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GENEALOGY

Descendants of Thomas Gleason

Watertown, Mass.

1607- 1909

WJBLlVhi«> BY

JOHN BARF VR WHITE

F.DITED BY

LILLIAN MAY WILSON

II.u uRnir.i . Mass.

Press of the Nichols Print.

1909.

Copyright 1909 by John Barber White.

Printed by "The Nichols Print.

TO

THE MEMORY OF

PATIENCE GLEASON

WIFE OF JOHN BARBER.

WORCESTER, - MASS.

Whose strong womanly influence was a

rich legacy to her descendants,

this book is gratefully

DEDICATED.

" Many have risen up to call her blessed."

INTRODUCTION.

One of the writer's early boyhood recollections is of the deep respect and veneration which his mother and her sisters always held for their grandmother, Patience Gleason.

In later years, when genealogical research became an interest- ing recreation and a means of relief from business cares, the Gleason line of ancestry naturally claimed attention. But before the investigation had progressed to any considerable extent, it developed, through correspondence that other members of the family were at work in this field and that a great deal of valuable genealogical and historical matter had been collected.

The late Daniel A. Gleason of Boston and the late Joseph Meade Gleason of Cincinnati, working together, had made one collection of records and Mr. Albert H. Gleason of Chicago, working practically alone for nearly 1 3 years, had made another large collection, which also included some records prepared by Mrs. Jane H. Gleason of Cassopolis, Mich.

Before any definite steps were taken towards the publishing of any of these records, Messrs. Daniel A. Gleason and Joseph Meade Gleason both died. Feeling that the work already done ought to be preserved to future generations, the writer proposed to undertake the publishing of a Gleason Genealogy to be com- piled from his own and the other collections of records referred to.

This proposition met with the hearty approval of Mr. Albert H. Gleason of Chicago and of Lieut. Howard S. Gleason of Louis- ville, Ky., who had charge of the collection made by his father and Mr. Daniel A. Gleason, and all these collections were accordingly sent to the writer.

6 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

These records, however, were simply in the form of genealogi- cal notes, and a great amount of labor was required in order to combine and prepare them for publication. Miss Lillian May Wilson was engaged to do this work and to add to it, such data as could be readily obtained from the writer's library and from other sources, but not to delay the work for any extended corre- spondence or research.

Acting under these instructions, Miss Wilson has completed her task, and the result is here presented, with the hope that it will find favor with the many scattered kinsmen, who through its medium, may come to know more of each other.

JOHN BARBER WHITE.

Kansas City, Mo.,

June 30th, 1909.

EDITOR'S PREFACE

The records of the Gleason family in the male line, contained in this volume, were compiled almost entirely from notes prepared by Albert H. Gleason of Chicago, and by the late Joseph Meade Gleason of Cincinnati, both of whom acknowledged the valuable assistance of the late Daniel A. Gleason of Boston.

Such records of the descendants of the daughters of the Glea- son families as appear in this volume, were compiled and inserted by the editor, and these have been obtained from the various town records and from the following sources :

Stiles' "Ancient Windsor."

Temple's "History of Framingham, with Genealogies." Fisk Genealogy by Frederick Clifton Fisk. Fairbanks Genealogy by Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks. Doggett-Daggett Genealogy by Samuel Bradlee Daggett. Root Genealogy by James Pierce Root.

The records of the descendants of Rufus Gleason (No. 12 OS) were compiled from the little volume published by Mrs. Miriam Gleason Truesdell, of Ashville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. (1900). On the closing pages of this volume will be found a record of the descendants of Daniel Gleason of Genesee, N. Y , which was compiled from notes furnished by Mrs. Jane H. Gleason of Cas- sopolis, Mich.

LILLIAN MAY WILSON.

Kansas City, Mo.,

June 30th, 1909.

GLEASON.

The name, which in this volume will invariably be spelled Gleason, is found in different localities, in various forms.

In the very earl) records it is frequently spelled Leson, or Leeson ; later it appears with some 30 variations in spelling, such as Gleizen, Glezen, Gleeson, Gleazen, Glysson, Gleazon, Gleison, Gleyson, Leason, Leison, Lesen, Eison, Eason, etc.; but the late Joseph Meade Gleason, in his notes, states that all those in this country of early date, bearing this name, of whatever method of spelling "are descendants of Thomas Gleason, of Watertown, Mass., as we have fortunately been able to determine by the pub- lic records of the New England states." The Emigrant Thomas, himself spelled his own name in several different ways.

The first mention of the name in America is found in the records of Watertown, Mass., where one Thomas Gleason took oath of allegiance, June 1st, 1652.

Of the parentage and birthplace of this Thomas Gleason no positive knowledge has been obtained. Mr. J. Henry Lea, at the request of the late Daniel A. Gleason of West Medford, Mass., and of the late Joseph Meade Gleason, of Cincinnati, Ohio, made a somewhat extended search of the wills in the Archdeaconry of Northampton, the Archdeaconry of Northants, the Consistory of Lichfield and the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, but with no satisfactory results.

In the English records, the name is invariably spelled without the "G", and appears, generally as Leeson, and a rather numer- ous family of that name lived in Northampton County, England. This, coupled with the fact that, in the earliest records in this country, those of Watertown and Cambridge, Mass., the name appears as Leson and Leason, respectively, affords grounds for

10 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

the belief that Thomas of Watertown was a descendant of the Leesons of Northampton County ; and this belief is further strengthened by the similarity of Christian names, used by the Northampton County family and those appearing in the early generations of the American family.

In his report, Mr. Lea quotes from Bridges "Northants", a ped- igree of the Leesons of that place, which he has supplemented with information obtained from various Wills, and which is as follows :

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It is not improbable that Thomas of Watertown, Mass., was the son of Thomas of Brington, and grandson of Thomas of Sul- grave, a copy of whose Will, furnished by Mr. Lea, is as follows :

WILL.

Extracted from the District Registry attached to the Probate

Division of Her Majesty's High Court of

Justice at Northampton.

The laste Will and Testamente of Thomas Leeson of Sulgrave, in the County of Northt Genttell being made this XII Ith day of August, Anno 1614.

In the Name of God Amen ; I Thomas Leeson of Sulgrave in the County of Northt afforesaid Gentellmen being sicke in body butt in perfecte memory of mynde doe male and ordayne this my laste will and testamente & ffirst I bequeathe my sole into the hands of the Almighty God my Saviour and redemer and my body to be buried in the prishe Churche yarde of Sulgrave and and my body to be layde neere my late wife deceased and towardes the repaire of wch Churche I give three shillings & foure pence and to the poore of the saide town of Sulgrave I give xxs to be distributed according to the discretion of my Executor that shal be by mee made by this my laste Will as folloethe : It. I give and bequeathe to my sonne Thomas Leeson one of my best silver spoones. Ite. I give and bequeathe to my daughter Susan one silver gilte bole and a gilte silver spoone. Ite. I give and bequeathe to my sonne in lawe William Steavens one of my beste silver spoones. Ite. I give and bequeathe to my daughter Jane Pargiter one of my best silver spoones the press and the couver cubbarte wch standethe in my chamber & a wains- cott cheste. Ite. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elsiee Leesone wife to my sonne Aurther Leeson one gilte salte with a cover. Ite. I give and bequeath to my sister Bridgett Haynes wiffe of Thomas Haines of Mollington one of my lesser silver spoones and a paire of my better sort of sheetes. Ite. I give and bequeath to every one of my children's children five shillings a peece to be payde to them by my Executor within one halfe yeare nexte after my decease. Ite. I give and bequeathe to my sarvante Alice Page one mattrise a blanckett and a paire of my

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 13

course sheetes. Ite. I give and bequeathe to my sonne Arther Leeson all the reste of my goods and cattell wch are as yett un- given & Bequeathed whome I doe make and ordaine sole Executor of this my laste will & testamente trustinge hime to see these foresaide legasies pformed my deptes payde and my funeral dis- charged and see in all other points this my last will to be pformed accordinge to my trewe intente and meaninge herein, In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the daye and yeare first above written. Ite. Lastly I doe ordaine and consti- tute my wellbeloved ffrends Mr. Thomas Courte Vickar of Sul- grave afforesaid and Mr. Robarte Washington of the same Es- quire to be overseeres for the trewe pformance of this my last Will & Testament and to eyther of them I gve iis for theire paines. Witnesseth hereunto.

Hugh Ladde Thomas Leeson

Willm Ladd

John Combes Proved 31st day of September 1614.

It is to be regretted that Thomas of Sulgrave, in his will, made no mention of his grandchildren. Had he done so, the present problem would, no doubt, be easy of solution.

It is also much to be regretted that the Registers of Sulgrave prior to 1668, have been destroyed. Those of Brington, from 1558, and of Abthorpe, from 1583, and also some others in the County of Northampton, still exist. A careful search of these Registers might throw some light on this subject.

The limited time allowed for the completion of the present work has not permitted any further search of the English records, but for the assistance of those who may, at some future time, undertake to complete this record, the following details from Mr. Lea's report, are here inserted.

LEESON WILLS IN ARCHDEACONRY OF NORTHAMPTON

1527-32 — Leyson, Thomas Everdon Book D. fo. 199

1545-48 — Leson, John Henerdon, (Lit. Harrowden) L. 47

— Leeson, Margaret Everdon I. 248

1547-57 — Leyson, Thomas Newnham N. 77

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1556-57 —

Leson, Robert

Byfield

N.

361

1558-59 —

Leson, John

Everdon

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21

1559-62 —

Leson, William

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129

1570-77 —

Leyson, Agnes

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1590-1602-

— Leeson, Alice

Abthorpe

W.

181

1591-1615

— Leeson, John

Farthingstone

Y.

3

1621-28 —

Leeson, Thomas

Great Brington

A.V.

336

Second Series

1614 —

Leeson, Thomas

Sulgrave

S.

96

1617 —

Leeson, George

Everdon

O.

20

1627 —

Leeson, William

Harpole

M.

298

1639 —

Leeson, Richard

Staverton

K.

194

Third Series

1624 -

- Leeson, Anthony

Newnham

B.

246

1641 -

- Leeson, Bennett

Everdon

B.

236

1646 -

- Leeson, Jane

Abthorpe

A.

166

- Leeson, Arthur

Preston Capes

B.

215

The name of Gleason does not occur.

LEESON WILLS IN CONSISTORY OF LICHFIELD, 1516 TO 1652.

1593— Admon. of THOMAS LEISON of Church Broughton, gr'td at Lichfield 16 May to George Leison, the Brother, for use of John, Elizabeth & Johanne Leison, minors, the children of the deceased.

Inv. taken 15 Feb. 1593 by Robert Bullyvant, Geo. Eld, John Foxe, Nicholas Hoome & Roger Elde — ;£ 19-4-6.

1603— Admon. of GEORGE LEESON & Catherine his wife of the parish of Fillongley, co. Warwick, granted to Anne Leeson als. Parre & Thomas Leeson, children of the deceased. A.B.

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15

1604.— Will of THOMAS LEESON of Fillongley, co. Warwick, dated 23 March 2 Jas. I., To be buried in Chyd. as near lyttell Anne Parre as may be. To Anne Parre my sis- ter 40s. & to her husband Gylles Parre 28s. Executor — Martin Holbeck. To Eliz. Owghton my cozen 5s. To Thomas Keeley xxd. To Alice Hewes iijs. To Joane Pickeringe xijd. To Thomas Lee apparell. Overseers — James Sadler, Richard Edson, John Heyth & Alles Cupper.

Witnesses — James Sadleur, Richard Edson, John Heath & Alice Knight.

Inv. taken 29 March 1604 by James Sadlier, & Richard Edson— total ^7-3-0.

Proved at Lichfield 30 March 1604 by Exor named in the will.

1628— Admon. of ALICE LESSON of Strongshall, parish of Uttoxeter, co. Staff., granted at Lichfield 3 July to Ar- thur Bailie of Strongshulf (sic) husbandman, the Brother. Inv. 21 June 1628 by Henry Tomlinson, James Wake- field & William Welche.

Debts — to Barloe's wife, a man near Leicester, & one Yeoman of Rodsley.

LEESON WILLS IN

PREROGATIVE COURT CANTERBURY.

1600 to 1650.

1625-

-Leeson,

Francis

London

Oct.

Clarke

111

1630-

-Ley son,

David

Wales

Dec.

Scroope

116

1642-

-Ley sons, William

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Campbell

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-Leason,

John

London

Apr.

Pines

71

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-Leeson,

Jane

North'1 Vdmons.

June

Fairfax

97

1632. — Thos. Leeson. < ommission issued 21 July to William Klnge Creditor of Thomas Leeson lately deceased in parts beyond the seas (in pts vltramarinus) bachelor & intestate. Act Bk 113

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1638 — John Leeson. Com. issued 24 May to Simon Weild Cred- itor of John Leyson, late of Boylston, co. Derby, intest. &c A. B. 175

1638 — John Leeson. Com. issued 14 August to ffrances Leson, relict of John Leson late of Redderith, co. Surry, but deceased in parts beyond the seas, &c. A. B. 199

1640 — George Leason. Com. issued to William Leason brother of George Leason, late deceased in parts beyond seas, bachelor & Intest. granted 8 September to admr. &c. A. B. 152

The wife of Thomas Gleason of Watertown was Susannah Page, and Mr. Lea reported the following :

PAGE WILLS IN ARCHDEACONRY OF NORTHANTS

1510-20

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Philip

Carleton Book

A. fo.

191

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William

Orton Rothwell

A.

138

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West H addon

D.

88

Elizabeth

Doddington

D.

412

1531-38

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Henry

Carleton

E.

79

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E.

191

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I.

49

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Wollaston

I.

189

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Wellingborough

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33

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Wellingborough

K.

135

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164

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303

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Brigstock

Q.

133

1559-62

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Eleanor

Kingsthorpe

R.

96

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Robert

West I laddon

S.

65

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1570-77

-Payge,

Robert

Carlton

T.

28

1578-89

—Page,

Thomas

West Haddon

V.

200

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Wellingborough

V.

327

1590-1602

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Rothwell

W.

73

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136

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Wellingborough

w.

208

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253

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Kettering

Y.

135

1621-28

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West Haddon

AV

97

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Overthorpe

AV

289

1626-30

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Kettering

OE

160

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Ser. R.

247

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Hollwell

V.

44

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Bray brook

T.

181

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Stamford

T.

182

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Wellingboro'

O.

198

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Kettering

P.

240

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Irchester Third

Ser. C.

38

From the Records ot the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Mr. Lea obtained the following Abstract of Will of Jane Leeson:

1649— Abstract of Will of JANE LEESON of Apthorpe, co. Northampton, spinster, "in perfect health".

Dated 27 May 1646. To be buried in Chapell of Apthorpe. Recites grant from King Jas. I, dated 2 Dec. 4 Jac. of Letters Patent of Messuage & Lands in Apthorpe af sd., sometime in tenure of John Hickley & late in tenure of Arthur Leeson, de- ceased, being part of the King's Manor of Aldrington & Honor of Grafton in said County, for terme of 40 years, which I have by Deed Poll, dated 26 Jan. 2 Chas., assigned to friends John Steph- ens, William White & Robert Cooke, Yoeman, upon trust &c.

And other lands & houses in same manner to Sir William ffarmer, Sir Rich. Sam well, John Crewe, Edward Harly, Rich. Twist, John Mathcw, Geo. Browne, Lawrence Carter, Rich. Weston, and Rich. Winckles, in trust &c for payment of legacies & Annuities. Bequests to the Poor of the following Parishes & Villages — To Abthorpe and ffoxcote £3 yearly, Towcester and

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Wood Burcott 40s., Brackley 40s., Morton Pinckney 20s„ Pontes- bury 30s., Whittlebury 20s. Silverton als Silston 20s., Shiresham als Sisam 20s., Wappenhara 30s., Helmden 20s., Weston & Weedon Pinckney 20s., Adson 10s, Slopton 20s., Glaybye 30s, Brodden 10s., green Norton 30s., Easton & Hulcoth 20s., Chold- ingham & Grunscoate 20s., Pateshall 20s., Tighfield 10s., Wnite- field 10s., Alderton 20s., Blisworth 30s., Plumpton 10s., and ffranckton, co. Warwick 40s., all of these sums to be distributed by the Parsons & Churchwardens of the several parishes on 17 Dec. yearly for ever.

Has erected a Free school in Abthorpe next my now dwelling house & to it £S per ann. for a Schoolmaster.

My servant ffrancis Stockley to have my messuage for his life, he paying rent of £38 to trustees for discharge of the above be- quests, & he Residuary Legatee and Exor. To John Bunting £3. To late servant Thomas Cooke 10s.

To Cozen Simon Leeson of London, Barber, my silver bowle.

To Margarett Webb 6s. 8d. a year for life. To Gamaliell Whitemore 20s.

To all servants 10s. each. To poor at funeral £10.

To friend Mr. Thomas Kimbole 40s for a ring. To nephew- John Leeson £5 in one year if then living.

Overseers — friends George Browne of Helmdon, co. North., gent. Lawrence Carter of Ponterbury & Richard Marriott of Towcester, co. North, gents., & to each of them 10s.

Witnesses : Thomas Kimbole, mark of John Lowke, the mark of Johannis Wilkins.

Probate by Decree granted 9 June 1649 to Exor. named in will

The Sententia names as contestants : Jane Capell als Leeson, William Pargiter, Christopher Pargiter, John Pargiter & Arthur Pargiter, next of kin of the deceased. Reg. Fairfax 97.

The above is only an abstract of the will of Jane Leeson. The complete document is a long and intricate will covering 13 pages.

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FIRST GENERATION

1. THOMAS GLEASON was born probably in Sulgrave,

Northampton County, England, in 1607 ; died in Cambridge, Mass., in 16S6; married in England, Susanna Page, who died in Boston, Mass. Jan. 24, 1691.

Children :

-j-2. I. Thomas, b. prob. in Eng. 1637; m. 1st Sarah ;

m. 2nd Mary .

-(-3. ii. Joseph, b. Watertown, Mass. 1642; m. 1st, Martha

Russell ; m. 2nd Abigail Garfield. +4. in. John, b. Watertown, Mass. 1647 ; m. Mary Ross.

5. iv. Philip, b. Watertown, Mass. 1649-51 ; d Framing-

ing, Mass. about 1690; was a soldier in King Philip's War, 1676; Capt. Jos. Syll's Co.

6. v. Nathaniel, b. 1651 ; d. Apr. 21, 1676; was killed on

the night of Apr. 21, 1676 in the Sudbury Fight with King Philip's warriors, in which the brave Col. Wadsworth and his men, per- haps 50 or 60 in number, were ambushed and most of them slaughtered.

-f-7. vi. Isaac, b Watertown, Mass. 1654; m. Hester Eggle- ston.

+8. vn. William, b. Cambridge, Mass. 1655; m. Abiah or Abiel Partlett. 9. viii. Mary, b. Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 31, 1657. 10. ix. Ann, b. Charlestown, Mass. 1659 ; d. Arlington, Mass. (?) 1741.

The early records contain no entries of consequence regarding Thomas Gleason, and from the little that can be gathered from this source, it would seem that he was of a somewhat arbitrary disposition, which not infrequently got him into trouble with the town authorities on minor matters of conduct.

In 1 658 Thomas Gleason removed to Charlestown, and on Dec. 3, he leased from Capt. Scarlett, a portion of the Squa Sachem lands.

20 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

In 1639 Squa Sachem had deeded to the town of Charlestown, her lands lying in what is now Medford, reserving to herself cer- tain tracts on the west side of Mysticke Pond. By her will, she bequeathed all her property to certain prominent citizens, among whom were Gov. John Winthrop and Edward Gibbons. The latter secured possession of the lands on the west side of Mys- ticke Pond, and this was the land subsequently leased to Thomas Gleason.

Soon after this lease was made a question arose as to the right- ful ownership of these lands, and in March 1662, the town of Charlestown instituted a suit against Thomas Gleason, for the purpose of obtaining possession. All of Thomas Gleason 's re- sources were swallowed up in the litagation, and the case was unsettled when he died in the spring of 1686.

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SECOND GENERATION

2. THOMAS GLEASON,2 (Thomas,1) b. probably in England

in 1737 ; d. Framingham, Mass., July 25th, 1705; m. Sarah ,

who died in Framingham, Mass., July 8th, 1703. He m. second Mary .

Thomas settled in Sudburv, Mass., in 1665, on the east side of Cochituate Pond, or Long Pond, as it was uniformly called in the early records. This pond lies partly in Natick, partly in Sud- bury, and partly in Framingham. Sept. 29, 1673 he bought by exchange from Benjamin and Mary Rice the northerly one half of eighty acres, which lay between Beaver Dam Brook, Gleason's Pond and Gleason's Hill in Framingham. Gleason's Pond, as it is still called, covers about 13 acres. It was named for Thomas Gleason, and for four generations his descendants lived upon its borders. Thomas' own home was built near it in 1678. Oct 5th, 1678 he was received as an inhabitant in the town of Sherborn, where he enjoyed civil and religious privileges, his estate being taxable there up to 1700.

Thomas was a signer of a petition March 3rd, 1692, to the General Court at Boston to purchase adjacent land from the In- dians in Natick Bounds for the incorporation of Framingham. The name of his son Thomas Jr. appears on the same petition.

The location of Thomas Gleason's farm near Sudbury is some- times described as being in Natick's Bounds in the town of Sherborn, but between the years 1667 and 1710 it was recognized as a part of Framingham.

The early records show a number of land transfers made by Thomas Gleason.

His Will, proven Sept. 10, 1705, is as follows :

WILL OF THOMAS GLEASON :

In the name of God Amen — the Thirtieth Day of April, in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand seven hundred and five, I, Thomas Gleason of Sherborn in the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England (Husbandman) being sick and broak of body, but composed mentally, of dispos-

22 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

ing mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God therefore, Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Dye, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament ; That is to say, principally and first of all, I Give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it : and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner — nothing doubting, but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly Es- tate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I Give, Divide and Dispose of the same in the manner and form following:

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Gleason and to his assigns three acres of land lying in the town- ship of Sherborn, it being a town right which fell to me in the divided land Lying adjoining to John Eames Land ; which is all that I bequeath unto him, the said Thomas Gleason, by reason of the lands he lives on which I formerly passed a deed unto him of.

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughters Patience Gleason and Mary Gleason and to their assigns, all my household goods and household moveables, to be equally divided between them, also to them I bequeath the use and improvement of one of the rooms in my now dwelling house until they shall be married, and no longer.

Item. To my son-in-law John Gibbs, who married my daugh- ter Ann Gleason, I give and bequeath Five Shillings in money to be raysed and payed out of my estate.

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Sarah Morse, one cow.

Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson John Gibbs, one cow and his bringing up, and if he shall continue with and faith- fully serve my son John Gleason until he arrive at one and twenty years of age, I ordain that my son John Gleason pay unto him ten pounds to be Levyed out of his portion of my Estate.

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved sons Isaac Gleason and John Gleason (whom I likewise constitute make and ordain the executors of this my last will and testament) all my

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other estate that may or shall be found after my decease, not above bequeathed, whether it be in lands, messuages or tene- ments or Town Rights, which may be to be taken up in the Town of Sherborn — Moveables not within mentioned or be- queathed, or any other species of my estate that may be found after my decease and not hereby bequeathed to any other — what- soever to them and to their assigns freely to be possessed and en- joyed by them and to be equally divided between them.

Item. I ordain and appoint that my sons, said Isaac and John Gleason, pay the following Legacy s to be raysed and Levyed out of their portions of my Estate hereby to them bequeathed, each one of them to bear an equal share of the said Legecy — That is to say :

To my Daughter Patience Gleason Fifteen Pounds to be paid unto her within Three years after my decease.

To my Daughter Mary Gleason Fifteen Pounds alsoe, to be paid unto her alsoe within three years after my decease.

And I do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all and every other former testaments, Wills and Legacys and Exec- utors by me in any way before this time named, willed and be- queathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament ; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year before written.

(Seal)

Will proved Sept. 10, 1705. Jeremiah Morse, husband of Sarah Gleason contested the will, but did not offer sufficient evi- dence to hinder the probate.

An Inventory of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels of Thomas Gleason of Sherborn, late deceased, as it was taken by us, the Subscribers, August ye 7th, 1705.

Witnesses :

Isaac Larned, Jr.

Thomas Gleason

John Swift

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Imp's His apparel

Item Books, arms and amunition

Item Beds and bedding with other linen

Item Household stuff as Pewter, Brass & Iron .

Item Tables, chairs and other wooden ware in

the house .....

Item The loom and tackling belonging to it

Item His tools and utensils for Husbandry

Item Corn in the house and other Provisions

Item His Corn in the Field ....

Item His Horse, Cattel and Swine

Item His Lands & Buildings . . . .170 00 00

The Total Sum 249 00 00

John Death, Senr. Thomas Pratt, Senr.

Sept. 10, 1705, Isaac and John Gleason exhibited the above and made oath as to its correctness in Probate Court.

Children :

— |— 1 1 . i. Sarah, b. Sudbury, Mass., Feb. 6, 1665; m. Jeremiah Morse.

Born in Sherborn, Mass.

-(-12. ii. Anne, b. abt. 1667 ; m. John Gibbs.

— |— 1 3. in. Thomas, b. abt. 1669 ; m. Mary Mellen.

— j— 14. iv. Isaac, b. abt. 1674; m. Deborah Lelland.

+15. v. Patience, b. abt. 1677.

-(-16. vi. Mary, b. June 19, 1680; m. Jacob Pepper.

-(-17. vii. John, b. abt. 1682-3; m. Abigail Larned.

3. JOSEPH GLEASON,2 (Thomas,1) b. in Watertown, Mass., 1642; died at Sudbury, Mass., Nov. 20, 1715; m. first in Cam- bridge, Mass., in 1667 Martha, daughter of William and Martha Russell. She was born in Cambridge probably in 1647, and d. in Sudbury March 2nd, 1684. He m. second Dec. 22, 1688,

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Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Gale) Garfield, who was born at Watertown June 29, 1646, and d at Sudbury August 31, 1726.

Children : (probably all by first marriage.) Born Sudbury, Mass

IS. i. Joseph, b. June 8, 1668; d. Sudbury, Apr. 30, 1669.

+ 19. n. Joseph (Sergt.) b, Oct. 18, 1671 ; m. Hannah Moore.

