Genealogical Dictinary Volume 1 of 4

A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
showing three generations of those who came before May 1692
on the basis of John Farmer`s Register

Second revision published by James Savage 1965
Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 1965
History of Congress Catalog Card no. 65-185451

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John Farmer`s original continuous text has been found by many genealogists to be quite cumbersome, not easy to follow with his constant use of abbreviations, and in places almost impossible to interpret. Over the past 18 months I have painstakingly sifted through Farmer`s condensed text, editing, rearranging, and reformating in the hopes of aiding researchers in their quest for family histories.

I cannot guarantee that my interpretations are correct, so like any professional genealogist using resource materials, I would suggest that other sources be used in your search for exactness.

JONATHAN EAGER, Salem. He married 27 June 1661, Rebecca Hyde, daughter of Richard Hyde, had Hannah, born 27 July, 1662; and Jonathan, 25 January 1665.

ANTHONY EAMES, or ANTHONY EMMES, Charlestown 1634, Hingham 1636, freeman 9 March 1637, Representative that year and the following and 1643. He was Lieutenant, and about his choice as Captain grew the fierce controversy that long convulsed. The Colonel removed to Marshfield and was Representative in Plymouth Colony most of the time between 1653 and 1661 inclusive, and perhaps was father of John Eames, who died at Hingham 1641, and of Mark. His daughter Margery married 20 October 1653, John Jacobs.

ANTHONY EAMES, or ANTHONY EMMES, Marshfield, may be grandson of the preceding. He married 2 December 1686, Mercy Sawyer.

DANIEL EAMES, or DANIEL EMMES, Andover, son of Robert Eames. He married 25 April 1683, Lydia Wheeler, perhaps was of Boxford 1692.

GERSHOM EAMES, or GERSHOM EMMES, Marlborough. By wife Hannah Johnson, had Hannah, born 1671, and Mary, posthumous 1677. He died at Watertown, 25 November 1676. His widow who was daughter of Solomon Johnson married 4 or 6 September 1679, William Ward of Marlborough. In Genealogical Registrar VIII. 240, it is Heames.

HENRY EAMES, or HENRY EMMES, Boston, messenger of the General Court, freeman 1684. By wife Elizabeth, had William, born 1674; John; Mary; Benjamin; Henry; Samuel; Nathaniel, baptized 12 October 1690; and Elizabeth, 7 April 1695.

JOHN EAMES, or JOHN EMMES, Woburn. He married 18 March 1650, Martha Johnson, perhaps daughter of Captain Edward Johnson, had Mary, born 3 February 1650; and probably removed.

JOHN EAMES, or JOHN EMMES, Watertown, son of Thomas Eames. By wife Mary Adams, daughter of John Adams of Cambridge, who died 3 April 1681, had Margaret, born October 1676, died soon; Ann. He removed to Sherborn, that part now Framingham, there had Martha, born 28 February 1679. He took second wife Elizabeth in May 1682, had Priscilla, born 2 February 1683; Elizabeth, 11 April 1685; John, 10 January 1687; Thomas, 22 July 1694; Mary, 4 January 1697; Henry, 28 April 1698 and Abigail, 9 March 1705. His will was of 18 May 1727. His wife died 26 June 1727. He lived to 14 December 1733.

JONATHAN EAMES, or JONATHAN EMMES, Marshfield, perhaps son of the first Anthony Eames, more probably his grandson and son of Mark Eames. He married 11 January 1682 or 1683, Hannah Truant. He died 31 May 1724 in 69th year.

JUSTUS EAMES, or JUSTUS EMMES, Marshfield, perhaps son of Anthony Eames. He married 20 May 1661, Mehitable Chillingworth, perhaps daughter of Thomas Chillingworth.

MARK EAMES, or MARK EMMES, Marshfield, probably son of Anthony Eames, born in England. He went with wife Elizabeth from Hingham, where his son John was born 6 September 1649, and perhaps Jonathan, about 1656. He was Representative 1662, and 14 years out of 20 after. Baylies.

NATHANIEL EAMES, or NATHANIEL EMMES Sherborn, son of Thomas Eames. By wife Ann, had Lydia, born 10 December 1694; Rebecca, 25 July 1697; and William.

ROBERT EAMES, or ROBERT EMMES, Woburn, had been of Charlestown 1651. He married Elizabeth, had children Samuel, born 7 April 1653, died soon; John, 1654, died very soon; Elizabeth, 4 June 1659; Mary, 11 June 1661; Priscilla, 2 May 1663; Samuel, again, 2 September 1664; Abigail, 22 September 1666; and John, again, 9 May 1668. I suppose he removed to Chelmsford, in the part called Dracut. He died 25 April 1671. His will, made 3 days before (22 April 1671), names brother John, and cousin Richard, son of sister Dorothy Newman of Farnham in County Surrey, and adds no more to our knowledge. Barry, 227, says, the widow Elizabeth married Captain William Bond; but I doubt it. A Margery Eames perhaps his sister was administrator of Charlestown children 1635.

ROBERT EAMES, or ROBERT EMMES, Andover. By wife Rebecca, had Hannah, born 1661, who married Ephraim Foster; Daniel, 1663; Robert, 1667; John, 1670; Dorothy, 1674; Jacob, 1677; Joseph, 1681; and Nathan, 1685. Commonly this family has spelt the name Ames. Perhaps Benjamin Eames, Harvard College 1803 was descendant.

SAMUEL EAMES, or SAMUEL EMMES, Sherborn, son of Thomas Eames. He married 21 April 1698, Patience Twitchell, daughter of Joseph Twitchell of the same, had Gershom, born 29 December 1698.

THOMAS EAMES, or THOMAS EMMES, Dedham. By wife Margaret, had John, born 6 October 1642; Mary, 24 May 1 645; and probably other children. John, who died 17 September 1641 in their record was his son born 16 May preceding. His wife died and he removed to Cambridge. He married about 1662, Mary Paddleford, daughter of Jonathan Paddleford, had Thomas, baptized 12 July 1663. He removed to Sudbury, freeman 1665, there had Samuel, born 15 January 1665; Margaret, 8 July 1666; Nathaniel, 30 December 1668. He removed to Sherborn, the part which became Framingham, had Sarah, 3 October 1670; and Lydia, 29 June 1672. He died 25 January 1680, having on 1 February 1676 suffered by Indians burning his building killing his wife and some children, carrying others captive. His daughter Margaret, who had been at 10 years taken by the Indians married 21 February 1688, Joseph Adams. Six of this name had been graduates at New England College in 1831, one half at Harvard of who Reverend Jonathan Eames, Harvard College 1752, was minister of Newtown, New Hampshire. Sometimes the spelling is Emes.

FRANCIS EARLE, a soldier, December 1675, in Moseley's company at the great Narraganset swamp fight.

JOHN EARLE, Northampton 1662, had come to Boston 1656, aged 17, in the Speedwell from London, at Northampton lived about 15 years but removed to unknown place, after having there married 24 March 1663, Mary Webb, daughter of the first John Webb of the same, and had Noah, John, and three daughters of which Mary, killed by the Indians 14 March 1676, was, perhaps, one.

JOHN EARLE, Boston 1688, may have been son of the preceding. He married 5 April 1689, Mary Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence of Watertown, had Mary, born 9 January baptized 22 June 1690. He probably died soon. His widow married 27 December 1704, Michael Flagg.

RALPH EARLE, Rhode Island 1638, among freeman 1655, had been administered an inhabitant of the June 1639. He perhaps had sons Ralph and William; daughters Mary, who married William Corey; Martha, who married William Wood; and Sarah, who married Thomas Cornell. He had been Representative 1650.

RALPH EARLE, Dartmouth, eldest son of the preceding, removed from Rhode Island in consequence of a gift to him of half a share in Coaxit and Acushnet, 25 October 1659, by Francis Sprague of Duxbury, called him son-in-law. His wife was Dorcas, and children were John, William, Ralph, Joseph, and perhaps that Hannah, who married 27 August 1719, William Brown. He was proprietor after mid life at Dartmouth, and owned among the opposite islands, the interesting Cuttyhunk, for full value of which see Belknap’s American Biography II. 114. He was living probably in 1686, and a Ralph Earle junior, at the same time in the same town, son of William Earle.

ROBERT EARLE, Boston 1679, kept the prison 1681 and several years after. He died 1698.

ROBERT EARLE, Newport, had come in the Hercules, I suppose, 1634, to some part of Massachusetts, was born 1606, it was said, yet had wife in 1699 living at age of 105, however unlikely that she was so many years older; but I see reason to believe, that at Newport the earliest known of that name was born 1706, and that Farmer was wrong. There were Roger and Samuel at Boston 1695, of which the latter died 1706, aged 34.

WILLIAM EARLE, Dartmouth 1673, son of the first Ralph Earle, born about 1660. He had Thomas and John; probably all at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, by first wife Mary. He was Representative 1693, 1704, and 1706. He died 15 January 1717, leaving widow Prudence, who died 18 January 1718.

RALPH EARLE son "Thomas," and, after William, add daughters Mary, who married William Corey; Martha, who married William Wood ; and Sarah, who married Thomas Cornell. Add at the end, he had been Representative 1650, after striking out--"and is mentioned in Church's Indians Wars," and the next two sentences.

Under the second RALPH EARLE, strike out "perhaps son" and insert—eldest son. Strike out, also, the second sentence, and insert-- His wife was Dorcas, and children were John, William, Ralph, Joseph, and perhaps that Hannah, who married 27 August 1719, William Brown. He was proprietor after mid life at Dartmouth, and owned among the opposite islands, the interesting Cuttyhunk, for full value of which see Belknap's American Biography II. 114.

Under second ROBERT EARLE, in the last line, should be added but I see reason to believe, that at Newport the earliest known of that name was born 1706, and that Farmer was wrong,.

Under WILLIAM EARLE, insert at beginning of line 3, son of the first Ralph; and after second word, strike out all that following and insert-- born about 1660; Thomas; and John; probably all at Portsmouth, Rhode Island and by first wife Mary; was Representative 1693, 1704, and 6, and died 15 January 1717, leaving widow Prudence, who died 18 January 1718. Of course Ralph the first, and William, should have prefix. All this information was recorded before the first volume began to be printed yet so careful was it mislaid, that it was not examined until the matter on the former pages 91 and 2 had been three weeks printed. My diligent correspondent Pliny Eearle of Leicester regrets the want of many dates of births, marriages, and deaths.

GEORGE EARLY, Salem. He married 15 October 1670, Abigail Foote, daughter of Pasco Foote, had Abigail, born 1 September 1671. He died 4 September 1672.

ROBERT EARLY, who Came in the Hercules 1634, may have reached our shore, but where he lived is not known.

JOHN EARTHY, Boston. He was a witness to the treaty with Indians 13 November 1676. Hubbard, East Wars, 56.

DAVID EAST, Boston, mariner. He married Abigail Phillips, widow of Jonathan Woodbury, daughter of Henry Phillips of the same. Administration of his estate was given to her 28 April 1685. She married not long after Thomas Walter.

FRANCIS EAST, Boston 1636, a carpenter, freeman 17 April 1637. By wife Mary, had Samuel, born 11, baptized 15 March 1640; Mary, 25, baptized 27 March 1642; Elizabeth, 6, baptized 10 November 1644; David, 25 January baptized 28 February 1647; Sarah, 9, baptized 11 November 1649; and Daniel, 21 September baptized 21 November 1652. He may be the man who died in 94th year Sewall, who calls him father puts 17 March 1687. His last child was Rebecca, 22 July 1656.

WILLIAM EAST, Milford 1639, had Solomon, baptized 1643, who probably died young. In 1676 he had 2nd wife Mary Plum, daughter of Robert Plum, and he died 1681 without children. His widow died 1708.

BENJAMIN EASTMAN, Salisbury, son of Roger Eastman of the same. He married 5 April 1678, Ann Pitts, daughter of Edmund Pitts, widow of Samuel Joy, had Benjamin, born 8 February 1679; Edmund, 20 January 1681; Jeremiah Eastman, 18 February 1683, Harvard College 1703; and Joseph, 29 March 1685. He was freeman 1690. His wife died 13 December 1698.

JOHN EASTMAN, Salisbury, eldest son of Roger Eastman. He married 7 October 1665, Hannah Healey, daughter probably of William Healey of Cambridge, but no account of children is found, and she died early. He next married 5 November 1670, Mary Boynton, daughter of William Boynton, had Hannah, born 23 January 1673, died next month; John, 24 August 1675; Zechariah, 24 October 1679; Roger, 26 February 1683; Elizabeth, 26 September 1680; Thomas, 14 February 1688, died at 3 years; and perhaps had second Thomas in 1691; and Joseph, 23 June 1692. He was a Captain and Representative 1691.

JOSEPH EASTMAN, Suffield, brother of the preceding. He married Mary Tilton, only surviving daughter of Honorable Peter Tilton of Hadley, had Joseph, born 1683; Mary, 1684, died young; and Peter, 1686. He died 4 April 1692. His widow married the next year James Guernsey. Peter went to New Jersey; Joseph went to Hadley, was taken 29 February 1704, at Deerfield, by the Indians and French, kept some time a prisoner in Canada, had large portion of his grandfather Tilton's estate and by eleven children, a grand line of descendants.

JOSEPH EASTMAN, Salisbury. He took oath of fidelity 21 December 1677 at the same time with Benjamin Eastman, was the man, I guess, of Suffield.

NATHANIEL EASTMAN, Salisbury, brother of the preceding. He married 30 April 1672, Elizabeth Haddon, perhaps daughter of Jared Haddon of the same, had Sarah, born 11 November 1674; Jemima, 25 August 1677; Nathaniel. March 1679; Hannah, 24 April 1687; and Mary, 29 March 1690. He was freeman 1690.

PHILIP EASTMAN, Haverhill, brother of the preceding, taken by the Indians in 1676, redeemed the same year. He married 22 August 1678, Mary Morss, daughter of Robert Morss of Newbury, or, I think, daughter of Anthony Morse the younger, had Ebenezer, born 10 January 1680; and probably others. He had before 1695 removed to the plantation called New Roxbury, now Woodstock, in Connecticut. Then thought in Massachusetts.

ROGER EASTMAN, Salisbury, an original proprietor, ancestor it is believed of all of the names in our land. He died 16 December 1694, aged 83. His widow Sarah died 11 March 1698. They had John, born 9 March or April 1640; Nathaniel, 18 May 1643; Philip, 20 December 1644; Thomas, 11 November 1646; Timothy, 29 November 1648; Joseph, 8 January 1651; Benjamin, 12 February 1653; Sarah, 25 September 1655; Samuel, 20 November 1657; and Ruth, 22 March or April 1662. Sarah married 13 June 1678, Joseph French junior, and next, 4 August 1684, Solomon Shepherd, by both had children, and died of great age 1 December 1748. That he came from Southampton 1638, on board the Confidence, in company with many who sat down at Salisbury, and neighboring towns, as presumed from a paper supplied by Henry Stephens of London, in Genealogical Registrar II. 108-10, after some correction of errors found by H.G. Somerby, given in Genealogical Registrar V. 440, would be recorded as probable in spite of the name being in the latter changed to Robert Eastman, and the other circumstances of his being called servant 15 years sold, for the numeral should be 25, and the designation may well seem only a deception to get clear from the orders in council to embarrass emigration.

SAMUEL EASTMAN, Salisbury, son of the preceding. He married 1686, Elizabeth Severance, or Elizabeth Screven, had Ruth, born March 1688; Elizabeth, 1 December 1689; Mary, 4 January 1692; Sarah, 3 April 1694; Samuel, 5 January 1696; Joseph, 6 January 1698; and Jane, 10 June 1700. He was freeman 1690.

TIMOTHY EASTMAN, Suffield, brother of the preceding. He married 1682 Lydia Markham, daughter of William Markham of Hadley, had William, born 1684. He removed to Hadley, there had Lydia, born 1691; Sarah, 1694; and Timothy, 10 January 1697. He died 1 April 1733. Timothy, his son, died 25 March 1733, leaving three daughters only; so that the family name in this branch was extinct. William died at 21 years; Lydia died unmarried 1746; and Sarah married 1716, William Montague. Often this is spelled as was the early sound, Easman. See Genealogical Registrar VI. 101, 2, and 3. Twenty-one of this name had been graduates in 1834 at the other New England Colleges, but none at Harvard.

JOHN EASTON, Newport, son of the first Nicholas Easton of the same, by him brought from England, was freeman before 1655, Deputy Governor 1666, and Governor of the Colony 5 years 1690-94. He died 12 December 1705, aged 81. He married 4 February 1661, Mehitable Gaut or Mehitable Gault, had James, born 23 February 1662; Peter, 10 September, died under 25 years; Mary, 16 June 1668; John, 7 September 1670; Paul, 2 February 1673. His wife died 11 November following. He had second wife Alice, 24 March 1689. His descendants owned part of the ancestral lands in the ninth generation.

JOHN EASTON, Hartford. He had Sarah, born 18 July 1670; Mary, 26 December 1672; Sarah, 15 November 1675; John, 10 January 1679; Mary, 1 October 1681; Mehitable, 17 January 1683; Abigail, 16 March 1687; and John, 22 October 1689.

JOSEPH EASTON, Cambridge, freeman 4 March 1635. He removed early to Hartford where he had Joseph, John and perhaps other children, and was living 1685.

NICHOLAS EASTON, Ipswich, one of the earliest settlers, a tanner, of Lymington, County Haints. He came in the Mary and John, 1634, took the oath of allegiance and supremacy on the other side of the ocean, 26 March 1634, and as freeman of Massachusetts 3 September 1634, was Representative 1635, and that year removed to Newbury, but being a favorer of Wheelwright, was disarmed in November 1637. He went to Rhode Island, there in 1638 was chosen Assistant. A second wife Christian, widow of Thomas Beecher, who had been widow of Thomas Copper of London, before Beecher brought her in 1630 to Charlestown, he married early in 1638, and she probably was mother of several of his children but as she lived to 20 February 1665, we may presume that by third wife married 2 March 1671, Ann Clayton, he had no issue. His children were John, born 1621; and perhaps, Daniel; certainly Peter, before coming from England but after had Joshua; Nicholas; Mary, who married Weston Clark; Patience; Elizabeth; and Waite, who married John Carr. He was President in 1672 and 73, was Governor. He died 15 August 1675, and aged 82. His widow Ann married 28 March 1677, Governor Henry Bull, and she died 30 January 1708.

NICHOLAS EASTON, Newport, son of Peter Easton. He married 30 November 1666, Elizabeth Barker, daughter of James Barker. In his will of 1676, names children Nicholas, who was born 24 February 1668; and daughters Elizabeth, 6 December 1669; Freelove, 12 March 1671; uncles Daniel, and John, brothers John, Peter, and Joshua, sister Mary, Patience, Elizabeth and Waite. His wife Elizabeth died 6 July 1676; and he died 1 February 1677.

PETER EASTON, Newport, son of Nicholas Easton, born in England, freeman 1655. He married 15 November 1643, Ann Coggeshall, daughter of John Coggeshall, who bore him Nicholas, born 12 November 1644; John, 6 February 1647; Mary, 25 September 1648; Peter, 1 February 1651, died soon; Ann, 9 February 1653, died at 23 years; Patience, 20 November 1655; Wait, 25 July 1657, died soon; Peter, again, 11 January 1659, died at 31 years; Joshua, 30 July 1662, died under 28 years; James, 29 January 1665, died young; Elizabeth, 18 February 1666; Waite, again, 8 November 1668; and James, again, 7 October 1671. His wife was daughter of the first John Coggeshall, and she died 6 March 1687, aged 61. He died 12 December 1693, aged 71. Patience married 1 January 1675, Robert Malins, and died the same day with her husband 26 August 1679. Much of the land of this first Peter is now enjoyed by descendants of ninth generation.

WILLIAM EASTOW, Newbury, freeman 13 March 1639. He removed that year to Hampton, for which he was Representative 1644, 48 and 49. He died 23 November 1655. He had Sarah, who married Maurice Hobbs; and Mary married Thomas Marston. Each of these had children named in their grandfather's will of 16 October 1655.

ISAAC EASTY, or ISAAC ESTY, Topsfield 1661, perhaps son of Jeffry Easty, freeman 1673. The name of Mary Town, his wife, daughter of William Town, tried 9, executed as a witch 22 September 1692, must be held in honor, forever, for in her petition to Sir William Phips, the Governor she begged not for her own life, which she known must be vain, but only "that no more innocent blood may be shed."

