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9. John (s. of Joseph 3.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Thos. Thomp- son, 1784, and had John 1785, Arminta 1786, William 1789, after his father's death.
10. Hugh (s. of Nathan 5.) and his wife Hannah had Ethan 1786, Holmes 1789, Jennet 1791, Betty 1793, Heman 1795.
11. Edmund and his wife Sarah, D. of Ashley Curtis, m. 1760, had Mehitabel 1761, Edmund 1762, Josiah 1765. Wid. Sarah m. Amos Ford of Duxbury 1766. [See Daniel Jr. 6.]
12. Obadiah m. Eleanor Cobb 1792, and had Arcadius 1793, Obadiah 1795.
Mehitabel m. Jonathan Pitcher of Norwich, Conn., 1733 .- Wid. Martha m. Anthony Pierce 1748 .- Widow Anne m. John Kingman 1771 .- Benjamin of E. m. Molly Howard 1773 .- Ben- jamin m. Mary, D. of Henry Kingman, 1747 .- Daniel of E. was a magistrate .- Daniel and Esther, of A., had Joseph 1719, Ben- jamin 1720, Joanna 1722, Sarah 1725, who m. Joseph Bates 1746 : he d. 1726; she 1735 .- Obadiah and Martha, of A., had Daniel 1732, Joanna 1735, Samuel 1739: he d. 1743 .- John d. 1742 ; his wid. Priscilla d. 1772, æ. 88: both at A.
PHILLIPS .- Thomas Phillips (from Marshfield) settled in E. B., and was probably son of Benjamin, who was s. of John, whose father John was at Marshfield 1638. Thomas m. the wid. of John Sherman, D. of Mark Eames and g. D. of Anthony Eames of Marshfield : Sherman lived in Rochester, and left one s. Anthony Sherman, who came to E. B .- Phillips came to E. B. about 1735, and had Abiah, Thomas, Lydia, Mark 1736, Deb- orah 1739. His w. d., and he m. Hannah, wid. of Micah Allen, and D. of Timothy or Joseph Edson, 1747: she d. 1768; he d. before 1767. Lydia m. Zebulun Cary 1749 .- Abiah m. Benja- min Taylor 1761, and d. 1800 æ. 70. Taylor d. 1776, æ. 80 .- It is said one D., perhaps Deborah, m. a Wade. [See William 8.] John, father of Benj., was killed by lightning at Marshfield 1656.
2. Thomas (s. of Thomas 1.) m. Mary, D. of David Hatch, 1755, and had John 1756, Mary 1758, Thomas 1760, Joseph, Turner, David : he d. at Spectacle Island in the harbor of Bos- ton, of the small-pox, 1781. Mary m. Joseph Whitman 1780 .- Joseph went to New York, and was father of Willard Phillips
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Esq. of Boston, Judge of Probate, &c .- David also went to N. York .- Wid. Mary Phillips d. 1811, æ. 77.
3. Mark (s. of Thomas 1.) m. Mercy, D. of Blaney Phillips of Hanson, 1762, and had Chloe 1764, Mark 1768, Molly 1770, Susanna 1772, Wadsworth 1774, Nabby 1777, d. single 1807 ; Barzillai 1779, Lucy 1783, Mercy 1787, d. single 1831 : he d. 1811, æ. 75; she 1816, æ. 71. Chloe m. Isaiah Whitman 1784 .- Molly m. Barza Kingman 1791 .- Susanna m. Jacob Lowden 1794 .- Lucy m. Smardus Snell 1807 .- Wadsworth and Barzillai went westward.
4. John (s. of Thomas 2.) was serjeant in Gen. Washington's life guard during the Revolutionary war, and m. Jennet, D. of John Young, 1784, and had George Y. 1788, Jennet 1790, Mar- quis La Fayette 1792, Eunice Bass 1797, Robert 1802 : his w. d. 1823, æ. 57. George Y. m. Bethiah, wid. of Asa Mitchell and D. of Joseph Lazell, 1812, and had Abigail Ames 1813, and Asa Mitchell 1815, and the family all removed to Poughkepsie, N. Y.
