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13. URIAH, (s. of 10,) Dux., m. Lydia Sampson, who d. Sep. 1, 1842 ; he d. Feb. 1, 1842, æt. 99; had Eden, Apr. 12, 1770, m. Sarah Hinckley; Alethea, April 10, 1772; Lydia, Apr. 17, 1776, d. Oct. 12, 1843; Luranna, May 18, 1780, m. Weston Freeman Feb. 10, 1802 ; Joshua, May 17, 1783, d. at sea, Feb. 9, 1807 ; Betsy, Aug. 28, 1788, m. Jacob Smith May 26, 1803, she d. May 11, 1814.
14. EZEKIEL, (s. of -,) came from M .; m. Huldah Fish 1785 ; she d. April 5, 1835, æt. 76; had Peleg, Dec. 27, 1787 ; John, Sept. 7, 1790; Ezekiel, Dec. 8, 1792, m. Susan.
NOTE. See the Memorial of the Sprague family, by Richard Soule, Jr. Acenith m. Simeon Curtis of Scituate, April 20, 1742 ; Abijah, 1710, d. 31 June, 1772 ; Sarah m. Kimball Ripley 1771 ; Lydia, March 21, 1761, m. Nathaniel Simmons 1780; Thomas, 1756, d. at New York July 31, 1776 ; Joshua, 1751, d. at New York Aug. 20, 1776; Bethia m. Thomas Sim- mons 1769 ; Deborah m. Nathl. Delano 1774 ; Mary m. William Hilton of Bristol 1782 ; Hannah m. Elijah Sampson, Jr. 1782.
SPROUT.
ROBERT, Scituate 1660, Namasakeeset 1668, had meadow in Dux. 1634, d. 1712 at Middleton ; m. Elizabeth Sampson ; had Mercy, 1661, m. 'Thomas Oldham 1683; Elizabeth 1664; Mary 1666; Robert 1669, d. in Canada expedition June 1690 ; Anna 1671, m. a Richmond; James 1673; Ebenezer 1676; Hannah 1680 .- Deane's Scituate.
STANDISH.
1. CAPT. MYLES, b. at Lancashire, a. 1584, [see First Set- tlers] ; owned the greater part of the "Nook," and also pos- sessed land at Namasakeeset, where he sold thirty-five acres to R. Barker, Sen., by deed, Dec. 10, 1651; m. Rose, who d. Jan. 29, 1621; m. 2d. Barbara, who probably came over in the second ship, 1621, and she survived him ; he d. Oct. 3, 1656, æt. 72; had Alexander (2) ; Miles (3) ; Josiah (4); Charles, d. young; Lora, d. before her father ; John, d. young.
2. ALEXANDER, (s. of 1,) Dux., m. Sarah Alden, m. 2d Desire Holmes, widow of Israel; she d. 1723; he d. 1702 ; had Miles
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(5) ; Ebenezer 1672 (6); Sarah, m. Abraham Sampson ; Lydia, m. Isaac Sampson ; Mercy, m. Caleb Sampson ; Sarah m. Benja. Soule; Elizabeth, m. Samuel Delano; by 2d wife : Thomas 1687 (7) ; Ichabod, m. 1719, Phebe Pring, d. 1772 ; had Mary, Phebe, and Desire, who m. David Hatch; Desire, b. in M. 1689, m. a Weston; and probably David, who was killed in Dux. by the fall of a tree in 1689.
3. MILES, (s. of 1,) removed to Boston, living 1662, d. s. p. before 1665, m. Sarah, da. of John Winslow, 19 July, 1660 (who afterwards m. 1665, Tobias Paine, and Richard Middle- cott, and d. 1726).
4. CAPT. JOSIAH, (s. of 1,) Dux., ad. 1655; removed to East Bridgewater, and was Lieut. of the company there; returned to Dux., and bought, 1663, of Samuel Eaton his estate of 43 acres, including an orchard, for £20 ; and was selectman, de- puty and captain ; returned to Norwich, Ct. 1686, bought land at Preston, Ct. of John Parks 1687; m. Mary, da. of John Dingley 1654, who d. same year; m. 2d Sarah, da. of Samuel Allen of Braintree; and had Miles, m. Dec. 5, 1700, Meheta- bel Adams ; Josiah ; Samuel (S) ; Israel m. Feb. 8, 1704, Eli- zabeth Richards ; Mary; Lois; Mehetabel; Martha and Mercy.
