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William, b. 1668; m. 1690; d. 1730. = Hannah Gardner.
Hannah, = (b) Humphrey Davie.
10. James Butler was brought up to the trade of a hatter; was mar- ried May 10, 1763, by Rev. Andrew Eliot, of New North Church; in August, 1774, fled with his wife and six children under ten years of age, to Georgetown, Me., a four days' voyage. He was driven to this flight by the Boston port-bill, which brought all business to a stand. After remaining four years in Maine, he returned to Boston, and soon re- moved to Oxford, Mass .; where he resided till his death, Dec. 20, 1827, aged 88.
11. Mary Sigourney was great-granddaughter of a Sigourney, who, being a Huguenot, fled from Rochelle, in France, with his wife and four small children, in 1685. This first emigrant was among the first settlers in Oxford, Mass., and some of his children married there. Through fear of Indians, he removed to Boston. I have made out an extensive table of his posterity, but on account of its length, must refrain from insert- ing it here, except so far as relates to my own family. Among the descendants of this Huguenot exile, are the Brimmers, the Inches, and the Dexters, of Boston ; the commander of the schooner Asp, killed by the British in the Potomac, in 1813; and the husband a of our most popular poetess.
12. James Davie Butler was born in Boston, Oct. 5, 1765. In 1786, left a school he was teaching in Oxford, to be a volunteer against Shays. Emigrated to Rutland, Vt., in August, 1787 ; was at first a hatter; in 1792, became a merchant, and continued in trade fifty years, till his death, June 3, 1842.
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- - Sigourney, =
Andrew, m. ab. = Germaine 1701, at Oxford.
Anthony, b. Boston, Aug. 17, 1713, = (*) Mary Waters.
(11) Mary, b. March 23, 1741; m. May 18, 1763; = (10) James Butler. was early taught French by ber grandmother, as the tongue of her ancestors; consulted by Dr. Holmes as to Huguenot annals ; had the covenant propounded to her at the New North Church, Feb. 22, 1761.
He was married, Aug. 22, 1802, to the widow Rachel Maynard, and March 15, 1827, to Lois Harris. He represented the town of Rutland in the Vermont Legislature, for the years 1812 and 1813. In the year 1814, he was a member of the State Council.
His first wife was daughter of Capt. Israel Harris, of Williamstown, Mass., who went with Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys to take Ticon- deroga, and was an officer in the battle of Bennington.
13. This infant of days may be noticeable as being the seventh of those who, in one unbroken line during one hundred and eighty-one years, have borne the name of James .- N. E. Hist. and Gen. Reg.
(*) Mary Waters was of Welsh extraction. She owned a copy of Flavel in two volumes folio (London, 1740), which is now in my hands. One of her brocade dresses is still preserved by Miss Mary Butler, of Rutland, Vt.
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HERE ARE INTERED THE REMAINS OF LEWIS BUTLER, 2D SON OF SIMEON AND MARY BUTLER, WHO DIED FEB. 16, 1818, AGED 18.
" WEEP NOT FOR ME MY DANGERS ALL ARE PAST,
I'VE RUN THE RACE AND GAINED THE GOAL AT LAST,
I'VE LEFT THE CUMBROUS LOAD OF FLESH BEHIND.
IN MEMORY OF
MARY ANN BUTLER, ELDEST CHILD OF SIMEON AND MARY BUTLER, WHO DIED SEP. 23D, 1802, IN THE 8TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
EMBLEM OF INNOCENCE,
THY PLACID MIND KNEW NO ROUGH PASSION,
NOR A THOUGHT UNKIND.
BRIGHT WERE OUR HOPES, WE MOURN TO FIND THEM VAIN,
BUT GOD IS JUST AND
EDWARD BUTLER, DIED JULY 13, 1849,
AGED 52.
WILLIAM BUTLER,
DIED MARCH 9, 1831,
AGED 68 YEARS.
BUTLER. 273
MARY, THIRD DAUGHTER OF MR. WILLIAM AND MRS. HULDAH BUTLER, DIED JULY 3D, 1800, AGED 8.
