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Phineas and Joshua Pratt came over in the 3d ship, Ann, and were among the forefathers at Plymouth, and probably ancestors of most of the name in the Old Colony ; and Benaijah Pratt admitted Freeman 1654 .- John Pratt was in Bridgewater 1699. Elizabeth Pratt m. Samuel Staples 1704 .- Nathaniel m. Sarah, D. of Nehemiah Allen, 1734, Hannah m. Napthali Byram 1744. James of E. m. Martha, D. of John Willis, 1733 .- A Pratt m. Margerie, D. of Josiah Leonard .- Joseph and Enoch were soldiers 1775 .- Enoch m. Salome Rickard 1784 .- Sile m. An- thony Pierce 1778 .- Charity of Norton m. John Davenport 1763 .- Ebenezer m. Ann Dyer 1717 .- Olive m. Josiah Torrey 1782 .- Matilda m. Isaac Allen 1796 .- Mercy m. Alphens Orcutt IS02 .- Ebenezer of Weymouth m. Waitstill Washburn 1720 .- Joseph m. Elizabeth French 1738 .- Huldah m. Benjamin Reed of Cummington, 1778 .- Huldah m. John Carver Jr. 1795 .- Molly of A. m. Wm. Hearsey 1778 .- Wid. Hannah m. Sam'l Noyes 1771 .- Wid. Hannah m. Ebenezer Campbell 1764. Deborah m. Jonathan Ames 1780 .- Zebedee of M. m. Dardana Keith 1763 .- Lavinia m. Timothy Willis 1786 .- Benjamin m. Olive Perkins 1789 .- Phebe m. Nehemiah Leonard 1792 .- Han- nah m. Dea. Isaac Willis 1732 .- Noah m. Desire, D. of Joseph Cole 1777 .- Lovicy m. Job Staples Bryant 1793 .- William of E. m. Amity Brett 1797 .- Elijah m. Sibil Dunbar 1798 .- Nehe- miah m. Chloe Rickard 1793 .- Calvin of M. m. Clarissa Keith 1798 .- Sally of M. m. Jeremiah Keith Jr. 1801 .- Isaac of M. m. Naomi Keith 1804 .- Jona. of H. m. Nabby Phillips 1821 .- Lydia m. Charles Wilbor of E. 1813 .- Zebulun K. of M. m. Su- sanna Keith 1814 .- Judith B. m. Daniel E. Willis 1815 .- Sarah d. 1778 in S. B .- Elizabeth d. in S. B. 1794, æ. 71 .- Hannah m. Charles Tomson 1816 .- Sarah m. Ephraim Thomas 1739 .- Consider of H. m. Mary, D. of David Thayer .- Samuel of St. m. Eleanor Whitman 1764 .- Molly m. Amasa Tribou 1780.
PRICE .- Benjamin Price (from Dorchester) was a soldier under Gen. Winslow, 1755, at Nova Scotia, and settled in S. B., and in. Silence, D. of Nathaniel Hayward, 1743, and had Mary 1744, Silence 1746, Sarah 1748, Hannah 1750, Benjamin 1753, Lydia 1755, Betty 175S, Susanna 1761. His wife d., and he m. Mehitabel, wid. of David French and D. of Samuel Pratt, 1782 : he d. 1805, æ. 85; she d. 1804, æ. 65 .- One D. m. a Palmer .- Sarah m. Ebenezer Colwell 1769 -Hannah m. John Pool of H.
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1777 .- Betty m. Capt. Nathaniel Soper of Hanson 1782 .- Ben- jamin m. Ruth, wid. of Jacob Washburn, 1805, and had Benjamin, who m. a D. of Timothy Harlow.
PRYOR, OR PRIOR .- John Pryor (probably from Duxbury, and s. of. Joseph, who d. there 1692) settled early in E. B .; m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel Allen, and had Joseph, Hannah, Sarah, Bethiah, and d. 1742. Hannah m. William Phillips 1718 .- Sarah m. Theodosius Moore 1725.
