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5. Samuel (s. of James of Hingham) m. Melatiah D. of Jo- seph Hayward, and had Sarah 1733, Mehitabel 1735, Samuel 1737, Melatiah 1741, and Hannah 1743: he then married Mary, D). of Dea. Thomas Hayward 1745, and had Asa 1745, Robert J'746. Daniel 1748, Peter 1750, Simeon 1752, Barnabas 1756, Thaxter 1758, and Caleb 1760-Sarah m. Elijah Snow 1767 .- Mehitabel m. Jonathan Copeland 1754 .-- Melatiah m. Capt. Jesse Howard 1761 .- Hannah m. Daniel Snow, Esq., 1764 .- Asa gra. H. U. 1767, and settled in the ministry at Salem 1772, and after- wards as a lawyer at Keene, N. H., and d. 1788 .- Robert m. Betty, D). of Jona. Kingman 1770, and had Azel 1774. Oliver 1776, and removed to Belchertown .- Daniel m. Abigail, D. of Henry Kingman 1771, and had Asa 1771, and went to George's River, Me .- Thaxter m. Phebe, D. of James Alger 1779, and d. young leaving a D. Phebe, who m. David Harvey .- Caleb m. Hannah Drake 1782, and settled in Easton.
6. David (s. of Peter 2) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Hayward 1738, and d. 1788, and had Susanna 1739, John 1742, David 1746, and Jemima 1747 ; his w. died 1749; he then m. Sarah Blake 1749 ; she d. and he then m. Mercy Soul 1763, and had
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Rhoda 1763, Abel 1767, Mercy 1769, Silvester 1772, and Walter 1775 .- Susanna m. Samuel Bartlett 1757 .- John m. Mary Keith of Easton 1768 .- Abel m. Sarah Howard 1784 .- The wid. Mercy m. John Fann 1781 .- Abel m. Phebe Brett 1805 .- Walter m. Lydia Rider of Mid'o. 1796, and had Elizabeth 1796.
7. James (s. of James 3) in. Hannah, D. of John Benson 1746, and had Seth 1748, Benjamin 1749, Elizabeth 1752, Mary 1754, Benson 1757 ; she d. 1757, and he m. Martha wid. of Jeremiah Conant and D. of Daniel Packard 1757, and he had Hannah 1760 .- Seth (called Seth, Jr.) m. Lois Boyden of Walpole 1767. -Elizabeth m. Seth Washburn of Mid'o. 1776 .- Benjamin m. Wealthy Washburn of Mid'o 1773 .- James the father d. 1778.
8. Capt. Josiah (s. of James 3) and his w. Mary had Hannah 1755, Mary 1757 ; his w. d. 1757, and he m. Silence, wid. of Ne- hemiah -Packard and D. of Samuel Edson 1758, and had Josiah 1760 ; his w. d., and he m. wid. Abigail Shurtliff 1798, and d. 1800, æ. 75 .- Josiah m. Abia Goodspeed 1782 .- Mary m. Oliver Packard 1785.
9. Jesse (s. of James 3) m. Azubah, D. of Jeremiah Conant 1762, and had Susanna 1763, Jeremiah 1764, Martha 1768, Elias 1772, Lydia 1777, Dinah 1780, and Keziah 1782 .- Susanna Dunbar m. Caleb Alden of Mid'o. 1787 .- Elias m. Roxilinia Leach 1799 .- Keziah m. Simeon Wood of Boston 1809.
10. Jacob (s. of Elisha 4) m. Hannah Randall 1756, and had Ebenezer 1757, Hannah 1758, Anna 1760, Mercy 1763, Jacob 1768, Lemuel 1771, and Thomas 1773 .- The mother d. 1775 .- Lemuel m. Polly Morey 1795 and went to Maine. Thomas went to New York .- Jacob the father m. Thankful Thayer 1776 .- Hannah m. Eleazar Snow 1780.
