1747. Aug. 23; ni. Isaac Foster, son of 7.
8. William, son of Josiah, 7, b. 1734, Aug. 8; m. Sarah . His
name disappears from tax-list. 1758. Ch. Adoniram, bap. 1758, April 9.
9. John, is on tax-list. 1783, and after. No record of family.
10. Jonas, and wife Betsey. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1785, Sept. 5; m. 1809,
July 30. Samuel Reed, of Acton. Abigail, b. 1787. April 17; m. Jonathan
French. 30. Jonas, b. 1789, May 10. William, b. 1791, April 9. Charlotte,
b. 1793. Sept. 23 ; m. 1811, Dec. 19, John Monroe, of Lexington. Sophronia,
b. 1795, June 5. Oliver, b. 1797. Sept. 8. George, 11, b. 1799. Sept. 7.
Znlima, b. 1802. April 9; m. 1820, April 6, Roger Lane, of Bedford.
Lavinia, b. 1804, Oct. 13. Levi, b. 1806, Dec. 10.
11. George, son of Jonas, 10, b. 1799, Sept. 7; m. Mary Bates,
of Concord, and Sophronia Gove; now lives in Lexington. Ch. Mary H.,
b. 1826, Feb. 5. George Edwin, b. 1829. Oct. 10. Edward Carrinqton,
b. 1831. March 4. John Douglass, b. 1832. Sept. 14. Caroline Elizabeth,
b. 1833. Dec. 13. Susan 31aria, b. 1835. June 20; m. Lewis Johnson.
Stebbins Fisk. b. 1840. May 20; d. 1841, Nov. 15. Clarence Bichardson,
b. 1842. March 20. Ellen'^ Sophronia. b. 1845. March 23. Anna Bemis,
b. 1850, Aug. 10; d. George Bickford. b. 1852, Nov. 24; d. Alice Gertrude,
b. 1854, Feb. 24; m. Ciiisholm, of South Boston.
6 1JAILP:Y — BALDWIN.
BAILEY. 1. Jonathan, 1780-2 ; m. 1777, P>b. 20. Elizabeth Baldwin,
dau. of Benjamin. 12. The name is on tax-list a few years, but no children
are recorded.
2. Kendall, on tax-list. 17i»5.
3. John Barnard, a honueopathic physician; came to Billerica in
1870; b. ISl."). .June 1;:5 ; ni. Frances Woodbury Paterson; lives on the
Lowell road, near the corner.
4. John Mason, sun of preceding; b. 1842. Feb. 15; m. 1877,
Aug. 20. Fhebe J. tiaskill. dau. of LiUeus. of Woonsocket, R. I. He
bought the farm- north-east of Winning pond, in 1872, and by the extent of
his improvements and exi)eriments. "has given it celebrity as '• Winning
farm." He has stocked it A\ith thorough-bred Jersey cattle, Cotswold,
Oxfordshire.
this country to introduce the French system of ensilage, or the building of
silos for the preservatitm of forage crops in their green state, and he
is pul)lishhig ''The Book of Ensilage,'" a treatise on the system, with
history and results of his experiments.
BAKER. 1. John, and wife Sarah, came from England, where their
ch. were born ; lived on Andover street, the place now occupied by Kev.
John Haskell. He died 1844. Sept. 15, aged 50. ( "h. J/a/v/. b. 1819. Nov. 1 ;
m. William >S. Uleason. 4. Ann. b. 1823. Aug. 10; m. George Hall.
Elisn. b. 1825. Dec. 14; m. James P. Wason. and is no-w a widow in
California. EJ>.pn. 2, b. 1829. May 16. Joltn i-Vr/Hc/.s, )). 1831. J\me 20; in
California. William Ilcnrii. b. 1836, Jan. 1 ; in California.
2. Eben, b. 1829. May 16; m. Elizabeth Ann Boynton. of Bedford,
N. H. He is a butcher, and lives opposite his father's place. Ch. John
'Henri/, b. 1859, Jan. 30. Carrie Emily, b. 1863. Dec. 25. Lucy Murdoch^
b. 1865. Sept. 5. Fred Herbert, b. 1867. Oct. 1. Charles Eben, b. 1870,
Jan. 30. nnscae Chase, b. 1877, July 12.
BALDWIN. 1. John, was i)ro"b. a brother of Henry, of Woburn. who
is said to have been from Devonshire. He m. Mary. dau. of Thomas
Richardson, of Woburn. and sister of Thomas, 1, of Billerica. 1655. May 15.
