History of Andover, from its settlement to 1829.

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HISTORY

Chap. I. Topography

ALndover, in the county of Essex, Mass. situated on the south easterly side of the Merrimack, 20 miles N. of Boston, hi NW. of Salem, 20 S. westerly from Newburyport, 8 S of Haverhill, and 467 from Washington, is bounded on the NNW. 10 miles and 5507 rods by the Merrimack, which separates it from Dracut and Methuen ; on the NE. 14(> rods by Bradford, and 7 miles and 241 rods by Boxford ; on the SE. 3 miles and 68 rods by Middleton ; on the S. 4 miles by Reading, and 2 miles and 285 rods by Wilmington; and on the SW. 6 miles and 197 rods by TewksLury. It was originally bounded by the Merrimack, Rowley, Salem, Woburn, and Cambridge, which formerly included Billerica and Tewksbury.

The town is well watered. It has tlie Merrimack the whole length of its N. westerly side. Cochichewick brook, issuing from Great Pond, in the NE. part of the town, after a N. westerly course of about one and a half mile, empties into the Merrimack, a little more than a mile below Andov<;r bridge, and furnishes a number of good and safe mill seats, on which there are now throe factories for wool and one grist mill; two grist mills have lately been stoj)|)ed.

The Shawshin rises in Lexington, passes throui^h Bedford, the easterly part of Billerica, NW. part of Wilming- 1*

HISTORY OF ANDOVER.

ton, and S. easterly corner of Tewksbury, enters Andover at the SW. corner, has a N. easterly course, dividing the South Parish diagonally, and is discharged into the Merrimack, about a mile below Andover bridge about 60 rods above the Cochichewick, and is about three rods wide. There are upon it, three factories for wool, a machine factory, a paper mill, three grist mills and two saw mills ; one grist and one saw mill near its mouth, in 1823, were taken down. A short stream empties into Shawshin at Frye's Village, on which is a grist mill, saw mill and a fulling mill. Near to this is a small stream on which is a trip hammer. A small stream from Foster's pond had mills upon it. A stream a little above Andover bridge has had a saw mill upon it ; also the stream from Haggett's pond. Rose meadow brook empties into Great Pond and has a saw mill upon it near its mouth. The water of these streams is discharged into the Merrimack.

Musquetoe brook, Boston brook, river meadow brook, and Frye's brook, have mills upon them, and discharge their water into Ipswich river. Besides these, there are brooks and springs, which supply water for every farm and house in the town. Good water, at a small depth below the surface, may almost every where be obtained.

Great Pond, so called, in the NE. part of the town, about a mile from the Merrimack, is a fine clear basin of water containing about 447 acres, and is well stocked with fish. Before obstructions on the brook, multitudes of alewives passed into the pond, and large quantities were taken from the brook for the use of the inhabitants, and they also furnished a revenue to the town.

Haggett's Pond, in which are two small islands, is in the west parish, more than a mile from the Merrimack, and contains about 220 acres. It is thought that this pond may be turned into the Shawshin for the benefit of the mills and factories.

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Foster's pond in the south parish, contains 50 acres. The water runs into the Shawshin, above Ballard's mills; and, it is said, that the pond may be easily drained. Pomp's, formerly Ballard's Pond, near the Shawshin, empties into it, a short distance below Ballard's mills. It contains S7^ acres. The channel of the brook has been cleared in some degree, to let off more of its water in a dry season. With a little labour, two or three feet of water may be led from the pond into the river for the benefit of the mills below. These ponds are well supplied with small fish. Beaver dam pond in the SE. part of the town contains 3| acres. Aslebe's pond, near to it, contains two acres.

The Merrimack formerly abounded with salmon and shad, which were also taken plentifully in the Shawshin. Considerable quantities of shad are still taken in the Merrimack, but very few salmon. Alewives were taken in great quantities from the streams emptying into the Merrimack. They were sometimes put into the hills of corn with much effect ; but some have thought them injurious to the land.

On each side of the Shawshin and of most of the brooks, the meadows are numerous and good. Near the banks of this river is a sandy rich loam. In the south west part of the town, the plains are of considerable extent. The wood on this land is chiefly pine ; but oak often succeeds the pine. In the northwest part of the town, the land is somewhat stony and hilly, and is hard of culture but sufficiently rewards the labour of the husbandman. Oak is the principal growth ; but there is some walnut, maple, pine. Wood and timber from the banks of the Merrimack are often rafted down the river to Newburyport. The easterly part of the south parish is undulating, somewhat rocky, moist, hard of culture, but fertile and amply remunerating the industry and skill of the cultivator.

