I wasn't sure exactly what your question was in answering before. unless otherwise noted information from VRs.  Thomas Ditson born 3 Jul 1699 Billerica died Woburn 14 June 1778 a. 79y. (VRS Woburn and also Burlington which cites gravestone as Burlington not established untill 1799)  Thomas born 30 Apr 1741 Billerica baptized 17 May 1741 Burlington died 2 Sep 1828 Mason NH as Mr. Ditson 87y. per History of Town of Mason NH He would be Jr. in 1775 and the one tarred and feathered.  He was living Bedford 1778 and Billerica 1779 per deeds.  His name disappears from tax list Billerica 1784 per History of Billerica and he is on 1790 census Ashbury.  In 1818 his Rev. War pension record lists him of Ashby.  His medical treatment 1819 to 1826 is found in medical journal at Mason NH Historical Society.  Probate of his estate 1828 calls him late of Townsend.   Thomas born 31 Jan 1762 Billeirca, baptized 21 Feb 1762 Burlington death recorded Billerica 20 Feb 1782 at sea a. 20y. 20d.  He is listed in MA Soldiers and Sailors   All this is in my article published in The Essex Genealogist May, Aug, Nov 2007 Feb 2008   It would appear that Hugh born 14 Oct 1706 Billerica was the blacksheep as John Richerson alias Hugh Dittson was suspected of stealing horses and pleaded guilty he was described as a lusty stout fellow of a ruddy countenance short reddish hair and light coloured eyebrows per records at MA Archive.   Marilyn      --- On Thu, 3/4/10, Douglas V Brown <dougvbrown@gmail.com> wrote: From: Douglas V Brown <dougvbrown@gmail.com> Subject: Ditson -1775 Billerica and Wright - 1780 Woburn To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com, "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> Cc: "Douglas V Brown" <dougvbrown@gmail.com>, mrofitz@verizon.net Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 2:33 AM Hello Listers:-                             <dougvbrown calling from MA OH - OH  ........... (AU PAIR ) O-O #1   A Ditson Family Genealogist was kind enough to answer my query for more info on Thomas DITSON (1762-1782 ) and by return E-Mail,they wrote...in part "I don't have much on Thomas [DITSON ] who died 1782 age 20y. 20d."  ( No reference given ) Checking on-line   Billerica VR's to Abt 1849 -- < http://ma-vitalrecords.org/ > Deaths  Thomas DITSON  d. Feb 20, 1782 20Y 20d  at sea    hence BIRTHs  Thomas DITSON s. of Thomas and Elisabeth  b. Jan 31 1762 (this Thomas DITSON (1762-1782) became Jr (relation) and Junior (the youngest of 3 Thomas Ditson in town) holding that title until his death at age 20  1782 then his younger brother, BIRTHs  Thomas DITSON s. of Thomas and Elizabeth[-Blanchard ]  b. May 22, 1783 became Jr.(relation)and Junior (the youngest of 2 Thomas Ditson in town 1783) the other being his father Thomas2 DITSON (1741-)(Blanchard) Senior , his father ,Mr.Thomas1 DITSON (1699) died 1778 and buried in the Woburn 2nd Precinct cemetery ( Burlington current term  ) with his wife........widow  [-Flizabeth (Lawrence) d. 1790   ae 79Y? I need comments on the George M COHAN evidence O_O #2- Thomas Wright inherited land on both sides of Ridge St. from Johnson Rd to  the Hutchinson/Forest St farm at 21 Ridge St.from his grandpa Joseph Thomas Wright house was built on the corner of Ridge and High St (Wright's Corner ) Much of the Hutchinson farm was in Charlestown(Winchester Golf Course and down Forest St West Cambridge (now Arlington ) & Cambridge Farms 1642 became Lexington 1715. When Thomas Wright's son, Philemon(1760-) m. Abigail WYMAN(1782) his father gave him the north 40acres to Johnson Rd which Phil kept in fine shape The Johnson Rd ran over and down the hill to Wildwood across the Cambridge Rd to the Wildwood Cemetery (now in Winchester) The house on the corner of Cambridge Rd/Wildwood was Philemon's mother in Law Abigail(Wright) and Jonathan WYMAN Thomas died 1799 and Philemon sold the whole shebang to Thomas LOCKE and with several in-law WYMAN families headed north to Ontario Canada became subjects to the Queen and founded the town/city of HULL on the Quebec River  The Canadian Govt have statues of Philemon there and recently came with a large bronze plague placed at the LOCKE farm Ridge St Winchester  I have all this info stored away  incl a Copy of Will of Abigail(Wright)WYMAN which is available at the MA State Archives  Boston  for docket # see Ancestry.com Middlesex Probate Records  Vol I    under  M  scroll down apologies for the length and no references  for now dvb files-100303 free at the Nat'l Archives Waltham MA  open thurs nites til 9pm "