History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Part 41

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


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HUNT .- Edmund Hunt was at Duxbury before 1650, and a proprietor of Bridgewater, and sold his right to Samuel Edson. We have no further account of him or of his family. The name remains in the county, but whether his descendants are here or not we are not certain.


IRISH .- John Irish was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, and John and George Irish were both at Duxbury before 1658, and were both among the first planters of Saconet. John Irish of Duxbury, roper, with the consent of his wife Elizabeth, sold his share in the new Plantation of Satucket (Bridgewater) to Guido Bailey 1659, and went to Little Compton. He d. 1677, and his son John Irish m. a sister of the famous Capt. Church ; another s. Elias, settled in Taunton.


LORING .- Dea. Thomas Loring was early at Hingham ; had a grant of land there 1635 ; his house was burnt 1646, d. at Hull 1661, his heirs divided the estate 1672; his w. Jane died 1672, leaving a will; his children were Thomas, John, Josiah, and Benjamin 1644; no Ds. mentioned either in the division or her will.


2. Thomas (s. of the above) m. Hannah, D. of Nicholas Ja- cob, 1657 ; she was b. 1639 ; he lived in Hull, and had Thomas, Caleb, David, Hannah 1665, and Deborah 1669. He d. 1678, and his widow m. Stephen French ; his heirs divided the estate 1702. Hannah m. Jeremiah Cushing 1685 .- Thomas m. Deborah, D. of John Cushing Esq. 1699, and lived in Plymouth .- Deborah m. John Cushing Jr. 1687, and d. 1713.


3. John (s. of Dea. Thomas 1) m. Mary, D. of Nath'l Baker, 1657, lived in Hull, had John 1658, Joseph 1660, Thomas 1662,


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Sarah 1664, Isaac 1666, Mary 1668, Nathaniel, and Daniel. He m. a 2d w. Rachel, and had Jacob, Israel April 15, 1682, Caleb, and Sarah ; his will 1708, proved 1714. Joseph and Isaac died before him, each leaving 4 children .- Mary m. a Jones and was his only surviving D .- He mentioned Israel "having been brought up to learning," who gra. H. U. 1701, and was ord. at Sudbury 1706, and d. 1772, æ. 90 .- Nathaniel lived in Boston.


4. Josiah (s. of Dea. Thomas 1) m. Elizabeth (perhaps D. of John Otis) ; his will 1712 ; had Jane 1663, Josiah 1665, Samuel 1668 d. 1774, Job 1670, Elizabeth 1672, Jonathan ex'or. 1674. Jane m. Samuel Gifford.


5. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Thomas 1) m. Mary, D. of Matthew Hawke, 1670, lived in Hull probably, and had Mary, Matthew, Benjamin, John, and Samuel ; the heirs divided his estate 1716. Mary m. James Gould .- Matthew m. Jane, D. of Lieut. Thos. Collier of Hull, and d. 1722 leaving no children.


6. John (s. of John 3) ; his w. Jane ; his will 1719, mentions his "children and his eldest son" but gives no names ; John, supposed to be one, chose his uncle Caleb for his guardian 1728.


7. Joseph (s. of John 3) m. Hannah, D. of John Leavitt 1683, and had Joseph 1684, Nehemiah 1686, Joshua 1688, Submit Aug. 1691 after her father's death. The wid. m. Joseph Easta- brook 1693, and all the children were put under their guardian- ship. Hannah Dorr settled the estate of her former husband, Joshua Loring late of Boston, 1723, and his children, Abigail, Hannah, and Joshua, minors, were put under guardianship 1729.


8. Thomas (s. of John 3) m. Leah, D. of Benjamin Buckley, 1687 (Buckley was killed in the disastrous battle with the Indians near Rehoboth) ; his will 1737 ; he had Benjamin, Leah 1688, and Sarah. Leah m. Elisha Cushing and afterwards Jabez Wilder, and her D. Elizabeth Cushing m. Col. Edward Mitchell of E. B. 1738 .- Sarah m. Solomon Cushing 1716.


