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Kendall Genealogy

The Descendants of Thomas and Francis Kendall of

Charlestown and Woburn, Mass. ; set forth in rhyme

by Anstis Kendall Miles in 1855; now reprinted

and rendered in prose with many additions.

BY

IRMA A. RICH

Boston

C. E. GOODSPEED & CO,

1920

1760580

FOREWORD

Having read the following so called " rhyming gene-alogy" with much interest, owing to its quaint style

and the historical value contained therein, and uponcloser investigation discovering its extreme rarity, it

was deemed advisable to reprint it, adding such dataas applied to Jesse^ Kendall and his descendants. Thisadditional data has been collected from various sourcesbut more especially from the living members of thefamily.

An elaborate or scholarly work is not intended butrather a key for those who may be interested in this

family.

Honorable mention with appreciation is hereby ex-tended to those who so gladly assisted in this work, butby their own most earnest wish their names are not to bementioned here.

Irma a. Rich.

Digitized by the Internet Archive

in 2010 with funding from

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

http://www.archive.org/details/kendallgenealogyOOrich

KENDALL GENEALOGYWritten in 1855

Having copied the records collected by Calvin, tenth

child of Jesse, I have arranged them in rhyme. It mayassist the memory in retaining the dates if any one should

wish to remember them. Arranged by ANSTIS KEN-DALL MILES, daughter of Calvin and Abigail B. Kendall.

Oppression sent forth from the far British Isle,

Her noblest of sons to this land of exile.

From Westmoreland county in England they came.From a town which still bears the old family name.

Frank and Thomas from England who secretly fled,

And sought Charlestown for their fortune and bread,

Which, finding too large, or the people too few.

Cut a slice and made Woburn, Sixteen forty two.

When to settle the town the Commissioners met,

At one of their houses, this grave body set

December eighteen, new style, Twenty eight,

Sixteen hundred forty, commenced their debate.

Francis Kendall, to make his retreat more secure,

Was called Francis Miles, a while to be sure,

Thou^ from what we can learn was an excellent man,'Tis late in the day now to censure his plan.

The Commissioners number'd, when all counted, seven,

To whom was intrusted and full power given

To make rules and orders for all to subscribe.

And obey, who came into their town to abide.

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And when the Commissioners' session was through,And all signed their names, there were found Thirty two,

And the next thing we hear that this same Francis did,

Was to drop off the "Miles" and take home Mary Tidd.

Not exactly at Christmas, but one day before,

He took Mary his wife. Sixteen forty four.

But Thomas, you say. Oh what of his fate?

Did he marry:' O yes, and had daughters eight,

Who grew up and married, as good daughters should.

Thus the family name lost its hold on the blood.

Though 'tis said that a daughter retained her own name.If her husband assumed it, no one was to blame.

This Thomas he married Rebecca, 'tis said.

And settled in Reading and Deacon was made.But Francis in Woburn built the first Mill,

And the wheel, where he started is running there still.

Though the history of Francis I fully shall tell,

Yet to speak of his brother is all very well,

Still Francis and Mary had better success.

If having four sons and five daughters can bless.

John first, Thomas second, Mary third, Lizzie fourth,

And Hannah the middle and fifth one of course,

Rebecca and Samuel, and these are not all.

Then Jacob and Abby, a number not small.

(End of Francis, the first settler, nine children.)

With Thomas, the second of Francis, I go.

Whose wife was named Ruth, what else I don't know,But married they were in Sixteen seventy three,

And the names of their children are arranged as you see.

A daughter named first for her mother was Ruth,Thomas, Mary and Samuel, from the good book of truth,

Ralph and Eleazer follow close in the train.

Then two came together called Jabez and Jane,

Last an infant who died with its mother, sans name.(End of Thomas, son of Francis, nine children.)

KENDALL GENEALOGY 7

To Samuel, the fourth child of Thomas, I come,Who still made the town of Woburn his home.

Whose wife was Elizabeth, alas ! all I know.For the record is brief as the copy will show.

He shared in the fame that attended his day.

Was commissioned Lieutenant by "Belcher" they say,

Who governed the State in Seventeen thirty two,'Twas a colony then, under England 'tis true.

A dealer in land and a house could erect.

Enterprising and honest was held in respect.

And oft served the public in various ways.And his acts left recorded with merited praise.

He held land in Townsend, in the grant was a flaw.

Which Hathorne, of Salem, contended in law,

(In his grant was included) with some heat and fury,

Which was finally settled by twelve men as a jury.

Honor, children and land, what can I say more.Died December thirteen. Seventeen sixty four,

He bought land in Athol, in "Indian Pequoage,"Where he settled two sons, one a miller by trade.

His family next in the catalogue seen.

Show the number of sons and daughters fifteen,

And Samuel the oldest, I think was a preacher,

James, Josiah and Ezekiel, I know nothing of either.

Timothy, and Lizzie who by some was called Bessie,

Jonas, Sarah, Susanna, Obadiah and Jesse,

Seth, Abigail, Ephraim, Jerusha. Well done!I pity the couple who labor for one.

(End of Samuel, son of Thomas who was son of Francis.)

Now Jesse, eleventh of Samuel, I'll show.Whose wife was Elizabeth Evans I know.

He moved to "Pequoage" and Uved near the river,

Now Athol, for the Kendalls are millers forever.

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He dug a canal, took the water away,Which moves much mechanical business to-day.

And built the first mill to grind corn and wheat,Rye, barley and oats, for the people to eat.

He owned a good farm, which he cleared up with care.

And contended for crops with the * flood and the bear.

And the men of the forest, being loth to depart, [heart.

Shot their arrows of vengeance, but ne'er reached his

He was honest in toil, was constant to meeting.

And the brethren united and made him a Deacon,Yet at this distant day, it seems rather odd.

That they carried their guns to the house of their God.

The scripture injunction they fully obeyed.

And some watched without while the minister prayed.

'Twas the war with the French that kindled their ire,

To murder and steal and burn up with fire.

How little we think what our fathers went through.

As we till the green fields that they strove to subdue.

E'en my father, when young, caught a cub by the way.When going to meeting one fine sabbath day.

This Jesse a patriarch was in his day.

Had twelve sons and daughters, all handsome and gay,

Elizabeth, born Seventeen fifty one.

Seventeen fifty three then a Mary had come.

Then Jesse was born Seventeen fifty six,

And Hannah fifty seven, for she came rather quick,

Then sixty brought Olive, and then in two years,

Joel came, (Sixty two,) as the record appears.

Then Samuel was born Seventeen sixty four,

And Andrew, the eighth. Sixty six and no more.

Then David, the ninth, was born Sixty eight.

And Seventy brought Calvin, my father I'll state.

*N0TE.—The record says he sufifered much from floods, but does not state in whatmanner. It might mean the dam, or as some of his land laid low it might have been

at times inundated.

KENDALL GENEALOGY 9

Thus having five sons in ten years it is true,

Came a daughter named Lois, Seventeen seventy two,

Then Anna came last, Seventeen seventy five.

Which closes the list, now not one is alive.

(Who the children of Jesse and Elizabeth married.)

Elizabeth married, as 'twas proper and fit,

Peleg Stratton, a teamster, who was noted for wit.

Two daughters they had, and sons they had nine,

One less than her mother, but still very fine.

Mary married one Jacob, whose surname was Rich,

A tanner or farmer I cannot tell which.

Their children increased to the number of eleven.

And plenty of bread to sustain them was given.

Next, Jesse, who married a Raymond they say,

And bore to his home on a pillion one day.

To Phillipston (now) and raised children ten.

There were five married daughters and five grew to men.

To his wedding invited, a large party went.To old Parson Humphrey's to see the event.

Still some were left out, who wished to be there.

The return of the party was watched with great care.

The party on horseback arranged to ride double,

From the Parson's to Gerry, not thinking of trouble,

One man it is true, a mischievous wight,

Left his girl on the horse-block to pay for a slight.

The evening was dark when the party came back.

And the rogues uninvited, obstructed their tract,

Dire noises they made with tin pans and old bells.

And with pumpkin stalk fifes and hideous yells.

