(7) III. John Minot [6--1] d. Jan. 26, 1690. His will is recorded in
the Suffolk Records, Vol. VII. p. 64. His estate was prized at £680.
17. He m. Elisabeth Brick, March 11, 1670, who d. April 6, 1690. They
both d. in Dorchester of the small-pox. Their children were
26--1 John, b. Oct. 10, 1672, m. Mary Baker, May 21, 1696. (12)
27--2 Israel, b. Aug. 23, 1676.
28--3 Josiah, b. Dec. 27, 1677.
29--4 Jerusha, b. Jan. 28, 1679.
30--5 George, b. Aug. 16, 1682.
(8) III. James Minot, Esq., [7--2] was b. Sept. 14, 1653, and
graduated at H. C. in 1675. He studied divinity and physic. He kept
the grammar-school in Dorchester in 1679, but soon after removed to
Concord, where he was employed as a teacher and physician. In 1685,
he was hired to preach in Stow, "for 12. 6 per day, one half cash and
one half Indian corn;" and again in 1686 for "what older towns had
given their ministers--£13 for 13 sabbaths." In 1692 he had another
application to preach there, which he declined. Relinquishing the
profession soon after, he was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1692,
and a Captain of the militia, then offices of much distinction. He
represented the town several years in General Court, was much employed
in various public trusts, and distinguished himself for his talents
and excellent character. He d. Sept. 20, 1735, a. 83. He m. Rebecca,
dau. of Capt. Timothy Wheeler, the founder of the ministerial fund in
Concord, and inherited the homestead of his father-in-law, near the
residence of the Hon. Daniel Shattuck, where he d. She d. Sept. 23,
1734, a. 68. The following are the epitaphs on the gravestones erected
to their memories, now standing in the "Hill Burying-Ground," in
Concord.
Here is interred the remains of
JAMES MINOTT, Esq., A. M. an
Excelling Grammarian, Enriched
with the Gift of Prayer and Preaching,
a Commanding Officer, a Physician of
Great Value, a Great Lover of Peace
as well as of Justice, and which was
His greatest Glory, a Gent'n of distinguished
Virtue and Goodness, happy in a Virtuous
Posterity, and living Religiously, Died
Comfortably, Sept. 20, 1735, Æt. 83.
Here is interred the body of
Mrs Rebecca Minott ye virtuous
Consort of James Minott Esq.
(and daughter of Capt. Timothy Wheeler)
She was a person of
Serious piety and abounding
charity, of great usefulness
in Her Day, and a pattern
of Patience and holy
Submission under a long
Confinement, and resigned Her
Soul with Joy in her
Redeemer Sept 23, 1734
aged 68.
The following were children of James Minot, Esq.;
31--1 Rebecca, b. Feb. 9, 1685, m. Joseph Barrett,
Dec. 27, 1701. (13)
32--2 Lydia, b. March 12, 1687, m. Benjamin Barrett,
Jan. 3, 1705. (14)
33--3 Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1689, m. Ebenezer Wheeler,
Sept. 26, 1706.
34--4 Timothy, b. June 18, 1692, m. 1. Mary Brooks--2.
Beulah Brown. (15)
35--5 James, b. Oct. 17, 1694, m. 1. Martha Lane--2.
Elisabeth Merrick. (16)
36--6 Elisabeth, b. Jan. 29, 1697, m. Daniel Adams,
April 23, 1715. (17)
37--7 Martha, b. April 3, 1699, m. James Lane,
April 30, 1719. She d. Jan. 18, 1739, in Bedford, a. 40.
38--8 Love, } twins. b. April 15, 1702, m. John Adams,
Dec. 13, 1722. (18)
39--9 Mercy,} m. Samuel Dakin,
Dec. 13, 1722. (19)
40--10 Samuel, b. March 25, 1706, m. 1. Sarah Prescott,
2. Dorcas Prescott. (20)
In the above family, two sisters married two brothers by the name of
Barrett; two other sisters married brothers by the name of Adams; a
brother and a sister married a brother and sister by the name of Lane,
and two were born the same day and married the same day.