EDWARD EASTWICK, EDWARD ESTICK, or EDWARD ESTWICK, Salem 1649, mariner. He died 1666, leaving Elizabeth, 14 years old; Sarah, 12; Hannah, 10; Esther, born 21 April 1659; and Edward, 12 April 1622; all by wife Esther.

PHESANT EASTWICK, PHESANT ESTICK, or PHESANT ESTWICK, Boston 1670, Portsmouth 1680. He was born about 1630, and wife Sarah, 15 years later. They had Nathaniel, born 7 April 1682.

BENJAMIN EATON, Duxbury 1648, Plymouth 1650, son of Francis Eaton. He married 4 December 1660, Sarah Hoskins, probably daughter of William Hoskins, had William, who died before 1691.

BENONI EATON, Cambridge, son of the unhappy Nathaniel Eaton, left by his father in early youth to the care of Deacon Thomas Cheeseholme. By wife Rebecca, had Nathaniel, who died 22 February 1691, aged 24; Rebecca married 28 April 1690, John Bunker; Ann, born 7 September 1672, died next year; and Theophilus; the last born 20 September 1674, died 22 February 1691. The father died 20 December 1690.

DANIEL EATON, Reading, son of one of the Johns, but of whom is uncertain. He married 1664, and by wife Mary, had Daniel, Ann, Martha, Priscilla, Daniel, again, and Mehitable. Barry, 236.

EPHRAIM EATON, Salisbury, son of John Eaton first of the same. He married 5 February 1689, Mary True, had Mary, born 11 December 1689; Ephraim, 24 May 1692; Jane, 13 September 1694; and Samuel, 6 August 1697.

FRANCIS EATON, Plymouth. He came in the Mayflower 1620, with wife Sarah, and son (a sucking child) Samuel, as in the compact before landing, he is counted for three heads. But in the spring of 1624 counted for four, in the division of cattle, by adding his daughter Rachel. It is thought that his wife of the Mayflower's company died soon after, and a second wife died soon, but, Bradford says, he took third wife and had by her three children of which he adds, one was married and had a child, and the others were living 1650, but one was idiot. In the division of lands 1627, this wife is called Christian, supposed to be Christian Penn, who came in the Ann 1623, no other person in the Colony (then numbered only 156), having such a baptized name. By her he had Benjamin, born about 1627. He died probably 1633, for his inventory was taken 8 November 1633. Christian his widow married 1634, Francis Billington. Rachel married 7 March 1646, Joseph Ramsden.

JOHN EATON, Watertown, freeman 26 May 1636, removed to Dedham. He had by wife Abigail, born there, John, 6 January 1640 (in transcribing from original town record the County registrar made this name, Abigail, the daughter of, etc. as in Genealogical Registrar IV. 274, is carefully given which example should serve for caution to all readers of pretended records); and Jacob, 8 baptized 12 June 1642, died young; besides other children. He died 17 November 1658 leaving John, Mary, and Abigail, mentioned with their mother in his will of 2 November 1658 probated 7 December 1658, Mary (who perhaps was born in England). He married 5 May 1651, John Mason. Abigail married his brother Robert.

JOHN EATON, Salisbury 1646. By wife Martha, had Esther, who died 1649; Thomas, born 19 January 1647; Martha, 12 August 1648; Elizabeth, 12 December 1650; Ann, 17 December 1652, died 12 June 1658; Sarah, 28 December 1654; Mary, 9 December 1656, died 2 February 1657; Samuel, 14 February 1659; Joseph, 6 March 1661; and Ephraim, 12 April 1663. He died 29 October 1668, perhaps at Haverhill, leaving a daughter, wife of George Brown, and perhaps Ruth, wife of John Ingalls. Martha married 5 November 1668, Benjamin Collins; Elizabeth married 7 January 1674, John Groth; and Sarah married 6 May 1675, Robert Downer.

JOHN EATON, Dedham, perhaps son of the first John Eaton. By wife Alice, had John, born 15 July 1665, died young; John, again, 17 September 1671; Thomas, 23 July 1675; William, 11 August 1677; Judith, 17 September 1680, unless the month should be read March by easy change of the numeral; for she was probably the one who died 26 April 1680; Jonathan, 3 September 1681; David, 8 March 1683; died soon; and Ebenezer, 3 May 1687, died next year. His wife died 9 May 1694; and he died 28 October 1694.

JOHN EATON, Salisbury. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 13 December 1685; James, 27 April 1691, Samuel, 25 November 1692; perhaps Martha, 5 September 1695; and Jonathan, 2 October 1698.

JOHN EATON, Reading. By wife Elizabeth married 8 March 1659, had Thomas, born 12 March 1661, died at 7 months; and Elizabeth, 8 September 1662; perhaps other children. He was freeman 1677.

JOHN EATON, Reading, son of Jonas Eaton. By wife Dorcas, had Jonas, born 1677, died soon; Grace, 1677; Noah, 1678; Jonas, again, 18 May 1680; Joseph, 1681, died soon; Mary, 1683; Dorcas, 1688; Benjamin; Joseph; and Phebe. He was freeman 1691, and died about 1700. His widow married a Bryant.

JOHN EATON, Haverhill. He had a daughter who married about 1660 or 70, James Davis of the same.

JONAS EATON, Watertown, removed to Reading. By wife Grace, had Mary, born 8 February 1644; John, 10 September 1645, before mentioned; Jonas, 28 September 1647, died soon; Jonas, again, 24 September 1648, one of the freeman 1691; Joseph, 1651; Joshua, 4 December 1653; Jonathan, 6 December 1655; and David, 22 September 1657, died next month. He was freeman 1653, and died 24 February 1674. Two Johns, at Reading, one designated "of the plain," died 1691; the other, "of the hill," died 1695, and we may infer that one, but who is doubtful, was his son.

JONATHAN EATON, Reading, son of the preceding, freeman 1691. By wife Elizabeth, had Jonathan, and two daughters.

JOSEPH EATON, Salisbury, son of the first John Eaton of the same. He married 14 December 1683, Mary French, daughter of John French, had John, born 23 August 1684, died soon; John, again, 18 October 1685; Samuel, 7 December 1687; Joseph, 14 August 1690; Benjamin, 4 February 1693; Moses, 18 May 1695; Mary, 9 April 1697; and Nicholas, 12 September 1699.

JOSHUA EATON, Reading, brother of the preceding, freeman 1691. He married Rebecca Kendall, had Joshua, born 1683; Thomas; and other children.

NATHANIEL EATON, Cambridge, brother of Governor Theophilus Eaton, was born about 1609. He was freeman 9 June 1638, the first head of Harvard College but not dignified with title of President on censure by the government. Fled to Virginia and finally went home, where he died it is said, in gaol. A very curious confession of his wife showing the unfavorable management of domestic economics at the College in its earliest day, is given in notes to Winthrop I. 310. His wife with her children except Benoni, before mentioned, following him to Virginia in a ship never heard of after. Winthrop II. 22.

SAMUEL EATON, New Haven, brother of the preceding, son of Richard Eaton, bred at Magdalen College Cambridge, where he had his degrees in 1624 and 1628. He came to New England 1637, had wife Mabel Haynes, daughter of Governor Haynes. He married 17 November 1654, but no children. Went home after three years, had a living at Duckenfield, County Chester, near Manchester, until the great ejection, and died at the neighboring parish of Denton, 9 January 1665 or 1666, aged 68.

SAMUEL EATON, Duxbury, son of Francis Eaton, probably born in England or Holland, was a sucking child on board the Mayflower, apprentice 1636 to John Cook, was among the purchasers of Dartmouth in 1652. He married 10 January 1661, Martha Billington, perhaps daughter of Francis Billington, who had married his father's widow, removed to Middleborough, there he died about 1684.

SAMUEL EATON, New Haven, son of Governor Theophilus Eaton, born probably in London 1630. He came with his father 1637, Harvard College 1649, and afterwards a tutor there, chosen 1654, an Assistant of the Colony. He married 17 November 1654, Mabel Haynes, daughter of Governor John Haynes of Hartford, and with his wife died in July 1655.

THEOPHILUS EATON, New Haven, brother of first Samuel Eaton and of Nathaniel Eaton. The two ministers were born at Stony Stratford in County Bucks, not Oxford, as Mather has it. His father was minister there, and after at Coventry. But an England authority makes him son of Richard Eaton, vicar of Great Budworth, in Cheshire. He was Deputy Governor of East land or Baltic company in London, and by King James was employed as his agent at the Court of Denmark. He had wife and children who died at London. He married for second wife Ann Morton, widow of David Yale, daughter of Thomas Morton, Bishop of Chester, who had kindness for the Puritans. The family seat was in that shire, and the Governor in his will devises the estate at Great Budworth in the same County. He came in 1637 to Boston, and in April went with his fellow passengers to Davenport to found the settlement of New Haven. In 1639 was made Governor and so, by annual choice was continued until his death 7 January 1658, aged 67. His will of 12 August 1656 names three children only: Theophilus; Mary, wife of Valentine Hill of Boston, late of Piscataqua; and Hannah; but mentioned his wife, her son Thomas Yale, and son-in-law Edward Hopkins, late Governor of Connecticut then in London, whose death preceding Eaton's by ten months. The inventory included the estate in England of £1440 15. 7. was made February 1658, and the will probated 31 May 1658, yet the record at New Haven carelessly makes the burial 11 January 1656, near a year before his death. The widow (who had been sadly worried by the church about 1644, then probably insane, when Mary Launce, an inmate of the household, and probably a ward of her husband was called to testify as to her extravagant behavior, of whom Dr. Bacon in his charming lectures upon the early history, has furnished adequate detail to illustrate the melancholy history of church discipline in that era) went home, and died 1659. The son and unmarried daughter went with the Theophilus, lived after at Dublin; but did not please his father, and died unmarried 1707; Hannah married 4 July 1659, at London, William Jones, who next year came to New Haven and spent his days.

THOMAS EATON, Haverhill. He married at Andover 6 January 1659, Unice Singletary of Salisbury. He was freeman 1666, and was killed by the Indians 15 March 1698.

THOMAS EATON, Salisbury, son of the first John Eaton of the same. He married 14 November 1679, Hannah Hubbard, perhaps daughter of Richard Hubbard, had Thomas, born 15 September 1680; Hannah, 23 June 1682, probably died soon; and Hannah, again, 10 March 1684.

WILLIAM EATON, Watertown, came in 1635 or 36, from Staple in Kent. He embarked at Sandwich with wife Martha, three children and one servant. He had Daniel, born 20 January 1639; and Mary, 8 April 1643. He removed to Reading. He was freeman 1653. He had John, who survived father and mother, and died 13 May 1673. His daughter Martha married Richard Oldham, first, and next, Thomas Brown, probably died before her father whose will of 26 September 1672 names wife Martha, eldest son John and his children, Daniel and his children, daughter Mary, and two sons-in-law, Thomas Brown, and Francis Moore. The widow died 1681.

WILLIAM EATON, Reading, probably son of the preceding, made freeman 1691. An Abigail Eaton aged 35, with Mary, 4, and Thomas, 1, came 1635, in the Elizabeth and Ann, following no doubt the husband and father to us unknown.

WILLIAM EBENATHA. See Abernethy. Perhaps he had more children than those who took administration. Now the name is Abernethy, may have been so before 1673.

GEORGE EBORNE, GEORGE EBBORNE, or GEORGE EBURNE, Hampton 1644. He died before 1647. Coffin.

MOSES EBORNE, MOSES EBBORNE, or MOSES EBURNE, Salem, son of Samuel Eborne. He married 9 September 1671, Sarah Haines, perhaps daughter of William Haines, had Moses, born 14 February 1673; Joseph, 24 April 1674; and Sarah, 26 October 1676. His wife died 1 November 1676. But he had, perhaps, former wife married 1657, daughter of Humphrey Gilbert.

SAMUEL EBORNE, SAMUEL EBBORNE, or SAMUEL EBURNE, Salem, perhaps son of Thomas Eborne, born about 1614, may have resided some time about 1640, in Lynn, but had grant of land the year preceding at Salem. There married Catharine Smith, daughter of James Smith. His children were baptized Samuel, Moses, and Mary, on 6 August 1648; Rebecca, 23 March 1651; and Sarah, 15 June 1656; besides Hannah; and James. He was freeman 1665, and was living in 1697. His son Samuel was survived. Rebecca married 10 December 1680, Thomas Bell.

SAMUEL EBORNE, SAMUEL EBBORNE, or SAMUEL EBURNE, Salem, son probably eldest of the preceding. He married 19 February 1664, Susanna Trask, daughter of Captain William Trask, had Samuel, born 1 July 1664; William, 19 January 1667; Susanna, April, died August 1669.

THOMAS EBORNE, THOMAS EBBORNE, or THOMAS EBURNE, Salem, a tanner, freeman 14 May 1634. He was living but aged in 1642. See Aborne.

RICHARD ECCLES, RICHARD ECLES, RICHARD ECKLES, or RICHARD ECKELS, Cambridge, freeman 18 May 1642. By wife Mary, who died 23 August 1675, had Mary, Hannah, and Martha. Timothy, perhaps only son born 15 March 1645, died 21 November 1656. Hannah married 2 March 1667, Gershom Brooks. He had share in the Shawshin division of lands.

CALEB EDDY, Swanzey, son of Samuel Eddy. By wife Elizabeth, had Caleb, born 29 May 1672; Samuel, 15 July 1675; and Zechariah, who died soon. He was a Deacon and lived to be 70 years old.

JOHN EDDY, Watertown 1633, was of Boxted in County Suffolk and came in the Handmaid 1630, from London, arriving at Plymouth, where he continued over one year. He was freeman 3 September 1634. By wife Amie, had Pilgrim, born 25 August 1634, died soon; Pilgrim, again; John, 16 February 1637; Benjamin, buried 1639; Samuel, 30 September 1640, the freeman 1690, who died 22 November 1711; besides Abigail, 11 October 1643, probably died young; Sarah; Mary; and Ruth. He had second wife Joanna, who died 25 August 1683, aged 80; and he died at the age of 90, 12 October 1684. Probably Sarah and Mary were born in England. Sarah married John Marion; Mary married Thomas Orton; and Pilgrim married 22 April 1656, William Baker, and, next, a Stedman. Yet the order of these mothers Is reversed as Bond, 755, shows, in a deed of 9 February 1704 of part of estate of John Marion, in which she had some share, and is called Pilgrim Baker, formerly Pilgrim Stedman, and daughter of John Eddy, though I can explain the blunder of the scrivener only by the long interval of time to cause it. When the marriage of Stedman was solemnized, or when Baker the first husband died, or what was Stedman's name of baptism, has been sought in vain.

JOHN EDDY, Plymouth, eldest son of Samuel Eddy. He married 12 November 1665, Susanna Paddock, daughter of Robert Paddock, had Mary, born 14 March 1667; John, 19 January 1671. His wife died 14 March following. He married 1 May 1672 Deliverance Owen of Braintree. A third wife Hepzibah, outlived him, and she died 3 May 1726. Other children were Mercy, born 5 July 1673; Hannah, 6 December but Colony Record says 5 July 1676; Ebenezer, 16 May 1679; Eleazer, 16 October 1681, though Colony Records in two places says 1671; Joseph, 4 January 1683; Benjamin, 1685; Abigail; Jonathan, 15 December 1689; Susanna, 18 September 1692; and Patience, 27 June 1696. He was some years at Taunton, and he died at Tisbury 27 May 1715.

OBADIAH EDDY, Plymouth, youngest brother of the preceding. He had John, born 22 March 1670; daughter Hasadiah, 10 April 1672.

SAMUEL EDDY, Plymouth, son of Reverend William Eddy, it is said, of Cranbrook in Kent, but lived at Boxted, County Suffolk came in the Handmaid to Plymouth, October 1630, is called brother of the first John Eddy. By wife Elizabeth, who died 1682, aged 81, had John, born 25 December 1637; Zechariah, 1639; Caleb, 1643; Obadiah, 1645; and Hannah, 23 June 1647. He died 1688 at Swanzey, aged about 87. Caleb died 23 March 1713.

SAMUEL EDDY, Watertown, youngest son of John Eddy. He married 30 November 1664, Sarah Meade, daughter of Gabriel Meade, had Samuel, born 4 June 1668; Sarah, 31 October 1670; Benjamin, 16 September 1673; Deliverance, 15 July 1676; Elizabeth, 2 February 1679; Ruth, 3 November 1681; and Joanna, 24 April 1685.

ZECHARIAH EDDY, Plymouth, son of the preceding, removed to Swanzey, but probably first at Middleborough. He married 7 May 1663, Alice Paddock, daughter of Robert Paddock, had Zechariah, born 10 April 1664; John, 10 October 1666; Elizabeth, 3 August 1670; Samuel, 4 June 1673; Ebenezer, 8 February 1676; Caleb, 21 September 1678; Joshua, 21 February 1681; and Obadiah, 2 September 1683; all of whom except Samuel, had families. He died 4 September 1718. Elizabeth married 26 February 1691, Samuel Whipple of Providence. Alice and Elinor, daughters of Zechariah Eddy junior appear on the records, as does his marriage.

EDMUND EDENDEN, EDMUND EDDINGTON sometimes, Scituate 1641, Representative 1642. He removed to Boston, Deane says, where his daughter Mehitable was baptized 4 June 1664. But the Secretary's list of freeman 1665, calls him of Roxbury. Next year among freeman from Boston he certified Edmund Eddington, who I judge to be the same. His daughter Mary married 23 September 1651, William Baker; Sarah married 1656, Thomas Rand; Mehitable married 17 October 1674, John Nutter; and Rebecca married 16 December 1684, Samuel Lord.

EDWARDS EDES, EDWARDS EADS, EDWARDS EADES, or EDWARDS EEDS, Boston, shipwright, son of John Edes the first of Charlestown. He married 26 June 1704, Martha Frothingham, youngest daughter of Peter Frothingham, had Edward, born 6 June 1705; John, November 1707; Jonathan, 2 August 1709; and Martha, 26 May 1711. His wife died 13 October 1712. He married 15 July 1714, Susanna Welch, daughter of John Welch, had Thomas, 11 April 1715; William, 8 March 1717. He died September 1730. His widow married 1733, John Pickney, and next, 1739, Erasmus Stevens.

JOHN EDES, JOHN EADS, JOHN EADES, or JOHN EEDS, Boston. By wife Catharine, had John, born 25 October 1680, probably died young; John, again, 6 November 1686; and Elizabeth, 11 February 1689, who died at 13 years.

JOHN EDES, JOHN EADS, JOHN EADES, or JOHN EEDS, Charlestown. He married 15 October 1674, Mary Tufts, daughter of Peter Tufts, had John, baptized 22 August 1680; Edward, 9 October 1681; Mary, 4 May 1684; Peter, born 19 August baptized 21 November 1686; Jonathan, 3, baptized 9 December 1688; and Sarah, 5 April 1691. He died next year, 1692. Mary married 1708, Thomas Willet; and Sarah married 1713, Charles Wager.

JOHN EDES, JOHN EADS, JOHN EADES, or JOHN EEDS, Charlestown, son of the preceding. He married 13 April 1698, Grace Lawrence, had John, and Edward, baptized 18 May 1701; and Elizabeth, 19 October 1701; besides Daniel, Thomas, and six more.

JONATHAN EDES, JONATHAN EADS, JONATHAN EADES, or JONATHAN EEDS, Charlestown, brother of the preceding. He married 1712, Joanna Willet of Newbury.

NICHOLAS EDES, NICHOLAS EADS, NICHOLAS EADES, or NICHOLAS EEDS, Southold, Long Island, 1673.

PETER EDES, PETER EADS, PETER EADES, or PETER EEDS, Charlestown, son of the first John Edes of the same. He married 1714, Martha Mudge.

PHILIP EDES, PHILIP EADS, PHILIP EADES, or PHILIP EEDS, Newport 1678. He had been an officer in Cromwell's family in good reputation. Died 16 March 1682.

PHILIP EDES, PHILIP EADS, PHILIP EADES, or PHILIP EEDS, Casco 1689. Willis, 1. 191.

WILLIAM EDES, WILLIAM EADS, WILLIAM EADES, or WILLIAM EEDS, Salem 1629. He came in the fleet with Higginson. Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts 179.

WILLIAM EDES, WILLIAM EADS, WILLIAM EADES, or WILLIAM EEDS, Boston. By wife Elizabeth, had Nicholas, born 21 September 1687; and Elizabeth, 24 September 1689.

