. Reminiscences of Worcester from the earliest period, historical and genealogical with notices of early settlers and prominent citizens, and descriptions of old landmarks and ancient dwellings ... ng her that on such a night they should haveanother dance ivhen she laould be the victim.[ Of the five children of Paniel atuck, born at Westborough, Daniel, jr., born iu 1745, marriedSarah Childs ; Martha, born in 1747, married Solomon Childs ;Elijah, boru in 1750, married Peggy Patterson ; Sarali, born in1760, married Capt. B. Whitcomb ; and their descendants arenumerous, located principally in He
. Reminiscences of Worcester from the earliest period, historical and genealogical with notices of early settlers and prominent citizens, and descriptions of old landmarks and ancient dwellings ... ng her that on such a night they should haveanother dance ivhen she laould be the victim.[ Of the five children of Paniel atuck, born at Westborough, Daniel, jr., born iu 1745, marriedSarah Childs ; Martha, born in 1747, married Solomon Childs ;Elijah, boru in 1750, married Peggy Patterson ; Sarali, born in1760, married Capt. B. Whitcomb ; and their descendants arenumerous, located principally in Henniker, N. H., where all settled after their marriage. Solomoii Childs and hissister Sarah were from Grafton. This unfortunate Digory Sergeant, originally from Maiden,who was one of those here in 1685 to aid in this second attemptat settlement in Worcester, was undoubtedly of the same fam-ily with Jonathan, Nathan, Joseph and Thomas Sargent, fromMaiden, who were among the earliest settlers in Leicester, andancestors of the Sargents in this county. The slight change inname (from Serjcnt to Sargcant) is no more than often occursin the same familv in tlie course of two hundred CHAPTER II. Third and permaneat settlement—General Court sends a Committee to adjust claims of formersettlers, and make new allotments—some account of the prominent settlers , their residences andlocation—First death—First bridge—Roads and paths. The Third and Permanent Settlement in ITlo. Ill the spnng(of 1713^JlJe proprietors, encouraged by favor-able prospects, and undismayed by former failures, made athird attempt to settle the town. Oct. 13th of this Adam Winthrop, Jonas Rice, and Gershom Rice of Marl-borough, who had previously been here, addressed the GeneralCourt in behalf of themselves and others interested, represent-ing their desire to endeavor and enter upon a new settlementof the place from which they had been driven by the war,and praying for the countenanc
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