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5. Dea. Zechariah (s. of Joseph 1) remained on the family estate in E. B., m. Sarah. D. of Daniel Packard 1733, and had Sarah 1734, Ruth 1738, Martha 1740, Daniel 1742, Elizabeth 1744, Judith 1749, Zechariah 1751, Nehemiah 1753 ; he d. 1790, a. 79 ; she 1792, æ. 77. Ruth m. Joseph Snow 1759 .- Martha d. 1825 not m .- Elizabeth m. Obadiah Reed 1770 .- Judith m. John Edson 1770 .- Nehemiah m. Molly Hill (or Beal, qu.) 1775. Sarah Shaw m. Elijah Snow in E. B. 1780.
6. Dr. Samuel (s. of the Rev. John 4) remained on the fami- ly estate, and m. Olive, D. of Zebulun Leonard Esq. of Mid'o. 1781, and had Hannah Whitmarsh, John Angier, Zebulun Leo- nard, Sarah Miller. Hannah W. m. Joseph Ames Jr. 1812 .- John A. gra. H. U. 1811, went to the southward, there m. a White; she d .; he returned again, and .m. Mira, D. of Capt. Ephraim Sprague ; she first m. John Washburn .- Zebulun L. gra. H. U. 1815, and d. at New Orleans July 22d, 1819, æ. 24 .- Sarah M. m. Col. Abram Washburn.
7. Zechariah (s. of Dea. Zechariah 5) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Bisbee, 1777, and had Joseph, Sarah, Alvan 1785. He d. 1820, æ. 68 ; she 1832, æ. 82. Sarah d. 1825, æ. 43 .- Joseph m. Olive, D. of Samuel Dike 1805.
8. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin and Hannah probably of A., b. 1728) and his wife Susanna had Chloe 1757, John 1760, both bap. in W. B.
9. William (brother of Benjamin next above b. 1730) settled in N. B., m. Hannah West 1754, and had Hannah, William 1757, Dan 1758, Rhoda 1762, Napthali 1764, Betsy 1766, Micah 1768, and Patience. His w. d., and he m. Dorcas Smith 1773, and had Abigail 1775; he d. 1809, æ. 79 ; she 1797, æ. 64-Hannah m.
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Mark Packard 1774 .- William m. Deliverance. D. of Ezekiel Washburn, 1778 .- William Jr., m. Pamela Rugg of D. 1791 .- Dan m. a Perkins of M. and went to Lyme, N. H .- Rhoda m. Benja. Kingman 1783, and went to Winchester .- Napthali gra. Dart. C. 1790, and m. Polly, D. of Dr. John S. Crafts and set- tled in the ministry at Kensington, N. H .- Betsy m. Isaac Hor- ton 1804 .- Patience m. Nath'l Southworth 1793 .- Abigail m. Ziba Wood.
10. Micah (s. of William 9) m. Jane (Jenny), D. of Matthew Kingman 1793, and had Caroline 1794, Newton 1795, Zibeon 1797, Addison, Marcus, Mary Cary, Hannah, Rhoda. Newton m. Olive, D. of Capt. Robert Packard, 1818 .- Mary Cary m. Abiel Kingman 1819.
II. James and his w. Margaret Mora m. 1752, had David 1757, James 1760. He afterwards had a D. Eunice bap. in E. B. 1777, and brought a certificate from Milton Church ; and had Marga- ret 1779.
12. John and his w. Silence lived in E. B., and had Hannah, Philip 1771. John 1773 ; Philip and Hannah bap. in E. B. 1773.
