History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Part 25

Author: Nahum Mitchell
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: author
Number of Pages: 442


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24. Samuel (s. of Samuel 16) m. Deborah, D. of Nathan Mitchell, Esq., 1777, and had Samuel, Ansel, Rebecca, Mary .- Col. Samuel m. Mehitabel Bennet of A. and had Samuel La- Fayette 1824 .- Ansel m. Deborah, D. of John Conant 1807 .- Rebecca m. Libeus Blossom 1804 .- Mary m. Silvanus Sturte- vant 1801.


25. Capt. Nahum (s. of Simeon 23) m. Rhoda, D). of Nathan Snell 1812, and had Jonas 1813, Rhoda 1815, Anna Smith 1818, Cyrus 1820; she d. 1821.


26. Simeon (s. of Simeon 23) m. Bodicea Tomson of M. 1817, and had Bodicea 1818, Rachel Stone 1819, Fanny 1821, Eliza* and Eloisa* 1823, Sarah Louisa 1824.


27. Barna Leonard (from Taunton) m. Phebe, D. of Joseph Bassett 1780, and had Barna, Ruth .- Barna, Jr., m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Sprague 1815 .- Ruth m. Ophir Mitchell 1803.


Benjamin Leonard m. Hannah Phillips 1715 .- Benjamin m. Keturah Briggs 1756; she d. 1757 .- Eliphalet of E. m. Silence Howard 1755 .- Zadock m. Deborah Keith 1765 .- Olive of M. m. Dr. Samuel Shaw 1781 .- Lucy of M. m. Benjamin Whitman, Jr., 1796 .- Abigail m. Jacob Fuller 1800 .- Spencer m. Mary Wood 1805 .- Ann of R. m. Benjamin Mehuren 1798 .- Betsy m. Bradford Harlow 1806 .- Lois m. James Capen, Jr., of St. 1807 .- Philibert of M. m. Benjamin Hayward 1807 .- Betsy T. m. James Leach 1811 .- Anna m. Thomas Conant 1812 .- Lewis


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m. Betsy Leonard 1812 .- Polly m. Francis Perkins 1815 .- Lucy m. Ira Conant 1818 .- Keziah, D). of Jonathan of M. m. Simeon W. Mitchell 1819 .- Arza m. Louisa Maria White 1820 .- Clar inda m. Henry W. Pratt 1821 .- Seth m. Charlotte Dean 1821. Wid. Ann m. David Pratt 1738 .- Lydia m. Joseph Pratt 1712.


James Leonard of Taunton had Thomas, James, and a D." Hannah born at Braintree 1671 ; he and his brother Henry came from Pontepool in Wales and settled in Braintree as early as 1652, and thence went to Taunton, and Henry afterwards went to N. Jersey; whether connected with Solomon or not is not ascertained.


LINCOLN .- Nehemiah Lincoln (s. of Ezekiel of Abington) m. Kezia D. of Dea. James Packard 1748, and lived in N. B. and d. 1818, æ. 91.


2. Gideon (s. of Ezekiel 2d of Abington, brother of Nehe- miah above) was adopted by his uncle Nehemiah, and had his estate and settled in N. B. ; in. Martha, D. of Luke Perkins 1781, and had Nehemiah 1782, Mehitable 1784, Keziah 1785, Ruel 1787, Charles 1788*, d. 1794. Martha 1789. Content 1791*, Roxana 1792, Triphena 1792, Charles 1795, Luke, Serena .- Capt. Nehemiah m. Martha, D. of Simeon Packard 1802 .- Mehitabel m. Japhet Beals of Augusta 1803 .- Keziah m. Bela Curtis 1803. Martha m. Benjamin Gardner of Augusta 1806 .- Serena m. Ziba Bisbee 1814 .- Charles m. Rebecca Wood Porter 1816, and went to E .- Luke m. a White.


4. Ruel (s. of Gideon 2) m. Eunice, D. of John Willis 1804. and had Roxana 1805*, Charles 1807, Isaac 1809, Elbridge 1810, Emeline 1813*, Eliza 1815. He settled in E. B.


