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36. Rev. Levi (s. of Josiah 13.) gra. H. U. 1779, and settled at Wellfleet ; m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Ichabod Thomas of Pem- broke, and had Levi 1789, Sarah 1790, Charles 1791, Josiah 1793, Ruth 1794, Eliza S. 1797, Hope 1799. He m. a Drew for his 2d wife, and in his old age lived in Kingston, and d. 1839, æ. 90. Levi gra. H. U. 1808, and is counsellor at law, Norway, Me .; m. a wid. Farrar, and has a s. Francis Henry .- Sarah m. Gov. Parris of Me .- Charles is an attorney at Waterford, Me. Josiah, a merchant in Portland, m. a McLellan.
37. Josiah (s. of Josiah 13.) m. Sarah, D. of Caleb Sturtevant of H. 1774 (her mother was Patience Cushman of Halifax), and had Ezekiel 1776, Betsy 1778. He d. 1778, æ. 25 ; his wid. m. Jacob Mitchell, 1783 (and was mother of Josiah Whitman Mitchell, a counsellor at law in Freeport, Me.): she d. 1789, æ. 35 .- Hon. Ezekiel gra. B. U. 1795, m. Hannah, D. of Cushing Mitchell, 1799, and lived first in New Gloucester, and then in Portland, Me., and is a counsellor at law and Chief Justice of C. C. Pleas in Me .: he has Harrison, Lucia, and Julia .- Betsy m. a Hawes at Wellfleet, and is now a wid. in Me .- Lucia, D. of. Ezekiel, m. Silvanus L. Mitchell Esq. 1820 .- Julia m. Wm. Willis Esq. Portland.
38. Isaiah (s. of Nicholas 14.) m. Chloe, D. of Mark Phillips, 1784, and had Sally, Isaiah, Chloe, Mary, Naomi, and went to Windsor, Ms., where he was a deacon, and d. April 7, 1827, æ. 66.
39. Elijah (s. of Nicholas 14.) m. Mercy Randall 1784, and had Zilphah, Eunice, Polly, Elijah, Alden, Lucy, Clarissa,
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Stockbridge, Josiah, Geo. Whitfield. He first removed to Pem- broke, and then to Thompson, Conn. Three of the Ds. m. Rob- bins', and one m. Nath'l Jenkins of Abington.
40. Capt. Isaac (s. of Capt. Simeon 21.) m. Bathsheba, D. of Jonathan Allen, 1785, and had Sophia 1786, Mehitabel 1788, Allen 1792, Bathsheba 1797, Isaac Snow 1805 : he d. 1828, æ. 78; she (at Boston) 1829, æ. 70. Sophia m. Melvill Otis 1S09. Mehitabel m. Capt. Levi Keith 1811 .- Allen m. Mary Brown (sister of Bartholomew Esq.) and lived in Boston, and d. there 1838 .- Isaac Snow lives in Bangor, Me, and m. there.
41. Thomas (s. of Capt. Simeon 21.) m. Lydia, D. of Anthony Sherman, 1781, and had Ford 1783, Martha 1784, Joanna 1786, Thomas 1790: he then went to Tamworth, N. H., and had Sim- eon, Lydia, Martin *: they are both d. Ford Esq. m. Anna, D. of David Howard, and removed to Bangor, and m. for a 2d w. Bathsheba, D. of Capt. Isaac Whitman .- Thomas returned to E. B., and m. Lusanna W., D. of Anthony W. Clift, 1818, and had Alice and Simeon*, and d. 1832, æ. 42: the wid. m. Joseph Chamberlin 1839.
42. Joseph (s. of Capt. Simeon 21.) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Phillips, 1780, and had Snow 1781*, Martin 1785, Snow 1789, d. 1810; Joseph 1794, Calvin 1798, Silvia 1800 : he d. 1807, æ. 49 ; she is still living. Martin m. Susanna, D. of John Hudson, 1815, and d. 1823, æ. 44 .- Joseph d. a bachelor .- Calvin gone west- ward .- Silvia m. William Bourn of Hanson.
