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FULLERTON .- William Fullerton m. Mary Porter 1796, and had Mehitabel 1800, Harvey 1803, Almira 1805, Celestia 1807, William 1810, John 1813, James Porter 1815 .- Ruth Ful- lerton (or Fullington) m. Samuel Pool 1759, and d. 1835, a. 97.
GAGE .- Capt. Thomas E. and Mary Gage had Mercy E. 1802, Joshua E. 1804.
GANNETT .- Thomas Gannett was at Duxbury 1642, and " able to bear arms" as early as 1643 ; was one of the original proprietors and first settlers of Bridgewater ; d. here 1655, the first death in the town found on any record ; he made a will, and left a wid., Sarah, but no children. His estate went to his brother Matthew of Scituate. His wid. afterwards m. a Faxon. -Matthew of Scituate was born in England 1618, and came early to this country, and first settled in Hingham, and afterwards about 1651 removed to Scituate ; he d. 1695, and had two sons, Matthew and Joseph. Joseph m. a wid. Sharp (she had a s. Benoni Sharp, by her first husband) and d. before his father,
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leaving Hannah 1684, Matthew 1688, Deborah 1690, Joseph 1693. These 2 ss. Matthew and Joseph, by their grandfather Matthew's will, dated 1694, had the estate in Bridgewater, which came to their grandfather by their great uncle Thomas above .- Hannah, wid. of the first Matthew, made her will 1700, and it appears they had other children, viz .: Rehoboth, Elizabeth Leverett, Hannah Adams, Abigail Dodson. Rehoboth d. at Morristown, N. J., without children.
2. Matthew (s. of Joseph, and g. s. of Matthew) m. Mary Bacon 1718 in Scituate. He, with his brother Joseph, came to E. B. a. 1713; he had Elizabeth, Mary 1721, Susanna 1723, Mehitabel 1726, Sarah 1729. He in. Martha, wid. of Dr. Joseph Byram, and D. of David Perkins, 1750, for his 2d wife; she d. 1779, æ. 74 .- Elizabeth m. Nicholas Byram a. 1738, and Thos. Hayward 1746 .- Mary m. John Edson 1744 .- Susanna m. David Edson 1746 .- Mehitabel m. Zebulon Cary 1747. and d. 1748 .- Sarah m. Daniel Pettingill 1755, and afterwards Amos Ford of Marshfield 1766.
3. Joseph (brother of Matthew next above) m. Hannah, I). of Dea. Jonathan Hayward of Braintree; had Joseph 1722, Hannah 1724. Benjamin 1726*, Benjamin 1728, Jonathan 1730 : she d. 1731, and he m. Hannah, D. of Nathl. Brett 1732, and had Seth 1734, Thomas 1736; he d. 1774, a. So ; she 1777, æ. 78 .- Hannah m. Ichabod C'ary 1741. She and Matthew's D. Susanna were the first persons baptized by the Rev. John Angier, the first minister of East Bridgewater.
4. Capt. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Betty. D. of Charles Latham, 1744; had Caleb Aug. 22, 1745, Betty 1749, Simeon 1752, Deborah 1755, Joseph 1760, Barzillai 1764; he d. 1789, a. 67 ; she 1813, æ. 86. Betty m. Nathan Hudson 1767 .- Debo- rah m. Adam Porter, and removed to Cummington.
5. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Cope- land, 1750, and removed to Stoughton ; his son Benjamin m. the famous female soldier, Deborah Sampson.
6. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 3) in. Hannah Dyer of Abington, and had Jacob 1753. He m. wid. Records for his 2d wife ; he m. a 3d wife from Weymouth. He m. Abigail 1785, wid. of Silas Harris and D. of Ebenezer Shaw, and removed to Cum- imngton.
