brought theEQ to this country about 1G32, These have fallen to shreds under the
hand of time. I endeavored to restore them about loar years ago, but they fe)i to
pieces. They bore the date lf323 ; were surnaounted with the family coat of arms arid
insignia."



lSo4.] Genealogy of the Sumner Family. l-'2%

(26) III. SAMrEL,3 b. 19 Oct. 1GP9.

(27) IV. William,^ b. 7 April, 1671.

These two individuals, il is supposed, were lost in the expedition to
Canada.*

(28) V. Eben-ezer,' b. 9 Dec. 1673 ; had probably wife Silence. Eben-
ezer' and his bro. Joseph^ settled in Mendon, posterity in Milford.
Joseph Sumner and Daniel Lovctt administered on estate of Ebenezer
of Mendon, 27 Dec. 1721. He left children : Daniel^ b. about 1710,
Abigail* b. about 1711, Silence* b. about 1715.

(29) VI. Edwakd,= (86) b. 29 Aug. 1675, m. Elizabeth Clap, 25 Sept.
1701. She was the daughter of Elder Samuel and Hannah Clap, of
Dorch. The occupation of Edward' was that of a Fellmonger and
glover. In addition to his several lots in Roxbury and Dorchester he
owned about 436 acres of land in Sutton, also land in Woodstock and
Brookfield. He died intestate. His son John, of Edgartown, ap-
pointed to administer on the estate, 11 Nov. 1763. Inventor}- taken
25 May, 1764. The fac simile

of his autograph was taken from vA!L â– iy-T^Ti jf n-t^-^

a deed given by Edward' Sumner ^ cH^O^O JWTlTlSir
to his son Increase*, 7 Oct. 1736.

(30) VII. Joseph,' b. 26 Au2. 1677 ; had probably wife Sarah ; both living
in 1730.

(31) VIII. Benjamin,3 (97) b. 15 Dec. 168.3, m. Elizabeth Badccck, 3
May, 1706 ; settled in Milton. Will dated 16 May, 1771. Proved
5 July, 1771.

Children of SamueP [5] and Rebecca Sumner.

(32) I. Preserved,' b. 14 May, 1660, d. 25 Dec. 1675.

(33) II. Rebecca,^ b. 3 Jan. 1661.

(34) III. JIary,' b. 20 March, 1664, -n. probably Abraham Gorton, 31
May, 16S3.

(35) IV. Samuel,' b. 5 March ; d, 26 Mav, 1666.

(36) V. MEiiETABLE,='b. 21 June, 166S.

(37) VI. JoHX,' b. 1 April, 1670, d. 15 Oct. 1676.

(38) VII. Thakkfull,' b. 9 Dec. 1671.

(39) VIII. Samcel,' b. 8 March, 1674.

(40) IX. Elizabeth,' b. 19 March, 1675-6.

(41) X. A^•^•,='b. 8 Aug. 1678.

(42) XI. Natha.xiel,' b. 9 Nov. 16S0; was of Dorch. S. C. 1720. Roger
Sumner " Planter " and Thomas Way, house carpenter, both of said
place, executors to the Will of Nathaniel^, 18 Aug. 1736.

(43) XII. Increase,' b. 21 Aug. 1684; d. 3 Sept. 1684.

Children of Increase^ [6] and Sarah (Staples) Suinner.

(44) I. Increase,' b. 15 Jan. 1667 ; d. 30 Sept. 1633.

(45) II. Sarah,' b. 12 Mav, 1669.
(iG) III. William,' b. 9. July, 1670.

(47) IV. Sarah,' b. 15 July,'l672 ; d. 22 Oct. 1683.

* In the Canada exppdilion in 1690, under Capt. John Withington, from D'^rcbester,
â– n-cre Ensign Samuel Samner : Sargt. Samuel Sumner; privates, Ebeaezer Sumner,
two William Sumners, and Jazaniah.



12SA Genealogy of the Siujiner Family. [-M""'')

(-IS) V. Benjamin,' b. 29 Aug. 1676.

(49) VI. Thankfull,' b. 20 June, 1678.

(50) VII. RoGER,= b. 24 April, I6S0.

(51) VIII. SAMaEL,=' b. 27 July, 1684.

(52) IX. MehetablEj^" b. 18 June, 1686. ^

Children of William^ [11] and Hannah Sumner.

(53) I. WiL'.iAM^* b. 22 Nov. 1675'.

(54) II. Hezekiah," b. 21 Feb. 1683.

