Lexington Town (part 15 of 25)

Cutler, b. 1660, and d. Nov. 26. 17()3, aged 43; and he m. second, Oct. 18, 1705, Sarah Brooks of JNIed. The name of Philip llusscU is borne upon our earliest parish and town records ; and he appears to have enjoyed the confidence of the people, not only in the new settlement but in the old town. Though residing in the precinct, he was one of the selectmen of Old Camb. in 17-0 and 1701. Me was a subscriber for the meeting house at the Farms in 1692, and on the committee to " seat the meeting house," when it was ready for occupation. He d. Feb. 7, 1730, aged 80 years. The record of his faunly is imperfect, but from the probate files we have been enabled to present the following.

"William Russell m. I\Iarch 18, 1683, Abigail Winship. dau of Lieut. Edward Winship of Camb. We have little knowledire of the family, as they probably never came to Lex. They had William, b. 1687, who m. Mary, and d. in Lex. Nov, 25, 1731 ; Abigail, b. Dec. 31. 1688 d. unm. June 20, 1710; Edward, b. 1694, d. June 21, 1695. They probably had other children.

Jason Russell m. May 27, 1684, Uavy Hubbard of Camb.. where they resided. They had Jason, h. 1687, John, Martha, Hubbard, Thomas. Elizabeth, and Noah. The late Col. Thomas Russell of W. Camb. was a descendant of this family, being a son of Thomas, son of Jason, son of Hubbard.

He d. Dec. 20, 1763. The want of records leaves us almost without knowledge of this family. The probate files furnish a few facts. They had at least Jabez, Ephraim, and Joseph. Joseph m. Aprd 26, 1739, Sarah Russell, dau. of Philip Russell. They were cousins. They had two children, one b. Jan. 11, d. Jan. 13, 1740; Sarah, h. Feb 28, 1740, and d. June 10, 1741. Sarah, the mother, d. May 29, 1742, and Joseph, the husband, d. March 23, 1743. _ Thus this family became eitinct. Joseph, the husband of Jane, in his Uill,

Philip Russell m. April 24, 1750, Lydia Eaton of Reading, by whom he had one son, Amos. She d. Oct. 5, 1751, and he m. second, June 22, 1758, Lydia Dodge, by whom he had nine children. He d. Jan. 19, 1816, aged 89; she d. Feb. 28, 1772. In his Will, dated 1796, he mentions sons Amos, Nathan, and Jonas, and dau. Phebe Merriam and Lucy Harrington.

83. He d. Oct. 17, 1802, aged 73. They had Hannah, b. Aug. 12, 1764. Her mother, her last-surviving parent, dying 1808, Hannah was left alone, and she lived about thirty years the sole occupant of the house, and d. 1838, unm., aged 74 years. Her house was near the present residence of Col. Philip Russell.

It is worthy of remark that in the above family there were nine children born in less than twelve years. This is explained by the remarkable fact that there were two pairs of twins in the family.

Philip Russell m. JNIarch 16, 1837, Sabra Wood of Burlington. She d. Oct. 10, 1862. The confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens is manifest from the various offices he has been called to till. He was selectman thirteen years, assessor five years, and representative nine years. He was also actively engaged in the military, and passed through the various grades till he enjoyed the title of colonel.

We have found more than ordinary difficulty in tracing the Russell family. There were llussells in town who probably did not descend from William and Martha. There were Russells in Charlestown and in Woburn, and probably some of the name came into l^exington. Early upon our records we find the name of Jonathan Russell, who appeared to liave been a man of some note, as he filled the ofHce of constable in 1717, and subsequently was otherwise noticed. He was ad. to the ch. Dec. 19, 1708. He may have come to Lex. from Wo.

May have been the children of Josiah Russell, the son of James, (No. 35). Josiah (No. 63) was at one time in Connecticut. He miffht have returned.

The Saville Family

THE SAVILLE FAMILY. Edward Saviixe of Weymouth, and William Saville of Braintree were both in the country as early as 1640. But it is not known from which, if from either, the family we design to trace descended.

TnoMAS Saville, said to have come from Maiden, settled in Gloucester, in a part of the town called Squam, where he d. at the a're of 84. He m. 1722, Mary Haraden. They had several children, amoncr whom was Jesse, who was one of his majesty's custom house officers in 1770. The opposition to British taxation rendered every officer of the crown unpopular. Saville shared the fate of al such officers. His house was assailed, and he was treated with violence. It does not appear, however, that he espoused the cause of Great Britain. Babson in his History of Gloucester, says of him, "He lived a useful and retired life, and d. March 11, 1823, at an advanced ao-e " He had several sons ; John went to sea and was taken prisoner and'carried to England, and never returned; Oliver, d. on a voyage to India; David, was lost at sea. Besides these, he had Thomas, James, and William.

David Saville m. Sept. 12, 1830, Ann W. Leonard, dau. of Rev Ezra and Nancy (Woodbury) Leonard, b. July 19, 1808. Mr Leonard, the father-in-law of Mr. Saville, was a Congregationalist cler<^yman in Gloucester. In the course of his ministry he embraced^'the doctrine of universal salvation, and such was his influence in his parish, and such his hold upon their esteem and affections, that his whole congregation either adopted his views, or quietly tolerated them, so that no rupture occurred in the society, and he continued to be their pastor. Mr. Saville resided in Gloucester till 1845. when he moved to Charlestown, and in 1849 he removed to Lexin"-ton. His father being a seafaring man, he accompanied him on voyao-es at an early age, and continued in the calling of a mariner till he became master of a vessel. He was taken prisoner on the coast of Chili bv a privateer and set on shore, where he was lorced into the armv, from which he escaped and shipped on board a whaler. In his vovacr'es he visited dillerent parts of both continents. He was in the West India and South American trade; made voyages to the Baltic and the Mediterranean, and left the sea about 183o. In Ihob and 1838, he represented his native town in the Legislature, and was for some years an inspector in the Boston Custom House. Since 1849, he has spent most of his time in California, keeping up his residence in Lexington, where his family reside.

The Simonds Family

The Simondses of Lexington, originated in Woburn, and came to this place about 1680. The first notice of them in the Woburn records, is in 1644. When they came to the country is unknown.

William Simoxds of Wo. m. Jan. 28. 1644, Judith Hayward, dau. of James Hayward. He settled in Wo., about a mile and a half westerly of the centre of the town, where he built a house which was used as a fort during the Indian wars. He was one of the proprietors of the town, and became a considerable landholder. He was denominated a planter. He served, as most of the men at that day did, in the military movements of the times. He was admitted a freeman in 1670. He d. in 1670, leaving a wife and a large family of children. His widow survived him twenty years, and d. Jan. 5, 1690.

Joseph Simonds m. March 7, 1681, Mary Tidd, dau. of John and Rebecca (Wood) Tidd. Mr. Simonds and his father-in-law both came from Wo. and settled in the same neighborhood, near where Mr. Charles Johnson now resides. The locality is marked by the huge and venerable elms which have braved the tempests of nearly two centuries. His name is found on the earliest records of Lex , he being a subscriber to the first meeting house in 1692. His name is also borne on the first tax bill in 1693, and was among the eight or ten highest tax payers on the list. In 1695, we find the name of Sergeant Joseph Simonds among the assessors, along with Sergeant Tliomas Cutler and Corporal William Reed, so that at that early day he seems to have been on the high road of military promotion. He was one of the selectmen at the first organization under tiie town charter, in 1713. He subsequently served on the school conunittce, and filled other important offices in the town. He and his wife, Mary, were admitted to the church under Mr. Estabrook, in 1098, He d, Aug, 12, 1733, aged 86, and his wife d, Jan. 4, 1732, aged 77.

One stone in the grave yard bears the names of both of them. The record of this flimily is very imperfect, - the birlh of only four of their children is recorded. His Will, dated Jan. IG, 1733, and ))roved Sept. 21, 1733, mentions sons Joshua, Joseph, Daniel, and Jonathan, and dau. Rebecca Wellington, Mary Grimes, Abigail Knight, and Eli;.abeth Brown. Daniel was made executor of his Will.

Joshua Simonds m. Hannah Poulter of Lex. He was constable In 1728, school committee In 1732, and selectman In 1733 and 1746. He d. Nov. 3, 1768, aged 82; and she d. Nov. 11, 1789, at the advanced age of 96. His Will, dated June 29, 1767, and proved Nov. 22, 1768, mentions Hannah, his wife, and his sons Joshua and Joseph, and his dau. Sarah Bowman, Hannah Brooks and Betty Reed. He made ample provision for his wife, which I will notice, as It shows the habits and customs of the times. After describing the portion of his house which she might occupy, he provides that she shall be furnished with a good horse, two good cows, six bushels of corn, three of rye, two of wheat, two of malt, fifty pounds of pork, hundred pounds of beef, two barrels of good cider, three bushels of winter apples, a sufficiency of suitable sauce, twelve pounds of flax, six pounds of wool, and six cords of wood, to be furnished annually during her life.

Daniel Simonds m. Nov. 29, 1716, Abigail Smith of Waltham. The same year, according to the good old custom, he was chosen hogreeve. To him this was a rising-post, for subsequently, viz. In 1740 and 1755, we find his name among the selectmen. He and his wife united with the church in Lexington, 1751. He d. April 3, 1776, aged 83.

dred and two acres, bounded easterly on land of Thomas Blodgett, Robert Fiske, and Woburn line, westerly by land of Joshua Simonds and the town road, northerly on land of Joshua Simonds, Jonathan llobiiisou, and Thomas Hadley, and southerly on land of Joshua Simonds, Sanuiel Raymond, Robert Fiske, and Thomas Blodj^ett. His wliole estate at his decease was valued in the currency of the day at £3.Jol. This description of his homestead fixes his residence in the north-easterly part of the town, near the present corner of Wo. and Bur. He d. Dec. 22, 1748. He was one of the selectmen ia 1732.

Joshua Simonds m. Martha Bowers of Billerica. They were admitted to the church, Sept. 7, 1756. He was a large landholder, owning real estate not only in Lex. and other towns in Massachusetts, but in Hollis, N. H. He d. July 24, 1805, aged 69; she d. June 24, 1819, aged 77. He was among the brave men who met the British on the 19th of April, 1775. He went into the meeting house ibr powder, and finding himself cut off" from his company, cocked his gun and placed the muzzle on an open cask of powder, resolved to blow up the house in case the British should enter it.

Lucy, h. Aug. 18, 1761, about six months after the death of her father. Her mother m. Andrew Munroe, by whom she had two sons, the last of whom was born one month after the death of his father.