UNDER THIS STONE REST THE REMAINS OF MRS. ANNA BUTLER, WIFE OF MR. DANIEL BUTLER, AND DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND MRS. MARY WELSH, OF BOSTON, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 9TH, 1801, AGED 32 YEARS.
THOSE WHO KNEW HER NOT, MAY LEARN FROM THIS
MONUMENTAL STONE, THAT HER VIRTUES HAVE RENDERED
HER MEMORY PRECIOUS
TO HER BEREAVED PARTNER.
THE SIGHT OF IT
WILL EXCITE A TENDER RECOLLECTION OF HER WORTH
IN THE BOSOMS OF THOSE WHO KNEW HER.
WILLIAM, SON OF MR. WILLIAM AND MRS. HULDAH BUTLER, DIED SEP. 7TH, 1802, AGED 15 MONTHS. 18
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SON OF MR. WILLIAM AND MRS. HULDAH BUTLER, DIED JULY 5TH, 1811, AGED 21 MONTHS.
DANIEL BUTLER, DIED SEP. 14, 1838, AGED 65 YEARS.
IN MEMORY OF MRS. MARY BUTLER, WIFE OF MR. SIMEON BUTLER, WHO DIED MARCH 1, 1829, AGED 55 YEARS.
SWEET PEACE AND HEAVENLY HOPE
AND HUMBLE JOY,
DIVINELY SHONE ON HER ENRAPTURED SOUL AND CROWNED
HER FOR THE SKIES.
SIMEON BUTLER, DIED NOV. 7, 1847, AGED 77 YEARS.
' THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.'
[NOTE.] The foregoing inscriptions of the Butler Family we copy from the North- ampton Annals.
PHILLIPS.
GEORGE PHILLIPS, the first minister of Watertown, was born at Ray- mond, in Norfolk, England. He came over with Governor Winthrop June 2d, 1630, admitted Freeman 1631, died July 1, 1644, having been the minister there fourteen years. His wife died at Salem soon after he landed, and by another wife, who died January 27th, 1681, he had Zoro- babel, born April 5th, 1632; Jonathan, born November 16th, 1633; Theophilus, born June 28th, 1636; Awbet, [?] who died 1638; Oba- diah, born 1642.
SAMUEL, minister of Rowley, son of the preceding, was born in Box- ford, England, in 1625, graduated at Harvard College in 1651, was or- dained colleague with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and died April 22d, 1696, Æ. 71. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Appleton, of Ipswich. She died July 15th, 1713, ÆE. 86. His children were Sarah, Samuel, George, Elizabeth, Dorcas, Mary, and John. George graduated at Har- vard College 1686, and was minister of Brookhaven, L. I., 42 years. He died in 1739, ÆE. 75. Samuel was born March 23d, 1658, was a goldsmith in Salem, and married Mary, daughter of Rev. John Emerson, of Gloucester ; they had two sons and four daughters. The eldest son was Rev. Samuel Phillips, of Andover, born February 28, 1690, gradu- ated at Harvard College 1708, was ordained October 17, 1711. He died June 5, 1771. He had five children, of whom were Samuel, born Feb- ruary 13, 1713, graduated at Harvard College, 1734. He was a Coun- cillor of Massachusetts, and died August 21, 1790, FF. 76.
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John, born December 27, 1719, graduated at Harvard College 1735, a Councillor of N. H., and the founder of Exeter Academy. He died in April, 1795, Æ. 76. William, born June 25, 1722, who was father of the late munificent patron to our charitable and religious institutions, Lieut. Gov. William Phillips, who died at Boston, May 26, 1827, Æ. 77. Lieut. Gov. Samuel Phillips, graduated at Harvard College 1771, who died February 10, 1802, aged 50, was son of Samuel, the eldest son of Rev. Samuel Phillips. George, of Windsor, 1640.
Henry, of Dedham, was admitted Freeman in 1638, member of the Ar. Co. 1640, was solicited to become a candidate for the ministry ; was an Ensign, and in 1657 resided in Boston, perhaps the representative of Hadley in 1672.
