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29. Japhet (s. of Matthew 21.) m. Betty Thomas of Marslı- field, 1761, (she was sister of Nathan Kingman's wife, ) and had Sarah 1765, Laban 1766, Phebe 1768, Japhet 1771, Betty 1773, Jenny 1775, Lydia 1778*, and Isaac born at Tamworth, N. H., whither the family all removed.
30. William Allen (or Allan) m. Catharine Demsel 1756; their child d. 1757, and the mother d. 1757 .- He then m. Han- malı Copeland 1758, and had William 1759, Catharine 1760, David 1765 .- He sold his estate to Hugh Orr, Esq., 1760 .- This family lived in W. B., and had no connexion with the Allen family in this town. It was probably a Scotch family.
31. Eleazar Allen, of Rochester, m. Mary, D. of Anthony Sherman, and had Elisha, Zephaniah, Betty, and other Ds .- He d. and the wid. and children came to E. B .- Elisha settled in Maine .- Zephaniah never m .- Betty m. Nathan Bates, 1789.
East Bridgewater is principally indebted to the Allen family for the burying ground, meeting-house lot, and common or training-field, which were given by them.
AMES .- John and William Ames were sons of Richard Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England ; the former settled in W. B., and the latter in Braintree, here in New England, as early as 1640.
1. John Ames above came from Duxbury to this town; was an original proprietor here, and m. Elizabeth Hayward 1645; she was probably sister of Thomas Ilayward; they had no children, but he had a large estate whichi he gave by deeds in 1697 to his nephew John, son of his brother William, of Brain- tree, and to the sons of his said nephew. He d. a. 1698 .- (William, of Braintree, d. 1654 ; his wife Hannah ; his children, according to Boston records, were Hannah 1641, Rebecca 1642, Lydia 1645, John 1647, Sarah 1650, Deliverence 1653 .- Hannah m. John Hayden 1660, m. by Gov. Endicot.)
2. John (s. of William, of Braintree, and nephew of John 1.) m. Sarah, D. of John Willis, and came to W. B. as early as
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1672, and probably earlier, and had Jolin 1672, William 1673, Nathaniel 1677, Elizabeth 1680, Thomas 1652, Sarah 1685, David 16S8, and Hannah .- IIis estate settled a. 1723 .- Elizabeth m. Capt. John Field 1697 .- Sarah mn. Daniel Field 1706 .- Hannah m. David Packard 1712.
3. John (s. of John 2.) m. Sarah, D. of John Washburn, 1697, and had Elizabeth 1697, John 1700, Sarah 1702, Abigail 1705, Jonathan 1707, Deborah 1710, Daniel 1712, Benjamin 1715, Joshua 1718 *.- His will 1755, p. 1756 .- Elizabeth m. Joseph Bassett, at Boston, 1724 .- Sarah m. Abiel Packard 1723 .- Abigail m. Thomas Wade (his 2d or 3d wife) 1752, and d. 1789, æ. 84 .- Deborah was never m .; Jonathan was to take care of her .- John m. Mehitabel, D. of Israel Packard, 1725, and had children, but left none ; Mehitabel, the wid., m. Samuel West 1727, and was dead 1752 .- Benjamin refused executorship, and dates his refusal at Scituate. Jonathan executor alone.
4. William (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of John Hayward, 1698, and had Mary 1699, William 1701, Martha 1704, Bethiah 1706, Sarah 1708, Hannah 1710 .- He d. a. 1712 .- David Pack- ard guardian to Bethiah, and Nathaniel Ames to the rest .- Mary m. Joseph Alger 1719 .- Martha m. Thomas Conant .- Bethiah m. Timothy Keith 1737 .- Hannah m. Samuel Keith 1734.