Abip;ail Cutler of Bur. He resided at one time in Wo. In 1762, Nathan Simonds, wife, and children, came from Wo. to Lex. and resided in the house of Daniel Simonds. He was one of the selectmen in 1776.

to a colonelcy, and d. in the service. '[David, b. 1769 ; m. July 23, 1795, Jerusha Locke. Svpphj, b. ; m. Betsey Brown of Boston. He was drowned

John Simonds m. Mary Tufts, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Hutchin>on) Tufts of Med. They lived at the corner of Burlington and (jrove streets. Their first six children were all bap. at one time, viz. March 11, 1770. He d. Dec. 6, 1812, aged 83.

Joshua Simonds m. Jan. 5, 1794, Abigail Cutler, dau of Thomas Cutler. She was b May 2, 1771, and d. Aug. 1837, aged 66. He d. Jan. 1, 1858, aged 88. He kept a public house in Lex. about fifty-eight years, at the foot of Fiske Hill, so called, on Monument street ; and the rest of the period, commencing with 1802, at his late residence on Bedford street.

William Simonds m. Aug. 18, 1799, Susan Pierce, dau. of Isaac and Hannah Pierce of Walt. She d. Feb. 4, 1847, in her 68th year, and he d. 1858. They were ad. to the ch. June 13, 1813. He kept a tavern on Concord avenue eighteen years, commencing with 1810.

Humphrey , b. June 6, 1801 ; m. Emeline Gizeley. He went to New Orleans, where he d. Sept. 7, 1833, leaving a wife and two children in Lexington.

Jonathan Simonds m. Dec. 8, 1816, Mrs. Patty Hills, wid. of Capt. S. C. Hills, and daughter of Erasmus Pierce of Boston. He fitted for college, but prefering a more active life, went to Boston. About 1809, he entered the army of the United States, was stationed at Burlington, Vt., where he was promoted to a captaincy. In 1811, he resigned his commission and returned to Boston, where he established himself as a broker, and where he d. He had two children, Albert, b. April 17, 1817, and George W., b. March 1, 1820, who resided for some years with his uncle, Eli Robbins, at East Le.x. He has since gone to New York.

Joseph Simonds m. Mary Viles, dau. of Joel and Mary (Bowman) Viles. He d. Nov. 21, 1834, and she d. March 5, 1867, in her 9.;d year. He was representative sixteen years, selectman five years, and assessor three years. He was often placed on important committees, and was one of the leading men of the town.

Marcellus, h. 1812; d. 1849, aged 36. He m. May 12, 1846, Maria Augusta Ball of Con., by whom he had Marcella Augusta. His wid. m. William Heard of Con. and now lives in Detroit.

Ebknezer Simonds went to Med. about 1780. where he m. April 30, 1785, Anne Bradbury of that place. His children were all born in Med. On the death of his father in 1812, he returned to Lex. and took up his abode on the old homestead. He d. Aug. 23, 1845, aged 87, and she d. July 12, 1820, aged 61. They were severely afflicted in the loss of their children. He was one of the patriotic band who defied British aggression on the 19th of April, 1775.

Eli Simonds m. Sept. 4, 1842, Elizabeth Swan of West Carab. He resides on his father's homestead on Concord avenue. He has filled the principal town offices, - overseer, selectman, &c.

Joseph Frederick Simonds m. May 7, 1835, Susan Mulliken, dau. of John and Susan (Reed) Mulliken. He was selectman, 1848, '49, and assessor, 1857.

Francis K., b. Atifj. 22, 1828 ; m. June 1, 1853, Charlotte B. Swett, wid. of Rev. William Gray Swett, and dau. of Elias Phinney, Esq. Their children are Henry, b. July 10, 1854, in Burlington, Vt., where they then resided, and Franklin P., b. in Lex. June 25, 1856. She had by her first husband one dau. C. B. W. G. bwett, b. Feb. 8, 1843.

The Smith Family

In looking into the early records of almost any town in the Commonwealth, we should naturally expect to find the name of Smith; and if John himself was not there, we should infer tliat he had left his kinsmen, Joseph, and Thomas, and Samuel, and had gone on a tour to visit his old friend, Mr. Jones. In regard to Lex. we are not left to matters of inference; for in looking at the first tax ever imposed by the parish, in 1693, we find that both John and Thomas are there, acting the part of good citizens, by contributing to the support of religious institutions. But though we have record evidence that John and Thomas were at Camb. Farms in 1693, we are not so certain whence they came or who were their ancestors. The Smiths were so numerous in Wat., Lex., and other neighboring towns, and the Christian names of John and Joseph and Thomas and Samuel being so common in all the families, it becomes exceedingly difficult to trace them and preserve the personal identity, or even the family to which any one of them belongs. Living as they did, and still do, on the borders of the town, near the line of Wat. and Walt., there will, almost as a matter of course, be some passing and repassing of the town line, which increases the difficulty in making the genealogy perfectly accurate.

According to the best information we can obtain, the Lex. Smiths came from Wat. On the earliest list of proprietors of that town, in 1636, are four of the name of Smith, viz., John, sen., John, jr., Thomas, and Francis.

John Smith, sen., had a wife by the name of Isabella, who d. Oct. 12, 1639, aged 60 years. It is probable that John and Isabella were the parents of John, jr., and Thomas, and perhaps of Francis and Daniel. John, sen., d. July 12, 1639, aged 60.

Thomas Smith m. 1663, Mary Hosmer, dau. of James Hosmer of Con., where his eldest three children were born. He moved to Lex., where be and his wife were ad. to the ch. June, 1701, by a letter of dismission from Weymouth. He was taxed here in 1693, and in 1700 we find honorable mention of him. In the delicate work of seating the meeting house, we find that John Stone and Thomas Smith, "were Plast in y® fore seatt of y'= body of seats." He d. Dec. 25, 1727, aged 88, and she d. Oct. 1, 1719, aged 64. Their names and deaths are inscribed on one stone in the Lex. Old Grave Yard.

March 12, 1710. It is supposed that he returned to Wat. and probably m. a second wife, Abigail, by whom he had Abigail and Ituth, and d. 1736.

Joseph Smith m. Oct. 14, 1701, Mary Richards, b. May 15, 1680, dau. of William and Mary Richards of Wat. They were in Lex. as early as 1702, their first child being bap. that year.

Benjamin Smith m. July 9, 1713, Martha Comee. She d. Nov. 19, 1749, and he m. May 3, 1750, Mrs. Esther Green. He d. Dec. 9, 1779, aged 90. He was for a long time very popular with his townsmen, being often elected to public office. He was twelve years on the board of selectmen. They had the misfortune to lose five of their children young.

who was taxed at' Camb. Farms in 1793; but did not reside there permanently till some time after, as his name is not upon the tax bills for several of the subsequent years. Probably the John Smith who d. Feb. 4, 1743.

Ebenezer Smith m. Abigail Wellington, wid. of Benjamin Wellington, jr. They were very unfortunate in their children, having lost four in three years. He was a member of Capt. Parker's co. in 1775, and was called to Camb. May 10, and June 17, 1775.

years, and she d. Sept. 8, 1763, aged 46 years. We find no record of the birth of their first seven children, yet the papers connected with the settlement of his estate, show that he had the children named below, and their birth must have been nearly as set down.

JosiAH Smith m. Nov. 15, 1750, Sarah Francis of Medford. She d. April 27, 1757, and he m. Jan. 1, 1758, Hannah Brown. He was one of the brave defenders of his country's rights on the 19th of April, 1775. He v.as selectman several years.

Thomas Smith m. April 12, 1753, Sarah Raymond. They lived probably in Wo. now Burlington ; for in 1754, they were ad. to the eh. in Lex. by a letter of dismission from the second church in Wo.

Jonathan Smith m. Aug. 30, 1738, Abigail Stratton of Walt. He d. ]\Iarch 23, 1801, aged 88. He was one of the sons of liberty in the Battle of Lexington, and was called to Camb. on the 17th of June, 1775. He was on the board of selectmen, 1771. He was a lieutenant in the militia.

Abijah Smith m. Jan. 18, 1750. Mary Lawrence, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Lawrence, b. Nov. 30, 1729. She d. May 22, 1775. He was generally known as " Lieut. Smith."

William Smith m. Oct. 20, 1757, Abigail Smith, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Stratton) Smith of Lex. He d. 1811, aged 75. He was a member of Capt. Parker's co , and was in service both on the 19th of April, and on the 17th of June, 1775.

Joseph Smith m. Jan. 17, 1765, Lucy Stone. She d. June 29, 1772, and he m. second, March 13, 1777, Abigail Ingoldsby of Lex., b. Oct. 13, 1750. He was on the Common on the 19th of April, when the British fired upon the Americans, was afterwards captain, and d. Aug. 19, 1805.

Ebenezer Smith m. Dec. 29, 1763, Priscilla Diamond. He was one who was called to Camb. during the Battle of Bunker Hill. She d. Sept. 18, 1773.

Samuel Smith m. Aug. 30, 1764, Elizabeth Harrington. They were ad. to the ch. Nov. 25, 1764, when their first child was bap. About 1768, they removed to New Hampshire. In 1772, Samuel and Elizabeth Smith were dismissed to *' JNlason, N. H., in order to the gathering of a church there." They may have had other children.

John Smith m. Nov. 15, 1784, Sarah Lawrence, dau. of Bezaleel Lawrence. We confess our inability to trace John Smith, or to keep a record of his whereabout. His name appears on the tax bill from 1784 to 1788 ; but in 1789, we 6nd that the assessors of that year, inserted his name as though he was an inhabitant, and erased it as though he was not.

JosiAH Smith ra. Feb. 6, 1777, Polly Barber of Lex. He d. Nov. 20, 1826, of leprosy, aged 73. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. May 14, 1780. She was a dau. of a captain in the British service. She d. May 10, 1838, aged 84. He was in Capt. Parker's CO. at the opening of the Revolution. He was an asssessor six or eight years.

JoKL Smith m. Sept. 21, 1794, Elizabeth Stearns of Walt. She d. April 1, 1836, and he m. second, June 9, lb39, wid. Zerviah Hall of Brewster.

Jonathan Smith m, first, June 15, 1771, Lydia Muzzy. She d. Nov. 7, 1785, and he m. second, Oct. 16, 1788, Abigail Marrett. She d. March 30, 1794, and he m. third, March 17, 1795, Ruth Fiske, dau. of Dr. Joseph and Hepzibah Fiske. He had four children by his first wife, three by his second, and four by his third. He d. is'^ov. 29, 1819, aged 71. He resided on Main street, on the place owned by Mr. Cotterell. He was a tanner.

