Hannah became a widow again when HezekiahHooper died on 22 February 1813.2,6
Death*
25 February 1825
She died affected with paralysis on 25 February 1825 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 87. Her gravestone noted she died at age 88 "the 26th of last July."2,6
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
[S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 92. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hooper, pages 195-197.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 186.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 493.
[S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
Edward Blake1
(Witness) Guardianship
12 April 1841
The petition of GardnerWinslow, a yeoman of Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to become the guardian for HarlosBolton, a minor over the age of fourteen years and the son of John Bolton, late of Berkley, deceased, was filed on 12 April 1841 with the Judge of the Probate Court of Bristol County. Harlos had his choice of guardians and chose Gardner Winslow who signed a one thousand dollars bond outlining his obligations to his ward and the court. Two other men, SamuelChace and EdwardBlake of Berkley and Taunton respectively, also signed the bond with Gardner, and his petition for guardianship was granted on 25 Jun 1841.1
Citations
[S476] Harlos Bolton, Bristol County, Massachusetts probate records, 1690-1881 film number 558134, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County probate records, 1690-1881.
[S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
Polly Blanchard1
Name Variation
PollyBlanchard was also known as Molly Blanchard.2
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 170, the bride identified as both "Molly" and "Polly". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
[S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, with the qualifier that Elisha only "possibly" married second Molly/Polly Blanchard of Stoughton, Suffolk County. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who appears to have presented his own research, the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
[S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
[S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
[S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
[S494] The Records of the Churches of Boston - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, published originally by NEHGS in 2002 on CD-ROM. Hereinafter cited as Boston Church Records - NEHGS.
[S263] David B. Robinson, online at RootsWeb WorldConnect Project www.rootsweb.com, David B. Robinson et al (e-mail: e-mail address), downloaded 13 Jan 2007 from update of 12 Jan 2007.
[S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
[S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."
Sarah Blood1,2
d. 24 June 1822
Sarah Blood|d. 24 Jun 1822|p11.htm#i6641|Ebenezer Blood||p11.htm#i7530|Abigail Chamberlain?||p24.htm#i7529|||||||||||||
She married third WilliamBolton, son of WilliamBolton and ElizabethWhite, on 16 May 1776 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Most published sources state that William Bolton married Sarah Lewis, and not Sarah Farnsworth. A William Bolton did marry a Sarah Lewis on 18 Sep 1788. However it is believed by current Bolton family reseachers that that marriage was not this William. They are in possession of documentation to verify their information on the Blood, Farnsworth and Bolton lines.1,2,3
Residence*
1794
Sarah's husband, WilliamBolton, added to the large farm he had purchased in 1773 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The house, with the ridgepole parallel with the road and sloping back, after the manner of the time, to a shed in the rear, was conspicuous as the first house west of West Groton. The place became known later as "The Peter Tarbell Place." Near the house there was an old barn, still functioning in 1889 as it had in the days before the Revolutionary War.3,4
(Wife) Death
30 April 1804
Sarah became a widow when WilliamBolton died on 30 April 1804.3,4,2,1
Land Transfer*
1806
In 1806, Sarah Bolton sold her share of her deceased husband's farm to the same James Parker his sons had sold their share to in 1804.3
She married third WilliamBolton, son of WilliamBolton and ElizabethWhite, on 16 May 1776 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Most published sources state that William Bolton married Sarah Lewis, and not Sarah Farnsworth. A William Bolton did marry a Sarah Lewis on 18 Sep 1788. However it is believed by current Bolton family reseachers that that marriage was not this William. They are in possession of documentation to verify their information on the Blood, Farnsworth and Bolton lines.1,2,3
Citations
[S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."
[S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, First Generation, pages 3-6. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
[S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
[S679] Prepared by Susan Hawkes Cook, "Parentage of Sarah Bennett, Wife of Revolutionary - NEHGS", NEXUS Volume number 3 (June 1987). From 1983 to 2000, NEXUS was the news magazine of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Published five times a year, it contained columns and feature articles as well as NEHGS news and events. Gary Boyd Roberts’ “Notable Kin” column was a particular highlight, and article topics covered a wide range of subjects, including Irish origins, matrilineal and name studies, and material culture (especially photographs), plus some record transcriptions and resolutions of difficult problems. Also popular was a sizable query section, with some answers. Hereinafter cited as "Parentage of Sarah Bennett."
