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Barnard Lombard had probably a brother Thomas at Barn- - stable, freeman 1641, whose sons were Jedidiah born 1640, Benjamin 1642, and Caleb. Jedidiah had three sons, of one birth, 1671, Joseph, Benjamin and Jeremiah. We notice in the Colony records, "Richard Berry, Jedidiah Lombard, Benjamin Lombard, and James Maker, fined for smoking tobacco at the end of Yarmouth Meeting-house on the Lord's day." Faithful tradition informs us, that the early settlers were greatly addicted to smoking, and that they would often disturb divine service by the klicking of flints and steel, to light their pipes, and the clouds of smoke in the Church. Hence that law of the Colony, passed 1669: "It is enacted that any person or persons that shall be found smoking of tobacco on the Lord's day, going to or coming from the meetings, within two miles of the Meeting-house, shall pay 12 pence for every such default, for the Colonie's use, to be increased," &c.
Richard Lombard was in Scituate 1640. He returned to Tenterden, England, (see Elder N. Tilden's will).
JOHN LOWELL
appears in Scituate 1658, when he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Sylvester, and is called in the records, John Lowell of Boston. His children baptized in the second Church in Scituate, were John born 1660, Joseph 1662, Patience 1663, Elizabeth 1664. He brought another child to baptism in Scituate, viz. Phebe 1667, when he is called John Lowell of Rehoboth. He had a second wife 1666, Naomi, the sister of his former wife, by whom he had children, Marga- ret born 1667, Samuel 1669.
He seems to have been in Rehoboth 1670, as we observe in the Colony records, 1670, "John Lowell, jr. (with consent of John Lowell, sen. of Rehoboth) made choice of Joseph Sylves- ter of Scituate, to be his guardian." John, sen. died 1694,
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in Boston, and Naomi his widow administered. The name in the Probate records is Lowle.
The late Judge John Lowell, (father of Hon. John and Rev. Dr. Charles of Boston), was the son of John, whose father was Ebenezer, whose father was probably the John Lowell, jr. named in the above extract from the Colony records, or of Joseph. John died in Bristol, England, 1701, and his brother Joseph of Boston administered on his estate. An Ebenezer Lowell, or Lowle, died 1711, and his widow Elizabeth ad- ministered.
JOHN MAGOON (early Mc Goun)
was a freeholder 1666. He lived in "the Two mile." He had also a considerable tract of land on the west side of North river, near Hugh's cross, and Cornet's pond. His children, John born 1668, Elias 1673, Isaac 1675. This family have descendants in Marshfield and Pembroke.
JOHN MANSEL
married Leah Simons 1744. His sons John born 1745, Joseph 1750, William 1754, Peleg 1757, and several daughters. John married Sarah Price 1766. This family removed to Maine.
SETH MAYO
married His children, Lydia, John, Jane, and William, born from 1751 to 1759.
RICHARD MAN (planter)
was a youth in Elder Brewster's family, and came to Plymouth in the Mayflower, 1620. He was one of the Conihassett partners in Scituate, 1646. His farm was at Man hill, (a well known place to this day), south of great Musquashcut pond and north of John Hoar's farm. There is no record of his marriage here. His children, Nathaniel born 1646, Thomas 1650, Richard 1652, Josiah 1654.
Nathaniel lived in Scituate, but left no family. In 1680, he made over his estate to his brothers Richard and Thomas,
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and took a bond for support. This was on account of infirm health. (Scit. Rec. Vol. 6.) See Appendix II.
Josiah deceased early or removed.
Thomas had children, Josiah born 1676, Thomas 1681, Sarah 1684, Mary 1688, Elizabeth 1692, Joseph 1694, Ben- jamin 1697 .* Thomas had lands at Rehoboth, and probably deceased there. He was in the Rehoboth battle, with Capt. Pierce, 1676, and was severely wounded.
Richard had children, John born 1684, Rebecca 1686, Hannah 1689, Nathaniel 1693, Richard 1694, Elizabeth 1696, Abigail 1698.
John Man, a descendant of this family, lives in the neigh- borhood of Man hill. Rebecca, widow of Richard, sen. married John Cowen, 1656.
JOHN MANSON,
of Scituate harbour, married Meriam Curtis 1755. His son Capt. John, and grandson Capt. John, jr. are living and have families.
