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( IX) John A., son of Scovill Merrill Buck- ingham, was born April 1, 1830, at Water- bury, died June 9. 1900, in Watertown. He was educated in the schools of Waterbury.
The following is taken from "Biographical Re- view" ( Litchfield county ) : "John A. Buckingham. a retired business man, occupied a pleasant resi- dence situated opposite to the common in Water- town. He received his education in the schools
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of Waterbury and at the age of seventeen went to New York City, where he was for eight years em- ployed as salesman for the Scoville Manufacturing Company He then spent two years travelling in Europe and npou his return to the United States, he engaged in business in New York City, becoming an active and successful operator among financiers of Wall street. After fifteen years of prosperity in the metropolis, he relinquished business pursuits and returned to his home in Watertown, where he occupied the old Warren place, so called, which is one of the most desirable residence properties in this vicinity. He was both a prominent and popu- lar citizen, interested in the growth and develop- ment of the town, and gained the respect and good will of the community. He was an Episcopalian in religion, as were his parents, and was a liberal sup- porter of Christ's Church. He was a Republican in politics and was actively interested in public affairs, but never aspired to political honors.
"In 1869 Mr. Buckingham was united in marriage with Aune, daughter of Samuel McLean. an exten- sive dry goods importer, of Brooklyn, New York, and granddaughter of Hon. Charles Chapman, of Hartford, Connecticut. Children : Scoville McLean and Charles Benedict. Scoville. McLean married Margaret, daughter of William McConway, of Pitts- bury, Pennsylvania; children: Mary and Margaret McLean. Charles Benedict married Agnes De Forest, daughter of John W. Curtiss; children: Harriette Anne, John de Forest, Elizabeth Murray.
(The Scovill Line ).
The family of Scovil, or Scovill, as it has been spelled in later years, is one of the most prominent in Waterbury, Connecticut. From the first settlement of the town the name has been distinguished and in a later generation James Mitchell Lamson Scovill and William H. Scovill laid the foundation of the indus- trial greatness of the city of Waterbury.
(!) John Scovill. the first settler, was early at Haddam, Connecticut.
(II) Sergeant John (2) Scoville, son of John ( 1) Scoville, was one of the early set- tlers of Waterbury. He married. February 6, 1693, Hannah, daughter of Obadiah Richards. She died March 5, 1720. He died January 26, 1726-27. Children: John. January 12. 1604; Obadiah, April 23, 167. died 1719: Sarah, . October 24. 1700: William. September 7. 1703. mentioned below : Hannah, March 19. 1706-07: Edward, February 12. 1710-11.
( H][) Lieutenant William Scovill, son of Sergeant John (2) Scovill. was born at Wa- terbury. September 7, 1703. died March 5, 1755. He married ( first ) April 17. 1;29, Han- nah, daughter of John Richards. She died April 1, 1741, and he married ( second) June 16, 1742, Elizabeth. daughter of James Brown. She died May 6, 1752, and he married (third ) Desire Sanford, widow of Caleb Cooper, of New Haven. His widow, Desire, married Deacon Jonathan Garnsey. Children of first wife, born at Waterbury: Anna, March 25. 1731 : James, January 27. 1732-33, mentioned
below : Samuel, November 4, 1735; Abijalı, December 27, 1738. Children of second wife: William, February 9, 1744-45 ; Darius, May 15, 1746.
( IV) Rev. James Scovill, son of Lieutenant William Scovill, was born at Waterbury. Jan- uary 27, 1732-33. He graduated from Yale College in the class of 1757 and became rector of the Protestant Episcopal church in the mis- sion field at Waterbury, Northbury and what is now Bristol. Connecticut. He made his home at Waterbury and was the first Episco- pal clergyman located there. After laboring thirty years in this field, he removed to New Brunswick, Canada, and became the rector of the church at Kingston. He died there De- cember 19, 1808, in the fiftieth year of his ministry. He married. November 7. 1763, Ame Nichols, who died in June. 1835, daugh- ter of Captain George Nichols. Children, born at Waterbury: James, born March 19. 1764. mentioned below : William, May 20, 1766; Hannah, married Daniel Micheau : Rev. Elias, married Eliza Scovill, of Watertown; Samuel. married Dibby Gilbert and Mary Smith ; Daniel, married Amelia Brannah and Hannah Wiggins: Sarah, married Dr. Kushi Hatheway: Edward George Nichols, baptized January 20, 1782; Henry Augustus, baptized Jannary II. 1784.
