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BICKNELL .- John Bicknell, and his w. Rebecca, came pro- bably from Abington, and had John 1772, Noah 1773, Simeon 1775 .- Jacob Bicknell Jr. of Abington m. Mehitabel, D. of Mi- cah White 1803 .- John Bicknell m. Susanna, widow of Saml. Sturtevant and D. of Capt. Josiah Packard.
BISBEE .- Moses Bisbee (s. of John of Marshfield) and his w. Mary settled in E. B. and had Abigail* Miriam 1724, Charles 1726, Joanna 1729, Mary 1733*, Tabitha 1735 .- Joanna m. John Churchill 1756 .- Tabitha never m.
2. Charles (s. of Moses above) m. Bulah, D. of Rowse How- land, and had Elisha 1757, Charles 1758, Mary 1760, Moses, John, Solomon, Calvin, Rowse .- This family removed to Pem- broke.
3. Samuel Bisbee, from Pembroke, (s. probably of Elisha Bisbee Esq.) settled in B. a. 1750, and m. Martha, D. of Joseph Snell, 1751, and had Sarah 1751, Martha 1753, Hannah 1755, Samuel 1757, Benjamin 1759 .- Elisha m. Martha, D. of Nathan Keith, 1779, and afterwards Jemima Allen, and went to Me.
Ebenezer had two wives : his first, Bathsheba Whitmarsh, m. 1745 and d. 1777, æ. 50, by whom he had a D. Jennet 1771 *: his 2d w. was Mehitabel, D. of Ebenezer Shaw, m. 1778. He and Luther went to Cummington .- Hannah m. Zechariah Shaw 1777 .- Bathsheba Bisbee m. Azariah Beal 1776.
4. John Bisbee m. widow Rebecca, widow of Isaac Alden, 1771, and D. of Josiah Keith of E., and had John 1774, Re- becca 1777 : the mother d. 1777, æ. 41, and he m. Huldah, D. of Ebenezer Shaw, 1779, and had Ira 1780, Ebenezer 1782, Huldah 1784, Patty 1788 : he had a 3d w. Mary, D. of John Edson, by whom he had Ziba, Chandler and others : he d. 1817; she 1833, æ. 61 .- John went to Me .- Huldah m. William Barrell Jr. 1801. Ira m. Rebecca, D. of Samuel Dyke, 1805, and had Algernon Sidney 1806 .- Ziba m. Sirena, D. of Gideon Lincoln, 1814 .- Molly m. Emery Brown 1817, Chandler Bisbee m. Mary Byram Whitmarsh 1818 -Olive m. Cyrus Warren 1814 .- Lavinia Bis- bee of St. m. Alfred Howard 1794. Elizabeth of P. m. John Tomson 1762. These families all descended probably from Thomas Bisbee, who was at Scituate 1634, and Deacon of the Church at its first institution there.
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BLANCHARD .- Eli Blanchard (from Weymouth) m. Debo- rah, D. of John Harden, and settled in E. B., and had Eli 1798, Noah 1800, Lydia 1S02, Mehitabel 1806, Evelina 1808, Elias Paine 1810, George W. 1813, Mary Ann 1815, Almira 1817, Semantha 1819, and Daniel Thomas 1821 .- Eli m. Eliza Wood 1817 .- Noah m. Lydia Binney of Boston, where he lives .- Lydia m. a Drake of Quincy .- Mehitabel m. a Chubbuck of Quincy .- Eve- lina m. Luther Churchill-Elias P. m. Julia Bryant, and lives in Boston .- George W. m. Nancy, D. of Thomas White .- Mary Ann m. Daniel Gloyd .- Almira m. Orrin Wilkes .- Semantha m. a Gurney.
