T.
Talcott, John (otherwise written
Talcot,
Tallcott, Tailcott, Taylcot, and Taylcott), was one of the earliest inhabitants, and resided on the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets; he was a large land-holder, and a man of energy and influence; he was one of the first Board of Selectmen 1634-5, and a Representative or Deputy in the first General Court which admitted Deputies or Committees, as they were first styled 1634, and was reflected to the same office the two succeeding years; he rem. with
Hooker to
Hartford 1636, and was one of the leading men of that town and of the
Connecticut Colony; Selectman 1643, 1644, and 1648; Deputy to the General Court 1637– 1639; frequently an Assistant; and a Commissioner of the United Colonies, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1662, and 1663. ‘He was the ancestor of the Talcotts in
Hartford, and of the former Attorney-general of the
State of New York.’
Hinman.
Taylor, John, by w.
Katherine, had
Joseph, b. about 1651.
John the f. went to
England in 1671, as a special messenger of the
Church, to accompany
the Rev. Urian Oakes across the
Atlantic.
In this mission he contracted a debt which afterwards subjected him to inconvenience.
In acknowledgment
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of his services, the
Church subsequently granted him five pounds. He was the Butler of Harvard College, and perhaps performed other services for that corporation.
His epitaph, now somewhat mutilated, bears testimony to his worth: ‘Here lyes the body of
John Taylor, aged 73 years, deceased September 6th. 1683.
He was a useful man in his generation, a lover of piety, a lover of learning, a faithful servant of Harvard Colledg about 40 years.’
According to the
Town Records he d. 7 Sept. 1683.
His w.
Katherine d. between 21 Sept. and 7 Nov. 1685.
2. Joseph, s. of John (1), grad.
H. C. 1669, was fellow of the
College 1673, was ordained at
Southampton, L. I., Mar. 1680, and d. 4 Ap. 1682, a. about 31.
He left sons
John, grad.
H. C. 1699, styled ‘of
Southampton, gent.’
in 1700; and
Joseph, a tailor, who was of
Southampton 1702.
They sold in 1702 the homestead, formerly of their grandfather, to
Francis Foxcroft; it contained three acres, and was on the southeasterly side of Kirkland Street.
James, by w. Sarah, had
William, b. 21 Aug. 1676.
Ann, m.
William Clemance 3 Ap. 1660.
Thatcher, Samuel, by w.
Hannah, had
Hannah, b. 9 Oct. 1645, m.
John Holmes 13 Sept. 1664, and d. before 16 Ap. 1682;
Samuel, b. 20 Oct. 1648.
Samuel the f. resided near the easterly corner of Mount Auburn Street, and Coolidge Avenue (which until 1754 was included in
Wat.), was
Deacon,
Selectman, and Representative; d. 30 Nov. 1669.
2. Samuel, s. of Samuel (1), by w. Mary, had
Mary, b. 1 Aug. 1681, d. May 1682;
Samuel, b. 8 Ap. 1683, a weaver, d. s. p., and made Samuel, son of his brother Ebenezer, his principal heir by will dated 13 June 1753, proved 7 Feb. 1775;
John, b. 22 Jan. 1685-6, m.
Elizabeth Morse 24 Oct. 1712, and d. 29 Feb. 1743-4;
Anna, b. 30 Ap. 1668, d. 22 July 1690;
Mary, b. 17 Sept. 1690, m.
Joseph Child 8 July 1713;
Hannah, b. 10 Dec. 1692, d. unm.
3 Nov. 1741;
Abigail, b. 6 June 1694;
Mercy, b. 2 Jan. 1697-8;
Sarah, b. 30 Nov. 1699, d. unm.
13 June 1727;
Ebenezer, b. 17 Mar. 1703-4.
Samuel the f. inherited the homestead, was a Lieutenant, and d. 21 Oct. 1726; his w. Mary d. 17 Aug. 1725.
3. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (2), m. Susanna Spring 27 Jan. 1731-2, and had
Samuel, bap. 5 Nov. 1732;
Sarah, b. 20 Feb. 1733-4, d. before 21 Ap. 1754;
Mary, b. 27 Dec. 1735, prob.
m.
Elisha Goddard 23 May 1758;
Ebenezer, b. 20 Aug. 1737, d. Oct. 1741;
Susanna, b. 3 July 1739, d. Dec. 174–;
Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1741, d. 3 Sept. 1749;
Ebenezer, b. 15 Jan. 1742-3, d 14 Sept. 174–. Ebenezer the f. was a weaver, res. on the homestead, and d. about 1753; administration granted to w. Susanna 26 Feb. 1753, and on her estate, to son
Samuel, 21 May 1757.
