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17 .- Simeon (s. of Simeon 11) m. Susanna, D. of Luke Per- kins 1777, and had Alpheus, Parmenas, and a D *.- Alpheus m. Betsy Holmes of Halifax 1807, and Betsy Hall of Raynham 1815. Parmenas m. Avis, D. of Zenas French of Braintree, and had Simeon 1805, Elizabeth F. 1807, Susanna Relief 1809, Lucinda 1813 *.- Simeon m. Lodency Wallis and had Erastus W. 1829, and Betsy Jane 1832 .- Elizabeth F. m. Philander Holmes a 1827 .- Susanna R. m. Erastus Wales.
18. Seth (s. of Seth 12) m. Susanna, D. of James Latham, 1769, and had Cynthia 1770, Ephraim 1773, and removed to Winchester.
19. Daniel (s. of Uriah 13) m. Huldah, D). of Dea. Elijah Snell, 1784, and had Daniel Searl 1785, Charles 1788, and Su- sanna .- Daniel S. m. Sarah, D. of Silvanus Hayward 1807, and lives in New Bedford .- Charles m. a D. of Jirch Swift.
20. Uriah (s. of Uriah 13) m. Nabby, D. of Nathan King- man 1790, and lived in E. B., and had Uriah, Nabby, Charity; his w. d. and he m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Robinson, 1799, and had Diana, Algernon Sidney, Royal, and Sarah .- Uriah m. an Allen in Dover where he settled .- Nabby mn. Albert Edson 1817. Charity m. Nathan Soule 1815 .- Diana m. Samuel Perry of Han- over 1820 .- A. Sidney m. Huldah, D. of Turner Phillips .- Uriah, the father, d. 1839, æ. 71.
21. Joseph (s. of Isaac 14) m. Olive, D. of Jeremiah Beal, 1797 ; had Ephraim 1798, Polly 1800, Charles 1803, Jeremiah 1805, Sarah 1807, Joel 1809, David 1816.
22. Zibeon (s. of Isaac 14) m. Lavinia, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1804, and had Patty 1805, Abigail 1806, Zibeon 1808, Sanford 1810, Mary 1812, Harriet Newell 1814, Lucy 1816.
There was a John Brett of Boston who m. Ann Barnsdale 1710; he was master of a ship in the London trade, and d. at Kingston, Jamaica, leaving a wid. and had Hannah 1711, John 1713, James and William, and one other D .- John d. at New-
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buryport Dec. 12, 1797, æ. 84; his son John was living there 1829, æ. 73, and in a letter of that year says, "his grandfather John came from the County of Kent, in England, and he has heard his father (John Jr.) say that the Bretts in Bridgewater were his relations : he d. Sept. 13, 1839, æ. 83, called a revolu- tionary patriot .- James and Abigail Brett of Boston had Ann 1756, Abigail 1760, Elizabeth 1765, James 1767 .- Ebenezer Brett, æ. 71, d. at Chesterfield 1833 .- Phebe m. Abel Dunbar 1805 .- Polly Brett m. David Bartlett 1796 .- There was a Thomas Brett, schoolmaster, d. Boston 1767, his wid. Ann settled his estate .- John Brett m. Martha Mortell 1796 .- (Boston Records.)
BROWN .- Bartholomew Brown Esq. (s. of John Brown of Sterling) was b. at Danvers and gra. H. U. 1799, and m. Betsy. D. of Genl. Silvanus Lazell, 1801, and settled first in Sterling, then in E. B. as an attorney, and had James Tilden*, Lucy Ann, w. of Dr. Adolphus K. Borden; George Henry, who m. Emily Porter of Sterling; and Harriet Mitchell.
2. Capt. Woodbridge Brown (s. of Rev. Samuel and Dorothy Brown of Abington : she was a Woodbridge) and his wife Anna had Samuel 1737, John 1739, Josiah 1740, Joseph 1745, Dorothy 1748, and Mary, and perhaps others .- Dorothy only b. in E. B. : she m. Eleazer Bates and d. 1839, æ. 91 .- Joseph d. in E. B. 1825, a. 80 .- Mary m. Dea. Eleazer Whitman.