7. Seth (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susanna, D. of Matthew Allen, 1754; had Matthew 1755, Hannah 1756, Mehitabel 1758, Su- sanna 1760, Sarah 1762, Seth 1764, Philena 1768, Nathl. Brett 1770, Phebe 1773, Nabby 1775, Thomas 1778 .- Hannah m. Oliver Washburn 1781 .- Mehitabel m. Jacob Harden 1778 .- Matthew m. Alice, D. of Nehemiah Latham, 1783 .- Seth, Jr., m. Eliza Reed 1821 .- The parents, and most of the family, removed to Tamworth, N. H.
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8. Thomas (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susanna, D. of Dr. Pollycar- pus Loring of Plympton, where he lived and d. without children. He grad. H. U. 1763 ; studied no profession ; his wife d. 1801, æ. 63 ; he 1810, æ. 74.
9. Caleb (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) gra. H. U. 1763, and settled in the ministry at Amherst and Cumberland. Nova Scotia, and was ord. (at Hingham) 12th October, 1767 ; left Cumberland 1771, and returned to Mass., and was chosen a Tutor at H. U. 1773, and Steward 1780, in which office heremained till his death, April 25, 1818. He was twice m .; by his first wife .he had John Mico and Thomas Brattle (minister of Cambridgeport ), and by his last wife (D. of Pres. Styles) he had Ezra Styles, minister in Boston.
10. Simeon (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) m. a Reed of Abington 1775: had Clarissa 1789, and Charlotte ; his w. d. 1808, æ. 50, and he m. wid. Lydia Little of Scituate 1809. Clarissa m. Amasa Field 1813 .- Charlotte m. Thomas Whitmarsh 1811.
11. Joseph (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) m. Anna, D. of Thomas Hobart of Hanson, 1783 ; had Luther 1784, Nancy 1787, Chris- tiana 1793, Joseph 1795, Susanna 1797, Mary 1804, and Jane. . Nancy d. 1817, æ. 30 .- Christiana m. Marston Lazell .- Joseph m. Lucy Stowell .- Susanna m. Ebenezer Noyes 1821 ; she d. 1822 ; he then m. Mary, and she d. 1827 .- Jane m. Luther Faxon .- The mother d. 1826, æ 62 : he 1829, æ. 69.
12. Barzillai (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) gra. H. U. 1785, studied divinity and preached, but was never settled ; removed to Gard- ner, Maine, and m. and had a family there ; was Representative of the Town, Clerk of the Sessions, and County Treasurer ; he went to Canada.
13. Capt. Luther (s. of Joseph 11) m. Olive, D. of Capt. Levi Washburn 1810; had Eliza Ann 1811, Luther 1814, George 1819 ; he removed to Belfast, Me.
Amelia Gannett m. Oliver Mitchell 1791 .- Lucinda m. Lot Ramsdell 1794 .- Sally m. Zenas Harden 1815.
GAY .- Rev. Ebenezer Gay and Laura had Calvin 1725, Laura 1728.
GILBERT .- Nathaniel Gilbert m. Betsy, D. of Caleb Cary, 1802, and had Caleb C. 1803, Mary P. 1805, Grenville 1809, Henry 1811, Nathaniel 1813, Marshall B. 1815, Betsy C. 1818, Charles 1820, George 1823.
Ebenezer Gilbert of the ch. W. B. after 1721 .- Ruth Gilbert m. Reuben Hall 1741.
GILMORE .- James Gilmore m. Thankful Tyrell of Ab. 1725 ; had Adam, Agnes, both bap. W. B. 1742, Thankful 1738, William 1740, Tyrrell 1744, Whitefield 1746.
2. Robert had'a s. Robert bap. W. B. 1739.
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3. Andrew m. Abigail, D. of Elisha Dunbar, 1752; had An- drew 1753.
William m. Mary Willis 1731 .- Margaret m. John Cochran 1733 .- Jane m. Thomas Kennedy 1735 .- Jane m. Joseph Wes- ley 1739 .- William m. Margaret Steward 1742 .- David in B. 1744 .- John m. Martha Smith 1764 .- Joshua m. Hannah Lath- rop 1789 .- Sally m. Peleg Leach 1802.
