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10. Isaac (s. of Aaron and grandson of Thomas 3.) settled in Abington : he m. Mary, D. of John Harden, 1724, and had Aaron 1729, Thomas 1725, John 1738, Mary 1735.
11. Caleb (s. of Thomas 3.) settled his father's estate 1690, and settled in Braintree a. 1697 : he d. 1711, æ. 89: his 2d wife was Mary Elliot, m. 1662 : his Ist w. was Elizabeth Church, m. 1657, she d. 1659 : (he had another w., wid. Elizabeth Faxon, m. 1676 : his 2d wife Mary died 1675), he had Mary 1663, Caleb 1665, Elizabeth 1666, Benjamin 1677, Hannah 1668, Josiah 1670. Caleb m. Hannah Sanders 1704, but had no children .- Hannah m. Jona. Hayden 1692 .- Old wid. Hobart d. in Braintree 1704.
12. Josiah (s. of Caleb 11.) of Braintree m. Mary Cleverly 1695 : his 2d w. was Sarah Savil, m. 1719 : he d. 1725 ; his estate was settled 1725: he had Caleb 1696*, Josiah 1697, Mary 1701, she died æ. 26, John 1704, Susanna 1724. John Copeland 1741 called the 1st w. Mary his deceased sister.
13. Benjamin (s. of Caleb 11.) of Braintree m. Susanna New- comb 1699 : she settled his estate 1718; she died 1725 : it was divided among his heirs 1727, who were Benjamin, Caleb, Su- sanna (or Ann), Peter, Israel, Joshua. Wm. Everett of Dedham was their uncle : inventory taken by Josiah Hobart and others.
14. Nathaniel (s. of Thomas 3.): his will 1734 : m. wid. Mary Stowell 1695 : she was D. of John Beal : no children are men- tioned : he gave lands and £100 in money to his cousin (nephew) Isaac Hobart, to Rev. Mr. Gay one-eighth of his saw-mill ; men- tioned his gr. daughter-in-law Mary Joy ; son-in-law John Stow- ell, and gr. son-in-law Jedediah Joy, ex'ors. In 1689 he sold land to John Lane : David and Lydia Hobart, witnesses.
15. Edmund (s. of Samuel probably and gr. s. of Edmund 2.) m. Abigail, wid. of Ebenezer Whitman of S. Bridgewater 1714 : she was a Burnham : he resided with his wife at Bridgewater : was there 1727.
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16. Rev. Justin (s. of Rev. Nehemiah 9.) was Minister of Fairfield, Conn .; m. Hannah Fairfield of that place 1772, she was b. 1738 : he had Ellen 1764, Mary 1765, Jerom 1768*, Noah 1769, Justin 1772, Lydia 1774, Hannah 1777, John Sloss 1781, d. at New York 1803. His wife d. 1809, æ. 71; he died 1789. Ellen m. Hezekiah Gold 1786, and had a D. Debby, and Gold was then drowned at New York, and his wid. m. Dr. Stephen Middlebrook of Stratford 1793 .- Lydia m. Stephen Beers 1796. Justin m. Desire Burr (b. 1782) of Huntington 1804, and had Re- becca 1806, Jane 1809.
17. David (s. of David 7.) and his w. Rachel had David 1728, and probably Joseph and others : he d. 1780, æ. 72; his wife d. 1734. David d. at Cape Breton 1746.
18. Joseph (s. of David 17 probably) m. Sarah Warrick 1750, and had Sarah 1752, Esther 1754, Anna 1755, Rachel 1757, Jo- seph 1759, Nehemiah 1761, Jeremiah 1763, George 1768, Sibee (or Zibeah) 1770 : his w. d. 1783, æ. 53.
19. James Hobart's will 1744, he was b. 1689 : his w. Hannah : he named his children thus : James, John, Lydia Bates, and Su- sanna Todd. Samuel Hobart a witness : whose son he was, not ascertained.
20. Col. Aaron (s. of Isaac 10.) of Abington m. first Elizabeth, D. of Jacob Pillsbury, and had Seth, Nathaniel, Aaron, Noah, Isaac, Elizabeth w. of David Jones Jr., Sarah who m. a Lewis of N. Yarmouth : Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1784, d. 1830, and left no family : Isaac went to Me. His 2d w. was Thankful, wid. of Elihu Adams of Randolph; she was D. of Joseph White Jr .: they had Benjamin, Salome, Thankful, Mary. Salome m. Mar- cus Alden .- Thankful m. a Perry .- Mary m. a Brigham .- Benjamin Esq. m. Lucy, D. of Gen. Silvanus Lazell, and then Deborah, D. of Capt. Edmund Lazell, and has a family.
21. Thomas (s. of Isaac 10.) m. Jane Bailey, sister of Col. John Bailey of Hanover, and lived in Pembroke (now Hanson), and had Isaac, Thomas, and several Ds. One, Hannah, m. An- drew Leach .- One, Anna, m. Joseph Gannett .- One, Jane, m. Daniel Perry .- One, Polly, m. Thomas Wales .- One, Rachel, m. Jotham Cushman .- One m. a Sawyer .- Sarah m. Nehemiah Thayer 1785, and d. 1792 .- One m. a Sayles.
22. John (s. of Isaac 10.) of Abington m. Mary, D. of Mat- thew Allen of East Bridgewater, 1765, and had John Esq. who settled in Leicester. He died, and his wid. Mary m. a Bearce.
23. Seth (s. of Col. Aaron 20.) of E. Bridgewater m. Esther, D. of Jonathan Allen of Braintree, 1782, and had Betsy 1783, Jacob 1784*, Jonathan 1786, Seth 1788*, Polly 1790, Eunice 1795*, Joseph 1796, Esther 1798, Allen 1801 *: she d. 1813; he 1814.
24. Aaron Esq. (s. of Col. Aaron 20.) of Abington m. Susanna, D. of Peter Adams, and had Aaron, Elihu, Susan, Sally, Abby. Honorable Aaron m. Maria, D. of Andrew Leach, and has Susan, Aaron, George, Maria, Edward, John, Catharine .- Elihu
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has also a family .- Susan m. a IIayden, and then Jared Whitman Esq .- Sally and Abby both m. Dr. Champney.
25. Noah Esq. (s. of Col. Aaron 20.) of Foxborough m. Deb- orah W., D. of James Thomas 1789 : she lived with her grand- father Anthony Winslow in East Bridgewater, her father died when she was young : he had James T., Nathaniel, Aaron, Albert, Deborah, Jane. Nathaniel was lost in the steamboat Lexington 1840 .- [See Hobart p. 188.]
Sarah Cleverly, D. of Capt. John Hobart, d. in Boston 1696. There was a Solomon Hobart born 1689 .- [See Thayer's family Memorial for a further account of the Hobart family.]
HOWLAND .- John Howland came over in the 1st ship 1620 : his wife Elizabeth, D. of Gov. John Carver, and two children, John and Desire, came afterwards, 1627: he was one of the Governor's Assistants many years, and a very respectable and useful man in the infant Colony : he died 1672 at Rocky Nook, near Kingston, æ. a. 80, on which occasion it is recorded " that he was the last of the male survivors of those who came over in the May Flower in 1620, and whose place of abode was Ply- mouth." By not attending to the last words of this extract Farmer in his Appendix, as well as others, have been drawn into a seeming doubt. Howland was only the last of these pilgrims, who lived and died in Plymouth. John Alden certainly in Dux- bury, and perhaps others of them out of Plymouth, survived Howland. Alden outlived him 15 years. Howland had John who m. Mary Lee and settled in Barnstable, Jabez who m. Bethiah Thacher of Yarmouth and finally settled in Bristol and who was an early Lieutenant under Capt. Standish, Joseph who m. Elizabeth only child of Thos. Southworth 1664 and lived in Plymouth, Isaac who m. Elizabeth D. of George Vaughn and settled in Mid'o. and d. there 1724, Desire who m. John Gorham 1643 who lived in Plymouth, Marshfield, Barnstable and Swan- sey where he d. 1675, æ. 54, Hope who m. John Chipman of Plymouth and then of Barnstable, Elizabeth who m. Ephraim Hicks of Plymouth and then John Dickerson of Barnstable, Lydia who m. James Brown of Swansey, Hannah who m. a Bozworth of Hull or Swansey, and Ruth who m. Thos. Cush- man of Plymo. 1664 .- Isaac Howland had Isaac, Seth, Nathan, Priscilla Bennet, Susanna Wood, Jael Southworth, and Eliza- beth Tinkham.
