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9. Israel (s. of Capt. Israel S.) m. Martha, wid. of Isaac Alden and D. of Solomon Packard senr. 1760, and d. 1773, æ. 41; he had Eliphalet 1760, Israel 1764, John 1766, and Timothy 1768 .- Eliphalet m. Martha, D. of John Robinson, 1782, and had Ward, Eliphalet, Winslow Clift, Nahum, Ira, John, Melville, and sev- eral ds., and removed to Plymouth where he d .- Israel m. Lucy, D. of William Whitman, 1789 .- Timothy m. Anna Washburn, D. of Amos Whitman, 1796 .- Israel, John, and Timothy removed to Minot, Me.
10. Ward (s. of Capt. Israel 8.) m. Polly, d. of Rev. Christo- pher Sergeant of Methuen, 1765, and had Christopher Sergeant 1767, Susanna 1768: he then removed to Vermont.
11. Winslow Clift Bailey (s. of Eliphalet : see Israel S.) and his w. Nancy had Lucy E. 1808, IIope S. 1810, Eliphalet, b. in Plymo. 1813, William E. 1815, Nancy 1819.
BARBER .- James Barber had Mary 1692, Hezekiah 1696, b. here, and there is no further account of the family .- Patience Barber m. John Cole of Plympton 1709.
BARRELL .- William Barrell (s. of William of Boston, who d. in 1639 in early life) settled in Scituate and m. Lydia, wid. of John James, 1680, and had William 1683, Lydia 1684, who m. Saml. Stockbridge 1703, Mary 1686, James 1687.
2. William (s. of William 1.) mn. Elizabeth, D. of John Bailey, 1706; lived in Scituate, and had IIannah 1706, Lydia 1709, who m. Joseph Young 1726, William 1714: his w. d. and he m. a 2d w. and had James 1727, Colburn, John, and Elisha 1735: the family were remarkable for longevity .- James d. April 17, 1827, having lived nearly to the age of 100, and left James, William, Noah, and Bartlett .- Colburn was a soldier in the American, and also the old French war, and a man of extraordinary strength and activity, and d. a. 1782 .- Elisha completed his 94th year and d. 1829.
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3. William (s. of William 2. and cousin of Capt. Israel Bailey) m. a Simmons and had a son Joshua in Scituate and then his w. dying, he came and settled in E. B. and m. Sarah, an only child of Dea. James Cary, 1751, and succeeded in her right to her father's estate, and had James 1753*, Sarah 1754, Lydia 1757, Hannah 1759, Ruth 1762, Content 1764, James 1766 .- Sarah m. Nathan Alden, Esq. 1776 .- Lydia m. Dea. Eliphalet Packard 1782 .- Hannah d. single 1784, æ. 24 .- Ruth m. Capt. Robert Packard 1782 .- Content d. single 1823, æ. 57 .- William, the father d. 1806, æ 91. his wid. Sarah d. the same year æ 84.
4. John (s. of William 2.) came also to E. B., and m. Judith D. of Isaac Snow, 1756, and had Molly 1757*, John 1760, Judith 1763 : he d. 1762, and the family afterwards removed westward.
5. Joshua (s. of William 3.) m. Olive, D. of Capt. Jonathan Bass, 1769, and had Susanna 1771, Jennet 1774, William 1776, Jona. Bass 1779*, Samuel 1781, Elijah 1784, Azor 1786, Charles 1789, Paschal 1796 .- Susanna m. Oakes Whitman 1790 .- Jen- net m. Jolın Loring Esq. 1794 .- William m. Huldah, D. of John Bisbee, 1801, and parents and children all removed to Turner, Me.
6. Maj. James (s. of William 3.) m. Betsy, D. of Thomas Rus- sell, 1785, and had James Cary*, Ruth, Hannah, Abigail, all baptized 1800, George Whitfield 1801 .- Maj. Barrell d. 1810, æ 43; his w. still survives .- Ruth m. Dr. Caleb Swan of E. 1816 .- Hannah m. Dr. Daniel Sawin 1810 .- Abigail m. Hon. Jared Whitman of Abington 1813: these Ds. all d. in early life .- George W. m. a D. of Dr. Samuel Guild Esq. of Easton.
