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He married (first) at Brewer, Maine, No- vember 12, 1863, Emma Gilmore, born at Holden, Maine, July 5, 1841, died at Natick, Massachusetts, daughter of John Smith and Martha (Couch) Gilmore. John Smith Gil- more was the youngest son of Samuel and
Rheumah (Hathorn) Gilmore, born Septem- ber 30, 1812, died February 6, 1905. Chil- dren : I. Charles Smith, born July 13, 1865, died at Chicago, November 4, 1906; married, July 15, 1886, Sarah Herrmann; children : i. Edwin Munroe, born April 18, 1887, died April 7, 1888; ii. Edwin Frances ; iii. Charles Herrmann; iv. Joseph Smith, born July 27, 1892; v. Pascal Munroe, born March 28, 1895. 2. Edwin Munroe, mentioned below. 3. Ada May. Mr. Gilmore married (second) Barbara Elizabeth Ralston, born 1843, died November 25, 1895. He married (third) April 16, 1897, at Chicago, Mrs. Alice Mayo (Stevens) Bowman, born September II, 1853, widow of George Elmer Bowman, daughter of James and Harriet Boynton (Mayo) Stevens, of Bristol, England. James Stevens was a merchant.
(VII) Edwin Munroe, son of Joseph Hills Gilmore, was born at Mariaville, Maine, Au- gust 24, 1867. He removed when an infant with his parents to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where they remained but a short time, remov- ing to Methuen, Massachusetts, subsequently removing to Medfield, Massachusetts, thence to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he be- gan his educational training in the public schools. At the age of nine his parents re- moved to Natick, where he attended public schools until seventeen years old. He later took a course in the commercial college of Bryant & Stratton, at Boston, and shortly af- terward entered the employ of the Davis cof- fee mills on Essex street, Boston, remaining four years. From the experience gained there he decided to enter into the same line of busi- ness, and hired quarters at 12 Blackstone street, dealing in coffee and tea. He now oc- cupies an entire floor in this block, doing his own grinding and packing. His trade ex- tends throughout the New England states. Mr. Gilmore resides at Natick, and has recent- ly erected a residence at Wellesley Hills for himself and family, which they will occupy shortly. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Natick, as is also Mrs. Gilmore. He is a Republican in politics. He is fond of sports, being an enthusiastic fisherman and gunner, and each year spends some time hunt- ing in Maine. He is a member of Meridian Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, having joined in 1894; was exalted in Parker Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons, in Natick ; was made a member of Natick Commandery, Knights Templar, April 14, 1902; is a member of Aleppo Temple, Order of Mystic Shrine, at
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Boston; he and his wife are members of Au- rora Chapter, No. 9, Order of the Eastern Star, at Natick. He married, December 24, 1891, Elizabeth Rebecca Downs, born Decem- ber 23, 1871, daughter of James and Re- becca Angus (Baxter ) Downs. James Downs is a caterer. Children : I. Mildred Ada, born August 4, 1894. 2. Robert Downs, born June 9, 1896.
(The Cowell Line).
The coat-of-arms of the Cowell family is a shield with deer standing. Motto: "Pax et amicitia". The name according to Lower (the authority) possibly came from the dis- trict of Cowal, Argyleshire, England, when surnames were derived from districts or county seats.
(I) Captain Edward Cowell, emigrant an- cestor of the Cowells of Wrentham, Massa- chusetts, was born about 1620 in England, died September 12, 1691. He, with his wife Margaret, were of Boston in 1645. He was a cordwainer by trade. He was also one of the Narragansett grantees, and a prominent man in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was witness to the will of Thomas Williams, No- vember 5, 1646. He was a debtor to Robert Button's estate November 10, 1653. and to William Peacock's, March 29, 1661. He was captain of horse in King Phillip's war, and took part in the march and battle with Mo- hegans and Pequots under General Winslow in the Narragansett campaign at Quaboag (Brookfield). He was allowed three pounds six shillings for horse meat, the company hav- ing been reduced to such straits as to eat horse flesh. He was in the Sudbury fight, com- manding eighteen men, four of whom were killed and one wounded. When returning from Brookfield via Marlboro his band was rescued by Captain Prentice's dragoons. The account of the fight will be found in "His- torical and Genealogical Register", vol. xi, pp. 400-405, and vol. xiv, p. 117. In his will he is named yeoman, and gives to sons John and Joseph, and Mary at Hingham, and to Sarah his wife, his housing, out housing, lands in Boston, shop goods, etc. Will in "Copy of wills, Suffolk County court house at Boston", vol. viii, p. 74, dated March 1. 1682, probated March 24, 1691. The inventory of Captain Edward Cowell's property, May II, 1696, in- cluded dwelling house, barns, stables, brew house and lands situated on west side of street leading to Roxbury, and dwelling house on east side. He married (first) Margaret
- -; (second), June, 1668, Sarah Hobart, at Hingham; she died prior to May 1, 1696. Children: I. Joseph, born about 1640, men- tioned below. 2. John, baptized June 26, 1653; was a blacksmith at Boston; died De- cember, 1693. 3. Edward, baptized June 26, 1653, died September 7, 1662. 4. Elizabeth, born August 17, 1653, died August 7, 1654. 5. William, born June 28, 1655. 6. Mary, born January 23, 1657.