BLOSSOM .- Silvanus Blossom m. Charity, D. of Amos Snell 1738, and settled in South Bridgewater, and had a family : one s. Silvanus b. 1746, m. Martha, D. of Eleazar Alden, 1774, and had Alden, Leonard, Libeus, and others perhaps .- Bar- nabas Blossom m. Sarah Pratt 1778 .- Ebenezer Blossom and his wife Hannah sold land to Elijah Washburn of Hardwick 1777 .- Levi Blossom m. Abigail, D. of Cornelius Washburn, 1797 .- Abigail Blossom d. 1800, æ. 22 .- Levi Blossom m. Sally, D. of Calvin Keith, 1801 .- Charity Blossom m. James Howard of M. 1801 .- Polly Blossom of Eaton, N. H., m. Rufus Keith 1804 .- Libeus Blossom of E. m. Rebecca, D. of Samuel Leon- ard, 1804 .- Alden Blossom went to Turner, Me., where he was a General and High Sheriff .- Thomas Blossom was one of the forefathers, and the first Deacon at Plymo., and d. a. 1633.
BOLTON .- John Bolton (said to have come from Stonington, Conn.) and his w. Sarah settled early in B .; was probably a descendant from Nicholas Bolton of Dorchester, a mem. of the Ch. there 1644: he had John a. 1686, Samuel 1688, Sarah 1690, Elizabeth 1692, Nicholas 1695, Mary 1697, Elisha 1700, Joseph 1704, Nathaniel 1706, Abigail 1709 .- Samuel m. Rebecca Sim- mons 1742 .- Sarah m. Wm. Leonard .- Elizabeth in. Michael May .- Mary d. single 1730 .- Elisha d. 1777, æ. 77 : his w. Mary : they had Seth 1739, Jabez, Elisha, and Meshech. Seth m. Anne Wade 1761 .- Joseph m. Deliverance Washburn 1740, and had Joseph and Phillip .- Nathaniel m. Deborah, wid. of John Rip- ley and D. of Israel Washburn, 1740: she d. 1759, he 1770 : he had a. s. Nathaniel, perhaps, who m. Jane, D. of Thomas Thomp- son, 1777 .- Abigail m. Samuel Ripley 1736.
2. John (s. of John 1.) m. Ruth Hooper 1710, and had Su- sanna 1711, Ruth, Elizabeth, Hannah 1722, Martha 1725: his will 1755 : he was an Ensign, and left a large estate, and gave a tankard to S. B. Church .- Susanna m. Jabez Cowing 1741 .- Ruth m. Ephraim Leach 1734 .- Elizabeth m. Joseph Thompson 1733 .- Martha m. Joab Willis 1745.
3. John Jr. (whose s. uncertain) m. Elizabeth Hayward 1751, and had Mary 1752, Anne 1754, John 1756, Betty 1760: Eliza- beth Bolton d. 1801, æ. 76 .- Mary m. Joseph Bolton 1773 .- Ann m. Jeremiah Pratt 1777 .- John m. Betsy Dana of Boston.
4. Joseph (s. of Joseph) m. Mary, D. of John Bolton, 1773,
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and had Philip 1774, Joseph 1776, John 1778, Deliverance 1781, Barzillai 1733, Zimri 1786, Betty 1788, Mary and Silence.
5. John (of Raynham) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Pratt, 1787, and had Micah 1789 at T., Margery 1791, Alfred 1793, Mary Ann 1795, Anne Wade 1799, George W. 1801, Thomas J. 1805 at Charlestown .- Philip Bolton m. Bethiah Hayward 1786 .- Rhoda m. Abijah Dyer 1764 .- Jabez m. Bethiah, D. of Christo- pher Ripley, 1765 .- Daniel m. Alice Leach 1776 .- Jonathan m. Hannah Snow 1794 .- David m. Zilpha Snow 1794.
BONNEY .- William Bonney (from Pembroke) m. Phebe; D. of Isaac Allen, 1766, and lived in E. B., and had Allen*, Wil- liam, Joanna and Gladden .- William m. Molly, D. of Jesse Dun- bar, 1796, and had Allen 1796*, Vesta 1798*, Harriet 1802, Thos. Jefferson 1803, Joanna 1805, Lucius 1808, Eliza 1811 .- Joanna senr. m. Dea. Barzillai Allen 1796 .- Gladden m. Mercy Randall 1806, and had Mary Beal 1806, Gladden 1808, Hannah Kingsbury 1812, Lucy Randall 1815 .- Cynthia Silvester Bonney m. Ebenezer Cutler 1797 .- Noah of Hanson m. Agnes Keith 1819 .- Harriet m. Harmon Washburn 1821.