This implies that he came to B. as earl}^ as this ilate ; no other evidence has
been found of his presence before 1657. He lived on the west siile of Long
street, near Mrs. Bennett's residence, north of Jonathan Danforth's. He d.
1687, Sept. 25. Ch. 3Iary. b. 1659. July 28. and d. Aug. 1. Mary. b. 1663,
April 11. John, 2, b. 1665, Sept. 25.' Jonathan. 3, b. 1667-8. Jan. 28.
iSitsanna, b. 1670. May 14, and d. 1675, Sept. 8. Thomas. 4, b. 1672,
March 26. Fhebe. b. 1675-6. Feb. 7. and d. March 24. Susanna, b. 1677,
April 14; m. Joseph Hill, 8. Fhebe. b. 1679-80, Feb. 7; m. Dr. Roger
Toothaker. 2.
2. John, son of John, 1, b. 1665. Sept. 25; m. 1689-90. Feb. 12. Sarah
Hey wood. prob. dau. of John, of Concord. She d. 1741. Feb. 9. He d.
1736. April 6. Ch. Sarah, b. 1690. Dec. 28; m. William Simonds. 3Iary,
b. 1692, Dec. 16; m. Joseph Brown. 4. Jnde. b. 1695-6. Jan. 20. Thomas.
6, b. 1697-8. March 15. limh. b. 1699. April, 18. John, b. 1701, July 27,
and d. Se])t. 10. Elizabeth, b. 1702, Sept. 21 ; m. 1734, May 8, Joseph
Johnson, of Woburn. Abigail, b. 1705. xS-pril 15; m. 1729-30, Jan. 9,
James Tompson. John. b. 1707-8. Jan. 21, and d. 1738, Oct. 24. William.,
6, b. 1710, Sept. 15.
3. Jonathan, son of John, 1, b. 1667-8. Jan. 28 ; ra. 1695. Dec. 13,
Mary French, dau. of Jacob. 3. He d. 1735-6. Feb. 17. Ch. Mary, b. 1696,
Sept. 15; m. AVilliam Brown, 6. Susanna, b. 1698, Dec. 9. Jonathan, 7,
b. 1700-1, Feb. 21. Samuel, b. 1703, April 9, and d. 1705. July 22. Josiah,
8, b. 1708. May 22.
4. Thomas, son of John, 1, b. 1672, March 26; m. Sarah. Ensign
Thomas d. 1747, Dec. 12. His widow d. 1761, June 16. Ch. Jnhn. 9, h.
1699. Nov. 10. Joseph, b. 1702. Sept. 14; m. 1728. June 14, Esther
Manning, {see 4). Jacob, b. 1704-5, March 18. David. 10, b. 1711. June 9.
Samuel, 11, b. 1713, April 12. Jeremiah, b. 1714, July 29. and d. 1741,
Auo-. 3. Fheba, b. 1717-18. Jan. 19. Benjamin, 12, b. 1724, April 9.
BALDWIN. 7
5. Thomas, son of John, 2, b. 1G97-S, March 15; ni. Dorothy Kidder,
dau. of Ei)hraim, 3. Ch. Dorotln/, b. 1719. July 28. Bnchd, b. 1721,
Oct. 7. T/Kmih.s, 13, b. 1723-1, Feb. 22. Elrazav, b. 172o-6. March 11.
Jns(ph, b. 1728, Oct. 20. Benjamin, b. 1730. Dec. 10. Ephrahn, b. 1733,
June 5. As(u b. 1734, Dec. 22.
6. William, sou of John. 2, i). 1710. Sept. 15; ni. 1741, Sept. 23,
Mary Fanner, dau. of Oliver. 6. lie d. 17G2. Dec. 21, and slie d. 1803,
Sept. 25. Cii. Sarah, b. 1742, July 5; m. Frost, of Tewksbury.
John, 14, b. 1743-4. Jan. 13. William, 15, b. 1748, April 12. Thomas,
h. 1751. Feb. 27. and d. 1796, June 12. 31icah, b. 1753, Oct. 1; went to
Ticonderog-a. 3Ian/. b. 1756. April 15; d. in Tewksbury. AYdmm.Hi,]).
1759, May 16. Oliver, b. 1762, Fel). 12.
7. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, 3, b. 1700-1, p>b. 21; ni. 1725-6,
Jan. 19. Esther Farley, dau. of (ieoriie. (}. lie lived east of Shawshin
river, in the part annexed to VVihniniiton, 17.37. Cli. Joshna. b. 1727,
July 4, and d. .)ulv 5. Ehcnrzn\ b. and d. 1728. .June 11. Abigail, b. 1729,
Oct. 13, and d. ()ct. ,20. Esther, b. 1730-1, Vvh. 7. Jonathan, b. 1733,
April 7. iMan/^ h. 1735, May 26. Samwil, b. 1737, Sept. 7.
8. Josiail, son of Jonatlian, 3, b. 1708, May 22; ni. 1731, Dec. 2,
Susanna Davis, dau. of dea. Josei)li, 1. Tlie two latter children were born
in Tewksbury. Ch. Josiah, b. 1733, Oct. 14. Jesse, b. 1738, May 10.
Susanna, b. 1741. Dec. 16; ni. .John Pollard. 3.
9. John, son of Thomas. 4, b. ICOO. Nov. 10; m. 1726. May 4. Sarah
Hill. dau. of Samuel, jr., 10, and pi-ol). 1758, Feb. 21, Elizabeth i'arldiurst,
of Chelmsford. Ch. Katharine, b. 1727, Sept. 25; ni. Nathaniel Cummings.
Sarah, b. 1729. Aug. 27. and d. Sept. 13. John. 17, b. 1731, Nov. 1.
Jonas, b. 1734, Oct. 29, and d. Feb. 10. Martha, b. 1736, Sept. 27, and d.
Dec. 7. Joseph, b. 1739, Dec. 8, and d. March 1. Jeremiah, b. 1741-2,
Jan. 15, and d. Feb. 17. Tamer, b. 1743, Oct. 13, and d. Jan 1.
10. David, son of Thomas. 4, b. 1711. June 9; m. 1737, June 6,
Sarah Hill. dau. of Samuel. 6. She d. 1750, April 21, and lie m. 2d, 1752,
June 18, Keziu Beimet. of Lancaster. Ch. David, h. 17.38-9, Jan. 18. and d.
Feb. 13. Sarah, b. 1739-40, Feb. 4; ni. 1761, Mav 7, Joseph Eocke, of
Lexington. Ursle, b. 1741-2, Jan. 10, and d. Feb. 7. Deborah, b. 1743,
June 26, and d. 1744, March 22. llizpah. b. 1746. Dec. 15, and d. 1749,
May 6. Solomon, b. 1750, April 15, and d. April 17. Kezia,. b. 1753,
April 10. Hannah, b. 1754, Nov. 19; in. Asa Patten, 13. Abigail, b. 1756,
Feb. 2. David, b. 1758, Aug. 20; m. 1792, July 12, Euhaniah Davis,
of Chelmsford. Lnn/, b. 1760, Sept. 11.
11. Samuel, soil of Thomas. 4, b. 1713, April 12; ni. 1754, Dec. 10,
Elizabeth Hoslev. the widow of John, 3. She d. 1779. March 31, and he d.
1797, Jan. 8. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1755, July 12; in. Joseph Farmer, 12.
Bachel, b. 1757, April 5. (The baptismal record names this child Martha).
Fhebe, b. 1759, Nov. 17; m. Thomas Craig.
12. Benjamin, son of Thomas, 4, b. 1724, April 9; m. 1747, Ai)ril 2,
Sarah Pollard, dau. of Edward. 2. Ch. Benjamin, b. 1747, Dec;. 21, and d.
1749, Sept. 6. Jeremiah, b. 1749, July 23; m. 1780, April 11, Pebecca
Totman. Sarah, b. 1751, Aug. 1; m," Joseph Foster, 10. Elisabeth, b.
1753, Sept. 27; in. Jonathan Bayley. Benjamin, b. 1755, Dec. 1; in. 1784,
Sept. 12, Betty Davis, widow of Joshua, 3. Salomon, b. 1758, Feb. 19, and
d. June 21. Bhoda, b. 1759, June 26; m. 1781, Feb. 20, John Frye, of
Andover. Patte, b. 1761, Aug. 12; ni. Nahuin Baldwin, 16. JRizpah. b.
1763, Sept. 10; m. Edward Fanner, IG. Allice, b. 1766, May 14; m. 1785,
July 16. Olii-e, b. 1769, March 5.
13. Thomas, son of Thomas. 5, b. 1723-4, Feb. 22; m. 1759,
March 8, Aliigail Pollard, dau. of Edward, 2. Ch. Isaac, b. 1760, May 22.
