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- Joseph Estabrooks III, son of Joseph and Mary (Mason) Estabrooks, was born at Concord, Mass., May 6, 1669. He married first, Dec. 31, 1689, at Cambridge Farms, Mass., Melicent, daughter of Henry W. Woods, of Conn. She died at Concord, March 26, 1692, and he married second, Hannah, widow of Joseph Loring and daughter of John Leavitt of Hingham, Mass. Hannah Loring had a daughter, Submit, by her first husband who married Joseph's son, Joseph IV, by Melicent Woods in 1713 and thus brought the name'Submit' into the Estabrooks family. Joseph III bought a farm in Lexington in 1693. It was quite near the Green on the Lexington-Concord road. He was highly respected, commanded a military company, was town clerk, treasurer, assessor, selectman and representative to the General Court. He was also engaged to teach the first man's school in the town. He died at Lexington Sept. 23, 1733. His children, born in Concord and Lexington were: Joseph IV; John; Soloman; Hannah; Melicent; and Elijah Estabrooks. Bought 200 acres of land in Lexington area in 1593, elected to office in 1696 there. Bought this farm from Edward Pelham, of RI and it was bounded NE by Cook, SW by Concord road before Vine Brook. Later occupied by Mrs. L. Turner. Also bordered land of Hayes on the hill.
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