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1725 .- A way from the easterly side of Captain Edson's meadow, near South Brook, first southerly, and then easterly to land of Ruth and Hannah Field-so near to Benja- min Pratt's, and still easterly across Joseph Pratt's land, to the way leading by Lieutenant Davenport's.
A way from the road on the northerly side of Benjamin Willis' land-then easterly to and over Samuel Lath- rop's land, to John Benson's house .- Also from the road leading by William Orcutt's to the causey, and over a brook and so to Amos Snell's land .- Also from the road north side Benjamin Willis' house, to run between his house and barn south to Amos Snell's land.
1726 .- A way from William Orcutt's land easterly towards Amos Snell's, and over a corner of his orchard, and by his house, and southerly by William Washburn's land to the road leading from Josiah Washburn's to William Washburn's.
66 A road from the old way, leading by the easterly end of Josiah William's house to West Meadow-southerly to Joseph Packard's house, and thence to the new saw mill on West Meadow Brook.
" A way from widow Bolton's to Mr. David Perkins', between land of John Willis and land he sold Jonathan Washburn, to said Perkin's land-so westerly and
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down the hill, and over the bridge above Mr. Perkin's mill, and by the coal house till it comes into the road near Mr. Perkin's house.
The way by Chilton Latham's turned westerly on the northerly side of his land to the new saw mill, and over the river just above the mill dam-then to extend northerly to the way leading to Byram's Plain.
1727 .-- A way from the old malt house of Ensign Mitchell, de- ceased, near his late dwelling house-then in the old range, formerly between him and John Haward, deceased, to Plymouth road -- then westerly to land of Francis Cary, deceased, to Ebenezer Hill's land, to Nathaniel Hayward's land, to Ebenezer Hill's shop -- so along the beaten way to the Centre Tree-so along to Ensign Johnson's, between his and Solomon John- son's house, and so along the beaten way to the old meeting-house.
A way from Samuel Edson's, by the house of Joseph Snow, and Joseph Snow, Jr., and Henry Kingman's -- then turning southerly till it comes to Daniel John- son's, and so between his house and barn to David Johnson's, where the three roads meet.
1728 .-- The way at Robinson's turned to go where the bridge now is.
1729 .-- A private way from the road by Ebenezer Alden's, to the country road by Josiah Byram's : beginning at a stake between Isaac Alden's and Ebenezer Alden's --- thence south twenty-three deg., east thirty-six rods -- thence south eleven deg., east forty-seven rods-thence south four deg., west fifty-eight rods -- thence south twenty deg., west seventy-seven rods-thence south ten deg., east thirty-six rods to the country road aforesaid.
" A way from where two roads part, about twenty rods east of Black Brook-one leading to Moses Bisbee's, and the other to Samuel Pratt's-thence to Samuel Pratt's house -- so on to Mr. Moore's house -- thence to the saw mill, and over the bridge below the mill -- then
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over rocks and mire, and leaving the old way, about two rods to the left hand, and going through the swamp to William Gould's land, where his house stands.
1730 .- The bridge below Moses Bisbee's to be moved further down where the old bridge was, if the selectmen find it convenient.
The way leading from Isaac Harris' to Abington, turned to the eastward of widow Allen's land.
A way from the road between John Keith's and Francis Wood's easterly to a small brook -- then turning up a hill-and so northerly to the range between Keith and Wood, and easterly to a corner bound of Wood's land.
A road from Ephraim Jennings' over Joseph Jennings' land, and by his house, and over land of John Brett, and over a small brook -- so to land formerly William Brett's, and by Nathaniel Hayward's house to land of Zechariah Standish, and so to Middleborough (now Halifax) line.
66 A road over Comfort's Bridge to the house of John Willis, Jr., and to the road leading from Thomas- Washburn's to David Johnson's.
1731 .- A way from Benjamin Hayward's, over John Hayward's land, and the said Benjamin's land to Josiah Hayward's land, and between his house and barn, and over Jen -. nings' bridge, and on John Packard's and Joseph Packard's land, and so over Samuel Jennings' and Richard Jennings' land, and over a small brook, and so between Jennings' house and barn, and up the hill, and by Ephraim Jennings' house and barn, and over Joseph Jennings' land, up a hill, and so to a small slough by Plymouth road.
