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Abishai Washburn (s. of John 12.) of the County of Albany, N. Y., and his wife Hannah, sold to Wm. Loring of Plympton a farm or plantation in Bridgewater bounded at the N. E. corner of the homestead which is the N. W. corner of Josiah Wash- burn's homestead ; by Gershom Conant's land ; by the road from Conant's to Ichabod Orcutt's ; by the road from said Orcutt's to the S. Meeting House 1767. Hugh Orr Jr. witness, acknow- ledged June 9, 1777, at Salisbury, before Joshua Porter, Justice of Peace.
Capt. Abraham Washburn was, some years since, living in Hinsdale, in the County of Berkshire, æ. 74, whose father, Miles Washburn, first settled in New Milford, and afterwards in Kent, in Conn., and finally removed to Hinsdale. Capt. Abraham thought his grandfather's name was Ebenezer.
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The family of Washburn is so numerous, and there are so many of the same christian name, that there may be many mis- takes, and some confusion, in the account here given of them.
WATERMAN .- Perez Waterman (s. perhaps of Dea. Robert of Halifax) settled in S. B., and had a son Perez, and d. 1793, æ. 90. He had also a D. Abigail, who m. Charles Perkins 1762.
2. Perez (s. of the above) and his wife Abigail had Stephen 1766, Calvin 1768, Ruth 1770, Bethiah 1772, Lydia 1774, Bar- nabas 1776. He m. Ruth Nye of Sandwich 1784; 2d wife : he removed to Oakham. Stephen led a seafaring life .- Calvin m. Salome Allen of Oakham 1793.
Lucy Waterman m. Newland Sampson of Plympton 1766 .- Jonathan m. Abigail Washburn 1768 .- John of H. m. Mercy Orcutt 1769 .- Rebecca m. Elisha Bartlett of Brookfield 1778 .- Wid. Sarah m. Samuel Whitman 1776 .- Wid. Betsy, late w. of David Waterman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt, m. Daniel Hudson 1822 : she m. Waterman 1802 .- Ruth m. Nathan Hall 1790 .- Jabez of Hali. m. Hannalı Benson 1805 .- Elizabeth of Hali. m. Nathaniel French 1811 .- Otis of Kingston m. Betsy Waterman 1820 .- Minerva m. Isaac Alden 1821.
WENTWORTH .- Theophilus Wentworth (born at Canton 1773) and his wife Betsy (born 1779 at Randolph) lived in S. B., and had Eliza 1796, Prince Wales 1798, Martin 1801, Darius 1803, Hiram 1807, Soranus 1810, Lewis 1814, Ephraim French 1818 *.
Edward of Stoughton m. Sarah Winslow 1746 .- Seth m. Jane Warren 1761 .- Oliver m. Sarah Leach 1779.
WESLEY .- Joseph Wesley m. Jane Gilmore 1739, and set- tled in E. B., and had Isaac 1740*, Joseph 1742, John 1745 *. Joseph quit-claimed all his estate to his mother 1772, being lately the estate of John Hagens : she d. 1787, æ. 80.
2. Joseph (s. of the above) m. Margaret Robinson, D. of Mary Pratt, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1773, and had Jennet bap. 1777, her mother then a widow : Joseph, the father, d. at New York, in the army, 1776. Jennet m. Byram Lazell 1793 .- Mary Pratt m. Nath'l Ramsdell 1753.
WEST .- Samuel West m. Lydia, D. of Josiah Washburn, 1739, and had Ezra 1739, Mehitabel 1741, John 1743 .- Samuel West m. Mehitabel, wid. of John Anies and D. of Israel Pack- ard, 1727, perhaps first wife of the above .- Hannah m. William Shaw 1754 .- Thomas m. Mercy Packard 1756 .- Patience m. Lemuel Southworth a. 1757 .- Timothy m. Zibia Edson 1787 .- Mercy m. Reading Carr 1795.
