Sarah Symmes

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• LockeID: W294

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Book of Lockes, individual #294

Sarah — James Locke. James (son of Jonathan Locke and Phebe Pierce) was born 7 Apr 1752, Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died 6 Jul 1831, West Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Zechariah married Elizabeth Locke 16 Jun 1748. Elizabeth (daughter of Francis Locke and Elizabeth Winship) was born 17 Jun 1716. [Group Sheet]

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• LockeID: W76

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Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1716 ; 1. m. Zachariah Symmes, June 16, 1748. 16 2. m. Ebenezer Brooks, Nov. 15, 1776.

ELIZABETH LOCKE m. ZACHARIAH SYMMES, of Charlestown, June 16, 1748, who was b. July 15, 1712 ; the son of the Rev. Thos. Symmes, of Boxford and Bradford, by wf. Elizabeth Blowers, of Camb. ; gr. son of the Rev. Zachariah Symmes of Bradford, by wf. Susannah Graves (who were m. Nov. 9, 1669 ;) and gr. gr. son of the Rev. Zachariah Symmes, by wf. Sarah ; who einigrated from Dunstable, in Eng. to Charlestown, in 1634, where he was ordained Dec. 22, 1634, and d. Feb. 4. 1671, a. 71. Mr. Symmes, who md. Elizabeth Locke, resided in Charlestown, and for many years kept the " Cape Breton Tavern," (which stood near the present " Bunker Hill Tavern,") a place v/ell known in those days. When the British were in possession of Charlestown, it was occupied for barracks ; and it is related to me, by a gr. dau. of Mr. Symmes, that the British built a large oven near the house using grave-stones taken from the burying-ground for the bottom. Mr. Symmes removed to (Wob.?) and d. July 12, 1772. " [By a former wf. Grace Parker, whom he m. in Charlestown July 10, 1734, he had William, b. Nov. 9, 1738 ; John, b. Oct. 13, 1740 ; and Isaac, b. Sep. 1742, who prob. m. Hannah Davis, Mh. 20, 1765 ] His wid. Elizabeth m. Nov. 15, 1776, EBENEZER BROOKS, (whose first wf. was Jemima Locke, [67] see par. 39) and d. Mh. 1803, a. nearly 88.

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FRANCIS LOCKE, 1. m. ELIZABETH WINSHIP of Medford, Feb. 25, 1713, who d. 1758, a. 67; 2. m. Wid. MARTHA (RUSSELL) DUNSTER, Mh. 15, 1759. She was the wid. of Henry Dunster, to whom she was m. Feb. 25, 1707-8. She was b. July 26, 1691, at Cambridge, the dau. of Joseph Russell, who m. Mary Belcher, June 2;i, 1662. Mr. Dunster was a grandson of Pres. Dunster of Har. Col. Francis Locke, his wife Elizabeth and his dau. Elizabeth were original members of the Church in West Camb. which was formed 1739. He resided in Medford a few years after his marriage where his two eldest chil. were born, but in 1718 he was of Woburn, as at that date he sold to his brother Daniel all his " interest in the mansion house in which I now dwell." This was probably a part of the mansion of his father, and with it he also sold several lots of land. This estate or a portion of it had probably been given to him by his father Dea. William' Jr. In 1719 he probably moved to what is now called the " Foot of the Rocks " in West Cambridge, then Cambridge, he having in Aug. 1718, bought of Edward Winship of Lexington and Gershom Cutter, Jr. of Cambridge, eight acres of land in Camb. May 4, 1733, he purchased of John Francis of Medford another lot of land in Cambridge ; and Ap. 13, 1736, he bought of Benjamin Bagnal of Boston, land in Camb., and Feb. 10, 1746, he bought of Sajnuel Whittemore eleven acres of land in Cambridge. In 1760 he sold his son Samuel a small lot of land at the " Foot of the Rocks," with a dwelling house then occupied by Samuel Godding, being " a part of the Mill pasture," also another small piece ; the compensation was L26.13.4 "lawful." Dec. 1769, he sold his son Samuel for L141.5.5, a part of " Cane's lot," a part of " Bagnal's lot," and a part of the " Whittemore lot," all at the " Foot of the Rocks," reserving the control and use of the same during his life. At the same time he sold to all his children for 23.6.8, that part of his house called " the kitchen and little room " and the corn house and land, reserving the use of it during his life. After his decease it was to be divided, giving Samuel a double share. In 1747, Francis Locke and Gershom Cutter, were fined 30s. ea. for travelling on Sunday from Camb. to Newton (to attend meeting) by Heniy Gibbs, Jus. Peace. But the Court of Sessions ordered the proceedings quashed. (Court Ses. Rec.) He was a tanner, and also kept a tavern. The house in which he resided is now standing at the intersection of the main road with the road leading to Woburn, and is owned by Stephen Locke. He d. Sep. 3, 1770, a. 80, and his wid. d. June 27, 1771, a. 81.

Francis married Elizabeth Winship 25 Feb 1713. Elizabeth died 1758. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 1713, Medford, MA

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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 Sarah Whittmore 29 May 1683. Sarah (daughter of Francis Whittmore and Isabelle Park) was born 7 Mar 1662. [Group Sheet]