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63. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 37) m. Abigail, D. of Josiah Perkins 1777, and had Mehitabel 1779, Abigail 1781, Lucinda 1784, Sarah 1786, Benjamin 1790. He went to Ware.
64. Isaiah (s. of Edmund 40) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Bart- lett 1777, and had Barzillai 1778, and moved away.
65. Waldo (s. of Edmund 40) m. Lucy, D. of Samuel Bart- lett 1781, and had Ira 1782, Abby 1786, Bela 1787, Zina 1789, Waldo 1794. Otho 1796, Lucinda 1800. Abby m. Isaac Eames 1811 .- Waldo m. Polly 1816, and Nancy 1818, both Ds. of Ebenezer Alger.
66. Elijah (s. of Edmund 40) m. Polly Hayden of Braintree 1792, and had Eli 1793, Betsy F. 1795, Lavinia 1796, Polly 1798, Jane 1801, Susanna 1802, Anne 1805, Elijah Edmund 1807. He left town .- Betsy F. m. Oliver Bonney of Hadley 1814.
67. Luther (s. of Elijah 41) m. Betty, D. of Nathan Willis 1785, and had Luther 1787, Eliza 1789, Nahum 1790, Nathan 1792 ; his wife d. and he m. Urania White of Marshfield 1794; he d. 1832. Luther m. Clarissa R. Inglee 1812, and had Betsy Willis 1813, Luther 1814, James Ingells 1816 .- Eliza m. John Southworth 1806 .- Maj. Nathan m. Rhoda, D. of Howard Cary Esq., 1818.
68. Hon. Beza (s. of Nathan 43) m. Abigail, D. of Col. Briggs Alden of Duxbury, 1784, and had John Alden 1788*, and Beza*, his w. d. 1800, æ. 45, and he then m. Experience, wid. of Capt. James Russell of Plymouth and D. of Ichabod Shaw, 1801, and had Charles Latham*, John Shaw, and Susanna 1805. He gra. H. U. 1772, studied divinity and preached, but was never set- tled ; spent the early part of his life in fitting young men for college; was Representative, Senator, and Councillor ; removed to Plymouth, and held the office of Register of Probate for many years, and until his death.
69. Dr. Nathan (s. of Nathan 43) gra. H. U. 1785, lives at Plymouth ; was a Surgeon in the army, and is High Sheriff of the Co .; m. Joanna, D. of Pelham Winslow Esq., and had Geo. Washington and John Adams, (twins), both d .*; Mary Winslow, James Thacher, Elizabeth, Pelham Winslow, Charles Latham, George Partridge. Mary W. m. Wm. S. Russell .- James T. m. a D. of Judge Thomas Dawes of Boston.
70. Timothy (s. of Timothy 45) m. Huldah, D. of Silvanus Ames 1792, and had Polly 1792, Timothy 1795, Huldah 1797, Sally Willis 1800, Sullivan 1802 ; his wife d. 1807, and he m. Mary Crooker Stetson 1817, and had Bethiah Stetson 1817, Mercutio 1819, Mary 1822, Nathan Stetson 1824, Hannah Pratt 1827. Polly m. Isaac Fobes 1811, and d. before 1822 .- Timo-
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thy m. Sarah Billings 1817 .- Huldah m. Asa Perkins 1815, his mother was a Morse .- Sally W. m. Simeon Perkins.
71. Ansel (s. of Thomas 47) m. Huldah, D. of Thos. John- son 1807, and had Ansel Alonzo 1808, Harriet Ann 1810, Lo- renzo Thomas 1812, John Elbridge 1814, Lucy Maria 1815, and went to Belchertown, and writes his name Howard.
72. Azariah (s. of Azariah 56) m. Silvia, wid. of Silvanus Conant, and D. of John Conant 1798, and had Tempe 1799, Anna 1800, Chloe 1803, Marshall 1804, and went to Me.
