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Subject: [GM-L] Lieut Ezra Farnsworth [son of Matthias] desc. from Rev. Increase Mather
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 00:30:47 EDT

Subject: Lieut. Ezra Farnsworth & his wife Elizabeth Lakin of Groton, MA

Rev. Richard Mather & his wife Catherine Holt were married Sept 29, 1624 in
England.

He was born abt 1507 at Lowton, Winwick LANCASHIRE, England and died April
22, 1669, at Dorchester, MA
[note: Joseph Farnsworth cousin of Matthias Farnsworth b. 1612 at
Lancashire, ENG. - Joseph arrived 1629 at Dorchester, MA]

Their son Rev. Increase Mather b. June 21, 1639 at Dorchester, MA; died Aug
27, 1723 at Boston, MA; buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, MA;
married Marie Cotton, b. Feb 16, 1642; d. Aril 4, 1714; dau of Rev. John
Cotton & Sarah Hawkredd.

Their children:
1. Rev. Cotton Mather b. Feb 12, 1663 at Boston; d. 1728 at
Boston; m. Abigail Phillips.

2. Nathaniel Mather b. July 6, 1669 at Boston d. Oct 17, 1688 at
Salem, MA

3. Sarah Mather b. Nov. 9, 1671 at Boston d. Nov 24, 1746 at
Roxbury, MA
m. Rev. Nehemiah Walter.

Sarah Mather m. Rev. Nehemiah Walter, b. Dec 1663; at Youghall, Ireland and
died
Sept 17, 1750 at Roxbury, MA their only was child Hannah Walter b. July 8,
1699 at
Roxbury, MA

Hannah Walter m. Sept 18, 1718 at Groton, MA Rev. Caleb Trowbridge b. Nov
7. 1692 at Newton, MA and died Sept 19, 1760 at Groton, MA son of Deacon
James Trowbridge and his wife Margaret Jackson.

Rev. Caleb Trowbridge m. first, Sarah Oliver and had one child,
Oliver Trowbridge. Rev. Caleb Trowbridge m. (2) Sept 18, 1718, at Groton,
Hannah Walter.

their children:
1. Caleb Trowbridge, Jr. b. Aug 6. 1719 d. after Sept. 14, 1794 at
Brookline,
Hillsborough, N.H.; he m. Sept 18, 1738 at Groton Elizabeth Houghton

2. Nehemiah Trowbridge b. Sept 19, 1721; d. Nov 7, 1721 at Groton

3. Nehemiah Trowbridge 2nd b. 1722 at Groton; d. 1796 at Groton;
m. Abigail Farnsworth on Jan 12, 1758 at Groton dau of Lieut Ezra
Farnsworth
b. 1703 son of Benjamin Farnsworth and his wife Mary Prescott of
Groton;
Lieut Ezra Farnsworth died 1788 at Groton. He married Elizabeth
Lakin b.1707
at Groton, dau of Benjamin & Elizabeth Lakin of Groton. Lt. Ezra
Farnsworth
m. (2) Abigail Pierce in 1733 at Concord, MA

4. Sarah Trowbridge b. Dec 3, 1724 at Groton; d. Dec 13, 1788 at
Shrewsbury,
m. Major General Artemas Ward, July 31, 1750 at Groton, MA

5. Hannah Trowbridge b. May 16, 1729.

6. Maria Trowbridge b. Dec 23, 1731 at Groton; d. Sept 29, 1787 at
Billerica; m.
Capt. Josiah Bowers. on Jan 28, 1773 at Groton, MA

7. Thomas Trowbridge b. Nov 12, 1734; d. Sept. 22, 1820 m. Oct 29, 1761
at
Groton, MA Lucy Woods.

8. Abigail Trowbridge b. Nov 30, 1740; died Oct 23, 1775 at Groton;
m. Hon. Ebenezer Champney on Oct 9, 1764 at Groton, MA Ebenezer Champney b.
April 3, 1744; d. Sept. 10, 1810 at Groton. She died and he m. (2) Abigail
Parker; Nov. 1778. He m. (3) 1796 Susanna Wyman.

