NAYS.
Capt. Jedediah Southworth, Stoughton, mr. Nathan Comstock, Wrentham, mr. Benjamin Randall, Sharon, mr. M. Richardson, jun. Medway, rev. Noah Alden, Bellingham, hon. Israel Hutchinson, Danvers, capt. Peter Osgood, jun. dr. Thomas Kittredge, Andover, capt. Thomas Mighill, Rowley, hon. A. Wood, Boxford, capt. Ebenezer Carlton, Methuen, dr. Marshall Spring, Watertown, capt. Timothy Winn, Woburn, mr. William Flint, mr. Peter Emerson, Reading, mr. Jonas Morse, major Benjamin Sawin, Marlboro', William Thompson, esq. Billerica, col. Benjamin Ely, capt. John Williston, West Springfield, capt. Phinehas Stebbins, Wilbraham, Mr. Daniel Cooley, Amherst, Mr. Benjamin Eastman, Granby, Mr. Josiah Allis, Whately, mr. William Bodman, Williamsburg, mr. Samuel Field, Deerfield, mr. Moses Bascom, Greenfield, mr. Robert Wilson, Shelburne, capt. Consider Arms, mr. Malachi Maynard, Conway, capt. Zacheus Crocker, Sunderland, mr. Moses Severance, Montague, capt. Asa Fisk, South Brimfield, mr. Phinehas Merrick, Monson, mr. Adam Clark, Pelham, capt. Nathaniel Whitcomb, Greenwich, mr. Timothy Blair, Blanford, mr. Aaron Mirrick, Palmer, mr. John Hamilton, Mr. Clark Cooley, Granville, mr. John Chamberlain, New Salem, mr. Justus Dwight, Belchertown, mr. Samuel Eddy, Colrain, mr. Isaac Pepper, Ware, capt. John Goldsbury, Warwick and Orange, capt. Agrippa Wells, Bernardston, mr. Ephraim Williams, Ashfield, mr. Asa Powers, Shutesbury, capt. Silas Fowler, Southwick, mr. John Jennings, Ludlow, mr. Jonathan Hubbard, Leverett, mr. Benjamin Thomas, mr. Isaac Soul, Middleboro', mr. Nathaniel Hammond, mr. Abraham Holmes, Rochester, capt. Francis Shurtliff, mr. Elisha Bisbee, jun. Plympton, dr. Thomas Smith, mr. Thomas Nye, Sandwich, col. Nathaniel Leonard, mr. Aaron Pratt, Taunton, capt. Phanuel Bishop, major Frederick Drown, William Windsor, esq. Rehoboth, mr. Christopher Mason, mr. David Brown, Swansey, hon. Holder Slocum, mr. Melatiah Hathway, Dartmouth, hon. Abraham White, Norton, capt. Ebenezer Tisdell, Easton, capt. John Pratt, Mansfield, capt. Esaias Preble, York, mr. Mark Adams, mr. James Neal, Kittery, capt. Elijah Thayer, dr. Nathaniel Low, mr. Richard Foxwell Cutts, Berwick, mr. Thomas M. Wentworth, Lebanon, major Samuel Nasson, Sanford, mr. Moses Ames, Fryeburg, Mr. Jeremiah Emery, Shapleigh, rev. Pelatiah Tingley, Waterboro', mr. David Bigelow, Worcester, Edward Thompson, esq. Mendon, major John Minot, Chelmsford, capt. Gilbert Dench, Hopkinton, mr. Jonathan Keep, Westford, dr. Benjamin Morse, Joseph Sheple, esq. Groton, mr. Obadiah Sawtell, Shirley, mr. Daniel Fisk, Pepperell, capt. Daniel Adams, Townsend, capt. John Webber, Bedford, capt. Sta. Chamberlain, Holliston, mr. Asa Parlin, Acton and Carlisle, capt. J. Harnden, Wilmington, mr. Newman Scarlet, Tewksbury, mr. Samuel Reed, Littleton, mr. Benjamin Adams, Ashby, major Hezekiah Bread, Natick, capt. Jonathan Green, Stoneham, mr. Phinehas Gleason, East Sudbury, mr. Daniel Forbes, mr. N. Jenks, Brookfield, capt. Jeremiah Learned, Oxford, mr. Caleb Curtis, Mr. Ezra M'Intier, Charlton, mr. David Harwood, hon. Amos Singletary, Sutton, col. Samuel Denny, Leicester, mr. James Hathua, Spencer, mr. Asaph Shermon, Rutland, mr. Abraham Smith, Paxton, capt. Jonathan Bullard, Oakham, capt. John Black, Barre, capt. John Woods, Hubbardston, capt. Benjamin Joslyn, New Braintree, capt. Stephen Maynard, Westboro', mr. Artemas Brigham, Northboro', capt. Isaac Harrington, Shrewsbury, capt. John Fuller, Lunenburg, mr. Daniel Putnam, Fitchburg, dr. Samuel Willard, Uxbridge, Josiah Whitney, esq. Harvard, mr. Jonathan Day, Dudley, capt. Thomas M. Baker, Upton, capt. Timothy Parker, Sturbridge, major Martin Kingsley, Hardwick, rev. Joseph Davis, Holden, hon. John Taylor, Douglass, dr. Joseph Wood, Grafton, Jonathan Grant, esq. capt. Samuel Peckham, Petersham, John Frye, esq. Royalston, mr. Stephen Holden, Westminster, capt. Joel Fletcher, Templeton, mr. Timothy Fuller, Princeton, mr. Jacob Willard, Ashburnham, mr. Moses Hale, Winchendon, capt. Josiah Wood, Northbridge, mr. Joseph Stone, Ward, mr. David Stearns, Milford, mr. Jonas Temple, Boylston, Daniel Ilsley, esq. Falmouth, mr. S. Longfellow, jun. Gorham, William Widgery, New Gloucester, capt. David Murry, New Castle, hon. Samuel Thompson, Topsham, mr. Jonah Crosby, Winslow, mr. Zacheus Beal, Bowdoinham, William Jones, esq. Bristol, capt. James Carr, Hallowell, mr. Joshua Bean, Winthrop, mr. Valentine Rathbun, Pittsfield, mr. Comstock Betts, Richmond, mr. Lemuel Collins, Lenox, capt. Jeremiah Pierce, Adams, Ephraim Fitch, esq. Egremont, major Thomas Lusk, West Stockbridge, mr. John Hurlbert, Alford, capt. Ezekiel Herrick, Tyrningham, mr. Joshua Lawton, Loudon, mr. Timothy Mason, Windsor, Ebenezer Pierce, esq. Partridgefield, mr. David Vaughan, Hancock, capt. Jesse Bradley, Lee, mr. Zenas Noble, Washington, mr. John Picket, jun. Sandisfield. Total Nays 168.
The open, manly and honourable conduct of the gentlemen who composed the minority, in the great question on Wednesday, taken in the honourable convention, was very different from the turbulent opposers of the constitution in Pennsylvania, who, not content with their declamatory and odious protest against its adoption, are now endeavouring to involve their country in all the horrours of a civil war, by exciting tumult and insurrection. On the vote of adoption being declared,
Honourable mr. White rose, and said, that notwithstanding he had opposed the adoption of the constitution, upon the idea that it would endanger the liberties of his country, yet, as a majority had seen fit to adopt it, he should use his utmost exertions to induce his constituents to live in peace under, and cheerfully submit to it.
He was followed by mr. Widgery, who said, that he should return to his constituents, and inform them, that he had opposed the adoption of this constitution, but that he had been overruled, and that he had been carried by a majority of wise and understanding men: that he should endeavour to sow the seeds of union and peace among the people he represented—and that he hoped, and believed, that no person would wish for, or suggest the measure of a PROTEST; for, said he, we must consider that this body is as full a representation of the people, as can be conceived.—— After expressing his thanks for the civility which the inhabitants of this town have shewn to the convention, and declaring, as his opinion, that they had not in the least influenced the decision; he concluded by saying he should support, as much as in him lay, the constitution, and believed, as this state had adopted it, not only 9, but the whole 13, would come into the measure.
General Whitney said, that though he had been opposed to the constitution, he should support it as much as if he had voted for it.
Mr. Cooley, (Amherst) said, that he endeavoured to govern himself by the principles of reason, that he was directed to vote against the adoption of the constitution, and that in so doing, he had not only complied with his direction, but had acted according to the dictates of his own conscience; but that as it has been agreed to by a majority, he should endeavour to convince his constituents of the propriety of its adoption.
Doctor Taylor, also said, he had uniformly opposed the constitution, that he found himself fairly beat, and expressed his determination to go home, and endeavour to infuse a spirit of harmony and love, among the people.
Other gentlemen expressed their inclination to speak, but it growing late, the convention adjourned to Thursday morning, at ten o'clock.
Let this be told to the honour of Massachusetts; to the reputation of her citizens, as men willing to acquiesce in that republican principle, of submitting to the decision of a majority.
Yesterday, A. M. the Convention met, according to adjournment, when a vote was passed for proceeding in procession to the state-house, and there to declare the ratification of the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, which that honourable body, on Wednesday last, by a majority of NINETEEN assented to, in behalf of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. About 12 o'clock, the procession moved from their place of session, preceded by the honourable vice-president of the Convention. His excellency the president being seated in an elegant vehicle, was drawn by THIRTEEN patriotick and publick spirited MECHANICKS, who thus expressed their love and respect for a man who ever loved and respected his country.
The procession having arrived at the state-house, entered the senate-chamber, from which his excellency the president, the vice-president, secretary, high-sheriff of the county of Suffolk, and other respectable characters, went out upon the balcony of the state-house, from whence his excellency the president addressed the multitude who had assembled below, in a short speech, preparatory to what they were about to hear declared. The high-sheriff then declared the federal constitution adopted and ratified by the Convention of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
After which the whole assembly testified their approbation by the loudest huzzas.
An elegant repast being provided for the occasion in the senate-chamber, the Convention, and a great number of other gentlemen, partook thereof, and exhibited such marks of satisfaction, as fully evinced, that this joyful event would tend to give vigour and energy to our future continental administrations. After dinner the following toasts were drank, viz.
1. His excellency the president and convention of Massachusetts.
2. The president and members of the late continental convention.
3. The states that have adopted the federal constitution.
4. A speedy accession to the union by those states who are yet to deliberate upon the proposed constitution.
5. May the same candour, and liberality, which has so conspicuously distinguished the minority of Massachusetts, prevail thro' every state in the union.
6. May the United States of America be as distinguished for their increase in agriculture, arts and manufactures, as they are for their attachment to justice and the liberties of mankind.
7. The great and magnanimous ally of the United States of America—his most Christian majesty.
8. The United Netherlands.
9. May the States of America be the asylum of every distressed son of liberty, throughout the world.
10. May the flag of American commerce be displayed in every quarter of the globe.
11. May the landholders of America soon experience the happy effects intended by the proposed constitution.
12. May the nations of the world, who would be our rivals in trade, soon find their disappointment in the energy of our councils.
13. May peace, liberty, and safety, be the perpetual birthright of an American.
It seems that the joy which the adoption of the proposed constitution has diffused, is not only general, but sincere and grateful.—The rising sun of yesterday's morn, by its brightness and refulgent beams, seemed to break forth, from the dusky horizon, with uncommon grandeur, partaking, as it were, of the joy in which an event so propitious immersed the souls of the people. The bells of all the churches, &c. in town, began ringing at early dawn, and continued, most of them without intermission, thro' the day, and part of last evening.
The hardy sons of Neptune, seemed not to be insensible of the importance of this great event; for having procured a boat, which they fixed on a sled, they continued to draw it through the town till near the close of the day, frequently huzzaing, and loudly exulting in the anticipation of reviving and flourishing commerce. In the boat was displayed the flag of the United States, and musick, which kept continually playing.
In a cart, drawn by five horses, the British flag was displayed, and insulted by numbers placed in the cart, armed with muskets, who repeatedly discharged the contents of them through the tattered remnant, in contempt of that faithless nation, whose exertions have been unremitted since the peace, to cramp our commerce and obstruct all our nautical proceedings.
Repeated marks of joy were exhibited during the course of the day by the lovers and well wishers of our country, but we believe none will exceed the exhibition which is to take place this day, as will appear by the following
NOTICE
TO THE TRADESMEN.
THE COMMITTEE of MECHANICKS appointed at their meeting the 7th. ult. present their compliments to the several TRADESMEN, MECHANICKS, and ARTIZANS of every description in the town of Boston, and request their attendance at Faneuil Hall, this morning, at NINE o'clock, in order to form and proceed in GRAND PROCESSION therefrom, to testify their approbation of the ratification of the Federal Constitution, by the Convention of this commonwealth the 6th instant.
They recommend that the procession be formed as follows—First, a plough, drawn by a horse, with husbandmen carrying proper utensils—Then the tradesmen, &c. of the town, each with some tool, decorated; to proceed by trades; each trade with one person at its head. With the ship-builders, &c. will be a boat, drawn by horses, properly manned. They request that the procession may be as full as possible; that the several drummers, fifers, and other musicians in the town, will join the procession, with their instruments.
The rout of the procession will be mentioned at the Hall.
Boston, February 7, 1788.
[LETTER OF CHIEF-JUSTICE SARGEANT OF MASSACHUSETTS.]
[The following are extracts from a letter of Judge Sargeant to the Hon. Joseph Badger of Gilmanton, N. H., who was a Delegate to the Convention of that state for the adoption of the Federal Constitution.]
I make no doubt but you have carefully compared ye old confederation with ye new constitution and I wish you to review them again. Can there be such a thing as Government without Power? What is advice, recommendation, or requisition? It is not Government.—Congress has a right to raise an army, to make war and Peace, of entering into Treaties and alliances to borrow money and appropriate ye same—to ascertain ye sums necessary to be raised for ye Service of ye United States—to emit bills of credit—to build and equip a navy, and to make requisitions on ye states for their quota of men, to Cloath, arm and equip them. But who will lend Congress Money when they have not Power to raise a Single Shilling to repay them? Who will take their bills of Credit when every Body knows they can never redeem them? Who will enlist into their army when Congress has no money to pay them a Bounty or their wages or find them in Provisions? Who will build and equip a navy for them without money? Who will trouble themselves about Congress' making war or Peace when they can't command a Shilling to support a war? To what Purpose is it to appropriate money when they can't get it?—What end does it answer for other nations to make treaties and alliances with Congress when any one State by its obstinacy, fraud or some Paltry private interest may defeat ye treaty or by main force break through it?
What good end will be answered by ascertaining ye Sums necessary to be raised when thirteen independent Legislatures are to judge whether those sums are necessary or not and whether they will raise them or not and if one State won't raise their quota, ye other states are more than foolish, they are distracted if they raise theirs.—What effect will a requisition on ye states for raising, cloathing, arming, and equipping their quotas of men have, when ye 13 Legislatures are left to judge of ye expediency, or necessity of this equipment, whether they are not charged above their proportion—whether it won't do as well sometime hence? What security is it possible to have under such a Government? A Government without energy, without power. Zeal and enthusiasm carried us thro' ye last war without any Government till March 1781, when ye Confederation was compleated and then we hobbled along 21 months longer under it until peace took place, and since ye Peace, Requisitions from Congress have had no more effect than ye Pope's bulls wou'd have had. The old Confederation is just ye same to ye United States as a people, as a milk and water diet wou'd be to a labouring man, both wou'd grow weaker and weaker till they were not able to crawl. Nothing ever gave us any respectability abroad but ye readiness and chearfulness with which we complied with all ye recommendations of Congress when we had no Government at all. That enabled us to form treaties with other nations, to hire money, and their hatred to Great Britain engaged them to join in ye war against her. The nations in Europe discovered this weakness long before we did. Great Britain for 5 years has refused to make any Treaty of commerce with us, has shut all her Ports against our shipping, while our Ports are filled with their shipping and seamen and are picking up our seamen for their employ—they bring their Produce and manufactures to us to buy but won't let us carry our own to them. They have embarrass'd our commerce with other nations by setting ye Algerines upon our shipping and thereby obliged us to give 5 per Cent. to them for insurance against the Algerines—all this while we have not had ye power to retalliate upon them in one Single Article. The other Powers viz: France, Holland, Spain and Portugal have now taken ye hint and are imposing duties upon our Produce and Manufactures to ye great encouragement of their own and discouragement of ours, and we can't make any Regulations to counterwork them. Massachusetts some years ago took ye lead and made some very advantageous Regulations. New Hampshire followed, and Rhode Island adopted a small part. Soon ye People in New Hampshire grew restive and obliged ye Government to repeal ye same. Rhode Island followed and Massachusetts was obliged to follow them, so that you see what a rope of sand we are. This conduct of ye European nations will in time, if it produces good Government, prove of eminent advantage to us. They drained us of almost all our Cash. This put People upon being industrious and frugal. Industry has occasioned great improvements in agriculture and in manufactures. The first has rendered Provisions plenty and so cheap that we sell them to almost all nations. The latter has supplied us with many necessaries which we used to send cash for, and we remitted to other nations pay for what necessaries we wanted. Frugality has prevented us from sending our Cash abroad for many Superfluities which we can do as well or perhaps better without; so that now it is an undoubted fact that ye exports from America greatly exceed ye imports; consequently Cash may now become as plenty as it wou'd be best it shou'd be.
