Jonathan Locke (1737 - ): Locke Genealogy

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Jonathan, b. Dec. 7, 1737; 1. m. Wid. Mary Nichols, Oct. 2, 1761. 97 2. m. Wid. Betsv Field, 1807.JONATHAN LOCKE, Esq., m. 1. wid. MARY (HAVEN) NICHOLS, Oct. 2, 1761, the dau. of Joseph Haven, Esq. of Framingham, who m. his cousin Mehitable, dau. of Moses Haven, Nov. 30, 1721. Joseph, Esq. d. Feb. 27, 1776, a. 78, and his wife d. Jany. 25, 1780, a. 78. He was son of John, who m. Hannah Hitchens, Oct. 3, 1682, at Lynn, and gr. son of Richard, of Lynn, who was the ancestor of all the Havens in America. (a) History of New Ipswich. [Mrs. Nichols was b. Ap. 14, 1730, and m. John Nichols, ofUpton, July 17, 1751, by whom, she had, 1. Abigail, bap. June 7, 1752, m. John Chamberlain ; 2. Joseph, bap. Aug. 4, 1754, d. yg. ; 3. Mary, bap. 1757, m. Silas Eaton, of Framingham, Feb. 1, 1782, and d. Oct. 30, 1818, a. 61 ; 4. John, bap. Dec. 31, 1758, d. yg. Mr. Nichols d. in the army in 1759 ] Mrs. Nichols, afterwards Mrs. Locke, was a woman of great intellectual powers, uncommonly amiable in her deportment, and a Christian by profession and practice. She was one of the best of mothers, and the evidence of her patriotism in the Revolution is perpetuated in a number of short poems which she wrote, and which were published at the time. She d. Jany. 15, 1804, a. 73. Mr. Locke for a 2d wf. m. wid. BETSY (FRLNK) FIELD, Feb. 1807, the dau. of Dr. John Frink, of Rutland, and the wid. of Dr. John Field, of the same town. She for a 3d hus. m. Mr. Gray, and died at Salem, N. Y. She was a sister to Alice, who md. Prof. E. Adams, (622.) Capt. Locke, or as he was more commonly called " Squire Locke," after his first marriage remained in Hopkinton, (where he was an Assessor in 1765 and '66,) until 1769, when he removed to Framingham, where he lived till June, 1770, when he moved to Fitzwilliam, N.H. then called Monadnock, No. 2, where he had purchased an uncleared lot of land, on which he built a log hut, in which he lived until he built a more commodious house, which he did the next year, and which house is now standing and owned by James Reed. During the time he lived at F. and afterwards, he purchased several lots of the proprietors' land. In May or June, 1772, at the request of his father, he moved to Ashby to take charge of his father's farm, and of which he received a deed, Mb. 1773, living in the old house with his father till 1782, when he built the large house now (1852) standing at the intersection of the old road leading north to Mason, N. H. with the old road leading westerly to New Ipswich, N. H. and which was sold by his heirs to Joshua Willard and David Lawrence. He purchased other land adjoining of his brother James, and also several large tracts of land in Grafton and Andover, Vt. and in the State of New York. He built a saw-mill on what is now called " Locke's Brook, or Squanecook River," and was engaged extensively in the lumber business, and kept a Public House about ten years. Very soon after moving to Ashby he became one of the leading men in town and church affairs. In M;iy, 1774, he was one of a committee to whom was referred the communication of the town of Boston " relating to our privileges," and in June following he made a very lengthy and well written report, which was unanimously accepted, and a committee of correspondence was appointed, of which he was one, and to which he was often re-appointed. In 1774 and 1775, he was chosen constable, an office then of more consequence than now ; in 1777, '82, '83, and '84, a selectman ; from 1778 to '85 and 1794 to '96, assessor ; and town clerk from 1779 to '85, and moderator nearly every year. He was a member of the first Provincial Congress, held at Salem, Oct. 7, 1774 ; member of the Middlesex Convention, held at Concord, Aug, 30, 1774 ; also of that held at the same place Oct. 1779 ; and member of the Mass. Convention to frame a Constitution, held at Cambridge, Oct. 1779. He was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in 1783, which office he held until his death, and was an active magistrate during the whole period. In the old French war he was a Sergeant. and was in several campaigns, at Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1758 and '59, and was Capt. of the Militia some years during the Revolution. He was a stout built man of middling height, dignified in his appearance, wore a large wig, was uncommonly industrious and energetic, and in all the stations to which he was called, he performed their duties to the general satisfaction of his townsmen. Having no advantages of an early education, he yet acquired information sufficient for the times, but aware of the benefits of good schools, he was one of thirty who pledged their property to found and maintain an Academy in the adjoining town of New Ipswich, N. H. and his three sons had a collegiate education. " Ashby, from its first settlement for more than half a century, was somewhat famed for church and ministerial troubles, and during the whole of Mr. Locke's residence there he -was more or less connected with them. He appears to have been the leader of a party who were Calvinistic, and the other party having more faith in Flopkins, were headed by the minister. Rev. Samuel Whitman. At times the war waxed warm, till at last, March, 1779, by a small majority, "brother Locke" was suspended from church privileges. Several attempts were made to call a mutual council without success, and several ex parte councils were held without any good result. Oct. 7, 1763, a mutual council however was held, and the result appears in the following extract from the Church Records, under date of Oct. 9, 1783 : " A private settlement of the unhappy controversy in Ashby being strongly recommended by a mutual council, convened Oct. 7, 17S3, and accordingly effected by the parties, upon brother Jonathan Locke voluntarily making the subsequent declaration, ' That in the course of the long dispute he had been engaged in with the Church, he had been sometimes transported into feelings and conduct unbecoming the Christian spirit ; hut was not, however, conscious of any behavior which deserved Church censure ; ' upon this, the Church passed the following votes : " 1st. That the suspension of brother Jonathan Locke from the Communion of this Church was done without proper delibez-ation. " 2d. That he be now restored to fellowship and communion of this Church." At the same meeting, Mr. Whitman, by the advice of the Council, was dismissed from his pastoral relations, but continued for some time to preach at his own house to his followers, but finally left town.