2. Joseph (s. of John above) m. Ann Moore, and had Isaac 1726, Mary 1729, Martha 1736, Sarah 1739 : he d., and his wid. m. James Allen .- Mary m. Joseph Latham 1748 .- Martha m. John Hanmer 1760 .- Sarah m. Josiah Fobes Jr. 1766, and then John Eaton of M. 1780, and afterwards Joseph Bassett 1796 : and she d. 1839, æ. 100 .- Eliphaz Pryor of Dux. m. Hannah, D. of Josiah Howard.
They all descended probably from Thomas Pryor of Scit., who d. 1639, leaving Sam'I and Thomas in Eng., and Joseph, Eliza- beth, Mary, John and Daniel here.
RAMSDELL .- Nathaniel Ramsdell (from Pembroke) settled in E. B., and m. Mary, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1753, and had Daniel 1754, Matthew 1756, James 1753, Joseph 1761. Daniel m. Elizabeth Buek, and had Betsy 1777, and d. 1779; and his w. m. Ebenezer Noyes 1795 .- Matthew m. Mary, and James m. Eunice, Ds. of Jonathan Allen of Braintree, and both went to Cummington .- Joseph m. Lydia Gloyd of A. 1787, and had Nathaniel 1789, Nancy 1791, Lydia 1794, Mary 1797, Joseph 1806. Nathaniel m. Sally, D. of Josiah Johnson, 1812 .- Naney and Lydia m. David Brown 1812 and 1818 .- Mary m. John P. Reed 1816.
Mary m. William Whiting 1748 .- Gideon m. Sarah Farrington 1736 -Samuel had Gershom 1750, Martha 1752, in E. B .- Jo- seph had Sarah 1749 in E. B .- Simeon's w. d. in E. B. 1781 .- John m. Hannah Allen 1784 .- Charles m. Betty Tirrell 1783 .- Lot m. Lucinda Gannett 1794 .- Noah m. Hitty Whitmarsh 1790. Lucy m. James Dorrein 1797 .- Levi of Milton m. Amie Dunbar 1801 .- Noah m. Betsy Allen 1818 .- This name was sometimes written Ramsden on early records.
RATCHFORD .- James Ratchford, or Radsford, was early in E. B., (Hanson now perhaps), and m. Margaret Balls 1739, and had James 1739, Thomas 1741, William 1748, John 1750, Walter 1752.
RATHBURN .- Rev. Valentine Wightman Rathburn settled in W. B. over the Baptist Society : his wife Hepzibah : he had Sukey Lethridge 1801, Samuel Carpenter 1805. Hannah Rath- burn of Bellingham m. Barzillai Hayward 1813.
REED, OR READ .- Samuel and Mary Reed : she was a Davis ; m. 1705: had Mary 1706; (m. Ehenezer Shaw 1733,) and Samuel 1707. Samuel m. Elizabeth, D. of Nathaniel Hay- ward, 1737 .- The wid. m. Timothy Hayward 1730.
2. Joseph and Mary had Mary 1741 .- These two families were
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from Abington probably, and Samuel might have lived in Abing- ton, as a great part of it then belonged to Bridgewater.
3. Hezekiah (s. of James) m. Deborah, D. of Isaac Tirrell of A., and had James, Isaac, Jeremiah, Calvin, Joseph, Jared, and Nancy. Jared m. Mehitabel Gardner 1811, and Electa Phillips, 2d w .- Joseph m. Charlotte Stetson 1807 .- Calvin m. Hannah Lowden 1807 .- Wid. Sarah Reed d. 1811, æ. 75.
4. Ezekiel and his wife Mary had Polly 1769, Zelotes 1771, Ezekiel 1772, Zebulun 1774, Hannah 1776, Olive 1777, Jesse 1778, Charles 1780, Abraham 1782, Briggs 1784. Jesse m. Han- nah, D. of Caleb Hayward 1800.
5. Rev. John, D. D. (s. of Rev. Solomon of Titicut) m. Han- nah Sampson 1780, and settled in W. B .; ord. 7th June, 1780, and had John 1781, Daniel 1783, Solomon 1788, Hannah 1790, Sally 1793*, Caleb 1797, Sampson 1800. She d. 1815, and he m. again. John gra. B. U. 1803, and m. Olive, D. of Abiezer Alger Esq. 1809, and settled in Yarmouth, Co. of Barnstable, as an At- torney ; now, and for many years past, Member of Congress .- Daniel m. Nancy Foster of Mid. 1812 .- Solomon m. Abigail, D. of George Howard, 1811 .- Hannah m. Jonathan Copeland 3d 1818 .- Caleb and Sampson went to Boston; both gra. H. U .; Caleb 1817, Sampson 1818.
