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
POSTERITY OF JOHN THURSTON. 363
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, <^- 1S20;
Henry (Whitney), b. 1797; Joseph P. (Whitney), b. 1798, d. 1824;
George (Whitney), b. 1801 ; Charles (Whitney), b. 1804, d. 1824; Sam-
uel (Whitney), b. 1806, d. 1826; Anna P. (Whitney), b. 1809.-
5616 Abigail (Leland), b. 1734; died young.
5617 Rhoda (Leland), b. 1735; d. 1757.
5618 Mary,'* b. Sept. 3, 1702.
5619 Paul,"* b. Oct. 6, 1704; a farmer in Rutland, Mass. ; m. Margaret , who
d. previous to 2d Tuesday in . ay, 1767.
5586
Benjamin Thurston ^ {Joseph,^ jfoJm '), eldest son of Joseph and
Anne Thurston of Jamaica, L. I. ; married Sarah . He was
a blacksmith in Jamaica. In 1691 he was appointed on a committee
to build a church, of which, Sept. 13, 1698, he was chosen to super-
intend the building. This was probably an Episcopal church, as in
1700 he was chosen vestryman. The Earl of Belmont, governor of
New York, in a letter to the lords of trade, dated Oct. 21, 1698, re-
fers to the depositions of Benjamin Thurston and his brother Daniel,
in an action against Col. Willet, member of the council, who was
charged with piracy; March 6, 1692, was chosen tax collector; in
1700 he was ist lieutenant in the foot company of Jamaica; 1708
only one person paid a higher tax than he, died intestate about 17 10.
*Foi" account of deed of Dedhain and Medfield to Thomas TImrstou et al. see 1st ed.,
p. 361.
t Leland F.\mily.
I. Henry Leland, b. in England about 102.?; ni. Margaret Badcock, came to Amei -
ica 16,5-2, d. in Sherborn, Mass., Apr. 4, 1680. Cbiklren : Hopestill, b. May, 1653, d. 1653;
Experience, b. May 16, 1654, m. John Colburn, d. 170S; Hopestill, b. Nov, 15, 1655, d.
1729; Ebenezer, b. Jan. 25, 1657, d. 1742, m. Deborah Mary Hunt; Eleazer, b. July 16,
1660, d. 1703, m. Sarah .
II. Hopestill Leland, m. 1st, Abigail Hill, 2d, Patience Holbrook, and had Henrv,
b. 1679; Hopestill, b. 1681; Abigail, b. 1683 ; John, b. 1687; William,!). 1692; Eleazer, b.
1695; Joseph, b. 1698, m. Esther Thurston as above.
364 THURSTON GENEALOGIES.
Children.
5620-(-John,'' b. Feb. 28, 1703-4; m. Grace, Olive, Lucretia (church record)..
5621 Sarah* (records mutilated).
5622-fJonathan,'* m. Elizabeth .
5590
Joseph Thurston 3 (^Joseph,^ yohn '), brother of the preceding,
and son of Joseph and Anne Thurston of Jamaica, L. I. ; born there
about 1670; married Rebecca . He was a blacksmith in
Hempstead, L. I. He sold a piece of land in 1731.
Children.
5623 John,'' m., 1735, Hannah Minthorn. The town of Hempstead granted him
the "site of the old sheep pen in the town."
5624 Mary/ b. 1727.
5625 Elizabeth," b. 1729.
5626 Joseph,"* b. 1734; m. Phebe , and had Rebecca,^ b. 1769.
5627 Phebe," b. 1743.
5591
Daniel Thurston 3 (^yosep/i,^ y^o/in ') , hroihev of the preceding,
and son of Joseph and Anne Thurston of Jamaica, L. I. ; married
. He was a blacksmith in Hempstead, L. I. Nov. 13, 1699,
the town of Hempstead granted him a lot of land on condition he
should settle there as the blacksmith for the town, and he remained..
Children.
5628+Daniel."
