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Ancestors of Leila Mae Thurston

      282. John Rockwood¹⁷²², born 1 Dec 1641 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA¹⁷²²; died Aft. 8 Jun 1724 ¹⁷²³. He was the son of 564. Richard Rockwood and 565. Agnes Lovell. He married 283. Joanna Ford 15 Jul 1662 in Braintree, Middlesex, MA¹⁷²³.

      283. Joanna Ford¹⁷²⁴, born 1 Dec 1641 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷²⁵; died Aft. 8 Jun 1724 in Mendon, Worcester, MA¹⁷²⁵. She was the daughter of 566. Nathaniel Ford.

Notes for John Rockwood:

Bought land bef 1678. King Philip's War was disastrous since John petitioned the General Court to abate a tax of 19s, on the ground that the Indians had burnt his house, barn, corn & bedding at Mendon, and all that he had saved afterwards at Medfield, so that he had been forced to Milton to work to support a wife and 6 children. In 1678/9, he purchased of James Albee, at Mendon, a dwelling lot of 4 acres, with 20 acres more adjacent and bounded E. by Muddy Brook, with a 10 rod highway crossing it.

To wife Rebekah 1/3. Balance to Grandchildren, viz: to children of son Joseph deceased, & Priscilla, dau. of John Corbit, & Hannah Brown, dau of John Darling, & Mercy Thompson wife of David together with Mary Holbrook wife of Joseph & her sister Ann Cook my granddaughters. Son-in-law John Darling 1s and no more because of legacy I gave to his daughter Hannah Brown; Son-in-law Nicholas Cook 1s; Son-in-law Isaac Thayer 1s; son-in-law Jonathan Heyward 1s because I gave L10 to hischildren he had by his 1st wife. Grandson John Corbit sole executor.

More About John Rockwood:
Bought Land: see Notes
Christened: see Notes

Children of John Rockwood and Joanna Ford are:

	i.	John Rockwood, born 18 Aug 1663 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷²⁶
	ii.	Priscilla Rockwood, born 10 Apr 1664 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷²⁷
	iii.	Richard Rockwood, born 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷²⁸
	iv.	Joanna Rockwood, born 14 Aug 1667 in Mendon, Worcester, MA ¹⁷²⁹
141	v.	Mercy Rockwood, born 1669 - 1675 in Mendon, Worcester, MA; died 18 Dec 1700 in Mendon, Worchester, MA; married Isaac Thayer 1 Feb 1691/92 in Mendon, Worcester, MA.
	vi.	Joseph Rockwood, born 27 May 1671 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷³⁰
	vii.	Trial Rockwood, born 28 Feb 1677/78 in Medfield, MA¹⁷³⁰
	viii.	Deliverance Rockwood, born 30 Oct 1678 in Medfield, MA¹⁷³⁰

      286. Thomas Bass^1731,¹⁷³², born 18 Jun 1635 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA¹⁷³²; died 8 Jan 1719/20 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷³³. He was the son of 572. Dea. Samuel Bass and 573. Ann Saville. He married 287. Sarah Wood 4 Oct 1660 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷³⁴.

      287. Sarah Wood¹⁷³⁵, born 25 Dec 1642 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA ¹⁷³⁶; died 1678 ¹⁷³⁷. She was the daughter of 574. Nicholas Atwood and 575. Mary Pidge.

More About Thomas Bass:
Spouse: 30 Oct 1680, Susanna Bates Blanchard?, Braintree ¹⁷³⁸

Child of Thomas Bass and Sarah Wood is:

143

Sarah Bass, born Abt. 29 Mar 1672 in Mendon or Braintree, Worcester, MA; died 1751 - 1758; married Josiah Thayer 6 Jul 1692 in Plymouth, MA.

      288. Dea. Joseph Daniels¹⁷³⁹, born 1635 in Watertown, Suffolk, MA ¹⁷⁴⁰; died 23 Jun 1715 in Medway, MA ^1741,^1742,¹⁷⁴³. He was the son of 576. Robert Daniels and 577. Elizabeth Morse. He married 289. Mary Fairbanks 16 Nov 1665 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA ^1744,^1745,^1746,¹⁷⁴⁷.

      289. Mary Fairbanks^1748,^1749,¹⁷⁵⁰, born 10 Sep 1647 in Dedham, Essex, MA ^1751,^1752,¹⁷⁵³; died 6 Sep 1682 in Medfield, Norfok, MA ^1754,¹⁷⁵⁵. She was the daughter of 578. Capt. George Fairbanks and 579. Mary Adams.

