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CRAFTS .- Dr. Thomas Staples Crafts, came from Newton'; married a Park ; settled in N. B. 1756: had Thomas, Samuel John, Moses, Edward, Zibeon, Patty and Polly. Patty married Rev. Zechariah Howard 1785 .- Polly m. Rev. Naphthali Shaw 1798 .- The Doctor, with his 4 ss. Samuel, Moses, Edward and Zibeon, went to Maine.
2. Rev. Thomas (s. of the above) gra. H. U. 1783; m. Polly, D. of Rev. John Porter, 1786; settled at Princeton 1786, and left there 1791, and was installed at Mid'o .: had Thomas*, Fred- erick, Eliphalet Porter, Mary, Betsy and Sophia, and d. 1819,' æ. 60. Betsy m. Jesse Perkins 1815 .- Sophia m. a Hartshorn .- Frederick gra. B. U. 1815 .- Eliphalet P. gra. B. U. 1821, and settled in the ministry in E. B., and has been since installed at Sandwich, and m. Augusta Porter of Sterling.
3. John (s. of Thomas S. 1.) m. Olive, D. of Rev. John Por- ter, 1790, and had Jonathan Porter 1792, who gra. B. U. 1817, and d. 1822, æ. 30.
Samuel Crafts m. a Packard .- Moses m. Phebe, D. of Elea- zar Snow 1799 .- Zibeon m. Hannah Howard 1799.
CRANE .- Samuel Crane from Milton m. Sarah (wid. proba- bly of Josialı) Washburn 1738, and had Samuel 1739, who d. a bachelor.
2. Dr. Jonathan Crane came from Berkley and settled in S. B., and m. Mary, D. of Col. Josiah Edson, 1770, and had Daniel 1771, (who gra. Brown U. 1796, and m. Anna Howard, D. of Jonathan, 1801, and left several children) Susanna 1776. Dr. Jona. m. Lydia Adams of Kingston, 2d wife, 1783, and d. Dec. 31, 1813, æ. 76 .- Susanna m Oliver Eaton 1798, and afterwards
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a Dillingham of Troy. Benjamin Crane m. Eunice, D. of Wil- liam Washburn, 1770 .- Lydia Crane of Berkley m. Rodolphus Edson 1780 .- John Crane m. Patience Pratt 1793 .- Betsy Crane m. Lewis Packard 1808 .- Spencer Crane of Canton m. Sally Pratt 1809 .- Phebe Crane d. 1789.
CROCKER .- Perez Crocker (s. of Heman of Carver) m. a Thompson and came to N. B. 1802, and had Daniel, Henry, Ed- ward, Charles, Frederick, Louisa, and Jane .- Louisa m. Capt. Charles Gurney .- Jane m. Cyrus Hooper.
CROOKER .- Zenas Crooker (s. of Jona. of Pem.) m. Con- tent Stetson and settled in S. B., and had Zenas 1792, Ursula Barker 1794, Lucy 1796, Eliza 1799, Ralph 1801, Naomi Stet- son 1804, Benjamin 1807, Helen 1809 .- Zenas m. Hannah Rich- ardson of Danvers .- Lucy m. Zephaniah Shaw .- Naomi S. m. a Hicks .- Helen m. Samuel W. Bates.
Jonathan m. Sarah D. of Ebenezer Allen .- John Crooker m. Polly D. of Joseph Smith 1798 .- James d. in E. B. æ. over 80.
CROSS .- Capt. Nathaniel Cross (from Exeter N. II.) m. Margaret Bird of Dorchester and settled in E. B. and had Na- thaniel Henry 1803, Joseph Warren 1808, Thaddeus William 1810, Margaret Granger 1813, Sarah Ann 1816, George Gilman. Nathaniel H. m. Lucy Vose of Boston and settled in N. B .- Joseph W. gra. H. U., m, a Hodges and afterwards Francis Vose of Boston and settled in the ministy at Boxborough .- Thaddeus W. m. a Brooks and settled in Quincy .- Margaret G. m. a Stand- art and is now a wid .- Sarah A. m. George Folsom.
CURTIS .- Edward Curtis, m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Pratt, 1759, and had Hannah 1760, Mercy 1762, Abigail 1764, Lydia 1766, and removed to Hardwick.