William of T. m. Hannah Wade 1751 .- Hannah of Scituate m. Perez Howard 1795 .- Susanna of Hingham m. John Mitchell 1795 .- Rufus m. Lucy Ellis 1804 .- Deborah of Hing- ham m. Artemas Hale, Esq .. 1815.


LINDSAY .- Thomas Lindsay lived in W. B. and m. Eliza- beth D. of William Turner 1745, and had William 1747, Mary 1749, Hannah 1752, James 1755, Thomas 1758 .- James m. but had no children .- Thomas m. Thankful Baily 1786.


Mary m. Nathaniel Ames 1734 .- Lurania m. Martin Howe 1820 .- Betsy d. 1815 .- John m. Abigail, D., perhaps, of Samuel Washburn 1735 .- James m. Hannah Turner 1744.


LITTLEFIELD .- Daniel Littlefield m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah Williams 1732, and had Edmund 1733, Mary 1734, Daniel 1737, Rebecca 1739, Bethiah 1742, Martha 1744*, Seth 1746, Susanna 1747, Martha 1750, Reuben 1753*, Silence 1754, Adam 1758.


Daniel Littlefield and his wife Rachel had Ralph 1760 *; she d. 1760, and he m. Catharine, D. of Joseph Cole 1762, and had Rachel 1762, Catharine 1764, Josiah 1765, Waldo 1768. Mary m. David Wade 1756 .- Susanna m. Edward Keith of Easton 1765 .- Martha m. Luke Keith of Easton 1768.


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2. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel of Braintree) m. Hannah, D. of Moses Curtis, and lived in St., and had Samuel, Nathaniel, and Hannah, who m. a Niles.


3. Maj. Samuel (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. a Wentworth, and had Samuel*, John*, Hovenden*, Charles, Cassander, Dorothy, Sally, Abigail, Hannah. Charles m. Ann, D. of Jonas Howard 1821 .- Dorothy m. John May 1807 .- Sally m. Sidney Howard 1820.


4. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. a Tucker and had Na- thaniel, James, Isaac, Darius, Betsy, Myra. Nathaniel m. a Brown .- James m. a Cary .- Darius m. Lydia, D. of Jonas Howard.


Hannah ot R. m. Ezekiel Reed 1807 .- Esther m. Samuel Soper 1731.


LORING .- Capt. John Loring (from Plympton probably) m. Ruth Sturtevant, and lived in E. B., and had Daniel 1754, Silvia 1757; he had James, Nathaniel, Peleg, Deborah, Rebecca, Pris- cilla, and Mary before he came here .- Deborah m. Lemuel Kingman 1754 .- Rebecca m. Jacob Mitchell 1763; his wid. Ruth perhaps m. Isaac Kingman 1770 .- James m. Jane, D. of Isaac Kingman, 1770, and had John Esq., who m. Jennet, D. of Joshua Barrel, 1794, and Laban and James .- Priscilla m. Eben- ezer Barker, and had 2 Ds. Priscilla and Deborah; Priscilla m. Tilden Crooker, and Deborah m. David Oldham Esq .- Nathan'l went to Spenser .- Peleg taken by the Algerines .- Daniel m. a Pope in Boston, and lived in Nantasket .- Mary not m .- Silvia m. Job Barstow.


2. James Loring of N. B. m. Jennet, D. of Amos Whitman, 1809, and had Lucius 1811*, Vashti 1814. He probably first m. Mercy, D. of Ezra Warren, 1800.


3. Ignatius Esq. (of Plympton) m. Bathsheba, D. of Capt. Jonathan Bass, 1750, and had Sarah 1751, Ignatius, Jacob, Jane, Calvin and others .- Jane m. Capt. Moses Inglee .- One D. m. a Bradford; another, Silvanus Bartlett Jr .- Capt. Ignatius went to Me .- Jacob remained at Plympton.


