EARLY INHABITANTS, IPSWICH, MASS, Pages 208-213

    LORD, Katherine, widow. Was a commoner, 1641. 

    Robert Lord 1, took the freeman's oath at Boston, March 3, 1635‑6; was one of Denison's subscribers, 1648; had a share in Plum Island, &c., 1664; was a voter in Town affairs, 1679.

    1645. He was on a committee with Richard Saltonstall, Daniel Denison, Samuel Appleton, Richard Jacob, John Payne, empowered to grant houselots to the settlers.

    1639. He had a houselot on High street, next east from Mr. William Bartholomew; which property yet remains a possession of his descendants. [1847.]

    He was Town Clerk, and Clerk of the Court, and Register of Deeds, for many years,—till his decease in 1683.

    He was selectman, 1661, and many years after.

    He was Representative in 1638.

    He died August 12, 1683, in the eightieth year of his age. His will is dated June 28, and was proved September 25, 1683. In the will he mentions his wife, Mary, "with whom by God's good providence we have lived comfortably together in a married condition almost fifty three years." He bequeathes to her all his estate during her life.

    His wife was Mary Waite, whom he married, 1630.

    In an account book, under date of 1660,he mentions his "sister ffitt."

    He gives legacies to his eldest son, Robert 2; to his daughter Sarah Wilson; to his sons Nathaniel 2; Thomas 2, who removed to Charlestown; Samuel 2, who removed to Charlestown; to the children of his daughter Chandler, deceased, viz: Mary, William, Joseph and Samuel; to his daughters Susannah Osgood, Abigail Foster, Hannah Grow (wife of John Grow,) and to his grandchild, Robert Lord 3.

    His houselot on High street was granted to him February 19, 1637. It adjoined the homestead of Mr. Humphrey Vincent.

    Robert Lord 2, son of Robert 1, married Hannah Day. He had a share in Plum Island, &c., 1664. He was a voter in Town affairs, 1679. He was one of twenty-four of "the young generation," who joined the church by taking the covenant, between January 18 and February 1, 1673. He was Marshal of the Court, as early as 1669; and is usually designated as Marshal Lord.

He died November 11, 1696; and left a widow Hannah, who possessed the rights of commonage, and had horses on the common, 1697. His sons were:

Robert 3, born December 26, 1657 

John

Thomas

Joseph, born January 8, 1674 

James, born January 27, 1676 

Nathaniel, born April 30, I681

A son fourteen years old in 1699

Robert Lord 3, son of Robert 2, born December 26, 1657. In 1697 his name is on a list of such as have horses on the common, and at this date he has the title of Serjeant. He subscribed, 1700, toward "procuring a bigger bell for ye good of ye Town." He was one of the Selectmen, 1707.

He had a son, Samuel 4, who had a son Samuel 5, who married and removed to Dunbarton, N. H.

He married Abigail Ayers, June 7,1683. Children:

Hannah, born July 18, 1685

Susannah, born October 7, 1687

Robert, born March 6, died May 14, 1689

Samuel, born April 14, I691

Abigail, born June 17, 1693

Ruth, born September 9, 1695

Ebenezer, b. August 25, 1697, d. July 2, 1698

Ebenezer, born May 16, 1699

    Robert Lord, jun'r, had the fourteenth lot between Ordway's shop and ye Town Bridge,—eighteen feet front, granted to him March, 1692-3.

    John Lord 3, son of Robert 2, married Elizabeth Clarke, December 9, 1695. Their children: 

John, born Oct. 8, 1696, (left no children.)

Elizabeth, born December 12, 1668

Thomas, born July 19, 1703

Robert, born 1712, lived at Boston.

Thomas Lord 3, son of Robert 2, married Mary Brown, May 24, 1686. Their children: Thomas, John, Jonadab

 Mary, born March 21, 1691

 Robert, born April 2, 1694.  He died September 26, 1694.

James Lord 3, (son of Robert 2) and wife Mary, had:

  James,

  Joseph,—left no children

  Nathaniel

He was commoner in 1708; and had a seat assigned him in the Meeting-house, 1702. Mary Lord, his wife, died April 11, 1724.

Joseph Lord 3, son of Robert 2, removed to New Jersey.

Nathaniel Lord 3 son of Robert 2, lived at the Isles of Shoals. Left no children.