(For ancestry see Richard Lyman XI). (XIII) John (2), third child of
LYMAN John (I) and Dorcas (Plumb) Lyman, was born in Northamp- ton, August 1, 1660, died there November 8, 1740. He lived at what was then known as the South Farms and had a public house near Smith's Ferry. He married, April 19, 1687, Mindwell Pomeroy, born February 24, 1666, widow of John Pomeroy, whom she married April 30, 1684, and daughter of Mary (Wood- ford) Sheldon, of Northampton. She died April 8, 1735. Children: I. Mindwell, born August 30, 1688. 2. Dorcas, 1690. 3. Ham, April 2. 1692. 4. John, October 12, 1693, see forward. 5. Esther, February 15, 1698. 6. Gideon, March 19, 1700. 7. Elizabeth, De- cember 8, 1702. 8. Phineas, May, 1706. 9. Eliza, May, 1710. 9. Gad, May, 1713.
(XIV) John (3), son of John (2) and Mindwell (Pomeroy) Lyman, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, October 12, 1693, died November 9, 1797. He was of Hockanum, Massachusetts, and lived many years on the plains, so called, where all of his children were born. He was called Captain John Lyman, but the character of his military service is not known, although it is probable that he took part in some of the Indian wars which began soon after 1700, during Queen Anne's reign and afterward. On the night of December 8-9, 1747, his house was destroy- ed and with it two of his children were burned to death. This misfortune is said to have been one of the reasons which impelled him to re- move to Hockanum, where he made large pur- chases of land and where he spent the remain- ing years of his life. Captain John Lyman married (first) in 1718. Abigail Mosely, of Westfield, Massachusetts, who died November 9, 1750. He married (second) Theoda Shel- don, widow, whose family name was Hunt. Captain Lyman had nine children, all born in Northampton and of his first marriage: I. Zadoc, born 1719, see forward. 2. Mindwell, 1721, died October 9, 1797 ; married Ebenezer
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Pomeroy. 3. John, October 7, 1723 ; married Hannah Strong. 4. Abigail, 1725; was burn- ed to death. 5. Dorcas, 1727; married (first) Noah Clapp; (second) Josiah Moody. 6. Sarah, 1730; married Supply Clapp. 7. Han- nah, 1733, burned to death. 8. Eleanor, 1735; married (first) Stephen Pomeroy, (second) Oliver Morton. 9. Caleb, June 21, 1738; mar- ried, 1763, Mehitable Strong and removed to New York province.