Notes for Dea. Joseph Daniels:

HISTORY OF MEDFIELD
house burned by Indians, petitions for aid 1667
3 years a selectman
kept school in 1700

160 ALLIED FAMILIES, p. 82, Daniels [minor editing]
Joseph resided Medfield & Medway, MA. 13 Feb 1662, he was accepted as a townsman of Medfield, his residence being near Bogistow Brook. At his death, he is called "of Medway," which town was set off from Medfield 2 years before (1713). In 1678, he contributed to Harvard College: "Joseph Daniels gave 1 bushel of Indian corn & 2 & 6 pence in money." His will was proved 29 May 1713; executors: son Ebenezer & Michael Metcalf; witnesses: Jasper Adams, Ebenezer
Thompson & Jonathan Partridge. To wife Lydia all the estate she brought him in movables & money, & directs that she & "the little boy" live in one end of the house, during her widowhood. To eldest son Joseph Ł30 & confirmation of land
already deeded him. To son Ebenezer 6 acres. To youngest son Jeremiah land. To son Eleazer 40s. House & land in Boston to daughters in equal parts. After decease of wife, his son Jeremiah was to have house, barn & uplands. Other
lands to Ebenezer & Jeremiah. The names of his daughters are not given; nor is his son Eleazer mentioned in the recorded copy, though clearly given in the original will. The bequest of 40s. should be recorded as given to Eleazer, instead of to Ebenezer. Probably Eleazer had had most of his portion before, & was besides, through his marriage with Mary Holbrook, very well off, & owner or manager of 1000 acres at Mendon, so that he needed nothing from his father's estate.

Inventory, Ł533, 2s. Dwelling house & land in Boston, Ł250; dwelling house, barn & 5 acres at Medway Ł110; 39 acres of land, Ł99; 1 bull, 2 oxen, 3 cows, 1 heifer, 1 calf & 1 mare, Ł34, 5s.; 1 swine Ł1; wearing apparel, books & arms, Ł5, 4s.; 2 tables, 1 table cloth, 4 napkins, feather bed, 3 pillows, pewter, brass, ironware, etc.

More About Dea. Joseph Daniels:
Spouse: 27 Jan 1695/96, (3) Lydia (Adams) Allen, Dedham ^1756,¹⁷⁵⁷

Children of Joseph Daniels and Mary Fairbanks are:

	i.	Mary Daniels ¹⁷⁵⁸, born 14 Jul 1659¹⁷⁵⁸
144	ii.	Joseph Daniels, born 23 Jul 1666 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA; died 14 Jan 1738/39 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA; married (1) Rachel Partridge; married (2) Bethiah Breck 21 Feb 1697/98 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA.
	iii.	Mary Daniels, born 5 Apr 1669 ^1759,^1760,¹⁷⁶¹

More About Mary Daniels:
Spouse: Daniel

iv.

Samuel Daniels ¹⁷⁶², born 30 Oct 1671^1762,^1763,¹⁷⁶⁴; died Bef. 1715 ¹⁷⁶⁵

More About Samuel Daniels:
Spouse: 1694, Deborah Ford, Boston ¹⁷⁶⁶

		v.		Mehitable Daniels¹⁷⁶⁶, born 10 Jul 1674^1766,^1767,¹⁷⁶⁸; died 6 Mar 1685/86 ^1769,¹⁷⁷⁰
		vi.		Ebenezer Daniels ¹⁷⁷¹, born 24 Apr 1677^1771,^1772,¹⁷⁷³; died 29 Jan 1767 ¹⁷⁷⁴

More About Ebenezer Daniels:
Children: nine ¹⁷⁷⁵
Spouse: 22 Dec 1701, Elizabeth Partridge ^1776,¹⁷⁷⁷

vii.

Elizabeth Daniels ¹⁷⁷⁸, born 9 Mar 1678/79^1778,^1779,¹⁷⁸⁰

More About Elizabeth Daniels:
Spouse: 7 Nov 1705, (1) Joseph Mason ^1781,¹⁷⁸²

		viii.		Jeremiah Daniels ¹⁷⁸³, born 17 Mar 1679/80^1783,^1784,^1785,¹⁷⁸⁶; died 16 Jun 1680 ^1787,^1788,¹⁷⁸⁹
		ix.		Eleazar Daniels ¹⁷⁹⁰, born 9 Mar 1680/81 in Mendon, Worcester, MA; died 29 Jan 1767 in Mendon, Worcester, MA ¹⁷⁹¹

More About Eleazar Daniels:
Resided: Mendon, Worcester, MA
Spouse: Mary Holbrook

      290. Thomas Breck¹⁷⁹², born 1630 - 1635 in Aston Under Lyme, Eng.^1793,¹⁷⁹⁴; died 3 Apr 1723 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA ^1795,^1796,¹⁷⁹⁷. He was the son of 580. John Breck. He married 291. Mary Hill 12 Feb 1656/57 in Dorchester, Norfolk, MA ^1798,^1799,^1800,¹⁸⁰¹.

