History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Part 9

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


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10. Dea. Seth (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Rebeckah Rickard, of Plympton, 1735, and had Betty 1739, Mary*, and Rebecca*, twins, 1743 *. He d. and the wid. m. Deacon Thomas Whit- man 1767 .- Betty m. Nathan Whitman 1761.


11. James (s. of Nathaniel 3.) there is no record, or tradition rendering it certain that this man was the son of Nathaniel, but the age and birth make it probable, and leave but little doubt of it; he m. Mary, D). of Daniel Packard, 1732, and had Nehe- miah 1733, James 1735, Ruth 1738, Bethiah 1740*, Susanna 1742, Jesse, 1744, Bethiah 1749, Caleb 1751, Silas 1754, Han- nah 1756 .- The father d. 1778, a. 74 .- Nehemiah went to Oakham .- Ruth m. Ichabod Packard 1757, and went to Oak- ham,-Susanna m. Capt. Jonathan Willis 1764 .- Jesse m. Abi- gail, D. of Stoughton Willis, 1768, and went Oakham, and had James and Chloe .- Bethiah m. George Black .- Caleb went to Conway .- Silas went to Heath .- Hannah m. Ebenezer Keith 1773 .- Chloe Allen of Oakham m. Jonas Leonard 1804, and afterwards Gaius Conant .- Salome Allen m. Calvin Waterman 1793.


12. Jacob (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Abigail, D. of Henry King- man 1730, and had Abigail 1730, Jonathan 1732, Jemima 1735, Jacob 1739. Ephraim 1743*, Josiah 1746, Ephraim 1747 .- The father was killed by a cart wheel running over him .- Abigail m. Jonathan Randall 1749 .- Jemima also m. a Randall .- Josiah and Ephraim left no sons .- The mother d. a widow 1770, æ. 65 .- Josiah m. a Nightingale, and had several Ds., and d. 1816, æ. 70; his wid. d. 1722, æ. 74.


13. John (s. of Ebenezer 4.) lived where Isaac Hobart lived, m. Lydia Kingman, 1733, and had Lydia, Deborah, John, Be- thia*, Joshua*, all baptized in E. B. 1748 .- Lydia m. David Hatch .- John went to Maine .- Deborah m. John Hatch .- John Allen had a wife Alice, of Marshfield .- John Allen m. Sarah Campbell 1753.


14. Isaac (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Joanna, D. of Solomon Packard, 1745, and had Phebe 1745, Martha 1748, Isaac 1752, Molly 1755, James 1757, Jennet 1759, Huldah 1761, David 1763, Eunice 1766, Sarah 1769 .- The mother d. 1787, a. 62, and he then m. wid. Susanna, late wife of William Allen, and D. of Joseph Packard, but had no children by her .- He d. 1791,


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æ. 71 ; she 1818, æ. 87 .- Phebe m. Wm. Bonney 1766 .- Martha m. Benaiah Niles 1770 .- Isaac m. Silvia, I). of Seth Brett, 1776, and afterwards Matilda, D. of Thomas Pratt, 1796, and d. 1822, æ. 72, leaving one D. Sophronia, an only child, who m. Joseph Dunbar 1812 .- Molly m. Capt. Levi Washburn 1774 .- Capt. James m. Polly, 1). of Wm. Whitman, 1778, and went to Maine. -Jennet m. Capt. John Thompson 1778, and went to Maine,- Huldah m. Isaac Washburn 1781, who went to Maine .- Eunice m. Josiah Johnson 1784 .- David m. Rachel D. of Jesse Dunbar, 1796, and had several children, viz : Melinda 1796, Zebina 1798, Nahum 1800, Galen 1802, Sidney 1806, and Jo- anna .- Sarah m. Zenas Whitman 1791, who went to Maine.


15. James (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Bethiah, D. of John King- man, 1736, and had Ebenezer 1737, Bethiah .- His wife died, and he m. wid. Ann, late wife of Joseph Pryor, 1742, her maiden name Moore, and had Hannah 1742*, James 1743*, Thankful 1746 *.- Ebenezer Allen m. Mary Bradley, of Abington, 1757, and had James 1760, Mary 1763. The parents both died 1763, Bethiah m. Thomas Snell, Jr., 1755, who went to Maine .- Mary Allen m. Isaac Mehurin 1781.


