George Pond1

b. 20 January 1665/66
Family
Father*William Pond1 d. 4 Apr 1690
Mother*Mary Dyer1 d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Birth*20 January 1665/66George Pond was born on 20 January 1665/66 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 9, the date written as "20 (11 mo:) 1665" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was January, not November. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Pond1

b. 16 March 1693/94, d. 10 June 1755
Family
Father*John Pond2 b. c 1651
Mother*Rachel Stow2
Birth*16 March 1693/94Hannah Pond was born on 16 March 1693/94, probably in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*3 December 1718She married Joseph Fales, son of John Fales and Abigail Hawes, on 3 December 1718 in Boston. They were both identified as of Wrentham and were married by Samuel Lynde Esq., Justice of the Peace.3,4 
Research Notes*The Daniel Pond source speculated that this Hannah Pond, daughter of John, was "probably" the Hannah who married Nathaniel Wight of Wrentham on 9 January 1722. Our research indicates however that it was the widow of Hannah's first cousin Robert Pond, Hannah (Bacon) Pond, who married Nathaniel Wight. Additionally, our research led us to the marriage of, probably, this Hannah Pond to Joseph Fales on 3 December 1718.2 
Death*10 June 1755She died on 10 June 1755 in Wrentham5 
Burial* and was buried in the Wrentham Centre Cemetery. Her gravestone remembered her year of death as 1751 at age 63.5 

Family

 Joseph Fales b. 8 Sep 1691, d. 6 Feb 1768
Children 1.Beriah Fales6 b. 4 Sep 1719, d. 4 Oct 1719
 2.Hannah Fales6 b. 8 Nov 1721, d. 27 Jan 1739/40
 3.Samuel Fales7 b. 25 Aug 1724, d. 2 Jan 1756
 4.David Fales6 b. 28 Feb 1726/27
 5.Abigail Fales6 b. 15 Aug 1729, d. 12 Dec 1755
 6.Sarah Fales7 b. 23 Dec 1732

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), John Pond, page 12. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 150, Volume 1, page 75, his surname transcribed as "Falled", the date recorded as 3 December 1718 and indicating they were both of Wrentham. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, pages 290 and 355, recording their place of marriage as Boston and the date as 3 December 1718. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 438.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 72.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 73.

Ichabod Pond1

b. 31 May 1699, d. 2 May 1785
Family
Father*Robert Pond2 b. 8 Aug 1667
Mother*Joanna __?__2 d. a 19 Apr 1726
Birth*31 May 1699Ichabod Pond was born on 31 May 1699 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
Marriage*30 November 1721He married first Milcah Farrington, daughter of Daniel Farrington and Abigail Fisher, on 30 November 1721 in Wrentham.3,4,5 
(Husband) Deathbefore 25 May 1747Ichabod became a widower when Milcah (Farrington) Pond died before 25 May 1747.3 
Marriage*28 September 1762He married third, as her second husband, Mehitable (Hawes) Aldis, daughter of Nathaniel Hawes and Sarah Newell, on 28 September 1762 in Wrentham.1,3 
Death*2 May 1785He died on 2 May 1785 in Franklin, Suffolk County, at age 85.3 

Family 1

 Milcah Farrington b. 1 Jun 1700, d. b 25 May 1747

Family 2

 Mehitable Hawes b. 3 Nov 1703, d. 28 Feb 1785

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Robert Pond, pages 13-15. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Ichabod Pond, pages 27-28.
  4. [S1277] Dorothy Farrington Parker, The Farringtons, colonists and patriots : descendants of John of Dedham, Massachusetts; Edmund of Lynn, Massachusetts; Edward of Flushing, New York (Upper Montclair, New Jersey: D. F. Parker, 1981; revised edition), Second Generation, pages 9-11. Hereinafter cited as The Farringtons, colonists and patriots.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 355. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Israel Pond1

b. 29 March 1702
Family
Father*John Pond2 b. c 1651
Mother*Judith __?__3 d. 26 Apr 1708
Birth*29 March 1702Israel Pond was born on 29 March 1702 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*19 May 1732He married, as her first husband, Dorcas Clark on 19 May 1732 in Wrentham.1,4 
Death*He probably died between conceiving his third child, who was born in 1740, and his wife's second marriage in 1742/43.4,1 

Family

 Dorcas Clark
Children 1.Zabiah Pond1 b. 19 Apr 1733, d. 17 Feb 1748/49
 2.Judith Pond1 b. 30 Jan 1737/38, d. 20 Feb 1748/49
 3.Dorcas Pond1 b. 22 Jun 1740