Amos Smith ra. April 7, 1808, Catharine S. Langdon, dau. of Judge Timothy Langdon of Wiscassett, Me. He went to Boston, when a young man, and was in trade as a druggist. He d. July 19, 1816, aged 32 : she d. May 20, 1857, aged 83 years.

Amos, b. Nov. 29, 1816, after the death of his father. He grad. H. C. 1888, entered the ministry, and was settled in Boston, Dec. 7, 1842, colleague with Rev. Dr. Parkman. In 1848, he left Boston, and was settled, Nov. 26 of that year, at Leominster. In 1856, he left Leominster, and took charge of a new society at Belmont, He was installed over that society, April 26, 1857.

JosiAH Smith m. May, 1817, Lucinda Wyman of Med. She d. April 4, 1853, aged 60. He is living, in the 79th year of his age, as spry and active as most men at sixty. He has been long and extensively known as a master of the fife. Commencing at an early age, he has played nearly seventy years for military companies. Such has been his reputation as a fifer, that he has been engaged by some of the most celebrated companies in the State, to play for them on their annual parades and on festive occasions. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company have been regaled by his music on their annual parade for the last half century, and thousands of our citizens, from Bangor, Me., to Alexandria, Va., have been excited to patriotic emotions by the piercing notes of his favorite instrument. Nor has his labor in this line been confined to the " piping times of peace." In the war of 1812, he was three months in the service, and in the late war many a soldier has left the Commonwealth to defend our free institutions, with his breast heaving with patriotism excited by the music of this venerable fifer.

Billings Smith m, Feb. 10, 1847, Martha Childs, dau. of Isaac Childs of Walt. He traded several years in Lexington, where he now resides, but is doing business in Boston, in the grain line.

William Smith b. May 26, 1794, in Walt. ; came to Lex. Jan. 8, 1819, m. April, 1820, Mary Fiske, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Flagg) FiskeofWalt. Shed. March 19, 1823, leaving one child. He ni. July 22, 1824, Mary C. (ireen, dau. of Jonas and Hannah (Child) Green of Walt. She d. Feb. 13, 1829. She had two cliildren. He m. Nov. 1832, Joan, wid. of Oliver Locke. Capt. William Smith, though not a Lexington man by birth, is from the same parent stock as the families above traced. He was son of Elijah Smith, b Jan. 30, 1760, who was the son oi Jonas Smith, b. June 7, 1719, who was the son of Zachariah Smith, b. May 16, 1687, who was the son of Jonathan (No. 13 in the foregoing table of the Smith family), and Jonathan was a brother of Thomas, John, and Joseph, who settled in Lex., and they were sons of Thomas, who was born in England and came to this country, 1G35, with his father, John.

Webster Smith, like Capt. William above, is a Lexington man by adoption, but is of the same parent stock as the Lexington families. His father, Jonas Smith, b. Feb. 6, 1788, was son of Zachariah, b. Aug. 22, 1749, who was son of Jonas, b. June 7, 1719. Here the ancestors of William and Webster unite ; and by tracing them back through Zachariah, we come to Jonathan (No. 13 in the foregoing register of the Smiths), and thence to the first emigrant. These Smiths generally resided in Waltham.

Webster Smith, the second son of Jonas, purchased the well known Pliinney Place, and came to Lex. about 1852. lie m. April 5, 1863, Caroline Cormic, dau. of Peter and Mary Cormic of Pictou, Nova Scotia. They have one child, Abbie Fiske, b. July 4, 1865. He was one of the selectmen during the Rebellion, when many important duties were devolved upon that Board.

Sylvanus W. Smith came to Lex. from Newton, 1831. Abiel Smith of Smithfield, R. I., removed to Needham, Mass., where he d. Feb. 18G1. His son, Enoch Smith, was b. in Needham, but settled in Newton, where he d. Nov. 25, 1834. He m. Elizabeth Woods, dau. of George Woods of Rox. She d. Oct. 11, 1848. Sylvanus W. Smith, son of Enoch and Elizabeth, was b. in Newton, Aug. 2, 1808, and m. July 6, 1834, Catharine Adams of Lex., dau. of Zabdiel and Susan, b. April 26, 1813. They have had three children, Susan E., b. July 9, 1835; Ellen E., b. Nov. 25, 1837, d. Aug. 7, 1848; Emma A., b. Oct. 5, 1848. S3dvanus W. Smith has served several years as overseer of the poor and as selectman. He is also a magistrate.

The Spaulding Family

Though the name of Spaulding is quite common, no family of that name has resided in Lexington till a period comparatively recent. The Spauldings probal)ly originated in Braintree, where Edward and his wifie Margaret settled, and where she d. 1640. He had Edward and Benjamin b. in Braintree before 1644, and Andrew b. Nov. 19, 1653 in Chelmsford, to which place he had removed. Andrew was a deacon of the church there. The descendants oi Edward Spaulding became numerous in that and some of the neighboring towns. Edward Spaulding was chosen into office in Chelmsford in 1G54, and ia said to have planted the first orchard in the town. The late Dr. Spaulding of Lexington descended from this stock.

Stillman Spaulding, son of Job and Sarah (Proctor) Spaulding of Chelmsford, m. May 13, 1819, Lucy Butterfield, dau. of John and Rebecca (Kendall) Butterfield of the same town. Having studied medicine, he established himself in Lex. about 1820, and continued in practice to the time of his death, May 26, 1860. He was in his 72d year.

STAPLES. - Rev. Nahor Augustus Staples, who was settled in Lfxinjiton, was son of Jason and Phila (Tuft) Staples of Mendon. He was 1). An<r. 24, 1830; m. Sept. 24, 1854, Margaret Sliipping, dau. of Charles and IMartha (Eddawes) Shipping of Philadelphia, Pa. He grad. at Meadville Theological School in 1854, and was ordained at Le.xington, Sept. 20, 1854. He was dismissed at his own rt'qtie.>it, Nov. 30, 1856, and was settled over a new society formed in Milwaid<ee, 111. After ilie breaking out of the Rebellion, lie united himsi-lf with one of the Illinois regiments as chaplain. His health became impaired and he left the service. Having partially recovered his health, he settled over a society in Brooklyn, N. Y. His zeal and unsparing devotion to his profession gradually undermined his constitution, and he d. Feb. 5, 1864. Mr. Staples was a man of brilliant talents, and though he died young, had acquired a high reputation as a preacher. Their first child, Frederick A. Staples, was b. in Le.x. Dec. 11, 1855.

The Stearns Family

There have been a few Stearnses in Lexington in every period of her history, and yet it is impossible to give a connected genealogy of them. This arises from the fact that the first family of that name became nearly if not quite extinct, and also from the fact that they descended from two distinct families.

Isaac Stearns came to this country in 1630, probably in the same ship with Gov. Wiuthrop and Richard Saltonstall, and settled in Wat., near Mount Auburn. He was made freeman, 1630, which is the earliest date of any such admissions. He was selectman several years, and d. June 19, 1671, leaving a wid., Mary, who d. April 2, 1677. Two or three of their children were born in England. Isaac Stearns, in his AVill, dated only a few days before his death, says, '* My will is that my kinsman, Charles Stearns, shall have ten pounds of my estate." This Charles Stearns is the ancestor of a portion of the Lex. Stearnses.

Isaac Stearns m. Elizabeth - - . He was a subscriber to the first meeting house, 1692, and was taxed the year following. He was ad. to the oh. May 8, 1699. by a letter from tiie eh. in Wat. He was constable in 1710. His first four children were recorded in Camb., the others in Lex. His children settled in Stoughton.

organization, and was taxed 1694, was an assessor 1711, '13, '17, and was a tythingman, 1718. He was killed by a casualty, Nov. 19, 1721, and his widow settled his estate. She moved to Littleton in 1730, with a portion of her children. The rest appeared to have scattered in dilierent directions.

This branch of the Stearns family appears to have become extinct in Lexington; though other branches liom lime to time crop out in the town.

Phinehas Stearns of Waltham, b. Feb. 28, 1738. son of Dea. Isaac, m. July 9, 1761, Mary Wellington, who d Feb. 13, 1790. He moved to Lexington as early as 1768. A part of their children were b. in Lex., and several of them m into Lex. families. He was in the Revolution. He was selectman 1781 and 1782.

The foregoing two brothers were m. at the satne time, and their wives were sisters, dau. of Benjamin Phinney of Lexington. Phinehas, bap. June 1, 1770; d. young. Susanna, b. Aug. 8, 1774; m. 1800, James V.'yeth of Camb. Isaac, b. Nov. 3, 1776 ; d. young.

Samukl Stearns b. Oct. 23, 1761, son of Samuel of Walt., m. 1799, Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Capt. Francis Brown of Lex., resided for a short time in Lex., where he d. June 13, 1805. They had Samuel, b. in AValt. Aug. 20, 1800; and Charles and Edivin, twins, b. in Lex. May 22, 1804. Charles d. in Boston, 1830, unm. and Edwin went to Middletown, Conn., where he became prominent, having been bank commissioner, aide to the Governor, representative and senator, and State treasurer.

Charles Stearns of Wat. was admitted freeman, May 6, 1646. He was "kinsman" of Isaac Stearns, mentioned in his Will, 1671. In 1680, he was elected constable in Wat., but declined serving. It is supposed that soon after this he moved to Lynn End (now Lynnfield) with his son, Shubael. His first wife, Hannah, d. in Wat. 1651, and he m. second, June 22, 1G54, Rebecca Gibson, dau. of John Gibson of Cambridge.

John Stearns m. Judith Lawrence. She d. and he m. April 2, 1713, Mary Norcross. He resided in Lex., where he was taxed in the first tax bill, 1693. He d. Feb. 22, 1722. Living near the line of Wat., most of his children were bap. in that town.

July of that year, five of their children were baptized. He d. May 26, 1801, aged 73; she d. Nov. 25, 1805, aged 69. He was in the campaign to White Plains, in 1776.

AsAHEL Stearns m. Mary Smith. They made their peace with the ch. in Lex. Sept. 25, 1785, and two of their children were bap. Oct. 2, 1785. He was a member of Cai)t. Parker's co. 1775, was one of the eight months' men in 1775, and was in the continental line.

