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Lt. Simon Tuttle
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Lt. Simon Tuttle
Lt. Simon Tuttle
1733-1814
Simon Tuttle
A Family History of
John Tuttle and his Descendents
INTRODUCTION
We have been asked many times what motivated us to undertake a search for our ancestors. First and foremost was the wish to give our children, grandchildren and future generations a sense of who they are, who their immigrant ancestors were, and the sense of history that this knowledge brings.
We will probably never rid ourselves of the desire to search out one more family line, to visit one more cemetery, but, for now, this will suffice as a beginning to a life long search.
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Please send us your comments, suggestions and, by all means, additions to help initiate a second edition in the future. .
Bob and Irene Amsden
Acton was incorporated a Town in 1735. Simon Tuttle 5, son of Simon 4 and Abigail Chase, brother of Daniel S. was born in Littleton in 1733. As a young man, he became a resident of Acton and is the ancestor of the Acton Tuttles. The name Tuttle is a familiar one to this day to any resident of Acton.
Simon was obviously very civic-minded and his numerous descendants have also been most active in town affairs and town government.
1771-1772: Simon Tuttle - Selectman
1772: Served on the Committee of Correspondence from Acton
1773: Committee to draft State Constitution
April 19, 1775:The alarm was given up to Simon Tuttle's Road to Littleton. Simon (Lt.), Simon Jr. (It.) , Samuel Tuttle and Titus Hayward, a colored man hired by Simon Tuttle served from Acton in the Revolutionary War. 13 At the time, Acton had a total population of 769 and at least 169 of the men served in ths war.
1777: Committee to collect data concerning war service to the Town.
1778-1784: Town Treasurer
1780: Committee to inspect materials supplied for troops
1781: Committee to classify all males in town to "hire the Town's quota in the Army of the U.S.".
1788: Committee for location of a Poor House
Over the years, many Tuttles served as Selectman and Treasurer. The office of Town Clerk was ably served by Tuttle descendants for over 1 50 years.
Descendants of Simon Tuttle
Generation No. 1
1. SIMON4 TUTTLE (SIMON3, SIMON2, SIMON1) was born December 19, 1733 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA., and died April 21, 1814 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married REBECCA HOLDEN January 23, 1756 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA., daughter of JOHN HOLDEN and MARY WHEELER. She was born January 18, 1735/36 in Concord, Middlesex, MA., and died January 18, 1830 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Notes for SIMON TUTTLE:
Tuttle, Simeon.1st Lieutenant, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776.
More About SIMON TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Resided: Nagog Hill Rd. Acton, MA.
More About REBECCA HOLDEN:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Children of SIMON TUTTLE and REBECCA HOLDEN are:
i. PETER5 TUTTLE, b. August 23, 1756, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. October 12, 1759, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About PETER TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
ii. SARAH TUTTLE, b. September 21, 1757, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. September 21, 1757, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About SARAH TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
iii. MOLLEY TUTTLE, b. September 07, 1758; d. September 28, 1758, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About MOLLEY TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
iv. MOLLY TUTTLE, b. September 21, 1759, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. March 05, 1796, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. EPHRAIM HAPGOOD, April 13, 1780, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. May 03, 1755, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. March 28, 1828, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About MOLLY TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Notes for EPHRAIM HAPGOOD:
"Memoirs," NEHGR, vol. CIII (1948), p. 143.
MRS. CHARLES HENRY MEAD (CLARA LEARNED HAPGOOD), of Fitzwilliam, N. H., elected and annual member 6 March 1934, was born in Chelsea, Mass., 25 Nov. 1864, daughter of Cyrus Stowe and Clara Augusta (Conner) Hapgood, and died in Fitzwilliam 15 Nov. 1948.
She claimed descent from Shadrack1 Hapgood, who came to America in the Speedwell in 1656, married Elizabeth Treadway and died in an Indian encounter at Brookfield, Mass., in August 1675. He was one of the original proprietors of Stow, Mass. The descent was through Nathaniel2 Hapgood, 1665-1729, who married Elizabeth Ward; Captain Hezekiah3 Hapgood, 1699-1768, who married Sarah Whitney; Ensign Ephraim4 Hapgood, 1725-1780, who married Rebecca Gibson; Ephraim5 Hapgood, 1755-1828, who married Molly Tuttle; Nathaniel6 Hapgood, 1784-1874, of Acton, Mass., who married Rebecca Stowe; Cyrus7 Hapgood, 1818- ? , of Everett, Mass., who married Eleanor Wheeler; and Cyrus Stowe8 Hapgood, 1842-1935, who married Clara Augusta Conner, parents of the subject of this memoir.