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Israel Pond, page 20. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Third Generation, John Pond, page 12.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, John Pond, page 12.
  4. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Jabez Pond1

b. 6 March 1677, d. 6 November 1749
Family
Father*Daniel Pond2 d. 4 Feb 1697/98
Mother*Ann Edwards2 d. 6 Jun 1732
Birth*6 March 1677Jabez Pond was born on 6 March 1677 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3,4 
Marriage*11 January 1698/99He married first Mary Gay, daughter of Nathaniel Gay and Lydia Starr, on 11 January 1698/99 in Dedham.1,3,5 
(Husband) Death11 June 1731Jabez became a widower when Mary (Gay) Pond died on 11 June 1731.3,6 
Marriage22 November 1732He married second, as her second husband, Mary (Smith) Plimpton, daughter of Samuel Smith and Sarah __?__, on 22 November 1732 in Medfield, Suffolk County.3,7,8 
Death*6 November 1749He died on 6 November 1749 in Dedham at age 72.3,9 

Family

 Mary Gay b. 30 Mar 1677, d. 11 Jun 1731
Child 1.Eliphalet Pond10,11 b. 17 May 1704, d. 19 Jan 1795

Citations

  1. [S1246] Frederick Lewis Gay, "John Gay, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and some of his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 33, pages 45-57 (January 1879). Hereinafter cited as "John Gay of Dedham, Massachusetts."
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Daniel Pond, pages 9-11. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Jabez Pond, pages 16-18.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 14, his mother's name transcribed as "Anna". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 28.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 58.
  7. [S1294] Levi B. Chase, A Genealogy of Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Plympton (ca.1620-1676) emigrated from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts during or before 1641, settled in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1643, married Jane Dammin in 1644, and moved to Medfield, Massachusetts in 1652. Includes indexes. (Hartford, Connecticut: Plimpton Mfg. Co. Print, 1884), No. 9, John Plimpton, pages 74-75. Hereinafter cited as The Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 167.
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 80.
  10. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Eliphalet Pond, pages 30-31.
  11. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 32.

Jacob Pond1

b. 22 November 1702, d. 8 March 1764
Family
Father*Ephraim Pond1 b. 1 Nov 1656, d. 22 Dec 1704
Mother*Deborah Hawes1 b. 1 Sep 1666, d. c 1737
Birth*22 November 1702Jacob Pond was born on 22 November 1702 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*11 May 1726He married Abigail Heath on 11 May 1726 in Boston.1,3 
Death*8 March 1764He died on 8 March 1764 in Wrentham at age 61.1,3 

Family

 Abigail Heath b. c 1705, d. 20 Feb 1803

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Ephraim Pond, pages 12-13. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Jacob Pond, page 26.

John Pond1

b. circa 1651
Family
Father*Daniel Pond2 d. 4 Feb 1697/98
Mother*Abigail Shepard2 b. c 1631, d. 5 Jul 1661
Birth*circa 1651John Pond was born circa 1651. Although no record of his birth was found, the Pond source suggested he may have been the oldest of the family and born before his father settled in Dedham.1,2 
Marriage*30 September 1686He married first Hannah Hill of Sherborn, daughter of John Hill and Hannah __?__, on 30 September 1686 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3,4,5 
(Husband) Death2 July 1691John became a widower when Hannah (Hill) Pond died on 2 July 1691.1,6 
Marriage*before 1693/94He married second Rachel Stow before 1693/94, probably in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,5 
(Husband) DeathJohn became a widower for the second time when Rachael (Stow) Pond died not long after the birth of their second child.1,5 
Marriage*circa 1697He married third Judith __?__ circa 1697 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,7,5 
(Husband) Death26 April 1708John became a widower for the third time when Judith (__?__) Pond died on 26 April 1708.1,8 

Family 1

 Hannah Hill b. c 1668, d. 2 Jul 1691

Family 2

 Rachel Stow
Child 1.Hannah Pond+1 b. 16 Mar 1693/94, d. 10 Jun 1755

Family 3

 Judith __?__ d. 26 Apr 1708
Child 1.Israel Pond+9 b. 29 Mar 1702

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), John Pond, page 12. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Daniel Pond, pages 9-11.
  3. [S1228] J. Gardner Bartlett, John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., and his Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), No. 2, John Hill, pages 4-5, identifying his name incorrectly as Daniel Pond Jr. who had died before his father wrote his will in 1698. Hereinafter cited as John Hill of Dorchester and his Descendants.
  4. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Daniel Pond, page 13.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 592. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S1228] J. Gardner Bartlett, John Hill of Dorchester and his Descendants, No. 2, John Hill, pages 4-5.
  7. [S1228] J. Gardner Bartlett, John Hill of Dorchester and his Descendants, No. 1, John Hill, pages 2-4.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 486. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  9. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Third Generation, John Pond, page 12.