WESTON .- Jonathan Weston lived in W. B., and had a D. Mary bap. there 1731.
2. Seth Weston from Mid'o. perhaps, and his wife Lusanna, lived in B., and had Daniel 1780, Asa (in Mid'o.) 1784, Lucy (in Duxbury) 1788, Sally 1801.
Rufus of Mid'o. m. Sarah Whitman 1777.
WHARTON .- Robert Wharton and his wife Mary lived in
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B., and had Polly (in Plymo.) 1779, Robert 1781, Charity 1783.
WHITE .- Edward White and his wife Keziah lived in W. B., and had IIuldah 1739, Phebe 1741, Keziah 1744.
2. Micah White lived also in W. B., and m. Betty Tolman 1768 : she was D. of Eleazar Snow, and first m. Nathan Ames 1751, and then Wm. Tolman 1757. He had a D. Betsy who m. Isaac Richmond.
3. Micah, (s. of Thomas of Abington), lived in E. B .: he was born 1732; was with Gen. Winslow 1755, at the dispersion of the neutral French at Nova Scotia ; and had Micah, Thomas, Mehitabel, Lucy, and others perhaps. Major Micah the s. set- tled in Abington .- Mehitabel m. Jacob Bicknell Jr. 1803 .- Lucy m. Silas Shaw 1794 .- Micah White m. Lucy Hatch of Hingham 1771.
4. Thomas (s. of Micah 3.) m. Nancy Harden 1803, and had Thomas and Jacob : he m. Isabella D. Harden or Hayden, 1810; 2d w. Jacob gra. B. U. 1832.
5. Thomas (bro. of Micah 3.) lived in Abington, m. Ilannalı Green 1772, and had Rachel, Oliver, and then d., and Oliver was called after him Thomas, and now lives in E. B., the wid. Han- nah having m. Jonathan Alden 1777.
Cornelius White m. Sarah Howell 1747 .- Nathaniel White m. Susanna Crossman 1745, and settled in Easton .- Keziah (per- haps widow of Edward) mn. Edward Hayward Esq. of Easton a. 1749 .- Urania of Marshfield m. Luther Hayward 1794 .- Lydia C. m. Bela Dyer of A. 1812 .- Eleanor of Millbury m. Spencer Lathrop 1817 .- Micah Jr. of A. m. Esther Hobart 1818 .- Jarvis of Raynham m. Minerva Leach 1819 .- Louisa Maria in. Arza Leonard 1820 .- Benjamin Jr. m. Mary Chamberlin 1780 .- Jareb of Amherst m. Ruth Sherman 1794 .- Sarah m. Joseph Hearsey Jr. 1799 .- Hannah of Abington m. Alexander Robinson 1744 .- Ruth m. Adam Kingman 1760 .- Zilphah m. Uriah Rickard 1761. Perez of Raynham m. Deborah Leach 1787 .- Sarah of Marsh- field m. Ensign Nathan Willis, his 2d wife, 1792 .- Nancy m. Geo. W. Blanchard.
WHITING .- Marlborough Whiting (from Pembroke) settled in E. B., and m. wid. Abigail French, D. of Joshua Howard of Braintree, 1796, and had Martin 1797, Sumner 1799, John Adams 1800, Ephraim Howard 1805, d. 1826 : he d. 1830, æ. 75.
Joseph m. Abigail, D. of Isaac Alden, 1778 .- William m. Sarah Ramsdell 1748 .- Ruth m. Marlbray Ripley 1787 .- Sally of Attleboro' m. Daniel Lathrop 1787 .- Polly m. Benja. Pincin Jr. 1798 .- Isaac m. Polly Jones 1804 .- Sam'l m. Abigail Willis 1805 .- Margaret m. William Pincin Jr. 1807 .- Ruth m. Levi Beal of Hingham 1810 .- Polly or Patty m. John Stock Jr. 1809. Amos m. Polly Howard 1810 .- William of Stoughton m. Rachel Turner 1811 .- Mercy of Plympton m. Elisha Hayward 1760.
