Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register

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MacOONEone, John (otherwise written Maccoon, Maccoone, and Mackoon), m. Deborah Bush 8 Nov. 1656; she d. 20 Feb. 1664, and he m. Sarah Wood 14 June 1665. His chil. were Hannah, b. 31 Oct. 1659; Deborah, b. 31 Dec. 1661; Elizabeth, b. 31 Jan. 1662, d. 30 Jan. 1663; Sarah, b. 15 Feb. 1663; John, b. 14 June 1666; Daniel, b. 18 Feb. 1668; Elizabeth, b. 17 Jan. 1669; Margaret, b. 20 Feb. 1671; Peter, b. 21 Feb. 1673. John the f. resided on the south side of the river, and was living in 1676.

Mercy, m. Samuel Foster of Boxford 2 Sept. 1703.

man, William (or Mann), m. Alice Teel 11 June 1657, 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 year 1638 he purchased of George Stocking an estate at the southwest corner of Mount Auburn and Holyoke streets. He appears to have been living in Oct. 1650, when his wife Susanna died; but I find no trace of him afterwards.

2. William, s. and apparently the only child of William (1), inherited the homestead, and was a prominent citizen. He was a merchant, somewhat concerned in navigation, and owned a warehouse at the southwest corner of Dunster and South streets, to which boats had free access by the canal. He d. 14 Mar. 1690-91, a. 76; his w. Dorothy d. 26 July 1692, a. 80. Their chil. were Hannah, b. 21 June 1642, m. Samuel Stearns of Wat., 1662; Samuel, b. 21 July 1644; Sarah, b. 28 Jan. 1645-6, m. Joseph Bull; Abigail, b. 15 Jan. 1647-8, d. 10 May 1648; John, b. 31 Mar. 1649, d. of small-pox 25 Nov. 1678, prob. unm.; Mary, birth not recorded, but named on the Church Record and in the division of her father's estate, m.——Adams, and d. before 1692, leaving a son Eliphalet. Timothy, prob. of the same family, d. 8 Nov. 1653.

3. Samuel, s. of William (2), rem. early to Billerica, where he subsequently resided, was Representative in 1695 and 1696, Town Clerk six years, and d. 22 Feb. 1710-11. By his first wife, Elizabeth Stearns of Watertown, whom he m. 13 Ap. 1664, he had Samuel, birth not recorded, and John, b. 30 Aug. 1666. By his second wife, Abiah Wright, whom he m. 6 May 1673, he had Timothy, b. 4 Feb. 1673-4, d. 12 Mar. 1673-4; Hannah, b. 28 Mar. 1675, m. Ebenezer King of Watertown 7 Dec. 1699; William, b. 27 June 1677; Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1679; Sarah,¹ b. 26 Aug. 1681, m. Samuel Robinson of Camb. [602] 23 Mar. 1703-4, and d. 19 July 1709; Dorothy, b. 27 June 1683; Isaac, b. 15 Ap. 1685; Ephraim,b. 11 Sept. 1686; Elizabeth, b. 14 Mar. 1690-91; Timothy, b. 4 Mar. 1692-3; Eliphalet; Abiah.

4. Samuel, s. of Samuel (3), was styled ‘waterman,’ and rem. from Billerica to Camb. about 1692. In 1698 his father conveyed to him the warehouse, boat-house, and wharf rights (which he had inherited), at the southwest corner of Dunster and South streets, and a house and land on the southeast corner. A part of this estate he sold to Jonathan Remington in 1720, and before 1724 rem. to Windham, Conn., where he was living in 1744. By his wife Deborah, he had Dorothy, b. 17 Jan. 1688-9; Samuel, b. 14 Jan. 1690-91; Edward: John, bap. 17 Jan. 1696-7; Abigail, bap. 14 May 1699, m. Jabez Carter 27 June 1723; Elizabeth, b. 21 Nov. 1701, m.——Bingham; Mary, b. 17 Mar. 1703-4, m. Case; Joseph (prob. grad. at H. C. 1730), was a physician in Woburn, where he d. in 1745. By his will, dated 29 Oct. 1744, he seems to have left neither wife nor children, as he gives his whole property to his father Samuel, his brothers Edward and John, and his sisters Abigail, Elizabeth, and Mary.

5. John, S. of Samuel (3), was a carpenter. In 1709 he purchased of Richard Proctor an estate on the westerly side of Dunster Street, between Mount Auburn and Winthrop streets, on or near which the first meeting-house in Cambridge was erected. He d. 3 Feb. 1718-19. By his wife Sarah, he had John; Edward, bap. 27 Mar. 1698; William, b. 21 May 1700; Samuel, b. 20 Ap. 1703; Benjamin, b. 10 Mar. 1704-5, res. in Billerica 1748, and prob. the same who m. Mary, dau. of Deacon William French; Sarah, b. 27 Mar. 1708, and was living unmarried in 1732.

6. Isaac, s. of Samuel (3), m. Margaret, dau. of William Eager, 8 April 1708, and had Isaac, b. 13 Jan. 1708-9; Margaret, b. 25 Sept. 1710, m. Daniel Barrett 10 Nov. 1737; William, b. 24 Oct. 1712; Thomas, b. 16 Aug. 1714, and d. 16 Nov. 1714; Daniel, b. 5 Feb. 1715-16; Sarah, b. 7 Feb. 1717-18; Hannah, b. 25 Dec. 1719, m. James Lanman 25 July 1743; Thomas, b. 19 Jan. 1722-3.

7. John, s. of Samuel (4), was styled ‘waterman,’ and sometimes ‘cordwainer.’ He rem. to Hopkinton as early as 1725. By his wife Abigail, dau. of Joseph Winship, he had in Camb. Joseph, b. 15 July 1718; John, b. 10 July 1720; Sarah, b. 2 Jan. 1721-2; Samuel, bap. 10 Nov. 1723.

8. John, s. of John (5), was a carpenter. He m. Rebecca Winship 6 June 1728, and had Sarah, bap. 20 Ap. 1729; John, bap. 12 Dec. 1731; Esther, bap. 5 Jan. 1734-5.

9. Edward, s. of John (5), was a chair maker. By purchasing the rights of the other heirs, he became owner of the homestead on Dunster Street, where he d. 6 June 1774. By his wife Mary, he had Mary, b. 26 May 1720, m. Stephen Randall 29 Mar. 1753; Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1721-2, and d. 26 Jan. 1731-2; Edward, b. 26 Mar. 1724; John, b. 3 Dec. 1725; Mercy, b. 4 Aug. 1727, and d. 24 Jan. 1731-2; James, b. 16 May 1729, and d. 1 Feb. 1731-2; Benjamin, b. 15 Oct. 1730; Elizabeth, b. 5 June 1732, and d. 1 Oct. 1733; Hannah, b. 20 Mar. 1733-4, m. Benjamin Hill 4 Feb. 1761; Mercy, b. 19 Nov. 1735, m. Samuel Woods of Roxbury 26 Feb. 1756; Abigail, bap. 3 Dec. 1738, and d. 28 July 1739.

10. William, s. of John (5), was a cordwainer. In 1725 he purchased an estate at the southwest corner of Winthrop and Brighton streets, where he d. 17 Sept. 1778. His wife Mary d. 15 May 1774, a. 74. Their children were William, b. 19 Sept. 1722, and d. young; Thomas, b. 8 May 1727; Samuel, b. 26 Aug. 1729; Joseph, b. 26 Jan. 1730-31; Mary, b. 19 Feb. 1732-3, m. John Warland 26 Sept. 1754; after his death, she m. William Darling 19 May 1763, [603] whom she survived, and d. 22 May 1817; William, b. 11 May 1755; Sarah, b. 29 Nov. 1737, m. John Barrows of Plymouth (afterwards of Dighton), and was living in 1806; Rebecca, b. 17 Ap. 1740, m.--Pratt, and d. 19 June 1774, leaving an only child Rebecca; Ebenezer, b. 8 May 1743, grad. at H. C. 1766, taught school in Greenland, N. H., and d. 26 Sept. 1801.

11. Edward, s. of Edward (9), m. Patience Day of Boston 4 Dec. 1746, and had Margaret, b. 27 Sept. 1747.

12. John, s. of Edward (9), was a chair-maker, and inherited the homestead on Dunster Street. In 1794, having lost his reason, his guardian sold the estate for his benefit. Unable by reason of mental and physical imbecility to maintain himself, he became an inmate of the almshouse where he d. 17 Ap. 1814, aged 88. I think he was never married.

13. Samuel, s. of William (10), was a cordwainer, and inherited his father's homestead. He d. 2 Ap. 1824, a. 94 years and 7 months. He m. Mary Woods 1777, and had Samuel, b. 28 May 1778. His w. d. 15 Oct. 1788, a. 50; and he m. Sarah Woods 29 Dec. 1791; she d. 16 April 1812, a. 72.

