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Thomas Sparhawk (search for this): chapter 40
, b. 14 Jan. 1703-4, grad. H. C. 1722, d. at London of small-pox 5 July 1727; Andrew, b. 28 Mar. 1706, grad. H. C. 1724, Secretary and Lieut.-governor of Massachusetts; Peter, b. 26 Mar. 1713, grad. H. C. 1730, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, and the last who held that office before the Revolution. Daniel the f. d. in Boston of apoplexy 23 July 1732; his w. Elizabeth d. 21 May 1735. 7. Nathaniel, s. of Thomas (4), by w. Bethia, had Mary, b. 15 Sept. 1716, m. Thomas Sparhawk, Esq., 14 Jan. 1730-31, and was living in 1779. Nathaniel the f. was not the Chelsea schoolmaster and magistrate who grad. H. C. 1701, as some have supposed, but a farmer or yeoman. He d. 11 Mar. 1727-8; his w. Bethia d. Dec. 1774, a. 81. 8. Peter, s. of Thomas (4), m. Mary Mattucks, and had Elizabeth, b. about 1716; Thomas, b. about 1718; Peter, b. about 1720; Mary, b. about 1722, prob. m. Abraham Frost 8 June 1747; Samuel, b. about 1726, prob. the mariner on whose estate Abrah
Amos Gates (search for this): chapter 40
, and John. Richard the f. res. on the south side of the river, and d. 9 Dec. 1655; his w. Martha m. Thomas Brown 7 Oct. 1656. 2. Samuel, s. of Richard (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Richard Dana, 5 Jan. 1670-71, and had Samuel, b. 27 May 1672, d. 4 Jan. 1672-3; Samuel, b. 15 Jan. 1673-4, d. 24 Aug. 1675; Hannah, b. 25 Mar. 1676, d. 9 July 1676; Andrew, b. 22 Ap. 1677, d. 12 July 1677; Nathaniel, b.——, d. 3 May 1678; Mary, b. 1 June 1679, m. James Read 3 Ap. 1722; Hannah, b. 10 Oct. 1681, m. Amos Gates 19 May 1703; Ann, b.——, living in 1727. Samuel the f. d. between 13 July 1727, and 10 June 1728. 3. John, s. of Richard (1), m. Abigail Wood 22 July 1675, and had John, b. 20 July 1676; Abigail, b. 28 Nov. 1679, m. Capt. Samuel Frothingham of Chs. 23 Nov. 1708. John the f. was Selectman fifteen years, between 1695 and 1714, and d. 14 Oct. 1719, a. 66; his second w. Elizabeth survived him. 4. John, s. of John (3), In. Mindwell Parks 1 Nov. 1720, and had John, b. 18 Dec. 1720; Samue
George Dudley (search for this): chapter 40
ments by the crown; so much so, that he was selected by Randolph as one of the number against whom he exhibited articles of impeachment in 1681. He was subsequently a Representative for Boston, elected Speaker and Councillor, but negatived by Gov. Dudley, as to both offices, and was a prominent leader in the opposition to Dudley's government. He d. at Wellfleet 15 July 1719, a. 75. His w. Martha d. at Boston 19 Ap. 1719, a. 70, and was buried here. Their youngest son Josiah, grad. H. C. 17Dudley's government. He d. at Wellfleet 15 July 1719, a. 75. His w. Martha d. at Boston 19 Ap. 1719, a. 70, and was buried here. Their youngest son Josiah, grad. H. C. 1708, preached in Wellfleet several years, and d. there in 1732, a. 44. Oldham, Richard (otherwise written Oldam), was here as early as 1650, and by w. Martha, had Samuel, and John. Richard the f. res. on the south side of the river, and d. 9 Dec. 1655; his w. Martha m. Thomas Brown 7 Oct. 1656. 2. Samuel, s. of Richard (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Richard Dana, 5 Jan. 1670-71, and had Samuel, b. 27 May 1672, d. 4 Jan. 1672-3; Samuel, b. 15 Jan. 1673-4, d. 24 Aug. 1675; Hannah, b. 25 Mar. 1676,
Samuel Bradstreet (search for this): chapter 40