Joseph (s. of John) m. Elizabeth, only child of Thos. South- worth, 1664, and had Thomas, James, Lydia, Mercy, Eliza, Nathaniel.
Thomas (s. of Joseph) m. Joanna, D. of James Cole, 1699, and had Consider 1700, Experience 1705, Thomas 1707, Eliza- beth 1710, Hannah 1712, Joanna 1716, Joseph 1718. Experience m. Benja. Lothrop .- Hannah m. Charles Dyer, and afterwards Edward Winslow .- Joanna m. Gideon White 1744 : he d. 1779.
Nathaniel (s. of Joseph) m. Martha, D. of James Cole, 1697, and had Joseph 1699, Mary 1702, Nathaniel 1705, Joseph 1708.
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Consider (s. of Thomas) m. Ruth Bryant 1725 (born 1704), and had Lucy 1726, Eliza 1728, Ruth 1730, Mary 1732, Thos. Southworth 1734 d. 1779, Consider 1735 d. 1743, Joanna 1737 d. 1799, Martha 1739, Bethiah 1743, Consider 1745 d. 1780, Experience 1748, Joseph 1751 d. 1806, Hannah 1753 d. 1780 : he d. 1759, she 1775. Lucy m. Abraham Hammatt 1748 .- Ruth m. Benjamin Crandon .- Mary m. Dr. William Thomas, whose 2d w. was a Bridgham .- Martha m. Isaac Le Baron .- Experience m. Samuel West .-- Bethiah m. a Delano.
Henry Howland was among the first proprietors of Bridge- water, and of course at Duxbury at that period. It is said he and Arthur Howland of Marshfield, 1643, were distinct families from John of Plymouth, and we have no very particular know- ledge of their families : their descendants are however no doubt among those of the name living in the lower towns in the county, and the name is common throughout the old colony. Deborah, D. of Arthur, m. John Smith of Plymouth 1648 .- Martha How- land m. John Damon of Scituate, his 2d w. 1659 .- A Collins of Lynn m. a Howland .- Consider Howland of Marshfield m. Ruth Church 1795, and removed to Scituate and had a son Luther.
HUNT .- Edmund Hunt was at Duxbury before 1650, and a proprietor of Bridgewater, and sold his right to Samuel Edson. We have no further account of him or of his family. The name remains in the county, but whether his descendants are here or not we are not certain.
IRISH .- John Irish was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, and John and George Irish were both at Duxbury before 1658, and were both among the first planters of Saconet. John Irish of Duxbury, roper, with the consent of his wife Elizabeth, sold his share in the new Plantation of Satucket (Bridgewater) to Guido Bailey 1659, and went to Little Compton. He d. 1677, and his son John Irish m. a sister of the famous Capt. Church : another s. Elias, settled in Taunton.
LORING .- Dea. Thomas Loring was early at Hingham ; had a grant of land there 1635; his house was burnt 1646, d. at Hull 1661, his heirs divided the estate 1672 : his w. Jane died 1672, leaving a will : his children were Thomas, John, Josiah, and Benjamin 1644 : no Ds. mentioned either in the division or her will.
2. Thomas (s. of the above) m. Hannah, D. of Nicholas Jacob, 1657 : she was b. 1639 : he lived in Hull, and had Thomas, Ca- leb, David, Hannah 1665, and Deborah 1669. He d. 1678, and his widow m. Stephen French : his heirs divided the estate 1702. Hannah m. Jeremiah Cushing 1685 .- Thomas m. Deborah, D. of John Cushing Esq. 1699, and lived in Plymouth .- Deborah m. John Cushing Jr. 1687, and d. 1713.
