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REA .- Jeremiah Rea and Mary his wife had Daniel Putnam and Israel Fuller 1798, John Flavel 1801.
REYNOLDS .- Nath'l Reynolds, Esq. (s. of Nath'l of Boston) settled in N. B .; m. Hannah Hartwell 1739, and had Philip 1740, Jonas 1742; she d., and he m. Mary Tolman, and had Timothy 1746, Hannah 1750, Mary 1754, Nath'l 1757, David 1759, Silence 1760, Jonathan 1764, Cynthia 1769; he removed to Vassalborough, Me., with his 5 youngest children .- Hannah m. William Packard 1769 .- Mary m. Dea. Ebenezer Packard 1774 .- Jona. m. Anna, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1794, and went to Sidney, Me .- Nath'l m. Bethiah, D. of Levi Keith, 1777.
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2. Thomas (brother of Nathaniel above) m. Elizabeth Turner 1748, and had Amy 1749*, Joseph 1851, Amy 1753, Elizabeth 1755. Susanna 1757, Martha 1759, Thomas 1762, Josiah 1766; he d. 1795, æ. 77 .- Amy m. Silas Dunbar 1772 .- Susanna m. Oliver Howard 1780 .- Martha m. Capt. Parmenas Packard 1778 .- Thomas m. Tabatha, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1785, and went to Me .- Josiah m. a Phillips and went to Vermont.
Nathaniel of Boston, father of the two brothers above, m. Mary, D. of Thomas Snell, and when he d. the wid. came back with her children, and she m. David Ames 1722.
3. Philip (s. of Nathaniel 1) m. Hannah, D. of Wm. Packard 1765, and had William 1767, Hannah 1769, Charity 1771, Philip, and Polly. He d. and she m. Enos Thayer 1782 .- Charity m. Leonard Orcutt 1797 .- Polly m. Oliver Belcher 1798 .- William m. Martha, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell 1791, and went to Me .- Philip went to St.
4. Jonas (s. of Nathaniel 1) m. Anna, D. of Luke Perkins, a. 1768, and had Anna 1769, Jonas 1772, Isaac 1774, John, David P., Jonathan, Polly .- Anna m. Josiah Perkins, Jr., 1790 .- Polly m. Isaac French 1800 .- Wid. Anna m. Dea. Elijah Snell 1798 .- John m. Falley Wales of St. 1802 .- David P. m. Sarah, D. of Andrew Bartlett of Plymouth 1818, and settled in E. B.
5. Timothy (s. of Nathaniel 1) and his w. Rebecca had Han- nah 1770, Molly 1775 ; he then went to Vassalboro', Me.
6. Joseph (s. of Thomas 2) m. Jemima, D. of Luke Perkins 1772, and had Ichabod, Joseph, Daniel, Simeon, Azel, Thomas, Jemima, Olive, Amy, Susanna, Vesta .- Capt. Ichabod m. Polly, D. of Isaac Brett 1796, and went to Minot, Me .- Azel m. Su- sanna Nash 1812 .- Thomas m. Nancy Pike 1819 .- Olive m. Joseph Macomber 1798 .- Amy m. Ziphion Howard 1803 .- Su- sanna m. Capt. Silas Dunbar 1806 .- Vesta m. Isaac Clapp 1814.
7. Jonas (s. of Jonas 4) m. Rebecca, D. of Joseph Hayward 1798, and had Martin Luther 1799, Orren 1801, Anna 1803, Mary 1805, Jo. Hayward 1808, Rebecca 1814.
8. Isaac (s. of Jonas 4) m. Mehitabel Ford 1805, and had Polly 1806, Edwin 1808, Nahum 1809, Benjamin Franklin 1810, Sibil 1814.
9. Joseph (s. of Joseph 6) m. Martha, D. of Silas Dunbar 1798, and had Olive 1798, Pamela 1800, Sophia 1802, Oliver 1804, Nancy 1808, Daniel 1810, Susanna 1812, Luke 1815 .- Joseph, Jr., m. Phebe Whitcomb 1817.