5. Thomas (s. of Thomas 2.) m. Martha, D. of Capt. Simeon Whitman, 1783, and had Thomas and Joanna Whitman : he d. 1809, æ. 49. Thomas went to Natick .- Joanna m. John Corthrell of Abington 1811.
6. Turner (s. of Thomas 2.) m. Huldah, D. of Capt. Simeon Whitman, 1787, and had Electa, Huldah, and others. He d. 1824, æ. 60 .- Huldah m. Algernon Sidney Brett .- Electa m. Jared Reed, his 2d wife.
7. Mark (s. of Mark 3.) m. Celia, D. of Job Chamberlin, 1789, and had Lucinda 1790, Nathan 1793, Nabby 1798, Wadsworth 1800, Phebe 1804, Celia 1810. Lucinda m. Melzar Hudson 1818 .- Nabby m. Jona. Pratt of Halifax 1821 .- Phebe m. Ben- jamin H. Washburn .- Celia m. Nathaniel Porter.
8. William Phillips (from Easton) m. Hannah, D. of John Pryor, 1718, and d. 1743: he lived in Hanson probably (then Bridgewater). His D. Lydia m. Joseph Pettingill 1746 .- Mary, who m. Ezra Warren 1752, might have been his D. also .- Caleb Phillips was also in Bridgewater 1733, perhaps father of Elipha- let below .- Deborah m. Levi Wade 1766.
[See Thomas 1.] 9. Eliphalet Phillips m. Mary, D. of David Howard, 1762, and had Eliphalet 1765, Mary 1768, Caleb 1770, Hannah 1771 : he d. 1773, and the wid. m. Seth Harris.
Hannah m. Benjamin Leonard 1715 .- Cyrus B. m. Lucretia Barrett of E. 1819 .- Samuel of Norton m. Lydia Bassett 1726 .- Ebenezer of E. m. Jemima Packard 1802 .- Diana H. m. Jo. Al- len Jr. 1814 .- William m. Mara Kingman 1795 .- Capt. John m. Bridget Southworth 1749 .- Betty m. Wm Brett 1801 .- Rebecca of Plymo. m. Zadock Packard 1799 .- Mary M. m. Jo. Blanchard 1807 .- Nancy m. Philip Andrews 1820 .- Ezra m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Allen, 1809 .-- Lewis m. Polly Goodspeed 1795.
PHINNEY OR FINNEY .- Pelatiah Phinney settled in S. B., and m. Mercy, D. of Josiah Washburn, 1738, and had Freelove 1740, Lurania 1741, Onesiphorus 1744, Mary 1745, Zerviah
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1749, Esther 1751, Keziah 1753, Bliss 1754, Hannah 1758, John 1760. Pelatiah Phinney m. Mary Randall of E. 1764 .- Free- love m. Jacob Tomson of M. 1761 .- Lurania m. Benja. Packard 1775 .- Zerviah m. Ebenezer Packard 1786 .- Esther m. Barna- bas Curtis 1774 .- Keziah m. Adin Packard 1780 .- Bliss m. Capt. Jesse Perkins 1789.
2. Joseph Phinney and his wife Mary had Amy 1745, Noalı 1748, Rebecca 1751 : his w. d. 1760. Joseph Phinney m. Alice Campbell of T. 1761 .- Amy m. Robert Randall of E. 1764 .- Noah m. Betty, D. of Jeremiah Conant, 1769.
Ithamar Phinney m. Anna, D. of Simeon Leonard 1799 .- Achsah m. James Wood 1764 .- Experience Phinney m. William Slack of T. 1775 .- Jonathan of M. m. Deborah Wade 1735.
PIERCE .- Anthony Pierce and his w. Keturah lived in E. B., (perhaps now Hanson), joined Mr. Angier's Church 1741, had Susanna 1733, who m. George Bradley 1753. He m. a 2d w. Martha, wid. of Obadiah Pettingill of A. 1748, and had An- thony 1755. Anthony m. Sile Pratt 1778.