2. Barnabas (s. of Ashly of St.) lived in N. B. ; m. Esther D. of Pelatiah Phinney 1774, and had Olive 1776, Hannah 1780, Bela 1782, Isaac 1786, and Josiah Washburn 1794 .- Hannah m. Alpheus Tribou 1804 .- Bela m. Kezia D. of Nehemiah Lin- coln 1803 and had Josiah 1803 Mira 1805, Beza 1806, Thomas Madison 1808, Barnabas 1810, Alanson 1812, Esther 1813, Pat- ty Perkins 1816 .- Isaac m. Mehitable D. of John Wales 1806, and had John 1806, Francis 1808*, Henry 1810, Hannah 1812 *.
3. Capt. Simeon (s. of Simeon of Hanover) m. Bathsheba Silvester, and lived in E. B. and d. 1837 æ. 80 : he had Bath- sheba 1791, Silvester 1795, Simeon 1797, Robert 1799 .- Bath- sheba m. Capt. Isaac Keith 1815 .- Silvester m. Heman Keith. Robert m. Abby M. D. of Daniel Bryant and lives in Boston.
Abigail Curtis m. Josiah Washburn 1746 .- Rebecca m. William Washburn 1738 .- Experience m. Ezekiel Washburn 1749 .- Pa- tience m. Seth Brett 1744 .- Eunice D. of Theophilus m. Ed- mund Soper 1756 .- Benjamin of Plymp. m. Experience D. of Elisha Hayward 1732 .- Capt. Moses m. Hannah Belcher 1769, 2d. w .- wid. Curtis d. 1757 .- Content d. 1763 .- Aholibama m. Timothy Packard 1790 .- Sally m. Nehemiah Howard 1791 .- Samuel m. Sally Harris 1799 .- Theresa (or Thirza) m. Benjamin
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Munro of Hal. 1812 .- Rebecca m. Enoch Thayer 1765 .- Han- nah m. John Battles .- Hannah m. Oliver Lathrop 1803 .- Abigail m. George Briggs 1809.
DANIELS .- Charles Daniels m. Mehitabel Perkins 1814, and had Charles 1815, Elizabeth 1816, David 1820 .- William Dan- iels' child d. in E. B. 1770.
DAVENPORT .- Richard Davenport (from Weymouth) set- tled in S. B. a. 1700 : was a Representative several years : had Richard, William, Abigail, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth : appears to have been at Shrewsbury 1731 .- Abigail m. Zechariah Pack- ard 1724 .- Elizabeth m. Josiah Washburn 1723 .- Nathaniel m. Lucy Wyman 1729.
2. Richard (s. of the above) m. Susanna D. of Amos Snell, and d. a. 1785 : had John, Elizabeth, Susanna, Eunice, and Abi- gail .- John m. Charity Pratt of Norton 1764 .- Elizabeth m. Jacob Lazell of Mid'o .- Susanna m. Ichabod Orcutt Jr. 1757 .- Eunice m. Wm. Lazell of Mid'o 1759 .- Abigail m. Daniel Hay- ward and went to Greenwich.
3. William (s. of Richard 1.) m. Sarah Richards 1730, and had Abigail 1730, Anna 1732, Elizabeth 1735.
Eliphalet Davenport from Dorchester m. Jane Douglas, and lives in E. B.
DAWES .- 1. Samuel Dawes m. Sarah Howland of Pembroke, where he lived and had Robert and Samuel ; he then removed to E. B. and had Abigail 1729, Content 1733, Ann 1735, Mary 1738, Jonathan 1745 .- He d. a. 1755, and she m. Capt. Daniel Reed of Abington 1765. Abigail m. Josiah Vining. 1751 .- Ann m. Daniel Reed .- Mary m. Nathaniel Prior .- Jonathan m. Lydia Snell 1772, and went into the revolutionary war and never re- turned.
2. Jonathan (brother of Samuel perhaps) and his wife Lois who joined the church 1741, had Margaret, Mary, Jabez .- Mar- garet m. Andrew Bearce of Halifax 1736 .- Mary joined the church 1742.
