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1642 .- Anthony Snow was at Plymouth 1638, and afterwards at Marshfield, and both appear to have left families ; but it is not ascertained that William had any connection with either of them .- William settled early in Duxbury, but probably was not a householder, or not m. in 1645, when the grant of this planta- tion to Duxbury was made, and therefore his name is not found among the original proprietors ; but he became a proprietor, and was among the first settlers of the town, in W. B., and took the oath of fidelity among the first in 1657 ; his will dated 1699, proved 1708 ; he d. æ. a. 84, and had been taken care of by his s. William. His wife's name was Rebeckah, but her family name not given; his children were William, James, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, Lydia, Hannah, and Rebeckah .- James d. in the Canada expedition 1690 .- No account of his Ds.
2. William (s. of William 1) m. Naomi, d. of Thomas Whit- man, 1686, and had Bethiah 1688, James 1691, Susanna 1694. William 1697, Eleazer 1701, John 1704 ; his estate settled 1726, Bethiah m. Elisha Hayward 1721 .- Susanna m. Israel Alger 1717 .- No further account of James.
3. Joseph (s. of William I) and his w. Hopestill had Joseph 1690, Mary 1691, James 1693, Rebeckah 1696, Isaac 1700, Jon- athan and David 1703 ; he d. 1753. Mary m. Joseph Lathrop 1718 .- Rebeckah m. Thomas Wade 1722.
4. Benjamin (s. of William 1) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Alden 1693, and had Rebeckah 1694, Benjamin 1696, Solomon 1698, Ebenezer 1702, Elizabeth 1705. His w. d. 1705, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Jonathan Cary and D. of Samuel Allen, 1705, and had Sarah 1706; he d. 1743. Rebeckah m. a Campbell .- Elizabeth m. Joseph Carver 1725-Sarah m. Nathaniel Pratt, and was d. at the date of her father's will 1743, having left a s. Seth (Dea. Seth Pratt) .- Solomon m. Bathsheba Mehurin 1724.
5. William (s. of William 2) m. Mary Washburn 1722, and had William 1723, Seth 1725, James 1729, Mary 1731, Susanna 1736. Mary m. Samuel Dunbar 1758.
6. Eleazar (s. of William 2) m. Mercy King 1728, and had Betty 1729 Reuben 1731, Eleazar 1734, Mercy 1737, Daniel 1742 ; she d. 1789 ; he d. 1796. Betty m. Nathan Ames 1751, and then William Tolman 1757, and afterwards Micah White. Mercy m. Jacob Johnson of St. 1760.
7. John (s. of William 2) m. Hannah, D. of Elisha Hayward, 1731 ; no children ; she d. 1750, æ. 45 ; he then m. Hannah, wid. of Stoughton Willis (she was a Harlow) 1756, and had Sarah 1758, John 1762.
8. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) and his w. Elizabeth had Joseph 1715, James 1717, Elizabeth 1719, Susanna 1722, Sarah 1725, Daniel 1727. He went to Easton a. 1730, and afterwards to
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Providence ; was called Deacon 1738 in a deed he gave to Caleb Phillips .- Joseph was a preacher, and settled in Providence; Mr. Wilson afterwards in 1793, was settled as colleague with him.
9. James (s. of Joseph 3) lived in E. B. and m. Ruth, D. of Joseph Shaw a. 1719, and had Ruth 1720, Abijah 1722, Mary 1724, Nathan 1725, Abigail 1727, Susanna 1729, Jedediah 1731, Sarah 1732, John 1736, James 1742, by his 2d wife Hannah Hovey. Ruth m. Perez Bonney 1739 .- Nathan m. Mary Mans- field perhaps 1748, and went to Abington, and John also moved away .- No account of Jedediah .- Abigail m. John Egerton 1746, and Jonathan Beal 1780 .- Susanna m. Abijah Edson 1747. Sarah m. Benjamin Harris 1751 .- Abijah m. Sarah Porter of Abington .- Nathan Jr. went to Cummington.
