History of the Reed family in Europe and America

104 WILLIAM READE OP WOBURN,
8. Thomas L., son of Thomas and Mary, born Aug. 22,
1827 ; married Harriet "Woodbury, March 15, 1849. His
wife died Aug. 22, 1851. Married, for second wife, Phebe
Irons, Oct. 16, 1854: she died in Providence, Sept. 8, 1857.
Children, — Thomas Sidney ; Franklin W. Thomas lives in
Providence, R.I.
8. John B., son of Thomas and Mary, born Sept. 25,
1825 ; married Betsy Robinson. Children, — Charles
Albert, born April 15, 1850 ; John Franklin, Aug. 23,
1851 ; Georgianna Hale, Jan. 11, 1853 ; Benjamin R.,
Sept. 6, 1854 ; Thomas Edgar, April 23, 1856 ; Richard
Lyons, June 3, 1858.
3. Elizabeth, daughter of George and Elizabeth of Woburn,
and grand-daughter of William and Maybal, born July 26,
1653 ; married Daniel Fiske of Watertown. Mr. Fiske was
a land-surveyor, and did much in laying out townships, &c.
He was of the Lexington stock of Fiskes, who were relatives
of Rev. John Fiske of Chelmsford.
3. Samuel, son of George and Elizabeth, born April 29,
1656 ; married Elizabeth Mousall of Charlestown, April 19,
1679. Children, — Elizabeth, born April 3,1687, married
Ebenezer Houlding, Feb. 5, 1712 ; Samuel, born July 16,
1688 ; James ; Abigail, Jan. 10, 1682 ; Mary, Nov. 29, 1697,
baptized at Cambridge, Dec. 5, 1697. He lived in Cam-
bridge, and was a practising physician in Cambridge and
Boston. He served in King Philip's war, and was wounded.
Mr. Mousall, his father-in-law, gave him a part of his
homestead, by deed, bearing date Feb. 2, 1681 ; on which
he lived the latter part of his life. This homestead was
situated on the back-side of Winter Hill, on the road to
Medford. On a stone in the burying-ground in Charles-
town is inscribed, " Mrs. Elizabeth Read, relict of Dr.
Samuel Read, died March 12, 1728, in the seventieth year
of her age." The town-records have it July 15, 1729.