The old Confederation without Power or Energy destroyed ye Credit of ye United States. The scarcity of Cash, and ye embarrassments of ye Government, for want of some fixed System of finance has destroyed ye credit of ye individual States—different Tender acts in different States, different sorts of paper money in different States, (for almost all ye States have either paper money or tender acts,) have destroyed private Credit; so that we are now as a people and as individuals totally without either public or private Credit. Under these circumstances money never can circulate in plenty, let ye advantages for importing it be what they may—
Is it now possible for a Government, under these disadvantages, whether it be continental or particular, to support itself any length of time? Will not private industry be discouraged? Can such a Government protect ye industrious from ye hands of invaders or ye more savage hands of violence among ourselves? Anarchy will soon rear its head and ye Tyranny of some ambitious Demagogue will soon tread on its heels. Suppose for a moment ye General Court of New Hampshire or Massachusetts were to agree that such a sum of money was necessary to be raised for ye building and maintaining of a colledge for supporting schools in different Parts, for supporting ministers, for encouraging ye Iron manufactory, ye manufactory of cloath, for repairing ye highways, for training and disciplining ye militia, and procuring a stock of guns and ammunition and building forts for ye defence of ye State and then send a recommendation to ye several towns desiring them to raise their quota of that sum, being so much.
Wou'd not this be a laughable way of raising money for ye public exigences? One town wou'd say there was no need of building a Colledge; others wou'd say there is no need of Schools or ministers; let them that work Iron and cloath get their own pay; our highways will do well enough without repairs; ye militia are good gunners already, there is no need of forts, and there is no war at hand, and we can do without Guns and ammunition a little longer; besides all they have rated our town too high. Wou'd not this be ye common language? A precious little money wou'd be raised, I trow. Let me ask, if ye People in our town meetings are competent Judges of ye necessity and advantage of raising money for these purposes? You will instantly answer me, no not one in six. Can they have large and extensive views of ye interest, of ye essential and important interests of ye whole state? No, perhaps, not one, thô many of them when they had met with other persons from all parts of ye state, and had freely conversed with them might be good Judges afterwards. How absurd and impolitic then is it to trust ye great affairs and interests of a continent, 1500 miles long and 1000 miles wide to ye determination of 2600 men deputed from some little spots of 6 miles square ye greatest part of whom never went further than ye next market town perhaps, or at ye outside to ye shire town of ye state and never expects to go again after his year is up, or if he does, it is only to get his 3s. 6d. a day without labour or at ye most to have ye honour of saving a small Tax upon his own town—and these men are not to meet altogether where they might, if disposed, get ye necessary information to form a Judgment by,—but in thirteen different places where they have different interests, different leaders and different information. How much more ridiculous is it then, that all these men are to determine of ye necessity of Peace or War—of ye sums of Money necessary to be raised, of ye best and easiest mode of raising it thro' all ye states, regulating ye value of money thro' all ye states, of defining and punishing Piracies and felonies on ye high seas and of Offences against ye law of nations—when it is necessary and proper to grant Letters of Marque and reprisal—what are ye rights and duties of Ambassadors, Consuls and public ministers, what are proper rules respecting captures where other nations are concerned with us in ye capture or are interested in ye vessel captured, what regulations of Trade may be carried into effect in other nations so as not to injure our own commerce. These and a thousand other matters respecting our intercourse with other nations and other great national concerns, must be determined by some Body of men with decision and be carried into effect too. How preposterous is it then for us to think of going on under ye old Confederation where ye several states or some of them wou'd hiss any Law that might be proposed on those matters out of Doors.
Now let us consider ye new Constitution. Are there any objects, of Legislation in this, which were not left to ye decision of Congress under ye old Articles? Very few, save that of Regulating commerce with foreign nations for want of which we have suffered enough already—also to form a rule for naturalization Laws about Bankruptcies—fix ye standard of weights and measures—to promote ye progress of arts and Sciences—to prevent counterfeiting ye Securities and current coin of ye states, to provide for organizing, arming, disciplining and calling forth ye militia on necessary occasions; to exercise exclusive Jurisdiction over 10 miles square of land where Congress may sit, if so much is ceded to them by any state to their satisfaction and such other places where continental arsenals are kept. Our People are taught ye necessity of this provision for if a man of less penetration and decision had been in ye chair ye year before last—they would have lost their most useful and costly magazine. Is it not reasonable that these matters shou'd be done with uniformity thro' ye states? Can these great objects ever be accomplished without making laws to bind all persons in ye Jurisdiction? Who are to make those Laws but ye Representatives chosen by ye People at large every two years, and where an equal representation is provided for, and a Senate chosen by ye state Legislatures, one third of which are to be chosen every two years. When Laws are made they are nonsensical unless they can be carried into execution; therefore it is necessary somebody shou'd have a Power of determining when they are broken, and to decree ye forfieture in consequence of such breach. This shows ye necessity of ye Judicial Power—and an executive with ye necessary officers are requisite for carrying those decrees into execution—and without all this ye whole parade of making laws wou'd be idle.
That these parts, ye Judicial and executive, shou'd be appointed by congress is necessary in order that ye proceedings may be uniform and to prevent one state from conniving at or disregarding ye laws made for ye benefit of ye whole. If they are to raise money they must have officers to collect it. These must be appointed by Congress or such men will be appointed by particular states as will shew ye most favour—and look thro' ye whole, I believe you will not find a Single Power given but what would maim ye constitution if it was left out. Perhaps it may be said this will be an expensive Government. The Legislative will not be more expensive, if so much, as ye present congress for after they have got matters a going properly, they may be at home half their time. The other officers must be paid it is true, but when we consider ye advantages of a steady uniform Government with proper energy, I believe we shall find ye Benefits purchased at a cheap rate. Perhaps some may say that this annihilates our own state Governments, and our own Legislatures will have nothing to do; but ye Laws respecting criminal offenders in all cases, except Treason, are subjects for Legislation. We may increase, lessen, or change punishments for crimes as we think best, and make any act criminal or pœnal as far as Law can make it so at our pleasure. The regulating Towns, parishes, Providing ministers, schools, looking after Poor persons, punishing Idlers, vagabonds &c. &c. regulating Highways, bridges, fisheries, common fields &c. are also matters pertaining to ye General court—but above all ye great rules for regulating inheritances, descent of estates, Partition of them, last wills and Testaments, executors, Administrators, and Guardians are subjects for our own Legislation—ye appointment of all courts, and ye rules of Proceeding in them and of determining all controversies between our own citizens, Rules of Legitimacy, marriage and divorce and in fine all matters not expressly given to congress are still to be the subjects of our own Legislation to be carried into Effect by our own courts and officers. Over what things does ye constitution give congress a Power only those of great national concern, which require a large comprehensive view and which, Heaven knows, our Houses of R-p-s-t-tives were never capable of comprehending or of judging whether they were acting right or wrong.—I write very freely to you, without any reserve. Ye regard I have for my Children, my Kinsmen, my friends, my Neighbours, Posterity and my country, makes me bless God that those objects are likely for ever to be taken out of such hands, two thirds of whom were never from their fire side before, and never comprehended in their view more than their own farms and their own little private interest. I cou'd write a volume on this subject, but thus much must suffice for ye present. I believe you are tired now as well as your affectionate
Kinsman and sincere friend and Servt
Nath'l Peaslee Sargeant.
[A COMPLETE LIST OF THE MINISTERS OF BOSTON OF ALL DENOMINATIONS, FROM 1630 TO 1842, ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF THEIR SETTLEMENT.]
BY JAMES C. ODIORNE, M. A.
(Continued from page 136.)
TABLE LEGEND:
A = Order of Settlement.
B = Names of Ministers.
C = Denomination.
D = Churches.
E = Graduated.
F = Settled.
G = Died or Resigned.
(To be concluded.)
[COMPLETE LIST OF CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS IN THE EASTERN PART OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME; TOGETHER WITH NOTES ON THE MINISTERS AND CHURCHES.]
BY THE REV. JONATHAN FRENCH OF NORTH HAMPTON.
(Continued from page 157.)
| Towns. | Ministers. | Native Place. | Born. | Graduated. | Settled. | Dismissed or died. | |||
| Exeter | Daniel Rogers | Ipswich, Ms. | 1707 | Harv., 1725 | Aug. | 31, 1748 | d. Dec. | 9, 1785 | |
| A New Church was formed in 1744. | Joseph Brown | Chester, England | Feb. | 8, 1762 | 1792 | dism. | 1797 | ||
| A New Church was formed in 1813. | Isaac Hurd | Charlestown, Ms. | Dec. | 7, 1785 | Harv., 1806 | Sept. | 11, 1817 | ||
| Gosport | Joseph Hull, s.s. | England | |||||||
| John Brock, s.s. | Shadbrook, Eng. | 1620 | Harv., 1646 | d. June | 18, 1668 | ||||
| Samuel Belcher, s.s. | Ipswich, Ms. | Harv., 1659 | |||||||
| John Tucke | Hampton | Aug. | 23, 1702 | Harv., 1723 | July | 26, 1732 | Aug. | 12, 1773 | |
| Josiah Stevens, s.s. | Killingworth, Ct. | 1740 | July | 2, 1804 | |||||
| Samuel Sewall, s.s. | Bath, Me. | March | 16, 1826 | ||||||
| Origen Smith, s.s. | |||||||||
| A. Plumer, s.s. | |||||||||
| Greenland | William Allen | Boston, Ms. | 1676 | Harv., 1703 | July | 15, 1707 | Sept. | 8, 1760 | |
| Samuel Macclintock, D.D. | Medford, Ms. | May | 1, 1732 | Coll.N.J., 1751 | Nov. | 3, 1756 | April | 27, 1804 | |
| James A. Neal | Londonderry, N. H. | 1774 | —— —— | May | 22, 1807 | July | 18, 1808 | ||
| Ephraim Abbot | New Castle, Me. | 1779 | Harv., 1806 | Oct. | 27, 1813 | Oct. | 28, 1828 | ||
| Samuel W. Clark | Hancock, N. H. | Dec. | 15, 1795 | Dart., 1823 | Aug. | 5, 1829 | |||
NOTES.
Exeter. "Exeter New Church," afterwards called "The Second Church of Christ in Exeter."[19] A considerable number of the members of the First Church seceded, and "embodied into a New Church, on a day of Fasting and Prayer, June 7, 1744." There is an error in several publications, giving 1748 as the date of the formation of that church. This error is found on the monumental stone of Rev. Daniel Rogers, in the graveyard, in Exeter. It is not strange that, in so long an inscription, there should have been, through inadvertency, an omission, by the engraver, or in his copy, of the word installed, immediately after the name. The words, Pastor of a church gathered in Exeter, should have been marked by a parenthesis. The inscription on the gravestone was copied by Alden, into his Collections, and thus currency has been, unintentionally, given to the error. Original documents show the facts in the case.
The causes of the secession, which issued in the establishment of a New Church in Exeter, were of a religious nature, but the presentation of them does not come within the scope of this work, and besides, we have not space for their discussion.
The Rev. Daniel Rogers was born in Ipswich, Ms., in 1707, and graduated H. C. 1725. He received ordination, without a pastoral charge, by a council, which met at York, July 13, 1742. The ministers of the council were Rev. Messrs. Jeremiah Wise of Berwick, Me.; Nicholas Gilman of Durham, N. H.; John Rogers of Kittery, (now Eliot,) Me.; and Samuel Moody of York, Me. Rev. Daniel Rogers "had been many years a tutor in Harvard College, was a pious faithful minister of Jesus Christ, and a worthy son of Rev. John Rogers, pastor of the first church in Ipswich, who died, Dec. 28, 1745, in his 80th year. He was a son of John Rogers of the same place, a physician, and preacher of God's word, and President of Harvard College, who died, July 2, 1684, aged 54 years. He was eldest son of the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, who came from England, in 1636, settled at Ipswich, colleague pastor with the Rev. Nathaniel Ward, and died, July 2, 1655, aged 57 years. He was son of the Rev. John Rogers, a famous minister of God's word at Dedham, in England, who died Oct. 18, 1639, aged 67 years. He was grandson of John Rogers of London, Prebendary of St Paul's, Vicar of St. Sepulchre's, and Reader of Divinity, who was burnt at Smithfield, Feb. 14, 1555, first martyr in Queen Mary's reign." [Monumental Stone; Alden's Epitaphs.] Rev. Daniel Rogers died, Dec. 9, 1785, aged 79. When the Covenant of the 2nd church was adopted, it was signed by 30 males and 11 females. During Mr. Rogers' ministry, 22 males and 39 females were added. It is well known, that Mr. Whitefield preached a few times at Exeter. During the last week in September, 1770, he preached four times in Portsmouth. On Saturday morning he rode to Exeter, and preached to a large concourse of people, assembled in the open air. It was his last sermon. In the afternoon, he rode to Newburyport, where he died the next morning, on the 30th of September. He was interred on the 2nd of October. Of his pall bearers were Rev. Dr. Haven of Portsmouth, and Rev. Daniel Rogers of Exeter. "When the corpse was placed at the foot of the pulpit close to the vault, the Rev. Daniel Rogers made a very affecting prayer, and openly confessed that under God, he owed his conversion to that man of God whose precious remains now lay before them. Then he cried out, O my father, my father! Then stopped and wept, as though his heart would break; and the people weeping all through the place. Then he recovered, and finished his prayer and sat down and wept." [Dr. Gillie's Memoirs of Whitefield.]
The Rev. Joseph Brown was educated at Lady Huntingdon's Seminary, and was settled in the ministry at Epping, Essex, England, until he came to this country. When dismissed at Exeter, he removed to Deer Isle, Me., where he was installed, 1804, and where he died, Sept. 13, 1819, aged 57. From the death of Mr. Rogers to the close of Mr. Brown's ministry, in the 2nd church in Exeter, there were added fourteen males, and twenty-four females. During Mr. Brown's residence at Deer Isle, he was engaged in soliciting aid for some charitable enterprise. For that purpose he called on some of the people of Portsmouth. They received him kindly, and only objected that they had just been doing for this,—that,—and the other objects of benevolence. His reply is worthy of notice for the sentiment it contains: "I love to come among these have been doing folks." On the church book are the baptisms of his son Americus, in 1793; his son Charles Moulson, in 1794; and his son Daniel Rogers, in 1797. Rev. Charles M. Brown has been a zealous and useful Seamen's Chaplain. From the close of Mr. Brown's ministry, in the 2nd church in Exeter, to 1802, there were admitted three males, and nine females. There is then a chasm in the records, till Sept. 18, 1823, when a majority of the members remaining in Exeter, and they females, met at the house of Mrs. Martha Poor. Their proceedings are regularly entered in the church book, the last date being May 22, 1824.
They had no pastor after Mr. Brown. For a few years they had occasional preaching. They never formally disbanded; but most of them united, or mingled in the observance of religious ordinances, with other churches. Their meeting-house stood where Maj. Waddy V. Cobb's house now stands, on Front street.