3. John (s. of Capt. Woodbridge 2) m. Lydia Hearsey, and lived in E. B., where his father lived awhile, and had Isaac, John, David, Polly and Anna*, and perhaps others .- Isaac, and his w. Elizabeth, had Isaac 1790, Betsy 1792, Emery 1795, and Al- van 1798 .- John m. a Jenkins and d. 1816, æ. 37, and had Al- fred, Mehitabel, w. of Ward Richards, and Lydia, w. of Philip Pratt .- David m. 2 Ds. of Joseph Ramsdell, first Nabby 1812, and then Lydia 1818, and has a family .- Polly m. Christopher Bates .- Isaac m. Eunice Thayer 1813 .- Betsy m. Daniel Barker of Hanson .- Emery m. Molly, D. of John Bisbee, 1817 .- Alvan m. Betsy Elms of Hanson 1821, and is d.
4. Knight Brown (from Scituate or Cohasset) and his w. Priscilla settled in E. B., he d. here 1832, æ. 82, and had An- drew' 1780, Sarah 1782, David 1785, Lewis 1788, Lydia 1790, Charles, Priscilla, and others perhaps .- Andrew remained at Scituate .- Sarah m. Oliver Leach 1803 .- David d. a bachelor, æ. 46 .- Lewis m. Betsy Harden 1806 .- Lydia m. John Thayer 1811 .- Charles m. Asenath, D. of Isaac Chamberlin 1719 .- Priscilla m. Henry Thornbury Smith 1792.
Elizabeth Brown m. Jonathan Holloway 1746 .- Daniel Brown m. Mehitable Porter 1797 .- Samuel Brown's w. d. in E. B. 1780 a. 20 .- Susanna Brown m. John Winnett 1800 .- Charles Brown m. Mehitabel French 1809, and had Polly and Charles .- Polly m. Jacob Harden .- Moses Brown m. Eunice Harris of St. 1818.
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5. David Brown m. Jennett Miller (this is one of the Irish families that settled in N. B. about 1740,) he had Ann, John, James, and David, all of whom d. in infancy .- and John 1750, and James 1752, both went to Harpersfield .- He d. in the prime of life, about 1753, which was the date of his will .- Jennet Brown, perhaps the wid. m. Simon Griffin 1758.
BRYANT .- Ichabod Bryant in. Ruth Staples, and they had a dis. from Raynham Ch. to W. B. 1745 .- He d. 1759 ; he came from M. to N. B. and had Philip, Nathan, Seth, Job, Gamaliel, Phebe, Ruth, Sarah, Anna, and Prudence .- Nathan d. single .- Gamaliel settled in New Bedford .- Phebe m. Henry Howard .- Ruth m. a Holmes .- Sarah m. Francis Cook 1750 .- Anna m. a Robinson .- Prudence d. single.
2. Doct. Philip (s. of Ichabod ist) m. Silence D. of Dr. Abiel Howard 1757, and had Oliver 1758*, Ruth 1760*, Daniel 1763*, Bezaliel 1765, Peter 1767, Cyrus 1769, Anna 1771, Si- lence 1774, and Charity 1777 .- His w. d. and he m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Richards 1779 -He d. 1816 a. 84 ; she d. 1816 a. 80 .- Silence m. Ichabod Bryant 1792 .- Anna m. Capt. Henry Kingman 1795 .- Bezaliel and Charity removed to the State of N. York .- Peter was a physician, settled in Cummington, and m. a D. of Ebenezer Snell, Esq., of that place, and was father of William Cullen Bryant the poet .- Cyrus m. Polly Noyes 1795, and had Zibia 1795, Daniel 1798, who m. Lucy Skinner of Mansfield 1817 .- Zibia m. Benjamin Dickerman 1817 .- The parents Cyrus and Polly, both d. 1798.
