Descendants of Thomas Grover

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1 Descendants of Thomas Grover Generation No THOMAS 1 GROVER was born Abt in Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, and died January 1578/79 in Chesham, Bucks, England. He married ELIZABETH NEE? Abt She was born June 15, 1516 in Chartridge, Chesham, Buckshire, England, and died January 1597/98 in Chesham, Bucks, England. Notes for THOMAS GROVER: The name "Grover" is not widely spread in England. Our line of Grovers arose at Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. The first recorded Grover was Thomas of Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. The name comes from the old English word "greave", which was a woodland path cut through a thick forest to make hunting easier. The first Grover was "Greaver" or one who cut a greave and had his cottage at the beginning of the greave. Later, the "grovers" cultivated fruit trees (mainly apples). Chesham, England is known as a fruit growing area. I. Thomas Grover of Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, was born about He married Elizabeth (last name unknown) about II. Their son, Stephen, was born about 1543, at Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Stephen married Elizabeth Chase (or Chaase) of Chesham on November 17, III. Lazarus Grover, their son, was christened on February 2, He married, at London, Godsgrace King. They settled in Hertfordshire, which is directly north of London and is noted for its' numerous gardens and orchards. From here fruit has been sent to the London markets for centuries. Lazarus Grover was buried March 1648 at Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. His son Thomas, was born at Chesham, Buckinghamshire. IV. Thomas Grover was the first of the line to come to America. He was christened on November 26, He possibly came as early as 1630, and may have accompanied Governor Winthrop, but there is no record of this. Governor Winthrop was the founder of Boston. His expedition is described by Robert Bartlett in his book, "The Pilgrim Way", Published in "Governor Winthrop arrived with a large expedition to found Boston and its' first church. Aboard his flagship, the 'Arabella', Winthrop led a fleet of 17 ships, carrying nearly a thousand settlers to New England. His vessels were amply provisioned with food, beer, wine, and fresh water." If Thomas Grover was in the Winthrop group, he would have been about fifteen years of age. It was the custom in those days to apprentice the young boys in order for them to learn a trade. He possibly was a carpenter's apprentice. The Winthrop party first landed at Charlestown, then many of them moved across the Charles River to establish Boston, where the fresh water supply was better. About 1638, at age 23, Thomas Grover married Elizabeth (last name unknown). They became the parents of nine children. In 1643, Elizabeth was recorded as being admitted to the Church and was described as "Ould goodwife Grover". She probably was only in her late twenties and had born only two of her nine children at that time. Another source states Thomas Grover (1) was born April 22, 1520 in Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, and died January 1578/79 in Chesham, Bucks, England. More About THOMAS GROVER: Fact 1: Burial: 26 Jan 1579 More About ELIZABETH NEE?: Fact 1: Burial: 16 Jan

2 Children of THOMAS GROVER and ELIZABETH NEE? are: 2. i. STEPHEN 2 GROVER, b. Abt. 1543, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. April 03, 1617, Chesham, Bucks, England. ii. WILLIAM GROVER, b. Abt. 1539, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. May 1619, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About WILLIAM GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 30 Jun 1539 Fact 2: Buried: 12 May 1619, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England iii. THOMAS GROVER, b. September 10, 1541, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. Bef. 1593, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About THOMAS GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 10 Sep 1541, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England iv. RICHARD GROVER, b. August 11, 1548; m. JOAN BALDWIN, February 05, 1569/70. More About RICHARD GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 11 Aug 1548, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England v. JOHN GROVER, b. Abt. 1545, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. August 09, 1588, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About JOHN GROVER: Fact 1: Buried: 08 Sep 1588 vi. AGNES GROVER, b. March 29, 1551, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. December 26, 1622, Chesham, Bucks, England; m. RICHARD GRACE, November 27, More About AGNES GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 29 May 1551, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Fact 2: Buried: 26 Dec 1622 vii. SIMON GROVER, b. Abt. 1549, Chesham, Bucks, England. Generation No STEPHEN 2 GROVER (THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt in Chesham, Bucks, England, and died April 03, 1617 in Chesham, Bucks, England. He married (1) ELIZABETH CHASE November 17, 1566 in Hundridge, Bucks, England, daughter of THOMAS CHASE and ELIZABETH BOWSHIEW. She was born May 23, 1547 in Chesham, Hundridge, Buckinghamshire, England, and died June 25, 1579 in Chesham, Hundridge, Buckinghamshire, England. He married (2) MARGARET MARGARITE Abt in Chesham, Bucks, England. She was born Abt in Chesham, Bucks, England. More About STEPHEN GROVER: Fact 1: Christening: 29 May 1547 More About ELIZABETH CHASE: Fact 1: AKA. (Chaase) Fact 2: Christening: 29 May 1547 Children of STEPHEN GROVER and ELIZABETH CHASE are: 3. i. LAZARUS 3 GROVER, b. February 02, 1575/76, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; d. March 22, 1648/49, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. ii. RICHARD GROVER, b. December 09, 1571, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. December 13, 1571, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About RICHARD GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 09 Dec 1571, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Fact 2: Buried: 13 Dec 1571, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England iii. AGNES GROVER, b. September 27, 1573, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About AGNES GROVER: 2

