K.
Kelsey, William (otherwise written Kellsie), was here in 1635, and res. at the S. E. corner of Winthrop and Spring streets.
He rem. to
Hartford with
Hooker.
‘After his decease; his
widow Bethia m.
David Phillips of
Milford.
The town of
Hartford, in 1664, offered him £ 10 to remove from
Hartford with his wife.’
Hinman.
Kempster, Daniel, in 1642 res. on the southerly side of the Common, near Appian Way. In 1644 he bought an estate on the westerly side of Dunster Street, about one hundred feet northerly from Mount Auburn Street, where he subsequently resided.
A few months before his death, he sold this estate to
Justinian Holden.
He was a carpenter, and d. between 15 Oct. 1666 and 2 Ap. 1667, a. about 80; Abigail, prob.
his w., d. 22 Oct. 1657.
In his will, dated 27 Sept. 1665, he bequeaths sundry articles to his
cousin Thomas Moulton, his kinsman
Samuel Andrew, the daughter of his
brother John Kempster, ‘sometime of Needum,
England, deceased,’
Anna, daughter of
Thomas Parke of
Dunstable, England, and Elder
Frost: ‘and the residue to such as shall tender me, and show me kindness, in my sickness and old age.’
Kendall, John, sold land on the south side of the river 8 Sept. 1646; according to the Record, ‘
Edward Jackson bought of
John Kendall and Elizabeth his wife, one dwelling-house, late
Samuel Hollyes, together with an out-house and ten acres of land.’
His w.
Elizabeth was widow of
Samuel Holley; she may have suffered death for supposed witchcraft.
See page 355.
2.
Thomas, by w. Sarah, had
Mary, b. 28 Ap. 1711.
Kenrick, John (otherwise written
Kendrick, Kenderick,
Kindrick, and Kinnerick), was of
Boston 1639, res. for a time at
Muddy River (now
Brookline), where his w.
Anna d. 15 Nov. 1656, and in 1658 purchased a farm south of the river (now
Newton), where he d. 29 Aug. 1686, a. 82.
His children, by w.
Anna, were
Hannah, bap. 9 Feb. 1640, d. young;
John, b. 3 Oct. 1641;
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Elijah, bap. 21 Jan. 1644, d. young;
Elijah, b. 18 Oct. 1645;
Hannah, b. 20 Mar. 1652, m.
Jonathan Metcalf of
Dedham 10 Ap. 1674.
His second w. Judith d. at
Roxbury 23 Aug. 1687.
2. John, s. of John (1), by w. Esther, had
Mercy, b. 1 July 1673;
Grace, b. 10 Sept. 1674;
Maria, b. 28 Jan. 1675-6;
Esther, b. 25 Sept. 1677;
Sarah, b. 26 Feb. 1678-9;
Hannah, b. 15 Dec. 1680;
Ann, b. 4 Nov. 1682;
Abigail, b. 12 Nov. 1684;
Mary; John, b. 6 Jan. 1690;
Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb. 1693;
Caleb, b. 8 Mar. 1695;
Margaret, b. 15 Jan. 1697.
John the f. res.
in
Newton, and d. 30 Sept. 1721; his w. Esther d. 1723, a. 70.
3. Elijah, s. of John (1), m.
Hannah, dau. of
John Jackson, and had
Margaret, b. 29 Jan. 1668-9;
Hannah, b. 5 Aug. 1670;
Ann, b. 3 July 1672;
John, b. 7 July 1675;
Elijah, b. 11 May 1678;
Ebenezer, b. 12 Feb. 1679-80; Elijah the f. res.
in
Newton, and d. 24 Dec. 1680; his w. Mary m.
John Hyde 20 Jan. 1682-3, and d. 1 May 1737, a. 91.
Kidder,
James (otherwise written Kiddar, and Skidder), m.
Anna, dau. of
Francis Moore, and had in
Camb.
Hannah, b. 1 Mar. 1650-51, m. Nathaniel Kettle, Chs., 30 Ap. 1672;
Dorothy, m.
Jonathan Hyde, Jr., 6 May 1673;
James, b. 3 Jan. 1653-4;
John, b. about 1656;
Thomas, b. 1 Mar. 1657;
Nathaniel, bap. 27 Feb. 1658-9; and in
Billerica,
Ephraim, b. 31 Aug. 1660;
Stephen, b. 26 Nov. 1662;
Enoch, b. 16 Sept. 1664;
Samuel, b. 7 Jan. 1665-6;
Sarah, b. 1 June 1667, m.
