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"A tender mother, A prudent wife At God's command Resigned her life."
Children : I. John, born at Ipswich, 1652; died September 9, 1718; married Sarah Kim- ball. 2. Edmund, mentioned below. 3. Sam- uel, born at Ipswich ; died 1714; married Joan- na Wood, Ruth Dunton and Sarah Burnett. 4. Thomas, died 1745; married, 1695, Mary Kimball. 5. Deacon Anthony, died 1756; married July 1I, 1695, Martha Dresser. 6. Elizabeth, born about 1661; died before 1730; married Thomas Kimball. 7. Lydia, married, 1683, Jonathan Putnam.
(II) Edmund Potter, son of Anthony Pot- ter (I), was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1654. He was a soldier in King Philip's war at Narragansett. He was a commoner of Ipswich in 1707. He married first, Abi- gail Wells, born 1662, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia Wells. He married second, 1701, Joanna (Tuttle) Pickard, daughter of Simeon and Sarah Tuttle. Nathaniel Wells was ap- pointed guardian of his son Edmund, aged nineteen, April 13, 1702. Children of Edmund and Abigail Potter : I. Elizabeth, born at Ips- wich, April 14, 1681 ; died young. 2. Edmund, born June 14, 1683; died March 29, 1735; married January 14, 1703, Mercy Quarles- and second Elizabeth Walker, widow of Rich- ard. 3. Nathaniel, born about 1686; mention- ed below. 4. Elizabeth, born November 17, iv-35
1694; died 1716; married, 1712-13, Nathaniel Dane.
(III) Nathaniel Potter, son of Edmund Potter (2), was born in Ipswich about 1686; married first Hannah Patch, born 1691, died 1722, daughter of James and Sarah (Balch) Patch of Ipswich. He married second Sarah Graves of Ipswich and third Jemima (Quarles) Brown who was born in 1689 and died in 1772, daughter of William Quarles. Children, born and baptized at Ipswich, Massachusetts: I. Mary, baptized November 27, 1715; died unmarried. 2. Elizabeth, bap- tized September 15, 1717. 3. Susanna, bap- tized October 18, 1719; married Benjamin Knowlton. 4. Nathaniel, baptized December 17, 1721; mentioned below.
(IV) Nathaniel Potter, son of Nathaniel Potter (3), was born in Ipswich and there baptized December 17, 1721. He died there June 14, 1775. He married (published Feb- ruary 22) 1743, Mary Patch. They settled at Ipswich Hamlet, Massachusetts. Children, born at Ipswich Hamlet; except the youngest who was born
in Hamilton : I. Na- thaniel, born 1753; mentioned below. 2. William, born 1754; died October 5, 1814; married May II, 1780, Elizabeth Safford. 3. Mary, married, 1768, James Brown. 4. Be- thiah, married Dodge. 5. Sarah, died unmarried. 6. Benjamin, born at Hamilton May 6, 1771; died September 22, 1827; mar- ried March 2, 1794, Anna Kinsman.
(V) Nathaniel Potter, son of Nathaniel Potter (4), was born in Ipswich Hamlet in 1753 and died there May 3, 1829. He was a soldier in the , Revolution in Captain John Dodge's detachment of Militia, Colonel Ger- rish's regiment in 1777 and 1778; service, guarding Burgoyne's army; also in Captain John Dodge's company. Colonel Gerrish's regiment of guards at Charlestown and Can- bridge, enlisted November 12, 1777 and served till April 3, 1778. He married, 1776, Rachel Adams who was born in 1752 and died in 1794. He married second November 24, 1794, Elizabeth Quarles, who was born in 1757 and died in 1820. Children of Nathan- iel and Rachel Potter: 1. Nathaniel, born at Hamilton July 3, 1777; mentioned below. 2. Rachel, born February 30, 1779.
(VI) Nathaniel Potter. son of Nathaniel Potter (5), was born in Hamilton, Massachu- setts, July 3, 1777, and died January 7, 1851. He married December 2, 1804, Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of Edward Perkins. She died in 1855. Children, born at Wenham, Massachusetts: I. Charles, born November
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6, 1806; died May 2, 1853; married August 14, 1830, Lydia Brown, daughter of Wallace and Hannah Brown. 2. Elizabeth, born October 28, 1809; died April 13, 1840; mar- ried Joshua Trask, son of Jeremiah and Han- nah Trask. 3. Henry Perkins, born Febru- ary 23, 1817; married August 5, 1838, Anna Bailey, daughter of David and Anna (Spiller) Bailey. 4. Rachel A., born March 25, 1819; died November 9, 1848; married Stephen Peabody; no children. 5. Edward Perkins, born September II, 1821; mentioned below. 6. Sally, born August 9, 1824; married May 25, 1857, Henry Pickett, born 1799, died 1885, son of Joseph and Deborah (Good- ridge) Pickett. 7. Mary Ann, born May 13, 1827; married November 28, 1859, William Odell, son of William and Martha (Ross) Odell.
