Richardson, Jonas, from Worcester, located in the northeast part of the town, where Stillman Holden now resides; he was a shoe-maker, and like other people of that occupation in those days, would take his tools and go about from house to house making up shoes for the year. He m. Mary Bailey; their ch. were:—1. Azubah, m. Benjamin Pierce; whose ch. were:—Benjamin and Azubah. 2. Abel, m. Sarah Lincoln. His second wife was Mrs. Whitcomb. 3. Mary, m. Benjamin Hill; they had one child whose name was John. 4. Betsy, m. Jonathan Currier; whose ch. were:—Mary, Hannah, Betsy, Nathan and Almira. 5. Persis. 6. Hattie, m. Daniel Currier; whose ch. were:—Joseph and Benjamin, (twins,) and Lucinda. Her second husband was Robinson Howe; whose ch. were:—Huldah, Catharine, Sophia and Mary. 7. Jonas, m. Abigail Currier; whose ch. were:—Mary Jane, Charles and Abel. 8. Asa, m. Elizabeth Glazier; whose ch. were:—Lydia, Elizabeth, d., Francis, Lucy, Jonas, Persis, d., and Isaac. 9. Nathan, m. Sophia Boutelle; whose ch. were:—Thomas B., Louisa B., Charles, Loenza B., Henry H., Jonas Bailey and Sarah Sophia. His second wife was Lydia Woodbury; they had one child whose name was Levi, m. Lovisa Pratt; whose ch. were:—Lydia Elizabeth, Mason and Jason, (twins.) Mr. Richardson d. in 1815, ae. 72.
Reed, David, from Stowe, was a farmer in the south-east part of the town; he had a house burnt many years ago; being frightened, he carried out a tub of sap that was supposed to have been sufficient to have extinguished it, had he applied it to that purpose. He m. Naomi Wright; their ch. were:—1. Abram. 2. Asa, d. 3. David, m. Mary Smith; whose ch. were:—David, d., Allen, d., David, Joel and Mary Naomi. 4. Asa, m. Rhoda Brooks; whose ch.