5. Capt. Nathaniel (s. of John 2.) m. Susanna, D. of John Howard 1702, and had Nathaniel 1708, Susanna 1711, Seth 1713, Sarah 1716, Ann, Mary *.- Susanna m. a Tripp of Provi- dence .- Sarah m. a Spaulding, of Killingsly .- Ann m. a Payne, an attorney .- Seth d. æ. 25, at Guinea, supposed to have been poisoned by the negroes .- Seth Ames m. Elizabeth, D. of John Prince, of Rochester, 1734: She afterwards m. Joshua Lazell, of M., 1742 .- Nathaniel Ames m. Mary Lindsay 1734.
6. Thomas, (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Hayward, 1706, and had Thomas 1707, Solomon 1709, Joseph 1711, Ebe- nezer 1715, Mary 1717, Susanna 1720, Nathan 1722, Sarah 1724, Betty 1727 .- Mary m. Seth Howard 1735 .- Susanna m. Thomas Willis 1741 .- Sarah m. Capt. Josiah Packard 1747 .- Betty m. James Ames 1748 .- Mary Ames m. John Buck 1739, perhaps the mother, then a widow.
7. David (s. of John 2.) m. wid. Mary, late wife of Nathaniel Reynolds, and D. of Thomas Snell, 1722, and had David and Mary 1723, James 1725 .- He d. 1726, she 1757 .- Mary m. Zechariah Gurney 1754 .- David left no posterity .- Mary, the wid's. will, dated 1755, p. 1757, mentions David, James, Mary Gurney, and Betty Ames, (perhaps James' wife.) She also mentions her sons Nathaniel, and Thomas Reynolds, and grand daughter Mary Reynolds .- Nathaniel Reynolds executor.
8. Jonathan, (s. of John 3.) m. Keziah Tinkham 1757, and had Jonathan 1759, Keziah 1761, Susanna 1763, Molly 1765 .- He d. 1775 .- Keziah m. Thaddeus Howard 1785 .- Susanna m. a Tinkham .- Molly m. Capt. David Gurney 1789 .- Keziah, the mother, m. James Howard 1776.
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9. Daniel (s. of John 3.) m. Hannah, D. of Timothy Keith, 1742, and had John 1742, Timothy 1744, Noah 1748, Daniel 1751, Job 1752, Sarah 1754, Hannah 1756, Phebe 1760 .- He d. of the small pox 1778, æ. 60 .- John was a physician, m. Martha Park 1771, and settled at Rehoboth; he left no children .- Sarah ın. Benjamin Fuller 1777 .- Hannah m. Israel Burr 1779 .- Phebe d. single.
10. Benjamin (s. of John 3.) m. Dorcas, D. of Hezekiah Thayer, of Braintree, and had Joshua 1760 .- Joshua m. Han- nah, D. of Mark Ford, 1786, and had James 1787, David 1788, Hannah 1790, Betsy 1796 .- Capt. David m. Lucinda, D. of Jonas Packard, 1815 .- James a bachelor .- Betsy m. Zephaniah French 1816, and went to Albany .- Hannah m. John Talbot 1814, and went to N. Y .- (Benjamin Ames m. Hannah White 1793. Boston records.)
11. William (s. of William 4.) mn. Elizabeth, D. probably of Richard Jennings, 1721, and had Mary 1722, William 1723, Barnabas 1725*, Silence 1727, Peace 1729, Anne 1730, Abra- ham 1731*, Amos 1732, Charity 1733, Elizabeth 1735, Sarah 1736 .- It is said this family removed to Connecticut.