Nathaniel Lord 4, son of James 3, born 1718; married Elizabeth Day, and had:

Nathaniel 5. born 1747, who lived at Newmarket, N. H.

Abraham 5, born 1751

Isaac 5

Isaac Lord 5, son of Nathaniel 4, had

Isaac, born 1777

Joseph, born 1778

Nathaniel, 1780

Levi, 1784

Nathaniel Lord 2, son of Robert 1, was born about 1653. He married Mary Bolles, December 31, 1685. Mary was then a widow,—the daughter of Philip and Mary Call. She was born about 1658. They had:

Philip, born March 5, 1691

Elizabeth, born November 4, 1683

Jeremiah, born November l0, 1696

Samuel, born October 28, 1700

    He was Town Treasurer; he died December I8, 1733.

Nathaniel 3, son of Nathaniel 2, died in 1770:

Here Lyes the Body

of Mr. Nathaniel Lord

who died August l0th, 1770,

aged 83 Years.

With Anna Kimball, his wife, he had:

Nathaniel 4, born 1721

Caleb, born 1726, (he had many children; all died in infancy)

Daniel, left no children

Aaron, born 1732

Joseph, left no children

Nathaniel Lord 4, son of Nathaniel 3, had Nathaniel 5, born 1753; and Nathaniel 5, had

Daniel 6, born 1780

Nathaniel, Ammi.

Philip Lord 3, son of Nathaniel 2, born March 5, 1691, married Tryphena Staniford February 2, 1720. Children:

Philip, born Feb. 25, 1724, married Sarah, daughter of Benj. Brown, born Dec. 1729.

Samuel, born 1726

Jeremiah, born 1728. Lived at the Isles of Shoals

John, born February 26, 1736

Ebenezer, born 1740

Jeremiah Lord 3, son of Nathaniel 2, born Nov. l0, 1696. He had:

Jeremiah 4, who left two Sons, Jeremiah and Bemsley, who removed "into the country."

Ebenezer 4, born 1738

Samuel Lord 3, son of Nathaniel 2, born October 28,1700.  He had: Samuel, Moses, Jacob.

Nathaniel Lord 4, son of Nathaniel 3.  He had:

Nathaniel 5, born 1753

Joseph 5, born l763

 Joseph Lord 5, son of Nathaniel 4, Nathaniel 3, had Joseph 6, George W. 6, Warren 6.

Aaron Lord 4, son of Nathaniel 3, born 1732, had:

 Aaron, born 1757

 Daniel

 Stephen

 Nathaniel, born 1775

Philip Lord 4, son of Philip 3, had:

 Philip 5, born 1749

 William, born 1750

 Charles, born 1753

 David, born 1756

 Benjamin, born 1761

 John, born November 25, 1764

Samuel Lord 4, son of Philip 3, born 1726. Children:

Samuel, lived at Boston; William; Thomas, died young; Daniel Bolles; Josiah, died young.

    John Lord 4, Son of Philip 3, born 1736. Had:

John 5, lived at Portland, Maine

William, lived at Portland

Ebenezer. died young

Ebenezer Lord 4, son of Philip 3, born 1740. Children:

 Ebenezer 5; Abraham, died early; Jacob; Josiah.

Moses 4, son of Samuel 3, had: Moses; Caleb, (left no children; Jacob, lived at Salem.

    From an old manuscript of  Nathaniel Lord 2, son of Robert Lord 1:

    these cattel were Lost and killed that were of the stoke that father Left when he dyed: before that I took them into my hands:

one cowe killed for the family november :83               £3 10 0

nine sheep killed by the woolves novembr 83                1 12 0

2 Calves dyed that winter                                                1 04 0

one hefer dyed of the giddy may: 84                               1 10 0

the colt dyed in the yard feb: 84                                       0 15 0

one cowe dyed in the myer April :54                                3 10 0

one ox killed for the family no'r :84                                 5 00 0

one cow killed for the family no: 85                                  3 10 0

                                                                                           22 6 0

Additional.

IPSWICH LORDS, LITCHFIELD, MAINE.

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Furnished by 0. B. Classon, Attorney at Law, Gardiner, Maine.

