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cessor, Rev. Thomas Jones, and d. 18 Feb. 1813, leaving an only dau. Martha, who in. his successor, Rev. Samuel Sewall, the distinguished ecclesiastical antiquarian. Amos the f. was a glazier and farmer. He dealt largely in real estate, and appears to have been a man of wealth. He was the principal heir of his uncle Amos, and resided on his homestead, until 1746, when he sold it to Col. John Vassall, and purchased the estate afterwards called the Fayerweather estate, recently owned by William Wells, which was then in Watertown. He d. there (perhaps in the old farmhouse lately demolished) 14 Nov. 1747, a. 44. His w. Mary survived. 7. Edward, s. of Edward (5), m. Mary Wyatt of Boston 13 May 1736; she d. 15 Jan. 1743-4, a. 29, and he married wid. Susanna Foster of Boston 3 Nov. 1762, who d. 12 Dec. 1787, a. 71. His chil. were Mary, bap. 13 Mar. 1736-7; Edward, b. 21 Jan. 1738-9, d. young; Judah, bap. 21 Dec. 1740; Thomas, bap. 16 May 1742, grad. H. C. 1761, school-master and D
cessor, Rev. Thomas Jones, and d. 18 Feb. 1813, leaving an only dau. Martha, who in. his successor, Rev. Samuel Sewall, the distinguished ecclesiastical antiquarian. Amos the f. was a glazier and farmer. He dealt largely in real estate, and appears to have been a man of wealth. He was the principal heir of his uncle Amos, and resided on his homestead, until 1746, when he sold it to Col. John Vassall, and purchased the estate afterwards called the Fayerweather estate, recently owned by William Wells, which was then in Watertown. He d. there (perhaps in the old farmhouse lately demolished) 14 Nov. 1747, a. 44. His w. Mary survived. 7. Edward, s. of Edward (5), m. Mary Wyatt of Boston 13 May 1736; she d. 15 Jan. 1743-4, a. 29, and he married wid. Susanna Foster of Boston 3 Nov. 1762, who d. 12 Dec. 1787, a. 71. His chil. were Mary, bap. 13 Mar. 1736-7; Edward, b. 21 Jan. 1738-9, d. young; Judah, bap. 21 Dec. 1740; Thomas, bap. 16 May 1742, grad. H. C. 1761, school-master and D