Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849

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Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
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vital-record
url
https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb
reference
vol. 1 (births), vol. 2 (marriages and deaths)
seen
transcript
access
public

Printed transcript of the town and church records, read in the archive.org full text (vol. 2 at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb_0; vol. 1 also at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofro0001vari). Used for the Lamb, Wise, Payson, Foster and Thompson families. Among the entries:

  • Lamb: Caleb, son of Thomas and Dorothy, b. 9 Apr 1641 (1:208), with a second entry in different ink for a Caleb, son of Thomas, b. 27 Nov 1639; Thomas Lamb's marriage to Dorothy Harbittle, 16 July 1640 (2:241); his burial, 28 Mar 1646 (2:571); Caleb Lamb and "Marie Wise," 30 June 1669 (2:240).
  • Wise: Joseph Wise and "Mary Tompsonn," 3 Dec 1641 (2:398, 442); Mary bp. 27 Feb 1649/50 and John bp. 15 Aug 1652, children of Joseph (1:389); deaths of Joseph, 12 Sept 1684, and Mary, 4 Aug 1693 (2:675).
  • Payson: "Elizabeth, d. Giles, Feb. 4, 1644. [1644-5. C. R. 1.]" (1:270); Giles Payson and Elizabeth Dowell, Apr 1637 (2:311); "Giles, Dea., Jan. 28, 1688-9, a. 78 y." (2:609).
  • Foster: "Hopestill, eldest s. Capt. Hopestill, of Dorchester, and [blank] Pason, at Dorchester, 15 : 12m : 1666" (2:152); children of John and Jane Foster, 1751-1760 (1:134-135).
  • Thompson: "Foster ... Mary, and Thomas Thompson, Oct. 28, 1765" (2:153, and 2:394 under Thompson).

Also used for the Hawley and Tompson families: Thomas Hawley and Dorothy Lamb, 2 Feb 1651, and Hawley "slain by the Indians at Sudbury, Apr. 21, 1676," "under the command of Capt. Sam[ue]ll Wadsworth" (2:547); his first wife "Emm," buried 29 Nov 1651; "Dorothy, wid. Thomas," 28 Jan 1697/8, indexed under HALLEY (2:543); Bridget Tompson and George Denison, March 1640 (2:398); and Caleb and Mary (Wise) Lamb's first Mary, b. 13 Apr 1678, d. of smallpox 4 July 1679.

Also, among Joseph Wise's children (1:389): "Katharen, d. Joseph, bp. 10: 8m: 1658. C. R. 1." (10 Oct 1658), who married Richard Mather of Dorchester and Lyme (used for the Hatten research).

For the Chapin and Porter ancestors of Ella (Chapin) Browne (October 2026): "Japhet, s. Samuel, bp. 15: 8m: 1642. C. R. 1." (15 Oct 1642; 1:58, under CHAPIN); and "Abigall, d. Samuel, July 12, 1674" (1:376, under WILLIAMS), the Abigail Williams who married Experience Porter.

For King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/):