Hannah wed Reuben Graves, and had daughters four,

Then married a Marsh, had two sons and two more.Her home made in Chesterfield, her daughters were fair

She managed her household with wisdom and care.

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Olive married a Graves but not Reuben's brother.

His name was Eleazer and son they'd no other,

Their children were few, all told half a dozen,

Eleazer, I think, was to Reuben a cousin.

Joel married a Raymond like Jesse his brother,

Not sister, but cousin I've been told by my mother.His children were eight, he lived by the river.

For the Kendalls, I've written, were millers forever.

Samuel loved mills, to good fortune was rowing.

He oft changed his home where the waters were flowing.

He married a Taylor, by name and by trade,

His children were eight, and he deacon was made.

Andrew lived in West Royalston, had his desire,

Hannah Jennings for wife, was appointed Esquire,

Of his father's six sons not one was so tall.

Three children he had, no daughters at all.

Now David, the ninth child of Jesse, we find,

Was handsome, was learned, sweet tempered and kind,

The wish of his heart was attainment of knowledge,

He preached to his hearers, went nicely thro' college.

When living at Cambridge (a privilege rare)

He saw a young lady, both modest and fair,

What can a young student do better for life,

Than study his lessons and seek a good wife.

Susan Jarvis lived near where the college stands.

Her father was wealthy in money and lands,

So he took this fair Susan with a nice bag of gold,

Eight children they had and my story is told,

Unless I should tell where he preached, I declare,

In Hubbardston first, not long he staid there,

He removed to Augusta, New York, on West hill.

And his son tills the fields, where his father lived, still.

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Of Calvin, the tenth child of Jesse, I fear

To speak very freely as he was so near,

'Twas he caught the bear, tended mill with his father.

Many changes he made, was good looking rather.

His wife, of a neighboring physician was daughter,

(Five daughters, four sons, of the union came after,)

Abigail Batcheller, energetic and witty.

Kind hearted to all, and the grieved shared her pity.

An excellent singer, could compose her own rhyme, [time

While she played with her children she danced them to

Though she learned them to dance, she taught them to prayHer memory was retentive, wish I had it today.

Then Lois, eleventh, much loved in her day,

She married a Raymond then faded away.No children she left for their mother to grieve,

I've been told she had one, which I rather believe.

Of Anna the last and the sweetest I'll speak.

Two years and four months was her age when complete,

Five liv'd to four score, some to three score and ten.

Of the children of Jesse, I will now say Amen.(Number and names of Jesse's grandchildren.)

First, the children of Lizzie and Peleg we see,

Deborah, William and Abel make three,

Lizzie, Peleg, Jesse, David, second Jesse, have come,Andrew, James, Asa Evans, the record is done.

The children of Mary and Jacob I'll write,

Lucinda, Charles, Mary, names hard to indite,

Jacob, Olive, Reuben, Daniel and David appear,

Elisha, Eliza, Ebenezer, are here.

Third, Jesse, who settled in the north part of Gerry,Had Anna and Betsy, who were good looking very,

Mary, Francis and Lois, and Paul with an "R,"Jesse, Lucinda, John, David, Huzzah!


Fourth, Hannah who wed Reuben Graves, I'll keep tally,

Had Anna, and Hannah, and Olive and Sally,Then married a Marsh, with a Reuben was blest,

Asa, Betsy and Mary were the names of the rest.

Fifth, Olive who married E. Graves, as I fancy.Had Sally, Elisha, the third one was Nancy,

Then Laura, and Jesse, and Lois succeed,(Much patience with rhyming the reader will need.)

Sixth, Joel in Athol, who kept the old "Mill,"Had Mary, and Lyman who is grinding there still,

Anna, Sally and Abby, next Joel their brother,And Francis and Nancy, I think there's no other.

Samuel was seventh (my subject don't vary,)Had Samuel and David and Sally and Mary,

Then Lucy, Eliza and ere I shall finish,

Alvira, Augusta, the numbers diminish.

The eighth child was Andrew, his children were few,Stephen, Levi, and Lyman, he knew what to do,

Unlike the poor woman in the nursery ditty;

—

That he had no fair daughters, I think was a pity.

Next David, the ninth, had four daughters, four sons,

Mary, Anna, and Rebecca, as the history runs,

Elizabeth Wyeth, and David they sayWas next older than Jarvis, whom we called Leonard J.

Next Mary who died, as the record appears,

Eighteen seventeen, lived three months and three years,

S. Austin, whose name-sake was skilled in theology,

Nathaniel the last one in this genealogy.

Calvin, the tenth, I know for a verity,

Was the last child of Jesse who left a posterity,

Lois might have had one that died very early, [pearly.

But Anna, when young, passed the Heavenly gates


Now Calvin, the tenth of his father I'll trace.

Allow for some bias, I am one of the race;

His wife Abby B., in the line I will carry, [Mary.Three times three were their children, the oldest was

She married Seth Whiting, a Captain and Soldier,

Made good brushes too, than his wife was some older;

She bore of the labor of life a great share.

With fortitude blest, every trial could bear.

The number of her children were the same as her mother,First Henry, (died young) Susan Harding another,

Lucius Henry the third in the record I make,Then the fourth was a son and they called him John Lake.

Mary Kendall, J. Miles, then one, Ira S.

Anstis A., for myself to honor and bless.

Then Olive, a name that three relatives bore.

All counted together made nine and no more.

Then Thomas died single at twenty eight years.

Was honest, upright, in his death were no fears.

His example and counsel let us copy with care,

For in mansions of glory he now finds a share.

The third one was Anstis, and that is myself,

(I'm tempted to lay the whole thing on the shelf,) [beginner,

Of the "Home," now in Worcester, for poor children

I've been praised for a saint, then blamed for a sinner.

J. M. Miles is my husband, has been twice made a Deacon,Of his virtues and honors let the chronicles speak on,

The children (our own) number two, as you see,

Lowell Milton, the oldest, and Eugene with a T.

And then I will tell, we adopted four more,Mary and Eliza, who were sisters before.

And then Lucius K. whom we named for my brother,

Abby B. was the last one and named for my mother.


Of Calvin, the fourth child of Calvin, I'll speak.

When he wanted a wife Lydia Wetherell did seek,

Fanny M. was the first, then Abigail B.,

Mary A., Lucius W., then came Anna E.

Sophronia the fifth, in the schools was a teacher.

United her fate with L. Wiswall, a preacher,

Had Mary Sophronia, Ellen Kendall, and then

Luther, James, Samuel Green, Mary Frances. Amen.

Stephen took Sarah Conant to make his life even

Had Olivia Maria, then Frederick Stephen,

Artemas C, Sarah E., Abby Kelly, make five,

Charles F., William Henry, all but one are alive.

Abby, the seventh liv'd twenty-four years,

Then faded and died, and we shed bitter tears

Olive wed L. J. Kendall, and of children had one, Susan,

Lucius died at five years, and the record is done.

KENDALL ORIGIN

Kendall or Kendal,—"Local." Derived from the

town of "Kendal, Westmoreland county, England," andwas so called from the river "Ken," on which it is situated,

and "dale," the dale on the river "Ken." (Etymological

Dictionary of Family and Christian names by WilliamArthur, M. A., p. 173.)

English authorities suppose this name to have beenoriginally spelled "Candale." (Magna Brit. VI, 19).

THE TOWN OF KENDALL

Kendall, England, was one of the first provincial

towns that printed a newspaper, beginning in 1811. Ken-dall was celebrated for its buckram or green druggets, at

one time the common clothing of the poor in London.Thus far little has been found concerning the English

ancestry of Thomas"^ and Francis^ Kendall of Charles-

town, whose descendants we have traced in the following

pages.

An item of interest was found in the " Generall Historic

of Virginia, New England and West Indies," by CaptainJohn Smith, published in London, 1627.

Mr. Miles Kendall was elected Governor in 1615,

and became Governor of Bermuda. Much is said of

him and his rule there in the records. We make no asser-

tions or attempts to connect him with the brothers

Thomas and Francis Kendall of Charlestown, It wouldbe a clue worth following, if we had more time and spaceto devote to the English ancestry. But it must rest withsome abler scholar to prove the connection, if there beany. The fact that Governor Kendall's Christian namewas "Miles" and Francis' Kendall of Charlestown wascalled Francis "Miles" until his marriage readily suggests

a relationship which might exist.

