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3. Josiah (s. of Josiah 2) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Fobes, 1751, and had Martha 1751, George 1753, Macey 1755*, Josiah 1757*, Josiah 1759, Perez 1761, Bathsheba 1763, Hannah 1765, Susanna 1767*, Calvin 1770*, Amelia 1772; he d. 1794, she 1807. Martha m. Joseph Ames Jr. 1770 .- Bathsheba m. Dr. Daniel Perkins 1783.
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4. George (s. of Josiah 3) m. Ann, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1774, and had George 1775; she d. 1775.
5. Josiah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan King- man, 1785, and had Orra 1785, Susanna Packard 1787, Anna 1789. He d., and she m. Capt. Ephraim Snell 1792, and Caleb Snell 1808. Orra m. Earl Thayer 1812 .- Susanna P. m. Israel Tolman 1813 .- Anna m. Jesse Edson 1811.
6. Perez (s. of Josiah 3) m. Huldah, D. of Jonathan King- man 1788, and had Perez 1789, d. 1806; Josiah 1791. His w. d., and he m. wid. Polly Pierce 1798, and had Samuel Pierce 1799, Huldah Kingman 1801, Lavinia 1804, Hannah Fobes 1807, Mary Lathrop 1812, d. 1814; he d. 1819 .- Josiah m. Silvia, D. of Simeon Keith 1814, and died 1822 .- Huldah K. m. Joseph Kingman 1821.
7. George (s. of George 4) m. Eunice Kingman of Easton 1797, and had Anna H. 1798, Nahum 1800, Mary 1801, Calvin 1803, Charles 1805, Patty 1807 ; he d. 1809, she 1811 .- Anna H. m. Albert Copeland 1819.
Richard Williams was a town officer in Bridgewater 1665 .- Mehitabel m. Benjamin Mehuren 1749 .- Bathsheba of Taunton m. Judge Benjamin Willis 1742 .- Anna m. Joseph Snell about 1742 .- Daniel Williams (of Easton, perhaps), had a D. Joanna bap. by Mr. Perkins, W. B., 1745 .- Daniel, Jr., m. Rhoda, D. of Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1763 .- Silas m. Susanna Richards 1760. Josiah of Easton, perhaps, m. Sarah Ames 1763 .- Rhoda m. Noah Powers 1787 .- Marlborough of Easton m. Lusanna, D. of Maj. Thomas Mitchell 1782 .- Nathan of Raynham m. Abthiah Harvey 1781 .- Edward of Easton m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Lath- rop 1772 .- Sarah of Raynham, perhaps, m. John Benson 1765. Calvin m. Betsy Copeland 1799 .- Abiah of Raynham m. Wm. Bassett 1800 .- Hannah of Raynham m. Joseph Bassett 3d, 1816. Calvin m. Abigail Bryant 1799 .- Edmund of Woodstock, Conn., m. Mary Harvey 1781 .- Abigail m. Peter Hayward 1732.
WILLIS .- Dea. John Willis was at Duxbury very early ; he and his wife Elizabeth are recorded as there in 1637 ; he was an original Proprietor, and one of the first settlers of Bridgewater ; the first Deacon here ; sustained many town offices, both at Dux- bury and here ; represented Bridgewater at the old Colony Court 25 years ; sold his estate in Duxbury to William Paybody 1657 : was appointed to solemnize marriages and administer oaths to witnesses and others ; his wife Elizabeth was wid. of William Palmer Jr .; her maiden name Hodgkins : his will dated 1692, proved 1693 ; his children therein mentioned were John, Nath'l, Joseph, Comfort, Benjamin, Hannah, wife of Nath'l Hayward; Elizabeth, who m. a Harvey; and Sarah, wife of John Ames. Nathaniel, Executor. He gave to Joseph "land at Farfield as
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we go to Taunton ;" "to Comfort, 15 acres at the Indian Field;" "to John, land his house stands on;" "to Nathaniel, the home- stead ;" and mentions the pond "that divides between me and Benjamin :" also "the Wolf Trap Gutter." He had four broth- ers, Nathaniel, Lawrence, Jonathan, and Francis, which we thus ascertain ; Elkanah was appointed to settle his father Nathan- iel's estate 1686, his uncle John to assist him. Elkanah also settled his uncle Lawrence Willis' estate in Boston 1703, and in 1704 he sold land in Boston, which he described as the estate of his uncle Francis Willis deceased. On the 8th day of Janu- ary, 1656, the year Bridgewater was incorporated, the following record, and almost the first in the book of records, appears, viz : "Be it