Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Richard Faxon
Bef 1626 - 1674 (> 48 years)1. Richard Faxon was born before 17 Sep 1626; was christened on 17 Sep 1626 in Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire, England; died on 20 Dec 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Richard married Elizabeth about 1654. Elizabeth was born about 1633; died on 9 Aug 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Thomas Faxon
was born on 2 Aug 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died in 1690 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
- 2. Thomas Faxon
Generation: 2
2. Thomas Faxon (1.Richard1) was born on 2 Aug 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died in 1690 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Notes:
"He was forced to join the unfortunate expedition of Sir William Phipps. Before it sailed for Canada the small pox broke out, and Thomas fell a victim to it. He left a will, the original of which is carefully preserved in the files of Suffolk Probate. […] He died, 1690, and was buried at Weymouth, Mass. He seems to have been a sergeant." [History of the Faxon Family, citation details below]
An abstract of the will mentioned above:
[Suffolk Probate 8:56-7] The 4 Aug. 1690, I Thomas Faxon yeoman of Brantree, Mass., being prest out in the service of the Country in the Expedition against the French and Indians towards Canada, ... to my son Richard Faxon and daughter Mary Faxon [both minors] ... If they die ... Then to my Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard, to my Mother Basse Mrs. Susanna Basse, my three sisters, Mary Faxon, Hannah Faxon, Abigail Faxon, my Aunt Fisher, to Benjamin Hubbard my loving brother, my kinswomen Deborah Savel, Rebecca Bass, Sarah Weld, and Joanna Wales, to the Reverend Mr. Moses Fiske, to Benjamin Thompson, to the poor of the town, Rest of my estate to my Brother Josiah Faxon.Family/Spouse: Mary Blanchard. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel Blanchard and Susanna Bates) was born on 1 Dec 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Mary Faxon was born on 12 Jan 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1720 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
- 3. Mary Faxon
Generation: 3
3. Mary Faxon (2.Thomas2, 1.Richard1) was born on 12 Jan 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1720 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1689, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Mary married Joseph Dean on 7 May 1707 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of John Dean and Sarah) was born on 14 Mar 1683 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1721 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Thomas Dean was born on 28 Oct 1709 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 Dec 1745 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
4. Thomas Dean (3.Mary3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Richard1) was born on 28 Oct 1709 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 Dec 1745 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Thomas married Grace Wadsworth on 7 Oct 1731 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Grace (daughter of John Wadsworth and Elizabeth Vose) was born on 9 Feb 1710 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1789 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Elisabeth Dean was born on 25 Dec 1732 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 26 Dec 1817.
- 5. Elisabeth Dean