13. Azel Shaw m. a D. of Solomon Alden, and lived in S. B., and had Alexander, Soranus, Charles, Azel, and others.
Gideon of Raynham m. Abigail Fobes 1767 .- Hannah m. John Haines 1709 .- John of Raynham m. Dinah Leach 1761 .- Ebenezer, Jr .. of Mid'o. m. Deborah Keith 1764 .- Martha of Mid'o. m. David Hooper 1768 .- Mary of Raynham m. Ezra Fobes 1776 .- Solomon m. Anna Hayward 1782 .- Nathan m. Rosamond Leonard 1782 .- Chloe of Mid'o. m. Ziba Leonard 1782 .- Hannah of Ab. m. Eliab Packard, Jr., 1792 .- Betsy of Mid'o. m. Bezer Leach 1793 .- Silas of Ab. m. Lucy White 1794. Ruth m. Jacob Washburn 1797 .- William m. Molly Crossman 1797 .- Sullivan of Mid'o. m. Cynthia Keith 1797 .- Experience m. Luther Jennison of Conn. 1801 .- Alexander m. Sally White of Mid'o. 1801 .- Hannah of Ab. m. Eliphalet Leach 1806 .- Rev. John of Ab. m. Susanna Cary 1807 .- Charles m. Lucy Tomson of Mid'o. 1810 .- Charles m. Lucy Thomas of Mid'o. 1811 .- Sarah of Mid'o. m. Azor Harris, Esq., 1813 .- Elizabeth m. Ephraim Harlow of Mid'o. 1815 .- Ebenezer of Mid'o. m. Mary Dickerman 1816 .- Zephaniah m. Lucy, D. of Zenas Crooker .- Soranus m. Elizabeth M. Alden 1816 .- Susan m. Cyrus Snell 1818 .- Hannah m. Lyman Hooper 1820 .- Harriet m. Ford Bearce 1820 .- Mary m. Benjamin Aldrich 1721 .- Abigail m. Daniel Copeland 1791.
SHELLY .- Abner Shelly m. Melinda, D. of Azor Howe, 1812, and had Mary Hartwell 1813, Ruth Cheesman 1815, Daniel Hartwell 1817.
SHERMAN .- Anthony Sherman (his father was John and his mother was a D. or g. D. of Anthony Eames of Marshfield)
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came from Rochester and settled in E. B. a 1766; he m. Silence Ford of Marshfield, where they both originally belonged. They had Mary 1747, Hannah Oct. 25, 1749, Jane 1751, Thomas 1754, Lydia 1756, Lois 1758, Ruth, Betty 1768 .- Mary m. Eleazar Allen of Rochester .- Hannah m. Josiah Newton 1776, and after- wards Cushing Mitchell 1780 .- Jane m. Eleazar Barrows 1773. Lydia m. Thomas Whitman 1781 .- Lois m. a Blazdell of Tam- worth, N. H .- Ruth m. Jareb White of Amherst 1794 .- Betty m. Joseph Keith 1787, and afterwards Timothy Allen 1791.
2. Thomas (s. of Anthony 1) m. Betsy, D. of Daniel Keith 1781, and had Anthony (at Brookfield) 1783, Daniel 1785, Thomas 1787 (2 last at Bridgewater), Lydia, Naomi, Betsy, Martin, Hannah (5 last at Tamworth, N. H., whither he and his father removed).
SHEPARD .- Calvin Shepard m. Mary, D. of Josiah Byram 1807, and had Silas Cleveland 1809, Nathan Thomas 1811, Cal- vin 1816; he removed to Pembroke.
SHURTLIFF .- William Shurtliff m. Sarah, D. of John King- man 1745, and had Silence 1747, Sarah 1749; she d. 1752, and he m. a 2d w. Rachel, and had Content 1753. Amasa 1760, Bar- nabas 1761 ; she d. and he m. a 3d w. Abigail, and had Jonathan 1793 ; he d. and his wid. Abigail m. Capt. Josiah Dunbar 1798.
Lucy Shurtliff m. Eleazar Cole 1769 .- Simeon Shurtleff m. Submit, D. of Henry Kingman 1781 .- Ichabod Shurtleff of Ply- mouth m. Betty Pettingill 1787 .- Jonathan of M. m. Elizabeth Leach.
SILVESTER OR SYLVESTER .- Israel Sylvester of Dux- bury m. Abigail, D. of Josiah Snell of W. B. 1734, and had Joseph 1735, Israel 1737, Seth 1740, Josiah 1742, Zechariah 1744, Abigail 1747 .- Joseph and Israel were bap. in W. B. 1739, but the family lived afterwards in Roxbury. All of the name, now numerous, descended probably from Richard Sylvester, who was at Weymouth 1630, and removed to Scituate 1642 .- Zechariah above m. Mehitabel, D. of Zechariah Cary of N. B .- Abigail m. Samuel Alden of Duxbury.
