General Notes

Bunker and Thomas Ruck; west by E. Mellows and Abraham Pratt. He had eight other parcels of land on record. His will is dated September 31, 1651, and was proved February 6, 1652. The document itself has been in the possession of the family many years, though the records show that it was proved properly. He bequeathed his property to his wife, and the inventory places a value of fifty pounds on his house and orchard. His widow bought a house and land in Charlestown in 1656 of Grace Palmer. Her will, dated October 4, 1672, was proved October 6, 1674, bequeathing to her sons Samuel, J. Kettell, Peter and Nathaniel Frothingham, and Thomas White, who received her house orchard and barn. Children, born in Charlestown: Bethia, born February 7, 1631; John, August 10, 1633; Elizabeth, March 15, 1635; Peter, April 15, 1636; Mary, April 1, 1638; Nathaniel, mentioned below; Stephen, November 11, 1641; Hannah, March 29, 1642; Joseph, December 1, 1645; Samuel. (II) Nathaniel, son of William Frothingham, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, April 16, 1640, died there December 12, 1688. His gravestone is preserved. He died the same day as his brother, Peter Frothingham. He joined the church with his wife, January 22, 1670-71. He lived in Charlestown and was granted two common rights there in 1681. He owned land on what is now called Bunker Hill. He was a legatee of the estate of William Croft, of Lynn, in 1689, or rather his eldest son was, together with the eldest children of his brother Peter. His estate was divided in 1708. He married, February 6, 1667, Mary Hett, and she married (second) in 1694, Samuel Kettell. Children: Mary, born September 25, 1668, died January 9, 1679; Nathaniel, April 16, 1670, died July 28 following; Nathaniel, mentioned below; Hannah, November 26, 1673, died young; Thomas, December 2, 1675; Joseph, October 31, 1677; Benjamin, December 26, 1679; Eliphalet, September 5, 1681; Mary, November 14, 1682; Hannah, May 30, 1685; Abigail, May 10, 1687; Abiel (daughter), May 26, 1689, died June 5, 1689. (III) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (1) Frothingham, was born July 2, 1671. He was admitted to the church with his wife, February 17, 1705-06. He was a carpenter. His name was on the tax lists of 1727 and 1729. In 1696, with his father's heirs, he deeded land to Kidder which had been inherited from his father. He bought of his brothers Benjamin and Thomas, in 1702, one-half house joining the north end of his father's house and land below, fifty-two feet broad, and in 1708 he bought of heirs of his father, one-third of an orchard. There are recorded also many other purchases made by him at different dates. His will was dated June 16, 1725-26, and proved August 24, 1730. He bequeathed to his wife and three daughters all the estate during his wife's life, and afterwards it was to be divided among all the children. On June 9, 1760, Benjamin Frothingham was appointed executor of his estate. He married, April 12, 1694. Hannah Rand, who died April 23, 1760, aged eighty-seven, according to her gravestone. He died July 31, 1730, aged fifty-nine (gravestone). Children: Hannah, born June 8, 1695, died August 15, 1714; Elizabeth, January 20, 1696-97; Nathaniel, mentioned below; Mary, January 19, 1700; Joseph, July 15, 1703; Sarah, December 8, 1705; Benjamin, April 6, 1708; Thomas, January 3, 1709-10; Ruth, August 10, 1712

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