3. Robert (s. of Samnel 1.) m. Lydia D. of John Harden of Abington 1742, and had Robert 1747, Nathan 1751 ; the father d. 1755, and the wid. m. Isaac Tyrrell of Abington 1755; she d. in E. B. 1798, æ. 76.
4. Samuel (s. of Samuel 1.) m. Abigail D. of Isaac Kingman 1755, and had Ebenezer 1755, Betty and Sarah 1758*, Samuel 1760, John 1763, Howland 1766, Daniel 1768, Abby 1770, Mitch- ell 1772 .- Ebenezer gra. H. U. 1785, and settled in the ministry at Scituate 1787; he m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. John Bailey of Hanover, and had William 1790, Ebenezer 1791, and d. the same year æ. 36 .- All the rest of the family removed to Cummington.
5. Capt. Robert (s. of Robert 3.) m. Lydia D. of Isaac Tirrell of Abington, and had Susanna 1768, Lydia, and other Ds. and also 2 ss. Robert and Jonathan .- This family also removed to Cummington .- James Shaw, Beriah Shaw, and Eliphalet Pack- ard, all of Cummington m. his Ds .- Maj. Robert and Jonathan
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have both been Representatives from that town. Jonathan m. IIuldah D. of Capt. Edmund Lazell .- Sabina Dawes of St. m. Joseph Randall Jr. 1820.
6. Nathan (s. of Robert 3.) m. Abigail D. of Jacob White 1772, and had Nathan 1775, Jacob 1778, Mary 17SI, Abigail 1791 .- Nathan went to Maine .- Jacob m. Martha Hearsey 1800 and lives in Abington, and has a D. Silvester Holmes born here. Mary m. Samuel Bicknell 1800.Abigail m. William Hearsey.
Wm. Dawes at Boston 1640 : made free 1646 : d. 1703, æ. 86. had Ambrose at Braintree 1642, William and Robert at Boston a. 1645 and 1646 .- John and Susanna had Hannah 1659 *.- John and Mary had Samuel 1660, Elizabeth 1661 .- Wm. and Susanna had Jonathan 1661 .- James and Frances had James 1668 .- Am- brose and Mary had Susanna 1668, William 1671, Susanna 1673, Joseph 1677, Thomas 1680 : his will 1705 mentions Ambrose, Thomas, Mary Webster, and Rebecca Moulton .- Jonathan and Hannah had Joanna 1687 .- Thomas m. Mary Story 1702 .- All the above from Boston records. Samuel of Weymouth d. "in his Majesty's service," and his wid. Experience m. Charles Clark before 1700 .- Ambrose of Duxbury and his w. Mehitabel had Priscilla 1712, Ebenezer 1714, Gideon 1718 .- Ebenezer m. Mary Chandler and had Ambrose 1740, Diana 1741, Gideon 1743.
DICKERMAN .- 1. Manasseh Dickerman (from Stoughton) m. a Randall and settled in N. B. and had Samuel, Benjamin, Daniel, Rebecca ; he then m. Thirza D. of Job Bryant 1791, and had Oliver, Lyman, Manasseh, Ruth, Sally, Mary, Thirza, and Roana .- Daniel m. Ruth Tuel 1777 .- Rebecca m. Lewis Dalie 1801.
Daniel married Rebecca Smitlı 1804 .- Benjamin married Zi- bia D. of Cyrus Bryant 1817 .- Ebenezer Jr. m. Mercy Stone 1768 .- Abigail m. Hezekiah Mehurin 1760 .- John of Roxbury m. Lydia Leach 1770 .- John m. Keziah Alger 1786 .- Nehemiah m. Ruth Clark 1800 .- Joanna m. Wendell Sever 1813 .- Ruth m. John Guinett 1814 .- Polly m. Wm. Badger 1786 .- Mary m. Eben. Shaw of Mid'o 1816 .- Sally m. Nath'l Shepardson 1817 .- Chloe m. Jona. Lathrop 1765 .- Wm. Keith m. a Dickerman.
.2. Samuel (s. of Manasseh 1. probably) m. Olive D. of Na- than Packard 1799 and had Vesta 1800, Oliver 1802, Abigail 1805, Samuel 1809, Julia Adeline 1814 .- Samuel Dickerman m. Clara A. Packard 1822.