14. Joseph, s. of William (10), grad. at H. C. 1751; was a clergyman, and chaplain in the Continental Army; res. for a time in Providence; was of Bath, Me., in 1806, and d. in 1808, a. 77. He had several children; one of whom was the late William Manning, who, having been a printer for nearly or quite half a century, and subsequently Messenger to the Governor and Council of the Commonwealth, spent the last few years of a cheerful old age with his affectionate family in this city, and d. 25 July 1849, a. 82. His descendants are numerous.²

15. William, s. of William (10), was a cordwainer, and resided on the westerly side of Harvard Square, on an estate which he purchased in 1778, and which after his death was sold to Harvard College. He m. Rebecca Oliver 26 Nov. 1772, and d. 10 Dec. 1804, a. 69. She d. 13 Ap. 1821, a. 81. Their children were Rebecca, b. 7 Sept. 1774, and d. 21 Sept. 1774; William, b. 4 Nov. 1775, and d. 22 Sept. 1777.

16. Samuel, s. and only child of Samuel (13), grad. at H. C. 1797, was a physician, and res. principally in Lancaster. He returned to Camb. in 1821, and d. in Oct. 1822. His first wife was Lucy Cogswell, by whom he had Samuel, grad. at H. C. 1822, res. in Baltimore, and d. 16 May 1857; Mary W., m. Dr. A. B. Cleaveland of Baltimore; William, a physician in Michigan; Rebecca, deceased; Joseph and Charles, both of Baltimore. His second wife was Elizabeth B., dau. of Thomas Warland, and widow of Rev. John L. Abbott, to whom he was m. 20 Mar. 1822, a few months before his decease. She still resides in Cambridge.

Markham, Daniel, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Whitmore, 3 Nov. 1669, and had Daniel, b. 1 Nov. 1671; Elizabeth, b. 13 July 1673; James, b. 16 Mar. 1674-5.

Marrett, Thomas (otherwise written Marritt, Maritt, Mariott, and Maryott), came early to Camb. and in 1638 purchased the estate at the N. E. corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets. He had previously owned a lot on the northerly side of Harvard Street extending northerly to Gore Hall, which was long afterwards known as the ‘Fellows' Orchard.’ He was by occupation a shoemaker, but a prominent citizen. He is supposed to have been the first elected Deacon of Shepard's Church, organized in 1636, and was a Selectman six years, from 1639 to 1647. His children, by w. Susanna, all prob. b. in England, were Abigail, m. Daniel Fisher of Dedham 17 Nov. 1641; Susanna, m. George Barstow of Scituate, and d. here 11 Ap. 1654; John; Thomas; Hannah, d. unm. 9 Dec. 1668. Thomas the f. d. 30 June 1664, a. 75. In his will, dated 15 Oct. 1663, he names as then living, his w. Susanna; children John, Thomas, Abigail, Hannah; and grandchildren, Lydia, Amos, John, and Jeremiah Fisher; Thomas, Amos, Susanna, and John Marrett, and the children (George and Margaret) of George Barstow, dec.

2. John, s. of Thomas (1), m. Abigail Richardson 20 June 1654, and had [604] Thomas, b. 15 Dec. 1656, killed by the Indians at the Sudbury Fight, 20 Ap. 1675; John (twin with Thomas), b. 15 Dec. 1656, d. 7 Mar. 1657-8; Amos, b. 25 Feb. 1657-8; Susanna, b. 19 Jan. 1659-60, m. Jacob Amsden, and d. 16 Oct. 1707 without issue; John, b. 29 Jan. 1661-2, d. 6 Nov. 1663; John, b. 3 June 1664, d. at sea, unm. (administration granted to Jacob Amsden 17 Mar. 1690-91); Abigail, b. 16 Aug. 1666, m. Timothy Rice of Concord 27 Ap. 1687, who d. 1692, and Joseph Crackbone 11 May 1698; Hannah, b. 17 Aug. 1668, m. Samuel Hastings, Jr.; Edward, b. 2 Aug. 1670; Mary, b. 7 Mar. 1671-2, m. Joseph Hovey 10 Dec. 1702, and Nathaniel Parker of Newton 27 Jan. 1736-7; Lydia, b. 22 Feb. 1673-4, d. young. The deaths of Thomas and the third John are stated on the authority of a manuscript genealogy by the late Rev. John Marrett of Burlington. John the f. was a shoemaker, and after 1682 resided a few rods westerly from the Craigie House in the former mansion of Deac. John Bridge. He. d. between 3 Oct. and 16 Dec. 1695; his w. Abigail survived and was prob. the same who d. 15 Mar. 1721-2.

3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), taught school in Dedham from Dec. 1659 to July 1661; and is named in his father's will 15 Oct. 1663.

4. Amos, s. of John (2), m. Bethia Longhorn 2 Nov. 1681; she d. 20 Nov. 1730, a. 69, and he m. Ruth, wid. of Jona. Dunster, 22 Nov. 1732, who survived him, and m. Peter Hayes of Stoneham 1742. Mr. Marrett, generally known as Lieut. Marrett, was by occupation a farmer and brickmaker, a man of wealth, and a prominent citizen of the town. In 1704 he purchased ten acres of land, between the paternal homestead and the estate late of Dr. Hill, embracing the site of the house celebrated as the headquarters of Washington, the present residence of Professor Longfellow. On this lot, which he had occupied for several previous years under lease, he seems to have spent the remainder of his days; but whether his house was erected by him or by a previous owner does not appear. The estate remained in the Marrett family until 1746, when it was sold to Col. John Vassall. Lieut. Marrett d. without posterity 17 Nov. 1739, a. 81. He had previously conveyed his homestead to his nephew Amos Marrett, and in his will constituted him his principal heir.

5. Edward, s. of John (2), m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Bradish (Barry, Hist. Fram., says she had previously m. Joseph Stanhope). Their chil. were Amos, b. about 1694, d. young; Hannah, bap. 27 Dec. 1696, m. Joseph Lawrence 17 Feb. 1714-15. rem. to Connecticut; Susanna, bap. 11 Sept. 1698, m. John Pierce of Boston 27 Sept. 1722, and Samuel Witt of Marlborough, d. without issue Dec. 1794; Abigail, b. 28 Feb. 1700-1, m. Judah Monis, the Hebrew Preceptor, 13 Jan. 1723-4, d. without issue 1761; Amos, b. 5 Sept. 1703; Mary, bap. 28 Ap. 1706, m. Rev. John Martyn of Cambridge, afterwards of Northborough, 18 Aug. 1724, d. 8 Sept. 1775, leaving several children; John, b. 29 July 1711, d. of small-pox in Boston, a. 18; Edward, b. 5 Nov. 1713. Edward the f. was a glazier, and resided on the homestead on Brattle Street. He d. 11 Ap. 1754, a. 83; his w. Hannah d. 9 Ap. 1754, a. 84. Both attended meeting on the previous Sabbath, and both were buried in one grave.

6. Amos, s. of Edward (5), m. Mary, dau. of Henry Dunster 21 Sept. 1732, and had Abigail, b. 25 Aug. 1733, d. young; Ruth, b. 30 Ap. 1735, d. unm. 2 May 1766, and was buried at Lexington; Amos, hap. 17 July 1737, d. young; Amos, b. 8 Feb. 1738-9; Mary, b. 17 Aug. 1740, d. 17 Oct. 1754; John, b. 10 Sept. 1741, grad. H. C. 1763, ordained at 2d church in Woburn (now Burlington) 21 Dec. 1774, m. Martha, dau. of his predecessor, 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. [605]

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 Deacon of the 3d Church at Gloucester, returned here after his father's death, united with the Camb. Church 1781, and d. 24 June 1784; Edward, bap. 15 Jan. 1743-4. Edward the f. was a tailor, and inherited the homestead, which he sold 28 July 1759 to Col. John Vassall. He had previously, 13 June 1745, purchased the estate formerly occupied by his first New England ancestor, Deac. Thomas Marrett, at the N. E. corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets, where he resided during the remainder of life. He was Captain of militia, and Selectman seven years, from 1769 to 1777 inclusive. He d. 13 Sept. 1780, a. 67.

8. Amos, s. of Amos (6), m. Abigail Tidd of Lex. (pub. 14 Sept. 1760), and had, in Camb., Abigail, bap. 6 June 1762, d. young; Amos, b. 4 Oct. 1763; and in Lex., Abigail, b. 4 June 1765; Daniel, b. 18 July 1767; Ruth, b. 12 Nov. 1768. Amos the f. was a farmer, and inherited the homestead, which he sold 19 Ap. 1764 to George Ruggles, Esq., of Boston; it was subsequently known as the Fayerweather estate. About the time of this sale he removed to Lex. where he d. 27 Mar. 1805, a. 66.

9. Amos, s. of Amos (8), res. in Lex., and by w. Patty, had Patty, b. 9 Sept. 1787; Sally, b. 1 Oct. 1789; Hannah, b. 24 Dec. 1792; Nabby, b. 18 Aug. 1795; Betsy, b. 4 July 1798; Ruth, b. 18 Mar. 1801; John, b. 17 Oct. 1803; Emily, b. 25 Dec. 1806; Harriet, b. 13 Sept. 1809. Amos the f. d. 16 Nov. 1824, a. 61.

