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NOTE. The Bartletts of Newbury are a distinct family.
BASSET.
WILLIAM Bassite. He d. 1667. He m. Elizabeth Tilden (?) ; had William ; Nathaniel, of Dux. ; Joseph ; Sarah, m. Pere- grine White, and d. 1711; Elizabeth, m. Thomas | urgess, 8th Nov. 1648; Jane ; and Ruth, m. John Sprague 1655, and m. 2d a Thomas. - Hist. Bridgewater.
NOTE. James of K. and Bethia Phillips were m. at Dux. Oct. 14, 1773.
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BATES.
JOSHUA, of Dux., came from Hanover; m. Irene Delano; had Amasa D., April 13, 1792 ; Betsy, Oct. 31, 1794, m. a Patten ; Nancy D., Feb. 29, 1798, m. Samuel Soule ; Seth, March 26, 1801; Hannah Clark, Oct. 19, 1803.
NOTE. Caleb, of Pembroke m. Novice Thomas, 1782, and had Caleb.
BEARE.
RICHARD, Dux., 1636, had land granted to him at Powder point, and was allowed to build there, giving bonds of £50 for good behavior, as he was somewhat of a refractory character. In 1636, he was in the stocks for contempt of court. In 1637-8, had granted him 20 acres at G. H. path. He sold, in 1642, for £18. his house and land south of Mill brook to F. West, and removed to M. In 1659 he was disfranchised.
BIDDLE.
JOSEPH, Dux., 1635, July, bought land at Island creek, of Isaac Robinson ; 1640, fined 20s. " for suffering men to drinke drunken at his house;" but of M. in 1643. Name also spelt Bidle.
BISBEE.
The name was originally spelled Besbeech, Besbidge, and later Bisbee and Bisby.
1. THOMAS, came from Sandwich, Eng., with six chd. and three servants ; of Scit. 1634, and deacon of the chh. there ; ad. Jan. 2d, 1637-8; Dux. 1638, when he bought Wm. Palm- er's house, and then of M. He had Elisha (2) ; Alice, m. John Bourn July 18, 1645.
2. ELISHA, (s. of 1,) a cooper; in 1644 kept a ferry where now is Union bridge, and his house was on the west side and was a tavern. His estate amounted to £84. - Hist. Scituate. He had Hopestill, 1645, m. Sarah, who survived and m. a Lincoln. He d. Nov. 12, 1695 ; John, 1647 (3) ; Mary, 1648, m. Jacob Beals ; Elisha, 1654, d. 1715; Hannah, 1656, m. Thomas Brooks, 1687.
3. JOHN, (s. of 2,) M .; m. Joanna Brooks, Sept. 13, 1687; had Martha, Oct. 13, 1688 ; John, Sept. 15, 1690; Elijah, Jan. 29, 1692 ; Mary, March 28, 1693 ; Moses, Oct. 20, 1695 ; Elisha, May 3, 1698.
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4. AARON, (s. of -,) Dux. ; m. Sarah Soule, Nov. 26, 1747 ; had Joanna ; Abigail; Studley, a. 1756, d. 1771; Thomas, a. 1760, d. 1761.
NOTE. Abigail, m. Andrew Sampson, 1748 ; Deborah, m. Abner Samp- son, 1756 ; Silvia, m. Thomas Chandler, 1749 ; Isaac, m. Abigail How- land, 1781 ; Alice, m. William Kendar, 1788; Oliver, m. Huldah Sim- mons, 1791 ; Elisha, m. Mary Pattengell, 1779 ; Martha, m. Jona. Turner, 1667.
BISHOP.
1. RICHARD Bushup, lived with Love Brewster, 1638, m. Alice Clark, Dec. 5, 1644; she was convicted of the murder of her own child, and was hung 1648. He is called of " Pas- cattaway in Artercull or New Jersey," when he sold to Capt. Church his property in the colony.
2. JAMES, Dux., owned land at Indian Head river in 1679, alive in 1710. His chd. were perhaps the following: Ebene- zer, Dux., m. Amy Stetson Nov. 20, 1710; Abigail, m. James Boney, 1695 ; John, Dux. 1710; Hudson, Dux. 1710, Scit. 1711, Dux. 1712.
NOTE. Tabitha m. Jedediah Soule 1741 ; Nathaniel, of Boston, 1634, Ipswich, his w. Alice, had Joseph 1642, Benjamin, John, and Samuel - Mr. John Bushop, an ancient freeman of Taunton.
BLUSH.
ABRAHAM, Dux., bought land at Eagle nest, of Richard Moore in 1637; and sold it, 1638, to John Willis.
BONNEY.
The name is generally spelled on the records Boney.
THOMAS, Dux., a shoemaker; 1640, had land N. W. of North hill, and thirty acres at Namasakeeset; d. a. 1693; m. Dorcas Sampson ; m. 2d Mary, who survived him ; had Tho- mas, inherited his father's land in Dux., m. Sarah Studley, July 18, 1695.
NOTE. The following were perhaps chd. of Thomas - Mary, m. John Mitchell, Dec. 14, 1675 ; Joseph, Dux., 1710; Ebenezer, Dux., 1710, drowned, 1712; John, Dux., 1691-1710; James, m. Abigail Bishop, 1695, of Dux., 1710; William, had land at Namasakeeset, 1694, d. or removed before 1710 -The following is from the town records, "1691, Town did agree that Goodman Boney should have a paire of shoes bought
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with part of the rent dew for the comon meadows" - Mercy, m. Nathl. Delano, 1714 ; and Elizabeth, of Pem., m. Saml. Delano, 1719.
BOOTH.
ABRAHAM, (prob. son of John of Scituate, and b. 1673); of Dux., 1710, and this year received a grant.
BOSWORTH.
BENJAMIN, (s. of widow Abigail of Boston, who m. James Soule of Dux., 1773,) b. June 20, 1767, m. Mercy Prior, who was b. Apr. 22, 1767, and had Abigail, 1791; Benjamin, 1793; Hiram, 1795; Sally, 1797, d. 1799; Mercy, 1799, m. Capt. Eden Wadsworth; Betsy, 1801, and Mary.
NOTE. Mary, m. Warren Weston, 1767 - The widow Abigail, above named, was a da. of Joshua Seaver, and born Jan. 4, 1744, and her hus- band, Benjamin of Boston, was born Jan., 1743. They were m. Aug. 17, 1766, and he died Nov. 15, 1769, and she d. Aug. 26, 1832, æt. 88. Rec- ords. A Benjamin was early in Hingham, and had Edward, 1659, Bridget, 1660, Hannah, 1668, and perhaps others. - Hobart's Journal.
BOURN.
1. THOMAS, b. 1601; M .; d. May 11, 1684, æt. 83; m. Mar- tha, and had John (2) ; Martha, m. John Bradford, m. 2d, Lt. Thomas Tracy, and d. 1689; Elizabeth, m. Robt. Waterman, 1638; Margaret, m. Josiah Winslow, a. 1636; Anne, m. Rev. Nehemiah Smith, Jan. 21, 1639-40; and Lydia, m. Nathl. Tilden.
2. JOHN, (s. of 1,) M .; but of Dux., 1665, when he lived on land belonging to Wm. Pabodie; of M. in 1681, when he was authorized to solemnize marriages, and d. a. 1685; m. Alice Bisbee, who d. May, 1686; had Elizabeth, 1646; Thomas, 1647 (3) ; Alice, 1649; Anna, 1651; Martha, 1653; Sarah, 1663.
3. THOMAS, (s. of 2,) M .; had land in Dux., 1701; m. Elizabeth Rouse, Apr. 16, 1681; had George, May 29, 1690 (4).
4. GEORGE, (s. of 3,) Dux .; m. Elizabeth Chandler, May 21, 1713; had Elizabeth, Feb. 9, 1714; Martha, Dec. 23, 1716, m. Seth Bartlett, 1737; Sarah, Oct. 5, 1718; Benjamin, July 21, 1721 ; Alice, Aug. 26, 1724.