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AMERICAN LINE^ f>-^''

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1. Thomas^ Kendall, m. Rebeka — . He d.

July 22, 1681; she d. July 17, 1703, ae. 87 years, both in

Reading, Mass.Children born in Reading, Mass.

i. Elizabeth^, b. Feb. 17, 1642; m. March 8, 1658, JohnEaton, in Reading, Mass.

ii. Rebecka, b. Feb. 10, 1644; m. June 15, 1665, JamesBoutwell, in Reading,

iii. Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1647; m. Feb. 2, 1664, AbrahamBriant, in Reading,

iv. Hannah, b. Jan. 29, 1649; m. Nov. 13, 1667, JohnParker, in Reading.

V. Sarah, b. June 20, 1652; d. June 23, 1652, ae. 3 d.

vi. Sarah, b. June 22, 1653; m. June 17, 1673, SamuelDunton, in Reading,

vii. Abigail, b. Nov. 30, 1655; m. John Nichols.

viii. Susannah, b. June 27, 1658; m. Nathanell Goodwin.

ix. Tabitha, b. Nov. 5, 1660; m. John Peirson.

X. Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1663; d. July 20, 1664.

Thomas^ Kendall and his brother Francis^ are said

to have come to this country from the town of "Kendal,"Westmoreland county, England. They appear in Charles-

town, Mass., in 1640 and in Woburn in 1642, when the

latter town was settled.

Thomas lived in Reading and became deacon of the

church there.

Having no sons to bear his name the daughters each

named their eldest sons "Kendall" for a Christian name;thus preserving the family name as far as possible.

2. Francis^ Kendall, born about 1620; m. December24, 1644, in Woburn, Mass., Mary Tidd, dau. of John andMargaret Tidd of Woburn and Charlestown. He d. 1708

ae. 88 years. She d. 1705.

Children born in Woburn, Mass.

i. John-, b. July 2, 1646; m. (1) Jan. 29, 1668, HannahBartlett, dau. of Thomas Bartlett, and had three

children; m. (2) March 29, 1681, Elizabeth Comey.


She d. Dec. 1701, and had eight children; m. (3) Mrs.

Eunice (Brooks) Carter, dau. of John Brooks.

3. ii. Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1649.

iii. Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1651; m. about 1669, Israel Reed,

iv. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1653; m. (1) Ephraim Winship,

m. (2) James Peirce.

V. Hannah, b. Jan. 26, 1655; m. William Green, Jr., his

second wife,

vi. Rebecca, b. March 2, 1657; m. Joshua Eaton, deceased

1706.

vii. Samuel, b. March 8, 1659; m. (1) Nov. 13, 1683,

Rebecca Mixer, dau. of Isaac Mixer, who d. Oct. 25,

1691; m. (2) March 30, 1692, Mary Locke, dau. of

William Locke. They lived in Lancaster, Mass.

viii. Jacob, b. Jan 25, 1661; m. (1) Jan. 2, 1683, Persis

Hayward, who d. Oct. 19, 1694; m. (2) Jan. 10, 1695,

Alice Temple,

ix. Abigail, b. April 6, 1666; m. May 24, 1686, William

Reed, b. Sept. 22, 1662, son of George and Elizabeth

(Jennison) Reed. She d. Oct. 12, 1734, in Lexington.

He d. May 12, 1718.

The probable home of Francis Kendall has already

been given as Kendal, England. He appears in Charles-

town, Mass., in 1640 and in Woburn in 1642, when that

town was settled. Savage says he was made freeman in

1647 and in 1700 swore he was fourscore years old, thusplacing his birth at 1620.

Woburn records give the following :" Ffrances Kendall,"

subscribed with thirty-one others to the "Town Orders"for Woburn on Dec. 18, 1640, also— his marriage record,

"Ffrances Kendall, alias Miles and Mary [Tidd] Teddmaryed 24th 10 mo. [Dec. 24] 1644."

Family tradition advances the theory he fled secretly

from England, thus using the name Miles; another tradi-

tion states he was stolen from Ralph Miles of Englandand brought to America, but the fact concerning GovernorMiles Kendall already referred to would seem stronger

toward the name Miles being a possible connectionbetween them.


Sewall in a genealogical notice says: "He was agentleman of great respectability and influence in the

town where he resided."

His will was dated May 9, 1706, in which he styles

himself "miller" and gives, "one half his 'corne mill'

together with the rights of the streams, dams and utensils

thereunto belonging" to his heirs as specified.

The first mill was built in Woburn about 1650 byFrancis Kendall, but not the present mill as has beenclaimed. Mr. John Johnson, a descendant of Francis, is

said to have papers proving this first mill was built onanother stream three-quarters of a mile east of the present

mill, which was built by SamueP on land bought fromMr, John Johnson Aug. 11, 1694.

Francis's homestead was nearer the town, located

about one and three-quarters miles from the J. R. Kendallplace and taken down about 1839.

3. Thomas^ Kendall, b. Jan. 10, 1649 in Woburn,Mass.; m. (1) 1673, Ruth Blodgett, dau. of Samuel Blod-gett. She d. Dec. 18, 1695, m. (2) March 30, 1696 Abigail

Broughton of Weston, Mass.He d. May 25, 1730.


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i. Ruth^ b. Feb. 17, 1674; m. Nov. 9, 1691, in Woburn,John Walker, son of Samuel Walker.

ii. Thomas, b. May 19, 1677; m. 1701, Sarah Cheever,

dau. of Rev. Thomas Cheever of Chelsea, Mass. Hed. March 2, 1761. Lived in Sherborn, or Framing-ham ^ Mass.

iii. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1681 ; m. Feb. 13, 1699, Joseph Whit-

more.

4. iv. Samuel, b. Oct. 29, 1682.

V. Ralph, b. May 4, 1685; m. May, 1707, Abigail Carter

and had six children. Lived in Lancaster, Mass. Sold

homestead of 120 acres in 1718 to Samuel Green.

vi. Eleazer, b. Nov. 16, 1687; m. Hannah Howe of Lexing-

ton. Lived in Framingham.


vii. Jabez, b. Sept. 10, 1692; m. (2) June 21, 1739 in Lexing-

ton, Sarah Parker of Lexington.

viii. Jane, b. Sept. 10, 1692; m. Nov. 3, 1712, Joseph

Russell.

L\-. Child born and died, Dec. 18, 1095.

Thomas Kendall's farm was adjoining that of his

father's original homestead in Woburn.A record was found seemingly to mean that the seventh

child m. (1) about 1718, to Rebekah, but showed noabsolute proof.

4. Samuel^ Kendall, b. Oct. 29, 1682 in Woburn,Mass.; m. (1) Elizabeth ; m. (2) July 23,

1751 in Concord, Mass., Mehetabel Hosmer of Concord.He d. Dec. 13, 1764. Buried in Woburn, Mass.Elizabeth d. Jan. 10, 1742. Buried in Woburn, Mass.

in fifty-fourth year of age.

Mehetabel d. Aug. 31, 1755.


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i. Samuel^ b. June 30, 1708; m. Sept. 23, 1736, PhebeBrintain of Woburn. He grad. from Harvard Col-

lege 1731, taught school in Framingham in 1732 andwas ordained a minister Dec. 15, 1742. He preached

first in the Congregational church in New Salem,

Mass. He d. Jan. 31, 1792.

ii. James, b. April 28, 1710; m. (1) July 21, 1735, Sarah

Richardson of Woburn; m. (2) March 1, 1741, Lydia

Richardson of Woburn.iii. Josiah, b. Sept. 1, 1712; m. March 17, 1736, Tabitha

Wyman, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Wyman,b. April 7, 1714. He d. July 22, 1785. She d. April

22, 1800, ae. 86 yrs. For descendants of this line see

"Kendall Memoriam," by Oliver Kendall.

iv. Ezekiel, b. March 14, 1715; m. (1) March 3, 1742,

Hannah Pierpoint; m. (2) Dec. 21, 1752, Mary May.Lived in Sterling, Mass. He d. Dec. 28, 1802.


