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Name filtered, daughter of Richard FRENCH and Mary ADAMS. PRIVACY FILTER Married to: Robert RANDALL Born 1608 at Wendover, Buck, England, died 3 May 1691 at Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, 82 or 83 years Notes for Robert Randall: ROBERT RANDALL came from Wendover, county of Bucks, England, to Weymouthbefore 1640. He was born near 1608 and died at Weymouth, 3 May, 1691. Hedeposed 2 July, 1688, that he aged Eighty yeares or thereabouts, " andthat he was living for u S within the Realm of -,me time in Wendover inthe county of Bucks~ ... and did well know Enoch Hunt of Titenden in theparish ,76'aena out two miles distant from Wendover," etc. (MassachusettsState Archives, 129: 16,) The parish registers of Wendover begin in 1632,and a careful search of them revealed no trace of any person of the nameRandall. He married (1) Mary -, who was buried at Weymouth, 3 Sept. 1640.He married (2) Mary French, sister of Stephen French, who calls her "mysister Mary Randall' in his will in 1679. He was admitted a freeman ofthe Massachusetts Bay Colony, 26 May, 1647. He had three lots granted tohim "in the East field," and seven acres in the First Division, andtwenty-one acres in the Second Division, the latter granted 14 Dec. 1663.(Weyrnouth Land Grants, 258, 293.) Robert Randall of Weymouth, "being weake of body," made his will 27 Mar.1691, and it was probated 25 May, 1691. To his eldest son John he gaveseveral lots, one "in the Range Field," another in the First Division. Tohis youngest son Thomas he gave his dwelling house, etc. To his daughtersMary, wife of Abraham Staples of Mendon, and Hannah, wife of JohnWarfield of Mendon, to each Es. Son John to be executor. Witnesses: MaryWning, Joseph Dyer and William Chard. Inventory taken 16 May, 1691, byJohn Shaw and Joseph Dyer. (Suffolk Probate, 8: 41, 42.) Child: 1. Thomas RANDALLBorn 1635 at Weymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Bay Colony, died 11 Jun 1711 at Taunton, Bristol, MA, 75 or 76 years Notes for Thomas Randall: 1630-40: Thomas Randall, second son of Robert and Mary Randall, born, probably at Weymouth, where he lived until 1695. He inherited a house and lands from his father. "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial" by William Richard Cutter; III:348-9; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1916 (929.274 C991 LAPL) (974.0 NEa SCGS) ca. 1638: Thomas Randall (Robert1) was born; He married (1) Joan Drake, perhaps daughter of William and Margaret (Westover) Drake baptized at Colyton, county of Devon, England on December 15, 1628. She was a sister of Thomas Drake of Weymouth. He married (2), near 1671, Hannah (Packard) Briggs, widow of Clement Briggs, II., and daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Packard of Weymouth and Bridgewater. Thomas Randall removed from Weymouth to Taunton North Purchase (now South Easton). History of Weymouth, Massachusetts by Walter Chamberlain, M. S.; III:560; Weymouth Historic Society; Weymouth, Massachusetts; 1923 (974.402 W547W ACPL) 1668: Thomas Randall bought half of the fifty-first share and the land set apart to him was at what became Easton, it being located at South Easton, including what is called "the Green", but being chiefly east and north of it, the mill stream running through it. On the north side of it he built his house, part of the land there being to-day owned by his descendants, and on the stream he and his son Thomas erected the first sawmill of the place, and the noise of its wheel made the sweetest possible music to the settlers who were so much in need of the lumber with which to erect their dwellings. That he was piously inclined soon appears from this vote of the town of Bridgewater, which had the church nearest to them, the vote being taken in 1696, soon after their arrival in their new home: "Thomas Randall, William Manley, and their neighbors allowed to come here to meeting, and to make a horse-bridge over Cutting Cove River," now known as Quesett River in Easton. "A Biographical History of Robert Randall and his Descendants" by William L. Chaffin; p. 8; The Grafton Press; New York City, New York; 1909 (9292.2 R188-3 LAPL) 1681-88: He was sexton of the church, probably throughout the period between these dates. In the former year he received one pound ten shillings for his services, and in the latter two pounds. 1695: He was elected surveyor, but did not finish out his term because he sold out his property and removed to Taunton North Purchase, where he bought one-half of the fifty-first share, including the present Green of South Easton, and lands lying to the north and east of it, with the mill stream running through it. He built his house on the north side of this stream, and also built the first saw mill in the town, which was of great advantage to the pioneer settlers. In the earlier years of settlement there he attended church at Taunton. "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial" by William Richard Cutter; III:348-9; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1916 (929.274 C991 LAPL) (974.0 NEa SCGS) 1695: Thomas Randall lived in Weymouth until the autumn of 1695. By his father's will he was given his father's "dwelling house and out housing, and many acres of land including two orchards, meadows, and pasture lands." Although one of the wealthiest citizens of Weymouth he did not disdain the humble office of sexton of the meeting-house. 1681: He is "allowed £1-10-00 for ringing the bell and sweeping the meeting-house." The price for such service advanced in time. 1688, March 13: He agreed to ring the bell and sweep the meeting-house for forty shillings in money for the ensuing year. 1695, March 4 He was chosen by the town one of the three surveyors for the ensuing year, but he did not serve the full term of office, for later in the year he sold much of his property in Weymouth and removed with his family to the eastern part of Taunton North Purchase, a large tract of land which included all that became the town of Easton, nearly all of Mansfield and about one-third of the town of Norton. There were fifty-four shares of this large tract which had been purchased of the Indians in 1668, mainly by Taunton men. "A Biographical History of Robert Randall and his Descendants" by William L. Chaffin; p. 8; The Grafton Press; New York City, New York; 1909 (9292.2 R188-3 LAPL) 1711: Thomas Randall died. "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 611; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS) 1711, June 11: Thomas Randall died. "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial" by William Richard Cutter; III:348-9; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1916 (929.274 C991 LAPL) (974.0 NEa SCGS) 1711, June 11: Thomas Randall died at Taunton, North Purchase, Massachusetts. History of Weymouth, Massachusetts" by Walter Chamberlain, M.S.; III:560; Weymouth Historic Society; Weymouth, Massachusetts; 1923 (974.402 W547W ACPL) "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of the Farmer's Register" by James Savage; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1981 (929.274 S264 LAPL) (NE Sec. SR) (974.0 NEa/Gen SCGS) |