RICHARD EDGARTON, Saybrook. He married 8 April 1653, Mary Sylvester, had Mary, born 3 February 1655; Elizabeth, 25 December 1657; Ann or Hannah, 24 September 1659. He removed next year to Norwich, there had John, 12 June 1662, Richard, 10 March 1665; Sarah, April 1667; Samuel, May 1670; Lydia, April 1675; and Joseph, 8 March 1677.

ROBERT EDGE, embarked at London 1635, aged 25, in the Hopewell, Captain Babb. Possibly the name may be the same as Hedge; or it may be that the custom house record meant a “y” what I read a “g”.

JOHN EDGECOMB, New London 1670. He married 9 February 1673, Sarah Stallion, daughter of Edward Stallion, the record calls him "son of Nicholas Edgecomb of Plymouth, old England". Had Margaret, born 1674; John, 14 November 1675; Sarah, 29 July 1678; Joanna, 3 March 1680; Nicholas; Samuel, 1690; and Thomas. He died April 1721, at great age.

NICHOLAS EDGECOMB, Scarborough 1640, took oath of submission to Massachusetts 13 July 1658; but as I find his subscription by a mark. He was not, probably (as Farmer thought) of the family of Sir Richard Edgecomb of Mount Edgcombe in Devonshire. Yet he may have been a dependant of that house. He removed about 1660 to Saco. In Southgate, page 25, we learn that his daughter Mary married George Page of Saco; and next, John Ashton of Scarborough; and that his other daughter Joanna married a Pynchon of Boston. Christopher, John, Michael, and Robert, soldiers at Blackpoint, Scarborough, 1676, were, we may well imagine, his son John was one of the selectmen of Saco 1676; Robert married Rachel, daughter of James Gibbins of Saco, and there died 1730, aged 74.

THOMAS EDGERLY, Dover 1665. He married 28 September of that year Rebecca Holloway, or Rebecca Hallowell. He was freeman 1672, and was a Magistrate. Thomas Edgerly junior married 3 December 1691, wife Jane Ault (Wheedon), a daughter of John Ault, but whose widow she was I know not.

LEUDICOES EDLIN, or LEUDICOES EDLING, or LUDECUS EDLIN, or LUDECUS EDLING, Dover 1659, administered in spite of his outlandish name, 6 June 1659, and had grant of land in same year; which was in 1662 or 63, perhaps after his death laid out to his wife Elizabeth. I suppose he was a German doctor, and that Ludecus, who remained for family name, after rejection of Edlin, was in reality abbreviation for Ludovicus, for the abomination of a double one could not be endured even in the most skilful disciple of Hippocrates.

JOHN EDMASTER, Charlestown 1678. By wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 1 February 1663; John, 12 March 1665; died Prudence, 15 January 1668, baptized at 18 years on 27 February 1687, who married 1 July 1689, Joseph Pike, and Mary, 23 November 1670. His son John Edmaster was of Freetown, where he sold 1719 the house of his father.

ANDREW EDMUNDS, ANDREW EDMONDS, or ANDREW EDMANDS, Providence. He married 14 October 1675, Mary Herendean, daughter of Benjamin Herendean, had Mary, born 26 October 1676; Sarah, 17 February 1678; William, 7 March 1681; Andrew, 17 June 1683; and Joseph, 2 February 1687. In 1696 his widow Mary was allowed to keep the ferry over Seekonk River.

DANIEL EDMUNDS, DANIEL EDMONDS, or DANIEL EDMANDS, Charlestown 1659, son of Walter Edmunds, born in England, freeman 1670. By wife Mary, had Richard, born 13 June 1664, baptized 23 July 1665; Mary, 22, baptized 24 February 1667; both died young; Jonathan, 24, baptized 25 July 1669; Ralph, 15, baptized 19 November 1671; and Mary, again, 28 October baptized 2 November 1673. He was a felt maker. He died 22 August 1688, aged 59. Widow Mary Sprague died 26 November 1717. She was, I presume, daughter of Ralph Sprague, and her brother Captain Richard Sprague, left her good portions of his estate.

JAMES EDMUNDS, JAMES EDMONDS, or JAMES EDMANDS, Boston 1675, merchant. He had perhaps been of Salem 1668, but was, probably not the man who desired employment from our Governor and council 1629, as stated in Young's Chronicles 47, who came 1629, in fleet with Higginson, a cooper.

JAMES EDMUNDS, JAMES EDMONDS, or JAMES EDMANDS, Providence, perhaps son of Andrew Edmunds. He died 6 September 1736. In his will named wife Alice, and children William and James.

JOHN EDMUNDS, JOHN EDMONDS, or JOHN EDMANDS, Charlestown, freeman 18 May 1631. He died 21 September 1677.

JOHN EDMUNDS, JOHN EDMONDS, or JOHN EDMANDS, Charlestown, son of Walter Edmunds of the same. He married 4 October 1667, Hannah Miller, widow of Nathaniel Dady, daughter of Richard Miller, had Dorothy, born June following baptized 18 June 1671; and John, 27 August 1672. The mother having united with the children 11 June 1672.

JOHN EDMUNDS, JOHN EDMONDS, or JOHN EDMANDS, Lynn, son of William Edmunds. He married 16 December 1662, Sarah Hudson, had William, 16 June 1664; John, 1 February 1666; Jonathan, 30 September 1668; Mary, 14 October 1671; Elizabeth, 1 May 1677; Nathaniel, 2 April 1680; Joseph; and Benjamin. He was freeman 1691.

JOSEPH EDMUNDS, JOSEPH EDMONDS, or JOSEPH EDMANDS, Lynn, brother of the preceding. By wife Susanna, who died 16 December 1670, had William, who died 13 December 1670. By second wife had Joseph, born 15 August 1673; Sarah, 7 November 1675; William, again, 13 September 1677; Thomas; and Robert.

JOSHUA EDMUNDS, JOSHUA EDMONDS, or JOSHUA EDMANDS, Concord 1645, brother of Daniel Edmunds, born in England, freeman 1650. By wife Mary Willard, daughter of Simon Willard, had Samuel, born 16 February 1650; Mary, about 1656, who married 15 July 1692, Nathaniel Davis. As second wife removed to Charlestown, had there by wife Elizabeth, William, born 23, baptized 29 January 1665; and Ruth, 8 August 1669. He died 5 November 1683. His widow married 28 November 1689, Richard Martin. Ruth married 28 April 1687, White. Richard Woburn, died 18 November 1689.

ROBERT EDMUNDS, ROBERT EDMONDS, or ROBERT EDMANDS, Maine 1665, swore fidelity to Massachusetts 1674.

SAMUEL EDMUNDS, SAMUEL EDMONDS, or SAMUEL EDMANDS, Lynn, son of William Edmunds 1690. He married 11 August 1675, Elizabeth Meriam. Next married, 27 January 1685, says Barry, Elizabeth Bridges, had Samuel, born 5 August 1676; Elizabeth, 23 July 1679; Mary, 3 August 1681; Abigail; David, 22 July 1689; and Jonathan, 7 January 1692.

WALTER EDMUNDS, WALTER EDMONDS, or WALTER EDMANDS, Concord, freeman 22 May 1639. He had John, born 2 July 1640. He removed and with wife Dorothy was of Charlestown church 1652. He died 13 July 1667, and his widow died 14 September 1671. Most of his children were no doubt born in England. His daughter Mary married 19 October 1644, Luke Potter. In his will, 30 May 1667, wife and son John are made executors but Joshua, Daniel, and daughter Potter are named.

WILLIAM EDMUNDS, WILLIAM EDMONDS, or WILLIAM EDMANDS, Lynn, freeman 6 May 1635, a tailor. He had wife Mary, who died 2 April 1657. He married 1 September following at Boston, widow Ann Martin. He testified in 1678, that he was in 68th year. Had John; Mary; Joseph; and Samuel. He died 4 August 1693. Lewis marks his arrival in 1630. His daughter Mary married 1 September 1657, Joseph Hutchings.

WILLIAM EDMUNDS, WILLIAM EDMONDS, or WILLIAM EDMANDS, Providence, son of Andrew Edmunds. He died 30 December 1725, leaving widow Alice, and children James, William, and Mary.

THOMAS EDSALL, or THOMAS EDSEL, Boston, turner, artillery company 1652. He married Elizabeth Farman, 16 September of unknown year probably 1652, had Henry, born 28 February 1655.

BENJAMIN EDSON, Perhaps son of Samuel Edson of Bridgewater. He married 4 December 1660, Sarah Hoskins. daughter perhaps of William Hoskins of Scituate.

JOSEPH EDSON, Bridgewater, son of Deacon Samuel Edson. By wife Experience, had Joseph; Josiah, born 1682; and Benjamin. By second wife Mary married 1686, had Samuel, Timothy, Mary, Susanna, as Mitchell thinks; and he adds that his estate was settled 1712.

JOSIAH EDSON, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding. He married Elizabeth Dean, daughter of John Dean of Taunton, not (as Mitchell says), perhaps daughter of Nathaniel Hayward, but Mitchell gives no children. He adds, that husband and wife both died 1734, he aged 82, and she 83. His large estate went by devise chiefly to his nephew Josiah Edson, son of Joseph Edson.

SAMUEL EDSON, Salem 1639, removed to Bridgewater, there was Deacon, Representative 1676. He died 9 July 1692, aged 80; and his widow Susanna died 20 February 1699, aged 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, and Bethia. Susanna married Reverend James Keith; Elizabeth married Richard Phillips of Weymouth; Mary married 1676, Nicholas Byram, junior; Sarah married 7 November 1663, John Dean of Taunton; Bethia married 17 December 1678, Ezra Dean.

SAMUEL EDSON, Bridgewater, and son, perhaps eldest, of the preceding. He married Susanna Byram, daughter of Nicholas Byram, had Susanna, born 1679; Elizabeth, 1684; and Samuel 1690. He died 1719. His widow died 1742. Two of this name had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, and three at others New England Colleges.

ALEXANDER EDWARDS, Springfield, came from Wales about 1640, embarked at Bristol. He married 28 April 1642, Sarah Searl, daughter of John Searl, had Samuel, born 7 March 1643; Hannah, 18 February 1645; Joseph, 8 August 1647; Mary, 20 January 1650; Benjamin, 24 June 1652; and Sarah, 21 November 1654. Next year removed to Northampton, there had Nathaniel, 25 June 1657; and Elizabeth, 22 February 1660. He died 4 September 1690. All the sons had family. Samuel, Joseph, and Nathaniel, with the father were made freeman 1690. Descendants are very numerous. Mary married 17 December 1670, John Field.

BENJAMIN EDWARDS, Springfield, son of the preceding. He married 23 February 1681, Thankful Sheldon, daughter of the first Isaac Sheldon.

GRIFFIN EDWARDS, Boston, calls, in a deed, Ann, wife of Reverend John Myles, who was sole heir of John Humphrey, his mother-in-law.

JOHN EDWARDS, Wethersfield 1640, had probably lived at Watertown. By a first wife before settling at Wethersfield, had Thomas; and Abraham, born 12 August 1637. He married Dorothy Finch, daughter of Abraham Finch, had John, born 16 December 1638; Esther, June 1641; Ruth, December 1643; Hannah, January 1645; Joseph, May 1648; and Lydia. He in 1653 was aged 60, and died about 1664. In May 1667, his widow married Richard Tousley of Saybrook, and 1676 was a widow for third time.

JOHN EDWARDS, the son was a corporal (not Captain as Hinman, 130, tells), and was killed in the great Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675.

JOHN EDWARDS, Ipswich. He married 24 November 1658, Mary Sams, had John, born 22 January 1660; Mary, 15 October 1661; Elizabeth and Lucy, twins 28 February 1667; William, 27 March 1669; Samuel, 1 June 1671; Francis, 29 December 1678; Hannah, 7 July 1681; and Frances, 30 September 1682. He was freeman 1690.

JOHN EDWARDS, Ipswich. By wife Margaret, had Thomas, born 28 February 1694, died within 3 months; and Margaret, 25 February 1695, died within 4 years. Perhaps he was of Cape Elizabeth 1690.

JOHN EDWARDS, Charlestown, called by himself in August 1676, chirurgeon of Stepney. By wife Elizabeth, had John, baptized 13 March 1687.

JOSEPH EDWARDS, Wethersfield, son of John Edwards, had wife Sarah married 12 November 1670, who died 12 December 1687.

JOSEPH EDWARDS, Northampton 1668, was son of Alexander Edwards. He had a family but names of wife and children are equally unknown.

MATTHEW EDWARDS, Reading, came in the Speedwell 1656, from London, but he had come near 20 years before with widow, mother who married Robert Hawes, and in her will of 12 June 1645, mentioned him and his brother Robert. He married 2 December 1657, Mary Poole, daughter of John Poole, had Mary, born 25 March 1659; Sarah, 26 January 1661; Matthew, 24 October 1662, died young; and Elizabeth; the daughters are named in their grandfather's will of 1667. He was freeman 1669; and died 23 December 1683, aged 52.

NATHANIEL EDWARDS, Boston, merchant, a citizen of London. He died 2 January 1654.

NATHANIEL EDWARDS, Northampton, son of Alexander Edwards, of whom I know nothing, except that he was freeman 1690, and had family.

RICE EDWARDS, Salem 1643, Boston 1646, a joiner. His wife Joan was administrator of the children 9 May 1647.

RICHARD EDWARDS, Hartford, only child of first William Edwards. He married 19 November 1667, Elizabeth Tuttle, daughter of William Tuttle of New Haven, had Mary, born 1668; Timothy, 14 May 1669; Abigail, 1671; Elizabeth, 1675; Ann, 1678; Mabel, baptized 13 December 1685; and another child whose name is not found. Next he married about 1692, Mary Talcott, daughter of Honorable John Talcott, had Jonathan, 20 January 1693 died soon; John, 27 February 1694; Hannah, 3 January 1696; Richard, 5 June 1698, died young; Daniel Edwards, 11 April 1701, Yale College 1720; and Samuel, 1 November 1702. He was a very valuable citizen and died 20 May 1713 according to Genealogical Registrar XII. 334, while family tradition gives 20 April 1718, when Timothy, Abigail, Elizabeth, Ann, and Mabel, children of the first wife besides three sons and one daughter of the second were living. Daniel Edwards, a Judge of the Supreme Court of Connecticut died 6 September 1765.

ROBERT EDWARDS, Concord, came from London in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, in the autumn of 1635, aged 22, or he may be the same which seven days earlier than his entry for Babb's ship is, at the London custom house certified to have taken the oath of allegiance being aged 27, and to passage to Virginia. Possibly only one man so named was in London. He by wife Christian, had at Concord, Sarah, born 12 September 1640, died in 2 weeks; Christian, 15 March 1646, and several others, probably before as well as after. He was freeman 18 May 1642. He died early, for his inventory was taken 18 December 1646.

ROBERT EDWARDS, Salem, brother of Matthew Edwards, son of that widow who married Robert Hawes, and died 1645, as in her will of 12 June in that year is seen.

SAMUEL EDWARDS, Northampton 1668, son of Alexander Edwards of the same, freeman 1690. He had a family but details are not heard.

THOMAS EDWARDS, Salem, 1637, shoemaker, freeman 28 February 1643. He had there baptized John, 6 June 1639, his wife being of the children before him; Joseph, 22 May 1642; and Joshua, 18 June 1643. He probably removed to Lynn, or Watertown, where he may have lived before settling at Salem.

THOMAS EDWARDS, Wethersfield. He brought Elizabeth, who married about 1645, John Goodrich. He was of Hartford 1648, engaged to remove 1659, with other friends of Goodwin, but went not, and in 1663 was by the Court ordered to oversee the work upon bridges. His daughter Ruth married 20 June 1670, Samuel Hale the younger, and died 26 December 1682, aged 30.

THOMAS EDWARDS, Boston 1665, and several years after a master mariner, perhaps the same, maltreated by the French at Tortugas, 1674, mentioned by Governor Leverett, 3 Massachusetts History Collections X. 102.

THOMAS EDWARDS, Stonington 1667. He married Mary Bridgham, perhaps daughter of Henry Bridgham of Dorchester. He died 1693.

TIMOTHY EDWARDS, minister of Windsor, Harvard College 1691, son of Richard Edwards before mentioned. He married 6 November 1694, Esther Stoddard, daughter of Reverend Solomon Stoddard of Northampton, had Esther, born 6 August 1695; Elizabeth, 14 April 1697; Ann, 28 April 1699; Mary, 11 February 1701; Eunice, 20 August 1705; Abigail, 25 December 1707; Jerusha, 30 May 1710; Hannah, 8 February 1713; Lucy, 25 May 1715; and Martha, 5 January 1718; besides another who was not a daughter. He was ordained 1698. He died 27 January 1758, less than two months before his son Jonathan Edwards, the distinguished theologian born 5 October 1703, President of New Jersey College.

WILLIAM EDWARDS, Hartford 1639, but not freeman before 1658. He was brought in childhood, says the family tradition by his mother Ann, wife of James Cole. He married Agnes Spencer, daughter of William Spencer, had only child Richard, before mentioned born May 1647.

WILLIAM EDWARDS, Taunton 1643, perhaps was at Lynn 5 years after, but removed to Long Island probably at Easthampton 1650.

JOHN EELLS, JOHN ELLS, JOHN EELS, or JOHN EALES, Dorchester, freeman 14 May 1634. He had Samuel, baptized 3 May 1640. He removed perhaps to Hingham first, but in 1645 to Newbury, there called "beehive maker". He died 25 November 1653, aged 78, says Coffin, who mentioned no wife or children.

NATHANIEL EELLS, NATHANIEL ELLS, NATHANIEL EELS, or NATHANIEL EALES, Scituate, son of Samuel Eells. He was ordained 14 June 1704. He married 12 October 1704 Hannah North of Hingham, had Sarah, born 5 August 1705; Samuel, 23 February 1707; John, 23 January 1709; Nathaniel Eells, 4 February 1711, Harvard College 1728; Edward Eells, 4 January 1713, Harvard College 1733; Hannah, 30 January 1715; Mary, 13 May 1716; North, 28 September 1718; and Ann, 16 October 1721. He partook in the Whitfield controversy 1745, and died 25 August 1750; and his widow died 2 May 1754.

RICHARD EELLS, RICHARD ELLS, RICHARD EELS, or RICHARD EALES, Boston. He died 29 October 1639, probably without wife or children. His will, the first in first volumes of records names brother John Eells in England, and refers to three brothers and a sister as residuary legatees. But it has been argued with much plausibility, that the testator's name was Hills. See Genealogical Registrar II. 218.

SAMUEL EELLS, SAMUEL ELLS, SAMUEL EELS, or SAMUEL EALES, Milford, probably son of John Eells. He married 1 August 1663, Ann Lenthall, daughter of Reverend Robert Lenthall of Newport, had Samuel, born 1 June 1664, died soon; John, 3 July 1665, died young; Samuel, again, 2 September 1666; John, again, 1668; these two baptized 1670; Mary, 18 February 1671; Robert, 4 December 1672, died young; Robert, again, 25 January 1675; Nathaniel Eells, before mentioned 26 November 1677, or next month, Harvard College1699, and perhaps others. He had a second wife Sarah Peck, daughter of Joseph Peck; yet I know not who she was. He was a military officer, in Philip's War, and after was at Fairfield in 1687. He settled at Hingham, of which he was Representative 1705 and 1706. He died 1709. His widow died at Scituate at the house of his son 1711. Deane says his daughter Ann married 1704, Thomas Wilder; and Elizabeth married 1710, John Stowell, both of Hingham. Hinman, 277, has a great amount of matter on this name, but it is difficult to put it in order. Eleven of this name had in 1829 been at Harvard Yale, and Williams College of which ten were clergymen.

JONATHAN EGER, or JONATHAN EAGER, Salem. He married 27 June 1661, Rebecca Hyle, daughter of Richard Hyle, had Hannah, born 27 July 1662; and Jonathan, 25 January 1665.

WILLIAM EGER, or WILLIAM EAGER Cambridge. By wife Ruth, who died 6 January 1680, aged 39, had Zerubabel, born 8 June 1672; Martha, 26 November 1674; Ruth, 1 February 1677; and Sarah, 25 June 1679. He married 13 April 1680, Lydia Cole (though the record has Esther), daughter of Arthur Cole, removed to Marlborough, after having Margaret, born 25 May 1681, there had several more; but as William; Zechary; Abraham; James, 1685; Jacob; Mercy; Lydia; and Esther, named in his will of December 1687, as well as Zerubabel, Ruth, Sarah and Margaret, seem too large a number for the second wife for whose promise of another also provision is made, one must suppose, that two or three besides those recorded at Cambridge were born of first wife at some other town. The will was probated 17 June 1690. Abraham, James, Zechary, and Zerubabel had family in Marlborough, the last having married 1697, Hannah Kerley; Abraham had wife Lydia; and Zechary, Elizabeth. Probably this is now Eager.