11. Silas (s. of Elisha 4) m. Amy, D. of Thomas Reynolds 1772, and had Patty 1773, Pamela 1775, Elisha 1777, Amy 1779, Silas 1780, Reuel 1783, Josiah 1785, Oliver 1788, Thomas 1790, Joseph 1792, and Perez 1794 .- Capt. Silas m. Susanna, I). of Joseph Reynolds 1806, and went to Me .- Reuel m. Nancy, D. of John Willis 1805 .- Josiah m. Sibil, D. of Mark Perkins 1807, and had Josiah, Lemuel, Mark, Francis and Daniel .- Thomas m. Hannah, D. of Seth Thayer 1810 .- Joseph m. Sophronia, D. of Isaac Allen 1812, and had Sophronia Allen 1812, Matilda Allen 1814, Isaac Allen 1816, Franklin Dunbar 1830, Sibil Per- kins 1833 .- Perez m. his brother Reuel's wid. 1821 .- Patty m. Joseph Reynolds 1798 .- Pamela m. Thatcher Ewell 1800 .- Amy m. Levi Ramsdell 1801 .- Oliver m. Sally, D. of John Willis 1807.
12, Samuel (s. of Samuel 5) m. Mary, D. of William Snow 1758, and had Elijah 1759, Oliver 1761, Lemuel 1763, Samuel 1765, and Alpheus 1769 .- He removed to Mid'o. Elijah set- tled in Keene, N. H., as a lawyer .- Samuel went to T. and m. an Ingell. ---
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13. Peter (s. of Samuel 5) m. Alice, D. of James Alger 1773, and settled in S. B., and had Polly 1775, Patty 1777, Shepard 1779, Lemuel 1781, Bethiah 1783, Peter 1785, Silas 1788, Mar- tin 1791, Phebe 1794, William 1796 .- Polly m. Marlboro' Conant 1796 .- Lemuel m. Cordana, D. of Ezra Fobes 1806 .- Phebe m. Shepard Fobes 1814 .- Shepard m. Abigail Bassett 1806 .- Patty m. Calvin Edson 1797 .- William m. Eunice Mitchell .- Bethiah m. Levi H. Perkins 1804 .- Martin m. Sally Alger 1812.
14. Doct. Simeon (s. of Samuel 5) m. Abigail, D. of Rev. Elijah Packard 1781, and had Sophia 1781, George 1783 went away, William 1785, Asa 1787, Charles Frederick 1795; 2d w. Mary, D). of Dr. Richard Perkins, m. 1804, no children .- He d. 1810 .- William m. Sarah, D. of John Snow 1807, and had Simeon 1808. William 1809, Mary 1811, Abigail 1813. John 1815, Sarah Ann 1817 .- Charles m. Susanna Willis, D. of Zebu- lun 1717 and had Irene Willis 1820.
15. Barnabas (s. of Samuel 5) m. Silence, D. of Joseph Alger 1780; she d. and he m. Molly, wid. of Daniel Howard and D). of Edmund Hayward 1784 and had Daniel 1785, Samuel 1786, Tiley (or Silence) 1788, Lavina 1790, Ann 1792, Dulcinia 1794. -Daniel m. Nicholas Wilbur 1809, and had Louisa 1809, Chas. Howard 1811, Barnabas 1813. Catherine 1815, George 1816 .- Samuel m. Betsy, D. of Mark Lathrop 1811 .- Tiley m. John Capen 1807 .- Lavina m. Elijah Lathrop 1818 .- Dulcinia m. Capt. Parley Keith 1821.
16. Ebenezer (s. of Jacob 10) m. Rebecca, D. of Dea. Joseph Copeland 1785, and had Martin 1787, Ebenezer 1788, Salmon 1791, Anna 1794, Charles Emanuel 1797, Vesta 1802, Nahum 1806 .- Martin m. an Alger.
17. Jacob (s. of Jacob 10) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Hayward 1794, and had Susanna 1795*, Avice 1797*, Hannah 1797. Olive 1801 ; he then m. Polly, D. of Ephraim Willis 1803, and had Stillman 1805, Jason 1809, Susanna or Sukey 1803, Saman- tha 1807, and Polly 1812 .- Hannah m. Avery Lathrop 1819.
