LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY Bedford Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts ARCHIVES/ SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Lincoln Founding Families Collection Processed by William F. Carroll, CA October 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS Series Subseries Page Box Collection Information 4 Historical/Biographical Notes 5 Scope and Content 5 Series Description 5 1 Adams Family 7 1 2 Benjamin Family 8 1 3 Abbott Family 9 1 4 Bemis Family 10 1 5 Billings Family 11 1 6 Brown Family 12 1 7 Bond Family 12 1 8 Chapin Family 12 1 9 Child Family 13 1 10 Farrar Family 14 1 11 Dana Family 16 1 12 Dakin Family 16 1 13 Dean Family 16 1 14 Farnsworth Family 17 1 15 Farrington Memorial, Stone Family 17 1 16 Fassett Family 17 1
17 Fiske Family 18 1 18 Flint Family 18 1 19 Goble Family 19 1 20 Olive Floyd Ancestry 20 1 21 Hartwell Family 20 1 22 Hastings Family 21 1 23 Lawrence Family 22 1 24 Merriam Family 22 1 25 Page Family 23 1 26 Russell Family 23 1 27 Smith Family 24 1 28 Stone Family 24 1 29 Tarbell Family 25 1 30 Underwood Family 25 1 31 Wheeler Family 25 1 32 Wheat Family 26 1 33 Weston Family 26 1 34 Miscellaneous Family Records 27 1 35 Houses, etc. 28 1
Collection Information Abstract : Historical and genealogical notes relating to the founding families of Lincoln, assembled by Edith Biggs Farrar, former Lincoln librarian, and others. Finding Aid : Finding Aid in print form is available in the Repository Preferred Citation : Archives/Special Collections of the Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, Massachusetts. See Also: Wesson and Smith family Papers, 2003.045; Smith Family Manuscript, 2003.047; Hartwell Farmstead Manuscript, 2003.048. Provenance : Edith Biggs Farrar, former Librarian. In part from Lincoln Historical Society. MARC Access: Collection is catalogued in MARC under the following subject headings (lcsh, aat, gmgpc, etc.) Lincoln (Mass.) -- History. Lincoln (Mass.) -- Genealogy. Adams family. Benjamin family. Abbott family. Bemis family. Billings family. Brown family. Bond family. Chapin family. Child family. Farrar family. Dana family. Dakin family. Dean family. Farnsworth family. Stone family. Fassett family. Fiske family. Flint family. Goble family. Floyd, Olive, (Olive Beatrice), 1901-1985. Hartwell family. Hastings family. Lawrence family. Wheeler family. Merriam family. Page family. Russell family. Smith family. Stone family. Tarbell family. Underwood family. Wheeler family. Wheat family. Wesson family. Weston family. Farrar, Edith Biggs -- comp. Lincoln Historical Society. Lincoln Public Library.