3 Fact 1: Baptized: 27 Sep 1573, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England iv. JOHN GROVER, b. June 24, 1579, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. June 26, 1579, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About JOHN GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 02 Feb 1579, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Fact 2: Buried: 26 Jun 1579, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Children of STEPHEN GROVER and MARGARET MARGARITE are: v. MARY 3 GROVER, b. Abt More About MARY GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 20 Aug 1581, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England vi. MARTHA GROVER, b. Abt More About MARTHA GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 01 Nov 1583, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England vii. JOHN GROVER, b. Abt. 1585, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About JOHN GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 27 Apr 1586, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England viii. DAMARIS GROVER, b. Abt. 1587, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. June 01, 1589, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About DAMARIS GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 27 Apr 1589, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England ix. STEPHEN GROVER, b. Abt. 1589, Chesham, Bucks, England; d More About STEPHEN GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 20 Jun 1590, Chesam, Buckingham, England. Generation No LAZARUS 3 GROVER (STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born February 02, 1575/76 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, and died March 22, 1648/49 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. He married GODSGRACE KING December 12, 1611 in Chesham, Bucks, England. She was born 1580 in Chesham, Bucks, England, and died March 24, 1640/41 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. Notes for LAZARUS GROVER: He married at London Godsgrace King. They settled in Hertfordshire, which is directly north of London and is noted for its' numerous gardens and orchards. From here fruit was sent to the London markets for centuries. Lazarus Grover was buried March 1648 at Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. Latter Day Saints has the following which appears incorrect: Event(s): Birth: 2 Feb 1576, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Christening: 2 Feb 1575, Chesham, Bucks, England Death: 22 Mar 1649 Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England Burial: 22 Mar 1648 Aldenham, Hertfordshire. Co., Eng. English civil and probate records refer to Lazarus Grover as "Gent."; he evidently was fairly well to do, and of some status and respect in his community. More About LAZARUS GROVER: Fact 1: Christened Feb. 2,

4 Children of LAZARUS GROVER and GODSGRACE KING are: i. ANDREW 4 GROVER, b. September 20, 1612, Chesham, Bucks, England. ii. ELIZABETH GROVER, b. March 20, 1613/14, Chesham, Bucks, England; m. RICHARD LEE, May 08, iii. THOMAS GROVER, b. November 26, 1615, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. October 28, 1661, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. iv. HANNAH GROVER, b. February 23, 1615/16. More About HANNAH GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 23 Feb 1617, Chesham, Bucks, England v. SAMUEL GROVER, b. December 13, 1618, Chesham, Bucks, England; d. January 31, 1618/19, Chesham, Bucks, England. More About SAMUEL GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 13 Dec 1618 vi. GRACE GROVER, b. February 13, 1619/20, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; d. April 10, 1620, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. More About GRACE GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 13 Feb 1619, Aldeenham, Hertshire, England vii. JANE GROVER, b. March 18, 1620/21. More About JANE GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 18 Mar 1620, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England viii. JOHN GROVER, b. September 01, 1622, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; d. December 11, 1622, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. More About JOHN GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 01 Sep 1622, Aldeenham, Hertshire, England Fact 2: Buried: 11 Dec 1622, Aldeenham, Hertshire, England ix. GRACE GROVER, b. January 28, 1622/23, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; d. April 22, 1659, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; m. JONATHAN PARKER. More About GRACE GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 28 Jan 1623, Aldeenham, Hertshire, England Fact 2: Buried: Apr 1659 x. JOHN GROVER, b. September 03, 1626, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; d. December 01, 1626, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. More About JOHN GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 03 Sep 1626, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England Fact 2: Buried: 01 Dec 1626, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England xi. EDWARD GROVER, b. October 05, More About EDWARD GROVER: Fact 1: Baptized: 05 Oct 1628, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. Generation No THOMAS 4 GROVER (LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born November 26, 1615 in Chesham, Bucks, England, and died October 28, 1661 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married ELIZABETH SMITH Abt. 1638, daughter of MATHEW SMITH and JANE. She was born 1618 in Charlestown, Malden Co., Massachusetts, and died October 1676 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Notes for THOMAS GROVER: Early records of New England show the above Thomas Grover as being "of Charlestown, Mass., , and of Malden, Mass., "He may possibly have accompanied Governor Winthrop's Colony from England in 1630", 4