73. Walter (s. of Amos 58) m. Ruth, D. of old John Alden of M. 1793, and had Alden 1798, Loisa 1801, Franklin 1802, Thos. Jefferson 1804, Walter 1808; he d. 1838. One s. m. a D. of Thomas Mitchell.
74. John Ripley (s. of Amos 58) m. Nabby Robinson 1801, and Clarissa Robinson of M. 1802, and had Nabby Robinson 1802, Clarissa Robinson 1803, Emily 1807.
75. Constant (s. of Robert 60) m. Hannah Snow, wid. of Josiah Keen and D. of Ezra Whitman 1808, and had Henrietta 1809, Harriet Whitman 1812.
76. Asaph (s. of Joseph 61) m. Polly Drake of Easton 1791, and had Asaph 1793, Olive 1794, Joseph 1796, Laura 1799, Azel 1801, Edwin and Emmy 1803. This family removed to Waybridge, Vt.
77. Ira (s. of Waldo 65) m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Edson, 1806, and had Otis 1806, Ambrose 1810, Sumner Augustus 1812, Julia 1814, Sarah Reliance 1818: his wife d. 1819, and he m. wid. Susanna Fish 1820, and removed to Kingston.
78. Edward (see Edward 18) m. Parnel, D. of James How- ard 1805, and had Eliza 1806, Rhoda 1808, Susanna 1810, Ed- ward 1812, Vesta 1815 ; his w. d. 1818.
James Hayward Jr. m. Sarah Harris 1751 .- Martha m. Jo- seph Perkins 1761 .- Jonathan Hayward, or Howard, of E. m. Sarah, D. of Timothy Leach, 1762 .- Olive Hayward m. Jeremiah Leach 1776 .- Olive m. Joseph Fobes of E. 1780 .- Oliver m. Tabitha Howard of St., 1786 .- Adah m. Jedediah Willis of E. 1802 .- Bethiah m. Backus Leach 1804 .- Benjamin m. Philibert Leonard of Mid'o 1807 .- Ansel of Boston m. Lucinda Tolman 1812 .- Lydia m. Nathan Richards 1813 .- Silas m. Mary Thayer 1779.
HEARSEY .- 1. William Hearsey (s. of William and Abigail (Tirrell) of Abington, born 1719) settled in East Bridgewater, m. Lydia Gurney of Abington 1745 and had Stephen 1751, Wil- liam 1753, Lydia 1757, and Deborah 1762 .- The father d. 1816, æ. 97 .- Lydia m. John Harden 1779.
2. Stephen (s. of William I) and his w. Polly, had David, Jacob, Nathaniel, Dorothy, Mehitabel, and Relief .- David m. a
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Barstow of Hanover .- Jacob m. Polly Drake 1812 .- Dorothy m. Thomas R. Alden .- Mehitabel m. Ellias Holmes .- Susanna Hearsey m. Achish Pool 1799.
3. William (s. of William 1) m. Molly Pratt of Abington 1778, and had John, William .- John m. Sarah Lathrop 1807 .- William m. Abigail, D. of Nathan Dawes.
David m. Esther Reed 1707 .- Alice m. Noah Harden 1816. Galen m. Polly Johnson 1813 .- Obadiah m. Naomi Reed 1777. Solomon, Jr., m. Silvia Gurney 1802 .- Martha m. Jacob Dawes 1800 .- Thos. m. Deborah Pool 1793 .- Molly m. David Church- ill, Jr., 1797 .- Joseph, Jr., m. Sarah White 1799.
HEIFORD OR HAYFORD .- John Heiford (or Hayford) m. Lydia Pierce 1706 .- Edward Hayford's w. d. 1779, a. 22, and he mn. Lenity, widow of Nathan Kingman, 1779 ; she was a Thomas of Marshfield : his 2d w .- John Orcutt m. a Heiford. -Thomas Washburn m. Abigail Heirford 1711.
HEGENE .- John Hegene and his wife Elizabeth had John 1744, Mary 1745, Elizabeth 1747.
