. Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ;. (Brooks) Crosby, natives respective-ly of Massachusetts and Connecticut. John Miles, or Myles, the im-MILES migrant ancestor, was born in England about 1618. He cameto New England about 1635, and was ad-mitted a freeman at Boston, December 14,1638. He settled among the first in ConcordMassachusetts, and became one of the largestowners of land. He had acquired 459 acresor more as early as March 14, 1638-9. Hewas a blacksmith by trade and a farmer byoccupation. His res
. Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ;. (Brooks) Crosby, natives respective-ly of Massachusetts and Connecticut. John Miles, or Myles, the im-MILES migrant ancestor, was born in England about 1618. He cameto New England about 1635, and was ad-mitted a freeman at Boston, December 14,1638. He settled among the first in ConcordMassachusetts, and became one of the largestowners of land. He had acquired 459 acresor more as early as March 14, 1638-9. Hewas a blacksmith by trade and a farmer byoccupation. His residence was about three-quarters of a mile from the Concord meetinghouse on the road to Groton. His first wifeSarah died July 18, 1678. He married againlate in life and had a family of children,named below. His second wife was Susan-nah Rediat, widow of John Rediat Jr., ofMarlborough. Miles died August 26, 1693,and she married third, November 10, 1698,William Wilson, of Billerica. The will ofJohn Miles dated 1691, mentions the childrenof both wives, viz: i. Child of John and Sar-ah Miles: Mary, born February 11, 1639-40;. ct^o-yyv^^ yyi/pTT MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 725 married, but had no children. Children ofJohn and Susannah Miles: 2. John, bornMay 20, 1680; mentioned below; ancestor ofthe Miles family of Westminster. 3. DeaconSamuel, born February 19, 1682; marriedSarah Foster, of Littleton, Massachusetts,1706. 4. Sarah, born May 25, 1686; mar-May 10, 1705, Edward Putnam, of Salem. (II) John Miles, son of John Miles (i), wasborn May 20, 1680; died August 23, 1725,aged forty-five years. He lived on the home-stead of his father, on the Groton road. Hemarried, April 16, 1702, Mary Prescott, whoseancestor, John Prescott, was one of the pio-neers at Nashaway (Lancaster) October 5,1647, of a family noted for distinguished menin civil and military life. She married second Dodd. She died May, 1777. He was wealthy for his day, and left a large estate,valued in the inventory at over seventeen
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