10. Simeon (s. of Joseph 6) m. Mary, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell 1809, and had Simeon Otis 1809.
Nathaniel and Sarah Reynolds of Boston had Sarah 1687 .- Isaac m. Dorothy Seeker of Mid'o. 1707.
Elizabeth m. Perez Packard 1803 .- Zilpha m. Joshua Howard 1805 .- Nathaniel, Jr., of Sidney m. Hannah Porter 1811.
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RICHARDS .- Benjamin Richards (from Weymouth) settled in W. B., and m. Mehitabel, D. of Isaac Alden 1711, and had Mehitabel 1712, Joseph 1714, Daniel 1716, James 1718, Sarah 1720. His w. d., and he m. Lydia Faxon, and had John 1723, Josiah 1724, Seth 1726, Ezra 1728, Lydia 1732, Hannah 1736. He d. 1741 ; his will makes no mention of James or Seth .- James Richards m. Susanna Pratt 1740, on Abington records ; both of them there said to be of Br .- Mehitabel m. David Pack- ard, Jr., 1737 .- Joseph went to St .- Sarah m. Wm. Packard 1740, Ezra was a schoolmaster .- Lydia m. Dea. Nathan Alden (his 2d wife) 1757 .- Hannah m. Dr. Philip Bryant (his 2d wife) 1779.
2. Daniel (s. of Benjamin 1) m. Mary, D. of David Packard, 1740, and had Daniel 1741*, William 1741*, and a D. 1742 *.
3. John (s. of Benjamin 1) m. Keziah, D. of Capt. Israel Bailey 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Keziah 1755, Benjamin 1758, Seth 1763, James 1766, Ezra 1768, Tamzin 1770, Lydia 1773, Jennet 1774; he d. 1812 .- Sarah m. Joseph Thayer, Jr., of St. 1795, and afterwards Dea. Zacheus Thayer .- Keziah m. James Inglee 1787 .- James and Ezra went westward .- Tamzin m. Jo- seph Snow, Jr., 1795.
4. Dea. Josiah (s. of Benjamin 1) m. Anna Robinson of Raynham 1781, and had Josiah 1783, Zeba 1786, Daniel 1788 ; he d. 1815, æ. 90 .- Zeba m. Polly, D. of Daniel Hartwell 1817. Daniel m. Lentha, D. of Daniel Hartwell 1812.
5. Benjamin (s. of John 3) m. Polly, D. of Richard Bartlett of N. Scotia 1782, and had Rhoda 1783, Bartlett 1785, Avery 1788, Polly 1792 ; he d. 1812, æ. 54 .- Rhoda m. Samuel G. Alden 1804 .- Bartlett was a shipmaster, and d. at sea .- Avery went to Duxbury.
6. Seth (s. of John 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Snow, 1791, and had Betsy 1793, John 1796, Luther 1798, Ward 1801, Ruth 1803; he d. 1837 .- John m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan Kingman 1820 .- Ward in. Mehitabel, D. of John Brown.
Joseph Richards and Sarah of Weymouth; his will 1695 men- tions Joseph, James, Susanna, Sarah, and "all the rest of my sons and daughters," of whom probably Benjamin first above named was one. There was a John and Sarah at Weymouth, ·also who had a s. Benjamin 1 786.
There was a family of Richards lived in S. B .- Nathan had Nathan, James, Hannah and Polly twins .- Hannah m. Josiah Edson 1791 .- Polly m. Marcus Leonard 1793 .- James m. Su- sanna, D. of Abner Pratt 1798 .- Nathan m. Lydia Hayward 1813 .- Isaac m. Esther Holbrook 1817 .- Anne m. Edward Ben- ton of Prov. 1816 .- James of Newton m. Dorothy Packard 1777. Sarah m. William Davenport 1730 .- Joseph m. Mary Hamlin 1742 .- Susanna m. Silas Williams 1760 .- Timothy of Ded. m. Sarah, D. of Sam'l Edson 1778 .- Milicent m. Silvanus Wash- burn 1765 .- James m. Susanna Pratt 1740.