GODFREY .- Francis Godfrey was an early settler in Bridge- water ; was a Carpenter ; d. between 1666, the date of his will, and 1669, when it was proved ; mentions his D. Elizabeth Cary (wife of John) and grandson John Cary.
Abby Godfrey of Norton m. Ebenezer Copeland 1770 .- Han- nah Godfrey of Norton m. Ebenezer Copeland, Jr., 1801 .- Sally Godfrey m. Calvin Jackson 1810.
GOULD .- William Gould and his wife Grace had John 1721, Mary 1723, Hannah 1725. He lived in what is now Hanson.
GROVES .- Ephraim Groves of N. B. m. Bathsheba, D. of William Bowditch, 1762; had Deborah 1762 .- Susanna m. John Porter 2d, 1790 .- Ephraim Groves m. Jenny, wid: of Nathaniel Southworth, 1789, D. of Simeon Brett.
GURNEY .- Zechariah Gurney (s. probably of Zechariah, · and g. s. of Richard of Braintree) and his wife Sarah, came from Abington and settled in N. B. a. 1746 ; had Zechariah 1729, Elisha 1731, Micah 1739, Mary 1747, Sarah 1750. Mary m. a More .- Elisha m. Jane, D. of Henry Kingman, 1760, and had Betty 1761, and Jacob 1763, and went to Me .- Michah m. Hopestill Jackson 1765 and went to Me.
2. Zechariah (s. of Zechariah 1) m. Mary, D. of David Ames, 1754 ; had John 1755, Mary 1757, Martha 1760, Zechariah 1762, David 1765. The father, a Lieut. in the revolutionary war, d. 1813, æ. 84 ; she 1800 æ. 77 .- Mary m. James Churchill 1794. -Martha m. Ebenezer Drake 1781 .- The father m. wid. Mary Southworth 1800.
3. John (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Mehitabel, D. of Lemuel Southworth, 1777; had Mehitabel 1778, Patience 1780, Mille 1782, Martha 1784. John 1786, Sibil 1788, Anna 1790, Rhoda 1792, Lemuel 1794, Samuel 1797. The father d. 1796 .- Rhoda m. Baruck Morse of St. 1811.
4. Capt. Zechariah (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Matilda, D. of William Packard, 1783, and had Azel 1785, Olive 1786, Alpheus 1789, Betsy 1790, Ozen 1793, Matilda 1795, Zechariah 1797, Charles 1798, Thomas Jefferson 1803, Lucius 1804 .- Olive m. Capt. Oliver Jackson 1807 .- Betsy m. Barnabas Edson 1814 .- Matilda m. Hezeziah Packard 1820 .- Alpheus removed to Bos- ton .- Ozen m. Melinda, D. of Ichabod Howard, 1820, and went to Paris, Me .- Zechariah went to Mobile .- Azel m. Polly, D. of
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Abijah Knapp, 1715, and had Mary 1861, and Alpheus 1818 .- Capt. Charles m. Louisa, D. of Perez Crocker, and had Charles* and others .- Thomas J. m. Fidelia Wade of St. ; she d. 1734, æ. 31
5. Capt. David (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Molly, D. of Jonathan Ames, 1789: had Polly 1790; his wife d. 1791, and he m. Su- sanna, D). of Samuel Bartlett, 1792, and had David 1793, Austin 1795, Susanna 1796, Harris 1799, and went to Bath, Me.
6. Perkins Gurney and his wife Jane (he was son of Joseph and Mary of Abington, and was born 1723) settled in E. B. ; had David 1759, Thomas, Jonathan, Adam, Seth and Ruth .- David gra. H. U. 1785, and settled in the ministry at Titicut 1787 .- Thomas and Jonathan went to Me .- Adam d. in the army.