DIKE .- 1. Samuel Dike (from Ipswich, now Hamilton, a. 1773) settled in N. B. : his w. was a Perkins : he had Samuel, Anthony, John, Nathaniel*, Veren, Mary, Sarah, Anna, and Abi- gail ; he d. 1800 æ. 79 .- Capt. Anthony m. a Pool and went to Plymouth .- John went to Beverly .- Veren went to Southbury, Conn .- Mary m. Job Ames 1782 .- Sarah m. Ephraim Noyes 1779 .- Anna m. James Loud.
2. Samuel (s. of Samuel 1.) m. Lois D. of Isaac Fuller 1772, and had Lucinda 1773, Salmon 1775, Fuller 1778, Olive 1780, Rebecca 1782, Oliver 1785, Nathaniel 1787, Samuel 1790, ; he
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m. a 2d. w. Mehitabel, wid. of Bela Howard and D. of Col. Sim- eon Cary 1793, and had Bela Cary 1793 .- Fuller and Nath'l went to Me .- Olive m. Joseph Shaw 1805 .- Rebecca m. a Bisbee .- Oliver m. Sibil D. of Bela Howard 1810 and had Lois Fuller 1812 .- Samuel m. Betsy Burrill 1812, and had a s. Samuel, who gra. at B. U. 1838.
DOWNIE .- Walter Downie came from Scotland with his two children, William, and Isabel, about 1735, and settled in N. B. where Howard Cary Esq. lately lived .-- William d. 1747 æ. 23, and Isabel m. Barnabas Pratt 1750 .- He was so afflicted with the death of his son that he went back to Scotland .- His D. Pratt went to Me. and lived to be 102 years old or more.
DRAKE .- 1. Richard Drake and his w. Mary had Rhoda 1770, Parnel 1773, and Mary 1776.
2. Robert Drake and his w. Rebecca had Bethuel 1776.
3. Ebenezer Drake had a son Isaac. These 3 families appear by the records to have lived in Bridgewater .- Sarah Drake m. John Cary 1734 .- Francis m. Sarah Hayden 1775 .- Ebenezer m. Martha D. of Zachariah Gurney 1781 .- Hannah m. Caleb Dunbar 1782 .- John m. Molly D. of Ephraim Cole 1782 .- Rho- da m. Abiel Alger 1789 .- Timothy m. Polly Dunbar 1789 .- Polly of E. m. Asaph Hayward 1791 .- Elijah 2d. m. Susanna Churchill 1800 .- Polly m. Jacob Hearsey 1812 .- Lydia m. John Packard 1817 .- Reuben m. Olive Cheesman 1819 .- Ira m. wid. Mary Pratt 1821.
DUMPHEY .- Elisha Dumphey and his w. Mary had Na- than 1782, Elijah 1785, Azel 1788, Jotham 1790, Elvin 1792 .- Jotham m. a D. of John Harden.
DUNBAR .- 1. James Dunbar (from Hingham) settled early in W. B., m. Jane D. of Isaac Harris, and had Robert 1689, who d. 1706, and was called "the only surviving son of James Dunbar, who came from Hingham;" the father d. 1690 ; and Jane, the wid. m. Pelatiah Smith .- Robert (of Hingham) his will 1693 : his w. Rose : had John, Joseph, Joshua, Peter, James, (above deceased) Mary, Sarah, and Hannah .- Mary m. Isaac Harris.
2. Peter (s. of Robert above perhaps) came from Hingham a. 1706 and settled in B. : his wife Sarah; had Josiah 1706, John 1709, David 1711; bought a place of Jacob Leonard 1706; had other children before he came here, viz : Peter, Sarah, Abi- gail, and perhaps others .- Peter was guardian to John and Da- vid, who were called his brothers 1725 .- Sarah m. Thomas Al- ger 1724 .- Abigail m. Joshua Fobes 1711, she might have been sister to Peter, and not his D.
3. James (s. of James of Hingham perhaps) m. Experience D. of Samuel Hayward 1721, and had James 1721, Betty 1722, Josiah 1725, Jerusha 1727, Mary 1730, and Jesse 1742 .- Betty m. Nathan Kingsley of Easton 1744 .- Jerusha m. Nath'l Rick- ard 1751 .- Mary m. Dan Leonard 1750.
