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--- Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Generations in America ---

Families of the Children of Jemima⁵ Washburn and Josiah⁴ Leonard Jr.

The children of Josiah and Jemima (Washburn) Leonard (Jr.) lived in Middleborough, Bridgewater, and North Bridgewater, Massachusetts, but many of their children moved out of Plymouth County, to Boston or Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, or Rhode Island.

			John^3 Washburn (6th)
		Josiah^4 Washburn
			Rebecca^2 Lapham
	Jemima^5 Washburn
			Ephraim^2 Tilson
		Mercy^3 Tilson
			Elizabeth^2 Hoskins
Susannah^5 Leonard
Rebecca^5 Leonard
Mary^5 Leonard
Seth^5 Leonard
Moses^5 Leonard
			John^2 Leonard
		Josiah^3 Leonard
			Sarah
	Josiah^4 Leonard (Jr.)
			Philip^2 Washburn
		Margery^3 Washburn
			Elizabeth Irish

(937.) Susannah⁵ Leonard, eldest daughter of (356) Jemima⁵ Washburn, (110) Josiah⁴, (56) John³ (6th), (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 6 Mar. 1742.[1] married Lt. Abner Kingman, son of John and Rebecca (Allen) Kingman (3rd), of Bridgewater,[2] on 14 Jan. 1762 in Bridgewater.[3] He was born on 3 Feb. 1735 in Bridgewater,[4] a grandson of John and Bethiah (Newcomb) Kingman (Jr.),[5] and of Samuel and Mary (Pratt?) Allen (Jr.)[6]

Abner and Susanna Kingman moved to Middleborough, MA, after 1770, probably to the northern part of town near the Bridgewater border. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, but they were living in Middleborough in the 1800,[7] and 1810 federal censuses.[8] Lt. Abner Kingman died on 22 Feb. 1812 in Middleborough, aged 77 years 8 days, and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA,[9] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth County. Susannah (Leonard) Kingman died a widow, intestate, on 20 Jan. 1822 in Titicut, Middleborough, MA, in her 80th year,[10] and was also buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, her son Bela Kingman, of Bridgewater, yeoman, was granted administration of her estate on 18 Feb. 1822.[11]

Susannah Leonard and Abner Kingman had children:[12]

2495 i Sela Kingman, a daughter, born on 23 Apr. 1762 in Bridgewater,[13] never married, died on 30 Dec. 1795 in Middleborough, aged 33 years,[14] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for her estate.

2496 ii Dr. Josiah Kingman, born on 28 Jan. 1764 in Bridgewater,[15] married Chloe⁶ Fobes, daughter of Eliab⁵ and Mehitabel (Ames) Fobes, of Bridgewater,[16] on 1 Mar. 1782 in Middleborough.[17] She was born on 15 Feb. 1766 in Bridgewater,[18] a granddaughter of Ephraim⁴ and (585) Susanna⁴ (Willis) Fobes (Jr.),[19] and they lived in Middleborough, but he was not a head of household in Middleborough in the 1790 federal census. Children not found. He died on 12 Apr. 1793 in Middleborough, aged 29 years,[20] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was possibly the Chloe Kingman of Bridgewater who married Barzilla Sturtevant on 3 Feb. 1803 in Pembroke, MA.[21] No death record was found for her.

2497 iii (Unnamed child), born on 26 Feb. 1766,[22] died on 12 Apr. 1766 in Bridgewater.[23]

2498 iv Huldah Kingman, born on 14 Mar. 1767 in Bridgewater,[24] married Zebina⁶ Eaton, son of Deacon Elijah⁵ and Sarah (Shaw) Eaton,[25] on 24 Mar. 1789 in Middleborough.[26] He was born ca. 1764 in Middleborough,[27] a grandson of Francis⁴ and Lydia⁴ (Fuller) Eaton, of Middleborough,[28] and a descendant of Francis¹ Eaton, of the “Mayflower.” The will of Elijah Eaton, of Middleborough, dated 31 Oct. 1825, and probated on 11 Apr. 1831, mentioned his son Zebina Eaton, among others.[29] He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, but they moved to Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, before 1800. They were living in Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, in the 1800,[30] 1810,[31] 1820,[32] 1830,[33] 1840,[34] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[35] She died on 30 Jan. 1852 in Barnard, Windsor Co., VT,[36] and he died intestate on 17 Feb. 1852 in Barnard, VT,[37] and they were both buried in South Barnard Cemetery in Barnard, VT. They had children:

a. Adna⁷ Eaton, a son, born ca. 1791,[38] married 1.) Demis Safford,[39] who was born ca. 1794 in VT.[40] They were living in Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT, in the 1830,[41] 1840,[42] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[43] She died on 12 Feb. 1857 in Barnard, VT, aged 64 years, 10 months, of “consumption,”[44] and he remarried to 2.) Lucy A. (Hutchinson) Merrill, daughter of Samuel and Lovey Hutchinson,[45] on 7 Apr. 1857 in Barnard, VT.[46] She was born ca. 1822 in VT.[47] They were living in Barnard, VT, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a farmer.[48] He died on 14 Sept. 1881 in Bridgewater, VT, aged 90 years, 5 months, 3 days, of gangrene.[49] Lucy Eaton, widow of Adna Eaton, filed for a widow’s pension for his service in the War of 1812 as a Private in Capt. Asa Briggs’ Company from Vermont in 1882, and she died a widow on 14 Feb. 1884.[50]

b. (Probably) Sarah⁷ Eaton, born say ca. 1799, married Capt. Ira Paige, son of George and Betsey (Bicknell) Paige,[51] on 19 Mar. 1818 in Barnard, VT.[52]

c. Thomas S. Eaton, born ca. May 1806,[53] died in Dec. 1812 in Barnard, VT, aged 6 years, 7 months,[54] and was buried in South Barnard Cemetery in Barnard, VT.

d. (Possibly others)

2499 v Cynthia Kingman, born on 9 Nov. 1770 in Bridgewater,[55] married Levi⁵ Murdock, son of Lt. John⁴ and Sarah⁴ (Sampson) Murdock,[56] on 24 Mar. 1791 in Middleborough.[57] He was born on 12 Mar. 1769 in Middleborough,[58] a grandson of James³ and Hannah⁴ (Tilson) Murdock,[59] and of Ephraim³ and Abigail (Horrell) Sampson, of Plympton.[60] Children not found.[61] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800,[62] 1820,[63] 1830,[64] 1840,[65] and 1850 federal censuses,[66] where he was a farmer. He died intestate on 7 or 8 Sept. 1850 in Middleborough, aged 81 years,[67] and was buried in Purchade Cemetery in Middleborough, MA. Luther Murdock Jr., of Middleborough, was granted administration of his estate on 1 Oct. 1850.[68] She died on 14 Sept. 1850 in Middleborough, aged 80 years.[69]

2500 vi Deacon Abner Kingman (Jr.), born on 20 June 1772 in Middleborough,[70] married Lydia⁶ Paddock, daughter of Thomas⁵ and Lydia (Clark) Paddock, of Middleborough, on 5 Nov. 1793 in Middleborough or Taunton.[71] She was born on 27 Mar. 1770 in Middleborough,[72] and baptized on 8 Apr. 1771 in Taunton.[73] They moved to Rhode Island. They were living in the Warren, Bristol Co., RI, in the 1800 federal census,[74] in the West District of Providence, Providence Co., RI, in the 1810 federal census,[75] and in Providence, Providence Co., RI, in the 1820 federal census.[76] By 1830 they had moved to Boston, MA, where they were found in the 1830 federal census.[77] He supposedly died on 14 Aug. 1833 in New Haven, CT.[78] They had children:

a. Celia Kingman, born supposedly on 19 Nov. 1795,[79] married Ebenezer Parker, son of William and Hannah (Dutton) Parker (Jr.), as his second wife,[80] supposedly on 3 Sept. 1822.[81] He was born on 17 June 1778 in Chelmsford, MA,[82] and had originally married to Sarah “Sally” Tarbell on 2 July 1801 in Boston,[83] who died on 14 July 1821 in Boston.[84] He was probably the Ebenezer Parker living in Boston’s 10th Ward in the 1830 federal census,[85] and 9^th Ward in the 1840 federal census.[86] Celia (Kingman) Parker died on 5 Jan. 1845 in Cambridge, MA,[87] and Ebenezer Parker died a widower on 15 Nov. 1857 in Cambridge, MA, aged 79 years, 5 months, of old age,[88] and they were apparently originally buried in Park Street Church Cemetery in Boston, but moved to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA, in 1858.

b. Eliab Kingman, born on 24 May 1797 in MA,[89] married Cordelia Ball Ewell, daughter of Dr. James and Margaret McIntosh (Robertson) Ewell,[90] on 4 Dec. 1828 in Washington, DC.[91] She was born on 16 Dec. 1802 in VA.[92] They were living in Washington, DC, in the 1840,[93] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a reporter,[94] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a journalist.[95] He was mentioned in the 1878 will of his brother Abner Kingman, of Boston. She died on 18 Mar. 1876 in Washington, DC,[96] and he died testate on 2 Feb. 1883 in Washington, DC,[97] and they were both buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. His will was dated 24 Feb. 1879, with 4 codicils, dated 12 Nov. 1880, 10 July 1881, 30 July 1881, and 17 Oct. 1881, and he mentioned his sister Kesia P. Kingman of Boston, nephew Rev. Richard M. Nott, now of Wakefield, MA, and his wife Elizabeth Emerson Nott, his nieces Cordelia E. Robins, of Waterville, ME, Lydia P. Nott and Elizabeth B. Nott, of New Haven, CT, his deceased’s wife’s nephew Dr. Francis Ewell Martindale, of Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY, and children, including Maggie Cordelia Martindale, his nephews Mason G. and Chauncey Parker, of Boston, and his brother Abner Kingman, of Boston, whom he appointed as one of his executors, with William W. Boyce, of Fairfax Co., VA. The first codicil, written shortly after the death of his brother Abner, changed the executor to Abner Kingman, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, son of his deceased brother Abner Kingman, and mentioned his brother’s widow Caro A. Kingman. By his last codicil, his nephew Rev. Richard M. Nott was also deceased.[98] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will and codicils.)

c. Kezia Paddock Kingman, born on 3 Dec. 1800 in RI,[99] never married. She was enumerated with the household of Marcia C. Atkins in Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census,[100] and with her brother Abner Kingman (3^rd) in Boston in the 1860 federal census. She was mentioned in the 1878 will of her brother Abner Kingman, of Boston, and the 1879 will of her brother Eliab Kingman, of Washington, DC. She died on 18 Sept. 1882 in Wakefield, MA, aged 81 years, 9 months, of “paralysis.”[101]

d. Lydia C. Kingman, born supposedly on 16 July 1803 in Warren, RI,[102] married Rev. Handel Gershum Nott, son of Josiah and Sally Nott,[103] on 11 July 1827 in Providence, RI.[104] He was born supposedly on 10 Nov. 1799 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT,[105] and was a Baptist Minister.[106] They were living in Boston, MA, in the 1840 federal census.[107] She died on 9 Feb. 1844 in Kennebunkport, York Co., ME,[108] and he remarried to Sarah Louise Smith on 29 Jan. 1846 in Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME.[109] They were living in Kennebunkport, York Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census.[110] He died on 3 May 1873 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY.[111] The children of the Rev. H. G. Nott were mentioned in the 1878 will of her brother Abner Kingman, of Boston.

e. Lucia Kingman, born supposedly on 1 Sept. 1805 in Providence, RI,[112] supposedly married Nathaniel Wilgus or Wingus on 22 or 25 Apr. 1839 in New York.[113] She supposedly died on 10 Nov. 1849,[114] and he remarried to Grace Billings Palmer He supposedly died on 28 Mar. 1873 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY,[115] and Grace (Palmer) Wilgus died on 22 May 1883 in Buffalo, NY,[116] and they were both buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY.

f. Abner Kingman (3rd), born supposedly on 5 Feb. 1814 in Providence, RI,[117] married 1.) Sarah Jane Anderson, daughter of Dr. Rufus and Eliza (Hill) Anderson,[118] on 29 June 1854 in Roxbury, MA,[119] She was born ca. 1830 in Boston.[120] They were living in Boston, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a commission merchant.[121] She died in Jan. 1866 in Boston, aged 36 years, of diphtheria,[122] and he remarried to 2.) Caroline “Caro” Allen Graves supposedly on 4 Nov. 1868 in New York City, NY.[123] She was born ca. 1839 in MA.[124] They were living in Boston, MA, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a merchant.[125] He was mentioned in the 1879 will of his brother Eliab Kingman, of Washington, DC. He died testate on 1 Nov. 1880 in Boston, MA, aged 66 years, 9 months, of “angina pectoris,”[126] his will dated 15 Feb. 1878, and probated on 29 Nov. 1880, mentioned his wife Caro Allen Kingman, son Abner Kingman Jr. and other children, sister Kezia Paddock Kingman, brother Eliab Kingman now of Washington, DC, the children of Rev. H. G. Nott, namely Lydia Paddock Nott, Cordelia Ewell Nott, Elizabeth B. Nott, and Richard M. Nott, nephews Mason G. Parker and Chauncey P. Parker, Rev. Rufus Anderson D.D., of Boston, and his wife Eliza H. Anderson, and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and he named Amos W. Stetson, of Boston, and James P. Melledge, of Cambridge, as executors of his estate.[127] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his will.)

g. (Unnamed child), born on 5 Feb. 1814, died on 2 Apr. 1814.[128]

2501 vii Eliab Kingman, born on 14 Mar. 1775 in Middleborough,[129] died on 8 Feb. 1797 in Middleborough, aged 21 years,[130] presumably unmarried, and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

2502 viii Polly Kingman, born on 7 Apr. 1777 in Middleborough,[131] had a child out of wedlock who was born and died in infancy in 1796.[132] She married Solomon Beals (Jr.), son of Ensign Solomon and Hannah Beals, of Middleborough,[133] on 29 Oct. 1797 in Middleborough.[134] He was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1800, 1810 or 1820 federal censuses. No death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County, and he was not found in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, but he apparently died in the Almshouse in Middleborough.[135] They had children:

a. Ebenezer “Eber” Beals, a twin, born on 31 Mar. 1799 in Middleborough,[136] married 1.) Jane Finney, of Middleborough, on 31 Oct. 1824 in Middleborough.[137] She was born ca. 1800,[138] and died on 7 July 1825 in Middleborough, aged 25 years.[139] He remarried to 2.) (3827) Lucy Vaughan, daughter of (1634) John and Sarah⁷ “Sally” (Cushman) Vaughan, of Middleborough,[140] on 29 Nov. 1827 in Middleborough.[141] She was born on 12 May 1804 in Middleborough,[142] a granddaughter of Capt. David and (505) Phebe⁵ (Washburn) Vaughan, of Middleborough,[143] and of Joseph⁶ and Elizabeth⁴ (Sampson) Cushman, of Duxbury.[144] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1855 state census,[145] the 1860 federal census,[146] the 1865 state census,[147] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a blacksmith.[148] She died on 5 Aug. 1872 in Middleborough, aged 68 years, 2 months, 24 days, of “diarrhea,”[149] and he died a widower on 13 Apr. 1883 in Middleborough, aged 84 years, 13 days, of “apoplexy.”[150]

b. Eleam Beals, a twin, born on 31 Mar. 1799 in Middleborough,[151] marriage not found.

c. Solomon Beals (3rd), born on 24 Sept. 1802 in Middleborough,[152] married Susannah “Susan” Porter Thompson, daughter of Galen and Susanna (Porter) Thompson, of Middleborough,[153] on 23 May 1824 in Middleborough.[154] She was born on 23 Oct. 1807 in Middleborough,[155] a granddaughter of Lt. William and Deborah (Sturtevant) Tomson, of Middleborough.[156] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1855 state census,[157] the 1860 federal census,[158] the 1865 state census,[159] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a shoemaker.[160] He died on 1 Feb. 1872 in Middleborough, aged 69 years, 4 months, 8 days, of “lung fever,”[161] but no probate records were filed for his estate. No death record was found for her.

d. (Possibly others)

2503 ix Bela Kingman, Esq., born on 2 May 1781 in Middleborough,[162] married Lydia Macomber Dean, daughter of Philip and Abigail (Shaw) Dean, of Taunton, on 29 Nov. 1804 in Taunton.[163] She was born on 6 July 1786 in Taunton.[164] On 11 Apr. 1824 Mrs. Lydia Kingman, wife of Bela Kingman, was received into the North Middleborough Congregational Church.[165] They were living next door to his parents in Middleborough, MA, in the 1810 federal census,[166] and in Middleborough in the 1820,[167] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[168] He died testate on 16 Apr. 1854 in North Middleborough, MA, aged 72 years,[169] his will dated 2 Nov. 1848, and probated in May 1854, mentioned his wife Lydia R. Kingman, his daughter Sally R. Kingman, his other children, Cynthia, Hosea, Abigail, Philip, Fanny, Lydia R., Julia, Sophia W., and Calvin, and he named his wife as executrix of his estate.[170] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of his will.) She was still living in Middleborough in the 1855 state census,[171] and the 1860 federal census.[172] She died a widow on 12 or 17 Dec. 1860 in Middleborough, aged 74 years,[173] and they were both buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA. They had children:

a. Cynthia Kingman, born on 10 Sept. 1805 in Middleborough,[174] married Roswell W. Waldron, son of Daniel and Susanm na Waldron,[175] in ca. 1826.[176] He was born ca. 1803 in Rhode Island.[177] On 17 Aug. 1828 Mrs. Cynthia K. Waldron, wife of Roswell W. Waldron and eldest child of Bela and Lydia (Dean) Kingman, was admitted into the North Middleborough Congregational Church,[178] and was dismissed to the Methodist Church in Taunton on 15 Sept. 1833.[179] They were, however, living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1850 federal census, next door to Cyrus Washburn, where he was a blacksmith,[180] the 1855 state census, where he was a farmer,[181] the 1860 federal census, where he was a master teamer,[182] the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer,[183] and in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer.[184] Cynthia Waldron was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, and in the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman. He died testate on 27 Dec. 1871 in Middleborough, aged 69 years, 4 months, 2 days, of “disease of kidneys,”[185] his will dated 28 Aug. 1871, and probated on 12 Feb. 1872, mentioned his wife Cynthia, whom he named as executrix, of his estate, his son Rufus A. Waldron, daughters Susan G. Wentworth and Ann T. Hicks, granddaughter Eva F. Sanford, and daughters Sally K. Mendall, Lydia A. Doty, and Maria E. Johnson.[186] (See Appendix [D] for a full transcription of his will.) She died a widow, testate, on 3 May 1876 in Middleborough, aged 70 years, 7 months, 0 days, of “abscess of bowels,”[187] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, her will dated 3 Apr. 1876, and probated on 22 May 1876, mentioned her son Rufus A. Waldron, daughter Maria E. Johnson, granddaughters Eva F. Sanford, Susannah L. Barrows, and Carrie Waldron, and daughters Ann T. Hicks, Sally K. Mendall, and Lydia A. Doty, and she named her son-in-law Perez S. Doty as executor of her estate.[188] (See Appendix [E] for a full transcription of her will.)

b. Hosea Kingman, born on 14 Dec. 1806 in Middleborough,[189] married (3391) Phebe Lyon, daughter of Vinal and (1321) Chloe⁶ (Richmond) Lyon, of Middleborough,[190] on 21 Aug. 1832 in Middleborough,[191] but they apparently had no children. She was born on ca. 30 May 1807 in Middleborough,[192] a granddaughter of Job⁵ and (434) Jane⁵ “Jenny” (Washburn) Richmond, of Middleborough.[193] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1850 federal census, with his brother-in-law, Uriah Sampson, where he was a shoe manufacturer.[194] He died testate on 21 Jan. 1853 in Lakeville, MA, aged 47 years, of “consumption,”[195] his will dated 6 Dec. 1851, and probated on 5 Apr. 1853, mentioned his wife Phebe Kingman, his sisters Cynthia Waldron, Sally Kingman, Abigail G. Sampson, Fanny D. Holmes, Lydia R. Kingman, Julia Pratt, and Sophia Wentworth, brothers Philip D. Kingman, and Calvin D. Kingman, Elizabeth Thrasher, “who now resides in my family,” Charles Sampson, son of Uriah Sampson, and Hosea Kingman, son of Philip D. Kingman, and he named his brothers Calvin D. Kingman and Philip D. Kingman as executors of his estate.[196] (See Appendix [F] for a full transcription of his will.) She was living in North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1855 state census,[197] and she died a widow, intestate, on 14 July 1857 in Middleborough, aged 50 years, 1 month, 16 days, of “apoplexy,”[198] and her brother Vinal Lyon, of North Bridgewater, was granted administration of her estate on 6 Oct. 1857.[199]

c. Sally R. Kingman, born on 7 Mar. 1808 in Middleborough,[200] never married. She was still unmarried in 1848 when her father wrote his will, was living with her parents in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census, with her widowed mother in Middleborough in the 1855 state census,[201] and the 1860 federal census,[202] and was still unmarried and living in Middleborough in the 1865 state census.[203] She was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, and the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman. She died testate on 5 Sept. 1878 in Bridgewater, MA, aged 70 years, 5 months, 29 days, of “brain,”[204] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, her will dated 23 Jan. 1875, and probated on 21 Oct. 1878, mentioned her nephew Abner K. Pratt, Bela Kingman, son of her nephew Bradford S. Kingman, nephews Francis M. Kingman and Hosea Kingman, her sister Sophia W. Wentworth, wife of Soranus Wentworth of Middleborough, Lottie May Wentworth, daughter of her nephew George B. Wentworth, Sally K. Mendall and Sally R. Kingman, Rufus A. Waldron, Fanny K. Hooper, Juliette Richmond, Anna D. Pratt, Abbie S. Peterson, George B. Wentworth, Charles W. Kingman, Philip E. Kingman, and Henry C. Kingman, Ann T. Hicks, Lydia A. Doty, Maria E. Johnson, Arthur S. Pickens, Carrie B. Pickens, and Abby S. or D. Pickens, and Julia A. Pratt, she allowed Jared Pratt to cut wood from her woodlot, but left the woodlot to Jared Warren Pratt and Anna Davis Pratt, children of Jared, Sarah W. Mendall, daughter of Sally K. Mendall, Clara C. Dotey, daughter of her niece Lydia A. Dotey, and the Titicut Parish, and she named Hosea Kingman, of Bridgewater, and Jared Pratt, of Middleborough, as executors of her will.[205] (See Appendix [G] for a full transcription of her will.)