Abigail, b. lf61. Sept. 22; in. Jesse Manning, 17. Abel. b. 1764, July 23.
Zilpah. b. 1767. Oct. 2.
14. John, son of William, 6, b. 1743-4, Jan. 13; ni. 1769. March 17,
Susannah Chamberlain. She d., and he m. a widow Sanders, of
8 BALDWIN.
Tewksbury. where he lived unci had other eh. Ch. liehecca. b. 1770,
April 8.
15. William, son of William. 6, b. 1748. April 12: m. 1773. July 16,
Susanna AVilson. She d. 1773. Sept. 1-4. and he ni. 1777, May 20. Susanna
Wilson, who d. 1801. Ai)ril. aged 48. He d. 1802. April. Ch. WWiam, b.
1778. May 24. and d. 1708. Sejjt. 20. Thomas. 20, b. 1780, Jan 2(5. Francis,
b. 1782. 3Iareh 21. and d. 1805, Sept. 21. Sumnna. b. 1784. Sept. 17. and d.
1803, March 17. John. 21, b. 1786, Sept. 1. »S'rtra^. b. 1788, June 3 ; ni.
1810. Nov. 18, Moses Foster, ot Andover. Oliver., b. 1790, Aug.. and d.
1796, March 15. Hcnrii. 22, b. 1792, July 27. Joshua, b. 1795,' July 31 ;
ui. : lived in Cbarlestown: d. 1870.
16. Nahiim, son of Wllhain. 6, b. 1759. May 16; in. 1783, Sept. 25,
Patte Baldwin, dau. of Benjaniin, 12. Ch. Mary. b. 1784, April 4; m.
Bird. Slie d. after 1850. and a dau. Mary. Fatty, b. 1789. June 27; m.
Thomas Slicd, 24-. Bizpah. b. 1791, May 8; not m. Mihuni, b. 1793,
Nov. 10; not m.
17. John, son of John. 9, b. 1731, Nov. 1; m. 1758. Feb. 3. Elizabeth
Parkhurst, of Chelmsfoi-d. ('h. John. b. 1759. Marcli 3. Timothy, b. 1762,
April 13; m., and lived in Lyndeboro', X. H. ; had two sons. John and
Joel. 23. Bptty. b. 1763. July 27; m. Asa Marshall. Joel. h. 1766. May 8;
d. unmarried. Asa. b. 1770, Nov. 15; m. 1795, Feb. 11, Kuth Kidder.
Sarah, b. 1776. Jan. 5.
18. Reuben, m. 1787. Nov. 13, Sarah Farmer, dau. of Edward. 10.
He was drownetl 1807, Mav 13. Ch. Edward Farnifv. b. 1788, April 5.
Sally, b. 1790, Aug. 6. Bizpah. b. 1794. JulyJ5; m. 1818, Dec. 6. Henry H.
Merrill. Almeria. b. 1796. April 24. Jonathan, b. 1798. April 7. Hannah
Farmer, b. 1800, Julv 12. George, b. 1803. April 11. 3Iary. b. 1806,
Feb. 22. "^
19. Abel. Name on tax-list. 1766-78, and he m. 1767. Jan. 21,
Abigail Frencli, dau. of Ebenezer, 14. No children are recorded.
20. Thomas, son of William, 15, b. 1780, Jan. 26; m. 1804, Aug. 5,
Lydia Brown. He d. 1811, Aug. 28. Ch. Susan Wilson, bap. 1805,
Nov. 17. William, bap. 1807. April 19. Louisa, bap. 1807. Sept. 20.
21. John, son of William, 15, b. 1786, Sept. 1; m. 1810, Nov. 15,
Clarissa Parker, dau. of Isaac, of Andover. She d. 1867, May 28, aged 75.
Col. Baldwin was a leading and influential citizen; often called to
important otfii-es; d. 1875, June 25. Ch. Sarah, b. 1811, June 29. Clarissa,
b. 1813, May 23; d. 1814. Oct. 22. John. 24, b. 1815, May 25. Francis,
26, b. 1817", June 18. Mary. b. 1819. Nov. 0; m. Charles H. Parker. 25.
Ellen, b. 1821. April 23; d."l825. Sept. 14. Elizabeth Caldwell, b. 1824,
Aug. 19.
22. Henry, son of William. 15, b. 1792. July 27; m. 1819. June 20,
Anne Whiting, dau. of dea. Sanuiel, 12 He was a merchant and lived on
the east side of the counnon; d. 1846, June 1, and his widow, 1874, July 28.