John Pond1

Family
Father*"old" Pond1
Birth*John Pond was born in Groton, Suffolk County, England.1 
(Brother) Immigration1630John Pond was thought to have emigrated from England, at least briefly, in 1630. The story presented by Harris in his Daniel Pond genealogy was that John Pond and an unnamed brother, sons of one of Governor Winthrop's old neighbors, came to New England in the year 1630 with the Governor. After his arrival here, Governor Winthrop wrote home to his eldest son in Groton, asking him to tell "old Pond that both his sons are well and remember their duty." The author conjectured that "John and his brother were, doubtless, men of humble birth and small means, launched forth from the paternal roof by the old sire, to seek their fortunes in the new world. No further record of John was found, and "he may have returned to England, or pushed on to a more congenial climate. But one Robert, who it is surmised was the brother, sat down at Dorchester."1 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.

Jonathan Pond1,2

Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 27 Dec 1637
Mother*Mary __?__1,2
Birth*Jonathan Pond was probably born in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
Will*19 November 1657Jonathan left his will as a note to his mother before he left for sea on what would be his last voyage. Jonathan's sister, Sarah Pond, and Steven Meares, aged about 18 years, who also lived with the family of Edward Shepard in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), gave depositions to the court on 19 November 1657. Steven testified that Jonathan lived in the house when he was not at sea, and that while he was in Jonathan's room, he saw Jonathan put his clothes into a chest and asked him if he would carry the chest to sea. He said that Jonathan answered no, "I will leave these with my mother, that if I com not agayne, shee may dispose of then, & do so of all that I have, onely that she out of thence first pay my debts, and I have writt my mother a note to that purpose." Steven said that Jonathan showed him the note, and he read it, and that the note presented to the court as Jonathan's will was the very same note. Sarah Pond, "neere 17 years of age", although she was probably a little older, said that she saw Jonathan Pond, her brother, write the note, deliver it to his mother and tell her that he desired her to dispose of his estate if he should not return and to tell his mother "and here is a note to that purpose."2 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Jonathan Pond, October 1853, Volume 7, page 338. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."

Joseph Pond1

b. 30 December 1697, d. before 22 July 1700
Family
Father*Ephraim Pond1 b. 1 Nov 1656, d. 22 Dec 1704
Mother*Deborah Hawes1 b. 1 Sep 1666, d. c 1737
Birth*30 December 1697Joseph Pond was born on 30 December 1697 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*before 22 July 1700 and died before 22 July 1700 when his parents named their next child Joseph.1 

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 166. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Joseph Pond1

b. 22 July 1700
Family
Father*Ephraim Pond1 b. 1 Nov 1656, d. 22 Dec 1704
Mother*Deborah Hawes1 b. 1 Sep 1666, d. c 1737
Birth*22 July 1700Joseph Pond was born on 22 July 1700 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),2,3 
Death* and died young.1 
Relationship Note*Joseph and Benjamin Pond were twins.4,3 

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs, Generation Two, pages 9-13, noting his date of birth as 21 July 1700.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 166. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 162.

Judith Pond1

b. 30 January 1737/38, d. 20 February 1748/49
Family
Father*Israel Pond1 b. 29 Mar 1702
Mother*Dorcas Clark1
Birth*30 January 1737/38Judith Pond was born on 30 January 1737/38 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*20 February 1748/49 and died of throat distemper on 20 February 1748/49 in Wrentham at age 11.1,3 
Burial*The two gravestones for Judith and her sister Zabiah, who had died three days earlier, were placed together in the Burying Ground, Franklin City Mills, Suffolk County.4 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Israel Pond, page 20. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 166. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 486.
  4. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Israel Pond footnote, page 20.

Judith Pond1

b. 16 October 1659
Family
Father*William Pond1 d. 4 Apr 1690
Mother*Mary Dyer1 d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Birth*16 October 1659Judith Pond was born on 16 October 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 7, the date written as "16 (8) 1659" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Martha Pond1

b. 13 April 1660
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 24 Dec 1662
Mother*Mary Ball2,3
Birth*13 April 1660Martha Pond was born on 13 April 1660 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
(Stepdaughter) Will16 November 1667Martha was named in the will of her stepfather Nicholas Ellin dated 16 November 1667. She and her sister Mary were bequeathed 5 shillings each "in rememberance of my love to them."3 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, Volume 1, page 7, the date written as "13 (2) 1660" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was April, not February. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Nicholas Ellin, January 1865, Volume 19, page 36. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."