7. James (s. of James and grandson of William 2.) lived in Scituate and had James, Abel, Thomas, Elias and Colburn, most of whom came to E. B .- James keeps the poor house there .- Abel m. Polly, D. of Jonathan Alden, 1810 .- Thomas m. Hul- dah, D. of Matthew Allen, 1815 .- Elias m. Deborah Tilden 1813.
George and John, brothers of the first William Barrell of Boston, lived in Boston : George d. there 1643, leaving John and James and perhaps other children .- John's will is on record there dated 1658.
BARRETT .- James Barrett and his w. Mary lived in E. B., and had Martha 1725, Solomon 1727, Stephen 1730, Mary 1732, John and Joseph 1734, Saralı 1736, James 1738 .- This family soon removed from the town.
BARTLETT .- Wright Bartlett, from Hingham probably, m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel Packard, 1731, and settled in W. B., and had Samuel, Relief, Lydia, Phillis, and perhaps others .- Relief m. Ebenezer Hooper 1761 .- Lydia m. Ebenezer Hinds 1751 .- Phillis m. Edward Powers 1753 .- John Bartlett and his wife and Catharine Williams were warned out of town 1739, and Wright Bartlett was " forewarned not to entertain them any longer."
2. Samuel (s. of Wright 1.) m. Susanna, D. of David Dunbar, 1757, and had Susanna 1758, Sarah 1760, Lucy 1762, Job Pack-
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ard 1764*, Samuel 1766, Hannah 1769, Rachel 1772, Keziah 1775, David 1778 .- Susanna m. David Gurney 1792 .- Sarah m. Isaiah Hayward 1777 .- Lucy m. Waldo Hayward 1781 .- Sam- uel m. Lucy Jenkins 1785 and went to Croydon, N. H .- Hannah m. Simeon Howard 1794 .- Rachel m. Barnabas Lathrop .- Ke- ziah m. Abiel Howard 1798.
3. David (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Polly, D. of George Howard, and had Charlotte 1797*, Job 1799, Polly 1801, Jane 1804, Susanna 1807, David 1811 : his w. d. and he m. Susan Fish 1814, and had Charlotte and Julia.
4. Richard Bartlett, an Englishiman, lived in Boston and had a s. Richard, and a D. who m. Rev. Mr. Hinds of Middleborough.
5. Richard (s. of the above) m. Mary, D. of Gain Robinson of E. B. and had Lydia 1757, Mary 1759, Margaret 1761, Gain*, Martha, Richard, Elizabeth, Robert, Edward, Jane, William .- Lydia m. Capt. John Savage .- Mary m. Benjamin Richards 1782 .- Margaret m. James Taylor .- Martha m. a McNeal .- Elizabeth m. Andrew Mushero .- Jane m. Shadrach Holly .- Richard, the father, was a soldier at Annapolis Royal with Gen. John Winslow in 1755 in seizing and dispersing the neutral French ; and all of the family except Mrs. Richards and Robert resided in Nova Scotia, and most of them were born there .- Robert is a mariner and shipmaster at N. York.
Richard Bartlett m. Rebecca Holmes 1763 .- Edward m. Zil- phah, D. of Ephraim Cole, 1772 .- Solomon m. Huldah Wash- burn 1781 .- Elizabeth m. Seth Ames 1798 .- Hannah Thomas Bartlett m. John Cumner of Wayne 1813 .- Sarah, D. of Andrew of Plymo. m. David P. Reynolds 1818 .- Lewis Bartlett's w. d. in E. B. 1823, æ. 31.
BASS .- Samuel Bass and his w. Anne settled in Roxbury a. 1630 : he was admitted freeman 1634, removed to Braintree, now Quincy, 1640, and was the first Deacon of the Church there, and represented the town 12 years : his w. d. 1693, he d. 1694, æ 94 : they had John 1632, b. at Roxbury, Samuel, Hannah, Mary 1643, Thomas, Joseph, Sarah .- The ss. settled in Braintree .- Hannah m. Steph. Payne 1651 .- Mary m. Capt. John Capen 1647 .- Sarah m. first Dea. John Stone of Watertown, and then Dea. Joseph Penniman 1693, and she lived to be nearly 100 years old.
