Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol2(X)
Edward Sargent, son of Colonel Joseph Denny and Mindwell (Jones) Sarg ent (9), was born March 25, 1832, in Leicester, Massachusetts. He receiv ed his education at the Leicester schools and the academy. In partnership with his brother Joseph B, he began the manufacture of hand cards at t he "Brick Nadory" on May 1, 1854. On the first day of the year 1859 they received their brother, George H, into the firm and at the same time organized the Sargent Hardware Commission House in New York City. Mr. Sargent was connected with this company through life. They built extensive works for the manufacture of hardware in New Haven, Connecticut, and became the largest hardware company in the country. Mr. Sargent passed his life at Leicester and was interested in everything that related to the welfare of the place and contributed liberally to all public improvements. He was selectman of Leicester several times and nominated as candidate for the state legislature.
Mr Sargent was much affected by the death of his wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, and survived her less than two years. He died January 29, 1883. He m arried, February 9, 1858, Adelaide S Conklin, daughter of Austin Conklin. She died February 11, 1881. The children of Edward and Adelaide S Sargent were:
1. Joseph Bradford, born June 14, 1859, married, June 20, 1882, Annie L. Bisco, born June 15, 1862, daughter of John W. Bisco. (See Bisco family sketch.) They reside in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
2. Winthrop, born March 26, 1862, died February 17, 1864.
3. Harry Edward, see forward.
From the Descendants of Joel Jones, by Elbert Smith
Nathaniel Jones lived at Sutton, Leicester and Charlton. He was living at Leicester in 1742, and moved to Charlton about 1756, as he was assessed as living on the Gore lands in that town that year. His will, made in 1781, mentions as then living the following of his children; Enos, Asa, Phinehas, Eli, Mary Streeter, Hannah and Eleanor. He was a farmer and a member of the Baptist Church. He died at Charlton in 1795. His will as recorded was evidently the work of a very old, feeble and mentally decrepit man, and was very properly declared null and void by the probate court.4