d. Abigail “Abby” Dean Kingman, born on 3 May 1809 in Middleborough,[206] married Uriah⁶ Sampson, son of Capt. Elias⁵ and Betsey (Macomber) Sampson, of Middleborough,[207] on 3 Oct. 1830 in Middleborough.[208] He was born on 3 Dec. 1806 in Middleborough,[209] a grandson of Uriah⁵ and Anna (White) Sampson, of Middleborough.[210] They were living in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer, and her brother, Hosea Kingman, was living with them,[211] and in Lakeville, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a master farmer,[212] and the 1870 federal census, where was a farmer.[213] She was called Abigail G. Sampson in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, and Abby D. Sampson was mentioned in the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman. Uriah Sampson died intestate on 14 June 1880 in Lakeville, MA, aged 73 years, 6 months, 9 days, of heart disease,[214] and Everett Robinson, of Middleborough, was granted administration of his estate on 14 Mar. 1881, his widow being “incompetent to act by reason of imbecility.”[215] She died a widow on 10 Feb. 1881 in Lakeville, aged 72 years, 9 months, 7 days, of heart disease.[216]

e. Philip Dean Kingman, born on 4 Aug. 1810 in Middleborough,[217] married Betsy⁸ Bump Washburn, daughter of (3301) Cyrus⁷ and Betsy (Bump) Washburn, of Middleborough,[218] on 24 June 1834 in Bridgewater, MA.[219] She was born on 12 Feb. 1815 in Middleborough,[220] a granddaughter of (1297) Deacon Jonathan⁶ and Hannah (Conant) Washburn (Jr.), of Middleborough.[221] He was appointed as guardian to Charles C., Sarah A., and Caroline U. Washburn, minor children of Christopher C. Washburn, of Ophelikee, Russell Co., AL, all under the age of 14, on 3 Dec. 1849,[222] and to Lavonia, Henry C., Bradford S., and Julia M. Washburn, minor children of Salmon Washburn, of Dadeville, Tallapoosa Co., AL, all under the age of 14, on 3 Dec. 1849,[223] in order to receive their inheritance from the estate of their grandfather, Nathan Washburn, of Bridgewater, who had died in 1848. Philip D. and Betsy B. Kingman were living in Bridgewater in the 1840,[224] and 1850 federal censuses,[225] the 1855 state census,[226] the 1860 federal census,[227] the 1865 state census,[228] and the 1870 federal census,[229] where he was the Deputy Sheriff, but the Washburn children of whom they were given custody in 1849 were not living with them, and probably remained in Alabama. He was executor of the estate of his sister Lydia R. Kingman in 1867. He died intestate on 15 Nov. 1883 in Bridgewater, aged 73 years, 3 months, 11 days, of “Tabe’s,”[230] and his son Hosea Kingman was granted administration of his estate on 10 Dec. 1883.[231] She died a widow on 1 Aug. 1884 in Bridgewater, aged 69 years, 5 months, 19 days, of “cancer of liver.”[232] (See the family of Betsy Bump Washburn for their children.)

f. (Unnamed daughter), born on 8 May 1813, died on 15 May 1813 in Middleborough,[233] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough.

g. Fanny D. Kingman, born on 25 Mar. 1814 in Middleborough,[234] married Rev. Sylvester⁷ Holmes (Jr.), of New Bedford, son of Sylvester⁶ and Grace (Clark) Holmes, of Plymouth,[235] as his second wife, in 1841.[236] He was born on 6 Apr. 1788 in Plymouth,[237] and had married first to Esther (Perry) Holmes, daughter of George Perry, on 29 Jan. 1810 in Plymouth.[238] They were living in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a clergyman,[239] and the 1860 federal census, where he was a farmer.[240] Fanny D. Holmes was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, and the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman. He died on 25 Nov. 1866 in New Bedford, aged 78 years, of heart disease,[241] and she died a widow on 27 Aug. 1868 in Norton, MA, aged 54 years, 5 months, 3 days, of “liver complaint.”[242]

h. Lydia R. Kingman, born on 17 Jan. 1816 in Middleborough,[243] was still unmarried and living with her sister Sally R. Kingman in Middleborough in the 1865 state census. She was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman. She died testate on 4 July 1867 in Middleborough, aged 51 years, 5 months, 17 days, of “consumption,”[244] her will dated 25 Feb. 1867, and probated on 26 Aug. 1867, mentioned her brother-in-law Soranus Wentworth, sisters Sally R. Kingman and Sophia W. Wentworth, nieces Fanny K. Pratt, Juliaette Pratt and Anna Davis Pratt, nephew Bradford Sumner Kingman, nieces Sally R. Kingman and Fanny W. Holmes, Ida P. Barrows, the daughter of her niece Susan G. Wentworth, niece Abby S. Wentworth, nephew Jared Warren Pratt, Philip Elbert Kingman, and grand-nieces Nellie Frank Kingman, Susannah L. Barrows and Carrie G. Pickens, cousin Roena Holmes, of Woodstock in the State of Vermont, and brothers and sisters Cynthia Waldron, Sally R. Kingman, Abby D. Sampson, Philip D. Kingman, Fanny D. Holmes, Julia A. Pratt, Sophia W. Wentworth, and Calvin D. Kingman, and she named her eldest brother Philip D. Kingman as executor of her estate.[245] (See Appendix [H] for a full transcription of her will.)

i. Julia Ann R. Kingman, born on 25 Mar. 1818 in Middleborough,[246] married Jared Pratt “2d,” son of Jonathan and Melinda (Shaw) Pratt, of Middleborough,[247] on 21 June 1840 in Middleborough.[248] He was born on 26 or 28 Jan. 1814 in Middleborough,[249] and they were living in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census with the family of Benjamin Barrows, next door to her father,[250] in the 1855 state census, where he was a farmer,[251] next door to her widowed mother in Middleborough in the 1860 federal census,[252] in the 1865 state census, where he was a shoe maker,[253] and in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer.[254] Julia A. Pratt was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, and in the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman. Both Jared Pratt and Julia A. Pratt were mentioned in the 1875 will of her sister Sally R. Kingman, and he was a co-executor of the will of her sister Sally R. Kingman. She died on 17 or 22 Jan. 1889 in Middleborough, aged 70 years, 9 months, 22 days, of “paralysis,”[255] and he died on 21 Mar. 1898 in Middleborough,[256] and they were both buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

j. Sophia W. Kingman, born on 2 Sept. 1819, died on 9 Oct. 1820 in Middleborough,[257] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough.

k. Sophia W. Kingman, born on 26 Mar. 1821 in Middleborough,[258] married Soranus Wentworth, son of Theophilus Wentworth, of Bridgewater,[259] on 8 Apr. 1839 in Middleborough,[260] and they were living with her parents in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census, where he was a shoe cutter,[261] in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a clicker,[262] and the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoe cutter,[263] with her sister Sally R. Kingman in Middleborough in the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer,[264] and in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer.[265] She was mentioned in the 1851 will of her brother Hosea Kingman, Soranus Wentworth was called brother-in-law in the 1867 will of her sister Lydia R. Kingman, and sister Sophia W. Wentworth was also mentioned in her will. Sophia W. Wentworth, wife of Soranus Wentworth, was also mentioned in the 1875 will of her sister Sally R. Kingman. She died on 5 June 1889 in Middleborough, aged 68 years, of “brain disease,”[266] and he died a widower on 19 June 1890 in South Middleborough, MA, aged 80 years, 4 months, 24 days, of heart disease.[267]

l. Calvin Dean Kingman, born on 29 Apr. 1825 in Middleborough,[268] married 1.) Sarah P. Bassett before 1850. She was born on 20 July 1825.[269] They were living in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census, where he was a manufacturer,[270] in Lakeville, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a manufacturer,[271] and in Middleborough in the 1865 state census,[272] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a shoe manufacturer.[273] Calvin D. Kingman was mentioned in the 1851 will of his brother Hosea Kingman, and in the 1867 will of his sister Lydia R. Kingman. She died on 21 Jan. 1876 in Middleborough,[274] and he remarried to 2.) Mary Abbie Pickens, daughter of Andrew J. and Abigail “Abby” (Snow) Pickens, of Middleborough,[275] on 16 Nov. 1876 in Middleborough.[276] She was born on 22 Aug. 1845 in Middleborough.[277] He died on 1 Feb. 1906 in Middleborough, aged 80 years, 9 months, 3 days, of “senile paresis,”[278] and she died on 24 Nov. 1919 in Middleborough,[279] and they were all buried in Central Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

2504 x Hosea Kingman, born on 14 Oct. 1783 in Middleborough,[280] died on 1 Sept. 1820 in Middleborough, aged 36 years,[281] presumably unmarried, and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

(940.) Mary⁵ Leonard, third daughter of (356) Jemima⁵ Washburn, (110) Josiah⁴, (56) John³ (6th), (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 1 Oct. 1748,[282] married Lt. Nathaniel Orcutt on 1 Aug. 1768 in Bridgewater.[283]

Nathaniel and Mary Orcutt probably lived in North Bridgewater, and moved to Maine after 1787,[284] but he died testate on 24 Oct. 1810 in North Bridgewater, aged 64 years,[285] and was buried in Thompson Cemetery in North Bridgewater, his will dated 23 Oct. 1810, and probated on 7 Jan. 1811, mentioned his wife Mary, sons Leonard Orcutt and Josiah Orcutt, grandson Samuel Holmes, and Jacob Fuller, and he named Jacob Fuller as executor of his estate.[286] (See Appendix [I] for a full transcription of his will.) Mary (Leonard) Orcutt died testate in 1818 in Bridgewater, her will dated 16 Nov. 1814, and probated on 18 June 1818, mentioned her son Josiah Orcutt, whom she named as executor of her estate, the children of son Leonard Orcutt, deceased, daughter Hannah Fuller, and grandson Samuel Holmes.[287] (See Appendix [J] for a full transcription of her will.)

Mary Leonard and Nathaniel Orcutt had children:[288]

2505 i Leonard Orcutt, born on 31 Dec. 1768 in Bridgewater,[289] married Charity Reynolds, daughter of Philip and Hannah (Packard) Reynolds,[290] on 13 Sept. 1797 in North Bridgewater.[291] She was born on 7 Mar. 1771 in Bridgewater.[292] They had children, as indicated in the 1814 will of his mother, but their names were not found. He died before the 1814 will of his mother, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth County.

2505a ii (Unnamed child), died on 25 Nov. 1770 in Bridgewater.[293]

2506 iii Mary “Polly” Orcutt, born on 17 Apr. 1772 in Bridgewater,[294] married Samuel⁶ Holmes, son of Zacheus⁵ and Ruth⁴ (Bryant) Holmes, of Plymouth, as his second wife, on 5 Jan. 1794 in North Bridgewater.[295] He was born ca. 1766 in Plymouth, and had married first to Mary⁵ Bryant, daughter of Seth⁴ and Elizabeth (French) Bryant, of Bridgewater,[296] on 29 Sept. 1791 in North Bridgewater.[297] They moved to Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA.[298] Mary (Orcutt) Holmes died on 24 Dec. 1797 in Amherst, MA,[299] and was buried in West Cemetery in Amherst. Samuel Holmes remarried again to Esther Bissell, daughter of Moses Bissell, of East Windsor, CT.[300] They were living in Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census.[301] She died on 27 Mar. 1806 in Boston, aged 37 years,[302] and he remarried again to Abigail (Gorham) Davis, daughter of Prince and Desire (Clapp) Gorham,[303] and widow supposedly of James Davis, of Barnstable, MA,[304] on 6 Aug. 1806 in Boston.[305] They were not found in Boston in the 1810 federal census, but they were probably living in Boston, MA, in the 1820 federal census.[306] He may have been the Samuel Holmes who died intestate on 3 July 1821 in Boston, aged 55 years, and was buried in tomb #53 in Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in Boston.[307] Mary Orcutt had two children by Samuel Holmes:

a. Salome Holmes,[308] born ca. 1795,[309] died on 28 Sept. 1796 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 2d year of her age,[310] and was buried in West Cemetery in Amherst, MA.

b. Capt. Samuel⁷ Holmes (Jr.), born on 17 June 1797, supposedly in Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA,[311] married 1.) Clarissa/Clara A. Marston, daughter of David and Mary (Wadleigh) Marston, of Monmouth, ME,[312] on 4 Mar. 1819 in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME.[313] They were living in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1830 federal census,[314] and in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1840 federal census,[315] where he was a farmer. She died on 14 Mar. 1843 or 1848 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, aged 61 years,[316] and he remarried to 2.) Nancy Lunt, daughter of James and Mercy (Cooledge) Hunt,[317] in 1848. She was born on 25 Aug. 1814,[318] and they were living in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1850,[319] and 1860 federal censuses,[320] where he was a farmer. She died on 20 Nov. 1868, aged 54 years,[321] and was buried in Deshon Cemetery in East Peru, ME. He was living with the family of Oraville Robinson in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a fire insurance agent.[322] He remarried again to 3.) Rebecca (Lindsey) Hall, widow of Jonathan Hall, of Portland, ME, on 19 Dec. 1870 in ME.[323] He served as a Private in Capt. Moses Boynton’s Company from Monmouth, ME, in 1814 during in the War of 1812,[324] and he was mentioned in the 1810 will of his grandfather, Nathaniel Orcutt. He died on 25 Feb. 1882 in Dixfield, Oxford Co., ME,[325] and was buried in Deshon Cemetery in East Peru, Oxford Co., ME.

2507 iv Nathaniel Orcutt (Jr.), born on 9 Nov. 1778 in Bridgewater,[326] marriage not found.

2508 v Josiah Orcutt, Esq., born on 14 Sept. 1781 in Bridgewater,[327] married 1.) Naomi Cheesman, daughter of Samuel and Martha (French) Cheesman (Jr.), of North Bridgewater,[328] on 28 Nov. 1806 in North Bridgewater.[329] They lived in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, but he was not a head of household in Monmouth, ME, in the 1810 or 1820 federal censuses. She died on 20 Feb. 1819 in Monmouth, ME,[330] and was buried in Monmouth Center Cemetery in Monmouth, ME. He remarried to 2.) Eunice Lombard on 12 Oct. 1820 in Winthrop, Kennebec Co., ME.[331] She was born ca. 1785 in ME.[332] They were living in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1830 federal census,[333] and in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1840 federal census,[334] where he was a farmer. He died on 13 Feb. 1849 in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, aged 68 years, and was buried also buried in Monmouth Center Cemetery in Monmouth, ME. She was living with the family of her daughter and son-in-law, Amasa and Elizabeth King in Monmouth, ME, in the 1850 federal census,[335] and she was still living in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1860,[336] and 1870 federal censuses. He had one daughter by Naomi Cheesman, and two more children by Eunice Lombard:

a. Naomi C. Orcutt, born on 14 Feb. 1819 in Monmouth, ME,[337] married Jedediah P. Hopkins, son of Oliver and Nancy (Prescott) Hopkins.[338] He was born on 26 Aug. 1818 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME.[339] Granddaughter Naomi, daughter of Josiah Orcutt, was mentioned in the 1840 will of her grandfather Samuel Chesman, of North Bridgewater.[340] They were living in Peru, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1850,[341] 1860,[342] and 1870 federal censuses,[343] where he was a farmer. Jedediah Hopkins died on 22 Mar. 1886 in Peru, ME,[344] and Naomi C. (Orcutt) Hopkins died a widow on 8 July 1890 in Peru, ME, aged 79 years, 1 [sic] month,[345] and they were both buried in Waite Cemetery in Peru, ME.

b. Eunice Elizabeth Orcutt, born on 18 Sept. 1823 in Monmouth, ME,[346] married Amasa D. King, son of Amasa and Mehitable (Jacobs) King,[347] on 23 July 1848 in Monmouth, ME.[348] He was born on 12 Sept. 1826 in Winthrop, ME.[349] They were living in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a cordwainer, and her widowed mother and brother were living with them.[350] She died in 1856 in Winthrop, Kennebec Co., ME,[351] and was buried in Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop, ME. He remarried to Sarah R. (___), who was born ca. 1831 in ME.[352] They were living in Monmouth, ME, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoe maker.[353] He died on 25 Sept. 1900 in Winthrop, ME, aged 74 years, 13 days,[354] and she died in 1901 in Winthrop, ME,[355] and they were both buried in Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop, ME.

c. Josiah Leonard Orcutt, born on 7 Mar. 1830 in Monmouth, ME,[356] married Isabella M. Foss, daughter of Eliakim and Mercy (Swift) Foss,[357] on 24 Oct. 1852 in Monmouth, ME.[358] She was born on 3 Sept. 1832 in ME.[359] They were living with his widowed mother in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoemaker,[360] and she was living with them in Monmouth, ME, in the 1870 federal census.[361] He died on 12 Oct. 1912 in Monmouth, ME,[362] and she died on 1 Oct. 1920 in Monmouth, ME,[363] and they were both buried in Pleasant Point Cemetery in Monmouth, ME.

2509 vi Hannah Orcutt, born on 13 May 1787 in Bridgewater,[364] married Deacon Jacob Fuller, son of Isaiah and Mary (Keyzer) Fuller,[365] as his second wife, on 9 Sept. 1806 in North Bridgewater.[366] He was born in 1776,[367] had married first to (2512) Abigail “Nabby” Leonard, probably daughter of (942) Moses and Lois (Shaw) Leonard, on 28 Feb. 1800 in North Bridgewater,[368] who died on 22 Feb. 1805 in North Bridgewater, aged 27 years.[369] Hannah (Orcutt) Fuller died on 13 Feb. 1828 in North Bridgewater, aged 41 years,[370] and Deacon Jacob Fuller remarried to Mary “Polly” Edson, daughter of Seth and Theodora (Howard) Edson,[371] on 24 May 1829 in North Bridgewater.[372] She was born on 13 June 1794 in North Bridgewater.[373] He died on 6 Mar. 1845 in North Bridgewater, aged 69 years, of “cancer of the stomach,”[374] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth County, and Mary (Edson) Fuller remarried to Joseph Holbrook, of Braintree, son of John and Anna Holbrook, as his second wife, on 15 Oct. 1849 in North Bridgewater.[375] They were living in Braintree, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[376] and the 1855 state census,[377] where he was a farmer. He died on 13 Dec. 1856 in Braintree, aged 79 years, of “pleurisy fever,”[378] and she died a widow, testate, on 10 Sept. 1863 in North Bridgewater, aged 69 years, 2 months, 28 days, of dysentery,[379] her will dated 6 July 1849, with a codicil added on 8 July 1857, mentioned Josiah Fuller, Leonard O. Fuller, son of her late husband, her sister Phebe Bryant, Mary F. Bryant, niece Sarah A. Lincoln, Mary E. Lincoln, brother Galen Edson, and sister Melind Talbot, and she named Josiah Fuller as executor of her estate, but erased his name as executor after he died. Daniel Crocker, of North Bridgewater, was granted administration with will annexed of her estate in Dec. 1863.[380] (See Appendix [K] for a full transcription of her will.) Hannah (Orcutt) Fuller had 4 children:[381]

a. Abigail “Nabby” Fuller, born on 9 May 1807 in Bridgewater,[382] baptized on 2 Aug. 1807 in North Bridgewater,[383] probably married Joseph D. Corkins, of Abington, on 7 Jan. 1834 in North Bridgewater.[384] They were not found in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1850 or 1860 federal censuses.

b. Leonard Orcutt Fuller, born on 18 Sept. 1809 in Bridgewater,[385] baptized on 20 Oct. 1816 in North Bridgewater,[386] married Susan A. Thayer, daughter of John B. and Lydia (Brown) Thayer, of East Bridgewater,[387] on 3 Apr. 1836 in East Bridgewater.[388] They were living in Abington, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a shoemaker,[389] and in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was a shoe cutter,[390] and the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoe dresser.[391] He was mentioned in the 1849 will of his step-mother, Mary (Edson) (Fuller) Holbrook. He died on 6 Feb. 1865 in North Bridgewater, aged 56 years, 4 months, 18 days, of cancer,[392] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth County, and she died a widow on 15 July 1906 in Brockton, MA, aged 90 years, 15 days, of old age.[393]

c. Mary Flagg Fuller, born on 14 Sept. 1814 in Bridgewater,[394] baptized on 20 Oct. 1816 in North Bridgewater,[395] died on 9 Mar. 1822 in North Bridgewater, aged 7 years, 6 months.[396]

d. Hannah E. Fuller, born ca. May 1819,[397] died on 28 Sept. 1820 in North Bridgewater, aged 20 months.[398]

(941.) Seth⁵ Leonard, eldest surviving son of (356) Jemima⁵ Washburn, (110) Josiah⁴, (56) John³ (6th), (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 26 Sept. 1750,[399] married Silence⁵ Packard, daughter of Nehemiah⁴ and Silence⁴ (Edson) Packard,[400] on 1 June 1769 in Bridgewater.[401] She was born on 6 Dec. 1750 in Bridgewater,[402] a granddaughter of Daniel³ and Mary (Harris) Packard, and of Samuel³ and Mary (Dean) Edson (3rd).