18. Jesse and his w. Mary had Polly 1766, Molly 1769, Ra- chel and Sarah 1771, Persis 1773, Lydia 1775*, Lydia 1776, Mehitabel 1778, Cate 1780, Jesse 1782, and Olive 1785 .- Rachel m. David Allen, and Molly m. William Bonny, both at the same time 1796 .- Mehitabel m. Calvin Dunbar .- Olive m. David Harvey, Jr., 1803.
19. Hosea Dunbar of Halifax m. Jennet Henry (or Hendrey) 1767 ; and one of his Ds., Betty, m. William Mitchell 1793; and another, Jennet, m. Allen Latham 1796 and afterwards Zepha- niah Howard 1800 .- Nanny Dunbar of H. m. Ebenezer Hall 1816 .- Amie Dunbar m. Elias Sewell 1776 .- Simeon Dunbar 2d of H. m. Azubah D. of Thomas Pratt 1813 .- Polly Dunbar m. Timothy Drake 1789 .- Bethiah Dunbar m. Apollos Randall 1796 .- Sibil m. Elijah Pratt 1798 .- Lese m. Benjamin Ager
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1801 .- David Dunbar, Jr., of Easton m. Harriet Bryant 1801. Samuel 3d m. Betsy Lathrop 1811 .- Thomas Dunbar m. Han- nan Thayer 1810 .- Eliab Dunbar m. Lavina Hayford of M. 1793 and had Chloe 1794, Seth 1796, Cyrus 1798, Betsy 1800, Eliab 1802 .- Sullivan Dunbar of Ab. m. Lydia Harden 1817 .- Chloe m. Nahum Benson 1819.
DYER .- 1. William Dyer was in Bridgewater 1699, a Sur- veyor, Juror, and Constable 1708.
2. Christopher m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Bassett 1757 and set- tled in S. B. and had Betty 1759, Sarah 1761, Ruth 1763, Dor- othy 1765, Jason 1768, Abigail 1771, Chloe, and Polly ; he d. 1800, æ. 70, she 1805, a. 71 .- Dorothy m. Samuel Battles 1786. Abigail m. Cyrus Copeland 1692 .- Chloe m. Apollos Leach 1796.
3. John (brother of Christopher) m. Bathsheba Monk 1768; she d. 1777 ; he m. Susanna, wid. of John Smith 1778; and had John, Daniel, Celia, Ezekiel .- Ezekiel m. Clarissa, D. of Joseph Leach 1811.
4. Abijah (brother of the above perhaps) m. Rhoda Bolton 1764, and had Martha 1764, Amasa 1767, Abijah 1769, Rhoda 1771, and Olive 1774 .- The family went to R. I.
5. John (of E. B.) m. Susanna, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1783, and had Cynthia 1784, Tabitha 1786, and went to Leeds Me .- Cynthia m. Benjamin Millett.
Ann Dyer m. Ebenezer Pratt 1717 .- Roland Packard m. a Dyer .- Freelove m. Abraham Packard 1774 .- Wid. Mary of Plymouth m. Nathaniel Brett 1774 .- Bela of A. m. Lydia Cush- ing White 1813.
EATON .- Benjamin Eaton and his w. Arabella had Benja- min Howard (b. in Boston) 1806, Susanna Buxton 1808, John Clark Howard 1810, Catherine 1813, Sally 1815 .- He d. 1817 ; she d. 1832.
EDDY .- 1. Obadiah Eddy m. Sarah Lawrence 1750, and had Mary 1751, Desire 1754, Azor 1759 .- He d. 1789, æ. 69 .-- Mary m. Terry Owen 1776 .- Azor m. Hannah Fuller 1786.
2. Dea. Morton Eddy (s. of Capt. Joshua of Mid'o.) m. Irene D. of Maj. Isaac Lazell 1821, and settled in S. B.
Ebenezer of Norton m. Martha Leonard 1734 .- Abigail of Hal. m. Benjamin Hathaway 1743 .- Joel Eddy joined the ch. at W. B. 1741, and m. Rachel Force (or Vose) 1741, and went to Halifax 1743, and had Hannah 1743, bap. at W. B. 1743 .- Abigail m. Elisha Hayward 1747 .- Jane m. Wm. Pierce of Sci. 1786 .- Moses m. Keziah, D. of Samuel Keith 1788.
