner of Brattle and Ash streets from 1665 to 1682, when he ex-
changed that estate for the original Blue Anchor Tavern, which he kept dur-
ing the remainder of his life. He served in Philip's War, 1675, as Corporal ;
was appointed Lieutenant 27 June 1689; and served in a later Indian War,
during which he was stationed at Groton as Commissary, Sept. 1689, and
at Wells as Lieutenant, May 1691, at which last place he had command of
Capt. Josiah Convers' Company. He was Selectman nine years between
1688 and 1700, and Town Clerk 1693, 1698, 1699, 1700. He d. 21 Ap. 1700,
a. 61; his w. Martha d. 16 July 1711, a. 67.
5. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (4), m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. Simon Bradstreet
of New London (whose wid. had m. Daniel Epps, and at the time of this
marriage was residing in Medf. being a second time a widow), 5 Sept. 1711,
and had Lucy, b. 17 Aug. 1712, m. Rev. William Hobby of Reading 21 Oct.
1734; Martha, b. 24 July 1714, m. Judge Edmund Trowbridge 15 Mar.
1737-8, and d. without issue 31 July 1772; Jonathan, b. 11 June 1716, grad.
H. C. 1736, d. unm. 24 Dec. 1738; Mary, b. 22 July 1718, m. Rev. Benjamin
640 REMINGTON— RICE — RICHARDSON.
Stevens of Kittery 28 Sept. 1752, and d. 27 May 1763 (she was grandmother
of Rev. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, who grad. H. C. 1800, and d. 1812);
John, b. 24 Oct. 1720; Simon, b. 31 July 1722, prob. d. young; Ann, b. 19
Feb. 1724-5, m. William Ellery, Esq., of Newport, R. I, 11 Sept. 1750, and
d. 7 Sept. 1764, a. 39 (she was mother of Elizabeth, who m. Chief Justice
Dana 5 Aug. 1773, and d. 31 Aug. 1807, a. 56; and of Lucy, who m. William
Channing, of which marriage issued William E. Channing, D. D., Walter
Channing, M. D., and Prof. Edward T. Channing, LL. D.). JONATHAN the
f. grad. H. C. 1696, was elected Tutor 4 Jan. 1702-3, was also Fellow, but
resigned his Fellowship 1711, in anticipation of marriage, which was prohib-
ited to a Fellow of the College at that period. He was admitted by the
Superior Court an attorney at law, and took the prescribed oath in Jan.
1709-10. He was a Selectman 1712 and 1715-1719; Representative in the
General Court twelve years between 1714 and 1728; was elected Councillor
1727, which office he then declined, but accepted a similar appointment three
years later, and served as Councillor eleven years, 1 730-1 740. He was ap-
pointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1729, Judge of Probate 1731,
and Judge of the Superior Court 1733, which last two offices he held during
life. He d. 30 Sept. 1745, a. 68. His w. Lucy d. 18 Ap. 1743, a. 62. Judge
Remington was cousin to Governor Belcher. It is said that they cherished
towards each other such a peculiar friendship as to desire that their bodies
might rest in one grave. Judge Remington died first, and was buried near
his father. Gov. Belcher, though at that time residing in New Jersey, caused
a tomb to be constructed here, in which, upon his death in 1757, his body and
that of Judge Remington were placed side by side.
RICE, RICHARD, was an early inhabitant .here, and contracted 1 Mar.
1635-6, to take charge of " one hundred cows for the space of three months,
to begin when he shall be appointed, and is to have ten pounds paid him
within ten days after the ships be come in, or in June." He remained here
but a short time, and rem. to Concord, where he d. 9 June 1709, having nearly
or quite completed his century. In a deposition, 7 Oct. 1684, he is styled 72
years old; if this were his true age, he was 97 at death, and Mr. Shattuck
assumes this as the true age ; but he was reputed among his contemporaries
to be still older. Judge Foxcroft made a memorandum on the back of Mr.
Rice's will, — " Paul Rice the surviving Executor in the same named, exhib-
ited this writing as the last will and testament of his father Richard Rice, late
of Concord, (aged 100 years), deceased for probate," etc., 8 Aug. 1709. In
the will are named chil. Paul, Peter, Mary (who d. between 27 Dec. 1708 and
8 Aug. 1709), Hannah Wilcockson, Abigail Reed, and Sarah Cootsay. It has
been supposed, but erroneously, by several writers, that this RICHARD was
ancestor of the numerous race in Sudbury and, Marlborough, distinguished for
longevity. Their ancestor was EDMUND, freeman 1640, first of Sudbury and
afterwards of Marlborough, where he d. in May 1663, and as the Record says,
was " buried at Sudbury."
JONATHAN, m. Rebecca Watson 1 Nov. 1677. TIMOTHY, of Concord, m.
Abigail, dau. of John Marrett, 27 Ap. 1687. ABIGAIL, m. Thomas Harring-
ton 5 Feb. 1712-13, SUSANNA, m. Joseph Shed 16 Dec. 1720.
RICHARDSON, ABIEL, parentage not ascertained, had w. Sarah, who d. 24
May 1751, a. nearly 28, and he m. Abigail Convers 9 July 1751. His chil.
vtere-Sarah, b. 15 Nov. 1749, m. Jonathan Winship 4 May 1769; Susanna, b.
2 May 1751; Abiel, b. 28 June 1753; Abigail, bap. 19 Jan. 1755; Frances, b.
2 Feb. 1756 ; Godfrey, b. 15 Sept. 1757. ABIEL the f. rem. to Cumberland,
N. S., where he and his son Abiel were drowned 14 Nov. 1765.
2. MOSES, s. of Theophilus (who was s. of Ezekiel, gr. s. of Theophilus, and
gr. gr. s. of the original Ezekiel), was born in Woburn 8 Ap. 1722; he m.
Mary, dau. of Henry Prentice, and had Mary, b. 10 June 1753, m. William
Russell of Boston 16 Jan. 1772; Moses, b. 10 Sept. 1755; Katherine, b. 16
Aug. 1757, m. James Smith of Boston 11 Sept. 1788; Elias, b. 27 Sept.
1760 ; Raham, b. 4 Nov. 1762; Elizabeth, b. 14 July 1767. MOSES the f. was
a housewright, and resided at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place, on the estate
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long owned by Mr. Royal Morse, which estate he purchased of Downing
Champney 8 Jan. 1749. He was one of the first martyrs in the cause of
American Freedom. With other gallant spirits, he resisted the British Troops
on the memorable nineteenth of April 1775, and was slain in battle. It is said
that a musket ball passed through his head. His w. Mary d. 10 Mar. 1812,
a. 82.
3. EDWARD, said to have been s. of Edward of Woburn, and nephew of
Moses (2), m. Anne Wilson 16 May 1771, and had in Camb. Edward, b. 28
Sept. 1773, d. 7 May 1774; John, b. 25 Sept. 1775; Edward, b. 22 Oct. 1777;
Samuel, b. 22 Oct. 1780, and perhaps others.
. 4. ELIAS, s. of Moses (2), m. Mary Rand 15 May 1788, and had Moses, b.
7 Ap. 1789; Mary, b. 19 Ap. 1791 ; Elias, b. 15 and d. 26 Oct. 1792 ; Chris-
topher Columbus, b. 17 Jan. 1794; Elizabeth, b. 11 Oct. 1795; Sarah Rand, b.
27 Nov. 1797, d. 20 Mar. 1798; Rebecca Rand, bap. 27 Jan. 1799, m. Silas
B. Fillebrown. ELIAS the f. was a glazier, and d. 14 Aug. 1801, a. 41; his-
w. Mary d. 26 Oct. 1828, a. 71.
5. RAHAM, s. of Moses (2), m. Mary, dau. of John Prentiss 6 Jan. 1791,
and had Henry, b. 25 Mar. 1791 ; James Prentiss, b. 23 July 1796, ordained
at Poland, Me., 16 Aug. 1826, dismissed 1833, and installed at Otisfield, Me.,
22 Oct. 1833. RAHAM the f. was a saddler, inherited the homestead, which
he sold to Susanna and Catherine Morse 13 Ap. 1792, and d. of consumption
27 Nov. 1800, a. 38; his w. Mary had charge of the alrnshouse from Dec. 1802
to Sept. 1818, rem. to Maine to dwell with her son, and d. 1 Jan. 1861.
6. HENRY, s. of Raham (5), m. Relief Arnold, and had at Framingham
Henry Francis, b. 4 June 1815 ; Mary Prentiss, b. 25 June 1817 ; Raham Wil-
liam, b. 20 July 1819, d. 12 Oct. 1847; James Prentiss, b. 20 Aug. 1821, a
lawyer in Camb., m. Jane Carson, was Captain of the first military company
which was organized for the special purpose of maintaining the Union in the
War of the Rebellion, and was afterwards Lieut.-colonel and Judge (see page
431); Benjamin Franklin, b. 6 Feb. 1823 ; and in Sudbury, Samuel Wadsworth,
b. 30 Nov. 1824, a Lieut.-colonel in the War of the Rebellion; Relief Catherine,
b. 27 Nov. 1826 ; Elizabeth Ann, b. 14 Dec. 1828, d. 31 Jan. 1850. HENRY
the f. res. at Framingham, and afterwards at Sudbury, where he d. — Aug.
1871; his w. Relief d. 17 Sept. 1864.
7. RICHARD, said to have been s. of Edward of Woburn, also nephew to
Moses (2), and brother to Edward (3), is supposed to have been born 23
Sept. 1751. Slight traces are found of him here. He was a housewright,
and bought a part of the Holden Farm, bordering on Fresh Pond and Menot-
omy River, 19 Jan. 1784. He was a Selectman of Camb. five years, 1791-1795;
he was deeply interested in the construction of the Concord Turnpike, which
passed over his land, and subscribed largely for the stock ; he erected a hotel
near the present division line between Camb. and Belmont, in anticipation
that the Turnpike would be a great thoroughfare for travel. But his invest-
ments proved unprofitable, and he lost a large portion of his property in the
operation. I find no record here of his family.
ABIGAIL, m. John Marrett 20 June 1654. THOMAS (of Billerica 25 Mar.
1695), m. Mary, dau. of Andrew Stevenson, 5 Jan. 1669. JOHN, ra. Mary
Peirson of Woburn 28 Oct. 1673. PETER, m. Hannah Bond 13 Ap. 1780,
and was licensed by the General Court 28 May 1779, to keep a tavern in
Camb. BENJAMIN, Jr., m. Mary Cutter 16 Feb. 1783. ABIGAIL, perhaps
dau. of Abiel (1), m. Isaac Munroe 30 May 1784.
RIDKR, WILLIAM, by w. Hannah, had William, b. 29 July 1675.
ROBBINS, NICHOLAS (otherwise written Robbines, Robins, and Robines),
owned a house and lot, which he sold about 1638 to John Fessenden.
2. RICHARD, and w. Rebecca united with the Church at Chs. 24 May 1640,
but soon removed here. Their children were John, bap. at Chs. 31 May
1640; Samuel, b. here 22 May 1643; Nathaniel, bap. here; Rebecca, bap. here,
in. John Woodward before 1674. Rebecca the mother d. and RICHARD m.
Elizabeth, wid. of Gilbert Crackbone, 26 Mar. 1673. He seems to have re-
sided on the south side of the river until about the period of his second mar-
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riage; after which he res. in the body of the town, perhaps on the Crackbone
place. He executed deeds 14 Mar. 1678-9, to his son Samuel, of thirty-six
acres, and to his son Nathaniel, of thirty-four acres; and another deed 7
June 1681 to his dau. Rebecca, and her husband John Woodward, of thirty
acres, apparently all on the south side of the river.
3. JOHN, s. of Richard (2), was probably the same who was killed 8 July
1680, in what is now Lex. Judge Sewall, under that date, writes thus : " In
the afternoon a whirlwind ariseth (at first in a small body), near Samuel
Stone's, passeth on to Mat. Bridge's (taking part of Stone's barn with it), kills
John Robbins, who was at hoe, breaking his arm and jawbone. It hurled
stones, and brake off and transported trees in an unusual manner." The jury
of inquest on the same day rendered their verdict concerning the death of
John Robbins, whose body was found on the ground " within the bounds of
Cambridge, about seven miles towards Concord." .... "We find him very
much bruised, and his jawbone broken and one of his arms, and several other
wounds about his head; which we judge to be by a most tempestuous storm
or whirlwind, that after a most formidable manner blew up trees round about
him, and removed great stones from under the fence that was just by him,
with other most dreadful and amazing effects which many were eye-witnesses
unto." I have found no record of his family.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Richard (2), by w. Ebenezer (so twice in the Record)
had Elizabeth, b. 15 Jan. 1676, m. Joseph Allen of Wat. 19 Dec. 1700; Rich-
ard, b. 6 Dec. 1679. SAMUEL the f. was one of the Hog-reeves on the south
side of the river in 1684.
5. NATHANIEL, s. of Richard (2), m. Mary Braside 4 Aug. 1669, and had
Rebecca, b. 6 Jan. 1671-2, m. Joseph Cheney; Mary, b. 31 May 1673, d. 30
Nov. 1676; Deborah, b. 6 June 1674, m. Thomas Squire, and (2d) William
Brown; Nathaniel, b. 28 Feb. 1677-8; John, b. 21 Nov. 1680; Thomas, b. 6
Nov. 1683, d. 31 Jan. 1700-1; Samuel, b. 30 May 1686; Joseph, b. 8 Nov.
1689. NATHANIEL the f. was one of the Hog-reeves on the south side of
the river in 1679, and d. 1719; his w. Mary survived.
6. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (5), m. Hannah ; she d. 15 Sept.
1718, a. 43, and he m. Mary, wid. of Thomas Prentice. His chil. were
Thomas, b. about 1696, d. young; Nathaniel, bap. 19 June 1698; Mary, bap.
27 July 1701, m. Joseph Russell 9 Oct. 1724; Thomas, b. 11 Aug. 1703; Han-
nah, bap. 9 Sept. 1705, m. Zebadiah Johnson; Rebecca, bap. 7 Sept. 1707,
m. Luxford Patten 11 May 1727 ; Philemon, bap. 25 Sept. 1709, H. C. 1729,
minister at Branford, Conn., was f. of Rev. Chandler Robbins of Plymouth,
and Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Robbins of Norfolk, Conn., d. 1781; Deborah, bap.
30 Mar. 1712, living unm. 1737; Sarah, , m. William Butterfield. NA-
THANIEL the f. d. 26 Jan. 1761-2, and his w. Mary m. Samuel Lyon of Rox-
bury 24 Nov. 1742 ; she d. 2 Mar. 1760, a. 83 years.
7. JOHN, s. of Nathaniel (5), m. Abigail Adams 4 Ap. 1705, and had
John, b. 1 Feb. 1705-6; Daniel, b. 25 Nov. 1707, pub. Hannah Trowbridge,
Newton, 23 Oct. 1731; Mary, b. 20 May 1711; Roger, bap. 26 Sept. 1714,
resided in Lancaster; Eliphalet, bap. 26 Jan. 1717-18; Solomon, bap. 25 Sept.
1720; Abigail, b. 24 Feb. 1723-4, m. Parker. JOHN the f. prob. lived
on the south side of the river, and d. 10 June 1751; his 2d w. Hepzibah d.
about 1762.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (5), by w. Rebecca had Rebecca, bap. 21 Nov.
1708; SAMUEL the f. d. at Sudbury about 1748, naming in his will, 1743, w.
Rebecca and children, Rebecca More; Elizabeth Griffin; Hepzibah Brown;
Mary Stone ; Samuel ; Thankful ; Lois.
9. JOSEPH, s. of Nathaniel (5), m. Jane Dickson 3 Aug. 1709, and had
Joseph, b. 14 Mar. 1709-10; William, b. 2 Jan. 1711-12; Edward, b. 9 Jan.
1713-14 ; Jonathan, b. 9 Dec. 1715; Jane, b. 9 May 1718 ; David, bap. 10 July
1720, d. young; David, b. 4 Sept. 1722. These chil., except the first David,
were living in 1731. JOSEPH the f. prob. res. at Menot., and d. about 1724;
his w. Jane was administratrix 27 Ap. 1724, and d. about 1771.
10. THOMAS, s. of Nathaniel (6), m. Ruth , who d. 27 June 1737,
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a. 34, and ho m. Xena Jackson 24 Oct. 1737. His chil. were Thomas, bap. 23
Feb. 1723-4; Nathaniel, bap. 17 Ap. 1726, grad. H. C. 1747, was ordained at
Milton 13 Feb. 1751, was father of Lieut -governor Edward H. Robbins, and
d. 19 May 1795; Mary, bap. 16 June 1728; Stephen, bap. 28 June 1730;
Susanna, bap. 9 Dec. 1733; Esther, bap. 16 Jan. 1736-7; John, bap. 6 Aug.
1738, prob. the same who was of Lex., and m. Sarah Prentice 14 May 1761;
Philemon, bap. 19 Aug. 1739; Ruth, bap. 7 June 1741; Ebenezer, bap. 4 July
1742, m. Sarah Estabrook 8 June 1775 ; Ezra, bap. 12 Aug. 1744; and others
after his removal to Lex. THOMAS the f. prob. res. near the line between
Camb. and Chs. (as the towns then existed), being called of Chs. at the time
of his second marriage. He rem. to Lex. about 1744, and d. 30 Jan. 1791.
11. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (6), had Thomas, bap. 8 Mar. 1718-19,
pub. Anna Stearns 26 Feb. 1740; Martha, bap. 24 Sept. 1721. NATHANIEL
the f. d. prob. 1721, and administration was granted 9 Nov. 1721.
12. JOHN, s. of John (7), by w. Elizabeth, had John, bap. 4 Jan. 1729-30;
Joshua, bap. 27 May 1733; Hepzibah, bap. 27 Oct. 1734. JOHN the f. prob.
resided on the south side of the river.
13. ELIPHALET, s. of John (7), by w. Jemima, had Eliphalet, b. , pub.
Martha Durant of Newton 15 Mar. 1777 ; Moses, b. 6 July 1742; Nathaniel,
b. 3 Sept. 1745; Jemima, b. 30 Mar. 1747, m. Israel Whitney 10 Dec. 1765;
Mary, b. 2 May 1760, m. Joseph Draper of Dedham 2 June 1779; and per-
haps others. ELIPHALET the f. resided on the south side of the river, was a
Captain, and an influential citizen; he was Selectman 1775 and 1776, and a
member of the Committees of Correspondence and Inspection, in which great
authority was vested in the early days of the Revolution. He d. 1795, and
was survived by his 2d w. (Mrs. Sarah Whitney of Dedham), to whom he was
pub. 10 Dec. 1776.
14. SOLOMON, s. of John (7), m. Martha Sweetser 9 Oct. 1746, and had
Phineas, b. 28 Ap. 1747 ; Abigail, bap. 3 Ap. 1748; David, b. 1749, d. 13 Jan.
1753, a. 3 years 9 months.
15. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (9), m. Deborah Robbins 30 Mar. 1732, and had
Sarah, bap. 10 Dec. 1732, m. George Cutter, Jr., of Chs. 21 Oct. 1756; Joseph,
bap. 29 Sept. 1734 ; Hannah, b. 1737, d. 3 Aug. 1764, a. 27, "who," says Rev.
Mr. Cooke in his diary, "from about 15 months, continued the same in stature
and understanding to the day of her death, and had the actions of a child of
that age; about her tenth year she grew something thicker; " a daughter, b.
1739, d. 14 Aug. 1740, a. 16 months; Isaac, bap. 14 Mar. 1741-2, pub. to
Elizabeth Robbins of Marblehead 20 Nov. 1763, and to Elizabeth Stone of
Chs. 1 July 1769 ; Isaiah, bap. 1 Ap. 1744, pub. to Susanna Reed of Chs. 1
Mar. 1766, and d. 15 May 1770. JOSEPH the f. res. in Menot. and d. between
25 May and 9 Oct. 1758 ; his w. Deborah d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 59.
16. WILLIAM, s. of Joseph (9), m. Ruth Butterfield 13 July 1733; she d.
, and he m. Hannah Hartwell 17 Oct. 1764. His chil. were William, bap.
17 Nov. 1734, d. young; Ruth, b. 26 Aug. 1738,m. Zechariah Hill 9 May 1771;
William, b. 20 Aug. 1740, m. Hannah Paine 5 Mar. 1767; David, b. 27 Jan.
1742-3 ; Jonathan, b. 9 Ap. 1746; Mary, bap. 26 June 1748, prob. d. young.
WILLIAM the f. res. at Menotomy, where he d. 3 Sept. 1773 ; his w. Hannah
survived.
17. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (10), m. Elizabeth Moore 1 May 1746, and had
Thomas, bap. 10 Dec. 1749 ; Elizabeth, bap. 27 Oct. 1751, m. Abraham Hill, Jr.,
9 May 1782; Ruth, bap. 26 Sept. 1756; Sarah, bap. 17 Jan. 1762, prob. d.
unm. 28 Ap. 1802, a. 40 (39 on gravestone); Rebecca, bap. 11 Nov. 1764;
Nathaniel and Philemon, twins, bnp. 31 May 1767.
18. STEPHEN, s. of Thomas (10), styled of Lex. 1754 and of Camb. 1769,
had four children bap. at Menot.; Sarah, 24 Nor. 1754 ; Rebecca, 4 May 1755;
John, 30 July 1769 ; Nathan, 16 June 1771. There were prob. other children
not found on record.
19. THOMAS, prob. s. of Nathaniel (11), res. at Menot., m. Anne Stearns
(pub. 26 Feb. 1740), and had Thomas, bap. 27 Sept. 1741 ; Nathaniel,^ bap. 25
Sept. 1743; James, bap. 27 Oct. 1745; at the last date the father is styled
" now of Woburn."
644 ROBBINS — ROBINSON.
20. MOSES, s. of Eliphalet (13), m. Sarah Dana 31 Oct. 1765, and had
Moses, b. 18 Aug. 1766; Daniel, b. 21 May 1768; Mary, b. 15 May 1770.
MOSES the f. res. on the south side of the river, and was Selectman ten years
between 1779 and 1792.
21. JONATHAN, s. of William (16), m. Elizabeth Miles of Chs. (pub. 7 May
1774), and had Jonathan Miles, bap. 9 July 1775, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 15
Nov. 1778, m. Washington Cutter of Chs. 16 Mar. 1800 ; Jonathan Miles, bap.
28 July 1782. JONATHAN the f. res. at Menot.. and d. 2 Oct. 1799, a. 53;
his w. Elizabeth d. 30 May 1790, a. 36.
22. THOMAS, prob. s. of Thomas (19), m. Sarah Gould 29 Oct. 1761, and
had Nathaniel, bap. 16 May 1762.
23. NATHANIEL, prob. s. of Thomas (19), in. Mary Coolidge of Wat. (pub.
6 Mar. 1768), and had Nathaniel, bap. 5 Mar. 1769.
24. JOSIAH, parentage not ascertained, m. Sarah Fillebrown 29 Jan.
1729-30, and had Josiah, bap. 20 Dec. 1730; Nathan, bap. 8 Aug. 1736;
Anna, bap. 1 Ap. 1739; Rebecca, bap. 11 Ap. 1742. JOSIAH the f. and his
w. Sarah were original members of the Church gathered at Menot. 1 739, and
were dismissed to Townsend 5 Oct. 1744.
25. JAMES, parentage not ascertained, m. Lydia Capen 30 Mar. 1780, and
was Selectman 1789. No record of family.
HANNAH, m. Daniel Russell 3 Aug. 1749. SILAS, m. Mary Stratton 7
May 1772. SUSANNA, m. Jonathan Barrett 24 Aug. 1783. SARAH, m.
Charles Cutter 9 Nov. 1784. SILAS, m. Rebecca Hammond of Newton 20
May 1792. LUCY, m. Elijah White 2 Oct. 1796. LUCY, m. Stephen Bacon
23 Nov. 1797. AMELIA, m. Ebenezer Brown 21 Ap. 1799. SAUAH, m. John
Williams of Roxbury 7 May 1804. The last five were m. on the south side of
the river. THOMAS, d. at Menot. 25 Sept. 1778. JOHN, d. 11 Oct. 1797.
LUCY, d. unm. at Menot. July 1799, a. 35.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth; Hannah, b. (at
Concord) 13 July 1671, d. here (called Ann) 5 Oct. 1672; William, b. 10 July
1673; Mercy, b. 7 Aug. 1676; David, b. 23 May 1678, " lame and helpless "
in 1695; Samuel, b. 20 Ap. 1680; Jonathan, b. 20 Ap. 1682. WILLIAM the f.
is styled sometimes of Camb. and sometimes of Wat. ; he executed a will 22
Mar. 1693, which was presented for probate 26 June 1693, but disallowed on
account of its informality; at which date all the children except Hannah
were living.
2. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), resided in Newton; his will dated 25 Dec.
1742, proved 11 Mar. 1754, names w. Elizabeth, and chil. Elizabeth Upham ;
Hannah Biglow ; Thankful; William; Jeremiah; Josiah; Ichabod ; John.
3. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), m. Sarah Manning 23 Mar. 1703-4; she d.
19 July 1709, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Brigham of Marl-
borough, 16 Oct. 1711. His chil. were Sarah, bap. 22 July 1705, d. young;
Samuel, b. '4 Ap. 1707; Dorothy, b. 19 Ap. 1709; Persis, b. 7 Sept. 1712;
Edmund, b. 7 June 1714, d. 25 Nov. 1716; Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1717. SAMUEL
the f. in 1707 bought a house and three quarters of an acre at the S. W. cor-
ner of Brattle Square and Brattle Street, where he kept a tavern, nearly, if
not exactly, on the spot occupied by the Brattle Mansion-house until 13 June
1721, when he sold his estate, and about that time removed to Westborough,
where he d. ; administration was granted to his w. Elizabeth 24 Ap. 1724, and
her brother Jedediah Brigham was appointed guardian to the only surviving
son, Samuel, then in his nineteenth year, 25 Feb. 1725.
4. JONATHAN, s. of William (1), by w. Ruth, had Jonathan, b. 21 Feb.
1706-7; Ruth, b. 29 Jan. 1708-9; Abigail, b. 4 Feb. 1710-11, in. Bacon;
James, b. 30 Aug. 1715; Lydia, b. 29 Aug. 1718, m. Caleb Simons ; Hannah,
bl 8 Jan. 1720-21. JONATHAN the f. was a weaver, and resided at Lex. His
will, dated 2 Feb. 1748, was proved 18 Feb. 1754 ; his w. Ruth survived.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), m. Mercy Leonard of Southborough May
1732, resided a short time in Graf ton, and removed to Hard wick in 1735 or
1736. His chil., all recorded in Hardwick, were Elizabeth, b. 24 Dec. 1733;
Leonard, b. 16 July 1736, m. Rebecca Billings of Hardwick 31 Aug. 1758, d.
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at Swanton, Vt., 29 Sept. 1827 (his son Samuel Leonard settled in Hard-
wick, d. 18 Jan. 1863, a. nearly 96, and left posterity there) ; Samuel, b. 9
Aug. 1738, was an Adjutant in the French War, at the age of about 20, m.
Esther Safford of Bennington, Vt., was a Captain in the Bennington Battle,
afterwards Colonel of Militia, actively engaged in the American Revolution,
and d. 3 May 1813; Moses, b. 15 Mar. 1741, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Stephen
Fay, settled in Bennington, was the first Colonel of Militia in Vermont,
"and with his regiment was often in active service during the war; " he
was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Senator in Congress, and Governor
of the State; he received the honorary degree of A. M. at Y. C. 1789, and
at D. C. 1790; he d. 19 May 1813; Paul, b. 17 Dec. 1743, d. 1754; Silas,
b. 17 Mar. 1745-6, m. Susanna Weeks, d. at St. Albans, Vt., at an advanced
age; Mercy, b. 8 Oct. 1748, m. Col. Joseph Safford of Bennington, and d. 7
May 1814; Sarah, b. 13 Nov. 1751, m. Benjamin, son of Capt. Stephen Fay,
and (2d) Gen. Heman Swift of Cornwall, Conn. ; David, b. 4 Nov, 1 754, set-
tled in Bennington, in. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Stephen Fay, and (2d) Eunice,
dau. of Doct. John Dickinson of Middletown, Conn., and (3d) Nancy, wid. of
George Church of Hartford, Conn. ; he was in the Bennington Battle, and
afterwards Major-general of Militia ; he was also United States Marshal for
the District of Vermont eight years, and Sheriff of Bennington County twenty-
two years ; he d. Nov. 1843 ; Jonathan, b. 24 Aug. 1756, settled in Benning-
ton, m. Mary, dau. of John Fassett, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
and Senator in Congress ; he received the honorary degree of A. M. at D. C.
1790, and d. 3 Nov. 1819 ; Anne, b. 4 Oct. 1759, m. Isaac Webster, and d.
in the 84th year of her age. SAMUEL the f. was Deacon of the Church in
Hard wick, and Captain in the French War. In 1761 he removed with his
family to Bennington, and was one of the most prominent inhabitants. He
was a Justice of the Peace, and active in resistance against the encroachments
by New York ; he went to England as an agent for the New Hampshire
Grants in 1766, and d. at London 1767, of small-pox. His w. Mercy d. 5
June 1792, a. 82.
6. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan -(4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 20
June 1732; Jonathan, b. 29 Sept. 1733; Jacob, b. 3 Feb. 1738-9. JONATHAN
the f. res. at Lex., and d. before 1748.
7. JAMES, s. of Jonathan (4), by w. Margaret, had Asa, b. 17 Jan. 1759 ;
James, b. 26 Nov. 1760, m. Judith Reed of Woburn 25 May 1787 ; Rhoda, b.
10 May 1763 ; Ebenezer, b. 14 Feb. 1765; Persis, b. 25 Jan. 1767; Jonas, b.
18 May 1770; Lydia, b. 2 Jan. 1773, all at Lex.
8. JACOB, s. of Jonathan (6), by w. Elizabeth, had Jacob, b. 28 Oct. 1762;
Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar. 1766 ; Jesse, b. 14 July 1767 ; Jonathan, b. 20 June 1769;
Betsey, b. 26 Feb. 1772; Anna, b. 28 June 1774 ; Nathan, b. 1 Dec. 1775, d.
22 Ap. 1776. JACOB the f. resided at Lex., and d. 18 June 1776, a. 38; his
w. Elizabeth d. 24 Sept. 1830, a. 89.
9. JACOB, s. of Jacob (8), m. Hannah Simonds 26 Aug. 1790, and had
Jacob, b. 24 Ap. 1791 ; Charles, b. 5 May 1793, d. 24 Sept, 1801 ; Hannah, b.
25 Ap. 1795, m. Charles Tufts, founder of Tufts College; John, b. 30 Ap.
1797, d. 26 Sept. 1801 ; George, b. 2 Dec. 1799, d. 22 Sept. 1801; Charles, b.
5 May 1802; John, b. 19 Aug. 1804; Harriet, b. 5 Nov. 1806; Mary Ann, b.
2 Feb. 1812; all at Lex.
10. JESSE, s. of Jacob (8), m. Rebecca Tidd of Acton 21 Nov. 1793, and
had at Lex., Rebecca, b. 14 Feb. 1795 ; Jesse, b. 4 June 1797 ; and perhaps
others.
ROLFE, JOHN (otherwise written Rolph), prob. s. of John Rolfe who d. at
Newbury 8 Feb. 1664, m. Mary Scullard at Newbury 4 Dec. 1656, and had
Mary, b. 2 Nov. and d. 10 Dec. 1658; Mary, b. 16 Jan. 1660; Rebecca, b. 9
Feb. 1662, m. William Cutter of Cambridge about 1680 ; John, b. about 1665,
sold part of his father's estate to his brother-in-law William Cutter 4 June
1685, and d. before 26 Sept. 1705 ; Samuel, b. about 1667, sold his share of the
heritage 12 July 1688; Joseph, b. , a millwright; Benjamin, b. 1 Ap.
1674, a yeoman; Henry, b. 26 Sept. 1678, a ship carpenter; Moses, b. 14 Oct.
646 ROLFE — RUSSELL.
1681. The first three births are recorded at Newbury (see Coffin's Hist.
Newb.), the last three at Camb., and the intermediate three are gathered
from deeds. All the sons removed to Woodbridge, N. J., except John, and it
is not known that he left posterity. JOHN the f. was a millwright. In 1670
he purchased a mill and lands at Menot. and 600 acres of wild lands in the
northeasterly part of what is now Lex., formerly the estate of Col. George
Cooke. He was taken suddenly sick at the house of his brother Benjamin at
Newbury, executed a nuncupative will 30 Sept. 1681, and died before the
next morning. His w. Mary survived, and was here 2 Oct. 1683.
ROSCOE, WILLIAM (otherwise written Reskie, Ruscoe, and Ruskew), m.
widow Hester Muzzy 1635, and sold some of her land 24 Mar. 1635-6. He
was " appointed to make a pound," 23 Ap. 1636, but soon afterwards rem. to
Hartford, where Hinman says he was a Juror in 1644.
ROSE, JOHN, d. 12 Dec. 1640. RICHARD m. Huldah Russell 5 Oct. 1722.
Ross, THOMAS, m. Seeth (often written Seth), dau. of William Hoi-
man, 16 Jan. 1661-2, and had here Thomas, b. 19 Dec. 1662, d. young; Mar-
yaret, b. 22 Jan. 1663-4, m. Levistone; Thomas, b. 20 June 1668; and
in Billerica, Sarah, b. 21 June 1671 ; Hannah, b. 31 Mar. 1679, m. Pat-
ten; John, b. 18 Jan. 1686-7. THOMAS the f. was a Scotchman, and was a
servant to Edward Winship 9 June 1656, when he had " liberty to mow the
grass in the swamp anent the north end of Spy Pond." He rem. to Billerica
about 1670, and d. 20 Mar. 1694-5, a. 64; his w. Seeth was slain by the
Indians in one of their attacks on that settlement 5 Aug. 1695, a. 55.
ANN, m. Thomas Bumford 25 Feb. 1779.
RUGG, THOMAS, 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; Milllcent, b. 11 Nov. 1710, d. 19 Nov. 1712;
Martha, b. 10 Nov. 1713. THOMAS the f. resided at the Farms.
RUSSELL, JOHN, was here as early as 5 Oct. 1635, and resided at the N.
W. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, in a house purchased of
Daniel Abbott. He was Surveyor of Arms 1638, Selectman 1642 and 1643,
Constable in 1648, Clerk of the Writs 1645, and an active citizen. He was
father of John, who grad. H. C. 1645, and was Minister at Weathersfield and
Hadley, the trusty protector of the Regicide Judges.
2. WILLIAM, by w. Martha, had Joseph,}), in England about 1636 (55 years
old in 1691, Depo.), and after his arrival here, Benjamin; John, b. 11 Sept.
1645; Martha; Philip, b. about 1650; William, b. 28 Ap. 1655; Jason, b. 14
Nov. 1658; Joyce, b. 31 Mar. 1660, m. Edmund Rice of Sudbury before 1681.
It is not known that this family was connected with that of John (1), or that
of Richard of Chs. WILLIAM the f. was a carpenter, and appears to have
res. in Menot. He d. 14 Feb. 1661 ; his w. Martha m. Humphrey Bradshaw
24 Mar. 1665, and after his death, m. Thomas Hall 24 May 1683; she d. about
1694.
3. JOSEPH, s. of William (2), m. Mary Belcher, dau. of Jeremiah Belcher,
Ipswich, 23 June 1662, and had Mary, bap. 8 Jan. 1664, prob. d. young; Mar-
tha, b. 1 Feb. 1666, d. unm. 26 June 1691 ; Abigail, b. 12 May 1668, m. Matthew
Bridge; Prudence, b. 30 May 1670, m. Nathaniel Hancock; Joseph, b. 15 July
1673, prob. d. young; Walter, b. 30 Ap. 1676; Mariah, b. 28 Nov. 1678, m.
Thomas Prentice 28 Dec. 1696, (2d) Nathaniel Robbins, (3d) Samuel Lyon of
Roxbury 24 Nov. 1742, and d. in her third widowhood 2 Mar. 1760,'" in the
84th year of her age " according to her epitaph, but in the 82d, according to
the Record; Jeremiah, b. 21 Jan. 1680-81 ; John, b. 13 July 1683; Samuel, b.
9 Aug. 1685. JOSEPH the f. was a carpenter, res. in Menot., and d. between
14 Nov. and 17 Dec. 1694; his w. Mary d. 24 June 1691.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of William (2), by w. Rebecca, had Kebecca, b. , d.
2 Feb. 1673 ; Jason, b. 10 May 1674; Benjamin, b. 2 and d. 19 Ap. 1676; Joyce,
b. 14 May 1677; Sarah, b. 4 July 1679.
5. JOHN, s. of William (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of David Fiske, and had
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Martha, b. 1 Aug. and d. 7 Nov. 1675; David; Jonathan; William; Abigail,
b. 18 Ap. 1686; Patience, b. , d. 27 May 1688; Esther, b. 19 Dec. 1700;
and perhaps others. JOHN the f. was a housewright, and res. at the Farms,
where he and his w. Elizabeth were living 13 Dec. 1731.
6. PHILIP, s. of William (2), m. Joanna, dau. of James Cutler, 19 June
1680; she d. 26 Nov. 1703, and he m. Sarah Brooks of Medford 18 Oct. 1705.
His chil. were James, b. about 1681; Joanna, b. 30 Dec. 1683, m. William
Munroe; William, b. 23 July 1686; Philip, b. 18 Sept. 1688; Samuel, b. 12
Jan. 1690-91; Jemima, b. , in. William Locke ; Thomas, bap. 3 July 1698;
Abigail, b. 11 Sept. 1700, m. David Sprague of Chs.; Susanna, b. 18 Oct. 1706.
PHILIP the f. was a carpenter, and appears to have res. at Menot., and after-
wards at the Farms. He was Selectman 1700 and 1701, and d. 7 Feb. 1730-31,
a. 80.
7. WILLIAM, s. of William (2), m. Abigail, dau. of Edward Winship, 18
Mar. 1682-3, and had William, b. 5 Ap. 1687; Abigail, b. 31 Dec. 1688, d.
unm. 20 June 1710; Edward, b. Feb. 1695, d. 21 Jan. 1695-6; Edward, bap.
10 Oct. 1697; and probably others. WILLIAM the f. was engaged in the Nar-
raganset 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 Hubbard),
27 Mar. 1684, and had Hubbard, b. 20 May 1687; Martha, b. 2 May 1691, m.
Henry Dunster 25 Feb. 1707-8, and (2d) Francis Locke 15 Mar. 1759, and
d. 27 June 1771. JASON the f. res. at Menot., was Selectman four years
between 1707 and 1711, and d. about 1736 (administration granted 2 April
1736); his w. Mary d. 14 May 1738.
9. WALTER, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Patten, 17 May
1699; she d. , and he m. Elizabeth Winship 3 Ap. 1706. His chil. were
Joseph, b. 25 Aug. 1703; Mary, b. 8 Feb. 1706-7, m. John Dickson 4 Aug.
1725; Walter,\>. 7 Ap. 1709, d. unm. 11 Feb. 1763; Martha, b. 27 Jan. 1711-12
(prob. 27 Dec. 1711, as she was bap. 6 Jan. 1711-12), pub. John Wilson 2
July 1737, d. 26 Nov. 1797; Jeremiah, b. 11 Feb. 1713-14 ; Elizabeth, bap. 4
Mar. 1715-16, pub. Matthew Cox 30 Mar. 1739; Edward, bap. 10 Aug. 1718,
d. young; Edward, bap. 15 Oct. 1721; Samuel, bap. 9 Feb. 1723-4; Daniel,
bap. 5 May 1728 ; Hobart (or Hubbard), bap. 22 Aug. 1731. WALTER the f.
res. at Menot., and d. 30 Mar. 1748 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 14 Ap. 1750, a. 64.
10. JOHN, s. of Joseph (3), m. Rebecca, prob. dau. of Thomas Blodgett,
and had Rebecca, b. 24 June 1711; Adonijah, b. 25 Feb. 1712-13 ; Abigail, b.
15 Feb. 1715-16; John, b. 16 Ap. 1719; Solomon, b. 5 Aug. 1723 ; Joseph, b.
23 Aug. 1729. JOHN the f. was a housewright, and res. at Lex., where he d.
14 June 1746.
11. DAVID, &. of John (5), by w. Abigail, had David ; John, b. 1 Dec. 1702;
Abigail, b. 27 Aug. 1704, m. Isaac Preston of Littleton; Hannah, b. 2 June
1708, m. Edward Farwell of Littleton; Amos; Jason; Sarah, m. William
Sanderson of Harvard; Elizabeth; Esther. DAVID the f. was a farmer, and
res. at the Farms until 1715, when he removed to Concord, and from thence
about 1720 to Littleton, where he was Deacon; he d. not long before 29 Oct.
1 744, when his estate was divided among his children, who then resided, —
David and John, at Lunenburg, Abigail, Hannah, Amos, Elizabeth, and Esther,
at Littleton, and Jason and Sarah, at Harvard.
12. JONATHAN, s. of John (5), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 15 July
1702 ; Mary, b. 1 Jan. 1704-5; Jonathan, b. 5 Ap. 1707; Jane, b. 19 July 1711,
m. Benjamin Lawrence 12 Feb. 1734-5; Ruth, b. 24 Ap. 1714; Eliezer, b. 5
May 1717, m. Tabitha Prentice 10 Jan. 1738-9; Samuel, b 3 Feb. 1722-3;
Hester, b. 22 May 1725. JONATHAN the f. res. at Lexington.
13. JAMES, s. of Philip (6), m. Mary Howe 10 Jan. 1705-6, and had Mary,
b. 24 July 1706, m. Benjamin Bailey of Stow; Joanna, b. 3 Dec. 1707, prob.
d. young; James, b. 14 Aug. 1709; Josiah, b. 28 Mar. 1711; Samuel, b. 27
Oct. 1712; Jemima, b. 8 Sept. 1714, m. John Carruth of Westborough;
Sarah, b. 8 Feb. 1716, m. Creasey of Groton; Abigail, b. 29 Ap. 1718,
m. Dr. Ebeuezer Perry of Groton; Lucy, b. 15 Ap. 1720. JAMKS the f. res.
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at Lex., where he prob. d. between 6 July 1747, when he and his w. Mary
executed a deed to his son Josiah, and 17 May 1749, when the other children
confirmed the title to the estate. They then resided — James (a cordwainer),
at Camb., Samuel (a cordwainer), at Sudbury, Mary, at Stow, Josiah, at Lex.,
Sarah and Abigail, at Groton, and Jemima, at Westborough.
14. WILLIAM, s. of Philip (6), by w. Elizabeth had Nathaniel, b. 23 Feb.
1706-7; Lrjdia, b. 19 May 1711; Submit, bap. 28 Dec. 1712; Joel, b. 2 Aug.
1716. WILLIAM the f. res. at the Farms, and had a deed of the homestead
1722 (subject to the life estate of his father), which be conveyed to his son
Nathaniel, and d. 25 Nov. 1731.
15. PHILIP, s. of Philip (6), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 22 May 1718;
Millicent, b. 29 Dec. 1720; Mary, b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Aug. 1736; Phebe,
b. 14 Ap. 1725, d. 29 July 1736; Philip, b. 5 Ap. 1727; Joseph, b. 19 June
1729; Joanna, b. 21 Nov. 1731. PHILIP the f. res. at Lex., and d. 3 Mar.
1773; his w. Sarah d. 17 Dec. 1767.
16. EDWARD, s. of William (7), by w. Sarah, had Anna ; Abigail, m. Israel
Blackington of Wrentham 1 3 Ap. 1 755 ; Ruth ; these three were bap. to-
gether 26 Nov. 1727; William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732. EDWARD the f. d. 20 Mar.
1749-50, a. 53. Ruth of Boston, and William of Camb. quitclaimed their
right in their father's estate to their sister Abigail, 1 Jan. and 15 Feb. 1754.
17. HUBBARD (or Hobart), s. of Jason (8), m. Elizabeth Dickson 9 May
1710, and had Jason, bap. 25 Mar. 1711, d. young; Mary, b. 7 Dec. 1712, m.
David Dunster; Margery (or Margaret), b. 30 Ap. 1715, m. Joseph Belknap;
Jason, b. 25 Jan. 1716-17; Hobart, bap. 24 Ap. 1726, d. young. HUBBARD
the f. res. at Menot and d. 4 June 1726, a. 39; his w. Elizabeth m. Hoi-
den, before 1737 (prob. Joseph Holden of Wat. 11 June 1729).
18. JOSEPH, s. of Walter (9), m. Mary liobbins 9 Oct. 1724, and had
Mary, b. 9 Mar. 1726-7; Lucy, bap. 16 Mar. 1728-9, d. young; Lucy, bap.
17 Jan. 1730-31 ; Patten, bap. 28 Jan. 1732-3 ; Joseph, bap. 9 Mar. 1734-5;
Walter, b. about 1737; Mary, bap. 22 Ap. 1739, d. young; Philemon, b. 1 Aug.
1740; Mary, b. 20 May 1743, d. unm. 16 Oct. 1762. JOSEPH the f. was a
farmer and res. on the northerly side of the main road in Menot., on the first
estate westerly from the river, or Alewife Brook, until the spring of 1 730,
when he exchanged estates with Capt. Samuel Whittemore, and removed into
the westerly border of Chs. (now Somerville) on the road leading to Winter
Hill. He d. 13 Nov. 1776, a. 73, and was buried at West Cambridge, as were
most of the Russell family of Menot., whether residing on the Camb. or Chs.
side of the line; his w. Mary d. 28 Dec. 1781, a. 80.
19. JEREMIAH, s. of Walter (9), m. , and had Seth, b. 1732, bap. 3-1
Mar. 1734; Edward, bap. 10 Nov. 1734. JEREMIAH the f. m. (2d) Damaris
Williams 12 Jan. 1737-8. A guardian was appointed for his two sons 3 July
1744; his w. Damaris d. 23 July 1778, a. 70.
20. SAMUEL, s. of Walter (9), m. Ruth Cox 21 Feb. 1754, and had Samuel,
b. 27 Sept. 1754; Eleanor, b. 11 May 1757, m. John Dickson 25 June 1781;
Mary, bap. 23 Dec. 1759, prob. d. young; Ruth, b. 29 Sept. 1762, d. unm. 11
Aug. 1840; David, b. 24 June 1765, m. Ruth Locke; Amos, b. — Aug. 1769,
m. Betsey Pierce 30 Dec. 1793, and d. 13 Oct. 1828; Aathan,b. 25 Sept. 1772.
SAMUEL the f. res. at Menot. and d. 16 July 1802 ; his w. Ruth d. 12 Nov.
1797, a. 68.
21. DANIEL, s. of Walter (9). m. Hannah Robbins 3 Aug. 1 749. and had
Elizabeth, b. 21 Dec. 1749, m. Joshua Underwood 25 Aug. 1771 ; Walter, b.
24 July 1751: Hannah, b. 2 Ap. 1753; Hepzibah, b. 27 Ap. 1755; Mary, b.
7 Ap. 1757; Daniel, bap. 7 Ap. 1759, and d. on the same day, a. " one week ;"
Martha, bap. 12 Ap. 1761; Daniel, b. 23 Aug. 1763, and d. 5 Jan. 1803;
Esther, twin, b. 23 Aug. 1763; Margery,}). 2 Feb. 1766; Margaret, b. 13 Feb.
1768. DANIEL the f. res. in Menot.
22. HUBBARD (or Hobart) s. of Walter (9), m. Lois Boynton of Wat. (pub.
24 Mar. 1759), and had Lois, b. 30 Ap. 1760, m. Josiah Mason, Jr., of Camb.
18 July 1784, and d. 17 Ap. 1847; Hubbard, bap. 18 Oct. 1661, res. at Wat.,
and had John, Hubbard, Jeremiah, Isaac, and George W.; Walter, bap. 10
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July 1763; Isaac, bap. 8 June 1766, d. unm. 21 May 1819; Mary, bap. 1 May
1768, m. Bartlett; Sarah, bap. 25 Feb. 1770, m. Thaddeus Hastings,
and (2d) Ballard, or Bullard; Lucy, bap. 19 Jan. 1772; Susanna, bap.
31 Aug. 1777; Betsey, bap. 12 Dec. 1779. HUBBARD the f. was drowned in
crossing from Boston to East Cambridge 22 May 1782; his w. Lois d. about
1791 ; at which last date all the children, except Susanna, were living.
23. JAMES, s. of James (13), removed from Lex. to Menot., and had Mar-
tha and Sarah, twins, b. 8 July 1747. He was a cordwainer, and was here in
1749.
24. PHILIP, s. of Philip (15), m. Lydia Eaton of Reading 24 Ap. 1750;
she d. 5 Oct. 1751, and he m. Lydia Dodge 22 June 1758. His chil. were
Amos, b. 5 Dec. 1750; Lydia, b. 9 Nov. 1758, d. 25 May 1777; Nathan, b. 1
Mar. 1760; Sarah, b. 24 Mar. 1761, m. Jonas Locke; Thomas, b. 10 Ap.
1762, d. 15 Nov. 1763; Phebe, b. 24 May 1764, m. Joseph Merriam; Thomas,
b. 18 Feb. 1766, d. 14 May 1766; Jonas, b. 29 Ap. 1767; Lucy, b. 7 Nov.
1768, m. Joseph Harrington; a child, b. 16 March 1771, d. 27 May 1771.
PHILIP the f. res. in Lex., and d. 19 Jan. 1816, a. 89 ; his w. Lydia d. 28
Feb. 1772.
25. WILLIAM, perhaps s. of Edward (16), by w. Mary had William, b. 24
Mar. 1772. Katherine, b. 4 Mar. 1784.
26. JASON, s. of Hubbard (17), m. Elizabeth Winship 28 Jan. 1739-40,
and had Jason, b. 7 Mar. 1741-2; Elizabeth, b. 27 Dec. 1743, d. 29 Mar.
1751; John, b. 4 Aug. 1746; Hubbard, b. 25 Mar. 1749, m. Sarah Warren of
Weston (pub. 31 Mar. 1774); Thomas, b. 22 July 1751; Noah, b. 15 July
1753, d. 13 Oct. 1754; Elizabeth, b. 3 July 1756, m. Jotham Webber 12 Mar.
1778; Mary, bap. 17 May 1761, d. 11 Ap. 1762; Noah; b. 8 Mar. 1763.
JASON the f. res. at Menot. on the southerly side of the Main Street, a few
rods west of the Church, where he was killed by the British on their retreat
from Lex. 19 Ap. 1775, a. 58, and was buried in the ancient burial ground.
With praiseworthy liberality and patriotism the citizens of Arlington have
erected a handsome granite monument, to mark the resting-place of this early
martyr of American Liberty and bis slaughtered companions. His w. Eliza-
beth d. 11 Aug. 1786, a. 65.
27. PATTEN, s. of Joseph (18), m. Mary, dau. of John Dickson, 25 July
1749; she d. 14 Feb. 1781, and he m. Mercy . His children were Lucy,
b. 12 Mar. 1749-50, d. 26 Oct. 1752; Mary, b. 12 Oct. 1752; Lucy, b. 6 Mar.
1755; Joseph, bap. 24 Sept. 1758; Naomi, bap. 25 Feb. 1761, m. Abraham
Cook 5 July 1781; Chandler, b. 19 June 1764; Patten, bap. — Jan. 1767;
John Dickson, b. 31 Dec. 1768, d. 21 Oct. 1769; Rhoda, b. 5 Ap. 1771.
PATTEN the f. res. at Menot., probably on the Chs. side, and d. 19 Jan.
1802 ; his w. Mercy d. 12 Feb. 1813, a. 82.
28. WALTER, s. of Joseph (18), m. Mary Wyman of Woburn 14 Dec.
1758; she d. 1 Dec. 1759, a. 23 (according to Rev. Mr. Cooke's record, but
the gravestone is inscribed 1760), and he m. Hannah Adams 17 Dec. 1761.
His chil. were a son, b. 18 and d. 21 Oct. 1759; James, b. 30 Ap. 1763;
Walter, b. 3 May 1765, m. Frances, dau. of Ammi Cutter, 26 June 1783; per-
haps f. of Walter, who d. at Boston in Jan. 1835, a. 37, and was buried at
Arlington; Thomas, b. 9 June 1767, m. Margaret Adams 25 NOV. 1788; a
son. b. and d. 8 Oct. 1769 ; Hannah, b. 8 Feb. 1772, m. Isaac Hill about 1788,
and was mother of Gov. Isaac Hill of New Hampshire ; Nathaniel, b. 1 5 Ap.
1774; John, b. 29 Aug. 1776; Joseph, b. 15 Mar. 1779; a dau. b. and d. 17
Feb. 1782. WALTER the f. res. at Menot. on the Chs. side, and d. 5 Mar.
1782; his wid. Hannah m. Enos Jones of Ashburnham 26 Dec. 1790, and d.
17 Oct. 1836, a. 93.
29. PHILEMON, s. of Joseph (18), m. Elizabeth Wyman of Woburn, and
had Philemon Rollins, b. 18 Oct. 1769; Elizabeth, b. 1771, d. 22 Ap. 1778;
David, b. about 1773; Jesse, b. 11 June 1775; Susanna, b. 10 Oct. 1779, m.
Gardner Colby of Boston 2 June 1803; Ward, b. 12 Sept. 1781. PHILEMON
the f. res. at Menot. on the Chs. side, and d. 2 June (or, as inscribed on the
gravestone at Arlington, 31 May) 1797; his w. Elizabeth d. 22 Oct. 1825,
a. 86.
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30. SETH, s. of Jeremiah (19), m. Dinah Harrington of Worcester (pub.
11 Ap. 1755), and had Jeremiah, b. 5 Dec. 1755; Phebe, b. 28 July 1760, m.
Dr. Silas Barnard, and (2d) James Fillebrown 24 May 1798, and d. 28 Nov.
1851; Seth, b. 18 July 1762; Edward, b. 6 Oct. 1764; Anne Harrington, b. 17
Mar. 1767, m. James Cutter 11 Aug. 1785; Josiah Harrington, b. 5 Dec.
1769. SETH the f. res. in Menot., was taken prisoner by the British Troops
19 Ap. 1775, and exchanged 6 June 1775. His w. Dinah d. 15 May 1802,
a. 73.
31. EDWARD, s. of Jeremiah (19), grad. H. C. 1759, studied for the min-
istry, but subsequently became a physician. He m. Hannah Clark at An-
dover 23 July 1767, and had six children, the youngest of whom, Edward,
b. 21 Aug. 1782, H. C. 1803, d. 29 Nov. 1835, was grandfather of Dr. Edward
Russell Cogswell of Camb., b. at South Berwick, Me., 1 June 1841, H. C.
1864, M. I). 1867. EDWARD the f. " settled in North Yarmouth, Me., where
he was a Justice of the Peace and Quorum; commissioned 1781 Colonel of
2d Regiment of Militia of Cumberland County ; led an active and useful life,
and d. 19 Ap. 1785. His w. d. 28 Sept. 1832, a. 89." See Gen. Reg., xxvii.,
p. 290.
32. NATHAN, s. of Philip (24), by w. Sybil, had Philip, b. 6 Aug. 1796;
Nathan, b. 4 July 1798, a shoe dealer here, d. 14 Mar. 1874 ; Thomas, b. 2
Feb. 1800, a furniture dealer here, d. 1857; Bowen, b. 24 Mar. 1802; Mary
and Stephen, twins, b. 21 Feb. 1804 ; Lydia and Sally, twins, b. 30 Sept.