Ch. Henry Augustus, b. 1821, March 12; d. 1853. Feb. 11. Samuel Whiting,
b. 1824, March 8. He was the first soldier drafted from town in the war,
and responded promptly, doing brave and good service. Mary Ann, b.
1825. Sept. 7; d. 1828, Sept. George F., b. 1827, Sept. 17; d. 1850,
Jan. 26.
23. Joel, son of Timothy, of Lyndeboro". N. H., and grandson of
John. 17, m. Mary Fry. He removed from Lyndeboro" to Billerica. 1825,
and lived west of the Shawshin river, at the first place south of the
Wilmington road. He d. 1850, April 19, aged 54. Ch. John Fry, b. 1823,
March 14. Joel, 26, b. 1824, Aug. 24. Mary Ann. b. 1826. Dec. 4; m.
William Mannhig. (.see 15). Charlotte Fry. b. 1830, June 18; d. 1832,
July 14. Charles Henry, b. 1834, Jan. 8; d. 1837. May 25. William Henry,
b. 1838. Jan. 14; m. Mary Balkani and lives in Lowell.
24. John, son of "John, 21, b. 1815. March 25; m. Lucy Ann
Mears. He now lives in Chicago. Ch. John Albert, b. 1837, Nov. 6.
Herbert Livingston, b. 1843, Feb. 1.
BALDWIN— BEARD. 9
25. Francis, son of John, 21, b. 1817. .Time IS; ni. 1839, Nov. 28,
Rachel Ann Parker, of AVihniugton. He d. 1878, Dec. IS. Ch. Frank
Stanley, b. 1841. Oct. 26; d. 1819. Feb, 2. Ellen, b. 1843, Feb. 17; d.
Sept. 2. Langdon Williams, b. 184.5. April 13, and d. Oct. 13. Annie
Gilbert, b. 1847. Sept. 12; m. Prof. Samuel Tucker. Catherine Gillis. b.
1851. March 20; m. Fred. H. Parker, (see 24). Henrij. b. 1804, May 28.
26. Joel, sou of Joel. 23, b. 1824. Aug. 24; m. Elizal)eth Trull, of
Tewksbury. C'h. Annie Miranda, b. 18.50, Dec. 27; m. Joseph Jaquith,
{see 9). Joel Washington, b. 1853. Feb. 1,
BALLARD, Jonathan, m. 1722. Aug. 30. Hannah Kidder, dau. of
Ephraim. 3. Ch. Jonathan, b. 1723, Aug. 16. Ephraim. b. 1725, May 6.
Hannah, b. 1726. Oct. 28.
BARKER, Hiram Parker, b. in Hard^vick. Mass.. 1838, Nov. 3; m.
1863. March 19. Carolina* Frances Harrington, dau. of Zadoc. Ch. George
Hiram, b. 1863, Aug. 7. Edward Augustus, b. 1864, Nov. 5.
BARRETT. 1. Oliver, is on tax-Ust, 1768-70. Ch. Benjamin Fish,
bap. 1770, Jan. 21. .
2. Stephen, perhaps son of Col. James, of Concord; m. 1781, April 8,
Lucy Kidder, dau. of Ephi-aim. 15. Ch. Stephen. 3, b. 1781. Sept. 11.
John. b. 1784. Feb. 1. Lucy. b. 1786, Feb. 16. Sally, b. 1791. June 15.
Polly, b. 1793, Oct. 1; m. 1815. Jan.. John Kichards. Lucinda. b. 1799.
May 26. Martha, b. 1801. March 5. Abigail, b. 1804. June 28.
'3. Stephen, son of Stephen. 2, b. 1781. Sept. 11; m. 1807. May 10,
Olive Eogers, widow of Thomas, 17, who d. 1848, Sept. 2. Ch. Thomas
Bogers, b. 1809, March 4.
4. Stephen, of Medford. m. 1805. Nov. 28. Lucretia Da^^s, dau. of
Timothy, 5, and 1810, May 22, Christina G. Welsh. Ch. Lucretia, b. 1806,
Sept. 6.
BARRON. 1. Samuel, and wife Sarah. Ch. Jane, b. 1736, Dec. 1.
Susanna, b. 1738, April 26.
2. Moses and wife Elizabeth; he d. 1761. Nov. 4, and she m. 1766,
Dec, Samuel Fowle. of Woburu. Ch. Isaac, 3, b. 1750. Sept. 18.
