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Ancestors of Margaret May Harvey

542. Thomas Faxon, Sr*~³⁶, born 1601 in Plymouth, England; died 23 Nov 1680 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married 543. Joane*~ 1624 in Braintree, MA.

543. Joane*~, born 1605 in England; died 23 Nov 1680 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Notes for Thomas Faxon, Sr*~:
The History of the Faxon Family
GenealogyLibrary.com
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...the names of "Foxen," and "Foxon," are found in Bedfordshire, that "Foxton," and "Fexton," occur in England, lead to the presumption that the name has been slightly changed in this country, and that it may have been originally "Foxon," "Foxton," or "Fexton." These names direct our attention to Bedfordshire as the possible origin of the family. The manner of keeping records in England, the difficulty of obtaining access to them, and of reading them render it probable that a long and expensive search would prove unavailing

Any curious speculation on the origin of the name will have no value. It has been spelled in this country as the records show, "Faxton," "ffaxton," "Faxson," "Fackson," "Faxon." The latter is the only one in use except the instance of Theodore S. Faxton of Utica, N. Y. He adopted the letter "t."

It is probable that Richard7, of Bordeaux, obtained without much inquiry, a crest which may have belonged to some family of similar name. Although a gentleman of excellent capacity, he may not have possessed the requisite knowledge of heraldic proprieties to perceive the necessity of proving an undoubted right before assuming it. It is not the crest of the Faxon family, and like the majority of such productions, has been of no service in historical research. It is deemed unnecessary to insert the description of it. The probability is that Thomas Faxon1 was a farmer in good circumstances, of a family having no historic distinction, and entitled to no armorial honors.

It may be here stated that the name of William Faxen was found in the New York Directory of 1876. His widow stated that he was born in Sweden, and that she had letters in the language of that country, from some of his relatives. ...

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The Old Homesteads.

THE location of the tract of land situated in Braintree, purchased by Thomas Faxon1 in 1656, and subsequently occupied by him and his descendants, is a subject of interest in connection with the family history.

The mode of conveyancing in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries was not such as to render it possible, in general, to fix the exact limits given in ancient deeds; nor is such precision necessary for our purpose. To determine the general location, to define within probable limits a few of the earlier homesteads will preserve the knowledge of the place for the future, and will afford to descendants the means of finding and visiting it.

For this purpose those documents which are found in the records of deeds and probate, and which give the best proofs of location, have been selected. Tradition, often a most unreliable species of evidence, has been carefully examined; and, when agreeing with the records, has been accepted. The evidence has been so clear in regard to the estate of Thomas Faxon1 that a better result has been attained than was at first anticipated. The boundaries have been placed beyond question, and a map has been prepared. to illustrate the subject.

The land has been little changed in its external features. Situated apart from the center of population, and not required for the usual demands of a thickly settled community, it remains to-day the same expanse of upland, meadow and woodland, for the most part uncultivated, but well adapted under good management to all the requirements of farming and stock-raising.

Thomas Faxon was probably living on the land which he purchased of Samuel Haugh as early as 1652. This appears by the following extract from the records of Braintree:--

"A highway to the Common, There being present the selectmen of Brantre as Martin Sanders--James Peniman--Samuel Bass--William Allis--Richard Brackett. Have ordered and set out a highway for our (???) the way as followeth that is to say Att the uper-end of Thomas Mekins ground going to Monaticutt in the country highway to ly betweene Thomas Mekins ground and Thomas Mattsons four rods wide and so to run to James Penimans ground and so to run between Goodman Penniman and Goodman Mattson four rods wide while it comes to the way leading to Goodman Faxson."

The records do not show what land was held by Thomas Mekins and Thomas Mattson. The Suffolk deeds give a Thomas Matson living in Boston in 1655, a gunsmith, and probably father of the one above named. In the same year (1655) a Thomas Meekins was living in Dorchester, and bought half a mill and half a house adjoining the mill, called Neponset Mill. The names are rarely found in connection with the history of Braintree. "Thomas Mekyne, Jr," had a grant of 28 acres in 1640; and "Sargent Matson," of a certain portion in 1644.

The highway was probably a continuation of the road, now known as Washington steet, leading from Quincy to Braintree. "Monaticutt" was the name of that portion of the old town of Braintree which is situated on the Monatoquot River, and which retains the original name of Braintree. The "way leading to Goodman Faxon," is Cherry street, which continues through the "Common" to the "old road" on the west.

Before entering upon the land, it may be well to read the description in Haugh's deed, (Appendix "A").

"One side thereof lying with severall mens lotts given by the Town of Boston before Brantrey aforesd was a Township (and yet lieth unimproved) on the South part, the other side lying next Brantrey Commons commonly called the Rocks on the North part, one end butts upon the land late Mr. Willm Tyngs deced near Monaticot towards the East, the other end butts upon the land called the Blew Hills West."

The evidence which we shall present, proves that the limits of the land claimed under Haugh's deed are as laid down on the map, and may be described as follows:

Beginning at the northwest corner in the line of an old wall, the remains of which are still to be found along the upland and meadow, a little south of the Adams line: (This point can be determined by a line drawn nearly north from the intersection of the two brooks, one of which flows north, the other east,) thence by the line of said wall, east, crossing Granite street, the "old road," and passing through the woodland, to a point on the brook a little north of Cherry street; from the brook along Cherry street to Washington street; thence by Washington street, south to a point about ten rods south of Common street; thence almost due west to the point where the runnel of water crosses the lane; thence by the runnel of water, south to the old division wall. (This point where the runnel intersects the wall, which extended at one time to Washington street, is about 905 feet in a line almost due west from the corner of Washington and Hollis streets, where the school-house stands.) Thence by the wall, almost due west, to a point on the west side of Granite street, where the said line of wall would intersect a brook which flows in a northerly direction; thence by said brook in a northerly course to the point where it flows into the brook running east through "Faxon Meadow"; thence from the point where the brooks meet, north, in the old line of the Harmon land, to the first point.

Referring to the accompanying map, we can approach the land of Thomas1 by the ancient way which he and his descendants used. Descending Cherry street, we find the old Capen house on the right, on land in the possession of those of the name as early as 1747, when Eliashib Faxon4 made his conveyance to Benjamin Veazie, 2nd. Passing this house we approach the brook; and directly in front on the west side of it, is the old Veazie house, on land once owned by Eliashib Faxon4, and by him conveyed to Benjamin Veazie, 2nd, March 21, 1747. This was a part of the estate of Josiah Faxon3 which the latter received by the will of Richard2, and which was on "ye Norwest side of ye Mill brook." (Will of Richard2, Appendix "E.") This brook runs through the meadow lying to the west, now known as "Faxon Meadows"; and at the point where it crosses Cherry street, takes a northerly course towards Quincy. It once furnished a limited water power for the first mill, which was in the present limits of Quincy at the junction of School and Fort streets. Directly in front is the elevated and rocky land specified in Haugh's deed as the north limit of the land of Thomas Faxon1. This was a part of Braintree Commons, "commonly called the Rocks." To the west lie the "Blue Hills," and on the east of the latter is land which was called the "Blue Hills land." The land so called was the western boundary. The position of the land between Cherry street and Common street, bounded on the east by Washington street, should be carefully noted. Passing down the lane which leads from Common street, we come to the old house on the right. As will be seen when we reach the conclusion of this article, that house was probably the earliest place of residence of the Faxon Family. The runnel is easily followed to the place where it intersects the south wall. The Monatoquot River is on the other side of Washington street to the east. The land of Mr. William Tyng probably included that marked on the map with the names of Legaree, Thayer and Hobart. In 1639, "Edward Tinge" had 250 acres on the upper side of the pond. It is supposed that this was the "Little Pond." (f)

In taking the south wall as the limit in that direction, the evident antiquity of the wall, the traditions of those who are most competent by their age and knowledge to give an opinion, its position with reference to the Hayden land, the fact that it was the southern boundary of James6 and his heirs to a time within the memory of those still living, have been considered. The wall is continuous, excepting the place where Granite street divides it. It is remembered as a well-known landmark by the oldest residents.