5 as stated in "National Cycloped of American Biography", Vol. 8, P-5, But no direct proof or evidence of such has yet been found, nor any record showing exactly when and how he came to New England. He was, quite evidently, in the Boston-Charlestown area in , before settling at Charlestown and Malden. "Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept. Records", Vol 3, pp-27 and 101) of early land holdings in Boston and Charlestown, show Thomas was a resident of Charlestown as early as , and a property-owner in 1640; he either settled on the Mystic (north) side of the Charles River, at Charlestown, or very early removed thereto, for such mention as is made and found consistently calls him "of Charlestown and Malden". (The Northeast part of his large Charlestown area soon became Malden township, covering a considerable area). Records of early Charlestown show Thomas Grover's home was located where the present streets of Bow, Main, and Prescott adjoin, in the "old" Charlestown section (near the Navy Yard). His wife, Elizabeth, was a member of the Church in Charlestown, though there is evidently no record of his church membership (quite evidently the same church, however, as everyone was then compelled by law to attend church services at least each Sabbath day). He was a "planter", or farmer, in this large Charlestown-Malden area. He died October 28, 1661, at Malden, and after 14 years as a widow, his wife Elizabeth re-married - April 7, 1675, to Philip Atwood, a "planter" and Constable of Malden. At Thomas' death, his widow Elizabeth, and eldest son, Lazarus, were appointed joint administrators of the father's estate; later in April of 1675, when Elizabeth remarried, Lazarus was made the sole administrator, and also "guardian of his minor brothers", to assure their receiving their full and just shares of the father's estate, which had not yet been settled in that fourteen year period - evidently due to there being several minor children involved. Thomas Grover, Sr., named several of his children in his will: Lazarus, Thomas, Andrew, Elizabeth, and John, but did not name Simon, Mathew, or Stephen; these latter are, however, believed to be the children of Thomas Grover and wife Elizabeth, as noted below, together with the repetition of given names found in his own father's and grandfather's family in England. Also, evidently, to Thomas being the only possible (known) father of these three young boys, according to their apparent ages (from approximated birth dates, as judged from marriage and death records. Upon Thomas' death, the inventory of his estate showed a dwelling house and 45 acres of land then valued at about 157 pounds, after all debts were paid. This was (apparently) broken up or divided into shares of about 5 acres for each child (except Lazarus, who as eldest on received a double portion, as was common practice). Elizabeth, the widow, received the dwelling house with all furnishings and household goods, and each child evidently received a single portion - about 5 acres - of the lands. Grace had died in 1658, before her father's demise. Andrew, Elizabeth, and John died in 1674, and the inventories of their estates each showed a 5 acre parcel of property - evidently from their father's estate. Thus it appears that the father's estate was divided into nine shares and distributed to each child, except Lazarus, who received his double portion. Mathew was not named in Thomas' will, but research has turned up a deed, or bill-of-sale, in early probate records of Middlesex County, Mass., showing that Mathew Grover, of Charlestown and Malden, sold a small piece of land in late May 1675, and this deed bears the signature of Mathew, and also the signature (by mark) of Lazarus Grover, though Lazarus is not mentioned within the document himself. We know, from court and town records, that when Thomas, the father, died October 28, 1661, that Lazarus and his mother were then made joint administrators of the father's estate, and that fourteen years later the widow Elizabeth remarried - April 7, to Philip Atwood of Malden. The courts then appointed Lazarus as sold administrator of the father's estate, which had not been fully settled in that long period of time (evidently due to minor children being involved). And, Lazarus was then made the "guardian of his minor brothers" to assure their receiving their full shares of the father's estate when their mother married again. The above document (bill of sale) is the only such record found of Mathew's signature, and the only bit of proof of his family connections. From all available evidence it appears that Mathew was still a minor - still under full legal age, at the date of the above sale of this small piece of property, and found it necessary to also have Lazarus approve the transaction, and sign the document with him, to make it fully legal, though the deed does not plainly show this; Lazarus evidently signed it as administrator of his father's estate, and also as guardian of his minor brother, and it thus appears that Mathew was one of the "minor brothers" of Lazarus, and thus a son of Thomas Grover and Elizabeth of Boston-Charlestown-Malden. The description of the property bounds shows that this piece of property adjoined other lands of "Thomas Grover, deceased", and thus indicates it may possibly have come to Mathew directly from his father, or from the father's estate, or possibly from the estates of the two brothers (John and Andrew), and/or sister Elizabeth, who had died just the preceding year (early 1674). 5

6 Children of THOMAS GROVER and ELIZABETH SMITH are: 5. i. LAZARUS 5 GROVER, b. April 05, 1642, Boston, Charlestown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; d. November 07, 1714, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 6. ii. THOMAS GROVER, b. April 01, 1643, Boston, Charlestown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; d. September 17, 1711, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. iii. GRACE GROVER, b. Abt. 1645; d. October 03, 1658, Malden, Mass.. iv. ANDREW GROVER, b. 1649, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. April 24, 1674, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; m. HANNAH HILLS, February 07, 1673/74. v. ELIZABETH GROVER, b. December 27, 1652, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. March 1673/74. More About ELIZABETH GROVER: Fact 1: Died from a plague vi. SIMON GROVER, b. 1654; d. November 17, 1717; m. SARAH BARRETT. 