(55) III. Sakah* b. 29 Dec. 1635.

Children of Clement' [17] a?id Margaret (Harris) Suraner.

(56) I. William," (105) b. IS March, 1699; wife Dorcas.

(57) II. Ebenezer," (lOS) b. 1 Sept. 1701 ; wife Elizabeth.

(58) III. Margaret,"* b. 7 Dec. 1702 ; d. same day.

(59) IV. Margaret,-* b. 18 July, 1705.

(60) V. Elizabeth,-* b. 18 Oct. 1707.

(61) VI. Samuel,* b. 31 Aug. 1709 ; wife Abigail ; had a son Samuel^ b.
3 Nov. 1739.

(62) VII. BexNJamin,* b. 28 May, 1711 ; wife Mercy. He d. 21 July,
1795. She d. 22 Feb. 1768, in her 55th year. They had Benjamin^
b. in 1734; ni. Hannah Beinis, 3 Feb. 1761. Their children were,
Margaret^ b. 29 Oct. 1761 ; m. David Howe. She d. at Castine, 12
Sept. 1S07. Benjamin^ b. 4 Oct 1763 ; d. at Coventrv-, R. I , 31
Jan. 18II. Hannah^ b. 7 Dec. 1764; ni. Daniel Livermore ; d. in
Munroe, Me., 11 March, 1848. Samuel' b. 31 Julv, 1766; d. 12
Oct. 1844. He m. Martha Saunders Barrett, 13 Feb." 1794. She d.

10 Dec. 1843, ae. 71.

• William* may have been the Tather of Hezekiah^ of Middletown.'Ct., who had
sons, Danid^, b. 26 3Iay, 1759, d. 23 Nov. 1S38, Samuel^, Ckmeni^, Hezekiah^, and
three daus. — onem. Nathan Haven, one Moses Kibbe, another Daniel Jlanley; neither
of them living.

HeztkiaJJ was Captain of Marines in the British Navy, and aflervrards Lieutenant
in a company of Rangers in the French war ; removed to BerK'shire Co. 3Iass., about
1757, and d. about 1802, ne. less than 70. He had a bro. Jok7i^, a Lieutenant Colonel
in the war of the Revolution, who was at the battle of Monmouth in the thiciiest of the
fight, and was also, it is supposed, at Germantown. He had a .son Joshua^, who is
sai'.l to have been a distinguished physician and surgeon in the army under Gen. St.
Clair. Jaiintifi settled and died at V\'esifield, i\lass. Hezekiah^ had a sister who ra.
Crittenden, of whom Hiram Crittenden. Esq , of St. Louis, is a de.'-cer.dani.

Danitl^ had sons, Daniel'', William', Darius''. Watsnrv, Increast', Ethan yfiyrton'', all
dead except Ir.creast'', and all having issue e.vcept Ethan. The daus. of Daniel'' were
Lucy', lilanj', Almira^, Emilia'', Susan', Carolin'J.

r crease'' was b. at Otis. 3Iasi., 13 3Iay, 1301 ; educated a lawyer, admitted June,
lS2o ; m. Is;, Pluma A. Bcrstow, fdau. of the late Hon Samuel Bar.siow) 25 Mav,
IS27. Children : Elizabeth^ b. 2 April, 1S28, d. March, 1S37. Samud Bars'on;^ b. 16
Feb. 1S30; grad. Williams College, Aug. 1S19 ; admitted Attorney at Law, Sept.
1S52 ; is a practising lawver in Great Earrington, and Postmaster in that place. Ed-
itard Prescon^ b. 7 Jan. 1833; d. 2i 31arch, 1834. Charles AUen^ b. 2 Aug. 1S35.
JaUa Elizabtth^ b. 20 Oct. 1539. Albeit IncreasfJ b. 4 Feb. 1841. Li-reas'J m. 2d,
C.ara A. Weiis of Boston, dau. of the late Capt. \Vm. Ca-roU Wells. He v,-as in the
House of Representatives from Great Barrington in 1833 and 34 ; Senator from Berk-
shire in 1S40 and 1842 ; a District Attorney for the "Western District of Massachusetts
in 1851 and 1652: and a Delegate from Otis, in the laie Consiiiutional C^jnvention.
[The information in the above note was derived from Increase' Sumner.]



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ChiTdren of William' [22] and Esther (Puffer) Sumner.

(63) I. Mary* b. 2. May, 1698; m. Ephraim Tucker, 22 Oct. 1719.