To meet the objections of any who might advance the opinion that the land extended farther south, reference must be had not only to the proprietors on the south, but to the quantity of land given in the deed. The amount is 450 acres. While it is not to be supposed that this is stated with accuracy, or that there was any actual survey, the number must not be wholly disregarded. Thomas Faxon1 would not accept a deed which specified a number of acres much less than what he intended to claim. Other proprietors would not allow him a tract much larger than the terms of his deed would warrant. He had occupied the premises some years as a tenant of Mr. Haugh and must have had a
good knowledge of the extent. It appears by a statement in Mr. Livermore's History of Block Island that Thomas Faxon was considered particularly competent to judge of such matters. It was voted at a meeting of the proprietors of Block Island that Mr. Noyse of Sudbury, and "Mr. Faxon, an able knowing man," should go to Block Island, and divide the land among the several owners in proper proportion. This duty they performed.

Taking the number 450 in the deed as considerably below the actual amount, let us consider the division made by Richard4 and Mary4 in 1767, and the division of Josiah3 in 1731. To these add 25 acres conveyed by Josiah3, a short time before his death in 1731, to his son Edward4; and a lot of 24 acres, and another of 22 acres which Eliashib4 owned, and without doubt received from his father, before the death of the latter. Exclude the cedar swamp and the land lying in "Cochata" (Randolph) mentioned in the division of Josiah3, we have then all the original purchase in Haugh's deed. The land in "Cochata" and the cedar swamp were a part of the lands purchased and divided by the town of Braintree. No conveyances are on record which show that any portion of the land was alienated previous to these divisions. An examination of Richard's2 will shows that he received the land north of the brook; and the settlement of the estate of Thomas1 shows clearly that his grandson, Thomas3, father of Richard4 and Mary4 received all the remaining property of the grandfather; and the division of Richard4 and Mary4 shows precisely what the land of their father was.

The following is a detailed statement of the several amounts contained in the divisions referred to, and of the lots of Edward4 and Eliashib4. Edward4 receives nothing in the division of Josiah3. His father had deeded to him his house and 25 acres with some provision and conditions as to the support of his mother Mehitable. Eliashib received little, as his father had evidently provided for him before 1731.

STATEMENT.

ACRES. RODS.
Land of Thomas3, received by inheritance from Thomas1, divided by Richard4 and Mary4, 1707, 300
Share of Edward4 received by deed from Josiah3, 1731, 25
Widow Mehitable's Thirds, 36
Josiah4, 34 1/2
Heirs of Thomas4, 21 1/4 34
Eliashib4, 9 1/2
Eliashib4, House lot, 22
Eliashib4, lot of 24 acres, specified in deed to Veazie, 24
Benjamin Richards, husband of Lydia4, 24 8/4 21
Ebenezer Whitmarsh, husband of Mehitable4, 20 1/2 30
Joseph Thayer, husband of Sarah4, 24 4

Total, 542 9

The fact that parts of the acre, and even rods are reckoned in the division of Josiah3 is proof of care in estimating. Accepting the result of the statement as a probable limit within which to confine the estate, we cannot pass the wall on the south, nor indeed the other boundaries on the map.

Having taken a general view of the estate of Thomas1, we are prepared to examine and understand the division of Richard4 and Mary4, the subsequent conveyances, and the particular proofs of location.

The division of Richard4 and Mary4 was made in accordance with the will of Thomas3; and for a further understanding of it, the sketch of Thomas1, the settlement of his estate, and the will of Thomas3 may be examined. (Appendix "D" and "F.") Unless otherwise stated, the abstracts of deeds are from the Suffolk County Records of Deeds.

Lib. 38, Fol. 77. "Agreement for division between Richard Faxon of Brantrey, Yeoman, and Mary Faxon, sister of Richard, of Brantrey.

"That Mary Faxon shall have a certain tract of land containing by estimation one hundred (100) acres, more or less, which land is part of the estate of Thomas Faxon deceased, being in the limits of Brantrey, and is butted, bounded, as is hereafter expressed. Southerly partly on the land of Thomas Thayer, deceased, and partly on the land of Dependence French, John French. Westerly on a brook parting between said land, the land of Gregory Belcher and James Penniman. Northerly on a brook running through the Great Meadows, commonly called by the name of Faxons Meadow. Easterly on the land of the said Richard Faxon as it is parted by a blaz'd Maple tree, standing by a brook in a little round meadow and so from sd maple tree running Southerly upon a straight line to a Gray oak blaz'd tree standing near the bounds between the land of the sd Richard Faxon, the lands of the aforesd Thos. Thayer deceased.

And the said Richard Faxon for his two thirds or share shall have all the remaining lands belonging to the farm of the aforesaid Thomas Faxon deceased containing by estimation two hundred (200) acres, more or less, with all the housing thereupon standing, profits, priviledges, appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining the said lands, being bounded as follows. Westerly upon the land of the said Mary Faxon. Northerly on a brook that parts between said land, the land of Josiah Faxon, so downward to the meadow of Samuel Bass, so on a lane that runs up to the Country Road by William Thayers; Easterly on said Country Road, Southerly partly on Mr. Legarees land down from the said Country Road to a Runnell of water that parts between said land the land of the aforesaid Mr. Legaree, John Thayer, Josiah Hobarts, so up to Nehemiah Haydens, so still southerly, partly on the said Nehemiah Haydens land, John Ruggles, John Thayers, William Savells, Samuel Pains and Samuel Bass's as it is parted by blazed trees, heaps of stones until we come to the Gray Oak blazed tree that parts the land of the said Richard, Mary Faxon."

DATED MAY 6th, 1707.

From the date of Haugh's deed (1656) to that of the division, the name of Tyng has disappeared on the east. Taking up Richard's share first we find no difficulty in following him along the well-known brook. His line ended at Cherry street, where it turns off and goes along that street, which was then called a lane, to the "Country Road." That the latter is Washington street is evident not only from the division, but from other deeds subsequently quoted. The land of Mr. Legaree is still called "Legare's Orchard," and the north bound of it is fixed by that tradition which preserved the name for 170 years. Mr. Thayer's land and Josiah Hobart's extended to the line on which their names are marked. That is to say, they had about that length of front on Washington street, though somewhat irregular on the west. The Hobart house stood on the site of the new schoolhouse. The south wall was the dividing line between Josiah Hobart and Nehemiah Hayden. These facts are largely confirmed by tradition, as well as by deeds and other evidence hereafter presented.

There can be no doubt that the runnel and wall intersect at the point where Richard's line meets Hayden's. The Misses Sugden, descendants of Nehemiah Hayden, have erected a house on the site of one of the old Hayden mansions; and just south of their house is the cellar supposed to be that of the Nehemiah Hayden house. Tradition is very clear upon all the statements.

To give further confirmation of the position of Hayden's land, we quote from Suffolk Deeds, 115:

March 26, 1744, Elizabeth (Faxon) Hayden, widow of Benjamin Hayden conveyed to Ebenezer Whitmarsh a piece of orchard land, bounded as follows:--

"Southeast by the road leading to Bridgewater. Southwest on the yard used to the said dwelling house as the fence now standeth. Northwest and north on the thirds laid off to me the said Elizabeth. Easting now in the possession of Mr. Peter Clark."