known unto all men by these presents, that we, Nathaniel Willis and Lawrence Willis, inhabitants of the town of Bridge- water, do bind ourselves to free the said town of Bridgewater from any charge or damage that may come upon the said town by the keeping of our brother Jonathan Willis." The following also appears on the Court Records : "Jonathan Willis, who is at Duxbury for cure, shall not be maintained by Duxbury, but by Sandwich, whence he came." Thus we are assured these five were brothers. There was a Richard Willis, servant of John Barnes, transferred by consent to Thomas Prince 1634, m. Amy Glasse 1639, was at Duxbury 1638, and at Plymouth 1640. Richard, his s. probably, m. Patience Bonum at Plymouth 1670, was dead 1678, leaving a D. Ruhamah, and no further notice of them appears .- Henry Willis offered himself as a soldier to go with Mr. Prince and Lieut. Holmes to assist Mass. and Conn. against the Pequot Indians 1637, and we have no further account of him .- Jeremiah Willis was at Duxbury 1638, a youth, and was required by the court to procure himself a master : there was a Jeremiah Willis, a land holder, at Narraganset 1661 : there was also a Thomas Willis at Lynn, a Representative there 1634, and afterwards a Proprietor of Sandwich 1637. Whether any of these were of the same family we are not able to ascer- tain : they were cotemporaneous, and might be brothers, or oth- erwise related to them .- Lawrence Willis was among the first settlers in Bridgewater, but not an original Proprietor. He was in Sandwich 1643, and was a soldier against the Indians, m. Mary, D. of Thomas Makepeace of Boston, 1656; and finally removed to Boston, and his estate was settled there 1703; he probably had no children, as Elkanah, his nephew, settled his estate. We have no notice of any descendants of these five brothers excepting of John and Nathaniel, and of these most are descended from John.
2. John (s. of John 1) m. Experience, D. of Nicholas Byram, and had John, Samuel, Experience, and Mary : he d. a. 1712, the date of his will. Experience m. William Hudson .- Mary m. Israel Randall 1701.
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3. Nathaniel (s. of John 1) and his wife Lydia had Nathaniel, Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Sarah, and Mary ; he d. 1716 : his estate divided among his heirs 1729. Sarah m. John Hayward 1707 .- Mary (whether the above or not uncertain) m. William Gilmore 1731.
4. Joseph (s. of John 1) was at Scituate 1689, and admitted a freeman same year ; he had a s. Joseph, who is mentioned in his grandfather's will, and is there called "the eldest son of my son Joseph," so that there were others ss., and perhaps daughters. Joseph was on a committee for running lines in B. 1667 .- Joseph Willis is mentioned as a Proprietor of Taunton 1668, 1673, and 1684, and Joseph Willis of Taunton m. a D. of Thomas Lincoln. Perhaps he finally settled in Easton, which was then a part of Taunton .- There are no descendants of his in B., nor any fur- ther notice of him on B. records. Sometimes the father and sometimes the son is intended probably in the above notices.
5. Comfort (s. of John 1) lived near the bridge called Com- fort's bridge ; his ss. were Samuel, Joshua, Isaac, and he had probably other children. He was a Trooper in Philip's war, and left a manuscript, giving an account of one of the skirmishes of the period, which is now unfortunately lost .- Mercy Willis m. Samuel Hall of Taunton 1718.
6. Benja. (Son of John 1) m. Susanna, I). of Thomas Whitman, made a nuncupative will 1696, declared in presence of Comfort Willis, John Ames Jr., and Nathaniel Ames; no children men- tioned, but he had 2 ss. Thomas 1694, and Benjamin 1696; and two Ds .; one, Susanna probably, m. Gen. David Cobb's grand- father of Taunton, and the other, Elizabeth, m. Capt. Nathaniel Woodward 1708; he might have had other children ; he died æ. 39, and his wid. settled his estate in 1697 ; she d. æ. 98 .- John Ames Jr. was guardian to Benjamin 1714.