3. John (s. of Dea. Thomas 1.) m. Mary, D. of Nath'l Baker, 1657, lived in Hull, had Jolin 1658, Joseph 1660, Thomas 1662, Sarah 1664, Isaac 1666, Mary 1668, Nathaniel, and Daniel. He m. a 2d w. Rachel, and had Jacob, Israel April 15, 1682, Caleb,
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and Sarah : his will 1708, proved 1714. Joseph and Isaac died before him, each leaving 4 children .- Mary m. a Jones and was his only surviving D .- He mentioned Israel " having been brought up to learning," who gra. H. U. 1701, and was ord. at Sudbury 1706, and d. 1772, æ. 90 .- Nathaniel lived in Boston.
4. Josiah (s. of Dea. Thomas 1.) m. Elizabeth (perhaps D. of John Otis): his will 1712: had Jane 1663, Josiah 1665, Samuel 1668 d. 1774, Job 1670, Elizabeth 1672, Jonathan ex'or. 1674. Jane m. Samuel Gifford.
5. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Thomas 1.) m. Mary, D. of Matthew Hawke, 1670, lived in Hull probably, and had Mary, Matthew, Benjamin, John, and Samuel : the heirs divided his estate 1716. Mary m. James Gould .- Matthew m. Jane, D. of Lieut. Thos. Collier of Hull, and d. 1722 leaving no children.
6. John (s. of John 3): his w. Jane; his will 1719, mentions his "children and his eldest son" but gives no names : John, supposed to be one, chose his uncle Caleb for his guardian 1728.
7. Joseph (s. of John 3.) m. Hannah, D. of John Leavitt 1683, and had Joseph 1684, Nehemiah 1686, Joshua 1688, Submit Aug. 1691 after her father's death. The wid. in. Joseph Easta- brook 1693, and all the children were put under their guardian- ship. Hannah Dorr settled the estate of her former husband, Joshua Loring late of Boston, 1723, and his children, Abigail, Hannah, and Joshua, minors, were put under guardianship 1729.
8. Thomas (s. of John 3.) m. Leah, D. of Benjamin Buckley, 1687 (Buckley was killed in the disastrous battle with the Indians near Rehoboth): his will 1737 : he had Benjamin, Leah 1688, and Sarah. Leah m. Elisha Cushing and afterwards Jabez Wilder, and her D. Elizabeth Cushing m. Col. Edward Mitchell of E. B. 1738 .- Sarah m. Solomon Cushing 1716.
9. Daniel of Boston (s. of John 3.) m. a Mann, and had Daniel, Isaac, Nathaniel, and Priscilla, all under his guardianship 1715, that he might take care of the property that came to them from their grandmother Deborah Mann.
10. David (of Hull): his will 1751 : he had David, Solomon, Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail, and Lydia.
11. John (of Hull): his will 1753: he had James, Sarah White, Elizabeth Binney, and Hannah Loring.
12. Jacob (of Hull): his children, Jacob, Israel, and Zecha- riah, divide his estate 1753 : his wid. Hannah : Jacob died 1769 without ch.
13. Caleb (of Hull): his children, Caleb, Mary, Joshua, Israel, Joseph, Susanna Watts, Sarah Lincoln, Rebecca Rooke, Rachel, and Celia, divide his estate 1758.
14. Solomon (his will 1765) and his w. Deborah : he had Solo- mon, Jabez, Job, Abner, Lydia, and Mary.
15. James (of Hull) died 1777 : his wife Mary : he had John, Martha, James, Mary, and Joseph.
16. Israel (of Boston) d. 1778 : his wid. Mary : he had Israel, Thomas, Eunice, and Betsy.
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17. David (of Hull): his will 1781 : his w. Hannah : he had Jonathan, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary White, Hannah Beals, Anna Sergeant, and Jane Cushing, and gr. ch. David, Sarah, Mary, and Hannah.
18. Thomas (of Ifingham): his will 1795 : his wid. Sarah D. of Dea. Joshua Hersey : her mother was Alice, wid. of Edward Mitchell of E. B. and D. of Major John Bradford of Kingston. [See p. 242, No. 4.] He had Jane, Jotham, Thomas, Asa, Ra- chel, and Christiana : his wid. d. 1798. Jane m. a Thaxter .- Col. Jotham lived in Duxbury .- Thomas was father of the pre- sent Thomas Loring Esq. Representative of Hingham.
