William Child was in the Massachusetts Bay Colony early and became a freeman in 1634. His widow was mentioned in the will of Elizabeth Child, and Elizabeth's husband Ephraim was probably William's brother. Ephraim left portions of his estate to William's children.[1/494]
Ephraim Child, believed to be the brother of William, is included here to provide more information on the family and to possibly hint where in England William may have come from. Ephraim was born about 1593. He may have married Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer at Nayland, Suffolk on 8 Feb 1625. Mrs. Palmer is believed to be the daughter of Jonas Bond of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. He was a personal friend of Gov. Winthrop who was also a native of Suffolk. Ephraim was obviously well respected in town as he was one of the first deacons and spent 12 years as a representative of the General Court. He was also appointed by the County Court as one of the Commissioners to "end small causes". He was also a selectman for 15 years. In his will, written in 1662, Ephraim mentioned William Bond, his father. He left a large part of his estate to Richard and John Child. He also left his house to Ephraim Child, son of Benjamin. Presumably Benjamin was also a brother to William and Ephraim.[1/6567]
REF: [1] Genealogy of the Child Family - Elias Child, 1881
[2] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
Children:
1. Joseph, b. abt. 1629, m. 1654 Sarah Platt 2. Richard, b. Watertown, MA 1631, d. 11 Nov 1694, m(1) Watertown 17 Apr 1662[2/24] Mehitable Dimmick, Watertown d. 18 Aug 1676,[2/41] m(2) Watertown 16 Jan 1678[2/44] Hannah Traine, b. Watertown 7 Sep 1657[2/19] 3. John, b. Watertown, MA abt. 1636, d. 15 Oct 1676,[2/41] m(1) Mary ____, m(2) 29 May 1668[2/30] Mary Warren, b. 29 Dec 1651,[2/15] d. Watertown 12 May 1734
JOHN CHILD [#148], b. prob. Watertown, MA abt. 1636, d. Watertown 15 Oct 1676[5/41] (aged 40), m(1) Mary ____, m(2) Watertown 29 May 1668[5/30] MARY WARREN (dau. of Daniel Warren and Mary Barron), b. Watertown 29 Dec 1651,[5/15] d. Watertown 12 May 1734.[6/105] She m(2) Watertown 13 Apr 1677[5/43] Nathaniel Fiske, b. Watertown 12 Jul 1653,[5/16] d. Watertown 3 Sep 1735.[6/105]
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148. John Child |
968. William Child |
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149. Mary Warren |
298. Daniel Warren |
596. John Warren 1585-1667 | 597. Margaret ____ ?-1662 |
| 299. Mary Barron |
598. Ellis Barron ?-1676 | 599. Grace ____ ?-? |
John Child was chosen at town meeting 6 Nov 1671 along with John Kimball "to looke to Swine Catle and fences.[2/1:109] John died at the age of 40 and left a noncupative will on 14 Oct 1676, the day before he died. The will was witnessed by William Goddard, Daniel Warren, and Richard Child and mentioned his sons John and Daniel and his brother Richard.[4/4:246]
John's widow married Nathaniel Fiske six months later. John and Mary's daughters were baptized 24 Apr 1687 "... Elizabeth Child & Mary Child, who owned ye Covt. ye are ye children, i.e. ye young daughters of John Childs, their mother is now maryed to Nath. Fiske".[2] An agreement in 1694 between Nathaniel Fiske of Watertown and Mary, his wife, widow of John Child, mentions John's children John, Daniel, Elizabeth, and Mary.[4/8:399] Inventory of the estate was taken 10 Nov 1676 by Joseph Taynter, William Goddard, and Richard Cutting and proved 29 Dec 1676. It amounted to 142.0.10.[4/4:246]
REF: [1] Genealogy of the Child Family - Elias Child, 1881 (pgs.506507)
[2] Watertown Records, 1894
[3] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860
[4] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 4407)
[5] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
[6] Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Second Book - Watertown Records,
Vol. 2, 1900
Children (by first Mary):
1. Mary, b. Watertown 8 Jan 1663-4[5/25]
Children (by second Mary):
2. John, b. Watertown, MA 25 Apr 1669,[5/31] d. Waltham, MA bef. 1748, m. 5 Sep 1693 Hannah French, b. Billerica, MA 25 Jan 1676, d. 2 Jan 1766 3. Elizabeth, b. Watertown 24 Jul 1670[5/32] 4. Daniel, b. abt. 1674, d. Watertown 29 Jan 1723-4,[6/75] m. Watertown 10 Feb 1701-2[6/16] Beriah Bemis, b. Watertown 23 Jun 1681[5/51]
Mary's children by Nathaniel Fiske[3/2145]:
5. Nathaniel Fiske, b. 9 Jun 1678,[5/44] d. bef. 1735, m. Sherburne, MA 16 Jan 1706 Hannah Adams, d. 21 Jul 1718 6. Hannah Fiske, b. 29 Aug 1680,[5/48] m. Watertown 17 Oct 1701[6/16] Joshua Bigelow, Jr., d. 9 May 1728 7. John Fiske, b. 17 Mar 1682-3,[5/52] d. 1730, m. Sherburne 31 Jul 1706 Lydia Adams 8. Sarah Fiske, b. 4 Jul 1685,[5/57] m. Watertown 8 Jan 1706-7[6/23] John Hastings, d. bef. 1747 9. Lydia Fiske, b. 28 Dec 1687,[5/59] d. 21 Aug 1761, m(1) Watertown 14 May 1711[6/40] John Warren, d. 1726, m(2) Weston, MA 17 Jun 1730 Benjamin Harrington 10. Mary Fiske, bap. 20 Apr 1690, m. Watertown 30 Oct 1716[6/58] James Knapp 11. Elizabeth Fiske, b. 24 Jun 1692,[5/65] d. Worcester, MA 30 Nov 1760, m. Watertown 25 Jan 1715-6[6/54] Benjamin Flagg, Jr. 12. Abigail Fiske, b. 28 Aug 1698,[6/12] d. March 1729-30, m. Watertown 10 Apr 1717[6/59] Allen Flagg, Jr., b. Watertown 20 Mar 1690-1[5/62]
JOHN CHILD [#74], b. Watertown, MA 25 Apr 1669,[8/31] d. Waltham, MA bef. 1748, m. 5 Sep 1693 HANNAH FRENCH (dau. of William French and Mary Lathrop), b. Billerica, MA 25 Jan 1676, d. 2 Jan 1766.
