John Merriam

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• LockeID: W89

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John, b. July 28, 1729. — 90 Abraham, b. Dec. 23, 1734.

Jonas married Abigail Locke 3 Oct 1728. Abigail (daughter of William Locke and Abigail Hayward) was born 22 Jun 1710. [Group Sheet]

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• LockeID: W15

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ABIGAIL LOCKE, m. JONAS MERIAM, of Lex. Oct. 3, 1728. She d. Dec. 13, 1755, and Mr. MERIAM m. Mrs. SARAH WINSHIP, June 22, 1758. Mr. Meriam was son of Dea. John, who m. Mary Wheeler 1688, gr. son of John, who m. Mary Cooper, and gr. gr. son of Joseph, who emigrated from and settled in Concord. He (Jonas) was a housewright, and resided at Lex. (and was Town Treasurer.?)

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• LockeID: W3

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Dea. WILLIAM LOCKE, Jr., [3] m. 1 SARAH WHITTMORE, May 29, 1683, dau. of Francis and Isabell (Park) Whittmore of Cambridge. She was b. Mh. 7, 1662, d. ; he m. 2. ABIGAIL HAYWARD, June 8, 1698 ; who d. his wid. probably 1748 or 1749. He d. July 8, 1738.

He was owner of land in 1683, and as early as 1689 owned a " hous " in the Westerly part of Woburn. In 1683 the Town of Woburn granted him " four acres to be laid out near his own land " and Mh. 3, 1700, there was granted him "four acres of land where the top is his own near Cambridge line, he paying to the Selectmen for the town use two shillings in money for every acre, he not to obstruct any highway or watering place according to a former order of the town."

He was a Deacon in 1709 - was a Selectman 1703-4 and 1732 ; and held many other offices in town. In 1728 he was one of a committee " to treat with Mr. Edward Jackson in order to settling in Woburn," and to supply the pulpit; and the same year one of a committee " to go to the Rev. Mr. Fox and see if they can make things easy with him." His name often appears on committees appointed in relation to " town affairs."

He resided in the second precinct of Woburn, on land which was included in Burlington when that town was incorporated in 1799. After his decease, on the petition of Thomas Locke his gr. son, a part of the estate was set off to Lexington including the house, making a notch into the South-westerly line of Burlington. A portion of the estate is that now owned by the heirs of Hammond Locke. The original estate, a part at least, was given to Dea. William Jr., by Dea. William Senior, his father ; and on the decease of the former in 1738, one half of the house and land was set off by the children to the widow for her tise instead of a dower, by agreement ; and at the same time the other half was divided between the children. Previous to this, in 1718, Dea. William had given his son Daniel several lots of land in Lexington and Woburn, and Francis another son at the same time conveyed to Daniel for £115 his "interest in the Mansion house" "where he (Francis) then lived," it being the Easterly end. This was probably a part of his father's house, that the father had before that time given him, including " a place for a tan yard " and " a convenient place for a tan house " and also several lots of land adjoining the father's estate. When his widow died I know not, nor how the property was settled ; but his son William became owner of the house and homestead, in part at least, and there resided.

William married Abigail Hayward 8 Jun 1698. Abigail died Abt 1748. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• LockeID: W1
• Residence: 1655, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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William LockeDeacon WILLIAM LOCKE was b. at Stepney Parish, London, England, Dec. 13, 1628; m. MARY CLARKE in Woburn, Dec. 27, 1655, the dau. of William and Margery Clarke of Woburn. She was b. at Watertown, 10, 10, 1640, (Dec. 20, 1640) and d. at Woburn, July 18, 1715, a. 74 yrs. 7 mos. ; Dea. Locke d. at Woburn, June 16, 1720, a. 91 yrs. 6 mos. Their children all b. at Woburn.

William Locke came to New England in 1634 on the ship The Planter when he was only 6 years old. He was probably raised by an Uncle in or near present-day Woburn, Mass. His circumstances in the new world are unknown, but he was able to purchase land in Woburn in 1650.

William married Mary Clark 27 Nov 1655, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of William Clark and Margery) was born 20 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died 18 Jul 1715, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried , Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: 10 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA