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Samuel Locke

Male 1702 - 1775  (72 years)

  • SAMUEL LOCKE m. REBECCA RICHARDSON, Mh. 2, 1730, who was b. July 4, 1710, the dau. of Capt. James Richardson, by his 2d wf. Elizabeth Arnull (Arnold.?) who was the son of Nathaniel and Mary, and the gr. son of Thomas, who was one of the seven grantees of Woburn, and was one of the three Richardsons who emigrated from England and settled in Wob.

    Mr. Locke resided at Woburn until 1742. His father by will gave him all his "housings and lands in the bounds of Woburn;" which included the old homestead of his grandfather, Dea. William, and at this time known as the Capt. William Fox farm on the road to Lex., about a mile and a half Westerly of Wob. Centre. Samuel sold this farm in Dec. 1741, to Samuel Wyman, 3, for .£900. And it is probable that here it was, that he, Locke, kept a tavern for several years.

    He owned other lands, for the same month that he sold to Wyman, he also sold to Dr. Jonathan Hayward 36 acres at a place known as " Listening Hill," and " Corner Hedge." This land was adjoining to, and Southerly of the farm now owned by Joseph R. Kendall ; and he also sold several small lots to Hayward. He moved to Lancaster 1742 ; became a large landholder m that town, also owning lands in Ervingshire, which he bought of John Erving, Esq., of Boston, in 1755. He also was owner of a large quantity of Land in " Naraganset Township, No. 2," now Westminster; also in "Road Town" now Shutesbury. His original purchase in Lancaster was made of John Buss, of Lancaster, for .£1000, it being the house and lands on which said Buss then resided. The deed is dated June 3, 1742.

    Mr. Locke kept a public house or Inn at Lancaster for many years, which was a place of resort for the principal men of the town, and where the " fathers of the town " were accommodated with their wines and other beverages, if the old account-books in my possession are true. Mr. Locke was Treasurer of the 2d Precinct in 1748 and other years. He was a man of great business qualifications, and was respected as an intelligent and honorable man. He d. Ap. 13, 1775, a. 72, and his wid. m. Col. Joseph Wilder, Dec. 27, 1775, (whose two daus. m. James and John Locke, her sons,) and d. Sep. 10, 1789, a. 79. I have the original agreement made by her and Col. Wilder, before marriage, respecting the disposition of the estates of both.

 
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  • Name Samuel Locke 
    Gender Male 
    Born 24 Aug 1702  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Residence Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    LockeID W42 
    Died 13 Apr 1775  Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 8] 
    Buried Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Person ID I29482  Locke Family Tree | Public
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 

    Father Ebenezer Locke,   b. 8 Jan 1674, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1723, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Hannah Mead,   b. 17 Sep 1676, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1739, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1701  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F11114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Elizabeth Richardson,   b. 1710,   d. 10 Sep 1789, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1730  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Locke,   b. 23 Nov 1731, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1777, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     2. Lucretia Locke,   b. 5 Nov 1733, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1816, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Josiah Locke,   b. 28 Sep 1736, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1769, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     4. James Locke,   b. 13 Sep 1739, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1772, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     5. John Locke,   b. 19 Apr 1742, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1781, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     6. William Locke, Sr.,   b. 23 Aug 1748, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1827, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F11120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Aug 1702 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1730 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Apr 1775 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • SAMUEL LOCKE m. REBECCA RICHARDSON, Mh. 2, 1730, who was b. July 4, 1710, the dau. of Capt. James Richardson, by his 2d wf. Elizabeth Arnull (Arnold.?) who was the son of Nathaniel and Mary, and the gr. son of Thomas, who was one of the seven grantees of Woburn, and was one of the three Richardsons who emigrated from England and settled in Wob.

      Mr. Locke resided at Woburn until 1742. His father by will gave him all his "housings and lands in the bounds of Woburn;" which included the old homestead of his grandfather, Dea. William, and at this time known as the Capt. William Fox farm on the road to Lex., about a mile and a half Westerly of Wob. Centre. Samuel sold this farm in Dec. 1741, to Samuel Wyman, 3, for .£900. And it is probable that here it was, that he, Locke, kept a tavern for several years.

      He owned other lands, for the same month that he sold to Wyman, he also sold to Dr. Jonathan Hayward 36 acres at a place known as " Listening Hill," and " Corner Hedge." This land was adjoining to, and Southerly of the farm now owned by Joseph R. Kendall ; and he also sold several small lots to Hayward. He moved to Lancaster 1742 ; became a large landholder m that town, also owning lands in Ervingshire, which he bought of John Erving, Esq., of Boston, in 1755. He also was owner of a large quantity of Land in " Naraganset Township, No. 2," now Westminster; also in "Road Town" now Shutesbury. His original purchase in Lancaster was made of John Buss, of Lancaster, for .£1000, it being the house and lands on which said Buss then resided. The deed is dated June 3, 1742.

      Mr. Locke kept a public house or Inn at Lancaster for many years, which was a place of resort for the principal men of the town, and where the " fathers of the town " were accommodated with their wines and other beverages, if the old account-books in my possession are true. Mr. Locke was Treasurer of the 2d Precinct in 1748 and other years. He was a man of great business qualifications, and was respected as an intelligent and honorable man. He d. Ap. 13, 1775, a. 72, and his wid. m. Col. Joseph Wilder, Dec. 27, 1775, (whose two daus. m. James and John Locke, her sons,) and d. Sep. 10, 1789, a. 79. I have the original agreement made by her and Col. Wilder, before marriage, respecting the disposition of the estates of both.

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Book of the Lockes: A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn, John Goodwin Locke 1803-1869, (James Munroe and Company, Boston, MA, 1853;), #42.

    2. [S18] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2011), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=82199177&indiv=try.

    3. [S23] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 1999), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3599&h=376925&indiv=try.

    4. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3938360&indiv=try.

    5. [S375] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010, (Ancestry.com), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9192&h=459520&indiv=try.

    6. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 1524.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749867&indiv=try.

    7. [S374] Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881, Flint, James, comp., (Ancestry.com), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5189&h=37965&indiv=try.

    8. [S80] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2012), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=2772895&indiv=try.

    9. [S366] Book of the Lockes: A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn, John Goodwin Locke 1803-1869, (James Munroe and Company, Boston, MA, 1853;), #8.

    10. [S187] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2005), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7853&h=452697&indiv=try.

    11. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 294.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749540&indiv=try.

    12. [S187] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2005), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7853&h=452865&indiv=try.


 

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