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RICHARDSON .- Winslow Richardson lived in E. B., m. Rhoda, D. of Benjamin Johnson 1763, and had Benjamin 1764, Ruth Holman 1765. His w. d., and he m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Byram 1768, and had Susanna 1771, Joseph Byram 1773; he then removed from town.
Stephen Richardson m. Ruth, D. of Benjamin Johnson .- Re- beckah Richardson m. Zebulun Packard 1764, and afterwards Silas Kinsley 1774 .- Hannah of Leicester m. Joseph Burr 1792.
RICKARD OR RECORD .- Thomas Record lived in E. B., and had John 1725 ; he was one of the committee for settling the Rev. John Angier : he lived in S. B., m. Bethiah, D. of Nath'l Conant 1733, and had Seth 1735, Amasa 1738, Uriah 1840, Keturah 1744; he d. 1777 .- Seth m. Susanna Packard 1757 .- Amasa m. Deliverance, D. of Joseph Pratt 1759 .- Uriah m. Zilpha White 1761.
3. Nathaniel lived also in S. B., m. Jerusha, D. of James Dunbar 1751, and had Daniel 1752, Asher 1754, Elkanah 1759, Ebenezer 1761, Susanna 1763, Rufus 1765.
4. Jacob and Hannah had Salome 1758, Hannah 1760, Bar- tholomew 1765; d. 1789 ; the father d. 1809 .- Salome m. Enoch Pratt 1784.
5. Salmon Rickard m. Olive, D. of Capt. Elijah Edson 1786, and had Seth 1788, How 1790, Thomas 1794, Calvin 1796, Sal- mon 1799, and went to Mid'o .- This name was often pronounced Ricket.
Hannah Rickard m. Josiah Byram 1720 .- Elizabeth m. John Whitman 1726 .- Mehitabel m. Arthur Harris 1730 .- Rebecca m. Dea. Seth Allen 1735, and then Dea. Thomas Whitman 1767 ; these were all from Plympton .- Joseph of P. m. Lydia Willis 1737 .- Samuel m. Mary Bumpus 1749 .- Nathan m. Mary Snell 1767 .- Elisha Records m. Ruth Chamberlin 1775 .- Alice m. Joab Willis, Jr., 1772 .- Sarah m. John Willis 1779 .- Betty m. Dea. Noah Edson 1782 .- Lucy m. Joshua Washburn 1786 .- Chloe m. Nehemiah Pratt 1793 .- Hannah m. William Badger 1819.
RIDER .- Samuel Rider lived and d. in S. B., m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Washburn 1799, and his s. in law, Benjamin Dar- ling, and his brother Abner Rider, a bachelor, live on the same place.
Captain Samuel Rider (from Plymouth) m. a Dunham, and settled and lives in W. B., and has Samuel, Lewis, William and others .- Samuel m. Anne, and Lewis m. Elizabeth, Ds. of Dea. Joseph Kingman .- William went to N. B.
RIPLEY .- William Ripley and his wife. two ss., Abraham and John, and two Ds., came from Hingham, Eng., and settled here at Hingham 1638; he probably m. Elizabeth, wid. of Thos.
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Thaxter 1654, and d. 1656; he was ancestor, probably of all of the name in this part of the country .- Sarah m. Jeremiah Beal at H. 1654.
1. William Ripley and his w. Mary settled in W. B., and had Margaret, Sarah 1696, John 1698, Martha 1700, William 1702, Samuel 1705, Jonathan 1707, Timothy 1710, Christopher 1712. Sarah m. George Bryant .- Martha m. John Rawson.
2. John (s. of William 1) m. Deborah, D. of Israel Wash- burn, and had Mary 1730, Waitstill 1732, Deborah 1734. He d., and the wid. m. Nathaniel Bolton 1740, and d. 1759 .- Mary m. Amos Hayward 1766 .- Waitstill m. Isaac Lee 1751.
3. Samuel (s. of William 1) m. Abigail, D. of John Bolton 1736, and had. Robert 1737 .- Abigail, the mother, or a D., m. Stephen Pettingill 1764.