(XV) Zadoc, eldest son and child of John (3) and Abigail (Mosely) Lyman, was born in Northampton in 1719, died in Hockanum, October 14, 1754. He lived in Hockanum and kept public house there for the entertainment of travellers, besides carrying on a farm. He married Sarah Clark, who survived him and married for her second husband John Wright, of Northampton. She had three children by her second husband, and died in Williams- burg, 'Massachusetts, in 1795. Zadoc and Sarah (Clark) Lyman had four children, all born in Hockanum: I. Israel, February 7, 1746, see forward. 2. Azariah, December, 1747 ; married Jemima Kingsley. 3. Abigail, 1751 ; married Ephraim Wright, of Easthamp- ton. 4. Luke, 1753; married Susanna Hunt. (XVI) Israel, eldest son and child of Zadoc and Sarah (Clark) Lyman, was born in Hock- anum, February 7, 1746, died there June 8, 1830. He married, January 4, 1770, Hannah Beals, born June 8, 1747, died December 27, 1824; children, all born in Hockanum: I. Sarah, September 12, 1770, died September 19, 1835; married Stephen Johnson. 2. Rachel, March IO, 1772, died September 27, 1803; married Elijah Montague. 3. Zadoc Samuel. March 26, 1774: married Hannah Watson. 4. Israel, August 9, 1775, died Au- gust 10, 1775. 5. Israel, October 17, 1776; married Sally Moody. 6. Achsah, April 27, 1778, died November 21, 1819; married Ches- ter Clark. 7. Cynthia. April 8. 1780, died De- cember 2, 1839; married Aaron Graves Ly- man. 8. Amaziah, February 13, 1782; mar- ried Elizabeth Alford, of South Hadley. 9. Hannah. October 9, 1783; married Perez Smith, of South Hadley. 10. Elijah, Novem- ber 13, 1785, died June 30. 1786. 11. Elijah, May 23. 1787; married Hadassah Moody, of South Hadley. 12. Enos, January 2, 1790; married Lydia Wadsworth. 13. George, see forward.
(XVII) George, youngest son and child of Israel and Hannah (Beals) Lyman, was born in Hockanum, Massachusetts, December 13, 1792, died in Ellington, Connecticut, April 14,
1866. He lived at Hockanum in Massachu- setts and Granby and Ellington in Connecti- cut, and was a farmer, owning good lands in the towns in which he lived. He married Laura Wadsworth, who died January 19, 1782, having borne him seven children: I. Lorenzo W., born September 18, 1820, see forward. 2. John, April 17, 1822, died March 1, 1859; was a farmer and lived in Amhurst, Massachusetts; married Julia A. Smith. 3. Laura S., November 19, 1823, died June 25, 1825. 4. George J., September 13, 1826; married Pamelia J. Taylor and lived in South Hadley. 5. Laura S., July 6, 1828, died in November, 1838. 6. Warren Israel, October 19, 1830; lived in South Hadley and Hadley and was a carpenter and wagonmaker ; enlisted in 1861 and remained in service until May, 1862, when he was discharged for wounds ; removed to Springfield, Massachu- setts, and became quite famous as an inven- tor ; married, June II, 1854, Emeline Eliza- beth Miller. 7. David, August 7, 1835; a farmer ; married, April 27, 1859, Hattie J. Smith.
(XVIII) Lorenzo W., eldest son and child of George and Laura (Wadsworth) Lyman, was born September 18, 1820, probably in Hockanum, and died in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. During the early part of his life he worked on a farm and afterward for several years was a clerk in a store. He then returned to farming and made that his chief occupation. He was a Republican, but did not take an active interest in public affairs ; in religious preference he was a consistent member of the Congregational church. He married, October 30, 1844, Sarah, who died in July, 1858, daughter of Morris Williams. Children: I. Clara Sarina, born September 19, 1845, died August 15, 1847. 2. Erskine Leroy. July 12, 1847. 3. George Morris, June 6. 1849. 4. Ella Williams, July 6, 1851. 5. Laura Irena, December 16, 1853. 6. John, April 7, 1856. 7. Edson Lorenzo, see for- ward.
(XIX) Edson Lorenzo, youngest son and child of Lorenzo W. and Sarah (Williams) Lyman, was born in South Hadley, Massa- chusetts, April 15, 1858. He attended school and worked on his father's farm until he was seventeen years old. He then made an agree- ment to pay his father the sum of one hun- dred dollars for his "time" and this sum he earned while working for his brother, who was engaged in the ice business. When this was accomplished and the money paid to his
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father, young Lyman began business on his own account and became a dealer in meats. In 1884 he opened a market in the city of Holyoke and then laid the foundation of his present extensive business. He is known throughout the community as a capable and straightforward business man and richly de- serves all of the success which has rewarded his efforts. He is a Republican in politics, an Odd Fellow, and attends service at the Congregational church. On January 19, 1882, Mr. Lyman married Margaret, born July 30, 1860, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Wil- liamson) Ramage. I. Ralph W., born Oc- tober 22, 1882; now in business with his fath- er. 2. Edson R., September 11, 1884. 3. Ruth E., October 29, 1888. 4. John, Novem- ber 21, 1896.
