Rachel (Pond) Boyden (1721)

Born 4 Dec 1721 in Wrentham, Massachusetts

Wife of John Bullard — married 23 May 1743 (to 23 Apr 1746) in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Rachel was born in 1721. She is the daughter of John and Rachel (Fisher) Pond.^[1]

From Thomas Boyden and His Descendants Pg. 22:

26. Joshua, son of Jonathan (7) and Rachel (Fisher) Boyden, b. Aug. 20, 1709, in Medfield; d. Oct. ____, 1770, in Barre; m. 1st, Jun. 18, 1732, Sarah, dau. of Noah and Sarah (Gay) Allen, b. 1715, d. Aug. 19, 1742; m. 2nd, Feb. 3, 1743, Sarah (Smith) Chenery, widow of Isaac Chenery, d. Jan 21, 1748; m. 3rd, May 19, 1748, Mrs. Rachel Bullard, of Wrentham.

Children:

i. 61. Lemuel 5, b. Aug. 18, 1735

ii. 62. Asa 5, b. May 5, 1737.

iii. Catherine 5, b. Dec. 4, 1738; m. Sept. ____, 1759, Jonathan Adams, of Medway.

iv. Sarah 5, b. Oct. 22, 1740; d. young.

v. Micah 5, b. Mar. 10, 1742; d. Oct. 2, 1742.

vi. 63. Micah 5, b. Sept. 17, 1744.

vii. Moses 5, b. May 11, 1749.

viii. 64. Elijah 5, b. Oct. 12, 1751.

ix. Joshua 5, b. June 6, 1754.

x. Sarah 5, b. Jan. 4, 1757.

xi. 65. Elisha 5, b. July 31, 1761.

From appended version by John K. Boyden, Pg. 9.:

27. Joshua Boyden (Jonathon 3, Jonathon 2, Thomas 1) was born August 20, 1709 in Medfield, Massachusetts, and died 1770 in Barre, Vermont (sic - could have been Barre, Massachusetts). He married (2) Saran Allen June 18, 1732, daughter of Noah Allen and Sarah Gray. He married (2) Sarah Smith Chenery February 03, 1743. He married (3) Rachel Bullard May 19, 1748.

Children of Joshua Boyden and Sarah Allen are:

i. 64.Lemuel (5) Boyden, b. August 18, 1735, Medfield, Massachusetts.

ii. 65. Asa Boyden, b. May 05, 1737, Medfield, Massachusetts; d. December 15, 1803.

iii. Catherine Boyden, b. December 04, 1738; m. Jonathon Adams, of Medway, September 1759.

iv. Sarah Boyden, b. October 22, 1740. Died young.

v. Micah Boyden, b. March 10, 1742; d. October 02, 1742.

Child of Joshua Boyden and Sarah Chenery (sic) is:

vi. 66. Micah (5) Boyden, b. September 17, 1744, Medfield, Massachusetts; d. 1770, Barre, Vermont (sic, could have been Massachusetts).

Children of Joshua Boyden and Rachel Bullard are:

vi. Moses (5) Boyden, b. May 11, 1749.

viii. 67. Elijah Boyden, b. October 12, 1751, Medfield, Massachusetts; d. 1834, Buckland, Massachusetts.

ix. Joshua Boyden, b. June 06, 1754.

x. Sarah Boyden, b. January 04, 1757.

xi. 68. Elisha Boyden, b. July 31, 1761, Medfield, Massachusetts.

From American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Volume 5:, Pg. 281:

(IV) Joshua Boyden, son of Jonathan (2) and Rachel (Fisher) Boyden, was born August 20, 1709, at medfield, the fifth of a family of children born to his parents. After the early death of his father he probably made his home with his grandfather, Captain Boyden, whose home finally came into his possession. In 1735 he was living on what is now Pound street, near South street. By trade he was a house carpenter, and he appears to have enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-townsmen, aho appointed him sealer of weights and measures in 1742, and he served on the Board of Selectmen in 1755, 1757 and 1758. In 1762 he deeded the homestead to his son Asa and removed to "Rutland District,", settling at that part known as Barre, and later transferred his membership to the church there. He married (third) Mrs. Rachel Bullard, of Wrentham.

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Sources

• Thomas Boyden and His Descendants, compiled by Wallace C. Boyden, A.M., Merrill N. Boyden, and Amos J. Boyden, privately printed by T. R. Marvin & Son, Boston MA, 1901. Appended by John K. Boyden (1936-2002). Rachel (Pond) Bullard is the third wife of Joshua Boyden, Record 26, Pg. 22. In the appended version, Joshua is Record #27, Pg. 9.^[2]
• American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, edited by William Richard Cutter, The American Historical Society, Inc., New York, 1919, Volume 5, from the entry for Charles Joseph Boyden (1868 - 1913), and his ancestral line; pages 280-282.
• A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and His Descendants:, by Edward Doubleday Harris, published by William Parsons Lunt, Boston, 1873. Rachel, Record #55, is the daughter of John Pond, Record #15, Pg. 18.^[3]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Information from Sharon, Massachusetts, history and genealogy researcher Nick Dann, 8 Dec 2017.
2. ↑ Original manuscript, Record #26, Pg. 22
3. ↑ David Pond Descendants: Record #15, Pg. 18.