The corner of this land between West street and Washington street is still orchard.

Again it was voted by the town of Braintree, March 11, 1763,

"That the school-house in the middle precinct be erected on the southeast corner of Mr. Benjamin Hayden's land at the lane leading to Mr. Lemuel Thayer's."

The lane was West street, sometimes known in former times as "Aldridge's Lane," since it led to "Aldridge's Farm;" but it came to be called "Narrow Lane." That the school-house stood at the north corner of this lane and Washington street is well-known to the people of Braintree.

Lemuel Thayer evidently lived on West street. He was a witness to Ebenezer Whitmarsh's will in 1760. It is not improbable that he inherited land of John Thayer who owned to the south of Richard4, or of Thomas Thayer who bounded the share of Mary4 on the south. (g),

It has not been thought necessary to search for the exact limits of the extensive tract of John French and Dependence French. They owned up to the southern line of Mary4. The house of Mrs. Collins is on West street on land once standing in the name of the French family. It came to the Collins family by inheritance from the French. They still own to some distance north of West street. Not far from the Collins house rises the brook which was the west limit of Mary's share.

That the land of Thomas Faxon did not extend beyond the north limit of Hayden and French will now be accepted as indisputable. If then the southern wall is examined and compared with all other fences to the north and south of it, it will be plain that it was a straight and continuous boundary, built subsequent to the division in 1707, and chiefly designed to serve as the south dividing line of the Faxon farm.

The west limit of Richard4 which separated his share from Mary's began at a maple tree standing by the brook in a "little round meadow." The "little round meadow" is unmistakable. It lies to the south of the part of the old road which passes through Dr. Symonds' land from Granite street. The maples still grow near the brook. Here are the remains of an old wall on the east side of Granite street, exactly in line with an old but well repaired wall on the west side. The direction of the wall from the "little round meadow" is almost south. It is straight and unbroken and meets the south division wall.

The brook on the west has been followed to its source from the point at which it enters the "Mill Brook" flowing cast. It was found impracticable to make an accurate survey of it, on account of the thick growth of woods around it. Its general course has been indicated on the map.

The land of Mary4 did not remain long in her possession. She married Joseph Dean, May 7, 1707, the day after the division. We do not find the deed by which she disposed of it; but on the 16th of May 1707, Thomas Wells mortgaged the same land, described in the exact words given in the division, to Francis Legaree of Boston. This mortgage was released in 1710. (Suff. Deeds, Lib. 24, fol. 87.) Thomas Wells and his wife Mercy sold 60 acres of it to John Stone, March 30, 1713.?? (Lib. 29, fol. 15.)

HISTORY OF THE FAXON FAMILY.

FIRST GENERATION.

THOMAS FAXON1, ancestor of the Faxon Family in the United States, born in England about 1601, came to America before 1647 with his wife, Joane, and three children. The earliest record of his family is found at Dedham, Mass., in the marriage of his daughter, Joanna, to Anthony Fisher, Jr., Sept. 7, 1647. His wife, Joane, appears upon the records in a single instance, in 1663, in giving her assent to a deed of an eighth part of Block Island conveyed by Thomas Faxon to John Williams of "Barnaby Streete in Southwarke within ye suburbs of London." The date of her acknowledgment of this deed is June 4, 1663 (Suff. Deeds, 4: 54.) Her name seems to account for that of her daughter, Joanna. The record of her death is not found, but is between 1663 and 1670; for Thomas1 was married Sept. 5, 1670 to Mrs. Sarah Savill, widow of William Savill. (Braintree Records.) The maiden name of Mrs Savill is supposed to have been Jarmill. She had been the wife of Thomas Gannett of Duxbury, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. Thomas Gannett died in 1655, and her marriage to William Savill was subsequent to that date. (Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, pp. 10, 31, 166.) The right to land in Bridgewater mentioned by Judge Mitchell in his history of that town, (p. 34) and included in the inventory of Thomas1 Faxon's estate in 1680, (App. "D" and Suff. Prob.,) was acquired through his second wife Sarah. The will of Widow Sarah Faxon is found in Suffolk Probate 11: 373, dated Aug 13, 1694, and was proved Nov. 25, 1697. She mentions her "daughter-in-law Lydia Savil, wife of Benjamin Savil of Braintrey," and her cousin, Ruth, wife of Peter Webb.

The materials for a sketch of the life of our ancestor, Thomas Faxon1, are to be found in the records of Braintree, in the deeds and probate of Suffolk county, to which Braintree then belonged, and in the Mass. Archives, or in the printed volumes of the records of the Mass. Colony. From the evidence afforded by these we can acquire some knowledge of the number of his family at the date of emigration, and their names; of the amount of his property, and his progress in the accumulation of wealth; of the character of his occupation; of his religious belief and tendencies; of his associations with men and of the estimation in which he was held by the people of Braintree. These ancient records, if we study them rightly, are not only a truthful but an interesting story of life. In the absence of the history, which includes those only who have been sufficiently prominent in political or religious affairs to deserve it, the remarkable system of records instituted in the infancy of the colonies is the only resource for becoming acquainted with those who have occupied less prominent positions. Nothing will be stated here that is not founded on the clearest evidence; and in general the reference for the authority will be given.

As stated in the first part of this sketch, the family of Thomas Faxon consisted, at the date of emigration of five persons, of himself, his wife Joane, his daughter Joanna, and his two sons, Thomas2 and Richard2.

That Thomas2 and Richard2 were the sons of Thomas1 is evident from the will of Richard2 and the manner of its probate, and from the other documents published in the Appendix. It is supposed from the name and the date of his marriage that Thomas2 was the elder son. It was natural that the property of Thomas1 should go by inheritance to the sons of Richard2, as Thomas2 left no male heirs. It would seem from the date of her marriage, and from the probable age of her parents, that Joanna2 was the eldest child. Although it is asserted in the "Folsom Genealogy," contained in the Gen. Reg. Vol. 33, p. 212, that a Hannah Faxon married Nathaniel Foulsham June, 1674, a careful examination of the Hingham Records, shows no mention of the name of Faxon; but it is there stated that "Nathaniel Foulsham and Hannah Farrow the daughter of John ffarrow Senior were marryed by Capt. Joshua Hobart on ye ninth day of June 1674." Again, in the Mass. Archives occurs the name of Jno. Faxton of Hingham in the list of wounded at the Indians' Fort at Narragansett; and the names of Ensign John Faxon and Ensign Nathaniel Faxon are in the lists of those present at the siege of Louisbourg in 1745, collected by Hon. Charles Hudson of Lexington, Mass. If these are not errors, no evidence exists that they were in any way connected with the family of Thomas Faxon1 of Braintree. On the contrary, the entire absence of any mention of them in the deeds, wills, settlements of estates and other records induces us to believe them of another family. That Joanna was an only daughter seems to be asserted in the letters of administration granted on the estate of Thomas Faxon to "Sarah, his relict, and Joanna ffisher, widow, his only daughter." (Appendix "D" and Suff. Prob. 9: 19.) In the will of the grandson, Thomas3, made in 1690, in which he mentions all his near relatives, there is no reference to any Hingham family. (Appendix and Suff. Prob. 8: 60.) These reasons are quite conclusive as to the number and names of the family, and will also account for the order in the genealogy which follows; for no dates of birth of the children of Thomas1 have yet been found, and no age is given on the record of deaths.