6. Timothy Esq. (bro. of Rev. John 5.) settled also in W. B., m. Hannah, D. of Caleb Kingman, 1788, and had Caleb King- man 1789*, d. 1796; Caleb Kingman 1799, d. 1837, unmarried : the father, Timothy, d. 1813.
7. Jonathan (s. of Ebenezer of Abington) m. Deborah, D. of John Porter of Abington, and settled in E. B., and had Mary 1789, Jonathan Loring 1791, John Porter 1793, Deborah 1795, Elizabeth 1797, Thaxter 1800, Ebenezer 1801, Clarissa 1805, Almira 1806, David Porter 1808. Jonathan L. m. Charlotte Brown of Abington 1816 .- John Porter m. Polly, D. of Joseph Ramsdell 1816 .- Deborah m. Jonathan R. Gurney of A. 1816.
8. Ezekiel (s. of Ezekiel 4.) m. Rebecca, D. of Jesse Edson, 1794, and had Emma Corbett 1795, Lydia 1797, Josiah 1799, Joseph Edson 1801, Edwin 1804, Charles Briggs 1806 .- Emma C. m. Jacob Tirrell 1813 .- Josiah m. Jennet, D. of John Keith 1820.
9. James and his w. Rebecca had Andrew Barton 1798.
10. Isaac (s. of Hezekiah 3.) m. Sally, D. of Peleg Stetson, 1803, and had Sally 1803, Isaac 1305, Nahum 1806, Dexter 1809, James Baxter 1815.
11. John (s. of Simeon) m. Lucy Lucas, and had Zadock 1750 in E. B. Zadock m. Lucy Gardner, and had Olive 1773, Miriam, Rachel, Bela, Rhoda, Simeon, John, Obed, Luther, Anna, Lucy, Polly : he removed to Pembroke .- Olive m. Samuel P. French 1301 .- Rachel d. 1782, æ. 26 .- Bela m. Polly, D. of Jonathan Beals, 1793: she d. 1795, æ. 25.
12. Joseph (s. of Hezekiah 3.) m. Charlotte, D. of Peleg 36
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Stetson, 1807, and had Lucius 1808, Aaron 1811, Charlotte Tir- rell 1814.
13. Joshua Reed, from Abington, lives in E. B .; his children are Joshua, Daniel N., John, Mehitabel, Deborah.
Mary m. Simeon Gannett 1775 .- Ezekiel Reed m. Hannah Beal 1742 .- Samuel P. of A. m. Polly Bates 1816 .- Rebecca, member of ch. E. B. 1743 .- Mary T. m. Ophir Howe 1818 .- Oran of A. m. Charlotte Harden 1817 .- Lucy m. Pliny Edson 1819 .- John Jr. of A. m. Harriet Churchill 1818 .- Edwin m. Farozina Glass 1822 .- Elizabeth of Seit. m. Seth Gannett Jr. 1821 .- Esther m. David Hearsey 1707 .- Abigail m. Nat. Whit- aker of Rehoboth 1711 .- Sarah m. Hezekiah King 1712 .- Ste- phen in. Mary Whitmarsh 1714 .- Ruth m. Seth Whitman 1741. Rebecca m. Nathan Allen 1743 .- Wid. Ruth m. Samuel Porter 1764 .- Capt. Daniel m. wid. Sarah Dawes 1765 .- Obadiah m. Elizabeth Shaw 1770 .- Seth m. Thankful Whitmarsh 1773 .- Rhoda m. Richard Smith 1773 .- Seth m. Mary Lazell 1776 .- Naomi m. Obadiah Hearsey 1777 .- Ruth m. Adams Bailey 1783. James m. Ruth Porter 1784 .- Polly Reed of Plymouth m. a Muxam, and afterwards William Bowen, and lives in E. B .- Frederick Jr. of Ran. m. Sally Packard 1797 .- Sarah of E. m. Lem'l Lathrop 1794 .- Rachel of Pem. m. Isaac Snell 1S00 .- Sally of M. m. Amos Keith Jr. 1801 .- Ezekiel m. Hannah Lit- tlefield of R. 1807 .- Jane m. Daniel Bates 1810 .- Abiah m. Jane Gurney 1814.