4. Christopher (s. of William 1) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. Edward Howard 1737, and had Solomon 1737, Jane 1743, Bethiah 1745 .- Bethiah m. Jabez Bolton 1765.
5. Solomon (s. of Christopher 4) m. Miriam Briggs 1758, and had Christopher 1758, Elizabeth 1761, Daniel 1764, Marlbray 1767, Nathaniel 1771, and Deborah ; he d. 1809 .- Marlbray m. Ruth Whiting 1787 .- Deborah m. Cyrus Hayward 1804.
6. Capt. Daniel (s. of Solomon 5) m. Martha, D. of David Harvey 1783, and had Mary 1783, Martha 1787, Daniel 1791, Susanna 1792 : d. 1822 ; Orra 1795, David H. 1798, Deborah 1801 ; he d. 1819 .- Orra m. Alson Field 1820.
Polly m. Sihon Morse of St. 1804 .- Sally of Plympton m. Nathan Hartwell 1789 .- Hannah of E. m. Sam'l Edson 3d, 1797 .- Elizabeth m. Jacob Keith 1801 .- Lydia of Plympton m. Zephaniah Lathrop, Jr., 1812.
ROBBINS .- Nicholas Robbins was one of the original Pro- prietors of B., but never resided here; was at Duxbury 1640, and d. there a. 1650. He had John, Catherine, Mary, and Han- nah ; he gave John half his land at the New Plantation, and the other half to his daughters.
2. John settled here, and had Jeduthun 1667 ; he in some way became helpless, for Goodman Turner (George) was ordered to maintain his brother John Robbins 1668.
3. Jeduthan sold his house and land to Sam'l Kinsley a. 1700, "butting on the S. side Town River adjoining the S. E. side of Thos. Washburn's where his house stands." Robbins had then removed to Plympton, and d. there a. 1726, and had Jeduthun, John, Lemuel, Persis w. of Jona. Wood, Hannah w. of Barnabas Wood, Elizabeth, Abigail, Mehitabel.
4. Benjamin Robbins and his wife Susanna, D. of Daniel Keith, lived in Titicut, S. B., and had a family, but removed to M., and had Benjamin and Susanna 1789, Abigail 1791 .- Ben-
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jamin m. Patience Morton 1814 .- Susanna m. Oliver Keith 1809 .- Abigail m. Salmon Keith, Jr., 1814.
Betsy of Watertown m. Alfred Whitman 1809 .- Moses of Mid. m. Patience Hooper 1777 .- Polly, sister of Betsy, d. here 1794, @. 17.
ROBINSON .- Gain Robinson (from Ireland) landed at Ply- mouth, lived at Braintree, Pembroke, and finally in E. B., had recommendations from churches in Ireland, Braintree and Pem- broke ; his w. was Margaret Watson, by whom he had Alexan- der, Joseph, Gain 1724, Increase 1727, Betty, 1728, James 1730, John 1732, Margaret 1735, Mary 1738, Martha 1740, Jane 1742, Robert 1746 ; he also had by a former w. a s. Archibald, and a D. Susanna, who m. Christopher Erskins, an Irishman also, who settled in A; he d. in 1763, æ. 81 ; she his 2d wife, 1777, æ. 77. His 9 youngest children only were born here, or after the incor- poration of the parish .- Alexander m. Hannah White of A. 1745, and had a D. Abigail 1746, and went to Nova Scotia .- Increase m. Rachel Bates of Hingham 1755, and d. in the French war, a Serjeant, under Gen. Winslow at Nova Scotia, between 1755 and 1757; had no children .- Mary m. Richard Bartlett 1757 .- Martha m. Archibald Thompson 1761 .- John m. a Studley, and settled in Kingston, and had a family; his D. Martha m. Eliphalet Bailey 1782.