Historical/Biographical Notes Genealogical and family history notes on the founding families of Lincoln (those resident in Lincoln at the time of incorporation in 1754), and other early families (mostly before 1800) were collected and organized by Edith Biggs Farrar, Librarian of Lincoln Public Library from 1930 to 1957. The collection has been added to by the Lincoln Historical Society. Scope and Content The collection comprises typescripts and manuscripts of historical and genealogical information, compiled from various sources in the 20th century, typescripts of early letters and records, secondary source materials, and other information relating to the earliest families of Lincoln. The collection is organized into series by family. Series Descriptions Series 1: Adams Family, settled in area by 1721. (9 items) Series 2: Benjamin Family, settled in area in 1600s. (2 items) Series 3: Abbott Family, settled in area by 1727. (2 items) Series 4: Bemis Family, settled in area by 1792. (6 items) Series 5: Billings Family, settled in area in 1600s. (2 items) Series 6: Brown Family, settled in area in 1600s. (1 item) Series 7: Bond Family, settled in area by 1720s. (1 item) Series 8: Chapin Family, settled in area by 1840s. (3 items) Series 9: Child Family, settled in area by 1730s. (5 items) Series 10: Farrar Family, settled in area by 1770s. (32 items) Series 11: Dana Family, settled in area by 1770s. (1 item) Series 12: Dakin Family, settled in area by 1650. (1 item) Series 13: Dean Family, settled in area by 1660. (1 item) Series 14: Farnsworth Family, settled in area in early 1800s. (3 items) Series 15: Farrington Family, settled in area 1600s. (1 item) Series 16: Fassett Family, settled in area in 1700s. (1 item) Series 17: Fiske Family, settled in area ca. 1800. (3 items) Series 18: Flint Family, settled in area1700s. (4 items) Series 19: Goble Family, settled in area in 1600s. (5 items) Series 20: Olive Floyd Ancestry. (1 item)
Series Description, continued Series 21: Hartwell Family, settled in area in 1600s. (5 items) Series 22: Hastings Family, in Lexington and Lincoln ca. 1750s. (5 items) Series 23: Lawrence Family, William Lawrence first minister in Second Precinct, 1748. (2 items) Series 24: Merriam Family, in Lincoln by 1760s. (4 items) Series 25: Page Family, in Lincoln 1818. (1 item) Series 26: Russell Family, in area in 1600s. (5 items) Series 27: Smith Family, in Lincoln before 1774. (3 items) Series 28: Stone Family, in Lincoln before 1754. (2 items) Series 29: Tarbell Family, from Sturbridge to Lincoln ca. 1800. (1 item) Series 30: Underwood Family, in Lincoln ca. 1770s. (2 items) Series 31: Wheeler Family, in area in 1600s. (3 items) Series 32: Wheat Family, in Lincoln in 1754. (1 item) Series 33: Weston Family, in Lincoln 1740s. (4 items) Series 34: Miscellaneous Family Records. (16 items) Series 35: Homes, etc. (3 items)
Series 1, Adams Family 1 1.1.1 Adams homestead in Lincoln, includes list of owners from 1680 to 1925 : manuscript, 2 p. / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd..1a Typescript, 2 p. 1 1.1.2 Copy of letter sent relating to "Adams house" at corner of Lincoln and Sandy Pond Roads : manuscript, 2 p. / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd..2a Typescript, 1 p. 1 1.1.3 Copy of part of a deed from Bulkeley and Persis Adams to Edmond Wheeler, 1796 : manuscript / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd..3a Typescript. 1 1.1.4 Adams, from A Genealogical history of Henry Adams of Braintree..., 1632-1897 : typescript, 6 p. / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd. (2 copies) 1 2.1.5 Adams Family, President's family, notes from Adams genealogy : typescript / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd. (2 copies) (copy 2 has 2 p.) 1 2.1.6 Notes from Vol. 2 of C. F. Adams Three episodes : manuscript, 2 p. / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd..6a Typescript (partial), 1 p. 1 2.1.7 Adams genealogy, 1650-ca. 1820 : family tree, 5 p. / Edith Biggs Farrar, nd. 1 2.1.8 Adams genealogy, from Lincoln Town Book : 1 p. / C. F. Adams, nd. 1 2.1.9 "Historical Society gets Abigail Adams letters : clipping / Boston Evening Transcript, May 14, 1938. (aqp)