[S497] "Hinds Family Research Collection", compiled by Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), for Shirley Ertz (Nebraska), from the Family Tree of Thomas and Mary Hinds prepared by M. Clayton and G. Clayton and dated Nov 1992; Shirley Ertz Personal Library, email: e-mail address, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."
Aaron Bolton1
b. 12 February 1753
Aaron Bolton|b. 12 Feb 1753|p11.htm#i2953|William Bolton|b. 25 Oct 1721|p19.htm#i2946|Mary Unknown|d. b 16 May 1776|p101.htm#i7528|William Bolton|b. 1684\nd. 10 Sep 1725|p19.htm#i2963|Elizabeth White|b. 8 Apr 1688|p107.htm#i2964|||||||
[S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, First Generation, pages 3-6. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Aaron Bolton1
b. 16 June 1795
Aaron Bolton|b. 16 Jun 1795|p11.htm#i3019|William Bolton|b. 14 Oct 1771|p19.htm#i3007|Sally Farnsworth|b. 1769|p34.htm#i3012|William Bolton Jr.|b. 21 Jan 1743/44\nd. 7 May 1780|p19.htm#i2948|Abigail Sheldon|b. 15 Mar 1743/44\nd. 7 Mar 1792|p91.htm#i2949|Ebenezer Farnsworth|b. 1739|p34.htm#i6644|Sarah Nichols||p76.htm#i6645|
In 4 April 1827, WilliamBolton gave his home and all his property to his son Aaron "except a cow and household furniture brought by his wife Sarah at their marriage." The son to "furnish a good and comfortable support and maintenance... during their lives and the life of the survivor of them in the family of the said Aaron."4
[S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
[S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fifth Generation, pages 10-17. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, Boltons of Old and New England, Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10.
Abigail Bolton1
b. 21 March 1709
Abigail Bolton|b. 21 Mar 1709|p11.htm#i6286|John Bolton|b. c 1660|p15.htm#i6219|Sarah Chesebrough|b. 24 Dec 1663\nd. 9 Sep 1729|p25.htm#i6218|Nicholas Boulton the Immigrant|b. 1600\nd. 27 May 1683|p20.htm#i6195|Elizabeth Unknown||p100.htm#i6288|Samuel Chesebrough|b. 1 Apr 1627|p25.htm#i6203|Abigail Unknown||p99.htm#i6211|
[S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
[S451] Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, surname spelled "Bolten". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
[S611] Probate file papers, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. Filmed by the Supreme Judicial Court, Archives and Records Preservation, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: Case number 2221. Hereinafter cited as Probate file papers, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
[S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, film number 549782. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 325. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Ripley, pages 298-299. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
[S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301, and references an Epitaph in old Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Abigail Bolton1
b. 28 March 1812
Abigail Bolton|b. 28 Mar 1812|p11.htm#i6629|Daniel Bolton||p12.htm#i6624|Polly Fletcher||p35.htm#i6625|||||||||||||
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), page xiii. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Abigail Bolton1
b. 2 October 1814, d. 27 May 1843
Abigail Bolton|b. 2 Oct 1814\nd. 27 May 1843|p11.htm#i6676|John Bolton of Vermont|b. 24 Oct 1773\nd. 28 Mar 1843|p15.htm#i3008|Cynthia Chamberlain|b. 30 Dec 1782|p24.htm#i6664|William Bolton Jr.|b. 21 Jan 1743/44\nd. 7 May 1780|p19.htm#i2948|Abigail Sheldon|b. 15 Mar 1743/44\nd. 7 Mar 1792|p91.htm#i2949|||||||
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Abigail Bolton1
d. 27 September 1769
Abigail Bolton|d. 27 Sep 1769|p11.htm#i7396|Elisha Bolton|b. 1735|p13.htm#i6323||||Elisha Bolton|b. 9 Mar 1700\nd. 26 Feb 1777|p13.htm#i6280|Mary Unknown|b. c 1709\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p101.htm#i6281|||||||
[S672] Barbara L. Merrick, "The Original Church Records of Gad Hitchcock, D.D., 1748 to 1803: Deaths", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volume 136 (January 1982): page 35. Hereinafter cited as "Pembroke Death Records of Rev. Gad Hitchcock - NEHGR."