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    James Lord 3, was born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1737, and died in Litchfield, Maine, February 13, 1830. He served in the French and Indian Wars three years, and in the Revolutionary War four and one half years. He held the commission of First Lieutenant, given to him soon after the battle of Lexington. It was signed by John Hancock, President of the Senate.

    Lieut. Lord had command of his Company at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was wounded in the right thigh at the battle of Long Island, July ~7, 1776; and was ever after lame, from the effects of the wound. He was put on the Pension Roll, March 30,  1818.

    Lieut. Lord came to Litchfield with his family in 1788. He lived on the farm afterwards owned by Hon. Samuel Smith. He was prominent in town affairs, and was a member of the Board of Assessors of the plantation of Smithfield, during its existence.

    The wife of Lieut. Lord was Elizabeth Brown, born in Windham, Conn., March 1, 1742.  She made the journey from Windham to Ipswich, on horseback, to be married. The wedding day was August 7, 1762. She died in Litchfield, July 21, 1831.

    Lieut. Lord's grave is in the burying ground in the Grant neighborhood. No stone marks this resting place of the Old Soldier.

Children of James 3 and Elizabeth (Brown) Lord:

James, born Dec. 31, 1763, married Sally Knowlton

Thomas, born October 26, 1765, married Mary Knowlton, September 29, 1795

Elizabeth, born Oct. 2, 1767, married Thomas Lakeman July 8, 1790, died in Hallowell, May 25, 1862.

Lucy, born 1769. married Thomas Pickard, in Ipswich; lived in Litchfield, died in Alna.

 Ephraim, born August 4, 1771; married Sally Dennis, October 16, 1796;died June 2,1824. Lived in Hallowell.

John, born August 1, 1773. Married (1) Hannah Johnson, March II, 1809; (2) Dorcas Springer. Died February, 1822.

Mary, born 1775; married Andrew Tibbetts June 14, 1795

Annie, born Oct. 26, 1777. Married Tristram Locke, May, 1794. Died in Gardiner, 1846.

Joseph, born June 8, 1783; married Sally Magoon August 9, 1804

James Lord 4, son of Lieut. James Lord 3, came to Litchfield with his father. He served in the Revolutionary Army with his father. He died February 16, 1847. 

    Children of James 4 and Sally (Knowlton) Lord:

Sally, born Jan. 22, 1796, married Charles McCausland, Dec. 5, 1820

James, born Oct. I, 1797, died Dec. 4. 1803

Thomas Knowlton, born June I3, 1799. Married Amelia Woods, Jan. I6, I825

Abigail S. born April 15, 1802, m. Daniel Gilman

Deborah Woodbury, b. Feb. 24, 1806, d. May 8, 1828

James, born May 12, 1808, died Nov. 12, 1809

Mary Elizabeth Knowlton, born Jan. 10, 1811. Married Oliver H. Johnson, 1836. Died July 1, 1848.

    Thomas Lord 4, son Lieut. James Lord 3, married Mary Knowlton, and lived in Litchfield. He died February 21, 1858. Mary, his wife, died March 16, 1855. 

    The children of Thomas and Mary:

Mary, born June 22, 1796. Married John  True, March 18, 1820.  Died Dec. 5, 1821.

Abigail K. born Jan. 20, 1798. Married Jonathan Folsom, Nov. 19, 1819. Died Dec. 23, 1878.

Phebe Steel, b. Jan. 21, 1800, d. Aug. 20,1802.

Thomas born Sept. 1, 1802. Married Eliza Munroe, June 9, 1825. Died Sept. 28, 1877.

 Elizabeth B. born Dec. 31, 1804. Married Edward G. Smith, Nov. 27, 1834

Lucy Pickard, born May 25, 1807. Married Eliphalet Palmer, Nov. 26, 1838, died Sept. 3, 1897

James Henry Kendall, born Feb. 11, 1810. Married Ann R. Rich, July 14, 1836, d. Aug. 31, 1870

Daniel Brown, born July 27, 1812. Married Sarah A. Blackwell, Jan. 1, 1846. Died June 25, 1877, in Gardiner.

William Stinson, born July 10, I8I5. Went to Nashville, Tenn.

Joseph Stacy, born Oct. I4, 1817. Married Emeline True, March I4, 1844, died Nov. 27, 1885

 Index of Names    Robert Lord