1806 (Sally m. Thomas Joyce White of Camb. 16 Oct. 1834) ; Betsey, b. 2
May 1808. NATHAN the f. res. at Lex., and d. 9 Jan. 1848, a. 88 ; his w.
Sybil d. 28 Jan. 1853, a. 88.
33. JASOX, s. of Jason (26), m. Elizabeth Locke 28 Oct. 1762, and had
Jason, b. 2 June 1763; Jonathan, b. 8 Feb. 1785; Josiah, b. 13 Jan. 1767;
and at Mason, N. H., Elizabeth, b. 2 July 1769; Samuel, b. 4 Ap. 1772;
Benjamin, b. 2 Aug. 1775; Thomas, b. 2 Oct. 1777, d. 8 Feb. 1785; William,
b. 6 Oct. 1779; David, b. 6 May 1782; Thomas. JASON the f. rem. to
Mason about 1768, and d. 19 Feb. 1825; his w. Elizabeth d. 24 May 1789.
34. JOHX, s. of Jason (26), m. Ruhamah Frost 31 Aug. 1769, and had
John, b. 5 Feb. 1770 ; Ephraim, b. 23 June 1772.
35. THOMAS, s. of Jason (26), in. Anne Whittemore 8 Mar. 1774, and had
Anna, b. 19 Ap., d. 13 Oct. 1775; Thomas, b. 23 Nov. 1776, m. Eliza War-
ren of Chs. 21 Dec. 1802; Aaron, b. 30 May 1779, d. 17 Nov. 1848 ; Anna,
bap. 4 Feb. 1781, m. John Holbrook 31 Aug. 1800; Mary, b. 25 Sept. 1783.
THOMAS the f. d. 7 June 1809 ; his w. Anna d. 17 Jan. 1819, a. 64.
36. NOAH, s. of Jason (26), m. Eunice Bemis at Wat. 12 Sept. 1782, and
had Eunice, bap. 9 Mar. 1783; Elizabeth, bap. 7 Sept. 1788; Josiah, bap. 17
Ap. 1791; Abigail, bap. 6 Sept. 1795. NOAH the f. res. at Menot. and d. 27
Oct. 1824.
37. JAMKS, s. of Walter (28), m. Rebecca Adams 6 Mar. 1783, and had
Walter, b. 9 Aug. 1783; Rebecca, bap. 28 June 1789, m. Amos Whittemore
22 Ap. 1804; James, b. 14 Jan. 1788, H. C. 1811, a lawyer and active poli-
tician in Arlington, m. Harriet Tufts, and d. s. p. 9 Dec. 1863; she d. 2 Ap.
1866; William Adams, b. 14 May 1790, m. Kezia Teel 16 June 1811. JAMES
the f. res. in Menot., and d. 13 Feb. 1846.
38. NAfHANiEL, s. of Walter (28), m. Mary Adams 8 Mar. 1795, and had
Ablel and Nathaniel, both bap. 7 Dec. 1800; Mary Adams, b. 2 June 1799, d.
23 May 1800 ; and perhaps others. NATHANIEL the f. d. 1844.
39. PHILEMON R., s. of Philemon (29), m. Martha Tufts 10 Nov. 1791;
she d. 26 May 1821, a. 51, and he m. a second wife who survived him. He
res. at Menot., Chs. side, and d. It July 1842. His children were Daniel, b.
about 1793, long an officer of the State's Prison, d. at Ipswich 11 Dec. 1849,
a. 56; Philemon Robbins, b. 1794, m. Mary Wilkins 1832, res. several years
in Camb., and d. in Somerville 6 June 1863; Martha, b. 10 Jan. 1802, m.
Samuel Stedman 1823, and d. 28 Nov. 1874; and probably others.
40. EDWAKD. s. of Seth (30), m. Lydia Adams 9 May 1786, and had
Jeremiah, bap. 28 Sept. 1788, and d. 29 Jan. 1827; Lydii, bap. 15 Feb. 1789,
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d. 29 Aug. 1790; Lydia, bap. 6 Mar. 1791; Sophia, bap. — Sept. 1793; Ed-
ward, bap, 8 Nov. 1795; Leonora, bap. 11 Mar. 1798; Mary Ann, b. about
1800. EDWARD the f. d. 3 Nov. 1808.
41. JOSIAH H., s. of Seth (30), m. Sarah Hutchinson of Chs. 5 Ap. 1795.
and had Sarah Hutchinson, bap. 7 Feb. 1796; Mary Wright, bap. 1 Ap. 1798;
Samuel Phillips, b. 20 Ap. 1800, d. 21 Nov. 1821; Emily, bap. 30 May 1802;
Elmira, bap. 24 Mar. 1805; Josiah Harrington', Rebecca, bap. 30 Sept. 1810;
Olive, bap. 24 May 1812, d. 25 Sept. 1815 ; Hannah, bap. 17 Aug. 1814. JO-
SIAH H. thef. d. 15 Mar. 1815; his w. Sarah d. 25 May 1843, a. 68.
PHEBE, d. 8 July 1642. THOMAS, d. 21 July 1653. RACHEL, d. 15 Aug.
1778, a. 29.
SACKKTT, SIMOX (otherwise written Saket), was one of the first company.
His name appears on the Records before Aug. 1633, and for the last time 20
Aug. 1635. He res. on the northerly side of Winthrop Street, between Hoi-
yoke and Dunster streets. Administration on his estate was granted by the
General Court 3 Nov. 1635 to his wid. " Isabell Sackett." She is named
on the Records 8 Feb. 1635-6, after which the name disappears. The estate
passed into the hands of Robert Stedman before 1642. Simon Sackett of
Springfield, about 1654, and John Sackett of Northampton, in 16GO, were sons
of Simon and Isabel of Cambridge.
SALTONSTALL, SIR RICHARD, was one of the Assistants, when the Govern-
ment of the Colony was removed to Massachusetts in 1630. He had lands in
Wat., and res. there a short time. Although he returned to England in 1631,
he seems still to have been regarded as an Assistant, and provision was made
for him when Camb. was selected as a suitable place for a fortified town and
the residence of the Governor and Assistants. What is now called Winthrop
Square was granted to him for a house lot; but, as he did not return, it was
devoted for a Market Place, and has always remained public property.
SAUNDKRS, DANIEL (otherwise written Sanders), d. 27 Feb. 1639-40. No
trace of family.
2. ROBERT, in 1639 and 1642 res. on the S. E. corner of Mount Auburn
and Dunster streets. No trace of family.
3. JONATHAN, m. Abiah Bartlett 24 Oct. 1669, and had Abiah and Jona-
than, twins, b. 25 Oct. 1673; Thomas, b. 10 Mar. 1674-5; John, b. 25 Mar.
1677; Benjamin, b. 28 May 1679; Samuel, b. 28 May 1681; Edward, b. 3
Mar. 1683-4; Hannah, b. 31 May 1689. JONATHAN the f. deposed 1696
(then aged 49) that he lived with Justinian Holden when he was 17 years
old.
4. MARTIN, aged 40, came to New England in 1635 with w. Rachel, and
settled at Braintree. His w. d. 15 Sept. 1651, and he m. Elizabeth, widow
of Roger Bancroft of Camb., and d. 4 Aug. 1658. He was the ancestor of the
Camb. family bearing that name, as appears by the Saunders Family Record
and Genealogy, of which what follows is an abstract.
5. JOHN, 8. of Martin (4), d. in Braintree 1688.
6. JOHN, s. of John (5), m. Hannah Pennim.an 15 Dec. 1692.
7. JOHN, s. of John (6), bap. 20 Mar. 1712, m. Mary Spear 3 June 1735,
and had six children of whom the fifth was William, b. in Quincy 1747.
8. WILLIAM, s. of John (7), " res. in Cambridge from 1770 to 1775, when
he returned to his native town, and m. 20 Nov. 1782 Ann, the eldest dau. of
Dr. Elisha Savil, H. C. 1743," by whom he had William, b. 14 May 1787,
and four daughters. WILLIAM the f. d. 27 Oct. 1830; his w. Ann d. 2 Ap.
1826.
9. WILLIAM, s. of William (8), removed to Camb. in 1801, m. Sarah
Flagg 8 June 1815, and had William Augustus, b. 9 June 1818, merchant,
member of Common Council, and Alderman, m. Mary W. Prentiss 22 Dec.
1841 ; Charles Hicks, b. 10 Nov. 1821, merchant, member of Common Coun-
cil, Alderman, and Mayor, m. Mary B. Ball 18 Sept. 1849; George Savil, b. 2
Oct. 1823, merchant, member of Common Council and President of that Board,
m. Lucy C. Willard 11 Feb. 1847: Francis Edward, b. 14 Aug. 1826, mer-
chant, m. Eliza A. Whittemore 30 Ap. 1856; Sarah Ann, b. 8 Mar. 1828;
652 S AUNDERS — SHAW.
Horace, b. 6 Dec. 1830, dealer in real estate. WILLIAM the f. was a carpen-
ter, a member of the first Common Council, and Alderman. He resided on
Garden Street, near Appian Way, and d. 29 Ap. 1861 ; his w. Sarah d. 6
Nov. 1871, aged nearly b2.
SAWTELL, JOHN (otherwise written Sawtle, and Satle), a grandson of
Thomas Post, as appears by Mr. Post's will 1691, had grants of land here in
1689. He prob. had w. Anna, but no children; he resided at the N. W.
corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, where the church now stands.
Obadiah Satle of Groton, Enoch Satle and Bethia Satle, both of Wat., and
John Hews of Camb. Farms with his w. Ruth, quitclaimed to Josiah Parker,
21 Oct. 1700, all their interest in the real estate of their brother John Satle
late of Camb. , deceased ; the same estate was quitclaimed by Parker 26 Ap.
1709 to "Anna Satle," and sold by "Anna Sawtell, widow," to John
Knight, 4 June 1711.
SAXTON, MOSES, d. here 24 Oct. 1690. MARY, m. Samuel Goffe 9 Nov.
1682.
SCOTT, THOMAS, was here in 1634, and in 1635 owned a house and five
acres on the northerly side of Brattle Street, near Mason Street. He removed
to Hartford about 1636, and was accidentally killed by John Ewe 6 Nov.
1643. He had son Thomas and two daughters, who with their mother were
mentioned in his nuncupative will.
2. BENJAMIN, by w. Margaret, had Joseph, b. 14 May 1644 ; Benjamin, b.
5 July 1646 ; John, b. 2 July 1648 ; Elizabeth, b. 27 May and d. 3 June 1650.
BENJAMIN the f. was of Braintree in 1640, where he had son John. He re-
moved to Rowley, and d. in 1671.
3. SAMUEL, by w. Sarah, had Thomas, b. 31 July 1710 ; Samuel, b. 22 Sept.
1712; Sarah, b. 9 Jan. 1714-15; Esther, b. 20 Feb. 1716-17. A Sarah Scott
m. William Smith 27 Oct. 1757.
4. JOHN, by w. Lydia, had Abraham, b. 27 .Tune 1732.
5. EDWARD, established himself in Cambridgeport, soon after West Bos-
ton Bridge was erected. At the sale of the Jarvis estate, in 1801, he pur-
chased several lots, among which was the estate at the N. E. corner of Main
and Norfolk streets (now owned by Samuel James and Daniel A. Buckley),
where he traded in connection with the late John Trowbridge, under the name
of Scott & Trowbridge. He subsequently purchased of B. & J. L. Austin,
the adjoining estate, at the S. E. corner of Austin and Norfolk streets, and
the opposite lot, at the N. E. corner of the same streets. He d. 13 Dec.
1808, and his surviving partner continued the business under the name of
Trowbridge & Biscoe, having formed a connection with Thomas Biscoe.
SCRIPTURE (or Scripter), SAMUEL, m. Elizabeth Knapp 11 Sept. 1674.
MARY, m. John Prentice 23 Ap. 1772.
SEAGER, HENRY, m. Sarah Bishop 21 Jan. 1673, and had Job, b. 1 Feb.
1674, d. 1739; Sarah, b. 2 Mar. 1676; Ebenezer, b. 2 May 1679, killed by the
Indians at Groton, 21 July 1706; Elizabeth, b. 28 Aug. 1682; Henry, b. 25
Sept. 1686; Mary, b. 21 Jan. 1689; Job, b. 1691; Mercy; Thankful, b. 24 Ap.
1695. HENRY the f. lived on the south side of the river, in what is now
Newton.
SEWALL, JOHN, brother to Judge Samuel Sewall, m. Hannah Fessenden 28
Oct. 1674.
2. STEPHEN, another brother to the Judge, m. Margaret, only surviving dau.
of Rev. Jonathan Mitchell, 13 June 1682. He res. in Salem, and had many
children. /
3. STEPHEN, a descendant from John (1), H. C. 1761, Hebrew Professor
1765-1785. He m. Rebecca, dau. of the first Professor Wiggles worth, 9 Aug.
1763, and had an only son Stephen, b. 30 Deo. 1767, and d. 26 Dec. 1768.
STEPHEN the f. d. 23 July 1804, a. 71.
4. HULL, of Brookline, a descendant from Judge Samuel Sewall, H. C.
1761, m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Sparhawk, Esq., 20 Mar. 1766; he d. in
1767, and his w. Abigail m. Palsgrave Wellington — Dec. 1772.
SHAW, ROGER, about 1638 bought a house and land on the southerly side
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of Arrow Street. By w. Anne, he had Esther, b. — June 1638; Mary, b. ,
d. 26 Jan. 1639; Mary, b. 29 Sept. 1645. ROGER the f. was Selectman 1641,
1642, 1643, 1645. Farmer says, he " removed to Hampton, which he repre-
sented in 1651 and 1652. He d. 1660, leaving sons Joseph and Benjamin, and
four daughters."
2. ABRAHAM, appears on the Record to have been a Selectman herein 1640.
This may denote the same person who was of Dedham, freeman 1637.
JOSEPH, m. Susanna Dickson 23 Jan. 1777. EMZABETH, of Nantucket, a
descendant from Rev. Samuel Angier, m. Andrew Craigie Jan. 1797, and d. 7
May 1844, a. 69.
SHEPARD, REV. THOMAS, s. of William, b. in Towcester, Northampton-
shire, 5 Nov. 1605, grad. at Cambridge, Eng., 1623, came to New England in
1635, and was immediately established here in the ministry. A large number
of his friends and acquaintances either preceded or accompanied him, and
purchased the estates of the first company, most of whom were about removing
to Connecticut with Hooker. Mr. Shepard was thrice married, 1st in England
to Margaret Touteville 1632, who d. early in 1636; 2d, to Joanna, dau. of Rev.
Thomas Hooker, 1637, who d. 28 Ap. 1646; 3d, to Margaret Boradile, or
Boradel, 8 Sept. 1647. His children were Thomas, b. 1633, d. Oct. or Nov.
1634; Thomas, b. in London 5 Ap 1635; a son, b. and d. 1638; Samuel, b. Oct.
1641 ; John, b. and d. 1644; John, b. 2 Ap. 1646, d. young; Jeremiah, b. 11 Aug.
1648. Mr. Shepard was one of the most eminent clergymen in New England.
To his reputation for " grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ," is to
be chiefly attributed the location of the College here. Such confidence was
reposed by the General Court in his skill and integrity to discover and guard
against danger, that they preferred to place this institution of learning under
the shadow of his wing rather than elsewhere. His valuable life was suddenly
terminated 25 Aug. 1649, at the age of 43 years; his wid. Margaret in. Rev.
Jonathan Mitchell 19 Nov. 1650. The death of Mr. Shepard occasioned a
general lamentation and gloom throughout New England. He resided on the
northerly side of Harvard Street, nearly opposite Holyoke Street. That spot
of ground may justly be regarded with veneration, as the dwelling place of
many eminent and pious men. It was successively occupied by Hooker,
Shepard, Mitchell, President Leverett, and the two Professors Wigglesworth,
father and son; by the heirs of the last named, it was sold to the Corporation
of Harvard College, and now forms a portion of the College Grounds.
2. SAMUKL, half brother to Thomas (1), a son of William by a second
wife, came to New England with his brother, and purchased the estate on
the southerly side of Harvard Street, extending from Holyoke Street to Bow
Street. His house stood near the west end of his lot, nearly opposite to his
brother's residence. By his w. Hannah he had Thomas, b. 5 Nov. 1638, bur.
9 Feb. 1649; Samuel, b. — Feb. 1639-40, d. 16 Mar. 1644-5; Hannah, b. 20
June 1642; Jane, b. 16 May 1645. SAMUEL the f. was much employed in the
public service. The management of the College stock, and the " carrying on
the building begun by Mr. Eaton, was committed to Mr. Samuel Shepard,"
by the General Court, in Sept. 1639. He was Selectman 1638, Representa-
tive or Deputy 1639, 1640, 1644, 1645, Clerk of the Writs 1640, and Com-
missioner for small causes 1641. He had a military spirit, and was closely
associated with Col. George Cooke ; they came together, served here together,
and returned to England, to serve together under Cromwell. He was the
first Ensign of the military company here, organized in Dec. 1636, with Cooke
for Captain. In Oct. 1645, he and his friend Cooke were excused from their
duties as members of the General Court, " being to go for England." In the
Civil War, which commenced in England at about that time, both were en-
gaged for the Parliament, Cooke as Colonel, and Shepard as Major. Mitchell
in his Church Record, commenced in 1658, says, " Major Samuel Shepard
and his wife, now living in Ireland, do yet stand in memberly relation to us."
He had then probably been in Ireland several years; for, under date of 8
March 1649-50, he wrote from London to Deac. Edward Collins, appointing
him attorney to manage his affairs in New England, and saying, " I am
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•within a tew days to be in Ireland, if God will; but the next letters will, I
hope, settle me." (Mid. Reg. Deeds, ii. 57.) Administration was granted
to Edward Collins on the estate of Samuel Shepard deceased 15 Sept. 1673.
Probably this was the same person.
3. EDWARD, whether a relative of the foregoing is not ascertained, bought
a house about 1639, on the northerly side of South Street, between Holyoke
and Dunster streets. His w. Violet d. 9 Jan. 1648, and he m. Mary ,
who survived him. His children, named in his will, dated 1 Oct. 1674, and
proved 20 Aug. 1680, were John, Elizabeth, Abigail, deceased w. of Daniel
Pond; Deborah, and Sarah. All the daughters appear to have been married.
Abigail and Deborah were at Dedham, and Sarah at Braintree, about 1658.
EDWARD the f. was a mariner, and d. about 1680.
4. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1653, was ordained at Chs. 13
Ap. 1659, and d. of small-pox 22 Dec. 1*577, a. 42. He well sustained the
reputation inherited from his father, fell a victim to his own faithfulness in
visiting his flock when wasting away by infectious disease, and was deeply
lamented by the people of his charge, and by the community. Mr. Shepard
m. Hannah (or Anna), dau. of William Tyng 3 Nov. 1656, and had Thomas,
b. — July 1658; Anna, b. 8 Sept. 1663, in. Daniel Quincy 9 Nov. 1682, and
was mother of Hon. John Quincy, for many years Speaker of the House of
Representatives, a Councillor, and ancestor of the late President John Quincy
Adams; Margaret. His w. Anna d. at the house of her granddaughter Hoi-
man, in Milton, 5 Aug. 1709, and was buried at Chs. in the tomb with her
husband and son.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), was prob. brought up by his grandfather,
Rev. Thomas Hooker, at Hartford; grad. H. C. 1658, ordained at Rowley 15
Nov. 1665, and d. 7 Ap. 1668, a. 26. His son Samuel, bap. 25 Aug. 1667,
grad. H. C. 1685.
6. JEREMIAH, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1669, a candidate at Rowley
1675, at Ipswich 1678, at Lynn 1679, at which last place he was ordained, 6
Oct. 1680, and remained in the ministry about forty years, until his death 3
June 1720, a. 72. He had the reputation of piety, but probably did not equal
his father or brothers in power or brilliancy of intellect. By his w. Mary
(who d. 28 Mar. 1710, a. 53), he had Hannah, b. 1676, m. John Downing of
Boston 1698; Jeremiah, b. 1677, d. 1700; Mehetabel, d. 1688; Nathaniel, b.
16 June 1681, settled in Boston; Margaret, d. 1683; Thomas, b. 1 Aug. 1687,
d. 1709; Francis, d. 1692; John, m. Alice Tucker 1722; Mehetabel, m. Rev.
James Allen of Brookline. Lewis's Lynn.
7. JOHN, s. of Edward (3), m. Rebecca Greenhill 4 Oct. 1649, and had
Rebecca, b. about 1650; John, b. 22 Jan. 1651-2; Sarah, b. 5 Mar. 1655;
Violet, b. about 1658; Elizabeth, bap. 29 July 1660; Edward, b. 31 July 1662;
Samuel, bap. 3 July 1664; Thomas, b. 12 Nov. 1666. JOHN the f. was a
cooper, and inherited the homestead, to which he made additions by pur-
chase. He sold his estate here 1681, having recently removed to Hartford.
Hinman says " he became a man of consequence in the Colony."
8. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (4), grad. H. C. 1676, succeeded his father in
the ministry at Chs., where he was ordained 5 May 1680, and d. 7 June
1685, a. nearly 27. Mr. Shepard was distinguished for studiousness and
faithfulness, for activity and success in his ministry. He m. widow Mary
Lynde (maiden name Anderson), 27 July 1682, and had Anna, b. 26 Ap.
1683, d. 27 July 1684; Anna, b. 30 Jan. 1685, m. Smith. His w. Anna
m. for a third husband, Mr. Samuel Hayman 16 June 1686, and d. Aug. 1717,
on the 20th day of which month she was buried in the tomb which she had
caused to be erected for Mr. Shepard.
SHERBORNE, ELIZABETH (otherwise written Sherbone and Sherbole)
about 1639 bought a house and lot at the S. W. corner of Brighton and
Winthrop streets, where she res. in 1642. She was prob. the same person
who sheltered Rev. Thomas Shepard and his family in 1635, while seeking
concealment in London, previous to his embarkation for New England. An
Inventory of her estate was presented by Edward Mitchelson 6 Ap. 1652.
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SILL, JOHN (otherwise written Scill, Syll, and Scyll), about 1638, bought
a house and lot at the S. E. corner of Eliot and Winthrop streets. By his
w. Joanna, he had Elizabeth, b. about 1637, m. Zechariah Hicks 28 Oct.
1652, and d. 12 Sept. 1730, a. 93; Joseph, b. about 1639. JOHN the f. was
living in 1645, but d. before 1662, when his w. Joanna had a grant of land,
and another in 1665; she d. before Oct. 1671, when her will was presented
and approved. Mr. Sill was unfortunate in his pecuniary affairs soon after
his settlement here, and received assistance from the Church ; but subse-
quently appears to have been more prosperous.
2. JOSEPH, s. of John (1), in. Jemima, dau. of Andrew Belcher, 5 Dec.
1660, and had Andrew, b. 5 Feb. 1665, d. 12 June 1666; Joseph, bap. 11
Mar. 1665-6 [this son is prob. the same as Andrew before named]; Jemima,
b. 21 Sept. 1667; Elizabeth, b. 12 Sept. 1668, in. Samuel Green, Jr., 18 Nov.
1685; Andrew; Thomas; and perhaps others. JOSEPH the f. was engaged
in Philip's War, first as Lieutenant and afterwards as Captain. He was ap-
pointed as Captain 2 Nov. 1675, to "take charge of the soldiers raised from
Chs., Wat., and Camb., which are about 60 men," and to lead them forth
against the enemy. He had previously been Captain of a company consisting
of 100 men, under Major John Pynchon. He was at Lancaster, 21 Feb.
1675-6, when the Court "ordered, on request of Captain Scyll, that the com-
mittee for the war do forthwith send twenty pounds of tobacco and three
gallons of rum, for the supply of the company that now resides at Lancaster."
For some insubordination, or, as the Record expresses it, because " of late he
hath carried himself offensively," he was discharged from office 11 Oct. 1676.
In Nov. 1685 he petitioned the General Court for a grant of land, as a com-
pensation for .his military services ; but was unsuccessful in his request.
Before this time, however, he had removed to Lyme, Conn., where he was
residing 7 Nov. 1681 ; at which date he executed a deed of his estate in
Camb. to a feoffee in trust for his son A ndrew ; or if said A ndrew should die
in his minority, then his other son Thomas to inherit the estate. He d. 6 Aug.
1696. His son '1 homos, mariner, of Boston, described himself in a deed, dated
8 Nov. 1699, as son of Joseph Sill, formerly of Cambridge, late of Lyme,
Conn., deceased. The son Thomas was probably a shipmaster, residing in
Boston, and the Capt. Sill who died in May 1709.
ELIJAH, who grad. H. C. 1748, and was ordained at Fairfield, Conn., 17
Oct. 1751, may have been of this family. Five others of the name graduated
at the same College, previous to 1839.
SIMONDS, JOSKPH (otherwise written Simons, Symons, and Symonds), m.
Mary, dau. of John Tidd, 7 Mar. 1680-81, and had Rebecca, b. 11 June 1682;
Mary, b. 15 Dec. 1684 ; Joshua, b. 23 Jan. 1686-7, d. at Lex. 3 Nov. 1768, a.
nearly 82, and his w. Hannah d. 11 Nov. 1789, a. 93; Joseph, b. 8 June 1689;
Daniel, b. about 1692, d. at Lex. 3 Ap. 1776, a. 83; and his w. d. 2 Ap. 1776,
a. 81; Jonathan, d. 22 Dec. 1748; Abigail; Elizabeth, bap. 13 Nov. 1698.
SIMPKINS, NICHOLAS (otherwise written Sympkins), "late of Dorchester"
bought house and land in Camb. of John Knight 20 Nov. 1637. He was at
some time Captain of the Castle; he removed to Yarmouth about 1638 (Sav-
age, Gen. Diet.), was of Barnstable 1645, and of Scituate 1648. Plym. Col.
Rec., xii. 142, 192.
SKIDMORE, THOMAS (otherwise written Skidmer), by w. Ellen, had John,
b. 11 Ap. 1643. THOMAS the f. res. on the westerly side of Brighton Street,
north of Mount Auburn Street. He rem. to Hartford, where he was living 6
Dec. 1649.
SKINNER, EDWARD, owned a house and six acres in the West End. By his
will, dated 25 Dec. 1641, it would seem that he had no family; he devised his
estate, with the exception of a few trifling legacies, one half to Robert Ibbitt
of Cambridge, Old England, and the other half to the Church in Cambridge,
New England. His Inventory denotes a shopkeeper.
SMITH, ABRAHAM, was fined sixpence, for a trespass of his heifer in the
planting field, 4 Nov. 1646.
2. HENRY, m. Lydia Buck 3 Mar. 1672-3, and had Lydia, b. 20 July 1677,
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m. Edward Thwing 8 Aug. 1704; Henry, b. 17 Oct. 1679; Ebenezer, b. 9 Mar.
1688-9; and perhaps others. HENRY the f. d. 21 Aug. 1720, a. about 75.
3. JOHN, m. Sarah Prentice 8 June 1676, and had Sarah, b. 31 Mar. and d.
13 Ap. 1677; John, b. 2 Mar. 1677-8; Sarah, b. 17 Aug. 1681; Joseph, b. 9
Aug. 1687; and perhaps others.
4. HENRY, prob. s. of Henry (2), by w. Sarah, had John, b. 2 Ap. 1714;
Sarah, b. 24 June 1716 ; Abigail, bap. 30 Nov. 1718; and probably others.
5. JOSEPH, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 23 Ap. 1701, prob. m. Abraham
White 22 June 1721; William, b. 25 June 1703; Hezekiah, b. 2 Ap. 1706;
Ebenezer, b. 18 Aug. 1708; Sophia, b. 20 Oct. 1711.
6. JOHN, s. of John (3), by w. Mary, had Sarah, b. 1 Feb. 1698-9; Israel,
b. 23 Jan. 1 701-2 ; Eunice, b. 1 Sept. 1 704 ; by w. Sarah, Zebadiah, b. 23 Feb.
1707-8; Jesse, b. 10 Dec. 1710; and by w. Martha, Ebenezer, b. 15 Mar. 1712-13;
Elizabeth, b. 4 May 1716. His last w. Martha survived him, and m. Joseph
Parsons 14 June, 1742.
7. DANIEL, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 13 Mar. 1708-9; Daniel, b. 10 Mar.
1710-11, and several others in Lexington.
8. SAMUEL, by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 13 Ap. 1717; Susanna, b. 24 Aug.
1720, d. 26 Ap. 1721; Anna, b. 6 Nov. 1726; Pelaliah, b. 8 Jan. 1727-8; Sam-
uel, b. 8 Dec. 1729; Michael, b. 12 June 1732; Joseph, b. 7 July 1734; Benja-
min, b. 13 Jan. 1735-6; Robert, bap. 31 Dec. 1738, d. 19 May 1740; Thomas,
b. 25 Mar. 1740 ; Robert, b. 10 Dec. 1741; Daniel, bap. 8 June and d. 23 July
1746. SAMUEL the f. resided in Menotomy.
9. JOHN, by w. Eunice, had Mary, b. 8 Dec. 1744, m. Thomas Hill 18 June
1765. There may have been other children; but this was probably the young-
est. Eunice the mother d. in the almshouse 19 Jan. 1794, a. 93.
10. EBENKZER, prob. s. of John (6), or of Joseph (5), m. Ann Bissell of
Boston (pub. 21 Ap. 1739), and had Joseph, bap. 13 July 1740; Parsons, bap.
2 Jan. 1 742-3 ; Tabitha, bap. 4 Aug. 1 745 ; Ebenezer, bap. 7 Aug. 1 748, d. young;
Ebenezer, bap. 8 Mar. 1752, d. 4 Jan. 1802 (his w. Sarah d. 1 Aug. 1780, a.
19); John, bap. 10 Feb. 1754; William, bap. 26 Sept. 1756.
11. DANIKL, prob. s. of Daniel (7), m. Grace Fessenden 10 June 1742, and
had Grace, bap. 20 Mar. 1742-3; Daniel, bap. 30 Dec. 1744; Lucy, bap. 8 May
1748, and perhaps others.
12. JOSEPH, s. of Ebenezer (10), had Joseph, bap. 21 Feb. 1768, d. young;
Joseph, b. 3 Sept. 1769; Elizabeth, b. 4 Aug. 1771, m. Jonas Wyeth, Jr., 8 Ap.
1792; Hannah, b. 24 Jan. 1774.
13. PARSONS, s. of Ebenezer (10), m. Waitstill Jordan 11 May 1769, and
had John, b. 1 Feb. 1770 ; Parsons, b. 8 May 1772; Samuel, b. 26 Sept. 1774 ;
Ebenezer, b. 26 Jan. 1777, d. 2 Ap. 1778; Susanna, b. 12 Ap. 1780, m. Walter
Cox 11 Dec. 1796. PARSONS the f. d. in the almshouse 23 July 1816, a. 73;
his w. Waitstill d. in the same place 30 Aug. 1808, a. 63.
14. JAMES, m. Hannah Daniel 16 Mar. 1726-7; no record of children, ex-
cept that Mary, daughter of " Hannah Smith alias Hannah Daniels " was
bap. 30 Aug. 1741.
15. DAVID, m. Mary Hagar 2 June 1757, and had David, bap. 9 Ap. 1758,
He bought a house and lot at the corner of Mount Auburn Street and Win-
throp Square 10 Jan. 1758, which he sold 14 Feb. 1760. He was a carpenter,
and described as of Weston at the time of his purchase.
16. WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had William, b. 11 Dec. 1755, d. in the
almshouse 1 May 1802, a. 46. WILLIAM the f. may have been the same who
m. Sarah Scott of Newton 27 Oct. 1767, and had Rebecca, bap. 9 Oct. 1768.
ELIZABETH, m. Humphrey Miller 12 Sept. 1677. MARY, m. John Prentice
5 Jan. 1704-5. MARY, m. Edmund Fowle 23 Oct. 1718.
The relationship between these families of Smith is very obscure, and may
have been misapprehended.
SPARHAWK, NATHANIEL (otherwise written Sparhawke, Sparhauk, Spar-
hauke, Sparowhauke, Sparrowhauke, Sparrow Hawke), was here as early as
1636, and was a Deacon of the Church. By his w. Mary (who d. 25 Jan.
1643-4), he had Nathaniel, b. in England; Anne, m. Deac. John Cooper,
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and (2d) James Convers, Sen., of Woburn, and was living 1712; Mary ; Esther,
m. Samuel Adams of Chelmsford; Samuel, b. 27 Oct. 1638, d. 13 Oct. 1639:
John, d. 21 Sept. 1644; and by w. Katherine, Ruth, b. 12 Ap. and bur. 9
May 1645; Elizabeth, b. 1646, d. unm. 9 Nov. 1692, a. about 47. NATHANIEL
the f. resided on the easterly side of Brighton Street, between Mount Auburn
Street and Harvard Square. He appears to have owned, in 1642, five houses
and about five hundred acres of land ; which quantity was afterwards increased.
After his death, about a thousand acres were sold from his estate, leaving a
large quantity of land on the south side of the river (now Brighton Dis-
trict), a part of which still remains in possession of his descendants. He was
" permitted to draw wine and strong water for Cambridge " 1639. He d. 28
June 1647, a. prob. about 50; his w. Katherine d. 5 July 1647; and Mary
Pierce d. in his family, and was bur. 12 July 1647.
2. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. Patience, dau. of Rev. Samuel New-
man of Rehoboth, 3 Oct. 1649, and had Nathaniel, b. 3 Nov. 1650, d. 12 Feb.
1650-51 ; Mary, b. about 1652, m. William Barrett 8 Oct. 1673; Sybil, b.
about 1655, m. Dr. Jonathan Avery of Dedham 22 July 1679, and subse-
quently m. Rev. Michael Wigglesworth of Maiden, was mother of the first
Professor Wigglesworth, and d. 6 Aug. 1708, a. 53; Esther, bap. 5 May 1661;
Samuel, bap. 5 Feb. 1664; Nathaniel, bap. 3 Nov. 1667; John, b. about 1672.
NATHANIEL the f. resided in the Brighton District (the residence of most of
his descendants who remained within the ancient limits of Cambridge), was
Selectman seven years between 1677 and 1686, a Deacon of the Church, and
d. soon after 29 Dec. 1686, the date of his will; an Inventory of his estate
was presented 20 Jan. 1 686-7.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Samuel Whiting,
and had Sarah, bap. 5 Sept. 1697, d. 9 Oct. 1701; Samuel, bap. 2 Oct. 1698;
Sarah, b. 22 Dec. 1700; John, b. 12 June 1702, grad. H. C. 1723, a trader in
Plymouth; Thomas, b. 25 May 1706 ; Joseph, b. 2 Ap. 1708. SAMUEL thef.
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 Select-
man 12 years between 1716 ami 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, 1 772,
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. 8th.
Still living in Cambridge, Mrs. Mayo in her 102d year." This statement
varies only one year from the fact : Abigail, dau. of Simon Gates, who m.
Nathaniel Sparhawk and Joseph Mayo, was b. 14 Aug. 1671, and had not
fully attained 101 years in Mar. 1772. She must have lived at least until 14
Aug. 1776, if she entered her 106th year. Under date of Mar. 1774, Pem-
berton says, " Died this month at Cambridge the widow Abigail Mayo, aged
106 years" (Man. Gen.~); but Pemberton's dates are not always accurate.
It seems certain that she was living in Mar. 1772, and she may have survived
the 14th of August 1776. Her great grandson, Edward Sparhawk, Esq., who
was b. 29 Nov. 1770 and d. 3 Sept. 1867, informed his pastor, the Rev. Fred-
eric A. Whitney, that Mrs. Mayo "died in the house of his father, Nathaniel
Sparhawk at Brighton (then a part of Cambridge) and was buried in the old
burial ground on Market Street, Brighton."
5. JOHN, s. of Nathaniel (2), grad. H. C. 1689, settled at Bristol, R. I.
Alden gives his epitaph thus: " Here lyeth interred the body of the Rev.
Mr. John Sparhawk, a minister of this place 23 years last past, and died the 29
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of April 1718, in the 46 year of his age." He was f. of John, b. 1713;
Nathaniel, b. 1715; and perhaps others.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), by w. Joanna had Samuel, b. 17 Jan. 1730-31 ;
Joanna, bap. 21 Jan. 1732-3, m. Thomas Gardner 12 June 1755; Sarah, bap.
3 Nov. 1734 ; Dorothy, b. 14 July 1739, m. Edward Wigglesworth (the younger
Professor), 6 Jan. 1778; John, b. 8 Nov. 1745; Elizabeth, b. 11 Mar. 1754.
d. Feb. 1796. SAMUEL the f. was Selectman five years 1737-1741, was elected
Deacon 12 Ap. 1734, and d. 14 Ap. 1774, a. 75. At the date of his will, 27
Aug. 1771, his w. Joanna and all their children were living.
7. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (3), m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Oliver, 14 Jan.
1730-31, and had Mary, b. 3 Jan. 1731-2, m. Isaac Gardner, Jr., of Brook-
line 26 Ap. 1753 ; Elizabeth, bap. 30 Sept. 1733, m. Elisha Gardner of Brook-
line 21 June 1753; Sybil, b. 13 July 1735, m. Samuel Aspinwall of Brookline,
25 May 1758 ; Thomas, b. 16 Mar. 1736-7, grad. H. C. 1755, Judge in Chesh-
ire Co., N. H., d. Nov. 1802; Lucy, b. 14 Aug. 1738, m. Thomas Aspinwall,
Jr., of Brookline, 4 Oct. 1762 ; Katherine, b. 16 Dec. 1739, m. Elijah Hough-
ton of Lancaster 27 Nov. 1760; Oliver, b. 1 Ap. 1742; Abigail, b. 19 Ap.
1746, m. Hull Sewall of Brookline 20 Mar. 1766, and Palsgrave Wellington
of Cambridge 1772. THOMAS the f. was Selectman eighteen years
between 1744 and 1764, Justice of the Peace, and d. 15 Aug. 1783, a. 77;
his w. Mary survived.
8. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (4), grad. H. C. 1715, ordained at Lynn-
field 17 Aug. 1720, dismissed 1731, and d. 7 May 1732, a. 35. He m. Eliza-
beth Perkins, who d. 12 May 1768, a. 68 years. He had four children :
Elizabeth, b. 28 Dec. 1721; Nathaniel, b. 24 Sept. 1725, d. 11 Dec. 1728;
Edward Perkins, b. 10 July 1728, grad. H. C. 1753, preached often, but was
not ordained ; John, b. 24 Oct. 1730, apprenticed to a shoemaker, but was
subsequently a physician in Philadelphia. Lewis's Lynn.
9. NOAH, s. of Nathaniel (4), m. Priscilla, dau. of Ichabod Brown, 24 Sept.
1724, and had Priscilla, b. 6 Aug. 1725, m. Abraham Cutting 3 Oct. 1745,
and d. before 1765 ; Nathaniel, b. 28 Oct. 1727 ; Noah, b. 19 Oct. 1729, was
of Rutland 1765; Martha, b. 2 Jan. 1731-2, m. John Hancock, Jr., of Chs.
20 Nov. 1760; Nathan, bap. 28 July 1734, was of Rutland 1765; Ebenezer,
b. 15 June 1738, perhaps grad. H. C. 1756, and d. 1805; George, bap. 20
Sept. 1741, d. 27 Jan. 1757. NOAH the f. d. 4 Feb. 1748-9; his w. Pris-
cilla survived, and administration on her estate was granted to her son
Nathaniel, 18 Ap. 1765.
10. SIMON, s. of Nathaniel (4), had Patience and Simon (prob. not twins),
bap. 10 Ap. 1737 ; Sarah, bap. 22 May 1737.
11. JOHN, s. of John (5), grad. H. C. 1731, ordained at Salem 1736, and
d. 30 Ap. 1755, a. 42. He m. Porter, and had thirteen children, among
whom were Nathaniel ; John, of Portsmouth, N. H., Speaker of the House of
Representatives, d. 5 Sept. 1787, a. 45, leaving son Samuel, who was after-
wards Secretary of State ; Samuel, a merchant. Farmer.
12. NATHANIEL, s. of John (5), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Pepper-
ell, and had Nathaniel, grad. H. C. 1765, d. 1814; William, grad. H. C. 1766,
took the name of his grandfather Pepperell, was his principal heir, and suc-
ceeded to his title, was a Councillor, and Mandamus Councillor, a royalist, fled
to England, and d. there in 1816; Samuel Hirst, grad. H. C. 1771, also a
refugee, but returned and d. unm. at Kittery 29 Aug 1789, a. 38; Andrew
Pepperell, who dropped the Sparkawk from his name, married a Miss Turner,
was a refugee, and both he and his w. d. in England during the Revolution ;
Mary Pepperell, m. Doct. Jarvis of Boston. Farmer and Sabine.
13. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), m. Elizabeth Gardner 28 Mar. 1758; and
had Mary, b. 17 Dec. 1758, m. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner 13 June 1784; Jo-
anna, b. 6 Ap. 1764; Samuel, b. 10 Feb. 1766.
14. NATHANIEL, s. of Noah (9), m. Lydia Blake of Boston (pub. 16 June
, 1753) ; she d. 27 Sept. 1766, and he m. Hannah Murdock of Newton (pub. 12
Nov. 1767). His children were John, b. 10 Sept. 1753; Nathaniel, b. 23 Mar.
1755; George, b. 21 Ap. 1757, grad. H. C. 1777, a physician in New Hamp-
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• shire, d. 1847; Noah, b. 29 Ap. 1759 ; Blake, b. 12 Ap. 1761, m. Anna Dana
18 Dec. 1786: Lydia, b. 10 Ap. 1763, d. young ; Lydia, b. 25 and d. 26 Sept.
1766; Nathan; Edward, b. 29 Nov. 1770; Katherine ; these three named in
their father's will; Thomas Gardner, bap. 5 Nov. 1775, d. young. NA-
THANIEL the f. was Selectman four years, 1772-1775, and d. 1 Oct. 1777; his
w. Hannah d. 27 Jan. 1826, a. 83.
15. EDWARD, s. of Nathaniel (14), m. Elizabeth Murdock of Roxbury
(pub. 7 June 1804), and had Edward Corey, bap. 4 Aug. 1805, resides in
Brighton District; Samuel, bap. 19 Ap. 1807; George, bap. 24 June 1810, a
lawyer in Boston ; Thomas Gardner, bap. 13 Sept. 1812; Charles, bap. 8 Mar.
1818. EDWARD the f. was President of the Brighton Bank, Deacon of the
Church, and held other offices until extreme old age; he d. 3 Sept. 1867, a.
nearly 97.
16. THOMAS, by w. Mary, had Sybil, b. 3 Mar. 1761.
SPENCER, WILLIAM, one of the first company, was here in 1632, and res. at
the N. E. corner of Mount Auburn Street and Brattle Square. He was
Selectman 1635, Deputy or Representative 1632, 1634-1637, five years;
Lieutenant of the first Train-band in Camb. 1637, and one of the original
members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 1639, in which
year he rem. to Hartford, where he was Selectman, Deputy, and one of the
Committee to revise the laws of the Colony.
2. THOMAS, was here as early as 1633, and res. on the easterly side of
Eliot Street. His estate extended from Mount Auburn Street to Winthrop
Street, which he sold to Edmund Angier, and rem. to Hartford, where he
served on a Committee 1644, and was Chimney-viewer 1649.
3. GARRAD (or Gerard, or Jared), was here in 1634, and owned land on
the south side of the river. He probably removed to Lynn, and afterwards to
Haddam, Conn. The General Court 13 Mar. 1637-8 granted him " the ferry
at Linn for two years, taking two pence for a single person to the furthest
place, and but one penny a person for more to the furthest place, and but
one penny for a single person to the nearest place."
4. MICHAEL, owned four acres on the south side of the river 1635. Lewis
says he was of Lynn 1637.
5. MICHAEL, whether s. of the foregoing not ascertained, m. Rebecca,
dau. of Thomas Swoetman, 7 Dec. 1671, and had Rebecca, b. 4 Nov. 1673;
Susanna, b. 6 Ap. 1680; Michael, b. 16 Ap. 1682; Thomas, b. 3 Feb. 1688;
Ammi, b..ll July 1690. MICHAEL the f. was a ship-carpenter. In 1677 he
purchased the homestead of Thomas Swoetman at the N. W. corner of the
College Grounds, subject to the life estate of Swoetman and his wife, except
three rooms already occupied by Spencer. This estate he sold 12 June 1697
to the Corporation of Harvard College, reserving the use of one third thereof
to the widow Isabel Swoetman during her life.
SPRING, JOHN, s. of John of Wat. , m. Hannah Barsham, and had Hannah,
b. 1 Oct. 1657; Mary, b. 10 June 1659; Susanna, b. 16 Ap. 1661; Sarah, b.
1662; Rebecca, b. 10 Feb. 1664; Abigail, b. 20 Feb. 1666; Susanna, b. 18
Aug. 1670, d. young; Mary,b. 19 Feb. 1672-3; Elizabeth,b. 7 Ap. 1675; John,
b. 1678. JOHN the f. resided in what is now Newton, was Selectman and
Representative, and d. 18 May 1717, a. 87; his w. Hannah d. 18 Aug. 1710,
a. 73.
MARY, m. John Ward 30 Nov. 1681. THOMAS, m. Margaret Gates 31
Dec. 1729. SARAH, m. Timothy Swan 27 July 1766. MARSHALL, m. Han-
nah Lee 31 Aug. 1797.
SQUIRE, JOHN (otherwise written Squiers), m. Sarah, dau. of Richard
Francis, and had Samuel; Stephen; John; Thomas, b. 25 July 1672, m. Deb-
orah , who subsequently m. William Brown 11 Nov. 1703; Sarah, b. 23
May 1677, m. John Fessenden; Jonathan, b. 24 July 1679 ; Mary, b. 18 Oct.
1681, m. - - Askell (HaskellV); Richard, b. 2 Nov. 1683; Daniel, b. 3
Aug. 1686. JOHN the f. res. on the south side of tho river, and d. 26 June
1713, a. about 83; his w. Sarah survived.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), by w. Rebecca had John, bap. 31 Jan. 1696-7;
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Rebecca, b. 11 Mar. 1700-1 ; Sarah, bap. 3 Oct. 1703. JOHN the f. d. before
26 Ap. 1708 (the date of his father's will); his w. Rebecca survived.
3. THOMAS, s. of John (1), m. Deborah ; he was long absent, prob-
ably supposed to be dead; and his w. Deborah m. William Brown 11 Nov.
1703. His father left him a legacy, if he should return; if he should not
return, then a legacy to Deborah w. of William Brown, formerly w. of the
testator's son Thomas.
4. JONATHAN, s. of John (1), had married and d. before 26 Ap. 1708,
leaving a dau. Sarah, who was provided for in her grandfather's will.
5. DANIEL, s. of John (1), by w. Deliverance, had Deliverance, b. 13 Dec.
1715; Daniel, b. 26 July 1718; John, b. 3 Mar. 1720-21.
STACY, THOMAS, m. Hannah Hicks 2 June 1683, and had Hannah, b. 2
Sept. 1684. m. Stephen Hastings 28 Oct. 1708; Thomas, b. about 1686; Eliz-
abeth, b. 19 Feb. 1687-8, d. unm. between 18 Dec. 1742 and 28 Ap. 1743;
Joseph, b. about 1694, grad. H. C. 1719, ordained at Kingston 3 Nov. 1720,
d. 25 April 1741, a. 47; Susanna, bap. 2 June 1700, d. 2 Jan. 1702-3.
THOMAS the f. was a blacksmith, and resided at the point made by the junc-
tion of Brighton and Brattle streets. His estate was divided 5 Nov. 1 744.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), by w. , had Susanna, m. Cutting Bean
27 Dec. 1744; Thomas, b. about 1723, was a ship-joiner in Boston 5 Nov. 1744,
when he sold to Joseph Bean the homestead which had that day been as-
signed to him from the estate of his grandfather. THOMAS the f. was a
blacksmith and d. before 5 Nov. 1744, prob. 24 Ap. 1743, a. 56.
3. JOSEPH, of Charlestown, a shipwright, prob. brother to Thomas (1), m.
Elizabeth Adams 29 June 1682; she d. 27 Dec. 1709 and he d. 17 Aug. 1711.
He prob. left no children, as he bequeathed his whole estate to his sister
Susanna Adams, except a small legacy to his cousin John Salter.
STANLEY, TIMOTHY (otherwise written Standly), in 1635 owned a house
and garden on the westerly side of Dunster Street near Harvard Street. He
removed to Hartford, where he was juror 1639 and 1642; he "died in 1648
and left a good estate to his widow and children, viz., Caleb, Isaac, Lois,
and a younger daughter. " "The Stanley family maintained a high reputa-
tion in the jurisdiction for many years after the union of the two colonies. In
1709 Caleb Stanley was elected or rather appointed Secretary of the Colony,
which he held three years." Hinman.
STANESBY, JOHN, is named as a land-holder in describing the bounds of
William Cutter's land in the Neck about 1638.
STAHR, COMFORT, a " Chirurgeon," or physician, was here in 1638, in
Duxbury 16 Mar. 1639-40 and d. in Boston 2 Jan. 1660. See Savage, Gen.
Diet.
STEARNS, CHARLES, of Wat., had w. Hannah who d. July 1651, and he m.
Rebecca, dau. of John Gibson of Cambridge, 22 June 1654. His chil. were
Samuel, b. at Wat. 2 June 1650; at Camb., Shubael, b. 20 Sept. 1655; John,
b. 24 Jan. 1656-7 ; and again at Wat., Isaac, Charles, Rebecca, and Martha.
CHARLES the f. removed to Lynn and d. before 1695. (Sav. Gen. Diet.) His
w. Rebecca was afflicted by insanity. See GIBSON, JOHN.
2. ISAAC, of Wat., by w. Mary, had Mary, b. in England; Hannah; John;
Isaac, b. 6 Jan. 1632-3; Sarah, b. 22 Sept. 1635, m. Deac. Samuel Stone of
Camb. 7 June 1655, and d. 6 Oct. 1700; Samuel, b. 24 Ap. 1638; Elizabeth, m.
Samuel Manning of Camb. 13 Ap. 1664; Abigail, m. Deac. John Morse.
ISAAC the f. d. 19 June 1671; his w. Mary d. 2 Ap. 1677.
3. JOHN, s. of Isaac (2), m. Sarah Mixer of Watertown, and had John, b.
41 the second week " in May 1654 ; his w. Sarah d. 18 June 1656, and he m.
Mary Lathrop of Barnstable, Dec. 1656, by whom he had Isaac, b. 1 7 April
1658, d. young; Samuel, b. 3 Sept. 1659; Isaac, b. 23 Dec. 1661; Nathaniel,
b. 30 Nov. 1663 ; Thomas, b. 6 Dec. 1665. JOHN the f. was orie of the earliest
settlers in that part of Cambridge which was incorporated into the town of
Billerica, and d. 5 Mar. 1668-9; his w. Mary m. Lieut. William French 6
May 1669.
4. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (2), m. Sarah Beers 28 June 1660, and had at the
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Farms Sarah, b. 14 Jan. 1661-2; Mary, b. 8 Oct. 1663; Isaac, b. 20 Aug.
1665; Samuel, b. 20 Jan. 1667-8; Abigail; John, b. 1675.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Isaac (2), m. Hannah, dau. of William Manning, 1 Feb.
16G2-3 and had Samuel, b. here 4 May 1664, and several others at Wat.
6. JOHN, s. of John (3), reputed to have been the first English child born
on the present territory of Billerica, by w. Elizabeth, had John, b. 22 Jan.
1679-80, d. 4 Ap. 1680; Sarah, b. 21 Mar. 1680-81; Mary, b. 23 July 1684;
Isaac, b. May 1689; Abigail, b. 22 Aug. 1691. JOHN the f. d. 26 Oct. 1728,
a. 74.
7. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Isaac, b. 23 Feb. 1690-91,
prob. in. Mehetabel Frost 24 Dec. 1725; Simon, b. 19 Oct. 1697; Jonathan,
b. 20 Nov. 1701; Hannah, b. 26 Jan. 1703-4.
8. PKLEG, by w. Elizabeth, had William, b. 10 Ap. 1754.
PHINKAS, m. Mary Willington 9 July 1761. ELIZABETH, m. Edward Fille-
brown 7 Dec. 1775. DANIEL, m. Elizabeth Knowlton 7 Sept. 1783.
STEBBINS, EDWARD (generally written Stebing or Stebinge, on the Record),
was here in 1633, and res. on the westerly corner of Harvard and Dunster
streets. He sold his estates here to Nicholas Danforth (who bought on behalf
of his associates forming the second company of settlers) 2 May 1636, and re-
moved to Hartford, with Hooker. He was a Deacon of the Church, " Juror
in 1639 and 1643, Deputy in 1639, 1641, and 1648, Selectman in 1647, Col-
lector of funds for the students of Cambridge College, by order of the Gen-
eral Court, in 1645. He d. in 1663." Hinman.
STEDMAN, JOHN, by w. Alice had Elizabeth, b. about 1641; Sarah, b. 11
Jan. 1643-4 ; Martha, b. 3 June 1646. JOHN the f. came here in 1638, in the
employment of the widow Glover, as her steward, or general superintendent.
In the will of her husband, Rev. Jose Glover, is a bequest as follows : " I do
further bequeath and give to my servant John Stedman, my antient faythful
servant, the sum of fifty pounds." The epithet ancient must refer to his ser-
vant's length of service rather than to his age, for he was then only 36 years
old. He resided at the N. E. corner of Mount Auburn Street and Brattle
Square, where he kept a store for about half a century after Mrs. Glover's
death. The monopoly of the trade in furs for Camb. was granted to him
Oct. 1658. He was a Selectman 16 years between 1640 and 1676, and Treas-
urer of the County 26 years, from 1658 to 1683. He was also connected with
the military department. The General Court ordered, Mar. 1647-8, that
" John Stedman, having been Ensign of the Company at Cambridge about six
years, is freed from serving as a common soldier there." He served as Cor-
net of Capt. Davis's Troop, in the expedition against Ninigret 1654 ; and
was one of the Committee of the Militia for Cambridge 5 Mar. 1676-7, hold-
ing the rank of Quartermaster (unless John (3) was the person named in
the Record). He d. full of years 16 Dec. 1693, a. 92; a large tablet in the
old burial ground marks his resting place; his w. Alice d. 6 Mar. 1689-90, a.
about 80. He left no son. His daughters m. and had posterity, namely: (1)
Elizabeth, the eldest dau., b. 1641, or 1642, m. Nathaniel Upham, son of Deac.
John Upham of Maiden, 5 Mar. 1661-2; lie was a preacher, but had not
been ordained ; he survived his marriage but a few days, and d. 20 Mar.
1661-2; his w. Elizabeth m. Henry Thompson, merchant, of Boston, 27 Ap.
1669, and had Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan. 1669-70; Dorothy, b. 26 Oct. 1671 (m.
Samuel Shove x of Boston 16 Nov. 1692, and Samuel Burr by whom she had
one dau. Sarah, and d. 20 Feb. 1701-2); Henry, b. 23 Oct. 1673, d. Sept.
1690; Alice, b. 8 Sept. 1677. Mr. Thompson d. and his w. Elizabeth m.
John Sharp, a merchant, whom she also survived, and d. in her third widow-
hood 9 Mar. 1699-1700. (2) Sarah, the second dau., b. 11 Jan. 1643-4, m.