12. Dr. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 5.) removed to Dedham, and m. two wives in succession by the name of Fisher, viz :- Mary; D. of Joshua Fisher, m. 1735, and Deborah, D. of Jere- miah Fisher, m. 1740 .- By his first he had a son named Fisher, who died in infancy, but not till after his mother, upon which the famous law suit took place, in which it was determined, for the first time, that the estate ascended to the father, as next of kin to his son, by the Province law, contrary to the English common law. By the last wife he had several children, viz :- Nathaniel 1741, Seth, Fisher 1758, Deborah and William ; the two last died young .- William was lost at sea .- Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1761, was a physician, lived to old age, but left no chil- dren .- Seth gra. H. U. probably 1764, and was a physician, and d. 1778 .- Fisher was the late Hon. Fisher Ames, of distinguished talents, who gra. H. U. 1774, mn. Frances, D. of Col. John Worthington, and had several children, viz : John Worthington, Nathaniel, Hannah, Jeremiah Fisher, William, Seth, and Richard.
Dr. Eliot, in his biographical dictionary, deduces the late Hon. Fisher Ames' descent from the Rev. William Amnes, son of the famous Dr. William Ames of England, author of " Medulla Theologia," and this is repeated in the preface to Fisher Ames' works; but the account here given of the family, drawn from authentic sources, renders this supposition altogether improbable. Besides, William Ames of Braintree, the ancestor of this family, was married about 1640, and died at Braintree 1654, whereas the Rev. William Ames, son of the Franequar Professor, and who came to N. E. with his mother, was graduated at Cam- bridge, N. E., 1645, and returned to England and settled there at Wrentham in the ministry, and died there 1689, æ. 65. The
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family record also, still-preserved, deduces the Bridgewater family, as here given, from Richard Ames, of Bruton; and hence perhaps the name of Richard appears among those of the Hon. Fisher Ames' children.
13. Thomas (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Keziah, D. of Jonathan Howard, 1731, and had Keziah 1732, Susanna 1734, Thomas 1736, John 173S, Mehitabel 1740, Silvanus 1744 .- The father d. 1774, æ. 67 .- Keziah" m. David Howard 1751 .- Susanna m. Josiah Snell 1752 .- Mehitabel m. Eliab Fobes 1759.
14. Solomon (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Keith, 1737, and had Simeon 1739, Solomon 1741, Jotham 1743 .- Simeon and Solomon under guardianship 1757 .- The mother, a wid., m. Isaac Swift 1749 .- Solomon m. Eunice, wid. of Benjamin Sprague, and D. of Ephraim Holmes 1781, and d. 1814, leaving no children .- Jotham m. Keziah, wid. of David Howard, and d. of Thomas Ames, 1767. He afterwards m. Sarah Bryant 1786, and d. at N. Y.
15. Joseph (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel Littlefield, of Braintree, probably 1736, and had Phebe 1737, Ebenezer 1739, Nathaniel 1741, Elijah 1743, Susanna 1744, Joseph 1747, Sarah, William 1752, Bethiah .- His w. d. and he m. Ruth, wid. of Israel Packard, and D. of Richard Field 1754, and had Zephaniah 1755. She d. and he m. Abihail, wid. of Jonathan Bosworth, late wid. of Israel Alger, Jr., and D. of Samuel Lathrop, 1768, and had Olive 1769, James 1771, and Fiske 1773 .- Phebe m. Capt. Jonathan Howard 1756 .- Nath'l. m. Mary, D. of Josiah IIill, 1783, and left no son .- Elijah m. Betty, D. of Isaac Johnson, 1769, and went to Pennsylvania .- Susanna m. Daniel Copeland 1764 -Sarah m. Josiah Williams 1778 .- William went to Connecticut .- Bethiah m. Ephraim Fobes 1769 .- Zephaniah, a bachelor .-- Olive m. Joseph Alger 1785 .-- James m. Jenny Fenno, of Boston, 1794, and had Leon- ard 1797*, Franklin 1799, James 1803. Leonard was killed by the falling of a tree. Franklin m. Polly, D. of Benjamin Keith, 1821.
16. Ebenezer, (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. Jona. Howard, and had Rufus 1739, Sarah 1741, Parmenas 1743, Mary 1747 .-- He d. and his wid. m. Thomas Hooper .-- Parme- nas m. a Kinsley, and then Mehitabel, D. of Simeon Ames, and wid. of Daniel Harvey, 1804; and he and Rufus both lived in Easton .-- Ebenezer Ames and wife dis. fm. W. B. ch. to Easton 1748 .- Sarah Ames m. Josiah Williams, of Easton, 1763.