There are few parents who have so great reason to be "happy in a
virtuous posterity," as had these. One son was a minister, another
was a deacon, and eight of the grandchildren were deacons or married
to deacons; several were clergymen or married to clergymen. Very
many of the great-grandchildren sustained the same offices, or were
otherwise distinguished in military, civil, or religious life. A large
proportion of those who arrived at mature age professed religion; and
the succeeding and numerous families were among the most respected,
useful, and influential in the towns in which they lived. Very many
distinguished men descended from them; among whom were Rev. Stephen
and Hon. Timothy Farrar of New Ipswich, N. H., Roger Minot Sherman, of
Fairfield, Ct., and several eminent physicians by the name of Adams;
and Hon. Roger Sherman, and several other distinguished men of New
Haven married descendants.
(9) III. Stephen Minot [9--4] d. in Sudbury street, Boston. He left a
will, recorded in Suffolk Records, Vol. XXXI. p. 82. He was a merchant
and member of Brattle Street Church; married Mary Clark, dau. of Capt.
Christopher Clark, Dec. 1, 1686. They had the following children;
41--1 Rebecca, b. Aug. 20, 1687, d. Aug. 26 of the same year.
42--2 Stephen, b. Oct. 27, 1688, m. 1. Sarah Wainwright; 2. Mary
Brown. (21)
43--3 John, b. Dec. 27, 1690, d. at Brunswick, Jan. 11, 1764.
44--4 Mehetabel, b. Dec. 6, 1692, was engaged to be married to
Richard Bills, when her father made his will.
45--5 Lydia, b. May 15, 1695, m. Joseph Eaton, May 10, 1720; had
one dau.
46--6 Rebecca, b. Nov. 6, 1697, m. Samuel Miller, Oct. 8, 1724.
47--7 George, b. Jan. 21, 1700, d. Nov. 13, 1702, of the small-pox.
48--8 Peter, b. March 4, 1702, d. Oct. 30, 1702, of the small-pox.
49--9 George, b. Jan. 29, 170-, m. Elisabeth Moore of North
Carolina, by whom he had a son who d. in infancy, and a
dau. Sarah who m. Nathaniel Taylor, Esq., an officer of the
customs in Boston. Mr. Minot d. Jan. 18, 1785. He was a
merchant, and owned the T wharf in Boston.
50--10 Christopher, b. gr. at H. C. 1725, was an officer of the
customs in Boston until 1776, when he removed to Halifax,
where he d. unmarried, May 12, 1783, a. 77.
51--11 Peter, b. m. was drowned at Halifax with his wife.
52--12 James, b. was a merchant at Jamaica where he d. unmarried.
(10) III. Samuel Minot [10--5] m. Hannah Jones of Concord. He d. young,
and his only son Jonathan Minot was in Concord, in 1707, being then
14 years old, when he chose his uncle John Minot of Dorchester his
guardian.
(11) III. James Minot [15--4] lived in Concord, where he m. Rebecca
Jones, Feb. 9, 1688. She was the dau. of John Jones. He d. leaving one
son, and she m. for her second husband Capt. Joseph Bulkeley, March
9, 1696, by whom she had several children. She d. July 12, 1712, a.
50. Two of her children, Rebecca and Dorothy, mentioned below, were
by Capt. Bulkeley, her second husband, and are therefore not numbered
with the Minot Family, not being descendants. That there may be no
misunderstanding, their surname is inserted.
54--1 Jonathan, b. m. Elisabeth Stratton,
Jan. 26, 1714. (22)
54--2 Rebecca Bulkeley, b. Dec. 25, 1696, m. Joseph Hubbard,
Nov. 10, 1713.
54--3 Dorothy Bulkeley, b. Jan. 7, 1699, m. Samuel Hunt,
Nov. 14, 1716.
About 1725 Jonathan Minot of Westford, (then part of Chelmsford,) and
Joseph Hubbard sold to Thomas Jones of Concord, "the whole of the
right of their mother, Rebecca Bulkeley, deceased in Acton, allowed
to the heirs of her father John Jones, and to Dorothy Hunt, deceased,
the former wife of Samuel Hunt, one of the heirs of Rebecca Bulkeley."
Joseph Hubbard was the ancestor of most of the name in Concord.