20 in. Martha, b. probably about 1673; d. Oct. 3, 1685.

+21. iv. Susanna, b. Mch. 24, 1676 ; m. Samuel Willis.

+22. v. Joyce, b Apl. 21, 1678; m. Jacob Newell.

+23. vi. Abigail, b. July 27, 1680; m. Noah Morse.

+24. vii. Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1682 ; m. Samuel Bigelow.

+25. vin Isaac, b. Feb. 1684 ; d. about 1758.

26. ix. Thankful.

Corporal Joseph Gleason, the father, seems to have been a cit- izen of some prominence in the town of Sudbury. During King William's, or the Ten Year's War between France and England, when the French in Canada were making allies of the Indians, and by this means harrassing the Colonists, Sudbury suffered less than in King Phillip's War, but at the same time was subject to sudden incursions. In arranging for protection against these dangers, the public stock of ammunition was distributed for safe keeping among certain citizens, one of whom was Corporal Jos- eph Gleason.

He was also a signer of a petition, bearing no date, but which is preserved in State Archives. This petition is addressed to the Governor and sets forth the pitiful condition of the colonists at Sudbury by reason of the military service and contributions re- quired of them, and asking such alleviation as might be possible.

He, with his sons Isaac and Joseph were among the signers of a petition to the Sudbury Court, dated Oct. 29, 1707, relative to separating the town into divisions.

The date of birth of Martha, given as the third child of this family, does not appear on the records But as the eldest son was named Joseph for his father, it is more than likely that the first daughter would have been named for the mother.

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As the date of birth of the last child, Thankful, is not known, it is not certain whether she was the daughter of the first wife or of the second.

4. JOHN GLEASON,2 (Thomas,1) was b. in Watertown, Mass., in 1647 ; d. Sudbury, Mass., in 1689 ; m. in Sudbury, Mass., Jan. 10, 1673, Mary, dau. of James and Mary (Goodnow) Ross, who was born in Sudbury, Mass., Dec. 25, 1656, or 1659.

John Gleason was a soldier in King Philip's War, Capt. Joseph Syll's Co, Maj. Willard's Regt. from Aug. 7, 1675 to Jan. 25, 1676, and credited March 24, 1676, £\ 8s 2d

Children : All born in Sudbury, Mass.

27. i. Mary, b. May 3, 1681.

4-28. ii. James, b. 1684; m. Mary Barrett.

-f-29. in. Thomas, b. 1686; m. Priscilla Miller.

30. iv. Martha, b. Mch 25, 1688.

The exact date of the death of John Gleason the father, is not shown by the records, but the inventory of his estate was made Sept. 30, 1689, and is as follows :

Sudbury, Sept. 30, 1689. An Inventorie of ye estate of John Gleason, deceased.

Imps. Land, thirty acres Two cows, four pounds Mare, one pound . Arms, one pound ten Swine, fourteen shillings Household goods and tools

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The parents of Mary Ross, wife of John Gleason, were among the early settlers of Sudbury. The name of her father, James Ross, appears in the list of passengers on board the "John &

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Sarah" from London Nov. 11, 1651, Captain John Greene. This list contains the names of several passengers by the name of Ross ami two by the name of James Ross.

There is an old record to the effect that a James Ross of Sud- bury was a soldier and in the spring of 1676 his wife Mary stated that her husband had gone to Narragansett under Capt. Mosely, and owing to his age and the suffering condition of his family, she petitioned for his release.

James Ross' name is also found in the list of those who suf- fered loss by the depredations of the Indians during King Philip's War. He probably died in Sudbury Sept. 18, 1690.

Mary Ross' mother, Mary Goodnow (also spelled Goodenow, Goodeno, Goodenough, etc.) was the daughter of Thomas Good- now of Shasbury, Eng., one of the three brothers Goodnow, who were prominent in the early settlement of Sudbury. Thomas with his wife, Jane, and young son, Thomas, sailed on the ship "Confidence" from London, April 11, 1638.

Mary Goodnow was b. Aug. 25, 164D; and the "History of Sudbury" (Hudson) states that she was killed and scalped by the Indians in 1707, but according to the records of Marlborough, it was Mary, daughter of Samuel Goodnow, Sr., and his wife Mary, who on Aug. 18, 1707, met this fate. This Samuel Goodnow was a younger brother of Mary (Goodnow) Ross ; hence the Mary Goodnow who was slain by the Indians was her niece.

7. ISAAC GLEASON,- (Thomas,1) b. Watertovvn, Mass., in 1654; d. in Enfield, Conn., May 14, 1698; m. Windsor, Conn., June 26, 1684. Hester, dau. of James and Hester (Williams) Eggleston, who was b. Windsor, Conn., Dec 1, 1663, and d. in Enfield, Conn.

Children :

31. i. Hester (or Esther) b. Enfield, Conn., July 21, 1685. +32. ii. Isaac, b. Enfield, Conn., Nov. 12, 1687 ; m. Mary Prior. -\-33. in. Thomas, b. Enfield, Conn., July 29, 1690; m. Eliza- beth Deming. 34. iv. Abigail, b. Enfield, Conn., Mar. 14, 1692; m. John Hale, Nov. 21, 1716.

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+35. v. Marah, b. Aug. 7, 1695 ; m. Caleb Booth.

36. vi. Deborah, b. Jan. 23, 1698; m. Sept. 8, 1726, Noah Strong.

Hester Eggleston's father, James Eggleston, was the son of Begat Eggleston, who came from England (probably Exeter) to Dorchester, Mass., 1630. Her mother, Hester Williams, was the sister of Roger Williams, and is said to have been the first white child born in Hartford.

James Eggleton was in the Pequot Fight and received a grant of 50 acres of land for his services. He d. suddenly Dec. 1, 1679, and his widow m. 2nd James Enno.

Isaac Gleason enlisted in King Philip's War and is credited at the Garrison at Springfield, Mass., June 24, 1676 with ,£l7 04s 09d ; Aug. 24, 1676 credited with £6 18s lOd.

He was admitted as an inhabitant into the town of Springfield, Mass., Feb. 5, 1676. Here, in 1678, he is named on alist of about 130 persons who took the oath of allegiance. The order for con- vening these persons, and of administering the oath, was given by Maj. John Pynchon, under the authority of the general court held in Boston, Oct. 2, 1678.

From the town records of Springfield the following extract is copied :

"Feb. 9, 1679. At meeting of selectmen Isaack Gleason ordered to look after South door of meeting house to prevent persons, especially boys, from leaving church unnecessarily dur- ing service."

He was probably a carpenter, as appears from an account of the new meeting house in Springfield, Dec. 1680. "To Isaac Gleason for 17 dayes at 3s per day ^02 1 Is."

He removed to Enfield, Conn, where he settled in 1681. It is recorded on the records of Major Pynchon that " Isaac Gleason was married to Hester Eggleston " of Windsor, June 26, 1684. Died at Enfield 1698, aged 44.

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8. WILLIAM GLEASON,2 (Thomas,1) b. Cambridge, Mass., 1655; d. in Cambridge Jan. 14, 1690-1 ; m. Abiel Bartlett, who was born in Watertown probably May 28, 1651.

Children: Born, Cambridge, Mass.

— |— 37 . i. William, b. Apr. 15, 1679; m. Thankful Trowbridge. 38. ii. Joseph, b. probably 1681; bp. in Watertown, Apr. 10,

1687. -(-39. in. John, b. 1682-3; m. Hannah Woolworth. — }— 40. iv. Elizabeth, b. probably 1686; bp. in Watertown Apr.

10, 1687; m. Samuel Randall.

41. v. Ann, b. Jan 22, 1687.

42. vi. Esther, b. Sept. 13, 1688; d. Sept. 27, 1688. -f-43. vii. Isaac, b. 1690; bp. in Watertown Dec. 7, 1690 ; m.

1st, Ann Easthey ; 2nd, Mary ; 3rd, Eliz- abeth Harrington.

An Inventory of William Gleason's estate is as follows : (Feb. 20, 1690.) An Inventory of William Gleason's estate, now deceased.

His waring clothes, Bed and bedding

Stock — 4 cows ; one heifer coming three years old,

one mare between five and six years old One bras ketell and one skilit ....

One oyron pot and ......

One gun and sword ......

Oyron tools, 1 axe, howe, auger, chesils, bridle,

stirup, Irons ......

Syths, 2s; batoll rings and wedges, Is 6d

One narrow ax, 3s ; One pistoll & morter 3s

Old Oyron 3s ; a box of oyron Is 6d

A chest and box 3s ; a bag ; and fine dishes and

Syons and bottle 3s 00 06 00

A churn and a barrill 6s ; vvoolingand lining ; whol

chairs and Lumber .....

Two swine . . .....

1 dwelling 1 louse .......

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( Due of the estate of Wilim Gleason ) ( now deceased (08-11-06) \

His Appraisors William X How

mark His Ambrose X Makefason

mark Samuel Whitmore. June 2, 1691.

Administration granted to Abie) Gleason, his widow, on behalf of vs & children, they giving bond, & to this inventory I hav attached an oath in open court.

Mr. Samuel Phipps, Clerk. (Middlesex Co. Probate Court Records.)

William Gleason was a soldier in King Philip's War, and on June 24, 1675, is credited with £2 14s. He served under Capt. Nathaniel Davenport, and Capt. Ting. His name also appears on the returns, dated Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, 1675. The name is spelled Gleson and Glesson.

He was also a soldier in the French and Indian War, accred- ited to Cambridge, Mass.

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THIRD GENERATION.

11. SARAH GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sud- bury, Mass., Feb. 6, 1665 ; m. about 1682, Jeremiah, son of Joseph and Hester (Pierce) Morse, who was b. in Watertown, Mass., 1649. He d. 1719; Sarah d. probably in Newton, Mass.

Children :

44. i. John Morse, b. Mch. 23 (or June 3) 1683.

45. ii. James Morse, bp. in Watertown Apr. 24, 1689; d.

Sept. 20, 1719.

12. ANNE GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sherborn, Mass., probably about 1668: m. Apr. 27, 1688, John, son of Matthew and Mary (Bradnish) Gibbs, who was born in Sudbury, Mass , about 1662 ; d. in Lanham, Mass., Apr. 2, 1718. His wife Anne d. in 1692.

Children :

46. i. Thomas Gibbs, b. Apr. 19, 1689.

47. ii. Mercy Gibbs, ) -r , ^ , ,,-n.

' y Twins b. Aug. 3, 1691. -(-48. in. John Gibbs, )

13. THOMAS GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sher- born, Mass., 1671 ; d. Oxford, Mass., Jan. 11, 1732; m. 1st, in Framingham, Dec. 6, 1695 Mary, dau. of Simon and Mary Mellen, who was bp. in Watertown Dec. 5, 1686 and died in Oxford, Mass., Mch. 13, 1727 ; m. 2nd. in Oxford, June 10, 1729, Mercy, dau. of Daniel and Mercy Hovey, who was born in Ipswich, Mass. and d. in Oxford, Mass. Dec. 1767.

His widow, Mercy m. 2d. Dec. 19, 1749, Mr. John Waite.

Children: By 1st marriage; born in Sherborn, Mass.

-f-49. i. Thomas, b. Feb. 26, 1697 ; m. Susanna Haven. +50. ii. Richard, b. Jan, 3'1, 1699 ; m. Mary Bellows.

51. in. Jonas, b. Nov. 6, 1700; m. Mary ; hewasinthe

Louisburg Expedition in 1745, and probably died at that time ; his estate was adm. at Ded- ham, Mass., 1746.

52. iv. Elijah, b. Oct. 18, 1702.

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+53. v. Moses, b. Dec. 22, 1704; m. 1st Deborah Whitte- more ; 2nd Experience Gleason.

+54. vi. Uriah, b. Dec. 28, 1706 ; m. 1st Thankful ; 2nd

Abigail Tufts. 55. vii. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1709; d. Oxford, May 26, 1736.

Born in Framingham, Mass. +56 vin. Esther, b. Apr. 6, 1711 ; m. Ebenezer Merriam of

North Gore; d. Oxford, Dec. 8, 1740. +57. ix. Simon, b. July 26, 1713 ; m. Charity Bellows.

58. x. James, b. Nov. 13, 1715 ; d. May 19, 1722. +59. xi. Elizabeth, b. May 28, J 718 ; m. Daniel Mclntyre. +60. xii. Aaron, b. Apr. 26, 1720 ; m. Eunice Kenny. +61. xiii. Joseph, b. May 5, 1722; m. Lydia Tarbox.

By 2nd marriage ; born in Oxford, Mass. +62. xiv. Daniel, b. Mch. 2, 1730; m. Martha Bartlett.

63. XV. JOSIAH.

+64. xvi. Priscilla, b. Oxford, May 10, 1731 ; m. Levi Shumway.

Thomas Gleason settled in Framingham near his father, his lot being No. 14, at the southeast corner of Main and Sutton streets ; house No. 194. Years later a brick house was built on the same site. He removed to Oxford, Mass. about 1723. On Oct. 3, 1723 he deeded his home lot, House No. 194, to his son Thomas, who sold it to Jacob Cummings Nov. 21, 1726. He and his wife, with about thirty others, were signers of the Covenant, and were the founders of the church in Oxford, Jan. 18, 1720-1. He was one of the Selectmen of Ox- ford from 1723 to 1726; Constable 1721. On Sept. 6, 1709 he served on a committee in Framingham " to lay out such high- ways as are needful for the 17 families to go to meeting, and to mill, and to market." On tax list June 27, 1710, rated Is 7d. Thomas and his two brothers, Isaac and John were signers of a petition dated June 11, 1711 to his Excellency Joseph Dudley relative to purchasing 4000 acres from the Indians of Natick.

The site of 1 [owarth's Mill was sold by Abraham Skinner, the original proprietor, to Thomas Gleason in March 1722. This in- eluded the; house, lot and water privilege of Skinner, located at

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Augetteback Falls. Thomas, who was a man of means, settled here, built a grist mill and saw mill. His estate included "mills and streams, with homestead and buildings."

The following land transfers, to which Thomas Gleason was party, appear of record.

May 27, 1723, Thomas Gleason deeded to Jonah Gleason, Hus- bandman, "in consideration of love, good will and affection which I have and do bear toward my well beloved son Jonah Gleason" a certain 61 Lot which Thomas Gleason bought of Joseph Cham- berlain, situated & lying in Oxford Village.

Apr. 21, 1724, he deeded to his son Elijah "in consideration of love, good will and affection" a certain sixty acres of land situ- ated on Prospect Hill in Oxford, being the 16th lot by draft in the second range.

May 27, 1723, he also deeded to his son Thomas, who is styled a Husbandman, in consideration of "love, good will and affec- tion" a 40 acre home lot in Oxford Village, together with a cer- tain lot of meadow, which was the 2nd in number — reserving a drift way between the two pieces ; also 20 acres of land, being a part of the first 60 acre division, and the second 60 acre lot be- longing to the houselot which Thomas, the father, had taken up in Oxford by draft in the 2nd range, and one lot lying in the Great Cedar Swamp in Oxford, being the second lot by draft.

This deed was not registered until Oct. 3, 1723.

Feb. 12, 1721-2, Abraham Skinner, blacksmith, of Oxford, sold to Thomas Gleason of Framingham, in consideration of^"200 10s Sundry parcells, messuages of land in Oxford, viz.: a certain 40 acre home lot of land, together with 2 1/2 acres of meadow, lying within that home lot, and also a certain piece of upland estimated at one acre and a half ; also a certain sawmill standing & being on the River being considered within the home lot, with all the irons appertaining thereto, the Damm & stream belonging to the same.

Jan. 23, 1721, Thomas bo't of Benony Twitchell, a husbandman

of Oxford, for .£24, a sixty acre division or tract of land situate in Oxford upon Prospect Hill, being the 16th lot in number of the 2nd division in the 3rd range.

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Jan. 28, 1721, Thomas bo't of Joseph Chamberlain, husband- man, of Oxford, for £23 7s a sixty acre lot lying in Oxford, upon the easterly part of Prospect Hill, being the 22nd in number of the 2nd division in the 3rd range.

14. ISAAC GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sherborn, Mass., 1674; d. in Framingham, Mass., Dec. 5, 1737; m. in Sherborn Dec, 11, 1700, Deborah, dau. of Ebenezer & Deborah Leland, who was born in Sherborn Aug. 16, 1679.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass. +65. i. Deborah, b. Apr. 27, 1703; m. Thomas Winch. +66. ii. Isaac, b. May 17, 1706 ; m. Thankful Wilson. +67. in. Prudence, b. Oct. 3, 1708; m. Samuel Bullen. +68. iv. Phineas, b. Aug. 3rd or 23rd, 1711; m. Elizabeth

Isaac Gleason settled in Framingham near his father, his house being located about 45 rods southeasterly from what is known in later years as the old Charles Clark house.

The old records contain the following entry:

" Isaac Gleason was chosen to and accepted of the care of our publick meeting house, to sweep and keep it decent and clean for the year 1713, and is to have 19s for said service."

In 1710, Isaac Gleason is recorded as an inhabitant of Sher- born and received a share of the common lands. He is on the tax list of that year, rated 7s.

15. PATIENCE GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Sher- born probably about 1677 ; m. in Boston July 5, 1722, James, son of James and Elizabeth Coller, who was b. in Framingham Jan 20, 1696. (?)

Children : (Of James Coller of Framingham.)

69. i. Jonathan Coller.

70. ii. David Coller.

71. in. Sarah Coller.

The above record is in accordance with one authority, but is obviously erroneous. There was a Patience Gleason and a James Coller married as stated, but it could hardly have been this Pa- tience Gleason and certainly not this James Coller.

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16. MARY GLEASON,8 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sherborn, Mass., June 19, 1680; m. in Roxbury, 1714, Jacob Pepper, who was b. in Roxbury, July 1661, and d. Framingham, Apr. 10, 1739.

Children :

72 i. Mary Pepper, b. Roxbury, Mch. 20, 1715 ; d. young.

73. ii. Mary Pepper, b. Framingham, Oct. 25, 1717.

74. in. Benjamin Pepper, b. Framingham, Oct. 30, 1719.

17. JOHN GLEASON,3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Sherborn, Mass., in 1683; d. Framingham, May 9, 1740; m. in Framing- ham, in 1706/7, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Bigelow) Learned, who was b. in Framingham, Mch. 11, 1684.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

— | — 7 5 . i. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 1, 1708; m. Thankful Johnson. 76. n. John, b. Feb. 27, 1711 ; probably d. young; not men- tioned in his father's will. 77 in Anne, b. May 3, 1713 ; m. Nov. 22, 1733, John Drury. — J— 7S. iv. Samuel, b. Dec. 13, 1715 ; m. 1st, Elizabeth Howe ;m. 2d, Dorothy Faux ; m. 3d, Abigail Livermore. -j— 79. v. Abigail, b. Nov. 13, 1717 ; m. James Clayes. +80. vi. Martha, b. May 1, 1729; m. Jonathan Maynard. 81. vii. Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1724; m. John Crooks of Hop- kinton. +82. vni. Patience, b. July 7, 1729; m. Daniel Ball.

John Gleason's name is the first recorded on a tax list June 2 1710, 2s 5d. He and his brother Isaac received the greater por- tion of the estate of their father Thomas Gleason. July 11, 1711, he was a signer of a petition to purchase lands from the Indians ; on March 24, 1712, he was on a committee to regulate disorders in the meeting house. During the winter of 1714 school was kept one month in his house. On March 5, 1715, he was given charge of the town stock of amunition. April 19, 1725, he was on a committee to arrange for the erection of a new meeting house ; Dec. 1730 was a signer of a petition to the general court to have the town of Framingham divided. The records of 1735 contain the following entry: "In this year Wm. Pike sold for ^14 to John Gleason & four others, in trust for the whole town of Framingham, 4 acres of land." He was selectman 1718-21-31.

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By his will elated April 10, 1740, John Gleason made the fol- lowing bequests :

"To wife Abigail, easterly portion of my now dwelling house, to the middle of the stack of chimneys, together with half the cellar under the westerly end of said house, and an equal half part of the entry way and stairs into the cellar and up to the chamber ; and one half part of the house platt & meadow lying on the same side of the way which said house standeth on, as also the use, improvement and income of one third part of all my other Lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick. And I further give and bequeath all my household goods, stock and moveables to my above said wife.

" Son Ebenezer westerly part of said dwelling house, half the cellar and entry way and stairs, half the house platt and mea- dows ; and one third part of other lands and meadows in Fram- ingham and Natick, and Barn standing near house.

" Son Samuel one third part of my lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick. After decease of wife all housing and lands to be equally divided between Ebenezer and Samuel.

"Daughter Ann Drury, wife of John Drury, £80 two years after my decease.

" Daughter Abigail £100 three years after my decease.

"Daughter Martha £100 three years after my decease, or at the time of marriage if that shall first happen.

"Daughters Sarah & Patience, each £100 at age of 21, or at the time of their marriage if that shall first happen.

"Wife Abigail and son Ebenezer appointed executors."

John Gleason. Witnesses :

Daniel Bigelow Moses Larned Samuel Howe

Proved June 2, 1740.

19. JOSEPH GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury,

Mass., Oct. 18, 1671 ; d. in Sudbury, Oct. 15, 1711 ; m. in Sud-

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bury, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Maynard) Moore, who was b. in Sudbury, Jan 2, 1674, and d. Oct. 28, 1730.

Children : All born in Sudbury, Mass.

83. i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 16, 1705; d. Western, June 1 +, 1739; m. in Sudbury, June 24, 1729; Isaac, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Allen, who was b. in Watertown Farms, Nov. 10, 1701.

-f-84. n. Jason, b. Sept. 30, 1707 ; m. Mary Curtis.

— J— S5. in. Phinehas, b. Oct. 12, 1710; m. Rebecca Allen.

Administration of the estate of Joseph Gleason, Jr. of Sudbury, was granted unto his widow, Hannah Gleason, at Cambridge, Nov. 12, 1711.

Following is the Inventory of the estate of Joseph Gleason of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex, dec'd, intestate, taken Nov. 8, 1711.

£ s d

Apparel, linen woolen £10 ; arms and ammuni- tion £3 5s 13 05 00

Apair of steers £6 10s ; 4 cows & a heifer £15 21 10 00 4 young cattle £6 10s ; horse kind £5 ; sheep

55s 14 05 00

6 swine £6 10s ; beding of linen & woollen £14 20 10 00

Pewter £2 2s ; Iron ware & brass £3 .5 02 00

Table linen 30s; wooden ware in the house £5 4s 6 14 00

A loom & tackling £2 5s ; flax & wool £2 15s 5 00 00

Leather 6s; saddle & pillion 30s . . .1 16 00

Husbandry utensils £5 8s ; yarn 8s 5 16 00

Crop of Corn, Indian & Rye £9 ; books 1 2s . 9 12 00

£103 10s Homestead Land, Meadow & buildings 250

£353

John Rice

Thomas Ffrinke ^Apprs.

Sam King

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This inventory was exhibited upon oath by dec'd's widow Hannah Gleason as a perfect inventory of his estate in Cam- bridge, Nov. 12, 1711.

21. SUSANNA GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was born in Sudbury, Mass., Mch. 24, 1676; m. Samuel Willis, who was b. in Marlboro.

Children :

86. i. Samuel Willis, Jr., m. 1730.

87. II. Josepn Willis, b. Nov. 10, 1712.

88. in. Elijah Willis, b. Mch. 6, 1720.

22. JOYCE GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sud- bury, Mass., Apr. 21, 1678; m. May 23, 1700, Jacob, son of Ja- cob and Martha (Gibson) Newell, who was b. in Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 23, 1658 and d. in Attleboro, Mass., Feb. 4, 1718. His widow d. Sept. 12, 1724.

Children : (All excepting last one b. in Roxbury).

89. i. Thankful Newell, b. Sept. 1, 1702.

90. ii. Jacob Newell, b. June 5, 1704.

91. in. Joseph Newell, b. Jan. 19, 17C7.

92. iv. Elisha Newell, Mch. 21, 1713.

93. v. Jason Newell, b. Attleboro, Dec. 12, 1717.

23. ABIGAIL GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sud- bury July 27, 1680; m. 1714 Noah, son of Daniel and Lydia (Fisher) Morse, who was b. in Sherborn, Mass., Apr. 20, 1681, and d. in Sherborn in 1718.

Children :

94. i. Jemima Morse, b. 1715.

95. ii. Abigail Morse, b. 1716; d. same year.

96. in. Noah Morse, b. 1717 ; d. same year.

97. iv. Abigail Morse, b. 1719 ; d. in infancy.

24. MARY GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was born in Sudbury, Oct. 6, 1682 ; d. in Shrewsbury May 14, 1752 ; m. Dec. 4, 1716, Samuel, son of Samuel and Mary (Flagg) Bigelow, who was b. in Marlboro, Mass., Sept. 18, 1679.

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Children :

98. i. Jason Bigelow, b. Apr. 11, 1718.

99. ii. Ruth Bigelow, b. Dec. 30, 1719; m. June 7, 1743,

Daniel Hemingway

100. in. Amaziah Bigelow, b. Sept. 14, 1722; m. probably

Apr. 14, 1747, Lydia Brigham.

101. iv. Martha Bigelow, b. Oct. 21, 1724.

25. ISAAC GLEASON,3 (Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sud- bury Feb., 1684; d. about 1758; m. in Watertown Farms (now Weston) in 1705, Martha, dau. of John and Hannah Livermore, who was b. in Weston Apr. 11, 1684, and d. in Sudbury Apr. 12, 1728.

Children :

-j-102. i. Isaac, b. Sudbury Nov. 13, 1705 ; m. Jerusha Noyes.

103. ii. Thankful, b. Sudbury Apr. 27, 1707.

104. in. Martha, b. Sudbury June 18, 1711.

28. JAMES GLEASON,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) was b. probably near Sudbury, Mass., in 1684, and d. in Marlboro, Mass., in 1750 ; m. in Marlboro, Nov. 24, 1713, Mary, dau. of John and Deborah (Howe) Barrett, who was b. in Marlboro Nov., 1695, and d. in Marlboro about 1768.

Children : Born in Marlboro.

105. i. Daniel, b. Mch. 23, 1715 ; d. Mch. 26, 1715.

106. ii. Mary, b. June 2, 1716.

107. in. Sarah, b. Mch. 10, 1718.