A New Church was formed Dec. 24, 1813, which is now styled "The Second Church in Exeter." The ministers invited on the occasion by Letters Missive from "several members of the Religious Society, in the Upper Congregational Society in Exeter," were the Rev. Messrs. Porter of Rye, Holt of Epping, Abbot of Hampton Falls, Webster of Hampton, and French of North Hampton.
Mr. Hosea Hildreth, professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, in the Academy, and who was also a preacher, supplied the pulpit for some time. Mr. Hildreth was ordained in Gloucester, Ms., in 1825; and installed in Westborough, Ms., in 1834. He died in Sterling, Ms., his native place, July 10, 1835, aged 53.
Rev. Isaac Hurd, pastor of the present Second Church, was born in Charlestown, Ms., Dec. 7, 1785; graduated H. C. 1806; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Osgood of Medford, Ms.; and afterwards at Divinity Hall, in Edinburgh, Scotland; and commenced preaching in the city of London. He was ordained pastor of the First Church in Lynn, Ms., Sept. 15, 1813, resigned May 22, 1816, and was, by the unanimous invitation of "The Second Congregational Church, in Exeter," installed their pastor, Sept. 11, 1817. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Daniel Dana, D. D., of Newburyport, from 2 Tim. i: 7.
The father of Mr. Hurd was Joseph Hurd, Esq., of Charlestown, Ms., whose brother, Isaac Hurd, M. D., graduated at H. C. in 1776, and was a physician of celebrity, in Concord, Ms. The Rev. Mr. Hurd married, March 16, 1819, Mrs. Elisabeth Emery of Exeter, whose maiden name was Folsom. One of the sons of Mr. Hurd died in early childhood. His other son, Francis Parkman Hurd, graduated at H. C. in 1839, and received the degree of M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1845.
Gosport, or Star Island, is one of a cluster of eight small islands usually called The Isles of Shoals, composed of beds of rocks, partly covered with soil. They are about nine miles from Portsmouth Light House, and twenty-one from Newburyport Lights. Five of these islands are within the limits of Maine. Of these, Hog Island is the largest of the whole group, and contains about 350 acres. Of the three in New Hampshire, Gosport, or Star Island, formerly called Appledore, is the largest, and contains 150 acres. White Island, on which the Light House is located, is only one acre. These islands were visited, as early as 1614, by the celebrated navigator, John Smith, who gave them his own name; but they have long been called "The Isles of Shoals." They invited settlement, merely by the advantages they furnished for fishery. This business was prosperous, for about a century, previous to the American Revolution. The population varied from 300 to 600, employing a number of schooners and other craft. A meeting-house, previous to 1641, was erected on Hog Island, where the people from the several islands used to assemble. There was also a Court House on the same island. At a subsequent period, a meeting-house was built on Star Island, where the greater part of the inhabitants have resided.
Rev. Joseph Hull came from England, and settled in Weymouth, Ms., in 1635. He resigned in 1639, and afterwards preached at the Isles of Shoals. He is mentioned as "of the Isle of Sholes," by Dr. Cotton Mather, in his list of the first class of New England ministers. [Magnalia, Vol. I., B. 3.]
Rev. John Brock came to New England in 1637. He commenced preaching in Rowley, and afterward labored, a number of years, at the Shoals. He was esteemed eminently pious. The celebrated Mr. Mitchel of Cambridge said of him, "He dwells as near heaven as any man upon earth." Rev. John Allin of Dedham observed, "I scarce ever knew any man so familiar with the great God as his dear servant Brock." There were several remarkable coincidences between Mr. Brock's prayers and providential occurrences afterward. A man, whose principal property was his fishing-boat, and who had been very serviceable in conveying to the place of meeting the inhabitants of other islands, lost his boat in a storm. He lamented his loss to Mr. Brock, who said to him, "Go home, honest man, I'll mention the matter to the Lord, you'll have your boat to-morrow." Mr. Brock made the matter a subject of prayer. The next day the anchor of a vessel fastened upon the boat and drew it up.
The people were persuaded by Mr. Brock to observe one day in each month, as an extra season of religious exercises. On one occasion, the roughness of the weather had for several days prevented fishing. On the day of meeting, the weather was fine, and the men wished the meeting put by. Mr. Brock, perceiving that they were determined not to attend, said to them, If you will go away, I say unto you, catch fish if you can. But as for you that will tarry and worship the Lord Jesus Christ this day, I will pray unto him for you, that you may take fish till you are weary. Thirty men went away, and five tarried. The thirty caught but four fishes. The five, who tarried, went out afterward and took about five hundred.
Mr. Brock continued at the Shoals till 1662, when he removed to Reading, Ms., where he was settled, as successor of Rev. Samuel Hough, whose widow he married, and where he continued till his death, in his 68th year. For other particulars of Mr. Brock see Magnalia, Vol. II., B. 4, and Am. Quar. Reg., Vol. VIII., p. 140, and Vol. XI., pp. 176, 190.
Rev. Samuel Belcher, who graduated H. C. in 1659, was preacher at the Shoals in 1672. From 1698 to 1711, he was pastor of the 2nd church in Newbury, which became the 1st in West Newbury. He died in Ipswich, his native place, Aug. 13, 1714, aged 74. "He was a good scholar, a judicious divine; and a holy, humble man." [Am. Quar. Reg., Vol. VII., p. 259.]
Rev. John Tucke is understood to have been the only pastor ever ordained at the Shoals. The writer of this article has not been able to ascertain how the people were supplied, during the forty years immediately preceding the settlement of Mr. Tucke. Mr. Tucke was the son of John, who was the son of Edward, who was the son of Robert, who emigrated from Gorlston, Suffolk, Eng., about the year 1636, and was among the first settlers in Hampton, N. H. Mr. Tucke's ordination sermon was preached by Rev. Jabez Fitch of Portsmouth, from Matt. iv: 19—I will make you fishers of men. It is said that Mr. Tucke was furnished with a large library, and was, notwithstanding his isolated situation, extensively acquainted with the affairs of his times. He was one of the forty-five ministers, whose attestations, by letter, to the revival in 1743, were published. His remains rest in Gosport. The following inscription on his monumental stone, has been considered a just tribute to his memory.
Underneath
are the remains of the
Rev. John Tuck, A. M.
He graduated at Harvard
College A. D. 1723—was ordained
here July 26. 1732
and died August 12. 1773.
Æ. 72.
He was affable and polite in his manners;
amiable in his disposition;
of great Piety and Integrity;
given to hospitality;
Diligent and faithful in his pastoral
office, well learned in History and
Geography, as well as general
Science, and a careful Physician
both to the bodies and
The souls of
his people.
Mr. Tucke married, Nov. 26, 1724, Mary Dole of Hampton, a descendant of Richard Dole of Newbury.
Rev. John Tucke, son of Mr. Tucke of the Shoals, was born in 1740, graduated H. C. 1758; ordained at Epsom, Sept. 23, 1761, married, March 4, 1762, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel Parsons of Rye. Love M., daughter of Mr. Tucke of Epsom, married Simeon Drake. These last mentioned were the parents of Samuel G. Drake, M. A., of Boston. Mr. Tucke of Epsom remained in that place till the time of the Revolution. While on his way to join the army as Chaplain, he was taken with the small-pox, of which he died in Salem, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1777, in the 37th year of his age.
Not long after the death of the Rev. Mr. Tucke of Gosport, the war of the Revolution commenced. The inhabitants were exceedingly exposed; business was arrested, and many left the Islands not to return. The population for the last half century, has varied from 66 to 103. The preachers who have resided there have also instructed the school, and have been supported in part, by the inhabitants, and in part by contributions from benevolent societies, and individuals. Near the beginning of the present century, Rev. Josiah Stevens was located at the Shoals. There was at that time, a comfortable parsonage house, and a stone meeting-house, which was also the school-house, on Gosport. Mr. Stevens was much respected and beloved, and very useful as a minister and teacher. He was born in Killingworth, Ct., about 1740. In mature age, he removed, with his wife and five or six children, to Newport, N. H. He aided in founding the church in that place, and was one of its deacons. He served two short terms in the Revolutionary war; and was in the battle of Bennington. A fellow-soldier spake of him, as a man of decided piety, who amidst the bustle of the camp, was constant in his morning and evening devotions. Immediately after the adoption of the State Constitution, he received a civil commission, and transacted much business, as a magistrate. He was often engaged in teaching. After commencing to preach, he labored for a time in Goshen. His father was Josiah Stevens. A son of Rev. Mr. Stevens, Maj. Josiah Stevens, was also a deacon of the church in Newport, where he died, in 1844, aged 81. He was father of Hon. Josiah Stevens of Concord, who was born in Newport, Jan. 28, 1795, and was in 1838 elected Secretary of State. His eldest son is Josiah. The Rev. Mr. Stevens died in Gosport, where the following inscription is found on his gravestone:
In memory of the Rev. Josiah Stevens, a faithful instructor of youth, and pious minister of Jesus Christ, (supported on this Island, by the Society for propagating the gospel,) who died, July 2, 1804, aged 64 years.
Rev. Samuel Sewall, who labored several years as pastor in Edgecomb, Me., removed in 1824 to the Isles of Shoals, "being employed by a benevolent society in Newburyport and vicinity, as a missionary, and continued in this employment until the time of his death." He died in Rye, N. H., after a short sickness, March 16, 1826, leaving the character of an exemplary Christian, and a devoted and useful minister. Rev. Origen Smith, of the Free-will Baptist denomination, preached there in 1837. Recently, the Society for Propagating the Gospel have employed Rev. A. Plumer as preacher, and Mrs. Plumer, as teacher.
Greenland. It is not ascertained when the church was gathered at Greenland. It consisted of nineteen members when the Rev. William Allen, their first minister, was ordained. He was born in Boston, Ms., in 1676, graduated H. C. in 1703; ordained July 15, 1707; died, Sept. 8, 1760, aged 84. Rev. Dr. Langdon, in his sermon at the ordination of Mr. Macclintock, as colleague, said to the people. "Let not your affections be withdrawn from him, who has spent his strength in your service; and now, bowing under his infirmities, is no longer able to perform his public work; but is preparing to leave you, that he may join the church triumphant. Remember he is still your pastor; and, tho' he cannot minister to you as formerly, he is still concerned for your spiritual welfare, pouring out his soul the more earnestly in prayer for you, as he sees the time of his departure is at hand." During Mr. Allen's ministry 293 were added to the church. In 1728, forty-four were added; in 1735, thirty; in 1742, thirty; in 1756, the last year of his active ministry, thirteen. Mrs. Eleanor Allen, his consort, died Jan. 16, 1734-5, aged 52; "an early convert, eminent for holiness, prayerfulness, watchfulness, zeal, prudence, weanedness from the world, self-denial, faithfulness, and charity." Mr. Allen is said to have married, for his second wife, Elisabeth Weare of Hampton Falls.
Rev. Samuel Macclintock, D. D., second pastor, was a son of Mr. William Macclintock, who came from the north of Ireland, and settled in Medford, Ms.; was a respectable farmer, the husband of four wives, the father of nineteen children, and died aged 90. His third wife accompanied him to this country. She was the mother of Samuel, who was born at Medford, May 1, 1732. He was religiously educated, from early childhood. His classical education, which commenced in the grammar-school, at Medford, was continued under the instruction of the celebrated Master Minot, at Concord, Ms.; and, afterward, under the preceptorship of the Rev. Mr. Abercrombie, a clergyman, eminent for piety and learning, in an Academy, near Northampton, Ms. Mr. Macclintock graduated at the College of New Jersey, 1751. Before the expiration of his senior year, he was invited, by Pres. Burr, to accept an appointment to a tutorship, which, on account of other plans, he declined. He was ordained at Greenland, colleague with Mr. Allen, Nov. 3, 1756. The strain of Dr. Macclintock's preaching was evangelical, serious, instructive, plain, and practical; his style manly and nervous; his delivery solemn and unaffected. His sermons were always the fruit of close application, and finished with a degree of accuracy, that few attempt, and fewer attain.
He ardently espoused the cause of his country; and was repeatedly with the army in the Revolution, in the capacity of Chaplain. Three of his sons fell in the contest. He had fifteen children by his first marriage, and one by his second. His last preaching was on the annual Fast, April 19, 1804. He died of a pulmonic fever on the 27th of the same month. His funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Buckminster of Portsmouth, from 1 Cor. iii: 22. The executor of Dr. Macclintock's will was directed by him, to place only a plain stone at his grave, for which he had prepared the last sentence of the following inscription.
"To the Memory of Samuel Macclintock, D. D. who died April 27, 1804, in the 72d year of his age, and the 48th of his ministry. His body rests here in the certain hope of a resurrection to life and immortality, when Christ shall appear, the second time, to consummate the great design of his mediatorial kingdom." [Alden's Epitaphs; Dr. Buckminster's Serm.]
Dr. Macclintock's publications were, a Sermon on the Justice of God in the Mortality of Man, 1759; the Artifices of Deceivers, 1770; Herodias, or cruelty and revenge the effects of unlawful pleasure, 1772; Sermon at the commencement of the new Constitution in New Hampshire, 1784; Correspondence with Rev. John Cosens Ogden, 1791; Sermon, The Choice, occasioned by the drought, the fever, and the prospect of war, 1798; Oration, commemorative of Washington, 1800. [Allen's Biog. Dic.; Piscataqua Evan. Mag. Vol. I.]
Rev. James Armstrong Neal, third pastor in Greenland, was a son of John Neal of Portsmouth, afterward of Londonderry, who married Mary Leavitt of North Hampton. Their other children were Moses Leavitt, Esq., of Dover, N. H.; John, superintendent of the Orphan house, Charleston, S. C.; Mary, wife of Maj. Gershom Cheney, of Rutland, Vt.; Sarah B.; Sophia W., who married Capt. Samuel F. Leavitt of North Hampton; Joseph, of Hampton; and Nathaniel P., of New Sharon, Me. Rev. Mr. Neal was born in 1774. He had a good academical education, and was some years preceptor of a young ladies' school, in Philadelphia. He was patronized by Rev. Dr. Green, to whose church he belonged, and under whose direction he commenced his theological studies. Although he had not been a member of any college, such were his literary attainments, that Dr. Nesbit, President of Dickinson College, conferred upon him the degree of M. A. in 1802. Mr. Neal received license from the Piscataqua Association. He was ordained at Greenland, May 22, 1807. The exercises were, Prayer by Rev. Peter Holt of Epping; Sermon by Rev. Jesse Appleton of Hampton, from Hag. ii: 6, 7; Ordaining Prayer by Rev. William Morrison of Londonderry; Charge by Rev. Timothy Upham of Deerfield; Fellowship by Rev. J. French of North Hampton; Prayer by Rev. H. Porter of Rye. Mr. Neal possessed popular talents, and died much regretted, after suffering greatly, from an organic disease of the heart, July 18, 1808, aged 34. He married Christiana Palmer, a lady from Kelso, Scotland. They had two sons. The oldest, John P., died Nov. 14, 1806, aged 2 years. Their other son, Joseph Clay Neal, has resided in Philadelphia, and is known to the public, as the editor of the Philadelphian; author of the Charcoal Sketches. [Piscat. Ev. Mag.; Alden's Epitaphs; Graham's Mag.]
Rev. Ephraim Abbot, fourth pastor in Greenland, was of the Concord branch of the Abbot family. He was born in New Castle, Me., in 1779. His father was Benjamin, who was son of Benjamin of Concord, who was son of Thomas, who was son of George, who settled in Andover, Ms., in 1647, and who is said to have emigrated from Yorkshire, England. Rev. Mr. Abbot of Greenland graduated H. C. 1806, and at And. Theo. Sem. 1810, and was ordained at Greenland, Oct. 27, 1813. The sermon was by Rev. Eliphalet Pearson, LL. D., from Matt. x: 16. Mr. Abbot married Mary Holyoke, daughter of Dr. Pearson, who, after he resigned his professorship in the And. Theo. Sem., resided in Mr. Abbot's family, in Greenland, where he deceased, in 1826. For some account of Mr. Abbot's missionary labors, before he was settled at Greenland, see "The New Hampshire Repository," Vol. II., No. 2.