WARREN Warren ancestry - Norman. (I) Rollo Rolf or Rov, a Scandinavian rover, born A. D. 860, died 930, made himself independent of Harold of Norway, visited Scotland, Eng- land and Flanders in plundering expeditions, and about A. D. 912 established himself on the river Seine and laid the foundation of the duchy of Normandy, through grants obtained through rulers in France. He was the first Duke of Normandy ; and had a son
(II) William, second Duke of Normandy, surnamed "Longsword", ruled from 927 to 943 ; and he had a son
(III) Richard the Fearless, third Duke of Normandy, from 943 to 947; and he had a son
(IV) Richard the Good, fourth Duke of Normandy, 997 to 1027, had a son
(V) Robert the Magnificent, fifth Duke of Normandy, died 1035; and he had a natural son
(VI) William the Conqueror, King, born Falaise, Normandy, 1027, died September 9, 1087, whose mother Helena was daughter of Fulbert, a tanner of Falaise. October 14, 1066, William declared himself king of Eng- land and ruled from 1066 to 1087. 1052 he married Matilda, of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin V. One of William's daughter was (VII) Gundreda, married William de Warren I, a kinsman of her father and who was in command at the battle of Hastings. As a reward of his valor he was made earl by William and granted a large estate in lands. He selected a site for his castle on an eminence near the village of Lewes, in Sussex. He erected a cluniac priory, or convent, in the
town of Lewes, and he and his wife were buried in the priory, side by side, and in 1845, when laborers were excavating through the site for the purpose of building a railroad their remains were discovered, each enclosed in a leaden box, or coffin, and surrounded with rock pebbles of small size. On one of these boxes was the name William, and on the other the name Gundreda, both per festly legible, although they had lain buried more than eight centuries, for the earl died 1088, and the princess 1045. They had a son
(VIII) William de Warren, second Earl of Surry and Mortimer, in Normandy. He was born about 1114, died 1138, and after 1118 was Robert, Earl of Leicester. He mar- ried Elizabeth (Isabel), daughter of Hugh, Count of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France, a descendant of Henry the Great. (See XII Saxon line, where this line merges).
Warren ancestry-Saxon. (I) Ealhmund of kent, King of England, had a son
(II) Egbert, succeeded Brithric in the kingdom of Uessex, A. D., 800. He married Raedburk and died 836, leaving a son
(III) Ethelnolf, reigned from 836 to the time of his death, 856; married Osburh, daughter of Osalf, his cup-bearer, and had a SO11
(IV) Alfred the Great, King of England, crowned March 23, 872. During his reign he formed and promulgated a code of laws, es- tablished a system of trial by jury, organized an army and navy, caused the kingdom to be surveyed and subdivided, adopted measures for the encouragement of learning, and thus brought about the culminating power and glory of Saxon England. In 869 he married Aleswitha of the royal house of Mercia, by whom he had three sons and three daugh- ters. King Alfred the Great was born 849 and died October 24, 901. His second son was
(V) King Edward the Elder, became king of the West Saxons and died 924. He mar- ried three times, and by his first wife had a daughter
(VI) Princess Edguia, married Charles III, King of France, who died October 27, 982, and had a son
(VII) Louis D'Outremer (Louis IV), King of France, married Gerberger, daughter of Henry I, of Germany, and died September 10, 954, leaving a daughter
(VIII) Princess Gerberger, married Al- . bert I, Count of Vermandois, born 943, died 983, leaving a son
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(IX) Herbert III, born 968, died 993, leaving a son
(X) Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and Valois, died 1080, leaving a daughter
(XI) Adela de Vermandois, married Hugh the Great, son of Henry I, of France, and Count of Vermandois and Valois. They had a daughter
(XII) Elizabeth (Isabel), married Wil- liam de Warren, second Earl of Surry, and Warrenne and Mortimer in Normandy. He was born about 1040 and died 1130. They had a son