Newton, of which he was a Deacon. He was Selectman of Camb. 1687, Representative 18 years, between 1692 and 1713, and Councillor 1715. He d. 31 Oct. or 1 Nov. 1715; his w. Mary survived. 5. James, s. of Peter (3), m. Mercy, dau. of Dr. Samuel Bradstreet, and granddaughter of Gov. Bradstreet, and had Mercy, b. about 1694, d. unm. 21 Feb. 1773, a. 78; Sarah, bap. 20 Dec. 1696, m. Jacob Wendell, an eminent merchant of Boston, 12 Aug. 1714, and d. 22 July 1762; from this marriage have descGov. Bradstreet, and had Mercy, b. about 1694, d. unm. 21 Feb. 1773, a. 78; Sarah, bap. 20 Dec. 1696, m. Jacob Wendell, an eminent merchant of Boston, 12 Aug. 1714, and d. 22 July 1762; from this marriage have descended many distinguished persons. James the f. grad. H. C. 1680, was an eminent physician, resided on what is known as the Winthrop estate, where the present house stands, between Mount Auburn and Arrow streets, and d. 8 Ap. 1703, a. 43; his w. Mercy d. 29 Mar. 1710, a. 42, and her cousin, the Rev. William Brattle, was appointed guardian to her children. 6. Daniel, s. of Peter (3), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Belcher, and sister to Gov. Jonathan Belcher 23 Ap. 1696, and had Daniel, b. 14
Sarah Chadwick (search for this): chapter 40
Selectman fifteen years, between 1695 and 1714, and d. 14 Oct. 1719, a. 66; his second w. Elizabeth survived him. 4. John, s. of John (3), In. Mindwell Parks 1 Nov. 1720, and had John, b. 18 Dec. 1720; Samuel, b. 26 Aug. 1722; Mary, b. 10 Mar. 1727-8; besides these were Abigail, who d. unm. 20 Oct. 1743; Jonathan, and Elizabeth, named in their father's will. John the f. d. between 7 Mar. and 9 July 1733; his w. Mindwell m. Joseph Fessenden 6 Dec. 1733. 5. John, s. of John (4), m. Sarah Chadwick 2 June 1743, and had Abigail, b. 18 Mar. 1743-4, d. 26 May 1744; Sarah, b. 30 July 1746; Susanna, b. 11 Mar. 1748-9; Abigail, b. 3 Ap. 1752; John, b. 1 Nov. 1754. John the f. d. and his w. Sarah administered 21 Feb. 1757. Oliver, Thomas, an Elder of the First Church in Boston, came to New England 1631, and d. 1657. By his w. Ann, he had James; John; Peter; Samuel; Nathaniel, who was killed by the fall of a tree 9 Jan. 1632-3, a. 15; and Daniel. 2. John, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H
Israel Cheever (search for this): chapter 40
hant of Boston; Peter, b. 3 Mar. 1654-5, grad. H. C. 1675; James, b. 19 Mar. 1658-9; Daniel, b. 28 Feb. 1663-4. He had also dau. Sarah, who m. John Noyes; and another dau. Mary, who m. Deac. Nathaniel Williams of Boston, and was mother of Nathaniel, b. 25 Aug. 1675, grad. H. C. 1693, ordained in the College Chapel 1698, as an evangelist to preach the gospel in Barbadoes, but his health would not permit him to remain there; he returned and was master of the Grammar School in Boston, with Cheever, from 1703 to 1708, and sole master from 1708 to 1734; he also studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. James Oliver, and as stated in an obituary notice of him, he continued to preach and practise physic as occasion required, through life; he d. 10 Jan. 1737-8, a. 62. 4. Thomas, s. of John (2), m. Grace, dau. of Capt. Thomas Prentice, 27 Nov. 1667; she d. 30 Sept. 1681, a. 33, and he m. Mary Wilson 19 Ap. 1682. His chil. were Grace, b. 15 Nov. 1668, d. 16 Nov. 1680; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap. 1
Peter Oliver (search for this): chapter 40
n any terms whatsoever, accept a seat at said Board, on the present novel and oppressive plan of government. He left Cambridge immediately, and never returned. At the evacuation of Boston he accompanied the British forces, soon went to England, and d. at Bristol 20 Nov. 1815, a. 82. He has uniformly been represented as a mild and quiet person, and gentlemanly in deportment. It has even been suggested that his name was inserted in the commission by mistake instead of the name of Chief Justice Peter Oliver, a much more active, restless man, and better fitted as an unscrupulous tool of an arbitrary government. Olmstead, James, was one of the earliest inhabitants, and was Constable 1634, 1635. He resided on the northerly side of Harvard Street, upon or near the spot occupied by what has long been known as the President's House, now called the Wadsworth House. He rem. to Hartford, and d. in 1640 or 1641. His children were Nicholas and Nehemiah. He left a large estate and gave in hi