JEREMIAH EGGINGTON, Boston. He married 12 October 1655, Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Reverend John Cotton, who died 81 August 1656, had Elizabeth born 15 of the same mother who probably died soon. He, I suppose, removed.

BAGOT EGGLESTON, EGGLESTON BIGOD, EGGLESTON BIGOT, or EGGLESTON BEGAT, with sundry other variations, Dorchester, came, probably in the Mary and John, asked administration 19 October 1630 and was recorded as freeman 18 May following. Removed with first settlers to Windsor. He died 1 September 1674, "near 100 years old," says extravagant tradition leaving Samuel, and James, both born before he removed, and Thomas, born 26 August 1638; Mary, 29 May 1641; Sarah, 28 March 1643; Rebecca, 8 December 1644; Abigail, 12 baptized 18 June 1648; Joseph, baptized 30 March 1651; and Benjamin, 18 December 1633. The name of his wife is unknown but the Court record of Connecticut mentioned that he was fined 20 shares for bequeathing her to a young man in 1645, which (not the fine), must be regarded as joke. Abigail married 14 October 1669, John Osborn.

BENJAMIN EGGLESTON, Windsor, youngest son of the preceding. He married 6 March 1678, Hannah Osborne, widow of Elias Shadduck or Shattuck, daughter of John Osborne, had Mary, born 2 October 1680; Sarah, 20 April 1683; Abigail, perhaps, 11 April 1685; Benjamin, May 1687; Dorothy, 28 February 1690; Joseph, 1695; and Esther, 10 July 1699.

JAMES EGGLESTON, Windsor, brother of the preceding. By wife Esther, had James, born 1 January 1657, killed at Deerfield by the Indians September 1675; John, 27 March 1659; Thomas, 27 July 1661; Esther, 1 December 1663; Nathaniel, 15 August 1666; Isaac, 27 February 1669; Abigail, 1 September 1671; Deborah, 1 May 1674; and Hannah, 19 December 1676. He died 1 December 1679. He was made freeman of Connecticut 1657, at the same time with his father; and his brother Samuel Eggleston, perhaps the elder, in year following. His widow married 29 April 1680, James Enno.

SAMUEL EGGLESTON, Middletown, brother of the preceding. By wife Sarah, had Samuel, born 6 March 1663; Thomas, 4 June 1667, died soon; Joseph, 24 January 1669, died soon; Sarah, 26 October 1670; Susanna, 19 May 1674; Nicholas, 23 December 1676; Mercy, 27 July 1679, Mary, 1681; and Ebenezer, 1684. He died March 1691. In the History of Windsor, 591, some variety in names of the children and also of dates, is seen.

THOMAS EGGLESTON, Windsor, brother of the preceding, freeman 1658, was of New London 1662.

JOHN EGLETON, Fairfield. By wife Peaceable, had John, born 4 September 1657. He died 1659, his inventory bears date of 20 October 1659. His widow married about 1660, Daniel Silliman, from which it is said, all of this name described. She died the next year. The son died unmarried at Fairfield. This name has sometimes double “g” and sometimes is Eggleden.

WILLIAM EGLIN, Boston. He married Phebe Williams, daughter of Robert Williams of the same, had Mary, born 8 July 1667; Samuel, 14 March 1669; Phebe, 17 May 1673; and John, 15 May 1677.

JOHN EGRON, Malden. He had Elizabeth, born 3 February 1673. But that this was a possible name in New England demands high authority to convince. See Genealogical Registrar X. 235.

DANIEL ELA, Haverhill 1675, perhaps several years earlier, a tanner, but in 1677 had leave to keep an ordinary. Mirick, 52, 4. He took oath of allegiance 28 November 1677. Perhaps he had son Israel, who took oath of allegiance 28 November 1677.

THOMAS ELBRIDGE, Boston, son of Giles Elbridge, merchant and joint grantee of the patent, 29 February 1632 to Aldsworth, an Alderman of Bristol, by the President and Council of New England for Pemaquid. He came perhaps 1650, to dispose of that interest in lots, of which one moiety was in 1652 to Captain Paul White for 200, and the last was in 1657. He also sold for the County Monhigon. He was associated with the first which owned a fire engine in the metropolitan 1680. Willis, I. 13.

ANTHONY ELCOCK, New Haven 1657. He had Mary, born 22 July 1661; John, 21 December 1663; Thomas, 29 July 1666; and Sarah, 12 April 1669. He died not long after, for in September 1672 his will is mentioned.

THOMAS ELCOCK, New Haven, son of the preceding. He married Martha Munson, eldest child and only daughter of Samuel Munson. The name sometimes seems Elcote.

DANIEL ELDER, Dorchester. He married 12 March 1667, Lydia Homes, who died 5 September 1689, had Lydia, born 19 July 1668, died next month; Remember, 29 June 1669; Andrew, 13 March 1671; Lydia, again, 13 June 1673; Daniel, 1 June 1675. He died 4 May 1692.

JOHN ELDERKIN, Lynn 1637, Dedham 1641, Reading 1646, and two years later at Providence, and of New London 1651, where he built both the first church and first mill, finally in 1664 settled at Norwich, there also built the first church and mill. He died 23 June 1687 aged about 71. He had Abigail, born 13 September 1641, but what was his wife's name, or whether she had more children, or when she died is unknown. Yet a daughter of this wife married Daniel Comstock. He married for second wife Elizabeth Drake, daughter of John Drake, widow of William Gaylord, and had Ann, born January 1661; John, April 1664; Bathshua, November 1665; James, March 1671; and Joseph, December 1672. His widow long survived him, and died 18 June 1716, aged 95; and the error in History of Norwich, 117, whereby this date was made to belong to the husband is thus explained.

JOHN ELDERKIN, Norwich, son of the preceding. He married 1685, Abigail Fowler. Four of the name had in 1829 been graduates at Yale.

JOHN ELDRED, Warwick. He married Margaret Houlden, fifth daughter of Randall Houlden the first.

SAMUEL ELDRED, Cambridge 1646. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 26 October 1642; Samuel, 26 October 1644; Mary, 15 June 1646; and Thomas, 8 September 1648. Both sons were of Wickford 1674, but, both being in the interest of Connecticut they may not have been permanent settlers. Taken prisoner by Connecticut when Rhode Island was too weak to vindicate her right, he, perhaps, to serve his relatives and neighbor consent, to be made a constable until the royal justice might impartially settle the disputed boundary. Samuel died at Rochester 1688, and is named in the Revolution in New England. Justification page 20. A Mrs. Eldred is mentioned 1643 at New Haven, with family of 5, and estate of £1000, but not there in 1647, probably was gone home to London.

WILLIAM ELDRED, Yarmouth. He married a daughter of William Lumpkin of the same, whose baptized name is not seen by me, had Ann, born about 16 December 1648; and Sarah, 10 October 1650, besides Elisha, and Bethia; of which the last two are named in the will of their grandfather. Very often it is Eldridge.

NICHOLAS ELDRIDGE, Chatham, son of Robert Eldridge, first Representative under new charter 1692. He died 30 April 1702 leaving widow Elizabeth James, the oldest son and other children John, Nicholas, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, and Desire.

ROBERT ELDRIDGE, Yarmouth. He married "the last week of October 1649," Elizabeth Nickerson, daughter of William Nickerson of the same, had Nicholas, born 18 August 1650; but I hear not of others. Yet Mary, who married 30 November 1668, John Smith of the same, was, perhaps, his daughter.

THOMAS ELDRIDGE, Boston; 1674, ship carpenter. Often this name, in early days, was written Eldred.

JOHN ELFORD, Salem 1636, excommunicated 1639, though Felt, which states the fact, II. 576, as set out at full in Hutchinson I. 420, by the pastor's letter, has omitted the name among members of the church. He probably removed with Roger Williams, and the other outcasts.

THOMAS ELGARR, Hadley 1678, a young man, chargeable to the town, perhaps an invalid soldier of Philip's war, removed to Suffield. He married about 1691, Abigail Filley, had Thomas, born 24 July 1692; and perhaps other children.

THOMAS ELGARR, Windsor, 1729, probably son of the preceding, but possibly the same.

ANDREW ELIOT, or ANDREW ELLIOT, and ANDREW ELLIOTT, Beverly, came from Somersetshire it is said, but no date is known. He had only son Andrew, born 1651 in England. Was Representative 1690-92. He was of the juries, says tradition which tried the witches, and had great mental affliction on that account in the residue of life.

ANDREW ELIOT, or ANDREW ELLIOT, and ANDREW ELLIOTT, Beverly, son of the preceding, came with his father. He married 9 December 1680, Mary Shattuck, daughter of Samuel Shattuck, had Mary, born 1681; Andrew, 11 September 1683; and Samuel, 11 February 1686. He was a mariner, freeman 1683, and lost on return voyage, 12 September 1688 at Cape Sable.

ANDREW ELIOT, or ANDREW ELLIOT, and ANDREW ELLIOTT, Boston, son of the preceding, merchant. He married Ruth Symonds of Beverly, had Samuel, a stationer and bookseller, a man of good esteem, ancestor of Honorable Samuel Eliot, late Mayor of Boston; Ruth; and Andrew Eliot, Harvard College 1737, who was eminent as a patriot and divine, and father of Andrew Eliot, Harvard College 1762, and of John Eliot, Harvard College 1772, the beloved, a distinguished antiquary; and of Ephraim Eliot, Harvard College 1780.

ASAPH ELIOT, or ASAPH ELLIOT, and ASAPH ELLIOTT, Boston, son of Jacob Eliot, born the year his father died. Married Elizabeth Davenport, daughter of Captain Richard Davenport, who died 10 March 1680, had Elizabeth, born 1 February before. By second wife Hannah, had John, 18 December 1683. He died 3 September 1685.

DANIEL ELIOT, or DANIEL ELLIOT, and DANIEL ELLIOTT, Sudbury, or Marlborough. He married Hannah Cloyes, daughter of Peter Cloyes, had Daniel, born 17 August 1687; Ebenezer, 3 March 1693; John, 16 May 1695; James, 2 April 1697; Nathaniel, 10 August 1699; Jonathan, 16 August 1701; and Peter, 25 November 1704. He removed to Oxford. In the doleful witchcraft trials of 1692, he gave evidence with more sense than most.

EDMUND ELIOT, or EDMUND ELLIOT, and EDMUND ELLIOTT, Salisbury 1652. By wife Sarah, had John, born 25 September 1660. He had, perhaps, two wives, one daughter of Jared Hadden, one daughter of Ralph Blaisdell.

FRANCIS ELIOT, or FRANCIS ELLIOT, and FRANCIS ELLIOTT, Braintree, youngest brother of the apostle John Eliot, born in England, and freeman 2 June 1641. He married Mary Saunders, daughter of Martin Saunders, had Mary, born 27 January 1641, died young; Rachel, 26 October 1643; John, 17 April 1650; Hannah, 11 October 1651, but another reading of the Arabic numerals in the official transcript of records probably erroneously makes it 8 January 1652, as in Genealogical Registrar XII. 110; Mary, again, 25 October 1653; and Abigail, 12 January or February 1659. He was made Deacon 12 October 1653, and died 1677. In his will of 30 October 1677 he names wife Mary, daughters Abigail, Mary, Rachel, and Hannah. Mary married April 1662, Caleb Hobart, and died early; Rachel married 1662, John Poulter of Cambridge, and next, Deacon John Whitmore of Medford; and Hannah married 3 September 1670, Stephen Willis.

HENRY ELIOT, or HENRY ELLIOT, and HENRY ELLIOTT, Stonington, perhaps son of first Joseph Eliot. He married 12 March 1679, Deborah York, daughter of James York junior, had Deborah, born 1680; and Ann, 1681.

HUMPHREY ELIOT, or HUMPHREY ELLIOT, and HUMPHREY ELLIOTT, Portsmouth, son probably of Robert Eliot. He married Elizabeth Cutts, daughter of Robert Cutts, before 13 July 1685, had Champernoon, who is named in the will of Francis Champernoon, made next year.

JACOB ELIOT, or JACOB ELLIOT, and JACOB ELLIOTT, Boston, elder brother of Reverend John Eliot. He came probably with him in the Lion, November 1631, freeman 6 March 1632, ordained a Deacon 17 May 1640, who is quite observed as he was disarmed two and a half years before as one of the pestilent heretics that supported Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson in their "opinions and revelations". He died 1651, leaving widow Margery, who died 30 October 1661. His will of 28 April 1651 probated 20 November 1651, is well abstracted in Genealogical Registrar IV. 53. His children were Jacob, baptized 16 December 1632; John, 28 December 1634, died young; Hannah, 29 January 1637, who married 4 June 1653, Deacon Theophilus Frary; Abigail, 7 April 1639, who married 16 December 1637, Thomas Wyborne; Susanna, born 16, baptized 25 July 1641, who married December 1662, Peter Hobart of Hingham, and, next, Thomas Downes, and died 14 March 1688; Mehitable, 25 April baptized 4 May 1645; Sarah; Asaph, 25 October baptized 2 November 1651, before mentioned. A writer in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 46, has given dates of baptism for both and made Hannah, born 1638, when she was baptized 29 January 1636-37, and omitted two children named before Asaph.

JACOB ELIOT, or JACOB ELLIOT, and JACOB ELLIOTT, eldest son of the preceding, freeman 1654. He married 9 January 1633, widow Mary Wilcock, had Mary, born 6 October 1633 who married 2 January 1678, Elizur Holyoke; Abigail, 16 December 1657; Hannah, 15 June 1660, probably died soon; Jacob, 16 November 1662, died young; Joseph, 13 January 1664; Hannah, again, 17 March 1666; and Jacob, again, 16 April 1673. He was Captain in high esteem, and Deacon, one of the selectmen 1677, and died 16 August 1693.

JOHN ELIOT, or JOHN ELLIOT, and JOHN ELLIOTT, Roxbury, the celebrated Apostle of the Indians born at Nazing, County Essex, 1603. He was bred at Cambridge, matriculated as a pensioner in Jesus College 20 March 1619, where he took his A.B. 1623. He came to Boston 2 November 1631, in the Lion, freeman 6 March 1632. In November following was settled in his office of teacher, with colleague Thomas Welde, who was made pastor in July 1633. He married Ann Mumford, or Ann Mountfort, who was betrothed to him in England and followed him the next year. This was in October I think, certainly not 4 September 1632, as the town record has it, for the ship, in which she came did not arrive until 12 days later. She died 22 March 1687. He had Hannah, born 17 September 1633, who married 4 May 1653, Habakuk Glover, and was living when Mather wrote the “Life of her Father”; John Eliot, 3 or 31 August 1636, Harvard College 1656; Joseph Eliot, 20 December 1638, Harvard College 1658; Samuel Eliot, 22, baptized 27 June 1641, Harvard College 1660; Aaron, 19 February baptized 3 March 1644, died 19 November 1655; and Benjamin, 29 January 1647, whose baptism is not known as the foot of the page in church records where probably it was written, is cut off. This youngest son Benjamin Eliot, Harvard College 1665, was, it is said, a preacher, and assisted his father many years. But he was never ordained nor married, and died 15 October 1687. In the trembling hand of the father it is written that he was buried 26, the record next but one above being "in this year my ancient dearly beloved wife died, I was sick to death, but the Lord was pleased to deliver me." A very curious tract, proving Eliot's simplicity of heart, the Christian Commonwealth, composed like William Aspinwall's Fifth Monarchy, under a strong persuasion of the "rising kingdom of Jesus Christ," being near at hand, may be seen in 3 Massachusetts History Collections IX. 130. In the humble apology, extorted in May 1661, he says, it was sent to England "about nine or ten years since." As the more proximate reign of Oliver Cromwell was then in concoction, the work was kept back for the preposterous, but natural, anarchy after his death, and then came forth to enjoy short popular, or probably none at all. Our people gladly acknowledged the Governor of England in King, Lords, and Commons, for the millennium seemed premature. Yet it was hardly an object of true policy to compel the authorities to profess his sorrow for the harmless mistakes. Ever honorary will be the name of Eliot for the better work, not of a statesman, but a philanthropic laborer of forty years in spreading among our aboriginals. The sentiments and in some degree the doctrine of his religion. He had second colleague Danforth, and third, Walter, and he died 20 May 1690.

JOHN ELIOT, or JOHN ELLIOT, and JOHN ELLIOTT, Watertown 1633. By wife Margaret, had Elizabeth, born 2 February 1634; John, 1636; Ann, 12 July 1638; Samuel, 1640, died soon; Martha, January 1641, died soon; and Sarah, 22 December 1643. He sold his estate in 1646, and probably removed to Stamford 1650, where wife Margaret died 17 August 1658, and daughter Sarah was married 1659.

JOHN ELIOT, or JOHN ELLIOT, and JOHN ELLIOTT, Newton, first minister of that town, then Cambridge village, son of the apostle, freeman 1660, ordained 20 July 1664. He had wife Sarah Willet, third daughter of Thomas Willet, the distinguished first English mayor of New York of which the Cambridge record gives date of death 13 June 1664, but Jackson's History says 1665. By her he had Sarah, baptized 21 September 1662, who married 16 November 1681, John Bowles. He married next, 23 May 1666, Elizabeth Gookin, daughter of Daniel Gookin, had John Eliot, born 28 April 1667, Harvard College 1685, who was a man of some distinction at Windsor in Connecticut. At the age of only 32 he was cut off, 13 October 1668, in his will of 15 August 1668, provided for the two children and another if his wife executrix had one. She married 8 December 1680, Edmund Quincy.

JOHN ELIOT, or JOHN ELLIOT, and JOHN ELLIOTT, Amesbury, took oath of allegiance 20 December 1677.

JOSEPH ELIOT, or JOSEPH ELLIOT, and JOSEPH ELLIOTT, New London 1667, removed to Stonington.

JOSEPH ELIOT, or JOSEPH ELLIOT, and JOSEPH ELLIOTT, Guilford, son of the apostle, ordained 1664, had preached first two years at Northampton. He married Sarah Brenton, daughter of William Brenton, Governor of Rhode Island. Had Mehitable, born 6 October 1676; Ann, 12 December 1677; Jemima, 1680; and Bashua, 1682; thus arranged in his will. By second wife Mary Wyllis, daughter of Samuel Wyllis of Hartford, he had Jared Eliot, born 7 November 1685, Yale College 1706; Mary, 1687; Rebecca, 1690; and Abiel. He died 24 May 1694. The will of 1 December 1693 gives his Newport estate valued £1200, derived from Brenton, equally to children of first wife and his property in Massachusetts from Wyllis, £500, and his own father £400 more, to son Jared, and of residence 2/3 to his wife who died 11 October 1729, aged 73; and 1/3 to the other children. Ann was wife of Jonathan Law, Governor of Connecticut

PHILIP ELIOT, or PHILIP ELLIOT, and PHILIP ELLIOTT, Roxbury, brother of the apostle. He came probably early in April 1635, in the Hopewell, Captain Bundocke, though his name is not on the custom house list, for it contains his wife Elizabeth aged 30, and their children Mary, 13; Elizabeth, 8, Sarah, 6; and Philip, 2; besides John Ruggles, 10, of whom the church record says he was brought over a servant by Philip Eliot. Mary had been baptized 11 March 1621; Elizabeth, 8 April 1627; and Sarah, 25 January 1629. All were from Nazing, the seat of the family and we may be sure, that, as a subsidy man, or for other good reason, he could not obtain license to leave his native land, probably fearing to ask for it, and assumed the right of England to come without. He was freeman 26 May 1636, a Deacon in the church of his brother at Roxbury, Representative 4 years 1654-57. He died 22 October 1657, says the church register, but the less reliable town record has it 24 October 1657, which may have been the day of burial, leaving three daughters Elizabeth Sarah and another, respectively wives of Richard Withington of Dorchester, of John Aldis, and of John Smith of Dedham, as remembered in his will of 21 October 1657. But I think Mary who married 1 January 1642, Edward Payson, and lived long, was also a daughter. So that we may conjecture that another daughter had been born on our side of the ocean, and that Mary had recorded her share of father's property on her marriage many years before the will.