(VII) Edward Perkins Potter, son of Na- thaniel Potter (6), was born in North Bev- erly, Massachusetts, September II, 1821. He was the owner of a grist mill in Essex, Mass- achusetts, and also conducted a farm in North Beverly, and it is believed that all his brothers and sisters, excepting Charles, were born there. He married Charlotte K. Rob- erts, daughter of Isaac Woodbury and Char- lotte (Kinsman) Roberts. Her father was a strong anti-slavery man and prominent in town affairs. Her mother was a native of Hamilton, Massachusetts. Children: I. Charlotte E., born at Essex, February 14, 1853; married first John Stephen Pike who died February 26, 1890; second, September 30, 1891, William R. Nokes (See his sketch). 2. Caroline, born May 5, 1855; married Mar- cellus C. Putnam of Melrose, Massachusetts. 3. Isaac Edward, born June 21, 1858, in North Beverly. 4. Otis Warren, born Octo- ber 13, 1860, at Middleton, Massachusetts. 5. Stella, born January 30, 1869; died October 16, 1888. 6. Charles Henry, born January IO, 1871, in Lynn; residing in Haverhill, Massa- chusetts. Of these children, Caroline and Isaac Edward were born in the same house in which their grandfather, Nathaniel Potter, lived so many years. After the death of Na- thaniel Potter, his son, Edward Perkins Pot- ter, bought out the heirs and lived there some time.
William Johnson, immigrant JOHNSON ancestor, born in Canterbury, Kent, 1602; married Eliza- beth Story, 1630. He came to America with Governor Winthrop in 1630, returned to Eng-
land, and brought over his family in 1634, and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts, as early as 1634 and followed the occupation of planter and brick-maker there. He was ad- mitted to the church with his wife Elizabeth, February 13, 1634-35; was a proprietor of the town; admitted freeman March 4, 1634- 35 .. He deposed December 29, 1657, that he was fifty-four years old. He was at one time the grave-digger at Charlestown; was town constable 1657. He died December 9, . 1677, and his widow Elizabeth married (sec- ond) Thomas Carter. His house was on Middle row and Back street, where he bought land in 1651. His will,, dated De- cember 7, 1677, bequeathed to wife Eliza- beth; children, John, Joseph, Jonathan, Na- thaniel, Zachariah, Isaac, Elizabeth; de- ceased daughter Ruhamah's daughter Eliza- beth Bacon. The inventory of the estate of William and Elizabeth Johnson, taken April 12, 1686, John Johnson, of Haverhill, and Zachariah Johnson, of Charlestown, being appointed administrators of the estate of their father William and mother Elizabeth, made division of real estate between them- selves and their brothers Joseph, Isaac, Jon- athan and Nathaniel, April 13, 1686. Chil- dren : I. John, mentioned below. 2. Ruha- mah, baptized February 21, 1634-35, married, 1654, John Knight. 3. Joseph, baptized February 12, 1636-37. 4. Elizabeth, bap- tized March 17, 1639-40, married, 1658-59, Edward Wyer; (second) William Monro. 5. Jonathan, baptized August 14, 1641. 6. Na- thaniel. 7. Zachariah, born 1646. 8. Isaac, born 1649.