Elizabeth, b. 1753, Feb. 12. Bichard, b. 1756, April 30 ; d. 1762, Aug. 25.
Moses, b. 1758, July 8.
3. Isaac, son of Moses. 2, b. 1750, Sept. 18; m. 1772, June 4, Anna
Spaulding. dau. of Asa. 3. Ch. Isaac, b. 1772, Sept. 12. Moses, b. 1776,
April 26." Anna, b. 1781. July 6. Isaac, b. 1783, Nov. 24.
BATCHELLER. 1. Joseph, m. 1796. Dec. 15. Hannah Trull, dau. of
Samuel. 8. Ch. Joseph, b. 1797. April 25. Josiah. b. 1799. May 28.
Hannah, b. 1800. Oct. 28 ; m. 1822. June 25, James H. Eames. of Reading.
Sophronia, b. 1802. May 20 ; m. 1825, May 19, William Taihtor, of Boston.
Eliza, b. 1804, Feb. 20. Brooks Trull, b."l813. Jan. 7.
2. Isaac, had John Fovler bap? 1814. Nov. 27. Frederick Augusttis
Prince, was bap. 1812. May 24. but the father's name is wanting.
BEAIV, William, on tax-list, 1770-2. Ch.William. bapt. lf72, April 25.
BEARD. 1. Andrew, was in Menotomy, [Arlington]. 1672. His son.
Ebenezer, was b. in Charlestown. and that .John and Simon were his
sons is probable. He was in Billerica as early as 1713; lived east of
the Shawshin, in the part of the town annexed to Wilmington, in 1737.
He d. 1717-8, Jan. 8, and his widow. Mary. m. James Frost, 5.
Ch. John, 2. Simon, m. 1725, Jime 2, Sarah Hopkins, dau. of
William. 1. Ebenezer. 3, b. 1701-2, Jan. 1. Jacob, 4, b. 1709. Dec. 26.
Martha, b. 1714. Aug. 21 ; m. Jacob Manning. 9. Nathan had a guardian,
1719.
2. John, {see above), m. Hannah. Ch. John, 5, b. 1716. Aug. 26.
Aaron, 6, b. 1717. Nov. 25. Andreu-, b. 1719, Sept. 11. 3Iary, b. 1721,
Aug. 13. and d. 1738. June 11. David, 7, b. 1723, April 19. Jonathan. 8, b.
1725. May 9. Xathan, 9, b. 1728. Oct. 3.
3. Ebenezer, son of Andrew. 1, b. 1701-2. Jan. 1; m. Esther.
Ch. Esther, b. 1725, June 27 ; m. 1757. Feb. 15, Nathaniel Cutler, of Wobum.
10 BEARD.
Prob. Ehvnczrr. 10, and some, if not all. of the following: Samuel. 11,
Isaac, 12, Ahi}"h, 13, Jusiah. 14, an;l Bnijamin, 15.
4". Jacob, son of Andrew. 1, b. 1709, Dec. 2G; m. Abigail; lived in
Wilmington. Ch. Ahiquih b. 1737. July 11. Jacob, b. 1738. .lul}" 2, an;l d.
1739. ]NJareh 10. Jacob, b. 1741. Dec; m. 1776. Feb. 22, Olive'Hazeltino.
J/'H'?/. b. 1744. Aug. 20; m. Josiah Cutler, of Medford. Martha, b. 1747.
March 22; ni. Ezra Baldwin. Abi(/ail, b. 1750. Sept. 3; m. Jonathan
Baldwin, jr. Eubm. h. 1752. March 10. and Bi(tJi, bap. 1756, Feb. 8.
5. John, son of John. 2, b. 1716. Aug. 26; ni. Hannah; lived in
Wilmington. Ch. John. Id, b. 1745. April 3. Joseph, h. 1747. Se])t. 27.
6. "Aaron, son of John, 2, b. 1717. Nov. 25; m. Susanna — -;
lived in ^\ ilmington. Ch. Aaron, b. 1742. Aug. 4.
7. David, son of Jolm. 2, b. 1723. April 19; m. Hannah ;
lived in Wilmington. Ch. Stephen, b. 1771, Dec. 26. James, b. 1774.
Jan. 15. Aarnn.^h. 1775, April 11. Hannah, b. 1778. Nov. 21.
8. Jonathan, son of John, 2, b. 1725, May 9; m. 1746, May 15,
Deborah Buck; lived in Wilmington. Ch. Mar/f. h. 1747. April 20; m.
