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Subject: [GARFIELD] GARFIELD, Watertown by Bond Part 1
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 13:50:45 -0400


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Subject: Garfield
Source: Source: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early
Settlers of Watertown,
Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860.

p.231

Garfield (Gearfield, Gerfil, etc.)

In the early records this name is generally written Gearfield, sometimes
Gardfield, and
Gerfeld. It rarely occurs in the Watertown records subsequent to the
incorporation of
Waltham. Samuel Garfield was a proprietor in 1642, and had a son, Samuel,
who was
apprenticed to John Flemming, November 1, 1653. He was probably a son of th
e
first Edward
Garfield, but there is no further record of him.

Edward Garfield died in Watertown June 14, 1672, aged 97. He was probably
the father of
Samuel above mentioned and of Edward, next following.

p.232

Edward Garfield Jr. admitted freeman May 6, 1635, Selectman 1638, 1655 and
1662, one of the
earliest proprietors. Will dated Dec. 30, 1668, proved July 6, 1672,
mentions sons Samuel,
Joseph, Benjamin (executor), daughters Rebecca Mixer, Abigail Garfield,
grandchildren:
Sarah Parkhurst, Sarah Garfield and Ephraim Garfied and maid, Ann. He died
June 14, 1672;
Inventory July 11, 1672 (real estate) =A3457. 3s. 6p. He m. (1) Rebecca __=
__,
the mother of
all his children. She died April 16, 1661, aged 55 and he m. (2) Sept 1,
1661, Johanna, the
widow of Thomas Buckmaster (Buckminster), of Muddy River (Brookline). Her
Will dated Aug.
6, proved Aug 17, 1676, mentions daughters Mercy, Dorcas and Sarah; daughter

Elizabeth
Spowell, and grandchild, Joanna Lawrence; son Jacob, executor, Deacon Robert

Sanderson and
Henry Allen, overseers.
Children of Edward Garfield Jr. and his wife, Rebecca:

1. Samuel Garfield m. (1) Susanna ___. She died May 2, 1652 and he m. (2)

Sept 28, 1652,
Mary Benfield. His numerous family all left Watertown early, and some o
f
them settled
at Lancaster. His Will dated Sept. 15, proved Dec 16, 1684, mentions
wife Mary, sons
Samuel and Ephraim, brother Benjamin and friend Richard Child, overseers
.
He died
Nov 20, 1684, Inventory =A375. 10s. The Will of his widow, Mary, of
Lancaster, dated Jan.
1708/9, mentions her son-in-law, (stepson), Ephraim Garfield;
grandchildren Daniel &
Elizabeth Garfield; daughter Rachel Priest of Lancaster, daughter Debora=
h
Brook, dau.
Ann Jackson, dau. Mercy Bury, grandchildren John & Mary Noble,
Sarah
Parkhurst, and
Sarah and Ephraim Garfield. Benjamin Garfield, her husband's brother,
executor.
Children:

1. John Garfield b. Feb 8, 1645/6; died 1649.

2. Ephraim Garfield b. Nov 20, 1649.

3. Mary Garfield b. June 30, 1653.
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4. Sarah Garfield b. Jan 17, 1654/5; m. ____ Guile.
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5. Rachel Garfield b. Nov 23, 1656; m. ____ Priest of Lancaster.

6. Elizabeth Garfield b. Dec 8, 1659.

7. Deborah Garfield m. 1683, ____ Brook.

8. John Garfield b. July 7, 1664.

9. Ruth Garfield b. April 25, 1666.

10. Lydia Garfield b. Aug. 31, 1668.

11. Daniel Garfield b. Nov 5, 1670.

12. Mercy Garfield b. Feb 18, 1673/4 m. ____ Bury.

13. Elizabeth Garfield b. Sept 16, 1676.

14. Anna Garfield m. ____ Jackson.
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15. Daniel Garfield b. Feb 13, 1683/4.

The numerous families of this name in Shrewsbury, are, without doubt
descended from this family of Samuel. [See Ward, 289-292].

2. Joseph Garfield b. Sept. 11, 1637; admitted freeman April 18, 1690; died=

Aug 14, 1691.

3. Rebecca Garfield b. Mar 10, 1640/1; m. Jan 10, 1661/2, Isaac Mixer, Jr.

4. Benjamin Garfield b. 1643; admitted freeman April 18, 1690; died Nov. 28=
,
1717, aged 74.

5. Abigail Garfield b. June 29, 1646; m. abt 1670 John Parkhurst.

Joseph Garfield m. April 3, 1663, Sarah Gale who survived him.
Children:

1. Edward Garfield b. June 22, 1664.
2. Abigail Garfield m. Dec 22, 1686, Joseph Gleason of Sudbury. [See Barry,

p. 256].
3. Benjamin Garfield b. Nov 18, 1669.
4. Jonathan Garfield b. Feb 17, 1671/2; a weaver of Sudbury.
5. Sarah Garfield b. Feb 18, 1673/4; unm in 1699.
6. Jerusha Garfield b. June 6, 1677; m. Jan 12, 1695/6 John Bigelow.
7. John Garfield b. June 8, 1680.
8. Rebecca Garfield b. Sept 24, 1683; m. Feb 26, 1711/12, Daniel Warren.
9. Grace Garfield b. July 6, 1688.

