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ndoubtedly in the battles of Lexington and Concord. The names of the men composing the company on that memorable occasion are all recorded on the muster-roll; and they were all Medford men, as follows:-- Isaac Hall, Captain; Caleb Brooks, Lieutenant; Stephen Hall, Ensign; Thomas Pritchard, Isaac Tufts, and Moses Hall, Sergeants; John Tufts, Gersham Teel, and Jonathan Greenleaf, Corporals; Timothy Hall, Drummer; William Farning, Fifer. Privates as follows: David Vinton, John Bucknam, Isaac Watson, Jonathan Lawrence, Jonathan Davis, Abel Richardson, James Tufts, jun., Samuel Tufts, 3d, Andrew Floyd, Benjamin Floyd, Andrew Blanchard, Samuel Tufts, John Francis, jun., Paul Dexter, John Smith, Abel Butterfield, Josiah Cutter, John Kemp, Eleazer Putnam, James Bucknam, jun., Aaron Crowell, Jonathan Tufts, Benjamin Peirce, Thomas Wakefield, Jonathan Teel, Aaron Blanchard, Richard Cole, William Binford, Thomas Bradshaw, Daniel Tufts, Peter Tufts, jun., Ebenezer Tufts, Isaac Cooch, Daniel
05, when the widow and children of Captain Remington sold to Joseph Hovey the estate near the market-place, commonly called and known by the sign of the Blue Anchor. Joseph Hovey retained the house only four years, and then sold it to his brother John Hovey, who died in 1715. His widow Abiel Hovey received license for two years, and then married Edmund Angier, who conducted the business until April 4, 1724, when he died and his widow Abiel again assumed charge of the house; she married Isaac Watson, Aug. 27, 1725, in whose name business was transacted about four years, when it passed into the hands of John Hovey, son of the former owner. In November, 1731, the General Court authorized the Court of Sessions to grant (out of the usual season) to Joseph Bean, late of Boston, a license to keep a Tavern in Cambridge, in the house of Mr. John Hovey, which he hath lately hired, and has for many years past been used as a house of public entertainment. On the 23d of April, 1737, Mr. Bean b
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
paid by the College is stated at £ 213 6 8. If this was exactly one seventh part of the charge, the whole cost of the new house was £ 1,493 6 8, and the sum payable by the Parish was £ 1,280. A large portion of this amount was subscribed by individuals, as appears by a Ms. in the Library of Harvard College, entitled, List of the number of subscribers and sums subscribed for building the N. Meeting house in Cambridge. Saml. Kent,£ 13.12.0 Nathl. Kidder,13.12.0 Peter Tufts,14.2.0 Isaac Watson,9.6.8 Saml. Whittemore,12.0.0 Jacob Watson,7.0.0 John Wyeth,10.0.0 Peleg Stearns,13.6.8 John Warland,7.6.8 Isaac Bradish,8.0.0 Wm. Manning,10.13.4 John Winthrop,21.11.7 Judah Monis,13.6.8 Ebenr. Fessenden,11.6.8 Richd. Champney,8.0.0 Eb. Stedman,17.8.0 Z. Boardman,9.6.8 Edm. Trowbridge,20.0.0 Edwd. Ruggles,6.13.4 Saml. Danforth,14.5.0 Saml. Sparhawk,13.6.8 W. Brattle,26.0.0 Edw. Manning,7.4.0 Edw. Wigglesw[orth]16.2.8 Thos. Soden,10.0.0 Edwd. Marrett,11.6.8 Jno. F