5. MILES, (s. of 2,) Dux., inherited the homestead, and died there Sept. 15, 1739; m. Experience [Sherman or Holmes], who by his will, dated Aug. 31, received half the income; and to his son he gave the farm of 120 acres; she d. March 31, 1744, and was probably the last of the name at the Captain's Hill; had Sarah, April 15, 1704, m. Abner Weston March 2, 1730; Patience, Aug. 16, 1707, m. Caleb Jenny of Dartmouth April 6, 1738 ; Priscilla, April 1, 1710, m. Elisha Bisbee (?) ; Miles, March 11, 1714 (9); Penelope, April 13, 1717, d. Nov. 11, 1739.
6. EBENEZER, (s. of 2,) he d. 1734; had Ebenezer, m. 1739 a Churchill, and d. 1748; Zachariah (10), Moses 1689 (11), Hannah ; Zeruiah m. Zebedee Tomson of Halifax 1745; Sarah m. Josiah Cushman 1749; Mercy 1716, m. 1736 Eben- ezer Lobdell; m. 2d Benj. Weston, d. 1794.
7. THOMAS, (s. of 2,) M .; removed to Pembroke, m. Mary ; had David, m. Jan. 24, 1746, Hannah Magoun, d. 1793, had David, and Lemuel, who was b. 1746, d. 1824, æt. 74, m. Rachel Jackson of Bath, where he settled and had David and Lemuel ; Amos ; Thomas, Jan. 23, 1725, m. Martha Bisbee Feb. 10, 1748, d. June 18, 1759, at Fort Miller, had Thomas, who d. 1780; Mary, Jan. 21, 1733; William, June 24, 1737 ; Betty, Sept. 6, 1739.
8. SAMUEL, (s. of 4,) Dux., Preston, Ct. ; m. June 1, 1710, Deborah Gates; had Deborah, Dec. 27, 1711, d. 1805, unm .;
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Samuel, Dec. 1, 1713, had Samuel ; Lois, Jan. 9, 1715; Abi- gail, Feb. 9, 1717, m. Rufus Rood; Sarah, Feb. 1719, d. 1745 unm .; Israel, March 1, 1722, m. Content Ellis, m. 2d Dor- cas Bellows ; Thomas, May 19, 1724, Williamstown, Mass., m. widow Sarah Williams, [Hubbard's MS.]
9. MILES, (s. of 5,) Dux., inherited the homestead ; sold it, July 3, 1763, to Samuel and Sylvanus Drew, who sold it to Wait Wadsworth, who sold it to John, the father of George Faunce ; removed to South Bridgew., and 1765, bought a farm at Titicut [Guide to Plymouth] ; d. 1765, æt. 80; m. Meheta- bel Robbins of Plymouth Dec. 17, 1738 ; had Miles, m. Naomi, da. of Daniel Keith, removed to Pennsylvania, and had a son Miles ; Penelope, bap. June 27, 1741, m. Nathaniel Cobb, Jr. 1763; Lydia, bap. May 1, 1743; Experience, bap. Sept. 24, 1744, m. Simeon Ames 1765; Hannah, April 27, 1746, m. Daniel Fobes 1769 ; Sarah, May 22, 1748; Priscilla, bap. 1755.
10. ZACHARIAH, (s. of 6,) South Bridgew., d. 1780 ; had Eb- enezer, Hannah ; Sarah, m. Josiah Cushman, Jr. 1749 ; Abi -. gail, m. Samuel Wright 1752; Peleg, Zachariah. - History of Bridgew.
11. MOSES, (s. of 6,) Plympton, m. Rachel ; d. 1769, æt. 80; had Moses, (the father of Moses, whose son is Moses of Bos- ton); Capt. John, d. at Plympton 1787; Aaron, Rachel, Re- becca m. 1751 Zachariah Weston.
STANFORD.
ROBERT, Scituate 1670; M. 1685; Dux. 1710; m. Fear; he was probably father of ROBERT, who was b. 1693, and d. in Dux. May 26, 1774, æt. 81; and the last-named had probably Robert, who was b. 1744, and d. April 19, 1752, and a second Robert, who m. Hannah Bradford Nov. 13, 1774, and Joshua, who had Robert, bap. 1760, Joshua, Rebecca, Hannah, Sam- uel B., and Frederic who d. young.