(64) II. Abigail" b. 31 Jan. 1G99-700 ; m. Robert Vose 14 Sept. 1721.

(65) III. Roger* b. 25 March, 1702 ; m. Sarah Badcock, 20 Feb. 172-4-5 :
had John," b. 13 Sept. 1725, Abigail," b. about 1727, William,' b
10 Dec. 1729, d. 26 Nov. n48.

(66) IV. William,^ b. 7 Feb. 1704-5 ; m. Eleanor Daniel, 25 Nov.
1727 ; Ldd John," b. 3 May, 1729, Clement," b. 29 Aug. 1731, d.
1732, William,' b. 21 Dec. 1733. d. 7 Feb. 1733-4.

(67) V. Gersom,* b. 1 July, 1707.

(68) VI. Esther," b. 12 Aug. 1709, d. probably 27 June, 1748.

(69) VII. Seth," (112) b. 15 Dec. 1710, m. Hannah Badcock, 17 Oct.
1734. She d. 13 Aug. 1739. He m. Lydia Badcock, dau. of Wil-
liara and Elizabeth in 1742. She was b. 9 Sept. 1722, d. 2 Sept.
1799. He d. II Nov. 1771.

Children of Ehenezer' [23] and Elizabeth (Clap) Sumner.

(70) I. Elizabeth," b. 20 Dec. 1700.

(71) II. Rebekah," b. 11 April, 1703.

(72) III. Nathaniel," b. 18 July, 1705.

(73) IV. Ebenezer," b. 1 April, 1708.

(74) V. Mehetabel,4 b. 15 Feb. 1710 ; d. 3 March, 1792.

(75) VI. Jazaniah," b. 19 July, 1713; d. 6 May, 1778.

(76) VII. Thankfull," b. 19 Feb. 1715-16.

Children of George' [^5] and Ann (Tucker) Sumner.

(77) I. 3amuel,4 (125) b. 13 Nov. 1695 ; ra. Elizabeth Griffin, 20 No%-.
1723. He d. 8 Feb. 1782.

(78) II. GEOnGE," b. 4 or 14 Sept. 1697 ; m. Susanna Clap of Milton,.
26 Dec. 1723. She d. Nov. 1734.

(79) III. Ann," b. 13 Sept. 1699 ; m. Paul Deming of Pomfret, Conn., 3;
March, 1726. She d. Nov. 1786.

(80) IV. Mary," b. 2 Nov. 1702 ; m. Samuel Dana of Pomfret, 30* Dec.
1731. She d. 28 April, 1770.

(81) V. William," b. 20 Oct. 1704 ; d. 7 Sept. 1769.

(82) VI. Si-sANNAH," b. 13 April, 1707 ; m. Justus Soper, 4 May, 1727.
She d. 26 Sept. 1783.

(83) Vil. Elizabeth," b. 30 June, 1709 ; d. Feb. 1790 or 1797.

(84) VIII. JosiAH,"* b. 13 March, 1712; m. Sarah Draper of Eoxburj-,.
8 Dec. 1737. He d. July, 1786.

(85) K. Abigail," b. 3 Nov. 1718.

Children of Edicard^ [29] and Elizabeth ( Clap). Sumner.

(86) I. Edward," b. 16 July, 1702.

(87) II. Elizabeth," b. 30 April, 1704 ; d. 19 June, 1704.

* Jonaiban Mills, of Be Jlirighara, and Jemima his wife, 5 Dec. 173Q, sell to Josiah
Sumner of Clilton, lar.d in B. being part of Cornet Thajer's second Division, Utd oik 10-
iiept, 1715, by John Ware, John Darling and John To'inpson ;" "also 50 Ai^res of land
frivea me [Mills] by the Town of Bellingham for Encouragement of mr seiilinj with
laem in the Work of the Ministry, laid out 22 ^May, 1725, near the Piiblick Mcetiu^r
noa.se in Belhngham tor the first Minister that should be settled there.''— Su/eJA-
i^etdi. Bk. 59,"fol. 99.

16b



128j Genealogy of the Sumner Family. [April,

(8S) III. John," (131) b. 1 Aug. 1705; grad. PI. C. 1723; m. 20 Nov.
1729, Susannah Stevens. She was sister to the mother of Genera!
Joseph Warren. He was a preacher at Martha's Vinevard, it is
said ; though not, as we can learn, a regularly ordained minister.
His residence was at Edgartown, where he probably married his
second wife, by whom he had several children.