rt Steward . Samuel Stimson. Amos Stone. David Stone. John Stone. Aaron Swan. George Swan. Stephen Symmes. Amos Taylor. John Tidd. Joseph Trask. Stephen Tucker. Ebenezer Tufts. John Tufts. Jonathan Tufts. Nathan Tufts. Nathaniel Tufts. Samuel Tufts. George Turner. Wait Turner. Elijah Tuttle. Joseph Tuttle. John Vertys. John Vila. Thomas Wait. Edward Walker. Israel Walton. William Warland. Daniel Watson. Isaac Watson. William Watson. Ezra Welch. John Welch. Elijah Weld. Henry Weld. Job Wetherell. Thomas Wheeler. Andrew White. James White. John Whiting. Andrew Whitney. Nathaniel R. Whitney. Oliver Whitney. Timothy Whitney. Francis Whittemore. Nathan Whittemore. Samuel Whittemore, Jr. Thomas Whittemore. James Williams. Nathaniel Williams. Timothy Willison. George Wilson. Josiah Wilson. Thomas Wilson. William Wilton. Henry Win sh
Nathaniel Bowman, 1726. Solomon Prentice [2d], 1728. Gershom Davis, 1728, 1729, 1731, 1732. John Cutter, 1728, 1736, 1741. William Brattle, 1729, 1731-1733, 1748-1757, 1766-1772. Joseph Adams, 1729, 1731, 1732, 1737, 1738. Isaac Watson, 1731, 1737, 1738. Samuel Danforth, 1733, 1734, 1737– 1739. Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734. Samuel Smith, 1733. Benjamin Dana, Jr., 1734-1736, 1742, 1743. Samuel Sparhawk, 1737-1741. John Vassall, 1739, 1740, 1747. Jonathan But4, 1727, 1737-1743, 1745, 1746. Ephraim Frost, 1725, 1726, 1730, 1735. Samuel Andrew, 1728. Gershom Davis, 1728, 1729, 1731, 1732. Joseph Adams, 1729, 1731, 1732, 1737, 1738. Andrew Bordman, Jr., 1730. William Brown, 1730. Isaac Watson, 1731. Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734. Samuel Smith, 1733. Benjamin Dana, 1734-1736, 1742. Samuel Sparhawk [2d], 1737-1741. Jonathan Butterfield, 1739, 1740. John Winship, 1742. Samuel Whittemore, Capt. Samuel Whittemore. 17
3, d. 1754; Samuel, b. 15 July 1722. Edmund the f. d. 4 Ap. 1724, a. 38, and his w. Abiel m. Isaac Watson, 27 Aug. 1725. 31 4. Samuel, s. of Samuel (2), was a shoemaker, and resided at the homesthe d. 13 Sept. 1714; his w. Abiel m. Edmund Angier 9 Ap. 1717, who d. 4 Ap. 1724; she then m. Isaac Watson 27 Aug. 1725; he perished in the conflagration of his dwelling-house 27 Feb. 1741-2, and she ; his w. Mehetabel d. 17 May 1814, a. 90. 13. Nathan, s. of Jacob (8), m. Margaret, dau of Isaac Watson, 19 Aug. 1772, and had Margaret, b. 10 June 1773, m. James Munroe 10 June 1804, and d. 28 Febtinel. This land has become very valuable and much of it remains in possession of the family. Mr. Watson d. 9 Feb. 1811; his w. Catherine d. 15 Sept. 1851, a. 89. 15. Nathaniel Prentiss, s. of Abrnnah Livermore of Wat. (pub. 24 May 1764). His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 24 Nov. 1716, m. Isaac Watson, Jr., 3 Ap. 1740; Margaret, b. 9 Aug. 1718; Ruth, b. 5 Nov. 1720, m. Capt. William Angier 15 Se
bounded S. and E. on Bow Street. He m., 9 Ap. 1717, Abiel, wid. of John Hovey, who had for several years owned and kept the original Blue Anchor Tavern, at the N. E. corner of Brighton and Mt. Auburn streets, which tavern Mr. Angier appears to have kept for the remainder of his life. Their children were William, b. 9 Dec. 1717; Mary, b. 7 May 1719, m. Rev. Joshua Prentice of Holliston 9 Nov. 1743, d. 1754; Samuel, b. 15 July 1722. Edmund the f. d. 4 Ap. 1724, a. 38, and his w. Abiel m. Isaac Watson, 27 Aug. 1725. 31 4. Samuel, s. of Samuel (2), was a shoemaker, and resided at the homestead of his grandfather, N. W. corner of Dunster and Mt. Auburn streets, and used the old store on the opposite corner for a shop. He m. Dorothy—— and had Dorothy, b. 16 Oct. 1713, m. Rev. Gad Hitchcock of Pembroke 22 Dec. 1748; Hannah, b. 11 Feb. 1715-6, m. Rev. Ebenezer Gay of Suffield 7 July 1742; Sybil, b. 5 Sept. 1718, m. Daniel Farnham of Newbury 11 July 1749, probably the graduate of 1739;