NOTE. Rebecca m. Mary Sampson 1729 ; Lydia m. Andrew Alden 1714. Dux. Rec. Robert m. Mary Parsons Jan. 16, 1700. Grace m. Robert Rowles Oct. 28, 1706 .- Boston Rec.
STARR.
1. COMFORT came from Ashford, Kent, Eng. to Cambridge ; removed to Dux., then to Boston, and d. there Jan. 2, 1659 ; he m. Elizabeth, who d. at Boston June 25, 1658, aged 63. The following account of his family is gathered chiefly from
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his will ; but for a further account of his descendants, see Hin- man's Connecticut Genealogies. He had chd. Thomas, Dux. 1639; Scituate 1644, a surgeon, d. before his father, as did also his wife, had Comfort 1644, and Elizabeth 1646 ; he next removed to Yarmouth, and had there Benjamin Feb. 6, 1648, Jehoshaphat Jan. 12, 1649; John, sole executor of his father's will, Dux., 1643, Bridgew. 1645, sold land in Dux. 1655 .- A John and Martha, at Boston, had Comfort Feb. 4, 1661, John Dec. 7, 1664, Benjamin, Aug. 19, 1667 ; Comfort, H. C. 1647, minister (says Farmer) of Carlisle, Cumberland, Eng., and Lewis, Sussex, and d. 1711 .- A Comfort and Mary Starr, at Boston, had Joseph March 7, 1663, and Mary Jan. 18, 1671. The will of the first Comfort also names a Samuel Starr, and five daughters of his da. ___ Maynard, who was deceased ; his grandson, Simon Eire, whose parents were dead, and who re- ceived a bequest from his grandfather to " to help him to learn- ing;" his da. Elizabeth, w. of John Ferniside; his da. Han- nah, who was in England ; his brother-in-law John Morley, and Faithful Rouse. This will bears date April 22, 1659.
From the Boston Records - Eleazer (a cooper) m. Mary, and had Margaret Nov. 16, 1663; Eleazer and Martha, had Abigail Nov. 26, 1681, Joseph Aug. 26, 1687, Benjamin March 7,1691-2.
STETSON.
For a full and perfect account of this family see J.S.Barry's Memoir of the family. The progenitor was Cornet Robert, of Scituate 1634, d. 1702, æt. 90, and had seven sons and two das. The following are found on the Dux. Records : Caleb, m. Sarah Brewster March 4, 1705; Elisha, m. Abigail Brews- ter Oct. 28, 1707 ; Honor, m. Thomas Hunt 1708; Amy, m. Ebenezer Bishop 1710; Isaac and Timothy in Dux. 1710; Mary, of Scituate, m. James Partridge 1712; Ebenezer, of Scituate, m. Lydia Barker of S. 1728; Lot, m. Joanna Soule May 8, 1777 ; Acenith, m. Daniel Mclaughlin 1779.
STOCKBRIDGE.
JOSEPH, Dux. 1672, (the son of Charles and Abigail, b. be- fore 1638, and d. 1683, the s. of Charles, s. of John of Scit- uate 1638,) lived near Indian head river, m. Margaret Turner, and d. 1772, æt. 100 years ; had Joseph, who m. Ann Turner, and had David, who m. Deborah, da. of Judge John Cushing, and who had David, Esq. of Hanover .- Deane's Scituate.
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SWITZER.
BENJAMIN, m. Hannah Drew March 17, 1757, had Betty and Abigail.
SYLVESTER.
1. RICHARD, Weymouth 1633, Scituate 1642 ; M., d. a. 1663; m. Naomy Torrey, who complained to the Court that her hus- band left her but a small share of his property (£245) ; had Lydia, Dec. 8, 1633, m. Nathl. Rawlins Sep. 4, 1652, who had Elizabeth 1653, and Ruth 1655; John, March 14, 1634, had Sarah 1671, John, Joseph, Samuel and Lydia ; Peter 1637, shot himself 1642; Joseph, April 12, 1638, a captain under Col. Church, d. in Canada Expedition ; m. Mary ; his estate £416 ; had Joseph 1664, who had land at Hugh's Cross, Mary 1667, Anna 1669, Benjamin 1672, Amos 1676, David 1682; Dinah April 2, 1642 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 23, 1643, m. John Lowell of Boston 24 Jan. 1658; Richard, 1648, Milton 1678, m. Han- nah Leonard ; Naomy, 1649, was J. Lowell's 2d wife 1666 ; Israel, 1651 (2) ; Hester, 1653; Benjamin, 1656, M., m. Lydia Standlake 1684, and had Benjamin and Joseph.