10. Isaac (s. of Joseph 3) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Shaw, 1722, and lived in E. B., and had Hannah 1723, Isaac 1726, Martha 1728, Peter 1731, Joseph 1734*, Judith 1736. He d. 1737, and she m. John Whitman 1743. Hannah m. Joseph Robinson 1759, his 2d w .- Martha m. Capt. Simeon Whitman 1750 .- Pe- ter went to Harvard .- Judith m. John Barrell 1756.
11. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 3) m. Ruth Soule, and afterwards a 2d w. Sarah, and had Samuel 1729, Jesse 1731, Sarah 1732. Rebecca 1734, Jonathan 1736, Moses 1737, Aaron 1740. Jona- than m. Betty Packard 1761 .-- Sarah m. Nath'l Packard 1753 .- this family went to Mid'o .- Sam'l Snow m. Betty Perkins 1775.
12. David (s. of Joseph 3) m. Joanna, 1). of Joseph Hayward, 1731, and had David 1732*, Joseph 1734, Joanna 1735, Mehita- bel 1737*, Lydia 1740, Rhoda 1742 ; she d. 1794, æ. 90. Joanna m. Nathaniel Edson 1759 .- Lydia m. John Whitman 1764 .- Rhoda m. Ezra Whitman 1768.
13. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 4) m. Jemima, D. of Amos Snell, 1722, and settled in S. Bridg., and had Jemima 1723, Benja. 1724, Daniel 1726, Elijah 1728, Elizabeth 1730, Charity 1733*, Lucy 1735, Amos 1738, Joseph 1740*, Seth 1743*, Joseph 1746*, he d. 1760, a. 65. Jemima m. Elijah Leach 1745.
14. Ebenezer (s. of Benjamin 4) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Pratt, a. 1728, and had Ebenezer 1729, Nathaniel 1731, Sarah 1733, Caleb 1736. She died 1737, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Stephen Leach and D. of John Hooper, 1737, and had Solomon 1741, Rebecca 1742, Zebedee 1743, John, Eli, and Mary. He went to R. a. 1751, and m. a wid. Wilbor for a 3d wife, but had no children by her. Solomon m. Elizabeth, D. of Eleazar Cary, 1780, and had Elizabeth, Solomon, and William .- Caleb was in the French war, 1755, with Gen'l Winslow .- Zebedee went to Scituate, R. I., and had Zebedee, Solomon, and William.
15. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer next above) m. Betty Hooper, and had Sarah 1751, Betty 1753, Lydia 1755, Susanna 1757,
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Eunice 1759, and Ebenezer, who m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Pool, 1783. This family lived in R.
16. William (s. of William 5) m. Hannah, D. of Nathan Hill, 1743, and had Calvin 1749, Salome 1751 ; he d. 1755. Calvin m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Churchill, 1784 .- William Snow's wife d. in S. B. 1774 .- Wm. Snow m. Jerusha, D. of David Hill, 1776.
17. Seth (s. of William 5) m. Betty, D. of Jona. Sprague, and had Simeon 1750, Betty 1752, Seth 1755, Jonathan 1757, Lydia 1759 *. Elizabeth Snow m. Josiah Washburn 1775.
18. James (s. of William 5) m. Mary, D. of Timothy Edson, 1758, and had Eliab 1759, James 1761, and d. 1762. Eliab m. Lydia Snow 1782, and Eliab Snow m. Dorcas, D. of Ephraim Churchill, 1787 .- James m. Rebecca Alden of Tit. probably 1789.