John Brackett of Boston 23 Aug. 1662, and had Sarah, bap. 5 June 1664;
John, posthumous, bap. 21 Ap. 1667; both d. young. Mr. Brackett d. 1666,
i By Mr. Shove, Dorothy had Elizabeth, they are called " the only surviving children
m. Benjamin Bagnall, watchmaker, Boston, and. heirs of Dorothy Shove, who was dau.
and Sarah, m. Thomas Edwards, goldsmith, of Elizabeth Sharp, who was dau. of John
Boston. In a deed, dated 27 Sept. 1727, Stedman." — Mid. Deeds, xxvii. 192.
662 STEDMAN.
and his w. Sarah m. Dr. Samuel Alcock 24 Mar. 1667-8, and had Samuel,
b. 2 Mar. 1669; Elizabeth, b. 25 Dec. 1672; both which children appear
to have d. before the death of their father. Dr. Alcock d. 16 Mar. 1676-7,
and his w. Sarah m. Thomas Graves of Charlestown, H. C. 1656, a physi-
cian and judge, 15 May 1682, by whom she had one son Thomas, b. 28 Sept.
1683, grad. H. C. 1703, was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and Su-
preme Judicial Court, and d. 19 June 1747. Judge Graves the f. d. 30 May
1697, and his w. Sarah m. Col. John Phillips of Charlestown (also Judge of
Court of Common Pleas), who. d. 20 Mar. 1725-6, a. nearly 94. Last of all,
the w. Sarah d. in her fourth widowhood 1 Mar. 1729-30, a. 86. I think her
only surviving child was Judge Graves the younger, who left several children,
chiefly daughters. (3) Martha, youngest dau., b. 3 June 1646, m. Joseph
Cooke, Jr., 4 Dec. 1665, and had posterity. See COOKE, JOSEPH.
2. ROBERT, prob. brother to John (1), by w. Ann had a daughter, b. 14
Sept, 1638, d. young; John, b. 27 Dec. 1642; Mary, b. 27 Ap. 1645, m. Dan-
iel Thurston 1 Ap. 1674; Thomas, d. 2 Ap. 1659. ROBERT the f. was here
about 1638, and res. on the northerly side of Winthrop Street, between Hoi-
yoke and Dunster streets, on an estate previously owned by Simon Sackett.
This house-lot was enlarged by purchase, until it extended through to Mount
Auburn Street, and included the S. W. corner of Mount Auburn and Holyoke
streets. In this form it remained in possession of the family until a very re-
cent period. ROBERT the f. d. 20 Jan. 1666; his w. Ann was living 10 Dec.
1674, but d. before 2 Nov. 1676.
3. JOHN, s. of Robert (2), m. Elizabeth Remington 14 May 1666, and had
John, b. 22 Aug. 1668; Elizabeth, b. , d. 15 July 1676. JOHN the f. was a
farmer (perhaps the " Quartermaster" named in 1676-7), and d. of small-pox
24 Nov. 1678, a. 36; his w. Elizabeth m. Samuel Gibson 14 July 1679, and d.
between 1 7 July and 1 1 Dec. 1680, her son John being her only surviving child.
4. JOHN, s. of John (3), m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Gibson, by his first
wife, 9 Ap. 1691, and had John, b. about 1692, grad. H. C. 1712, and d. 5
Sept. 1719; Elizabeth, bap. 1 Aug. 1697, m. Dr. Lawrence Dolhond 26 Oct.
1715, had two children who d. in infancy and were buried here, and son John,
who was a physician living in Boston 1754; Samuel, bap. 1 Oct. 1699, prob.
d. young; Sarah, b. about 1701, appears by her father's will to have m. and
d., leaving children, before 1728; Jonathan, b. 21 Nov. 1703, grad. H. C. 1726,
living in Chelmsford 1756, perhaps the same who was pub. here to Mary
Blaisdell 22 May 1742; Benjamin, b. 17 July 1706, was a physician in Brain-
tree 1746, had a s. Leonard, who was a paper-stainer in Braintree 1759; Eben-
ezer, bap. 2 Jan. 1708-9; Mary, b. 7 Jan. 1711-12, m. John Henshaw 14 May
1 730. JOHN the f . was a tailor, innholder and shopkeeper. He inherited the
homestead, was a thrifty man, and accumulated a large property. He d. 24
Mar. 1727-8, a. nearly 60 ; his w. Sarah, who appears to have been a very in-
telligent, energetic woman, d. 1 July 1754, a. 84.
5. EBENEZER, s. of John (4), m. Lydia Moore, and had Sarah, bap. 27 Oct.
1734, d. 24 June 1740; Martha, b. 1 May 1736, d. 23 June 1740 ; Lydia, bap.
26 Mar. 1738, d. 5 June 1740; Ebenezer, b. 27 Ap. and d. 15 Nov. 1740;
Sarah, b. May 1741, m. Jonathan Titcomb, Esq., of Newport, R. I., and was
living in 1786; John and Ebenezer, twins, b. 16 May 1743, both grad. H. C.
1765 (John m. Mary Quincy, was a physician, and d. 1780, leaving sons John
and Ebenezer); Martha, bap. 4 Aug. 1745, d. 10 Oct. 1746; Elizabeth, bap. 1
Nov. 1747, m. Samuel Clark, hatter, of Newport, and was living in 1786; Sam-
uel, bap. 7 May 1749, d. 9 Aug. 1751 ; Samuel, bap. 20 May 1753, a printer,
d. — May 1774 ; William, bap. 21 Sept. 1755, d. 1 May 1758; Lydia, bap. 11
Mar. 1759, d. young. Mrs. Lydia Stedman d. 1761, and Mr. Stedman in. Mary
Austin of Chs. 4 Jan. 1764, by whom he had one son William, bap. 20 Jan.
1765, grad. H. C. 1784, was a lawyer, resided in Lancaster, Charlton, and
Worcester, was a member of Congress, and d. 1831. EBENEZKR the f. inher-
ited the homestead, and increased the amount of property which he inherited.
He kept a tavern many years on the southerly side of Mount Auburn Street,
about midway between Brighton and Dunster streets. He was Captain of
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the militia, and Selectman from 1759 to 1776, with the exception of two years.
He d. 13 Sept. 1785, a. 76; his w. Mary d. about 1788. .
6. EBENKZER, s. of Ebenezer (5), and twin with John, m. Eunice, wid. of
Thaddeus Winship of Lex., and prob. dau. of Samuel Munroe, and had Lydia,
b. 24 Jan. 1 787, m. Col. Eliab W. Metcalf 7 May 1809; Ebenezer, bap. 21 June
1789, m. Mary Braman of Norton 13 Ap. 1807, and d. without issue; Mary,
bap. 8 Ap. 1792, m. Col. George Meacham 1 Mar. 1818; Samuel, bap. 14 June
1795, m. Martha Russell (pub. 10 Ap. 1823), and d. 18 June 1848; John, bap.
29 Mar. 1801, d. unm. 1 Jan. 1822; he was crushed between the wheel of a
cart and a brick wall, in Boston. EBENEZER the f. grad. H. C. 1765, was for
many years Postmaster, Selectman eleven years between 1786 and 1801, and
Treasurer twenty-three years, from 1786 to 1808. In his old age his mind
became unsettled, and he d. (felo de se) 7 Oct. 1815, a. 72; his w. Eunice was
buried 6 Sept. 1846, a. 87.
ELIZABETH, m. Thomas Hammond 17 Dec. 1662. HANNAH, m. Samuel
Hyde 20 Jan. 1683. MARY, m. David Stowell 7 Ap. 1692. SARAH, m.
Joseph Sprague 30 Nov. 1714. MARGARET, m. Benjamin Cheney 9 Nov.
1 752. These may have been of the Roxbury family.
STEELE, JOHN, one of the earliest inhabitants, res. 1635 at the westerly cor-
ner of Harvard and Holyoke streets, and was a large landholder. He was
Deputy or Representative three sessions in 1635. He rem. to Hartford with
Hooker, and was Deputy and Magistrate many years. He " was of the Court
that declared war against the Pequots. He was the Town Register in Hart-
ford 1639, which office he held until he removed to Farmington. He was a
valuable man in the Colony, and was the ancestor of the Steeles in Hartford,
Farmington, and Woodbury He d. in 1665, and left a son Samuel, and
two daughters, who married William and Thomas Judd." Hinman.
2. GEORGE, brother to John (1), was one of the earliest inhabitants, and
res. 1635 on the easterly corner of Harvard and Dunster streets, adjoining to
his brother's estate. He also rem. to Hartford, where he was Selectman and
Juror 1644, and d. in 1664, leaving one son James, and two daughters.
STEVENS, WILLIAM, m. Abigafl Green 1 July 1673. REV. BENJAMIN, m.
Mary Remington 28 Sept. 1752. THOMAS, m. Mary Barrett 30 Sept. 1771.
STEVENSON, ANDREW (otherwise written Steevenson, Steveson, Stieven-
son, and Stimson), by w. Jane, had Deborah, b. in England, m. Robert Wilson
of Sudbuiy, and (2d), Matthew Abdy; Sarah, m. Joseph Lowden of Charles-
town, and d. before 1681, leaving son Jarnes, and dau. Mary, who m. James
Burbeen of Woburn; Rebecca, b. 20 Jan. 1642, m. James Patterson of Bil-
lerica 29 May 1662 ; John, b. 29 Dec. 1644, d. 26 May 1664 ; Mary, b. 17 Jan.
1646, m. Thomas Richardson of Billerica 5 Jan. 1669-70; Lydia, b. 2 Aug.
1648 ; Andrew, b. about 1652 ; Hannah, m. William Burges, and was living in
Ipswich 1695. ANDREW the f. d. between 3 May 1681, and 1 Oct. 1683;
his w. Jane survived.
2. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (1), by w. Abigail, had Andrew, died 5 Sept.
1683; Mary, b. 17 Feb. 1682-3, d. young; Mary, b. 21 Oct. 1684 ; Joseph,b. 17
Dec. 1695, d. 29 Aug. 1696; Lydia, b. 13 Aug. 1697, d. 12 Ap. 1703; Joseph,
b. 7 Feb. 1699-1700; Lydia, b. 14 Oct. 1703, and perhaps others. ANDREW
the f. was a housewright, and resided in Chs., where his chil. were born, and
where he d. 14 Dec. 1721.
3. JONATHAN, parentage not ascertained, by w. Elizabeth, had Abigail, b.
1 July 1671 ; James, b. 26 May 3673.
STILEMAN, RICHARD, by w. Hannah, had Samuel, b. 23 May 1644; went
to Salem as early as 1646, and thence to Portsmouth, where by w. Mary he
had Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Richard, from 1657 to 1668.
STOCKING, GEORGE (otherwise written Stockine), was an early inhabitant,
and res. 1635 at the S. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets. He
rem. with Hooker to Hartford, where he was Selectman in 1647.
STONE, SAMUEL, "one of the first ministers of Cambridge and Hartford,
was born in Hartford, England, and was educated at Etnanuel College, came
to N. Eng. in 1633, and settled at Camb. with Rev. Thomas Hooker 11 Oct.
664 STONE.
1633, admitted freeman 1634, removed to Hartford with Mr. Hooker in 1636,
and there d. 20 July 1663." Farmer. " He was chaplain in the little army
of ninety brave men under Major Mason in 1637, who by their valorous deeds
exterminated the Pequot Nation of Indians He left a widow Elizabeth
and children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary, and Sarah." (Hinman.) Rev.
Mr. Stone res. while here on the easterly side of Brighton Street, between
Mount Auburn Street and Harvard Square. His w. who accompanied him
here d. before 22 Nov. 1640, and he appears to have m. again at Hartford.
2. GREGORY, prob. brother to Samuel (1), was here as early as 1637, and
about 1638 purchased a house and five acres on the westerly side of Garden
Street, between the Botanic Garden and Concord Avenue, which became his
homestead. He acquired, by gift and purchase, large tracts of land at the
Farms, where some of his children settled. By his w. Lydia (who had
formerly been the w. of Cooper), he had six children, all born in Eng-
land; John, b. about 1619; Daniel; David; Elizabeth, m. Potter of Ips-
wich; Samuel; Sarah, m. Joseph Miriam of Concord 1653. GREGORY the
f. was a farmer; he owned a house and 26 acres at Wat. and 54 acres of out-
lands, all which he sold to Nathaniel Sparhawk, agent of Thomas Boylston of
London, 30 Sept. 1639; but it is not certain that he ever resided in Wat. He
was a Representative for Cambridge 1638 ; a Deacon of the Church; and d.
30 Nov. 1672, a. 82; his w. Lydia d. 24 June 1674.
3. JOHN, s. of Gregory (2), in early life settled in that part of Sudbury
which was afterwards included in Framingham, and by w. Anne had John;
Hannah, b. 6 June 1640, m. John Bent 1 July 1658; Mary, b. prob. 1642, m.
Isaac Hunt of Concord, who d. Dec. 1680, and she m. Eliphalet Fox of Concord,
and d. before 6 Ap. 1686; Daniel, b. 31 Aug. 1644; David, b. 31 Oct. 1646;
Elizabeth, b. prob. 1649, m. Samuel Stow; Margaret, b. 22 Oct. 1653, m. William
Brown 11 Jan. 1676; Tabiiha, b. 29 May 1655, m. John Rice 2 Nov. 1674;
Sarah, b. 22 Sept. 1657, m. Jacob Hill of Camb.; Nathaniel, b. 11 May 1660.
JOHN the f. was a Deacon of the Church at Sudbury, and employed by the
town in civil affairs. On the death of his father he returned to Camb., and
occupied the homestead. He was Representative 1682 and 1683. He was
also elected a Ruling Elder of the Church here, to which office he and Elder
Clark were ordained 15 Nov. 1682, when the Rev. Nathaniel Gookin was
ordained pastor. He d. 5 May 1683, a. 64. His w. Anne and their ten chil-
dren survived. A large posterity of Elder Stone remains in Framingham,
and in the region round about.
4. DANIEL, s. of Gregory (2), m. Mary, wid. of Richard Ward, and dau.
of John Moore of Sudbury, and had Mary, b. 21 Mar. 1643-4, m.
Walker; Sarah,\). 22 Sept. 1645, m. Edmands; Daniel, b. 2 Jan. 1646-7,
prob. d. young; Elizabeth, b. 1 Jan. 1648-9, prob. d. young; Abigail, b. 28
Ap. 1653, m. Keach. DANIEL the f. was a physician, or as styled on
sundry records, " Chirurgeon," and resided at the N. E. corner of Dunster
and Mount Auburn streets. He removed to Boston between 1 May 1655,
when Edward Burt acknowledged a debt to him of 7,200 Ibs. " Muscavadoes
sugar," and 23 Nov. 1657, when he sold his " late mansion place " in Camb.
to Samuel Andrew. He d. between 6 Dec. 1686 and 6 July 1687.
5. DAVID, s. of Gregory (2), by w. Dorcas had David, b. 6 Ap. 1650;
Daniel, b. about 1651 ; Dorcas, b. 18 Dec. 1652 ; John, b. about 1654 ; Samuel,
b. 19 June 1656; Nathaniel, b. about 1658.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Gregory (2), m. Sarah, dau. of Isaac Stearns of Wat., 7
June 1655, and had Samuel, b. 1 Oct. 1656 ; Isaac, b. about 1658, prob. d.
young; Sarah, b. 5 Feb. 1660-61 ; John, b. 12 May 1663 ; Lydia, b. 25 Nov.
1665; Mary, b. 22 Feb. 1667-8, d. 11 May 1669; Joseph, b. 1671; Anna, b.
30 June 1673. SAMUEL the f. resided at the Farms ; was Selectman 1681,
1688, and 1692; at the organization of the Church (now the First in Lex.),
he was elected Deacon, and d. 27 Sept. 1715, a. about 80. His w. Sarah d.
4 Oct. 1700, and he m. Abigail , who d. 1728 at Woburn, a. 71.
7. DAVID, s. of David (5), m. Sarah Hildreth 31 Dec. 1674, and had Sarah,
b. 6 Mar. 1676-7 ; Elizabeth, b. 6 Feb. 1678-9, d. 12 Aug. 1679. DAVID the
f. d. 21 Aug. 1679.
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8. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), m. Dorcas Jones 12 June 1679, and had
Samuel, b. 12 Aug. 1634; and others. SAMUEL the f. succeeded his father as
Deacon of the Church at Lex. 1715, and d. 17 June 1743, a. nearly 87 ; his
w. Dorcas d. 24 Sept. 1746, a. 87.
9. JOHN, s. of Samuel (6), m. Rachel Shepard of Concord 27 Ap. 1C87, and
had John, b. 12 Mar. 1687-8, d. young; John, b. 15 Dec. 1689, was Deacon
of the Church at Lex., and d. 7 Aug. 1762, a. 72 (his w. Mary d. 16 Oct.
1772, a. 77); Mary, b. 26 Sept. 1692; Anna, b. 27 Nov. 1694; 'Rachel, b. 6
June 1697; Ruth, b. 27 Aug. 1700. JOHN the f. res. at the Farms, and d.
there 3 Feb. 1713.
10. JOSEPH, s. of Samuel (6), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 1 Nov. 1700;
and others. JOSEPH the f. d. 17 Jan. 1713-14.
11. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (8), m. Abigail, dau. of Deac. George Reed of
Woburn 1 706, and had Abigail,}). 21 Ap. 1 707, m. Micah Stone of Framingham;
Samuel, b. 8 Dec. 1708, rem. to Rutland; Jonas, b. 3 Dec. 1710, a Deacon
at Lex., d. 29 Oct. 1790; Elizabeth, b. 21 Dec. 1713, m. John Stone and rem.
to Rutland ; Tabitha, b. 9 Jan. 1715-16. m. John Noyes of Sudbury; Mary, b.
9 Mar. 1717-18, in. Thomas Bent of Sudbury; Susanna, b. 24 Ap. 1720, m.
Elijah Bent of Sudbury; Nathan, b. 28 Ap. 1722, m. Mary Robbins, and res.
at Sudbury and Rutland; Eunice, b. 2 July 1724, m. Samuel Reed; Sybil, b.
9 Sept. 1727, m. Nathaniel Bright, and (2*d) Samuel White; Isaac, b. 5 Ap.
1730. SAMUEL the f. was a Captain, and an active, energetic man. He is
said to have res. at different times at Concord, Sudbury, and Rutland, as well
as at Lexington; he d. at Lex. 5 Ap. 1769; his w. Abigail d. 16 Jan. 1767,
a. 81.
12. SIMON, brother to Gregory (2), came to N. Eng. in 1634, and settled at
Wat. with w. Joanna and four chil., born in England; Frances, b. about 1618;
Ann, b. about 1623; Simon, b. about 1630; John, b. 1634, d. young. He had
at Wat. John, b. 15 Aug. 1635, Deacon at Wat., where he d. 26 Mar. 1691 ;
Elizabeth, b. 5 Ap. 1639. SIMON the f. was Deacon of the Wat. Church, and
d. 22 Sept. 1665, a. about 80, having previously m. 2d w. Sarah, wid. of
Richard Lumpkin, and sister to William Warner of Ipswich; she d. 1663.
13. SIMON, s. of Simon (12), m. Mary Whipple, and had John, b. 23 July
1658; Matthew, b. 16 Feb. 1659-60; Nathaniel, b. and d. Feb. 1661-2; Eb-
enezer, b. 27 Feb. 1662-3; Mary, b. 6 Jan. 1664-5; Nathaniel, b. 1666, grad.
H. C. 1690, ordained at Harwich, m. dau. of Gov. Hinkley, and d. about 1755,
a. 88, having had ten children, one of whom, Nathan, b. 1708, grad. H. C.
1726, was ordained at Southborough 21 Oct. 1730, and d. 31 May 1781; Eliz-
abeth, b. 9 Oct. 1670; Susanna, b. 4 Nov. 1675, m. Edward Goddard, Esq.;
Jonathan, b. 26 Dec. 1677. SIMON the f. d. 27 Feb. 1707-8: his w. Mary d.
1720.
14. EBENEZER, s. of Simon (13), settled in Newton, and m. Margaret, dau.
of James Trowbridge, 1686; she d. 4 May 1710, a. 44, and he m. Abigail Wil-
son; she d. 1720, a. 57, and he m. wid. Sarah Livermore 8 Ap. 1722, who d.
1741, a. 70. His chil., all by his first w.. were Ebenezer, b. 21 Dec. 1686, m.
Sarah Bond. d. 1 Feb. 1 784, and was buried in the old burial ground at Wat. ;
Margaret, b. 1 Aug. 1688, m. Nathaniel Hammond, d. 1776; Samuel, b. 1 July
1690, rem. to Framingham, and m. Hannah Searl; John, b. 18 Sept. 1692, in.
Lydia Hyde 1717; Nathaniel, b. 6 Sept. 1694, d. 1713; Mindwell, b. 26 June
1696, m. Ebenezer Woodward 1716; David, b. 15 May 1698, d. 1725; Man/,
b. 19 Ap. 1700; Simon, b, 14 Sept, 1702, m. Priscilla Dyke 1732; James, b. 8
June 1704, grad. H. C. 1724, ordained at Holliston 20 Nov. 1728, d. 1742;
Experience, b. 1707, m. Sarah Livermore 1722.
15. DANIEL, a descendant of Gregory (2), through his s. Elder John (3),
m. Sally Williams of Wat. 2 Ap. 1806, and had in Mendon, Nahum, b. 7 Ap.
1807, m. Susanna Hovey 1 Jan. 1832; Daniel, b. — June 1809, d. 12 Oct. 1810 ;
and, in Camb., Hannah, b. 12 July 1811, m. Freeman Hovey, — Dec. 1831,
buried 29 Jan. 1838; Daniel Gregory, b. 18 Ap. 1813, d. 18 June 1815; Sarah
Maria, b. 16 Ap. 1815, m. William Hovey, Jr., 31 July 1834; Catherine
Whitney, b. 7 May 1817, m. Ansdn J. Stone (pub. 5 Nov. 1839), d. 31 July
666 STONE — STREETER.
1845; Levi Farwell, b. 8 Feb. 1819; Daniel Gregory, b. 14 Jan. 1821, d. 23
July 1876 ; Persia Haynes, b. 26 Ap. 1824, d. 'l825. DANIEL the f. was a
tanner, and res. at the N. W. corner of Harvard and Prospect streets. He re-
linquished that business about 1837, and sold the southerly part of his estate
to Rev. Joseph W. Parker. He was Superintendent of the Burial Ground in
Ward Two many years after 1825, and d. 25 Sept. 1861, a. 80 ; his w. Sarah
was buried 3 Feb. 1843.
16. WILLIAM F., a descendant of Gregory (2), through Elder John (3), b.
in Framingham, in. Harriet Brigham of Westborough (a descendant from
Thomas Brigham of Camb. 1638) (pub. 22 Sept. 1826), and had William Low-
ell, b. 24 June 1829, grad. H. C. 1850, d. 1857; Mary Warren, b. 30 Ap.
1833; Harriet Brigham, b. 11 Aug. 1835; Olynthus Brigham, b. 3 Ap. 1838.
WILLIAM F. the f. was bred a physician, but early abandoned the profession ;
he was elected Register of Deeds for Middlesex County in 1822, which
office he held, by successive elections, until 1845, when he resigned in conse-
quence of ill health, and d. 26 Mar. 1857 ; his w. Harriet d. 2 July 1868.
17. WILLIAM, a descendant from Simon (12) m. Kezia Fairbanks of
Brighton (pub. 3 May 1823); she d. 3 Mar 1850, a. 56, and he m. Sarah Ann
Coombs of Lynn (pub. 14 Jan. 1851). His children were Sarah P., b. 10
Feb. 1824, bur. 14 Aug. 1825; Sarah A., b. 26 Dec. 1825; William W., b.
20 Sept. 1827; Ephraim W., b. 14 Ap. 1830; Martha Maria, b. 30 Nov.
1832; Horace, b. 8 Nov. 1836; Henry M., b. 30 Oct. 1839. WILLIAM the
f. was a wheelwright and resided in Ward One; he d. 4 Dec. 1868.
18. LOWELL M., a descendant from Gregory (2), and nephew to William
F. (16), b. in Framingham, m. Mary L. Moody (pub. 4 Ap. 1845), and had
(posthumous) Mary Lowell, b. 17 Nov. 1847. Mr. Stone was a young man of
great promise ; a Justice of the Peace ; several years chief clerk in the Pen-
sion Office, Boston; and was elected Cashier of the Merchant's Bank a short
time before his decease. He d. 25 July 1847, a. 31; his w. Mary L. d. 31
July 1849, a. 31.
THOMAS, of Framingham, m. Elizabeth Andrew 18 June 1730. REBECCA,
m. Timothy Wellington of Lex. 23 Sept. 1742. LOVE, m. Samuel Whitte-
more 3d, 11 June 1747. SETH, m. Mary Tufts of Medf. 6 Aug. 1776. JOHN,
m. Mary Tufts of Medf. 13 Ap. 1780.
STOWELL, DAVID, m. Mary Stedman 7 Ap. 1692.
STRATTON, SAMUEL, d. 19 Dec. 1672, naming in his will sons Samuel and
John, and grandson Samuel, son of Richard deceased. He prob. resided on
the northerly side of Mount Auburn Street, next westerly from Prof. James
R. Lowell's estate, which was then in Wat. but is now a part of Camb.
Those which follow were perhaps his descendants.
2. EBENEZER, by w. Lydia, had Ebenezer, d. 4 Dec. 1735; Lydia, b. 26
Feb. 1716-17, m. Samuel Child of Dudley 24 Oct. 1734; Abigail, b. 24 July
1718, d. 14 July 1736; Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1719-20, m. Joseph Cooke 7
June 1739; Thankful, b. 17 Dec. 1721, m. Ebenezer Richards 24 Dec. 1741;
Man/, b. 2 Jan. 1722-3, m. Samuel Walker 20 Dec. 1750; Sarah, b. 19 Nov.
1725; John, b. 9 Aug. 1727.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of Ebenezer (2), m. Mercy Norcross 3 May 1750, and
had Mary, b. 29 Ap. 1752, m. Silas Robbins 7 May 1772; Nathaniel, b. 14
Dec. 1755; John, b. 13 Ap. 1759; Susanna, b. 2 Dec. 1760, m. Major John
Palmer 28 Nov. 1781 and d. Dec. 1837, a. 77; the Town Record says 79, but
wrongly, unless I mistake the parentage.
4. JOHN, had Joshua, bap. 18 Nov. 1722; Mercy, bap. 27 Sept. 1724.
5. JAMES, had Mary, bap. 17 May 1724.
6. JAMES, by w. Nabby, had James, b. 7 Feb. 1797.
STRKETER, STEPHEN, prob. a descendant from Stephen of Chs. 1644, by
w. Deborah, had in Camb. Rebecca, b. 3 Sept. 1683 ; Deborah, b. 25 Sept.
1685, d. 7 Ap. 1689; Joseph, b. 18 Sept. 1687; Benjamin, b. 25 Nov. 1689, d.
23 Ap. 1690; and prob. others. A Deborah Streeter, perhaps wid. of STE-
PHEN, m. Samuel Sears of Wrentham 10 Aug. 1704.
2. SAMUEL, prob. s. of Stephen (1), had Mary and Sarah, prob. not
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twins, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7; Stephen, bap. 4 Sept. 1698; Samuel, bap. 7 Jan.
1699-1700; Mercy, bap. 14 May 1704; Susanna, bap. 28 Ap. 1706.
3. JOHN, perhaps s. of Stephen (1), by w. Mary, had Hannah, b. 26 Dec.
1700; Mary. b. 29 Mar. 1702 ; John, bap. 16 Ap. 1704.
SWAN, .JOHN (otherwise written, Swann, Swaine and Swayne), m. Re-
becca Palfrey 1 Jan. 1650-51 ; she d. 12 July 1654 and he m. Mary Pratt 2
Mar. 1655-6. His children were Ruth, b. 1 or 10 Mar. 1652; Gershom, b. 30
June 1654; Samuel, b. 3 Ap. or 1 May 1657, d. 19 or 20 June 1678; Mary,
b. 2 May 1659; Elizabeth, b. 14 July 1661, m. Ezekiel Richardson of Woburn
27 July 1687; Lydia, b. 28 July "l 663; John, b. 1 May 1665, resided in
Woburn 1712; Hannah, b. 27 Feb. 1667; Ebenezer, b. 14 Nov. 1672. JOHN
the f. was brought up in the family of Thomas Bittlestone, who provided by
his will 3 Nov. 1640 that his w. Elizabeth should be served five years by his
boy John Swan, and should then pay him five pounds. He was a farmer
and resided in Menot. , where his posterity may now be found; he was a
member of the Church, but for some fault was excommunicated 1684. It
would seem he was not easily moved from his purposes whether good or bad ;
for in that day when excommunication was generally regarded as an effectual
bar against salvation, he withstood the power of the Church more than twenty
years ; but at length when he had attained extreme old age he made his peace
with the brethren and "was restored to communion " 22 Dec. 1706. He d. 5
June 1708, a. 87, as inscribed on his gravestone; his w. Mary d. 11 Feb.
1702, a. 69.
2. GERSHOM, s. of John (1), m. Sarah Holden 20 Dec. 1677, and had
Sarah, b. about 1679, d. unm. 25 Ap. 1699, a. 20; liebecca, b. 24 Aug. 1681,
d. young ; John, b. 3 Oct. 1683; Ruth, b. 25 Dec. 1685, m. Theophilus Rich-
ardson of Woburn; Abigail, b. 12 Feb. 1686-7, m. John Richardson of Wo-
burn 1 July 1714; Lydia, b. 10 Nov. 1689, m. William Mansur of Medf. 2
Feb. 1714-15; Rebecca, bap. 14 Aug. 1698, m. George Abbott 2 Feb. 1714-15;
and perhaps others between 1689 and 1698. GERSHOM the f. res. at Menot.
and d. 2 July 1708, a. 54 ; his w. Sarah survived.
3. EBENEZER, s. of John (1), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 29 Mar.
1699; Sarah, b. 26 Feb. 1700-1 701, m. Ephraim Cook, 14 Dec. 1727; Ebene-
zer, b. 23 Mar. 1703-4; Mary, b. 4 Mar. 1706-7; Samuel, b. 5 Ap. 1711;
William, b. 31 Jan. 1713-14, m. Ruth Polley 13 Ap. 1743. EBENEZER the f.
res. at Menot., and d. 27 July 1740; his w. Elizabeth d. 20 Ap. 1748, a. 73.
4. JOHN, s. of Gershom (2), by w. Elizabeth (who d. 21 Dec. 1723, a. 28),
had John, bap. 12 Ap. and d. 11 June 1719; Timothy, b. 3 Aug. 1720; Eliza-
beth, b. 12 Oct. 1722, perhaps the same (called Mrs. Elizabeth), who d.
24 Jan. 1799, a. 76; and by 2d w. Elizabeth, Esther, b. 15 Mar. 1725-6, m.
Zebadiah Richardson 19 Ap. 1 759 ; John, bap. 4 Aug. 1728; Gershom, bap.
10 Aug. 1729, d. young; Susanna, b. 4 Oct. 1730, m. Joseph Parks, Jr., of Con-
cord (pub. 3 Mar. 1753), or Samuel Watts of Woburn 4 Ap. 1757; William,
b. 4 Sept. 1737, pub. to Lucy Robbins of Boston 15 Mar. 1759. JOHN the
f. had the homestead, and d. 31 Mar. 1752 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 28 Oct. 1780,
a. 85.
5. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (3), by w. Bathsheba, had Peter, b. 6 Jan.
1728-9 ; Ebenezer, b. 18 Nov. 1730 ; Benjamin, b. 20 Ap. 1733 ; Joseph, b. 16
Feb. 1735-6; Ba'hsheba, b. 15 Feb. 1737-8, d. unm. 26 Aug. 1805; a daughter,
b. 1739, d. 22 July 1740, a. eighteen months; Joshua, b. 28 June 1743, m.
Sarah Cutter 20 July 1762; Mary, bap. 7 Ap. 1745, d. 1 Aug. 1747. EBEN-
EZER the f. d. 23 Ap. 1752; his w. Bathsheba d. 31 Aug. 1793, a. 84.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Sarah Patten, and had Samuel, bap. 5
Feb. 1737-8; Aaron, bap. 1 June 1740; George, bap. 20 June 1742, d. 26
May 1748; Sarah, bap. 10 Feb. 1744-5; Nathan, bap. 17 May 1747; Georye,
posthumous, bap. 1750. SAMUEL the f. d. 19 June 1750, a. 39 ; his w. Sarah
was prob. the same who m. Israel Hinds 20 Feb. 1755.
7. TIMOTHY, s. of John (4), m. Sarah Crosby of Billerica (pub. 24 Sept.
1748); she d. 2 Ap. 1756, a. 26, and he in. Sarah Spring (pub. 23 Aug. 1765).
His children were a daughter, b. 1749, d. 1 Jan. 1750, a. 9 mo.; Timothy, bap.
668 SWAN — TAYLOR.
11 Nov. 1750; d. 3 July 1753 ; Sarah, bap. 5 Jan. 1751-2, m. James Con
vers of Woburn 10 Sept. 1767; Prudence, bap. 26 May 1754, d. unm. 29
July 1803 ; Eunice, bap. 15 Feb. 1756. TIMOTHY the f. d. 19 Oct. 1780.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (5), m. Mary Mansur of Wat. (pub. 13 Jan.
1757), and had Peter, bap. 19 Feb. 1758. d. young; Ebenezer, bap. 25 Feb.
1761, d. 3 Feb. 1814; Peter, bap. 15 May 1763, d. Feb. 1822; Gershom, bap.
23 Mar. 1766, d. 10 Oct. 1827 (his s. Gershom, Jr., d. 23 July 1827, a. 36) ;
Timothy, bap. 20 Aug. 1769. EBENEZER the f. d. Aug. 1798 ; his w. Mary d.
1 Jan. 1797.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), m. Sarah Williams (pub. 1 Nov. 1760), and
had Sarah, bap. 23 May 1762; Samuel, bap. 30 June 1765, d. 11 Mar. 1771;
Thomas, bap. 27 Dec. 1767.
10. NATHAN, s. of Samuel (6), had a child, b. and d. 30 Oct. 1770; a child
b. and d. 4 July 1772; Nathan, bap. 27 June 1773; Moses, bap. 26 Feb.
1775; Walter, b. 1 Sept. 1776, d. 6 June 1797 ; Martha, bap. 17 Sept. 1780.
NATHAN the f. d. 6 Nov. 1799.
11. TIMOTHY, s. of Ebenezer (8), by w. Lydia, had Amos Monroe, b. 21
Mar. 1795; Timothy, b. 1 Mar. 1796; Varennes,\>. 20 Feb. 1798; Roxanna,
b. 20 Feb. and d. Oct. 1800; a son, b. 1804, d. 15 Aug. 1805. TIMOTHY the
f. d. 12 Dec. 1813; his w. Lydia d. 15 Dec. 1823, a. 54.
12. EBENEZER, parentage not ascertained, had Joshua, bap. 10 July 1743 ;
Mary, bap. 7 Ap. 1745, d. young; Mary, b. 1746, d. 25 Sept. 1750; a daugh-
ter b. 4 and d. 6 Feb. 1749 ; Ebenezer, b. 3 and d. 8 Mar. 1752.
13. JOHN, parentage not ascertained, by w. Mary, had John, bap. 14 Jan.
1776; Reuben, bap. 5 Ap. 1778; William, bap. 25 Mar. 1781; Molly (Mary),
bap. Nov. 1783, d. unm. 14 Sept. 1805; Stephen, bap. Oct. 1785. JOHN the
f. d. 26 Oct. 1804, a. 71; his w. Mary d. 18 Sept. 1826, a. 82.
14. THOMAS, m. Prudence, dau. of Maj. Jonathan Wade of Medf., and had
Thomas, bap. here 6 May 1705. THOMAS the f. was prob. the grad. H. C.
1689, and was Register of Probate 1702.
SWCETMAN, THOMAS (otherwise written Sweetman, Sweateman, Swetman,
and Swatman), by w. Isabel, had Elizabeth, b. 6 Jan. 1646-7, m. Benjamin
Wellington 7 Dec. 1671 ; Rebecca, b. 7 Ap. 1649, m. Michael Spencer 7 Dec.
1671 ; Mehetabel, b. prob. 1651 ; Sarah, b. 2 May 1654 ; Thomas, b. 18 andd.
27 Jan. 1655-6; Ruhamah, b. 28 Mar. 1657; Samuel, b. 19 Ap. 1659, grad.
H. C. 1677; Bethia, bap. 7 July 1661, m. James Hews of Boston 12 Dec.
1692 ; Hepzibah, b. 19 June 1666. THOMAS the f . was a weaver ; he was here
as early as 1645, and res. at the N. W. corner of the present College grounds.
He d. 8 Jan. 1682-3, a. 73. His w. Isabel was living 12 June 1697, and was
prob. the wid. Swoetman who received charity from the Church 1691-1709,
about which last date she prob. died.
SYMMES, MRS. SARAH, had a grant of land 1639. She appears to have
been a lady of wealth, and a member of the Church. She d. 10 June 1653.
TALCOTT, JOHN (otherwise written Talcot, Tallcott, Tailcott, Taylcot, and
Taylcott), was one of the earliest inhabitants, and resided on the easterly
corner of Brattle and Ash streets; he was a large land-holder, and a man of
energy and influence; he was one of the. first Board of Selectmen 1634-5,
and a Representative or Deputy in the first General Court which admitted
Deputies or Committees, as they were first styled 1634. and was reflected to
the same office the two succeeding years ; he rem. with Hooker to Hartford
1636, and was one of the leading men of that town and of the Connecticut
Colony; Selectman 1643, 1644, and 1648; Deputy to the General Court 1637-
1639; frequently an Assistant; and a Commissioner of the United Colonies,
1656, 1657, 1658, 1662, and 1663. " He was the ancestor of the Talcotts in
Hartford, and of the former Attorney-general of the State of New York."
Hinman.
TAYLOR, JOHN, by w. Katherine, had Joseph, b. about 1651. JOHN the f.
went to England in 1671, as a special messenger of the Church, to accompany
the Rev. Urian Oakes across the Atlantic. In this mission he contracted a
debt which afterwards subjected him to inconvenience. In acknowledgment
TAYLOR — THATCHER. 669
of his services, the Church subsequently granted him five pounds. He was
the Butler of Harvard College, and perhaps performed other services for that
corporation. His epitaph, now somewhat mutilated, bears testimony to his
worth: " Here lyes the body of John Taylor, aged 73 years, deceased Sep-
tember 6th. 1683. He was a useful man in his generation, a lover of piety, a
lover of learning, a faithful servant of Harvard Colledg about 40 years."
Aecording to the Town Records he d. 7 Sept. 1683. His w. Katherine d.
between 21 Sept. nnd 7 Nov. 1685.
2. JOSEPH, s. of John (1), grad. H. C. 1669, was fellow of the College 1673,
was ordained at Southampton, L. I., Mar. 1680, and d. 4 Ap. 1682, a. about
31. He left sons John, grad. H. C. 1699, styled "of Southampton, gent." in
1700; and Joseph, a tailor, who was of Southampton 1702. They sold in 1 702
the homestead, formerly of their grandfather, to Francis Foxcroft; it contained
three acres, and was on the southeasterly side of Kirkland Street.
JAMES, by w. Sarah, had William, b. 21 Aug. 1676. ANN, in. William
Clemance 3 Ap. 1660.
THATCHER, SAMUEL, by w. Hannah, had Hannah, b. 9 Oct. 1645, m. John
Holmes 13 Sept. 1664, and d. before 16 Ap. 1682; Samuel, b. 20 Oct. 1648.
SAMUEL the f. resided near the easterly corner of Mount Auburn Street, and
Coolidge Avenue (which until 1754 was included in Wat.), was Deacon, Se-
lectman, and Representative; d. 30 Nov. 1669.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (1), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 1 Aug. 1681, d.
Majr 1682; Samuel, b. 8 Ap. 1683, a weaver, d. s. p , and made Samuel, son
of his brother Ebenezer, his principal heir by will dated 13 June 1753, proved
7 Feb. 1775; John, b. 22 Jan. 1685-6, in. Elizabeth Morse 24 Oct. 1712, and
d. 29 Feb. 1743-4; Anna, b. 30 Ap. 1668, d. 22 July 1690; Mary, b. 17 Sept.
1690, m. Joseph Child 8 July 1713 ; Hannah, b. 10 Dec. 1692, d. unm. 3 Nov.
1741 ; Abigail, b. 6 June 16*94 ; Mercy, b. 2 Jan. 1697-8; Sarah, b. 30 Nov.
1699, d. unm. 13 June 1727; Ebenezer, b. 17 Mar. 1703-4. SAMUEL the f.
inherited the homestead, was a Lieutenant, and d. 21 Oct. 1726; his w. Mary
d. 17 Aug. 1725.
3. EBENEZER, s. of Samuel (2), m. Susanna Spring 27 Jan. 1731-2, and
had Samuel, bap. 5 Nov. 1732; Sarah, b. 20 Feb. 1733-4, d. before 21 Ap. 1754;
Mary, b. 27 Dec. 1735, prob. m. Elisha Goddard 23 May 1758; Ebenezer, b.
20 Aug. 1737, d. Oct. 1741 ; Susanna, b. 3 July 1739, d. Dec. 174-; Sarah, b.
3 Oct. 1741, d. 3 Sept. 1749; Ebenezer, b. 15'jan. 1742-3, d 14 Sept. 174-.
EBENEZER the f. was a weaver, res. on the homestead, and d. about 1753 ;
administration granted to w. Susanna 26 Feb. 1753, and on her estate, to son
Samuel, 21 May 1757.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Mary Brown of Lex. 3 Sept. 1753,
and had Susanna, bap. 18 May 1755, m. Jesse Putnam 13 Feb. 1776; Ebenezer,
bap. 28 Sept. 1759, d. young; Mary, bap. 17 May 1767, m. Thomas Payson
12 May 1785, d. 1805; Elizabeth, bap. 24 Mar. 1771, d. about 1792; Samuel,
bap. 7 July 1776 ; Ebenezer, bap. 18 Oct. 1778, grad. H. C. 1798, a lawyer in
Thomaston, Me., m. Lucy F., dau. of Gen. Henry Knox, and d. in 1841.
SAMUEL the f. inherited the homestead (which was sold by his heirs to Gov.
Gerry, 4 Ap. 1793), but during the latter part of his life resided on the wes-
terly corner of Mount Auburn and Brighton streets. He was one of the most
active citizens in the Revolutionary period, and succeeded Thomas Gardner as
Colonel ; he was Selectman, Treasurer, and Representative, and while holding
these several offices, died suddenly of apoplexy 27 June 1786 ; his w. Mary d.
7 Nov. 1815, a. 80.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1 July 1776, grad. H. C. 1798, m. Sally
Brown of Concord Jan. 1800, and had Harriet Howard, b. 28 May 1801;
Elizabeth, b. 1 Ap. 1803, d. Jan. 1827; Samuel, b. 11 Feb. 1805; George
Augustus, b. 24 Aug. 1806; Benjamin Busxey, b. 8 Oct. 1809, grad. Bowdoiu
College 1826, d. July 1840. SAMUEL the f. was a lawyer, settled in Warren,
Me., in 1800, after a short residence in New Gloucester; was a member of
Congress 1801-1805, Sheriff 1814-1821, Representative 1824, etc. He d. 18
July 1872, a. 96 years and 17 days. At the time of his decease he had been
670 THATCHER — TOWNE.
for several years the oldest lawyer in Maine, the oldest ex-member of Con-
gress, and the oldest surviving graduate of Harvard College.
THOMPSON, REV. WILLIAM, of Braintree, m. Ann, wid. of Simon Crosby,
before 1646.
2. HENRY, of Boston, a merchant, m. Elizabeth, wid. of Rev. Nathaniel
Upham, and dau. of John Stedman, 27 Ap. 1669. They had, in Camb., Eliz-
abeth, b. 29 Jan. 1669-70, d. young; and in Boston, Dorothy, b. 26 Oct.
1671, m. Samuel Shove 16 Nov. 1692, and Samuel Burr of Chs. 16 Dec. 1700,
and d. 20 Feb. 1701-2; Henry, b. 23 Oct. 1673, d. in Camb. 17 Sept. 1690;
Alice, b. 8 Sept. 1677, d. young. After Mr. Thompson's death his wid. m.
John Sharp, also a merchant, whom she survived, and d. in Camb. 9 Mar.
1699-1700. See STEDMAN, JOHN.
3. ALEXANDER, by w. Martha, had Samuel, b. 13 Oct. 1744 ; John, b. 31
May 1748.
4. EBENEZER, by w. Rhoda, had Ebenezer, b. 5 Mar. 1795; Hannah Locke
b. 22 Mar. 1797.
Lois, m. Samuel Chandler 19 Ap. 1759. EUNICE, m. Richard Hunne-
well 21 June 1764, and d.'l9 Feb. 1806.
THURSTON, DANIEL, m. Mary, dau. of Robert Stedman, 1 Ap. 1674, and
had Daniel, b. 11 Ap. 1676. They prob. removed soon, for they sold to John
Stedman, Jr., 2 Nov. 1676 all right in the estate of Robert Stedman, deceased,
and the name disappears.
TIDD, JOHN (otherwise written Teed and Tead), was of Chs. 1644, and
had sons John and James. Perhaps he was the same who d. at Woburn 24
Ap. 1657.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), m. Rebecca Wood 14 Ap. 1650, and had in Wo-
burn, Hannah, b. 21 Sept. 1652, m. Joseph Smith of Wat. 1 Dec. 1674; John,
b. 26 Feb. 1654; Mary, b. 13 Nov. 1656, m. Joshua Simonds of Lex. ; Sam-
uel, b. 16 June 1659, d. unm. 9 May 1699; Joseph, b. 20 Jan. 1660, Daniel,
b. about 1662; Rebecca, b. about 1665, m. Thomas Blodgett and res. in Lex.
JOHN the f. rem. to the Farms about 1686, and d. 12 Ap. 1703, a. 78; his w.
Rebecca d. 10 Jan. 1717, a. 92.
3. JOSEPH, s. of John (2), res. at the Farms, and by w. Mary had Mary, b.
21 Jan. 1704-5; Joseph, b. 15 May 1707 ; Samuel, b. 29 May 1709; Sarah, b.
19 Nov. 1711 ; Betty, b. 29 May 1714; Mercy, b. , m. David Cutler. His
w. Mary d. 9 Jan. 1716-17, and he m. a second Mary, who survived him ten
days. He d. 26 Dec. 1730, a. 69 ; and she d. 5 Jan. 1730-31, a. 59.
4. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (2), res. at the Farms, and by w. Lydia had
Daniel and Mary. DANIEL the f. d. 29 Nov. 1696; his w. Lydia d."l4 Aug.
1727, a. 55.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), by w. Dorothy had Mary, b. 7 Jan. 1732;
Joseph, b. 11 May 1734; Ebenezer, b. 16 Aug. 1737, removed to New Brain-
tree; Sarah, b. 8 Mar. 1739; Benjamin, b. 21 June 1742; John, b. 26 Oct.
1749. JOSEPH the f. resided in Lex., and d. 18 Sept. 1773, a. 66; his w.
Dorothy d. 23 Oct. 1790, a. 78.
6. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (4), m. Hepzibah, dau. of Capt. William Reed, 9
Ap. 1724, and had a son, b. 22 and d. 24 Jan. 1724-5; Daniel, b. 26 Feb.
1725-6; Amos, b. 12 Jan. 1728-9; Hepzibah, b. 22 Aug. 1730, m. Jonas
Wyeth 29 Mar. 1753; Lydia, b. 6 July 1732; John, b. 13 Sept. 1734, d. 27
Nov. 1743; William, b. 11 July 1736; Abigail, b. 12 Jan. 1737-8; Samuel, b.
12 Jan. 1740-41; Betty, b. 24 Oct. 1742. DANIEL the f. resided in Lex., and
d. 16 Jan. 1776; his w. Hepzibah d. 11 Ap. 1777, a. 71.
7. WILLIAM, s. of Daniel (6), d. at Lex. 25 Dec. 1826, a. 91; his w. Ruth
Munroe d. 14 May 1839, a. 97. They had only one child, Ruth, bap. 11 Jan.
1767, m. Nathan Chandler 4 Oct. 1785, and d. 15 Sept. 1846.
TOMLINS, TIMOTHY, owned land south of the river in 1635. He was
probably the same who was of Lynn in 1633, and a Representative. If he
removed here, he appears to have returned to Lynn.
TOWNE, WILLIAM (otherwise written Town and Towen), was an early in-
habitant. By w. Martha he had Peter, b. in England, and Mary, b. here
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Sept. 1637, and admitted to the Church 4 Nov. 1659 ; his residence was on
the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard Square and Mount
Auburn Street, until about 1653, when he sold his homestead to the widow
Banbrick, and bought of David Stone the estate at the easterly corner of Gar-
den and Mason streets ; he was long the Sexton of the Church. He d. 30
Mar. ("or Ap. ; Sewall says he was buried 1 May) 1685, a. 80; his w. Martha
d. 20 Jan. 1673-4.
2. PETER, s. of William (1), was by trade a cooper, and had w. Joanna in
1687, and a second w. Elizabeth, but no children ; he resided on the S. W.
corner of Winthrop and Brighton streets; he was Constable five years be-
tween 1668 and 1694, and Selectman 1695. He d. 2 Nov. 1705, a. (accord-
ing to his gravestone) 72. years and 10 months; his w. Elizabeth was living
in Braintree 4 Mar. 1723-4, when she sold her life-estate in the property of
her husband. By his will, dated 28 May 1705, Mr. Towne seems to have been
both a slaveholder and an abolitionist. He ordered that his three negro slaves
should become free ; one was to be free as soon as he should recover from his
sickness, and in the meantime to be carefully provided for; one in four years,
and the third, who was young, in seven years. Each of his slaves was to re-
ceive a legacy of ten pounds on the day of his freedom. A legacy of three
pounds was bestowed on a former slave. After the death of his wife, who
was to have a life estate in his property, he bequeathed his estate to his
cousins, John Howard, Nathaniel Howard, Joseph Howard, Elisha Howard,
and Mary Mitchell, all of Bridgewater, — with the special provision that
Joseph Howard should have twenty pounds more than either of the other
legatees, if he would make his slave, Stephen, free; otherwise he should have
no part of the real estate, which was appraised at £307. This provision was
probably complied with; for the heirs of Joseph, having acquired the rights
of the other legatees, sold the real estate 8 Mar. 1723-4 to John Bradish.
TROWBRIDGE, JAMES, son of Thomas, was born at Dorchester about 1636,
and baptized 1638. He m. Margaret, dau. of Major Humphrey Atherton, 30
Dec. 1659; she d. 17 Aug. 1672, and he m. Margaret, dau. of Deac. John
Jackson, 30 Jan. 1674. His children were, in Dorchester, Elizabeth, b. 12 Oct.
1660, m. John Mirick 9 Feb. 1681-2; Mindivell, b. 20 June 1662, m. Jona-
than Fuller 2 May 1684; and in Camb., John, b. 22 May 1664, m. Sarah ;
Margaret, b. 30 Ap. 1666, m. Hon. Ebenezer Stone 18 Mar. 1686; Thankful,
b. 4 Mar. 1667-8, m. Deac. Richard Ward 1690; Mary, b. 11 June 1670, m.
Stedman; Hannah, b. 15 June 1672, m. John Greenwood, Esq.; Experi-
ence,}). 1 Nov. 1675, m. Samuel Wilson; Thomas, b. 10 Dec. 1677; Deliverance,
b. 30 Dec. 1679, m. Eleazar Ward; James, b. 1682, m. Hannah, dau. of
Abraham Jackson, and d. 1714; William, b. 1684, m. Sarah , and d. 1744;
Abigail, b. 11 Ap. 1687; Caleb, b. 7 Nov. 1692, grad. H. C. 1710, ordained at
Groton 2 Mar. 1714-15, m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas Oliver, Esq., 10 Mar.
1714-15, by whom he had Oliver, b. 16 May 1716, d. 28 Sept. 1723, and after-
wards m. Hannah, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah Walter of Roxbury, by whom he
had four sons and four daughters, and d. 9 Sept. 1760. JAMES the f. rem.
to that part of Camb. which is now Newton about 1664, was Lieutenant,
Clerk of the Writs, and Deac. of the Church; he was also a Representative
of Newton 1700, 1703, and a Selectman of the Village nine years from 1679.
He d. 22 May 1717, a. 81 ; his w. Margaret d. 16 Sept. 1727, a. 78.
2. THOMAS, s. of James (1), m. , and had John; he m. (2d) Mary
Goffe of Cambridge, dau. of Edward and granddaughter of Samuel, and had
Edmund, b. 1709, H. C. 1728, an eminent lawyer, Attorney-general and
Judge of the Superior Court, Representative and Councillor, m. Martha,
dau. of Hon. Jonathan Remington, 15 Mar. 1737-8, and d. s. p. 2 Ap. 1793; *
his w. Martha d. 31 July 1772 ; Lydia, b. 1710, m. Richard Dana, Esq., 31
May 1737, was mother of Chief Justice Dana, and d. at Newton 7 Ap. 1776 ;
1 The exact relationship of Judge Trow- the Probate Records and Files in Middlesex
bridge to the Goffe family has long been in- County, and from the Records of the Supe-
volved in obscurity; it even escaped the rior Court under date of January and July
scrutiny of Savage. It is now gleaned from 1726.
672 TROWBRIDGE — TRUESDALE — TRUMBULL.
Mary, b. 1715, m. Ebenezer Chamberlin 1733. THOMAS the f. m. (3d) Su-
sanna , and had Abigail, b. ; he is styled, on the Probate Records,
both of Newton and of New London; he d. about 1725. Guardians were
appointed to his children 7 Mar. 1725; his w. Susanna m. William Bodding-
ton and removed to Framingham before 15 Ap. 1730.
3. JOHN, s, of Thomas (2), m. Mehetabel Eaton at Framingham where
he had Mehetabel, b. 26 Jan. 1725-6, m. Gates; Mary, b. 27 July 1728,
m. Amos Gates 28 Nov. 1744; John,b. 22 May 1730; Lydia, b. 24 Dec. 1 731 , m.
Ralph Hemenway 7 Jan. 1752 ; Thomas, b. 1 Ap. 1734 ; Ruth, b. 3 Mar. 1736,
m. Peter Rice. JOHN the f d. 19 May 1762 ; his w. Mehetabel d. Mar. 1777.
4. JOHN, s. of John (3), resided at Framingham, m. Margaret Farrar 27
Mar. 1751, and had John, b. 12 Feb. 1752 ; Peggy, b. 17 Mar. 1754, m. Abel
Stone, and (2d) John Jones; Joshua, b. 20 Feb. 1756; Mary, b. 10 July
1758, m. Luther Stone; Martha, b. 8 Feb. and d. 6 May 1772; Daniel, b. 1
Feb. 1764; Martha, b. 7 Oct. 1766, m. Dr. Gambell of Amherst ; Nelly, b. 7
and d. 18 Feb. 1769 ; Lydia, b. 4 Oct. 1770, d. young ; Nelly, twin, b. 4 Oct.
1770, m. Aaron P. Edgell. JOHN the f. was a Colonel. Selectman, and Treas-
urer; he d. 22 May 1807, a. 77 ; his w. Margaret d. 6 Mar. 1774.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), was of Framingham, m. Mary Bent 23 Ap. 1776,
and had Edmund, b. 30 Ap. 1777; John, b. 12 June 1778; Josiah, b. 28
Sept. 1785, a physician at Buffalo, N. Y., and was Mayor of that City; Wil-
liam, b. 20 June 1791. JOHN the f. was a Colonel, Selectman, Treasurer,
and Representative; he d. 1826 ; his w. Mary d. 1844, a. about 89. For a
more full account of this family in Framingham, see Barry's Hist.