Seth Leonard died testate on 30 Aug. 1775 in Bridgewater, aged 25 years,[403] and was buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater, his will dated 30 Aug. 1775, and his inventory appraised on 4 Jan. 1776, mentioned his wife Silence, his honoured mother, his son Nehemiah, and his daughter Lucy, and he named his wife, Silence, and Major Benjamin Willis as executors of his estate. By 1778 his widow was then Silence Benson.[404] (See Appendix [L] for a full transcription of his will.) Silence (Packard) Leonard remarried to (1719) Ebenezer⁵ Benson, son of (529) Lt. Jonathan⁴ and Martha (Snell) Benson, on 13 Mar. 1777 in Bridgewater,[405] and they moved to Jay, Cumberland [now Franklin] Co., ME.[406] He was born on 20 Jan. 1755 in Bridgewater,[407] and Ebenezer Benson was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[408]

Seth Leonard and Silence Packard had children:[409]

2510 i Nehemiah⁶ Leonard, born on 26 Aug. 1769 in Bridgewater,[410] mentioned in the 1784 will of his grandmother, Jemima Leonard, married Phebe Pratt on 5 Jan. 1792 in Bridgewater.[411] She was born on 3 Feb. 1770.[412] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1800 federal census,[413] in Titicut, Bridgewater, MA, in the 1810 federal census,[414] and in the South Parish of Bridgewater, MA, in the 1820 federal census, where he was a farmer.[415] She died on 19 Sept. 1826 in Bridgewater, of “paralysis,” aged 56 years,[416] and was buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater. He was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census,[417] and he drowned on 19 May 1836 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years,[418] and was buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater, but no probate records were filed for his estate. They had children:

a. Seth⁷ Leonard, born on 11 July 1792, probably in Bridgewater,[419] married Charlotte M. Dean, daughter of Lazell and Ruth (Leonard) Dean, of Raynham,[420] on 8 Nov. 1821 in Bridgewater,[421] and they lived in Bridgewater. She was born on 28 Aug. 1794 in Raynham, MA,[422] a granddaughter of Simeon and Ann (Smith) Leonard, of Bridgewater.[423] He served as a Private in Capt. Sears Washburn’s Company from Bridgewater, in 1814 during the War of 1812.[424] They were living next door to his father in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census,[425] and in Bridgewater in the 1840,[426] and 1850 federal censuses,[427] the 1855 state census,[428] the 1860 federal census,[429] the 1865 state census,[430] and the 1870 federal census,[431] where he was a farmer. He died on 9 Aug. 1870 in Bridgewater, aged 78 years, of “paralysis,”[432] but no probate records were filed for his estate, and she died a widow on 10 Feb. 1891 in Brockton, MA, aged 96 years, 5 months, 13 days, of old age.[433]

b. (Unnamed child), died on 4 Aug. 1796 in Bridgewater.[434]

c. Mary Leonard, born on 7 May 1797, probably in Bridgewater,[435] marriage not found.[436]

d. Caroline⁷ Leonard, born on 30 Aug. 1799, probably in Bridgewater,[437] supposedly married Albin/Albion Chipman on 28 July 1833 in Bridgewater.[438] He was born ca. 1804,[439] and he died on 25 Feb. 1840 in Bridgewater, aged 35 years,[440] and was buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater, but no probate records were filed for his estate. She supposedly died in Oct. 1847,[441] but her death record was not found in Bridgewater or the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, and no probate records were filed for her estate in Plymouth Co., MA.

e. Lucy⁷ Leonard, born on 15 Feb. 1802, probably in Bridgewater,[442] married (4048) Ira Conant, son of Phineas and (1792) Joanna⁶ (Washburn) Conant (Jr.), on 24 Nov. 1822 in Bridgewater.[443] He was born on 19 Apr. 1799 in Bridgewater,[444] a grandson of (550) Daniel⁵ and Experience (Harlow) Washburn. They were living in Wareham, MA, in the 1830 federal census,[445] and in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[446] and 1850 federal censuses,[447] the 1855 state census,[448] the 1860 federal census,[449] and 1865 state census,[450] where he was a farmer, and her brother Adna Leonard was living with them. He died on 19 Feb. 1871 in Bridgewater, aged 71 years, 10 months, of “consumption,”[451] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She died a widow on 6 Aug. 1889 in Bridgewater, aged 87 years, 6 months, of old age.[452]

f. Phebe⁷ Leonard, born on 21 Nov. 1804, probably in Bridgewater,[453] married Martin Benson, son of David Benson,[454] on 30 Nov. 1823 in Bridgewater.[455] He was born ca. 1803 in Bridgewater, MA,[456] and they were living in Plymouth, MA, in the 1840,[457] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a laborer,[458] the 1855 state census,[459] and the 1860 federal census, where he was a blacksmith,[460] and the 1870 federal census, where he was working in a tack factory.[461] She died on 18 Apr. 1888 in Plymouth, aged 83 years, 4 months, 27 days, of old age,[462] and he died a widower on 8 Mar. 1891 in Plymouth, aged 88 years, 6 months, 12 days, of old age.[463]

g. Adna⁷ Leonard, a son, born on 12 Sept. 1807, probably in Bridgewater,[464] never married. He was living with his brother-in-law, Ira Conant, in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, the 1855 state census, the 1860 federal census, and 1865 state census, where he was a shoemaker. He died on 20 Aug. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 58 years, 11 months, of heart disease,[465] but no probate records were filed for his estate.

h. Betsey⁷ Leonard, born on 1 Feb. 1810, probably in Bridgewater,[466] married Simeon⁷ W. Leonard, son of Spencer⁶ and Mary (Wood) Leonard, of Bridgewater,[467] on 18 May 1828 in Bridgewater.[468] He was born on 5 Feb. 1807 in Bridgewater,[469] a grandson of (1053) Samuel⁵ and Deborah⁶ (Mitchell) Leonard (Jr.), and of Capt. Simeon and (2425) Lydia⁷ (Washburn) Wood, of Bridgewater.[470] They were living next door to his father, Spencer Leonard, in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840 federal census,[471] near his father in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a shoe manufacturer,[472] next door to his father in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a “clicker,”[473] and in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoe cutter.[474] He was named as executor of his father’s estate in 1844, but he died intestate on 25 Aug. 1863 in Bridgewater, aged 56 years, 6 months, of heart disease,[475] before his father’s estate was probated, and his brother Spencer Leonard Jr., of Bridgewater, was granted administration of his estate on 28 Sept. 1863.[476] She was still living in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census.[477] She died a widow on 27 May 1874 in Bridgewater, aged 64 years, 3 months, 26 days, of heart disease,[478] and they were both buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

i. Olive⁷ Leonard, born on 13 Oct. 1813, probably in Bridgewater,[479] supposedly married Marshall Wilber in ca. 1831.[480] He was born ca. 1809 in MA.[481] They were living in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a housewright,[482] and in San Francisco, CA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a carpenter.[483] She supposedly died on 23 May 1863 in CA,[484] and he was still living in San Francisco, CA, in 1866,[485] and 1873.[486] He died in 1881 in San Francisco, aged 72 years, and was buried on 29 Oct. 1881 in San Francisco.[487]

2511 ii Lucy⁶ Leonard, born on 27 May 1772 in Bridgewater,[488] mentioned in the 1784 will of her grandmother, Jemima Leonard, married Alexander⁶ Alden, son of Solomon⁵ and Sarah (Hall) Alden,[489] on 5 Jan. 1792 in Bridgewater.[490] He was born ca. 1768 in Bridgewater.[491] The will of Solomon Alden, of Bridgewater, dated 27 Nov. 1813, and probated on 7 Feb. 1814, mentioned his son Alexander Alden, among others.[492] They moved to Maine.[493] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1800 federal census,[494] in Jay, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1810 federal census,[495] in Frankfort, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1830 federal census,[496] and probably in Piscataquis Co., ME, in the 1840 federal census.[497] She apparently died by 1850, and he apparently remarried to Anne (___). They were living in Milo, Piscataquis Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer,[498] and the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoemaker.[499] Lucy (Leonard) Alden had children:

a. Alexander⁷ Alden (Jr.), born in Jan. 1794 in Bridgewater,[500] served as a Private in Capt. Moses M. Craft’s Company and Capt. George Paget’s Company from Jay, ME, in 1814 during the War of 1812,[501] married Delia Chenery on 27 Aug. 1822 in Canton, Oxford Co., ME.[502] She was born in ca. 1799 in Jay, ME.[503] They were living in Canton, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1830,[504] 1840,[505] 1850,[506] and 1860 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[507] She died on 25 Apr. 1873 in Canton, ME, aged 74 years,[508] and he died on 15 Mar. 1880 in Canton, ME, aged 86 years, 3 months,[509] and they were both buried in Alden Cemetery in Canton, ME.

b. Sarah⁷ Williams Alden, born ca. Jan. 1801 in MA,[510] married Isaac Frost (Jr.), son of Isaac and Abigail (Clark) Frost,[511] on 8 May 1832 in Canton, ME.[512] He was born on 1 Apr. 1795 in Limington, York Co., ME.[513] They were living in Weld, Franklin Co., ME, in the 1850,[514] and 1860 federal censuses,[515] where he was a farmer. He died on 17 Apr. 1868 in Boston, MA, aged 74 years, 17 days, of “Erysipelas,”[516] and she died on 15 July 1881 in Weld, Franklin Co., ME, aged 80 years, 6 months,[517] and they were both buried in Newman Cemetery in Weld, ME.

c. (Probably others)

(942.) Moses⁵ Leonard, youngest surviving son of (356) Jemima⁵ Washburn, (110) Josiah⁴, (56) John³ (6th), (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 16 Nov. 1752,[518] married Lois Shaw, of Middleborough, on 6 Aug. 1777 in Middleborough,[519] and they lived in Middleborough, MA. He was executor of his mother’s estate in 1784, and he was living in Middleborough in the 1790,[520] and 1800 federal censuses.[521]

Moses Leonard died on 1 Jan. 1803 in Middleborough, aged 51 years, of “consumption,”[522] but no probate records were filed for his estate. Lois (Shaw) Leonard died a widow on 19 Apr. 1812 in Middleborough,[523] but no probate records were filed for her estate either.

Moses Leonard and Lois Shaw had children:

2512 i Abigail⁶ “Nabby” Leonard, born on 21 Aug. 1777 in Middleborough,[524] probably married Deacon Jacob Fuller, son of Isaiah and Mary (Keyzer) Fuller,[525] on 20 Feb. 1800 in North Bridgewater.[526] She died, however, on 22 Feb. 1805 in North Bridgewater, aged 27 years,[527] and he remarried to (2509) Hannah Orcutt, her first cousin, daughter of Nathaniel and (940) Mary⁵ (Leonard) Orcutt, on 9 Sept. 1806 in North Bridgewater.[528] They were living in the North Parish of Bridgewater in the 1810,[529] and 1820 federal censuses,[530] where he was a farmer. She died on 13 Feb. 1828 in North Bridgewater,[531] and he remarried again to Mary Edson, daughter of Seth and Theodora (Howard) Edson,[532] on 24 May 1829 in North Bridgewater.[533] She was born on 13 June 1794 in North Bridgewater.[534] They were still living in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830,[535] and 1840 federal censuses,[536] where he was a farmer. He died on 6 Mar. 1845 in North Bridgewater, aged 69 years, 1 month, 4 days, of “cancer of the stomach,”[537] but no probate records were filed for his estate. Mary (Edson) Fuller remarried to Joseph Holbrook, of Braintree, MA, son of John and Anna Holbrook, as his second wife, on 15 Oct. 1849 in North Bridgewater.[538] They were living in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census,[539] and the 1855 state census,[540] where he was a farmer. He died on 13 Dec. 1856 in Braintree, aged 79 years, of “pleurisy fever,”[541] and she died a widow, testate, on 10 Sept. 1863 in North Bridgewater, aged 69 years, 2 months, 28 days, of dysentery,[542] her will dated 6 July 1849, and probated in Dec. 1863.[543] Abigail (Leonard) Fuller had children:[544]

a. Betsy Fuller, born on 16 Apr. 1801 in Bridgewater,[545] baptized on 27 June 1801 in North Bridgewater,[546] married Francis Packard, son of Samuel and Mehitabel (Harris) Packard, of North Bridgewater,[547] on 30 Sept. 1824 in North Bridgewater.[548] He was born on 11 Sept. 1800 in Bridgewater.[549] They were living in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census,[550] and in East Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840 federal census.[551] She died on 6 Apr. 1844 in North Bridgewater, aged 43 years,[552] and he remarried to Julia Alden Keith, daughter of David and Lydia (Alden) Keith (Jr.),[553] on 27 Jan. 1845 in East Bridgewater.[554] She was born on 27 Apr. 1802 in Bridgewater,[555] and baptized on 9 May 1802 in East Bridgewater.[556] They were living in East Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[557] and the 1855 state census,[558] and in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1860 federal census,[559] where he was a shoemaker. He died on 21 Sept. 1861 in East Bridgewater, aged 61 years, 10 days, of “cholera morbus & mortification of bowels,”[560] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was living with the family of his son Samuel Packard in Randolph, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1870 federal census.[561] She died a widow on 25 May 1871 in Randolph, MA, aged 69 years, 1 month, of pneumonia.[562]

b. Josiah Fuller, born on 3 Apr. 1803 in Bridgewater,[563] baptized on 9 May 1803 in North Bridgewater,[564] married Almira Holbrook on 16 June 1825 in North Bridgewater.[565] She was born ca. 1804 in MA,[566] and they were living in North Bridgewater in the 1840,[567] and 1850 federal censuses,[568] and in the 1855 state census,[569] where he was a shoe cutter. He was originally named as executor of the estate of his step-mother, Mary Holbrook in her 1849 will, but died before her. He died on 31 July 1859 in North Bridgewater, aged 56 years, 3 months, 28 days, of “consumption,”[570] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was still living in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1860 federal census,[571] but she was not found in the 1865 state census or the 1870 federal census, and no death record was found for her.

2513 ii Jemima Leonard, born on 2 Oct. 1779 in Middleborough,[572] marriage not found.

2514 iii Seth⁶ Leonard, born on 6 Apr. 1782 in Middleborough,[573] married (____). He was possibly the Seth Leonard living in Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1810,[574] and 1820 federal censuses, where he was engaged in manufacturing.[575] He supposedly died on 30 Oct. 1821 in Dorchester, MA, aged 40 [sic] years.[576]

2515 iv Hannah Leonard, born on 30 Apr. 1784 in Middleborough,[577] supposedly died in 1812 in Middleborough.[578]

2516 v Josiah Leonard, born on 29 Dec. 1786 in Middleborough,[579] died on 13 Mar. 1798 in Middleborough, aged 11 years, 3 months, of “stoppage of cholic.”[580]

2517 vi Lois⁶ Leonard, born on 2 May 1789 in Middleborough,[581] married James Capen (Jr.), of Stoughton, son of James and Elizabeth (Cummings) Capen,[582] on 5 Dec. 1807 in North Bridgewater.[583] He was born in 1783 in MA. They moved to Gardiner, ME. They were living in Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1820,[584] 1830,[585] 1840,[586] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[587] She died on 27 Aug. 1858 in Gardiner, ME,[588] and he was still living in Gardiner, ME, in the 1860 federal census,[589] and with the family of his son-in-law Hiram Lawrence in Gardiner, ME, in the 1870 federal census.[590] He died on 29 Oct. 1871 in Gardiner, ME,[591] and they were both buried in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME. They had children:

a. Moses Leonard Capen, born on 21 Nov. 1808 in Dorchester, MA, but recorded in Gardiner, ME,[592] married 1.) Sophia S. (Cook) Taylor, daughter of Frederick and Hannah Cook, of Newburyport, MA,[593] and probably widow of David G. Taylor,[594] on 22 Nov. 1836 in Boston.[595] She was born on ca. 26 Oct. 1808 in Newburyport, MA.[596] They were living in Boston, MA, in the 1850 federal census.[597] She died on 1 Jan. 1856 in Boston, aged 47 years, 2 months, 6 days, of “erythema tuberculosis,”[598] and he remarried to 2.) Isabella Coombs, of Boston, daughter of John and Isabella (Hinkley) Coombs,[599] of Maine, on 2 Sept. 1858 in Boston.[600] She was born ca. 1816 in Monmouth, ME,[601] and they were living in Boston, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a police officer.[602] She died on 18 Nov. 1866 in Norton, MA, aged 56 years, of “consumption,”[603] and he was still living in Boston, MA, in the 1870 federal census.[604] He died a widower on 24 Feb. 1894 in Boston, aged 85 years, 3 months, 3 days, of old age.[605]

b. Albert Capen, born on 16 Feb. 1810 in MA, but recorded in Gardiner, ME,[606] married Mary Jane Nichols,[607] on 22 Sept. 1838 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA.[608] She was born ca. 1810,[609] and died on 28 Feb. 1844 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA, aged 34 years,[610] and was buried in Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton, MA. He was not found in the 1850 or 1860 federal censuses, but he was living in Heaths Creek, Pettis Co., MO, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer,[611] and he died on 3 Jan. 1888 in Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO,[612] and was buried in Longwood Cemetery in Longwood, MO.

c. Susannah Leonard Capen, born on 14 Mar. 1813, probably in MA, but recorded in Gardiner, ME,[613] died on 8 Dec. 1828 in Gardiner, ME,[614] and was buried in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

d. Jedediah Adams Capen, born on 3 Sept. 1815, probably in MA, but recorded in Gardiner, ME,[615] died on 12 Mar. 1834 in Gardiner, ME,[616] and was buried in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

e. Zilpah Harriet Capen, born on 25 Oct. 1817 in MA, but recorded in Gardiner, ME,[617] apparently never married. She was still unmarried and living with her parents in Gardiner, ME, in the 1850 federal census, and with her widowed father in Gardiner, ME, in the 1860, and 1870 federal censuses. She died on 17 Sept. 1895 in Gardiner, ME,[618] and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

f. Caroline Matilda Capen, a twin, born on 8 Sept. 1819 in Gardiner, ME,[619] marriage not found.

g. Armina Augusta Capen, a twin, born on 8 Sept. 1819, died on 29 Sept. 1820 in Gardiner, ME,[620] and was buried in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

h. Armina Augusta Capen, born on 30 July 1821 in Gardiner, ME,[621] marriage not found.

i. Sarah Meader Capen, born on 8 Nov. 1823 in Gardiner, ME,[622] married Ebenezer S. Welch on 28 Apr. 1847 in Kennebec Co., ME.[623] He was born ca. 1821 in ME.[624] They were living in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer,[625] in Neenah, Winnebago Co., WI, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a school teacher,[626] and in Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer.[627]

j. James Capen (3rd), born on 3 Sept. 1825 in Gardiner, ME,[628] married Janett/Jeanette G. (___). She was born in 1827 in ME,[629] and they were living in Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1860,[630] and 1870 federal censuses,[631] where he was a farmer. She died in 1910 in Gardiner, ME,[632] and he died on 19 Jan. 1910 in Gardiner, ME,[633] and they were both buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

k. Josiah Capen, born on 6 June 1827, died on 5 Mar. 1828 in Gardiner, ME,[634] and was buried in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

l. Lois L. Capen, born on 23 Dec. 1828 in Gardiner, ME,[635] was unmarried and living with the family of Francis and Anne H. Richards in Gardiner, ME, in the 1850 federal census,[636] and she was still unmarried and living with her widowed father in Gardiner, ME, in the 1860 federal census.[637]

m. Susan Elizabeth Capen, born on 6 Nov. 1831 in Gardiner, ME,[638] married Hiram Lawrence, son of Charles and Eleanor Lawrence,[639] in ca. 1851. He was born on 2 June 1829.[640] She was also living with her widowed father in Gardiner, ME, in the 1860 federal census,[641] and she died on 12 Mar. 1869 in Gardiner, ME, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.[642] He probably remarried to Amelia (___), and they were living in Gardiner, ME, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a farmer.[643] He was probably the Hiram Laurence who served as a Private in Company C, the 19^th Regiment of Maine Infantry, during the Civil War.[644] He died on 23 Oct. 1906 in Gardiner, ME,[645] and was also buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

2518 vii Susanna Leonard, born on 12 June 1791 in Middleborough,[646] possibly married William G. Patrick on 26 Sept. 1813 in Albion, Kennebec Co., ME.[647]

2519 viii Arza⁶ Leonard, born on 7 Mar. 1795 in Middleborough,[648] married 1.) Louisa Maria White, of Bridgewater, on 4 Apr. 1820 in North Bridgewater.[649] She was born ca. 1800,[650] and they were living in the North Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census,[651] and in North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1830 federal census.[652] She died on 12 Dec. 1832 in North Bridgewater, aged 32 years,[653] and he was probably the Arza Leonard of Taunton who married 2.) Elvira Braman, of North Bridgewater, daughter of Daniel and Martha “Patty” (Gilbert) Braman (4th), of Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, in Dec. 1835 in Petersham, MA.[654] She was born on 21 Mar. 1812 in Petersham,[655] a granddaughter of (2056) Daniel and Silence (Clapp) Braman (3rd). She died on 10 Feb. 1837 in North Bridgewater, aged 25 years,[656] and he remarried again to 3.) Mary Smith, daughter of Israel and Mary Smith,[657] on 2 July 1843 in North Bridgewater.[658] She was born ca. 1819 in Turner, ME.[659] He was not a head of household in the 1840 federal census, but they were living in North Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a “Restorater,”[660] and the 1855 state census, where he was a Gentleman.[661] He died intestate on 7 May 1857 in North Bridgewater, aged 62 years, 2 months, of disease of the heart,[662] and Franklin Ames, of North Bridgewater, was granted administration of his estate on 2 June 1857, as requested by the widow, Mary Leonard.[663] She remarried to Barker E. Young, of Turner, ME, son of Job and Mary Young, as his second wife, on 3 May 1860 in North Bridgewater.[664] He was born ca. 1803 in Hanover, NH.[665] They were living in Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a farmer.[666]

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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 219.

[2] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 217.

[3] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 241.

[4] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 194.

[5] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 217.

[6] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 94, who ventured that perhaps she was a daughter of Joseph Alden; Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, and Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 16, Part 1, Family of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999, [hereinafter MF5G: Alden, pt. 1], p. 39, she was probably not a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Simmons) Alden, and she may have been a Pratt.

[7] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 426, the Abner Kingman household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[8] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 299, the Abner Kingman household had 1 male aged 45 or over, and 2 females aged 45 or over.

[9] www.findagrave.com, memorial #105827300, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, which indicates that he was a Veteran of the Revolutionary War.

[10] Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Volume One: 1986, Volume Two: 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 2, p. 22; Wood, Deacon Alfred, Record of Deaths, Middleboro, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1947, [hereinafter Wood, Middleboro Deaths], p. 97; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 509; www.findagrave.com, memorial #138496551, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[11] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12185, Vol. 52, p. 108, with Jeremiah Keith Jr. and Job Alden Jr. as sureties.

[12] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 218, says they had Celia 1762, Josiah 1764, Huldah 1767, Cynthia 1770, and Bela.

[13] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 198.

[14] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 247, which calls her “daughter of Mr. Abner Kingman; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746947, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[15] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 197.

[16] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 162.

[17] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 100, 135; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 223, marriage intentions recorded 16 Feb. 1782 in Bridgewater.

[18] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 113.

[19] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 160.

[20] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 247; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746937, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Titicut, MA.

[21] Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Pembroke VRs], p. 306.

[22] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 199.

[23] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 509.

[24] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 196.

[25] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 148, the marriage of Elijah Eaton and Sarah Shaw, both of Middleborough, on 1 Nov. 1763 in Middleborough.

[26] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 111, 146.

[27] Calculated from his age in the 1860 federal census.

[28] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 79, the birth of Elijah Eaton, son of Francis and Lydia Eaton, on 7 Nov. 1740 in Middleborough; Vol. 1, p. 60, the marriage of Francis Eaton and Lydia Fuller, both of Middleborough, on 12 June 1733 in Middleborough.

[29] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 70, p. 116-118, from FHL microfilm #0555260.

[30] Heads of Families At the Second Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1938, reprinted by Clearfield Co., Baltimore, MD, 2000, p. 157, Barnard, Windsor Co., the Zebina Eaton household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[31] 1810 Federal Census, Barnard Windsor Co., VT, p. 285, the Zabina Eaton household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[32] 1820 Federal Census, Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, p. 170, the Zebina Eaton household had 1 male aged 16-18 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 2 persons engaged in agriculture.

[33] 1830 Federal Census, Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, p. 2, the Zebina Eaton household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years.

[34] 1840 Federal Census, Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, p. 380, the Zebina Eaton household had 1 male aged 70-79 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

[35] 1850 Federal Census, Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, p. 399, dwelling #32, family #32:

Zebina Eaton, 86, male, farmer, $1500, born MA

Huldah Eaton, 83, female, born MA

[36] www.findagrave.com, memorial #131127703, from her gravestone in South Barnard Cemetery in Barnard, VT.

[37] www.findagrave.com, memorial #131127676, from his gravestone in South Barnard Cemetery in Barnard, VT; Hartford District Probate Vol. 21, from the index.

[38] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census, and at death.

[39] Her name from the War of 1812 Pension Application of Lucy Eaton, widow of Adna Eaton.

[40] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census.

[41] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT, p. 179, the Adna Eaton household had 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 2 females aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[42] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT, p. 473, the Adna Eaton household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 2 persons employed in agriculture.

[43] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT, p. 167, dwelling #88, family #93:

Adna Eaton, 59, male, farmer, $400, born VT

Demis Eaton, 56, female, born VT

Aurilla Eaton, 30, female, born VT

Edwin Eaton, 27, male, farmer, born VT

[44] Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #27539.