2. ISRAEL, (s. of 1,) had Israel, 1674 (3); Silence, 1677 ; Richard, 1679, had Nehemiah and Seth; Lois, 1680; Martha, 1682; Mary, 1683; Elisha, 1685; Peter, 1687, m. Mary Torrey 1712, Leicester ; Zebulon, 1689, had Elisha and Israel 1717, d. 1812, æt. 95; Bathsheba, 1692; and Deborah 1696.
3. ISRAEL, (s. of 2,) Dux., m. Ruth, widow of Thomas Prince; had Ruth, June 26, 1701; Israel, May 5, 1705 (4) ; Grace, Nov. 1706, m. Isaac Partridge 1730.
4. ISRAEL, (s. of 3,) Dux., m. Abigail, da. of Josiah Snell, 1734; he d. 1785, she d. July 22, 1775, æt. 72; had Joseph, July 6, 1735 (5); Israel, Nov. 1, 1737, d. of hydrophobia, Nov. 23, 1810; Seth, Aug. 30, 1840, d. Dec. 11, 1756; Josiah, May 14, 1742, d. Sept. 13, 1768; Zachariah, Feb. 24, 1745 (6) ; Abigail, April 17, 1747, m. Samuel Alden 1774.
5. JOSEPH, (s. of 4,) Dux., removed to N. Bridgew. 1769; m. Lucy, da. of Ephraim Sampson ; had Seth, Feb. 12, 1762 ; Joseph and Benjamin (gemini), March 9, 1764; for chd. of J. see Hist. Bridgew .; Josiah, Nov. 15, 1768, Tiverton ; Lucy, 1772; Ephraim, 1774.
6. ZACHARIAH, (s. of 4,) Dux., m. Mehetabel, da. of Zacha- riah Carey ; had Mehetabel, Jan. 31, 1773, m. Zachariah Snell ; Daniel, March 30, 1775 ; Zachariah, April 20, 1778, m. Lucy Bradford ; Susanna, July 4, 1781 ; Hannah, 1789.
NOTE. Nathaniel, of Scituate, m. at Dux. Silvina Sprague Dec. 6, 1760. Vide Deane's Scituate and Mitchell's Bridgew.
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THACHER.
1. RALPH, (s. of Rev. Thomas, of Boston, and gd. s. of Rev. R. Partridge of Dux .; queme vide,) Dux. as late as 1681; in 1679 had a grant at South river.
2. RODOLPHUS, Dux., town clerk ; m. Ruth Partridge Jan. 1, 1669; had Thomas, Oct. 9, 1670, Dux. 1697; Elizabeth, March 1, 1672 ; Anna, Nov. 26, 1673; Ruth, Nov. 1, 1675 ; Rodolphus, Jan. 9, 1677 ; Lydia, Jan. 24, 1679, m. Jona. Pe- terson ; Mary, March 8, 1682 ; Anna, March 30, 1684; Peter, Aug. 17, 1686.
3. JAMES, Dux. 1688.
THOMAS.
1. WILLIAM, M., a Welchman, arrived 1630; d. Aug. 1651, æt. 77; his estate amounted to £375 ; he had Nathaniel, who inherited the estate, had Mary, Elizabeth and Timothy, and served in Philip's war.
2. JOHN, (s. of -,) Dux .; owned land, 1686, N. W. of the path from M., near "Dingley's wolfe trap;" was in Dux. as late as 1691, and probably d. that year.
3. CALEB, (s. of -,) Dux .; 1710 had a share in the com- mons.
4. JOHN, (s. of -,) Dux., m. Mary; had Mary, Sept. 27, 1693 ; James, Feb. 10, 1696 (5) ; Hannah, Aug. 30, 1698, m. Wrestling Brewster 1722; John, Nov. 4, 1700; Ebenezer, Sept. 30, 1703 ; Ezekiel, Sept. 29, 1706.
5. CAPT. JAMES, (s. of 4,) Dux., m. Deborah ; he d. Jan. 16, 1751 ; had Abiah, March 25, 1720 ; Deborah, May 7, 1722 ; James, Feb. 1, 1726; Jesse, Sept. 10, 1728.
