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June 21, 1776. Lt. Huse is requested to oversee the well-digging in Fort Green.
July 18, 1776.
Field officer of the day to-morrow, Lt. Col. Henderson, Adj. from Col. Little's.
Aug. 16, 1776.
The gin shops, and houses selling
liquor, strictly forbidden to sell to sol- diers, excepting near the two ferries. The General is determined to have any soldiers punished that may be found disguised with liquor, as no soldier in such a situation can be fit for defense or attack.
The General orders that no sutler in the army shall sell to any soldier more than 1 gill of spirits per day. If the above orders are not adhered to, there shall be no more retailed out at all.
List of killed and missing at the bat- tle of Brooklyn, Col. Little's, Twelfth Continental (Mass.)
Captain Parker's Company. Killed-Peter Barthrick.
Capt. Wade's Company. Missing-Archelaus Pulsifer.
Capt. Dodge's Company. Missing-Elijah Lewis.
After the battle of Brooklyn, Col. Little was entrusted with the command of an encampment at Peekskill, where he was detained by illness during Wash- ington's retreat through New Jersey. At the battles of Trenton and Princeton his troops were commanded by Lieut .- Col. Henshaw, but he rejoined the army in time for efficient service. His health being seriously impaired, he returned home in 1777. In 1779 he was appoint- ed by the Commonwealth to take com- mand of the naval armament, which was designed to dislodge the enemy at Penobscot, but declined on account of ill health. He lost his speech in 1781, from a stroke of paralysis, and died May 27, 1798, aged 74.
Col. Little was characterized by sa- gacity, strength of mind, and a self- possession which in the most trying situations never deserted him. He made the acquaintance of Washington early in the war, who held him in high esteem, and often relied upon his judg- ment. An autograph letter from the latter, with the sword worn at the bat-
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tle of Bunker Hill, and other relics, are still in the possession of his descend- ants.
Col. Josiah, son of Col. Moses Lit- tle, born Feb. 16, 1747 ; married, Nov. 23, 1770, Sarah, daughter of Edward Toppan, of Newbury. Like his father, Col. Josiah Little was noted for energy and activity. Until far advanced in years, he annually visited the lands he inherited in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, driving over the rough roads alone, even after he had lost one hand by a premature explosion while overseeing the blasting of a passage through some rapids on the Androscog- gin. He had charge of his father's real estate for many years. As the agent of the Pejebscot Company, whose elaims were not very readily acknowl- edged, he was often brought into un- friendly relations with the squatters, who were numerous in Maine at that time. Tradition has handed down many laughable adventures, but frequently his personal safety was in jeopardy. In Newbury, Col. Little was both influ- ential and popular, representing the town in the General Court for nearly thirty successive years. In addition to his other business he was largely en- gaged in shipping. At his death he left a fortune valued at several hundred thousand dollars. He died Dec. 26, 1830, aged 83.
Michael, oldest child of Col. Josiah Little was born March 14, 1772 ; grad- uated at Dartmouth in 1792 ; married, Oet. 19, 1800, Sarah Stover, who died July 28, 1801. His second wife was Elizabeth Ricker, of Somersworth. He died March 16, 1830.
Hon. Edward Little, the second son of Col. Josiah Little, was born March 12th, 1773. Graduated at Dartmouth
College in 1797 ; married, Jan. 10th, 1799, Hannah, daughter of Captain Thomas Brown of Newbury. She died Aug. 1st, 1828, aged 56 years. His second wife was Hannah, widow of Tap- pan Chase of Portland. He studied law in Newburyport in the office of Judge Parsons ; practised his profession for several years with success ; was county attorney and publisher of law reports for the Commonwealth. After the fire of 1811, by which he lost nearly all of his property, he removed to Portland, and in 1826 to Auburn, where he con- tinued to reside during the remainder of his life. The owner, by inheritance, of the larger part of the surrounding territory, he had great influence in di- reeting and promoting the growth of the place. He endowed an academy which continued in successful operation for forty years. After the formation of the high school system the grounds and a portion of the funds were trans- ferred by the trustees to the town, which now maintains an Edward Little High School. He died Sept. 21st, 1849.