2. John (s. of the above) m. Ruth, D. of Hon. John Alden of Duxbury 1657, (m. by her father,) and had John 1659, Samuel 1660, Ruth 1662, Joseph 1665, Hannah 1667, Mary 1669, Sarah 1672 : his w. d. and he m. Anne, wid. of Saml. Sturtevant of Plymo., 1675 : he d. 1716, æ. 84 .- John and Joseph settled in Braintree .- Ruth probably m. a Walesby and left an orphan D. Hannah .- Hannah m. Joseph Adams, grandfather of the first President Adams .- Mary m. Christopher Webb Jr. 1686, and then Wm. Copeland 1694 .- Sarah m. Ephraim Thayer 1792.
3. Dea. Samuel (s. of Jolin 2) m. Mary D. of Joseph Adams (father of Joseph, above) and wid. of Saml. Webb 1696, and had Jonathan and Abigail bap'd. 1697, Mary 1698, Samuel 1700,
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Bethiah 1704; his w. d. 1706 and he m. probably Bethiah Night- ingale 1796, and had a child that d. 1708 and Bathsheba bapd. 1711 : he lived at Randolph, but in his old age removed to E. B. and lived with his son Capt. Jonathan, and d. there 1751 æ. 90 .- Mary m. William Bowditch 1720 .- Samuel settled at Ran- dolph and was a Deacon there --- Bathsheba m. Naphthali Thayer 1732.
4. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Dea. Samuel 3.) settled in E. B. a. 1723, and m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Nicholas Byram, Oct. 18, 1717, and had Jonathan 1720, Susanna 1722, both b. at Brain- tree, now Randolph, Mary 1724, Mehitabel 1728, Bethiah 1730*, Bathsheba 1733, Sarah 1736, Eunice 1737 : he d. 1750, æ 55, she 1783, æ. 89 .- Susanna m. Zechariah Cary 1742 .- Mary m. the Hon. Hugh Orr 1742 .- Mehitabel m. Dr. Isaac Otis 1746 .-- Bathsheba m. Ignatius Loring Esq. of Plympton 1750 .- Sarah m. Jonathan Allen 1755 .- Eunice m. John Young 1752.
5. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Capt. Jonathan 4.) m. Susanna, D. of Josiah Byram, 1741, and had Bethiah 1742*, Ruth 1745*, Mary 1747*, Susanna 1749, Olive 1751, Jonathan 1753, Ruth 1755, Eunice 1758, Sarah 1761 : he d. over 80 years of age .- Susanna m. Elijah Dean of Raynham 1768, and afterwards Thomas Dean, and d. 1829 .- Olive m. Joshua Barrell 1769 .- Jonathan went to Conn. and had a family there .- Ruth m. a Williams of Pomfret, Conn .- Eunice m. Seth Whitman 1781, and then Peter Salmon 1785 .- Sarah m. Joseph Chamberlin 1784.
BASSETT .- William Bassett, one of the forefathers, came over in the ship Fortune 1621, and settled first in Plymouth, then in Duxbury, and finally in W. B .; was an original proprietor of the town, and d. 1667 ; was a large land holder in the colony, and left a large library : his w., Elizabeth, was probably a Tilden .- He had William, Nathaniel, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane and perhaps others .- William settled in Sandwich and his s. William had his grandfather's house and land in B by the will, which was nuncupative, and dated 1667 : this grandson was Marshal, and otherwise distinguished in the Colony .- Nathaniel settled in Marshfield and afterwards in 1684 appeared at Yarmouth .- Sa- rah m. Peregrine White .- Elizabeth m. William Hatch .- Jane m. Thomas Gilbert of T. 1639.