V. Timothy, b. March 23, 1717; m. Nov. 13, 1740, EstherWalker of Woburn. He d. July 21, 1780. She d.

March 25, 1760. Lived in Leominster, Mass.vi. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3, 1719; m. John Brooks of Sterlmg,

Mass. Lived in Lancaster, Mass.vii. Jonas, b. March 10, 1721; m. Aug. 8, 1751, Elizabeth

Bennett. He d. July 22, 1779. She d. April 15, 1825.

Lived in Leominster, Mass.viii. Sarah, b. April 16, 1723; m. John Kendall of Leominster,

ix. Susanna, b. July 5, 1724; unm.X. Obadiah, b. Sept. 3, 1725; m. Jan. 27, 1756 in Lexington,

Mass., Elizabeth Miles of Concord, Mass. He d.

Nov. 19, 1811. She d. Oct. 3, 1822, ae. 86 yrs. Hewas a deacon of the church,

xi. Jesse, b. May 15, 1727.

xii. Seth, b. Jan. 4, 1729; m. March 10, 1756, DeborahStratton. He d. July 5, 1790. She d. Oct. 22, 1791.

Lived in Athol, Mass.xiii. Abigail, b. Feb. 27, 1731; ra. Jacob Peirce of Woburn.xiv. Ephraim, b. Nov. 9, 1732; d. Feb. 16, 1733.

XV. Jerusha, b. Feb. 13, 1734; m. March 3, 1757, ReubenKendall.

Samuel Kendall, like the two previous generations,resided in Woburn, Mass. He was commissioned alieutenant by Governor Belcher, Oct. 5, 1732.

He was one of the original proprietors of "NorthTown," or Townsend, Mass., where he held a grant of

land, containing a flaw, which resulted in the "Haw-thorne" suit mentioned in this poem.

Two of his sons settled Athol, formerly called "IndianPequoage," one of whom was a miller also.

Samuel Kendall was a carpenter by trade. Hisname appears among the "List of men admitted by theGreat and General Courts Committe to draw 'HouseLotts' in the 'Township of Pequoig,' on Miller's Riveron the 26th of June, 1734 at Concord, as settlers of said

Pequoig," now called Athol, Mass.


5. Jesse^ Kendall, b. May 15, 1727 in Woburn,Mass.; m. Dec. 4, 1750 Elizabeth Evans, dau. of Andrewand Mary (Richardson) Evans.

He d. April 14, 1797; she d. June 22, 1813 in her eighty-

first year.

Children : First three born in Woburn, the last nine in

Athol.

6. i. Elizabeth^ b. Aug. 17, 1751.

7. ii. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1753.

8. iii. Jesse, b. Feb. 11, 1756 in Medford, Mass,

9. iv, Hannah, b. Dec. 18, 1757.

10. V, Olive, b. March 31, 1760.

11, vi. Joel, b. March 11, 1762.

12, vii. Samuel, b. Jan. 20, 1764.

13. viii. Andrew, b. April 17, 1766.

14, ix. David, b. March 20, 1768.

15. X. Calvin, b. July 15, 1770.

xi. Lois, b. Sept. 11, 1772; m. July 16, 1789, Freeborn

Raymond. She died leaving no issue,

xii. Anna, b. May 4, 1775; d. Aug. 30, 1777, ae. 2 y. 3 m. 26 d.

Jesse Kendall dug the first canal in Athol, Mass.,building the first mill to grind corn, oats and barley.

Like many of the Kendalls he too was a miller. He waschosen deacon of the old first church Nov. 10, 1774.

6. Elizabeth^ Kendall, b. Aug. 17, 1751 in Woburn,Mass. ; m. Nov. 29, 1769 Peleg Stratton.

She d. July 30, 1831.

Children (Stratton) born in Athol, Mass.

i. Deborah^ Stratton, b. July 21, 1770; m. Jan. 29, 1799

in Athol, Samuel Morse,

ii. William Stratton, b. March 14, 1773.

iii. Abel Stratton, b. April 16, 1775; m. Aug. 22, 1801 in

Athol, Mass., Betsey Batchelor of Fitchburg, Mass.

He d. Feb. 11, 1829 in his fifty-fourth year,

iv. Elizabeth Stratton, b. Sept. 13, 1778; m. Feb. 5, 1805


in Athol, Mass., William Townsend. She d. April 1,

1822, ae. 43, in Athol.

V. Peleg Stratton, b. Feb. 10, 1781.

vi. Jesse Stratton, b. Aug. 27, 1783; d. Sept. 13, 1787, ae.

4 y. 17 d.

vii. David Stratton, b. June 26, 1786; m. May 5, 1810.

Sally Wadsworth of Grafton, in Athol, Mass.viii. Jesse Stratton, b. Jan. 1, 1789.

ix. Andrew Stratton, b. Nov. 15, 1791; m. Oct. 2, 1817 in

Athol, Mass., Lois Ward.X. James Stratton, b. March 13, 1795; m. int. Feb. 10.

1818 in Athol, Mass., Susanna Ward of New Salem,

Mass.

xi. Asa Evans Stratton, b. June 13, 1798; m. int. Nov. 23,

1821 in Athol, Mass., Elizabeth Rogers of Petersham,

Mass.

7. Mary^ Kendall, b. Nov. 26, 1753 in Woburn,Mass.; m. Aug. 4, 1774, Jacob Rich, b. July 15, 1747 in

Sutton, s. of Elisha and Mary (Davis) Rich of Warwick,Mass.

She d. Sept. 7, 1839.

He d. March 5, 1817 in Warwick, Mass.Children (Rich) born in Warwick, Mass.

:

i. Lucinda® Rich, b. Aug. 17, 1775; m. Sept. 1795, AmoryGale, b. July 13, 1776. She d. Dec. 7, 1855. He d.

Sept. 29, 1852.

ii. Charles Rich, b. July 30, 1777; m. April 1808, AnnaStevens. He d. Dec. 17, 1811.

iii. Mary Rich, b. Sept. 23, 1779; m. Jan. 1801, Elijah

Davis, her cousin, b. March 28, 1774. She d. June

1858. He d. Aug. 11, 1861.

16. iv. Jacob Rich, b. Jan. 18, 1782.

v. Olive Rich, b. May 1784; m. April 1808, Dr. Ebenezer

Hall. Removed in 1835 to Woodstock, N. Y.

vi. Reuben Rich, b. April 29, 1786; m. (1) May, 1814 in

Rockingham, Vt., Caroline Lowell; m. (2) Mrs.

Harriet Rich. He d. Feb. 21, 1863. She d. April 7,

1850, both in Richmond, N. H.

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vii. Daniel Rich, b. March 30, 1788; d. March 30, 1788.

viii. David Rich, b. April 1789; m. (1) Nov. 18, 1814,

Lucretia Mayo, who d. Jan. 5, 1828; m. (2) Aug. 3,

1828, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheseborough.

ix. Elisha Rich, b. May 15, 1791; m. int. May 29, 1824 to

Caroline Parker of Winchester, N. H. He d. Dec. 31,

1863.

X. Eliza Rich, b. July 3, 1793; m. Samuel Culver, lived in

Saline, Mich. She d. Dec. 5, 1852.

xi. Ebenezer Rich, b. Nov. 26, 1795; m. Harriet Pond of

Warwick, Mass. He d. July 4, 1847 at Warwick.

Four children.

Mr. Rich and his brothers went to live in Warwick,Mass. He kept a tavern and also ran a sawmill there.

8. Jesse^ Kendall, b. Feb. 11, 1756 in Medford,

Mass. ; m. Oct. 12, 1780 Elizabeth Raymond.He d. Oct. 28, 1817 ae. 61 years.

Children born in Phillipston, Mass.

:

i. Anna^ b. July 1, 1781.

ii. Betsey, b. March 21, 1783; m. Nov. 26, 1801 m Phillips-

ton, Mass., Gamaliel Smith.

iii. Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1785; m. Jan. 15, 1807 m Phillipston,

Mass., Nathaniel Bragg of Royalston.

17. iv. Francis, b. Jan. 23, 1787.