Martha Pond1

b. 17 February 1657/58, d. 2 March 1657/58
Family
Father*William Pond1 d. 4 Apr 1690
Mother*Mary Dyer1 d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Birth*17 February 1657/58Martha Pond was born on 17 February 1657/58 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),1 
Death*2 March 1657/58 and died in Dorchester 2 weeks later on 2 March 1657/58.2 
Relationship Note*Martha and Elizabeth Pond were twins.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 5, the date written as "17: 12: 1657" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Deaths, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 25.

Mary Pond1

b. 14 July 1657
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 24 Dec 1662
Mother*Mary Ball2,3
Birth*14 July 1657Mary Pond was born on 14 July 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).4,5 
(Stepdaughter) Will16 November 1667Mary was named in the will of her stepfather Nicholas Ellin dated 16 November 1667. She and her sister Martha were bequeathed 5 shillings each "in rememberance of my love to them."3 

Citations

  1. [S1035] Transcribed by David Pulsifer and William B. Trask, "Records of Boston (Early)", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volumes 2 - 12 (January 1848 - October 1858): Volume 11, page 331. Hereinafter cited as "Early Records of Boston."
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Nicholas Ellin, January 1865, Volume 19, page 36. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."
  4. [S1035] Transcribed by David Pulsifer and William B. Trask, "Early Records of Boston", Volume 11, page 331, the date written as "14: 5: 57" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, Volume 1, page 5, the date written as "14: 5: 57" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Mary Pond1

b. circa 1635
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 27 Dec 1637
Mother*Mary __?__1
Baptism*circa 1635Mary Pond was baptized circa 1635 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*She married John Blackman.1 

Family

 John Blackman
Child 1.John Blackman1 b. 10 Aug 1656

Citations

  1. [S1349] James Shepard, "Descendants of Edward Shepard, Mariner, Cambridge, Mass., 1639", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 32, Pages 322-337 (July 1878). Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Edward Shepard of Cambridge."

Mindwell Pond1

b. 24 August 1667
Family
Father*William Pond1 d. 4 Apr 1690
Mother*Mary Dyer1 d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Birth*24 August 1667Mindwell Pond was born on 24 August 1667 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 10, the date written as "24th (6 mo:) 1667" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was August, not June. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Robert Pond1

b. 8 August 1667
Family
Father*Daniel Pond1 d. 4 Feb 1697/98
Mother*Ann Edwards1 d. 6 Jun 1732
Birth*8 August 1667Robert Pond was born on 8 August 1667 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),2,3 
Baptism11 August 1667 and was baptized on 11 August 1667 at First Church, Dedham.1 
Marriage*He married first Joanna __?__.4 
(Husband) Deathafter 19 April 1726Robert became a widower when Joanna (__?__) Pond died after 19 April 1726 when she acknowledged a deed.4 

Family

 Joanna __?__ d. a 19 Apr 1726
Children 1.Anne Pond4 b. 2 Oct 1689
 2.Sarah Pond4 b. 30 Sep 1692, d. 11 Nov 1761
 3.Robert Pond4 d. 28 May 1694
 4.Robert Pond4 b. 18 May 1695, d. b 14 Jan 1696/97
 5.Robert Pond4 b. 14 Jan 1696/97, d. b 9 Jan 1722/23
 6.Ezra Pond5 b. c 1697/98
 7.Ichabod Pond4 b. 31 May 1699, d. 2 May 1785
 8.Baruch Pond4 b. 1702
 9.Eunice Pond4

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Daniel Pond, pages 9-11. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 10, his date of birth recorded as 8 August 1667. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Daniel Pond, pages 9-11, his date of birth noted as 5 August 1667.
  4. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Robert Pond, pages 13-15.
  5. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Ezra Pond, pages 26-27.

Robert Pond1

d. 28 May 1694
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 b. 8 Aug 1667
Mother*Joanna __?__1 d. a 19 Apr 1726
Birth*Robert Pond was born in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Death*28 May 1694 and died soon after on 28 May 1694 in Wrentham.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Robert Pond, pages 13-15. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1348] Copied from the records by G. W. Messinger, "Deaths in Wrentham, 1673 to 1704", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 3, pages 31-32 (January 1849). Hereinafter cited as "Deaths in Wrentham, 1673-1704."