2. Joseph (s. of Israel 1) m. Lucy, D. of Ephraim Sampson of Mid'o. and settled in N. B. 1769, and had Lucy 1772, Eph- raim 1774 ; he had also Seth, Joseph, Benjamin, and Josiah, b. before he came to this town; the father d. 1818, æ. 84 .- Seth and Benjamin are d .- Josiah went to Tiverton.
3. Joseph, Esq., (s. of Joseph 2) m. Hannah, D. of Robert Howard 1786, and had Gustavus 1786, Abigail 1788*, Hannah 1790, Clinthy 1792, Wealthy 1794*, Algernon Sidney 1798 .- Gustavus m. Martha, D. of Daniel Field 1811.
Mehitabel, D. of Zechariah Sylvester of Dux. m. Zechariah Snell 1793 .- Sally m. Jesse Perkins 1808 .- Rachel m. Joseph Newell 1734 .- Tabatha d. in E. B. 1794, æ. 47.
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SKINNER .- Jno. Skinner from Boston m. Rebecca M'Clench 1797, and had John 1799, at W. B. ; he returned again to Boston.
SMITH .- Pelatiah Smith lived in W. B., and m. Jane, wid. of James Dunbar, and D. of Isaac Harris, and had Jane 1692, Pelatiah 1695, James 1697, Samuel 1699, Desire 1701, Joanna 1703, Ruhamah 1705, Robert 1708, Joseph 1710. He purchased John Bolton's house and land butting on the Town River, and bounded westerly by Joseph Hayward and Nath'l Brett 1701 .- The family early removed from town.
2. John Smith (s. of John Smith of Randolph) settled in E. B., and m. Mary, D. of John Hanmer 1749, and had Elizabeth 1750, William 1753, John 1755, Mary 1757, Daniel 1761, Sarah 1763, Dorcas 1765, Hosea 1768 .- This family removed from town .- Mary d. 1778, æ. 20 .- John the father d. 1790, æ. 69 ; he was with Gen'l Winslow in dispersing the Neutral French 1755, at Nova Scotia.
3. John m. Susanna Hill 1777, and had Paul, and d. and she m. John Dyer 1778 .- John Smith m. Ruth Cornish 1779; John Smith's w. d. 1779, and Joseph Cornish 7 days after, æ. 77.
John Smith (s. of John of E. B., and g. s. of John of Ran- dolph) m. Hannah, D. of David Edson 1805, and lived in N. B., and had Albert, Harrison, Salome, and Rachel.
4. Elijah Smith m. Betty, only child of Abner Harris, and lived in E. B., and had Betty 1758, Celia 1760, Abner. He re- moved from town. Betty d. unmarried.
5. Joseph Smith and his wife Thankful came from the Cape, and settled in E. B., and had Henry Thornbury, Mary, Rhoda, Joseph (all bap. 1779), Priscilla 1779, John 1781, Rachel 1785 ; she d. 1823, æ. 74; he d. 1831, æ. 84 .- Mary m. John Crooker perhaps 1798 .- Rhoda m. John Tirrell, Jr., 1794 .- Priscilla not m .- Joseph m. Eunice Maxam 1799; she d. 1802, æ. 27.
6. Henry Thornbury (s. of Joseph 5) m. Priscilla, D. of Knight Brown 1792, and had Libeus and others, and went into Maine and preached .- Libeus m. Salome, D. of Azor How 1814, and Polly, D. of Christopher Bates 1817 .- His D. Priscilla per- haps m. Robert Sever 1818.