7. vii. MATHEW GROVER, b. 1655, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; d. Abt. 1679, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. viii. JOHN GROVER, b. 1656; d. February 19, 1673/ ix. STEPHEN GROVER, b. Abt. 1658, Boston, Mass.; d. 1694, Charlestown, Mass.. Generation No LAZARUS 5 GROVER (THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born April 05, 1642 in Boston, Charlestown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, and died November 07, 1714 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) RUTH ADAMS. He married (2) MERCY MUDGE. He married (3) ELIZABETH Abt Children of LAZARUS GROVER and RUTH ADAMS are: i. LAZARUS 6 GROVER, JR., b. December ii. RUTH GROVER, b. October 1666, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. April 11, 1722, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. iii. ELIZABETH GROVER, b. January 1668/69, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. January 1744/45, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. iv. THOMAS GROVER, b. June 1671, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. November 1748, Norton, Massachusetts, USA. v. ANDREW GROVER, b. October 1673, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1751, Norton, Massachusetts, USA. Children of LAZARUS GROVER and MERCY MUDGE are: vi. MARY 6 GROVER, b. Abt. 1692, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1736, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. vii. EBENEZER GROVER, b. September 11, 1694, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. Bef. July 18, Children of LAZARUS GROVER and ELIZABETH are: viii. EPHRAIM 6 GROVER, b. May 24, 1677, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. February 25, 1766, Norton, Massachusetts, USA. ix. REBECCA GROVER, b. Abt. 1682, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1738, Woburn, Massachusetts. 6. THOMAS 5 GROVER (THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born April 01, 1643 in Boston, Charlestown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, and died September 17, 1711 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married SARAH CHADWICK May 23, 1668, daughter of JOHN CHADWICK and JOANNA. She was born June 01, 1650 in Watertown, Mass., and died October Notes for THOMAS GROVER: Thomas' will was probated in September 1711, Malden Mass. Probate and court records show that Thomas Grover made his home at Malden after a short and unsuccessful attempt, together with several brothers and other relatives, at settling in the "Quansigamond Plantation Area", near Grafton and Worcester, Mass., in ;- they were driven out by the Indians, at the beginning of "King Philip's War", of In the large Charlestown-Malden-Reading area, Thomas became a builder of homes (cabins), barns and outbuildings, often finding it necessary to take the buyer to court, to recover some of the monies due him from this construction work on their homes and property. 6

7 Children of THOMAS GROVER and SARAH CHADWICK are: i. THOMAS 6 GROVER, b. March 16, 1668/69; m. (1) BETHIAH BURNAP; m. (2) ELIZABETH TAYLOR, December 1702, Woburn, Mass.. ii. SARAH GROVER, b. November 1670; d. 1710, Malden, Mass.. iii. JOHN GROVER, b. November 1672, Malden, Mass.; d. February 16, 1673/74, Malden, Mass iv. ANDREW GROVER, b. October 1673, Quansigamond Plantation; d. York, Maine. 11. v. MATTHEW GROVER, b. January 16, 1674/75, Quansigamond Plantation; d. May 05, 1765, York, Maine. vi. MARY GROVER, b. 1677, Malden, Mass.; d More About MARY GROVER: Fact 1: She was named in her father's Will of early vii. SAMUEL GROVER, b. Abt. 1680, Malden, Mass.; d. 1748, Malden, Mass.. 7. MATHEW 5 GROVER (THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, and died Abt in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married MARY DAVIS July 30, 1673 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, daughter of GEORGE DAVIS and SARAH CLARK. She was born January 16, 1656/57 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, and died November 29, 1727 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes for MATHEW GROVER: Mathew sold a small parcel of property in Malden on May 29, 1675, the deed also bearing the signature of Lazarus Grover (by mark), who was then the sole administrator of his father's estate, and also the "guardian" of his younger brothers", as we learn from town and court records. This indicates that Mathew was then still under 21 years of age, and apparently Lazarus had to sign the document also, showing his approval of the sale, as guardian, and also as administrator of their father's estate. This deed has now been carefully examined and evaluated, and accepted as proof of Mathew's parentage, and thus rather plainly shows he must have been one of the "minor sons" of Thomas Grover and Elizabeth, the emigrant ancestors, of Charlestown-Malden, Mass., Little is known or found regarding Mathew, but records show he lived in the far north end of the large Charlestown-Malden area at that time ( ) known as "Charlestown Grants" or "Charlestown End", or "Charlestown Wood-Lots", the southeast end of Reading, the east edge of Woburn - later laid out as the new town of Stoneham, in December Records show they attended the old Reading First Church (most likely the nearest one). This old Reading First Church was established in 1650, and its early records show Mary (Davis) Grover's name in several entries, beginning in June 1680 (shortly after Mathew's death, evidently), and her children's names in 1694 to 1721, but evidently does not include Mathew's name; it is possible that his name was still carried on lists of the Charlestown or Malden Church at that time, as the laws of the Colony required each person to join and attend Church at least each Sabbath Day. In "Boston Registry Dept. Records", Vol. 7, pp 94 and 95, we find where Mathew Grover "of Boston" was a witness to a description of a parcel of land and its property bounds on April 23, And the same records show "Thomas, son of Mathew and Mary Grover, born January 16, 1674, Boston". All records indicate that Mathew died about 1679, or very early in 1680, at about only years of age. Children of MATHEW GROVER and MARY DAVIS are: 13. i. THOMAS 6 GROVER, b. January 16, 1674/75, Boston, Stoneham, Ma; d. 1739, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 14. ii. MATTHEW GROVER, b. October 14, 1677, Reading, Massachusetts,; d. May 05, 1765, Coventry, Connecticut. iii. SARAH GROVER. 8. STEPHEN 5 GROVER (THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt in Boston, Mass., and died 1694 in Charlestown, Mass.. He married SARAH Child of STEPHEN GROVER and SARAH is: 15. i. JOHN 6 GROVER, b. March 02, 1687/88, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1765, Gloucester,Mass.. Generation No. 6 7