RICHARD ELIOT, or RICHARD ELLIOT, and RICHARD ELLIOTT, Beverly. He died 1664, or at least his inventory was then produced, but he was drowned 5 February 1663.

RICHARD ELIOT, or RICHARD ELLIOT, and RICHARD ELLIOTT, New London 1662, transient.

ROBERT ELIOT, or ROBERT ELLIOT, and ROBERT ELLIOTT, Casco 1670 [Willis, I. 95], Scarborough 1685, Representative in that last assembly of Maine held by President Danforth for Massachusetts before the rule of Andros, to whom he accommodated himself being a counselor 1688, when he lived at Portsmouth, was in 1716 eldest in the council of New Hampshire. He was father of Humphrey, I think; of Jane, who married 1707, Andrew Pepperell, brother of Sir William Pepperell; and, next, Simon Frost; probably of Elizabeth also, who married 9 January 1700, George Vaughan.

SAMUEL ELIOT, or SAMUEL ELLIOT, and SAMUEL ELLIOTT, Roxbury, son of the apostle, after graduating as a teacher at the same. He died unmarried 1 November 1664, perhaps at Cambridge, as Roxbury town record does not mention the fact, that is learned only by the record of the colleague of his father who gives him prefix of Mr.

THOMAS ELIOT, or THOMAS ELLIOT, and THOMAS ELLIOTT, Boston, a carpenter. By wife Hannah Gould, daughter of John Gould of Charlestown. He married 10 June 1675, had Mary, born 25 July 1686.

WILLIAM ELIOT, or WILLIAM ELLIOT, and WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Ipswich 1634, came in the Mary and John that year having taken the requisite oaths of allegiance and supremacy 26 April 1634. He was from Salisbury in Wilts, was drowned next year at Cape Ann, in the wreck of the vessel with Reverend Mr. Avery, 15 August 1635 of which the story is so well related by the survivor, Anthony Thacher. See Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts. Forty-two of this name, variously spelt, had been graduates in 1834 at the several New England Colleges of which eleven were clergymen, eight of them, and half of all at Harvard alone.

HENRY ELITHORP, or HENRY ELITHROP, Dedham, a soldier in Moseley's company December 1675. A widow Elithorp, probably his mother, married 25 June 1657, Thomas Jones of Hull.

NATHANIEL ELITHORP, or NATHANIEL ELITHROP, Ipswich. He had Thomas, born 15 March 1663; Abigail, 9 December 1665; Mary, 24 July 1672; and Nathaniel, 10 July 1675. He was aged 54 in 1686. Felt. He was of Rowley 1691, or had estate there to be taxed.

THOMAS ELITHORP, or THOMAS ELITHROP, Rowley 1643. He died 1668; or another Thomas, there, died 8 June 1689; and a third, quite aged, there died 1709.

GERSHOM ELKINS, or GERSHOM ELKING, Hampton 1677, then took oath of allegiance.

HENRY ELKINS, or HENRY ELKING, Boston 1634, tailor, freeman 6 May 1635. He had Mary, baptized 8 April 1638. He had been in November 1637, disarmed as one of the majority of Boston church who supported Wheelwright; removed to Hampton. He died 19 November 1668. His will of 27 April 1667 names children Gershom and Eliezur.

HENRY ELKINS, or HENRY ELKING, Hampton, probably son of the preceding. He married Esther Waldron, daughter of Major Richard Waldron, who died early, and she next married Abraham Lea, who was killed by the Indians 27 June 1689 at the house of the father of his wife when she was taken into distant captivity and after restoration from Canada. He married third, Richard Jose, Sheriff of the Province. Henry Elkins, killed by the Indians 17 September 1707, at Kingston, may be grandson.

OLIVER ELKINS, or OLIVER ELKING, Salem. He had Thomas, born 30 September 1689.

THOMAS ELKINS, or THOMAS ELKING, Saco 1640, was deputy of Robert Sankey, the marshal of Gorges` Province and in 1663 of Scarborough.

THOMAS ELKINS, or THOMAS ELKING, Salem. By wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 5 June 1674; Thomas, 11 January 1677; Lydia, 12 June 1679; John, 17 May 1681; Margaret, 26 April 1683; Mary, 1 December 1686; Magdalen, 28 April 1689; Henry, 16 July 1691; and Robert, 21 March 1696.

NICHOLAS ELLEN, Dorchester. He had Ann, born 3 January 1658, who married 7 April 1677, Jacob Adams of Newbury. I presume his wife died early, and he had second wife as under the convertible name appears. See Allen.

BENJAMIN ELLERY, Gloucester 1692, son of William Ellery. Some folly about him is in the Magnalia VII. appendix art. 18. He married 30 July 1696, Abigail Wilkins, daughter of John Wilkins of Boston, had nine children of which the third was William Ellery, born at Bristol, 31 October 1701, Harvard College 1722, and father of the William Ellery, signer of the declaration of Indians. He removed I presume, to Newport, there was much distinguished, had large estate, and his wife died 15 December 1742. He

DEPENDANCE ELLERY, Gloucester, youngest brother of the preceding. He married 4 January 1722, Sarah Warner, had eleven children. He died before 1757.

ISAAC ELLERY, Gloucester, a soldier in Appleton's company killed at the great Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675. Perhaps he was brother of the first William Ellery.

JOHN ELLERY, Newport, son of the first William Ellery, and eldest by his second wife, was a mariner, living 1708.

NATHANIEL ELLERY, Gloucester, younger brother of the preceding, shipwright. He married 1 January 1711, Abigail Norwood, youngest daughter of Francis Norwood the first, and she died after 3 months. Next he married 16 February 1721, Ann Sargent, daughter of the second William Sargent, had Nathaniel, Mary, William, Daniel, and Epes. He died 30 May 1761. His widow died 8 October 1782, aged 90.

WILLIAM ELLERY, Gloucester 1664. He married 8 October 1664 Hannah Vinson, daughter I suppose, of William Vinson, may have had William, born perhaps 15 September 1660, who died young; William, again, 26 January 1667; Benjamin, 6 September 1669; Susanna, 2 February 1673. His wife died 24 December 1675. He married 13 June 1676, Mary Colt, probably daughter of John Colt, had Mary, 24 February 1677; Abigail, 20 March 1679; John, 1681; Nathaniel, 1683; Jemima, 1686; Elinor, 1688; William, 1694; and Dependance, 1696. Perhaps he lived 1668 at Salem; was freeman 1672, Representative 1689, and died 9 December 1696.

WILLIAM ELLERY, Gloucester, son of the preceding, was a mariner. He had two wives and children Joseph, born about 1740; Benjamin, and Lucy, besides several more not named by Babson, and he died 20 September 1771. Six of this family had in 1828 been graduates at Harvard and two at other New England Colleges of which William Ellery, Harvard College 1747, probably grandson of Benjamin Ellery, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and he died 13 February 1820 at Newport, aged 94. His wife Ann Remington, daughter of Honorable Jonathan Remington of Cambridge, died 7 September 1764, aged 39.

JOHN ELLET, or JOHN ELLIT, Watertown. By wife Margaret, had John, born 12 June 1636; Ann, 12 July 1638; Samuel, and Martha, both died soon; and Sarah, 22 December 1643.

WILLIAM ELLET, or WILLIAM ELLIT. By wife Sarah, had Sarah. He died 1670 intestate. Of his residence I know nothing, yet think it may be the same as Eliot of Ipswich.

VINES ELLICOT, Boston. He came in the Supply, embarked at London, 24 May 1679, but perhaps only transient.

WILLIAM ELLINGHAM, Kittery, perhaps, or York certainly when he submitted to Massachusetts 22 November 1652, was constable 1655. Haz. I. 575. Colony Record IV. part i.129.

RALPH ELLINGWOOD, Salem 1637. He had Josiah, baptized 26 May 1644. Perhaps second wife married 14 March 1655 Ellen Lynn, he had Stephen, 16 March 1656; Ralph, born 18 March baptized 26 April 1657; John, born 2 July 1659; Joseph, 12 May, baptized 22 June 1662; Mary, 3 April baptized 5 June 1664; and Sarah, 7 August 1666. He had other children Elizabeth, born 27 June 1666; Benjamin, 1 April 1668; and David, 6 July 1670. But slight confusion appears. Probably he is the man by the London custom house record embarked in the Truelove, September 1635, by name of Ralph Ellwood, aged 28. He was one of the founders of Beverly church 1667. He died January 1674 and left property by his will of 7 January 1674, probated in few months, to widow and children Ralph, John, Joseph, Benjamin, David, Mary, and Elizabeth.

RALPH ELLINGWOOD, Salem, son probably of the preceding. By wife Martha, had Abigail, born 22 January 1696; and Ebenezer, 29 August 1697.

ANTHONY ELLINS, or ANTHONY ELLINGS, Portsmouth 1631, sent over by Mason, the patentee; freeman of Massachusetts 1674.

ARTHUR ELLIS, came to New England in 1630, says Farmer, but my search for him has not been successful.

EDWARD ELLIS, Boston. He married 6 October 1652, Sarah Blott, daughter of Robert Blott, had Sarah, born 1 July 1654; perhaps others, certainly Edward, 26 November 1656; and Ann, 3 February 1659, who died 4 December 1678. He died 23 April 1695, aged 74.

FRANCIS ELLIS, Salem, perhaps as early as 1691. Felt, I. 420. By wife Sarah, he had Francis, born February 1692; and William, 7 June 1702.

JOHN ELLIS, Dedham, freeman 2 June 1641. He married 10 November 1641, Susan Lumber, had John, born 26 April 1646; and Hannah, 9 April 1651. He was of Medfield 1653, where his wife died 4 April 1654. He married next, 16 June 1655, or 56, Joan Clapp, daughter of John Clapp of Dorchester, had Samuel, 24 May 1660, who died at 24 years; and Joseph, 24 October 1662. He died 2 April 1697; and his widow died 2 March 1704. Hannah married 15 December 1671, Samuel Rockett or Rockwood of Medfield.

JOHN ELLIS, Sandwich. He married about 1645, Elizabeth Freeman, daughter of first Edmund Freeman, had, perhaps, Bennet, born 27 February 1649; but certainly Mordecai, 24 March 1651; Joel, 20 March 1655; and Matthias, 2 June 1657. He died 1677, then called junior. Yet who was the senior is unknown. His wife survived and with Mordecai administered the estate.

JOSEPH ELLIS Massachusetts freeman 1663, may have been son of the preceding.

MATTHIAS ELLIS, Sandwich, son of John Ellis. He had Matthias, born 5 November 1681; a son 17 August 1683; Mary, 17 August 1685; Experience, 26 July 1687; Malachi, 8 October 1689; Remember, 1 December 1691; another child died 31 December 1693, soon after birth; and Samuel, 12 November 1699.

RICHARD ELLIS, Dedham. By wife Elizabeth Genery married 1650, who may seem to be daughter of Lambert Genery, especially as Genery in his will calls Ellis son-in-law, had, perhaps several children but certainly a daughter born 1651; and Mary, 3 February 1655, who married 12 March 1680, Amos Fisher.

THOMAS ELLIS, Medfield 1649, may be the same who was baptized at Wrentham, England 13 December 1629. He married 21 May 1657, Mary Wight, daughter of Thomas Wight of Dedham, had Mary, born 26 September 1660; Abiel, 15 October 1662; Samuel, 9 November 1664; Thomas, 10 January 1666; Patience, 22 February 1668; Ruth, 31 October 1670; Thomas, again, 24 July 1674; and Joanna, 17 January 1677; and another daughter named Juda or Judith, in the will of her grandfather born 5 or 15 April 1658. He died about 12 December 1690. His widow died 7 March 1693. Mary married 20 March 1678 or 79, Jonathan Adams, and Patience married 10 December 1691, Henry Adams, both of Medfield. One

WILLIAM ELLIS, Braintree. See Allis. Five of this name at Harvard and four at other New England Colleges had been graduates 1828. Sometimes it is written Elice.

GEORGE ELLISON, or GEORGE ELISSON, Plymouth. He married Lydia Morton, daughter of Secretary Morton, but I find no more of him.

LAWRENCE ELLISON, or LAWRENCE ELISSON, Windsor 1643. He removed perhaps to Hempstead, Long Island, there died 1665. His sons Richard, Thomas, and John were administrators.

RICHARD ELLISON, or RICHARD ELISSON, Braintree 1646. By wife Thomasine, had Mary, born 15 August 1646; Hannah, 24 July 1648; John, 21 or 26 August 1650; Sarah, 4 December 1652; Temperance, or in another record named Thomasine, 1 March 1655; and Experience, 2 August 1657.

RHODOLPHUS ELLMES, Scituate, came in the Planter 1635, aged 15. He married 1644, Catharine Whitcomb, daughter of John Whitcomb, had Sarah, born 29 September 1645; Mary, 9 June 1648; Joanna, 28 March 1651; Hannah, 25 December 1653; John, 6 July 1655; Joseph, 16 March 1658; Waitstill, 9 February 1661; Jonathan, 1663; and Rhodolphus, 1668. Sarah married 1662, Thomas Hatch; Jonathan had a farm in Scituate which his son Joseph, grandson Joseph, great grandson Nathaniel, and great great grandsons Thomas and Nathaniel held successively. Other descendants hold the ancestral spot. Rhodolphus, junior, went to Middleborough. Deane, 266.

JEREMIAH ELLSWORTH, Rowley 1650. He married 2 December 1657 Mary Smith, daughter of Hugh Smith. He perhaps had second wife Sarah Jewett, daughter of Maximilian Jewett, married 13 May 1689. He died 6 May 1704.

JOEL ELLSWORTH, Windsor. He married 16 November 1654, Elizabeth Holcomb, daughter of Thomas Holcomb, had Josiah, born 5 November 1655; Elizabeth, 11 November 1657; March, 7 May 1660; Martha, 7 December 1662; Thomas, 2 September 1665; Jonathan, 28 June, baptized 4 July 1669; John, 7, baptized 15 October 1671; Job, born 13 April 1674; and Benjamin 19 January 1677. He died 20 August 1689, aged 60, when wife and all the children were living. Elizabeth married 23 December 1680, Nathaniel Loomis; and Mary married same day, Daniel Loomis. Jonathan married 1693, Sarah Grant, and ran over 80 years; Job married 1695, Mary Trumbull; John married 9 December 1696, Esther White, daughter of Daniel White of Hatfield. Thomas had a wife and child Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice of the U.S. and father of the late Governor of Connecticut who died 26 November 1807, was a descendant.

JOSIAH ELLSWORTH, Windsor, son of the preceding. He married 30 October 1679, Martha Gaylord, daughter of Samuel Gaylord, had Martha, born 1 October 1680; Elizabeth 1683; Mary, 1687; Josiah, 1691; Abigail, 1694; Samuel, 1697; and Joseph, 1701. Twelve of this name have been graduates at New England Colleges.

EDWARD ELMER, or EDWARD ELLMER, Cambridge, came in the Lion, arrived 16 September 1632, as in 4 Massachusetts History Collections I. 94, appears. He went early to Hartford, of which he was one of the original proprietors there. He had John, born about 1645; Samuel, baptized 21 March 1647; Elizabeth, 15 July 1649; and Edward, 1654. He removed on the great schism in the Hartford church to Northampton, there had Joseph, 1656, who died July of next year; Mary, 1658. He removed to Windsor, on east side of the river. There had Sarah, about 1664. He was killed by the Indians in Philip's war, 1676. Of his wife we know not the name, nor marriage and progeny of the son or either neither of them, nor of the daughters except that Elizabeth who had been married was then dead, but all the other children except Joseph, were living, and that John, Samuel, and Edward lived at Windsor, where John died 24 December 1711, leaving son John. Six of this name, some written it Elmore, probably descendants had, in 1828, been graduates at New Jersey, Union, and Middlebury College as Farmer notes.

NICHOLAS ELSE, or NICHOLAS ELZIE, New Haven 1639. He married as second wife Hannah Coe, daughter of Robert Coe of Stratford, had Samuel, born 1666, who died in 10 days. He gave at his death 20 December 1691, all his property to wife and her children. She died 2 April 1702.

ROGER ELSE, or ROGER ELZIE, Yarmouth 1643. He had John, baptized at Barnstable, 15 April 1649. He was administered to be inhabitant of Boston June 1654; and removed to Charlestown 1658. He died 25 December 1668, leaving widow Jane, who married a Bullard. A John Else died at Boston 31 December 1702.

ABRAHAM ELSON, ABRAHAM ELSEN, or ABRAHAM ELSING, Wethersfield, may have been there 10 years but died May 1648, leaving two daughters, young, no sons. His widow married next year Jarvis Mudge.

JAMES ELSON, JAMES ELSEN, or JAMES ELSING, Charlestown. By wife Sarah Hayman, perhaps daughter of John Hayman, married 13 October 1668, who died 28 March 1680, aged 38, had James, baptized 28 July 1672; and Abigail, 28 June 1674. He was, says tradition, master of a ship taken in 1678, or 79, by a pirate of Algiers, and perhaps died in slavery.

JOHN ELSON, JOHN ELSEN, or JOHN ELSING, Wethersfield, perhaps brother of Abraham Elson. He married a widow who had sons Benjamin, Job, and John. He had no children of his own, and left good estate to the mother and boys. He died probably at same time with Abraham Elson, the inventory of John being taken only a few days after the inferior one of Abraham. His widow married Thomas Wright.

JOHN ELSON, JOHN ELSEN, or JOHN ELSING, Wells, freeman 1653, may have been the man at Cradock's plantation 1631, called Elston in Winthrop. He was forced by the Indians hostility 1675 to Salem, where he died 1685, leaving widow and six children. Felt. One was, probably Dinah, who married 2 January 1691, Stephen Ingalls; and the youngest was by wife Joanna, Benjamin, born 20 May 1683, unless his father John be thought son of the preceding.

RICHARD ELSON, RICHARD ELSEN, or RICHARD ELSING, Charlestown, brother of James Elson.

SAMUEL ELSON, SAMUEL ELSEN, or SAMUEL ELSIN, Salem. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 10 November 1686; Samuel, 27 July 1689; and Sarah, 7 October 1692. Perhaps he was son of John Elson.

WILLIAM ELSON, WILLIAM ELSEN, or WILLIAM ELSING, Charlestown, about 1659. He had James, Thomasin, and Richard, but when either was born or who was their mother is unknown. He left widow Elizabeth, and daughter Thomasin married David Harris.

JOHN ELTON, Middletown. By wife Jane, had Mary, born 26 July 1672; Richard, 11 February 1674, died at 4 years; John, 16 November 1676; Richard, again, 20 April 1679; Ann, 9 September 1681; and Ebenezer, 11 May 1686. A Mr. Elton of Southold, Long Island 1662, was administered to be freeman of Connecticut that year and may have been father of the preceding.

ISAAC ELWELL, Gloucester, son of Robert Elwell. By wife Mehitable Millet, daughter of Thomas Millet, had Isaac, born 15 January 1667; Joan, 21 November 1668; Jonathan, 21 October 1670; Eleazer, 16 July 1673; Abigail, 13 April 1676; Daniel, 10 January 1679; and Bethia, 5 April 1682; besides Joshua, and another daughter. He took second wife 2 December 1702, widow Mary Rowe, and he died 14 December 1715.

JACOB ELWELL, Gloucester, probably brother of the preceding. He married 5 July 1686, Abigail Vincent, daughter perhaps of William Vincent.

JOHN ELWELL, Gloucester, brother of the preceding. He married 1 October 1667, Jane Durin, had John, born 14 October 1668; Jane, 23 January 1672; Samuel, born 26 April 1678; and Mary, 2 February 1681; besides John, and three more daughters. He died 1710.

JOSEPH ELWELL, Gloucester, brother of the preceding. He married 22 June 1669, Mary Dutch, daughter of Osmond Dutch, had Hezekiah, born 2 June 1670; Joseph, 19 August 1672; Samuel, 8 June 1675; and Benjamin, 30 September 1678.

JOSIAH ELWELL, Gloucester, brother of the preceding. He married 15 June 1665, Mary Collins, daughter of John Collins, had Dorcas, born 18 June 1666; Elias, 16 October 1668; Nehemiah, 21 December 1671; William, 5 July 1674; and Josiah, 21 December 1676. He went to sea, and died abroad 1679.