Timothy Baldwin. Jonathan, b. iTol. Nov. 23; m. Abigail . and had
6 ch.
9. Nathan, son of John. 2, b. 1728. Oct. 23; m. 1754. Sept. 2G. Mary
Flagg; lived in Wilmington. Ch. Lydia. b. 1755. April 4. Nathan, b. 1756.
March 30; m. 1778. Nov. 24. Sarah Fames. Enth. b. 1758. Nov. 9.
Hannah, b. 1760. Aug. 20. iMollie. b. 1762, April 28. Al>el, b. 176(?),
Feb. 11. A1a
10. Ebeiiezer, prob. son of Ebenezer, 3, m. Catherine . She m.
2d, 1789. Sept. 2, IJeuben Butters ; lived in Wilmington. Ch. El>enezer. b.
1752. Feb. 12; m. 1782. Sept. 26, Lvdia Jenkins; had Abigail and Ebenezer,
Elijah, b. 1754, March 27. Edimrd. b. 1756. Sept. 1 ; m. 1783. .Vpril 10.
Polly Burt; had Edward and others. AJnyail. b. 1759. Marcli 7. Catharine,
b. 1762, Feb. 15. Elijah, b. 1765, Sept. 3; ^n. 1785. March 17. Phebe Jones.
11. Sainnel, (sre3), m. 1759. Jan. 25. Rebecca Butters; lived in
Wilmington. Ch. Samuel, b. 1759, Dec. 22. Rebecca, b. 1761, Nov. 14.
Hepsil}a)i, b. 1773. Jan. 25; m. 1803. Sept. 4, Benjamin Foster.
12. Isaac, {see^i), m. 1762. Dec. 16. Eebecca Jaquith. His name on
B. tax-Hst, after 1773. Ch. prob. Isaac. 17. Jonas, b. 1764. NT)v. 26.
liebecca. b. 1766. Feb. 4. Esther, b. 1769. Feb. 15; m. Benjamin Beard. 18.
Ira, h. 1779. Sept. 3. Sarah, bap. 1786. Jan. 8.
13. Abijah, (f^'-e 8), m. 1763, Dec. 8. Hannah Frost, dau. of John, 12.
Name disa])i)ears from tax-list, 1777. Ch. Hannah, b. 1764, Nov. 15.
Abijah, b. 1767, June 25; m. Abigail Stickney, dau. of William, 5, and
lived in Grafton and Bridgewater, Vt. Sarah, b. 1770, Sept. 23. John
Frost, b. 1773, Jan. 12. Abigail, b. 1775, Nov. 4.
14. Josiali, (seeS). m. 1765. April 11, Elizabeth Crosby, dau. of
Nathan, 12, and 1784, Dec. 29, Sarah Paige, of Bedford, dau. of John, 5.
No children recorded.
15. Benjamin, (see 3), m. 1767. Feb. 3, Abigail Clark. Ch. Benjamin,
18, b. 1768. May 18.
16. John, son of John, 5, b. 1745. April 3; ni. 1765, May 30, Sarah
Walker, dau. of Joseph. 6. She d. 1769, May 31. and he m. Nov. 16,
Abigail Kemp, of Chelmsford. Ch. 3Ioses. b. 1766. April 22. Joseph and
Jifajv/. b. 1768. Aug. 5; d. Aug. 5 and 7. ^flj'fl/i, b. 1770, Nov. 1. Jonathan,
b. 1775, Dec. 31.
17. Isaac, (see 12). m. 1791. Sept. 1. Polly Eichardson. He lived on
the Woburn road, near the Burlington line. Ch. Man/, b. 1791, Nov. 22.
Isaac, b. 1794. Oct. 13. Behrcea. b. 1797. Mav 20. Esther, b. 1800, March 3.
Jonas, b. 1802. Feb. 27. Clarissa, b. 1804,' March 5. Hezekiah. b. 1806,
June 28. Benjamin, b. 1809. Feb. 20. Artemas. b. 1811. May 11.
18. Benjamin, son of Benjamin. 15, h. 1768, Mav 18; m. 1798,
Dec. 30. Esther Beard, dau. of 'Isaac, 12. She d. 1846. Aug. 23. He
lived on the East road, where his daughter, Mrs. Holden, now lives.
Ch. Amaiida Bebecca Jaquith, b. 1803, July 31 ; m, Asa Holden.
MUS. .lOSHUA 15ENNKTT.