John Pierce of P. m. Susanna Newland 1713 .- Wid. Polly Pierce m. Perez Williams 1798 .- Benjamin Pierce m. Jane, D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward, 1750 : his 2d wife .- Mary m. Eben- ezer Keith 1741 .- Martha m. John Fobes 1738 .- Sarah m. Elisha Pierce 1731 .- Mary of Scit. m. Benjamin Pope Esq. 1792 .- Elisha Pierce of Scit. m. Mary, wid. of John Field and D. of Ephraim Howard .- Lydia m. John Heiford 1706 .- Mercy m. Joseph Truant 1767 .- Sarah mn. John Pratt 1751 .- Hannah m. Joseph Newell 1732 .- Abigail m. Eleazar Alden 1819 .- Anna m. Moses Mandell of Dorchester 1819 .- Benjamin of Scit. m. Char- ity, D. of Jona. Howard 1742 .- Calvin of Scit. m. Huldah, D. of Hezekiah Hayward 1767 .- Jacob Pierce .m. Lucy Conant . 1794 .- Polly of M. m. David Leonard 1797 .- Lucy m. Andrew Tucker 1814.
PINCIN OR PINSON .- William Pincin, b. 1757; (s. of Thos. of Scituate) m. Elizabeth Beal of Hingham 1777, and settled in E. B., and had Deborah, Benjamin 1781, Betsy 1785, William 1787 : he d. 1828, æ. 72; his mother, wid. Ann Pincin, d. 1808, æ. 77 .- Deborahı m. Abel Delano 1795 .- Benjamin m. and d. 1830, æ. 49 .- Betty m. Elijah Beal of Hingham 1804 .- William m. Margaret Whiting 1807, and d. 1822, æ. 35 .- Mehitabel Pincin m. Martin Beal of Hingham 1816.
2. Benjamin, b. 1760, (s. of Thomas of Scituate and brother of William above) came also to E. B. with his mother and bro- ther, and m. Molly, D. of Abishai Stetson 1787, and had Polly, who m. Daniel Magoun of P., 1816, and Susanna, who m. Dex- ter Pratt.
Thomas Pinson, the ancestor of this family, was at Scituate before 1636. Ilis g. g. s. Thomas m. Anne Taylor 1755 at Scit- uate, and had Elizabeth 1756, William (above) 1757, and Ben- jamin (above) 1760.
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This name is variously written in the early records, Pinson, Piucin, and Pinchin, and the last accords with the uniform pro- nunciation. It is undoubtedly the same name as Pynchon, and Pinson is probably the original and true spelling. Wm. Pinson (so spelt) of Wolverhampton Co., of Stafford, Eng., gave a power of attorney to Richard Brown of N. E. 1658. William Pynchon, of Roxbury 1630, went to England 1652, and d. there 1662. Who else of the name could then have had occasion to give this power ? Besides, Brown came over the same year, 1630, and was a ruling Elder and Representative at Watertown .- John Pincin of Chesterfield m. Judith Curtis of Scit. 1788 .- Abner Pincin m. Hannah Cowen 1770 .- Welcome m. Deborah Crooker of P. 1818 .- Rebecca m. Southworth Gammons Jr. of M. 1819.
POOL .- Isaac Pool (from Weymouth probably ) and his wife Bethiah lived in S. B .: he d. 1759; she 1766. Isaac Pool (father or son) was in the French war 1755 at Nova Scotia .- Hannah Pool m. John Pain 173S.
2. Isaac Jr. m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Leonard 1743, and had Hannah 1744, Mary 1746, Olive 1748, Isaac 1751, Wealthy 1753, David 1755. Isaac m. Rebeckah, D. of Nathan Washburn 1774. This family went to Halifax.
3. Joseph and his w. Rebecca had John 1754, Sarah 1760, Mary 1762, Hopestill 1765, Benjamin 1767: d. 1813 .- Sarah m. Ebenezer Snow Jr. 1783.
4. John (s. of Joseph 3.) m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Price, 1777, and had John 1777, Betsy 1779, George 1781.
5. John (s. of John 4. probably) m. Susanna, D. of Daniel Willis, 1801, had John 1803, Susanna 1808, Mary 1810, Eliza- beth 1812, Daniel Willis 1814, George 1916.