GERSHOM MARBLE,
from Boston, married Waitstill Ingle, in Scituate, 1697, and had children, John born 1700, Ephraim 1702, David 1704, Nathaniel 1706. This family removed early. David was in Scituate 1748; when his son Nathaniel was born.
HENRY MASON
had lands in Scituate 1650 : he soon removed.
WILLIAM MELLUS,
from Dorchester, married Jael Chittenden 1711, and Sarah Balch 1716. His children, Abigail born 1712, William 1718,
* Benjamin (son of Thomas) was the first of the family who settled in that part of Scituate which is now Hanover. He married Martha Curtis 1724. Benjamin, his son, married Gill - Bailey -and Dunbar. His sons were the late Capt. Joshua and others, perhaps- and the sons of Capt. Joshua (whose wife was Mary Cushing of Hingham) are Benjamin, Esq. and others.
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John 1721, Abigail 1725. The widow of William, sen. (Sarah) married Dea. Samuel Stodder 1749. Abigail married Isaac Lincoln 1738. This family resided in the north parish. John removed early. William had children in Scituate, viz. Sarah Hart 1741, and others,
HENRY MERRITT
was one of the earliest settlers of Scituate, though not a free- man until 1638. There is a deed in the Colony records, dated 1628, from Henry Merritt to Nathaniel Tilden, conveying planting lands on the third cliff, (see p. 8.) He was doubtless amongst the first settlers as early as 1626. His house lot in 1633, was at the corner where Greenfield lane and "the drift way " united: we believe it is now known as Merritt's corner. He had large shares in the New Harbour marshes. He was also one of the Conihassett partners. He had a son Henry, who deceased (without a family, probably) before 1673, Henry, sen. deceased 1653, and John administered.
John, the only son that left posterity here, succeeded to his father's residence. His sons were John, Henry and Jonathan, but we find no record of their births. Their father died in middle life.
Jonathan, the youngest son, had lands assigned him, and was living in 1699 : but we find no trace of a family.
John, jr. left children, John born 1687, Thomas 1688, Elizabeth 1690, Mary 1692, Ichabod 1695, Hannah 1696, Henry 1699, Abigail 1700, (wife of Edward Jenkins 1728), Jonathan 1702, David 1703, Ebenezer 1705, Ezekiel 1709. - Most of these left families.
John married Hannah Peaks 1727, but left no children, probably.
Thomas married Abigail Woodworth 1711, and had children, Agatha 1711, Abigail 1714, Amy 1716, Mary 1718, Tho- mas 1721.
Ichabod left a son Joseph, born 1729, who probably removed.
Jonathan married Mehitabel Daman 1727, and had a son Simeon, born 1728. This family removed to Hebron, Conn. before 1736.
David married Hannah Barrell 1736, and had children, Lydia 1737, David 1740, John 1743, Hannah 1748.
Ezekiel married Rachel Vinal 1758, and left no family on record.
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Thomas (son of Thomas) married Jane Nichols 1749, and had children, Elizabeth born 1750, Jane 1752, Thomas 1754, Jos. 1756, Mary 1760, Charles 1761, Jane 1764, Abigail 1766.
Henry (son of John, sen.) married Elizabeth Weyborn 1686: his children were Jonathan born 1687, Henry 1689, James 1691, Deborah 1694, Leah 1697, (wife of Benjamin Briggs 1719), Rachel 1699, (wife of Eleazer Peaks 1718), Isaac 1702. Of these, Jonathan married Elizabeth Whiton 1710, and Elizabeth, the widow of Rev. Nehemiah Hobart of Cohas- set, 1740: his children, Deborah born 1711, (wife of Joseph Nash 1730), Nehemiah 1712, (died early), Jonathan 1715, Elizabeth 1719, Obadiah 1723.
Henry, jr. married Hannah Cowen 1712, and had children, Hannah born 1713, Mary 1717, Penelope 1719, Deborah 1720, Sarah 1724, Martha 1726, Henry 1728, Ruth 1730.
James (son of Henry) married Ruth Wade 1716, and had children, James born 1717, Elisha 1722, Seth 1724.
Isaac (son of Henry) married Jerusha Hayden of Braintree, 1724, and had children, Henry born 1725, Jerusha 1727, Rachel 1729, Isaac 1731, Delight 1734. This family re- moved to Charlton about 1736, where other sons were born, Job, Samuel, and Benjamin.
Jonathan (son of Jonathan) married Sarah Wade 1741, and left sons, Nehemiah, Joshua (who died young) and Daniel, (now living).