19. Reuben (s. of Eleazar 6) m. Hannah, D. of Stoughton Willls 1768, and had Rhoda 1769, and went to Easton.
20. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 6) m. Mary, D. of John Wood, 1757, and settled in N. B., and had Mary 1757, Eleazar 1759, Priscilla 1761, Jonathan, Silas, Betsy, Sarah, Zevina, Mercy, Phebe ; he died 1797, æ. 64. Eleazar m. Hannah, D. of Jacob Dunbar, 1780, and settled in the State of New York .- Mary m. Seth Snow 1778 .- Priscilla m. Simeon Snow 1779 .- Sarah m. a Merritt .- Zevina m. Jonathan Snow of N. Y. 1799 .- Mercy m. Nathaniel Wilmouth 1795 .- Phebe m. Moses Crafts 1799.
21. Daniel Esq. (s. of Eleazar 6 ) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Dunbar, 1764, and had Hannah 1765, Daniel 1767, Silvia 1769*, Sarah 1771*, Mehitabel 1773*, Nathan 1776, Cyrus 1778, Sarah 1780, Melatiah 1782. His w. d. 1812, and he and all his family went to Maine. Hannah m. Benjamin Alger of Easton 1785 .- Melatiah m. Abiathar Wethrell of Easton 1807 .- Nathan, a bachelor .- Sarah m. a Hill in Readfield, Me.
22. John (s. of John 7) m. Mary, D. of James Ames, 1784, and had David 1785, John 1787, Sarah 1789, Charles 1791, George 1794, Lucy 1798 ; his wife d. 1819 .- John m. Rebecca Lathrop 1811, and had Edward James 1811 .- Sarah m. William Dnubar 1807 .- Charles m. Hannah Place 1820 .- Lucy m. Ben- jamin Randall 1819 .- He m. a 2d w. Hannah, wid. of Nathaniel Perkins and D. of Edmund Hayward 1821.
23. Isaac (s. of Isaac 10) m. Elizabeth, D. of William Bow- ditch, 1748, and had Mary 1749, and went to Haverhill.
24. Joseph (s. of David 12) m. Ruth, D. of Dea. Zechariah Shaw, 1759, and had Sarah 1759, David 1761, Daniel 1763, Me- hitabel 1767, Ruth 1769, Joseph 1772, Moses 1775. This family went to Brookfield. David m. Jemima, D. of Jacob Hayward, 1787, and had Vashti 1790, Experience 1791, David 1793, and then went to Brookfield .- Sarah m. Silvanus Hayward 1781 .- Daniel m. Sally Allen at Brookfield 1792 .- Mehitabel m. Seth
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Richards 1791 .- Joseph m. Tamzin, D. of John Richards, 1795, and then went to Brookfield ..
25. Daniel (s. of Benjamin 13) m. Abigail, D. of Joshua Fobes, 1753, and had Abigail 1754, Daniel 1756, Hosea 1758, Joseph 1760, Lucy 1762, Barzillai 1765, Azariah 1768, John 1770.
26. Elijah (s. of Benjamin 13) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Dun- bar 1767, and lived in Titicut, and had Sarah 1770, who m. Ja- cob Lathrop 1787, and a son Benjamin; his wife d. 1779; he · 1792.
27. Simeon (s. of Seth 17) m. Priscilla, D. of Eleazar Snow, 1779, and had Simeon 1781*, Betty 1783, Priscilla 1785, Lavi- nia 1787, Hepzibah 1789, Shepard 1791, Phebe 1793, Zibeon 1795, Roxiliana 1797, and went to Whitestown, N. Y.
28. Seth (son of Seth 17) m. Mary, D. of Eleazar Snow, 1778, and had Seth 1780, Barnabas 1782, Polly, 1785, Cyrus 1787, Asenath 1789, Elijah 1792, Perez 1795, Zerviah 1796, and went to Whitestown, N. Y.