17. Nathan (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Elizabeth, (or Betty) D. of Eleazar Snow, 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Nathan 1753*, d. 1776 .- The father died, and the mother then m. Wm. Tolman 1757, and afterwards Micah White .- Sarah m. Aaron Bozworth.
18. James (s. of David 7.) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Ames, 1748, and had; Mary 1756, Betty 1773-IIe had a 2d wife Dorcas, who d. 1816 .- Mary m. John Snow 1784.
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19. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 8.) m. Deborah Pratt of Easton, 1780; she d. and he then m. Patience, D. of Caleb Sturtevant of Halifax, 1783, and had Jonathan 1784, Sarah 1786, Lewis 1788, Susanna 1790, William 1792, Charles 1794, Willard 1798. Jonathan and his w. Sally had Ellis 1809, gra. B. U. 1830, Sally Capen 1S11, Mary Fobes 1820 .-- Lewis m. Hannah Loring 1815.
20. Timothy (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Abigail, D. of George How- ard, 1778, and had Hannah 1779*, Scba 1781 *. The mother d. 1784, and he m. Ruth Carver 1786, and had Abigail 1787, Sibil 1789, Theron 1792, Phehe 1975 .- Abigail m. Oliver Bryant .-- Sibil m. Capt. Jeremiah Beals .- Theron m. Patty, D. of Capt. Robert Packard, 1816.
21. Noah (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Ruhama, D. of John French, 1778, and had one son John 1779, an only child, who m. Han- nah, D. of Perez Southworth, 1802, and he and his father both went to Winthrop, Me .- John's children were Noah 1803, Ruhama French 1805, Franklin 1806, Mary 1809, Thomas Thompson 1811.
22. Daniel (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Mehitable, D. of Josialı Per- kins, 1780, and had Benjamin 1781, Josiah 1783 .-- Benjamin m. Zelopha, D. of John French, 1803, and had Damaris 1804, Nancy 1806, Daniel French 1809 .- Josiah Ames m. Prudence, D. of Capt. William Thayer, of Braintree, and went to Dracut, and had George 1813, Sarah Jones 1815, Josiah 1817, Harriet 1819, and John 1823.
23. Job (s. of Daniel 9) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Dyke, 1782, and had Azel 1783, Hannah 1785, Joel 1787, Elijah 1789, Nathaniel 1795 .- Capt. Azel and Elijah settled in Marshfield .-- Hannah m. Zebedee Snell, Jr., 1804 .- Joel, m. Reliance, D. of Josiah Edson, 1818 .-- Job Ames m. Abigail Carver, of Marsh- field, 1814.
24. Thomas (s. of Thomas 13.) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel Brett, 1758, and had Parnel 1759, Abiel 1761, Thomas 1763, Olive 1765, Rebecca 1766*, Rebecca 1772, Betty 1775 .- The father d. 1812, the mother 1819 .-- Parnel m. George Howard, Jr., 1777 .- Capt. Abiel m. Alice Wetherell, of Norton, 1791, and d. 1838, æ 77, and had Charlotte 1793*, Charles 1795, Charlotte 1798, Thomas 1800, George 1804, Alice 1806, Fisher 1812 .- Thomas m. Nancy Sturtevant, 1789, and went to Burlington .- Olive m. Elijah Burr, 1789 .- Betty m. Calvin Burr, 1796, and both removed to Worthington, and Rebecca m. also in Worth- ington.
25. Capt. John (s. of Thomas 13.) m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1759, and had David 1760, Kezia, Susanna, Huldah 1768, Abigail 1769, Cynthia 1772*, John 1775, Oliver 1777. Kezia first m. Elijah Packard 17S3, and afterwards Benjamin Robinson 1798 .- Abigail m. Joseph Lazell, 1787 .- Susanna m. Joseph Fobes, Esq .- Huldah m. Isaac Willis, 1786.
26. Silvanus (s. of Thomas 13.) m. Huldah, D. of Maj. Isaac
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Johnson 176S, and had Bezer 1769, Silvanus 1771, Cyrus and Huldah .- Silvanus and Cyrus went to the westward .- Silvanus the father gra. at Cambridge 1767, was Rector of the Episcopal church at Taunton 1773, and d. young, and his wid. (Huldah) m. John Willis, Esq. 1784 .- Silvanus m. Abigail D. of Thos. John- son 1795 .- Bezer m. Rebecca Joslyn, of Pembroke 1791, and had Bezer 1792, Nabby 1795, Diana 1796, Marcus 1798, Cyrus 1800, Philander 1803, Lydia 1805, Rebecca J. 1807, Charles H. 1812 ; he went to Mid'o. and afterwards to Milton, where he d .- Huldah m. Timo. Hayward 1792.
27. Simeon (s. of Solomon 14.) m. Experience Standish 1765, and had Barzillai 1766*, Alex'r. 1767, Mehitabel 1770, Solomon 1773, Simeon 1776, Susanna 1780, Jotham 1786 .- Mehitabel m. Dan'l. Harvey 1795, and afterwards Parmenas Ames 1804. -Solomon m. Sally Harden 1794, and went to N. Y .- Simeon went to Ohio .- Susanna d. single .- Jotham went to Easton. Alex'r. m. Susanna Cole of M. 1789, and had Aaron 1791, Sarah 1793, Bethiah 1794, Sampson 1797, Priscilla Standish 1799, Sim- eon 1801*, Edwin 1803, Susanna 1805, Mary 1808 .- Sarah m. Martin Swift 1S06, Bethiah m. Squire Fuller of Vt., 1815, Samp- son m. Betsy Richmond, of T. 1819. ,
28. Joseph (s. of Joseph 15.) m. Martha, D. of Josiah Wil- liams 1770, and had Seth 1771, Bethiah 1773, Zeph'h. 1776, Jo- seph and Martha 1778, Anne 1781, Lucy 1784*, Jane 1787, Waldo 1789, Lucy 1795, Nath'l. Fisher 1795 .- The father d. 1813 .- Seth m. Elizabeth Bartlett 1798. and had Horace 1798. Virgil 1804 .- Bethiah m. Joshua Bates 1796 .- Joseph m. Han- nah W. Shaw 1812, and d. 1813 .- Martha m. Ezra Hyde 1805. Anne m. George W. Perkins 1802 .- Jane m. Eph'm. Sprague Jr. 1813 .- Lucy m. Benj. Sprague 1818.
29. Ebenezer (s. of Joseph 15.) m. Jane D. of Dr. Abiel How- ard 1763, and had Ambrose 1765, Charles 1767, Walter 1773. Wm. 1777, and Eben'r .- Ambrose removed to Greenfield .- Charles m. Rhoda D. of Dea. Elijah Snell 1789 .- Walter m. Me- hitabel Packard 1796 .- Most of the family removed to the west- ward.
30. Fiske (s. of Joseph 15.) m. Betsy Covington 1803, and had Betsy Covington 1805, Cyrus 1806*, Geo. Robinson 1808, Wm. 1810, Josephi Thomas 1813 .- His w. d. and he m. Dinah D. of Benj. Leach 1819, and had Elbridge, Mary and John.