6. JOSIAH, (s. of -,) Dux., m. Deborah Bartlett Dec. 19, 1723; had William, Nov. 1, 1724; Joshua, Sept. 9, 1726, m. Mercy Bestow (of Pem.) Dec. 1, 1747, he d. May 20, 1812, æt. 85 ; Peleg, Nov. 25, 1728 ; Adam, March 31, 1731 ; Deb- orah, Aug. 2, 1734; Ruth, June 13, 1736, m. Paul Seabury 1757 ; Benjamin, Nov. 21, 1737, m. Abigail, who d. Oct. 26, 1769, æt. 26, he d. Jan. 8, 1776; Consider, a. 1709, m. Sarah Ripley March 3, 1774.
7. WINSLOW, (s. of -,) Dux., m. Abigail Delano ; had Ne- hemiah, Jan. 12, 1793; Nathaniel, Sept. 20, 1794; Charles, June 3, 1796; Briggs, Feb. 14, 1798; Abigail, March 10, 1800; Nancy D., Feb. 11, 1802; Lucy, Dec. 26, 1804; Will- iam D., Jan. 7, 1806.
NOTE. Abigail (M.) m. Eleazer Harlow 1739 ; Anna (M.) m. Nathl.
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Oales of Boston Dec. 26, 1747 ; Edward m. Judith Prince May 23, 1757 ; Zenas (M.) m. Abigail Peterson Feb. 14, 1765 ; Mercy m. Edward South- worth 1769 ; Peleg m. Mary Jones of Charlestown Nov. 21, 1775 ; Debo- rah m. John Osyer March 2, 1775; Sarah G. m. George Winslow 1781 ; Novice m. Caleb Bates 1782.
THORP.
JOHN, Dux. 1633, a carpenter, his wife was Alice.
TISDELL.
JOHN, Dux., 1637, had a grant of ten acres at G. H. path ; had land at Hounds ditch, and Namasakeeset, which he sold to Wm. Brett 1657; removed to Taunton, where he was se- lectman ; he was murdered by the Indians 27th June, 1675 ; his wife Sarah d. Dec. 1676 ; had John, who m. Hannah Ro- gers Nov. 23, 1664, and had Abigail July 15, 1667, John Aug. 10, 1669, Anna Jan. 27, 1672, and Remember July 8, 1675; James, Joshua, Joseph.
TOMPKINS.
SAMUEL, Dux., 1640, had four acres at Stoney Brook, and land towards G. H. ; m. Lettice Foster of Scituate 1639; re- moved to East Bridgew. ; had a brother John.
TOWER.
ELISHA, Dux., m. Mary, who d. June 6, 1795 ; had Asaph, Elizabeth 1757, d. 1759, Lydia, James 1766.
TRACY.
STEPHEN, Plymouth 1623; Dux. 1639; returned to England before 1654, for in the Col. Rec. is recorded a disposition of his property in New England, dated at London 20th March, 1654-5, and empowering John Winslow to perform it. He calls himself of St. Yarmouth, Eng., and says he has five chd. living in New Eng. ; they were Ens. John, of Duxbury, had the estate in Dux., held many offices in the town ; m. Jane Prence, m. 2d Deborah, who survived him, and he d. a. 1701 ; Lt. Thomas, of M., removed to Norwich, Ct., a. 1660; Ruth, Mary, and another.
NOTE. Mary m. Henry Cullifer Jan. 27, 1712 ; Susanna m. John Sim- mons 1715.
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TRUANT.
MORRIS or MAURICE, Dux. 1643, ad. 1658, also of M.
TUBBS.
WILLIAM, Dux., ad. Jan. 2, 1637-8, m. Mercy Sprague Nov. 9, 1637 ; in 1664 he published a protest at the Court, " disown- ing all debts that she shall make him this time forward." She afterwards went to R. I., and the Court granted him a divorce July 1668; m. 2d Dorothy, whom he mentions in his will dated Feb. 20, 1677 ; had William, who had grants of land in Dux. at various times in 1670, at Namasakeeset 1684 and in 1686, upon condition that he bear his share of the Church and town charges ; m. Judith, widow of Isaac Barker 1691 ; Samuel, Dux. 1710; Joseph, Dux. 1710; Benjamin, Bethia.
NOTE. Deborah m. Elisha Doten, Jr. of Plymouth, March 6, 1729; Joseph (of Pembroke) m. Eunice Wadsworth June 20, 1773.