10. Daniel, s. of Amos (8), grad. H. C. 1790, Pastor of the Church in Standish, Me., 33 years, where he d. 14 Ap. 1836, a. nearly 69. He m. Dorcas, dau. of Maj. Samuel Hastings of Lex., 8 Oct. 1810 (second wife), and had Leander, b. 16 Sept. 1811, d. 13 July 1814; Lorenzo, b. 18 Mar. 1816, grad. Bow. Col. 1838, m. Eliza A. Winsor of Pawtucket, R. I., 14 Aug. 1845, res. in Camb., is a lawyer, and has been Alderman and Representative; Isabella Annette, b. 20 July 1817, d. 4 Mar. 1818; Avery Williams, b. 19 Jan. 1819, m. Elizabeth B. Weston of Standish 25 Nov. 1847, and res. on the homestead; Dane Appleton, b. 12 Jan. 1822, m. Eliza A. Locke of Lancaster 7 June 1848, was a merchant, and had children in Somerville; Samuel Hastings, b. 12 Jan. 1822, m. Fanny A. Locke, twin sister to his twin brother's wife, 7 June 1848, was a merchant in Somerville, where he d. 22 May 1850; Helen Maria, b. 3 July 1823, d. unm. 15 Mar. 1846; Francis Grenville, b. 8 Sept. 1826, a piano-forte manufacturer, d. unm. at East Cambridge 16 May 1859.

Martin, Thomas, by w. Alice, had Abigail, b. 22 Aug. 1653. Deborah, m. Ebenezer Frost 2 July 1723.

Mason, Hugh, came to New England with his w. Hester, or Esther, in 1634, and settled in Watertown. He was by occupation a tanner, but much engaged in public life, being a Captain of the train-band for a long succession of years, Selectman about thirty years, and Representative ten years. His children, all born in Wat., were Hannah, b. 23 Sept. 1636, m. Capt. Joshua Brooks of Concord 17 Oct. 1653; Elizabeth, b. 3 Sept. 1638, d. young; Ruth, b. 17 Dec. 1640, d. young; Mary (twin with Ruth), b. 18 Dec. 1640, m. Rev. Joseph Estabrook of Concord 20 May 1668; John, b. 1 Jan. 1644; Joseph, b. 10 Aug. 1646; Daniel, b. 19 Feb. 1648-9; Sarah, b. 25 Sept. 1651, m. Capt. Andrew Gardner of Muddy River (Brookline) 20 May 1668, and was mother of Rev. Andrew Gardner, who was accidentally killed at Lancaster during the Indian troubles in 1704. Hugh the f. d. 10 Oct. 1678, a. 73; his w. Esther d. 21 May 1692, a. 82.

2. John, s. of Hugh (1), was a tanner, and settled in Newton (then a part of Camb.); he m. Elizabeth Hammond, and had John, b. 22 Jan. 1676-7; Elizabeth, b. 10 Nov. 1678, m. Thomas Brown of Boston; Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1679, d. young; Daniel; Samuel, b. 22 Jan. 1688, d. young; Hannah, b. 26 [606] Jan. 1694, m, Joseph Sabin of Rehoboth, 7 July 1721. John the f. d. about 1729.

3. Joseph, s. of Hugh (1), was also a tanner, and inherited the homestead in Watertown. He m. Mary, dau. of John Fiske, 5 Feb. 1683-4, and had Mary, b. 22 May 1684, m. Thomas Learned; Esther, b. 8 July 1686, m. Capt. Joseph Coolidge 10 Nov. 1737, being his second wife; Joseph, b. 2 Oct. 1688; Sarah, b. 17 Nov. 1691, m. Thomas Chamberlin 22 June 1709. Joseph the f. d. 22 July 1702.

4. Daniel, s. of Hugh (1), grad. H. C. 1666, was a physician, in which capacity he sailed with Capt. Ellson, 1679; he was taken prisoner, carried to Algiers, and never returned.

5. John, s. of John (2), settled in Lex., where he was Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Spring of Newton, 18 Oct. 1699, and had a son, b. and d. 14 Aug. 1700; John, b. 8 Aug. 1701, d. in Lex. 1787; Elizabeth, b. 30 Aug. 1703; Mellicent, b. 24 Ap. 1705; Thaddeus, b. 27 Dec. 1706; Jonas, b. 21 Oct. 1708; Catherine, b. 5 Aug. 1710; Esther, b. 2 Jan. 1712-13; Sarah, b. 7 June 1714; Mercy, b. 12 Nov. 1716, d. 30 Nov. 1717; Samuel, b. 9 Oct. 1720. John the f. d. 24 Mar. 1738.

6. Joseph, s. of Joseph (3), inherited the homestead in Wat., was elected Deacon in 1726, and appointed Justice of the Peace 1734. He m. Mary, dau. of Elias Monck of Dorchester, 14 Sept. 1710, and had Mary, b. 23 Oct. 1711, m. Ebenezer Hovey of Camb. 7 Oct. 1737; Joseph, b. 9 Oct. 1713; Abigail, b. 10 Oct. 1715, m. Thomas Biscoe 8 Sept. 1737; Benjamin, b. 14 July 1717; Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb. 1718-19, m. Nathaniel Perry of Sherburne 11 Oct. 1739; Nehemiah, b. 14 June 1721; Elias, b. 24 Ap. 1723, m. Ruth Cheney 7 Nov. 1740; Esther, b. 14 Nov. 1725, m. Jonathan Brown, Jr., 25 Jan. 1749-50, d. 14 July 1802; Lydia, b. 6 Nov. 1727, m. Micah Whitney of Natick 11 Nov. 1747; Susanna, b. 22 Sept. 1729, m. Samuel Soden of Camb. 16 Dec. 1755; Ebenezer, b. 1 Mar. 1731-2; Josiah, b. 3 Oct. 1734. Of this numerous family it is remarkable that all lived to maturity and were married. Joseph the f. d. 6 July 1755.

7. Thaddeus, s. of John (5), grad. H. C. 1728, and was the earliest graduate who survived until the present century commenced. He outlived all his classmates about nine years, and was the eldest living graduate about five years. He taught school at Woodstock a short time after leaving college, but was soon appointed by Gov. Belcher as his private Secretary; he was appointed Deputy Naval Officer 1731, Deputy Secretary of the Province in April 1734, and Clerk of the Middlesex Courts Feb. 1735-1736, which last office, by which he was best known, he held for the long period of fifty-four years. He was also Register of Deeds from Ap. 1781 to Dec. 1784. He resided principally in Chs. until shortly before the Battle of Bunker Hill, when he removed to Lex. leaving his mansion to the flames which consumed the village. After a temporary residence in Lex., Stoneham, and Medf., he rem. here and purchased the Monis estate 11 Feb. 1786, at the S. E. corner of Brighton and Winthrop streets, where he closed his long life. He had previously, from 18 Sept. 1738 to 7 Jan. 1749, owned the estate at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place; but whether he resided there is not ascertained. Mr. Mason m. Rebecca, dau. of Deac. Jonathan Williams of Boston, 17 Feb. 1736-7; she d. in childbed 2 Ap. 1748, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Sewall, Esq., of Boston, 7 Nov. 1748; she d. 12 Feb. 1755, and he m. Ann, dau. of Thomas Fayerweather, Esq., 18 Oct. 1759. His children were Jonathan, b. 15 Dec. 1737, d. unm. 18 Nov. 1760 (he was drowned on a voyage to the West Indies); Rebecca, b. 17 Dec. 1738, m. William Harris 20 Aug. 1767, and d. 2 Feb. 1801 (she was mother of the late Thaddeus Mason Harris, D. D., of Dorchester); Thaddeus, b. 1 Aug. 1740, d. Dec. 1740; Thaddeus, b. 19 Aug. 1741, d. 10 Jan. 1747-8; Martha, b. 25 Nov. 1742, m. Dr. Isaac Foster of Chs.-July 1765, and d. 21 Sept. 1770; Hugh, b. 16 May 1745,d. 8 Mar. 1746; a child, b. and d. 2 Ap. 1748; John Alford, b. 10 Dec. 1750, grad. H. C. 1771, was Clerk in the Boston Post Office, afterwards res. here with his sisters, and still later with Rev. Dr. Harris at Dorchester, where he d. unm. 16 Feb. 1831, [607] in consequence of being run over by a milk cart in the previous August; Hannah, b. 3 Sept. 1760, d. here unm. 20 Jan. 1847; Thaddeus, b. 3 Aug. 1762, d. 15 Sept. 1762; Ann, b.——1763, d. here unm. 25 Nov. 1816; Elizabeth, b. 21 May 1765, d. here unm. 12 May 1830; Abigail Belcher, b. 23 July 1766, d. 5 July 1767. Thaddeus the f. d. 1 May 1802, a. 95 years and 4 months; his w. Ann d. 4 Jan. 1802, a. 71.

