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 FABENS, JOHN FABIN, or JOHN FABINS, on a jury in New Hampshire 1656. He married perhaps, one of the daughters of Edward Gilman. Elizabeth came in the Elizabeth and Ann 1635, aged 16, but we know not who was her father. Fabyan is a name in that region, and John Fabens, Esq. of the province died 1757.

JOSEPH FABER, or JOSEPH FEBAR, Boston 1637, a cooper, came in the Elizabeth and Ann 1635, aged 26. He was fined in March 1638 for selling wine without license. His wife was a principal cause of the excommunication of Captain John Underhill, as with great particularity set forth in Winthrop I. 326. II. 15, and in church records of 5 March 1640.

ROBERT FACE, Charlestown, carpenter. He died 22 January 1657, in his will, died next March. Gave all his property to John Fownell, the miller, with whom he lived.

ELIEZUR FAIRBANKS, Medfield, son of George Fairbanks. By wife Martha, had Mary, born 31 October 1678. He was of Sherborn, where he had Martha, 22 January 1680; Lydia, 8 March 1682; Martha, 9 December 1684; Mercy, 18 October 1688; and Eliezur, 29 December 1690. He died 1741.

GEORGE FAIRBANKS, Dedham, son of Jonathan Fairbanks. He came probably from Yorkshire, England, with his father and other children. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 10 November 1647; George, 26 May 1650; Samuel, 28 October 1652; Eliezur, 8 June 1665; Jonas, 23 February 1657. He was at Medfield, there had Jonathan, 1 May 1662; and Margaret, 27 June, 1664. He was after of Sherborn; but at Medfield, says Barry, he died 10 January 1683, or 6 April of same year.

GEORGE FAIRBANKS, Dedham, son of the preceding. He married 1671, Rachel Adams, and had Rachel, born 29 September 1672; Mary, 5 March 1675. His wife died 12 May 1678, and he by wife Susanna, had Susanna, 24 March 1680, died soon; Susanna, again, 17 May 1682; Dorothy, 6 November 83; Margaret, 5 January 1685. By third wife Sarah, had Jonas, 15 February 1688, died at 2 years; Sarah, 16 November 1690; George, 2 October 1694; and John, 9 October 1697;

JOHN FAIRBANKS, Dedham, perhaps brother of Jonathan Fairbanks the first. He brought from England it is said, only daughter Mary, who married 2 or 12 April 1644, Michael Metcalf the second, and no more is heard of him.

JOHN FAIRBANKS, Dedham, eldest son of Jonathan Fairbanks. He came from England no doubt, with his father. By wife Sarah, had Joshua, born 26 May 1642; John, 7 February 1644; Sarah, 9 December 1645; Jonathan, 10 November 1648, died probably at 13 years; Martha and Mary, twins 25 December 1650; Joseph, 10 May 1656; Hannah, 10 February 1659; and Benjamin, 17 February 1662. Some wrong inference from records may arise that another wife Susan was mother of the last six children. His wife Sarah died 26 November 1683; and he died 13 November 1684. His will of 10 November 1684, provides for children John, called his eldest son Joseph, his second and Benjamin, the youngest, daughter Hannah, and granddaughter Mary Sawyer; so that we may be sure others were dead.

JOHN FAIRBANKS, Wrentham, perhaps son of the preceding. By wife Hannah had, at Dedham, John, born 1677; but at Wrentham, Joshua, 18 March 1682; Abigail, 17 August 1684; Nathaniel, 9 May 1687; Sarah, 22 March 1690, died at 6 months; and Deborah, 1 August 1692.

JONAS FAIRBANKS, Lancaster 1657, son of the first Jonathan Fairbanks. He married 28 May 1658, Lydia Prescott, daughter of John Prescott, had Mary, born 1659; Joshua, 1661; Grace, 1663; Jonathan, 1666; Hazadiah, 1668; Jabez, 1670; and Jonas, 1673. He was killed by the Indians 10 February 1676, with his son Joshua. The widow married a Barron, and in 1698, settled estate of father.

JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, Dedham, the progenitor I presume, of all this family name, now in New England. He came with wife Grace and probably all his six children before 1641. He died 5 December 1668. His will of 1 June 1668 probated 26 January 1669, provides for wife Grace, eldest son John; second George; Mary, wife of Christopher Smith; third son Jonas; and Jonathan, the youngest; Sarah, eldest daughter of son John; son-in-law Ralph Day, and each of the four children. He had by my daughter Susan, his late wife and largest portion to son John. He was probably from the West riding of Yorkshire as the will of his uncle George calls him of Sowerby, in that part of England.

JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, Dedham, son of the preceding. He married Deborah Shepard, daughter of Edward Shepard of Cambridge, had Deborah, born 3 June 1654; Grace, 17 December 1656; Sarah, 12 December 1638; Edward, 10 January 1661; David, 28 January 1663; Samuel, 2 June 1665; Mary, 24 July 1667; and Jeremiah. He was freeman 1690. His widow died 7 September 1705.

JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, Sherborn, son of the first George Fairbanks, a physician. By wife Sarah, who died 9 July 1713, had George, born 14 April 1685; Jonathan, 21 March 1689; Comfort, 30 October 1690; Joseph, 25 April 1692; Samuel, 27 February 1693; and Jonas, 9 June 1697. By second wife Anne, he had Benjamin, born 1715. He died 1719.

JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, Lancaster, son of Jonas Fairbanks. He married 24 August 1688, Mary Howard of Concord, had Hannah, and Mary, who were saved when he was killed with two other children by the Indians 1697. His wife was carried to Canada, but came home soon. The age of Hannah was 9 years and Mary, 3, when the estate was settled by his brother Jabez Fairbanks in May 1698.

JOSEPH FAIRBANKS, Dedham, son of first John Fairbanks, freeman 1678 or 1684.

RICHARD FAIRBANKS, Boston 1633. He probably with Elizabeth his wife, came with Cotton in the Griffin, at least his union with the children here was on the same day with Elder Leverett and wife Governor Brenton and Edward Hutchinson, in the month after the great teacher arrived. He was freeman 14 May1634, and of artillery company 1654. He had Constance, baptized 10 January 1636; and Zaccheus, 8 December 1639, died young. He was a man of some distinction, disarmed November 1637 for heretical perversity in the cause of Wheelwright, but within two years after made by the same government, the first receiver of all letters from abroad for the whole Colony. Constance married 30 March 1653, Samuel Mattock.

THOMAS FAIRCHILD, Stratford, one of the first settlers 1646, Representative 1659, 60, and often after. He had by wife whose name I see not, a daughter of Robert Seabrook of Stratford. He had Samuel, born 1640; Sarah, 19 February 1642; John, 1644; Thomas, 1646; Dinah, 1648; Zechariah, 1651; and Emma, 1653. Of these the second and third are not named in his will of 7 December 1670, just before his death and perhaps they were dead. He had gone home, got second wife Catharine Cragg, a daughter of London (the contract of marriage 22 December 1662, in which he was bound to secure to her estate at son for life or pay £200, being here record), and had by her three children. The sons Samuel and Thomas were proprietors two years before Emma married 20 April 1676, Hackaliah Preston and died February 1733.

DANIEL FAIRFIELD, Boston. By wife Elizabeth, had Mary, buried July 1639; Elizabeth, 30 October 1640, who married 22 October 1657, Joseph Sowther; and Mary, again, 7 July 1643, who married 20 August 1660, John Parker. He was freeman 1683, unless another Daniel Fairfield of Boston were the man.

DANIEL FAIRFIELD, Salem 1639, called a half Dutchman, the unhappy subject of severe punishment, related by Winthrop II. 46. He had liberty in 1656 to go with wife and children to England and probably wished not to return.

DANIEL FAIRFIELD, Weymouth. By wife Sarah, had James, born 18 March 1666; a child 24 August 1667; and Sarah, 25 August 1670. He was, probably father of Daniel Fairfield, born at Braintree, 18 September 1662, whose diligence in keeping a Diary from 1689 to 1711, presented to the Historical Society by Reverend Dr. Harris, its librarian, was much praised by a local historian. But it is known now, that the writer of the Diary was John Marshall, whose mother Ruth married the father of the Diary-keeper.

JOHN FAIRFIELD, Charlestown 1638, Salem 1639, freeman 14 May 1640. He had John, baptized 27 June 1641. He died about 1647, leaving widow Elizabeth (who married Peter Palfrey), and children Benjamin, John, and Walter, both the former and latter, perhaps, born in England.

JOHN FAIRFIELD, Ipswich, son perhaps of the preceding. He died November 1672, leaving widow Sarah, children John, Triphena, and Elizabeth. Next year the widow married Daniel Kilham.

JOHN FAIRFIELD, Newport, freeman there 1655, was of Westerly 1669. Probably he had no children and in 1689 gave all his property to Mary Babcock, daughter of John to obtain maintenance of himself and wife for life.

WALTER FAIRFIELD, Reading, probably son of John Fairfield of Salem. He had Samuel, born 13 August 1638, died young; Samuel, again, 14 April 1660, died young; William, 14 October 1662; and perhaps more. He was after of Wenham, and Representative 1689.

WILLIAM FAIRFIELD, Wenham, son of the preceding, born about 1662 or 63, freeman 1690. He was Representative 27 years, and speaker 1641. He died 1742 aged 80. His eldest son William of Boston died 1770, leaving six sons of which says Folsom, 268, Reverend John Fairfield of Saco, Harvard College 1757, was one.

JOHN FAIRMAN, Enfield, one of the first settlers. He had James, born 1683, perhaps others before, and he died 1684. He wrote his name Ferman, and may have been son or grandson of John Firmin of Watertown.

JOHN FAIRWEATHER, or JOHN FAYERWEATHER, Boston, son of Thomas Fairweather. He married 15 November 1660, Sarah Turner, daughter of Robert Turner, had Thomas, Penelope, and John, all baptized 12 June 1670; and a child 28 April 1672. He was a constable and freeman 1673, a Captain, Representative 1684, and made commander of the Castle at the Revolution April 1689. He married at Swanzey, perhaps second wife Elizabeth Dicksey, in 1674. He died 13 April 1712.

THOMAS FAIRWEATHER, or THOMAS FAYERWEATHER, Boston. He came early, perhaps in the fleet with Winthrop, for his name stands in the church list number 101, before dates are found. He was freeman 14 May 1634. By wife Mary, had John, baptized 21 September 1634; and Mary, born November 1636, baptized 5 March 1637, died November 1638. His son Thomas died August 1638. He died late in 1638. His inventory was brought in by Elder Colbron and John Odlin 8 January 1639.

BARTHOLOMEW FALDOE, a youth of 16, embarked in the Planter 1635, to come from London, but no more is seen of him.

JAMES FALES, spelled JAMES VALES, sometimes in Colony record, Medfield, was freeman 1673.

JAMES FALES, spelled JAMES VALES, sometimes in Colony record, Dedham, perhaps son of the preceding, was freeman 1684.

JOHN FALES, spelled JOHN VALES, sometimes in Colony record, Wrentham. He married 20 June 1684, Abigail Hawes, had John, born 22 April 1685, died young; John, again, 19 April 1689; and Joseph, 8 September 1691. Seven of this name had been graduates at Harvard College in 1825.

JOHN FALL, Swanzey. He was killed probably by the Indians, and was buried 24 June 1675.

THOMAS FALLAND, Yarmouth, freeman 7 September 1641, Representative 1644 and 1657. Baylies, II. 3, 30.

GABRIEL FALLOWAY, or GABRIEL FALLOWELL, Plymouth. He came early, was administered freeman 1 September 1640. He died 28 December 1667, aged 83. His will of 14 October 1667 names wife Catharine, his grandson brother Robert Finney, and no others except Sarah, daughter of John Wood.

JOHN FALLOWAY, or JOHN FALLOWELL, Plymouth. He married 13 February 1668, Sarah Wood, daughter of John Wood, was grandson of the preceding, but it is less easily known who was his father or what became of his grandmother or whether he had children. He was drowned, as an inquiry held 20 October 1675, shows. Administration was granted to his widow Sarah, with Samuel Dunham.

WILLIAM FALLOWAY, or WILLIAM FALLOWELL, Plymouth, perhaps son of Gabriel Falloway, and possibly father of the preceding. He married 16 May 1640, Martha Beal, who as his widow married 29 June 1649, Samuel Dunham. The name is easily confused, from likeness of double father to capital “H” with Holloway or Halloway.