The Stetson Family

Caleb Stetson is a son of Thomas Stetson of Kingston, and was b. July 12, 1793. He grad. H. C. 1822, and was settled as a clergyman at Medford, Feb. 28, 1827. He left Medford, and was settled at South Sc-ituate. Mr. Stetson is a lineal descendant from the original emigrant, Robert Stetson, who settled in Scituate, commonly called " Cornet Robert," he being a cornet of the first company of horse in Plymouth Colony. He was seventeen years a deputy to the General Court, and was active in King Phillip's War. He d. Feb. 1, 1702, aged 90 years.. Thomas, his third son, had a family of twelve children. Elisha, the filth son of Thomas, bap. 1G86, m. about 170G, Abigail Brewster, by whom he had five children. Elisha, his only son, b. 1718, m. 1742, Sarah Adams, and had ten children. Thomas, his third son, b. March 9, 1752, m. Sept. 3, 1778, Elizabeth Cook of Kingston, and had eleven children. He was a shipmaster about thirty years, when he left the sea, and settled on a farm in Harvard, where he d. 1820. His children, of whom Caleb was the ninth, were born in Kingston.

Caleb Stetson m. Aug. 22, 1827, Julia Ann Merriam, dau. of Rufus and Martha (Simonds) Merriam of Lexington. After leaving South Scituate, he came to Lex. to reside on the old homestead of his father-in-law, in 1860.

Thomas M., b. June 15, 1830; grad. H. C. 1849, read law, and is in practice at New Bedford. He m. Sept. 10, 1856, Caroline Dawes, dau. of Hon. Thomas D. Elliott of New Bedford.

STEVENS. - The family here traced is said to have descended from John Stevens, one of the first settlers of Andover, but in the absence of the records we are unable to fill up the line of descent.

Cyrus Stevens of Gloucester m. about 1796, Hannah Elwell of that town. They had Caroline, b. 1797; William, b. 1799; two children who d. in early infancy ; George, b. 1802 ; Henry, b. 1804 ; James, b. 1807.

William Stevens, son of Cyrus and Hannah, m. May 13, 1822, Nancy Pierce, dau. of Henry and Abigail (Knights) Pierce. He settled in Gloucester and subsequently in Charlestown, and from thence cama to Lex. about 1845. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and afterwards was a clerk in the Boston Custom House twelve years. He d. Aug. 28, 1862, aged 63. They had the following children, Anna P., b. Dec. 29, 1823, d. Oct. 8, 1824; William H., b. April 13, 1826, m. June 5, 1848, Caroline E. Goodrich of Charlestown. they reside in California, and have two children; Thoma.-ine L., b. March 25, 1828; Ann C, b. Feb. 28, 1831, m. June 2, 1852, Horace B. Davis, and has two children; Hannah E., b. June 2, 1833, m. Nov. 27, 18")7, George D Robinson, and d. April 5, 1864, leaving one child ; Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1844.

The Stone Family

The Stones were early in the country, and have become very numerous in all parts of the State. They were among the early settlers in Lexington, and were numerous, respectable, and influential. There were so many of the same name, that they were in many instances in the Lex. Records, designated by their geographical position, as John Stone East and John Stone West, Samuel Stone East and Samuel Stone West. But the family are now, and for some time have been, nearly or quite extinct in the town.

Gregory Stone, their original ancestor, came to this country with his family in 1G35, and settled in Cambridge. He was one of the members of the first church, and was one of its deacons. He had six children, four sons and two daughters. He was also stepfather of John and Lydia Cooper, two children of his wife by her first husband in p]ngland. Dea. Stone d. Nov. 30, 1672, aged 82. She d. June 24, 167i. He was ad. freeman, 1630 ; was one of the l>roprietors of Watertown, and a representative in 1638.

proprietors of Sudbury, had several grants of land there, and settled on the Sudbury river near the Falls, being the place where the village of Saxonville, in Framingham, is now situated. He had twelve children, and his descendants have been numerous in Sudbury, Framingham, and other towns in that neighborhood. None of them came to Lexington.

\ David, settled on his father's "Cambridge Farms," where he owned a large tract in the southwestern part of the town, including what is now a part of Lincoln, where Gregory Stone, one of his descendants lived on the old homestead.

Samnel, like his brother David, settled on his father's large tract, residing about a mile easterly of his brother, near the junction of our present Lincoln and Weston streets, where stood the old mansion, occupied b}- the Stones for more than a century.

Sarah, m. July 12, 1653, Joseph Merriam of Con. and was the mother of Joseph, John, Robert, and Thomas Merriam, who settled in Lex. in the immediate neighborhood of the Stones. She d. in Lex. April 8, 1704, aged 71, and hence was born 1633.

but the mother and child soon d., and he m. second, Dorcas and had several children. He was made freeman, 1647. He d. Jan. 16, 1704, and she d. Aug. 13, 1704. His name does not appear upon the first records of the precinct, except as a tax payer, and his tax being small, he had probably disposed of most of his property to his sons, and had in a manner retired from business, as he was between seventy and eighty years of age. The record of his family, and that of his sons, is exceedingly defective, and hence I can give no full account of them.

Samuel Stone was b. 1635, the year his father came to the country. He m. June 7, 1G55, Sarah Stearns of Wat., by whom he had ten or twelve children, about half of whom d. young. It is difficult to say at what time Samuel Stone and his brother David came to Cambridge Farms, but it is probable that they settled hore about the time of their marriage, that is. about 1G48 and 1655 respectively; and as the country was at that time unsettled, they would naturally precede their families, and so may have been here a year earlier. They were at all events among the first settlers.

Samuel's name is borne upon our first records, being a subscriber for the first meeting house in 1692, and was ta.xed on the precinct tax bill in 1693, where his tax was higher than that of any other citizen, showing that he was a man of large landed property.

At the first organization of the precinct, no man was more prominent than Samuel Stone, Sen. He was chosen deacon at the organization of the ch., was assessor, and was on almost every important committee. He d. Sept. 27, 1715, aged 80 yeai-s and 7 months. His first wife, Sarah, d. Oct. 4, 1700, and he m. second, Abigail , who d. in Wo., 1728, aged 71.

David Stone m. Dec. 31, 1674, Sarah Hildreth. In the absence of any connected record, I shall not attempt to give any connected genealogy of this family. He probably d. Sept. 21, 1679.

gleaned of this family from the Lex. Records. Daniel Stone was a subscriber for the meeting house in 1692, and was taxed in the precinct the year following. I find no record of the birth of his children. In 1700, Gregory Stone, Lydia Stone, and Susanna Stone, children of Daniel Stone, were baptized. With this meagre record, we dismiss the family, observing that there is a marked difference between the Stones denominated East and those denominated West ; the former kept up a good record in the town and church, while the latter did not.

record. John Stone West, was a subscriber for the meeting house ia 1692, and his name appears subsequently in the precinct tax bills. His wife was ad. to the ch. June 14, 1699.

Genealogical Hegister

Samuel Stone m. June 12, 1679, Dorcas Jones of Concord. He was designated Samuel Stone East, to distinguish him from his cousin Samuel, who was called Samuel Stone West. He was one of the original members of the church in 1696, and his wife was received in 1698, from the church in Concord. He d. June 17, 1743, aged 87; she d. Sept. 24, 1746, aged 87. He was chosen deacon of the ch. Nov. 1715, to fill the vacancy in that office occasioned by the death of his father. He was selectman, 1714, '15, '23.

John Stone ra. April 27, 1687, Rachel Shepard of Con. He was a subscriber for the first meeting house, and to distinguish him from his cousin, and to show that he was on the high road of military promotion, he was designated coiyoral. They were admitted to the church Jan. 18, 1708. He d. Feb. 3, 1713, in his 49th year.

Samuei, Stone m. April 3, 1706, Abigail Reed of Wo. dau. of Dea. George Reed. June 8, 1718, Samuel Stone and wife were dismissed from the ch. of Lex. to the ch. of Sud., where they then lived ; subsequently they removed to Rutland. Afterwards they returned to Lex. and were readmitted, Nov. 11, 1744. He d. April 5, 1769; she d. Jan. 16, 1767.

in Hiithmd. Tabiiha, h. Jan. 9, 1716; m. John Noycs of Sudbury. Mary, b. Manli 9, 1718; m. Thomas Bent of Sudlmry. Susanna, b. April 24, 1/20; m. Elijah Bent of Sudbury.

JoNAS Stone ra. Elizabeth Adams. He moved to Rutland, where his wife d. April 3, 1751, when he returned to Lexington, where he m. May 12, 1752, his cousin, Sarah Stone, dau. of Joseph. He d. Oct. 29, 1790, aged 80, and she d. Nov. 4, 1780, aged 61. He was selectman thirteen years, assessor nine years, and treasurer from

1755 to 1778; was on the committee of correspondence in 1773 and 1776, was representative from 1771 to 1777, delegate to the first and second Provincial Congresses in 1774 and 1775.

The Stones of Lexington seemed to disappear rather suddenly, and to have left a record so imperfect, that it is impossible to state their genealogy, or the place to which they removed. It would be injustice, however, not to mention the generous act of one of that name, whose family we are unable to trace. At a town meeting in Lex. held June 15, 1761, "Mr. Isaac Stone came into said meeting and gave the Town a Bell for the Town's use forever ; which Bell was there, and weighed four hundred sixty-three pounds, for which the Moderator in the name of the Town returned him thanks."

The Stowe Family

WnxiAM Stowe was born in New Haven, Conn, and m. Emellne Thomas of that place. Like many other young men, he was thrown in early life upon his own resources, lie entered the army and served several years, mostly upon the frontier. Alter his discharge, he returned to his native place, and by his own personal efforts (jualified himself to enter the Newton Theological School. When he lelt that institution, he commenced preaching as a Baptist clergyman in Charlestown, Mass. After laboring there about eight years, he went to Martha's Vineyard. He subsequently united with the Episcopalians, and settled at Bristol, R. L After a ministry of six or seven years, he received a call at Port Huron, Mich., which he accepted, and where he still remains. Though in a great degree self-taught, he has become quite a proficient in some departments ol science and literature. He has had eight children, two of whom d. young.

Rev. William T. Stowe, his oldest son, was b. Aug. 30, 1841. He qualified himself by his own efforts to enter the law school at Albany, from which he graduated, and was admitted to the bar in that city in j860. Having a desire to enter the n}inistry, he turned bis atteutioa to the Gospel rather than to the law, aud commeoced preaching under the auspices of the Universalists. In 1862, he was settled in Brattleboro', Vt., where he remained till he came to Lex. in 1864. Since that time be has preached for the United Societies in the East Village. He m. June 7, 1861, Maria Hartness, dau. of John Hartness of Albany.