Obadiah (son of Jona.) married Deborah Litchfield, and left children, Hannah 1747, Lucy 1750, Jonathan 1754, Charles 1756, Malachi 1757, Noah 1759, Luke 1760, Gamaliel 1761, Deborah 1763, Malachi 1765, Ensign 1768, Israel 1770.
James (son of James) married Elizabeth Cole 1739, and had children, Ruth born 1740, James 1745, Mary 1749, Amos 1755, Elizabeth 1757, Melzar 1759, Asa 1761.
Elisha (son of James) married Priscilla Holbrook 1741. Children, Priscilla born 1744, Elisha 1746, (died young), Henry 1748, (who removed to Kennebunk), and Capt. Con- sider, who died 1831, leaving sons Elisha, Benjamin, Consider, Henry and Francis.
Seth (son of James) married Mercy Stodder of Hingham, and left sons, the late Dea. Seth, Major Paul, Barnabas (died early), and Caleb. These have families in Scituate.
Noah (son of Obadiah) married Elizabeth Bryant 1786. His son Obadiah deceased at the South : and his son Noah, a gentleman of enterprise, resides at New Orleans. Noah, sen. deceased June 1, 1831.
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CAPT. GEORGE MORTON,
a descendant of Secretary Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth, was at Scituate harbour, and married Sarah, daughter of Timothy White, 1746. His children, George born 1747, Sarah 1753, John 1756, Eli 1758, Rebecca 1761. George deceased 1825, without children.
JOHN MITCHEL,
from Marshfield, married Lydia Hatch in Scituate, 1738, (of the Two miles). His children, John born 1739, William 1741, Job 1743. His descendants are in Marshfield.
GEORGE MOORE
was in the family of Edward Doten, (or Dotey), of Plymouth, 1630. In 1637, he had a grant of land in Plymouth, west of Derby's pond. In 1633 to 1638, he kept the ferry at Jones's river, (Kingston), and had there a grant of thirty acres. In 1643, he bore arms in Scituate. In 1642, he had a large tract of land south-west of Stockbridge's mill pond. George Moore's swamp and brook and bridge are well known land marks, even now. His house was on the road from the mill above named to George Moore's brook, on the north-east side, and near that brook. In 1664, it appears on the Town records that "George Moore having fell into a distracted condition, Major James Cudworth and Cornet Stetson obtained leave of the honored Corte to sell his lands and appropriate the proceeds to his support." George Moore died suddenly, 1677. Jury's verdict, " That George Moore came to his death by a fainting fit, or a sudden stoppinge of his breath." Rhodolphus Ellmes, foreman.
EBENEZER MOTT,
probably from Braintree, settled in the Conihassett, at Hatchet rock. He married Grace Vinal 1700. Children, Ebenezer born 1700, Grace 1702, John 1707, Mary 1712, Elizabeth 1716, Nathaniel 1720.
Of these sons, John left a family. Stephen, his son, and Stephen, jr. are now living. Lieut. Atwood Mott, a worthy man, (the father of the wives of Nehemiah Merritt, Nathaniel Vinal and Laban Rose), was also son of Ebenezer, jr. He
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married Hannah Hood 1758. Hannah (widow of Laban Rose) was wife of Gamaliel Merritt, 1782.
JOHN NEIL (from Ireland)
was in Scituate in 1730, or earlier. He established a pottery of considerable extent-first at the south side of Wild cat hill, and afterward on the north side of Studley hill, near the resi- dence of late Charles Tolman. He had children, John, (bap- tized' 1730), Jane 1732, Martha 1734, George 1738. This family removed to Maine.
JOSEPH NEAL
came from Provincetown about 1700. His house was near the head of the cart way that leads to Hobart's landing : he purchased of Dea. James Torrey's heirs. The house of Joseph, sen. was probably on the west side of the road, oppo- site to the " Neal field," so called. His children were Joseph, John, Anne, Thomas, Seth, Lydia, Job, Abigail, born from 1705 to 1721.
Job only left a family on record here. He lived on the south of the Church hill. Children, John born 1744, Job 1746, Joseph 1748, Sarah 1751, Job 1753, Lydia 1755, Abigail 1759, Lucy 1761. His wife was Sarah Barker.
JAMES NEWELL,
an African slave of Mary White, 1690. Mary White had a farm in the Conihassett, one mile west of Merritt's brook, and she had the singular fancy to marry her slave. Tradition speaks of him as a respectable man. Their children, Joshua, James, Hezekiah, and four daughters, born from 1691 to 1706. James, jr. married Abigail Nichols 1739, and left sons James, Levi, Joshua and Daniel, born from 1740 to 1752. They have descendants in Scituate.
JOSEPH NASH,
whom we suppose to have been a son of James Nash, an early settler in Weymouth, had a house and lands in Scituate, at Greenfield lane, 1670, which he purchased of Walter Hatch. He removed to Boston before 1678. His son Joseph was
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born in 1678, in Boston, and on coming of age settled in Scit- uate, at Stoney cove brook, (afterward the residence of Dr. Isaac Otis, and of his son, Dr. James Otis).
He married Hannah Curtis 1700, and his children were Joseph, jr. born 1701, John 1703, Hannah 1705, James 1708, Elizabeth 1709, David 1712, Mary 1713, (died early), Eph- raim 1715, Mercy 1718, Simeon 1720, Elisha 1722, Mary 1724.
Joseph, jr. married Deborah Merritt 1730, and had children baptized, Deborah 1733, Delight 1734, Deborah 1737, Joseph 3d. 1739, Mary 1740.
John married Hannah Buck 1728, and had children, Pris- cilla born 1729, John, jr. 1731, Joseph, 4th. 1732, Noah 1734, Zaccheus 1736, Seth 1738, Thomas 1740, (who married Eunice, daughter of George Stetson, 1766).
James married Sarah Litchfield 1737. Children, Sarah born 1743, Mary 1746, James, jr. 1748, Elizabeth 1751, John 1755, Ruth 1758.
David married Penelope Merritt 1740, had a daughter Miriam born 1746.
Simeon married Lydia Church, 1740, and died in the French war, at Ticonderoga, 1759. His son Thomas is living in Scituate, and Samuel married Jerusha Briggs 1783, and re- moved to Worcester.
Joseph, 3d. married Lucy Peaks 1767. Children, Lucy born 1770, Solon 1772, Tilon 1774, Nancy 1777.
Joseph, 4th. married Thankful Hammond 1755; he had a son James, who had William and others.
Noah married Elizabeth Cudworth 1756. His son is Mr. John Nash, near the south Meeting-house, whose children are Deborah C., John King, Esq. post master, Nathaniel Cushing of Boston, Henry, Eliza and Israel.
James, jr. married Hopestill Agry and Ruth Merritt. Chil- dren, Ruth, James, William Agry, Joshua, Sarah, Deborah, and David, born from 1777 to 1794.
Solon married Sarah Bailey 1793, his sons are Joseph, and Solon ; the latter is a merchant in Boston.
N. B. - James of Weymouth was representative from 1655, several years. He had a son Jacob, who was representative 1689 and 90, and a son James, whose posterity is in Weymouth.
JOHN NICHOLSON
married Elizabeth Mott 1750. His son John born 1752, removed to Boston : he had a sister Lydia born 1653.
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THOMAS NICHOLS (shipwright)
had lands near Hobart's landing, on the south-west, 1645. He had a daughter Rebecca, who married Samuel House, jr. 1664 : a son Israel, and also Ephraim, in Hingham, from whom those of Cohasset descended.
Thomas succeeded to his father's lands in Scituate, and married Sarah, the daughter of John Whiston, 1663. His children, Sarah born 1668, Rebecca 1670, Joseph 1673, Susanna 1676, Mary 1679, Bathsheba 1681, Israel 1683, Patience 1685, Elizabeth 1690. Of these sons, Israel probably removed.
Joseph married Bathsheba Pincin 1696, and lived near George Moore's bridge. His sons were Joseph, Thomas, Noah, (who died, all three in the French war), and Israel, Amos, Caleb and Job, from 1696 to 1716. Of these last, Israel resided at the paternal spot, near Hobart's landing. His sons were Caleb, Noah, Israel, Samuel and Thomas, (which last three died in the Revolutionary war), born from 1737 to 1755.
Caleb left a family : his son Caleb was killed by a fall from his house, south-east of White-oak plain, 1828, and whose three sons, Caleb, Henry and Reuben, were unfortunately ship- wrecked and lost at Cape Cod, with Capt. Seth Gardner, in - the Cyrus, August 1830.
Noah (also son of Israel), left a family, Nabby, Betsey, (wife of Charles Jones), Cynthia, and Lucy, (wife of Chris- topher Cushing, Esq. 1818, and of Judge Wood of Middle- boro, 1827).