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NOTE. Hannah, m. William Wilson of Scit., Nov. 28, 1739. - Richard, (B. of Henry, who was ad. 1737-8, and of Scit. 1637, and Barnstable, 1639,) Lynn, removed to Sandwich 1637, a teacher of Marshpee Indians, m. Ruth, d. a. 1682, and had Job, (m. Ruhamath and had Timothy, Elea- zer, Hezekiah and others), Shearjashub, Elisha, who m. Patience Skiffe, 26 Oct., 1675 - Ezra was b. at Sandwich, 12 May, 1648.
BOWERS.
GEORGE, Dux., 1637-8, owned land in Dux .; and was pre- sented " for leaving no passage for man or beast neither by the sea side, nor for cattle through his ground." Perhaps the one of Cambridge, 1644.
BOWMAN.
MR. NATHANIEL, of Dux., in 1636. Vide Edmund Chandler.
BRADFORD.
Gov. WILLIAM, b. in Austerfield, Eng., and d. May 9, 1657, æt. 68. For an account of Gov. B., see Belknap's Biog. He m. in Eng., Dorothy May, who was drowned in C. C. harbor, Dec. 7, 1620; m. 2d, Mrs. Alice Southworth, Aug. 14, 1623, and da. of Mr. Carpenter .* She d. Mar. 26, 1670, æt. 80; he had by Dorothy, John, b. in England (2); William, June 17, 1624 (by 2d w.,) (3); and Mercy, 1630, (m. Benjamin Vermage, Dec. 21, 1648) and Joseph, 1630, (gemini,) who m. Jael Hobart, da. of Rev. Peter of Hingham, May 25, 1664, he d. July 10, 1715, æt. 84, she d. 1730, æt. 88, lived at Jones river, and were licensed by the Court in 1678 to sell liquors, and had Joseph, Apr. 18, 1665, and Elisha, who m. Bathsheba Le-Brocke, Sep. 7, 1718, and had 15 chd.
2. JOHN, (s. of 1,) Dux., 1645-52; M., 1653; removed to Norwich, Ct., where he d. s. p. 1678; m. Martha Bourn, who m. 2d, Lt. Thomas Tracy, and d. 1689.
3. MAJ. WILLIAM, (s. of 1,) of Plymouth; an asst. ; Dep. Gov .; one of Sir Ed. Andros's council, 1687; chief military officer of the colony. He d. Feb. 20, 1703, æt. 79. His will
* " 1667 : Mary Carpenter (sister of Mrs. Alice Bradford, the wife of Governor Bradford) a member of the church at Duxbury, died at Plymouth, March 19-20, being newly entered into the 91st year of her age. She was a goodly old maid never married."- Ply. Chh. Rec. It is also sup- posed that Priscilla, wife of Wm. Wright, and Bridget, wife of Dr. Saml. Fuller, were sisters of Mrs. Bradford.
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bears date Jan. 29, 1703. His wife Alice, da. of Thomas Richards of Weymouth, d. Dec. 12, 1671. His second wife was a widow Wiswall. His third was Mary, widow of Rev. John Holmes of Dux., and she d. June 6, 1714-15. His will gives to David, his house after his mother's decease ; to John, the land he then lived on, and also "my father's manuscript, viz., a narrative of the beginning of New Plymouth ; " * to Thomas, land in Norwich (which was his uncle John's) ; to Joseph, land at Norwich ; to Samuel, his right of commons in Dux .; to Israel, Ephraim, David and Hezekiah, his estate, enjoining upon them to sell it to none that do not bear the name of Bradford, and be not descended from him; to Israel, a house ; to David, a silver bowl, " not to be alienated from the family of the Bradford's;" to Hezekiah, a gold ring; to Samuel, his Latin books, " to encourage him in bringing one of his sons to learning, which said bookes it is my will, that they shall by him be given to his said son, whom he shall so bring up."
