652-1675, 1677-1686.
Thomas Danforth, 1659-1678.
Councillors under the second Charter.
Thomas Danforth, 1693-1699.
John Leverett, 1706.
Thomas Oliver, 1715.
Died in office, October 31, or November 1, 1715.
Spencer Phips, 1721-1723, 1725-1732.
Jonathan Remington, 1730-1740.
Francis Foxcroft, 1732-1757.
Samuel Danforth, 1739-1774.
William Brattle, 1755-1773.
Negatived by the Governor in 1759.
Edmund Trowbridge, 1764, 1765.
John Winthrop, 1773, 1775, 177eph Coolidge, 1710, 1714.
Joseph Bowman, 1712.
Moses Bordman, 1714, 1717, 1733– 1736.
William Cutter, 1716.
Jonathan Remington [2d], 1717.
Edmund Goffe, 1717.
Nath. Sparhawk, 1717, 1722-1724, 1726.
John Dickson, 1717-1720, 1722, 1723.
John Bradish, 1719-1721, 1725, 1726, 1729, 1732.
Daniel Dana, 1720, 1725.
John Cutter, 1721, 1724, 1727, 1728, 1736, 1741.
Samuel Bowman, 1722-1724, 1727, 1737-1743, 1745, 1746.
Ephraim Frost, 1725, 1726, 1730, 1735.
Samuel Andr
1712; Thomas, b. 14 May 1713.
Jona-than the f. after his return from Europe, devoted himself for a time to commerce, in company with his father, but afterwards abandoned it for public life.
He was a member of the Council, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1722, 1723, 1726, 1727; and was elected in 1729, but was negatived by Gov. Burnet.
He then visited Europe again, and returned early in August 1730, bringing his commission as Governor of Mass.
and N. H. The Boston News Letter, 5 Feb. 1730, says he receiveds w. Abigail d. 14 Dec. 1722, a. 55.
5. Matthew, s. of Matthew (4), m. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Bowman, 24 Mar. 1719-20, and had Matthew, b. 18 July 1721, grad.
H. C. 1741, ordained at Framingham 19 Feb. 1745-6, and d. 2 Sept. 1775; Anna, b. 1723, m.——Brooks; Nathaniel, b. 8 July 1725; Sarah, b. 30 Sept. 1728.
Mat-Thew the f. d. at Waltham 25 Mar. 1761.
His w. Abigail d. 15 June 1785.
See Barry's Hist.
Fram.
Brigham, Sebastian, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W. corner
1718, having w. Catherine and children, among whom were Catherine, m. Henry 'Prentice 31 Jan. 1728-9; and Jemima, m. Abraham Hasey 17 Jan. 1739-40; he had here, Ruth, b. 30 July 1719, d. 9 July 1722; Samuel, ,b. 21 Sept. 1721; Elizabeth, b. 13 Ap. 1723; Abigail,b. 26 Ap. 1725.
Samuel the f. d. 1725, and his w. Catherine m. Joseph Badger 2 June 1731.
2. Samuel, s. of Samuel (1), had Eunice, bap. 16 Sept. 1744, and Samuel, bap. 21 Feb. 1747-8.
Ferguson, Richard (Forginson on Town Rec. and F9 Dec. 1737.
After about 1712, he resided at Lex. His children were Thomas, b. 9 Dec. 1709; Samuel, b. 11 Aug. 1711; Abigail, b. 13 July 1713; Mary, b. 17 Jan. 1716; Elizabeth, b.——, d. 25 Ap. 1719; Elizabeth, b. 18 Mar. 1721; Jonathan, b. 28 Ap. 1723; Hannah, b. 18 June 1725, d. young; Hannah, b. 19 Jan. 1726-7, d. 21 Ap. 1729; John, b. 27 Ap. 1729, rem. to Rutland, was Representative, Senator, member of the Committee on Confiscated Estates, Justice of the Peace, etc., and d. of apoplexy 7 Ap.
and d. about 1754.
5. Jonathan, S. of Simon (3), by w. Persis, had two children, bap. 2 Aug. 1713, and 8 Jan. 1715-16, names not recorded; Jonathan, bap. 20 Oct. 1717; Persis, bap. 9 Aug. 1719; Margaret, bap. 10 Sept. 1721; William, b. 5 Jan,. 1723-4, d. young; Susanna, b. 2 June 1726; William, b. 17 Oct. 1727; Margaret bap. Abigail ,b. 17 Jan. 1728-9; Sarah, b. 12 June 1730; William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732; John. Jonathan the f. rem.
to Worcester, and died there in 1756.
For a, more extended 26 Aug. 1679, m. Dr. Samuel Gedney of Salem, 2 May 1701, and Rev. Theophilus Cotton of Hampton 16 Aug. 1711; he d. 18 Aug. 1726, and she m.——Newmarch; Elizabeth, b. 11 Nov. 1681, m. Rev. Daniel Greenleaf of Portsmouth 18 Nov. 1701 (of Yarmouth in 1723); ;Samuel, b. 14 Aug. 1683; Nathaniel, b 16 Feb. 1685-6, d. young; Daniel. His w. Mary d. after 29 Ap. 1707, and he m Mrs. Hannah Biscoe of Watertown (wid.
of Thomas Biscoe) 28 Sept. 1708.
Samuel the f. res.
on the easterly side of Holyoke Stre