4. Elisha (s. of James of Hingham) settled in N. B .; m.
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Mercy D. of Nathaniel Hayward 1727, and had Abigail 1728, Jacob 1730, Lemuel 1731, Elisha 1735, Seth 1737, Nathaniel 1739, Peter 1741, and Silas 1743 .- Elisha, the father, d. 1773, æ. 74 .- Lemnel was a captain in the French war, and d. 1762, æ. 31 .- Abigail m. Andrew Gilmore 1752 .- Elisha m. Rebecca Wade 1757, D. of Thomas Wade, and had Keziah 1762, Rebec- ca 1764, and went to Stoughton .- Seth m. Deborah Belcher 1761, and had Deborah 1766, Rebeckah 1768, Bethiah 1770, Joanna 1772, Seth 1775 .- Nathaniel went into the war with his brother Lemuel, was taken prisoner and died .- Peter m. Relief D. of Capt Theophilus Curtis 1764, settled in Easton, and had Simeon who m. a Bird and lives in N. B .- Bethiah m. Apollos Randall 1776.
5. Samuel (s. of James of Hingham) m. Melatiah D. of Jo- seph Hayward, and had Sarah 1733, Mehitabel 1735, Samuel 1737, Melatiah 1741, and Hannah 1743; he then married Ma- ry D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward 1745, and had Asa 1745, Ro- bert 1746, Daniel 1748, Peter 1750, Simeon 1752, Barnabas 1756, Thaxter 1758, and Caleb 1760-Sarah m. Elijah Snow 1767 .- Mehitabel m. Jonathan' Copeland 1754 .- Melatiah m. Capt. Jesse Howard 1761 .- Hannah m. Daniel Snow Esq. 1764 .- Asa gra. H. U. 1767, and settled in the ministry at Salem 1772, and after- wards as a lawyer at Keene N. H. and d. 1788 .- Robert m. Betty D. of Jona. Kingman 1770, and had Azel 1774, Oliver
1776, and removed to Belchertown .- Daniel m. Abigail D. of Henry Kingman 1771, and had Asa 1771, and went to George's River, Me .- Thaxter m. Phebe D. of James Alger 1779, and d. young leaving a D. Phebe, who m. David Harvey .- Caleb m. Hannah Drake 1782, and settled in Easton.
6. David (s. of Peter 2.) m. Susanna D. of Thomas Hayward 1738, and d. 1788,and had Susanna 1739, John 1742, David 1746, and Jemima 1747; his w. died 1749; he then m. Saralı Blake 1749; she d. and he then m. Mercy Soul 1763, and had Rhoda 1763, Abel 1767, Mercy 1769, Silvester 1772, and Walter 1775. Susanna m. Samuel Bartlett 1757 .- John m. Mary Keith of Eas- ton 1768 .- Abel m. Sarah Howard 1784 .- The wid. Mercy m. Jolın Fann 1781 .- Abel m. Phebe Brett 1805 --- Walter m. Ly- dia Rider of Mid'o 1796, and had Elizabeth 1796.
7. James (s. of James 3.) m. Hannah D. of John Benson 1746, and had Seth 1748, Benjamin 1749, Elizabeth 1752, Mary 1754, Benson 1757 ; she d. 1757, and he m. Martha wid. of Jeremiah Conant and D. of Daniel Packard 1757, and had Hannah 1760. Sethi (called Seth Jr.) m. Lois Boyden of Walpole 1767 .- Eliz- abeth m. Seth Washburn of Mid'o 1776 .- Benjamin m. Wealthy Washburn of Mid'o 1773 .- James the father d. 1778.
8. Capt. Josiah (s. of James 3.) and his w. Mary had Hannah 1755, Mary 1757; his w. d. 1757, and he m. Silence wid. of Ne- hemiah Packard and D. of Samuel Edson 1758, and had Josiah 1760 : his w. d., and hem. wid. Abigail Shurtliff 1798, and d. 1800
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æ. 75 .- Josiah m. Abia Goodspeed 1782 .- Mary m. Oliver Pack- ard 1785.