| 37. Mary Child
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74. John Child |
148. John Child |
968. William Child ?-? | |
| 149. Mary Warren |
298. Daniel Warren 1628-? | 299. Mary Barron ?-1716 |
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75. Hannah French |
150. William French |
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| 151. Mary Lathrop |
302. Thomas Lathrop c.1621-1707 | 975. Sarah Learned 1604?-? |
John Child lived in the west part of Watertown, which in 1730 was set off to become the town of Waltham. In 1721 he was chosen one of a "committee to manage the prudentials" and was later chosen on a committee "to take effectual care that learning shall be advanced". He was also chosen as a representative to the General Court.[1/507] In July of 1705 John Child of Watertown sold to Henry Jeffs the land that was inherited by his wife Hannah from her father William French.
John's will was dated 6 Apr 1742 and proved 14 Dec 1747. His children Lydia and Mehitable were not mentioned in the will and had probably died before 1742. He did mention "Hannah my well beloved wife", sons John, Jonathan, Nathaniel, Jonas, and Isaac, daughters Hannah, Mary, Abigail, Prudence, and Ruth. He also mentioned grandchildren, the five children of Hannah and her former husband John Fay, and two children of Prudence's, Jonas and Elijah Flagg.[3/25:218]
REF: [1] Genealogy of the Child Family - Elias Child, 1881
[2] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 4412)
[4] Westborough, MA Vital Records
[5] Southborough, MA Vital Records
[6] Weston, MA Records
[7] The Diary of Rev. Ebenezer Parkman - Francis G. Walett,
1974
[8] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
[9] Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Second Book - Watertown Records,
Vol. 2, 1900
Children:
1. John, b. Watertown 5 Aug 1694,[9/5] m. 1721 Abigail ____ 2. Jonathan, b. Watertown 26 Apr 1696,[9/9] d. 8 Sep 1787, m. Weston, MA Oct 1729 Abigail Parker, b. 9 Sep 1711, d. 3 Mar 1756 3. Hannah, d. Southborough, MA 10 Nov 1755, m(1) 17 Apr 1721 John Fay, b. 5 Dec 1700, d. 10 Nov 1732, m(2) Westborough, MA 7 Mar 1733-4 Samuel Liscomb 4. Mary, b. abt. 1699-1700, d. Westborough, MA 3 Dec 1776, m. 21 Jun 1721 Nathaniel Whitney, b. Watertown 23 Jan 1695-6,[9/9] d. Westborough 27 Jan 1777 5. Nathaniel 6. Sarah, bap. 19 Nov 1704 7. Abigail, bap. 4 Nov 1705 8. Isaac, bap. 24 Mar 1706, d. Waltham, MA 16 Feb 1788, m(1) Watertown 7 Dec 1727[9/82] Anna Adams, m(2) 1747 Hannah Goodin 9. Prudence, bap. 16 Jul 1708, m? Watertown 17 Nov 1737[9/107] Allen Flagg 10. Lydia, bap. 7 Oct 1711, m. Watertown 19 Dec 1727[9/82] James Fay 11. Jonas, bap. 14 Jun 1713, d. Westborough 21 May 1750 (suicide by hanging[7/216], m. Westborough 20 May 1742 Sybil Shattuck, b. Westborough 15 Apr 1724. She m(2) Westborough 15 Dec 1752 Joseph Bruce 12. Ruth, bap. Weston, MA 21 Aug 1715, prob. m. Westborough 7 Mar 1733-4 Stephan Fay 13. Mehitable, b. 13 Jan 1717
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