7. Rev. Amasa Smith m. Mary Haskell of Westborough 1815, and had Mary Haskell 1816.
8. William Smith came from Duxbury to E. B. 1832, m. a Tilden, and had William Webster 1832, Andrew Jackson, and others.
John Smith m. Jael, D. of Samuel Packard .- Solomon of E. m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Cole 1761 .- Elizabeth m. Josiah Whitman 1747 .- Margaret of Milton m. Robert Tomson 1754. Samuel m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Allen .- Martha m. John Gilmore 1764 .- Anna of Lexington m. Simeon Leonard 1764 .-
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Zephaniah m. Lydia Conant 1773 .- Jeremiah m. Mary Farr of Easton 1773 .- Richard m. Rhoda Reed 1773 .- Dorcas m. Wm. Shaw 1773 .- Abigail of Roxbury m. Joshua Bowen 1782 .-- Isaac of Braintree m. Mary Conant 1783 .- Chloe of Norton m. Nathan Kingman 1785 .- Lydia of Walpole m. Roland Leonard 1786 .- Judith of Pembroke m. Rev. Samuel Angier 1796 .- Elijah m. Mary Beal 1802 .- Becca m. Daniel T. Dickerman 1803. John of Canton m. Hannah Edson 1804 .- Submit m. William Curtis 1806 .- Nabby m. Silas Leonard 1785 .- Rachel m. Nathan Alger 2d 1809, Priscilla of Mid'o. m. Daniel Allen 1717 .- Bath- sheba of Hanson m. Eleazar Carver, Jr., 1821 .- Mary m. Benj. Southworth 1763 .- Rachel m. Jonathan Lawrence 1765 .- Bena- iah m. Mary Hill 1738 .- Allen m. Sally Leach 1815.
SNELL .- Thomas Snell (from England, nephew of Dea. Samuel Edson) settled in W. B. a. 1665. He was probably the largest landholder in the town, and some portions of it still bear his name, as Snell's Plain, Snell's Meadows, &c. He m. Martha, D. of Arthur Harris. and had Thomas 1671, Josiah 1685, Mary 1689, Martha 1692 ; his will 1724 .- Ann m. Nicholas Byram 1708 .- Mary m. first Nathaniel Reynolds, and then David Ames 1722 .- Martha m. Ephraim Fobes 1714.
2. Thomas (s. of Thomas 1) had Thomas 1696, Joseph, Abi- gail 1703, Betty 1705. He appeared to be in Mansfield 1726 .- He d. 1379 .- Betty m. Jonathan Copeland 1723 .- Joseph was living with his grandfather 1721, who called him " the eldest sur- viving son of his son 'Thomas;" of course there had been other ss. who were dead, and also, it would seem, one other at least was living. No further account of Joseph or Abigail is obtained.
3. Josiah (s. of Thomas 1) m. Anna, D. of Zechariah Alden of Duxbury 1699, and had Josiah 1701, Abigail 1702, Zechariah 1704; he d. 1753; she 1705 .- Abigail m. Israel Sylvester of Duxbury 1734.
4. Samuel (s. of Thomas 1) went to Tiverton, and was in Newport 1726, called a Tanner. He sold land in S. B., to Joseph Shaw 1705.
5. Amos (s. of Thomas 1) settled in S. B., m. Mary I). of Samuel Packard, Jr., 1700, and had Mary 1700, Jemima 1704, Susanna 1706, Amos 1709, Daniel 1711, Moses 1713, Martha 1716, Charity 1719, Keziah 1727 ; he d. 1769, æ. 91 .- Mary m. Hugh Mehuren 1725 .- Jemima m. Benjamin Snow 1722 .- Su- sanna m. Richard Davenport, Jr.,-Martha m. Jonathan Benson 1740 .- Charity m. Silvanus Blossom 1738 .- Keziah m. Benja- min Benson 1745.
6. John (s. of Thomas 1) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Packard, Jr., 1715, and had John 1715*, Nathan 1718*, Samuel 1720*, Zebulun 1721*, Samuel 1723*, Susanna 1725, Silence 1728; he d. 1767 .- Susanna m. Samuel Willis 1747 .- Silence m. Elijah
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Hayward 1751 .- There was John Snell (at Francis Wood's, in S. B.) warned out 1735, called of Raynham ; perhaps of Thomas's or Samuel's family.
7. Joseph (s. of Thomas 1) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Wil- liams of Taunton 1712 (Rev. Mr. Keith m. her mother for his 2d wife) and had Joseph 1713, Mary 1716, Charles 1717, Jona- than 1718, Martha 1719*, Ann 1720*, Nath'l 1721, Solomon 1723*, Hannah 1724, Mehitabel 1727*, Seth 1729*, Seth 1730, Martha 1732. He was a Tanner, and d. 1736; she 1755 .- Mary m. Abiah Keith 1737 .- Hannah m. Nathan Keith 1746 .- Martha m. Samuel Bisbee 1751.