ANDREW FANEUIL, Boston, a Huguenot merchant from Amsterdam, to which city he fled from his native Rochelle, recorded as inhabitant of the Colony 1 February 1692, as is told in note to Drake's valuable History of Boston, 536, in company with his brothers Benjamin Faneuil and John Faneuil. But some uncertainty exists, whether either of his brothers were ever residents in New England. Of John Faneuil, certainly, the doubt is strong, for Sargent, in his delightful "Dealings with the Dead," 506, asserts that he held fast to the ancient form of religion, "and lived and died, a Roman Catholic." In the will of Andrew, gives him £100, he is called of Rochelle xxxiii. 205. Whether he had come over, and went home in disgust at the Puritans of New England be more probable than another hypothesis, that his brothers knew there could be no harm in obtaining license for his administration and, at least, their desire would be as reputable to them though their brother took not benefit of it, is beyond means of solution. Benjamin Faneuil married indeed at Kingstown, 28 July 1699, Ann Bureau. He signed a certificate at Boston near three years before in favor of Gabriel Bernon's attempted settlement. At Oxford, in County Worcester, as in 3 Massachusetts History Collections II. 60, is printed so that he may well seem to have encouragement that French plantation if not even to have lived there some time. Yet with many other of his countrymen he had made New Rochelle, in the jurisdiction of New York, only 20 miles from the city, his proper home, and there were born all his eleven children. There, too, he died 1718, as had several of his infant children. But his eldest son Peter Faneuil, born 20 June 1700, and Benjamin Faneuil, 29 December 1701, became merchants of distinction at Boston. Andrew brought wife from Holland, but no issue is mentioned, and his wife died 16 July 1724. He had adopted Benjamin, his nephew and of course the public expectation was that his uncle would bestow no small part of his property the largest in New England upon this favorite relative yet before 12 September 1734. When he made his will, he had driven that nephew from his house, and in that instruction bequeathed him "five shillings and no more." In that document with codicil of 23 January 1738, abundant estate was conveyed. He died 13 February 1738. Between £7,000 and £9,000 he gave to other relatives and friends, but the greater part of his wealth to his nephew Peter Faneuil, at whose death after few years all went to the disinherited Benjamin Faneuil to be enjoyed seven times as long as the original devisee could.

BENJAMIN FANEUIL, Boston, merchant son of Benjamin Faneuil of the Province of New York. He married Mary Cutler, had Benjamin, Mary, and Peter. He was happily disinherited by his uncle Andrew, and gained longer life and good estate. Removed to Cambridge and built beautiful mansion in that part now Brighton. He died October 1785

PETER FANEUIL, Boston, eldest brother of the preceding, the richest man in the Province in consequence of the will of his uncle Andrew. He was never married. Celebrated for his munification in giving to the town the market house known by his name, built September 1742, and he died 3 March 1743. Everything about the donor, his brother, his father, and his uncle is told in the very pleasant essays called "Dealings with the Dead," 495 to 568.

ANDREW FANNING, Stonington. He perhaps, but only known to us as embarked 6 February 1679, in the Diligence, to come to New England as servant of Daniel Stanton.

EDMUND FANNING, New London 1652, is by tradition said to have escaped from the Irish Massacre, 1641, but it has not told anything of the eleven years interval. He removed to Stonington before 1670, and sometime after, came back to New London. Lived on Groton side. He died 1683 leaving sons Edmund, John, Thomas, and William, besides daughter Mary, who married 24 September 1683, Benjamin Hewett. Perhaps he was ancestor of Edmund Fanning, Yale College 1759, LL.D. who died at London 1818. Descendants have continued on the ancestral shore, but one has explored unknown tracts of the immense Pacific, where Fanning's island points out his path.

THOMAS FANNING, Watertown. He married 17 May 1655, Elizabeth Daniel, daughter of Robert Daniel, had Elizabeth, born 5 April 1656; Mary, 12 November 1657, died in few weeks; Mary, again, 28 October 1662, married 10 June 1680, Benoni Larned; and Sarah, 18 July 1665. He died August 1685. His widow lived to 27 January 1722 in 92nd year. She was born in England.

WILLIAM FANNING, Newbury. He married 24 March 1668, Elizabeth Allen, had Joseph, born 1 January 1669; Benjamin, 2 April 1671; William, 10 November 1673; James, 24 July 1676; and Elizabeth, 6 March 1681.

GEORGE FAREWELL, Salem. He had practiced law several years, was made clerk of that Court institution by Sir Edmund Andros 1687, at Ipswich, for trial of friends of freedom. Felt. Of course, he was imprisoned at the Revolution in April 1689.

MOSES FARGO, New London 1680, a smith. By wife Sarah, had Moses, born 1691, and eight others, whose names are not seen.

CALEB FARLEY, Billerica, son probably of George Farley, freeman 1690. He had Ebenezer, born 3 April 1674; George, 30 July 1677; both at Woburn; Caleb, and several other children. He removed perhaps with part of his family to Roxbury, there died 16 March 1712. Lydia, his widow died 19 November 1715. Perhaps this caused Farmer to say that George Farley, his father was at Roxbury before going to Woburn; but I find no mention of this name at Roxbury before the eighteenth century. Caleb. A descendant of George Farley, born at Billerica, died 5 April 1833, aged 102, at Hollis, and the family is much diffused in that and neighbor parts of New Hampshire.

GEORGE FARLEY, Woburn. He married 9 April 1641, Christian Births; who probably died soon after. He petitioned with many others in 1655 for religious liberty, as in 3 Massachusetts History Collections I. 45, spelt Farlo. He removed to Billerica before 1655. He married 9 February 1643, wife Beatrice, and had James, born 23 November 1643, died next February; Caleb, 1 April 1645; Mary, 27 February 1647; Timothy; and perhaps more children at Woburn. At Billerica by wife Christian, had Samuel, born last week of March 1655; and Mehitable, last week of May 1656. He died at Billerica 27 December 1693. Farmer says he was early member of the Baptist Church at Boston, where the spelling is Farlow. Timothy was killed with seven others by the Indians at Brookfield 2 August 1675.

MESHACK FARLEY, or MESHECH FARLEY, Ipswich, son of Michael Farley. He married 6 August 1684, Sarah Barnham, daughter of Thomas Barnham, widow of a Clark, had Meshack, born 10 June 1685; Michael, 2 August 1686; and January, died young. He died before his father, leaving widow Sarah, and sons Meshack, and Michael. Administration was granted 23 December 1696, and the two sons acknowledged recording 14 March 1712, from their uncle Michael, of their portions of father's estate. The elder of these two sons died 6 March 1716.

MICHAEL FARLEY, Ipswich, sent over, says Farmer, 1675, from England by Richard Saltonstall to have care of his fuelling mill. He had Meshack, before mentioned and Michael.

MICHAEL FARLEY, Ipswich, son perhaps of Meshack Farley, but more probably of the preceding. He married 1708, Mary Woodbury, daughter of Benjamin Woodbury of Beverly, had issue, it is thought. Perhaps General Michael Farley, who died 20 June 1789, Sheriff of Essex, was a descendant. Seven of this name had been graduates at Harvard 1834, and three at other New England Colleges.

RALPH FARMAN, came from London, a barber-surgeon 1635, aged 32, in the James, with wife Alice, 28; children Mary, 7; Thomas, 4; and Ralph, 2. I find nothing of his residence or death and think it not improbable that he was one of the first settlers of Andover, and his name was Farnum or Farnham. But

THOMAS FARMAN was of Milford 1658, and may not have been son of the preceding.

EDWARD FARMER, Billerica, son of John Farmer of Ansley, or Anceley, near Atherstone in Warwickshire. He came in 1671 or 72 with his mother Isabella, a widow who married Elder Thomas Wiswall of Newton, outlived him, and died 21 May 1686 at the house of her son. He brought perhaps, sister Isabella Farmer and brother Thomas Farmer, certainly wife Mary, daughter Sarah, born about 1669; and probably John, 19 August 1671. He had here Edward, 24 March 1674; Mary, 3 November 1675; Barbara, at Woburn, 26 January 1678, died at 4 years in Billerica; Elizabeth, 17 May 1680; Thomas, 8 June 1683; and Oliver, 2 February 1686. He was a useful townsman. His wife died 26 March 1719, aged about 76, and he died 27 May 1727, about 87. His paternal acres through descendants of his youngest son to which father gave them is still the inheritance of 6th generation. Sarah married November 1692, Thomas Pollard; Mary married John Dean; and Elizabeth married 29 May 1707, William Green.

EDWARD FARMER, Billerica, son of the preceding. He married Mary Richardson, daughter of Thomas Richardson, had Mary; Andrew, born 27 March 1709; and Elizabeth. His wife died 15 May 1746; and he died 17 December 1752.

JOHN FARMER, Boston, a soldier in Moseley's company killed in the great fight of Philip's war 19 December 1675.

JOHN FARMER, Concord, of who I read only, that his daughter Isabel was wife of David Wyman. He married 27 April 1675. After his death she married 19 November 1679, James Blood; and was of Charlestown 1677.

JOHN FARMER, Billerica, son of first Edward Farmer, born probably in England. He died 9 December 1736, aged 65. By wife Abigail, who died 20 March 1754, had Dorothy, Barbara, John, Daniel, Richard, Edward, Jacob, and William; but the order of births is uncertain.

OLIVER FARMER, Billerica, youngest brother of the preceding. He married Abigail Johnson, daughter of Ebenezer Johnson, granddaughter of Honorable William Johnson, and great granddaughter of Captain Edward Johnson, author of Wonderwork, Providence of Zion's Saviour in New England, had Abigail, born 22 December 1717, died in 3 weeks; Abigail, again, 14 January 1719; Mary, 26 August 1721; Sarah, 14 December 1723; Betty and Rebecca, twins 31 May 1726; Oliver, 31 July 1728, who lived at the ancestral farm, had children by two wives of which the first, Rachel Shed, daughter of John Shed of Pepperell. He married 5 April 1757, was mother of John, born 1 December 1762, who was father by Lydia, daughter of Josiah Richardson of Chelmsford, who he married 24 January 1788, of John Farmer, the distinguished antiquary, born 12 June 1789, so that the Memoir of him, with which the Genealogical Registrar 1 begins, ominously lost one generation in its first paragraph; Isabella, 2 March 1731; Edward, 21 February 1734; and John, 7 December 1737. He died 23 February 1761; and his widow married Captain James Lane of Bedford.

THOMAS FARMER, Billerica 1675, probably brother of first Edward Farmer, perhaps came with him, is not heard of after 1684, and may have gone home.

THOMAS FARMER, Billerica, son of Edward Farmer the first. He married Elizabeth Hunt as in his family Register, Concord, 1813, wrote the great antiquary (but a modern authority, not of higher reputation for accuracy in a "Genealogical Memoir," page 27, gives the name Sarah), had Thomas; Joseph, died soon; Joseph, again; Susanna; Josiah, or Jonas; Elizabeth; Joshua; Samuel; and Benjamin. He and his wife died at Hollis, about 1767, and were buried in one grave. A large genealogy memorial of many branches of first Edward's descendants is given in Genealogical Registrar but it has nothing beyond the names of the children of the eldest son and of those of Thomas. In the royal charter for Virginia 1609 are found John Farmer and George Farmer, gentleman Haz. I. 61-3.

EPHRAIM FARNHAM, EPHRAIM FARNAM, or EPHRAIM FARNUM, Andover, son of Ralph Farnham. He married 20 March 1700, Priscilla Holt, had Ephraim, Joseph, Zebediah, Josiah, James, and perhaps others.

HENRY FARNHAM, HENRY FARNAM, or HENRY FARNUM, Roxbury, joiner, artillery company 1644, freeman 1645; the name in church record being Farnham, but in Colony records made Firnam. He was not long at Roxbury, perhaps went to Long Island, thence to Connecticut, certainly was of Killingworth 1666, a Deacon. He died 13 January 1700 and left only son Peter.

JOHN FARNHAM, JOHN FARNAM, or JOHN FARNUM, Dorchester, freeman 13 May 1640, perhaps brother of the preceding, probably one of the founders of Second Church at Boston June 1650. In 1666 he was imprisoned for heresy, and turned into a Baptist. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, who married 6 August 1657, Joshua Carwithee; Jonathan, born at Dorchester 16 January 1639; Hannah, 9 November 1642; Joanna, 3 March 1645; John, who died 26 August 1652; and Rachel, who married Thomas Martyn.

JOHN FARNHAM, JOHN FARNAM, or JOHN FARNUM, Andover. He married 12 November 1667, Rebecca Kent, daughter of Stephen Kent of Newbury, had John, born 1670, died next year; and David, died 30 November 1687. Perhaps he had second wife Mary Tyler, and by her Ann, who died 20 April 1696.

JOHN FARNHAM, JOHN FARNAM, or JOHN FARNUM, Boston. He married 7 April 1654, probably as second wife Susanna Arnold, daughter of Thomas Arnold of Watertown, had John, born 20 May 1655; and Jonathan, 13 November 1659. He was freeman 1671, then of First Church. His daughter Joanna married 7 January 1658, James English.

JOHN FARNHAM, JOHN FARNAM, or JOHN FARNUM, Andover, son of Ralph Farnham, perhaps, but not probably is he who married 30 June 1693, Mary Tyler.

JONATHAN FARNHAM, JONATHAN FARNAM, or JONATHAN FARNUM, Boston, son of first John Farnham, was a Captain.

PETER FARNHAM, PETER FARNAM, or PETER FARNUM, Killingworth. He married Hannah Wilcoxson, had seven children. He died 14 February 1704. His widow married Nathaniel Royce of Wallingford.

