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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 58: the battle-flag resolution.—the censure by the Massachusetts Legislature.—the return of the angina pectoris. —absence from the senate.—proofs of popular favor.— last meetings with friends and constituents.—the Virginius case.—European friends recalled.—1872-1873. (search)
By invitation of Mr. Alexander H. Rice, afterward governor, he spoke at a meeting at the Merchants Exchange in behalf of sufferers by the yellow fever at Memphis and Shreveport. October 24. Works, vol. XV. pp. 281-283. Mr. Rice, with the view to the senator's re-election, was desirous of keeping him in the current of affairs; and this personal reason, not however communicated to him, prompted in part the invitation. Sumner was to have attended a bi-centenary celebration of the town of Wrentham, October 27, but a furious gale with rain kept away guests from other places, and prostrated the tent in which the dinner and speaking were to be. He would have spoken upon Horace Mann, who was a native of Franklin, a parish of the ancient town; and some notes in pencil of his intended remarks are preserved. He had been in full sympathy with Mann in his early labors for the education of the people, and served with him in his later conflicts for freedom; and it would have been a grateful du
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
ence to be found in the Church Record concerning the attempt which was evidently made to secure him as a teacher of the church of which Mr. Shepard was pastor. Savage describes Geneal. Dictionary. him as of Dedham, 1638, a famous minister of Wrentham (which is about 30 miles N. E. from Ipswich, England), where he obtained his living as rector 1609, and married 6 Jan. 1612 Elizabeth a sister of famous Dr. Ames, which gave him favor in the eyes of puritans, was desired to accept office here iot appear by what authority the town thus disposed of Mr. Phillips' estate; but a subsequent record, under date of Feb. 12, 1655-6, confirms the sale, notwithstanding the purchase-money had not yet been demanded by Mr. Phillips, then residing at Wrentham, to which place he seems to have returned when he left New England. Deputy-governor Danforth resided on this estate nearly half a century, having very much enlarged it by subsequent purchases, and at his death in 1699 bequeathed it to his daugh
land; succeeded his father in the ministry at Wrentham; was ejected, under the Act of Uniformity, 16w, b. 10 Sept. 1740; Samuel the f. removed to Wrentham about 1743. Mary, dau. of Jeremiah of Ipsw Aug. 1697 (Esther m. Rev. Henry Messinger of Wrentham 5 Jan. 1719-20); James, bap. 19 Mar. 1698-9; Cheever, prob. his wid., m. Daniel Hawes of Wrentham, and soon afterwards the homestead was sold bel of Concord, William of Cambridge, James of Wrentham, and John of Roxbury. 3. William, s. of Ise Barry's Hist. Framingham. Gay, John, of Wrentham, Miller, bought of Gov. Belcher, 8 Feb. 1733,Dedham. About 1670 he commenced preaching at Wrentham, where a few families were settled. They wer 4. Jonathan, S. of Jonathan (3), settled in Wrentham, where he d. before 1735. His children were , had Anna; Abigail, m. Israel Blackington of Wrentham 13 Ap. 1755; Ruth; these three were bap. toge perhaps wid. of Ste-Phen, m. Samuel Sears of Wrentham 10 Aug. 1704. 2. Samuel, prob. s. of Step
oker and others that joined with him, upon advice thereof, comfortably provided for them. Mrs. Ames resided for a time in Salem, before she came to Camb. The General Court, 15 Nov. 1637, gave £ 40 to Mrs. Ames, the widow of Doctor Ames of famous memory. Her children were William; Ruth, who married Edmund Angier and d. 3 July 1656; and John, who came with her to New England. 2. William, s. of the foregoing, grad. H. C. 1645, returned to England; succeeded his father in the ministry at Wrentham; was ejected, under the Act of Uniformity, 1662, and d. 1689, a. 65. Winthrop. Amsden, Isaac, m. Francis Perriman 8 June 1654, and had Isaac, b. prob. 1655 ; Jacob, b. 17 Nov. 1657. Isaac the f. was a mason, and owned land south of the river. He d. 7 Ap. 1659, and his w. Frances m. Richard Cutter 14 Feb. 1662-3. 2. Isaac, s. of Isaac (1), m. Jane, dau. of John Rutter of Marlborough, 17 May 1677, and had, in Camb., Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb. 1677-8, and Isaac, b. 28 Aug. 1680. Soon after
be constructed. 4. Samuel, s. of Richard and Mary Belcher of Chs., was a tailor, and resided in Camb. 1722. He purchased an estate, 9 Feb. 1724-5, on the west side of Dunster Street between Harvard Square and Mt. Auburn Street. He m. Sarah, dau. of Ichabod Brown, 27 Dec. 1726, and had Samuel, b. 5 Dec. 1727: Sarah, b. 13 Oct. 1729: Mary, b. 21 Mar. 1731-2; Martha, b. 22 Mar. 1733-4; Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1735; Elizabeth, b. 3 Aug. 1738; Andrew, b. 10 Sept. 1740; Samuel the f. removed to Wrentham about 1743. Mary, dau. of Jeremiah of Ipswich, m. Joseph Russell, of Camb. 23 June 1662. Bemis, Joseph, perhaps s. of Joseph of Wat. (1640), was a husbandman, and sold land in 1709 to Jonathan Robinson. The only other record found concerning him is dated 11 Nov. 1700, and recites that there hath been of late a public contribution for the relief of Joseph Bemus and William Chamberlin, their substance having been of late consumed by fire. 2. Philip, m. Elizabeth Lawrence 21 Nov. 17