9. Jesse (s. of James 3.) in. Azubalı D. of Jeremiah Conant 1762, and had Susanna 1763, Jeremiah 1764, Martha 1768, Elias 1772, Lydia 1777, Dinah 1780, and Keziah 1782 .- Susanna Dun- bar m. Caleb Alden of Mid'o 1787 .- Elias m. Roxilinia Leach 1799 .- Keziah m. Simeon Wood of Boston 1809.
10. Jacob (s. of Elisha 4.) m. Hannah Randall 1756, and had Ebenezer 1757, Hannah 1758, Anna 1760, Mercy 1763, Jacob 1768, Lemuel 1771, and Thomas 1773 .- The mother d. 1775 .- Lemuel mn. Polly Morey 1795 and went to Maine .- Thomas went to New York .- Jacob the father m. Thankful Thayer 1776 .- Hannah m. Eleazar Snow 1780.
11. Silas (s. of Elisha 4.) m. Amy D. of Thomas Reynolds 1772, and had Patty 1773, Pamela 1775, Elisha 1777, Amy 1779, Silas 1780, Reuel 1783, Josiah 1785, Oliver 1788, Thomas 1790, Joseph 1792, and Perez 1794 .- Capt. Silas m. Susanna D. of Joseph Reynolds 1806, and went to Me .- Reuel m. Nancy D. of John Willis 1805 .- Josiah m. Sibil D. of Mark Perkins 1807, and had Josiah, Lemuel, Mark, Francis and Daniel .- Thomas m. Hannalı D. of Seth Thayer 1810 .- Joseph m. Sophronia D. of Isaac Allen 1812, and had Sophronia Allen 1812, Matilda Al- len 1814, Isaac Allen 1816, Franklin Dunbar 1830, Sibil Perkins 1833 .- Perez m. his brother Reuel's wid. 1821 .- Patty m. Jo- seph Reynolds 1798 .- Pamela m. Thatcher Ewell 1800 .- Amy m. Levi Ramsdell 1801 .- Oliver m. Sally D. of John Willis 1807.
12. Samuel (s. of Samuel 5.) m. Mary D. of William Snow 1758, and had Elijah 1759, Oliver 1761, Lemuel 1763, Samuel 1765, and Alpheus 1769 .- He removed to Mid'o. Elijah settled in Keene N. H. as a lawyer .- Samuel went to T. and m. an Ingell.
13. Peter (s. of Samuel 5.) m. Alice D. of James Alger 1773, and settled in S. B., and had Polly 1775, Patty 1777, Shepard 1779. Lemuel 1781, Bethiah 1783, Peter 1785, Silas 1788, Mar- tin 1791, Phebe 1794, William 1796 .- Polly m. Marlboro' Co- nant 1796 .- Lemuel m. Cordana D. of Ezra Fobes 1806 .- Phe- be m. Shepard Fobes 1814 .- Shepard m. Abigail Bassett 1806. Patty m. Calvin Edson 1797 .- William m. Eunice Mitchell .- Bethiah m. Levi H. Perkins 1804 .- Martin m. Sally Alger 1812.
14. Doct. Simeon (s. of Samuel 5.) m. Abigail D. of Rev. Elijah Packard 1781, and had Sophia 1781, George 1783 went away, William 1785, Asa 1787, Charles Frederick 1795; 2d. w. Mary D. of Dr. Richard Perkins, m. 1804, no children .- He d. 1810 .- William m. Sarah D. of John Snow 1807, and had Simeon 1808, William 1809, Mary 1811, Abigail 1813, John 1815, Sarah Ann 1817 .- Charles m. Susanna Willis D. of Zebulun 1717 and had Irene Willis 1820.
15. Barnabas (s. of Samuel 5.) m. Silence D. of Joseph Alger 1780; she d., and he m. Molly wid. of Daniel Howard and D. of Edmund Hayward 1784 and had Daniel 1785, Samuel 1786,
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Tiley (or Silence) 1788, Lavina 1790, Anna 1792, Dulcinia 1794. Daniel m. Nicholas Wilbur 1809, and had Louisa 1809, Charles Howard 1811 Barnabas 1813, Catherine 1815, George 1816- Samuel m. Betsy D. of Mark Lathrop 1811 .- Tiley m. John Capen 1807 .- Lavina m. Elijah Lathrop 1818 .- Dulcinia m. Capt. Parley Keith 1821.