31. David (s. of Capt. John 25.) m. Rebeckah D. of Maj. Isaac Johnson 1781, and had Lucinda, Mary, Rebecca, Susanna, David, Abigail, Galen, Charlotte and John .- The first 6 bap. at W. B. May 5, 1795 : he with his family removed to Springfield. Lucinda m. a Lamphear .- Mary, single .- Rebecca m. James .Wells .- Susan m. Edw'd. Pynchon Esq .- David m. Mary O. D. of Nahum Mitchell .- Abigail m. Rob't. McDermot .- Galen m. Eliza Kent .- Charlotte m. Nathan Oakes .- John not married.
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32. John (s. of Capt. John 25.) m. Deborah, D. of the Rev. Dr. Sanger, 1799, and removed to Sangersfield N. Y., and had Caroline Sanger 1800, Irene Freeman 1802, Christiana Sterling 1803.
33. Oliver (s. of Capt. John 25.) m. Susanna, D. of Oakes Angier Esq., and went to Easton and had Horatio, Oakes A., Angier*, Oliver, Sarah, William, Harriet, and John.
34. Dea. Josiah Eames (from Marshfield, a descendant of Anthony Eames probably ), his wife was an Eames also: he came to N. B. 1770, and had a son Elisha .- Elisha m. Sarah, D. of Timothy Packard, and had Josiah 1787, and Isaac 1789 .- The mother d. 1790 .- Josiah m. Rebecca, D. of Ephraim Noyes, 1808, and had Sarah 1812, Luther 1813 .- Isaac m. Abby Hay- ward 1811 .- This family went to Long Island .- Elisha m. Ann Mann, of St. 1791.
N. B. In the early records some of the family of Ames were sometimes written Eames ; but whether Anthony and others in Marshfield of the name of Eames, were of the same family with that of Ames in Bridgewater, is not ascertained. There was a John and Martha Ames, of Boston, whose children were Wil- liam 1656, Martha 1659; (Boston Records) ; he appears to have been cotemporary with William of Braintree and John of Bridge- water. There was also a Thomas Eames at Dedham who had John 1642, and Thomas Eames also of Sudbury 1676, and Anthony, John and Mark Eames at Hingham and Marshfield from 1637 to 1649.
ANGIER .- Edmund Angier, of Cambridge, 1636, freeman 1640, m. Ruth, D. of the Rev. Dr. William Ames, an English divine of great celebrity, the famous Franequar professor, and author of "Medulla Theologia," and had John 1645*, Ruth 1647, Ephraim, Samuel 1654, John 1656 *. His w. d. 1656, and he m. Ann Pratt 1657, and had Edmund 1659, Hannah 1660, Mary 1663, John 1664, Nathaniel 1665, and Elizabeth .- There was also a John Angier gra. H. U. 1653; and Mr. John Angier, of Boston, bought a house of Wm. Aspinwall 1652; and John and Hannah Angier, of Boston, had a son John born 1652 .- John Angier m. Elizabeth Worthylake 1713, and had John 1714, - Robert 1717, and Elizabeth 1719 .- (Boston records.)
2. Rev. Samuel (s. of Edmund 1.) gra. H. U. 1673, and settled in the ministry at Rehoboth 1679, m. Hannah, D. of the Rev. Urian Oakes, Pres. of H. U. Sept. 2, 1680, and had Ames 1681, Hannah 1682, Ruth 1684*, Edmund 1685, Urian, Oakes, Sam- uel, Dorothy, Sarah, Eunice 1698, John 1701, Elizabeth, and Ruth 1705; he was dismissed on account of feeble healthı from Rehoboth, and afterwards was installed at Watertown 1697, and several of his youngest children were born there; he d. 1719, æ. 65, she d. 1714 at her son Ames' in Boston .- Ames gra. H. U. 1701, and m. Margaret McCarty, in Boston 1708, and had a s. William 1714, and d. in Eng. 1720 .- Hannah d.
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single, at Watertown, 1714 .- Eunice d. single at E. Bridgewater 1771, æ. 73 .- Ruth m. the Rev. Jolin Shaw, of S. Bridgewater.