Mr. Abbot's health becoming infirm, in consequence of a wound in his side, and not being able to confine himself entirely to the labors of a pastor, he became the first preceptor of the Academy in the place, established by George Bracket, Esq. He resigned his ministry, Oct. 28, 1828. The church, at his ordination, consisted of nineteen members. During his ministry thirty-seven were added. He removed to Westford, Ms., and took charge of the Academy in that place. His second marriage was with Miss Bancroft, daughter of Amos Bancroft, M. D., of Groton, Ms.
Rev. Samuel Wallace Clark was born in Hancock, N. H., Dec. 15, 1795, graduated D. C. 1823; ordained at Greenland, Aug. 5, 1829. His father, John Clark, was grandson of Robert Clark, who emigrated from the north of Ireland to Londonderry, N. H., in company with the early settlers of that place; though not among the first. Rev. S. W. Clark was the second of ten children, and the eldest of four sons. His brother, Rev. William Clark, was several years pastor of the 1st church in Wells, Me., and has since been extensively known, in his agency for the A. B. C. F. M. Rev. Mr. Clark of Greenland married Frances M., daughter of Dea. Robert Clark, for many years an elder of the Presbyterian church, in New Boston. She deceased July 12, 1832, leaving one child, Frances Wallace. Mr. Clark's second marriage was with Rebecca Elisabeth Howe, a descendant of the Pilgrim, John Alden. She is a daughter of Josiah Howe, M. D., of Templeton, and afterwards of Westminster, Ms. The children of Mr. Clark, by the second marriage, were John Howe, Lucy Barrow, and William Wallace; the last of whom deceased Aug. 19, 1846.
When Mr. Clark was ordained, his church consisted of twenty-eight members. In 1846, there were forty communicants.
[GENEALOGIES.]
[THE WOLCOTT FAMILY.]
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
Henry Wolcott was the first of the Wolcott Family who settled in New England. He owned a considerable landed property in his native country, which he held in capite, part of which he sold about the time he left England; the rest of the estate was sold at sundry times by himself and his descendants; the last remains were sold since the Declaration of Independence, by Henry Allen, Esq., of Windsor, who claimed it by female descent. From circumstances it seems probable that the family are of Saxon origin. Mr. Wolcott, to avoid the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the English Church, was induced to come into this country. He first settled at Dorchester, where he continued till 1636, when he came with the first settlers to the town of Windsor, and with four other gentlemen, namely, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Newberry, Mr. Stoughton, and Major Mason, undertook the settlement of that town, to which they gave the name Dorchester. The towns of Hartford and Wethersfield were settled the same year, though the town which is now called Windsor was, upon the first emigration, by far the most considerable. Previous to this settlement on Connecticut River, one had been made at Springfield, under the patronage of Mr. Pynchon; and an earlier settlement, with commercial views, had been made at Saybrook, by Mr. Fenwick, agent to Lords Say and Seal and Brook. Those who settled on Connecticut River, in the year 1636, were united with the people of Massachusetts in religious and civil polity, and seem to have been much under their influence till 1638, when they adopted a civil constitution for themselves, and Mr. Ludlow was chosen their first Governor, and Mr. Wolcott a magistrate, then called an Assistant, to which office he was annually chosen till his death, in 1655. His eldest son Henry was one of the Patentees, whose name is inserted in the Charter granted by Charles II. Mr. Ludlow went to the West Indies, and left no posterity in this country. Major Mason, it is said, had no male posterity. The descendants of the others are well known in Windsor.
GENEALOGY.
Henry Wolcott, Esq., was born A. D. 1578; and on or about the year 1607, married Elisabeth Sanders, who was born in 1589. He lived in Tolland, near Taunton in Somersetshire, England, till the year 1630, and then to avoid persecution, came with his family into New England, and settled at Dorchester. In the year 1636, he went with his family to Windsor in Connecticut. Mr. Wolcott, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Newberry, Mr. Stoughton, and Major Mason, were the five gentlemen that undertook the settling of the town. Mr. Wolcott was one of the first magistrates in the Colony of Connecticut; he lived in that post in Windsor, till he died, May 30, 1655. His wife died July 7, 1655, and she and her husband lie buried in one tomb in Windsor. Their children were
1. Anna, who m. Matthew Griswold and d. at Lyme. 2. Henry Wolcott, Esq., b. 1610, d. at Windsor, July 12, 1680. 3. George, who d. at Wethersfield, Feb. 12, 1663. 4. Christopher, who d. in Windsor, Sept. 7, 1662. 5. Mary, m. Job Drake, and d. in Windsor, Sept. 6, 1689. 6. Simon, b. 1625, d. in Windsor, Sept. 11, 1687; his wife d. Oct. 13, 1719.
The children of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Sarah Newberry, were
1. Henry, b. Jan. 6, 1643, d. in Windsor. 2. John, b. Feb. 28, 1646, d. in Windsor, Jan. 11, 1712. 3. Samuel, b. Oct. 8, 1647, d. June 14, 1695. 4. Sarah, b. July 5, 1649, m. Walter Price and d. at Salem. 5. Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1651, m. James Russell, Esq., and d. at Charlestown. 6. Hannah, b. March 8, 1654, d. Sept. 4, 1683. 7. Josiah, b. July 22, 1658, d. at Salem, Feb. 9, 1729.
The children of Henry, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife Abigail Goss, were
1. Elisabeth, m. Matthew Allyn, Esq., Windsor. 2. Abiah. 3. Henry. 4. Sarah, m. Charles Chancey, d. at Stratfield. 5. Samuel, d. 1707.
The children of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Mary Chester, were
1. John, d. 1750. 2. Charles. 3. George. 4. Benjamin. 5. Mary, m. John Elliot, Esq.
The children of John, son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Hannah Newberry, were
1. Mary, b. Sept., 1704. 2. Hannah, m. Uriah Loomis of Windsor. 3. John, m. Mary Hawley. 4. Anne, b. Dec. 10, 1711. 5. Abigail, b. Sept., 1717. 6. Jerusha, b. Jan. 18, 1719, m. Erastus Wolcott, Esq.
The children of John, son of John, son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by Mary Hawley, were
1. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1736, m. Abiel Grant. 2. Lorana, b. June 5, 1739, m. Jonathan Bement. 3. Hope, b. Dec. 29, 1742, m. Nathaniel Drake. 4. Benjamin, b. Oct. 26, 1744. 5. Anne, b. March 6, 1747, m. —— Vansant.
The children of Benjamin, the son of John, son of John, son of John, the son of Henry, the son of Henry, by Abigail Pinney, were
1. Miriam, b. Aug. 26, 1766, d. May 29, 1773. 2. Caroline, b. Aug. 29, 1769. 3. Eleanor, b. Dec. 18, 1770, d. Oct. 18, 1776. 4. Talcot, b. Oct. 1, 1772. 5. Chester, b. Jan. 23, 1775. 6. Eleanor, b. Nov. 2, 1776. 7. Benjamin, b. Dec. 15, 1778. 8. Clarissa, b. June 16, 1781. 9. James, b. June 23, 1784. 10. John, b. July 23, 1786, d. May 21, 1787.
The children of Charles, the son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, were
1. Sarah. 2. Elisabeth. 3. George. 4. Mary, m. Jonathan North. 5. Eunice, m. Benoni Olcott.
The children of Samuel, son of Henry, son of Henry, were
1. Samuel, b. 1679, d. at Wethersfield, Sept., 1734. 2. Josiah, b. Feb., 1682, d. Oct. 8, 1712. 3. Hannah, b. March 19. 1684. m. William Burnham. 4. Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1686. 5. Lucy, b. Oct. 16, 1688. 6. Abigail, b. Sept. 23, 1690, d. Sept. 9, 1714. 7. Elisabeth, b. May 31, 1692. 8. Mary, b. May 14, 1694.
The children of Samuel, son of Samuel, son of Henry, son of Henry, were
1. Abigail, b. June 3, 1707. 2. Oliver, b. Oct. 2, 1709, d. 1734. 3. Samuel, b. April 13, 1713. 4. Mehetabel, Aug. 12, 1715. 5. Elisha, b. Sept. 26, 1717. 6. Josiah, b. March 26, 1720.
The children of Josiah, son of Henry, son of Henry, were, by Penelope Curwin, his wife,
1. Elisabeth, b. March 30, 1688, d. July 12, 1702;
by Mrs. Mary Treat,
2. Josiah, b. Dec. 21, 1690, d. Jan. 4, 1691. 3. Treat, b. March 26, 1696, d. July 7, 1696. 4. Thomas, b. June 23, 1697, d. Sept. 13, 1697. 5. Mehetabel, b. Aug. 3, 1698, d. July 6, 1721. 6. Josiah, b. July 11, 1700, d. July 31, 1700. 7. John, b. Sept. 12, 1702. 8. Elisabeth, b. April 1, 1705, d. June 24, 1716. 9. Mary, b. July 13, 1706, d. July 29, 1706. 10. Treat, b. Oct. 9, 1712.
The children of John, son of Josiah, son of Henry, son of Henry, were
1. John, b. Nov. 2, 1721, d. Nov. 27, 1731.
The children of George, son of Henry, were
1. George. 2. Elisabeth. 3. John. 4. Mercy.
The children of Simon, son of Henry, by Martha Pitkin, his wife, were
1. Elisabeth, b. Aug. 19, 1662, m. Daniel Cooley, d. Jan. 30, 1707. 2. Martha, b. May 17, 1664, m. Thomas Allyn, d. Sept. 7, 1687. 3. Simon, b. June 24, 1666, d. Oct. 30, 1732. 4. Joanna, b. June 30, 1668, m. John Cotton. 5. Henry, b. May 20, 1670, d. Nov., 1746. 6. Christopher, b. July 4, 1672, d. April 3, 1693. 7. Mary, b. 1674, d. 1676. 8. William, b. Nov. 6, 1676, d. Jan. 6, 1749. 9. Roger, b. Jan. 4, 1679, Governor of Connecticut, d. May 17, 1767.
The children of Simon, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Chester, were
1. Sarah, m. Samuel Treat. 2. Martha, m. William Stoughton. 3. Simon. 4. Christopher. 5. Eunice. 6. James, b. 1700, d. in 1748.
The children of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, were
1. Henry. 2. Thomas. 3. Peter, d. Dec. 1735. 4. Rachel, m. Joseph Hunt. 5. Gideon.
Henry, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, had
1. Henry.—Peter, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, had Giles.
The children of Gideon, the son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, were, by Abigail Mather,
1. Abigail, b. April 15, 1741, m. Charles Rockwell;
by Naomi Olmsted,
2. Samuel, b. April 4, 1751. 3. Naomi, b. Sept. 28, 1754, m. Rev. William Robison. 4. Gideon, b. Nov. 28, 1756. 5. Elizur, b. April 12, 1760.
The children of Samuel, son of Gideon, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Jerusha Wolcott his wife, were
1. Jerusha, b. Oct. 8, 1775. 2. Naomi, b. Oct. 10, 1777. 3. Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1781. 4. Elihu, b. Feb. 12, 1784. 5. Sophia, b. March 29, 1786. 6. Ursula, b. Nov. 17, 1788.
The children of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abiah Hawley, his wife, were
1. Abiah, m. Samuel Stoughton, Windsor. 2. Lucia, m. Stephen Olmsted, Hartford. 3. William, b. July 21, 1711. 4. Martha, m. —— Chapin, Springfield. 5. Ephraim.
The children of William, son of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abigail Abbot, his wife, were
1. Eunice, b. Dec. 11, 1747. 2. Eunice, b. March 1, 1750. 3. Abigail, b. Dec. 25, 1751. 4. William, b. Feb. 10, 1753, m. Esther Stevens at Castleton. 5. Abigail, b. Feb. 8, 1755, m. Oliver Ellsworth, Esq. of Windsor. 6. Martha, b. April 23, 1757. 7. Abiel, b. Aug. 10, 1761.
The children of Ephraim, son of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Kellogg, his wife, were
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1760, m. Josiah Bissell, Windsor. 2. Ephraim, b. Feb. 25, 1762.
The children of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Drake, his wife, were
1. Roger, b. Sept. 14, 1704, d. Oct. 19, 1756. 2. Elisabeth, b. April 10, 1706, m. Roger Newberry, Windsor. 3. Alexander, b. Jan. 20, 1708, d. Oct. 18, 1711. 4. Samuel, b. Jan. 9, 1709, d. Dec. 27, 1717. 5. Alexander, b. Jan. 7, 1712. 6. —— (still-born,) b. Dec. 10, 1712. 7. Sarah, b. Jan. 31, 1715, d. Jan. 5, 1735. 8. Hepsibah, b. June 23, 1717, m. John Strong, E. Windsor. 9. Josiah, b. Feb. 6, 1719. 10. Erastus,[A] b. Feb. 8, 1721, d. May 12, 1722. 11. Epaphras,[20] b. Feb. 8, 1721, d. April 3, 1733. 12. Erastus, b. Sept. 21, 1722. 13. Ursula, b. Oct. 30, 1724, m. Matthew Griswold, Esq., Lyme. 14. Oliver, b. Nov. 20, 1726, Governor of Connecticut, d. at Litchfield, Dec. 1, 1797. 15. Maryanna, b. Jan. 1, 1730, m. Thomas Williams, Esq., Brookline.
The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Newberry, his wife, were
1. Roger, b. Sept. 18, 1729, d. Dec. 15, 1729. 2. Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1730, d. Aug. 15, 1737. 3. Roger, b. June 16, 1733, d. Nov. 1, 1736. 4. Sarah, b. June 7, 1735, m. Elisha Steel, Esq., of Tolland. 5. Roger, b. Nov. 10, 1737. 6. Epaphras, b. May 2, 1740. 7. Mary, b. April 4, 1742, m. John Goodale. 8. Emelia, b. Oct. 20, 1744, d. Feb. 25, 1745. 9. Parmenio, b. April 17, 1746. 10. Emelia, b. Oct. 27, 1750, m. Marvin Lord of Lyme. 11. Martha, b. April 23, 1753, d. May 9, 1753.
The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Dorcas Burnham, his wife, were
1. Martha, b. Oct. 29, 1777, (?) m. Samuel Treat, Windsor, d. April 27, 1781. 2. Roger, b. May 25, 1760. 3. Abner, b. March 12, 1762, d. May 11, 1762. 4. Jemima, b. May 14, 1763, m. James Steel. 5. Cornelius, b. July 12, 1765. 6. Hannah, b. Aug. 1, 1769, d. Dec. 31, 1769. 7. Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1770. 8. Seth, b. Oct. 11, 1773. 9. Emelia, b. July 17, 1776, d. July 29, 1776. 10. Emelia, b. Feb. 2, 1779. 11. Oliver, b. March 6, 1780, d. April 24, 1781. 12. Rhoda, b. April 13, 1785.
The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Steel, his wife, were
1. Maryann, b. Nov. 11, 1784. 2. Mehetabel, b. May 19, 1786, d. July 13, 1787. 3. Mehitable, b. March 20, 1788, d. April 30, 1788. 4. Oliver, b. May 25, 1789.
The children of Epaphras, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mabel Burnham, his wife, were
1. Sarah, b. July 10, 1765. 2. James, b. April 19, 1767. 3. Mabel, b. March 17, 1771. 4. Mary, b. July 26, 1773.
The children of Parmenio, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Ballard, his wife, were
1. Alfred, b. April 14, 1769. 2. Parmenio, b. Dec. 17, 1770. 3. Prudence, b. Aug. 21, 1772, d. Aug. 2, 1776. 4. Josiah, b. April 20, 1776. 5. Mary, b. Oct. 27, 1778. 6. Pruda, b. May 10, 1789.
The children of James, son of Epaphras, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Miriam Munsell were
1. Anson, b. April 9, 1787. 2. Epaphras, b. April 7, 1789.
The children of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, were, by Lydia Atwater, his wife,
1. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 14, 1733. 2. Alexander, b. 1735, d. 1756. 3. Lydia, b. 1737, m. Samuel Austin of New Haven;
by Mary Richards,
4. Esther, b. Sept. 16, 1746, d. Oct. 9, 1746. 5. Simon, b. Aug. 9, 1747. 6. Esther, b. July 17, 1749, m. Samuel Treat of E. Windsor. 7. George, b. May 23, 1751, d. Oct. 17, 1751. 8. George, b. Oct. 17, 1752. 9. Christopher, b. Oct. 1, 1754. 10. Mary, b. Aug. 7, 1756, m. Elihu Griswold of Windsor. 11. Alexander, b. Sept. 15, 1758. 12. Guy, b. Aug. 7, 1760. 13. Elisabeth, b. Jan. 13, 1763, m. Elizur Wolcott of E. Windsor.