V. Jesse, b. May 17, 1789; d. Dec. 9, 1789.

vi. Lois, b. Oct. 25, 1790; m. March 7, 1815 in Phillipston,

Earll Cutting, Jr.

18. vii. Paul Raymond, b. Nov. 26, 1792.

viii. Jesse, b. April 14, 1795.

19. ix. Lucinda, b. April 25, 1798.

X. John Ballard, b. Dec. 26, 1800.

xi. David, b. June 21, 1803.

xii. Huzzah, b.

9. Hannah^ Kendall, b. Dec. 18, 1757 in Athol,

Mass.; m. (1) July 8, 1778 Reuben Graves, b. about 1754.


m. (2) , 1788 Benjamin Marsh, b. June 7, 1754, s.

of Rev. Elisha Marsh of Chesterfield and Walpole, N. H.She d. April 12, 1819.

Reuben d. May 10, 1786 in his thirty-third year.

Benjamin d. April 7, 1811.

Children (Graves)

:

20. i. Anna^ Graves, b. April 16, 1799.

ii. Hannah Graves, b. May 8, 1781; m. 1812, Charles

Davis of Oxford, Mass. She d. April 2, 1862 in W.Boylston, Mass.

iii. Olive Graves, b. Aug. 1, 1783; she married; d. March1851.

iv. Sally Graves, b. Nov. 16, 1785; she married; d. Aug. 27,

1757.

Children (Marsh)

21. V. Reuben Marsh, b. Dec. 20, 1788.

22. vi. Asa Marsh, b. AprU 22, 1791.

vii. Betsey Marsh, b. Oct. 2, 1797; m. Jonathan Glazier of

W. Boylston.

viii. Mary L. Marsh, b. Sept. 25, 1804; m. Mr. Reed of W.Boylston.

They lived in Chesterfield, N. H. She and her first

husband, Reuben Graves lived on what was later knownas the "Marsh Farm," located between the present HenryC. Marsh place and the brook.

Mr. Marsh's father, Rev. Elisha Marsh graduatedfrom Harvard College and preached in Westminster, Mass.from 1742 to 1757. He then removed to Walpole, N. H.and practiced law, becoming Judge of the Court of Com-mon Pleas of Cheshire county.

10. Olive^ Kendall, b. March 31, 1760 in Athol,

Mass.; m. March 13, 1787 in Royalston, Mass. Eleazer

Graves, probably a cousin to Elizabeth of Royalston,

Mass.


Children (Graves):

i. Sally^ Graves, b. Aug. 6, 1787.

ii. Elijah Graves, b. Oct. 17, 1789 (Records call him

Elijah, the poem Elisha;.

iii. Nancy Graves, b. Dec. 16, 1793.

iv. Laura Graves, b. March 19, 1796.

V. Jesse Graves, b. April 12, 1798.

vi. Lois Graves, b. July 20, 1800,

11. JoEL^ Kendall, b. March 11, 1762 in Athol,

Mass.; m. Nov. 5, 1787 in Royalston, Mass., Sally Ray-mond, b. Dec. 26, 1766 in Athol, Mass., dau. of Freeborn

and Mary (Young) Raymond of Athol, Mass.He d. May 22, 1834 ae 72 years in Athol, Mass.She d. Jan. 25, 1822 ae. 55 years in Athol, Mass.Children born in Athol, Mass.

23. i. Lyman, b. Sept. 14, 1788.

ii. Mary«, b. Sept. 19, 1790.

iii. Anna, b. Aug. 16, 1794; d. Feb. 1, 1813, ae. 18 y.

iv. SaUy,/b. March 9, 1797; d. Feb. 1, 1813.

V. Abby Balch, b. Aug. 23, 1799; d. Feb. 10, 1829.

24. vi. Joel,' b. July 1, 1801.

vii. Francis Evans, b. July 11, 1804; d. Jan. 17, 1822.

viii. Nancy, b. Aug. 20, 1807.

JoEL^ Kendall lived in Athol, and kept the mill there.

12. Samuel^ Kendall, b. Jan. 20, 1764 in Athol,

Mass.; m. May 1, 1788 in Athol, Mass., Molly Taylor,

b. March 24,1766 in Athol, Mass., dau. of Rufus andMary (Goddard) Taylor.

Children born in Phillipston, Mass.

:

i. Samuel®.

ii. David.

iii. SaUy.

iv. Mary.V. Lucy.

vi. Eliza.

vii. Alvira.

viii. Augusta.

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13. Andrew^ Kendall, b. April 17, 1766 in Athol,

Mass.; m. Feb. 23, 1796 in Royalston, Mass., HannahJennings.

He d. May 3, 1829 ae. 63 years, in Royalston, Mass.Children born in Royalston, Mass.

:

i. Stephen Jennings^, b. Jan. 31, 1797.

ii. Levi, b. June 13, 1798.

iii. Lyman, b. Jan. 23, 1809.

Mr. Kendall lived in West Royalston, Mass., being

appointed esquire there.

14. David^ Kendall, b. March 20, 1768 in Athol,

Mass. ; m. Susan Jarvis.

Children

:

i. Mary Ann^ b. Jan, 10, 1804; d. 1807, ae. 3 y. 3 m.ii. Edmund, b. April 18, 1805 in Hubbardston, Mass.

iii. Rebecca Parkman Jarvis, b. May 9, 1805, in Hubbards-

ton, Mass.

iv. Elizabeth Wyeth, b. Sept. 28, 1806 in Hubbardston,

Mass.

V. David.

vi. Jarvis, b. 1813; m. Jan. 19, 1835 in Shrewsbury,

Mass., Olive G. Kendall. He d. March 18, 1839 in

Shrewsbury, Mass., ae. 26 y.

vii. AusttQ.

viii. Nathaniel.

Note.—The error in dates of second and third children is due

to vital records not ours.

David^ Kendall was preceptor of Framingham Acad-emy in 1794.

15. Calvin^ Kendall, b. July 15, 1770 in Athol,

Mass.; m. June 27, 1793 Abigail Batcheller, b. Sept. 11,

1774 in Royalston, Mass., dau. of Dr. Stephen and Meribah(Stratton) Batcheller of Royalston, Mass.

He d. July 24, 1850.

She d. Feb. 2, 1845 ae. 70 y. 4 m. 25 d.


Children

:

25. i. Ma^y^ b. March 25, 1794.

ii. Thomas, b. April 29, 1796; d. ae. 28 y., single.

26. iii. Anstis, b. Dec. 25, 1798.

27. iv. Calvin, b. Feb. 19, 1803.

28. V. Sophronia, b. July 7, 1805.

29. vi. Stephen Batcheller, b. Sept. 13, 1807.

vii. Abigail, b. Aug. 29, 1810; d. ae. 24 y.

30. viii. Olive Graves, b. May 29, 1813.

ix. Lucius, b. May 20, 1815; d. May 27, 1820 ae. 5 y.

16. Jacob« Rich, b. Jan. 18, 1782; m. Sept. 8, 1805 in

Dana, Mass., Hannah Bancroft, b. July 12, 1786 in Sutton,

Mass., dau. of Jacob and Lydia (Hayden) Bancroft.

He d. March 10, 1826.

She d. Oct. 6, 1881 in Chicopee Falls, Mass.Children born in Warwick, Mass.

:

i. Mary K.^ Rich, b. Oct. 1, 1806; m. May 26, 1830 in

Warwick, Mass., Amos F. Carroll, b. Oct. 20, 1803

in Monson, Mass.31. ii. Jacob Rich, b. May 20, 1808.

iii. Hannah B. Rich, b. Nov. 4, 1809; m. int. Oct. 16, 1835

in Spencer, Mass., Samuel S. Brewer.

iv. Charles Rich, b. June 5, 1812; m. (1) Oct. 11, 1836,

Lucy Adams, b. Oct. 21, 1817, dau. of Amos andMary (Fassett) Adams; m. (2) Oct. 7, 1842, RoxannaGould, b. March 24, 1821 in Vasselboro, Me., dau.

of Otis and Susan (Bent) Gould.

Note—ii Jacob's son Jacob E. and iv Charles' dau. Susan

R. were married and this is the next line followed through the

Rich family. They being cousins it is well to note as tracing

often proves confusing.