A way from Taunton road to Moses Washburn's land -- thence a drift way through gates and bars to the island in the great meadow, to run between the field of Samuel Packard, Jr., and the pond, and on the west side of Packard's house, and so to the great meadow.
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1732 .- A way from Titicut River, at the road over the brook below the saw mill -- then over Nehemiah Washburn's land, and by Nathaniel Hooper's house and orchard, and so by William Hooper's house-then turning easterly to the brook, and keeping the beaten way by Nehemiah Washburn's house to the road already laid out.
A way from Taunton road on the hill south of Ebenezer . Willis' to the southerly side of the plain, and along by a rock south-west of Samuel Alden's house, and along to the west side of Joshua Fobes' house, and to the arm of the saw mill pond, and so between the land of Captain Edson and Nehemiah Waslıburn, and so east to the great river at Titicut.
An open road from Nicholas Wade's to the Plymouth road, at Sandy Hill, viz :- from Wade's land at the bank of the pond westerly over the mouth of the river, and south of David Robin's house, and to a tree within the gate, and so along by a pond hole, and so along eight rods south of the house of Benjamin Hay- ward, Jr., and along the old road to the top of the hill, and along by the corner of Chilton Latham's land to the Plymouth road at Sandy Hill.
1733 .- Nathaniel Woodward and Solomon Leonard agree upon a road by their houses, and across their lands. "
A way from John Lathrop's across the swamp to Joseph Cary's land, and between Cary's and Lieutenant Haw- ard's land, and by Thomas Hayward's bars at West Meadow across a swamp and over the brook, and over a corner of a swamp in Samuel Packard's land, and so to the beaten patlı leading to West Meadow, and so to the road leading to Josiah Williams' and Joseph Packard's, on the east side of Williams' house.
1734 .- A way from Captain Edson's house northwesterly to Benjamin Snow's house-then westerly to Samuel Ed- son's land, and so to Taunton road.
A way from Joseph Washburn's, on the side of the hill
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between his house and causey, as it goes to Thomas Conant's-so over the causey and the beaten way from said Conant's to Nathaniel Conant's, and into the lane by Nathaniel Conant's, and up along to the bounds between Nathaniel Ames and Bethiah Ames, and so before Lindsay's door and by Richard Davenport's land to the bounds between John Washburn and Icha- bod Orcutt to said Orcutt's house and the old road.
A way laid out anew or turned, at the request and free consent of John Johnson, Isaac Lazell, David Conant, and John Holman, between Major Holman's and Wil- liam Conant's, from the corner of Holman's pasture, turning out of the old way, and into the pasture southwesterly to a flat rock near Johnson's fence, and so over his field, and between his house and shop, straight to the east end of Lazell's house, and so by his orchard fence to an old coal pit-then turning more easterly to David Conant's range, and gradually entering on said Conant's land, till it has the whole way on it, and so keeping Conant's line ten or twelve rods-then across Conant's field to the highway.
1741 .- A way turned on the further end of Byram's plain, out of the old road, at the south-west end of Josiah King- man's field, straight to the westerly end of Captain Byram's barn, and so between the house and barn, and thence straight to the north-east corner of the old orchard on the plain, that was formerly Jeremiah Newland's.
A drift way for David Kingman and his near neighbors to go to meeting, viz :- from the south-west corner of Cornet Beals' ten acre lot, where John Hanmer lives, straight to Dr. Byram's house-thence to the north end of the forge dam, and so to the Little House, and thence by the fence to the waste way that runs before the door.
66 A way from Ames' land by Downey's house, and so on between Abiel Packard's and Daniel Richards' land to the country road.