6. JOHN, s. of John (5), established himself as a merchant in Camb. before
6 May 1804, at which date he m. Sarah How of Framingham, and had John
H., b. 9 May 1807; Sarah R., b. 18 March 1809, m. Dr. Charles F. Chaplin
11 Nov. 1835; Mary E., b. 22 June 1811, m. Newell Bent 19 June 1833;
Charles S., b. 20 July 1814. JOHN the f. d. 28 Jan. 1841; his w. Sarah d. 15
Oct. 1839, a. 59.
TRUESDALK, RICHARD (otherwise written Trusedale, Trusdale, Trusdall,
Trusdel, and Trewsdale), freeman 1635, was of Boston, butcher, and Deacon
of the First Church; member of Third Church 1669. He d. apparently without
issue, before 1672, at which date his wid. Mary executed a will (proved 26
Nov. 1674), bestowing legacies on cousin William Emblin, brother John Hood,
Richard, son of Samuel Trusdall, £50, and William, son of William Gilbert,
£50. William Gilbert presented the inventory " of the estate of Mrs. Mary
Trusdall, his late Ant," 30 Jan. 1674-5.
2. SAMUEL, nephew of Richard (1), m. Mary, dau. of John Jackson, and
had Richard, b. 16 July 1672 ; Mary, b. 30 Nov. 1673, m. Foot; Samuel,
b. 13 Oct. 1675, m. Elizabeth , and d. at Newton about 1731; Mindwell,
b. 31 Aug. 1676; Rebecca, b. 25 Mar. 1678; Experience, b. 8 Aug. 1680;
Thomas, b. 27 Ap. 1682; Ebenezer, b. 1685. SAMUEL the f. resided on the
south side of the river (Newton), and d. 2 Mar. 1695.
3. RICHARD, brother to Samuel (2), and brother-in-law to William Gilbert,
as is indicated by certain records in an old account-book formerly owned by
Andrew Bordman, in. Katherine Halton in England 29 May 1673, and had
Elizabeth, b. 10 Feb. 1673-4, m. Andrew Bordman 17 Dec. 1697, and d. 16
Aug. 1760 ; Richard, b. 8 June 1675, " and was buried in the sea the 14th day
of June 1675." RICHARD the f. "arrived at Boston in New England 21 day
of June 1675; " he seems to have died soon afterwards, and his w. m.
Greenleaf, by whom she had Joseph, and perhaps others; she survived her
second husband, came to live with her son-in-law, Bordman, in May 1705, and
d. 28 Aug. 1712, aged 62.
TRUMBULL, JOHN, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. June 1638; John, b.
4 Aug. 1641; Hannah, b. 10 Dec. 1642; Mary, b. 9 Feb. 1644-5; James, b. 7
Dec. 1647. JOHN the f. was a ship-master, and resided on the southerly side
of South Street, at its intersection with Holyoke Street; he removed to Chs.
before May 1655, where he was living at the age of 80, as appears by his dep-
osition dated 27 Ap. 1686. Elizabeth, prob. his wid., d. at Chs. 169*6, a. 86.
UPHAM — USHER. 673
UPHAM, NATHANIEL, s. of Deac. John Upham of Maiden, m. Elizabeth,
dau. of John Stedman, 5 Mar. 1661-2, and d. on the 20th day of the same
month. He had preached for a time at Maiden. His w. Elizabeth m. Henry
Thompson 27 Ap. 1669, and afterwards m. John Sharp.
2. WILLIAM, of Pomfret, Conn., but prob. of the Maiden family, m. Naomi,
dau. of Daniel Dana, 21 June 1721.
USHER, HEZEKIAH, in 1642 res. at the N. E. corner of Dunster and Win-
throp streets, but rein, to Boston about 1645. By w. Frances he had in Camb.,
Hezekiah, b. June 1639; John, b. It Sept. 1643, d. Dec. 1645; and in Boston,
Elizabeth, b. 1 Feb. 1645-6; John, b. 17 Ap. 1648. His w. Frances d. 25 Ap.
1652, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Zechariah Symmes of Chs., 2 Nov.
1652, and had Hannah, b. 29 Dec. 1653 ; Zechariah, b. 26 Dec. 1654. After
the death of his second wife he m. widow Mary Butler, who survived him. He
had also dau. Sarah, who m. Jonathan Tyng, and dau. Rebecca, who m. Abra-
ham Brown 1 May 1660; one of his daughters, perhaps Elizabeth, m. Samuel
Shrimpton, as is manifest from his will, and the will of his son Hezekiah, in
both of which the relationship is mentioned. Mr. Usher removed to Boston
about 1645, and was Representative for Billerica three years, 1671-1673.
Thomas (Hist. Printing, ii. 409) says, " Hezekiah Usher was the first book-
seller in English America, of whom I can find any account." He d. May
1676. In his will, dated 11 May and proved 19 May 1676, he names w. Mary;
sons Hezekiah and John ; dau. Sarah, w. of Jonathan Tyng, and her children
John and Mary ; grandchildren Hezekiah and Elizabeth Brown, and Elizabeth,
dau. of John Usher; son-in-law Samuel Shrimpton; brother Samuel Usher of
England; sister Elizabeth, w. of John Harwood, and her children; brother
Willis and wife; Robert Usher and his sister Elizabeth ; and many others. He
left a large property; his inventory being £15,358 192, from which a deduc-
tion was to be made for debts £1,325 176.
2. HEZEKIAH, s. of Hezekiah (1), was one of those unhappy men who seem
born to disappointment. He engaged largely in land speculations, indulging
sanguine hopes of finding rich mines of the precious metals, but his success
answered not his expectations. When about 40 years old, he m. Bridgett,
wid. of Leonard Hoar, Pres. of Harvard College, and dau. of Lord Lisle, one
of Cromwell's Peers. This marriage was unfortunate for both parties ; he
was unwilling to conform to her expensive style of living, and she appears to
have had just cause to doubt the orthodoxy of his faith, a point in which she
was very tenacious, and for which she was held in the highest esteem by the
clergy and magistrates. Their situation became so uncomfortable, that she
embarked for England, and did not return during his life. Judge Sewall
records her departure thus: " 1687. Tuesday July 12. I go to Mr. Usher's
about 5 mane. About 7 or eight we go on board, the ship being under sail.
Go with them to Alderton's Point. Go in the ship, Mr. Wharton, Sam. New-
man, Mr. Charles Morton, Mr. Wooddrop, Mrs. Bridgett Usher, and her daugh-
ter Mrs. Bridgett Hoar, and others. Had an extraordinary good wind. Mr.
Usher wept at taking leave of 's wife and daughter. Before went from Mr.
Usher's, Mr. Moodey went to prayer in behalf of those going to sea, and those
staying behind, in a very heavenly manner." (Am. Quart. Reg., xi. 269).
After her departure, Mr. Usher seems to have resided for a time at Groton,
where, as I judge from the names of the witnesses, he executed his will, dated
at Nonacoicos 17 Aug. 1639, in which his dissatisfaction at the conduct of
his wife is clearly manifested. Professing a willingness to forgive her, how-
ever, he says, " To my wife, if she comes over to New England before she
heareth of my death, with a intention in love to live with me, then I bestow on
her 300£." After recapitulating a long list of grievances, he appropriates a
sum of money for the publication of his letters and other writings, " as to the
evil of having a wife only in name, and to seek themselves in a way of separa-
tion from their husbands, or the government of wives to their husbands, or
the duty of wives to their husbands, &c." But this was not his only nor his
last trouble. Whether his habits of life were naturally eccentric, or whether
they became so in consequence of his domestic unhappiness, for some reason,
43
674 USHER — VASSALL.
notwithstanding his general good reputation, he became a subject of suspicion
and narrowly escaped a public execution. Thomas says: " In 1692, a respect-
able man, whose name was Hezekiah Usher, was accused of witchcraft, in con-
sequence of which accusation he was ordered to be confined in the common
prison; but on account of the goodness of his character, he was, by connivance,
allowed to secrete himself in the house of a friend, and afterward to escape
out of the hands of his persecutors, until the delusion or madness of the times
in part subsided." (Hist. Printing, ii. 410, note.) He closed his troubled life
" at Lynn, July llth, was brought to Boston and laid in his father's tomb July
14th, 1697." (Sewall.~) His w. Bridgett probably remained in England until
after she heard of his death. Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge testified 4 Jan.
1697-8, that he saw her in London, two years before, at the house of her
daughter's husband, Mr. Thomas Cotton. She subsequently returned, and
lived in much honor at Boston, where she d. 25 May 1723, having survived
her first husband nearly half a century, in whose grave she directed that her
body should be placed, rather than in the tomb with Mr. Usher. The Sex-
ton's Monitor gives the inscription on the monument of Dr. Hoar, who d.
28 Nov. 1675, aged 45, which closes thus: " His pious and aged widow, the
late Madam Usher, was brought hither from Boston, and interred in the same
grave, according to her desire, May 30, 1723."
3. JOHN, s. of Hezekiah (1), was a bookseller in Boston; he became a
Colonel, was one of the Andros Council, Treasurer of Massachusetts, and
Lieutenant-governor of New Hampshire. Towards the close of life he re-
moved to Medford, resided on what has since been known as the Royall Farm.
He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Lidgett, by whom he had one daughter Eliz-
abeth, who m. David Jeffries 15 Sept. 1686, and d. 17 June 1698, leaving
eight children. Mr. Usher m. (2d) Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Allen,
Governor of New Hampshire, by whom he had John; Hezekiah, who resided
in Boston; Elizabeth, m. Stephen Harris of Boston; Frances, m. Rev. Joseph
Parsons of Bradford. JOHN the f. d. at Medf. 5 Sept. 1726; his w. Elizabeth
d. 5 July 1753.
4. JOHN, s. of John (3), grad. H. C. 1719, "was a missionary from the
Society in England for propagating the Gospel for half a century, and d. in
Bristol, R. I., at the age of 75 years, in 1775." Alden's Epitaphs, Note.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), b. about 1720, grad. H. C. 1743, was an Episco-
pal Clergyman at Bristol, R. I. His epitaph is given by Alden: " Sacred to
the memory of the Rev. John Usher, late Rector of this Church, who departed
this life 5 July 1804 in hope and full assurance of a resurrection to a better,
aged 84 years; a kind and tender parent, an ardent, active and faithful friend,
a -just and generous man, and sincere Christian," etc. Mr. Alden adds,
that "he was a descendant, according to family tradition, from the learned
James Usher, Archbishop of Armagh." If this be true, Hezekiah (1) must
have been son or grandson of the Archbishop; but James is not a family name
among his descendants so far as I have seen.
VASSALL, JOHN, s. of Major Leonard Vassall, was born in the West Indies
7 Sept. 1713, and grad. H. C. 1732. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Lt.-gov. Spen-
cer Phips, 10 Oct. 1734; she d. 22 Sept. 1739, and he m. Lucy, only daughter
of Jonathan Barron of Chelmsford. His chil. were Ruth, b. 14 July 1737,
m. Edward Davis of Boston 20 May 1756, and d. 23 Jan. 1774; John, b. 12
June 1738; Elizabeth, b. 12 Sept. 1739, m. Thomas Oliver of Dorchester 11
June 1760, who afterwards rem. to Camb. and was the last Lt.-gov. of Massa-
chusetts appointed by the King; Lucy, b. 15 Nov. 1747, m. John Lavicourt of
Antigua 16 June 1768. JOHN the f. bought, 26 July 1736, a house and seven
acres of land at the westerly corner of Brattle and Ash streets, which estate
he sold 30 Dec. 1741 to his brother Henry, having probably, in the mean time,
either erected or much enlarged the house now owned and occupied by
Samuel Batchelder, Esq.; he afterwards, 17 Jan. 1746, bought six and a
half acres on the opposite side of Brattle Street; he was a Colonel, and
VASSALL — VINCENT - WADSWORTH. 675
Representative. He d. 27 Nov. 1747; l his w. Lucy m. Benjamin Ellery 22
Nov. 1749, and d. 19 Oct. 1752.
2. HENRY, a. of Major Leonard Vassall, was born in the West Indies 25
Dec. 1721, in. Penelope, dau. of Isaac Royall, 28 Jan. 1742, and had Elizabeth,
b. 1742, m. Dr. Charles Russell 15 Feb. 1768, and d. 23 Feb. 1802: Penelope,
d. young. HENRY the f. was also a Colonel and Representative, resided in
the fine old mansion still standing at the westerly corner of Brattle and Ash
streets, and d. 17 Mar. 1769; his w. Penelope d. in Boston 19 Nov. 1800, a.
76.
3. JOHN, s. of John (1), grad. II. C. 1757, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert
Oliver (and sister to the Lt.-governor) 12 June 1761, and had John, b. 7
May 1762; Spencer Thomas, b. 7 Ap. 1764; Thomas Oliver, b. 12 Ap. 1766;
Elizabeth, bap. 5 July 1767, d. 5 Jan. 1768 ; Robert Oliver, b. 28 May 1769;
Elizabeth, b. 5 May 1771; Leonard, b. 1773, d. 7 Nov. 1775; Mary,b. in
London 26 Mar. 1777. JOHN the f. erected the stately edifice known as the
Washington Head-quarters, now the homestead of Professor Henry W. Long-
fellow, which he abandoned at the commencement of the Revolution and fled
with his family to England, where he d. suddenly 2 Oct. 1797. He had large
possessions in Camb. and Boston, all which were confiscated, and himself
exiled, soon after he departed from home. For a full account of the Vassall
Family, see N. Eng. Hist Gen. Reg., xvii. 56-61, 113-128.
VINCENT, HUMPHREY, in 1635 owned a house and garden on the south-
erly side of Winthrop Street, between Brighton and Dunster streets, and
other lots in the West End Field and Pine Swamp. Before 1642 he removed
to Ipswich, and sold his house and lands to John Moore; he received a grant
of land in Ipswich 1638, and d. 5 Dec. 1664.
WADSWORTH, WILLIAM, one of the earliest inhabitants, and one of the
first Board of Townsmen or Selectmen in Feb. 1634-5, res. on the westerly
side of Holyoke Street, near Harvard Street. He rem. with Hooker to Hart-
ford, and sold his house to Elder Champney 25 Sept. 1637; he was a dis-
tinguished citizen of Connecticut, Selectman, Deputy in the General Court,
and useful in other offices. His second wife was Elizabeth, sister of Rev.
Samuel Stone, whom he m. 2 July 1644, and by whom he had Elizabeth, b. 17
May 1645, m. John Terry of Windsor 1662; Samuel, bap. 25 Oct. 1646; Sa-
rah, bap. 17 Mar. 1649, m. Jonathan Ashley of Springfield; Joseph, b. 1650,
the bold patriot who wrested the Charter from the rapacious grasp of Andros,
and secreted it in the memorable oak 31 Oct. 1687; Thomas, b. 1651; Re-
becca, m. Stoughton. WILLIAM the f. d. 1675, his w. Elizabeth d. 1681-2.
Hinman.
2. BENJAMIN, s. of Capt. Samuel Wadsworth of Milton, who was slain in
battle, by the Indians, at Sudbury 1676, and grandson of Christopher of Dux-
bury, was born at Milton 1669, grad. H. C. 1690, was ordained at Boston as
1 A receipt recorded in the Middlesex do., a pair of pocket pistols, holsters, and
Registry of Probate (xliv. 201), serves to caps, saddlcgirt, brass stirrups, a silver
illustrate the fashion of dress worn by the billed sword, a gun, riding pistols, a silver
aristocracy, in Col. Vassall's time: — watch, an old green coat, a black velvet
"Cambr. Nov. 7. 1752. Then received jacket, a book-case: all which were left in
of Mr. Benjamin Elery of Camb. the articles the possession of the said Vassall's widow,
hereafter mentioned, given bv the last and whereof the said Elery is hereby dis-
will and testament of Col. John Vassall late charged, and from all demands for the same,
of said town Esq., deceased, to his son John Witness our hands.
Vassall, viz., his library, watch, sword,
and arms, a velvet coat laced, an em- RICHARD BILL,
broidered jacket, silk breeches, a blue vel- JOSHUA HENSHAW,
vet coat with gold lace, a camblet coat, a
Executors of the last
will and testament of
the said John VassaU,
Esq.
flowered silk coat and breeches, a paduasoy "Nov. 7, 1752. I, Spencer Phips, Esq.,
waistcoat and breeches, scarlet breeches, a guardian to John Vassall (son of Col. John
scarlet coat, a fustian coat, a cloth coat, an Vassall abovenamed), do hereby ncknowl-
old waistcoat, a pair of new cloth breeches, edge that I have received of the executors
a banyan, an old greatcoat, eighteen pairs before named the several articles above
of white ribbed stockings, one pair of wor- enumerated for and on behalf of the said
sted do., a pair of boots, a pair of spurs, a John, my pupil, and shall account with him
trooping saddle, one laced hat, one plain for the same. S. PHIPS."
676 WADSWORTH— WARD.
pastor of the First Church 8 Sept. 1696, inaugurated President of Harvard
College 1725; during his Presidency he resided here. He m. Ruth, dau. of
Andrew Bordman, 30 Dec. 1696, who survived him, and d. 17 Feb. 1744-5, a.
72. President Wadsworth d. 16 Mar. 1736-7, " in the 68th year of his age,
and the 12th of his presidency over Harvard College, leaving behind him a
character in which there appears much to love and respect, and, to human
eyes, nothing to condemn." (Petrce.) He left no posterity. By his will, dated
15 Feb. 1736-7, he distributed his estate, naming as legatees, his w. Ruth;
brothers Timothy and Joseph, and Andrew Bordman, who by special direc-
tion was to be regarded as one of his natural brethren, sister Ruth, w. of
Bryant Parrott, Esq., and the wives of his deceased brothers Ebenezer and
John.1 A legacy was also bestowed upon the children of Capt. Higginson
by his first wife, Ruth Bordman, dau. of Andrew. For a full account of this
Wadsworth family see Winsor's History of Duxbury.
WAKEMAN, SAMUEL (otherwise written Wackman), came to N. Eng. with
w. Elizabeth in Nov. 1631, settled at Roxbury, was Deputy at the May session
1635, in which year he seems to have removed to Camb. and owned about 12
acres on the south side of the river. He reni. to Hartford, of which town he
was the first Constable. He is supposed to have been slain in 1641 at Provi-
dence in the Bahamas. See Winthrop's New Eng., ii. 33.
WALES, JOHN, was a Hog-reeve for the Common, 1696.
WARD, WILLIAM, freeman 1643, "represented Sudbury in the General
Court in 1644, and was several years chairman of the Selectmen." He re-
moved to Marlborough 1660, where he was a Deacon of the Church, and d.
there 10 Aug. 1687, at a very advanced age. His wid. Elizabeth, who was a
second w. and supposed to have been the mother of all his children except the
first three, d. 9 Dec. 1700, a. 86. His children were John, b. about 1626;
Joanna, b. about 1628, m. Abraham Williams, and d. 8 Dec. 1718, a. 90; Oba-
diah, b. about 1632, m. Mary , and d. 5 Jan. 1718, a. 86; Richard, b. about
1635, m. Mary Moore, and was drowned in Sudbury River 31 Mar. 1666, a.
31; Deborah, b. about 1637, m. John Johnson, and d. 9 Aug. 1697, a. 60;
Hannah, b. about 1639, m. Abraham How, and d. 3 Nov. 1717, a. 78; William,
b. 22 Jan. 1640, m. Hannah, wid. of Gershom Eames, and d. 25 Nov. 1697;
Samuel, b. 24 Sept. 1641, m. Sarah How, and d. 1729; Elizabeth, b. 14 Ap.
1643; Increase, b. 22 Feb. 1644-5, m. Record , and d. 4 Aug. 1690;
Hopestill, b. 24 Feb. 1646, m. James Woods, and d. 23 Dec. 1718; Mary, b.
about 1647, m. Daniel Stone, and d. 10 June 1703, a. about 57; Eleazar, b.
about 1649, m. Hannah Rice, and was slain by the Indians Ap. 1676, a. about
27; Bethia, b. about 1658, m. Daniel Rice, and d. 8 Dec. 1721, a. 63. See
Ward Family, by Andrew H. Ward, Esq. See, also, THOMAS BRIGHAM.
2. JOHN, s. of William (1), rem. to that part of Camb. which is now New-
ton, m. Hannah, dau. of Edward Jackson, and had Hannah, b. , m. Thomas
Greenwood 8 June 1670, and d. before 1687 ; John, b. 26 Jan. 1653, d. 5 June
1654; Rebecca, b. 15 June 1655; John, b. 8 Mar. 1658; Elizabeth, b. 18 June
1660, m. Joshua Fuller 7 May 1679, and d. 6 Sept. 1691 ; Deborah, b. 19 Oct.
1662, m. John Wyeth 2 Jan. 1682; William, b. 19 Nov. 1664, m. Abigail
; Richard, b. 15 Jan. 1666; Mercy, b. 27 Jan. 1668, d.unm.4 June 1685;
Edward, b. 13 Mar. 1671, m. Grace Lovering, and d. Jan. 1749; Eleazar, b.
26 Feb. 1672, m. Deliverance Trowbridge ; Jonathan, b. 22 Ap. 1674, m. Abi-
gail Hall 31 Dec. 1700, and d. at Newton 26 July 1723; Joseph, b. 15 Nov.
1677, m. Esther Kenrick, and d. at Newton 26 Oct. 1742. JOHN the f. was
by trade a turner; he was Selectman nine years from 1679, and Representa-
tive eight years, being the first sent from Newton; his dwelling-house was
used as a garrison house in Philip's War, and remained standing until 1821.
He d. 1 July 1708, a. 82 ; his w. Hannah d. 24 Ap. 1704, a. 73. Some of the
foregoing dates vary slightly from those given in the Ward Family, but I
know not whether our records, or the dates referred to, are the more correct.
See Jackson's Hist, of Newton.
1 He had also a brother Christopher, who m. Davis, and d. in childbed 18 Oct.
d. at Milton 1687, and a sister Abigail, who 1696.
WARD — WARLAND. 677
3. JOHN, s. of John (2), m. Mary Spring 30 Nov. 1681, and had Sarah, b.
25 Mar. 1685, m. William Trowbridge about 1707, and d. 1720. She is sup-
posed by A. H. Ward, Esq., to have been the only child of her parents, who
survived her. JOHN the i. was Representative of Newton ten years, and d.
June 1727; his w. Mary d. 20 Ap. 1731, a. 71.
4. RICHARD, s. of John (2), m. Thankful Trowbridge 15 Dec. 1690, and
had Lydia, b. 13 Aug. 1692, m. John Burrage 9 Oct. 1718; Thomas, b. 8 Jan.
1693-4, m. Sarah Mattocks ; James, b. 6 Jan. 1695, d. young; Hannah, b. 13
May 1697, m. Joshua Gay of Dedham 15 Mar. 1732; William, b. 12 Sept.
1699, m. Elizabeth Wilson; James, b. 14 Aug. 1701, m. Mary Bacon;
Ephraim, b. 1703; Margaret,}). 28 Feb. 1705-6. RICHARD the f. was Rep-
resentative of Newton eight years, and Deacon of the Church; he d. 27 Mar.
1739; his w. Thankful d. 17 Sept 1742, a. 75.
WARLAND, OWEN*, m. Hannah Gay 3 Ap. 1679, and had William, b. 27
Mar. 1680; Rebecca, b. , m. Bartholomew Barrett 23 July 1706. OWEN
the f. was a currier, and res. on the N. W. corner of Holyoke and South
streets, which estate he bought of John Shepard 18 Sept. 1681. He was Con-
stable in 1697. In 1705 he and his w. Hannah conveyed the westerly half of
their homestead to their son William. They prob. both d. before 1716,
when Bartholomew and Rebecca Barrett released to William Warland all
their interest in the homestead.
2. WILLIAM, s. of Owen (1), m. Tabitha,dau. of Jacob Hill, 3 Feb. 1701-2;
she d. 6 Jan. 1717-18, a. 34, and he m. Anne, dau. of Capt. Josiah Parker, 3
July 1718. His children were William, b. 3 Oct. 1706, d. 23 Aug. 1708;
Sarah, bap. 9 Jan. 1708-9, d. 5 Oct. 1712; 1'abitha, b. 3 Mar. 1710-11, m.
John Morse 14 Aug. 1729; Sarah, b. 1713; Rebecca, bap. 4 Sept. 1715, d. 24
Jan. 1716-17; William, bap. 12 Jan. 1717-18; Anne, bap. 29 Mar. 1719;
Thomas, bap. 13 Aug. 1721; Owen, bap. 2 June 1723; John, bap. 11 Dec.
1726. WILLIAM the f. was a shoemaker, and inherited the homestead. He
d. 29 Sept. 1727, a. 47 (his gravestone says 56th); his w. Anne survived, and
in 1745, in connection with her son Owen, bought the estate at the N. W. cor-
ner of Dunster and Winthrop streets, where she subsequently resided until 22
Dec. 1763, when she d. "of being cut for a cancer in her breast," a. 69.
3. WILLIAM, s. of William (2), m. Mary Mann 11 June 1747, and was
probably the mason of that name in Boston, whose will, dated 9 Dec. 1771,
and proved 24 Feb. 1775, mentions w. and names children, Mary Breed, Re-
becca, and Sarah, and granddaughter Mary, dau. of Hannah Giles, deceased.
As his will was proved in Middlesex County it is probable that he d. here,
having left Boston during the siege.
4. OWEN, s. of William (2), m. Sarah Stearns (pub. 12 Oct. 1745), and had
Thomas, b. 4 Oct. 1746; d. 27 May 1749; Owen, b. 15 July 1748, d. 20 Oct.
1748; Anne (or Nancy), b. 3 Ap/1750, m. Josiah Moore 22 Aug. 1782, and
d. June 1835; Owen, b. 26 Jan. 1751-2, grad. H. C. 1770, d. 7 Feb. 1775;
Sarah, b. 27 Sept. 1753, m. Abel Moore 16 Oct. 1776, and m. Israel Porter 10
Mar. 1796; Mary,b. 2 Nov. 1755, d. 11 Sept. 1756; Thomas, b. 17 July
1757; Mary, b. 1 Ap. 1759, d. 14 Nov. 1762; Lucy, b. 26 Mar. 1762, in. Jon-
athan Hunnewell 10 Feb. 1785, and prob. d. before 1792; Elizabeth, bap. 11
Dec. 1763, d. unm. Nov. 1786; William, b. 19 Sept. 1765, d. Sept. 1786; John,
b. 25 Dec. 1768, grad. H. C. 1786, and d. Ap. 1788. OWEN the f. was a
tailor, inherited the homestead, and dealt somewhat largely in real estate.
His place of business was on the easterly side of Brighton Street, near Har-
vard Square, where the late Deac. Levi Farwell last resided. He d. 1 Jan.
1793, a. 70; his w. Sarah d. 19 Feb 1800, a. 75.
5. JOHN, s. of William (2), m. Mary Manning 26 Sept. 1754, and had
John, b. 16 July 1755 ; William, bap. 25 May 1760, a chaise maker in Spring-
field 1783. JOHN the f. was a barber. He bought of Cutting Bean, 19 Dec.
1758, a house and small lot of land at the junction of Brighton and Brattle
streets. He d. 6 Oct. 1762; his w. Mary m. William Darling 19 May 1763,
and d. in her second widowhood 22 May 1817, a. 84.
6. THOMAS, s. of Owen (4), m. Elizabeth , and had Owen, b. 26 Aug.
678 WARLAND — WARNER.
1783, grad. H. C. 1804, d. 1816; Elizabeth Bell, b. 15 July 1785, m. Rev. John
Abbott of Boston 21 Oct. 1813, he d. 17 Oct. 1814, and she m. Dr. Samuel
Manning, Jr., 20 Mar. 1822 ; she still survives in a second widowhood, hon-
ored and beloved; William, b. 23 Ap. 1787, d. Sept. 1788; Lucy, b. 1 Aug.
1789, d. unm. 10 Oct. 1830; Mary Bell, b. 23 Jan. 1797, m. Dr. Sylvanus
Plympton, and d. 9 July 1867. THOMAS the f. was a tailor, and res. on
Brighton Street, near Harvard Square. He accumulated a large property,
partly by speculations in real estate. Among his more profitable investments
were a large tract of land between Pleasant and Magazine streets in Cam-
bridgeport, and the estate between Harvard, Plympton, Bow, and Linden
streets, where his daughters long resided. He d. 27 Aug. 1837; his w. Eliz-
abeth was buried 21 Dec. 1838, a. 84.
7. JOHN, s. of John (5), m. Hannah Prentice 12 Mar. 1776; she d. 12
Aug. 1803, and he m. Sarah Palmer 5 Feb. 1806. His children were Hannah,
b. 23 Oct. 1776, d. 5 Sept. 1777; Hannah,b. 14 June 1778, d. 28 Dec. 1778;
John, b. 28 Dec. 1779; William, b. 8 Mar. 1782; Polly (Mary), bap. 29
Feb. 1784, m. Jason Howe 28 Nov. 1805; Ebenezer, bap. 12 Feb. 1786, a
mason, went south, and was living in 1819; Charles, bap. 16 Dec. 1787, d.
Sept. 1788; Charles, b. 1789, d. 9 Feb. 1817; Hannah, b. about Dec. 1792, d.
4 Sept. 1 793, a. 9 mo. JOHN the f. was a mason, and possessed the homestead,
which he exchanged 1784 (reserving his mother's dower therein) for an
estate on the easterly side of Brattle Square, near Mount Auburn Street,
where he d. 20 Nov. 1809 ; his w. Sarah survived.
8. JOHN, s. of John (7), m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph Bates, 20 June 1805;
she d. of apoplexy 23 Aug. 1824, a. 43, and he m. Priscilla Hill 8 Sept. 1825;
she d. 16 May 1830, a. 34, and he m. Mary Ann Phelps of Marlborough (pub.
6 Ap. 1833). His chil. were Sarah, b. 20 May and d. 29 June 1806; John
Henry, b. 20 Ap. 1807, grad. H. C. 1827, m. Mary Ann, dau. of William E.
Carter, 9 Sept. 1832, a popular editor of sundry newspapers, and d. 7 July
1872; Mary Madelia, b. 21 Jan. 1809, m. Royal Richardson 22 Mar. 1831,
and d. 28 Nov. 1872; Theodore, b. 1 June 1812, grad. H. C. 1832, commenced
preaching, but became insane, and d. at Brattleborough, Vt., 14 July 1864;
Alfred, b. 9 April 1814, d. 19 Sept. 1817; Charles Horace, b. 18 Sept. 1816,
d. 21 Nov. 1819; Sarah Ann, b. 9 Nov. 1818, m. Joseph Cutler, a lawyer, 9
Ap. 1846, and d. 1 Nov. 1874; Ann Elizabeth, bap. 4 Aug 1822, m. Joseph
Bird, Jr., a music teacher of Watertown, 10 Dec. 1848 ; Caroline Priscilla,
bap. 17 Sept. 1826, m. Marshall T. Bigelow, printer, 21 Oct. 1847; Henrietta
Hill, b. ; Charles Alfred, b. , m. Mary D. Brown; Edward Merrick,
b. ; Francis Horace, b. 7 May 1836, d. at Bombay 8 June 1865; Emily
Phelps, b. ; Frances Bates, b. . JOHN the f. was a mason, and in-
herited the homestead, which he sold to James Winthrop 1810; he bought in
1802 an estate on Appian Way, to which he subsequently added several ad-
joining estates, on one of which, fronting on Brattle Street, he resided. He
accumulated a very considerable property, consisting chiefly in houses and
lands, on both sides of Appian Way. He d. 15 Feb. 1852; his w. Mary Ann
d. 20 Dec. 1871.
9. WILLIAM, s. of John (7), m. Mary C. Thompson, and had William, b. 2
May 1811, grad. H. C. 1832, an Episcopal clergyman, now having charge of
the Church of the Ascension at East Camb. ; Mary, b. 27 Feb. 1813; Alta-
mont, b. 26 Feb. 1819. WILLIAM the f. was a mason, and resided on the
northerly side of Brattle Street, near Brattle Square; he d. 3 Mar. 1871, a.
89; his w. Mary C. d. 23 Mar. 1866, a. 79.
WARNER, ANDREW, one of the earliest inhabitants, resided in 1635 on the
northeasterly side of Eliot Street, about midway between the westerly end of
Winthrop Street and Brighton Street. He owned several other lots in
various parts of the town. He sold his estates here to Capt. George Cooke
20 Dec. 1636, and retn. to Connecticut. He rem. yet again, in 1659, to Had-
ley, where he d. 1684, leaving six sons and three daughters. Of his sons,
Andrew, Robert, and John, settled in Middletown, Conn.; Daniel, in Hatfield,
and Jacob and Isaac, in Had ley.
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2. DANIEL, s. of Andrew (1), resided in Hatfield, where he d. 1692, leav-
ing seven sons and seven daughters ; the sons were Daniel, Andrew, John,
(b. 1677), Abram, Samuel, Ebenezer, and Nathaniel.
3. DANIKL, s. of Daniel (2), was of Hatfield, where, besides daughters, he
had sons Joseph and Jonathan, who removed to Hardwick; Joseph was a Capt.
in the French War, and subsequently rem. with his family to Cummington;
Jonathan was an innholder and had sons Jonathan, a Major-general, and
Senator; Daniel, a Captain; and others. DANIKL the f. d. in Hardwick 12
Mar. 1754, a. 88.
4. JOHN, parentage unknown, m. Sarah Wood 12 June 1677, and had son
Samuel, b. here 10 May 1680, after which the name disappears. He was
probably the same who was "freed from training," May 3, 1678, being "a
wounded soldier."
WATSON, JOHN, became a resident here as early as about 1650. He m.
Rebecca, dau. of wid. Ann Errington, and had Rebecca, b. about 1650, m.
Jonathan Rice 1 Nov. 1677; John, b. 14 Oct. 1653, d. prob. unm. 25 Nov.
1678, " of small-pox; " Abraham, b. 26 June 1661 ; Ann, b. 21 Aug. 1666, d.
10 Oct. 1676; Isaac, b. 24 Sept. 1669; Jacob, b. 20 Dec. 1671. JOHN the f.
was a husbandman, resided on North Avenue, northwesterly from the Rail-
road Bridge, was Selectman 1682 and 1684, and d. 20 May 1711, a. 92;
his w. Rebecca d. 11 Nov. 1690, a. 65. [This John Watson has been sup-
posed, but erroneously, to have been the same who resided at Roxbury, and
m. Alice, wid. of Valentine Prentiss, 3 Ap. 1634, or perhaps his son. But
the gravestones of John Watson, father and son, are still standing in the old
burial ground at Roxbury, indicating that the father d. 2 Dec. 1671, a. 77 (or
73), and that the son, John, Jr., d. 14 Aug. 1693, a. 59. Whether any rela-
tionship existed between the Cambridge and Roxbury families of this name,
is not ascertained.]
2. ABRAHAM, s. of John (1), m. Mary Butterfield, and had Isaac, b. 3
Mar. 1689-90; Rebecca, b. about 1692, m. William Willis of Medf. 23 June
1709, and d. 30 Sept. 1754, a. 62; John, b. prob. 1694, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7;
Abraham,b. prob. 1696, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7; William, bap. 8 May 1698;
Mary, bap. 14 Ap. 1700; Jonathan, bap. 18 Oct. 1702; Jacob, bap. 7 May
1704. ABRAHAM the f. d. 23 Mar. 1704-5; his w. Mary m. Samuel Whit-
more of Lexington, d. 4 Nov. 1730, a. 60, and was buried here.
3. JACOB, s. of John (1), m. Mary Healy 12 Nov. 1702. He received the
homestead by deed of gift, 25 May 1705, in consideration that he should pro-
vide for his father, during life. He d. s. p. 29 Mar. 1724, and bequeathed his
whole estate to his w. Mary; she d. about 1728, giving by will, dated 10
Mar. 1725-6, proved 7 Oct. 1728, a large portion of her estate to her hus-
band's relatives.
4. ISAAC, s. of Abraham (2), m. Anna ; she d. 19 Aug. 1718, a. 26, and
he m. Abiel, wid. of Edmund Angier, 27 Aug. 1725. His children were
Abraham, b. 20 Aug. 1712, removed to Salem, was a joiner, and living in
1742; laaac, b. 28 Feb. 1713-14; Abid, bap. 13 Aug. 1727; Benjamin, b. 14
Nov. 1730. ISAAC the f. was a yeoman, and res. on the southerly side of
Brattle Street, not far eastward from Ash Street, and afterwards on the
northerly side of North Avenue, near Dover Street ; his house was consumed
by fire 27 Feb. 1741-2, and he perished in the flames; his w. Abiel sur-
vived.
5. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (2), by w. Mary, had Abraham, b. 21 Mar.
1728-9; Daniel, b. 14 Feb. 1731-2; Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1734, prob. d. unm.;
Samuel, b. 22 Dec. 1736, prob. d. unm. (neither of these are named in their
father's will); Sarah, b. 2 June 1745, m. Christopher Grant, Jr., 4 Aug. 1763.
After the death of his first wife Mr. Watson m. Mary, wid. of John Butter-
field, formerly wid. of Abraham Hill. He was a tanner, Selectman nine
years between 1745 and 1760, and resided on the southwesterly side of
North Avenue, near Coggswell Avenue. He d. 7 Oct. 1775; his w. Mary
d. about March 1789.
6. WILLIAM, s. of Abraham (2), resided in Medford, where he m. Abigail
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Hall 17 Feb. 1731. She d. 10 May 1731, a. 22; and he d. .6 Jan. 1741-2, a.
43. No record is found of a second marriage, or any children.
7. JONATHAN, s. of Abraham (2), was a housewright, and resided in Medf.
He m. Abigail Bradshaw 16 Jan. 1728-9, and had Abigail, bap. 2 Nov. 1729,
m. Samuel Angier 29 Ap. 1762; Jonathan, bap. 15 Oct. 1732, a housewright,
res. for a time in Salem, but returned to Medf. on the death of his father;
Mary, bap. 14 Nov. 1736, m. Capt. James Hall 27 Mar. 1760; Ruth, bap. 7
Oct. 1744, d. young; a second Ruth, d. 10 Ap. 1761, a. 10. JONATHAN the f.
d. 5 Jan. 1759.
8. JACOB, s. of Abraham (2), by w. Lydia, had Jacob, b. 22 Feb. 1727-8;
John, b. 26 Sept. 1729, living in 1760; Nathan, bap. 31 Oct. 1731, d. young;
Lydia, bap. 30 Sept. 1733, d. young; Nathan, b. 30 May 1735; Lydia, b. 7
Mar. 1737-8, prob. d. young; Lucy,b. 15 May 1741, m. James Munfoe 18
Aug. 1763; William, bap. 30 Sept. 1744, rem. to New Salem, and afterwards
to Tewksbury; Rebecca, bap. 17 May 1747, m. Abiel Murdock of Roxbury 4
Oct. 1770, and is said to have rem. to Hubbardston. JACOB the f. resided on
North Avenue, near the easterly end of Spruce Street. He d. about 1757,
and his son Jacob administered 9 Jan. 1758; his w. Lydia d. 10 Sept. (Ch.
Rec., 22 Sept.) 1790, a. 85.
9. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (4), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Deac. Samuel Whittemore,
3 Ap. 1740; she d. and he m. Rebecca Tufts 20 May 1761. His children were
Anna, b. 22 Dec. 1741, d. 24 Oct. 1743 ; Margaret, b. 9 May 1745, m. Nathan
Watson 19 Aug. 1772; Isaac, b. 12 May 1747, d. young; Isaac, bap. 30 Oct.
1748, a saddler, m. Ruth Locke 26 Sept. 1771, res. in Medf. as early as 1771,
and was living there in 1794; Samuel, bap. 21 July 1751, said to have died in
Gloucester at an early age ; Elizabeth, bap. 4 Mar. 1753, d. unm. 17 Sept. 1787;
William, bap. 1 June 1755; John, bap. 8 Aug. 1762, a saddler, res. in Amherst,
N. H., 10 Ap. 1794. ISAAC the f. was a glazier, and resided on part of
the homestead, in the house long occupied as a Hotel and still standing on the
northerly side of North Avenue. He d. 17 May 1758; his wid. Rebecca d.
19 Oct. 1796, a. 72.
10. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (5), m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. Nathaniel Pren-
tiss of Dunstable, 28 Mar. 1751, and had Abraham, b. 5 Mar. 1752, grad. H. C.
1771, a physician in Littleton 1786, and in Ackworth, N. H., 1787; Lucy, b.
26 May 1754, d. 5 Oct. 1760; Samuel, b. 11 Nov. 1757, d. 26 Ap. 1760; Sam-
uel, b. 19 Sept. 1759, d. 19 Oct. 1760; Lucy, b. 13 Feb. 1762, m. Dr. William
Gamage 21 Oct. 1784; Mary, b. 11 Feb. 1763, living unm. 21 Oct. 1784;
Nathaniel Prentiss, b. 21 Oct. 1764; Ruth, b. 19 Sept. 1765, living unm. 21
Oct. 1784; Lydia, b. 20 July 1768, m. Thomas Shepard of Worcester 25
Nov. 1790 ; Catherine, b. 31 Dec. 1771, d. 9 Sept. 1772; William Tyng, b. 16
Nov. 1773, d. 17 Jan. 1775. ABRAHAM the f. was a tanner, and inherited
the homestead. He was a man of intelligence and energy; a prominent and
useful citizen. He d. " after a long and lingering illness," 11 Dec. 1781. In
an obituary published in the Boston Gazette, it is stated that " He was a
gentleman of superior abilities, which early introduced him into public life,
being honored with a commission for the peace, and much employed in the
public affairs of the town, parish, and church. In the American Revolution he
took an early and decided part, representing the town in the Provincial Con-
gress, in the first General Court, and in the Convention for forming the Con-
stitution of this Commonwealth. In domestic life, the tender passions were
as conspicuous in that circle as his manly virtues were on the public stage.
In his death, the family have to lament an affectionate husband, and an indul-
gent parent; and the public to regret the loss of a useful member of society."
His w. Lucy survived.
11. DANIEL, s. of Abraham (5), m. Anna, dau. of Capt. John Tainter cf
Watertown, 24 Nov. 1757, and had Anna, b. 2 Ap. 1759, d. 27 Sept. 1767 ;
Daniel, b. 22 May 1761, settled in Keene, N. H.; Sarah, b. 15 Mar. 1763, m.
Jonathan Stone of Watertown; Rebecca, b. 3 June 1765, m. Morgan;
Fanny, b. 4 May 1767, m. Samuel Cox 14 Mar. 1793, and d. 27 Ap. 1855 ;
Samuel, b. 18 Nov. 1769; Joseph, b. 23 Oct. 1772, settled in Putney, Vt.
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DANIEL the f. was a currier, and resided on the northwesterly corner of North
Avenue and Russell Street. He d. of palsy 26 Ap. 1805; his w. Anna d. 11
Jan. 1823, a. 89.
12. JACOB, s. of Jacob (8), m. Mehetabel Skinner of Woburn (pub. 25 Jan.
1761), and had Jacob, b. 8 Sept. 1765 ; Mehetabel, b. 10 Sept. 1767, m. Adino
Hastings 21 June 1795; he d. 8 Jan. 1798, and she m. Thomas Hastings 3 Oct.
1802, and d. 7 Jan. 1850. JACOB the f. was a blacksmith, and inherited the
homestead, near Spruce Street. He d. 5 Oct. 1801; his w. Mehetabel d. 17
May 1814, a. 90.
13. NATHAN, s. of Jacob (8), m. Margaret, dau of Isaac Watson, 19 Aug.
1772, and had Margaret, b. 10 June 1773, m. James Munroe 10 June 1804,
and d. 28 Feb. 1852; Nathan, b. 14 May 1775, a chaise maker, resided in
Roxbury, d. 17 Jan. 1855; Elizabeth, b. 20 May 1777, d. unm. 19 Sept. 1857;
Lydia, b. 3 May 1780, m. Joseph Holmes 12 May 180?, and d. 16 Jan. 1864.
NATHAN the f. was a cordwainer, and resided on the estate formerly owned
by the father of his wife. He d. 31 Jan. 1804; his w. Margaret d. 15 Aug.
1825, a. 80, having, by lease from her children, long occupied the homestead
at the nominal rent of one dollar per annum.
14. WILLIAM, s. of Isaac (9), m. Susanna, dau. of Ebenezer Wyeth, 6 Dec.
1779; she d. 29 Dec. 1788, a. 26, and he m. Catherine Lopaus (or Lopez),
29 Dec. 1781. His chil. were Susanna, b. 6 Dec. 1780, m. Artenatus Moore
7 Feb. l"802, and d. — May 1807; Nancy, b. 23 Oct. 1782, d. unm., of con-
sumption, 24 Dec. 1803; Priscilla, b. 9 Ap. 1784, d. unm., of consumption, 5
Nov. 1803 ; William, b. 13 June 1785, grad. H. C. 1805, d. unm., of consump-
tion, 4 Nov. 1805; Mary, bap. 29 May and d. — Nov. 1787; Mary, b. 12
Dec. 1788, d. unm., of consumption, 22 "July 1812 ; Elizabeth, b. 28 Jan. 1794,
m. Andrew Allen 31 Dec. 1826, and d. 14 Mar. 1868; Samuel, b. 2 Feb. 1796,
unm., for many years an inmate of the McLean Asylum for the Insane, and d.
18 June 1857; Abraham Andros, b. 11 May 1799, grad. H. C. 1823, a physi-
cian, resided in Boston, and d. 14 June 1868. WILLIAM the f. was a glazier,
and ECS. on the S. E. corner of Brighton and Mount Auburn streets, the home-
stead of his maternal grandfather (Deac. Whittemore), which he obtained by
purchase. He also owned a large tract of land in Cambridgeport, which he is
said to have received as a compensation for maintaining an aged colored
woman, formerly a slave, called Venus Whittemore; although by some defect
in the written obligations, she finally became a public charge and died in the
almshouse 4 May 1825, aged 107, according to the account in the Columbian
Centinel. This land has become very valuable and much of it remains in
possession of the family. Mr. Watson d. 9 Feb. 1811; his w. Catherine d. 15
Sept. 1851, a. 89.
15. NATHANIEL PRENTISS, s. of Abraham (10), m. Lydia, dau. of Edward
Fillebrown, 9 Feb. 1797, and had Nathaniel, b. 17 Dec. 1797, many years
Jailer and Master of the House of Correction in Camb., d. at Charleston, S.
C., while on a journey for his health, 8 Mar. 1848; Edward, b. 9 Oct. 1799,
d. at Chs., and was bur. 13 Aug. 1839; Abraham, b. 23 July 1802, d. at Chs.
18 Nov. 1820; Mary, b. 27 Jan. 1810; and perhaps others. NATHANIEL P.
the f. was a tanner, a Colonel, Selectman 1806, 1807, after which he rem. to
Chs., where he d. and was buried 3 Ap. 1822.
16. SAMUEL, s. of Daniel (11), was in early life a card maker, and after-
wards a farmer ; he inherited a life estate in the homestead ; he long held
the office of Deacon in the First Universalist Church, and d. s. p. 8 Feb. 1855;
his w. Martha d. 8 Mar. 1851, a. 75.
17. JACOB, s. of Jacob (12), m. Abigail Goodwin 8 May 1794, and had
Abigail, b. 4 Aug. 1800, d. unm. 18 Aug. 1817; John Waldo, b. 13 Dec. 1802,
d. 20 July 1807; Nancy, bap. 23 June 1805, m. John S. Huntress 8 Sept.
1825; Catherine Bradish, bap. 29 Nov. 1807; John Waldo, bap. 4 Feb. 1810,
d. 9 Aug. 1818. JACOB the f. was for several years Jailer, while the County
Jail was in Ward One. He d. 12 Jan. 1849, a. 83; his w. Abigail d. 7 Aug.
1850, a. 85.
WEBB, RICHARD, owned several parcels of land here in 1635. He rem. to
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Hartford with Hooker, and thence to Norwalk, Conn., and d. July 1665,
leaving w. Elizabeth who d. 24 Jan. 1681, but no children.
WEBBER, ROBERT, was a Field-driver 1692, but no more of him appears.
WELCH, THOMAS, was fined for a breach of a Town order 4 Nov. 1646.
Perhaps he was the same who afterwards resided in Charlestown.
DEBORAH, m. Jonathan Cane 14 May 1674.
WELD, JOSEPH, an early inhabitant of Roxbury, was brother to Rev.
Thomas Weld, a merchant, Captain, Representative, and otherwise a promi-
nent citizen. His first w. Elizabeth d. Oct. 1638, and he m. Barbara Clapp
20 Ap. 1639; his chil. were Elizabeth, b. in England about 1625, m. Edward
Denison of Roxbury 30 Mar. 1641, and d. 5 Feb. 1716-17, a. 91 ; John; Mary,
m. Daniel Harris; Thomas, d. , Sept. 1649; Hannah; Edmund, b. 14
July 1636 ; Sarah, bap. 21 Dec. 1640, m. John Frank 23 July 1663 ; Daniel,
b. 18 Sept, 1642; Joseph, bap. 9 Feb. 1643-4, buried 7 Dec. 1645; Marah, bap.
2 Aug. 1646. JOSEPH the f. d. 7 Oct. 1646, and his w. Barbara m. Anthony
Stoddard.
2. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (1), grad. H. C. 1661, m. Bethia, dau. of Edward
Mitchelson, the Marshal-general, and had in Camb., Daniel, b. 20 Aug. 1663;
Edward, b. 7 June 1666; Bethia, b. 24 Jan. 1667-8. DANIEL the f. was a
physician, and rem. to Salem ; he was Surgeon-general in the Narragansett
expedition under General Winslow 1675, and petitioned the General Court for
compensation, inasmuch as during his absence another physician was invited
to Salem to his damage. Mr. Felt says he d. at Salem about 1690, leaving w.
Bethia and chil. Edward ; Bethia, who m. Robert Kitchen ; Barbara, and Eliza-
beth. Probably the last two were born at Salem, and the eldest son Daniel
had deceased.
REV. THOMAS, of Dunstable, m. (2d w.) Mary Savage of Camb. 22 May
1700. JOHN, prob. of Roxbury, m. Margaret Fuller 6 June 1723.
WELLINGTON, ROGER, an early inhabitant of Wat., m. Mary, dau. of Rich-
ard Palsgrave of Chs., and had John, b. 25 July 1 638 ; Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1 640-41 ,
m. Henry Maddock 21 May 1662, and John Coolidge, Jr., 16 Sept. 1679 ; Jo-
seph, b. 9 Oct. 1643; Benjamin, b. about 1646 ; Oliver, b. 23 Nov.. 1648, m.
wid. Anna Livermore, and d. s. p. 30 Aug. 1727; Palsgrave, b. about 1653, a
physician in Wat., m. Sarah Bond 29 Jan. 1689-90, and d. s. p. 22 Oct. 1715,
a. 62. ROGER the f. d. 11 Mar. 1697-8; his w. seems to have previously de-
ceased.
2. JOHN, s. of Roger (1), was a farmer, resided in Camb., m. Susanna
Straight (or Strayte) 9 June 1681, and d. prob. s. p. 23 Aug. 1726.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Roger (1), m. Sarah , who d. 5 Feb. 1683-4, and he
m. Elizabeth Straight (or Strayte) 6 June 1684, and had Elizabeth, b. 27
Ap. 1685, m. Zechariah Cutting 5 May 1701; Thomas, b. 10 Nov. 1686; Mary,
b. 7 Oct. 1689, m. Benjamin Barnard, Jr., 8 Dec. 1726 ; Susanna, b. 5 Feb.
1691-2. JOSEPH the f. resided in Wat., and d. 30 Oct. 1714.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Roger (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Swoetmaii of
Cambridge, 7 Dec. 1671, and Elizabeth, b. 29 Dec. 1673, m. John Fay; Ben-
jamin, b. 21 June 1676; John, b. 26 July 1678, d. 30 Nov. 1717 ; Ebenezer, b.
, m. Deliverance Bond 28 Jan. 1703-4, an innholder at Wat. ;. Ruhamah,
b. , m. Deac. Joseph Brown 15 Nov. 1699 ; Mehetabel, bap. 4 Mar. 1687-8,
m. William Sherman of Newton 13 Sept. 1715, and was mother of the dis-
tinguished Roger Sherman of Revolutionary memory ; Joseph, bap. 4 Jan.
1690-91, m. Hannah , and d. about 1718; Roger, b. , named in his
grandfather's will. BENJAMIN the f. resided in Wat., and d. 8 Jan. 1709-10.
5. THOMAS, s. of Joseph (3), m. Rebecca Whittemore; she d. 6 Nov. 1734,
a. 53, and he m. Cherry Stone (pub. 7 Mar. 1734-5). His chil. were Rebecca,
b. 3 Nov. 1709, m. Wyman; Joseph, b. 21 Nov. 1711 ; Thomas, b. 6 Aug.
1714, m. Margaret Stone (pub. 18 Jan. 1734-5), and d. 4 Nov. 1783; Susanna,
b. , m. Abraham Hill 16 Feb. 1758; Elizabeth, b. , m. Richard Clark
2 July 1761. THOMAS the f. resided in Menot. and d. 2 July 1759.
6. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Lydia Brown 16 Jan. 1698-9; she
d. 13 May 1711, and he m. Elizabeth Phipps 25 Dec. 1715; she d. 7 Jan.
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1728-9, and he m. Mary Whiting 21 Oct. 1731. His chil. were Benjamin,
b. 21 May 1702; Lydia, b. 24 Aug. 1704, d. 10 Aug. 1718 ; Keziah, b. 28 Mar.
1707; John, b. 12 Nov. 1709, d. 22 Sept. 1728; Abigail, b. 14 July 1715, m.
David Munroe 19 Feb. 1733-4; Timothy, b. 27 July 1719; Mary, b. 20 Oct.
1732; Oliver, b. 14 Ap. 1735. BENJAMIN the f. was a housewright, and re-
sided in Lex. where he d. 15 Nov. 1738 ; his w. Mary and son Benjamin ad-
ministered 18 Dec. 1738.
7. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (5), m. Dorcas Stone 13 Nov. 1733, and had Joseph,
b. 13 Nov. 1734, m. Martha Adams 1 Ap. 1760, and Anna Dix 10 Sept. 1766;
Rebecca, b. 4 Sept. 1737, m. Zechariah Hill of Camb. 10 Feb. 1757 ; Dorcas,
b. 31 Mar. 1740, d. unm. ; Mary, b. 29 Nov. 1742, m. Phineas Stearns of
Waltham 9 July 1761; Hannah, bap. 1745; Margaret, b. 22 Aug. 1745, m.
Timothy Page of Bedford 12 May 1766; he was slain in battle, at White
Plains, 25 Oct. 1776, and she m. Asa Fassett ; Pabgrave, b. 12 Mar. 1747-8;
Jeduthun, b. 4 Sept. 1750; Elizabeth, b. 6 Nov. 1753, m. James Reed of Wo-
burn 24 Sept. 1778 ; Enoch, b. 1 Sept. 1756, m. Sarah Richardson of Water-
town 8 Aug. 1782, and rem. to Jaffrey, N. H. JOSEPH the f. res. at Lex. and
at Menot., where he d. 18 Dec. 1777; his w. Dorcas d. 1 Mar. 1801, a. 86.
8. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin. (6), m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Fessenden,
and had Lydia, b. 21 Dec. 1732; Roger, b. 27 June 1734, m. Abigail Stearns
of Waltham 10 Mar. 1757, and rem. to Brookfield; John, b. 18 Ap. 1736;
Benjamin, b. 22 Ap. 1738, rem. to Brookfield before 1 Sept. 1763, at which
date he m. Lucy Smith. BENJAMIN the f. was a housewright and resided in
Lex. In December of 1738 he was appointed one of the administrators of his
father's estate. His own death occurred soon afterwards, 7 Feb. 1738-9, and
his wid. Abigail (who subsequently m. Ebenezer Smith) was appointed ad-
ministratrix 21 Feb. 1 738-9.
9. TIMOTHY, s. of Benjamin (6), m. Rebecca Stone 23 Sept. 1742, and had
Benjamin, b. 7 Aug. 1743, m. Martha Ball 4 Dec. 1766; Cherry, b. 12 July
1745; Timothy, b. 15 Ap. 1747; Abigail, b. 14 Mar. 1749, m. Daniel Cutting
of Waltham 29 Dec. 1768; Ruhamah, b. 4 Sept. 1751. TIMOTHY the f. res.
in Lex. and d. 1751.
10. PALSGRAVE, s. of Joseph (7), m. wid. Abigail Sewall of Brookline,
(pub. 28 Nov. 1772), and had Mary Oliver, bap. 18 Aug. 1773 ; Penelope, bap.
26 Dec. 1784; Lucy Sparhawk, bap. 8 June 1788; Nancy, bap. 29 Nov. 1789.
The first named of these was bap. at Menot. ; the other three at the Third
Church, now Brighton District. Besides these, Dr. Bond names Christiana ;
Abigail; and Edmund, who grad. D. C. 1811, and d. 1823. PALSGRAVE the f.
grad. H. C. 1770, taught school in Menot. and afterwards in what is now
Brighton District; was elected Deacon of the Third Church 1784 ; and about
1790 removed to Alstead, N. H. He devoted the later years of his life to
farming, and d. 29 Aug. 1808.
11. JEDUTHUN, s. of Joseph (7), m. Susanna Reed of Woburn (pub. 11
Feb. 1775) ; she d. 3 Oct. 1803, and he m. Elizabeth Winneck 31 May 1802.
His chil. were Susanna, b. 22 Oct. 1775; Sophia, b. 1777, d. 6 Sept. 1785;
Charles, bap. 3 Dec. 1780; Mary, b. 25 Ap. 1783, d. 25 Aug. 1799 ; Hannah,
bap. Oct. 1784; Henry, bap. Ap. 1787 ; Sophia, bap. 1 Mar. 1789 ; a child, b.
30 Sept. and d. 3 Oct. 1790 ; Mary Maria Dix, bap. 29 Ap. 1804; Louisa
Annis, bap. 20 Ap. 1806; Alfred Augustus, bap. 20 Dec. 1807; Adeline Ma-
tilda, bap. 17 Dec. 1809. JEDUTHUN the f. resided in Menot., was a farmer
and an energetic citizen, Colonel of Militia, Selectman 18 years between
1780 and 1805; Representative nine years, between 1788 and 1806; he was
one of the principal projectors of the Concord Turnpike, and was engaged in
other public enterprises; he was sanguine in his projects, and very impatient
of opposition. Even in his old age he entered zealously, not to say fiercely,
into the contest concerning the fencing of the Cambridge Common, and was
one of the most conspicuous opposers of that measure, as long as the slightest
possible hope of success remained; he d. 25 Nov. 1838, a. 88; his w. Eliza-
beth d. 11 Mar. 1851, a. 83.
12. TIMOTHY, s. of Timothy (9), m. Hannah W., dau. of Joseph Abbott of
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Lincoln, and had Rebecca Stone, b. 5 Feb. 1777, m. John K. Coolidge 23
Ap. 1799; Timothy, b. 29 Mar. 1778, drowned 8 Ap. 1781; Nehemiah,b. I
Jan. 1780, m. Nancy Stearns 16 May 1805, and d. 11 May 1857; Timothy, b.
8 Oct. 1781; Hannah, b. 4 July 1783; Joseph Abbott, b. 14 July 1785. TIM-
OTHY the f. res. in Lex.
13. NEHEMIAH, s. of Timothy (12), m. Nancy Stearns of Waltham 16
May 1805, and had Ann Eliza, b. 2 Mar. 1806, d. 3 Oct. 1822; Augustus", b.
15 June 1807; Hannah Maria, b. 17 Nov. 1809, m. Samuel Bridge 15 June
1835 : Timothy W., b. 4 July 1811, a coal merchant in Worcester; Sullivan,
b. 8 Nov. 1813; Jonas Clark, b. 30 Nov. 1815, a coal merchant in Boston,
resides in Camb. , m. Harriet Bosworth 17 Oct. 1839, and had sons Austin C.,
and Homer, who reside here; Horatio, b. 6 Sept. 1817, a coal merchant in
East Camb., res. at Charlestown; Avis M., b. 27 June 1819, m. Emory A.
Mulliken 17 Oct. 1850; Joseph A., b. 12 June 1821, a coal merchant in Chs.,
resides here. NEHEMIAH the f. res. in Lex., and d. 11 May 1857, a. 77.
14. TIMOTHY, s. of Timothy (12), m. Maria E. Lord 17 Oct. 1813; she d.
6 Mar. 1816, a. 23, and he :m. Lydia Yates 1 Ap. 1819. His chil. were
William Williamson, b. 27 July 1814, grad. H. C. 1832, is a physician in
Camb. ; Francis Edward, bap. 5 Nov. 1820; Maria Eunice, bap. 13 Oct.
1822; George Yates, bap. 22 Ap. 1827; Ellen; Hannah; Joseph A. TIM-
OTHY the f. was a physician in West Camb., where he d. 6 May 1853, a. 71.
15. JOSIAH, parentage not ascertained, bought 28 Oct. 1803 the once
famous Tavern (which yet stands) on the westerly corner of North Avenue
and Beach Street, which he sold to John Davenport 12 Sept. 1806. His dau.
Susan m. Ephraim Cook 18 Dec. 1803, and d. 22 Aug. 1858. Several of her
children reside here.
WESTWOOD, WILLIAM, in 1635 resided on the S. W. corner of Holyoke
and Winthrop streets; and was one of the first Board of Selectmen, called
Townsmen, 1634-5. He rem. to Hartford, where he was Selectman, and
several times Deputy to the General Court. He subsequently rem. to Hadley,
where he d. 9 Ap. 1669. He left no son, and only one daughter Sarah, who
m. Aaron Cook, an emigrant from Dorchester, and had a son, Westwood
Cook. Rev. Samuel Cook of Menot. was a descendant.
WHALEY, GEORGE, by w. Katherine, had Thomas, b. 14 Nov. 1650 ;
George, b. 19 Ap. 1653.
WHITCOMB, JOB (otherwise written Whetcomb), by w. Mary, had Jemima,
b. 30 Mar. 1678. He was prob. s. of John of Lancaster, driven thence at the
destruction of that town, and finally rem. to Weathersfield, Conn., where he
d. 1683, leaving w. Mary and chil. Job, John, Mary, and Jemima.
WHITE, JOHN, one of the first company, res. on the northerly side of Bow
Street; he sold his estate 20 Oct. 1635 to Nicholas Danforth. He was a
member of the first Board of Selectmen or Townsmen 1634-5, and rem. with
Hooker to Hartford, where he held sundry offices. "He was one of sixty
persons in 1659 who signed an agreement to remove to Massachusetts for the
settlement of Hadley. He removed, and d. there in 1683. His children
were Nathaniel, who resided at Hadley; Daniel, Jacob, John, Sarah Gilbert,
Mrs. Taylor, and a daughter who had m. Mr. Hixton. Mr. White was a
strict Puritan in all its forms, and left the Colony in consequence of a division
in the Church at Hartford." Hinman.
2. THOMAS, about 1638 bought a house and half an acre of land on the
westerly side of Garden Street, probably between Mason Street and Phillips
Place. He was appointed with Edward Shepard "to drive the neck," 23
Mar. 1662-3. No record is found of his family.
3. DANIEL, by w. Mary had Daniel, b. 18 May 1695; Mary, b. 29 Oct.
1697; John, b. 16 Feb. 1699; Thomas, b. 22 Feb. 1701; Joseph, b. 17 Ap.
1704; Sybil, b. 12 May 1796; Stephen, b. 27 Ap. 1709; Sarah, b. 23 Aug.
1711.
WHITMORE, FRANCIS, m. Isabel Park about 1648; she d. 31 Mar. 1665,
and he m. Margaret Harty. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 2 May 1649, m.
Daniel Markham 3 Nov. 1669; Francis, b. 12 Oct. 1650, living in 1691; John,
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b. 1 Oct. 1654; Samuel, b'. 1 May 1658; Abigail, b. 3 July 1660, m.
Wilcox ; Sarah, b. 7 Mar. 1662, m. William Locke; Margery, bap. 27 Mar.
1664, m. Thomas Carter; Hannah, bap. 16 Feb. 1667, d. young; Hannah, b.
9 Feb. 1668; Frances, b. 3 Mar. 1671, m. Jonathan Thompson ; Thomas;
Joseph, living in 1691, perhaps m. Mary Kendall of Woburn 13 Feb. 1698-9,
and d. about 1720. FRANCIS the f. was a tailor, resided several years in the
present city, but subsequently near the line between Menot. and the Farms.
He d. 12 Oct. 1685, a. 62 ; his w. Margaret d. 1 Mar. 1685-6.
2. JOHN, s. of Francis (1), m. Rachel, wid. of John Poulter, and dan. of
Francis Eliot of Braintree; she d 20 Mar. 1723, and he m. wid. Rebecca Cut-
ter, dau. of John Rolfe, 3 Jan. 1 724. His chil. were Francis, b. 8 May 1678;
Abigail, twin, b. 8 May 1678, m. John Elder; John, b. 27 Aug. 1683. JOHN
the f. was a carpenter, and resided in Medf. where his chil. were born. On
the organization (or perhaps reorganization) of the Church in Medford, 1714,
he was elected Deacon. He d. 22 Feb. 1739; his w. Rebecca returned to
Menot. where she d. 13 Nov. 1751, a. 89.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Francis (1), m. Rebecca Gardner 31 Mar. 1686; she d.
5 June 1709, a. 43, and he m. Mary, wid. of Abraham Watson. His chil.
were Francis, b. 9 Dec. 1686, d. at Lexington prob. unm. 20 Dec. 1758 ;
Samuel, b. 1 Ap. 1688; Rebecca, b. 9 Feb. 1689-90, d. unm. 12 June 1709;
John, b. 5 June 1692, a cordwainer, d. 5 May 1714, prob. unm. (his father
was appointed administrator 11 Aug. 1714); Benjamin, b. about 1696 ; Abigail,
b. 8 May 1698; Sarah, b. 10 Ap. 1700, m. Hyde, d. before 1733 ; Na-
thaniel, b. 7 May 1702, m. Abigail Park of Newton 18 June 1725; Mary, b.
4 May 1704, d. unm., and William Munroe administered 1733; and John, b.
25 Jan. 1714. SAMUEL the f. resided at the Farms, and d. 22 May 1724; his
w. Mary d. 14 Nov. 1730, a. 60.
4. FRANCIS, s. of John (2), m. Anna Peirce of Boston 7 Dec. 1699 ; she
d. 6 Aug. 1716, a. 34, and he m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Hancock of Cam-
bridge. His chil. were Sarah, b. 4 May 1701, m. Nathaniel Francis 16 May
1723; Hannah, b. 22 Jan. 1703-4, d. young; Anna, b. 4 Ap. 1706; Eliot, b.
13 Mar. 1710, d. 16 Mar. 1713; Rachel, b. 1 Ap. 1712, m. Ebenezer Tufts 17
Feb. 1731; he d. and she in. Ebenezer Francis 15 Nov. 1733; Mercy, b. 11
Mar. 1713-14, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 22 July 1716, m. Thomas Fillebrown
30 Mar. 1732; Martha, bap. 1 Mar. 1719; and one more not named. FRANCIS
the f. was a tanner, resided in Medf. and d. 6 Feb. 1771, a. 93 nearly. An
obituary in the Boston News Letter, 14 Feb. 1771, states that "he was the
father of 10 children, 41 grandchildren, 96 great-grandchildren, and 8 of the
fifth generation, in all 155."
5. JOHN, s. of John (2), m. Mary, dau. of Maj. John Lane of Billerica,
(now Bedford), and had Mary, b. 17 July 1707, m. Jonathan Webber of Bed-
ford 19 Aug. 1725; Susanna, b. 25 Nov. 1708, m. Benjamin Webber of Bed-
ford 6 Sept. 1727; John, b. 15 Ap. 1711, settled in Bedford, and d. 1748;
Francis, b. 4 Oct. 1714; Martha, b. 22 Ap. 1716, d. young; Martha, b. 23
Feb. 1717-18, m. John Skinner of Chs. 22 Dec. 1743; William, b. 19 Dec.
1724. JOHN the f. was a carpenter, resided in Medf., and d. 26 Mar. 1753 ;
his w. Mary was living 29 June 1773, when through age she had become in-
capable of managing her estate, and John Webber was appointed guardian;
by a memorandum in his account of guardianship, it appears that she d. 27
Mar. 1783, when she had nearly completed 97 years.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), m. Bethia Page 7 Jan. 1719-20, and had
Rebecca, bap. 15 Jan. 1720-21; Daniel, b. 15 Feb. 1724-5, posthumous.
SAMUEL the f. d. in Lexington 17 Aug. 1724; his w. Bethia m. John Winship
1726.
7. JOHN, s. of Samuel (3), m. Lydia Cutter 24 June 1735, and had Mary, b.
3 Sept. 1735; John, b. 24 Ap. 1737; Lydia, bap. 11 Jan. 1740-41 ; ^Samuel, b.
4 July 1743. JOHN the f. was under the guardianship of Deac. Samuel Bow-
man of Cambridge, during his minority, and settled here. The date of his
death or removal is not ascertained.
8. FRANCIS, s. of John (5), m. Mary Hall 1 Jan. 1739, and had Stephen, bap.
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24 May 1741, (prob. b. 1739); Francis, bap. 2 Aug. 1741; Mary, bap. 24 Ap.
1743; John, bap. 6 Jan. 1745, d. young; William, bap. 8 Sept. 1746; Eliza-
beth, bap. 3 .Dec. 1752; John, bap. 15 Dec. 1754; Susanna, bap. 18 Sept. 1757;
Andrew, bap. 5 Oct. 1760. FRANCIS the f. was a merchant in Medf., removed
to Maine, and d. 27 Ap. 1794 ; his w. Mary d. 20 Oct. 1791.
9. WILLIAM, s. of John (5), m. Mary Brooks 1 Oct. 1747, and had Wil-
liam, bap. 22 May 1748; John, bap. 3 June, and d. 28 July 1750: Mary, bap.
29 Oct. 1752, in.' Nathan Blodgett of Camb. 27 Ap. 1775; Martha, b. 1755;
Sarah, bap. Nov. 1757 ; Samuel, b. 15 Dec. 1759, d. 22 Oct. 1762. WILLIAM
the f. grad. H. C. 1744, and was a merchant in Medford, in partnership with
his brother Francis. He d. of small-pox 10 Mar. 1760; his w. Mary d. 10
Oct. 1765.
10. STEPHEN, s. of Francis (8), m. Mary Whittemore of Camb. 14 July
1763, and had Elizabeth Cutter, bap. 30 Dec. 1764; Stephen, bap. 22 Sept.
1765 ; Lydia, bap. 10 May 1767 ; Samuel and William, twins, b. in Cambridge
11 June 1768 ; John, bap. here 30 Aug. 1772, at which date STEPHEN the f.
is styled of Kennebunk.
11. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (8), m. Elizabeth Bowman of Cambridge 30
Dec. 1764, and had Elizabeth Sanders, bap. 13 Oct. 1765, d. 22 Aug. 1777;
Francis, bap. 2 Aug. 1767. FRANCIS the f. removed from Medf. to Boston,
and his subsequent history is not known to me.
WHITTEMORE, THOMAS, resided in Chs. on the Maiden side, near Chelsea,
where he died 25 May 1661. In his will, dated 8 Feb. 1660-61, he bestows
legacies on w. Hannah (who afterwards m. Benjamin Butterfield of Chelms-
ford, and was living in 1680), and ten children, viz.: "eldest son Thomas,
being now in England and hath his portion there by gift"; Daniel ; Nathaniel ;
John ; Elizabeth ; and " my five youngest, Benjamin, Thomas, Samuel, Pelatiah,
and Abraham." These children were probably born between 1633 and 1656;
Daniel was 48 years old at his death in 1683, prob. b. 1635, and Abraham
was 35 at his death in 1690, prob. b. 1655; Elizabeth m. Hopestill Foster
Oct. 1670; Pelatiah d. unm. 1678; Abraham, &. unm. 14 Jan. 1690-91, a. 35.
TnoMAS'the f. probably res. in England until about 1650, and left his oldest
son there. After his emigration, he gave the same name to another son; and
at the time of his death had two sons bearing his own name, one in each Eng-
land.
2. DANIEL, s.of Thomas (1), in. Mary Mellins 7 Mar. 1662, and had Daniel,
b. 27 Ap. 1663, res. in Maiden, had eight chil., and d. 21 Sept. 1756, a. 93;
John, b. 12 Feb. 1664; Thomas, b. 5 Mar. 1667; Mary, b. 15 Feb. 1668-9 ;
Nathaniel, b. 7 Feb. 1670-71. DANIEL the f. inherited the homestead, and d.
at " Mistick Side," now Maiden, 11 May 1683, a. 48.
3. NATHANIEL, s. of Thomas (1), by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 26 Ap. 1668;
Nathaniel, b. 26 Sept. 1670. NATHANIEL the f. d. at Maiden 1671, a. 33.
4. JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), m. Mary, dau. of Deac. John Upham of Maiden
about 1661; she d. 27 June 1677, and he m. Mary Miller of Chs. 8 Nov. 1677.
His chil., all b. in Chs., were John, b. about 1662; Thomas, b. 1 Sept. 1664;
Joseph, b. 29 Jan. 1666-7; Benjamin, b. 1 Sept. 1669; Elizabeth, b. about 1671;
Nathaniel, b. 9 Mar. 1673; Joel, b. about 1675, d. 27 Ap, 1676; Joel, b. 15
June 1677; Mary, b. 24 Oct. 1678, d. young; Pelatiah, b. 7 May 1680; Amos,
b. 25 July 1681; Mary, b. 26 Sept. 1683 ; Daniel, b. 28 Dec. 1685, d. 27 Mar.
1686; Rebecca, b. 3 Mar. 1686-7, living unm. 1 752; Hannah, b. 10 Feb. 1688-9.
JOHN the f. was a wheelwright, and resided in Chs. until near the close of
life, when he removed to Menotomy, having leased a farm of Lieut. -gov. Dan-
forth, and d. there 8 Dec. 1694, a. about 54. Thirteen children survived him.
On the settlement of his estate in 1695, a house with about ten acres in Chs.
was assigned to his son Thomas, and the unexpired lease of Lieut.-gov. Dan-
forth's farm to Thomas and Nathaniel.
5. BENJAMIN, s. of Thomas (1), may have res. here in his younger days.
Under date of 8 Jan. 1665-6, it is recorded that, " Benjamin Whittemore,
for pulling down a bench of a seat in the meeting house, is fined five shillings;
and the Constables are to require the bench of him, and set it up again." No
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record is found of his family; he was prob. the same who died at Maiden,
1726, and devised his estate by will, dated 22 Dec. 1725, to his grandchildren,
Benjamin Faulkner (who was to provide for the testator and his wife during
life), Hannah Durant, Elizabeth Pilet of Boston, Mary Linnex of Boston, and
Hannah Johnson of Boston.
6. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), and the younger of that name, m. Elizabeth
Peirce of Woburn 9 Nov. 1666, and had Thomas, b. 14 Aug. 1667. THOMAS
the f. was a blacksmith, and resided at Woburn, where ne d. and his wife
Elizabeth was appointed administratrix 5 Ap. 1670.
7. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), by w. Hannah, had at Dover, N. H., Samuel,
b. 24 Oct. 1672, d. 31 Jan. 1693-4; and at Chs., Hannah, b. 16 Dec. 1676;
Elizabeth, b. 15 June 1679, m. Clark, living in 1723; Sarah, b. 16 Jan.
1681-2, m. David Lawrence 3 Feb. 1700-1, and res. at Norton; Mary, b. 9
Sept. 1684, m. Smith, living in 1726; Abigail, b. 31 Jan. 1687-8, m.
Eleazar Parker of Norton; Susanna, b. 17 Oct. 1690, d. 25 June 1694; Thomas,
b. 23 Sept. 1693, d. 28 Jan. 1693-4; Samuel, b. (after the decease of his oldest
brother) 27 July 1696. SAMUEL the f. was a farmer, and after a short resi-
dence in Dover, N. H., settled upon a farm in the southwesterly part of Chs.,
now Soraerville, on the road leading from Winter Hill to Arlington. He d.
15 Sept. 1726, a. 79; his w. Hannah d. May 1728, a. 76. Both were buried in
Cambridge. Harris (Epitaphs, p. 73) erroneously calls this Samuel Whitte-
more a son of Francis Whitmore.
8. THOMAS, s. of John (4), m. Mary, wid. of Capt. Samuel Pease of Bos-
ton (See Gen. Reg., ii. 393), and had Thomas, b. 4 Nov. 1694; Francis, b. 5
Sept. 1696; Samuel, b. 22 Sept. 1698; Mary, b. 4 Sept. 1700; Daniel, b. 22
Feb. 1701-2; Hannah; Ephraim; Sarah. All these children were baptized
together, 29 May 1709. THOMAS the f. resided at Menot., a part of his estate,
described in the inventory, consisted of " a lease parol, under Mr. Whiting,
minister, Concord." This doubtless refers to the farm leased to the father of
Thomas by Lieut.-gov. Danforth, of whom Mr. Whiting was one of the devi-
sees. He d. about 1717, and his w. Mary administered 23 Sept. 1717; she
was living, 9 Sept. 1727, and petitioned for an allowance on account of her
taking care of her grandson, Thomas Whittemore, the only heir of her deceased
husband. I think Hudson mistakes in supposing this THOMAS (the f.) to be
son of Francis Whitmore.
9. JOSEPH, s. of John (4), m. Joanna Mousall; she d. 28 Oct. 1691, and he
m. Susanna . His chil. were Joseph, b. 22 Feb. 1689; Joanna, b. 27 Oct.
1691, m. Edward Miller 2 Nov. 1715; Jabez, b. 30 Jan. 1695, resided at
Marshfield and at Chs., where he d. 12 May 1772, leaving posterity; Susanna,
b. 11 Ap. 1697; Huldah, b. about 1699, m. Ebenezer Kent 25 Dec. 1728, and
d. 25 Feb. 1730-31; Abiel, b. 6 Aug. 1701, m. Richard Sprague 25 Dec. 1722.
JOSEPH the f. resided in Chs., was a Captain, somewhat engaged in public
business, and late in life became an attorney. By the Records of Middlesex
it appears that in Aug. 1719 " Capt. Joseph Whittemore, upon his motion to
the Court, was admitted and sworn before the Court to the office of an attor-
ney." Apparently, however, he derived not much pecuniary advantage from
his honorable offices, for he d. insolvent in 1746; his w. Susanna survived.
10. BENJAMIN, s. of John (4), m. Esther Brooks of Concord about 1692,
and had Benjamin, b. about 1696; Nathaniel; Aaron, b. 13 Dec. 1711, grad.
H. C. 1734, ordained at Pembroke, N. H., 1 Mar. 1737, d. 16 Nov. 1767;
Mary, m. John Farr of Littleton ; Grace, m. Joseph Wood of Littleton ; Me-
hetabel ; all living in 1734. BENJAMIN the f. res. in Concord, was a promi-
nent citizen, Selectman, and several years Representative. He d. 8 Sept.
1734; his w. Esther d. 1742.
11. NATHANIEL, s. of John (4), m. Sarah, dau. of Deac. William French of
Billerica, and had Thomas, b. 25 Sept. 1718 ; Jacob, b. 3 Mar. 1721-2; Sarah,
bap. 4 Ap. 1724, d. 15 Aug. 1734 ; Abigail, b. 8 Dec. 1725; John, b. 21 Aug.
1727; Nathaniel, b. 26 June 1729. NATHANIEL the f. resided at Lex., was
styled a physician, and was an almanac maker. He d. about 1754, and a
second w., Abigail, survived.
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12. PELATIAH, s. of John (4), m. Elizabeth Eustis of Boston 6 Oct. 1709,
and had Joshua, b. at Boston 31 July 1712 ; and perhaps others. PELATIAH
the f. was Commissary in the expedition against Port Royal in 1707, and d. at
Chs. 21 Oct. 1724.
13. SAMUEL, oldest s. of Samuel (7), m. Lydia Scott, and had, Samuel, b.
23 Jan. 1693. SAMUEL the f. d. in Chs. 31 Jan. 1693-4, a. 21.
14. SAMUEL, youngest s. of Samuel (7), m. Elizabeth ; she d. 5 June
1764, a. 63, and he m. Esther, wid. of Thomas Prentice, Esq., and formerly
wid. of Amos Muzzey of Lex., 15 Aug. 1765. His chil. were Samuel, b. 19
Jan. 1721; Elizabeth, b. 29 Feb. 1724, m. William Cutler 15 Sept. 1742, and
d. 29 Dec. 1770, having been the mother of thirty-six children (see CUTLER,
WILLIAM); Sarah, b. 12 Mar. 1725-6, m. John Dickson, Jr., 19 Jan. 1749;
Hannah, b. 15 Nov. 1727, d. young; Thomas, b. 29 Oct. 1729; Susanna, b. 22
Mar. 1730-31, d. suddenly, unm , 5 Ap. 1752; William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732;
Catherine, bap. 23 Mar. 1734-5; Hannah, bap. 24 Ap. 1737, m. Thomas Cut-
ter 19 July 1757 ; Mary, b. 6 May 1741, m. Stephen Whitmore of Medford 14
July 1763. SAMUEL the f. was a farmer, and inherited the homestead, which
he exchanged with Joseph Russell about 1730 for an estate in Menot., situated
on the Main Street, adjoining Alewife or Menotomy River. Both in body
and mind he was a sturdy, energetic man. He was Selectman sixteen years
between 1743 and 1762, and served on various important committees, espe-
cially during the Revolution ; he was Captain of Dragoons in his early days,
and in old age his military spirit was not quenched. (See pp. 414, 415.) He
closed his long and eventful life 3 Feb. 1793, a. 96 years and 6 months ; the
inscription on his gravestone gives his age 98, and his obituary 99; his w.
Esther d. at Lex. 9 Sept. 1801, a. 84.
15. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (8), by w. Dorothy, had Thomas, b. about 1715.
THOMAS the f. d. about 1723, and his w. Dorothy m. Samuel Jennison of
Wat. before Sept. 1727.
16. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (9), m. Mehetabel Raymond at Salem Village
(Danvers) 21 Feb. 1711-12, and had Joseph, b. 10 Oct. 1713; Thomas, b. 30
Jan. 1715; Josiah, b. 20 Mar. 1721; Joanna, b. 15 Sept. 1723; Mehetabel, b.
, m. Shippie Townsend of Boston 1745, and d. about 1747. JOSEPH the
f. was a joiner, res. at Chs., and d. 20 Feb. 1740-41 ; his w. Mehetabel d. 4 Ap.
1731, a. 38.
17. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (10), m. Ruhamah Locke of Woburn 15
June 1726, and had Joel, b. 1728; Sarah, b. 1732 ; Ruhama, b. 1733. BEN-
JAMI;ST the f. res. at Concord, and d. 22 Oct. 1734, a. 38; his w. Ruhama m.
Bond before 24 Mar. 1746.
18. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (13), m. Margaret, dau. of Zechariah Hicks, 13
Oct. 1715; she d. and he m. Hannah Livermore of Wat. (pub. 24 May 1764).
His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 24 Nov. 1716, m. Isaac Watson, Jr., 3 Ap. 1740;
Margaret, b. 9 Aug. 1718 ; Ruth, b. 5 Nov. 1720, m. Capt. William Angler 15
Sept. 1742; Lydia, b. 15 Dec. 1722, m. Caleb Prentice 17 Sept. 1744; Mary,
b. 22 Nov. 1726; m. Samuel Hastings (pub. 7 Nov. 1746); Samuel, b. 15 and d.
22 Dec. 1728; Hannah, b. 19 Dec. 1730; Samuel, b. 12 June 1733. SAMUEL
the f. was a currier, and res. at the S. E. corner of Brighton and Mount
Auburn streets; his homestead comprised what was afterwards known as
the Watson estate ; he also owned large tracts of land in Cambridgeport and
elsewhere. He was Deacon of the Church more than forty years, and a use-
ful citizen. For many years he kept a store or " shop " in a part of his house.
He d. early in 1784.
19. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (14), m. Love Stone 11 June 1747, and had
Samuel, b. 6 May 1748; a child, b. and d. 3 Dec. 1749 ; Elizabeth, b. 7 Nov.
1751, d. 13 Mar. 1753; Elizabeth, b. 20 Oct. 1753, m. Amos Warren 25 Nov.
1773; Nathan, b. 18 Nov. 1757; Jonathan, b. 9 Nov. 1762; Josiah, b. 4 Dec.
1 764. SAMUEL the f . was a farmer, and inherited the southerly part of the
homestead in Menot.; he was Selectman 1780, and d. 5 Mar. 1800; his w.
Love d. 14 Feb. 1793, a. 72.
20. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (14), m. Anna Cutter 1 Feb. 1753, and had
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Anna, b. 14 Aug. 1754, m. Thomas Russell 8 Mar. 1774 ; Thomas, b. 1 Oct.
1756; Amos, bap. 22 Ap. .1759; William, bap. 1 Feb. 1761; Smanna, b. 5
Aug. 1763, m. Francis Cutter 29 Dec. 1782; Aaron, b. 13 Aug. 1765, d. 21
Ap. 1766 ; Aaron, b. 30 and d. 31 Mar. 1767; Rhoda, b. 2 Feb. 1770; Lydia,
b. 29 Nov. 1771; Samuel, b. 25 Mar. 1774; Gershom, b. 6 Ap. 1776. THOMAS
the f . was a farmer, inherited the northerly part of the homestead in Menot. ,
and d. 5 Oct. 1799; his w. Anna d. 17 Jan. 1816, a. 84.
21. WILLIAM, s. of Samuel (14), m. Abigail, dau. of Capt. Philip Carteret
of Chs., and a descendant from President Dunster, 12 Oct. 1758, and had
Elizabeth Carteret, b. 4 Ap. and d. 8 Nov. 1763; Elizabeth Carteret, b. 6 Oct.
1764; Philip Carteret, b. 1 Sept. 1766; William, b. 28 Jan. 1769, d. 3 July
1771 ; William, b. 30 June 1772, m. Anna Cutter of Chs. 2 Feb. 1796; Abigail,
b. 16 Aug. 1776, m. John Davenport 4 May 1801. WILLIAM the f. grad.
H. C. 1755, taught school here many years and was familiarly known as
" Master Whittemore." He d. at his residence in West Cambridge 17 Mar.
1818, a. nearly 86; his w. Abigail d. 27 Aug. 1807, a. 70.
22. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (16), m. at Woburn, Abigail Phipps of Chs. 17
Aug. 1732, and had Sarah, b. 31 Aug. 1736, d. unm. 16 Ap. 1762 (on the day
of her father's death); a child, b. and d. 27 Mar. 1738; a child, b. and d. 29
Feb. 1739; Thomas, b. 8 July 1740; Joseph, b. 29 Nov. 1742, m. Alice Ket-
tell, had five chil., and d. 27 Nov. 1790; Abigail, b. 29 Nov. 1744, m. John
Goodwin 5 Sept. 1763; Mehetabel, b. 26 Ap. 1746, living unm. 1762; Josiah,
b. 6 Aug. 1747, d. young; Josiah, b. Jan. 1749, d. young. Perhaps Amos, b.
2 Aug. 1733, and Joseph, b. 11 Sept. 1735, were of this family; but they are
recorded as chil. of Joseph and Sarah. JOSEPH the f. was a ferryman, and
afterwards a retailer in Charlestown, and d. 16 Ap. 1762, a. 48 years and six
months; his w. Abigail d. 9 Oct. 1773.
23. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (18), m. Margaret Gee of Boston 18 Mar. 1757;
she d. 25 Feb. 1773, and he m. Sarah Parsons of Gloucester 27 Dec. 1774.
His chil. were Samuel, b. 10 and d. 18 June 1758; Samuel, b. 14 Jan. 1761, d.
2 Dec. 1790; Joshua Gee, b. 11 Ap. 1762; Nathaniel, b. 19 Sept. 1765, lost
in ship Tempest, 1781 ; George, b. 25 Nov. 1768, d. 17 Mar. 1771; Sarah, b.
22 Oct. 1775; Margaret, b. 7 May 1777; Hannah, b. 13 Nov. 1779; Jacob
Parsons, b. 4 July 1782, d. 27 Jan. 1794; Nathaniel, b. 17 June 1784; Nathan
and George, twins, b. 8 May 1786; Lydia, b. 8 June 1788. SAMUEL the f.
grad. H. C. 1751, and settled in Gloucester, where he was Schoolmaster,
Justice of the Peace, and Representative. He was appointed Naval Officer at
Gloucester 23 Nov. 1776. He d. 15 July 1806 ; his w. Sarah d. 1808.
24. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (19), m. Elizabeth Wilson 20 Mar. 1770, who
was the mother of all his children. He m. 2d, wid. Lucy Dana. His chil.
were, a child, stillborn 27 or 29 May 1770; Elizabeth, b. 7 May 1772, m.
Ebenezer Brooks of Medford 31 Mar. 1796; Samuel, b. 24 Dec. 1774; John,
b. 6 Mar. 1777, d. 4 Sept. 1796; Joseph, b. 28 Feb. 1779; a child, d. 14 May
1781; Aaron, b. 3 Ap. 1782, d. 21 July 1796; James, bap. 23 May 1790.
SAMUEL the f. resided in Menot., and d. 6 Nov. 1822; his w. Lucy d. 15
Dec. 1815, a. 65.
25. NATHAN, s. of Samuel (19), m. Mehetabel Cutter 7 Feb. 1781, and
had Polly, bap. 9 Dec. 1781; Harriet, bap. 29 Oct. 1783, m. Samuel Jaques,
and d. 21 July 1837; Charles, b. 21 Nov. 1788, d. unm. 7 July 1807 ; Eliza,
bap. 16 Sept. 1791, m. John Harris 1818; Sarah, b. 15 Dec. 1793, m. Henry
Jaques, 1815. NATHAN the f. resided within the bounds of Chs., and d. 27
Feb. 1825; his w. Mehetabel d. 3 Feb. 1832, a. 75.
26. JONATHAN, s. of Samuel (19), m. Rebecca Munroe of Lex. 1 Feb.
1795, and had Rebecca, bap. 10 Jan. 1796; Sophronia, bap. 1 Oct. 1797, d. 9
Oct. 1802, and called Miranda in the Record of her death; Elbridge, bap. 26
Dec. 1802; Winslow, bap. 24 Mar. 1805; Miranda, bap. 30 Nov. 1806; Julia
Ann, bap. 18 Sept. 1808; Francis Henry, bap. 25 Ap. 1819. JONATHAN the
f. resided in Menotomy.
27. JOSIAH, s. of Samuel (19), m. Olive Winship of Lex., and had Olive, b.
6 Dec. 1786, m. Joseph Roby ; Sally, b. 15 Sept. 1788, m. Stephen Wheeler,
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and 2d, Joshua Avery; Sophia, b. 22 Nov. 1790, m. Ezekiel Cutter; Louisa,
b. 22 Feb. 1792 or 1793, m. Peleg Bradley; Josiah, b. 8 May 1795; Clarissa,
b. 22 June 1797; Edward, b. 22 Nov. 1799; Elmira, b. 28 Dec. 1801 ; Mary,
b. 27 July 1803. JOSIAH the f. was styled Major, resided in Menotomy, and
d. 3 Ap. 1836 ; his w. Olive d. in May or June 1840, a. 74.
28. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (20), m. Sukey (Susanna) Cutter 16 Nov.
1783, and had Sukey, b. 1784, m. Jonathan Butterfield 21 Sept. 1806;
Thomas, b. about 1786; Ezekiel, b. 1788; these three bap. together 12 Oct.
1788; Ebenezer Francis, bap. 21 Feb. 1790, d. 23 Aug. 1796; Anna Cutter,
bap. 30 Oct. 1791 ; Maria, bap. 27 July 1794, d. 10 Feb. 1795; Maria, bap.
15 Oct. 1797; Ebenezer Francis, bap. 25 Aug. 1799, d. 13 Dec. 1804.
THOMAS the f. res. in Menotomy, and d. 22 Sept. 1805; his w. Susanna d. 11
Oct. 1818, a. 57.
29. AMOS, s. of Thomas (20), m. Helen Weston 18 June 1781, and had
Amos, b. 16 Ap. 1782; Timothy, b. 10 Mar. 1784; Helen, b. 29 July 1786, d.
17 Nov. 1787; Helen, b. 21 Ap. 1788, m. Jonas Prentiss 22 Feb. 1807;
Clarissa, b. 3 Nov. 1789, m. Thomas Davis 2 Oct. 18<)8, d. 11 May 1814;
Harriet, b. 6 Ap. 1792, d. 9 Sept. 1802; Nancy, b. 1 May 1794, d. 25 Sept.
18(>2; Gershom, b. 20 Jan. 1796; Henry, b. 1 Sept. 1798; Letitia, b. 26 Mar.
1799, m. Horatio H. Fiske 2 Mar. 1818; Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1801, d. 24 Aug.
1802; Harriet, b. 13 Aug. 1806, m. Herman Foster 8 Nov. 1826. AMOS the
f. resided in Menotomy, and was widely renowned as a card maker, and inven-
tor of a machine for that purpose. He d. 27 Mar. 1828 ; his w. Helen d. 15
Oct. 1829.
30. WILLIAM, s. of Thomas (20), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nehemiah Cutter,
2 Nov. 1783, and had '•'•Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, William, Caroline; the
foregoing d. unm. James Madison, m. twice, a physician, d. in Brighton 7
Dec. 1863, aged 68; Thomas Jefferson, m. and removed to New York; Mary
Ann, m. Henry S. Low of Boston, is deceased; John Hancock, name changed
to William, m. Lucinda King of Charleston, S. C., served in the Mexican War,
and d. in Oregon about 1850-51." {Cutter Family, p. 250.) WILLIAM the f.
res. in Menotomy, and was largely engaged in the manufacture of cards and
in merchandise. He was Selectman of Cambridge 1803-1805, Representa-
tive, 1804-1806, Senator, 1820, 1821. He d. 2 Nov. 1842, a. 81.
31. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (20), was a merchant in New York, and Presi-
dent of the Greenwich Bank. He d. 22 June 1835, aged 61.
32. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (24), m. Lydia Perry 19 July 1796, and had
Samuel, bap. 21 Jan. 1798; John, bap. 6 Ap. 1800; Lydia, bap. 17 May 1802;
Maria, bap. 31 Ap. 1804 ; Aaron, bap. 12 Ap. 1807. SAMUEL the f. d. 8 Oct.
1808, a. 34.
33. AMOS, s. of Amos (29), m. Rebecca Russell of Charlestown 22 April
1804, and had Mary, bap. 5 May 1805, m. Dr. Benjamin Cutter 26 Sept. 1824;
Rebecca, bap. 5 Ap. 1807; Helen, bap. 20 Aug. 1809; Clarissa Davis, bap. 17
May 1812; Amos, bap. 19 June 1814, a machinist and inventor in Cambridge-
port ; James Russell, bap. 15 Mar. 1818; Charles Barton, bap. 9 July 1820;
George Clinton and Caroline Langdon, bap. 7 Oct. 1827. AMOS the f. res. at
West Camb., and d. 5 Aug. 1827, a. 45.
34. PHILIP, his w. Sarah, and children Philip Augustus, William Henry,
Henry William, and Sarah, were all bap. 18 July 1824.
35. THOMAS, s. of Joseph (22), m. Elizabeth Rand 8 Ap. 1762, and had
Sarah, b. 16 Jan. 1 763; Joseph, b. 11 Sept. 1766. THOMAS the f. resided in
Chs., was a chaise maker, and d. 7 Ap. 1773, a. about 33; his w. Elizabeth d.
1815, at a good old age.
36. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (35), m. Comfort Quiner 11 Ap. 1794, and had
Eliza, b. 14 Sept. 1794, d. 7 Dec. 1795; Eliza, b. 12 Feb. 1796, m. Barnabas
Edmands of Charlestown 8 Aug. 1824, and d. 5 June 1852 ; Joseph, b. 12 Dec.
1797, a merchant in Fredericksburg, Va., m. Narcissa Perry, and d. 22 July
1831 ; Thomas, b. 1 Jan. 1800, a clergyman in Cambridge, and Pres. of Camb.
Bank, and of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad, Editor of the Trumpet,
and author of several valuable books, m. Lovice Corbett of Milford 17 Sept.
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1821, res. in Cambridgeport, and d. 21 Mar. 1861 ; Sarah Rand, b. 18 Mar.
1802, in. John Ferguson 1818, and was bur. 10 Aug. 1833; Benjamin Bruce,
b. 5 Nov. 1805, a merchant in Fredericksburg, d. unm. 10 Aug. 1829; Abigail
Riggs, b. 22 Oct. 1807, m. Lucius R. Paige 5 Oct. 1834, d. 23 Dec. 1843; John
McClure, b. 16 Jan. 1810, a merchant in Fredericksburg, and afterwards in
New York, m. Martha Eliza Lucas 17 Jan. 1831; Alice Bruce, b. 29 Nov.
1811, d. 22 Nov. 1812; Alice Bruce, b. and d. 8 May 1814. JOSEPH the f.
was a baker, and resided in Boston until about 1806, when he removed to
Chs., where he d. 13 Jan. 1814, a. 47 ; his w. Comfort d. 1830.
WIGGLKSWORTH, EDWARD, s. of Rev. Michael Wigglesworth of Maiden,
by his last wife, Sybil Sparhawk, m. Sarah, dau. of President Leverett, 15
June 1726 ; she d. s. p. 9 Nov. 1727, and he m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. Joseph
Coolidge, 10 Sept. 1729. His children were Rebecca, b. 18 June 1730, m.
Prof. Stephen Sewall 9 Aug. 1763, and d. 1783; Edward, b. 7 Feb. 1732;
Mary, b. 26 Ap. 1733, d. 5 July 1758; Sybil, bap. 19 Sept. 1736, d. 28 Dec.
1740. EDWARD the f. was born about 1692, grad. H. C. 1710, Fellow 1724-
1 765, D. D. Edinb. 1 730, and was the first Professor of Divinity in H. C. 1 721-
1765. He d. 16 Jan. 1765 ; his w. Rebecca d. 5 June 1754, aged 54. In a
funeral sermon, Dr. Appleton described him as a learned, faithful, and success-
ful teacher, a "very useful member " of the College government and corpora-
tion, and a Christian whose example was worthy of imitation. He res. on the
northerly side of Harvard Street, opposite to the head of Holyoke Street, on
the spot previously occupied by Hooker, Shepard, Mitchell, and Leverett.
The southwesterly corner of Boylston Hall stands on a part of the estate.
2. EDWARD, s. of Edward (1), m. Margaret Hill of Boston (pub 5 Oct.
1765); she d. Ap. 1776, and he m. Dorothy Sparhawk 6 Jan. 1778; she d. 25
Aug. 1782, and he m. Sarah Wigglesworth 20 Oct. 1785. His children were
Margaret, b. 28 Dec. 1766, m. Rev. John Andrews of Newburyport 8 Sept.
1789, and survived to old age; Mary, bap. 13 Nov. 1768, d. Aug. 1784; Ed-
ward Stephen, bap. 17 Nov. 1771, grad. H. C. 1789, commenced the study of
medicine, but d. of consumption Aug. 1790; Thomas, bap. 1 Aug. 1773, d.
June 1775 ; Thomas, b. in Concord (where the College exercises were pursued
during the occupation of Cambridge by the Continental Troops) 2 Nov. 1775,
an eminent merchant in Boston, d. 27 Mar. 1855. EDWAKD the f. grad. H. C.
1749, was Tutor 1764, succeeded his father as Hollis Professor of Divinity
1765, Fellow of the College 1779-1792, D. D. 1786. He resigned his Profes-
sorship in 1791, being disabled by paralysis, which office, President Quincy
says, " he sustained for twenty-six years, with an equal reputation for learn-
ing, fidelity, and a catholic spirit." He inherited the homestead, and d. 17
June 1794.
WILCOX, WILLIAM (otherwise written Wilcock, Wilcocke, and Wilcocks),
m. Mary Powell 22 Jan. 1650, resided on the southerly side of Brattle Street,
near Ash Street, and d. 28 Nov. 1653; he probably had no children. In his
will, he devised his whole estate to his wife, so long as she remained his widow;
upon her death or marriage, it was to be distributed, — to Mr. Mitchell, £5 ; to
Elder Frost, £4; to cousin John Woods, £10; "to my loving brethren that
were of my family meeting, viz., Roger Bancroft, John Hasting, Thomas Fox,
William Patten, and Francis Whitmore, I give 20s. apiece"; to my sister
wid. Hall, 20s.; to her son William and daughter Susan, 10s. each; " to my
honest brother Richard Francis, 20s."; to bro. John Taylor, 40s.; to Thomas
Shepard, for his father's sake, £5 ; and the remainder to the children of his
sister Christian Boyden in England. His w. Mary m. Jacob Eliot 9 January
1654-5.
WILKINSON, ISABEL, a widow, was here early, and had several grants of
land; she probably resided in the family of Edward Winship, with whom
she owned certain lands in common; she was mother to the wives of Edward
Winship and Edward Goffe. She d. 23 Feb. 1655.
WILLARD, MAJOR SIMON, from the County of Kent, came to N. Eng. in
1634, and settled here; his residence was at the S. E. corner of Dunster and
Winthrop streets; in 1635 he removed to Concord, of which place he was
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the most prominent citizen during his long life ; for about forty years in
succession, he served as Representative and Assistant, and commanded the
Middlesex militia many years.
2. JOSEPH, son of Rev. Joseph of Biddeford, who was son of John, a mer-
chant at Jamaica, who was son of Rev. Samuel of Boston, Vice President of
Harvard College, who was son of Major Simon (1), was born at Biddeford
29 Dec. 1738, grad. H. C. 1765, Tutor and Fellow, ordained at Beverly 25
Nov. 1772, D. D. 1785. He was inaugurated President of Harvard College,
19 Dec. 1781, rem. his family here 2 Jan. 1782, and continued in office, and
a resident of Cambridge, during the remainder of life. He m. Mary Sheaffe
of Portsmouth 7 Mar. 1774, and had in Beverly, Sophia, m. Francis Dana, Jr.,
4 .Aug. 1802; Augustus, grad. H. C. 1793, d. unm. 7 July 1799; Mary, d. unm.
26 Dec. 1860; and Sidney ; and in Camb., Samuel, b. 26 Ap. 1782, resided
several years in Waltham, d. here unm. 18 Oct. 1848, a. 66 ; Thomas Hollis, b.
14 Feb. 1784, d. 23 Nov! 1785; Horatio, b. 16 Sept. 1785, d. 8 Aug. 1793 ;
Jacob Sheaffe, b. 19 Jan. 1788, a student in H. C., d. 27 July 1805, a. 17 ;
Lucinda, b. 12 Dec. 1789, d. unm. 11 Ap. 1864; Amelia, b. 9 Oct. 1791, d. 9
Jan. 1793; Augusta, b. 31 Oct. 1792 ; Ann Theodora, b. 14 Oct. 1795; Joseph,
b. 14 Mar. 1798, grad. H. C. 1816, a lawyer in Lancaster and afterwards in
Boston, clerk of Supreme Judicial Court, d. 12 May 1865. JOSEPH the f. d.
25 Sept. 1804; his w. Mary d. at Portsmouth, N. H., 6 Mar. 1826.
3. SIDNEY, s. of Joseph (2), grad. H. C. 1798, prepared for the ministry
and often preached, but was not ordained; Professor of the Hebrew and other
Oriental Languages in H. C. from 1807 to 1831; Representative 1833, 1837,
1843; Senator 1834, 1835; member of the Executive Council 1837, 1838, 1840;
and Mayor of Camb. 1848, 1849, 1850. He m. Elizabeth Ann Andrews of
Ipswich 28 Dec. 1815; she d. 17 Sept. 1817, and he m. Hannah S. Heard of
Ipswich 27 Jan. 1819. His chil. were, by 1st w., Joseph A., who m. Penelope
Cochran 5 Sept. 1841, res. on Allston Street, and has long been Clerk of the
Superior Court in Boston; and by 2d w., Mary Ann, d. young; Augustus, grad.
H. C. 1841, d. 1842; Hannah Stamford, m. John Bartlett 4 June 1851. SID-
NEY the f. was b. 19 Sept. 1780, res. several years in Ward One, and after-
wards on Allston Street, where he d. 6 Dec. 1856 ; his w. Hannah S. d. 28
June 1824.
4. JONATHAN, parentage not ascertained, by w. Elizabeth, had Abigail, b.
18 Sept. 1716; Josiah, bap. 21 Oct. 1722; Benjamin, bap. 5 Jan. 1724. His
w. Elizabeth having d. he m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Cook, 23 Jan. 1728-9,
and rem. to Sutton before 29 Nov. 1731.
WILLIAMS, ISAAC, s. of Robert Williams, b. at Roxbury 1 Sept. 1638, m.
Martha, dau. of Deac. William Park of Roxbury, and settled on the south
side of the river, in what is now Newton, 1660, being one of the first three
who established themselves in the West Parish. He was a weaver by occu-
pation, but a prominent man in public life, being a Captain of Militia in a
troublesome and dangerous period, and Representative six years between
1692 and 1705. His w. Martha d. and he m. Judith Cooper before 1680; he
d. 11 Feb. 1707, a. 69. His chil. were Isaac, b. 11 Dec. 1661, had a large
family, and d. at Roxbury 1739; Martha, b. 27 Dec. 1663; William, b. 2
Feb. 1665, grad. H. C. 1683, minister at Hatfield, d. 1741; John, b. 31 Oct.
1667; Eleazar, b. 22 Oct. 1669, rem. to Stonington, and d. 1725; Hannah, b.
8 Oct. 1671 ; Thomas, b. 23 Dec. 1673 ; by second w. (Judith Cooper), Peter,
b. 31 Aug. 1680, d. 1732; Elizabeth; Mary; Sarah, b. 2 Oct. 1688; Ephraim,
b. 21 Oct. 1691, a Colonel, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Abraham Jackson, by whom
he had Eleazer, b. 23 Feb. 1715, a Colonel, and the founder of Williams Col-
lege, slain in battle 8 Sept. 1755; and Thomas, b. 1 Ap. 1718, a physician in
Hatfield, d. 1775 ; he d. when on a visit at Hatfield Aug. 1754, a. 63.
2. JOHN, perhaps s. of Isaac (1), though Jackson says that Isaac's son John
removed to Stonington, Conn., res. at Menot., and by w. Mary had Jason, b.
1 Nov. 1694, living in 1748; John, b. 22 May 1697; Nathaniel, b. 31 Oct.
1699, pub. Anna Davies 30 July 1738, d. at Menot. s. p. 20 July 1748; Mary, b.
26 Oct. 1701 ; Martha, b. 29 June 1704; Damaris, b. 17 Feb. 1706-7, m. Jer-
WILLIAMS. 693
emiah Russell 12 Jan. 1737-8; Thomas, b. 2 Jan. 1708-9; Sarah, b. 31 May
1712. JOHN the f. d. 17 Jan. 1752, a. 85, according to Rev. Mr. Cooke's
Record of deaths; his w. Mary d. 17 Feb. 1772. a. 102, according to the same
Record. See SPARHAWK, NATHANIEL (4).
3. THOMAS, s. of John (2), m. Sarah Cutter (pub. 1 Oct. 1731); she d. 1
Nov. 1772, and he m. Mary Winship (pub. 14 Aug. 1773). His chil. were
Thomas, b. 22 Feb. 1733-4, pub. to Lydia Child of Newton 18 Mar. 1754, and
d. 26 July 1756; John, b. 27 Jan. 1735-6, m. Elizabeth Priest of Waltham 13
Dec. 1764; Gershom,b. 3 Mar. 1738; Sarah, b. 9 Ap. 1740, in. Samuel Swan
1 Jan. 1761; Hannah, b. 26 Ap. 1742, d. unm. 7 Feb. 1773; Aaron, b. 28
May 1744, m. Deborah Robbins of Lex. 12 May 1772; a child, b. and d. 12
Ap. 1751 ; Mary, b. about 1752, d. 5 June 1769, a. 17. THOMAS the f. res.
at Menot., and d. 5 Feb. 1809, a. 100 years and one month; the Church Rec-
ord calls him 101 years old.
4. GERSHOM, s. of Thomas (3), m. Martha Wilson 3 Feb. 1765, and had
Gershorn, bap. 6 July 1766, and d. 31 Dec. 1808; Martha, bap. 27 Nov. 1768;
Mary, bap. 16 June 1771, d. 12 Sept. 1771. GERSHOM the f. res. at Menot.
and d. 6 Dec. 1824, a. 86; his w. Sarah d. 24 May 1803, a. 60.
5. AMASA, parentage not ascertained, m. Peggy Cunningham 17 Ap. 1796,
and had Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1797 ; Amasa, b. 5 Feb. 1799; Mary, b. 5 Dec.
1801 ; Lydia, b. 5 July 1803; Thomas Burrell,b. 30 Oct. 1805.
6. JAMES, parentage not ascertained, by w. Ann had Ann, b. 7 Aug. and
d. 9 Oct. 1797; Ann the mother d. 20 Sept. 1797.
7. WARHAM, s. of Rev. John Williams of Deerfield, and grandson of Deac.
Samuel of Roxbury, was b. 7 Sept. 1699, grad. H. C. 1719, ordained at Water-
town West Precinct, now Waltham, 11 June 1723, m. Abigail Leonard of
Norton 1724, and had John, b. 1 and d. 21 Mar. 1728-9; Abigail, b. 12 Feb.
1729-30, m. Rev. Samuel Woodward of Weston 11 Jan. 1753; Anna, b. 27
May 1732, m. Rev. Jacob Gushing, her father's successor, 8 Nov. 1753;
Eunice, b. 8 Feb. 1733-4, d. 30 Sept. 1743; Samuel, b. 12 Dec. 1735, d. 27
Feb. 1742-3; Sarah, b. 2 Dec. 1737, m. Rev. Joseph Parsons of Brookfield 24
Nov. 1763,; he d. 17 Jan. 1771, and she m. Rev. Eliphalet Williams of Hart-
ford 12 June 1777; Leonard, b. 13 July 1739, grad. H. C. 1758, a physician,
resided at Waltham, where he was a Selectman, Assessor, Treasurer, Town
Clerk. Representative, and Justice of the Peace; he d.unm. 24 Dec. 1799; Ele-
azar, b. 8 Jan. 1741-2, d. 5 Mar. 1742-3; Samuel, b. 23 Ap. 1743. Rev. WAR-
HAM the f. d. 22 June 1751; his w. Abigail d. of cancer 18 Sept. 1789, a. 86.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Warham (7), grad. H. C. 1761, a clergyman, LL. D.