John Loring and Elizabeth his wife, Samuel Loring and Jane his wife, Caleb Loring Esq. and Rebecca his wife, Benjamin Loring and Elizabeth his wife, David Loring and Hannah his w. sold and conveyed Rainsford Island to William Foye Treasurer of the Commonwealth 1736: perhaps these were ss. of John 6, but it is not ascertained.
The foregoing is but a sketch and brief notice of a few of the very numerous and respectable familes of this name, now widely extended over the country, and all probably descendants of Dea. Thomas.
MERRICK .- William Merrick was an inhabitant of Duxbury before 1650, and one of the first proprietors of Bridgewater, and we have no further knowledge of him. Some of the name have resided on the Cape.
MORTON .- George Morton arrived at Plymouth 1623 in the third ship, the Ann. He and Experience Mitchell in the first allotment of land in 1623 had eight acres together : his w. Sarah was supposed to be sister of Gov. Bradford : he d. 1624 : his ch. were Nathaniel, John, Patience, Ephraim, and Sarah. Patience m. John Faunce father of Thomas Faunce (the distinguished Elder of Plymouth Church, who d. 1745) .- Sarah m. George Bonum or Bonham.
2. Nathaniel (son of George 1.) was the Secretary of the Colony, and the worthy author of New England's Memorial : he m. Lydia Cooper 1635, who d. 1673, and he then m. Ann Temp- lar : he had no son, but had 6 Ds. One, Remember, b. 1637, m. Abraham Jackson 1657; one m. a Dunham ; one, Joanna, m. Joseph Prince of Hull ; one, Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Bozworth of Hull ; one, Lydia, m. George Ellison ; and another m. a Boz- worth : he d. June 28, 1685.
3. John (s. of George 1.) went to Middleboro'and was ances- tor of a numerous family.
4. Ephraim (s. of George 1.) was a Lieutenant and Deacon : he d. 1693, and left a wid. Mary Harlow : she afterwards m. Hugh Cole 1698 : when last m. she was called wid. of Ephraim Morton Esq .: Morton's children were George, Ephraim, Nathaniel, Jo- siah, Eleazar, Thomas, Patience who m. John Nelson, and Rebecca who m. a Wood.
5. George (s. of Ephraim 4.) m. Joanna Kempton, and had
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Hannah 1668, Manasseh 1669, Ephraim 1670, Joanna 1673, Ruth 1676, George 1678, and Timothy 1682.
6. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 4.) had Ephraim, John, Joseph, Ebenezer, and one D. Ephraim Jr. was father of Ichabod .- John Morton m. Mary Faunce, and d. of " a grievous wound" 1709, and she then m. Joseph Hall of Yarmouth. Joseph was grandfather of Capt. Ezekiel.
7. Nathaniel (s. of Ephraim 4.) was a Lieutenant and d. 1709 : he had a s. Nathaniel whose s. Nathaniel b. 1752 and d. 1775 was father of Mrs. Rebecca relict of the late Hon. Wm. Davis.
8. Josiah (s. of Ephraim 4.) d. 1694, and had Henry, Josiah, &c. Josiah m. E. Clark, and had Josiah who d. 1739 æ. 86, and who was father of Thomas who d. IS24 æ. 76.
9. Eleazar (s. of Ephraim 4.) had three children.
10. Thomas (s. of Ephraim 4.) had Nathaniel who was father of Lemuel.
The preceding is but a sketch or outline of this numerous and respectable family, of whom the present Governor, Marcus Morton, is one, as was also the Hon. Perez Morton, late Attor- ney General of the Commonwealth.