SUMNER. - William Sumner, son of Roger of England, came to this country about 16.^.5, with his wife Mary, by whom he had a family in Dorchester. William, one of his sons, m. Elizabeth Clement, and had among other children, Clement, b. Sept. 6, 1671, who m. May 18, 1698, Margaret Harris, and had Benjamin, b. May 28, third, Hannah Ridgeway. By his wife Alice he had James, b. 1763, who m. Elizabeth Foster of Beverly, and d. Oct. 23, 1814. James and Elizabeth had a son, James, h. May 4, 1788, and d. April, 1849. He m. Sarah Badger of Boston. They had six children b. in Boston, where their ancestors for several generations had resided, viz., Ja7nes D., h. 1816 ; Elizabeth, b. March, 1818, m. Charles Southack; Sarah Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1820, m. May 9, 1839, Charles Brown of Lex. ; MaryB., b. 1822, m. John Tilton ; Catharine, b. - , d. young.

The Tidd Family

Woburn in 1640, and d. Au<r, 3, 1643. His name was spelled Tead, and sometimes Teed, which was the common spelling in the early Lexington records. Most if not all his children were born abroad. His Will, dated Jan. 4, 1642, and proved Sept. 5, 1643, mentions sons John and Joseph, and dau. Mary, who probably m. Francis Kendall, and three grand-children, the youngest children of Ebenezcr, deceased. His son John came to Lex., and is the ancestor of the Tidds of this town.

John Tidd, b. 1625, and ra. in Wo. April 14, 16o0, Rebecca Wood of that town. She d. Jan. 10, 1717, aged 92. He moved to Camb. Farms, 1686, and settled upon the farm where Mr. Charles Tidd now resides. He appears to have been somewhat extensively engaged in dealing in real estate. He became one of the proprietors of Camb., for in the division of the land in 1683 above the "eight mile line," John Tidd received his distributive share. He also purchased lands of David Mackgeney, William Carly, David Fiske, and others. The homestead appears to have been bought of David Fiske, and conveyed by deed dated June 1, 1686. It was a lot of forty acres. Here the first house for the Tidds was probably erected, and the property remains in the hands of the lineal descendants at the present day, - a period of more than one hundred and eighty years.

On our earliest records, viz., a subscription for building a meeting house, in 1692, we find the name of John Tidd, or Teed, as the name was frequently spelt, and also the names of his sons Joseph and Samuel; and on the tax bill for 1693, we find the names of John and his sons Joseph, Samuel, and Daniel. The same year John Tidd was chosen one of the assessors, and one of a committee to purchase of the town of Cambridge a tract of land for the support of the ministry. He d. April 12, 1703, aged 78. His Will, dated Aug. 7, 1701, and proved May 31, 1703, gives a general view of his descendants. He gives a considerable portion of his property to his son John, with a provision that he shall pay a certain sum to Daniel and Mary Tidd, the children of his son Daniel, deceased. He gives twenty shillings to each of his four oldest grand-sons (not including Daniel mentioned above), viz., Joseph Smith, John Tidd, Thomas Blodgett, and Joseph Simonds. He also makes a bequest to his four oldest grand-daughters, viz., Elizabeth Tidd, Rebecca Simonds, Hannah Smith, and Rebecca Blodgett. His children were all born in Woburn.

Samuel, b. June 16, 1659 ; d. May 9, 1699, unm. His heirs signed an agreement about his property, by which it appears that his brothers, John and Joseph, and his sisters, Hannah Smith, Mary Simonds, and Rebecca Blodgett, were living at his decease; that his brother Daniel died before him, leaving two children, Daniel and Mary, and their mother, Lydia. Samuel Tidd was in the illfated expedition to Canada, in 1690.

Rebecca, b. about 1665; m. Nov. 11, 1685, Thomas Blodgett of Wo. They subsequently removed to Lex. and were the ancestors of most of the Blodgctts which have ever resided in the towQ.

Dec. 2G, 1730, and she d. Jan. 4, 1731. Tradition says they both d. of the small pox. He was a man of handsome property for that day. His son Joseph administered upon his estate, which was inventoried at £967, 10s. 6d, his real estate being £809 of that sum. He was constable in 1699, was appointed on several important committees, and was one of the selectmen in 1714.

Joseph Tidd m. July 31, 1731, Dorothy Stickney. He d. Sept. 2, 1772, aged 66, and "she d. 1790, aged 78. They were ad. to the ch. in Lex. Aug. 1, 1756. He resided upon the old homestead. He was a large owner of real estate, having lands not only in Lex. but in New Braintree, Woburn, Templeton, and Phillipston. His Will, dated Oct. 4, 1770, and proved Dec. 15, 1772, mentions wife Dorothy, sons Benjamin, Joim, Joseph, and Ebenezer, and dau. Mary Jennison and Sarah Joslin. He made Benjamin and John executors of his Will, and gave them the greater part of his property, - they to pay out certain legacies and provide for their mother. The provisions of his Will in relation to the support of his wid. cast some light upon the manners, customs, and mode of living at that day, and hence we will give a few items. After mentioning a certain portion of the house which she should occupy, it is provided that John and Benjamin shall furnish her annually six cords of wood, cut fit for the fire, at thii front door of the house, two barrels of cider, one bushel of malt, six bushels of Indian meal or corn, six bushels of rye, one hundred pounds of pork, seventy pounds of beef, four pounds of good wool, ten pounds of flax, &c. He was selectman, 1761, '66, '67.

Joseph, b. May 11, 1734; m. Dec. 7, 1762, Sarah Munroe, dau. of William and Sarah (Mason) Munroe. He moved to New Braintree, where he was a lieutenant, when that title implied more than it does at present.

Ebenezer, b. Aug. 16, 1737 ; he moved to New Braintree in 1768, where he resided. Among his children was Ebenezer, who was a prominent man in his day. He was a captain of a company of cavalry, served many years as selectman, and filled other town offices. His son, HoUis Tidd (grand-son of P^benezer of Lex.), has for mmy years been a leading citizen in that small but very intelligent town. He was an aide to Gen. Crawford, served on the scliool committee more than thirty years, as one of the selectmen and as one of the assessors some fifteen or sixteen years each, represented the town in the legislature two years, and has for many years held the office of justice of the peace.

Daniel Tidd m. April 19, 1742, Hepzibah Reed, dau. of Capt. William and Abigail (Kendall) Reed. He d. Jan. 16, 1776, aged 81 ; she d. April 11, 1777, aged 72. He was on the board of selectmen nine years, on the board of assessors ten years, and town clerk nine years.

Benjamin Tidd ra. Jan. 6, 1774, Joanna Fitch. They were ad, to the ch. Oct. 13, 1776, and were dismissed to the ch. at New Braintree, Oct. 24, 1790, to which place they had removed, and where land was left him by his father's Will. Several of his family had already located themselves in that town, where their descendants are at the present day. Benjamin Tidd remained in Lexington till after the close of the Revolutionary struggle, and like most of the citizens of the town, was enrolled in that patriotic band commanded by Parker. He was on the Common on the 19th of April, and marched to Cambridge on the memorable 17th of June, 1775 ; and served at Dorchester the year following. He was one of the committee of correspondence in 1780. The three children mentioned below were baptized in Lex. They probably removed with their parents to New Braintree, where other children may have been added to the family.

John Tidd m. Elizabeth, dau, of Isaac and Elizabeth Reed of Wo. She d. Sept. 18, 1799. and he m. 1802, Susannah Tidd of Rindge, N. H, She d. Sept. 12, 1824, aged 68, He d. March 29, 1812, aged 63. John and Elizabeth Tidd were ad. to the ch. May 29, 1791, when three of their children were baptized. John Tidd was a member of Capt. Parker's company, and was upon the Common at the opening scene of the American Revolution. He was among the last to leave the ground, and was pursued by a British officer on horseback and struck down by a sword ; and while he was senseless upon the ground, the British robbed him of his arms, and left him for dead,

William Tidd m. Jan. 9, 1766, Ruth Munroe, dau. of Robert and Anna Munroe. They were ad. to the ch. Dec. 28, 1766. He was a lieutenant under Capt. Parker, in the company which dared to stand on their own parade ground in the face of ten times their number of British regulars, though commanded to throw down their arms and disperse. In affidavit taken in 1824, after describing the fire of the British on that morning, he says, "I then retreated up the north road, (Hancock street,) and was pursued by an officer on horseback (supposed to be Maj. Pitcairn) calling out to me, 'Damn you, stop or you are a dead man.' I found I could not escape him, unless I left the road. I therefore sprang over a pair of bars, and made a stand, and discharged my gun at him ; upon which he immediately returned to the main body, which shortly after took up their march for Concord."

Lieut. Tidd was also one of a detachment of Parker's company which m.arched to Cambridge on the 17th of June, at the time of the battle of Bunker Hill, where they remained two days, when they were dismissed. But his public service was not confined to the military alone. He filled various civil offices in town, being an assessor in 1776, '79, '80, '91, and one of the selectmen at the time of the Revolution, when great responsibility rested upon that board. He d. Oct. 25, 1826, aged 91. Ruth, his wife, d. May 14, 1839, at the advanced asre of 97.

Samuel Tidd m. Feb. 28, 1771, Rebecca Simonds of Bedford. Like his brother William he took part in the events of the 19th of April and the 17th of June, 1775. They were ad. to the ch. Sept. 29, 1771. In 1805, they were dismissed to the ch. of Bedford. He afterwards returned to Lexington. He was one of the committee of safety and correspondence in 1781.

John Tidd m. Esther Hay ward of Acton. They were ad. to the ch. May 6, 1810, when two of their children were baptized. He d. Jan. 9, 1842, and she d. April 24, 1852.

Rebecca W. B. Trask, widow of Rev. William G. Trask of Taunton, and dau. of Col. Daniel Brooks of Lineoln. Mr. Tidd was town clerk from 1832 to 1838. He has taken an active part in the cause of education, has served many years on the school committee, and has been engaged as a teacher of youth more than thirty years, the last twenty-five of which were in Lexington. He resides upon the old homestead, in a house a part of which must have stood at least one hundred and seventy-five years, and was erected, not by hia great-grandfather, as stated by mistake in page 433, but by the grandfather of his great-grandfather.

TOWER. - This name appears early in New England. Jolm Toioer was in Hingham in 1G37, and came from Hingham, Eng. He m. Margaret Ibrook, and had at least three sons. He was engaged in settling Lancaster, and some of his descendants may have located in that town. At any rate we find the Towers somewhat numerous in the western portion of Middlesex county, and in the northern portion of Worcester.