8. Nehemiah, s. of Joseph (6), a tanner in Watertown, m. Elizabeth Stone 28 Mar. 1754; she d. 24 Ap. 1755, and he m. Martha Clark in 1756; she d. 23 July 1761, and he m. at Camb. Elizabeth Fillebrown, who survived him; he d. 6 Aug. 1775. His chil. were Daniel, b. 15 Aug. 1757; Hugh, b. 23 Dec. 1758; Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec. 1759, m. Moses Coolidge 19 May 1785; Joseph, b. 4 July 1761, tanner, d. unm. 1785; Moses, b. 24 July 1764; Sarah, b. 21 Aug. 1766, m. James Howland of Walpole, Vt.; Martha, b. 5 Jan. 1768, m. Samuel Sawin of Livermore, Me., and d. at Jay, Me.; Rebecca, b. 28 May 1769, m. Charles Clark of Cambridge, and d. 28 Ap. 1809; Aaron, b. 13 Ap. 1773.

9. Josiah, s. of Joseph (6), housewright and surveyor, m. Anna Livermore of Watertown 21 June 1757, rem. to Camb. and had Thomas, b. 28 Jap. 1758; Lucy, b. 21 Sept. 1759, m. Samuel Child 8 July 1779, and d. 9 June 1849; Josiah, b. 11 Sept. 1761; James, b. 13 Jan. 1764, d. 8 Oct. 1765; Anna, b. 21 July 1766, d. 2 Sept. 1767; John, b. 3 Aug. 1769; Joseph, b. 22 May 1771, d. 31 Dec. 1771; Susanna, b. 25 Sept. 1775, d. unm. 19 May 1856; Samuel, b. 4 Sept. 1777; William, b. 31 July 1779, d. at sea 13 Dec. 1799. Josiah the f. res. on the easterly side of Mason Street, and d. 9 Sept. 1814; his w. Ann d. 10 Sept. 1819, a. 80; both of paralysis.

10. Daniel s. of Nehemiah (8), a tanner, resided successively at Wat., Camb., and Westbrook, where he d. 9 Oct. 1817. He m. Esther Mason (who d. at Westbrook 17 Dec. 1824), and had in Wat. Nehemiah, b. 31 Aug. 1780; Daniel, b. 1 June 1782; Samuel, b. 8 June 1783; Lewis, b. 27 Feb. 1785; Azor, b. 14 Dec. 1786; Joel, b. 3 Mar. 1788; Vanlow, b. 3 Mar. 1790, d. 27 Nov. 1790 or 1791; Noble, b. 9 Feb. 1793, d. 2 Aug. 1793; Nancy, b. 19 April 1794, d. unm. 31 Dec. 1814.

11. Thomas, s. of Josiah (9), m. Lydia Dane of Gloucester 18 Jan. 1783, and had Lydia, b. 23 Aug. 1784, d. unm. 19 Ap. 1811; Thomas, b. 12 Mar. 1787, m. Sophia Webster, and d. s. p. at Troy, N. Y., 8 May 1843; Mary D., b. 12 Dec. 1790, d. unm. 2 Ap. 1872. Thomas the f. was a housewright, res. a few years at Acton and Gloucester, but returned here about 1790, res. at the junction of Front and State streets, was Selectman five years, and performed other public services. He d. of paralysis 28 Mar. 1841; his w. Lydia d. 27 May 1791.

12. Josiah, s. of Josiah (9), m. Lois, dau. of Hubbard Russell, 18 July 1784, and had Anna Livermore, b. 16 Sept. 1784, m. Nathan Fiske 13 July 1805, and d. 12 Sept. 1861; Luke, b. 30 Nov. 1785; Sally Russell, b. 20 Ap. 1789, d. unm. Jan. 1814; Josiah, b. 6 Sept. 1791; James Winthrop, b. 28 Ap. 1794; Walter Russell, b. 22 Feb. 1796; Frederick William, b. 4 July 1798, d. --Nov. 1800; Caroline, b. 13 Mar. 1801, m. Hiram Brooks 20 July 1828, and d. 9 April 1858; Louisa, b. 31 Mar. 1804, d. unm. 3 Ap. 1850. Josiah the f. from an early period in life devoted himself to mercantile pursuits. He resided a few years on Governor's Island, and Boston proper, but soon returned, and res. first near West Boston Bridge, and afterwards at the N. W. corner of Harvard and Moore streets; was Selectman 1808, several years an Overseer of the Poor, and Representative 1807. He d. of paralysis 19 May 1839; his w. Lois d. 17 Ap. 1847, a. 87.

13. John, s. of Josiah (9), settled in Gloucester, m. Tryphena Shipley of Pepperell Dec. 1792, and had Alphonso, b. 2 Oct. 1793, and perished in the ill-fated steamer Lexington, Jan. 1840, leaving wife and children; Sidney, b. 22 Oct. 1799; John, b. 2 Ap. 1802; Albert, b. 22 Nov. 1812, d. 30 Oct. 1813. Maj. John the f. was a housewright, and d. 6 June 1852.

14. Samuel, s. of Josiah (9), m. Mary Spear Harlow 15 May 1803, and had Eliza Harlow, b. 1 Nov. 1804, m. Richard Blanchard of Boston 3 July 1823; Mary Spear, b. 14 Ap. 1806, m. Charles Livermore of Brighton 20 [608] Aug. 1829; Samuel, b. 11 Jan. 1808, a druggist, d. unm. at New Orleans 12 Sept. 1833; William, b. 4 July 1810, d. 10 Sept. 1814; Abigail, b. 26 Ap. 1812, d. unm. 1 Mar. 1868; William Albert, b. 4 May 1816; Lucy Ann, b. 19 Feb. 1818, m. Rev. Albert E. Denison 6 June 1844; Nancy Harlow, b. 22 Aug. 1820, m. Rev. Calvin H. Topliff 8 Ap. 1849; George Frederick, b. 29 Sept. 1824. Samuel the f. was a housewright, and d. 12 Aug. 1843; his w. Mary S. d. 15 Jan. 1859.

15. Luke, s. of Josiah (12), m. Mary Nichols of Cohasset 28 Ap. 1811, and had William Frederick, b. 31 Oct. 1812; Sarah Skilling, b. 2 Sept. 1814, d. unm. 8 Feb. 1870; Charles Luke, b. 15 Dec. 1816, d. 29 Jan. 1833; Mary Caroline, b. 27 Dec. 1818; Susan Matilda, b. 16 Dec. 1820, d. 20 Aug. 1822. Luke the f. was a merchant, resided on the southerly side of Harvard Street, near Moore Street, and d. 4 Dec. 1821; his w. Mary d. 17 Nov. 1874, a. 80.

16. Josiah, s. of Josiah (12), m. Hannah Bond Clark of Wat. 21 Oct. 1824, and had Maria Louisa, b. 13 Aug. 1825, d. unm. 29 Feb. 1848; Julia Ann, b. 16 Oct. 1827, d. unm. 10 Mar. 1844; Henry Clay, b. 23 Dec. 1829, d. 21 Mar. 1841; Hannah Ellen, b. 25 May 1833, d. unm. 27 July 1851. Josiah the f. was a merchant, resided near West Boston Bridge, was Selectman from 1828 to 1831, four years, Representative 1832, and d. of consumption 18 Dec. 1840. His w. Hannah B. d. 12 Nov. 1858.

17. James Winthrop, s. of Josiah (12), grad. H. C. 1816, removed to Monroe, La. He was a physician, merchant, and planter. He m. Melinda Tennell of Monroe, and had Elizabeth St. Clair, b. 23 Oct. 1827, m. Judge Sharp of Monroe, and d. leaving an infant; Mary Caroline, b. 7 May 1829, m. James McEnery, and d. in 1854, leaving issue; Melinda Theresa, b. 4 Dec. 1830, m. Oliver Kellam, and——Buckner; Josiah Tennell, b. 2 Nov. 1832, m. Emily De Lery of Monroe; Louisa Jane, b. 9 May 1836, m.——Watson; James Winthrop, b. 5 Ap. 1838, d. about 1859. James Winthrop the f. d. 18 Oct. 1837.

18. Walter Russell, s. of Josiah (12), m. Elizabeth Harrington of Lex. (pub. 22 May 1819), and had Mary Jane, b. 3 Jan. 1820, m. Oscar Stratton 9 Feb. 1843, d. 30 Aug. 1875; Elizabeth Harrington, b. 27 Jan. 1822, m. Hon. John Sargent 12 Dec. 1859; Lois Elmira, b. 23 Dec. 1823, m. Elijah H. Luke 24 Sept. 1846; Melinda Tennell, b. 25 Sept. 1825, d. unm. 24 Aug. 1845; James Walter, b. 22 Nov. 1827, m. Harriet J. Dexter 27 Jan. 1851; Frances Virginia, b. 12 Sept. 1829, m. John D. Sargent 6 Dec. 1864; Charles Russell, b. 22 Mar. 1822, m. Caroline A. Marshall of Lawrence 24 Dec. 1859; Eugene J., b. 9 Feb. 1834, m. Susan F. Sargent 28 Dec. 1863; Ellen Maria, b. 20 May 1837, d. unm. 5 May 1858. Walter Russell the f. was a merchant, resided near West Boston Bridge and afterwards on Broadway near Prospect Street; was Selectman and Alderman; near the close of life he removed to Lawrence, where he d. 9 Aug. 1859; his w. Elizabeth H. d. 31 Oct. 1859.