EDSON .- Dea. Samuel Edson and his wife, Susanna Orcutt, came from Salem. He was one of the first settlers in the town, and owned the first mill, and probably built it; he d. 1692, æ. 80; she 1699, æ. 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna,
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Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Bethiah. Susanna m. the Rev. James Keith .- Elizabeth m. Richard Phillips of Weymouth .- Mary m. Nicholas Byram, Jr., 1676 .- Sarah m. John Dean of Taunton 1663 .- Bethiah m. Ezra Dean of. Taunton 1678 .- Benjamin Edson, who m. Sarah Hoskins at Plymouth 1660, was his son perhaps.
2. Samuel (s. of Dea. Samuel 1) m. Susanna, D. of Nicholas Byram ; he d. 1719, she 1742 ; he had Susanna 1679, Elizabeth 1684, Samuel 1690. Susanna m. first John Hayward, Jr., and afterwards Elihu Brett, Jr .- Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1705.
3. Joseph (s. of Samuel 1); his first wife Experience; he had Experience 1685 ; 2d w. Mary m. 1686; his estate was set- tled 1712 ; his children mentioned were Joseph, Josiah 1682, Benjamin, Samuel 1687, by Mary 2d w. probably, Timothy, Mary, Susanna .- Mary m. John Lathrop 1716 .- Susanna m. Solomon Johnson 1723.
4. Josiah, Esq. (s. of Samuel 1) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of Nathaniel Hayward. They both d. 1734 ; he æ. 83, she æ. 84; they left no children. His will proved 1734; Capt. Josiah Edson Exor., Rev. John Angier and Joseph Pratt Trustees. He had a large estate, and gave lands to the Town and to the South Parish, where he lived, for the maintenance of schools, commonly called the school lands ; he made his nephew, Capt. Josiah Edson, son of his brother Joseph, his principal devisee, on whom also he bestowed most of his estate before his death, viz., in 1704; his nephew to maintain him and his wife during life.
5. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) and his wife Mary had Susanna 1708, Bethiah 1710, Mary 1712, Samuel 1714, Nathan 1716, Abel 1718, Obed 1720, Elizabeth 1722, Sarah 1724, Silence 1726, Ebenezer 1727, John 1729, Ezra 1730. The father d. 1771 ; his will proved 1772. He gave the Church lands 1747 ; the mother d. 1770. Mary m. George Packard 1728 .- Elizabeth m. Benanuel Leach 1745 .- Silence m. Nehemiah Packard 1747 .- Sarah m. John Cooper 1749 .- Ebenezer m. Jane Griffin 1749, and wid. Hannah Leach 1758 .- Susanna m. perhaps Samuel Hayward 1736.
6. Dea Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) settled in E. B., and m. Lydia, D. of Francis Cary, 1704, and had Hannah 1709, Lydia 1711, Joseph 1712, Bethiah 1715. John 1717, Daniel 1720, David 1722, Jesse 1724, James 1726. She d. 1762, he 1768 .- Han- nah (or Hannah, D). of Timothy 10) m. Micah Allen 1737, and afterwards Thomas Phillips 1747 .- Bethiah m. Jonathan Whit- man 1753 .- John m. Mary, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1744.
7. Captain Josiah (s. of Joseph 3) settled in S. B., and had most of the estate of his uncle Josiah ; was a Deacon, and often Representative of the town ; m. Sarah, D. of Zaccheus Packard, 1704 ; she d. 1754 ; he d. 1763, æ. 80; had Sarah 1705, Abiah
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1706, Josiah Jan. 24, 1709 ; Huldah 1713, Abiezer 1715, Free- love 1718, Elijah 1720. Sarah m. Elisha Pierce of Scituate 1731, and had one I)., Sarah, who m. a Holbrook, and after- wards a Park .- Huldah m. Hezekiah Hayward 1738 .- Freelove in. Josiah Fobes 1740 .- Abiah m. Samuel Alden a. 1728.
8. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 3) m. Joanna, D. of William Orcutt. 1755, and d. 1758. He settled in N. B .; had Benja- min 1715. Nathan 1718, Peter 1720, Jacob 1722, William 1724, Seth 1726. Ichabod 1728, Ebenezer 1730, Joanna 1733, Abigail 1736. His will proved 1758, dated 1753, does not mention Nathan, Peter, Jacob, or Icabob. Joanna m. Isaac Perkins 1754, Abigail m. Josiah Perkins 1755 .- Benjamin m. Ann Thayer 1739 ; m. at A .; and had one son, Jacob, who m. Betty Packard 1759, and both removed to Pelham. Jacob's children born here were Benjamin 1759, Anna 1761, Betty 1764, Jacob 1765, Abiel 1768, Simeon 1770, Sarah 1772, Eurene 1775, Levi 1778. Na- than and Jacob probably died young .- Seth settled in Stafford. -Abigail (perhaps Abiel above) m. Bezaliel Flagg of Petersham 1786 .- Peter m. Sarah Southworth 1745, and had no children ; his will dated 1750.
9. Samuel (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of Dea. Nathl. Brett, 1721, and lived in E. B. ; had Samuel 1722, Nathaniel 1728 ; she d. 1736, and he m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Hayward, 1738 ; he d. 1750, she 1776. Samuel d. 1800 a bachelor.
10. Timothy (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Alden, 1719, and lived in E. B. ; had Hannah 1720, Timothy 1722, Anna, Abijah 1725, Jona. 1728, Mary 1730. Hannah (see Han- nah, I). of Deacon Joseph 6)-Abijah m. Susanna, D). of James Snow, 1747, and had Abijah 1748 .- Mary m. James Snow, Jr., 1758. This family all went to Stafford, and she d. there a. 80, and Jonathan was in Ashfield 1770 .- Timothy, Jr., had 2 children, John and Huldah, b. here 1746 and 1748, and both d. in infancy.
11. Samuel (s. of Samuel 5) m. Martha, D. of Nathan Per- kins, 1738; had Martha 1740, Samuel 1742, Eunice, Lois, Jo- nah 1751, Betty, Sarah, Noah 1756, Huldah, Zilphah. Martha m. Daniel Carr 1770 .- Eunice m. John Chamberlin of West- moreland 1766 .- Lois m. Jacob Staples, Jr., of Taunton 1765 .- Betty m. Rodolphus Borden of Middleborough 1774. (See Abel 13.)-Sarah m. Timothy Richards 1778 .- Huldah m. Thomas Pope 1782 .- Zilphah m. Daniel Willis, Jr., 1778 .- Jonah re- moved to Westmoreland.
12 .- Nathan (s. of Samuel 5) m. Mary, D. of Jona. Sprague, 1738 .- Mary Edson m. Joseph Pettingill 1745.
13. Abel (s. of Samuel 5) m. Margaret, D. of Nathl. Conant ; had Rachel 1744, Abel 1750, Levi 1754, Dan and Elizabeth 1756, Keziah 1758, Rufus 1765. Abel m. Betty, D. of William Trask,
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1771 .- Levi m. Sarah Hayward of Raynham 1774, and d. of small pox 1777 .- Elizabeth mn. Rodolphus Borden 1774. (See Samuel 11.)-Rufus m. Mary Cole of Mid'o, 1783.
14. Obed, (s. of Samuel 5) and his wife Keturah, had Jesse 1744, Obed 1747, Lewis 1748; she d. 1750, and he m. a 2d wife Martha, and had Keturah 1751, Thomas 1753, Lydia 1754, Si- lence 1756, Isaac 1758 .- Jesse m. Susanna Hayward 1768, and had Caleb 1769*, and Hannah 1770 .- Lewis m. Hepzibah Washburn 1770.
15. John (s. of Samuel 5) m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Allen, 1751 ; had John 1752, Benjamin 1754, Nehemiah 1758. John m. Tabitha Keen 1784 .- Nehemiah m. Olive Perkins 1783, and both went to Vt .- The wid. Hannah m. Job Packard 1790.