Molly d. 1776 æ. 47 .- Caleb of Plympton m. Sarah, wid. of Caleb Packard, and D. of Nathan Howard Esq., 1802 .- Hannah of Plympton m. Lewis Ames 1815.


LOVELL .- Dr. Shubael Lovell of Barnstable m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. James Perkins, 1797, and his ss. Shubael, Nehemiah G., and Lorenzo O., live in S. B. The two last gra. B. U. 1833.


James Lovell m. Mary Johnson of St. 1761 .- Andrew Lovell m. Lydia, D. of Nath'l Conant, 1712 .- James m. Dorcas Pratt 1754 .- James m. Jemima Leach 1785.


LOVERIDGE .- Barnet Loveridge and his wife Mehitabel had Caleb Leach 1789 or 1809, Robert Lee 1811 *.


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LOWDEN or LOUDOUN .- Nathaniel Lowden (from Dux- bury) m. Experience, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1762, and lived in E. B., and had Sarah 1762, Susanna 1764, John 1765, Experience 1768, Jacob 1771, and Hannah 1776. The mother d. 1813, æ. 72 .- Sarah m. Benjamin Darling 1785 .- Susanna m. Oliver Pratt 1787 .- John m. Susanna Clark 1793 .- Experience m. Josiah Parris 1788, and went to Me., and was mother of Virgil Parris, member of Cong .- Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Mark Phillips 1794. -Hannah m. Calvin Reed 1807 .- The ss. went to Plainfield.


Richard and Mary Loudon of Boston had John 1641, and Jeremy 1643.


MANLY .- Daniel Manly and his wife Rebecca had Daniel 1752, Nathaniel 1755 ; his wife d. and he m. Sarah Monk 1790, and had Sarah 1791 ; he d. 1804. Sarah m. George Howard 3d. 1808.


2. Daniel (s. of Daniel 1) m. Phebe, D. of Capt. Jona. How- ard 1782, and had Daniel 1784, Susanna 1786, Sabin 1789, Har- riet 1792, Galen and Salmon 1794, Linus 1798, Phebe 1803 .- Susanna m. Martin Hayward 1808.


3. Nathaniel (s. of Daniel 1) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Hay- ward, 1778, and had Rebecca 1780, Betty 1783, Polly 1784, Hayward 1787, Melinda 1789, Olive 1791, Vesta 1793, Sally 1795, Susanna 1797 .- Betty m. Abel Kingman Esq. 1807 .- Polly m. Nathan Packard 1815 .- Melinda m. Isaac Hartwell 1809 .- Olive m. Rowlandson Marshall 1808 .- Vesta m. Daniel Hayward 1817 .- Sally m. Charles Clapp 1816 .- Susanna m. Jonas H. Keith 1816 .- Rebecca m. Jerathmael Hayward 1802.


4. Hayward (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Sarah, D. of Daniel Hay- ward, 1816, and had Sarah Hayward 1818.


Thomas Manly m. Lydia, D. of John Field, 1701 .- David m. Joanna, D. of Wmn. Turner, 1752 .- Josiah m. Eliza, D. of Seth Bryant, 1789 .- Silvia m. Zephaniah Lathrop 1791 .- Timo. of E. m. Susanna Packard 1761 .- Rowena m. Jacob Niles of Ran- dolph 1801 .- Sally of E. m. Seth Crossman 1813 .- Olive m. Joseph Hayward 1768 .- Mrs. Susanna d. 1834 æ. 98 .- William Manly and his neighbors of the north purchase (Easton) al- lowed to come to meeting here and to build a bridge over Cut- ting Cove River 1696.


MAY .- Michael May m. Elizabeth, D. of John Bolton, and lived in E. B. in what is called Bolton Corner. She was born 1692, and d. 1770.


2. John May m. Dorothy, D. of Samuel Littlefield, 1807, and had Clarissa 1810, Hannah 1812 ; he lived in N. B. or Stough- ton Corner.


MARSHALL .- Allen Marshall and his w., sister of Ephraim Groves came from Rochester and lived in E. B. but had no children ; he d. 1824 æ. 89 ; she 1825 æ. 86.