7. John (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Elihu Brett Esq., and had Mary 1699, John 1701, Margaret 1704, Experience, Martha, Mehitabel ; his estate settled among his heirs 1733. Mary m. Joseph Packard 1723 .- Margaret m. Nathaniel Harvey 1733 .- Experience m. John Randall of E. 1732 .- Martha m. James Pratt of E. 1733 .- Mehitabel m. James Stacy of E. 1743.
8. Samuel (s. of John 2) m. Margaret, D. of Elihu Brett Esq., 1706, and had Margaret, Solomon, Anna, Zerviah, all bap. 1736; he d. about 1769, æ. 80. Margaret m. John Whit- man of E. 1745 .- Solomon, a bachelor .- Anna m. Terah Whit- man of E. 1746 .- Zerviah m. Abishai Willis 1741.
9. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Ruth Porter of Abington, and had Ruth 1708, Nathaniel 1709, Azariah 1712. No certain account of this family. Ruth Willis (the mother probably) made her will 1739, and gave her estate to her niece Esther Porter, D. of her brother Nicholas Porter of Abington.
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10. Jonathan (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Abigail Stoughton 1713, and had Jonathan 1714, Abigail 1716, Lydia 1718, Stoughton 1720, Keturah 1722, Sarah 1724, Betty 1726, Hannah 1728 ; his estate settled 1741. Abigail m. John Keith 1734 .- Lydia m. Joseph Rickard of Plympton 1737, and went to Killingsley, Conn .- No account of John (s. of Nathaniel 3.)
11. Ebenezer (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. a Hinds, and had Keziah, Jonathan, Ebenezer, Beriah. His estate was settled by Stough- ton Willis 1741 ; the children all minors; he lived in Titicut or near to it. Keziah m. Daniel Willis 1756 .- Ebenezer Willis sold a "great Lot," and part of "Howel's Saw Mill" to Nath'l Hooper 1731.
12. Judge Samuel (s. of Comfort 5) removed to Dartmouth, and was Judge of the C. C. P. for the county of Bristol; he had Eliakim 1714, Jireh, Samuel, Ebenezer, Benjamin. Eliakim gra. H. U. 1735, and settled in the ministry at Malden Oct. 25, 1752 ; he first had a call at Hull 1750 ; he d. March 14, 1801, æ. 87 .- Jireh Willis an Ensign under Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755 .- Benjamin Willis went to Hardwick and had a D. Zerviah who m. John Keith of E. B.
13. Joshua (s. of Comfort 5) m. Experience Barbour 1707, and had Joshua, Abishai, Joab 1715, Silas, and other children probably ; he d. 1758. Joshua Willis and Joshua Willis Jr. both town officers 1739.
14. Dea. Isaac (s. of Comfort 5) and his wife Mary had Seth 1729*, Isaac 1731. His w. died and he m. Hannah Pratt 1732, and had Mary 1733, Hannah 1735, Ruth 1738, Abraham 1740*, Hannah m. William Fobes Jr .- Ruth m. Edmund Alger 1761 .- Mary never m.
15. Thomas (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Mary, D. of Sam'l Kins- ley, 1716, and had Susanna 1718, Thomas 1721, Jonah 1723*, Mary 1725, Rhoda 1727, Betty 1731, Zephaniah 1733, Nathan 1738. Susanna m. Ephraim Fobes a. 1738 .- Mary m. Maj. Isaac Johnson a. 1744 .- Rhoda m. Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1744 .- Betty m. James Howard 1749.
16. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Mary Leonard 1719, and had Benjamin.
17. John Esq. (s. of John 7) m. Patience, D. of Sam'l Hay- ward, 1724, and had Susanna 1727, Daniel 1732 ; he died 1776. Susanna m. David Johnson Jr. 1743, and d. 1750.
18. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 9); no knowledge of him, un- less the following ; "Ruth Willis of Sudbury, wid. of Roger Wil- lis; Ebenezer Hill, David Hill, and Nathaniel Willis, yeoman, all of Bridgewater ; Daniel Fisher of Taunton, Thomas Hill of Attleboro'; sold land in Dorchester, in 1734, to a Robbins, orig- inally granted to the right of John Hill sen'r of Dorchester,
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deceased." Ruth was D., all the rest grand children of the de- ceased. Nathaniel C. Willis a witness. Nor do we find any notice of Azariah and Ruth (s. and D. of Nath'l 9)-[See Nath'] 46 ; the above "yeoman" may have been Nath'l 46.]
19. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 10) m. Judith, D. of Jo- seph Packard, 1752, and had Azariah 1753. He m. Susanna, D. of James Allen, 1764, a 2d wife, and went to Oakham .- Azariah Willis of Oakham m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Willis pro- bably, 1785.
20. Dr. Stoughton (s. of Jonathan 10) m. Hannah Harlow of Mid'o., and had Jonathan 1742, Azariah 1744*, Stoughton 1746, Hannah 1748, Abigail 1750 (after her father's death). Stoughton m. Mary Monk of Stoughton 1764, and he and Jonathan both removed to Stoughton .- Hannah m. Reuben Snow 1768 .- Abi- gail m. Jesse Allen 1768 .- The wid. m. John Snow 1756.
21. Jonathan (s. of Ebenezer 11) went to Brookfield perhaps, and d. there.
22. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 11) m. Mary Jackson 1753, moved to Mid'o., and thence to Hardwich, was Deacon there, and had Ebenezer, John, Joseph, Seth, and Mary. Mary m. Dea. Noah Edson 1787.
.23. Beriah (s. of Ebenezer 11) m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Hayward Jr. 1759, and had Hannah 1760. He is said to have been a preacher. Perhaps Hannah m. Mason Hall of Raynham 1789 .- Beriah Willis was a soldier with Gen. Winslow at An- napolis Royal 1755.
24. Samuel (s. of Judge Samuel 12) m. Susanna, D. of John Snell 1747, and had Nathan 1750, Susanna 1754, Lydia 1756, Eliakim 1758, Samuel 1760*, Zebulun 1762, Silence 1765 : he d. 1778 ; she a. 1783. Nathan m. Elizabeth Spear 1779, and had Samuel 1781, and moved away .- Lydia m. Daniel Lathrop Jr., 1775 .- Eliakim went to Nantucket .- Silence m. Enoch Monk 1784.
25. Joshua (s. of Joshua 13) m. Hannah Woodward 1734, and had James who lived in Mid'o., and had James, Joshua, and Martha. James Jr. lived in E. B., and m. Sarah Jackson 1786, and went to Minot, Me.,-Martha m. a Cox .- Perhaps Joshua, the father, had other children. He lived in S. B. where Ziba Hayward lived and died.
26. Abishai (s. of Joshua 13) m. Zerviah (D. of Sam'l Willis 8.) 1741, and had Samuel 1748, Abishai 1752, Solomon 1755, Eliab 1758*, Zerviah 1763. Samuel m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac Lathrop, 1767, and had a son Oliver 1769 .- Abishai, Solomon, and Zerviah went to Belchertown .- Oliver m. Ann Wales about 1790, and had Otis 1769, and a D. who m. a Paine in Boston.
27. Joab (s. of Joshua 13) m. Martha, D. of John Bolton Jr. 1745, and had John 1745, Joab 1747, Martha 1749, Hezekiah
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1751, Timothy 1753*, Caleb 1755, Ruth 1757, Joshua 1760, Ezra, and Jacob. John m. Abihail, D. of John Conant, 1774, and had John 1777, Asa 1779 .- Martha and Ruth appear to have been at Winchester, whither most of the family removed .- Joab m. Alice Rickard 1772, and went to Pomfret, and to N. Y. State. Wid. Martha Willis died 1802, æ. 77 .- Ezra d. here a bachelor. Jacob m. a Morse and went to Me.
28. Silas (s. of Joshua 13) m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Hayward, and had Sarah 1746, Silas 1748, Adam 1750, Edmund 1753. Olive 1756, Hannah 1758, Betty 1761, Abraham 1764. This family all removed from town.
29. Isaac (s. of Dea. Isaac 14) m. Rebecca, D. of Thomas Hayward, 1759, and had Isaac 1760*, Isaac 1762, Thomas 1765 *.
30. Thomas (s. of Thomas 15) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Ames, 1741, and had Lemuel 1742, Jedediah 1744, Thomas 1746, Susanna 1754, Asa 1756*, Mary 1758. This family went to Easton probably .- Lemuel m. an Ames in E. and had 2 ss. and several Ds .- Capt. Jedediah m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Josiah Snell, 1775, and had Lucy 1777, Martin 1796, and others per- haps at Easton .- Thomas m. a Huet, and then a Dean, and had 2 ss. in Boston, and others.