BOWDITCH .- John Bowditch of Braintree, and his wife Temperance, had William; John and Mary : his will 1718 .- Mary m. Thomas White .- William m. Mary, D. of Dea. Sam- uel Bass, 1820, and had Mary, Elizabeth, Abigail, Susanna, Jona- than, Samuel, Bethiah and Bathsheba : he d. a. 1748 .- Jonathan and Susanna were put under guardianship of their uncle Capt. Jona. Bass of E. B., and most of the children lived in E. B. and m. there .- Mary m. Joseph Byram 1745 .- Elizabeth m. Isaac Snow 1748 .- Abigail m. David Pratt Jr. 1753 .- Samuel m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah Byram, 1755, and had Bethiah 1757, Mary 1760 .- Bethiah mn. Daniel Bass of Boston .- Bathsheba m. Ephraim Groves 1762.
BOZWORTH .- Jonathan Bozworth was at Hingham before 1640 : his children were Rebeckah 1641, Bethiah 1644, Benja- min*, Mehitabel and Mary 1647, Nathaniel and Jeremiah 1649, Hannah and Deliverance 1650, Bellamy 1654, Edward 1659, Bridget 1660, Benjamin 1668.
2. Dea. Jonathan Bozworth of Halifax : (grandson perhaps of the above): his estate settled and divided 1751 : his wid. Ruth : his children were Jonathan of Bridgewater, Alice, wife of Elea- zar Waterman; Zadock, Noah, Ichabod and Jabez .- The wid. afterwards m. a Packard and d. 1786 .- Aaron Bozworth m. Sa- rah, D. of Nathan Ames.
3. Jonathan (son of Dea. Jonathan of Halifax) settled in W. B. about 1750, and m. Mary Pain 1752, and had a D. 1753*, Mary 1754 *: (the mother d. 1754) and he m. Abihail, wid. of Israel Alger Jr., D. of Samuel Lathrop, 1756; and had Jonathan 1757, Molly 1759, Sarah 1761, Chloe 1764, Israel 1767 *.- The father d. 1767, and the wid. m. Joseph Ames 1768 .- Jonathan m. Abigail Williams 1780 .- Sarah m. Barnabas Lathrop 1777, and d. 1813 .- Chloe m. Daniel Tolman 1784 .- Wm. Bozworth of
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H. m. Lucy Hayward 1807 .- Susan m. Ephraim Sampson 1821.
BRADLEY .- James Bradley m. Catharine Moore 1759: he came from Abington, and had a D. Mille born here 1760 .- Wil- liam and Joanna Bradley had a son John b. here 1767 .- George Bradley m. Susanna Pierce 1753 .- Mary Bradley of A. m. Eben- ezer Allen 1757 .- James and George were both b. in Dorchester, and were both in the French war in 1755 with Gen. Winslow, taking and dispersing the neutral French.
BRETT .- William Brett (probably from Kent in Eng.) was at Duxbury 1645, and one of the original proprietors and settlers in W. B .: an Elder of the Church; a leading man both in the Church and in the Town : was often a Representative to the Old Colony Court; often preached when Mr. Keith was sick, or otherwise prevented. He d. 1681 : his w. Margaret : his chil- dren were William, Elihu, Nathaniel, Lydia, Alice and Han- nah .- Alice m. Joseph Hayward .- Hannah m. Francis Cary.
2. William (s. of William 1.) was a respectable man and a Deacon : he m. Elizabeth, D. of John Cary : he had one D. Be- thiah, an only child, who m. Thomas Hayward 1706: he lived within the limits of E. B .: he d. a. 1713, the date of his will.
3. Elihu Esq. (s. of William 1.) was a Magistrate and a Jus- tice of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions, appointed 1700 : he d. suddenly in his chair 1712 : his w. named Ann : his children were Mary, w. of John Willis; and Margaret, w. of Samuel Willis, m. 1706; and Elihu.