Josiah, the third son of Col. Josiah Little, born Jan. 13th, 1791, graduated at Bowdoin in 1811; married, Jan. 24th, 1814, Sophronia Balch. He was an extensive land owner, and engaged in manufactures ; a member of the Maine Historical Society, and an Over- seer of Bowdoin College, where he es- tablished a professorship of Natural Science, and founded the Public Libra- ry of Newburyport, where for many years he occupied the residence of the late Dr. Edmund Sawyer on High street. He died Feb 5th, 1860.
Josiah Stover, only child of Michael and Sarah (Stover) Little, born July 9th, 1801, graduated at Bowdoin at
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the head of the class of 1825 ; mar- ried Abby Chamberlain, Sept., 1833. He was President of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives for several years. He died April 2d, 1862.
Josiah, second son of Hon. Edward Little, born April 29th, 1801, was a graduate of Bowdoin, studied law with his father, practiced his profession for several years, afterwards engaged in manufactures. He married, Sept. 2d, 1822, Mary Holt Cummings of Nor- way, Me., who died at Minot, Oct 6th, 1829, aged 25 years and 6 months ; March 30th, 1830, Nancy Williams Bradford, who died at Auburn, Nov. 20th, 1834, aged 26 years and 7 months ; May 26th, 1835, Sally Brooks, of Alfred, who died at Au- burn, April 15th, 1849, aged 41 years and 11 months, and May 20th, 1850, Charlotte Ann Brooks, who survives him.
After an absence of many years he returned to his native place, Newbury- port, where he resided until his death. As a man of business he posessed ex- cellent judgment. As a citizen he was the firm friend of good order and good morals, furthering to his utmost the well-being of the community. For many years he took a deep interest in the church and Christian institutions. He died Aug. 9th, 1863.
Edward Toppan, third son of the Hon. Edward Little, born Dec. 29th, 1809, studied law with his father, rep- resented his town in the State legisla- ture for several years, and was Judge of Probate for Androscoggin county. For many years he was a director in the Maine Central Railroad and of the First National Bank of Auburn. His
reputation as an upright and able law- yer gave him an extensive practice. He married, Oct. 2d, 1839, Melinda C., daughter of the Rev. W. B. Adams, who died at Auburn, Sept. 30th, 1842 ; and June 9th, 1846, Lucy Jane, daugh- ter of Zeba Bliss. He died Novem- ber, 1805.
Hon. Moses, the youngest son of Col. Moses Little, born Jan. 20th, 1767, married, Aug. 6th, 1786, Eliza- beth, daughter of Shubael Dummer, who died Oct. 22d, 1840. He held the commission of justice of the peace for fifty years, represented the town of Newbury in the Legislature nineteen years, was a member of the conven- tion for altering the constitution of Massachusetts, and a deacon of the Belleville church for thirty years. He died April 28th, 1857.
Moses, son of Moses and Lydia (Coffin) Little, born Feb. 26th, 1691 ; married Sarah, daughter of Sergeant Stephen and Deborah Jaques, Feb. 12th, 1716. He died Oct. 17th, 1780.
The following epitaph is taken from stone in the upper burying ground, on the Plains, at Newbury :--
MR. MOSES LITTLE DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCT. 17TH, IN THE 90TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. HE WAS TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS. INDUSTRIOUS, HOSPITABLE, YET FRUGAL. A KIND HUSBAND AND TENDER FATHER. A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND GOOD CITIZEN, AND WHILE LIVING JUSTLY SUSTAINED THE FIRST OF CHARACTERS-AN HONEST MAN.
"A wit's a feather, a chief's a rod,
An honest man's ye noblest work of God."
Deacon Stephen, oldest son of Mr. Moses Little, born May 19th, 1719 ; married, Aug. 5th, 1743, Judith Bai- ley, who died 1764, aged 40, and af- terwards Mary Long, who survived him, dying in 1798, in her 75th year ;
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Deacon Little died Aug. 30th, 1793.