3. Seth (s. of Ichabod 1) m. Elizabeth D. of Dependence French of St. 1765, and had Elizabeth 1766, Ichabod 1768, De- pendence French 1770, Mary 1772, Zibeah 1774, Seth 1778, Olive 1781, Ira 1783 .- This family removed westward .- Eliza- beth m. Josiah Manly 1789 .- Ichabod m. Silence Bryant 1792. Dependence F. m. Rebecca Blackman, 1791, he lived in Cum- mington, Easton, Pembroke, and d. in N. Bedford, and had 3 who d. in infancy, and then Dion, Rebecca, Austin, Emily, Eliz- abeth, and William .- Mary m. Samuel Holmes 1791.
4. Job (s. of Ichabod 1) m. Mary Turner 1764; their chil- dren Anna 1764, Nathan 1766, Calvin 1768, Job Staples 1772, Thirza 1774, Oliver, Clement, David, Samuel, Asa, and Harriet. Anna m. Abiel Phillips of Easton 1787, and was mother of the Dwarf .- Thirza m. Manasseh Dickerman 1791 .- Job Staples m. Lovicey Pratt 1793 .- Oliver m. Nabby, D. of Timothy Ames 1804, and has Ziba Bass 1804, Danville Ames 1806, Theron Carver 1808, George W. 1810 .- Harriet m. David Dunbar, Jr., of Easton 1801 .- Asa m. Mehitabel Snow of Easton 1810 and Betsey Snow 1811.
5. Daniel Bryant (s. of Seth of Halifax) m. Jennet, D. of Cushing Mitcheil 1789, and first resided at Watertown, after-
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wards at Stroudwater in Maine, and finally settled in E. B. and had Seth, Mary, Jennet, Alice, Abby M. and Dorcas .- Seth m. Maria, D. of Charles Keen, and lives in Boston; she d. 1839, æ. 35 .- Jennet m. Jonah Edson 1819 .- Alice m. Simeon H. Ed- son 1833, and d. 1836 .- Abby M. m. Robert Curtis, removed to Boston and d. there 1832 .- Dorcas m. a Fellows, and d. 1834 .- Jennet the mother d. 1808, æ. 37, and he m. Wid. Charity, late w. of Isaac Chamberlin, and sister of Maj. Nathaniel Tom- son of Halifax 1809, and had George, Laura, Elizabeth, and Lucy, who d. 1832, æ. 14 .- George m. Elizabeth Deblois .-- Laura m. Isaac Packard .- Elizabeth m. a Dyer .- Ruth, sister of Daniel, m. Benj. Faxon 1787, and d. 1788, æ. 19.
6. Dion Bryant (s. of Dependence F.) m. Lucretia H. Briggs of Pembroke 1821, and had Merton Cassius 1823, and Lucretia Hall 1826.
7. Calvin (s. of Job 4) m. Rebecca Morse 1791, and had Silvia 1792, Clarissa 1798, Luther 1799, Wealthy 1801, Melinda 1803, Eleanor 1806, Paul 1811.
8. Nathan (s. of Job 4) m. Sarah Jordan 1790, and had Sally 1791, who m. Jona. Snow, Jr., 1810, Nathan 1793, Anna 1795, who m. Wm. Carr, Jr., 1821, Abigail 1797, Mira 1799, Olive 1801, Issachar Snell 1805, Sophia 1808, Benj. Turner 1812.