16. Micah (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Hannah, I). of Timothy Ed- son 1737, and had Mary 1737, Micah 1740, Joseph 1742, Daniel 1743 .- He d., and the wid. m. Thomas Phillips 1747 .- Mary d. single 1820, æ. 82 .- Micah and Daniel went to Easton, and Daniel afterwards went to Brookfield.


17. Josiah (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Sarah Orcut 1741, and they had only one child, Josiah 1742, who d. 1785, æ. 43, a bachelor. The father d. 1745, a. a. 35. The mother d. 1806, æ. 100.


18. Nathan (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Rebeckah, D. of Stephen Read, 1743, and had Abigail 1743, Nathan 1747*, Nathan 1749, Rebeckah 1751, Esther 1753, Philip 1757, Hannah 1760, Phile- mon 1762 .- Abigail m. James Thompson, of Halifax, 1765 .- Rebeckah m. Levi Gilbert of Brookfield, whither the family re- moved .- Esther m. Amasa Ross of Brookfield .- Hannah m. John Bacheldor .- Sally Allen of Brookfield m. Daniel Snow 3d, 1792 .- There was a Mehitabel Allen, who d. 1776, æ. 13.


19. William (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Pack- ard, 1748, and had Susanna 1750, William 1752, Rhoda 1754, Edward 1756, Elijah 1758, Abel 1760, Robert, Betty 1767 .- He died, and the wid. Susanna m. Isaac Allen, and afterwards Dea. Othniel Gilbert, of Brookfield .- This family went to Brookfield, and afterwards further westward.


20. Elisha (s. of Elisha 6.) m. Rebecca, D. of David Pratt, 1745, and had Mehitabel 1752, Huldah, 1753, David 1755, Abijah 1758.


21. Matthew (s. of Elisha 6.) m. Sarah Harden 1734, and had Susanna 1735, Samuel 1737, Japhet 1739, Sarah 1743, Mary


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1745, Matthew 1747" .- The mother d. 1793, æ. 77,-Susanna m. Seth Gannett 1754 .- Sarah m. Lot Dwelly 1763; Mary m. John Hobart 1765, father of John Hobart, Esq., of Leicester, and afterwards a Bearce .- The father, Matthew, d. 1784, æ. 76.


22. Ephraim (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Betty, D. of Jonathan Wood, 1758, and had Seth 1759, Susanna 1761, Hannah 1764, Betty 1766, Sarah 1769 .- Susanna m. Nathan Edson 1778.


23. Ezra (s. of Capt. Matthew 9.) m. Phebe, D. of Ephraim Cary, 1761, and had Molly 1762, Zenas 1763, Phebe 1765, Ezra 1767, Asahel 1770, Samuel 1772, Bezaliel 1774, Alice 1776, Waldo 1778, Ethan 1780, Ambrose 1784 .- The father d. 1795, æ. 55 .- Molly m. William Brett 1782 .- Zenas went to the westward .- Phebe d. single 1803 .- Ezra went to the westward .- Asahel m. Rhoda Tilson 1794, and had several children, viz .: Jason 1795*, Ethan 1797, Marven 1798, Alice 1802*, and then went to Benson, Vt. His son Ethan, gra. of Middlebury Col- lege, was an Episcopalian Clergyman at the city of Wash- ington .- Samuel went westward .- Bezaliel m. Pamela Hall, of Raynham, and had several children, viz .: Harriet*, d. 1807, a. 10; Almira*, d. 1829, æ. 28; Bezaliel Cary, who was a physician, and went to the southward; Pamela Hall d. 1834; Henry Clin- ton, who was educated at Brunswick, but did not graduate, began to preach, and d. 1831, æ. 24; Evelina Augusta, m. a. Hall, and lives in Boston ; Harriet Amanda, m. a Rainsford, and d. 1837, æ. 24 .- Alice m. Capt. Abisha Stetson 1796, and d. 1821, a. 45 .- Waldo and Ambrose went to the eastward .- Ethan d. 1802, a. 22 .- The mother, wife of Bezaliel, d. 1831, a. 62.


24. Maj. James (s. of James 11.) m. Martha. D. of Dea. Ja- cob Hayward, 1761, and had Nehemiah 1763*, Oliver 1765, James 1766, Galen 1769, Benjamin 1772 .- The father d. of the small pox 1789, a. 54 .- Oliver m. Susanna, I). of Samuel Whit- man, 1790, and had several children, viz .: James Seymour, Oliver, and a D. James S., s. of Oliver, m. Mary D. of Nathan Mitchell, Esq., 1816, and died young, leaving only one child, a D. Mary ; Oliver m. Rachael Wood, 1819 .- James gra. H. U. 1785, and died young and unmarried .- Benjamin m. Rebecca Clark 1795 .- Galen (named of N. H.) m. Hannah Copeland 1797.