The children of Jeremiah, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Goodsale, his wife, were
1. Martha, b. Aug. 18, 1762. 2. Thomas, b. Aug. 17, 1764. 3. Sarah, b. May 7, 1767.
The children of Simon, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lucy Rogers, his wife, were
1. Emelia. 2. ——. 3. ——. 4. Alexander. 5. Lucy. 6. Mary. 7. Lucy. 8. Martha. 9. Sophia. 10. Catharine. 11. Elisabeth.
The children of George, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by T—— Rowland were
1. Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1777. 2. Lucy, b. Jan. 31, 1780. 3. Henry Rowland, b. March 22, 1783. 4. William Frederick, b. June 9, 1787. 5. Elisabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1790.
The children of Christopher, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lucy Parsons, his wife, were
1. Laura, b. May 7, 1783. 2. Elisabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1784. 3. Christopher, b. June 20, 1786. 4. Laura, b. Oct. 3, 1789.
The children of Alexander, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Frances Burbanks, his wife, were
1. Frances, b. Aug. 9, 1786. 2. Henry, b. March 16, 1788. 3. Alexander, b. Feb. 14, 1790.
The children of Guy, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abigail Allyn, his wife, were
1. Abigail. 2. Abigail, b. Oct., 1786. 3. Guy, b. Oct., 1788. 4. James, b. Nov., 1790.
The children of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Jerusha Wolcott, his wife, were
1. Erastus, b. Dec. 24, 1747, d. Aug. 16, 1751. 2. Fluvia, b. May 27, 1750, d. Aug. 23, 1751. 3. Erastus, b. July 6, 1752. 4. Fluvia, b. Jan. 5, 1754, m. Roswell Grant of E. Windsor. 5. Jerusha, b. Nov. 29, 1755, m. Samuel Wolcott of E. Windsor. 6. Aiodi, b. Sept. 29, 1759. 7. Albert, b. Dec. 19, 1761.
The children of Erastus, son of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Chloe Bissell, his wife, were
1. Erastus, b. Oct. 7, 1784. 2. Chloe, b. April 19, 1786. 3. Edward, b. Oct. 12, 1788.
The children of Albert, son of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Hannah Loomis, his wife, were
1. Hannah, b. May 19, 1786. 2. Albert, b. Nov. 20, 1787. 3. Cynthia, b. Sept. 15, 1789.
The children of Oliver, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lorana Collins, his wife, were
1. Oliver, b. Aug. 31, 1757, d. Sept. 13, 1787. 2. Oliver, b. Jan. 11, 1760, m. Elisabeth Stoughton, was Governor of Connecticut, died in New York City, June 1, 1833, and was interred in Litchfield, Ct., his native place. 3. Lorana, (or Laura,) b. Dec. 15, 1761, m. William Moseley, Esq. of Hartford. 4. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 15, 1766, m. Chancey Goodrich, Esq., of Hartford. 5. Frederick, b. Nov. 2, 1767, m. 1. Betsey Huntington of Norwich, b. Nov. 8, 1774, d. April 2, 1812; 2. Mrs. Sally W. Cook, b. Aug. 7, 1785, d. Sept. 14, 1842. By his first wife, he had six children; namely, 1. Mary Ann Goodrich, b. Aug. 9, 1801. 2. Hannah Huntington, b. Jan. 14, 1803. 3. Joshua Huntington, b. Aug. 29, 1804. 4. Elisabeth, b. March 6, 1806. 5. Frederick Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1808. 6. Laura Maria, b. Aug 14, 1811. By his second wife, he had four children; namely, 7. Charles Moseley, b. Nov. 20, 1816. 8. Chauncey Goodrich, b. March 15, 1819. 9. Henry Griswold, b. Nov. 24, 1820. 10. Mary Frances, b. July 9, 1823.—He d. May 28, 1837.
[The above Family Genealogy was found among the papers of the late Hon. Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Ct., and was transmitted to us for publication, by George C. Woodruff, Esq. We purpose to publish at some future time, a brief Memoir of the Wolcott Family, accompanied with an engraving of one of the Governor Wolcotts.]
[THE MINOT FAMILY.]
BY LEMUEL SHATTUCK, ESQ.
(Concluded from page 178.)
FIFTH GENERATION.
(23) V. George Minot [57—3] d. in Dorchester, Nov. 10, 1744, a. 41. He m. Abigail Fenno, Dec. 24, 1729. After his death she m. William Tucker of Milton. They had
| 133—1 John, | bapt. | Dec. | 6, 1730, | m. Martha Wild of Milton. (51) |
| 134—2 Jerusha, | Jan. | 13, 1733, | m. Col. Lemuel Robinson of Dorchester. | |
| 135—3 Abigail. | ||||
| 136—4 Samuel, | 1742. |
(24) V. Dea. George Farrar m. Mary Barrett [61—1] and lived in Lincoln. He d. of the small-pox, May 28, 1777, a. 73. She d. Sept. 25, 1778, in her 73d year. The children were
| 137—1 George, | b. Nov. | 23, 1730, | gr. H. C., 1751, d. Sept. 17, 1756. See notice of him in History of Concord, p. 247. |
| 138—2 Mary, | b. July | 6, 1732, | m. Nathan Brown of Lincoln. |
| 139—3 Sarah, | b. Aug. | 11, 1733, | d. July 28, 1736. |
| 140—4 Sarah, | b. Oct. | 4, 1736. | |
| 141—5 Elisabeth, | b. Feb. | 2, 1739, | m. Stephen Hosmer, Jr., May 3, 1743. |
| 142—6 Humphrey, | b. Feb. | 28, 1740, | m. Lucy Farrar, April 26, 1770. [195—6] |
| 143—7 Joseph, | b. Jan. | 20, 1744, | gr. H. C., 1767. See History of Concord, p. 314. |
| 144—8 Love, | b. June | 13, 1749, | d. young. |
(25) V. Oliver Barrett [64—4] lived in Bolton, where he d. April 4, 1788, a. 76. He m. Hannah Hunt of Concord, Dec. 8, 1738, who d. April 7, 1774, a. 57. They had
145—1 Rebecca, b. Jan. 1, 1739, m. David Nurse, June 3, 1762, a farmer who settled in Bolton, had 9 children, d. March 26, 1823.
146—2 Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1742, m. William Sawyer, Jan. 18, 1764, a farmer of Berlin, had a family, d. Feb., 1830.
147—3 Bathsheba, April 2, 1744, m. Aholiab Sawyer, June 5, 1769, a farmer of Templeton, and had a family.
148—4 Oliver, b. July 22, 1746, m. Sarah Whitcomb. Settled on his father's farm. Had 5 children. He d. May 11, 1817, a. 70. She d. Feb. 5, 1834, a. 80.
149—5 Ruth, b. Dec. 24, 1749, m. Jonathan Nurse, Oct. 20, 1772, a farmer of Bolton, had 10 children, d. Dec. 16, 1841.
150—6 Abigail, b. Aug. 8, 1752, m. Calvin Sawyer, a farmer of Bolton. She had 8 sons and 2 daughters, d. Nov. 24, 1839, a. 87.
(26) V. Capt. Humphrey Barrett [65—5] lived in Concord, where he d. March 24, 1783, in his 68th year. He m. his cousin, Elisabeth Adams, [86—2] Dec. 9, 1742. She d. June 5, 1791, in her 70th year. The children were
| 151—1 Elisabeth, | b. April | 10, 1745, | m. Dea. Geo. Minot. (111—5.) |
| 152—2 Rebecca, | b. Feb. | 13, 1746, | m. Reuben Hunt, Jan. 18, 1770. |
| 153—3 Mary, | b. Nov. | 18, 1748, | m. Jonas Lee. |
| 154—4 Sarah, | b. Sept. | 8, 1750, | d. Aug. 14, 1751. |
| 155—5 Humphrey, | b. May | 23, 1752, | m. Rebecca Heywood, July 6, 1780. He d. without issue, March 18, 1827, a. 74. |
| 156—6 Sarah, | b. Feb. | 16, 1754, | m. Stephen Barrett, June 22, 1775. [187—7] |
| 157—7 Martha, | b. May | 21, 1756, | m. Dea. Joshua Brooks, Feb. 27, 1780. |
| 158—8 Ruth, | b. Dec. | 25, 1760, | m. Jonas Haywood, Esq., Feb. 3, 1786. |
| 159—9 Abel, | b. Oct. | 28, 1764, | m. Lucy Minot, Dec. 1, 1796. (21—3) He was a merchant; d. in England. She d. Sept. 25, 1798, a. 28, leaving one son, b. Sept. 18, 1797, who d. Jan. 2, 1818, a. 20. |
(27) V. Col. Charles Prescott m. Elisabeth Barrett, [66—6] and lived in Concord. He represented the town nine years, was Justice of the Peace and intrusted with many important offices. He d. Feb. 2, 1779, a. 68. She d. April 23, 1799, aged 82. They had 7 children;
| 160—1 Elisabeth, | b. Aug. | 31, 1737, | m. 1. Jesse Hosmer. 2. Aaron Jones. |
| 161—2 Lucy, | b. Dec. | 21, 1738, | d. single, Dec. 22, 1819, a. 81. |
| 162—3 Mary, | b. Aug. | 9, 1742, | d. single, May 4, 1797, a. 55. |
| 163—4 Charles, | b. Sept. | 24, 1744, | d. single, May 10, 1810, a. 65. |
| 164—5 Rebecca, | b. Sept. | 19, 1746, | m. Joseph Hayward. |
| 165—6 John, | b. Oct. | 18, 1748, | d. Sept. 12, 1753. |
| 166—7 Anne, | b. June | 7, 1760, | m. Amos Baker of Lincoln. |
(28) V. John Barrett [67—7] lived in the north part of Concord as a farmer. He m. Lois Brooks, Nov. 15, 1744, and had
| 167—1 Joseph, | b. Jan. | 5, 1745, | lived in Mason, N. H. |
| 168—2 John, | b. Aug. | 2, 1748, | lived on his father's farm. He m. Experience Ball, Nov. 29, 1780, and was father to Rev. Joshua Barrett, who graduated at Dart. Coll. in 1810, and to Rev. John Barrett, who graduated at Williams Coll. in 1810. |
| 169—3 Lydia, | b. | m. 1. Silas Mann. 2. Dea. George Minot. [111—5] | |
| 170—4 Rebecca, | b. | m. Samuel White. |
Another daughter m. a Chamberlain, another m. a Boynton, and another d. single.
(29) V. Benjamin Barrett [61—1] lived in Concord, where he d. Oct. 23, 1738, having had three children, names given below. He m. Rebecca Jones, who, after Mr. Barrett's death, m. Jonas Prescott of Westford, Dec. 25, 1740.
| 171—1 Rebecca, | b. Feb. | 19, 1731, | m. Nathaniel Boynton of Westford. |
| 172—2 Benjamin, | b. Jan. | 9, 1735, | m. Sarah Miriam of Lexington. |
| 173—3 Jonas, | b. Sept. | 24, 1737, | m. |
The last two settled in Ashby.
(30) V. Dea. Thomas Barrett [70—2] d. in Concord, June 20, 1779, a. 72, on the place where his father lived. He and his brother Col. James, did a large business and left a large estate. He m. Mary Jones. They had 7 children, as follows;
| 174—1 Thomas, | b. Nov. | 17, 1731, | m. Dorcas Minot, [110—4] Jan. 15, 1761. |
| 175—2 Ruth, | b. Oct. | 19, 1734, | m. Capt. Charles Miles. |
| 176—3 Charles, | b. Jan. | 13, 1740, | m. Rebecca Minot, [112—6] and lived in New Ipswich, N. H.; had 2 sons and 2 daughters. |
| 177—4 Samuel, | b. | m. Sarah and lived at the mill east of the old place. He had one son, Samuel, b. Dec. 24, 1773, d. Aug. 1, 1825; and 2 daughters. | |
| 178—5 | b. | m. David Hubbard of Hanover, N. H. | |
| 179—6 Amos, | b. April | 23, 1752, | m. and lived where his father did, and had 2 sons and 4 daughters. |
| 180—7 Mary, | b. Nov. | 21, 1756. |
(31) V. Col. James Barrett [71—3] was the distinguished commander of the Provincial troops in the battle of Concord, when the first forcible resistance was made to the British, at the commencement of hostilities in the American Revolution, on the 19th April, 1775. He died April 11, 1779, a. 68. The following epitaph is on his gravestone in Concord.
Here rests
in hope the body of
Col. James Barrett
who departed this life
April 11th, 1779, in the 69th year of his age.
Sudden the summons came and quick the flight;
We trust to be with Christ in relms of light.
In public and private life he was courteous, benevolent,
and charitable. His fidelity, uprightness and
ability in various offices and employments, justly
procured him esteem. For many years he represented this
Town in General Court. He early stepped forward in
the contest with Britain and distinguished himself in the
cause of America. His warm attachment to and careful
practice of the religion of Christ compleated his worth as
a Christian and with his other virtues preserve his memory
and keep it with that of the just which is blest.