6. William m. Sarah Packard 1795, and had William 1796, Daniel 1797, Sally 1799, Belinda 1801.
7. Samuel m. Ruth Fullerton 1759, and lived in E. B., and had Samuel, John, William, Oliver, Olive, and others, ten in all. He went to Easton, where he d. Dec. 1830, she d. Aug. 3, 1835, æ. 97, and had 344 descendants.
Joshua Pool d. in E. B. 1822, æ. 88. Sarah m. John Hooper 1766 .- Noah of A. m. wid. Sally Crane 1819, D. of Joshua Pratt .- Samuel m. Lydia Cox 1820 .- Sally m. Peleg Osborn 1812 .- James Jr. of Abington m. Sarah Benson 1808 .- Noah of Boston m. Polly White 1808 .- Mary m. Samuel Cary 1704 .- Mercy m. Jacob Washburn 1761 .- Joshua m. Lucinda, D. of Thomas Latham, 1783 .- Anna m. Jacob Whitmarsh Jr. 1784 - Olive m. Rev. Wm. Reed 1784 .- Samuel Jr. m. Abigail Porter 1786 .- Jacob Jr. m. Zerviah Whitmarsh 1787 .- Debo. m. Thos. Hersey 1793 .- Achish m. Susanna Hersey 1799.
POPE .- Ichabod Pope (from Dartmouth, now Fairhaven per- haps) settled in S. B., near the bridge, called after him Pope's Bridge : his w. was a wid. Pope, who had a s. Thomas by her first husband. They had Benjamin, Freeman, Mercy, and perhaps others : he d. 1795. Thomas m. Huldah, D. of Sam'l
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Edson, 1782, and went to Fairhaven, and his son Henry keeps the Hotel in Halifax .- Benjamin Esq. m. Mary Pierce of Scit. 1792, and had Benjamin Pierce, Hannah, and Orra. Benjamin P. m. Experience, D. of Silvanus Pratt .- Hannah m. Holman Keith .- Orra m. Kenelm Winslow .- Freeman m. Hannah Thayer 1795, and went to Enfield, and had Ichabod, William, Solon, Lavinia, and others perhaps ; Lavinia. m. Charles Pratt 1821 .- Mercy m. Freeman Pope of New Bedford 1797.
2. Joseph (from N. Bedford) lived awhile in S. B., and went to Ware, and thence to the State of N. York : he had Thankful, (who m. Cornelius Thayer 1796), and others .- Nabby Pope m. Isaac Washburn 1807.
PORTER .- Rev. John Porter (s. of Samuel and Mary of Abington, born 1716, and grandson of John, who m. Deliver- ance, D. of Nicholas Byram, 1660) gra. H. U. 1736, and settled in the ministry at N. B. 15th Oct., 1740, m. Olive Johnson of Canterbury, Conn., and had one D. Olive 1749, and she and her D. both d. the same year : she a. 23. He then m. Mary Hunt- ington of Lebanon, Conn. and had John 1752, Olive 1753, Hunt- ington 1755, Jonathan 1756, Eliphalet 1759, Mary 1762, Sibil 1766 : he d. Mar. 12, 1802, æ. 86. John gra. Yale Coll. 1770, was a major in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards went to the West Indies, and there died .- Olive m. John Crafts 1790 .- Huntington gra. H. U. 1777, and settled in the ministry at Rye, N. H., and is now living in Roxbury very aged .- Jonathan gra. II. U. 1777, went on board a privateer as a Surgeon and was lost .- Eliphalet, D. D., gra. H. U. 1777, and settled in the min- istry at Roxbury, and d. 1833, leaving no children .- Mary m. Rev. Thomas Crafts 1786, minister at Princeton, and afterwards Mid .- Sibil d. single, at Princeton, while on a visit to her sister.
2. Samuel (s. of Samuel and Sarah (Joslyn) of A., b. 1727, m. Hannah Green 1758, and settled in E. B., and had Samuel 1759, Betteris 1761, Abigail 1763. He m. wid. Ruth Reed 1764, and had Ruth 1766 : he d. 1811, æ. 84. Abigail m. Samuel Pool Jr. 1786 .- Ruth m. James Reed 1784.