25. Jonathan (s. of Jacob 12.) m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Jona- than Bass, 1755, and had Bathsheba 1759, Barzillai 1769 .- The father d. 1780, æ. 47, the mother 1777, æ. 41 .- Bathsheba m. Capt. Isaac Whitman 1785, and d. 1829, æ. 70 .- Dea. Barzillai m. Joanna, D). of William Bonney, 1796, and had a D. Clara 1797, who m. Freedom Whitman, and lived in Boston, and d. young .- The mother Joanna d. 1799, æ. 25, and he m. Lucy D. of the Rev. Samuel Baldwin, of Hanover, 1802, and had Sarah Bass 1804, Samuel Baldwin 1807, Lucy 1810, Abigail 1812*,


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William 1815, gra. H. U. 1837 .- The father Barzillai d. 1826, æ. 56 .- Sarah Bass m. the said Freedom Whitman for his 2d wife.


26. Capt. Jacob (s. of Jacob 12.) m. Abigail, D. of Israel Bailey, 1762, and had Jacob 1763, Timothy 1764, Bailey 1766, Betty 1768, Jemima 1770, Jonathan 1773, Ward 1775 *.- He commanded a company in the revolutionary war, and was killed at Saratoga, at the capture of Burgoyne, in 1777, æ. 38 .- The wid. Abigail m. Isaac Lazell .- Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Ezra Alden, 1784, and went to Cummington .- Timothy m. Celia, D. of Nathan Whitman, 1788, and had twins, who both d. in infancy, and the mother d. also 1789, and then he m. wid. Betty, late wife of Joseph Keith, and D. of Anthony Sherman, 1791, and had several children, viz .: Joseph 1792, Jennett 1794, Bailey 1796, Orra 1798*, Anthony Sherman 1800, Timothy Wales 1801, Betsy Rogers 1803, Orra 1804, Dicy Hill 1807. He re- moved to Plymouth where his wife d., and he m. a 3d w. and d. 1827 .- Bailey (s. of Capt. Jacob) removed to the westward .- Betty m. Samuel Rogers 1790 .- Jemima m. Elisha Bisbee, his 2d. wife .- Johathan removed from town.


27. Joseph (s. of Micah 16.) m. Mehitabel, I). of Zebulon Carey, 1771, and had Zebulon, Josiah*, Joseph 1785, Daniel, Susanna, Mehitabel .- Joseph, the father, d. 1826, æ. 84; the mother d. 1799, æ. 48 .- Zebulon m. Priscilla Atwood 1795, and removed to the westward .- Joseph d. 1828, a. 43. He m. Diana, D. of Lot Philips, 1814, and has left children ; his wid. m. Thos. Whitmarsh .- Susanna m. Thomas Snell 1792 .- Mehit- abel m. Ezra Phillips 1809, and d. young .- Daniel m. Priscilla Smith, of Middleborough, 1815, and d. young .- The whole family d. of consumption.


28. Samuel (s. of Matthew 21.) m. Hannah, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1758, and had Matthew 1759, Hannah, 1761, Byram 1763, Molly 1765, Huldah 1767, d. 1795, Eunice 1770, Samuel 1772, Pratt 1775 .- The father d. 1787, a. 49 .- The wid. m. Nehemiah Latham 1801 .- Matthew m. Jane D. of Lemuel Keen, 1786, and had several children, viz .: Mehitabel, Bethiah, Jane, Hul- dah, Electa, Eliza, and d. 1803, æ. 44 .- Hannah m. John Rams- dell 1784, father of Martin Ramsdell .- Molly m. Nathaniel Damon 1786 .- Eunice m. Ezra Whitman 1795 .- Samuel went to Boston, and afterwards to N. B .- Pratt m. Ann Stockbridge, and had several children, viz .: Samuel Barker, Patience Barker, Pratt 1801, and removed to the Cape .- Byram m. Elizabeth Childs 1786, and had Capt. Seth, of Halifax, Byram, Robert, Samuel, and both d. 1833, he æ. 70, she 69 .- Jane m. Thomas R. Alden 1813 .- Huldah m. Thomas Barrell 1815 .- Betsey (or Eliza) m. Noah Ramsdell 1818 .- Electa m. a Slocum .- Mehit- abel Allen m. John Clapp, of Roxbury, 1804.