9. Samuel (s. of Job 4) and his w. Sally had Samuel 1801, Betsy 1805, Erin 1806, Mary 1808, Addison 1814.
Martha Bryant m. Thomas Conant a. 1730 .- Lydia Bryant m. Alexander Tirrell 1788 .- Ruth Bryant m. Edward Hayford 1709 .- Mary Bryant m. John Wormal 1729 .- Jerusha Bryant of Plympton m. Solomon Leach 1738 .- Nehemiah Bryant m. Bethiah Washburn 1741 .- Daniel Bryant m. Sarah Washburn 1767 .- Zebulun Bryant m. Mary Conant 1767 .- Agatha Bryant of M. m. Jeremiah Keith 1776 .- Sarah m. Jotham Ames 1786. Abigail Bryant m. Alvan Snell 1799 .- Mercy Bryant m. Seth Packard a. 1727 .- Jona. Bryant and w. came from Boston 1737 had Mary 1739, and returned again to Boston 1740 .- All these perhaps are descendants of John Bryant, who settled in Scituate as early as 1639, and m. Mary, D. of Geo. Lewis of Barnstable 1643, and had John 1644, Hannah 1645, Joseph 1646*, Sarah 1648, Mary 1649, Martha 1651, Samuel 1653; in 1657 he m. a 2d w., Elizabeth, D. of Rev. Wm. Witherell ; she died early, and he m. Mary, D. of Thomas Hiland, and had by her 10 children viz., Elizabeth 1665, Benjamin 1669, Joseph 1671, Jabez 1672, Ruth 1673, Thomas 1675, Deborah 1677, Agatha 1678, Ann 1680, Elisha 1682. (See Deane's History of Scituate for a fur- ther account of the family.)
BUCK .- Thomas Buck was eldest son of Isaac and Frances Buck of Scituate, and settled in Bridgewater before 1712 .- He m. Elizabeth, D. of James Howard 1712, and had Mary 1713,
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Thomas 1715, Elizabeth 1717, John 1721, Matthew 1724, Tabi- tha 1728; he d. 1755, she 1760 .- Mary m. David Hill 1733 .- Elizabeth m. Elias Monk 1744 .- John m. Mary Ames 1739, Tabitha m. Thomas Kimber 1755 .- Some of this family settled in Easton.
2. Matthew (s. of the above) lived also in Bridgewater: his wife Elizabeth : he had Isaac 1750, Thomas 1752, Hannah 1755, Keziah 1757, Joshua 1760, Daniel 1762, Eliphalet 1765, Eliza- beth 1769, Matthew 1772 .- Isaac m. Sarah Hayward 1773 .- Thomas m. Silence Brett 1774.
Isaac Buck first above named and his brother John, both of Scituate, the former Town Clerk, hnd the latter commonly called Cornet John, "having been Cornet of the Troopers," were prob- ably sons of James Buck, at Hingham 1638 .- Isaac d. 1695, and John's will is dated 1697 .- There was also a Roger Buck at Cambridge 1643, who had sons, John 1644, and Ephraim 1646.
BUKER or BOWCKER .- Nelson Buker and his wife Alice Austin m. 1795, and had George 1796, Melinda 1799, Elijah 1803, Thomas 1810, Louisa 1813, Pamelia 1814.
Israel Bowcker m. Bathsheba Carver 1784 .- Elijah Bowcker m. Mary Belcher of St. 1820 .- Molly Bowcker m. David Snell 1783 .- David Bowcker had a D. Rebecca born in E. B. 1783.
BURR .- Jonathan Burr, Minister of Dorchester, ord. 1640, and d. 1641, was born at Redgrave in Suffolk, England, 1604, came to N. E. 1639 with his wife Frances and 3 children, Jona- than, John, and Simon .- Jonathan a Physician, settled in Hing- ham and d. in the Canada expedition of the small pox 1690 .- Simon also settled in Hingham a. 1646, and d. 1691, and had a son John 1659, who had a son John 1695, who settled in Bridge- water .- The first John settled in Fairfield, Conn., whose s. Judge Peter Burr, was father of the Rev. Isaac Burr, who was father of the Rev. Aaron Burr, Pres. of N. Jersey College, father of Aaron, Ex-Vice Pres. of U. S.