William A. Tower, son of Oren and Harriet Tower, was b. in Petersham, Feb. 26, 1825, and m. April 29, 1847, Julia Davis, dau. of Austin and Sally Davis of Lancaster. He came to Lex. in Oct. 1855. He is engaged in business in Boston. He represented the Lexington District in the General Court in 1863. They have four children, Ellen M., b. in Lancaster, Feb. 28, 1848; Charlotte O., b. in Camb. Feb. 12, 1851; Augustus C, b. in Camb. July 3, 1853; Richard G., b. in Lex. Oct. 11, 1857.

The Trask Family

About 1715, a familj' by the name of Trask came to Lex., and located themselves on the northwesterly side of the meadow, beyond Captain Reed's, near the line of Bedford. The place from whence they came is not certainly known ; but as the first of that name settled in Salem and Beverly, it is presumed that the family in Lexington are of the same stock.

Nathaniel Tkask and his wife, Anna, had a dau. here as early as 1716; and he was chosen a highway surveyor in 1720. He was also one of the assessors in 1726, '39, and '40. He was a man of considerable property, standing on the tax bill for 1729 the tenth in point of amount. He d. Aug. 4, 1753, aged 59, and hence must have come to Lex. when he was a young man. She was living in Lex. and was taxed in 1779. His property at his death was inventoried at £7,596. He had two hundi'ed acres of land, and was a proprietor in Nai'raganset Township No. 6, now Templeton. From the imperfect record of the family we glean the following.

Joiix Tkask m. Mary Green, b. Jan. 6, 1723. She was from Conn., and was sister to Ileiir Ilarrin^'ton's seeond wile, lie lived at one time in Wo., and d. Nov. 20, 1786, aged 69.

Nathaniel Trask was grad. H. C. 1742, studied theology, and was settled at Keesboro', now Epping, N. H., 1747. He was dismissed from tlie Lex. ch. to Keesboro'; and to show their respect for him, Capt. William Reed, Capt. Benjamin Reed, and Mr. Jonathan Lawrence, three of his old neighbors, were sent as delegates to his ordination. He d. 1789, aged ^6.

Joseph Trask m. March 26, 1776, Eunice Tufts of Med. He resided at first in Lex., but afterwards moved to Biilerica, where he died. They had Nathan, Katharine, Eunice Tufts, Joseph, and perhaps other children. Joseph went South, where he died.

Nathaniel Trask m. Nov. 14, 1780, Nancy Reed, dau. of Swethern Reed of Bur. He resided first in Lex., then in Charlestown, where he d. He had Nathaniel, Nancy, and Lydia. Nathaniel had the misfortune to lose one of his hands in a mill. She d. July 20, 1789.

Jonathan Trask m. Sept. 8, 1790, Ruth Wood of Wo. The records furnish no information concerning their ftimily. Tradition furnishes a few facts. They had children as follows: Jonathan; Charles,- went to Charlestown ; Chloe, m. David Fiske ; Ruth, d. unm. ; Josiah, r. in Philadelphia. The records and the Trask family seemed to fade out together in Lexington.

TUCKER. - Joseph Tucker of INIilton m. JNIary Dana of Pomfret, Conn. Joseph, son of Joseph and INlary, b. about 1758, m. Sarah Hill of Stoughton. He d. 1819, aged 61 ; she d. May, 1828, aged 73. They had five children. Seth, son of Joseph and Sarah,

Charles K. Tucker, b. in Con. May 11, 1811, m. Nov. 27, 1836, Nancy S Poor of Wolfboro'. N. H., b. March 24. 1814. He settled in Charlestown, Mass , where he remained till 1842, when he removed to Lexington. lie was captain of the artillery co in Charlestown. He has served in Lex. on the board of overseers of the poor, and represented the district in the Legislature in 1858. They have children.

The Tufts Family

Though the Tuftses came into Lex. late, we are able to trace them to the original emigrant. Peter Tufts was born in England, 1617. He came to this country about 1638, and settled in Maiden. He was the ancestor of a numerous family of that name settled in Maiden, Medford, and other towns. He was a large landhohh^ in several towns in the vicinity. He had among other sons, John. b. 1(157, who m. Mary Putnam Their son Peter, b. 169G, m. Lydia Buckman, and settled in Milk Row, Charlestown. His son Peter, b. April 24, 1728, m. April 19, 1750, Anne Adams. They had a family of tea children, among whom was the first of the name who came to Lex.

Marshall, b. Sept. 26, 1802; was grad. H. C. 1827, studied theology with Dr. Holmes of Camb. Owing to mental aberration, he never officiated any length of time in his calling. He had great peculiarities of character and conduct. He wrote and j)ublished several small volumes, one of which was, "The Shores of Vespucci," a romance ; he also attempted a trans^lation of the Iliad, which,' though following pretty closely the translation of Pope, bore strong marks of the state of his mind, wandering on poetic feet. The unfortunate man d. May 17, 1«55.

Stephen Mead of Walthara. He lived upon his father's homestead, near the junction of Weston street and Concord avenue. He d. May 28, 1867, aged 60.

The Turner Family

Humphrey Turnku, the emigrant ancestor of the late Captain Turner of Lex., came to this country about 1628, and settled in Scituate. He m. Lydia Garner, who was b. in England, where they were married. Their son Jolin m. 1645, Mary Brewster. She d. and he m. 1649, Ann James. He had nine children. Japheth, their oldest child, b. 1650. m. Hannah Hudson. He d. 1699. They had four children. Japheth, their third child, b. 1682, m. Hannah Hatch, and had four children. Japheth, their first child, m. 1725, Elizabeth Morse, and had eight children. Joseph, their fifth child, b. July 23, 1734, m. Oct. 5, 1756, Mercy French, in Chester, Vt. He is said to have held a commission, and died in the French war, 1757. Joshua, their only child, b. Dec. 13, 1757, m. Aug. 22, 1781, Lydia Drury of Grafton, Mass. He d. Dec. 21, 1820, and she d. March 25, 1849, aged 86. They had a family often children.

Larkin Turner, the oldest child of Joshua and Lydia, was b. in Grafton, Dec. 7, 1781, and m. Sept. 11, 1808, Sally Gould of Reading, b. March 17, 1791. She d. April 24, 1832, in Charlestown, where they resided, and he m. May 23, 1833, Lucy P. Pierce of Lex., dan. of Abner and Grace Pierce, b. July 25, 1803. He d. Feb. 2, 1861, aged 79; Capt. Turner was literally the architect of his own fortune. With limited early advantages, he entered upon a seafaring life at the age of sixteen, and passing through all grades, at the age of twenty-two he took the command of a vessel fitted out by that prince of merchants, William Gray, Esq. During nearly forty years he followed the seas, and there were but few parts of the commercial world to which he had not navigated, with unusual success. Though he commenced his career with a very limited education, by industry and application he so informed himself, as to be enabled, as a merchant and shipmaster, to take a high rank in his calling. By his modest and gentlemanly bearing he gained many friends. In 1831, John Randolph, then minister to Russia, did him the honor to make him his confidential agent and friend, - Capt. Turner at that time being at the Russian capital. During his voyages he made Charlestown the place of his residence, and in 1836 and 1837, he represented that town in the legislature. About 1840, he came to Lexington, where he spent the remainder of his days. All his children but the last were born in Charlestown.

The Tuttle Family

John Tuttle came to this country in the ship Planter, in 1635, and settled in Ipswich. He was b. in 1596, and hence was thirtynine years old when he came to this country. He was made free- man in 1639, and was representative in 1644. He d. 1656. He had four children when he came to America. Simon, his ohlest son, b. 1631, m. Sarah Cogswell of Ipswich, and d. 1692. They had a family of eleven children. Charles, their second son, b. March 31, 1679, m. Ann Burnham. Their son, Charles, b. 1708, m. Ann Jewett, and had four children.

Jedediah Tuttle, son of Charles and Ann, wash. Nov. 24, 1753, m. Lucia Smith of Leominster, b. Dec. 30, 1755. Her mother was a Rogers, said to have been a lineal descendant from John, the martyr. He d. Sept. 9, 1833, aged 80 years ; she d. Dec. 17, 1844, aged 89 years. They settled in Winchendon. He was in the Revolutionary war; was at the Battle of Bunker Hill and at the taking of Burgoyne.

David A. Tuttle m. Dec. 30, 1846, Susan S. Johnson, dau. of Thomas Johnson. He has served several years as selectman. They have two children. Henry Eugene, b. May 11, 1849 ; Herbert Ainsworth, b. Nov. 14, 1853.

The Underwood Family

There is great difficulty in tracing the genealogy of this family, both before and after they came to Lexington. They have left a very incomplete record, and it seems that they were rather migratory in their habits.

Thomas Underwood of Ilingham was ad. freeman in 1637. He represented that town in 1G36 and 1638. He afterwards moved to Wat., where he was selectman in 1656. His Will, dated Feb. 15, 1668, and proved April 7, 1668, mentions wife, brother Joseph, and several nephews and nieces, and prominently among them Thomas, son of his brother Joseph, then living with him.

JosKPn Underwood, brother of Thomas, first settled in Hingham, but afterwards moved to Wat. and was ad. freeman, 1645. He d. prior to 1677. On the files of the court is a paper relating to his estate, naming his children, Joseph, Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth, 'Thomas, ^nd. Martha. It is pretty evident that they are not named in the order of their birth.

1690, and d. the year following. His Will, dated Feb. 16, 1691, and proved April 7, 1691, mentions wife Elizabeth, sons John, Joseph, Jonathan, and Joshua, and dau. Mary, Hannah, and Elizabeth.

Joseph Underwood. We find no record of his marriage. He was in Le.x. 1719, when he was chosen to a subordinate town office. He 0. c. in 1723, when Joseph, probably their first child, was baptized. His name is borne upon the first town tax bill extant, 1729. He was taxed in Lex 1745, and in 1748 and '49 as a non-resident. He probably left town between those periods.

Jonathan Undeuwood m. Nov. 17, 1709, Ruth Holland, and settled in Lexin<jton. They made their peace with the ch. Sept. 2, 1711, and Ruth, probably their first child, Avas bap. soon after.

Joseph Undeuwood m. March 21, 1771, Mary Munroe, dau. of Marrett and Deliverance (Parker) Munroe. They were ad. to the ch. March 22, 1772. He d. Feb. 27, 1829, aged 80 ; she d. July 10, 1802. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company, and marched with a detachment to Cambridge, May 10, and also June 17, 1775.