3. Rev. John (s. of Rev. Samuel 2.) gra. H. U. 1720, and settled in E. B., 1724; m. Mary, D. of Ezra Bourne, Esq., of Sandwich, (her mother was Martha, D. of Samuel Prince, and her (Martha's) mother was Mcrey, D. of Gov. Thomas Hinck- ley, and her (Mercy's) mother was D. of Lawrence Smith ; ) he had Martha 1733*, John 1735*, Ezra 1738*, Mary 1740, Samuel 1743, Oakes 1745 .- He d. 1787, æ. 85 years and 8 months .- Mary m. Rev. Ephraim Hyde, of Rehoboth, 1767.
4. Rev. Samuel (s. of Rev. John 3.) gra. II. U. 1763, and settled as colleague with his father 1767, m. late in life, Judith D. of Rev. Josiah Smitlı, of Pembroke, 1797, but had no chil- dren. She d. 1803, æ. 55; he Jan. 18, 1805, æ. 62.
5. Oakes, Esq., (s. of Rev. Jolin 3.) gra. H. U. 1764, read law with the elder President Adams, and settled as an attorney in W. B., and was eminent in his profession ; m. Susanna, D. of Col. Edward Howard 1774, and had Charles 1774, Mary 1776, John 1778, Sarah 1780, Susanna 1783, Oakes 1785 .- He d. 1786, æ. 41, and his wid. m. Jesse Fobes, 1792 .- Charles gra. H. U. 1793, and m. Frances McClench, 1796, was an attorney, and d. young, leaving an only child, Susanna McClench Howard, born 1797 ; his wid m. Archelaus Lewis, Esq., of Falmouth, Me, and the D. m. a Flinn, of Boston .- Mary m. Dr. Hector Orr 1795 .- Sarah m. Josialı W. Mitchell, Esq., of Freeport, Me .- Susanna m. Oliver Ames, of Easton, 1803 .- Oakes m. Frances, D. of John Hathaway, of Dighton, and was an attorney, first in Bel- fast, Me., and afterwards in Dighton, and d. leaving a s. John.
6. John (s. of Oakes 5.) m. Lavinia, D. of John Hathaway, of Dighton, and settled in Belfast, Me., as a merchant, and had Harriet Lavinia 1805*, John Francis Howard 1807, Charles Frederick 1810, George Christopher 1812, Harriet Lavinia 1814, who m. James H. Mitchell 1833, and Oakes 1816 .- He d. Nov. 17, 1829, æ. 51 .- John F. H. gra. Waterville College, and m. Jane, D. of Judge Wm. Crosby, and settled as an attorney in Belfast .- Charles F. and Oakes settled as merchants in Belfast .- George C. gra. Brunswick College, and settled as an attorney in Bangor.
Rev. Dr. Gad Hitchcock, of Pembroke, now Hanson, m. an Angier, cousin probably of the Rev. John Angier.
The name of Alger, often written and formerly pronounced Auger, has been sometimes mistaken for Angier. See Farmer's Register, where Arthur, Andrew, and Sampson Angier are men- tioned, the name of each of whom was Alger or Auger, and not Angier .- (See Alger.)
BACON .- Daniel Bacon made free 1647 was an early settler in W. B., owned a purchase right, and the farm where Timothy Reed Esq. lately lived ; all which he sold to his nephew Michael Bacon Jr. of Billerica, who sold it to Jolin Kingman of Wey- mouth 1685, and Kingman and his descendants have ever since
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occupied it. It came into the possession of Reed by his mar- riage with Hannah the only child of the late Caleb Kingman deceased, the last of the name who owned it .- Daniel Bacon was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is men- tioned again in 1668, but the family early left the town.