This name in the early records is often written Whiton and Whitten .- James Whiton (so written) was at Hingham 1647, and
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was probably the ancestor of Marlboro', first above mentioned, and of all the others perhaps.
WHITMAN .- John Whitman was one of the first settlers at Weymouth ; made free 1638 ; a very respectable man ; was the first Deacon ; the first military officer (an ensign) appointed in that town ; one of the three persons appointed by the Governor " to end small controversies" there : he died there 1692, æ. a. 90. He was ancestor of most of the name in this country. His wife was probably Mary, her family name not known: his children mentioned in his will 1685, proved 1692, then living, were 4 ss., Thomas, John, Abiah, Zechariah, and 5 Ds., all m. viz : Sarah Jones, Mary, w. of John Pratt ; Elizabeth, w. of Josiah Green ; Hannah, w. of Stephen French ; and Judith King. Judge Whit- man of Portland has given a very full and interesting memoir of the ancestor and his descendants, published at Portland 1832; but as it is within the scope and purpose of this publication to give some account of all the early settlers of this town, we shall notice those branches that became inhabitants here, referring all, who are solicitous to know more of this numerous and respect- able family, to the Judge's Memoir.
1. Thomas (the eldest s. and only one of the children of John Whitman of Weymouth, who came to Bridgewater) was born in Eng. a. 1629, came to this country with his mother, (after his fa- ther,) a. 1641, and m. Abigail, D. of Nicholas Byram, 1656, and came with his father-in-law Byram, or soon after, and settled in E. B. a. 1662 : he had John (at Wey.) 1658, Ebenezer, Nicholas, Susanna, Mary, Naomi, Hannah : his will 1711, proved 1712 : he died æ. a. 83. Susanna m. Benjamin Willis .- Mary m. Seth Leach .- Naomi m. William Snow 1686. It is not ascertained whom Hannah m.
2. John (s. of Thomas 1.) m. Hannah (Pratt probably ) 1686 ; had no children : d. 1727, æ. a. 70 : was executor of his father's will ; gave his own estate by will principally to David, s. of his brother Nicholas ; mentions his sisters, Mary Leach and Susanna Willis, and heirs of his sister Naomi Snow ; but says nothing of Hannah, who probably was not then living, and had d. without issue.
3. Ebenezer (s. of Thomas 1.) m. Abigail Burnam 1699, and settled in S. B., and had Abigail 1702, Zechariah 1704, John 1707*, Hannah 1709, Ebenezer 1713: his estate settled by his wid. 1713, and she m. Edmund Hobart of Hingham 1714, who came and resided with her : she was appointed guardian to her children. One of the Ds. m. a Soule, and the other a Little and afterwards a Perkins.
4. Nicholas (s. of Thomas 1.) m. Sarah Vining of Weymouth 1700, and had Thomas 1702, John 1704, Josiah 1706*, David 1709, Jonathan 1710, Seth 1713. His w. d., and he m. Mary, D. of Francis Cary 1715, and had Eleazar 1716, Benjamin 1719 *. His wife d. and he m. Mary, D. of William Conant, 1719, and had Mary 1720*, William 1722*, Josiah 1724, Sarah 1726,
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Abigail 1728*, Nicholas 1731, Susanna 1734*, Ebenezer 1736. He was killed, 1746, by his cart-wheel running over him, æ. 70 ; she d. 1770, æ. 77. Sarah m. Eleazar Alden, and d. æ. 94.
5. Zechariah (s. of Ebenezer 3.) m. Eleanor Bennet of Mid'o., and lived in S. B., and had Samuel 1734, Abiah 1735*, Zecha- riah 1738, Eleanor 1739, Benjamin 1741, d. 1762 ; Abigail 1743, Ruth 1746, Jonah 1749, Ebenezer and Sarah 1752 : he d. 1773, æ. 69 ; she d. 1777. Eleanor m. Nathaniel Chamberlin Jr. 1767, and was living 1832, æ. 93 .- Ruth m. Gideon Washburn Jr. 1765, and then Dea. Ripley of Plympton.
6. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 3.) and his w. Rebeckah lived in S. B., and had Ebenezer 1741*, Noah 1743, Hannah 1745, Lydia 1748: she d. 1778; he 1804, æ. 91. Hannah m. Ebenezer Dean of Plympton 1769 .- Lydia m. Daniel Dean of Norton 1770.
7. Dea. Thomas (s. of Nicholas 4 ) m. Jemima, D. of Isaac Alden, 1727, and had Simeon 1728, Peter 1730, Benjamin 1732, Jemima 1734, Nathan 1736, Amos 1738, William 1740, Isaac 1742 *. His w. d., and he m. Rebecca, wid. of Dea. Seth Allen, 1767 : she was a Rickard of Plympton. He owned the mills where the E. B. manufacturing works stand, which were called after him Whitman's Mills : he d. 1788 of a cancer, æ. 86; she 1791, æ. 82 .- Jemima m. David Keith 1754.
8. John (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Elizabeth Rickard of Plympton 1726, and she d. 1727, and he m. Elizabeth, D. of James Cary, 1729, and had Samuel 1730, Elizabeth 1732, d. 1765 ; John, March 17th, 1735, O. S .; James 1739, d. 1747. She died 1742, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Isaac Snow and D. of Joseph Shaw, 1743, and had Daniel 1744, Ezra 1747 : his wife d. 1762, æ, 58, and he m. Hannah, widow of Joseph Mitchell of Kingston : she was a Hearsy of Abington : she d. 1788, æ. 85; he 1792, æ. 88.
9. David (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel Hayward, 173S, and had John 1739*, Isaiah 1741 *. Isaiah, while in college at New Haven or Princeton, was drowned : the father d. 1789, æ. 80; she 1795, æ. 87.
10. Jonathan (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Elizabeth Harvey 1747, and had Jonathan 1751, Elizabeth 1752. His w. d., and he m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. Joseph Edson, 1753: he died 1778, æ. 68; she 1805, æ. 91. Elizabeth m. Rev. George Briggs of Norton 1791 : he was settled as a Baptist Preacher in Stoughton Corner. Jonathan m. Ruth Churchill a. 1776, and d. 1777, æ. 29, and had a D. Leah born, after his death, 1778, who m. Silvester Briggs 1797.
11. Seth (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Ruth, D. of Stephen Reed of Abington, 1741, and had Stephen 1745, Sarah 1751, Seth 1754, Enos 1756, Ruth 1759*, Hannah 1762 *: he d. 1778, æ. 65 ; she d. before 1767. Sarah m. Pelatiah Gilbert of Brookfield 1777. Enos d. at Valley Forge in the Revolutionary war 1778.
12. Dea. Eleazar (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Abigail, D. of Daniel Alden 1742, and had Mary 1743*, Eliab 1745*, Abigail* and Hannah* 1747. Jephthah 1748*, Mary 1751, Joshua 1753,
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Eleazar 1755, Ephraim 1757, Asa 1761*, Abigail 1763. He re- moved to Abington, and there d. over 90 years of age.
13. Josiah (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ezekiel Smith of Hingham, 1747 : her mother was Dinah May of Rox- bury, whose mother was Mary Duncan from Scotland : he had his father's dwelling-house, and part of the homestead, and had Levi 1748, Lemuel 1750, Abigail 1751, Josiah 1753; he d. 1754, æ. 29; she 1778, æ. 53. Abigail m. Dea. John Whitman, his 2d wife, 1773 .- Lemuel settled in Kinderhook, N. Y., and had Sim- eon, Josiah, William, Levi, John, Betsy, Mary, Joanna, Sarah, and d. æ. 71.
14. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Mary House of Hanover a. 1759, and had Isaialı 1760, Elijah 1762, Mary 1705, Eunice 1769 : he d. 1803, æ. 72. Mary m. Thomas Chamberlin 1785 .- Eunice m. Reuben Tomson of Halifax 1791.
15. Ebenezer (s. of Nicholas 4.) m. Abigail, D. of John Free- love, 1760, and had Abigail 1763, Ebenezer 1765, Jepthah 1767. He d. 1786, æ. 50 : she within 2 mos. after, a. 45. Abigail not m. Ebenezer m. Lydia, D. of Dea. John Whitman, 1789, and had James 1791 .- Jephthah m. Betty Tinkham of Mid'o. 1789, and had Ebenezer 1791, Isaac 1792, Jephthah 1796, Sally 1797, and he and Ebenezer both removed to Windsor, Mass.
16. Samuel (s. of Zechariah 5.) m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Solomon Leonard, 1761, and had Lucinda, Silvia, Susanna, Freelove, Chloe : he was lost at sea ; she d. 1778. Lucinda m. Joseph Tilson of Halifax 1794 .- Silvia m. David Conant 1783, afterwards Azariah Hayward 1798 .- Susanna m. Oliver Allen 1790 .- Chloe not m .- Freelove was drowned.
17. Zechariah (s. of Zechariah 5.) lived in S. B., m. Abigail Kilborn of Connecticut, and had Kilborn 1765, Benjamin 1768, Cyrus 1773*, Angelina 1777, Cassandra. Angelina m. Curtis Barnes of Hingham 1803 .- Cassandra m. Rev. Gaius Conant 1802 .- Judge Kilborn gra. H. U. 1785, settled in the ministry at Pembroke, afterwards Counsellor at Law, and C. Justice of the C. C. P .; m. Betsy, D. of Dr. Isaac Winslow of Marshfield, and had Isaac Winslow, gra. H. U. 1808, an Attorney in Nantucket, and there d., Charles Kilborn, Eliza Winslow, John Winslow, gra. H. U. 1827, and lived at S. Boston. Sarah Ann, Caroline, Maria Warren, James Hawley, Frances Gay, William Henry ; Eliza W. m. Samuel K. Williams Esq. of Boston ; Sarah A. m. Benjamin Randall Esq. of Bath, Member of Congress ; James H. an Attorney, m. a D. of Alden Briggs Esq., and lives on the paternal estate at Pembroke .- Benjamin Esq. gra. B. U. 1788, settled as an Attorney first in Pembroke, then in Hanover, and finally in Boston, where he was Representative, and Chief Justice of the Police Court many years. He m. Hannah Gard- ner, and had Zechariah Gardner, Abigail Kilborn*, Abigail Kil- born, Hannah Eddy, Benjamin, Mary Angelina*, Henry M. Lisle, Caleb Strong, George Henry, and Mary Ann. Zechariah G. gra. H. U. 1807, and was an Attorney, and Clerk and historian
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of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company ; he m. Maria, D. of Maj. John Bray of Boston, and had 2 other wives, and d. 1840, leaving a family .- Abigail K. m. Benjamin Thomp- son of Boston .- Ilannah E. m. John HI. Pierson .- Benjamin graduated Brown University 1815, and is an Attorney .- Henry M. L. died in B. U. 1820 .- Caleb Strong is a Physician, and gra. M. D. at H. U. 1831 .- George H. (first named John Winslow) gra. II. U. 1827, is an Attorney and Clerk of the A. and H. Art. Co .- Mary Ann m. Dr. Stebbins of South Boston .- Benjamin, the father, m. Mrs. Nancy Blake, widow of Joseph . Blake Esq., for his 2d wife : she was a Black of Quincy.
18. Dr. Jonah or Jonas (s. of Zechariah 5.) gra. Y. 1772, set- tled as a Physician in Barnstable, and had a family. One s. John gra. H. U. 1805, was an Attorney and d. young. Another Josiah had a medical degree H. U. 1806, and was appointed a Professor in one of the Western Colleges.