[45] Her parents’ names from the Ancestry.com Smith/Rickel Family Tree file submitted by smitto71.

[46] Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #27538, his 2d marriage, his age 65, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Zebina and Huldah Eaton, her first husband’s surname from the War of 1812 Pension Application of Lucy Eaton, widow of Adna Eaton.

[47] Calculated from her age in the 1860 federal census.

[48] 1860 Federal Census, Barnard, Windsor Co., VT, Page No. 80, dwelling #699, family #684:

Adney Eaton, 69, male, farmer, $1600, $400, born VT

Lucy Eaton, 38, female, born VT

Francis Eaton, 2, female, born VT

Wm Eaton, 6/12, male, born VT

Alvin Atwood, 21, male, farm hand, born VT

[49] Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #540086, his parents Zebina and Huldah.

[50] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, for Adna Eaton, online at www.Ancestry.com.

[51] Per the Ancestry.com Paige file submitted by jpaige11.

[52] Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #27539, her parents’ names not given in the marriage record.

[53] Calculated from his age at death.

[54] www.findagrave.com, memorial #131172265, from his gravestone in South Barnard Cemetery in Barnard, VT, son of Zebina and Huldah Eaton.

[55] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

[56] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 154, the marriage of John Murdoch of Plympton and Sarah Samson of Middleborough on 29 Mar. 1764 in Middleborough.

[57] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 116, 151.

[58] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 210.

[59] Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 352, the marriage of James Murdoch and Hannah Tilson, both of Plympton, on 2 Apr. 1741 in Plympton.

[60] Plympton VRs, p. 380, the marriage of Ephraim Sampson and Abigal Horrel on 15 Nov. 1728 in Plympton.

[61] It is very doubtful that they could have been the parents of Susanna Murdock, who married Aberdeen Keith in 1806, as the DAR Lineage of Mrs. Edith H. Leonard Kingsbury #115932 purports.

[62] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 430, the Levi Murdock household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[63] 1820 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 406, the Levi Murdock household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 3 females under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

[64] 1830 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 244, the Levi Murdock household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 60-69 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

[65] 1840 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 56, the Levi Murdock household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 70-79 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years, including 2 persons employed in agriculture.

[66] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 224, dwelling #458, family #541:

Levi Murdock, 81, male, farmer, $1200, born MA

Cynthia Murdock, 80, female, born MA

Syane Cobb, 42, female, born MA

Syena H. Cobb, 14, female, born MA, attending school

Hannah M. Cobb, 11, female, born MA, attending school

[67] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 119; www.findagrave.com, memorial #146367634, from his gravestone in Purchade Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, which gives the date as 8 Sept. 1850.

[68] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14421, Vol. 12C, p. 230, with Charles White and John C. Perkins, both of Middleborough, as sureties.

[69] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 119.

[70] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 194.

[71] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 121, 160; Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 350.

[72] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 183.

[73] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 volumes, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 1, p. 318, from records of the Lakeville and Taunton Precinct Congregational Church.

[74] 1800 Federal Census, Warren, Bristol Co., RI, p. 19, the Abner Kingman household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[75] 1810 Federal Census, West District, Providence Co., RI, p. 295, the Abner Kingman household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 36-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 2 females aged 26-44 years.

[76] 1820 Federal Census, Providence, Providence Co., RI, p. 177, the Abner Kingman household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 3 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 1 person engaged in commerce.

[77] 1830 Federal Census, Ward 11 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 392, the Abner Kingman household had 1 males aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 3 females aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 [sic] years, including one alien not naturalized.

[78] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #138496430, but his burial location is unknown.

[79] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given; www.findagrave.com memorial #168722533, but no photograph of her gravestone was provided, and the date may not have been from her gravestone.

[80] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #168721539; Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1914, [hereinafter Chelmsford VRs], p. 287, the marriage of William Parker Jr. and Hannah Dutton of Billerica on 30 Mar. 1773 in Billerica.

[81] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, the marriage not found in the Rhode Island Vital Records, Friends Records of Rhode Island, or Boston Church Records.

[82] Chelmsford VRs, p. 106; Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #168721539.

[83] Boston Marriages, Vol. 2, 1752-1809, p. 477, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

[84] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #168723341.

[85] 1830 Federal Census, Ward No. 10, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 361, the Ebenezer Parker household had 3 males under 5, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 2 females aged 20-29 years, and 2 females aged 30-39 years, including 2 aliens not naturalized.

[86] 1840 Federal Census, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 25, the Ebenr Parker household had 2 males aged 5-9 years, 3 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 50-59 [sic] years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 1 person employed in commerce.

[87] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, 2 Volumes, Boston, MA, 1914, [hereinafter Cambridge VRs], Vol. 2, p. 687, Celia Kingman, wife of Ebenezer Parker; www.findagrave.com, memorial #168722533, from her gravestone in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.

[88] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 112, p. 77, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a merchant, his birth place Chelmsford, but his parents’ names not given; www.findagrave.com, memorial #168721539, from his gravestone now in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.

[89] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, the date from his gravestone, but his birth was not found in the Middleborough, Rhode Island Vital Records, nor Friends Records of Rhode Island.

[90] Her father’s name from her gravestone, her mother’s name from the Ancestry.com Leggett, III Family Tree file submitted by kimkat804, and the Krause Family Tree file submitted by redox, the marriage of James Ewell and Margaret Robertson on 20 Nov. 1794 in Lancaster Co., VA, from Virginia, Compiles Marriages, 1740-1850, online database at www.Ancestry.com.

[91] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #s 2079521, and 2079172.

[92] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #112934573.

[93] 1840 Federal Census, Washington, District of Columbia, p. 70, the E. Kingman household had 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 30-39 years, and 1 free colored female aged 24-35 years.

[94] 1850 Federal Census, 2^nd Ward City of Washington, District of Columbia, p. 141, dwelling #1032, family #1143:

Eliab Kingman, 48, male, reporter, born MA

A. B. Kingman, 39, female, born VA

Nancy Fisher, 29, female, black, born DC, cannot read or write

[95] 1870 Federal Census, Second Ward in the City and County of Washington, District of Columbia, Page No. 466, dwelling #3285, family #3474:

Eliab Kingman, 73, male, white, journalist, $40,000, $25,000, born MA, a male citizen

Cordelia B. Kingman, 68, female, white, keeps house, born VA

Caroline J. Frost, 60, female, white, at home, $3000, born VA

Sophia Scott, 56, female, black, dom. servant, born MD, cannot read or write

[96] www.findagrave.com, memorial #112934573, from her gravestone in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.

[97] www.findagrave.com, memorial #112934530, from his gravestone in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.

[98] District of Columbia Wills, Box 1883-239, online at www.Ancestry.com.

[99] Calculated from her age at death.

[100] 1850 Federal Census, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 161, dwelling #1945, family #2661:

Marcia E. Atkins, 40, female, born MA

Marcia Atkins, 18, female, born ME

James Atkins, 16, male, born ME

Plus many other unrelated people, including:

Keziah Kingman, 50, female, born RI

[101] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 338, p. 203, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Abner and Lydia; Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Abner and Lydia Kingman.

[102] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, the birth not recorded in the Warren Vital Records.

[103] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #41742146.

[104] Rhode Island Friends Records, Rev. Nathan B. Crocker, D.D.’s Marriages, Rector of St. John’s church, Providence, p. 519, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society.

[105] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #41742146.

[106] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #41742146.

[107] 1840 Federal Census, Ward No. 8, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 279, the Handel G Nott household had 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 2 females under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including

[108] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #90496910, her burial location unknown.

[109] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #41742182.

[110] 1850 Federal Census, Kennebunkport, York Co., ME, p. 139, dwelling #447, family #461:

Handel G. Nott, 50, male, Bap. Minister, born CT

Sarah L. Nott, 28, female, born ME

Richard M. Nott, 19, male, student, born MA

Celia P. Nott, 19, female, born MA

Abner K. Nott, 16, male, student, born NH

Lydia K. Nott, 13, female, born NT?

Cordelia E. Nott, 11, female, born MA

Elisabeth B. Nott, 9, female, born ME

Geo A. Nott, 1, male, born ME

[111] Per his www.findagrave.com, memorial #41742146, his burial location unknown.

[112] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, the birth not recorded in the Providence Vital Records, nor in the Friends Records of Rhode Island.

[113] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given; New York city, Marriages, 1600s-1800s, online database at www.Ancestry.com, from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1932.

[114] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given.

[115] Per the Ancestry.com Arden Mays Merckle Project file submitted by ardenmays; www.findagrave.com, memorial #80575233, from his gravestone in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY.

[116] www.findagrave.com, memorial #80575321, from her gravestone in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY.

[117] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, the birth not recorded in the Providence Vital Records, nor in the Friends Records of Rhode Island.

[118] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records; Ancestry.com Alexander Family Tree file submitted by jackalex13.

[119] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 79, p. 222, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, both of Roxbury, his occupation a merchant, his birth place Providence, RI, his father Abner Kingman, her birth place Boston, her father Rufus Anderson D.D.; Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, his father’s name Abner Kingman, her father’s name Rufus Anderson D D.

[120] Calculated from her age at marriage.

[121] 1860 Federal census, 10^th Ward City of Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 1-2, dwelling #8, family #8:

A. Kingman, 45, male, commission merchant, $16,000, $5000, born RI

S.J. Kingman, 30, female, born MA

Sarah Kingman, 5, female, born MA

A. Kingman Jr., 4, male, born MA

R.A. Kingman, 11/12, male, born MA

K. Kingman, 59, female, born RI

E. Curran, 20, female, domestic, born Ireland

E. Wormwood, 19, female, domestic, born ME

H. Richardson, 30, female, domestic, born ME

[122] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 194, p. 5, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her parents Rufus and Eliza H. Anderson.

[123] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given; Ancestry.com Alexander Family Tree file submitted by jackalex13, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1561-1900, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT, 2004, online at www.Ancestry.com, her birth place MA, his birth place RI.

[124] Calculated from her age in the 1870 federal census.

[125] 1870 Federal Census, Ward 8 West of Washington St Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 79, dwelling #368, family #604:

Abner Kingman, 56, male, white, merchant, $15,000, $1000, born MA, a male citizen

Caroline G. Kingman, 31, female, white, keeps house, born MA

Kate P. Kingman, 69, female, white, no occupation, born MA

Abner Kingman Jr., 13, male, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

Rufus A. Kingman, 11, male, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

Eliza Kingman, 8, female, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

Henry Kingman, 6, male, white, at home, born MA

Caroline G. Kingman, 7/12, female, white, at home, born MA, born Oct

Mary Winn, 27, female, white, domestic servant, born MA

Elizabeth A. Reid, 27, female, white, domestic servant, born MA, mother foreign born

Catherine Cary, 23, female, white, domestic servant, born MA, mother foreign born

[126] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 321, p. 275, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a merchant, his birth place Providence, RI, his parents Abner, born in Middleboro, and Lydia, born in Middleboro; Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, his occupation a merchant, his birth place Providence, RI, and his parents Abner and Lydia Kingman, both born in Middleboro.

[127] Suffolk County Probate Docket #64960, Vol. 524, p. 113-115.

[128] From the FHL Pedigree Resource File, no documentation given, not found in the Providence Vital Records.

[129] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 194.

[130] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 247; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746978, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[131] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 250.

[132] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 250.

[133] From his death record in Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 14, which doesn’t identify his date of death, but identifies him as son of Ens. Solomon and father of Eber, Solomon, etc.

[134] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 129, 159.

[135] Per Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 14.

[136] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 302.

[137] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 232, 235.

[138] Calculated from her age at death.

[139] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 14.

[140] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 165, 172, the marriage of John Vaughan and Sarah Cushman, both of Middleborough, on 27 Nov. 1800 in Middleborough.

[141] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 242, 256.

[142] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 316.

[143] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122, the marriage of David Vaughan of Middleborough and Phebe Washburn of Plymton on 24 Mar. 1762 in Middleborough.

[144] Plympton VRs, p. 304, marriage of Joseph Cushmon and Elisebath Samson on 5 Jan. 1758 in Plympton.

[145] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p.53, dwelling #74, family #77:

Eber Beales, 56, male, white, blacksmith, born MA

Lucy Beales, 50, female, white, born MA

Joseph E. Beales, 21, male, white, teacher, born MA

[146] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 42, dwelling #271, family #348:

Eber Beals, 61, male, blacksmith, $800, $100, born MA

Lucy Beals, 56, female, born MA

Joseph E. Beals, 26, male, teacher of common school, $40, $150, born MA

[147] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 200, dwelling #181, family #210:

Eber Beals, 66, male, white, born MA, married, blacksmith

Lucy Beals, 61, female, white, born MA, married

[148] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 54, dwelling #391, family #457:

Ebin Beals, 71, male, white, blacksmith, $1000, $200, born MA, a male citizen

Lucy Beals, 66, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[149] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 248, p. 404, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents John & Sarah, but her maiden name not given; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 15, from Deacon Alfred Wood’s records, which gives her date of birth as 12 May 1806.

[150] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 347, p. 329, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a blacksmith, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Solomon & Polly Beals.

[151] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 302.

[152] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 302.

[153] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 176, 178, marriage of Galen Thompson and Susanna Porter on 1 Jan. 1807 in Middleborough.

[154] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 231, 236, he was “of West Bridgewater” in the marriage intentions.

[155] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 331.

[156] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 217, the birth of Galen Tomson, son of Lt. William and Deborah Tomson, on 27 Oct. 1782 in Middleborough; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 68, the marriage intentions of William Tomson of Middleborough and Deborah Sturtevant of Halifax recorded on 19 May 1770 in Middleborough; Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], p. 29, the marriage of William Tomson of Middleborough and Deborah Sturtevant of Halifax on 16 Nov. 1770 in Halifax.

[157] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 53, dwelling #76, family #79:

Solomon Beales, 52, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

Susan P. Beales, 47, female, white, born MA

Clarinda E. Beales, 21, female, white, born MA

Angaline Beales, 16, female, white, born MA

Debora T. Beales, 13, female, white, born MA

[158] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 68, dwelling #466, family #566:

Solomon Beal, 58, male, shoemaker, $600, $50, born MA

Susan Beal, 53, female, born MA

Deborh T. Beal, 17, female, straw sewer, born MA

[159] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 199, dwelling #173, family #201:

Solomon Beals, 62, male, white, born MA, married, shoemaker

Susan Beals, 58, female, white, born MA, married

Dwelling #173, family #202:

Bradford C. Burgess, 26, male, white, born MA, married, shoemaker

Deborah T. Burgess, 23, female, white, born MA, married

[160] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 56, dwelling #406, family #472:

Solomon Beals, 67, male, white, works on shoes, $800, born MA, a male citizen

Susan P. Beals, 62, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Angeline Mitchell, 30, female, white, at home, born MA

Eva J. Mitchell, 8, female, white, attending school, born MA

Willie L. Mitchell, 4, male, white, born MA

[161] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 248, p. 403, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place unknown, his parents Solomon & Polly Beals; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 15, taken from the newspaper.

[162] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 250.

[163] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 168, marriage intentions recorded 6 Oct. 1804 in Middleborough; Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 278.

[164] Taunton VRs, Vol. 1, p. 130; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145688074, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[165] Townsend, Charles D., History of North Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, North Middleborough, Massachusetts, Aceto Bookmen, 1982, [hereinafter Townsend, North Middleborough Congregational Church], p. 35.

[166] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 299, the Bela Kingman household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[167] 1820 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 409, the Bela Kingman household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 2 males aged 26-44 years, 6 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

[168] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 256, dwelling #922, family #1073:

Bela Kingman, 69, male, farmer, $1500, born MA

Lydia M. Kingman, 63, female, born MA

Sally R. Kingman, 42, female, $500, born MA

Soranus Wentworth, 40, male, shoecutter, born MA

Sophia W. Wentworth, 29, female, born MA

[169] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 85, p. 212, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, which gives no additional information about him other than his occupation as a farmer; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145688109, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[170] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12127; Vol. 96, p. 158-160, from FHL microfilm #0555642, witnessed by Joseph A. Backus, Adna Clark, and Hannah Backus.

[171] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 35, dwelling #44, family #56:

Lydia M. Kingman, 69, female, white born MA

Sally R. Kingman, 47, female, white, born MA

[172] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 50, dwelling #333, family #419:

Lydia W. [sic] Kingman, 73, female, $2000, $600, born MA

Sally R. Kingman, 52, female, $2000, $600, born MA

[173] www.findagrave.com, memorial #145688074, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97, gives the date as 17 Dec. 1860, but her death was not recorded in Middleborough in 1860 in Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

[174] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 382.

[175] His parents’ names from his death record.

[176] Estimated from the age of their eldest child in the 1850 federal census.

[177] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

[178] Townsend, North Middleborough Congregational Church, p. 35.

[179] Townsend, North Middleborough Congregational Church, p. 78.

[180] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 224, dwelling #452, family #535:

Roswell W. Waldron, 47, male, blacksmith, $1500, born Rhode Island

Cynthia Waldron, 44, female, born MA

Ann F. Waldron, 23, female, born MA

Mary T. Waldron, 19, female, born MA

Sally H. Waldron, 10, female, born MA, attending school

Lydia A. Waldron, 9, female, born MA, attending school

Maria E. Waldron, 5, female, born MA, attending school

[181] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 42, dwelling #101, family #116:

Roswell Waldron, 53, male, white, farmer, born MA

Cynthia Waldron, 50, female, white, born MA

Sally K. Waldron, 16, female, white, born MA

Lydia A. Waldron, 14, female, white, born MA

Maria E. Waldron, 10, female, white, born MA

[182] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 57, dwelling #382, family #471:

Roswell W. Waldron, 57, male, master teamer, $1000, $200, born RI

Cyntha Waldron, 54, female, born MA

Sally K. Waldron, 34, female, born MA

Lydia A. Waldron, 19, female, common school teacher, born MA

Mariah E. Waldron, 15, female, born MA, attending school

[183] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 139, dwelling #324, family #371:

Rossawell Waldron, 62, male, white, born RI, married, farmer

Cynthia Waldron, 59, female, white, born MA, married

Sallie Waldron, 25, female, white, born MA, single

Augusta Waldron, 23, female, white, born MA, single, teacher

[184] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #463, family #529:

Rosll. Waldron, 68, male, white, farmer, $1000, born RI, parents both foreign born, a male citizen

Cynthia Waldron, 65, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[185] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 239, p. 329, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place R.I., his parents Daniel & Susanna.

[186] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21772, Vol. 140, p. 325-326, witnessed by Philip D. Kingman, Jared Alden, and Joshua D. Hemenway, and Vol. 124, p. 470.

[187] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 284, p. 297, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, her parents Bela Kingman, born in Middleboro, and Lydia Kingman, born in Taunton; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145685999, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[188] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21768, Vol. 142, p. 20-21, and Vol. 133, p. 355. Perez S. Doty was of Acushnet, Bristol Co., MA.

[189] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 382.

[190] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 126, 158, the marriage of Vinal Lyon and Chloe Richmond on 8 Sept. 1796 in Middleborough. On 1 May 1820 Chloe Lyon, of Middleborough, widow, was appointed as guardian of her daughter Phebe Lyon.

[191] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 249, 265.

[192] Calculated from her age at death, but in her guardianship record in 1820 she was called “aged above 14 years,” so her age at death may not be correct.

[193] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 147, and Vol. 2, p. 57, the marriage of Job Richmond and Jenny Washburn on 11 Feb. 1762 in Middleborough; Richmond, Joshua B., The Richmond Family, 1594-1896, 1897, pp. 45-46.

[194] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 202, dwelling #126, family #147:

Uriah Sampson, 43, male, farmer, $5000, born MA

Abby D. Sampson, 41, female, born MA

Myra Sampson, 18, female, born MA, attending school

Charles F. Sampson, 17, male, born MA, attending school

Horatio Cole, 27, male, laborer, born MA

Elvira McCully, 22, female, born MA

Hosea Kingman, 43, male, shoe manufacturer, $2000, born MA

Phebe L. Kingman, 43, female, born MA

Elisabeth Thrasher, 45, female, born MA, attending school

[195] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 76, p. 207, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoe manufacturer, his birth place Middleborough, and his parents Bela & Lydia Kingman.

[196] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12151, Vol. 95, p. 117-120, witnessed by Abiel M. Sampson, Ebenezer D. Sampson, and Job P. Nelson, from FHL microfilm #0555642, and Vol. 2H, p. 350.

[197] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Bridgewater North, Plymouth Co., dwelling #966, family #1164:

Phebe Kingman, 48, born MA

[198] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 112, p. 305, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, called widow of Hosea Kingman, her parents’ names not given.

[199] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12179, Vol. 13D, p. 450, with Charles Keith and Barnabas H. Gray, both of North Bridgewater, as sureties.

[200] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[201] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 35, dwelling #44, family #56.

[202] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 50, dwelling #333, family #419.

[203] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 135, dwelling #286, family #327:

Sally R. Kingman, 57, female, white, born MA, single

Lydia Kingman, 49, female, white, born MA, single

[204] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 302, p. 262, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Bela & Lydia M. Kingman, of Middleborough; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145688045, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[205] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12182, Vol. 142, p. 567-569, from FHL microfilm #0556649, witnessed by Emily A. Hersey, Anna Hersey, and Emma Gooch, and Vol. 149, p. 21-22.

[206] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[207] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 161, marriage of Elias Samson of Middo. and Betsey Macomber of Taunton on 29 Nov. 1795 in Middleborough.

[208] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 246, 293.

[209] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 341.

[210] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 104, the marriage of Uriah Samson and Ann White, both of Middleborough, on 25 Dec. 1746 in Middleborough. The Will of Uriah Sampson, of Middleborough, dated 9 July 1789, and probated on 7 June 1790, named his son Elias Sampson, among others.

[211] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 202, dwelling #126, family #147 (see footnote under Hosea Kingman.)

[212] 1860 Federal Census, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 177, dwelling #938, family #1088:

Uriah Sampson, 523, male, master farmer, $4200, $300, born MA

Abby D. Sampson, 51, female, born MA

Arthur S. Pickens, 2, male, born MA

[213] 1870 Federal Census, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 17-18, dwelling #138, family #155:

Uriah Samkson [sic], 63, male, white, farmer, $8000, $1000, born MA

Abbie D. Samkson [sic], 60, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Arthur Pickens, 12, male, white, attending school, born MA

[214] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 320, p. 292, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Middleborough, and his parents Elias Sampson, born in Middleborough, and Betsey Sampson, born in Taunton.

[215] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #17678, Vol. 152, p. 494, with Jacob G. Sparrow and George L. Soule as sureties.

[216] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 329, p. 319, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents give as Bealey Kingman, born in Middleboro, and Lydia Kingman, born in Taunton.

[217] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[218] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 184, 197, the marriage of Cyrus Washburn and Betsy Bump on 17 Sept. 1810 in Middleborough.

[219] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 224.

[220] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 411; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater.

[221] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 388, the marriage of Jonathan Washburn of Middleborough and Hannah Conant on 14 May 1778 in Bridgewater.