The deed in which the name of "Joane," the wife of Thomas1 appears, is the only reliable proof of her name. The records of the First Church of Braintree, (now the First Church of Quincy,) prior to 1672, are missing. Hence many interesting facts and dates are lost.

Unless Thomas1 accumulated property very rapidly after his arrival in America, he must have possessed a competence in England, and must have brought a considerable amount with him. His first purchase of land was made May 14, 1656. (Suff. Deeds 34: 184.) The deed is fully published in the Appendix as a specimen of the mode of conveyancing, and as describing with clearness and accuracy the land, of which a part is even now called the "Faxon Meadows." To the present time, after many divisions and subdivisions, it has continued in part in the family possession, and till recently, in the family name. The boundaries are natural and imperishable, and are readily found as we follow the line of the first primitive road which winds around it. It appears that at the date of the deed Thomas1 occupied the land as a tenant of the owner, Rev. Samuel Haugh of Reading This tract was situated in the present town of Braintree, and contained 450 acres, according to the deed; but there was little precision in giving the quantity of land in those days, and it must have been much more. The location of it is fully explained in the article on that subject and in the map. The consideration was �270. Here, probably assisted by his sons, he engaged in his usual occupation of farming and stockraising. His means for this must have been considerable, and the amount of purchase money, �270, was not a small sum for the times.

The next purchase was made from John Richards, a merchant of Boston, of land in the precincts of Dorchester, 180 acres; consideration, �400. This land was at the time, Jan. 10, 1666, in the possession of a tenant (Suffolk Deeds, 5: 171); and the tenant, Henry Leadbetter, is named in the inventory of Thomas1's estate. (Suff. Prob. 9: 34) This was therefore an investment of acquired money, and the premises were leased till the death of Thomas1. (App. "C" and "D.")

The purchase of an eighth part of Block Island, previously stated, seems to have been made by Thomas1 for the benefit of the person to whom he immediately transferred it. It was bought of John Alcocke. (Suff. Deeds 4: 53.)

At the probate of the will of his son, Richard2, Jan. 29, 1674, (App. "E" and Suff. Prob.) Thomas1 appears in court and confirms the bequest made in his son's will; and thus passes a title to the land, which up to this time had been merely verbal, land which Richard2 had held and disposed of in accordance with an oral agreement with his father. The family of Richard was large, and the prosperity of his son, Josiah3 indicates a good inheritance, and the subsequent division of the estate of Josiah3, (App. "G" and Suff. Prob.,) embracing part of the same land described in Haugh's deed, proves the source of it.

>>>>>CONTINUED AT NOTES FOR JOANE, WIFE OF THOMAS FAXON>>>>>

More About Thomas Faxon, Sr*~:
Immigrant Ancestor: 1640, England, to MA
Migration: 1640, England, to MA
Political: Representative to the General Court from Braintree
Property 1: 1663, Conveyed an eighth part of Block Island to John Williams.
Property 2: 14 May 1656, About 450 acres at Braintree, MA, (the land was later called Faxon Meadows). Purchased from Rev Samuel Haugh.
Property 3: 10 Jan 1665/66, Purchased 180 acres at Dorchester from John Richards.

Notes for Joane*~:
>>>>>CONTINUED FROM NOTES OF THOMAS FAXON, HUSBAND OF JOANE>>>>>

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After the decease of Thomas1 in 1680, the residue of the estate, as it had been previously determined and announced, was settled on the favorite grandson, Thomas3. To carry out the wishes of the grandfather, expressed in no written will, but sacredly observed, Widow Sarah Faxon and Mrs. Anthony Fisher were to have charge of the estate until the heir, Thomas3, should be of age.

The amount of the inventory of Thomas1 was �859 3s. 2d. Considering the fact that he had evidently given much to Richard2; and that probably Thomas2, who died in 1662, had also received in due proportion in his lifetime, it is evident that Thomas1 had conducted his affairs wisely and prosperously, and had secured the rewards of enterprise and industry.

The papers referred to in the Appendix show that Thomas1 was quite extensively engaged in farming. It is evident from the inventory of the estate of Thomas2 that he followed the same occupation; though it does not appear that he owned land at the time of his decease. That they were agriculturists in good circumstances in England is a reasonable conclusion.

It is unfortunate for us that the earlier records of the First Church of Braintree cannot be found. On them must have been recorded the membership of Thomas1, and probably of others of his family. That he was a member of the church is evident from the fact that he was permitted to take the freeman's oath in May 6, 1657, and that he was a representative from Braintree in 1669. For either event church membership was, by the laws of the colony, essential. (Mass. Rec. Vol. IV. Part II. p. 420; also Vol. IV. Part I. p. 206.) His emigration from England was probably induced in part by religious intolerance, and in part by the encroachments of taxation and oppression in the troubled reign of King Charles I. Our fathers were chiefly influenced to emigrate by the desire to enjoy their own mode of worship and faith; but, to the agriculturist, the civil war and the illegal taxation which preceded it, and, in a measure continued with it, were specially injurious. These reasons combined rendered the period one of emigration. That the motive of worldly gain was not the predominant one is evident from the fact that when the war put an end to religious persecution on the one side, emigration decreased, and for a time ceased entirely.

The associates of Thomas1 are seen in the administration of estates, in the management of public affairs, in his second marriage, and in the marriages of his children and grandchildren. We find him first with Anthony Fisher, Jr, one of the most prominent of the early settlers of Dedham. Fisher was intimately associated in business with Capt. Lusher. In accordance with the custom of the times Lusher performed for Fisher the legal ceremony of marriage. This marriage occurring probably soon after the arrival of Thomas1 in this country, leads to the belief that the Fishers and Faxons were acquainted before the emigration. The marriage of Thomas1 with Sarah Savill; of Thomas2 with Deborah Thayer, daughter of Richard Thayer; of the children of Thomas2 with the Savill, the Weld, the Bass, and the Wales families; of Widow Elizabeth Faxon with Caleb Hobart, of Josiah3 with the daughter of Edmund Adams, all indicate the social surroundings of Thomas1. Persons with whom he had business relations have been previously named.

Of his family relations, what better picture can we have than the wills and settlements already quoted. The liberal kindness with which he bestowed his property, the spirit of confidence which accepts a verbal conveyance of land, the trust reposed in Mrs. Fisher and the wife Sarah for the young grandson. Thomas3, the spirit of the will of Thomas3 in 1690, give us a most pleasing and vivid idea of the harmony, good will, and mutual confidence and regard of the members of our ancestor's family in the Seventeenth century.

We have the strongest proof of the esteem in which he was held by his fellow-citizens. He was often appointedto transact bu siness of importance for the town of Braintree. When it became necessary to secure from the Indians a deed, extinguishing their title to some of the land of the town, he was one of the commissioners for that purpose. (Gazetteer of Mass. p. 426.) He was generally termed MR. Thomas Faxon. On one of the earliest records, he is once called "Goodman" Faxon. As early as April 30, 1662, he appears at the county court held at Boston, as a plaintiff in behalf of the town. in a case of trespass on the town right in lands. He was a representative or deputy from Braintree in 1669, and one of the selectmen in 1670-72.

If the record of Thomas Faxon1 does not place him above a respectable mediocrity in wealth and social standing, it gives him a life without reproach, an ability capable of success in worldly affairs, and a character adapted by its worth and quality to secure the esteem of men. He died Nov. 23, 1680.

GENEALOGY. Children of Thomas1 and Joane Faxon:

2. Joanna2, b in England; m. Sept. 7, 1647, Anthony Fisher, Jr.
3. Thomas2, b. in England; m. April 11, 1653, Deborah Thaver.
4. Richard2, b. in England; m. Elizabeth (???).
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APPENDIX.