REA .- Jeremiah Rea and Mary his wife had Daniel Putnam and Israel Fuller 1798, John Flavel 1801.
REYNOLDS .- Nath'l Reynolds Esq. (s. of Nath'l of Boston) settled in N. B .; m. Hannah Hartwell 1739, and had Philip 1740, Jonas 1742. She d., and he m. Mary Tolman, and had Timothy 1746, Hannah 1750, Mary 1754, Nath'l 1757, David 1759, Silence 1760, Jonathan 1764, Cynthia 1769: he removed to Vassalbo- rough, Me., with his 5 youngest children. Hannah m. William Packard 1769 .- Mary m. Dea. Ebenezer Packard 1774 .- Jona. m. Anna, D. of Jeremiah Thayer, 1794, and went to Sidney, Me .- Nath'l m. Bethiah, D. of Levi Keith, 1777.
2. Thomas (brother of Nathaniel above) m. Elizabeth Turner 1748, and had Amy 1749*, Joseph 1751, Amy 1753, Elizabeth 1755, Susanna 1757, Martha 1759, Thomas 1762, Josiah 1766 : he d. 1795, æ. 77. Amy m. Silas Dunbar 1772 .- Susanna m. Oliver Howard 1780 .- Martha m. Capt. Parmenas Packard 1778 .- Thomas m. Tabitha, D. of Jeremiah Thayer, 1785, and went to Me .- Josiah m. a Phillips and went to Vermont.
Nathaniel of Boston, father of the two brothers above. m. Mary, D. of Thomas Snell, and when he d. the wid. came back with her children, and she m. David Ames 1722.
3. Philip (s. of Nathaniel 1.) m. Hannah, D. of Wm. Packard, 1765, and had William 1767, Hannah 1769, Charity 1771, Philip, and Polly. Ile d., and she m. Enos Thayer 1782 .- Charity m. Leonard Orcutt 1797 .- Polly m. Oliver Belcher 1798 .- William
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m. Martha, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1791, and went to Me .- Philip went to St.
4. Jonas (s. of Nathaniel 1.) m. Anna, D. of Luke Perkins, a. 1768, and had Anna 1769, Jonas 1772, Isaac 1774, John, David P., Jonathan, Polly. Anna in. Josiah Perkins Jr. 1790 .- Polly m. Isaac French 1800 .- Wid. Anna m. Dea. Elijah Snell 1798 .- John m. Falley Wales of St. 1802 .- David P. m. Sarah, D. of Andrew Bartlett of Plymo., 1818, and settled in E. B.
5. Timothy (s. of Nathaniel 1.) and his w. Rebecca had Han- nah 1770, Molly 1775: he then went to Vassalboro', Me.
6. Joseph (s. of Thomas 2.) m. Jemima, D. of Luke Perkins, 1772, and had Ichabod, Joseph, Daniel, Simeon, Azel, Thomas, Jemima, Olive, Amy, Susanna, Vesta. Capt. Ichabod m, Polly, D. of Isaac Brett, 1796, and went to Minot, Me .- Azel m. Su- sanna Nash 1812 .- Thomas m. Nancy Pike 1819 .- Olive m. Joseph Macomber 1793 .- Amy m. Ziphion Howard 1803 .- Su- sanna m. Capt. Silas Dunbar 1806 .- Vesta m. Isaac Clapp 1814.
7. Jonas (s. of Jonas 4.) m. Rebecca, D. of Joseph Hayward, 1798, and had Martin Luther 1799, Orren 1801, Anna 1803, Mary 1805, Jo. Hayward 1808, Rebecca 1814.
8. Isaac (s. of Jonas 4.) m. Mchitabel Ford 1805, and had Polly 1806, Edwin 1808, Nahum 1809, Benjamin Franklin 1810, Sibil 1814.
9. Joseph (s. of Joseph 6.) m. Martha, D. of Silas Dunbar, 1798, and had Olive 1798, Pamela 1800, Sophia 1802, Oliver 1804, Nancy 1808, Daniel 1810, Susanna 1812, Luke 1815 .- Joseph Jr. m. Phebe Whitcomb 1817.