[222] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21941, Vol. 9M, p. 234.

[223] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #22036, Vol. 9M, p. 234.

[224] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, the Phillip B. [sic] Kingman household had 1 male under 5, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

[225] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 8, dwelling #94, family #114:

Philip D. Kingman, 39, male, deputy sheriff, $2000, born MA

Betsey B. Kingman, 31, female, born MA

Elizabeth W. Kingman, 15, female, born MA, attending school

Francis M. Washburn, 12, male, born MA, attending school

Hosea Kingman, 8, male, born MA, attending school

Bradford S. Kingman, 5, male, born MA, attending school

Hannah B. Metcalf, 20, female, born MA, attending school

Issobel Robinson, 17, female, born MA, attending school

Caroline Crafs[?], 20, female, born MA

[226] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 49, dwelling #377, family #432:

Philip D. Kingman, 44, male, white, Depu. Sheriff, born MA

Betsey B. Kingman, 40, female, white, born MA

Elizabeth W. Kingman, 20, female, white, born MA

Frank M. Kingman, 18, male, white, painter, born MA

Hosea Kingman, 12, male, white, born MA

Bradford S. Kingman, 10, male, white, born MA

Isabella Kingman, 5, female, white, born MA

[227] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 276, dwelling #1797, family #2316:

Philip D. Kingman, 49, male, dept. sheriff, $7000, $9800, born MA

Betsey B. Kingman, 45, female, born MA

Hosea Kingman, 17, male, student, born MA, attending school

Brad S. Kingman, 14, male, student, born MA, attending school

Isabella F. Kingman, 9, female, born MA, attending school

[228] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 85, dwelling #75, family #77:

Philip D. Kingman, 58, male, white, born MA, married, Deputy Sheriff

Betsey B. Kingman, 55, female, white, born MA, married

Hosea Kingman, 22, male, white, born MA, single, student

Bradford S. Kingman, 19, male, white, born MA, single, machinist

Isabella Kingman, 15, female, white, born MA, single, student

Ellen F. Kingman, 3, female, white, born MA, single

[229] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 11, p. 124, dwelling #71, family #99:

Philip D. Kingman, 59, male, white, deputy sheriff, $3500, $2500, born MA, a male citizen

Betsey B. Kingman, 55, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Netty F. Kingman, 8, female, white, school, $200, born MA, attending school

Mary Lynch, 19, female, white, domestic servt, born MA, parents both foreign born

[230] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 347, p. 304, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation Deputy-Sheriff, his birth place given as North Middleboro, and his parents Bela & Lydia; Ancestry.com World Family Tree file #17580 submitted by PBKingman@compuserve.com, and #291560 submitted by jerry-jennie.jones@worldnet.att.net.

[231] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 154, p. 448, with Joshua E. Crane and Paul O. Clark, of Bridgewater, as sureties.

[232] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 356, p. 289, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Betsey B. (Washburn) Kingman, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Cyrus and Betsey.

[233] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383, both her birth and death records; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142747011, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[234] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[235] Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], pp. 272, 385, the marriage of Sylvester Holmes and Grace Clark, both of Plymouth, on 12 Jan. 1757 in Plymouth.

[236] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 298, marriage intentions recorded on 15 Aug. 1841 in Middleborough.

[237] Plymouth VRs, p. 404; New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 239.

[238] Per Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1932, 3 volumes, [hereinafter New Bedford VRs], Vol. 1, p. 239, Vol. 3, p. 87, Esther, wife of Rev. S. Holmes, died on 10 May 1840 in New Bedford; Plymouth VRs, p. 381, the marriage of Sylvester Holmes and Esther Holmes, both of Plymouth on 29 Jan. 1810 in Plymouth.

[239] 1850 Federal Census, City of New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 368, dwelling #1676, family #2402:

Sylvester Holms, 62, male, P. Clergyman, $7500, born MA

Fanny D. Holms, 36, female, born MA

Betsey Holmes, 34, female, born MA

Mary A. Harrington, 18, female, born Ireland, cannot read or write

Fany W. Harington, 3, female, born Ireland

[240] 1860 Federal Census, 1^st Ward New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, Page No. 182, dwelling #1073, family #1495:

Sylvester Holmes, 72, male, farmer, $3000, $1700, born MA

Fally [sic] D. Holmes, 46, female, born MA

Fanny W. Holmes, 13, female, born MA, attending school

William McGuire, 13, male, born NY

[241] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 192, p. 111, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a Clergyman, his birth place Plymouth, and his parents Sylvester and Grace Holmes.

[242] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 211, p. 135, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Bela Kingman, born in Middleborough, and Lydia, born in Taunton.

[243] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[244] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 203, p. 307, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Bela & Lydia M. Kingman.

[245] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12168, Vol. 106, p. 17-18, from FHL microfilm #0555647, witnessed by Thalia M. Macomber, Carrie Kingman, and Hosea Kingman, and Vol. 124, p. 92.

[246] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[247] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 192, marriage of Mr. Jonathan Pratt of Carver and Miss Melinda Shaw of Middleborough on 1 Aug. 1813 in Middleborough.

[248] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 281, 297.

[249] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, pp. 367, 400, his birth recorded twice, his www.findagrave.com memorial #145686544, gives the date as 25 Jan. 1814, from his gravestone.

[250] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 256, dwelling #923, family #1074:

Benjamin Barrows, 27, male, shoe maker, born RI

Susan G. Barrows, 25, female, born MA

Ida P. Barrows, 2, female, born MA

Jared Pratt 2nd, 36, male, shoe maker, $2000, born MA

Julia M. Pratt, 32, female, born MA

Fanny K. Pratt, 5, female, born MA, attending school

Julia Pratt, 3 female, born MA

Abner K. Pratt, 1, male, born MA

[251] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 35, dwelling #42, family #54:

Jaret Pratt 2nd, 41, male, white, farmer, born MA

Julia Ann Pratt, 37, female, white, born MA

Fanny K. Pratt, 11, female, white, born MA

Juliette Pratt, 9, female, white, born MA

Abner K. Pratt, 6, male, white, born MA

Anna D. Pratt, 5, female, white, born MA

[252] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 50, dwelling #332, family #418:

Jared Pratt 2d, 46, male, master farmer[?], $2500, $400, born MA

Julia A. Pratt, 42, female, born MA

Fanny K. Pratt, 15, female, born MA, attending school

Juliett Pratt, 13, female, born MA, attending school

Abner K. Pratt, 11, male, born MA, attending school

Anna D. Pratt, 9, female, born MA, attending school

Jared W. Pratt, 1, male, born MA

Pelbridge H. Macomber, 24, male, shoemaker, $500, born MA

[253] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 135, dwelling #287, family #329:

Jared Pratt, 51, male, white, born MA, married, shoe maker

Julia A. Pratt, 47, female, white, born MA, married

Fannie Pratt, 21, female, white, born MA, single

Lottie Pratt, 19, female, white, born MA, single

Abner H. Pratt, 16, male, white, born MA, single

Annie Pratt, 14, female, white, born MA, single

Jared W. Pratt, 6, male, white, born MA, single

[254] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 66, dwelling #501, family #572:

Jared Pratt, 50, male, white, farmer, $1000, $500, born MA, a male citizen

Julia Pratt, 52, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Anna D. Pratt, 19, female, white, teacher, born MA

Warren Pratt, 10, male, white, attending school, born MA

[255] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 381, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Bela Kingman, born in Middleborough, & Lydia M. born in Taunton; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145686574, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, which gives the date as 17 Jan. 1889.

[256] www.findagrave.com, memorial #145686544, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[257] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383, both her birth and death records; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746997, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[258] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383.

[259] His father’s name from his death record.

[260] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 279, 289.

[261] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 256, dwelling #922, family #1073.

[262] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 18, dwelling #115, family #147:

Soranus Wentworth, 45, male, white, clicker, born MA

Sophia W. Wentworth, 34, female, white, born MA

George B. Wentworth, 5, male, white, born MA

Dwelling #115, family #148:

Sally Alden, 66, female, white, born MA

[263] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 338, dwelling #2158, family #2734:

Soranus Wentworth, 50, male, shoe cutter, $3000, $1200, born MA

Sophia Wentworth, 38, female, born MA

Geo. B. Wentworth, 10, male, born MA, attending school

Abby S. Wentworth, 4, female, born MA, attending school

[264] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 135, dwelling #286, family #328:

Sorranus Wentworth, 55, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Sophia W. Wentworth, 44, female, white, born MA, married

George B. Wentworth, 15, male, white, born MA, single

Abbie S. Wentworth, 9, female, white, born MA, single

[265] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 66, dwelling #502, family #572:

Soranus Wentworth, 60, male, white, farmer, $3500, $1500, born MA, a male citizen

Sophia W. Wentworth, 49, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Abbie S. Wentworth, 14, female, white, attending school, born MA

[266] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 381, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her burial in Bridgewater, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Bela & Fanny D. [sic] Kingman, both born in Middleboro.

[267] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 410, p. 458, as recorded in Whitman, MA, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his place of death So. Middleboro, but his burial in Bridgewater, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Theopolas & not known, of Bridgewater.

[268] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 399.

[269] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #99262886, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, her birth date on her gravestone.

[270] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 199, dwelling #76, family #92:

Calvin D. Kingman, 25, male, manufacturer, $1200, born MA

Sarah P. Kingman, 24, female, born MA

Sally R. Kingman, 2, female, born MA

[271] 1860 Federal Census, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 137, dwelling #1019, family #1173:

Calvin D. Kingman, 35, male, manufacturer, $10,000, $5000, born MA

Sarah P. Kingman, 36, female, born MA

Sally R. Kingman, 12, female, born MA, attending school

Charles Kingman, 8, male, born MA, attending school

Philip D. Kingman, 1, male, born MA

[272] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 116-117, dwelling #132, family #142:

C. D. Kingman, 40, male, white, born MA, married

Sarah P. Kingman, 39, female, white, born MA, married

Sallie R. Kingman, 17, female, white, born MA, single

C. Willie W. Kingman, 13, male, white, born MA, single

Phillip E. Kingman, 6, male, white, born MA, single

Henry C. Kingman, 2, male, white, born MA, single

[273] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 15, dwelling #105, family #114:

Calvin D. Kingman, 45, male, white, shoe manufacturer, $15,000, $10,000, born MA, a male citizen

Sarah P. Kingman, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Sally K. Kingman, 22, female, white, born MA

Chas. W. Kingman, 19, male, white, clerk, born MA

Philip E. Kingman, 11, male, white, attending school, born MA

Henry C. Kingman, 7, male, white, born MA, attending school

[274] www.findagrave.com, memorial #99262886, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[275] Her parents named in her marriage record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 298, the marriage intentions of Mr. Andrew J. Pickens of Middleborough and Miss Abigail Snow of Rochester recorded on 15 Aug. 1841 in Middleborough.

[276] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 281, p. 282, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a manufacturer, his birth place Middleboro, his parents Bela & Lydia M. (Dean) Kingman, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Andrew J. & Abby (Snow) Pickens.

[277] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 3, p. 281, additions to and corrections in the copies of Records of Births returned to the Secretary of the Commonwealth from the Town of Middleborough, her parents Andrew J. Pickens and Abigail Snow, her father’s occupation a straw worker.

[278] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1906/63, p. 167, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Middleboro #167, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation retired, his birth place N. Middleboro, his father Bela Kingman, born in Middleboro, and his mother Lydia Dean, born in Taunton; www.findagrave.com, memorial #99262811, from his gravestone in Central Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[279] www.findagrave.com, memorial #99262939, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[280] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 250.

[281] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 22; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 97; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746923, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[282] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 217, as “Marah” Leonard.

[283] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 241. Nathaniel Orcutt’s parents were not identified in Mitchell’s History of Bridgewater.

[284] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 250, who does not identify Nathaniel Orcutt’s parents. Nathaniel and Mary Orcutt had children born in Bridgewater as late as 1787; possibly after 1807 when their son Josiah was married in Bridgewater. Nathaniel Orcutt was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census.

[285] Vital Records of Brockton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Brockton VRs], p. 346, from his gravestone in Summer Street Cemetery, North Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #42144213, from his gravestone in Thompson Cemetery in Brockton, MA.

[286] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14906, Vol. 43, p. 351, from FHL microfilm #0550902, witnessed by Nathan Alden, Waldo Hayward, and Robert Packard.

[287] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14902, Vol. 49, p. 347, from FHL microfilm #0550905, witnessed by Simeon Keith, Austin Keith, and Martha Bond.

[288] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 250, says they had Leonard 1768, Mary 1772, Nathaniel 1778, Josiah 1781, and Hannah 1787.

[289] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 236.

[290] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 320: marriage of Phillip Reynolds and Hannah Packard on 29 Oct. 1765 in Bridgewater; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 282.

[291] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 270; Brockton VRs, p. 252.

[292] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 276.

[293] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 531.

[294] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 236.

[295] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 270; Brockton VRs, p. 252.

[296] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 124.

[297] Brockton VRs, p. 222.

[298] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994, originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, Boston, 1899, [hereinafter Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families], p. 143, calls him “of Amherst.”

[299] www.findagrave.com, memorial #125516955, from her gravestone in West Cemetery in Amherst, MA, wife of Mr. Samuel Holmes.

[300] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143.

[301] 1800 Federal Census, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, p. 485, the Samuel Holmes household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[302] “A Record of Deaths in Boston and Vicinity, 1799-1815,” New England Historic Genealogical Register, Vol. 78, p. 185.

[303] Bowman, George, “Barnstable Vital Records,” originally published in The Mayflower Descendant, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, [hereinafter Barnstable VRs], Vol. 1, p. 216, the marriage of Prince Gorham and Desire Clap, both of Barnstable, on 15 Nov. 1767 in Barnstable.

[304] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143; Ancestry.com Woodworth Family Tree file submitted by gfmray. No marriage record was found for an Abigail Gorham and a James Davis, but an Abigail Gorham married Isaac Davis on 18 May 1790 in Barnstable.

[305] Boston Marriages, Vol. 2, 1700-1809, p. 492, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

[306] 1820 Federal Census, Boston Ward 3, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 67, the Samuel Holmes household had 1 male aged 16-18 years, 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[307] www.findagrave.com, memorial #116038628, from his tombstone in Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in Boston. His memorial gives his father’s name as Samuel Holmes, but his father’s name was not inscribed on his tombstone plaque; Suffolk Co. Probate Docket #26499.

[308] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143.

[309] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143, calculated from her age at death.

[310] www.findagrave.com, memorial #125516975, from her gravestone in West Cemetery in Amherst, MA.

[311] Per the www.FamilySearch.org Pedigree Resource File, submitted by mmckinnon3889737, but his birth was not recorded in the Amherst town vital records; Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1769795, which gives his birth date but not his place of birth.

[312] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143; www.FamilySearch.org Pedigree Resource File, submitted by mmckinnon3889737.

[313] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 143.

[314] 1830 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 144, the Samuel Holmes household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[315] 1840 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, p. 233, the Samuel Holmes household had 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 4 persons employed in agriculture.

[316] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1769795, from her burial in East Peru, ME, two cards filed for her, one showing the year as 1843, and the other as 1848.

[317] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #21895924.

[318] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #21895924.

[319] 1850 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, p. 133, dwelling #1, family #1:

Samuel Holmes, 53, male, farmer, $12500, born MA

Nancy Holmes, 35, female, born ME

Chester D. Holmes, 17, male, born ME, attending school

Eliza A. Holmes, 15, female, born ME, attending school

Wm H. H. Holmes, 9, male, born ME, attending school

Nancy H. Holmes, 8/12, female, born ME

[320] 1860 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, Page No. 1, dwelling #8, family #7:

Samuel Holmes, 62, male, farmer, $2500, $800, born MA

Nancy Holmes, 46, female, born ME

Chester D. Holmes, 27, male, born ME

Eliza A. Holmes, 25, female, com school teacher, born ME

Nancy H. Holmes, 10, female, born ME, attending school

James L. Holmes, 8, male, born ME, attending school

Orpheus Holmes, 6, male, born ME, attending school

Nancy Cole, 20, female, domestic, born ME

[321] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1769795; www.findagrave.com, memorial #21895924, from her gravestone in Deshon Cemetery in East Peru, ME.

[322] 1870 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, Page No. 23, dwelling #189, family #194:

Oraville Robinson, 50, male, white, farmer, $3500, $1000, born ME, a male citizen

Sabra W. Robinson, 44, female, white, keeping house, born ME

Henry R. Robinson, 16, male, white, born ME, attending school

Samuel Holmes 72, male, white, agent (fire ins), born MA, a male citizen

[323] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #009805.

[324] Pearson, Gen. Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called Out By The Governor Of Massachusetts To Suppres A Threatened Invasion During The War Of 1812-‘14, Boston, 1913, reprinted by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1999, [hereinafter Pearson, Gen. Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia], p. 170.

[325] www.findagrave.com, memorial #25549386, from his gravestone in Deshon Cemetery in East Peru, ME; Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1769795, which gives the place of his death as Peru, ME.

[326] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 236.

[327] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 236.

[328] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 136, 250.

[329] Brockton VRs, p. 252; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 270, which has the marriage date as 20 Nov. 1807. Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 250, says they married in 1806, which agrees with the church record from the First Congregational Church of North Bridgewater.

[330] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546; www.findagrave.com, memorial #74708864, from her gravestone in Monmouth Center Cemetery in Monmouth, ME.

[331] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #12299, her surname given as Lambard in the marriage record; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #74708668.

[332] Calculated from her age in the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses.

[333] 1830 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 147, the Josiah Orcutt household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

[334] 1840 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, p. 234, the Josiah Orcutt household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

[335] 1850 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 71, dwelling #266, family #300.

[336] 1860 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 16, dwelling #124, family #140:

Eunice Orcutt, 75, female, born ME

Josiah L. Orcutt, 30, male, shoe maker, $215, born ME

Isabella M. Orcutt, 26, female, born ME

Ella F. Orcutt, 5, female, born ME

[337] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546.

[338] His parents’ names from his www.findagrave.com memorial #26158784.

[339] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #26158784.

[340] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 88, p. 187-189, from FHL microfilm #0555638.

[341] 1850 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, p. 142, dwelling #130, family #141:

Jedediah P. Hopkins, 32, male, farmer, $500, born ME

Naomi C. Hopkins, 31, female, born ME

Prudence O. Hopkins, 8, female, born ME, attending school

Martha A. C. Hopkins, 4, female, born ME, attending school

[342] 1860 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, Page No. 18, dwelling #129, family #134:

Jedediah P. Hopkins, 42, male, farmer, $800, $440, born ME

Naomi C. Hopkins, 41, female, born ME

Prudence O. Hopkins, 18, female, born ME, attending school

Martha A. C. Hopkins, 14, female, born ME, attending school

Oliver C. Hopkins, 9, male, born ME, attending school

[343] 1870 Federal Census, Peru, Oxford Co., ME, Page No. 11, dwelling #94, family #97:

Jere. [sic] P. Hopkins, 55, male, white, farmer, $1500, $500, born ME, a male citizen

Naomi C. Hopkins, 51, female, white, keeping house, born ME

Martha C. Hopkins, 24, female, white, at home, born ME

Oliver C. Hopkins, 19, male, white, at home, born ME, attending school

[344] www.findagrave.com, memorial #26158784, from his gravestone in Waite Cemetery in Peru, ME.

[345] www.findagrave.com, memorial #26158431, from her gravestone in Waite Cemetery in Peru, ME, called daughter of Josiah Orcutt of Monmouth.

[346] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546.

[347] His parents’ names from his death record.

[348] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546.

[349] His birth date and place from his death record.

[350] 1850 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 71, dwelling #266, family #300:

Amasa D. King, 23, male, cordwainer, $450, born ME

Elizabeth King, 25, female, born ME

Eunice Orcutt, 65, female, born ME

Josiah L. Orcutt, 20, male, cordwainer, born ME

Lucilla Dexter, 15, female, boarder, born ME

[351] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1769780, called wife of A.D. King; her www.findagrave.com memorial #133264196, from her gravestone in Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop, ME, gives the year as 1866, but the photo of her gravestone is unreadable.

[352] Calculated from her age in the 1860 federal census.

[353] 1860 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 16, dwelling #126, family #143:

A. D. King, 34, male, shoe maker, $600, $300, born ME

Sarah R. King, 29, female, born ME

Emma C. King, 8, female, born ME, attending school

L. W. King, 6, female, born ME, attending school

[354] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #009976, his parents Amasa King and Mehitable Jacobs; www.findagrave.com, memorial #133264142, from his gravestone in Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop, ME.

[355] www.findagrave.com, memorial #133264259, from her gravestone in Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop, ME.

[356] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546.

[357] Her parents’ names from the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, ancestral file #4SF2-D5H.

[358] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11546.

[359] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #74786820.

[360] 1860 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 16, dwelling #124, family #140.

[361] 1870 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 34, dwelling #319, family #330:

Josiah L. Orcutt, 40, male, white, works making hoe handles, $650, $450, born ME, a male citizen

Isabella N. Orcutt, 37, female, white, keeping house, born ME

Ella S. Orcutt, 15, female, white, at home, born ME, attending school

Unice Orcutt, 85, female, white at home, born ME

[362] www.findagrave.com, memorial #74786775, from his gravestone in Pleasant Point Cemetery in Monmouth, ME.

[363] www.findagrave.com, memorial #74786820, from her gravestone in Pleasant Point Cemetery in Monmouth, ME.

[364] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 235.

[365] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 165, but Jacob Fuller’s birth record was not found in Bridgewater.

[366] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 270; Brockton VRs, p. 252.

[367] Brockton VRs, p. 57.

[368] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 142, Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[369] Brockton VRs, p. 330, buried in Summer Street Cemetery in North Bridgewater.

[370] Brockton VRs, p. 329.

[371] Her parents identified in her marriage record to Joseph Holbrook; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 156, for the maiden name of her mother.

[372] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[373] Brockton VRs, p. 47.

[374] Brockton VRs, p. 329, buried in Summer Street Cemetery in North Bridgewater. His gravestone says “for 19 years Deacon of the Church.”

[375] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[376] 1850 Federal Census, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 98, dwelling #85, family #112:

Joseph Holbrook, 73, male, farmer, $3000, born MA

Mary Holbrook, 56, female, born MA

[377] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Braintree, Norfolk Co., dwelling #361, family #470:

Joseph Holbrook, 77, male, farmer, born MA

Mary Holbrook, 61, female, born MA

Jeduthan White, 40, male, boot cutter, born MA

[378] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 103, p. 142, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Braintree, and his parents John & Anna.

[379] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 166, p. 307, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her parents Seth & Theodora Edson, of No. Bridgewater.

[380] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #10256, Vol. 104, p. 474-476, from FHL microfilm #0555646.

[381] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 165, says they had Nabby 1807, Leonard Orcutt 1809, and Mary Flagg 1814.

[382] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122.

[383] Brockton VRs, p. 57, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater.

[384] Brockton VRs, p. 207; Vital Records of Abington, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1912, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Abington VRs], p. 80, marriage intentions recorded 22 Dec. 1833 in Abington.

[385] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122.