16. Ezra (s. of Samuel 5) m. Rebeckah, D. of David John- son, 1756, and had Robert 1757, Ezra 1759, Molly 1760, Re- becca 1762, Vina 1765, Libeus 1769, Ebenezer, Hannah, Cyrus, Sarah. Robert m. Molly, D. of Josiah Hayward 1782 .- Ezra m. Sena Perkins 1782 .- Molly m. Robert Wade 1780 .- Rebecca m. Amos Fisher of Vt. 1787. (See Ebenezer 26.)-Vina m. Capt. Ephraim Sprague 1783 .- Libeus m. Joanna Keen 1793, and had Ezra and Charles .- Hannah m. Simeon Packard 1796. Cyrus m. Hannah Hudson 1797 .- Sarah m. Jeremiah Washburn 1801 .- Cyrus and Zidon live in Shrewsbury, Vt .- Ezra m. Anna White of Marshfield 1781 .- Ezra Edson, s. of Libeus, m. Eliza Wentworth 1819.
17. Joseph (s. of Deacon Joseph 6) m. Abigail Forrest 1739 ; had Daniel 1741, Mary, John 1748. The mother d. 1775 .- Daniel had Isaiah and Reuben, twins (born 1769) by his w. Olive, D. of Isaac Fuller, m. 1765. He sold his farm, 45 acres, to Josiah Allen 1773, where Allen lived and died.
18. Dea. David (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Susanna, D. of Mat- thew Gannett, 1746; had Susanna 1748, Mehitabel 1753, Hul- dah 1755. The mother d. 1755 : he then m. Sarah, wid. of Peter Edson : she was a Southworth, and had David 1759. The father d. 1795, æ. 73. Susanna m. Joshua Beals of Windsor 1768 .- Mehitabel m. Benja. Clark of Athol 1775 .- Huldah m. Benja. Death of Montague.
19. Jesse (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Lydia Packard 1754, (wid. perhaps of Robert Packard ; she was a Titus) and had Joseph 1755, John 1760; his w. died, and he then m. Rebecca Belcher 1764, and had Rebecca 1770. Rebecca m. Ezekiel Reed 1794. The estate divided 1784 .- Jno. Edson 3d m. Susanna Orcutt 1785.
20. James (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Esther, D. of Josiah Al- len, 1749, and had Josiah 1753, Barnabas 1757 : she d. 1794, he 1808, æ. 82. Barnabas d. in the army young .- James Edson m. wid. Elizabeth Washburn 1796.
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21. Col. Josiah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) gra. H. U. 1730 ; an amiable man, and very popular till the revolutionary troubles commenced, when being on the side of government, one of the 19 Rescinders so called, and a Mandamus Counsellor, he became a Refugee, and died very soon after on Long Island. The three Josiah Edsons, commonly called in aftertimes "Old Justice Ed- son, Old Capt. Edson, and Old Col. Edson," were all distin- guished men both in Church and State. They all represented the Town in succession, and sustained most of the public offices in the Town, and were deservedly highly esteemed and popular men. Col. Edson engaged in none of the learned professions, but was an agriculturalist, and hence Mrs. Warren in her Group designated him under the appellation of Crusty Crowbar .- He m. Ruth, D. of Joseph Bailey of Scituate, and sister of Capt. Adams Bailey, 1737, and had Josiah 1738, Ruth 1741 : his wife d. 1743, and he then m. Mary, D. of Judge Daniel Parker of Barnstable, and sister of the Rev. Jonathan Parker of Plympton, where she was m. 1746, and had Mary 1749 .- He must have had a 3d w. Abigail Dean, m. 1755 .- Mary m. Doct. Jonathan Crane 1770.
22. Abiezer (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Lathrop 1737 ; she d. and he m. Jael Bennett of Mid'o 1740, and had Abiezer; she d. and he then m. Mary, D. of Samuel Packard 1744, and had Abiel, Adam, Rodolphus, Pollycarpus 1756, Jael : he afterwards m. wid. Catharine Earl of Taunton 1781 : she had before m. Dr. Lunt, her maiden name, Williams. Adam went to Albany, m. Mercy Hazard, and had Henry, George, and Eliza .- Abiezer went to Charlemont and had one son .- Jael, a physician in Albany, never m .- Rodolphus m. Lydia Crane of Berkley 1780, and went to Oxford, and had Ephraim, Betsy, and Bradford, and d. 1833.