29. Japhet (son of Matthew 21.) m. Betty Thomas of Marsh-


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field, 1761, (she was a sister of Nathan Kingman's wife), and had Sarah 1765, Laban 1766, Phebe 1768. Japhet 1771. Betty 1773, Jenny 1775, Lydia 1778*, and Isaac born at Tamworth, N. H., whither the family all removed.


30. William Allen (or Allan) m. Catharine Demsel 1756; their child d. 1757, and the mother d. 1757 .- He then m. Han- nah Copeland 1758, and had William 1759. Catherine 1760, David 1765 .- He sold his estate to Hugh Orr. Esq., 1760 .- This family lived in W. B., and had no connection with the Allen family in this town. It was probably a Scotch family.


31. Eleazar Allen, of Rochester, m. Mary, D. of Anthony Sherman, and had Elisha, Zephaniah, Betty, and other Ds - He d. and the wid. and children came to E. B .- Elisha settled in Maine .- Zephaniah never m. Betty m. Nathan Bates, 1789.


East Bridgewater is principally indebted to the Allen family for the burying ground, meeting house lot, and common or training-field, which were given by them.


AMES .- John and William Ames were sons of Richard Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England; the former settled in W. B., and the latter in Braintree, here in New England, as early as 1640.


1. John Ames above came from Duxbury to this town: was an original proprietor here, and m. Elizabeth Hayward 1645 : she was probably sister of Thomas Hayward; they had no children, but he had a large estate which he gave by deeds in 1697 to his nephew John, son of his brother William. of Brain- tree, and to the sons of his said nephew. He d. a. 1698 .-- (William, of Braintree, d. 1654 : his wife Hannah ; his children, according to Boston records, were Hannah 1641, Rebecca 1642, Lydia 1645, John 1647, Sarah 1650, Deliverance 1653,-Hannah m. John Hayden 1660, m. by Gov. Endicot .


2. John (s. of William, of Braintree, and nephew of John 1.) m. Sarah, D. of John Willis, and came to W. B. as early as 1672, and probably earlier, and had John 1672, William 1673, Nathaniel 1677. Elizabeth 16So, Thomas 1682, Sarah 1685, David 1688, and Hannah .- His estate settled a. 1723 .- Eliza- beth m. Capt. John Field 1697 .- Sarah m. Daniel Field 1706 .- Hannah m. David Packard 1712.


3. John (s. of John 2.) m. Sarah, D. of John Washburn, 1697, and had Elizabeth 1697, John 1700, Sarah 1702, Abigail 1705, Jonathan 1707, Deborah 1710, Daniel 1712, Benjamin 1715, Joshua 1718 *.- His will 1755, p. 1756 .- Elizabeth m. Joseph Bassett, at Boston, 1824 .- Sarah m. Abiel Packard 1723 .- Abigail m. Thomas Wade ( his 2d or 3d wife) 1752, and d. 1789, æ. 84 .- Deborah was never m .: Jonathan was to take


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care of her .- John m. Mehitabel, D. of Israel Packard, 1725, and had children, but left none ; Mehitabel, the wid., m. Samuel West 1727, and was dead 1752 .- Benjamin refused executorship, and dates his refusal at Scituate. Jonathan executor alone.


4. William (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of John Hayward, 1698, and had Mary 1699, William 1701, Martha 1704, Bethiah 1706, Sarah 1708, Hannah 1710°-Hed. a. 1712 .- David Pack- ard guardian to Bethiah, and Nathaniel Ames to the rest .- Mary m. Joseph Alger 1719 .- Martha m. Thomas Conant .- Bethiah m. Timothy Keith 1737 .- Hannah m. Samuel Keith 1734.


5. Capt. Nathaniel (s. of John 2.) m. Susanna, D. of John Howard 1702, and had Nathaniel 1708, Susanna 1711, Seth 1713, Sarah 1716, Ann, Mary *.- Susanna m. a Tripp of Provi- dence .- Sarah m. a Spaulding, of Killingsly .- Ann m. a Payne, an attorney .- Seth d. æ. 25, at Guinea, supposed to have been poisoned by the negroes .- Seth Ames m. Elizabeth, D. of John Prince, of Rochester, 1734. She afterwards m. Joshua Lazell, of M., 1742 .- Nathaniel Ames m. Mary Lindsay 1734.


