Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Mary Harrington (1352) & John Bemis (2689)

4941. Beriah Bemis. Born on 23 Jun 1681 in Watertown, MA.11 Beriah died in Weston, MA, on 4 Nov 1768; she was 87. Buried in Grove Hill Cem. Waltham.

On 10 Feb 1702 when Beriah was 20, she first married Daniel Child, son of John Child (ca 1636-15 Oct 1676) & Mary Warren (29 Dec 1651-12 May 1734), in Watertown, MA.11 Born ca 1676 in Watertown, MA. Daniel was baptized on 5 Jun 1687.11 Daniel died on 29 Jan 1723/4 in Watertown, MA.11

Their children include:
14106 i. Sarah Child (14 Sep 1702-)
14107 ii. Susanna Child (6 Mar 1704/5-)
14108 iii. Elizabeth Child (18 Feb 1706/7-10 Jul 1791)
14109 iv. Daniel Child (9 Apr 1709-16 May 1792)
14110 v. David Child (27 Dec 1711-Aug 1803)
14111 vi. John Child (2 Dec 1713-)
14112 vii. Joshua Child (2 Mar 1716/7-23 Feb 1778)
14113 viii. Ens. Samuel Child (5 Feb 1718/9-18 Dec 1803)
14114 ix. Elisha Child (16 Feb 1720/1-26 Aug 1765)
14115 x. Mary Child (10 Jun 1722-3 Jun 1803)

On 12 Aug 1736 when Beriah was 55, she second married Joseph Peirce (17528) , son of Joseph Peirce (6770) (ca 1647-bef 22 Dec 1713) & Martha [Peirce] (-bef Jun 1698), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 2 Oct 1669 in Watertown, MA.11 Joseph died in Weston, MA, on 13 Mar 1753; he was 83.11

On 28 Nov 1754 when Beriah was 73, she third married John Whitney (9423) , son of Benjamin Whitney (18196) (28 Jun 1660-bef 1736) & Abigail Hagar (2698) (ca 1663/4-), in Weston, MA. Born on 15 Jun 1694 in Watertown, MA.11 John died in 1776 in Westford, MA.

John, of Westford.

4942. Susanna Bemis. Born on 24 Dec 1682 in Watertown, MA.11 Susanna died in Waltham, MA, on 15 Nov 1703; she was 20.

On 2 Nov 1702 when Susanna was 19, she married John Hastings, son of John Hastings (4 Mar 1654-28 Mar 1718) & Abigail Hammond (21 Jun 1659-), in Watertown, MA.11 Born ca 1681 in Watertown, MA. John was baptized in Watertown, MA, on 4 Dec 1687. John died ca 1747 in Lunenburg, MA.

4943. Joseph Bemis. Born on 17 Nov 1684 in Watertown, MA.11 Joseph died in 1738 in Watertown, MA.11

On 15 Oct 1706 when Joseph was 21, he married Elizabeth Peirce (17537) , daughter of Joseph Peirce (6770) (ca 1647-bef 22 Dec 1713) & Martha [Peirce] (-bef Jun 1698), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 9 Sep 1687 in Watertown, MA.11 Elizabeth died in Weston, MA, on 10 Feb 1753; she was 65.

Their children include:
14116 i. Elizabeth Bemis (11 Jul 1707-)
14117 ii. Mary Bemis (11 Jun 1709-bef Jan 1738)
14118 iii. Sarah Bemis (11 Nov 1711-)
14119 iv. Hannah Bemis (ca 1713/1717-27 Dec 1798)
14120 v. Susanna Bemis (13 Jan 1714/5-28 Nov 1785)
14121 vi. Dinah Bemis (23 Apr 1718-)
14122 vii. Abigail Bemis (3 Apr 1720-)
14123 viii. Joseph Bemis (10 Apr 1723-)
14124 ix. Benjamin Bemis (19 Apr 1725-)
14125 x. Kezia Bemis (7 Aug 1726-)

4944. John Bemis. Born on 6 Oct 1686 in Watertown, MA.11 John died in Waltham, MA, on 11 Jan 1754; he was 67. Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham.

John was constable in 1730, and selectman in 1735.11

On 8 May 1710 when John was 23, he first married Hannah Warren (29524) , daughter of Daniel Warren (6 Oct 1653-) & Elizabeth Whitney (18194) (9 Jun 1656-), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 25 Jan 1690/1 in Watertown, MA.11 Hannah died bef 1713.