He m. Rebecca Hubbard, Dec. 21, 1732. Her mother was Rebecca Bulkeley, a daughter of Capt. Joseph, granddaughter of Hon. Peter, and great-granddaughter of Rev. Peter Bulkeley the first minister of Concord. She d. Oct. 18, 1806, a. 90. They had the following children; namely,
| 181—1 James, | b. Jan. | 4, 1734, | m. Melicent Estabrook, July 4, 1758. |
| 182—2 Nathan, | b. Dec. | 30, 1735, | m. Miriam Hunt, May 22, 1761. |
| 183—3 Lydia, | b. Jan. | 6, 1738, | m. Josiah Melvin. |
| 184—4 Rebecca, | b. Nov. | 19, 1741, | m. Dea. George Minot. (111—5) |
| 185—5 Ephraim, | b. March | 3, 1744, | d. single, March 3, 1761, a. 26. |
| 186—6 Perses, | b. Sept. | 25, 1747, | m. Jonas Patten. She d. Sept. 5, 1781, a. 34, leaving one son and 4 daughters. |
| 187—7 Stephen, | b. Jan. | 29, 1750, | m. Sarah Barrett. [156—6] |
| 188—8 Peter, | b. April | 16, 1754, | m. Mary Prescott, July 8, 1779. [219—8] |
| 189—9 Lucy, | b. July | 20, 1761, | m. Noah Ripley, April 8, 1783. He was brother of Rev. Dr. Ripley of Concord. She d. Dec. 19, 1787, a. 26, leaving 2 sons and one daughter. |
(32) V. Dea. Samuel Farrar of Lincoln m. Lydia Barrett, [72—4] Jan. 12, 1732. He d. April 17, 1783, a. 75. She d. Children,
| 190—1 Lydia, | b. Sept. | 2, 1736, | m. William Bond, March 6, 1755. |
| 191—2 Samuel, | b. Feb. | 14, 1737, | m. Mary Hoar, Feb. 10, 1772. |
| 192—3 Stephen, | b. Sept. | 8, 1738, | m. Eunice Brown. |
| 193—4 James, | b. July | 21, 1741, | d. in 1767, single, in New Ipswich. |
| 194—5 Rebecca, | b. Aug. | 13, 1743, | m. Dr. John Preston, Nov. 29, 1764. |
| 195—6 Lucy, | b. April | 27, 1745, | m. Humphrey Farrar, April 26, 1770. [142—6] |
| 196—7 Timothy, | b. June | 28, 1747, | m. Nancy Bancroft. |
| 197—8 Mary, | b. July | 5, 1754, | d. Sept. 2, 1756. |
(33) V. Dr. Timothy Minot [77—1] gr. H. C., 1747. He was a physician in Concord, where he d. July 25, 1804, a. 78. He m. Mary Martin, daughter of Rev. John Martin of Northborough. She d. Dec. 23, 1801. Children,
| 198—1 Timothy Martin, | b. Aug. | 16, 1757, | m. Hannah Austin, Jan. 27, 1804. Lived in Boston. He d. Nov. 18, 1837. She d. March 17, 1820, aged 59. |
| 199—2 Mary, | b. May | 20, 1759, | m. Ammi White, Aug. 12, 1788. |
| 200—3 Abigail, | b. Aug. | 20, 1761, | d. Aug., 1830, unmarried. |
| 201—4 Stephen, | b. Jan. | 30, 1763, | d. single, in Concord, April, 1821. |
| 202—5 Susannah, | b. Aug. | 4, 1765, | m. Col. John Parker of Billerica. |
| 203—6 James, | b. Jan. | 28, 1767, | d. single in Ohio. |
| 204—7 Sarah, | b. Sept. | 2, 1769, | m. Tilly Merrick, Esq. |
| 205—8 John, | b. Sept. | 26, 1771, | m. Thomasine Elisabeth Bond. |
| 206—9 Beulah, | b. June | 28, 1773, | m. May 17, 1807, Professor Ebenezer Adams of Dartmouth College. |
(34) V. Tilly Merrick m. Mary Minot, [78—2] and settled in Concord. They had
| 207—1 Tilly, | b. Jan. | 29, 1755, | m. Sarah Minot, his cousin. |
| 208—2 John, | b. Feb. | 7, 1761, | d. single, Aug. 15, 1797, a. 36. |
| 209—3 Stephen, | b. Aug. | 8, 1767. | |
| 210—4 Augustus, | b. July | 5, 1759. |
(35) V. Maj. John Minot [80—1] m. Sarah Stow of Marlborough, Jan. 26, 1744, lived in Concord, where he d. July 31, 1802, a. 85. She d. Feb. 11, 1796, a. 75. They had
| 211—1 John, | b. | m. Hannah Hubbard. |
(36) V. Benjamin Prescott, Esq., of Salem, who gr. H. C., 1736, m. Rebecca Minot, [81—2] Nov. 26, 1741. He d. Aug. 18, 1778, a. 61. She d. Oct. 8, 1761, a. 41. They had the following children;
| 212—1 Rebecca, | b. May | 20, 1742, | m. Hon. Roger Sherman, May 12, 1763. |
| 213—2 Martha, | b. Nov. | 23, 1744, | m. Stephen Goodhue, Esq., of New Haven. |
| 214—3 Benjamin, | b. March | 14, 1747, | d. May 15, 1751. |
| 215—4 James, | b. March | 16, 1749, | m. Rebecca Barrett, Oct. 28, 1783, daughter of James Barrett, Jr. [181—1] |
| 216—5 Elisabeth, | b. Dec. | 1, 1752, | m. Henry Daggett, Esq., Nov. 26, 1771. |
| 217—6 Mercy, | b. Feb. | 5, 1755, | m. Henry Gibbs, Oct. 29, 1781. |
| 218—7 Benjamin, | b. Oct. | 22, 1757, | m. Hannah Blakely of New Haven. |
| 219—8 Mary, | b. May | 9, 1760, | m. Peter Barrett, July 8, 1779. [188—8] |
(37) V. Capt. James Minot [82—3] m. for his 1st wife Rebecca Stow of Merrimac, and for his 2nd wife, a daughter of Col. Blanchard of Tyngsborough. He d. Aug. 2, 1773, a. 47. She d. Feb. 9, 1767, a. 37. They had the following children, of whom I have not been able to obtain many particulars.
| 220—1 Rebecca, | m. Isaac Newton; |
| 221—2 Rachel, | m. —— Anger and d. without issue; |
| 222—3 Joseph, | d. about 1776, a. 20; |
| 223—4 James, | d. about 1776, a. 18; |
| 224—5 Sarah, | m. —— Upton; |
| 225—6 Hannah, | m. Darly; |
| 226—7 Elisabeth, | m. Smith; |
| 227—8 Martha, | m. —— Squiers. |
(38) V. Rev. Josiah Sherman, minister of Woburn, m. Martha Minot, [83—4] Jan. 24, 1757. A biographical notice of Mr. Sherman is in the American Quarterly Register, Vol. XI., p. 188. They had the following children, born in Woburn, and perhaps others.
| 228—1 Roger Minot Sherman, | b. Dec. | 9, 1757, | settled in Fairfield, Ct. |
| 229—2 Martha, | b. Dec. | 8, 1758. | |
| 230—3 Elisabeth, | b. March | 26, 1761. | |
| 231—4 Mary, | b. Feb. | 3, 1763. | |
| 232—5 Susanna, | b. April | 7, 1765. |
(39) V. Lt. Ephraim Minot, [84—5] d. in Concord, Sept. 30, 1794, a. 53. He was an officer, and was wounded in the battle of Princeton. He m. Abigail Prescott, who d. Feb. 27, 1825, a. 78. Their children were
| 233—1 Abel, | b. July | 10, 1765, | m. Lydia Shed. He d. in Lincoln, Aug. 6, 1809, having had 6 children. |
| 234—2 Abigail, | b. Jan. | 30, 1778, | m. William Bowers, May 12, 1797. |
| 235—3 Mary, | b. Jan. | 10, 1781. | |
| 236—4 George, | b. Jan. | 31, 1783. | |
| 237—5 Louisa, | b. Feb. | 10, 1787. |
(40) V. Capt. Daniel Adams [85—1] removed from Lincoln, the place of his birth, to Townsend, where he d. Oct. 10, 1795, in his 75th year. He represented the town in General Court, and held many important civil and military offices. He was thrice married. 1. To Kesia Brooks, daughter of Benjamin Brooks of Townsend, previously of Concord, March 1, 1744. She d. in childbirth, Aug. 21, 1754, having had 6 children, 5 of whom survived her. 2. To Mehitable Crosby of Townsend, by whom he had 10 children. She d. April 4, 1783, a. 49. 3. Widow Sarah Phelps of Lancaster, Jan. 30, 1784. His children were as follows;
| 238—1 | d. in infancy. | ||
| 239—2 Daniel, | b. July | 29, 1746, | m. Lucy Taylor. May 21, 1772. He d. June 10, 1827, a. 80. She d. Sept. 12, 1836. He was father to Dr. Daniel Adams of Mont Vernon, author of several valuable school books. |
| 240—3 Abner, | b. Oct. | 22, 1748, | m. 1. Mary Sawtell. 2. Sarah Sawtell. |
| 241—4 Rebecca, | b. July | 6, 1750, | m. James Campbell, Dec. 21, 1769. He lived in Brookline, N. H. She d. at an advanced age, leaving several children. |
| 242—5 Benjamin, | b. Oct. | 15, 1752, | m. Mary Stone of Ashly, July 16, 1778. He d. in Cavendish, Vt.; had 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters. |
| 243—6 Ephraim, | b. Aug. | 14, 1754, | m. Lydia Knowlton, lived in Jaffrey, N. H. Had one child, who died without issue. |
| 244—7 Kesia, | b. | m. John Sherwin. She d. May 25, 1782, a. 23, a few days after her marriage. | |
| 245—8 Elisabeth, | b. | d. unmarried, Jan. 9, 1782, a. 19. | |
| 246—9 Mehetabel, | b. | m. John Smith; lived in Brookline and had 4 sons and 2 daughters. | |
| 247—10 Mary, | b. | m. Dea. John Giles, May 6, 1789. He had been previously m.; and his first wife d. Oct. 17, 1788, a. 24, by whom he had 5 children. By his 2nd wife he had also 5 children. He d. Aug. 14, 1825, a. 62. | |
| 248—11 James, | d. young. | ||
| 249—12 Phebe, | b. Dec. | 18, 1770, | m. Solomon Jewett, lived in Townsend and had 4 children: Solomon, Phebe, Kesia, and Rozella. |
| 250—13 James, | b. April | 15, 1773, | m. Sybel Gasset, lived in Townsend, and had 3 daughters. |
| 251—14 Joseph, | b. | m. Polly Brooks. Two other children d. in infancy. |
(41) V. Capt. Joseph Adams [87—3] d. in Lincoln, March 28, 1807, a. 83. He m. 1. Mary Eveleth of Stow, 1746. She d. July 10, 1791, a. 66, having had 11 children. He m. 2. Mrs. Priscilla Reed Martin, July 23, 1795. Children,
| 252—1 Mary, | b. April | 29, 1747, | d. Jun. 4, 1748, a. 1 y., 1 m., 6 d. |
| 253—2 Joseph, | b. Jan. | 4, 1749, | m. Love Lawrence, Sept. 4. 1770. He was a physician; d. in England, Feb. 2, 1807, a. 58. He had 12 children. [303—2] |
| 254—3 Charles, | b. Nov. | 8, 1750, | was a physician, and loyalist, d. at Annapolis in Nova Scotia. |
| 255—4 Nathan, | b. Nov. | 11, 1752, | d. Aug. 11, 1756, a. 3 y., 9 m. |
| 256—5 Mary, | b. Oct. | 11, 1754, | d. Aug. 17, 1756, a. 1 y., 10 m., 6 d. |
| 257—6 Sarah, | b. Sept. | 13, 1756, | m. Robert Eames, Sudbury, Aug. 14, 1783. |
| 258—7 Mary, | b. July | 14, 1758, | m. Elisha Wheeler, Sudbury, May 4, 1779. |
| 259—8 Nathan, | b, March | 1, 1760, | m. Hannah McCarty, d. in Charlestown without issue, Sept. 25, 1830, a. 70. |
| 260—9 Martha, | b. July | 15, 1763, | m. Dea. David Lawrence of Littleton, Dec. 23, 1790. |
| 261—10 Daniel, | b. April | 14, 1766, | m. Sarah Goldthwait of Boston. |
| 262—11 Love, | b. March | 21, 1749, | m. Henry Willard of Keene. |
(42) V. Capt. Nathan Brown m. Rebecca Adams, [88—1] March 10, 1749. He d. in Lincoln, Oct. 13, 1781. She afterwards m. Solomon Foster, Nov. 15, 1790. She d. Dec. 24, 1811, a. 84. Children,
| 263—1 Mary, | b. | m. Benjamin Allen. | |
| 264—2 Rebecca, | b. April | 8, 1751, | d. unmarried, April 27, 1773. |
| 265—3 Elisabeth, | b. Oct. | 1, 1752, | m. Dr. Richard Russell, Jan. 28, 1777. |
| 266—4 Nathan, | b. April | 16, 1755, | m. Lucy Garfield, 1775. He was killed in Concord, by a load of wood passing over him, Dec. 12, 1814, a. 60. |
| 267—5 Daniel, | b. Sept. | 13, 1757, | d. in the West Indies. |
| 268—6 Eunice, | b. Feb. | 13, 1761, | m. William Lawrence of Lincoln, Nov., 1780. |
| 269—7 Lydia, | b. Nov. | 12, 1763, | m. Daniel Weston of Lincoln, 1793. |
| 270—8 Kezia, | b. Feb. | 28, 1769, | m. Solomon Foster of Lincoln. |
(43) V. James Adams [89—5] m. 1. Kezia Conant, Jan. 15, 1756, by whom he had 3 children. She d. Aug. 22, 1765, in her 37th year. He m. 2. Delia Adams, daughter of Edward Adams of Sudbury, June 5, 1766, by whom he had 12 children. She d. in Boston, Dec. 9, 1813, a. 70, and was buried in Lincoln. He d. in Lincoln, March 10, 1805, a. 71. His children were
| 271—1 Betsey, | b. Jan. | 22, 1757, | m. Benjamin Adams of Sudbury, Nov.20, 1777. |
| 272—2 James, | b. Jan. | 14, 1759, | m. Nancy Tarbell of Lincoln, Nov. 15, 1796. |
| 273—3 Kezia, | b. Nov. | 6, 1762, | d. March 30, 1769, a. 6 y., 4 m., 24 d. |
| 274—4 Delia, | b. May | 26, 1767, | m. Ebenezer Woodward of Hanover, N. H., Feb. 26, 1795. |
| 275—5 Andrew, | b. Oct. | 9, 1768, | m. Polly Hartwell of Lincoln, Sept. 10, 1795. |
| 276—6 Eli, | b. March | 14, 1770, | m. Sarah Swift of Boston. |
| 277—7 Samuel, | b. June | 7, 1771, | m. Margaret Austin of Charlestown, Sept. 15, 1797. |
| 278—8 Kezia, | b. Feb. | 19, 1773, | m. Ephraim Jones of Boston, Dec. 6, 1827. |
| 279—9 Joseph, | b. Nov. | 7, 1774, | d. July 7, 1775, a. 8 m. |
| 280—10 Rebecca, | b. April | 4, 1776, | d. Sept. 23, 1780, a. 4 y., 3 m., 19 d. |
| 281—11 Joseph, | b. June | 17, 1778, | d. Sept. 13, 1780, a. 2 y, 2 m., 26 d. |
| 282—12 John, | b. Nov. | 13, 1780, | d. in Havana, Oct. 15, 1809, a. 29. |
| 283—13 Mary, | b. July | 9, 1782, | m. Silas P. Tarbell of Boston, March 10, 1808. |
| 284—14 Joseph, | b. May | 6, 1784, | m. 1. Betsey Archibald of Maine. |
| 285—15 Daniel, | b. Feb. | 20, 1789, | d. Nov. 20, 1789. |
(44) V. Abel Miles m. Lydia Adams, [90—6] Feb. 26, 1756. He removed from Concord to New Ipswich, N. H., where he d. Dec. 6, 1814, a. 81. She d. March 20, 1804, a. 68. He had the following children, all born in Concord;
| 286—1 Lydia, | bapt. | Feb. | 20, 1757, | m. David Rumrell, Feb. 20, 1800. |
| 287—2 Elisabeth, | b. | Dec. | 4, 1758, | m. John Shattuck, Dec. 11, 1783. |
| 288—3 Polly, | b. | July | 8, 1760, | d. unmarried in N. Ipswich, Nov. 14, 1804. |
| 289—4 Rebecca, | b. | Jan. | 3, 1762, | m. Levi Mansfield, Jan. 21, 1781. |
| 290—5 Abel, | b. | Oct. | 17, 1768, | m. Betsey Shipley, Nov. 10, 1794. |
(45) V. John Adams [91—1] lived in Lincoln. He m. 1. Lucy Hubbard, Dec. 12, 1749, who d. Dec. 24, 1791, and 2. Beulah Baker, Feb. 20, 1794. He had the following children,
| 291—1 John, | b. April | 15, 1751; | |
| 292—2 Edward, | b. March | 27, 1753; | |
| 293—3 Abel, | b. March | 8, 1755, | d. July 9, 1756; |
| 294—4 Abel, | b. Feb. | 20, 1757; | |
| 295—5 Thomas, | b. March | 22, 1761; | |
| 296—6 Bulkeley, | b. March | 14, 1759, | m. Persis Stone of Framingham, 1785; |
| 297—7 Lucy, | b. June | 2, 1763; | |
| 298—8 Ephraim, | b. Feb. | 24, 1765, | d. Dec. 24, 1765; |
| 299—9 Rebecca, | b. Feb. | 28, 1767; | |
| 300—10 Ephraim, | b. Aug. | 16, 1769, | m. Susanna Flagg, 1789; |
| 301—11 James, | b. June | 8, 1772. |
(46) Rev. William Lawrence, minister of Lincoln, m. Love Adams, [94—2.] He d. April 11, 1780, a. 56. She d. Jan. 3, 1820, a. 95. (See Hist. Concord, p. 304.) They had children,
| 302—1 William, | b. April | 10, 1752, | m. Eunice Brown, Nov., 1780. |
| 303—2 Love, | b. April | 18, 1754, | m. Dr. Joseph Adams, Sept. 4, 1770. [253—2] |
| 304—3 John Prescott, | b. Dec. | 24, 1755, | m. Abby Kaine, d. Jan. 28, 1808. |
| 305—4 Susanna, | b. Jan. | 4, 1758, | d. March 12, 1836, unmarried. |
| 306—5 Sarah, | b. May | 12, 1760, | m. Samuel Bass, Esq., of Randolph, Oct. 29, 1783. She d. Oct. 12, 1822. He gr. H. C. 1782, d. Feb. 1, 1842. |
| 307—6 Phebe, | b. Jan. | 2, 1762, | m. Rev. Edmund Foster of Littleton, Oct. 29, 1783. |
| 308—7 Anna, | b. March | 15, 1764, | m. James De Wolf, d. Dec. 8, 1807. |
| Mary, | b. Nov. | 1, 1767, | m. Asa Brooks, d. Sept., 1812. |
| 309—8 Abel, | b. Aug. | 23, 1771, | m. Mary Hodge, d. Sept. 1, 1800. |
(47) Capt. Jonas Minot [108—2] m. 1. Mary Hall, daughter of Rev. Willard Hall of Westford. She was b. July 30, 1738, and d. Nov. 3, 1792, in her 49th year. He m. 2. Mrs. Mary Dunbar, widow of Rev. Asa Dunbar of Salem. She d. in Boston, Aug. 2, 1830, a. 82. He d. in Concord, March 20, 1813, a. 78. A great part of Wilmot, N. H., was granted to him.