JOHN NORTHY
came from Marblehead, 1675, when he married Sarah, the daughter of Henry Ewell. He purchased lands of Thomas Ingham, north of Walnut tree } ill, and his house in 1680, was where the house of Joseph Northy, his descendant, now stands : Joseph is descended from the primitive John, through James born 1687, James born 1719, and Capt. Joseph born 1744.
James, born 1687, had also a son Eliphalet, who settled east of Valley swamp, and whose sons Robert and Abraham are living in Scituate, and Eliphalet at Concord, N. H., who married Abigail Stodder of Scituate, 1785.
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THOMAS OLDHAM
was a householder in Scituate 1650. His house was probably near King's landing. He married Mary, daughter of Rev. Mr Witherell, 1656. His children, Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Han- nah, Grace, Isaac, Ruth, Elizabeth, Lydia, born from 1658 to 1679. He died 1711. Thomas, his son, administrator.
Thomas, jr. married Mercy, daughter of Robert Sprout, 1683, and removed to the Two mile. His descendants are in Pem- broke. Mercy, his daughter, married Andrew Newcome of Eastham, 1708, and Desire married Samuel Tilden 1717. He had a son Joshua (1684) and Mary, twins.
EMERSON ORCUTT,
from Abington, settled in Scituate, and married Ann Mansel, 1736. His children, Emerson, Elijah, Hannah, Seth. Seth married Sarah Collamore : she is now living .*
ROBERT OSGOOD
was in Scituate 1690, and resided in the Conihassett. He married Sarah, daughter of Anthony Dodson. He left one son on record, David born 1700.
JOHN OTIS (early written Oates) 2
was born in Barnstable, Devonshire, England, 1620. + He came to Hingham, with his father's family, 1635, when John, sen. had a house lot assigned him in the first division of lands in that town. ( The family residence was at Otis hill, south west of the harbour. John, sen. lost his wife Margaret, June 1653. He then removed to Weymouth, and married again, but the name of his second wife does not appear. Hobart's journal records his death " at Weymouth, May 31, 1657," aged seventy- + six. His will is dated at Weymouth, the day previous to his
* There was William Orcut in Scituate, probably grandfather Emerson, whose children were John 1669, Martha 1671, Joseph 1672, Mary and Han- nah 1674, Thomas 1675, Benjamin 1679, Elizabeth 1682, and Deborah 1683.
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death, and gives legacies "To daughter Margaret Burton, (she was wife of Thomas B .* of Hingham), to daughter Hannah, (wife of Thomas Gile), and to her two children, Mary and Thomas. To daughters Ann and Alice, (Otis), to wife 40s, son John executor." He had also a son Richard, who went early to New Hampshire, was captured by the Indians, and carried to Canada : but who lived to return to New Hampshire, and it is said has posterity living. His will is in Boston Pro- bate records, made before he left Weymouth.
John, whose posterity is very numerous, married Mary, daughter of Nicholas Jacob of Hingham, 1653. In 1661, he settled in Scituate, on the south of Colman's hills. In 1678, he went to Barnstable, and took up "the Otis farm," near Hinck- ley lane. He left at Barnstable his eldest son John, and returned and deceased in Scituate 1683. His monument is in " the old burying ground in Meeting-house lane": it is broken and defaced, but legible at this time. His children were John born 1657, a daughter 1660, (not named, but mentioned in Hobart's journal), Stephen 1661, James 1663, (died in Phipps's Canada expedition, 1690), Joseph 1665, Job 1667. The eldest daughter was Mary, he had also Hannah and Elizabeth. In his will, dated at Scituate, 1683, he gives " To eldest daugh- ter Mary, (wife of. John Gowin), and daughters Hannah and Elizabeth 50£ each. Houses and lands at Hingham and Barnstable, to John, Stephen, James and Job. To Joseph house and lands in Scituate, after his mother's decease."