2. Joseph (s. of William 1.) settled in W. B. with his father and m. Martha, D. of Edmund Hobart of Hingham, 1677 : he d. 1712 .- He had Joseph, William, Elnathan, Jeremiah, Lydia w. of Daniel Whittemore, Ruth w. of John Whittemore, m. 1692, both of Charlestown, and Elizabeth w. of Wm. Fenton .- Jere- miah had the homestead, near Isaac Johnson's, and sold it to Johnson 1713, and went to Norton.
3. Joseph (s. of Joseph 2.) and his w. Bethiah had Bethiah 1693, Mehitabel 1697, Lydia 1703 : he d. 1736 .- Lydia m. Saml. Phillips of Norton 1726 .- Mehitabel mn. a Hollaway of M .- Bethiah, Executrix, m. William Coddington of Norton a. 1737.
4. William (s. of Joseph 2.) and Sarah his wife had William
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1694, Joseph 1696, Ruth 1700, Nathan 1702 : the mother d. 1703, and the father m. Mary Bump 1703, and had Sarah 1704, Eliz- abeth 1706, Thankful 1710, Benjamin 1712, Seth 1715 .- William m. Mary Mehurin 1719 .- Ruth m. Joseph Davis and d. 1730. 5. Elnathan (s. of Joseph 2.) m. Mary Hill 1702, and d. 1750, leaving Mary, who m. Samuel Beal 1725.
6. Joseph (s. of William 4.) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Ames, 1724, (m. in Boston), and had Dorothy 1726, Joseph 1731, Sarah 1734: he d. 1741, and the mother, who undertook to settle the estate, d. in 1744 .- Dorothy m. David Packard 1767 .- Sarah m. Christopher Dyer 1757.
7. Nathan (s. of William 4.) m. Hannah Washburn 1733, and had John 1734, Nathan 1737, Ruth 1740, David 1743, Hannah 1745, Joseph 1747, Jonathan 1750 .- Jonathan went to Killingsly, Conn.
8. Benjamin (s. of William 4.) m. Hannah Macomber 1737, and had Daniel 1740, Benjamin 1742, Joshua 1745, Hannah, Zilphah, Phebe 1753.
9. Seth (s. of William 4.) and his wife Mary had Sarah and Mary 1738, and went to N. HI.
10. Joseph (s. of Joseph 6) m. Phebe Cushman 1756, and had Caleb 1757, Phebe, Nathan 1763, Abigail, Joseph 1769, Hannah 1771, David and Cushman .- His w. d. 1796, æ. 59, and he m. Sarah, wid. of John Eaton, of Greenwich, former wid. of Josiah Fobes Jr., and D. of Joseph Prior, 1798: she d. 1839, æ. 100 .- His will dated 1798, proved 1803 .- Phebe m. Barna. Leonard 1780 .- Nathan went to Genesee .- Abigail (or Abial) m. Seth Lathrop Jr. 1783 .- Hannah m. Dea. James Alger 1791 .- David m. Phebe Dean of R. 1796 .- Cushman was a Preacher, and he and David went to Maine.
11. Joseph Esq. (s. of Nathan 7.) m. Hannah, D. of Josiah Lathrop 1776, and had William, Nathan, Jonathan, Josiah, Pas- chal, Joseph, George, Sarah and Hannah .- Nathan m. a Daniels or a Snow .- Jonathan m. Sarah, D. of David Leonard, 1813, and afterwards a D. of John Fobes .- Josiah m. Lucretia, D. of Bradford Mitchell, 1810 .- Paschal m. Mary, D. of Winslow Hooper, 1811, and had Mary Winslow 1812, and Sarah Church 1814 .- Joseph m. Hannah Williams 1816 .- George m. Hannah, D. of Maj. Theodore Mitchell, 1819 .- Sarah m. Hampden Keith 1799 .- Hannalı m. Ezra Fobes Jr. 1810.