(II) John Johnson, son of William Johnson (I), was born about 1632, probably in Eng- land. He died August 29, 1708, in his sev- enty-sixth year. He settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in fall of 1657, and is the pro- genitor of the old families of this name in Haverhill, Bradford and vicinity. His home- stead was on what is now the corner of Main and Water streets, and part of it is still in the possession of his descendants. He went to Haverhill in accordance with a contract to follow his trade as blacksmith. Mr. Ward and nineteen others in Haverhill agreed to pay each their share of the sum of twenty · pounds to John Johnson to locate in the town, "provided that he live here seven years following the trade of blacksmith in doing the town's work; also the said John. Johnson doth promise to refuse to work for any that refuse to pay towards this purchase until they bring under the selectmen's hands that they
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will pay." This house where Johnson lived was on the present site of the Exchange building, Water street, and was last occupied by Hon. Bailey Bartlett, a lineal descendant. His trade of blacksmith has been followed by · many of his descendants in Haverhill. Wash- ington Johnson, son of John, was lately a blacksmith on land owned by the first John Johnson, of Haverhill. In Charlestown Johnson owned a lot near the mill on the road to the ferry. He deeded his property in Charlestown to his son-in-law, Robert Wyer. He (John) married Elizabeth, born. June 2, 1639, daughter of Elias Maverick, October 15, 1656; their daughter Ruth was mentioned in the will of Elias Maverick, her grandfather. It is said that the location of Johnson's black- smith shop, being the first building of a pub- lic nature, fixed the location of the village center, and about it the town and city grew. He bought land in Haverhill, February 9, 1659-60, and various other parcels, though he had given to his children before his death all but about one hundred acres. He was an active and useful citizen and founder, accord- ing to the "History of Haverhill" (Chase) the "largest and most respectable family" of the town. He was deputy to general court 1691; deacon of the Puritan church; officer in the Haverhill military company. He was killed August 29, 1708, in his own house by In- dians, and buried with other officers of the militia in the old burying ground. His wife Elizabeth died March 22, 1673-74. He mar- ried (second), March 3, 1674-75, Sarah Gill, of Lynn, who died July 24, 1676, after giving birth to twins. He married (third), Septem- ber 8, 1680, Katherine (Skipper), widow of John Maverick, of Boston. His wife was killed by the Indians at the same time that he met his death. Children: I. John, born in Charlestown, mentioned below. 2. Eliza- beth, born November 16, 1659. 3. Ruhama, born September 10, 1661. 4. William, born November 14, 1663. 5. Sarah, born August 2, 1665, married Henry Franklin. 6. Ruth, died young. 7. Ruth, born February 14, 1669, married Robert Wyer. 8. Timothy, born June 30, 1672. Children of the second wife : 9. Mary (twin), born July 17, 1776. 10. Re- becca (twin), born July 17, 1776.
(III) Lieutenant John Johnson, son of John Johnson (2), born in Charlestown, Au- gust 3, 1657, died at Haverhill, March 9, 1723-24. He learned the trade of blacksmith and succeeded his father. He was lieutenant in the Haverhill company and served in the Indian wars, doubtless in King Philip's and
later. He married, September 8, 1680, Mary Mousal; (second), February 19, 1689, Lydia Clement; (third), May 17, 1697, Mary John- son, daughter of Joseph Johnson. Children, born in Haverhill, of John and Mary John- son : I. John, born 1683. 2. Thomas, men- tioned below. 3. William, born 1687. Chil- dren of John and Lydia Johnson: 4. Lydia, born 1689. 5. Nathaniel, born 1691. 6. Mary, born 1693-94. 7. Sarah, born 1695-96. Children of John and Mary Johnson: 8. Elizabeth, born 1699. 9. Timothy, born 1701. IO. Rebecca, born 1703. II. Maverick, born 1705. 12. Hannah, born 1707. 13. William, born 1709. 14. Abigail, born 1711-12. 15. Samuel, born 1715-16.
(IV) Thomas Johnson, son of Lieutenant John (3) and Mary (Mousal) Johnson, born in Haverhill, 1685; died there July 22, 1754. He settled on the northeast side of Kenoza Lake where Daniel Hoyt later resided upon a farm given him by his father. He married, November 13, 1706, Ruth Bradley, who was killed by the Indians the same day. He married (second) Rachel Ordway, who died in 1764 at Haverhill. Chil- dren, born in Haverhill: I. Lydia, born 1707. 2. Ruth, born 1710. 3. Daniel, born 17II-12, had homestead with his brother Maverick. 4. Maverick, born 1714, had homestead with Daniel; was father of Colonel John Johnson, of Rocks Village, who died in 1861. 5. Nathan, born 1718. 6. Peter, born 172I, settled near his father. 7. Seth, men- tioned below. 8. Rachel, born 1726. 9. An- na, born 1728. 10. Moses, born 1730.