A. DEED OF SAMUEL HAUGH TO THOMAS FAXON1. LIB. 34; FOL. 184. SUFFOLK CO. DEEDS. DATE OF DEED, MAY 14, 1656.

To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall come, Samuel Haugh, Pastor of the Church of Redding, send greeting in Our Lord God Everlasting.--Know yee that Samuel Haugh for and in consideration of Two hundred three score and ten pounds sterl., whereof two hundred pounds in hand paid, which the sd Samuel Haugh do acknowledge to have received, and by these Presents do acquit and discharge Thomas Faxon of Brantrey, his heirs and assigns forever, the other three score and ten pounds, residue of the sd summ of two hundred, three score and ten pounds secured to be paid, have given, granted, bargained, sold, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, enfeoffe and confirm unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assigns, all that his farm or farmhouse and housing with all the meadow, upland, arable and commons belonging or appertaining, all which containeth four hundred and fifty acres, be there more or less, lying together in Brantrey aforesd. One side thereof lying next severall men's lotts given by the Town of Boston, before Brantrey aforesd was a Township (and yet lieth unimproved), on the South part, the other side lying next Brantrey Commons, commonly called the Rocks, on the North part, one end butts upon the land late Mr. Willm Tyng's dec'ed near Monaticot towards the East. The other end butts upon the land called the Blew Hills West, with all and every the appurces and priviledges thereunto belonging or heretofore used, occupied possessed and enjoyed by him the sd Thomas Faxon his assignes or assignes as tenant unto the sd Samuel Haugh. Also the sd Samuel Haugh do by these presents grant bargain and sell together with the sd farm eight oxen seven kine and one mare and all the utensills that did belong unto the sd farm appurtaining to the sd Samuel Haugh and that for and in consideration of the aforesd sum. To
have and to hold the sd premises as before buttelled and bounded with the appurces unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assignes to the only use and behoofe of the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assignes forever. And the sd Samuel Haugh do covenant, promise and grant unto the sd Thomas Faxon, his heirs, execs, adms and assigues by these presents, that he the sd Samuel Haugh is lawfully seized of and in the premises and every part thereof with the appurces thereof in his own right and to his own use of a good estate of inheritance in fee simple and is the true and proper owner thereof. And hath in himself full power, good right and lawfull authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey and assure the same unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assignes in such manner and form as before in these presents is mentioned and declared for any act or thing done or committed by him the sd Samuel Haugh and for warranty of the sd premises the sd Samuel Haugh do for himself, his heirs, execs and admins further covenant and grant to and with the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assigues by these presents, that the sd premises now be and at all time and times hereafter shall be remain, continue and abide unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs and assignes freely acquitted, exonerated and discharged or otherwise from time to time and at all times hereafter well and sufficiently saved, defended and kept harmless of and from all and all manner of former and other bargains and sales, gifts, grants, feoffments, joyntures, dowers, titles of dower, estates mortgages forfeitures, seizures, judgmt extents executions and all other acts and incumbrances whatsoever had, made, done acknowledged or committed by the sd Samuel Haugh or any other person or persons claiming or having any title or interest of in or to the sd premises or any part thereof or any of ye appurces thereof by from or under him or his assignes or done or committed by the assent means or procuremt of the sd Samuel Haugh or his assignes or had made done or committed or to be done or committed by any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming any estate right title and interest to the before mentioned bargained premises or any part of them whereby the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs execs or assignes shall or may any ways be molested or lawfully evicted out of the pos'sion enjoym't thereof or any part thereof as aforesd And the sd Samuel Haugh his heirs, exec5 or assignes shall deliver or cause to be delivered unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs or assignes all deeds evidences, miniments and writings whatsoever concerning the premises fair and uncancelled if any he hath or true copies of all such deeds, evidences minimts and writings which concern the premises with other lands or tenemts the same copies to be made and written out at the only cost and charges of the sd Thomas Faxon or of his heirs and assignes. And also shall and will perform and do or cause to be performed and done any such further act or acts as he the sd Samuel Haugh shall be thereunto advised or required by the sd Thomas Faxon or his assignes for a more full and perfect conveying and assuring the sd premises or any part thereof unto the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs, execs or assignes according to the laws of this jurisdiction.

And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the sd Thomas Faxon his heirs or assignes to record and inrole the title and tenor of these presents according to the usual manner of recording deeds and enrolling evidences in such case made and provided. In witness whereof the sd Samuel Haugh have hereunto put his hand and seal the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty six.

SAM HAUGH and a seal.

Signed, sealed and delivered and these words (as tenant unto the sd Samuel Haugh in the tenth line and executer in ye eighteenth line interlined before sealing in the presence of us. Thomas Smith, Robert Howard, Notus Pubcus.

The within mentioned Mr. Samuel Haugh did acknowledge this conveyance to be his act and deed the 14th 3rd 1656 before me Robert Bridge.

Endorsed on the above written deed.

Know all men by these Presents That I Sarah Haugh wife of the within named Samuel Haugh have remised released and quitclaimed and by these presents do forever remise release and quitelaim unto Thomas Faxon all my right, title and interest that I have hath or hereafter may or ought to have by right of dower or otherwise to or in the farm and all and every part of the land thereunto belonging specified in the within written deed or conveyance from my sd husband Samuel Haugh unto the sd Thomas Faxon as aforesd. In witness whereof I the sd Sarah Haugh do acknowledge this above sd release to be my free act and in further confirmation thereof have fixed my seal and subscribed my name.

SARAH HAUGH, and a seal.

The above mentioned Sarah Haugh freely acknowledged this acknowledgment to be her own free act and deed this 14 (3) 1656 before us Simon Willard, Humphrey Atherton.

March 25th 1720. Received and accordingly ent'red and examined.

Pr. JOHN BALLANTINE, Reg.

A true copy from the Records of Suffolk County Lib. 34, Fol. 184.

Attest THOS. F. TEMPLE, Reg.

B. DEED OF THOMAS FAXON1 TO JOHN WILLIAMS.--This deed conveys an eighth part of Block Island, and contains the only record found of the name of the first wife of Thomas Faxon.