Jacob, the youngest child of Deacon Stephen Little, born 1763 ; married Hannah, daugliter of Moses and Han- nah Sawyer, Sept. 28th, 1786. Their seventh child, Jacob, born March 19th, 1797, in Newbury, Belleville, was one of the most prominent of New York brokers. His father, Jacob Little, was a man of wealth and distinction, but commercial disasters swept away his property, and the war of 1812 near- ly completed his financial ruin. In 1817 Mr. Little secured a situation for his son Jacob in counting-house of the renowned Jacob Barker, and at once he became a favorite with that success- ful merchant. After remaining with Mr. Barker five years, he began busi- ness on his own account as an ex- change specie broker, in a small base- ment office on Wall street. During the next twelve years, working eighteen hours a day in his little office, he promptly and shrewdly executed every order, and his success was due no less to his integrity than to his talent. In 1834 Mr. Little stood at the head of the leading financiers and bankers of the city, but commercial disaster over- took him. Thrice Mr. Little was car- ried down, but he was never dishonor- ed. He recovered himself, and paid up his contracts in full. On his first suspension, though legally free from liability, he disbursed nearly $1,000,- 000, paying every creditor in full with interest, so that it was a common say- ing among moneyed men, that Jacob Little's suspended paper was better than the checks of most merchants. He closed his long career without a stain upon his mercantile reputation. He died March 28th, 1865, leaving a widow and one son. The newsof his
death startled the great city. Mer- chants congregated to do him honor. Resolutions of enduring respect were adopted, and the Stock Board adjourn- ed to attend his funeral. He was borne to his burial in Greenwood Cem- etery with all honor.
Paul, the youngest son of Mr. Moses Little, born April 1, 1740 ; married, May 20, 1762, Hannah Emery, who died in September, 1771 ; widow Sarah Souther of Ipswich, Aug. 30, 1772, who died Sept. 26, 1797, aged 54; and af- terwards widow Sarah Emerson of Boxford, who died May 25, 1817, aged 55. He moved from Newburyport to Portland in 1761; was a goldsmith by trade, but engaged in commercial busi- ness to a considerable extent. After the destruction of the town by the Brit- ish in 1776 he removed to Windham, where many of his descendants still re- side.
Silas Little, born in March, 1754 ; graduated at Dartmouth in 1792 ; mar- ried his cousin Lucretia, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Hazen Little, and died in 1845. Squire Little was a prom- inent citizen, and owned a fine farm in Oldtown. Among other public offices, he was one of the selectmen, and a rep- resentative to the state legislature for several years.
Moses Little, born July 3, 1766 ; graduated at Harvard in 1787 ; was a physician in Salem, Mass., and died Oct. 13, 1811.
William Little, born Oct. 14, 1825 ; married Ellen M. Carlton, of Haverhill, Oct. 6, 1864. Town clerk of Newbury for over twenty years, and president of . the Antiquarian and Historical Society of Old Newbury.
David Little Withington, born in Newbury, Feb. 2, 1854; graduated at
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Harvard in 1874. A practicing lawyer in Boston and Newburyport.
Lothrop Withington, born in New- bury, Jan. 31, 1856 ; educated at Dum- mer Academy and Putnam Free School, graduating at the latter in 1872. Since 1873, has resided a large part of the time in England and France. Edited and published "The Ocean Wave," a daily evening paper, in Newburyport, from October, 1878, to April, 1879, and was lately on the staff of the Newbury- port Herald.
Russel Moody Little, born in 1858 ; a student at Amherst.
The exact pedigree of George Little, of Unicorn street, London, I have been unable to learn ; the family descent can be traced by the coats of arms. The first granted are : Little-Sable, a sal- tire or (another or). The next record of these arms are : Little, Meichledale, Scotland - Sa, saltire, engr. or ; Little, Liberton, Scotland - the same arms, with a crescent for difference. Crest, a leopard's head or ; motto, Magnum in parvo.
At some period between 1698 and 1731, a William Little, of Liberton, county Edinburgh, a gentleman of an- cient family, which had been in posses- sion of the barony of Liberton for over a hundred years preceding, married Helen, daughter of Sir Alexander Gil- mour, of Craigmillar in the same coun- ty. Next in order comes George Lit- tle, esq., of Llanvair Grange, county Monmouth, Wales. Arms :
SA, A CHEVRON ENGR. ARGENT. CREST-LEOPARD'S HEAD PPR. MOTTO-" MAGNUM IN PARVO."
There was a family of Littles, of Kilnrea, Yorkshire, England, recorded as "long time resident in this parish," in 1671, but the arms are a lion.
The arms transmitted by the descend- ants of George Little in America are :
MAGNUM
PARVO
OR, A SALTIRE, OR ST. ANDREW'S CROSS, ENGRAILED SABLE. CREST-A WOLF'S HEAD. MOTTO-"MAGNUM IN PARVO," GREAT IN LITTLE.