John, of Dorchester, requested to be made Freeman October 19, 1630, and admitted to the oath 1632, perhaps the following. John of Boston, one of the founders of the second Church, bought of George Cleaves his house, lands, &c., at Falmouth, in 1659. His son John, was born in Boston, 1635. John, of Charlestown, Freeman in 1673, member of the Ar. Co. in 1680, its Captain in 1685, representative from 1683 to 1686, one of the Council of Safety in 1689, Colonel of the Militia, Treasurer of the Province; one of the first Councillors under the New Charter 1691, and continued in office until 1716, and Judge of the Inferior Court. He died March 20, 1725, ÆE. 94. John, of Marsh- field, was killed by lightning, July 31, 1658. Nicholas, of Weymouth, 1640 ; died September 1672, aged 61, leaving children, Richard, Joshua, Benjamin, Albie, Experience, and Hannah. He had a brother, Henry. Nicholas, of Boston, died in 1656. Thomas was a member of the Ar. Co. 1644. Walter of Wiscasset, about 1661. William of Saco, 1659, was appointed a magistrate in 1665, by King Charles's Commissioners, was a Major in 1675. His habitation was assaulted by Indians, Sep- tember 18, 1675, and soon after burnt by them. William, of Charles- town, 1640, had children : Phœbe, born 1640; Nathaniel, born in 1642; Mary, born in 1644. His wife died in 1646. Zechariah, of Boston, member of the Ar. Co. in 1660, was killed by the Indians at Brookfield, in August 1675. His son Zechariah, was born in 1656.
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This tomb, No. 60, was probably built by Nicholas Buttolph, whose daughter married John Phillips.
John Phillips, the great grandson of Rev. George Phillips, the first minister of Watertown, was born in Salem, Mass., June 22, 1701; was Colonel of the Boston regiment; a bookseller, established in Cornhill, Boston. He was a representative to the General Court in 1660, '61, and '62. He died at Boston, April 19, 1763, aged 62 years, leaving three sons and three daughters. His son- William, born in Boston, August 29, 1737, married Margaret, daughter of Col. Jacob Wendell, of Boston. He kept an English goods store in Cornhill, and died in Boston, January 4, 1772, aged 34 years, leaving four children : William, who died at the age of 16 years ; Margaret, who married Samuel Cooper, son of William Cooper, the Revolutionary Town Clerk of Boston; Sarah who married Mark Newman, of Andover, and John Phillips, born in Boston, Novem- ber 26, 1770, who graduated at Harvard College in 1788, and repre- sented his native town in both branches of the Legislature ; presided over the Senate ten years, and was the first Mayor of Boston. He mar- ried Sally, daughter of Thomas Walley of Boston, December 18, 1794. He left eight children, viz. : 1. Thomas Walley. 2. John Charles. 3. George William. 4. Wendell. 5. Grenville Tudor. 6. Sarah Hurd 7. Margaret Wendell. 8. Miriam. Margaret Wendell, widow of Wil- liam Phillips, died in Boston, February 27, 1823, aged 84 years.
Sally Walley, widow of John Phillips, died in Boston, November 4, 1845, aged 73 years.
Samuel, son of John Phillips and Sally Walley, died in Boston, February, 1817, aged 16 years, a member of Harvard College.
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HERE LIES BURIED YE BODY OF
MRS. MARTHA MCFADDEN,
WIFE OF MR. JOHN MCFADDEN, WHO DIED JAN'Y YE 26TH, 1761, AGED 44 YEARS.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF
MRS. ELISABETH LABBE,
WIFE TO STEPHEN LABBE,
AGED 38 YEARS,
DIED MARCH YE 26, 1720.
DEBORAH COBHAM,
WIFE TO JOSIAH COBHAM,
AGED 46 YEARS,
DIED JULY YE 15, 1688.
MARY,
YE WIFE OF JOSIAH COBHAM,
AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS,
DEC'D FEBRUARY YE
10, 169 *- 8.
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INSCRIPTIONS.
HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF
MRS. LYDIA GREEN,
WIFE OF MR. JOHN GREEN,
DEC'D MARCH 20TH, 1756, AGED 26 YEARS.
HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF
MR. SAMUEL DRAPER,
OB'T YE 21ST MARCH, 1767, ÆT. 30 YEARS.
HERE LIES YE BODY OF MR. JOSEPH HILL, . AGED 80 YEARS, DEC'D MAY YE 9TH, 1727.
THOMAS, YE SON OF THOMAS & MARY KIRKES,
AGED 2 YEARS,
DYED YE 25TH OF AUGUST, 1686.
[NOTE.] This is the oldest gravestone which we have as yet discovered in this Cemetery.
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HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF MR. SAMUEL HOLYOKE, SCHOOLMASTER, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH THE 16, 1768, ÆTATIS 74.
HERE IS INTERED THE BODY OF
ELIZURE HOLYOKE, WHO DIED YE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1711, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. -
HERE LIETH BURIED THE BODY OF
IOHN WISWALL,
SERUANT OF JESUS CHRIST,
ELDER OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON,
AGED 86 YEARS, :
DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 17 DAY OF AUGUST, ANNO DOM. 1687.
. TOMB No. 49. LYDE, 1836.
ARMS.
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INSCRIPTIONS.
TOMB. GEORGE LEITNER, 1811.
HERE LYETH BURIED YE BODY OF
EDMUND MOUNTFORT, SENIOR,
BROTHER TO HENRY & BENJAMIN MOUNTFORT,
LEFT ISSUE SIX SONS & TWO DAUGHTERS,
DECEASED IN YE
61 YEAR OF HIS AGE,
UPON YE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1690.
[NOTE.] This stone stands due north of the Franklin Monument, near the wall.
HERE LYES BURIED YE BODY OF
MRS. ELIZABETH ALLEN,
WIFE OF CAPT. THOMAS ALLEN,
ONELY CHILD OF MR. JOSEPH AND MRS. MARY BALLARD,
AGED 28 YEARS AND 2 MO.
DEC'D APRIL 15TH, 1766.
ALSO,
HER INFANT CHILD, 4 HOURS OLD.
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TOMB No. 36.
HEIRS OF PENN TOWNSEND ESQ. REPAIRED OCT'R, 1811.
No. 39.
CAPT. THOMAS ADDAMS TOMB.
SAMUEL,
SON TO MR. BENJAMIN & MRS. KATHERINE ANDREWS,
AGED 10 YEARS & 6 MONTHS, DEC'D MARCH YE 9TH, 1735.
No. 40. GEORGE LONGLEY'S TOMB, A. D. 1809.
SARAH HVTCHINSON,
AGED 4 YEARES,
DECEASED THE 27 OF SEPTEMBER, 1677.
[NOTE.] This is a small white stone 15 feet west of Franklin's Monument.
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No. 42. MRS. MARY PERKINS TOMB, 1821.
JOHN, SON TO SAMUEL & MARTHA BR * ILL, AGED 3 YEARS & ONE MO. DIED NOUEMBER YE 23, 1702.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MARY WINNOCK, DAU'R TO MR. JOSHUA & MRS. MARY WINNOCK, AGED 12 MONTHS & 10 DAYS, DEC'D AUGUST YE 30, 1727.
HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF MR. JAMES KINNEY, DEC'D MAY 23, 1755, AGED 45 YEARS.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF
MARTHA ALLIN, WIFE TO JONATHAN ALLIN, AGED 39 YEARS, DEC'D JANUARY YE 31ST, 1715-16.
MINOT FAMILY.
BY LEMUEL SHATTUCK, ESQ.