5629 Martha," b. 1700; she was guardian of her sister Sarah and perhaps execu-
tor of her father's estate.
5630 Sarah," b. 1717-
5592
Samuel Thurston 3 {^Joseph,^ jfohn '), brother of the preceding,
and son of Joseph and Anne Thurston of Jamaica, L. I. ; married
Sarah . He was a blacksmith ; his will, made Sept. 5, 1721,
proved Jan. 23, 1722, shows he owned three slaves, Jack, Mynche,
and their child. Jack was sold to pay his master's debts.
Child.
5631 Sarah," b. 1709.
5594
Daniel Thurston 3 f (^Dnnie.1,^ yohn '), son of Daniel and Maria
Thurston of Medfield, Mass. ; born there Feb. 14, 1674; married,
*ln the records of Hempstead we find these items: "In 1750 paid Joseph Thurston
four shillings for digging a grave." "1779 paid Pliebe Thurston, widow, twelve shil-
lings for digging a grave." The»searcity of men, on account ot the revolutionary war,
may account for this. Same record also contains this: "Jan. \%, 1779, paid Phebe
Thurston, widow, eight shillings for going to a woman in the poorhouse."
t Daniel Thurston, a weaver of Uxbriil^-e, deeded hind Doc. 10, 1741, to his sons " Da-
vid an
charge given by Dorothy, widow of Jo.-^eph, liDtli of Westboro, yeoman, deceased before
the ensealing of the will, and truly executed by her as the guardian of all the surviv-
ing cliildren of said Joseph deceased, of all her and their rights &c. to our honored
father, Daniel Tnurston's estate, late of said Uxbridge deceased, conveyed to said Dor-
othy, lialf part of certain land in Mendon, which was laid out to said Daniel Thurston
late of Uxbridge by a committee wlio laid out tlie commoa &c. in Mendon."
POSTERITY OF JOHN THURSTON. 365
first, Dec. 28, 1699, Experience Warren [Dedham records say Ma-
son, married 1698] ; she died Sept. 6, 1704. Second, Oct. 15, 1705,
Martha Allen of Medway. He was a weaver in Uxbridge, Mass.
Children.
5632-l-Joseph,'' b. Oct. 14, 1700; m. Dorothy Frizzell.
5633-i-Daniel,'* I twms, born ) m. Miriam Allen.
5634 Increase,'' ) Feb. 19, 1702; ( d. May 29, 1702.
5635 Diana,-* b. May 12, d. May 19, 1707.
5636 Martha,"* b. March 23, 1709; m. Joseph Thompson of Uxbridge, Mass.
5637+Benjamin,'' b. Dec. 25, 171 1 ; m. ist, Elizabeth ; 2d, Dorcas Chapin.
5638 Mary,-* b. Aug. 13, 17 14; lived in Grafton, Mass., as per receipt signed by
her 1771 ; n.m.
5639 Daniel,-* b. Nov. 21, 17 16; settled at Read's Farm, Hampshire county, about
1740; (probably some mistake in name or parentage).
5640 Ebenezer,-* b. Sept. 22, 17 18 ; d. in Grafton, April 16, 1787 ; n.m.
5641 Elizabeth,-* b. Oct. 22, 1720; living, 1752, in Uxbridge.
5642 David, m. Abigail ; a yeoman; d. in Uxbridge, 1756. His brother
Benjamin, a yeoman in Uxbridge, was appointed adm. of his estate. Had :
5643 Lucy,' b. April 28, 1745; m., about 1761, David Holman.
5644 Nathan,' b. Nov., 1747.
5645 Calvin.-* 5646 Moses,-* b. Sept. 17, 1733.
5647 Lydia,-* b. Aug. 26, 1735.
5648 Sarah,-* b. April 9, 1742; d. previous to 1745.
jFourtij <3?enrcation.
5597
David Thurston ^ (^oAn,^ Tho7nas,^ yohn^), son of John and
Hannah Thurston; married, Feb. 16, 1712-13, Mercy Carey, whose
grandmother was sister to Josiah Standish's wife. David probably
succeeded his father on the homestead, and had the original deed
given by Daniel Morse to Thomas Thurston, 1662.
Children.
5649+John,' b. May 22, 1714; m. Saberah .
5650 Abigail,' b. July 11, 1716.
56514-James,' b. Sept. 3, 1718; m. Phebe Perkins.
5652 David,' b. March 27, 172 1.
5653 Mary,' b. June 30, 1723.
5608
Dea. Thomas Thurston-* {Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ yohn^), eldest son
of Thomas and Mehitable (Mason) Thurston of Medfield, Mass.;
born there Nov. 2, 1689; married, in Boston, Mass., Dec. 4, 1718,
Dorcas Gay. He was a farmer and carpenter ; selectman of Wren-
tham, Mass., 1726 and 1735, perhaps during the intervening years ;
was deacon in the Congregational church ; moved to Walpole, Mass.,
and died there before June 6, 1755, as at that date his eldest son
Thomas was appointed administrator. Estate settled Aug. 20, 1756.
Children.
5654 Mary,' b. Aug. 27, 1720; m. Farrington.
5655+Thomas,' b. Nov. 29, 1721 ; m. Mary Aldrage.
5656 Esther,^ b. Jan. 28, 1723.
366 THURSTON GENEALOGIES.
5657 Mehitable,5 b. Jan. 29, 1726; d. Oct. 28, 1747.
5658 Doica.s.5 I twins, born ( d. Oct., 1747.
5659 Sarah,' ) Aug. 28, 1728; j m. Daniel Pond.
5660 Margaret,' b. Sept. 28, 1730; m. Reuben Pond.
5661 Elisha,' I twins, born ) d. before Aug. 20, 1756.
5662 Elizabeth,' ( Sept. 17, 1733; )
5663 Dorcas,' b. Sept. 26, 1735; June 15, 1759, deeded land to her brother Samuel.
5664 Samuel,' b. Oct. 13, 1738; a husbandman in Wrentham, Mass.
5611
Daniel Thurston ^ ( Thomas,^ Thomas,^ John '), brother of the
preceding, and son of Thomas and Esther Thurston of Medfield,
Mass. ; born there Sept. 25, 1695 ; married, in Boston, Mass., Feb.
II, 1719-20, Deborah Pond, who was admitted to the Congrega-
tional church in Wrentham, Mass., March 6, 1743. He was a wheel-
wright and tavern keeper in Wrentham, now Franklin. The town
records show that the old "Thurston Farm House " has been licensed
as a tavern for one hundred and sixteen years. Sold land to his
brother Daniel, June 7, 1777.
Children.
5665 Deborah,' b. Sept. 21, 1720.
5666-}- Daniel,' b. June i, 1722 ; m. Elizabeth Whiting.
5667 Esther,' b. April 29, 1724.
5668+David,' b. May 9, 1726; m. Susanna Fairbanks Waters.
5669 Elioenai,' b. May 19, 1728; joined the church in Wrentham, May 28, 1748;
m. Jonathan Whiting, a farmer in East Winthrop, Me. ; a man of influence.
They had :
5670 Jonathan (Whiting), m. 1st, Sarah Whittier; 2d, Betsey Davies ; 8 chil.
5671 Elias (Whiting), d. May 3, 1775.
5672 John (Whiting), d. Dec. 10, 1775.
. 5673 Thurston (Whiting), b. in Wrentham, 1753; m. ist, Brown of New-
castle, Me. ; 2d, Elizabeth McCobb of Newcastle. He was ord. July,
1776, a Congregational minister in Newcastle, dismissed Jan., 1782;
settled Oct. 28, 17S4, in Edgecomb, Me.; pastor in Warren, Me., from
1785-87, where he d., Feb. 28, 1829, aged 76; she d. Sept. 29, 1834,
aged 80, having had: John (Whiting), b. 1781, m., Sept. 9, 1804, Nancy
Lowell, lived in Union, Me., d. Jan. 15, 1850; and Mary, Susan and Jo-
anna (Whiting).