(V) Seth Johnson, son of Thomas (4) and Rachel (Ordway) Johnson, was born in Haverhill, 1723, settled there on the farm next southwest of his father's, where Joshua Lake lately resided. He married, March 25, 1756, Hannah Greeley. Children, born in Haverhill: I. Thomas, born 1757, died young. 2. Thomas, mentioned below. 3. Nathaniel, born 1762, died young. 4 Seth, born 1764, settled in Campton, New Hamp- shire. 5. Nathaniel, born 1767, near Cottle's Ferry; son Joseph married Mary Chase, daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Williams) Chase, of East Haverhill. 6. John, born 1772, blacksmith, settled in Haverhill, died September 3, 1843. 7. Benjamin, born 1774. (VI) Deacon Thomas Johnson, son of Seth Johnson (5), born in Haverhill, east parish, 1760, settled near Cottle's Ferry, Haverhill, and became the owner of the grist mill. He was deacon of the church and a prominent citizen. He married Lydia Noyes, of West
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Newbury, and died January 13, 1845. Children, born at Haverhill: I. Hannah, born 1786. 2. Frederick. mentioned below. 3. Nathaniel, born 1794, farmer at East Haverhill. 4. Leon- ard, born July 27, 1796, shoe manufacturer at Bradford, Massachusetts. 5. Francis, born 1798, died unmarried. 6. Louisa, born 1804. 7. Lucinda, 1806. 8. Mary Brickett, 1812.
(VII) Frederick Johnson, son of Deacon Thomas Johnson (6), born October 26, 1789, died 1880; settled in West Bradford. He married Nancy Chase, born 1793, died 1878, daughter of Joseph Chase (see Chase family). Children, born at Bradford: I. Leonard, born January 5, 1815; died in the Sandwich Isl- ands, May 15, 1852, unmarried. 2. William Frederick, mentioned below. 3. George, born October 14, 1818, died 1873; married Emma Eldredge Hodgkins, and had issue: i. George Hazen, born 1848; ii. Herbert Maun, born 1850, died 1901 ; iii. Emma Ann, born 1852, died 1852; iv. Frederick William, born 1853; v. Helen Louis, born 1855 ; vi. Alice Rebecca, born 1856; vii. Allen McFarten, born 1860, died 1860. 4. Ann Maria, born October 13, 1820; died February 2, 1847. 5. Hazen Walk- er, born July 24, 1822 ; died April 7, 1839. 6. James Thomas, born October 29, 1824, died May 10, 1825. 7. Emmeline Lucretia, born 1826, died 1841. 8. Abigail Hazeltine, born March 25, 1828; principal of Bradford Acad- emy nineteen years, 1858-75. 8. Charles Ever- ett, born March I, 1830, A. B. and A. M., Har- vard, 1853; married Mary Webster; issue: i. Robert Webster, born September 27, 1867; un- married; ii. Phillip Van Kuren, born March 29, 1869.
(VIII) William Frederick Johnson, son of Frederick Johnson (7), was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, April 18, 1816. He settled in Farmington, New Hampshire, as a manufac- turer of shoes, afterwards moved to Dover, New Hampshire, from there to Muscatine, Iowa, in 1856, and died there September 19, 1904. He married first, Sarah Ann Vander- bilt ; had issue : I. Emeline Lucilia, born July IO, 1842, married Joseph H. Cummings of Haverhill, February 24, 1870. Second mar- riage: Sarah Woodbury Proctor, daughter of William and Ruth Proctor, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, born November 7, 1830, died February 12, 1894; issue: 2. Sarah Vander- bilt, born February 12, 1850, died April 14, 1899, unmarried. 3. Charles William John- son, mentioned below. 4. Anna Chase John- son, born August 24, .1853.
(IX) Charles William Johnson, son of Wil- liam Frederick Johnson (8), was born in
Farmington, New Hampshire, November 10, 1851. He was educated in the public schools in Muscatine, Iowa, and came to Natick, Mas- sachusetts, February, 1873, and entered the employment of C. E. Johnson & Co., one of the oldest of the shoe business in Natick, hav- ing been established by Johnson & Hanchett in 1855. He remained with the firm through its various forms of partnerships and finally became sole owner of factory and business. He married Viella Malissa Gurney, who was born in Natick, daughter of Ansel Field Gur- ney (see Gurney family). Children, born in Natick: I. Lester Gurney, July 2, 1880; Am- herst College, 1899-1901. 2. Beulah Proctor, born December 10, 1882; Wellesley College B. A., 1904. 3. Enid Burleigh, born March 26, 1889; Wellesley College, class of 1910.