To all (Christian) people to whome these prnts shall come Thomas Faxon of Braintry in ye Countie of Suffolke in New England yeoman sends Greeting know yee that the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife for & in Consideration of two hundred & tenn pounds in money them in hand payd & secured to be payd by John Williams of Barnaby streete in Southworke within ye suburbs of London feltmaker where with they acknowledge ym selves fully satisfyed & doe forever acquitt & discharge the said John Williams his heyres & Assignes therefrom Have absolutely Given Granted bargained sould Aliened Enfeoffed & confirmed & by these prnts doeth absolutely give grant Bargain Sell aliene Enfeoffe & confirme all that theire one full & cleare Eighth pt of Blocke Island wch they purchased Lately of mr John Alcocke, as it is Layd out & to be Layd out both upland & meadow, with all & all mann of liberties priviledges & appurces to the same & pt p?? cell thereof in any kind or wise belonging or appertaineing together with one eighth pt of a Barque, now belonging to the said Bleck Island with one eighth pt of all its Rigging tackle anchers & apparrell together with two Oxen two steeres of two yeeres old with forty sheepe whereof thirty yeous three Cowes one heifer of two yeares old, one sowe with plough Cart & tackling them belonging to him the said John Williams to have & to hold all the above granted Eighth pt of Block Island Layd out & to be Layd out with a frame for a house & bourds and all othr Liberties priviledges and appurces to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining with ye Eighth pt of the Barqe with the above mentioned Cattle sheepe swine and vtensills as they are now in the possession of Wm Foye & Dormat scotchmen tennants to the sd Thomas Faxon (five acres of vpland now in possession of said scotch men to them alwayes & forever excepted and Reserved wth liberty for them to purchase twentie one accres more pt of the sd eighth pt on Reasonable termes also excepted) to him the sd John Williams his heyres & assignes forever & to his & their only proppr vse & behoofe forever And the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife doe further Covenant promise & Grant for themselves heyres & assignes to & with the said John Williams his heyres & assignes that they the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife are the true & proppr owners of all the above granted prmisses (the five accres to the scotch men & liberties to them excepted) & that the same with ye liberties priviledges & appurces to the same & only pt & prcell thereof are free & cleere & from time to time & at all times shall be freely & cleerely acquitted exhonnerated discharged & sufficiently saved defended & kept harmelesse of & from all & all mannr of former & other guifts grants bargaines sales Leases Joinctures wills entaills Judgemts extents executions dowrs Rents powrs of thirds & all & all manner of Incumbrances whatevenr had made done acknowledged Comitted or suffered to be donne by them the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife theire heires & Assignes or any othr prson or prsons having claymeing or prtending to have or clayme any right title or Interest of in or to the said Eighth part & other the above mentioned prmises by fro?? or vnder him the sd Thomas & Joane his wife theire heyres & Assignes or any other prson claymeing any title or Interest thereto And the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife for themselves heyres executors & doe further Covenant promise & grant to & with the said John Williams his heyres & assignes that he the said John Williams his heyres & assignes shall & may forever hereafter peaceably & quietly have hold vse occupy possesse & enjoy all the above granted prmisses with theire & evry the appurces without the Least Lett suite trouble molestation evicon ejection contradiction & denyall of him the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife theire heyres executtors or Assignes In witness whereof the said Thomas Faxon & Joane his wife have herevnto this seventeenth day of September 1662 being the fourteenth yeare of the Reigne of our Souraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland France & Ireland &c

Signed sealed & deliured by
THOMAS (his mrke) FAXON
the within named Thomas Faxon & a seale
in pr'nce of vs
Edward Rawson

Anthony Fisher
Thomas Faxon Came before me & vndr writt & acknowledged this deede to be his act and deede the day within
written. JOHN ENDICOTT Govr

Entered & Recorded this 18th day of September 1662
EDW RAWSON Recordr

(On the margin.)
Signed sealed & delivered by the within named Joane faxon this 4th of June 1663 in the presence of vs Josiah Wooliston Jno Sandford.
Joane faxon acknowledged the 4th of June 1663 this writting within before me to be hir Act & deede
JNO ENDECOT Gou'nor

This signing & Acknowledgemt was entered & Recorded 29th September 1663
pr EDWARD RAWSON Recorder.

A true Copy from the Records of Deeds for the County of Suffolk, Lib. 4, Fol. 54.
Attest THOS. F. TEMPLE, Reg.

NOTE.--It appears by the History of Block Island that Thomas Faxon1 was one of the original proprietors associated with John Alcock in the purchase of Block Island.

C. DEED OF JOHN RICHARDS AND WIFE ELIZABETH TO THOMAS FAXON.

To all christian people to whome these prsents shall come John Richards of Boston in ye County of Suffolke in New England marcht & Elizabeth his wife sends greeting Know yee yt ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife for and in Consideration of ye sume of fower hundred pounds currant mony in New England to them in hand well in hand paid & secured to be paid by Thomas Faxon of Brantry in ye saide County of Suffolke yeoman wherewith they hereby acknowledge themselves Fully satisfied contented & paid & thereof & every part thereof doth acquit and discharge ye said Thomas Faxon his heires & assignes forever by these prsents hath absolutly given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed & confirmed & by these prsents doe absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoffe & confirm vnto ye said Thomas Faxou his heires & assignes all yt his farme of vpland & meadow which he lately purchased of Thomas Hawkins sonne & heire of ye late capt Thomas Hawkins together with all houses outhouses barnes yardes orchard gardens areable & pasture Lands woods vnderwoods wth all other liberties & Comonages or other priviledges thereto in any wise belonging or appertaineing as it is situated Lying & being within ye precincts of Dorchester commonly called Capt Hawkins his necke wth such lands as have binn purchased by ye said Hawkins or his order or assignes & now by virtue of a lease bareing Date the 29th of September 1661 from ye said Thomas Hawkins in ye possession of Henry leadbetter & is one hundred & eighty acres bee it more or lesse wth all their right title Interest propriety vse possession Claim & demand whatsoever yt they ye said John Richards & Elisabeth his wife or either of them hath of in or to ye same or any part thereof wth all deeds evidences & writings which concerne ye above bargained prmisses only wth Coppies of such deeds & evidences & writing wch concerne ye same wth other things wth all such rents as are or shall be due from ye said Leadbetter dureing ye remainder of time yet to come & vnexpired of ye lease above mentioned To have to hold ye above granted farme of vpland areable pasture & meadow now in possession of ye said Henry Leadbetter being one hundred and eighty acres be it more or lesse besides such lands which ye said leadbetter purchased heretofore of ye said Thomas Hawkins wth all libertys previledges & appurtinances to ye above granted prmisses or any part or parcell thereof to him ye said Thomas Faxon his heires & assignes & to his & their only proper vse benefit & behoofe forever & ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife for themselves their heires & assignes doe covenant & grant to & wth ye said Thomas Faxon his heires and assignes yt he ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife at ye time of ye bargain & sale & vntill ye delivery hereof vnto ye said Thomas Faxon to ye vse of him his heires & assignes forever were ye true & lawfull owneres of ye above granted prmisse & yt they have in themselves full power lawfull authority ye same to sell grant & convey & yt ye said Thomas Faxon his heires & assignes & every of them from henceforth shall & may lawfully peacable & quietly have hold use occupy & possesse & enjoy ye said bargained & granted prmisses free and cleare & frely & clearely acquited & discharged of & from all & all manner of former and other gifts grants bargains sales leases assignements mortgages wills entailes Judgments extents dowers power of thirds & all other incembrances of what nature & kind soever had made done acknowledged or comitted or suffered to be done or comitted by him ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife or ye said Thomas Hawkins or any other prsons whatsoever from by or vnder them or either of them whereby ye said Thomas Faxon his heires or assignes shall or may be lawfully evicted or ejected out of ye possession of ye above granted prmisses or any part thereof & yt ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife their heires & assignes ye said above granted prmisses vnto ye said Thomas Faxon his heires & assignes against themselves & all & every person & persons whatsoever claimeing or to Claime any estate right title claim & demand whatsoever of in or to ye said bargained prmisses shall and will warrant & forever Defend by these prsents & yt ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife on reasonable & lawfull demand shall & will performe & doe or cause to be performed & done any such further act or acts deed or deeds yt shall or may be for ye more compleating confirming & sure makeing ye above granted prmisses vnto ye said Thomas Faxon his heires & assignes In witness whereof ye said John Richards & Elizabeth his wife have herevnto set their hands & seales this tenth day of January sixteene hundred sixty & six being ye eighteenth yeare of ye Raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles ye second of England Scotland France & Ireland King &c 1666.

JOHN RICHARDS & a seale
ELIZABETH RICHARDS & a seale

Signed sealed & delivered in ye prsence of us
Samuell Huchins
Edw Huchinson
Elisha Huchinson
Mary Shrimpton

possession of ye within granted prmisses was given & taken by ye granter & granters in their owne proper persons this day of (blank) sixteene hundred sixty & six in ye pr sence of vs.