108. iv. Abigail, b. June 2, 1722; m. Nov. 12, 1741, Peter

Dudley. +109. v. John, b. Dec. 7, 1724; m. Persis Howe. + 110. vi. Joseph, b. Dec. 13, 1726; m. Persis Allen.

111. vn. Zaccheus, b. Dec. 11, 1728; d. June 27, 1730.

112. viii. Submit, b. May 13, 1733.

113. ix. Martha, b. Dec. 23, 1734; d May 3, 1793.

The first record of James is of his being in Marlboro in 1711, when he was assigned to the garrison of Samuel Forbush at that place. In 1717 or 1718 he and Thomas took up land near each other in Worcester, and about the same date they took up neigh- boring lots in Shrewsbury.

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Ensign John Barrett, the father of Mary, wife of James Glea- son d. Oct. 5, 1715, and by the terms of his will he constituted and appointed "my son James Gleason to be my sole executor of this my last will." James appears to have taken charge of his father-in-law's estate and in 1732 bought the interest of the widow Deborah Barrett and in 1744 he bought the interests of the heirs of the daughter Hannah.

Deborah Barrett, mother of James Gleason's wife, was the daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Ward) Howe.

The name "James Gleason" appears among the soldiers of the Louisburg expedition, and while the fragmentary records make absolute identification impossible, there is little doubt that this was James of Marlboro.

On July 28, 1750, James Gleason divided his real estate between his sons John and Joseph, giving about 40 acres to each.

29. THOMAS GLEASON,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sud- bury in 1686 ; d. in Worcester, Mass., 1755 ; inventory of estate taken Sept. 26; m. in 1721 Priscilla, dau. of Isaac and Priscilla (Ball) Miller, who was b. in Sudbury Oct. 25, 1703 and d. in Worcester in 1777 ; Inventory of estate taken Aug. 5.

Children : Born in Shrewbury, Mass.

114. i. Susanna, b. Aug. 4, 1722. -f-115. n. Isaac, b. Aug. 6, 1724; m. Eunice Smith.

Born in Worcester, Mass.

— |— 1 1 6. in. Phinehas, b. July 16, 1726; m. Eunice Chadwick.

— |— 1 17 iv. Joseph, b. Aug. 31, 1728; m. Lydia Whitney.

+118. v. Patience, b. Feb. 18, 1730 ; m. William Harris.

-j-119. vi. Solomon, b. Mch. 13, 1732-3 ; m. Lydia Whittlesey.

-f-120. vii. Bezaleel, b. Aug. 14, 1735; m. Hepzibah Keys.

121. viii. Daniel, b. Feb. 25, 1738 ; m. Patience Stow.

-4-122 ix. Abigail, b. Apr. 9, 1740 ; m. Isaac Miller.

123. x. Thomas, b. Mch. 3, 1742.

124. xi. Priscilla, b. July 1, 1744; m. in Worcester, Apr.

16, 1765, Valentine, son of Wm. and Mary Har- ris, who was b. in Worcester, Apr. 10, 1732.

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Thirty acres of land in Worcester were assigned to Thomas, on which he • i house, in compliance with the order of the

Court.

After the death of Thomas Gleason, his widow Priscilla was

appointed administratrix of his estate. She declined and ap- pealed to the 1 ton. Joseph Wilder, J udge of the Probate Court, who appointed as administrators, the sons Isaac and Phinehas, but the name of the later was subsequently cancelled from the papers.

The estate included 50 acres of land valued at £320 and a long- list of goods and chattels.

Isaac Miller, father of Thomas Gleason's wife, Priscilla, was b. in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 3, 1670. He was the son of James Miller, a Scotchman, and his wife Mary. James Miller died Aug. 1, 17SS at the age of over 70 years, hence he was born about 1615.

Isaac Miller was married Jan. 6, 1796, in Concord, Mass., by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Esterbrook, to Priscilla Ball, of Concord, who was probably the daughter of Eleazer Ball and a descendant of John Ball, the Emigrant, the line of descent being as follows :

John Pall m. Elizabeth — — . He was a freeman in Con- cord, 1650; d. 1655.

Nathaniel Ball m. Mary

Eleazer Ball b. about 1650; m. in Concord Sept. 25, 1675, Priscilla Wood (Middlesex Co. records say Woodward).

Priscilla (?) m Isaac Miller.

32. ISAAC GLEASON,3 (Isaac,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Enfield, Conn., Nov. 12, 1637 ; d. June 5, 1761 ; m. Aug. 31, 1712, Mary, dau. of John Prior. Isaac was one of the first settlers in the southeast part of Enfield. The name of Isaac Gleason, son of Isaac of Enfield, appears in the list dated June 1736 giving the names of the soldiers who were in the F'alls Fight above Deerfield and who were entitled to a share in the lands granted by the General Court.

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Children :

4-125. I. Esther, b. Sept. 7, 1713; m. Ephraim Bancroft

Sept. 1, 1739. -J-126. ii. Isaac, b. Enfield Mch. 10, 1715; m. Martha Abbe.

127. in. Mary, b. July 7, 1718; m. Aug. 19, 1739, Samuel Davis. -4-128. iv. Joseph, b. Aug. 13, 1721 ; m. Hannah Colton. -|-129. v. Jonah, b. July 4, 1724 ; m. Hannah Parker.

130 vi. Abigail, b. Apr. 3, 1728. 4-131. vii. Job, b. Jan. 28, 1731 ; m. Hannah Pease.

132. viii. Jacob, b. Mch. 10, 1734; m. Ruth .

The name of the husband of Mary Gleason, third child in the above family, is sometimes given as Nathaniel Davis, instead of Samuel.

33. THOMAS GLEASON,3 (Isaac,2 Thomas,1) was b. in En- field, Conn., July 29, 1690 ; removed to Simsbury, Conn., about 1716, and m. Elizabeth Deming of Simsbury in 1716. He d. in Simsbury May 8, 1745, aged 55.

Children : All born in Simsbury, Conn.

4-133. i. Thomas, b. Aug. 9, 1717 ; m. Hannah Buel.

134. ii. David, b. Oct. 17, 1719; d. in Simsbury, 1746. 4-135. in. Abigail, b. Jan. 10, 1721-2; m. Maskill Bacon.

136. iv. Daniel, b. Sept. 15, 1724.

137. v. Noah, b. Nov. 18, 1726. 4-138. vi. Isaac, b. 1737 ; m. Mary Smith.

According to the Probate Court records, Elizabeth Gleason, widow of Thomas Gleason, and Joseph Fuller were appointed administrators of the estate of Thomas Gleason deceased, and Elizabeth Gleason was appointed Guardian of her son Isaac, 8 years old. Later (1752) Ezekiel Thompson, was appointed Guar- dian of Isaac Gleason, a minor 15 years old. This was probably at the time of the mother's death.

35. MARAH GLEASON,8 (Isaac,2 Thomas,1) was born Aug. 7, 1695; m. Feb. 28, 1719-20, Caleb Booth, son of William and Hannah (Burroughs) Booth. She d. in Enfield about 1728 or 9.

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Children :

139. I. MAR-i BOOTH, b. July 31, 1721. +140. ii. Caleb Booth, b. June 14, 1723; m. Hannah Allen. -(-141. in. Esther Booth, b. Dec. 27, 1727 ; m. Jacob Elmer.

After the death of Marah Gleason, her husband, Caleb Booth m. 2nd Abigail — — -, by whom he had seven children.

37. WILLIAM GLEASON,3 (William,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Cambridge Apr. 15, 1679; d. in Brookline in 1741 ; m. in Rox- bury, May 16, 1705, Thankful, dau. of William and Thankful (Stow) Trowbridge, who was b. in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 25, 1687, and d. in Dudley Oct. 18, 1756.

Children :

142. i. Experience, b. Jan. 18, 1707; ra. Moses Gleason

(No. 53)

143. n. Thankful, b. 1708; prob. d. young.

144. in. William, b. Sept. 12, 1710; m. Nov. 19, 1730,

Martha Staynor. -f-145. iv. Joseph, b. Mch. 2, 1713; d. July 11, 1767 in Mid-

dletown, Conn.; m. Sarah Starr. + 146. v. Samuel, b. July 13, 1716. + 147. vi. Charles, b. Dec. 29, 1718; d. May 7, 1790; m.

Bethia Scarborough. +148. vii. Benjamin, b, Dec. 29, 1720; m. Jane Gulliver. 149. viii. Thankful, bp. Sept. 22, 1723 ; m. John Williston

of Boston, July 10, 1744.

William Gleason the father was a soldier in the Narraganset War and was included in the list of Grantees of Narraganset Township. At the town meeting March 5, 1710-11 he was chosen Surveyor.

On Feb. 24, 1741, Samuel Gleason, the son, was appointed by Judge Willard of the Suffolk Co. Probate Court of Boston, Ad- ministrator of the estate of William Gleason, deceased.

The following inventory of the estate was taken and appraised by the subscribers.

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THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

Wearing apparel Beds, Bedding and Furniture Pewter

Brass £6. 16s iron ware .£4.1 Is iron ware 91s Wooden ware 55: Earthenware 10: Chairs 6.16 Books 70:

1 Nett and two spring wheels 74: 2 looking

glasses and a chest with draws £6

2 Saddles and Husbandry Tools The Homestead and Buildings Pasture and Woodland 1 Horse 80: 2 Cows £\1: Linen 98:

£

s

17

13

26

10

6

10

15

18

9

14

7

19

330

286

2

25

18

£733 6

The above is a true inventory as it was certified by us in old

Tenour money.

John Winchester Edward White Thomas Aspinwall

Dated Apr. 1, 1742

Apr. 16, 1742, Samuel Gleason, adm'r, appeared in Probate Court and made oath as to its correctness. The appraisers, with Solomon Hill and Henry Sewell, were appointed to divide the estate and give a third to the widow. Her share was "the east- erly part of the homestead as it is now staked off, containing one third part of the cellar, with one third part of the barn at the westerly end with a free passage to and from the premise, together with one third part of the pasture and woodland on the easterly side as it is now staked off."

Jan. 1, 1742-3, Edward Ruggles, Solomon Hill and Henry Se- well sent a petition to the Probate Judge claiming the estate of William Gleason "was incapable of a division among all his chil- dren without great prejudice to or spoiling the wnole " The Judge in answer appointed the petitioners to make an appraise- ment of the real estate for his attention. Their report bearing date Jan. 5, 1742-3, values the estate as follows :

£

s

34

10

43

15

74

15

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House and barn at £34 10s . Homestead of 5 acres at ^8 1 5s an acre Pasture of 13 acres at £5 1 5s an acre .

Total 153

On receipt of the appraisement Judge Willard then disposed and divided the estate as follows : " All the housing and lands to the son of Samuel, saving unto his mother Thankful Gleason her right of dower therein for term of life. Samuel Gleason also paying thereout unto his brothers and sisters or their legal rep- resentatives their rateable parts of the appraised value. That is to say : to the brother William Gleason as his double portion the sum of .£26, and to the rest of the children, viz.: Joseph, Charles, Benjamin, Experience and Thankful ,£13 apiece on or before the 6th of January, 1743, with interest for the said sums in the interim, rate of 6 per cent, per annum. At the death of the mother or at the time of her becoming quit of the premises, Samuel to pay to William £\3 and the rest of the brothers and sisters £6 10s apiece, to complete their respective portions."

39. JOHN GLEASON,3 (William,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Cam- bridge, 1683; bp. in Watertown, Apr. 10, 1687; d. in Enfield, Conn., before Aug. 23, 1717; m. in Suffield, Conn., Feb. 15, 1704, Hannah, dau. of Richard and Hannah (Huggins) Wool- worth, who was b. in Newbury, Feb. 10. 1681, and d. in Enfield, Conn., Jan. 1757.

Children : All born in Enfield, Conn.

+ 150. i. J3HN, b. June 13, 1706; m. Sarah Robins.

151. n. Hannah, b. Feb 23, 1708; d. Enfield, Dec. 21, 1728.

152. in. Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1709; m. Samuel Vinning.

153. iv. Elizabeth, b May 24, 1713; m. June 30, 1737,

Ralph Fargo.

40. ELIZABETH GLEASON,3 (William,2 Thomas,1) was bp. in Watertown, Apr. 10. 1687; m. in Cambridge, Jan 27, 1708-9 Samuel, son of John and Susannah Randall, who was b. in Wa- tertown Mch id, 1688-9 and d Jan. 24, 1729-30.

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Children :

154 i. Elizabeth Randall, b. Mch. 22, 1709-10.

155. ii. Samuel Randall, b. Nov. 12, 1711.

156. in. Susannah Randall, b. Dec. 1713; d. Dec. 4, 1723.

157. iv. Mary Randall, b. Feb. 23, 1716-17. — |— 1 5S v. John Randall, b. Jan. 1718-19.

159. vi. Stephen Randall, b. Jan. 29, 1721-2 ; m. 1st ,

who d. Apr. 27, 1750 ; m. 2d Mary Harrington.

43. ISAAC GLEASON,3 (William,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Cam- bridge, 1690; bp. in Watertown, Dec. 7, 1690; d. in Woburn, probably 1748; was m. 1st in Boston, Dec. 30, 1714 by Hon. Sam'l Sewell, Esq., J. P., to Ann Earthey, who d. in Brookline,

Jan. 28, 1718. He m. 2nd, Mary ; 3rd, in Waltham, June 26,

1740, Elizabeth Harrington, who d. probably in Newton, Mass., June 23, 1751.

Children : By 1st marriage.

160. i. Elizabeth, b. Brookline, Sept. 24, 1716.

161. ii. Isaac, b. Brookline, Jan. 7, 1718; d. (record not

found ; probably soon after his mother.) By 2nd marriage.

-f- 162. in. John, b. Brookline, (bp. Feb. 21) 1720; m. Dorothy Godding.

+ 16 3. iv. David, b. Brookline, Dec. 4, 1721 ; m. Mercy Perry.

+164. v. Josiah, b. Woburn, 1724; m. Sarah Tewsbury.

— (— 165. vi. Susanna, b. Woburn, June 8, 1727; m. Feb. 21, 1751, Joseph Pierce.

+ 166. vii. William, b. Woburn, Jan. 2, 1730 ; m. Mary Segar.

+ 167. viii. Isaac, b. Woburn, Feb. 10, 1734; m. Sarah Har- rington. 168. ix. Joseph, b. Woburn, June 10, 1836; m. in Waltham, June 26, 1740.

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FOURTH GENERATION.

48. JOHN GIBBS,4 (Sarah Gleason,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Aug. 3, 1691 ; m. Mch. 9, 1709-10, Naomi Pike. He d. Nov. 23, 1737, and his widow m. 2nd in 1738, John Britton.

Children : Born in Framingham.

169. i. John Gibbs, b. Sept. 23, 1711. + 170. ii. Naomi Gibbs, b. Jan. 11, 1712-13; m. David Winch. -(-171. in. Rachel Gibbs, b. Apr. 17, 1716; m. Timothy Pike.

172. iv. Hannah Gibbs, b. Mch. 1, 1718-19; m. David Mixer of Southborough.

49. THOMAS GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Feb. 26, 1697 ; d. in Oxford, Mass., after 1775; he m. 1st in Framingham, Jan. 12, 1715, Susanna, dau of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Haven, who was b. in Framingham Feb. 13, 1699, and d. in Oxford June 30, 1763. He m. 2nd in Oxford Mch. 29, 1764, Mrs. Hannah Walker, born in Sutton, Mass.

Children: All born in Oxford, Mass.

— |— 1 73. i. Susanna, b. Jan. 3, 1716; m. Joshua Merriam. -fl74. ii. Mercy, b. Feb 28, 1719 ; m. Joseph Streeter. -{-175. in. Thomas, b. Mch. 27, 1721 ; m. Susannah Putnam. 4-176. iv. James, b. Sept. 10, 1723; m. Elizabeth At well. 4-177 v. RuTH,b. Sept. 12, 1725; m. Benjamin Haven. 4-178. vi. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 1, 1728; m. John Streeter. 4-179. vii. Experience, b. Mch. 21, 1730; m. 1st Ichabod

Stockwell, 2nd Joseph Aldrich. -f-180. vni. Nathaniel, b April 6, 1732; m. Susanna Streeter.

181. ix. Comfort, b. Sept. 17.34.

182. x. Esther, b. Sept. 20, 1736.

4-183. xi. Elijah, b. Feb 9, 1738 ; m Elizabeth Wyman.

+ 184. xii. Elisha, b. Feb 9. 1739; m. Elizabeth Parkhurst.

Lieut. Thomas Gleason was chosen by the town of Oxford May, 1739 to prosecute those who killed deer contrary to law. Dec. 31, 1 775, was dismissed from church at Oxford to found a new church at Ward of which he was a pew holder and sub-

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scribed £23 7s 2d. He was appointed Game-keeper in 1739. Taxed in 1771 Real Estate £lS; personal property £5 14s. He lived to old age and died at the house of his son-in-law, Joshua Merriam, in North Gore.

50. RICHARD GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) wasb. in Sherborn, Mass., Jan. 31, 1699 ; died in Leicester, Mass. He m. 1st in Oxford May 16, 1725, Mary, dau. of John and Hannah Bellows, who was b. in Marlboro, Mass., and d. in Oxford Dec. 3, 1731. He m. 2nd in Oxford Aug". 21, 1732, Mary Southgate, who was b. in Leicester; m. 3rd in Leicester, Sept. 23, 1773, Beulah Swan.

Children : By second wife ; all born in Oxford, Mass.

185. i. Mary, b. Aug. 19, 1733 ; d. Nov. 8, 1747. 1S6. ii. Keziah, b. 1736 ; d. July 20, 1738. + 187. in. Richard, b. Mch. 1, 173S ; d. Fitzwilllam, N.H., Aug. IS, 1820.

188. iv. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1740.

189. v. Patience, b. Apr. 10, 1746; m. John Alden, son of

John and Hannah (Kingman) Alden; d. in childbirth.

190. vi. Elizabeth, m. Feb. 27, 17S2, John Alden, her de-

ceased sister's husband ; d. in childbirth.

In 1726 Richard Gleason was Constable of Oxford ; was Select- man from 1731 to 1734. In 1740 he was signer of a petition to set off the north part of Oxford. He removed to Leicester about 1750.

53. MOSES GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sherborn Dec. 22nd, 1704; m. 1st Feb. 2, 1738, Deborah Whittemore of Maiden. She d. Feb. 10, 1740. He m. 2nd Ex- perience, (No. 142) dau. of William Gleason of Brookline, Mass., (37), and sister of the Rev. Charles Gleason of Dudley, Mass. His second wife Experience, d. Mch. 2, 1751 ; he m. 3rd Mch. 1752 Mrs. Deborah Brigham of Westboro. 1 le was proprietor of the Augutteback Mills for 12 years. On Apr. 16, 1768, he bought a large lot of land in Douglas and with his son Moses moved thither.

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Child : By first wife .

+191. i. Moses, b. Jan. 23, 1739; m. Beulah Haven.

In 1744 Moses Gleason and his wife Experience, together with her brothers William, Samuel and Benjamin and sister Thankful, deeded to their brother Joseph of Middletown, Conn., all their rights inherited from their father, William (No. 37) deceased, in land in township No. 2 in Narragansett, Worcester Co., being land granted him for service in the Narragansett War.

On Mch. 5, 1750, Moses bought the old meeting house at Ox- ford at auction for £66.

On Mch. 19, 1734, he sold to James Coller the mill left him by his father Thomas.

He was Constable of Oxford in 1735 ; Selectman, 1744-54.

On Apr. 16, 1768 he sold to the Rev. William Phips of Doug- las, 60 acres of land in that part of Oxford which is now Auburn.

54. URIAH GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sherborn, Mass., Dec. 28, 1706 ; d. in Charlestown, Mass., in

1776. He m. 1st, Thankful ; m. 2nd in Oxford, June 1751,

ail, dan. of Peter and Deborah (Lawrence) Tufts, who was b. in Maiden, Mass., Oct. 6, 1733.

Children : Bv 1st marriage ; all born in Oxford, Mass.

192. i. John, b. Dec. 16, 1739; d. in the army before Oct., 1761. +193. it. Lucie, b. Feb. 27, 1742; m. Jan. 22, 1767, William Burnet.

By second marriage : 194. in. Peter, b. Aug. 27, 1754. 195 iv. Uriah. 196. v. Abigail.

In Doc. 1741, Uriah Gleason, with others, petitioned to have the north part of Oxford set off as a separate parish.

In 1769 he removed to Charlestown, Mass., the old church record being as follows, — " On July 2, 1769, Uriah Gleason, for- merly of Oxford, dismissed to the church at Charlestown."

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56. ESTHER GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Apr. 6, 1711 ; d. in Oxford, Dec. 8, 1740. She m. in Oxford, Ebenezer, son of John and Mary (Wheeler) Merriam, who was b. in Lexington, Mass., Mch. 4, 1706, and d. in Oxford, Aug. 20, 1761.

Children, All born in Oxford :

197. i. Ebenezer Merriam, b. Mch. 28, 1 734 ; m. prob. April,

1752, Phcebe Lock.

198. ii. Mary Merriam, b. Sept. 14, 1635 ; d. Oct. 30, 1749.

199. in. William Merriam, b. 1737 ; d. 1738.

200. iv. Esther Merriam, b. Apr. 11, 1739; m. Isaac Burnett

of Warwick, and also of Dummerston, Vt.

57. SIMON GLEASON,4 (Thomas,8 Thomas,3 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., July 26, 1713 ; d. in Oxford, Mass., Mch. 3, 1793; m. May 27, 1746, Charity, dau. of Eleazer and Sarah Bellows, who was b. in Westboro, Mass., Aug. 18, 1728, and d. in Oxford, Oct. 7, 1801.

Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.

-f-201. i. Simon, b. June 18, 1846; m. Catherine Fish. -f-202. ii. Bezaleel, b. June 9, 1849 ; m. Sarah King.

203. in. Phinehas, b. June 30, 1751. -f-204. iv. Eleazer, b. June 1, 1754 ; m. Esther Farley.

205. v. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1756.

206. vi. Adonijah, b. Feb. 6, 1761 ; was in service in Revolu-

tionary War from Mch. 7, 1777 to July 24, 1780.

59. ELIZABETH GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1) b. in Framingham, May 18, 1718; ra. Feb. 9, 1743, Daniel Mac- intire.

Children :

207. i. Phcebe Macintire, b. Mch. 10, 1745-6.

208. ii. Asa Macintire, b. Sept, 12, 1748. 208a.m. Daniel Macintire, b. Sept. 18, 1750. 208b.iv. Elizabeth Macintire, b. May 2, 1754.

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60. AARON GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Oxford, Mass., Apr. 26, 1720; d. in Rowe, Mass., Dec. 4, 1796. He m. Dec. 11, 1744, Eunice, dau. of Daniel Kenney, who was b. in Sutton, Mass., and d. in Rowe, July 6, 1792.

Children : All born in Oxford, Mass. +209. i. Aaron, b. Apr. 25, 1745 ; m. Dilla .

-f-210. ii. Reuben, b. Sept. 5, 1746; m. Zeubiah Chapin. -J-211. in. Jonas, b. July 15, 1748 ; m. Lucy Harwood. +212. iv. Henry, b. Feb. 26, 1750 : m. Hannah .

213. v. Eunice, b. Feb. 9, 1752.

214. vi. Amos, b. Dec. 10, 1754 ; m. in Sturbridge, Mass., Dec.

4, 1783, Phebe Sanderson, who d. in Rowe, Jan. 13, 1786. He was a Revolutionary soldier.

In 1742, Aaron bought from Richard Williams 62 acres of land on the old Charlestown Road. March 13, 1752, he sold this land to Moses Gleason, and about 1755 he removed with his family to Rowe, Mass. Daniel and Stephen, sons of his brother David, went with him.

61. JOSEPH GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,- Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., May 5, 1722 ; he m. in Lynn, Mass., Oct. 23, 1743, Lydia, dau. of Nathaniel and Ruth (Frail) Tarbox, who was b. in Lynn Aug. 10, 1723.

Children :

+215. i. Joseph, b. Oxford, Aug. 22, 1744 ; m. Mercy Streeter.

+216. ii. Abner, b. Oxford, Dec. 6, 1745 ; m. Abigail Rich.

Joseph bought land on Prospect Hill in Oxford in 1743 and 1744; sold in 1777. He was in the French War on roll dated Aug. 18, 17 57; on tax list in 1771 ; personal property £i 18s He lived in Oxford in 1753, removed to Leicester in 1764, and later moved back to Oxford.

62. DANIEL GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Oxford, Mass., Mch. 2, 1730; d. in Oxford Dec. 8, 1794. He m. in Sutton, Mass., Apr. 26, 17 54, Martha Bartlett, who was b. in 1728 and d. in Oxford Dec. 7, 1809.

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Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.

+217. i Daniel, b. Jan. 21, 1754 ; m. Lucy .

+218. ii. Martha, b. Dec. 30, 1755 ; m. Capt. Lamb of

Charlton.

+219. in. James, b. May 29, 1758; m. Hannah Bartlett.

+220. iv. Stephen, b. July 29, 1760 ; m. Anna Goodnough.

+221. v. Josiah, b. Dec. 28, 1762; m. Lydia Lamb.

222. vi. SARAH,b. Apr. 21, 1765.

223. vii. Abijah, b May 18, 1768 ; m. Apr. 12, 1825, Huldah

Coit, who was b at Norwich, Conn. ; settled at Millsbury. (Record doubtful.)

224. viii. Hannah, b. Oct. 31, 1770; m. Dr. Asa Burdon of

Scituate, R. I.

64. PRISCILLA GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Oxford, Mass., May 10, 1731 ; m. in Oxford June 30, 1752, Levi, son of Oliver and Sarah (Pratt) Shumway, who was b. in Oxford Apr. 8, 1727.

Children :

225. i. Levi Shumway, b. Oct. 21 ■■ 1752-3.

226. ii. Amasa Shumway, b. Mch. 1, 17 56.

227. in. Jonathan Shumway, b. Jan. 26, 1759. 228 iv. Asa Shumway, b. Sept. 7, 1761.

229. v. Thomas Shumway, b. Oct. 21, 1764.

65. DEBORAH GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Apr. 27, 1703; m. Oct. 23, 1718, Thomas, son of Samuel and Hannah (Gibbs) Winch, who was b. in Framingham in 1694 and d. Sept. 22, 1761. Thomas Winch was Lieut, in Capt. Brown's troops and was in service from Sept. 23rd to Oct. 27th, 1747.

Children :

230. i. Daniel Winch, bp. Apr. 10, 1720.

+231. ii. Thomas Wtinch, b. June 25, 1723; m. Elizabeth

Drury. +232. in. Samuel Winch, b. June 7,1726 ; m. Mary Winchester.

THE GLEASON GENEALOCV. 53

— j-233. iv. Deborah Winch, b. Jan. 27, 1728; m. Major John Farrar. 234. v. Hannah Winch, b. July IS, 1731 ; m. Daniel Rice. +235. VI. Joseph WiNCH,b. Mch. 1, 1733-4; m. Mary Beals. +236. vii. Nathan Winch, b. Nov. 9, 1737.

66. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., May 17, 1706; d. in Petersham prob- ably in 1777. He m. in Framingham, Dec. 9, 1725, Thankful, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Osland) Wilson, who was b. in Framingham, probably in 1703 and d. at Westmorland, N.H., aged 94.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass. +237. i. Isaac, b. Aug. 3, 1726; m. Mary Nixon.

238. ii. Elizabeth, b. Mch. 20, 1728-9; m. John Baker of

Littleton.

239. in. Deborah, b. June 24, 1731 ; m. Aug 29, 1751, John

Wheeler.

240. iv. Simeon, b. Aug. 19, 1733 ; m. in Sutton, Mass., June

2, 1764, Martha, dau. of Francis and Sibylla (Leland) Dudley, who was b. in Sutton June 27, 1736.

241. v. Thankful, b. Mch. 5, 1737; d. Sept. 11, 1737. +242. vi. Thankful, b. June 17, 1738; m. Dec. 27, 1759,

William Daggett. +243. vii. James, b. probably 1740. +244. vin. Joseph, b. Feb. 3, 1743; d. Petersham, Sept. 19,

1814; m. Sarah Curtis. +245. ix. Nathaniel, bp. Sept. 14, 1746; m. Sarah Johnson. +246. x. Benjamin, b. May 7, 1749; d. Westmoreland, N. H. +247. xi. Fortunatus, b. May 27, 1752.

Isaac was in Crown Point Expedition from Mch. 27, 1755, to Jan. 3, 1756 as Sergeant. He was also in the Louisburg Ex- pedition and against Ft. Ticonderoga and Ft. DuQuesnc. He lived southwest of Paul W. Gibbs' place in Framingham. He removed to Petersham after 1752.

67. PRUDENCE GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 3, 1708 ; m. Samuel Bullen.

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Children :

+248. i. John Bullen, b. Nov. 17, 1728.

249. ii. Samuel Bullen, b. Feb. 26, 1730/1.

68. PHINEH AS GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Aug. 23, 1711 ; d. at Princeton, Mass.,

Dec. 20, 1758/9. He m. Elizabeth , who d. at Princeton,

July 10, 1799. In 1756 they removed from Framingham to Princeton.

Children : All born Framingham. Mass.

250. i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 3, 1733.

251. ii. Phinehas, b. July 25, 1737 ; d. Oct. 14, 1755.

252. in. Ezra, b. Sept. 26, 1738; d. Aug. 28, 1760 in military

service ; unmarried.

253. iv. Prudence, b. . d July 12, 1741. +254. v. Joanna, b. Inly 13, 1740; m. William Gibbs. +255. vi. John, b. Oct. 12, 1742 ; m. Mrs. Eunice French. +256. vii. Thomas, b. May 9, 1745 ; m. Sarah Stratton. +257. vni. Prudence, b. Mch. 20, 1747 ; m. John Barker. +258. ix. Jesse, b. May 25, 1749; m. Hepzibah Jones. +259. x. Anna, b. Oct. 25, 1752; m. Silas Fay.

+26C. xi. Deborah, b. Sept. 18, 1754; m. Ephraim Mirick.

75. EBENEZER GLEASON,4 (John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Sept. 1, 1708; d. in Framingham, June 29, 1750; he m. in Framingham Dec 9, 1730, Thankful Johnson who was adm. to Church Aug. 12, 1750. He lived on what was later known as the Charles Clark place in Framingham.

Children : All born Framingham, Mass.

261. i. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 29, 1733. +262. ii. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 23, 1735 ; m. Moses Rice.

263. in. Peter, b. Feb. 17, 1737 ; d. Jan. 26, 1754.

264. iv. Micajah, b. Oct. 17, 1740 ; killed in battle at White

Plains, Oct. 28, 1776.

265. v. Caleb, b. Dec. 7, 1743 ; m. Lydia Rice.

+266. vi. Abigail, b. (bp.) July 19, 1747; m. Phinehas Whit- ing.

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The records contain the following regarding the settlement of the estate of Ebenezer Gleason :

Nine acres of Woodland to Caleb Gleason, £1200 . £1200 House, orchard and two acres of woodland to Abi- gail Whiting 1090

Four acres of plowing and mowing and four acres of meadows with the Garden to the heirs of Capt. Micajah Gleason .... 1089

Total value . . . . £3379

Commission appointed to settle this estate :

Benj. Kendall Benj. Pepper Lawson Burkminster

Administration papers signed by :

Caleb Gleason Nathan Drury, Guardian Phinehas Whiting

Dated Framingham, Nov. 26, 1779.

Caleb, son of Ebenezer, was a Revolutionary soldier and served from Sept. 29, 177 7, to Jan. 6, 1781.

78. SAMUEL GLEASON,4 (John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., Dec. 13, 1715; d. in Framingham in 1796. He m. 1st, Jan. 6, 1735, Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Johnson) Howe, who was born in Sudbury, Sept. 25, 1717 ; andd. in Framingham, Feb. 3, 1739. He m. 2nd in Fram- ingham, Mch. 14, 1749, Dorothy Faux, who d. in 1751. He m. 3rd in Framingham, Apr. 3, 1755, Abigail (Stone) Livermore, widow of John Livermore and dau. of Samuel and Bathsheba Stone, who was b. in Framingham, Apr. 3, 1712.

Children : By 2nd marriage. All born Framingham, Mass.

267. i. Elizabeth, prob. d. young.

268. ii. William, b. June 6, 1740 ; d. July 10, 1741. +269 in. Samuel, b. Oct. 9, 1742; m. PHizabeth Brown. +270. iv. John, b. July 22, 1746; m. Anna Eames.

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271. v. Dolly, b. Oct. 18, 1748; d. Natick, June 19, 1826; m. Asa, son of Josiah and Hannah (Barron) Drury, who was b. in Framing- ham, June 29, 1748 ; d. Natick, June 26, 1816. Settled in Natick on west side of Cochituate Pond.

-f-272. vi. Martha, b. Oct. 18, 1748; m. Asaph Bigelow.

— j— 273. vii. Mary, b. (bp) Feb. 24, 1751 ; m. James Morse.

Jan. 1736, Samuel Gleason bought the Daniel Howe tavern, including 16 acres, with house and barn, where he kept a public tavern many years ; was Sergt. in French and Indian war on roll dated Apr. 26, 1757 ; Lieut, in Framingham militia 1764; Mch. 5, 1770 chosen overseer of the workhouse. In 1771 he was on a committee to examine meeting house and report the repairs to be made.

The will of Samuel Gleason on file with the probate records is as follows :

In the name of God Amen ; This twenty ninth day of January A.D. 1789 I, Samuel Gleason of Framingham in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, being aged and under the decays of na- ture, But of perfect mind and memory blessed be God, and know- ing that it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament ; that is to say, Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping for salvation through the merits of Jesus Christ, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the direction of my Executor after named ; be- lieving it shall be raised again by the mighty power of God ; and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, demise and dispose of in the fol- lowing manner and form, that is to say, I will and ordain that my just debts and funeral charges be duly and timely paid out of my estate by my executor hereinafter named.

Imp's. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Samuel Gleason and to each of my beloved daughters viz ; Doly Drury, Martha Bigelow and Mary Morse, each the sum of ten pounds to what I have heretofore given them, which together with what is herein after mentioned makes up their full portions out of my es

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tate, the said sum of ten pounds each to be paid by my son John -.on or his heirs, within two years after my decease, either in lawful silver money, or in personal estate or lands at an apprize - ment of three indifferent men, as my son John or his heirs shall chuse; also I give and bequeath to my said son Samuel one half part of all my wearing apparel and to my three daughters above named and to their Heirs and Assigns all my household Furni- ture, to be equally divided between them at my decease; but if it shall so happen that Abigail my wife, shall survive or overlive me, then my will is that but one half thereof at my decease shall be divided between my said daughters, my said wife to have the use of the ether half until her decease, after which the same shall be divided between my said daughters as aforesaid.

Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved son the said John Glcason and to his Heirs and Assigns forever all the rest or resi- due of my Estate both Real and Personal of what name or nature soever, and if it shall so happen that my said wife shall survive or overlive me, then my said son John or his Heirs shall take good care of her, and shall provide for her both in sickness and in health so long as she shall remain my widow, and in case she shall not hereafter marry, she (after her decease) to be decently buried by my said son John or his Heirs ; and I constitute and ap- p »int my said son John Gleason sole executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and year first above written.

Samuel Gleasox.

Signed, sealed, Published and declared by the said Samuel Glea- son as his last will and testament in the presence of us.

Daniel Sanger, Daniel Sanger, Jr. Sam'l Bullard, Jr. Proved Mch. 13, 1798.

79. ABIGAIL GLEASON,4 (John,3 Thomas,- Thomas,1) was b. in Eramingham, Mass., Nov. 1.3, 1717; m. (2nd wife) May 28, 1740, James Clayes, son of James and Mary Clayes, who was b. in Eramingham June 10, 1710, and d. Jan. 1798. She d. in Apr. 1798. James Clayes' first wife was Lydia Eames who d. Nov. 8, 1736. By her he had one child, Peter, who died young.

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Children :

274. i. Josiah Clayes, b. Sept. 30, 1741. +275. ii. James Clayes, b. Feb. 13, 1742-3 ; m. Mehitabel

Gates. —(—276. in. Elijah Clayes, b. Sept. 5, 1744; m. Abigail Pepper. -{-277. iv. Lydia Clayes, b. Aug. 7, 1746 ; m. Simon Tozer. -[-278. v. Abigail Clayes, b. Aug. 7, 1752; m. John Mayhew. +279. vi. Peter Clayes, b. Mch. 28, 1754; m. Polly Nixon.

80. MARTHA GLEASON,4 (John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., May 1, 1720; m. Nov. 11, 1742, Jona- than, son of Jonathan and Mehitable (Needom) Maynard, who was b. in Framingham, Jan. 1, 1717-18, and d. in Framingham in 1782.

Children :

+280. i. William Maynard, b. Mch. 29, 1745; m. Mary Pepper. 281. ii. Jonathan Maynard, b. May 22, 1752 ; Sgt. in Rev. War ; m. Lois Eaton ; no issue.

Jonathan Maynard, second son of Jonathan and Martha (Glea- son) Maynard, was a graduate of Harvard University, and Sgt. in Capt. Drury's Co. at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was subse- quently Lieut, in the same Co. In 1778 he was Lieut, in one of Col. Ichabod Allen's Companies and on May 30th of that year, while stationed near West Point, he, with a small party went on a foraging excursion. When at a considerable distance from the camp they were attacked and captured by Indians. They were taken some distance further from the American lines and all the party tomahawked excepting Lieut. Maynard. Recognizing his uniform as that of an officer, the Indians took him to their chief- tain, whose name was Brant. It was decided to burn the cap- tive, and all preparations were accordingly made, when as a last resort, Lieut. Maynard gave the Freemason's sign of distress, though ignorant of the fact that any of those present were mem- bers of that organization. It so happened that the chief was a Free Mason, and recognizing the sign, ordered the execution post- poned.

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Lieut. Maynard was later taken, with other prisoners, to Que- bec, where he was held until Dec. 1780, when he was exchanged. The next month, Jan. 1781, he rejoined his Company at West Point, and the same month was promoted to the Captainacy and continued in the service until Nov. 19, 1782.

82. PATIENCE GLEASON,4 (John,3 Thomas,- Thomas.1) was b. in Framingham, Mass., July 7, 1779; m. in Framingham Aug. 25, 1748, Daniel, son of Benjamin and Mary (Brewer) Ball, who was born in Framingham Dec. 29, 1722. He and his wife both d. at Athol, Mass.

Children :

282. i. Daniel Ball, b. Apr. 9, 1749.

283. ii. Abigail Ball, b. Mch. 4, 1750.

Seven others b. in Brookfield.

84, JASON GLEASON,4 (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was. b. in Sudbury, Mass., Sept. 30, 1707; d. in Sudbury, Aug. 9, 1773. He m. in Sudbury Dec. 20, 1732, Mary dau. of Ephraim and Mary Curtis, who was b. in Sudbury Dec. 29, 1710, and d. in Sudbury Dec. 1, 1770. In the Sudbury records he is mentioned as Capt. Jason Gleason.

Child :

-f-284. i. Jason, b. Sept. 18, 1737, at Sudbury; Private in Capt. Moses Gleason's Co.

Jason Gleason, the father, was a private in Capt. Samuel Dakin's Co. from Sudbury Sept. 10, 1755, in the Crown Point expedition; Ensign Apr. 1757 First Foot Company.

85. PHINEHAS GLEASON,4 (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sudbury, Mass. Oct. 12, 1710 ; and d. in Sudbury May 18, 1735. He m. in Sudbury, Apr. 6, 1731, Rebecca, dau. of Joseph and Martha Allen, who was b. in Weston, Mass., Feb. 25, 1707-8, and d. in Sudbury in 1739.

Children : All born in Sudbury, Mass.

+285. i. Phineas, b. Aug. 16, 1732.

-j-286. ii. Benjamin, b. Apr. 18, 1734.

-j-287. in. Jason, Nov. 30, 1735; d. Sudbury, Nov. 24, 1771.

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Inventory of Phinehas the father filed by widow, Rebecca, June 2, 1735, to whom adm. was granted. Sept. 10, 1739; guardianship of Phinehas in his 8th year, Benjamin in his 6th year, and Jason in his 4th year is committed to Isaac Allen of Weston, probably the husband of their Aunt Elizabeth, and if this supposition is correct, brother of their mother.

Phinehas' estate was valued at ;£1042 9s 6d, as follows : 110 acres of land ^650 ; one mansion house and barn ,£123 ; various goods £'209 9s 6d.

102. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Sudbury, Mass., Nov. 13, 1705; d. Western (now Warren) 1751. He m. in Sudbury Feb. 23, 1730, Jerusha, dau. of John and Susanna Noyes, who was b. in Sudbury May 22, 1707, and d. in Warren Feb. 13, 1802.

Children : All excepting last one born in Sudbury.

+288. i. Joseph, b. Oct. 8, 1731 ; m. 1st Hannah Willard, 2nd Sarah Blair, 3rd Hannah Cheney.

+289. n. Isaac, b. Oct. 24, 1733; m. 1st Huldah Rich, 2nd Miriam Barnes Gilbert.

+290. in. Mary, b. Nov. 6, 1734 ; m. Samuel Bliss.

+291. iv. Jerusha, b. Mch. 24, 1738 ; m. Nathan Chadwick.

+292. v. Eunice, b. Apr. 18, 1740; m. Isaac Allen.

293. vi. Susanna, b. Aug. 2, 1742.

294. vii. Martha, b. Feb. 17, 1744; d. Warren,Apr. 21, 1804. +295. vni. Jonathan, b. Aug. 10, 1747 ; m. Sarah Hitchcock

of Brimfield. +296. ix. John, b. Warren, June 2, 1750; m. Azubah Hitch- cock.

109. JOHN GLEASON,4 (James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) was b. in Marlboro, Mass., Dec. 7, 1724; d. in Marlboro Nov. 13, 1816; was m. in Marlboro Dec. 18, 1755, to Persis Howe, dau. of Abra- ham and Rachel (Rice) Howe, who was b. in Marlboro Nov. 14, 1728, and d. in Marlboro July 18, 1820.

Children: All born in Marlboro, Mass.

+297. i. John, b. Feb. 19, 1758; m. Experience Stow.

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298. II. Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1763 ; d. Dec. 3, 1835 ; m. in Marl-

boro, Sept. 8, 1789. Zaccheus, son of Joseph and Persis (Allen) Gleason who was b. in Marl- boro Dec. 23, 1762. (See No. 303.)

299. in. Anne, b. Oct. 11, 1770; m. in Marlboro Sept. 15,

1791, Matthias, son of Noah and Miriam (Allen) Brigham, who was b. in Marlboro Jan 4, 1 765.

110. JOSEPH GLEASON,4 (James,3 John,- Thomas,1) b. in

Marlboro, Mass., Dec. 13, 1726; d. in Marlboro, May 14, 1805; he m. in Marlboro, Persis, dau. of Gershom and Hannah (Bowker) Allen, who was b. in Marlboro, Mch. 2, 1736, and d. in Marlboro, Aug. 25, 1812.

Children : All born in Marlboro, Mass.

300. i. Suza, b. Feb. 27, 1757.

+301. ii. James, b. Dec. 26, 1759 ; m. Anna Phelps.

302. in. Mixdwell, b. May 18, 1761 ; d. Marlboro, Feb. 4,

1846.

303. iv. Zaccheus, b. Dec. 23, 1762 ; m. in Marlboro, Sept.

S, 1789, Mary Gleason, dau. of John and Persis (Howe) Gleason, who was b. in Marlboro, Jan. 10, 1763 ; d. 1835. (No. 298).

-[-304. v. Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1764; m. Sylvanus Howe.

-j— 305. vi. Rhoda, b. July 17, 1766; m. Christopher Bigelow.

-j-306. vii. Silas, b. July 6, 176S; m. Elizabeth Howe. 307. viii. Obadiah, b. Jan. 24, 1j

+308. ix. Joseph, b. Jan. 2, 1774; m. Abigail Howe.

309. x. Persis, b. Aug. 26, 1775; d. in Marlboro, Mch. 4,

1851 ; unmarried.

310. xi. Nathaniel, b. July 23, 1779; moved to Lancaster,

N. H.

115. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., Aug. 6, 1(724; d. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 7, 1776; m. Eunice Smith.

Childrex : All born in Worcesl

+311. i. John (or Jonathan), b. Oct. 30, 1745 ; m. 1st, Lucre-

tia Moore ; m. 2nd, May Fiske ; m. 3rd, Mrs.

Eunice (Wilson) Gleason.

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-[-312. ii. Patience, b. Jan. 7, 1748 ; m. John Barber.

313. in. Reuben, b. Mch. 14, 1750.

314. iv. Isaac, b. Mch. 8, 1752; d. young.

-(-315. v. Isaac, b. Mch. 3, 1754; m. Prudence Smith.

316. vi. Prudence, b. Oct. 2, 1756.

317. vii. Azubah, b. Mch. 26, 1759; m. Jonathan Thayer,

who was b. in Charlemont, Mass. — |— 3 1 S. viii. Lydia, b. Apr. 1, 1761 ; m. Nathaniel Flagg. -j-319. ix. Solomon, b. Aug. 13, 1764; m. Eunice Wilson.

Isaac, the father, was prominent in town affairs, as shown by the following extracts from Worcester town history.

Jan. 24, 1757 and May 20, 1760, on list of men liable for jury service.

Dec. 14, 1763, allotted a church pew, No. 24. Mch. 18, 1765, appointed fence viewer. Mch. 10, 1766, appointed Deer Reeve. Nov. 7, 1768, Juryman.

Oct. 30, 1769, paid ^l-73s for work on Meeting House steps. Mch. 16, 1772, Juror.

Mch. 7, 1774, appointed Surveyor of Highways, and Collector of taxes.

The record of Isaac Gleason's Revolutionary Service (which is confirmed by the official records of Massachusetts) is given in an article which appeared in the "Worcester Spy" in October, 1902. This article gives an account of the search for the grave of Isaac Gleason, and is as follows :

" For the first time in over 20 years, the old burying ground on the Common was dug up yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of finding" the remains of one of the old time residents of the city. The unusual performance was at the request of Daniel A. Glea- son of Medford (No. 3473) Treasurer of the Fitchburg R.R. Company whose ancestors for six generations were born and brought up in Worcester.

" The hunt yesterday afternoon was made for the body of Isaac Glezen, and the headstone was discovered about four feet beneath the surface of the ground, a couple of rods southeast of the band stand. The headstone was one of the old fashioned slate variety, the base being rough and the part that used to stand above the

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ground being smoothed sufficiently to allow the engraving of the dead man's name. This was about all that could be discovered yesterday afternoon as the age of the stone is considerable, the body of Isaac Glezen having been buried in January 1776.

" Mr. Gleason had the headstone removed and will have it buried in Hope Cemetery, where the bodies of his father, his grand- father and great-grandfather are buried. An attempt will be made to find the body of Isaac Gleason, but it is doubtful if any trace of it remains after all these years.

" Mr. Gleason has been at work several years, hunting up the burial places of his ancestors in Worcester, and he said to a re- porter for "The Spy" yesterday afternoon, that he will give $50 for information that will reveal the last resting place of the father of Isaac "Glezen" as the name is spelled on the headstone and in the old records of Worcester.

" The father of Isaac Glezen was Thomas Glezen, one of the 30 men to whom the original allotments of land was made for the permanent settlement of Worcester in 1715, after the first settle- ment had been destroyed by the Indians.

" Isaac Gleason was one of the minute men of the Revolution and his son Jonathan (John according to some records) belonged to the militia that helped drive the British out of the state. Isaac responded to the call for troops at Lexington and Concord, and while in camp he contracted the disease which caused his death. His son Jonathan (or John) was in the company of militia men commanded by Timothy Bigelow, whose monument stands on the Common."

116. PHINEHAS GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., July 16, 1726; m. June 23, 1752, Eunice Chad wick.

Children :

+320. i. Phinehas, b. Feb. 21, 1753 : m. Margaret Kelso.

321. ii. Hannah, b. Mch. 4, 1755.

322. in. Lvdia, b. May 1, 1757.

323. iv. David, b. July 15, 1759.

117. JOSEPH GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 31, 1728; m. in Worcester, May 9, 1751, Lydia Whiting.

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Children :

324. i. Joseph, b. Apr. 13, 1752.

325. ii. Lydia, b. Feb. 21, 1754 : m. at Holden, Apr. 4, 1775,

Josiah Cheney, Jr.

326. in. Thomas, b. Jan. 22, 17 56.

327. iv. Priscilla, b. May 30, 1758. 32S. v. Submit, b. Oct. 7, 1760.

118. PATIENCE GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 18, 1730; m. Jan. 24, 1749, William Harris, who was b. in Holden, Mass.

Children :

329. i. Patience Harris, b. Mch. 4, 1751.

330. ii. William Harris, b. Jan. 14, 1753; d. Oct. 22, 1756. -j-331. in. Valentine Harris, b. Nov. 11, 1755; m. Sarah

PI ey wood.

332. iv. William PIarrts, b. Oct. 2, 1757.

333. v. Salathiel Harris, b. Aug. 12, 1759.

334. vi. Phinehas Harris, b. Mch. 5, 1762 ; d. Mch. 2, 1767.

335. vii. Calvin Harris, b. June 2, 1764.

336. vni. Betty Harris, b. July 20, 1766.

337. ix. Ezra Harris, b. July 25, 1769.

119. SOLOMON GLEASON,1 (Thomas,3 John,'2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Mch. 14, 1732-3; d. Aug. 10, 1810. He m. Lydia Whittlesey Jan. 23, 17 59, who was b. Sept. 10, 1739, and d. Sept. 6, 1810. Solomon received from his father in Sept. 1754 conveyance of 32 acres of land in Worcester, which he sold in 1757 to his brother, and disappeared from Worcester Co. records. He, with his wife, moved to Lenox, from Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass. He was on a building committee of three to build a church in Lenox on May 25, 1784. He was a house wright, as he styles himself in his deal to his brother in 17 57.

Children :

+338. i. Jason, b. Apr. 18, 1760.

339. ii. Solomon, b. July 5, 1761 ; d. Feb. 27, 1786.

-j-340. in. Sarah, b. May 25, 1763. m. Isaac Jones.

341. iv. Lydia, b. Aug. 21, 1765; d. young.

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+342. v. Am \s\. b. Jan. 20, 1770; d. June 24, 1808.

+343. vi. Ezra Whittlesey, b. July 5, 1773.

+344. vii. Levi, b. Dec. 13. 1775.

345. vin. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1781.

Solomon, son of Solomon and Lydia Gleason, who was b. July 5, 1761, was killed in Shay's rebellion Feb. 27, 1786. In a skir- mish he was standing beside Mr. Jones, and being in a dangerous position, said to Jones, " Let's run." They started, but as they leaped the fence Solomon received a ball in his chin, which, pass- ing into the throat produced a death wound. Only the day be- fore, while carelessly handling fire arms, Solomon had killed a Jew named Philo, the ball killing Philo in precisely the same man- ner that Solomon was killed.

120. BEZALEEL GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 14, 1735; m. in Worcester, Dec. 5, 1758, Hepzibah Keyes, dau. ot Ebenezer and Tamar (Wheelock) Keyes, who was b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., June 2, 1736. Bezaleel was appointed Deer Reeve at Worcester, Mch. 14, 1763.

Children :

346. i. Vernon, b. Oct. 6, 1759; m. Lucy Smith Dec. 25,

1777.

347. n. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1762. +348. in. Seth, b. May 20, 1764.

349. iv. Bezaleel, b. June 15, 1769. +350. v. Clark, b. Feb. 14, 1776.

122. ABIGAIL GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Apr. 9, 1740; m. Worcester Dec. 30, 1761, Isaac Miller.

Children :

351. i. Phinehas Gleason Miller, b. Oct. 14. 1 76 >

352. n. Isabel aIili.fr, b. June 27, 1764.

353. in. Aaron Miller, b. July 29, 1766; d. Aug. 29, 1793.

354. iv. Priscilla Miller, b. May 9, 1769. 354a. v. Moses Miller, b. Dec. 15, 1771.

355. vi. Isaac Miller, b. Feb. 16, 1776 ; d. Sept. 6, 1846.

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356. vn. Nabby (Abigail) Miller, b. May 12, 1780; d.Aug.

29, 1784.

357. viii. Joel Miller, b. Oct. 14, 1782.