Series 2, Benjamin Family 1 3.2.1 Genealogical notes of the Benjamin family from 1598 to 1755 -- members of the direct line of the Benjamins that settled in Lincoln are underlined : typescript (photocopy), 3 p. / compiler unknown, n.d. 1 3.2.2 Genealogical notes of the Benjamin family from 1598 to 1900s, with members of the Lincoln branch featured : typescript, 2 p. / prepared for Lincoln Historical Society by Mrs. Roger A. Chauvin, Boston, December 1979. 8
Series 3, Abbott Family 1 4.3.1 Genealogical notes relating to Abbott family from 1714 to early 1800s, including vital records from Lexington, Lincoln, Weston from 1754 to 1839 : manuscript, 8 p. / compiled from various sources by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. 1 4.3.2 Chronology of Joseph Abbott (Abbot) from 1727 to 1798, including family records, property and estate records and inventories, etc. : typescript, 7 p. / compiled by Paula L. Miller from several sources, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.3] 9
Series 4, Bemis Family 1 5.4.1 List comprising wife and children of Amos Bemis (b. 1760), and wife and children of Amos Bemis (b. 1801) : typescript, with annotations / n.d. 1 5.4.2 Description of George Bemis, who gave the Town Hall to Lincoln and established the Bemis lectures, from a description of a picture : typescript / n.d. 1 5.4.3 Notes relating to Joseph Bemis [et al.] : manuscript, on index cards, 2 p. / n.d. 1 5.4.4 Notes relating to George Bemis, 1809-1890 : manuscript / Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.6] 1 5.4.5 Notes relating to Bemis family from 1619 to 1924 : manuscript / Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.6] 1 5.4.6 Notes relating to Bemis family, marriages, children, etc. : typescript with annotations / n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.6] 10
Series 5, Billings Family 1 6.5.1 Family record of Billings family from 1727 to 1825, comprising births, deaths, marriages, from family Bible : photocopies, 2 p. / made from the original, property of Barbara Billings Barton, Gardner, Mass., for the Public Library of Lincoln, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.7] 1 6.5.2 Notes on the family of Samuel Billings, 1667-1749, from New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XCVII : manuscript notes / n.d. 11
Series 6, Brown Family 1 7.6.1 Family history and genealogical notes of the Brown family (including the family's part in the establishment of the Precinct Church), including lists of births, deaths, marriages, and various relationships, from 1600s to the 1830s : manuscript, 9 p. / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. Series 7, Bond Family 1 8.7.1 Family history and genealogical notes of the Bond family, who settled in the part of Weston that became Lincoln by 1723/4 : typescript / n.d. Series 8, Chapin Family 1 9.8.1 Historical and genealogical notes of Chapin family from 1598 to 1918 : typescript, 2 p. / n.d. 1 9.8.2 Ancestors of Carrie B. Chapin (first librarian in Lincoln) : chart, manuscript / n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.12] 1 9.8.3 Weigher's Certificate, signed by James L. Chapin, Lincoln / March 12, 1887. 12
Series 9, Child Family 1 10.9.1 Notes on Joshua Child : manuscript, 17 p. / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.44].1a Typescript, 8 p. (2 copies) 1 11.9.2 Notes on the Child Family of Lincoln : manuscript, 8 p. / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.44].2a Typescript, 8 p. 1 11.9.3 List of births, marriages, deaths from Vital records of Lincoln, to 1850 : manuscript, 7 p./ n.d..3a Typescript, births only, 1 p. 1 11.9.4 List of births and marriages from Vital Records of Concord, to 1850 : manuscript / n.d..4a Typescript. 1 11.9.5 List of deeds to property relating to Child family : manuscript, 4 p. / n.d. 13
