Locke Genealogy
William Locke
1659 - 1738 (79 years)
- 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.
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Name William Locke Gender Male Born 18 Jan 1659 [1] LockeID W3 Died 8 Jul 1738 Person ID I31445 Locke Family Tree | Public Last Modified 9 Jun 2018
Father William Locke, b. 13 Dec 1628, Stepney, London, England 
, d. 16 Jun 1720, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years) Mother Mary Clark, b. 20 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 18 Jul 1715, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years) Married 27 Nov 1655 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Married 27 Dec 1655 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [9] Family ID F11106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Abigail Hayward, d. Abt 1748 Married 8 Jun 1698 [1] Children 1. Ebenezer Locke, b. Abt 1700 2. Abigail Locke, b. 22 Jun 1710 Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 Family ID F11806 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah Whittmore, b. 7 Mar 1662 Married 29 May 1683 [1, 10] Children 1. William Locke, b. 28 Jun 1684 2. Francis Locke, b. 25 Jul 1690 3. Daniel Locke, b. 9 Jul 1693 Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 Family ID F11807 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - 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.
- 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.
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