12. Caleb (s. of Joseph 10.) m. Bethiah, D. of Benjamin Keith, 1782, then called of New Gloucester, and had Cyrus, Caleb Keith, Lewis*, Abigail, Bethiah, Eunice, and Sophronia : he removed to M .- Cyrus m. Cynthia Randall 1808, and Cyrus m. Urania Billings 1814 .- Caleb m. Mary Holmes 1811 .- Abi- gail m. Shepard Dunbar 1806 .- Bethiah m. a Kennedy.
13. Joseph (s. of Joseph 10.) m. Ruth, D. of James Leach, 1792, and had Charles 1792, Mary 1795, Cushman 1799, Davis 1802*, Eliza Maria 1805, Emeline 1808, Jane 1810, Phebe Leo- nard 1813 .- Charles m. Laura, D. of Jason Fobes 1816 .- Mary
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m. Hartwell Keith 1816 .- Cushman m. a Newman and lives in Boston .- Jane m. a Daniels.
14. William (s. of Joseph Esq. 11.) m. Abiah Williams 1800, and had William Church 1803, Williams 1806, Hannah 1809, Abial 1811, Henriette 1813, Harriet 1815, Josiah 1818, Cornenia Abier 1820.
Wid. Abigail Bassett m. Benjamin Leach 1763 .- Lydia Bas- sett of Norton m. Dea. David Edson 1786 .- Sally Bassett m. Abijah Thayer Jr. 1802.
BATES .- Joshua Bates (from Hanover) m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph Ames, 1796, and settled in S. B., and had Joshua C. 1797, Zephaniah 1803, George W. 1805, Samuel W. 1808, Bethiah W. 1813 : he d. 1939, æ. 72 .- Saml. W. m. Helen, D. of Z. Crooker.
2. Christopher Bates lived in E. B. and had Christopher, Mo- ses, Nahum, Daniel and others.
3. Moses (s. of Christopher 2.) m. Deborah Dyer 1808, and had Kitty Dyer 1809, Christopher 1813*, Moses 1815, Deborah 1819.
Obadiah Bates and his w. Ruth .- Wm. R. Bates of Cum- mington m. Polly, D. of Dea. Isaac Lazell, 1803 .- James of W. m. Lucy, D. of Daniel Orcutt, 1805 .- Daniel m. Jane Reed 1811 .- Jacob m. Lucy Dyer of A. 1816 .- Cotton of W. m. Rhoda, D. of Josiah Johnson, 1817 .- Rufus of Hanover m. Huldah, D. of Eleazar Keith, 1821 .- Christopher Jr. m. a How- land.
BATTLES .- John Battles (from Plymouth) settled in Stough- ton Corner within the North Parish of Bridgewater, and m. Hannah, D. of Edward Curtis, and had John*, Jonathan, Sam- uel, Asa, Uriah, Edward, Curtis, Hannah, Rebecca, and Su- sanna .- Hannah m. a Jordan .-- Rebecca m. a Billings .- Susanna m. a Lord .- Jonathan m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Porter, aud set- tled in Stoughton .- Edward and Curtis went to Vt .- Susanna Battles m. Benjamin Washburn 1742.
2. Samuel (s. of John 1.) settled in N. B. and m. Dorothy, D. of Christopher Dyer, 1786, and had Sybil 1786, Lucinda 1788; Daniel Dyer 1790*, David 1792, Dorothy 1796, Saml. 1798*, Jason Dyer 1800, Nahum 1S02, Mary Dyer 1806*, Anson 1810, Mary Dyer 1814 .- Sybil m. Ruel Fobes 1806 .- Lucinda m. Luke Packard 1806 .- David m. Jerusha Adams 1816 .- Dorothy m. Ansel Perkins 1819 .- Jason D. removed to Boston.
3. Asa (s. of John I.) settled also in N. B. and m. Mary, D. of John Pratt, and had Polly 1788, Ara 1790, John-1792, Betsy 1794, William 1796, Susanna 1798, Amelia 1800, Isabella, and Hannah .- Polly m. a Cleaveland .- Ara m. Polly, D. of Samuel Cheesman .- Jno. m. Milicent Porter 1816 .- Betsy m.a Branch .- Susanna m. a Reynolds .- Isabella m. a Miller .- Susanna Bat- tles m. Nathl. Leeds 1806.