Robert Pond1

b. 18 May 1695, d. before 14 January 1696/97
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 b. 8 Aug 1667
Mother*Joanna __?__1 d. a 19 Apr 1726
Birth*18 May 1695Robert Pond was born on 18 May 1695 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Death*before 14 January 1696/97 and died before 14 January 1696/97 in Wrentham when his parents named a third son Robert.1 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Robert Pond, pages 13-15. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.

Robert Pond1

b. 14 January 1696/97, d. before 9 January 1722/23
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 b. 8 Aug 1667
Mother*Joanna __?__1 d. a 19 Apr 1726
Birth*14 January 1696/97Robert Pond was born on 14 January 1696/97 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*13 December 1717He married Hannah Bacon, daughter of Thomas Bacon and Hannah Fales, on 13 December 1717 in Boston. They were both of Wrentham and were married by Samuel Checkley Esq., Justice of the Peace.3,4,5 
Death*before 9 January 1722/23He was probably about 23 years of age when he died before 9 January 1722/23, when his wife married again.6,3 

Family

 Hannah Bacon b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Robert Pond, pages 13-15. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Robert Pond, pages 13-15, stating that because they had found no further mention of him, he had "probably died young."
  3. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, pages 166-167. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  4. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document Number 150, Volume 1, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 357. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 398.

Robert Pond1

d. before 27 December 1637
Family
Father*"old" Pond2
Research Notes*Early Massachusetts research introduced us to Robert Pond, Robert Pond Jr. and William Pond, all found in Dorchester, and Daniel Pond of Dedham. Nineteenth century researchers suspected there was a relationship between the Dorchester Ponds and Daniel of Dedham, and were disappointed in their unsuccessful attempts, over many years, to find the desired documents to prove their hypothesis. Our work continues under the belief that their theory was probably correct, although we also continue to look for documentation to either prove or disprove that premise.

Robert Pond emigrated from England with his wife and young family and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England). He died there in 1637. His widow Mary married Edward Shepard of Cambridge. Robert and Mary Pond had a daughter Mary who was eleven years old at the time that her mother joined the church at Cambridge, and who later married John Blackman. There is evidence also that the widow Pond took at least two other children with her to Cambridge, Jonathan and Sarah. Edward Doubleday Harris in his 1873 Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond stated his belief that Robert Pond of Milton was also a son of Robert and Mary of Dorchester. Robert Jr. was made a freeman in 1642, married Mary Ball and died between 1600 and 1663. Their children were Mary, Martha, and probably the Sarah who married Desire Clap. William Pond was also supposed to have been a son of the first Robert Pond. William married Mary Dyer, had several children and remained in Dorchester. His daughter Thankful married Philip Withington.

James Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, published 1860-1862, suggested that Daniel Pond was perhaps also a son of Robert Pond, and a brother of Robert Pond and William Pond. Harris in his Daniel Pond work strongly supported this belief. He reminded his readers of the custom of our English ancestors to retain and pass down from father to son the family given names. Daniel Pond had several sons and Harris wrote that "if Savage's supposition is not correct, there is certainly a singular coincidence in the names which he bestowed upon them, for we find a Robert, a William, and a John. Another circumstance favoring the idea of a connection between the Dorchester and the Dedham men is that of Daniel's marriage." As presented earlier, after the death of Robert Pond of Dorchester, his widow Mary Pond, likely the mother of our Daniel Pond of Dedham, married Edward Shepard of Cambridge, a widower. Then Daniel married, as his first wife, Abigail Shepard, daughter of that same Edward Shepard by his first marriage. Although no positive evidence regarding Daniel's parentage has been found, there is a probability that he was the son of Robert Pond and a descendant of the Groton family.2,3 
Birth*Robert Pond was thought to have probably been born in Groton, Suffolk County, England.4 
Marriage*He married Mary __?__ in England.1 
Immigration*1630Mary and Robert Pond were thought to have emigrated from England with their children in 1630. They settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England). The story presented by Harris in his Daniel Pond genealogy was that John Pond and an unnamed brother, sons of one of Governor Winthrop's old neighbors, came to New England in the year 1630 with the Governor. After his arrival here, Governor Winthrop wrote home to his eldest son in Groton, asking him to tell "old Pond that both his sons are well and remember their duty." The author conjectured that "John and his brother were, doubtless, men of humble birth and small means, launched forth from the paternal roof by the old sire, to seek their fortunes in the new world. No further record of John was found, and "he may have returned to England, or pushed on to a more congenial climate. But one Robert, who it is surmised was the brother, sat down at Dorchester."2 
Residence*Mary and Robert Pond settled with their children in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Death*before 27 December 1637He died at Dorchester before 27 December 1637 when the inventory of his estate was taken.1,4 
Inventory*27 December 1637According to the inventory, the total value of his estate was £165. 5s.5 