V. Eliza R. Rich, b. Jan. 11, 1816; m. Elijah Miller. She

d. June 25, 1886 in Chicopee Falls, Mass. He d.

March 18, 1890 in Chicopee Falls, Mass.vi. Orlando Rich, b. Jan. 22, 1818; m. July 30, 1840, Mrs.

Marietta B. Rogers. He d. Nov. 5, 1880 in New-barge, Ore.

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vii. Amory Rich, b. March 12, 1821; m. Ellen Blessington,

b. Dec. 25 and about 1831. He d. 1888 in Los Angeles,

Cal. Their descendants are now living in Los Angelesand Frisco, Cal.

viii. Lydia Rich, b. Aug. 15, 1829; m. Hiram Gage.

17. Francis^ Kendall, b. Jan. 23, 1787 in Phillipston,

Mass.; m. June 8, 1815 Rebecca Stow. She d. Oct. 19,

1840 ae. 50 yrs.

Children born in Phillipston, Mass:

i. James Blake^ b. Feb. 24, 1816.

ii. Jesse, b. Nov. 19, 1817; d. June 4, 1839, ae. 21 yrs.

iii. Rebekah, b. Nov. 7, 1820; m. Aug. 18, 1847, Jason H.Sherman of Carthage, 111.

iv. Hariet Augusta, b. March 19, 1823.

V. Sophia Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1827.

vi. Isabella Maria, b. Oct. 2, 1831; d. March 26, 1841.

vii. Francis, b. April 17, 1834; d. April 23, 1834, ae. 6 d.

18. Paul R.« Kendall, b. Nov. 26, 1792 in Phillipston,

Mass.; m. Feb. 15, 1818 in Phillipston, to Jane Nickerson.

He d. March 26, 1845 ae. 52 yrs. 4 mo.Children born in Phillipston, Mass:

i. Erasmus Nickerson^ b. Dec. 6, 1818.

ii. Edwin Evans, b. Oct. 12, 1820.

iii. Paul Raymond, b. Aug. 27, 1822.

iv. Nathan, b. Feb. 10, 1824.

v. Sarah, b. June 25, 1826.

vi. Lydia Young, b. May 1, 1829.

vii. David Wellington, b. Dec. 9, 1831.

viii. Henry Myron, b. Sept. 17, 1838.

ix. Thomas Marshall, b. Aug. 17, 1841; d. Jan. 7, 1846, ae.

4 V. 4 m. 20 d.

19. LuciNDA^ Kendall, b. April 25, 1798 in Phillipston,

Mass.; m. Jan. 30, 1823 in Phillipston, Mass., Lieutenant

John Fry.


Children (Fry)

:

i. Ardelia^ Fry, b. Nov. 16, 1823; m. May 7, 1846, Ezra A.

Cheney,

ii. Clarisa Fry, b. May 8, 1826.

iii. John K. Fry. b. Sept. 29, 1831.

20. Anna« Graves, b. April 16, 1799 in Chesterfield,

N. H.; m. 1800, Abraham Hildreth, b. Sept. 7, 1773 in

Chesterfield, N. H., s. of Edward and Sarah (Whitney)Hildreth of Chesterfield.

She d. June 25, 1850. He d. Oct. 17, 1827.

Res. Chesterfield, N. H.Children (Hildreth) born in Chesterfield, N. H.

:

i. Reuben^ Hildreth, b. Feb. 17, 1802; m. twice; d.

Hinsdale, N. H.

ii. Sumner Hildreth, b. Feb. 11, 1804; d. May 7, 1869, unm.iii. Russell Hildreth, b. March 20, 1806; m. Sophia Darling

Wheeler, dau. of Montgomery Wheeler. He d. June

3, 1869.

Iv. Sarah Hildreth, b. Oct. 23, 1808.

V. Hannah Hildreth, b. Sept. 7, 1812; d. April 4, 1828.

vi. Edward W. Hildreth, b. Sept. 2, 1814.

vii. Samuel K. Hildreth, b. March 11, 1817.

21. Reuben^ Marsh, b. Dec. 20, 1788 in Chesterfield,

N. H.; m. 1815, Mary Wetherbee, dau. Joab and Abigail

(Houghton) Wetherbee. He d. Nov. 16, 1855. She d.

Feb. 10, 1859, ae. 65 yrs.

Children (Marsh) born in Chesterfield, N. H.

:

32. i. Laura A. H.'' Marsh, b. Aug. 20, 1817.

ii. Mary W. Marsh, b. Nov. 15, 1819; m. 1844, EdwinGoodnow of Hindsale, N. H.

iii. Benjamin Lloyd Marsh, b. Nov. 8, 1823; m. AnnaSmith. He d. June 13, 1865. Had ch. Cora andMary. He became a partner of Jordan MarshCompany, of Boston, Mass.

iv. Sophira S. Marsh, b. Feb. 5, 1827; m. 1845, Arza K.

Clark,


V. Charlotte Marsh, b. Nov. 6, 1829; m. 1849, HenryFletcher,

vi. Charles Marsh, b. Nov. 6, 1829; m. Julia M. Barrett

of Boston, He d. July 9, 1886 in Boston, Mass.

Had eh. Edith M. (now Mrs. Edith M. Binney,

Boston, Mass), Mabel M., Charles Reuben. Hewas also a partner of the firm Jordan MarshCompany, Boston, Mass.

vii. Helen E. Marsh, b. March 23, 1840; m. S. E. Howard.Lived in Geneseo. 111.

Reuben Marsh was a lieutenant in the 2d regimentof detached militia, stationed at Portsmouth, N. H.He was selectman in 1839, 1842 and 1844.

22. AsA« Marsh, b. April 22, 1791 in Chesterfield, NH.; m. 1821, Elizabeth Hall, b. Dec. 21, 1792 in Chester-

field, N. H., dau. of Isaac Hall. He d. Feb. 21, 1875.

She d. March 18, 1878 ae. 85 yrs.

Children (Marsh)

:

i. John Q. A.'' Marsh, b. Oct. 13, 1826; m. Jan. 27, 1859,

Sarah J. Hanna.ii. Henry C. Marsh, b. Nov. 3, 1828; m. Nov. 1878, Mrs.

Emily J. Darling, widow of Henry N. Darling anddau. of George Allerton.

iii. Frederick W. Marsh, b. Jan. 14, 1831; m. (1) 1856,

Mary J. Robinson, who d. Aug. 4, 1869; m. (2) June

14, 1871, Ellen M. Allen of Boston, Mass. He wasa merchant at Chester Depot, Vt., and had one child,

George F., b. Feb. 2, 1877.

iv. George H. Marsh, b. Nov. 26, 1833; m. Sept. 18, 1858,

Cornelia M. Darling, dau. of Noyes Darling. Theylived in Mankato, Minn.

V. Mary Augusta Marsh, b. Feb. 15, 1836; d. March 6,

1875, unm. School teacher.

Asa® Marsh lived in Chesterfield, N. H. on the pater-

nal farm and built his house about 1820. In 1849 he also

built the "stone store" at the Centre Village.


23. Lyman'' Kendall, b. Sept. 14, 1788 in Athol,

Mass.; m. Oct. 3, 1824 in Athol, Mass. Hannah L. Hilton.

Children born in Athol, Mass.

:

i. Francis Evans^ b. Aug. 27, 1825; d. Oct. 24, 1825.

ii. Francis Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1826.

iii. Abigail Balch, b. Jan. 17, 1829.

iv. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 3, 1830.

V. Maria Sterling, b. Nov. 21, 1832; d. July 7, 1835.

vi. George Lucas, b. Jan. 24, 1836.

vii. Charles Lyman, b. Jan. 16, 1840.

24. Joel'' Kendall, b. July 1, 1801 in Athol, Mass.;m. int. Oct. 11, 1828 in Keene, N. H., Rebecca Chase of

Keene.Children born in Athol, Mass.

:

i. Jane Rebecca^ b. Dec. 25, 1829; d. July 4, 1835 in

Athol, Mass.

ii. Joseph, b. Jan. 4, 1832; d. Dec. 15, 1832 in Athol,

Mass.

iii. Jane Rebecca, b. March 22, 1837; d. Oct. 19, 1837.

iv. Joel Chase, b. Nov. 9, 1839; d. Jan. 22, 1842 in Athol,

Mass.