Nathan Underwood grad. H. C, 1788, studied divinity, and was ordained at Harwich, Nov. 21, 1792. He m. Sept. 26, 1793, Susanna Lawrence of Waltham. He d. 1841.

The Viles Family

The Vileses have never been very numerous in Lexington, nor were they among the earliest families. They originated in Waltham, then a part of Watertown, where they'were as early as 1729, and perhaps earlier.

John Viles m. July 2, 1731, Susanna Bemis. He d. Feb. 4, 1774; she d. Nov. 28, 1785. They were both quite advanced in age. They had a family of thirteen children.

Nathan Viles m. Oct. 14, 1784, Mrs. Sarah Hagar. She d. May 12, 1787, aged 33 years. They had one child, Nathan, b. Aug. 14, 1786, who d. Nov. 26, of the same year. He d. March 6, 1788, aged 49. His wife and child dying before him, he gave his property to his brothers and sisters, all of whom are mentioned in his Will, but Jonas and David, who had previously deceased.

Joel Viles m. June 27, 1775, Mary Bowman, dau. of William and Mary (Reed) Bowman. The precise time he came to Lex. we are not able to fix, but as he was chosen one of the hog-reeves in 1771, he must have been an inhabitant of the town at that time. He was a corporal in Capt. Parker's co. 1775, Was in the detachment which marched to Camb. May 10 and June 17 of that year. He was also in the service two months in 1776.

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Elias Viles m. April 11, 1818, Betsey A. Fessenden, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Prentice) Fessenden. He d. and she m. 1833, Jonathan Hartwell of Montague.

Joel Viles m. Jan. 12, 1821, Sally Smith, and adopted dau. of Jacob Smith. He represented the town in the convention to revise the Constitution, in 1853. He has been selectman ten years.

The Wellington Family

The Wellingtons, though they have been quite numerous in Lexington, were not among the earliest settlers of the place. The name first appears on our records in 1705. They removed from Watertown to Cambridge Farms ; and as they settled in the southeasterly part of Lexington, near the Watertown and Walthamline, and some portions of the families were frequently moving across the lines, it is somewhat difficult to trace the Lexington families. We give their origin and descent as near as we can ; and in doing this, it would not be strange if in some cases, we should place some individuals on the wrong side of the town line.

Roger Wellington, a planter, b. about 1609 or 10, was one of the early proprietors of Watertown. He probably removed to that place from Boston, for the Boston records contain the names of his children. Though he was in Watertown as early as 1642, he was not admitted freeman till 1690. He m. Mary, eldest dau. of Dr. Richard of Charlestown. He d. March 11, 1698. He mentions in his Will, his sons John, Joseph, Benjamin, Oliver and Palgrave.

probably settled in Lexington, where his first two children were baptized. Elizabeth, bap. Aug. 26, 1705. Ebenezer, bap. March 13, 1709, and grad. H. C. 1727. He subsequently removed to Watertown, where he kept a public house in 1715-17. The birth of the rest of his children is found upon the Wat. Records.

Mehitabel, bap'. March 4, 1688; m. Sept. 13, 1715, William Sherman of Newton. She was the mother of the celebrated Roger Sherman of Connecticut, of Revolutionary memory.

Benjamin Wellington m. Jan. 16, 1699, Lydia Brown, and settled in Lexington, where they were ad. to the ch. June 10, 1705. She d. May 13, 1711, and he m. second, Dec. 25, 1712, Elizabeth Phelps. She d. Jan. 7, 1730, aged 54, and he m. third, Mary Whitney. He d. Nov. 19, 1738, aged 63. lie was for many years one of the most popular men in the town - having been elected assessor, sixteen years, town clerk, fifteen years, treasurer, three years, and representative, three years.

Abigail Fessenden, b. July 13, 1713, dau of Thomas and Abigail (Poulter) Fessenden. He d. Nov. 15, 1738, and his wid. m. Ebenezer Smith of Lexington.

Timothy Wellington m. Rebecca Stone who was b. Jan. 22, 1721, dau. of Jonathan and Chary (Adams) Stone of Lex. He d. and his wid. m. Feb. 14, 1754, John Dix of Waltham.

Benjamin Wellington ra. Dec. 4, 1766, Martha Ball of Walt. He was selectman 1785 and 1792. He d. Sept. 14, 1812, aged 69. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company in 1775, and on coming to the Common that morning, was taken by the British and disarmed. He was detained but a short time, when he was discharged, so that he partook of the honors and dangers of that day. He was at the taking of Burgoyne in 1777. He was the first prisoner taken in the Revolution.

Timothy AVellington, b. April 15, 1747; d. April, 1809; m. May 1, 1776, Hannah W. Abbott, b. Dec. 10, 1758, d. 1785. They were both admitted to the ch. in Lex. March 30, 1777. He was a member of the patriotic company which shed the 6rst blood of the Revolution ; he was subsequently in the service at Camb. some live months .

Benjamin Oliver Wellington m. in Lincoln, May 20, 1811, Patty Hastings, b. April 10, 1789, dau. of Major Samuel and Lydia (Nelson) Hastings. He was a military man, and rose to the rank of major. He was a leading influential citizen, and filled most of the important offices in the gift of his townsmen. He was selectman several years, and filled other places of honor and trust. He d. Dec. 10, 1853, aged 75. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. May 2, 1813. He lived and died upon the place which had been in possession of the family about one hundred and fifty years. He was the first man in the town who established a milk dairy for the supply of the Boston market, - which has since become a very important branch of husbandry in the town. ^

O.'s wife. He and his brother not only married sisters, but they resided in the same house, and each have had large families. He is living, and has nearly closed his eighty-seventh year.

Timothy W., b. July 4, 1811 ; m. Nov. 4, 1835, Susanna Ray, who d. April 28, 1847, and he m. Sept. 3, 1848, Augusta Fiske, dau. of Samuel Fiske. They reside in Worcester. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, Mr. Wellington took an active part in sustaining the Government by all the means in his power. Two of his oldest sons, Edward W. and Frank W., enlisted as privates in the 25th Regt. of Mass. Vols., and after serving through Burnside's campaign in»North Carolina, Edward was promoted to a lieutenancy in Col. Lowell's cavalry ; but his health failing, he resigned his position. Frank W. was detailed to the commissary department, and was stationed at Newberne, N. C, where he remained till his three years expired. George, a younger son of Timothy, at the age of seventeen, enlisted in the 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C, sent to Andersonville, where he died, a victim to Rebel barbarity. Charles, a twin brother of George, enlisted in the navj% and served fifteen months.

Mr. Wellington not only sent four sons to the war, but he provided, at his own expense, a hospital at Worcester for the sick and disabled soldiers, which he supported about five months, and dispensed favors to fifty or sixty patriotic soldiers. Mr. Wellington represented the twenty-seventh Worcester district in the legislature of 1864.

Jonas Clarke, h. Nov, 30, 1815 ; m. Oct. 17, 1839, Harriet Bosworth, dau. of Nathaniel Bosworth of Attleboro'. He left Lexington in 1866, and took up his residence in Camb. During the late rebellion, he took a deep interest in the welfare of the soldiers, often visiting our armies in the field, and in the winter of 1863-4, he visited New Orleans, as agent from Massachusetts, to attend to the want of the soldiers. His oldest son, Austin C, enlisted in the 38th Regt., was made ser<^eant, and detailed as acting adjutant, which position he held till the rebellion closed. He was in the Shenandoah Valley under Sheridan, during his brilliant career. Jonas Clarke was an assessor in Lex. 1852-54, and town treasurer in 1855.

Horatio, b, Sept. 6, 1817; m. Dec. 16, 1841, Mary Bowman Teel, dau. of Amos Teel of Charlestown, to which place he removed in 1850. His eldest son, Arthur, seventeen years of age, enlisted in the 13th Regt., was discharged for disability, re-enlisted in tlie 36th Regt., was taken prisoner and paroled, and again discharged for disability. Mr. W. represented the lirst Middlesex district in the legislature of 1864.

Sullivan Wellington m. April 12, 1844, Isabella L. Hastings, dau. of Charles and Martha Hastings of Waltham. She d. March 29, 1853, aged 26, and he m. second, March 1, 1855, Antoinette Holten, dau. of Jeremiah and Mary Holten of Boothbay, Me. She d. May 4, 1859, aged 33, and he m. third, June 20, 1860, Louisa Robinson, dau. of Moses and Hannah Robinson of Rockland, Me.

There is another branch of the Wellington family, several of whom have settled in Lexington, though their ancestors for some generations have been of Waltham or Watertown.

William Wellington of Waltham, who was b. July 28, 1746, and who was son of Thomas Jr., of Waltham, b. Aug. 6, 1714, and grandson of Thomas (No. 18 in the preceding table of Wellingtons) m. Aug. 18, 1764, Mary Whitney. He had a family of fourteen children, many of whom were remarkable for their longevity. William was a prominent citizen in Waltham ; was selectman seventeen years. Many of his children settled in Lexington, or were connected with Lexington families.

William Wellington m. May 3, 1798, Avis Fiske. He resided first in Waltham, and afterwards came to Lexington. lie d. Aug. 24, 1861, aged 92 years and 8 months. She d. Jan, 5, 1863, aged 84 years and 9 months,

The Westcott Family

Rev. Henry Westcott was b. in Warwick, R. I., Oct. 30, 1831 ; m. June 10, 1863, Sarah A. Read, dau. of William Read of Cambridge, 31ass. He graduated at Brown University, 1853, and after pursuing his theological studies, was settled in Barre, Mass., where he remained five years. After leaving Barre, he supplied the society at West Dedham one year, when he came to Lexington, where he was installed June 20, 1867. He was son of Josiah and Mary H, (Tibbetts) Westcott of Warwick, R. I., who was a direct descendant from Stukely Westcott, who came to this country about 1635, and settled in Salem. Entertaining religious opinions dili'ering from the puritans in general, a controversy arose, and Stukely Westcott was excommunicated, in 1639, with Roger Williams and others, who had already gone to Providence to found a colony there. Westcott settled in Warwick, where his descendants are found at the present day.

The White Family

peace with the ch. Oct. 10, 1735, and the next Sabbath, J-'n, their first child, was bap. We find no other record of his family. He appears to have been a military character. He was in service as a corporal among the King's troops in 1725, and was also in the French and Indian wars, 1757 and 17G0. As there is no further record of him in Lex., he probably never returned to reside in that place.

