Mary Thurstune

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• Religion: 2 Apr 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the Medway Church.

Mary married Samuel Pond on 9 Feb 1719/20 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Ephraim Pond and Deborah Hawes) was born on 29 Dec 1695 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1746 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Deacon John Barber on 28 Nov 1751 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of Zachariah Barber and Abial Ellis) was born on 12 Oct 1693 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jun 1754 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 28 Feb 1743, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Captain Job Plimpton. He was born about 1718. He died on Saturday 18 March 1797 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Josez Plimpton (1744-1744) 2. Job Plimpton (1746-____) 3. Timothy Plimpton (1748-1756) 4. Esther Plimpton (1751-1756) 5. Mary Plimpton (1753-1756) 6. Mercy Plimpton (1755-1755) 7. Elizabeth Plimpton (1755-1755) 8. Silence Plimpton (1755-1755) 9. John Plimpton (1758-____) 10. Esther Plimpton (1760-____) 11. Mary Plimpton (1762-____)
• Religion: 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; They became members of the Second Parish at West Medway.

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• Religion: 9 Aug 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to full communion in East Medway Church.
• Land/House: 1770; They lived in West Medway, Mass. on a large tract of land given to John by his father.

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Birth:
She was born in that part of Wrentham which became Franklin.

Kezia married John Harding, Jr on 9 Jan 1745 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of Lt. John Harding and Thankful Bullard) was born on 20 Jan 1723/24 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Sep 1809 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 14 Mar 1745/46, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Henry Bullard, the son of Lt. John and Abigail (Leland) Bullard. He was born on 1 October 1723 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Jamima's death, on 28 June 1770 Henry, at age 46, married Abigail Morse, daughter of Nathaniel Morse and Sarah Coolidge, in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 30 April 1799 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Bullard (1746-____) 2. Henry Bullard (1749-____) 3. Adam Bullard (1752-____) 4. John Bullard (1756-____) 5. Elizabeth Bullard (1758-____) 6. Royal Bullard (1762-____) 7. Samuel Bullard (1766-____)

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• Married: 10 Jan 1753, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hannah Johnson, the daughter of William and Huldah (Aldrich) Johnson. She was born on 7 September 1733 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 5 August 1816 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Pond (1753-____) 2. Daniel Pond (1756-____) 3. William Pond (1758-____) 4. Paul Pond (1760-____) 5. Hannah Pond (1762-____) 6. Mary Pond (1765-____) 7. Elizabeth Pond (1767-____) 8. Henry Pond (1769-____) 9. Jemima Pond (1771-____)

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• Married: 4 Jul 1754, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elisha Ellis, the son of Joseph and Thomezin (Adams) Ellis. He was born on 22 April 1729 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died before 1808. Issue: 1. Olive Ellis (1755-1761) 2. Joseph Ellis (1759-____) 3. Mary Ellis (1762-____) 4. Oliver Ellis (1766-____)

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Married:
Adams (1898) gives his birth date as 27 April 1729.

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• Religion: 1753; Bathsheba became a member of the second parish at West Medway at the time of her marriage.
• Married: 15 Apr 1753, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Metcalf Jr., the son of Jonathan Metcalf. He was born in 1729 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 18 May 1729 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 20 April 1800 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bathsheba Metcalf (1754-1756) 2. Melatiah Metcalf (1756-____) 3. Eliel Metcalf (1760-____) 4. Jonathan Metcalf (1763-____) 5. Martha Metcalf (1765-____) 6. Hannah Metcalf (1767-____) 7. Samuel Metcalf (1773-____)

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• History: Benjamin Rockwood was appointed Timothy's guardian.
• Married: 14 Feb 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah _____. She was born in September 1745 in Massachusetts. Sarah, married first, _____ Cutler. She died on Saturday 23 March 1816 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She was buried in Union Street Cemetery, Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Pond (1763-____) 2. Abel Pond (1767-1784) 3. Timothy Pond (1769-____) 4. Esther Pond (1771-____) 5. Cutler Pond (1774-____)
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; Timothy was a sergeant in Captain Elijah Pond's company of minutemen that marched to Dorchester Heights at the Concord Alarm, 19 April 1775.

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Name:


Married:
On the marriage listing for Timothy Pond, she is named "Mrs. Sarah Cutler". I have not been able to find a marriage of a Cutler to a Sarah in the time frame. The published genealogies seem silent on her maiden name and ancestry.

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• Married: 18 Jan 1759, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elisha Cutler, the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Cutler. He was born on 11 December 1736 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abel Cutler (1759-1759) 2. Mary Cutler (1760-____) 3. Catherine Cutler (1763-____) 4. Nathaniel Cutler (1765-____) 5. Jemima Cutler (1769-____) 6. Susanna Cutler (1772-____) 7. Elisha Cutler (1776-1777) 8. Caroline Cutler (1779-____)

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• Married: 8 Dec 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thaddeus Partridge, the son of Jonathan and Ann (Phipps) Partridge. He was born on 28 November 1739 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Kezia's death, on 8 September 1766 Thaddeus, at age 26, married Thankful Adams, at age 18, daughter of Eleazer Adams and Bathsheba Barber, in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 29 May 1824 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Timothy Partridge (1764-1841)

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Married:
Partridge (1903) gives Thaddeus' death as 1827.