V. Sarah Rebecca, b. Jan. 22, 1842.

25. Mary« Kendall, b. March 25, 1794; m. Nov. 30,

1815 in Royalston, Mass., Seth Whiting.Children (Whiting) born in Phillipston, Mass.

:

Henry^ Whitmg, b. Oct. 26, 1816; d. July 26, 1819.

Seth Whiting, b. Oct. 26, 1816.

Susan Hardmg Whitmg, b. Oct. 25, 1818.

Lucius Henry Whiting, b. June 16, 1821.

33. V. John Lake Whiting, b. May 28, 1823.

vi. Mary Kendall Whitmg, b. Sept 2, 1825.

vii. Jonas Miles Whiting, b. Sept. 13, 1827.

viii. Ira Stratton Whiting, b. Sept. 25, 1829.

ix. Anstis Amelia Whiting, b. Apr. 12, 1832.

X. Olive Matilda Whitmg, b. Oct. 10, 1834.

Seth Whiting was a soldier and captain. He was abrush maker by trade.


26. Anstis^ Kendall, b. Dec. 25, 1798 in Athol,Mass.; m. Nov. 2, 1823 in Shrewsbury, Mass., JonasMaynard Miles, b. June 7, 1799 in Shrewsbury, Mass., s.

of Jonas Keyes and Polly (Maynard) Miles. She d. July16, 1885. He d. March 28, 1882.

Children (Miles) born in Shrewsbury, Mass.

:

34. i. Lowell Milton^ Miles, b. June 8, 1824.

35. ii. Eugene Temple Miles, b. Aug. 26, 1826.

Children brought up and assumed the Miles name but

never legally adopted through the courts,

iii. Mary Miles; m. David O. Woodman, res. Worce.ster,

Mass.

iv. Eliza Miles; m. Moses Jones, res. Brookline andWaltham, Mass.

V. Lucius K. Miles; m. Fanny Plimpton, res. Fitchburg,

Mass., and Akron, Ohio,

vi. Abby B. Miles; m. Frank P. Goulding, res., Worcester,

Mass.

Jonas Miles was twice chosen a deacon.

27. Calvin^ Kendall, b. Feb. 19, 1803 in Athol,

Mass.; m. May 11, 1831 in Swanzey, N. H., Lydia LincolnWetherell, b. Nov. 30, 1805 in Putney, Vt. He d. April 19,

1871 in Athol, Mass. She d. April 13, 1883 in Athol, Mass.Children born in Athol, Mass.

:

i. Fanny M.^ b. July 2, 1832; m. May L 1860, Henry W.Stratton of Athol, Mass. She d. May 26, 1904.

h. Abigail B., b. July 5, 1833; d. Aug. 22, 1835.

36. iii. Mary A., b. March 23, 1835.

iv. Lucius W., b. Dec. 25, 1839; d. Nov. 28, 1871.

V. Angeline, b. Jan. 12, 1844.

vi. Anna E., b. July 12, 1845; m. June 4, 1868, Albert C.

Crawford of Athol, Mass. She d. Nov. 26, 1910.

28. SoPHRONiA^ Kendall, b. July 7, 1805; m. •

L. Wiswall.

Children (Wiswall)

:

i. Mary Sophronia^ Wiswall.

ii. Ellen Kendall Wiswall.


iii. Luther Wiswall.

iv. James Wiswall.

V. Samuel Green Wiswall.

vi. Mary Frances Wiswall.

Mrs. Wiswall taught school. Mr. Wiswall was aminister and lived first in Brooks, Me. He also lived in

Portland, Me., at a later period.

29. Stephen^ Kendall, b. Sept. 13, 1807; m. SarahConant of Stow, Mass. He d. April 24, 1865. She d.

Dec. 21, 1861 ae. 47 yrs.

Children

:

i. Olivia Maria^ b. Sept. 14, 1839.

ii. Frederick Stephen, b. July 4, 1841.

iii. Artemas C, b. April 21, 1843; m. May 18, 1870, Betsey

Plimpton, b. March 19, 1849, dau. of Charles T. andFrancese P. (Hatch) Plimpton, three ch., only one

living, Mrs. Alice Kendall Samson, Brookline, Mass.

iv. Sarah E., b. April 16, 1845.

V. Abby Kelly, b. Oct. 30, 1846.

vi. Charles Francis, b. Aug. 30, 1848; d. 1919 in Readville,

Mass.

vii. William Henry, b. April 14, 1851.

viii. May Lottie, b. Sept. 13, 1857.

30. Olive^ Graves, b. May 29, 1813; m. L. J. Kendall.Child:

i. Susan, ^ b.

31. Jacob^ Rich, b. May 20, 1808 in Warwick, Mass.;m. Sept. 23, 1834 in Winchester, N. H., Mary Hazelton, b.

May 22, 1818 in Townsend, Vt., dau. of Dr. John andTapha (Weeks) Hazelton of Winchester, N. H.

He d. Nov. 28, 1873, ae. 65 yrs. in Winchester, N. H.She d. Nov. 19, 1884, ae. 66 yrs. in Winchester, N. H.Children (Rich)

:

i. Mary Ophelia^ Rich, b. Nov, 1, 1835 in Winchester,

N. H., d. March 25, 1836, ae. 4 m. 25 d.

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ii. Amelia Adelaide Rich, b. Oct. 31, 1837 in Covington,

Pa.: m. (1) Sept. 7, 1859, Jasper Hoyt Leland, who d.

Dec. 26, 1861; m. (2) Oct. 28, 1869 William HenryHarrison Jones, b. April 2, 1840, m Scribia, N. Y.,

who d. Jan. 2, 1908 in Lakewood, N. J. She d.

March 9, 1910 in W. Swanzey, N. H.

iii. Ellen Caroline Rich, b. Aug. 22, 1841 in Barnard, Vt.;

m. Aug. 24, 1863 in Hinsdale, N. H., William Clinton

Barrett, b. July 14, 1837 in Hinsdale, N. H., son of

John and Sybil (Doolittle) Barrett of Hinsdale. Hed. April, 1919.

*

37. iv. Jacob Elisha Rich, b. Jan. 19, 1844 in Barnard, Vt.

V. John Hazelton, b. March 8, 1847 in Lowell, Mass.; m.Emma Victoria Gardner. Lived in Orange, Mass.

vi. Martha Lucy Rich, b. Nov. 30, 1852 in Winchester, N.H.; m. Alfred Whitney Killam, b. June 1, 1849 in

Wilton, N. H., son of Joseph W. and Mary Ann(Wilson). Killam. Lived in No. Leominster, Mass.

vii. Maadelma Jaella Rich, b. Oct. 7, 1856 in Winchester,

N. H.;d. Feb. 13, 1857.

viii. Adelbert Frederick Rich, b. Nov. 15, 1857 in Winchester,

N. H.; d. Sept, 21, 1858 in Winchester, N. H.

32. Laura A. H.^ Marsh, b. Aug. 20, 1817 in Chester-

field, N. H.; m. 1837, Ebenezer P. Wetherell.

Children (Wetherell) born in Boston, Mass.

:

i. Charlotte M.^ Wetherell, b. 1838; m. Jan. 31, 1872,

Aurelius P. Hall. She d. Sept. 4, 1878, ae. 40 yrs.

ii. Francis E. Wetherell, b. 1842. d. April 10, 1878, ae.

36 years, in New York City,

iii. Ella C. Wetherell, b. Oct. 4, 1845; m. (1) Dec. 28, 1870,

Frederick Shumway; m. (2) June 15, 1876, Oscar D.

Esterbrooks of Brattleboro, Vt.

33. John Lake^ Whiting, b. May 28, 1823 in Shrews-

bury, Mass.; m. Nov. 25, 1852, Mary B. Sawin, dau. of

Moses and Mary (Morse) Sawin. He d. June 5, 1892.

Children (Whiting) born in Boston, Mass.

:

i. Charles Henry^ Whiting, b. Dec. 2, 1853; d. Nov. 22,

1858.


38. ii. William Sawin Whiting, b. Feb. 16, 1856.