9. Daniel of Boston (s. of John 3) m. a Mann, and had Daniel, Isaac, Nathaniel, and Priscilla, all under his guardianship 1715, that he might take care of the property that came to them from their grandmother Deborah Mann.


10. David (of Hull) ; his will 1751 ; he had David, Solomon, Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail, and Lydia.


II. John (of Hull); his will 1753; he had James, Sarah White, Elizabeth Binney, and Hannah Loring.


12. Jacob (of Hull); his children, Jacob, Israel, and Zecha- riah, divide his estate 1753 ; his wid. Hannah ; Jacob died 1769 without ch.


13. Caleb (of Hull) ; his children, Caleb, Mary, Joshua, Israel, Joseph, Susanna Watts, Sarah Lincoln, Rebecca Rooke, Rachel, and Celia, divide his estate 1758.


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14. Solomon (his will 1765) and his w. Deborah ; he had Solomon, Jabez, Job, Abner, Lydia, and Mary.


15. James (of Hull) died 1777 ; his wife Mary ; he had John, Martha, James, Mary, and Joseph.


16. Israel (of Boston) d. 1778 ; his wid. Mary ; he had Israel, Thomas, Eunice, and Betsy.


17. David (of Hull) ; his will 1781 ; his w. Hannah ; he had Jonathan, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary White, Hannah Beals, Anna Sergeant, and Jane Cushing, and gr. ch. David, Sarah, Mary, and Hannah.


18. Thomas (of Hingham) ; his will 1795 ; his wid. Sarah D. of Dea. Joshua Hersey ; her mother was Alice, wid. of Edward Mitchell of E. B. and D. of Major John Bradford of Kingston. [See p. 252, No. 4.] He had Jane, Jotham, Thomas, Asa, Ra- chel, and Christiana ; his wid. d. 1798. Jane m. a Thaxter .- Col. Jotham lived in Duxbury .- Thomas was father of the pre- sent Thomas Loring Esq. Representative of Hingham.


John Loring and Elizabeth his wife, Samuel Loring and Jane hls wife, Caleb Loring Esq. and Rebecca his wife, Benjamin Loring and Elizabeth his wife, David Loring and Hannah his w. sold and conveyed Rainsford Island to William Foye, Treasurer of the Commonwealth, 1736; perhaps these were ss. of John 6, but it is not ascertained.


The foregoing is but a sketch and brief notice of a few of the very numerous and respectable families of this name, now widely extended over the country, and all probably descendants of Dea. Thomas.


MERRICK .- William Merrick was an inhabitant of Duxbury before 1650, and one of the first proprietors of Bridgewater, and we have no further knowledge of him. Some of the name have resided on the Cape.


MORTON .- George Morton arrived at Plymouth 1623 in the third ship, the Ann. He and Experience Mitchell in the first allotment of land in 1623 had eight acres together ; his w. Sarah was supposed to be sister of Gov. Bradford; he d. 1624; his ch. were Nathaniel, John, Patience, Ephraim, and Sarah. Patience m. John Faunce father of Thomas Faunce (the distinguished Elder of Plymouth Church, who d. 1745) .- Sarah m. George Bonum or Bonham.


2. Nathaniel (s. of George 1) was the Secretary of the Colo- ny, and the worthy author of New England's Memorial; he m. Lydia Cooper 1635, who d. 1673, and he then m. Ann Templar ; he had no son, but had 6 Ds. One, Remember, b. 1637, m. Abraham Jackson 1657 ; one m. a Dunham; one, Joanna, m. Joseph Prince of Hull; one, Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Bozworth of Hull ; one, Lydia, m. George Ellison ; and another m. a Boz- worth ; he d. June 28, 1685.


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3. John (s. of George 1) went to Middleboro' and was ances- tor of a numerous family.


4. Ephraim (s. of George 1) was a Lieutenant and Deacon ; he d. 1693, and left a wid. Mary Harlow ; she afterwards m. Hugh Cole 1698; when last m. she was called wid. of Ephraim Morton Esq. ; Morton's children were George, Ephraim, Nathan- iel, Josiah, Eleazar. Thomas, Patience who m. John Nelson, and Rebecca who m. a Wood.