(\') James (2), son of Rev. James (I) Scovill, was born at Waterbury, March 19, 1764, died November 26, 1825. He was the only member of his father's family to remain in Waterbury when he removed to New Brunswick. He became a prominent citizen, a large land owner, justice of the peace, and was commonly called "Squire Scovill". Dur- ing the war of 1812 he established and con- ducted a woolen mill. He was a man of fine presence and much dignity of manner and force of character. He married, November 16. 1788, Alathea Lamson, died January I, 1846, daughter of Mitchell Lamson. Children, born at Waterbury: I. James Mitchell Lam- son. September 4, 1789: of the firms of T. M. L. & W. H. Scovill and Scovill & Company. and of the Scovill Manufacturing Company ; married Mrs. Sarah A. Morton, daughter of William HI. Merriman, of Watertown. 2. Bet- sey, May 12, 1792; married. September 10. 1800. John Buckingham (see Buckingham VH). 3. Sarah Hannah, March 25. 1794; married A. Hitchcock. 4. William Henry, July 27, 1796, partner with his brother in the great Scovill enterprises : married ( first) July 2. 1827. Eunice Ruth, daughter of Hon. Thomas J. Davies, of Black Lake. New York: married (second) March 22, 1841. Rebecca H .. daughter of Hon. Nathan Smith. of New
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Haven. 5. Edward. December 31, 1798. 6. Anna Maria, February 9, 1801, died April 3, 1804. 7. Caroline, July 4. 1803 : married Wil- liam Preston. 8. Alathea Maria, August 14, 1805: married Joel Hinman. 9. Mary. July 23. 1808 : married Rev. J. L. Clark. 10. Stella Ann. May 19, 1811, died September, 1815.
MERRIMAN The surname Merriman is also often written Merriam or Meriam. Some of the descendants of Joseph Merriam, of Concord, spell their name Merriman.
(I) Captain Nathaniel Merriman was one of the original settlers of Wallingford, Con- necticut, in 1670. He had lots Nos. 1. and 2. on the north, west and east corners of South Cross street, also lot No. 2. adjoining the west lot. These lots are now or were lately owned by Peter Whittlesey and Rev. Edgar j. Doolittle. He built his house a short distance west of the site of the Whittlesey house. Children: John. born September 26. 1651; Hannah. May 15. 1053: Abigail, April IS, 1654; Mamre, Inly 12, 1657, married Sam- uel Munson : John, February 28, 1659: Sam- ucl. September 29. 1662: Caleb. born May 16, 1665. mentioned below : Moses, 166- : Eliza- beth. September 14. 100, married. December 2, 1685. Ebenezer Lewis.
(II) Caleb, son of Captain Nathaniel Mer- riman, was born May 16, 1665. died July 9. 1703. He resided at Wallingford, and left an estate valued at four hundred and thirty- nine pounds. He married Mar-
-. Children, born at Wallingford: Moses, Oc- tober 31, 1601 : Elizabeth. May 4. 1603 : Ella- saph. May 21. 1605. mentioned below : Phebe. June 17. 1607: Hannah, September 10. 1698: Phebe, September 16. 1690: Lydia. Decem- ber 31. 1701, died young : Lydia, November 12. 1702.
( III ) Eliasaph, son of Caleb Merriman, was born May 21. 1695, died August 14. 1758. He married AAbigail Hall who was killed by the Indians with her daughter Abi- gail. August 4. 1758. Children, born at Wal- lingford: Eunice. October 7. 1720. died young : Eunice. January 12 1,22. died No- vember 14. 1722: Sarah. November 18. 1723: Titus. August 28. 1727 : Caleb, September 3. 1729; Ama-a. 1730. mentioned below : Eliza- beth. July 27. 1832, died young: Esther, De- cember 2, 1734: Abigail, killed with her moth- er. August 4, 1758: Elizabeth.
( IV) Amasa, son of Elfasaph Merriman, was born at Wallingford in 1730. He mar- ried Sarah and had a son Charles. mentioned below.