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1746 .- A way from Abington, to the road near Captain Bass' house, viz :- from the line between Bridgewater and Abington, south of Thomas White's house, in the lane between his house and barn-thence to Samuel Por- ter's barn, and by his house to land of Thomas Whit- marsh and James Lovell, and between their lands to Woodbridge Brown's land, and keeping the beaten path or near it over the said Brown's land to Snell's meadows, and over the meadows where the causey is made, and by Eleazar Whitman's house, and so to James Latham's field, and by his house, and between his house and barn in the beaten way to Lieutenant Beals' land-then turning westerly till it comes even with Ensign Kingman's house, and then turning down by his house straight to Joseph Byram's barn, and so to the bridge across the Forge Pond, and over the bridge and by the pond in the trodden way, till it comes to the country road a little northward of Capt. Bass' house : laid out at the request of the neighbors.
A way laid out on William Gould's land from a great rock, and running south eleven deg. east twenty rods against his house-thence south twenty-three deg. east twenty-five rods to Pembroke line. (This road is now in Hanson.)
1756 .- The way turned from Ephraim Cary's straight to Edward Mitchell's, by his request, and thence straight to Timo- thy Hayward's and into the old way.
1757 .- The road turned from a stake standing on the south side of the road, by Moses Bisbee's, south nine deg. east from the south-west corner of Charles Bisbee's house, and running ninety rods on the same point to Job Chamberlin's land, where it meets the road ;- this was done at the request of Moses Bisbee, Nathaniel Cham- berlin, Isaac Lazell, Jr., Job Chamberlin, and Simeon Whitman,
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EXPLANATIONS.
-a. before a date, stands for about-b. for born-d. for death or died-m. for mar- ried-s. for son-ss. for sons-w. for wife-gra. for graduate or graduated-B. U. for Brown University-D). for daughter-Ds. for Daughters-H. U. for Harvard Univer- sity : added to a name or date of a birth, signifies that the person died in youth or without issue-W. B. for West Bridgewater-S. P. for South Parish of Bridgewater, now Bridgewater-E. B. for East Bridgewater-N. B. for North Bridgewater-Tit. for Titicnt. Other abbreviations will occur, which being nsual and common, need no explanation.
ALDEN .- Hon. John Alden arrived with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in the May Flower, 1620; was about 21 years old, and was one of the Governor's Assistants many years, and oth- erwise much employed and greatly distinguished in the infant colony ; he removed early to Duxbury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, as we have already seen ; he d. at Duxbury Sept. 12, 1687, æ. SS, of course was born 1599 : he m. Priscilla, D. of Wm. Mullens, 1623, and had John, Joseph, David, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ruth and Mary .- John was a captain, a mariner and master of a vessel, removed to Boston, m. Elizabeth, widow of Abiel Ewrill, and D. of Maj. Wm. Phillips, 1660, and had John 1663, William 1669, Nathaniel 1670, Zechariah 1673, gra. H. U. 1692, Nathan 1677, and Henry, and also several Ds .; he d. 1702, she 1719; his will dated 1701. He was accused of witchcraft .- David and Jonathan remained at Duxbury, and had families there .- Elizabeth m. Wm. Paybody .- Sarah m. Alexander Standish .- Ruth m. John Bass, 1657 .- Mary m. Thomas Delano.
2. Joseph, (2d son of Hon. John 1.) had his father's proprie- tary share in Bridgewater, and was an early settler here ; he m. Mary, D. of Moses Simmons, sometimes written Symonson ; and had Isaac, Joseph, John, and probably Elizabeth, who m. Benjamin Snow, 1691, and Mary who m. Samuel Allen, 1700; he d. 1697, æ. a. 73.
3. Isaac, (s. of Joseph 2.) settled in E. B., and m. Mehitabel, D. of Samuel Allen, 1685, and had Mehitabel 1687, Sarah 1688, Mary 1691, Isaac 1692, Ebenezer 1693, Mercy 1696, Abigail 1699, Jemima 1702, and John .- Mehitabel m. Benjamin Rich- ards, 1711 .- Sarah m. Seth Brett, 1712, and afterwards Dea.