5. George (s. of Ephraim 4) m. Joanna Kempton, and had Hannah 1668, Manasseh 1669, Ephraim 1670, Joanna 1673, Ruth 1676, George 1678, and Timothy 1682.


6. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 4) had Ephraim, John, Joseph, Ebenezer, and one D. Ephraim Jr. was father of Ichabod .- John Morton m. Mary Faunce, and d. of "a grievous wound " 1709, and she then m. Joseph Hall of Yarmouth. Joseph was grandfather of Capt. Ezekiel.


7. Nathaniel (s. of Ephraim 4) was a Lieutenant and d. 1709 ; he had a s. Nathaniel whose s. Nathaniel, b. 1752 and d. 1775, was father of Mrs. Rebecca, relict of the late Hon. Wm. Davis.


8. Josiah (s. of Ephraim 4) d. 1694, and had Henry, Josiah, &c. Josiah m. E. Clark, and had Josiah who d. 1739 æ. 86, and who was father of Thomas who d. 1824, æ. 76.


9. Eleazar (s. of Ephraim 4) had three children.


10. Thomas (s. of Ephraim 4) had Nathaniel who was father of Lemuel.


The preceding is but a sketch or outline of this numerous and respectable family, of whom the present Governor, Marcus Morton, is one, as was also the Hon. Perez Morton, late Attor- ney General of the Commonwealth.


NASH .- Samuel Nash of Duxbury was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and one of the Commissioners ap- pointed by Court to purchase the new Plantation of the Indians. He was Sheriff or Chief Marshal of the Colony, a Lieutenant under Capt. Standish, and also Representative from Duxbury to the old Colony Court at Weymouth ; one of his Ds. m. Abraham Sampson. We have no further knowledge of him or his family, and know not if he had any connection with James a cotempo- rary at Weymouth. He lived in his old age with his son-in-law Clarke. There are many of the name still living in Weymouth, Abington, and the vicinity. James Nash of Duxbury m. Sarah Simmons as early as 1660 or 1670, he may have been son of Samuel, and the same man who was at Weymouth, and Joseph, and others of Scituate may have been his descendants.


PARTRIDGE .- George Partridge and the Rev. Ralph Par- tridge both of Duxbury were both original proprietors of Bridge-


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water. The latter was the first Minister of that place, and came over 1636, and George was there the same year; his D. Sarah m. Samuel Allen of Bridgewater about 1658, she was born 1639. Whether they were brothers or in any way connected we know not. The Rev. Mr. Partridge's share in Bridgewater was finally owned by Jonathan Hill of Bridgewater. The late Hon. George Partridge of Duxbury, High Sheriff of Plymouth County, &c., was a descendant of the first George. There are not many of the name now in the County .- Mary Partridge m. Jonathan Brewster, and was living in Conn. 1733.


PAYBODY OR PEABODY .- John and William Paybody were both early settlers in Duxbury, and both original proprie- tors of Bridgewater, and were probably brothers. Of John we have met with no notices. William was Representative of Duxbury, and m. Elizabeth, D. of John Alden, 1644, she was b. in Plymouth 1624; he sold his place in Duxbury to Experience Mitchell 1650, and removed to Little Compton, R. I .; she died there 1717, æ. 92, and at her death it was said "her grand D. Bradford was a grandmother." Her D. Priscilla m. Rev. Mr. Ichabod Wiswall, and Priscilla Wiswall m. Gershom Bradford .- Hannah Peabody m. Samuel Bartlett.


PIERCE .- Abraham Pierce, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, was in Plymouth as early as 1627, being named with others in the division of the cattle, which was made that year ; but was afterwards before 1650 an inhabitant of Duxbury, and we have met with no further notice of him.


PRINCE .- Rev. John Prince, rector of East Stafford in Berkshire, Eng., was 2 or 3 years at the University in Oxford. His son John came to New England, and settled at Hull, and had several children ; his 4th s., Samuel, was born in Boston 1649 .- Joseph Prince of Hull m. Joanna, D. of the Secretary Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth.