19. Ebenezer (s. of Zechariah 5.) m. Ruth Delano, and went to Oakham, and had a family there. He d., she m. John Hooper.
20. Noah (s. of Ebenezer 6.) m. Freelove Manchester : she d. 1772, and he m. Sarah, D. of Seth Hayward, 1774, and had Lydia and Freelove. His wife d. 1778, and he m. Zilphah, D. of Daniel Washburn, 1779, and had Ebenezer, Noah, Daniel, Sarah and Betsy : he died æ. 82. Lydia m. Zenas Washburn 1799 .- Freelove m. Davis Hayward 1804 .- Sarah m. a Brown of Jay, Me .- Betsy m. James Keith Jr. 1815 .- Ebenezer m. Sarah, D. of James Keith, and had Piam Cushing 1809, Nabby 1812, Noah 1814, Betsy 1816, and went to Tamworth, Vt .- Dr. Noah gr. B. U. 1806, m. Mary, D. of Dr. Daniel Perkins, 1812, and settled in W. B .- Daniel m. Celia, D. of Arthur Harris 1815, and d. leaving children.
21. Capt. Simeon (s. of Dea. Thomas 7.) m. Martha, D. of Isaac Snow, 1750, and had Isaac 1750, Simeon 1753, Thomas 1755, Joseph 1757, Martha 1760, Silvia 1765, Huldah 1769. His w. d. 1781, æ. 53, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Seth Byram, 1783 : she was a Vinal of Scituate : he d. 1811, æ. 83. Simeon went to Roxbury, and died 1830 a bachelor, æ. 77 .- Martha m. Thos. Phillips 1783 .- Silvia d. single 1708 .- Iluldah m. Turner Phil- lips 1787.
22. Peter (s. of Dea. Thomas 7.) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Keith, 1752, and had Susanna 1753*, Molly 1754*, Molly 1756*, Jemima 1758, Molly 1759*, Susanna 1761. Ilis w. d., and he m. Sarah Wright of Marshfield 1775, and had Dolly 1776, Nancy 1778, Sally 1779, Asa 1782, Christiana 1785 : he d. 1801, æ. 71 ; she 1831, æ. 84. Jemima, late in life, m. a Smith of Duxbury, and had no children. Susanna m. Ezra Kingman Esq. 1782 .- Dolly m. Dea. Jacob Bearce of Pembroke, his 2d w .- Christiana m. Geo. W. Barton of Bath, Me., 1809; the other Ds. not m .- Asa m. Deborah, D. of George Howard, 1S04, and had Asa 1804*, Deborah Howard 1806, Mary Ann 1809*, and went to Walpole. His w. d. 1812, and he m. again.
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23. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Thomas 7.) m. Mary, D. of Charles Latham, 1757, and had Olive, Molly 1766, Priscilla 1768, Ben- jamin 1771, Jane 1775 *: he died 1802, æ. 71; she 1831, æ. 94. Olive m. Daniel Orcutt 1784, and Josiah Johnson Jr. 1793 .- Molly m. Luther Hatch 1790 .- Priscilla d. single 1815 .- Benja- min m. Lucy Leonard of Mid'o. 1796, and went to Marlow, Vt. 24. Nathan (s. of Dea. Thos. 7.) m. Betty, only child of Dea. Seth Allen, 1761, and had Seth Allen 1762, Rebecca 1764, Na- than 1766, Celia 1768, Eliab 1770*, Asa 1772*, Betty 1777 *. They both died 1784: he æ 48; she 45. Rebeckah m. David Howard 1791. - Celia m. Timothy Allen 17SS, and d. 1789, æ. 21. 25. Amos (s. of Dea. Thomas 7.) m. Anna, D. of Eleazar Washburn, 1763, and had Philibert (Phile) 1766, Zenas 1767, Amos 1768, Barza 1770, Anna Washburn 1772, Oliver 1774*, Jennet 1777*, Nabby 1779, Jennet 1782, Susanna 1784, Betsy 1786 : he died 1791, æ. 49; she 1797, æ. 54. Philibert m. Seth Allen Whitman 1787 .- Zenas m. Sally, D. of Isaac Allen, 1791, and went to Minot, Me .- Amos went to Ireland as a Carpenter with Mr. Coxe to build a bridge there, and on his return was missing in a sudden and mysterious manner at Philadelphia, and has never been heard of since : he was of age, but not m .- Barza went to sea, and was lost or died before he was of age .- Anna W. m. Timothy Bailey 1796 .- Nabby m. Stephen Latham. Jennet m. James Loring 1809, and lived in N. B .- The other two m. at the eastward, where they all settled except Philibert and Jennet.