The arms of the family of Alice Poore, the first wife of George Little, are :
SPE
PAUPER'
TUNON
OR, A FESS AZURE, THREE MULLETS GULES. CREST- LION'S HEAD OR. MOTTO -"PAUPER NON IN SPE," POOR NOT IN HOPE.
CHAPTER XXXI.
The Amery's (or Emery's) first an- cestor in England was Gilbert D'Amery, a Norman Knight of Tours, who, in
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1066, fought at Hastings with William the Conqueror. The Roll of Battle Abbey, where the names of the Con- queror's chieftains are recorded, gives the name as " Damery."
Gilbert D'Amery received large land- ed estates from William the Conqueror. He owned Thackingdon, and half a dozen manors, near Oxford, which were held by his descendants until 1376, when the third Baron Richard D'Ame- ry died. They long dwelt at Berkwell manor, ten miles from Oxford, where still stands the church they built. The property went by heiresses to other names, but John represented the coun- ty in parliament as late as 1423. An- other John settled in Devon, and his heir held the manor of White Chapel at Bishops Nympton, which Frances, the heiress of William, carried to Ed- ward Gibbon, whose tablet, at Tiver- ton, is dated 1707.
Thomas Emery, citizen and uphold- er, of London, left a will, dated March 11, 1533, proved June 2, 1534, be- queathing his soul to God, the Virgin Mary, &c., and desiring to be buried in the churchyard of St. Michael, Cornhill, London.
Edward Emery, of Mary at Rooting, County Essex, gent., will dated Oct. 30, 1637, proved Jan. 15, 1641, names elder brother Thomas Emery, and ap- points . his younger brother, Anthony Emery, his executor.
The Herald's Visitation of Essex, 1634, contains the following :
" Thomas Emery als Amery of Lit- tle Baddow co. Essex, Thomas Emery of Little Baddow eldest sonn, mar. Mary dau. of Folliett of qu Filliot, Oldhall in Rayne. Thomas Emery of Little Baddow co. Essex 1634, mar. Jane, daughter of Bayley of Wades-
mill co. Hertford ; children, Edward, Anthony, Mary, Elisabeth."
Thomas Amery, son of Robert and Miss Elliot, held estates near Bristol. He married the daughter of the nine- teenth Lord Kerry. His brother Jona- than came to Carolina as advocate-gen- eral and treasurer. His daughter Sarah married Gov. Arthur Middleton. His son Thomas settled in Boston.
Edwards, in his Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, quotes a letter from John Hooker to Sir Walter :
"Your ancestor, Sir John de Ra- leigh, married the daughter of D'Ame- rie, D'Amerie of Clare, Clare of King Edward the First, which Clare, by his father, descended of King Henry the First."
In a volume of French history it is said that when Napoleon had resolved to negotiate " avec Rome pour retab- lir' L'ancien culte," his first advances were " sous la direction religieuse du respectable abbe Emery, superieur gen- eral de Saint Sulspice."
Anthony and John Emery, the first in America, came from Romsey, Eng- land, in the ship James, to Ipswich, thence to Newbury, in June, 1635. Romsey is a. rare old town in Hamp- shire (Hants), on the river Esk (the Auton of the Roman period). The broad, but winding and shallow vale is indescribably beautiful, with its manors and cottages amidst the slumberous fol- iage, its wheat meadows, green slopes, and crystal " Auton water." Flocks of Southdowns dot the pasture swells, and myriads of sparrows sweep around the ripening grain acres. Towards Southampton stretches the superb park and forest of "Broadlands," the seat of Lord Palmerston. Beyond is the old mediæval town ; the great square tower of the abbey church of St. Mary's
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towering above the quaint buildings, with the walled and buttressed bridge of high arches spanning the gleaming river. In the churchyard of the old abbey (one of the oldest in England, a part of the walls having been erected in the twelfth century, by Henry De Blois, bishop of Winchester) repose the dust of successive generations of Emerys, and within its time-honored walls Anthony and John Emery were baptised. In the churchyard were in- terred my Smith ancestors. Thomas Smith came from Romsey. It was from the worship in this ancient pile that the forefathers seceded to join the sect of the Puritans. The Emerys are still represented in Romsey. A John Emery recently deceased there, who counted his descent from an ancestor in the middle ages.