4. Nathaniel (s. of William 1.) was a Deacon and Town Clerk : he m. Sarah, D. of John Hayward, 1683: she d. 1737; he 1740 : and had Alice 16S6*, Seth 1688, Mehitabel 1692, Sarah 1695, Hannah 1699, William 1702, Nathaniel 1704 .- Mehitabel m. Samuel Edson 1721 .- Sarah d. 1774 .- Hannah m. Joseph Gannett 1732.
5. Elihu (s. of Elihu 3.) m. Susanna, wid. of John Hayward Jr. and D. of Samuel Edson, and had John 1707, Anne 1710, Bethiah 1714 : his will 1744 : he d. 1745 .- Anne m. Joseph Cary 1732 .- Bethiah m. Joseph Drake .- He had also another D. Eliz- abeth, who m. a Drake and left 2 ch., Freelove and Ann Drake.
6. Seth (s. of Nathaniel 4.) m. Sarah, D. of Isaac Alden, 1712, and had Samuel 1714, Silas 1716, Sarah 1718, Simeon 1720, Seth 1722, after the death of his father, who died of the small pox .- The wid. then m. Dea. Recompence Cary 1727 .- Sarah m. Capt. Matthew Allen 1735 .- Silas entered college, but left it and became a Preacher, and was settled in Berkley.
7. William (s. of Nathaniel 4.) m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel Kinsley, 1732, and had Ephraim 1733, Mary 1734, Silence 1738, Daniel 1740. It is said this family removed to Easton.
8. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 4.) was also a Deacon and Town Clerk : his w. Rebeckah : they had Hannah 1733, Deborah 1736, Uriah 1740 : she d. 1771, and he m. the wid. Mary Dyer of Ply- mouth 1774, and d. 1779, æ. 74 .- Deborah m. Thomas Ames 3d 1758 .- Hannah m. Ephraim Howard Jr. 1753.
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9. John, (s. of Elihu 5.) and his w. Freelove, had Susanna 1736 : his w. d. and he m. a 2d w., Alice Cady of Pomfret 1774, and had Freelove 1746, John 1748*, Alice 1749*, Silence 1752, Han- nah 1754, Alice and Amity 1756, John 1759 .- Susannah m. Nathl. Tilden 1755 .- Silence m. Thomas Buck 1774 .- Amity m. William Pratt of E. 1797 .- John had a s. Daniel and both re- moved from town.
10. Samuel (s. of Seth 6.) m. Hannah, D. of David Packard, 1737, and settled in N. B., and had Isaac, Samuel, William, Hannalı, Sarah, Melitabel, Molly, Eunice : he d. 1807, æ. 92 .- Hannah m. Mark Ford 1764 .- Sarah m. Benja. Ford 1773 .- Mehitabel m. Jonas Packard 1777 .- Molly and Eunice d. single.
11. Simeon (s. of Seth 6.) m. Mehitabel, D. of David Pack- ard, 1748, and settled in N. B., and had Jennet 1749, Rufus 1751, Simeon 1753, Zibia 1755, Mehitabel 1757, Ruby 1759, Amzi 1762, Daniel 1764, Luther 1766, Calvin 1768: he d. 1792, æ. 72 .- Jennet m. Nathaniel Southworth 1777, and afterwards Ephraim Groves 1789 .- Zibia m. Jolın Noyes 1776 .- Mehitabel m. Maj. Daniel Cary 1778 .- Ruby m. Ephraim Field .- Rufus m. Susanna, D. of Zecharialı Cary, 1775, and had Jona. 1776, Ezra 1779, Cynthia 1781 .- Amzi m. Phebe, D. of Abia Packard, 1788, and had Sophia 1789, Charlotte 1791, Martin 1794, Ira 1800. Sophia m. Apollos Packard 1811 .- Luther m. Sally Dwelly 1794 .- Calvin m. Esther Hollis 1788 .- Rufus, Amzi, Daniel and Luther removed to Me.
12. Setlı (s. of Seth 6.) m. Patience Curtis 1744, and had Seth 1746, Silvia, Sybil, Celia, Abigail 1760 .- Silvia m. Isaac Allen 1776 .- Celia m. a Scott of Winchester, N. H., and was grand- mother of Elijah Scott late of E. B.