2. Joseph (s. of Gain 1) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Keith, 1746, and had Joseph 1747, Benjamin 1748, Edward 1750, Su- sanna 1753, Abigail 1755. His w. d., and he m. Hannah, D. of Isaac Snow 1759, and had Isaac 1760+, Hannah 1763*, Snow 1765 *. His estate was settled by his wid. and his brother James 1766 .- Joseph d. a. about 20 .- Edward d. 1818, æ. 67, a bache- lor .- Susanna m. William Vinton 1774 .- Abigail m. Silvanus Lazell 1775 .- Isaac lost at sea .- Hannah d. single 1802, æ. 39, burnt in a fit .- Snow d. at West Point in the army 1783, æ. 19.
3. Gain (s. of Gain 1) m. a Dyer, and had Gain, William, Increase, John, Dyer 1765, Joseph, Ansel, Sally, and Zibeah who m. Daniel Packard and went to Pelham ; he d. 1778 of small- pox, æ. 54 .- Gain m. a Gardner, lived in Hanson or Abington, and had a family .- Sally m. Solomon Johnson 1788 .- John m. Molly, D. of Thomas Packard 1781, and had John, Mary, Daniel, Abiel, Sarah, Zibeah .- John, Mary, and Daniel went to Port- land .- Abiel and Sarah went to Cambridgeport .- Sarah m. Samuel Pond .- Zibeah not m .- Daniel afterwards went to Ban- gor.
4. James (s. of Gain 1) m. Jerusha, D. of Ebenezer Bartlett of Duxbury, and had James and Bartlett, twins, Watson, Abner, Gain, Clark, Jerusha Bartlett 1753, Margaret 1754, Mary, Eliza- beth, Jane, Esther, Eleanor, Bethiah, and Martha .- James and Bartlett d. in the revolutionary war .- Watson moved to the
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westward .- Abner was killed at Saratoga 1777 .- The family all moved to Cummington .- Gain was a physician there, and Clark d. there .- Jerusha B. m. Wait Wadsworth of Duxbury .- Mar- garet m. a Fay, and moved westward .- Mary m. David Orr, and went to the 9 Partners .- Elizabeth m. in Cummington .- Jane m. William Johnson 1779 .- Esther, Eleanor, and Bethiah m. in Cummington .- The father lived first on Clark's Island, and finally lived and d. in Cummington .- He was here in 1766, and administered on his brother Joseph's estate.
5. Robert (s. of Gain 1) m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac Kingman, 1772, and had Samuel, James, and others, probably, and went to Cummington.
6. Archibald (s. of Gain I probably) m. Mercy, D. of Richard Field 1747, and had Robert 1747, John 1749.
7. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 2) m. Eve, D. of James Packard 1770, and had Anna 1771, Deborah 1777, Susanna 1781, Benja- min 1784, Kilborn 1787, Polly 1790, Hodijah 1793. His w. d., 1796, æ. 46, and he m. Keziah, wid. of Elijah Packard and D. of Capt. John Ames 1798, and had Nabby Lazell 1799, Bethiah Ames 1802, Margaret Watson 1806; he d. 1829, æ. 80; she 1838, æ. 74 .- Anna m. Uriah Brett 1799 .- Deborah m. John Alden 1798 .- Susanna m. Ichabod Keith 1802 .- Polly m. a Bradbury in Maine, and had a 2d husband Herrick in Boston. Nabby L. m. Samuel P. Condon 1821, and d. 1832, æ. 33 .- Be- thiah A. m. Martin Ramsdell .- Margaret W. m. Samuel P. Condon, his 2d wife .- Kilborn not m.
8. William (s. of Gain 3) m. Hannah, D. of Hezekiah Eger- ton 1780, and had William 1784, Abigail 1786*, d. 1804; Mar- cus 1791, Sally 1795, Mary Hitchborn and Maria Dyer 1799; he d. 1816; she 1832, æ. 72 .- William m. Abigail Delano of Dux. 1812 .- Marcus m. Charlotte Barstow of Pem. 1820 .- Sally m. Henry Gray, and Mary H. m. James Sidall, both Englishmen.
