The English forebears of the KIMBALL Kimballs were an ancient family of the county of Suffolk. The original orthography was probably Kymfolde, and several other forms of spelling appear in the English records, as:" Kembold, Kembould, Kembolis, Kembolde and Kemball. The American Kimballs are the progeny of two brothers, Richard, from whom are descended the Kimballs of Connecticut, and Henry, who spelled liis name Kemball. The coat-of-arms, of somewhat uncertain origin, given in the family genealogy is: Argent, a lion rampant, gules, upon a chief sable, three crescents of gold. Crest: A lion rampant holding in the dexter paw a dagger all proper.

(I) Richard Kimball, of Rattlesden, county of Suffolk, who on account of the religious upheaval which was then at its height in the mother country, sought a home in New England, was among the passengers on the ship "Elizabeth," which sailed from Ipswich, England, for Boston, April 10, 1634. He was accompanied by his large family, and as he was a wheelwright by trade and a skillful mechanic, he proved a most welcome addition to the infant colony. Going first to Watertown, Massachusetts, he was made a freeman there, May 6, 1635, and in the following year became a landed proprietor. In response to a demand for a competent wheelwright by the settlers of Ipswich, Massachusetts, he subsequently removed to that town and there spent the remainder of his life, plying his calling with energy and contributing largely to the welfare of the community. His death occurred June 22, 1675. His first wife, whom he married in England, was Ursula Scott, of Rattlesden, daughter of Henry Scott. She accompanied him to America and died prior to October 23, 1661, on which date he married (second) Mrs. Margaret Dow, of Hampton, New Hampshire. She died March I, 1676. Richard Kimball was the father of eleven children, all of his first union, and eight of them were natives of England:

 I. Abigail, born in Rattlesden, June 18, 1618; died in Salisbury, Massachusetts, June 17, 1658; married John Severans and her great-granddaughter, Abigail Eastman, was the mother of Daniel Webster, the famous American statesman.

2. Henry, born in 1619.

3. Elizabeth, 1621.

4. Richard, 1623.

5. Mary, 1625: married Robert Dutch, of Gloucester and Ipswich, Massachusetts.

6. Martha, 1629; married Josqih Fowler, who was killed by the Indians near Deerfield, Massachusetts, May 19, 1676.

7. John, born in 1631, died May 6, 1698.

8. Thomas, born in 1633.

9. Sarah, born in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635; married Edward Allen, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, died June 12, 1690.

10. Benjamin, born in either Watertown or Ipswich in 1637; settled in that part of Rowley, Massachusetts, which is now Bradford, and died there June II, 1695.

11. Caleb, born in Ipswich ^1639; died in 1682.

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