6. "Thomas, (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Hayward, 1706, and had Thomas 1707, Solomon 1709, Joseph 1711, Ebe- nezer, 1715, Mary 1717, Susanna 1720, Nathan 1722, Sarah 1724, Betty 1727 .- Mary m. Seth Howard 1735 .- Susanna m. Thomas Willis 1741 .- Sarah m. Capt. Josiah Packard 1747 .- Betty m. James Ames 1748 .- Mary Ames m. John Buck 1739. perhaps the mother, then a widow.


7. David (son of John 2.) m. wid. Mary, late wife of Nathan- iel Reynolds, and D. of Thomas Snell, 1722, and had David and Mary 1723, James 1725 .- He d. 1726, she 1757 .- Mary m. Zechariah Gurney 1754 .- David left no posterity .- Mary, the wid's. will, dated 1755, p. 1757, mentions David, James, Mary Gurney, and Betty Ames, (perhaps James' wife.) She also mentions her sons Nathaniel, and Thomas Reynolds, and grand daughter Mary Reynolds .- Nathaniel Reynolds executor.


8. Jonathan, (s. of John 3.) m. Keziah Tinkham 1757, and had Jonathan 1759, Keziah 1761, Susanna 1763, Molly 1765 .- He d. 1775 .- Keziah m. Thaddeus Howard 1785 .- Susanna m. a Tinkham .- Molly m. Capt. David Gurney 1789 .- Keziah, the mother, m. James Howard 1776.


9. Daniel (s. of John 3.) m. Hannah, D. of Timothy Keith, 1742, and had John 1742, Timothy 1744, Noah 1748, Daniel 1751, Job 1752, Sarah 1754, Hannah 1756, Phebe 1760 .- He d. of the small pox 1778, a. 60 .- John was a physician, m. Martha Park 1771, and settled at Rehoboth; he left no children .- Sarah m. Benjamin Fuller 1777 .- Hannah m. Israel Burr 1779 .- Phebe d. single.


10. . Benjamin (s. of John 3.) m. Dorcas, D. of Hezekiah Thayer, of Braintree, and had Joshua 1760 .- Joshua m. Han-


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nah, D. of Mark Ford, 1786, and had James 1787, David 1788, Hannah 1790, Betsy 1796 .- Capt. David m. Lucinda D. of Jonas Packard, 1815 .- James a bachelor .- Betsy m. Zephaniah French 1816, and went to Albany .- Hannah m. John Talbot 1814, and went to N. Y .- (Benjamin Ames m. Hannah White 1793. Boston records).


II. William (s. of William 4.) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of Richard Jennings, 1721, and had Mary 1722, William 1723, Barnabas, 1725*, Silence 1727, Peace 1729, Anne 1730, Abra- ham 1731*, Amos 1732, Charity 1733, Elizabeth 1735, Sarah 1736 .- It is said this family removed to Connecticut.


12. Dr. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 5.) removed to Dedham, and m. two wives in succession by the name of Fisher, viz. : - Mary, D. of Joshua Fisher, m. 1735, and Deborah. D. of Jere- miah Fisher, m. 1740 .- By his first he had a son named Fisher, who died in infancy, but not till after his mother, upon which the famous law suit took place, in which it was determined, for the first time, that the estate ascended to the father, as next of kin to his son, by the Province law, contrary to the English common law. By the last wife he had several children, viz .: - Nathaniel 1741, Seth, Fisher 1758, Deborah and William ; the two last died young .- William was lost at sea .- Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1761, was a physician, lived to old age, but left no chil- dren .- Seth gra. H. U. probably 1764, and was a physician, and d. 1778 .- Fisher was the late Hon. Fisher Ames, of distinguished talents, who gra. H. U. 1774. m. Frances D. of Col. John Worthington, and had several children, viz .: John Worthington, Nathaniel, Hannah, Jeremiah Fisher, William, Seth, and Richard.