13. Uriah (s. of Nathaniel 8.) m. Charity, D. of Jona. King- man, 1760 and had Daniel 1761, Nathaniel 1764#, Macey 1768 : the father d. 1768, and Macey was then called Uriah, to bear up his father's name : the wid. m. David Keith 1772.
14. Isaac (s of Samuel 10.) m. Priscilla Jackson, and had Isaac 1768, Joseph 1770, Ephraim 1772*, Eliphalet, Zibeon, Pol- ly .- Isaac went to Me .- Polly m. Capt. Ichabod Reynolds 1796.
15. Samuel (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Molly; D. of Capt. Josiah Packard, 1778, and had Josiah, Samuel, Mehitabel, Hannah, Sally .- Josiah m. Eunice, D. of Jonas Packard, 1812 .- Mehit- abel m. Alpheus French of St. 1800.
16. William (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Molly, D. of Ezra Allen, of E. B. 1782, and had Susanna 1784, Zenas 1785, William 1787, Cyrus 1789, Sally 1792, Polly 1794, and Phebe .- The mother d. and he then m. Betty Phillips 1801, and had Asa, Polly, Betsy, and Almira .- Zenas m. Sibil, D. of Wm. French, 1813 .- Wil- liam and Cyrus live in Boston .- Susanna m. Saml. Shepard of St. 1806 .- Phebe m. Jabez Kingman ISI8.
17. Simeon (s. of Simeon II.) m. Susanna, D. of Luke Per- kins, 1777, and had Alpheus, Parmenas, and a D *.- Alpheus m. Betsy Holmes of Halifax 1807, and Betsy Hall of Raynham 1815.
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Parmenas m. Avis, D. of Zenas French of Braintree, and had Simeon 1805, Elizabeth F. 1807, Susanna Relief 1809, Lucinda 1813 *.- Simeon m. Lodency Wallis and had Erastus W. 1829, and Betsy Jane 1832 .- Elizabeth F. m. Philander Holmes a. 1827 .- Susanna R. m. Erastus Wales.
18. Seth (s. of Seth 12.) m. Susanna, D. of James Latham, 1769, and had Cynthia 1770, Ephraim 1773, and removed to Winchester.
19. Daniel (s. of Uriah 13.) m. Huldah, D. of Dea. Elijah Snell, 1784, and had Daniel Searl 1785, Charles 1788, and Su- sanna .- Daniel S. m. Sarah, D. of Silvanus Hayward, 1807, and lives in New Bedford .- Charles m. a D. of Jirch Swift.
20. Uriah (s. of Uriah 13.) m. Nabby, D. of Nathan Kingman, 1790, and lived in E. B., and had Uriah, Nabby, Charity : his w. d. and he m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Robinson, 1799, and had Diana, Algernon Sidney, Royal and Sarah .- Uriah m. an Allen in Dover where he settled .- Nabby m. Albert Edson 1817 .- Charity m. Nathan Soule 1815 .- Diana m. Samuel Perry of Han- over 1820 .- A. Sidney m. Huldah, D. of Turner Phillips .- Uriah, the father, d. 1839, æ. 71.
21. Joseph (s. of Isaac 14.) m. Olive, D. of Jeremiah Beal, 1797; had Ephraim 1798, Polly 1800, Charles 1803, Jeremiah 1805, Sarah 1807, Joel 1809, David 1816.
22. Zibeon (s. of Isaac 14.) m. Lavinia, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1804, and had Patty 1805, Abigail 1806, Zibeon 1808, Sanford 1810, Mary 1812, Harriet Newell 1814, Lucy 1816.