HENRY .- Thomas Henry m. Ann Miller 1743 .- This is one of the Irish families that settled in N. B. a. 1740 .- He had Thomas 1744, James 1746, Jennet 1747, John 1750, Margaret 1752, David 1754, Ann 1756, Samuel William .- James m. Me- hitabel Hall 1770, Jennet m. Hozea Dunbar of Halifax, and had three Ds .. viz., Betsy Dunbar, who m. William Mitchell 1793, and Jennet Dunbar, who m. first Allen Latham 1796, and then Zephaniah Howard 1800, and Nancy who m. Ebenezer Hall 1816 .- He and all his family except Jennet moved to Harper- field, N. Y., about 1771, and Thomas and James were killed by the Indians and Tories in 1775 or 1776, and John was taken prisoner and d. in Canada .- Robert Henry m. wid. Mary Wor- mel.
HEWETT .- James Hewett and his w. Abigail had Abigail 1730, Sarah 1732, Susanna 1733, Bathsheba 1735, Abiah 1739, Abraham 1742.
HIGGINS OR HAGEN .- John Higgins and his w. Elizabeth resided in E. B., and had Elizabeth 1747, who d. 1777 ; he d. before 1760; he owned the Wesley Place; so called .- He was in communion with Mr. Morehead's church in Boston ; probably a Scotchman.
HILL .- 1. Jonathan Hill and his w. Mary early settled in E. B .; he was s. probably of John and Frances of Dorchester ; he had Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Mary and Bethiah .- Jonathan perhaps went to Mid'o .- Mary m. Elnathan Bassett 1702 .- Bethiah was a member of the Church 1724.
2. Nathaniel (s. of Jona. 1) m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel Co- nant 1710 (she perhaps afterward m. Sam'l Hayward 1732), and had David 1712, Abijah 1714, Mary 1717, Ebenezer 1719,
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Josiah 1722, Hannah 1725 .- Mary m. Benaiah Smith of Easton 1738 .- Hannah m. William Snow 1743 .- Nathaniel sold his homestead to Ebenezer 1718.
3. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan I) m. Susanna, D. of Jacob Leonard 1714, and had Ebenezer 1715, Jacob 1717, Israel 1719, Eleazar 1730 .- The father d. 1760 ; the mother 1764 .- Ebenezer quits his estate to his brother Eleazar 1760, and d. a. 1767.
4. Ebenezer (it is not certain who this man was ; he might have been a brother of Jonathan 1) m. Ruth, D. probably of Guido Bailey, and had Ruth 1685, Ebenezer 1686 .- Ebenezer and Sarah his w. sold land to John Irish 1694; he d. 1696 .- Ruth m. James Hodges of Taunton 1704 .- This family probably went to Taunton ; there was a John of Kingston, R. I., son of Ebenezer, perhaps of this family.
5. David (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Buck 1733, and had Anna 1747, Eunice 1749, Molly 1751, Jerusha 1753. Tiley (or Silence) 1755 .- Anna m. Joseph Vinton 1774 .- Eunice m. Abraham Joslyn 1769 .- Molly m. Nehemiah Shaw 1775. (See Nathan Beal.)-Jerusha m. William Snow 1776.
6. Abijah (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Sarah Lawson 1747, and lived in N. B .. and had James 1753, Robert 1756.
7. Ebenezer (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Abigail Stoddard (or Stodder) of Hingham 1749; she d. 1775; he had Jonathan, Joseph, Solomon, John .- This family lived in S. Corner, Abing- ton, and N. B. till after 1775 .- He m. Bathsheba Rogers of Weymouth 1777, for a 2d wife, and lived in Weymouth, and there d. a. 88 .- Jonathan settled in Abington .- Joseph d. leav- ing a D. Susanna in Abington .- John went to Boston, no child- ren, and he and his w. d. of small pox 1839.