29. Jonathan (s. of Seth 17) went to N. Y., and probably m. Zevina, D. of Eleazar Snow, 1799.
30. Jonathan Esq. (s. of Eleazar 20) m. Huldah Snow, and had Huldah, 1786, Jonathan 1788, Salmon 1789*, Caleb 1790*, Susanna 1793, Sprague 1795, Sebrina 1797, Martin 1799, Olive 1800, Thomas Jefferson 1803, Relief 1805. Huldah m. Stillman Willis 1809 .- Jonathan m. Sally, D. of Nathan Bryant, 1810 .- Susanna m. Jeremiah Hickson of St. 1809 .- Sprague m. Nancy Kingman of Mansfield 1820 .- Sebrina m. John Sealy of Easton 1818 .- Martin m. Ann Wilbor 1821 .- Thos. J. gra. B. U. 1823.
31. Silas (s. of Eleazar 20) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Cole, 1800, and had Austin 1802, Linus 1804*, Silence 1808, Mary 1811, Lurin 1814.
32. Daniel (s. of Daniel Esq. 21) m. Hannah Richmond of Mid'o. 1790, and went to Union, Maine, and had Ansel, Azel, Philip, Oliver, Silvia, Hannah, Harriet, Elizabeth, Sarah. Ansel lives in Appleton-Azel m. a D. of Thomas Johnson of New Gloucester, and lived in N. York, and now lives in Boston, an Apothecary .- The Ds. are all m. and live in Me.
33. Cyrus (s. of Daniel Esq. 21) m. Ruth Makepeace of Norton 1801, and had Ruth Makepeace 1802, Angelina 1803, Deborah 1805, Hannah Dunbar 1807. He went to Franklin.
34. Seth (s. of Nath'l of Orleans) settled in N. B. 1783, m. Anna, D. of Josiah Packard, 1795, and had Josiah*, Nathaniel, Sally*, Achsah*, Hannah*, and Mary. His wife d. 1820, and he m. wid. Sarah Norton, D. of Ephraim Noyes.
Hannah m. Benj. Mehuren 1767 .- Lydia m. Eliab Snow 1782. Bethiah m. Samuel Warren Jr. of Mid'o. 1770 .- Molly m. John
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Wade 1791 .- Sarah m. Daniel Tomson 1794 .- Hannah m. He- man Linnel 1797 .- Ruth of Eastham m. Levi Packard 1789 .- Hannah m. Jonathan Bolton 1794 .- James m. Freelove Monk of St. 1794 .- Zilpha m. David Bolton 1794 .- Eunice m. Alfred Edson 1796. Mehitabel of Easton m. Asa Bryant 1810 .- Betsy m. Asa Bryant 1811 .- Elijah Snow of E. B. m. Sarah Shaw 1780.
SOPER .- Samuel Soper m. Esther Littlefield 1731, and lived in W. B., and had Edmund 1731, Hannah 1733, Asa 1734, Sam'l 1736, Esther 1738, Oliver 1740, Amasa 1742, Salter 1744, Sarah 1745, James 1747, Silence 1750. Esther, mother or D., m. Seth Briggs of Berkley a. 1754 .- Hannah m. Daniel Pettingill 1750.
2. Edmund (s. of Samuel I) m. Bethiah (or Betty), D. of Ephraim Fobes, 1754, and had Betty 1755. His w. d., and he m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Theophilus Curtis of St. 1756, and had Mehitabel 1757, Edmund 1759, Eunice 1761.
3. Amasa (s. of Samuel 1) m. Ruth Dwelly 1763, and had Huldah 1764, Olive 1766, Amasa 1768, Martin 1772.
Capt. Nathaniel Soper of Hanson (s. of Alexander) m. Betty Price 1779 .- Mary Soper m. Daniel Hartwell Jr. 1821.
SOREIN .- John Sorein and his w. Mary had John in E. B. 1735, and went to Boston.
SOULE-Dea. John Soule m. Sarah, D. of Thomas Leach, and settled in E. B., and had William Norman 1808, and Eliza- beth 1809.