3. Joseph, born 1730, (brother of Samuel 2.) m. Elizabeth Burrill 1753, and settled in St. Corner, and had Elizabeth 1753, Joseph 1755, Hannah 1758, Robert 1762, Isaac 1765, Content 1767, Mehitabel 1769, Libeus, Cyrus : he d. 1804, æ. 74. Eliz- abeth m. Samuel Linfield .- Hannah m. Jona. Battles .- Content m. Wm. Glover .- Mehitabel m. Daniel Brown 1797 .- Joseph m. a Capen and had no ch .- Capt. Robert m. a Gay, and had Robert, John, Joseph, Betsy, Sally and Fanny. Robert m. a Capen .- Isaac m. a Packard, and had Rodolphus, Samuel, Reuben, Mar- tin, Galen, Susanna, Sybil and Anna. Susanna m. a Thompson ; Sybil m. a Noyes .- Lebbeus settled in Wrentham, Mass .- Maj. Cyrus m. a French, and had Ahirah, Cyrus, Luther, Olive, Re- becca, Mehitabel, and Eliza Ann. Olive m. Caleb Copeland Jr.
4. Ebenezer (brother of the 2 preceding, b. 1731) m. Lydia
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Loring of Plympton 1754, and had Sarah 1756, Lydia 1758, Molly 1760, Olive 1763, Susanna 1765.
5. James Porter and his wife Mary had Polly 1778, Abigail 1779 at A., Hannah 1781 and James 1788, both at Plainfield ; Sarah 1792 at A. Hannah Porter m. Nathaniel Reynolds Jr. of Sidney, Me. 1811.
6. John 2d (s. of John of Abington) m. Susanna (or Susa) D. of Ephraim Groves, 1790, settled in E. B., and had Allen Mar- shall, who m. Betsy Beals 1816.
Esther m. Abel Packard 1751 .- Jona. Porter m. Mary Chipman of Halifax 1763 .- John Jr. m. Martha Perkins 1764 .- Hezekiah of Windsor m. Sarah Carver 1757 .- Hannah m. Judah Wood 1757 .- Adam m. Deborah Gannett 1776, and Sarah Hunt 1806 .- Sarah m. Abijah Snow of Abington .- Abigail m. Levi Keith 3d, 1797 .- Nathaniel of Halifax m. Celia, D. of Mark Phillips .- Abigail (sister of Rev. John) m. Capt. Isaac Packard 1745, and her sister Hannah m. Dea. Barnabas Tomson of H .- Polly m. William Fullerton 1796 .- Mary m. Josiah Sears of H. 1817 .- Samuel m. Sally Gill of C. 1817 .- Sarah of H. m. Sea- bury Child Hathaway 1818 .- Sarah m. Daniel Whitman 1819 .- Lydia of A. m. Edw'd Vinton 1820 .- Clifford and Mercy Porter had Bathsheba 1786 .- Milicent m. John Battles 1816 .- Rebecca Wood Porter m. Charles Lincoln 1816.
POWERS .- Edward Powers m. Phillis Bartlett 1753, and had Edward 1753, Samuel 1755, Bethiah 1757, Keziah 1759, Roland 1760*, Betty 1762, Noah 1764, Silvia 1766*, Daniel 1769. She d. 1771, and he m. Betty Whately 1772, and had Silvia 1773, Roland 1775. Betty m. Capt. Edward Hayward 1802 .- Noah m. Rhoda Williams 1787, and had Cyrus 1787, Edward 1789 -Keziah m. Prince Ford 1779 .- Mary Powers m. John Burr 1748 .- Mary Powers d. 1756 .- Katharine Powers d. 1760.
PRATT .- Jo. Pratt (from Weymouth ) settled in S. B. a. 1705, having with Richard Davenport bought the farm that was Guido Bailey's, near where Zechariah Whitman afterwards lived in 1702. He sold his share of the mill at Little Comfort, Abing- ton, 1704, and named himself of Weymouth : he lived to be very aged : his will dated 1755; he d. 1765: he left a widow Anna (Richards), m. 1721, a 2d wife : she d. 1766. He had Joseph, Na- thaniel, Benjamin, Solomon, David, Samuel, Sarah. Sarah m. Ebenezer Snow a. 1723 .- Nathaniel m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Snow probably, and had Seth 1729, and Anna. His w. d. a. 1743, and he m. Hannah, D. of Lot Conant 1745, and d. 1749 .- Anna m. John Packard 1760 .- The mother of Nathaniel's wife Sarah above, was Sarah, D. of Samuel Allen, and first m. Jonathan Cary and then Benjamin Snow. (See Benjamin Snow.)