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2. Benjamin Marshall m. Mary, D. of Thomas Hayward, 1768, and had Hayward 1771, Calvin 1774, Benjamin 1777, Rowlandson 1780, Gannett, and Ambrose* 1784. Rowlandson m. Olive Manly 1808 .- Gannett mn. Mary Hayward 1810.


3. Hayward (s. of Benj. 2) m. Olive, D. of Joseph Hayward 1794, and had Benjamin 1798, Hayward 1800, Perez 1801, Han- nah 1803. Benjamin m. Polly, D. of Nehemiah Howard, 1820. -Abigail m. Waldo Field 1816.


McBRIDE .- John McBride m. Jane, D. of Alexander Wilson 1754, and had Alexander 1755, Sarah 1757 ; he and Wilson were Irish and settled in N. B. and removed thence to Harpers- field, N. York.


MEHURIN or McHURON .- 1. Hugh Mehurin m. Mary, D. of Amos Snell, 1725, and lived in S. B. and had David 1726, Mary 1730, Martha 1732, Bathsheba 1735, d. 1766, Josiah 1737, Reliance 1739*, Jonathan 1742. Mary m. Nathan Washburn 1748.


2. Benjamin (brother perhaps of Hugh) m. Lydia, D. of Jo- seph Pratt Jr. perhaps 1731, and had Sarah 1732, Hezekiah 1734, Lucy 1736*, Benjamin 1739, Isaac 1741 ; she d. 1741 æ. 28, and he m. Mehitabel Williams 1749, and had Jonathan 1752, Silvia 1754; he d. 1761, she 1770. Sarah m. John Mitchell 1751 .- Benjamin m. Mary Wethrell 1771 .- Isaac m. Mary, D. of Ebenezer Allen 1781, and had Bethiah 1783, Allen 1785 .- Jonathan m. Ruth, D. of Samuel Kingman 1774, and had · Deb- orah, Priscilla and others.


3. Jonathan (brother of Hugh perhaps) m. Mary, wid. of George Packard, and D. of Samuel Edson perhaps, 1740, and had Ephraim 1741 ; he d. 1757.


4. David (s. of Hugh 1) and his w. Anna, had Sarah 1750, Hannah 1752, David 1755, Anna 1758*, Anna 1759, Jonathan and Susanna 1762 .- Sarah m. Benjamin Orcutt 1773 .- Susanna of E. m. Seth Burr 1781.


5. Hezekiah (s. of Benj. 2) m. Abigail Dickerman 1760, and lived in W. B. and had Maria 1761, Amasa 1763, Chloe 1765 .- Abigail Mehurin m. Luther Hall of R. 1781.


6. Josiah (s. of Hugh perhaps) m. Bethiah D. of Benjamin Pratt perhaps 1769, and had Bethiah 1770, Josiah 1772 ; he also m. Martha D. of Jeremiah Conant 1779. Benjamin Mehurin m. Ann Leonard of R. 1798 .- Bethiah of Pembroke m. Ezra Churchill 1799 .- Lucy m. Martin Conant Jr. 1806 .- Mary m. William Bassett 1719 .- Bathsheba m. Solomon Snow 1723.


MITCHELL .- 1. Experience Mitchell was one of the fore- fathers, (a name usually applied to those, who arrived in the three first ships) and came over in the third ship, the Ann, in 1623 : he sold his place in Plymouth to Samuel Eddy in 1631