There was a John Brett of Boston who m. Ann Barnsdale 1710 : he was master of a ship in the London trade, and d. at Kingston, Jamaica, leaving a wid. and had Hannah 1711, John 1713, James and William, and one other D .- John d. at New- buryport Dec. 12, 1797, æ. 84 : his son John was living there 1829, æ. 73; and in a letter of that year says, " his grandfather John came from the County of Kent, in England, and he has heard his father (John Jr.) say that the Bretts in Bridgewater were his relations : he d. Sept. 13, 1839, æ. 83, called a revolu- tionary patriot .- James and Abigail Brett of Boston had Ann 1756, Abigail 1760, Elizabeth 1765, James 1767 .- Ebenezer Brett, æ. 71, d. at Chesterfield 1833 .- Phebe m. Abel Dunbar 1805 .- Polly Brett m. David Bartlett 1796 .- There was a Thomas Brett, schoolmaster, d. in Boston 1767, his wid. Ann settled his estate .- John Brett m. Martha Mortell 1796 .- (Boston Records.)
BROWN .- Bartholomew Brown Esq. (s. of John Brown of Sterling) was b. at Danvers and gra. H. U. 1799, and m. Betsy, D. of Genl. Silvanus Lazell, 1801, and settled first in Sterling, then in E. B. as an attorney, and had James Tilden *; Lucy Ann, w. of Dr. Adolphus K. Borden ; George Henry, who m. Emily Porter of Sterling ; and Harriet Mitchell.
2. Capt. Woodbridge Brown (s. of Rev. Samuel and Dorothy Brown of Abington : she was a Woodbridge) and his wife Anna had Samuel 1737, John 1739, Josiah 1740, Joseph 1745, Dorothy
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1748, and Mary, and perhaps others .- Dorothy only b. in E. B .: she m. Eleazer Bates and d. 1839, æ. 91 .- Joseph d. in E. B. IS25, æ. 80 .- Mary m. Dea. Eleazer Whitman.
3. John (s. of Capt. Woodbridge 2.) m. Lydia Hearsey, and lived in E. B. where his father lived awhile, and had Isaac, John, David, Polly and Anna*, and perhaps others .- Isaac, and his w. Elizabeth, had Isaac 1790, Betsy 1792, Emery 1795, and Al- van 1793 .- John m. a Jenkins and d. 1816, æ. 37, and had Alfred, Mehitabel, w. of Ward Richards ; and Lydia, w. of Philip Pratt .- David m. 2 Ds. of Joseph Ramsdell, first Nabby 1812, and then Lydia 1818, and has a family .- Polly m. Christopher Bates .- Isaac m. Eunice Thayer 1813 .- Betsy m. Daniel Barker of Han- son .- Emery m. Molly, D. of John Bisbee, 1817 .- Alvan m. Betsy Elms of Hanson 1821, and is d.
4. Knight Brown (from Scituate or Cohasset) and his w. Pris- cilla settled in E. B .: he d. here 1832, æ. 82 : and had Andrew 1780, Saralı 1782, David 1785, Lewis 1788, Lydia 1790, Charles, Priscilla, and others perhaps .- Andrew remained in Scituate .- Sarah m. Oliver Leach 1803 .- David died a bachelor, æ. 46 .- Lewis m. Betsy Harden IS06 .- Lydia m. John Thayer 1811 .- Charles m. Asenath D. of Isaac Chamberlin 1719 .- Priscilla m. Henry Thornbury Smith 1792.
Elizabeth Brown m. Jonathan Holloway 1746 .- Daniel Brown m. Mehitable Porter 1797 .- Samuel Brown's w. d. in E. B. 1780 æ. 20 .- Susanna Brown m. John Winnett 1800 .- Charles Brown in. Mehitabel French 1809, and had Polly and Charles .- Polly m. Jacob Harden .- Moses Brown m. Eunice Harris of St. 1818. 5. David Brown mn. Jennet Miller (this is one of the Irish families that settled in N. B. about 1740,) he had Ann, Jolin, James, and David, all of whom d. in infancy,-and John 1750, and James 1752, both went to Harpersfield .- He d. in the prime of life, about 1753, which was the date of his will .- Jennet Brown, perhaps the wid. m. Simon Griffin 175S.