43. Seth Allen (s. of Nathan 24.) m. Philibert, D. of Amos Whitman, 1787, and had Eliab, and Jane, who d. 1808, æ. 15. He lived at N. B. with his son Eliab, who gra. B. U. 1817, and is a counsellor at law : she died 1835, æ. 68 ; he 1839, æ. 77. Eliab Esq. m. Susanna, D. of John Wales, 1817, and has Sarah, Susan and Samuel A .: his w. d. 1825 ; he is a Representative of N. B.
44. Nathan (s. of Nathan 24.) m. Mercy, D. of Josiah Byram, 1788, and had Gilbert 1788, Celia 1790, Freedom 1792, Nathan 1796, Willard 1803, Marcena Allen and Mercy Lewis 1805 : she d. 1824, æ. 54; he 1829, æ. 63. Gilbert m. Serena, D. of Ezra Fobes, 1813, and removed to Maine .- Celia m. William Pratt 1816 .- Freedom in. Clarissa (or Clara), D. of Dea. Barzillai Allen, and then her half sister Sarah Bass, and lived awhile in Boston; is now in E. B .- Nathan m. Semantha, D. of Dea. William Keith : he also lived awhile in Boston, but has returned to E. B .- Willard is also m., and has a family .- Marsena A. m. Lucia Anne, D. of Capt. Branch Byram.
45. Alfred (s. of Dea. John 28.) m. Betsy Robbins of Water- town 1808, and had Mary Coolidge and Edmund Burke : his w. d. 1832, æ. 46, and he m. Abigail, wid. of Jacob Hayward and D. of Jonah Willis, 1833 .- Edmund B. gra. H. U. 1838, m. a Russell of Plymouth, and went to Gardner, Me.
46. John (from Easton, s. of John, s. of Abiah, s. of John) m. Margaret, D. of Samuel Willis, 1745, and settled in W. B., but had no children.
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47. Terah (bro. of John preceding) m. Anne, D. of Samuel Willis, 1746, and settled in W. B., and had Silence 1752*, Anna 1754. Anna m. Thompson Baxter 1797, and d. a wid. 1831.
Zechariah (s. of Abiah of Weymouth) lived awhile in W. B., with his brother-in-law, William Turner, and while there was warned out of town 1734 .- Eleanor Whitman (of the Easton family probably ) m. Samuel Pratt of Stoughton 1764 .- Abigail mn. Nehemiah Cobb of Mid'o. 1773 .- Sarah m. Rufus Weston of Mid'o. 1777 .- Francis and Mary Whitman of Boston had Wil- liam 1667*, and another William 1668 .- Ezra Whitman m. Bathsheba Richards 1693, and Ebenezer m. Deborah Richards 1705. [Wey. Records. ]-Samuel m. Anna Rcan 1766, and Davis Whitman m. Mary Taverner 1770. [Boston records.]
WHITMARSH .- Jacob Whitmarsh of Abington m. Hannah, D. probably of Benjamin Shaw 1751, settled in E. B., and had Thankful 1752, Olive 1755, Sarah 1757, Jacob 1759, Huldah 1762, Asa 1764, Mary 1767, Zerviah 1769. Jacob m. Ann Pool 1784 .- Zerviah m. Jacob Pool Jr. 1787 .- Thankful m. Seth Recd 1773 .- Mary m. Reed Erskine 1784 .- Huldah m. George Erskine 1781 .- Wid. Whitmarsh d. 1808.
2. Asa (s. of Jacob above) and his wife Sarah had Asa 1793, Oliver Gurney 1796. He d., and she m. Hiram Keith of Win- chester 1816.
3. Lot (s. of Ebenezer and nephew of Jacob 1.) m. Susanna Pool and had Lot 1796, Mary 1798, John 1801, Susanna, Olive 1804, Thomas, Ezra 1808, and Ebenezer who d. 1810. Lot m. Merrill Corthrell 1820 .- Thomas m. Charlotte, D. of Simeon Gannett, 1811, and had Simeon Gannett 1812: he m. Diana, wid. of Joseph Allen Jr. a 2d wife .- Susanna m. Micah Packard 1812.
Judith of Weymouth m. Joseph Shaw a. 1690 .- Jacob of Ab- ington m. Betty Crooker 1817 .- Mary B. m. Chandler Ripley 1818 .- Eunice m. Nathan Orcutt Jr. 1780 .- Mercy m. Andrew Ford 1706 .- Richard m. Lydia Ford 1712 .- Mary m. Stephen Reed 1714 .- Mehitabel m. Noah Ramsdell 1790 .- Bathsheba m. Ebenezer Bisbee 1745 .- Zechariah Whitmarsh m. Hannah Washburn 1730 .- Mary Byram Whitmarsh m. Chandler Bisbee 1818 .- Ebenezer Whitmarsh d. in E. B. 1810, æ. 23.
WILBOR .- Lemuel Wilbor and his wife Sarah had Chloe (in Raynham) 1758, Asa 1760, Holden 1762, Tryphena 1764. (2d w. Sarah.) Jeremiah 1772, Lemuel 1775, Caleb 1777, Sarah 1779, Amos 1801. Asa m. Silvia Jackson 1783 .- Tryphena m. Jabez Hall 1791 .- Amos m. Fidelia Woodward of Taunton 1799 .- Asa Wilbor was a soldier at Roxbury 1776.
2. George and his wife Lydia had George (in Raynham) 1757, Isaac (in Raynham) 1759, Gideon 1763, Seabury 1771, Bethana 1771, Barak 1773, Lavinia 1778, Nicholas 1781. Bethana m. Azel Alden 1791 .- Lavinia m. Timothy Keith 1797 .- Nicholas (a D.) m. Daniel Dunbar 1809 .- These two families were prob- ably from Raynham, and settled in S. B.
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3. Lemuel (s. of Lemuel 1.) m. Jenny Leach 1799, and had Orin 1799, Melvin 1802, Josephus 1804, Royal 1807, Oliver K. 1S09, Asa F. 1812, Emery S. 1815.
4. Isaac (s. of George 2.) and his wife Susanna had Lurania 1781, Ruth 1783, Aberdeen 1785, Lydia 1787. (1st w. d. 1790, 2d w. Joanna. ) Susanna 1792, Isaac 1794, Olive 1796, Anna 1800. Lurania nı. Zephaniah Fobes 1810 .-- Ruth m. David Keith 3d, 1806 .- Aberdeen m. Abigail Hooper 1809 .- Lydia m. George Wilbor 1820 .- Anna m. Martin Snow 1821.
5. Gideon (s. of George 2.) and his w. Huldah had Gardener 1786, Deborah 1789, Seth 1799.
6. Baruck (s. of Geo. 2.) m. Lois Leach 1799, and had Baruck 1801, Deborah 1805, Kila 1807, Gideon 1811, Seabury 1816.
Mary m. Ebenezer Leach 1741 .- Joseph m. Susanna Harris 1741 .- Chloe m. Salmon Keith 1779 .- Zephaniah of Raynham m. Chloe Leach 1796 .- Stephen Jr. of Raynham m. Sally Hooper 1809 .- Charles of Easton m. Lydia Pratt 1813 .- Keziah of Easton m. Daniel Hayward 2d 1815 .- George Wilbor m. Lydia, D. of Isaac Wilbor, 1820 .- Seth Wilbor and his w. Ra- chel had Jemima 1802, and Seth 1804.
WILLIAMS .- Thomas Williams of Taunton and his wife Mary had Maria 1680, Jonathan 1693, Sarah 1685, Macey 1687*, Hannah 1689, Bethiah 1692, Mehitabel 1695, Damaris 1698. He died, and his wid. Mary m. Rev. James Keith 1707. Some of these Ds. probably came with her to Bridgewater .- Hannah m. Joseph Snell 1712 .- Damaris m. Daniel Howard Esq. of N. B .- Mehitabel m. Benjamin Webb, perhaps of Eastham, 1720.
2. Josiah Williams of Taunton m. Martha, D. of Ephraim lloward, 1714, and settled in W. B., and had Rebecca 1715, Mary 1718, George 1721*, Seth 1722, Josiah 1725, Martha 1728, Susanna 1730, Macey 1736: he d. 1770, she 1746. Rebecca m. Daniel Littlefield 1732 .- Mary m. Josiah Kingman 1737, and Ephraim Cary 1784, and d. 1803, æ. 85 .- Seth m. Susanna, D. of William Fobes perhaps, 1750, and went to Easton, and his wid. had Seth and Asa bap. by Mr. Perkins 1759 .- Martha m. Jonathan Packard 1752 .- Susanna m. Josiah Keith Jr. 1758 .-- Macey went to Easton.
3. Josiah (s. of Josiah 2.) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Fobes, 1751, and had Martha 1751, George 1753, Macey 1755*, Josiah 1757*, Josiah 1759, Perez 1761, Bathsheba 1763, Hannah 1765, Susanna 1767*, Calvin 1770*, Amelia 1772 : he d. 1794, she 1807. Martha m. Joseph Ames Jr. 1770 .- Bathsheba m. Dr. Daniel Per- kins 1783.
4. George (s. of Josiah 3.) m. Ann, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1774, and had George 1775 : she d. 1775.
5. Josiah (s. of Josiah 3.) m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan King- man, 1785, and had Orra 1785, Susanna Packard 1787, Anna 1789. He d., and she m. Capt. Ephraim Snell 1792, and Caleb Snell 1808. Orra m. Earl Thayer 1812 .- Susanna P. m. Israel Tolman 1813 .- Anna m. Jesse Edson 1811.
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6. Perez (s. of Josiah 3.) m. Huldah, D. of Jonathan King- man, 1788, and had Perez 1789, d. 1806; Josiah 1791. His w. d., and he in. wid. Polly Pierce 1793, and had Samuel Pierce 1799, Huldah Kingman 1801, Lavinia 1804, Hannalı Fobes 1807, Mary Lathrop 1812, d. 1814: he d. 1819. Josiah in. Silvia, D. of Simeon Keith, 1814, and died 1822 .- Huldah K. m. Joseph Kingman 1821.
7. George (s. of George 4.) m. Eunice Kingman of Easton 1797, and had Anna H. 1793, Nahum 1800, Mary 1801, Calvin 1803, Charles 1805, Patty 1807 : he died 1809, she IS11. Anna H. m. Albert Copeland 1819.
Richard Williams was a town officer in Bridgewater 1665 .- Mehitabel m. Benjamin Mehuren 1749 .- Bathsheba of Taunton m. Judge Benjamin Willis 1742 .- Anna m. Joseph Snell about 1742 .- Daniel Williams (of Easton perhaps) had a D. Joanna bap. by Mr. Perkins, W. B., 1745 .- Daniel Jr. in. Rhoda, D. of Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1763 .- Silas m. Susanna Richards 1760 .- Josiah of Easton perhaps m. Sarah Ames 1763 .- Rhoda m. Noah Powers 1787 .- Marlborough of Easton m. Lusanna, D. of Maj. Thomas Mitchell, 1782 .- Nathan of Raynham m. Abthiah Har- vey 1781 .- Edward of Easton m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Lathrop, 1772 .- Sarah of Raynham perhaps m. John Benson 1765 .- Calvin m. Betsy Copeland 1799 .- Abiah of Raynham m. Wm. Bassett IS00 .- Hannah of Raynham m. Joseph Bassett 3d, 1816. Calvin m. Abigail Bryant 1799 .- Edmund of Woodstock, Conn., m. Mary Harvey 1781 .- Abigail m. Peter Hayward 1732.