Abisha Bolton1
b. 9 February 1786
Abisha Bolton|b. 9 Feb 1786|p11.htm#i7287|Nathaniel Bolton Jr.||p17.htm#i6334|Jane Thompson|b. 1749\nd. 8 May 1814|p98.htm#i6335|Nathaniel Bolton|b. 5 May 1706\nd. 8 Aug 1770|p17.htm#i6284|Deborah Washburn|b. 1 Jun 1712\nd. 26 Mar 1759|p104.htm#i6285|Thomas Thompson||p98.htm#i6336|Jane Washburn||p105.htm#i7289|
[S618] Connecticut vital records based on the Barbour collection: compiled and edited by Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker compilation of vital records of early Connecticut : based on the Barbour collection of Connecticut town vital records and other statistical sources, CD-ROM (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, c2006), page 1583, and noted Stafford vital records. Hereinafter cited as Ricker compilation of vital records of early Connecticut.
Adaline Sarah Bolton1
b. 16 April 1825
Adaline Sarah Bolton|b. 16 Apr 1825|p11.htm#i6692|Aaron Bolton|b. 16 Jun 1795|p11.htm#i3019|Sarah Unknown||p102.htm#i6689|William Bolton|b. 14 Oct 1771|p19.htm#i3007|Sally Farnsworth|b. 1769|p34.htm#i3012|||||||
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fifth Generation, pages 10-17. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), page xiii. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Agnes Bolton1
Agnes Bolton||p11.htm#i6716|Thomas Bolton|b. c 1698\nd. b 1788|p18.htm#i6710|Mary (McLellan) Craige||p29.htm#i6712|Unknown Bolton||p19.htm#i6711||||||||||
[S496] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966 reprint of 1931 edition published in Salem, Massachusetts), page 18. Hereinafter cited as New England Immigrants 1700-1775.
It is suspected that Agnes Bolton of Palmer belongs to one of the early immigrant Bolton families already being researched. William of Reading was thought to have come from Ireland and the brothers William of Windham and Thomas of Gorham, both having come to America from Tamlaght O'Crilly, Northern Ireland, each named a daughter Agnes.
It is unclear if there were two daughters named Mary born to Agnes and HughSmith in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. In the records for Palmer, two births are listed with identical birth dates and different years, 1765 and 1767. The 1765 date was noted as appearing on her grave stone and the 1767 date appears to have been transcribed from the original record. To further confuse the issue, two death dates are listed also. The one appearing to have been transcribed from the town records reports her death on 30 Jul 1767 and the other, obtained from her grave stone in Old Center Cemetery was noted as 20 Sep 1768, age 10 (or age 1 followed by an O and not a zero).2
[S496] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966 reprint of 1931 edition published in Salem, Massachusetts), page 18. Hereinafter cited as New England Immigrants 1700-1775.
[S451] Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
[S496] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, New England Immigrants 1700-1775, page 18, noted her year of death as 1805.
Albert J. Bolton1
b. 1844, d. 1917
Albert J. Bolton|b. 1844\nd. 1917|p11.htm#i7476|Jeremiah Bolton|b. 7 Mar 1809\nd. 25 Jan 1885|p15.htm#i7426|Harriet Talcott|b. 1810\nd. 16 Aug 1880|p97.htm#i7427|Gamaliel Bolton|b. 11 May 1778|p14.htm#i6498|Sally Hooper||p60.htm#i6499|||||||
Albert J. Bolton and George F.Bolton appeared on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in the household of their brother William H.Bolton in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, New York. Enumerated in the household were William's two young children: Frank was 5, and Hattie 3. Also residing with the family in 1870 were three of William's siblings. His sister Lucy, who was keeping house, was 20, and his brothers Albert and George were 26 and 18, respectively. William's real estate was valued at $9,000 and his personal property at $3,000.2
Death*
1917
He died in 1917. The notice of his death stated simply: "BOLTON, Albert J. spouse of Sarah born 1844 died 1917.1
[S673] Kenneth Bolton, "Descendants of Jeremiah Bolton of Massachusetts and New York", received on 18 March 2010 from e-mail address. Ken is the great-great grandson of Jeremiah Bolton, whom his family "suspects" may have been the youngest son of Gamaliel Bolton and Sally Hooper. When he gave his permission to include his family's file on this website, he stated that he was very careful about providing only data that he could confirm as accurate. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Jeremiah Bolton."
[S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of Wm. Bolton, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll M593_909; Page: 574B; Image: 571; Family History Library Film: 552408; viewed at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.