5674 Abijah,' b. July 20, 1730; admitted to the church in Wrentham, April 9,
1749; grad. from Harvard 1749; preached, but not ord., d. July 8, 1750.
5675 Joseph,' b. about 1732; m. .
5612
Luke Thurston '^ {Thotnas^^ Thomas,^ yohn '), brother of the pre-
ceding, and son of Thomas and Esther Thurston of Medfield, Mass. ;
born there April 20, 1698; married Elizabeth . She was
buried in Providence, R. I., July 25, 1776. He was a blacksmith in
Rehoboth, Mass.
Children. "
5676 Hannah,' b. May 24, 1728.
5677 Elizabeth,' b. Feb. 6, 1729-30.
5678 Annie,' b. April 21, 1732.
5679 Luke,' b. Feb. 21, 1733-4; d. soon.
5680 Thomas,' b. July 31, 1736.
5681 Lucretia,' b. Aug. 27, 1737; m., 1772, Ezekiel D. Wheeler of Grafton, Mass.
56S2 Luke,' b. Sept. 17, 1739; d. soon.
POSTERITY OF JOHN THURSTON. 367
5683 Margaret,^ b. Aug. 27, 1741.
5684 George,' b. June 26, 1742.
5685 Luke,' b. Sept. 27, 1743.
5620
John Thurston ■♦ (Benjamin,'^' Joseph,^ yohn '), eldest son of Ben-
jamin and Sarah Thurston of Jamaica, L. I. ; born there Feb. 28,
1703-4; married Grace, Olive, Lucretia.* Her funeral bills were
filed May 13, 1801. He was a blacksmith in Jamaica; voted to send
deputies from Queens county to the provincial congress Nov. 7, 1775.
Children.
5686-f-John,5 b. Feb. 28, 172S; m. Mary Bouquet.
5687 Ruth,' b. Nov. 27, 1730; m. Samuel Whitehead, and had Charles and Pela-
tiot (Whitehead).
5688 Benjamin,' b. Dec. 17, 1732; d. Jan. 16, 1805; n.m. English calendar rec-
ords of New York contain this : "Oct. 17, 1763, Lieut.-Gov. Calder wrote
to Benjamin Thurston of Orange county and others concerning the defense
of the frontier." We infer from records that he was a doctor. Feb. 7,
1776, Dr. Benjamin Thurston was appointed a lieut.-col. by committee of
Goshen Precinct, Orange county, N. Y. His will is dated July 22, 1803,
and codicil Oct. 2, 1S04, by which he bequeathed his estate, which was of
considerable amount, to his brothers' and sisters' children, except fifty
pounds, which he gave to the first Presbyterian church in Jamaica. The
heirs were all to share alike. He names in his will Hannah Thurston, m.
Mr. Dobbs ; Sarah, m. Elias Sickles; Mary, m. Jacob Benger; Jacob and
John. Sarah is the only one we can trace.
5689-j- Israel,' b. Dec. 6, 1734; m. Christina Pangburn.
5690 Sarah,' b. Aug. 16, 1737 ; m. Elias Sickles.
5691 Pelatiah,' b. Feb. 24, 1740; m., Jan. 4, 1764, Tabitha Marston.
3692 Walter,' b. Feb. 28, 1742 ; taken prisoner by British, and d. in provost prison.
New York, Dec. 10, 1777.
5693+Flavel,' b. Nov. 15, 1744; m. .
5694 David,' b. Dec. 27, 1746.
5695 Elizabeth,' b. July 12, 1749; m., Aug. 6, 1776, Thomas Cornwall; two chil.
5622
Jonathan Thurston + {Benjamin,^ Joseph^ yohn '), brother of
the preceding, and son of Benjamin and Sarah Thurston of Jamaica,
L. I. ; married Elizabeth . He died before his wife, as her
will is on record, dated Oct. 4, 1770, proved 1774.
Children.
5696 Susanna,' m. Piatt Vail.
5697 Sarah,' b. 1740; m. Daniel Tuthill of Southold, L. I., b. 1732, removed when
a young man to Jamaica, L. I., where he d. 1S22, aged 90; she d. 1780.
They had :
5698 John (Tuthill), d. Feb. 2, 1791.
5699 Daniel (Tuthill), b. June 4, 1762; m.. May 17, 1785, Diana Mackrell, b.
June 28, 176S. He d. Feb. 20, 1803; she d. July 23, 1824. They had:
(i) James M. (Tuthill), twin, b. June i, 1786; m., Mar. 8, 1808, Emma
Townsend, b. May 8, 17S9; he d. July 14, 1865; she d. March 28, 1S67.
They had: William H. (Tuthill), b. Dec. 5, 1808, m., Aug. 6, 1S43,
Dorothy Platner, b. Feb. 2, 1826, was a banker in Tipton, la., d. Sept.
8, 1880, having had James William (Tuthill), b. June 7, 1853 ; John S.
(Tuthill), b. July 22, 1814; Hannah M. (Tuthill), b. Dec. 28, 1816; Rob-
ert T. (Tuthill), b. April 29, 1823, d.; James H. (Tuthill), b. July 22,
1825, d. ; Charles E. (Tuthill), b. Aug. 22, 1S31, m.; George W. (Tut-
*This is according to the records, and whether these three names belong to one per-
son, or are three diflferent persons, we cannot tell.
368 THURSTON GENEALOGIES.
hill), b. Dec. iS, 1833. (2) William (Tuthill), twin, b. June i, 1786; m.
Sarah Hallett; d. Dec. 10, 1827. (3) Felicia (Tuthill), b. Nov. 7, 1787;
m. James Bouquet Thurston [no. 5,956]. {4) Sarah (Tuthill), b. Feb.
ID, 1791 ; m. John K. Cowperthwaite. (5) Susanna (Tuthill), b. March
5, 1795; "''â– Henry K. Frost. (6) Ellen G. (Tuthill), b. April 4, 1801 ;
m. Richard Brush of Jamaica, where they lived.
5700 Samuel (Tuthill), b. Nov. 13, 1766; d. May 20, 1S12.
5701 James (Tuthill), d. May 27, 1813; n.m.
5702 Sarah (Tuthill), m. Denton.
5703 Joseph (Tuthill), b. Aug. 30, 1772; d. March 24, 1832.
5704 Jonathan,^ m. Priscilla . His will was dated Aug. 7, 1776, proved 1784;
He voted a whig ticket in 1775 for a deputy to the provincial congress;
was a member of the militia 1776, and the records show his name fre»
quently as grantee and grantor of land. They had :
5705 Millicent,* m. Nathan Smith.
5628
Daniel Thur.ston4 {Daniel,^ jfoseph,^ yohn^), eldest son of
Daniel Thurston of Hempstead, L. I. ; married . There is a
record in the " History of New York," vol. iii., page 357, of a petition
from Newburg on the Hudson river, signed by Daniel Thurston and
fifteen others, directed to Gov. Clinton, captain-general and governor
of the province of New York, dated Sept. 6, 175 1, asking for the
confirmation to them and their successors of the title of five hundred
acres of land ; and it seems quite likely to have been this Daniel, as
his son James settled on the Hudson river.
Children.
5706 Daniel,^ b. 1737 ; m., Nov. 17, 1776, Eliza Carman of Hempstead, L. I. ; lived
in Long Island city, Queens county, N. Y.
5707 John,^ m., Jan. 26, 1778, Margaret Smith of Hempstead; moved to St. John,
N. B.
57o8-fWilliam,5 b. 1742-3; m. Phebe Rhodes.
57094-James,' m. .
57io-|-Cyrus,' m. .
5632
Joseph Thurston ^ (^Daniel,^ Diviiel,^ yohn^), eldest son of Dan-
iel and Experience (Warren) Thurston of Medfield, Mass. ; born
there Oct. 14, 1700; married Dorothy Frizzell. He owned a
small farm in the extreme south part of Westboro, Mass., which re-
mained in the name till the death of Samuel Thurston^ in 1839, since
which time the name is extinct. They were admitted to the church
by letter, his from Medfield, hers from Marlboro, Mass., Nov. 8, 1741.
Children.
5711 Amariah,' b. Jan. 17, 1734; killed in French and Indian war Jan. 28, 1761.
5712 Dorothy,^ b. Jan. 26, 1735; d. Nov. 11, 1828.
5713 Experience,'' d. Dec. 11, 1750, aged about 14.
5714 Zeruah,Mo. 1738; m., April 18, 1761, Roger Bruce of North Brookfield,
Mass., and d. there March 25, 1809.
57i5+Joseph,5 b. Dec. 29, 1739; m. Thankful Wood.
5716-f Samuel,^ b. Feb. i, 1744; m. ist, Sarah Townsend; 2d, Sarah Harrington.
5633
Daniel Thurston 4 {Daniel,^ Daniel,^ yohn '), second son of Dan-
iel and Experience (Warren) Thurston of Medfield, Mass. ; born
POSTERITY OF JOHN THURSTON. 369
there Feb. 19, 1702 ; married, Oct. 27, 1732, Miriam Allen. He
was a farmer in Sharon, Conn.
Children.
57I7-|-Inerease,5 m. Chapin.
5718-f-Daniel,' b. in Sturbridge, Mass., Sept. iS, 1737; m. Sarah Curtis.
5719-l-Moses,^ b. about 1740; m. Thankful Knapp.
5720-j-Amos,' b. July 6, 1742; m. Mary Sweatland.
5721 Aaron, settled in Otsego Co., N. Y.
5637
Benjamin Thurston •» {Daniel,'^ Daniel,^ John '), brother of the
preceding, and son of Daniel and Martha Thurston of Mendon,
Mass.; born there Dec. 25, 171 1 ; married, first, Elizabeth ,
born 1707 ; she died Feb. 12, 1768, aged 60. Second, Nov. 24, 1768,
Dorcas Chapin, daughter of John Chapin of Mendon ; she died
Aug. 19, 1792. He was a yeoman December, 1758, in Uxbridge,
Mass., collector of tithes and taxes for the i6th district of Massachu-
setts bay, under George IH., for several years about 1764, and that
year he was paid £\(i for land taken for a highway, died in Grafton,
Mass., Feb. 6, 1795, aged 83 years, 32 days.
Children.
5722-f-John,' b. April, 1741 ; m. Susanna Wheeler.
5723-l-Peter,5 b. Sept. 17, 1745; m. Elizabeth .
5724-j-Benjamin,5 b. Jan. 2, 1748; m. Mary
5725-i-Levi,5 b. July 30, 1751 ; m. ist, Priscilla Wheeler; 2d, Hannah Hayden.
iFifti) (^feneration.
5649
John Thurston s {David,'^ John,'^ Thomas,^ jfohn '), eldest son of
David and Mary (Carey) Thurston of Rehoboth, Mass., where they
lived; born there May 22, 17 14; married Saberah .
Children.
5726-(-John,* b. in Hingham, Mass., July 9, 1736.
5727 Job,^ b. do.,- Jan. 27, 1737-8.
5728-f-Joel, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., Feb. 9, 1739-40; m. Miriam Blakely.