, removed to Plymouth about 1733, is said to have been a preacher from 1742 to 1767, and afterwards clerk in a mercantile house; he m. Lydia, dau. of John Atwood of Plymouth; she d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 56, and he d. 7 Jan. 1781; Ebenezer, b. 12 July 1714. John the f. was a baker, but he bought of his brother Joseph, 1 Ap. 1709, the Blue Anchor Tavern, which he probably kept as a public house until he d. 13 Sept. 1714; his w. Abiel m. Edmund Angier 9 Ap. 1717, who d. 4 Ap. 1724; she then m. Isaac Watson 27 Aug. 1725; he perished in the conflagration of his dwelling-house 27 Feb. 1741-2, and she d. 18 Sept. 1753, a. 66. 5. Caleb, s. of Joseph (2), m. Mary Winchester of Brookline, and had Mary, b. 11 Ap. 1714; Abigail, b. 20 Ap. 1716; Caleb, b. 21 Dec. 1717; Esther, b. 10 June 1720; Sarah, b. 21 May 1722; Josiah, b. 4 May 1724, prob. the same who d. at Malden, and whose brother Caleb of Newton was appointed administrator 14 July 1746. Caleb the f. d. at Newton, and his son Caleb was a
and inherited the homestead, near Spruce Street. He d. 5 Oct. 1801; his w. Mehetabel d. 17 May 1814, a. 90. 13. Nathan, s. of Jacob (8), m. Margaret, dau of Isaac Watson, 19 Aug. 1772, and had Margaret, b. 10 June 1773, m. James Munroe 10 June 1804, and d. 28 Feb. 1852; Nathan, b. 14 May 1775, a chaise maker, resided in Roxbury May 1825, aged 107, according to the account in the Columbian Centinel. This land has become very valuable and much of it remains in possession of the family. Mr. Watson d. 9 Feb. 1811; his w. Catherine d. 15 Sept. 1851, a. 89. 15. Nathaniel Prentiss, s. of Abraham (10), m. Lydia, dau. of Edward Fillebrown, 9 Feb. 1797, and hargaret, dau. of Zechariah Hicks, 13 Oct. 1715; she d. and he m. Hannah Livermore of Wat. (pub. 24 May 1764). His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 24 Nov. 1716, m. Isaac Watson, Jr., 3 Ap. 1740; Margaret, b. 9 Aug. 1718; Ruth, b. 5 Nov. 1720, m. Capt. William Angier 15 Sept. 1742; Lydia, b. 15 Dec. 1722, m. Caleb Prentice 17 Sept. 1744;
t. 1743, a. 10 mos.; Mary, b. 12, bap. 29 Jan. 1744, m. Nathaniel Cutter, of Woburn, 20 Nov. 1777 (par. 77); Elizabeth, b. 6, bap. 12 May, 1745, m. Jason Russell, Jr., 28 Oct. 1762; a dau. (Sarah ) b. 9 Sept., d. 23 Sept. 1746, a. 14 days; a dau., stillborn, 15 Dec. 1748, and Samuel, b. 15 (18), bap. 18 Dec. 1748; William, b. and bap. 20 May, 1750, d. 9 Mar. 1752, a. 20 (22) mos.; Jonathan (twin), b. 6, bap. 8 Dec. 1751, d. 31 Dec. 1751, a. 3 wks.; Ruth (twin), b. 6, bap. 8 Dec. 1751, m. Isaac Watson, of Medford, 26 Sept. 1771; Phebe, b. 30 Nov., bap. 3 Dec. 1753, m. Francis Locke, Jr., 1 Nov. 1772 (par. 8) —See Wyman, 623. Samuel the father lived many years a tenant on the place at the south part of West Cambridge [now Belmont], afterward owned by his son Samuel; he died at small-pox house, 5 Aug. 1775, a. 61. 3. Francis, s. of Francis (1), had Francis (b.—1743), d. 31 Dec. 1752, a. 9 yrs.; Ruth (b. 27 Jan. 1746), d. 7 June, 1763, a. 18 yrs.; Sarah (b. 31 Mar. 1748, m. Aaron Fess
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