His chd. were, Maj. John, Feb. 20, 1653, d. Dec. 8, 1736, m. 1674, Mercy (da. of Joseph) Warren, who was b. Sept. 23, 1653, and d. 1748, and had John 1675, m. Rebecca Bartlett; Alice, 1677, m. Ens. Edmund Mitchell, 1708, m. 2d Joshua Hersey ; Abigail, 1679, m. Gideon Sampson, Mercy, 1681, m. Jona. Freeman 1708, m. 2d Lt. Isaac Cushman; Lt. Samuel, 1683, had a family, Priscilla, m. Seth Chipman, and William, 1688, m. Hannah, da. of Dea. John Foster, who in. 2d Geo. Partridge of Dux .; William, March 11, 1655, d. 1687, m. Rebecca Bartlett, 1679, had William, Alice, 1680, m. William Barnes, and Sarah, 1683, m. Jona. Barnes, and d. 1720; T'ho- mas, of Norwich ; Samuel (4) ; Alice, m. Maj. James Fitch of Norwich ; Hannah, m. Joshua (s. of John, s. of Wm.) Rip- ley, Nov. 28, 1682 ; Mercy, m. a Steel of Hartford ; Melatiah, m. John Steel of Hartford ; Mary, m. William Hunt of Wey- mouth; Sarah, m. Kenelm Baker; Joseph, (by 2d wife, ) of Norwich ; Israel, (by 3d w.) m. Sarah Bartlett ; David, m. Elizabeth Finney, 1714, and d. 1730; Ephraim, of K .; and Hezekiah, of K.
4. SAMUEL, (s. of 3,) Dux., b. 1668, d. April 11, 1714, æt. 46 ; had a grant adjoining his house lot, 1713; m. Hannah
* This history of Gov. B. was destroyed by the British at the siege of Boston, with other papers in the belfry of the Old South church in Boston. Gov. B. in his will makes this mention of other works of his, which have been published in the Hist. Coll. of Mass. To T. Prence, Capt. Willet, and Capt. T. Southworth, he says - " I comend to youer wisdome some small bookes written by my owne hand to bee improved as you shall see meet. In speciall I comend to you a little booke with a blacke cover wherein there is a word to Plymouth, a word to Boston, and a word to New England with sundry useful verses."
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Rogers, July, 1689, a da., says Mitchell, of Gamaliel Rogers. Their chd. were, Hannah, Feb. 14, 1689, m. June 16, 1709, Nathaniel Gilbert of Taunton ; Gershom, Dec. 21, 1691, of K., m. Priscilla Wiswall, Oct. 23, 1716; Perez, Dec. 28, 1694, H. C. 1713, d. at Attleboro' June 19, 1746, æt. 52 ; Elizabeth, Dec. 15, 1696 ; Jerusha, March 10, 1699, m. Rev. Ebenezer Gay Nov. 3, 1719; Wealthea, May 15, 1702; Gamaliel, May 18, 1704 (5).
5. HON. GAMALIEL, (s. of 4). He resided in Duxbury. He m. Abigail Bradford, Aug. 30, 1728; she d. Aug. 30, 1776; he d. Apr. 24, 1778, æt. nearly 74 years. Chd. - Abigail, Sep. 24, 1728, m. Wait Wadsworth ; Samuel, Jan. 2, 1730 (6) ; Gamaliel, Sep. 2, 1731 (7); Seth, Sep. 14, 1733 (8) ; Capt. Pabodie, Mar. 8, 1735, d. at K., Sep. 5, 1782 ; Deborah, Aug. 17, 1738, d. Aug. 1, 1739 ; Hannah, July 20, 1740, m. Robt. Stanford, Nov. 13, 1774; Andrew, June 2, 1745, H. C. 1771, m. a Turner ; Peter, June 2, 1745 (9) ; Ruth, July 5, 1743, m. Elijah Sampson, Sep. 3, 1761.
6. CAPT. SAMUEL, (s. of 5,) Dux .; m. Grace; he d. Feb. 27, 1777 ; had Deborah, Dec. 11, 1750; Samuel, Mar. 27, 1752 (10) ; Lydia, Apr. 6, 1754, d. May 7, 1768; William, Nov. 25, 1755; Wealthea, Nov. 15, 1757, m. Isaac Drew ; Lyman, Oct. 1, 1760, d. at New York, 1776; Grace, Apr. 6, 1765, d. 1847; Elihu, bap. 1765; George, Nov. 20, 1767; Isaiah, Nov. 25, 1769, m. Joanna Dingley.