10. Simeon (s. of Joseph 6.) m. Mary, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell 1809, and had Simeon Otis 1809.
Nathaniel and Sarah Reynolds of Boston had Sarah 1687 .- Isaac m. Dorothy Seeker of Mid'o., 1707.
Elizabeth m. Perez Packard 1803 .- Zilpha m. Joshua How- ard 1805 .- Nathaniel Jr. of Sidney m. Hannah Porter 1811.
RICHARDS .- Benjamin Richards (from Weymouth) settled in W. B., and m. Mehitabel, D. of Isaac Alden, 1711, and had Mehitabel 1712, Joseph 1714, Daniel 1716, James 1718, Sarah 1720. His w. d., and he m. Lydia Faxon, and had John 1723, Josiah 1724, Seth 1726, Ezra 1728, Lydia 1732, Hannah 1736. He d. 1741 : his will makes no mention of James or Seth. James Richards m. Susanna Pratt 1740, on Abington records : both of them there said to be of Br .- Mehitabel m. David Packard Jr. 1737 .- Joseph went to St .- Sarah m. Wm. Packard 1740 .- Ezra was a schoolmaster .- Lydia m. Dea. Nathan Alden (his 2d wife) 1757 .- Hannah m. Dr. Philip Bryant (his 2d wife) 1779.
2. Daniel (s. of Benjamin 1.) m. Mary, D. of David Packard, 1740, and had Daniel 1741*, William 1741*, and a D. 1742 *.
3. John (s. of Benjamin 1.) m. Keziah, D. of Capt. Israel Bailey, 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Keziah 1755, Benjamin 1758, Seth 1763, James 1766, Ezra 1768, Tamzin 1770, Lydia 1773, Jennet 1774 : he d. 1812. Sarah m. Joseph Thayer Jr. of St.
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1795, and afterwards Dea. Zacheus Thayer .- Keziah m. James Inglee 1787 .- James and Ezra went westward .- Tamzin m. Jo- seph Snow Jr. 1795.
4. Dea. Josiah (s. of Benjamin 1.) m. Anna Robinson of Raynham 1781, and had Josiah 1783, Zeba 1786, Daniel 1788 : he d. 1815, æ. 90. Zeba m. Polly, D. of Daniel Hartwell 1817 .- Danicl m. Lentha, D. of Daniel Hartwell, 1812.
5. Benjamin (s. of John 3.) m. Polly, D. of Richard Bartlett of N. Scotia, 1782, and had Rhoda 1783, Bartlett 1785, Avery 1788, Polly 1792 : he d. 1812, æ. 54. Rhoda m. Samuel G. Al- den 1804 .- Bartlett was a shipmaster, and d. at sea .- Avery went to Duxbury.
6. Seth (s. of John 3.) m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Snow, 1791, and had Betsy 1793, John 1796, Luther 1798, Ward 1801, Ruth 1803: he d. 1837. John m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan King- man, 1820 .- Ward m. Mehitabel, D. of John Brown.
Joseph Richards and Sarah of Weymouth : his will 1695 men- tions Joseph, James, Susanna, Sarah, and " all the rest of my sons and daughters" of whom probably Benjamin first above named was one. There was a John and Sarah at Weymouth also who had a s. Benjamin 1786.
There was a family of Richards lived in S. B .- Nathan had Nathan, James, Hannah and Polly twins .- Hannah m. Josiah Edson 1791,-Polly m. Marcus Leonard 1793 .- James m. Su- sanna, D. of Abner Pratt, 1798 .- Nathan m. Lydia Hayward 1813 .- Isaac m. Esther Holbrook 1817 .- Anne m. Edward Ben- ton of Prov. 1816 .- James of Newton m. Dorothy Packard 1777 .- Sarah m. William Davenport 1730 .- Joseph m. Mary Hamlin 1742 .- Susanna m. Silas Williams 1760 .- Timothy of Ded. m. Sarah, D. of Sam'l Edson, 1778 .- Milicent m. Silvanus Washburn 1765 .- James m. Susanna Pratt 1740.