23. Dr. Elijah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Anne, D. of Samuel Packard, 1741, had Elijah, Calvin, Daniel, Hosea, Caleb, Sil- vester, Ann, Olive, Susanna, Ruth. He died 1761, and she m. Jonathan Wood 1771. Elijah Edson m. Nahcy Clark of Ply- mouth 1818 .- Eli Edson d. 1762 .- Calvin Edson's wife d. 1778. Elijah Edson m. Martha Washburn 1766, and went to N. Brain- tree .- Olive m. Salmon Rickard 1786 .- Calvin m. Lydia, D. of Lot Conant 1766, and went to Oakham. His D. Lydia m. Thomas Conant 1789.
24. William (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Martha, D. of Robert Howard, 1754; had Keziah 1755, Seth 1761, Martha 1763, Abi- gail 1765, William 1767, Jennet 1769. He d. 1700, æ. 75 .- Ke- ziah m. a Harkness .- Martha m. Phillip Packard 1786 .- Abigail m. John Harris 1787 .- Jennet m. Seth Kingman 1811.
25. Ichabod (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Jemima, D. of Dea. James Packard 1759; had Relief 1761, Joanna 1765. He d. 1811, a.
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83. Relief m. Oliver Packard 1777 .- Joanna m. Thomas Packard 1788.
26. Ebenezer (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Lucy, D. of Seth Pack- ard, 1751 ; had Nathan 1753, Ebenezer 1755, Lucy 1757, Levina 1760, Peter, Zibia. Nathan m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Allen, 1778. Ebenezer m. Mary Warren 1790, and they both went to Rehoboth .- Lucy m. Alexander Thayer of Braintree 1788 .- Levina m. a Perkins .- Peter d. young in the army .- Zibia m. Timo. West 1787 .- Peter Edson m. Rebecca Manly 1784 .- Re- becca m. Amos Fisher of Vt. 1787. (See Ezra 16.)
27. Dea. Nathaniel (s. of Samuel 9) m. Joanna, D. of David Snow, 1759, and had Mehitabel 1761, Joel 1763, Eunice 1765, Joanna 1767, Lydia 1771, Nathaniel 1777. The father d. 1784, æ. 56 ; she 1802, æ. 67 .- Eunice m. Richard Thayer 1786.
28. Samuel (s. of Samuel 11) m. Anna Hall of Raynham 1767, and had Abigail 1768, Chloe 1770, Anna 1772, Samuel 1775, Jane 1788, Alexander 1781, Oliver 1784, Hosea 1789. Abigail Edson m. Azariah Willis of Oakham 1787 .- Anna m. John Winnett 1798 .- Samuel 3d m. Hannah Ripley of Easton 1797 .- Samuel m. Polly Barnes 1801.
29. Dea. Noah (s. of Samuel 11) m. Elizabeth Rickard 1782 ; had Zoroaster 1784, name now changed to Henry; she d., and he then m. Mary, D. of Ebenezer Willis of Mid'o, 1787, and had Eliphalet 1788, Noah 1790, Jonah 1792, Elijah 1794, Ephraim 1796, Jacob 1799. The mother d., and he then m. Keziah, D. of Capt. Eliakim Howard 1802, and had Simeon Howard 1804, and Elizabeth Rickard 1808 .- Zoroaster (now Henry) m. Betsy Niles Little of Marshfield 1812 .- Eliphalet m. Polly L. Johnson 1810 .- Noah m. Huldah Kingman 1814, and lived in Hadley .- Jonah m. Jennet Bryant 1819 .- Elijah m. Nancy Clark of Ply- mouth 1818 .- Simeon H. m. Alice Bryant 1833.
30. Benjamin (s. of John 15) m. Deborah, D. of Thos. Per- kins, 1782 ; had Hannah, John, Allen, Theodore; he d. 1835 .- Hanna m. Increase Robinson 1812 .- John m. a Bass of Quincy. Allen m. Minerva Perkins 1815 .- Theodore gra. H. U. 1822, m. Rebecca Jane, D. of Bishop Parker of Boston, and is an an Episcopal Clergyman in Lowell.
31. John (s. of Joseph 17) m. Judith, D. of Dea. Zechariah Shaw 1770, and had Isaac 1770, Martha, Mary 1772, Sarah 1776, Ruth 1778, Isaiah 1781, Silvia 1783, Hannah 1784, Jacob 1786, Nehemiah Shaw 1789, Joseph 1792. Mary m. John Bis- bee 1817.
32. Dea. David (s. of Dea. David 18) m. Lydia Shaw, and had Hannah, Jonathan 1785: he m. Lydia Bassett of Norton 1786, and had David 1789, Sarah 1791, Lydia 1793, Mehitabel 1795, Polly, Eliza, Rebecca .- Hannah m. John Smith of Canton
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1805 .- Sarah m. John Burrell Jr. 1816 .- Polly m. Daniel Bur- rell 1817, both of Abington.
33. Joseph (s. of Jesse 19) m. Mary Vinal of Scituate 1785, and had Jesse 1787, Sally 1791 ; he d. 1791, she 1807. Sally m. Benjamin Keith 1811.
34. John (s. of Jesse 19) m. Susanna, D. of Nathan Orcutt, 1785; their children, Fanny 1785, Orcutt 1787, Packard 1789, Osander 1792, Oris 1794, Oza 1797.
35. Josiah (s. of James 20) m. Reliance, D. of Isaac Fuller, 1777 ; had Zilphah 1778, Susanna 1780, Sarah 1783, Barnabas 1786, Esther 1788, Reliance 1792, Olive 1795 ; he d. 1820, a. 67 .- Zilphah m. Eliphalet Kingman 1801 .- Susanna m. Israel Packard 1801 .- Sarah m. Ira Hayward 1806. Esther m. Am- brose Kingman of Reading 1810 .- Reliance m. Joel Ames 1818. Barnabas m. Betsy, D. of Zechariah Gurney 1815 .- Olive m. Jacob Noyes 1818.
36. Capt. Josiah (s. of Col. Josiah 21) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Lawrence, 1760; had Caleb 1761, Josiah 1766. The father d. 1779, and she m. Maj. Eliphalet Cary 1782. Caleb m. Sally Dean of Taunton 1783 .- Josiah m. Hannah Richards 1791 .- Josiah m. Clarana C. Osborn 1820.
37. Capt. Pollycarpus (s. of Abiezer 22) m. Lucy Eaton of Mid'o, and had Charles*, Sarah, Royal, Charlotte, Lucy : he d. 1796, she d. 1816. One D. m. Zechariah Eddy Esq., and one m. a Pratt.
38. Abiel (s. of Abiezer 22) m. Hannah, D. of John Morton of Mid'o, 1774, where he settled, and had Abiel, Cyrus, Oliver, Mary, John, James, Daniel, Josiah, and Abiezer. He d. 1823, æ. a. 70.
39. Seth (s. of William 24) m. Theodora Howard of Brain- tree 1784, had Sally 1787, Jacob 1789, Robert 1790, Polly 1794, Nancy 1796, Galen 1800, Phebe 1802, Melinda 1804. Sally m. Nathl. Shepardson of Dedham 1808 .- Jacob removed to Dor- chester .- Robert removed to Dedham .- Nancy m. Nathl. Shep- ardson of Dedham 1815.
40. William (s. of William 24) m. Mary Randall 1790, and had David, Amzi, Milly, Ruby, Abigail, Abi, Patty, Mary, Me- hitabel .- He m. Hannah, wid. of Zadock Perkins and D. of Abiah Packard, 1812, for a 2d wife .- Milly m. Hosea Alden of Abington 1817 .- Ruby m. Sam'l Spear of Randolph 1814 .- Ab- igail m. Eben. Crocker of Easton 1816 .- Abi m. Cyrus Howard.
41. Joel (s. of Dea. Nath'l 27) m. Hannah, D. of Solomon Packard 1789; had Albert 1789, Ard 1792, Pliny 1795 .- The mother d. 1818, æ. 56, and he m. Lurania Jones of Pembroke 1820; he d. 1830, æ. 67 .- Albert m. Abigail, D. of Uriah Brett, 1817 : she d. 1829, a. 36 .- Pliny m. Lucy Reed 1819.
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