BEAL OR BEALS .- Samuel Beal (probably from Pembroke) settled in E. B., where Eleazer Keith lived, and m. Mary, only
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child of Elnathan Bassett, 1725, and had Samuel 1726, Nathan 1727, Daniel 1729, Jonathan 1730, Josephi* and Benjamin 1733, Seth 1736*, Mary 1742, Joseph 1743 *: the father d. 1750.
2. Samuel (s. of the above) m. Elizabeth Blackman 1745, and had David 1746*, Samuel 1748, after his father's death, and his mother, the wid., m. Theophilus Byram 1749.
3. Nathan (s. of Saml. 1.) and his w. Bathsheba had Mary 1750, Nathan 1752, Nehemiah 1755, John 1759 .- Mary m. Nehe- miah Shaw 1775 .- (See David Hill).
4. Daniel (s. of Saml. 1.) m. Mehitabel, D. of Josiah Byram, 1750, and had Samuel 1750, Daniel 1753, Joshua 1755, Mehit- abel 1758 .- Joshua m. Susanna, D. of Dea. David Edson, 1768.
5. Jonathan (s. of Saml. 1.) m. Abigail Harlow 1751, and had Joseph 1752, Azariah 1753, Abigail 1755, Jonathan 1758, Han- nah 1760*, Hannah 1762, Molly 1770 : his w. d. 1779, æ. 50, and he m. Abigail, wid. of John Egerton and D. of James Snow, 1780 : he d. 1813, æ. 83; she 1810, æ. 83 .- Joseph went to Ab- ington .- Abigail m. Josiah Hill 1779 .- Hannah m. Noah Hill 1780 .- Molly m. Bela Reed 1793.
G. Benjamin (s. of Saml. 1.) and his w. Sarah had Isaac 1753, Levi 1755.
7. Azariah (s. of Saml. 1.) m. Bathsheba Bisbee 1776, and had Danl. 1779, Ezra 1781 .- Most of the above families removed to Cummington and Plainfield.
8. Jeremialı Beal (s. of Isaac of Weymouth) settled in N. B. 1760, and m. Mary, D. of Dependence French, 1768, and had Sarah 1768, Hannah 1771, Rachel 1774, Olive 1778, Mary 1782, Jeremiah 1786 .- Sarah m. Asa Ford 1793 .- Hannah m. Oliver Snell 1792 .- Rachel m. Capt. Asa Jones 1792 .- Olive m. Joseph Brett 1797 .- Mary m. Elijah Smith 1803 .- Capt. Jeremiah m. Sibil, D. of Timothy Ames, 1807, and had Rachel 1808, Seba Ames 1812.
9. Japhet Beal lived in N. B., m. Patience Keith 1770, and had Susanna 1771, Isaac 1774, Oliver 1776, Japhet 1781, Pa- tience 1784 .- Susanna m. Elijah Packard 1789 .- Isaac m. Eliz- beth Stevens 1797 and went to Me .- Japhet, the father, m. wid. Content Packard probably for a 2d w. 1803 and went to Minot .- Japhet, the son, m. Mehitabel, D. of Gideon Lincoln, 1803, and went to Augusta.
10. Jonathan Beal m. Polly, D. of Moses Cary, 1807, and had Bethiah Lewis 1808, Mary Cary 1810, Elizabeth 1813, Jonathan 1817.
Andrew Beal had a D. Lydia bapd. in E. B. 1782 : he had lived in Newton and had two ch. b. there .- Hannah m. Ezekiel Reed 1742 .- Saml. from Hanson, and his w. Olive, had a D. Olive 1797 .- Seth m. Thirza Hatch 1799 .- Elijah of Hingham m. Betsy, D. of Wm. Pincin, 1804 .- Levi of Hingham m. Ruth Whiting 1810 .- Betsy of HI. m. Allen Marshall Porter 1816 .- Martin of Hingham m. Mehitabel Pincin 1816 .- Lazarus of
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Weymouth m. Sarah, wid. of Daniel Alden, and D. of Dca. Jona. Cary, 1809 .- Asaph had Phebe Howard 1818.