(XIII) Reganal de Warrenne, married Adela, daughter of Roger de Mowbray. They had a son
(XIV) William de Warren, married Isa- bel, daughter of Sir William de Hayden, and had a son
(XV) Sir John de Warren, who married Alice, daughter of Roger de Townshend, and had a son
(XVI) John de Warrenne, married Joan, daughter of Sir Hugh de Post, and had a son
(XVII) Sir Edward de Warrenne, married Maud, daughter of Richard de Skeyton, and had a son
(XVIII) Sir Edward de Warren, married Cicely, daughter of Sir Nicholas de Eaton, and had a son
(XIX) Sir John de Warren, married Ag- nes, daughter of Sir Richard Wynnington, and had a son
(XX) Sir Laurence de Warren, married Margery, daughter of Hugh Bulkley Esquire, and had a son
(XXI) John de Warren, married Isabel, daughter of Sir John Stanley, and had a son
(XXII) Sir Lawrence de Warren, married Isabel, daughter of Sir Robert Leigh, in 1458, and had a son
(XXIII) William de Warren, by wife Anne had a son
(XXIV) John de Warren, by wife Eliza- beth had a son
(XXV) John Warren of Headbury, Devon- shire, England, who had a son
(XXVI) Christopher Warren, who had a son
(XXVII) William Warren, married Anne Mable, and had a son
(XXVIII) Christopher Warren, married Alice Webb, and had
(XXIX) John Warren, married in Eng- land, Margaret, and came to New England in 1630, in the same fleet with Sir Richard Sal- tonstall, and settled at Watertown, Massachu-
setts, where he died in December, 1667. He was made freeman, 1631, was a selectman from 1636 to 1640, and also was commissioner for laying out roads in the town. He owned a houselot of twelve acres, and possessed other lands to the extent of one hundred and seven- ty-six acres. In October, 1651, John Warren was fined twenty shillings for not complying with the law relating to baptism, and in 1661 the houses of "Old Warren" and "Goodman Hammond" were ordered to be searched for Quakers. John and Margaret Warren had four children : I. John, born 1622. 2. Mary, born in England, 1625; married, October 31, 1642, John Bigelow. 3. Daniel, born Eng- land, 1628. 4. Elizabeth, born England, 1630 ; married, about 1654, James Knapp.
(XXX) John Warren, son of John and Margaret Warren, was born in England in 1622, came to New England with his father in 1630, and married, July II, 1667, Michal, daughter of Robert Jennison and widow of Richard Bloise. They had seven children: I. Margaret, born May 6, 1668. 2. Sarah, Janu- ary 25, 1671, died young. 3. Eliza, July 18, 1673 ; married, October 18, 1705, Daniel Har- rington. 4. Mary, May 25, 1675 ; married, De- cember 30, 1690, Joseph Pierce. 5. John, May 21, 1678. 6. Grace, March 12, 1680. 7. Samuel, January 23, 1683 ; was called captain, and died 1703.
(XXXI) John Warren, son of John and Michal (Jennison-Bloise) Warren, was born May 21, 1678; married (first) Abigail Hast- ings, died July 19, 1710; married (second) May 14, 17II, Lydia, daughter of Nathaniel Fisk. John Warren had five children by his first and four by his second wife: I. John, April 3, 1701. 2. Sarah, September 20, 1702. 3. Samuel, March 18, 1704. 4. Thomas, De- cember II, 1706. 5. David, June 22, 1708. 6. Benjamin, April 4, 1715. 7. David, Janu- ary 8, 1717. 8. Abigail, October 28, 1719. 9. Lucy, October 26, 1721; married, June 21, 1744, James Leland, of Grafton, son of James and Hannah (Larned) Leland, and brother of Phineas Leland, who married for his second wife Sarah, daughter of Samuel Warren, half-brother of Lucy Warren.
(XXXII) Samuel Warren, son of John and Abigail (Hastings) Warren, was born March 18, 1704, died January 26, 1776. In 1730 he removed from Weston to Grafton, and died in the latter town. He married, Au- gust 26, 1728, Tabitha Stone, born 1702, died Grafton, April 21, 1765, and by her had ten children : I. Samuel, April 20, 1730. 2.
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Sarah, December 24, 1731, the first child bap- tized in Grafton. 3. Rebecca, April 16, 1733. 4. Abigail, April 29, 1735. 5. John, August 8, 1736. 6. Tabitha, August 6, 1739. 7. Wil- liam, May 29, 1740; settled in Conway. 8. David, March 24, 1742. 9. Joseph, April 22, 1745. IO. Martha, May 31, 1749.