TURNER.
1. DAVID, Dux. 1643, able to bear arms.
2. GEORGE, Dux. 1660.
3. JAPHETH, Dux., m. Hannah Hudson, who survived him, he d. 1690 ; had Ann, Aug. 18, 1679; Joshua, April 9, 1681, Dux. 1703 ; Japheth, Jan. 4, 1682, Dux .; Ruth, March 19, 1685.
NOTE. Hannah m. Samuel Hill, Jr. 1722 ; Amasa m. Rebecca Delano March 2, 1727, sold his homestead to Joshua Soule 1739 ; John, Dux. 1728-33 ; Elizabeth m. Robert Wells 1784.
Joseph Treeble and Anna Jones, both of Plymouth, were m. in Duxbury Dec. 19, 1729. Silence Trouest, Dux. 1747. -Chh. Rec.
USSEL.
GEORGE, Dux., m. Molly, who d. July 20, 1757, æt. 40; m. 2d Mercy Osyer Nov. 3, 1757; he d. July 31, 1784; had a da. Molly, who d. Feb. 22, 1756 O. S., æt. 18 years, of con- sumption.
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VINCENT.
MR. JOHN, Dux. 1637, had land near Wm. Basset ; ad. 1637 ; Sandwich 1640. A Henry was of Sandwich in 1657.
WADSWORTH.
1. CHRISTOPHER, * Dux. ; bought land of John Starr and Job Cole; m. Grace; his will is dated July 31, 1677, and his es- tate amounted to £70; her will is dated Jan. 13, 1687; had Joseph (2) ; John, 1638 (3) ; Samuel (4) ; Mary, m. an An- drews.
2. JOSEPH, (s. of 1,) Dux .; m. Abigail Waite; ad. 1655; his will is dated March 22, 1689, in which he names "his dear and loving wife Mary," who was probably a second wife. -estate £158; had Elisha (5); Samuel and Joseph inherited lands in Dux. and Bridgew. ; Mehetabel, Ruth, Bethia.
3. DEA. JOHN, (s. of 1,) Dux., inherited land in Dux .; m. Abigail Andrews July 25, 1667; he " deceased May the 15th, Anno Dom. 1700 very early in ye morning before ye dawning of ye day, being about sixty-two yeares of age," and his will is dated April 23, preceding ; " she deceased about midnight, betwixt ye 24th and 25 days of November, anno Domini 1723, being about 76 years of age ;" had chd. Mary, Sept. 18, 1668 ; Abigail, Oct. 25, 1670; John, March 12, 1671 (6) ; Christo- pher, March 15, 1685 (7); Ichabod, March 1687 (8) ; Isaac, Dux. 1724, inherited land in Middleboro' ; Lydia ; Sarah, non comp. men .; Grace, m. prob. Wm. Sprague; Hopestill, m. Wm. Brewster May 20, 1708; Mercy.
4. CAPT. SAMUEL, (s. of 1,) Dux., removed to Milton, where he bought land of Robert Babcock, 1672-3. A captain in Philip's war, he was sent to the relief of Sudbury with thirty- two men ; but marching in the night, he fell into ambuscade, and was slain, with most of his men; this occurred three miles from Sudbury, on the 18th of April 1676, (say Hub- bard, and Hobart's Journal ; but on the 21st, say Gookin, and Judge Sewall). He left an estate of £1,248, including a farm at Milton of 300 acres. He m. Abigail, who survived 1687 ; and had chd. Christopher, who d. at Milton 1687 ; Ebenezer
* It is not known whence he came. The family of Wadsworth is a Yorkshire family, and of some antiquity. Burke gives this armorial bear- ing of the Yorkshire Wadsworths : "Gules three fleurs de lis stalked and slipped or." He also adds this crest to the same arms - " On a globe of the world, winged proper an eagle rising or."-General Armory.
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(23) ; Joseph (24); John (25); Timothy (26); Benjamin (27); Abigail, not of age in 1687.
5. ELISHA, (s. of 2,) Dux., inherited most of the lands of his father, and a boat "in building;" m. Elizabeth Wiswall, who d. Jan. 25, 1741 ; had Elizabeth March 6, 1695 ; Alice April 15, 1697, m. Thomas Burton May 10, 1722; Anne April 14, 1700 ; Abiah June 4, 1703; Patience Aug. 20, 1706, m. Saml. Gray of K. Dec. 7, 1727 ; Fear Aug. 19, 1709; Wait Oct. 23, 1714 (9).