Series 10, Farrar Family 1 12.10.1 A partial study of Samuel Farrar of Lincoln, Mass., family history and notes from 1670 to 1783 : typescript, 6 p. / n.d. 1 12.10.2 Letter of transmittal of materials to Lincoln Public Library : manuscript / Elizabeth Farrar, Sharon, Mass., May 1995. 1 12.10.3 The murder of James Farrar : typescript, 5 p. / n.d. 1 12.10.4 Letter to Lincoln Historical Society relating to Farrar family : typescript, 2 p. / Olive Floyd, Lincoln, March 1962. 1 12.10.5 Letter relating to Farrar family : manuscript / Fred Seeger, Lancaster, N.H., May 1969. 1 12.10.6 Historical and genealogical information relating to William Farrar : typescript, 3 p. / J. S. Brackett, n.d. 1 12.10.7-.8 Notes relating to George Farrar, 1670-1760, and Dea. Samuel Farrar, 1708-1783 : clippings / n.d. (2 items) 1 13.10.9 A genealogical table of the descent of the Barony of Ferrers, of Chartley : photocopy. (2 copies) 1 13.10.10 Farrar (Ferrers) family history and coat of arms, from Gregson's Portfolio of Fragments : photocopy, 2 p. 1 13.10.11 Birthplace of the Farrar Family in America, Lincoln, Massachusetts, with family history : booklet, photographs / n.d. 14
Series 10, continued 1 13.10.12 Record from memoirs of the Farrar Family : booklet, 15 p. / Historical Genealogical Society, 1930. (2 copies) 1 14.10.13 Letter to George Bancroft from George Ticknor about Farrar's profit from books : manuscript, 2 p., photocopy / January 5, 1828..13a Typescript, 2 p. 1 14.10.14-.15 Letter to Willard Phillips : manuscript, photocopy / John Farrar, 1836. (2 items).14a-.15a Typescript. 1 15.10.16-.22 Letter to Willard Phillips : manuscript, photocopy / John Farrar, 1837. (7 items).16a-.22a Typescript. 1 16.10.23-.27 Letter to Willard Phillips : manuscript, photocopy / John Farrar, 1838. (5 items).23a-.27a Typescript. 1 17.10.28-.30 Letter to Willard Phillips : manuscript, photocopy / John Farrar, 1839-1840. (3 items) 1 18.10.31 An Account of John Farrar of Lincoln and his crossing in the Black Ball Packet Ship from New York to Liverpool, 1836 : manuscript / paper given at Lincoln Historical Society by Clement C. Sawtell, March 1, 1967. 1 19.10.32 Unlabeled duplicates of John Farrar's letters to Willard Phillips : photocopies. 15
Series 11, Dana Family 1 20.11.1 Notes of family history and genealogy of the Dana family : manuscript, 6 p. / n.d. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Series 12, Dakin Family 1 21.12.1 Historical and genealogical notes of the Dakin family, 1650 to 1788 : typescript / n.d. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Series 13, Dean Family 1 22.13.1 Historical and genealogical notes of the Dean family, one of the earliest families in the area now Lincoln : manuscript / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. 16
Series 14, Farnsworth Family 1 23.14.1 Origins of the Farnsworths of Lincoln, Massachusetts, family historical and genealogical notes from 1612 to 1917 : typescript, 7 p. / compiled by Olive Floyd, 1962. 1 23.14.2 Historical and genealogical notes of the Farnsworth family : typescript, 2 p. / compiled by Olive Floyd, n.d. 1 23.14.3 Letter of transmittal to Mrs. Rogers : typescript, 2 p. / Olive Floyd, November 15, 1962. Series 15, Farrington Memorial, Stone Family 1 24.15.1 Family history of Stone family from 1665 to 1870 : typescript / copied by Mrs. Forbes from Stone genealogy, n.d. Series 16, Fassett Family 1 25.16.1 Historical and genealogical notes of Fassett family, 1792-1799 : manuscript / compiled by Edith Biggs 17