Family

 Mary __?__
Children 1.Robert Pond+6 d. b 24 Dec 1662
 2.Daniel Pond+1 d. 4 Feb 1697/98
 3.William Pond+2 d. 4 Apr 1690
 4.Mary Pond+1 b. c 1635
 5.Jonathan Pond2
 6.Sarah Pond2

Citations

  1. [S1349] James Shepard, "Descendants of Edward Shepard, Mariner, Cambridge, Mass., 1639", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 32, Pages 322-337 (July 1878). Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Edward Shepard of Cambridge."
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S296] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register, volumes 1-4 (Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), Pond, Volume III, pages 452-453. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers.
  4. [S1351] Multiple authors, "Historical Intelligence", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 91, pages 399-400 (October 1937): Robert Pond, page 400. Hereinafter cited as "Historical Intelligence."
  5. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Robert Pond, January 1853, Volume 7, page 30. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."
  6. [S1093] Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Includes index. (Boston, Massachusetts: Ebenezer Clapp Jr., 1859), page 146. Hereinafter cited as History, Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Robert Pond1

d. before 24 December 1662
Family
Father*Robert Pond2 d. b 27 Dec 1637
Mother*Mary __?__2
(Milton Son) Research NotesEarly Massachusetts research introduced us to Robert Pond, Robert Pond Jr. and William Pond, all found in Dorchester, and Daniel Pond of Dedham. Nineteenth century researchers suspected there was a relationship between the Dorchester Ponds and Daniel of Dedham, and were disappointed in their unsuccessful attempts, over many years, to find the desired documents to prove their hypothesis. Our work continues under the belief that their theory was probably correct, although we also continue to look for documentation to either prove or disprove that premise.

Robert Pond emigrated from England with his wife and young family and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England). He died there in 1637. His widow Mary married Edward Shepard of Cambridge. Robert and Mary Pond had a daughter Mary who was eleven years old at the time that her mother joined the church at Cambridge, and who later married John Blackman. There is evidence also that the widow Pond took at least two other children with her to Cambridge, Jonathan and Sarah. Edward Doubleday Harris in his 1873 Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond stated his belief that Robert Pond of Milton was also a son of Robert and Mary of Dorchester. Robert Jr. was made a freeman in 1642, married Mary Ball and died between 1600 and 1663. Their children were Mary, Martha, and probably the Sarah who married Desire Clap. William Pond was also supposed to have been a son of the first Robert Pond. William married Mary Dyer, had several children and remained in Dorchester. His daughter Thankful married Philip Withington.

James Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, published 1860-1862, suggested that Daniel Pond was perhaps also a son of Robert Pond, and a brother of Robert Pond and William Pond. Harris in his Daniel Pond work strongly supported this belief. He reminded his readers of the custom of our English ancestors to retain and pass down from father to son the family given names. Daniel Pond had several sons and Harris wrote that "if Savage's supposition is not correct, there is certainly a singular coincidence in the names which he bestowed upon them, for we find a Robert, a William, and a John. Another circumstance favoring the idea of a connection between the Dorchester and the Dedham men is that of Daniel's marriage." As presented earlier, after the death of Robert Pond of Dorchester, his widow Mary Pond, likely the mother of our Daniel Pond of Dedham, married Edward Shepard of Cambridge, a widower. Then Daniel married, as his first wife, Abigail Shepard, daughter of that same Edward Shepard by his first marriage. Although no positive evidence regarding Daniel's parentage has been found, there is a probability that he was the son of Robert Pond and a descendant of the Groton family.3,4 
Birth*Robert Pond was born in England.2 
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Mary Ball.5 
Death*before 24 December 1662He died, probably at Milton, before 24 December 1662 when the inventory of his estate was taken.6 
Inventory*13 May 1663His widow was deposed on 13 May 1663 and the value of the inventory of his estate was a total of £95. 17. 3.6 
Probate*20 May 1663 On 20 May 1663 Mary Pond, relict and administratrix to the estate of the late Robert Pond of Milton, deceased, bound herself in the sum of £100, together with the house and 40 acres of land belonging to it, for the payment of £65 due from the estate.6 

