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2. Josiah (s. of Lemuel 1.) m. Hannah S. D. of Ezra Whit- man 1792, and had Calvin Whitman bap. 1795, and Hannah Shaw bap. 1800 after her father's death; the wid. m. Constant Hayward 1808 .- Calvin W. m. Jane D. of Hugh Orr 1812, and had Mary Bass, Calvin Whitman, and Isabella Orr, and d. 1824 æ. 31 .- Hannah S. m. Hugh Orr Jr.
3. Charles (s. of Lemuel 1.) m. Celia D. of Cushing Mitchell 1802, and had Warren, d. 1827 x. 25, Maria Newton, and Lu- cretia, and d. 1815, æ. 39 .- Maria m. Seth Bryant .- Newton lives in Boston .- Lucretia m. Levi Churchill Jr.
4. Dea. Samuel (s. of Lemuel 1.) m. Margaret O. D. of An- thony W. Clift 1804, and had Samuel, Margaret, Sarah Jane,
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Lusanna, Harriet, and Mary. Samuel m. Rhoda D. of Eleazar Churchill .- Margaret m. Isaac Nutter .- Saralı J. m. Arvin Hol- brook.
Joseph Keen m. Rhoda D. of Daniel French 1815 .- Eliz- abeth Keen lived in B. 1747 ; she had been a Wid. Turner.
KEITH .- Rev. James Keith, a Scotchman, was the first Minister of Bridgewater : was educated at Aberdeen, in Scot- land ; came over 1662, at about 18 years of age ; ordained Feb. 1664; m. Susanna, D. of his Deacon, Samuel Edson, and had James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy, John, Josiah, Margaret, Ma- ry, Susanna. He m. a 2d wife, Mary, wid. of Thomas Williams of Taunton, 1707; d. July 23, 1719, æ. 76. Margaret m. a Hunt .- Mary m. Ephraim Howard .- Susanna m. Maj. Jonathan Howard, and d. young without children. It is said that his first sermon was delivered from a Rock in Mill Pasture, so called, near the River.
2. James (s. of James 1.) and his wife Mary had James 1696, Mary 1698, Gershom 1701, Israel 1703, Faithful 1704, Esther 1707, Jane 1709, Simeon 1712 : his inventory 1741. He removed to Mendon a. 1719. John Keith of Thompson, Conn., who d. 1833, æ. 76, was probably one of his descendants. James and Noah were probably his gr. ss. James had 2 ss., Josiah and Aaron, and another who went to Milford .- Noah had 2 ss., Cha- pin and Abijah, who both went to Barre, Vt .: Chapin was High Sheriff there.
3. Joseph (s. of James 1.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. Edward Fobes, and liad Anna 1695, Susanna 1697, Joseph 1699, Jemi- ma 1701, Eleazar 1703, Abigail 1705, Ephraim 1707, Ichabod 1709, Martha 1711, Mary 1713, Elizabeth 1715: his will 1730; her's 1757 : she made Constant Southworth her ex'or. Anna m. Capt. Ebenezer Alden 1717 .- Susanna m. Jonathan Cary 1717, and d. young .- Jemima m. Dea. James Packard 1722 .- Eleazar m. Keziah, D. of Henry Kingman, 1726, settled in Easton, and had Lemuel, Seth, and perhaps other children .- Abigail m. Robert Howard 1725 .- Martha m. Constant Southworth 1734 .- Ichabod left a wid. Lydia, but no children .- She m. a Dr. Jones of Abington for her 2d husband .- Mary m. Jonathan Kingman 1732 .- Eliz. m. Samuel Lathrop 1731. He was ex'or. of his fa- ther's will, and had his homestead, and was Representative 1726.
4. Samuel (s. of James 1.) m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. Edw. Fobes, 1703, and had Constant 1703, Amos 1705, Samuel 1707, Bethiah 1710, Susanna 1714, Ebenezer 1716, Robert 1718, Jane 1720, Benjamin 1723. He lived in S. B., and d. 1750. Constant m. Thomas Hayward of Tit .- Bethiah m. John Washburn 1738 .- Susanna m. Solomon Ames 1737 .- Jane m Joseph Cowen 1743.
