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
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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,