In the north parish, the land is uneven, rising into large hills, affor^ling fine and delightful prospects and scenery. " Its surface is elegantly undulating, and -its s<;il in an eminent degree fertile. The meadows are numerous, large, and of the first quality. The groves charinindv interspersed, are tall and thrifty. The landscape every wliere varied, neat and cheerful, is also, every where rich." The natural ijrowth is, the several kinds of oak, walnut, maple, pine, elm, oilnut, ash, cedar in some swamps.

"This parish is a mere collection of plantations, without any thing like a village." Tiie houses are generally good, some are large and elefrant. The barns are large and well built and indicate a fertile and well cultivated soil. *' Upon the whole, Andover is one of the best farming towns in eastern Massachusetts."*

The south parish has a considerable village, extending north of tlie meeting house, also, easterly to some extent round tlie Institution, and westerly near the factories. The houses are generally well built, handsome and in a good state, and afford a fine appearance. A large portion of them has been erected within twenty or thirty years. The town is adorned with ornamental trees near almost every dwelling house and on the sides of the streets.

The public buildings in the north parish are a meeting house built in 1753 — Franklin Academy, a neat one story building. In the south parish, a meeting house erected in 1788 — near to it, a vestry — three large elegant brick buildings and a steward's house for the Theological Institution, — an elegant brick building for Phillips academy — a Samaritan house — a Masonic hall of brick three stories erected in 18-^6 — an elegant brick building for the Andover Female Academy to be soon completed. In the west parish a stone meeting house built in iS'26. There are fifteen school houses for the town and three house:^ for private schools.

* Dr. Dwight's I'ravels.

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In several places beds of day have been opened ; the one most extensively worked is on a farm belonging to the town, and is of good quality. About 300,000 bricks are annually made in the yard, and disposed of for the benefit of the town.

Red Spring, about half a mile from the south meeting-house, on the north west side of Shawshin, near its bank, is chalybeate ; its water has been used with advantage in some cases. This might probably be rendered a fashionable resort by a good boarding house and suitable baths.

Peat meadoivs, have been discovered, and fuel is taken from some of them which has lately come into use in a number of families ; its price is about the same as of hard pine.

The Roads in Andover, as well as in most of the towns in the county, are crooked. They were at first designed to accommodate individuals, and laid out from house to house. Many of them were formerly closed with gates and passed through pastures and fields ; some of them have become useless. The town within a few years, has expended large sums in making new roads, and in straightening and making wider old ones. All the roads have been much improved within the last thirty years.

In 1806, a Turnpike was opened from Medford through Reading, south parish of Andover to Concord, N. H. &/C. The same company has opened a turnpike from Salem, through Danvers, Middleton, the south part of the north parish to Andover bridge. The old roads to Boston and Salem have been so much improved and take so much of the travel, as to render these turnpikes less profitable than is desired.

The upper great road from Boston passes through Andover, Haverhill, &lc. to Maine ; also from Boston to Concord, N. II. ; also from Salem and from Newburyport to

Lowell. There is much travelling from the north side of the Merrimack through Andover to Salem, Newburyport, and other places on the sea coast.

In IS2'5, the Training Field, north from Dr. Kittridge's, was exchanged for four acres south of the North Parish meeting-house for a common ; and the horse houses were moved to the other side of the meeting house. The road from the meeting house to Franklin Academy was made wider. This has much improved the appearance, and added to the convenience of the parish.

Andover Bridge over the Merrimack. The act of incorporation was passed, March 1793 ; the bridge was completed the November following at an expense of about $15,000. It was nearly 600 feet in length and 40 in width. It rested on abutments and piers of wood, and required constant repairs. It stood about seven years. In 1801, a solid arch of boards was made over the main channel of the river 110 feet; this fell immediately. The present bridge, about 21 feet wide, was built in 1806-7, and rests upon stone piers and abutments ; it has several times had repairs. It takes considerable travel from Boston, Salem, &c. to Concord, N. H. «fcc.