19. William Albert, s. of Samuel (14), surveyor and civil engineer, m. Clara M. Hodges of Taunton 23 May 1847, and had Clara M., b. 28 March 1848, d. 18 Aug. 1850; Ellen Eliza, b. 21 Jan. 1850; Charles Albert, b. 27 Oct. 1851; Francis Edgar, b. 30 Ap. 1853; William Albert, b. 26 Dec. 1855; Clarence Herbert, b. 7 Ap. 1857; Clara Eleanor and Frances Evelyn, twins, b. 23 July 1859.

20. George Frederic, S. of Samuel (14), a wood turner, m. Mary Ann Dudley of Somerville 30 July 1851, and had Frederic Gerry, b. 26 Aug. 1852, d. 6 Jan. 1853; George Dudley, b. 11 Nov. 1854; Samuel, b. 23 July 1856; Florence Bellows, b. 12 Jan. 1858, d. 10 June 1860; Frederic Bellows, b. 17 June 1859.

21. William Frederic, s. of Luke (15), was a merchant in Cambridge for a few years, and then became a planter in Ouachita (Monroe), La.; m. Hannah L. Bry 10 June 1843, and had Mary Bry, b. 12 Aug. 1850; Alice T., b. 9 Nov. 1853. He m. a second wife, had one son, and d. at Rome, Ga., 24 Ap. 1875.

Rachel, m. Francis Wellington 6 Jan. 1763. Millicent, m. Robert Bull 7 Oct. 1771. Nehemiah, m. Lydia Cutter 16 Oct. 1803. Aaron, d. 20 Sept. 1797, a. 25; his w. Sally d. 30 Aug. 1797, a. 22; both of bilious fever. [609]

Masters, John, was one of the earliest inhabitants of Camb., and in 1635 owned a house and seven acres of land on the westerly side of Ash Street, near Brattle Street. In 1631 he engaged to construct a canal from the river, through the marsh, to the upland, near the foot of Dunster Street, ‘12 foot broad and 7 foot deep, for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction, according as the charges thereof shall amount unto.’ （Mass. Col. Rec.) The cost of the canal, or creek, was £ 30. Mr. Masters d. 21 Dec. 1639; his w. Jane d. 26 Dec. 1639. By his will, dated 19 Dec. 1639, it appears that he had daughters Sarah Dobyson, Lydia Tabor, and Elizabeth Latham; a grandson, John Lockwood; and probably sons Nathaniel and Abraham.

Maynard, John, owned a house and five acres of land at the West End, 1635, fronting easterly on Garden Street. He rem. to Hartford, where he was living in 1648. Another of the same name was early in Sudbury.

Mead, Israel, perhaps from Roxbury, m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Hall, 26 Feb. 1669, and had Margaret, b. 20 Jan. 1676; Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1682: Ruth, b. 10 Aug. 1684; Ebenezer, b. 10 May 1686; and probably others.

2. David, perhaps brother to Israel (1), m. Hannah Warren 26 Sept. 1675, and had Hannah, b. 17 Sept. 1676; and probably others.

3. David, perhaps s. of David (2), by w. Hannah, had Joshua, b. 12 Mar. 1709-10; Moses, b. 21 Oct. 1711.

4. Thomas, by w. Hannah had Elizabeth, b. 13 June 1711.

5. Hopestill, by w. Elizabeth (prob. dau. of Samuel Hastings), had Abigail, b. 26 Dec. 1712.

Elijah, m. Abigail Barnard 10 Nov. 1778. Benjamin, m. Susanna Collins 26 Feb. 1781. Mary, wid. of Israel Mead, d. Sept. 1797, a. 69.

Meane, John (otherwise written Mean, Meen, Meene), was one of the first company, and in 1635 res. at the corner of Holmes Place and North Avenue. By w. Ann he had John, b. 7 Feb. 1637-8, d. 10 Aug. 1739; Sarah, b. Feb. 1639-40, m. Walter Hastings 10 Ap. 1655, and d. 27 Aug. 1673; Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1644, m. Samuel Hastings 12 Nov. 1661; John, b. 19 Sept. 1646, d. 21 Oct. 1646. John the f. d. 19 Mar. 1645-6, and his w. Ann m. John Hastings, the father of Walter and Samuel, and d. 25 Mar. 1666.

Meriam, Joseph (otherwise written Merriam, Miriam, and Mirriam), res. in Concord, where he d. 1 Jan. 1641, leaving sons, Joseph, who m. Sarah Stone 1653; John, b. 1640-41, m. Mary, dau. of Deacon John Cooper of Camb., 21 Oct. 1663, and had a large family. Farmer.

2. Joseph, s. of Joseph (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Deacon Gregory Stone, and had Lydia, b. 3 Aug. 1656; Joseph, b. 25 May 1658; Elizabeth, b. 20 May 1660; John, b. 30 Aug. 1662; Mary, b. 14 June 1664; Robert, b. 17 Feb. 1666-7, and probably others. Joseph the f. res. at the Farms, and d. before 1696.

3. John, prob. s. of Joseph (2), by w. Mary had Mary, b. 6 Jan. 1689; Benjamin, b. 6 Jan. 1700-1; John, b. 13 Feb. 1703-4; Ebenezer, b. 2 Mar. 1705-6; Joshua, b. 27 Feb. 1707-8; William, b. 24 Sept. 1711; Amos, b. 25 July 1713; and prob. others, between 1689 and 1701. John the f. res. at the Farms, was elected Deacon at the organization of the Church 21 Oct. 1696, and d. 1727.

4. Robert, s. of Joseph (2), by w. Abigail had Joseph, b. 3 Mar. 1696-7; Abigail, b. 3 Oct. 1699; Hannah, b. 16 Ap. 1701; Robert, b. 18 July 1703, d. 30 June 1713; Jonathan, b. 25 July 1705; Hezekiah, b. 30 Mar. 1708; Sarah, b. 25 July 1710, d. 7 July 1713; Mary, b. 11 Dec. 1712. Robert the f. res. at the Farms.

5. Thomas, prob. s. of Joseph (2), by w. Mary had Mary, b. 3 Oct. 1697; Thomas, b. 15 Ap. 1700; Lydio, b. 23 July 1703; Nathaniel, b. 6 Dec. 1705; Simon, b. 23 Nov. 1708; David, b. 22 Aug. 1711; Isaac, b. 5 July 1714. Thomas the f. res. at the Farms.

Sarah, m. Eliazer Ball of Concord 14 June 1688.

Miller, Joseph, by w. Mary, had Thomas, b. 9 Ap. 1675; Samuel, b. 24 Sept. 1678. 39 [610]

2. Joseph, m. Eunice Coolidge 15 Ap. 1765, and had Joseph, bap. 25 Jan. 1766, prob. m. Mary Tapley of Chs. 3 Dec. 1788; Isaac, bap. 29 Nov. 1767; William, bap. 25 Feb. 1770; James, bap. 16 Feb. 1772; Thomas, bap. 12 Feb. 1774.

Humphrey, m. Elizabeth Smith 12 Sept. 1677. Thomas, m. Polly Frothingham 4 Dec. 1794.

Minott, Hepzibah, granddaughter of Elijah Corlett, m. Daniel Champney 9 June 1684.

Mirick, John, m. Elizabeth Trowbridge 9 Feb. 1681-2.

Mitchell, Jonathan (otherwise written Mitchel, Micthel, and Michell), came to New England about 1635 with his father, Jonathan Mitchell, who died at Stamford, Conn., in 1645, a. 54. He grad. H. C. 1647, and commenced preaching at Hartford 24 June 1649, where he was desired to remain. He returned however and preached here, 12 Aug. 1649. On the 25th day of the same month, Rev. Thomas Shepard died, and Mr. Mitchell was invited to become his successor; which invitation he accepted, and was ordained 21 Aug. 1650. During the same year he was also elected Fellow of the College. By the General Court he was made Licenser of the Press 1663. He was one of the most eminent clergymen of his day; and his early death, which occurred 9 July 1668, at the age of 43 years, was a subject of general and bitter lamentation. Mr. Mitchell succeeded Mr. Shepard in more than one respect. On the 19th of Nov. 1650, he m. Margaret, the wid. of Mr. Shepard, and purchased the homestead 9 Oct. 1651, consisting of a house on Harvard Street, opposite Holyoke Street, with seven acres of land, now owned by Harvard College. His children, by his w. Margaret, were Margaret, b. 26 Feb. 1652, d. 24 July 1654; Nathaniel, b. 4 Mar. 1655-6, killed by a fall from a horse, 15 July 1673; John, b. 16 Mar. 1657-8, d. 29 Oct. 1659; Samuel, b. 14 Oct. 1660, grad. H. C. 1681, Fellow of the College, was living 6 July 1687, but prob. d. unm. before 1691, as no provision was made for him or his representatives in the settlement of his mother's estate in that year; Margaret, b. 1664, m. Maj. Stephen Sewall of Salem 13 June 1682, and d. 20 Jan. 1735-6, having been the mother of 17 children, eight of whom survived her; one of them was Chief Justice Stephen Sewall, who d. in Sept. 1760; Jonathan, b. about 1667, grad. H. C. 1687, and d. without children 14 Mar. 1694-5, leaving wid. Hannah, who m. Col. Edmund Goffe; she was dau. of Simon Lynde, and had been w. of John Bigg of Boston.