George Brown 30 Jan. 1689-90;
Joseph, b. 30 Nov. 1670.
James the f. d. 16 Ap. 1676;
Anna Kidder of
Billerica, prob.
his wid., m.
William Underwood of
Chelmsford 17 Mar. 1684-5.
2.
James, s. of James (1), m.
Elizabeth Brown 23 Sept. 1678, res. in
Billerica, and had
James, b. 27 June 1679;
John, b. 27 Jan. 1680-81;
Joseph, b. 21 Ap. and d. 30 July 1683;
Elizabeth, b. 30 Mar. 1686; d. 14 Ap. 1703;
Hannah, b. 27 Ap. 1689;
Samuel, b. 22 May 1691, d. 1692.
James the f. d. 15 Dec. 1732; his w.
Elizabeth d. 10 Aug. 1691.
3. Join, s. of James (1), resided at
Chelmsford, where he m.
Lydia Parker 3 Sept. 1684, and had
Anna, b. 12 Sept. 1685;
John, b. 23 Dec. 1687;
Thomas, b. 13 Oct. 1690; and others.
4.
Thomas, s. of James (1), by w.
Elizabeth, had at
Billerica,
Rebecca, b. 27 Ap. 1689; and probably others.
5. Nathaniel, S. Of James (1), d. unm.
at
Newton, between 12 Dec. 1690 and 7 Jan. 1690-91, devising his estate to his seven brothers and three sisters, then living.
6. Ephraim, s. of James (1), m.
Rachel Crosby 4 Aug. 1685, and had
Joseph; Ephraim, b. 26 Ap. 1688;
Rachel, b. 1 Ap. 1691;
Alice, b. 8 Feb. 1692;
Hannah and
Dorothy, twins, b. (at Medf.) 2 Sept. 1696;
Thomas, b. 3 Aug. 1700;
Benjamin, b. 3 Aug. 1702 ;
Richard, b. 10 May 1705.
Ephraim the f. inherited the homestead at
Billerica, where he d. 25 Sept. 1724; his w.
Rachel d. in 1721.
7. Stephen, s. of James (1), by w. Mary, had
Mary, b. 16 Oct. 1694;
Stephen, b. 17 June 1696, d. 21 Jan. 1696-7;
Stephen, b. 18 Oct. 1697;
Anna, b. 20 Dec. 1699.
d. young;
Anna, b. 27 July 1701;
Elizabeth, b. 29 Sept. 1703, d. of small-pox 28 Jan. 1721-2;
Sarah, b. 22 Ap. 1705;
Isaac, b. 6 Nov. 1707;
John, b. 13 Feb. 1708-9;
Abigail, b. 28 Jan. 1711-12.
Stephen the f. was a blacksmith, res. in Chs., and d. 1748; his w. Mary d. of small-pox 17 Sept. 1722.
8. Enoch, s. of James (1), m. Mary——; she d. in 1742, and he m.
Hannah Danforth 4 June 1743.
His chil.
were
Mary, b. 14 Sept. 1693, d. same year;
Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1694;
Enoch, b. 30 Dec. 1697;
William, b. 5 Dec. 1700, d. 1702;
Francis, b. 1 Oct. 1703;
Mary, b. 26 Mar. 1707;
William, b. 13 Mar. 1710.
Enoch the f. res.
in
Billerica, where both he and his w.
Hannah d. in 1752.
9. Samuel, s. of James (1), res. in Camb., on the southerly side of Spruce Street (for many years and until recently known as Kidder's Lane), opposite Cedar Street. He m.
Sarah Griggs 23 Oct. 1689, and had
Sarah, b. 17 Aug. 1690, m.
Samuel Cooper, 29 Mar. 1720;
Francis, b. 1692;
Samuel, b. 1694, d. 14 Aug. 1718, a. ‘about 24;’
James, bap. 3 Jan. 1696-7, d. 31 Oct. 1714;
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Thomas, bap. 18 Dec. 1698;
John, b. 25 Nov. 1700, was a cordwainer, and d. unm.
6 Mar. 1734-5;
Nathaniel, b. 20 Nov. 1702;
Joseph, b. 23 Mar. 1704-5, d. 23 Aug. 1725;
Mary, b. 5 June 1707, m.