RICHARDSON .- Winslow Richardson lived in E. B., m. Rhoda, D. of Benjamin Johnson, 1763, and had Benjamin 1764, Ruth Holman 1765. His w. d., and he m. Elizabeth, D. of Jo- seph Byram, 1768, and had Susanna 1771, Joseph Byram 1773 : he then removed from town.
Stephen Richardson m. Ruth, D. of Benjamin Johnson .- Re- beckah Richardson m. Zebulun Packard 1764, and afterwards Silas Kinsley 1774 .- Hannah of Leicester m. Joseph Burr 1792.
RICKARD, OR RECORD .- Thomas Record lived in E. B., and had John 1725 : he was one of the committee for settling the Rev. John Angier : he lived perhaps in what is now Hanson.
2. Elkanah Rickard lived in S. B., m. Bethiah, D. of Nath'l Conant, 1733, and had Seth 1735, Amasa 1738, Uriah 1740, Ke- turah 1744: he d. 1777. Seth m. Susanna Packard 1757 .- Amasa m. Deliverance, D. of Joseph Pratt 1759 .- Uriah m. Zil- pha White 1761.
3. Nathaniel lived also in S. B., m. Jerusha, D. of James Dunbar, 1751, and had Daniel 1752, Asher 1754, Elkanah 1759, Ebenezer 1761, Susanna 1763, Rufus 1765.
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4. Jacob and Hannah had Salome 1758, Hannah 1760, Bar- tholomew 1765, d. 1789 : the father d. 1809. Salome m. Enoch Pratt 1784.
5. Salmon Rickard m. Olive, D. of Capt. Elijah Edson 1786, and had Seth 1788, How 1790, Thomas 1794, Calvin 1796, Sal- mon 1799, and went to Mid'o .- This name was often pronounced Ricket.
Hannah Rickard m. Josiah Byram 1720 .- Elizabeth m. John Whitman 1726 .- Mehitabel m. Arthur Harris 1730 .- Rebecca m. Dea. Seth Allen 1735, and then Dea. Thomas Whitman 1767: these were all from Plympton .- Joseph of P. m. Lydia Willis 1737 .- Samuel m. Mary Bumpus 1749 .- Nathan m. Mary Snell 1767 .- Elisha Reckords m. Ruth Chamberlin 1775 .- Alice m. Joab Willis Jr. 1772 .- Sarah m. John Willis 1779 .- Betty m. Dea. Noah Edson 1782 .- Lucy m. Joshua Washburn 1786 .- Chloe m. Nehemiah Pratt 1793 .- Hannah m. William Badger 1819.
RIDER .- Samuel Rider lived and d. in S. B., m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Washburn, 1799, and his s. in law, Benjamin Dar- ling, and his brother Abner Rider, a bachelor, live on the same place.
Captain Samuel Rider (from Plymouth) m. a Dunham, and settled and lives in W. B., and has Samuel, Lewis, William, and others .- Samuel m. Anne and Lewis m. Elizabeth, Ds. of Dea. Joseph Kingman .- William went to N. B.
RIPLEY .- William Ripley and his wife, two ss., Abraham and John, and 2 Ds., came from Hingham, England, and settled here at Hingham 1638: he probably m. Elizabeth, wid. of Thos. Thaxter, 1654, and d. 1656 : he was ancestor probably of all of the name in this part of the country .- Sarah m. Jeremiah Beal at H. 1654.
1. William Ripley and his w. Mary settled in W. B., and had Margaret, Sarah 1696, John 1698, Martha 1700, William 1702, Samuel 1705, Jonathan 1707, Timothy 1710, Christopher 1712. Sarah m. George Bryant .- Martha m. John Rawson.
2. John (s. of William 1.) m. Deborah, D. of Israel Wash- burn, and had Mary 1730, Waitstill 1732, Deborah 1734. He d., and the wid. m. Nathaniel Bolton 1740, and d. 1759 .- Mary m. Amos Hayward 1766 .- Waitstill m. Isaac Lee 1751.
3. Samuel (s. of William 1.) m. Abigail, D. of John Bolton, 1736, and had Robert 1737. Abigail, the mother, or a D., m. Stephen Pettingill 1764.
4. Christopher (s. of William 1.) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. Ed- ward Howard, 1737, and had Solomon 1737, Jane 1743, Bethiah 1745. Bethiah m. Jabez Bolton 1765.