Ebenezer Soule of Plympton m. Silence, D. of William Hud- son 1764 .- Asaph of Plymp. m. Marah, D. of William Hudson, 1767 .- A. D. of Ebenezer Whitman of S. B. m. a Soule-Wm. Soule m. Rachel Dillingham 1791 .- Rebecca m. Sampson Wash- burn 1805 .- Nathan Soule, brother of Rebecca, m. Charity, D. of Uriah Brett, 1815 .- Wid. Joanna, mother of Nathan and Re- becca, m. Nathan Alden Esq. 1818.
SOUTHWORTH .- Widow Alice Southworth arrived at Ply- inouth 1623, in the third ship, called the Ann, and soon after was married to Gov. William Bradford ; she had two ss. by her first husband, to wit: Constant and Thomas Southworth, who came with her or soon afterwards, and were quite young; Thomas not more than six years old. They both became dis- tinguished men in the colony ; Constant settled in Duxbury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and d. 1678, leaving three sons, Edward, Nathaniel, and William ; and three married Ds. viz : Mercy, w. of Samuel Freeman, Alice, w. of the famous Cap. Benjamin Church, distinguished in Philip's war, and Mary, wife of David Alden, and two unmarried Ds., Elizabeth and Priscilla .- Thomas left an only child Elizabeth, who m. Joseph Howland .- Elizabeth, D. of Constant, afterwards m. William Fobes .- Nathaniel "had land towards Taunton, called
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Freeman's land," perhaps in Mid'o .- Edward, of Mid'o. per- haps, s. of Nathaniel, had 4 ss., Constant, Edward, Lemuel and Benjamin, who all settled early in N. B.
Sarah Southworth of Mid'o. m. Eleazar Washburn Jr. a. 1771. Sarah Southworth m. Peter Edson 1745.
1. Constant (s. of Edward) m. Martha, D. of Joseph Keith, 1734, and had Betsy 1735, Nathaniel 1737, Ezekiel 1739, Mar- tha* and Mary 1741*, Desire 1742*, Jedediah 1745, Constant 1747*, Sarah 1749, Ichabod 1751* ; he d. 1775, æ. 64. Betsy m. Joseph Cole 1757 .- Sarah d. single .- Jedediah m. an Ather- ton, and settled in St., and had Constant and Consider.
2. Edward (s. of Edward) m. Lydia, D. of John Packard, 1750, and had Uriah 1751, Perez 1754, Desire 1756, Edward 1758, Abiah 1760, Bridget 1762, Lydia 1764, Avis 1768, Fear 1770. They all moved to Pelham except Perez .- Uriah in. Pa- tience Goodspeed of Easton 1773.
3. Lemuel (s. of Edward) m. Patience West 1757, and had Mehitabel 1758, Hannah 1760*, Patience 1763. Mehitabel m. John Gurney 1777.
4. Benjamin (s. of Edward) m. Mary Smith 1763, but had no children. He d., and his wid. m. Zechariah Gurney 1800.
5. Nathaniel (s. of Constant 1) m. Catharine, D. of David Howard, 1762, and had Martha 1764*, Simeon 1756, Nathaniel 1769, David 1773 *. His wife d. 1775, and he m. Jennet, D. of Simeon Brett, 1777, and had Catharine ; he d. 1788, and his wid. m. Ephraim Groves 1789 .- Catharine m. Ambrose Keith 1796 .- Nathaniel m. Patience, D. of William Shaw, 1793, and went to Lyme, N. H.
6. Ezekiel (s. of Constant 1) m. Mary Newman 1761, and had Molly 1762, Ichabod Keith 1764, Constant 1767, and then went westward.