RALPH FARNHAM, RALPH FARNAM, or RALPH FARNUM, Andover. He married 26 October 1658, Elizabeth Holt, daughter of Nicholas Holt, had Sarah, born 1661, who married 22 April 1685, Benjamin Abbot; Ralph, 1662; John, 1664; Henry, 1666, died 7 May 1683; Hannah, 1668; besides Thomas, Ephraim, and perhaps others earlier or later. He died 8 January 1692. Tradition makes him come from Wales, but I can hardly receive it. Who was his father I have not learned, but imagine his name to have been Ralph Farnham, and that he was father of Mary, who married at Andover, 20 October 1650, Daniel Poor; and of Sarah, who married 26 April 1658, George Abbot. See Farman.

SAMUEL FARNHAM, SAMUEL FARNAM, or SAMUEL FARNUM, Andover, perhaps brother of Ephraim Farnham, and son of Thomas Farnham the first. He married 4 January 1698, Hannah Holt.

THOMAS FARNHAM, THOMAS FARNAM, or THOMAS FARNUM, Andover, probably brother of Ralph Farnham, and brought with him in childhood by their father. He married 8 July 1660, Elizabeth Sibborns, who died 26 August 1683. He was freeman 1669, and he died 11 January 1686, aged about 53. Thomas, their son died 6 October 1672.

THOMAS FARNHAM, THOMAS FARNAM, or THOMAS FARNUM, Andover, son of Ralph Farnham, perhaps, or of the preceding married 14 May 1693, Hannah Hutchinson. Descendants of these Andover stocks are many, usually writing the name, as did, also, John of Dorchester, Farnham. But at the various New England Colleges it is not easy to adjust them.

JOSEPH FARNSWORTH, Dorchester, freeman 14 March 1639. By wife Elizabeth, had Mary, born 30 March 1637; Hannah, 14 December 1638; Rebecca, 2 January 1640; and Ruth, 3 June 1642; besides Joseph, Samuel, and perhaps others by second wife widow Mary Long. He was selectman 1647, and died 12 January 1660. In his will of 2 January 1660, Genealogical Registrar IX. 140, provision is made for his wife Mary and her two children by former husband Joseph, and Thomas Long, for his daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Mansfield, daughter Esther, daughter Mary, wife of Abraham Ripley, grandchildren Joseph, son of Simon Peck, by Hannah, daughter of testate deceased, his eldest son Joseph, son Samuel, and daughter Rebecca.

JOSEPH FARNSWORTH, Dorchester, perhaps eldest son of the preceding, born in England, freeman 1649.

MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH, Lynn, Groton, an early proprietor freeman 1670, and selectman. By wife Mary, had Joseph, born 17 November 1657, died at 17 years; Mary, 11 October 1660 at Lynn. At Groton had Samuel, 8 October 1669, and probably others, after, or more likely before as Benjamin, John, Matthew, and Samuel, had families there in 1691. He died 1689, aged 77. His will is of January 1689. See Butler's History 395, 6. Mary married 11 April 1676, Samuel Thatcher of Watertown.

SAMUEL FARNSWORTH, Windsor, son of Joseph Farnsworth. He married 3 June 1677, Mary Stoughton, daughter of Thomas Stoughton the second, had Mary, born 17 May 1678, died in few days. His wife died 28 August 1684. Next year in November he married Mary Moses, daughter of John Moses, had Joseph, born 1694. Earlier this name was written without “s”. Two of this family had been graduates at Harvard 1828, and five at other New England Colleges. Calamy, Eject. minister II. 840, mentioned Mr. Farnsworth who came from New England and died very poor.

BARNABAS FARR, Boston, perhaps not permanent inhabitant. He died 13 December 1654.

BENJAMIN FARR, Lynn, son of George Farr, freeman 1691. He married 28 July 1680, Elizabeth Burrill, daughter of Francis Burrill, had Elizabeth, born 3 July 1682; Mary, 28 July 1684; and perhaps others.

GEORGE FARR, Salem, shipwright, came in the fleet with Higginson, 1629. He soon became farmer at Lynn, and freeman 6 May 1635. He died 24 October 1662, leaving wife Elizabeth, who died March 1687, and children John, who died 29 October 1672; Lazarus, died 9 December 1669; Benjamin, before mentioned; Joseph; Mary; Martha; Elizabeth; and Sarah. Martha married 18 September 1661, William Clark of Boston; and Elizabeth married 4 April 1666, Nicholas Hutchins of Lynn. One Mary Farr was married 10 January 1658, to James Mycall of Braintree, by Major Atherton.

JOHN FARR, Stow, perhaps grandson of George Farr. He married 11 May 1703, Hannah Applin, daughter of John Applin of Watertown.

JOSEPH FARR, Lynn, son of George Farr, freeman 1682. He married 22 September 1680, Hannah Walden, had Elizabeth, born 15 August 1681; Mary, 28 February 1684; and perhaps others. It has been supposed by some that this name is the same as Farrar.

DANIEL FARRABAS, Cambridge, Concord, and Marlborough. He married 27 January 1660, Rebecca Perriman, who died 1 May 1677. He married 22 May 1679, Dorothy Rediat. By first wife he had Daniel, born 20 March 1664; Thomas, 7 March 1667; Elizabeth, 16 March 1669; Rebecca, at Concord, 15 February 1672. By the second wife had John, born at Marlborough, 1681; Isaac, 30 October 1682; and Jonathan, 23 March 1684. He died October 1687. The name was written there Forbush, and his youngest son was called Forbes, as is shown by a careful inquirer in Genealogical Registrar VII. 135. His widow married 22 May 1688, Alexander Stewart.

NATHANIEL FARRAND, Milford 1645. He was probably father of Elizabeth, who married 26 September 1676, Walter Smith of the same; certainly of Hannah, who married 1674, Thomas Thornton of Hartford. Of this name, five, perhaps all descendants have been graduates at Yale.

EPHRAIM FARRAR, soldier of Captain Lothrop's company called "the flower of Essex," killed 18 September 1675, by the Indians at Bloody brook.

GEORGE FARRAR, Lancaster, son of Jacob Farrar. He married 7 September 1692, Mary How of Concord, whither, I suppose, he removed and probably sat down in that part now Lincoln, had Joseph; Daniel; George, born 16 February 1705, father of Reverend George Farrar, Harvard College 1751, who died early, and of Reverend Joseph Farrar, Harvard College 1767, minister of Dublin, New Hampshire and a chaplain in the war of the Revolution; and Samuel, 28 September 1708, father of Reverend Stephen Farrar, Harvard College 1755, minister of New Ipswich; and of Honorable Timothy Farrar, Harvard College 1767, the oldest graduate that Institution has produced who died 21 February 1849, aged 101 years 7 months 12 days, having been born 28 June 1747, Old South.

JACOB FARRAR, Lancaster. At the incorporation 1653. He was killed by the Indians 22 August 1675. He had, it is said, son Jacob.

JACOB FARRAR, Lancaster, son of the preceding, born in England about 1643. By wife Hannah, had Jacob, born 29 March 1669; George, 16 August 1670; Joseph, 16 August 1672; and John.

JOHN FARRAR, Lancaster 1653, brother of the preceding, perhaps was also of Woburn, had their Mary, born 10 April 1656; Jacob, 22 October 1657, died of smallpox, June 1679; Isaac, 16 December 1659, died in few days; Joanna, 9 April 1661; Mercy, 1 April 1663 ; Hannah, 22 January 1668; and Isaac, 1 July 1671. He died 11 July 1690, made his will 29 June 1687. His widow lived long. Joanna married 30 November 1680, Robert Doyle.

THOMAS FARRAR, Lynn 1639. His wife Elizabeth died 8 January 1681. He had Thomas; Sarah; Hannah; Susanna, born 26 March 1659; Peleg and Mehitable, twins 6 October 1660, died soon; and Elizabeth who died young. He was freeman 1690, and died 23 February 1694. He was less than two years before accused of witchcraft, and some of the evidence (of which the most significant was, that "people used to call him old father Pharaoh") may be read in Genealogical Registrar VI. 317. Sarah married 20 May 1667, Meletiah Lothrop.

THOMAS FARRAR, Lynn, son of the preceding. He married 3 March 1682, Abigail Collins. He was freeman 1691, was selectman 1692. He died about 1733. His will of 5 June 1730, probated 11 January 1734, names wife Elizabeth, Rebecca Bassett, and her husband William Bassett; Richard Hood, and Samuel Newhall, called kinsmen; and kinswoman Hannah, wife of Edmund Needham; but how the relationship grew is not seen. Seven of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and nine at other New England Colleges. In old record it often appears Farrow.

BENJAMIN FARRELL, a soldier of Lothrop's company called "the flower of Essex," killed at Bloody brook, 18 September 1675. Perhaps the name may have been Farwell.

DANIEL FARRINGTON, Wrentham 1695, perhaps son of John Farrington of Dedham. He had wife Abigail.

EDMUND FARRINGTON, Lynn, from Olney in Bucks. He came in the Hopewell, Captain Bundocke, 1635, aged 47, with wife Elizabeth, 49, and children Sarah, 14; Matthew, 12; John, 11; and Elizabeth, 8. He was of the first project of settlers on Long Island 1640, perhaps went thither, but came back in few years. He died 20 January 1671.

EDWARD FARRINGTON, Andover. He married Martha Browne, 9 April 1690. He was son of the first John.

JACOB FARRINGTON, Andover. He died 29 June 1667, perhaps leaving widow Elizabeth, who married 14 November following Mark Graves; but he may have been unmarried and she his mother.

JOHN FARRINGTON, Lynn, son of Edmund Farrington, born in England. He removed to Long Island 1640, with Reverend Abraham Pierson and some years later came back, for the Lynn record has children of a John by wife Elizabeth, viz. Edward, born 5 July 1662; John, 9 March 1664; and Jacob, 22 July 1666. Yet perhaps as many, or more, were born to him on Long Island. He died at Lynn, 2 May 1666, and his widow gave his inventory next month, June 1666.

JOHN FARRINGTON, Dedham. He married 1650, Mary Bullard, daughter of William Bullard the first, had Mary, born 26 March 1651; Sarah, 1 September 1652; John, 25 April 1654; Nathaniel, 9 August 1656; Elizabeth, 11 April 1660; Hannah, 22 July 1662; Daniel, 10 April 1664; Judith, 1 June 1666; Abigail, 30 April 1668; Benjamin, 15 August 1672; and Joseph, 10 November 1681. He was freeman 1668, and he died before 1686, leaving widow.

JOHN FARRINGTON, Lynn, perhaps son of Matthew Farrington, born at Long Island. He was soldier in brave Captain Gardner's company and wounded in the great fight of 19 December 1675. He married 7 October 1679, Lydia Hudson, had John, born 22 November 1680; and Mary, 2 October 1685. He was freeman 1681.

MATTHEW FARRINGTON, Lynn, son of Edmund Farrington, born in England. He had perhaps, accompanied his father to Long Island with so many other neighbors, there married. He had children and came back, and I presume those children which the town records show were born here, as Sarah, 13 February 1658, died next year; William, 6 May 1660; Sarah, again, 15 June 1663; and Theophilus, 13 August 1666.

MATTHEW FARRINGTON, Lynn, son of the preceding, probably though not recorded here. He had Sarah, born perhaps 1 February 1676, died 26 November following; Sarah, again, 20 September 1677; Martha, 2 May 1679; and Samuel, 29 September 1681. He was freeman 1691, at the same time with Theophilus and William, no doubt his brothers.

THOMAS FARRINGTON, Newtown, Long Island, may have been of the Lynn breed, possibly elder brother of first Matthew Farrington.

WILLIAM FARRINGTON Lynn, son of first Matthew Farrington. He had William, born 16 May 1684.

GEORGE FARROW, Ipswich 1637. He married 16 February 1644, Ann Whitmore, perhaps daughter of the first John Whitmore, had Mary, born 6 January 1645; Martha, 25 February 1647; and George, 9 May 1650. This son I presume, was the man killed by the Indians at Wells, 27 September 1676. He left three daughters, but William Symonds and Joseph Storer were admonishers. He is mentioned by Hubbard, his townsman, in Indians Wars.

JOHN FARROW, Hingham. He came from Hingham, England 1635, with wife Frances and one child Mary, who married 25 October 1649, Samuel Stowell, and 10 April 1689, Joshua Beal. He had here John, born 6 June 1639; Remember, baptized August 1642, who married 1 February 1660, Henry Ward; Hannah, 9 April 1648, who married 9 June 1674, Nathaniel Folsom; perhaps one other daughter; and Nathan, born 17 September 1654. He died 7 July 1687, not 1678, as Deane has it, at great age. His will of 28 March 1687probated 17 August 1687, mentions wife and all the children except Hannah, granddaughter Mary, wife of his grandson John Garnett, and grandchildren Frances and Nathan, of his daughter Remember. His widow died 28 January 1688.

JOHN FARROW, Hingham, son of the preceding. He married 16 November 1691, second wife, but married 14 August 1664, first, Mary Hilliard, perhaps daughter of Anthony Hilliard, had Mary, born 25 October 1665; Hannah, 8 December 1667; Abigail, 27 January 1670; John, 8 December 1672; Esther, 28 June 1675; William, 17 November 1677; Priscilla, 1679; Remember, 3 February 1682; and Sarah, 29 August 1685. He died 27 January 1716. His will of 10 February 1708, probated 9 April 1716, names wife Frances and seven of his children, all except Hannah and William, who were dead, grandchildren Mary Josselyn, daughter of Hannah, and Patience, daughter of William.