(\') Charles, son of Amasa Merriman, was
born in Wallingford, August 20, 1762, Ile was in the revolution, enlisting as a drundner, in 1776. He became drum major and served through the war. He married, May 16, 1784. Anna Punderson, of New Haven, who died April 1. 1844. aged eighty, and settled in Watertown, where he commenced business as a tailor. He was compelled to give this up on account of poor health, and "rode post" from New Haven to Suffield for four years, and made a voyage to the West Indies. He then engaged in business as a merchant in Watertown until his death, August 26, 1829. He had a genial nature, and was distinguished for decision of character and stern integrity. Children: Charles P .. died 1,94: Betsey. married Dr. Samuel Elton, of Watertown; William H., born September 27. 178S. men- tioned below : Nancy, 1792. died young : Nan- cy. August 8. 1796: Charles P., August 7, 1798, was a merchant of Savannah, Georgia, where he died July 10, 1835: Anna, July 7, 1801, died August 19, 1835, married Edward Hickock: Frederick. August 7. 1803. a mer- chant, died in Alabama. November 1, 1836; William Punderson, September 6, 1805, a mer- chant in Augusta, Georgia, died September 3, 1805 : George F .. August 5. 1808.
(VI) William H., son of Charles Merri- man, was born September 27. 17SS. He mar- ried, January. 8. 1809, Sarah, born February 16. 1790, daughter of David and Chloe { Mer- rill) Buckingham ( see Buckingham VI). He was an enterprising merchant and leading cit- izen of Watertown, Connecticut. Later he removed to Waterbury. Children, born at Watertown: Charles Buckingham, born Oc- tober 9. 1800. mentioned below : Sarah i .. Septeniber 27. 1811. married (first ) Thomas Morton and ( second ) James Mitchell Lam-on Scoville : Joseph P. September 24. 1813 : mar- ried. in 1840, Julia Judd: David. May 27, 1816, died March 28, 1834: Henry, March 25, 1829.
(VID) Charles Buckingham, son of William HI. Merriman, was born in Watertown, Octo- ber 9, 1809. He attended the public schools of his native town and the Leonard Daggett School in New Haven. He resided in Water- town in the house located on the present site of the Taft school until 1839. when he re- moved to Waterbury with his father. He was associated in business with his father in Wa- tertown and when he removed to Waterbury he entered partnership with Ezra Stiles in the dry goods business .. Their place of business was in the building at the corner of Center square and Leavenworth street. In 1843 he became a partner of Julius Hotchkiss in the Hotchkiss & Merriman Manufacturing Com-
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pany, succeeding the firm of Hotchkiss & Prichard and continuing until January, 1857, when the business was consolidated with that of Warren & Newton Manufacturing Com- pany in the same line of business at Oakville, and incorporated under the name of the Amer- ican Suspender Company. A successful busi- ness was conducted by this corporation un- til the business was wound up in i879. Mr. Merriman was president of the Hotchkiss & Merriman Manufacturing Company. He was one of the most prominent merchants and manufacturers in his day, and he was like- wise distinguished in public life. He was for several years a member of the common coun- cil of Waterbury and was mayor of the city from June 14. 1869, until June 13, 1870. In politics he was a Republican. He was presi- dent of the Waterbury Gaslight Company : di- rector of the Citizens' National Bank ; presi- dent of the Waterbury Savings Bank. For many years he was a prominent member and vestryman of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church. Of kindly nature, generous in help- ing others, sympathetic with the troubled and unfortunate. he had to a marked degree those qualities that attract the love of family and friends and the esteem of the community. He was upright in all the dealings of life, an hon- ored and useful citizen and good neighbor. He died at Waterbury, March 15. 1889.
He married. June 30, 1841, Mary Margaret Field, who died October 5, 1866, daughter of Dr. Edward Field. Children, born in Water- bury: Charlotte Buckingham, August 21, 1843; Sarah Morton, August 7. 1845 ; Helen. January 19, 1848. died February 20, 1903 : Margaret Field, March 16. 1850. married Dr. Frank E. Castle : William Buckingham, June 11. 1853, married. November 17, 1886. Sarah Kingsbury Parsons: Edward Field, Septem- ber 1. 1854, died June 30. 1909.