All of the name of Beal in this vicinity descended no doubt from John Beal, who with his w. and 5 ss. and 3 Ds. and 2 ser- vants, came from Hingham in Eng. and settled here in Hingham 1638. They came in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, Jolın Martin, master, in which were 133 passengers. The 5 ss. were probably John, Jeremialı, Caleb, Nathaniel and Joshua .- John's children were Rebecca 1641, Jacob 1642, Martha 1646, Nathaniel 1648, John 1650, Mary 1657, who first m. a Stowell and then Nathaniel Hobart : his wife died 1658 and he m. wid. Jacobs 1659 .- Jolin Beal was Rep. from Ilingham 1649 .- Lt. Jeremiah m. Sarah Ripley 1654 and d. 1716, æ. 86: he had Jeremiah 1655, Eliza- beth 1659*, Mary 1661*, Lazarus 1661, Mary 1662, Sarah 1662, Phebe 1664 .- Caleb died at Hingham 1716, æ. 80, born in England .- Nathaniel had John who (was burnt and) d. 1655, Sa- rah and John 1659 .- Joshua had a D. 1661, and another, Eliz- abeth 1663 *.- Jacob and Joshua d. 1716.
BEARCE .- Austin Bearce was admitted freeman 1652, and on the grand jury 1653 : he had Mary 1640, Priscilla 1643, Sa- rah 1646, Abigail 1647, Hannah 1649, Joseph 1651, Hester 1653, Lydia 1655, Rebeckah 1657, James 1660; all b. at Barnstable .- Austin Bearce was at Halifax, probably a descendant of the above, and went to Cornwall .- Andrew Bearce of Halifax m. Margaret Dawes of E. B. 1736 .- Consider Bearce of Halifax m. Elizabeth Perkins of E. B. 1761-Margaret, D. of Andrew above, m. Arthur Latham of E. B .- Experience Bearce m. Zadock Hayward 1768 .- Ford, Jacob, Isaiah, Job and Thomas, were brothers .- Ford was a schoolmaster and d. young in S. B. of small pox 1778 .- Jacob settled in Hanson, and Dea. Jacob is his son .- Isaiah and Thomas d. young .- There were also two Ds. Lydia and Hannah.
2. Job Bearce (above) m. Sarah, D. of Lt. James Keith, 1780, and settled in E. B., and had Dexter 1781, Sally 1784, Hannah 1789*, Lydia 1791, Ford 1794, Charles 1796*, Susanna Keith 1798: he d. 1828, æ. 79; she 1838, æ. 84 .- Dexter moved to New Gloucester and m. a Chandler .- Sally m. Martin Keith 1809, and afterwards Edward Hayward of W. B .- Lydia m. Amory Leach 1817, and went to Jay, Me .- Susanna K. m. Sil- vanus Rogers and d. 1828 .- Ford m. Harriet Shaw of M. 1820, and d. 1838.
BELCHER .- Mayhew Belcher (from Boston) lived in E. B. and d. unmarried 1778: his sister Ann m. John Keith 1774 .- Deborah Belcher m. Setlı Dunbar 1761 .- Rebecca m. Jesse Ed- son 1764 .- Hannah m. Capt. Moses Curtis 1769 .- Amie m. Wm. Tribou 1784.
BENSON .- John Benson (from Weymouth perhaps and s. of John of Hull) settled in S. B., m. Elizabeth, D. probably of Jonathan Washburn, 1710, and had Susanna, Benjamin, Eliza- beth, Mary, Hannah and Jonathan : he d. 1770, his will dated
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the same year, in which it appears Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary and Hannah were then dead .- Susanna m. Jonathan Cushman 1736 .- Hannah m. James Dunbar Jr. 1746 and d. a. 1757.
2. Benjamin (s. of John 1.) m. Keziah, D. of Amos Snell 1745, and had Benjamin, an only child, who m. Abigail, D. probably of Nathan Pratt 1770 .- Benjamin the father d. 1749, and his w. Keziah 1750 : his will 1748, hers 1749: the w. of Benjamin Jr. d. 1771.