7. Seth (s. of Perkins 11) m. Rebeckah, D. of Edward Packard, 1788, and had David 1791, Seth 1793, Jane 1795, Re- becca 1801, Cyrus 1803, Almon 1805, Deborah 1807, Alva 1808. -David m. Lurana, D. of Ichabod Howland, 1815, and he is d .- Seth m. Anna. D. of Christopher Bates, 1818 .- Jane m. Abiah Reed of Abington 1814.
8. Benjamin and his w. Betty had Betty 1756, Asa 1758.
Ruth m. Peleg Stetson 1775 .- Hannah m. Jo. Sampson 1780 .- Molly m. Ephraim Tinkham 1787 .- Silvia m. Solomon Hearsey, Jr., 1801 .- James H. Gurney m. Deborah Reed 1816. -- Jona. R. Gurney m. Deborah Reed 1816 .- Clarissa m. Peleg Stetson 1819 .- Daniel m. Mehitabel Harden 1819 .- Sophronia m. Gibeon Sharp 1820.
HAINS OR HINDS .- John Hains m. Hannah Shaw 1709 ; had Hannah 1710, Elizabeth 1712, Abigail 1714, John 1717. Ebenezer 1719, Susanna 1722 .- Abigail m. Stephen Cobb of Walpole 1735 .- John m. Hannah Lyon 1738 .- Susanna m. a Chamberlin 1740.
2. Ebenezer (s. of John above) and his w. Susanna had Ke- ziah 1745, Salome 1747; his w. d. 1751, and he m. Lydia Bart- lett 1751, and had Ebenezer 1753 .- Elizabeth Hains m. Nath'l Conant 1716 .- Ebenezer Willis m. a Hinds.
HALE .- Artemas Hale, Esq. (s. of Moses of Winchendon) m. Deborah Lincoln of Hingham 1815, and settled in S. B., and had Caroline Augusta 1818, Deborah Lincoln 1820, Artemas 1822.
HALL .- Reuben Hall m. Ruth Gilbert 1741, and lived in S. B., and had Reuben 1742, Sarah 1744, Mercy 1745, Ruth 1747, Gilbert 1748, Mehitabel 1752, Silvanus. He d. 1788, æ. 68 .- Sarah m. Josiah Byram 1766 .- Mercy m. Abner Lewis, of M., 1763 .- Silvanus m. and had a family .- Silvanus, Jr., m. Almira, D. of Jotham Cushman, Esq., 1816 .- Ebenezer m. Nanny Dun- bar of Hal. 1816 .- Susanna m. Zion Swift 1718 .- Wid. Sarah d. 1800, æ. 44.
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Keziah m. Edward White 1739 .- Abigail m. Captain David Kingman 1752 .- Sarah m. Solomon Alden 1755 .- Philip m. Hannah Keith 1760 .- Mary m. Nathan Edson 1766 .- Anne m. Samuel Edson 1767 .- Mary m. David Leonard 1769 .- Luther m. Abigail Mehuren 1781 .- James m. Sarah Orcutt 1782 .- Mason of R. m. Hannah Willis 1789 .- Samuel of T. m. Mercy (or Mary) Willis 1718 .- Nathan m. Ruth Waterman 1790 .- Lucy m. Caleb Cole 1792 .- Vodisa m. Apollos Hooper 1799 .- Jabez m. Triphear Wilbor 1791 .- Luther of R. m. wid. Mehita- bel Leach 1806 .- Macey of R. m. Susanna Washburn 1807 .- Joseph m. Polly Copeland 1812 .- Betsy R. m. Alpheus Brett 1815 .- Jemima m. Marcus Howard 1814 .- Martha m. Peter Tribou 1817 .- Wealthy of R. m. Earl Cushman 1820.
HANKS .- James Hanks resided in E. B., and had Joseph 1743, Hannah 1745 .- Rachel Hanks m. David French 1797.
HAMLIN .- Isaac and Sarah Hamlin (she was a Shaw, D. of Nicholas and Lydia of Abington, born 1726) had Isaac 1748, David 1752, Molly 1754, Joseph 1756, Sarah 1760.