31. Zephaniah (s. of Thomas 15) m. Bethiah, D. of Thomas Hayward, 1754, and had Zephaniah 1757, who gra. H. U. 1778, and settled in the ministry at Kingston, and is still living; m. Hannah, D. of Gen. John Thomas, and has a family.
32. Nathan (s. of Thomas 15) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1757, and had Martha 1758, Nathan 1760*, Nathan 1763, Betty 1765, Molly 1767, Chloe 1771, Vashti 1773, Abigail 1775, Elijah 1777, Lucy 1779. He m. Sarah White of Marsh- field 1792, a 2d wife, and removed to Oakham .-- Martha m. Jon- athan Howard 1774 .- Betty m. Luther Hayward 1785 .- Molly m. Gideon Howard Esq. 1788 .- Chloe m. Silas Packard Esq. 1789 .- Vashti m. Martin Howard 1793 .- Abigail m. Increase Matthews and d. at Muskingum. Lucy m. Cyrus Alger Esq. of Boston 1804.
33. Judge Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 16) gra. H. U. 1740, C. Justice C. C. P. Plym. Co., m. Bathsheba Williams of Taunton 1742, and had a child 1743* ; he then m. wid. Sarah Bradford, sister of Dea. Ephraim Spooner of Plymouth, 1761, and had Mary 1762, Benjamin 1765, Sarah 1768; he died July 13, 1807, æ. 87 .- Sarah m. Capt. Simeon Pratt 1791.
34. Daniel (s. of John Esq. 17) m. Keziah (D. of Ebenezer Willis 11) 1756, and had Daniel and John 1758, Jonah 1764, Ebenezer 1767 ; he d. 1814; she 1816.
35. Zebulun (s. of Samuel 24) m. Susanna Bartlett of Car- ver 1793, and had Wendell 1794, Irene 1796, Susanna 1799,
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Hannah 1802, Bartlett 1804*, Salome 1807, Mary*, d. 1813. Wendell went to Sandwich, and then to New York .- Irene m. Daniel Hartwell Jr. 1817, and died 1818 .- Susanna m. Charles Dunbar 1817 .- Salome m. James O. Stetson .- Hannah m. a son of Eli Hudson of Randolph.
36. Isaac (s. of Isaac 29) m. Huldah, D. of Capt. John Ames, 1786, and had Ruel 1786, Rebecca 1789, and removed to Me., and d., and his wid. m. again.
37. Gen. Nathan (s. of Nathan 32) m. Sophia, D. of Col. Benjamin Tupper of Chesterfield, 1787, and had Sophia 1789 .* His w. d. 1809, and he m. wid. Lucy Dogget, D. of Noah Fear- ing Esq. of Mid'o., 1790, and had Sophia Tupper 1791, Noah Fearing 1793, Maria 1795*, Charles 1797, Lucy Fearing 1799, Nathan 1802, William Henry 1804, Maria Antoinette 1806, Elijah 1808, George 1810, Caroline 1812*, Frederick Augustus 1815. He removed to Rochester, and then to Pittsfield ; he was Representative, Senator, and Counsellor. George m. Louisa, D. of Silas Packard Jr., and lives in Boston.
38. Elijah Esq. (s. of Nathan 32) removed to Rochester, m. Sarah, D. of Rev. Jonathan Moore, 1807, and had Susan 1809, Abby 1812, Eliza 1815, Sarah 1818, Elijah 1818 *. Susan m. Nathan Willis .- Abby m. a Barstow .- Eliza and Sarah m. two men by the name of Munroe.
39. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 33) m. Sarah, D. of Dr. Elea- zar Carver 1801, and had Benjamin. He d., and his widow m. Seth Washburn Esq. 1812 .- Benjamin gra. B. U. 1825, and is an Attorney, and has gone South.