NATHAN FARROW, Hingham, brother of the preceding. He married 5 December 1683, Mary Garnett, had Francis, born 16 December 1684; Christian, 13 October 1686; Jonathan, 20 June 1689; Benjamin, 1692; Nathan, 29 April 1695. His wife died 27 February 1710. He had another wife 23 March 1711, Joanna May, widow of Thomas Whiton, who was daughter of Samuel May of Roxbury, and had been daughter of Francis Gardner of Hingham. He died 18 October 1715. His will of 7 October 1715, probated 14 October 1718, names wife and all the children. It is thought by some that this is the same with Farrar, but I do not incline to that opinion. While owning that often the spelling of the names is interchanged.

GEORGE FARWELL, Boston, one of the adherents of Andros, who was imprisoned 1689.

HENRY FARWELL, Concord, freeman 14 March 1639. He had wife Olive, sons Joseph, born 20 February 1641; James; perhaps Henry; John; Mary; Olive; and Elizabeth. He removed to Chelmsford, there died 1 August 1670. His will, made three weeks before (July 1670), mentioned wife Olive, children John, to whom he gave the Concord estate; Joseph, who with his mother was executor and his wife Hannah; his own daughters Mary Bates; Olive Spalding; and Elizabeth Wilbore.

HENRY FARWELL, Dunstable 1673, son of the preceding, one of the first settlers at Dunstable. He had Henry, who married Esther, daughter of Captain Joseph Blanchard; Oliver, born 1691, killed by the Indians 5 September 1724, leaving wife and children; Josiah, sole survivor of the day, when his brother fell, in fight at the northern part of his native town, a Lieutenant in Lovewell's fight, slain at Pequawket, 8 May 1725; Jonathan, born 24 July 1700; Susanna, 19 February 1703; Isaac, 4 December 1704; and Sarah, 4 December 1706.

JOHN FARWELL, Concord, son of first Henry Farwell. He married 4 November 1658, Sarah Wheeler. He was freeman 1682.

JOHN FARWELL, Dunstable, perhaps son of second Henry Farwell, born 15 June 1686. He died at Cambridge, 10 September 1709. He was possibly a student at College.

JOSEPH FARWELL, Chelmsford, son of the first Henry Farwell. He married 1666, Hannah Learned, daughter of Isaac Learned.

THOMAS FARWELL, Taunton 1639, had John, who went to England. His widow Sarah married 8 December 1686, Reverend George Shove. Baylies, I. 286, 9 II. 282.

PATRICK FASSELL, or PATRICK FASSETT, Malden. He had Joseph, born October 1672. He removed to Billerica, where his name, on the tax list of 1679, with a varied spelled is printed in Genealogical Registrar V. 173.

DAVID FAULKNER, Boston, perhaps son or brother of Thomas Faulkner of the same. By wife Mary, had Martha, born 30 March 1653; Mary, 10 November 1654; Thomas, 26 September 1656; and I know no more of him, but find

DAVID FAULKNER, Malden. By wife Elizabeth, had David, born 17 May 1687; and Benjamin, 25 February 1698.

EDMUND FAULKNER, Andover. He married (4 February 1648, as the record shows, but Farmer says 4 July 1647) Dorothy Robinson, who died 2 December 1668, had Francis, born May 1651; and John, May 1654; besides, probably several others. He died 18 January 1687. Mary, who married 30 May 1671, Joseph Marble; and Hannah, who married 23 May 1689, Pasco Chubb, I suppose, were his daughters.

FRANCIS FAULKNER, Andover, son of the preceding. He married 12 October 1675, Abigail Dane, daughter of Reverend Francis Dane; had Elizabeth, who died 17 August 1678, and other children of which descendants are still known among us. He died 1732. His wife was convicted of witchcraft, 1692, with so many other innocents, and after sentence to die when the delusion began to dissipate was pardoned. See History Collections of Essex Institute I. 59.

JOHN FAULKNER, Andover, brother of the preceding. He married 19 October 1682, Sarah Abbot, daughter of George Abbot, had Sarah, who died 1 September 1689; and perhaps others. He died 1706.

THOMAS FAULKNER, Boston. He died 1656, his inventory being taken 22 July 1656 amounted to £153.09.

JOHN FAUNCE, Plymouth, came in the Ann 1623, probably young, for no wife or children is mentioned for ten years. He married 1633, Patience Morton, daughter of George Morton, had Priscilla, who married Joseph Warrell; Mary, who married 15 July 1658, William Harlow; Patience, who married 20 November 1661, John Holmes; Sarah, who married 26 February 1663, Edward Dotey; Thomas, born about 1647; Elizabeth 23 March 1648, died next year; Mercy, 10 April 1651, who married 29 December 1667, Nathaniel Holmes; John, who died 29 November 1654, probably young; and Joseph, 14 May 1653. He died 18 January 1687. The name, Manasseh Faunce, who stands next to his in the list of passengers in the Ann, must be, without doubt, for Mr. Kempton.

JOSEPH FAUNCE, Plymouth, son of the preceding. He married 3 January 1678, Judith Rickard, had Hannah, born 12 June 1679; Mary, 2 June 1681; John, 3 December 1683; Mercy, 30 June 1686, died in ten months; Mehitable, 27 May 1689; Joseph, 21 May 1693; Eliezur, 6 February 1696; Thomas, 15 July 1698; and Benjamin, 17 February 1703, died 28 June 1703.

THOMAS FAUNCE, Plymouth, brother of the preceding. He married 13 December 1672, January Nelson, had Patience, born 7 November 1673, married 2 June 1702, Ephraim Kempton, died 1779 aged 105 and a half years; John, 16 September 1678; Martha, 16 December 1680; Priscilla, 20 August 1684; Thomas, 18 May 1687; Joanna, 24 June 1689; and January, 18 November 1692. He was Deacon 1686, and Ruling Elder 1699 to his death 27 February 1741, when he was aged 98, or 99, by extravagant computation.

PHILIP FAVOR or PHILIP FEWER, Salisbury. He married 1689, Mary Osgood, daughter of John Osgood, had Richard, born 31 March 1690; John, 31 March 1692; and Ann, 12 April 1696.

BARNABAS FAWER or BARNABAS FOWER, Dorchester. He came 1635 in the James from Bristol as company with Reverend Richard Mather [see Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts 450], was an assessor in 1638. By wife Dinah who came perhaps from England with him, he had other children but we know only Eleazer, born 18 September 1642. His wife died 9 days after (27 September 1642). For second wife he took 10 March 1643, Grace Negoose, sister of Jonathan Negoose. He removed to Boston, and died 13 December 1654. In his will, probated 2 February 1655, ordered that his son Eleazer be brought up at Mr. Cheever's school. His widow married John Johnson of Roxbury. Great variety is exhibited in spelling this name; the record of Watertown, where he owned some land calls it Farr; Boston church records has it Fore; Blake's Annals Four; Dr. Harris, Flower; but Farmer, or his correspondent made it Hawes by mistake of the old ff.

ELEAZER FAWER or ELEAZER FOWER, Dorchester, son of the preceding. He married 28 May 1662, Mary Preston, daughter of Daniel Preston, had Gibson, born 1666. He made his will 13 November 1665, "bound to sea," probably never came back. His widow married it is said, Samuel Jenkins of Scituate, 6 July 1670. But I find no such person at Scituate. Possibly it was son Jenkins of Greenwich, two years later.

JOHN FAWNE, Ipswich, freeman 2 September 1635, with prefix of responsibility removed to Haverhill. He had wife Elizabeth, and one of his daughters married Robert Clement.

JOSIAH FAXON, JOSIAH FAXSON or JOSIAH FACKSON, Braintree, son of Richard Faxon of the same. By wife Mehitable Adams, had Josiah, born 23 May 1690; Thomas, 8 February 1692; Lydia, 30 November 1695; Mehitable, 14 June 1698; Edward, 6 May 1700; Elizabeth, 7 April 1702; Eliashib, 10 March 1701; and Sarah, 3 June 1706. He died 1731. His widow, daughter of Edward Adams of Medfield, died 1 March 1753.

RICHARD FAXON, RICHARD FAXSON or RICHARD FACKSON, Braintree 1659, son of Thomas Faxon, born probably in England. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 26 March 1655; Mary, 2 September 1656, died next year; Mary, again, 19 December 1657; Sarah, 13 March 1659; Josiah, 8 September 1660; Thomas, 2 August 1662; Lydia and Hannah, twins 1 September 1663; Ebenezer, 15 December 1664, died soon; Richard, 21 June 1666; John, April 1667, died next year; Joseph, 26 August 1669; and Abigail, 18 September 1670. He died 20 December 1674. His will made wife Elizabeth executrix and names children Josiah, Richard, Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, and Abigail. His widow married 15 January 1676, Caleb Hobart.

THOMAS FAXON, THOMAS FAXSON or THOMAS FACKSON, Braintree, freeman 1657, Representative 1669. He had Thomas and Richard, both, perhaps, brought from England. He died 23 November 1680. He had married 5 September 1670, Sarah Savil, daughter of William Savil, and she died 1697.

THOMAS FAXON, THOMAS FAXSON or THOMAS FACKSON, Braintree, son of the preceding, probably born in England. He married 11 April 1653, Deborah Thayer, daughter of Richard Thayer, and he died 25 May 1662. She died 31 May 1662. His father had administration. His children were Deborah, born 28 May 1654, who married 1 January 1680, William Savil; Rebecca, 25 June 1657 married 30 July 1678, Samuel Bass; Sarah, 21 August 1659 married 27 November 1679, Joseph Weld of Roxbury; and Joanna, 20 September 1661 married Nathaniel Wales of Dorchester.

THOMAS FAXON, THOMAS FAXSON or THOMAS FACKSON, Braintree, son of Richard Faxon of the same. He married Mary Blanchard, daughter of Nathaniel Blanchard, had Richard, born 4 September 1686; and Mary, 1688. He died of the prevalent smallpox that prostrated so many more of the levies for the mad expedition of Sir William Phips against Quebec, before departure 1690. In his will of 4 August 1690 he takes notice of "being pressed out in the service".

JOHN FAY, Marlborough, son of David Fay, who bought land in Marlborough 1655, yet that may not prove his personal coming. He came in the Speedwell 1656 from London, a youth of 8 years. Lived at Watertown. By wife Mary, had David, who died 2 August 1676, and the mother died not long after. He married 5 July 1678, Susanna Shattuck, widow of Joseph Morse, eldest daughter of William Shattuck, had David, again, 23 April 1679; Gershom, 10 October 1681; Ruth, 13 July 1684; and Deliverance, 7 October 1686. Shattuck says his widow married 30 July 1695, William Brigham. He was perhaps Artillery Company 1678, freeman 1690, and may be the progeny of the numerous races in Southborough and vicinity.

WILLIAM FAY, Boston 1643. Seven of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and six at other New England Colleges.

HENRY FEAKE, Lynn 1630, freeman 14 May 1634. He removed about 1637 to Sandwich, was Representative 1643 and 44. He had daughter Elizabeth, who married 24 March 1654, John Dillingham. He removed to Newtown, Long Island about 1656.

ROBERT FEAKE, Watertown 1630, came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop. Requested 19 October 1630 to be made freeman and was administrated 18 May 1631. He married before the end of January 1632, Elizabeth Fones, widow of Henry Winthrop, daughter of Thomas Fones of London. He was Representative at the first Court of deputies and again 1635 and 36, and Lieutenant in 1635. Trumbull, in History of Connecticut I. 118, names him among purchasers of Greenwich 1640; but his residence was at Watertown where he was several years deprived of reason. He died 1 February 1663. His inventory was taken 18 February 1663, and amount was only £9.9.2.

ISRAEL FEARING, Hingham, son of John Fearing of the same, cooper. He married 22 July 1673, Elizabeth Wilder, daughter of Edward Wilder, had John, born 29 December 1674; Elizabeth, 26 January 1679; Margaret, 8 June 1680; and Israel, 29 August 1682. His widow died 27 January 1731.

JOHN FEARING, Hingham, from Cambridge, England, it is said. He came 1638, with Matthew Hawke, his employer, in the Diligent, but preparations had been made for him, perhaps, by grant of land as early as 1635, was selectman 1648, constable 1650, freeman 1652, and Deacon. He died 14 May 1665. His will, 11 May 1665 is found in Vol. I. 452. It names Margaret, his wife and children John, and Israel, who was baptized September 1644; but not the daughters who were Mary, baptized 18 April 1647 married 5 December 1665, James Hersey; and Sarah, 29 July 1649 married 6 February 1667, Benjamin Lincoln. The widow married 3 November 1675, Robert Williams of Roxbury.

JOHN FEARING, Hingham, son of the preceding. He married 15 December 1676, Hannah Beal, daughter of Nathaniel Beal, freeman 1677. He died 20 March 1726. He had Nathaniel, born 2 January 1680; Hannah, 20 May 1682; John, 4 September 1684; David, 5 February 1687; Susanna, 1 August 1689; Mary, 27 December 1691; and Rachel, 1 October 1699, who died under 12 years. The wife died 14 September 1717. Early the name was often spelt like the sound, Fering. Two had been graduates at Harvard and four at other New England Colleges in 1828, says Farmer.