Family

 Mary Ball
Children 1.Sarah Pond3 b. c 1652, d. 4 Jan 1715
 2.Mary Pond7 b. 14 Jul 1657
 3.Martha Pond8 b. 13 Apr 1660

Citations

  1. [S1093] Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Includes index. (Boston, Massachusetts: Ebenezer Clapp Jr., 1859), page 146, where he is identified as Robert Pond Jr.. Hereinafter cited as History, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  2. [S1093] Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, History, Dorchester, Massachusetts, page 146.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  4. [S296] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register, volumes 1-4 (Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), Pond, Volume III, pages 452-453. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 592. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Robert Pond, October 1858, Volume 12, page 345. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."
  7. [S1035] Transcribed by David Pulsifer and William B. Trask, "Records of Boston (Early)", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volumes 2 - 12 (January 1848 - October 1858): Volume 11, page 331. Hereinafter cited as "Early Records of Boston."
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, Volume 1, page 7, the date written as "13 (2) 1660" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was April, not February. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Samuel Pond1

b. 29 December 1695, d. 6 April 1746
Family
Father*Ephraim Pond1 b. 1 Nov 1656, d. 22 Dec 1704
Mother*Deborah Hawes1 b. 1 Sep 1666, d. c 1737
Birth*29 December 1695Samuel Pond was born on 29 December 1695 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*9 February 1719/20He married, as her first husband, Mary Thurston, daughter of Thomas Thurston and Esther Clark, on 9 February 1719/20 in Wrentham. Samuel's sister Deborah married Mary's brother Daniel on the same day.3,4,1 
Death*6 April 1746He died on 6 April 1746 in Medway, Suffolk County, at age 501,3 
Burial* and was buried in the old Burial Place, East Medway.3 

Family

 Mary Thurston b. 3 Sep 1702

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Ephraim Pond, pages 12-13. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Samuel Pond, pages 24-26.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 381, her surname transcribed as "Thurstune". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Pond1

b. 30 September 1692, d. 11 November 1761
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 b. 8 Aug 1667
Mother*Joanna __?__1 d. a 19 Apr 1726
Birth*30 September 1692Sarah Pond was born on 30 September 1692 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*She married Stephen Gay, son of John Gay and Rebecca Bacon.1,2 
Death*11 November 1761She died on 11 November 1761 in Dedham at age 69.2,3 

Family

 Stephen Gay b. 5 May 1689

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Robert Pond, pages 13-15. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1246] Frederick Lewis Gay, "John Gay, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and some of his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 33, pages 45-57 (January 1879). Hereinafter cited as "John Gay of Dedham, Massachusetts."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 97. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Pond1

b. circa 1652, d. 4 January 1715
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 24 Dec 1662
Mother*Mary Ball1
Birth*circa 1652Sarah Pond was born, as calculated from her reported age at death, circa 1652 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*21 October 1679She married, as his first wife, Desire Clap, son of Roger Clap and Joanna Ford, on 21 October 1679 in Dorchester. They were married by Major Pinchin.3 
Death*4 January 1715She died on 4 January 1715 in Dorchester at age 63.2 

Family

 Desire Clap b. 17 Oct 1652, d. Dec 1717

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1352] Communicated by W. B. Trask, "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester, Ms., 1700-1750", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (spans more than one year and volume): Sarah (Pond) Clap, January 1851, Volume 5, page 89. Hereinafter cited as "Old Burial Ground, Dorchester, 1700-1750."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Marriages, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 24. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Pond1,2

Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 27 Dec 1637
Mother*Mary __?__1,2
Birth*Sarah Pond was probably born in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), after her father's death.1,2 
Will*19 November 1657Sarah gave a deposition to the court on 19 November 1657 regarding the note to their mother her brother Jonathan left as his will before he left for sea on what would be his last voyage. Steven Meares, aged about 18 years, who also lived with the family of Edward Shepard in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), gave his deposition on the same date. Steven testified that Jonathan lived in the house when he was not at sea, and that while he was in Jonathan's room, he saw Jonathan put his clothes into a chest and asked him if he would carry the chest to sea. He said that Jonathan answered no, "I will leave these with my mother, that if I com not agayne, shee may dispose of then, & do so of all that I have, onely that she out of thence first pay my debts, and I have writt my mother a note to that purpose." Steven said that Jonathan showed him the note, and he read it, and that the note presented to the court as Jonathan's will was the very same note. Sarah Pond, "neere 17 years of age", although she was probably a little older, said that she saw Jonathan Pond, her brother, write the note, deliver it to his mother and tell her that he desired her to dispose of his estate if he should not return and to tell his mother "and here is a note to that purpose."2 

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S1350] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register (article spans several volumes and years): Jonathan Pond, October 1853, Volume 7, page 338. Hereinafter cited as "Abstracts of Early Wills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts."