8. Josiah (s. of Nathaniel 2) and his w. Mary, had Mary 1747, Huldah, Josiah 1751, Noah 1753, Abigail, Sarah, William 1760, Elizabeth, Prudence, Barnum 1770. This family lived in S. B .; he d. 1805, æ. 83 .- Mary m. Nathaniel Ames 1783 .- Josiah m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Beal 1779, and removed to Plainfield ; had Ds. but no son .- Noah m. Hannah Beal 1780, and had Oliver 1781, Cyrus 1786, Alban 1790 .- Sarah m. Samuel Codding of T. 1781 .- Barnum m. Mary Ellis of R. 1806.
9. Jacob (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Bon- ney of Pembroke 1754, and had Hezekiah 1754, Jacob 1756, Susanna 1759, Abigail 1761, Eleazar 1764 ; she d. 1781, æ. 51 ; he 1804, æ. 87 .- Hezekiah and Eleazar went to Me. and lived on an Island near N. Yarmouth.
10. Israel (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Beriah, D. of Thomas La- tham 1748, and had Thomas 1749, John 1753, Tamor 1755, Keziah 1757, Joseph 1759, Anne 1761, Israel 1763, Deliverance 1764, Ebenezer 1766, Deborah 1768, Beriah Latham 1770.
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II. Eleazar (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Anna, D. of Dr. Daniel Field 1769; they had no children ; he d. 1791, æ. 62.
12. Solomon (s. of Ebenezer 7) m. Rachel Stowell of Abing- ton and afterwards a Hollis of Braintree ; he had a D. Polly 1792 ; he went to Plainfield.
13. Joseph (s. of Ebenezer 7) b. and lived in Abington ; m. a Stowell of Hingham and lived there till he d. a. 1832 ; he had Nabby, Susan, Joseph, Dama, Hannah, Charles, Daniel.
14. Jacob (s. of Jacob 9) m. Anne, D. of Thomas Tribou 1780, and had Melzar 1783, Jacob 1784, Nanny 1786, Leonard 1788, Bela 1790, Bezer 1792 ; she d. 1823, æ. 65 ; he 1827, æ. 70. -Melzar m. Mary Howland 1813, and had Caleb, Lydia, Ben- jamin and Mary, and went to Minot .- Jacob gra. Br. U. 1807, and settled in the law at Minot, and m. a Lobdell .- Nanny m. Ephraim Cary 1809, and went to Minot .- Leonard m. Polly, D. of Jonah Willis 1817, and had Charles ; he m. a 2d w. and has a D .- Bela m. an Orr, sister of his brother Bezer's wife .- Bezer m. Hannah, D. of Robert Orr 1816, and was killed 1821 by the oversetting of his cart.
15. John Hill was an early settler in Bridgewater, but soon died or removed, and has left no posterity here .- Jonathan sold land to him in Br, 1694 .- Susanna m. John Smith 1777.
16. Samuel Hill of Duxbury m. Phebe, D. of Philip Leonard 1694; lived in Duxbury, and had Abigail 1697, Philip 1699, Samuel 1701, Richard 1702, Ebenezer 1705, Ephraim 1707, Joseph and Lydia 1710. There was a Leonard Hill in Pem- broke, probably one of this family.
HOBART .- 1. Seth Hobart (s. of Col. Aaron of Abington) m. Esther, D. of Jona. Allen of Braintree 1782, and settled in E. B., and had Betsy 1783, Jonathan 1786, Polly 1790, Joseph 1796, Esther 1798. She d. 1813; he 1814 .- Polly m. David Pratt 1815 .- Joseph m. Ruth Sherman of Pembroke 1820 .- Esther m. Micah White, Jr., 1818.
I. Hon. Aaron Hobart (s. of Aaron, Esq., and Grandson of Col. Aaron of Abington) m. Maria, D. of Andrew Leach, and lived in Hanover and afterwards settled in E. B., and had Susan, Aaron, George, Maria, Edward, John, Catharine.
Elizabeth m. Willis Harden 1802 .- Salome m. Marcus Alden 1807 .- Benjamin Hobart, Esq., m. Lucy Lazell 1811 .- John Hobart m. Mary, D. of Matthew Allen 1765 ; he was father of John Hobart, Esq., of Leicester .- Noah Hobart m. Deborah W. Thomas 1789 .- Jemima m. Shubael Clark of Rehoboth 1818.
