Joshua Locke

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• Residence: Westboro, MA
• LockeID: W161
• Residence: 1765, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1777, England

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Joshua, b. July 22, 1732-3, at Wob. ; m. Abigail Maynard.Lieut. JOSHUA LOCKE, m. ABIGAIL MAYNARD,(a) (of Westboro') He resided at Westboro', where most of his children were born. Aug. 1765, with his wf. Abigail, chil. Grace, Betty, Henry, Nancy, and Christian, he removed to Sudbury, where he had a son Fortunatus, b. 1779, as appears by the Rec. of Sudbury, but I think it should be 1769.

He was an Ensign in the army under Gen. Winslow, at Nova Scotia, May, 1755, and prob. was the Lieut. Locke who was in the army with Gen. Braddock, and was wounded at the time of " Braddock's Defeat." He was also with Col. Rogers, the famous Ranger, in New York and Canada ; and at some period was one of the King's Surveyors. He also was distinguished as the only one, by the name of Locke, who was a Loyalist, or more generally known by the term Tory ; and when the British evacuated Boston, Mh. 17, 1776, he left with the army ; was in one of the battles at Staten Island, where he met and recognised his sons Frederick and Henry in the American army.

How long he remained with the British army I cannot learn, but eventually went to England, leaving his wf. and family, and never returned. His youngest son Fortunatus, it is said, went to England some years afterwards, and nothing further is known of either. His wf. remained with her father at Westboro', and d. not long after her husband went to England.

Joshua — Abigail Maynard. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
• LockeID: W44
• Birth: 21 Aug 1709, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: 1767, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Joshua, b. Aug. 21, 1709 ; 1. m. Hannah Reed, Mh. 1732. 29 2. " Tabitha Bellows, 1744.JOSHUA LOCKE, 1. m. HANNAH REED, at Wob. Mh. 1732-3, who was b. Jany. 2, 1712 ; dau. of Thomas and Sarah, of Wob. 2. TABITHA BELLOWS. Int. at Boston, A p. "1744. She was the dau. of Dr. Isaac Bellows, of Southboro'. He resided in Woburn, Westboro', Boston } and Southboro' ; and was prob, a carpenter. He sold land in Southboro' to Isaac Amidon, in 1753 — was on the alarm list in that town in 1757, and d. there in 1767. His son Josiah was appointed administrator. His 2d wf. was then living. He may have had other chil. than those whose names I have given, but these are all I have found.

Joshua married Hannah Reed Mar 1732/33, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Reed) was born 2 Jan 1713, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died 23 Aug 1737, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried , Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [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 Hannah Mead 14 Oct 1701, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of David Mead and X Hannah) was born 17 Sep 1676, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died 24 Jul 1739, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried , Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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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

David — X Hannah. [Group Sheet]