Chap. II. Settlement And Settlers

In searching for places suitable for settlements, Merrimack river was early explored. In 1634, four years only after the first planting of Charlestown and Boston, "those of Newtown complained ofstraitness for want of land, and desired leave of the Court to look out either for enlargement or removal, vvhicli wis trranted ; whereupon they sent men to Agawam and Merrimack, and gave out tliey would remove," &c. " Newtown men being straitened for ground sent some men to Merrimack to find a fit place to transplant themselves."*

In the same year, the following order of the Court was issued respecting the land in Andover. " It is ordered that the land about Cochichewick shall be reserved for an inland plantation, and whosoever will go to inhabit there shall have three years immunity from ail taxes, levies, public charges and services whatever, m litary discipline only excepted. " " John Winthrop, Richard Bellingham and William Coddington, Esquires, are chosen a Committee to license any that may think meet to inhabit there, and that it shall be lawful for no person to go thither, without their consent, or the major part of them. "t

It is difficult to ascertain the time of the first settlement, or when the purchase was made of the Indians. The land was purchased of Cutshamache, the Sagamore of Massachusetts by Mr. Wood bridge for £6 and a coat, in behalf of the inhabitants of Cochichewick. Probably Mr. Edmund Faulkner assisted Mr. Woodbridge, as there is a tradition that Mr. F. purchased the town for the settlers. This purchase and grant were confirmed by the Court in 1646, when the town was incorporated by the name of Andover with reference to some of the planters, who came from Andover in Hampshire, England. In 1643 Massachusetts was divided into four coutities, or shires. The county of Essex consisted of eight towns, or settlements, all on the south side of the Merrimack; viz. Salem, Lynn, Enon, now Wenham, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Cochichewick, now Andover. The towns on the north side of the Mer-

* W'infhrop's Journal, Vol. I. pp. 132,133 t Colony Kecords, p. 143 — lor 1634.

rimack with some now in New Hampshire belonged to Norfolk County.

Such portions of land as were necessary for the use of the settlers were, from time to time, set off to individuals in proportion to the expenses, or taxes paid by each, and their several divisions recorded in the town book. When a person moved into town for the purpose of settling, land was sold to him by the town, and he was received as a commoner or proprietor. Grants were made by vote of the town, and all householders, or freeholders, were considered as proprietors and voters. The business was conducted in this manner, till about 1715, when the proprietors considered themselves as a body distinct from the town corporation, and began their records as proprietors.

The first divisions were made in small lots ; few of the house lots exceeded ten acres. Plough land was granted at a distance in small lots on the plains, and land easy of tillaore ; swamp or meadow land for hay ; and wood land, -often at a distance. Which method of laying off land has rendered farms inconvenient ; and much of the inconvenience remains to this day. Very few farms of considerable size are compact.

Transactions in many particulars, remain in obscurity, as the early records were destroyed, being carried away by the Indians.

The first settlements were made near Cochichewick brook, and very soon upon the Shawshin. Settlers were soon scattered over various parts of the town ; though the principal settlement was for many years, in the vicinity of the meeting house and Cochichewick brook, and was called the town.

The first settlers were born in Great Britain, most of them in England. On a leaf in the town records, the following list is written in an ancient hand, without date, but probably when most of the first settlers were living, and may be considered as nearly correct. " The names of all the householders in order as they came to town ; — Mr. Bradstreet, John Osgood, Joseph Parker, Richard Barker, John Stevens, Nicholas Holt, Benjamin Woodbridge, John Frye, Edmond Faulkner, Robert Barnard, Daniel Poor, Nathan Parker, Henry Jaques, John Aslett, Richard Blake, VViUiam Ballard, John Lovejoy, Thomas Poor, George Abbot, John Russ, Andrew Allen, Andrew Foster, Thomas Chandler." Some of these brought families with them ; others were young unmirried men. All of these, and probably others, were in Andover before 1G44 ; many followed them in the course of a few years.

Simon Bradstreet, son of a nonconforming minister, was born March 160:3, at Horblin, Lincolnshire. His father died when he was fourteen years old, and he was committed to the care of Hon. Thomas Dudley for eight years followuig. He spent one year at Emanuel college, Cambridge, pursuing his studies amidst various interruptions. Leaving Cambridge, he resided in the family of the Earl of Lincoln as his steward ; and, afterwards, lived in the same capacity with the Countess of Warwick. Having married a daughter of Mr. Dudley, he with Mr.Winthrop, Mr. Dudley and others agreed to emigrate and form a settlement in Massachusetts ; and being appointed an assistant, he with his family and others went aboard the A^)ella, on the 29th of March 1630; anchored, June 12, near Naumkeak, now Salem, went on shore, but returned to the vessel at night; — came, on the 14th, into the inner harbour, and went on shore ; — on the 17tli went to Massachusetts, and returned the 19th. He attended the first Court, the 23d of August, at Charlestown.