WILLIS .- Dea. John Willis was at Duxbury very early : he and his wife Elizabeth are recorded as there in 1637: he was an original Proprietor, and one of the first settlers of Bridgewater : the first Deacon here : sustained many town offices, botli at Dux- bury and here : represented Bridgewater at the old Colony Court 25 years : sold his estate in Duxbury to William Paybody 1657 : was appointed to solemnize marriages and administer oaths to witnesses and others: his wife Elizabeth was wid. of William Palmer Jr .; her maiden name Hodgkins : his will dated 1692, proved 1693 : his children therein mentioned were John, Nath'}, Joseph, Comfort, Benjamin, Hannah, wife of Nath'I Hayward ; . Elizabeth, who m. a Harvey ; and Sarah, wife of John Ames. Nathaniel, Executor. He gave to Joseph " land at Farfield as we go to Taunton ;" " to Comfort, 15 acres at the Indian Field ;" " to John, land his house stands on ;" " to Nathaniel, the home- stead ;" and mentions the pond " that divides between me and Benjamin :" also " the Wolf Trap Gutter." He had four bro- thers, Nathaniel, Lawrence, Jonathan, and Francis, which we thus ascertain : Elkanal was appointed to settle his father Na- thaniel's estate 1686, his uncle John to assist him. Elkanah also settled his uncle Lawrence Willis' estate in Boston 1703, and in 1704 he sold land in Boston, which he described as the estate of his uncle Francis Willis deceased. On the Sth day of Janu- ary, 1656, the year Bridgewater was incorporated, the following
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record, and almost the first in the book of records, appears, viz : " Be it known unto all men by these presents, that we, Nathaniel Willis and Lawrence Willis, inhabitants of the town of Bridge- water, do bind ourselves to free the said town of Bridgewater from any charge or damage that may come upon the said town by the keeping of our brother Jonathan Willis." The following also appears on the Court Records : "Jonathan Willis, who is at Duxbury for cure, shall not be maintained by Duxbury, but by Sandwich, whence he came." Thus we are assured these five were brothers. There was a Richard Willis, servant of John Barnes, transferred by consent to Thomas Prince 1634, m. Amy Glasse 1639, was at Duxbury 1638, and at Plymouth 1640. Richard, his s. probably, in. Patience Bonum at Plymouth 1670, was dead 1678, leaving a D. Ruhamah, and no further notice of them appears .- Henry Willis offered himself as a soldier to go with Mr. Prince and Lieut. Holmes to assist Mass. and Conn. against the Pequot Indiaus 1637, and we have no further account of him .- Jeremiah Willis was at Duxbury 1638, a youth, and was required by the Court to procure himself a master : there was a Jeremiah Willis, a land holder, at Narraganset 1661 : there was also a Thomas Willis at Lynn, a Representative there 1634, and afterwards a Proprietor of Sandwich 1637. Whether any of these were of the same family we are not able to ascer- tain : they were cotemporaneous, and might be brothers, or oth- erwise related to them .- Lawrence Willis was among the first settlers in Bridgewater, but not an original Proprietor. He was in Sandwich 1643, and was a soldier against the Indians, m. Mary, D. of Thomas Makepeace of Boston, 1656 ; and finally removed to Boston, and his estate was settled there 1703: he probably had no children, as Elkanah, his nephew, settled his estate. We have no notice of any descendants of these five brothers excepting of John and Nathaniel, and of these most are descended from John.
2. John (s. of John 1.) m. Experience, D. of Nicholas Byram, and had John, Samuel, Experience, and Mary : he d. a. 1712, the date of his will. Experience m. William Hudson .- Mary m. Israel Randall 1701.
3. Nathaniel (s. of John 1.) and his wife Lydia had Nathaniel, Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Sarah, and Mary : he d. 1716: his estate divided among his heirs 1729 .. Sarah m. John Hayward 1707 .- Mary (whether the above or not uncertain) m. William Gilmore 1731.