ROBERT ELWELL, Dorchester 1635. He removed 1638 to Salem, there had baptized besides two children on 28 August 1639, whose names the church record does not give, John, 23 February 1640; and Isaac, 27 February 1642. He was freeman 13 May 1640, removed to Gloucester, was a selectman 1648, and often after. He had wife Jane, who died 31 March 1675, and he died 18 May 1683. But he may have married 29 May 1676, Alice Leach. He had Samuel, probably eldest son; Josiah; Joseph; Sarah, born 1651, died soon; Thomas, baptized at Salem, 22 April 1655; Jacob, by Gloucester record born 10 June 1657, died next May; Richard, baptized at Salem, 11 April 1658; and perhaps one or two others at sons or at Gloucester.

SAMUEL ELWELL, Gloucester, probably eldest son of the preceding. He married 7 June 1668, Esther Dutch, daughter of Ormond Dutch, had Samuel, born 14 March 1660; Jacob, 10 August 1662; Robert, 13 December 1664; Esther, 25 August 1667; Sarah, 25 January 1670, died in ten weeks; Ebenezer, 29 February 1672; Hannah, 11 August 1674; and Elizabeth, 30 July 1678. He died 24 November 1696. His widow died 6 September 1721, aged 82.

THOMAS ELWELL, Gloucester, brother of the preceding. He married 23 November 1675, Sarah Bassett, had Sarah, born 24 August 1676; Thomas, 25 April 1678; Mary, 13 January 1680; and William, 8 April 1682; besides Elisha, who with William, removed from Gloucester. Mary, whose death was 25 March 1680, may have been the daughter of this last; but the record does not indicate. She may be wife of Joseph or of Josiah.

NATHANIEL ELY, Cambridge 1632, freeman 6 May 1635. He removed probably next year to Hartford, was an original proprietor constable 1639, one of the first settlers at Norwalk 1651, and Representative 1657. He removed three years later to Springfield, there died 25 December 1675. His widow Martha died 23 October 1688. No record of his family is known. He left no will, and the only children we hear of are Samuel and Ruth; yet there may have been other daughters.

RICHARD ELY, Saybrook, had been a merchant of Boston 1664. There married that year Elizabeth Cullick, daughter of John Cullick, and sister of Colonel Fenwick Cullick. But by a former wife he had, perhaps, not born on our side of the water, William, and Richard. The estate of his wife had drawn him to Saybrook and much trouble he had with it. He died 24 November 1684. His wife died 12 November 1683.

SAMUEL ELY, Springfield, only son of Nathaniel Ely. He married 28 October 1659, Mary Day, daughter of Robert Day, had 15 children between 1660 and 1686 included of which nine died young. He was freeman 1680. He died 7 March 1692, leaving Joseph, freeman 1690, Samuel, John, and Jonathan, from which descendants are very numerous. His widow married 12 April 1694, Thomas Stebbins, and next married, 11 December 1696, Deacon John Coleman of Hatfield. She died 1725.

WILLIAM ELY, Lyme, son of Richard Ely. He married 24 May 1681 Elizabeth, had Ann, born 12 March 1682; and Elizabeth, 26 May 1683. One of this name, without baptized prefix, a mariner, came in the Mayflower 1620, but not as a passenger to abide in the land. He was hired by the Pilgrims for a year and had no farther relations to New England yet, as he was not of the crew of the Mayflower. He continued here, after her departure and went home when his time was out. Deane thinks Governor Bradford designated both him and Trevore to be counted. As of their servant which seems very reasonable and so the number must be reckoned one hundred and two, besides the ship's company in that famous voyage. Twenty-three of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, of which seven were clergymen, and six at the other New England Colleges.

JOHN EMBLIN, Boston. He was minister of First Baptist Church from 20 July 1684 to his death 9 December 1702.

JAMES EMERSON, Ipswich, perhaps son of Thomas Emerson. By wife Sarah, had Elizabeth, born 6 March 1687.

JOHN EMERSON, Ipswich. He came in the Abigail 1635, a baker, aged 20, called by Coffin son of John Emerson. It may be that he removed to Scituate, and married at Duxbury 19 July 1638, Barbara Lothrop, daughter of Reverend John Lothrop.

JOHN EMERSON, Gloucester, son of Thomas Emerson, ordained 6 October 1663. He married 1660, Ruth Symonds, daughter of Deputy Governor Symonds, had Ruth, born 26 August 1660; Martha, 28 November 1662; Mary, 7 March 1665; Elizabeth, 26 August 1667; John Emerson, 14 May 1670, Harvard College 1689; Dorothy, 6 July 1675; and Samuel, 20 November 1678. He preached about 40 years and died 2 December 1700.

JOHN EMERSON, son of the preceding, minister of Manchester, as Mather's Hecatompolis shows, but probably not settled there. He married 14 May 1696, Mary Batter, daughter of Edmund Batter of Salem. He was ordained at Newcastle 1704, the first minister and installed at Second Church of Portsmouth as its first minister 23 March 1715. He died 21 June 1732, leaving six daughters.

JOHN EMERSON, Salem, nephew of John Emerson of Gloucester, Harvard College 1675. He was, doubtless the worthy preacher at Berwick, who had the happy escape, on the night of 27 June 1689, when Major Waldron of Dover and fifty-one of his company were massacred or made prisoners by the Indians having declined the requirement of the hospital soldier to lodge at his house, as the Appendix, art. 4 to Magnalia VII. relates. Belknap and Alden following his authority mistakes him for the future minister of Portsmouth, who was not then graduated. See Niles and Belknap I. 130. He had been employed as schoolmaster at Newbury 1681, at a later day perhaps at Gloucester, freeman 1691, certainly taught in Charlestown, and last at Salem 1699 until his death 1712. Felt, I. 439. At Charlestown by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 7, baptized 11 August 1695. Probably he was never ordained.

JOHN EMERSON, Newbury, a Lieutenant. By wife Judith, had John, born 25 June 1690; Daniel, 15 January 1693; Joseph, 2 March 1696; Samuel, 2 November 1699; and Jonathan, 10 August 1702.

JOSEPH EMERSON, Ipswich 1638, perhaps son of Thomas Emerson, York, freeman 1653. He preached two or three years also at Wells, 1664 and following. He became first minister of Mendon, ordained about 1667, and continued until the destruction 1675 of the town in Philip's war. He removed to Concord, there died 3 January 1680. He married 7 December 1665, Elizabeth Bulkley, daughter of Reverend Edward Bulkley, had three sons of which Peter, who married a Brown, and Edward, who married Mary, daughter of Reverend Samuel Moody. They were progenitors of a long list of clergymen. His widow married Captain John Brown of Reading.

NATHANIEL EMERSON, Ipswich, son of Thomas Emerson. By wife Sarah, who died 3 August 1 670, had Nathaniel, born 16 August 1657; and Sarah, 15 March 1659.

NATHANIEL EMERSON, Ipswich, son of the preceding. He married 1685, Martha Woodward, had Nathaniel, born 26 December 1686; Joseph, 26 June 1690; Mary, 19 January 1692, died young; a child 28 June 1695, whose name is not plain on the record, Mary, again, 18 December 1697; Hannah, 5 December 1698; Ann, or Hannah, 4 September 1700. He died 16 September 1738.

ROBERT EMERSON, Haverhill, freeman 1668, who had removed from Rowley, where he was as early as 1655. He was ancestor of several families at Haverhill, perhaps of Thomas Emerson. He was killed by the Indians with his wife and children Sarah and Timothy, 15 March 1697.

THOMAS EMERSON, Ipswich 1639, baker. He died 1 May 1666. By wife Elizabeth, had Joseph; Nathaniel; James, who went to England; Thomas, who died before his father leaving widow Elizabeth and perhaps sons Thomas; and John Emerson, Harvard College 1656, perhaps youngest, named in codicil to the will of his father 1660. Most of these children were brought by the father from England.

THOMAS EMERSON, Ipswich, perhaps grandson of Thomas Emerson the first. He married 1683, Phillis Perkins, eldest child of the second Jacob Perkins of same, but I am ignorant as to issue. Thirty of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, and twenty at other New England Colleges of which seventeen were ordained ministers, besides several others, preachers.

ANTHONY EMERY, or ANTHONY EMORY, Newbury, a carpenter of Romsey in Hants. He came in the James, June 1635, to Boston from Southampton, perhaps with wife and children. Removed about 1644 to Dover, thence after 1648 to Kittery; was ferryman, and kept an inn 1650, freeman 1652, and constable 1668, Representative 1680.

GEORGE EMERY, or GEORGE EMORY, Salem, a physician. He had, says Felt, grant of land 1637. He was born 1609. He was sentenced in 1668 to sit on the gallows with rope round his neck for executable crime. He died 20 February 1687. His wife Mary died 1673.

JAMES EMERY, or JAMES EMORY, Kittery, perhaps brother of Anthony Emery, freeman 1652, constable 1670, and Representative 1676, 77, 84, 85, and 92.

JOHN EMERY, or JOHN EMORY, Newbury 1635, brother of Anthony Emery. He came in the same ship arriving 3 June, freeman 2 June 1641. He brought son John, and had here, says Coffin, a daughter Ebenezer, rather a strange name, born 16 September 1648, Monday morning, but evidently here is error of date, if not, as must be suspected of name, for that day in the Almanac was Saturday; and Jonathan, 13 May 1652.

JOHN EMERY, or JOHN EMORY, Newbury, son of the preceding, came with his father. He married 29 October 1650, Mary Webster, daughter of John Webster of Ipswich, had Mary, born 24 June 1652 ; Hannah, 25 April 1654; John, 12 September 1656 ; Bethia, 15 October 1658; Sarah, 26 February 1661; Joseph, 23 March 1663; Stephen, 6 September 1666; Abigail, 16 January 1669; Samuel, 20 December 1670; Judith, 5 February 1673; Lydia, 19 February 1675; Elizabeth, 8 February 1680; and Josiah, 28 February 1681. He died 1693, aged 65. His widow died 28 April 1694. Greatly do I doubt the exactness of Coffin's relationships here. If the wife were that wife of John Webster who had son John, born 1632, she could not be mother of all these here assigned to her. Even if she were second wife of that John Webster and a young widow when taken by Emery, it may seem expedious to allow him a second wife to bring the two last named child. Mary married 10 March 1671, the second William Sawyer.

JOHN EMERY, or JOHN EMORY, Newbury, son of the preceding. He married 13 June 1683, Mary Sawyer, daughter of the first William Sawyer, had Mary, born 25 December 1684; John, 29 September 1686; Josiah, 19 December 1688; Daniel, 15 June 1693; Lydia, 29 April 1698; and Samuel, 25 October 1699. His wife died 3 November 1699. He married 27 May 1700 Abigail Bartlett, daughter probably of Samuel Bartlett.

JONATHAN EMERY, or JONATHAN EMORY, Newbury, son of first John Emery. He had service as soldier in Major Appleton's company and was wounded in the great battle of 19 December 1675. He married 20 November 1676, Mary Woodman, daughter of Edward Woodman, junior, had Mary, born 25 September 1677; Jonathan, 2 February 1679; David, 28 September 1682; Anthony, 13 November 1684; Stephen, 13 January 1687, died next year; Sarah, 18 December 1688; Stephen, again, 24 June 1692; and Edward, 10 November 1694.

NOAH EMERY, or NOAH EMORY, Kittery, perhaps son of Anthony Emery, or of the first John Emery. He had narrow escape from Indians 1 April 1693, as told in a letter of Major Frost. See Genealogical Registrar XII. 142.

STEPHEN EMERY, or STEPHEN EMORY, Newbury, son of second John Emery. He married 29 November 1692, Ruth Jaques, daughter of Henry Jaques, had Ann, born 10 October 1693; Sarah, 1 January 1696; Ruth, 16 June 1698; Mary, 15 December 1700; Judith, 25 February 1703; and Abigail, 4 May 1705. Six of this names, three of which were clergymen had, in 1828, been graduates at Harvard and eight at other New England Colleges.

BENJAMIN EMMONS, Boston, son of Thomas Emmons of the same, freeman 1676. By wife Mary, who died 12 September 1690, had Mary, born 23 June 1690. He married 10 September 1694, Mary Amory.

OBADIAH EMMONS, Boston 1671, son of Thomas Emmons, cord winder. He had Thomas by wife Alice, 7 January 1660.

SAMUEL EMMONS, Boston, brother of the preceding. He married 16 August 1660, Mary Scott, daughter of Robert Scott, deceased.

THOMAS EMMONS, Newport 1638, probably removed to Boston, freeman 1652. He died 11 May 1664. His daughter Hannah married 1 January 1658, Henry Crab; and Elizabeth married 10 August 1660, John Henchman. His will, in Genealogical Registrar XII. 345, 6, made 20 January 1661, names wife Martha executrix and leaves good estate.

GILBERT ENDICOTT, Reading, said to have been born 1658, at Dorchester; but I know no more. See Genealogical Registrar I. 335.

JOHN ENDICOTT, perhaps from Dorchester, England, by some thought his place of birth. About 1589, came in the Abigail, from Weymouth, a small port on the channel, about 9 miles from Dorchester with wife and a company of probably 20 or 30 others, including women and children to Salem, September 1628. He was one of the six original purchasers of the Massachusetts Bay from the Plymouth Council 19 March 1628 and the only one who came over for more than two years. In the Royal Charter of 4 March 1629 he is named an Assistant. One of the eighteen, after Saltonstall, Johnson, Humphrey, and others, before Nowell, Vassall, Pynchon, and others, and by his association at London, in General Court on 30 April after his coming, made the head, superintendent or Governor of the first settlement at Salem, called by them London's plantation including those who preceding or accompanied him, by delegation of authority (though it was never consummated by needful qualification) to him and twelve counselors to be chosen partly by the company in London, partly by these deputies and two by the older planters here, for all necessary rule of the country, while the chief government continued in the Governor Deputy Governor and eighteen Assistants required by the Charter chosen by the General Court in England on the last Wednesday of Easter term. Under this power of attorney, or delegation of authority, these persons were empowered and indeed required to choose a secretary and administrator to him and all other officers an oath at the time of his and their election "which said oaths are to be administrated in a public court and not elsewhere." Nothing of the sort was ever done, no such court ever held by him; nor was any secretary ever chosen at Salem, nor deputy nor counselor ever inducted there before 1630, any more than an archbishop an admiral, or field marshal. By the instruction to him from his constituency, the Governor and company in London, he, with seven counselors was authorized to do certain things. But two of those seven, John and Samuel Brown, he had sent home, before these instructions reached him. He was, therefore, disabled by his own act, from filling up the Council, choosing Deputy Governor or secretary and other officers. Of course he was, in the language of the law, remitted to his authority under the patent from Plymouth company to Sir Henry Roswell and the other five. This was, I think, all the power he ever used, and certainly it was all he needed. Yet Cotton Mather in Magnalia I. 18, styles him Deputy Governor in August 1629; and a respected descendant has even gone to the length of making the title "First Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay." To me this seems, in both authors, wrong. On page 57 of the History of Boston, which affords copious proof of sedulous industry, the author says, "Matthew Cradock was the first Governor of the Massachusetts company" yet, facing the same page, he inserts the picture of John Endicott with a title at the bottom, "first Governor of Massachusetts" and 16 pages onward he inserts the picture of John Winthrop with the title, given by the author, "Secretary Governor of Massachusetts". Probably no reader will be deceived for everyone will ask who was the second, third, fourth, etc. Governor of the Massachusetts company which became the Colony of Massachusetts Bay only by transfer of all the authority, etc. in 1629, when Cradock was "first" Governor on his resignation within six months of his election that year. Winthrop was chosen the same day, and Cradock an Assistant, but Cradock never came to our country, and so if Winthrop be the second Governor of Massachusetts because Craccko was the first; of course Winthrop would be justly reckoned the first in Massachusetts. The order of success of the Charter Governors is this: first, Cradock, named in that instrument 4 March 1629, and re-chosen in May; second Winthrop chosen and sworn 29 October 1629, on Cradock's resignation and in 1631, 32, and 33; third, Dudley, May 1634; fourth, Haynes, May 1635; fifth, Vane, 1636; next year Winthrop again, and two following years; and Dudley, again, in 1640; sixth, Bellingham, 1641; next year Winthrop again, and re-chosen the year following; seventh, Endicott, 1644; next year Dudley, again; and the following Winthrop again, three years till his death. Honor enough there is for Endicott, the earliest patentee who came over under the indenture from the Plymouth Company, without challenging England for him any that does not belong to him. He was the first, and only, Governor of London's Plantation and if he ever was qualified by taken the oaths under that delegation from the Governor and company of Massachusetts (which is unlikely, or at least cannot be Province) he never had a successor in that office, who was merged in the superior title on arrival of Winthrop a few months after. With scrupulous precision, Increase Mather calls Winthrop "the First Governor that New England saw at the head of the Massachusetts Colony". On 13 May 1629 (the Charter day of the General Court for elections), Endicott was not chosen an Assistant or other officer of Massachusetts Bay, being absent; still, however, he continued head of the Plantation as much as he had been a fortnight, and, indeed, on his arrival eight months before no other patentee being on this side of the ocean; but on 20 October next, at the election in London (after transfer of the whole authority of the patent to those who would come to New England), when Winthrop was chosen Governor and Humphrey Deputy Governor immediately on resignation of Cradock and Goffe, he was again raised to be one of the eighteen Assistants being the first time he was ever chosen under the Charter. In this office, to the duty of which he took the oath to qualify him (as he could not earlier), 7 September 1630, he continued 9 years by successfully elections, except in 1633, when for his indiscreet zeal against the cross in the ensign, he was left out; but in 1636 he was made head of the first expedition against the Pequot’s; in 1641, for the first time, Deputy Governor according to the Charter and several times after, and in 1644 Governor for the first time, with full power according to the Charter and again, after death of Winthrop 1649, 51, 2, 3,and from 1655 to his own death at Boston (where he had residence nearby ten years) 15 March 1665, served a longer period than any other of the governors under the old Charter and by Shirley alone exceeded since. Captain Johnson in his "Wonderworking Providences of Zion's Saviour in New England" honors him in cap. IX. of his first book with appropriate rhymes, as John Endicott, "twice Governor of the England" so, I suppose, must refer to the elections of 1644, during Winthrop life, and immediately after his death in 1649, the date of his writing. Scottow, too, in his "Narrative of the Planting" of our Colony page 12, or as it may be read in the reprint in 4 Massachusetts History Collections IV. must be understood to intend the prior title of Winthrop when the "choice of a governor and deputy TO ABIDE THERE" is told in that valuable paragraph on pages 289-90. Governor Danforth, also, in his exact enumeration of years in which his friend Endicott had been Governor makes the earliest of the sixteen to be 1644. See his valuable papers in 2 Massachusetts History Collections VIII. 52. I think Mr. Felt, in Ann. of Salem, I. 106, first, after a different general opinion for two hundred years in 1845 suggested the right of Endicott in "precedence to Mr. Winthrop;" and he explains his view of "an error in rank" by the note, on same page, that Roger Conant "may be truly said to have preceded both Messrs. Endicott and Winthrop “in such office for a part of this Commonwealth". In Genealogical Registrar XII. 133-7, he elaborately discussed the question "what office did J. Endicott sustain, after arriving 6 September 1628, to his election by the [government and company] 30 April 1629." But I am satisfied that his decision against the opinion of Governor Hutchinson will not be sustained nor does it seem to me, that Endicott is entitled to any more office than the Plymouth company gave by their deed indentured. He was sole proprietor in Massachusetts and acted with the absolute power of the other patentees in England and Mr. Felt rather lessens than enlarges his right by reference to the votes of our Governor and company in London. As their grant of office 30 April 1629 never took effect, it must be regarded as if never passed. Dr. Young, in notation on page 196 of Chron. of Massachusetts falls into similar error (of finding justification of Endicott in displacing the Browns in this instrument), when Endicott had acted in thus shipping off the Browns before this instrument came to his hand. Endicott was of stern energy, but great prudence in secular affairs, misappropriated the conduct of his friends in England for putting to death their king, with such strange mockery of solemnity, and issued warrant for apprehension of Whalley and Goffe, the regicides, here. Much of the sad occurrences of cruel scourging of the baptisms 1651 and hanging of the Quakers 1659, that fell within his administration must be charged to Wilson or Norton, the spirited advisers of the day; and though Leverett, or Bradstreet would have, perhaps, successfully resisted such infliction of counsel, we know the cruel bigotry of Dudley or Bellingham would have gone against tolerating as far and as fiercely as Endicott. 5, His first wife Ann Gower, who was cousin or niece of Matthew Cradock, first Charter Governor, died soon after coming and she had, it is believed no children; and he married 18 August 1630, Elizabeth Gibson (from Cambridge in England says the family genealogy) had John, born about 1632; and Zerubbabel, about 1635. He and his descendants to the fourth generation wrote the second syllable with “e”, but the “I” has prevailed since.