[386] Brockton VRs, p. 57, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater.

[387] Her parents’ names from her death record.

[388] Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 208.

[389] 1850 Federal Census, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 208, dwelling #436, family #558:

Leonard O. Fuller, 40, male, shoemaker, born MA.

Susan A. Fuller, 33, female, born MA

Abigail Fuller, 13, female, born MA, attending school

Lydia B. Fuller, 10, female, born MA, attending school

[390] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, North Bridgewater, dwelling #354, family #440:

Leonard O. Fuller, 46, male, shoe cutter, born MA

Susan A. Fuller, 39, shoe fitter, born MA

Abby Fuller, 18, born MA

Lydia B. Fuller, born MA

[391] 1860 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 150, dwelling #920, family #1245:

Leonard O. Fuller, 49, male, shoe dresser, $450, born MA

Susan Fuller, 44, female, born MA

Lydia Fuller, 21, female, born MA

Dwelling #920, family #1246:

Thad. R. Washburn, 32, male, tin worker, $300, born MA

Susan Washburn, 24, female, born MA

Susan Risner, 60, female, born MA

[392] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 184, p. 296, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoe maker, his birth place No. Bridgewater, and his parents Jacob & Hannah Fuller, of No. Bridgewater.

[393] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1906/23, p. 203, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Brockton #203, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Leonard O. Fuller, her birth place East Bridgewater, her father John B. Thayer, born in Braintree, and her mother Lydia Brown, born in East Bridgewater.

[394] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122.

[395] Brockton VRs, p. 57, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater.

[396] Brockton VRs, p. 330, from her gravestone in the Summer Street Cemetery in Brockton.

[397] Calculated from her age at death.

[398] Brockton VRs, p. 329, from her gravestone in the Summer Street Cemetery in Brockton.

[399] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 218.

[400] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 255.

[401] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 241.

[402] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[403] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 520, from his gravestone, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #23012628, from his gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[404] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12674; Vol. 24, p. 18-19, from FHL microfilm #0550713, witnessed by Jacob Washburn, Jeremiah Washburn, and Benjamin Orcut, and Vol. 25, p. 113-114.

[405] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 241.

[406] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 116.

[407] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48.

[408] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Ebenezer Benson household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.

[409] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236, says they had Nehemiah 1769, and Lucy 1772.

[410] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 214.

[411] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 244.

[412] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 271, from a private record of Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[413] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 64, the Nehemiah Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[414] 1810 Federal Census, Titicut, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 77, the Nehl. Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[415] 1820 Federal Census, South Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 459, the Nehemiah Leonard household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, 3 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

[416] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 520; www.findagrave.com, memorial #23012667, from her gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[417] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 337, the Nehemiah Leonard household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[418] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 520, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #23012678, from his gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[419] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 218, from his gravestone and from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[420] Her parents’ names from her death record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 107, the marriage of Lazell Dean of Raynham and Ruth Leonard on 15 Mar. 1789 in Bridgewater.

[421] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 245, her middle initial from her death record.

[422] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 90, from a private record of Rev. Richard M. Hodges. Her birth place from her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Raynham vital records.

[423] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 237; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 214, the birth of Ruth, daughter of Simeon and Anne Lennard, on 5 Dec.1768 in Bridgewater.

[424] Pearson, Gen. Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, p. 51.

[425] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 337, the Seth Leonard household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females under 5, and 1 females aged 30-39 years.

[426] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 7, the Seth Leonard household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 3 persons employed in agriculture.

[427] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 17, dwelling #214, family #256:

Seth Leonard, 58, male, farmer, $2400, born MA

Charlott Leonard, 55, female, born MA

Seth H. Leonard, 26, male, pedler, $125, born MA

Amelia Leonard, 20, female, born MA

William W. R. Burgess, 14, male, born MA, attending school

Maria Burgess, 10, female, born MA, attending school

[428] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 18, dwelling #109, family #141:

Seth Leonard, 63, male, white, farmer, born MA

Charlotte Leonard, 61, female, white, born MA

[429] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 309, dwelling #2025, family #2592:

Seth Leonard, 67, male, farmer, $2400, $475, born MA

Charlotte Leonard, 65, female, born MA

[430] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 131-132, dwelling #479, family #540:

Seth Leonard, 72, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Charlotte Leonard, 70, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

[431] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 69, dwelling #514, family #574:

Seth Leonard, 77, male, white, farmer, $2000, $500, born MA, a male citizen

Charlotte Leonard, 75, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[432] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 230, p. 302, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, but his father’s name given as Zephaniah [sic].

[433] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 419, p. 499, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, called widow of Seth Leonard, her maiden name Dean, her birth place Raynham, and her parents given as Lazell and Ruth Leonard.

[434] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 521, from a private record of burials in South Bridgewater kept by Lt. John Washburn.

[435] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 217, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[436] She was not the Mary Leonard who married Joseph Young of Wareham; her age in her death record in 1846 in Wareham does not match her birth date.

[437] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 215, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[438] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 242, his name spelled “Alvin” in his marriage record, but “Albin” in the marriage intentions.

[439] Calculated from his age at death.

[440] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 447, from his gravestone in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; Latham, Williams, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1882, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1986, [hereinafter Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater], p. 95; www.findagrave.com, memorial #23012692, from his gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, his name spelled “Albion” in his death record, but “Albin” on his gravestone.

[441] Per the Ancestry.com Leonard Survey 1 file submitted by abeyda41 of Hammond, IN.

[442] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 217, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[443] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 244.

[444] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 77.

[445] 1830 Federal Census, Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 302, the Ira Conant household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[446] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 11, the Ira Conant household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 30-39 years, and included 2 persons employed in agriculture.

[447] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 15, dwelling #181, family #217:

Ira Conant, 51, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

Lucy Conant, 48, female, born MA

Charles Conant, 13, male, born MA, attending school

Mary Young, 13, female, born MA, attending school

Ambrose Copeland, 22, male, laborer, born MA

Adna Leonard, 42, male, shoemaker, born MA

[448] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 31, dwelling #225, family #268:

Ira Conant, 36 [sic-56], male, white, farmer, born MA

Lucy Conant, 53, female, white, born MA

Charles A. Conant, 18, male, white, farmer, born MA

Mary C. Young, 18, female, white, born MA

Adna Leonard, 47, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

James Keane, 25, male, white, laborer, born Ireland

[449] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 288, dwelling #1865, family #2402:

Ira Conant, 61, male, farmer, $2000, $1000, born MA

Lucy Conant, 58, female, born MA

Chas. Conant, 23, male, jeweller, born MA

Adna Leonard, 53, male, shoemaker, born MA

[450] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 101, dwelling #224, family #238:

Ira Conant, 66, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Lucy Conant, 62, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

Adna Leonard, 57, male, white, born MA, single, gentleman

[451] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 239, p. 322, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Phineas & Joanna Conant.

[452] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 348, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Nehemiah and Phoebe Leonard.

[453] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 218, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[454] His father’s name from his death record. His parents were probably David and Charity (Hayward) Benson, of Bridgewater, but his birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records, nor was he listed as a child of David and Charity Benson in Mitchell’s History of Bridgewater, p. 116.

[455] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 244.

[456] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census, his birth place from his death record.

[457] 1840 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 276, the Martin Benson household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

[458] 1850 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 148, dwelling #471, family #679:

Martin Benson, 47, male, laborer, born MA

Phebe Benson, 45, female, born MA

Martin F. Benson, 16, male, student, born MA, attending school

Emily W. Benson, 13, female, born MA, attending school

Nehemiah L. Benson, 9, male, born MA, attending school

Lemuel F. Bumpas, 25, male, student, born MA

Phebe Bumpas, 24, female, born MA

[459] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, dwelling #408, family #586:

Martin Benson, 53, male, blacksmith, born MA

Phoebe Benson, 51, female, born MA

Martin F. Benson, 21 male, laborer, born MA

Emily W. Benson, 18, female, born MA

Nehemiah S. Benson, 14, male, born MA

[460] 1860 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 57, dwelling #387, family #512:

Martin Benson, 57, male, blacksmith, $500, $400, born MA

Phebe Benson, 54, female, born MA

Martin F. Benson, 25, male, shoemaker, $200, born MA

Emly Benson, 22, stock maker, born MA

Nehemiah Benson, 19, male, shoemaker, born MA

Maria Sampson, 32, female, stockmaker, born MA

Maria L. Sampson, 12, female, born MA, attending school

[461] 1870 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 89, dwelling #746, family #826:

Martin Benson, 67, male, white, works in tack factory, $800, $250, born MA, a male citizen

Phebe Benson, 65, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[462] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 392, p. 375, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents given as Nehemiah & Olive [sic] Leonard.

[463] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 419, p. 550, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation an anchor smith, his birth place Bridgewater, and his father David.

[464] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 214, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[465] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 298, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Nehemiah & Phebe Leonard.

[466] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 214, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[467] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 245, the marriage of Spencer Leonard and Mary Wood on 2 May 1805 in Bridgewater.

[468] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 242.

[469] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 219.

[470] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 237, 353.

[471] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 7, the Simeon W. Leonard household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

[472] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 27, dwelling #356, family #410:

Simeon W. Leonard, 43, male, shoe manfr, $1400, born MA

Betsey Leonard, 40, female, born MA

Sarah Leonard, 21, female, born MA

Franklin Leonard, 16, male, born MA, attending school

Mary E. Leonard, 14, female, born MA, attending school

Marcia F. Leonard, 11, female, born MA

Ellen D. Leonard, 8, female, born MA, attending school

Lucius K. Leonard, 5, male, born MA, attending school

Clara F. Leonard, 3, female, born MA

Elmer Leonard, 1, male, born MA

[473] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 13, dwelling #71, family #93:

Simeon W. Leonard, 48, male, white, clicker, born MA

Betsey Leonard, 45, female, white, born MA

Franklin Leonard, 21, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

Mary E. Leonard, 19, female, white, born MA

Marcia T. Leonard, 17, female, white, born MA

Ellen D. Leonard, 13, female, white, born MA

Lucius K. Leonard, 10, male, white, born MA

Clara F. Leonard, 8, female, white, born MA

Elmer Leonard, 6, male, white, born MA

Flora Leonard, 2, female, white, born MA

[474] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 308, dwelling #2018, family #2582:

Simeon W. Leonard, 53, male, shoe cutter, $800, $400, born MA

Betsey Leonard, 50, female, born MA

M. Elisabeth Leonard, 22, female, born MA

Ellen D. Leonard, 18, female, com. sch. teacher, born MA

Lucius K. Leonard, 15, male, shoe maker appr., born MA, attending school

Clara F. Leonard, 13, female, born MA, attending school

Elmer Leonard, 11, male, born MA, attending school

Flora Leonard, 7, female, born MA, attending school

[475] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 166, p. 274, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Spencer & Mary Leonard, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995551, from his gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[476] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12679, Vol. 115, p. 299, with Van R. Swift and Philip H. Wing, of Bridgewater, as his sureties.

[477] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 85, dwelling #631, family #716:

Betsey Leonard, 60, female, white, keeping house, $1500, $200, born MA

Ellen D. Leonard, 27, female, white, home, born MA

Lucius K. Leonard, 25, male, white, works for cotton gin mfg, born MA, a male citizen

Clara F. Leonard, 23, female, white, works in straw mfg, born MA

Flora W. Leonard, 17, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

[478] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 266, p. 287, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her father Nehemiah Leonard, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995555, from her gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[479] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 218, from a private record of births kept by Rev. Richard M. Hodges.

[480] Per the Ancestry.com Leonard Survey 1 file submitted by abeyda41 of Hammond, IN.

[481] Calculated from his age in the 1860 federal census and the 1866 California Great Register.

[482] 1850 Federal Census, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, p. 174, dwelling #191, family #253:

Marshall Wilbour, 40, male, housewright, $1200, born MA

Olive Wilbour, 36, female, born MA

Elizabeth Wilbour, 18, female, born MA

George M. Wilbour, 11, male, born MA, attending school

Henry C. Wilbour, 8, male, born MA, attending school

James C. Wilbour, 6, male, born MA, attending school

Charles F. Wilbour, 1, male, born MA

Sylvia Handy, 39, female, born MA

Benjamin Kempton, 20, male, housewright, born MA

[483] 1860 Federal Census, Tenth District, San Francisco, CA, Page No. 181, dwelling #1543, family #1569:

M. Wilbar, 51, male, carpenter, $1500, $150, born MA

Olive Wilbar, 46, female, born MA

Geo A. Wilbar, 21, male, carpenter, born MA

Henry C. Wilbar, 19, male, box maker, born MA

Jas. C. Wilbar, 17, male, clerk, born MA

Chas. F. Wilbar, 12, male, born MA, attending school

[484] Per the Ancestry.com Barton Family Tree file.

[485] California Great Registers, 1866-1910, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, on 21 June 1866 he was living at 179 Jessie St. in San Francisco, aged 57 years.

[486] California Great Registers, 1866-1910, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, in 1873 he was still living at 179 Jesse St. in San Francisco.

[487] California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979, online database at www.FamilySearch.org.

[488] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 213.

[489] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 90; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 22, the marriage of Solomon Alden and Sarah Hall, of Raynham, on 9 July 1755 in Bridgewater.

[490] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 243.

[491] Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 16, Part 3, Family of John Alden Fifth Generation Descendants of his sons John, Joseph and Jonathan, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004, p. 222.

[492] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #182, Vol. 45, p. 231-232, from FHL microfilm #0550903.

[493] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 90.

[494] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 403, the Alexander Alden household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[495] 1810 Federal Census, Jay, Oxford Co., ME, p. 443, the Alexander Alden household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[496] 1830 Federal Census, Frankfort, Oxford Co., ME, p. 292, the Alexander Alden household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 60-69 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

[497] 1840 Federal Census, Piscataquis Co., ME, p. 63, the Alexander Alden household had 1 male aged 70-79 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

[498] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Milo, Piscataquis Co., ME, p. 333, dwelling #121, family #121:

Alexr Alden, 80, male, farmer, $300, born MA

Anna Alden, 50, female

[499] 1860 Federal Census, Milo, Piscataquis Co., ME, Page No. 76, dwelling #508, family #508:

Alex Alden, 90, male, shoe maker, $400, $200, born MA

Annie Alden, 80, female

Rebecca Marston, 75, female, born ME

[500] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #40476004, calculated from his age at death, but his birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

[501] Pearson, Gen. Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Boston, 1913, p. 223-224.

[502] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #40476004.

[503] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #40476025, calculated from her age at death.

[504] 1830 Federal Census, Canton, Oxford Co., ME, p. 188, the Alexander Alden household had 2 males under 5, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 2 females aged 30-39 years.

[505] 1840 Federal Census, Canton, Oxford Co., ME, p. 220, the Alexander Alden Jr. household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 3 persons employed in agriculture.

[506] 1850 Federal Census, Canton, Oxford Co., ME, p. 127, dwelling #90, family #102:

Alexander Alden Jr., 56, male, farmer, $3000, born MA

Delia Alden, 51, female, born ME

Charles Alden, 19, male, farmer, born ME, attending school

Lucy Alden, 11, female, born ME, attending school

Emerson W. Hill, 26, male, farmer, born ME

[507] 1860 Federal Census, Canton, Oxford Co., ME, Page No. 9, dwelling #64, family #73:

Alexander Alden Jr., 66, male, farmer, $2000, $1500, born MA

Delia Alden, 61, female, born ME

Lucy L. Alden, 21, female, teacher of public schools, born ME

Alvan Huston, 22, male, farm laborer, born ME

[508] www.findagrave.com, memorial #40476025, from her gravestone in Alden Cemetery in Canton, ME.

[509] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1314438, www.findagrave.com, memorial #40476004, from his gravestone in Alden Cemetery in Canton, ME.

[510] Calculated from her age at death and in the 1850 federal census. The FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File gives her a birth date of 23 Jan. 1810 in ME, which does not match her age at death, nor in the 1850 census.

[511] From his birth record, his mother’s maiden name from the Ancestry.com Butler Family Tree file submitted by jdm139, which gives the marriage of Isaac Frost and Abigail Clark on 12 Jan. 1779 in Kittery, ME.

[512] Per the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File.

[513] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11533; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #147121311.

[514] 1850 Federal Census, Weld, Franklin Co., ME, p. 11, dwelling #142, family #154:

Isaac Frost, 56, male, farmer, $300, born ME

Sarah Frost, 49, female, born MA

Phebe E. Frost, 17, female, born ME, attending school

Isaac C. Frost, 12, male, born ME, attending school

Sarah Frost, 9, female, born ME, attending school

[515] 1860 Federal Census, Weld, Franklin Co., ME, Page No. 25, dwelling #188, family #189:

Isaac Frost, 66, male, farmer, $700, $400, born ME

Sarah W. Frost, 59, female, born MA

Isaac C. Frost, 22, male, farmer, born ME

Sarah A. Frost, 19, female, teacher of common schools, born ME

[516] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 213, p. 63, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, and his birth place Limerick, ME; www.findagrave.com, memorial #147121311, from his gravestone in Newman Cemetery in Weld, ME, which gives the date as 16 Apr. 1868.

[517] www.findagrave.com, memorial #147121269, from her gravestone in Newman Cemetery in Weld, ME.

[518] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 218.

[519] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 88, 139, called “both of Middleboro.”

[520] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough Town, Plymouth County, the Moses Leonard household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.

[521] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 89, the Moses Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[522] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 10; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100, which gives his age as “in 59th year.”

[523] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 101, widow of Moses Leonard.

[524] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[525] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 165, but Jacob Fuller’s birth record was not found in Bridgewater.

[526] Brockton VRs, p. 241.

[527] Brockton VRs, p. 330, buried in Summer Street Cemetery, North Bridgewater.

[528] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[529] 1810 Federal Census, North Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 88, the Jacob Fuller household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

[530] 1820 Federal Census, North Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 412, the Jacob Fuller household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-18 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 2 males aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

[531] Brockton VRs, p. 329, buried in Summer Street Cemetery, North Bridgewater.

[532] Her parents identified in her marriage record to Joseph Holbrook; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 156, for the maiden name of her mother.

[533] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[534] Brockton VRs, p. 47.

[535] 1830 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 372, the Jacob Fuller household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[536] 1840 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 138, the Jacob Fuller household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

[537] Brockton VRs, p. 329, “for 19 years Deacon of the Church,” buried in Summer Street Cemetery, North Bridgewater.

[538] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[539] 1850 Federal Census, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 98, dwelling #85, family #112:

Joseph Holbrook, 73, male, farmer, $3000, born MA, married within the year

Mary Holbrook, 56, female, born MA, married within the year

[540] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Braintree, Norfolk Co., dwelling #361, family #470:

Joseph Holbrook, 77, male, farmer, born MA

Mary Holbrook, 61, female, born MA

Jeduthan White, 40, male, boot cutter, born MA

[541] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 103, p. 142, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Braintree, and his parents John & Anna.

[542] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 166, p. 307, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her parents Seth & Theodora Edson, of No. Bridgewater.

[543] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #10256, Vol. 104, p. 474-476, from FHL microfilm #0555646.

[544] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 165, says they had Betsy 1801, and Josiah 1803.

[545] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122.

[546] Brockton VRs, p. 57, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater.

[547] His father’s name given in his second marriage record and his parents named in his death record; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 263.

[548] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[549] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 241.

[550] 1830 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 373, the Francis Packard household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 female under 5, and 1 female aged 20-29 years.

[551] 1840 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 172, the Francis Packard household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 2 persons employed in manufacturing and trade.

[552] Brockton VRs, p. 347.

[553] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; East Bridgewater VRs, p. 238, the marriage of David Keith Jr. and Lydia Alden on 1 July 1801 in East Bridgewater.

[554] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 266.

[555] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 187.

[556] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 78, from records of the First Church of East Bridgewater.

[557] 1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 255, dwelling #254, family #321:

Francis Packard, 49, male, shoemaker, $1500, born MA

Julia Packard, 48, female, born MA

Samuel Packard, 15, male, born MA, attending school

Tirzah Packard, 67, female, born MA

[558] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for East Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 6, dwelling #18, family #19:

Francis Packard, 54, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

J. A. Packard, 53, female, white, born MA

Samuel Packard, 20, male, white, born MA

M. G. Edson, 28, female, white, born MA

[559] 1860 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 165, dwelling #1025, family #1379:

Francis Packard, 60, male, shoemaker, $1895, $450, born MA

Julia A. Packard, 58, female, born MA

Dwelling #1025, family #1380:

Sam’l Packard, 25, male, shoemaker, $100, born MA

Sarah Packard, 34, female, born MA

[560] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 148, p. 313, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place No. Bridgewater, and his parents Samuel Packard, born in No. Bridgewater, and Mehitable Harris, born in Abington.

[561] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Randolph, Norfolk Co., MA, Page No. 103, dwelling #703, family #875:

Samuel Packard, 35, male, white, works in shoe factory, $300, born MA, a male citizen

Sarah B. Packard, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Francis W. Packard, 7, male, white, attends school, born MA, attending school

Annie T. Packard, 5, female, white, attends school, born MA, attending school

Samuel T. Packard, 3, male, white, at home, born MA

Sarah Tolman, 77, female, white, no occupation, $1200, born MA

Julia A. Packard, 68, female, white, no occupation, born MA

[562] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 239, p. 299, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place E. Bridgewater, and her parents David & Lydia (Alden) Keith, of E. Bridgewater.

[563] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 122.

[564] Brockton VRs, p. 57, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater.

[565] Brockton VRs, p. 207.

[566] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census.

[567] 1840 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 125, the Josiah Fuller household had 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

[568] 1850 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 330, dwelling #1234, family #1601:

Josiah Fuller, 47, male, shoe cutter, born MA

Almira Fuller, 46, female, born MA

[569] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, dwelling #355, family #442:

Josiah Fuller, 52, male, shoe cutter, born MA

Almira Fuller, 51, born MA

Caroline Fuller, 12, born MA

[570] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 130, p. 223, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoe cutter, his birth place North Bridgewater, and his parents Jacob & Abigail.

[571] 1860 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 151, dwelling #925, family #1252:

Almira Fuller, 57, female, widow, $150, born MA

Caroline H. P. Fuller, 16, female, born MA, attending school

[572] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[573] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[574] 1810 Federal Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 478, the Seth Lenard household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

[575] 1820 Federal Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 219, the Seth Leonard household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in manufacturing.

[576] Ancestry.com Hunt Family Tree file submitted by sharbear1955; Dorchester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 368, which does not identify his parents, his age would have been in his 40^th year, rather than aged 40.

[577] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[578] Ancestry.com Hunt Family Tree file submitted by sharbear1955, but her death was not listed in Wood, Middleboro Deaths.

[579] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[580] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

[581] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[582] His parents’ names from his www.findagrave.com memorial #55828717.

[583] Brockton VRs, p. 241; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 243. Among their children was a son named Moses Leonard Capen born in 1808 in Gardiner, ME.

[584] 1820 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 528, the James Capen household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 2 persons engaged in agriculture.

[585] 1830 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 258, the James Capen household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 2 females aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

[586] 1840 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 20, the James Capen household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 5 persons employed in agriculture.

[587] 1850 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 317, dwelling #775, family #941:

James Capen, 66, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

Lois Capen, 61, female, born MA

Zilpah Capen, 32, female, born ME

Susan E. Capen, 18, female, born ME

Mary J. Capen, 6, female, born MA

Leander Webber, 15, male, born ME

James Capen, 24, male, farmer, born ME

[588] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55828773, from her gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[589] 1860 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 69, dwelling #504, family #538:

James Capen, 76, male, farmer, $2700, $900, born MA

Zilpha H. Capen, 43, female, dressmaker, born ME

Lois L. Capen, 31, female, seamstress, born ME

Susan E. Laurence, 29, female, born ME

Caroline L. Capen, 15, female, born MA, attending school

Ansuinel A. Laurence, 8, female, born ME, attending school

James A. Capen, 20, male, student, born MA, attending school

[590] 1870 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 106, dwelling #813, family #946:

Hiram Lawrence, 37, male, white, farmer, $2600, $500, born ME, a male citizen

Ammelia Lawrence, 38, female, white, at home, born ME

Anna Lawrence, 4, female, white, born ME, attending school

James Capen, 96, male, white, farmer, $1600, born MA, a male citizen

Zilpia Capen, 62, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[591] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55828717, from his gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[592] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[593] Her parents’ names from her death record.

[594] Cambridge VRs, Vol. 2, p. 88, the marriage intentions of Sophia S. Cook, of Newburyport, and David G. Taylor recorded on 26 Aug. 1826 in Cambridge.

[595] Marriages, Boston, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #818094.

[596] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Newburyport vital records.

[597] 1850 Federal Census, 12th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 292, dwelling #832, family #1006:

Moses L. Capen, 41, male, [can’t read occupation], $2500, born MA

Sophia Capen, 41, female, born MA

Edward Capen, 10, male, born MA, attending school

Caroline Capen, 6, female, born MA, attending school

James Capen, 2, male, born MA

Chas. W. Taylor, 21, male, blacking manuf, born MA

Louis M. Walker, 5, male, born MA, attending school

[598] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 104, p. 1, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Newburyport, and her parents Frederick & Hannah Cook.

[599] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records; Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, the marriage of John Coombs and Isabella Hinkley on 7 Aug. 1802 in Litchfield, Kennebec Co., ME, from FHL microfilm #11329.

[600] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 119, p. 77, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a Policeman, his birth place Dorchester, his parents James & Lois Capen, her birth place Monmouth, ME, and her parents John & Isabella Coombs.

[601] Calculated from her age in the 1860 federal census.

[602] 1860 Federal Census, 12^th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 226, dwelling #1401, family #1829:

Moses L. Capin, 50, male, police officer, $4000, $600, born MA

Isabella Capin, 44, female, born ME

Edw’d L. Capin, 20, male, born MA

Caroline Capin, 16, female, born MA, attending school

James R. Capin, 12, male, born MA, attending school

[603] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 192, p. 113, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Maine, and her parents John and Isabella Coombs of Maine.

[604] 1870 Federal Census, Ward Twelve South of South St. So. Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 152, dwelling #894, family #1161:

Moses L. Capen, 61, male, white, police, $4000, born MA, a male citizen

Caroline L. Johnston, 26, female, white, keeping house,

James B. Capen, 21, male, white, duns a team, born MA, a male citizen

Albert V. Johnston, 27, male, white, travelling agt, born MA, a male citizen

Leonard C. Johnston, 1, male, white, at home, born MA

[605] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 447, p. 84, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a retired policeman, his birth place Dorchester, and his parents James Capen, born in Stoughton, and Lois Leonard, born in Bridgewater.

[606] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[607] Per the Ancestry.com Verschueren Family Tree file submitted by yversch1.

[608] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, online database at www.Ancestry.com, citing FHL microfilm #0740994-0740995.

[609] Calculated from her age at death.

[610] www.findagrave.com, memorial #67595852, from her gravestone in Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton, MA.

[611] 1870 Federal Census, Heaths Creek Township, Pettis Co., MO, Page No. 20, dwelling #119, family #123:

Albert Capen, 59, male, white, farmer, $2000, $400, born MA, a male citizen

James A. Capen, 30, male, white, farmer, born MA, a male citizen

Sally Capen, 19, female, white, keeping house, born MO

Wm A. Capen, 7/12, male, white, born MO, born in Nov.

[612] Per the Ancestry.com Verschueren Family Tree file submitted by yversch1; www.findagrave.com, memorial #61524790, from his gravestone in Longwood Cemetery in Longwood, MO.

[613] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[614] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184; www.findagrave.com, memorial #55830095, from her gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[615] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[616] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55830117, from his gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[617] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[618] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55888472, from her gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[619] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[620] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184; www.findagrave.com, memorial #55830052, from her gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[621] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[622] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184; Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1002390.

[623] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #11314.

[624] Calculated from his age in the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses.

[625] 1850 Federal Census, Monmouth, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 69, dwelling #236, family #262:

Ebenezer Welch, 29, male, farmer, $3000, born ME

Sarah M. Welch, 27, female, born ME

Roslinda Welch, 64, female, born NH

Maria Welch, 32, female, born ME

Rodney Welch, 22, male, student, born ME, attending school

[626] 1860 Federal Census, Neenah, Winnebago Co., WI, Page No. 60, dwelling #520, family #459:

Ebenezer Welch, 39, male, teacher comm. school, $2200, $2100, born ME

Sarah Welch, 37, female, born ME

Sumner Welch, 9, male, born ME, attending school

[627] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI, Page No. 6-7, dwelling #39, family #41:

Ebenezer Welch, 48, male, white, farmer, $4000, $1000, born ME, a male citizen

Sarah M. Welch, 47, female, white, keeps house, born ME

Sumner C. Welch, 19, male, white, works on farm, born ME

Carrie Welch, 9, female, white, at school, born WI, attending school

[628] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[629] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #55888457.

[630] 1860 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 68, dwelling #496, family #529:

James Capen Jr., 34, male, farmer, $3000, $590, born ME

Jenett G. Capen, 33, female, born ME

Charles H. Capen, 2, male, born ME

[631] 1870 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 63, dwelling #464, family #553:

James Capen Jr., 44, male, white, farmer, born ME, a male citizen

Jeanette Capen, 43, female, white, keeping house, born ME

Chas H. Capen, 13, male, white, born ME, attending school

[632] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55888457, from her gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[633] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55888442, from his gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[634] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184; www.findagrave.com, memorial #55830076, from his gravestone in South Gardiner Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[635] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #928184.

[636] 1850 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 312, dwelling #710, family #870:

Francis Richards, 45, male, paper manufacturer, $9500, born ME

Anne H. Richards, 42, female, born ME

George H. Richards, 11, male, born ME, attending school

Sarah Richards, 10, female, born ME, attending school

John T. Richards, 8, male, born ME, attending school

Robert H. Richards, 5, male, born ME, attending school

Henry Richards, 1, male, born ME

Emma Busby, 29, female, born Ireland

Mary Ferran, 27, female, born Ireland

Margaret Magrath, 22, female, born NB

Lois Capen, 21, female, born ME

Oliver Welch, 51, male, laborer, born Ireland

Oliver Welch Jr., 18, male, laborer, born ME

[637] 1860 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 69, dwelling #504, family #538.

[638] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0009761.

[639] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #56913630.

[640] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #56913630.

[641] 1860 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 69, dwelling #504, family #538.

[642] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1316074; www.findagrave.com, memorial #56913654, from her gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[643] 1870 Federal Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME, Page No. 106, dwelling #813, family #946:

Hiram Lawrence, 37, male, white, farmer, $2600, $500, born ME, a male citizen

Ammelia Lawrence, 38, female, white, at home, born ME

Anna Lawrence, 4, female, white, born ME, attending school

James Capen, 96, male, white, farmer, $1600, born MA, a male citizen

Zilpia Capen, 62, female, white, keeping house, born MA

[644] United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #881858.

[645] www.findagrave.com, memorial #56913630, from his gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in South Gardiner, ME.

[646] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[647] Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #10404.

[648] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249.

[649] Brockton VRs, p. 241.

[650] Calculated from her age at death.

[651] 1820 Federal Census, North Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 471, the Arza Leonard household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

[652] 1830 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 368, the Arza Leonard household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years.

[653] Brockton VRs, p. 343.

[654] Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1904, [hereinafter Petersham VRs], p. 118; Brockton VRs, p. 241, marriage intentions recorded 28 Sept. 1835 in North Bridgewater.

[655] Per Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1903, [hereinafter Barre VRs], p. 20.

[656] Brockton VRs, p. 343.

[657] Her parents’ names from her second marriage record.

[658] Brockton VRs, p. 241, called “widower.”

[659] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, her birth place from her second marriage record.

[660] 1850 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 322, dwelling #1143, family #1466:

Arza Leonard, 54, male, Restorater, $3000, born MA

Mary Leonard, 31, female, born Maine

Henry W. B. Cowdel[?], 25, male, physician, born England

[661] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, dwelling #353, family #438:

Arza Leonard, 60, male, Gentleman, born MA

Mary Leonard, 36, shoe fitter, born ME

William Smith, 26, male, shoe maker, born ME

Louisa Smith, 24, shoe fitter, born ME

[662] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 112, p. 308, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his birth place Middleboro, and his father Moses Leonard.

[663] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12578, Vol. 13 D, p. 422, with Edward Southworth and Lorenzo D. Henry, both of North Bridgewater, as sureties.

[664] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 136, p. 273, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both second marriages, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Hanover, NH, his parents Job & Mary, her birth place Turner, ME, and her parents Israel and Mary Smith.

[665] Calculated from his age and birth place in his second marriage record.

[666] 1860 Federal Census, Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME, Page No. 2, dwelling #9, family #9:

Barker C. Young, 57, male, farmer, $675, $295, born MA, married within the year

Mary Young, 41, female, born MA, married within the year

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[A] The Will and Codicils of Eliab Kingman of Washington, District of Columbia (1879) *

Last Will and Testament of Eliab Kingman of Washington city, District of Columbia.

I Eliab Kingman, make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, revoking all previous wills.

I give all my property of every kind and description, real personal and mixed to my Executors herein after named for the following uses and purposes.

1. To pay my just debts and funeral expenses.

2. To sell my real estate in square Two hundred and forty one (241) Washington city aforesaid, but not at a sacrifice, also all other property I may have real or personal, I prefer that my homestead including my dwelling house and out buildings with Twenty one thousand feet of land be kept under lease, until the same will bring at least one dollar and fifty cents per foot.

3. To pay the two notes which I owe with six per cent interest, one to Caroline J. Frost of Washington city, and the other to my brother Abner Kingman of Boston, Mass.

4. To release all encumbrances, on any portion of my real estate.

5. From the first money available after the payment of my just debts, I desire the sum of one thousand dollars be paid to my sister Kesia P. Kingman of Boston, Mass; also one thousand and five hundred dollars to my nephew Rev Richard M. Nott now of Wakefield Mass, and in case of his death before the payment to him to be paid to his wife Elizabeth Emerson Nott. Also two thousand dollars to each of my nieces Cordelia E. Robins of Waterville Maine, Lydia P. Nott and Elizabeth B. Nott of New Haven Connecticut, and in case of the death of either of them before the payment, the entire sum to go to the survivor or survivors of them. Also five thousand dollars to my deceased wife’s nephew D^r Francis Ewell Martindale of Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, and in case of his death before the payment, this sum to be divided equally among his children. Also one hundred and fifty dollars to each of my nephews, Mason G and Chauncey Parker of Boston, Mass.

6. The Harp to be given to Maggie Cordelia Martindale. The piano and guitar with the music books and appurtences to be given to Dr Frances E. Martindale for the benefit of his daughters.

7. The residue of my property of every kind and description I give to my brother Abner Kingman of Boston, Mass, and in case of his death before the settlement of the estate the [page torn] to his wife and children.

I appoint William W. Boyce of Fairfax county, Virginia, and Abner Kingman of Boston, Mass, my executors, the said executors to give their own bonds for the discharge of their duties as executors without sureties.

In testimony whereof I have this twenty fourth day of February AD one thousand, eight hundred and seventy nine, set my hand and seal

Eliab Kingman (seal)

Signed, sealed and executed by the

said testator in our presence, who

in his presence and in the presence

of each other witnessed the execution

hereof.

Mary S. Ball

Kate B. Ball

Geo W. White

Codicil to the last Will and Testament of Eliab Kingman of Washington D. C.

In view of the death of my brother Abner Kingman of Boston, Mass. I hereby appoint William W. Boyce of Fairfax County, Virginia and Abner Kingman of Montreal Province of Quebec son of Abner Kingman deceased my executors with the same powers and duties and with the same conditions, that is that the said executors here appointed are to give their own bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties as executors without sureties

And that Article seven (7) of my last Will and Testament of which this is a codicil to be revoked by the following substituted. The residue of my Real Estate, of every kind and description, I give and devise to the widow of Abner Kingman, (Caro A. Kingman); and his children, (children of the said Abner Kingman deceased) Equaly, share and share alike.

Eliab Kingman (seal)

Signed, sealed and Executed by

the said testator Eliab Kingman

in our presence and in the presence

of each other witnessed the Execution

hereof. Mary S. Ball 1509 14 Street Washington D.C.

Kate B. Ball 1509 14 Street Washington D.C.

John A. Hayward 1414 14 Street Washington D.C.

The above codicil was signed, sealed and executed in my presence on the 12 day of November, A.D. 1880

J. Aq. Hayward

Codicil

I make this codicil to my Will, as follows:

I direct that the legacy of $5000 in clause 5 of this Will, to my wife’s nephew Dr Francis Ewell Martindale, and in case of his death to his surviving children, shall be paid in preference to and before any other legacy, bequest or devise of my Will

In testimony whereof I have this 10th day of July 1881 set my hand & seal.

Eliab Kingman (seal)

Signed, sealed and executed by the

said testator in our presence,

in his presence, and in the

presence of each other, witnessed

of the said execution of codicil

James F. Green May 4, 1883

Kate B. Ball May 4, 83

Theophilus Fisk Mills May 4, 83

Additional Codicil to my Will, made by me Eliab Kingman this 30th day of July 1881.

The provision made in the 7^th clause of my will in favor of my brother Abner Kingman and his wife and children, and the provision made in the first codicil of my Will, said codicil of the date of November 12th 1880, is hereby revoked, annulled and made null and void, it being my express will and desire that neither Mrs Caro A. Kingman nor her children shall be the residuary devisees or legatees of my property.

Signed, sealed and executed by Eliab Kingman (seal)

the said testator Eliab Kingman

in our presence, and in the

presence of each other, witnessed

the execution hereof.

James A. Harrold May 4, 83

Kent B. Ball May 4, 83

Theophilus Fisk Mills “ “

I desire to add the following codicil to my will, made by me Eliab Kingman, this 17^th day of October 1881.

The following bequests, made in my will namely to my sister K. P. Kingman, one thousand dollars,

To Mrs. E. E. Nott, widow of Rev. Richard M. Nott, fifteen hundred dollars,

To Mrs. C. E. Robins two thousand dollars and to the two Mrses Motts, Lydia P and Elizabeth B, two thousand dollars each—

all these bequests, omitting that to my sister were placed in my original will by my brother who had promised and intended to make them all go as together with the debts due to Miss Caroline J. Frost, but who died Suddenly without making any provision for these promises or bequests, amounting to $8,600 are hereby reduced and fixed to the Sum of one hundred and fifty dollars each as Severally named, making the Sum amount to $750.

Eliab Kingman (seal)

Signed, sealed and executed by

the said testator Eliab Kingman

in our presence, and in the

presence of each other, witnessed

the execution hereof.

John F. Green May 4 83

Kate B. Ball May 4 83

Probated on 4 May 1883, and proved by Mary S. Ball, Kate B. Ball, and George W. White on 4 May 1883, and by John A. Hayward on 3 May 1883.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from District of Columbia Wills, Box 1883-239.

[B] The Will of Abner Kingman of Boston, Suffolk County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1878) *

I, Abner Kingman of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Merchant, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament hereby annulling and making void all other last wills and testament be me heretofore made.

First. I direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay all my just debts out of my estate.

Second. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Caro Allen Kingman, all my books, paintings, engravings, silver plate, watches, wearing apparel &c and any and all my household furniture and utensils that shall be in and about the house which I may occupy at the time of my decease. To Have and to Hold to her, her executors, administrators and assigns, to her and their own use and behoof forever.

Third. I further give and bequeath to my said beloved wife Caro Allen Kingman the sum of Twenty Thousand dollars, To have and to hold to her, her executors, administrators and assigns to her and their own use and behoof forever. The bequests herein made to my wife are in lieu and stead of all her right of dower or other claim under the Statutes of this Commonwealth in and to my estate.

Fourth. I give and bequeath to each of my children who shall survive me, excepting Abner Kingman Jr. the sum of Five Thousand dollars and to said Abner Kingman Jr. the sum of Three Thousand dollars; the issue of any deceased child shall take by representation the share its or their parent would have taken if surviving me. In case my said wife shall predecease me then my will is and I direct that all my books, plate, paintings, furniture & other articles bequeathed to her in the Second clause of this will, shall be divided as equally as practicable among my children surviving me, and the issue of any deceased child or children by representation. My will further is, that in case any of the articles of personal property bequeathed to my said wife in the second clause hereof, shall remain at the time of her decease that the same shall then be divided among my children in the same manner as is provided above, in case of my said wife predeceasing me.

Fifth. After payment of all my just debts and of the bequests herein before made, I direct my Executors as soon as may be found convenient to pay out of my estate the following named legacies.

Sixth. I give and bequeath to my sister Kezia Paddock Kingman the sum of One thousand five hundred dollars; to my brother Eliab Kingman now of Washington in the District of Columbia, the sum of One hundred dollars; to my nieces and nephew, children of Reverend H. G. Nott, as follows: to Lydia Paddock Nott the sum of Five hundred dollars; to Cordelia Ewell Nott and Elizabeth B. Nott, the sum of three hundred dollars each; and to Richard M. Nott the sum of One thousand dollars; And to my Nephews Mason G. Parker and Chauncey P. Parker the sum of One hundred dollars each.

Seventh. I give and bequeath to the Reverend Rufus Anderson D.D. of Boston the sum of One thousand dollars in case he shall survive me, but in case he shall predecease me and Eliza H. Anderson wife of said Rufus Anderson shall survive me, and her husband said Rufus Anderson shall have predeceased me, then and in that case I give & bequeath to the said Eliza H. Anderson the said sum of One thousand dollars.

Eighth. My will is that in case any of my children shall predecease me without leaving issue who shall be living at my decease, that the bequest to any or all child or children so dying without leaving issue alive shall constitute a part of the rest and residue of my estate.

Ninth. My will further is, and I direct that in case my said wife or any other legatee herein named excepting my children shall predecease me that the legacy to such person and to all such persons so predeceasing me, excepting the legacies to my children and the legacy to my wife contained in the second clause hereof shall lapse and constitute part and parcel of the rest and residue of my estate.

Tenth. All the rest and residue of my estate real, personal and mixed and wheresoever situate, including any and all legacies lapsed under the provisions of this will or by law, I give, devise and bequeath in manner following namely: One quarter part thereof to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to be applied to the charitable uses and purposes of said Corporation and under its direction; One quarter part thereof to my wife Caro Allen Kingman and the remaining two fourth parts thereof to my children who shall survive me, in equal proportions; provided however and my will is that the child or children of any deceased child or children shall take by representation the share its or their parent if living would have taken. To Have and to Hold the same to said Corporations upon the uses & trusts aforesaid, and to my said wife and children, their heirs and assigns to their own use and behoof forever.

Eleventh. I hereby constitute and appoint Amos W. Stetson of Boston and James P. Melledge of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex to be the executors of this my last will and testament and direct that no sureties be required of them or either of them upon their official bonds as such; and I do hereby fully authorize and empower my said executors and the survivor of them to sell in their discretion at public or provide sale any real estate of which I may die seized or possessed or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease; and to execute and deliver all such deed or deeds thereof as to them may seem necessary for the complete and effectual execution of this my last will and testament and the purchaser or purchasers need not see to the application of the purchase money

In witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament here set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventy eight.

Abner Kingman (seal)

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the said Abner Kingman as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other, and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

W. Austin Whitney Wm E. Russell Thomas H. Russell

Probated on 29 Nov. 1880.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Suffolk County Probate Vol. 524, p. 113-115.

[C] The Will of Bela Kingman, of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1848) *

Know all men that I Bela Kingman of Middleboro’ in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, yeoman, being of sound & disposing mind & memory, do make & publish this my last Will & Testament.

1^st I give & bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Lydia R. Kingman the use & improvement of my property, both Real & Personal during her natural life, together with her right of dower.

2^d. I give & bequeath to my daughter Sally R. Kingman all my property, both real & personal, on the decease of her mother,~ she paying to each of my other children, viz. Cynthia, Hosea, Abigail, Philip, Fanny, Lydia R., Julia, Sophia W. & Calvin five dollars, three months after the decease of her mother.

3^d. I ordain & appoint my wife Executrix of this my last Will & Testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal & publish this my last Will & Testament in presence of the Witnesses named below this 2^d day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

Signed, sealed, published & declared by the said Bela Kingman as & for his last Will & Testament, in presence of us, who in his presence & in presence of each other & at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses, this second day of November one thousand eight hundred & forty eight.

Bela Kingman (seal)

Joseph A. Backus

Adna Clark

Hannah Backus

Presented for probate on the first Tuesday of May, 1854, by Lydia M. Kingman, the Executrix therein named, and proved by Joseph A. Backus and Adna Clark, two of the witnesses.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 96, p. 158-160, from FHL microfilm #0555642.

[D] The Will of Roswell W. Waldron of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1871) *

Know all men by these presents, That I Roswell W. Waldron of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being feeble in body but of sound mind and memory, do make, ordain and establish this my last will and testament, in manner and form as follows.

First, I give and bequeath to my son Rufus A. Waldron two hundred dollars.

Second. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susan G. Wentworth five dollars.

3^d I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann T. Hicks five dollars.

4^th I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter Eva F. Sanford five dollars.

5^th I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally K. Mendall five dollars.

6^th I give and bequeath to my daughter Lydia A. Doty five dollars.

7^th I give and bequeath to my daughter Maria E. Johnson five dollars.

8^th I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Cynthia Waldron and to her heirs and assigns forever, all my estate of which I may die seized and possessed, whether real, personal or mixed, after paying all my debts, funeral expenses and legacies.

9^th I ordain and appoint my said wife Cynthia Waldron my Executrix of this my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one.

Roswell W. Waldron

Signed published and declared by the said Roswell W. Waldron as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.

Philip D. Kingman

Jared Alden

Joshua D. Hemenway

Presented for probate on 12 February 1872 by Cynthia Waldron of Middleborough, with Hiram Wentworth and Philip D. Kingman, both of Bridgewater, as sureties.

No inventory of his estate was recorded.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 140, p. 325-326, from FHL microfilm #0556648, and Vol. 124, p. 470.