HENRY FELCH, Watertown 1642, Reading 1647, may earlier have been at Gloucester. He married Hannah Sargeant, daughter of the first William Sargeant of the same, had Hannah, born 26 February 1650; Mary, 31 July 1653; Elizabeth, 15 July, 1655, died at 2 years; John, 26 February 1660; besides Samuel, 3 June 1657, who died 22 October 1661; but this is called son of Henry Felch, junior, and Hannah, and the residence of the parents, who were also parents of Elizabeth is of Boston, in the record of deaths of which town is found that of Margaret, wife of Henry Felch not junior, 23 June 1655. So that much uncertainty results. He removed to Boston. By wife Elizabeth, had Henry. He died August 1670, leaving widow Elizabeth. His will, probated 27 September 1670 takes notice of wife Elizabeth, of grandchildren of son Henry, and of Samuel Dunton, who married one of his daughters.

HENRY FELCH, son of the above Henry. He died 1699 at Reading where John and Joseph lived, who probably were his grandsons.

RICHARD FELLOWS, Hartford 1643, removed 1659 to Springfield, soon to Northampton, and in 1661 to Hatfield. He died 1663, leaving widow Ursula, and children: Richard, killed by the Indians 25 August 1675; Samuel, died unmarried; Sarah, who married Samuel Billings, and next, Samuel Belding, both of Hatfield; and Mary, who married Joseph Leonard of Springfield.

SAMUEL FELLOWS, Salisbury, freeman 1645, a man of esteem. By wife Ann, had Samuel, born 13 January 1647; and Hannah, 15 September 1648. His wife died 5 December 1684; and he died 6 March 1698. Hannah married 16 November 1666, Nathaniel Brown.

SAMUEL FELLOWS, Salisbury, son of the preceding. He married 2 June 1681, Abigail Barnard, perhaps daughter of Thomas Barnard, had Samuel, born 1683; Thomas, 29 January 1686; Joseph, 23 April 1688; Ann, 28 April 1690; Ebenezer, 10 November 1692; and Hannah, 20 July 1697. He was freeman 1690.

WILLIAM FELLOWS, Ipswich, 1642, shoemaker, came in the Planter 1635, aged 24. He had Ephraim, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac, Mary, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Sarah, the last born 26 July 1657. From his will, probated 27 March 1677, it seems, he left widow but her name is not seen, nor whether she was mother of all the children.

FRANCIS FELMINGHAM, or FRANCIS FILLINGHAM, Salem 1637. He came from Brampton in Suffolk aged 32, that year with Benjamin Cooper, his father-in-law, on the Mary Ann, from Yarmouth. Felt informs us that next year he had grant of 200 acres at what is now Wenham.

GEORGE FELT, Charlestown 1633, lived on Malden side. He married Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of widow Prudence Wilkinson. Before 1663 had removed to Casco, where his son George settled on lands purchased many years prior by the father. Was a thriving man, but after his death, the father was oppressed by younger men and soon after 1689, if not earlier, went back to Malden, there died 1693, aged 92. By wife Elizabeth who was administered of the church 19 January 1640, had Elizabeth, George, and Mary, all baptized 26 January 1640 and Moses, 20 December 1641.

GEORGE FELT, Falmouth, son of the preceding. He married a daughter of January, widow of Arthur Mackworth (but perhaps by Samuel Andrews, her first husband), had George, Samuel, and Jonathan. He was killed by the Indians 23 September 1676 on an Island In the harbor.

MOSES FELT, Falmouth 1689, son of first George Felt, removed To Malden, lived there to great age. Reverend Joseph born Felt, the analyst of Salem, is supposed to be of this family but he thinks the line cannot be traced. Company Hubbard, Indians Wars, 45, Frothingham, 82, and Willis, I. 95, 148, 190.

BENJAMIN FELTON, Salem 1635. He came with mother Ellen, freeman 22 May 1639. By wife Mary (who was a sad burden to him) had John, baptized 26 January 1640; Remember, 28 May 1643; and Benjamin, 18 May 1646. He was keeper of the prison 1676.

JOHN FELTON, Lynn, perhaps son of Nathaniel Felton, removed to Salem. He married 29 November 1670, Mary Tompkins, daughter of John Tompkins, had Nathaniel, born 8 June 1672; Mary, 30 March 1674; John, 22 March 1676, died in few days; Hannah, 18 April 1677; Elizabeth, 28 February 1679; Samuel, 1 January 1683; John, 22 August 1686. His wife died 12 December 1688. He was freeman 1680.

NATHANIEL FELTON, Salem 1633, a youth of 17 years, brother of Benjamin Felton, went home in 1634. He came again next year. He died 30 July 1705, in 90th year, leaving by wife Mary, John, Nathaniel, born 15 August 1655; Elizabeth, 18 March 1653; Ruth, and Hannah, who married about 1684 Samuel Endicott, and next, 15 December 1697, Thorndike Proctor. He had also, baptized there, Mary, 6 April 1651, died young; Mary, again, born 15 January baptized 30 May 1658; and Susanna, 1665.

BENJAMIN FENN, Dorchester. He came, perhaps 1630, in the Mary and John, yet his name is not mentioned before 1638, soon after which he removed to New Haven and to Milford. He had two wives of which first was Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Sylvester Baldwin, who died 29 April 1663. He married 12 March 1664, Susanna Ward. Of the children Benjamin, baptized 20 September 1640; Joseph, 20 November 1642; Sarah, April 1645; Mary, 1647; and Martha, 1650; were of the first wife. Samuel, 14 March 1666, died soon; Samuel, again, 4 September 1667, died young; Susanna, born 4 May 1669; Samuel, again, baptized 1671; and James, born 14 May 1672; of course, were of the second. Was Representative 1653 for Milford, an Assistant of that Colony 1654, promoted the union with Connecticut and was an Assistant 1665 of the Charter Colony to 1672, when he died. The will of 14 September 1672 and inventory of 13 November 1672 show that his estate was large here and in England County Bucks, valued at £600, rents due £240, and this was by the will given to Samuel. Sarah, perhaps married Samuel Burwell; Martha married 14 March1669, Samuel Newton; and Susanna married William Hooker of Farmington. By the will of the widow 9 September 1674, we learn, that she was about embarking for England, giving her property chiefly to James and Susanna, referred to her aged mother Susanna Wood or Woad of Suckley in County Worcester, about 9 miles from the city, a parish border. On Herefordshire besides other relatives; and by the inventory November 1676, it is made probably that she did not come back.

BENJAMIN FENN, Milford, son of the preceding. By wife Mehitable Gunn, daughter of Jasper Gunn, had Benjamin, Mary, and Joseph, all baptized in 1667; Sarah, 1668; Mehitable; Hannah; Martha, 1677; and Susanna. He died 1689. The widow and eight children had the estate. His heirs are proprietors in 1685. The daughter of a Captain Fenn of New Haven is mentioned in 1656 by John Davenport in letter to John Winthrop who may have been the Boston Robert, and died at Barbados. 3 Massachusetts History Collections X. 13.

JOSEPH FENN, Norwalk 1654, brother of the preceding. He died 1691, leaving wife Esther, and son Joseph, 3 years old.

RICHARD FENN, came in the Planter 1635, aged 27, from London, but I know no more of him.

ROBERT FENN, Boston, a Captain from London. By wife Deborah, children at Salem were Robert, baptized 16 June 1644; and Deborah, by town record born 15 January baptized 8 February 1646, about a half day old, says the record. For second wife he married 26 June 1654, Mary Hawkins, daughter of Captain Thomas Hawkins, who survived him, and she married 27 February 1662, Henry Shrimpton.

ARTHUR FENNER, Providence, born in England 1622, as is said, freeman 1655, swore allegiance June 1667, was Captain in Philip's war, 1676, as Hubbard, page 59, remarks, did not remove in that year of distress, and is referred to in Revolution in New England Justif. 30. He had second or third wife Howlong Harris, daughter of William Harris, married December 1684.

JOHN FENNER, Providence 1645, perhaps brother of the preceding, is doubtfully spoken of as having been at New Haven.

JOHN FENNER, Saybrook. He had Phebe, born 6 September 1673, certainly another daughter, and perhaps more children. Was a Captain. He died 1709, leaving wife Sarah, and one daughter married Gershom Palmer, and one to David Buell. His estate was £500.

THOMAS FENNER, Branford, or Wethersfield. He died 15 May 1647. His inventory taken two days after, is given by Trumbull in Colony Record of Connecticut I. 477.

THOMAS FENNER, Providence, perhaps son or brother of Arthur Fenner, swore allegiance in May 1671, and in 1676, "staid and went not away."

WILLIAM FENNER, Providence, brother of Arthur Fenner, was there in 1645. Of one of these brothers descends Governor Fenner.

WILLIAM FENNER, Saybrook, a proprietor before 1673. He was dead 1680, for the Court orders inventory of his estate to be made. He may be the same as the preceding.

ROBERT FENTON, Woburn. By wife Dorothy, had Robert, born 6 October 1688; Frances, 22 July 1690. He probably removed to Connecticut and had at Mansfield in the Colony other children, certainly Jacob, 1698, and Dorothy, 1700.

GEORGE FENWICK, Saybrook. He came in May 1636 to Boston from England not, as often said, 1635 (as by the letters of 10 and 23 June of the later year from Governor Winthrop to his son John, agent of Fenwick, Lords Say, Brook, and others, is plain), went home the same year or the following but came back with his wife and children. Arrived in July 1639 at New Haven with two ships, the first, and perhaps the last, that ever came direct to that port from England. His establishment was independent until December 1644, when he sold to Connecticut. From all on the river above he had recorded up to that time acknowledgment of his territorial jurisdiction by payment at his fort in the river's mouth. He had been in England a lawyer, called of Grays Inn, London. On our side of the water he was chosen Assistant at the Court of elections before and was at the head, after Governor and Deputy. So continued at the choice in May 1648, after he had gone home. In England he was in high esteem for capacity and honor, a Colonel in the army of the New Governor of Tynemouth, member of Parliament, named one of the High Court of Justice, the monstrous tribunal for sentence of the King, who served happily he escaped. His wife Alice died here, and her monument remains on the bank of the river where he buried her; of his family we know only sister Elizabeth who married 20 May 1648, Captain John Cullick, and daughters Elizabeth, Dorothy, and Mary, and inferred that the last death before her father as he does not name her in his will. He was of the ancient house of father whose power was great in Berwick, Durham, and Northumberland; and he enjoyed much influence in Parliament and after the end of the civil war, in the army, where he was Colonel. His first wife was the lady Alice Apsley, widow of Sir John Boteler, and daughter of Sir Edward Apsley. He died at Berwick, of which he was Governor on 15 March and the will of 8 March 1657, with a codicil next day, probated 27 April 1657 makes daughter Elizabeth executrix, provides for daughter Dorothy, and abundantly for wife Catharine, who I take to be eldest daughter of Sir Arthur Haslerigg, the energetic leader in the cause of liberty in the council and field, who, as well as Fenwick, was nominated by Cromwell to serve in the pretended High Court of Justice for condemnation of the king; but they both escaped the snare. Haslerigg is in the will called father-in-law; also Clavering, who may have been second husband of his mother and Fenwick calls himself of Worminghurst, near Steyning in Sussex. Besides this County he had estate in Middlesex and Kent. By J. Hammond Trumbull, who expended large research, and with liberality of bestowing equal to the affluence of his acquisitions, I am instructed that our Colonel father was the last male of this distinguished family in the Brinkburn branch; that his eldest daughter Elizabeth married Roger of the Stanton branch; and that their eldest son John, by marriage with Margaret, daughter of William of the Bywell branch, had united the three houses into one. For this he cites Wallis' History of Northumb. His widow married Colonel Philip Babington, Governor of Berwick under Charles II. Hutchinson has good account of him in History I. 100; and a letter of his, 1639, at Saybrook, in College 107. See, also, 3 Massachusetts History Collections I. 184.

ARCHIBALD FERGUSON, or ARCHIBALD FERGINSON, Marblehead. He married Mary Maverick, daughter of Moses Maverick, but I know nothing more, except that her right appears on settlement of her father's estate 1698. Genealogical Registrar VIII. 270.

DANIEL FERGUSON, or DANIEL FERGINSON, Kittery. He died 1676, leaving widow Mary, who presented inventory 17 June 1676 of £103.

HERBERT FERGUSON, or HERBERT FERGINSON, Springfield, took oath of allegiance 31 December 1678 or next day.

JOHN FERMAN, Salem. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 11 February 1675.

REGINALD FERNALD, Portsmouth 1631, sent over by Captain Mason, the patentee. He was the first surgeon among New Hampshire settlers, was of the grand jury 1643, recorder 1654, and died 1656, leaving wife Joanna, sons John, Samuel, William, and Thomas.

THOMAS FERNALD, Portsmouth 1631, perhaps brother of the preceding. Adams, Annals 19; Belknap I. 28. The name has been well perpetuated.

