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From: (Marcia Payne)
Subject: [MAWORCES] DARLING Ancestry sketch; Part 2
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:39:29 -0600 (CST)


(3) John DARLING, Jr., son of John DARLING (2) was born in Mendon,
Mass. on April 1, 1687. He was first mentioned on the Mendon records in
1718, when he received a 5 acre home lot in the sixth division. The
place was located on Caleb Hill, south of the common, and adjoining
lands of Benjamin WHEELOCK and Thomas THAYER and his own land. He had
many grants after that, in 1718-22-23-29. He is called Junior as lately
as 1740, when his father apparently became identified with Bellingham,
where he died in 1753. Among his children was Pelatiah, born in Mendon,
see forward.

(4) Pelatiah DARLING, son of John DARLING, Jr. (3) was born in 1720 at
Mendon, Mass. He is first mentioned on the Mendon records in 1746, when
land was laid out to him adjoining his other land, probably inherited or
deeded to him by his father. He drew 4 acres on April 17, 1757, in the
eleventh division. He must have been in the militia and served in the
revolution, as he was called ensign on the records.
He was a private in Captain William HENRY's company in 1779 at Castle
and Governor's Island in Boston Harbor. He was also in
Captain B. BEARD's company, commanded by Lt. John BENSON. He was in
Captain Philip AMMIDON's company, Colonel DEAN's regiment in 1781. He
was called lieutenant on some records.
He was in the Mendon school committee (11th district) in 1780. He was
moderator of the proprietor's meeting April 3, 1792. He deeded a farm to
his eldest son John in 1787; another to Pelatiah Jr. in 1797. He died in
1798, and his estate was in process of settlement in July, 1798.
He married (intentions dated Nov. 4), 1743, to Elizabeth DARLING.
Their children were:
1) John, settled in Mendon
2) Pelatiah Jr., settled in Mendon; see forward
3) Abigail
4) Joshua
5) Mary
6) Ruth
7) Phinehas
8) Elizabeth
*** The foregoing are probably not in the correct order of birth.

(5) Pelatiah DARLING,Jr. son of Pelatiah DARLING (4) was born at
Mendon in April 1760, and was a soldier in the Revolution, serving in
Captain Peter PENNIMAN's company, Lt. Colonel Nathan TYLER's regiment in
1776 and 1777. He deeded his farm to Pelatiah Jr. in 1831.
He married July 22, 1790 to Phila TAFT, born Jan 4, 1772 and died
Sept 6, 1841. He died April 3, 1839. Their children were:
1) Newton, Aug 22, 1791
2) Maria, March 22, 1794
3) Newbury, Sept 18, 1797; see forward
4) Phila, Sept 4, 1800
5) Pelatiah Jr.
6) Cyrus
7) Willis
8) Hannah

TO BE CONTINUED

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