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Lederer, Inez (Stevens), "New Salem, Mass., Church Records," NEHGR, Volume CXIII (1959), pp. 29-42.

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In the fall of 1955 I had the occasion to examine what is left of the original records of the old parish church in New Salem, formed in 1742. I was interested only in the Admissions, as the vital records were included in the "New Salem Vital Records" (1927). In 1855 all of the town records were burned, along with the vital records; so this volume is made up of material from divers sources, such as the old church records that were extant in 1927. Of course, the valuable Admissions were not considered part of the vital records.

[p. 33] Church Records of Membership

May 1, 1814 - Lucy Whitney, wife of Jacob

[p. 38] List of Church Members (probably 1805)

Rebecca Whitney

[p. 39] Owners of Pews - Dec. 1, 1793

Benedict [?] Whitney

Barlow, Claude W., "Descendants of Thomas Jones of Hingham, Hull & Manchester, Mass.," NEHGR, vol. CXIII (1959), pp. 42-52, 131-146.

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9. JOHN3 JONES (Abraham2, Thomas1), born in Hull about 1669/70, died in Mendon, Mass., 28 March 1753, in his 84th year. He married, first, about 1693, SARAH -----, died in Mendon 3 March 1750, in her 83d year, identified in the Bosworth genealogy as a daughter of John Lobdell of Hull and his wife, who was a daughter of Nathaniel2 and Bridget (Bellamy) Bosworth; and, secondly, in Holliston, Mass., 11 Sept. 1751, MRS. MARY POTBERY, died there 13 June 1756, in her 76th year.
John Jones moved to Mendon with his family soon after 11 March 1703, when his brothers Thomas and Ephraim sold

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him their allotment of land in that town. In Mendon he held the office of selectman and was an elder of the church. He and his descendants lived in that section of Mendon which was set off as the town of Milford in 1780 and as Hopedale in 1886. The petition of John Jones, William Cheney, and others on the East Side of the Mill River to be erected a separate precinct from Mendon was presented to the House of Representatives 27 Nov. 1735 (Journals, 13-126), and dismissed the following December because of the opposition of other families in the same locality (ibid., 13-174). In 1730 a complaint had been brought against the selectmen of Mendon, which ws thus passed on by the House: "Upon hearing of the complaint of Samuel Morse against the selectmen of Mendon, it appears that the said selectmen of Mendon have been guilty of a great comtempt of the authority of this Court, except Mr. John Jones, who fully acquitted himself thereof" (ibid., 9-374). For other details of the life of Elder John Jones, see Ballou's "History of Milford, Mass.," pp. 848ff. The will of John Jones (Worcester County A33893) was written in Mendon 11 Dec. 1749 and was probated 9 May 1753. It mentions wife Sarah; sons John, Nathaniel, Abraham, Joseph; daughters Sarah Corbitt, Mercy Thwing, Lydia Whitney; and grandchildren Sarah, Mary, Martha, Mercy, John, Asa, Nathan, and Brdget Wood, children of deceased duaghter Bridget Wood; sons-in-law Elder Daniel Corbitt and Jonathan Whitney to be executors; witnesses Mary Jones (probably wife of son Joseph), Amariah Frost, and Simeon Littlefield. Further proof of the second marriage is found in the bills submitted by the executor: 24 April 1753 journey to Sherborn to get mother Jones' quittance; August 1753 paid Mary Jones, widow of the deceased, to go off the place, 40 pounds.
Children by first wife, five born in Hull, three in Mendon:
  i. SARAH4, b. 20 Oct. 1694; m.(1) in Mendon, 4 Dec. 1717, DANIEL CORBETT, d. in 1753, and elder in her father's church; m.(2) (intention 9 Oct. 1755), JOHN SAWIN of Watertown, Mass.
  ii. BRIDGET, b. 8 July 1696; d. before 1749, leaving eight children mentioned in her father's will; m. in Mendon, 17 May 1716, JAMES WOOD.
  iii. MERCY, b. 3 Sept. 1697; m. in June 1718 ("Thwing: A Genealogical, Biographical and Historical Account of the Family," by Walter E. Thwing, 1883, p. 22), JOHN THWING, b. in Boston 2 June 1693, son of John and Martha (Drew) Thwing. Both were living 18 May 1769.
24. iv. JOHN, b. 27 Sept. 1699.
25. v. NATHANIEL, b. 31 March 1702.
  vi. LYDIA, b. 17 Sept. 1705; d. 4 March 1783; m. in Mendon, 26 Jan. 1726/7, JONATHAN WHITNEY, b. in Holliston, Mass., 17 Oct. 1704; d. in Mendon in 1755, son of Jonathan and Susanna Whitney.
26. vii. ABRAHAM, b. 2 July 1708.
27. viii. JOSEPH, b. 27 Dec. 1709.