BAILEY OR BAYLEY .- Guido Bayley was among the first settlers of the town : took the oath of fidelity here in 1657 : purchased John Irish's proprietary right or share 1659, and was called of Bridgewater : he first lived in W. B. "near Goodman Lathrop's and the flaggy meadow," but afterwards appeared in S. B. near where the late Zechariah Whitman afterwards lived : he sold his place there to his nephew Manasseh Marston of Salem in 1696; the selectmen consenting to it, to whom he from age and infirmity had previously applied for assistance ; Marston to maintain him and his D. Mary ; he had in 16S7 conveyed his whole estate " excepting what he had before given to the rest of his children" to his son Guido, who died immediately after, and it came again to the father. IIe d. a. 1700; his wife's name was Ruth : he had Guido, Mary, Ruth and Elizabeth .- Guido d. a. 1690 and Ebenezer Hill settled his estate .- Mary first m. a Ran- dall and then Isaac Leonard perhaps 1701 ; she conveyed twenty acres of land to her cousin Marston 1697, who was to take care of her, and he conveyed it to Leonard 1702 .- Ruth m. Ebenezer Hill 1684 .- Elizabeth m. James Harris 1693; her father gave her his estate and farm in W. B. by Lathrop's .- In 1703 the town directed the selectmen " to take care of the wid. Bayley and keep her in possession of her just right in her late husband's estate as far as may be." This family is extinct here.
2. Adams Bailey b. 1722 (s. of Joseph who was s. of John of Scituate) m. Sarah D. of Jonathan Howard of W. B. 1746 and settled there ; and had Seth 1747, Adams 1748, Joseph 1749, (all b. at Scituate), Sarah 1752, Charity 1754, Jonathan 1756, Caleb 1759, Ebenezer 1760, Charlotte 1763, Daniel 1765, Caleb 1768, Paul 1770, (the 9 last b. at Bridgewater) .- Sarah m. Isaac Lathrop 1775 .- Paul m. Betsy D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1798 and went to Sidney Me.
3. Seth (s. of Adams 2) m. Deborah D. of Capt. Jacob Pack- ard 1770, and had Sally 1770, Deborah 1772, Jacob 1775.
4. Capt. Adams (s. of Adams 2) m. Catharine Little 1775; he was an officer in the revolutionary war and lived and died at Charlestown, where he was master or superintendant of the U. S. marine hospital : he had a s. Adams b. 1780, who lives in Boston.
5. Joseph (s. of Adams 2) m. Abigail D. probably of Capt. Jacob Packard, 1771, and had Charlotte 1772 : he d. young pro- bably .- Wid. Abigail Bailey d. 1775, æ 47, as appears on E. B. records.
6. Jonathan (s. of Adams 2) m. Catharine Nichols 1778, and had Mephibosheth 1778, Sarah 1780, Catharine 1782 .- Sarah m. Caleb Snell 1799.
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7. Ebenezer (s. of Adams 2) m. Silvia D. of Capt. Eliakim Howard 1782, and had Mehitabel 1782, Adams 1784, and then went westward.
Lydia Bailey d. 1794, æ 21 .- Thankful Bailey m. Thos. Lind- say Jr. 1786 .- Joseph Bailey of Freeport m. Patience Holmes 1796.
8. Capt. Israel, b. at Scituate 1708 (s. of John of Hanover, who was son of John of Scituate) was cousin of Adams 2, and uncle of Col. John of Hanover of revolutionary memory. He m. Keziah Perry 1730, and settled in E. B .: his will 1749, proved 1750 ; his w. and brother John of Hanover ex'ors .; he had Rhoda 1731*, Israel 1732, Keziah 1734, Hannah 1736, Abigail 1738, Rachel 1740, Ward 1742, Sarah 1744*, Elizabeth 1746*, (all b. at Scituate before he came to E. B.); his widow m. Joseph Keith 1763 and d. 1796, æ. 90 .- Keziah m. John Richards 1751 .- Hannah m. Solomon Packard 1760 .- Abigail mn. Capt. Jacob Allen 1762, and afterwards Isaac Lazell senr .- Rachel m. Ben- jamin Byram 1760.
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