Thurston genealogies online

Daniel Thurston of Medfleld, Mass., m.. April 1, 1674, Mary Stedman, b. April 27, 1645,
da. of Robert Stedman of Cambridge, Mass. They had Daniel, b. April 11, 1676; sold
his place and removed from Cambridge Nov., 1776, so the record says.



5553

John Thurston 3 (T/iomas,- y^o/in ^), eldest son of Thomas and
Sarah ( Thaxter) Thurston of Medfield, Mass.; born Dec. 13, 1656
[county record says Jan. 4] ; married Hannah . He proba-
bly succeeded his father on the homestead purchased of Daniel
Morse, and held the original deed.

Children.

5597-|-David,'' m. Mercy Carey.

5598 Sarah,'' b. July 29, 1691 ; m., in Rehoboth, Apr. 30, 1715, Thomas Rounds.

5599 Hannah,'' b. June S, 1693; m., in Rehoboth, Mass., May 16, 1716, John Carey.

5600 Bethia,'' b. May 29, 1695; m., in Rehoboth, Dec. 7, 1721, Joseph Kent.

5601 Jabez,'' b. June 23, d. June 29, 1697.

5602 Rebecca,'' b. Aug. 19, 1698.

5603 Mehitable,'' b. June 8, 1700; m., Feb. 28, 1723, Nathaniel Huntington, a

farmer and clothier in Windham, Conn., b. in Norwich, Conn., .Sept. i,
1691, son of Joseph and Rebecca (Adgate) Huntington; he d. Dec. 2,
1762 ; she d. Oct. 4, 1781 ; both members of the Congregational church.

5604 Phebe,'' b. Dec. 4, 1702.

5605 Jane,-* b. Dec. 13, 1704.

5554

Thomas Thurston 3 (T/iomas,^ yohn^'), brother of the preceding,
and son of Thomas and Sarah (Thaxter) Thurston of Medfield,
Mass.; born Feb. 11, 1658 [the Boston record says Dec. 11]; mar-
ried, first, July 3, 1685, Mehitable Mason; sh^died Aug. 11, 1692.
Second, Esther (probably Clark), who was admitted to the Con-
gregational church in Franklin, Mass., June 21, 1741. He was lieu-
tenant of foot 8th Massachusetts regiment, and was at the battle of



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Lewisburg,* died Dec. 15, 1704, and his widow married, Oct. 3, 17 11,
Thomas Bacon, and had a son David (Bacon) ; she died July 8, 17 13.

Children.

5606 Mehitable,'^ b. Aug. 9, 16S6; probably m., before April 5, 1738, .Samuel Med-

calf of Medway, Mass.

5607 Mary,'' b. March 16, d. March 30, 1688.
56o8-{-Thomas,'' b. Nov. 2, 1689; m. Dorcas Gay.

5609 Ichabod,'' b. Aug. 9, d. Aug. 29, 1692.

5610 David,'* b. Nov. 20, 1693; ^- •

561 i+Daniel,'' b. Sept. 25, 1695; ^- Deborah Pond.
561 2-j- Luke,'' b. April 20, 1698; m. Elizabeth



5613 Esther,'* b. June 21, 1700; m. Joseph Leland,t b. 1698, a farmer in Sherborn,
Mass. ; he d. 1776. She had a son by a previous m., and :

5614 Patience (Leland), b. 1722; m. James Whitney, a farmer in Sherborn,

Mass., and had: John (Whitney), a farmer in Sherborn, d. 1825; m.
Hannah Holbrook, and had James and John (Whitney), twins, b. and
d. 1770; John (Whitney), b. 1772, d. 1817; Nathan (Whitney), b. 1774;
Hannah (Whitney), b. 1776, d. 1842; Patty (Whitney), b. and d. 1778;
James (Whitney), b. 1779; Ezra (Whitney), b. 1781.

5615 Esther (Leland), b. 1728, d. 1769; m. Benjamin Whitney, and had: (i)

James (Whitney), b. 1755, a farmer in Sherborn; m Susannah Hill;
he d. 1798. They had: Isaac (Whitney), b. 1782, d. 1844; Benjamin
(Whitney), b. 1785; Martin (Whitney), b. 17,87; Lydia (Whitney), b.
1790, d.y.; Patty (Whitney), b. 1792, d.y.; Susan (Whitney), b. 1795,
d. y. (2) Joseph (Whitney), b. 1762, a farmer in Gardner, Mass , d.
1846; m. Sally Parks. They had: Sally (Whitney), b. 1795,