4. Joseph (s. of John 1.) was at Scituate 1689, and admitted a freeman same year : he had a s. Joseph, who is mentioned in his grandfather's will, and is there called " the eldest son of my son Joseph," so that there were other ss., and perhaps daughters. Joseph was on a committee for running lines in B. 1667 .- Joseph Willis is mentioned as a Proprietor of Taunton 1668, 1673, and 1684, and Joseph Willis of Taunton m. a D. of Thomas Lincoln. Perhaps he finally settled in Easton, which was then a part of
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Taunton .- There are no descendants of his in B., nor any fur- ther notice of him on B. records. Sometimes the father and sometimes the son is intended probably in the above notices.
5. Comfort (s. of John 1.) lived near the bridge called Com- fort's bridge : his ss. were Samuel, Joshua, Isaac, and he had probably other. children. He was a Trooper in Philip's war, and left a manuscript, giving an account of one of the skirmishes of that period, which is now unfortunately lost .- Mercy Willis m. Samuel Hall of Taunton 1718.
6. Benja. (s. of John 1.) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Whitman, made a nuncupative will 1696, declared in presence of Comfort Willis, John Ames Jr., and Nathaniel Ames : no children men- tioned, but he had 2 ss. Thomas 1694, and Benjamin 1696; and two Ds .: one, Susanna probably, m. Gen. David Cobb's grand- father of Taunton, and the other, Elizabeth, m. Capt. Nathaniel Woodward 1708: he might have had other children : he died æ. 39, and his wid. settled his estate in 1697 : she d. æ. 98 .- John Ames Jr. was guardian to Benjamin 1714.
7. John (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of Elihu Brett Esq., and had Mary 1699, John 1701, Margaret 1704, Experience, Martha, Mehitabel : his estate settled among his heirs 1733. Mary m. Joseph Packard 1723 .- Margaret m. Nathaniel Harvey 1733 .- Experience m. John Randall of E. 1732 .- Martha m. James Pratt of E. 1733 .- Mehitabel m. James Stacy of E. 1743.
8. Samuel (s. of John 2.) m. Margaret, D. of Elihu Brett Esq., 1706, and had Margaret, Solomon, Anna, Zerviah, all bap. 1736: he d. abont 1769, æ. 80. Margaret m. John Whit- man of E. 1745 .- Solomon, a bachelor .- Anna m. Terah Whit- man of E. 1746 .- Zerviah m. Abishai Willis 1741.
9. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 3.) m. Ruth Porter of Abington, and had Ruth 1708, Nathaniel 1709, Azariah 1712. No certain account of this family. Ruth Willis (the mother probably ) made her will 1739, and gave her estate to her niece Esther Porter, D. of her brother Nicholas Porter of Abington.
10. Jonathan (s. of Nathaniel 3.) m. Abigail Stoughton 1713, and had Jonathan 1714, Abigail 1716, Lydia 1718, Stoughton 1720, Keturah 1722, Sarah 1724, Betty 1726, Hannah 1728 : his estate settled 1741. Abigail m. John Keith 1734 .- Lydia m. Joseph Rickard of Plympton 1737, and went to Killingsley, Conn .- No account of John (s. of Nathaniel 3.)
11. Ebenezer (s. of Nathaniel 3.) m. a Hinds, and had Keziah, Jonathan, Ebenezer, Beriah. His estate was settled by Stough- ton Willis 1741 : the children all minors : he lived in Titicut or near to it. Keziah m. Daniel Willis 1756 .- Ebenezer Willis sold a " great Lot," and part of "Howel's Saw Mill" to Nath'l Hooper 1731.