2. Joseph (s. of Joseph 1.) m. Lydia Leonard 1712, and had Joseph, Jonathan, Job, Lydia, Susanna, Hannah, Tabitha, Char- ity', Deliverance, Abigail. He d. 1753 : he left a 2d wife Alice, D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward, m. 1749. She was mother of
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Capt. Thomas Cushman : she d. 1803, æ. 96. Lydia m. Benja- min Mehurin 1731 .- Susanna in. James Richards 1740 .- Han- nah's will and d. 1764 .- Tabitha m. Seth Hayward 1748 .- Charity m. Jeremiah Washburn 1754 .- Deliverance m. Amasa Rickard 1759 .- Abigail m. Edward Curtis 1759.
3. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 1.) m. Sarah, D. of Henry King- man, 1719, and had Benjamin, Nathan, John, Bethiah, Susanna, Silence, Ann : his will 1753; d. 1762. Bethiah m. Josiah Me- huren 1769 .- Silence m. John Muxam 1748 .- Ann m. Azariah Hayward 1768 .- Susanna d. 1761. The wid. d. 1767 .- Benja- min m. Lydia Harlow 1741.
4. Dea. Solomon (s. of Joseph 1.) m. Sarah, D. of Isaac John- son, 1719, and had Sarah 1721, Abihail, Mary, Solomon 1729, Ebenezer 1731, Hannah, Isaac 1736, Daniel 1741 : his will and d. 1757. Sarah m. Nathan Perkins perhaps 1752. (See Nathan Perkins 7.)-There was a Sarah who died 1767 .- Ebenezer m. Abial, widow of John Alger and D. of John Johnson, 1758: he also mn. Bulah, D. of Jonathan Washburn, 1760: he settled in Middleborough .- IIannah m. Timothy Hayward 1767 .- Isaac m. Catharine Caswell 1758 .- Daniel died (a soldier) 1778, and Hez. Hooper settled his estate 1779 .- Abihail m. John Conant 1746 .- Daniel's wid. Mary m. Capt. John Shaw of Raynham 1779 .- Daniel m. a Patten of Conn.
5. David (s. of Joseph 1.) m. Joanna, D. of Ebenezer Allen, 1722, and settled in E. B., and had Rebeckah 1724, Joanna 1726, Dorcas 1728, David 1729, Deborah 1732, Abner 1734. His wife d., and he m. widow Ann Leonard (she was a Bryant probably) 1733, and had Ruth 1740, Peter 1746, Ann 1747, Thomas 1750: he d. 1790, æ. 91. Rebecca m. Elisha Allen 1745 .- Joanna m. Phineas Conant 1749 .- Deborah m. Joseph Orcutt 1751 .- Ruth m. Obadiah Bates 1762 .- Dorcas m. James Lovell 1754 .- Thos. m. a Morton, and settled in Titicut.
6. Samuel (s. of Joseph 1.) m. Bethiah, D. of Nicholas Byram, 1729, and settled in E. B., and had Mehitabel, Samuel, Paul, Silas, Bethiah 1747. She d. 1774, æ. 65 .- Mehitabel m. David French, and afterwards Benjamin Price 1782 .- Bethiah m. Wm. Daniels of Abington 1767 .- The family went westward.
7. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 2.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ebenezer French, 1740, and had Jonathan 1741, Lucy, Cornelius 1748, Elizabeth, who m. Andreas Vinacea 1778, and went to South Brimfield, now Wales; Jeremiah 1753, Ebenezer 1757: he d. 1775, she 1778 .- Ebenezer m. Charity Besse 1780 .- Jeremiah m. Ann Bolton 1777.
8. Job (s. of Joseph 2.) m. Mary, D. of Josiah Washburn, 1757, and had Sarah 1758, and Lydia, who m. Azor Howe 1787: Wid. Mary d. 1804, æ. 77 .- Sarah Pratt m. Barnabas Blossom 1778.