JOHN FERNESIDE, JOHN FERNISIDE, or JOHN FARNYSEEDE, Duxbury 1643. He married Elizabeth Starr, daughter of Comfort Starr, but had his first child Jacob, born 28 July 1642, recorded at Boston, perhaps after removed thither, also Mary, 8 September 1646; Hannah, 8 May 1650; Lydia, 3 April 1653; Elizabeth, 26, baptized 31 October 1658; and Ruth, 20 August 1661. Of these children only three were alive in April 1659, when grandfather Starr made his will, as is plain from it; but he was living 1677. His widow Elizabeth died 4 June 1704, aged 83. Hannah married 1673, Reuben Hull of Portsmouth.

SAMUEL FERNES, New Haven. He had Samuel, born 2 July 1663; Elizabeth, 7 December 1665, who married 18 November 1684, Thomas Sperry; and John, 3 March 1668.

JAMES FERRIS, Greenwich, son of Jeffry Ferris. He had estate there 1672. In deed of 30 March 1719, names sons James, Nathaniel, and Samuel.

JEFFRY FERRIS, Watertown, probably freeman 6 May 1635. He was one of the first settlers at Wethersfield, thence removed to Greenwich, where his wife Susanna died 23 December 1660. He removed to Stamford, there died 1666, leaving children as mentioned in his will, James, Peter, Joseph, and daughter Mary Lockwood, wife of Jonathan.

JOSEPH FERRIS, Greenwich 1672, son of the preceding. He married 20 November 1657, Ruth Knapp, daughter of Nicholas Knapp, had Peter, who died 3 January 1691, aged 30.

PETER FERRIS, Stamford, son of Jeffrey Ferris, freeman 1662, Representative 1667. He had Peter, born 20 August 1657; and Elizabeth, 20 January 1660, who died in few weeks.

ZECHARIAH FERRIS, Charlestown 1675, freeman 1676. He married 12 or 19 November 1673, Sarah Blood, possibly daughter of Richard Blood of Lynn, had Zechariah, baptized 6 February 1676; Sarah, 12 November 1676; and Hannah, 18 July 1680.

CHARLES FERRY, Springfield, swore allegiance last day of December 1678 or next day, as did his son John Ferry. He married 1661 Sarah Harmon, had John, born 1662; Charles, 1665; Samuel, 1667, died soon; Sarah, 1668, died before her father; Mary, 1671; Gershom, 1674; Solomon, 1677, died young; Mary, 1680; Elizabeth, 1683; and Solomon, again, 1686. He was freeman 1671, and died 3 July 1699, leaving 7 children of which descendants are many.

BENJAMIN FESSENDEN, Sandwich, son of Nicholas Fessenden. He kept the school at his native place four years from leaving College. He was ordained at Sandwich 22 July 1722, that was Sunday; but another date 12 September is given in the family genealogy. From that, which tells, also, that he was engaged as physician, in extensive practice. I learn that he married 1724, Rebecca Smith, had nine children and died 1746.

EBENEZER FESSENDEN, Cambridge, brother of the preceding. He married 1733, Alice Babcock, and had two daughters.

JOHN FESSENDEN, Cambridge, from Kent, England, freeman 2 June 1641, selectman often. He died 21 December 1666 without children. His widow January, died 13 January 1683, aged 80.

JOHN FESSENDEN, Cambridge, son of Nicholas Fessenden the first. He had wife and three or more children.

JOSEPH FESSENDEN, Cambridge, youngest brother of the preceding. He married 1733, Mindwell Oldham.

NICHOLAS FESSENDEN, Cambridge, born in England probably at Canterbury about 1650. He came about 1674, perhaps with wife Margaret, probably also, sister Hannah Fessenden (who married 27 October 1674 John Sewell, brother of Samuel Sewell, after the Chief Justice and tradition tells, that the father and son families were related in the mother country), to inherit estate of the preceding who probably was his uncle, had Jane, who died 24 July 1676; Hannah died 4 September 1676; Hannah, again, born 1677, who married John Chipman, as family tradition says; John, 1678; Nicholas, 1680; Thomas, died 28 January 1683; Nicholas Fessenden, born about 1682, Harvard College 1701; Thomas, again, 1684; Margaret, 1686; Jane, 1688, who married 1711, Samuel Winship of Lexington; Mary, 1689, who married 1712, Captain Joshua Parker of Cambridge; William, born about 1693; and Benjamin Fessenden, 30 January 1701, Harvard College 1718; besides Ebenezer; and Joseph. His wife died 10 December 1717, aged 61; and he died 24 February 1719, aged 68.

NICHOLAS FESSENDEN, Cambridge, son of the preceding. He married 8 August 1706, Sarah Coolidge. He was master of the grade school. He died 5 October 1719. Of his children we know only Stephen Fessenden, born 1719, Harvard College 1737.

THOMAS FESSENDEN, Lexington, brother of the preceding. He married 1708, Abigail Patten, had four children. Next married Abigail Locke, and had eight more, and took third wife Ann Fillebrown, but had no more children.

WILLIAM FESSENDEN, Cambridge, brother of the preceding. He married 1716, Martha Wyeth, daughter perhaps of John Wyeth, had several children of which one was, perhaps, William Fessenden, Harvard College 1737. Inn 1728 he married Martha Brown, had seven more, and died 1756. The name, in descendants of first Nicholas Fessenden, has been well perpetuated, nine of which 5 were ministers, were sons of Harvard College and as many more in 1834 at other New England Colleges; but it has been strangely written, Haz. making it Phisenden; the town record Fishenden; and matchless Mitchell, Fezington.

EDWARD FEVERYEAR, Salem. He married 30 August 1664, Tabitha Pickman, daughter of Nathaniel Pickman, had Priscilla, born 7 April 1665, died in two months; Elizabeth, 20 January 1667; Edmund, 15 February 1669, died August 1670; John, 15 January 1671; Mary, 22 May 1673; and Edmund, 23 April 1676. He married 6 June 1688, second wife Mary Grafton, widow of Joseph Hardy, daughter of John Grafton, had Grafton, born 31 March 1689; and Benjamin, 14 January 1693. She died November 1705. This may be name of a Huguenot refugee.

ALEXANDER FIELD, Charlestown 1640, shoemaker. He removed to Salem 1642 with a wife. He was freeman 1649, and may have removed to New Haven, there married Gillian Mansfield, daughter of Richard Mansfield, and died 1666. His widow died 1670.

DARBY FIELD, Exeter 1638, an Irishman, the first European, probably who went up to the summit of the White Mountains, accompanied by two Indians, was 18 days in all upon the way. He removed about 1645 to Dover, probably, and died 1649, leaving widow. And tradition says children, perhaps that Elizabeth who married 28 January 1664, Stephen Jones; and sons Joseph; and Zachary, born 1645. Both, probably Zachary, certainly perpetuated the name. Winthrop II. 67.

JOHN FIELD, Providence, swore allegiance June 1668, and was then called junior, So that he may have been son of the preceding. Perhaps Ruth, who married 7 January 1669, John Angel, was his sister. But whether Deborah, who died there 1679, were mother, sister, child, or cousin is only for conjecture.

JOHN FIELD, Hatfield, son of Zechariah Field. He married 17 December 1670, Mary Edwards, daughter of Alexander Edwards, had John, born 11 May 1672; Mary, 2 February 1674, died early; Zechariah, August 1676; Benjamin, 14 February 1679; Mary, again, 20 February 1681; Bethia, about 1684; Sarah, 2 February 1688; Abilene, who died 6 May 1689, probably very young; Ebenezer and Abilena, twins 2 July 1690. He was freeman 1690; and died 26 June 1717.

JOSEPH FIELD, Hatfield, brother of John Field of the same. He married 28 June 1683, Joanna Wyatt, daughter of the first John Wyatt, had Mary, born 18 July 1684; Joanna, 9 December 1686, died young; Joseph, 9 June 1689; a daughter 15 March 1691, died soon; Joanna, again, 9 January 1693; Lydia, 26 June 1695; Jonathan, 13 October 1697; Martha, 19 October 1699; Abigail, 4 September 1702; Israel, 29 June 1705, died next month; and Thankful, 19 September 1707, died next month. He removed about 1714 to Sunderland, then called Swampfield. There his daughter Abigail died 10 January 1721. He married 2 July 1722, Mary Belding, and he died 15 February 1736, aged about 78.

ROBERT FIELD, Boston, tailor, came in the James from Southampton, arriving 3 June 1635, in the clearance called of Yealing, or Pealing, as Mr. Somerby read the document. Was probably at Providence 1638, but soon after came to Boston. By wife Mary Stanley, probably daughter of Christopher Stanley, who survived him, had John, baptized 26 May 1644; Robert, born 30 November 1647, died young; Thomas, died young; William, baptized 17 March 1650; Thomas, again, 1, baptized 7 December 1651; Thomas, again, born 28 November 1652; Robert, again, 11 September 1653, whose baptism is not found; John, again, 9, baptized 15 June 1656; Elizabeth, 17, baptized 20 June 1658; Sarah, 20 October 1660, died young, un-baptized; Daniel, 6, baptized 7 September 1662; and Sarah, again, 25, baptized 26 March 1665.

ROBERT FIELD, Newtown, Long Island, took, with others in 1645, a patent from the Dutch Governor Kieft, for Flushing. He had Robert; John, who removed to Boundbrook, New Jersey; Hannah, who married 7 May 1656, John Brown; Elizabeth who was 2nd or 3rd wife of famous John Underhill, or more probably may have been wife of his sons John; and Benjamin.

SAMUEL FIELD, Hatfield, son of Zechariah Field. He married 9 August 1676, Sarah Gilbert of Springfield, had Samuel, born 27 February 1678; Thomas, 30 June 1680; Sarah, 30 June 1683; Zechariah, 29 August 1685; Ebenezer, 17 March 1688; Mary, 23 July 1690; Josiah, 5 November 1692; and Joshua, 9 April 1695. He served in Philip's war, especially at the Falls fight under Turner, 18 May 1676, in revenge for which (it is believed) he was killed over 20 years later, in time of peace, by the Indians 24 July 1697.

THOMAS FIELD, Salem. He married 2 March 1681, Mary Lech, daughter of John Leach, had Thomas, born 17 January following; Mary, 4 September 1683; and Samuel, 5 December of uncertain year.

THOMAS FIELD, Providence, who swore allegiance 1 June 1667, was, perhaps nephew, certainly successful to William at Field's point. He had one daughter and twelve sons of which were Thomas, Jeremiah, William, Anthony, Charles, John, Jonathan, Joseph, and Nathaniel, all at or near Providence. He did not remove in 1676, and died 10 August 1717.

WILLIAM FIELD, Providence, perhaps brother of John Field. He complained 1643 against Samuel Gorton to government of Massachusetts. Was Assistant 1650, 58, 60, and in new charter 1663.

WILLIAM FIELD, Providence, son perhaps of Thomas Field. He had Thomas, born 3 January 1670; Mary, 1 June 1673; Elizabeth, 27 August of year not visible; Amos, without day or month, 1677; and William, 8 June 1682, as in his family bible is written.

ZECHARIAH FIELD, Hartford 1639. He had wife Mary, removed about 1659 to Northampton, thence, 1663, to Hatfield. He died 28 June 1666. He had Mary, born about 1643, married 4 October 1663, Joshua Carter; Zechariah; John; Samuel; and Joseph; as above mentioned. So numerous are descendants that almost every state and territory of U.S. has some.

ZECHARIAH FIELD, Hatfield, probably eldest son of the preceding. He married 17 December 1668, Sarah Webb, daughter of John Webb the first, had Zechariah, born 12 September 1669, probably died young; Ebenezer, 31 October 1671; John, 8 December 1673. He removed to Deerfield, and died 1674.

ZECHARIAH FIELD, Providence, swore allegiance May 1671, and in 1676, staid through the war. He may have been of Dover 1664, possibly son of Darby Field, but much more probably of John Field, or William Field. By wife Sarah, had sons Zechariah, born 30 January 1686; and Daniel, 9 August 1690; and was living 1708. Twenty-seven of this name have been graduates at New England College of which 5 were clergymen, and only one at Harvard.

STEPHEN FIELDER, Boston. He married Mary Griggs, daughter of John Griggs of Roxbury, had Sarah, born 30 May 1685. I suppose he lived but a short time, and perhaps at Roxbury where Sarah married 24 May 1704, John Ruggles.

CHARLES FIENNES, a signer of the address with Governor Winthrop 7 April 1630, on board the Arbella, was of the noble house of Say and Seale. See Hutchinson I. 487; and Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts 298. It is written Fines, perhaps in conforming with sound. If he did not land in the way down channel, he, no doubt, went home in July with Revel, one of the Assistants to secure supplies for the Colony. He was born at Broughton, County Oxford, bred at the University of that city. He died 14 April 1662, always a good friend of New England and one of the patentees of Connecticut. Trumbull, History I. 495. One of his daughters married Theophilus, Earl of Lincoln, who was brother of the wives of our Isaac Johnson and John Humphrey.

ABRAHAM FIFIELD, Woburn, perhaps son of Giles Fifield. He died 11 September 1711, aged 57.

BENJAMIN FIFIELD, Hampton, probably son of William Fifield. He married 28 December 1670, Mary Colcord, daughter of Edward Colcord, had Mehitable, born 9 April 1687, perhaps others. He was killed by the Indians 1 August 1706, aged about 60.