NASH .- Samuel Nash of Duxbury was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and one of the Commissioners ap- pointed by Court to purchase the new Plantation of the Indians. He was Sheriff or Chief Marshal of the Colony, a Lieutenant under Capt. Standish, and also Representative from Duxbury to the old Colony Court at Weymouth : one of his Ds. m. Abraham Sampson. We have no further knowledge of him or his family, and know not if he had any connection with James a cotempo- rary at Weymouth. He lived in his old age with his son-in-law Clarke. There are many of the name still living in Weymouth, Abington, and the vicinity. James Nash of Duxbury m. Sarah Simmons as early as 1660 or 1670, he may have been son of Samuel, and the same man who was at Weymouth, and Joseph, and others of Scituate may have been his descendants.
PARTRIDGE .- George Partridge and the Rev. Ralph Par- tridge both of Duxbury were both original proprietors of Bridge- water. The latter was the first Minister of that place, and came over 1636, and George was there the same year : his D. Sarah m. Samuel Allen of Bridgewater about 1658, she was born 1639. Whether they were brothers or in any way connected we know not. The Rev. Mr. Partridge's share in Bridgewater was finally owned by Jonathan Hill of Bridgewater. The late Hon. George Partridge of Duxbury, High Sheriff of Plymouth County, &c., was a descendant of the first George. There are not many of the name now in the County .- Mary Partridge m. Jonathan Brewster, and was living in Conn. 1733.
PAYBODY OR PEABODY .- John and William Paybody were both early settlers in Duxbury, and both original proprie- tors of Bridgewater, and were probably brothers. Of John we have met with no notices. William was Representative of
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Duxbury, and m. Elizabeth, D. of John Alden, 1644, she was b. in Plymouth 1624: he sold his place in Duxbury to Experience Mitchell 1650, and removed to Little Compton, R. I .: she died there 1717, æ. 92, and at her death it was said " her grand D. Bradford was a grandmother." Her D. Priscilla m. Rev. Mr. Ichabod Wiswall, and Priscilla Wiswall m. Gershom Bradford .- Hannah Peabody m. Samuel Bartlett.
PIERCE .- Abraham Pierce, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, was in Plymouth as early as 1627, being named with others in the division of the cattle, which was made that year ; but was afterwards before 1650 an inhabitant of Duxbury, and we have met with no further notice of him.
PRINCE .- Rev. John Prince, rector of East Stafford in Berkshire, Eng., was 2 or 3 years at the University in Oxford. His son John came to New England, and settled at Hull, and had several children : his 4th s., Samuel, was born in Boston 1649 .- Joseph Prince of Hull m. Joanna, D. of the Secretary Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth.
2. Thomas (s. of John and brother of Samuel) d. in Boston about 1704, and had Thomas, Benjamin, and Job; and the wid. m. Israel Sylvester of Duxbury .- Thomas Prince of Duxbury, Shipwright, bought a farm of Samuel Sprague sen'r 1713.
3. Samuel (s. of John) settled in Sandwich about 1686, made free 1690, was twice m .: his last w. Mercy, D. of Gov. Hinckley : he died 1728, æ. 80 ; she 1736 : he had Samuel, John, Thomas 1687, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Alice, Martha, Mercy, and Mary. Samuel had farms at Milford and Coventry, and d. at Rochester 1722, before his father .- John also died at Rochester, and his D. Elizabeth m. Seth Ames of Bridgewater 1734, who d. at Provi- dence or at sea about 1738 .- Thomas (s. of the last w.) gra. H. U. 1707, and settled in the ministry at the Old South, Boston, was author of annals and the chronology, and d. Oct. 22, 1758, æ. 72 .- Joseph was a mariner at Strafford, Conn. 1738, but was afterwards probably at Rochester .- Moses was a mariner at Boston 1739, and father of Samuel, Jane, and others perhaps .- Nathan born 1698, gra. H. U. 1718, fellow of the College many years, died at the West Indies 1748 .- Alice m. Samuel Gray of Little Compton, he died 1733, she was living 1736 .- Martha m. Ezra Bourne Esq. of Sandwich, and her D. Mary Bourne was wife of the Rev. John Angier, first Minister of East Bridge- water .- Mercy, feeble and infirm, was living single in 1733 .- Mary m. the Rev. Peter Thacher of Mid'o.
