June 12, 1740

1740 June 12 (Thursday).  Lieutenant King of Suffield, and his New marry’d wife (who was Mrs. Hannah Devotion)[1] was here and din’d with us.  P.M. Mr. Wigglesworth,[2] Mr. Prentice, Deacon Thorn[3] and Mr. Adams (the Two last of Ipswich) came.  Mr. Prentice went home to Grafton and Deacon Thorn to Shrewsbury.  The rest went with my wife and me to a raising Supper at Ensign Maynards.  Mr. Wigglesworth lodg’d here.

[1]Daughter of the Rev. Ebenezer Devotion of Suffield.

[2]Edward Wigglesworth, D.D., Professor of Divinity at Harvard College.

[3]John Thorn.