Capt. Benjamin Garfield was a Representative of Watertown nine times, betwee
n
1689 and
1717, and he held numerous municipal appointments. His house and barn were
burnt in the
night of March 29, 168_, by his negro servant, Joshua, and on April 24, said

Joshua was
found with his throat cut, with a knife in his hand. In 1704 his fence was
burnt by
Christopher Tompson who was ordered to be sold into neighboring colonies.

He m. (1) Mehitabel Hawkins. She died in childbed Dec 9, 1675 and he m. (2)

Jan 17, 1677/8
Elizabeth Bridge. He died November 28, 1717 and his widow m. Oct. 25, 1720
Daniel Harrington.
Children:

1. Benjamin Garfield, Jr. b. May 8, 1674; (?) m. Bethia Howe.

2. Benoni Garfield b. Dec 4, 1675; m. Jan 10, 1706/7, Abigail Stearns. She

died July 11, 1710
and he m. (2) Mary ____.
Children:
1. Abigail Garfield b. Mar 5, 1707/8; m. Dec 6, 1728, James Jones of

Weston.

p.233.

2. Mary Garfield b. in Weston, Oct 19, 1717; m. April 22, 1738,
Ebenezer Hammond,
Westboro.

3. Elizabeth Garfield b. June 30, 1679.

4. Thomas Garfield b. Dec 12, 1680; died in Weston, Feb 4, 1752.

5. Anna Garfield b. June 2, 1683; m. 1702/3 Deacon Benjamin Brown of Weston=
.

6. Abigail Garfield b. July 13, 1685.

7. Mehitabel Garfield b. Dec 7, 1687; m. Dec. 8, 1714, John Jones.

8. Samuel Garfield b. Sept 3, 1690.

9. Mary Garfield b. Oct 2, 1695.

Edward Garfield, a cooper, m. July 8, 1691, Mehitable Child.
Children:

1. Mehitable Garfield b. July 29, 1692; m. Nov 15, 1717, Daniel Warren.

2. Joseph Garfield b. Jan 18, 1694; died Mar 6, 1775; Selectman of Waltham
1743, 1745;
m. Dec 3, 1718 Abigail Fuller [?8] of Newton who died April 23,
1774 aged 76.
Children:
1. Lydia Garfield bap. in Waltham May 17, 1730.
2. Edward Garfield bap. Aug 20, 1732.
3. Archibald Garfield bap. Aug 18, 1734.
4. Rebecca Garfield bap. Oct 17, 1736.
5. Sarah Garfield bap. Jan 21, 1739.
6. Jerusha Garfield bap. Feb 28, 1742; m. Jan 1, 1767 Isaac Walker=
.

3. Hannah Garfield b. Aug 11, 1696; d. Feb 25, 1775; unm.

4. Sarah Garfield b. Jan 1, 1698/9; d. in Weston, Mar. 17, 1723, unm.

5. Lydia Garfield b. Mar. 18, 1700/1; d. June 10, 1720.

6. Elizabeth Garfield b. July 19, 1703.

7. Edward Garfield b. Oct 20, 170_; m. March 9, 1734/5 Sarah Brooks of
Concord (Lincoln)
and settled in Weston.
Children:

1. Daniel Garfield b. Sept 4, 1736.
2. Mary Garfield b. Jan 24, 1737/8.
3. Jonathan Garfield b. July 29, 1739.
4. Sarah Garfield b. Aug 22, 1741; m. July 28, 1762, James Mills of
Concord.
5. Jonathan Garfield b. June 13, 1743.
6. Thaddeus Garfield b. Feb 13, 1745.
7. Anna Garfield b. May 19, 1748; m. Nov. 21, 1771, Timothy Billings of
Lincoln.
8. Abigail Garfield b. April 22, 1750; m. Sept 1, 1774, Silas Jewell of
Marlboro.
9. Thaddeus Garfield b. Feb 28, 1754; m. (published April 14) 1774, Mary=

Bond of
Westboro.
10. Rebecca Garfield, probably their daughter, m. May 1, 1782, John Allen=

Jr.

There was an Edward Garfield of Waltham who m. (1) April 27, 1768, Lydia
Mills of
Weston, and he m. (2) May 23, 1771, Martha Nevers of Cambridge. His
lineage has not
been ascertained. Perhaps he was the son of Edward and Sarah (Brooks)
Garfield, but
it is more probable that he was a son of someone settled in another town.

Children:
1. Martha (Patty) Garfield b. April 18, 1773.
2. William Garfield b. June 12, 1774.
3. Lydia Garfield b. Mar 9, 1777.
4. Samuel Garfield b. Oct 6, 1780.
5. William Garfield b. Feb 6, 1784.
6. Hannah Garfield b. June 9, 1788.

8. Daniel Garfield b. May 14, 1709.

9. Abigail Garfield b. Aug 27, 1711; m. April 10, 1735, William Brewer.

To be continued Part 2 - p.233-234 - Lieut Thomas Garfield of Weston & Mercy

Bigelow.
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth =20

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