2. Thomas (s. of John and brother of Samuel) d. in Boston about 1704, and had Thomas, Benjamin, and Job ; and the wid. m. Israel Sylvester of Duxbury .- Thomas Prince of Duxbury, Shipwright, bought a farm of Samuel Sprague sen'r 1713.


3. Samuel (s. of John) settled in Sandwich about 1686, made free 1690, was twice m .; his last w. Mercy, D. of Gov. Hinckley ; he died 1728, æ. 80 ; she 1736 ; he had Samuel, John, Thomas 1687, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Alice, Martha, Mercy, and Mary. Samuel had farms at Milford and Coventry, and d. at Rochester 1722, before his father .- John also died at Rochester, and his D. Elizabeth m. Seth Ames of Bridgewater 1734, who d. at Providence or at sea about 1738 .- Thomas (s. of the last w.) gra. H. U. 1707, and settled in the ministry at the Old South, Boston, was author of annals and the chronology, and d. Oct. 22,


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1758, æ. 72 .- Joseph was a mariner at Strafford, Conn. 1738, but was afterwards probably at Rochester .- Moses was a mari- ner at Boston 1738, and father of Samuel, Jane, and others per- haps .- Nathan born 1698, gra. H. U. 1718, fellow of the Col- lege many years, died at the West Indies 1748 .- Alice m. Sam- uel Gray of Little Compton, he died 1733, she was living 1736. Martha m. Ezra Bourne Esq. of Sandwich, and her D. Mary Bourne was wife of the Rev. John Angier, first Minister of East Bridgewater .- Mercy, feeble and infirm, was living single in 1738 .- Mary m. the Rev. Peter Thacher of Mid'o.


4. Governor Thomas Prince (of no known connection with the preceeding families) came over in the 2d ship, the Fortune, in 1621, lived in Plymouth, his house in High street near Spring Lane ; m. Patience, I). of William Brewster, 1624, the 9th mar- riage in the Colony ; she d. 1634 ; he was chosen Governor 1635, then living at Duxbury; m. Mary, D. of Wm. Collier, 1635, and removed to Eastham 1644, and there resided till re- chosen Governor in 1658. His wife died at Eastham, and he returned to Plymouth 1663, and lived at "Plain Dealing"; m. Mrs. Mary, widow of Samuel Freeman, 1662, and d. 1673, æ. 73, his wife surviving at Yarmouth 1676; he had a son Thomas who d. before him, and 8 Ds. viz : Rebecca w. of Edmund Free- man Jr. m. 1646, Hannah w. of Nathaniel Mayo m. 1649, Mercy w. of John Freeman of Eastham m. 1649, Jane w. of Mark Snow of Eastham m. 1660, Mary w. of John Tracey of Duxbury, Eliz- abeth w. of Arthur Howland Jr. of Marshfield, Sarah w. of Thos. or Jere'h Howes Jr. of Yarmouth m. 1650, Judith w. of Isaac Barker of Marshfield and then of William Tubbs of Pembroke m. 1691 ; he had 2 grand children who d. betore 1690 without issue, viz : Lusanna, D. of his son Thomas, and Theophilus Mayo; he had also a maiden sister Susanna living at St. Catha- rine's Gate, near London Tower; he called Thomas Clark his brother.


SAMPSON .- Abraham and Henry Sampson of Duxbury were original proprietors of Bridgewater. Abraham was in Duxbury as early as 1640, and m. a D. of Sam'l Nash, and had afterwards a 2d wife ; he had Abraham, Isaac, Samuel, and others perhaps ; he was living 1686. Abraham, the s. probably m. Lorah, D. of Alexander Standish, and had Abraham, Miles, Ebenezer, Re- becca, Sarah, and Grace .- Samuel was killed in Philip's war 1675 or 1678, leaving a wid. Esther and several young children, among whom were Samuel and Ichabod.