Mrs. Mead graduated from the public high school in Chelsea, Mass., attended Boston University for two years, then the Berlitz school and specialized in music and painting. She was a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the Revolution, Boston Woman's Club and the Everett Friday Club, being a founder of the latter.
She married, 27 April 1887, Charles Henry Mead, by whom she had three children: Charles Stanley Mead of Melrose, Mass., Clara Hapgood Mead of Fitzwilliam, N. H., and Edward Mead, the latter dying young.
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More About EPHRAIM HAPGOOD:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
v. BETTY TUTTLE, b. November 19, 1761, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. May 20, 1808, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. REUBEN DAVIES, January 18, 1780, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. June 03, 1754, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. September 04, 1830, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
vi. SIMON TUTTLE, b. September 17, 1763, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. September 08, 1806, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. ELIZABETH HUNT, January 14, 1790, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. August 09, 1766, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. April 03, 1846.
Notes for SIMON TUTTLE:
TUTTLE, SIMON
State: MA Year: 1810
County: Middlesex County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Acton Page: 236
Database: MA 1810 Federal Census Index
TUTTLE, Simon
Death Date: Sept. 8, 1806 Burial Place: Acton
Relative: Age:
Source: Vital Records of Acton
Complete Record: TUTTLE, Simon, Lieutenant [duplicate entry junior, omits Lieutenant], Sept. 8, 1806, age 43, in Acton [Simon junior, C.R.1. Lieutenant Simon, C.R.1.]
More About SIMON TUTTLE:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
vii. REBECCA TUTTLE, b. December 11, 1766, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. September 11, 1835, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. SAMUEL POTTER CONANT, October 23, 1789, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. March 22, 1767, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. November 06, 1815, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About REBECCA TUTTLE:
Date born 2: December 11, 1766
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
More About SAMUEL POTTER CONANT:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
viii. CHARLES TUTTLE, b. May 16, 1769, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. 1856, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About CHARLES TUTTLE:
Census: 1855, Massachusetts State Census for Acton
Occupation: Doctor
ix. PAUL TUTTLE, b. June 14, 1771, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
x. LUCY TUTTLE, b. April 11, 1773, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. JOSEPH FLETCHER, March 29, 1796, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. August 06, 1769, Littleton, Middlesex, MA.; d. April 03, 1844.
Notes for LUCY TUTTLE:
Marriage 1 Joseph FLETCHER b: 6 Aug 1769 in Littleton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Children
Patty FLETCHER b: 3 Jan 1806
Sophia FLETCHER b: 18 Feb 1809
Lucy FLETCHER b: 23 Feb 1797
Nancy FLETCHER b: 23 Oct 1798
Almira FLETCHER b: 30 Mar 1802
Loiza FLETCHER b: 6 Jun 1804
Simon Tuttle FLETCHER b: 30 Mar 1807
Charles Holden FLETCHER b: 10 Dec 1814
Benjamin FLETCHER b: 26 Mar 1811
Marriage 2 Unknown DAVIS
xi. JONATHAN TUTTLE, b. November 18, 1775, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
xii. SUSANNA TUTTLE, b. August 08, 1779, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. ISAAC MILES, March 01, 1791, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Acton Town Meeting May 2, 1803
May 2d 1803. The Town voted to have the town surveyed and have the centre of the town ascertained --the center of the body of land, and the center of the extreme parts. and monuments erected, in order that the town inhabitants might have some reliable information respecting the most eligible site whereon to build a meetinghouse and Col Holman of Bolton was employed for that purpose, assisted by a committee of the town consisting of John Edwards Esq. Capt. Joseph Brown, Lieut. Simon Tuttle and Mr. George Robbins. In September of the same year the town voted not to build on the spot ascertained by Col Holman to be the center of the body of land but voted to build on as near the spot where the old one stood as the ground would admit of. At the meeting in Nov 1804 an article was inserted in the warrant “ to know where the meeting house shall be set" and a committee of 9 persons were chosen to go out and view the ground and see if they can agree upon a spot to set the meeting house.
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