  • The Lamb sons of Dorothy (Harbottle) Lamb: "Josuah, s. Thomas, Nov. 27, 1642" and "Abiell, s. Thomas, Aug. 15, 1646" (1:208-209), Abiel born after Thomas Lamb's burial of 28 Mar 1646 and so her posthumous son, distinct from "Abel, 4th s. Thomas, abt. 8 m: 1633"; "Harbottle, s. Abiel, bp. 28: 12m: 1674-5." Corporal Abiel Lamb and Joshua Lamb both served in 1675-76.
  • "Jeremyah, s. Joseph, bp. July 6, 1646," the Jeremiah Wise credited under Capt. Henchman in Nov 1675; "Sarah, d. Giles, bp. 16:5m: 1648" (1:269), probably the Sarah Payson who married Elisha Foster in 1678; "John s. Edward, June 11, 1643" (1:270), the trooper John Payson.
  • The Tylers' refuge from Mendon: "TILER, Matthew, s. Hop., bp. 9: 2m: 1676" and "John, s. Hope, Feb. 19, 1677" (vol. 1).
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  2. title: "Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849"
  3. type: vital-record
  4. url: "https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb"
  5. reference: vol. 1 (births), vol. 2 (marriages and deaths)
  6. seen: transcript
  7. access: public
  8. ---
  10. Printed transcript of the town and church records, read in the archive.org full text (vol. 2 at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb_0; vol. 1 also at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofro0001vari). Used for the Lamb, Wise, Payson, Foster and Thompson families. Among the entries:
  12. - Lamb: Caleb, son of Thomas and Dorothy, b. 9 Apr 1641 (1:208), with a second entry in different ink for a Caleb, son of Thomas, b. 27 Nov 1639; Thomas Lamb's marriage to Dorothy Harbittle, 16 July 1640 (2:241); his burial, 28 Mar 1646 (2:571); Caleb Lamb and "Marie Wise," 30 June 1669 (2:240).
  13. - Wise: Joseph Wise and "Mary Tompsonn," 3 Dec 1641 (2:398, 442); Mary bp. 27 Feb 1649/50 and John bp. 15 Aug 1652, children of Joseph (1:389); deaths of Joseph, 12 Sept 1684, and Mary, 4 Aug 1693 (2:675).
  14. - Payson: "Elizabeth, d. Giles, Feb. 4, 1644. [1644-5. C. R. 1.]" (1:270); Giles Payson and Elizabeth Dowell, Apr 1637 (2:311); "Giles, Dea., Jan. 28, 1688-9, a. 78 y." (2:609).
  15. - Foster: "Hopestill, eldest s. Capt. Hopestill, of Dorchester, and [blank] Pason, at Dorchester, 15 : 12m : 1666" (2:152); children of John and Jane Foster, 1751-1760 (1:134-135).
  16. - Thompson: "Foster ... Mary, and Thomas Thompson, Oct. 28, 1765" (2:153, and 2:394 under Thompson).
  18. Also used for the Hawley and Tompson families: Thomas Hawley and Dorothy Lamb, 2 Feb 1651,
  19. and Hawley "slain by the Indians at Sudbury, Apr. 21, 1676," "under the command
  20. of Capt. Sam[ue]ll Wadsworth" (2:547); his first wife "Emm," buried 29 Nov 1651; "Dorothy,
  21. wid. Thomas," 28 Jan 1697/8, indexed under HALLEY (2:543); Bridget Tompson and George
  22. Denison, March 1640 (2:398); and Caleb and Mary (Wise) Lamb's first Mary, b. 13 Apr 1678,
  23. d. of smallpox 4 July 1679.
  25. Also, among Joseph Wise's children (1:389): "Katharen, d. Joseph, bp. 10: 8m: 1658. C. R. 1." (10 Oct
  26. 1658), who married Richard Mather of Dorchester and Lyme (used for the Hatten research).
  28. For the Chapin and Porter ancestors of Ella (Chapin) Browne (October 2026): "Japhet, s. Samuel, bp. 15:
  29. 8m: 1642. C. R. 1." (15 Oct 1642; 1:58, under CHAPIN); and "Abigall, d. Samuel, July 12, 1674" (1:376,
  30. under WILLIAMS), the Abigail Williams who married Experience Porter.
  32. For King Philip's War (`research/king-philips-war/`):
  34. - The Lamb sons of Dorothy (Harbottle) Lamb: "Josuah, s. Thomas, Nov. 27, 1642" and "Abiell, s. Thomas, Aug.
  35. 15, 1646" (1:208-209), Abiel born after Thomas Lamb's burial of 28 Mar 1646 and so her posthumous son,
  36. distinct from "Abel, 4th s. Thomas, abt. 8 m: 1633"; "Harbottle, s. Abiel, bp. 28: 12m: 1674-5." Corporal
  37. Abiel Lamb and Joshua Lamb both served in 1675-76.
  38. - "Jeremyah, s. Joseph, bp. July 6, 1646," the Jeremiah Wise credited under Capt. Henchman in Nov 1675;
  39. "Sarah, d. Giles, bp. 16:5m: 1648" (1:269), probably the Sarah Payson who married Elisha Foster in 1678;
  40. "John s. Edward, June 11, 1643" (1:270), the trooper John Payson.
  41. - The Tylers' refuge from Mendon: "TILER, Matthew, s. Hop., bp. 9: 2m: 1676" and "John, s. Hope, Feb. 19,
  42. 1677" (vol. 1).
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