5. Solomon (s. of Christopher 4.) m. Miriam Briggs 1758, and had Christopher 1758, Elizabeth 1761, Daniel 1764, Marlbray 1767, Nathaniel 1771, and Deborah : he d. 1809. Marlbray m. Ruth Whiting 1787 .- Deborah m. Cyrus Hayward 1804.
6. Capt. Daniel (s. of Solomon 5.) m. Martha, D. of David
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Harvey, 1783, and had Mary 1783, Martha 1787, Daniel 1791, Susanna 1792, d. 1822; Orra 1795, David H. 1793, Deborah 1801 : he d. 1819. Orra m. Alson Field 1820.
Polly in. Sihon Morse of St. 1804 .- Sally of Plympton m. Nathan Hartwell 1789 .- Hannah of E. m. Sam'l Edson 3d 1797. Elizabeth m. Jacob Keith 1801 .- Lydia of Plympton m. Zeph- aniah Lathrop Jr. 1812.
ROBBINS .- Nicholas Robbins was one of the original Pro- prietors of B., but never resided here : was at Duxbury 1640, and d. there a. 1650. He had John, Catharine, Mary, and Han- nah : he gave John half his land at the New Plantation, and the other half to his daughters.
2. John settled here, and had Jeduthun 1667 : he in some way became helpless, for Goodman Turner (George) was ordered to maintain his brother John Robbins 1668.
3. Jeduthun sold his house and land to Sam'l Kinsley a. 1700, " butting on the S. side Town River adjoining the S. E. side of Thos. Washburn's, where his house stands." Robbins had then removed to Plympton, and d. there a. 1726, and had Jeduthun, John, Lemuel, Persis w. of Jona. Wood, Hannah w. of Barna- bas Wood, Elizabeth, Abigail, Mehitabel.
4. Benjamin Robbins and his wife Susanna, D. of Daniel Keith, lived in Titicut, S. B., and had a family, but removed to M., and had Benjamin and Susanna 1789, Abigail 1791. Ben- jamin m. Patience Morton 1814 .- Susanna m. Oliver Keith 1809. Abigail m. Salmon Keith Jr. 1814.
Betsy of Watertown m. Alfred Whitman 1809 .- Moses of Mid. m. Patience Hooper 1777 .- Polly, sister of Betsy, d. here 1794, æ. 17.
ROBINSON .- Gain Robinson (from Ireland) landed at Ply- mouth, lived at Braintree, Pembroke, and finally in E. B., had recommendations from churches in Ireland, Braintree and Pem- broke : his w. was Margaret Watson, by whom he had Alexan- der, Joseph, Gain 1724, Increase 1727, Betty 1728, James 1730, John 1732, Margaret 1735, Mary 1738, Martha 1740, Jane 1742, Robert 1746: he also had by a former w. a s. Archibald, and a D. Susanna who m. Christopher Erskins, an Irishman also, who settled in A. He d. 1763, æ. 81; she, his 2d wife, 1777, æ. 77. His 9 youngest children only were born here, or after the incor- poration of the parish. Alexander m. Hannah White of A. 1745, and had a D. Abigail 1746, and went to Nova Scotia .- Increase m. Rachel Bates of Hingham 1755, and d. in the French war, a Serjeant, under Gen. Winslow at Nova Scotia, between 1755 and 1757 : had no children .- Mary m. Richard Bartlett 1757,-Mar- tha m. Archibald Thompson 1761 .- John m. a Studley, and set- tled in Kingston, and had a family : his D. Martha m. Eliphalet Bailey 1782.
2. Joseph (s. of Gain 1.) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Keith, 1746, and had Joseph 1747, Benjamin 1748, Edward 1750, Su- sanna 1753, Abigail 1755. His w. d., and he m. Hannah, D. of
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Isaac Snow, 1759, and had Isaac 1760*, Hannah 1763*, Snow 1765 *. His estate was settled by his wid. and his brother James 1766 .- Joseph d. æ. about 20 .- Edward d. 1818, æ. 67, a bache- lor .- Susanna m. William Vinton 1774 .- Abigail m. Silvanus Lazell 1775 .- Isaac lost at sea .- Hannah d. single 1802, æ. 39, burnt in a fit .- Snow d. at West Point in the army 1783, æ. 19. 3. Gain (s. of Gain 1.) m. a Dyer, and had Gain, William, Increase, John, Dyer 1765, Joseph, Ansel, Sally, and Zibeah who m. Daniel Packard and went to Pelham: he d. 1778 of small- pox, æ. 54. Gain m. a Gardner, lived in Hanson or Abington, and had a family .- Sally m. Solomon Johnson 1788 .- John m. Molly, D. of Thomas Packard, 1781, and had John, Mary, Daniel, Abiel, Sarah, Zibeah. John, Mary, and Daniel went to Port- land .- Abiel and Sarah went to Cambridgeport .- Sarah m. Sam'l Pond .- Zibeah not m .- Daniel afterwards went to Bangor.
4. James (s. of Gain I.) m. Jerusha, D. of Ebenezer Bartlett of Duxbury, and had James and Bartlett twins, Watson, Abner, Gain, Clark, Jerusha Bartlett 1753, Margaret 1754, Mary, Eliz- abeth, Jane, Esther, Eleanor, Bethiah, and Martha .- James and Bartlett d. in the revolutionary war .- Watson moved to the westward .- Abner was killed at Saratoga 1777 .- The family all moved to Cummington .- Gain was a physician there, and Clark d. there .- Jerusha B. m. Wait Wadsworth of Duxbury .- Mar- garet m. a Fay, and moved westward .- Mary m. David Orr, and went to the 9 Partners .- Elizabeth m. in Cummington .- Jane m. William Johnson 1779 .- Esther, Eleanor and Bethiah m. in Cummington .- The father lived first on Clark's Island, and finally lived and d. in Cummington .- He was here in 1766, and admin- istered on his brother Joseph's estate.
5. Robert (s. of Gain 1.) m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac Kingman, 1772, and had Samuel, James, and others probably, and went to Cummington.
6. Archibald (s. of Gain 1. probably ) m. Mercy, D. of Richard Field 1747, and had Robert 1747, John 1749.
7. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 2.) m. Eve, D. of James Packard, 1770, and had Anna 1771, Deborah 1777, Susanna 1781, Ben- jamin 1784, Kilborn 1787, Polly 1790, Hodijah 1793. IIis w. d., 1796, æ. 46, and he m. Keziah, wid. of Elijah Packard and D. of Capt. John Ames, 1793, and had Nabby Lazell 1799, Bethiah Ames 1802, Margaret Watson 1806 : he d. 1829, æ. 80; she 1838, æ. 74. Anna m. Uriah Brett 1799 .- Deborah m. John Alden 1798 .- Susanna m. Ichabod Keith 1802 .- Polly m. a Bradbury in Maine, and had a 2d husband Herrick in Boston .- Nabby L. m. Samuel P. Condon 1821, and d. 1832, æ. 33 .- Bethiah A. m. Martin Ramsdell .- Margaret W. m. Samuel P. Condon, his 2d wife .- Kilborn not m.
8. William (s. of Gain 3 ) m. Hannah, D. of Hezekiah Eger- ton, 1780, and had William 1784, Abigail 1786*, d. 1804; Mar- cus 1791, Sally 1795, Mary Hitchborn and Maria Dyer 1799 : he d. 1816; she 1832, æ. 72. William m. Abigail Delano of
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Dux. 1812 .- Marcus m. Charlotte Barstow of Pem. 1820 .- Sally m. Henry Gray, and Mary H. m. James Sidall, both English- men.
9. Dyer (s. of Gain 3.) m. Abigail, D. of Abishai Stetson, 1787, and settled in S. B., and had Clarissa 1787, Increase 1789, Dyer 1792, Gad 1795, Jacob 1798, Charles, Salome, Abigail, Enoch. Clarissa m. Solomon Perkins 1813 .- Increase m. Han- nah, D. of Benjamin Edson 1812 .- Dyer m. a Standish .- Gad m. Margaret Orr, D. of Zenas Keith 1821 .- Jacob m. Rhoda W. Chandler of Hanson, and had Caroline E. 1823, Jacob Har- vey, 1826, Lydia Hall 1827 .- Charles m. Ann Maria, D. of Zenas Keith .- Salome m. Zenas Keith, Jr. 1821 .- Abigail m. Capt. Scott Keith.
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