4. Governor Thomas Prince (of no known connection with the preceding families) came over in the 2d ship, the Fortune, in 1621, lived in Plymouth, his house in High street near Spring Lane : m. Patience, D. of William Brewster, 1624, the 9th marriage in the Colony : she d. 1634 : he was chosen Governor 1635, then living at Duxbury : m. Mary, D. of Wm. Collier, 1635, and removed to Eastham 1644, and there resided till rechosen Governor in 1658. His wife died at Eastham, and he returned to Plymouth
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1663, and lived at " Plain Dealing"; m. Mrs. Mary, widow of Samuel Freeman, 1662, and d. 1673, æ. 73, his wife surviving at Yarmouth 1676 : he had a son Thomas who d. before him, and 8 Ds. viz : Rebecca w. of Edmund Freeman Jr. m. 1646, Han- nah w. of Nathaniel Mayo m. 1649, Mercy w. of John Freeman of Eastham m. 1649, Jane w. of Mark Snow of Eastham m. 1660, Mary w. of John 'Tracy of Duxbury, Elizabeth w. of Arthur How- land Jr. of Marshfield, Sarah w. of Thos. or Jere'h Howes Jr. of Yarmouth m. 1650, Judith w. of Isaac Barker of Marshfield and then of William Tubbs of Pembroke m. 1691 : he had 2 grand children who d. before 1690 without issue, viz : Lusanna, D. of his son Thomas, and Theophilus Mayo : he had also a maiden sister Susanna living at St. Catharine's Gate, near London Tower : he called Thomas Clark his brother.
SAMPSON .- Abraham and Henry Sampson of Duxbury were original proprietors of Bridgewater. Abraham was in Duxbury as early as 1640, and m. a D. of Sam'l Nash, and had afterwards a 2d wife : he had Abraham, Isaac, Samuel, and others perhaps : he was living 1686. Abraham, the s. probably, m. Lorah, D. of Alexander Standish, and had Abraham, Miles, Ebenezer, Re- becca, Sarah, and Grace .- Samuel was killed in Philip's war 1675 or 1678, leaving a wid. Esther and several young children, among whom were Samuel and Ichabod.
2. Henry Sampson came over to Plymouth 1620 : is named in the allotments of land in 1623 as one of those who came in the May Flower in 1620, and yet his name is not inserted among those who came in the May Flower, nor is it to be found among those who signed the Compact on board before landing : he was probably young and included in some of the families : this is the more probable as he was not made a freeman till 1635, and not married till 1640 when he m. Ann Plummer : he settled in Dux- bury : what his connection with Abraham was is not ascertained : they may have been brothers. Henry d. 1685 : he had Stephen, John, James, Caleb, Eliza w. of Robert Sproat, Hannah w. of Josiah Holmes, another D. w. of John Hammond, Mary w. of John Simmons, and Dorcas wife of Thomas Bonney. Stephen and his wife Elizabeth had Benjamin, John, Cornelius, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Dorcas, and Abigail : he d. 1714 .- James set- tled in Dartmouth .- Caleb m. Mercy, D. of Alexander Standish.
3. Isaac (whose s. uncertain, perhaps s. of Abraham) b. 1660 and d. 1726 ; m. Lydia, D. of Alexander Standish, and had Isaac 1688, Jonathan 1690, Josiah 1692 d. 1731, Lydia 1694, Ephraim 1698, Peleg 1700, Priscilla 1702, Barnabas 1705. Isaac Jr. had a w .. Sarah .- Jonathan had a w. Joanna .- Ephraim had a w. Abi- gail .- Priscilla m. Jabez Fuller .- Barnabas had a w. Experience. 4. Peleg (s. of Isaac 3.) m. Mary Ring born 1700, and had Mercy 1731, and Simeon 1736.
5. Simeon (s. of Peleg 4.) m. Deborah, D. of Seth Cushing, 1759, and had Lydia Cushing 1762, Deborah, Mercy, George W., and Maria : he d. 1789 ; she 1830, æ. 90. Lydia C. m. Wm.
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Goodwin 1781 and d. 1815 .- Deborah m. Rev. Ephraim Briggs and afterwards William Goodwin for his 2d w .- Mercy m. Levi Bradford 1800 .- Maria m. Rev. Daniel Johnson of Yarmouth.
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