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and removed to Duxbury, where he purchased Wm. Paybody's house and farm 1650: he was an original proprietor of Bridge- water, but sold his share or proprietary right to Thomas Hay- ward; he came to Bridgewater late in life, with his son Edward; while at Plymouth he lived at Spring Hill, so called, and at Duxbury he lived at a place called Blue Fish River; at Bridge- water he lived at a place called Joppa, where his descendants still live : he d. 1689 æ. a. 80; his will dated 1684: he was at Leyden with the Pilgrims and left a brother Thomas, who lived and died in Holland: he had a share in the first division of Lots at Plymouth in 1623, and of the live stock in 1627 : it is supposed he m. Jane D. of Francis Cook for his first wife ; the wife of his old age was named Mary, but her family name is not ascertained; he had a sister Constant, who m. John Fobes : the names of his children as appears from his will, deeds, and other written documents, were Thomas, John, Jacob, Edward, Eliza- beth, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. Thomas first had land of his father at Dartmouth, but relinquished it again to his father 1669, who the same day conveyed it to Jacob. There is no farther account of Thos. Elizabeth m. John Washburn 1645 .- Mary m. James Shaw of M. 1652, who d. 1679, and left a D. Mary .- Sarah m. John Hayward .- Hannah m. Joseph Hay- ward.


2. John (s. of Experience 1) m. Mary Bonney 1675, and had Experience 1676 ; she d. 1677, and he m. . Mary Lathrop 1679; she d. 1680, and he m. Mary Prior 1682, and had Mary 1682, Hannah 1683, Joseph 1684, Elizabeth 1685*, Elizabeth 1686, John 1689, Sarah 1690, Esther 1692 .- This family lived in Dux- bury .- Joseph settled his brother John's estate 1711 .- The father sold house and lands in Duxbury to George Williamson 1701.


3. Jacob (s. of Experience 1) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Pope of Plymouth 1666, and settled at Dartmouth, now Fair- haven, was a carpenter and an Ensign, and in 1675, at the com- mencement of Philip's war, was killed, and his wife also by the Indians early in the morning as they were going to the garrison, whither they had sent their children the afternoon before; they both lived to reach the garrison, but d. of their wounds; their children were Jacob, Thomas, and Mary; the children came to Bridgewater and were taken care of and brought up by their uncle Edward .- Mary m. Samuel Kingman 1696.


4. Ensign Edward (s. of Experience 1) m. Mary, D. of Thos. Hayward, and lived with her 40 years without children; she d. and he then, 1708, m. Alice, D. of Maj. John Bradford of Kings- ton, s. of William Jr., and g. s. of Gov. William ; she was b. 1678, and d. 1746 æ. 67 ; he bought Francis West's proprietary right, and settled in E. B. before 1682 ; he had Mary 1709, Alice 1714,


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Edward 1716 ; he d. 1717, and it is said he was near 70 years of age when his son Edward was born : his wid. m. Dea. Joshua Hearsey of Hingham and removed thither with her children, and Mary m. Joshua, and Alice m. Noah, ss. of Dea. Hearsey, who had also a D. Sarah by his last w., who m. Thomas Loring and d. 1798. Edward sold the family estate at Blue Fish river in Duxbury to Samuel Sprague 1708, which his father had con- veyed to him in 1670.


5. Experience (s. of John 2.) settled in Providence and had a family; one of his descendants by the name of Experience d. a few years since in Uxbridge over 100 years of age, and left a s. John in or about Gloucester, R. I .; there was also a Capt. Elisha Mitchell and Maj. Thomas and Darius Mitchell in that vicinity, probably of the same family .- Elisha is mentioned in R. I. records in 1700.


6. Joseph (s. of John 2) m. Bathsheba Pillips probably ; first lived in Plymouth 1711 ; and settled in Kingston about 1719, was a Tanner, and had Sarah 1711*, Hannah 1713, Joseph 1714*, John 1716*, Mary 1718, Sarah 1719, Bathsheba 1721, Alice 1723, Joseph 1726, Benjamin 1728, Martha 1731, Ruth; his w. d. and he m. Hannah Hersey of Abington 1753; he d. 1755, and his wid. m. John Whitman of E. B. and d. 1788, æ. 85. Mary m. Thomas Phillips Jr. 1743, and d. the same year .- Sa- rah m. Jonathan Ring .- Bathsheba m. Timothy Briggs of T .- Martha m. Japhet Rickard .- Joseph went to Norton.