125. ESTHER GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Sept. 7, 1713; m. Sept. 1, 1739, Ephraim Bancroft, son of Ephriam and Frances (Phelps) Bancroft, who was b. Mch. 12, 1718-19. They resided for a time at Windsor, Conn., but later removed to Torrington, Conn., where he d. in 1791. She d. at Windsor, Dec. 1, 1809.

Children :

358. i. Triphena Bancroft, b. Aug. 10, 1740; m. 1st

Pease ; 2nd Capt. Silas Fowler.

359. ii. Allis (or Ellis) Bancroft, b. Mch. 4, 1741-2; d.

July 13, 1750.

360. in. Esther Bancroft, b. Dec. 23, 1744; m. Capt.

Roswell Coe of Torrington ; no issue.

361. iv. Ruth Bancroft, b. Dec. 13, 1746; m. Bar-

bour, a scotch tailor of Winchester, Conn.

362. v. Ephriam Bancroft, b. Feb. 6, 1748 ; d. July 6, 1749. +363. vi. Ephraim Bancroft, b. Feb. 24, 1751.

-f-364. vn. Noadiah Bancroft, b. Dec. 19, 17 53. -|-365. viii. Oliver Bancroft, b. July 22 (or 24), 1757.

Ephraim Bancroft, the father, was a Lieut, in the Revolution- ary Army. He was a farmer, and also kept a tavern. It is said of his wife that she was "a woman of ability, well able to keep rude soldiers and other visitors in order."

126. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2 Isaac,1) b. Enfield, Conn., May 10, 1715 ; d. in Windsor in 1750. He m. Nov. 27, 1745, Martha, dau. John and Hannah Abbe, who was b. Mch. 1, 1728.

Child:

-{-366. i. Isaac Gillette, b. Sept. 25, 1747 ; m. Azubah Pease.

128. JOSEPH GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,- Thomas,1) b. En- field, Conn., 1726; m. 1746 Hannah, dau. of Josiah Colton.

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Children :

367. i. Hannah, b. Dec. 14, 174- ; m. Nov. 8, 1769, John

Jones.

368. ii. Joseph, b. Mch. 11, 1747 ; d. young.

369. in. Elijah, b. July 30, 1750.

+370. iv. Joseph, b. Nov. 16, 1752 ; m. Patience Belknap. -(-371. v. Solomon, b. 1754 ; m. Eleanor Belknap.

372. vi. Alice, b. June 7, 1762.

+373. vii. Jonah, b. May IS, 1766.

129. JONAH GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. July 4, 1724; m. Aug. 6, 1751, Hannah Parker. He d. 1763.

Children :

374. i. Dorcas, b. Apr. 8, 17 52.

375. ii. Esther, b. Feb. 1, 1754.

376. in. Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1756; d. Aug. 25, 1759.

377. iv. Daniel, b. Aug. IS, 1754 ; d. Mch. 22, 1759.

131. JOB GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan 28, 1731 ; m. Feb. 28, 1754, Hannah Pease. Resided in Enfield.

Children : All born in Enfield, Conn.

378. i. Job, b. Dec. 21, 1754.

379. ii. James, b. Nov. 4, 1756.

380. in. Hannah, b. Jan. 21, 1759 ; m. Thomas Ward.

381. iv. Elzie, b. Mch. 24, 1761.

382. v. Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1763.

132. JACOB GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Enfield, Conn., Mch. 10, 1734 ; m. 1st, Hannah, dau. of Ezekiel and Han- nah (Chandler) Pease, who was b. in Enfield, Jan. 11, 1732 ; m.

2nd, Ruth , who d. Mch. 4, 1813, aged 71. He served in the

Revolutionary War. About 1786, he removed, with his family, to Benson, Rutland Co., Vt, being the first settler in the east part of Benson, which was then a wilderness. He d. in Benson, Apr. 1805.

Childrfn :

-(-383. i. Jacob, m. 1st, ; m. 2nd, Widow Harrison.

-j-384. ii. Benoni, b. 1760; m. Lucy Hubbard.

-(-385. in. Enoch, m. Polly Ramsey.

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—(—386. iv. Sherman, b. Jan. 14, 1794; m. Rhoda Goodrich.

387. v. Sacket, lived and d. in Benson, Vt.

388. VI. Bissell, m. Asahel Stiles of Pittsfield, Mass.; they

lived and d. in Benson, Vt.

389. vii. Laura, m. Thomas Goodrich of Pittsfield ; she d. in

Benson, Vt. He d. in Sudbury.

390. viii. Putnam.

133. THOMAS GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Simsbury, Conn., Aug. 9, 17 17 ; m. in Simsbury, 1742, Hannah, dau. of Samuel Buel. They removed to Farmington, where he d. in 1779 ; his wife's death probably occurred at an earlier date, as she is not mentioned in the settlement of his estate.

Children : All born in Simsbury, Conn.

391. i. Abigail, b. Oct. 3, 1742; m. Oct. 7, 1793, Joseph

Drake of Torrington, Conn.

392. ii. Infant, b. Apr. 18, 1744; d. May 20, 1744. —J— 393. in. Thomas, b. Apr. 7, 1745 ; m. Grace Haskins.

394. iv. David, b. Feb. 3, 1746-7 ; d. same month.

395. v. Daniel, b. Apr. 7, 1748; d. young.

-{-396. vi. David, b. May 1, 1750; m. 1st Susannah Hart; 2nd

Abigail Alford. -j-397. vii. Peter Buell, b. Farmington, 1752; m. Deborah Hawley. 398. viii. Hannah, b. Farmington, June 1754 ; d. Feb. 4, 1785.

-j-399. ix. Samuel, b. Farmington, June 1756 ; m. Submit .

+400. x. James, b. Jan. 10, 1759; m. Lovina Drake.

The father and several children of this family died of consump- tion.

135. ABIGAIL GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan. 10, 1721-2 ; m. May 7, 1740, Maskill Bacon (probably) son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Seger) Bacon, who was b. Mch. 12, 1720 ; she d. soon after the birth of her child.

Child :

+401. i. Maskill Bacon, b. Apr. 26, 1741 ; d. May 24, 1813.

After the death of Abigail Gleason her husband m. 2nd, May 1744, Ann Higley.

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138. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Thomas,3 Isaac,- Thomas,1) b. 1737 ; m. Oct. 18, 1759, Mary Smith, who d. May 20, 1808. He d. Oct. 1812. They lived in Farmington, Conn.

Children :

402. i. Polly, b. Dec. 2, 17 — ; m. Gen. Solomon Cowles ; d. 1803. +403. ii. Chauncey, b. Aug. 28, 1763.

-j-404. in. Ebenezer Steele, b. Dec. 6, 1767 ; d. June 23, 1808. +405. iv. Dolly, b. Dec. 12, 1769; m. Rev. Edward Porter.

406. v. Sally, b. July 30, 1775 ; d. unmarried Apr. 14, 1803.

140. CALEB BOOTH,4 (Marah Gleason,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. June 14, 1723; m. Jan. 30, 1746-7, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Hewlet) Allen, who was b. in Enfield Conn., 1724, and d. East Windsor, Conn., Nov. 22, 1779. He d. Sept. 29, 1772.

Children :

407. i. Hannah Booth, b. May 17, 1748.

+408. ii. Caleb Booth, b. May 3 (or Aug. 22) 1751.

409. in. Beulah Booth, b. June, 1753 ; m. John Pease, son

of Peletiah and Jemima (Booth) Pease, who was b. Enfield, Jan. 2, 1748.

410. iv. Tryphena Booth, b. May 3, 1755. +411. v. Josiah BooTH,b. Sept. 24, 1757.

412. vi. Love Booth, ) . • , ,, , - .,.,„

^ „ > twins, b. Mch. 5, 1760. ,

413. vii. Peter Booth, \ d. young.

414. viii. Mary Booth, b. May 30, 1756.

141. ESTHER BOOTH,4 (Marah Gleason,3 Isaac,2 Thomas,1) b. Dec. 27, 1827 ; m. (2nd wife) Oct. 31, 1754, Jacob Elmer, son of Joseph and Jane (Adkins) Elmer, who was b. Eeb. 27, 1713-14. About 1793 they removed to Sandisfield, Mass.

Children : Born in Windsor, Conn.

415. i. Margaret Elmer, b. Aug. 17, 1755; d. Oct. 23,

1757.

416. ii. Chloe Elmer, b. Jan. 5, 1757 ; d. Oct. 26, 1757.

417. in. Joel Elmer, b. July 24, 1758; m. 1st, Alice Mun-

sell ; m. 2nd, Polly Hatch ; d. Dec. 30, 1839.

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418. iv. Solomon Elmer, b. Feb. 10, 1761 ; m. Electa Un-

derwood ; d. July 34, 1832.

419. v. Noadiah Elmer, b. Feb. 13, 1766; m. Jane Hurl-

burt.

145. CAPT. JOSEPH GLEASON,4 (William,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. Brookline, Mch. 2, 1714; d. Middleton, Conn., July 11, 1767 ; m. in Middleton, June 28, 1747, Sarah Starr, who d. in Middleton, between Sept. 27 and Oct. 13, 1773.

Children :

420. i. Lydia, b. June 9, 1749; m. Mch. 10, 1771, Samuel

Bull formerly of Hartford ; d. Jan. 24, 1772.

421. ii. Giles, b. Feb. 5, 1758; d. Mch. 29, 1758.

146. SAMUEL GLEASON,4 (William,3 William,2 Thomas,1)

b. Brookline, July 13, 1717; m. 1st Elizabeth , who d. in

Middleton, Nov. 2, 1758; m. 2nd in Middleton, Nov. 15, 1759, Margaret Hibbert

Children : By 1st marriage.

422. i. Abigail, b. Brookline, Aug. 15, 1744; m. in Middle-

ton, Nov. 22, 1764, Sylvanus Waterman.

423. ii. Oliver, b. Brookline, Feb. 2, 1746.

424. in. Samuel, b. Middleton, Conn., Dec. 25, 1752.

425. iv. Joseph, b. Middleton, Mch. 4, 1754; m. at Chatham,

Nov. 24, 1785, Elizabeth Fox. He served as fifer in the Rev. War ; enlisted from Haddam, a town across the Connecticut River from Middleton.

By 2nd marriage.

426. v. Jonathan, b. Middleton, Oct. 22, 1760.

147. CHARLES GLEASON,4 (William,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. Brookline, Dec. 29, 1718; d. in Dudley, May 7, 1790; m. in Roxbury, Nov. 5, 1747, Bethia, dau. of Samuel and Theoda (Wil- liams) Scarborough, who was b. in Roxbury, Apr. 9, 1718, and d. in Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 14, 1791.

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Children: All born in Dudley Mass.

+427. i. Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1748; m. Mch. 5, 1769, Dr. Thos.

Sterne. +42S. ii. William, b. Oct. 5, 1750. +429. in. Mary, b. July 12, 1752 ; m. Winthrop Chandler.

On May 26, 1774, the Selectmen of Dudley nominated the Rev. Chas. Gleason, with five others, one of whom was to be chosen as resident minister. On June 1 1th the vote was cast re- sulting in the choice of Mr. Gleason " to the work of the gospel ministry in sd. town, by a great majority of vots — 46 vots out of 54 ". In July he was given as a consideration for his settling in Dudley to carry on the work of the ministry, 400 pounds in Bills of Credit of the old tenor, and his salary was fixed at 180 pounds in bills of credit of the old tenor for the first year, five pounds per year to be added until it reached the sum of 200 pounds.

The Selectmen also voted to give him after the expiration of four years, 200 cords of wood yearly for the support of his fire, same to be carted to his house. The town presented him with an acre and a half of land the following September and on Wed- nesday, Oct. 31, 1744, he was ordained.

From the town records of Dudley we find his letter of accept- ance, which reads as follows :

To THE CHURCH & TOWN OF DUDLEY.

Gentlemen :

The first offers you made with me to settle with you in the ministry were such as I verily believe it was not my duty to ac- cept, and though you have since made some addition yet I have at present that charity for you as to think you have not increased them as you would have clone had not your circumstances been so difficult, as I perceive just now they are. I have taken into serious consideration your invitation and offeres, ye circum- stances of the time and of your town and have concluded to answer as follows, viz.

1st — as to the settlement you offer, though it is small yet what some persons not living in the town have given encouragement they will do for me besides ye 400 which you offer, moves me to

72 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

accept it, and run the risque which I think is not small, of get- ting land by and by to settle upon.

2nd — as to the salary, it is so small that were you a large and able people I would not accept it, but I expect that you will keep up ye value of it by making it yearly equal to silver at so much an ounce, as it is at this time, and also that in case my circum- stances by & by call for & yours will admit it, you'll make further addition to it. I fully expected you would have given me some wood at my first settling with you, but since you have not done it, I won't now insist upon it, but I would let you know that I depend upon your giving me a sufficiency of fire wood yearly after the expiration of ye four first years, for I am fully per- swaded yt ye salary you offer me will barely enough serve to pro- vide other necessaries. Upon the whole I would let you know yt I depend much upon your generiosty towards me in case you shall be able and I stand in need ; and now hoping I am in ye way of my duty, I hearly declare yt I accept your invitation to settle with you in ye work of ye ministry, entreating of God to- furnish me for and assist me in the great and important work and undertaking, and to make me an instrument of promoting your unity, peace & comfort & everlasting salvation ; in fine beg- ging of God to bless and prosper you in all your lawfull interest and concern & to enable me to live in love and peace while on earth, and at death to translate me to his heavnly kingdom and glory, I subscrib your affectionate friend and servant

Charles Gleason. Dudley, Sept. ye 13th 1744.

The people of Dudley, however, were very negligent in meet- ing their obligations, and the records show that for over forty years there was a continual deficit in the payment of the salary. This finally reached such an amount that Mr. Gleason made the following appeal.

"The subscriber demand of the people of this town the Eighty Seven pounds arrearages granted me by the town at their town- meeting in May 1785 ; and the interest of it from that clay to this day."

Charles Gleason. Dudley, Apr. 6th, 1789.

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73

The appeal failing to bring about a settlement Mr. Gleason brought suit, which was pending at the date of his death, May 7, 1790. The action was continued by his son William, and a com- promise effected on Apr. 4, 1791, by which the town paid 55 pounds in settlement of all claims.

148. BENJAMIN GLEASON,4 (William,3 William,- Thomas,1) b. Brookline, Mass., Dec. 27, 1720; d. in 1758; m. (intentions filed in Boston Mch. 20) 1741, Jane, dau. of Samuel and Mary ■ (Kingsley) Gulliver. Mr. Gleason was a gunsmith.

Children :

430. i. Samuel, b. Boston, Apr. 19, 1743.

431. ii. Mary, bp. in Milton, Apr. 21, 1744.

432. in. Sarah, bp. in Milton, Aug. 2, 1747.

The Probate Records contain the following regarding the set- tlement of Benjamin Gleason's estate.

Aug. 22, 1758, Elijah Glover, yeoman, of Milton was appointed administrator of the goods and estate of Benjamin Gleason. Sam- uel Kingsley of Milton and William Glover of Dorchester were bound with Elijah Glover for the faithful discharge of the trust. The inventory of Benjamin's estate was taken Jan. 1 5, preceding and reads as follows :

£ A bedstead and bedding ..... 1 8 lbs. of old pewter A Trammel shovell and skillet . A small kettle .... His apparel ....

2 tables, 4 chairs

2 old cask

5 hundred of English hay .

s.

d.

2

0

s

7

1

1

4

1

1

3 9 10

Signed by Ebenezer Bent, George Babcock, Ebenezer Swift.

The following articles of cash were found and a note of hand due the estate.

74 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

To rec'd. for his share in the prises taken by the province ship of war, Benja Hallowell, commander, ,£52 8s 3d.

To a Province note for wages due on board sd. ship £8 6s 3d.

To John Webb's note not rec'd for £7 6s 8d, lawful £7 6s 8d.

The whole of his estate as per inventory and articles of cash amounted to £64- 4s 4d. The account shows the estate was debtor to the amount of £73 7s 6d after £10 had been paid to his widow Jane, order of the Probate Judge, Thomas Hutchinson. As the debts of the estate exceeded the assets, Elijah Glover, administrator, asked for instructions from the Probate Judge how to proceed, but no further record of administration can be found.

150. JOHN GLEASON,4 (John,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b, En- field, Conn., June 13, 1706; m. in Enfield Sarah Robins.

Children : All born in Enfield, Conn.

+433. i. John, b. June 25, 1727. +434. ii. Obadiah, b. Nov. 24, 1729.

435. in. Helena, b. Jan. 27, 1731. -)-436. iv. Ephraim, b. June 4, 1733 ; m. Hannah Kent.

437. v. Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1735.

438. vi. Asa, b. Apr. 4, 1738; m. Nov. 11, 1762, Jerusha

Norton.

439. vii. Joel, b. May 2, 1741 ; d. June 7, 1741. +440. viii. Ariel, b. Jan. 24, 1743.

441. ix. Hannah, b. Dec. 24, 1747.

158. JOHN RANDALL,4 (Elizabeth Gleason,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan. 1718-19; m. July 27, 1748, Love Blanchard.

Children :

442. i. Josiah Randall, b. Feb. 23, 1748-9.

443. ii. John Randall, b. Oct. 2, 1750; m. Dec. 30, 1778,

Sarah Blanchard ; he is said to have been a member of the "Boston Tea Party."

444. in. Elizabeth Randall, b. April 21, 1752.

445. iv. Samuel Randall, b. Sept. 16, 1754.

446. v. Abraham Randall, b. May 27, 1756.

447. vi. Isaac Randall, b. June 29, 1758; m. Jerusha Park.

448. vii. Jacob Randall, b. July 29, 1760.

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162. JOHN GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Brookline, Mass. bp. Feb. 21, 1720; d. in Burlington, probably after 1786. He m. at Watertown, Feb. I, 1739-40, Dorothy, dau. of Henry and Mary (Pease) Godding, who was b. in Watertown, Mass., (bp. Oct. 20) 1717.

Children:

+449. i. John, b. Watertown, Mch. 1, 1740-1. -j-450. ii. Jonas, b. Woburn, Mass., Feb. 6, 1747. 4-451. in. Benjamin, b. Woburn, Dec. 25, 1748.

452. iv. Thomas, b. Woburn, Nov. 29, 1751 ; m. Abigail John-

son of Woburn.

453. v. Elizabeth, b. Woburn, Nov. 23, 17 55; m. Jonas

Wyman, Dec. 19, 1771.

163. DAVID GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1721 ; m. in Watertown, Mch. 2, 1742, Mercy, dau. of John and Sarah (Price) Perry, who was b. in Watertown (bp. Aug. 28) 1709. Mr. Gleason was a mariner. He was received in full communion 1st Church of Christ, at Water- town, Mass., Sept. 20, 1741.

Children : All born in Cambridge, Mass.

4-454. i. David, b. Aug. 2, 1744; m. Abigail .

455. ii. Mercy, b. Jan. 31, 1745-6.

164. JOSIAH GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Woburn, Mass., 1724; d. in Chelsea, Nov. 11, 1784; m.in Chel- sea, Oct. 27, 1755, Sarah Tewksbury.

Children : All born in Chelsea, Mass.

456. i. Sarah, b. Jan. 1, 1756-7; d. Medford, Mass., Sept.

25, 1815.

457. ii. Mary, b. Oct. 29, 17 58 ; d. Medford, Sept. 27, 1803.

458. in. Josiah, b. May 7, 1764.

4-459. iv. Joshua, b. June 27, 1765 ; m. Anna Tewksbury.

460. v. Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1766.

4-461. vi. Jacob, b. Apr. 2, 1769; m. Sibyl Danforth.

462. vn. Susanna, b. Oct. 25, 1772.

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165. SUSANNA GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Woburn, Mass., June 8, 1727 ; m. Feb. 21, 1751, Joseph Pierce, who was b. in Woburn Apr. 24, 1714.

Child :

463. i. Isaac Pierce, b. July 9, 1752; m. Apr. 13, 1775

Hannah Alexander.

166. WILLIAM GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Woburn, Mass., Jan. 2, 1730; d. in Billerica Feb. 3, 1818; m. in Newton Apr. 11, 1754, Mary, dau. of Ebenezer and Ruth (Burrage) Segar, who was b. in Newton May 9, 1732, and d. in Billerica Oct. 5, 1776. He m. second June 28, 1780, Mary Goss.

Children : All by 1st marriage ; born in Billerica.

464. i. William, b. Aug. 21, 1756 ; d. in infancy. ii. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1758 ; m. Mark Pitman.

Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1760; m. Dec. 9, 1783; Tim- othy Walker ; lived in Brownfield, Me.

William, b. Feb. 13, 1763.

Rebecca, b. Dec. 10, 1765; m. in Billerica Feb. 28, 1786, Joseph Hey wood (or Howard) of Brown- field, Me.

Joseph, b. Feb. 5, 1768 ; m. Sally Cook.

Ruth, b. May 2, 1770; d. young. ■f-471. viii. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1772; m. William Homer.

472. ix. Lucy, b. Mch. 21, 1776; d. young.

473. x. Lucy, b. (bp. July 7) 1782.

The name of William Gleason is first on a tax list of Billerica in 1754. He leased the College Farm, east of Shawshin, and not many years later he purchased it. It remained the family home until 1850, when Mr. William S. Gleason removed to the village, his home being on the south side of Andover St.

167. CAPT. ISAAC GLEASON,4 (Isaac,3 William,2 Thomas,1) b. in Woburn, Mass., Feb. 10, 1734; d. in Waltham, Mch. 18, 1791. He m. 1st Oct. 9, 1766, Sarah, dau. of John and Sarah (Barnard) Harrington, who was b. in Waltham Nov. 20, 1744, and d. Jan. 19, 1771. He m. 2nd in Waltham July 4, 1771, Eliz- abeth, dau. of John and Hannah (Cutting) Clarke, who was b. in Newton, June 3, 1747, and d. in Waltham July 16, 1794.

465.

ii,

466.

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468.

V,

+469.

VI,

470.

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Children : By 1st marriage; all born in Waltham, Mass.

474. i. Isaac, b. July 13, 1767 ; d. unmarried Apr. 21, 1796. +475. ii. David, b. Mch. 13, 1769.

476. in. Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1770; d. Jan. 1771.

By 2nd marriage.

477. iv. Cutting, b. May 14, 1772 ; d. July 13, 1773. +478. v. Amos, b. Nov. 9, 1773.

479. vi. Sarah, b. June 22, 1775; d. Sept. 4, 1791.

+480. vii. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1777 ; m. Nathaniel Livermore.

+481. viii. Polly (Mary) b. Feb. 2, 1779; m. Elijah Brigham.

482. ix. Daniel, b. Jan. 12, 1781 ; d. Worcester (unmarried)

Jan. 29, 1806.

483. x. Hannah, b. Jan. 5, 1783 ; d. Apr. 23, 1797. +484. xi. Susanna, b. July 5, 1785 ; m. Elias Viles.

485. xii. Josiah, b. Dec. 2, 1789; d. Feb. 12, 1855 ; unmar'd.

Isaac Gleason was assessor in Waltham 1772-76, and select- man 1778-80, and he kept a tavern, afterward kept by Col. David Townsend on a lot afterward owned by Rev. S. Ripley and later owned by James Ellison in 1860.

He was in sendee in the Revolutionary War as Capt. of the 6th Waltham Co., Col. Thacher's Regt.

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FIFTH GENERATION.

170. NAOMI GIBBS,5 (John Gibbs,4 Sarah Gleason,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan. 11, 1712-13 ; m. David Winch, son of John and Elizabeth Winch.

Children : Born in Framingham.

4-486. i. Sarah Winch, b. July 12, 1735 ; m. Edward New-

ton of Shrewsbury.

+487. ii. John Winch, b. July 17, 1736; m. Keziah Lovell of H olden.

488. in. Naomi Winch, b. May 16, 1738.

-|-48Sa. iv. Elizabeth Winch, ) m. Richard Stanford

[•b. Mch. 15, 1739; 488b. v. Silence Winch, ) m. Ebenezer Belknap of

H olden. 488c vi. David Winch, b. Mch. 10, 1743; unmarried. 488d. vii. James Winch, b. May 31, 1746; unmarried. 48Se. viii. Aaron Winch, bp. Oct. 23, 1748 ; m. 1773, Ruth,

dau. of Jonathan Winch. 488f. ix. Rachel Winch, b. Shrewsbury, June 10, 1754.

171. RACHEL GIBBS,5 (John Gibbs,4 Sarah Gleason,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1), b. Apr. 17, 1716 ; m. Timothy Pike. She d. June 18,

1805.

Children : Both born in Framingham.

489. i. Naomi Pike.

+490. ii. Rachel Pike ; m. Asa Pike.

173. SUSANNAH GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Jan. 3, 1716; m. Nov. 12, 1733, Joshua, son of John and Mary (Wheeler) Merriam, who was b. in Oxford ; bp. Feb. 22, 1708. He d. at N. Gore, June 7, 1784. Shed. Oct. 1, 1788.

Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.

491. i. Joshua Merriam, b. Aug. 18, 1734.

492. ii. Susanna Merriam, b. Oct. 23, 1736; m. Samuel

Eddy of Ward.

493. in. Ruth Merriam, b. Feb. 4, 1739 ; m. Mch. 26, 1765,

Henry Burnett of Warwick.

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494. iv. John Merriam, b. Mch. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761.

495. v. Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799.

496. vi. Lydia Merriam, b. July 26, 1745 ; m. Mch. 17, 1767,

497. vii. James Merriam, b. Nov. 30, 1747.

498. vin. Mary Merriam, b. Mch. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.

499. ix. Martha Merriam, b. June 30, 1752 ; m. Asa Conant

of Warwick; d. Mch. 12, 1812.

500. x. Asa Merriam, b. Oct. 21, 1754; m. Apr. 18, 1788,

Mary Lincoln of Warwick.

174. MERCY GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Feb. 28, 1719; m. in Oxford Nov. 30, 1739, Joseph, son of Samuel and Experience (Haven) Streeter, who was b. in Hopkinton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1719.

Children : All born Oxford, Mass.

501. i. Mercy Streeter, b. Aug. 20, 1742 ; d. Sept. 7, 1742.

502. ii. Comfort Streeter, b. Sept. 3, 1743; m. Bethia

Rich, June 24, 1762.

503. hi. Joseph Streeter, b. Sept. 11, 1745.

