Lt. William Lakin, of Groton

William Lakin was born abt 10 June 1623 in England and died 22 February 1700-01 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He emigrated abt 1644 and is considered an Original Proprietor of Groton. [1]

Notes

Lieut. William Lakin and his brother Ens. John Lakin, both original proprietors of Groton, Massachusetts, emigrated to New England with their mother Mary and stepfather William Martin about 1644. Richardson in 1995 [21] published a comprehensive study of their English origins which supersedes all earlier work on that subject, much of which was confused, and Manning in 1909 [13] reported on William and John's descendants.

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Sources

1. Butler, Caleb. History of the Town of Groton: Including Pepperell and Shirley, from the First Grant of Groton Plantation in 1655. Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848. pg. 26

• [21] Douglas Richardson, "The English origin of the Lakin family of Reading and Groton, Massachusetts, with the possible origin of the Bloods of Reading and Groton," The American Genealogist, 71: 142-148, 1995
• [13] William H. Manning, "The Lakin family of Groton," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 63: 318-326, 1909.

William Lakin II, son of William the Elder immigrant. From Samuel A. Green's Epitaphs, 1878, p. 242:

"William Lakin, the ancestor of the numerous families of this name that have lived at Groton, died December 10, 1672, at the advanced age of 90 or 91 years. He was born in England, and came to this country with his daughter-in-law and her two sons, William and John Lakin. Mr. Butler, in his excellent " History," (page 273), says that the family came from Redington, but as there is no such place in England, perhaps the parish of Ridling-ton is meant. They early settled at Reading, where the name was sometimes spelled Laukin. The two brothers were original pro-prietors of Groton, each owning a twenty-acre right.

William Lakin married Lydia, daughter of Abraham Brown, of Watertown, and had Lydia, born 1650; Mary, born 1652; William, born May 6, 1655; John, born January 3, 1658; Jonathan, born June 28, 1661; Abraham, born January 10, 1664; William, born May, 1665; Abraham, born September 11, 1667; and Eliab, born January 8, 1669. The first five were born at Reading, and the others at Groton.

John Lakin married Mary

William Lakin was appointed October 15, 1673, Lieutenant of the military company of the town, and his brother John was con-firmed by the Governor and Council, July 13, 1689, as Ensign of the same company, though they may have acted as officers before these dates.

The murderous assault made by the Indians on the town, July 27, 1694, was begun at the house of Lieutenant William Lakin, who lived somewhere in the neighborhood of Chicopee Row."

According to American Biography, Vol IV, AHS, New York, 1919, p.318-319, he survived the attacks based on dates of deposition. This volume gives his est. birth date and actual date of death based on court and deeds records. These pages also give the birth dates for all of his children, some of which did not survive long. (Compare with A History of the Town of Reading by Lilley Eaton, 1874, p.94)

Children: 1) Mary, b. Reading, MA Nov 7 1649, d. Jan 3, 1649/50. 2) Lydia, b.1650, (untraced: prob. died in childhood) 3) Mary, b. 1652; m. John Nutting on Dec 11, 1674. 4) William, b. May 6, 1655; d. Mar 18, 1735 5) John, b. Jan 3, 1658; (prob. died young) 6) Jonathan b. Jun 28, 1661*. d. between Nov 1740 and Sep 1743.(*author mistakes his birthdate for Abraham below in American Biography after earlier having it correct). 7) Abraham, b. Groton, Jan 10 1664, first child in Groton. Died young. 8) Abraham, b. Sep 11, 1667. m. Abigail Snow. Died 1743-1747. 9) Eliab/Elizabeth, b. Jan 8, 1668. Dispute if these were a son or daughter or the same person (see American Biog. above). Married Jonathan Boyden in 1718. 10) Abigail, m. her cousin Joseph Lakin. Died 1758 at age of 90.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 11 2020, 0:53:46 UTC