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Name	Jonathan Locke
Gender	Male
Born	7 Dec 1737 [1]
LockeID	W184
Person ID	I31635	Locke Family Tree \| Public
Last Modified	9 Jun 2018

Father	James Locke, b. 17 Jun 1703, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 1 Sep 1782, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Burnap, b. 1 May 1708, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Nov 1785, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 77 years)
Married	11 Jan 1727	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Family ID	F11124	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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Jonathan, b. Dec. 7, 1737; 1. m. Wid. Mary Nichols, Oct. 2, 1761. 97 2. m. Wid. Betsv Field, 1807.JONATHAN LOCKE, Esq., m. 1. wid. MARY (HAVEN) NICHOLS, Oct. 2, 1761, the dau. of Joseph Haven, Esq. of Framingham, who m. his cousin Mehitable, dau. of Moses Haven, Nov. 30, 1721. Joseph, Esq. d. Feb. 27, 1776, a. 78, and his wife d. Jany. 25, 1780, a. 78. He was son of John, who m. Hannah Hitchens, Oct. 3, 1682, at Lynn, and gr. son of Richard, of Lynn, who was the ancestor of all the Havens in America. (a) History of New Ipswich. [Mrs. Nichols was b. Ap. 14, 1730, and m. John Nichols, ofUpton, July 17, 1751, by whom, she had, 1. Abigail, bap. June 7, 1752, m. John Chamberlain ; 2. Joseph, bap. Aug. 4, 1754, d. yg. ; 3. Mary, bap. 1757, m. Silas Eaton, of Framingham, Feb. 1, 1782, and d. Oct. 30, 1818, a. 61 ; 4. John, bap. Dec. 31, 1758, d. yg. Mr. Nichols d. in the army in 1759 ] Mrs. Nichols, afterwards Mrs. Locke, was a woman of great intellectual powers, uncommonly amiable in her deportment, and a Christian by profession and practice. She was one of the best of mothers, and the evidence of her patriotism in the Revolution is perpetuated in a number of short poems which she wrote, and which were published at the time. She d. Jany. 15, 1804, a. 73. Mr. Locke for a 2d wf. m. wid. BETSY (FRLNK) FIELD, Feb. 1807, the dau. of Dr. John Frink, of Rutland, and the wid. of Dr. John Field, of the same town. She for a 3d hus. m. Mr. Gray, and died at Salem, N. Y. She was a sister to Alice, who md. Prof. E. Adams, (622.) Capt. Locke, or as he was more commonly called " Squire Locke," after his first marriage remained in Hopkinton, (where he was an Assessor in 1765 and '66,) until 1769, when he removed to Framingham, where he lived till June, 1770, when he moved to Fitzwilliam, N.H. then called Monadnock, No. 2, where he had purchased an uncleared lot of land, on which he built a log hut, in which he lived until he built a more commodious house, which he did the next year, and which house is now standing and owned by James Reed. During the time he lived at F. and afterwards, he purchased several lots of the proprietors' land. In May or June, 1772, at the request of his father, he moved to Ashby to take charge of his father's farm, and of which he received a deed, Mb. 1773, living in the old house with his father till 1782, when he built the large house now (1852) standing at the intersection of the old road leading north to Mason, N. H. with the old road leading westerly to New Ipswich, N. H. and which was sold by his heirs to Joshua Willard and David Lawrence. He purchased other land adjoining of his brother James, and also several large tracts of land in Grafton and Andover, Vt. and in the State of New York. He built a saw-mill on what is now called " Locke's Brook, or Squanecook River," and was engaged extensively in the lumber business, and kept a Public House about ten years. Very soon after moving to Ashby he became one of the