Mr John Richards & Elizabeth his wife appeared ye 10th of January 1666 & acknowledged this Instrumt on ye other side to be their act & Deeds acknowledged before
JOHN LEVERETT Asist

Entered & Recorded 21 February 1666
pr EDWARD RAWSON Recordr

A true Copy from the Records of Deeds for the County of Suffolk, Lib. 5, Fol. 171.
Attest, THOS. F. TEMPLE, Reg.

D. INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS FAXON1. BRAINTERY 29th Decembr 1680.
An Inventory of the houses Lands Chattels goods & Estate of Thomas ffaxton deced late of Branintery.

Imprs House Barne outhouses with the Land adjoining �400 00 00
It. Holly bush ffeild 050 00 00
It. Land at Bridgewater
It. Four Oxen 014 00 00
It. house and Land at the Towne 008 00 00
It. Six Cows 015 00 00
It. a Bull and Heifer three yeares old 003 00 00
It. Two Calves 20s. three horses �9 two mares and two Colts 40s. 012 00 00
It. Ten running Swine �3 ffat Swine �3.10 006 10 00
It. Corn & hay in the Barne 007 00 00
It. Bedding. 3. Beds as they stand 008 00 00
It. 7 paire Sheets 005 06 00
It. provision. Butter, Cheese, porke, Beefe, 4 Sacks 002 05 00
It. Linnen 17s. woolen yarne, woole, tow yarne 40s 002 17 00
It. 3 Chests, 3 old Bedsteeds 20s Brass, 7 vessels & pewter 20 peices �4:5 005 05 00
It. Iron pots tramels pot hookes, Iron tongs, Iron peele, and iron posnets frying pan, chafing dish, Sheepe Sheer's 002 05 00
It. paire Stilliards, 8s three guns 2 Swords, One flask:30s 001 18 00
It. Table fforme joint stoole 4 chaires 000 15 00
It. wooden ware 30s. Bookes, 12s. two Chests, 2 cupboards 15s. 003 07 00
It. wearing Apparell and two Cushions 003 00 00
It. cart wheeles, cart tire, boxes, yoke & chaines 005 10 00
It. Share and coulter 7s. Set of hoopes for Cart wheels 5s. 000 12 00
It. Axes beetle Rings wedges. Sledge, Iron Crows 000 16 00
It. Tooles 20s. old Iron 10s. a Cow hide 7s. 001 17 00
It. Due from Jna Breck and Henry Leadbetter by Specially money when the time of payment come 300 00 00
It. due from Samll Howard money 003 10 00
It. due from Robert Stanton, money 004 00 00
It. due from William Savell money 010 00 00
1859 03 02

Due from this Estate To Theopilus Curtis for Rates other debts uncertain. Taken and appraised by us Richd Ellis: Samll Thompson, Christopher Webb.

The widows bed as it stands �004 00 00
Twenty six Sheep claimed by the Grand Son Thomas Ffaxon 006 10 00

Sarah Faxton Admx made oath in Court 26 Jan 80 that this is a just and true Inventory of the Estate of her late Husband Thomas ffaxton deced to her best knowledge, and that wtt more appeares Shee will adde it.

Jsa ADDINGTON Clre
A true copy of record. Attest, P. R. GUINEY, Register.

D. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION ON THE ESTATE OF THOMAS FAXON1

Lres Admion
At a County Court held at Boston by Adjournmt 23d Decembt 1680. ffull power & Authority to Administer all and singular the goods Estate and Credits of Thomas ffaxton, late of Brantry deced is granted unto Sarah his Relict and Joannah ffisher, widow his only daughter, (untill his Grand Son Thomas ffaxton come of age when the matter, may be further considered of) they giving Security to Administer the sd Estate according to Law, and exhibiting an Inventory thereof upon their Oath's Security is accordingly given. Jsa Addington Cl
JSA ADDINGTON Clre
A true copy of record. Attest, P. R. GUINEY, Register.

E. WILL OF RICHARD FAXON2, SON OF THOMAS FAXON1.

The last will & testament of Richard ffaxon of Brantree as followeth.
viz: 1. I give unto my two sons Josiah and Richard all my lands & housings to be equally devided between them, when they attaine the age of twenty one years, they painge & allowinge to their mother three pounds per annum & the sumering & winteringe of two Cows & a horse during her natural life & convenient house roome during her widdowhood, the three pounds per annum to be paid in such specie as ye land produceth to her satisfaction.

2ly I give unto my son Thomas five shillings my father having promised to give him a portion.

3ly I give unto my two daughters Mary & Sarah each of them twenty pounds in Current pay to be paid at their day of marriage or at ye age of twenty on years which shall first happen.

4ly I give unto my two daughters Hannah & Abigail, each of them twenty pounds to be paid by my two sons Josiah & Richard in Currant pay corne or cattle at a curant price to be paid at their day of mariage or at ye age of twenty one years which shall first happen.

5ly If it shall please ye lord to take away either of my sons Josiah or Richard by death before he attaine the age of twenty one years then his parte of lands to be & remaine to ye other of them: he painge beside what is before expressed ten pounds to his mother & ten pounds apeice to each of his fower sisters in currant pay at currant prise, or if any of my daughters decease before the time prefixed for ye receivinge of ther portions then ye portion of such child to be equally divided between the mother & the surviving sisters.

lastly I make my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth ffaxon executrixe to this my last will & testament & desire my father Thomas ffaxon to Joine with her to see the same fullfilled:

Witness, Christopher Webb, John. Bass.

Christopher Webb & Jno Bass made oath in Court this 29th of 11mo 1674 that they being presant subscribed (sined) their names as witnesses to this will which Richard Faxon late of Brantry owned and published to bee his last will & testament & yt when hee soe did hee was of a sound disposing minde to the best of their knowledge y8 done as Attests ffree Grace Bendall Rec.

Thomas Faxon senr ye Father of ye deceased appeared in court at ye probaton of will & declared yt hee had given ye above land to his son Richard & approves of his disposing it & yt ye sd land lyes on ye Norwest side of ye Mill brook this thus done as Atteste.
ffree GRACE BENDALL Recorder
A true copy.
Attest, P. R. GUINEY, Register.
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Thomas Faxon of Braintree, Mass., came to America before 1647 accompanied by his wife Joane and children, Joane, Thomas and Richard. The marriage of his daughter Joane to Anthony Fisher in 1647 can be found in the Dedham, Mass., Town Records.

(Suff. Deed XXXIV: 184) Thomas Faxon of Brantrey purchased lands and houses in Brantry, called the Rocks, bordering on the Blue Hills from Samuel Haugh, Pastor of the Church of Redding. Dated 14 May 1656.

Tho: Faxon became freeman 6 May 1657. He was one of the Commissioners to secure from the Indians a deed extinguishing their title to some of the lands of the town of Braintree. (Gazetteer of Mass.: 426).

(Braintree Town Records by Samuel A. Bates). At a Country Court held at Boston 30 Apr. 1662. Thomas ffaxon Senr appeared for Brantry against Thomas Gatliffe in an action of Trespass.

(Suff. Deed V: 171) Thomas Faxon of Braintree bought lands in Dorchester from John and Elizabeth Richards. Dated 10 Jan. 1666.

Thomas Faxon was representative of Braintree and deputy to the General Court at Boston in 1669. He was selectman on 27 Dec. 1670 and served until 1672.

(History of Block Island by S. T. Livermore). Record of the purchasing of Block Island, 1660.

Mr. John Alcock, Thomas Faxon, Peter George, Thomas Terry, Richard Ellis, Samuel Dering, Simon Ray, all of Braintree; with sundry persons belonging to other towns, Felix Wharton, Hew Williams, John Gluffer, Edward Vorse, John Rathbone.