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Recompence Cary, 1727 .- Mary m. John Webb, of Braintree, 1720, and d. 1772, æ. 82 .- Isaac lived a bachelor, and left a large real estate .- Mercy m. Zaccheus Packard, 1725 .- Jemima m. Dea. Thomas Whitman, 1727.
4. Dea. Joseph, (s. of Joseph 2.) lived in S. B., and m. Han- nah, D. of Daniel Dunham, of Plymouth, 1690; and had Daniel 1690, Joseph 1693*, Eleazar 1694, Hannah 1696, Mary 1699, Joseph 1700*, Jonathan 1703*, Samuel 1705, Mehitabel 1707, Seth 1710; he and she both d. 1747, he æ. SO, she 78 .- Hannah m. Mark Lathrop, 1722; Mary m. Timothy Edson, 1719; Me- hitabel m. Barnabas Eaton, and d. æ. 30.
5. John (s. of Joseph 2.) had his father's homestead in W. B., and sold it to Isaac Johnson a. 1700, and removed to Titicut in Middleborough ; m. Hannah, D. of Captain Ebenezer White, of Weymouth ; she was born 1683 ; he had David, who m. Judith Padelford, and was father of Solomon ; Priscilla, w. of Abraham Borden ; Thankful, w. of Francis Eaton ; Hannah, w. of Tho- mas Wood; Lydia, w. of Samuel Eddy, and afterwards of John Fuller; Mary, w. of Noah Thomas; Abigail, w. of Nathan Thomas ; Joseph, who m. Hannah Hall ; John, who first m. Lydia Lazell, and had Capt. John, of Fairhaven, and Nathan, and then m. Rebecca Weston, and d. April, 1821, æ. 102; Ebe- nezer, who at the age of 20 went to Cuba, and was taken prisoner and suffered hardships for 10 years, m. Anna Whitaker, and afterwards Rebecca Smith, and settled in Ashfield ; Noah born 1725, a Baptist minister, settled at Stafford 1755, and afterwards installed at Bellingham 1766, a member of the convention for forming the Constitution of Massachusetts in 1780, and also of the convention for adopting the Constitution of the United States in 1788, m. Joanna Vaughn, and had 3 ss. and several Ds., and d. 1797, æ. 71.
6. Capt. Ebenezer (s. of Isaac 3.) lived in E. B., and m. Anna, D. of Joseph Keith, 1717, and had Anna 1718, Susanna 1719. Abigail 1721, Nathan 1727, Ezra 1732 .- Anna m. Eleazal Washburn, Susanna m. Ephraim Cary, Abigail m. Ebenezer Byram, Jr., Esq., all three m. together, at the same time, viz :- Nov. 22, 1738 .- The mother d. 1775, æ. 79, the father 1776, æ. 83, and was the last surviving member of the first church in East Bridgewater, gathered in 1724.
7. John (s. of Isaac 3.) lived in E. B., and m. Hannah, D. of Henry Kingman, 1727, and had John* and James*, twins, 1729 ; Isaac 1731, Jonathan 1733, Hannah 1736, Adam 1738*, Abigail 1742*, Keziah 1743 ; his w. d. 1744, and he m. Rebecca Night- ingale 1745, and had Rebecca 1745, John 1747, Esther 1749*, James 1751, Adam 1754, Joseph 1755, Benjamin 1757; the father d. 1762, æ. a. 67; Rebecca m. John Sprague 1767, and they with the mother and John went to Warwick ; James, Adam, Joseph and Benjamin went to Claremont, N. H.
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8. Daniel, Esq., (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) m. Abigail, D, of Jo- seph Shaw 1717, and had Joseph 1718, Daniel 1720, Abigail 1722, Zephaniah 1724, Hannah 1726*, Hannah 1727, Mehitabel 1729*, Barnabas 1732, Ebenezer 1734, Mary 1737; he removed to Stafford with his family, where he d. æ. 80 .- Joseph m. Su- sanna, D. of Solomon Packard, 1742, and had Zenas 1745*, and Martha 1747*, and d. at Worcester, æ. 50 .- Daniel, Esq., m. Jane Turner 1747, and d. at Lebanon, near Dartmouth College, æ. 70, and was father of the late Dr. Ebenezer Alden, of Ran- dolph, born at Stafford 1755 .- Abigail m. Dea. Eleazar Whit- man, sen., 1742 .- Zephaniah m. Hopestill, D. of Thomas Wade, 1748, and d. at Stafford, æ. 80 .- Hannah m. Joshua Blodget, at Stafford, and there d., æ. 70. - Barnabas d. at Ashfield, æ. 60 .- Ebenezer d. at Stafford, æ. 21 .- Mary m. Isaac Fuller 1764.