2. Henry Sampson came over to Plymouth 1620; is named in the allotments of land in 1623 as one of those who came in the May Flower in 1620, and yet his name is not inserted among those who came in the May Flower, nor is it to be found among those who signed the Compact on board before landing ; he was


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probably young and included in some of the families ; this is the more probable as he was not made a freeman till 1635, and not married till 1640, when he m. Ann Plummer ; he settled in Dux- bury ; what his connection with Abraham was is not ascertained ; they may have been brothers. Henry d. 1685 ; he had Stephen, John, James, Caleb, Eliza w. of Robert Sproat, Hannah w. of Josiah Holmes, another D. w. of John Hammond, Mary w. of John Simmons, and Dorcas wife of Thomas Bonney. Stephen and his wife Elizabeth had Benjamin, John, Cornelius, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Dorcas, and Abigail; he d. 1714 .- James set- tled in Dartmouth .- Caleb m. Mercy, D. of Alexander Standish.


3. Isaac (whose s. uncertain, perhaps s. of Abraham) b. 1660 and d. 1726; m. Lydia, D. of Alexander Standish, and had Isaac 1688, Jonathan 1690, Josiah 1692 d. 1731, Lydia 1694, Ephraim 1698, Peleg 1700, Priscilla 1702, Barnabas 1705. Isaac Jr. had a w. Sarah .- Jonathan had a w. Joanna .- Ephraim had a w. Abigail .- Priscilla m. Jabez Fuller .- Barnabas had a w. Ex- perience.


4. Peleg (s. of Isaac 3) m. Mary Ring born 1700, and had Mercy 1731, and Simeon 1736.


5. Simeon (s. of Peleg 4) m. Deborah, D. of Seth Cushing, 1759, and had Lydia Cushing 1762, Deborah, Mercy, George W., and Maria ; he d. 1789; she 1830, a. 90. Lydia C. m. Wm. Goodwin 1781 and d. 1815 .- Deborah m. Rev. Ephraim Briggs and afterwards William Goodwin for his 2d w .- Mercy m. Levi Bradford 1800 .- Maria m. Rev. Daniel Johnson of Yarmouth.


There was a Gideon Sampson who m. Abigail, D. of Maj. John Bradford, soon after 1700; she left no children.


There was a George Sampson who went to Plympton about 1680, and his grand daughter Deborah m. Elijah Bisbee Jr. and d. 1816, æ. 93, and was mother of Elijah Bisbee Esq. and Geo. Bisbee.


SIMMONS .- Moses Simmons (sometimes written Symons and Symonson) of Duxbury was an original proprietor of Bridge- water, and sold his right to Nicholas Byram ; he came over in the ship Fortune 1621 : he had Moses and Thomas, and prob- ably other children. Moses Jr. died in Duxbury 1689, and had John, Aaron, Mary w. of Joseph Alden, Elizabeth w. of Richard Dwelly, and Sarah w. of James Nash .- Thomas lived in Scit., and had Moses and Aaron, and perhaps others .- Moses and his w. Patience had Moses 1666 d. in Canada expedition 1690, John 1667, Sarah 1670, Aaron 1672, Job 1674, Patience 1676 after her father's death. Aaron mn. Mary Woodworth 1677, and had Rebecca 1679, Moses 1680, Mary 1683. Elizabeth 1686, Ebene- zer 1689, Lydia 1693; Moses m. Rachel Cudworth 1711, and had Moses 1718, Aaron 1720, Rachel 1723, Leah 1725 ; Ebene-


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zer m. Lydia Kent 1714, and had Abigail 1715, Joshua 1717, Lydia 1719, Reuben, Peleg, and Ebenezer; Joshua m. Eliza- beth Dillingham, and had a son Elisha, father of William, C. J. of the Police Court, Elisha, Benja., and Franklin all of Boston, and Ebenezer of Hanover. One of the Ds. of this family m. William Barrell, and she died before 1750 leaving an only child, Joshua Barrell .- There was a Moses Simmons lived awhile in S. B. [see page 347, No. 69], a descendant no doubt of this family. Joseph Church had a D. Abigail, who m. a Simmons as early as, and probably before, 1700.