7. COL. GAMALIEL, (s. of 5,) Dux .; he m. Sarah Alden, Mar. 10, 1757 ; he d. Jan. 9, 1807. Chd. - Perez, Nov. 14, 1758, m. Judith Cooper, who d. June 13, 1792, had Samuel Cooper, who d. at sea, and Judith Cooper, who m. a Hunt- ington ; Sophia, Nov. 16, 1761; Gamaliel, Nov. 4, 1763 (11); Alden, Nov. 19, 1765 (12) ; Daniel, Dec. 27, 1771 (13) ; Sa- rah, Feb. 24, 1768, m. Wm. Hinckley; Jerusha, Jan. 30, 1770, m. Ezra Weston; Gershom, Feb. 3, 1774 (14).
8. CAPT. SETH, (s. of 5,) Dux .; m. Lydia Southworth, Feb. 7, 1760; had Isaac, of Maine; Lydia, m. Dea. Dura Wadsworth; Abigail and Hannah, (gemini) ; Seth ; Susan and Surah, (gemini), Susan m. Joseph Brewster ; Sarah m. Ezra Cushman ; John, d. at sea ; James ; Southworth, d. at sea ; and Joel, who d. at N. Y., 1776.
9. PETER, (s. of 5,) Dux .; m. Abigail Loring, Jan. 18, 1770; had Judith, Apr., 1770; Priscilla, Jan., 1773, m. Wm. Rand ; Alexander, Dec., 1776, d. s. p .; and Nathaniel.
10. SAMUEL, (s. of 6,) Dux .; m. Lydia Bradford, 1783; he d. Apr. 10, 1816, æt. 64; had Prince, Dec. 19, 1783, m. Har- riet Churchill, who was b. Oct. 4, 1791, and had Gershom, 1816, Perez, 1818, d. 1821, Harriet, 1821, Otis, 1823, Hannah
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B., 1825, Lydia, 1827, and Susan, 1832; Samuel, Mar. 6, 1786, m. Anne Sampson, da. of Tho., who was b. Sep. 4, 1789, and had Lucy T., Lydia A., and Samuel B.
11. CAPT. GAMALIEL, (s. of 7,) Dux., but removed to Boston. He m. Elizabeth Hinckley, and d. Mar. 7, 1824, æt. 60; had chd. - Dr. Gamaliel, Nov. 17, 1795, H. C. 1814, a physician, in 1833 chosen Superintendent of Mass. General Hospital, and d. Oct. 22, 1839, æt. 44, he m. Mar., 1821, Sophia, da. of Col. Nathan Rice. See a memoir in 3d Mass. Hist. Coll. IX. 75; chd. - Sarah ; Margaret ; George Partridge, H. C. 1825.
12. HON. ALDEN, (s. of 7,) Boston, H. C. 1786; he studied theology and was ord. in the ministry at Pownalboro', Me., Nov. 14, 1793. He obtained some celebrity as a historian and biographer, and was the author of many useful and val- uable works. He was afterwards appointed Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. He m. Margaret Stevenson, Sep. 24, 1795, who was a da. of Tho. and Isabel Stevenson. Chd. - Margaret Boies, May 28, 1796, m. Wm. H. Elliot; William John Alden, Nov. 19, 1797, H. C. 1816; Lucy Ann, Sep. 14, 1800, m. Henry Dwight; Thomas Gamaliel, Dec. 13, 1802, H. C. 1822; Duncan, Aug. 15, 1804, m. Eliza Jaques, June 11, 1841, grad. H. C. 1824; Isabella Thomas, Apr. 25, 1806; Sarah, Apr. 29, 1808 ; John Robinson, Sep. 1813, d. while in H. C., Oct. 24, 1828.