GILES FIFIELD, Charlestown. He married 7 June 1652, Mary Perkins, daughter of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, had two or more children, and removed to Hampton. There had Mary, born 28 November 1659, died soon. He perhaps went back in few years to Charlestown and had there baptized Abraham; Giles; Richard, born 20 December 1663, died soon; Richard, 6 November 1665; John; and Mary, again, 15 September 1667; all except the first Richard, on 19 June 1670; Deborah, 6 July 1673; and Thomas, 9 January 1676. The two last, whose mother died 1676, were by second wife married 2 May 1672, Judith Carter, widow of Samuel Convers, eldest daughter of Reverend Thomas Carter. He was freeman 1671, and died 1716. His daughter Mary married 9 January 1673, Samuel Haynes; and Deborah married I presume, Lieutenant John Jackson of Cambridge, as his second wife.

WILLIAM FIFIELD, came in the Hercules 1634. He was probably at Ipswich first, next year at Newbury, removed 1639 to Hampton, there married second wife 26 October 1693, Hannah Cram, unless she was wife of the second William Fifield of Hampton, who died 8 March 1715, aged 66. He died 18 December 1700, aged 85. The Hampton record says Mary Fifield aged 80 years died November 1683. Perhaps she was mother of first William Fifield.

FILCHER ------, Braintree, an officer of the settlement at Mount Wollaston 1626. Prince, in Annals prints the name Fitcher, and Baylies, I. 135, obeys him; but Morton, 136, Hubbard, 103, Increase Mather, and others, give it as above. He was driven away by the wild company of Morton of Merry Mount, as the Plymouth Morton tells.

GEORGE FILER, or GEORGE FYLER, Northampton, a surgeon, nephew of Walter Filer. He had Judith, born 1664; and Samuel, 1666. He removed to Westfield, became a Quaker, and removed it is thought, to Shelter Island 1674.

JOHN FILER, or JOHN FYLER, Windsor, son of Walter Filer, was a trader. He married 17 October 1672, Elizabeth Doleman. In 1686 married Bethesda Pool, daughter of William Pool of Dorchester, and he died 1723, without children but left good estate.

WALTER FILER, or WALTER FYLER, Dorchester 1630, came probably in the Mary and John, freeman 14 May 1634. He removed to Windsor 1636. He had John Filer, born 12, baptized 18 September 1642, Harvard College 1666, before mentioned, and Zerubabel, 3, baptized 23 December 1644. He was Representative in 1661 and 63, and died 12 December 1683. His widow Jane died 1690.

ZERUBABEL FILER, or ZERUBABEL FYLER, Windsor, son of the preceding. He married 27 May 1669, Experience Strong, daughter of Elder John Strong of Northampton, had Thomas, born 25 January baptized 6 March 1670; Jane, 1 January baptized 7 1672; Zerubabel, 31 October 1673, died soon; Zerubabel, again, 25 December 1674; John, 2 March 1676. He removed to Suffield, and had Samuel and Abigail, twins 5 January 1680, both died soon; Samuel, again, 26 September 1681, died young; Abigail, 8 April 1683. He went back to Windsor and had there Stephen, 1688; Ebenezer, 2 December 1690, died soon; Experience, 25 December 1691; and Elizabeth, 2 June 1694. He died April 1715. Next year seven of the 13 children made division of the estate.

JOHN FILIN, or JOHN FILEEN, came 1637, in the Mary Ann from Yarmouth, in company with Philemon Dickinson, as servants of Benjamin Cooper, who was of Brampton in Suffolk. No more is known of him.

THOMAS FILLEBROWN, Charlestown 1658, Cambridge 1665, or earlier. By wife Anna, had Thomas; and Mary, both born before 1666; Anna, baptized 14 October 1666, died 9 August 1685. [See Harris, Epit. 13.] He was freeman 1666 or 68, the name being entered at each year, and he died 7 June 1713. His wife died 31 March following, both aged 82. Harris, 46, 47. But it is observed he supposes him to be son of Gordon Fillebrown, when we believe no such person existed. The error probably arose from misreading the abbreviation --Goo. for Goodman, as if it were a name of baptism--Gordon. Mary married 8 October 1688, Nathaniel Cutter.

THOMAS FILLEBROWN, Cambridge, son of the preceding. He married 16 December 1688, Rebecca Cutter, daughter of Richard Cutter.

SAMUEL FILLEY, Windsor, son of William Filley. He married 29 October 1663, Ann Gillet, daughter of Jonathan Gillet, had Ann, born 16 August 1664; Mary, 12 April 1667; Abigail, 20 January 1669, died soon; Samuel, 2 April 1670, died young; Jonathan, 30 November 1672; Samuel, again, 7 March 1674; Josiah, 21 January 1676; John, 18 February 1678; and Abigail, again, 3 January 1680; and Samuel, again, 8 September 1681; and Mary, again, 14 December 1683.

WILLIAM FILLEY, Windsor 1640, or earlier. He married 2 September 1642, Margaret, had Samuel, born 24 September 1643, before mentioned; John, 15 December 1645, Mary; Elizabeth, 4 March 1650; Abigail, 21 August 1658; Deborah, 21 March 1661; and William, 7 March 1665, who died at Windsor 1707, without children. Mary married 5 April 1666, Joseph Skinner; Elizabeth married 17 November 1669, David Winchell; and Abigail married 26 August 1680, John Bissell.

ABRAHAM FINCH, Wethersfield, was first, probably of Watertown and freeman 3 September 1634, but removed soon, was, it is said, constable 1636, in Connecticut fell in the Pequot war 1637. In 1640, when his son was a minor, the estate was administered. He left only son Abraham. The widow Dorothy married in 1637 or 38, John Edwards, had six children by him, and after married Richard Tousley of Saybrook, in 1676 was a third time widow.

ABRAHAM FINCH, Wethersfield, son of the preceding. He removed with his mother to Saybrook. Freeman 1658. He died unmarried and gave his property to sister, child of John Edwards.

DANIEL FINCH, probably of Watertown, and brother it may be of first Abraham Finch. He came, I suppose, in the fleet with Winthrop freeman 18 May 1631, removed to Wethersfield, with first settler there, was, perhaps, constable 1636; thence to Stamford, of which he was one of the original proprietors. And in 1653 to Fairfield, there made contract of marriage 25 December 1657, with Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of John Thompson of the same, and died March 1667. In his will names son Nathaniel, with grandchild Abraham and three daughters.

JOHN FINCH, Watertown 1630, perhaps brother of Daniel Finch. He removed 1637 to Wethersfield, there was killed 30 October 1637, by Nepaupuck, a Pequot Captain who for that act, says Trumbull, I. 112, was, after trial, put to death, 30 October 1639. But Dr. Bacon shows, 339-43 from the record that the poor Indians suffered for killing Abraham, not John, which was in open war, for Connecticut had declared it 1 May preceding and so appears a sad example (would it had been the last in our country!) of judicial murder.

SAMUEL FINCH, Roxbury, freeman 14 May 1634, was some time at Wethersfield. He came back to Roxbury and married 13 December 1654, Judith, widow I think, of William Potter, as second wife, for in 1638 he had wife Martha, and 6 in family. He died 27 January 1674.

JOHN FINNEY, Plymouth 1643. He had wife Christian, who died 9 September 1649. His mother died 22 April 1650, aged about 80 years.

JEREMIAH FINNEY Bristol, by Dr. Stiles marked as having a wife in February 1689, as also, is

ROBERT FINNEY, Plymouth 1643, was Representative 1657, and 8 years more, and Deacon 1667. He died 7 January 1688, aged 88; and his widow Phebe died 1710, aged 91. More common spelling of this name is Phinney.

GILES FIRMIN, GILES FERMAN, or GILES FIRMAN, Boston. He came from Sudbury in County Suffolk 1630, no doubt with Reverend George Phillips, who was minister of that parish, in the fleet with Winthrop first sat down at Watertown with his former teacher but removed in two years to Boston where his son of the same name had some time prior joining our church. He was chosen Deacon in 1633, and a selectman, and freeman 4 March 1634. He died in September 1634.

GILES FIRMIN, GILES FERMAN, or GILES FIRMAN, Boston, son of the preceding. He came, perhaps, with his father 1630, but settled at Boston before him. He removed probably with Reverend John Ward, his brother-in-law, to Haverhill, but first was at Ipswich 1638, and freeman 22 May 1639. He married Susan Ward, daughter of Reverend Nathaniel Ward. He practiced physician having been bred at the University of Cambridge. In 1644, or soon after, went home, and preached with great effect, and settled as rector at Shalford in Essex. In a sermon before Parliament and the Westminster Assembly, he said, that in our country, in seven years "I never heard one profane oath, and all that time never did see a man drunk," which is better proof of his keeping good company than of searching for opportunity. Punishments were frequent enough for such offences; but his presence was, no doubt, protection of both eyes and ears. He was ejected, as Calamy shows, in 1662, and died at Ridgewell, April 1697.

JOHN FIRMIN, JOHN FERMAN, or JOHN FIRMAN, Watertown 1630. He came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop, lost his hut by fire in November of the first year, and was freeman 18 May 1631. Perhaps he went home, and came again, from Ipswich in Suffolk by the Elizabeth 1634, aged 46. He was selectman 1638, and Deacon.

JOSIAH FIRMIN, JOSIAH FERMAN, or JOSIAH FIRMAN, Boston 1640, lived with Governor Winthrop freeman 2 June 1641.

ROBERT FIRMIN, ROBERT FERMAN, or ROBERT FIRMAN, Newtown, Long Island, one of the first settlers 1645.

THOMAS FIRMIN, THOMAS FERMAN, or THOMAS FIRMAN, Ipswich, freeman 22 May 1639. He had wife Sarah. He may have been related to Giles Firmin, lived In the same town, and took the oath on the same day, was a merchant of good estate, and removed to Salisbury 1652.

DANIEL FISH, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of Thomas Fish of the same. He married 1 May 1682, Abigail Mumford, daughter of Thomas Mumford, had Comfort, born 7 February 1683; Thomas, 3 July 1685; Ruth, 2 November 1687; Daniel, 11 July 1690; Sarah, 29 January 1694; and Jeremiah, 15 September 1698.

GABRIEL FISH, Boston, an early inhabitant. He removed 1638 to Exeter, but in short time came to Boston again. By wife Elizabeth, had Deborah, born 20 December 1642; but the church record says she was baptized 11, aged about 8 days; and Abel, 5, baptized 23 December 1644.

JOHN FISH, Lynn. He removed 1637 to Sandwich, carrying sons Jonathan, and Samuel, perhaps others. He may have had Caleb, born 18 August 1649, who died at 6 months, or this may be son of Jonathan or Nathaniel. He went 1655 to New London, but back soon to Sandwich. He died 1663.

JOHN FISH, Rhode Island, freeman at Portsmouth 1655, may have been of Stonington 1670.

JOHN FISH, New London, son of the first John Fish, probably removed about 1684.

JONATHAN FISH, Sandwich, brother of first John Fish. He had lived at Lynn, but at Sandwich had Nathaniel, born 18 December 1650; John; and Samuel. He removed to Newtown, Long Island 1659, and died about 1663. He was progenitor of Hamilton Fish, late Governor of New York.

NATHANIEL FISH, Sandwich 1643, perhaps brother of John Fish. He had Nathaniel, born 27 November 1648; and John, 13 April 1651. One Fish of Sandwich married Lydia Miller, daughter of Reverend John Miller.

ROBERT FISH, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married 11 September 1686, Mary Hall, daughter of Zuriel Hall, had Robert, born 17 May 1690; Mary, March 1693; William, 7 June 1695; Zuriel, 10 July 1697; Isaac, 25 December 1699; Alice, 3 July 1702; Jonathan, 27 October 1704; Daniel, 17 May 1707; and David, 7 March 1710.

SAMUEL FISH, New London, son perhaps of first John Fish. He had Samuel, born 1682; John, died young; Moses, 1686; Abigail, 1690; Aaron, 1693; and Nathaniel, 1699.

THOMAS FISH, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1655, may be of Boston 1656. He perhaps removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where Mary Fish, his daughter. He married 18 March 1671 or 2, Francis Brayton, the second. He died 1687, and his will of 1673 names wife Mary, who was dead, sons Daniel, John, Robert, Thomas; and daughters Mehitable who married a Tripp; and Mary, before mentioned, besides Alce or Alice, who married the second Henry Knowles. He had also an earlier wife married 10 December 1668, Grizigon Strange, daughter of John Strange, and as the Portsmouth record shows, had Alice, born 15 September 1671; Grizzel, 12 April 1673; Hope, 5 March 1676; Preserved, 12 August 1679; and Mehitable, 22 July 1684. Perhaps by a former wife he had Daniel, before mentioned, and

THOMAS FISH, who died before his father but had left son Preserved Fish. Yet it may be that father and son are confused.

WILLIAM FISH, Windsor 1647-1675. He was freeman 1669, but is not known to have had wife or children. Five of this name had been graduates in 1825, at Harvard of which four were clergymen, and four at the other New England Colleges of which two were clergymen.