5. Timothy (s. of James 1.) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. Edward Fobes, 1710, and had Timothy 1711, Abiah 1712, Nathan 1714, Hannah 1718. He lived in N. B. She d. 1765; he 1767, æ. 83. Hannah m. Daniel Ames 1742.
6. John (s. of James 1.) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Washburn,
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1711, and had John 1712, James 1716, Israel 1719, Hannah 1721, Keziah 1723, Daniel 1725, Susanna 1727, Zephaniah 1730, Jo- seph and Mary. IIe lived in S. B., and d. 1761; she 1766 .- Hannah m. Benjamin Leach Jr. 1740 .- Keziah m. Arthur Ben- net of M. 1744 .- Mary m. Solomon Pratt 1761.
7. Josiah (s. of James 1.) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Lathrop, 1703, and had Margaret 1704, Josiah 1706, William 1708, Mark 1710, Sarah 1712, Mary 1714, Danicl 1716, Jane, Silence, Phebe. He, with his family, removed to Easton. Margaret m. a With- rell of Norton .- Sarah m. William Thayer of Easton .- Mary m. Timothy Gilbert of Hardwick .- Jane m. Daniel Owen of Easton .- Silence m. Benjamin Smith, and afterwards Seth Wil- lis, and went to Chesterfield .- Phebe mn. Daniel White, and went to Maine .- Mark m. Mercy Parris, and went to New Milford. 8. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3.) m. Susannah, D. of John Field, 1721, and first lived near Easton, and afterwards settled in E. B. a. 1731, and had Joseph 1722, Abigail 1725, James 1727, David 1728, Susanna 1731, Eleazar 1733, John 1736, Seth 1739, George 1742. He afterwards m. Keziah, wid. of Capt. Israel Bailey 1763 : she was a Perry : he d. 1777, æ. 78; she 1796, æ. 90 .- Abigail m. Joseph Robinson 1746 .- Susanna m. Peter Whitman 1752.
9. Ephraim Esq. (s. of Joseph 3.) gra. H. U. 1729; m. Sarah, D. of Israel Washburn, 1732, and settled in Titicut, and had Silvia 1735, Philibert 1737, Ephraim 1739, Timothy 1744, Wil- liam 1746, Solomon 1749, and Sarah : his will dated 1777, proved 1781. Philibert m. Francis Perkins 1775 .- William m. Eunice, D. of Benjamin Leach, 1767, and had William, Ephraim, Cassandana, Bulah, Porcia, Cynthia, Amanda, Eunice, Olive, and Sarah. William m. a Dickerman .- Cassandana m. Alpheus Leach 1787 .- Bulah m. Jonathan Howard .- Porcia m. Mark Dogget .- Cynthia m. Sullivan Shaw of M. 1797 .- Amanda m. Consider Scott .- Eunice m. Eliab Leach 1802 .- Olive m. Bernice Leach 1810 .- Sarah, D. of Ephraim Esq., m. Dr. Eleazar Carver, 1776.
10. Amos (s. of Samuel 4.) m. Sarah, D. of Stephen or Eben- ezer Robinson of Raynham. He d. 1782 : his will dated 1778: no children : mentions his brother Ebenezer's son Amos. She d. æ. 94.
11. Samuel (s. of Samuel 4.) m. Hannah, D. of Wm. Ames, 1734, and had Bethiah 1736, Edward 1740, Hannah 1742, Saml. 1745 : he d. 1759, she 1770. Bethiah m. Daniel Leach 1760 .- Hannah m. Philip Hall 1760 .- (See James 19.)
12. Ebenezer (s. of Samuel 4.) m. Mary Pierce of Scituate 1741, and had Luther 1743, Rachel 1744, Mary 1745, Ebenezer 1747, Amos 1750, Lucy 1751, Susanna 1753, Caleb 1755, Calvin 1757: she d. 1758, and he m. Hepzibah, wid. of Eleazar Car- ver and D. of Thomas Perkins, 1759, and had Hepzibah 1760, Alexander 1762, Lavinia 1764: he d. of small-pox 1778; she 1800, æ. 80 .- Mary m. Benjamin Leach 1764 .- Lucy m. Jireh
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Swift 1776 .- Susanna m. Caleb Fobes 1776 .- Hepzibah m. Abiezer Alger Esq. 1778 .- Alexander m. Abigail Dean of Easton 1783, and settled in Easton.