HOLDEN .- William and Hannah Holden had Samuel 1737, William 1739.
HOLLOWAY .- Jona. Holloway m. Elizabeth Brown 1746, and had William 1747, Seth 1751, Jonathan 1756.
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HOLMAN .- 1. Col. John Holman of Milton sold his farm there to Gov. Jona. Belcher 1727, and came and settled in E. B. ; he gra. at H. U. 1700, and m. Ann, D. of John Quincy, Esq. of Braintree 1705; represented the town of Bridgewater several years, and was much respected ; had John, Ann, Peggy, Ruth. and Mary; he had a 2d wife, Sarah, who d. 1740, æ. 60 ; he d. 1759, æ. 80; his will dated 1757, proved 1759; Dea. Thomas Whitman, Exor .- Ann m. Joseph Billings of Stoughton 1730 .- Peggy m. John Johnson 1731 .- Ruth m. Benjamin Johnson 1732 .- Mary m. Ezra Cary 1737.
2. Capt. John (s. of Col. John 1) m. Anne, D. of Isaac Har- ris 1734, and had Sarah 1736, Anne 1738, William 1740, Abigail 1743, Isaac and Jane; he d. 1755 ; she 1757, æ. 45 .- Sarah m. James Keith, 1752 .- Anne m. Benjamin Byram 1757 .- William d. 1762 .- Abigail m. Seth Keith 1764 .- Jane m. Ephraim Cary 1771.
HOLMES .- 1. John Holmes of Halifax m. Abigail, D. of Abijah Thayer 1799, and lived in W. B. and had Anna 1800, Freeman 1803, Vesta 1804, Abigail 1806.
2. Dea. Cornelius Holmes and Elizabeth settled in S. B. and had Cornelius 1781, Ellis 1783, Benjamin 1784, Thomas 1788, Betsy 1791, Charles and Henry 1793, William 1796 .- Benjamin m. Waitstill Benson 1807.
3. Cornelius (s. of Dea. Cornelius 2) m. Mehitabel, D. of Ezra Conant 1806, and had Cornelius 1807, George W. 1811, Gaius 1816.
4. Ellis (s. of Dea. Cornelius 2) m. Lois Holbrook Bartlett, and settled in E. B., and had Louisa Bartlett 1813, Ellis Wins- low 1816; his wife d. 1830, æ. 39; and he m. Mehitabel, D. of Stephen Hearsey.
Ephraim m. Margaret, D. of John Washburn 1741 .- Betty of M. m. Lot Conant 1744 .- Sarah m. Jonathan Carver 1746 .- William m. Elizabeth Hamlin 1750 .- Experience m. Ebenezer Perkins 1751 .- Eunice of H. m. Benjamin Sprague 1762, and Solomon Ames 1781 .- Hannah of H. m. Barnabas Snell 1781. Benjamin of N. m. Mehitabel Howard 1783 .- Samuel m. Mary Bryant 1791 .- Lucy m. John Harden 1792 .- Samuel m. Mary Orcutt 1794 .- Otis of T. m. Nabby Fobes 1792 .- Patience m. Joseph Bailey of Freeport 1796 .- Ellis, Jr., m. Patty Conant 1803 .- Howland m. Huldah Copeland 1804 .- Mary m. Solomon Leach 1806 .- Ellis of H. m. Lucy Copeland 1806 .- Betsy of H. m. Alpheus Brett 1807 .- Nabby m. Eaton Aldridge 1807 .- Ellis of S. B. m. Content Chipman of H. 1808 .- Mary m. Caleb Bas- set, Jr., 1811,-Samuel m. Deborah Packard, 1813, and d. 1827, æ. 34 .- Abigail m. Samuel Sturtevant 1816 .- Melzar of H. m. Abigail Howe 1818 .- Roxana m. Hosea Packard 1818 .- Phi- lander m. Elizabeth F. D. of Parmenas Brett, and had George N. 1828, and Susan W. 1830.