Farrar, n.d. Series 17, Fiske Family 1 26.17.1 Genealogy of Fiske family from 1388 to 1970s : chart, manuscript / n.d. 1 26.17.2 Biographical sketch and obituary of Cornelius Fiske, b. 1830, with cover letter : typescript / Marjorie T. Chenet, Somerset, N.J., May 1977. 1 26.17.3 Notes relating to Cornelius Fiske : manuscript / n.d. Series 18, Flint Family 1 27.18.1 Historical and genealogical notes of the Flint family from 1686 to 1800s : typescript, annotated, 5 p. / copied from the "Flint book", 1951. 1 27.18.2 Historical and genealogical notes of the Flint family from various sources : manuscript, typescript, 7 p. / n.d. 1 27.18.3 Lists of births, marriages, deaths of Flint family from family Bible, with cover letter : typescript, manuscript, 5 p. / 1975. 1 27.18.4 Notes of Flint family from court records and Concord records, 1661-1673 : manuscript on index cards / copied 1951. 18
Series 19, Goble Family 1 28.19.1 Family records of the Goble family from 1634 to early 1700s : manuscript, 7 p. / from various sources, n.d. 1 28.19.2 Notes on military service by members of the Goble family, with a an account of the execution of Stephen and Daniel Goble for murder of Indian squaws and children in 1676 : typescript and manuscript annotations and comments / from various sources. 1 28.19.3 Notes relating to the murder of Indian women and children by Stephen and Daniel Goble : manuscript, 5 p. / from Mrs. Wheeler's paper, Concord Journal, August 6, 1953. 1 28.19.4 Notes on the Goble family and the apprenticeship of George Farrar with the family (Goble family moved to Connecticut late 1600s and land acquired by George Farrar) : manuscript / n.d. 1 28.19.5 Lists of references and sources for Goble family information : manuscript, 2 p. / n.d. 19
Series 20, Olive Floyd Ancestry 1 29.20.1 Hart, Allarton, Small [and other] family records, ancestors of Olive Floyd (author, of Lincoln) : manuscript, 12 p. / compiled by Olive Floyd, n.d. Series 21, Hartwell Family 1 30.21.1 Ancestors Chart of Hartwell family, with additional family information, including letter of transmittal : typescript, 5 p. and cover / Evelyn Alexander, Seattle, Wash., October 1977. 1 30.21.2 Notes on Hartwell family history from 1636 to 1887 : manuscript, 7 p. / Lucy Hartwell Peck, Mountain Lakes, N.J., n.d. [Accessioned as 1982.26] 1 30.21.3 Notes on Hartwell family history : typescript and manuscript, 5 p. / n.d. 1 30.21.4 Inscriptions copied from cemetery in Bedford of William Heartwell and his wife Ruth : manuscript on file card / n.d. 1 30.21.5 Copy of a letter written by Samuel Hartwell at time of 150th anniversary of Town of Lincoln : typescript / n.d. 20
Series 22, Hastings Family 1 31.22.1 Letter to Mrs. Edith B. Farrar, Librarian, from Halliday Historic Photograph Co., relating to negatives of the Hastings house : typescript / December 6, 1934. 1 21.22.2 Notes relating to the Samuel Hastings house in Lincoln ca. 1775 : typescript / n.d. 1 21.22.3 Notes relating to the Hastings house, formerly in Lexington before Lincoln became a separate town : typescript / n.d. (May be page 2 of.22.2) 1 21.22.4 Notes relating to Hastings house and land from various wills and deeds : typescript / n.d. (May be page 3 of.22.2) 1 21.22.5 Notes relating to Samuel Hastings (1721-1820) and his second son Samuel Hastings (1757-1834) : typescript / n.d. 21
Series 23, Lawrence Family 1 32.23.1 Family record and genealogical notes relating to the family of William Lawrence, first minister in Second Precinct in 1748 : typescript, 4 p., annotated / n.d. 1 32.23.2 Biographical notes relating to William Lawrence, Jr., and Wheeler family : manuscript / n.d. Series 24, Merriam Family 1 33.24.1 Letter, addressee and sender unknown, relating to Merriam ancestry : manuscript / n.d. (ca. 1800) 1 33.24.2 Body of letter (.24.1) copied for E. Farrar : typescript / n.d. 1 33.24.3 Receipted bill to Miss Polly Merriam from Isaac Hurd, for medical care, December 8, 1791 : typescript copy / n.d. 1 33.24.4 Letter to Miss Polly Merriam at East School in Lincoln, relating to teaching, from Samuel Hoar, September 26, 1789 : typescript copy / n.d. 22
