Ancestors From Cambridge, Falmouth, Malden, Medford and Watertown, Massachusetts

This post is part of an ongoing project of organizing my direct ancestors by the towns in New England where they lived. I love learning about these towns. Please add a comment about your family from these towns or your favorite resources for this area. Much of the genealogical information is a work in progress! I have blogged about many of the ancestors listed, but some I don't know enough about yet to write a sketch of their lives. 

Cambridge, Middlesex Co. Mass.

Rev. William Wetherell, b. ca 1600, in England, married Mary Fisher 26 March 1627 in Canterbury, Kent, England (Mary was born 1604 in Boughton, Mochelsea, Kent, dau of Thomas Fisher and Joan Lake), he died Scituate 9 April 1684. A Puritan, he migrated in 1635 with his wife, three sons and a servant. Settled first Charlestown, then Newtowne (Cambridge), then Duxbury and finally Scituate where he was the minister of the Second Church. 

 Falmouth, Barnstable Co., Mass.

Thomas Freeman b. 1731 at Eastham, moved to Falmouth, married Esther Ryder, died Falmouth 1800. I descend through their daughter Dorothy Freeman born Chatham or Harwich 1752, married Elnathan Eldredge of Harwich, died Harwich 1825. 

Malden, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Gabriel Whelden, b. about 1590, possibly Basford, Nottinghamshire, m. 1^st Jane ___ before 1611, 2^nd  Margaret ____. He died Malden, Mass., 1654. He migrated 1638, settling first at Dedham, moving to Yarmouth 1639 (in an area that became Dennis), finally to Malden in 1648. I descend through Gabriel and Jane’s daughter Mary b. 1621 Basford, Nottinghamshire, m. Richard Taylor of Yarmouth/Dennis.

  

Medford, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Lloyd Johnson, born Lancashire 1875, emigrated in 1898, raised his family in Haverhill, m. Elizabeth Pearson 1898 in Lancashire; 2^nd Anna Burke, also lived in Nashville TN, Boston, Cambridge,  ; died Medford 1953. His son, my grandfather Frederick who was born 1902 in Lancashire, lived in Boston and Medford. My Mom, Marie, was born Dorchester in 1936, grew up in Medford, m. Robert Rollins, raised her family in Lexington and lived in Gloucester later in life. 

Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Benjamin Crispe, born 1611 in Frisby, Lincolnshire. Married Bridget ___ and 2^nd Joanna Goff. He moved to Groton but later returned to Watertown where he died 5 Nov 1683. I descend through his daughter Elizabeth born Watertown 1636/37 and married George Lawrence of Watertown. He fled Groton after an Indian attack decimated the town in 1636, which is about the time his wife Bridget died, perhaps as a result of the war.

Samuel Freeman, possibly born in Watertown, son of Samuel Freeman, he m. Mercy Southworth (b. Duxbury 1638 dau of Constant Southworth) in 1658 prob. Plymouth, died Eastham 1712. Any connection to Edmond 1 Freeman family isn’t known. I descend through their daughter Apphia Freeman who m. Isaac Pepper.

William Hammond, b. about 1568 in England, m. Elizabeth Paine 1605 at Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He migrated in 1634 and settled at Watertown where he died in 1662.

George Lawrence, born 1637 in Watertown, m. Elizabeth Crispe there in 1657, and died there 1709. I descend through their daughter Mercy b. Watertown about 1673, m. William Baker of Yarmouth/Dennis in 1689 and she died Yarmouth/Dennis in 1753.

John Marchant, he was an early resident of Martha’s Vineyard, also in Newport RI in 1638, Braintree in 1638, Watertown in 1642, Yarmouth 1648. He married Sarah ____, prob. died before 1670. I descend through son John who married ____, died before 1693 prob at Edgartown. Then through his son Abishai who was born 1651 at Yarmouth/Dennis, m. Mary Taylor, died before Feb 1718 prob at Yarmouth. Then through their daughter Hannah Marchant b about 1677 at Yarmouth/Dennis and married Matthew Pease who was born Edgartown.

William Swift, born before 1596, England, m. 1^st Sarah ____, 2^nd Joan ____ 1626 at Bermondsey, Surrey. He migrated 1630 and was first in Watertown , then in Sandwich by 1637 and died by Jan 1642/43 in Sandwich.   I descend through his son William born 1627 prob. In Surrey, m. Ruth ____, about 1650 at Sandwich, died 1706 at Sandwich. Then Josiah Swift born ___ in Sandwich, m. Experience Nye in 1718 at Sandwich (I haven’t placed Experience yet) died 1753-57 in Sandwich. Then Mercy Swift born Sandwich 1719, m. John Pope of Sandwich, died 1815 at Sandwich.