7. Perez (s. of Edward 2) m. Eunice, D. of Matthew King- man, a. 1780, and had Harmony 1781, Hannah 1782, John 1784. Edward 1786, Martin 1788, Azel 1790*, Benjamin 1791, Perez and Eunice 1793, Polly 1796, Sophronia 1798, Lucy 1800. Har- mony m. Dea. Seth Alden 1802 .- Hannah m. John Ames 1802 .- Eunice m. Daniel Alden 1815 .- Sophronia m. Alva Noyes .- Lucy m. Ornan Cole .- John m. Eliza, D. of Luther Hayward, 1806, and went to New Bedford .- Col. Edward m. Rhoda, D. of Robert Howard, 1815 .- Martin m. Ruth, D. of Capt. Robert Packard, 1811 .- Benjamin m. Content, D. of Dea. Eben. Pack- ard, 1819, and went to Winthrop, Me .- Perez m. Betty, D. of Capt. Lot Leach of St. 1821.
8. Simeon (s. of Nathaniel 5) m. Elizabeth Anderson 1789, and had Alva 1791, Justin 1793, and went to Ward.
Charles m. Susanna, D. of Abiel Harris, 1794, and Matthew Snell 1806 .- Reuma m. Otis Howard 1818.
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SPRAGUE .- Francis Sprague was one of the forefathers, and arrived at Plymouth 1623 in the ship Ann ; he settled in Dux- bury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, but did not, nor did any of his family, come to reside here; he had John, Anna, Mary and Mercy. John m. Ruth Bassett 1655, and had John, William, Samuel, Eliza, Ruth, Desire, and Dorcas. Mercy m. William Tubbs 1637. William d. at Dux. 1712, leav- ing a wid. Grace, and ss. Jethro and Terah, and Ds. Ruth and Zerviah. Samuel went to Rochester and d. there 1723, leaving a w. Elizabeth, and a s. Ephraim, and perhaps others. The Spragues of Fairhaven, and the South Shore generally, descend- ed probably from Francis. There was no known connection between him and the following families.
Ralph, Richard, and William Sprague, were among the first comers and settlers in Massachusetts Colony in 1628. They were brothers, and settled at Charlestown, from whence William, the youngest, removed to Hingham. Hosea Sprague of Hing- ham, one of the descendants of William, has lately presented the public with such a full and particular genealogy of the Sprague family, that it is necessary here only to give some ac- count of William, from whom the Spragues in this town are descended.
William Sprague of Hingham m. Millesaint, D. of Anthony Eames, and had Anthony 1635, John 1638, Samuel 1640, Eliza- beth 1641, Persis 1643, Joanna 1644, Jonathan 1648, William 1650, Mary 1652, Hannah 1655 ; he d. 1675. Anthony remained at Hingham, and d. 1719 .- John went to Mendon, and d. 1690 .- Samuel went to Marshfield, and d. 1709 ; was secretary of the Colony, and great-grandfather of the Hon. Seth Sprague sen'r of Duxbury .- Jonathan d. at Hingham, and left no posterity .- William m. Deborah Lane 1674, and went to Providence .- Per- sis m. John Dogget .- Joanna m. Caleb Church .- Mary m. Thos. King .- William of Providence had William, Joanna, Deborah, Jonathan, Abiah, John, Benjamin.
1. Jonathan (s. of William of Providence) m. Lydia Leavit of Hingham, and settled in S. B., and had Lydia 1715, Hannah 1717, Jonathan 1720, Mary 1723, Sarah 1725*, John 1727, Con- tent 1729, Betty 1731, Benjamin 1736; his will 1748. Lydia m. Solomon Perkins 1733 .- Hannah m. Solomon Bates .- Jonathan went to Stafford, Conn .- Mary m. Nathan Edson 1738 .- Con- tent m. a Howard of Dartmouth .- Betty m. Seth Snow a. 1749.
2. John (s. of Jonathan 1) m. Susanna Cobb 1746, and had John 1746, and went to Block Island.
3. Benjamin (s. of Jonathan 1) m. Eunice, D. of Ephraim Holmes, 1762, and had Ephraim 1763, Benjamin, Lydia 1777. He d. 1778, of the small pox, æ. 42, and she m. Solomon Ames
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1781, and became a wid. again, and d. 1833, æ. 92. Lydia m. Capt. Asa Pratt 1799.