1. John Burr (s. of John and Mary of Hingham) was born 1695 ; his father d. at Hingham a. 1716; his mother Mary was probably D. of John Lazell of Hingham; he came to Bridge- water a. 1720, was a Deacon in W. B., and m. Silence, D. of Ephraim Howard 1722, and had John 1724, Elijah 1726, Mary 1728, Jonathan 1731, Seth 1734, Ephraim 1737 .- She d. 1773: he 1777 .- Elijah went to Connecticut.
2. John (s. of John 1) m. Sarah Powers and had Sarah 1746, William, Silence, Polly. (N. B. there is some uncertainty in the record .- Sarah is called D. of John and Sarah Burr born 1746: and again John Burr m. Mary Powers 1748, 2 years after, which may be reconciled by supposing he m. two sisters, first Sarah and afterwards Mary); he d. 1776 .- William d. young leaving one daughter.
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3. Jonathan (s. of John 1) m. Martha Cudworth 1754, (a de- scendant probably of Gen. James Cudworth of Scituate, who came from London to Boston probably a. 1632), and had Israel 1755, Jonathan 1757, Elijah 1759, Martha 1761, Luther 1764, Martin 1766, John 1769, Calvin 1771, Ruth 1777, David 1783; he m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Kinsley a 2d w. 1792 ; his will dated 1797 .- Israel m. Hannah, D). of Daniel Ames 1779, and Israel, Elijah, and Calvin went to Worthington .- Elijah m. Olive 1789, and Calvin m. Betsy 1796, Ds. of Thomas Ames .- Luther m. Jane, D. of Nathan Howard, Esq., 1785, and went to Maine .- Martha m. Solomon Howard .- Jonathan gra. H. U. 1784, and settled in the ministry at Sandwich 1789, and m. there but had no children .- Martin m. Mary, D. of Nathan Snell .- Jonathan of Worthington m. Sally, D. of Samuel Alden 1820.
4. Seth (s. of John 1) m. Charity, D. of Samuel Packard 1753, and had Silence 1754, Charity 1755, Seth 1757, Simeon 1759, Huldah 1761, Susanna 1763, Silvanus 1765, Rufus 1767, Elijah 1769, Persis 1771 .- Seth m. Susanna Mehurin of Easton 1781 .- Susanna, called of Norton, m. Samuel Hartwell 1781 .- Silvanus m. Sarah Warren 1790 and lived in E.
5. Ephraim (s. of John 1) m. Susanna D. of Joseph Alger 1755, and had Molly 1756, Phebe 1758 .- He d. 1786 .- Phebe m. John Foster 1780, she is also said afterwards to have m. a Copeland of E.
6. John (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Cope- land 1792, and had Betsey 1792, John Jay 1795, Martin Cud- worth 1798, Mary 1800, and removed westward.
Heman M. Burr m. Nella Tucker of Milton 1812 .- Sarah Burr m. Isaiah Keith 1773 .- Laban Burr m. Mary Ann Storrs of Boston 1820 .- Silence Burr m. John Howard 1773 .- Polly m. Wm. Blakely 1773 .- Joseph Burr m. Hannah Richardson of Leicester 1792 .- Wm. Burr m. Nabby Bent 1798.
BUTTERFIELD .- Jonathan Butterfield and his wife Rachel (from Lexington) settled in S. B .; he d. there 1769, æ. 74; he left no children ; gave a tankard to the church, and left his es- tate principally to Rachel, I). of Simeon Leonard, afterwards w. of Wm. Swift, and her mother was neice to Butterfield.
BYRAM .- 1. Nicholas Byram, according to family tradition, was son of an English gentleman of the county of Kent, who re- moved to Ireland about the time this son was born .- His father sent him at the age of 16 to visit his friends in Eng. in charge of a man who betrayed his trust, robbed him of his money, and sent him to the West Indies, where he was sold to service to pay his passage, and after his term expired he made his way to New England and settled at Weymouth .- He m. Susanna, D. of Abraham Shaw of Dedham, and had Nicholas, Abigail, who m. Thomas Whitman 1656, Deliverance, who m. John Porter
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1660, Experience, who m. John Willis, Susanna who m. Samuel Edson, and Mary, who m. Samuel Leach .- These were all born at Weymouth. In 1660 he bought three proprietary or original purchase rights in Bridgewater viz .: Moses Simmons', Philip Delano's, and George Soule's, and settled here soon after. He d. 1688; she d. a. 1698.