William Manning (search for this): chapter 40
Peter, b. about 1720; Mary, b. about 1722, prob. m. Abraham Frost 8 June 1747; Samuel, b. about 1726, prob. the mariner on whose estate Abraham Frost administered 21 Dec. 1764; Sarah, b. about 1728. The dates of birth are estimated from the ages specified in the guardianship granted to their mother Mary 30 July 1731. Peter the f. was styled Captain and d. 7 Dec. 1729. 9. Thomas, prob. s. of Peter (8), m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. John Bradish, and had Rebecca, b. about 1740, m. William Manning, Jr., 26 Nov. 1772, and d. 19 Ap. 1821, a. 81; Mary, bap. 30 Oct. 1743; Hepzibah, bap. 27 Ap. 1746, m. John Wyman of Woburn 1 Aug. 1765. Thomas the f. d. about 1746; his w. Rebecca purchased her father's homestead in 1746, a part of which she immediately sold to Capt. William Angier, and occupied the remainder until 4 Nov. 1762; when she sold it to her brother Isaac Bradish. 10. Robert, styled Esquire, parentage not ascertained, m. Ann, dau. of James Brown, prob. of Antigua; her f. d.
Samuel Angier (search for this): chapter 40
of age, after almost two years languishing by a consumption; and Laurence, styled B. A., though his name does not appear on the Catalogue, who d. 13 June 1679, a. 18, was probably son of Rev. Urian Oakes; perhaps he had completed his studies, but was cut off by death shortly before the Commencement; he had certainly been in Camb. a considerable time; for he gave a deposition concerning Indian troubles 1 Oct. 1677, in which he is described as about fifteen years of age. Hannah, who m. Rev. Samuel Angier 2 Sept. 1680, and d. 15 Aug. 1714, a. 55, was buried here, and her epitaph describes her as daughter of the Rev. Mr. Urian Oakes, sometime President of Harvard College and Pastor of Cambridge. Judge Sewall in noticing her death calls her the only surviving child of her father. 4. Thomas, s. of Edward (1), grad. H. C. 1662, was a physician in Boston. He was eminent in his profession, and also as a politician. He was Representative of Boston and Speaker of the House 1689, and Assi
Henry Vassall (search for this): chapter 40
1 Aug. 1765. Thomas the f. d. about 1746; his w. Rebecca purchased her father's homestead in 1746, a part of which she immediately sold to Capt. William Angier, and occupied the remainder until 4 Nov. 1762; when she sold it to her brother Isaac Bradish. 10. Robert, styled Esquire, parentage not ascertained, m. Ann, dau. of James Brown, prob. of Antigua; her f. d. and her mother m. Isaac Royal, (who resided many years in Antigua), and had Col. Isaac of Medford, and Penelope, who m. Col. Henry Vassall of Cambridge. Mr. Oliver was of Antigua in 1738, where prob. most of his children were born: he returned, or came, to New England before 1747, and settled at Dorchester, where he d. between 3 Aug. 1761 and 24 Dec. 1762. His children were James, a physician, prob. d. before 1761, as he is not named in his father's will; Thomas, b. about 1733; Isaac; Richard; Elizabeth, m. Col. John Vassall the younger, of Cambridge. 11. Thomas, s. of Robert (8), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Col. John Va
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