8 9. RUTH 6 GROVER (LAZARUS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born October 1666 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, and died April 11, 1722 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married WILLIAM PAINE March 09, 1691/92 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Children of RUTH GROVER and WILLIAM PAINE are: i. WILLIAM JR. 7 PAINE, b. November 14, ii. WILLIAM PAINE, b. October 16, iii. STEPHEN PAINE, b. July 03, ANDREW 6 GROVER (THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born October 1673 in Quansigamond Plantation, and died in York, Maine. He married MARY FREETHY in York, Maine. Notes for ANDREW GROVER: Andrew Grover, the fourth child of Thomas and Sarah (Chadwick) Grover, was born October It was that following spring that his two uncles, and aunt, and aunt by marriage, died. His father, Thomas, being a carpenter tried to establish a settlement called "Quansigamond Plantation" and an explanation of why Thomas, Lazarus, Simon, Matthew, and Stephen Grover escaped the disease was that they were away from Charlestown during the period of the epidemic. At this time, King Philip's War broke out and there was fighting all the first years of Andrew's life. Even as a toddler, the Indians harassed them so that Andrew's father and uncles had to abandon their attempt to establish the Plantation. In 1684, the Plantation was resettled and called "Worcester", but again was abandoned in 1702 because of Queen Anne's War. About 1696, when Andrew was 22, he went to York, York County, Maine, a beautiful little village on the Atlantic Coast of southern Maine. We can assume he was probably in the British Army, a part of which was sent to York after some massacres of the York villagers. In 1690, eighteen homes were burned and a number of settlers killed, among them, James Freethy (or Freethey), whose daughter Mary, later married Andrew in In 1692, the worst of the massacres occurred, when Abenaki Indians left their snowshoes by a rock and crept into the village of York, killing or capturing 300 inhabitants. A monument placed in the old burial ground at York says 220 inhabitants were killed and 80 captives were returned to York in Among the captives was James Freethy, Jr., but he never returned. After these terrible occurrences, soldiers were sent to York and they quartered in the homes. We can assume that Andrew was probably quartered in the home where Mary Freethy, her mother Mary (Milberry) Freethy, and her sister Hannah were living. In 1697, Mary and Andrew were married. In 1699, Andrew received a grant of 20 acres of land, "wherever he can find it". This was probably his reward for his service against the Indians in King William's War. Andrew and Mary Grover located their first home, "above Brixham near the Huckleberry plain". At this place, they resided until 1712, when Andrew acquired land on the southeast side and near Old Mill Creek, which became the family home until He was Surveyor of Highways in In 1720, a schoolhouse was built at the lower end of town, and the school was kept for six months at this far away location. It was kept for only three months near the Andrew Grover's. There was only one schoolmaster for the town and Andrew signed a protest, for his children were deprived of schooling with this arrangement. In 1726, he was recorded as Constable and also a "tithing man". Besides contributing a tithe to the church, a tithing man had special duties. During the long sermons of those day, (sometimes as long as four hours) the tithing man would prod anyone who dozed with a long pole. Maine was part of the large Massachusetts Colony for many long years in the early colonial times, and continued as such until state boundaries were fixed and determined, shortly after the Revolutionary War. York County, Maine, was earlier known as: (1632) Bristol; (1641) Agamenticus; (1642) Georgiana; and finally, in 1652, as York. The present day York County is only a small part of what the earlier area included. More About MARY FREETHY: 8

9 Fact 1: or Freethey Children of ANDREW GROVER and MARY FREETHY are: 16. i. JAMES 7 GROVER, b. April 09, 1703, York, York County, Maine; d. August 29, 1730, York, York County, Maine. 17. ii. JOHN GROVER, b. May 05, 1704, York, York County, Maine; d. Aft. May 1751, York, York County, Maine. iii. SAM GROVER, b. May 17, 1707; d. October 11, iv. THOMAS GROVER, b. July 13, 1710; d. October 14, v. BENJAMIN GROVER, b. November 12, 1712, York, York, Maine; d. Abt. 1745, Georgetown, Maine. vi. MEHITABLE GROVER, b. December 08, vii. MATTHEW GROVER, b. March 23, 1716/17, York, Maine. viii. ANDREW GROVER, b. November 14, 1720; d. April 15, ix. SAMUEL GROVER, b. August 06, MATTHEW 6 GROVER (THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born January 16, 1674/75 in Quansigamond Plantation, and died May 05, 1765 in York, Maine. He married (1) HANNAH FREETHY January 1702/03 in York, Maine, daughter of JAMES FREETHY and MARY MILBURY. She was born Abt in York, Maine, and died December 09, He married (2) MARY BROOKIN February 1726/27 in York, Maine. Notes for MATTHEW GROVER: The first records found of Mathew Grover, at York, Me., show him as a Grand Juror, in 1715, and as Tithing Man in (Banks' - "History ofyork, Me.,") He survived his first wife, Hannah Freethy, for records show he married Mary Brookin on February 22, 1727/28, at York, Me. More About HANNAH FREETHY: Fact 1: or Freethey Children of MATTHEW GROVER and HANNAH FREETHY are: i. HANNAH 7 GROVER, b. August 30, 1703, York, York County, Maine; m. JOHN LEIGHTON, January 1722/23, York, York County, Maine; b. Abt. 1700, York, York County, Maine. ii. SUSANNAH GROVER, b. December 08, 1705, York, York County, Maine; m. THOMAS COOK, December 08, 1725; b. Abt iii. LYDIA GROVER, b. February 08, 1706/07, York, Maine; m. JOHN STAPLETON, December 08, 1724; b. Abt. 1704, York, Maine. iv. SARAH GROVER, b. May 09, 1709, Kittery, York, Maine; m. ALEXANDER THOMPSON, May 20, 1731, Kittery, York, Maine; b. 1705, Kittery, York, Maine; d v. ELIZABETH GROVER, b. April 30, 1712, York, Maine; d. November 27, 1738; m. (1) BENJAMIN HAMMONS, September 02, 1731; b. Abt. 1710, York, Maine; m. (2) THOMAS RHODES, Abt. 1736; b. Abt. 1708, York, Maine. vi. MARY GROVER, b. September 06, 1715, York, York County, Maine. vii. MIRIAM GROVER, b. December 25, 1717, York, York County, Maine; m. JOSEPH WEARE, August 04, 1743; b. October 25, 1718, York, York County, Maine. viii. SAMUEL GROVER, b. March 19, 1718/19, York, Maine; d. Bef. 1763; m. JUDITH GOULD, January 28, 1737/38; b. Abt. 1722, York, Maine. ix. STEPHEN GROVER, b. July 20, 1721, York, York County, Maine; d. Bef. 1757; m. DORTHY ALLEN, December 16, 1742; b. February 18, 1726/27, Wells, York County, Maine. 20. x. EBENEZER GROVER, b. May 01, 1724, York, Maine; d. York, Maine. xi. MERCY GROVER, b. April 10, 1726, York, Maine; m. ALEXANDER GRANT, September 29, 1743; b. Abt. 1723, York, Maine. 12. SAMUEL 6 GROVER (THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt in Malden, Mass., and died 1748 in Malden, Mass.. He married SARAH UPHAM 1 April 17, 1713 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, daughter of NATHANIEL UPHAM and SARAH FLOYD. She was born January 22, 1688/89 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Children of SAMUEL GROVER and SARAH UPHAM are: i. SAMUEL 7 GROVER 1, b. January 11, 1713/14, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. March 17, 1784, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 21. ii. JOHN GROVER, b. December 04, 1716, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. March 27, 1785, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. iii. BENJAMIN GROVER 1, b. March 09, 1720/21, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. May 24, iv. SARAH GROVER 1, b. October 07, 1725, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 9