13. Robert (s. of Samuel 4.) m. Tabitha Leach 1741, and had Robert 1742, Phebe, Hazadiah, Tabitha, Sarah*, Constant 1752, Wealthy, Sarah, Eliah 1756, Asa 1758. His will dated 1787; he d. 1796 æ. 77. Phebe m. Jedediah Leach 1765 .- Hazadiah m. James Leach 1765 .- Tabitha m. Jona. Caswell 1769 .- Con- stant m. Nehemiah Leach 1772 .- Asa m. Susanna D. of Nathan Hartwell 1780.
14. Benjamin (s. of Samuel 4.) m. Abigail D. of Nehemiah Leach 1749, and had Abigail 1753, Lewis 1755, Ruth 1757, Ben- jamin, Marshall, Eunice, Bethiah. Benjamin, the father d. 1801 æ. 78: she 1806 æ. 75. Marshall m. Hepzibah D. of Benjamin Leach 1798 .- Eunice m. Ebenezer Leach 1794 .- Bethiah m. Caleb Bassett 1782.
15. Timothy (s. of Timothy 5.) m. Bethiah D. of William Ames 1737, and had Levi 1738, and d. 1740 æ. 29.
16. Abiah (s. of Timothy 5.) m. Mary D. of Joseph Snell 1737, and had Mary 1738, Anne 1748, Asa 1750, Bathsheba 1752, Keziah 1754, Shepard 1756. He. d. 1781 æ. 69. Mary m. Adam Howard 1759 .- Bathsheba m. Edward Bass of Braintree 1772.
17. Nathan (s. of Timothy 5.) m. Hannah D. of Joseph Snell 1746, and had Mehitabel 1747, Simeon 1749, Damaris 1751, Isaac 1753, Jonathan 1754, Hannah 1756*, Martha 1761, Nathan 1764. Nathan, the father, d. 1786 æ. 72: she 1773 æ. 49. Me- hitabel m. Theophilus Curtis 1766 .- Damaris m. Joseph Allen of Braintree 1769 .- Martha m. Elisha Bisbee 1779.
18. John (s. of John 6.) m. Abigail D. of Jonathan Willis 1734 .- Abigail Keith m. Zechariah Watkins 1761 .- Mary Keith m. Solomon Pratt 1761.
19. James (s. of John 6.) m. Lydia Jackson 1743, and James Keith m. Lydia Perkins 1744, and had Deborah 1744, Dardany 1746, Keziah 1748, Hannah 1750, James 1752. These children were said to have been by his 3d. wife, if so we have no knowl- edge of his first. Deborah Keith m. Ebenezer Shaw Jr. of M. 1764: and Deborah Keith m. Zadock Leonard of M. 1765, which was this man's D. is uncertain .- Dardany m. Zebedee Pratt of M. 1763 .- Keziah m. Jona. Wood 1764 .- Hannah m. Robert Hayward 1768. (see Samuel Il.)
20. Israel (s. of John 6.) m. Betty D. of Jonathan Chandler probably 1741, and had Chandler 1741, Israel 1744, (He d. and the wid. Betty probably m. Joseph Harvey 3d. 1749.)-Israel m. Abigail D. of Nathan Leonard 1767.
21. Daniel (s. of John 6.) m. Elizabeth D. of Nathaniel Co- nant 1744, and had Isaiah 1745, Daniel 1747, Jeremiah 1749 ; she d. and he m. Lydia Keyzer of E., and had Naomi 1754, Seth 1757, Salmon 1760, Betty ; his 2d. w. d. 1762. Naomi m. Miles Standish Jr. 1774 .- Betty m. Thomas Sherman 1781 .- Isaiah
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m. Sarah D. of John Burr 1773; lived in M .; his estate settled by Joseph 3d. 1775.
22. Zephanialı (s. of John 6.) (he lived in Easton and after- wards Vermont.) m. Mary D. of Nathaniel Hooper 1750, and had Israel 1750, Scotland, Cyrus, Rucl, Jonathan, Unite, Alfred, and perhaps others ; he lived to great age. Israel gra. H. U. 1771, was Adjutant General inMs , and afterwards went to Vt., and d. 1819 x. 69 .- Ruel, Unite and Alfred also went to Vt .- Jonathan went to Kennebec .- Scotland m. Parnel D. of Col. Edward Howard 1772, and lived in E .- Cyrus m. Bathsheba Sproat, and lived in M.
