Generation No. 4 Sources:
1. Vital records of Bridgewater,
Massachusetts, to the year 1850, . "Buck, Thomas, ch.
Thomas and Elisabeth, Oct. 11, 1715."
2. Town Clerk's of Easton, Vital Records of Easton,
Bristol County, Massachusetts 1697-1847 Birth's, Marriage's, and Death's
by Families (FHLC Film #1059951), Page #111, (Original Record at)
Easton Town Hall, Easton, Massachusetts. "Ann SELEE born
of Thankful SELEE December 16th, 1758."
3. Town Clerk's of Easton, Vital Records of Easton,
Bristol County, Massachusetts 1697-1847 Birth's, Marriage's, and Death's
by Families , . "Thankful BUCK daughter to Thomas BUCK
born of his wife Thankful September 20th, 1765, Recorded by Matthew
HAYWARD Town Clerk."
4. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to
the year 1850, . "Buck, John, ch. Thomas and Elisabeth,
Apr. 29, 1721."
5. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to
the year 1850, . "Buck, John and Mary Eams of Norton,
Dec. 25,1739. ** = Intention not recorded."
6. www.ancestry.com. "John and Mary Eames
of Norton, Dec. 25, 1739,Intention not recorded. C.R.1. [Mary Ames,
P.R.5.]C.R.1 = church record, Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater,
now the First Congregational Church of Brockton P.R.5. = private record,
from a copy made by Judge Nahum Mitchell of the records of the First
Church of East Bridgewater, with additions and corrections by the
copyist."
7. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to
the year 1850, . "Buck, Mathew, ch. Thomas and Elisabeth,
June 4, 1724."
8. edited by Frederic Endicott, VR The record of
births, marriages and deaths and intentions of marriage, in the town
of Stoughton from 1797-1845, . "The Intention of Marriage
between Matthew Buck of Bridgewater & Elizabeth Fenno of Stoughton,
Enterd July ye 15th 1749."
9. edited by Frederic Endicott, VR The record of
births, marriages and deaths and intentions of marriage, in the town
of Stoughton from 1797-1845, . "Married by ye Rev'd Mr.
Samuel Dunbar of Stoughton, 1749, August 16th Matthew Buck of Bridgewater
& Eliz'a Fenno of Stoughton."
10. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Matthew and Eliza Fenno of
Stoughton,Aug. 16, 1749, in Stoughton. ** = Intention not recorded."
11. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Isaac, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Nov. 11, 1750."
12. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Isaac and Sarah Hayward [int.
of Easton], Feb. 4, 1773."
13. www.ancestry.com. "Isaac and Sarah
Hayward, Feb. 4, 1773.Intention not recorded. C.R.1. C.R.1 = church
record, Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater, now the First Congregational
Church of Brockton."
14. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Thomas, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Oct. 1, 1752."
15. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Thomas and Silence Brett, Nov.
3, 1774."
16. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Hannah, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Jan. 10, 1755."
17. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Kezia, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
May 28, 1757."
18. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Joshua, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Apr. 6, 1760."
19. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Daniel, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Nov.3, 1762."
20. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Eliphalet, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Jan. 5, 1765."
21. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Elisabeth, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Sept. 28, 1769."
22. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
to the year 1850, . "Buck, Mathew, ch. Mathew and Elisabeth,
Aug. 4, 1772."
23. William L. Chaffin, History of the Town of Easton
Massachusetts (Cambridge: John Wilson & Son University Press 1886),
Copy in possession of Barbara Jean Tourtillott, Loomis, California,
974.485/E1 H2c. ": Thankful (Selee) Buck was reputed a
witch, though there is no tradition of her having done anything especially
wicked. She is said to have performed her incantations at midnight
with her daughters, one of whom inherited her name and reputation,
by pouring water from one pan into another. Loads of hay were sometimes
stopped in front of her house, and could not move until she gave the
signal, when a black cat was seen to come out from under the hay and
glide away. She once sent her husband to some distance to get a certain
kind of wool she particularly desired. He failed to procure it, and
on his return found it impossible to enter his own door; nor could
he do so until he had returned and procured the desired wool. A neighbor
was said to have caught a black cat doing some mischief, and to have
given her a severe beating on the head; the next day it was observed
that Thankful Buck had lost an eye. Why she did not use her magic
power to save her eye is a question only a carping sceptic will ask."
24. The Brett Genealogy Author: L. B. Goodenow
Call Number: R929.2 B84 This book contains histories and genealogies
of the Bretts in England, descendants of William Brett, and descendants
of Roger Brett. Bibliographic Information: Goodenow, L. B. The Brett
Genealogy. Murray and Emery Co. Cambridge, Mass. 1915. page 119. ""Thomas
Buck at his earnest request was baptized July 7, 1818, aged about
68." He was born Bridgewater 1752. Six Children (Buck). Born
Worthington, Mass. (Church records.) i. CYRUS, born June 29, 1775;
ii. ALVAN, born Sept. 11, 1778; iii. THOMAS, born Feb. 16, 1780; iv.
MARTIN, born July 9, 1782; v. MATILDA, born June 15, 1785; vi. MELZAR,
born Feb. 1, 1788."
25. Suspect this part of Norton later
became what is now called Mansfield. Mansfield was formed from Norton
in 1770.