(89) IV. Elizabeth,* b. 7 April, 1708 ; m. Benjamin Boylston, 80 Nov.
1727.

(90) V. Sa-uel,* (133) b.21 Oct. 1710; m. 1st, Abigail Mather, May,
1740. She d. about 1766. He m. 2d, Mary Weld, 11 Mav, 1767.

(91) VI. Increase,'' (140) b. 9 June, 1713; m. Sarah, dau. of Robert
Sharp, 28 Oct. 1736. She was born 25 Aug. 1719; d. 21 June,
1796. Mr. Sumner d. 28 Nov. 1774.

The fac-simile of his autograph was taken from a deed to which
he was a witness, given by Abraham Woodward to John Harris,
Jr., both of Brook- •

line, 23 Augus., cfn^e^c^CcrrrTL&r-^

(92) VII. Hannah,* b. S May, 1715 ; m. 1st, Rev. John Newman, who
grad. H. G. 1740, ord. in Edgartown in 1747, dis. 1758 ; d. 1763;
she m. 2d, Jonathan Metcalf, 27 Aug. 1766, and d. about 1798.

(93) VIII. Mary,* b. 9 Oct. 1717; m. Rev. Thomas Balch of Dedham,
11 Oct. 1737. Mr. B. grad. H. C. 1733, and was ordained in 1736
as the first minister of the second parish in D. He died in 1774.

(94) IX. Nathaniel,* b. (the family records say) 1718; grad. H C.
1739 ; d. 1S02.

(95) X. Ebenezer,* b. 10 June, 1722 ; d. 13 Nov. 1745.

(96) XI. Benjamin,* b. 29 Dec. 1724.

Childreri of Benjamirv^ [31] and Elizabeth {Badcock) Sumner .

(97) I. Zebiah,4 b. 19 Sept. 1707 ; m. Benjamin Neal, 25 March, 1737
She afterward m. Foster.

(98) II. Benjamin,* b. 26 Nov. 1709 ; d. 1717.

(99) III. Joseph,* b. 13 Feb. 1712 ; d. 22 Mav, 1732. •

(100) IV. Abijah,* b. 6 March, 1713-14 ; d. 2 Feb. 1797.

(101) V. David,* b. 6 Jan. 1716-17 ; d. 11 March, 17S9.

(102) VI. Daniel,* b. 3 Mav, 1719.

(103) VII. Samuel,* b. 4 May, 1722 ; d. 16 Feb. 1786.

(104) VIII. Benjamin,* b. 21 Feb. 1724-5.

Children of William* [56] and Dorcas Sumner,

(105) I. Elizabeth,* b. 24 Dec. 1726,

(106) IL William,^ b. 10 Aug. 172S.

(107) III. Philip,' b. 3 April, 1731.

Children of Ebenezer* [57] and Elizabeth Sumner.

(103) I. Ebenezer,* b. 11 Oct 1724.

(109) II. Susanna,* b. 13 Sept. 1726.

(110) III. Samuel,* b. 22 Dec. 1730.

(111) IV. Ebenezer,* b. 25 March, 1733.



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CMUrcn of Selh* [69] and Hannah {Bad cock) Sumner. ,

(112) I. Seth,^ b. 4 July, 1T35 ; m. Elizabeth Davis of Dorch.; afterward
^ „ Gav of Dedham. Seih* had two sons, E.^s^^ia atid Dary<^.

£Zf./,a^ m. Nancy Yose. 3 Aug. 1794. Children : Betsy Ed,.^n^.^
(Col. of Dragoons, U. S. A.) who is ■cat,vne^;,JSancy, f;^'-^^«"-^
Eleanor: ulry: Nathaniel Rollins^ D_ar,.^ m IsU Dolb; ^ ose,
3 Nov. 1795. Children : MatUda; Irena,' Sdh.' By a 2d wue,
Eliza,- Frederic Ausustus^ William HenryJ d. unmarried Sar^.r

(113) II. RoGER,^b.lNov. 1737; m.Jerusha Billings 10 Jan. l-b.-J. He
^ d. 23 Dec. lS-3. She d. 4 April 182S, a. 81. Chudren : J.r..,/<u

b. 3 Jan. 1766 ; d. 29 Dec. 1779. ie..|s,= b^ 1 ^^^'- I'^VrtpT
Sept. ISll, unm'd. Roger,^ b. 4 Aprd, 1770 ; m. Zebiah Ca e> ,
24 April, ISOl. He d. 24 April, 1850 Se^A b . Dec. - /3 m.
Alice Pollard. He d. 16 July, 1827. Ha«naV b. 1 Sept. 1 / .6 rn.
Micah Richmond. Ehenezer,^ b. 7 Nov. 1 ']S ^ ^f^- ^allv Suan.
Betsy; b. 29 March, 1781 ; d. March, 1827, and Sally,' b. 21 Marcti,
1785,'each m. Beza Keith.
Children of Scth* [69] and his 2d xcife Lydia (Badcock) Sumner.

(114) III. Lydia,5 b. 6 Dec. 1743 ; m. George Clarke.

115 IV. Ebenezer,^ b. 11 May, 1745 ;d. about 4 hours after.

(116) V. E-Nos,^ b. 25 Sept. 1746, unmarried ; was a physician m .Milton,
d. 3 June. 1796. , , ,. r>j

(117) VI. William,^ b. 6 Au-. 1748; m. 1st, Elizabeth M mot ,d,
^ MaiT Pond. 3d, Sarah Thayer. Children: Wilham^ b. 10 Jan.

1775 ; d. young. Elizaieth: b. 17 March 1777 ; m. George Fessen-
den, Nov." 1795. 3iflrfAa,= bap. 30 May, 1779. Luct/,^ bap 1.^1.
Charlok^ b. Oct. 1784. Clarissa,^ b. 26 Oct. ^f-^^'^^'^ll^
27 Dec. 17SS ; m. Abigail Ford. Ahigail Minot^^h. 18 May, 1 . 92.
Mary,' b. 5 Julv, 1795. Charles,' b. 5 Jan. 179- ; m. jane R. V.
Walker. Rufu; Pond,' b. 17 :an V^Q ' s k •/r%.nl ff
Edicard,' b. 20 Sept. 1800. Sally Richards,' b. 6 Aug. 1802. El-
vira,' h. 16 June, 1804. „ - • tt

(118) VII. Esther,' b. 12 Sept. 1750 ; ra. Benjamin Vose.

119 VIII. Clehent,' b. 2 Feb. 1752 ;m Elizabeth Randall Children:
^ ' Esther,' m. John Savels, went to Gardiner Me. f y'^l^^.^^""!:!^-
Elizabeth,' m. John Gould of Roxbury. Abigail,^ b 29 Nov. 1.-8.
Nancy, ^ b. 27 April, 1760 ; m. Joshua weaver of Roxbury. Seth b.
10 Feb. 1782. Clement,' b. 30 Oct. 17S3; m. Mary Capen 24 Oct.
1816. i?e«Jen,^ bap. 26 Oct. 178S. Jo5,8 m. Sally Pond, ^lary,
m. Thomas FiUebrown, resides at Washington. Adeline U . m.
Artemas Youngr, of Lowell. „ tt if • _ ;,,

(120) IX. Joe,' b. 23 April, 1754, grad. H. C. 1778. He was a Major in
the Massachusetts line of the army of the Revolution ; d. 16 bep •
1789; had a son /.5,^ b. at Milton, 20 Jan. bap^l- March, 1 / . b,
whose name was afterward changed to Charles Pmckney grad. H.
C 1796. He was High Sheriff of Suffolk and mar. Relief J acoo^bj
whom he had children : Hon Charles^ b. at Boston 6 Jan. 1^11,
grad. H. C. 1830, and is now a U. S. Senator trom /3s^^\'-;^:'j";:
Matilda,-' Albert: Henry: George: b. 5 Feb. 1*17, distmguisheu as
a scholar and traveller, author of " Memoirs of the Pugrims a. L.^ -
â–  den;" Jane: Mary: Horace: b. 25 D/c. 1824, (w^.o per:...d in
;he wreck of the ship Elizabeth, oa Fire Island, near New \oA city.



^2®^ Genealogy of the Siunner Family. f April.

IS/'i'^' ^P"^') •^"^'''•' [S^« Loring's Hu«(frei 5o5<o« Orators, nn.
o2o & 617.1 '

(121) X. RuFus/b. 19 Feb. 1756.

(122) XI. Hannah.' b. 15 April, 1757.

(123) XII. Abigail,' b. 18 Aug. 1760 ; m. Jazaniah Ford.

(124) XIII. Jesse,' b. 15 Nov. 1763; m. Harriet Coffin, had chiluren •
Harriet m. Hon. Nathan Appleton. Children : William Sumner^
Harriet^ Nathan^ Nathaniel Coffin.^

Children of Samuel* [77] and Elizabeth {Griffin) Sumner.