      291. Mary Hill^1802,^1803,¹⁸⁰⁴, born Abt. Jan 1635/36 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA ¹⁸⁰⁵; died 15 Aug 1726 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA ^1806,¹⁸⁰⁷. She was the daughter of 582. John Hill and 583. Frances Tilden.

Notes for Thomas Breck:

GENEALOGY OF THE BRECK FAMILY:
John moved to Sherborn in 1658 with his brother-in-law John Hill.
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JOHN HILL OF DORCHESTER, MASS. 1633 by J.G. Bartlett
According to Suffolk County Deeds, Liber II (1653-56) published in Boston in 1883, Thomas Brick (Breck) purchased land from Robert Keayne before November 1654, the year Mr. Keayne Deceased. The land was located in "Bagerstow" near "Meetfeild", meaning Bogistow (Sherborn) and Medfield. It is situated near the Charles River.
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THE SHERBORN AND GARDNER, MASS. BRECKS
THOMAS BRECK, born about 1630, evidently came with his father to Boggestow about 1656, where he settled and improved a large farm where he died April 23, 1703. He married in Dorchester, Feb. 12, 1656-7, Mary, born about 1636, daughter of John and Frances (_____) Hill, who died Aug. 15, 1726.

Evidently came with his father, about 1656, to the southern part of what later became the town of Sherborn, where he died, April 23, 1703, aged probably about 70. His farm was a large one, extending from near the Charles River to what is now the town of Holliston, not far from the present line between Sherborn and Millis. At the time of his removal, the region was known by its Indian name of Boggistow,- a name still borne by a pond and a brook tributary to the Charles River,- and was very much of a wilderness. Only three or four families, the Woods, Holbrooks and Lelands, all from Dorchester, had preceded. The nearest village was Medfield, four miles away, and thither they were obliged to go to church. In 1662, the fourteen heads of families in Boggistow petitioned the general Court for incorporation, but their prayer was not granted until 1674, when a second petition was presented, setting forth that there were neere twenty families already settled on farms * * * in this part of the wilderness called Boggestoe and neere thereunto, and stating that among other difficulties petitioners have not found it our least to goe to meeting on the Lord's day unto Medfield, by reason not only of the distance * * * but also in regard of the difficulty in passing over the water betwext in winter seasons and times of floods, which sometimes proves hazardous to health and
life. Soon the settlers had to face other difficulties. The very next year King Philips War broke out, and this isolated little settlement was kept in perpetual terror by the Indians. In 1676, they burnt the neighboring town of Medfield, attacked the Bullard Garrison (in the north part of what is now
Millis), where the inhabitants of Sherborn and hurriedly gathered. The hardy settlers succeeded in driving the savages away, and soon after the war was brought to an end.

More About Thomas Breck:
Occupation: Large farm in Sherborn, MA ¹⁸⁰⁸

More About Mary Hill:
Christened: 20 Jan 1637/38, Wincanton, Somerset, Eng.^1809,¹⁸¹⁰

Children of Thomas Breck and Mary Hill are:

		i.		Mary Breck ¹⁸¹¹, born 17 Oct 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA ^1812,¹⁸¹³; died 17 Oct 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA ¹⁸¹⁴
		ii.		Sarah Breck, born Abt. 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA prob.¹⁸¹⁴

More About Sarah Breck:
Spouse: Eleazer Hill, cousin¹⁸¹⁴

		iii.		Susanna Breck ¹⁸¹⁵, born 10 Sep 1663 in Medfield, MA ^1816,¹⁸¹⁷; died 25 Aug 1664 ¹⁸¹⁸
		iv.		Susannah Breck¹⁸¹⁸, born 10 May 1667 in Sherborn, MA^1818,¹⁸¹⁹; died 28 May 1744 ¹⁸²⁰

More About Susannah Breck:
Spouse: John Adams ¹⁸²¹

	v.	John Breck ¹⁸²², born 4 Mar 1670/71^1822,¹⁸²³; died 8 Jan 1743/44 ¹⁸²⁴
145	vi.	Bethiah Breck, born 20 Dec 1673 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA; died 3 Feb 1754 in Millis, Norfolk, MA; married Joseph Daniels 21 Feb 1697/98 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA.
	vii.	Hannah Breck, born Abt. 1676¹⁸²⁴

More About Hannah Breck:
Spouse: none¹⁸²⁴

viii.

Esther Breck, born Abt. 1679¹⁸²⁴; died 17 Aug 1744 ¹⁸²⁵

More About Esther Breck:
Spouse: John Richardson ¹⁸²⁶

		ix.		Nathaniel Breck ¹⁸²⁷, born 1 Mar 1681/82 in Twin^1827,¹⁸²⁸; died Bef. 1703 ¹⁸²⁹
		x.		Samuel Breck ¹⁸³⁰, born 1 Mar 1681/82 in Twin^1830,¹⁸³¹; died Abt. 1710 ¹⁸³²

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