2. Eleazar and Lydia Hamlin (she was a Bonney, m. 1752) had Asia 1753. Betty 1754. It is said this man had four sons named Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. They removed to Harvard, and afterwards to Me.
3. Josiah and Mary Hamlin had Josiah 1779 .- Mary Hamlin m. Joseph Richards 1742 .- Mary m. Thomas Moore 1746 .- Elizabeth m. William Holmes 1750 .- Mary m. Jonathan Per- kins 3d, 1765.
HANMER .- John Hanmer, sometimes written Handmore, with his wife, came from Halifax and settled in B. 1739; wid. Hanmer had Abigail, Jerusha and John all bap. in W. B. 1742. Abigail m. Thomas Latham 1752 .- Elizabeth m. Ebenezer Hay- ward 1750 .- Mary m. John Smith 1749 .- Elizabeth m. Thomas Wade 1743 .- Jerusha m. John Orcutt, Jr., 1752.
2. John (s. of the above) lived in E. B., m. Mary, D. of Joseph Prior, 1760, and had Nabby 1762, Lucinda 1763, Cyn- thia 1765, Zenas 1767, Peninnah 1770 .- John Hanmer was at Plymouth 1638.
HARDEN .- John Harden (from Braintree) and his w. Han- nah settled in S. B. a. 1707, and d. 1718 ; had Samuel, John, Nathaniel, Peter, Sarah (who m., perhaps, John Hooper and then Francis Wood), and others; Deborah who m. Thomas Latham 1712, and Abigail who m. Samuel Harris 1710, might have been his Ds. John, perhaps, settled in Abington .- Nath'l m. Susanna, D. of James Latham, 1715, and had Nathaniel 1727, Abraham, Seth 1731, and probably others.
2. Samuel (s. of John 1) m. Elizabeth, D. of Nicholas Wade, 1739, and had John, Mary, Daniel, Samuel 1746, Lydia, Nathan
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1749. The father d. before 1764; she, a wid., d. 1764. Lydia m. Jonathan Benson, Jr .. 1774 .- Daniel d. 1775 in the army .- Nathan d. 1800, æ. 51.
3. John (s. of, Samuel 2) m. Eunice, D. of Jonathan Benson, 1766, and had John and Jonathan.
4. Samuel (s. of Samuel 1) and his w. Phebe had Betsy, Silvia, Eunice, Stephen and Daniel all bap. in E. B. 1787, Re- beckah 1788. He d. 1799, æ. 53.
5. John (s. of Capt. John of Abington) m. Lydia Hearsey 1779, and lived in E. B., and had Deborah 1780, John 1782, Noah 1790, Lydia 1795, Charlotte 1800. Deborah m. Eli Blanchard 1798 .- Lydia m. Sullivan Dunbar 1817 .- Charlotte m. Oran Reed Reed 1817 .- Noah m. Alice Hearsey 1816.
6. John (s. of John 3) m. Lucy Holmes of Plymouth 1792, and had John Constant, Ward, and others. One D. m. Jotham Dumphy .- John Constant m. Nancy Bates 1813.
7. Samuel (of S. B.) m. Silence, D. of Jabez Fuller probably, 1792, and had Lucia 1793, Jabez 1795, Thomas 1797, Harriet 1800, Rhoda 1802, Albert 1806. His w. d. 1816, and he m. Lydia Wade of Halifax, 1819 .- Lucia m. Benj. Hayward Keith 1819 .- Harriet m. Carver Washburn .- Jabez m. Sarah, D. of Captain Simeon Pratt.
8. John (s. of John 5) m. Jane, (or Jenny), D. of Peleg Stetson, 1803, and had Clarissa 1804, Salome 1806, Nahum 1808, Peleg Stetson 1810, Jane 1812, Maria 1814.