Source:
http://www.gendex.com/users/rtwgen/mwheeler/d0025/g0000065.html#I21221
<A
HREF="http://www.gendex.com/users/rtwgen/mwheeler/d0025/g0000065.html#I21221">;
Sarah Mather dau of Rev. Increase Mather sister of Rev. Cotton Mather</A>

Farnsworth Memorial
Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line
p.204
Ezra Farnsworth b. Jan 17, 1703 m. April 25, 1726, Elizabeth Lakin b. Aug 23,
1705, dau of Joseph Lakin & wife Abigail. Joseph Lakin was the town clerk of
Groton. Elizabeth Lakin died 1732 and he m. (2) Sept 29, 1733 at Concord,
Abigail Pierce b. Nov 10, 1710 dau of Ephraim and Mary (Whitney) Pierce. He
was a blacksmith by [like his great grandfather,John Prescott founder of
Lancaster, MA] and was a lieutenant in the militia. He built a house on his
father's farm at the place where his grandson Ezra lived afterwards. It was
on the southerly side of the road that runs from Farmer's Row across the
broad meadow to the first parish meeting house. He died June 10, 1788 and
his widow died Jan 8, 1800.

His children by his 1st wife Elizabeth Lakin:

1. Simon Farnsworth b. Mar 27, 1727 died 1752 unm. at Sudbury.

2. Elizabeth Farnsworth b. Jan 10, 1729; m. Jan 28, 1755 Joseph Bruce of
Mendon, MA b. 1729; he d. 1799; she d. 1810.
1. Simon Bruce b. 1760 m. 1787 Sarah Whipple b. 1765 dau of James &
Elizabeth (Hall) Whipple of Groton. She d. Oct 27, 1817; he d. 1796; resided
at
Grafton, MA.

3. Ruth Farnsworth b. Aug 21, 1732 m. May 23, 1771, Thomas White as his 2d
wife. His 1st wife was Hannah ___. He had 9 children by his first wife and
by Ruth Farnsworth he had
10. Thomas White b. Jan 21, 1772
11. John Farnsworth White b. Feb 10, 1774.

By his 2d wife, Abigail Pierce, Ezra Farnsworth had:

4. Abigail Farnsworth b. July 26, 1736 m. Jan 12, 1758, Nehemiah Trowbridge
b. Oct 14, 1722 son of Rev. Caleb and Hannah (Walter) Trowbridge of Groton;
he died Jan 11, 1796 and she died Oct 14, 1814. Their children:

1. Abigail Trowbridge b. June 11, 1765 m. 1786 Francis Champney; they
resided at New Ipswich, N.H.; she died 1846; eight children.

2. Mary Trowbridge b. June 27, 1776; m. Jonathan Loring.

5. Prudence Farnsworth b. Feb 18, 1740 m. Benjamin Stone, Jr. and had:
1. Ephraim Stone b. 1763
2. Lucy Stone b. 1769
3. Benjamin Stone b. 1770
4. Abigail Stone b. 1772 d. 1775
5. Prudence Stone b. 1774 d. 1775
6. Philip Stone b. 1777.
7. Phineas Stone b. 1779.
8. Prudence Stone 2d b. 1781.
9. Edmund Stone b. 1784.

6. Ezra Farnsworth Jr. b. Sept 21, 1744 m. Betsey Sheple b. Oct 5, 1746 dau
of Capt Joseph and Eunice Sheple. he died Mar 19, 1798; his wife d. Nov 5,
1819; He lived where his father lived and where his own son Ezra lived until
his death in 1856; thus continuing that christian name as occupying the
place for three generations. He was a corporatemember of the Presbyterian
society at Groton.

7. Ephraim Farnsworth b. Aug 9, 1747; died Sept 2, 1754.
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Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

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