Mitchelson, Edward (otherwise written, Mitcheson, Michason, Michelson, and Micherson), m. Ruth Bushell, who came to New England in 1635. His children were, Ruth, b. 8 Nov. 1638, m. John Green 20 Oct. 1656; Thomas, b. Sept. 1639; Bethia, b. 6 Dec. 1642, m. Daniel Weld; Edward, b. 11 Nov. 1644, grad. H. C. 1665, physician, lost at sea with Capt. Scarlet 1666; Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug. 1646, m. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., and Henry Deering of Boston. Edward the f. in 1639 bought of Maj. Simon Willard the estate at the S. E. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets, where he prob. resided until 29 Oct. 1650, when he bought the estate of Maj. Samuel Shepard, on the southerly side of Harvard Street, extending from Holyoke Street to Bow Street, which was thenceforth his dwelling-place. In 1637 he was appointed Marshal-general of the Colony, which office, similar in many respects to that of High Sheriff, he held through life. The fees were established by the General Court, Nov. 1637. In April 1668, a stated salary was fixed, instead of fees: ‘The Court, on weighty reasons moving them thereunto, having by their order, this Court, disposed of the annual recompense of Edward Michelson, Marshal General, to the public use and advantage, judge it necessary to provide for so ancient a servant of this Court some comfortable maintenance instead thereof, that so no discouragement may rest upon him, do therefore order, that the said Marshal General Edward Michelson shall be allowed and paid £ 50 per annum out of the Country Treasury, in lieu thereof, by the Treasurer for the time being.’ Mr. Mitchelson d. 7 Mar. 1680-81, a. 77, and was succeeded in office by his son-in-law, John Green. His w. Ruth d. 15 June 1664, a. about 52. [611]

2. William, brother of Edward (1), m. Mary Bradshaw 26 Ap. 1654, and had Mary, b. 15 Jan. 1654-5; Thomas, b. 8 Jan. 1656-7; Alice, b. about 1661, bap. 3 Ap. 1663, m. John Shears of Sudbury 9 Ap. 1688; Ruth, bap. 4 Oct. 1663; Abigail, bap. 11 Mar. 1665-6. William the f. d. 10 Dec. 1668.

3. Thomas, s. of William (2), was married before 20 Dec. 1682, as at that date Mrs. Jane Fessenden bequeathed thirty shillings to ‘Tho. Michenson's wife.’ He was a cordwainer, and d. about 1689. The Inventory of his estate is dated Feb. 1689-90; and ‘his brother-in-law John Shears of Framingham’ was appointed administrator de bonis non, 12 Nov. 1700.

Moore, John (otherwise written More), was sworn freeman, with other Camb. men, 8 Dec. 1636. About 1637 he bought of Humphrey Vincent (who had removed to Ipswich) a house and garden, on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, between Dunster and Brighton streets, together with sundry lots of land. He owned the same estate in 1642. He was Constable in 1639.

2. Enoch, had grant of a house-lot 14 Aug. 1637.

3. Golden, as early as 1642, res. near the spot where the meeting house of the Shepard Congregational Society now stands, at the junction of Garden and Mason streets. He m. Joanna, wid. of John Champney, and had Hannah, b. 15 Sept. 1643, m. John Hastings 1 Mar. 1665-6; Lydia; Ruth. The last two are named by Mitchell. Mr. Moore rem. to Billerica, and d. there 3 Sept. 1698, a. about 89; his w. Joanna d. 18 Feb. 1675-6.

4. Francis, had a grant of land in 1638, and in 1642 had a dwelling-house near the spot now occupied by the church on the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets. His chil. were Francis; Samuel; Thomas; Anna, m. James Kidder about 1650; Sarah, b. 3 Ap. 1643; John, b. 20 Mar. 1644-5. His w. Katherine d. 28 Dec. 1648, and he m. wid. Elizabeth Periman 6 Dec. 1653. Mr. Moore d. 20 Aug. 1671, a. 85; his w. Elizabeth d. 5 Nov. 1683, a. 84.

5.. Francis, s. of Francis (4), m. Albee (or Alba) Eaton 7 Sept. 1650. He res. near the junction of Spruce and Cedar streets, was Selectman thirteen years, from 1673 to 1687, and d. 23 Feb. 1688-9, a. 69; his w. Alba d. 19 Ap. 1708. They appear to have had no children. Their property was bequeathed principally to his nephew, Deac. Samuel Kidder.

6. Samuel, s. of Francis (4), is named in Mitchell's Church Record, and is described as resident in Barbadoes. It is not known that he returned here.

7. Thomas, s. of Francis (4), m. Sarah Hodges 9 Nov. 1653. He is not named by Mitchell, among the children of Francis, Sen.; but Francis, Jr., in his will, styles him his brother. There is no Record of his family here.

8. Richard, was here as early as Nov. 1711. His dau. Lydia was baptized 1 Mar. 1712-13, and she united with the church 25 June 1733. He resided at the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets as late as 19 Ap. 1731, but d. before 1749.

9. Francis, prob. s. or bro. of Richard (8), was a physician, and as early as 1749 resided on the homestead of Richard, which is referred to in deeds of a later date, sometimes as the estate of Francis, and sometimes as the estate of Richard's heirs. The estate was sold 25 May 1775 by widow Martha Moore to Joseph Russell, and by him 12 July 1784 to Lydia Moore, single woman. I find no record of Dr. Moore's family. He d. 27 Dec. 1783, a. 74; his w. Abigail d. May 1788, a. about 70. Two of his daughters united with the Church, viz., Lydia, 1 Mar. 1767; Abigail, 7 Nov. 1773, perhaps the same who d. 4 Jan. 1803. Lydia, m. Joseph Russell of Boston Sept. 1795.

10. Josiah, m. Mary, dau. of Seth Hastings, 19 Sept. 1768; she d. 9 May 1781, a. 30, and he m. Nancy, dau. of Owen Warland, 22 Aug. 1782. His chil. were Jane, b. 14 Jan. 1769, m. Prescott Jones of Athol,--Jan. 1798; Hannah, bap. 14 Oct. 1770, d. young; Hannah, b. 4 Mar. 1772, m. Samuel Sweetser of Athol 24 Oct. 1792; Josiah, b. 8 Mar. 1774, entered H. C. but left home soon afterwards and never returned; Seth Hastings, m. and resided in Roxbury, where he died at the age of about 50, leaving a family; Artenatus, b. 15 Oct. 1777; Abel, b. 10 Ap. 1780, very eccentric, d. unm. at Roxbury [612] 7 Feb. 1855; Sarah Warland, bap. 11 Aug. 1783, m. Dr. Stephen Batchelder of Royalston 17 Jan. 1816; Mary, bap. 5 June 1785, d. unm. 24 May 1860; Augustus, bap. 28 June 1789, a merchant in Boston, d. 29 Oct. 1821, leaving widow and one child; William Warland, bap. 24 July 1791, d. young; Ann, b.——, m. Abraham Edwards, Esq., 27 May 1823. Josiah the f. was a carpenter, and res. at the southwesterly corner of the Common, on the estate formerly of Golden Moore. He was elected Deacon of the Church 4 Jan. 1805; Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for many years, and Selectman 1814. He d. very suddenly, 1 May 1814, a. 67; his w. Nancy d. June 1835, a. 83.

11. Abel, brother to Josiah (10), m. Sarah, dau. of Owen Warland, 16 Oct. 1776, was an Innholder in Boston several years, and afterwards kept a tavern at the corner of North Avenue and Holmes Place. He d. 2 Jan. 1794, a. 39; his w. Sarah m. Israel Porter 10 Mar. 1796.

