ANCESTRAL LINES OF THE WIVES OF THE NEWTONS
I. LOKER (Ann or Hannah Loker m. Richard Newton)
All that I know about this family is that she was the sister of Henrie
Loker who died Buress St. Mary, Essex, England 1630. Anne died Dec. 5,
1697.
II. LARKIN (Johanna Larkin m. Moses Newton, 1668, in Marborough) d. Oct. 15, 1719.
She was the daughter of Edwin Larkin who m. Joanna --. Edwin was a wheel-
wright of Charlestown.
III. HOWE (Sara Howe m. Moses Newton, Jr., 1695)
1. John Howe, son of John Howe, Esq., from Warwickshire, England, de-
scended from John Howe of Hodinhull, and was connected with the
family of Sir Charles Howe of Lancaster, in the reign of Charles
First. John and his wife Mary settled first at Watertown and
afterwards at Sudbury where he was in 1639. It is believed that
he came in '35. John was the first white inhabitant of Marlborough,
and was one of the petitioners for the new grant. He came to Marl-
borough about 1657 and built a little house a little to the east of
the Indian Planting Field. The cabin was enlarged or rebuilt by his
descendants for many generations. One source said that the house
was still standing. He was in close contact with the Indians but
was so kind to them that he gained their confidence and goodwill.
They not only respected his rights, but often made him Judge in their
disputes. Two Indians disputed about whether a pumpkin belonged to
the one who owned the land from which the vine sprang, or to the one
the land from which the vine sprang, or to the one on whose property
the fruit ripened. Howe played Solomon, cut the pumpkin in half and
divided it between them, and they were happy. He was called "Good-
man Howe" and had a reputation for justice and impartiality with the
settlers too. He was Selectman and "appointed to see to the re-
straining of youth on the Lord's Day".
He opened the first public house in Marlboro. In 1670 he renewed
his license for an Inn and tavern in which he inferred that he had
been in business a long time. His sons followed his example and
opened taverns which became famous. His grandson built the famous
Red Horse Tavern at Sudbury, Mass. This Inn was the inspiration for
Longfellow's "Tales of a Wayside Inn", and its name was changed to
Wayside Inn. It was restored by the Ford foundation in 1958 and is
well worth a visit.
His descendants were numerous. Among them:
A. Thomas
B. John Howe, Jr., m. Elizabeth Ward. He was killed by the
Indians.
C. Isaac Howe, m. Frances Woods
2. Isaac Howe, b. May 14, 1648, in Sudbury, Mass., d. Dec. 9, 1724, m.
Frances Woods in 1671. She died May 14, 1718.
A. Samuel Woods, b. 1636, d. 1718/19, m. Alice Rushton. She
was born about 1636 and died in 1712. Samuel was at Water-
town, Mass., in 1653. He later moved to Cambridge and in
1633 moved to Groton, Mass., where he was an original
Proprietor, owning an eleven acre right. He returned to
Watertown in 1675. Samuel would qualify now as a "traveling
man" as he was again at Groton in 1678.
B. --- Woods m. Elizabeth Dane
I have not traced the Dane family. Virkus, who gave the
above line, said that Elizabeth's father was John Dane.
3. Sarah Howe, b. 1675, d. 1733, m. Moses Newton in 1695.
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IV. TOMLIN (Sarah Tomlin m. Elisha Newton)
This name is also spelled Tomblin, Tomlyn, Tomblyn, Tomlen.
1. Edward Tomlin and his brother, Timothy, came from St. Dunstan on the
West, England, on the SUSAN and ELLEN to Lynn, Mass. They were the
sons of Samuel Tomlin, Hereford, England. Edward, who was a carpen-
ter, built the first mill in Lynn, Mass., at North Strawberry Brook,
where Summer Street now crosses, and also built a corn mill. He was
paid twenty-two pounds for repairing a bridge. He was a captain in
the ancient artillery and was a representative to the legislature.
1691 - Edward Tomlin, having been arraigned for expressing opinion
against singing in church, was discharged when he retracted. (index,
New England Emigrants; Vital Records, Lynn, Mass.)
2. Isaac Tomlin
Isaac and Mathew Tomlin were newcomers to Brookfield, Mass., in 1688.
Isaac married Mary Wait of Marlborough Dec. 10, 1696. Children born
in Marlborough: Isaac, Hezekiah, Hannah, Ruhama, Sarah, Mathew,
Lydia. (Records North Brook- field) Isaac died in Westboro, 1739.
A. WAIT (Mary Wait m. Isaac Tomlin)
a. Richard Wait came from England in 1637 to Watertown, Mass.,
where he had land grants. He married Mary ---. She died
of a chill. Richard became a proprietor by purchasing all
the lands and rights of one of the original grantees. He
was among the Planters of Watertown. He was a soldier in
the Narragensett War. He died 1668/9.
b. Joseph Wait lived in Sudbury, Mass. In 1643 he married
Ruhama Hagar and they settled in Marlborough in 1674.
They lived in Winchester in 1675 but returned to Marl-
borough in 1726. He was a soldier in the Queen Anne's
War. He died in 1753.
HAGAR (Ruhamah Hagar m. Joseph Wait)
William Hagar lived in Watertown. He married Mary
Bemis March 20, 1645. They had ten children while in
Watertown. Their seventh child, William, married Sarah
Benjamin. William (Sr.) died Jan. 10, 1683/4. Inven-
tory of estate, lbs. 353.14 Ruhamah Hagar b. Nov 20,
1646, married Joseph Waight (Wait) about 1645.
c. Mary Wait, daughter of Joseph, married Isaac Tomlin of Brook-
field Dec. 10, 1696.
3. Sarah Tomlin, b. April 15, 1708, m. Elisha Newton 1728.
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