SOULE .- George Soule was one of the first pilgrims and signers of the political Compact on board the May Flower 1620; in the general allotment in 1623 he had one acre and afterwards two more "at the watering-place," all of which he sold to Robert Hicks 1639; in 1627 he and his w. Mary and s. Zechariah are named; he lived at Eel River, N. side the bridge, in 1638, and then at Powder Point, and removed to Duxbury before 1650; was a Selectman and Deputy there, and one of the original pro- prietors of Bridgewater ; he sold his proprietary right to Nicho- las Byram; she d. 1677 ; he 1680 very aged ; he had Zechariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Patience w. of John Haskell, Elizabeth w. of Francis Walker, both of Mid'o., Susanna, and Mary wife of John Peterson probably of Duxbury, m. before 1672; Mary had been put out to John Winslow 1652 for 7 yrs. ; he gave one- half his Dartmouth lands to Nathaniel 1658, the other half to George 1668, his Mid'o. lands to Haskell and Walker and their wives 1668; Zechariah d. before him, 1663, leaving a wid. Mar- garet ; John Soule d. at Duxbury 1707 æ. 75; Edm'd Weston and Adam Wright were his ss. in law ; John Soule d. at Duxbury 1734; Aaron Soule, merchant, d. at Pembroke 1783, who had one s. John and 5 Ds. ; one, Leonice, m. a Brewster ; one, Hul- dah m. Thomas Church; one m. a Dwelly. The descendants of this respectable ancestor are very numerous in the old Colony, and have spread extensively over the country. Dea. John Soule and others in E. B. [see p. 319] are doubtless his descendants.


TUBBS .- William Tubbs, of Duxbury, was an original pro- prietor of Bridgewater ; he m. Mercy, D. of Francis Sprague, 1637, and he or his s. or gr. s. William m. Judith, wid. of Isaac Barker and D. of Gov. Thomas Prince, 1691. Some of this name, no doubt his descendants, are still living in the lower towns of the County, but we have no particular knowledge of the fam- ily descent.


WADSWORTH .- Christopher Wadsworth of Duxbury was a Representative of that town, and one of the original proprie- tors of Bridgewater, and Capt. Samuel and Joseph Wadsworth and their representatives retained an interest and shares in Bridgewater longer than any of the non-residents. After 1685


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Capt. Samuel's share is entered under the name of wid. Wads- worth; and in 1686, and after, Timothy Wadsworth's name ap- pears .- This has always been a respectable name in Duxbury and its vicinity. The late Gen. Peleg Wadsworth of Portland gra. H. U. 1769, was of this family.


WEST .- Francis West at Duxbury 1633 ; m. Margary Reeves 1639 ; an orig. proprietor of Bridgewater, sold his share to Edw'd Mitchell, d. 1692 ; had Samuel, Peter, Pelatiah, Richard, &c. Samuel m. Tryphosa, D. of George Partridge, and had Samuel; some of his descendants in Martha's Vineyard ; Pelatiah went to Conn. Samuel West m. Experience Howland .- The name is common in the old Colony.


WESTON .- Edmund Weston of Duxbury was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, and the name is still common there and in the vicinity ; but if he is the common ancestor, as proba- bly he is, we have no means at hand of tracing the descent.


WINSLOW .- Edward, Gilbert, John, Kenelm, and Josiah Winslow, were brothers and children of Edward Winslow of Droitwich in Worcestershire in England, and all came to New England ; they had also 3 sisters, Eleanor, Elizabeth, and May- delon.


1. Gov. Edward Winslow, b. 1594, came with his w. Elizabeth in 1620 in the ist ship, the May Flower ; she d. the next spring, 1621, and he m. Susanna, wid. of Mr. William White, 1622, the first marriage in N. E., and she was mother of Peregrine White, the first child, and of Josiah Winslow the first Governor, born in N. E. He went as Agent to England and d. at sea 1655 æ. 61 ; his residence or seat called Careswell, was at Marshfield ; he had Edward*, John*, Josiah, and Elizabeth who m. Gilbert Brooks and afterwards Capt. George Corwin of Salem.