(VIII) William Buckingham, fifth child of Charles Buckingham and Margaret ( Field ) Merriman, was born in Waterbury, June 11, 1853.
His school days were spent chiefly at the Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. In his early years he was connected with Benedict Merriman & Company, then for several years with the Scovill Manufacturing Company. but afterward became teller of the Waterbury Na- tional Bank, and is now assistant cashier and on the board of directors. He was one of the original projectors of the Country Club of Waterbury, and is also a member of the Wa- terbury Club, the Home Club and the Farm- ington Club. On November 17, 1886, he mar- ried Sarah Kingsbury. daughter of Guerney and Eliza (Brown) Parsons. He has two
sons, Buckingham Parsons and William Buck- ingham Merriman Jr.
(The Buckingham Line).
(IV) Thomas (2), son of Samuel (2) Buckingham (q. v.), was born in 1699 in Mil- ford. He married, January 9, 1724, Mary B. Woodruff, who died, a widow, April 18, 1790, aged ninety-one. Children: Mary, born Sep- tember 16, 1724: Esther, January 29. 1725. died July 16, 1726; Thomas, May 17, 1727, mentioned below ; Epenctus, baptized January 10, 1730, died unmarried; Hannalı, baptized May 13, 1733; Benjamin, baptized January 2, 1737.
(V) Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) Buckingham, was born May 17, 1727. He removed to Watertown in 1772, where he died January 27, 1796. He married Sarah Treat, of Milford, who died January 11, 1802. Children : Sarah, born 1751; Jean, 1753; Isaac, 1755, died young; Epenetus, 1757; Mary, 1759; David, March 14, 1760. men- tioned below ; Dan, married Philena Guernsey.
( VI) David, son of Thomas (3) Bucking- ham, was born March 14. 1760, died February 6. 1832. He married, March 14, 1785, Chloe Merrill, who died December 18, 1811, aged seventy-four. Children: John, born Octo- ber 17, 1786; Sarah, married William H. Mer- riman (see Merriman VI) ; Chloe, born De- cember 13, 1798; David, May 28, 1801; George, October 2, 1807.
(IV) Titus Merriman, son MERRIMAN of Eliasaph Merriman, (q.v.), was born at Wall- ingford. Connecticut, August 28. 1727. He settled in his native town. In 1790 he had in his family, according to the first federal cen- sus, two males over sixteen and three females.
(V) Dr. Titus (2) Merriman, son of Titus (1) Merriman, a leading citizen and physician of Bristol for half a century, was born in Wallingford. August 27. 1768. He removed to Bristol. Connecticut, about 1-02, and was one of the first members of the Hartford County Medical Society, in whose delibera- tions he took a leading part. He was for many years the typical, trusted family physician of the people of Bristol. he being practically the second one to practice medicine in Bristol. He bought land in Bristol in 1794 and in 1802 built the fine old colonial house later occupicd by his son and grandson, Titus E. Merriman. He owned a large portion of what is now the center of the town, and was a man of large influence and fine character. He mar- ried Polly, daughter of Isaiah Thompson, a major in the revolutionary war, and a promi-
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nent citizen. Children: 1. Henry E. 2. George, mentioned below. 3. Eli Todd. M. D., moved to Texas in 1848. 4. Caroline. wife of Judge Stone, of Warren, Ohio; she was educated in a girls' school at Litchfield, Connecticut, and was a classmate of the fam- ous poetess, Lydia Hunt Sigourney, of Hart- ford.
(VI) George, son of Dr. Titus (2) Merri- man, was born at Bristol. 1806. He was edu- cated in the public schools. lle inherited a large portion of his father's estate. In 1825 he established himself in business as a gen- eral merchant on the North Side in Bristol. and the business has been continued by the family to the present time. For many years the post office was in this store. In addition to groceries, dry goods and other staple arti- cles, Mr. Merriman added a drug department to his business, and this in time became the more important part of the business and the other departments were discontinued. He married Ann Peck. Children: 1. Titus E., mentioned below. 2. George, mentioned be- low. 3. Theodore D .. born November 14. 1845: attended Monson Academy, and upon his return from school was taken into the drug store as a partner with his father and brother George under the firm name of George Merriman & Sons: he bought out his brother George in 1888, npon the latter's retirement. and he retired January 1. 1897: died March 3, 1897: married. October 15, 1879. Mrs. Julia ( Macy ) Ganl, daughter of Hiram and Ann ( Hall) Macy and widow of William D. Gail, of Hudson, New York: children : George Macy, born November 20, 1880. Theo- dore Hali. April 16, 1882; both educated at Yale College.