175. THOMAS GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Mch. 27, 1721 ; d. Oxford Oct. 18, 1756. He m. Mch. 12, 1746, Susanna Putnam, dau. of Isaac and Anna Putnam, who was b. in Sutton Aug. 20, 1728.

A controversy arose in the Oxford church in regard to one William Davidson of Sutton, who " desired occasional commun- ion " with the Oxford church, and which by a vote was granted. "Thomas Gleason, Jr., of Oxford, who opposed the church action, was disciplined and suspended, but in July 1745, con- fessed his fault and was restored." He lived in the north part of Oxford.

Children : All born in Oxford.

-f-504. i. David, b. Dec. 26, 1746; m. Lydia Merriam.

-j-505. ii. Ezra, b. Nov. 22, 1748.

-j-506. in. Isaac, b. Feb. 17, 1751 ; m. Abigail Dudley.

507. iv. Mary, b. May 6, 1753.

+508. v. Ruth, b. Jan. 22, 1756.

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176. JAMES GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) born in Oxford, Mass., Sept. 10, 1723; m. Feb. 7, 1751, Elizabeth Atwell, who d. Jan. 5, 1796, aged 66 years. He d. Oct. 9, 1803, aged 80 years.

Children :

+509. i. James, b. Nov. 12, 1751 ; m. Huldah Wright.

+510. Ti. Nathan, b. Apr. 8, 1753 ; m. Rachel Nichols.

+511. in. John, b. July 11, 1756.

512. iv. Jesse, b. May 23, 1758; m. May 10, 1796, Fanny

Saunders of Hopkinton, Mass. Removed to Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., where he d. They had two sons both of whom d. unmarried.

513. v. Lucretia, b. June 26, 1760 ; d. May 2, 1792 ; a son

b. and d. 1783.

514. vi. Son, b. 1763; d. same year.

515. vii. Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1764; d. May 27, 1790.

516. vin. Sophia, d. Apr. 17, 1781. +517. ix. Jacob, b. June 23, 1768.

James Gleason, the father, was a somewhat eccentric charac- ter; was a physician, and also a universalist minister. In 1798 he published a doctrinal treatise containing 190 pages, and en- titled "Exposition of the First Three Chapters of Genesis." It was printed by John Trumbull.

In 1765 he, in partnership with Levi Wright, bought the Camp- bell Grant of 400 acres in North Gore, whither he removed, and there spent the last years of his life.

177. RUTH GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Sept. 12, 1725 ; m. Apr., 1745, Ben- jamin, son of Moses and Sarah (Bridges) Haven, who was b. Jan. 22, 1720-1 and d. 1796. She d. Sept. 21, 1814.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

+518. i. Sarah Haven, b. July 31, 1746 ; m. Benjamin Haven. 519. ii. Ruth Haven, 1). Oct. 21, 1750; m. Gideon Gould; she d. 1786. +520. in. Azubah Haven, b. July 21, 1753; m. Henry Eames. +521. iv. Zeruah Haven, b. Feb. 5, 1755.

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522. v. Susannah Haven, b. Aug. 8, 1757 ; m. Mch. 16,

1779, John Lamb. After his death she lived a widow in Phillipston.

Besides the children mentioned above there were several others who d. in infancy.

178. ELIZABETH GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Jan. 1, 1728 ; m. Mch. 3, 1749, John Streeter, who d. (probably) Nov. 28, 1756.

Children :

523. i. Mercy Streeter, b. May 15, 1750; probably m. Jo-

seph Gleason, Jr., Sept. 10, 1768.

524. ii. Esther Streeter, b. Apr. 21, 17 54; m. Ezekiel

Gleason, Oct. 5, 1773.

179. EXPERIENCE GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Mar. 21, 1730; m. 1st, Ichabod Stockwell, son of John and Mary (Lombard) Stockwell, who d. Nov. 26, 1756. She m. 2nd in Oxford, Dec. 9. 1764, Jo- seph Aldrich.

Children : By 1st marriage.

525. i. Ichabod Stockwell, b. Apr. 6, 1749; m. Mary

Snow.

526. ii. Peter Stockwell, b. Jan. 26, 1751.

527. in. Eleazer Stockwell, b. June 22, 1752 ; m. Ruth

Alger.

528. iv. Thomas G. Stockwell, b. Aug. 13, 1755.

Ichabod Stockwell, the father, settled on Prospect Hill in Ox- ford. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war.

180. NATHANIEL GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Apr. 6, 1732; d. Nov. 18, 1758; he m. in Oxford Jan. 2, 1755, Susanna Streeter.

Child :

529. i. Mercy, b. Oxford Feb. 18, 1756.

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183. ELIJAH GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford Feb. 9, 1738; d. Ward 1776; estate admr. May 7th. He m. Oct. 9, 1760, Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Wy- man, who was b. at Hopkinton.

Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.

530. i. Experience, b. Oct. 14, 1761 ; d. Calais, Vt. Sept. 7,

1811; m. Brookfield, Mass., Sept. 8, 1785, Phineas, son of Phineas and Eleanor (Morey) Slayton, who was b. Brookfield Dec. 12, 1761, and d. in Calais, Vt., Oct. 23, 1811. They re- moved about 1792-3 to a farm near Calais, Vt.

531. ii. Susan, b.Oct. 4, 1763.

532. in. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1767.

+533. iv. Elijah, b. July 15, 1769; d. Oakland, Me., 1852.

534. v. Thomas, b. May 6, 1771 ; d. Oakland, Me., 1825.

535. vi. Polly, b. Mch. 17, 1773 ; m. June 17, 1792, Timothy,

son of Andrew and Rebecca (Watson) Kim- ball, who was b. at Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 8, 1763.

536. vii. Comfort, b. Feb. 6, 1775.

184. ELISHA GLEASON,5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Feb. 9, 1738; m. Apr. 23, 1763, Elizabeth Parkhurst of Pomfret, Conn.

Children :

537. i. Abigail, bp. Sept. 30, 1764; d. young. -4-538. u. Elisha, bp. May 18, 1766; m. Elizabeth Dana.

539. in. Abigail, bp. Mch. 26, 1768. -{-540. iv. John Augustus, bp. Aug. 5, 1770 (b. June 24).

Elisha Gleason, the father, was a soldier in the French and In- dian War. The company in which he enlisted started on Aug. 10, 1757, for Sheffield, a distance of 105 miles. They were out 16 days.

187. RICHARD GLEASON,5 (Richard,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, May 1, 1738; d. Fitzwilliam, N. H., Aug. 18, 1820. He m. in Leicester, Mass., July 18, 1761, Rachel, dau. of Nathaniel and Rachel (Lovell) Eames, who was b. in

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Framingham 1743, and d. Fitzwilliam Jan. 8, 1820. They were admitted to the church at Fitzwilliam July 10, 1792, by letter from Marlboro, Mass.

Children : All born in Leicester, Mass.

541. i. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 20, 1762 ; d. Fitzwilliam, Dec.

23, 1797.

542. ii. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1765.

543. in. Anna, b. Jan. 14, 1771 ; d. Fitzwilliam, Mch. 21, 1811.

544. iv. Richard, b. July 18, 1773 ; m. Dec. 31, 1805, Mind-

well, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Brigham) Davison, who was b. in Fitzwilliam, Mch. 1, 1788 ; d. Oct. 18, 1849. He d. June 6, 1843.

545. v. Leander, b. June 13, 1778; m. Sept. 6, 1807, Annis,

dau. of Moses and Cata (Adams) Drury, who was b. in Fitzwilliam, Aug. 11, 1782. He d. Apr. 25, 1818.

191. MOSES GLEASON,5 (Moses,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan. 23, 1739 ; m. at Sutton May 23, 1760, Beulah Haven. Was dismissed to Douglas church Oct. 2, about 1768. He was a French and Indian War soldier Aug. 18, 1757.

Children : Born in Oxford and in Douglas.

546. i. John, b. Feb. 22, 1761.

547. ii. Moses, b. July 12, 1762.

548. in. Deborah, b. Aug. 5, 1764.

549. iv. Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1766.

550. v. Abigail, b. Mch. 20, 1768.

551. vi. Reuben, bp. Dec. 28, 1771.

552. vn. Darius, bp. Dec. 29, 1771.

193, LUCIE GLEASON,5 (Uriah,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Feb. 27, 1742; m. Jan. 22, 1767, William Burnett.

Child :

553. i. Lucy Burnett, b. July 6, 1767 ; bp. June 5, 1768.

201. SIMON GLEASON,6 (Simon,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, June 18, 1747; m. Nov. 27, 1772, Cath-

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arine, dan. of Ebenezer Fish, who was b. Jan. 3, 1750. Simon was a Revolutionary soldier and marched to Rhode Island in Dec. 1776, and July 30, 1780.

Children : Born in Oxford.

554. i. Thomas Fish, b. July 12, 1775.

555. ii. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 21, 1778.

202. BEZALEEL GLEASON,5 (Simon,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. June 9, 1749; m. 1st, Phoebe Newberry; m. 2nd, Nov. 4, 1779, Sarah King, dan. of John and Elizabeth (Town) King, who was b. at Sutton, Mass., Aug. 29, 1758.

Children : Probably by 1st marriage.

-(-556. i. Adonijah, m. Cynthia Ball.

—[-557. ii. Bezaleel, b. May 25, 1774.

558. in. Amos.

559. iv. Nathan, ) twins; d. probably at birth; probably by

560. v. Nahum, \ second marriage.

561. vi. Ira.

562. vii. Sarah.

563. viii. Phoebe.

564. ix. Clarissa.

It is not certain that the order in which these children are given is the order of their birth.

Bezaleel, the father, was a Revolutionary soldier enlisted from Sutton, and was in service from Apr. 19, 1775, to Nov. 29, 1777.

204. ELEAZER GLEASON,5 (Simon,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford June 1, 1754; m. Nov. 5, 1774, Esther Farley.

Child:

565. i. Sarah, b. Oxford Dec. 20, 1776; m. Dec. 6, 1796,

Amasa Shumway of Whitingham, Vt.

209. AARON GLEASON,5 (Aaron,4 Thomas,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford Apr. 25, 1716 ; m. Dilla

Children : All born in Rowe, Mass.

+566. i. Reuben, b. Sept. 19, 1770.

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567. ii. Jared, b. Dec. 26, 1771 ; d. Rowe Sept. 10, 1777.

568. in. Anna, b. May 4, 1773; d. Rowe Sept. 10, 1777.

569. iv. Elijah, b. Oct. 23, 1774; d. Rowe Aug. 25, 1777.

570. v. Jonathan, b. Mch. 22, 1776 ; d. Rowe Aug. 25, 1777.

571. VI. Jonathan, b. Sept. 20, 1777.

572. vn. Eunice, b. Apr. 26, 1779.

573. viii. Anna, b. Dec. 29, 1780.

574. ix. Aaron, Jr., b. Oct. 23, 1782.

575. x. Erastus, b. June 16, 1785.

576. XL Roswell, b. May 26, 1787.

577. xii. Ira, b. Aug. 21, 1790.

+578. xiii. Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1793 ; m. Hepsabeth .

Aaron, the father, was a Revolutionary Soldier enlisted from Myrifield (Rowe) ; was in service from Sept. 17, 1776 to Sept. 22, 1777.

210. REUBEN GLEASON,6 (Aaron,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Sept. 5, 1746; d. Rowe, Mass., Aug. 18, 1812. He m. in Rowe, July 30, 1798, Zurbiah Chapin.

Children : All born in Rowe, Mass.

579. i. Azubah, b. Mch. 12, 1800; m. Asa Clemons of

Charlton, Dec. 22, 1817.

580. ii. Jared, b. Aug. 25, 1802; d. Nov. 23, 1802.

581. in. Reuben, Jr., b. Nov. 7, 1803; d. Dec. 15, 1803. SS2. iv. Reuben, b. Apr. 27, 1805.

583. v. Dille, b. Jan. 4, 1808.

584. vi. Abner, b. July 18, 1810.

585. vn. Eunice, b. Sept. 28, 1812.

211. JONAS GLEASON,5 (Aaron,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, July 15, 1748; d. Rowe, Mass., Apr. 6, 1815. He m. in Rowe, July 8, 1773, Lucy Harwood, dau. of Nathaniel Harwood, who was b. at Lunenburg, Vt., Jan. 27, 1746, and d. Williamstown, Mass., 1828.

Children : All born in Rowe, Mass.

+586. i. Nathaniel, b. July 6, 1774; m. Matilda Brown. +587. ii. Jonas, b. Apr. 25, 1776 ; m. Roxy Foster. +588. in. Amos, b. Mch. 3, 1778; m. Lucy Hall Emerson.

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+589. [V. Jesse, b. May 3, 1780; m. Mary Chase.

590. v. Joseph, b. Mch. 31, 1782 ; d. June 10, 1862.

591. vi. Moses, b. Apr. 29, 1784; m. Prudence Merrill.

592. vn. Lucy, b. Apr. 3, 1787 ; m. Abijah Burnap of Rowe.

Jonas, the father, was a prominent citizen of Rowe and Myri- field. He was deacon of the First Congregational Church of Rowe. He was Corporal in Capt. Gideon Chapin's company of Minute men, which marched Apr. 21, 1775, in response to the Lexington Alarm ; was in service 19 clays. Later he was a pri- vate in Capt. Lawrence Kemp's company, Col. Leonard's Regt., from Feb. 23, 1777, to Apr. 10, 1777, and was at Ticonderoga. He was also in service in Capt. Seth Howard's company, Col. David Wells' Regt., from Sept. 22 to Oct. 18, 1777.

212. HENRY GLEASON,5 (Aaron,4 Thomas,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Feb. 26, 1750; m. Hannah .

Children : Born, Rowe, Mass.

+593. i. Amasa, b. Feb. 15, 1776 ; m. Aner Griffith.

+594. ii. David, b. May 9, 1778.

595. in. Joseph, b. Apr. 24, 1780 ; d. Dec. 1, 1781.

596. iv. Lucy, b. Apr. 15, 1785 ; d. June 27, 1785. +597. v. Samuel, b. N. Y. State, July 11, 1795.

215. JOSEPH GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford Aug. 22, 1744; m. at Sutton, Mass., Feb. 10, 1769, Mercy, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Gleason) Streeter, who was b. in Oxford May 15, 1750. Joseph settled in the north part of Oxford, afterward known as Ward ; purchased July 22, 1768, the John Streeter homestead from the widow Elizabeth (his wife's mother). On tax list 1771, real estate £6 ; personal £\ 18s.

Children : All born in Ward, Mass.

598. i. Mercy, b. Mch. 24, 1771.

599. ii. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 1, 1773.

600. hi. Anna, b. July 13, 1776.

601. iv. John, Oct. 13, 1779.

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216. ABNER GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Dec. 6, 1745 ; d. Osceola, Pa., June 1816. Hem. 1st at Sutton, Mass., Jan. 18, 1770, Abigail Rich, who d. in Charlton, Mass., May 14, 1790; m. 2nd in Charlton Oct. 27, 1791 Deborah Baker.

Children : By 1st marriage ; born Charlton, Mass.

+602. i. David, b. May 24, 1772 ; m. Sarah Stannard.

603. II. Rachel, b. Oct. 28, 1774; m. Oct. 20, 1796, Samuel Bullen. +604. in. Paul, b. Jan. 12, 177S; m. Judith Warren. +605. iv. Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1780; m. Jesse Sabin. +606. v. Abner, b. Feb. 11, 1783; m. Laura Louden. +607. vi. William, b. Apr. 15, 1786.

By 2nd marriage. +608. vii. Ruth, b. Nov. 6, 1792 ; m. Lemuel Cady. +609. vni. Pollv, m. Simon Nichols-

Abner Gleason, the father, was a cooper and farmer ; he re- moved to Charlton before 1784, and in 1805 located at Locke, N. Y., where he resided until 1811 when he removed to Osceola, Pa., where he died. He served in the Revolutionary War as private in Capt. John Nickols' Co., Col. Jonathan Holmes' Regt.; in service 30 days; this company marched Sept. 27, 1777, to reinforce the Continental army under General Gates in Northern Department.

217. DANIEL GLEASON,5 (Daniel,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., Jan. 21, 1754 ; m. Lucy .

Children : All born in Rowe, Mass.

610. i. Patty, b. Aug. 18, 1785.

611. ii. Daniel, Jr., b. Aug. 1, 1787.

612. in. Polly, b. Aug. 21, 1789.

613. iv. Joseph.

614. v. Benjamin, d. June 5, 1793.

615. vi. Lucy, b. May 23, 1793 ; d. July 5, 1793.

In 1765 Daniel Gleason and his uncle Aaron Gleason removed from Oxford to Rowe, and were among the first settlers in that place. The first settler in Rowe was the Rev. Cornelius Jones

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of Sand is field, who in 1760 obtained a title to a tract of land four miles square, which he offered to settlers at a low price, and Daniel, Aaron, Stephen and Henry Gleason were among those who joined him in the new settlement.

219. JAMES GLEASON,5 (Daniel,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Oxford, Mass., May 29, 1758 ; d. Oxford, Aug. 18, 1834. He m. in Sutton, June 20, 1781, Hannah, dau. of Richard Jr. and Hannah (Buckman) Bartlett, who was b. in Sutton, Oct. 19, 1752, and d. in Oxford, Apr. 3, 1840.

Children :

-j-616. i. Ruth, b. Dec. 22, 1783; m. Andrew Smith.

617. ii. Clarissa, b. Jan. 13, 1785; d. Dec. 5, 1795. — |— 6 1 8. m. Hannah, b. June 26, 1789 ; m. Harvey B. Scott.

619. iv. James, b. 1791 ; d. Dec. 22, 1795. +620. v. Richard, b. Oct. 2, 1792.

621. vi. Sophia, b. Mch. 23, 1794.

622. vii. Clarissa, b. Nov. 30, 1796; m. Apr. 20, 1817, Wil-

liam Hager ; settled in Brookfield and had a family.

James Gleason was a teamster working from Oxford to Bos- ton. Resided in house 239 in Oxford. Apr. 1, 1817 he deeded the property to his son Richard, who built the present house. On Apr. 12, 1796, Nathaniel Hamlin sold to James Gleason house and lot No. 240, and Jan. 9, 1830, James sold same to Jacob Maynard. On Sept. 2, 1798, the heirs of Josiah Wolcott sold to James Gleason house and lot No. 243, and Nov. 30, 1826, James sold the same to his son Richard.

220. STEPHEN GLEASON,5 (Daniel,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. in Oxford July 29, 1760; m. 1st Nov. 22, 1787, Sally Goodnough, who was b. Sept. 28, 1754, and d. July 29, 1817. Hem. 2nd Mch. 10, 1818, Anna Goodnough, who was b. June 1763 and d. Apr. 23, 1841. He was a farmer. He d. Feb. 1822.

Children : By st marriage ; born in Rowe, Mass. 623. i. Olive, b. Aug. 12, 1788.

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624. ii. Sarah, b. June 19, 1790; d. Oct. 27, 1824; m. Dec,

1819, Alfred Brown.

625. in. Jemima, b. Sept. 11, 1794; d. Nov. 9, 1794. +626. iv. Stephen, b. Nov. 1, 1797 ; d. May 23, 1869.

627. v. Hannah Bent, b. Apr. 26, 1792.

221. JOSIAH GLEASON,5 (Daniel,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,-) b. Oxford, Mass., Dec. 28, 1762; d. Oxford, Apr. 30, 1817. He m. at Oxford, Mch. 2, 1792, Lydia, dau. of Levi and Elizabeth (Brown) Lamb, who was b. in Oxford Nov. 28, 1769, and d. in Oxford, Mch. 30, 1846. They settled on his father's homestead at Oxford.

Children : All born in Oxford.

-(-628. i. Josiah, b. Aug. 15, 1793 ; m. Roxana Torrey. -(-629. ii. Lydia, b. Sept. 28, 1795; m. Joseph Brown.

630. in. Abijah, b. Feb. 8, 1804; m. Apr. 12, 1825, Huldah

Coit.

231. THOMAS WINCH,5 (Deborah Gleason,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,- Thomas,1) b. June 25, 1723 ; m. Dec. 20, 1743, Elizabeth Drury.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

631. i. Caleb Winch, b. Sept. 26, 1744; m. Mehitable

Maynard and lived in Fitzwilliam. He and his wife were admitted to church in Framingham July 28, 1770.

632. ii. Catherine Winch, bp. Dec. 8, 1745; m. May 4,

1780, Eldad Atwood of Medway. Lived in

Holliston. -f-633. in. Sybilla Winch, bp. Feb. 14, 1748. +634. iv. Hannah Winch, bp. Oct. 15, 1749.

635. v. Jason Winch, bp. Sept. 1751 ; m. Elizabeth May-

nard, and moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H.

636. vi. Joel Winch, bp. June 10, 1752.

637. vii. Samuel Winch, bp. Jan. 15, 1755.

638. viii. Reuben Winch, bp. Nov. 20, 1757. 638a. ix. Samuel Winch, bp. Feb. 3, 1760.

639. x. Thomas Winch, bp. Apr. 27, 1762. 639a. xi. Elleck Winch, bp. June 29, 1766.

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232. SAMUEL WINCH,5 (Deborah Gleason,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. June 7, 1726; m. Nov. 22, 1751, Mary Winchester. He and his wife were admitted to church Aug. 30, 1752.

Child : Born in Framingham, Mass.

-|-640. i. Ebenezer Winch, b. Feb. 12, 1753 ; m. Esther Brinley.

233. DEBORAH WINCH,5 (Deborah Gleason,4 Isaac,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham Jan. 27, 1728-9; m. (2nd wife) Oct. 4, 1750, Major John Farrar, who d. Jan. 1777.

Children :

641. i. John Farrar, b. Aug. 11, 1751 ; m. Ruth Davis ; he

d. So. Hadley 1809.

642. ii. Deborah Farrar, b. Dec. 26, 1753 ; m. Caleb

Leland.

643. in. Nelly Farrar, b. Nov. 4, 1755; m. Capt. John

Brown of Fitchburg.

644. iv. Joseph Farrar, b. Apr. 3, 1758; m. 1st Hannah

Kimball ; m. 2nd Martha Nutting of Pepperell ; m. 3rd Elizabeth Fletcher of Dunstable.

645. v. William Farrar, b. June 22, 1760; m. Irena

Boynton.

646. vl Daniel Farrar, b. Feb. 19, 1763 ; d. unmarried.

647. vii. Anne Farrar, b. Oct. 27, 1765; m. Shurstaff.

648. viii. Samuel Farrar, b. Jan. 22, 1769; m. Mary Nut-

ting of Pepperell.

649. ix. Hitty Farrar, b. Oct. 14, 1771 ; m. Joseph Haskell.

Major John Farrar m. 1st Martha Swift, dau. of the Rev. John Swift, by whom he had four children, viz.: Mary, who m. Gen. Reed ; Martha and John, Jr., who d. young ; and Martha b. June 7, 1749.

Major Farrar was Major of the 3rd Regt. of Middlesex Militia from 1757 to 1772. He was a prominent citizen of Framingham ; was frequently elected to various town offices, and served on numerous public committees. He was one of the early propri- etors of Fitzwilliam, N. H.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 91

235. CAPT. JOSEPH WINCH,5 (Deborah Gleason,4 Isaac,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Mch. 1, 1733-4; m. Mary Beals of East Sudbury, who d. Nov. 15, 1812. He d. Apr. 7, 1815.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

650. i. Molly Winch, b. Mch. 28, 1756 ; m. William Beals. +651. II. Lucy Winch, b. Oct. 23, 1757.

652. in. Joseph Winch, b. June 25, 1759; m. Anna Phillips

of Lexington. Lived at Lexington and Fram- ingham.

653. iv. Abijah Winch, b. May 31, 1761 ; m. Anna Warner.

654. v. Patty Winch, b. Mch. 12, 1763; m. Daniel Bemis

of Weston. +655. vi. Jesse Winch, b. May 6, 1765 ; m. Martha Brown.

656. vn. Luther Winch, b. Mch. 19, 1767; m. 1st, Lydia

Beals ; m. 2nd, .

657. viii. Nelly Winch, b. Dec. 15, 1768; m. Leonard Cum-

mings of Cornish, N. H.

658. ix. Eunice Winch, b. Oct. 26, 1770; m. Jan. 6, 1795,

John Gates, lived Marlborough, N.H. +659. x. Reuben Winch, b. Sept. 22, 1772; m. Olive Eaton. +659a. xi. Samuel Winch, b. Apr. 7, 1776.

Joseph Winch, the father, was a prominent local leader during the Revolutionary war ; was a Minute Man under Capt. Gleason, Apr. 1775 ; was in service under Captain Edgell in 17 76, and the same year was elected captain of a military company and in Aug. 1777 raised a company of 90 men for the service.

236. NATH AN WINCH,5 (Deborah Gleason,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1), b. Framingham, Nov. 9, 1737 ; m. 1st, Thankful Gibbs of East Sudbury; m. 2nd, Feb. 8, 1769, Abigail Brown. He d. Sept. 2, 1803.

Children : By 1st marriage ; all born in Framingham.

660. i. Thankful Winch, b. Apr. 19, 1760; m. Aug. 26,

1779, Joseph Nichols; lived at Westbury, Shrewsbury and Grafton.

661. ii. Nelly Winch, b. Jan. 27, 1762 ; d. young.

6C2. in. Melicent Winch, b. Nov. 22, 1763; m. Elisha Post.

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663. iv. Deborah Winch, b. May 6, 1765; m. June, 1783,

Oldham Yates.

664. v. Nathan Winch, b. Feb. 28, 1767 ; m. Nov. 22, 1792,

Lydia Rollins, of Dublin, N.H.

665. vi. Hepzibah Winch, bp. Oct. 1, 1769; m. Nov. 22,

1792, Samuel Rollins, of Dublin, N.H. By 2nd marriage.

666. vii. Abel Winch, bp. Aug. 11, 1771 ; d. young.

667. vin. Joel Winch, bp. July 28, 1771 ; d. young. -|-668. ix. Anna Winch, bp. 1775 ; m. Sylvanus Phipps.

669. x. Lucy Winch, bp. Nov. 2, 1777 ; m. John Palmer.

670. xi. David Winch.

671. xii. Abel Winch, b. Mch. 15, 1780; m. and removed to

Littleton, N. H.