12. Judge Samuel (s. of Comfort 5.) removed to Dartmouth, and was Judge of the C. C. P. for the county of Bristol : he had Eliakim 1714, Jireh, Samuel, Ebenezer, Benjamin. Eliakim
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gra. H. U. 1735, and settled in the ministry at Malden Oct. 25, 1752 : he first had a call at Hull 1750 : he d. March 14, 1801, æ. 87 .- Jireh Willis an Ensign under Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755 .- Benjamin Willis went to Hardwick and had a D. Zerviah who m. John Keith of E. B.
13. Joshua (s. of Comfort 5.) m. Experience Barbour 1707, and had Joshua, Abishai, Joab 1715, Silas, and other children probably : he d. 1758. Joshua Willis and Joshua Willis Jr. both town officers 1739.
14. Dea. Isaac (s. of Comfort 5.) and his wife Mary had Seth 1729*, Isaac 1731. His w. died, and he m. Hannah Pratt 1732, and had Mary 1733, Hannah 1735, Ruth 1738, Abraham 1740 *. Hannah m. William Fobes Jr .- Ruth m. Edmund Alger 1761 .- Mary never m.
15. Thomas (s. of Benjamin 6.) m. Mary, D. of Sam'l Kins- ley, 1716, and had Susanna 1718, Thomas 1721, Jonah 1723*, Mary 1725, Rhoda 1727, Betty 1731, Zephaniah 1733, Nathan 1738. Susanna m. Ephraim Fobes a. 1738 .- Mary m. Maj. Isaac Johnson a. 1744 .- Rhoda m. Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1744 .- Betty m. James Howard 1749.
16. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 6.) m. Mary Leonard 1719, and had Benjamin.
17. John Esq. (s. of John 7.) m. Patience, D. of Sam'l Hay- ward, 1724, and had Susanna 1727, Daniel 1732 : he died 1776. Susanna m. David Johnson Jr. 1743, and d. 1750.
18. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 9.): no knowledge of him, un- less the following : " Ruth Willis of Sudbury, wid. of Roger Wil- lis : Ebenezer Hill, David Hill, and Nathaniel Willis, yeoman, all of Bridgewater ; Daniel Fisher of Taunton, Thomas Hill of Attleboro'; sold land in Dorchester, in 1734, to a Robbins, orig- inally granted to the right of John Hill sen'r of Dorchester, deceased." Ruth was D., all the rest grand children of the de- ceased. Nathaniel C. Willis a witness. Nor do we find any notice of Azariah and Ruth (s. and D. of Nath'1 9.)-[See Nath'l 46 : the above " yeoman" may have been Nath'l 46.]
19. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 10.) m. Judith, D. of Jo- seph Packard, 1752, and had Azariah 1753. He mn. Susanna, D. of James Allen, 1764, a 2d wife, and went to Oakham .- Azariah Willis of Oakham m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Willis pro- bably, 1785.
20. Dr. Stoughton (s. of Jonathan 10.) m. Hannah Harlow of Mid'o., and had Jonathan 1742, Azariah 1744*, Stoughton 1746, Hannah 1748, Abigail 1750 (after her father's death). Stoughton m. Mary Monk of Stoughton 1764, and he and Jonathan both removed to Stoughton .- Hannah m. Reuben Snow 1768 .- Abi- gail m. Jesse Allen 1768 .- The wid. m. John Snow 1756.
21. Jonathan (s. of Ebenezer 11. ) went to Brookfield perhaps, and d. there.
22. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 11.) m. Mary Jackson 1753, moved to Mid'o., and thence to Hardwick, was Deacon there,
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and had Ebenezer, John, Joseph, Seth, and Mary. Mary m. Dea. Noah Edson 1787.
23. Beriah (s. of Ebenezer 11.) m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Hayward Jr. 1759, and had Hannah 1760. He is said to have been a preacher. Perhaps Hannah m. Mason HIall of Raynham 1789 .- Beriah Willis was a soldier with Gen. Winslow at Anna- polis Royal 1755.