(125) I. Ann,' b. 25 Sept. 1724 ; m. Edward Rugales. They lived in
Pomfrpt, afterward removed to Montague. He died there 25 Dec
1797. Siie d. 10 July, 1808. Children : "^en^mm,* b. 10 Au.^ 1747 •
d. 10 July, 1794. ^Ji>a//,'> b. 23 June, 1749 ; d. 1800. ^Samuel'
b. 25 Feb. 1751 ; d. 23 Oct. 1778. Elizabeth,' h. 20 April 1753
Ann,^ b 4 Oct 1755. Hannah; b. 15 Aug. 1758. Edward^ b. 3
April, 1/63. Thomas; h. 11 Aug. 1765.

(126) II. Samuel,' b. 22 Aug. 1726 ; m. Dorothy Williams, April, 1754.
He died 23 July, 1805. She died 29 Aug. 1800.

(127) III. Elizabeth,' b. 24 Oct. 1728; m. Daniel Williams Thev
lived at a place called the " Country Gore," since Charlton, Mass
She died 21 Aug. 1757. Children : Hannah; b. 25 May, 1751 • d 8

/.oo?^',°.^^A' ^"'^'^^ .-^^^'^^^^^V b. 4 April, 1753. Isaac; b. 1 June,'l755.

(128) IV. George,^ b. 22 Nov. 1730 ; m. Abigail Holdridcre, 1763 Ke
d. 27 Sept. 1778. She d. 17 Dec. 1781. Their first five children were
daughters, who died (four of them in the space of fourteen day^) with
the canker or throat distemper. Afterwards they had a dau Lucy ^
and son Samuel.e Lucy' m. in New York State, and had a family
Samuel' d. in 1802, unmarried.

(129) V. Joseph,' (148) b. 19 Jan. 1740, in Pomfret, Ct. In 1755
he entered Yale College, where he grad. in 1759. D. D. at
H. C. inl8I4, and about the same time the like honorary de^rree
was conferred upon him by Columbia College, S.C. He was ord in
Shrewsbury, Mass., 23 June, 1762, succeeding in the pastorate Rev
Job Cushmg, who died in 1760. These first Iwo ministers of Shrews-
bury, " in their united course filled a full century."

Mr. S. m. Lucy Williams, of Pomfret, 12 May, 1763. (This
branch of the Williams family removed from Roxbury, Mass ) ' She
was born 5 Feb. 1739 ; d. 13 Feb. 1810. A discourse was given at
her funeral by Rev. Peter Whitney of Northboro'.

Rev. Dr. Sumner deceased 9 Dec. 1824, in the 63d year of his
ministry, and nearly at the close of 85 years of his life. A sermon
was preached at his interment by Rev. Aaron Bancroft, of Womes-
ter, who says of Dr. S., " During the period of sixtv-two years, he
was never absent from the stated communion of his church."

Dr. S. preached discourses at the interments of Rev. Messrs Buck-
mmster, Goodrich, and Foster, minislers of Rutland, Mass. His pub-
lished discourses are, a sermon at the ordination of his son, Rev
Samuel Sumner, at Southboro', 1 June, 1791 ; a Thanksaivin-T
sermon, preached 28 Nov. 1799; sermon at the ordination of^Rev"
Wilkes Allen, at Chelmsford, 16 Nov. 1803 ; Half Century Discourse,
preached in Shrewsbury, 23 June, 1812.
(130) VL Saeah,' b. 26 April, 1743.



1S54.] Genealogy of the Sumner Family. 12Swi

Children oj John* [SS] and Susannah [Stevens) Sumner.

(131) I. SusANN-AH,* b. 28 Auff. 1730.

(132) II. Samuel,5 (156) b. 29 Dec. 1732 ; m. 1st, Susannah Boylston, 18
Aug. 1757, m. 2d, Elizabeth Bugbee, about 1781. He was Deac.
of Dr. Porter's church in Roxbury.

Children of Samuel * [93] and Abigail [Mather) Sumner.

(133) I. Amy,* b. Aug. 1742; d. Aug. 1743.