Ebenezer White m. Feb. 12, 1767, Elizabeth Harrington. He took an early part in the Revolutionary struggle, being with the Lex. minute men on the Common on the 19th of April 1775. He also marched to Camb. on the 6th of May that year, and also on the day of the battle of Bunker Hill. At that time he hold a sergeant's warrant. He subsequently held a commission, and enlisted into the Continental army. He d. Oct. 6, 1777.

The Whitman Family

John Whitman, one of the early settlers of Weymouth, was probably the ancestor of nearly all the Whitmans in the country. He was in New England before 1638, as he was made freeman that year. He filled several public offices in Weymouth. He had nine children. Thomas, his eldest son, probably came to this country with his mother, about 1641, being at that time twelve years of age ; and hence was b. in England, 1629. He was made freeman 1653. In 1655, he m. Abigail Byram. He and his father-in-law moved to Bridgewater. He d. 1712, aged 83. He had three sons and four daughters. Nicholas, the third son of Thomas, m. Sarah Vining of Weymouth, and had by her four sons. She d. and he m. Mary Conant, by whom he had several other children. He was killed by being run over by a cart. John, the second son of Nicholas by his first wife, was b. 1704, and m. Mary Richards, by whom he had no children. She d. and he m. Elizabeth Cary, by whom he had Samuel and John. He m. a third wife, by whom he had other children. He. d. 1792, aged 88 years.

John Whitman, of John, m. Lydia Snow. He resided in Bridgewater on the patrimonial farm. By his first wife he had three children. She d. and he m. his cousin, Abigail Whitman, dau. of Josiah Whitman, by whom he had eleven children. He was deacon of the church, and d. 1842, at the advanced age of 107 years.

Bathsheba, b. 1777 ; d. unm. in Lex. Aug. 20, 1864, aged 87. INIiss Whitman was engaged as a teacher in private and public schools, nearly all the time from 1794 to 1845. She was a woman of superior mind, and retained her faculties to the last. After she was eighty years old, she wrote an excellent round hand, without the least tremor. She was highly respected, and d. in full faith of a happy immortality.

Jason Whitman ra. March, 1832. Mary Fairfield of Saco; grad. H. C. 1825; read Theology and settled at Saco, Me., 1830. In 1834, was appointed General Agent of the American Unitarian Association. Subsequently he was settled in Portland. In 1845, he was invited to Lexington, where he was installed July 30, of that year. In December, 1847, he and his wife went to Saco, to attend the funeral of her brother, and in Portland he was taken suddenly ill, and d. Jan. 25, 1858. His wid. is still living in Lexington.

The Whitmans have been remarkable for longevity. In the brief line we have traced, there are four persons whose aggregate age is three hundred and sixty-five years, giving the average of ninety-one years to each.

The Whitmore Family

Though Whitmore has never been a very common name in Lex., it is immediately connected with the earliest records, and is mentioned in connection with the boundary of the parish, when it was incorporated in 1693. The Great and General Court, in setting off the Farms as a precinct, described the dividing line between the old town of Cambridge and the North Parish as follows : *' Beginning at the first run of water or swampy place, over which is a kind of a bridge in the way or road, on the southerly side of Francis Whitmore's house, towards the town of Cambridge."

This vague and indefinite description was again adopted when the precinct was erected into a town, in 1713, and remains to this day the boundary between Lexington and Arlington. But though this description is not very definite, it fixes with a good degree of certainty the location of the Whitmore house. It must have been situated on Main street, below Cutler's Tavern, near the line of the town. But while this house was within the precinct, it is not certain that Francis Whitmore ever resided in it, though it was owned by him and bore his name. He certainly could not have resided there at the incorporation of the precinct, for he had then been dead several years. The house was probably occupied by his son, Samuel, whose name is found upon the parish tax bills, back to the incorporation of the parish,

Francis Whitmore was born about 1625. He lived in Camb., and was a large landholder in that and the neighboring towns. He m. Isabel Parke, dau. of Richard Parke of Camb. She d. March 31, 1665, and he m. Nov. 10, 1666, Margaret Ilarty, He d. Oct. 12, 1685, aged 62. He served in the Indian War under Major Willard, as the treasurer's books show.

Samuel Whitmore m. March 31, 1686, Rebecca Gardner. His name is found upon our earliest records, being a subscriber for the erection of a meeting house in 1692, and one of a committee, in 1693, for making taxes. He was an assessor in 1700 and 1708, and a tythingman in 1712. He was one of the original members of the ch. gathered in 1696, and his wife, Rebecca, was admitted Jan. 16, 1700. She d. June 6, 1709, aged 43, and he m. Mrs. Mary, wid. of Abraham Watson ; she d. Nov. 14, 1730, aged 60. He d. May 22, 1724, aged 66.

Thomas Whitmore m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Waters of Woburn. She was ad. to the church in Lex. April 10, 1709. In May following eight of their children were bap. It is uncertain how long Thomas Whitmore resided in Lex. In 1696, Hugh Day of Camb. Farms, sold land in Camb. Farms to Thomas Whitmore of Wat. This purchase included a house and twenty acres of land. In 1698, Thomas Whitmore of Camb. Farms, sold the same land to Josiah Whitney. He had seven acres given him, in 1707, by the proprietors of Billerica. He removed to Killingly, Conn., and is said to have died there, Jan. 23, 1751 ; but we suspect an error in the date.

Joseph Whitmore m. Feb. 13, 1699, Mary, dau. of Thomas Kendall. May 9, 1703, he and his wife were ad. to the ch. in Lex., and on the 6th of June following, Joseph, probably their first child, was bap., being b. Feb. 17, 1700. As he w.is subsequently of Wo. he may have resided there at this time. They were dismissed to the ch. in Wo. Feb. 20, 1704.

Samuel Whitmoke m. Jan. 7, 1720, Bethia Page. She was ad. to the ch. June 14, 172-4. He was a tythingman in 1723, which shows that he was a man of sobriety of character. He d. Aug. 17, 1721, about three months after his father.

Daniel, b. Feb. 21, 1725. lie was a posthumous son. He m. 1746, Elizabeth Townsend, and lived in Boston, where, in 1748, they executed a deed of their land in Lex. to Jonathan Robinson. He probably left no sons, and possibly no issue.

By deaths and removals from town, the name ofWhitmore has long since become extinct in Lex. In 1852, Charles 0. Wliitmore, a wealthy merchant in Boston, purchased him a summer residence in Lex., which he has fitted up in fine style, and rendered it one of the most spacious and attractive dwellings in the town. He is a direct descendant of the filth generation from John, the second son of the original Francis Whitmore.

Charles O. Wiiitjiore, son of William D. and Rhoda (Woodward) Whitmore. was b. Nov. 2, 1807, in Bath, Me. He m. Lovice Ayres. She d. Sept. 27, 1849, and he m. Oct. oO, 1851, Mary E. Blake, wid. of George Blake, Jr. of Boston. He had by his first wife the following children.

Charles J., b. April 27, 1834; m. June 8, 1858, Sarah Olcott Murdoch Blake, dau. of the above mentioned Geo. Blake, Jr., and has four children.

The Whitney Family

This name, like the preceding, appears early upon the Lex. records, but does not continue long. Eleazer Whitis^ey was taxed at the Farms in 1693, '94, '95, and '96 ; and d. Feb. 1697.

Isaiah Whitney and wife, Sarah, owned the covenant May 4, 1696, when one of their children, probably their first, was bap. ' He d. Jan. 7, 1712.

The Whittemore Family

Thomas Whittemore came to Maiden at an early day, where he owned real estate, and had a family. He is supposed to be the ancestor of the Lex. Whittemores.

Nathaniel Whittemore, a grandson of Thomas, and son of Nathaniel and Mary, was b. Sept. 26, 1670. He m. Sarah French. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. in Lex. April 24, 1720. She d.

dated Feb. 22, 1752, and proved Jan. 6, 1755, mentions wife Abigail, sons Nathaniel and Jacob, and sister Rebecca. He was an assessor in 1719, and constable 1720. He resided on the Concord road, near the Concord line, in the neighborhood of Thomas Nelson. He was an almanac maker, and published about 1707. He was a man of more than ordinary education for that day ; was often employed as a surveyor. He also sold drugs, and hence is often denominated Doctor, in the records. One number of his almanacs has its position in the scale of time thus fixed : " For the Year of Our Lord 1707, being third after leap year. From the Creation, 5656 ; from Noah's Flood, 4000; from the building of London, 2814; from the death of Alex, the Great, 2030 ; from the Discovery of America, 215 ; The reign of our Gracious Queen Anne the 6th." Another, of 1724, shows his loyalty, and the spirit of the times, thus : " O Heaven, crown our Great and Gracious King with length of days and lasting peace. Beneath his feet let all his foes stoop down ; let him be a nursing father, while on earth he reigns ; and of God's church great care may he take, and Christ will him reward with lasting gain. God save the King."

Jacob Whittemore m. Oct. 28, 1746, Esther Whittemore of Con. She d. 1753, and he m second, Dec. 5, 1754, Elizabeth Hoar of Con. She d. and he m. third, Oct. 19, 1759, Deborah Flagg. He d. Jan. 21, 1780. His Will, proved June 16, 1780. mentions dau. Esther Brown, Sarah Reed, and wife Elizabeth. Jacob Whittemore was ad. to the ch. in Lex. March 21, 1754, being dismissed from the ch. in Concord.

Nathaniel Whittemore m. Nov. 1, 1752, Jemima Dunton of Bed. There is some difficulty in fixing the residence and marriage of Nathaniel Whittemore. The Bedford record, in giving the marriage as above, speaks of him as " of Lexington." The Lexington ch. records have the following, under date of June 6, 1756 : " Baptized, Abigail Whittemore of Nathaniel, the father having owned the covenant at Lincoln." He also had Jemima, bap. at Line. Aug. 7, 1763. Ward, in his History of Shrewsbury, gives the following: '« Nathaniel Whittemore, (supposed originally from Weston or vicinity,) Aug. 17, 1753, m. Sarah, dau. of Luke Rice. He was then called of Shrewsbury. Chil. Sarah, b. July 18, 1754 ; Nathaniel, b. March 9, 1756 ; Lydia, b. Feb. 15, 1758 ; Paul, h. May 24, 1760 ; Eber, h. April 24, 1762. Nathaniel Whittemore d. in 1765, and his wid. m. March 31, 1774, George Harrington of Brookfield." There was a Nathaniel Whittemore and liis wife, Mary, in Charlestown, in 1G70, who had a son, Nathaniel, b. Sept, 26, 1670; these probably were the parents of the Nathaniel who settled in Lexington.