Anthony Emery, with his wife Fran- ces, and son James (born in England) , went to Dover as early as 1644, where he occupied land which he purchased of Stephen Goddard in 1643. In 1646 he had a grant of land of the town, and was one of the selectmen of Dover. He kept a tavern, but, having trouble with the authorities respecting his li- cense to sell wines, &c., in 1648 he as- signed his land to Thomas Layton, and moved to Kittery, and settled in what is now called Elliot. He signed the submission to Massachusetts, in 1652, and was elected as one of the towns- men or selectmen for that year, and also for 1654. He received from the town, in 1650, grants of land of two hundred acres. He was the first ferry- man between Kittery and "Strawberry Bank "; a prominent citizen, holding several local offices ; a smart, enter- prising man ; and many of his descend- ants are notable persons. The time of his death is unknown.
James Emery, born about 1630; came to this country with his father ; went to Kittery, and signed the sub- mission to Massachusetts in 1652. He had grants of land from the town of Kittery from 1652 to 1671 of four hun- dred and ten acres ; was one of the se- lectmen of Kittery for several years, and was a representative to the General Court at Boston in 1676. His wife was Elizabeth. Children : James, born about 1658 ; Zachariah, born in 1660; Noah, born in 1663; Daniel, born in 1666 ; Job, born in 1670.
James Emery, son of James, mar- ried Margaret, daughter of Richard Hitchcock, Dec. 18, 1685. Children : Margaret, born Dec. 18, 1686 ; James, born Feb. 18, 1688 ; Lydia, born April 28, 1891; Frances, born Dec. 17, 1694; Rebekah, born March 7, 1697 (the latter married Daniel Smith, of Saco, Jan. 1, 1719, and Matthew Ladd, of Falmouth, May 7, 1755) ; Samuel, born Sept. 2, 1700; Elizabeth, born March 7, 1703 ; Thomas, born Dec. 2, 1706; Lucretia, born March 6, 1709.
Zachariah Emery received from the town of Kittery in 1665 a grant of fifty acres. His wife was Elizabeth. Children : Elizabeth, born Nov. 24, 1687 ; Zachariah, born Oct. 5, 1690.
Noah Emery had a grant of land from the town of Kittery, in 1885 and 1699, of one hundred acres.
Daniel Emery married Margaret, daughter of William Gowen, March 17, 1695. He died Oct. 15, 1722. He had a grant of twenty acres of land in 1694. He was an original member of the church in South Berwick in 1702, a deacon in 1703, and an elder in 1720. He and his brother James were select- men of the town in 1707, and for sev- eral subsequent years. He was also
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noted surveyor of land. His farm in Elliot is still owned and occupied by his descendants. His children were : Daniel, born June 25, 1697; Noah, born Dec. 11, 1699, settled in Exeter, N. H .; Simon, born Jan. 6, 1702 ; Zachariah, born March 12, 1704 ; Mar- garet, born March 3, 1707; Caleb, born Oct. - , 1710 ; Ann, born March 19, 1712 ; Joshua, born June 30, 1715 ; Tirzah, born Sept. 19, 1717 (married Dudley James, of Exeter, Jan. 12, 1753) ; Huldah, born Aug. 4, 1720.
Job Emery had grants of land from Kittery, in 1694 and 1699, of thirty acres. His wife was Charity. Chil- dren : Job, born Jan. 29, 1697; Char- ity, born April 24, 1699 ; Sarah, born Feb. 4, 1700 ; Joseph, born Feb. 4, 1702 (married Mehitable Staey, Oct. 10, 1727 ; she was born Feb. 4, 1705) ; Jonathan, born Feb. 27, 1709 ; Eliza- beth, born July 8, 1711 ; Mary Abigail, born Nov. 17, 1713; Miriam, born April 8, 1716 ; Jabez, born July 13, 1718 ; Mary, born Dec. 4, 1720.
John Emery secured a grant of land on the southerly side of the main road leading to the bridge over the river Parker, a short distance above the "Lower Green," Oldtown. He had been accompanied from England by his wife (whose maiden name is unknown), a son, John, born about 1629, and a daughter, Anna, born in 1631. The record of the third child, the first born in America, is : " Ebenezer, a daugh- ter, 16 Sept., 1848, being Monday morning, two hours before day." "Eb- enezer : Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." Evidently this daughter was named from hearts overflowing with thankfulness. Though Miss Ebenezer might not have exactly fancied her christian name, I doubt not it gave her
Puritan sire the keenest satisfaction. Mrs. Emery died the April following the birth of this daughter. The 29th of October, 1650, John Emery married Mary (Shatswell) Webster, widow of John Webster, of Ipswich. They had one son, Jonathan Emery.