9. Dyer (s. of Gain 3) m. Abigail, D. of Abishai Stetson 1787, and settled in S. B., and had Clarissa 1787, Increase 1789, Dyer 1792, Gad 1795, Jacob 1798, Charles, Salome, Abigail, Enoch .- Clarissa m. Solomon Perkins 1813 .- Increase m. Han- nah, D. of Benjamin Edson 1812 .- Dyer m. a Standish .- Gad m. Margaret Orr, D. of Zenas Keith 1821 .- Jacob m. Rhoda W. Chandler of Hanson, and had Caroline E. 1823, Jacob Har- vey 1826, Lydia Hall 1827 .- Charles m. Ann Maria, D. of Zenas Keith .- Salome m. Zenas Keith, Jr.,-Abigail m. Capt. Scott Keith.
10. Capt. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 7) m. Mary Packard, D. of his mother-in-law, 1809, and had Benjamin Rosseter, James Lawrence, Elijah Packard 1816, Mary 1818 .- James L. d. at sea 1835.
II. Hodijah (s. of Benjamin 7) m. Silvia, D. of Hugh Orr, and had Lucia Watson, Herbert.
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Increase Robinson was on a Jury at Plymouth 1683; perhaps the Taunton and Raynham family descended from him. There was an Increase Robinson who was a Captain in the beginning of the Revolutionary war .- Increase Robinson m. Margaret Bonney 1738 .- Abigail m. John Fobes 1704 .- Abigail m. Thos. Bibby 1776 .- Margaret, D. of Gain Robinson, Jr., m. Joseph Wesley 1773 .- Anna of Raynham m. Dea. Josiah Richards 1781 .- Nabby of Mid. m. John Ripley Hayward 1801, and Clar- issa of Mid. m. him 1802 .- Robert m. Chloe Harvey of Free- town 1807 .- Mehitabel m. Daniel Perkins 2d, 1809 .- Perez m. Margaret Tomson of H. 1819 .- Zaccheus H. m. Margaret Fille- brown of Mansfield 1819.
ROGERS .- John Rogers of Duxbury was an original Pro- prietor of this town, but never lived here. He is the same man who went to Scituate, and finally d. in Weymouth 1661. The family tradition is that he was a descendant of John Rogers the martyr of Smithfield. His ss. were John, Thomas, and Samuel, who settled at Rogers' Brook in Marshfield.
2. Samuel (s. of Thomas of Marshfield) came and settled in East Bridgewater, and m. Betty, D. of Capt. Jacob Allen, (who was killed at Saratoga, near Stillwater, at the capture of Bour- goyne 1777), 1790, and had Nabby 1790, Charles 1799, Jacob Allen 1804, Thomas Hatch 1806 .- Nabby m. William Newhall 1807 .- Charles m. Sarah Tomson at Halifax 1821 .- Jacob A. m. Lucia, D. of Eleazar Keith .- Thomas H. m. Charity Tomson of Halifax 1835, sister of Charles' w., D. of Maj. Nathaniel Thomson .- Samuel, the father, d. 1838, æ. 72; the mother d. 1831, æ. 63.
Sarah Rogers m. Josiah Churchill 1781 .- There was a Thos. Rogers, one of the forefathers, who came in the first ship, the Mayflower 1620, and d. the first winter, who probably left a s. Joseph, who is named among those to whom lands were allotted in 1623. Whether he was a relation of John first above named is not ascertained.
RUSSELL .- Thomas Russell (from Scotland) first lived at Weymouth, and there m. Abigail Vinton and afterwards settled in E. B., and had Mary, Betsy, Abigail, and Agnes 1775 *.- Mary m. Isaac Alden 1781 .- Betsy m. Maj. James Barrell 1785 .- Abigail m. Dea. Wm. Keith 1789 ; he d. 1800, æ. 76 ; she 1802, æ. 56.
RYON .- Micah (or Michael) Ryon, an Irishman, lived in W. B., his wife Ruth ; he had Nathaniel 1787 (at Scituate), Betsy 1789, William 1791, Isaac 1801. He d. 1811.