2. Capt. Nicholas (s. of the above) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Edson 1676, and had Bethiah 1678*, Margaret 1680*, Mehitabel 1683, a s. 1685*, Nicholas 1687, Mary 1690, Ebenezer 1692, Susanna 1695, Josiah 1698, Joseph 1791 .- Mehitabel m. Elisha Allen .- Mary m. Maj. Edward Howard .- Susanna m. Capt. Jonathan Bass .- He and his wife were the eldest and first named members of the ch. first instituted in E. B. 1724 .- Both d. 1727.
3. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 2) m. Ann, D. of Thomas Snell 1708, and had Bethiah 1709, Nicholas 1711, Ann 1712, Thomas 1714*, Jesse 1716, Mary 1718, Obin 1720*, Benjamin 1721*, Paul 1723*, and George *.- Bethiah m. Samuel Pratt 1729 .- Ann m. a Pettingill, and afterwards John Kingman 1771 .- Mary m. 'Thomas Carr.
4. Capt. Ebenezer (s. of Nicholas 2) m. Hannah D. of Jo- seph Hayward 1714, and had Ebenezer 1716, Eliab, Japhet, Naphthali, Hannah 1725, Mary 1728, Abigail 1730, Jepthah 1732 .- He with all his children went to Windham in the County of Morris, N. Jersey, a. 1744 .- He there became a major of the militia and Judge of the County Court, and died 1753, æ 61 .- Ebenezer married Abigail daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Alden 1738, and had Huldah 1739*, Huldah 1740, her grandson Rev. Philip Lindley, was V. Pres. of N. Jersey College, Edward 1742, Ebenezer 1744, (born here) Napthali, Joseph, Abigail, Anne, Mary, and Phebe, (born there) .- He and she both d. a. 1665; his D. Anna was mother of the present Dr. Lewis Condict late member of Congress .- Eliab m. Phebe D). of Ephraim Leonard 1741, gra. H. U. 1740, and was settled as a clergyman at Hope- well N. Jersey; he had a son Eliab born here 1643, whose D. m. Josiah Deane Esq. of Raynham .- Japhet m. Sarah D. of Josiah Allen 1742, and had a D). Sarah born here 1744, and Japhet and Nicholas b. in N. J .- Naphthali m. Hannah Brett 1744, no children born here .- Jephthah m. Susanna, D. of Elea- zar Washburn 1761, and had Eleazar, Eliab, Jephthah, Susanna, Abigail .- He d. a. 1805 ; she d. 1815 .- Hannah m. Elihu Bald- win .- Mary m. Aaron Thompson, and afterwards Isaac Harlow. Abigail m. Daniel Thompson and afterwards Benj. Pitney.
5. Josiah (s. of Nicholas 2) m. Hannah Rickard of Plymton 1720, and had Susanna 1721, Josiah 1723, Theopholus 1725, Mehitabel 1730, Rebecca 1732 .- Susanna m. Capt. Jonathan Bass, Jr., 1741 .- Josiah d. young .- Mehitabel m. Daniel Beal 1750 .- Rebecca m. Samuel Bowditch of Braintree 1755 .- Josiah
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the father removed to New Jersey, his wife Hannah d. here, a widow, 1771, æ. 78.
6. Joseph (s. of Nicholas 2) was a physician, and m. Martha D. of David Perkins 1724, and had Joseph 1726, Martha 1728, Benjamin 1731, Mary 1734, Elizabeth 1738*, Susanna 1742 .- He d. and his wid. m. Matthew Gannett 1750, and d. 1779 æ. 74 .- Martha m. Henry Cary 1749, and afterwards Abner Pratt 1764 .- Mary m. John Lazell 1750.
7. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of Matthew Gannett 1738, and had Seth 1739, Content 1740; the father d. and the wid. m. Thomas Hayward 1746 .- Content m. David Harvey 1756.
8. Theophilus (s. of Josiah 5) m. Elizabeth wid. of Samuel Beal, Jr., 1749, she was a Blackman, and had Josiah 1750, Oliver 1751, David 1753, James 1756, Melzar 1759, and Susanna; and removed to North Yarmouth, Me.
9. Jesse (s. of Nicholas 3) m. Abigail, D. of David Thurston of Rehoboth 1742, and had Josiah 1743 .- Mary Thurston her sister d. here 1776 æ. 53 .- David Thurston of Rehoboth the father m. Mercy, D. of James Cary 1713, and had John 1714, Abigail 1716, James 1718, David 1721, Mary 1723, James m. Phebe Perkins 1749 .- Hannah Thurston of Rehoboth m. John Cary of Wyndham 1716.
10. Joseph (s. of Dr. Joseph 6) m. Mary, D. of Wm. Bow- ditch of Braintree 1745, and had Elizabeth 1747, Joseph 1748*, William 1750, Asa 1751, Susanna 1753, Ebenezer 1755, Mary 1756, Martha 1757 .- Elizabeth m. Winslow Richardson 1768 .- William removed to Raynham .- Asa went to New York .- Su- sanna m. Ebenezer Howard of Braintree 1773, and afterwards a Holbrook, and went to Cummington .- Ebenezer went to Me. Mary d. single .- Martha m. a Phillips.
11. Benjamin (s. of Dr. Joseph 6) m. Anne, D. of Capt. John Holman 1757, and had one child, Anne, 1757; his w. d., and he m. Rachel, D. of Israel Bailey 1760, and had Jenny 1761, Ke- zia 1761, Ward 1763*, Rachel 1765, Susanna 1766, Ruth 1769, Mehitabel 1771, Benjamin 1774, George W. 1776, Nicholas 1778 *.- Anne m. John Mitchell 1781 .- Jenny m. Maj. Isaac Lazell 1779 .- Kezia m. a Leonard of T .- Rachel m. Nathan Mitchell, Esq., 1793 .- The father then with all the rest of his family removed to Coos.
12. Seth (s. of Nicholas 7) m. Sarah Vinal of Scituate 1762, and had Seth, Stephen, Sally ; he d. 1781, and his wid. m. Capt. Simeon Whitman 1784 .- Stephen went away and d. young .~ Sally m. Caleb Copeland 1787.
13. Josiah (s. of Jesse 9) m. Sarah, D. of Reuben Hall, 1766, and had George 1767, David 1768, Mercy 1770, Abigail 1775,
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Ruth 1777, Branch 1780, Mary 1788 .- He d. 1806, æ. 63 ; she d. 1828, æ. 84 .- George m. Phebe Randall 1788, and David m. Lucy Randall 1791, and had a D). Sally 1792, and both moved away westward .- Mercy m. Nathan Whitman 1788 .- Abigail m. Nath'l. Clift, and afterwards a Turner .- Ruth m. Isaac Alden, 3d .- Mary m. Calvin Shepard 1807.
14. Seth (s. of Seth 12) m. Matilda I). of Stephen Whitman 1791 ; he was master of a fishing vessel, and was lost on the Grand Banks ; she d. 1807, a. 35 .- He had Robert Jamieson, (named for a Scotch gentleman of that name, who lived with her grandfather, the Hon. Hugh Orr), Sally, and Lucy .- Robert J. m. Mercy, D. of Elisha Faxon 1814 and lives in Boston.
15. Capt. Branch (s, of Josiah 13) m. Anne, D. of Isaac Washburn 1802, and had Harrison Gray, Branch, Lewis, Lucia Anna, Asa Washburn, Josiah, George Henry, and Sarah .- Lucia Anna m. her cousin Marsena Whitman.