26. William (s. of Dea. Thomas 7.) m. Mary Studley 1761, and had Polly 1762, William 1763, Lucy 1767, Oakes [1769], Chloe 1773, Luther 1777. Polly m. Capt. James Allen 1778 .- William was one of the last three years' men in the revolutionary war, went to Cumberland, R. I., and afterwards to Pomfret, Conn., was m. and had a family .- Lucy m. Israel Bailey 1789 .- Oakes m. Susanna, D. of Joshua Barrell 1790, and had Royal, Melvill, Luther, Olive; and he, Capt. Allen, and Bailey, went to Maine .- Chloe m. Dea. Jacob Bearce of Hanson, and d. there 1839, æ. 65, whither the parents also removed, and where they d. Luther, first named, was drowned in the mill-pond 1782.
27. Samuel (s. of John 8.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ebenezer Bonney of Pembroke, 1757, and had James 1760*, David 1762, Samuel 1764, Abel 1766, of Frankfort, Me., and two others who d. before 1770, and Beza 1773. His wife d. 1776, æ. 37, and he m. wid. Sarah Waterman of Halifax 1776, and had Sarah 1778, Mehitabel 1779, Freeman 1780*, Freedom 1782 .- David went to. Lyme, N. H .- Samuel m. IIannah, D. of John Egerton, 1787, went to Williamsburgh, and had a s. Shepard, and a D. He was killed by the falling of a tree, and she m. again, and removed to the banks of the Susquehanna .- Samuel, the father, and his family, went to Cummington, where he became a baptist, and was plunged at the age of 94, and d. 1825, æ. 95.
28. Dea. John (s. of John 8.) m. Lydia, D. of David Snow,
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1764, and had Lydia 1765, Elizabeth 1767, James 1769. His w. d. 1771, and he m. Abigail, D. of Josiah Whitman, 1773, and had Catharine 1775, d. 1793 ; Bathsheba 1777, Josiah 1779, Alfred 1781, Obadiah 1783, Nathaniel 1785, Hosea 1788, John 1790, Abigail 1793, d. 1818; Barnard 1796, Jason 1799 : his w. d. 1813, æ. 62. The father is now (April 1840) living, in his 106th year. Lydia m. Ebenezer Whitman Jr. 1788 .- Elizabeth m. Benjamin Strobridge of Mid'o. 1789 .- James removed to Belchertown, and there m. Catharine Smith, and has a family, and has been Rep- resentative of the town .- Bathsheba, not m .; well known as a popular and useful instructor, and as having done much towards the education of her brothers .- Josiah settled at Wellfleet : a Magistrate and Representative there; returned to E. Bridge- water ; m., but has no children .- Alfred lives with his father .- Obadiah went to N. Gloucester, Me., m. Col. Parsons' D., and has a family .- Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1809, and settled in the min- istry at Billerica, Feb. 2, 1804, and was dis. 1835, m. a Holman, D. of Gen. Holman of Bolton, and is installed at Wilton, N. H .- Hosea m. a Hodges of Mansfield, and is concerned in manufac- turing business at Waltham .- John m. a Bicknell, and lived in Belchertown, and d., and left no children. Barnard was educa- ted at H. U., entered 1718, but not a graduate, m. a Crosby, set- tled in the ministry at Waltham, was much known, and distin- guished in his profession, and d. 1831, greatly lamented, leaving a son Crosby .- Jason gra. H. U. 1825, preached at Saco, and was afterwards an Agent of the Unitarian Society in Boston, and is settled in the ministry in Portland, and m. a sister of Gov. Fairfield.