10 v. ABIGAIL GROVER 1, b. July 18, 1729, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. vi. MARY GROVER 1, b. December 05, 1732, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 13. THOMAS 6 GROVER (MATHEW 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born January 16, 1674/75 in Boston, Stoneham, Ma, and died 1739 in Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married SARAH BUCK February 27, 1693/94 in Woburn, Massachusetts, daughter of EPHRAIM BUCK and SARAH BROOKS. She was born January 11, 1672/73 in Woburn, Massachusetts, and died Aft in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Children of THOMAS GROVER and SARAH BUCK are: i. THOMAS 7 GROVER, b. March 01, 1701/02; m. ABIGAIL BACON, August ii. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN GROVER, b. Abt. 1706, Malden, Massachusetts; d. Aft. May 1754, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. iii. SARAH GROVER, b. 1730, Stoneham, Massachusetts. iv. LYDIA GROVER, b. 1734, Stoneham, Massachusetts. 14. MATTHEW 6 GROVER (MATHEW 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born October 14, 1677 in Reading, Massachusetts,, and died May 05, 1765 in Coventry, Connecticut. He married (1) NAOMI HINES August 20, 1701 in Woburn, Mass. He married (2) SARAH BERNARD November 26, 1735 in Coventry, Connecticut. Notes for MATTHEW GROVER: Records of the Reading First Church (Mass), for June 4, 1721, show Mathew requested a transfer (or "dismission") for himself, wife and family to the Church at Coventry, Connecticut, and this transfer and recommendation was granted to them. Children of MATTHEW GROVER and NAOMI HINES are: 23. i. BENJAMIN 7 GROVER, b. Abt. 1704, Reading, Massachusetts; d. July 1769, Coventry, Connecticut. 24. ii. JOHN GROVER, b. October 14, 1710, Reading, Massachusetts; d. Aft. 1755, Coventry, Connecticut. 25. iii. LEONARD GROVER, b. May 12, 1713, Reading, Massachusetts; d. Aft. 1755, Coventry, Connecticut. 15. JOHN 6 GROVER (STEPHEN 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born March 02, 1687/88 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, and died 1765 in Gloucester,Mass.. He married ALLIE COVILL She was born 1689 in Woburn, Mass.. Child of JOHN GROVER and ALLIE COVILL is: 26. i. JOHN 7 GROVER, b. Abt. 1728, Rhode Island, USA; d. 1806, NY, USA. Generation No JAMES 7 GROVER (ANDREW 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born April 09, 1703 in York, York County, Maine, and died August 29, 1730 in York, York County, Maine. He married MARY HUCKINS February 02, 1727/28 in Kittery. She was born Abt in York, York County, Maine, and died in York, York County, Maine. Child of JAMES GROVER and MARY HUCKINS is: i. LYDIA 8 GROVER, b. January 31, 1728/ JOHN 7 GROVER (ANDREW 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born May 05, 1704 in York, York County, Maine, and died Aft. May 1751 in York, York County, Maine. He married (1) SARAH BLAISDELL November 29, 1729 in York, York County, Maine, daughter of EDEN BLAISDELL and CHARITY CROSS. She was born Abt in York, York County, Maine, and died Abt He married (2) CHARITY RHODES May 14, 1739 in York, York County, Maine. She was born Abt in York, York County, Maine. Notes for JOHN GROVER: Mr. Theodore Blaisdell now resides in the remodeled home of Andrew Grover. He has a copy of the old deed dated August 15, 1760, where James Grover of Georgetown, Maine deeds his share of his grandfather's estate to Johnathan Syward. Children of JOHN GROVER and SARAH BLAISDELL are: i. SARAH 8 GROVER, b. September 15, ii. JAMES GROVER, b. January 19, 1731/32. 10

11 iii. ANDREW GROVER, b. October 08, iv. DANIEL GROVER, b. Abt v. JOHN GROVER, b. Abt Children of JOHN GROVER and CHARITY RHODES are: vi. SIMON 8 GROVER, b. July 10, vii. JOHN GROVER, b. June 05, viii. SARAH GROVER, b. November 13, ix. DANIEL GROVER, b. May 30, BENJAMIN 7 GROVER (ANDREW 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born November 12, 1712 in York, York, Maine, and died Abt in Georgetown, Maine. He married MEHITABLE TOOTHAKER April 27, 1732 in York, York, Maine, daughter of ANDREW TOOTHAKER and ABIGAIL WHITE. She was born March 13, 1708/09 in York, York, Maine, and died Abt in Georgetown, Maine. Notes for BENJAMIN GROVER: Benjamin and Mehitable were both of York, Maine with five children being recorded as born in York, Maine. It is assumed that Benjamin and Mehitable migrated to Georgetown, Maine about In 1748, Benjamin and Mehitable Grover applied for a grant of land to be reserved for 10 years. Sometime between 1748 & 1760, Benjamin died for in a deed of August 1760, his son James Grover of Georgetown, described him as "Benj. Grover dead." He may have been killed in an Indian raid. The period of the French and Indian War was 1754 to It is conceivable that the year of his death was 1757, for James, then 18, petitioned for a pension for his mother, Mehitable. James was described as a "soldier". He would have been only 18 years old in James, fourth child of Benjamin and Mehitable, was born July 8, In 1760, when he was twentyone, he married Sarah Shepherd of York. They had a large family, but Georgetown, then the frontier of the wilderness has very scant records. The names of only two of the nine children are known. That there were nine children is proven by the first census in America, which was taken in Here, James Grover of Georgetown is described as "Head of Family", with five sons and 4 daughters. The two children whose names were found were; 1. Benjamin, baptized Aug. 24, Bette, a daughter Benjamin was the first child of Andrew and Mary, to be born in the "new" home on Old Mill Creek, in York, Maine. Children of BENJAMIN GROVER and MEHITABLE TOOTHAKER are: 27. i. MARTHA 8 GROVER, b. January 09, 1732/33, York, York County, Maine; d. Aft. 1787, Fairfield, Maine or New Brunswick, Canada.. ii. MARY GROVER, b. May 02, 1735, York, York County, Maine; m. JOHN SHEPHARD, August 09, 1765; b. May 09, 1712, York, York County, Maine. 28. iii. ANDREW GROVER, b. January 19, 1735/36, York, York County, Maine; d. Aft. 1810, Georgetown, Maine. iv. JAMES GROVER, b. July 08, 1739; m. SARAH SHEPHERD, August 24, 1768, Phippsburgh, Sagadahoc, Maine. v. THOMAS GROVER, b. September 18, 1741, York, York County, Maine. 19. MATTHEW 7 GROVER (ANDREW 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born March 23, 1716/17 in York, Maine. He married MARY DAVIS July 30, She was born Abt in Portsmouth, NH. Children of MATTHEW GROVER and MARY DAVIS are: i. ABIGAIL 8 GROVER, b. October 09, ii. SARAH GROVER, b. September 02, iii. SAMUEL GROVER, b. December 19, iv. MATHEW GROVER, b. September 13, v. ELIAKIM GROVER, b. June 07, vi. LYDIA GROVER, b. January 12, 1749/ EBENEZER 7 GROVER (MATTHEW 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born May 01, 1724 in York, Maine, and died in York, Maine. He married MARTHA GRANT August 15, 1745 in York, Maine, 11