The adventurers had little time to prepare for themselves temporary shelters for winter, which set in about the 3 first of December ; and from Christmas, to about the middle of February, was very severe. It was with great difficulty that they could render themselves comfortable. Provisions were very scarce and extremely dear. Wheat meal was fourteen shillings sterling a bushel ; peas, ten shilhngs ; and Indian corn from Virginia, ten shillings. Many were exposed to cold, lying in tents and wretched cabins, and suffered much, being obliged to feed on clams and other shell fish ; and, instead of bread, to eat acorns and ground nuts. They had appointed a fast the 22d of February ; but on the fifth, the ship Lyon arrived with provisions, which were distributed ; and they turned the fast into a thanksgiving. Many died during the winter and spring.

In the spring of 1631, Mr. B. with other gentlemen

commenced building at Newtown, now Cambridge, and

his name is among those constituting the first company that

settled in that town in 1632. He resided there several

years. In 1639, the Court granted him 500 acres of land

in Salem, in the next convenient place, near Mr. Endicott's

farm. It appears that he resided a short time at Ipswich.

Mr. B. was among the first settlers of Andover, and was

highly useful in promoting the settlement, in bearing the

burdens incident to a new plantation, and in giving a right

direction to its affairs. About the year 1644, he built the

first mill on the Cochichewick. He was a selectman from

the first record of town officers to 1672; soon after which,

he probably spent most of his time in Boston and Salem.

He was the first Secretary of the Colony, and discharged the duties of the office many years. He was one of the first Commissioners of the united Colonies in 1643, and served many years with fidelity and usefulness in this office. In 1653, he with his colleague vigorously opposed making war on the Dutch in New-York, and on the Indians ; and it was.prevented by his steady and conscientious opposition and the decision of the General Court of Mass., though earnestly and strenuously urged by all the Commissioners of the other three colonies.

In 1662, in a time of great alarm and distress, he was sent agent with Mr. Norton to England, to congratulate Charles II. on his restoration, and, if possible, to secure the privileges granted in the old charter. The mission was attended with more success than could have been expected, considering that the colonists were republicans in opinions, and strict puritans, and had no respect for nobles and bishops. But many of the magistrates and of the people were dissatisfied ; as they conceived the charter privileges were invaded. The agents fell under no small degree of resentment and public obloquy. Mr. B., conscious of rectitude, and feeling a cold indifference to the opinions and clamours of the multitude, continued to discharge the duties of his station.

He was Deputy Governor from 1672 to 1679, when he was elected Governor, and continued in office till Mr. Joseph Dudley, his nephew, was appointed in 1686, head of the administration, and the government was changed find the charter annulled. He was appointed counsellor under Dudley but declined.

Mr. B. was considered at the head of the moderate party ; and, when the charter was demanded by king Charles, thought it better that it should be surrendered, than that it should be taken away by judgment, as in that case it might be more easily resumed. The king promised lenity on compliance, and threatened severity, if the colony forced him to a judgment against the charter. He judged it wise and prudent to save part of the privileges of the colony, rather than lose the whole. It was, moreover, submitting to the necessity of the times, and to a power they were unable to resist. He was reproached for his pusillanimity ;

but his views were probably best for the country. The censure of the opposite parly ought not to transmit reproach to posterity, or in the least to tarnish his character.

He strenuously opposed the arbitrary proceedings of Andross ; and when, in 1689, the people put down his authority, they made their old Governor their President. He continued at the head of the administration till May 1692, at the advanced age of 89 years, when Sir William Phips arrived from England with the new charter, in which Sir William was appointed Governor, and Mr. B. first assistant. He had been in service in the government 62 years, excepting the short administration of Dudley and Andross. No man in the country has continued in so high offices, so many years and to so advanced age. He was a popular magistrate, was opposed to the witch delusion in 1692, which caused great alarm and distress at the commencement of Gov. Phips's administration. " He lived to be the Nestor of New England ;" all who came over from England with him died before him.