24. Samuel (s. of Judge Samuel 12.) m. Susanna, D. of Jolin Snell 1747, and had Nathan 1750, Susanna 1754, Lydia 1756, Eliakim 1753, Samuel 1760*, Zebulun 1762, Silence 1765: he d. 1778; she a. 1783. Nathan m. Elizabeth Spear 1779, and had Samuel 1781, and moved away .- Lydia m. Daniel Lathrop Jr. 1775 .- Eliakim went to Nantucket .- Silence m. Enoch Monk 1784.
25. Joshua (s. of Joshua 13.) m. Hannah Woodward- 1734, and had James who lived in Mid'o., and had James, Joshua, and Martha. James Jr. lived in E. B., and m. Sarah Jackson 1786, and went to Minot, Me .- Martha m. a Cox .- Perhaps Joshua, the father, had other children. He lived in S. B. where Ziba Hayward lived and died.
26. Abishai (s. of Joshua 13.) m. Zerviah (D. of Sam'l Willis 8.) 1741, and had Samuel 1748, Abishai 1752, Solomon 1755, Eliab 1758*, Zerviah 1763. Samuel m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac Lathrop, 1767, and had a son Oliver 1769 .- Abishai, Solomon, and Zerviah went to Belchertown .- Oliver m. Ann Wales about 1790, and had Otis 1769, and a D. who m. a Paine in Boston.
27. Joab (s. of Joshua 13.) m. Martha, D. of John Bolton Jr. 1745, and had John 1745, Joab 1747, Martha 1749, Hezekiah 1751, Timothy 1753*, Caleb 1755, Ruth 1757, Joshua 1760, Ezra, and Jacob. John m. Abihail, D. of John Conant, 1774, and had John 1777, Asa 1779 .- Martha and Ruth appear to have been at Winchester, whither most of the family removed .- Joab m. Alice Rickard 1772, and went to Pomfret, and to N. Y. State. Wid. Martha Willis died 1802, æ. 77 .- Ezra d. here a bachelor. Jacob m. a Morse and went to Me.
28. Silas (s. of Joshua 13.) m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Hayward, and had Sarah 1746, Silas 1748, Adam 1750, Edmund 1753, Olive 1756, Hannah 1758, Betty 1761, Abraham 1764. This family all removed from town.
29. Isaac (s. of Dea. Isaac 14.) m. Rebecca, D. of Thomas Hayward, 1759, and had Isaac 1760*, Isaac 1762, Thomas 1765 *.
30. Thomas (s. of Thomas 15.) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Ames, 1741, and had Lemuel 1742, Jedediah 1744, Thomas 1746, Susanna 1754, Asa 1756*, Mary 1758. This family went to Easton probably .- Lemuel m. an Ames in E., and had 2 ss. and several Ds .- Capt. Jedediah m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Josiah Snell, 1775, and had Lucy 1777, Martin 1796, and others per- haps at Easton .- Thomas m. a Huet, and then a Dean, and had 2 ss. in Boston, and others.
31. Zephaniah (s. of Thomas 15 ) m. Bethiah, D. of Thomas
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Hayward, 1754, and had Zephaniah 1757, who gra. H. U. 1778, and settled in the ministry at Kingston, and is still living : m. Hannah, D. of Gen. John Thomas, and has a family.
32. Nathan (s. of Thomas 15.) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1757, and had Martha 1758, Nathan 1760*, Nathan 1763, Betty 1765, Molly 1767, Chloe 1771, Vashti 1773, Abigail 1775, Elijah 1777, Lucy 1779. He m. Sarah White of Marsh- field 1792, a 2d wife, and removed to Oakham .- Martha m. Jonathan Howard 1774 .- Betty m. Luther Hayward 1785 .- Molly m. Gideon Howard Esq. 1788 .- Chloe m. Silas Packard Esq. 1789 .- Vashti m. Martin Howard 1793 .- Abigail m. In- crease Matthews and d. at Muskingum .- Lucy m. Cyrus Alger Esq. of Boston 1804.
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