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26. ABRAHAM4 JONES (John3, Abraham2, Thomas1), born in Mendon, Mass., 2 July 1708, died 25 Feb. 1792, in his 84th year. He married about 1730, KEZIAH WHITNEY, born in Holliston, Mass., 31 July 1706, died in Milford, Mass., 29 June 1791, in her 85th year.
Abraham's sister Lydia had previously married Keziah's brother, Jonathan Whitney; their brother Joseph later married Mary Whitney, thus sealing a triple alliance between these two families. Abraham Jones was an elder of the Milford Church.
Children, recorded in Mendon:
  i. SUSANNAH5, b. 8 Feb. 1731/2; d. 1 Nov. 1736.
  ii. JONATHAN, b. 13 Feb. 1733; d. 6 Nov. 1736.
  iii. DAVID, b. 9 Oct. 1735.
  iv. KEZIAH, b. 23 Nov. 1737; d. 6 Sept. 1744.
  v. ABRAHAM, d. 28 Dec. 1739.
  vi. SARAH, b. 16 Dec. 1739; d. 16 Sept. 1744.
  vii. HANNAH, b. 8 Nov. 1741; d. 21 Sept. 1744.
41. viii. JOHN, b. 23 March 1743/4.
42. ix. ABRAHAM, b. 3 May 1747.
  x SOLOMON, b. 8 Feb 1748; d. 6 Aug. 1748.

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27. JOSEPH4 JONES (John3, Abraham2, Thomas1), born in Mendon, Mass., 27 Dec. 1709, died in Milford, Mass., 3 April 1796, in his 87th year. He married about 1732 MARY WHITNEY, born in Holliston, Mass., 28 May 1710, died in Milford 9 July 1788, in her 78th year, daughter of Jonathan and Susannah Whitney.
Joseph spent his entire live on the home place of his father in the present town of Hopedale, Mass. The will of Joseph Jones was written 4 Sept. 1792 and mentions son, Joseph, Jr., of Milford, and his children by wife Ruth, of whom grandson David was to have the residue of the estate; son Jonathan and his children by wife Mary; son Timothy and his children by wife Ann; daughter Susannah, wife of John Robinson of Milford. When the will was first presented there were objections from some of the heirs; it was stated by them that Susannah was living in Rhode Island, and that Jonathan was living in Vermont and could not have heard the terms of the will.
Children, recorded in Mendon:
  i. SUSANNAH5, b. 10 Nov. 1733; d. in Milford 29 april 1795; m. in Mendon, 11 March 1773, JOHN ROBINSON, b. there 12 April 1750, d. in Milford 19 Nov. 1792, son of Ichabod and Ruth (Merriam) Robinson.
  ii. HANNAH, b. 3 July 1736; d. 27 Jly 1736.
43. iii. JOSEPH, b. 29 Sept. 1737.
  iv MARY, b. 16 Oct. 1740; d. in Milford 9 Aug. 1791, not mentioned in her father's will; m. there, 7 July 1784, as his second wife, JAMES SUMNER, SR., b. in Mendon 10 Dec. 1718, d. in Milford 29 Aug. 1795, son of Joseph and Sarah Sumner.
  v. LYDIA, b. 2 April 1744; d. 24 Jan 1744/5.
44. vi. JONATHAN, b. 11 April 1746.
  vii. DAVID, b. 10 July 1749; d. 20 July 1750.
45. viii. TIMOTHY, b. 25 April 1751.

"Memoirs," NEHGR, Volume CXIII (1959), pp. 221-231.

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Mrs. George William Burnes (Marian Edna Pollard), who was elected to annual membership 26 June 1945, died in Montpelier, Vt., 19 Feb. 1958.

She was born in Ludlow, Vt., 31 Oct. 1888, daughter of James Pollard, born in Plymouth, Vt., 1 Oct. 1834, died in Ludlow 19 July 1907, whose wife, married in Ludlow, 14 March 1865, was Jane Ann Whitney, born there 29 July 1842, died there 8 Dec. 1930, daughter of Calvin and Roxana Abigail (Wheelock) Whitney.
She was educated in the Black River Academy in Ludlow. She was employed in the Ludlow Savings Bank and Trust Company from 1906 to 1915. She was much interested in genealogy.
She was a member of the Baptist Church, of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She married in 1915 George William Burnes. The children were: (a) James Pollard, born in Springfield, Vt., 3 Nov. 1916, Sergt. in the 66th Division; (b) George William, born in Ludlow 12 May 1920, killed 8 June 1944 in the invasion of Normandy; (c) Alden Whitney, born in Barre, Vt., 30 May 1911, in the U. S. Naval Air Force in the Pacific area.

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Mrs. Henry Souther Tufts (Susie Browning Cotton), of Brookline, Mass., who was elected a resident (annual) member 5 Jan. 1904 and transferred to life membership 18 Feb. 1919, died in Brookline 20 Aug. 1958. She was born in Milford, Conn., 20 Sept. 1869, only child of Henry William Cotton (born in Shaftsbury, Vt., 1 Aug. 1835), by Mary Sumner Browning (born in Rutland, Mass., 28 Aug. 1842, a daughter of Reuben and Sophia (Whitney) Browning.

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