4. Capt. Ephraim (s. of Benjamin 3) m. Vina, D. of Ezra Edson, 1783, and had Holmes 1783, Ephraim 1787, Eunice 1790, Vina 1799, and d. 1818; Chloe 1804, Mira 1806. Ephraim m. Jane, D. of Joseph Ames, 1813, and went to Bristol, R. I .- Eunice m. Calvin Washburn 1809 -Mira m. John Washburn, and afterwards the Hon. John A. Shaw.
5. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 3) m. Priscilla Churchill 1786, and had Benjamin 1790, Friend 1792*, Lydia 1799, George 1801, Lydia m. Barna Leonard Jr. 1815 .- George went to N. York, and thence to Florida.
6. Capt. Holmes (s. of Capt. Ephraim 4) m. Betsy, D. of Daniel Copeland, 1808, and had Ephraim Holmes 1809, Betsy Copeland 1812, Edgar 1815, Caleb Cary 1819 .- Ephraim H. m. Lois, D. of Nath'l Washburn.
7. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 5) m. Lucy, D. of Joseph Ames, 1818, and had Benjamin and Fisher Ames .- John of Abington m. Rebecca, D. of John Alden of E. B. 1767.
STANDISH .- Capt. Miles Standish (one of the forefathers), the renowned soldier, and shield and defence of the pilgrims, came over in the first ship, the May Flower, in 1620; he lived in Plymouth till 1630, when he removed to Duxbury, and d. there 1656, a. 72 ; he was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, and a principal member of the committee who purchased the plantation of Massasoit (or Ousamequin), the Indian Sachem, in 1649 ; his w. Rose d. the next spring after their arrival, in 1621, and he m. a 2d w. Barbara, who survived him; his child- ren were Alexander, Miles, Josiah, Charles, Lora, and John. Lora d. before him. He lived and died at the foot of the hill named after him "Captain's Hill."
2. Alexander (s. of Capt. Miles 1) was made a freeman 1648, and lived on the paternal estate, at Captain's Hill, in Duxbury ; he m. first Sarah, D. of the Hon. John Alden, and had Miles, Ebenezer, Lorah, Lydia, Mercy, Sarah, and Elizabeth ; his wife d. and he then m. Desire, wid. of Israel Holmes, (formerly wid. of William Sherman, her maiden name Doten), and had Thomas, Ichabod, and Desire born in Marshfield 1689 ; he d. in Duxbury 1702 ; she in Marshfield 1723. She named her children thus : William Sherman, John Holmes, Israel Holmes, Hannah Ring, Experience [wife of Miles] Standish, Desire Weston, and g. D. Desire Wermall .- Lorah m. Abraham Sampson .- Lydia m. Isaac Sampson .- Mercy m. Caleb Sampson .- Sarah m. Benjamin Soule, and Elizabeth m. Samuel Delano .- There was a David Standish killed in Duxbury by the fall of a tree in 1689 ; per- haps a s. of Alexander.
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3. Miles (s. of Capt. Miles 1) m. Sarah, D. of John Winslow, and went to Boston, where he d. a. 1666 ; and his wid. m. Tobias Payne 1669, and afterwards Mr. Richard Middlecot.
4. Ens. Josiah Standish (2d s. of Capt. Miles of Duxbury) lived in East Bridgewater, and first m. Mary, D. of John Dingley of Marshfield, a. 1654, who d. the same year, and he then m. Sarah, D. of Sam'l Allen of Braintree and sister of Sam'l Allen of E. B. He soon removed back to Duxbury, where he became a Captain, Selectman, Deputy, and one of the council of war ; he removed thence to Norwich, in Conn., probably a. 1686 ; he had Miles, Josiah, and other children, perhaps. His descend- ants are also in New York, among whom Samuel has been a given name for several generations. He bought 150 acres of John Parks of Preston, Conn. 1687.