4. Samuel, s. of Ebenezer (3), m.
Mary Brown of Lex. 3 Sept. 1753, and had
Susanna, bap. 18 May 1755, m.
Jesse Putnam 13 Feb. 1776;
Ebenezer, bap. 28 Sept. 1759, d. young;
Mary, bap. 17 May 1767, m.
Thomas Payson 12 May 1785, d. 1805;
Elizabeth, bap. 24 Mar. 1771, d. about 1792;
Samuel, bap. 7 July 1776;
Ebenezer, bap. 18 Oct. 1778, grad.
H. C. 1798, a lawyer in
Thomaston, Me., m. Lucy F., dau. of
Gen. Henry Knox, and d. in 1841.
Samuel the f. inherited the homestead (which was sold by his heirs to
Gov. Gerry, 4 Ap. 1793), but during the latter part of his life resided on the westerly corner of
Mount Auburn and Brighton streets.
He was one of the most active citizens in the Revolutionary period, and succeeded
Thomas Gardner as
Colonel; he was Selectman,
Treasurer, and Representative, and while holding these several offices, died suddenly of apoplexy 27 June 1786; his w. Mary d. 7 Nov. 1815, a. 80.
5. Samuel, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1 July 1776, grad.
H. C. 1798, m. Sally
Brown of
Concord Jan. 1800, and had
Harriet Howard, b. 28 May 1801;
Elizabeth, b. 1 Ap. 1803, d. Jan. 1827;
Samuel, b. 11 Feb. 1805;
George Augustus, b. 24 Aug. 1806;
Benjamin Bussey, b. 8 Oct. 1809, grad.
Bowdoin College 1826, d. July 1840.
Samuel the f. was a lawyer, settled in
Warren, Me., in 1800, after a short residence in New Gloucester; was a member of Congress 1801-1805,
Sheriff 1814-1821, Representative 1824, etc. He d. 18 July 1872, a. 96 years and 17 days. At the time of his decease he had been
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for several years the oldest lawyer in
Maine, the oldest ex-member of Congress, and the oldest surviving graduate of Harvard College.
Thompson,
Rev. William, of
Braintree, m. Ann, wid. of
Simon Crosby, before 1646.
2.
Henry, of
Boston, a merchant, m.
Elizabeth, wid. of
Rev. Nathaniel Upham, and dau. of
John Stedman, 27 Ap. 1669.
They had, in Camb.,
Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan. 1669-70, d. young; and in
Boston,
Dorothy, b. 26 Oct. 1671, m.
Samuel Shove 16 Nov. 1692, and
Samuel Burr of Chs. 16 Dec. 1700, and d. 20 Feb. 1701-2;
Henry, b. 23 Oct. 1673, d. in
Camb.
17 Sept. 1690;
Alice, b. 8 Sept. 1677, d. young.
After
Mr. Thompson's death his wid. m. John Sharp, also a merchant, whom she survived, and d. in
Camb.
9 Mar. 1699-1700.
See
Stedman, John.
3. Alexander, by w. Martha, had
Samuel, b. 13 Oct. 1744;
John, b. 31 May 1748.
4. Ebenezer, by w.
Rhoda, had
Ebenezer, b. 5 Mar. 1795;
Hannah Locke b. 22 Mar. 1797.
Lois, m.
Samuel Chandler 19 Ap. 1759.
Eunice, m.
Richard Hunnewell 21 June 1764, and d. 19 Feb. 1806.
Thurston, Daniel, m. Mary, dau. of
Robert Stedman, 1 Ap. 1674, and had
Daniel, b. 11 Ap. 1676.
They prob.
removed soon, for they sold to
John Stedman, Jr., 2 Nov. 1676 all right in the estate of
Robert Stedman, deceased, and the name disappears.
Tidd, John (otherwise written
Teed and Tead), was of Chs. 1644, and had sons
John and
James. Perhaps he was the same who d. at
Woburn 24 Ap. 1657.
2. John, s. of John (1), m.
Rebecca Wood 14 Ap. 1650, and had in
Woburn,
Hannah, b. 21 Sept. 1652, m.
Joseph Smith of
Wat. 1 Dec. 1674;
John, b. 26 Feb. 1654;
Mary, b. 13 Nov. 1656, m.
Joshua Simonds of Lex.;
Samuel, b. 16 June 1659, d. unm.