BRYANT .- Ichabod Bryant m. Ruth Staples, and they had a dis. from Raynham Ch. to W. B. 1745 .- He d. 1759 ; he came from M. to N. B. and had Philip, Nathan, Seth, Job, Gamaliel, Phebe, Ruth, Sarah, Anna, and Prudence .- Nathan d. single .- Gamaliel settled in New Bedford .- Phebe m. Henry Howard .- Ruth m. a Holmes .- Sarah m. Francis Cook 1750 .- Anna m. a Robinson .- Prudence d. single,
2. Doct. Philip (s. of Ichabod, 1st,) m. Silence D. of Dr. Abi- el Howard 1757, and had Oliver 1758*, Ruth 1760*, Daniel 1763*, Bezaliel 1765, Peter 1767, Cyrus 1769, Anna 1771, Si- lence 1774, and Charity 1777 .- His w. d. and he m. Hannah D. of Benjamin Richards 1779 .- He d. 1816 æ. 84 : she d. 1816 æ. 80 .- Silence m. Ichabod Bryant 1792 .- Anna m. Capt. Henry Kingman 1795 .- Bezaliel and Charity removed to the State of N. York .- Peter was a physician, settled in Cummington, and m. a D. of Ebenezer Snell Esq. of that place, and was father of William Cullen Bryant the poet .-- Cyrus m. Polly Noyes 1795,
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and had Zibia 1795, Daniel 1798, who m. Lucy Skinner of Mansfield 1817 .- Zibia m. Benjamin Dickerman 1817 .- The parents Cyrus and Polly, both d. 1798.
3. Sethi (s. of Ichabod 1.) m. Elizabeth D. of Dependence French of St. 1765, and had Elizabeth 1766, Ichabod 1768, De- pendence French 1770, Mary 1772, Zibeah 1774, Seth 1778, Olive 1791, Ira 1783 .- This family removed westward .-- Eliza- beth m. Josiah Manly 1789 .-- Ichabod m. Silence Bryant 1792 .-- Dependence F. m. Rebecca Blackman, 1791, he lived in Cum- mington, Easton, Pembroke, and d. in N. Bedford, and had 3 who d. in infancy, and then Dion, Rebecca, Austin, Emily, Elizabeth, and William .- Mary m. Samuel Holmes 1791.
4. Job (s. of Ichabod, 1,) m. Mary Turner 1764; their chil- dren Anna 1764, Nathan 1766, Calvin 1768, Job Staples 1772, Thirza 1774, Oliver, Clement, David, Samuel, Asa, and Harriet .- Anna m. Abiel Phillips of Easton 1787, and was mother of the Dwarf .- Thirza m. Manasseh Dickerman 1791 .- Job Staples m. Lovicey Pratt 1793 .- Oliver m. Nabby D. of Timothy Ames, 1804, and has Ziba Bass 1S04, Danville Ames 1806, Theron Carver 1808, George W. 1810 .- Harriet m. David Dunbar, Jr. of Easton 1801 .- Asa m. Mehitabel Snow of Easton 1810 and Betsy Snow 1811.
5. Daniel Bryant (s. of Seth of Halifax,) m. Jennet D. of Cushing Mitchell 1789, and first resided at Watertown, after- wards at Stroudwater in Maine, and finally settled in E. B. and had Seth, Mary, Jennet, Alice, Abby M. and Dorcas .- Seth m. Ma- ria D. of Charles Keen, and lives in Boston; she d. 1839, æ. 35 .- Jennet m. Jonah Edson 1819 .- Alice m. Simeon H. Edson 1833, and d. 1836 .- Abby M. m. Robert Curtis, removed to Boston and d. there 1832 .- Dorcas m. a Fellows, and d. 1834 .- Jennet the mother d. 1808, æ. 37, and he m. Wid. Charity, late w. of Isaac Chamberlin, and sister of Maj. Nathaniel Tomson of Hal- ifax 1809, and had George, Laura, Elizabeth, and Lucy, who d. 1832, æ. 14 .- George m. Elizabeth Deblois .- Laura m. Isaac Packard .- Elizabeth m. a Dyer .- Ruth, sister of Daniel, m. Benj. Faxon 1787, and d. 1788 æ. 19.
6. Dion Bryant (s. of Dependence F.) m. Lucretia H. Briggs of Pembroke 1821, and had Merton Cassius 1823, and Lucre- tia Hall 1826. .