SANGER .- The Rev. Zedekiah Sanger, D. D., came from Duxhury, where he had been some time settled in the ministry, and was installed in S. B. as colleague with the Rev. John Shaw, Dec. 17, 1788 ; he was born in Sherburne, gra. H. U. 1771 : his
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w. Irene Freeman ; he had Deborah, Richard, Caroline, Joseph, Olive, Ralph, Samuel, Sarah, Zedekiah, Eliza; he d. Nov. 17, 1820, &. 73. Deborah m. John Ames Jr. 1799 .- Richard gra. H. U. 1800, m. Sally Tisdale of Taunton 1807 .- Caroline m. Rev. Samuel Clark 1810 .- Joseph m. Hannah, D. of Dr. Marcy of Plymo. 1812 .- Olive m. Geo. Moore of Burlington 1815 .- Rev. Ralph gra. H. U. 1808, and m. Charlotte, D. of Ezra Kingman Esq. of E. B. 1817, and settled at Dover, Ms .- Sarah m. a Phy- sician of Providence.
2. Samuel (s. of Rev. Zedekiah 1) m. Susan D. of Caleb Alden, but has no children ; he remains on the family estate; all the rest of the family moved away.
SAWIN .- Dr. Daniel Sawin (s. of Eliphalet) came from Ran- dolph and settled in E. B., m. Hannah, D. of Maj. James Bar- rell, 1810, and had Eliza Russell 1811, Hannah 1814. His w. d. 1816, and he m. a Cushing of Hanson for his 2d wife. He d. 1822, æ. 36.
SEABURY .- Barnabas Seabury (s. of Samuel Jr. of Dux- bury) and his w. Mary settled in E. B., and had Rebecca 1723. His w. d., and he m. again, and soon removed from Town.
SEALY .- Edward Sealy m. Elizabeth, wid. of James How- ard, and D. of John Washburn, and settled in W. B., and had Benjamin 1693, John 1697; his will 1698; names his ss. Benja- min of Easton (or North Purchase) and John of Bridgewater. The family all went to E. John of E. m. Sabrina, D. of Jona. Snow Esq. 1818 .- The name is now generally written Seele or Selee.
SEARS .- Josiah Sears came from Yarmouth and settled in E. B. about 1711, and m. Mercy, D. of Isaac Harris, and had Jonathan 1714, Mercy 1717, Hannah 1720. His w. d. 1720, and he m. Judith Gilbert 1720, and had Nathaniel 1721, Elizabeth 1725. He removed back to the Cape a. 1725. He lived back of Sam'l B. Allen's, in the old house owned afterwards by Capt. Jona. Bass .- Roland Sears of Ashfield m. Jedidah Conant 1777.
Capt. Elkanah Sears lived in S. B .- Desire of H. m. Benja- min Washburn 1762 .- Josiah Sears of H. m. Mary Porter 1817. Abner of M. m. Lydia, D. of Solomon Perkins 1762.
SEVER .- Christopher Sever (from Dorchester) settled in E. B., m. Hannah Harden of Hanson 1771, and had Robert 1772, Ruth 1774, Amos, 1778, Bethaniah 1780, Daniel 1782, Calvin 1785, Samuel 1787, Christiana 1790, Amelia 1800, Isabella, Han- nah Wendell.
Robert Sever (s. perhaps of Robert) m. Priscilla, D. perhaps of Henry Thornbury Smith, 1818 .- Wendell m. Joan Dicker- man of E. 1813.
SHAW .- Abraham Shaw (of Dedham) made free 1637 ; his will on Boston records without date; inventory taken 1638 by
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Wm. Allen and others; Nicholas Byram and Joseph Shaw wit- nesses; sons Joseph and John; Ds. Mary and Martha ; John and Martha infants ; no wife named, probably d. The ss. had the estate at Dedham, the rest divided among all his chil- dren .- Joseph Shaw and Nicholas Byram of Weymouth granted to Robert Mason all their house and grounds in Dedham 1639 .- It is supposed Byram m. a D. (Susanna) of Abraham, and that he and Joseph, both then of age, sold their lands in Dedham and the family all removed to Weymouth .- Byram called John Shaw of Weymouth his brother in 1687.
