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[634] Henry, the f. was a cooper, and was generally styled on the Records, ‘Henry Prentice 3d,’ and in conversation, ‘Cooper Prentice.’ He res. on the easterly corner of Garden and Mason streets, on the estate afterwards owned by Judge Fay. He was living in 1784, and dead in 1797. 29. Smith, s. of John (14), res. in Wat., m. Mercy Learned 13 Oct. 1743, and had Benjamin, b. 17 Mar. 1744-5; Mary, bap. 15 July 1753, m. Benjamin Bird of Watertown 9 Nov. 1775; and several others. 30. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (18), pub. Abigail Hovey of Newton 26 June 1762, and m. Experience Williams 24 Nov. 1785. According to a record kept by Rev. Samuel Cook of Menotomy, he had a child, b. 26 Sept. 1763, and a son, b. 10 Ap. 1767; both d. young, and their names if any are not recorded. Ebenezer the f. res. in Menot., and d. 23 Ap. 1803; his w. Experience d. 22 Sept. 1810, a. 55. 31. Solomon, s. of Ebenezer (18), m. Rebecca Frost 13 Ap. 1775, and had Solomon, b. 22 Mar. 1776, m. Elizabeth Wyeth of Charlestown 15 Ap. 1803, and d. 6 Oct. 1821 (Elizabeth, prob. w. of Solomon, Jr., d. 22 Sept. 1839, a. 67); Rebecca, b. 9 Sept. 1777, m. Benjamin Tenney of Hollis, N. H., 18 Aug. 1796; Samuel, b. 13 July 1779; Isaac; Ebenezer; and William; all named in the settlement of the estate of their grandfather, Samuel Frost, 6 June 1799. Solomon the f. res. in Menotomy, and d. 23 Jan. 1804; his w. Rebecca d. 13 Nov. 1798, a; 52. 32. George, s. of Ebenezer (18), m. Lydia Hill 21 June 1770, and had Lydia, b. 15 Ap 1771, m. Jonas Pierce; Sarah, b. 10 Feb. and d. 5 Mar. 1773; George, b. 24 May 1774, m. Susanna Adams 7 June 1804; Sarah, b. 25 Nov. 1775, d. unm. 22 Mar. 1797; Ebenezer, b. 29 June 1778, d. 28 July 1801; Elizabeth, b. 19 Sept. 1780; Zechariah and Rebecca, twins, b. 17 Oct. and d. 27 and 28 Oct. 1782; to the foregoing Binney adds Zechariah, b. 1 Jan. and d. 21 Sept. 1784; Polly, b. 24 Nov. 1785, m. Abijah Pierce; Rebecca, b. 22 Oct. 1787, m. Ebenezer Warren; John, b. 12 Sept. 1789, m. Sarah Hall; Joseph, b. 27 May 1792, d. 19 Nov. 1795; Benjamin, twin, b. 27 May 1792, killed by a fall from a wagon in New York 1836. George the f. res. in Menotomy, and d. 6 Oct. 1819, a. 73; his w. Lydia d. 3 Sept. 1822, a. 75. 33. Samuel, s. of Daniel (19), m. Mary Todd 13 June 1782, and had Samuel, b. 12 Ap 1783, d. 6 Sept. 1807; Daniel, b. 15 Sept. 1787, d. 1 Mar. 1796; an infant, b.——, d. July 1794; Elizabeth, b. 6 Ap. 1794, m. Joseph Brackett 2 Ap. 1819; Joseph, b. 12 Nov. 1797, went to North Carolina. Samuel the f. d. 18 July (or 25, gravestone,) 1795; his w. Mary d. 27 Ap. 1832, a. 82. 34. Jonas, s. of Jonas (23), m. Rachel Kent of Charlestown 22 May 1765; and Sarah Prentice 12 Nov. 1777; she d. 1784, and he m. Hannah Goddard 1 Dec. 1785. His chil. were Jonas, b. 2 Nov. 1766, d. young; Jonas, b. 8 Oct. 1769; Susanna Brown, b. 13 Sept. 1778, m. John Haskell, school teacher of Boston, and Benjamin D. Emerson of Boston, also a teacher and author of school books; Sally, b. 2 Ap. 1780, m. Nathaniel Ireland 18 Nov. 1802. Jonas the f. d. 2 May 1801. 35. Nathaniel, s. of Jonas (23), m. Abigail Logan 22 Nov. 1764, and had Nathaniel Shepard, b. 7 Aug. 1766, grad. H. C. 1787, for many years physician and Town Clerk in Roxbury, d. 5 Nov. 1853, in Arlington; John, b. 1 Aug. and d. 2 Sept. 1768; Mehetabel, bap. 4 June 1769; Abigail, b. 10 Oct. 1771, m. Samuel Capen 14 Oct. 1792; James, b. 19 July 1774, d. 24 Jan. 1794; Lydia, b. 24 Feb. 1779, d. unm. 25 Mar. 1864; Jonas, bap. 1 Ap. 1781, d. young; Jonathan Cooper, b. 23 Dec. 1783; Harriet, b. 7 Nov. 1786, m. Mark Weare of Boston 4 Jan. 1810, d. 26 Mar. 1864; Jonas, b. 27 Mar. 1789, m. Ellen Whittemore, and resided in Arlington. Nathaniel the f. was a chaise maker, and resided on the southerly side of North Avenue, near Porter's Hotel he d. 18 June 1817; his w. Abigail d. in Rox. (but was buried here) 28 Aug. 1825, a. 81. 36. John, s. of Jonas (23), m. Mary Scripture 23 Ap. 1772, and had Mary, bap. 31 Jan. 1773, m. Raham Richardson 6 Jan. 1791, had charge of the almshouse (styled ‘Wardeness’) from Dec. 1802 until Sept. 1818, and afterwards
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