Series 25, Page Family 1 34.25.1 Biographical information and family history of Thomas Page, from 1760 to 1832 : typescript / John W. Teele, Concord, n.d. Series 26, Russell Family 1 35.26.1 Notes relating to Russell family history : manuscript, 2 p. / n.d. 1 35.26.2 Notes relating to Russell family history and genealogy, 17th-18th centuries : manuscript, 3 p. / n.d. 1 35.26.3 Notes relating to Chambers Russell : photocopy of manuscript / n.d. 1 35.26.4 Excerpts relating to Lincoln doctors from the Russell family : typescript / n.d. 1 35.26.5 Notes relating to Russell family history : manuscript, 2 p. / n.d. 23
Series 27, Smith Family 1 36.27.1 Biographical information and family history notes relating to William Smith who came to Lincoln before 1774 : typescript, 4 p., annotated / n.d. 1 36.27.2 Biographical information and family history notes relating to William Smith who came to Lincoln before 1774 : typescript, 4 p., annotated differently than.27.1 / n.d. 1 36.27.3 Family history notes relating to Smith family, 1715- ca. 1800, compiled from various sources : manuscript, 6 p. / n.d. Series 28, Stone Family 1 37.28.1 Family history notes relating to the Stone family from 16th to 18th centuries : typescript, 2 p., annotated / n.d. 1 37.28.2 Genealogical notes relating to Stone family, from Stone Genealogy, by David C. Stone, ca. 1910 : typescript, annotated / n.d. 24
Series 29, Tarbell Family 1 38.29.1 Genealogical notes relating to the Tarbell family, 1801-1843 : manuscript / n.d. Series 30, Underwood Family 1 39.30.1 Notes on Underwood family history and genealogy, with list of family members buried in Arbor Vitae Cemetery : manuscript, 5 p. / n.d. 1 39.30.2 Inventory list of personal estate of Mrs. Ruth Underwood, Middlesex Probate Court, May 24, 1776 : typescript copy / Elizabeth A. Little [et al.], January 1972. Series 31, Wheeler Family 1 40.31.1 Family tree of Wheeler family from 1765 to ca. 1980s. : typescript, 2 p., annotated / n.d. 1 40.31.2 Family history and genealogical notes relating to the Wheeler family : manuscript, 8 p. / n.d. 1 40.31.3 Notes relating to Blodgett house and Browning house : typescript, 3 p. / n.d. 25
Series 32, Wheat Family 1 41.32.1 Biographical and genealogical notes on the family of Joseph Wheat from 1745 to 1792 : typescript, 2 p. / Mrs. Chester D'Autremont, n.d. Series 33, Weston Family 1 42.33.1 Family history and genealogical notes relating to Wesson-Weston family, in part from Vital Records of Concord and Vital Records of Lincoln : manuscript, 4 p. / n.d. 1 42.33.2 Marriages and deaths of Wesson-Weston family members, in part from Vital Records : manuscript, 3 p. / n.d. 1 42.33.3 Excerpts from Vital Records of Concord relating to Wesson-Weston family : manuscript, 3 p. / n.d. 1 42.33.4 Biographical and genealogical notes on Weston family, late 1700s to early 1800s : typescript, 2 p. / n.d. 26
Series 34, Miscellaneous Family Records 1 43.34.1-.5 Miscellaneous lists of names and biographical notes : manuscript / n.d. (5 items) 1 43.34.6-.8 Miscellaneous biographical notes, obituaries, etc. : manuscript and print / n.d. (3 items) 1 43.34.9-.14 Miscellaneous biographical and genealogical notes : manuscript, note cards / n.d. (6 items) 1 44.34.15 Notes relating to Lincoln Town Bounds, and other early town bounds : manuscript, 9 p. / compiled from various sources, n.d. 1 44.34.16 Notes relating to Lincoln names, houses, etc. : typescript, 2 p. / n.d. 27
Series 35, Houses, etc. 1 45.35.1 Descriptions and history of some of the older houses in Lincoln : manuscript and typescript / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. (16 p.) 1 46.35.2 Lincoln miscellaneous notes, including some place names, population figures, etc. : typescript / compiled by Edith Biggs Farrar, n.d. 1 46.35.3 The house of Captain William Smith, Lincoln, in Seventeenth Century Houses of Middlesex County, in Bulletin of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Vol. XXIX, No. 3 : photocopy, 3 p. / January 1939. 28