9. Eleazar (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in S. B., and m. Mar- tha, D. of Joseph Shaw, 1720; she d. 1769, æ. 69, he 1773, æ. 79; he had Jonathan 1721, Eleazar 1723, Abraham 1725*, Da- vid 1727, Joshua 1729, Caleb 1731*, Ezra 1734, Timothy 1736 .- Jonathan m. Experience, D. of Nathaniel Hayward, 1743, and went to Greenwich where he d., æ. 80, and she d. there 1809, æ. 90 .- David m. Lucy, D. of Noah Thomas, of Mid'o., and went to Ashfield, and d. there, æ. 80 .- Ezra went to Greenwich, was a Deacon there, and d. æ. 84 .- Rev. Timothy gra. H. U. 1762, settled at Yarmouth Dec. 13, 1769, and d. 1828, æ. 92; he m. Sarah, D. of Rev. Habijah Weld, of Attleboro'; she d. 1796, æ. 58; he had Timothy, Isaiah, Martin, Oliver, Sarah Weld, Martha Shaw.
10. Samuel, (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in Titicut ; m. Abiah, D. of Capt. Josiah Edson, a. 1728, and had Abiah 1729, Mehita- ble 1732, Saralı 1734, Samuel 1736, Josiah 1738, Simeon 1740, and Silas .- Samuel, the father, m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah Wash- burn, 1752, and d. æ. 80 .- Abiah m. Seth Harris 1751 .- Mehita- bel m. Joshua Packard, 1755 .- Silas d. æ. 21.
11. Capt. Seth (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in S. B., and m. Mehitabel, D. of Eleazar Carver, 1740, and had Oliver 1740, Seth 1741, Caleb 1744* and Joseph 1747; she d. 1757, and he m. Jael, wid. of Timothy Hayward, 1758, she was wid. Peterson when she m. Hayward ; he d. 1784, æ. 75.
12. Dea. Nathan (s. of Capt. Ebenezer, 6.) m. Mary, D. of Daniel Hudson, 1750, and had Nathan 1751; she d. 1755, and he m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Richards, 1757, and had Isaac 1758* ; he d. 1807, æ. 80, she 1823, æ. 90.
13. Ezra (s. of Capt. Ebenezer, 6.) m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah Keith, of Easton, 1756, and had a son 1757*, Abby 1759*, Abi- gail 1761, Isaac 1763, Susanna 1766 ; he d., and his wid. m. John Bisbee 1771, and d. 1777, æ. 41 .- Abigail m. George Vining 1778, and Susanna m. Jacob Allen 1784, and both went to Plainfield.
14. Isaac (s. of John 7.) m. Martha, D. of Solomon Packard,
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1755, and had Nabby 1757, Isaac 1758; he d., and the wid. m. Israel Bailey, 1760 .- Nabby m. Joseph Whiting 1778.