672. xiii. Joel Winch, m. Sally Sessions of Weymouth ;

removed to Bethlehem, N. Y. in the early days of the settlement there ; d. about 1879.

237. ISAAC GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham Aug. 3, 1726 ; d. Langdon, N. H. He m. in Framingham Nov. 2, 1752, Mary, dau. of Christopher and Mary (Seaver) Nixon, who was b. in Framingham Dec. 24, 1733, and d. in Langdon, N.H. Isaac was a soldier in the Crown Point Expedition, 1756. From 1759 to 1762 they resided in Shrews- bury, Mass. Later they removed to Langdon, N. H., where he d.

Children :

673. i. Lucia, b. Framingham, bp. June 10, 1753; m. at

Spencer, Mass., Oct. 13, 1771, John, son of John and Abigail (Johnson) Prouty, who was b. Spencer Jan. 4, 1749. -J-674. ii. Dolly, b. Framingham, bp. Apr. 20, 1755 ; m. Capt. Simon Sartwell, m. 2nd Jesse Healy.

675. in. Elizabeth, b. Cambridge, Oct. 20, 1757; probably

d. young.

676. iv. Eliab, b. Shrewsbury, Nov. 19, 1759.

+677. v. Winsor, b. Shrewsbury, Feb. 18, 1762 ; m. 1st Sally

Gleason (No. 696), m. 2nd Patty Follett. — j-678- vi. Thaddeus, b. Framingham ; m. Dolly Wheeler. -[-679. vii. Betsy, b. Framingham, 1764 ; m. John Sartwell.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 93

Eliab Gleason, fourth child in above family, was a fiferin Capt. Abie! Walker's Co., No. 1, Col. Benj. Fellows' Regt., in the spring of 1777 ; was discharged in June and re-enlisted in Co. No. 6 against Burgoyne.

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242. THANKFUL GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, June 17, 1738; d. Westmoreland, N. Ff., Dec. 28, 1813. She m. in Petersham, Mass., Dec. 27, 1759, William Daggett, who was b. in Sutton Aug. 15, 1727, and d. Westmoreland, Jan. 13, 1813.

Children :

680. i. Asa Daggett, b. Petersham, July 7, 1760 ; d. July

5, 1779; was a Revolutionary soldier.

681. n. Anna Daggett, b. Petersham, Sept. 11, 1762; m.

Westmoreland, N. PL, Oct. 12, 1788, by Sam'l Works, Esq., to Wm. Estey of Westmoreland.

-(-682. in. Phineas Daggett, b. Petersham, Aug. 22, 1764.

-|-683. iv. Nathaniel Daggett.

-j-684. v. Sarah Daggett.

685. vi. Hannah Daggett, m. a Mr. Horton of New

York ; no issue.

686. vii. Amos Daggett, removed to Vermont. 686a. viii. Daughter, m. Wm. Ide.

243, JAMES GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham 1740 ; d. Westmoreland, N. H. He m. at Peter- sham, Mass., Sept. 24, 1767, Sarah Chandler.

Children : All born Westmoreland, N. H.

687. i. James, b. Apr. 3, 1773.

688. ii. Benjamin, b. Jan. 17, 1775.

689. in. Sarah, b. July 20, 1776.

690. iv. Levi, b. May 28, 1778.

691. v. Willard, b. Mch. 20, 1780.

692. vi. Joel, b. Dec. 27, 1781. +693. vii. Samuel, b. Jan. 24, 1783.

694. vin. Hannah, b. July 20, 1786.

695. ix. Susanna, b. Sept. 14, 1788.

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244. JOSEPH GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham Feb. 3, 1743; d. Petersham Sept. 19, 1814. He m. in Petersham Aug. 14, 1766, Sarah Curtis, who was b. 1747 and d. in Petersham Apr. 2, 1827.

Children : All born in Petersham, Mass.

696. i. Sarah, b. Apr. 7. 1767 ; m. June 21, 1787, Windsor

Gleason. (No. 677.)

697. ii. Deborah, b. Nov. 29, 1768 ; m. June 3, 1792, Nahum

Ward.

698. in. Molly, b. July 31, 1771.

699. iv. Fanny, b. July 4, 1773; m. Apr. 22, 1797, Artemus

Crowl.

700. v. David, b. Feb. 20, 1775; d. Feb. 1, 1776.

701. vi. Lucinda, b. Nov. 2, 1777 ; d. Oct. 2, 1778.

702. vii. Lucinda, b. May 20, 1779; m. Apr. 7, 1800, Nath-

aniel Gleason (No. 706) of Hardwick. +703. vni. Joseph, b. Apr. 7, 1781 ; m. Susan Whitney.

704. ix. Betsey, b. Mch. 1, 1783 ; m. Oct. 28, 1804, Nathan

Gould. +705. x. Curtis, b. Apr. 1, 1788; m. Dec. 8, 1813, Luna

Hildreth. She d. Jan. 8, 1828, aged 39.

245. NATHANIEL GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham 1744; bp. Sept. 14, 1746; d. Hardwick, Mass., June 19, 1806. He m. in Hardwick Jan. 14, 1771, Sarah Johnson, who d. in Hardwick May 28, 1807.

Children : All born in Hardwick, Mass.

+706. i. Nathaniel, m. Lucinda Gleason, (No. 702). -|— 707. ii. Sally, m. June 11, 1804, John Gallond. +708. in. John, b. Feb. 25, 1783; m. Luthera Allen. +709. iv. Joel, b. July 15, 1785; m. Sarah Whipple.

710. v. Alexander, b. Oct. 31, 1787 ; d. Ware, Mass., Apr. 17, 1869.

246. BENJAMIN GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, May 7, 1749 ; d. Westmoreland, N.H. He m. Mary Cole.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 95

Children : All born in Westmoreland, N.H.

711. i. Polly, b. Feb. 28, 1776 ; m. Nathaniel Wilson.

712. ii. Lucy, b. Sept. 22, 1777; m. Nathaniel Haseltine.

713. in. Benjamin, Jr., b. Aug. 19, 1783 ; m. Hannah John-

son.

714. iv. Clarissa, b. Oct. 10, 1785; m. Samuel Boynton,

Nov. 27, 1805. — |— 7 1 5. v. Bildad, b. Dec. 16, 1787 ; m. Cynthia Gilmore.

716. vi. Levina, b. Dec. 18, 1789; m. Alba Gilmore, Nov.

2, 1809.

717. vii. Betsey, b. Mch. 2, 1792; m. Eldredge Chickering,

July 11, 1815.

718. viii. Joseph, b. Feb. 27, 1794; m. Abigail Read, Apr. 16,

1822.

719. ix. Eunice, b. May 30, 1796; m. Alvin Chickering,

Mch. 27, 1817.

720. x. Cemira, b. July 9, 1803; m. Calvin Walker.

247. FORTUNATUS GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, May 27, 1752; d. Westmoreland, Sept. 1, 1810. He m. in Westmoreland, N.H., May 17, 1775, Es- ther Bemis.

Children : All born in Westmoreland, N.H.

721. i. Dolly, b. July 31, 1777 ; m. Aaron WTieeler, Jan. I,

1798. +722. ii. Abel, b. July 26, 1781 ; m. Kate Lincoln.

723. in. Esther, b. July 29, 1784; m. David Cobb, Feb. 23,

1803. +724. iv. Wilson, b. Feb. 6, 1788 ; m. 1st, Lucy Atherton; m.

2nd, Mrs. Maria Barker.

725. v. Fortuxatus, Jr.. b. Jan. 2^, 1792; m. Joanna Far-

well, Dec. !, 1814.

726. vi. Lyman, b. June 10, 179-1 ; m. Priscilla Walker.

248. JOHN BULLEN,5 (Prudence Gleason," Isaac,8 Thomas,2

Thomas,1) b. Nov. 17, 1728; in. Dec. 21, 1746, Elizabeth Adams, dau. of George Adams of Med way, Mass.

96 the gleason genealogy.

Children :

727. i. Louis Bullen, b. Apr. 15, 1747.

728. ii. Samuel Bullen, b. Men. 23, 1749.

729. in. Jeduthan Bullen, b. Jan. 21, 1751.

730. v. Ashbel Bullen, b. Feb. 18, 1753.

254. JOANNA GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham July 13, 1740; d. Princeton, Mass., June 28, 1830. She m. 1st in Lancaster, Apr. 14, 1862, William Gibbs, son of Nathaniel and Bathsheba (Parmenter) Gibbs, who was b. in Sudbury in 1740 and d. in Princeton Apr. 24, 1770. She m. 2nd Apr. 27,1783, Uriah Newton, son of Uriah and Patience (Newton) Newton, who was b. in Marlboro, Mass., May 17, 1736, and d. in Princeton Apr. 25, 1805.

Children : By 1st marriage.

731. i. Ezra Gibbs, b. Oct. 17, 1762.

732. ii. William Gibbs, b. Aug. 22, 1764.

733. in. Alpheus Gibbs, b. June 20, 1766; m. Jan. 25, 1790,

Nabby Wheeler.

734. iv. Theodore Gibbs, b. Aug. 1, 1768.

735. v. Joanna Gibbs, b. June 27, 1770.

By 2nd marriage.

736. vi. Elizabeth Newton, b. Oct. 29, 1784.

737. vii. La vina Newton, b. July 17, 1786.

255. JOHN GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1 b. Framingham Oct. 12, 1742; d. Princeton Oct. 10, 1819. He m. 1st in Princeton Feb. 2, 1769, Mrs. Eunice French of Mendon. He m. 2nd Nov. 24, 1799, Martha (Patty) Keyes of Princeton, who d. Mch. 30, 1823.

Children : By 1st marriage.

-f-738. i. Eunice, b. June 11, 1769 ; m. Thaddeus Nichols. -f-739. ii. Phinehas, b. Dec. 4, 1770; m. Abigail Temple.

256. THOMAS GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., May 9, 1745 ; d. Hubbardston, Mass., Jan. 16, 1817. He m. 1st Dec. 25, 1770, Sarah Stratton,

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 97

who d. in Princeton, Nov. 15, 1779. He m. 2nd July, 1780, Han- nah Hill, who d. July 10, 1792; m. 3rd Oct. 27, 1802, Sally Brown.

Children : By 1st marriage.

740. i. Sally, b. Feb. 25, 1772 ; m. Benjamin Mayo, Mch.

31, 1793.

741. ii. Molly, b. Mch. 2S, 1773 ; m. Amasa Brown, Oct.

10, 1795.

742. in. Thomas, b. Mch. 25, 1775; d. Oct. 10, 1778.

743. iv. Elizabeth, b. Mch. 2, 1777 ; d. Oct. 2, 177S. -f-744. v. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1778; m. Joseph Sargent

By 2nd marriage.

745. vi. Thomas, b. Apr. 28, 1781 ; d. July 30, 1783.

746. vii. Hannah, b. Sept. 11, 1782; d. July 18, 1783.

— |— 747. vin. Tryphena, b. Jan. 10, 1784; m. Jon. Merriam, Feb.

23, 1801. 748. ix. Ezra, b. May 7, 1785 ; m. Elizabeth Haskell, Nov.

23, 1809. +749. x. Rufus, b. Mch. 7, 1788; m. 1st Fidelia Holden,

m. 2nd Eliza Holden.

750. xi. Jesse, b. Nov. 4, 1789 ; settled in Eastport, Me.

751. xii. John, b. Aug. 12, 1791 ; m. Harriet Gale, Mch. 25,

ISIS.

752. xni. Jonas, b. Oct. 17, 1793.

By 3rd marriage. 752a. xiv. Joseph Hill, b. July 29, 1805.

257. PRUDENCE GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,3 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mch. 20, 1747 ; cl. Brandon, Vt. She m. in Princeton, Mass., Oct. I. 1769, John Barker

Children :

753. i. Joh\ Barker, b. July 20, 1770; d. Dec. 11, 1771.

754. ii. John Barker, b. Apr. 10, 1773.

755. in. William Barker, b. Mch. 22, 1775.

756. iv. Robert Barker, b. Nov. 29. 177 7.

258. JESSE GLEASON,6 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, May 25, 1749; d. June 11, 1783 in

98 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

Princeton. He m. at Princeton, Oct. 1776, Hepzibah Jones, who d. June 11, 1779, aged 22 years, 7 months and 13 days.

Children :

+757. i. Charlotte, b. Nov. 30, 1 77—.

758. ii. Hepzibah, b. Jan. 6, 1778; m. a Chase of N. H.

They moved to Bolton, Mass.

The date given on the town records as the date of birth of Charlotte, the first child, is Nov. 30, 1775, which of course is er- roneous.

259. ANNA GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., Oct. 25, 1752; d. Princeton, June 5, 1796. She m. May 17, 1776, Silas Fay. They moved to Camden, Me. in 1803 or 1804.

Children : (Not in order of birth.)

759. i. John Fay, b. Nov. 25, 1787.

760. ii. Thomas Fay.

761. in. Silas Fay, Jr., b. May 31, 1777 ; d. Jan. 26, 1847.

762. iv. Timothy Fay.

763. v. Nancy Fay.

764. vi. Achsah Fay.

260. DEBORAH GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., Sept. 18, 1754; d. Princeton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1841. She m. in Princeton, Oct. 26, 1775, Eph- raim Mirick, who was b. in 1753, and d. at Princeton, Aug. 4, 1826.

Children :

765. i. Jerusha Mirick, b. Dec. 30, 1776; m. Jan. 1802,

Abner How, Jr.

766. ii. Elizabeth Mirick, b. Mch. 21, 1778; d. May 29,

1820.

767. in. Joseph Mirick, b. Mch. 26, 1780.

768. iv. Deborah Mirick, b. Nov. 4, 1782; m. July, 1805,

Nathaniel Dillingham of Camden, Me.

769. v. Ephraim Mirick, b. Mch. 25, 1785 ; d. May 21, 1828.

770. vi. Prudence Mirick, b. May 26, 1787.

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771. vii. Keziah Mirick, b. Aug. 31, 1789.

772. vm. Cynthia Mirick, b. Jan. 6, 1792; m. Oct. 1815,

Joshua Dillingham of Camden, Me.

773. ix. Sally Mirick, b. Apr. 5, 1794; d. Aug 2, 1816.

774. x. Harriet Mirick, b. Apr. 9, 1796 ; d. Apr. 5, 1823.

775. xi. Maria Mirick, b. Feb. 27, 1799; d. Aug. 26, 1814,

in Camden, Me.

262. ELIZABETH GLEASON,5 (Ebenezer,4 John,8 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Jan. 23, 1735; d. in Stockbridge, Mass. She m. Mch. 21, 1755, Moses, son of Jonas and Jane (Hall) Rice, who was b. at Barre, Mass., Nov. 16, 1729. He d. at Stockbridge, Mass.

Children :

776. i. Phineas Rice, b. Mch. 24, 1756.

777. ii. Moses Rice, b. Dec. 19, 1757.

264. MICAJAH GLEASON,5 (Ebenezer,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., Oct. 17, 1740; d. White Plains, Mass., Oct. 28, 1776. He m. in Framingham 1762, Han- nah, dau. of Josiah and Hannah (Barron) Drury, who was b. Framingham May 27, 1744 and d. Sudbury, Sept. 26, 1831.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

+778 i. Betty, (bp.) Sept. 2, 1764 ; m. Jacob Reed, Jr. +779. ii. Hannah, (bp.) Apr. 5, 1767 ; m. 1st Abel Reed; m. 2nd Wm. Clark.

Micajah lived near Saxonville, on the place recently owned by the late Joseph Angier.

He was in the Louisburg expedition in 17 58 ; was captain of a company of Minute Men in the Lexington Alarm ; was also cap- tain in Col. John Nixon's 5th Regt. Apr. 23 to Aug. 1, 1775, and later captain of 3rd Co. in Lieut. Col. Nixon's 4th Regt. He was killed in the battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776.

On Feb. 5, 1778, his widow m. Gen. John Nixon, son of Christ- opher and Mary (Seaver) Nixon, who was b. in Framingham Mch. 1, 1727, and d. in Middlebury, Vt., Mch. 24, 1815.

100 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

266. ABIGAIL GLEASON,5 (Ebenezer,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham ; bp. July 19, 1747 ; m. 1767 Phinehas Whiting of Sherborn.

Children :

780. r. Betty Whiting.

781. ii. Ebenezer Whiting.

782. in. Micajah Whiting.

269. SAMUEL GLEASON,5 (Samuel,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham Oct. 9, 1742; d. Peacham, Vt., 1823. He m. in Framingham probably in 1766, Elizabeth, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Conant) Brown, who was b. in Framing- ham, Dec. 11, 1747.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

783. i. Betsey, bp. June 12, 1768; m. June 16, 1794, John

Negus of Petersham.

784. ii. Ebenezer, bp. Dec. 4, 1768; m. at Putney. 784a. in. William, bp. Oct. 22, 1770; d. young.

784b. iv. Edward, bp. Aug. 23, 1772; m. Sarah Deven of Way land. +785. v. William, bp. July 24, 1774; m. Ruth Cloyes.

786. vi. Roger, bp. Oct. 13, 1776.

787. vii. Dolly, bp. Oct. 1, 1778 ; m. Bruce.

788. viii. Keziah, bp. Oct. 1, 1778.

789. ix. Sally, bapt. Sept. 1782 ; m. and removed to Holland

Purchase, N. Y. +790. x. Ruth, bp. Oct. 1784; m. Micajah Reed. 791. xi. Ruhamah, b. Dec. 1787.

Samuel Gleason was ensign in Captain Nixon's company of Minute Men, also Lieut, of Capt. Micajah Gleason's company of Minute Men, which marched to Concord on th alarm d V.pr. 19, 1775; was in - n : 16 days. He was also signer of a petition dated June I, 1776, to Col. Samuel Bullard asking thai their com- pany be divided into two companies. He was Selectman 1 779— 81. He removed to E. Sudbury before 1800, and later to Peacham, Vt.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 101

270. JOHN GLEASON,5 (Samuel,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., July 22, 1746; d. Union, Me., Sept. 20, 1827. He m. in Framingham Anna Eames, dau. of Daniel and Silence (Leland) Eames, who was b. in Holliston probably 1748, and d. Union, Me., Jan. 24, 1824.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

+792. i. John, b. Mch. 31, 1771.

793. ii. Molly, b. June 27, 1773; m. Sept. 21, 1801, Capt.

Nathan Miles of Barnetstown.

794. in. Lydia, b. Mch. 11, 1775; d. Union, Me.; m. Oct.

11, 1795, Joseph, son of Jonas and Mehitable (Nurse) Morse, who was b. Framingham, Mch. 27, 1771, and d. Union, Me.

+795. iv. Micajah, b. Jan. 27, 1777 ; m. Polly Cole.

+796. v. Calvin, b. Mch. 13, 1779 ; m. Sally Rice.

797. vi. Anna, b. Jan. 25, 1 7S 1 ; d. in New York ; m. in Fram- ingham Dec. 15, 1802, Joshua, son of Joshua and Lydia (Eames) Underwood, who was b. Holliston Mch. 14, 1777, and d. in New York.

+798. vii. Rebekah, b. Oct. 18, 1782 ; m. Jonathan Morse.

+799. viii. Olive, b. July 20, 1784 ; m. Micah Stone.

800. ix. Hitty, b. Sept. 20, 1786; d. Union, Me.; m. in

Framingham Feb. 8, 1805, John Hemenway, who was b. Royalston, Mass., and d. Union, Me.

801. x. Aaron, b. Feb. 17, 1791 ; d. Thomaston, Me., Jan.

18, 1819. He m. Rachel Metcalf.

John Gleason was for a time one of the Selectmen of Fram- ingham. His Revolutionary service was as follows : Sergt. in Capt. Micajah Gleason's company of Minute Men ; Lieut, in Capt Simon Edgels' company, Col. YVyllyes's Regt.; Apr. 23, 1776 he was commissioned Adjutant of Col. Samuel Bullard's (5th Middlesex County) Regt. By official ballot of House of Rep- resentatives, June 11, 1779, was chosen 2nd Major in Col. Ab- ner Perry's (5th Middlesex County) Regt. of Mass. Militia ; was chosen Major by official ballot of House of Representatives, Feb. 19, 1781 ; also chosen Muster Master for Middlesex County, Feb. 19, 1781. In 1805 he removed to Union, Me.

102 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

272. MARTHA GLEASON,5 (Samuel,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1748; m. Asaph, son of Ephraim and Lydia (Johnson) Bigelow, who was b. Framing- ham, Jan. 27, 1745-6, and d. Jan. 29, 1824. She d. Aug. 15, 1829.

Children : Born, Framingham, Mass.

-(-802. i. Deborah Bigeldw, b. Feb. 4, 1778 ; m. Seth Herring. 803. ii. Polly Bigelow, b. June 8, 1781; d. Feb. 25, 1870; unmarried. -j-804. in. Sally Bigelow, b. 1786; m. Simon Baker.

273. MARY GLEASON,5 (Samuel,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass.; bp. Feb. 24, 1751 ; m. about 1772 James, son of Jonathan and Mary (Clayes) Morse, who was b. Framing- ham, May 19, 1746 and d. Sept. 15, 1822. She d. Dec. 7, 1842.

Children :

805. i. Josiah Morse, b. July 6, 1773 ; d. young.

806. ii. Dolly Morse, b. Sept. 1,1775; m. Micajah Clayes ;

settled in Eaton, Madison Co. N.Y.; d. Morris- ville, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1863.

807. hi. Anna Morse, b. June 23, 1779; m. May 16, 1807,

Reuben Dunton ; settled at Boyleston.

808. iv. Josiah Morse, b. Dec. 9, 1781 ; d. Aug. 7, 1800. -f-809. v. Polly (Mary) Morse, b. May 28, 1784.

-j-810. vi. Abigail (Nabby) Morse, b. Dec. 27, 1786.

811. vii. Betsey Morse, b. Mch. 27, 1791 ; d. Oct. 8, 1799.

812. vm. James Morse, b. June 12, 1794; d. July 11, 1798.

275. JAMES CLAYES,5 (Abigail Gleason,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Feb. 13, 1742; m. Mehitable Yates, dau. of Oldham Yates. She was b. in Spencer, June 13, 1746, and d. Nov. 2, 1822. He d. Dec. 9, 1809.

Children : Born, Framingham, Mass.

813. i. Ruth Clayes, b. Dec. 24, 1767; m. Dec, 1790,

Uriah Jennings of Whitestown, N. Y.

814. ii. Mehitable Clayes, b. Apr. 24, 1770; d. young.

815. in. Child, b. Sept. 18, 1771.

816. iv. James Clayes, b. July 31, 1773; d. Sept. 18, 1777.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 103

817. v. Ezra Clayes, ) m. Lydia Hill ; d. 1840.

[•b. Dec. 23, 1776;

818. vi. Micajah Clayes, ) m. Jan. 26, 1800, Dolly

Morse; settled in Easton, Madison Co. N.Y., where he d. Aug. 1852. She d. Morrisville, Madison Co. N. Y. Sept. 3, 1863.

+819. vii. James Clayes, b. July 30, 1781.

-[-820. viii. Elijah Clayes, b. Dec. 15, 1783.

+821. ix. Jonas Clayes, b. Apr. 14, 1788; m. Susan Morse.

James Clayes, the father, was in the Revolutionary service as a Minute Man in 1775. Was for four years Selectman of Fram- ingham.

276. ELIJAH CLAYES,5 (Abigail Gleason,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Sept. 5, 1744; m. Abigail Pepper. He was a cap- tain in the Revolutionary Army, and d. in White Plains, N. Y., in 1776.

Children ;

+822. i. Elijah Clayes, b. Dec. 23, 1764.

823. ii. Benjamin Clayes, b. Mch. 20, 1767; settled in

Charlestown, N. H.; m. a Miss Larrabee, and had 10 sons.

824. in. Abigail Clayes, b. Aug. 29, 1769.

+825. iv. Joseph Clayes, b. Fitzwilliam, N.H., Sept. 10, 1771.

826. v. Nathan Clayes, b. Oct. 17, 1773.

827. vi. Betsy Clayes, b. Nov. 15, 1775; m. a Mr. Phipps of

Dudley.

277. LYDIA CLAYES,5 (Abigail Gleason,4 John,3 Thomas,'2 Thomas,1) b. Aug. 7, 1746 ; m. Simon Tozer, who was b. Nov. 7, 1743.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

+828. i. JosiahTozer, b. Sept. 1, 1764 ; m. Lovisa Fay. +829. ii. Olive Tozer, bp. Jan. 21, 1770; m. Jonas Newton. +830. in. Lydia Tozer, m. Joel Brewer, Jr.

278. ABIGAIL CLAYES,5 (Abigail Gleason,4 John,8 Thomas,'2 Thomas,1) b. Aug. 7, 1752; m. John Mayhew, son of John and

104 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

Hannah (Rugg) Mayhew, who was b. in Southboro, Mass., Apr. 28, 1747, and d. Feb. 27, 1832. She d. Nov. 9, 1825.

Children :

831. i. John Mayhew, b. Dec. 24, 1775; m. Nancy Free-

land ; settled in Hopkinton.

832. ii. Walter Mayhew, b. Feb. 22, 1782 ; d. Jan. 10, 1837;

unmarried.

833. in. Polly Mayhew, b. July 22, 1787; d. Apr. 9, 1866;

unmarried. +834. iv. Nabby (Abigail) Mayhew, b. Sept. 2, 1791. +835. v. Martin Mayhew, b. Mch. 17, 1795.

In the early records this name is spelled Mayo or Mayoh. The present spelling was adopted by John Mayhew, the grandfather of this family, and it has been generally used by his descendants.

279. PETER C LA YES,5 (Abigail Gleason,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1) b. Framingnam, Mass., Mch. 28, 1754 ; m. Jan., 1785, Polly Nixon. In 1804 they removed to Bridgeport, N. Y., where hed.

Children : All born in Framingham, Mass.

836. i. Polly Clayes, b. July 22, 1785 ; m. Harris.

837. ii. Sophia Clayes, b. Sept. 25, 1786; d. 1804; unmar.

838. hi. Nancy Clayes, b. June 5, 1788 ; d. young.

839. iv. Amy Clayes, b. Mch. 23, 1790; m. Jonas Rice of

Bridgeport.