Dr. Eliot, in his biographical dictionary, deduces the late Hon. Fisher Ames' descent from the Rev. William Ames, son of the famous Dr. William Ames of England, author of "Medulla Theologia," and this is repeated in the preface to Fisher Ames' works; but the account here given of the family, drawn from authentic sources, renders this supposition altogether improba- ble. Besides. William Ames of Braintree, the ancestor of this family, was married about 1640, and died at Braintree 1654, whereas the Rev. William Ames, son of the Franequar Profes- sor, and who came to N. E. with his mother, was graduated at Cambridge, N. E. 1645, and returned to England and settled there at Wrenham in the ministry, and died there 1689, æ. 65. The family record also, still preserved, deduces the Bridgewater family, as here given, from Richard Ames, of Brunton ; and hence perhaps the name of Richard appears among those of the Hon. Fisher Ames' children.


13. Thomas (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Keziah, D. of Jonathan Howard, 1731, and had Keziah 1732, Susanna 1734, Thomas 1736, John 1738, Mehitabel 1740, Silvanus 1744 .- The father


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d. 1774, æ. 67 .- Keziah m. David Howard 1751 .- Susanna m. Josiah Snell 1752 .- Mehitabel m. Eliab Fobes 1759.


14. Solomon (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Keith, 1737, and had Simeon 1739, Solomon 1741, Jotham 1743 .- Simeon and Solomon under guardianship 1757 .- The mother, a wid., m. Isaac Swift 1749 .- Solomon m. Eunice. wid. of Benjamin Sprague, and D. of Ephraim Holmes 1781, and d. 1814, leaving no children .- Jotham m. Keziah, wid. of David Howard, and D. of Thomas Ames, 1767. He afterwards m. Sarah Bryant 1786, and d. at N. Y.


15. Joseph (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel Littlefield, of Braintree, probably 1736, and had Phebe 1737, Ebenezer 1739, Nathaniel 1741, Elijah 1743, Susanna 1744, Joseph 1747, Sarah, William 1752, Bethiah .- His w. d. and he m. Ruth, wid. of Israel Packard, and D. of Richard Field 1654, and had Zephaniah 1755. She d. and he m. Abihail, wid. of Jonathan Bosworth, late wid. of Israel Alger, Jr., and D. of Samuel Lathrop, 1768, and had Olive 1769, James 1771, and Fiske 1773 .- Phebe m. Capt. Jonathan Howard 1756 .- Nath'l. m. Mary D. of Josiah Hill, 1783, and left no son .- Elijah m. Betty, D. of Isaac Johnson, 1769, and went to Pennsylvania .- Susanna m. Daniel Copeland 1764 .- Sarah m. Josiah Williams 1778 .- William went to Connecticut .- Bethiah m. Ephraim Fobes 1769 .- Zephaniah, a bachelor .- Olive m. Joseph Alger 1785 .- James m. Jenny Fenno, of Boston, 1794, and had Leon- ard 1797*, Franklin 1799, James 1803. Leonard was killed by the falling of a tree. Franklin m. Polly, D. of Benjamin Keith, 1821.


16. Ebenezer, (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. Jona. Howard, and had Rufus 1739, Sarah 1741, Parmenas 1743, Mary 1747 .- He d. and his wid. m. Thomas Hooper .- Parme- nas m. a Kinsley, and then Mehitabel, D. of Simeon Ames, and wid. of Daniel Harvey, 1804; and he and Rufus both lived in Easton .- Ebenezer Ames and wife dis. fm. W. B. ch. to Easton 1748 .- Sarah Ames m. Josiah Williams, of Easton, 1763.


17. Nathan (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Elizabeth, (or Betty) D. of Eleazar Snow, 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Nathan 1753*, d. 1776 .- The father died, and the mother then m. Wm. Tolman 1757, and afterwards Micah White .- Sarah m. Aaron Bozworth.


18. James (s. of David 7.) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Ames, 1748, and had Mary 1756, Betty 1773 .- He had a 2d wife Dorcas, who d. 1816 .- Mary m. John Snow 1784.


19. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 8.) m. Deborah Pratt of Easton, 1780; she d. and he then m. Patience, D. of Caleb Sturtevant of Halifax, 1783, and had Jonathan 1784. Sarah 1786, Lewis 1788, Susanna 1790, William 1792, Charles 1794, Willard 1798.


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Jonathan and his w. Sally had Ellis 1809, gra. B. U. 1830, Sally Capen 1811, Mary Fobes 1820 .- Lewis m. Hannah Loring 1815.


20. Timothy (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Abigail D. of George How- ard, 1778, and had Hannah 1779*, Seba 1781 *. The mother d. 1784, and he m. Ruth Carver 1786, and had Abigail 1787. Sibil 1789, Theron 1792, Phebe 1795. Abigail m. Oliver Bryant .- Sibil m. Capt. Jeremiah Beals .- Theron m. Patty, D. of Capt. Robert Packard, 1816.