16. Ebenezer (s. of Jacob 10.) m. Rebecca D. of Dea. Joseph Copeland 1785, and had Martin 1787, Ebenezer 1788, Salmon 1791, Anna 1794, Charles Emanuel 1797, Vesta 1802, Nahum 1806 .- Martin m. an Alger.
17. Jacob (s. of Jacob 10.) m. Hannah D. of Joseph Hayward 1794, and had Susanna 1795*, Avice 1797*, Hannah 1797, Olive 1801 ; he then m. Polly D. of Ephraim Willis 1803, and had Stillman 1805, Jason 1809, Susanna or Sukey, 1803, Samantha 1807, and Polly 1812 .- Hannah m. Avery Lathrop 1819.
18. Jesse and his w. Mary had Polly 1766, Molly 1769, Ra- chel and Sarah 1771, Persis 1773, Lydia 1775*, Lydia 1776, Me- hitabel 1778, Cate 1780, Jesse 1782, and Olive 1785 .- Rachel m. David Allen, and Molly m. William Bonny, both at the same time 1796 .- Mehitabel m. Calvin Dunbar .- Olive m. David Har- vey Jr. 1803.
19. Hosea Dubar of Halifax m. Jennet Henry (or Hendrey) 1767; and one of his Ds., Betty, m. William Mitchell 1793; and another, Jennet, m. Allen Latham 1796 and afterwards Zepha- niah Howard 1800 .- Nanny Dunbar of H. m. Ebenezer Hall 1816 .- Amie Dunbar m. Elias Sewall 1776 .- Simeon Dunbar 2d. of H. m. Azubah D. of Thomas Pratt 1813 .- Polly Dunbar m. Timothy Drake 1789 .- Bethia Dunbar m. Apollos Randall 1796. Sibil m. Elijah Pratt 1798 .- Lese m. Benjamin Ager 1801 .- Da- vid Dunbar Jr. of Easton m. Harriet Bryant 1801. Samuel 3d. m. Betsy Lathrop 1811 .- Thomas Dunbar m. Hannan Thayer 1810 .- Eliab Dunbar m. Lavina Hayford of M. 1793 and had Chloe 1794, Seth 1796, Cyrus 1799, Betsy 1800, Eliab 1802 .- Sullivan Dunbar of Ab. m. Lydia Harden 1817 .- Chloe m. Na- hum Benson 1819.
DYER .- 1. William Dyer was in Bridgewater 1699, a Sur- veyor, Juror, and Constable 1708.
2. Christopher m. Sarah D. of Joseph Bassett 1757 and set- tled in S. B. and had Betty 1759, Sarah 1761, Ruth 1763, Dor- othy 1765, Jason 1768, Abigail 1771, Chloe, and Polly ; he d. 1800 æ. 70, she 1805 æ. 71 .- Dorothy m. Samuel Battles. 1786. Abigail m. Cyrus Copeland 1692 .- Chloe m. Apollos Leach 1796.
3. John (brother of Chistopher) m. Bathsheba Monk 1768; she d. 1777; he m. Susanna wid. of John Smith 1778; and had John, Daniel, Celia, Ezekiel .- Ezekiel m. Clarissa D. of Joseph Leach 1811.
4. Abijah (brother of the above perhaps) m. Rhoda Bolton 1764, and had Martha 1764, Amassa 1767, Abijah 1769, Rhoda 1771, and Olive 1774 .- The family went to R. I.
5. John (of E. B.) m. Susanna D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1783,
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and had Cynthia 1784, Tabitha 1786, and went to Leeds Me .- Cynthia m. Benjamin Millett.
Ann Dyer m. Ebenezer Pratt 1717 .- Roland Packard m. a Dyer .- Freelove m. Abraham Packard 1774 .- Wid. Mary of Plymouth m. Nathaniel Brett 1774 .- Bela of A. m. Lydia Cush- ing White 1813.
EATON .-- Benjamin Eaton and his w. Arabella had Benja- min Howard (b. in Boston) 1806, Susanna Buxton 1808, John Clark Howard 1810, Catherine 1813, Sally 1815 .- He d. 1817; she d. 1832.