5. Charles (s. of Capt. Miles 1) we have no account of; his name does not appear in the records after his father's will in 1655 ; perhaps he d. young.
6. John (s. of Capt. Miles 1) was named in the division of cattle, on the Colony records, in 1727, and we have obtained no further account of him. He no doubt d. young, as he was not named in his father's will in 1655.
7. Miles (s. of Alexander 2) remained on the paternal estate at Captain's Hill, and d. there 1739. He m. Experience, D. of his mother-in-law by one of her first husbands (Sherman or Holmes), and had Miles, Sarah, Patience, Priscilla and Pene- lope ; the two last minors. Miles went to Bridgewater .- Sarah m. Abner Weston .- Patience m. Caleb Jenny of Dartmouth 1735. Priscilla m. Elisha Bisbee perhaps of Pembroke .- Penelope d. single at Duxbury 1740 .- The mother, Experience, survived her husband, and was perhaps the last of the family who resided at Captain's Hill.
8. Ebenezer (s. of Alexander 2) lived in Plympton, and had Ebenezer, Zechariah, Moses, Hannah, Zeruiah, Sarah, and Mercy. He and his s. Ebenezer both died a. 1748 .- Zerviah Standish m. Zebedee Tomson of Halifax 1745 .- Ebenezer, Jr., m. a Churchill 1739 .- Sarah Standish m. Josiah Cushman, Jr., 1749 .- Mercy Standish m. Ebenezer Lobdell at Plympton 1736; her 2d husband was Benjamin Weston ; she d. 1794, æ. 78.
9. Thomas (s. of Alexander 2) born a. 1687, first settled in Marshfield, and thence removed to Pembroke, where his name appears in 1718 ; his wife Mary ; they had David at Marshfield, and perhaps Amos; Thomas at Pembroke 1725, Mary 1733, William 1737, Betty 1739, recorded by Daniel Lewis in Pem- broke 1742, as the children of Thomas and Mary Standish. - David m. Hannah Magoun 1746, and died 1793, leaving David, Lemuel, and several other children .- Lemuel went to Bath, m.
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Rachel Jackson, and had David 1777, and Lemuel, and one other son, and d. 1824. æ. 78 .- Amos Standish, an adult, was bap. at Marshfield 1742 (or 1746) .- Thomas m. Martha Bisbee 1748 .- Thomas, Jr., d. in Pembroke 1780. There was a Miles Standish d. in Pembroke a. 1793, whose will is on record.
10. Ichabod (s. of Alexander 2) m. Phebe Ring of Plymouth 1719 ; he was the man, probably, a cooper, who died at Halifax 1772, leaving 3 Ds., Mary, Phebe, and Desire, who m. David Hatch.
11. Miles Standish (s. of Miles 7) m. Mehitabel Robbins, probably of Plymouth 1738, and removed from Duxbury to S. B. and had Miles, Experience, Penelope, Hannah, and others, per- haps; he d. 1784, æ. 80 .- Miles m. Naomi, D. of Daniel Keith 1774, and had Miles, and went to Pennsylvania a. 1780 .- Ex- perience m. Simeon Ames 1765 .- Penelope m. Nathaniel Cobb, Jr., of Plymp. 1763 .- Hannah m. Daniel Fobes 1769.
12. Zechariah (s. of Ebenezer 8) had Ebenezer, Hannah, Sarah, Abigail, Peleg, Zechariah .- Zechariah Standish died at Plympton a. 1780 .- Col. John Standish of Plattsburgh, N. Y., s. of a Doctor Standish, formerly of Plympton, was a descendant of Zechariah .- Abigail Standish m. Samuel Wright 1752; she was mother of Caleb Leach's wife .- Sarah Standish m. Josiah Cushman, Jr., 1749.
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