8. Thomas (s. of Thomas 2) m. Hannah Lewis of Mid'o. and settled in E. B., and had Deliverance 1727, Thomas 1730, Eleazar 1732, Joseph 1734*, Hannah 1735, Pollycarpus 1737, William 1740, Barnabas 1741, Lewis 1745*, Seth 1747 ; he d. 1772, æ. 76 ; she 1793, æ. 89 .- Deliverance m. Nath'l Chamber- lin (his 2d w.) 1767 .- Thomas m. Bethiah, D. of James Allen, and went to Woolwich, Me. and left a family there .- Eleazar went to N. Y., and had a family there .- Hannah m. Benj. Cham- berlin 1756 .- Seth went to Warren, R. I., and left a large family.
9. Josiah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Abigail, D. of John Fobes, 1728, and had Josiah 1730, Anna 1732, Elijah 1734, Mary 1736*, Abigail 1739*, Rhoda 1743, Nathan 1748 .- Anna m. Edmund Hayward 1751 .- Rhoda m. Elijah Copeland 1765.
10. Dea. Zechariah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Abigail, I). of Dea. Joseph Hayward 1731, and was one of the early settlers in N. B., and had Isachar 1732, Abigail 1734, Zebedee 1736, Ebenezer 1738, Zechariah 1743*, Hannah 1745 *; he d. 1768, æ. 64; she lived to a great age, between 90 and 100 .- Abigail m. Robert Howard, Jr., 1757.
11. Amos (s. of Amos 5) m. Experience Washburn 1759, 2d wife, perhaps, and had Isaiah, David, Isaac, and perhaps others. Isaiah went to Me .- David m. Molly Bowcker 1783 .- Isaac m. Rachel Reed of Pembroke 1800 .- David and Isaac went to Ware .- Amos, by first w., went to Freetown .- Amos the father d. 1791, æ. 81.
12. Dr. Daniel (s. of Amos 5) m. Joanna Harlow 1732, and had Daniel 1733, Susanna 1735, Joanna 1738, John 1741, Lydia 1743*, Keziah 1745, Lydia 1747, Sarah 1749, Benjamin 1752, William 1754; she d. 1795, æ. 82; he d. 1776 .- Susanna m. Nathan Orcutt of E. B. a. 1756 .- Joanna m. Jacob Hayward 3d 1759 .- Keziah m. Jeremiah Washburn 1777 .- Lydia never m. Sarah m. Jeremiah Collins, perhaps, of R. I. 1771.
13. Moses (s. of Amos 5) m. Mary Besse 1736, and had Mary 1737, Charity 1739, Moses 1741, Robert 1743 .- Mary m. Nathan Rickard 1767 .- Charity m. Elisha Washburn of Rox- bury 1763 .- Moses m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel Washburn,
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1763, and had 4 children, who all d. 1778, and Robert and Han- nah .- Robert m. Joanna King of T. 1786 .- Hannah m. Wm. Loring.
14. Joseph (s. of Joseph 7) gra. H. U. 1735, engaged in no profession, lived in N. B., m. Anna Williams, and had Mary 1747, Joseph 1750, Olive 1753, Gilbert 1755; he d. 1791, æ. 78. Olive m. James Alger 2d 1781 .- Gilbert d. a bachelor.
15. Charles (s. of Joseph 7) m. Susanna, D. of Jonathan Packard 1745, and lived in N. B., and had Mehitabel 1745*, Bathsheba 1747*, Jonathan 1749*, Silence 1750, Charles 1753, Nathaniel 1755, Susanna 1757, Hannah 1759, Reuben 1761*, Abigail 1765, Shepard 1770; he d. 1771, æ. 54 .- Silence m. Ebenezer Howard 1773 .- Susanna m. Abiel Harris 1774 .- Hannah m. Jonathan Keith 1777 .- Abigail m. Capt. Leavitt Thayer 1783 .- Nathaniel, a bachelor.
16. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 7) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim Fobes 1751, and had Jonathan 1752, Martha 1753, Ephraim 1756, Thaddeus 1758, William 1760, Sarah and Ann 1762, Ed- ward 1764*, Mary 1767, Caleb 1769 .- Mary m. Martin Burr 1792.
17. Nathaniel (s. of Joseph 7) gra. H. U. 1740, but engaged in no profession, kept school, and d. at Taunton a bachelor.
18. Pollycarpus (s. of Thomas 8) m. Susanna, D. of Eben'r Shaw 1766, and had Lewis 1767, Stephen 1769, Thos. 1772, Cyrus 1774, Ebenezer 1776, d. 1804; Hannah 1779, d. 1808 ; Samuel 1781, Susanna 1785, d. 1809 ; he d. 1806, æ. 69; she 1817, æ. 73 .- Thomas m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Allen 1792, and he and Lewis went to Ware .- Cyrus was a Physician and went to Me .- Samuel m. Phebe Cole 1810, and had Nathan T., Soranus, d. 1833, æ. 16 ; Elbridge, d. 1834, æ. 15; Edwin, Mary Anne *.- Nathan T. m. Harriet Frances, D. of Francis Cary.
19. William, Esq., (s. of Thomas 8) m. Abigail, D. of Eleazar Alden 1774, and had William 1776, Seth 1778, Smyrdus 1780, Eleazar 1784 ; he then removed to Ware, and thence to Tam- worth, N. H., and had Alden and Martin. He was a soldier in the French war, and suffered much ; lost the use of one leg; kept school, and was called here, master Snell .- Wm. m. Sarah Blossom .- Smyrdus m. Lucy, D. of Mark Phillips 1807.
20. Barnabas (s. of Thomas 8) m. Eunice, D. of Gershom Conant 1783, and had Anna 1785 ; she d. 1795, æ. 52 ; he 1816, æ. 75.
21. Capt. Josiah (s. of Josiah 9) m. Susanna, D. of John Ames 1752, and had Susanna 1754, Barnabas 1757, Abigail 1759. His wife d., and he m. Ruhamah, wid. of Jonas Hartwell 1763, and had Melzar 1764, Perez 1767, Ruhamah 1769, Josiah 1771, Hannah 1774, Lydia 1781 ; he d. 1803 .- Susannah m. Capt. Jedediah Willis 1775 .- Barnabas m. Hannah Holmes of
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H. 1781 Abigail m. James Howard, Jr., 1775 .- Melzar m. Anna True of N. Y., 1789, and went to Me .- Hannah m. Jona. Upham of Canton 1799 .- Lydia m. Henry Withington 1801.
22. Dea. Elijah (s. of Josiah 9) m. Susanna, D. of Seth How- ard 1760, and had Huldah 1762, Bezer 1764, Calvin 1766, Susanna 1768, Rhoda 1770, Elijah 1772, Mehitabel and Parnel 1774, Abigail 1776, Ann 1778, Polly 1780, John Eliot 1783, Lu- cinda 1789. She d. and he m. Ann, wid. of Jonas Reynolds and D. of Luke Perkins .- Huldah m. Daniel Brett 1784 .- Bezer gra. H. U. 1789, went to the south, and d. young .- Rhoda m. Charles Ames 1789 .- Mehitabel m. Ebenezer Copeland, Jr., 1798. Abigail m. Capt. Lloyd Howard 1796 .- Parnell m. Jesse How- ard, Jr., 1799 .- The father and rest of the family went to Me.
23. Nathan (s. of Josiah 9) m. Betty, D. of James Howard 1770, and had Betty 1771, Mary 1774, Nathan 1776, Cyrus 1778, Chloe 1781, Luther 1783*, Vashti 1785, Abigail 1788, Rhoda 1791, Lentha 1794; he d. 1802 .- Betty m. Salmon Copeland 1799 .- Mary m. Luke Perkins 1797 .- Chloe m. Nehemiah Pack- ard 1807 .- Vashti m. Barzillai Cary 1808 .- Abigail m. Eliphalet Packard 1814 .- Rhoda m. Capt. Nahum Leonard 1812.