(134) II. Polly,* b. 8 or 18 May, 1744; m. John Williams of Roxburv,
5 May, 1768. He d. 16 June, 1S09. She d, 12 Sept. 1S24. Chil-
dren, Sfl;.;:ieZ,« b. 30 lAIarch, 1770; d. 10 Oct. 1770. Abigail,' h.
9 April, 1772. Polly,^ h. 10 April, 1773. Amy,^ h. 16 June,
1775; d. 10 Oct. 1776. Sally,' b. 7 May, 1776. Amy,' h. 23
Jan. 1779. John,' b. 10 April, 1780. Fanny,' h. 31 Aug. 17S2.
A son,' b. and d. 7 March, 1783. Samuel S.' b. 2 Nov. 1784 ; d,
1810.

(135) III. Edward,^ (135) b. 14 June, 1746; m. 1st, Rebecca Pavson.
She d. 13 Nov. 1804. He m. 2d, Joanna,' (151) dau. of Rev. Jo-
seph Sumner of Shrewsbury, 10 June, 1806. He d. at his residence
on Sumner st. Roxbury, 28 Oct. 1829.

(136) IV. Nicholas Boylston,' b. 3 May, 1749; d. Aug. 1749.

Children of Samuel* [90] by his 2d wife, Mary Weld.

(137) V. Catharine,' b. 10 May, 1768.

(138) VI. Hannah,' b. 14 Feb. 1770.

(139) VII. Samuel,' b. 13 Dec. 1772.

Children of Increase'^ [91] and Sarah (Sharp) Sumner.

(140) I. Sarag,' b. 3 Jan. 1737; m. Ebenezer Davis, 19 Aug. 1756.
Children, SaraA,' b. 1757; m. Nathaniel Winchester ; had Joseph,^

Nathaniel,^ Henrj',^ who m. Mcintosh, resides in Townsend,

Mass. ; Ebenezer,^ Sarah,^ m. Champney, have son Erastus^;

Ann,'^ who m. Wells Coverly. They have one son, Wells,^ living in

Boston. Lucy,^ m. Snow. Ebenezer,' b. 1766. Increase,' m.

Dana. Ebenezer,' m. 1st, Sharp ; children, Robert,''

Sarah'' ; m. 2d, Aspinwall ; children, Lucy,'' Ebenezer ; In-
crease Sumner,'' b. 1797, ord. at Dorchester, N. H. 9 Oct. 1828,
afterward at Wentworth,N. H. ; Thomas AspinvaJl,'' b. 11 Dec. 1798.
He was Mayor of Boston in 1845; d. 22 Nov. 1845.

(141) II. Susannah,' b. 24 May, 1740; d. 27 April, 1742.

(142) III. Susannah,' b. 22 May, 1742; d. 3 June, 1742.

(143) IV. Elizabeth,' (179) b. 14 June, 1743; m. Col. Charles Gush-
ing, 25 Aug. 1768. He was b. 1734, grad. H. C. 1755 ; was bred
to the law, and for many years Sheriff of the County of Lincoln,
Me. ; afterwards Clerk of the Courts in Boston. He was a gentle-
man worthy of his distinguished ancestors. He d. 7 Nov. 1810.
She d. 31 May, 1817.

Col. Charles Cushing was son of Judge John Gushing, Jr.,* and a
bro. of Judge William Cushing of the Sup. Court, U. S.

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12S71 Genealogy of the Siunner Family. [^^pi'ilj

(144) V. Susannah,* b. 21 May, d. 22 June, 1745.

(145) VI. Increase,* "the Gov." (185) b. 27 Nov. 1746; m. Elizabeth,
dau. of Wm. and I\Iehetab!e Hyslop, 30 Sept. 1779. She was born
5 Aug. 1757. He d. 7 June, 1799, in the 53d year of his age.
She d. 28 Dec. 1810, aged 53.

(146) VII. Edward,* b. 25 May, 1749; d. Aug. 1749.

(147) VIII. Lucy,* b. 29 June, 1751 ; m. William Bowman, 5 June,
1777. She d. at Roxbuiy-, 12 March, 1813. They had Jo7iathan,^
who d. unm, William,^ b. 31 Aug. 1782. He was Capt. in Col.
Miller's Reg. which distinguished itself so much in the war of 1812,
and in which he individually displayed many acts of valor, particu-
larly at Fort Erie and Bridgewater.

Children of Joseph^ [129] and Lucy (WiJIiams) Sumner.

(148) I. Sarah,* b. 6 Jfay, 1764; m. William Jennison of Worcester,
30 Oct. 1788. Children, Elizabeth,'' b. 24 July, 1789. Joseph
Sumner,'' b. 15 March, 1791. Nahum Eager,'' b. 25 April, 1793.
Charles Horace,'' b. 2 March, 1796. William. Daniehon,' b. 10
Sept. 1798.