12. Francis, s. of Francis (9), was pub. to Susanna Richardson of Lancaster 14 July 1768. The children of this marriage, if any, are not recorded here; Lydia, who d. 24 Oct. 1790, a. 13, was perhaps his daughter. By his second w. Phebe, he had Sally Preston, b. 14 Feb. 1780, d. 12 Aug. 1782; Francis, b. 30 Mar. 1782, a physician in Brighton, M. D. at H. C. 1812, rem. to Eaton, N. Y., 1825, and afterwards to Texas, where his son Francis is a prominent citizen; Sally, b. 17 Ap. 1783, prob. d. young; Phebe Preston, b. 16 Aug. 1784, m. Joseph Adams of Chs. 15 Jan. 1801; William, b. 24 Jan. 1787; Sally Preston, bap. 11 Ap. 1795; and perhaps others. Francis the f. was a baker; he was also a Revolutionary soldier; he d. at Lynn Aug. 1833, a. 92; his w. Phebe d. at Lynn, May 1838, a. 84.

13. Artenatus, s. of Josiah (10), m. Susanna, dau. of William Watson, 7 Feb. 1802; she d. May 1807, and he was pub. to Sarah S. Holyoke of Marlborough 10 Sept. 1808. His chil. were Susan W., b. 1803, d. until. 21 May 1875; Mary H., b. 1805, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1865; Lucy Priscilla Watson, b. 4 May 1806, d. 1 Mar. 1807; Sarah Ann; Augusta H., pub. to Rev. Henry A. Miles 15 Ap. 1833. Artenatus the f. was a baker, and d. 15 Oct. 1814.

Mary, m. Aaron Cutter 1 Ap. 1745. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Robbins, Jr., 1 May 1746. Abigail, m. Henry Dunster, Jr., 27 Ap. 1748. Martha, m. Joseph Rand, Jr., 8 Dec. 1757. Abigail, m. Thomas Mayhew 20 Mar. 1759. Betsey, m. Josiah Johnson, Jr., 10 Ap. 1800. Abigail, d. 4 Jan. 1803, a. 81. Wid. Rebecca, d. 2 Nov. 1821, a. 74. Luke, m. Martha, dau. of Joseph Hill, 14 Oct. 1821, and d. Oct. 1835, a. 41.

Morrill, Abraham (otherwise written Morrell and Morill), was here as early as 1633, and in 1635 resided on the westerly side of Brighton Street, near the spot occupied by the old Porter Tavern. He removed to Salisbury before 1650, where he d. about 1662.

Munroe, William (otherwise written Munro, Munrow, Mon Roe, Roe, and Row), came to New England in March 1652, and is first named on the Records 17 Sept. 1657, when he was fined six pence for some trivial breach of a town order. He early established himself at the Farms, where a numerous posterity succeeded him. He had w. Martha in 1665, and w. Mary in 1673. His chil. were John, b. 10 Mar. 1665-6; Martha, b. 2 Nov. 1667, m. John Comey of Concord 21 June 1688; William, b. 10 Oct. 1669; George, b. prob. 1671; Daniel, b. 12 Aug. 1673; Hannah, b. prob. 1674, m. Joseph Peirce 21 Dec. 1692; Elizabeth, b. prob. 1676, m. Thomas Rugg; Mary, b. 24 June 1678, m. Joseph Fassett; David, b. 6 Oct. 1680; Eleanor, b. 24 Feb. 1682-3; m. William Burgess; Sarah, b. 18 Mar. 1684-5, m. George Blanchard; Joseph, b. 16 Aug. 1687; Benjamin, b. 16 Aug. 1690; Susanna, bap. with the three last preceding 28 Feb. 1698-9, and prob. d. young. Of these fourteen children, all except the last named were living 14 Nov. 1716, the date of their father's will. William the f. d. 27 Jan. 1717, a. 92, according to the inscription on his gravestone. By another inscription of like nature, it appears that he had a third wife, Elizabeth, formerly wife of Edward Wyer; she d. 14 Dec. 1714, a. 79.

2. John, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms, where his children John, [613] Hannah, and Constance, were bap. in 1698-9, and Nathan, 12 Mar. 1699-1700. He had also, by w. Hannah, William, b. 1 Feb. 1700-1, m. Phebe——about 1725, and Tabitha Jones 29 May 1745; Elizabeth, b. 5 Mar. 1702-3; Susanna. b. 23 Jan. 1705; Jonas, b. 22 Nov. 1707, m. Joanna Locke 3 Jan. 1734-5; Martha, b. 6 Dec. 1710; Marrett, b. 6 Dec. 1713, m. Deliverance Parker 7 Ap. 1737. I suspect that John the f. had two wives; and that the second, m. prob. in 1700, was Hannah, dau. of John Marrett, whose first husband, Samuel Hastings, Jr., d. 28 Sept. 1699.

3. William, s. of William (1), by w. Mary, dau. of Thomas Cutler, had Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1699; Abigail, b. 28 June 1701; William, b. 19 Dec. 1703; Thomas, b. 19 Mar. 1706; David, b. 28 Dec. 1708; Ruth, b. 16 Mar. 1711; Hannah, b. 19 Mar. 1713; and by w. Joanna (dau. of Philip Russell), Philip, b. 26 Feb. 1717-18; Susanna, b. 21 Oct. 1726. William the f. res. at the Farms and d. 2 Jan. 1759, a. 89.

4. George, S. of William (1), res. at the Farms, and by w. Sarah had William, b. 6 Jan. 1699-1700; Sarah, b. 17 Oct. 1701; Dorothy, b. 19 Nov. 1703; Lydia, b. 13 Dec. 1705; George, b. 17 Oct. 1707; Robert, b. 4 May 1712; Samuel, b. 23 Oct. 1714; Andrew, b. 4 June 1718; Lucy, b. 20 Aug. 1720.

5. Daniel, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms, and by w. Dorothy had Daniel, b. 27 Jan. 1717-18; Jedediah, b. 20 May 1721; Sarah, b. 14 July 1724; Dorothy, b. 21 June 1728; John, b. 30 May 1731. Daniel the f. d. 26 Feb. 1734.

6. Joseph, s. of William (1), res. at the Farms (Lexington), and by w. Elizabeth, had Joseph, b. 23 May 1713; Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan. 1714-15; Nathan, b. 11 Sept. 1716; Joshua, b. 22 Dec. 1717; Nathaniel, b. 17 Nov. 1719; Amos, b. 21 Ap. 1721; Abigail, b. 2 Jan. 1722-3; Mary, b. 21 Jan. 1725-6; Eleanor, b. 13 June 1727; Kezia, b. 16 Oct. 1731; Hannah, b. 29 Nov. 1733.

7. William, s. of William (3), m. Sarah, dau. of John Mason, and had Edmund, b. 2 Feb. 1735-6; Sarah, b. 1 May 1738, m. William Tidd, and rem. to New Braintree; Catherine, b. 29 Sept. 1740, m. Maj. Joseph Bowman 22 Nov. 1764, and d. at New Braintree 30 Ap. 1824; William, b. 28 Oct. 1742; Abigail, b. 24 Feb. 1744; Nehemiah, b. 1 July 1747. William the f. resided at Lex., and d. 18 Aug. 1747, a. 43.

8. William, s. of George (4), m. Rebecca Locke 6 Mar. 1734-5, and had James, b. 12 Dec. 1735; Isaac, b. 11 Sept. 1737; Asa, b. 29 Dec. 1739, d. unm. at Lex. 20 Feb. 1825; Rebecca, b. 12 Jan. 1741-2, d. unm. 6 Sept. 1767; Lydia, b. 21 Feb. 1743-4, m. Phineas Parker of Reading 23 June 1768, and d. 6 Oct. 1781; Amos, b. 31 May 1746, d. unm. 5 July 1765; Mary, b. 10 Oct. 1748, m. Samuel Sanderson 27 Oct. 1772, d. at Lexington 15 Oct. 1852, aged 104; Hannah, b. 26 Sept. 1751, m. William Porter, Jr., of Woburn 13 Jan. 1774, and d. 28 Mar. 1834; Philemon, b. 30 Oct. 1753; William, b. 29 Aug. 1756. William the f. res. at Lex., and d. 10 July 1778, a. 78; his w. Rebecca d. 9 Oct. 1798, a. 87.

9. Edmund, s. of William (7), m. .Rebecca Harrington 31 Aug. 1768, and had Pamela, b. 17 Sept. 1769, d. 29 Sept. 1770; Rebecca, b. 27 June 1771; Pamela, b. 20 Sept. 1773; Edmund, b. 13 Oct. 1775, a printer in Boston; Abigail, b. 6 Dec. 1777. Edmund the f. res. at Lex. and was one of the noble band who withstood the British troops, on the morning of 19 Ap. 1775. He entered the Revolutionary Army, and was slain at Monmouth, while doing battle for his country 28 June 1778.