7. Jacob (s. of Jacob 3) m. Deliverance, D. of John King- man 1696, and had Jacob 1696; he removed to Kingston, and there had a 2d wife Rebecca, D. of Isaac Cushman probably ; he was a blacksmith, and sold his house and lands to Benjamin Sampson 1728, and removed to North Yarmouth, Me., and d. a. 1744.


8. Thomas (s. of Jacob 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of John King- man, 1696; he, his brother, and sister Mary were all m. at the same time, and all m. Kingmans, who were also brother and sisters; he had Thomas 1696*, Henry 1698*, Timothy 1700, Susanna 1703, Edward 1705*, Elizabeth 1710, Mary 1713, Seth 1715 ; he d. 1727, she 1733; he lived in S. B., where his g. g. s. William now lives .- Susanna m. Joseph Packard 1724 .- Eliza- beth and Mary d. young probably.


9. Col. Edward (s. of Edward 4) m. Elizabeth, D. of Elisha Cushing of Hingham, 1738, and returned to E. B. and had Ed- ward 1739, Cushing 1740, Elizabeth 1742, Alice 1744, Elisha 1746, John 1748, William 1750, Bradford 1752, Mary 1754, Ce- lia 1757, Sarah 1759, Bela 1761 ; she d. 1799 æ. 85; he 1801, æ. 86. Elizabeth m. Eleazar Keith 1760 .- Alice m. John Keith 1763, Mary m. James Keith Jr. 1780 .- Celia m. Arthur Harris 1781 .- Sarah m. Maj. Benj. Harris 1791, and d. a widow June 29, 1839, æ. 80.


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10. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 6) m. Mary Phillips of Duxbury 1750, and lived in Kingston, and had Bathsheba 1752, Benja- min 1753, Abigail 1755, Molly 1757, Rebecca 1760, John 1762, Ezra 1764, Sarah 1767, Hannah 1770, Joseph 1773, Thomas 1775 *.


Isaac R. Mitchell, a jeweler in Boston, was son of Joseph Mitchell of Kingston.


11. Dea. Jacob (s. of Jacob 7) m. Mary Howland 1721, and settled in Pembroke, and had Jonathan 1724; his wife d. and he m. wid. Rachel Cushing, sister of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, and had David 1728, Rachel 1730, Jacob 1732, Sarah 1736; he re- moved to North Yarmouth .- Rachel m. a Chandler .- Mary m. Judge Lewis .- Sarah m. a Gray.


12. Timothy (s. of Thomas 8) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel Packard, and had Thomas, Nathan 1729, Abiel, Deborah, Tim- othy *; he d. 1733 : she 1744. Deborah m. a Bliss of Rehoboth 1730 .- Timothy was lost at sea with Winslow Hooper, both young .- There was a wid. Mitchell d. in S. B. 1762, perhaps she was Sarah Mehurin, who m. John Mitchell 1751 ; this John is the man perhaps who was under guardianship of Jonathan Howard 1742, and was from Milton.


13. Seth (s. of Thomas 8) m. Ann, D. of Thomas Latham 1738, and had Jacob 1740, Reuben 1741*, Seth 1744, Zenas 1746*, Phineas 1747*, Eliphaz 1749, Timothy 1751*, Rotheus 1753, Ann 1755, Reuben 1757, Betty 1759 ; his wife d. and he m. Mary D. of Nicholas Wade 1760, and had Molly 1761, Nab- by 1762, Susanna 1766 ; he d. 1802 æ. 87, she 1809 æ. 83 .- Eliphaz d. a bachelor 1820 æ. 70 .- Ann m. Solo. Washburn 1773 .- Bet- ty and Molly were never m .- Nabby m. James Lincoln of Cohas- set 1788 .- Susanna m. Asa Forrest 1787 and her D. Susanna m. William Mitchell, an Englishman, 1821.


14. Edward (s. of Col. Edward 9) m. Jane, D. of Charles Latham 1762, and had Jane 1763, Edward 1766, Lucia 1769, Eunice 1773, Theodore, Ophir and Oreb twins .- He d. 1828 in his 90th year ; she 1829 a. 88 .- Jane m. Edward Hayward 1782 .- Lucia m. Capt. Joseph Hooper .- Eunice m. Dan'l Mitch- ell Esq. 1795 .- Oreb d. single.