Child:
14126 i. John Bemis (11 Feb 1711/2-)

On 2 Apr 1713 when John was 26, he second married Anna Livermore (35593) , daughter of Samuel Livermore (29855) (ca 1641-5 Dec 1690) & Anna Bridge (ca 1646-28 Aug 1727), in Watertown, MA.11 Born in 1690 in Watertown, MA.11

Their children include:
14127 i. Anna Bemis (29 Apr 1714-9 Jan 1793)
14128 ii. Josiah Bemis (29 Feb 1715/6-bef 3 Oct 1797)
14129 iii. Abraham Bemis (27 Dec 1717-31 May 1811)
14130 iv. Grace Bemis (5 Nov 1719-)
14131 v. Lydia Bemis (5 Apr 1721-13 Feb 1793)
14132 vi. Abijah Bemis (16 Mar 1722/3-19 Jun 1790)
14133 vii. Elisha Bemis (20 Mar 1725/6-)
14134 viii. Elizabeth Bemis (22 Mar 1727/8-)
14135 ix. Nathaniel Bemis (6 May 1730-)
14136 x. Susanna Bemis (3 Apr 1732-)
14137 xi. Phineas Bemis (24 Mar 1734-)

4945. Mary Bemis. Born on 24 Sep 1688 in Watertown, MA.11

On 26 Oct 1708 when Mary was 20, she married Isaac Stearns, son of Samuel Stearns (24 Sep 1638-3 Aug 1683) & Hannah Manning (24 Apr 1638-26 Feb 1724), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 31 Dec 1674 in Watertown, MA. Isaac died in 1737 in Watertown, MA.

Their children include:
14138 i. Dea. Isaac Stearns (14 May 1710-25 Nov 1779)
14139 ii. Mary Stearns (4 Dec 1712-27 Aug 1741)
14140 iii. Susanna Stearns (11 Jan 1715/6-)
14141 iv. Nathaniel Stearns (23 Apr 1718-)
14142 v. Peleg Stearns (2 Jan 1719/20-5 Mar 1789)
14143 vi. James Stearns (ca 1722-)

4946. Isaac Bemis. Born on 7 Aug 1690 in Watertown, MA.

4947. Samuel Bemis. Born ca 1691 in Watertown, MA.11 Samuel died in Aug 1776 in Spencer, MA.319 Buried in Spencer, MA.319 Epitaph: “In memory of Mr. Samuel Bemis, one of the first settlers of the town, who died August 1776, in his 84th year. “Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they, Our kind forefathers did repair, And built us towns and cities there”.

Samuel and Sarah settled first in Sudbury, then moved to the western part of Leicester in 1721, the part of Leicester that became Spencer in 1753. The Bemis’s were the first permanent settlers of that area. See Draper’s History of Spencer, pp. 105-109, for more information about the family.11

From Draper’s History of Spencer:319
    “Samuel was the second settler in Spencer. He purchased 400 acres of the easterly part of lots 29 and 26. He commenced felling the ancient forest, which coverted his farm, before he removed his family here. At that time the Indians had not all retired from this part of the country, and some of them frequently came into his cabin and tarried with him through the night, but their prescence was very offensive to him. In 1722, when his wife was about to give birth to her third son (William), fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury, for safety during that critical period, and when her little son was only two weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of nearly fifty miles in one day, and carried her infant in her arms, although the greatest part of the distance the road, such as it was, passed through an entire wilderness! He acquired a handsome estate, and built the first frame house in town, a building of two stories, which stood on the site of the present house of Mr. Robinson [1861], and was taken down a few years since.”

On 12 Apr 1716 Samuel married Sarah Barnard (9235) , daughter of John Barnard (2582) (30 Oct 1657-bet 1727 and 1732) & Elizabeth Stone (5 May 1672-6 May 1694), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 25 Jan 1693/4 in Watertown, MA.11 Sarah died in Spencer, MA, on 30 Sep 1756; she was 62.319

Their children include:
14144 i. Samuel Bemis (24 May 1716-15 Aug 1793)
14145 ii. Capt. Edmund Bemis (4 Oct 1720-Dec 1810)
14146 iii. Capt. William Bemis (1 Nov 1722-23 Mar 1801)
14147 iv. Nathaniel Bemis (1725-Jan 1784)
14148 v. Sarah Bemis (12 Dec 1727-)
14149 vi. Joshua Bemis (14 Jul 1729-24 Mar 1789)
14150 vii. Elizabeth Bemis (ca 1732-)
14151 viii. Jonas Bemis (25 Mar 1737-7 May 1790)

4948. Lydia Bemis. Born ca 1693 in Watertown, MA.

On 10 Apr 1716 Lydia married Jonathan Fiske (12599) , son of John Fiske (20 Nov 1655-6 Jan 1718) & Abigail Parke (4115) (3 Mar 1658/9-), in Watertown, MA.11 Born ca 1689 in Watertown, MA. Jonathan was baptized in Watertown, MA, on 8 Dec 1689.11 Jonathan died on 22 May 1777 in Newton, MA. He died of small pox.