9 May 1699;
Joseph, b. 20 Jan. 1660,
Daniel, b. about 1662;
Rebecca, b. about 1665, m.
Thomas Blodgett and res. in Lex. John the f. rem.
to the
Farms about 1686, and d. 12 Ap. 1703, a. 78; his w. Rebecca d. 10 Jan. 1717, a. 92.
3. Joseph, s. of John (2), res. at the
Farms, and by w. Mary had
Mary, b. 21 Jan. 1704-5;
Joseph, b. 15 May 1707;
Samuel, b. 29 May 1709;
Sarah, b. 19 Nov. 1711;
Betty, b. 29 May 1714;
Mercy, b.——, m.
David Cutler.
His w. Mary d. 9 Jan. 1716-17, and he m. a second Mary, who survived him ten days. He d. 26 Dec. 1730, a. 69; and she d. 5 Jan. 1730-31, a. 59.
4. Daniel, s. of Joseph (2), res. at the
Farms, and by w. Lydia had
Daniel and
Mary. Daniel the f. d. 29 Nov. 1696; his w. Lydia d. 14 Aug. 1727, a. 55.
5. Joseph, s. of Joseph (3), by w.
Dorothy had
Mary, b. 7 Jan. 1732;
Joseph, b. 11 May 1734;
Ebenezer, b. 16 Aug. 1737, removed to New Braintree;
Sarah, b. 8 Mar. 1739;
Benjamin, b. 21 June 1742;
John, b. 26 Oct. 1749.
Joseph the f. resided in Lex., and d. 18 Sept. 1773, a. 66; his w.
Dorothy d. 23 Oct. 1790, a. 78.
6. Daniel, s. of Daniel (4), m. Hepzibah, dau. of
Capt. William Reed, 9 Ap. 1724, and had a son, b. 22 and d. 24 Jan. 1724-5;
Daniel, b. 26 Feb. 1725-6;
Amos, b. 12 Jan. 1728-9;
Hepzibah, b. 22 Aug. 1730, m.
Jonas Wyeth 29 Mar. 1753;
Lydia, b. 6 July 1732;
John, b. 13 Sept. 1734, d. 27 Nov. 1743;
William, b. 11 July 1736;
Abigail, b. 12 Jan. 1737-8;
Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1740-41;
Betty, b. 24 Oct. 1742.
Daniel the f. resided in Lex., and d. 16 Jan. 1776; his w. Hepzibah d. 11 Ap. 1777, a. 71.
7. William, s. of Daniel (6), d. at Lex. 25 Dec. 1826, a. 91; his w.
Ruth Munroe d. 14 May 1839, a. 97.
They had only one child,
Ruth, bap. 11 Jan. 1767, m.
Nathan Chandler 4 Oct. 1785, and d. 15 Sept. 1846.
Tomlins, Timothy, owned land south of the river in 1635.
He was probably the same who was of
Lynn in 1633, and a Representative.
If he removed here, he appears to have returned to
Lynn.
Towne, William (otherwise written Town and Towen), was an early inhabitant.
By w. Martha he had
Peter, b. in
England, and
Mary, b. here
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Sept. 1637, and admitted to the
Church 4 Nov. 1659; his residence was on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street, until about 1653, when he sold his homestead to the
widow Banbrick, and bought of
David Stone the estate at the easterly corner of Garden and Mason streets; he was long the Sexton of the
Church.
He d. 30 Mar. (or Ap.;
Sewall says he was buried 1 May) 1685, a. 80; his w. Martha d. 20 Jan. 1673-4.
2. Peter, s. of William (1), was by trade a cooper, and had w.
Joanna in 1687, and a second w.
Elizabeth, but no children; he resided on the S. W. corner of Winthrop and Brighton streets; he was Constable five years between 1668 and 1694, and Selectman 1695.
He d. 2 Nov. 1705, a. (according to his gravestone) 72 years and 10 months; his w.
Elizabeth was living in
Braintree 4 Mar. 1723-4, when she sold her life-estate in the property of her husband.
By his will, dated 28 May 1705,
Mr. Towne seems to have been both a slaveholder and an abolitionist.
He ordered that his three negro slaves should become free; one was to be free as soon as he should recover from his sickness, and in the meantime to be carefully provided for; one in four years, and the third, who was young, in seven years. Each of his slaves was to receive a legacy of ten pounds on the day of his freedom.
A legacy of three pounds was bestowed on a former slave.
