1William H. Manning, The Lakin Family of Groton, NEHGR Vol. 63, p. 325 (Oct 1909).
"13. JOHN5 LAKIN (William,4 William,3 William,2 William1), born 31 Mar. 1700, resided in Groton. He married first, SARAH ------, and secondly, 27 Oct. 1729, LYDIA PARKER, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Nutting), born 30 Oct. 1711. In 1730 John and Lydia deed "all our right in the estate of our father, Nathaniel Parker." John died 16 Jan. 1770. Lydia was made administratrix, but after two years requested that her "son-in-law" Zachariah Fitch be appointed in her place. She was living 27 June 1800,† aged nearly eighty-nine.
Children:
i. SARAH,6 b. 3 Mar. 1724; m. 8 Jan. 1746, BENJAMIN BENNETT, JR.
ii. JOHN, b. 26 Oct. 1730; m. 27 Apr. 1758, ELIZABETH NUTTING.
iii. LYDIA, b. 3 Jan. 1734; living in 1772, probably unm.
iv. SIBYL, b. 16 Oct. 1739; m. 3 Feb. 1767, ZACHARIAH FITCH.
v. HANNAH, b. 24 Aug. 1743; (?) m. 7 Jan. 1773, LEVI LAKIN (No. 14, v).
vi. JOSEPH, b. 23 Nov. 1746; m. at Woburn, 23 Oct. 1770, JERUSHA SIMONDS. In 1806 one Joseph, then of baldwin, Me., had a mother in Groton who was cared for by David Lakin at Joseph's expense. (see Inferior Court, Lakin v. Lakin.)
vii. EUNICE, b. 19 Aug. 1750; (?) m. 1 Dec. 1768, THOMAS GRAGG.
viii. DAVID, B. 10 Oct. 1753; m. 22 Mar. 1774, REBECCA BLANCHARD.".
1Claudius Buchanan Fransworth, Matthias Farnsworth and His Descendants in America. p. 33 (1891).
"Matthias Farnsworth probably names all his children living at the time when he made his will in the order of their birth, except that he names all the sons together and all the daughters together. His oldest child was probably Elizabeth, who married James Robinson, Jan. 16, 1667. Her death is entered as occurring "December 22, 1729, aged 82 years." She was, therefore, born about 1647. James Robinson lived north of the present village of Groton. He was an original proprietor in the township, and had a seven-acre right therein. So far as the records show, Elizabeth Robinson had but one child, Elizabeth, born Oct. 3, 1668, who married William Lakin, of Groton, Jan. 4, 1685.".
1Claudius Buchanan Fransworth, Matthias Farnsworth and His Descendants in America. p. 33 (1891).
"So far as the records show, Elizabeth Robinson had but one child, Elizabeth, born Oct. 3, 1668, who married William Lakin, of Groton, Jan. 4, 1685. He was the son of that William Lakin who was one of the original proprietors of Groton, and great grandson of William Lakin who died there in 1672, aged 90 or 91 years. The William who married Elizabeth Robinson lived not far from the new Groton cemetery. His house is said to have been fortified for defense against Indians. At the time of the attack upon the town by them in 1694, when they murdered many of the inhabitants, it is said they assaulted his house, but that the attack was successfully resisted, William Lakin and Elizabeth Robinson had the following children :
1. William, born Sept. 2, 1686 ; died April 14, 1753.
2. Hannah, born Feb, 6, 1694,
3. Lydia, born Jan. 14, 1697 ; married Captain Jonathan Sheple, Dec. 26, 1723. She died Oct. 10, 1747, Captain Jonathan Sheple was a prominent and highly respected citizen, and was the ancestor of many persons who have acquired distinction,
4. John, bom March 31, 1700 ; married Lydia Parker, Oct. 27, 1729, and died Jan. 16, 1770.
5. Isaac, bom Dec, 11, 1702 ; married Elizabeth Shattuck, Jan, 2, 1726,
The descendants of this family are very numerous, and are scattered throughout the country.".