9. Nathan (s. of Benjamin 3.) m. Sarah Harlow 1745, and had Sarah and Abigail, he d. 1750. Abigail m. Benjamin Benson
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1770 .-- Perhaps the wid. m. Nathan Perkins 1752 .- (See Dea. Solomon 4.)
10. John (s. of Benjamin 3 ) m. Martha, D. of Hugh Mehu- ren, and had Olive 1751, Levi 1754, Bathsheba 1759, Mary 1760. Olive m. Lazarus Hathaway 1774 .- John Pratt m. Saralı Pierce 1751.
11. Solomon (s. of Solomon 4.) m. Mary, D. of John Keith, 1761, and had Mary 1262 : his w. d. 1764, and he m. Abihail, D. of James Hooper, 1767, and had Nancy, and perhaps others. -Mary m. Ebenezer Perkins 1782 .- Nancy m. Timo. Conant 1788.
12. David (s. of David 5.) m. Abigail, D. of William Bowditch, 1753, and had Mary 1756, Oliver 1757, Jeremiah 1760, Allen 1766. She d. 1783, æ. 51, and he m. widow Phebe Atwood (she was a Gloyd of Abington) 1784, and had David 1787, Isaac 1790 : he d. 1810, æ. 81 ; she 1817, æ. 70. Mary m. Joshua Pratt 1783. Jeremiah removed early .- Allen gra. H. U. 1785, and settled in the ministry at Westmoreland, N. H .- David m. Mary, D. of Seth Hobart 1815, and had David, and d. 1817, æ. 30 .- Isaac m. Nancy Pratt of Carver 1813, and had George W. and Oliver .- David 3d m. Mary Weld of Me.
13. Abner (s. of David 5.) m. Martha, wid. of Henry Cary and D. of Dr. Joseph Byram, 1764, and had Nathan 1765, Susanna 1768 : he removed to S. B .- Nathan m. Lois Fuller 1786 .- Su- sanna m. James Richards 1798.
14. Peter (s. of David 5.) and his w. Amy had Samuel 1775, Rebeckah 1777, Molly 1779.
15. Dea. Seth (s. of Nathaniel and g. s. of Joseph 1.) was ex'or. and residuary legatee of his grandfather's will, m. Han- nah, D. of Joseph Washburn, 1752, and had Nathaniel 1754, Joseph 1756, Nehemiah 1757, Simeon 1759, Seth, Silvanus, Asa, Chloe, Joanna : he d. 1795, æ. 66. Nehemiah d. 1778, and a D. d. 1778 .- Joseph went westward .- Seth gra. H. U. 1785, and d. young .- Chloe m. Jeremiah Conant 1793 .- Joanna m. Adam Besse 1791, and Isaac Keith 1797.
16. Oliver (s. of David 12.) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel Lowden, 1787, and had Allen, Susanna 1794. His w. d. 1802, æ. 36, and he m. Rebecca Ford 1805: he also afterwards m. Thankful Ford, sister of his 2d. w. Rebecca : he d. 1832, æ. 75. Allen was a mariner and master of a vessel .- Susanna d. 1816, æ. 22.
17. Nathaniel (s. of Dea. Seth 15.) m. Betty, D. of Ezekiel Washburn, 1778, and had Sally, Hannah, Betsy, Elijah, Alber- tina, Seth, Chloe, Nathaniel. Sarah m. Isaac Swift 2d, 1797 .- Hannah m. Seth Conant 1801 .- Betsy m. David Waterman 1802, and Daniel Hudson 1822 .- Seth m. Lucinda Conant 1816 .- Chloe m. Alvan Crossman 1813, and afterwards Nahum Mitchell of R., s. of Bradford Mitchell .- Nathaniel m. Lucy Thomas of Marshfield.
18. Capt. Simeon (s. of Dea. Seth 15.) m. Sarah, D. of Judge
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Benj. Willis, 1791, and had Simeon 1795, Charles 1794, Henry W. 1797, Benjamin W. and Sarah twins .- Simeon m. Alice Waterman .- Charles m. Lavinia, D. of Freeman Pope, 1821 .- Henry W. m. Clarinda Leonard 1821 .- Benj. W. m. Joanna Lucas .- Sarah m. Jabez IIarden.