13. CAPT. DANIEL, (s. of 7,) Dux .; removed to Keene, N. H. ; m. Sarah Drew; had Emily ; Sarah, m. Amherst A. Frazar; Wealthea, m. in Illinois; Daniel, m. Mrs. Caroline Wadsworth Hunt; Mary ; Jerusha W., who d. Feb. 10, 1809, æt. 2 yrs .; and Frances, m. Thomas Frazar.
14. CAPT. GERSHOM, (s. of 7,) Dux .; m. Sarah Hinckley, and d. Aug. 8. 1844; had Maria W., 1804, m. Rev. Claudius Bradford of Bridgewater; Lucia A., 1807; Elizabeth H., 1809; and Charlotte, 1813.
NOTE. Widow Wealthea, d. Apr. 27, 1783, æt. 41; David of K., m. widow Betty Thomas, Feb. 16, 1779; Perez, m. Lucy Rand, 1782.
15. ELIPHALET, (s. of -,) came to Dux. from Plymouth ; m. Hannah Prince Aug. 8, 1751, she d. July 11, 1756, æt. 26 ; m. Hannah Oldham Feb. 9, 1758; had Hannah, May 31, 1752, m. Benjamin Freeman, 1774; Lydia, Jan. 28, 1754, m. Samuel Bradford, 1783; Lucy, Nov. 9, 1758, m. Zachariah Sylvester; Abigail, Dec. 26, 1759, m. Bisbee Chandler ; Wil- liam, Nov. 17, 1761, m. Lucy, da. of John Sampson, and had Mary, who m. James Soule ; Zadock, Aug. 11, 1765, a sea- captain, m. Lucy Gray, and had Zadock 1798, d. 1833, m. a Peterson ; Nancy, 1800; George, 1801; Lucy G., 1803; Car- oline, 1805, m. Joshua Cushing; Charles, 1806, d. 1831 ;
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Lewis E., 1809, and James, 1812; Deborah, Dec. 26, 1767, m. Capt. Freeman Loring; Mary, 1774; and Eunice, m. Uriah Wadsworth, 1789, and d. Aug. 1795.
BRETT.
WILLIAM, Dux., 1640, had land at Namasakeeset and at North hill, at Hounds ditch ; sold his lands to C. Southworth, Wm. Pabodie, and John Rogers. He removed to Bridgew. and d. 1681; m. Margaret; had William, Elihu, Nathaniel, Alice, Lydia, and Hannah. See Mitchell's Bridgewater.
BREWSTER.
1. ELDER WILLIAM, b. 1560, grad. at Cambridge Coll. Eng. ; afterwards the confidential friend of William Davison, Queen Elizabeth's ambassador to Scotland; then joining the Inde- pendent Chh., he entertained their meetings at his house ; fled with them to Amsterdam and Leyden; was appointed their elder ; sailed with the minority in 1620, and, arriving at Ply- mouth, " with the most submissive patience bore the novel and trying hardships to which his old age was subjected, lived abstemiously, and after having been in his youth the compan- ion of ministers of state, the representative of his sovereign, familiar with the magnificence of courts, and the possessor of a fortune, sufficient not only for the comforts but for the ele- gancies of life, this humble puritan labored steadily with his own hands in the field for daily subsistence. Yet he possess- ed that happy electricity of mind, which could accommodate itself with cheerfulness to all circumstances, destitute of meat, of fish and bread, over his simple meal of clams, would he return thanks to the Lord, that he could suck of the abun- dance of the seas. and of treasures hid in the sand." - Ply. Chh. Rec. He enjoyed a healthy old age, and was sick but one day, when he died, April 16, 1644. His wife d. before 1627. He left a library of over 300 volumes (valued at £43), of which 64 were in the classic languages. His whole estate was £150 .* He early removed to Dux., and settled in the
* Elder Brewster's estate occupied the south eastern part of the Nook, adjoining the farm of Capt. Standish. Some years ago, on a piece of land, which was originally included in the limits of his farm, was found a small silver spoon bearing the initials " J. B." Elder Brewster, it is said tradi- tionally, planted here the first apple tree in New England. In the time of the Revolution the original tree was gone ; but there had sprung up from its roots another, which was then of large size, and known as the " Brew- ster tree."