(VII) Titus E .. son of George Merriman. was born in Bristol, September 19. 1833, died in Bristol, January 12, 1911. He was edu- cated there in the public schools and at the Bristol Academy under Professor Barnes and at Baker's Academy at Collinsville, where he was graduated in 1852. He entered the em- ploy of his father in the drug store at North Side. Bristol, and a year later made a trip to California, where he was engaged in mining and experienced both good and bad luck. He came east in 1866 intending to return, but , except for a brief visit remained in Connec- ticut since then. He opened a grocery store in 1866 on the North Side and later removed to the Seymour Block where now stands the abutments of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company trestle over Main street. He lost his store by fire and resumed business in the Gridley Block on North Main street. He sold out finally to W. H. Scott
& Company of Terryville. After two years of rest and retirement he embarked in the harness and saddlery business at 21 North Main street, carrying also in stock trunks. bags and other leather goods. Mr. Merriman was a Republican from the first. voting jr General John C. Fremont, of California. for president when in that state. He married Anna Nettleton, widow of George Nettleton. in 1868. She lived less than one year. On October 4,' 1871, he married Margaret A., daughter of Israel Upson, of Waterbury. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman were members of the Con- gregational church. and Mrs. Merriman was active in the ladies' societies. She was for six years a successful teacher in the Federal Hill School.
(VII) Hon. George (2)' Merriman, son of George ( 1) Merriman, was born in Bristol. June 3. 1844, where he still resides. He at- tended the common schools in his native town and then the Pavilion School in Hartford. At the age of seventeen he went to work for his father. and at eighteen enlisted, on July 23. 1862, in Company K. Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers, in the civil war. He took part in the battle of Antietam. September 17. 1862. and other engagements in which his well- known regiment participated. When his regi- ment, which was known as the "Fighting Sixteenth," was attached to the Department of North Carolina. the larger part was cap- tured by the Confederates, but Mr. Merriman being sick and in a hospital in Washington. was fortunate enough to escape the war prison at Andersonville. He was put on a detach- ment to guard the rebel prisoners collected near Sandusky, Ohio, and was mustered out at Cincinnati, Ohio, August 29. 1865. He then returned to Bristol and became associated . with his father in the drug business. After his father died the business was continued by Mr. Merriman and his brother Theodore D .. under the name of Merriman Brothers and was a very successful enterprise. In 1888 he retired from the firm which has since been conducted by his brother's widow. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He represented the town of Bristol in 1888-89 in the general as- sembly of the state. and was a member of the railroad committee, one of the most import- ant of the house and in the deliberations of which he took an active part. He is a ment - ber of Franklin Lodge. Free and Accepted Masons, of Bristol: G. W. Thompson Post. No. 13, Grand Army of the Republic, and was at one time it's commander: Ethan Lodge. No. 9. Knights of Pythias, of which he was past chancellor commander and one of its founders. He was the first captain of Hull
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Division, Uniformed Rank, No. 5. Knights of Pythias, but resigned when he visited Mon- tana. where he has interests in real estate and copper mining property. He is a men- ber of the Congregational church, and active in that and other good work in the com- munity.
He married. October 2, 1867, Mary Jane, born May 2. 1844, daughter of Lucas and Clarinda ( Tousey) Barnes, of Bristol (sce Barnes VI). She is a member of the Congregational church, past president of the Women's Relief Corps and past department president of Connecticut.
( The Barnes Line).
(I) Mrs. Mary J. ( Barnes) Merriman is a lineal descendant of Stephen Barnes, who moved to Branford. Connecticut. about 1700, from Southampton, Long Island. He mar- ried Mary Barnes, granddaughter of John Lindley or Lindsley. Children : Hannah, baptized November 31, 1700: Mary. baptized April 6, 1701; Benjamin, born December 13. 1702; Stephen. born January 2. 1704. see for- ward; Sarah, born May 17, 1708; Experience, born December 4, 1710.