15. Cushing (s. of Col. Edward 9) m. Jennet. D. of Hon. Hugh Orr 1765, and had Alice 1767, Nahum 1769, Jennet 177 1 ; his wife d. 1774 æ. 26 and he m. Hannah wid. of Josiah Newton and D). of Anthony Sherman 1780 and had Hannah 1781, Celia 1783, Cushing 1784, Charles 1788, Newton 1789, George 1793. He d. 1820 in his Soth year ; she 1839 in her 90th year. Alice m. Dea. William Harris 1788 .- Jennet m. Daniel Bryant 1789 .- Hannah m. Hon. Ezekiel Whitman Esq .- Celia m. Charles Keen 1802 .- Newton d. at Franconia 1810 æ. 21 .- His 2d. wife had one child, Ruhamah, by her first husband and she m. Maj. Theodore Mitchell 1798.


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16. Elisha Esq. (son of Col. Edward 9) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. Barnabas Tomson of Halifax and had an only child Asa 1782 ; they both d. of a consumption, she 1783 æ. 35 ; he 1790 æ. 44.


17. John (s. of Edward 9) m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Byram 1781, and had John Holman 1783, Caleb 1785, Jenny Byram 1787, Anna 1790, Elisha 1792 ; she d. 1794 æ. 36; and he m. Susan Lincoln of Hingham 1795 ; he d. 1829 æ. 81 .- John Hol- man not m .- Jenny B. d. single .- Anna m. Nahum Washburn 1816 .- Elisha m. Joanna D. of Henry Joslyn of Pembroke and removed to New Bedford.


18. Willliam (s. of Col. Edward 9.) settled in Cummington, and m. Elizabeth, D. of William Ward Esq., and had Piam, Cushing, William, Chester, Elisha, Bela, Betsy, Clarissa, Sally, Laura, Polly, Jennet. Piam m. Sally Orcutt, and then a War- ner .- Cushing m. in N. Y., and settled in Windsor .- William m. Clarissa D. of Elisha Bisbee .- Chester m. a Richards .- Elisha m. Lucinda Brewster, and then Wid. Shaw, D. of Nathan Gur- ney Esq. of Abington-Bela m. a Streeter .- Betsy m. Elijah Warner .- Clarissa m. Stephen Warner Jr .- Sally m. Roswell Hubbard of Northampton and d. 1837 .- Laura m. Otis Tileston of Boston .- Polly m. Seth Porter Jr .- Jennet m. Chester Gay- lord of Hadley: he d. 1837, æ. 87; she d. 1839 : and it is re- markable that he and his father had each 12 children, and all lived to be m.


19. Bradford (s. of Col. Edward 9) settled also in Cumming- ton, and m. Persis, D. of Elijah Warner, and had Nahum and Lucretia : he then returned to Bridgewater, and his w. d. 1799, æ. 41. He then m. Meribah, D. of Lemuel Keen of Pembroke, 1801, and had Eliza : he then removed to Minot, and had a son Bradford that d. in infancy. He returned again to Bridgewater, where his 2. w. d. 1823, æ. 49 : he is still living .- Lucretia m. Josiah Bassett 1820 .- Eliza m. Alpheus Leach Jr.


20. Bela (s. of Col. Edward 9) settled in Charlestown, and there m. Nancy, D. of Maj. Calder, and had Nancy and Bela, and d., and his w. m. a French.


21. Maj. Thomas (s. of Timothy 12) m. Keziah Swift of Plymouth, and had Timothy 1758, William 1760, Lusanna 1762, Thomas 1765, Calvin 1767, Luther 1769*, Zilphah 1772 : he d. 1776. Lusanna m. Marlborough Williams of Easton .- Zilphah m. Eleazar Keith Jr .- Calvin went to Rochester, was m. but left no children.