24. Issachar, Esq., (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Sarah, D. of Ben- jamin Hayward 1769, and had Isachar, Mehitabel*, Abigail, Sarah, Hannah ; he d. 1820, a. 88 .- Abigail m. Caleb Howard, Esq., 1820 ; his 2d wife .- Sarah m. Turner Torry 1803 .- Han. nah m. Oakes Tirrell 1805.
25. Capt. Zebedee (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim Howard 1761, and had Hannah 1762, Zechariah 1764, Oliver 1767, Martha 1769, Molly 1772. His wife d. and he m. Mary, D. of Benj. Hayward 1777, and had Abigail 1779. Zebe- dee 1781, Lavinia 1783, Mary 1790 .- Hannah m. Daniel Field 1786 .- Martha m. William Reynolds 1791 .- Molly m. Dr. Elisha Tilson 1792 .- Lavinia m. Zibeon Brett 1804 .- Mary m. Simeon Reynolds 1809.
26. Ebenezer, Esq., (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Abiel Packard 1764, and removed to Cummington. and was the father of the Rev. Thomas Snell of N. Brookfield, and of a D. who m. Dr. Peter Bryant, and who was mother of W'm. Cullen Bryant, the Poet.
27. Daniel (s. of Daniel 12) m. Abigail, D. of Zechariah Packard 1753, and had Abigail 1754. He m. a 2d w. Mary, and had Joanna 1769, Daniel 1775.
28. John (s. of Daniel 12) went into the French war and was killed at the Isle-aux-Noix 1760. He was the first inhabitant of the town of Bridgewater known to have been killed in battle. We find in the Rev. Samuel Angier's record of deaths the fol- lowing entry : "Sept. 19th, 1777-Capt. Jacob Allen and Abner Robinson was killed in battle near Stillwater, above Albany;
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before these there was no person of this town ever killed in battle except one John Snell, who was slain in the former war with France."
29. Benjamin (s. of Daniel 12) m. Rebecca, D. of Lot Conant 1782, and had Rebecca, Benjamin, Susanna, and Stella. Rebecca m. George Baker of Duxburry 1816 .- Susanna m. John Carver a. 1823 .- Capt. Benjamin and Stella not m.
30. William (s. of Daniel 12) m. Eunice, D). of Henry Cary 1781, and had Sarah, Henry, Robie and Joanna Harlow; he d. 1836 .- Sarah m. Seth Alden 1800 .- Henry m. Sarah, D. of Isaac Swift .- Joanna m. Nathaniel Washburn; all d. but Henry.
31. Joseph (s. of Joseph 14) m. wid. Hannah Cook of the Cape 1785, and had Anna 1785, Alfred 1788, Joseph Doane 1789, Abigail 1792, Luther 1793*, Hannah 1794, George Wash- ington 1796, Azubah 1800, John Westly 1802 ; she died 1817. Anna m. Charles Hunt of Dorchester, perhaps 1806.
32. Charles (s. of Charles 15) m. Mary D. of Matthew King- man 1778, and had Alven 1778, Matthew 1780, Cyrus 1787, Polly 1789 *. He m. wid. Rebecca Packard 1807 .- Alven m. Abigail Bryant 1798 .- Cyrus m. Susanna Shaw of Ab. 1819.
33. Shepard (s. of Charles 15) m. Amy, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1794, and had Nancy 1795*, Susanna 1797, Ansel 1800, Royal 1802 .- Susanna m. John B. Harris, perhaps 1818.
34. Capt. Ephraim (s. of Jonathan 16) m. Anna D. of James Keith 1780, and had Amelia 1780, Jonathan 1782, Patty 1784, Semantha 1780, and had Amelia 1780, Jonathan 1782, Patty 1784, Semantha 1788, Bathsheba 1788, Anna 1790. He then m. Hannah, wid. of Josiah Williams and D. of Jonathan King- man 1792, and had Polly 1794, Hannah 1795, Ephraim 1800. He d. and the wid. then m. Caleb Snell 1808 .- Amelia m. Sal- mon Howard 1799 .- Jonathan m. Nabby, D. of John Hudson, 1809 .- Patty m. Daniel Hudson 1806 .- Semantha m. Sidney Keith 1806 .- Polly m. Damon Kingman 1814.