(48) Dea. George Minot [111—5] settled in the eastern part of Concord. He commanded a company in the Revolution, at Saratoga, (the taking of Burgoyne,) and in several other places; and was a highly meritorious officer. He was chosen deacon of the church, Aug. 3, 1779, and continued in office until his death, which took place April 13, 1808, a. 65. He m. 3 wives, all by the name of Barrett. His 1st wife was Rebecca, daughter of Col. James Barrett, [184—4] whom he m. Jan. 17, 1765, and who d. March 3, 1775, a. 33. His 2nd wife was Elisabeth, daughter of Humphrey Barrett, [151—1] whom he m. Dec. 12, 1776, and who d. April 10, 1789, a. 45; and his 3d wife was Lydia, daughter of John Barrett and widow of Silas Mann. [169—3] He had the following children all by his first wife;
| 319—1 Rebecca, | b. Feb. | 4, 1768, | m. William Heywood. |
| 320—2 Dorcas, | b. April | 19, 1769, | m. James Barrett, a grandson of Col. James B. [181—1] |
| 321—3 Lucy, | b. April | 27, 1770, | m. Abel Barrett [159—9]. |
(49) V. Stephen Minot [115—1] m. Sarah Clark, only daughter of Jonas Clark, Esq., of Boston, June 10, 1736. He d. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1787, a. 75. He graduated H. C. 1730, and was a merchant of Boston. His wife d. June 10, 1783, in her 64th year. They had the following children;
| 322—1 Jonas Clark, | b. Aug. | 20, 1738, | m. Hannah Speakman. |
| 323—2 Stephen, | b. Feb. | 14, 1740, | merchant in Jamaica, d. single. |
| 324—3 William, | b. Feb. | 7, 1743, | m. Mary Collson, July 1, 1773, one of the first settlers in Camden, Me., d. in Boston, Nov., 1773. |
| 325—4 John, | b. Oct. | 21, 1744, | m. Mary De Rue of Boston; was master of a vessel in the West India and Surinam trade, d. of fever at sea, leaving one child, Stephen. |
| 326—5 Francis, | b. Aug. | 9, 1746, | d. single in Marlborough, where he had been for his health. He was a merchant in Boston. |
| 327—6 Sarah, | b. Nov. | 7, 1749, | m. Gilbert Warner Speakman, by whom she had 6 children. She d. Aug. 29, 1786. |
| 328—7 James, | b. Dec. | 5, 1751, | m. Mary Deming of Boston. |
| 329—8 Christopher, | b. March | 8, 1754, | m. Elisabeth Mayhew of Plymouth. |
| 330—9 George, | b. Sept. | 6, 1756, | d. March 2, 1758. |
| 331—10 George Richards, | b. Dec. | 22, 1758, | He grad. H. C. 1778, and was the historian of Massachusetts. He d. Jan. 2, 1802. He m. Mary Speakman. |
(50) V. Jonathan Minot [130—4] lived in Westford, where he d. Feb. 7, 1806, a. 83. He married Esther Proctor of Chelmsford, who d. March 30, 1808, a. 83. They had
| 332—1 Esther, | b. May | 23, 1747, | m. Samuel Wright of Westford. |
| 333—2 Jonathan, | b. Aug. | 23, 1749, | m. Hannah Eastman, Sept. 3, 1771. He d. in Westminster, Ms. |
| 334—3 Joseph, | b. Jan. | 13, 1751. | He was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill. |
| 335—4 Olive, | b. Jan. | 14, 1753, | m. William Reed of Westford. |
| 336—5 Elisabeth, | b. Jan. | 13, 1755. | |
| 337—6 John Marston, | grad. H. C. 1767, lived in Castine, Me. | ||
| 338—7 Jesse, | b. Nov. | 5, 1759, | m. Betsey Adams. |
| 339—8 Joash, | b. | m. —— Hildreth of Westford. | |
| 340—9 Patty, | b. | m. John Clark. |
[THE PARSONS FAMILY.][21]
As it respects the origin of the name of Parsons, some have supposed that it was derived from the word parson, a clerical title, given from the fact that a clergyman is the principal person in the church. Hence in law he is termed ecclesiæ persona, and has full possession of all the rights of a parochial church. The s is added for euphony's sake, or from the fact that the individual was the parson's son.
Others have derived it from the word parish, as parish-son, meaning the son of some parish, one supported or educated by the parish.
And others again have supposed that the name is the same with Person, Peerson, Pierson, and Pearson, modified in the spelling.
Peirson or Peerson is derived, according to Camden, from son of Peter or Peterson, the former coming originally from the French word, Pierre.
It does not appear that there has ever been any attempt to collect even the materials for a history of the English family of Parsons, so far as has come to our knowledge, notwithstanding there have been many individuals among them of great distinction; as knights, baronets, and noblemen. Those of the name are, and have been for a long period, found in several counties; as Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, &c.
Prior to 1672, Andrew Parsons, gent., was of Somersetshire, and Philip Parsons, gent., of Worcestershire. But the earliest record we have noticed is in
1290. Walter was then a resident of Mulso in Ireland. How long before this he or his ancestors went there we know not. The name is still extant there, and something above one hundred years ago, Bishop Gibson remarked, (in his edition of Camden's Britannia,) "The honorable family of Parsons have been advanced to the dignity of Viscounts, and more lately, Earls of Ross."
1481. Sir John was Mayor of Hereford, who had for his armorial bearings, Gules, a leopard's head between three crosses patee, fitched in the foot ar.—Crest, a halberd headed az. embued gules.
1546. Robert, afterwards the noted Jesuit, was born this year, and died April 18, 1610, a. 64. He appears to have been the first of note of his family. His father lived near Bridgewater, Eng., at a place called Netherstoway. Robert was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and was early distinguished for his abilities, but being accused of some irregularities he forsook his country and resided for a time at Antwerp, Louvain, Padua, Rome, Paris and Valladolid. Becoming a convert to the Romish faith, he propagated that doctrine with all his ability, and was no small instrument in stirring up the benighted vassals of Philip II. to attempt the conquest of his native country. The event of that attempt will always be viewed with an intensity of interest.
How much Father Parsons had to do in circulating the Pope's bulls and inflammatory tracts in England at the period of the Armada can never be known, but from his knowledge of the country, the people, and their language, it is not unlikely that his agency was by no means inconsiderable. Fuller, in speaking of the fierceness of the battle between the fleets observes, that "bullets did not fly about so much at sea, as bastardly libels did by land; so fitly called, because none durst father them."
He established an English college at Rome and another at Valladolid, for such of his countrymen as might follow him, or come otherwise into exile. He published several works, but that by which he is best known is entitled "Leicester's Commonwealth," which, though abounding with misstatements, vague rumors, and base insinuations, was nevertheless a work of great ability. And although the pen of Sir Philip Sidney was exercised in its refutation, he is not considered to have completely effected his object. This most singular book of Father Robert was first printed in 1641, and in less than 70 years had become so rare that an edition of it was published, purporting to have been printed from a newly discovered manuscript, and passed current as such without detection, it is believed. To the original edition is appended a poem, entitled "Leycester's Ghost," a great literary curiosity. An extract from the poem is as follows:
Let no man think I exercis'd the Ghost
Of this great Peere that sleepeth in the dust,—
Or conjur'd up his spirit to his cost
To presse with dispraise or praise unjust,
I am not partiall but give him his due,
And to his soule I wish eternall health,
Ne do I thinke all written tales are true,
That are inserted in his Common-wealth;
What others wrot before I do survive,
But am not like to them incenst with hate,
And as I plainely write, so do I strive
To write the truth, not wronging his estate.
Of whom it may bee said and censur'd well,
Hee both in vice and vertue did excell.
1556. Francis was vicar of Rothwell in Nottinghamshire. There is a wood called Parsons' wood, in the hundred of Nassaburgh, in the same county.
1618. Bartholomew appears as the author of three sermons—"First Fruits of the Gentiles," 4to. In 1616, "Assize Sermon," 4to. 1631, "Dorcas, or a Perfect Patterne of a True Disciple," Sermon, 4to. Oxford.
1634. About this year Thomas Parsons was knighted by Charles I. The foregoing engraving represents his arms, still retained in the family in the United States, and by his descendants in London, among whom were Sir John and Sir Humphrey; the former, Lord Mayor of that city in 1704, the latter, in 1731 and 1740. The same coat of arms is also retained by the branch of the Parsons family now long resident in Barbadoes.
Langley in Buckinghamshire was long a seat of a family of the name, but they seem to have abandoned it about the end of the 17th century for a residence in Nottinghamshire. The first of this family whose descendants we can trace appears to have been
Ralph, of Northampton, who had a son
John, who lived at Boveney, Co. Bucks, who had by his wife, dau. of —— Cutler, Esq.,
John of Boveney and Langley, who m. Elisabeth, the sole heiress of Sir John Kidderminster, and had,
1. Charles, b. 1625, d. without issue.
2. William, and three daughters.
This William, the only surviving son, m. Elisabeth, dau. and heiress of Sir Lawrence Parsons, by whom he had two sons; one a Colonel, d. without issue, and John, his successor. William Parsons (the father) was made a baronet by Charles II. for his adherence to the cause of his father, Charles I. He was somewhat conspicuous during the interregnum, as may be inferred from his granting a pass to one of the gentlemen of the privy chamber, to proceed to Ireland. The gentleman, however, having been taken by the parliament officers, was, Carte says, put to the rack, "to make him confess." This circumstance is supposed to have given Butler the ground he has taken in these lines in his Hudibras:
"Rack 'em until they do confess,
Impeach of treason whom they please,
And most perfidiously condemn,
Those that engaged their lives for them."
Sir Thomas Parsons of Great Milton in Oxfordshire, (before mentioned,) m. in 1614, Catharine, a dau. of Edward Radcliff of London, son of Alderman Radcliff, by whom he had Robert, Thomas, Richard, Anthony, and six daughters. He was the son of Thomas of the same place, by his first wife, Judith Garbrand of the city of Oxford, who also had a daughter Amy, m. to Richard Alworth of Turford, Buckinghamshire. His second wife was Sarah, dau. of Edmund Waller of Costell, by whom he had three sons, John, Edmund, Francis, and two daughters, Elisabeth, m. Anthony Radcliff of Chalford, Co. Bucks, and Ann, wife of Richard Baldwin of Beaconsfield, in the same county.
The grandfather of Sir Thomas was Thomas of Great Milton, who m. Catharine, dau. of Hester Sydenham, by whom he had Thomas, Hugh, and Richard.
Richard m. Miss —— Pierpont, and had a son John of London, who m. 1. a dau. of Joshua Whistler, by whom he had a daughter Catharine; he m. 2. Mary Gualter of London. Some of this family were among the early emigrants to America.
The first of the name we find in New England is Joseph, Springfield, 1636, where he appears as a witness to the deed from the Indians of the lands of that place and vicinity to William Pynchon and others, on the fifteenth of July. There appear, however, soon after, at the same place, Hugh and Benjamin. And family tradition relates that Joseph and Benjamin were brothers, that they were born in Great Torrington, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, who, with other children, accompanied their father to New England, about the year 1630. It is probable that they came over with Mr. Pynchon.
Joseph,3 (2) who m. Elisabeth Strong, had,
| (12) (26) | I. | Joseph,3 b. June 28, 1671, graduated at H. C. 1697, being the first of the name who had graduated there. He m. Elisabeth, dau. of Dr. Benjamin Thompson of Roxbury, Ms., (who was son of Rev. William Thompson of Braintree, Ms.,) in 1701. He settled in the ministry, 1st, at Lebanon, Ct., 2nd, at Salisbury, Ms., in 1718, where he d. March 13, 1739, a. 69. His wife d. at Kensington, N. H. |
| (13) | II. | John,3 b. Jan. 11, 1674. |
| (14) | III. | Ebenezer,3 b. Dec. 11, 1675, m. Mercy Stebbins, Dec. 15, 1703, d. 1744. |
| (15) | IV. | Elisabeth,3 b. Feb. 3, 1678. |
| (16) | V. | David,3 b. Feb. 1, 1680, at Northampton, grad. H. C. 1705, minister of Malden, 1708, of Leicester, 1721, where he d. 1737, having been dismissed two years before. His son David4 graduated at Harvard College in 1729, and was ordained as the first pastor of the church in Amherst, Nov. 6, 1739. He m. Eunice Wells of Wethersfield, Ct., had 9 children, and d. 1781, a. 69. He was the father of the Rev. David5 Parsons, D. D., of Amherst, who was b. Jan. 28, 1749, H. C. 1771, settled Oct. 2, 1782, d. 1823, a. 74. Dr. Parsons had eleven children; namely, Ezekiel Williams,6 a physician in Colchester, Ct.; David6 of Amherst, an artisan; Prudence Stoddard,6 m. Rev. Marcus Smith,6 Rensselaerville, N. Y.; Thomas,6 a merchant, New York city, d. a. 41; Harriet,6 m. 1. Rev. Royal Washburn, and 2. Hon. David Mack of Amherst; Francis,6 an attorney at Hartford, Ct., and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; Mary,6 m. Rev. William Williams, formerly a clergyman, but now a practising physician at Salem; Caroline,6 d. a. 22; Sophia,6 m. Rev. Silas Aiken of Boston; William,6 a physician of Canaan, Ct., d. a. 27; and James,6 a graduate and an instructor of youth at Savannah, Ga., d. a. 29. |
| (17) | VI. | Josiah,3 b. Jan. 2, 1682, m. Sarah Sheldon, June 22, 1710, d. April 12, 1768, a. 86. |
| (18) | VII. | Daniel,3 b. Aug., 1685, at Northampton, m. Abigail Cooley of Springfield, June 17, 1709, resided in Springfield. |
| (19) | VIII. | Moses,3 b. Jan. 15, 1687, at Northampton, m. Abigail Ball of Springfield, Jan. 20, 1710, about which time he removed to Durham, Ct. |
| (20) | IX. | Abigail,3 b. Jan. 1, 1690. |
| (21) | X. | Noah,3 b. Aug. 15, 1692, left descendants. |
Samuel,2 (4) who settled in Durham, Ct, had,
| (22) | I. | Timothy,3 b. 1694, d. Jan. 28, 1772. |
| (23) | II. | Simeon,3 b. 1701, d. Jan. 6, 1784. |
| (24) | III. | Phinehas,3 b. 1703, d. May 6, 1724. |
| (25) | IV. | Aaron.3 |
| (26) | V. | Ithamar,3 b. 1707, d. Jan. 21, 1786. He and probably all his brothers left male posterity. David4 and Nathan,4 sons of Ithamar, removed to Granville, Ms., about 1760. David4 of Granville, Ms., had a son Joel,5 who was father to the Hon. Judge Anson V.6 Parsons of Philadelphia. |
Joseph,3 (12) who m. Elisabeth Thompson, had,
| (27) | I. | Joseph,4 b. in Salisbury, 1702, grad. H. C. 1720, ordained
at Bradford, Ms., June 8, 1726, d. there May 4, 1765, a.
63. His wife was Frances, dau. of John Usher, Lieut. Gov.
of New Hampshire, who was son of Hezekiah Usher,
by Elisabeth, dau. of the Rev. Zachariah Symmes of
Charlestown, Ms. His publications were an Election
Sermon, an Ordination, and an Artillery Election Sermon,
1744. Their children were, 1. Frances,5 b. 1730, d. at
Epping, N. H., Oct. 7, 1808, unmarried, a. 78. 2.