(Y. C.) 1786, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in H. C.
from 1780 to 1788, rem. to Vermont about 1789, of which state he published
a History, and d. 1817. The only child (by his w. Jane) whose birth is re-
corded here, was Charles Kilborn, b. 23 Jan. 1782, grad. Mid. Col. 1803, and
became Governor of Vermont.
9. NATHANIEL, s. of Deac. Nathaniel, was b. at Boston 25 Aug. 1675, grad.
H. C. 1693, ordained in the College Chapel 1698, and went to Barbadoes, but
soon returned and was appointed Master of the Grammar School in Boston
1703, which office he held until 1734. He was nephew, by the mother, to
Dr. James Oliver of Camb. and availed himself of the opportunity to study
the science of medicine. Upon the death of Dr. Oliver, Mr. Williams,
" being furnished with his books, papers, medicines, and apparatus, belonging
to the physical art "engaged in the practice, and became an eminent physi-
cian. He m. in Camb., Ann Bradstreet, dau. of Dr. Samuel, and granddaugh-
ter of Gov. Simon Bradstreet, 21 Nov. 1 700 ; she was sister to the wife of
his uncle, Dr. Oliver. He d. 10 Jan. 1737-8, a. 62; his wife Ann and two
daughters survived. An obituary was published in the N. Eng. Weekly Jour-
nal, a week after his decease, from which most of these facts are gathered.
ABRAHAM, of Marlborough, m. Elizabeth Bordman 18 Feb. 1730-31.
THOMAS, m. Abigail Sparhawk 30 Aug. 1733. JOHN, of Lynn, m. Martha
Bordman 9 Oct. 1740. ABIGAIL, m. John Savell 7 Aug. 1755. ANNA, in.
Ebenezer Parker 25 Oct. 1749. JOSIAH, m. Experience Hovey of Lex. 17
694 WILLIAMS — WILSON.
Dec. 1776. MEHETABEL, m. Manuel Grace 10 Ap. 1777. EXPERIENCE, m.
Ebenezer Prentice 24 Nov. 1 785.
WILLIS, GEORGE (otherwise written Willowes and Willois), m. wid. Jane
Palfrey, and had Thomas, b. 28 Dec. 1638; Stephen, b. 14 Oct. 1644. GEORGE
the f. res. on the westerly side of Garden Street, near the Washington Elm.
Hed. 1690; a second w. Sarah survived.
2. THOMAS, s. of George (1), by w. Grace, had in Billerica, Grace, b. 18
May 1664; Stephen, b. 25 Nov. and d. 30 Dec. 1669; John, b. 3 Ap. 1671 ;
and in Medf., Elizabeth, b. 19 Oct. 1673 ; Jane, b. 9 Ap. 1677 ; Stephen, b. 16
Nov. 1679; Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1682; William, b. 7 July 1685, and d. at Medf.
27 Aug. 1754, and his w. Rebecca d. 30 Sept. 1754, a. 62. THOMAS the f.
was elected Deacon of the Medford Church at its organization or reorganiza-
tion 1713, and d. 14 Aug. 1725.
3. STEPHEN, s. of George (1), by w. Hannah had Hannah, b. about 1672,
m. Seccomb, and is named in her father's will ; Stephen, b. about 1674 ;
Abigail, b. 3 Oct. 1677, m. William Patten of Camb. 3 Jan. 1 700-1 701 ; Thomas,
b. 16 Nov. 1679, a Deacon of the Medf. Church, d. 16 May 1731 ; John, b. 6
Aug. 1681 ; Jonathan, b. 1 Ap. 1683; Lydia, b. 1 Mar. 1684-5, prob. d. young;
Benjamin, b. 30 Oct. 1686, a Deacon of the Medf. Church; his w. Ruth d. 19
Feb. 1752, a. 59 ; Mary, b. 15 July 1690, in. Parker. STEPHEN the f.
was a carpenter, and resided in Medf. where he d. 29 July 1718; his w. Han-
nah d. 22 Mar. 1732, a. 80.
4. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (3), m. Susanna, dau. of Maj. Jonathan Wade,
18 Dec. 1698, and had Susanna, b. 1699, d. 7 Nov. 1700. a. 1 year; Deborah,
b. 27 June 1701, d. unm. 15 July 1718. STEPHEN the f. d. 13 Mar. 1717-18.
ESTHER, w. of Andrew, d. here 29 Dec. 1721, a. 24.
WILLY, TIMOTHY, m. Elizabeth Daues 4 Dec. 1677.
WILSON, ROBERT, m. Deborah, dau. of Andrew Stevenson, and had Debo-
rah, b. 25 Sept. 1666, m. Elisha Bull 7 June 1689; Sarah, b. 6 Oct. 1668, m.
Croford ; Andrew, b. 17 Ap. 1670. ROBERT the f. d. prob. about 1685.
2. ANDREW, s. of Robert (1), by w. Hannah, had Andrew, b. 12 May 1696;
Hannah, b. 10 Aug. 1698, m. Benjamin Hopkins of Billerica 27 Mar. 1723;
Deborah, b. 12 Oct. 1700, m. John Perry of Lex. before 27 Ap. 1724; John, b.
28 Jan 1702-3; Mary,\). 11 Mar. 1706-7; Damaris, b. 1 Nov. 1708, d. young;
Damaris, b. 25 Aug. 1710; ANDREW the f. d. 1722 ; his wid. Hannah survived.
3. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (2), m. Sarah Sherman of Wat. 7 June 1722,
and had Sarah, b. 1 Nov. 1722, m. Jonathan Wyeth 14 Nov. 1750; Joseph,
b. 11 Dec. 1724; Hannah, bap. 19 Feb. 1726-7; Damaris, bap. 8 Dec. 1728;
Josiah, bap. 24 May 1730; Lydia, bap. 28 May 1732; Andrew, bap. 29 Ap.
1733. ANDREW, the f. res. at Menot., and d. 20 June 1757; his w. Sarah d.
27 Nov. 1772, a. 77.
4. JOHN. s. of Andrew (2), by w. Martha, had Josiah, bap. 24 May 1730;
Lydia, bap. 28 May 1732; John, l>ap. 17 Mar. 1733—4, d. young; John, bap.
30 Nov. 1740; Martha, bap. 2 Jan. 1742-3, m. Gershom Williams 5 Feb.
1765; Phebe, bap. 19 May 1745, m. Nathan Swan 21 June 1770; Anna, bap.
21 Jan. 1749-50; m. Edward Richardson of Concord 16 May 1771 ; Susanna,
bap. 1 Dec. 1751 ; Josiah, bap. 5 May 1754. JOHN the f. res. at Menot., and
d. 11 Feb. 1773; his w. Martha d. 26 Nov. 1797, a 86.
5. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (3), m. Joanna Winship 5 July 1757, and had
Andrew, bap. 28 May 1758; Sarah, bap. 15 July 1759, m. "Henry Dana 31
Aug. 1786 ; Joanna, bap. 7 Dec. 1760, d. unm. 28 Feb. 1780; Benjamin, bap. 15
May 1763, m. Elizabeth Brown 12 Mar. 1787. ANDREW the f. res. in Menot.
6. EDWARD, prob. s. of John (4), res. at Menot., m. Lucy Francis of Medf.
23 Nov. 1758, and had Joseph, b. 9 Oct. 1759, m. Elizabeth Caldwell 6 Mar.
1785; Lucy, b. 21 Jan. 1761 ; Edward, bap. 11 Ap. 1762; Ebenezer, bap. 21
Aug. 1763; Rachel, bap. 17 Feb. 1765; Samuel, bap. 14 Sept. 1766; Na-
Ihaniel, bap. 21 Feb. 1768; William, bap. 5 Nov. 1769 ; Aaron, bap. 17 Mar.
1771 ; a son, b 16 and d. 17 Dec. 1772, " with one hand " ; Francis, bap. 7
Aug. 1774; Andrew, bap. 5 Jan. 1777; Thomas, bap. 25 Oct. 1778.
7. JOHN, s. of John (4), m. Susanna Payne 10 Oct. 1765, and had John,
WILSON — WINSHIP. 695
hap. 2 Nov. 1766, m. Lydia Meek of Salem 31 Mar. 1793, and d. at West
Camb. 24 Sept. 1822; Susanna, bap. 14 Ap. 1771; William, bap. 30 Aug.
1772; Sarah, bap. 9 June 1776; Hannah, bap. 15 May 1779. JOHN the f.
resided in Menot.
8. JOSIAH, s. of John (4), ra. Hannah Frost 13 Ap. 1780, and had Josiah,
bap. 22 Oct. 1780, d. 4 Nov. 1818; Hannah, bap. 8 Dec. 1782. JOSIAH, the
f. d. at. Menot. 10 Oct. 1808 ; his w. Hannah d. 10 Mar. 1810, a. 52.
9. RICHARD, parentage not ascertained, " for his gross abuse of his master,
Thomas Cheesholme, in base reviling speeches, and refusing to obey his law-
ful commands, was censured to be severly whipped." (Col. Rec., 29 Ap.
1641). Perhaps he was the same who had a grant of land 1645. No further
trace of him is found on our records.
SEABORNE, m. David Fiske 6 Sept. 1655. CATHERINE, m. John Lopaus 6
Nov. 1760. ELIZABETH, m. Samuel Whittemore 3d, 20 Mar. 1770. LYDIA,
m. Joseph Belknap 5 Jan. 1773. THOMAS, m. Susanna Patrick 29 Aug.
1785.
WINCHESTER, JOHN, owned land on the south side of the river in 1699,
but probably was not an inhabitant. The Winchester family was of Brook-
line.
WINCOLL, THOMAS (otherwise written Winckall), owned a house and 8
acres near Ash Street, which he sold about 1638, and probably removed.
2. JOHN, was of Watertown, 1649, when he bought of John Bridge 15
acres in Rocky meadow. He removed to Kittery, and in 1672 sold to Mat-
thew Bridge 150 acres in Camb., describing it as land bought of Edward
Goffe.
WINES, DANIEL, had a share of the Shawshine lands assigned to him in
1652. No other evidence of his residence here is found on record.
WINSHIP, EDWARD, was here in 1635; he m. Jane, prob. dau. of wid. Isa-
bel Wilkinson ; she d. and he m. Elizabeth before 1652. His children
were Sarah, b. Ap. 1638, m. James Hubbard 29 Sept. 1659, and d. in child-
bed 20 Oct. 1665 ; Mary, b. 2 July 1641 ; Ephraim, b. 29 June 1643; Joanna*
b. 1 Aug. 1645, d. unm. 19 Nov. 1707 ; Edward, b. and d. June 1648; Eliza-
beth, b. 15 Ap. 1652; Edward, b. 3 Mar. 1654; Abigail, b. 13 Feb. 1656, m.
William Russell 18 Mar. 1682-3; Samuel, b. 24 Oct. 1658; Joseph, b. 21 June
1661 ; Margery, b. 11 Dec. 1664, m. John Dickson 12 May 1687 ; Mehetabel,
b. 14 Nov. 1667. EDWARD the f. bought an estate in 1638 containing nearly
three acres, at the easterly corner of Brattle and Mason streets, and extend-
ing through to the Common. He was one of the most active and energetic in-
habitants for many years, a Lieutenant of Militia 1660, Selectman 14 years,
between 1637 and 1684, and Representative 1663, 1664, 1681-1686, eight
years; he d. 2 Dec. 1688, a. 75; his w. Elizabeth d. 19 Sept. 1690, a. 57.
Eleven children survived. This name is written with a remarkably rich va-
riety of orthography; such as Winship, Winshipp, Winshepp, Winshape, Win-
shipe, Winshope, Winchip, Winchep, Winchepp, Winchope, Windship, etc.
EDWARD the progenitor wrote his name Winshipp; most of his descendants
now write Winship.
2. EPHRAIM, s. of Edward (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Rayner, 7 Ap.
1670 ; she d. 10 Nov. 1674, and he m. Elizabeth, daii. of Francis Kendall of
Woburn, 9 Nov. 1675. I find no record of children ; he resided at the Farms,
was an Ensign of Militia, and d. 19 Oct. 1696 ; his w. Elizabeth m. Joseph
Peirce of Watertown, before 23 June 1701. Mr. Winship was one of the
i Joanna, dau. of Edward Winship, de- "Here lyes the body of Mrs. Joanna Win-
voted herself to the instruction of children, ship, aged 62 years, who departed this life
and her services appear to have been re- November the 19th 1707.
garded with great favor. She was honored
with the appellation of Mrs., and her epi- " This good school dame
taph contains a homely but affectionate Ju- ^jXSSS^ ">'
logy of the dead and lamentation for the For children's sake to weep."
living. On her gravestone, still standing in
the old burying-place, is the following in-
scription: —
696 WINSHIP.
pioneers at the Farms, and his situation, as well as that of his associates,
is faintly shadowed in a memorandum connected with the settlement of his
estate : " His honored father-in-law, Mr. Francis Kendall of Woburn, in said
county, demands these following debts, viz. : that his son-in-law, Ephraim
Winship, in the time of the former war, called Philip's War, came to his
house for shelter, for fear of the Indians, because his living was then in the
woods, remote from neighbors ; and he brought with him his ancient mother-
in-law Reigner, a widow of whom he was to take care ; and that the said
Francis Kendall did keep the said widow Reigner for said Ephraim Winship
with provisions, more than a year and a half, at eight pounds per year," etc.
Mid. Prob. Files.
3. EDWARD, s. of Edward (1), m. Rebecca Barsham 14 May 1683, and had
Edward, b. 9 Mar. 1683-4; Elizabeth, b. 1 June 1686, m. Walter Russell 3
Ap. 1706; Ephraim, b. 4 Feb. 1687-8; Nathaniel,^. 16 Feb. 1689-90; Wil-
liam, b. about 1691 ; John, b. about 1697; Jason, bap. 29 Oct. 1699. EDAVARD
the f. res. at Menot. and was Selectman eleven years, up to 1701. He d. 10
June 1718; his w. Rebecca d. Aug. 1717, a. about 61.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Edward (1), m. Mary Powter (Poulter) 12 Ap. 1687, and
had Samuel, b. 8 Jan. 1687-8; Mary, b. 12 Dec. 1689, living unm. and non
comp. 5 Dec. 1748, when a guardian was appointed; Elizabeth, b. 26 Nov.
1691 ; John; Abigail ; all these were living 22 Feb. 1708-9, and shared in the
division of their father's estate. SAMUEL the f. res. at the Farms, and d. 18
June 1696 ; his w. Mary m. Isaac Powers before 3 Aug. 1702.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Edward (1), m. Sarah Harrington, who d. 26 or 28 Nov.
1710, a. 39, and he m. a second Sarah; his chil.were Joanna, b. 14 Jan. 1689,
d. young; Sarah, b. about 1691, m. Nathaniel Carter of Chs. 11 Dec. 1712,
and d. before 1726 ; Susanna, b. about 1693, m. Thomas Carter of Woburn
1 Ap. 1713; Joanna, b. about 1695, d. unm. 17 Dec. 1716, a. 21 (Susanna
and Joanna were bap. together 14 Feb. 1696-7); Abigail, bap. 16 Oct. 1698,
m. John Manning, and was living in Hopkinton 1725; Joseph, b. 28 Feb.
1700-1701 ; Margery, b. 8 Aug. 1703, m. John Elder 26 Mar. 1729. JOSEPH
the f. res. at Menot., was Selectman 1706 and 1725, and d. 18 Sept. 1725 ;
his w. Sarah d. Sept. 1726, and Samuel Jennison of Wat. administered.
6. EDWARD, s. of Edward (3), by w. Sarah, had Edward, b. 26 Aug. 1 707;
Rebecca, b. 22 Aug. 1709, m. John Manning 6 June 1728, and John Wootton
of Lex., a mariner, before 13 Dec. 1763 ; Sarah, b. 25 June 1712, m. Jonas
Meriam of Lex., and was mother of Rev. Jonas Meriam of Newton; Mary,
b. 25 June 1716, living unm. 1763; Jonathan, b. 28 May 1719; Isaac, b. 8
June 1724. All these are named as children of Edward Winship, deceased,
in a deed dated 13 Dec. 1763. EDWARD the f. was a wheelwright and resided
at Lex., where he d. 13 May 1 763, a. 79, and was buried at Menot. Mr. Cook
calls his age 84, and the Lex. Church Record 82 ; but both are wrong if I am
correct as to his parentage.
7. EPHRAIM, s. of Edward (3), m. Hannah, dau. of William Cutter, 17 June
1708, and had Ephraim, b. 23 May 1709; Richard, b. 25 July 1711 ; Daniel,
b. 27 Aug. and d. 8 Dec. 1713; Joshua, b. 17 Feb. 1715-16; Hannah, b. 18
Aug. 1718, m. Noah Bowman of Cambridge (pub. 14 July 1744) and per-
haps others. EPHRAIM the f. res. at Lex., and d. 16 July 1757; his w. Han-
nah was bur. 9 Ap. 1 764, a. 77.
8. NATHANIEL, s. of Edward (3), m. Rebecca Peirce of Woburn 11 Feb.
1713-14, and had Elizabeth, b. 13 Oct. 1713; Nathaniel, b. 27 Dec. 1716,
perhaps the same who d. at Holliston 1754; Rebecca, b. 7 Dec. 1717, m.
Elijah Whitney 8 Dec. 1736; Martha, b. 21 June 1720. d. unm. 8 July 1746;
Abigail, b. 25 Mar., d. July 1722. NATHANIEL the f. res. in Menot., and d.
1721; his w. Rebecca administered 6 Mar. 1721-2.
9 WILLIAM, s. of Edward (3), m. Thankful, dau. of John Wyeth, 6 Dec.
1716, and had Joanna, b. 26 Jan. 1717-18, d. unm. 9 Ap. 1795; Deborah, b.
27 Dec. 1719, perhaps m. Moses Harrington 23 June 1760; William, b. 1 July
1722; Aaron, b. 16 Feb. 1723-4; Abigail, b. 30 Oct. 1726, m. Joseph Cook,
Jr., 22 May 1746; Rebecca, b. 13 Mar. 1728-9, d. young; Tabitha, b. 26 July
WINSHIP. 697
1730, d. unm. 15 Mar. 1813; Benoni, b. 30 Mar. 1735, d. 22 May 1805, prob.
unm. Some fatality attended this family: Joanna, William, Tabitha, and
Benoni became paupers, and most of them d. in the almshouse. WILLIAM
the f. res. at Menotomy, and d. 26 Jan. 1774, a. 83.
10. JOHN, s. of Edward (3), m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Wyeth, 2 Oct.
1718, and had Josiah, b. 1 Oct. 1719, d. young; Elizabeth,b. 24 Mar. 1720-21,
m. Jason Russell 28 Jan. 1740; John, bap. 8 Dec. 1723, d. young; Ruth, b.
14 June 1726, d. young; John, bap. 1 Sept. 1728, d. young; Ruth, bap. 24
Oct. 1731, m. Ebenezer Shed, Jr., 24 Mar. 1760; Josiah, bap. 28 May 1738,
grad. H. C. 1762, ordained in Woolwich, Me., 12 June 1765, d. 2 Sept. 1824;
John, b. 3 May 1742; Thankful, b. 14 Mar. 1744-5 ; Noah, b. about 1747, d.
18 Oct. 1759. JOHN the f. res. in Menot., was Selectman 1742, and one of
the first Deacons of the Church there, elected 17 Nov. 1739. He d. 7 Nov.
1759, a. 62; his w. Elizabeth d. 8 Oct. 1759. a. 58.
11. JASON, s. of Edward (3), m. Hannah, widow of Nathaniel Prentice,
and dau. of John Wyeth, between 4 Mar. and 13 May 1724, and had Lydia,
bap. 13 Dec. 1724, living unm. 1766, prob. in. Jabez Wyman of Woburn 13
Jan. 1767; Prudence, bap. 11 Sept. 1726, m. Michael Geohegan of Boston 10
May 1744, and (2d) Thornton before 1766; Nathan, bap. 23 Feb.
1728-9, d. s. p. 27 Sept. 1766; Jason, bap. 28 June 1730. JASON the f. res.
in Menot., and d. 26 Dec. 1762; "going from a neighbor's near Menotomy
Pond, it is supposed he missed his way, and got into the Pond where he was
drowned." (Boston News Letter.) His w. Hannah, who was several years his
senior, d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 63.
12. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (4), m. Jane, dau. of Nicholas Fessenden, 10
Jan. 1711-12; she d. and hem. wid. Lydia Cutter (formerly wid. Simonds)
24 Dec. 1761. His chil. were Samuel, b. 19 Sept. 1712; Martha, b. 27 Dec.
1714, m. William Bowers; Margaret, b. 25 Dec. 1718, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1791.
SAMUEL the f. res. in Lex., and was bur. 13 Feb. 1776, a. 88; his w. Lydia
was bur. 18 April 1790, a. 95.
13. JOHN, s. of Samuel (4), by w. Bethia, had John, b. 12 July and d. 27
Nov. 1726; John, b. 8 Nov. 1728, d. 1749; Thaddeus, b. 8 Mar. 1731-2, d.
before 15 Ap. 1755; James, b. 27 Sept. 1733, m. Lydia Phillips 15 Ap. 1762;
Ebenezer, b. 30 Sept. 1735; Bethia, b. 28 Aug. 1738, d. 19 Mar. 1739-40;
Josiah, b. 18 July 1741 (was under the guardianship of Ebenezer Eliot 1755,
and perhaps was the same who d. at Wat., and on whose estate Jonathan
Harrington administered 7 Jan. 1760); Eliot, b. about 1744 (in her 5th year
20 Feb. 1748-9), m. Edward Crafts of Boston 16 June 1768. JOHN the f.
res. in Lex. and d. 18 July 1747.
14. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (5), by w. Anna, had Francis, b. 5 Aug. 1723,
perhaps of Concord, whose administrator was Joseph Green 24 Aug. 1752;
Sarah, b. 25 Ap. 1725, m. Henry Spring 30 Jan. 1744; Joseph, b. 3 Jan. 1727 ;
Anna, b. 24 Sept. 1728, m. Samuel Manning; Man/, b. 18 Ap. 1730, m. Eben-
ezer Wyeth, Jr., 5 Nov. 1751 ; Aaron, b. 24 Sept. 1731, d. young; Joanna,
b. 30 Sept. 1733, m. Andrew Wilson 5 July 1757; Philemon, b. 12 Oct. 1735,
a mariner, res. in Norwich, Conn., 1784 ; Aaron, b. 26 Dec. 1736. JOSEPH the
f . res. in Menot., but near the close of life probably removed to the Chs. side of
the line. He d. 24 July 1761, a. 60; his w. Anna d. 2 Feb. 1806, a. 101.
15. EDWARD, s. of Edward (6), by w. Esther, had Thomas, b. 25 Oct. 1 729 ;
Benjamin, b. 12 Ap. 1731 ; Edward, b. 18 Jan. 1733 ; Joel, b. 13 Nov. 1734 ;
Amos, b. 12 Dec. 1736, d. 19 May 1740; Esther, b. 1 Jan. 1739, d. unm. 1
May 1 789 ; Isabel, b. 2 Feb. 1743, d. unm. 18 Nov. 1763. EDWAKD the f. was
a wheelwright, and res. at Lex. where he d. and was buried at Menot. 7 Dec.
1773, a. 66 ; his w. Esther d. 10 Oct. 1785, a. 85.
16. JONATHAN, s. of Edward (6), m. Isabel Cutter 6 Oct. 1741; she d. 9
June 1742, a. 24, and he m. Elizabeth , and had Jonathan, b. 18 June
1747; Joshua, b. 27 Jan. 1748-9; Amos, b. 19 Dec. 1750; Hepzibah, b. 15 Feb.
1753, m. Jonathan Davis 29 Feb. 1776; Alary, b. 18 Feb. 1755, m. Benjamin
Hill 5 July 1782; Elizabeth, b 23 May 1757, m. Isaac Learned 8 July 1784;
Lucy, b. 9 Feb. 1760, m. Jason Lyon 5 Nov. 1789; Nathaniel, b. 23 June 1762,
698 WINSHIP.
perhaps the same who m. Mary W. Symons 28 Mar. 1 799; Edmund, b. 2 Oct.
1765; and probably Abigail, b. about 1767, m. Samuel Kidder 12 Nov. 1787;
Isabel, b. about 1769, in. Josiah Hovey 31 Mar. 1789, and d. 21 Nov. 1821,
a. 52. JONATHAN the £. was a wheelwright, and res. at Lex. until after 1765,
He subsequently removed to Brighton, and purchased the estate afterwards
known as Winship's Nursery.
17. ISAAC, s. of Edward (6), by w. Hannah, had Hannah, b. 26 Dec.
1746, d. 23 July 1749; Isaac, b. 7 Ap. 1749, m. Sarah Fessenden 4 Mar.
1773, res. in Medf., and afterwards at Lex., where he was buried 1 Dec. 1834;
Hannah, b. 4 May 1752; Sarah, b. 12 May 1754, m. Nathan Fessenden 17
Oct. 1771 ; Phebe, bap. at Menot. 27 July 1755; and perhaps others. ISAAC
the f. res. at Lex., where he d. 8 Ap. 1783; his w. Hannah survived.
18. EPHRAIM, s. of Ephraim (7), m. Mehetabel, dau. of Gershom Cutter,
28 Aug. 1735, and had Gershom,\>. 10 May 1736 ; Mehetabel, b. 28 July 1738;
Ephraim, b. 20 Nov. 1740; Hannah, b. 22 July 1742 ; Rebecca, b. 11 June
1744, m. John Edgell of Westminster 9 Nov. 1762. EPHRAIM the f. res. in
Lex., probably in the easterly section of the town, as he was a member of the
Menotomy congregation. He rem. to Windham, Me.
19. RICHARD, s. of Ephraim (7), m. Prudence Estabrook, and had Pru-
dence, b. 12 Mar. 1749, d. 2 Oct. 1751; Abigail, b. 2 Jan. 1751; Ephraim, b.
25 June 1753, m. Susanna Marion 8 Ap. 1777; Prudence, b. 16 July 1756,
d. young; Hannah, b. 25 Ap. 1757 (so in the Record); Grace, b. 17 May 1759;
Rebecca, b. 20 May 1760, m. Simon Childs 28 Sept. 1788; Richard, b. 30
Nov. 1762; Prudence, b. 2 May 1765; Nehemiah, b. 23 Ap. 1767. RICHAKD
the f. res. in Lex., and d. 13 Dec. 1768; his w. Prudence survived.
20. WILLIAM, s. of William (9), m. Mary Johnson of Chs. 14 July 1748;
she d. in childbed 18 June 1749, and he m. his cousin Abigail, dau. of Deac.
Samuel Bowman, 30 Dec. 1755. His children were Mary, b. 11 June and d.
13 Sept. 1749; William, b. 31 Aug. 1756, m. and had family, became a
pauper, and d. 30 June 1821; Susanna, bap. 9 July 1758, m. Thorn, and
was buried here 3 Dec. 1841; Lucy, b. 29 Aug. 1760, d. 1 Aug. 1772; Aaron,
b. 8 Ap. 1763, probably the pauper styled a "vagrant," 1808; Caleb, b. 26
Feb. 1765, m. Abigail Blackington 28 Sept. 1802, and d. 15 Sept. 1805;
Samuel, b. 25 Feb. 1768; Mary, b. 7 Dec. 1771, lived several years with her
sister Susanna on the westerly side of North Avenue, d. unm. and was buried
17 Sept. 1747. WILLIAM the f. res. in Menot. In old age, he and his w.
Abigail became paupers and were inmates of the almshouse. He d. 4 Feb.
1811, a. 88 years and 7 months (Ch. Rec., 92); his w. d. 22 June 1809, a. 85
years and 3 months (Ch. Rec., 89).
21. JOHN, s. of John (10), m. Judith Carter of Woburn 5 Dec. 1763, and
had Noah, b. 18 Nov. 1764; Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug. 1766; John, b. and d. May
1769; Josiah, b. 6 Ap. 1771; Joseph, b. 22 May 1774; Sarah, b. 6 Nov. 1776;
Phebe, b. 25 Feb. 1779. JOHN the f. res. in Menot.
22. JASON, s. of Jason (11), m. Ruth Carter of Woburn 24 Mar. 1764; she
d. in childbed 30 Jan. 1765, and he m. Mary Piper of Lex. 16 Jan. 1768.
His chil. were, a child, b. and d. 29 Jan. 1765; a child, b. and d. 14 May
1769; Prudence Peirce, b. 9 Ap. 1770; a child, b. and d. 8 Nov. 1772; Jason,
b. Mar. or Ap. 1775. JASON the f. res. in Menot., and was one of the victims
slaughtered by the British troops 19 Ap. 1775.
23. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (12), m. Hannah Loring 22 May 1755, who d.
27 July 1747; Abigail Crosby 5 May 1748; and Rebecca Johnson of Lynn
4 July 1771. His chil. were Hannah, b. 26 Ap. 1736, m. Richard Francis 20
Mar. 1760; Lydia, b. 14 Feb. 1737-8, d. 9 May 1754; Elizabeth, b. 23 May
1740, m. Nehemiah Estabrook 1 Mar. 1759; Martha, b. 12 May 1742, d. 8
Jan. 1746; Samuel, b. 17 Ap. 1744; Loring, b. 10 Dec. 1746, d. 11 May 1754;
Simon, b. 2 Nov. 1749; John, b. 15 Jan. 1752, d. 7 Ap. 1754; John, b. 12
May 1754; Stephen, b. 23 Feb. 1756, m. Edith Meriam 5 Feb. 1787, and d.
16 Nov. 1839; Abigail, b. 18 May 1759, m. Robbins. SAMUEL the f.
res. at Lex., and d. about 1784 ; his w. Rebecca d. about 1791.
24. JAMES, s. of John (13), m. Lydia Phillips, 15 Ap. 1762, and had
WINSHIP. 699
Bethia, b. 12 May 1762; Lydia, b. 4 Sept. 1763, d. 23 Dec. 1775; Hannah, b.
17 Feb. 1765; Elizabeth, b. 2 Jan. 1767; James, b. 26 Mar. 1768; Daniel, b.
11 July 1769; Joseph, b. 17 Dec. 1770; John, b. 2 June 1772; Rebecca, b. 10
July 1775; Francis, bap. 10 Nov. 1776; Lydia, bap. 14 Feb. 1779; Samuel,
bap. 2 July 1780; Wi7/u/m, bap. 10 Nov. 1781, d. 28 Feb. 1782. JAMES the
f. res. at Menot.; but after 1 775 his children were bap. in the First Church.
25. EBENEZER, s. of John (13), in. Elizabeth Raymond 19 Aug. 1756, and
had a daughter, b. about 1757, d. 1 May 1761, a. 4; a son, b. 1759, d. 29 Oct.
1762; a daughter, b. 21 Jan. 1762, d. 22 Oct. 1762; Ebenezer, b. 23 Aug.
1763; Daniel, b. 12 July and d. Sept. 1765; Samuel, b. 30 Sept. 1766, d. 1
Nov. 1811 ; John, b. 11 Jan. 1 769 ; Joseph (on the Record of births, but bap.
Daniel), b. 18 Feb. 1771. EBENEZER the f. res. at Menot.
26. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (14), m. , and had Elizabeth, b. 17 Sept. 1740,
m. Green of Norwich, Conn., and (2d) Ebenezer Wyeth, Jr. (pub. 3 May
1777); Susanna, b. 9 June 1742; Kezia, b. 19 May 1744; a daughter, b. 10
and d. 22 Nov. 1745; Abigail, b. 4 June 1747, d. 16 May 1751; Francis, b. 13
May 1749; Priscilla, b. 24 Ap. 1751 ; Benjamin, b. 5 Sept. 1753, d. 20 July
1757; Anne, b. , m. Irijah Sawyer of Norwich, Conn.; Philotheta. b. ,
m. Simeon Bundy of Norwich, Conn.; Philemon ; the last three were living at
Norwich, Conn., 1784. JOSEPH the f. res. at Menot., perhaps on the Chs. side,
and was a member of Rev. Mr. Cooke's congregation, by whom the births of
his children were recorded. He was probably a mariner, was styled Captain,
and rem. to Norwich, Conn., where he d. prob. about 1784.
27. THOMAS, s. of Edward (15), m. Sarah Godding 4 Sept. 1753; shed,
in childbed 24 Mar. 1754, a. 20, and he m. Sarah Harrington 28 May
1755. His chil. were a child, b. and d. 17 Mar. 1754; Sarah, bap. 25 Dec.
1757; Isabel, b. 29 Mar. 1762; Anna, b. 18 Ap. 1764; Thomas, b. 12 Ap. 1766,
m. Ann Harrington 11 Ap. 1793; Moses, b. 20 June 1768; Jonathan, b. 14
Sept. 1770, m. Elizabeth Coggan of Natick 12 May 1800, and d. at West
Cambridge 23 July 1825; his w. Elizabeth d. 19 June 1823, a. 43 ; Joel, b. 18
Ap. 1773. THOMAS the f. res. at Lex., and d. 4 Aug. 1796.
28. BENJAMIN, s. of Edward (15), by w. Abigail, had Benjamin, bap. 30
Mar. 1755, m. Mary Adams 4 Ap. 1788; Abel, bap. 12 Sept. 1756, m. Abigail
Muzzy 30 Nov. 1780. BENJAMIN the f. res. at Lex., but his chil. were bap.
at Menotomy.
29. EDWARD, s. of Edward (15), m. Hepzibah Laughton 9 Feb. 1757, and
had Amos, b. 6 Feb. 1758; Exther, b. 4 Mar. 1760, m. Ammi Cutter, Jr., 6
Feb. 1776; John, b. 16 Feb. 1762; Edward, b. 15 Oct. 1764; Olive, b. 8 May
1767. EDWARD the f. res. at Lex., and d. 16 Ap. 1768.
30. JOEL, s. of Edward (15), m. Elizabeth Grant 15 Jan. 1755, and had
Mary, b. 14 Mar. 1755, m. Thomas Williams (pub. 14 Aug. 1773); Dorcas, b.
2 June 1758, d. unm. 21 July 1807; Joel, b. 1 May 1761, m. Phebe Hill 14
Nov. 1792, and removed to " Queensbury," N. Y., before 1807; Elizabeth, b.
about 1763, m. Fisk of Barre, where she was living in 1807. JOEL the
f. was of Lex., rem. "to Royalston after 1761, and d. before Feb. 1788.
31. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (16), m. Sarah Richardson 4 May 1769, and
had Abiel, bap. 8 Oct. 1769; Jonathan; Nathan, d. between 17 Jan. 1818 and
22 Aug. 1820, leaving dau. Lucy; Francis, bap. 1785; Anna Dana, bap. 27
Sept. 1789, m. Augustus Story 7 Sept. 1809, and d. 19 Feb. 1852. JONATHAN
the f. resided in Brighton District, and d. 13 Oct. 1814; his w. Sarah d. 1 Mar.
1822, a. 73.
32. AMOS, s. of Jonathan (16), m. Mary Wyman 20 Oct. 1 782, and had Sally
Wyman, bap. 1 June 1783, m. Cyrus Holbrook 28 Sept. 1800; Polly (Mary),
bap. 13 Feb. 1785, d. 18 Mar. 1792; Amos, bap. 2 Mar. 1788, d. 29 Oct. 1788.
AMOS the f. resided in Brighton District, and d. 12 Nov. 1801; his w. Mary
m. Rev. Joel Foster of E. Sudbury (Wayland), and d. 1 Nov. 1833, a. 73.
33. EDMUND, s. of Jonathan (16). m. Mary Angier 3 Dec. 1789, and had
Edmund, d. 17 Sept. 1796; Elizabeth; William; Edmund; the last three bap.
1 Jan. 1797; Harriet, bap. 26 May 1799; Josiah Hocey, bap. 21 Mar. 1802;
Charles, bap. 17 June 1804; Mart/ Ann, bap. 14 Sept. 1806; Amos, bap. 10
700 WINSHIP — WINTER — WINTHROP.
July 1808, d. young; Amos, bap. 25 Feb. 1810. EDMUND the f. resided in
Brighton District, and d. Feb. 1836, a. 70.
34. EDWARD, s. of Edward (29), m. Lucy Learned 22 Nov. 1789, and had
Edward, bap. 25 July 1790, d. 13 Nov. 1790; Edward, bap. 9 Oct. 1794, being
the seventh Edward in a direct line of descent. EDWARD the f. resided here,
and d. of putrid fever 9 Jan. 1794, a. 29; his w. Lucy survived.
35. MOSES, parentage not ascertained, by w. Lucy, had Moses, b. 1760, d.
before 29 Ap. 1754. MOSES the f. was of Lexington, and d. about 1773; his
w. Lucy m. Benjamin Wheeler of Concord 27 Nov. 1753.
36. THADDEUS. parentage not ascertained, m. Eunice Munroe of Lex. 11
May 1781, and had Eunice, b. about 1782, m. Joseph Porter 24 Jan. 1799, and
d. 7 Nov. 1836. THADDEUS the f. prob. d. about 1784, in which year a
guardian was appointed for his daughter; his w. Eunice m. Ebenezer Stedman
about 1785, and was buried 6 Sept. 1846, a. 87.
WINTER, JOHN, by w. Hannah, had Hannah, b. 10 Ap. 1665; John, b. 17
Sept. 1667; Thomas, b. 25 June 1669; Joseph, b. 2 Mar. 1671-2; Mary, b. 6
Feb. 1675; Elizabeth, b. 20 Aug. 1678; Abigail, b. 12 Mar. 1680; Samuel, b.
12 Mar. 1684-5. JOHN the f. res. at the Farms, and d. 18 Jan. 1689-90.
WINTHROP, JOHN, s. of Adam, and a descendant in the fourth generation
from Governor John Wiuthrop, was b. in Boston 19 Dec. 1714, m. Rebecca,
dau. of James Townsend, Esq.; she d. 22 Aug. 1753, and he m. (pub. 25 Mar.
1756) Mrs. Hannah Tolman of Boston, dau. of Thomas Fayerweather. His
chil. were John, b. 17 Sept. 1747, grad. H. C. 1765, m. Sarah Phillips, and d.
in 1800, leaving posterity; Adam, b. 27 Nov. 1748, grad. H. C. 1767, left
home contrary to the desire of his father, became a shipmaster, and "was
unfortunately knocked overboard by the boom of his vessel on his passage from
hence to London, and was drowned," 11 Feb. 1774 (Bost. News Letter);
Samuel, b. 20 July 1750, d. 28 July 1751; James, b. 28 Mar. 1752, grad. H.
C. 1767, LL.D. Alleghany College 1817, Postmaster 1775, 1 Register of Pro-
bate from 6 Sept. 1775 until 1817, for several years Judge of the Court of
1 After Boston was invested by the Amer- strained to quit the place of business and
ican troops, the Provincial Congress, May seek for a subsistence some where else. All
13,1775, " Resolved, as the opinion of this the money I have received since the oath was
Congress, that post riders be immediately administered on the 25th of May, amounts
established to go from Cambridge, and to to £.1 7«. 10<j. ; 15 per cent, of it* is my pay
ride the following roads, viz. : to George- for six weeks, that is at [the rate] of §\d. a
town, in the County of Lincoln, to Haver- day nearly. Judge then, sir, whether this
hill, to Providence, to Woodstock by Worces- be sufficient to furnish one, who has no
ter, and from Worcester to Great Barring- other support, with a subsistence, or indeed
ton by Springfield, and to Falmouth, in the whether the office is worth keeping up on
County of Barnstable, and that post offices this plan ; for it is in vain that we expect it
be kept as followeth, viz.: one at Cam- to grow better during times of confusion
bridge; one at Salem; one at Ipswich; one and a suspension of trade. But I will not
at Haverhill ; one at Newburyport ; one at take up your attention any longer than to
Kennebunk, or Welles; one at Falmouth, in observe, that it is with reluctance I think of
the County of Cumberland; one at George- leaving Cambridge, and that I shall be
town, in the County of Lincoln; one at glad of any opportunity to promote the
Worcester; one at Springfield ; one at Great common cause as far as shall come within
Barrington; one at Plymouth; one at Sand- my small sphere of action. Unless the
wich ; one at Falmouth, in the County of Congress think fit to alter the establishment,
Barnstable. And it is further Resolved. I must beg the favor of them to consider this
that Mr. James Winthrop be appointed letter as a resignation, and grant an order
postmaster for the town of Cambridge," for paying the money which I have received
etc. (Journals of each Provincial Congress, to the Treasurer, after a deduction of my 15
pp. 222, 223.) Only one post office in the per cent., and that the bond may be forthwith
Count}* of Middlesex; and even this afforded delivered up. The letters which remain I
slight charms, as is evident from the follow- shall be ready to deliver to any new post-
ing letter addressed to the President of the master whom the Congress shall appoint,
Prov. Congress: " Cambridge, July 5th, and remain with perfect respect, sir, your
1775. Sir, When the Congress did me the most obedient servant, JAMES WINTHROP.
honor to appoint me postmaster for this Hon. President Warren." (Mass. Arch.,
town, I was in hopes it would have enabled cxciv. 59.) Jonathan Hastings, Jr., was
me to tarry here. But as the office will not appointed, July 8, 1775, as the successor of
furnish the single article of victuals, as the Mr. Winthrop, who, two months afterwards,
establishment is at present, I shall be con- became Register of Probate.
W1NTHROP — WOOD. 701
Common Pleas, Librarian of Harvard College 1772-1787, one of the founders
of the Mass. Historical Soc.,res. on the northerly side of Mount Auburn Street,
between Brighton Street and Brattle Square, and d. umn. 26 Sept. 1821;
William, b. 19 Ap. 1753, grad. H. C. 1770, Town Clerk 1782-1788, Select-
man ten years, between 1786 and 1802, Senator in 1799, a gentleman farmer,
res. on Arrow Street, near Bow Street, and d. unm. 5 Feb. 1825. JOHN the
f. was Representative 1774, Councillor 1773, 1775, 1776. and Judge of Pro-
bate from 6 Sept. 1775 until his death in 1779. But he was more extensively
known in the literary world. He grad. H. C. 1 732, LL.D. 1 773, was Hollis Prof,
of Math, and Nat. Philosophy 1738-1779, a Fellow of the College 1765-1779,
and Fellow of the Royal Society. Dr. Chauncy said of him, " I suppose
none will dispute his being the greatest Mathematician and philosopher in this
country ; and was the world acquainted with his other accomplishments, he
would be ranked among the chief for his learning with reference to the other
sciences." (Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., x. 159.) He res. on the N. W. corner of
Mount Auburn and Brighton streets, and d 3 May 1779; his w. Hannah d.
6 May 1 790.
WISWALL, THOMAS, was a Selectman of Dorchester 1642, 1644, 1652;
rem. to Cambridge Village (now Newton) about 1654, and was ordained Rul-
ing Elder of the Church there 20 July 1664. A pond in Newton, near which
he resided, still bears his name. His last wife was wid. Isabella Farmer, who
survived him, and d. at Billerica 21 May 1686. Elder Wiswall d. 6 Dec. 1683.
2. NOAH, s. of Thomas (1), m. Theodosia Jackson 14 Dec. 1664, and had
Thomas, b. 29 Ap. 1666 ; Elizabeth,}). 30 Sept. 1668; Margaret, b. 1 Mar. 1672;
Hannah, b. 1 Ap. 1674; Esther, b. 1 Ap. 1678; Sarah, b. 5 Jan. 1680; all living
in 1727, except Thomas. NOAH the f. was a Captain, and was slain in battle
by the Indians 6 July 1690, a. about 52, at Wheeler's Pond, now Lee, N. H. ;
his w. Theodosia m. Samuel Newman of Rehoboth, and prob. d. 1727; her
estate was divided 10 Nov. 1727 to her children and grandchildren.
3. EBENEZKR, s. of Thomas (1), d. 21 June 1691, a. 45, prob. s. p. By his
will dated 10 Jan. 1688-9, and proved 5 Ap. 1692, he devised his estate for
life to w. Sarah, and after her decease, to John, Oliver, and Samuel, sons of
his brother Enoch Wiswall.
WITHEKELL, WILLIAM (otherwise written Wetherell), was here about 1634,
and is said to have taught school in Chs. 1635, and in Camb. 1636 and 1637.
In March 1635 he sold a house and twelve acres of land on the south side of the
river, to John Benjamin; and about 1638 he sold a house and four acres on
the southwesterly side of Garden Street, to Thomas Parish. He rem. to
Duxbury in 1638, and thence to Scituate, where he was ordained Pastor of the
Second Church 2 Sept. 1645, and d. 9 Ap. 1684, a. about 84. His children were
Samuel; John; Theophilus ; Daniel (was born 29 Nov. 1630, "at the Free
Schoolhouse in Maidstone, Kent, Old England;" was one of the most promi-
nent citizens of New London, Conn., a Judge, etc., and d. 14 Ap. 1719, aged
88. " No man in the county stood higher in point of talent and integrity); "
Mary, m. Thomas Oldham of Scituate 1656; Elizabeth, m. John Bryant of
Scituate 1657; Sarah, bap. in Scituate 1645, m. Israel Hobart 1676; Hannah,
bap. in Scituate 1646. See Deane's Hist. Scituate, pp. 190-194, and Hist.
New London, by F. M. Caulkins, p. 363.
WOOD, RICHARD (otherwise written Woods and Woodes), by w. Sarah,
had Thomas, b. 22 Oct. 1650; Deliverance, b. 8 Jan. 1653; Joshua, b. 29 Mar.
1657, m. Elizabeth Buck 28 Aug. 1678; James, b. 17 June 1659; Rebecca,
twin, b. 17 June 1659, d. 7 Feb. 1659-60 ; Rachel, b. 14 Feb. 1660-61. RICH-
ARD the f. was a farmer, and resided on the south side of the river; he d. 17
Jan. 1669; his real estate was sold by his wid. Sarah and son Thomas 13 Ap.
1676, to John Maccoone.
2. SAMUEL, m. Alice Rushton 28 Sept. 1659, and had Samuel, b. 3 Jan.
1660.
SARAH, m. John Maccoone 14 June 1665. ABIGAIL m. John Oldham 22
July 1675. ELIZABETH, m. Joshua Fuller 7 May 1679. HANNAH, m. Thomas
Greenwood 8 June 1670.
702 WOODMANCY — WYETH.
WOODMANCY, JOHN (otherwise written Woodmanse and Woodmansie) , m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Elder Jonas Clark, 23 July 1672, and had Elizabeth, b. Aug.
1674, d. 2 Oct. 1675, a. "one yeare and 6 weekes ; " Margaret, b. 9 July
1678.
WOODWARD, RICHARD (otherwise written Woodhead), came to N. Eng.
in 1634, and settled at Watertown. He was then 45 years old; his w. Rose
50; sons George, and John. His w. Rose d. 6 Oct. 1662, and he m. Ann, wid.
of Stephen Gates, marriage contract dated 18 Ap. 1663, after which he res.
here ; he d. 16 Feb. 1664-5 ; his w. Ann d. at Stow 5 Feb. 1682-3.
2. GEORGE, s. of RICHARD (1), m. Mary ; she d. about 1658, and he
m. Elizabeth dau. of Thomas Hammond of Newton, 17 Aug. 1659. His chil.
were Amos, who administered the estate, prob. m. Sarah, dau. of William Pat-
ten, and d. here 9 Oct. 1679, a. 38, according to the Record; the same is given
in his nuncupative will, in which he names brothers Thomas and Nathaniel
Patten, Daniel and John Woodward, and sisters Mary Waite, Sarah Gates,
and Rebecca Fisher ; his w. Sarah had d. here 24 Sept. 1677, and there were
prob. no children; Mary, b. 12 Aug. 1641, m. John Waite 13 Jan. 1663-4;
Sarah, b. 6 Feb. 1642-3, m. Stephen Gates, Jr.; Rebecca, b. 30 Dec. 1647,
m. Thomas Fisher in Dedham 11 Dec. 1666 ; John, b. 28 Mar. 1649; Susanna,
b. 30 Sept. 1651, d. unm. 22 Sept. 1676; Daniel, b. 2 Sept. 1653, m. Eliza-
beth, dau. of Richard Dana, and appears to have been an innholder at Medf.
1690; Mary (prob. Mercy), b. 3 June 1656; George, b. 11 Sept. 1660, m.
Lydia Brown 31 Dec. 1686, resided in Brookline and d. 1696; Thomas, b. 15
Sept. 1662, d. 1666; Elizabeth, b. 8 May 1664, m. Samuel Eddy 7 Dec. 1693;
Nathaniel, b. 28 May 1668 ; Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1675, m. John Eddy 6 July 1693.
GEORGE the f. resided in Wat.
3. JOHN, s. of George (2), m. Rebecca, dau. of Richard Robbins, had
John, b. 7 and d. 22 Sept. 1674; John, b. 18 July 1675, m. Hannah Hyde
Jan. 1698, who d. 15 Jan. 1724-5, and he rem. to Canterbury, Conn. ; Richard,
b. 27 Sept. 1677, rem. to Canterbury; Rebecca, b. 29 Oct. 1679, d. 14 Mar.
1681-2 ; Daniel, b. 24 Sept. 1681, m. Elizabeth Greely. and (2d) Sarah Good-
now; Rebecca, b. 2 Feb. 1682-3, m. in Wat. Stephen Hunting of Dedham 11
Ap. 1709; Marah, b. 6 Oct. 1684, d. 15 June 1689; Jonathan, b. 28 Sept.
1685, m. Patience , and (2d) Thankful Myrick. The foregoing births
and deaths are recorded here. Jackson adds the following: Joseph, b. 26 Nov.
1688, m. and had heirs ; Ebenezer, b. 12 Mar. 1690-91, a Deacon in Newton, m.
Mindwell Stone 26 Jan. 1716; Abigail, b. 25 May 1695, m. William Green-
wood 1715, who rem. to Sherburn, and was a Deacon. JOHN the f. was a
weaver, and res. on the south side of the river, near Newton Upper Falls. He
erected a house which was standing in 1854, and then occupied by descendants
of the 5th and 6th generations. Jackson's Hist. Newton, p. 465.
.MARY, m. John Gove 15 Mar. 1677. BRIDGETT, m. Israel Cheever 10
June 1690. ELIZABETH, m. Jonathan Moore of Newbury 14 Aug. 1701.
WOOLSON, THOMAS, m. Sarah, dau. of Deac. Samuel Hyde, 20 Nov. 1660,
and had Sarah, b. 2 Jan. 1661,m. Thomas Bond 30 Sept. 1680; Thomas, b. 28
Feb. 1666-7; Elizabeth, b. 30 Ap. 1668, m John How at Sudbury 3 Nov.
1686; Mary, b. 28 Nov. 1673, m. Samuel Jones 1700; Joseph, b. 16 Nov. 1677.
THOMAS the f. res. on the south side of the river until about 1666, when he
rem. to Sudbury, and d. about 1713; his w. Sarah d. 11 Sept. 1711.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Chadwick, and had in Wat.,
John, b. 8 July 1694; Elizabeth, b. 17 Aug. 1698; and in Camb., Jonas, b. 1
Oct. 1711, said to have been one of the first five settlers of New Ipswich, N. H.
WORWOOD, RICHARD, d. 13 May 1644.
WYER, EDWARD, Jr., in. Abigail Lawrence 1 Sept. 1684.
WYETH, NICHOLAS, about 1645 bought house and land on the westerly side
of Garden Street, near Phillips Place, which remained in possession of his
descendants, bearing the name of Wyeth, for more than two centuries. He
had then a dau. Sarah, by a former wife, b. in England, who m. John Fiske
of Wat. 11 Dec. 1651; there is no evidence that he brought other children
with him. He m. Rebecca, wid. of Thomas Andrew, and had Mary, b. 26
WYETH. 703
Jan. 1649, d. unm. May or June 1698; Nicholas, b. 10 Aug. 1651; Martha, b.
10 July 1653, m. Ives, and d. before 1680; John, b. 15 July 1655; William,
b. 1 Jan. 1657. NICHOLAS the f. was a mason, and resided on the estate first
purchased by him, being apparently the same which was occupied fifty years
ago by Major Jonas Wyeth, and more recently rented by Dr. John W. Web-
ster. He d. 19 July 1680 a. 85; his w. Rebecca m. Thomas Fox 16 Dec. 1685,
and d. 1698, prob. in May.
2. NICHOLAS, s. of Nicholas (1), 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 had
Mary, b. 5 and d. 27 July 1699. He was a tanner, and resided in Wat.
where he was living in 1716, but d. before 1723, at which time his w. Deborah
was a widow. They became paupers before 1716, being the only persons of
their name, so far as I have ascertained, who have been a public charge.
3. JOHN, s. of Nicholas (1), m. Deborah, dau. of John Ward, 2 Jan. 1682,
and had Elizabeth, b. 6 Oct. 1684, d. young; Deborah, b. 20 Nov. 1686, m.
Deac. Samuel Bowman 1714 (she appears to have survived to extreme old age,
as the estate of her husband, who d. 1746, was not wholly distributed to his
heirs until 1783, after the death of both his sons; if she retained possession of
her dower until that period, her age at death was about 97); John, b. 21 Dec.
1688, d. young: Jonathan, b. 3 Mar. 1689-90; Hannah, b. about 1693, bap. 18
Ap. 1697, m. Nathaniel Prentice about 1712; he d. 24 Oct. 1722, and she m.
Jason VVinship 1724, and d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 63; Thankful, b. about 1696,
bap. 18 Ap. 1697, m. William VVinship 6 Dec. 1716; Ebenezer, bap. 24 July
1698; Elizabeth, bap. 25 May 1701, m. John Winship 2 Oct. 1718; John, b.
27 Dec. 1705. Three of these sisters m. three brothers; but the eldest sister
m. the youngest brother. JOHN the f. was a mason, Constable 1687, 1688,
and resided on Garden Street, upon an estate purchased by him, and adjoin-
ing the westerly side of his father's homestead. He d. 13 Dec. 1706; his w.
Deborah survived.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Nicholas (1), m. Ruth Shepard 16 Oct. 1683, and had
Ruth, b. 29 Nov. 1685; William, b. 31 Jan. 1687-8; Deborah, b. , m. Joshua
Gamage 22 June 1710; Martha, bap. 1696-7, m. William Fessenden 12 Oct.
1716. The last two appear to have been the only survivors 19 Aug. 1702,
when their father conveyed his estate to trustees for their benefit. WILLIAM
the f. inherited the homestead, and according to a contemporaneous record,
was " killed by the Indians about 1 Oct. 1703." His w. Ruth had probably
deceased before 1702.
5. JONATHAN, s. of John (3), m. Hepzibah, dau. of Daniel and Hepzibah
Champney, and granddau. of Elijah Corlett, and had Jonathan, b. 12 Oct.
1714, d. young; Jonathan, b. 27 July 1716; Sarah, bap. 17 Aug. 1718, d. unm.
23 Sept. 1743; Deborah, bap. 24 Aug. 1720, m. Daniel Prentice 29 Dec. 1743;
Noah, bap. 28 Oct. 1722, prob. d. before 29 Dec. 1743, when the estate was
divided between w. Hepzibah, and chil. Jonathan and Deborah. JONATHAN
the f. was a mason, and d. 24 Sept. 1743.