9. Thomas (s. of Samuel of A.) m. Mehitabel Harden 1811, and had Sarah 1812, Nancy White 1815.
Wid. Martha Harding d. 1633, leaving a son .- John Harding at Duxbury 1643 .- Joseph Harding took the oath of fidelity at Eastham 1657 .- Mary of Pem. (now Hanson) m. Jesse Hay- ward of Halifax 1763 .- Sarah m. Matthew Allen 1734 .- Hannah m. Christopher Sever 1771 .- Reuben m. Rebecca Harden 1782, and had a son Seth .- Harlow m. Sarah Stetson 1795 .- Mary Harden m. John Cary 1741 .- Timo. Harding m. Sarah Stone 1793 .- Sally m. Solomon Ames 2d 1794 .- Willis m. Elizabeth Hobart 1802 .- Nancy m. Thomas White 1703 .- Betsy m. Lewis Brown 1806 .- Wid. Betsy m. Enos Cox 1808 .- Isabella m. Thos. White 1810 .- Calvin m. Roxana Hatch 1813 .- Zenas m. Sally Gannett 1815 .- Mehitabel m. Daniel Harden, Jr., 1819 .- Abraham m. Ruth Perry 1740.
HARLOW .- Wm. Harlow was in Bridgewater 1742, and Capt. William Harlow's family are there now; he was from Plymouth.
HARRIS .- Arthur Harris, one of the original purchasers and proprietors of Bridgewater and among the first settlers in W. B. was at Duxbury as early as 1640 .- He d. in Boston having made
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his will there in 1673. His wife's name was Martha (Lake per- haps, see Felt's History of Ipswich p. 160; ) had two sons Isaac and Samuel and two Ds. Martha and Mary, and perhaps other children .- Samuel lived in E. B., but there is no account of his family .- Martha m. Thomas Snell .- Mary m. John Winchcomb of Boston, and she made her will in 1717, and mentions her cousins, (nephews), Thomas Harris and Isaac Harris, her sister Martha Snell, and cousin, (niece), Jane Smith Smith .- No cer- tain account of Thomas.
Thomas Harris of Boston made his will 1714, mentioning his wife Giles, and ss. Thomas and John, and D. Elizabeth, and his sister Dorothy Skelton of London. There was also a Thomas there, who was d. in 1715, leaving a wid. Rebecca and a s. Ben- jamin, and Ds. Jane, Rebecca, and Mehitabel .- Thomas Harris there m. Susanna Cornish 1713, whether either of these was son or g. s. of Arthur is not ascertained .- Abner Harris there m. Elizabeth Lawrence 1709 .- Sir Arthur Harris of Stowford, Dev- onshire, Eng. 1673 .- Daniel and William Harris "said to be from Boston," were among the first settlers of Middletown, Conn., 1670. Among the letters remaining in the Post Office at Montgomery (Ala.) 1821, were one to Wm .. Harris, one to Joshua Harris, and another to Arthur Harris Esq .- James Har- ris, who m. Elizabeth, I). of Guido Bailey 1693, and afterwards Elizabeth Irish 1696, may have been Arthur's son ; he appears at Scituate and then at Taunton, now Easton 1696.
2. Isaac (s. of Arthur 1) m. Mercy, D. of Robert Latham, and had Arthur, Isaac, Samuel, Desire, Jane 1671, Susanna, Mary, Mercy 1680, Benjamin, and Martha; the 2 last were by Mary, a 2d wife, D. of Robert Dunbar of Hingham and sister of Peter Dunbar .- He and his w. both d. a. 1707 .- Desire m. John Kingman .- Jane m. first James Dunbar, who d. 1690, and afterwards Pelatiah Smith .- Susanna m. Jeremiah Newland 1696 .- Mary m. Daniel Packard 1713 .- Arthur probably d. at sea; he wrote to his brother Isaac from an Eng. ship 1703, which is the last time he was heard of .- Mercy m. Josiah Sears probably and d. 1720, æ. 40.
3. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2) m. Jane, I). of Caleb Cook of Ply- mouth, (now Kingston probably) 1707 ; they were m. at Scituate; he had Arthur 1708, Abner 1710, Anne 1712, Elizabeth 1714, Jane 1716; his wife d. and he m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Shaw, and wid. of Noah Washburn 1719, and had Isaac 1720 .- Anne m. John Holman 1734 .- Jane m. James Johnson, who removed to Middleton, Conn .- In the division of the estate among the heirs in 1740, Elizabeth and Isaac are not mentioned and there- fore it is probable they d. young.
4. Samuel (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail Harden 1710, and had Susanna, Abigail, Mary 1725, Seth 1726, Samuel 1728, the father
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then died .- The wid warned out 1732 .- Susanna m. Joseph Wilbur 1741 .- Abigail m. Thomas Drew 1739 .- Perhaps Joseph also was his son .- George Harris of B. who m. Hannah Lyon of Mid'o 1763, was probably Joseph's son.
5. Benjamin (s. of Isaac 2) sold to Isaac, in 1722, 21 acres of land laid out to Isaac deceased, and lying to the westward of the road leading to Weymouth. He had then removed to Hingham ; in 1724 he sold his lands on the North and West side of the river to his brother Isaac; he was then of Bridge- water, but removed again, perhaps to Taunton.
6. Arthur (s. of Isaac 3) m. Mehitabel, I). of Samuel Rick- ard of Plympton 1730, and had Benjamin 1731, Silas 1735, Lucy 1739; his wife d. and he m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. Thomas Hay- ward 1741, and had Mehitabel 1747 .- He d. and the wid. m. Robert Latham .- Lucy m. Nehemiah Latham 1757 .- Silas m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Shaw, and d. in the revolutionary war 1777, and she m. Jonathan Gannett of Cummington 1785.
7. Abner (s. of Isaac 3) was at Taunton and enlisted into the French War 1755 under Gen. Winslow at the seizing of the Neutral French, m. Mary, D. of Micah Pratt of Taunton 1735, and had Betty 1737, who m. Elijah Smith.
8. Seth (s. of Samuel 4) went to M. and m. Abiah, D. of Samuel Alden 1751, and then went to Abington and had Seth, Abiel, Oliver, John, and Rebecca; he afterwards m. Mary, wid. of Eliphalet Phillips, D. of David Howard, and had Hannah .- He d. 1797 æ. 73 ; she 1816, æ. 74.
9. Samuel (s. of Samuel 4) we have no certain account of. Samuel of Plymouth, coaster, 1759, and Samuel whose wife was Sarah, and who sold land to Dr. LeBaron at Plympton 1761, might have been this man.
10. Benjamin (s. of Arthur 6) m. Sarah, D. of James Snow 1751, and had Arthur 1753; Sarah 1755, William 1762, Benja- min 1765, Samuel 1768, John 1770 .- Sarah m. Francis Gray of Boston 1777, and d. young leaving an only child, a D. who d. 1782 .- He d. 1803, a. 71 ; she 1807 æ. 75 .- Samuel m. a Wil- liams and lives in Boston.
11. Arthur (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Celia, D. of Col. Edward Mitchell 1781, and had Sarah 1784, Deborah 1787, Azor 1789, Celia 1796 .- He d. 1813, æ. 60, she 1836, æ. 79 .- Sarah m. Levi Washburn 1807 .- Deborah m. Bezer Hall of Dorchester. 1811. Celia m. Daniel Whitman 1815.
12. Dea. William (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Alice, D. of Cush- ing Mitchell 1788, and had Jennet Orr 1790, William and Alice 1794 (born at Charlestown) .- He d. 1831, æ. 69 .- Jennet Orr m. Welcome Young, Esq., 1816, and d. 1821, æ. 31 .- Alice m. Joseph Chamberlin, Jr., 1819, and d. 1838.
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13. Maj. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Sarah, D. of Col. Edward Mitchell 1791, and lived in Boston ; he d. at E. B. 1828, æ. 63 ; she d. 1839, æ. 80 .- They had no children.
14. John (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Eunice, D. of John Young 1795, and had Lucy, Lydia 1802, Samuel 1810; she d. 1811, æ. 36 : and he m. Rebecca Wood of Halifax 1811 ; he died 1829, æ. 58.
15. Azor, Esq. (s. of Arthur 11) m. Sarah Shaw of M. 1813, and had Esther, and Arthur .- Esther m. Galen Latham, Jr.
16. Dea. William (s. of Deacon William 12) m. Mary W. D. of Winslow Thomas 1819, and had Benjamin Winslow 1823, Lucia, and William.
17. Joseph Harris (probably s. of Samuel 4) and his wife Hannah; she was bap. in East Bridgewater 1736 ; had Hannah, bap. 1737, and Abigail bap. 1739 .- He probably went to M. as Joseph Harris appeared there in 1743 and 1770.
John Harris m. Mary Torrey 1743, both of M .- Sarah m. James Hayward, Jr., 1750 .- Anne m. Joseph Leach 1736 .- Alice m. James Powell 1742. Most of these may have been descendants of the first or 2d Samuel, who probably went to Plympton with the Newland family, and thence they spread into M .- Lucy m. Samuel Boyden 1806.
HARTWELL .- Samuel Hartwell d. 1760, leaving Nathan, Jonas, and Sarah, perhaps, who m. Joseph Carver 1746. Han- nah, Silence, and perhaps others .- Hannah m. Nath'l Reynolds, Esq., 1739 .- Silence m. Robert Keith 1763.
2. Nathan (s. of Samuel 1) m. Susanna D). of Richard Field 1746, and had Mary 1753, Daniel 1755, Susanna 1758 : his wife d. 1758, and he m. Betty Cushman 1761, and Sarah Bonney of Pembroke 1762, and had Nathan 1765, b. in E .- Mary m. Abner Shirley 1781 .- Susanna m. Asa Keith 1780 .- Nathan m. Sally Ripley of Plympton 1789.
3. Jonas (s. of Samuel 1) and his wife Ruhama had Isaac 1752, Samuel 1755, Jonas 1761, after his father's death; the wid. m. Josiah Snell, Jr., 1763 .- Jonas gra. at Dartmouth 1787 and settled at Kittery in the ministry 1791.
4. Maj. Daniel (s. of Nathan 2) m. Mahitabel, D. of Jonathan Copeland 1779, and had Betty 1783, Daniel 1785, Ephraim 1787, Lentha 1789, Udotia 1791, Polly 1794, Lucy 1796, George 1799.
Daniel m. Irene, D. of Zebulun Willis 1817, and had a son Charles 1818 ; she d. 1818, and he m. Mary Soper 1821 .- Len- tha m. Daniel Richards 1812 .- Polly m. Zeba Richards 1817.
5. Isaac (s. of Jonas 3) m. Abigail, D. of Maj. Daniel Lath- rop 1775, and had Isaac, Jonas, Ruhama, John.
Ruhama m. David Harvey 1821 .- John m. Lucinda, D. of Nathan Howard 1801 .- Hannah m. Alfred Howard 1799 .-
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Isaac m. Melinda Manly 1809 .- Jonas m. Sally, D. of Nehemiah Howard 1820.
Experience m. Jonathan Leach Jr. 1768 .- Martha m. Joshua Packard Jr. 1756.
HARVEY .- 1. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. John Willis m. a Har- vey, and the following were probably her children or grand children, viz. : Joseph, Nathaniel 1705, Jenny, Mary, Elizabeth, and Mehitabel .- Jenny m. Seth Leach 1732 .- Mary m. Charles Cushman 1739 .- Elizabeth m. Jonathan Whitman 1747 .- Me- hitabel m. Caleb Orcutt 1738.
2. Joseph (see Elizabeth 1) and his w. Mary, had Joseph 1730.
3. Nathaniel (see Elizabeth 1) m. Margaret, D. of John Wil- lis 1733, and had David 1735, Nathaniel 1744 .- Nathaniel Har- vey d. 1801, æ. 96.
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