Mr. B. was not distinguished for splendid and powerful talents', but for those abilities and qualifications, which rendered him eminently useful. He was upright in his principles, of sound judgment, strict integrity, persevering in business, and sought usefulness, rather than popularity. He was not the most highly esteemed by any party, but was despised by none. He was one of the fathers of the Massachusetts colony, and contributed much to its establishment and prosperity. He was a man of fortitude, and suffered with the other early settlers many privations and hardships, discouragements and disappointments. The first two or three years were very trying and afflicting. They were exposed to the severity of the climate with poor accommodations, to scarcity of provisions and the necessaries of life, and to sickness which proved mortal to many of them.

The following inscription is on his monument erected in Salem.

SIMON BRADSTREET,

GUBERNATOR.

Mr. B. was married in England, to Miss Ann Dudley, daughter of Mr. Thomas Dudley, when she was sixteen years old. She bore 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters ; and died in Andover, Sept. 16, 1672. Siie is the most distinguished of the early matrons of our country by her literary powers, of which proof is given in a volume of poems, the 2d edition of which was printed at Boston, 1678, by John Foster, in a respectable 12mo. of 255 pp. It does honour to her education, by her frequent allusions to ancient literature and historical facts, and to her character as a daughter, a wife, a parent, and a christian. This volume is a real curiosity, though no reader, free from partiality of friendship, might coincide in the commendation of the funeral elogy of John Norton :

Could Maro's muse but hear her lively strain, He would condemn his works to fire ag'ain. *****

Her breast was a brave palace, a hroad street^ Where all heroic, ample thoughts did meet, "Where nature had such a tenement ta''en, That othv^r souls, to hers, dwelt in a lane. Dr. Mather, in the Magnalia, gives a high commendation of her, " whose poems, divers times printed, have afforded a grateful entertainment unto the ingenious, and a monument for her memory beyond the stateliest marbles."

2*

Their children were Samuel, — who had two daughters born, 1663, 1665, in Boston.

Simon in the ministry. New London, Con.

Dudley, ofAndover.

John, born in Andover July 31, 165-2, settled in Salem.

Ann vvas married to Mr. Wiggin, Exeter.

Dorothy was married to Rev. Seaborn Cotton, Hampton, June 25, 1654.

Hannah was married to Mr. Andrew Wiggin, Exeter, June 14, 1659.

Mary was married to Mr. Nath. Wade, Nov. 11, 1672.

Gov. Hutchinson supposes, that Sir Simon Bradstreet and Rev. Dudley Bradstreet, of Ireland, are descended from Gov. Bradstreet.

Mr. Bradstreet married for his second wife, a sister of Sir George Downing, who was in the first class graduated at fJ. Call, and who was ambassador of Cromwell and Charles 11. to Holland.*

Dadley Brodst.eef, son of Gov. B. was a well informed man, and very useful in the town of Andiver. For a number of years, he was a selectman, town clerk, and repres-^ntative in the General Court. When Mr. Dudley was inade president of the Council in 161^6, he was appointed one of the assistants, but did not accept the appointment. Duringr the interregnum from Andross, 1639, to the accession of Sir William Phips to the administration, 1602, he was one of the " Council for the safety of the people and conservation of the peace." He was a colonel of ihe militia, and many years a magistrate. In 1692, when witchcraft, a delusion, which, for a short time, raged greaily in Andover, he granted, in quick succession, 30 or 40 warrants to apprehend and imprison the supposed witches. Upon his revising to grant any more, he was suspect-

* See Eliot'B Biog. Diet. Winthrop's Journal. Hist. Coll. Hutchinson's Hist.

ed, was reported to have killed nine persons by witchcraft, and found it expedient to escape and keep secreted till the delusion hud in some measure su!)sided. In 1698, the Indians made an assault on Andover, took him and his family prisoners, carried them about fifty rods, and dismissed them, probably on account of his previous humanity and kindness to the Indians. He occupied the house built by his father, which is now owned by Mr. S. Putnam ; and, though one of the oldest in Andover, it is in a very good state. Mr. B. possessed the confidence of his townsnjen. was useful., faithful and respected. He died Nov. 13, 1702. In !H73, he married Miss Ann Price. They had one son, Dudley born April !678, graduated at H. Coll. 1(598.

The estate has been sold, and none of the descendants ofGov. Bradstreet remain in Andover.

Defect in t!ie town records makes it impracticable to render the fol'owino- genealogies so complete as is desirable, especially since commencemeot of last century.