Alfred Bolton1
b. 7 May 1793
Alfred Bolton|b. 7 May 1793|p11.htm#i6505|John Bolton of Lowell|b. 18 Aug 1762\nd. 2 Jun 1841|p15.htm#i6494|Margery Pratt|b. 5 Feb 1764\nd. 31 Jul 1840|p85.htm#i6502|Seth Bolton|b. 2 Feb 1739|p18.htm#i6316|Anna Wade||p103.htm#i6317|Thomas Pratt|b. c 1732|p86.htm#i8397|Mercy Jones||p64.htm#i8398|
Alfred Bolton likely appeared on the 1800 census in the household of his parents John and MargeryBolton in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John and Margery would have been married about 12 years in 1800, and were both noted in the age category of 26 thru 44. The children in their household included 1 male under 10, who would have been son Alfred, 1 male aged 10 thru 15, who would have been son Micah and 3 females under 10, who would have been daughters Margery, Mary Ann and Anna.4
He married his first cousin SylviaPratt, daughter of ThomasPrattJr., in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The actual date of their marriage is not known and the Waltham records stated simply that it was recorded before 1 April 1814.3
In his pension application dated 12 September 1832, JohnBoltonof Lowell, father of Alfred Bolton, stated that he had resided at Raynham in Bristol County, Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War. After the war he lived one year at Taunton, also in Bristol County, and twenty years at Bridgewater, in Plymouth County. Next, for about the same length of time he lived in several other towns and at the time of his declaration was residing in Billercia village in the town of Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is believed that John's wife and unmarried children resided with him.5
Alfred Bolton and the other four surviving children of the widowed JohnBoltonof Lowell, were named as his only heirs in his affidavit of death filed by his son-in-law, JamesMitchell on 23 June 1841 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.6
He married his first cousin SylviaPratt, daughter of ThomasPrattJr., in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The actual date of their marriage is not known and the Waltham records stated simply that it was recorded before 1 April 1814.3
[S451] Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, his birth was recorded in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
[S402] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1995), page 579. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
[S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org.
[S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, 1800, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Household of John Bolton; Roll 16; Page:57; Image: 67; Family History Library Film: 205617; viewed at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1800 US Federal Census.
[S480] John Bolton (of Bristol County); file number S 29,649; Massachusetts, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Application File; film number M804 (Washington D.C.: NARA).
[S486] John Bolton, Affidavit of Death 1841, Probate File Number 26247, Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County Massachusetts probate file number 26247 (Microfilm of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bolton, John Affidavit of Death 1841.
Alonzo David Bolton1
b. 7 April 1813
Alonzo David Bolton|b. 7 Apr 1813|p11.htm#i6686|David Bolton|b. 2 Mar 1791\nd. 1 Apr 1849|p13.htm#i3013|Phebe Kemp|d. 17 Jan 1860|p66.htm#i6682|William Bolton|b. 14 Oct 1771|p19.htm#i3007|Sally Farnsworth|b. 1769|p34.htm#i3012|Benjamin Kemp||p66.htm#i6683|Abigail Smith||p92.htm#i6684|
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fifth Generation, pages 10-17. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Alvin Bolton1
b. 25 March 1809
Alvin Bolton|b. 25 Mar 1809|p11.htm#i6670|John Bolton of Vermont|b. 24 Oct 1773\nd. 28 Mar 1843|p15.htm#i3008|Cynthia Chamberlain|b. 30 Dec 1782|p24.htm#i6664|William Bolton Jr.|b. 21 Jan 1743/44\nd. 7 May 1780|p19.htm#i2948|Abigail Sheldon|b. 15 Mar 1743/44\nd. 7 Mar 1792|p91.htm#i2949|||||||
[S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England : with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
Amos Bolton1
b. 1760
Amos Bolton|b. 1760|p11.htm#i2960|William Bolton|b. 25 Oct 1721|p19.htm#i2946|Mary Unknown|d. b 16 May 1776|p101.htm#i7528|William Bolton|b. 1684\nd. 10 Sep 1725|p19.htm#i2963|Elizabeth White|b. 8 Apr 1688|p107.htm#i2964|||||||
[S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
Ann Bolton1
b. 2 April 1754
Ann Bolton|b. 2 Apr 1754|p11.htm#i6374|John Bolton|b. 1729/30\nd. 9 Jul 1762|p15.htm#i6302|Elizabeth Hayward|b. c 1726\nd. 10 Nov 1801|p42.htm#i6303|Elisha Bolton|b. 9 Mar 1700\nd. 26 Feb 1777|p13.htm#i6280|Mary Unknown|b. c 1709\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p101.htm#i6281|Nathaniel Hayward|b. 14 Apr 1690\nd. 23 Feb 1755|p47.htm#i7237|Mary Harvey|b. c 1679\nd. 1756|p39.htm#i7238|
Anna and JeremiahPratt moved to Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont. The Pratt Directory noted that the History of Pomfret, Vermont; H.H. Vail; Boston; Cockayne 1930 erroneously stated that they took several adult children with them but others have proved they could not have been children of Jeremiah. Most were actually children of John Pratt (c1723) of Pomfret.4
[S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
[S451] Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
[S614] Francis Greenleaf Pratt, The Pratt family : a genealogical record of Matthew Pratt of Weymouth, Mass., and his American descendants, 1623-1888, downloaded from Google Books, (Boston, Massachusetts: C.H. Heintzemann, 1890), page 144. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Family, Matthew Pratt of Weymouth, 1623-1888.