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HOOPER .- John Hooper and his w. Sarah, D. perhaps of John Harden, had Nathaniel 1703, Sarah 1705, James 1708, and perhaps others born before they came to this town. Sarah m. Stephen Leach 1725, and afterwards Ebenezer Snow perhaps 1737 .- His estate was settled 1709, and the wid. Sarah m. Francis Wood 1710 .- John, Thomas, and William below, were probably his ss .; and Elizabeth, who m. Enoch Leonard 1707, and Ruth, who m. John Bolton, Jr., 1710, might have been his sisters.
2. John (s. of John 1) m. Elizabeth, D. of Nathaniel or John Packard, 1722, and had John 1725, Winslow 1729, Hezekiah 1732, Joseph 1735, Rebecca 1738 ; his will 1741, her's 1742 and she made her brother Joseph Packard, Exor .- Rebecca m. Dea. Joseph Copeland 1760 .- Winslow with his friend Timothy Mitchell were both lost at sea in youth.
3. Thomas (s. probably of John 1) m. Sarah, D. of Nathaniel, Sam'l, or John Packard, 1722, and had Sarah 1730, Thomas 1737, John 1739, Jerusha 1743 ; these were all bap. in E. B .- Thomas m. Deborah Cushman of Halifax 1761, and she after- wards m. Wm. Dunham 1781 .- John m. Sarah Pool 1766, and d. 1807, æ. 67, without children .- Jerusha m. Robert Latham 1778, and afterwards Jacob Mitchell 1791, and d. 1829, æ. 85 ; she had no children by either husband .- Sarah m. Stephen Leach, perhaps 1749.
4. William (s. probably of John 1) m. Lois Thomas of Mid'o. and had William, Thomas 1731, Lois 1733, Elisha 1736, Susanna 1740, David 1743, Luther 1746, Calvin 1749. His estate was divided among the heirs 1757. Thomas m. a White, and after- wards Ebenezer Ames' widow, but had no children .- Lois. m. Jona. Cary 1754 .- Elisha went to Stockbridge.
5. Nathaniel (s. of John 1) and his w. Elizabeth had Eliza- beth 1729, Mary 1731, Patience 1732, Nathaniel 1735, Sarah 1737. Mary m. Zephaniah Keith 1750 .- Nathaniel m. Elizabeth Bryant of M. 1762.
6. James (s. of John 1) m. Mary, D. of Isaac Johnson 1737, and had James, Milicent, Abihail. He d. 1784, æ. 76. Mili- cent m. Daniel Keith 1766 .- Abihail m. Solomon Pratt 1767.
7. John (s. of John 2) m. Sarah Cowing 1746, and had John 1747, Sarah 1749; his will 1750. Sarah m. Thomas Lawrence 1769, and afterwards Capt. Barney of Taunton.
8. Hezekiah (s. of John 2) m. Elizabeth, D. of Solomon Leonard, 1758, and had Elizabeth, Winslow, Joseph, Hezekiah ; she d. 1799, æ. 62 ; and he m. Hannah, wid. of Timothy Conant, 1803; she was a Blackman. Elizabeth m. Benjamin Conant 1782 .- Hezekiah gra. H. U. 1789, and settled in the ministry at Boylston, and d. single 1795.
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9. William (s. of William 4) m. Susannah, D. of Jonathan Cary, 1759, and had William; the father d. young ; the wid. d. 1795, æ. 62.
10. David (s. of William 4) m. Martha Shaw of M. 1768, and d. 1831, a. 87. He had Lucy, who m. Oliver Hayward 1815, and perhaps others.
11. Luther (s. of William 4) and his w. Phebe, had Lois 1780, Susanna 1782, Lyman 1787, Abigail 1791, Thomas 1793. The father d. 1831, a. 85. Lois m. Avery Fobes, Esq., 1801 .- Susanna m. Zephaniah Keith 1807 .- Lyman m. Hannah Shaw 1810 .- Abigail m. Aberdeen Wilbor 1809.
12. James (s. of James 6) m. Susanna, D. of Benjamin Wash- burn, 1772, and had Isaac 1772, Molly 1774, Susanna 1776, Azubah 1783, Parnel 1786, Levi 1790 .- Isaac m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Simeon Wood, 1799, and went to Oakham .- Susanna m. Rufus Wood 1799 .- Azubah m. Zeph. Caswell 1803 .- Levi of Walpole d. here 1790, æ. 20.
13. John (s. of John 7) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Cowing, 1777, and had John 1779, Joseph 1780, Hannah 1782. He afterwards m. Ruth, wid. of Ebenezer Whitman of Oakham ; she was a Delano .- Joseph m. an Ellis of M .- Hannah went to Me. and m. a Matthews .- John, the father, removed to Oakham.
14. Winslow (s. of Hezekiah 8) m. Polly, D. of Chilton Latham, 1791, and had Hezekiah, Mary, and Betsy .- Hezekiah d. in Boston, a. a. 20; the father d. 1834, æ. 73 .- Mary m. Paschal Bassett 1811 .- Betsy m. Benja. Bates.
15. Capt. Joseph (s. of Hezekiah 8) m. Lucia, D. of Edward Mitchell, and had. Joseph 1793, Lucia 1797, Jane 1799, Eliza- beth 1801, Saba 1804, Mitchell 1808 .- Joseph m. Betsy, D. of Joseph Alden, and settled in New Bedford .- Lucia m. Philo Leach, Esq .- Jane m. Capt. Tripp of Fairhaven .- Saba m. Ed- win Keith .- Mitchell m. wid. Hayward, D. of Thos. Mitchell.
16. William (s. of William 9) m. Polly Tilson of Halfax 1793, and had William, Cyrus, Thomas, Susan, Mary and Sarah. William went to the Cape, and then to N. Bedford .- Cyrus m. Jane, D. of Perez Crocker, and went to N. Bedford .- Thomas m. Eloisa, D. of Calvin Washburn.
17. John (s. of John 15) m. Betsy Ellis of M. 1803, and had Eliza 1803, Sally 1805, Catherine 1807, John Ellis 1809, Isabella 18II.
Anne m. Robert Wallis of P. 1752 .- Sarah m. Nehemiah Lis- comb of S. 1760 .- Ebenezer m. Relief Bartlett 1761 .- Zilphah m. Jabez Warren of M. 1766 .- Levi m. Susanna Leach 1767 .- Mary m. James Perkins 1771 .- Patience m. Moses Robbins 1777 .- Zalmuna m. Hopestill Pool 1787 .- Thomas m. Susanna Fobes 1795 .- Roxana m. Bernice Leach 1797 .- Apollos m.
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Vodisa Hall of R. 1799 .- Isaac m. Susanna Leach 1805 .- Sally m. Stephen Wilbor, Jr., of R. 1809 .- Charles m. Patty Learned of Ox. 1810.
HORTON .- Barnabas Horton (from Winchester, N. H.) m. Polly Morse and settled in S. B. and had David 1785, Sibil 1788, Daniel 1793, Polly 1798, Hannah 1802 .- Sibil m. Daniel Tomson 1813.
Isaac Horton of N. B. m. Betsy Shaw 1805 .- Sally Horton m. Aden Packard 1806 .- Mary m. Galen Packard 1809 .- Jeru- sha m. Zenus Packard, Jr., 1820.
HOW .- Azor How settled in S. B., and m. Lydia Pratt 1787, and had Marcus 1787, Olive 1790; his w. d. 1790, and he m. Ruth Cheesman 1791, and had Lydia, Melinda, Salome, Ophir, Martin, Abigail. Marcus m. Deborah Hatch, D. of Joseph Joslyn 1813 .- Lydia m. Absalom Osborne 1812 .- Melinda m. Abner Shelly 1812 .- Salome m. Libeus Smith 1814 .- Ophir m. Mary T. Reed 1818 .- Martin m. Lurana Lindsay 1820 .- Abi- gail m. Melzar Holmes 1818.