840. v. Dana Clayes, b. Oct. 3, 1792 ; graduated Middleton

College 1815, and from Andover Theol. Semin- ary 1820; was ordained at Meridan, N. H., July 4, 1821 ; m. Rebecca Sweetser of South Reading. He d. Oct. 23, 1877.

841. vi. Francis Clayes, bp. June 1794 ; m. Crofoot.

842. vii. George Clayes, bp. July 1796; settled at Shel-

burne, Vt.

843. viii. Sukey (Susan) Clayes, bp. Nov. 1798; d. 1802.

Peter Clayes, the father of this family, enlisted as a Revolu- tionary soldier in 1775; was Sgt. in Capt. Gleason's company; Lieut, in Capt. J. Holden's company, Col. Nixon's Regt. ; was

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 105

commissioned Captain in 1779. He was for six years a Select- man of Framingham, and also served as trustee of Framingham Academy.

280. WILLIAM MAYNARD,6 (Martha Gleason,4 John,3 Thomas,- Thomas,1) b. Framingham, Mass., Mch. 29, 1745 ; m. Mary, dau. of Benjamin Pepper. He was one of the Minute Men in 1775; was Lieut, in Capt. Drury's Co. of 8 months men, and took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill. About 1788 he removed to Carolina, where he d.

Children :

844. i. John Maynard, b. Oct. 3, 1766; m. at Santa Cruz,

Mary Durrant. He d. in Scarboro, Me., June, 1818.

845. ii. Martha Maynard, b. May 8, 176S; m. Jan. 1, 1798,

Isaac Damon of Way land.

846. in. Mary Maynard, b. June 2, 1770 ; m. Ephraim Carter

of Lancaster; d. June 1827.

847. iv. Benjamin Maynard, b. Apr. 4, 1772 ; d. in Demarara

about 1810; unmarried. +848. v. William Maynard, b. Mch. 11, 1774.

849. vi. Thomas Maynard, b. Dec. 25, 1775 ; d. in Demarara

about 1808; unmarried.

284. JASON GLEASON,5 (Jason,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury, Mass., Sept. 18, 1737; d. Holden, Mass. He m. in Sudbury Feb. 7, 1760, Lydia, dau. of Jonathan and Judith Graves, who was b. in Sudbury 1739, and d. in Holden Oct. 18, 1798.

Children : All excepting first one born in Holden, Mass.

850. i. Dorcas, b. Sudbury July 16, 1761 ; m. in Holden,

Nov. 24, 1779, Solomon Davis.

851. ii. Jason, b. Jan. 28, 1763; m. Dec. 15, 1785, Elizabeth

Goulding. — |— 852. in. Lydia, b. Sept. 2, 1766; m. Aaron Temple. +853. iv. Rebecca, b. Sept. 4, 1768; m. Moses Maynard. +854. v. Joel, b. Oct. 21, 1771 ; d. Oct. 30, 1S19.

855. vi. Judith, b. Apr. 27, 1774; d. Oct. 21, 1775.

856. vii. Judith, b. Aug. 21, 1776; m. Samuel Woodbury,

Feb. 5, 1801.

Children

+857.

i.

+858.

ii.

859.

in.

+860.

IV.

861.

v.

106 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

Jason Gleason, the father, was a private in Capt. Moses Mayn- ard's Co. Apr. 1777.

285. PHINEHAS GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury Mass., Aug. 16, 1732 ; d. E. Sudbury Mch. 4, 1799. He m. in Sudbury Dec. 24, 1754, Lois, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca Robbins, who was b. in Sudbury, July 12, 1736.

All b. in Sudbury, Mass.

Rebecca, b. Oct. 31, 1755; m.Thaddeus Bond.

Phinehas, b. July 31, 1757 ; m. Hannah Rowell.

Lucy, b. July 23, 1759; m. E. Sudbury Sept. 11, 1783, Capt. Jonathan Hoar.

DANiEL,b. June 9, 1761 ; m. Hannah Rollins. v. Nathan, b. July 4, 1763; m. E. Sudbury May 6, 1790, Rebecca Whittemore. In 1804 he bought the " Old Training Field " which was set apart in 1714. It consisted of about 9 or 10 acres and was situated in the central portion of the Abel Gleason farm.

862. vi. Abel, b. July 19, 1765; d. Sudbury, 1796.

863. vii. Lois, b. June 9, 1767 ; d. before 1799; (see adm. of

estate of her father.) +864. viii. Isaac, (Capt.) b. May 1, 1769. m. Rebecca. +865. ix. Luther, b. Nov. 1, 1771 ; m. Abigail Staples. +866. x. Reuben, b. June 9, 1774 ; m. Polly Paine.

Administration of Phinehas, the father, granted to Nathan ; Real estate 2 acres of meadow $10 ; half a saw mill in northwest- erly part of East Sudbury $33.33 1/3. Dist. real estate to Nathan, he to pay to his brothers

Phinehas

Daniel

Isaac

Luther

Reuben and his sister Lucy

and to Reuben ) *.*.,-,. children of his sister

k93 1/2

i . . . . #2.46 3/4

Lois ) ' ' Rebecca; deceased.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 107

There was a Phinehas Gleason on committee in Sudbury June 25, 1778, to locate dividing line to set off the eastern portion of Sudbury and name it E. Sudbury ; also tithing man and Select- man 1780.

286. BENJAMIN GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Joseph,8 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Apr. 18, 1734; m. 1763, Dorothy, dau. of Zebediah and Mary (Hoar) Allen, who was b. in Sudbury, Mass., Mch. 4, 1737, and d. in Spencer, Mass., Feb. 3, 1831.

Children : Born in Sudbury, Mass.

-{-867. i. Benjamin, b. July 26, 1761 ; m. Sarah Underwood. -|-868. ii. Elisha, b. Dec. 2, 1762; m. Tamsin Higgins. 869. in. Mary.

Born in Spencer, Mass.

+870. iv. Josiah, b. July 27, 1765.

-4—87 1 . v. Phinehas, b. June 3, 1767 ; m. Betsey Faucett.

872. vi. Dolly, b. Nov. 7, 1770. -{-873. vn. John, b. Aug. 16, 1772 ; m. Sally Cheney.

874. viii. Rebekah, b. Apr. 21, 1774; m. Thaddeus White.

875. ix. Samuel, b. May 8, 1779; m. Feb. 3, 1811, Nancy,

dau. of John Draper.

In 1763 Benjamin Gleason, the father, purchased lot 70 in Spencer, Mass., and the next year removed his family to that place. He was a farmer and blacksmith. He was in the French and Indian War and also in the Revolutionary War, from Spencer, Jan. 18, 1778, to Dec. 7, 1780.

287. JASON GLEASON,5 (Phinehas,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury, Mass., Nov. 30, 1735; d. Nov. 24, 1771. He m. 1st in Sudbury May 1 1, 1756, Katherine Cook, dau. of the Rev. Wm. Cook; m. 2nd in Sudbury, June 18, 1765, Abigail Bent, dau. of Peter and Mary (Parris) Bent, who was b. Sudbury June 12, 1745 and d. in Sudbury Aug. 31, 1766.

Children: By 1st marriage; born, Sudbury, Mass.

876. i. Catherine, b. May 13, 1757.

877. ii. William Cook, b. Aug. 22, 1759 ; d. prob. 1760.

878. in. William Cook, b. Mch. 3, 1761.

108 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

By 2nd marriage. +879. iv. Samuel, b. Jan. 29, 1766; m. Azubah Wright.

288. JOSEPH GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph,'2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury, Mass., Oct. 8, 1731 ; m. 1st Hannah Willard, who d. Oct. 29, 1769; m. 2nd Nov. 26, 1771, Sarah Blair, who d. Apr. 16, 1776; m. 3rd Oct. 18, 1776, Hannah Cheney, who was b. 1745 and d. May 7, 1803.

Children : Born, Western, Mass.; by 1st marriage.

880. i. Mary, b. Nov. 7, 1754; m. Phinehas Sherman of

Brimfield.

881. ii. Hannah, b. Mch. 1, 1757; m. a Mr. Blair of Ben-

nington, Vt. +882. in. Jason, b. Mch. 30, 1760; m. Olive Draper. +883. iv. Susannah, b. May 7, 1766; m. a Mr. Fillmore. +884. v. Solomon, b. Jan. 29, 1768; m. Cynthia Gilbert. By 2nd marriage.

885. vi. Artemas, b. Apr. 17, 1773 ; d. in infancy.

886. vii. Sarah, b. Feb. 20, 1775 ; m. Douglas; resided

Clinton, N.Y.

By 3rd marriage.

887. vin. Rachel, b. May 30, 1777 ; m. July 28, 1796, Wm.

Crossman of Cooperstown, N.Y.

888. ix. Abigail, b. Dec. 12, 1784; m. John Langdon of

Dunkirk, N. Y. -r"889. x. Polly (or Patty), b. May 21, 1787; m. Andrew Badger.

289. CAPT. ISAAC GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury, Mass., Oct. 24, 1733 ; d. Warren Dec. 27, 1820. He m. 1st at Western, Mass., Jan. 24, 1770, Hulda Rich, who was b. 1744 and d. Apr. 30, 1779; m. 2nd Mirriam Barnes Gilbert, who was b. Aug. 18, 1744 and d. July 9, 1824.

Children : By 1st marriage ; all born in Western, Mass.

890. i. Abigail, b. Mch. 14, 1771 ; m. Feb. 24, 1791, Serrel

Burleigh of Union, Conn.; d. June 1832.

891. ii. Joanna (or Anna), b. June 16, 1772; m. Feb. 10,

1793, Wm. Collester of Western; d. Mch 25, 1826.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. 109

By 2nd marriage. +892. in. Isaac, b. Apr. 23, 1783 ; m. Margaret Burrows. 893. IV. Hilda, b. Mch. 6, 1785 ; m. James Tyler of Western. Shed. Oct. 24, 1S22. +894. v. John Barnes, b. May 9, 1787.

290. MARY GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury Nov. 6, 1735; m. in Western, Mass., Feb., 1, 1759, Samuel Bliss.

Children :

895. i. Olivia Bliss, m. Jennings.

896. ii. Noah Bliss.

291. JERUSHA GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury, Mass., Mch. 24, 1738 ; m. Western, Mass., June 14, 1761, Nathan Chadwick.

Children :

897. i. Nathan Chadwick.

898. ii. Daughter, m. Hathaway.

292. EUNICE GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph.2 Thomas,1) b. Sudbury Apr. 18, 1740; m. Nov. 17, 1761, Isaac Allen, son of Zebediah and Mary (Hoar) Allen, who was b. in Sudbury July 12, 1740, and (1. in Western Se »t. 10, I

Children :

899. i. Susanna Allen, b. May 8, 1762.

900. ii. John Allen, b. July 27, 1763.

901. in. Eunice Allen, b. Nov. 21, 1765.

295. JONATHAN GL1 c," Isag ' Jo:

Thomas.') b. Sudbury, M ig 10, 1747 ; d.

21,1804. Hem. Oct. 15, 1785, Poll S]] ol

Children : Born, V\ >te ii,

902. i. Lucy, m. Simeon Parker of Western, Feb. 8, 1806.

903. II. Polly, unmarried.

110 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

296. JOHN GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Joseph,2 Thomas,1) b. Western, Mass., June 2, 1750 ; d. Sept. 1, 1825. He m. in West- ern Dec. 18, 1771, Azubah Hitchcock, dau. of John Hitchcock, who was b. in Wilbraham, Mass., Aug. 16, 1753, and d. at West- ern July 17, 1837.

Children : All born Brookfield, Mass.

+904. i. Sewell, b. Apr. 1, 1773.

— |— 905. ii. Diodema, b. July 8, 1774; m. Asahel Fairbanks.

906. in. Chloe, b. Feb. 8, 1776 ; m. Jonathan Drury.

+907. iv. Isaac, b. Nov. 1, 1777 ; m. Ruth Burroughs.

908. v. Huldah, b. June 20, 1780; m. Daniel Burroughs.

909. vi. Louisa, b. Sept. 6, 1784 ; m. Pachas Randall of Bel-

chertown, Mass.

910. vii. Azubah, b. Oct. 9, 1786; d. Nov. 17, 1786. +911. vm. John, Jr., b. Sept. 28, 1789; m. Charlotte Abbott.

297. JOHN GLEASON,5 (John,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Marlboro, Mass., Feb. 19, 1758; d. in Marlboro, Nov. 8, 1828; hem. in Marlboro, Apr. 17, 1781, Experience, dau. of John and Ruth (Howe) Stow, who was b. in Marlboro, Mch. 19, 1761, and d. in Marlboro, Feb. 27, 183 5.

Children : Born, Marlboro, Mass.

912. i. Samuel, b. June 1, 1782; m. in Marlboro, Sept. 19, 1844, Mrs. Dexter Howe, aged 41 ; he d. in Marlboro, Aug. 2, 1866. +913. ii. Francis, b. Feb. 11, 1785.

914. in. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1788 ; m. in Marlboro, Mch. 30, 1808, James Bagley, son of Joshua and Mercy Bagley, who was b. Marlboro, Mch. 4, 1780.

301. JAMES GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Marlboro, Mass., Dec. 26, 1759; d. Marlboro, July 3, 1841. He m. in Marlboro, Oct. 12, 1788, Anna, dau. of Ebenezer and Thankful (Ward) Phelps, who was b. Marlboro, July 15, 1760 and d. in Marlboro Sept. 3, 1836.

Children : Born, Marlboro, Mass.

+915. i. Joel, b. Feb. 11, 1790.

+916. ii. Josiah, b. May 11, 1791 ; m. Almira Oakes.

THE GLEASON GENEALOGY. Ill

917. [II. Phoebe, b. Dec. 10, 1792; m. Lewis Goodman of

Stow, Mass.

918. iv. Roxana, b. Mch. 11, 1795; m. Nov. 1, 1812, Jabez

Howe, who was b. Marlboro, Oct. 28, 1789. She d. May 5, 1851.

919. v. Lucy, b. Mch. 3, 1799.

-J-920. vi. Anna, b. Feb. 10, 1801 ; m. Luke Rice.

+921. vii. Benjamin, b. Apr. 2, 1803 ; m. Ann Van Kueren.

The following" is a copy of an original paper now in possession of Joel Gleason of Marlboro, Mass.

The State of Massachusetts Bay To James Glezen, Dr.

To Sundry Articles Lost att the Battle on White Plains,

Oct. 28th, 1776 Being a Soldier in Capt. Amasa Cranston's

Company, in Col. Brook's Regiment.

Viz. To 1 Blankett £2- 0-0

1 Shirt 1-10-0

1 Knapsack 0- 6-0

1 pr. Stockings 0- 7-0

1 pr. Trousers 0-12-0

1 Canteen 0- 1-0

Lawfull Money £4-16-0

James Glezen.

Middlesex Co. Nov. 22nd 1777 ; Personallay appeared James Glezen & made Solemn Oath that the written acct. by him sub- scribed is Just and true according to the best of his Judgment. Before Thos. Plympton, Justice Peace.

304. SARAH GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Marlboro, Mass., Oct. 5, 1764; d. Marlboro, Mch. 31, 1825. She m. in Marlboro May 12, 1791, Sylvanus, son of Phinehas and Dorothy (Burnett) Howe, who was b. Marlboro Dec. 27, 1765. and-d. in Marlboro Sept. 15, 1815.

Children : All born in Marlboro, Mass.

922. i. James Howe, b. Feb. 22. 1792.

923. ii. Sarah Howe, b. Mary 13, 1794.

112 THE GLEASON GENEALOGY.

924 in. Eber Howe, b. Dec. 1, 1795.

925. iv. Dorothy Howe, b. July 22, 1797 ; d. young.

926. v. Everett Howe, b. Oct. 26, 1801 ; d. 1804.

927. vi. Solomon Howe, b. Aug. 10, 1805; d. 1833.

928. vii. Joel Howe, b. Jan. 11, 1808; d. Feb. 20, 1809.

929. vni. Jonathan Howe, b. Dec. 16, 1809.

305. RHODA GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Marlboro, Mass., July 17, 1766; d. Aug. 7, 1815. She m. in Marlboro Oct. 19, 1786, Christopher Bigelow, son of Ivory and Sophia (Banister) Bigelow, who was b. Marlboro Jan. 20, 1765, and d. Berlin, Mass., Apr. 7, 1830.

Children :

930. i. Betsy Bigelow, b. Feb. 21, 1787 ; d. Sept. 25, 1803. +931. ii. Lucy Bigelow, b. Mch. 10, 1788 ; m. Luther Carter. +932. in. Sarah Bigelow, b. Feb. 12, 1791.

933. iv. Mary Bigelow, b. July 26, 1794; d. May 3, 1816; m. Ephraim Goddard. +934. v. Aaron Bigelow, b. Apr. 29, 1796. +935. vi. Sophia Bigelow, b. Apr. 2, 1798. +936. vii. Francis Bigelow, b. Mch. 22, 1800. +937. vni. Persis Bigelow, b. Mch. 2, 1802.

938. ix. Joel Bigelow, b. Mch. 24, 1804; went west; d. Feb. 15, 1837. +939. x. Abraham Bigelow, b. June 8, 1806.

940. xi. Ira Bigelow, b. May 22, 1808; d. unmarried 1840. +941. xii. Horace Bigelow, b. Nov. 29, 1810.

306. SILAS GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Marlboro, Mass., July 6, 1768; m. Marlboro, Jan. 25, 1792, Elizabeth, dau. of Phinehas and Dorothy (Burnett) Howe, who was b. Marlboro, Apr. 2, 1768. In 1798 Silas moved to South Acworth, N. H., where be d. Nov. 15, 1859 ; his wife d. Feb. 26, 1839.

Children : Born, Marlboro, Mass.

942. i. Dorothy, b. Feb. 5, 1793; d. So. Acworth, Apr.

13, 1852.

943. ii. Elizabeth Burnett, b. Sept. 20, 1795 ; m. Steven

Himes.

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-(-944. in. Jeremiah, b. June 3, 1796 ; m. Mrs. Shadd.

945. iv. Susanna, b. Oct. 29, 1797 ; m. David Gould of Chel-

sea, Mass.; d. 1877.

Born, South Acworth, N. H.

946. v. Lovisa, b. Apr. 23, 1800 ; d. July 4, 1803. +947. vi. Joseph, b. Mch. 22, 1802 ; m. Persis Gay.

-f-948. vn. Gilbert Howe, b. Apr. 26, 1804; m. Jane Metcalf.

949. viii. Mindwell, b. June 30, 1806; was a teacher in the

Illinois public schools ; d. unmarried June 22, 1839.

950. ix. Silas Allen, b. Mch. 26, 1808 ; d. Nov. 20, 1835.

951. x. Lydia, b. Feb. 18, 1811 ; d. June 23, 1815.

308. JOSEPH GLEASON,5 (Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. in Marlboro, Mass., Jan. 2, 1774 ; d. Lunenburg, Vt, Mch. 18, 1844. He m. Sept. 11, 1800, Abigail, dau. of John and Susanna (Fairbanks) Howe, who was b. in Marlboro Jan 12, 1776, and d. in Lunenburg, Mch. 5, 1S53.

Children :

952. i. Rebecca H., b. Feb. 27, 1802; m. Feb. 8, 1832,

Charles W. McKoy ; d. Aug. 25, 1893 in Lyn- den, Vt.

953. ii. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1803 ; d. unmarried Jan. 28, 1844. -f-954. in. Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1805 ; m. Fanny Patterson.

955. iv. Charles, b. Feb. 9, 1807 ; m. Harriet Silsby of Lunenburg ; d. in Grandy, Vt. +956. v. George, b. Dec. 8, 1809.

957. vi. Abigail, b. June 8, 1812; m. Samuel Williams of

Clinton, Mass.; d. in Clinton.

958. vn. Nathaniel, b. Mch. 5, 1814 in Lunenburg; m.

Emeline White; d. Charleston, Mass., May 18, 1857.

959. viii. Persis A., b. Oct. 17, 1816 in Lunenburg; m. Alden

Sawyer ; d. Berlin, Mass.

960. ix. James, b. July 25, 1820 ; d. Aug. 14, 1820 in Lunen-

burg.

311. JONATHAN (or John) GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 30, 1745; d. Wor-

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cester, June 21, 1827. Hem. 1st July 11 or Dec. 1, 1767, Lu- cretia, dau. of Increase and Lydia Moore, who was b. Worcester Mch. 17, 1749 ; m. 2nd, May, dau. of John and Azubah (Moore) Fiske, who was b. 1748 and d. Worcester Aug. 1, 1821 ; m. 3rd in Worcester, Nov. 17, 1825, Mrs. Eunice (Wilson) Gleason, widow of Solomon Gleason of Heath, Mass., (No. 319). Children : All by 2nd marriage ; born, Worcester, Mass. +961. i. Jonathan, b. Apr. 9, 1772; m. Esther Smith. +962. ii. John, b. May 3, 1773 ; m. Polly Simonds.

963. in. Isaac, b. Apr. 27, 1775.

964. iv. Reuben, b. Dec. 31, 1777 ; m. May 8, 1805, Abigail

Moore Flagg. +965. v. Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1779; m. Ebenezer Willington.

+966. vi. Lucretia, b. Apr. 5, 1782 ; m. Tyler Willington.

+967. vii. James, b. Mch. 18, 1784.

+968. vni. Joel, b. May 10, 1786 ; m. Anna Eaton.

+969. ix. Azubah, b. Jan. 22, 1788; m. Shubael Chickering. +970. x. Eunice, b. May 30, 1790 ; m. Leonard Clark.

971. xi. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1792.

972. xii. Elmira, b. July 29, 1796; m. Nov. 28, 1816, Elijah

son of Elijah and Sarah (Morse) Flagg, who was b. Nov. 1, 1794.

In the birth records the name of Jonathan was recorded as "John." He was known as Jonathan before he came of age, as appears from family papers. Following notices from Worcester town history show his prominence in town affairs :

June 1799 — Juror.

Mch. 6, 1780 Highway surveyor and collector of Taxes.

Mch. 20, 1780 on a committee of three to provide for families of soldiers.

Dec. 25, 1780 on a committee to procure money account mili- tary service.

Mch. 12, 1781 Selectman and overseer of the poor.

July 9, 1781 allowed £3 3s for hiring men and for expenses.

Jan. 21, 1782 Selectman and overseer of the poor.

Nov. 18, 1782 allowed by town £8 9s 2d for boarding Kather- ine Curtis.

Mch. 4th 1776 he was appointed guardian of his youngest brother, Solomon, aged 11.

Rebekah (Barber) White.

(No. 2109)

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312. PATIENCE GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Jan. 7 or 18, 1748 ; m. 1st, Dec. 1, 1768 John, son of John and Lydia (Stimpson) Barber, who was b. Worcester, Mch. 12, 1742.

John Barber d. May 27, 1776 and she m. 2nd June 1779, Tim- othy Root. She d. Oct. 12, 1821; Timothy Root d. Dec. 12, 1843, aged 100 years, 4 months, 15 clays.

Children : By 1st marriage.

-j-973. i. Isaac Barber, b. Aug. 28, 1769. -j-974. ii. John Barber, b. July 5, 1771. +975. in. Moses Barber, b. Mch. 14, 1773. 976. iv. Aaron Barber, b. Oct. 21, 1775.

By 2nd marriage. +977. i. Timothy Root, b. June 11, 1780.

978. ii. Mary Root, b. Dec. 13, 1781; m. Aug. 29, 1800,

Joseph Giles.

979. in. Erastus Root, b. Jan. 9, 1789; d. Feb. 24, 1829.

Dr. Erastus Root was graduated from the Ver- mont University in 1814 and from the Medical Dept. of Dartmouth College in 1817. He d. in Betsburg, N. Y., leaving one child, a daughter.

Deacon Timothy Root was b. July 27, 1743, in Ft. Drummer, near Brattleboro, Vt., whither his parents had gone for safety from the Indians. His early life was spent at Northfield, Mass., but later he removed to Guilford township, Windham Co., Vt., where he was for many years Deacon of the Congregational church. He d. Dec. 12, 1843, at the age of 100 years, 4 months, 15 days.

Mr. John Barber White of Kansas City (a great grandson of Patience Gleason by her 1st hushand John Barber) recalls hear- ing his mother tell that on Timothy Root's one hundredth birth- day, July 27, 1843, her husband (Mr. White's father) took him out for a drive. The attention greatly pleased the old gentleman, but in reply to his expressions of gratitude, Mr. White told him he considered it a great privilege to go driving with a gentleman who was 100 years old, and that it was an honor of which few could boast.

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The record of the succeeding generations of the descendants of Patience (Gleason) Barber and Timothy Root are taken from the Root Genealogy (James Pierce Root, 1870).

Patience Gleason was possessed of a strong character and un- usual capabilities.

315. ISAAC GLEASON, JR.,5 (Isaac,4 Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Mch. 3, 1754 ; d. Worcester, Aug. 14, 1832. He m. in Worcester, July 27, 1775, Prudence Smith, dau. of Elisha Jr., and Susanna Smith, who was b. Worcester, Mch. 30, 1753, and d. Worcester Dec. 19, 1831.

Children :

980. i. Phinehas, b. June 23, 1776.

981. ii. Susanna, b. Sept. 10, 1780; d. Feb. 12, 1830.

318. LYDIA GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Apr. 1, 1761 ; m. Feb. 12, 1783, Nathaniel Flagg.

Children : All born in Worcester, Mass.

982. i. David Flagg, b. Dec. 28, 1784.

983. ii. Lydia Flagg, b. July 12, 1788.

984. in. Nathaniel Flagg, b. Oct. 4, 1790.

985. iv. Clark Flagg, b. Jan. 15, 1793.

986. v. Lewis Flagg, b. Mch. 17, 1797.

987. vi. Charles Flagg, b. Aug. 27, 1799.

319. SOLOMON GLEASON,5 (Isaac,4 Thomas,8 John,2 Thomas,1) b. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 13, 1764; m.Mch. 20, 1787, Eunice Wilson.

Children : All born in Heath, Mass.

988. i. Solomon, m. in Worcester, Jan. 8, 1816, Sarah Flagg ; lived in Colerain, Mass.; was engaged in foundry business.

+ 989. II. Silas, b. Mch. 15, 1792.

-j- 990. in. Abijah, b. Oct. 5, 1793.

-f- 991. iv. Eber, m. Lucretia Willington.

-j- 992. v. William, b. 1805 ; m. Lucy Taft.

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