John Osgood, one of the founders of the church in 1645, and the first representative for Andover in the General Court in 1651 ; died in October of the same year. His sons were * ^ John. Stephen, Christopher, Thomas, — 2 John, a captain, often a selectman, and representative in the General Court, died 1693; his sons, ^ John, Timothy, Peter, Samuel. — ^ John lieutenant, selectman, died 1725, aged 71 , ^ Ebenezer, Clement, John, Josiah. — "* John major, deacon, died 1765, aged 83. Hannah, his wife, died 1774, aged 90 ; ^ Josiah, Joseph Dr. II. Coll. Juhn colonel, Esq. — '^ ./o.s-mA, ^ Josiah, Solomon, Jiicob, Benjamin colonel, Westford, .Jonathan Rev. Daniel. — ^Josia'i, Methuen, 6 Josi ih, Milford, N. H. Benjamin Hon. Methuen, Joseph, John, Samuel, Nathaniel, Thaddeus Rev.— 3 Tint' othi/, died 1748, aged 9i). — "* Timothy, ^ Thomas, Isaac

* The fiofuve prefixed to the name denotes the decree of descent from the original selth^r ; the name in Italic letters is the father of the sons mentioned in the same sentence.

H. Coll. Timothy, Peter.— ^ Peter, ^ Samuel H. Coll. Peter Esq. Isaac Esq. Timothy captain.

2 Stephen, Hooker, Stephen. — ^ Hooker, '* Hooker, Joshua, Jonathan, David, Bf^njamin, Moses, Aaron.

a Stephen, died 1750. Hannah, d. 1774, aged 92; ^ Stephen, Isaac, Joshua. — ^ Stephen, Tevvksbury, ^ Stephen.

^ Isaac Capt. ^ David Rev. Medford, Jacob, Kendall physician, Peterborough.

2 Christopher Capt. built Frye's Mills, died 1723, aged 80 ; 3 Christopher, Ezekiel.

3 Christopher, BiJlerica, built the first mills on the Concord, where the Canal intersects the river; '* Jeremiah moved to Pomfret, Conn.

3 Ezekiel, ^ Samuel Capt. died 1748, aged 46.

2 Thomas, ^ Thomas, .Tosiah.

John, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Daniel.

Joseph Parker, died 1678. ^ Joseph, Stephen, Samuel. — 2 Joseph ; ^ Joseph; "* Joseph, Peter, James Capt. — ^ Peter, d. 1795, set. 79 ; ^ Peter, Nathan colonel, Bluehill, Robert Esq. Bluehill, Isaac.

2 Stephen, 3 Stephen, John, Samuel.

Nathan Parker, died 1685 ; ^ John, Robert, Peter. — 2 Jb/</?, died 1738, aged 85; ^ John, Nathan, Benjamin, James. — ^ John, Jonathan.*

Richard Barker, d. 1693, '^ John, Ebenezer, William, Richard, Stephen, Benjamin. — ^ John deacon, d. 1722 with small pox, 3 John, Richard.

* Asa Parker, deacon of the 9d church of Boxford, died 18^0, aged 90. Having engaged to stone a cellar for a blacksmitli in Boxford, and thinking it possible to spli» stones with we.lges, propose.] to the blacksmith to prepare some wedges, and cases and assist in making the experiment. They first tried upon a stone about the size of a half bushel measure and succeeded ; they tried a larger stone with equal success. This took place about 1773, and is supposed to be the first attempt at splitting stones in this part of the country. The business of splitting and hammeriijg stones soon engaged the attention of others, and has become a useful and lucrative employment.

3 John, ^ John, Ephraim.

2 Ehcnezer, d. 1747, aged 95 ; 3 Ebenezer, Nathan.

2 William, d. 1718, aged 7'2 ; Mary, his wife, d. 1744, aged 8b; ^ William, ^o\\n.— ^ Sn mud dewo^on, d. 1706, aged 8^3 ; "^ Samuel — widow Elizabeth, d. 1779, aged 83.

2 Richard— ^ Richard, 4 Abiel.

2 Stephen, ^ Stephen, Zebadiah, James.

2 Benjamin, d. 1750, aged 83 \ Benjamin, Joseph, Hannaniah, d. 1767, aged 82.

John Stevens, d. 1662 ; ^ John, Nathan, Ephraim, Joseph, Benjamin.

2 Nathan is said to be the first white male child born in Aiidover. Ha hid no son, died Fab. 1718, aged 74. 2 Ephraim, d.l718, aged 69, and 2 Benjamm Esq. d. 1730, aged 73, without sons.