6. EBENEZER, s. of John (3), m. Susanna Hancock (prob. dau. of Ebenezer),
about 1726, and had Ebenezer, b. 8 Ap. 1727; Jonas, b. 19 Feb. 1730-31;
Susanna, b. 2 Mar. 1734, m. Daniel Sawin of Wat. 27 Mar. 1755 ; Mary, bap.
30 Sept. 1739, m. Mansfield Tapley 1 Oct. 1760; Noah, b. 7 July 1742; Sarah,
b. 2 Ap. 1746, m. Torrey Hancock 5 July 1774; he d. 17 July' 1778, and she
m. Deac. James Munroe 23 July 1783, and d. 31 Mar. 1815. EBENKZKR the
f. was a shoemaker, and appears to have resided on the old homestead, which
he bought of his sister Hannah, to whom it had been assigned in the division
of their father's estate. He d. 3 Ap. 1754; his w. Susanna d. 29 July 1789,
a. prob. 82.
7. JOHN, s. of John (3), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Hancock, 20 Dec.
1733, and had John, bap. 29 Dec. 1734, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 4 July 1 736,
d. young; Martha, bap. 23 July 1738; Elizabeth, bap. 30 Nov. 1740, d. unm.
17 Sept. 1804; John, bap. 6 Mar. 1743; Prudence, bap. 28 Ap. 1745; Jonathan,
bap. 13 Nov. 1748, d. 29 Sept. 1756. JOHN the f. was a mason, Selectman
from 1750 to 1756, and d. 23 Oct. 1756; his w. Elizabeth d. prob. 23 Feb.
1793, a. 88.
704 WYETH.
8.. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (5), m. Sarah, dau. of Andrew Wilson, 14
Nov. 1750, and had Jonathan, bap. 23 July 1751, non comp. and under guar-
dianship 7 Ap. 1791, and d. unm. 1(5 May 1796; Joseph, twin, bap. 28 July
1751, in. and had children, was of Groton 1792, of Harvard 1796, and d.
among the Shakers about 1840; Sarah, bap. 22 Feb. 1761, m. Ebenezer Smith;
Hepzibah, twin, bap. 22 Feb. 1761, in. Samuel Brooks of Plymouth. JONATHAN
the f. inherited his father's homestead, and d. 26 Ap. 1767 ; his w. Sarah d.
Ap. 1785, a. 62.
9. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (6), m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Winship, 5
Nov. 1751, and had Ebenezer, b. 17 Dec. 1752; Mary,b. 17 Sept. 1755, d. unm.
7 Oct. 1790 ; Jonas, b. 17 May 1757; Joshua, b. 6 or 22 Oct. 1758, rem. to the
West, and some of his descendants reside in the vicinity of Cincinnati; Wil-
liam, b. 22 May 1760, d. 8 June 1776; Susanna, b. 14 May 1762, in. William
Watson 6 Dec. 1779, and d. 29 Dec. 1788; Jacob, b. 29 Ap. 1764; Anna, b.
22 or 27 Feb. 1766, m. Benjamin Cutter 6 Mar. 1785; Gad, b. 27 July 1768,
m. Polly Kendall 1 Dec. 1793, rem. to the West, and left descendants in Ohio;
John, b. 31 Mar. 1770, settled in Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1772, d.
unm. 23 Feb. 1793. EBENEZER the f. was a farmer, Selectman seven years
between 1781 and 1790. Either he or his father, in 1751, bought a farm ad-
joining the present line of Belmont, embracing the northwesterly portion of
Mount Auburn, and extending to Fresh Pond. He d. 4 Aug. 1799; his w.
Mary d. 9 Sept. 1798, a. 68.
10. JONAS, s. of Ebenezer (6), m. Hepzibah Tidd of Lex. 29 Mar. 1753,
and had Lucy, b. 7 Feb. 1754, m. Thomas Coolidge of Wat., and removed to
Livermore, Me., in June 1790, where she d. 16 Oct. 1850, a. 96 years and 8
months; Jonas, b. 13 Ap. 1762; Tapley, b. 11 May 1765. JONAS the f. res.
on the old homestead on Garden Street, was Selectman 1777, 1778, and d.
15 Feb. 1813 ; his w. Hepzibah d. 25 May 1801, a. 71.
11. NOAH, s. of Ebenezer (6), m. Betty (Elizabeth) Fitch of Bedford 12
Mar. 1763, and had Noah, b. 24 June 1763, d. before Aug. 1807, leaving chil. ;
Elizabeth, b. 4 Mar. 1765, m. Andrew Newell 14 Feb. 1785; Lydia, b. 3 Feb.
1766, prob. m. Nathaniel Woodward of Wat. 26 Sept. 1804; Rhoda, b. 18
May 1768, living in 1807; Dorcas, b. 21 Nov. 1770, m. Samuel Hill, and d.
before Aug. 1807, leaving children; Isaac, b. 10 Feb. 1773, d. 6 Sept. 1779;
Job, b. 14 June 1776. NOAH the f. resided near the northwesterly end of
Garden Street, on the estate afterwards the homestead of his son, Captain
Job Wyeth. He d. 10 Sept. 1811; his w. Elizabeth or Betty d. 5 May 1823,
a. 84.
12. JOHN, s. of John (7), grad. H. C. 1760, was a clergyman at Gloucester
from 5 Feb. 1766 to 1768, afterwards a lawyer here. He was very eccentric
in his habits, a bachelor, and resided with his maiden sister Elizabeth, in a
house owned by him, on the westerly side of North Avenue, southerly from
Avon Street. After her death in 1804, he boarded in several families, and at
length d. at the house of his cousin, Noah Wyeth, 2 Feb. 1811. One of the
provisions in his will is somewhat illustrative of his character: " My body I
commend to the dust, and order that no one shall see my dead body but only
such as shall lay it out immediately after death."
13. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (9), m. wid. Elizabeth Green of Norwich,
Conn., dau. of Captain Joseph Winship (pub. 3 May 1777), and had Ebenezer,
bap. 17 May 1778; William, bap. 23 Jan. 1780; Joseph, bap. 29 July 1781;
Elizabeth, b. — Mar. 1 783 ; Stephen, b. . EBENEZER the f. on the divis-
ion of his father's estate, had the southeasterly portion, now owned by John C-
Gray, Esq.
14. JONAS, s. of Ebenezer (9), m. Elizabeth Smith 8 Ap. 1792, and had
Elizabeth, b. 22 July 1792; Jonas, b. 3 Sept. 1792; Nancy, b. 9 Sept. 1796,
m. Richard C. Hastings of Boston 5 June 1823; Susan, b. 6 May 1798, m.
Oren Willard of Ashburnham 11 Mar. 1828; Harriet, b. 30 Sept. 1800, m.
Reuben Win slow of Roxbury 20 June 1824; Mary, b. 2 Dec. 1802; John,
b. 17 Feb. 1805; Francis, b. 14 May 1807, d. 27 May 1862; Sarah, b. 29
Oct. 1809, d. 19 Aug. 1817 ; Joseph, b. 20 Jan. 1813, d. unm. at Guadaloupe
WYETH. 705
10 Ap. 1846. JONAS the f. was a tanner, and on the division of his father's
estate received the southwesterly portion, adjoining Belmont and fronting on
Mount Auburn Street. He d. 3 Oct. 1817 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 16 Sept. 1853,
a. 82.
15. JACOB, s. of Ebenezer (9), grad. H. C. 1792, m. Elizabeth, dau. of
Nathaniel Jarvis, 8 Nov. 1796, and had Jacob, b. 10 Feb. 1797, grad. H. C.
1820, a physician, d. in Illinois; Leonard, b. 1797, settled in New York, and
d. — Jan. 1855; Charles, b. , settled in Baltimore, and f. of Nathaniel
J. Wyeth, who grad. H. C. 1850; Nathaniel Jarvis, b. 1802, m. his cousin
Elizabeth Jarvis Stone 29 Jan. 1824, and d. s. p. 31 Aug. 1856 ; his w. Eliz-
abeth J. d. 29 Aug. 1865, a. 66. Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth was one of the most
active and energetic men ever born in Cambridge. About 1830, he led a
band of adventurers across the Rocky Mountains to Oregon; after his return,
he engaged in the ice business at Fresh Pond, was one of the first shippers of
that article to foreign or coastwise ports, and through life conducted that
business with great skill and efficiency. He was not ambitious of public sta-
tion, and held no municipal office except that of Selectman in 1843. JACOB
the f. not long after he graduated (20 Sept. 1796), bought of his father eight
acres bordering on Fresh Pond and erected the " Fresh Pond Hotel," which
has always been a favorite place of resort. This establishment he attended
personally until he accumulated a large estate, when he retired from active
business, and leased the hotel to his nephew, Jonas Wyeth, who also retired
with a satisfactory fortune about 1840. The. elder Mr. Wyeth resided on the
estate until 14 Jan. 1857, when he d. at the great age of nearly 93 years; his
w. Elizabeth d. 20 Jan. 1858, a. 90.
16. JONAS, s. of Jonas (10), m. Hepzibah, wid. of John Sawin, and dau. of
Samuel Hastings of Lex , 15 Nov. 1787 ; she d. 17 May 1789, and he m. Susan
Stearns of Waltham (pub. 24 Sept. 1800). His chil. were Lydia Hastings, bap.
24 Aug. 1788 ; Henry, bap. 7 Mar. 1790; both prob. d. young; Augustus, bap.
14 Feb. 1802, d. unm., and was bur. 15 July 1831 ; Lydia, bap. 29 July, and d.
15 Sept. 1804; Jonas, bap. 28 Dec. 1806; Emily, bap. 24 Sept. 1809, m. James
B. Read 9 Nov. 1828, d. 19 Sept. 1864 ; Susan Stearns, bap. 10 Nov. 1816,
d. 31 Aug. 1817. JONAS the f., generally known as Major Wyeth, inherited
the homestead on Garden Street, was Selectman 1819, 1820, 1821, a large land-
holder, d. 8 July 1828, a. 66; his w. Susan S. d. 28 Mar. 1855, a. 80.
17. TAPLEY, s. of Jonas (10), grad. H. C. 1786, and settled in Sherburn,
where, he m. Sarah Fisk, and had two daus. Elizabeth Fisk, b. 21 Jan. 1799,
and Lucy Coolidge, bap. 17 June 1804. TAPLEY the f. d. 17 Sept. 1813, and
was described in an obituary, as "an eminent physician, and a highly useful
and respectable member of society, a member of the Mass. Med. Soc., and of
the Legislature of the Commonwealth," etc. His w. Sarah d. Mar. 1853, a.
81.
18. JOB, s. of Noah (11), m. Lydia Convers, dau. of Benjamin Francis, 31
Jan. 1804, and had Noah, b. 13 or 15 Ap. 1805 ; Eliza, b. 6 Mar. and d. 14
Oct. 1807; a twin with Eliza, b. 6 and d. 8 Mar. 1807; Abiel, b. 23 Ap. 1809;
Benjamin Francis, b. 31 Mar. 1812; John Bound, b. 22 June 1815; Andrew
Newell, b. 29 Ap. 1817. JOB the f. inherited his father's homestead, was
Selectman 1814 and 1815, and d. 5 June 1840; his w. Lydia Convers d.4 Jan.
1850, a. 71.
19. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (13), m. Naomi Cook (pub. 1 Mar. 1800),
sold his father's homestead 22 Oct. 1801 to Jonathan Hastings (from whom it
passed to Hon. William Gray, and from him to his son, Hon. John C. Gray),
after which his name disappears from the Records.
20. STEPHEN, s. of Ebenezer (13), m. Sarah Wright 10 Dec. 1815, who d.
17 July 1831, a. 37. Their children were Sophia Bradford, b. 24 Ap. 1821 ;
Sarah, b. 23 Mar. 1823; Lucy, b. 3 Oct. 1825, d. 30 May 1833; William Wal-
lace, b. 3 Aug. 1828; Francis John Hiyginson, b. 29 June 1831; and perhaps
others before 1821.
21. JONAS, s. of Jonas (14), m. Elizabeth N. Flagg 8 Feb. 1820, and had
James H., b. 11 June 1820, d. 28 Mar. 1829; Sarah E., b. 21 May 1822;
45
706 WYETH — YOUNG.
Mary Ann, b. 9 May 1824; Maria, b. 18 Sept. 1826; Caroline, b. 29 July
1828, d. 30 Sept. 1843; James, b. 24 July 1830; Harriet, b. 18 June 1833;
Martha, b. 30 June 1835. JONAS the f. after accumulating a competent for-
tune in the Fresh Pond Hotel, purchased a farm, extending from Mount
Auburn Street to Fresh Pond, formerly the estate of Seth Hastings, on which
he erected the house in which he resided until 14 June 1867, when he d., a.
nearly 73. He was Selectman 1844, frequently Overseer of the Poor, and
member of the Common Council 1851.
22. JOHN, s. of Jonas (14), m. Mary Ann Newman of Roxbury 12 Nov.
1839, and had John Jasper, b. 25 Dec. 1841; Marion, b. 8 Ap. 1844; Sarah
Elizabeth, b. 6 Dec. 1846. JOHN the f. was engaged in the West India and
other foreign trade. About the time of his marriage he erected on his
father's homestead, nearly opposite Mount Auburn Gate, a large and com-
modious house ; he rem. to Rox. and d. 25 Sept. 1871.
23. JONAS, s. of Jonas (16), m. Mary T., dau. of Torrey Hancock, 1 Jan.
1833; and had a son and two daughters, whose birth is not found on record.
JONAS the f. inherited the homestead, and other large tracts of valuable land.
He spent several years in Philadelphia, engaged in mercantile transactions ;
but returned about 1840, and after residing for several years near the old
house on the original Wyeth homestead, erected a house on Raymond Street,
where he d. 3 June 1868.
24. ABIEL, s. of Job (18), m. Mary, dau. of Edward Fillebrown, 29 Dec.
1831, and had Charles, b. 1837 and d. 1 Ap. 1861; and perhaps others.
ARIEL the f. was bur. 11 Aug. 1841; his w. Mary m. Solomon Sargent 19
Feb. 1851.
25. BENJAMIN FRANCIS, s. of Job (18), m. Zoa Duntin 7 Ap. 1836 (who
d. 30 May 1875), and had Lydia Francis, b. 13 Jan. 1837; Zoa Ann, b. 5
Aug. 1838; John Bound, b. 4 Sept. 1839, d. 6 July 1840; John Bound, b. 18
Feb. 1842; Abiel Augustus, b. 21 Nov. 1843; Benjamin Franklin, b. 28 Dec.
1845; Henry Alonzo, b. 1 July 1847; Agnes Maria, b. 24 Ap. 1852; Alice
Amelia, twin, b. 24 Ap. and d. 22 Oct. 1852. BENJAMIN F. the f. is well
known as Sexton, Undertaker, and Overseer of the Poor.
26. ANDREW NEWELL, s. of Job (18), m. Amelia H., dau. of Royal Stim-
son, 4 May 1843, and had Amelia Annie, b. 4 Jan. 1846; Susan Elizabeth,
b. 28 Dec. 1847.
YOUNG, WIDOW, had a grant of land on the south side of the river, Oct.
1638. Her name does not elsewhere appear on the Records of Cambridge.
INDEX OF NAMES.
BKSIDKS those which are embraced in this Index, several long lists of names occur in
the History. A general reference to those lists may be sufficient, inasmuch as some of
them are already arranged in alphabetical order, and all may be easily examined. A sep-
arate Index contains the names in the Genealogical Register.
List of Inhabitants, 11, 32-36, 58, 59, 75, 76, 80, 81, 444-7.
List of Officers, City, 469-475.
List of Officers, Military, 404-10, 28, 31-36.
List of Officers, State, 459-462.
List of Officers, Town, 462-469.
List of Soldiers, 404, 5, 9, 10, 28-32, 36-38.
List of Tax Payers (1688), 440-444.
List of Voters (1822), 448-451.
Abbott, 32, 336, 7, 40.
Adams, 11, 32, 35, 75, 143,
301-3, 26, 30, 98, 404, 7.
Addington, 110, 11, 16.
Albee, 326.
Albone, 257.
Albro, 50, 303.
Aldrich, 323.
Alexander, 81.
Allen, 11, 32, 175, 233, 82,
320, 33, 86.
Amee, 438.
Ames, 256, 317, 61.
Amsden, 399.
Anable, 332.
Andrew, 32, 36, 59, 75, 94,
105, 8, 13, 22, 5, 227, 80,
353, 440.
Andros, 78, 94, 95, 100,
102-4, 10, 14, 23, 5, 210,
459.
Angier, 35, 59, 75, 225, 7, 8,
70, 80, 9, 92, 404-6.
Appleton, 116, 280, 9, 90, 2,
4, 7, 8.
Apsey, 335.
Apthorp, 307, 8, 10.
Arnold, 32.
Ashmun. 237.
Aspinwall, 384.
Atherton, 390, 7, 8.
Atwood, 231, 334.
Austin, 35, 176, 200, 6, 20,
34, 428.
Averill, 335.
Bacon, 81, 318,86,93,438.
Badger, 311, 22.
Baker, 428.
Baldwin, 185.
Balfour, 315.
Ballou, 315.
Banbridge, 32, 58, 258.
Bancroft, 369.
Bangs, 312.
Barker, 339.
Barnard, 32, 135, 143, 288.
Barrett, 75, 97, 399, 416, 28.
Bartlett, 81, 231.
Batchelder, 14, 168, 233,
310.
Baxter, 266, 327, 53.
Beach, 81.
Beale, 32. 54, 9, 69, 224, 56,
70, 9.
Bean, 225.
Beebe, 321.
Beecher, 325.
Beiler, 339.
Belcher, 59, 75, 124, 35, 224,
86, 7, 363, 94, 403.
Belknap, 133.
Bell, 327.
Bellingham, 27, 43.
Benjamin, 11, 20, 1, 32, 239,
459.
Bennett, 35, 327.
Bernard, 143, 405, 6.
Besbeech, 35.
Besse, 347.
Bethune, 310.
Betts, 35, 59, 260.
Bidwell, 331.
Bigelow, 187, 326.
Biglow, 208, 310.
Binney, 320.
Bird, 310, 36.
Bishop, 346-52.
Blake, 177, 321.
Blanchard, 426.
Bland, 332.
Blaney, 426.
Blathwait, 77.
Bliss, 328, 438.
Blodgett, 35, 58, 317.
Blood, 62.
Blowers, 35, 135, 288.
Blumfield, 35.
Bond, 4, 226, 310, 403. 18,
19.
Bonner, 350.
Bontecou, 321.
Boone, 76.
Boradell, 258.
Bordman, 44, 5, 59, 75, 124,
5, 32, 3, 42, 75, 6, 9, 82, 4,
212-14, 27,31,3,84,92,7,
374.
Borland, 168-70, 417.
Bosworth. 11, 32.
Bourn, 218, 87.
Bowen, 218, 26.
Bowers, 59, 230, 345-7.
Bowes, 294.
Bowler, 321.
Bowles, 317.
Bowman, 58, 297, 305, 410.
Bowtell, 59, 75.
Boyer, 320.
Boylston, 12».
Bradish, 35, 59, 161, 225, 8,
92, 7, 305, 426, 8.
Bradlee, 334.
Bradshaw, 58, 75.
Bradstreet, 6-9, 11, 20, 1, 3,
7, 32, 69, 71, 110-14, 16,
354, 459.
Brannagan, 329.
Brattle, 116, 17, 43, 56-8,
68-70. 97, 203, 33, 80, 2-8,
92, 352, 75, 404, 6-8, 18.
Brewer, 328.
Brewster. 168, 345.
Bridge, 11, 32,36,42,59,60,
2, 75, 120, 251, 305, 63, 4,
423, 8.
Briggs, 311.
Brighum, 35, 59, 258.
Brinley, 133.
708
INDEX OF NAMES.
Broadbent, 110.
Brooks, 177, 318.
Brown, 59, 76, 7, 111, 208,
222, 6, 31, 74, 314, 32, 40,
55, 407, 19, 26, 8, 438.
Bruce, 150.
Buck, 35, 58, 9, 75, 6.
Bulfinch, 322.
Bulkelev, 26, 35,51,95.
Bull, 58".
Bunker, 212, 13.
Burdakin, 320.
Burgoyne, 168, 427.
Burr, 35.
Burrill, 135.
Burton, 322.
Butler, 11, 32, 5, 422.
Buttrick, 239, 44, 416.
Byfield, 109, 10, 16.
Cabot, 170, 5, 83-5, 98.
Caldwell, 329, 426.
Calef, 354.
Call, 76.
Callender, 186.
Cane, 32, 59, 255, 6.
Carr, 73, 96.
Carroll, 329.
Carruthers, 336.
Carter, 310.
Cartwright, 73.
Case, 327, 337.
Caswell, 135.
Chadwick, 336.
Chamberlin, 62, 239, 432, 33.
Champney, 34, 59, 60, 2, 75,
6, 96, 118, 22, 226, 50, 62,
9, 92, 305, 98, 426.
Chandler, 76.
Channing, 314.
Chaplin, 35-7.
Chapman, 331.
Charles I., 63, 74.
Charles II., 67, 96.
Chase, 310, 28.
Chauncy, 49, 68, 75, 262,
4-7, 9, 75, 82, 352.
Cheeshahteaumuck, 366, 88.
Cheever, 58, 75, 185, 216,62.
Cheney, 75.
Chesholme, 15, 59, 75, 223,
58, 69, 71, 305.
Chester, 32.
Child, 86, 215,. 26, 31, 431.
Christison, 347.
Clark, 32, 8, 59, 77, 180, 208,
54, 78, 9, 305, 22, 30.
Clements, 58.
Cobb, 435.
Cobbett, 35, 69.
Coddington, 6, 8, 27.
Codman, 217.
Coffin, 150.
Cogswell, 329.
Coit, 309.
Colby, 20, 32.
Collar, 76.
Collecott, 385.
Collins, 35, 56, 117, 250, 305.
Collyer, 321, 30.
Column, 135, 369.
Conant, 419.
Uooke, 34-40, 2, 3, 56, 9,
75-8, 81, 110, 11, 18, 76,
82, 222, 39, 50, 90, 4, 314,
31, 84, 97, 8, 418.
Coolidge, 133, 85, 305, 14,
17, 32, 69.
Cooper, 35, 59, 75,92,4, 105,
43, 63, 98, 269, 78, 9, 305,
412.
Corbett, 53.
Corlett, 58, 75, 366-8, 73.
Corwin, 115.
Cotton, 29-31, 7, 43, 135,
249, 51, 83,94, 368, 406.
Cowden, 416.
Cowls, 416.
Cox, 219.
Crackbone, 35, 59, 75, 255,
63, 80, 401.
Cradock, 197.
Crafford, 110.
Craigie, 183-6, 203-8, 14, 310.
Crane, 309, 29.
Cromwell, 63, 7, 399.
Crosby, 35.
Crosw'ell, 338, 9.
Crow, 62.
Crown, 67.
Cudworth, 153, 4.
Cullock, 254.
Cummirrgs, 314.
Cushing, 239, 321.
Cushman, 319.
Cutshakin, 384.
Cutler, 76, 97, 120, 83, 226,
88, 90, 400, 7.
Cutter, 54, 5, 8, 9, 75, 297,
368, 404.
Dallinger, 328, 9.
Dana, 59, 75, 135, 63, 7, 73-
9, 89, 98, 9, 206, 19, 26, 36,
40, 93, 7, 329, 32, 74, 5,
422
Danforth, 35-7, 43, 55, 8, 62,
9, 70-2, 7, 8, 100, 3, 4, 10,
17, 25, 8, 51-3, 69, 211, 23,
4, 33, 56, 7, 62, 9, 75, 84,
92, 7, 346-52, 6, 9, 63, 8,
9, 74, 84, 8, 93-5.
Daniel, 76, 270.
Davenport, 179-83, -204, 7,
30, 411.
Davis, 32, 177, 93, 326, 435.
Daye, 32, 44, 5, 59, 263, 356.
Dayton, 329.
Dean, 333, 404.
Dehon, 309.
Deland, 426.
Denison, 11, 12, 21, 32, 69,
288.
Denning, 321.
Devens, 154.
Dexter, 185, 416.
Dickinson, 343, 416.
Dickson, 59, 75, 269, 93, 363,
4.
Donahoe, 329.
Donallan, 324.
Dougherty, 329, 33, 40, 1.
Dowse, 454.
Drake, 338.
Druce, 59, 76, 81.
Dudley, 1, 6-12, 18, 23, 7,
32, 42, 3, 77, 8, 99, 100, 3,
74, 249, 395, 8, 403.
Dummer, 403.
Dunster, 54, 7, 00, 2, 228, 9,
52,63-9,344,5,71,2,85,9.
Durrell, 320.
Dwight, 126.
Eames, 369, 98.
Eastman, 76.
Easton, 32.
Eaton, 42, 65, 76, 255, 8, 317,
19, 20, 38.
Eayers, 426.
Eccles, 20, 59, 75. 263, 363, 4.
Edwards, 244, 310.
Eldred, 55.
Eliot, 69, 75, 264, 320, 65,
85-7, 89-92/4.
Ellis, 319.
Elmer, 11, 32.
Ely, 32.
Endicott, 6, 8, 43, 67, 384.
Ensign, 32.
Ephraim, 391.
Errington, 59, 75.
Estabrobk, -281, 3.
Eyers, 279.
Fairbanks, 327.
Farley, 62.
Farrar, 231.
Farwell, 110, 230, 2, 9, 306,
14.
Fay, 189. 237, 9, 310, 34.
Fayerweather, 168, 9, 418.
Fenton, 310.
Fenwick, 48.
Fessenden, 75, 227, 52, 92,
338, 69.
Fisher, 32, 77.
Fiske, 58, 76, 120, 208, 376.
Fisman, 75.
Fitch, 288, 9.
Fitzpatrick, 329.
Flagg, 76.
Fletcher, 317.
Flint, 289, 92, 306, 84.
Fobes, 336.
Foote, 310.
Forbes, 312.
Foster, 111, 83, 4, 296, 310,
76.
Fowle, 220.
Fownell, 59.
Fox, 58, 75, 263, 9, 83, 353,
4.
Foxcroft, 109, 10, 16, 27, 204,
57, 86, 92, 336, 75, 403, 17,
25.
Foy, 76.
Francis, 59, 76, 186, 312, 63.
French, 35, 58, 9, 62, 254, 5,
7.
Frost, 34, 5, 59, 68, 75, 6,
143, 80, 254-8, 69, 73, 297,
353, 407, 15.
Frothingham, 408, 11, 17, 18,
23.
Frye, 405, 6, 23.
Fuller, 80, 1, 208, 426.
Fultz, 339.
INDEX OF NAMES.
709
Gage, 65, 154, 6-8, 162.
Gale, 208.
Gallop, 170.
Gamage, 407.
Gannett, 176, 94, 219, 311,
12, 14.
Gardner, 5, 142-4, 54, 9, 292,
5, 407, 8, 11, 13, 18-21, 5,
8.
Gates, 263.
Gay, 173.
Gearner, 33.
Gedney, 111, 15.
Genings, 355.
Geprge, 110.
George III., 144.
Gerrish, 288, 423.
Gerry, 168, 93, 203, 6.
Gibbons, 383, 4.
Gibbs, 289.
Gibson, 33, 59, 75, 102, 263,
74, 356, 7, 63, 4.
Gilinan, 325.
Girling, 35.
Gleason, 342.
Glover, 44, 5, 252, 335, 420,
- 3.
Goddard, 4, 397.
Goffe, 34-6, 42, 54, 5, 9, 60,
2, 7-9, 125, 7, 35, 73, 4,
97, 211, 15, 16, 50, 9, 60,
.2, 371, 2, 401, 3, 4.
Goodhue, 335.
Goodman, 12, 32, 174.
Goodnow, 314.
Goodrich, 318.
Goodwin, 32, 248, 53, 4.
Gookin, 57, 64, 6-8, 72, 7, 8,
96, 104, 6, 9, 17, 25-7, 31,
269, 78-82, 6, 346, 7, 86-
95, 8, 9, 400, 3.
Gorton, 397, 402.
Gossom, 75.
Gould, 279.
Gove, 75, 97, 108.
Grant, 33, 133, 292, 324.
Granville, 320.
Graves, 2, 279.
Green, 33, 5, 43, 4, 58, 9, 75,
103, 25, 239, 52, 63, 73,
322, 7, 34, 57, 63, 4, 77,
98, 402, 22.
Greenhill, 33.
Greenleaf, 310, 28, 39.
Greenough, 310.
Greenwood, 80, 92, 231, 328,
9.
Griffing, 321, 30.
Griggs, 5, 200, 95.
Griswold, 35, 40, 258.
Grover, 326.
Gushee, 328.
Haddon, 11, 32, 75.
Hadley, 202.
Hale, 116, 354-6.
Hall, 45, 54, 8, 9, 75, 150,
252, 5, 305, 41, 64, 73, 416.
Hallett, 329.
Hallowell, 155.
Hamlet, 59.
Hammond, 59, 76, 81, 5, 96,
7, 126, 210, 11, 400, 19.
Hanchet, 76, 81.
Hancock, 33, 58, 75, 97, 212,
25, 7, 31, 91, 3, 4, 305, 13,
69.
Handy, 403.
Hanford, 130.
Harlakenden, 34-6, 40-3, 52,
3, 119,74, 250,4, 396.
Harlow, 177.
Harmon, 336.
Harrington, 332.
Harris, 233.
Hart, 11, 32.
Harvard, 44, 365.
Hassell, 59, 75.
Hastings, 59, 75, 6, 92, 4, 6,
8, 105, 8, 200, 69, 79, 81,
4, 6, 92, 305, 20, 63, 9, 407,
13, 16, 17.
Hatch, 321.
Hathorne, 69, 77, 115, 256,
346, 7.
Haugh, 12, 27, 35, 175.
Haven, 184, 6, 331.
Hayden, 177, 206.
Hayes, 216, 253.
Haynes, 11, 12, 18, 21, 3, 31,
2, 42, 52, 175, 396, 459.
Hayward. 35, 336.
Hazeltine, 221.
Healy, 75, 216, 18, 373.
Hearsey, 310.
Heate,"ll, 32.
Heath, 410, 11, 16, 27.
Hedge, 231, 369.
Henbury, 76.
Henchman, 393.
Hendley, 320.
Henley, 427.
Herrick, 310.
Hervey, 323.
Hicks, 75, 108, 227, 92, 412-
14.
Higginson, 236, 9.
Hildreth, 57.
Hiler, 321.
Hill, 62, 180, 3, 204, 5, 7, 19,
20, 37, 93, 305, 425, 6, 8,
Billiard, 45, 209, 31, 2, 97-
99, 303-5.
Hinkley, 114, 338.
Hoar, 274. 5, 368.
Hobart, 81.
Holden, 5, 97, 263.
Holland, 322, 34.
Holley, 355.
Hollis, 76.
Holman, 35, 58, 75, 324, 55-
64.
Holmes, 2, 23, 54, 8, 76, 176,
8, 94, 9, 220, 31-3, 6, 47,
53,9, 60,90,1, 6,8,300-3,
11, 14, 73, 6,7.
Holt, 226.
Holyoke, 132, 3, 5, 287-9,
93.
Homer, 306.
Hooker, 2, 10, 16, 26-37, 46,
50, 1, 90, 247, 8, 51, 4, 8,
9, 60.
Hooton, 345-7.
Hopkins, 32, 377-9.
Hoppin, 307, 9.
Hortori, 345, 6.
Hosmer, 11, 32, 6, 185,233.
Houghton, 222,
Hovey, 131, 2, 77, 224, 5,
314, 38, 69, 79.
Howard, 185.
Howe, 126, 292, 309, 21, 30,
8, 80, 424, 8.
Howell, 76.
Hewlett, 317.
Hoyt, 326.
Hubbard, 30, 75.
Hudson, 35, 370.
Humphrey, 27, 43, 50.
Hunnewell, 5.
Hunt, 33, 312, 27, 418.
Huntington, 312.
Kurd, 135.
Hutchings, 185, 440.
Hutchinson, 30, 50, 2, 67, 77,
8, 115, 28, 38, 49, 57, 254,
9, 346, 54, 403.
Hyde, 58, 9, 76, 81.
Ingersoll, 185, 322.
Ingham, 226.
Inman, 169, 70, 6, 293, 307.
Isaac, 35.
Jackson, 35, 54, 5, 8, 9, 74-6,
79-81, 5, 92-97, 105, 17, 18,
99, 215, 220, 5, 62, 3, 9, 70,
8, 9, 88, 339, 55, 67, 406,
19, 26.
Jacobs, 313, 23, 9, 53.
James II., 96, 113.
James (Black), 390.
Jarvis, 2, 173, 4, 6-8, 310.
Jefferson, 190, 2.
Jeffries, 440.
Jefts, 62.
Jenner, 252. „
Jennison, 355.
Jethro, 391.
Jewett, 320.
Joel, 388.
Johns, 235.
Johnson, 3, 6, 18, 43, 4, 69,
83, 321, 32, 82, 97, 428.
Jones, 35, 97, 157, 85, 326,
95.
Joy, 185.
Judd, 33.
Karr, 326.
Keith, 214, 44.
Kelsey, 11, 32.
Kemp'ster, 58, 75.
Kendall, 327, 37, 55, 80.
Kenrick, 80, 1.
Kent, 292.
Kerley, 401.
Keys, 81.
Kidder, 292, 305.
Kilburn. 327.
Kimball, 317.
King, 36.
Kingslev, 335.
Kirkland, 193, 231, 93, 312.
Kirtnan, 8, 32.
Knapp, 322.
Kneeland, 220, 413, 17.
710
INDEX OF NAMES.
La Fayette, 293.
Lambert, 322.
Lamson, 35, 40, 256.
Lane, 331.
Langdon, 310.
Lansing, 339.
Larkin, 110.
Leavitt, 337.
Lechmere, 168-70, 5, 83-6,
310.
Lee, 151, 3, 68-70, 5, 83, 307,
8, 10, 75, 421, 2, 33.
Lemmon, 263.
Leonard, 416.
Leverett, 63, 77, 286-90, 324,
51, 403.
Lewis, 11, 32, 253, 310.
Lincoln, 409.
Little, 222.
Livermore, 201, 44, 312, 448.
Locke, 376, 410, 26, 8.
Lockwood, 8, 17, 20, 32, 341,
463
Longfellow, 126, 68.
Longhorn, 54, 8, 75, 218.
Longshaw, 435, 8.
Lord, 11, 32.
Loring, 288.
Lovejoy, 326.
Lovell, 313, 69.
Lowell, 4, 168.
Ludlow, 6, 8.
Luke, 329.
Lum, 310, 28, 9.
Lusher, 69, 86.
Luxford, 76.
Lynde, 255, 87.
Mackay, 199.
Mackintosh, 333.
Maguire, 319.
Makepeace, 176-82, 9, 202,
4, 6, 7, 21, 30, 9.
Mann, 33, 59, 401, 35.
Maiming, 59, 75, 92, 8, 122,
168, 227, 54, 8, 71, 2, 92,
372, 428.
Mansfield, 321.
Marcy, 110, 413, 14.
Marrett, 35, 59, 75, 6, 160,
226, 7, 59, 92, 305, 407, 26.
Marshall, 395.
Marsters, 334.
Martin, 65.
Mason, 80, 95, 155, 7, 77, 9,
80, 2, 230, 314, 40.
Massasoit, 382.
Masters, 9, 11, 20, 32.
Mather, 51,69, 100, 2, 14, 16,
217, 47, 8, 58, 61, 4, 81-6,
9, 97, 366.
Maverick, 73.
May, 183.
Mayhew, 309, 66.
Maynard, 33.
McClure, 327.
McCoy, 81.
McCurdy, 521.
McDaniel, 81, 322.
McDonald. 435.
McKean, 231.
McKenzie, 250, 4, 74, 302, 3,
86, 413.
McKeown, 330.
Mcl.ellan, 438.
McNamara, 339.
Me Reading, 330.
Meacham, 339, 416.
Meane, 35.
Mears, 336.
Mellen, 231, 318.
Meriam, 75, 337.
Merrill, 321, 30,9.
Metcalf, 231.
Mifflin, 421.
Mighill, 327.
Miller, 58, 80.
Miner, 324.
Minot, 156.
Mitchell, 57, 68-70, 5, 260-
74, 82, 90, 344, 58, 94.
Mitchelson, 43, 59, 75, 363.
Monis, 292.
Montague, 416.
Moore, 36, 59, 75, 6, 92, 8,
105, 207, 30, 1, 7, 57, 305.
Morrill, 11, 32.
Morse, 231, 92, 324, 8, 9, 36,
413.
Morton, 261, 8, 82.
Mousell, 215.
Mudge, 320, 1, 39.
Mullin, 339.
Munroe, 231, 303-6, 428.
Murray, 325.
Muzzey, 11, 12, 32, 119, 75,
311, 32, 438.
Mygate, 33.
Nanepashemet, 382, 3.
Nelson, 111.
Newbe, 216.
Newell, 250, 3, 304, 28.
Newhall, 322.
Newhouse, 345.
Nichols, 36, 73, 168. 327.
Nicholson, 95. 103.'
Norris, 244, 313.
Norton, 5, 69, 71
Nowanit, 391.
Nowell, 6, 8, 27, 77.
Noyes, 116.
Nutting, 165, 6, 70, 215.
Oakes, 57, 74, 5, 117, 262,
6, 9, 71-80, 2, 3, 351,
99.
Obbatinewat, 382.
O'Brien, 329.
Oklham, 59.
Oliver, 76, 124, 5, 38, 50, 1,
4-6, 68, 9, 226, 7, 74, 86,
7, 307, 10, 75, 407, 18.
Olmstead, 11, 20, 1, 32, 5,
49, 463.
Onge, 81.
Ordway, 328.
Orr, 341.
Osland. 80.
Otheman, 321.
Otis, 186, 309.
Packard, 326, 69.
Paddlefoot, 59.
Page, 328.
Paige, 115, 316.
Palfrey, 75, 114, 266, 8, 274,
363.
Palmer, 292, 322, 9, 76, 425.
Palsgrave, 258.
Pantry, 32.
Parents, 75.
Parish, 35.
Parker, 35, 59, 62, 75, 6, 80,
1,177,2-25,80,313,27,401.
Parkes, 36, 59, 75, 81, 5.
Parkman, 184.
Parmele, 369.
Parmenter, 239, 44.
Parris, 145, 16, 398.
Parsons, 185, 416.
Patrick, 8, 11, 15, 32, 396, 7.
Patten, 36, 8, 9, 59, 62, 129,
364.
Patterson, 423.
Payne, 186, 254.
Peabody, 304, 12.
Pearce."308.
Pearl, 416.
Peck, 310.
Peirce, 44, 68, 208, 365, 433.
Pel ham, 53, 6, 89, 119, 74,
226, 54.
Pemberton, 126, 287.
Perkins, 186, 204-6 327.
Perry, 325, 7.
Pervear. 314, 24.
Peters, 43, 5.
Pettingell, 328.
Phillips, 117, 207, 255-7.
Phinney, 423.
Phipps, 211, 26.
Phips, 112-15, 27, 30, 3. 53,
7, 68-70, 5, 6, 307, 10, 53,
4, 403, 7.
Piambow, 391.
Pickering, 321.
Pickman, 310.
Pigeon, 308.
Pittimee, 391.
Plympton, 168, 204, 435, 8.
Pomeroy, 310.
Poole, 8, 32, 116.
Porter, 231, 6. 88.
Post, 33.
Powers, 319.
Pratt, 20, 4, 6, 7, 32, 5, 76,
233.
Prentice, or
Prentiss, 4, 59, 76, 80, 1, 92,
4,118,214,88,92,305, 92.
4, 400, 31 .
Prescott, 185, 288, 423.
Price, 2 87.
Prince, 33, 247.
Prout, 272.
Prudden, 49, 50.
Pryor, 331.
Putnam, 187, 423, 4, 6.
Pynchon, 6, 8, 27, 398.
Quincj-, 42, 275, 82, 304, 65.
Randolph, 76, 7, 95, 6, 103-
8.
Ravenscroft, 110.
Rawson, 99, 350, 1, 89, 98.
Ray, 321.
Raymond, 342.
INDEX OF NAMES.
711
Read, 201, 31, 92, 324, 40,
427, 8.
Reading, 11, 32.
Reed, 201, 31, 92, 324, 40,
427, 8.
Remington, 124, 5, 35, 224, 7,
88, 375, 94, 8.
Reyle, 76.
Rice, 36, 339.
Richards, 11, 32, 110,11,15.
Richardson, 292, 310, 32, 36,
413, 14, 31-33.
Riedesel, 168, 427.
Riorden, 329.
Robbins, 59, 76, 140, 3, 263,
407.
Roberts, 36, 370.
Robinson, 80, 226, 331, 415.
Rogers, 288, 9.
Rolfe, 54.
Rollins, 341.
Roripaugh, 319.
Row, 341.
Rugg, 319, 27.
Ruggles, 168, 9, 292, 406.
Rule, 217.
Ruscoe, 35.
Russell, 35, 54, 9, 76, 86, 116,
17,226, 86, 306, 68,73,89,
412, 14, 15.
Sabine, 170.
Sackett, 8, 11, 32.
Safford, 306, 17.
Saltonstall, 6-8, 115, 16, 229,
384.
Sampson, 390.
Sanborn, 324.
Sanderson, 208.
Sanger, 335.
Santley, 36.
Sargent, 111, 15, 308, 20,
423.
Saunders, 306, 454.
Savage, 69, 115, 259, 324, 30.
Sawyer, 334.
Scammon, 423.
Scates, 110.
Scott, 33, 117, 394.
Scully, 340.
Sears, 327.
Segar, 81.
Sewall, 109, 15-17, 126, 68,
9, 283, 7, 305, 10, 47, 75.
Seymour, 328.
Sharp, 6, 8, 228.
Shed, 184.
Shepard, 29, 34-6, 42, 3, 6,
8, 50-3, 9, 75, 6,248-53,
58-62, 9, 74, 82, 3, 8, 321,
44, 85, 6, 97.
Sherborne, 250.
Sherlock, 110.
Sherman, 283, 322.
Shirley, 459.
Shorfenburg, 320.
Shrimpton, 103, 11, 389.
Shute, 127.
Sibley, 261, 74, 5.
Sill, 59, 76, 257, 8, 398.
Silloway, 435.
Simes, 59, 255.
Simpson, 310.
Skinner, 316, 17, 21.
Slafter, 328.
Smith, 110, 27, 222, 6, 331,
41, 70.
Snelling, 407.
Snow, 333.
Soden, 292.
Somersby, 287.
Sparhaw'k, 5, 36, 59, 92, 143,
223, 62, 92, 5, 7, 305, 69,
426, 40.
Sparrow, 338.
Spaulding, 324.
Spencer, 8, 11, 17, 21, 32,
3, 6, 43, 397, 422.
Sprague, 292.
Spring, 81, 94.
Squaw Sachem, 382-4.
Stacey, 226.
Staniford, 198.
Stanley, 33, 254.
Stanton, 366.
Starr, 36, 226.
Start, 319, 34.
Stearns, 62, 76, 232, 6, 9, 92,
325, 57, 62-4.
Stebbins, 11, 32, 322.
Stedman, 54, 9, 75, 6, 96,
125, 33, 4, 40, 3, 7, 220,
6-8, 31, 59, 62, 3, 9, 70, 4,
92, 310, 69, 98, 426, 8.
Steele, 11, 32, 233.
Stevens, 76, 329, 32, 434.
Stevenson, 58, 75, 215.
Steward, 369.
Stewart, 324.
Stickney, 328.
Stimpson, 310.
Stocking, 33.
Stone, 32, 4,6,49, 58, 9,74-
6, 92, 4, 120, 33, 235, 48,
50, 69, 71, 8, 305, 36, 40,
64, 98.
Storer, 294.
Story, 237.
Stoughton, 43, 77, 95, 111,
15, 271, 395.
Stow, 170.
Stowell, 288.
Stratton, 292.
Stutson, 331.
Sullivan, 199, 422.
Swan, 59, 76 181.
Sweetser, 336.
Swindell, 320.
Swoetman, 59, 75, 402.
Symonds, 69, 77, 444.
Tailer, 403.
Talcott, 11, 12, 21, 32, 9,
175, 233, 54.
Tanner, 440.
Taylor, 58, 75, 272, 3, 328,
30, 8.
Temple, 307, 10.
Thacher, 132.
Thatcher, 55, 133, 43, 70, 85,
292, 375. 407-9, 21, 8.
Thayer, 177, 331.
Thompson, 226.
Thorns, 342.
Thorndike, 186.
Thornton, 370.
Thurloe, 64.
Thurston, 334.
Tidd, 121.
Tilton, 78, 326.
Timlow, 327.
Tirrell, 320,
Tomlins, 33.
Torrey, 351.
Touteville, 258.
Towne, 36, 41, 59, 75, 255,
7, 364, 73.
Townley. 324.
Townsend, 126, 208, 403.
Tracy, 170.
Trafton, 330.
Train, 208.
Tray, 391.
Trevett, 419.
Trowbridge, 81, 92, 133, 5,
214, 92, 375.
Truesdale, 81.
Trulan, 433.
Trumbull, 31, 440.
Tufts, 292, 315.
Tupper, 321.
Turell, 294.
Turner, 287.
Twining, 325.
Tyler, 200.
Tyng, 77, 257, 339.
Underbill, 396.
Upham, 116.
Usher, 95, 108, 273.
Vail, 309.
Valentine, 201.
Vane, 24, 52.
Vassal!, 130-4. 168-70, 292,
307, 8, 75, 407, 17, 18, 21.
Venn, 150.
Vinal, 314, 22.
Vincent, 33, 339.
Vose, 176, 7, 80.
Waban, 385, 90, 1.
Wadleigh, 328.
Wadsworth, 11, 21, 32, 9,
126, 8.
Wainwright, 309.
Wakeman, 33.
Walton, 219, 31, 305.
Ward, 80, 92, 3, 331, 416,
18, 22.
Wardell, 346.
Ware, 5, 194, 231, 311, 12.
Warham, 37.
Warland, 219, 31, 92, 342.
Warner, 11, 21, 32, 6, 9, 233,
326.
Warren, 309, 31, 418.
Washington, 168, 83, 202,
38, 93, 420, 1, 5.
Waterhouse, 111.
Watson, 58, 75, 143, 63, 70,
7, 9, 225, 30, 92, 317, 75,
94,411, 18.
Wattasacompanum, 391.
Webb, 11, 32.
Webcowits, 383, 4.
Weld, 37, 185.
Wellington, 4, 143, 208, 2
37,8.
712
INDEX OF NAMES.
Wells, 36, 168.
Wendell, 170, 99, 230.
West, 94, 5, 104, 6, 8.
Weston, 323.
Westwood, 12, 21, 9, 32, 174.
Wetmore, 199.
Whalley, 67, 9, 71.
Wheatland, 212.
Whipple, 237, 328.
Whitcomb, 336.
White, 10, 20, 1, 32, 110,
287, 310, 17, 454.
Whitefield, 293, 4.
Whitehead, 33.
Whitman, 329.
Whitmore, 59, 75, 121, 3,
269, 363, 4.
Whitney, 304, 6.
Whittemore, 131, 40, 2, 3,
219, 44, 92, 305, 15, 80,
414, 35, 8.
Wigglesworth, 292.
Wightman, 335.
Wilcocks, 59.
Wiley, 321.
Wilkinson, 58, 335.
Willard, 33, 116, 200, 31,44,
82, 3, 98, 9, 306, 68, 94.
William, 391.
Williams, 80, 294.
Willis, 59, 75, 102, 316, 64.
Willoughby, 271.
Willson, 321.
Wilson, 24, 6, 43, 75, 345,
70.
Winchester, 328.
Wines, 59.
Winkley, 329.
Winship, 35, 59, 60, 118,
262, 9, 364, 76, 412, 14.
Winslow, 53, 109, 320.
Winter, 76.
Winthrop, 1, 6-12, 24, 6, 9,
30, 1, 7, 42-6, 50, 8, 95,
103, 11, 15, 17, 29, 34, 59,
67, 8, 70, 207, 8, 117. 19,
48, 9, 54, 9, 92, 310, 75,
84, 9, 96.
Wise, 226.
Wiswall, 81, 269.
Witherell, 35.
Woampas, 391.
Wood, 19, 23, 58, 321.
Woodard, 320.
Woodbridge, 385, 416, 23.
Woodward, 81, 329.
Woolcott, 36.
Wright, 455.
Wyatt, 327.
Wveth, 59, 75, 133, 75, 84,
S02, 31, 52, 92, 353, 64,
70, 425, 6, 44.
Wyman, 412, 14, 26.
Young, 154, 321, 39.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
THE names of families are printed in small capitals, and the figures annexed indicate
the pages where they may be found; the other names denote persons mentioned in con-
nection with the several families, whether as intermarrying or otherwise.
ABBOTT, 477.
Adams.
Russell
ABDY, 477.
Cox.
Reynolds.
Stevenson.
Wilson.
ADAMS, 477-9.
Bent.
Blanchard.
Bowman.
Britton.
Chad wick.
Convers.
Cutter.
Dean.
Doubleday.
Eames.
Fillebrown.
Fiske.
Foster.
Frost.
Gardner.
Goodwin.
Hall.
Hay.
Hill.
Jones.
Kent.
Locke.
Manning.
Munroe.
Patten.
Payne.
Perry.
Phelps.
Russell.
Sparhawk.
Stone.
Teele.
Thorndike.
Tufts.
Wetherbee.
Whittemore.
Winship.
ALBONE, 479.
Luxford.
ALDUS, 479.
ALEXANDER, 479.
ALLEN, 479.
Hooker.
AMES, 479.
Angier.
AMSDEN, 479, 80.
Mather.
Cutter.
Prentice.
Marrett.
Rand.
Perriman.
Rogers.
Read.
ARNOLD, 482.
Rutter.
AUSTIN, 482.
Wheeler.
BACON, 482, 3.
ANDREW, 480, 1.
Read.
Bowman.
Shaw.
Clarke.
BALLARD, 483.
Cooper.
Daniel.
Belcher.
Dana.
Eccles.
BANBRIDGE, 483.
Fox.
Green.
Frost.
Hancock.
Gedney.
Towne.
Hicks.
BANCROFT, 483.
Jacobs.
Bridge.
James.
Pratt.
Marrett.
Saunders.
Pierpont.
Russell.
Taylor.
BARNARD, 483.
Stone.
Bridge.
White.
BARRETT, 483, 4.
Wyeth.
Barnard.
ANGIER, 481, 2.
Ames.
Blake.
Bordman.
Batt.
Champney.
Bowman.
Cook.
Cheever.
Dan forth.
Coolidge.
Fillebrown.
Craigie.
French.
Dana.
Manning.
Farnham.
Morse.
Gay.
Poole.
Goddard.
Robbins.
Goodwin.
Sparhawk.
Hildreth.
Warland.
Hitchcock.
BARTLETT, 484, 5.
Hovey.
Biglow.
March.
Buttrick.
Oakes.
Kidder.
Pierpont.
Prentice.
Sanders.
Thwing.
Shaw.
Wayte.
Stedman.
BARSTOW, 485.
Tappan.
Chauncy.
Watson.
Deane.
Whittemore.
Marrett.
Winship.
BASTER, 485.
Wiswall.
BATHE RICK, 485, 6.
APPLETON, 482.
Beeger.
Gibbs
Boyce.
Haven.
Brooks.
714
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Buck.
Giner.
Hook.
Prentice.
Robbins.
Russell.
Wales.
BEALE, 486.
BEARD, 486.
BELCHEB, 486, 7.
Ballard.
Blowers.
Brown.
Burnet.
Danforth.
Fore.
Gilbert.
Jennison.
Lyde.
Noyes.
Oliver.
Partridge.
Pynchon.
Remington.
Russell.
Savage.
Shirley.
Sill.
Stoddard.
Vaughn.
BEMIS, 487.
Brown.
Chamberlin.
Lawrence.
Robinson.
BENJAMIN, 487.
BESBEECH, 487, 8.
Bourne.
Brown.
Cutter.
Lewis.
BETTS, 488.
Bridge.
Daye.
Knight.
Shepard.
BlTTLESTONK, 488.
Banbridge.
Biscoe.
Chesholme.
Cutter.
Foordham.
Hall.
Shepard.
Swan.
Winship.
BLACKLEACH, 488.
BLODGETT, 489.
Eggleden.
Reed.
Tompson.
BLOOMFIELD, 489.
Stedman.
BLOSS, 489.
Blois.
BLOWERS, 489.
Belcher.
Hill.
Kent.
Salter.
Symmes.
Woodbury.
BONNEK, 489, 90.
Clark.
Ellery.
Marsh.
BOONE, 490.
BORDMAN, 490-3.
Bosworth.
Bricksey.
Brown.
Bull.
Colson.
Cooper.
Danforth.
Daye.
Dockum.
Dorr.
Emery.
Epes.
Far well.
Fillebrown.
Goddard.
Hastings.
Higginson.
Hiscock.
McCleary.
Palfrey.
Parker.
Phips.
Prentiss.
Reed.
Richardson.
Sewall.
Stearns.
Stebbins.
Townsend.
Truesdale.
Wadsworth.
Wheeler.
Williams.
Willis.
BORLAND. 493.
Apthorp.
Knight.
Lindall.
Plympton.
Spooner.
Vassall.
Wigglesworth.
BOSWORTH, 493.
Buckland.
Sewall.
BOWERS, 493, 4,
Bowtell.
Bradstreet.
Danforth.
Dunster.
Worthington.
BOWES, 494.
Champney.
Clark.
Cook.
Hancock.
Hubbard.
Remington.
Ware.
BOWMAN, 494-6.
Andrew.
Angier.
Barnard.
Blackleech.
Bridge.
Bright.
Brown.
Clarke.
Coolidge.
Cutter.
Davis.
Eveleth.
Fowle.
Frost.
Garfield.
Kidder.
Livermore.
Nurse.
Pike.
Reed.
Russell.
Sherman.
Simonds.
Smith.
Soden.
Stearns.
Stone.
Viles.
Walker.
Wetmore.
Whitmore.
Winship.
Wyeth.
BOWTELL, 496.
Bowers.
BRACKETT, 496.
Alcock.
Graves.
Phillips.
Stedman.
BRADISH, 496, 7.
Ford.
Gibbs.
Green.
Marrett.
Morrill.
Morse.
Oliver.
Rice.
Sewall.
Stanhope.
Tucker.
Wood.
BRADSHAW, 498.
Bowers.
Cooke.
Hall.
Mitchelson.
Russell.
BRADSTREET, 498, 9.
Capen.
Cotton.
Downing.
Dudley.
Epes.
Hubbard.
Leverett.
Oliver.
Price.
Remington.
Ruggles.
Tyng.
Wade.
Ward.
Wiggin.
Woodbridge.
BRATTLE, 499, 500.
Allen.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
715
Cogan.
Coytmore.
Eyre.
Gerrish.
Goffe.
Graves.
Gray.
Green.
Hay man.
Nowell.
Oliver.
Parsons.
Quincy.
Rainsbo rough.
Salstonstall.
Sewall.
Shepard.
Tyng.
Wendell.
Williams.
Winthrop.
BREWKR, 500.
BRIDGE, 500.
Bancroft.
Blowers.
Bowman.
Brooks.
Champney.
Danforth.
Garfield.
Harrington.
Livermore.
Luxford.
Marrett.
Russell.
Saunders.
Taylor.
Watson.
Whitney.
BRIGHAM, 501, 2.
Eames.
Fay.
Fessenden.
Gage.
Hastings.
Hunt.
Kurd.
Johnson.
Rice.