MINOT, GEORGE, of Dorchester, Freeman in 1634, Representative in 1635 and '36, was ruling elder of the church thirty years, and died 24th December, 1671, ÆE. 78. He had sons, John, James, Stephen; Samuel, born 6th December, 1635, died 18th December, 1690; James, of Dor- chester, son of the preceding, was born 31st December, 1628, married Hannah, daughter of Israel Stoughton, and died 30th March, 1676. His children were Israel, born 18th October, 1654; George, born 14th No- vember, 1655; James, born 2d April, 1659; William, born 18th Sep- tember, 1662; James, of Dorchester, 1634, Boston, 1645, was son of Thomas Minot, Esq., Saffron-Walden, England. John, of Dorchester, son of George Minot, was born in England, in 1626. His sons were : 1. James, born 18th September 1653, graduated at Harvard College 1675, settled in Concord. 2. John, who died of small-pox, 6th April, 1690, leaving several sons. 3. Stephen, born 10th August, 1662, settled in Boston, was grandfather of Stephen, who graduated at Harvard Col- lege 1730, who died 14th January, 1787, Æ. 75, whose son George Richards Minot, who graduated at Harvard College 1778, is the well- known historian of Massachusetts. 4. Samuel, born 3d July, 1665. Stephen, of Dorchester, brother of the preceding, was born 6th May, 1631, and died 13th February, 1671, leaving issue Thomas, one of the first settlers of New London, 1648.
George Richards Minot, the historian, was born in Boston, December
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28th, 1758. Distinguished in early life by the love of learning, graceful modesty, and amiable manners. He was peculiarly endeared while at school to his excellent instructor, Mr. Lovell, and in college he secured the esteem of the governors of the institution, and the warmest attach- ment of his companions. He was graduated in 1778. Having pursued the study of the law, under the care of William Tudor, he began its practice with a high reputation, and with fixed principles and habits. But his attention was immediately diverted from his profession by his appointment as clerk of the House of Representatives in 1781, soon after the new constitution had commenced its operation.
While in this station, the duties of which he discharged with the greatest fidelity and impartiality, the causes which produced the insur- rection were operating, and he had an opportunity of being well acquainted with the proceedings of the House.
Of these transactions he wrote a sketch, which was published in the Boston Magazine for 1784 and 1785.
After the insurrection was suppressed he wrote a history of it, which was praised equally for its truth, moderation, perspicuity, and elegance.
Of the convention in Mass., which considered the Constitution of the United States, he was chosen the Secretary. In January, 1792, he was appointed Judge of Probate of the county of Suffolk, and several years afterwards Judge of the Municipal Court in Boston. He died January 2, 1802, aged 43. Amidst the violence of parties, his mildness, candor, and moderation gained him the respect of all. His conversation was interesting, for his mind was stored with various knowledge, and there was a modesty and benignity in his character which attracted and de- lighted. Humble and devout, he complied with the ordinances of Chris- tianity, and trusted entirely to the mercy of God for salvation. He pub- lished an oration on the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1782; history of the insurrection in Mass., 1788; an address to the Charitable Fire Soci- ety, 1795 ; eulogy on Washington, 1800; a continuation of the history of Massachusetts Bay, from 1748 to 1765, with an introductory sketch of events from its original settlement. The first volume of this work, which is a continuation of Hutchinson, was published in 8vo. 1798; the
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second volume was completed at the time of his death, and it has since been published. The narrative is perspicuous, and the style pure, and a model of historical eloquence.
Explanation of the Plan in preparing the Memoir.
In the following Memoir the numbers inserted in the parentheses on the left, are the numbers of the paragraphs, each, generally, containing a notice of one entire family. The Roman numbers immediately after in- dicate the generation of the family, including the first person named. The descendants are doubly numbered-first in consecutive order, and secondly by each family separately. The figures in brackets after the name refer back to these numbers of the descendants, indicating the family and connections to which the individual belongs. The numbers inserted in the parentheses on the right, against the name of a child, show the subsequent paragraph where a notice of the family of such child may be found.
It is impossible to present a memoir of this kind, which shall be en- tirely free from error, perfect and complete. In existing families, births, marriages, and deaths, are constantly occurring, and in more ancient ones new facts are often discovered. Such facts it is desirable to have entered ; and such a plan as would allow their insertion without re-writing the memoir will be preferred. By leaving some space in the original entries, the plan admits of correction, amplification, and extension, with- out marring its simplicity and beauty.