Thankful Pond1

b. 15 January 1661/62
Family
Father*William Pond1 d. 4 Apr 1690
Mother*Mary Dyer1 d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Birth*15 January 1661/62Thankful Pond was born on 15 January 1661/62 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*17 November 1682She married Philip Withington on 17 November 1682 in Dorchester. They were married by the Worshipful John Hull, Esq.3,4 

Family

 Philip Withington

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 8, the date written as "15 (11) 1661" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was January, not November. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, Daniel Pond and his descendants, Introduction, pages 5-8, his surname spelled "Whithington."
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Marriages, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 24, his surname spelled "Withington."

William Pond1

d. 4 April 1690
Family
Father*Robert Pond1 d. b 27 Dec 1637
Mother*Mary __?__1
(Dorchester Son) Research NotesEarly Massachusetts research introduced us to Robert Pond, Robert Pond Jr. and William Pond, all found in Dorchester, and Daniel Pond of Dedham. Nineteenth century researchers suspected there was a relationship between the Dorchester Ponds and Daniel of Dedham, and were disappointed in their unsuccessful attempts, over many years, to find the desired documents to prove their hypothesis. Our work continues under the belief that their theory was probably correct, although we also continue to look for documentation to either prove or disprove that premise.

Robert Pond emigrated from England with his wife and young family and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England). He died there in 1637. His widow Mary married Edward Shepard of Cambridge. Robert and Mary Pond had a daughter Mary who was eleven years old at the time that her mother joined the church at Cambridge, and who later married John Blackman. There is evidence also that the widow Pond took at least two other children with her to Cambridge, Jonathan and Sarah. Edward Doubleday Harris in his 1873 Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond stated his belief that Robert Pond of Milton was also a son of Robert and Mary of Dorchester. Robert Jr. was made a freeman in 1642, married Mary Ball and died between 1600 and 1663. Their children were Mary, Martha, and probably the Sarah who married Desire Clap. William Pond was also supposed to have been a son of the first Robert Pond. William married Mary Dyer, had several children and remained in Dorchester. His daughter Thankful married Philip Withington.

James Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, published 1860-1862, suggested that Daniel Pond was perhaps also a son of Robert Pond, and a brother of Robert Pond and William Pond. Harris in his Daniel Pond work strongly supported this belief. He reminded his readers of the custom of our English ancestors to retain and pass down from father to son the family given names. Daniel Pond had several sons and Harris wrote that "if Savage's supposition is not correct, there is certainly a singular coincidence in the names which he bestowed upon them, for we find a Robert, a William, and a John. Another circumstance favoring the idea of a connection between the Dorchester and the Dedham men is that of Daniel's marriage." As presented earlier, after the death of Robert Pond of Dorchester, his widow Mary Pond, likely the mother of our Daniel Pond of Dedham, married Edward Shepard of Cambridge, a widower. Then Daniel married, as his first wife, Abigail Shepard, daughter of that same Edward Shepard by his first marriage. Although no positive evidence regarding Daniel's parentage has been found, there is a probability that he was the son of Robert Pond and a descendant of the Groton family.1,2 
Birth*William Pond was probably born in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*He married Mary Dyer, daughter of George Dyer.1 
Death*4 April 1690He died on 4 April 1690 in Dorchester.3 

Family

 Mary Dyer d. 16 Feb 1710/11
Children 1.Elizabeth Pond4 b. 17 Feb 1657/58, d. 26 Feb 1657/58
 2.Martha Pond4 b. 17 Feb 1657/58, d. 2 Mar 1657/58
 3.Judith Pond5 b. 16 Oct 1659
 4.Thankful Pond1 b. 15 Jan 1661/62
 5.George Pond6 b. 20 Jan 1665/66
 6.Mindwell Pond7 b. 24 Aug 1667

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S296] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register, volumes 1-4 (Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), Pond, Volume III, pages 452-453. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Deaths, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page121. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 5, the date written as "17: 12: 1657" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 7, the date written as "16 (8) 1659" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 9, the date written as "20 (11 mo:) 1665" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was January, not November.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Births, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 10, the date written as "24th (6 mo:) 1667" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was August, not June.