HOWARD .- John Howard, with his brother James, came from England and settled in Duxbury; he was among those able to bear arms there in 1643. James, it is said, went to Bermuda, and John came to W. B., and was one of the proprietors and original settlers in the town a. 1651 ; was young when he came over, and it is said, lived in Capt. Miles Standish's family; was a man of much influence in the new plantation ; one of the first military officers in Bridgewater; took the oath of fidelity here 1657 ; his descendants still own and live on the place where he first settled; he always wrote his name Haward, and so did all his descendants till after 1700, and the early town records are conformable to this spelling ; but for the last century it has been invariably written Howard. It is remarkable that the two names of Hayward and Haward, which have always been known as distinct families, were uniformly pronounced alike, Howard. They were perhaps the same originally, and both Hayward ; but, in writing, John omitted the Y. There was supposed to have been some connection between the families, but perhaps it arose altogether from intermarriage, as John m. Martha, D. of Thos. Hayward, and was a younger man even than Thomas Hayward, Jr .- He d. about 1700 .- He had John, James, Jonathan, Eliza- beth, Sarah, Bethiah, Ephraim .- Elizabeth m. Edward Fobes .- Sarah m. Zaccheus Packard .- Bethiah m. Henry Kingman .-- He was licensed to keep an Ordinary or Tavern as early as 1670, and it is remarkable that a public house has been kept there by his descendants ever since till within a few years.
2. John (s. of John 1) m. Sarah, D. of Robert Latham, and lived in E. B., where Dea. Samuel Keen now lives, till a. 1703, when he sold to Edw. Mitchell, his uncle by marriage, and re-
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moved to W. B. He was sometimes called John Howard mini- mus, and sometimes John Howard of John's Bridge, not only to distinguish him from his father, but also from John Hayward, who was an older man, both names being pronounced alike .- He had Susanna, Edward 1697, Robert 1699, Martha, Sarah, Bethiah. He d. before 1727, and his estate was settled and di- vided 1729 .- Susanna m. Capt. Nathaniel Ames 1702 .- Martha m. David Perkins .- Sarah m. David Turner of Rehoboth, a Clergyman 1721 .- Bethiah first m. Jona. Randall 1712, and afterwards John Hays of Providence .- Susanna, the eldest child was probably named for her grandmother, Susanna Latham, who was D. of John Winslow, brother of Gov. Edward Winslow, and whose mother, Mary Chilton, is said to have been the first lady who came on shore at the landing of our forefathers at Plymouth in 1620.
3. James (s. of John 1) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Washburn, and had Elizabeth 1686, Mercy 1688, James 1690. He went into the Canada Expedition 1690, and d. in the service .- Eliza- beth m. Thomas Buck 1712 .- Mercy d. 1704 .- The wid. Eliza- beth m. Edward Sealey.
4. Ephraim (s. of John 1) m. Mary. D. of Rev. James Keith, and had Jane 1689, Susanna 1692, Martha 1695, Ephraim 1697, Daniel 1699, David 1703, Silence 1705, Mary 1707. He d. 1750, she 1760 .- Jane m. Nehemiah Washburn 1713 .- Susanna m. Samuel Jacobs a. 1720 .- Martha m. Josiah Williams of T. 1714 .- Silence m. John Burr 1722 .- Mary m. John Field 1726, and afterwards Elisha Pierce of Scituate.
5. Maj. Jonathan (s. of John 1) m. Sarah Dean, and had Jonathan 1692, Joshua 1696, Susanna 1698, Ebenezer 1700, Seth 1702, Abiel 1704, Sarah 1707, Henry 1710, Kezia 1712. His estate was settled and divided 1739 .- Susanna m. Benjamin Williams of Norton, probably 1720 .- Sarah m. Ebenezer Ames. Kezia m. Thomas Ames 1731.
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