22. Hon. Nathan (s. of Timothy 12) m. Ann, D. of Jonathan Cary, 1754, and had Deborah 1755, Timothy 1757*, Susanna 1758, Mary 1760*, Nathan 1762, Cary 1765, Daniel 1767. He d. of the small-pox 1789, æ. 60. Deborah m. Samuel Leonard Jr. 1777 .- Susanna m. Caleb Keith 1777 .- Cary d. 1821, with- out children.


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23. Col. Abiel (s. of Timothy 12) settled in Easton, and m. a d. of Eliphalet Leonard, and had Thomas, Abiel, Timothy, Eliphalet, Leonard, Deborah, Ruth, Mary, Sally, Susanna. He d. a. 88. Thomas m. Abigail Howard 1783, and he and Abiel went to Vermont. Timothy went to Merrimac .- Eliphalet re- mained in E., and had Albert, Harrison and others probably .- Leonard went to Mansfield .- Deborah m. Thomas Willis .- Ruth m. a Simmons .- Sally m. a Williams .- Mary m. a Williams .- Susanna m. an Edson.


24. Jacob (s. of Seth 13) m. Rebecca, D. of Capt. John Loring, 1763, and had Oliver, Silvia, Zenas, Jacob, John Loring, Peleg, Levi. She d. 1782, æ. 40, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Jo- siah Whitman, and D. of Caleb Sturtevant of Halifax, 1783, and had Josiah Whitman. His 2d w. d. 1789, æ. 35, and he m. Jerusha, wid. of Robert Latham, and D. of Thomas Hooper, 1791 ; he d. 1827, æ. 89; she 1829, æ. 85 .- Oliver m. Amelia Gannet 1791, and had Warren 1792, and then went to Lyme, N. H .- Silvia m. Hugh Orr 1785 .- Zenas m. Nabby Washburn of Kingston 1796, and had Ichabod Washburn, Rebecca Loring 1801, and then removed to Maine, and there had Nahum, Zenas, Gilman, Charles, Cushing, Elisha, Persis Turner, Silvia*, Abi- gail .- Jacob went to Farmington, Conn., and had William, Hiram and John .- John L. d. young at West Point, and left 2 children .- Peleg and Levi went to Maine and had families.


25. Seth (s. of Seth 13) m. Lusanna, D. of Capt. Simeon Wood, and had Simeon Wood, 1795, Sarah Weston 1796, Arnot 1798, Timothy 1800, Susanna 1802, George Washington 1804, Seth Arnold 1806 .- Seth, the father, d. 1807, a. 64 .- Simeon W. m. Keziah, D. of Jona. Leonard of Mid'o. 1819 .- Timothy m. Melissa Alden Raymond of Plymouth .- Sarah W. m. a Rob- bins of Mid'o .- Seth A. m. a Pickins of Rochester.


26. Rotheus (s. of Seth 13) was a Lieut. in the Revolution- ary army, m. Hepzibah, D. of Josiah Hayward 1783, and had Cynthia 1784, Eliphalet 1785, Horatio 1787, Betsy 1791, and then removed to Lyme, N. H.


27. Reuben (s. of Seth 13) m. Ann, D. of James Wade, 1783, and had Jane 1785, James 1786, and then removed to Windsor.


28. Edward (s. of Edward 14) m. Chloe, D. of Capt. Abra- ham Washburn 1789, and had Chloe*, Olive, Edward, Melinda, Emeline .- Olive m. Dr. Rufus Walker of Westport 1814, and afterwards Isaac Fobes .- Melinda m. Oliver Alden 1819, and d. 1838 .- Emeline m. John Winslow .- Edward m. Margaret Seaver of T.


29. Maj. Theodore (s. of Edward 14) m. Ruhamah, only child of Josiah Newton of Brookfield 1798, (her mother Hannah was 2d wife of Cushing Mitchell) and had Hannah 1798, Wins- low 1800, Miriam 1804*, Caroline 1808, Louisa 1813 .- Hannah m. George Bassett 1819 .- Caroline m. Philo Keith. .




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