John (probably s. of Abraham) and Alice had John, Elizabeth 1655, Abraham 1657, Mary 1660, Nicholas 1662, Joseph 1664, Alice 1666, Hannah 1668, Benjamin 1670, Abigail 1672, Eben- ezer 1674. Joseph, elder brother of John, had also a family at Weymouth, Joseph, John, &c., and d. 1653.
1. Joseph (s. of John above, born 1664) m. Judith, D. of John and Sarah Whitmarsh ; she was born 1669 ; he came and set- tled in E. B. before 1698. His children were Elizabeth 1687, Joseph 1691, Judith 1693, Abigail 1695, all born at Weymouth, Ruth 1698, Martha 1700, Sarah 1702, Hannah 1704, Ebenezer 1706, John 1708, Zechariah 1711 ; he d. 1718, æ. 54 ; she 1760, æ. 91. Elizabeth m. Noah Washburn 1710, and Isaac Harris 1719 .- Joseph and Judith were never m .- Abigail m. Daniel Alden 1717 ; the late Dr. Ebenezer Alden of Randolph was her grandson .- Ruth m. James Snow a. 1719 .- Martha m. Eleazar Alden 1720 .- Sarah m. Dea. James Cary 1722 .- Hannah m. Isaac Snow 1722, and afterwards John Whitman 1743.
2. Zechariah (s. of Nicholas of Weymouth, who was brother of Joseph 1) lived and d. in E. B .; his wife Sarah ; they both joined the church here 1735 ; he had Zechariah, Sarah b. here 1735. Zechariah chose his uncle John Shaw of Weymouth for his guardian 1736; his father then d. The family perhaps re- turned to Weymouth.
3. Ebenezer (s. of Joseph 1) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Reed, 1733, and had Mary 1738, Abigail 1740, Hannah 1742, Susanna 1744, Deborah 1746, Huldah 1747, Ebenezer 1752, Betty 1754, Mehitabel 1756 ; he d. 1776, æ. 70. Mary joined the Ch. 1758, and had a dis'n. same year. Abigail m. Silas Harris, and after- wards Jonathan Gannett 1785, and went to Cummington .- Su- sanna m. Pollycarpus Snell 1766 .- Deborah m. a Ford of A. Huldah m. John Bisbee 1779 .- Ebenezer went to Cummington. Betty d. singie 1832, æ. 78 .- Mehitabel m. Ebenezer Bisbee 1778.
4. Rev. John (s. of Joseph 1) gra. H. U. 1729, ord. in S. B., Nov. 17, 1731, m. Ruth, D. of the Rev. Samuel Angier of Wa- tertown, and sister of the Rev. John Angier of E. B., and had Oakes 1736, Bezaliel 1738, William 1741, Eunice 1743, Ruth
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1744, Ezra 1746, John 1748, Samuel 1750; she d. 1768, æ. 63 ; he d. April 29, 1791, æ. 82. Oakes gra. H. U. 1758, and settled in the ministry at Barnstable 1760, and d. 1807, æ. 71, and was father of the Hon Lemuel Shaw C. J. of the S. J. C. of Mass., and of an only D. who m. Maj. Blish of Barnstable .- Bezaliel gra. H. U., 1762, and settled in the ministry at Nantucket, and his only child was w. of the late Dr. Craigie of Cambridge .- William, D. D., gra. H. U. 1762, and settled in the ministry at Marshfield 1766, and d. 1816, æ. 75, and had Josiah Crocker and Philander, both settled in the ministry .- Ezra d. 1764 .- John gra. H. U. 1772, and settled in the ministry at Haverhill ; m. a Smith, sister of President Adams' wife, and was father of Wm. S. Shaw, former clerk of the District Court in Boston, who d. single 1826 ; he d. 1794 ; his wid. m. Rev. Mr. Peabody of At- kinson, N. H .; he had also a D). who m. Rev. Joseph Felt .- Eunice d. single 1791, a. 49 .- Ruth m. Gen. Nath'l Goodwin of Plymouth 1782, and was mother of the late Rev. Ezra S. Goodwin of Sandwich, and Anne, w. of Dr. Boutelle.
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