29. Daniel (s. of John 8.) m. a Doten of Plymouth, and had John, Mary, Daniel : he died 1777, æ. 33. John lives with his cousin James at Belchertown, a bachelor .- Mary m. a Symmes in Plymouth .- Daniel m. and went to Cummington, and thence to the State of N. Y.
30. Ezra (s. of John S.) m. Rhoda, D. of David Snow 1768, and had Ezra 1769, Hannah Snow 1771, David Snow 1774, Calvin 1777*, Rhoda 1779. His wife d. 1796, æ. 53, and he m. Thankful Freelove 1796: he died 1814, æ. 67; she 1823, æ. 71. Ezra m. Eunice, D. of Sam'l Allen, 1795, and had Rhoda Snow at Wellfleet 1797, Eunice at W. 1799, Luther at Pembroke 1802, Clarissa 1804, Emily 1807, Melinda 1809, Ezra 1812, and then moved to Winthrop, Me .- Hannah S. m. Josiah Keen 1792, and afterwards Constant Hayward 1808 .- David S. m. Ruth Stetson of Pembroke, and went to Me.
31, Stephen (s. of Seth 11.) m. Mary, D. of Hon. Hugh Orr, 1767, and had Bethuel 1768*, Robert 1770*, Matilda 1772, Ste- phen Reed 1774, Independence 1776, Mary 1778: he d. 1778, æ. 33; she d. 1778, æ. 28. Matilda m. Capt. Seth Byram 1791. Stephen R. went to N. H .- Independence went to Albany and Troy, and d. there a bachelor .- Mary not m.
32. Seth (s. of Seth 11.) m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Jonathan
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Bass 1781, and had Seth, who now lives in Pembroke, and m. Joanna, D. of Capt. Thomas Turner. Seth, the father, d. 1783, æ. 29; his wid. m. Peter Salmon of Pembroke, and had several children, and became a wid. again, and d. 1834.
33. Joshua (s. of Dea. Eleazer 12.) m. a Tirrell of Abington, and had Joshua, and d. 1775, æ. 22, and his wid. m. a Gorham, of Turner, Me., where Joshua now lives.
34. Dea. Eleazar (s. of Dea. Eleazar 12.) m. Mary, D. of Woodbridge Brown of Abington, 1778, and lives on the paternal estate in E. B., and had Eleazar, Daniel, Asa, Hannah, Mary, Dorothy, died 1816, æ. 29: his wife died 1832, æ. 79 .- Eleazar m. Nabby, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1812 .- Daniel gra. B. U. 1809, and m. Sarah Porter of Abington 1792, she died 1831 .- Asa m. Rachel, D. of Thomas Chamberlin, 1820, and died æ. 26 .- Hannah m. Moses Noyes, who gra. B. U., and lives in Providence, a preceptor and instructor .- Mary m. Eliab Noyes of Abington 1S03.
35. Ephraim (s. of Dea. Eleazar 12.) m. a D. of Sam'l Brown of Abington, and lived on the paternal estate in Abington, and died 1833, and had one son, Hon. Jared, (gra. B. U., an Attorney, County Commissioner, and Senator, m. Abigail, D. of Maj. James Barrell, 1813, and afterwards wid. Susan Hayden, D. of Aaron Hobart Esq.) and two Ds. One, Sarah, m. Nathan Gurney Esq .; and the other, Clarissa, m. Isaac Alden Esq. 1811.
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