39. iii, Mary Angelina Whiting, b. July 11, 1858.

iv. Anna Maria Whiting, b. Jan. 1, 186^2; unm.V. Susan Anstis Whiting, b. July 17, 1865; m. 1909, Rev.

Henry G. Ive. She d. Dec. 1913.

John Lake^ Whiting commenced in business as abrush manufacturer at 3 Doane Street, Boston, Mass.The business growing rapidly made several changes in

location and is now located at 700 Harrison Avenue,Boston, Mass. w| ^£yf\ SOfS

34. Lowell Milton^ Miles, b. June 8, 1824 in Shrews-bury, Mass.; m. Sept. 19, 1855, Rebecca Bragdon Chase,b. April 8, 1826 in Brooks, Me., dau. of Michael and Sarah(Sawyer) Chase of Brooks, Me.

He d. Aug. 4, 1897. She d. Aug. 9, 1907 in Fitchburg,Mass.

Children (Miles)

:

40. i. Jonas MichaeP Miles, b. Nov. 27, 1857 in Brookline,

Mass.

ii. Alfred Eugene Miles, b. Aug. 30, 1860, in Framingham,Mass. He d. Jan. 8, 1890.

iii. Hester Edith Miles, b, March 21, 1866; m. Sept. 19,

1889, Kendall Fox Crocker of Fitchburg, Mass.,

child Alfred Miles Crocker, b. July 27, 1891. She d.

Aug. 21, 1892.

Lowell M. Miles and his brother made mowingmachine knives in Fitchburg, Mass.

35. Eugene Temple^ Miles, b. Aug. 26, 1826 in

Shrewsbury, Mass.; m. Mary Jane Dodd, in Holden,Mass., dau. of Luke and Mary (Woodbury) Dodd.

He d. June 26, 1876. She d. Apr. 3, 1894 in Fitch-burg, Mass., se 68 yrs.

Children (Miles)

:

i. Harriet Eliza^ Miles, b. July 17, 1853; m. William F.

Young. No issue. She d. Jan. 21, 1919.

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ii. Anstis Rebecca Miles, b. July 19, 1855; m. William P.

Snow. Her dau. m. Alfred Fairbrother and is nowliving in Hudson, Mass.

Eugene T. Miles and his brother manufacturedmowing machine knives in Fitchburg, Mass. Mr. Mileswas mayor of Fitchburg in 1875.

36. Mary A.^ Kendall, b. March 23, 1835 in Athol,

Mass.; m. May 1, 1859 in Athol, Mass., Adolphus H.Hunt, b. May 15, 1834 in Marlboro, N. H., s. of Mosesand Lucy (Stone) Hunt.

He d. Aug. 14, 1914 in Gardner, Mass.She is living in Gardner, Mass. at present.

Children (Hunt)

:

41. i. Stella Mae^ Hunt, b. July 9, 1860 in Athol, Mass.

ii. Flora Etta Hunt, b. Sept. 28, 1865; d. May 9, 1885 in

Marlboro, N. H.

37. Jacob Elisha^ Rich, b. Jan. 19, 1844 in Barnard,

Vt.; m. March 9, 1865 in Brattleboro, Vt., Susan Rosella^

Rich (his cousin), b. May 30, 1843 in Winchester, N. H.,

dau. of Charles'' and Roxanna (Gould) Rich.

He d. Dec. 16, 1904 in Westmoreland, N. H.She d. May 23, 1901 in Winchester, N. H.Both buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, N. H.Children (Rich)

:

i. Jacob Otis» Rich, b. Aug. 25, 1865 in Swanzey, N. H.;

m. April 27, 1892 in Keene, N. H., Minnie A. Wright,

b. Sept. 9, 1873 in Swanzey, N. H., dau. of Park E.

and Mary (Wheelock) Wright of W. Swanzey, N. H.One child, Paul Jacob^" Rich, b. Oct. 16, 1895, in

Swanzey, N. H. Mr. Rich is a lawyer in Troj% N. H.

at present writing. Divorced.

ii. Luna Roxanna Rich, b. May 11, 1868 in Winchester,

N. H.; m. Dec. 20, 1890 in Brattleboro, Vt., Charles

Elmer Quinn, b. Aug. 2, 1861 in Swanzey, N. H.,

son of Charles A. and Seraph (Hill) Quinn. Have3 ch., res. Keene, N. H.


iii. Maadelma Jaella Rich, b. Jan. 25, 1873; d. Sept. 23,

1873. Buried in Winchester, N. H.

iv. Irma Adelaide Rich, b. April 20, 1883 in W. Swanzey,

N. H., res. Boston, Mass.

Miss Rich collected and arranged this data on the

Kendall family.

38. William Sawin^ Whiting, b. Feb. 16, 1856 in

Boston, Mass.; m. Oct. 14. 1884 Mary C. Allen, dau.

Joseph Allen. He d. Apr. 9, 1908, Brookline, Mass.Children (Whiting)

:

i. Allen Sawin^ Whiting, b. May 9, 1887 in Boston,

Mass.

ii. Nathalie Whiting, b. March 13, 1890 in Boston.

iii. Elizabeth St. John Whiting, b. July 15, 1898 in Brook-

line, Mass.

39. Mary A.^ Whiting, b. July 11, 1858 in Boston,

Mass.; m. May 28, 1879 in Boston, Mass., Frank Wallis

Webber, b. Sept. 9, 1851 in Beverly, Mass., s. of Ezekiel

and Mary A. (Trask) Webber.Children (Webber) born in Boston, Mass.

:

42. i. Alice Mary» Webber, b. Aug. 16, 1880.

ii. Allen Whiting Webber, b. Sept. 24, 1883; d. April 22,

1892 in Boston, Mass.iii. John Whiting Webber, b. March 13, 1886.

iv. Wallis Whiting Webber, b. July 17, 1894.

Mrs. Mary A. Webber resides in Brighton, Mass.

40. Jonas M.^ Miles, b. Nov. 27, 1857 in Brookline,

Mass.; m. Jan. 16, 1883 Lizzie Baxter James, dau. of

Horace and Elizabeth (Baxter) James of Brookline, Mass.Children (Miles)

:

i. Herbert James^ Miles, b. Oct, 22, 1883 in Brookline,

Mass.; m. Nov. 26, 1914, Caroline Raymond Benton,

b. June 27, 1882 in Newton, Mass., dau. of Edward


R. and Annie (Corning) Benton. Ch.: 1, Hester

Bentoni" Miles, b. June 7, 1915 in Westerly, R. I.

2, Benton^o Miles, b. Aug. 4, 1917 in Westerly, R. I.

Jonas M. Miles is a lawyer, now retired, and resides

in Brookline, Mass.

41. Stella Mae^ Hunt, b. July 9, 1860 in Athol,

Mass.; m. Nov. 28, 1878 in Marlboro, N. H., Dexter A.Smith, b. Nov. 18, 1855 in Athol, Mass., s. of Gamalieland Charlotte Maria (Aldrich) Smith, a descendant of

Betsey® Kendall and Gamaliel Smith from Jesse^ Kendall.

Children (Smith)

:

i. Eugene K^ Smith, b. Jan. 2, 1882 in Athol, Mass.; d.

Jan. 10, 1882 in Athol, Mass.

ii. Irene Hunt Smith, b. Nov. 1, 1889; grad. from the

Gardner High School in June 1918. She is now a

student in Worcester, Mass., in her second year

(1919).

Mr. and Mrs. Smith reside at 40 Graham Street,

Gardner, Mass., near her mother Mrs. Mary A. (Kendall)

Hunt.

42. Alice Mary^ Webber, b. Aug. 16, 1880 in Boston,

Mass.; m. Oct. 3, 1904 in Brighton, Mass., Frank P.

Scofield.

Children (Scofield) born in Newton, Mass.

;

i. Maryi'' Scofield, b. Oct. 13, 1906.

ii. Elizabeth Scofield, b. Sept. 7, 1909.

iii. Anne Scofield, b. Nov. 5. 1911.

iv. Alice Webber Scofield, b. Jan. 12, 1915.

V. Francis Webber Scofield, b. May 6, 1919.

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