. . ssachusetts,where he was given a homestall byDeacon Thomas Hastings, probably arelative. His name appears as early as1642 on the list of proprietors of thetown. He held various town offices andwas a prominent citizen. He wasadmitted a freeman by the General Court,May 27, 1663. His homestead wasbought, December 24, 1694, of JeremiahDummer, of Boston, and comprised twohundred and fifty acres on Charles died May 11, 1707, aged ninety-oneyears. His will, dated January 1, 1704,bequeaths to sons John, Daniel, Benjamin,Samuel,
. . ssachusetts,where he was given a homestall byDeacon Thomas Hastings, probably arelative. His name appears as early as1642 on the list of proprietors of thetown. He held various town offices andwas a prominent citizen. He wasadmitted a freeman by the General Court,May 27, 1663. His homestead wasbought, December 24, 1694, of JeremiahDummer, of Boston, and comprised twohundred and fifty acres on Charles died May 11, 1707, aged ninety-oneyears. His will, dated January 1, 1704,bequeaths to sons John, Daniel, Benjamin,Samuel, Thomas and Edward. To Ed-ward he gave the homestead. He alsobequeathed to daughters Susanna Beers,Mary Bemis, Sarah Winship; to hisgrandson Joseph, son of Joseph (de-ceased) and to daughter-in-law, JoannaWard, late wife of his son Joseph. Hisinventory mentions sixteen lots of landamounting to six hundred forty-seven anda half acres, appraised at seven hundredand seventeen pounds. The estate in-cluded house and mill valued at one hun-dred and twenty pounds. 276. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY He married, October I, 1648, SusannaGeorge, daughter of John George, ofWatertown. She was then an orphan,the widow of Henry Goldstone being herguardian. She died July 6, 1694. Chil-dren: Susanna, born August 18, 1649,married, February 9, 1671, John Cutting;John, August 24, 1651, died August 24,1741 ; Robert, August 31, 1653, diedyoung; George, November 24, 1655, wasin Captain Samuel Wadsworths companyand was killed by the Indians, February,1675; Daniel, November 1, 1657, diedApril 19, 1728; Joseph, December 28,1659; Benjamin, January 26, 1661, died1724; Mary, January 12. 1663, marriedJohn Bemis ; Thomas, April 20, 1665, diedMarch 29, 1712; Samuel, December 18,1666; Edward, mentioned below; Sarah,March 10, 1670, married Joseph Winship,Jr.; David, June 1, 1673, died March 11,i675- (II) Edward Harrington, son ofRobert Harrington, was born at Water-town, in March, 1668. He lived on thehomestead and
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