John Emery, jr., Oct. 2, 1648, mar- ried Miss Mary Webster, a daughter of the widow Mary (Shatswell) Webster. Children : Mary, born June 24, 1652 ; Hannah, born April 26, 1654 ; John, born Sept. 12, 1656 ; Bethia, born Oct. 15, 1658 ; Sarah, born Feb. 26, 1661 ; Joseph, born March 23, 1663 ; Stephen, born, Sept. 6, 1666 ; Abigail, born Jan. 16, 1669 ; Samuel, born Dec. 20, 1670 ; Judith, born Feb. 4, 1673 ; Lydia, born Feb. 19, 1675 ; Elizabeth, born Feb. 8, 1680; Josiah, born Feb. 28, 1681. John Emery died in 1693. Mary, his widow, died April 28, 1694.
Anna Emery married, Nov. 23, 1648, James Ordway, who, tradition says, came from Wales to Newbury. He was born in 1620, and died after 1702. Anna, his wife, died March 31, 1687. Children : Ephraim, born April 25, 1650; James, born April 16, 1651; Edward, born Sept. 14, 1653 ; Sarah, born Sept. 14, 1656 ; John, born Nov. 17, 1658 ; Isaac, born Dec. 4, 1660, and died Jan. 16, 1669; Jane, born Nov. 12, 1663 ; Hananiah, born Dec. 2, 1865 ; Anne, born Feb. 17, 1670.
Jonathan Emery, second son of John, senior, married, Nov. 29, 1676, Mary, daughter of Edward Woodman, jr. Children : Mary, born Sept. 24, 1677 ; Jonathan, born Feb. 2, 1679 ; David, born Sept. 28, 1682; Anthony, born Nov. 13, 1684 ; Stephen, born Jan. 13, 1687, and died in Oct., 1688; Sara, born Dec. 18, 1688; Stephen, born
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June 24, 1692 ; Edward, born Nov. 10, 1694, and James.
Eleanor Emery, a sister of Anthony and John, married John Bailey, jr., who came to Salisbury, thence to New- bury, in 1650. Children : Rebecca, born 1641 ; John, born May 18, 1643, and died June 22, 1663; Joshua, died April 7, 1652; Sarah, born Aug. 17, 1644; Joseph, born April 4, 1648; James, born Sept. 12, 1650 ; Joshua, born Feb. 17, 1653 ; Isaac, born July 22, 1654; Rachel, born Oct. 19, 1662 ; Judith, born Aug. 3, 1665, and died Sept. 20, 1668.
Ebenezer Emery married, April 21, 1669, John Hoag. Children : John, born Feb. 20, 1670: Jonathan, born Oct. 28, 1671 ; Joseph, born Jan. 10, 1677; Hannah, born Jan. 3, 1683 ; Judith, born April 20, 1687.
John, oldest son of Jonathan and Mary (Woodman) Emery, married, March 1, 1705, Hannah Morss. She died Oct. 4, 1732. In 1733, Mr. Em- ery married Rebecca Walker. Chil- dren : Hannah, born June 19, 1706, married Edward Holman, May 19, 1726; Joshua, born March 21, 1708, married Sarah Smith, March 28, 1728 ; David, born Jan. 24, 1710, married Abigail, daughter of Deacon Daniel Chase, Jan. 27, 1732. She died Aug. 29, 1753, aged 38. His second wife's maiden name was Mary Pillsbury; she first married John Hills, in 1728, sec- ond, Enoch Hale, Feb. 1, 1750; Sa- rah, born Dec., 1711, married David Chase, Nov. 24, 1729 ; Dr. Anthony, born Sept. 5, 1713, married Abigail Leavitt, of Hampton, N. H., May 10,. 1738 ; Mehitabel, born Oct. 12, 1718, married Nathan Morss, Oct. 20, 1742 ; Judith, born Jan. 10, 1722, married Samuel Smith, Dec. 2, 1742; Mary,
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