23. Joseph (s. of John 6.) m. Chloe D. of Samuel Packard 1759, and had Aberdeen 1760, Lurania 1763, John 1765, Timo- thy 1767, Joseph 1769, Martin 1771 .- This family lived in M. ; he settled his brother Isaiah's estate 1775, and was called Joseph Keith 3d .- Aberdeen d. 1778.
24. Josiah (s. of Josialı 7.) m. Ruth Manly 1730, and lived in E., and had Milieent 1730, Josiah 1732, Rebecca 1735, Ruth 1739, David 1747, Mary 1749, d. 1824, James 1751, Martha 1754. Milicent m. Benjamin Parris 1753 .- Josiah m. wid. Susanna Williams 1758, (she was a Lathrop) ; lived in Easton : had sev- eral wives ; and had Bathsheba 1759, Benjamin, Thomas, Ruel, Lewis, and others perhaps, James of Westmoreland was one .- Rebecca m. Ezra Alden 1756, and John Bisbee 1771 .- David m. Sarah D. of Jona. Copeland 1769 and had Francis and Bezer of Easton, and Josiah and Friend of Me. and others perhaps .-
25, William (s. of Josiah 7.) m. Mary D. of Henry Kingman 1738 and settled in E. and had Edward, William, Luke, Japhet. Luke m. Martha Littlefield 1768 .- Edward m. Susanna Little- field 1765.
26. Daniel (s. of Josiah 7.) m. a Manly and lived in E. and had Alexander who went to Greenwich; Nehemiah who had a s. Caleb ; Daniel who had a s. Daniel and a s. Allen, in Mansfield, by a 2d. wife, who was an Allen.
27. Capt. Joseph (s. of Joseph S.) m. Ann Turner 1746, and had William 1748*, Joseph 1750 *. He d. 1792 æ. 69 : she 1807 æ. 79.
28. James (s. of Joseph 8.) m. Sarah D. of Capt. John Hol- man 1752, and had James 1753, Sarah 1754, Anne 1756, Isaac 1759, Holman 1761, Susanna 1763, William 1765, John Quincy 1769, Molly 1777, Caleb 1782 *. He d. 1803 x. 76 : she 1818 æ. 81. Sarah m. Job Bearce 1780 .- Anne m. Capt. Ephraim Snell 1780 .- Susanna d. single 1839 .- Molly m. Seth Keith 1793. -John Quincy m. Mary D. of John Hudson 1792, and went to Minot Me.
29. David (s. of Joseph 8.) m. Jemima D. of Dea. Thomas Whitman 1754, and had David 1755, d. 1778, Abigail 1758, d. 1778. Levi 1760, Molly 1763, Zenas 1766 ; his wife d. 1771, and he m. Charity wid. of Uriah Brett and D. of Jonathan Kingman 1772,
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and had Calvin 1775, David 1778 ; he d. 1812 æ. 84; she 1819 æ. 78 .~ Molly m. Capt. Daniel Kinsley 1785.
30. Eleazar (s. of Joseph 8.) m. Elizabeth D. of Col. Edward Mitchell 1760, and had Betty 1760, Huldah 1762, Silvia 1764, Lucy 1766, Eleazar 1769, John 1772, Timothy 1774, Celia 1777, Susanna 1780, Martin 1782, Jennet 1755*, Silvanus 1787, George 1790. His wife d. 1790 æ. 48, and he m. Susanna wid. of Asa Keith aud D. of Ephraim Cary 1795; he d. 1809 æ. 76. Betty m. Isaac Keith 1784 .- Huldah m. Levi Keith 1786 .- Silvia m. Holman Keith 1785 .- Lucy m. Ephraim Copeland 1791 .- Ce- lia m. Isaac Lathrop Jr. of Easton 1798 .- Susanna m. Galen Latham 1802 .- Martin m. Sally D. of Job Bearce 1809, and died 1809 æ. 27 .- Silvanus m. Lurania D. of Caleb Copeland 1820 and d. 1825 æ. 38 .- George m. Phidelma D. of Anthony Winslow Clift 1815 .- Sally, Martin's Wid. m. Edward Hayward Jr. of Easton 1820.
31. John (s. of Joseph S.) m. Alice D. of Col Edward Mitch- ell 1763, and had Alice 1764 : his wife d. 1766 æ. 22 : and he m. Ann Belcher 1774; she d. and he m. Zerviah D. of Benjamin Willis of Hardwick, and had Joseph, Benjamin, Seth ; he d. 1819 æ. 83: she 1827 æ.73 .- Alice m. Libeus Washburn 1792 and d. in Pomfret Con. 1833 .- Joseph is a physician in Minot Me .- Benjamin m. Sally D. of Joseph Edson 1811 .- Seth lives in Boston.
32. Seth (s. of Joseph S.) m. Abigail D. of Capt. John Hol- man 1764, and had Joseph 1765, Seth 1763; his w. d. 1771 æ. 28, and he m. Thankful wid. of Michael Jackson of Abington 1775: she was a Studley of Hanover : and had Ichabod 1777, Bethuel 1779, Abigail 1782. He d. 1785 æ. 45 ; she 1815 æ. 78. Seth m. Molly D. of James Keith 1793, and went to Minot Me. and d. 1833 .- Bethuel not m .- Abigail m. Hiram Washburn 1806 and d. 1822 %. 40.
33. George (s. of Joseph 8.) m. Deborah D. of Nathaniel Clift of Marshfield 1768, and had George 1769 ; his wife d. 1777 æ. 29 : and he m. Elizabeth Ford 1780, and had James, who settled in Marshfield. He d. 1819 æ. 77. George lived and d. in Bos- ton, and left Stephen, Nathaniel, George and perhaps others.
34. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim Esq. 9.) gra. H. U. 1762, m. a Smith, and lived in Taunton : had Marshall, who m. a Cushman, and settled in Boston, Julia, who m. a Cushing, and Amelia, who m. a Crosman.
35. Solomon (s. of Ephraim Esq. 9.) m. Lois D. of Jonathan Cary 1777, and had Clarissa 1778, Mary 1780, Solomon 1783, Jona. Cary 1785, Lois 1787, Sumner 1790, Ichabod 1793. Cla- rissa m. Calvin Pratt 1798 .- Polly m. Solomon Eaton of M. 1796 .- Lois m. Consider Scott of Charlemont .- Solomon m. Lucinda D. of Salmon Keith 1807, and had Maria, Vassall, Sol- omon, Ambrose, Clarissa Lloyd, Bartlett, Fayette, and Sumner.
36. Edward (s. of Samuel 11.) m. Mehitabel D. of Thomas Hayward 1778, and had Bethiah 17S1. Hcm. Betsy King 1791
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and had Jairus S. 1792, gra. B. U. 1819, Mehitabel 1794, Hannah 1797. He removed to the Eastward.
37. Samuel (s. of Samuel 11.) m. Zilphah D. of Thomas Co- nant 1766, and had Keziah 1768, not m. Barzillai 1770, Ruth 1772, Abner 1774, Cyrus 1776, Samuel 1779, David and Jona- than 1782. David m. Ruth Wilbur 1806 .- Jonathan m. Polly Gushc 1805.
38. Luther (s. of Ebenezer 12.) m. Sarah Tomson 1767, and had a family and removed to Pelham, and thence to Sangers- ville.
39. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 12.) m. Hannah D. of James Allen 1773, and had a large family and went away with his broth- er Luther.
40. Amos (s. of Ebenezer 12.) m. Anna wid. of Jesse Fuller Sturtevant and D. of James Alger 1774, and had Mary, Amos, Sarah, Charles, Anna. Polly m. Abraham Leach 1796 .- Amos m. Sally Reed of M. 1801 .- Sarah m. Gordon Strobridge 1801. The parents went to Oakham.
41. Caleb (s. of Eben. 12.) m. Susanna D. of Nathan Mitch- ell Esq. 1777, and had Mitchell, Anna, Carlos, and others, and went to Pelham.
42. Calvin (s. of Ebenezer 12.) m. Martha D. of James Alger 1779, and had Sarah, Parnel, and others and went to Pelham .-- Sarah m. Levi Blossom of Woodstock 1801 .- Parnel m. Byram Harvey 1800.
43. Robert (s. of Robert 13.) m. Silence D. of Nathan Hart- well 1763 and had Hartwell 1764, Jonathan 1766, Silvanus 1767. This woman was mother of Seth Lathrop of S. Carolina.
Robert Keith m. Hannah Southworth of Raynham 1782 .- Jonathan m. Sarah D. of James Leach 1792.
44. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 14.) m. Olive Eaton of M. 1788, and had Otis 1790, Royal 1792, Benjamin 1795, Olive 1797, Lu- cinda 1800, Oliver 1810.
45. Levi (s. of Timothy 15 ) m. Jemima D. of Luke Perkins 1759, and had Bethiah 1760, Benjamin 1763, Jemima 1767, Molly 1771, Levi 1773; he d. 1813 æ. 76. Bethiah m. Nath'l Rey- nolds Jr. 1777 .- Jemima m. Wm. Field 1797 .- Molly m. Dea. Ichabod Howard 1794.
46. Asa (s. of Abiah 16.) m. Susanna D. of Ephraim Cary 1774, and had Bethuel 1775, Mehitabel 1778, Asa 1779, Huldah 1781, d. 1808, Alden 1783, Susanna 1785, d. 1813, Sybil 1787, Mary 1789, d. 1809. He d. of small pox and the wid m. Elea- zar Keith 1795. The ss. moved away westward .- Mehitabel m. John Keith 1800.
47. Shepard (s. of Abiah 16.) m. Sally Hawes 1795, and had Rowena 1795. Abi 1796, Melina 1798, Olive 1799, Sally 1802, Scepter 1809, Mary 1813.
48. Simeon (s. of Nathan 17.) m. Molly D. of Col. Simeon Cary 1775, and had Hampden 1776, Hannah 1777, Molly 1779, Austin 1781, Sidney 1783, Martha 1785, Pardon 1787, Rhoda
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1790, Silvia 1792, Keziah 1794. Hampden m. Sally D. of Joseph Bassett Esq. 1799 .- Hannah m. George Haskell 1795 *.- Molly m. Dr. Issachar Snell 1799 .- Martha m. Amos Bond of Augusta 1807 .- Austin m. Mehitabel D. of Jona. Copeland 1813 .- Sidney m. Semantha D. of Capt. Ephraim Snell 1806 .- Pardon m. Abi- gail Wild of Braintree 1812 .- Rhoda m. Rev. Jonas Perkins 1815 .- Silvia m. Josiah Williams 1814 .- Keziah m. Peter Tal- bot of Winslow 1812 .- Hampden and Sidney settled in Wins- low Me.
49. Isaac (s. of Nathan 17.) m. Hannah D. of Ephraim Cole 1775, and had Timothy 1776, and d. 1776 in the army ; and his widow m. Capt. Seth Keith 1778 .- Timothy m. Lavinia Wilbur 1797, and afterwards Hannah D. of Robert Hayward 1819.
50. Jonathan (s. of Nathan 17.) m. Hannah D. of Charles Snell 1777, and had Isaac 1778, Zeruiah 1782, Tila (Silence) 1785, Sally 1788, Bathsheba 1790, Abigail 1793, Hannah 1795, Jonas 1797, Susanna 1799 .- Zerviah m. Caleb Jackson 1801 .- Silence m. Silvanus French of St. 1804 .- Sally m. Calvin Wild of Braintree 1810 .- Bathsheba m. Barnard Jackson 1808 .- Isaac m. Lydia D. of Wm. French 1801 .- Jonas m. Mercy E. Bartlett of Plymouth 1820.
51. Nathan (s. of Nathan 17.) m. Lois D. of Barnabas How- ard Esq. 1786, and had Lois 1788, Nahum Mitchell 1794, and went to Me. Lois m. Francis Nash of Braintree 1810.
52. Daniel (s. of Daniel 21.) m. Melatiah D. of James Hoop- er 1766, and had Susanna 1767, Zephaniah 1771, Melatiah 1774, Howe 1779, Rufus 1783, Melinda 1785, and Daniel. Susanna m. Benjamin Robbins .- Melatiah m. Daniel Washburn 1795 .- Rufus m. Polly Blossom of Eaton N. H. 1804 .- Daniel m. Ruth D. of Dea. Peter Conant 1800.
53. Jeremiah (s. of Daniel 21.) m. Agatha Bryant of M. 1776, and had Jeremiah, Bethiah, Naomi, Betsy, Susanna .- Jeremiah m. Sally Pratt 1801, lived in M. and had a s. Nahum .- Bethiah m. Josiah Pratt .- Naomi m. Isaac Pratt 1804 .- Betsey m. Ben- jamin Tucker 1800 .- Susanna m. Zebulun K. Pratt 1814.
54. Capt. Seth (s. of Daniel 21.) m. Hannah wid of Isaac Keith and D. of Ephraim Cole 1778, and went to Me., afterwards returned and d. in Titicut .- He had Ephraim, Hannah, Polly, Isaac, Aberdeen, Lydia, Philander. Ephraim went to Me .- Hannah m. Hosea Leach 1807 .- Polly m. William Pratt .- Aber- deen m. Susanna Murdock 1806.
55. Salmon (s. of Daniel 21.) m. Chloe Wilbor 1779, and had Zephaniah 1779, Oliver 1781, Lucinda 1785, Salmon 1789, Chloe 1792 .- Zephaniah m. Susanna D. of Luther Hooper 1807 .- Oliver m. Susanna Robbins 1809 .- Lucinda m. Solomon Keith 1807 .- Salmon m. Abigail Robbins 1813 .- Chloe m. Joshua Fobes 2d. 1809.
56. Maj. James (s. of Josiah 24.) m. Anna D. of Henry King- man, and had Ambrose 1774, Nancy 1778, Abigail 1780, Submit
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1783. Nancy m. Daniel Packard 1796, and went to Pelham .- Abigail m. Nathan Snell Jr. 1800.
57. James (s. of James 28.) m. Mary D. of Col. Edward Mitchell 1780, and had Piam, James, Nahum, Madison, Bela, Nabby, Tamsin, Sarah. James m. Betsy D. of Noalı Whitman 1815 .- Nabby m. Cyrus Cary 1802 .- Sarah m. Ebenezer Whit- man. This family all went westward.
58. Isaac (s. of James 28.) m. Betty D. of Eleazar Keith 1784, and had Isaac, Perez, Barzillai, Freedom, Betsy. Capt. Isaac m. Bathsheba D. of Capt. Simeon Curtis 1815 .- Perez m. Silvia D. of Holman Keith .- Barzillai m. Tempe D. of Caleb Cope- land 1819 .- Freedom went to Me. Isaac the father d. 1822, æ. 64. Betty the mother d. 1838 æ. 78.
59. Holman (s. of James 28.) m. Silvia D. of Elea. Keith 1785, and had Caleb, Thaxter, Holman, Silvia, Jane. Silvia the moth- er d. 1828 æ. 64 ; he d. 1835 æ. 74. Caleb m. Hazadiah D. of Hezekiah Hayward 1812, and had Hezekiah and Elbridge .- Silvia m. Perez Keith .- Jane m. Caleb Mitchell 1811 .- Thaxter yet single .- Holman m. a D. of B. Pope Esq.
60. Dea. William (s. of James 28.) m. Abigail D. of Thomas Russell 1789, and had Agnes 1789, Parlee 1792, Elbridge G. 1795, Semantha 1802. Dea. Keithi d. 1826 æ. 62, his wife 1832 æ. 61. Agnes m. Noah Bonney Jr. of Pembroke 1819, and d. 1821 æ. 31 .- Capt. Parlee m. Dulcinea D. of Barnabas Dunbar 1821 .- Elbridge G. m. a Smith of Pembroke and d. 1834 .- Se- mantha m. Nathan Whitman.
61. Levi (s. of David 29.) m. Huldah D. of Eleazar Keith 1786, and had Levi and Heman. Capt. Levi m. Mehitabel D. of Capt. Isaac Whitman 1811 .- Heman in. Silvester D. of Capt. Simeon Curtis.
62. Zenas (s. of David 29.) m. Jane D. of Ephraim Cary 1792, and had Zenas, Scott, Willard, Jane, Margaret Orr, Mary Au- gusta, Ann Maria, Susan Frances : he d. 1840 æ. 74. Zenas m. Salome D. of Dyer Robinson 1821 .- Scott m. Abigail D. of Dyer Robinson .- Willard m. Eliza Thomas of Marshfield .- Jane m. Oliver A. Washburn 1814 .- Margaret O. m. Gad Ro- binson 1821 .- Ann Maria m. Charles Robinson .- Susan F. m. Ellis W. Holmes.
63. Calvin (s. of David 29.) m. Bethiah D. of Abishai Stetson 1794, and had Zebina, Lewis, Joseph Warren, Nahum. Zebi- na m. Rebecca Wethrell 1820 .- Lewis m. Azubah D. of Levi Churchill 1719 .- Joseph Warren m. Eunice Bowen 1823 .- Na- hum m. a Holmes.
64. David (s. of David 29.) m. Lydia D. of Nathan Alden Esq. 1801, had Julia 1802, Mary Russell 1804, Lydia Alden 1806, David Noble 1808, Abigail 1810. He d. 1813 æ. 35.
65. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 30.) m. Bethiah D. of Jona. Kingman 1793, and had Bethiah 1794 ; his wife d. 1797 æ. 25 : and he m. Zilphah D. of Maj. Tho's Mitchell, and had Huldah 1801, Lucy and Lucia 1804, Eleazar 1809. Hed. 1822. Bethiah m. George
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Mitchell 1820 .- Huldah m. Rufus Bates of Hanover 1821 .- Lu- cia m. Jacob A. Rogers.
66. John (s. of Eleazar 30.) m. Mehitabel D. of Asa Keith 1800, and had Jennet 1801, Esta Fanny 1804, Timothy, Asa ; his wife d. 1813 æ. 36 .- Jennet m. Josiah Reed 1820.
67. Timothy (s. of Eleazar 30.) m. Lydia Wyer of Charles- town, where he lived, and d. 1805 . 31, leaving 2 ss. Timothy and William. The wid. m. William Manning, a printer in Bos- ton, who removed to Worcester, and has since returned to Boston and is messenger to the Gov. and Council .- She d. 1838.
6S. Joseph (s. of Seth 32.) m. Betty D. of Anthony Sherman 1787, and had Salome 1787. He d. 1789 æ. 24, and she m. Timothy Allen 1791 .- Salome m. Daniel Alger 1806.
69. Ichabod (s. of Seth 32.) m. Susannah D. of Benjamin Robinson 1802, and had Edwin, Eleanor, Francis, Ralph San- ger, Joseph Robinson. He d. 1833.
70. Abner (s. of Samuel 37.) m. Eunice D. of David Benson 1803, and had Zilpha 1804, Anna. 1806, Eunice 1808, Lurania 1811, Abner 1814, Elvira Benson 1818.
71. Hartwell (s. of Robert 43.) m. Seabury Wilbor, and had Silence 1786, Seabury 1789, Jonas H. 1791, Hartwell 1793, Da- vis 1795, Gideon 1798, Eliza 1798. He d. 1801 æ. 40, and she m. Thaddeus Howard 1813. Jonas H. m. Susanna D. of Na- thaniel Manly 1816 .- Hartwell m. Mary D. of Joseph Bassett 1816 and went to Dudley .- Davis m. Harriot D. of Thaddeus Howard 1820 .- Eliza m. Perez Lathrop 1818.
72. Benjamin (s. of Levi 45.) m. Patty D. of Col. Simeon Cary 1788, and had Ziba 1789, Arza 1791, Bela 1793, Charles 1794, Polly 1798, Jason 1801. Polly m. Franklin Ames 1821. -Ziba m. Sally D. of Jona. Cary 1813 .- Arza m. Marcia D. of Abel Kingman Esq. 1814 .- Bela m. Mary D. of Seth Kingman 1821 .- Charles m. Mehitabel D. of Josiah Perkins 1817. The father d. 1814.
73: Levi (s. of Levi 45.) m. Abigail Porter 1797, and had Al- van 1799, and Clarissa 1801, and removed to Me.
74. Hampden (s. of Simeon 48.) m. Sarah D. of Joseph Bas- sett Esq. 1799, and had Hannah 1801, James 1803, and went to Winslow, Me.
75. Ambrose (s. of Maj. James 56.) M. Catharine D. of Na- thaniel Southworth 1796, and had Cassander Dodge 1797, Omen Southworth 1799, Clifford 1801. He lived in Halifax. Cassan- der D. m. Mary Darling of M. 1816 .- Clifford m. Arethusa D. probably of Oliver Harris of St. 1820.
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