21. Noah (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Ruhama. D. of John French, 1778, and had one son John 1779, an only child, who m. Han. nah, D. of Perez Southworth, 1802, and he and his father both went to Winthrop, Me .- John's children were Noah 1803, Ruhama French 1805, Franklin 1806, Mary 1809, Thomas Thompson 1811.


22. Daniel (s. of Daniel 9) m. Mehitable, D. of Josiah Per- kins, 1780, and had Benjamin 1781, Josiah 1783 .- Benjamin m. Zelopha, D. of John French, 1803, and had Damaris 1804. Nancy 1806, Daniel French 1809 .- Josiah Ames m. Prudence, D. of Capt. William Thayer, of Braintree, and went to Dracut. ana had George 1813. Sarah Jones 1815. Josiah 1817, Harriet 1819, and John 1823.


23. Job (s. of Daniel 9) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Dyke, 1782, and had Azel 1783, Hannah 1785, Joel 1787, Elijah 1789, Nathaniel 1795 .- Capt. Azel and Elijah settled in Marshfield .- Hannah m. Zebedee Snell, Jr., 1804 .- Joel. m. Reliance, D. of Josiah Edson, 1818 .- Job Ames m. Abigail Carver, of Marsh- field, 1814.


24. Thomas (s. of Thomas 13) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel Brett, 1758, and had Parnel 1759, Abiel 1761, Thomas 1763, Olive 1765, Rebecca 1766*, Rebecca 1772, Betty 1775 .- The father d. 1812, the mother 1819 .- Parnel m. George Howard, Jr., 1777 .- Capt. Abiel m. Alice Wetherell, of Norton, 1791, and d. 1838, æ. 77, and had Charlotte 1793*, Charles 1795, Charlotte 1798, Thomas 1800, George 1804, Alice 1806, Fisher 1812 .- Thomas m. Nancy Sturtevant, 1789, and went to Burlington .- Olive m. Elijah Burr. 1789 .- Betty m. Calvin Burr. 1796, and both removed to Worthington, and Rebecca m. also in Worth- ington.


25. Capt. John (s. of Thomas 13) m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1759, and had David 1760, Kezia, Susanna, Huldah 1768, Abigail 1769, Cynthia 1772*, John 1775, Olive 1777. Kezia first m. Elijah Packard 1783, and afterwards Benjamin Robinson 1798 .- Abigail m. Joseph Lazell. 1787 .- Susanna m. Joseph Fobes, Esq .- Huldah m. Isaac Willis, 1786.


26. Silvanus (s. of Thomas 13) in. Huldah, D. of Maj. Isaac Johnson 1768, and had Bezer 1769, Silvanus 1771, Cyrus and Huldah .- Silvanus and Cyrus went to the westward .- Silvanus


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the father gra. at Cambridge 1767, was rector of the Episcopal church at Taunton 1773, and d. young, and his wid. (Huldah) m. John Willis, Esq., 1784 .- Silvanus m. Abigail D. of Thos. John- son 1795 .- Bezer m. Rebecca Joslyn, of Pembroke 1791, and had Bezer 1792, Nabby, 1795, Diana 1796, Marcus 1798, Cyrus 1800, Philander 1803, Lydia 1805, Rebecca J. 1807, Charles H. 1812; he went to Mid'o. and afterwards to Milton, where he d .- Huldah m. Timo. Hayward 1792.


27. Simeon (s. Solomon 14) m. Experience Standish 1765, and had Barzillai 1766*, Alex'r. 1767, Mehitabel 1770, Solomon 1773, Simeon 1776, Susanna 1780, Jotham 1786 .- Mehitabel m. Dan'l. Harvey 1795, and afterwards Parmenas Ames 1804. -Solomon m. Sally Harden 1794, and went to N. Y .- Simeon went to Ohio .- Susanna d. single .- Jotham went to Easton. Alex'r. m. Susanna Cole of M. 1789, and had Aaron 1791, Sarah 1793, Bethiah 1794, Sampson 1797, Priscilla Standish 1799, Sim- eon 1801*, Edwin 1803, Susanna 1805, Mary 1808 .- Sarah m. Martin Swift 1806, Bethiah m. Squire Fuller of Vt., 1815, Samp- son m. Betsy Richmond, of T. 1819.




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