Benjamin Goddard 9 Dec. 1731;
Hannah, b. 5 Mar. 1708-9.
Samuel the f. was a maltster;
Deacon of the
Church six years; Selectman four years between 1716 and 1721; and was a useful and respected citizen.
He d. 4 July 1724, a. 58; his w. Sarah d. 15 Nov. 1738, a. 72.
10. Francis, S. of Samuel (9), m.
Mary Prentice 13 Feb. 1717-18, and had
Mary, b. 16 Mar. 1718-19, m.
Richard Hunnewell, pub. 26 May 1739;
Samuel, b. 21 June 1720, m.
Mary Tompson 20 Mar. 1744, at Medf., where he prob.
resided; and was father of Deac.
Samuel of Medf., who d. 16 Dec. 1821, a. 75;
James, b. 12 Dec. 1721;
Francis, bap. 26 Jan. 1723-4.
Francis the f. resided here, and d. 21 Jan. 1723-4, a. 31; his w. Mary m.
Samuel Sprague of
Stoneham, and was living 7 Nov. 1741.
11.
Thomas, S. of Samuel (9), m.
Lydia Prentice 8 Ap. 1725, and had
Lydia, b. 19 Jan. 1725-6, m.
Walter Cooper 13 Mar. 1755;
Joseph, b. 20 Nov. 1727, d. unm.
and his f. was administrator 9 May 1752;
Solomon, b. 5 Feb. 1729-30;
Thomas, b. 18 Jan. 1731-2;
Nathan, b. 12 Feb. 1733-4, grad.
H. C. 1755, trader at
Dover, N. H., d. at
Havanna, 1761, a. 27.
Tabitha, bap. 29 Aug. 1736, m.
John Bartlett 3 May 1759;
John, bap. 18 Feb. 1738-9;
Sarah, bap. 21 June 1741;
Thomas, bap. 29 Aug. 1742, and d. young;
Sarah, bap. 16 Sept. 1744;
Benjamin, bap. 30 Nov. 1746.
Thomas the f. was a housewright; he d. before Ap. 1792, at which date his wid. Lydia d. in
Boston, a. 88.
12. Nathaniel, S. of Samuel (9), m.
Deborah Bowman 17 Sept. 1741, and had
Eunice, b. 16 Aug. 1742, m.
John Ranslow Sigourney 8 Nov. 1764;
Nathaniel, b. 10 Ap. 1747, grad.
H. C. 1767.
and was a physician at
New Market, N. H., where he d. in Dec. 1828;
Samuel, b. 26 Sept. 1753.
Na-Thaniel the f. was a farmer, and d. 28 Mar. 1789, a. 86; his w.
Deborah d. 31 Mar. 1789, a. 72; and they were buried in one grave.
13. John, s. of
Thomas (11), m.
Mary Jackson of
Newton (pub.
6 Mar. 1761) and had
Mary, bap. 29 Dec. 1761;
Lydia, bap. 11 Dec. 1763, m.
Charles Frothingham 27 Sept. 1786;
Sarah, bap. 29 Dec. 1765, m.
Andrew Lopez 19 Nov. 1788;
Phebe, bap. 1 Nov. 1767;
John, b. 10 Sept. 1769, prob.
d. Ap. 1810;
Tabitha, b. 9 Ap. 1771;
Hannah, b. 20 Ap. 1773;
Elizabeth, b. 10 Mar. 1775, d. 6 Nov. 1776;
Elizabeth, b. 26 Aug. 1778;
Rebecca, b. 16 Aug. 1780, d. unm.
7 Nov. 1854;
Thomas, b. 20 May 1783, d. in
Boston 20 Jan. 1876.
John the f. was a tailor, and res. near the southeasterly corner of the old Burial-ground, where the church of the First Parish now stands.
He d. Nov. 1793.
14. Samuel, S. of Nathaniel (12), m.
Abigail Winship 12 Nov. 1787, and had
Samuel, b. 7 Nov. 1791; and perhaps others.
Samuel the f. d. July 1832; his w. Abigail d. Mar. 1830, a. 78.
Knight, John, sold a house in
Camb.
to
Nicholas Simpkins 20 Nov. 1637; and about 1638, to
Roger Shaw, a house near the junction of Bow and Arrow streets.
Richard, servant of
John Betts, d. about 1652.
Michael had a grant of land, 1683.
Knowles, Richard, by w. Ruth, had
James, b. 17 Nov. 1648.