(149) II. Samuel,* b. 24 Sept. 1765; grad. D. C. 1786; ord. in South-
boro', 1 June, 1791 ; dis. 1 Dec. 1797. He m. a wid. W^illiams,
formerly Taylor of Southboro', and removed to Bakersfleld, Vt,
where he settled in the ministry, and died in 1836, aged 71 years.

(150) III. Joseph,* b. 31 Julv, 1767; m. Rebecca Jeffrey of Salem in
1797, and d. 4 Oct. 1825. His wife d. 31 March, 1824, se. 56.
Children, Ann Jeffrey, b. 20 May, 1799 ; m. Juba! Howe, of Bos-
ton, 17 Nov. 1830. James Jeffery, b. 10 Oct. ISOl, d. unm. 1 Jan.
1827.

(151) IV. Joanna,* (175) b. 5 Sept. 1769; m. Edward Sumner, 10
June, 1806. She is now living in Roxbury.

(152) V. Lucy,*b. 24Dec. 1771 ; m. Joseph Wheeler, Jr. of Worcester,
13 Jan. 1793.

(153) VI. Elizabeth,* b. 15 Dec. 1773.

(154) VII. Dorothy,* b. 31 Dec. 1777; m. George Merriam of Wor-
cester, 22 Dec. 1796, and d. there his wid. xMarch, 1841. He d. in
W. in 1802. Their son George JW m. Caroline Pamelia, dau. of
Samuel Haven, Jr.

(155) VIII. Erastus,* b. 10 Feb. 1783; m. Lavina Boyd of Marlboro',
12 Jan, 1805. Children: Caroline Maria,' b. 7 Jan. 1807: m.
Arnold L. Allen in 1833. Lucy Williams,' b. 14 Aug. 1809; d.
1 Jan. 1827. L7jdia Morse,'' h. 18 June, 1812. Sarah Ann,'' b.
8 Nov. 1814. Jane Augusta' h. 18 Nov. 1817. George,'' b. 12
March, 1819, d. 19 Sept. 1821. Catherine Whipple,' b. 8 July, 1822.
George,' b. 25 July, 1824.

Children of Samuel^ [132] and StLsannah [Boylston) Sumner.

(156) I. Susannah,* b. 21 Jan. 1759.

(157) II. Elizabeth,* b, 22 June, 1770, m. Jesce Doggett, 1 Dec. 1790.
He was b. 12 Jan. 1761, and died 10 Aug. 1813. She is living.
Children: Elizabeth Sumner,' b. 12 Sept. 1791, see (165.) Samuel
Sumner,' b. 26 Oct. 1795, d. 25 April 1802. Jesse,' b. 1 1 Dec. 1797,
d.4 Oct. 1815. Licrease Sumner,' b. 22 Nov. 1799, d. 8 Nov. 1820.



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Susannah,' b. 25 May, 1803, d. 1 July, 1S05. Ahigail WhUim:,'' b.
8 March, 1804, d. 5 Oct. 1823. Samuel Sumner BoyJslonyb. 9
May, 1808, d. 2 Jan. 1S54. .

(158) lil. Mary,* b. 10 Oct. 1772.

(159) IV. Susannah,* b. 5 Feb. 1776.

Children of SamueP [132] and Elizabeth (Bughce) Swnner.

(160) V. Sally,* b. 14 May, 1782, m. Lemuel Churchill, about 1802;
had 7 children. She d. 11 Feb. 1832.

(161) VI. Abigail,<5 b. Sept. 1784, d. unm'd, Aug. 1833,

(162) Vn. Mary,* b. 1 Aug. 1786, m. Gerry Fairbanks in May 1807 ;
had 5 chilrlren, two living. >

(163) VIII. Deborah Williams,^ b. 24 July 1788, unm'd.

(164) LX. Nancy,* b. 13 Aug. 1790, m. Samuel Williams Weld, 27
April, 1818 ; had 3 children. •

Children of Edward^ [135] and Relecca (Payson) Sumner.

(165) I. Fanny.s b. 22 Dec. 1783, m. in 1803, Elijah Lewis, of Can-
ton, now Roxbury. She d. 16 May, 1810. He m. 2d, Elizabeth
Sumner Doggett," o Aug. 1819, (dau. of Elizabeth,* [157.]) They