EDDY .- 1. Obadiah Eddy m. Sarah Lawrence 1750, and had Mary 1751, Desire 1754, Azor 1759 .- He d. 1789, æ. 69 .- Mary m Terry Owen 1776-Azor m. Hannh Fuller 1786.
2. Dea. Morton Eddy (s. of Capt. Joshua of Mid'o) m. Irene D. of Maj. Isaac Lazell 1821, and settled in S. B.
Ebenezer of Norton m. Martha Leonard 1734 .- Abigail of Hal. m. Benjamin Hathaway 1743 .- Joel Eddy joined the ch. at W. B. 1741, and m. Rachel Force (or Vose) 1741, and went to Halifax 1743, and had Hannah 1743, bap. at W. B. 1743- Abigail m. Elisha Hayward 1747 .- Jane m. Wm. Pierce of Sci. 1786 .- Moses m. Keziah D. of Samuel Keith 1788.
EDSON .- Dea. Samuel Edson and his wife, Susanna Orcutt, came from Salem. He was one of the first settlers in the town, and owned the first mill, and probably built it : he d. 1692, æ. 80. she 1699, æ. 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Bethiah. Susanna m. the Rev. James Keith .- Elizabeth m. Richard Phillips of Weymouth .- Mary m. Nicholas Byram Jr. 1676 .- Sarah m. John Dean of Taunton 1663 .- Bethiah m. Ezra Dean of Taunton 1678 .- Benjamin Ed- son, who m. Sarah Hoskins at Plymouth 1660, was his son per- haps.
2. Samuel (son of Dea. Samuel 1.) m. Susanna, D. of Nicho- las Byram : he d. 1719, she 1742; he had Susanna 1679, Eliza- beth 1684, Samuel 1690. Susanna m. first John Hayward Jr. and afterwards Elihu Brett Jr .- Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1705.
3. Joseph ; (s. of Samuel 1.); his first wife Experience : he had Experience 1685: 2d w. Mary m. 1686 : his estate was set- tled 1712: his children mentioned were Joseph, Josiah 1682, Benjamin, Samuel 1687, by Mary 2d w. probably, Timothy, Mary, Susanna .- Mary m. Jolın Lathrop 1716 .- Susanna m. Solomon Johnson 1723.
4. Josiah Esq. (s. of Samuel 1.) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of Nathaniel Hayward. They both d. 1734 : he æ. 83, she æ. 84 : they left no children. His will proved 1734; Capt. Josiah Edson Exor., Rev. John Angier and Joseph Pratt Trustees. He had a large estate, and gave lands to the Town and to the South Parish, where he lived, for the maintenance of schools, commonly called the school lands : he made his nephew Capt. Josiah Edson, son of his brother Joseph, his principal devisee, on whom also he
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bestowed most of his estate before his death, viz., in 1704 : his nephew to maintain him and his wife during life.
5. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2.) and his wife Mary had Susanna 1708, Bethiah 1710, Mary 1712, Samuel 1714, Nathan 1716, Abel 1718, Obed 1720, Elizabeth 1722, Sarah 1724, Silence 1726, Ebenezer 1727, John 1729, Ezra 1730. The father d. 1771 : his will proved 1772. He gave the Church lands 1747 : the mother d. 1770. Mary m. Geo. Packard 1728 .- Elizabeth m. Benanuel Leach 1745 .- Silence m. Nehemiah Packard 1747 .- Sarahı m. John Cooper 1749 .- Ebenezer m. Jane Griffin 1749, and wid. Hannah Leach 1758 .- Susanna m. perhaps Samuel Hayward 1736.
6. Dea. Joseph, (s. of Joseph 3.) settled in E. B., and m. Lydia, D. of Francis Cary, 1704, and had Hannah 1709, Lydia 1711, Joseph 1712, Bethiah 1715, John 1717, Daniel 1720, Da- vid 1722, Jesse 1724, James 1726. She d. 1762, he 1768 .- Han- nah, (or Hannah, D. of Timothy 10.) m. Micah Allen 1737, and afterwards Thomas Phillips 1747 .- Bethiah m. Jonathan Whit- man 1753 .- John m. Mary, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1744.
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