6. DEA. JOHN, (s. of 3,) Dux. ; m. Mercy Wiswall June 25. 1704, she d. " upon ye 12th day of November Anno Domini 1716, about ten or eleven of ye clock in ye forenoon, being æt. thirty and six years one month and eight dayes;" he m. 2d at Boston, widow Mary Verdie of B. April 4, 1718; she d. (gravestone) July 20, 1742, æt. 58, but (according to records) June 22, " about an hour before the sun rising ;" he " deceas- ed May ye 3d Anno Domini 1750, Between Ten or Eleven a clock at night, Being Seventy Eight years one month and Twentyone Days old ;" he had chd. John May 24, 1706 (10); Uriah July 5, 1708, d. at " two o'clock in ye morning," April 29, 1784; Dorothy June 25, 1710, m. Joseph Bartlett Dec. 25, 1729 ; Ichabod May 3, 1712 (11) ; Peleg Aug. 29, 1715 (12) ; Mary July 19, 1721, m. Dea. Elisha Phillips July 1, 1756.
7. CHRISTOPHER, (s. of 3,) Dux., m. Mehetabel Wormall Feb. 19, 1713; inherited land in Middleboro', d. before 1748; had Christian Feb. 5, 1715, m. Blanie Phillips Mar. 23, 1733 ; Abigail Feb. 17, 1718, m. Joseph Russell Dec. 31, 1740; Christopher Jan. 12, 1721 (13) ; Zenobe April 24, 1723, m. Nathl. Bartlett 1742.
8. ICHABOD, (s. of 3,) Dux. ; m. Margaret Marshall Feb. 10, 1720, who afterwards m. Samuel Forster, and d. 1773; he d. Aug. 1, 1746 ; had Joseph Dec. 4, 1720, d. March 20, 1721 ; Sarah Feb. 20, 1722; Mercy Sept. 7, 1724, m. Col. Briggs Alden 1741 ; Daniel Sept. 28, 1726, d. Sept 12, 1730; Eunice Nov. 27, 1727, m. Joshua Tubbs of Pembroke June 20, 1773; Hannah Dec. 6, 1732; Benjamin Dec. 1, 1735 (14) ; Lydia Oct. 18, 1736.
9. CAPT. WAIT, (s. of 5,) Dux., a lieutenant, and chosen captain 1766 ; m. Abigail Bradford ; had Abigail June 3, 1749, d. young; Joseph July 7, 1750, m. Anne Drew Feb. 1773 ; Ahira Nov. 1, 1751 ; Seneca April 9, 1753 (15); Wait Oct. 7, 1754 (16); Cynthia March 25, 1756, m. Ezekiel Soule 1777 ; Robert Sept. 26, 1757, d. April 25, 1760 ; Eden May 12, 1759 (17); Beulah June 8, 1762, m. Arthur Howland of M .; Ce- lanah Dec. 9, 1763, m. Wm. Keen of Bristol 1784; Elisha June 15, 1765 ; Zenith Oct. 5, 1766 (18) ; Abigail Oct. 25, 1768; Wiswall, bap. 1768.
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10. DR. JOHN, (s. of 6,) Dux .; m. Mary Alden Dec. 31, 1734; she d. April 4, 1789, æt. 78; he d. March 26, 1799, æt. 92; had Mercy Dec. 28, 1736, m. Joshua Cushman 1763; John Nov. 14, 1739 (see page 155) ; Salumith Mar. 10, 1742, m. Ezra Weston 1770; Sarah Dec. 23, 1744, m. John Neal Feb. 3, 1774.
11. ICHABOD, (s. of 6,) Dux., m. Anne Hunt Nov. 25, 1736 ; he d. April 21, 1771 ; she d. Aug. 9, 1773, æt. 59; had Rhoda Aug. 20, 1737; Luna Nov. 2, 1739, m. Capt. Benja. Wads- worth 1759; Luke Dec. 27, 1743, removed to M. ; Alpheus Oct. 2, 1744; Selah Jan. 25, 1746, d. Dec. 24, 1754; Anna bap. 1748, m. Thaddeus Peterson.