40. Daniel (s. of Daniel 34) m. Zilphah, D. of Sam'l Edson, 1778, and had Keziah 1779, Zilphah 1780*, d. 1800; Susanna 1782, Betsy 1784, Nancy 1787, Polly 1790, Roxana 1792, Daniel E. 1794, Cyrus 1797, Galen 1800 ; his w. d. 1821, æ. 61 .- Keziah m. James Willis of E. 1799 .- Susanna m. John Pool 1801 .- Nancy m. Galen Orcutt 1809 .- Polly m. Cyrus Lathrop 1811 .- Betsy m. Benjamin Palmer 1805, and Isaac Alden 1814 .- Daniel went to Hanson.
41. John (s. of Daniel 34) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Rickard, 1779, and had Sarah 1782*, d. 1800. His w. d. 1783, and he m. Huldah, wid. of Silvanus Ames and D. of Maj. Isaac John- son, 1784, and had John 1786, Polly 1787*, Martin 1789; he d. 1835. John gra. B. U. 1807, and has kept school and lives on the farm with his father ; he m. Cynthia Danville in Providence and has had 16 children, many of whom are not living.
42. Jonah (s. of Daniel 34) m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Hay- ward, 1788, and had Abigail 1790, Jonah 1792, Polly Hayward 1795, Lyman 1798. His w. d. 1799, and he m. Hannah, another D. of Jona. Hayward 1800, and had Clement 1801, Henry Wil-
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liams 1803, died in N. Y. ; Nathan 1806, Emeline Frances 1808, Augustus 1811, Benjamin 1815. His 2d wife d. 1816, and he m. Freelove, widow of William Fobes (she was a French) 1816. Abigail m. Jacob Hayward 1816, and Alfred Whitman 1833 .- Jonah m. Abigail A. Foster of Kingston 1817, where he lives .- Polly H. m. Leonard Hill 1817 .- Lyman lives in Stoughton .- Clement is in Boston .- Benjamin in Boston .- Augustus is with Lyman .- Nathan went to Taunton, is now in S. B.
43. Ebenezer (s. of Daniel 34) m. Joanna Atwood 1785, and was drowned in a well at Taunton in a fit; he had Ebenezer, George, Huldah, Olive, and Joanna. Ebenezer lived in Mid'o. George m. a D. of John Drew of Taunton, and left two sons, George and William .- Huldah m. Benja. Warren of Mid'o., and Olive m. Dr. Vaughn of Mid'o .- Joanna not m .- Ebenezer Willis d. in Mid'o. 1840, æ. 49.
44. Mr. Nathaniel Willis (brother of Dea. John 1) was like- wise an original Proprietor, and among the first settlers in Bridgewater. He was a respectable man, and designated on the early records as Mr. Nathaniel Willis, which was as high a title as was given in that day ; he is said to have been the first school- master here. He d. before his brother John, and his estate was settled 1686; his w. survived, but her name is not given; he had Elkanah and Bethiah. There was a Mary b. at Sandwich 1648, probably his I) .; he lived there a short time. Bethiah d. 1716.
45. Elkanah (s. of Nathaniel 44) and his w. Mercy had Na- thaniel 1678, Judith 1682 ; she d. 1709 ; he 1711.
46. Nathaniel (s. of Elkanah 45) m. Hannah, D. of John Titus of Rehoboth 1712, and had Ephraim 1713, Elkanah 1719; he d. 1747; she 1753 .- [See Nathaniel, No. 18.]
47. Ephraim (s. of Nathaniel 46) and his w. Ann settled in N. B., and had Ann 1750 *. His w. d. 1751, and he m. Elizabeth Gernsey or Ganza 1758, and had Ephraim 1759, John 1761, Ann, Betsy ; he d. 1790, æ. 76. Ann m. Moses Pike 1790 .- Betsy m. Jarvis Pike 1790, both of Attleboro',
48. Elkanah (s. of Nathaniel 46) m. Mary Sables of Stough- ton 1744; he had also a w. Sarah, perhaps 2d w., and had Sarah 1749*, Samuel 1751, Nathaniel 1753, Sarah 1755. No further account of this family.
49. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 47), a Baptist preacher, m. Eu- nice, D. of Hezekiah Egerton 1779, and had Polly 1781, Still- man 1785. He m. a 2d wife, Frances Lemote of E. 1787, and had Ephraim, James N., Milton, David, Frances, Sarah. Polly m. Jacob Dunbar Jr. 1802 .- Stillman m. Huldah, D. of Jona. Snow Esq. 1809 .- Frances m. Thos. Willis Jr. of E. 1812 .- Sarah m. a Hunt .- Ephraim lives in Easton .- James N. m. Ro-
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sanda Foster of Abington 1815 .- Wid. Frances m. William Hunt 1817.