[E] The Will of Cynthia Waldron of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1876) *

Know all Men by these presence, that I Cynthia Waldron of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, widow, being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament.

Item. 1^st. I give and bequeath to my son Rufus A. Waldron all the monies deposited by me in his name, in the New Bedford Savings Bank and in the Bristol County Savings Bank, and all interest and dividends which have accrued or may hereafter accrue thereon, with the Bank Books containing the credits for said deposits.

Item 2^d, I give and bequeath to my daughter Maria E. Johnson, my best Feather bed, the husk bed under it, the bolster and pillows on it, and my muff and Tippet.

Item 3^d I give and bequeath to my grand-daughters Eva F. Sanford, Susannah L. Barrows and Carrie Waldron fifty dollars each.

Item 4^th After payment of my just debts and legacies, I give and bequeath to my daughters Ann T. Hicks, Sally K. Mendall, Lydia A. Doty and Maria E. Johnson all the rest and residue of my estate, Real, Personal and mixed, to be divided in equal shares between them; to have and to hold to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

Item. 5^th I ordain and appoint my son in law Perez Doty as Executor of this my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, and do publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, in the presence of the witnesses named below, this third day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.

Cynthia Waldron (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Cynthia Waldron, as and for her last will and testament in presence of us, who at her request, and in her presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto,

Amos B. Paun M. D.

Geo. L. Ruberg

Benj. F. Tinkham

Presented for on 22 May 1876 probate by Perez S. Doty of Acushnet, County of Bristol, with Jarvis Ellis, of Mattapoisett, and P. D. Kingman, of Bridgewater, as sureties.

Philip D. Kingman, Bradford Braley, and Hosea Kingman, all of Bridgewater, were appointed to appraise the estate of Cynthia Waldron, late of Middleborough, on 22 May 1876. The inventory, dated 7 Aug. 1876, totaled $3902.68.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 142, p. 20-21, from FHL microfilm #0556649, Vol. 133, p. 355, and Vol. 145, p. 81.

[F] The Will of Hosea Kingman of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1851) *

Know all men by these presents, That I Hosea Kingman of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shoe-manufacturer, being of sound disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.

When my funeral charges and all other just demands against my estate shall have been paid, it is my will and direction that my worldly substance shall be disposed of in the following manner – viz.

First. The furniture of my dwelling house I give and bequeath to my wife Phebe Kingman to dispose of according to her pleasure. I also give and bequeath to my wife Phebe Kingman the use and peaceable improvement of my Dwelling House and other buildings connected therewith, the land upon which they stand and an equal width of land to my westerly line so long as she shall remain my widow, also sufficient wood for one fire from a lot known as the Pickens lot, and which I own jointly with Uriah Sampson.

Secondly. To my sister Cynthia Waldron I give and bequeath one hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Thirdly. I give and bequeath to my sister Sally Kingman One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Fourthly. I give and bequeath to my sister Abigail G. Sampson One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Fifthly. I give and bequeath to my brother Philip D. Kingman One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided. Also a wood lot which I own, situated in Bridgewater containing about eight acres, being the same I purchased of Cap^t Abraham Washburn.

Sixthly. I give and bequeath to my sister Fanny D. Holmes One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Seventhly. I give and bequeath to my sister Lydia R. Kingman One Hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Eighthly. I give and bequeath to my sister Julia Pratt One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Ninthly. I give and bequeath to my sister Sophia Wentworth One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Tenthly. To Hosea Kingman son of my Brother Philip D. Kingman I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Eleventh. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Thrasher who now resides in my family Two Hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Twelfth. To Charles Sampson son of Uriah Sampson I give and bequeath the sum of One hundred Dollars to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Thirteenth. To my Father and Mother should they survive me I give and bequeath the sum of One Hundred Dollars each to be paid as hereinafter provided.

Fourteenth. It is my will and direction, that the Five Hundred Dollars I have by this Will bequeathed to Hosea Kingman son of Philip D. and also the Two Hundred Dollars bequeathed to Elizabeth Thrasher be placed in some Saving Institution there to remain with the accruing interest until they shall arrive to the age of twenty one years.

Fifteenth. I give and bequeath to my brother Calvin D. Kingman all the residue of my Estate both Real, Personal or Mixed after paying my just debts and the foregoing legacies, which legacies I direct to be paid within eighteen months after my decease, and I also direct my said Brother Calvin D. Kingman to cause my Dwelling House and other buildings therewith connected to be painted upon the out side once in two years for the term of fifteen years if my said wife shall so long occupy them ~ the same to be painted for the first time within one year after my decease.

I recommend and appoint my Brothers Calvin D. Kingman and Philip D. Kingman Executors of this my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in presence of the witnesses named below, this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one.

Hosea Kingman (seal)

Signed sealed published and declared as the last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request subscribe our names as Witnesses.

Abiel M. Sampson

Ebenezer D. Sampson

Job P. Nelson

Presented for probate on the first Tuesday of April 1853 by Calvin D. Kingman and Philip D. Kingman, the Executors therein named, and proved by Abiel M. Sampson and Ebenezer D. Sampson, two of the witnesses. Letters Testamentary were granted to C. D. & P. D. Kingman, the Executors.

Calvin D. Kingman, of Middleborough, and Philip D. Kingman, of Bridgewater, were granted Letters Testamentary on the estate of Hosea Kingman, late of Middleborough, on 5 Apr. 1853, with Spencer Leonard Jr., of Bridgewater, and Samuel G. Alden, of East Bridgewater, as sureties.

Cyrus Washburn, Job P. Nelson, and Ebenezer D. Sampson were appointed to appraise the estate of Hosea Kingman, late of Middleborough, on 22 Feb. 1853.

The Inventory of the Estate of Hosea Kingman, late of Middleborough, Shoe-Manufacturer, was appraised by Cyrus Washburn, Ebenezer D. Sampson, and Job P. Nelson, and totaled $4945.01, including his real estate valued at $3170. Philip D. Kingman, one of the Executors, gave his oath to the inventory on the first Tuesday of July 1853.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 95, pp. 117-120, 289-290, from FHL microfilm #0555642, and Vol. 2H, p. 350.

[G] The Will of Sally R. Kingman of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1875) *

I, Sally R. Kingman of Middleboro in the County of Plymouth, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare this my last will and testament.

First. I give and bequeath to my nephew Abner K. Pratt the sum of Five Hundred Dollars.

Second. I give and bequeath to Bela Kingman son of my nephew Bradford S. Kingman the sum of Five Hundred Dollars; but it is my will and direction that the same shall be used and applied in defraying the expense of giving to said Bela a liberal education. And if the whole or any part thereof is not so applied then I give and bequeath the whole or or such part as may not be used and applied for that purpose to my nephews Francis M. Kingman, Hosea Kingman, and Bradford S. Kingman to be equally divided between them.

Third. I give and bequeath to Hosea Kingman of Bridgewater and Jared Pratt of said Middleboro the sum of Five Hundred Dollars in trust however to invest and reinvest said sum and collect and receive any and all interest and income which may become due on account thereof and annually or semi-annually as said Trustees may judge best, pay over such interest or income to Sophia W. Wentworth wife of Soranus Wentworth of said Middleboro, during her natural life, and upon the death of said Sophia W. to pay over said principal sum to her daughter Abby S. Peterson.

Fourth. I give and bequeath to Lottie May Wentworth daughter of my nephew George B. Wentworth the sum of Two Hundred Dollars. See Section Seventeen.

Fifth. I give and bequeath to Titicut Parish so called the sum of two hundred dollars upon the condition however that the income that may become due thereon or which may be received therefrom shall be paid used and applied, so far as may be necessary in keeping in good order, condition and repair the family burial lot of my late father and any monuments or grave marks therein and those of any of his descendants buried or hereafter buried in the Cemetery at Titicut, and the surplus of such income if any shall be used and applied towards supporting the preaching of the gospel in said Parish.

Sixth. I give and bequeath to my brothers and sisters living at the time of my decease to each of them the sum of One Hundred Dollars.

Seventh. I give and bequeath to Sally K. Mendall and Sally R. Kingman the sum of one hundred dollars to each of them.

Eighth. I give and bequeath to Rufus A. Waldron, Fanny K. Hooper, Juliette Richmond, Anna D. Pratt, Abbie S. Peterson, George B. Wentworth, Charles W. Kingman, Philip E. Kingman, and Henry C. Kingman, to each of them the sum of fifty Dollars.

Ninth. I give and bequeath to Ann T. Hicks, Lydia A. Doty, Maria E. Johnson, Arthur S. Pickens, Carrie B. Pickens and Abby S. Pickens to each of them the sum of twenty five dollars. [In side margin] I give and bequeath to Carrie B. Pickens & Abbie D. Pickens seventy five dollars in addition to what I have given them in section ninth.

Tenth. I give and bequeath to Julia A. Pratt my best Cashmere Shawl.

Eleventh. I give and bequeath to Sophia W. Wentworth and Abbie S. Peterson my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them.

Twelfth, I give devise and bequeath to said Jared Pratt the right to cut, taken and carry away from my woodlot situated in said Middleboro, wood sufficient to support one fire during the life time of said Jared and subject to said right of said Jared to cut wood thereon, I give and devise said woodlot to Jared Warren Pratt, and Anna Davis Pratt children of said Jared. To have and to hold the same to them the said Jared W. and Anna D. and their heirs and assigns forever.

Thirteen. I give and bequeath to Abbie S. Peterson my mahogany bureau, my best feather bed and the bolster and pillows belonging thereto and one cotton & wool bed blanket.

Fourteen. I give and bequeath to said Anna Davis Pratt my best all wool bed blanket.

Fifteen. I give and bequeath to said Abbie S. Peterson and said Anna Davis Pratt all my sheets and pillow cases to be divided equally between them.

Sixteen. I give and bequeath to Sarah W. Mendall daughter of said Sally K. Mendall my whatnot–.

Seventeen. It is my will and direction that the legacy of two hundred dollars given in the fourth clause of this will to Lottie May Wentworth daughter of my nephew George B. Wentworth shall not be paid to her the said Lottie M. until the day of her marriage or until she arrives at the age of twenty one years, whichever event first happens, and if she should die under age and unmarried then I give and bequeath said sum & such interest as may accrue thereon to Clara C. Dotey daughter of my niece Lydia A. Dotey.

Eighteenth, I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate to my nieces living at the time of my decease to be equally divided between them.

Nineteen. I appoint Hosea Kingman of said Bridgewater and Jaret Pratt of said Middleboro, executors of this my will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty third day of January in the year eighteen hundred and seventy five.

Sally R. Kingman

Executed, acknowledged and declared by Sally R. Kingman as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us, who at her request and in her presence have hereunto set our hands as witnesses.

Emily A. Hersey

Anna Hersey

Emma Gooch

Presented for probate on 21 Oct. 1878 by Hosea Kingman of Bridgewater and Jared Pratt of Middleborough, with P. D. Kingman and Joshua E. Crane, of Bridgewater, as sureties for Hosea Kingman, and Hiram N. Pratt and Solomon White, of Middleborough, as sureties for Jared Pratt.

Solomon White, Hiram N. Pratt, and Isaac E. Perkins, of Middleborough, were appointed to appraise the estate of Sally R. Kingman, late of Bridgewater [sic], on 21 Oct. 1878. The inventory was dated 26 Oct. 1878, her real estate was valued at $300, and her personal estate was valued at $4754.59. The executors gave their oath to the inventory on 26 Oct. 1878.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 142, p. 567-569, from FHL microfilm #0556649, Vol. 149, p. 21-22, and Vol. 145, p. 172.

[H] The Will of Lydia R. Kingman of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1867) *

Know all men by these Presents. That I Lydia R. Kingman of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts single woman being of sound disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament.

Item. 1^st I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and that my executor herein after named pay to my brother in law Soranus Wentworth twenty five dollars for any hindrances or incidental expenses to which he may be subjected on my account, over and above what I have paid or may hereafter pay him for the same.

2^d I give and bequeath to my sister Sally R. Kingman one hundred dollars.

3^d I give and bequeath to my sister Sophia W. Wentworth twenty five dollars and my carpet now on her parlor floor.

4^th I give and bequeath to my nieces Fanny K. Pratt Juliaette Pratt and Anna Davis Pratt and to my nephew Bradford Sumner Kingman two hundred and fifty dollars each.

5^th I give and bequeath to my nieces Sally R. Kingman and Fanny W. Holmes, and to Ida P. Barrows the daughter of my niece Susan G. Wentworth twenty five dollars each to be judiciously expended for Books.

6^th I direct that my Executor hereinafter named appropriate from my estate the requisite amount and cause my niece Abby S. Wentworth my nephew Jared Warren Pratt and Philip Elbert Kingman; and my grand nieces Nellie Frank Kingman, Susannah L. Barrows and Carrie G. Pickens to be made life members of the American Tract Society.

7^th I give and bequeath to my cousin Roena Holmes of Woodstock in the State of Vermont twenty five dollars.

8^th I give and bequeath to my brothers and sisters Cynthia Waldron Sally R. Kingman Abby D. Sampson, Philip D. Kingman Fanny D. Holmes, Julia A. Pratt Sophia W. Wentworth and Calvin D. Kingman the rest and residue of my worldly goods, excepting such as I may dispose of during my life time, to be divided between them in equal proportions.

9^th I ordain and appoint my elder brother Philip D. Kingman as Executor of this my last will and testament – and I desire & my will is that he have from my estate the sum of seventy five dollars as compensation in full for his services as such executor and in case my estate should be insufficient to pay all of said bequest and directions, I direct and my will is, that the deficiency be assessed upon and deducted from the four largest legacies: viz the legacies named in item 4.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below: this twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.

Lydia R. Kingman

Signed, published and declared by the aforesaid Lydia R. Kingman as and for her last will and testament in presence of us, who at her request and in her presence and in presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.

Thalia M. Macomber

Carrie Kingman

Hosea Kingman

Presented for probate on 26 Aug. 1867 by Philip D. Kingman, of Bridgewater, with J. R. Perkins and Ahira S. Porter, of North Bridgewater, as sureties.

Hosea Kingman, Lewis Holmes, and J. E. Crane, all of Bridgewater, were appointed to appraise the estate of Lydia R. Kingman, late of Middleborough, on 26 Aug. 1867. The inventory was valued at $1942.47, no real estate. Philip D. Kingman, the executor, gave his oath to the inventory on 29 Aug. 1867.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 106, p. 17-18, from FHL microfilm #0555647, Vol. 124, p. 92, and Vol. 109, p. 140.

[I] The Will of Nathaniel Orcutt of Bridgewater, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1810) *

In the Name of God amen I Nathaniel Orcutt of Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman being weak in Body but of sound Mind and Memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testament.—

1^st. I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Mary all my Household Furniture two Cows, one Horse, one Colt and these to be at her own disposal, also a right to sit in my Pew in the North Meeting house in Bridgwater so long as she continues my widow —

2^dly. I give and bequeath to my Son Leonard half my right in my Pew aforesaid also one third of my wearing Apparel. —

3^dly. I give & bequeath to my Son Josiah one third of my wearing Apparel. —

4^thly. I give & bequeath to my Grandson Samuel Holmes my Five Acres & Five Dollars. —

5^thly. I give and bequeath to my Son Nathaniel one third of my wearing Apparel, but if he does not demand it to belong to his two Brothers. —

6^thly. I give one half my right in the pew before named but this is to be understood as well as the Bequest to my Son Leonard that my Wife shall have her right equally in both their shares.—

The Residue & Remainder of my Estate both Real & personal I give & bequeath to Jacob Fuller, whom I appoint sole Executor to this my last Will & Testament he paying my debts & Funeral Charges, revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have set my hand & Seal this twenty third day of October Anno Dom. one Thousand eight hundred & ten.—

Signed sealed published & declared by him the said Memorandum the words he paying

Nathaniel Orcutt to be his last Will & Testament in pres- my just debts & Funeral Charges were

ence of us who have subscribed our Names as Witnesses interlined before signing (seal)

in his presence ~~

Nathan Alden Nathaniel Orcutt (seal)

Waldo Hayward

Robert Packard –

Presented for probate on 7 Jan. 1811 by Jacob Fuller, the Executor therein named, and proved by Waldo Hayward and Robert Packard, two of the witnesses.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 43, p. 351, from FHL microfilm #0550902.

[J] The Will of Mary Orcutt of Bridgewater, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1814) *

In the name of God amen. I Mary Orcutt of Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts Widow being in tolerable Health & of sound mind & memory, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner & Form following.—

After my just debts & funeral charges are paid by my Executor The residue I give & bequeath unto my Son Josiah Orcutt and the Children of my Son Leonard Orcutt deceased, all my Estate both real & personal of whatsoever name or nature, one Moiety or half to Josiah Orcutt & the other Moiety to the Children of Leonard Orcutt deceased, to be divided equally among them their paying out the Legacies hereafter mentioned –

To my Daughter Hannah Fuller I give one Dollar to be paid her in one Year after my decease by my Executor.—

And to my Grandson Samuel Holmes I give the Sum of one Dollar to be paid as above mentioned—

And I hereby appoint my Son Josiah Orcutt sole Executor to this my last will and Testament, revoking all former Wills by me made.—

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fourteen.—

Signed sealed in presence of us who

have hereunto set our hands

Simeon Keith Mary Orcutt (seal)

Austin Keith

Martha Bond

Probated on 18 June 1818.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 49, p. 347, from FHL microfilm #0550905.

[K] The Will of Mary Holbrook of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1840) *

In the name of God Amen, I Mary Fuller of North Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament, I commit my soul to God the Author of it, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter mentioned as to my worldly estate, I hereby dispose of the same in the following manner.

First, I give bequeath and devise to Josiah Fuller son [erased and smeared, to Almira Fuller inserted] of my late Husband deceased, his heirs [erased and smeared].

Secondly, I give Bequeath and devise to Leonard O. Fuller son of my late Husband deceased, his heirs or Assigns fifty dollars,

Thirdly, I give bequeath and devise to my sister Phebe Bryant her heirs or Assigns fifty dollars,

Fourthly, I give bequeath and devise to Mary F. Bryant twenty five dollars her heirs or Assigns

Fifthly, I give bequeath and devise to Sarah A. Lincoln my Niece her heirs or Assigns one hundred dollars,

Sixthly, I give bequeath and devise to Mary E. Lincoln her heirs or Assigns twenty five dollars,

Seventhly, as to my Brother Galen Edson and Sister Melind Talbot I intend to disinherit as I think that they are otherwise provided for,

Eighthly I give bequeath and devise that my houshold furniture be equally divided between my Sister Phebe Bryant and my Niece Sarah A. Lincoln their heirs or Assigns

Lastly I do nominate and appoint Josiah Fuller [erased and Elbridge Lincoln inserted] aforesaid to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I the said Mary Fuller have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.

Mary Fuller (seal)

Signed sealed and declared

by the said Mary Fuller to be her

last will and testament in presence

of us who at her request and in her

presence have subscribed our names

as witnesses hereto.

Ziba Keith

Bela Keith

Josiah Fuller

July 8 1857 by order of Mary Fuller whose name is attached to the above instrument I have altered the bequest of Phebe Bryant from fifty to one hundred & fifty dollars & of Sarah A. Lincoln from one hundred to two hundred dollars.

Bela Keith

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Plymouth SS. At a Probate Court holden at Plymouth in and for said County of Plymouth, on the second Monday of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three,

On the petition of Daniel Crocker of North Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth praying that the instrument therewith presented, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mary Holbrook formerly Mary Fuller late of North Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth, deceased, may be approved and allowed, and Letters of Administration with said Will annexed issued to him, the Executor therein named having deceased, and the heirs-at-law, next of kin, and all other persons interested, having been duly notified according to the order of Court, to appear and shew cause, if any they have, against the same; and as no party objecting thereto, and it appearing that said Instrument is the last Will and Testament of said deceased, and was legally executed, and that said testatrix was at the time of making the same, of full age and sound mind, and that said petitioner is a competent person to be appointed to said trust,

It is therefore decreed that said Instrument be approved and allowed, as the last Will and Testament of said deceased, and Letters of Administration with said will annexed be issued to said petitioner he first giving bond with sufficient sureties for the due performance of said trust.

But it also appearing that the obliterations of the first clause in the Will, were made by the testatrix, subsequent to the execution thereof, for the purpose of revoking the said clause, said first clause is not allowed as part of said Will, and it also appearing that the various interlineations & erasures in said Instrument, were not made, before the execution thereof, nor in the presence of witnesses, the said interlineations & erasures are not allowed, as part of said Will –

Wm H. Wood, Judge of Prob. Court.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 104, p. 474-476, from FHL microfilm #0555646, and compared with the actual will in Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #10256. She was Mary Fuller, widow of Deacon Jacob Fuller of North Bridgewater in 1849 when she wrote her will, but she was the widow of Joseph Holbrook when she died.

[L] The Will of Seth Leonard of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth, Province of the Massachusetts Bay (1775) *

In the Name of God Amen Aug^t: 30^th: 1775

I Seth Leonard of Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being now of a Sound disposing mind & memory yet calling to mind the Mortality of the Body Apprehensive of the near Approach of Death do now make & ordain this my last Will and Testament ~ in I give & bequeath unto my Well beloved Wife Silence all my Moveable Estate in live Stock & all Indoor moveable Estate of every Sort & kind not including my Money & the Improvement of all my estate ‘till my son shall be 21 years old & one third of all my Stock in my Tan yard to be hers forever & one third of the Improvment of my Farm as she remains my Widow and one third of the Buildings for Improvment 2ly tis my Will & Pleasure that my Hon^d. Mother be well Supported & Provided for during her Life out of my Estate

3ly I give & bequeath to my well beloved Son Nehemiah all my Homestead lying on the North of the four mile line with my little Lotts beyond it to be his forever ~

4ly I give & Bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Lucy all the remaining Land that I have to be hers forever and the Money that I have is to be equally divided between my Son & Daughter & the two thirds of my Trading Stock Appert. to the Tan Yard to be equally divided between my son & Daughter ~

5ly ‘tis my Will that all my Debts & Funeral Charges be well & truly Paid in Convenient time after my Decease

6ly I constitute & Appoint my Well beloved Wife Silence together with Major Benjamin Willis Executors of this my last Will & Testament in witness where of have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the day & Year above written ~

Sign’d Seal’d publish’d

& declared by me Seth Leonard

As my last Will & Testament his

In Presence of us Seth ┼ Leonard (seal)

Jacob Washburn mark

Jeremiah Washburn

Benjamin Orcut

The Inventory of the Estate of Seth Leonard, late of Bridgwater, was appraised by Jacob Washburn, Jeremiah Washburn, and Ezra Edson on 4 Jan. 1776, and totaled £653.7.5, including his lands and buildings given to Nehemiah Leonard, including the tan yard valued at £375, and the lands given to Lucy Leonard valued at £111.12. The appraisers gave their oath to the inventory on 3 June 1778, and Benjamin Willis Esq^r., the Executor, gave his oath to the inventory on 7 Dec. 1778.

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 24, p. 18-19, from FHL microfilm #0550713, and Vol. 25, p. 113-114.