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neighborhood of Capt. Standish, and his house was afterwards occupied by his son Love. At his death, his estate was di- vided among his two sons, who met after his funeral at Gov. Bradford's in Plymouth, and in the presence of the Governor, Mr. Prence, Mr. Winslow, and Capt. Standish, determined mutually on the division. Chd. - Patience, b. in Eng., arriv- ed in 1623, m. Gov. Prence, 1624, and d. 1634; Fear, b. in Eng., arrived 1623, m. 1626 Mr. Isaac Allerton, and d. 1633; Love, b. in Eng. (2); Wrestling, b. in Eng., d. before his father ; Jonathan (3).
2. LOVE, (s. of 1,) Ply. ; ad. 1636 ; early removed to Dux. and settled with his father by the bay side, and afterwards sold the estate to Saml. Eaton. His servant, Thos. Graunger, was hung for a capital crime, 1642. His will is dated Oct. 1, 1650 ; his w. Sarah Collier, he m. March 15, 1634; she after- wards m. a [John ?] Parks, (Col. Rec. VI. 1679) ; had Nath- aniel, owned land about the old tarpits, and d. 1676; William (4) ; Wrestling (5); Sarah, m. Benjamin Bartlett, 1656.
3. JONATHAN (s. of 1). He came to Dux. a. 1632. He was frequently the town's deputy, and one of the principal men in the formation of its settlement, and in the establishment of its church; he sometimes practised before the Court as an attor- ney, and is also styled gentleman. He received grants of land in Dux., and likewise kept a ferry, (employing Peter Meacock in its management,) at New Harbor marshes, and was pre- sented to the Court in 1639 for neglecting it, and in 1641 sold
it. In 1638 he sold his house to Dr. Comfort Starr. He went to New London, Ct., and from that place, it seems by the fol- lowing letter addressed to the widow of his brother Love, he contemplated a return to England.
" LOVEING AND KIND SISTER, I thanke you for youer letter I received, being glad to heare of youer well doeing in youer affliction of Widdowhood; the Lord will make up youer losses and healp you to bee thankfull for raiseing youer good brother to bee instead of an huband to you. In my judgement I would advise you to marry one whom you could love. I would to God I were nearer you, I should doe something for you ; but I fear I shall the next year goe further from you, for I with my whole family resolve for old England, and then I shalbee able to doe very little for you and youers, whom I love and respect, being glad to hear of youer daughters im- provement, both in Sperituall and temporall thinges ; the Lord bestow his further blessing upon her and the rest of youers : I doe heer by this give unto her all my interest in the pcells of Land, which was left by my father, lying near Plymouth, to her and her heires for ever; I pray you remember my Love and Respects to the Capt. and his wife and children with the
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rest of my frinds with you, to whom I cannot write; excuse me to them all ; those with my best love Remembered to you and youers ; I pray to the Lord to blesse you and keep you in all youer ways in his feare. Amen, and doe rest
Your unfeigned brother,
JONATHAN BREWSTER.
" MOHEKEN, this 1 of September, 1656."
He m. Lucretia, and had William, who was in the Indian wars in 1645 ; Mary, m. John Turner of Scit. Nov. 12, 1645 ; Jonathan, 1627; and Benjamin, who removed from Dux. after 1648, to Norwich, then to New London, where he m. Anna Dart 1659, and had Anna Sept. 1662, Jonathan 1664, Daniel 1667, William 1669, and Benjamin 1673.
4. DEA. WILLIAM, (s. of 2, ) Dux. ; d. Nov. 3, 1723, æt. nearly 78; m. Lydia Partridge, Jan. 2, 1672, she d. Feb. 2, 1742 ; had Sarah, April 25, 1674, m. Caleb Stetson 1705; Nathaniel, Nov. 8, 1676 (6) ; Joseph, March 17, 1694 (7) ; William (8) ; and, according to Mitchell, a Benjamin.