BEARD — BIRD. H
19. Benjamin F., perhaps son of Isaac. 17, in. 1833, April 4,
Betsey C. Goodwin, dau. of Reuel. Ch. Uriah Gooduiii. h. 1845. Feb. 4.
20. Benjamin, ni. Susan. Ch. George Henry, h. 1845, Aug. 23.
21. Daniel, son of Jafol). of AVihnington ; ni. 1804, Dec. 20. Rebecca
Clark, of Chelmsford.
BELL, John, appears on tax-list. 1766. and a widow. Mary Bell, prob.
his mother. 1761-70. His n-ame disappears, 1785. Ch. J
Nov. 17. .hihii. bap. 177!), July 25. Eliah. ba^). 1781. Jan. 14. William.
bap. 1782. Dec. 3. Daniel, bap. 1784, June 13.
BENNETT. James, of Groton, (statement of his granddaughter, Mrs.
McPherson, of Chelmsford,) was the father of Stephen. 1, and James, 2,
who appear on the tax-list of Billerica in 1780. He had other sons,
Jonathan. Thomas, and Joseph, and was prob. himself the son of Moses
and Anna Blanchard Bennett, and b. 1736, Dec. 5. The father of Moses
was prob. James, of Groton, in 1704, and of Scotch descent. The brothers,
Stephen and James, settled near Burlington line, south-east of Shawshin
school-house.
1. Stephen, {see above,) is prob. the same who, with wife Elizabeth,
had John. b. in Groton, 1775, Dec. 25. Other ch. named by Mrs.
McPherson were Stephen. Thomas. Frank, James. Samuel. Jonas. Keziah.
Bannah. m. 1801, Sept. 3. Giles Alexander, Betsey, Sarah, and Rehecca, and
two othei's. ,
2. James, had ch. Polly, b. about 1785 ; m. 1834, July 20, James C.
McPherson. and is living in Chelmsford. Nancy, ni. Joseph T. Bowers. 9.
Lucy. ni. 1822. April 28. Reuben Richardson, of Dracut. James, m.
Nevers. and lived in Burlington. Edward, m. 1806. June 8, Rebecca
Richardson, dau. of Ebenezer. 18, and lived in Burlington. Joshua. 3, b.
1792. Nov. 27.
3. Joshua, son of James, 2, b. 1792. Xov. 27. He was for some
years a teacher in Dorchester, and afterwards was in business in Boston, in
the firm of Bennett & Felton. He accumulated a large propert3^ At his
death he left legacies to the clmrches in town. He lived on the west side
of Long street, "in the north part of the village, where his Avidow still has
her home in a genial and beneficent old age. She has recently made
proposals to thetown which will probably result in the founding of a
public librar_y. He in. 1815, Oct. 8. Eleanor Richardson, dau. of
Ebenezer. 18, and d. 1865, Aug. 6. Ch. Ellen, b. 1816, Feb. 15; m.
George Holden. (see 2). Hehecca, b. 1818. June 19; m. 1837, Oct. 17,
William Wilklns ^Varren, Avho was b. 1814; son of Isaac, of West
Cambridge, whose wife Frances was dau. of Dr. William Wilkins, and
granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Cumings. This volume is indebted to him for
the portrait of Dr. Cumings. He was a merchant at St. Thomas. 1830-40;
resides now in Boston.
BICKFORD, Dr., Hezekiah C, was born in Xew London, N. II..
1816; graduated Jeilerson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1845. and
practised his profession six years, in New London, 1851-61, in Billerica,
and 1861-76. in Charlestown; a skilful and beloved physician. He. m. 1846,
June 17, Paulina Augusta Coburn. Slie d. 1867, Nov. 29, and he m. 1869,
April 22. Abigail Gray, dau. of AA'illiam, 3. He d. in \Vol)urn. 1878,
March 23, aged 60. Ch. Georrje C'o?)?;/';^ b. 1847. March 25. John Truman.
b. 1849. April 2; d. 1853, Jan. 24. Harriet Augusta, b. 1853. June 20.
BIRD, 8imon, came to Boston in 1635, aged 20. AVith five others, in
October, 1635, he was, by the Court, oj-dered to be -'whii:)! for
runing from their maisters, and for stealeing a boat and dyvrs other
things." He lived at Chelsea, but in 1659, 3m, •I''-, he received from
Billerica a ten-acre lot. His house lot contained "fifty-two acres lying
noithward of the township, and on ye Avest of Chelmsford road, and
southward of Abofs bridge, bounded by Chelmsford road on ye east