MEMOIR.
(1) All by the name of Minot in America are supposed to have de- scended from George Minot, whose posterity forms the subject of this memoir. There was a Thomas Minot, probably a brother, who was a proprietor of Barbadoes in 1638, but I can neither trace his history, nor ascertain that he left posterity. None of the name could be found in the New York or Philadelphia Directories for 1846. The family are all descended from Thomas Minot, Esq., Secretary to the Abbot of Walden, England, by whom he was advanced to great possessions.
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FIRST GENERATION.
(2) I. Elder GEORGE MINOT was the son of Thomas Minot, Esq., of Saffron-Walden, Essex, England, and was b. August 4, 1594. He was among the first Pilgrim emigrants to Massachusetts, and the first settlers of Dorchester. His place of residence was near Neponset Bridge, and he owned the land which has been known as "Squantum." He was made a freeman in 1634, and represented the town in 1635 and 1636. He was a ruling elder in the church thirty years, and d. Dec. 24, 1671, in the 78th year of his age. He left a will, which is recorded in the Suffolk Records, Vol. VII. p. 189. The inventory of his estate amounted to £277. 7. 7. " His death," say the records, " was much lamented by the town, whose weal he sought and liberties defended." He was a con- temporary with Elder Humphrey ; and it is said the following lines were once to be found on a gravestone in the ancient burying-ground in Dor- chester :-
Here lie the bodies of Unite Humphrey and Shining Minot,
Snch names as these, they never die not.
Mr. Minot's wife, Martha, d. in Dorchester, Dec. 23, 1657, a. 60. He left the following children :
2-1 John, b. April 2, 1626, m. Lydia Butler, May 19, 1647. (3)
3-2 James, b. Dec. 31, 1628, m. Hannah Stoughton, Dec. 9, 1653. (4)
4-3 Stephen, b. May 2, 1631, m. Trucrosse Davenport, Nov. 10, 1654. (5)
5-4 Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1635, m. Hannah Howard, June 23, 1670. (6)
SECOND GENERATION.
(3) II. Capt. JOHN MINOT [2-1] was m. by Governor Dudley to Lydia Butler of Dorchester, May 19, 1647. She d. Jan. 24, 1667, at the birth of her sixth child. He m. a second time Mary Biggs of Boston, widow of John Biggs, who d. in 1666, and the daughter of John Dasset. He d. in Dorchester, Aug. 12, 1669, a. 43. She d. about 1677. They both left wills. His is recorded in Suffolk Records, Vol. VI. p. 39, and hers, Vol. VI. p. 262. His estate was prized at £978. 5. An anecdote in relation to John Minot is found in Dwight's Travels, Vol. III. p. 125, and in Hutchinson's Hist. Mass. Vol. I. p. 288. He left the following children :
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6-1 John, b. Jan. 22, 1647, m. Elisabeth Brick, March 11, 1670. (7)
7-2 James, b. Sept. 14, 1653, m. Rebecca Wheeler. (8)
8-3 Martha, b. Sept. 22, 1657, d. single, Nov. 23, 1678, a. 21. She was en- gaged to be married, but d. unmarried, leaving a will, in which she di- rected that at her funeral her betrothed husband, " John Morgan, Jr. be all over mourning, and follow next after me."
9-4 Stephen, b. Aug. 10, 1662, m. Mary Clark, Dec. 1, 1686. (9)
10-5 Samuel, b. July 3, 1665, m. Hannah Jones of Concord. (10) 11-6 An infant, d. in infancy.
(4) II. James Minot [3-2] d. in Dorchester, March 30, 1676, a. 48. He left no will. His estate was prized at £555. 18. 6. He m. 1st, Dec. 9, 1653, Hannah Stoughton, dau. of Col. Israel Stoughton, and sister of the Hon. Wm. Stoughton, Lieut. Gov. of Massachusetts. She was b. April, .1637, admitted to the church, 1662, and d. March 12, 1670, a. 33. He m. 2nd, Hephzibah Corlet, sister of Arnis Corlet, May 21, 1673, in Cambridge. After Mr. Minot's death, she m. Daniel Champney, June 4, 1684. Mr. Minot had the following children :
12-1 Israel, b. Oct. 18, 1654, d. unmarried.