5. WRESTLING, (s. of 2,) Dux. ; a carpenter ; d. Jan. 1, 1697, leaving an estate of £330. " 13 Decemb. 1689, the Town did engage to Wrestling Brewster, that if he in curtesy did take Nathaniell Cole into his house, they would secure him from being burthened with keeping of him said Cole."-Town Rec. He m. Mary, who is prob. the Mary who m. John Partridge 1700. He had Jonathan, m. Mary Partridge May 6, 1710, went to Windham, Ct. after 1723, she was alive 1733; Wrest- ling - prob. the one " of Plymouth," who m. July 12, 1722, Hannah Thomas - a deacon of K., had Wrestling 1724; d. at K. Feb. 8, 1810, æt. 86, Thomas, Isaac, Elisha, and Mary ; John (9) ; Mary ; Sarah ; Abigail ; Elizabeth and Hannah.
6. NATHANIEL, (s. of 4,) 'Dux. ; m. Mary Dwelley of Scit. Dec. 24, 1705, who died July 29, 1764, æt. 80; had Samuel and Mercy (gemini) April 5, 1708; Ruth, Dec. 9, 1711, m. Joseph Morgan of Preston, Ct .; May 8, 1735; William, Feb. 14, 1715, m. Priscilla Sampson Cotte, Jan. 1, 1747, and had Daniel a. 1746, Nathaniel a. 1748, and Stephen a. 1750; Jo- seph, July 3, 1718 (10).
7 JOSEPH, (s. of 4,) Dux. ; m. Elizabeth, who d. April 1786, æt. 82 ; he d. April 20, 1767 ; had Lemuel, bap. 1740; Eunice, m. Timothy Walker 1758; Truelove, 1737 -" January 18, 1757, Truelove Brewster fell through the ice, attempting to come over Oakman's ferry, and was drowned."-Chh. Rec.
8. WILLIAM, (s. of 4,) Dux., m. Hopestill Wadsworth, May 20, 1708; had Olive, July 16, 1708; Ichabod, Jan, 15, 1711, m. Lydia Brewster of Pembroke, June 3, 1735; Elisha, Oct.
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29, 1715 ; Seth, Dec. 20, 1720; Lot, Mar. 25, 1724 ; Huldah, Feb. 20, 1726, m. John Goold* of Hull, June 13, 1745, she d. Apr. 27, 1750.
9. JOHN, (s. of 5,) Dux .; had Joseph, and Job, who served in the old French war.
10. JOSEPH, (s. of 6,) Dux., and Attleboro'; . m. Jedidah, who d. Mar. 26, 1794, æt. 72; he d. Sep. 3, 1791, æt. 73; had Zadock, bap. 1742, had Cyrus, Dec. 7, 1772, m. Ruth Sampson, Apr. 5, 1798, and who had Zadock, Darius, and Sarah; Mary, m. Silas Freeman, 1763; Joseph, m. Deborah Hunt, Apr. 13, 1773; Ruth ; Nathaniel, bap. 1755; Truelove, bap. 1760.
11. NATHAN, (s. of -,) b. 1723, Dux., m. Hannah, who d. June 4, 1776; he d. Nov. 1807, æt. 84; had Anne, bap. 1756.
12. JOSHUA, (s. of -,) Dux .; m. Lydia Weston, who d. Oct. 22, 1841; had Daniel W., 1788; Job E., 1791; Mary B., 1793; William N., 1796; Betsy E., 1799; Sarah C., 1801; Warren W .; Priscilla ; Harriet.
13. JOSHUA, (s. of -,) Dux .; had Deborah 1787; Rachel 1790; Selah 1792; Nathan 1796; Hannah 1798; Joshua 1801; Ruth, 1803.
NOTE. Joshua, 1698, d. Mar. 27, 1776, æt. 78; Rachel, 1727, d. Apr. 26, 1757 ; Deborah, 1704, d. Sep. 1, 1769, æt. 65; Mercy, m. Edward Arnold, 1706 ; Sarah, m. Joseph Wright of Plympton ; Jane, m. Asa Weston, 1777; Elizabeth, m. Saml. Walker, 1784 ; Nathan, m. Diadema Dawes, 1784 ; Joseph, drowned while returning from the Gurnet, 1807. - " Young Joseph Brewster " bore arms in Dux., 1643.
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