12 daughter of WILLIAM GRANT. She was born Abt in York, Maine. Children of EBENEZER GROVER and MARTHA GRANT are: i. WILLIAM 8 GROVER 1, b. May 10, 1746, York, Maine. ii. JANE GROVER 1, b. January 31, 1747/48, York, Maine. 29. iii. THOMAS GROVER, b. April 09, 1752, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Ma; d. Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Ma. 30. iv. STEPHEN GROVER, b. August 23, 1760, Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine. v. KATHERINE OLIVER GROVER 1, b. July 10, 1768, Phippsubury, Sagadahoc, Maine. 21. JOHN 7 GROVER (SAMUEL 6, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) 1 was born December 04, 1716 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died March 27, 1785 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married ABIGAIL TAYLOR May 06, 1736 in Stoneham, Mass., daughter of JAMES TAYLOR and ABIGAIL HOLDEN. She was born July 10, 1715 in Stoneham, Mass., and died March 13, Children of JOHN GROVER and ABIGAIL TAYLOR are: i. ABIGAIL 8 GROVER, b. April 20, 1737, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. September 23, 1738, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. ii. ABIGAIL GROVER, b. September 04, 1739; m. SAMUEL BOARDMAN, iii. BENJAMIN GROVER, b. March 24, 1741/42, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. October 16, 1776, Ticonderoga, NY; m. LYDIA UPHAM, November 11, More About BENJAMIN GROVER: Fact 1: Died in in the Revolution War. iv. SAMUEL GROVER, b. September 12, 1759; m. (1) LYDIA UPHAM, January 1778; m. (2) RACHEL KNOWER, May 25, More About SAMUEL GROVER: Fact 1: Marriage 1: Married Lydia, the widow of his younger brother, Benjamin. v. ELIZABETH GROVER, b. March 20, 1743/44, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; m. EBENEZER WAITT, September 27, vi. ESTHER GROVER, b. May 03, 1746, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. Bef. 1806; m. NATHAN BURDITT, January 28, vii. PHEBE GROVER, b. June 12, 1751, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. August 23, 1818; m. NATHAN DEXTER, March 11, Marriage Notes for PHEBE GROVER and NATHAN DEXTER: (ref. marriage intention) viii. LOIS GROVER, b. April 18, 1757, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; m. DAVID DIMON, November 15, More About DAVID DIMON: Fact 1: or Dimond 31. ix. JOHN GROVER, b. October 29, 1748, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; d. May 21, 1800, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 22. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN 7 GROVER (THOMAS 6, MATHEW 5, THOMAS 4, LAZARUS 3, STEPHEN 2, THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt in Malden, Massachusetts, and died Aft. May 1754 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. He married SARAH BACON March 02, 1726/27 in Billerica, Massachusetts. She was born April 10, 1707 in Billerica, Massachusetts, and died May 1754 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Notes for CAPTAIN BENJAMIN GROVER: Benjamin was born and raised in that part of the old "Charlestown Grant", or (Charleston Wood Lots", or Charlestown End") located at the far north end of this large Charlestown-Malden township area (the south and southeast edge of Reading, and east end of Woburn), in Middlesex Co., Mass. Due to the long distance to travel to the nearest church and meeting-house, (as required by law) in southeast Reading, (now a part of Wakefield town), and the extreme distance from the church in Malden or Charlestown, or in Woburn to their west, the inhabitants of this section had petitioned the Governor and Council of Massachusetts Bay Colony, at Boston, for permission to establish a new town, and build a new church in this area, calling it Stoneham. Their petition was granted and approved in the summer of 1725, and the first Town Meeting was held in December of 1725, at 12

13 which our Thomas Grover "Sr" was present, per town history and records. Any earlier records of this couple, and others of early Stoneham, prior to 1725, are rather few and incomplete, and would possibly be found in town records of early Charlestown, Malden, Reading, Woburn, or even in some Boston records. Unfortunately, many of the early Charlestown records were lost in the "Great Fire" of , during the Revolutionary War, when the British set fire to the town and destroyed over half of the homes and buildings, churches, and courthouse, etc., in old Charlestown, with loss of many valuable records. Stoneham township, in 1725, consisted of about 50 to 55 families, widely scattered and rather far apart. Though Thomas Grover "Sr" (father of Benjamin) is listed as one of the original proprietors and taxpayers of Stoneham, records show he owned very little or no real estate, and little personal property, thereby rating no tax, while his son Benjamin is listed on the tax rolls of as owning a small amount of both real and personal property, upon which a tax was rated, and paid. Records of the old Reading First Church (now located within the town limits of Wakefield), contain several references to "Mary (Davis) Grover", (mother of Thomas Grover "Sr"), and mention her husband Mathew Grover, and their son, Thomas, later known as "Thomas Sr", evidently to distinguish between the father and his son of the same name (brother of Benjamin) who married Abigail Bacon August 1725 at Billerica, Mass. From these records it appears that Thomas Grover "Sr" was a member of the Reading First Church, but took a rather inactive part therein, perhaps no more than only attending and to comply with the laws and regulations of the Colony at that period of time. The names of Benjamin and his brother Thomas "Jr" do not appear in either of the old Reading First Church