Elisabeth,5 b. 1731, d. 1733. 3. Joseph,5 b. Oct. 5,
1733, minister of Brookfield, Ms., d. Jan. 17, 1771, a.
38. His wife was Sarah, dau. of Rev. Warham Williams of
Waltham, Ms., by Abigail, dau. of Col. George Leonard of
Norton. Rev. Warham Williams was son of Rev. John Williams
of Deerfield, the "Redeemed Captive," and grandson of
Deacon Samuel Williams of Roxbury and Rev. Eleazer
Mather of Northampton, great-grandson of Robert Williams
and Deacon William Park of Roxbury. 4. Thomas,5
b. 1735, who went to Parsonsfield, Me. 5. Samuel,5 b.
1737, of Cornville, Me., d. 1807. 6. Dr. John,5 b. 1740,
of S. Berwick, Me., d. 1775. 7. William,5 b. 1741, d.
1742. 8. William,5 of Alfred, Me., b. 1743, d. Aug. 4,
1826, a. 83. 9. Sarah,5 b. 1745, d. at Parsonsfield,
1800. 10. Edward,5 b. 1747, went in the Revolutionary
army, as Adjutant in Col. Poor's regiment, and d. 1776. Rev. Joseph Parsons5 of Brookfield left an only dau., who m. Samuel Pitkin, Esq., of E. Hartford, Ct. William,5 who d. at Alfred, Me., had nine children, among whom was Usher,6 M. D., of Providence, R. I., a professor in Brown University, a surgeon in the war of 1812, and in Perry's fleet at the battle of Lake Erie. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Abiel Holmes, D. D., author of "American Annals." Dr. Parsons is himself author of several medical treatises of great merit. Thomas5 was the proprietor of Parsonsfield, Me., and left a numerous posterity—19 children, by two wives. His first wife was Mary Poor. |
| (28) | II. | Samuel,4 b. at Salisbury, Ms., 1707, grad. H. C. 1730,
ordained at Rye, N. H., Nov. 3, 1736, m. Mary, only child
of Samuel Jones, Esq., of Boston, Oct. 9, 1739, d. Jan. 4,
1789, a. 82, in the 53rd year of his ministry.
The grandfather of Mary Jones was Capt. John Adams of
Boston, grandson of Henry of Braintree, who was among the
first settlers of Massachusetts, and from whom a numerous
race of the name are descended, including two Presidents
of the United States. Gov. Samuel Adams (the patriot)
was cousin to Mary who m. Samuel Jones. Rev. Samuel Parsons5 had four children; namely, 1. Mary, m. Rev. John Tucke of Epsom, whose dau. Love M. m. Simeon Drake, late of Concord, N. H. 2. Joseph, M. D., a captain in the Revolutionary army, who d. in Rye, N. H., in 1832, a. 86. 3. Hannah, d. unmarried. 4. Betsey, m. Lieut. Samuel Wallace of Rye, whose dau. m. the late Isaac Waldron, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H. |
| (29) | III. | William,4 b. at Salisbury, April 21, 1716, grad. H. C. 1735, settled over the church in South Hampton, N. H., 1743, from which he was dismissed after a ministry of about twenty years. He m. Sarah Burnham of Durham, N. H., May 16, 1743. In 1763, he removed to Gilmanton with his family, that town being then a wilderness, though by the end of the year about twenty families had arrived and commenced settlements.[22] Mr. Parsons was employed by the proprietors to preach to the inhabitants. He also instructed the youth of the place, and continued these services after his labors as a minister ceased. He d. Jan. 31, 1796, and his wife followed him to the grave, Feb. 28, 1797. His children were Sarah, William, Elisabeth, John, Joseph, and Ebenezer. Elisabeth m. Gen. Joseph Badger, Jr., who was the father of Hon. William Badger of Gilmanton, late Governor of New Hampshire. |
| (30) | IV. | Elisabeth,4 b. 1718, m. Rev Jeremiah Fogg of Kensington, N. H. She d. March 5, 1779, a. 61. He d. Dec. 1, 1789, in the 78th year of his age, and the 52nd of his ministry. A descendant of Rev. Mr. Fogg is the consort of Rev. James Farnsworth of Boxboro', Ms. |
| (31) | V. | John,4 b. Oct. 15, 1725, d. Sophomore in H. C., Oct. 28, 1740. |
| (1) | Benjamin Parsons,1 younger brother of Cornet Joseph, whose descendants are above traced, was like him among the first settlers of Springfield, and a prominent citizen, a gentleman of exemplary moral character, of great worth and respectability. He was Deacon of the church, and a chief instrument in its formation in Springfield, as appears from his correspondence with the Rev. Dr. Increase Mather. In the civil affairs of the town, no one held more responsible offices, or discharged them with greater fidelity. Mr. Parsons m. 1st, Sarah, dau. of Richard Vore of Windsor, who was a member of the Rev. John Warham's church in Dorchester, and accompanied him to Windsor in 1635. She d. at Springfield, Jan. 1, 1676. He m. 2nd, Sarah, relict of John Leonard, Feb. 21, 1677. Her father having settled in Springfield in 1639. Deacon Parsons d. August 24, 1689, and his wife in 1690. | |
His children by his first marriage were,
Benjamin,2 (3) of Enfield, who m. Sarah Keep, had,
Samuel,2 (6) of Enfield, who m. Hannah, dau. of Luke Hitchcock of Springfield, had,
| (15) | I. | John,3 b. July 23, 1693, m. Thankful Root of Enfield, June 20, 1716. They had seven children, among whom were John,4 Moses,4 and Thomas.4 |
| (16) | II. | Luke,3 b. Jan. 4, 1696, m. Sarah Osborn, Sept. 13, 1716, at Enfield. They had seven children, one of whom was a son, Luke,4 b. April 17, 1724. |
| (17) | III. | Hezekiah,3 b. April 13, 1698, m. Rebecca Burt, Nov. 15, 1723, d. 1751. He had, besides other children, Hezekiah,4 David,4 Eldad,4 and Charles.4 |
| (18) | IV. | Hannah,3 b. Aug. 2, 1700, m. Nath'l Horton, March 3, 1720. |
| (19) | V. | Nathaniel,3 b. Dec. 28, 1702, m. Mary Pease, Dec. 18, 1725. He had Nathaniel,4 Chadwell,4 who m. Ruth, dau. of Josiah Ward of Enfield, and Stephen.4 |
| (20) | VI. | Moses,3 b. June 10, 1707, m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Stebbins of Springfield, Jan. 13, 1736, d. at Enfield, 1786. He had 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. Warham4 m. Mary Pease, and had, besides other children, Martin,5 Warham,5 and Moses.5 |
| (21) | VII. | Miriam,3 b. April 9, 1710, m. Caleb Jones, Nov. 10, 1730. |
| (22) | VIII. | Samuel,3 b. Nov. 23, 1690, (at Springfield) m. Abigail Randall, Dec. 4, 1713, and had sons, Samuel4 and Aaron.4 |
| (23) | IX. | Sarah,3 b. Nov. 10, 1704, m. Thomas Jones, June 10, 1742. |
| (24) | X. | Daniel, of whom, as yet, nothing appears. |
Ebenezer,2 (7) of West Springfield, who m. Margaret Marshfield, had,
Rev. Jonathan Parsons3 (31) of Newburyport had 13 children, 6 of whom d. in infancy. Those who married were,
Hugh Parsons appears on the town records of Springfield, 27. 8, (27 Oct.) 1645. How long before that he was resident there does not appear, though it is quite probable he was among the first inhabitants. Whether Hugh were a brother of Benjamin and Joseph, or what relationship he may have borne to them, nothing has yet come to our knowledge to enable us to determine; yet he was probably the older brother of those, and so we shall consider him until we are otherwise assured. Mr. Parsons married Mary Lewis on the date above mentioned, by whom he had,
I. Samuel, b. Oct. 4, 1648, d. Oct. 4, 1649.
II. Joshua, b. Oct. 26, 1650, d. June 4, 1651.
About this point of time began the troubles and trials of this devoted family, and here, on the Springfield town records stands the following sad entry:
"Joshua Parsons, son of Hugh was killed by Mary Parsons his wife, 4. 1. 1651."
Singular as it may now seem, and notwithstanding the above entry, fair and legible at this day upon the records, an attempt was soon after made to throw the cause of the death of the son upon the father, and that he had effected it by witchcraft! We will not now enlarge on this subject, as we propose to publish at some future time an article on witchcraft in our country, and its unhappy effects.
P. S. We originally intended to have given in this number the genealogy of the branch of the family of Parsons settled at Gloucester, but for want of room, and some materials, are obliged to defer it to a future one; meanwhile we hope the descendants of Jeffrey Parsons, (the progenitor of this branch,) will forward us all the facts they possess concerning it, that it may be rendered as complete as possible. For the information of those concerned, it may be proper to state, that we have a copy of the pedigree which was in the possession of the late William Parsons, Esq., of Boston, which, though extensive as it respects the names of the descendants, is very defective in dates and names of places. In these particulars we especially want information.
[ANCIENT BIBLE IN POSSESSION OF WIDOW LUCY WATERS OF SHARON, MS.]
It is said that this Bible was brought from England to America by the Pilgrim Fathers, who landed from the ship Mayflower, at Plymouth, Ms., December 22, A. D. 1620.
The title-page of the Testament[23] part of this Bible is in the following words, viz.—
NEW TESTAMENT
OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Confered diligently with the Greeke and best approved
translations, in divers Languages.
Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer
to the Queens most excellent Majesty.
A. D. 1592.
Cum gratia privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.
Family Record in the Bible.
We Elisha Bradford and Bathshua Le-brocke, were married, September, ye 7th, Anno Domini 1718. (?)
Account of the births, of all our children.
| Our Daughter Hannah, was born April ye 10th | 1719 | |
| Joseph was born December ye 7th day | 1721 | |
| Silvanus was born July ye 6th day | 1723 | |
| Nehemiah was born July ye 27th day | 1724 | |
| Laurana was born March ye 26th day | 1726 | |
| Mary was born August ye 1st day | 1727 | |
| Elisha was born October ye 6th day | 1729 | |
| Lois was born January ye 30th day | 1730-31 | |
| Deborah[24] was born November ye 18th day | 1732 | |
| Allis was born November ye 3d day | 1734 | |
| Azenath was born September ye 15th day | 1736 | |
| Carpenter was born February ye 7th day | 1738-9 | |
| Abigail was born June ye 20th day | 1741 | |
| Chloe was born sixth day of April | 1743 | |
| Content was born twenty-first day of May | 1745 | |
| Content decd May 22 | 1745 | |
| Silvanus decd the twelfth day of July | 1723 |
The foregoing title-page and Family Register were transcribed for and at the request of Alden Bradford, Esq., Feb. 22, 1842,
By his humble servant,
WILLIAM ELLIS.
[BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF PHYSICIANS IN ROCHESTER, N. H.]
[For the account of the following medical gentlemen we are indebted to Dr. Samuel Pray.]
Dr. James Jackson was the first physician who settled in Rochester. He went from Connecticut, but in what year he went and how long he lived in the town, is not known.
Dr. James How was the son of Deacon How of Methuen, and brother of David How, Esq., of Haverhill, Ms. He went to Rochester about the year 1777, and practised in his profession till near the time of his death, in 1807. He was a Representative to the State Legislature several years, and was elected a member of the N. H. Medical Society in 1791, soon after the Charter was granted. He was also surgeon's mate in the army of the Revolution. He died at the age of 53.
Dr. Samuel Pray was born at South Berwick, Me., July 3, 1769. He received his preparatory education at Dummer Academy, Newbury, Ms., in the years 1784, '85, and '86, studied medicine with Dr. Jacob Kittredge of Dover, three years, and commenced the practice of his profession in September, 1792, at Rochester, where he has resided about fifty-five years. He united with a number of physicians in the old County of Strafford in 1811, who constituted the Strafford District of the N. H. Medical Society, of which he was Secretary several years. He was elected a Fellow of the N. H. M. Society in 1816, and has been one of the Censors for Strafford District. Dec. 14, 1821, he was elected an Honorary Member of the Medical Society at Dartmouth College.
Dr. Timothy F. Preston went to Rochester in the year 1807, and resided in town about a year, and then returned to New Ipswich, his native place.
Dr. John Perkins went to Rochester in 1807, and resided there till 1815, when he moved with his family to Jaffrey. It is not known where he received his education.
Dr. Asa Perkins went from Dover, his native place, to Rochester, in 1816, and resided there two years, and then returned to Dover, where he now resides. He is the son of William Perkins, who was a merchant in Dover, and who died several years since. The Doctor studied medicine with Dr. Jabez Dow of Dover. He was born April 5, 1793. Having abandoned his profession, he entered into mercantile business.
Dr. James Farrington went to Rochester in August, 1818, and has resided in town, to this time [1847]. He was born at Conway, October, 1791, and is the third son, now living, of Jeremiah Farrington, late of Conway, who emigrated when a young man from Concord, N. H., and with several others formed a settlement upon the banks of the Saco river, in that section of the country then called by the Indians Pequawket, now Conway and Fryeburg; and grandson of Stephen Farrington, who was one of the first settlers of Concord, and whose wife was a sister of Jonathan and Samuel Bradley, who, with Obadiah Peters, John Bean, and John Lufkin, were massacred by the Indians, Aug. 11, 1746, between Concord and Hopkinton, and to whose memory a granite monument has been erected on the spot where the massacre was perpetrated, by their surviving relatives. He received an academic education at Fryeburg Academy, where in 1814 he was prepared to enter college. He commenced the study of medicine under the tuition of Dr. Moses Chandler of Fryeburg, Me., February, 1815, and concluded his term of study under the instruction of Dr. Jabez Dow of Dover, in February, 1818. He was examined in the science of medicine and surgery by the Censors of the N. H. Medical Society, Drs. Crosby and Pray, July 18, 1818, and commenced practice in Rochester on the 9th of August following. He is a Fellow of the N. H. Medical Society, and has been Censor and a Counsellor of the Society, and for several years President of the Strafford District Society. He has been a Representative and Senator in the State Legislature, and in 1837 was elected a member of the 25th Congress of the United States. In 1845 he was appointed by the Executive of the State one of the Trustees of the N. H. Asylum for the Insane.
Dr. Farrington was married, in 1827, to Mary D., eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Hanson of Rochester, and has four children living; three sons and one daughter. Formerly he had students in medicine, among whom were Dr. Joseph H. Smith, now a successful practitioner in Dover, Dr. Timothy Upham, an eminent physician, late of Waterford, N. Y., and a son of the Hon. Nathaniel Upham, late of Rochester, also Dr. Alfred Upham, now a physician in the city of New York.
Dr. Farrington has had an extensive business in his profession for twenty-five years, and has performed many difficult surgical operations.
Dr. Calvin Cutter, Dr. Theodore Wells, and a Dr. Turner from Massachusetts, went to Rochester and tarried a short time in 1832 and 1833, and then returned to their native towns.
Dr. Rufus K. Pearl was born at Farmington, Feb. 6, 1815, attended Medical Lectures at Bowdoin and Dartmouth Colleges, and studied medicine with Dr. Wight of Gilmanton. He commenced practice in Rochester in 1840, and being out of health, he left the profession, and has gone into trade in the village of that place.
Dr. John W. Pray is the son of Dr. Samuel Pray of Rochester, with whom he studied medicine. He was born in Rochester, August, 1814, attended Medical Lectures at Dartmouth College, commenced the practice of his profession in Barrington, in 1840, and continued at that place three years, when he returned to Rochester and went into practice with his father.
Dr. Richard Russel moved from Great Falls village to Rochester, about the year 1841, and resided in town about three years, and then returned to Great Falls, in 1844. It is not known when he began the practice of his profession, nor what was his education.
Dr. Jeremiah Garland was born at Strafford, Sept. 23, 1815, and commenced the practice of his profession at Rochester, in 1844. He attended Medical Lectures at New York, in the old medical and surgical institution, and obtained the degree of M. D. at that institution. He studied medicine with Drs. Chadbourne and Haynes of Concord.