15. Jonathan (s. of John 7.) m. Experience, D. of Cornelius Washburn, 1766, and had Mehitabel 1767, Isaac, John, Ezra, Daniel ; she d. 1775, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Thomas White, 1777, her maiden nanie Green, and had Cyrus, Samuel Green, Jonathan and Polly ; she, the mother, d. 1811, æ. 63; she m. White 1772; Jonathan, the father, d. 1825, æ. 93 .- Mehitabel m. Henry Jackson 1786, and went to Minot .- Isaac m. Ruth, D. of Josiah Byram, 1794, and had Joanna, w. of Wm. Bird, m. 1818, Nabby and Lewis ; he d. 1832, æ. 60, and his wid. m. Alphéus Fobes .- John m. Deborah, D. of Benjamin Robinson, 1798, and had Benjamin, Mary, Alvina, Charles, and went to Minot .- Ezra m. Nabby, D. of Wm. Vinton, 1798, and had Ed- ward V., who d. young at the south, and William V., who lives in Boston .- Capt. Cyrus m. Nabby K., Daughter of Capt. Daniel Kinsley, 1808, and had Mary K. 1809, Hannah G. 1811, and Nabby Vinton 1813, and then went to Minot .- Samuel G. m. Rhoda, D. of Benjamin Richards, 1804, and had Benjamin, Samuel G., and Bartlett R., and d. 1814, æ. 36, was killed by the bursting of a cannon at Eastport in the last war .- Daniel and Jonathan went to the westward .- Polly m. Abel Barrell 1810.
16. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 9.) m. Sarah, D. of Nicholas Whitman, 1748, and had Martha, 1752, Mary 1754, Abigail 1756, Sarah 1759, Hannah 1762, Eleazar 1767; the father d. 1803, æ. 80, the mother 1819, æ. 93 .- Martha m. Silvanus Blos- som 1774, and d. 1802 .- Mary d. single .- Abigail m. Wm. Snell 1774 .- Sarah d. 1778 .- Hannah m. Levi Latham 1782 .- Eleazar m. Deborah, sister of Eleazar Churchill 1794; she d. 1804, and he m. Abigail Pierce, of Mid'o., 1819, and had Lewis, Isaac, Rebecca. Isaac m. Minerva Waterman 1821.
17. Lt. Joshua (s. of Eleazar 6.) m. Mary, Widow of Seth Alden, Jr., and D. of Eleazar Carver 1781 ; had no children ; d. 1809, æ. 80, she 1811, æ. 63; he gave legacies to the church, parish, and singing choir, in S. B.
18. Samuel (s. of Samuel 10.) m. a Williams, and lived in a corner of Abington included in the north parish of Bridgewater ; had Daniel, Silas, Joseph, Samuel, Williams, Seth, Hosea, and Hannah w. of James Cary, m. 1798; d. 1816, æ. 81 .- Daniel m. Sarah, D. of Jon'a. Cary, 1786, and had Otis, Daniel, Al- pheus, and Sally, who m. Jon'a. Burr, of Worthington. Otis m. an Adams, Daniel m. Eunice, D. of Perez Southworth, 1815 ; he and Alpheus went to Randolph .- Silas and Joseph went to Jay .- Samuel m. Sally, D. of Mark Ford, 1799, and had San- ford, Mehitabel, Hannah, and Sally, w. of Sidney Howard, m. 1815 .- Williams in. a Lynfield, and had Mary, Lavinia, and Clarissa .- Dea. Seth m. Harmony, D. of Perez Southworth, 1802, and removed to Stoughton .- Hosea m. Milly, D. of Wm. Edson, 1817 .- Wid. Sarah Alden m. Lazarus Beal, of Wey- mouth, 1809.
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19. Josiah (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Bathsheba Jones, of Raynham, 1761, and had Elijah 1763, Hazael, Josiah .- Elijah m. Rebecca Fuller, of Kingston, 1783 .- Josiah, and Elijah his son, went to Brimfield, now Wales .- Hazael m. Bethany Wilbor 1791. It appears also on record that Bethany Alden m. Eliphalet White, of Raynham, 1791.
20. Simeon (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Mary, D. of Seth Packard, 1764, and had Simeon, Alpheus, Silas, Solomon, David, Jona- than, Isaac and Lot.
21. Oliver (s. of Capt. Seth 11.) m. Experience, D. of Capt. Solomon Leonard, 1765, and had Caleb 1766, Peddy, (Experi- ence.) Oliver 1770*, Cromwell 1773 *. He d. æ. over 80 .- Peddy m. Silvanus Pratt 1803.