records, nor in the old Stoneham Church records. Benjamin is, however, listed in the Stoneham Town Records, and is identified there as a property owner and taxpayer for the period. Early Middlesex County (Mass.) probate records disclose a number of deeds, 1727 to 1736, where Benjamin Grover and wife Sarah (Bacon) purchased, and later sold, several parcels of property in the Lexington-Cambridge- Stoneham-Reading and Woburn area. And records of Worchester County (Mass.), 1736 to 1752, show he also bought up and later sold many pieces of property in the Sutton-Grafton area of Worcester Co., and also in Hampshire County. These all show he was a man of better than average intelligence, of fair education, very industrious and hard-working, which attributes to thrift, independence and industry he passed down to each of his several children. One of these probates of Middlesex County (February 1730/31), shows he sold a parcel of property in Lexington, Mass., February 17, 1730/31, to a Mr. Grimes. When he and his family went from Lexington to Grafton in early January 1736, the second record we find of him at Grafton is early February 1736, where Benjamin and his wife Sarah appeared before a Notary Public (Justice of the Peace) at Worcester, the county seat, and acknowledged their signatures to the deed they had issued to Mr. Grimes at Lexington in February 1730/31, covering the sale of the above property. This record, together with the following, is proof that this Benjamin Grover of Grafton came from Lexington, and the Lexington records tie him into Billerica, where his marriage record shows he was "of Stoneham, Mass." As stated above, Benjamin married Sarah Bacon, of Billerica, Mass., on March 2, 1726/27, the record very plainly showing he was "of Stoneham". (His brother Thomas had married Sarah's sister, Abigail Bacon, in August 1725, shortly before Stoneham was established). From all records it appears that Benjamin and Sarah lived in Stoneham a short time after their marriage, as he is shown on Stoneham tax records for that same period. They then lived in Lexington town for a short time, and about proceeded west to Grafton, in Worcester County. Among the original papers found in early records in Suffolk County, Mass., Courthouse, are these concerning a case of Nathaniel Bacon of Lexington (the father of the two Bacon sisters, Sarah and Abigail), who brought suit in court to collect a debt of 40 pounds 5 shillings, from a Mr. Samuel Lawrence. The main evidence in the case was a note, which Mr. Lawrence denied, but as the note had been witnessed by Benjamin Grover and Josiah Bacon, it was then necessary to have Benjamin Grover make and sign a sworn statement regarding the note, which reads as follows: "Charlestown, January ye 26th "I, Benjamin Grover, being of full age, do Testify and saith that on or about the first of September last, I being at Mr. Nathaniel Bacon's, I heard Samuel Lawrence say that they were reckoning with him, or owed him three shillings, and about ye last of October or ye first of November I being at Deacon Putman's, Nathaniel Bacon asked Samuel Lawrence eight or ten shillings for going down to Justus 13

14 Bowen, and Sam. Lawrence sed he wood not give it, and so after this Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Nathaniel Bacon axt (asked) Mr. Josiah Bacon to right (write) a bill, and he rot (wrote) it, and red it twice over, forty pounds five shillings, and he gave it to Mr. Lawrence and he too looked it over and sed it was a very good bill, and then he sind (signed) it and delivered it to Nathaniel Bacon and acknolidge that he owed him so much and so Josiah Bacon and I was desired to set our hands to it and we did likewise." "Sig. - "Benjamin Grover." "Sworn hin Court, - attest: "S. Tyley, Clerk". (Evidently Mr. Lawrence could not read very well, and was a very poor business man, for the original debt of three shillings, plus "eight or ten shillings for going down to Justice Bowman's", had, with the interest, quickly grown to the sum of 40 pounds 5 shillings. It appears from this and several other records that Nathaniel Bacon was perhaps a rather "sharp operator" for those times.) More About SARAH BACON: Christened: March 19, 1737/38, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Children of BENJAMIN GROVER and SARAH BACON are: 32. i. BENJAMIN 8 GROVER, b. November 03, 1745, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. December 25, 1835, Vermont. 33. ii. THOMAS GROVER, b. March 19, 1737/38, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. 1805, Whitehall, Washington, New York. iii. DAVID GROVER, b. Abt. 1752, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. September 30, 1833, Whiting, Vermont; m. MARY KENNEY, February 02, 1774, Sutton, Massachusetts; b. October 06, 1754, Sutton, Massachusetts; d. March 19, 1826, Whiting, Vermont. Notes for DAVID GROVER: David was a blacksmith by trade, and served in the American Revolutionary War (beginning at only 16 years of age), first as a private, and then as a corporal, 1778 to 1781, per D.A.R. service records of three of his descendants. He married Mary Kenney, of Sutton, Mass., on February 2, 1774, and their first five children were both at or near Grafton-Sutton, Mass.; they removed to Washington County, NY about 1784, and in 1785 settled in the town of Whitehall, in Washington County, where five more children were both to them, 1787 to About 1797 or '98 they again removed - from Whitehall, NY to Whiting, in Addison County, Vermont, where their last two children's births are recorded. 34. iv. EBENEZER GROVER, b. Abt. 1747, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. November 22, 1803, Montague, Massachusetts. v. SOLOMON GROVER, b. Abt. 1734, Lexington, Massachusetts; d. December 29, 1755, Lake George, NY. Notes for SOLOMON GROVER: Records show that Solomon, and brother Thomas, served in the French-Indian War of , in which Solomon was killed, or died, December 29, 1755, at Lake George, NY. More About SOLOMON GROVER: Christened: January 02, 1735/36, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts vi. ABEL GROVER, d. September 13, More About ABEL GROVER: Christened: April 19, 1741, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts vii. SARAH GROVER. More About SARAH GROVER: Christened: February 20, 1741/42, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts 35. viii. NATHANIEL GROVER, b. Abt. 1744, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1820, Sudbury, Vermont. ix. EBENEZER GROVER, b. Abt. 1730, Lexington, Massachusetts; d. July 07, 1740, Grafton, Worcester, 14