leading men in town and church affairs. In M;iy, 1774, he was one of a committee to whom was referred the communication of the town of Boston " relating to our privileges," and in June following he made a very lengthy and well written report, which was unanimously accepted, and a committee of correspondence was appointed, of which he was one, and to which he was often re-appointed. In 1774 and 1775, he was chosen constable, an office then of more consequence than now ; in 1777, '82, '83, and '84, a selectman ; from 1778 to '85 and 1794 to '96, assessor ; and town clerk from 1779 to '85, and moderator nearly every year. He was a member of the first Provincial Congress, held at Salem, Oct. 7, 1774 ; member of the Middlesex Convention, held at Concord, Aug, 30, 1774 ; also of that held at the same place Oct. 1779 ; and member of the Mass. Convention to frame a Constitution, held at Cambridge, Oct. 1779. He was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in 1783, which office he held until his death, and was an active magistrate during the whole period. In the old French war he was a Sergeant. and was in several campaigns, at Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1758 and '59, and was Capt. of the Militia some years during the Revolution. He was a stout built man of middling height, dignified in his appearance, wore a large wig, was uncommonly industrious and energetic, and in all the stations to which he was called, he performed their duties to the general satisfaction of his townsmen. Having no advantages of an early education, he yet acquired information sufficient for the times, but aware of the benefits of good schools, he was one of thirty who pledged their property to found and maintain an Academy in the adjoining town of New Ipswich, N. H. and his three sons had a collegiate education. " Ashby, from its first settlement for more than half a century, was somewhat famed for church and ministerial troubles, and during the whole of Mr. Locke's residence there he -was more or less connected with them. He appears to have been the leader of a party who were Calvinistic, and the other party having more faith in Flopkins, were headed by the minister. Rev. Samuel Whitman. At times the war waxed warm, till at last, March, 1779, by a small majority, "brother Locke" was suspended from church privileges. Several attempts were made to call a mutual council without success, and several ex parte councils were held without any good result. Oct. 7, 1763, a mutual council however was held, and the result appears in the following extract from the Church Records, under date of Oct. 9, 1783 : " A private settlement of the unhappy controversy in Ashby being strongly recommended by a mutual council, convened Oct. 7, 17S3, and accordingly effected by the parties, upon brother Jonathan Locke voluntarily making the subsequent declaration, ' That in the course of the long dispute he had been engaged in with the Church, he had been sometimes transported into feelings and conduct unbecoming the Christian spirit ; hut was not, however, conscious of any behavior which deserved Church censure ; ' upon this, the Church passed the following votes : " 1st. That the suspension of brother Jonathan Locke from the Communion of this Church was done without proper delibez-ation. " 2d. That he be now restored to fellowship and communion of this Church." At the same meeting, Mr. Whitman, by the advice of the Council, was dismissed from his pastoral relations, but continued for some time to preach at his own house to his followers, but finally left town.

Sources

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