22. Seth (s. of Capt. Seth 11.) m. Mary, D. of Eleazar Carver, 1767, and had Seth 1769, Mehitabel 1771; he had three other children, who d. 1775. Seth, the father, d. 1775, and his wid. m. Lt. Joshua Alden 1781 .- Seth m. Sally, D. of Wmn. Snell, 1800, and removed to Maine, and had a s. William S., now living in S. B.
23. Capt. Joseph (s. of Capt. Seth 11.) m. Bethiah, D. of Eleazar Carver, and had Mehitabel 1775, Joseph 1777, Daniel 1780, Thomas 1782, Cyrus 1785, Eunice 1788, Seth, Bethialı, and Betsy ; he d. 1803, æ. 55 .- Mehitabel m. Thomas Mitchell 1797 .- Capt. Joseph, Jr., m. Polly, D. of Amos Hayward, 1800 .- Daniel m. Joanna Tilson 1804, and went to Belcher- town .- Thomas m. Matilda, D. of Daniel Copeland, 1815 .- Cyrus and Seth were gra. B. U .; the former an attorney in Boston, now in Bristol co., the latter a minister at Marlboro' .- Eunice d. single .- Bethiah m. Alfred Arnold, of Greenwich, 1813 .- Betsy m. Joseph Hooper, Jr.
24 .- Nathan, Esq., (s. of Dea. Nathan 12.) m. Sarah, D. of William Barrell, 1776, and had Mary 1777, Lydia 1779, Marcus 1782, Isaac 1786, Sarah 1792, Lucius 1796. The mother d. 1816, æ. 61, and he then m. wid. Joanna Soule, of M., 1819 .- Mary m. Capt. Wm. Vinton 1797, and d. 1799 .- Lydia m. Da- vid Keith, Jr., 1801 .- Marcus m. Salome, D. of Col. Aaron Hobart, of A., 1807, and had Aaron Hobart 1809, Susanna Hobart 1815, and went to N. Y .- Isaac, Esq., m. Clarissa, D. of Ephraim Whitman, of A., 1811, and had Win. Barrell 1813, and Henry 1817 .- Sarah m. James P. Tolman, of St., 1818 .- Rev. Lucius was gra. B. U. 1821, and is settled in E. Abington.
25. Isaac (s. of Ezra 13.) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Russell, 1781, and had Ezra, Thomas Russell, both baptized 1800. James Sullivan 1804, one other*, and the mother d. 1814, æ. 47; he m. Betsy, wid. of Benjamin Palmer, and D. of Daniel Willis, 1814, and had several children, and d. 1827, æ. 64 .- Ezra m. Susan Dyer 1813, and went to Abington .- Thomas R. m. Jane, D. of Matthew Allen, 1813, and afterwards Dorothy, D. of Ste- phen Hearsey, and d. 1835, æ. 45 .- James S. went to Weymouth.
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26. Solomon (s. of David, and grandson of John 5.) m. Sarah Hall 1755, and had Sarah 1756, Solomon 1757, Noah, Alexan- der, Amasa, and three other Ds .- Solomon m. Patty King 1786, and had 2 ss., Solomon (a bachelor) and Lewis .- Noah m. Elizabeth Miller, of M., 1793, and had 2 ss., Noah and Hiram, and went to Illinois .- Alexander m. Lucy Leonard 1792, and went to Me .- Amasa m. Sally Hathaway, of M., 1799, and had 2 Ds .- Of the 4 Ds., one m. Elijah Alden; one, Sarah m. Azel Shaw ; one, Hannah, m. Seth Miller, Esq., 1796; and one m. Eliphalet White .- Noah Alden m. Vodicia Hayford 1804 .- Elizabeth m. Soranus Shaw 1816.
27. Caleb (s. of Oliver 21.) m. Sally, D. of Benjamin Hay- ward, 1790, and had Oliver, Cromwell, Susan, Sally, Mehitabel, and Mary .- Oliver m. Melinda, D. of Edward Mitchell .- Cromwell m. Mary, D. of Joseph Hall .- Susan m. Samuel Sanger .- Sally m. Sidney Howard .- Mehitabel m. in Lancaster - where she lives.
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