2. Gilbert arrived also in the first ship 1620. Few notices of him remain ; he soon left the Colony, and, it is said, went to Portsmouth, and d. before 1660, without issue, as grants of that date were made to his brothers as his heirs.


3. John, born a. 1596, arrived 1621 in the ship called the For- tune, and m. Mary Chilton before 1627 (she was said to have been the first lady who came on shore ; she was an only child of James and Susanna Chilton, who both died the first winter) ; he had John, Isaac, Benjamin 1653, Edward, Joseph, Susanna, Mary, and Sarah. Susanna m. Robert Latham a. 1649, who settled in E. Bridgewater. [See page 230.]-Mary m. Edward Gray 1650 .- Sarah m. Miles Standish Jr. 1660, then Tobias Payne 1666, and afterwards Richard Middlecot. He and all his family but the two eldest Ds. finally removed to Boston, where he d. a. 1674, æ. 78; she died a. 1676. Their posterity became numerous, of whom the present Isaac Winslow Esq. is one, as was also the late Gen. John Winslow, both of Boston.


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4. Kenelm arrived at Plymouth a. 1629, and m. Eleanor, wid. of John Adams, 1634, and settled in Marshfield ; he d. while on a visit at Salem 1672 ; he had Kenelm, Nathaniel, and Job. Kenelm went to Yarmouth, and had Kenelm 1668, Josiah 1670, and Thomas 1672. Job went to Freetown .- Kenelm Winslow, a grandson perhaps, m. Ann Taylor 1730.


5. Josiah, b. 1605, arrived with his brother Kenelm a. 1629, was in Scituate in 1637, and soon after 1643 settled in Marsh- field, and m. Margaret, D. of Thomas Bourne, and d. 1674, a. 69 ; he had Elizabeth 1637, Jonathan 1638, Mary 1640, Rebecca 1642, Hannah (or Susanna) 1644, and Margaret. Jonathan d. 1676, leaving a son John born 1664 .- One D. m. John Miller .- One, Rebecca, m. John Thacher, both of Yarmouth .- One m. William Crow of Plymouth, and another m. John Tracy of Duxbury, afterwards of Norwich.


6. Gov. Josiah (only surviving s. of Gov. Edw'd 1) b. a. 1628, educated at H. U. 1653, but left without taking a degree, as did many others, on account of the new regulation requiring students to stay 4 years instead of 3 : he m. Penelope, D. of Herbert Pel- ham, 1657 ; he d. 1680, æ. a. 52 ; she d. 1703, a. 73 ; they had a J). 1658*, Elizabeth 1664, Edward 1667*, Isaac 1670. Elizabeth m. Stephen Burton 1684.


7. Nathaniel (s. of Kenelm 4) resided in Marshfield, and m. Faith Miller 1664, and had Faith 1665, Nathaniel 1667, James 1669, Eleanor, Gilbert 1673, Kenelm 1675, Josiah 1683. Kenelm had a son Nathaniel 1709.


8. Col. Isaac (only surviving son of Gov. Josiah 6) of Marsh- field m. Sarah, D. of John Wensley of Boston, 1700; he d. 1738 æ. 68 ; she 1753, æ. 80 (her mother was Elizabeth, D. of Dea. William Paddy whose w. was Alice D. of Edmund Freeman of Sandwich, m. 1639); he had Josiah 1701, John 1703, Penelope 1704, Elizabeth 1707, Anna 1709*, Edward 1714. Josiah gra. H. U. 1721, was a Captain, and slain at St. George's River by the Indians 1724 .- Penelope m. Col. James Warren 1725, and died 1737 .- Elizabeth m. Col. Benjamin Marston of Salem or Manchester 1729, and died 1760 - The Wensley Portrait among those of the Winslow family in the Mass. Hist. Society's rooms is either Sarah Wensley's (w. of Col. Winslow) or her mother Elizabeth's (D. of Dea. Paddy), and most probably of the latter, as it is understood the family in later times have usually spoken of it "as grandmother Paddy's."




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