Spalding Memorial: A genealogical history of Edward Spalding of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. By Samuel Jones Spalding. Alfred Mudge & Sons printers, Boston, 1872.
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571. William4 [179] (Henry3, Andrew2, Edward1), b. March 17, 1711, in Chelmsford, Ms.; d. June 21, 1790, ae. 80 ; m Hepzibah Blood, of Groton, Ms., .Ian. 6, 1731 ; she was the daughter of Joseph Blood, and d. Feb. 1, 1787, aged 77. William Spalding was probably one of the earliest settlers on the west side of the Nashua River, then Groton, but now called Pepperell, Ms. He was a surveyor of land, and employed by " Groton Proprietors of Common Land," and had the offer from them of his choice from four farms located near the river; and the old " Spalding Homestead," with the " great Elm " in front (once magnificent), shows which of the four farms he selected for his future home. He went from Chelmsford, and settled in Pepperell, about 1730. He left a will, admitted to probate Sept. 21, 1790. In it he mentions his son Lemuel; his two daughters, Hannah Shattuck and Elizabeth Blood; his grandson Oliver, son of Joseph [576]; granddaughters, Rachel Spalding and Hepzibeth Spalding, daughters of Henry [579] ; and granddaughter Betty Spalding, daughter of Joseph [576J.
In his will he directs that gravestones shall be put up for his deceased wife, for his son Joseph and wife, and for his sons Henry, Abel, and Seth. He gives portions to his sons William, Eleazer, Thomas, and Abel3*. The children were all born in what is now Pepperell, Ms.
Spalding Memorial: A genealogical history of Edward Spalding of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. By Samuel Jones Spalding. Alfred Mudge & Sons printers, Boston, 1872.
Page 58:
571. William4 [179] (Henry3, Andrew2, Edward1), b. March 17, 1711, in Chelmsford, Ms.; d. June 21, 1790, ae. 80 ; m Hepzibah Blood, of Groton, Ms., .Ian. 6, 1731 ; she was the daughter of Joseph Blood, and d. Feb. 1, 1787, aged 77. William Spalding was probably one of the earliest settlers on the west side of the Nashua River, then Groton, but now called Pepperell, Ms. He was a surveyor of land, and employed by " Groton Proprietors of Common Land," and had the offer from them of his choice from four farms located near the river; and the old " Spalding Homestead," with the " great Elm " in front (once magnificent), shows which of the four farms he selected for his future home. He went from Chelmsford, and settled in Pepperell, about 1730. He left a will, admitted to probate Sept. 21, 1790. In it he mentions his son Lemuel; his two daughters, Hannah Shattuck and Elizabeth Blood; his grandson Oliver, son of Joseph [576]; granddaughters, Rachel Spalding and Hepzibeth Spalding, daughters of Henry [579] ; and granddaughter Betty Spalding, daughter of Joseph [576J.
In his will he directs that gravestones shall be put up for his deceased wife, for his son Joseph and wife, and for his sons Henry, Abel, and Seth. He gives portions to his sons William, Eleazer, Thomas, and Abel3*. The children were all born in what is now Pepperell, Ms.
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