35. Caleb (s. of Jonathan 16) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Bai- ley 1799, and had Sarah and Ann 1800, Edwin 1804, Catherine 1806 *. She died 1807, and he m. Hannah, wid. of his brother Ephraim, and previously wid. of Josiah Williams, and D. of Jonathan Kingman 1808.
36. Stephen (s. of Pollycarpus 18) m. Patty Cole 1796, and had Augustus 1797, Cyrus 1800, Lucius 1801, Edward 1803, Emeline 1805*, Susanna Shaw 1809, Emeline 1811, Laura Anne 1813, Lauren 1818 .- Augustus m. an Eaton of Mid'o .- Cyrus m. Catharine Conday in Boston, and d. 1826, æ. 26 .- Lucius d. 1832, æ. 30.
37. Perez (s. of Josiah 21) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Kins- ley 1786, and had Perez 1789, Martin 1792, Apollos 1795.
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38. Capt. Josiah (s. of Josiah 21) and his w. Lucy had John Root 1803, Josiah 1806.
39. Calvin (s. of Dea. Elijah 22) m. Polly, D. of Jacob Packard 1785, and had Harrison 1786, Roxana 1788, Rhoda 1791, and went to Maine with his father.
40. Elijah (s. of Dea. Elijah 22) m. Abby, D. of Ebenezer Copeland 1796, and had Bezer 1797, Noble 1798, Abby Godfrey 1801, and went to Me. with the rest of the family.
41. Nathan (s. of Nathan 23) m. Abigail, D. of Maj. James Keith 1800, and had Luther 1800, Minerva 1803, Edward 1804.
42. Cyrus (s. of Nathan 23) m. Betsy Keith 1801, and had Nahum 1803, Cyrus 1805. He and his w. both d. 1805.
43. Dr. Issachar (s. of Issachar, Esq., 24) gra. H. U. 1797, m. Mary, D. of Simeon Keith 1799, and had Camilla 1800, Thomas 1802, Willard 1803. He removed to Winthrop, Me.
44. Zechariah (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Mehitabel, D. of Zechariah Sylvester of Duxbury 1793, and had Samuel 1794, Sidney 1795*, Zechariah 1797, Elbridge Gerry 1799, Daniel 1801, Mehitabel 1803, Patty Howard 1805, Zechariah 1807, Cephas 1810, David 1812, Susanna 1814; he d. 1819 .- Samuel m. Ruth Reed of Ab. perhaps 1813 .- David J. Snell d. at Car- linville, Ill., July 17, 1838.
45. Oliver (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Hannah, D. of Jere- miah Beal 1792, and had Oliver 1793, Jeremiah 1796, Hannah 1798, Isaac 1801, Polly Tilson 1804, Rachel 1807, Asa Ford 1810, Patty Howard 1812 .- Jeremiah m. Sally Holbrook per- haps 1819 .- Hannah perhaps m. Gordon Stone of Easton 1821.
46. Zebedee (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Hannah, D. of Job Ames 1804, and had Lavinia Dike 1804, Mary Ames 1806, Silence Perry 1808, Enos Tilson 1812 .- Job Ames 1814, Ethan Carver 1815.
47. Matthew (s. of Charles 32) m. Susanna, wid. of Charles Southworth, and D. of Abiel Harris of A. 1806, and had Nath'l 1807, Jane Whitman 1809, Henry 1812 ; he d. 1839, æ. 59.
Lucy m. Whitcomb Stetson of Abington 1796 .- Lydia m. Jona. Dawes 1772 .- John and Philippa Snell of Boston had Su- sanna 1659, Anna 1661, John 1663, (2d wife Hannah), Simon 1667. His will, 1669, mentions his brother Simon of London. Hannah Snell b. at Hingham 1689 .- George Snell of Ports- mouth, mariner, and his w. Hannah 1698.
SNOW .- William Snow was "an apprentice to Mr. Richard Derby 1637, and by him brought over out of England, and as- signed over to Edward Doten 1638, to serve him seven years " at Plymouth. He was of course 21 years old in 1645, and we find his name among those able to bear arms at Plymouth 1643. -Nicholas snow was at Plymouth 1623, and went to Eastham
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