5651
Dr. James Thurston s {David,-^ John,^ Thomas,^ John^'), brother
of the preceding, and son of David and Mary (Carey) Thurston of
Rehoboth, Mass.; born there Sept. 3, 1718 ; married Phebe Per-
kins. He was a physician, and probably moved to Chester, Mass.,
after 1764, as his youngest child was born that year, and the record
of all his children was made in the town records of Rehoboth. He
was in the habit of making short rhymes for the amusement of the
children and his own family, some of which are being repeated by
the fourth generation since. He had the original deed given by
370 THURSTON GENEALOGIES.
Daniel Morse to Thomas Thurston [no. 5,541] of land in Medfield.
He may have owned it or held it as an heirloom, and he gave it to
his son David.
Children.
5729 Deborah,* b. Nov. 3, 1749.
5730 Obed,* b. Dec. 16,1750.
5731 Mercy,* b. July 22, 1752.
5732 Phebe,* b. Feb. 24, 1755.
5733 James,* b. Oct. 23, 1757 ; m., lived in Franklin, Mass., and had John," lived in
Rhode Island ; Ebenezer," who went west ; and Sally," m., May 4, 18 ro, Em-
erson Tower, b. Jan. 31, 1789, son of Levi and Mary (Whipple) Tower, a
farmer in Cumberland, R. I.; she d. Aug. 8, 1827, aged 32; he m. 2d,
May 4, 1S28, Sally Whipple, had four children, and d. Oct. 23, 1862; she
had Polly Thurston (Tower), b. Mar. 31, 181 1; Delia (Tower), b. Dec. 2,
1812; Calista (Tower), b. Sept. 25, 1814; Lydia (Tower), b. Sept. 19, 1816;
Emerson (Tower), b. June 29, 1818; Serephina (Tower), b. July 13, d.
Nov., 1827.
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5736 Mary,* b. Feb. 7, 1760.
5737 Huldah,* I twins, born \
573S-(-David,* ) April 29, 1762; \ m. Alice Johnson.
5739 Susanna,* ( twins, born \
5740 Abigail,* j Mar. 4, 1764; ( m. (certificate given in Wrentham, Mass., April
12, 1787) Noah Ballou, a boat builder and farmer in Cumberland, R. L, b.
. July 29, 1759, son of Noah and Abigail (Razee) Ballou of Cumberland.
He was a man of great enei'gy, and added considerable to his father's farm.
He sold his farm, and spent the last years of his life in the family of his
youngest son, Thurston Ballou, in Franklin, Mass., where they both died
the same year, she Sept. 12, and he Dec. 20, 1S43. ^i'' elder brother had
enlisted in the war of the revolution, and was not physically able to stand
the hardships, and Noah volunteered to take his place and serve out the
term. Children :
5741 Lydia (Ballou), b. Oct. 27, 1789; m., Nov. 26, 181 5, Lewis C. Brown.
5742 Susanna (Ballou), b. Sept. 16, 1791; m. ist, Cyrus Ballou; 2d, Lewis C.
Brown.
5743 Leonard (Ballou), b. Feb. 23, 1794; m. ist, Ann E. Amsbury; 2d, D. A.
E. Kingsley.
5744 Thurston (Ballou), b. Nov. 30, 1S03; m., Nov. 23, 1823, Caroline Follett.
5655
Thomas Thurston 5 ( Thomas,'^ T/iovias,'^ Thomas,'^ yohn^), eldest
son of Thomas and Dorcas (Gay) Thurston of Wrentham, Mass.;
born there or in Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 29, 1721; married Mary
Aldrage. He went to Otisfield, Me., and received a portion of a
grant of land for services in the war against Canada in 1770. He
sold land in Otisfield to James Thurston of Qtisfield in 1790, which
must have been his son.
Children.
5745+David,* b. Oct. 14, 1755; m. Polly Spurr.
5746 Elizabeth,* b. April 28, 1758.
5747+Jacob,* b. May 19, 1760; m. Nancy Anna Edwards.
5748 James,* b. Nov. 11, 1764; n.m.
5749 Mehitable,* m. Samuel Ware of Wrentham, Mass., and lived in Groton,