JOHN ENDICOTT, Boston, son of the preceding. He married 9 November 1653, Elizabeth Howchin, daughter of Jeremiah Howchin, had no children, and he died 1668. His will of 27 January 1668 was probated four weeks after. His widow married the same year Reverend James Allen.

WILLIAM ENDICOTT, Boston, mariner. In his will of 23 April 1690, probated 26 January 1692, he gave personal tools to his son-in-law John Bell, and rest of estate to wife Joanna.

WILLIAM ENDICOTT, Boston. By wife Elizabeth, had William, born 25 September 1686; Elizabeth, 26 July 1690, died young; John, 23 December 1693; Elizabeth, 2 January 1699; Benjamin, 10 April 1702, died young; Lydia, 19 June 1703, died soon; Lydia, again, 17 July 1704; Sarah, 21 August 1705, died soon; Sarah, again, 6 November 1706; and Benjamin, again, 17 February 1709. Often this man's name begins with I, and the births, 1702 and 1703, are inserted under both letters in the record but before always have “E”, and after, “I”, but not both.

ZERUBBABEL ENDICOTT, Salem, son of the Governor, a physician, freeman 1665. By wife Mary who died 1677, had Elizabeth, who died 8 September 1658; Elizabeth again, born 12 April 1661, died soon; Zerubbabel, 11 April 1662, died soon; John; Samuel; and Zerubbabel again, born 14 February 1665, both baptized 19 September 1666; Benjamin, 21 August 1667; Mary; Joseph, 17 July 1672; Sarah; Elizabeth; Hannah; and Mehitable. He agreed to marry the same year of his wife's death (as in Genealogical Registrar VI. 252, is found by Coffin) Elizabeth Kimball, but, it seems, with or without reasonable excuse, took for 2nd wife Elizabeth Winthrop, widow of Reverend Antipas Newman, daughter of Governor John Winthrop of Connecticut. He sometimes resided at Topsfield on the ancestral estate but the farm, on who he and his father had most expended their affection was in that part of Salem now Danvers, called by the Governor the Orchard, still cultivated by his descendants. He died 1684.

JOHN ENGLAND, New Haven 1647, removed to Branford, died 1655, leaving widow but no children. Probably another of this name in one of the Plantations of Providence had daughter Ellen England, who married 27 July 1665, Jeremiah Wescott.

CLEMENT ENGLISH, or CLEMENT ENGLES, Salem. He married 27 August 1667, Mary Waters, daughter of Richard Waters, had Mary, born 18 February 1669; Elizabeth, 19 February 1671; Joseph, 12 March 1673; Benjamin, 19 October 1676; Abigail, 6 December 1680, died at 17 years; and Clement, posthumous 7 March 1683. The father died 23 December 1682.

JAMES ENGLISH, or JAMES ENGLES, Boston. He married 7 January 1658, perhaps as second wife Joanna Farnum, daughter of John Farnum, who was not 14 years old. We know too little of him to affirm or deny that he was dead 14 March 1698. He freeman 1691. He may be the man in last paragraph.

MAUDETT ENGLISH, or MAUDETT ENGLES, Boston. By wife Jane, had Hannah, born 2 March 1639, baptized 6 September 1640, had joined the church one day before; Mary, November 1644. Sometimes his name is Maded Inglyss, or Engles; and in Genealogical Registrar V. 398, 468, was transmitted to Jugs. His will of November 1684 is signed Madett Engs. That document makes executor his son Samuel, names daughter-in-law Mary, and grandchildren Madet, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Mary. Perhaps that daughter-in-law Mary, was the widow Engs, who married 14 December 1688, Joshua Lee.

PHILIP ENGLISH, or PHILIP ENGLES, Salem, son of John English of the Isle of Jersey, there baptized 30 June 1651, a merchant. He married 1 September 1675, Mary Hollingworth, daughter of Richard Hollingworth, suffered very much in the blind ferocity against witchcraft. His wife was the greater sufferer, and lived very few years after escape. This was managed with equal skill and firmness by Reverend Joshua Moody, then minister with Willard, at the Old South Church in Boston. See the admirable note in Eliot's Biographical Dictionary tit. Moody. By Mary he had seven children, Philip, born 4 September 1684; William, 23 May 1679, died young; Mary, 21 February 1677; and Susanna, 5 July 1683; names of the rest are unknown; and William, again, 7 April 1690, who died before his father Ebenezer, 21 April 1694. Mary married William Brown; and Susanna married John Touzell, both probably from Jersey. He had second wife Sarah, widow of the second Samuel Ingersoll, married 1698, by her had only John, who as well as William English. He was Captain of a vessel, owned by his father and died before him, was Representative 1700, one of the contributors to first Episcopal church 1734, and died 1740. He reckoned his damage by the persecution at £1500, and was allowed about 20 years later £300. His father was probably a Huguenot, and his own name, at baptism was Philippe L’Anglois, but he was brought to the font by Sir Philip Carteret. To an accelerated tract in History Collections of the Essex Institute may be referred all further inquiry. The writer corrects Dr. Bentley’s date for his death which was 1736, aged 86, but, the two last years of his life, his mind was infirm.

THOMAS ENGLISH, or THOMAS ENGLES, Plymouth, one of the passengers in the Mayflower 1620, died in the general sickness early next spring, leaving neither names nor children. He had been a sailor, says Bradford, hired by the Pilgrims.

WILLIAM ENGLISH, or WILLIAM ENGLES, Ipswich 1638, shoemaker, freeman 21 September 1642, Representative 1646 and 47, removed to Hampton 1639, for short time, but went back to Ipswich. May be the same who was administered at Boston 1652, and made a constable 1656. With wife Sarah, joined our First Church on 15 March 1663.

JAMES ENO, JAMES EANNO, JAMES ENNO, or JAMES ENNOE, Windsor 1646. He married 18 August 1648, Ann Bedwell, had Sarah, born 15 baptized 17 June 1649; James, 30 October baptized 2 November 1651; and John, 2 December 1654. His wife died 1657. He had second wife 5 August 1658, daughter of Thomas Holcomb, who died 7 October 1679. He married 29 April 1680, Esther Eggleston, daughter of James Eggleston. He died 11 June 1682. Sarah married 1667, Benajah Holcomb. Some of his descendants changed the name to Enos. Colonel Roger Enos, of the army 1776, was one.

JAMES ENO, JAMES EANNO, JAMES ENNO, or JAMES ENNOE, Windsor, son of the preceding. He married 26 December 1678, Abigail Bissell, daughter of Samuel Bissell, had James, born 23 September 1679; Ann, 10 April 1682; William, 15 December 1684; Abigail, 1 March 1687; Mary, 3 May 1691; John, 5 January 1693; Samuel, 7 July 1696; Susanna, 16 May 1699; and David, 12 August 1702. He died 16 July 1714. His widow died March 1728.

JOHN ENO, JOHN EANNO, JOHN ENNO, or JOHN ENNOE, Windsor, brother of the preceding. He married 10 May 1681, Mary Dibble, daughter of Ebenezer Dibble, had Mary, born 12 October 1682; Martha, 6 April 1685; Sarah; and Ann.

DAVID ENSIGN, Hartford, son of James Ensign. He married 22 October 1663, Mehitable Gunn, daughter of Thomas Gunn, had David, born 16 November 1664; James, 8 May 1666; Thomas, 7 December 1668; Sarah, 22 January 1672; and Mary 26 January 1675. After his wife had been (for his ill-conduct) divorced, she became 1685, second wife of Isaac Sheldon of Northampton. His son James Ensign well perpetuated the name.

JAMES ENSIGN, Cambridge 1634, freeman 4 March 1635, removed about 1639 to Hartford. He had large estate, only son David Ensign, before mentioned, and three daughters of whom Sarah, perhaps married 6 May 1651, John Rockwell; Lydia was baptized 19 August 1649; and Mary married Samuel Smith, afterwards of Northampton and Hadley. His will, of November 1670, was probated March 1671.

JOHN ENSIGN Scituate, son of Thomas Ensign. By wife who died before him, had only child Hannah, born 1669. He was killed by the Indians at Rehoboth fight 26 March 1676. He had made his will in contemplation of such a result a few days before. So this family in male line was extinct.

THOMAS ENSIGN, Scituate. He married January 1639, Elizabeth Wilder of Hingham, probably lived there some years, had Hannah, baptized 6 July 1640, who married 19 November 1658, Thomas Shepherd of Malden, not the Reverend of Charlestown, and about 14 March 1698 Elizabeth married Nicholas Wade; and John, before mentioned. He was of Duxbury 1656, and died 1663. His will of 16 July 1663 names wife Elizabeth and the three children.

TIXALL ENSWORTH, TIXALL ENDSWORTH, or TIXALL ENISWORTH, TIXOLL ENSWORTH, TIXOLL ENDSWORTH, or TIXOLL ENISWORTH, TEXHALL ENSWORTH, TEXHALL ENDSWORTH, or TEXHALL ENISWORTH, or TYXHALL ENSWORTH, TYXHALL ENDSWORTH, or TYXHALL ENISWORTH, so variously written in record was of Hartford 1681, removed 1700, to Canterbury. He had baptized at Hartford five children and left Nathaniel, Nehemiah, Ezra, and Joseph. Possibly the original name was Ainsworth.

DANIEL EPES, or DANIEL EPPES, Ipswich, son of Daniel Epes, from Kent, England. He came 1637 with his mother Martha, who by the family tradition corroborated by slight circumstances, is said to have married the worshipful Samuel Symonds. He married 20 May 1644, Elizabeth Symonds, eldest daughter of Samuel Symonds, who died 7 May 1685 aged 60, by whom he had Samuel Epes, born 24 February 1647, Harvard College 1669 who was of Boston 1673, and died April 1685 at London; Daniel Epes, 24 March 1649, Harvard College 1669; Nathaniel, 1650, died soon; John, 1651, died soon; Joseph, 1653; Martha, 1654; Mary, 1656, died soon; Lionel, 1657; another son 1658, died soon; and Richard, 1659. He had second wife Lucy Woodbridge, daughter of Reverend John Woodbridge, widow of Reverend Simon Bradstreet of New London. He was freeman 1674, a Captain, Representative 1684, and died 8 January 1693, aged about 70 years as his gravesite tells.

DANIEL EPES, or DANIEL EPPES, Salem, son of the preceding. He married 17 April 1672, Martha Bordman, daughter of William Bordman of Cambridge, who died 9 February 1692, had Martha, born 10 August 1673, died young; Martha, again, 8 March 1676; Mary, 19 February 1678; died young; Daniel, 28 October 1679; Samuel, 4 January 1681; Elizabeth, 19 March 1684; Mary, again, 31 August 1686; Ruth, 22 July 1688; and Margaret, 31 March 1691. He was master of the grade school from 1670 about 20 years. By John Dunton in his Life and Errors called "the most eminent schoolmaster in New England" who of course may be taken with qualification in favor of contemporary Cheever and Corlett. He probably had for second wife Hannah Wainwright, daughter of Francis Wainwright of Ipswich. He was Representative 1708 and 1715, says Feb II. 564, but he had omitted him in the list of Counselors in which office, however, Hutchinson II. 292, which could not easily be mistaken says. He died November 1722.

ABRAHAM ERRINGTON, Cambridge 1649. He married Rebecca Cutler, daughter of Robert Cutler of Charlestown, had Abraham, born 11 November 1652, probably died soon; perhaps a second Abraham, born 1 November 1654, died soon; Rebecca; Hannah; Sarah; Mary, baptized 13 January 1661; Abraham, again, 8 November 1663; and Jacob, who died young, 2 October 1668. He died 9 May 1677, aged 55. Ann, probably his mother, died 11 December 1653, aged 76; but his father was perhaps dead before she came over.

THOMAS ERRINGTON, Lynn 1642, was of Charlestown 1647, but soon back to Lynn and probably removed to Warwick, there freeman 1655.

BENJAMIN ESTABROOK, or BENJAMIN EASTERBROOK, Lexington, son of Joseph Estabrook. He married 20 November 1693, Abigail Willard, daughter of Reverend Samuel Willard, ordained 21 October 1669. He died 28 July 1670.

DANIEL ESTABROOK, or DANIEL EASTERBROOK, Cambridge, brother of the preceding.

JOSEPH ESTABROOK, or JOSEPH EASTERBROOK, Concord. He came about 1660 from Enfield, Middlesex, England, it is said, with two brothers (one of who Thomas Estabrook, in 1673 was of Swanzey, but after at Concord). He was graduate of Harvard College 1664, ordained about 1667, colleague with Edward Bulkley, and freeman 1665. He married 20 May 1668, Mary Mason, daughter of Captain Hugh Mason, had Joseph, born 6 May 1669; Benjamin Estabrook, 24 September 1671, Harvard College 1690, before mentioned; Mary, 28 February 1673; Samuel Estabrook, 7 January 1675, Harvard College 1696; Daniel, 14 February 1677; and Ann, 30 January 1678. He died 16 September 1711. Daniel died at Sudbury 7 January 1737; Mary married Jonathan Green of Newton; and Ann married 26 January 1710, Joshua Haynes of Sudbury.

JOSEPH ESTABROOK, or JOSEPH EASTERBROOK, Lexington, son of the preceding. He married 31 December 1689, Melicent Woodhouse, daughter of Henry Woodhouse, had only Joseph, born 10 October 1690. His wife died 20 March 1693. He married 25 August 1693 Hannah Leavitt, widow of Joseph Loring, daughter of John Leavitt, had John, 28 July 1694; Solomon, 22 December 1696; Hannah, 2 August 1698; Melicent, 21 March 1700; and Elijah, 25 August 1703. He was Deacon, and died 23 September 1733.

SAMUEL ESTABROOK, or SAMUEL EASTERBROOK, Canterbury, son of the first Joseph Estabrook. He taught school and helped his father at Concord, before ordained 13 January 1712. He died 26 June 1727.

THOMAS ESTABROOK, or THOMAS EASTERBROOK, Swanzey. By wife Sarah, had Elizabeth, born 19 December 1673. Six of this names had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and four at other New England Colleges. Often it is spelt Easterbrook.

JOHN ESTES, Lynn, son of Matthew Estes the first, signed the address to Governor Joseph Dudley 1703, with

RICHARD ESTES, as Quakers, when, of course, they did not state their ages upon that paper, which is printed in Genealogical Registrar Il. 149.

JOSEPH ESTES, Dover 1719, brother of the preceding. He married Mary Robinson, daughter of Timothy Robinson, and has numerous descendants in Maine.

MATTHEW ESTES, Dover, son of Robert Estes of Dover, England, where he was born 28 May 1645. He married 14 June 1676, Philadelphia Jenkins, daughter of Reginald Jenkins, had Joseph, whose date of birth is not told; John, 14 July 1684; Richard, 2 September 1686; and Matthew, 1689, possibly more. He probably removed to Scituate, and his wife died 25 December 1721. He died 9 August 1723.

MATTHEW ESTES, Scituate, son of the preceding. By wife Alice, had Edward, born about 1708; William, about 1710; two children who died young; Matthew, 19 December 1726; Sarah, 8 June 1733; and Robert, 12 January 1736. He died 11 May 1774, and his widow died 14 December 1778, aged 84.

WILLIAM ESTOW, Hampton 1639. He died 23 November 1655, says Coffin. In his will shortly before, names only daughters Sarah, wife of Maurice Hobbs, and Mary, wife of Thomas Marston.

EDWARD ESTWICK, EDWARD ESTWICH, or EDWARD ESTICK, Salem. By wife Esther, had Elizabeth, born about 1652; Sarah, 1654; Hannah, 1656; Esther, 1659; and Edward, 1662, as from his inventory June 1666, is known.

THOMAS ETHERINGTON, Kittery. He was lost with his wife in the wreck of a small vessel November 1664.

WILLIAM EUSTIS, Charlestown, lived at Malden, perhaps Winisemet, or Boston 1695. He had, I suppose, son William, who died 4 January 1691; perhaps other children, and wife Sarah, who died 12 June 1713, aged 74. By her he had John, born at Boston, 8 December 1659.

JOHN EVANCE New Haven 1639, came probably from London, signed the original compact of 4 June, and was one of the wealthiest inhabitants. Had Daniel, baptized 15 March 1646; Mary, who died 1650; and Stephen, born 21 April 1652. He probably went home, certainly was in London 1656, according to his friend Governor Eaton's will. His widow Susanna, or Hannah married at London, Henry Hatsell, who came to New Haven, and died 1667.

DAVID EVANS, Boston 1654, merchant. He died 27 July 1663, leaving widow Mary, by whom he had, as I conjecture, David, that died 2 November 1653 [see Genealogical Registrar X. 217, where the surname is not]; and certainly Elizabeth, born 10 August 1630, and Martha, 28 May 1657; besides David, again, 2 February 1659; and Jonathan, 3 April 1663.

EDWARD EVANS, Dover, son of Robert Evans. He had wife Dorcas and children: Elinor, born 3 March 1700; Rachel, 6 April 1703; and Joseph 29 October 1704.

HENRY EVANS, Boston 1643, husbandman, freeman 1645. His wife Amy came in 1644 from the church of Roxbury. Administered on one Henry Evans who was drowned 1 March 1667. He was granted in Middlesex to his wife Esther, next month.

JOHN EVANS, Roxbury. By wife Mary, had John, baptized 30 July 1671; Peter, 27 April 1673, died soon; and Peter, again, 21 June 1674; but I find none of these in the town records. It has been thought he served on Connecticut river in Philip's war. Perhaps he lost his wife before or soon after removed to Hatfield. There married 1677, Mary Hawks, widow of Experience Hinsdale, daughter of John Hawks, had Elinor, born 1678; Jonathan, 1680; and Randal, 1682. He removed about 1685 to Deerfield, where his wife had lands.

JOHN EVANS, Dover, there acted as a commissioner with others to settle lines between York, Dover and Kittery, his name in the records being given Evines.

MATTHIAS EVANS, Dorchester, son of first Richard Evans, a carpenter. He married 28 April 1669, Patience Meade, daughter of Gabriel Meade, who died 22 May 1670, and he sold his estate 1679.

PETER EVANS, Deerfield, son of John Evans. He had several children between 1711 and 1728, of which one was Randall.

PHILIP EVANS, Newbury. By wife Deborah, had William, born 13 October 1687; Elizabeth, 8 November 1689; and John, 30 April 1692; the last, says Coffin, at Ipswich.

RICHARD EVANS, Dorchester, freeman 1643. By Mary, had Richard; Mary, born 19 January 1641; Matthias, 11 February 1644; besides probably Hannah, who married 27 September 1665, Samuel Hicks; and Joanna, who married 16 January 1668, Joshua Hemmenway. Mary married 17 July 1666, Nathan Bradlee.

RICHARD EVANS, Dorchester, son of the preceding. By wife Rebecca, had Richard, born 8 February 1670; Mary, 30 November 1671, died at nine months; Mary, again, 8 June 1673; Rebecca, 22 October 1676; Thomas, 31 August 1678; Matthias, 26 May, 1682; and John, 9 March 1688. He died 10 March 1725, aged about 86. His widow died 1731, aged 88.

ROBERT EVANS, Dover 1665. He had Robert, born 30 September 1665; Edward, 28 June 1667; Jonathan, 10 April 1669; and Elizabeth, 25 January 1672; all by wife Elizabeth. He was killed 28 June 1689, or (as another account is) died of cancer, 27 February 1697.

ROBERT EVANS, Dover, son of the preceding. He had wife Ann and children: Joseph, born 4 June 1682; Sarah, 9 November 1685; Benjamin, 2 February 1687; Hannah, 21 June 1690; and Patience, 5 September 1693. He died 1753.

THOMAS EVANS, Salisbury. He married 30 September 1686, Hannah Brown, had Ann, born 5 November 1687; John, 24 August 1689; Abigail, 22 August 1692; Thomasin, 5 April 1696; and Hannah, 5 April 1698.

WILLIAM EVANS, Taunton 1643. He probably died before 1676, or may have been the same as

WILLIAM EVANS, Gloucester, one of the selectmen 1647 and 48, was of Ipswich 1656.

