History of the Reed family in Europe and America

98 WILLIAM READB OP WOBUBN,
ton, April 8, 1809 ; married Abigail Parker, April 8, 1834,
and lives on the old farm, in what is now Burlington, near
the line of Woburn.
7. Jonathan Bowers, son of William and Abigail, born at
Burlington, Aug. 24, 1811 ; married Nancy W. Cummings
of Woburn. Children, — Maria Ann, born at Woburn,
Aug. 25, 1836 ; Charles Bowers, May 15, 1838. Jonathan
B. lives in Woburn, but is an extensive dealer in leather, in
Boston.
7. Timothy, son of William and Abigail, born at Bur-
lington, Sept. 25, 1817 ; married Abigail M. Kendall.
4. Joseph, son of Timothy and Jane, born at Woburn,
July 3, 1734; married Betty Pool of Lynn. Children, —
Betsy, Abel, Joseph, George.
Joseph, son of Joseph and Betty, moved to Salem, and
became distinguished in town and county affairs. He was
a county commissioner several years.
Abel, son of Joseph and Betty. Children, — Betsy, Abel,
Joseph, George, Mary. He was an enterprising and wealthy
man ; was a justice of the peace, <fec. ; and, for many years,
he supplied the State's Prison with vegetables. His farm
is now occupied by his sons Abel and George, and is so
located, that when Woburn Precinct was set off in 1790
as a town, by the name of Burlington, it left a portion of the
farm in both towns ; and though Abel and George live only
a few rods apart, yet the town-line runs between them.
2. Abigail, daughter of William and Mabel, married
Francis Wyman of Woburn, Oct. 2, 1650. Children, —
Judith, born Sept. 29, 1652, died Dec. 29, 1652 ; Francis,
born 1654, died April 26, 1676 ; William, born 1656, died
1705 ; Abigail, who married Stephen Richardson, Jan. 2,
1675, died Sept. 17, 1720 ; Timothy, born Sept. 15, 1661,
died 1709 ; Joseph, born Nov. 9, 1663, died July 24, 1714 ;
Nathaniel, born Nov. 25, 1665 ; Samuel, Nov. 29, 1667 ;