19. Silvanus (s. of Dea. Seth 15.) m. Experience, D. of Oliver Alden, 1803, and had Experience, who m. Benjamin P. Pope; and Mary, who m. Benjamin Crooker.
20. Capt. Asa (s. of Dea. Seth 15.) m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Sprague, 1799, and had Harriet M. and Lusanna T .: he d. 1831. Harriet M. m. John E. Howard Esq. 1821 .- Lusanna T. m. Maj. Cushing Mitchell 1822.
21. Elijah (s. of Nathaniel 17.) m. Naomi, D. of Robert Wade, 1813, and had Betsy 1813, Susanna 1815, Enoch, Loisa.
22. Joshua Pratt (s. of William of Abington) m. Experience Nash 1729, and settled in E. B. a. 1740, and had Mary, Sarah 1734, Hannah 1737, all born in A., Experience 1741, Joshua 1743: he d. 1772, æ. 67; she 1773. Mary m. Nathaniel Rams- dell 1753 .- Hannah m. Samuel Allen 1758 .- Experience m. Nathaniel Lowden 1762.
23. Joshua (son of Joshua 22.) married Mary, D. of David Pratt, 1783, and had William 1784, Nabby 1785, Polly 1787, Sarah 1789, Dexter 1791: he dicd 1813, æ. 70; she 1828, æ. 72. William m. Celia, D. of Nathan Whitman, 1816 .- Nabby m. Eleazar Whitman Jr. 1812 .- Dexter m. Polly, D. of Benja- min Pincin .- Sarah m. Spencer Crane of Canton 1809, and af- terwards Noah Pool of Ab. IS19.
24. William Pratt and his w. Polly had Albert 1811, William 1813, Anthony 1815.
25. Robert Pratt and his w. Rebecca had Cotton 1785, Eben- ezer 1789.
26. John Pratt settled in N. B. a. 1737, and had Barnabas, John, Thomas, Consider, Jesse, Margery, Priscilla. Margery Pratt m. Thomas Tribou 1746 .- Priscilla m. a Smith.
27. Barnabas (s. of John 26.) m. Isabel, D. of Walter Downey, . 1750, and had Thaddeus, Barnabas, Catharine, Mary, Isabel, Susanna. Thaddeus m. Rachel, D. of Jabez Churchill, 1777, and Barnabas m. Ruhama, D. of Levi French, 1787, and both went to Me .- Catharine m. Jeremy Thayer 1780 .- Mary m. Asa Battles .- Isabel m. Levi Brannock 1790 .- Susanna m. Simeon Davie 1789. He d. 1788, and she went to Hebron, Me., with her son-in-law Davie, and lived to be 102 years old or more.
28. Thomas (s. of John 26.) m. Mercy Jones, and had Micah 1756, Consider 1759, Thomas 1761, Margery 1764, Lot 1767, Mercy 1769, Patience 1771, Noah 1774 : she d. 1777 ; he a. 1781. Consider d. in the army .- Lot m. Polly Aldrich 1787, and he and Noah went to Vt .- Margery m. John Bolton 1787 .- Mercy m. a Spear .- Patience m. John Crane 1793.
29. Thomas (s. of Thomas 28.) m. Susanna, D. of Seth Thayer,
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1788, and had Edward, Asa, Arba, Silvia, Azuba, Rebecca, HIen- rietta, Susanna, Polly, Emily, Abigail. Asa m. Lydia Humphry 1815 .- Azuba m. Simeon Dunbar 2d of HI. 1813.
30. Cornelius (s. of Jonathan 7.) m. Martha, D. of Jonathan Leonard, and had Jonathan, Martha, Leonard, Ebenezer, Corne- lius, Lucy. Jonathan m. Deborah, D. of Ebenezer Hathaway, 1817 .- Martha m. Jabez Vaughn of Md. 1817 .- Leonard m. Clarissa, D. of Silvanus Leonard, 1818 .- Ebenezer m. a Tomson of Halifax .- Cornelius m. Lusanna Tomson .- Lucy m. Thomas Cushman.
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