Jonathan settled in Newton, near Judge Fuller’s.11

Their children include:
14152 i. Lydia Fiske (21 Jul 1717-9 Mar 1759)
14153 ii. Zebulon Fiske (30 Apr 1719-17 Jun 1746)

4949. Hannah Bemis. Born on 9 Oct 1694 in Watertown, MA.11 Hannah died in Watertown, MA, on 7 Oct 1700; she was 5.

4950. Isaac Bemis. Born in 1696 in Watertown, MA.11

4951. Jonathan Bemis. Born on 30 Apr 1699 in Watertown, MA.11 Jonathan died bef 1701.

4952. Jonathan Bemis. Born on 17 Nov 1701 in Watertown, MA.11 Jonathan died in Waltham, MA, on 25 Mar 1768; he was 66. Buried in Grove Hill Cem. Waltham.

Jonathan was an innholder in 1745 and 1746, and selectman 1752, 53, 57, and 58.11

ca 1722 Jonathan married Anna Livermore (37375) , daughter of Daniel Livermore (35585) (3 Feb 1674/5-16 Nov 1720) & Mary [Livermore] (ca 1679-7 Oct 1745). Born on 18 Jan 1703/4 in Watertown, MA.11 Anna died in Waltham, MA, on 11 Dec 1777; she was 73. Buried in Grove Hill Cem. Waltham.

On 2 Dec 1750 Jonathan & Anna Bemis were admitted as members of the Church of
Christ in Watertown, dismissed & recommend by Waltham.

Their children include:
14154 i. Mary Bemis (10 Mar 1722/3-26 Aug 1801)
14155 ii. Capt. Jonathan Bemis (24 Jan 1724/5-aft 1 Jan 1771)
14156 iii. David Bemis (25 Jan 1726/7-8 Feb 1790)
14157 iv. Anna Bemis (4 Jul 1730-bef 8 May 1769)
14158 v. Esther Bemis (3 Nov 1733-)
14159 vi. Sarah Bemis (8 Mar 1739/40-)

4953. Abraham Bemis. Born on 26 Nov 1703 in Watertown, MA.11

4954. Susanna Bemis. Born on 3 Dec 1705 in Watertown, MA.11 Susanna died in Watertown, MA, on 28 Nov 1785; she was 79.

On 7 Sep 1722 when Susanna was 16, she married Isaac Peirce (28965) , son of Joseph Peirce (17523) (25 May 1675-24 Mar 1722/3) & Mary Warren (25 May 1675-10 Sep 1732).11 Born on 19 Sep 1700 in Watertown, MA.11 Isaac died in Waltham, MA, on 21 Aug 1773; he was 72.

Their children include:
14160 i. Josiah Peirce (13 Feb 1723-ca 1806)
14161 ii. Joseph Peirce (23 Nov 1724-)
14162 iii. Capt. Abijah Peirce (23 May 1727-18 Sep 1800)
14163 iv. Ephraim Peirce (12 Aug 1729-16 Jan 1790)
14164 v. Susannah Peirce (22 May 1732-bef 1773)
14165 vi. Mary Peirce (22 Jun 1735-1784)
14166 vii. Isaac Peirce (24 Mar 1738/9-)

4955. Hannah Bemis. Born on 3 Dec 1705 in Watertown, MA.11

On 21 Apr 1724 when Hannah was 18, she first married John Flagg (13148) , son of John Flagg (4376) (6 Nov 1677-14 Mar 1733) & Anna Eames (ca 1677/8-ca 1711), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 21 Sep 1700 in Watertown, MA.11 John died in Watertown, MA, on 14 Mar 1733/4; he was 33.11

John was accidentally killed.11

Their children include:
14167 i. Sarah Flagg (Died young) (14 Oct 1725-Jun 1737)
14168 ii. Hannah Flagg (28 Jan 1726/7-22 Jun 1800)
14169 iii. Mary Flagg (2 Feb 1728/9-18 Sep 1789)
14170 iv. John Flagg (21 Mar 1730/1-7 Jan 1809)
14171 v. Samuel Flagg (18 Jun 1733-)

On 23 Jul 1734 when Hannah was 28, she second married Capt. John Brown (13575) , son of Capt. Abraham Brown (26 Aug 1671-27 Nov 1729) & Mary Hyde (4660) (21 Jun 1673-29 Nov 1723), in Watertown, MA.11 Born on 19 Apr 1705 in Watertown, MA.11 John died in 1784 in Weston, MA.11

John was selectman of Waltham six years from 1744 through 1752, and representative in 1748. He was an innholder in 1737and 1738. In 1759 his holdings were assessed the second greatest in Waltham. In 1761 he moved to Weston. From 1770 through 1778 he resided in Newton, then return to Weston.11

Their children include:
14172 i. Sarah Brown (1 Nov 1738-)
14173 ii. Anna Brown (Died young) (29 Dec 1740-15 Aug 1756)
14174 iii. Lieut. John Brown (30 Apr 1743-ca 1824/5)
14175 iv. Josiah Brown (Apr 1745-Apr 1745)
14176 v. Phineas Brown (30 May 1747-6 Jul 1818)
14177 vi. Lois Brown (17 Aug 1748-)

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