Gurney, or Gurnay, is the GURNEY name of a race which accom- panied Rollo into Neustria and became Lords of Gournay, taking their name afterward from this locality. Gournai en Brai is a town in the arrondisement of Neufchatel. There were two Hugh de Gour- nays at the battle of Hastings, the father, an old man, leading on his vassals of Brai.
-li viel Hue de Gournai
Ensemole o li sa gent de Brai" -Roman de Rou.
Both Hughs de Gournai had grants of land in England from William the Norman, the caput baronae being in Norfolk, still the stronghold of the name, and their blood be- came commingled with that of the Conqueror himself by the marriage of Gerard de Gour- nay with Edith, daughter of William de War- enne, by Gundrade, daughter of William the Conquerer. He joined the First Crusade in 1096 and subsequently died on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. From Walter de Gurnay, who flourished under King Stephen, and whose son William still held a portion of the fief of Bray "came a long line of country gentlemen of Norfolk who seem never to have risen above or fallen below that honorable old status." (See Atheneum, September 18, 1858).
(I) John Gurney, immigrant ancestor of the American family, born in England, Sep- tember 29, 1615, settled in Braintree, Massa- chusetts, and at the age of twenty-one, Sep- tember 29, 1636, had three years more to serve. He was a tailor by trade. John New- gate was a hatter in Boston. He died 1663. The inventory of his estate was dated March 16, 1663. (See N. E. Reg. XII, 53, see Winthrop II,. 345). He is then called John Sr., indicating that his son John is of age.
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His first wife died September 20, 1661 ; mar- ried (second), November 12, 1661, Grizzell Kibby, widow of Henry. She died in 1664. Gur- ney was in Braintree in 1646, when he signed a petition about the meadows; also February 12, 1661, when he sold land there. He doubt- less lived there continuously. We know of but two children, from whom descend all the American families probably: I. John, Jr. 2. Richard, mentioned below.
(II) Richard Gurney, son of John Gurney (I), born about 1635, died 1691 (?). (See Register, 1892, p. 186; children of Richard given as of John. See town records of Wey- mouth. See p. 246 N. E. Reg. vol. 49). He was admitted a freeman October 12, '1681. Married Rebecca, daughter of John Taylor. Children: I. Richard, born 1656. 2. Joseph, born at Weymouth, February 23, 1664-65. 3. Mary, born at Weymouth, September 9, 1667. 4. Zachariah, mentioned below. 5. John, had Elizabeth, born May 5, 1689. 6. Peter, soldier in King Philip's war in Captain Johnson's company, December, 1675. 7 Samuel, ship-builder at Weymouth, employed by Colonel Ephraim Hunt, 1690-94. Some of the foregoing may be children of John, Jr., of whom we have no trace, however.
(III) Zachariah Gurney, son of Richard Gurney (2), was born in Braintree or Wey- mouth, Massachusetts, about 1656-58. He was also a soldier in King Philip's war in Captain Johnson's company from Braintree, Weymouth and vicinity. He was living in 1735 when the grant of land to the veterans of this war was confirmed by the general court (page 144, N. E. Reg. 1862.) He married Mary His only child known was Zachariah, mentioned below.
IV) Zachariah Gurney, son of Zachariah Gurney (3), was born in Weymouth, Novem- ber 19, 1695. He settled in Abington, then part of Bridgewater, removing about 1746 to North Bridgewater. Children, born at Bridgewater: 1. Sarah, born May 7, 1727, died March 12, 1748. 2. Zachariah, men- tioned below. 3. Elisha, born 1731, married, 1760, Jane Kingman; removed to Maine. 4. Micah, born 1739, married, 1765, Hopestill Jackson, and removed to Maine. 5. Mary, born April 24, 1747, married More. 6. Sarah, born September 23, 1750, unmarried.
(V) Lieutenant Zachariah Gurney, son of Zachariah Gurney (4), born in Bridgewater, 1729, died there June 19, 1813, aged eighty- four He was an officer in the Revolution. He married Mary Ames, January 9, 1754. She was born in 1723 and died February 6, 1800, daughter of David Ames. Gurney
married (second), August 17, 1800, Mary Southworth, widow. Children of Lieutenant and Mary Gurney, born at Bridgewater: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Mary, born Oc- tober 9, 1757, married, December 21, 1794, James Churchill. 3. Martha, born Febru- ary 27, 1760, married, January 27, 1782, Eb- enezer Draper. 4. Zachariah, born July II, 1762, married September 30, 1783, Matilda Packard. 5 David, born July 22, 1765, mar- ried 1789, Molly Ames.