(Il) Stephen (2), son of Stephen (I) Barnes, was born January 2, 1704, died March 27. 1777. He moved from Branford to Farm- ington and Southington. Connecticut. He was a man of much intluence, and a large land- holder. He married. January 5, 1725-26, Mar- tha. daughter of Thomas Wheden, of Bran- ford. She died March 18, 1773, and was buried in Plantsville. The inseription on her headstone was "I am the first brought here to turn to dust." Children: Mary, born 1726, married Jacob Carter, Jr. : Stephen, December 3. 1728; Martha. August 22, 1734: William, November 10, 1738. see forward; Nathan. August 26; 1742; Asa, August 24, 1745, mar- ried Prebe Atkins.
( III) William. son of Stephen ( 2) Barnes. was born November 10, 1738. died October 13, 1813. He was a prominent man and held the rank of captain. He moved from South- ington to Southampton about 1800. He mar- ried Martha, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hipson, of Southington. She was born in 1735, died 1828. Children: Hannah, born 1757. married Abraham Loser: Azubah. 1759. married Luther Atkins ; Benjamin, 1761. see forward: Experience, 1763, died 1853. unmar- ried : William. Jr .. 1767. married Thede Miner. of Wolcott; Elijah. July 23, 1771, married Naomi Walker.
(IV) Benjamin, son of William Barnes. was born in 1;61. He was in the army about six months in 1780. He moved to Southamp-
ton. Massachusetts, where he purchased a large tract of land. Ile could go a mile in any direction on his own property. He was buried in Southington. He married Abigail Goedsell. Children: . Polly, born 1782, mar- ried Obadiah Walker ; Julia. 1783-84. married Abraham Thorpe: Amos, 1785. see forward ; Nancy. 1790, married Calvin Torrey ; Sylvia. 1792, died 1795; Rizpah, 1800, married Ches- ter Rowley: Levi, 1803, married Orpah Bar- ker: Annie, 1805. married Thomas Elliott. Five children died in childhood.
(V) Amos, son of Benjamin Barnes, was born 1785. died August 19. 1824. He mar- ried ( first) Esther Danks, 1808; she died June 16. 1821. She had a brother, Moses Danks, who was killed by falling from a build- ing at Southampton; his wife was Tamer ( Porter) Danks. Amos Barnes married ( sec- ond) Dorcas Chapman. Children of Amcs and Esther ( Danks) Barnes: Benjamin, born July 10. 1800, died May 2, 1864, married Sally Keeney; Lucas, December 15, 1812, see for- ward : Clarissa, August 18, 1814, married Wil- liam W. Carter: Moses Danks, November 12. 1816. died October 3. 1858, married Rebecca Justin. Esther Mariva. October 1, 1819. mar- ried Levi Stevens.
(VI) Lucas, son of Ames Barnes, was born December 15. 1812. died May 15, 1864. He married Clarinda Tousey. Children: George Lucas. born April 23. 1838, died September 15. 1838; Ann Eliza, October IT, 1839, mar- ried Samuel R. Goodrich; George William; Mary Jane. May 2. 1844, married Hon. George Merriman ( see Merriman VII).
DAVIS Robert Davis, the immigrant an- cestor, was an early settler of Barnstable. Massachusetts. He was on the list of those in Yarmouth able to bear arms in 1643. was a proprietor of Barnstable in 1645: admitted a. freeman in 1650. and had a grant of land in May. 1657. in Barnstable. In !639 his farm was in- cluded in the bounds of Yarmouth, with the exception of a small lot. In 1686 his house was on the high ground north of the Dead Swamp, where the first road probably passed. He died in 1693. His will was dated April 14. 1688, and proved June 29. 1603. His widow Ann died in 1;or. Her will was dated May 5, 1699. and proved April 1, 1701. Only the younger children were named in her will. indicating that she may have been the second wife of Robert Davis. Children, born in Var- mouth : Deborah, January, 1645: Mary. April 28. 1618. Born in Barnstable : Andrew, Mav. 1650: John, March 1, 1652; Robert. August. 1654: Josiah, mentioned below : Hannah. Sep-
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