12. DEA. PELEG, (s. of 6,) Dux., m. Susanna -; had Zilpha June 21, 1742, d. March 23, 1744 ; Cephas Aug. 12, 1743, of K. ; Jeptha April 5, 1745, d. May 2, 1745; Zilpah April 8, 1746, m. Perez Drew Feb. 6, 1772 ; Peleg April 25, 1748 (19) ; Uriah March 13, 1751, m. Eunice Bradford 1789 she d. Aug. 1795, and had Gamaliel 28 May 1793: Ira, bap. 1757 (20); Wealthea, bap. 1759, m. Maj. Alden 1780; Dura, bap. 1763 (21) ; Lucy.
13. CHRISTOPHER, (s. of 7,) Dux .; had Prince bap. 1744; Eunice bap. 1746; Sarah bap. 1747; and Ephraim bap. 1749.
14. CAPT. BENJAMIN, (s. of 8,) Dux .; m. Luna Wadsworth, Jan. 1, 1759; he d. Feb. 23, 1782; (she m. 2d, Col. Jotham Loring, 1785,) "eleven children buried by him; " had Han- nah, Apr. 13, 1760, d. June 23, 1771, æt. 11; Ichabod, Jan. 13, 1762, d. July 11, 1780, æt. 18; Daniel, Jan. 27, 1764; Marshall, Feb. 20, 1766, d. June 25, 1771, æt. 5 ; Frederic, Nov. 28, 1767, d. June 21, 1771, æt. 3; Selah, July 30, 1769, d. June 25, 1771, æt. 2; Sophia ; Anne, and others.
15. SENECA, (s. of 9,) Dux .; m. Dewesbury Soule, Jan. 5, 1777 ; had Ahira, Apr. 4, 1777, m. Deborah Sprague, who d. Oct. 30, 1813, m. 2d, Olive Wadsworth, May 20, 1822, had Celenah, 1801, m. Ezra W. Sampson, Catherine, 1802, m. Clark Drew, m. 2d, F. G. Ford, Merinda, 1805, m. Capt. Joshua Drew, Alexander, 1808, m. Beulah Holmes, Deborah 1813, Harriet 1822, Henry 1829, Horace 1830, Helen 1833, Hamilton 1837, and Harrison 1842 ; Betsy Wiswall, Dec. 17, 1778; Lucy, Sep. 24, 1780, m. 1801, Seth Stetson; John, Jan. 20, 1782, removed to Hingham; Daniel, Dec. 18, 1784; Celanah, Oct. 18, 1786, d. Mar. 9, 1790; Sophia, Feb. 18, 1791 ; Charlotte, Dec. 20, 1793.
16. WAIT, (s. of 9,) Dux .; m. Jerusha Bartlett Robinson, May 14, 1794; m. 2d, Priscilla Stetson Weston, widow of John; he d. Mar. 11, 1840; had Robert, July 3, 1774; Matil-
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da, July 23, 1776, m. Jas. Chandler; Silvia, July 28, 1781, m. Ziba Hunt; Lucinda, Sep. 6, 1785, m. Zenas Winsor ; Jeru- sha, May 25, 1789, m. Zenas Faunce; James, Feb. 14, 1792; Waity, Nov. 4, 1797, m. Nathan Sampson; Caroline, Mar. 15, 1802, m. Allen Hunt, m. 2d, David Bradford; Lewis L., Jan. 23, 1804; Jane, Feb. 23, 1809.
17. EDEN, (s. of 9,) Dux .; m. Ruby Soule, who d. Apr. 6, 1816; he was drowned, Apr. 30, 1818; had Eden and Ze- nith, (gemini) May 15, 1793, Eden m. Mercy Bosworth, and Zenith d. at sea; Nancy, m. Mr. Barstow; Beulah, m. Chas. Winsor.
18. ZENITH, (s. of 9,) Dux .; m. Mahala Winsor; he d. July 10, 1832; had Olive, 1797; Rufus, 1799; John, 1801, d. 1822; Daniel, 1803 ; Alden, 1805; Mahala, 1807, m. Mr. Thompson, m. 2d, Mr. Tho. Blasland of South Boston; Har- vey, 1811; Lawrence, 1813.
19. GEN. PELEG, (s. of 12,) Dux., Plymouth, Portland, Me .; m. Elizabeth Bartlett of Plymouth, and had Charles Lee, Zilpha, Henry, and Alexander Scammel. General W. d. at Hiram, Me., Nov., 1829, æt. 80 years.
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