[S402] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1995), page 435. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
Anna Wade Bolton1
b. 11 April 1799
Anna Wade Bolton|b. 11 Apr 1799|p11.htm#i6507|John Bolton of Lowell|b. 18 Aug 1762\nd. 2 Jun 1841|p15.htm#i6494|Margery Pratt|b. 5 Feb 1764\nd. 31 Jul 1840|p85.htm#i6502|Seth Bolton|b. 2 Feb 1739|p18.htm#i6316|Anna Wade||p103.htm#i6317|Thomas Pratt|b. c 1732|p86.htm#i8397|Mercy Jones||p64.htm#i8398|
Anna Wade Bolton likely appeared on the 1800 census in the household of her parents John and MargeryBolton in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John and Margery would have been married about 12 years in 1800, and were both noted in the age category of 26 thru 44. The children in their household included 1 male under 10, who would have been son Alfred, 1 male aged 10 thru 15, who would have been son Micah and 3 females under 10, who would have been daughters Margery, Mary Ann and Anna.3
In his pension application dated 12 September 1832, JohnBoltonof Lowell, father of Anna Wade Bolton, stated that he had resided at Raynham in Bristol County, Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War. After the war he lived one year at Taunton, also in Bristol County, and twenty years at Bridgewater, in Plymouth County. Next, for about the same length of time he lived in several other towns and at the time of his declaration was residing in Billercia village in the town of Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is believed that John's wife and unmarried children resided with him.4
Anna Wade Death and the other four surviving children of the widowed JohnBoltonof Lowell, were named as his only heirs in his affidavit of death filed by his son-in-law, JamesMitchell on 23 June 1841 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.5
[S451] Early Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
[S402] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1995), page 579. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
[S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, 1800, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Household of John Bolton; Roll 16; Page:57; Image: 67; Family History Library Film: 205617; viewed at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1800 US Federal Census.
[S480] John Bolton (of Bristol County); file number S 29,649; Massachusetts, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Application File; film number M804 (Washington D.C.: NARA).
[S486] John Bolton, Affidavit of Death 1841, Probate File Number 26247, Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County Massachusetts probate file number 26247 (Microfilm of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bolton, John Affidavit of Death 1841.
Apollos Bolton
Apollos Bolton||p11.htm#i7619|Nathaniel Bolton|b. 5 May 1706\nd. 8 Aug 1770|p17.htm#i6284||||John Bolton|b. c 1660|p15.htm#i6219|Sarah Chesebrough|b. 24 Dec 1663\nd. 9 Sep 1729|p25.htm#i6218|||||||
Our only clue to the parentage of ApollosBolton at this point in our research is that our first (and only) finding of his name was on a list of Revolutionary War Soldiers who served from Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Two other Bolton men, Nathaniel Jr. and Elias, were also listed and both were sons of Nathaniel Bolton of Bridgewater. So, we wonder... Was Apollos Bolton their brother?1
Revolutionary War*
6 July 1780
Apollos Bolton has credit on the town records of Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, for service in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He served from 6 July 1780 in a three months' campaign at West Point, completing his service on 10 Oct 1780.1
Citations
[S753] Henry Parks Wright, Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New Haven, Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1914), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts.