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Family of Samuel BEMIS and Sarah BARNARD

Husband: Samuel BEMIS (1690-1776)
Wife: Sarah BARNARD (1693-1756)
Children: William BEMIS (1722-1801)
Samuel BEMIS (1716- )
Edmund BEMIS (1720- )
Nathaniel BEMIS (1725-1784)
Sarah BEMIS (1727-1804)
Joshua BEMIS (1729-1789)
Edward BEMIS (1730-1810)
Elizabeth BEMIS (1732-1802)
Jonas BEMIS (1737-1790)
Marriage 12 Apr 1716 Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US1

Husband: Samuel BEMIS

Name: Samuel BEMIS
Sex: Male
Father: John BEMIS (1659-1732)
Mother: Mary HARRINGTON (1663-1716)
Birth 7 Aug 1690 Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US
Death 1 Aug 1776 (age 85) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US2
Burial Old Spencer Cemetery3
Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Inscription:
"In Memory of Mr. Samuel Bemis, one of the first settlers of the town,
who died August 1776, in his 84th yr. Wherenothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or Men as fierce and wild as they, Our kind forefathers did repair, And built us towns and cities there."

Note: One of the First Settlers of this Town, Age 84

Wife: Sarah BARNARD

Name: Sarah BARNARD
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 25 Jan 1693 Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US
Death 30 Sep 1756 (age 63) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US

Child 1: William BEMIS

Name: William BEMIS
Sex: Male
Spouse: Rebekah WHITE (1734-1819)
Birth 1 Nov 1722 Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, US
Death 23 Mar 1801 (age 78) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US2
Burial Old Spencer Cemetery3
Spencer, Worcester, MA, US

Child 2: Samuel BEMIS

Name: Samuel BEMIS
Sex: Male
Birth May 1716

Child 3: Edmund BEMIS

Name: Edmund BEMIS
Sex: Male
Birth 1 Nov 1720

Child 4: Nathaniel BEMIS

Name: Nathaniel BEMIS
Sex: Male
Birth 1725 Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Death 1 Jan 1784 (age 58-59) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US

Child 5: Sarah BEMIS

Name: Sarah BEMIS
Sex: Female
Spouse: [unnamed person] ( - )
Birth 12 Dec 1727 Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Death 28 Aug 1804 (age 76) Guilford, Windham, VT, US

Child 6: Joshua BEMIS

Name: Joshua BEMIS
Sex: Male
Spouse: Sarah WHITE (1737-1791)
Birth 14 Jul 1729 Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Death 24 Mar 1789 (age 59) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US

Child 7: Edward BEMIS

Name: Edward BEMIS
Sex: Male
Birth 1 Jan 1730
Death 26 Dec 1810 (age 80)

Child 8: Elizabeth BEMIS

Name: Elizabeth BEMIS
Sex: Female
Birth 1732 Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Death 1 Mar 1802 (age 69-70) Charlton City, Worcester, MA, US

Child 9: Jonas BEMIS

Name: Jonas BEMIS
Sex: Male
Birth 25 Mar 1737 Spencer, Worcester, MA, US
Death 7 May 1790 (age 53) Spencer, Worcester, MA, US

Note on Husband: Samuel BEMIS

Bond's "History of Watertown"(p.22) "m., 4-12-1716, Sarah Barnard. They settled first in Sudbury, and, in 1721, moved to Spencer, and he was the second settler in that town, where he d. 8-1776, and she d. 9-30-1756. For interesting history on his him and his children, see Draper's History of Spencer, 105-109.

Draper's "History of Spencer": "Bemis, Samuel, came from Watertown, 1721, and was the second settler in Spencer. He was born in 1688, was m. to Sarah Barnard of Sudbury. He was doubtless, a descendant of Joseph Bemis, who came from England to Watertown in 1640, and was probably the ancestor of all who bear that name in this part of New England. He purchased 400 acres of land of the easterly part of lots 29 and 36. He commenced felling the ancient forest, which covered his farm, before he moved his family there. At that time the Indians had not all retired from this part of the country, and some of them frequently came into his cabin and tarried with him through the night, but their presence was very offensive to him. In 1722, when his wife was about to give birth to her third son William, fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury, for safety during that critical period, and when her little son was only 2 weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of nearly 50 miles in one day, and carried her infant son in her arms, although the greatest part of the distance of the road, such as it was, passed through an entire wilderness! He (Samuel) acquired a handsome estate, and built the first frame house in town, a building of 2 stories, which stood on the site of the present house of Mr. Robinson, and was taken down a few years since. His wife Sarah died 9-30-1756. His children were:

 

Samuel, b. 5-1716,

Edmund, 11-1-1720;

William, 11-1-1722;

Nathaniel, 1725;

Jonas, 3-25-1727;

Sarah, 12-27-1727;

Joshua, 7-14-1729;

Elizabeth, 1732; 3

Sources

1"US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900" (on-line, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT).
2"MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record".
3"Find a Grave".