After the death of his wife, who was to have a life-estate in his property, he bequeathed his estate to his cousins,
John Howard,
Nathaniel Howard,
Joseph Howard,
Elisha Howard, and
Mary Mitchell, all of
Bridgewater,--with the special provision that
Joseph Howard should have twenty pounds more than either of the other legatees, if he would make his slave, Stephen, free; otherwise he should have no part of the
real estate, which was appraised at £ 307. This provision was probably complied with; for the heirs of Joseph, having acquired the rights of the other legatees, sold the
real estate 8 Mar. 1723-4 to
John Bradish.
Trowbridge,
James, son of
Thomas, was born at
Dorchester about 1636, and baptized 1638.
He m. Margaret, dau. of
Major Humphrey Atherton, 30 Dec. 1659; she d. 17 Aug. 1672, and he m. Margaret, dau. of Deac.
John Jackson, 30 Jan. 1674.
His children were, in
Dorchester,
Elizabeth, b. 12 Oct. 1660, m.
John Mirick 9 Feb. 1681-2;
Mindwell, b. 20 June 1662, m.
Jonathan Fuller 2 May 1684; and in Camb.,
John, b. 22 May 1664, m. Sarah——;
Margaret, b. 30 Ap. 1666, m.
Hon. Ebenezer Stone 18 Mar. 1686;
Thankful, b. 4 Mar. 1667-8, m. Deac.
Richard Ward 1690;
Mary, b. 11 June 1670, m.——Stedman;
Hannah, b. 15 June 1672, m.
John Greenwood,
Esq.;
Experience, b. 1 Nov. 1675, m.
Samuel Wilson;
Thomas, b. 10 Dec. 1677;
Deliverance, b. 30 Dec. 1679, m.
Eleazar Ward;
James, b. 1682, m.
Hannah, dau. of
Abraham Jackson, and d. 1714;
William, b. 1684, m. Sarah——, and d. 1744;
Abigail, b. 11 Ap. 1687;
Caleb, b. 7 Nov. 1692, grad.
H. C. 1710, ordained at
Groton 2 Mar. 1714-15, m. Sarah, dau. of
Thomas Oliver,
Esq., 10 Mar. 1714-15, by whom he had
Oliver, b. 16 May 1716, d. 28 Sept. 1723, and afterwards In. Hannah, dau. of
Rev. Nehemiah Walter of
Roxbury, by whom he had four sons and four daughters, and d. 9 Sept. 1760.
James the f. rem.
to that part of
Camb.
which is now
Newton about 1664, was
Lieutenant,
Clerk of the Writs, and Deac.
of the
Church; he was also a Representative of
Newton 1700, 1703, and a Selectman of the Village nine years from 1679.
He d. 22 May 1717, a. 81; his w. Margaret d. 16 Sept. 1727, a. 78.
2.
Thomas, s. of James (1), m.——, and had
John; he m. (2d)
Mary Goffe of
Cambridge, dau. of Edward and granddaughter of Samuel, and had
Edmund, b. 1709, H. C. 1728, an eminent lawyer,
Attorney-general and
Judge of the Superior Court, Representative and Councillor, m. Martha, dau. of
Hon. Jonathan Remington, 15 Mar. 1737-8, and d. s. p. 2 Ap. 1793;
1 his w. Martha d. 31 July 1772;
Lydia, b. 1710, m.
Richard Dana,
Esq., 31 May 1737, was mother of
Chief Justice Dana, and d. at
Newton 7 Ap. 1776;
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Mary, b. 1715, m.
Ebenezer Chamberlin 1733.
Thomas the f. m. (3d) Susanna——, and had
Abigail, b.——; he is styled, on the
Probate Records, both of
Newton and of New London; he d. about 1725.
Guardians were appointed to his children 7 Mar. 1725; his w. Susanna m.
William Boddington and removed to
Framingham before 15 Ap. 1730.
3. John, s, of
Thomas (2), m.
Mehetabel Eaton at
Framingham where he had
Mehetabel, b. 26 Jan. 1725-6, m.——Gates;
Mary, b. 27 July 1728, m.
Amos Gates 28 Nov. 1744;
John, b. 22 May 1730;
Lydia, b. 24 Dec. 1731, m.
Ralph Hemenway 7 Jan. 1752;
Thomas, b. 1 Ap. 1734;
Ruth, b. 3 Mar. 1736, m.
Peter Rice.
John the f d. 19 May 1762; his w. Mehetabel d. Mar. 1777.
4. John, s. of John (3), resided at
Framingham, m.