In 1661 a barque set sail from Braintree in the beginning of April for Block Island, passengers were taken on at Taunton.

Thomas Terry, Samuel Dering, Simon Ray, Wm. Tosh, Thormut Rose, Wm. Barker, David Kimball, Wm. Cahoone, Edward Vorse, Nicholas White, William Billings, Trustaram Dodge, John Ackers. Thomas Faxon had preceded with the surveyor.

Thomas Faxon had two lots No. 5 & 6 in the north part of the island.

Mr. Thomas Faxon had two lots No. 1 & 2 in the western part of the island.

Children of Thomas Faxon (116) and 1st wife Joane (???) (117).

I. JOANE, b. about 1626 England; d. 16 Oct. 1694 Dedham*, Mass., as Joannah Fishar; Johanna Faxin m.
Anthony Fisher 7 Sept. 1647 Dedham*; son of Anthony and 1st wife Mary ( ) Fisher of Syleham, Suffolk Co., England, and of Dedham and Dorchester, Mass.; b. about 1624 England; (Early Ct. Files Suff. No. 2233) Anthony Fisher by his deposition made 31 July 1667, was aged 43 y.; d. 13 Feb. 1669 Dedham*, as Anthony Fisher. (Fisher Genealogy, by Joshua Anthony and Cornelius Fisher). (History of Medfield, by W. S. Tilden). (Dedham Historical Register, I: 25, and III: 189).

(Suff. VII: 50) Inventory of the Estate of Anthony ffisher of Dorchester dec'd was taken 7 Apr. 1670 by Peter Woodward and Jno. Gay. Jone ffisher presented the inventory 20 Apr. 1670.

II. THOMAS, b. about 1628-9 England; d. 25 May 1662 Braintree*, Mass.; m. DEBORA THAYER (59)
11 Apr. 1653 Braintree*; dau. of Richard Thayer (118) and Dorothy Mortimer (119) of Thornbury, Gloucester Co., England, and of Boston and Braintree, Mass.

III. RICHARD, b. about 1630 England; d. 20 Dec. 1674 Braintree*, Mass., as Richard ffackson; m. Elizabeth (???) about 1654; Elizabeth dau. of Richard and Elizabeth Fackson was b. 26 Mar. 1655 Braintree*; b. about 1633 England; d. 9 Aug. 1704 Braintree, as Elizabeth wife to Mr. Caleb Hobart,
aged 71 y. by her gravestone (N. E. H. & G. R. XI: 299); d. same date at Braintree(+), as Elizabeth Hubbert aged 71.

Widow Elizabeth ffackson m. 2nd Caleb Hubbertt 15 Jan. 1675-6 Braintree*, by Mr. Tynge; son of Thomas and Anne ( ) Hobart of Hingham, Mass.; b. about 1622 England; b. about 1632, as Caleb Hobart was aged 48 y., by his deposition dated 27 Apr. 1680 (Early Ct. Files, Suff. No. 1916); b. about 1630, as Caleb Hobart was aged 50 y. by his deposition made 9 Nov. 1680 (Early Ct. Files Suff. 2053); his family prob. came from Wymondham, Co. Norfolk; d. 4 Sept. 1711 Braintree*, as Caleb Hobart aged 89 y.; d. 24 Sept. 1711 Braintree, as Mr. Caleb Hobart aged 89 y., by his gravestone (N. E. H. & G. R. XI: 299).

Caleb Hubbard m. 1st Elizabeth Church 20 Jan. 1657 Hingham (N. E. H. & G. R. XIII: 215); dau. of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church; b. about 1636-7 Plymouth, Mass.; d. 3 Feb. 1658-9.

Caleb Hobart m. 2nd Mary Eliot (17) Apr. 1662 Braintree (N. E. H. & G. R. II: 253); dau. of Francis and Mary (Saunders) Eliot of Braintree; b. 27 Jan. 1640 at Braintree, by Boston Rec., as Mary dau. of ...
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THE FIRST SETTLERS OF BLOCK ISLAND

NEHGS 'Register'
July, 1951
vol 105, pages 169-171
Notes on Block Islanders of Seventeenth Century

The First Settlers

...Those at Block Island were undoubtedly sent by Braintree proprietors of the Island to settle their lands and evidently had been earlier at the Braintree Iron Works. There is an early Block Island deed on file in teh Boston Registry by which, under date of 17 Sept. 1662, Thomas Faxon of Braintree sold to John Williams of London, merchant, land at the Island "now in the possession of William Toys (i.e. Tosh) and Dormat (Rose), Scotchmen, tenants of the said Fason", reserving for the said Scots five acres of upland (Suffolk Deeds, Liber IV, fo. 54/55).
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From Burkes Peerage

Lineage�THOMAS FAXON, of Bedfordshire, left Great Britain, 1640, and settled in America, where he became a representative from Braintree in the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony; b 1601, and d 23 Nov 1680, leaving, by Joane, his wife, a s,

RICHARD FAXON, who emigrated to America with his f; b 1630; m. ca. 1654, Elizabeth (b 1633; d 1704), and d 20 Dec 1674, having had, by her, a s,

JOSIAH FAXON, of Braintree, Mass.; b 8 Sept 1660; m 1689, Mehitable, dau of Edward Adams, and granddau. of Henry Adams, who emigrated from Barton David, England, and was the ancestor of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams (see that family), and d 1731, leaving issue, a s,

THOMAS FAXON, of Braintree, Mass.; b 8 Feb 1692; m 22 May, 1716, Ruth, dau of Peter Webb, and d 19 Mar. 1729, leaving a s,

THOMAS FAXON, of Deerfield, Mass.; b 19 Feb 1724; m 24 Aug 1749, Joanna (b 1731; d 1814), dau of Abijah Allen, and d June, 1792, having had issue, a s,

JACOB ALLEN FAXON, of Kingsbury, N.Y.; b 25 Sept 1757; m 4 Feb 1781, Lydia, dau of Capt Henry Stiles, and d 5 May, 1828, leaving issue, a s,

HENRY FAXON, of Chestertown, N.Y.; b 1 Jan 1783; m 20 Mar. 1804, Annis (b 1779; d 1857), dau of David Dodge, and d 3 Feb 1829. His s,

CHARLES HENRY FAXON, of Chestertown, N.Y.; b 26 Dec 1816; m 18 Nov 1844, Caroline Adelia (b 1821; d 1858), dau of Ezra Botsford Smith, and d 24 April, 1900, leaving issue,

�WILLIAM HENRY, of whom we treat.

Residence�Chestertown, New York.
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More About Thomas Faxon and Joane*~:
Marriage: 1624, Braintree, MA

Children of Thomas Faxon and Joane*~ are:

	271	i.		Joane* Faxon, born Abt. 1625 in England; died 16 Oct 1694 in of Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; married Anthony* III Fisher 07 Sep 1647 in Dedham, MA.
		ii.		Thomas Faxon, Jr, born Abt. 1628 in England; died 25 May 1662 in Braintree, MA; married Deborah Thayer 11 Apr 1653 in Braintree, MA; born 27 Mar 1634 in of Thornbury, England; died Abt. 31 May 1692 in Braintree, MA.

More About Thomas Faxon and Deborah Thayer:
Marriage: 11 Apr 1653, Braintree, MA

iii.

Richard Faxon, born Abt. 1630 in England; died 20 Dec 1674 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Elizabeth Abt. 1654; born 1633; died 1704.

More About Richard Faxon and Elizabeth:
Marriage: Abt. 1654

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