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• Married: 22 Jan 1767, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; David Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 10 April 1744 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Harding filed marriage intentions on 5 July 1766 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 24 October 1826 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Barzillia Leland (1767-1819) 2. Abijah Leland (1769-1771) 3. Kezia Leland (1772-1821) 4. Hannah Leland (1774-1848) 5. Thankful Leland (1777-1840) 6. Eunice Leland (1779-1780) 7. Marcy Leland (1781-1781) 8. David Leland (1782-1838) 9. Sally Leland (1785-1806) 10. Jemima Leland (1788-____) 11. Henry Leland (1791-____)

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• Occupation: say 1771, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1787, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1805.
• Offices Held: 1787, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He became the Town Assessor. He was the Assessor again from 1786 to 1803, 1809 to 1810, and 1813 to 1814.
• Offices Held: 1807, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee on which he served again in 1811 and 1814.
• Offices Held: 1819, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.

Notes:

Buried:
Capt. Abijah Harding
who died Feb 17, 1826
Age 75

Abijah married Sybil Adams on 12 Jul 1770 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sybil (daughter of Ensign Thomas Adams and Mary "Molly" Partridge) was born on 28 Jan 1753 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1813 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abijah married Mary Smith on 3 Mar 1814 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1753; died on 10 Dec 1816 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 May 1775, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jeremiah Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 22 August 1752 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Harding filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1775 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Mary's death. in 1797 Jeremiah, married Sarah Hawes. He died on Saturday 8 October 1808 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of a fever. Issue: 1. Polly Leland (1777-____) 2. Betsey Leland (1780-1820) 3. Eunice Leland (1784-____)
• Complier's Note: 1994; Morse (1855) lists a daughter, Thankful, but she was the daughter of David and Hannah (Harding) Leland.

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• Married: 3 Jan 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Buelah Metcalf, the daughter of the Honorable Stephen and Hephzibah (Adams) Metcalf. She was born on 26 March 1762 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 2 May 1762 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 20 March 1839 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hephzibah Harding (1784-1807) 2. Alpheus Harding (1787-1815) 3. Beulah Harding (1790-1821) 4. Sewall Harding (1793-1876)
• Offices Held: say 1800; John was often a selectman in Medway.
• Will: 4 Feb 1827, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Buelah, anddd his son, Sewall.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Apr 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1855; Morse (1855) says of Capt. John, "He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, and upright and useful citizen."

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• Married: 4 Sep 1794, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Josiah Allen, the son of Jonathan and Hannah (Smith) Allen. He was born on 17 January 1765 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 11 June 1851 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas H. Allen (1795-1795) 2. Roxanna Allen (1796-1819) 3. Harding Allen (1798-1875) 4. Huldah Allen (1800-1871) 5. George Schuyler Allen (1803-1845) 6. Martha A. Allen (1806-____) 7. Josiah W. Allen (1809-1870) 8. Sybil H. Allen (1813-1853)

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• Offices Held: 1823, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Offices Held: 1823, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as a Selectman again in 1827, 1828, 1838 and 1839.

Notes:

Buried:
In memory of Capt. Oliver Harding
who died Oct 22, 1843
age 69

Oliver married Elizabeth Browning on 9 Nov 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Browning and Sarah Tufts) was born on 6 May 1777 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Feb 1845 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Dec 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joseph Broad. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Broad (1794-____) 2. Willard Broad (1796-____) 3. Elisha Broad (1797-____) 4. Alice Broad (1799-____) 5. Eliza Broad (1801-____) 6. Sybil Broad (1803-____)

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• Married: 19 Apr 1798, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Hubbard Parker, the son of the Rev. Nehemiah and Mary (Richardson) Parker. He was born on 8 May 1770 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Rhoda Harding filed marriage intentions on 24 March 1798 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 25 April 1851 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Parker 2. Alma Parker 3. Hiram Parker 4. Nehemiah Parker

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• Graduation: 1805, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire; He graduated with an A.B.; : Dartmouth College
• Occupation: 1805 to 1807, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : New Salem Academy
• Ordained: 2 Dec 1807, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was ordained in the Congregational Church in New Salem. He served there for forty years.
• Married: 10 Oct 1808; Sarah Bridge, the daughter of Josiah and Irene (Morse) Bridge. Issue: 1. Josiah Bridge Harding (1809-____) 2. Martha Smith Harding (1811-____) 3. Martha Smith Harding (1813-1841) 4. Josiah Bridge Harding (1816-1863) 5. Alpheus Harding (1818-1903) 6. Silas Abijah Harding (1823-____)
• Offices Held: 1820; He was twice elected to the Massachusetts legislature and served as a magistrate and trial Justice.

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• Married: 19 Mar 1807, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary "Molly" Shattuck, the daughter of Ezekiel and Sarah (Bullard) Shattuck. She was born on 4 March 1787 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 17 July 1813 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lorenzo Harding (1809-____) 2. Leander Harding (1811-1864) 3. Abijah S. Harding (1813-____)
• Married: 25 Jan 1815, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hannah Lee, General Samuel and Mehitable Lee. She was born on 5 December 1791 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Lee Harding (1815-1859)

Notes:

Buried:
Abijah Harding Jr
died April 26, 1816
age 32

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• Married: say 1808; Dana _____. Issue: 1. Dana Harding 2. Alpheus Harding 3. Rhoda Harding 4. Harvey Harding 5. Abijah Harding

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• Married: 31 Dec 1815, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Polly Barrett. She was born about 1797. After Silas' death, on 12 December 1826 Polly, married Benjamin Merriam, in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 12 August 1830 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eliza B. Harding (1821-____) 2. Mary Ann F. Harding (1825-____)

Notes:

Married:
She was also known as Polly Bassett, in the published vital records of Barre. There is much confusion as to her name, weather Mary or Polly, Bassett or Barrett.

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• History: say 1800; He was a cripple.

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Buried:
Thomas Harding
died May 27, 1836
Age 43