As many of this family are acquainted with the genealogy subsequent to the first two generations, we here only remark, that John, (third generation), in Barnstable, was the ancestor of the distinguished lawyers and patriots of the name of Otis, in Barnstable and Boston, to whose fame, no commendation of ours can add. Capt. Stephen was the father of Dr. Isaac, the first regular bred physician who settled in Scituate, and to whom the Town "Voted a settlement of 100£ to encourage him to remain in the Town," in 1719. He is remembered by some of our aged people as a gentleman of uncommon accomplish- ments of person and of mind. His sons, Dr. Isaac settled in Bridgewater, and Dr. James in Scituate, who was the father of Dr. Cushing Otis of Scituate.t
He signed the petition of Hingham people, with Dr. Child, (see Vassall) ..
t Dr. James Otis married Lucy Cushing of Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, 1762. Children, Lucy, (wife of Thomas Barker Briggs), James, of Lyme,
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Joseph, Esq. (son of John, 2d.) went to New London with his family, and has numerous descendants in Vermont, Con- necticut, New York, and the western States.
Job settled in Scituate, and has many descendants.
We add, that Capt. Stephen Otis was also the ancestor of Ensign Otis, at the Harbour, (see Thomas Ensign), and of Dr. Ephraim, of the west part of Scituate.
Capt. Stephen Otis's will, dated 1729, gives " To son Ensign the homestead, with all the upland and meadow on each side of the way, with the Tan house and Tan vats-to John, Han- nah, Mary, Isaac, Stephen, Joseph, Joshua, out lands, &c."
WILLIAM PALMER, JR.
had lands in Scituate 1633. He came with his father, William of Plymouth, in the ship Fortune, 1621. William, jr. married Elizabeth Hodgkins of Plymouth 1633. He had a house be- tween the road and Stedman's mill pond, (since Stockbridge's) 1645. This family has no descendants left in the Town. His son Thomas succeeded him-was living in 1680-but left no family on record.
JOHN PALMER,
who settled in the south part of the Town, we believe to be the same who came with the first settlers of Hingham, 1635, and who was a freeman in Massachusetts 1638. He was freeman in Plymouth Colony 1657, and at the same time his two sons, John and Elnathan. His house lot was near the junction of the roads, south-east of the Church hill, near the third Herring brook. "John Palmer's log bridge," so called, - was built by him, 1660, over the third Herring brook, one fourth mile south of his house. Besides the sons above named, he had Josiah. Elnathan left no family here. He had a son Bezaleel, also, who left no family.
John, jr. had children, Elnathan born 1666, John 1667, (who married Mary Rose 1696), Hannah 1671, Elizabeth 1673, Bezaleel 1675, Experience 1679, Samuel 1683.
New Hampshire, Hannah, (late wife of Rev. Nehemiah Thomas), Hon. Cushing, of Scituate, Elizabeth, Abigail, (wife of late Capt. Seth Foster), and Thomas, Esq. of New York, born from 1763 to 1776.
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Josiah (son of John, sen.) had Josiah born 1685, Joshua 1687, Ruth, (wife of Jacob Bailey 1716).
Elnathan (son of John, jr.) married Mary, daughter of Thomas Clark, 1695. Children, Thomas born 1696, Sarah 1698, Ezekiel 1701, Deborah 1710.
Samuel (son of John, jr.) married Ann Clark 1709.
Bezaleel (son of John, jr.) married Elizabeth, daughter of William Perry, 1705, (left Bezaleel, born 1706), who was killed by a fall in the ship-yard near the mouth of the second Herring brook, leaving children, Capt. Benjamin and others. The widow of Bezaleel, sen. married Benjamin Tolman.
WILLIAM PARKER
was a freeman 1640. He had sixty acres of land north of Edward Foster's North river lot. His house stood in Parker lane, west of the small brook. In 1639, he married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Rawlins: and again 1651, Mary, the daughter of Humphry Turner. His children, Mary born 1639, William 1643, Patience 1648, Miles 1655, Joseph 1658, Nathaniel 1661. This family has spread wide in the country. Some descendants are in Boston.
Joseph remained in Scituate : his children, Alice, Mary, Joseph, Judith, Miles, from 1684 to 1702. His son Joseph was the last who lived on the paternal spot, save his only daughter Ruth, born 1711, who lived to a great age, and is remembered as the last of the family.
William, jr. had sons, (his wife Mary Clark 1693), Alexan- der, Joshua and Elisha, but they all removed.
Nathaniel died in Phipps's Canada expedition, 1690. His brother Miles was then living in Scituate.
William Parker died 1684. His will gives "To Joseph 10 acres near the land formerly John Bonpasse's, and 3 acres near where the Sweede's old house stood. To daughter Patience Randall-to grandchild Stephen Totman- wife Mary the homestead during her life, then to be divided between Miles, Nathaniel, William, Lydia, Mary, Judith."
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