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Hannibal, Edna Anne, and Barlow, Claude W., "Richard, William and Hugh, Sons of John Briggs of Taunton, Massachusetts," NEHGR, Volume CXXV, pp. 77-90, 200-211, 268-281; Volume CXXVI (1972), pp. 30-42, 115-126, 210-221, 267-277; Volume CXXVII (1973), pp. 59-67.

[p. 59]

97. Rufus5 Briggs (John4-3, William2, John1) was born in Norton, 7 Feb. 1750. Although he was in Foxborough in 1791 and is there called "of Norton" (The Register, 65:42) he is not listed either in Norton or Foxborough in the Federal Census of 1790.
He married in Norton 14 Oct. 1772 (Town Records), Margaret Wetherell, daughter of Seth and Sarah Wetherell of Norton, born 7 June 1750, died in Attleborough 6 Feb. 1825 "in her 75th year" (g.s., Mt. Hope Cemetery, North Attleborough). [snip]
Children of Rufus and Margaret (Wetherell) Briggs, the first four recorded in Norton, Mass.:
[snip]
  1. Rufus b. 18 May 1788; d. in Attleborough Falls 6 June 1855; mar. in Attleborough 1 July 1810, Nancy Rounds, dau. of Hezekiah and Molly (Wheeler), b. in Attleborough 23 March 1791, d. there 9 July 1864 (Massachusetts Vital Records, State House, Boston, Mass., 174:73).
    2. Children, [snip]
    1. Catherine Jane, b. Smithfield 26 June 1827; d. 23 June 1886; mar. Attleborough, Mass., 5 Oct. 1848, Felix G. Whitney, son of Martin and Nancy (Orne), b. 9 Dec. 1818. [snip]

Sanderson, Page, "Edward Sanderson of Watertown, Mass.," NEHGR, Volume CXXVII (1973), pp. 181-192, 287-299; Volume CXXVIII (1974), pp. 38-47, 119-123.

[p. 185]

On 12 Mar 1702/3, Thomas Sanderson sold to Jonathan Smith and John Bemis 35 acres of land in Watertown, bounded west by heirs of Richard Saltonstall, north by Joseph Peirce and Eleazer Whitney, south by Stephen and Jonathan Coolidge, and east by John Morse.
3. Jonathan3 Sanderson (Jonathan2, Edward1) was born at Cambridge 25 Oct. 1673 (Bond) and died at Waltham 4 Oct. 1743 (Vital Records).
He married 14 July 1699, Abigail Fiske, (Savage, 2:166) daughter of John and Sarah (Wyeth) Fiske, born 8 Oct. 1675, died 29 April 1759, aged 84 (Waltham Vital Records). Abigail was descended from Lord Symon Fiske who died in co. Suffolk, England, in February of 1464 (J.H. Temple, History of Framingtham, Mass., 1887, p. 547). [snip]

[p. 186]

Children, born in Watertown (Vital Records): [snip]
  1. Abigail4, b. 23 Oct. 1702; d. about 1771; mar. 20 Sept. 1720 James Mellon of Framingham (Vital Records), son of Simon and Elizabeth (Fiske) Mellon or Mellins. Children, surname Mellon (ibid.): 1. Elizabeth, b. 21 Aug. 1721; mar. Elias Whitney. [snip]
  2. Margaret, b. 9 Sept. 1704; mar. 21 (or 24) Feb. 1731/2 (ibid.), Benjamin Whitney of Framingham, son of Benjamin Whitney. He bought land in Framingham in 1731 and 1741. Children, surname Whitney (ibid.): 1. Jonathan, b. 25 Sept. 1734; mar. 15 June 1758 Eunice Marshall. 2. Persis, b. 20 Aug. 1739. 3. Amos, b. 27 Sept. 1746. There were probably about ten additional children (Bond, p. 417). [snip]

[p. 287]

12. Ebenezer4 Sanderson (John3, Jonathan2, Edward1) was born at Watertown 29 Sept. 1716 (Bond, p. 418). He died at Leicester before 11 March 1762 (Worcester Co. Probate, No. 51925).
He married at Leicester 28 March 1745, Hannah Whitney (Vital Records).
When Ebenezer died, his brother Benjamin was appointed guardian of his minor son, Ebenezer (Worcester Co. Probate, No. 51937). A bond of £100 was required, and real estate at Leicester was set off 25 June 1762 to his widow: "we have sett off to the widow Hannah Sanderson as her thirds for her use & improvement during her natural life". The administrator, Samuel Denney, 14 Jan. 1763, filed a blance remaining of £23.3.2, and the court ordered the amount of £9.17.8 to be paid to the widow; the remaining £13.5.6 was assigned to the use of the creditors, the estate being insolvent. The widow Hannah married secondly, March 1772, Benjamin Dix (Sturbridge Vital Records). It is thought that the family resided at one time at Westminster, Vt.
Children from Leicester Vital Records:
  ii. Hannah5, bapt. 13 July 1746 at Spencer (Vital Records); d.y.
  ii. Hannah, b. 7 July 1747; mar. (int. 17 Feb. 1769) John Sanderson of Hartford, N. Y. (Leicester Vital Records). This could have been an error in the entry, possibly meaning Hartford, Vt.
30. iii. Ebenezer, b. 5 March 1748; bapt. at Spencer.
31. iv. Hezekiah, b. 4 March 1750.
  v. Phebe, b. 13 Oct. 1754; d.y.
32. vi. Israel, b. 6 Nov. 1755.
  vii. Phebe, b. 10 Nov. 1757; mar. 4 Dec. 1783 Amos Gleason of Merrifield (Sturbridge Vital Records).

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