7. Calvin (s. of Job 4.) m. Rebecca Morse 1791, and had Silvia 1792, Clarissa 1798, Luther 1799, Wealthy 1801, Melinda 1803, Eleanor 1806, Paul 1811.
8. Nathan (s. of Job 4) m. Sarah Jordan 1790, and had Sally 1791, who m. Jona. Snow Jr. 1810, Nathan 1793, Anna 1795, who m. Wm. Carr, Jr. 1821, Abigail 1797, Mira 1799, Olive 1801, Issachar Snell 1805, Sophia 180S, Benj. Turner 1812.
9. Samuel (s. of Job 4) and his w. Sally had Samuel 1301, Betsy 1805, Erin 1806, Mary 1808, Addison 1814.
Martha Bryant m. Thomas Conant a. 1730 .- Lydia Bryant m. Alexander Tirrell 1788 .- Ruth Bryant m. Edward Hayford
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1709 .- Mary Bryant m. John Wormal 1729 .- Jerusha Bryant of Plympton m. Solomon Leach 1738 .- Nehemiah Bryant m. Bethiah Washburn 1741 .- Daniel Bryant m. Sarah Washburn 1767 .- Zebulun Bryant m. Mary Conant 1767 .- Agatha Bryant of M. m. Jeremiah Keith 1776 .- Sarah m. Jotham Ames 1786 .- Abigail Bryant m. Alvan Snell 1799 .- Mercy Bryant m. Seth Packard a. 1727 .- Jona. Bryant and w. came from Boston 1737 had Mary 1739, and returned again to Boston 1740 .- All these perhaps are descendants of John Bryant, who settled in Scituate as early as 1639, and m. Mary D.of Geo. Lewis of Barnstable 1643, and had John 1644, Hannah 1645, Joseph 1646*, Sarah 1648, Ma- ry 1649, Martha 1651, Samuel 1653 ; in 1657 he m. a 2d. w., Eliz- abeth, D. of Rev. Wm. Witherell; she died early, and he m. Mary D. of Thomas Hiland, and had by her 10 children viz., Elizabeth 1665, Benjamin 1669, Joseph 1671, Jabez 1672, Ruth 1673, Thomas 1675, Deborah 1677, Agatha 1678, Ann 1680, Elisha 1682. (See Deane's History of Scituate for a further account of the family.)
BUCK .- Thomas Buck was eldest son of Isaac and Frances Buck of Scituate, and settled in Bridgewater before 1712-He m. Elizabeth D. of James Howard 1712, and had Mary 1713, Thom- as 1715, Elizabeth 1717, John 1721, Matthew 1724, Tabitha 1728; he d. 1755; she 1760 .- Mary m. David IIill 1733 .- Eliz- abeth m. Elias Monk 1744 .- John m. Mary Ames 1739, Tabi- tha m. Thomas Kimber 1755 .- Some of this family settled in Easton.
2. Matthew (s. of the above) lived also in Bridgewater: his wife Elizabeth : he had Isaac 1750, Thomas 1752, Hannah 1755, Keziah 1757, Joshua 1760, Daniel 1762, Eliphalet 1765, Eliza- beth 1769, Matthew 1772 .- Isaac m. Sarah Hayward 1773 .- Thomas m. Silence Brett 1774.
Isaac Buck first above named and his hrother John, both of Scituate, the former Town Clerk, and the latter commonly call- ed Cornet John, "having been Cornet of the Troopers," were probably sons of James Buck, at Hingham 1638 .- Isaac d. 1695, and John's will is dated 1697 .- There was also a Roger Buck at Cambridge 1643, who had sons, John 1644, and Ephraim 1646.
BUKER or BOWCKER .- Nelson Buker and his wife Alice Austin m. 1795, and had George 1796, Melinda 1799, Elijah 1803, Thomas 1810, Louisa 1813, Pamela 1814.
Israel Boweker m. Bathsheba Carver 1784 .- Elijah Bowcker m. Mary Belcher of St. 1820 .- Molly Bowcker m. David Snell 1783 .- David Bowcker had a D. Rebecca born in E. B. 1783.
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