10. James, s. of William (8), m. Lucy, dau. of Jacob Watson, 18 Aug. 1763; she d., and he m. wid. Sarah Hancock, dau. of Ebenezer Wyeth, 23 July 1783. His chil. were Lucy, b. 1 June 1764, d. unm. of paralysis 5 Ap. 1812; Rebecca, b. 6 Nov. 1767, d. unm., bur. 14 May 1838; Lydia, b. 22 May 1772, d. 25 Sept. 1773; James, b. 14 June 1775; Lydia, b. 30 Ap. 1777, d. young; Nathaniel, b. 7 Mar. 1784; Sarah Tapley, b. 20 Aug. 1785, m. Peter Coolidge of Framingham 28 June 1813, and d. 1823; Susan, b. 8 Aug. 1786, d. 13 Ap. 1863; Mary, b. 19 Dec. 1788, d. 16 Sept. 1863. James the f. was a blacksmith, settled here in early life, and res. on the northerly side of Brattle Street, between James and Mason streets. He was Deacon of the [614] Church from 30 June 1783, and d. 14 Sept. 1804, a. 69; his w. Sarah d. of paralysis 31 Mar. 1815, a. 69.

11. Isaac, s. of William (8), was a currier, and resided principally at Menot., where he d. 17 July 1791, a. 53, ‘by the bite of a venomous insect,’ leaving chil. Isaac, Amos, and William.

12. Philemon, s. of William (8), was a farmer, res. in Lex., m. Rhoda Mead 13 Sept. 1786, and had Thomas, Betsey, Edwin, Charles, Harrison, and others. He d. 17 Oct. 1806.

13. William, s. of William (8), was a farmer, res. in Lex., and d. 1 May 1837, a. 80. His s. William, of Chs., was father of William A. Munroe, a trader in Cambridge.

14. James, s. of James (10), m. Margaret, dau. of Nathan Watson, 10 June 1804, and had Nathan Watson, b. 7 July 1806, grad. H. C. 1830, an Episcopal clergyman residing here; James, b. 15 Dec. 1808, m. Sarah R. M. Fiske 8 Oct. 1834, publisher and bookseller in Boston and Camb., d. 12 Jan. 1861; William Watson, b. 26 Mar. 1810, a grocer, res. here and d. 14 Aug. 1876; Isaac, b. 1812, d. 23 Sept. 1817; Charles Augustus, b. 1815, d. 28 Sept. 1817. James the f. was a blacksmith, and res. on the northerly side of James Street; he was Deacon of the Church from 2 Aug. 1818 until he d. 31 May 1848; his w. Margaret d. 28 Feb. 1852, a. 78.

15. Nathaniel, s. of James (10), m. Martha Lewis 12 Dec. 1802; she d. 23 Mar. 1822, and he m. Rebecca Kent 6 Feb. 1823. His chil. were Nathaniel, b. Mar. 1804, d. 14 Sept. 1805; James, b. 29 Nov. 1805, d. 17 Mar. 1822; Martha, b. 1807, d. 2 Jan. 1830; Nathaniel, b. 1810, d. 21 Nov. 1822; Rebecca R.; and others. Nathaniel the f. d. 8 June 1854; his w. Rebecca d. 9 Mar. 1871, a. 80.

16. Amos, s. of Isaac (11), b. 31 Mar. 1766, m. Ruth Prentice 18 Dec. 1803, and had Henry P., b. 17 July 1804, m. Eunice M. E. Burt Oct. 1827; Francis W., b. 22 May 1807, m. Sarah B. Coolidge Sept. 1829, and d. 15 July 1838; Mary Ann Bird, b. 7 June 1809, d. unm. 31 Aug. 1873; Amos, b. 27 Oct. 1811, m. Celina Robbins 30 Sept. 1852, and had dau. Caroline Celina, b. 9 Aug. 1853; Caleb S., b. 18 Mar. 1815, m. Mary Ann Bowen 8 Dec. 1836, and d. 26 Mar. 1870. Amos the f. res. at the northeasterly corner of Pearl and Auburn streets from about 1805 until he d. 5 Sept. 1829; his w. Ruth d. 17 June 1853, a. nearly 84.

Mutchin, Christopher, was elected Hog-reeve 1639.

Muzzey, Hester (or Esther, otherwise written Muzzy, Mussey, Musse, Muse), was here in 1633, and two years later she owned a house on the westerly side of Holyoke Street, where the printing-house now stands. In 1635 she m. William Ruskew (Reskie or Roscoe), and soon went to Hartford.

2. Benjamin, sometimes styled of Malden and sometimes of Rumney Marsh, m. Alice, dau. of Richard Dexter of Maiden, where he had Benjamin, b. 16 Ap. 1657; Joseph, b. 1 Mar. 1658-9. He had also Richard; and Sarah, who m. John Waite before 1697. In 1678 he bought 15 acres in Chs. which he sold in 1682; in 1680 he bought 250 acres in Billerica; at both these periods he was of Rumney Marsh. He d. before 26 Jan. 1696-7.

3. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (2), was of Rumney Marsh in 1675, when he was impressed as a ‘trooper’ in an expedition against the Indians. He removed to Camb. before 1681, and in 1693 he bought 206 acres at the Farms, where he subsequently resided, and where his posterity remain to this day. He m. Sarah——, who d. 28 Jan. 1710, and he m. Jane——. His chil. were Mary, b. 13 July 1683; John, b. about 1686; Benjamin, b. 20 Feb. 1689-90; Richard, b.——, d. unm. 1719; Amos, b. 6 Jan. 1699-1700; Bethia, b. 15 Ap. 1701; Thomas, bap. 1 Sept. 1706, d. 26 Nov. 1740. Benjamin the f. d. 5 May 1732; his w. Jane survived.

4. Benjamin, S. of Benjamin (3), res. at the Farms. He was in an expedition against the Indians in 1707, when he was taken prisoner, and remained in captivity at Canada until 1710, and perhaps longer. He subsequently returned, and by w. Patience, had Joseph, John, Benjamin, Esther, m.—— Meriam; Mary, m.——Reed. He d. 19 Jan. 1764; his w. Patience d. 7 Oct. 1767, a. 79. [615]

5. Amos, s. of Benjamin (3), m. Esther Green 26 Sept. 1734, and had Esther, b. 11 June 1735; Sarah, b. 30 Mar. 1737; Amos, b. 7 June 1739, d. July 1740; Amos, b. 24 May, 1741; William, b. 31 July 1743; Samuel, b. 12 July 1745, d. 23 Aug. 1747; Bethia, b. 8 July 1747; Mary, b. 8 Sept. 1749; Benjamin, b. 25 Jan. 1752, grad. H. C. 1774, d. 1777. Amos the f. res. in Lex. and d. 26 June 1752; his wid. Esther m. Thomas Prentice, Esq., of Newton 4 May 1758, who removed to Lex. and d. there 31 Mar. 1760, a. 49; and she m. Capt. Samuel Whittemore of Camb. 15 Aug. 1765, who d. 2 Feb. 1793; a. 96 years; she returned again to Lex. and d. 9 Sept. 1801, a. 84.

6. Amos, s. of Amos (5), m. Abigail Bowers of Billerica, and had in Lex. Amos, b. 19 Ap. 1766; Josiah, b. 4 Nov. 1767; Abigail, b. 27 May 1769; William, b. 20 May 1771. Amos the f. d. 10 Dec. 1822.

7. Amos, s. of Amos (6), m. Lydia Boutelle of Leominster, and had in Lex. Elmira, b. 21 Oct. 1794, m. Charles Reed 23 Oct. 1817, d. 15 Nov. 1819; Benjamin, b. 13 Dec. 1795, d. suddenly in Boston 21 Ap. 1848, leaving wid. and children; Lydia, b. 11 June 1799, m. Samuel Chandler (late Sheriff of Middlesex) 29 Oct. 1818; Artemas Bowers, b. 21 Sept. 1802, grad. H. C. 1824, ordained at Framingham 10 June 1830, resigned 18 May 1833, installed over Cambridgeport Parish 1 Jan. 1834, resigned 4 May 1846, commenced his ministry with the Lee Street Society 7 Sept. 1846, resigned 20 Feb. 1854, installed at Concord, N. H., 29 Mar. 1854, resigned May 1857, installed at Newburyport 3 Sept. 1857, resigned May 1865, returned to Camb. where he has since resided, preaching statedly at Chestnut Hill, Newton; he has two sons, Henry W., Ll. B. 1855, a lawyer in Camb.; and David P., practised law about a year, enlisted as a private soldier 23 May 1861, served through the war, and was discharged as Lieut.-colonel 8 Oct. 1865, grad. from the Harvard Divinity School 1869; ordained at Littleton Oct. 1869, resigned Ap. 1871, settled at Stow July 1872, resigned Sept. 1876; Abigail, b. 26 Nov. 1804, m. Samuel Chandler 11 Sept. 1834; Amos Otis, b. 11 June 1808, d. 20 Jan. 1812.

Mygate, Joseph (otherwise written Mygatt, probably the same whose name appears among the freemen of 1635 as Maggott), was here in 1634, and res. on the easterly side of North Avenue in 1636. He rem. to Hartford and was Townsman, or Selectman there in 1639. Hinman says, ‘He was the ancestor of the Mygatts in Fairfield and Litchfield counties,’ and ‘a valuable man in the Colony.’