Margaret Farrar 27 Mar. 1751, and had
John, b. 12 Feb. 1752;
Peggy, b. 17 Mar. 1754, m.
Abel Stone, and (2d)
John Jones;
Joshua, b. 20 Feb. 1756;
Mary, b. 10 July 1758, m.
Luther Stone;
Martha, b. 8 Feb. and d. 6 May 1772;
Daniel, b. 1 Feb. 1764;
Martha, b. 7 Oct. 1766, m.
Dr. Gambell of
Amherst;
Nelly, b. 7 and d. 18 Feb. 1769;
Lydia, b. 4 Oct. 1770, d. young;
Nelly, twin, b. 4 Oct. 1770, m.
Aaron P. Edgell.
John the f. was
a Colonel Selectman, and Treasurer; he d. 22 May 1807, a. 77; his w. Margaret d. 6 Mar. 1774.
5. John, s. of John (4), was of
Framingham, m. Mary Bent 23 Ap. 1776, and had
Edmund, b. 30 Ap. 1777;
John, b. 12 June 1778;
Josiah, b. 28 Sept. 1785, a physician at
Buffalo, N. Y., and was
Mayor of that City;
William, b. 20 June 1791.
John the f. was a Colonel,
Selectman, Treasurer, and Representative; he d. 1826; his w. Mary d. 1844, a. about 89.
For a more full account of this family in
Framingham, see
Barry's Hist.
6. John, s. of John (5), established himself as a merchant in
Camb.
before 6 May 1804, at which date he m. Sarah How of
Framingham, and had
John H., b. 9 May 1807;
Sarah R., b. 18 March 1809, m.
Dr. Charles F. Chaplin 11 Nov. 1835;
Mary E., b. 22 June 1811, m. Newell Bent 19 June 1833;
Charles S., b. 20 July 1814.
John the f. d. 28 Jan. 1841; his w. Sarah d. 15 Oct. 1839, a. 59.
Truesdale, Richard (otherwise written Trusedale,
Trusdale,
Trusdall, Trusdel, and Trewsdale), freeman 1635, was of
Boston, butcher, and
Deacon of the
First Church; member of Third Church 1669.
He d. apparently without issue, before 1672, at which date his wid. Mary executed a will (proved 26 Nov. 1674), bestowing legacies on
cousin William Emblin,
brother John Hood, Richard, son of
Samuel Trusdall, £ 50, and William, son of
William Gilbert, £ 50.
William Gilbert presented the inventory ‘of the estate of
Mrs. Mary Trusdall, his late Ant,’ 30 Jan. 1674-5.
2. Samuel, nephew of Richard (1), m. Mary, dau. of
John Jackson, and had
Richard, b. 16 July 1672;
Mary, b. 30 Nov. 1673, m.——Foot;
Samuel, b. 13 Oct. 1675, m.
Elizabeth——, and d. at
Newton about 1731;
Mindwell, b. 31 Aug. 1676;
Rebecca, b. 25 Mar. 1678;
Experience, b. 8 Aug. 1680;
Thomas, b. 27 Ap. 1682;
Ebenezer, b. 1685.
Samuel the f. resided on the south side of the river (
Newton), and d. 2 Mar. 1695.
3. Richard, brother to Samuel (2), and brother-in-law to
William Gilbert, as is indicated by certain records in an old account-book formerly owned by
Andrew Bordman, m.
Katherine Halton in
England 29 May 1673, and had
Elizabeth, b. 10 Feb. 1673-4, m.
Andrew Bordman 17 Dec. 1697, and d. 16 Aug. 1760;
Richard, b. 8 June 1675, ‘and was buried in the sea the 14th day of June 1675.’
Richard the f. ‘arrived at
Boston in
New England 21 day of June 1675;’ he seems to have died soon afterwards, and his w. m.——
Greenleaf, by whom she had
Joseph, and perhaps others; she survived her second husband, came to live with her son-in-law,
Bordman, in May 1705, and d. 28 Aug. 1712, aged 62.
Trumbull, John, by w.
Elizabeth, had
Elizabeth, b. June 1638;
John, b. 4 Aug. 1641;
Hannah, b. 10 Dec. 1642;
Mary, b. 9 Feb. 1644-5;
James, b. 7 Dec. 1647.
John the f. was a ship-master, and resided on the southerly side of South Street, at its intersection with Holyoke Street; he removed to Chs. before May 1655, where he was living at the age of 80, as appears by his deposition dated 27 Ap. 1686.
Elizabeth, prob.
his wid., d. at Chs. 1696, a. 86.