13-2 George, b. Nov. 14, 1655.
14-3 Hannah, b. - - , 1657, d. Feb. 16, 1659.
15-4 James, b. April 2, 1659, m. Rebecca Jones, Feb. 9, 1686. (11)
16-5 William, b. Sept. 18, 1662.
17-6 Elisabeth, b. Dec. 27, 1663, m. John Danforth, Nov. 21, 1682.
18-7 Mehetabel, b. Sept. 17, 1668, m. 1. Thomas Cooper, 2. Solomon Stoddard, Esq.
(5) II. Stephen Minot [4-3] d. in Dorchester, Feb. 16, 1671, a. 40, intestate, leaving an estate of £651. 4. 7. He m. Truecrosse Davenport, Nov. 10, 1654. She d. Aug. 3, 1692, a. 58. They had
19-1 Martha, b. Sept. 22, 1657, d. Oct. 11, 1683.
20-2 Jonathan, b. Sept. 11, 1658, d. Nov. 29, 1658.
21-3 Elisabeth, d. Nov. 24, 1663.
22-4 Mehetabel, b. June 4, 1665, m. Edward Mills of Boston. She d. Aug. 16, 1690, leaving one son, Stephen Mills.
23-5 Elisabeth, b. June 10, 1672, after the death of her father. She and Stephen Mills inherited Mr. Minot's property.
(6) II. Samuel Minot [5-4] d. in Dorchester, Dec. 18, 1690. He m. Hannah Howard, June 23, 1670. They had two children ;
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24-1 George, b. - 1675. 25-2 Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1688, d. June 1, 1689.
THIRD GENERATION.
(7) III. JOHN MINOT [6-1] d. Jan. 26, 1690. His will is recorded in the Suffolk Records, Vol. VII. p. 64. His estate was prized at £680. 17. He m. Elizabeth Brick, March 11, 1670, who d. April 6, 1690. They both d. in Dorchester of the small-pox. Their children were
26-1 John, b. Oct. 10, 1672, m. Mary Baker, May 21, 1696. (12)
27-2 Israel, b. Aug. 23, 1676.
28-3 Josiah, b. Dec. 27, 1677.
29-4 Jerusha, b. Jan. 28, 1679.
30-5 George, b. Aug. 16, 1682.
(8) III. James Minot, Esq., [7-2] was b. Sept. 14, 1653, and grad- uated at H. C. in 1675. He studied divinity and physic. He kept the grammar-school in Dorchester in 1659, but soon after removed to Con- cord, where he was employed as a teacher and physician. In 1685, he was hired to preach in Stow, for12. 6 per day, one half cash and one half Indian corn ;" and again in 1686 for " what older towns had given their ministers-£13 for 13 Sabbaths." In 1692 he had another appli- cation to preach there, which he declined. Relinquishing the profession soon after, he was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1692, and a Captain of the militia, then offices of much distinction. He represented the town several years in General Court, was much employed in various public trusts, and distinguished himself for his talents and excellent character. He d. Sept. 20, 1735, a. 83. He m. Rebecca, dau. of Capt. Timothy Wheeler, the founder of the ministerial fund in Concord, and inherited the homestead of his father-in-law, near the residence of the Hon. Daniel Shattuck, where he died. She d. Sept. 23, 1734, a. 68. The following are the epitaphs on the gravestones erected to their memories, now stand- ing in the " Hill Burying-Ground," in Concord.
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HERE IS
INTERRED THE REMAINS OF
JAMES MINOTT, Esq., A. M.
AN EXCELLING GRAMMARIAN, - ENRICHED
WITH THE GIFT OF PRAYER AND PREACHING,
A COMMANDING OFFICER,
A PHYSICIAN OF GREAT VALUE,
A GREAT LOVER OF PEACE AS WELL AS OF JUSTICE,
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