3. Jonathan (s. of John 1.) m. Martha, D. of Amos Snell, 1740, and had John 1742, Eunice 1744, Mary 1745, Martha 1749, Lois 1751, Jonathan 1752, Ebenezer 1755, David 1756, Jonas 1759: he d. 1788 of small pox ; she 1801, æ. 81 : his will dated 1788, hers 1791 .- Eunice m. John Harden 1766 .- Mary m. Benjamin Hayward Jr. 1767 .- Martha m. Elisha Waterman of Halifax 1774 .- Lois m. Cornelius Washburn Jr.
4. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 3.) m. Lydia, D. probably of Samuel Harden, 1774, and had John, Betsy, Cyrus, Jonathan and Abigail, and perhaps others : he d. 1802, æ. 50 .- John d. 1805, æ. 27 .- Cyrus m. Lydia, D. of Capt. Simeon Wood, 1806 .- Jonathan m. Jane, D. of Jonah Benson, 1820 .- Abigail m. Sam- uel Jones IS11.
5. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan 3.) m. Silence, D. of Nehemiah Packard and wid. of Seth Leonard, 1777, and had a D. Olive, who m. Martin Conant 1797, and two ss., Asa and Hosea; and all went to Jay in Me.
6. David (s. of Jonathan 3.) m. Charity, D. of Seth Hayward, 1780, and had Tabitha 1781, Eunice 1782, Charity 1784, Sarah 1786, David 1788, Seth 1790, Bethiah 1793, Keziah 1796, Polly - 1798 .- Tabitha m. Win. Fuller 1801 .- Eunice m. Abner Keith 1803 .- Charity m. Ebenezer Cushman of Kingston 1805 .- Sa- rah m. James Pool Jr. a. 180S .- Bethiah m. Seth Thompson 1815 .- Keziah m. John Atwood Jackson 1815 .- Polly m. Eben- ezer Chamberlin 1820.
7. Jonah (s. of Jonathan 3.) m. Martha Thompson of Hali- fax 1782, and had Jonah, Waitstill, Patty, Nahum, Lucia anc Jane .- Jonah m. Chloe Hathaway 1819 .- Waitstill m. Benjamin Holmes 1807 .- Patty m. Philander Wood 1813 .- Nahum m Chloe Dunbar 1819 .- Lucia m. a Drake .- Jane m. Jona. Benson 1820.
John Benson m. Sarah Williams 1765 .- Keziah m. Ebenezer Cushman Jr. of Kingston 1805 .- Hannah m. Jabez Waterman of H. 1785.
BESSEE .- Nehemiah Bessee, with his wife Sarah, came pro- bably from Wareham, and settled in S. B .: had Abisha 1760, Lucy 1762, Jonah 1764, John 1766, Abraham 1768, Adam 1770, Sarah 1772, Polly 1774 : they had also a D. Charity, and two ss., Nehemiah and Anthony, who went to Woodstock .- Charity m. Ebenezer Pratt 1780 .- Abisha m. Sally, D. of Jona. Conant, 1782 .- Lucy m. David Conant 1782 .- Jonah m. Eunice, D. of Daniel Washburn, 1787, and went to Me .- Adam m. Joanna, D.
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of Dea. Seth Pratt, 1791, and d. 1793, and she m. Isaac Keith 1797 .- Mary Bessee m. Moses Snell 1736 .- Mary Bessee m. Simeon Hayward 1757 .- Thankful Bessee of Wareham m. Na- than Leonard 1744 .- Lydia m. Saml. Leonard 1750 .- Joanna, D. of Adam, m. Martin Leonard 1818.
2. Reuben Bessee, with his wife, came from Me. with their children, viz. William, Mary, Keziah and Thomas .- He was b. in Wareham .- Keziah m. Luther French 1831. They lived awhile in E. B. and moved back to Me.
These families were probably descended from Anthony Bessee, who first settled in Lynn and removed to Sandwich 1637.
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