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A BRANCH FROM THE FAMILY TREE OF DAVID FAY
SON OF JOHN OF MARLBOROUGH
   
THE ANCESTORS OF
ELIPHALET RICE FAY
   
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David was born in Marlboro 23 Apr 1679. He resided in that part of Marlboro afterwards set off as Southboro, where he resided as late as 1733, and where he died 10 Apr 1738. He married Sarah Larkin, daughter of John & Joanna Larkin on 1 May 1699. David and Sarah had 12 children. Children of David and Sarah were:


Robert 3 was born in Marlboro on 20 Jul 1715 and died on 19 Dec 1810.
In 1749 he purchased of Jacob Wheeler a farm situated in Southboro about one and a half miles east by south from the center, where he is supposed to have reared his great family of 20 children, which could hardly have allowed him time to serve the public in any office.
He was, however, Surveyor and Collector of Taxes in 1747, Constable in 1755 and Tythingman in 1753 & 1768. He served in the French & Indian War, and attained the rank of Captain before the close of the war.

An unparalleled circumstance occurred with Robert and his brother Aaron. Each married two wives and had 20 children. Each wife had 10 children, and of each wife's children, there were 7 sons and 3 daughters, a total in the two families of 28 sons and 12 daughters.

Robert married Elizabeth Joslyn who died 4 Sep 1760. He then married Anna Harrington. Children of Robert and Elizabeth were:


Robert (2) 4 was born in Southboro 24 Mar 1764 and died 10 Nov 1810. He was and Overseer of the Poor and Selectman. He married Submit Rice, daughter of Jonathan Rice of Framington May 1783.
Children of Robert and Submit were:


Grant 5 was born in Southboro 7 Jan 1787. He died ?? Grant married Mary Littlefield, date unknown. He resided in the SE part of Southboro; he inherited his grandfather's homestead (Robert 2). Grant was a Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and held other town offices.

Grant and Mary had 8 children: