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4. John (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Edson, 1716, and had Mary 1720, Sarah 1724, Susanna 1726. Mary d. single .- Sarah m. Alexander Kingman 1755 .- Susanna m. Theophilus Howard 1747.
5. Mark (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Alden, 1722, went to E., and had John, Seth, Jonathan, and Joseph : she
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d. æ. 81. Jonathan m. Susanna, D. of Solomon Johnson, 1747 .- Seth m. Martha, D. of Thomas Conant, 1755.
6. Edward (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Wade, and had Seth 1722, Josiah 1726, Edward 1728, David 1735, Mark 1738. David m. Mary, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1762, and d. 1787 , without children.
7. Samuel (s. of Samuel 3.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Keith, 1735; his will 1776; had Nathan 1735, Jonathan 1733, Mark 1746. Samuel Lathrop m. Lydia Hayden 1751.
8. Isaac (s. of Sam'l 3.) m. Bethiah, D. of Maj. Edward How- ard. She d., and he m. Patience, D. of Joseph Alger, 1742, and had Bethiah 1744, Edmund 1746, Isaac 1748, Zephaniah 1750, Abihail 1752, Nathan 1755, John 1757, Sarah 1763, Keziah 1767 : he d. 1774. Bethiah m. Samuel Willis 1767 .- Edmund m. Betty, D. of George Howard, 1774, and settled in E. and had Howard, Isaac, and Cyrus, and probably others .- Isaac m. Sarah, D. of Adams Bailey, 1775, and settled also in E .- Isaac m. Betty Hacket 1786 .- Abihail m. Lemuel Keith of E. 1768 .- John m. Sarah Cook 1780 .- Sarah m. John Cook 1790 .- Kezialı m. Sim- eon Lathrop 1785.
9. Maj. Daniel (s. of Samuel 3.) m. Rhoda, D. of Thomas Willis 1744, and had Daniel 1745, Rhoda 1747, Molly 1755, Abi- hail 1758 .- Rhoda m. Daniel Williams Jr. of E. 1763 .- Molly m. Thomas Johnson 1771 .- Abihail m. Isaac Hartwell 1775.
10. Joseplı (s. of Mark 5.) m. Content, D. of John Washburn, 1746, and settled in E., and had Seth, Jonathan, Joseph, and probably others. Susanna Lathrop m. Abiel Lapham 1786.
11. Seth (s. of Edward 6.) m. Lydia, D. of George Packard, 1751, and had Susanna 1754. She d. and he m. Mehitabel Daily of E., and had Lydia 1758, Mehitabel 1761, Seth 1765 : he d. 1804, she 1770. Susanna m. Calvin Kinsley of E. 1773 .- Me- hitabel m. Alpheus Fobes 1781.
12. Josiah (s. of Edward 6.) m. Sarah Church of Scituate, 1749, and had Hannah 1753, Sarah 1755, Josiah 1759, Huldah 1764, Charles 1767 : he d. 1808, she 1815 .- Hannah m. Joseph Bassett Esq. 1776 .- Huldah m. Edmund Alger 1786 .- Sarah m. Edward Williams of E. 1772.
13. Edward (s. of Edward 6.) m. Abigail, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1752, and had Barnabas 175S, Simeon 1760, Hannah 1762, Jane 1764, Ambrose 1768, Molly 1770, Vina 1773. Jane m. Capt. Daniel Briggs of Milton 1782 .- Ambrose lived and d. in Cohasset .- Vina m. Dr. John H. Perkins 1793.
14. Jonathan (s. of Samuel 7.) m. Chloe Dickerman 1765, and had Lemuel 1766, Libeus 1769, Sarah 1772, Chloe, and perhaps others. Libeus m. Charity Wharton 1803, and settled in E .- Sarah m. David Alger 1790 .- Chloe m. Jacob Fisher 1797.
15. Mark (s. of Samuel 7.) m. Elizabeth Dickerman, b. 1758, and had Elijah 1780, Mark, Spencer, Betsy and Silvia. Elijah m. Lavinia, D. of Barnabas Dunbar, 1818, and settled in St .- Mark m. Katy, D. of Capt. Amasa Howard, 1805, and had 29
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Samuel 1806, Catharine 1808, Almer 1810, and went to Millbury. Spencer m. Bathsheba, D. of Thaddeus Howard, 1812 ; she d. 1813, and he m. Eleanor White of Millbury 1817 .- Betsy m. Samuel Dunbar 1811 .- Silvia m. Thaddeus Howard Jr. 1810.
16. Zephaniah (s. of Isaac 8.) m. Sarah, D. of Nathan Pack- ard, 1779, and had Silvia 1779, Oliver 1781, Azel 1783, Zepha- niah 1787. She d. 1790, and he m. Silvia Manly 1791, and had Avery 1792, Sally 1794, Bezer 1796, Perez 1797, Raymond 1799, Rhoda 1801, Olive 1803, Manly 1807. Oliver m. Ilannah Curtis of St. 1803 .- Avery m. Hannah, D. of Jacob Dunbar, 1819, and Joanna Bacon of Randolph 1821 .- Sally m. George Alger Jr. of E. 1814 .- Bezer m. Vesta Cobb of Mansfield 1820 .- Perez m. Eliza, D. of IIartwell Keith 1817.
17. Daniel (s. of Maj. Daniel 9.) m. Hannah, D. of George Howard, 1764, and had George 1765, Daniel 1767, Thomas 1768, Hannalı 1771. She d. and he m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Willis 1775, and had Samuel 1777, Sullivan 1778. His 2d wife d., and he m. Mary, D. of George Turner, 1785, and had Alson : he had other Ds .- Daniel m. Sally Whiting of Attleboro 1797 .- Samuel m. Bethialı, D. of Joseph Johnson 1799, and had a son Daniel who d. 1821. This family all removed to Me .- George m. Molly, D. of Jeremiah Thayer, 1783, and settled in Leeds, and d. 1839, æ. 74 .- Hannah m Joshua Gilmore 1789 .- Daniel Lathrop m. Wid. Abigail Lathrop 1803.
18. Seth (s. of Seth 11.) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Bassett, 1784, and had Barzillai, Cyrus, Betsy. Barzillai d. at sea .- Cyrus m. Mary, D. of Daniel Willis, 1801, and went to Livermore, Me., but returned .- Betsy m. Warren French 1813, and went to Me.
19. Josiah (s. of Josiah 12.) m. Susanna, D. of Theophilus Howard, 1785, and had Vesta 1795, Susanna 1798, Josiah 1802, Howard 1804, Edwin 1807, Margaret Nevens 1809. This family removed to Canada.
20. Charles (s. of Josiah 12.) m. Rowena, D. of Capt. Jona- than Howard 1788, and had Phebe Ames 1789, Galen 1791, Charles 1793, Edward 1795, Rowena 1796. This family also went to Canada.
21. Barnabas (s. of Edward 13.) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Bozworth, 1777, and had Stillman, Barnabas, Edward, Tisdale, Sarah, Betsy : he had a 2d wife Rachel, D. of Samuel Bartlett. Barnabas m. Rachel Thayer 1813 .- Sarah m. John Hearsey 1807 .- Betsy m. Bernard Alger of E. 1810 .- Edward lives in Boston.
22. Simeon (s. of Edward 13.) m. Keziah, D. of Isaac Lath- rop, 1785, and had Hannah, Keziah. Simeon m. Peggy Nevens of Salem 1807 .- Keziah m. Ezekiel Wilson of Methuen, 1808.
23. Lemuel (s. of Jonathan 14.) m. Sarah Reed of E. 1794, and had George Watson 1805.
24. Azel (s. of Zephaniah 16.) m. Anna Eaton 1805, and had Philenia 1806, Sarah 1807, Silvia 1809, John Eaton 1812.
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25. Zephaniah (s. of Zephaniah 16.) m. Lydia Ripley of Plympton 1812, and had Almon 1815.
Caleb of E. m. Hannah Ellis 1806 .- Celia of E. m. Samuel Short 1806 .- Rebecca m. Jno. Snow Jr. 1811 .- Hannah R. m. Leonard Alger 1821 .- Jacob m. Sarah Snow 1787 .- Zenas m. Sally Tower 1788.
LAWRENCE .- Thomas and Desire Lawrence had Hannah, Sarah, Thomas : he d. 1759. Hannah m. Capt. Josiah Edson 1760, and Maj. Eliphalet Cary 1782 .- Saralı m. Obadiah Eddy 1750 .- Thomas m. Sarah, D. of John Hooper 1769 .- Jonathan m. Rachel Smith 1765.
LAWSON .- Shurtliff and Millecent (or Milleson) Lawson had Asa Shurtliff 1794 .- Sarah Lawson m. Abijah Hill 1749.
LAZELL .- John Lazell (at Hingham 1647) m. Elizabeth, D. of Stephen Gates, 1649, and had John 1650, Thomas 1653, Joshua 1655, Stephen 1656, Isaac 1660, Mary, Sarah, Hannah 1666, Israel 1671 : he d. a. 1695. Mary m. a Burr .- Sarah m. Peter Ripley 1693 .- Hannah m. a Turner .- Thomas m. Mary Allen at Duxbury 1685, and settled there, and was afterwards at Plympton, and then at Falmouth, and finally at Windham, Conn. John, Stephen and Israel remained at Hingham .- Joshua d. 1689; his Wid. Mary ; he had Elizabeth, Martha, Joshua and Simon .- Simon at Plymouth and Joshua at Duxbury 1709 : Joshua had lived in Mendon where a Joshua Lazell d. 1832, æ. 81 .- Simon went to Mid'o, and many of his descendants lived there and in S. B .- Isaac m. Abial (or Abihail), D. of John Leavitt, and d. at Hingham 1690, leaving a son Isaac and a D. Abial: his Wid. m. Isaac Johnson, who came to W. B. a. 1700, and brought these two ch. of his wife with him. This name is variously written in the early records, Lazell, Lascelle, Lessell, Hazell, Hazael, Has- sell. There is reason to believe the name was originally French, and written La Hassell, and thence corrupted to Lassel and La- zell .- John Hassell was made free in Mass. 1637 .- Richard Has- sell made free 1647.
1. Isaac (s. of Isaac and gr. s. of John of Hingham) came to Bridgewater a small boy a. 1700, as above stated. (His sister Abial also came with him and m. Samuel Lathrop 1710.) He m. Mary, D. of Daniel Hudson, 1719, and had Isaac 1725, John 1727, Hannah 1729, Daniel 1734 : hed. before 1766, æ. a. 75 .- Hannah m. Nathan Conant 1753.
2. Isaac (s. of Isaac 1.) m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph Alger, 1748, and had Edmund 1750, Silvanus 1752, Mary 1754, Isaac 1756, Nathan 1759, Ebenezer 1761, Joseph 1767. He removed to Cummington in his old age, and there his wife d. and he m. Abi- gail, Wid. of Capt. Jacob Allen and D. of Capt. Israel Bailey : he d. æ. over 80 .- Mary m. Seth Reed of Abington 1776, and lived and d. at Cummington.
3. John (s. of Isaac 1.) m. Mary, D. of Dr. Joseph Byram, 1750, and had John 1751, Luther 1754, Molly 1757, Eunice 1761, Patty 1766, Byram 1770 : he d. 1816, æ. 89 ; she 1818, æ.
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80. John m. Lucinda Stetson 1787, and he æ. 56, and his D. æ. 18, both d. 1806 .- Luther settled in Abington, and had Daniel and a D. who m. Libeus Gurney .- Molly m. Eliab Washburn 1777, and moved to Paxton .- Eunice m. a Pool .- Patty d. sin- głe 1826.
4. Daniel (s. of Isaac 1.) m. Huldah, D. of Nehemiah Leach, 1761, and had Robert, Calvin, Chloe 1772, and two other Ds. He removed to Ashfield, and d. of small-pox in the revolutionary war 1776 .- Chloe returned to E. B., and d. 1832, æ. 60, not m. 5. Capt. Edmund (s. of Isaac 2.) m. Mary, D. of Hezekiah Ford of A. and went to Cummington, and had Edmund and Martin ; the latter had a college education, and both d. young. He had also Mary, who m. Col. Trowbridge Ward of Worthing- ton, HIuldah, who m. Jonathan Dawes, and Deborah, who m. Benjamin Hobart Esq. of A. He is now (1840) living ; she d. 1836. He and Judge Davis of Boston are the only surviving members of the Convention for adopting the U. S. Constitution in 1788.
6. Gen. Silvanus (s. of Isaac 2.) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Rob- inson, 1775, and had Nabby 1778, Betsy 1781, Lucy 1785. They both d. of paralysis : she 1825, æ. 69; he 1827, æ. 75. Nabby m. Nahum Mitchell, the writer of this, 1794 .- Betsy m. Bar- tholomew Brown Esq. 1801 .- Lucy m. Benjamin Hobart Esq., his first wife, 1811, and d. 1812.
7. Maj. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2.) m. Jenny, D. of Benjamin By- ram, 1779, and had Anna 1780, Polly 1782, Jane 1786, Salome 1788, Rachel 1790, Charlotte 1792, Henriette 1795, Irene 1800 : he d. June 20, 1810, æ. 54. Anna m. Dr. Noah Fearing 1799 .- Polly mn. William Randall Bates of Cummington 1803 .- Jane m. Elisha Blanchard of Weymouth 1809 .- Salome m. Mitchell Keith 1811, and d. 1839 .- Rachel in. William Snelling of Bos- ton 1811 .- Charlotte m. Simeon Tisdale Jr. of T. 1815, and Mitchell Keith 1840 .- Henriette m. Cyrus Johnson of N. Bed- ford, s. of Jsaiah of W. B .- Irene m. Dea. Morton Eddy 1822.
S. Nathan Esq. (s. of Isaac 2.) m. Deborah D. of Timothy Conant 1783, and had Hannah, Susan, Sally, Deborah, Nathan, Caroline, Harriet, Julia ; he d. 1832. Hannah m. Nathan Nye of Freeport 1818, his 2d wife ; Susan was his first wife, m. 1807. Sally m. Jonathan Cushing of Boston 1809 .- Deborah not m. -Caroline m. Paul Revere 1816 .- Harriet m. Dr. Paul Lewis Nichols of Kingston 1814 .- Julia m. George W. Norwood of Boston.
9. Rev. Ebenezer (s. of Isaac 2.) gra. B. U. 1788, and settled in the Ministry at Attleboro', and there m. a Richardson : he thence removed to Black River N. Y. and d. 1828 leaving a number of children, William was one.
10. Joseph, (s. of Isaac 2.) m. Abigail D. of Capt. John Ames, 1787, and had a D. Bethiah : he went to Charleston S. C. and he and his w. both d. there of the yellow fever Aug. 1799 .- Bethiah
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returned and m. Asa Mitchell Esq. 1806, and settled at New Glou- cester and had a D. Sarah Harris : he d. and she returned again to E. B. and m. George Young Phillips 1812, and went to Pough- kepsie, N. Y .- Sarah H. m. there an Overocker, and d. young.
11. Byram (s. of John 3.) m. Jennet D. of Joseph Wesley 1793, and had Betsy, Marston, Jennet, d. single 1825 æ. 27, Thomas, Mary, Susan, William, Lucy, George: he d. 1820 æ. 50. Marston m. Christiana D. of Joseph Gannett.
12. Nathan Esq. (s. of Nathan Esq. S.) m. Ann D. of Abra- ham Wilkinson of North Providence (Pawtucket) 1821, and had Nathan *; he d., May 1835, and had another s. Nathan b. after his death. The widow is now dead.
13. Simon (s. of Joshua of Hingham probably) m. Joanna Wood 1742, (his 2d. w. perhaps) his will 1745 : he had Joshua, Jacob, William, Abner, Lydia, (Ist wife of old John Alden, ) Ma- ry Wood, and Sarah : he first lived at Plymouth, and afterwards at M. where he d. His first wife perhaps was Margaret D. of Jacob Cook of Plymouth m. 1716.
14. Joshua (s. of Simon 13.) m. Elizabeth D. of John Prince and wid. of Seth Ames 1742, and d. a. 1753: he had Prince, Elizabeth, Mary. He d. 1749 at M. where he lived; she was niece of Rev. Thomas Prince, the chronologist.
15: Jacob (s. of Simon 13.) m. Elizabethi D. of Richard Da- venport of S. B.1749 lived in M. and d. 1753, and gave his estate to his child, if it should be born and live .- Molly Lazell m. Wil- liam Cole 1774.
16. William (s. of Simon 13.) m. Eunice D. of Richard Da- venport Jr. 1759, and lived in S. B. and had Eunice 1759: he removed from B. and had Joshua, William, John, Abner, Jacob, Rufus, Isaac, Levi. William went to Philadelphia .- John was a physician, and he and Abner went to New Salem .- Jacob went to New York .- Rufus went to Pennsylvania.
17. Joshua (s. of William 16.) m. a Pratt in S. B. and went to Ware, thence to Windsor, thence to Pomfret Vt. and had Levi, Rufus, William, Isaac, John.
18. Isaac Lazell of Wardsbury Vt. and his wife Hannah had Nathan, Isaac, Mariel, Thomas, Samuel, John, Rachel : he d. a. 1827. Nathan lived in Carroll, Co. of Chautaugue N. Y .- Isaac lived in Dover, Co. of Windham Vt .- Rachel m. a Taylor.
19. Robert Esq. (s. of Daniel 4.) lived in Buckland, and had Marshall, Hiram, Alva, Philip, Robert, and 5 Ds. ; he d. 1826 while a member of Gen. Court at Boston .- Marshall went to Pennsylvania .- Hiram and Philip went to N. York.
LEACH .- Giles Leach (from Weymouth) settled in W. B. be- fore 1665 ; m. Anne Nokes 1656 ; she lived in Dea. Samuel Bass' family in Braintree ; he had Sarah 1656, Elizabeth, Samuel 1662, David, John, Ebenezer, Benjamin and perhaps others .- Saralı m. John Aldrich .- Elizabeth m. John Emerson 1693 .- Sarah and Samuel b. at Weymouth.
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2. Samuel (s. of Giles 1.) m. Mary D. of Nicholas Byram, and had Samuel, Josiah, Seth, Elijah.
3. David (s. of Giles 1.) and his wife Hannah had Mercy 1693, Hannah 1696*, Ephraim 1699, Experience 1702, David 1706, Mehitabel 1711, Abigail 1714 ; he d. a. 1757. Wid. Hannah m. Ebenezer Edson 1758 .- Ephraim m. Ruth D. of John Bolton 1734 .- Abigail m. Jacob Keith 1734 .- David m. Elizabeth D. of Francis Cook of Kingston 1742, and had Susanna 1743 .- Da- vid Leach m. wid. Hannah Newcomb 1751.
4. John (s. of Giles 1.) and his wife Alice, had John 1695, Giles 1697, Stephen 1698, Abiel 1700, Ebenezer 1702, Mehitabel 1704, Timothy 1707, Nehemiah 1709, Solomon 1712, Jesse 1714, and he d. 1744.
5. Ebenezer (s. of Giles I.) m. Prudence Stetson of Scituate 1707 .- Lydia Leach m. Ephraim Jackson 1736.
6. Benjamin (s. of Giles 1.) m. Hepzibah Washburn 1702, and had Anne 1703, Joseph 1705, Mary 1708, Sarah 1711, Ben- jamin 1713, Ichabod 1716*, Jerathmael and Benanuel 1718, Nokes 1720, Susanna 1722, Hannah 1725, Phebe, Nathan, and Eunice. Sarah m. Timothy Leach perhaps 1732 .- Susanna m. Ezra Washburn 1742 .- Phebe m. Abner Fobes .- Eunice m. William Keith 1767.
7. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2.) and his wife Content had Elijah 1726, and Samuel ; he d. a. 1756.
8. Seth (s. of Sam'12.) m. Mary D. of Thos. Whitman, and had a son Seth, who had a s. Thomas, who was probably father of Mr. Caleb Leach formerly of Plym., the clock maker and ingen- ious mechanist. Seth Leach m. Jane D. of Joseph Harvey 1732.
9. Elijah (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Jemima D. of Benjamin Snow 1745, and had Elijah 1746, Jemima 1749 ; he removed to West- moreland. Elijah Leach's wife died 1763 .- Elijah Leach m. Ruth Prince of Kingston 1764 .- Jemima Leach m. James Lov- ell 1785.
10. John (s. of John 4.) m. Susanna White perhaps 1719, and had Alice, Abiah, Stephen, he was d. in 1744, and before his father .- Alice m. David Perkins 1738.
11. Giles (s. of John 4.) went to Halifax, and had John, Mi- cah, Simeon 1734, Elizabeth, and probably others. John had a son John .- Micah was father of Silvanus .- Elizabeth m. Jona. Shurtliff of M.
12. Stephen (s. of John 4.) m. Sarah D. of John Hooper 1725, and had Anne 1727, Stephen 1730; he d. 1729, and qu. if the wid. did not m. Ebenezer Snow 1737.
13. Ebenezer (s. of John 4.) m. Joanna D. of Josiah Wash- burn 1734, and had Daniel 1735, Joanna 1738; he m. Lydia Tilson perhaps 1739, and Deborah Sampson perhaps 1751 ; he d. a. 1753. Ebenezer Leach m. Mary Wilbor 1741 .- Deborah Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771 .- Eben. Leach d. 1803 very aged.
14. Timothy (s. of John 4.) m. Sarah D. of Benjamin Leach probably 1732. and had Rebecca 1733, Ichabod 1735, Sarah
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1739, Jonathan 1741, Levi 1744, Nathan 1746, Anne 1749, Tim- othy 1751. Rebecca m. Joshua Warren Jr. 1760 .- Sarah m. Jona. Hayward of E. probably 1762 .- Anne m. James Sturtevant probably 1769.
15. Nehemiah (s. of John 4.) and his wife Mercy Staples, had Abigail 1730, Mercy 1732; (2d. w. a Bryant of Plympton) James 1737, Ruth 1739, Robert 1740, Huldah 1742, Mehitabel 1744, Lydia, Nehemiah, Caleb, Susanna; he d. 1769, she 1775. Abigail m. Benjamin Keith 1749 .- Mercy m. Nathaniel Latham 1756 .- Ruth m. Benjamin Packard 1762 .- Huldah m. Daniel Lazell 1761 .- Mehitabel m. Nathan Jones .- Lydia m. John Dickerman of Roxbury 1770 .- Susanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor.
16. Solomon (s. of John 4.) m. Tabitha D. of Samuel Wash- burn 1736; she d. 1736 : and he m. Jerusha Bryant of Plympton 1739, and had Abisha 1739 ; his 2d. wife d. 1743, and he m. Hannah Leach 1743, D. perhaps of Benjamin 6, and had Jeru- sha 1746, Solomon 1750, Israel 1752, Hannah 1755, Susanna 1758, Joseph 1760. Jerusha m. Isaac Leach of Westmoreland 1763 .- Abisha lived in E. and was father probably of Joshua, Philip, Shepard, and others. Philip was educated and settled as a lawyer in Me.
17. Jesse (s. of John 4.) and his w. Alice had Zadock 1741, Giles, Alice, Calvin ; he d. and she m. Daniel Bacon 1772 .- Alice m. Silas Leach 1778.
18. James (s. of Ebenezer 5. perhaps) and his wife Elizabeth lived in Kingston, and had Elizabeth 1735, Mercy 1738, and Sa- rah 1740.
19. Dea. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 6.) m. Anna Harris 1736, and had Benjamin, Jepthal, Isaiah.
20. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 6.) m. Hannah D. of John Keith 1740, and had Jedediah, Peleg, Benjamin, Eliphalet .- Benjamin Leach m. Joanna Wilbor 1751 .- Benjamin Leach m. wid. Abigail Bassett 1763 .- Wid. Hannah m. Israel Washburn and afterwards Dea. Hall of R.
21. Benanuel (s. of Benjamin 6.) m. Betty Perkins 1741, and Elizabeth D. of Samuel Edson 1745 .- Benanuel Leach m. Me- hitabel D. of Benjamin Allen of E. B.
22. Samuel (s. of Samuel 7.) and his wife Phebe had Phebe 1753, Silas 1755, Samuel 1757, Jeshurun 1760 ; he d. in the army 1760 æ. 33 .- Silas m. Alice D. of Jesse Leach 1778 .- Samuel went to N. York.
23. Stephen (s. of John 10. perhaps) m. Lydia Flora of Hal- ifax 1745, and had Lemuel 1745, Stephen 1747, Jeremiah 1751. Stephen Leach m. Sarah D. perhaps of Thomas Hooper 1749. Stephen Leach 1756 belonged to the baptist ch. in Swanzey.
24. Capt. Simeon (s. of Giles 11.) settled in St. Corner ; m. Elizabeth D. of Theophilus Curtis 1765, and had Lot, Relief and Vashti. He d. 1777 æ. 43. Relief m. Oliver Harris 1789 .- Vashti m. William Harris 1796.
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25. Dea. Daniel (s. of Eben. 13.) m. Bethiah D. of Samuel Keith 1760, and had Joanna 1761, Bethiah 1764, Deborah 1766, Ebenezer 1769, Daniel 1771, Olive 1773, Lydia 1775, Susanna 1778, Celia 1780. Joanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor .- Deborah m. Perez. White 1787 .- Olive m. Azariah Fobes 1793 .- Susanna in. Isaac Hooper 1805 .- Celia m. Eliab Hayward Jr. 1803.
26. Ichabod (s. of Timothy 14.) m. Penelope Cobb 1770, and had Jerathmael, Ephraim, Backus, Abigail. Jerathmael m. Cla- rissa Leach 1793, and went to Warren .- Ephraim m. Sarah D. of Zenas Conant 1805 .- Backus m. Bethialı Hayward 1804 .- Abigail m. Freeman Jones 1792.
27. Jonathan called Jr. or 2d. (s. of Timothy 14. or William 43.) m. Experience Hartwell 1768, and had Silence 1768, Olive 1770, Lois and Eunice 1772 .- Jonathan Leach m. Abigail Leach 1763.
23. Levi (s. of Timothy 14.) m. Hannah D. of Abner Fobes 1771, and had Levi.
29. Nathan (s. of Timothy 14.) lived in N. B. and m. Debo- rah, wid. perhaps of Ebenezer or D. of William Leach 1771, and had Reliance 1772, Thaddeus 1775; on the record of these births his wife is called Hannah .- Reliance m. Noah Tirrell 1794; he had also Oliver, Sarah, who m. Allen Smith 1815, Li- beus, Eliphalet, Nathan. Oliver m. Sally D. of Knight Brown 1803, and a D. of Peleg Stetson 1817, and had Elbridge, who m. a D. of Eleazar Joslyn, and Oliver and others perhaps.
30. James (s. of Nehemiah 15.) m. Hazadiah D. of Robert Keith 1765, and had Alpheus, Apollos, Caleb, James, Chloe, Roxiliana, Mercy, Sarah, Huldah, and Ruth .- James m. Betsy D. of Nathaniel Leonard of T. 1811 .- Chloe m. Col. Salmon Fobes 1807 .- Roxiliana m. Elias Dunbar 1799 .- Mercy m. Abra- liam Gould 1809 .- Sarah m. Jonathan Keith 1792 .- ITuldah m. George Chipman 1803 .- Ruth m. Joseph Bassett 1792.
31. Nehemiah (s. of Nehemiah 15.) m. Constant D. of Ro- bert Keith 1772, and had Eliphalet, Oliver, Lewis, and others. Eliphalet m. Phebe Caswell 1798.
32. Caleb (s. of Nehemiah 15.) m. Molly Adams 1780, and had Lydia 1782.
33. Zadock (s. of Jesse 17.) m. Susanna D. of Ezra Washburn of M. 1763, and had Susanna, Bezer, Abraham, Zebedee, Par- nel, Rufus, Zadock. Susanna m. Edward Richmond 1788 .- Parnel m. Apollos Eaton of M. 1795 .- Rufus m. Nancy D. of Ebenezer Perkins 1798, and went to N. Y.
34. Giles (s. of Jesse 17.) m. Mehitabel Wilbor of R. and had Solomon, Hosea, Giles, Chloe, Alice, Laura, Betsy, Mehitabel, Abigail ; he d. and she m. Luther Hall of R. 1806. Solomon m. Mary Holmes of K. 1806, and went to Rochester .- Hosea m. Hannah D. of Capt. Seth Keith 1807 .- Chloe m. Zephaniah Wilbor 1796 .- Alice m. Seth Crossman 1804 .- Betsy m. a Rich- mond .- Mehitabel m. Samuel Cheesman 1806 .- Abigail m. Elias Ware of Wrentham 1809.
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35. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 19.) m. Mary D. of Ebenezer Keith 1764, and had Joseph, Luke, Silas, Jephthah, Isaiah, Mary, Orphah, Lois, Hepzibah, Dinah. The mother d. 1791, and he m. Anna Short 1792, and had Anna 1793, Eunice 1796, Chloe 1799 .- Mary m. Libeus Fobes Jr. 1807 .- Orphah m. Jacob Chipman .- Lois m. James Starr Esq. 1797 .- Hepzibah m. Mar- shall Keith 1798 .--- Dinah m. Fiske Ames 1819 .- Anna m. Galen Harvey 1817 .- Eunice m. Otis Harvey 1819.
36. Jedediah (s. of Benjamin 20.) m. Phebe, D. of Robert Keith, 1765, and had Wealthy 1767, Bernice 1771 : she d. 1811, he 1813. Wealthy m. Joseph Leach 1788 .- Bernice m. Roxana, D. of Nath'I Hooper, 1797 .- Bernice m. Olive, D. of William Keith, 1810.
37. Lemuel (s. of Stephen 23.) m. Rebecca, D. of William Washburn, 1767, and had Oliver 1768, and then removed to Hardwick, and then to Wendell, and had eight more children, viz : Lemuel, Stephen, Gardner, Barnabas, Lewis, Artemas, Matilda and Rebecca. Gardner was Representative 1839.
38. Capt. Lot (s. of Capt. Simeon 24.) m. a Keith, and had Simeon and Betsy. Betsy m. Perez Southworth Jr. 1821.
39. Ebenezer (s. of Daniel 25.) m. Eunice, D. of Benjamin Keith 1794. Ebenezer Leach d. 1834.
40. Levi (s. of Levi 28.) m. Betsy, D. of Zenas Conant 1798, and had Deborah Jackson 1799, Giles 1801, Anna 1807, Cla- rinda 1810, Betsy 1812, Sarah 1816, Levi 1818, George M. 1821. Giles gra. B. U.
41. Alpheus (s. of James 30.) m. Cassandana, D. of William Keith, 1787, and had Anna 1787, Ambrose 1791, Sally 1793, Alpheus 1796, Louisa 1800, Wightman Rathburn 1804, Hepzi- bah Rathburn 1806, James Keith 1811 .- Ambrose m. Hannah, D. of Nehemiah Howard, 1815 .- Alpheus m. Eliza, D. of Brad- ford Mitchell.
42. Apollos (s. of James 30.) m. Chloe, D. of Christopher Dyer, 1796, and had Philo 1797, Sarah 1801, Olive 1803, Daniel 1806, Franklin 1809, Philander 1813. Daniel gra. B. U. 1830, m. Mary Lawton of Newport, and lived in Quincy, and afterwards in Roxbury .- Franklin m. Mary, D. of Isaac Fobes .- Sarah m. Ansel Perkins of N. B.
43. William Leach m. Mary Cohoon 1741, and had Jonathan 1742, Olive 1747, Deborah 1750, Hepzibah 1752, Catharine 1756. Deborah Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771.
44. Zadock (s. of Zadock 33.) m. Polly Frost of West Cam- bridge and had Jane, Vesta, Betsy, Zadock Washburn .- Jane in. a Hammond of Rochester.
45. Abraham (s. of Zadock 33.) m. Mary D. of Amos Keith 1796, and had Eliza, Libeus, Susanna, Jesse, Eveline. He went to N. York, and there d .- Eliza m. Cyrus Miller of Northfield. -Libeus m. Mary Brooks of West Cambridge .- Susanna m. Wm. Piper of Irvin's Grant .- Jesse settled in N. York, and m. Mary Ann Miller.
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