(VI) John Gurney, son of Zachariah Gur- ney (5), born in Bridgewater, April 17, 1755, died there December II, 1796. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a private in Cap- tain Josiah Hayden's company of minute- men, Colonel Bailey's regiment, April 19, 1775, on the Lexington Alarm. He married January 29, 1777, Mehitable Southworth, daughter of Lemuel Southworth. Children, born at North Bridgewater: I. Mehitable, born September 19, 1778. 2. Patience, born March 31, 1780. 3. Mille, born March 2, 1782. 4. Martha, born July 1, 1784. 5. John, born March I, 1786. 6. Sibil, born July 2, 1788. 7. Anna, born March 9, 1790. 8. Rhoda, born February 2, 1792, married in 1811, Baruch Morse, of Stoughton. 9. Lemuel, born Febru- ary 25, 1794. 10. Samuel, mentioned below.
(VII) Samuel Gurney, son of John Gurney (6), was born in North Bridgewater, Febru- ary 13, 1797, posthumous. He had a com- mon school education. He removed early in life to Hebron, Maine. He married Lucy Bryant, of the Plymouth, Massachusetts, family. Children, born in Hebron: Charles, Lemuel, Augustus, Ansel Field, mentioned below; Israel, Cordelia, Ruth.
(VIII) Ansel Field Gurney, son of Samuel Gurney (7), was born at Hebron, Maine, November 10, 1821. He was educated in the public schools, and came to Natick and learn- ed the trade of a shoemaker. He went to Montreal, Canada, in 1866, and was in the shoe business until 1877, when he removed to Natick, Massachusetts. He then engaged in the real estate business in Natick and Boston. He was a charter member of Tackawambait Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Natick. He married, April 8, 1847, Belinda Emily Berley, born at Wakefield, New Hamp- shire, July 25, 1827, and died in Montreal, February 12, 1877, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia (Copp) Burley. Only child, Viella Ma- lissa, born September 22, 1856, married Charles W. Johnson. (See Johnson sketch). Mr. Gurney married (second), December 2, 1888, Hannah Harris. He died in April 13, 1895. at Natick, Massachusetts.
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Thomas Brownell, immi- BROWNELL grant ancestor, born in England, about 1610, came to America before 1640, when we find him at Braintree, Massachusetts. He was a planter there, and sold land in Braintree in 1640. We have records also of business transactions that he had at Braintree, Febru- ary 22, 1646-47, with Robert Keane. About that time he removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and in 1647 was water bailey in that town.' He was a witness to the will of John Walker, dated March 18, 1647. He was ad- mitted in Rhode Island 1655; served as com- missioner 1655-61-62-63. He sold land at Portsmouth, April 4, 1658, and in 1664 was deputy to the general assembly. He died about 1665. November 6 of that year his widow exchanged certain lands in fulfillment of a contract of her late husband. She died shortly afterward. Children: I. Mary, born 1639, died January 12, 1739, aged about one hundred years; married Robert Hazard. 2. Sarah, died September 6, 1676; married, June I, 1658, Gideon Freeborn, who died Febru- ary 28, 1720. 3. Martha, born May I, 1643, died February 15, 1714; married Jeremiah Wait and (second) Charles Dyer. 4. George, mentioned below. 5. William, died 1715; married Sarah Smiton, resided at Little Compton and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. 6. Thomas, died May 18, 1732; married Mary Pearce, born May 6, 1654; died May 4, 1736; resided at Little Compton. 7. Robert, died July 22, 1728; married Marý - ; resided at Ports- mouth and Little Compton; selectman 1689, ensign 1689. 8. Ann, died April 2, 1747; married Joseph Wilbur, who died May 4, I729.
(II) George Brownell, son of Thomas Brownell (1), born 1646, died April 20, 1718. From 1699 to 1702 he was deputy to general assembly; from 1706 to 1711 inclusive was an assistant, and one of the most prominent men of the colony; appointed April, 1708, a com- missioner in charge of certain vacant Narra- gansett lands. He was a farmer and also a carpenter. His will was dated April 17, 1717, and proved May 12, 1718. His widow Susanna was the executrix. He left a house to his son Joseph, land at Portsmouth to son Stephen and lands at Tiverton and Little Compton to sons Joseph and Stephen. He married, December 4, 1673, Susannah Pearce, born November 20, 1652, died De- cember 24, 1743, daughter of Richard and Susannah (Wright) Pearce. Children: I.
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