Ward.
BROWN, 502, 3.
Adams.
Barry.
Belcher.
Bordman.
Bowles.
Bray.
Dana.
Darby.
Eden.
Fessenden.
Goddin.
Gore.
Green.
Hartshorn.
Hovey.
Justin.
Labottiere.
Leonard.
Makepeace.
Odlin.
Oldham.
Paine.
Parker.
Rice.
Sever.
Sparhawk.
Squire.
BUCK, 503.
Batherick.
Brooks.
Leven.
Pike.
Smith.
Wood.
BULL, 504.
Bordman.
Boyce.
Gamage.
Goddin.
Mason.
Wilson.
BUNKER, 504.
Bordman.
Bulkeley.
Eaton.
Hills.
Newman.
Sprague.
Stimson.
BURGESS, 504, 5.
Nutting.
Stevenson.
BURR, 505.
Lovell.
Maccoone.
BUTLER, 505.
Green.
Olmstead.
West.
Winter.
Wright.
BUTTERFIELD, 505.
Bemis.
Chamberlin.
Cutter.
Dickson.
Hackleton.
Hastings.
Locke.
Robbins.
Wheeler.
CANE, 506.
Hill.
Johnson.
Monis.
Welch.
CARLEY, 506.
CAKTER, 506.
Eccles.
Manning.
CHADWICK, 506.
Burgess.
Oldham.
Porter.
Welch.
CHAMBERLIN, 506.
Butterfield.
Hammond.
Winchester.
CHAMPNEY, 506-8.
Barrett.
Blowers.
Bridge.
Brown.
Bowes.
Chamberlin.
Clark.
Colston.
Convert.
Coolidge.
Corey.
Corlett.
Danforth.
Emmons.
French.
Green.
Hancock.
Hastings.
Hicks.
Hubbard.
Macsparran.
Moore.
Osborn.
Parkman.
Phipps.
Pickens.
Reed.
Richardson.
Russell.
Stearns.
Stone.
Stowell.
Wyeth.
CHAPLIN, 508.
Goodwin.
Shepard.
CHAUNCY, 508.
Bulkeley.
Eyre.
CHEEVER, 509.
Hawes.
Healy.
Messinger.
Taylor.
Woodhead.
CHENEY, 509.
Atkinson.
Bel knap.
Brown.
Burnap.
Dill.
Falshaw.
Fessenden.
Gardner.
Goodale.
Hill.
Mullis.
Parker.
Robbins.
Stedman.
CHESHOLME, 509.
Shepard.
CHESTER, 510.
Hooker.
Hussell.
Sprague.
Whiting.
CLARK, 510, II.
Andrew.
Bonner.
Champnev.
Collis.
Cook.
Danforth.
Fiske.
Gibbs.
716
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Green.
Hancock.
Hastings.
Heath.
Hill.
Lamson.
Homer.
Stone.
Tvng.
Winship.
Woodmancy.
CLEMENT, 511.
Hudson.
Taylor.
COLBY, 511.
Crosby.
COLE, 511.
Barrett.
Frost.
Hastings.
Whitmore.
COLLINS, 511, 12.
Collinges.
Gookin.
Pike.
Shepard.
Stoughton.
Whiting.
Willett.
COLLIS, 512.
Clark.
COLLOR, 512.
Burns.
COMEE.
Corey.
Leah.
Munroe.
COOKE, 513-16.
Annesley.
Barrett.
Bowes.
Bradish.
Bradshaw.
Cawthorne.
Cotton.
Crosby.
Dickson.
Dunster.
Farley.
Foss.
Fownell.
Frost.
Goodwin.
Gookin.
Gorton.
Griggs.
Hale.
Hall.
Hancock.
Harlakenden.
Haskins.
Johnson.
Lamson.
Milledge.
Mullett.
Perry.
Porter.
Prentice.
Quick.
Read.
Remington.
Russell.
Sanderson.
Shepard.
Cooper.
Stedman.
Dutton.
Stevens.
Frost.
Stratton.
Grant.
Swan.
Hunnewell.
Tufts.
Isaac.
Wellington.
Macsparran.
Waiting.
Marrett.
Willard.
Rice.
Winship.
Bobbins.
COOLIDGE, 516.
CROSBY, 519.
Brown.
Blanchard.
Crackbone.
Brackett.
Dana.
Danforth.
Fessenden.
French.
Frost.
Kidder.
Miller.
Rawson.
Parker.
Tompson.
Porter.
CUTLER, 519-21.
Wigglesworth.
Bloise.
COOPER, 516, 17.
Bond.
Andrew.
Clark.
Beals.
Crosby.
Bordman.
Cutter.
Bowers.
Dunster.
Carter
Fiske.
Convers.
Guernsey.
Cox.
Hall.
Crackbone.
Harwood.
Dickson.
Haskell.
Fessenden.
Hodgman.
Francis.
Howard.
Frost.
Howe.
Geohegan.
Jones.
Goddard.
King.
Gove.
Leonard.
Hancock.
Moore.
Hastings.
Page.
Hill.
Paige.
Jenkins.
Parmenter.
Johnson.
Reed.
Kidder.
Robinson.
Meriam.
Russell.
Mullett.
Stearns.
Palmer.
Stone.
Patten.
Tidd.
Pinson.
Tufts.
Prentice.
Whittemore.
Sparhawk.
Winter.
Stone.
Wright.
CORLETT, 517, 18.
CUTTER, 521-6.
Belcher.
Abbott.
Champney.
Adams.
Cutter.
Amsdeu.
Minot.
Bird.
Cox, 518.
Blackmail.
Cooper.
Blanchard.
Deland.
Bowers.
Dickson.
Bowman.
Fricke.
Brooks.
Hasey.
Brown.
Hobbs.
Bucknam.
Leeds.
Butterfield.
Phillips.
Carter.
Russell.
Corlett.
Sawin.
Crosby.
Smith.
Davis.
Watson.
Dickson.
CRACKBONE, 518, 19.
Dunster.
Beers.
Emmons.
Champney.
Cook.
Fassett.
Fillebrown.
, Coolidge.
Foster.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
717
Francis.
Frost.
Goffe.
Goodwin.
Hale.
Hall.
Harrington.
Hartwell.
Hill.
Holden.
Hopkins.
Jennings.
Kent.
Locke.
Luckis.
Mason.
Meads.
Moore.
Packard.
Peirce.
Powers.
Prentice.
Putnam.
Rand.
Reed.
Richardson.
Robbins.
Rolfe.
Russell.
Stone.
Swan.
Swoetman.
Teele.
Trask.
Whitmore.
Whittemore.
Williams.
Winship.
Wood.
Wyeth.
Wyman.
DANA, 526-9.
Allston.
Angier.
Ballard.
Bigelow.
Bowen.
Brown.
Buckminster.
Bullard.
Chandler.
Clark.
Coolidge.
Croswell.
Davis.
Ellery.
Francis.
Frost.
Fuller.
Gookin.
Graton.
Green.
Griffin.
Hastings.
Hides.
Hunting.
Hyde.
Kenrick.
Kinniard.
Lamb.
Leverett.
Loud.
Parker.
Pulteney.
Riplev.
Robbins.
DENISON, 534.
Appleton.
Berrv.
Rogers.
Bora'dell.
Smith.
Dudlev.
Trowbridge.
Upham.
Holyo'ke.
Marston.
Watson.
Leverett.
Webber.
Rogers.
Willard.
Saltonstall.
Wilson.
Woodward.
Wyman.
DANKORTH, 529-32.
Belcher.
Symonds.
Tompson.
DEXTKH, 534.
DICKERMAN, 534.
DICKSON, 534-6.
Blake.
Blanchard.
Bradstreet.
Butterfield.
Bridge.
Carter.
Bromfield.
Chandler.
Brown.
Cook.
Champney.
Converse.
Cooper.
Dunbar.
Cutter.
Eliot.
Dunster.
Fitch.
Francis.
Foxcroft.
Goddard.
French.
Green.
Hancock.
Hosley.
Hay ward.
Lawrence.
Holmes.
Peirce.
Jarvis.
Prentice.
Lowder.
Robbins.
Parker.
Rundle.
Phipps.
Russell.
Poulter.
Shaw.
Rocke.
Shed.
Ruggles.
Sewall.
Symmes.
Teel.
Shepard.
Svmmes.
Thwing.
Tufts.
Whiting.
Whittemore.
Wilson.
Withington.
Winship.
DOOLITTLE, 536.
Wright.
DRUCE, 536.
DANIKL, 532.
DUDLEY, 536, 7.
Andrew.
Allen.
Blodgett.
Andros.
Fanning.
Bradstreet.
Fiske.
Denison.
Frost.
Hagburne.
Wyeth.
Hall.
DAVIS, 532.
Hardy.
Willard.
Hilton.
DAY, 532-4.
Keayne.
Alcock.
Lane.
Bordman.
Leverett.
Brocke.
1'acy.
Buckley.
Paige.
Chesholme.
Tvng.
Downing.
Wade.
Dunster.
Winthrop.
Frost.
Woodbridge.
Glover.
DUNKLIN, 537.
Green.
DUNSTEK, 537-9.
LetTion.
Atkinson.
Marrett.
Bemis.
Meriam.
Bowers.
Nowell.
Carteret.
Proctor.
Cutler.
Shepard.
Cutter.
Winthrop.
Dickson.
DEMINO, 534.
Eaton.
Brattle.
Eliot.
718
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Glover.
Harrington.
Hayes.
Hills.
Locke.
Marrett.
Moore.
Page.
Rice.
Russell.
Sewall.
Taylor.
Thomas.
Wade.
Willard.
BUTTON, 539.
Crackbone.
EAGER, 539.
Cole.
Hill.
Kerley.
Manning.
Morse.
EAMES, 539.
Barry.
Paddlefoot.
EASON, 539.
Morrill.
EATON, 539.
Bunker.
Chesholme.
Dunster.
Hastings.
Moore.
Osborn.
Parker.
Winthrop.
ECCLES, 540.
Andrew.
Brooks.
Carter.
Watson.
ELDKED, 540.
ELIOT, 540.
Bowles.
Gookin.
Quincy.
Soden.
Swan.
Willett.
ELMER, 540.
ELY, 540.
EKSIGN, 540.
ERRINGTON, 540.
Ayres.
Cutler.
Gibson.
Lewis.
Parker.
Watson.
ESTABROOK, 541.
Bowman.
Loring.
Mason.
Willard.
Woodis.
ESTWICK, 541.
EVERETT, 541.
Edwards.
FANNING, 541.
Betts.
Daniel.
Lamed.
FARRABAS, 541, 2.
FISKE, 545, 6.
Perriman.
Adams.
Rideat.
Baldwin.
FASSETT, 542.
Carter.
Munroe.
Clark.
Newton.
Cooper.
Page.
Daniel.
FEAN, 542.
Endicott.
Sparhawk.
Fitch.
FELCH, 542.
Hobbs.
Badger.
Humphrey.
Hase}'.
Loring.
Prentice.
Mason.
FERGUSON, 542.
Munroe.
Chamberlin.
Prentiss.
Hurley.
Ramsay.
Laicore.
Russell.
FESSENDEN, 542-4.
Smith.
Badcock.
Stone.
Barrett.
Teele.
Bourne.
Whittemore.
Brown.
Wilson.
Cheney.
Wyeth.
Coolidge.
FITT, 546.
Cooper.
FOORTH, 547.
Fillebrown.
FOSTER, 547.
Foster.
Bossenger.
Frost.
Conant.
Hagar.
Craigie.
Hunt.
Haven.
Ireland.
Parker.
Jennings.
Webster.
Locke.
Williams.
Newell.
FOWNELL, 547.
Nowell.
Fox, 547, 8.
Oldham.
Allen.
Palmer.
Brooks.
Parker.
Chadwick.
Pierce.
Cradock.
Poulter.
Green.
Read.
Hastings.
Sewall.
Holmes.
Smith.
Prince.
. Spring.
Reyner.
Squiers.
Roberts.
Stanwood.
S\yeetser.
Tyng.
Wyeth.
Thompson.
FOXCROFT, 548-50.
Winship.
Andros.
Wright.
Appleton.
Wyeth.
Brandon.
FILLEBROWN, 544, 5.
Bridge.
Barnard.
Coney.
Barrett.
Danforth.
Bordman.
Deane.
Brown.
Fiske.
Cutter.
Flint.
Fessenden.
Gerrish.
Huniiewell.
Haskins.
Lowe.
Leverett.
Mason.
Lvon.
Morrison.
Merriam.
Morse.
Norton.
Newland.
Phillips.
Pitts.
Sumner.
Prentice.
Upham.
Rand.
Winslow.
Richardson.
Witherell.
Seaver.
FRANCIS, 550, 1.
Stearns.
Blanchard.
Stonr.
Blunt.
Watson.
Bound.
FISHER, 545.
Convers.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
719
Cooper.
Dana.
Dickson.
Frost.
Hall.
Hill.
Mackfassitt.
Morse.
Smith.
Sparhawk.
Squires.
Tufts.
Wilson.
Wood.
Wyeth.
FRENCH, 551, 2.
Angier.
Barrett.
Brackett.
Browne.
Burrage.
Champney.
Coggan.
Convers.
Danforth.
Ellis.
Foster.
Hooker.
Kittredge.
Rogers.
Stearns.
Trull.
FKOST, 552-6.
Adams.
Allen.
Andrew.
Austin.
Blodgett.
Boylston.
Bonner.
Bowman.
Brown.
Buckman.
Butterfield.
Carter.
Cook.
Coolidge.
Cooper.
Cornell.
Crosby.
Cutter.
Dana.
Daniel.
Dutton.
Eccles.
Kessenden.
Fillebrown.
Ford.
Foster.
Francis.
Frothingham.
Goddard.
Goodridge.
Haddon.
Hamlet.
Harrington.
Hill.
Howard.
Hutchinson
Ireland.
Jacobs.
Johnson.
Kidder.
Kuhn.
Locke.
Lolridge.
Martin.
Miller.
Miles.
Oliver.
Patten.
Perry.
Prentice.
Rand.
Rice.
Roby.
Russell.
Singletary.
Stone.
Teel.
Tufts.
Twadell.
Walker.
Wallace.
Wheeler.
Whittemore.
Wigglesworth.
Wilson.
Woodward.
Wright.
FRYEKS, 556.
FULLKR, 556, 7.
Bond.
Boylston.
Cady.
Dana.
Dyer.
Hicks.
Hull.
Hyde.
Jackson.
Mirick.
Shepard.
Ward.
GARDEN, 557.
GARDNER, 557.
Bowles.
Chaplin.
Gpldthwaite.
Rice.
Smith.
Sparhawk.
Winchester.
GATES, 557-8.
Edwards.
How.
Jones.
Lasell.
Maynard.
Old'ham.
Pierson.
Sparhawk.
Spring.
Woodward.
Wright.
GAY, 558.
Angier.
Belcher.
Hovey.
Nutting.
Prentice.
Warland.
GEAKNEK, 558.
GIBSON, 558, 9.
Errington.
Hill.
Newell.
Pemberton.
Prentice.
Rolfe.
Ruggles.
Stearns.
Stedman.
GIRLING, 559.
Andrew.
Benjamin.
Bridge.
Davis.
Shepard.
Weld.
Willard.
GLEASON, 659.
GLOVER, 559, 60.
Appleton.
Dave.
Dunster.
Hani*.
Owfield.
Richards.
Stedman.
Winthrop.
GODDARD, 560, 1.
Brown.
Cooper.
Dickson.
Doyley.
Frost.
Frothingham.
Fullerton.
Gove.
Hawes.
Johnson.
Kent.
Kidder.
Miles.
Norton.
Oldham.
Palfrey.
Prentice.
Russell.
Sanderson.
Stone.
GOKFE, 561, 2.
Barnard.
Beck.
Bigg-
Biscoe.
Brattle.
Brown.
Cooke.
Dana.
Danforth.
Lynde.
Mitchell.
Moore.
Norden.
Saxton.
Shepard.
Spraguc.
Trowbridge.
Winship.
Witchfield.
Woolcott.
GOODMAN, 502, 3.
Crowe.
GOOKIN, 563-6.
Apthorp.
Batter.
720
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Biscoe.
Brocchus.
Carter.
Chester.
Child.
Clark.
Collicutt.
Cotton.
Cromwell.
Dana.
Danforth.
Dolling.
Eliot.
Gedney.
Goffe.
Grant.
Green.
Greenleaf.
Grover.
Hill.
Hinkley.
Holmes.
Jeffries.
Johnson.
Keith.
Learned.
Mather.
Morse.
Mullett.
Munroe.
Oakes.
Paine.
Parker.
Plummer.
Quincy.
Savage.
Sewall.
Sherman.
Smith.
Stone.
Stratton.
Swan.
Thompson.
Thornton.
Thwing.
Tucker.
Tyng.
Whalley.
Whiting.
GOULD, 566.
GOVE, 566, 7.
Aspinwall.
Batson.
Cooper.
Goddard.
Loring.
Prentice.
Waldin.
Walker.
Wellington.
Woodhead.
GREEN, 567-9.
Banbridge.
Bradish.
Brattle.
Brown.
Champney.
Clark.
Coolidge.
Corey.
Daye.
Dennie.
Draper.
Dudley.
Fox.
Gerrish.
Gookin.
Hall.
He a ley.
Hicks.
Hunting.
Johnson.
Longhorn.
Mitchelson.
Reed.
Sill.
Stevens.
Thomas.
Trowbridge.
Winthrop.
GREENHILL, 569.
Shepard.
GREENWOOD. 569.
Ward.
Woodward.
GRIFFITH, 569.
GRISWOLD, 569, 70.
Bullard.
GUY, 570.
Gay.
Warland.
HADDEN, 570.
HALL, 570, 1.
Adams.
Allen.
Blanchard.
Bordman.
Bradshaw.
Brown.
Cook.
Cutler.
Cutter.
Davis.
Francis.
Green.
Hill.
Mead.
Oldham.
Kayner.
Russell.
Sill.
Ward.
Willis.
HAMLET, 571.
Hubbard.
HAMMEUSTON, 571.
HAMMOND, 571.
Bruce.
Stedman.
Woodward.
HANCHET, 571.
HANCOCK, 571-4.
Bacon.
Bean.
Bird.
Bixby.
Bowes.
Bowman.
Brown.
Champney.
Clark.
Colson.
Cook.
Cooke.
Cooper.
Danforth.
Davenport.
Dolbeare.
Eustis.
Evers.
Fiske.
Fuller.
Green.
Hanscom.
Hews.
Hill.
Laughton.
Munroe.
Nash.
Orcutt.
Paine.
Parker.
Patten.
Prentice.
Rice.
Russell.
Sampson.
Sparhawk.
Thayer.
Torrey.
Valentine.
Ware.
Whitmore.
Wyeth.
Wyman.
HARLAKENDEN, 574.
Bosville.
Haynes.
Pelham.
Shepard.
HARRIS, 574.
Dunster.
Glover.
HAKT, 574.
HASSELL, 574, 5.
Perry.
HASTINGS, 575-9.
Allen.
Aspinwall.
Balch.
Billings.
Bordman.
Boyce.
Bridge.
Brigham.
Bright.
Buttrick.
Caldwell.
Champney.
Clark.
Cooksey.
Cooper.
Cotton.
Cox.
Cutting.
Dana.
Davis.
Eaton.
Gannett.
Gibson.
Hatch.
Hill.
Holmes.
Howard.
Hubbard.
Hyde.
Ingraham.
Jackson.
Judkins.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
721
Lane.
Learned.
Lovell.
Marrett.
Meane.
Moore.
Morse.
Nelson.
Palmer.
Park.
Parker.
Phelps.
Prentice.
Richardson.
Sampson.
Sawyer.
Sharp.
Shed.
Smith.
Soden.
Spring.
Stacy.
Swan.
Tidd.
Wainwright.
Ward.
Warren.
Watson.
Wellington.
Wheat.
Whittemore.
Winchester.
Winthrop.
Wyeth.
HAUGH, 579.
Langdon.
Stevens.
HAYNES, 579.
Cook.
Harlakenden.
Hooker.
Russell.
Wyllys.
HEALY, 579, 80.
Avery.
Badcock.
Brackett.
Brown.
Butterice.
Green.
Parker.
Thwing.
Watson.
HEATE, 580.
Marrett.
HERRING, 580.
HICKS, 580, 1.
Andrew.
Bates.
Bradford.
Champney.
Fisher.
Flagg.
Foxcroft.
Fuller.
Green.
Hunt.
Larkin.
Mills.
Mitchelson.
Needham.
Nutting.
Palfrey.
Saunders.
Sawyer.
Sill.
Stacy.
Weld.
Whittemore.
Wyeth.
IlLURETH, 581.
Stone.
HILL, 581-5.
Adams.
Badger.
Bell.
Bennett.
Bicknall.
Blodgett.
Blowers.
Bowes.
Bowman.
Brackett.
Burbeck.
Cheney.
Clark.
Codner.
Cooper.
Cutler.
Cutter.
Dana.
Eustis.
Fiske.
Foxcroft.
Frost.
Gookin.
Gowen.
Grant.
Grover.
Hancock.
Haywood.
Hearsey.
Howe.
Hvde.
Jefts.
Jones.
Kent.
Kingsbury.
Locke.
Manning.
Moore.
Munroe.
Myrick.
Perry.
Phillips.
Prentice.
Quincy.
Rand.
Randall.
Remington.
Robbins.
Russell.
Smith.
Snow.
Stone.
Stowe.
Swan.
Tai nter.
Todd.
Trowbridge.
Warland.
Wellington.
Winship.
HINCKSON, 585.
Harrington.
HOAR, 585.
Cotton.
Usher.
IOLDEN, 585-7.
Adams.
Beal.
Boyden.
I ! r;u U haw.
Clark.
Crackbone.
Cutting.
Durren.
Farnsworth.
Fiske.
Fosdick.
Fox.
Fuller.
Godding.
Hasting.
Longhorn.
Manning.
Oakes.
Peirce.
Russell.
Rutter.
Shattuck.
Shepherd.
Sparhawk.
Stedman.
Stratton.
Swan.
Swcetman.
Williams.
HOLLEY, 587.
Kendall.
HOLM AN, 587, 8.
Gipson.
Prentice.
Ross.
HOLMES, 588.
Bordman.
Brown.
Felt.
.Johnson.
Parsons.
Read.
Stiles.
Thatcher.
Upham.
Wendell.
HOMWOOD, 588.
HOOKER, 589.
Ames.
Cotton.
Leverett.
Mitchell.
Newton.
Shepard.
Wigglesworth.
Wilson.
HOPKINS, 589.
HOSMKR, 589.
HOUGHTON, 589.
Phipeuy.
HOUSE, 589.
HOVEY, 589-91.
Angier.
Atwood.
Avers.
Barlow.
Bradbury.
Brimhali.
722
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Brown.
Chamberlin.
Chapouil.
Cooke.
Cushman.
Denny.
Forbes.
Foster.
Gardner.
Glover.
Greenwood.
Hammond.
Hodgkins.
Hoppin.
Jordan.
Leathe.
Lee.
Lincoln.
Livermore.
Marrett.
Mason.
Murray.
Parker.
Peirce.
Pratt.
Prentice.
Remington.
Sampson.
Scott.
Seaver.
Stone.
Swett.
Tapley.
Walker.
Watson.
Wheat.
Willis.
Wilson.
Winchester.
Winship.
HUBBARD, 591.
Bowes.
Champney.
Durant.
Hamlet.
Ives.
Prentice.
Russell.
Winship.
HUDSON, 592-
Atherton.
Waters.
HUNT, 592.
Isaac.
HYDE, 592.
Barnes.
French.
Jackson.
Kendrick.
Osland.
Rediat.
Stedman.
Woolson.
ISAAC, 592.
JACKSON, 592, 3.
Biscoe.
Bond.
Bright.
Browne.
Cook.
Dana.
Fuller.
Hobart.
Kenrick.
Newgate.
Newman.
Oliver.
Prentice.
Preston.
Robbins.
Trowbridge.
Truesdale.
Ward.
Williams.
Wilson.
Wiswall.
JOHNSON, 593-5.
Barker.
Cane.
Clark.
Cook.
Cooper.
Eliot.
Goodnow.
Green.
Hastings.
Logan.
Monis.
Moore.
Perry.
Prentice.
Reed.
Warren.
Whitney.
JONES, 595.
Ash.
Buss.
Fisk.
Gleason.
Hassell.
Hill.
Horton.
Stone.
Winship.
JUDD, 595.
Craigie.
Hooker.
Longfellow.
KELSEY, 595.
Hooker.
Phillips.
KEMPSTEK, 595.
Andrew.
Frost.
Holden.
Moulton.
Parke.
KKNDALL, 595.
Holley.
Jackson.
KENRICK, 595, 6.
Hyde.
Jackson.
Metcalf.
KIDDER, 596, 7.
Hartlett.
Bowman.
Brown.
Cooper.
Crosby.
Danforth.
Frothingham.
Goddard.
Griggs.
Hunnewell
Hyde.
Jackson.
Kettle.
Lopez.
Moore.
Parker.
Prentice.
Sigourney.
Sprague.
Tompson.
Underwood.
Winship.
KNIGHT, 597.
Belts.
Shaw.
Simpkins.
KNOWI.ES, 597.
LAMSON, 597.
Bridge.
Clark.
Isaac.
Parish.
Sparhawk.
Stone.
LAPPINWAI.L, 598.
LATHAM, 598.
Shepard.
LAWTON, 598.
LEVERKTT, 598, 9.
Barry.
Boylston.
Brattle.
Clark.
Colman.
Cotton.
Dana.
Denison.
Harris.
Hooper.
Mitchell.
Pratt.
Rogers.
Shepard.
Wigglesworth.
LEWIS, 599.
LOCKWOOD, 599.
Bradstreet.
Haynes.
Spencer.
LONGHORN, 599, 600.
Crosby.
Green.
Marrett.
LORD, 600.
LOWDEN, 600.
Stevenson.
LUXFORD, 600, 1.
Albone.
Billings.
Cole.
Fessenden.
Glover.
Goodwin.
Olbon.
Patten.
MACKEY, 601.
MACOONE, 601.
Bush.
Foster.
Wood.
MANN, 601.
Palmer.
Teel.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
723
MANNING, 601-3.
Abbott.
Adams.
Barrett.
Barrows.
Bingham.
Bull.
Carter.
Case.
Cleaveland.
Cogswell.
Darling.
Day.
Eager.
French.
Glover.
Hill.
Hough ton.
King.
Laninan.
Oliver.
Pratt.
Proctor.
Randall.
Remington.
Robinson.
Stearns.
Stocking.
Warland.
Williams.
Winship.
Woods.
Wright.
MARKHAM, 603.
Whitmore.
MARKETT, 603-5.
Amsden.
Barstow.
Bradish.
Crackbone.
Dunster.
Fayerweather.
Fisher.
Foster.
Hastings.
Hayes.
Hill.
Hovey.
Jones.
Lawrence.
Locke.
Longfellow.
Longhorn.
Martyn.
Monis.
Parker.
Pierce.
Rice.
Richardson.
Ruggles.
Sewall.
Shepard.
Stanhope.
Tidd.
Vassall.
Washington.
Wells.
Weston.
Winsor.
Witt.
Wyatt.
MAKTIN, 605.
Frost.
MASON, 605-8.
Biscoe.
Blanchard.
Brooks.
Brown.
Bry.
Buckner.
Bull.
Chamberlin.
Cheney.
Child.
Clark.
Coolidge.
Cutter.
Dane.
De Lery.
Denison.
Dexter.
Dudley.
Ellson.
Estabrook.
Fayerweather.
Fillebrown.
Fiske.
Foster.
Gardner.
Hammond.
Harlow.
Harrington.
Harris.
Hodges.
Rowland.
Hovey.
Kellam.
Learned.
Livermore.
Luke.
Marshall.
McEnery.
Monck.
Monis.
Nichols.
Perry.
Russell.
Sabin.
Sargent.
Sawin.
Sewall.
Sharp.
Shipley.
Soden.
Spring.
Stone.
Stratton.
Tennell.
Topliff.
Watson.
Webster.
Wellington.
Whitney.
Williams.
MASTERS, 609.
Dobyson.
Latham.
Lockwood.
Tabor.
MAYNARD, 609.
MEAD, 609.
Barnard.
Collins.
Hall.
Hastings.
Warren.
MEANE, 609.
Hastings.
MERIAM, 609.
Ball.
Cooper.
Stone.
MILLER, 609, 10.
Coolidge.
Frothingham.
Smith.
Tapley.
MINOT, 610.
Champney.
Corlett.
MIHICK, 610.
Trowbridge.
MITCHELL, 610.
Goffe.
Lynde.
Sewall.
Shepard.
MITCHELSON, 610, 11
Atkinson.
Bradshaw.
Bushell.
Deering.
Green.
Scarlet.
Shears.
Shepard.
Weld.
Willard.
MOORE, 611, 12.
Adams.
Batchelder.
Champney.
Cutter.
Dunster.
Eaton.
Edwards.
Hastings.
Hodges.
Holyoke.
Johnson.
Jones.
Kidder.
Mayhew.
Miles.
Mitchell.
Periman.
Porter.
Rand.
Richardson.
Robbins.
Russell.
Sweetser.
Vincent.
Warland.
Watson.
MOHRILL, 612.
MUNROK, 612-14.
Blanchard.
Bowen.
Bowman.
Burgess.
Burt.
Coney.
Coolidge.
Cutler.
Fassett.
Fiske.
Hancock.
724
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Harrington.
Hastings.
Jones.
Kent,
Lewis.
Locke.
Marrett.
Mason.
Mead.
Parker.
Peirce.
Porter.
Prentice.
Robbins.
Rugg.
Russell.
Sanderson.
Tidd.
Watson.
Wyer.
Wyeth.
MUTCHIN, 614.
MUZZEY, 614, 15.
Boutelle.
Bowers.
Chandler.
Dexter.
Green.
Prentice.
Reed.
Roscoe.
Ruckew.
Waite.
Whittemore.
MYGATE, 615.
NEEDHAM, 615.
Hicks.
Maynard.
NEWMAN, 615.
Bunker.
Sparhawk.
Wiswall.
NICHOLS, 615.
NORCROSS, 615.
NUTTING, 615, 16.
Gay.
Hicks.
Holmes.
Nowell.
Shepard,
Walton.
Winthrop.
OAKES, 616, 17.
Angier.
Dudley.
Flint.
Hay ward.
Jenkins.
Sewall.
Sweetser.
Waite.
OLDHAM, 617.
Brown.
Chadvvick.
Dana.
Fessenden.
Frothingham.
Gates.
Parks.
Reed.
Wood.
OLIVKK, 618-20.
Angier.
Belcher.
Grant.
Bradish.
Hancock.
Bradstreet.
Hartwell.
Brattle.
Healy.
Brown.
Humphrey.
Cheever.
Jackson.
Frost.
Kidder.
Gerry.
Livermore.
Jackson.
Saxon.
Lowell.
S eager.
Manning.
Sexton.
Mattucks.
Stone.
Newgate.
Thwing.
Noyes.
Warland.
Prentice.
Woods.
Prescott.
PARKS, 623.
Royal.
Beers.
Sparhawk.
Cooke.
Trowbridge.
Cromwell.
Vassall.
Derkes.
Wendell.
Dix.
William^.
Fisk.
Wilson.
Holland.
Wiswall.
Knapp.
Wyman.
Sanger.
OLMSTKAD, 620.
Stedman.
OSLAND, 620.
Whitmore.
Hyde.
Winship.
Paul.
PARLEN, 623.
Pratt.
Hanmore.
Prentice.
PATRICK, 623, 4.
Wilson.
Underbill.
PADDLEFOOT, 620, 1.
PATTEN, 624, 5.
Blanford.
Adams.
Eames.
Cooper.
PAINE, 621.
Didson.
PALFREY, 621.
Ditson.
Bordman.
Eames.
Goddard.
Frost.
Hicks.
Hancock.
Williams.
Hunnewell.
PALMER, 621.
Jackson.
Bemis.
Lnxford.
Child.
Marrett.
Cooper.
Richardson.
Day.
Robbins.
Ellis.
Russell.
Fessenden.
Seccomb.
Gamage.
Tufts.
Gibbs.
Willis.
Jones.
PATTERSON, 625.
Parker.
Stevenson.
Stratton.
PEIRCE, 625.
Walker.
Dickson.
Warland.
Fessenden. ,
Whitney.
Fisk.
Wiswall.
Marrett.
Wyman.
Munroe.
PANTRY, 622.
Prentice.
PARISH, 622.
Ransford.
Dan forth.
Read.
Oakes.
Sparhawk.
Parris.
Stedman.
PARKER, 622, 3.
PELHAM, 625, 6.
Bates.
Arnold.
Bordman.
Banister.
Cheney.
Bellingham.
Coolidge.
Bolton.
Dana.
Bosville.
Fessenden.
Brenton.
Foster.
Charles II.
Goddin.
Clark.
Gookin.
Cowley.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
725
Dudley.
Eliot.
Garrett.
Harlakenden.
Morant.
Sibley.
Waldegrave.
Winslow.
PHILLIPS, 628.
Dan forth.
Foxcroft.
Jackson.
Pelham.
Shepard.
PHIPS, 627.
Bennett.
Bordman.
Greenleaf.
Lech me re.
Lee.
Oliver.
Spencer.
Vassall.
Winthrop.
PICKE, 627.
PICKERING, 627.
PINSON, 627.
Cooper.
PLACE, 627.
POLLY, 627.
POST, 628.
Hancock.
Satle.
Sawtell.
PRATT, 628.
Coytmore.
Ho'oker.
Isaac.
Winthrop.
PRENTICE, 628-36.
Adams.
Andros.
Angier.
Appleton.
Austin.
Badger.
Balch.
Bates.
Batson.
Binney.
Bird.
Bordman.
Brackett.
Brown.
Butman.
Capen.
Collier.
Collins.
Conant.
Cook.
Cooper.
Cowdrey.
Cutter.
Darby.
Davenport.
Dickinson.
Dick son.
Emerson.
Emery.
Fay.
Fetch.
Fessenden.
Fillebrown.
Fiske.
Fitch.
Fosdick.
Foster.
Freeman.
Frost.
Frothingham.
Gamage.
Gay.
Gibson.
Goddard.
Good now.
Gorham.
Gove.
Haley.
Hall.
Hancock.
Haskell.
Haynes.
Hill.
Holden.
Hovey.
Hubb'ard.
Hyde.
Ireland.
Jackson.
Johnson.
Kent.
Ketteell.
Kidder.
Learned.
Logan.
Lyon.
Mellen.
Munroe.
Murdoch.
Oliver.
Orne.
Osland.
Peirce.
Phillips.
Pierce.
Rand.
Richardson.
Bobbins.
Rockwell.
Russell.
Sartell.
Saunders.
Scripture.
Smith.
Soden.
Spencer.
Sprague.
Stanton.
Symmes.
Teel.
Tenney.
Todd.
Tufts.
T/ng.
Underwood.
Waldron.
Walker.
Ware.
Warland.
Warren.
Watson.
Weare.
Whitefield.
Whitney.
Whittemore.
Williams.
Winship.
Woodward.
Worth.
Worthylake.
Wyeth.
PRINCE, 636.
RAYNER, 636.
Hall.
Winship.
READ, 636, 7.
Batson.
Brown.
Culvery.
Fessenden.
Glover.
Goffe.
Goodwin.
Holmes.
Marshall.
Oldham.
Sessions.
Stacey.
Stratton.
Wait.
Whiting.
Wyeth.
Wyman.
REED, 637-9.
Baker.
Blood.
Bond.
Champney.
Converse.
Cook.
Crosbv.
Elsonl
Estabrook.
Fiske.
Houghtoti.
Jenkins.
Jennison.
Johnson.
Kendall.
Paige.
Peirce.
Pierce.
PouUer.
Ravner.
Rice.
Richardson.
Robinson.
Rockwell.
• Russell.
Sawyer.
Somers.
Stone.
Tidd.
Walker.
Winn.
Winship.
Wyman.
REDDING, 639.
REDFKN, 639.
Jackson.
REMINGTON, 639, 40.
Belcher.
Biscoe.
Bowes.
Bradstreet.
Buckminster.
Channing.
Convers.
726
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Ellery.
Epps.
Gibson.
Hill.
Hobby.
Larkin.
Stedman.
Stevens.
Trowbridge.
RICE, 640.
Cootsay.
Foxcroft.
Harrington.
Marrett.
Reed.
Shed.
Watson.
Wilcockson.
RICHARDSON, 640, 1.
Arnold.
Bond.
Carson.
Champney.
Convers.
Cutter.
Fillebrown.
Marrett.
Morse.
Munroe.
Peirson.
Prentice.
Prentiss.
Rand.
Russell.
Smith.
Stevenson.
Wilson.
Winship.
RIDER, 641.
ROBBINS, 641-4.
Adams.
Allen.
Bacon.
Barrett.
Braside.
Bridge.
Brown.
Butterfield.
Capen.
Cheney.
Cook.
Coolidge.
Crackbone.
Cutter.
Dana.
Dickson.
Draper.
Durant.
Estabrook.
Fillebrown.
Gould.
Griffin.
Hammond.
Hartwell.
Hill.
Jackson.
Johnson.
Lyon.
Miles.
Moore.
Morse.
Patten.
Peirce.
Prentice.
Russell.
Squire.
Stearns.
Stone.
Stratton.
Sweetser.
Trowbridge.
White.
Whitney.
Williams.
Woodward.
ROBINSON, 644, 5.
Bacon.
Biglow.
Billings.
Brigham.
Church.
Dickinson.
Fassett.
Fay.
Leonard.
Manning.
Reed.
Safford.
Simonds.
Simons.
Swift.
Tidd.
Tufts.
Upham.
Webster.
Weeks.
ROLFE, 645, 6.
Coffin.
Cutter.
Scullard.
ROSCOE, 646.
Muzzey.
Ruskew.
ROSE, 646.
Russell.
Ross, 646.
Bumford.
Holman.
Levistone.
Patten.
Winship.
RUGG, 646.
Munroe.
RUSSELL, 646-51.
Abbott.
Adams.
Bailey.
Ballafd.
Barnard.
Belcher.
Bel knap. <
Bemis.
Black ington.
Blodgett.
Boynton.
Bradshaw.
Bridge.
Brooks.
Bullard.
Carruth.
Clark.
Cogswell.
Colby.
Cooke.
Cox.
Creary.
Cutler.
Cutter
Dickson.
Dodge.
Dunster.
Eaton.
Farwell.
Fillebrown.
Fiske.
Frost.
Hall.
Hancock.
Harrington.
Hastings.
Hill.
Hobart.
Holbrook.
Holden.
Howe.
Hubbard.
Hutchinson.
Jones.
Lawrence.
Locke.
Lyon.
Mason.
Meriam.
Munroe.
Patten.
Perry.
Pierce.
Prentice.
Preston.
Rice.
Robbins.
Sanderson.
Sprague.
Stedman.
Tufts.
Underwood.
Warren.
Webber.
White.
Whittemore.
Wilkins.
Williams.
Wilson.
Winship.
Wyman.
SACKETT, 651.
Stedman.
SALTONSTALL, 651.
SAUNDERS, 651, 2.
Ball.
Bancroft.
Bartlett.
Flagg.
Holden.
Penniman.
Prentiss.
Savil.
Spear.
Whittemore.
Willard.
SAWTELL, 652.
Knight.
Parker.
Post.
Satle.
SCOTT, 652.
Austin.
Biscoe.
Buckley.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
727
Ewe.
James.
Jarvis.
Smith.
Trowbridge.
SCRIPTURE, 652.
Knapp.
Prentice.
SEAGER, C52.
Bishop.
SEWALL, 652.
Fessenden.
Mitchell.
Sparhawk.
Wellington.
Wigglesworth.
SHAW, 652, 3.
Angier.
Craigie.
Dickson.
SHEPAKD, 653, 4.
Allen.
Anderson.
Boradell.
Collins.
Cooke.
Cromwell.
Downing.
Eaton.
Greenhill.
Hayman.
Holman.
Hooker.
Leverett.
Lynde.
Mitchell.
Pond.
Quincy.
Touteville.
Tucker.
Tyng.
Wigglesworth.
SHERBORNE, -654.
Mitchelson.
Shepard.
SILL, 655.
Belcher.
Green.
Hicks.
Pynchon.
SIMONDS, 655.
Tidd.
SlMPKINS, 655.
Knight.
SKIDMORE, 655.
SKINNER, 655.
Ibbitt.
SMITH, 655, 6.
Bissell.
Buck.
Cox.
Daniel.
Fessenden.
Fowle.
Hagar.
Hill.
Jordan.
Miller.
Parsons.
Prentice.
Scott.
Thwing.
White.
Wyeth.
SPAKHAWK, 656-9.
Adams.
Aspinwall.
Avery.
Bartlett.
Blake.
Brown.
Convers.
Cooper.
Cutting.
Dana.
Gardner.
Gates.
Hancock.
Holden.
Holmes.
Iloughton.
Jarvis.
Mayo.
Murdock.
Newman.
Oliver.
Pemberton.
Pepperell.
Perkins.
Pierce.
Porter.
Sewall.
Thwing.
Turner.
Wellington.
Whiting.
Whitney.
Wigglesworth.
Williams.
SPENCER, 659.
Angier.
Swoetman.
SPRING, 659.
Barsham.
Gates.
Lee.
Swan.
Ward.
SQUIRE, 659-60.
Askell.
Brown.
Fessenden.
Francis.
Haskell.
STAGEY, 660.
Adams.
Bean.
Hastings.
Hicks.
STANLEY, 660.
STANESUY, 660.
Cutter.
STARR, 660.
STEARNS, 660, 1.
Beers.
Fillebrown.
French.
Frost.
Gibson.
Knowlton.
Lathrop.
Manning.
Mixer.
Morse.
Stone.
Wellington.
STEBBINS, 661.
Danforth.
Hooker.
STEDMAN, 661-3.
Alcock.
Austin.
Bagnall.
Blaisdell.
Brackett.
Braman.
Burr.
Cheney.
Clark.
Cooke.
Davis.
Dolhond.
Edwards.
Gibson.
Glover.
Graves.
Hammond.
Henshaw.
Hyde.
Meacham.
Metcalf.
Moore.
Munroe.
Phillips.
Quincy.
Remington.
Russell.
Sackett.
Sharp.
Shove.
Sprague.
Stowell.
Thompson.
Thurston.
Titcomb.
Upham.
Winship.
STEELE, 663.
Judd.
STEVKNS, 663.
Barrett.
Green.
Remington.
STEVENSON, 663.
Abdy.
Burfieen.
Burges.
Lowden.
Patterson.
Richardson.
Wilson.
STILEMAN, 663.
STOCKING, 663.
STONE, 663-6.
Andrew.
Bent.
Bond.
Boylston.
Brifiham. •
Bright.
Brown.
Burt.
Clark.
Coombs.
Cooper.
Dyke.
Edmands.
Fairbanks.
Fox.
728
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Goddard.
Gookin.
Hammond.
Hildreth.
Hill.
Hinkley.
Hooker.
Hovey.
Hunt.
Jones.
Keach.
Livermore.
Lumpkin.
Mason.
Miriam.
Moody.
Noyes.
Parker.
Potter.
Reed.
Rice.
Robbins.
Searl.
Shepard.
Sparhawk.
Stearns.
Stow.
Trowbridge.
Tufts.
Walker.
Ward.
Warner.
Wellington.
Whipple.
White.
Whittemore. '
Williams.
Wilson.
Woodward.
STOWELL, 666.
Stedman.
STRATTON, 666.
Child.
Cooke.
Lowell.
Norcross.
Palmer.
Richards.
Robbins.
Walker.
STRKETEK, 666, 7.
Sears.
SWAN, 667, 8.
Abbott.
Bittlestone.
Convers.
Cook.
Crosby.
Cutter.
Hinds.
Holden.
Mansur.
Palfrey.
Parks.
Patten.
Polley.
Pratt.
Richardson.
Robbins.
Spring.
Wade.
Watts.
Williams.
SWCETMAN, 668.
Hews.
Spencer. .
Wellington.
SYMMES, 668.
TALCOTT, 668.
TAYLOR, 668, 9.
Clemanoe.
Foxcroft.
Oakes.
THATCHER, 669, 70.
Brown.
Child.
Gardner.
Gerry.
Goddard.
Holmes.
Knox.
Morse.
Payson.
Putnam.
Spring.
THOMPSON, 670.
Burr.
Chandler.
Crosby.
Hunnewell.
Sharp.
Shove.
Stedman.
Upham .
THURSTON, 670.
Stedman.
TIDD, 670.
Blodgett.
Chandler.
Cutler.
Munroe.
Reed.
Simonds.
Smith.
Wood.
Wyeth.
TOMLINS, 670.
TOWNE, 670, 1.
Banbrick.
Bradish.
Howard.
Mitchell.
Sewall.
Stone.
TROWBRIDGE, 671, 2.
Atherton.
Bent.
Boddington.
Chamberlin.
Chaplin.
Dana.
Eaton.
Edgell.
Farrar.
Fuller.
Gambell.
Goffe.
Greenwood.
Hemenway.
How.
Jackson.
Jones.
Mirick.
Oliver.
Remington.
Rice.
Savage.
Stedman.
Stone.
Walter.
Ward.
Wilson.
TRUESOALE, 672.
Bordman.
Emblin.
Foot.
Gilbert.
Greenleaf.
Halton.
Hood.
Jackson.
TRUMBULL, 672.
UPHAM, 673.
Dana.
Sharp.
Stedman.
Thompson.
USHKR, 673, 4.
Alden.
Allen.
Andros.
Brown.
Butler.
Cotton.
Cromwell.
Harris.
Harwood.
Hoar.
Jeffries.
Lidgett.
Moodey.
Morton.
Newman.
Parsons.
Royall.
Sewall.
Shrimpton.
Symmes.
Thomas.
Tvng.
Wharton.
Willis.
Woodbridge.
Wooddrop.
VASSALL, 674, 5.
Barron.-
Batchelder.
Davis.
Ellery.
Lavicourt.
Oliver.
Phips.
Royall.
Russell.
VINCENT, 675.
Moore.
WADSWORTH, 675, 6.
Andros.
Ashley.
Bordman.
Champney.
Higginson.
Parrott.
Peirce.
Stone.
Stoughton.
Terry.
WAKEMAN, 676.
WALES, 676.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
729
WARD, 676, 7.
Bacon.
Brigham.
Burrage.
Eames.
Fuller.
Gay.
Greenwood.
Hall.
How.
Jackson.
Johnson.
Kenrick.
Lovering.
Mattocks.
Moore.
Rice.
Spring.
Stone.
Trowbridge.
Williams.
Wilson.
Woods.
Wyeth.
WAKLAND, 677, 8.
Abbott.
Barrett.
Bates.
Bean.
Bigelow.
Bird.
Breed.
Brown.
Carter.
Cutler.
Darling.
Farwell.
Giles.
Hill.
Howe.
Hunnewell.
Mann.
Manning.
Moore.
Palmer.
Parker.
Phelps.
Plympton.
Porter.
Prentice.
Richardson.
Shepard.
Stearns.
Thompson.
WAKNEK, 678, 9.
Cooke.
Wood.
WATSON, 679-81.
Allen.
Angier.
Bradshaw.
Butterfield.
Cox.
Errington.
Fillebrown.
Gamage.
Goodwin.
Grant.
Hall.
Hastings.
Healy.
Hill.
Holmes.
Huntress.
WHALEY, 684.
Locke.
WHITCOMB, 684.
Lopez.
WHITE, 684.
Moore.
Danforth.
Munroe.
Hixton.
Murdock.
Shepard.
Prentiss.
Taylor.
Rice.
WHITMORE, 684-6.
Shepard.
Skinner.
Blodgett.
Bowman.
Stone.
Brooks.
Tainter.
Cutter.
Tufts.
Elder.
Whitmore.
Eliot.
Whittemore.
Fillebrown.
Willis.
Francis.
Wyeth.
Gardner.
WEBB, 681.
Hall.
WEBBEK, 682.
Hancock.
WELCH, 682.
Hyde.
WELD, 682.
Kendall.
Clapp.
Lane.
Denison.
Locke.
Frank.
Markham.
Fuller.
Page.
Harris.
Park.
Kitchen.
Peirce.
Mitchelson.
Poulter.
Savage.
Rolfe.
Stoddard.
Skinner.
Winslow.
Thompson.
WELLINGTON, 682-4.
Tufts.
Abbott.
Watson.
Adams.
Webber.
Barnard.
Whittemore.
Bond.
Wilcox.
Bosworth .
Winship.
Bridge.
WHITTEMORE, 686-91
Brown.
Angier.
Clark.
Avery.
Cook.
Bond.
Coolidge.
Bradley.
Cutting.
Brooks.
Davenport.
Butterfield.
Dix.
Carteret.
Fassett.
Clark.
Fay.
Corbett.
Fessenden,
Cutler.
Hill.
Cutter.
Livermore.
Dana.
Lord.
Danforth.
Maddock.
Davenport.
Mulliken.
Davis.
Munroe.
Dickson.
Page.
Dunster.
Palsgrave.
Durant.
Phipps.
Kdmands.
Reed.
Eustis.
Richardson.
Farr.
Sewall.
Faulkner.
Sherman.
Ferguson.
Smith.
Fiske.
Stearns.
Foster.
Stone.
French.
Straight.
Gee.
Swoetman.
Goodwin.
Whiting.
Harris.
Whittemore.
Hastings.
Winneck.
Hicks.
Wyman.
Jaques.
Yates.
Jcnnison.
WESTWOOU, 684.
Johnson.
Cook.
Kent.
730
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
Kettell.
Bartlett.
King.
Cochran.
Lawrence.
Cook.
Linnex.
Dana.
Livermore.
Heard.
Locke.
Sheaffe.
Low.
WILLIAMS, 692-4.
Lucas.
Bordman.
Mellins.
Bradstreet.
Miller..
Child.
Mousall.
Cooke.
Munroe.
Cooper.
Muzzey.
Cunningham.
Paige.
Gushing.
Parker.
Cutter.
Parsons.
Davies.
Pease.
Hovey.
Peirce.
Jackson.
Perry.
Leonard.
Phipps.
Oliver.
Pilet.
Park.
Prentice.
Parsons.
Quiner.
Prentice.
Hand.
Priest.
Raymond.
Koby.
Robbins.
Russell.
Russell.
Savell.
Scott.
Sparhawk.
Smith.
Swan.
Sprague.
Wilson.
Stone.
Winship.
Townsend.
Woodward.
Upham.
WILLIS, 694.
Warren.
Palfrey.
Watson.
Parker.
Weston.
Patten.
Wheeler.
Seccomb.
Whiting.
Wade.
Whitrnore.
WILLY, 694.
Wilson.
Daues.
Winship.
WILSON, 694, 5.
Wood.
Belknap.
WlGGLESWORTH, 691.
Brown.
Andrews.
Bull.
Appleton.
Caldwell.
Coolidge.
Chesholme.
Hill.
Croford.
Hooker.
Dana.
Leverett.
Fiske.
Mitchell.
Francis.
Quincy.
Frost.
Sewall.
Hopkins.
Shepard.
Lopaus.
Sparhawk.
Meek.
WILCOX, 691.
Patrick.
Bancroft.
Payne.
Boy den.
Perry.
Fox.
Richardson.
Francis.
Sherman.
Frost.
Stevenson.
Hall.
Swan.
Hastings.
Whittemore.
Mitchell.
Williams.
Patten.
Winship.
Shepard.
Wyeth.
Taylor.
WINCHESTER, 695.
Whitmore.
WINCOLL, 695.
Woods.
Bridge.
WILKINSON, 691.
Goffe.
Goffe.
WINES, 695.
Winship.
WINSHIP, 695-700.
WILLARD, 691, 2.
Adams.
Andrews.
Angier.
Barsham.
Blackington.
Bowers.
Bowman.
Bundy.
Carter.
Childs.
Coggan.
Cooke.
Crafts.
Crosby.
Cutter.
Davis.
Dickson.
Edgell.
Elder.
Eliot.
Estabrook.
Fessenden.
Fiske.
Foster. .
Francis.
Geohegan.
Godding.
Grant,
Green.
Harrington.
Hill.
Holbrook.
Hovey.
Hubbard.
Jennison.
Johnson.
Kendall.
Kidder.
Laughton.
Learned.
Loring.
Lyon.
Manning.
Marion.
Meriam.
Munroe.
Muzzey.
Peirce.
Phillips.
Piper.
Porter.
Poulter.
Powers.
Prentice.
Raymond.
Raj'ner.
Richardson.
Robbins.
Russell.
Sawyer.
Shed.
Simonds.
Spring.
Stedman.
Story.
Thorn.
Thornton.
Wheeler.
Whiteley.
Wilkinson.
Williams.
Wilson.
Wootton.
Wyeth.
Wyman.
WINTER, 700.
INDEX TO GENEALOGIES.
731
WlNTHROP, 700, 1.
Chauncy.
Fayerweather.
Hastings.
Phillips.
Tolman.
Townsend.
Warren.
WISWALL, 701.
Farmer.
Jackson.
Newman.
WlTHERELL,, 701.
Benjamin.
Bryant.
Caulkins.
Deane.
Hobart.
Oldham.
Parish.
WOOD, 701.
Buck.
Fuller.
Greenwood.
Maccoone.
Oldham.
Kushton.
WOODMANCY, 702.
Clark.
WOODWARD, 702.
Brown.
Cheever.
Dana.
Eddy.
Fisher.
Gates.
Goodnow.
Gove.
Greely.
Greenwood.
Hammond.
Hunting.
Hyde.
Moore.
Myrick.
Patten.
Kobbins.
Stone.
Waite.
WOOLSON, 702.
Bond.
Chadwick.
How.
Hyde.
Jones.
WORWOOD, 702.
WYER, 702.
Lawrence.
WYETH, 702-6.
Andrew.
Bowman..
Brooks.
Champney.
Cook.
Coolidge.
Corlett.
Cutter.
Duntin.
Fessenden.
Fillebrown.
Fiske.
Fitch.
Flagg.
Fox.
Francis.
Gamage.
Gray.
Green.
Hancock.
Hastings.
Hill.
Jarvis.
Kendall.
Munroe.
Newell.
Newman.
Parker.
Prentice.
Read.
Sargent.
Sawin.
Shepard.
Smith.
Stearns.
Stimson.
Stone.
Tapley.
Tidd.
Ward.
Watson.
Webster.
Willard.
Wilson.
Winship.
Winslow.
Wood ware
Wright.
YOUNG, 706.
ERRATA.
Page 5, line 30,/or 1837 read 1807.
Page 6, note I, for 45, 46 read 38, 39.
Page 12, note I, for 84, read 85.
Page 20, note 2, for xv. reacf xiv.
Page 32, line 26, to Abraham Morrill add *.
Page 32, line 30, to Garrad Haddon add 8.
Page 35, line 27, for 1836 read 1636.
Page 44, note 7, for Boardman read Bordman.
Page 143, note I, for Barnard read Bernard.
Page 168, note 11, dele ".
Page 214, line 25, for Bordman read Boardman.
Page 263, line 4, for Bobbins read Bobbins.
Page 292, line 46, for Boardman read Bordman.
Page 316, line 3, for 1860 read 1858.
Page 438, line I, for O'Hara read O'Hare.
Page 526, line 2, after his read second.
Page 532, line 7 from bottom, dele John.
Page 569, line 25,ybr Abbot read Abbott.
Page 652, line 43, for 1739 read young.
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