3-4. 2. Israel, s. of Daniel (1), m. Bridgett Woodhead 10 June 1690, and had Daniel, William, Esther, all bap. 15 Aug. 1697 (Esther m. Rev. Henry Messinger of Wrentham 5 Jan. 1719-20); James, bap. 19 Mar. 1698-9; John, b. 25 Aug. 1702. Israel the f. inherited the homestead of his father; was appointed Prison Keeper, 1693, and Keeper of the House of Correction, 1699. He prob. d. before 1720, in which year Bridgett Cheever, prob. his wid., m. Daniel Hawes of Wrentham, and soon afterwards the homestead was sold by his sons Daniel of Concord, William of Cambridge, James of Wrentham, and John of Roxbury. 3. William, s. of Israel (2), was a victualler,Wrentham, and John of Roxbury. 3. William, s. of Israel (2), was a victualler, and by w. Miriam, had William. b. 27 Aug. 1718; John, b. 15 Aug. 1722; Aaron, b. 28 Nov. 1725. Cheney, Thomas, m. Jane Atkinson 11 Jan. 1655-6, and had Margaret, b. 26 Nov. 1656; Thomas, b. 25 Dec. 1658; Mehetabel, b. 20 Feb. 1660-61; William, b. 30 June 1663; Mary, b. 17 Ap. 1665; Joseph; Benjamin; and perhaps others. Thomas
n, 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 account of the Gates family, see Barry's Hist. Framingham. Gay, John, of Wrentham, Miller, bought of Gov. Belcher, 8 Feb. 1733, a part of the estate at the N. E. corner of Brighton and Mount Auburn streets; and afterwards purchased the remainder, which had been owned by the heirs of Edmund Angier, or of John Hovey. This was the original Blue Anchor Tavern stand; it does not appear, however, whether Mr. Gay pursued the business of an inn-holder. His wife, whom he prob. m. before he removed here, was Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Nutting. They had no children. He d. between
657, and d. before 1 Ap. 1662. In his will, dated 10 Dec. 1661, he names his wife, and an only son Samuel, by a former marriage. William the f. was here as early as 1635, and res. on the road leading to the Fresh Pond. Before 1642 he purchased a house and land on the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Common, where he subsequently resided. 2. Samuel, s. of William (1), b. 6 July 1647, grad. H. C. 1665, and taught school for a time in Dedham. About 1670 he commenced preaching at Wrentham, where a few families were settled. They were scattered during Philip's War. Soon afterwards they returned, and Mr. Mann recommenced his labors. He continued in the ministry until 22 May 1719, when he died. His posterity is very numerous. Hezekiah, grad. H. C. 1731, d. at the house of Mr. Palmer 5 Aug. 1739, and was buried from the College Hall. Manning, William, was an early inhabitant and ancestor of a family once numerous here and not yet extinct in the female line. About the
James, bap. 25 Ap. 1703; Ebenezer, bap. 25 Mar. 1705; prob. d. young; Mary, m. Paul Nowell of York, living in 1785. Jona-than the f. was a gunsmith and locksmith; in 1695 he bought house and land at the N. E. corner of Bow and Holyoke streets, but at a later period he owned and occupied the square inclosed by Dunster, Winthrop, Holyoke, and South streets, except the southeast corner. He d. 1735; his w. Elizabeth and seven children survived. 4. Jonathan, S. of Jonathan (3), settled in Wrentham, where he d. before 1735. His children were Jonathan; Elizabeth, b. 1726, was placed under the guardianship of John Gay of Camb. 30 Nov. 1737, being then described as in the twelfth year of her age, m. John Hicks 26 Ap. 1748, and died Dec. (buried the 22d) 1825, a. 99; Hannah. 5. Samuel, s. of Jonathan (3), was a brickmaker, resided a few years in Medf., where two of his children were born, afterwards in Camb., and removed to Wat. as early as 1746. His children were Samuel, b. 16 Oct.
s father), which he conveyed to his son Nathaniel, and d. 25 Nov. 1731. 15. Philip, s. of Philip (6), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 22 May 1718; Millicent, b. 29 Dec. 1720; Mary, b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Aug. 1736; Phebe, b. 14 Ap. 1725, d. 29 July 1736; Philip, b. 5 Ap. 1727; Joseph, b. 19 June 1729; Joanna, b. 21 Nov. 1731. Philip the f. res. at Lex., and d. 3 Mar. 1773; his w. Sarah d. 17 Dec. 1767. 16. Edward, S. of William (7), by w. Sarah, had Anna; Abigail, m. Israel Blackington of Wrentham 13 Ap. 1755; Ruth; these three were bap. together 26 Nov. 1727; William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732. Edward the f. d. 20 Mar. 1749-50, a. 53. Ruth of Boston, and William of Camb. quitclaimed their right in their father's estate to their sister Abigail, 1 Jan. and 15 Feb. 1754. 17. Hubbard (or Hobart), s. of Jason (8), m. Elizabeth Dickson 9 May 1710, and had Jason, bap. 25 Mar. 1711, d. young; Mary, b. 7 Dec. 1712, m. David Dunster; Margery (or Margaret), b. 30 Ap. 1715, m. Joseph Belknap; Jaso