50. John (s. of Ephraim 47) m. Mary, D. of Hezekiah Eger- ton 1781, and had Isaac, John, Abigail, Eunice, Nancy, Sally, Elizabeth. Isaac m. a Hubbard .- John m. Lavinia, wid. or D. of Alfred Howard 1813 .- Abigail m. Samuel Whiting 1805 .- Eunice m. Ruel Lincoln 1804 .- Nancy m. Ruel Dunbar 1805 .- Sally m. Oliver Dunbar 1807 .- Ellzabeth m. Richard Beresford 1817.
Abraham Pierce d. 1673, and it appears that one of his Ds., Rebecca, m. a Willis .- Seth Willis m. Silence, wid. of Benja. Smith and D. of Josiah Keith, and went to Chesterfield ; she was b. a. 1720 .- Jeremiah, John, Solomon, and Jonathan Willis were at Stoughton a. 1760 .- Sarah m. Robert Hoar of Mid'o. 1744 .- Mary m. Lewis Daily 1782 .- Timothy m. Lavinia Pratt 1786 .- Jedediah of Easton m. Adah Hayward 1802 .- Daniel m. Judith B. Pratt 1815 .- Thomas Willis of T. m. Bethiah, D. of Elisha Hayward, 1743 ; she was dis. from W. B. Ch. to T. Ch. 1745. The following from Boston Records, viz : John Willis and Sarah ; he d. 1735 .- Stephen Willis and Ann ; he d. 1729; had Stephen, Mary, Martha, and Grace; a brother William, and friend Jonathan Willis. Stephen Jr.'s widow Martha; he had Jonathan and Mary; his will 1748; his brothers Jonathan and Benjamin ex'ors ; a D. Phebe Willis, alias Potter, by a former wife Dorothy .- Benjamin and Ann ; he d. 1746 .- Nicholas Wil- lis 1648 .- Michael Willis and Mildred his wife; his will 1669 ; hers 1680; 2 ss. Experience and Michael, and a gr. s. Michael; several Ds. viz: Abigail Bill, Lydia Nowell, Joanna Ellis and a Pollard .- Elizabeth, wid. of Michael, a shipwright, 1712 .- Ed- ward Wyllys, merchant, and Ruth his widow; inventory taken 1669.
WILMARTH OR WILMOUTH .- David and Susanna Wil- marth had Molly 1757, Jotham 1759.
WINSLOW .- Josiah Winslow (from Freetown) m. Sarah, D. of John Hayward Jr. 1721, lived awhile in E. B., and afterwards exchanged farms with Joseph Keith, and went up to W. B., near to Easton line. Sarah Winslow m. Edward Wentworth of St. 1746.
Anthony Winslow (s. of Gilbert of Marshfield) born 1707, m. Deborah, D. of William Barker Esq., 1728, and settled the estate of his son-in-law Nathaniel Clift, deceased, 1762 .- Clift's chil- dren were Anthony Winslow, Nathaniel, and Deborah. He had also a son-in-law James Thomas of Marshfield, who was in the army with Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755, where he d. leaving James, Winslow, Priscilla, and Deborah. Mr. Winslow came and settled in E. R. before 1770, and brought all these grand children with him, together with his D. the wid. Priscilla
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Thomas ; his D. Deborah Clift was probably then d. Winslow's w. d. 1773, æ. 63 ; he 1789, æ. 83 .- His father Gilbert Winslow was son of Nathaniel, who was son of Kenelm, who was brother of Gov. Edward Winslow, and was in Plymouth before 1633 .- Nath'l Winslow removed to Damarascotta 1729, testified at York Court 1742, then 63 years old, and of course born 1679.
John Winslow m. Emeline, D. of Edward Mitchell, a. 1822, and his brother Kenelm Winslow m. Orra, D. of Benja. Pope Esq. about the same time .- Susanna, D. of John Winslow, m. Robert Latham 1649 ; her mother was the famous Mary Chilton (D. of James and Susanna Chilton who came over in the May Flower 1620, and both died the first winter) who is said to have been the first English lady who set foot on the N. England shore.
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