The Warrens of Ireland are an important branch of the English family of that surname whose ancestry is traced in preceding pages, but on account of imperfect records in the offshoot branch the connection between them cannot be made with present available data.
(I) John Warren, immigrant ancestor of the particular family here treated, was of Irish birth and parentage and came to Amer- ica when he was a young man. He lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and was engaged in merchantile pursuits in that city until the time of his death, in 1882. He married Julia Healey, and by her had nine children: John, James, Edward (died young), Mary, Rose, Edward D., and three others who died in in- fancy.
(II) Dr. Edward Dane Warren, son of John and Julia ( Healey) Warren, was born in Holyoke, May 13, 1881, and received his earlier literary education in the public, gram- mer and high schools of that city. His pro- fessional education was acquired in the Bal- timore Medical College, where he completed the course and graduated with the degree of M. D., in 1902. After that he took a thor- ough practical course of eighteen months dur- ation in the Maryland General Hospital, and with a splendid equipment for professional life he returned to Holyoke and began a gen- eral practice in medicine and surgery which has been gratifyingly successful. In connec- tion with his professional employments Dr. Warren is a member of the staff of the House of Providence, Holyoke, and of the Holyoke City Hospital, and also is surgical electro- therapeutist to the latter institution. For two years he was city physician of Holyoke. He is a member of the college societies, Nu Ep- silon and Psi Chi, the Springfield Medical So- ciety. Holyoke Medical Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and in politics is a Democrat.
DAVIS James Davis, immigrant ancestor, was born in England about 1583- 88, and was among the early set- tlers of Haverhill, Massachusetts, whence about 1640 he removed to Haverhill, where he was one of the first board of selectmen in
1646. He was probably a brother of Thomas Davis, lawyer, born about 1602, who came from Marlborough, England, in the ship "James", April, 1635, and settled in Newbury ; was admitted a freeman June 2, 1641; re- moved to Haverhill where he was a proprietor and town officer ; his wife Christian died April 7, 1668, and he died July 27, 1683, having no descendants of the male line, as far as we know. James Davis was excused from train- ing by the county court at Hampton (New Hampshire) in 1650, on account of his age. His sons James Jr. and John were also pro- prietors of Haverhill. His wife Cicely died there May 28, 1673, and he died, aged about ninety-six years, we are informed, Janu- uary 29, 1676. His will was dated March 17, 1675, with codicil of July 22, 1675, and proved 1680, naming sons
John, Ephraim, Samuel and James; daughter Sarah Page; grandchildren, James, son of John; Stephen and Ephraim Davis, sons of Eph- raim; James Guild or Gile, son of Samuel. Children: I. James Jr., the eldest, married, December 1, 1648, Elizabeth Eaton. 2. John, born about 1623, married, December, 1646, Jane Peaslee. 3. Judith, married, September I, 1647, Samuel Gile (Guild). 4. Ephraim, died September 25, 1679; married, December 31, 1659, Mary Johnson, who married again November 1, 1682, Edward Clarke. 5. Sam- uel, mentioned below. 6. Sarah, married, June 18, 1683, John Page.
(II) Samuel, son of James Davis, was born about 1640. He married, December 17 (Hav- erhill record) or December 19 (Salisbury rec- ord), 1663, Deborah Barnes. He was in Hav- erhill as early as 1672; took the oath of al- legiance and fidelity at Amesbury, December, 1677. He died September 10, 1696, at Haver- hill. His will dated at Amesbury, September 7, 1696, was proved September 29, following. His widow Deborah died January 14, 1718-19, at Haverhill. Children : I. Samuel, born Jan- uary 26, 1666-67, received land in Amesbury by will of his father. 2. Deborah, born about 1668, died September 25, 1669. 3. Rachel, born August 3, 1670. 4. Joseph, born May 3, 1673, mentioned below. 5. William, born February 20, 1674-75, married, December 31, 1700, Mary Kelly ; inherited land from father at Haverhill. 6. Rebecca, married, January 5, 1696-97, Abiel Kelly. 7. Ephraim, born No- vember 8, 1679, inherited land at Haverhill. 8. Saralı, born November 8, 1679 (twin). 9. Amos, born June 15, 1683, died April 25, 1686. IO. Mary, born May 16, 1685.
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