Lydia Locke

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• LockeID: W153

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Lydia, bap. at Hopkinton, Nov. 1, 1724; m. Elijah Towne, June 23, 1743,

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• LockeID: W41

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EBENEZER LOCKE, m. MARY MERIAM, the dau. of Thomas and Mary, of Lexington. In 1715, when he was 16 years of age, "he putt' himself and of his own freewill and accord, put himself apprentice to Joseph Loring of Lex., House Carpenter and joyner to learn his art, trade or mystery. After the manner of an Apprentice." At the close of the Indentures, which are now before me, is this " Memorandum." " It is to be understood yt ye sd. Apprentice is bound to Lydia Loring, ye now wife of ye above sd. Joseph Loring, and she to him, in all things to [be] performed what is above written." His father d. Dec. 1723, and bequeathed "him the sum often shillings in money, and one hundred and' fifty acres of Land lying in ye North Township above Groton, (now Townsend and Ashby,) the which with what I formerly gave him, I count to be his full part and double portion out of my estate." One hundred acres of this land he sold to his brother Josiah the same year, and soon after moved to Hopkinton ; where in 1733 he bought land of John Howe ; and in 1736, of Benj. Beduna, land and a grist-mill. The same year he sold land to Josiah Rice, and in 1751, then of "Country Gore," near Oxford, he sold lands in Hopkinton to Joseph Wood, of Hopkinton. He and his wife were " admitted to full communion" in the Church at Hopkinton, Ap. 4, 1725, and were dismissed to the Church in Oxford, Sep. 3, 1738. He, perhaps, was the same Ebenezer Locke who contracted with the " Proprietors of Gardner's Canada Township," to build them a Mill in 1753. The place is now the Town of Warwick. The Mill was not completed for several years, as he was frequently driven from his work by his fear of the Indians, who were " doing much mischief in the vicinity." [I am not certain, whether the Ebenezer, who built the Mill, was the one above or not. It may have been Ebenezer, the son of his brother Joshua that built the Mill, who then, or soon after resided at " Ervingshire,'' part of which place is now iacluded in Shutesbury and Orange. In his old age he resided with his son-in-law, Nehemiah Stone, at Charlton, where he d. Jany. 12, 1775, a. 74. I find records of births of two daughters only. He may have been the father of an Ebenezer Locke, who was with Gen. Winslow al Nova Scotia in 1755, and who, it appears, by the army rolls was "b. at Oxford,'' and was aged 19 in 1755 ; but I am inclined to think that this Ebenezer was the son of Joshua, (See Par. 29,) but I doubt of his being b. at Oxford.] The house and farm formerly owned by Ebenezer of " Country Gore," is now in possession of Rufus Eddy, and by the house stands a noble elm, planted by Mr. Locke. [In 1756 Mr. Locke gave as an excuse, for not having completed the mill according to agreement, sickness in his family, and the death of a daughter. This must have been a child of whom nothing more is known.]

Ebenezer — Mary Meriam. [Group Sheet]

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• LockeID: W8

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Lieut. EBENEZER LOCKE, 1. m. SUSANNAH WALLKER, Oct. 18, 1697, who was b. Mb. 1, 1674, dau. of Israel Walker, of Wob. ; she d. June 13, 1699. 2. He m. HANNAH MEADS Oct. 14, 1701, who was b. Sept. 17, 1676, dau. of David and Hannah Meads of Camb. She d. his wid. July 24, 1739, a. 63. He d. Dec. 24, 1723, a. 49.

He resided with his father on the Homestead, of which he had become the owner by gift and purchase, as was related in the notice of his father. He was also the owner of other land and a house previous to his father's decease ; for in 1699, he mortgaged a house and two lots of land to Thomas Kendall, as security for money borrowed. One lot of six acres is described as bounded " South East by said Kendall's own land. South West by the land of William Locke, North West by the high way. North East by land of Mr. Blocket, [Blodgett.] The other lot of six acres, with a dwelling-house, is bounded East by a brook, South by said Thomas Kendall, West by the highway. North by Samuel Blocket, Jr." In 1713, he bought of William Johnson, Jr. a lot of meadow land, " bounded by the meadow of Henry Johnson Westerly, and by the brook that cometh from Ralf Kendall's and so runeth to Samuel Kendall's Southwardly, and by the land and meadow of the said Ebenezer Locke elsewhere."

By his will, it also appears, he was owner of a large tract of land in the " North Township above Gioton," which was what is now Townsend and a part of Ashby, which he gave to his sons, Ebenezer and Josiah, in his will. He was frequently elected to town offices, and was Lieut., but was released from Military duty on account of " bodily infirmuies." His will was made two days before his decease. See a deed in the Appendix from his father, which will furnish a description of his estate,

Ebenezer married Susannah Walker 18 Oct 1697, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Susannah (daughter of Israel Walker and Susannah Baldwin) was born 1 Mar 1674, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died Abt 1700, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried , Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. [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

Israel — Susannah Baldwin. Susannah was born 25 Sep 1632; died 7 Mar 1694, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]