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From: Matika <>
Subject: THE HISTORY OF SUDBURY (1800's) part 2
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 02:46:54 -0500


Well I am back with a bit of spare time to continue my postings on
Sudbury.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays to everyone.
Barbara

Transcribed from the book: "The History Of Sudbury"
1638 - 1889
written by: Alfred Serno Hudson
published in: 1889
republished in: 1968

BACON: The Sudbury ancestor of the Bacon Family. which in the present
century has resided in town, was JONATHAN, who came from Natick in
1835. His father, whose name was Jonathan, was born in Natick in 1756,
married ZIPPORAH (GOULDING) MANN and had two children, JONATHAN and
EBENZER. Jonathan Jr. married LYDIA HAMMOND of Natick who was born 11
Oct. 1778, and had six children,- ZIPPORAH, ASA, SAMUEL, EDWARD, and
LYDIA all born in Natick and ADONIRAM born in Sudbury. He lived on the
South Sudbury and Marlboro Road in a house built and once occupied by
Adoniram. Jonathan died several years ago, but his wife Lydia Bacon is
still living at the age of one hundred and one. (page 435)

BALCOM: The Sudbury Balcoms are descended from HENRY BALCOM of
Charlestown, MA., a blacksmith. He married ELIZABETH HAYNES of Sudbury,
12 Aug. 1666, and died 29 April, 1683. Soon after his death, the family
moved to Sudbury and settled in the northwesterly part which is now
Maynard, where his descendants still live. Among the children of Henry
was JOSEPH, who was born 17 Dec. 1674, and died 17 Sept. 1745 at
Sudbury. He married TABITHA MOSSMAN. Among their children was JOHN who
was born 13 March 1713 (or 1715), and married SUSANNA HAYNES, 23 Aug.
1737. Among the children of John and Susanna was ASAHEL, born 5 June
1741, who married ADAH BALCOM, JERUSHA who married ADAM HOWE, REBECCA
who married DANIEL PUFFER. ASA was the father of HOLLIS and ASAHEL,
two well known citizens of the present century living in that part of
Sudbury now Maynard.
(pages 435 &436)

BARTON: GEORGE BARTON was born in Concord, and came into town 1 April
1851. He married for his first wife, MARY SUSAN, youngest daughter of
ISRAEL HUNT of Sudbury, and occupies the Israel Hunt farm in the Pantry
District. His children are GEORGE H., born 1852, FRANK P. born 1857,
and ALICE M., born 1859.

BOGLE: THOMAS was the first of the Bogle family who lived in Sudbury.
He came from Scotland to Boston, and after remaining there a short time
went to Sudbury, where he purchased the farm now occupied by DEACON
FRANCIS WALKER. He had seven children, one of whom was, ROWAND, who
married ELIZABETH GOODENOW and occupied the old homestead. Rowand and
Elizabeth had five children,- HANNAH, FRANCIS, ELIZABETH, SUBMIT,
and POLLY. Francis married PATTY HEMENWAY of Framingham, and had four
children,- MIRANDA, SARAH H., LUCY, and NANCY E. Miranda married
AZARIAH WALKER of Framingham, who purchased the Bogle farm in 1826,
which he occupied till his death. Lucy and Nancy Bogle reside at South
Sudbury. (page 436)

BOWKER: The Bowker family was in town as early as 1707; the name Widow
Sarah Bowker being upon a paper of that date. A prominent member of the
family was CAPT. DANIEL BOWKER, who served in the Revolutionary War, and
died early in the 19th Century. He went with his wife from Hopkinton
before 1756, and settled on what has been since known as the Bowker
place in North Sudbury. He had 10 children, two of whom were sons named
DANIEL and JOSEPH. He died 31 Jan 1822 at the age of 92 and his wife
died 28 June 1813, at the age of 79. DANIEL JR., born 13 Sept. 1772,
married RUTH BROWN of Hubbardston and had 14 children. He died 18 Oct
1853, age 68. Tow sons of Daniel Jr. were DANIEL and SAMUEL N. Daniel
died 19 May 1880 leaving no children. Samuel N. was born 16 June 1799
and died 9 Oct 1872. He married MARY EARLE of Berwick, ME., and had 7
children, one of whom is FRANK M., born in 1850. Frank M. married for
his first wife, ANNA HUNT, of Morenci, Michigan, and for his second
wife, CARRIE CONLEY of Halifax, Nova Scotia and has had five children.
He lives on the old homestead, and his children are the 5th generation
who have lived there. (pages 436 & 437)

BRIGHAM: The ancestor of this family in New England was THOMAS, who
embarked from London for America in 1635, and settled in Watertown. He
had several sons, the eldest of whom, named THOMAS, lived in Marlboro,
and married the granddaughter of EDMUND RICE, one of Sudbury's original
grantees. It is conjectured that the Sudbury Brigham's are descended
from this branch of the family. The name of JOHN BRIGHAM is in the
Indian Deed of the Two Mile Grant and also on the petition to Governor
Dudley by the west side people for a new precient in 1706-7. One of the
same name early settled in the territory of Maynard. The name of
SAMUEL, is found on the roll of the 2nd Foot Company in 1757. A
prominent member of the family in the present century was CAPT. WILLIAM
BRIGHAM. His farm was that now occupied by ELISHA GOODENOW. RUFUS, a
son of WILLIAM resides at Sudbury Centre. The Bigham family have lived
mostly in the north and north west parts of the town. (page 437)

BURR: HIRAM BURR, son of DANIEL, came from Derby, VT., in 1845, when a
young man. His first wife was ELLEN, daughter of DEACON GARDNER HUNT.
His second wife was NANCY J., daughter of DEACON THOMAS DAKIN. He owns
and lives on the Gardner Hunt Farm, South Sudbury. He has had 5
children,- FRANK G., ARTHUR H., CLIFFORD B., HOWARD C., NELLIE MAY.
(pages 437 & 438)

BUTTERFIELD: LUTHER BUTTERFIELD was born at Antrim, NH. He came to
Sudbury in 1841 and settled in the Lanham district on the road from
Sudbury to Saxonville. He has 6 children,- EBENEZER S., JAMES B.,
GEORGE F., SARAH, JEROME, EDWARD C. (page 438)

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