DANIEL EVARTS, Guilford, son of John Evarts, perhaps born in England. He had wife Mary, who died 31 March 1663. He married 1 March 1664, Rebecca Dowd, daughter of Henry Dowd, had Hannah; Daniel, born 24 January 1667; John, 20 September 1669; James, 18 February 1672; Sarah, 15 May 1675; Samuel, 14 December 1681. He died 5 December 1692. The last five children were living 1693. Hannah married 1686, Thomas Stephens of Killingworth, and died in few years.

JAMES EVARTS, Fairfield, probably eldest son of John Evarts, freeman of Connecticut 1664. He married Lydia Guttridge, daughter of Richard Guttridge, had John; James; Mary, born 17 March 1662; Lydia; Joseph, February 1669, died at ten years; Judah, about 1673; Hannah, 22 September 1677; Joseph, again, 1679; Dorothy, about 1683; and Jonathan, who died 1696. He perhaps was born in England, died 1684, his insert having date of June.

JOHN EVARTS, Concord, freeman March 1638. He had John; born 29 February 1640; and Judah, 27 October 1642; but other children may have been older, certainly James and probably one of more brought from England. He removed to Guilford 1650, and he died 10 May 1669. We know not the mother of his children but at Guilford he married Elizabeth Parmelee, daughter of John Parmelee, the elder. John, Judah, Daniel, and heirs of James were proprietors there 1685. His daughter Elizabeth married Peter Abbot, and was killed by him, for which he was executed though probably insane.

JOHN EVARTS, Guilford, son of the preceding. He married 14 September 1665, Mary French, probably daughter of Thomas French of the same, had Mary, born 12 August 1666, died at 22 years; John, 16 September 1668, who died young; Hannah, 12 November 1670; Sarah, 4 June 1673; Nathaniel, 25 July 1675; Mehitable, 25 February 1679; Ebenezer, 15 September 1681; Silence, 26 January 1684; Elizabeth, who died 1687; and Patience, 14 May 1689, died before her father. He had second wife Sarah Crampton, daughter of Dennis Crampton, and he died 28 December 1692.

JUDAH EVARTS, Guilford, brother of the preceding. He married 3 August 1670, Mary Hayden, daughter of William Hayden of Killingworth, had Mary, born 28 June 1675, died at 3 years; Samuel, 4 October 1678; Mary, again, 16 May 1682, died very soon; and Ebenezer, 16 June 1688, died young. He died 1696, leaving the two sons.

ADAM EVE, Boston, is the strange name of one, which as Bond says. He married 5 July 1694, Elizabeth Barsham, youngest daughter of William Barsham of Watertown, had daughter Annabel, who married 23 December 1714, Jonathan Benjamin of Watertown.

ISAAC EVELETH, Gloucester, son of Sylvester Eveleth. He married 13 November 1677, Abigail Coit, daughter of John Coit, had Isaac, born 21 January 1680; and Hannah, 9 May 1681; besides Job. He was freeman 1684. His widow married second Thomas Millet as his second wife survived him. He died 19 March 1726, aged 68.

JOHN EVELETH, Ipswich. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 13 November 1683; but may have had others several years before or after. He died December 1745, in his 107th year according to Pemberton's MSS. Ann. Probably a mistake as to time and man.

JOHN EVELETH, Ipswich, eldest son of Joseph Eveleth, minister of Manchester, ordained 1 October 1693, dismissed 1695; in five years more was settled at Stow, but again dismissed 1717; two years after preaching at Arundel and Biddeford until 1729, perhaps as Episcopal Missionary. He died at Kittery 1 August 1734, aged 65. He married at Charlestown, then being schoolmaster, 2 December 1692, Mary Bowman, daughter of Francis Bowman of Cambridge, had Joseph, who 27 October 1714, aged about 18, buried at Cambridge, probably a student at the College. His wife died before 1698.

JOSEPH EVELETH, Gloucester, son of Sylvester Eveleth. He married 1 January 1668, Mary Bragg, daughter probably of Edward Bragg, had John Eveleth, born 25 January 1670, Harvard College 1689; Elizabeth 17 December 1671; 31 May 1674; Isaac, 11 October 1676; Edward, 25 July 1679; Moses, 13 February 1682; Mary, 13 November 1683; and Hannah, 1 October 1685. He enjoyed great length of life, I believe; and besides the service to his country in having so many children he merits high reward as one of that noble jury, who had yielded to the monstrous dictator of the court in the witchcraft cases 1692, at Salem, every man of them declared that none of them would "do such things again on such grounds for the whole world."

SYLVESTER EVELETH, Gloucester, had been a baker at Boston 1642, at Gloucester was selectman 1647, 49, and 51. He had wife Susanna who died 7 September 1659, or, as report is, 14 September 1669. By her had Susanna, who married 31 December 1656, James Stevens; Isaac; Joseph, baptized 26 March 1643, about 1 3/4 years old; and Hannah, 8 October 1644, both at Boston. He married 6 September 1672, Bridget Parkman, probably daughter of first Elias Parkman; his daughter Mary in 21 May 1655, Thomas Millet. At Gloucester a tradition prevails, that Joseph died 1745, aged 105, which partly conflicts with, partly confirms, that one about John; and the Supplement to the Boston Evening Post of 16 December 1745, continued this obituary notice: "On the 2nd instant died at Ipswich, Mr. Joseph Eveleth in the hundred and seventh year of his age--left several children of a great age, one of who is upwards of 70 years old." Reasonable therefore, may we believe that John, or Joseph, ran something over a century.

WALTER EVERDEN, from Kent, an aged man, employed in manufacture of gunpowder, was in Massachusetts August 1674. Hutchinson College 468.

ANDREW EVERED, York, made freeman of Massachusetts 1652, was living 1680, to swear allegiance to the King. Sometimes it is Everestate.

JOHN EVERED, with a perpetual alias Webb, for surname, Boston, from Marlborough in Wilts, embarked in the James at Southampton April 1635, arrived 3 June 1635. He had large estate from 1656, as also at Chelmsford, where he was Captain and Representative 1663, 64, and 65, spent the last 5 or 6 years of life in that part afterwards Dracut. He died 16 October 1668. His will of 10 February 1666, bestows £50 on church of Boston, names wife Mary, six servants, his niece Rebecca, wife of John Arsleby of Andover, and her brothers John, Robert, Thomas, Peter, and Nathaniel Eayres, or Ayres, of Haverhill, and the eldest son of John Bishop of Nantucket, besides cousin or nephew James Breedane, and brother William Dinsdale of Boston, and Reverend John Fiske, who with Thomas Hincksman he made overseers of this will, from all which it may be presumed he left no descendants

STEPHEN EVERED, perhaps brother of the preceding, having the same alias, and coming in the same ship with him. No more is known of him. It may be unavailing to ask why this family is described in all the records by a double surname, as was the progenitor of famous Oliver Cromwell, by the precession of Williams. Webb was a common name in Wiltshire, and in many other parts of England

WILLIAM EVERED, Charlestown, without the alias. He married 30 January 1659, Sarah Fillebrown.

ISAAC EVEREST, Guilford. By wife Joanna, had John; Isaac, born 1 May 1677; Benjamin; and Lydia. He died 1697, probably for his inventory of good estate is of 23 January 1697.

JOB EVEREST, Guilford, brother of the preceding. He died 1684, unmarried, and gave all his estate to Isaac.

FRANCIS EVERETT, Reading. He married 7 December 1675, at Cambridge, Mary Edwards. He died perhaps at Salem, 22 May 1680.

ISRAEL EVERETT, Dedham, son of Richard Everett. By wife Abigail, had Tabitha, born 14 January 1677; and Josiah, 3 August 1678. He died 23 December 1678.

JEDEDIAH EVERETT, Dedham, youngest brother of the preceding. By wife Rachel, had Tabitha, born 15 April 1681; Ebenezer, 7 June 1682; Timothy, 12 June or August 1685; Abigail, 31 May or August 1690; and Richard, or Rachel, 11 March 1692.

JOHN EVERETT, Dedham, eldest brother of the preceding. He married 13 May 1662, Elizabeth Pepper, daughter of Robert Pepper, had Elizabeth, born 9 August or 6 November 1665; Hannah, 14 September 1670; Bethia, 3 October 1673; John, 9 June 1676; William, 20 October 1678, or January 1679; Israel, 8 April 1681; and Richard, 24 August 1683. He was freeman 1690, and a Captain. He died 1 April 1714. His widow Elizabeth died June 1715. But in one draft of a family genealogy that has been submitted to my inspection the dates of death for husband and wife are exchanged.

RICHARD EVERETT, Dedham, whose name is uniformly given Everard. He had, I presume, lived at Watertown, there, probably by wife Mary, had John, removed about 1636 or 1637, had Mary, born 28 September 1638, says the record, though it seems to me probably that it was 1637; Samuel, 31 March 1639, though the record of the county has, absurdly, 31 September as the town record must be false, if it has Mary correct; Sarah, 14 March 1641, died 1 April following; and James, 14 March 1643, died soon, as did also his mother. He married 29 June 1643, at Springfield, where he had some estate, Mary Winch, who came, at the age of 15, with Rowland Stebbins 1634, in the Francis, from Ipswich; had Sarah, again, born 12 April 1644; Abigail, 19 November 1647; Israel, 14 July 1601; Ruth, 14 January 1654; and Jedediah, 11 July 1656. He died 3 July 1682. In his will, probated 25 July 1682, made 12 May 1680, gave all his estate to wife Mary during widowhood, to child Jedediah, estate in fee of 20 acres; Abigail, wife of Matthias Puffer, "the tract of Easy Plain;" to James Mackenwithy, who married his daughter Mary, 7 acres for life, remainder in fee to her children James, Daniel, and Mary; to grandchild Sarah, daughter of Cornelius Fisher, who married 24 July 1665, his daughter Sarah, 15; and other estate equally to children John, Samuel, Jedediah, Abigail, and Ruth.

RICHARD EVERETT, Jamaica, Long Island. He died in 1666, or earlier, for in that year Abraham Smith was appointed administrator of his estate in trust for his children. These children are not named. Thompson, in 1656, calls him Evert; yet in 1686 he names at Jamaica, John Everit, perhaps one of them.

SAMUEL EVERETT, Dedham, son of first Richard Everett. He married 28 May 1669, Mary Pepper, daughter of Robert Pepper, had Judith, born 10 February 1670, died soon; Judith, again, 12 March 1672; Samuel, 7 October 1681; Isaac, 25 May 1685; Mary, 24 May 1688; and Benjamin, 20 March 1693. He was freeman 1690, and he died 26 June 1718.

WILLIAM EVERETT, Kittery 1640, whose name may be Averitt, under government by Gorges patent, allowed to keep an ordinary 1649. He was administered freeman of Massachusetts 1652, when, perhaps, he was of Dover. He died at sea 1674. Ten of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard College and ten at the other New England Colleges.

ABIEL EVERILL, Boston. He married 6 July 1655, Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Lieutenant William Phillips, had James, born 4 April 1656. He died early, for his widow married 1 April 1660, probably as second wife John Alden, junior.

JAMES EVERILL, Boston. He was administered with wife Elizabeth of the church 20 July 1634, freeman 3 September following. Had Ezekiel, baptized 15 May 1636; Coneniah, 4 November 1638, if the name on record be credible; and Elizabeth, 3 October 1641; besides Ann or Hannah, older than either, who was, probably born in England, and married William Blanchard, but after his death married George Manning. He was in good esteem, often one of the selectmen, and died near the end of 1682 or beginning of 1683, for his will, made in December 1682 was probated In February 1683. His daughter Elizabeth married a Grant. Often the name appears Everell.

JOSEPH EVERTON, Charlestown, son of William Everton of the same. By wife Catharine, had Catharine, baptized 22 October 1699; and Joseph, 14 September 701.

SAMUEL EVERTON, Charlestown, brother of the preceding. By wife Joanna had Joanna, baptized 15 December 1700.

WILLIAM EVERTON, Manchester 1658, Charlestown 1674. By wife Sarah, had John, Fownell, Samuel, Joseph, and Sarah, all baptized 2 September 1677; William, 7 October 1677; Benjamin, 11 July 1680. By second wife Ruth Walley, married 19 November 1684, had Elizabeth, baptized 3 September 1688; and Ruth, 27 September 1691; who died next year. He died 10 October 1689, not aged about 63, as by the gravestone is falsely said. His widow married 10 September 1691, Thomas Bligh of Boston.

JOHN EWE, Hartford, by misadventure killed Thomas Scott, 6 November 1643. Father was fined ten pounds to the widow and five to the Colony.

HENRY EWELL, Scituate, came from Sandwich, Kent, 1635, in the Hercules, shoemaker. He united with the children 3 April 1636, was a soldier in the Pequot war 1637. He married 23 November 1638, Sarah Annable, daughter of Anthony Annable, removed to Barnstable, where his eldest son John was baptized 8 March 1640; Ebenezer, 12 February 1643; Sarah, 14 September 1645; and came back 1647. He had at Sandwich Hannah, born 22 June 1649; Gershom, 14 November 1650; daughter Abia, 27 September 1653; Ichabod, June 1639; and Deborah, 4 June 1663. His house was burned in 1676 by the Indians. His will of 1681 names the before mentioned except John and Abia, adds other children Eunice, and mentions wife Sarah, and daughter Sarah, wife of John Northey.

JOHN EWELL, Boston, son of the preceding. He married Mary Goodale, daughter of Richard Goodale. He died 31 July 1686 at Newbury, leaving daughter Mary.

ICHABOD EWELL, Scituate, son of Henry Ewell. He cultivated estate of his father but his sons removed to Marshfield, says Deane.

THOMAS EWER, Charlestown. He came in the James from London 1635, aged 40, with wife Sarah Larned, daughter of William Larned, 28; and children Elizabeth, 4; and Thomas, l. Had elder children perhaps John, certainly Sarah, who married 18 June 1645, Thomas Blossom the second of Plymouth. He united with the church January 1636, as had his wife the month before. He was freeman 3 March 1636. He died 1638. His widow married 11 December 1639, Thomas Lothrop of Barnstable, where his daughter Elizabeth was buried 9 April 1641. Perhaps he was the man against which charged for language against the King, in 1637, was brought By Lord Ley, so easily got rid of by Governor Winthrop I. 234; but he might soon after have seemed in greater danger for error in his religious opinion as he was one of the friends of Wheelwright. Yet his discretion in recanted is observed.

THOMAS EWER, Sandwich, of who I learn nothing but what his widow Hannah probated his inventory 31 May 1667.

THOMAS EWER, Barnstable, perhaps son of first Thomas Ewer. He had by first wife Thomas, born December 1673. Probably mother and children died soon. He married October 1681, second wife Elizabeth Lovell, who died 20 March 1712, had Thomas, born January 1686, baptized 26 July 1691; Shubael, 1630; John, February 1692; Mehitable, October 1694, died next month; Nathaniel, November 1695; Jonathan, died November 1696; Hezekiah, 1697; and Thankful, October baptized 2 November 1701; besides Sarah, and Elizabeth.

JOHN EWILL, Newbury 1669. He died 31 July 1686. Perhaps it is sometimes Ewins. He may have been son of that William Ewill who in 1666 was aged 46, as Coffin says in Genealogical Registrar VI. 253.

THOMAS EWINGTON, Lynn 1642, is by me thought to be Thomas Euington, freeman of Rhode Island 1655.

RICHARD EXELL, or RICHARD EXILE, Springfield 1646. He married 4 June 1651, Hannah Reeves, daughter of Thomas Reeves, had Mary, born 1 March 1653; John, 4 November 1657; and Abigail, 20 May 1660. He suffered in Philip's war, and removed 1676, but whither is unknown yet in 1681 or 82. He sent to Boston some whale oil to pay a debt he owed Pynchon, so that probably either Long Island or Rhode Island became his home. Mary married 30 December 1675, Henry Rogers.

EDWARD EYMANS, Haverhill. In 1663 he was 40 years of age, as Coffin found, and no other finding has reached me.

JOHN EYRE, JOHN EIRE, often JOHN EYERS, Boston, youngest son of Simon Eyre the first. He married 20 May 1680, Catharine Brattle, daughter of Thomas Brattle, had, besides five children who died young, Catharine, born 20 July 1694; Bethia, 24 July 1695; and John Eyre, 7 August 1700, Harvard College 18. He was of artillery company 1682, in the Committee of Safety 1689, Representative 1693 and 98, and died June 1700. His widow married 13 November 1707, Waitstill Winthrop.

JONATHAN EYRE, JONATHAN EIRE, often JONATHAN EYERS, Boston, brother of the preceding by Simon's first wife. He was educated for a surgeon 1656, but no more is known of him.

SIMON EYRE, SIMON EIRE, often SIMON EYERS, Watertown, a surgeon. He came in the Increase 1635, from London, embarked 15 April aged 48, with wife Dorothy, 38; and children Mary, 15; Thomas, 13; Simon, 11; Rebecca, 9; Christian, 7; Ann, 5; Benjamin, 3; and Sarah, 3 months. He was freeman 17 April 1637, Representative 1641, selectman 1636-43, and clerk of the town 1641-45, when John Sherman succeeded. He soon removed to Boston where his wife died 11 August 1650. But he had before removing, Jonathan, born 20 March 1638; and Dorothy, 14 June, 1640. Probably too, his child Sarah died at Watertown young. He married about 1651, Martha Hubbard, daughter of William Hubbard, sister of the historian and of John Whittingham of Ipswich, had Maria, born 26 March 1652 and John, 19 February 1654. He died 10 October 1658, unless 10 November by another record be more probable. His widow died 13 July 1687. Abstract of his will of 5 July 1658 may be seen in Genealogical Registrar IX. 39. Ann married 5 March 1652, John Checkley; and Mary, it is said married Richard Moseley, though whom he was, I see not.

SIMON EYRE, SIMON EIRE, often SIMON EYERS, Boston, brought by his father, the preceding, with the other seven children 1635. He married Lydia Starr, daughter of Comfort Starr, had Simon, born 6 August 1652, to whom grandfather Starr made a bequest "to help him to learning." On 10 August 1653 his wife died, and he had died few days before (about August 1653).

SIMON EYRE, SIMON EIRE, often SIMON EYERS, New Haven, son of the preceding. He married 22 July 1679, Elizabeth Allerton, daughter of the second Isaac Allerton, the young widow of Benjamin Starr, had Lydia, born 17 September 1680; Simon, 5 September 1682; and Isaac, 23 February 1684; and Benjamin, 19 June 1688; and Elizabeth, 30 October 1690. He died at Milford 1695. Error in Genealogical Registrar 157, gives the list of proprietors at New Haven 1685 (which is generally very accurate), is seen in the name of this man, as Egears; and in an earlier day some record gives it Heyers, while the London custom house shows Ayres. That John, who was drowned 30 November 1696, "skating on the Fresh Pond" (as Sewall's Diary in Genealogical Registrar V. 76, tells), was his son. I venture to conjecture though, he was so far from home, became both he and his partner in the casualty are called students, and probably they were preparing for administration at College.

JOHN EYRE, JOHN EIRE, often JOHN EYRES, senior JOHN EYRE, JOHN EIRE, often JOHN EYERS, junior, JOSEPH EYRE, JOSEPH EIRE, often JOSEPH EYERS, NATHANIEL EYRE, NATHANIEL EIRE, often NATHANIEL EYERS, SAMUEL EYRE, SAMUEL EIRE, often SAMUEL EYERS, and TIMOTHY EYRE, TIMOTHY EIRE, often TIMOTHY EYERS, who were all of Haverhill, and there took the military oath of allegiance 28 November 1677, no doubt, though brought in with “E” belonged to the first letter of our alphabet; yet as I could of either tell nothing more, their fall in Genealogical Registrar VI. 203, is not matter of regret. Commonly the name at Haverhill was Ayer.

THOMAS EYRE, THOMAS EIRE, often THOMAS EYERS, Watertown 1644, eldest son of Simon Eyre the first, who in his will had devised to him the estate at wife’s death, probably without issue, perhaps unmarried in Virginia 1666, though we may ask, in vain, why he was there, unless we assume that he had lost or wasted his grant property which inferred must be justified by Bond, 204, making his inventory no more than £26.13. Farmer thought the family might be derived from John Eyre of Brandon in Suffolk shire where son Simon was in 1445 mayor of London.

THOMAS EYRE, THOMAS EIRE, often THOMAS EYERS, Boston. By wife Ann, had Saville, born 13 December 1691; and Thomas, 13 July 1694. His parents are unknown. Ayer is often written for this name.

SAMSON EYTON, Cambridge 1650, then a student at College who left before graduating to go to England. There he was made a fellow, but we read not the name of the college or at which University. See Hutchinson 1.112.

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