This is the only family and Branch of the name remaining in B Some of these are now writing their name Byron, but the name is unquestionably Byram, and has been uniformly so spelt and written by the family themselves from Nicholas the first, down to Branch. It is an old English name.
CARR .- 1. Thomas Carr m. Mary D. of Nicholas Byram, and had two ss., Thomas and Hugh, and perhaps others : one, D. Elizabeth, m. Nathan Pettingill probably 1760 .- Daniel Carr m. Martha Edson 1770.
2. Thomas (s. of the above) and his wife Mercy had Anne 1757. Thomas 1759, Mary 1762, John 1765, Reading 1767, Eliza- beth 1770. William 1773, Ebenezer 1776. Mercy 1778, Simeon and Abigail 1781 .- Reading m. Mercy West 1795 .- Elizabeth m. Asa Pettingill 1789 .- William m. Rhoda French of St. 1797. Mercy m. Daniel Carr 1799 .- William Jr. m. Anna Bryant 1820.
CARVER .- 1. Eleazer Carver and his w. Experience settled in S. B., and had Eleazer, Nathaniel, Joseph, Experience, Me- hitabel, and perhaps others .- Nathaniel m. Abigail D. of Nathaniel Allen 1736, and went to Taunton .- Experience m. Jonathan Cary 1719 .- Mehitabel m. Capt. Seth Alden 1740.
2. Eleazar (s. of the above) and his w. Catherine of M. had Mary 1722, Eleazar 1724, Catherine 1726, Timothy 1728, Rho- dolphus 1735, John 1738 .- Mary m. Abraham Perkins 1743 .- Catherine d. single .- Timothy removed and left no family here. -Mercy d. 1767 .- Rhodolphus m. Abigail Bowman of Bedford 1763, and went to Oakham.
3. Joseph (s. of Eleazar [) m. Elizabeth D. of Benjamin Snow 1725, and had Joseph 1727, Benjamin 1729, Elizabeth 1731, Sarah 1737, Experience 1739, Robert 1742, Rebecca 1744 .- Some of this family removed to Scituate R. Island .-
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Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1757 .- Sarah m. Hezekiah Porter of Windsor 1757 .- The mother Elizabeth d. 1755, Joseph Carver d. 1778, quite aged.
4. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 2) m. Hepzibah, I). of Thomas Per- kins, 1746. and had Mary 1748, Eleazar 1749, Nathaniel 1752, Bethiah 1754: he d. and the wid. m. Ebenezer Keith 1759 .- Mary m. Seth Alden 1767 .- Nathl. learned a trade with Alden, and moved away .- Bethiah m. Capt. Joseph Alden.
5. John (s. of Eleazar 2) m. Bathsheba Edson 1762 : he had a D. Bathsheba, who m. Israel Bowker 1783 ; and a D). Eunice, who m. Joseph Knapp of Easton 1784 .- His son John m. Hul- dah, D. of Abner Pratt, 1795 .- John Carver d. 1803, æ. 65 ; he had a large family, who removed westward.
6. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Sarah Hartwell 1746, and had Hannah 1747, Rhoda 1749, Oliver 1751, Bernice 1753 .- Oliver m. Mary Perkins 1774 .- This family went to Providence.
7. Dr. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 4) was a physician ; m. Sarah, D. of Ephraim Keith, Esq., 1776: and had Sarah 1777, Betsy 1779, Hepzibah 1781, Mary 1783, Eleazar 1785, Nathaniel 1787, Lucinda 1789 .- Sally m. Benjamin Willis 1801, and afterwards Seth Washburn, Esq., 1812 .- Betsy m. Chilton Latham 1803, and afterwards Joseph Barrows, 1816 .- Hepzibah m. Thomas Howard 1810 .-- Mary m. Capt. Abram Washburn 1804 .- Eleazar is one of the firm of Carver. Washburn & Co. and m. Bathsheba Smith of Hanson 1821, and had Lucia 1822*, Joseph 1824, Mary 1826 .- Nathaniel went away young.
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