AMOS FISHER, Dedham 1677, son of the first Daniel Fisher of the same, and freeman 1690. He married 12 March 1680, Mary Ellis, daughter of Richard Ellis, had Mary, born 21 August 1682; Amos, 2 June 1687; Elizabeth 14 April 1691. His wife died in a fortnight after (April 1691). On 22 December 1691 he married Ruth Adams, and had Ruth, 9 November 1693; Esther, 6 September 1699. This wife died 10 February 1730, perhaps after the husband.

ANTHONY FISHER, Dorchester, called senior, freeman 1645, was selectman 1646. He died 1671 in his 80th year says Blake. He had married 14 November 1663, as second wife Isabel, wife of Edward Breck. His inventory of 12 May 1671 was returned by sons Daniel and Nathaniel, and in July 1671 they, with Cornelius, sister Joanna, daughter of his son Anthony and Daniel Morse, who married Lydia, another sister, all born in England, devised the estate.

ANTHONY FISHER, Dedham 1637, born at Syleham, near Eye in County Suffolk on the border of Norfolk, eldest son of the preceding, artillery company 1644, and freeman perhaps 1646. He died 13 February 1670. In his inventory taken 7 April 1670, he is called late of Dorchester, yet perhaps he had never removed from Dedham, before some recent day. He married 7 September 1647, Joanna Faxon, probably sister of Richard Faxon, had Mehitable, born 27 June 1648; Josiah, 1 May 1654; Sarah, 27 October 1658; and Elizabeth, 18 September 1669. The widow long survived and died 16 October 1694. It is not easy to discriminate between these two Anthony’s, both called late of Dorchester, where each had lands. They died so near in time, unable to resolve who was freeman in 1645, who in 1646.

CORNELIUS FISHER, Dedham, born in England, son of the first Anthony Fisher, carpenter, freeman 2 May 1649, and lived in that part which became Wrentham. He married 22 February 1653, Leah Heaton, perhaps daughter of Nathaniel Heaton, had Leah, born 5 May 1656; Experience, 10 January 1658; Cornelius, 8 February 1660; Ann, 20 August 1661; Eleazer, 8 July 1663. His wife died 12 January following. He married 24 July 1667, Sarah Everett, daughter of Richard Everett, who died 28 February 1676, had Dorothy, 17 April 1667; Sarah, 1668; and Jonathan, born 26 October 1671, died young. He was Representative under the new charter 1692. He died 2 January 1699, "the first head of a family who died in the town in a natural way for 30 years"

CORNELIUS FISHER, Wrentham, son of the preceding. By wife Ann Whitney, or Hannah Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney of Sherborn, who died 6 March 1701, had Jonathan, born 22 February 1691; Cornelius, 29 September 1692; Isaac, 19 May 1694; and Ann, 28 March 1696. He married next, 27 March 1702, Mary Colburn.

DANIEL FISHER, Dedham, eldest son of Anthony Fisher of the same, born in England, freeman 13 May 1640, and of artillery company 1640. He married 17 November 1641, Abigail Marrett, daughter of Thomas Marrett of Cambridge. He was a Captain, Representative 1658-1682, except two years, speaker 1680, Assistant 1683. On 8 October 1683 he died, and his widow died three days after. He had Abigail, born 2, baptized 23 August 1646, who married 1 March 1667, John Houlton or Holten; Daniel, 26 February baptized 17 March 1650; Lydia, 14 July, baptized 1 August 1652, who married 3 December 1674 Nathaniel Chickering; Amos, baptized 8 October 1654, though in town records his birth was in November after; John, 20 July 1656; Jeremiah, 12 December 1658, who died at 18 years; and Esther, baptized 4 August 1667, though her birth if we believe the town record was on 5, who married 31 July 1690, Timothy Dwight, and died 30 January 1691.

DANIEL FISHER, Taunton. He married Hannah Hill, daughter of John Hill of Dorchester, had Hannah, born 1 February 1666; John, 30 November 1667; Samuel, 3 December 1669; Eliezer, 12 May 1673; Mary, 30 May 1675; Mercy, 12 December 1677; Israel, 27 March 1680; Nathaniel, 9 February 1682.

DANIEL FISHER, Dedham, son of the first Daniel Fisher, and freeman 1690. He married 19 January 1675, Mary Fuller, daughter probably of Robert Fuller of the same, had Mary, born 27 September 1676; Jeremiah, 10 June 1679; Daniel, 7 January 1682; Hannah, 10 October 1684; Nathaniel Fisher, 5 April 1687, Harvard College 1706, first minister of Dighton; Margaret, 28 February 1690; and Abigail, 27 September 1694. He died 17 November 1713. His widow died 19 March 1726.

EDWARD FISHER, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, freeman 1655. His daughter Ruth married 2 June 1664, John Potter of Warwick, and Frances, another daughter married John Briggs of the same.

ELEAZER FISHER, Wrentham. He married 21 March 1688, Hannah Leonard, had Eleazer, born 19 December 1688; Hezekiah, 29 September 1691; and Hannah, 1 October 1695.

JOHN FISHER, a petitioner for grants of Lancaster 1644, perhaps the same as following.

JOHN FISHER, Medfield, son of the second Joshua Fisher of Dedham. He married April 1658, Elizabeth Boylston, daughter of Thomas Boylston of Watertown, had Elizabeth, born 6 February 1659. He was freeman 1682. From his will of 26 June 1668, it is found that he had John and Elizabeth by her, had married another wife Mary Treadway, probably daughter of Nathaniel Treadway, had Jonathan, and hopes of another child. Elizabeth married 2 January 1678, John Plimpton of the same.

JOHN FISHER, Dedham, son of Daniel Fisher the first. He married 15 June 1681, Rebecca Ellis.

JOSHUA FISHER, Dedham 1639, brother of the second Anthony Fisher, born in England, freeman 13 May 1640, artillery company 1640. He died or was buried 14 January 1646.

JOSHUA FISHER, Dedham, born in England of unknown father, but probably a brother of Anthony Fisher the first. He married 15 March 1643, Mary Aldis, daughter of Deacon Nathan Aldis, as I confidently inferred. Had Mary, born 23 March 1644; Joshua, 30 October 1645; Hannah, 14 February 1647, died soon; Abigail, 19 March 1649; Joshua, 19 January 1651; John, 18 February 1652; and Hannah, again, 19 January 1653. He lived in the part which became Medfield, freeman 2 May 1649, Representative 1653, and six years more. He died 1674. He was also Deacon, and his will of 2 May 1674 provides for wife Ann, who may have been third wife, daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Battles, married 5 September 1648, and each of her children for Joshua, and John, son of Joshua, a grandchild for John, Elizabeth Jonathan, children of his sons John; and Vigilance, children of his son Lieutenant Joshua; for Mary, sister of Vigilance, wife of Thomas Clap, married 10 November 1662; for another grandchild wife of John Houghton, and another child Hannah, whose family name is illegible. By her will of 8 April 1675, probated 1 February 1677, the widow Ann helps construction of the preceding. The will of Lydia, daughter of Joshua Fisher, 29 March 1680, speaks of her son Vigilance Clap and daughter Mary Clap, shows she was wife of Lieutenant Joshua Clap of whose estate as he died intestate, administration was given 10 February 1709 to sons Joshua and John.

JOSHUA FISHER, Dedham, son of the preceding, probably born in England. He married 16 February 1654, Lydia Oliver, daughter of Samuel Oliver, had Vigilance, born 21 November following; James, 1 March 1657. He was a Lieutenant. He died 10 August 1672. His widow died 2 February 1683. Among deaths at Dedham are found those of John, 5 September 1637; and of Constance, 1 December 1638, both, perhaps, infant children of this man by a former wife.

JOSHUA FISHER, Dedham, son of the preceding. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 25 March 1645, and perhaps other children besides Joshua and John, named in the will of their great grandfather. He died 26 January 1709.

JOSIAH FISHER, Dedham, freeman 1678, and the same or another is in the list of 13 February 1684. Probably there were two Josiah’s of Dedham and the latter married Mehitable Veazie, daughter of William Veazie of Braintree.

NATHANIEL FISHER, Dedham, brother of Cornelius Fisher. He married 26 December 1649, Esther Hunting, daughter of John Hunting, had only child known to me, Nathaniel, born 31 July 1660. He died 23 May 1676; and his widow died 24 May 1677. He made his will 26 January 1661, though it was not probated until 28 July 1676.

SAMUEL FISHER, Boston. He married 22 March 1659, Milcha Snow, daughter of Thomas Snow.

SAMUEL FISHER, Wrentham, son of Thomas Fisher the first of Dedham. By wife Meletiah Snow, had Samuel; Elizabeth; Ebenezer, born 20 December 1670; Hannah, 25 October 1672; Melatiah; and Abigail, 11 February 1674. He was Deacon, Representative 1689, and died 5 January 1703.

THOMAS FISHER, Cambridge 1634, came, perhaps, from Winton in England. But it is not told whether the town was in Westmoreland or Yorkshire, and I doubt the spelling may have been Winston, in County Suffolk. Had Thomas, Samuel, perhaps a daughter. He was freeman 4 March 1635, removed to Dedham 1637, and was engaged to build the meeting-house. He died 1638. His widow Elizabeth died 21 January 1651.

THOMAS FISHER, Dedham, perhaps son of the preceding. He married 5 December 1666, Rebecca Woodward, daughter of the first George Woodward of the same. He was freeman 1678. He had six daughters, no sons and the same or another is in the list of 1678. A Mary Fisher, widow, joined Boston church 25 December 1647, and died 6 September 1653, but I know not who was her husband.

VIGILANCE FISHER, Medfield, son of Lieutenant Joshua Fisher. He married 27 November 1678, Rebecca Partridge, perhaps daughter of John Partridge, had Lydia, born 26 August 1679; Samuel, 12 December 1681; James, 4 April 1686; Rebecca, 25 June 1688; David, 12 November 1690, died soon; and Abigail, 25 August 1692. His wife died 6 July 1694. By second wife Hannah, he had Benjamin, 29 November 1697; Joseph, 28 August 1699; Hannah and Mary, twins 29 October 1702; and Ebenezer, who died young. The father died 10 April 1713.

WILLIAM FISHER, Marshfield. He married 17 March 1684, Lydia Houlton, daughter of Houlton or Holten. Eleven of this name had been graduates at Harvard, and fifteen at other New England Colleges some years back, of which five from Harvard and seven from the others were clergymen. Great labor I have found to conciliate these Fishers, and some of it may seem unsuccessful.

BENJAMIN FISKE, Medfield. He married 1674, Bathshua Morse, had Benjamin, and other children. Possibly he was son of William Fiske.

DAVID FISKE, Watertown 1637 or earlier. He had wife Sarah Smith, daughter of Edmund Smith of Wrentham in County Suffolk, but I know not, whether she lived to come with him and their children. He was freeman March 1638. He died probably 1661, for his will is of 10 September 1660, and probated 22 January 1662. In it he mentions son David Fiske, daughter Fitch, son-in-law Fitch, baptized names not expressed and the grandchildren.

DAVID FISKE, Cambridge, son of the preceding, born in England about 1623. By wife Lydia Cooper, daughter of that widow who married Gregory Stone, had Sarah, who died young, was buried 8 May 1647; Lydia, born 29 April 1647; David, 1 September 1648, who died at one year. The wife died 29 November 1654. He married 6 September 1655, Seaborne Wilson, or Sarah Wilson, as the record of license to William Hubbard for the marriage says, daughter of William Wilson of Ipswich, had Elizabeth; Sarah, again; Hannah, baptized 27 November 1659; and Abigail, born 1 February 1674. He was freeman 1647; was Lieutenant and Representative in the Courts of 1689 and 1690. In 1686 he gave important deposition, then called himself 63. He died 14 February 1711, when his gravestone makes him 87, so that Barry here fails of his usual care. He lived at the Cambridge Farms, now Lexington. His will of 1708 mentions wife Seaborne, and children David, Elizabeth, Ann, and Abigail; the daughter Lydia, older than any of these, who married Nicholas Wyeth, junior, was dead. Elizabeth married John Russell; Hannah married Timothy Carter; and Abigail married Henry Baldwin; both of Woburn.

DAVID FISKE, Cambridge, of the preceding, freeman 1684. By wife Sarah Day, perhaps daughter of Robert Day. He married at Ipswich, 17 June 1674, had David, born 5 January 1677; Jonathan, 19 May 1679; Ann, 2 April 1683; Robert, 8 March 1689; and perhaps that Ebenezer who died at Lexington 10 December 1775, aged 84. Bond says his wife died 22 April 1729. He died says the grave stone, 23 October 1729.

DAVID FISKE, Watertown, son of the first Nathan Fiske. He married 15 December 1675, Elizabeth Reed, daughter of George Reed of Woburn, had Nathan, born about 1676; and David, 11 December 1678. He died about 1694.

JAMES FISKE, Salem 1641, or earlier, son of Thomas Fiske of County Suffolk England, unless he was son of Phineas Fiske, as to me seems more probable, freeman 18 May 1642, and removed to Haverhill. There by wife Ann, had James, born 8 August 1649; John, 10 December 1651; Ann, 1654, died soon; Ann, again, 1656; and Samuel, 1 November 1658.

JAMES FISKE, Groton, son probably of Phineas Fiske, born in England. We know little of him, except from his will of 14 June 1689, that named sons John, Samuel, and Thomas, besides daughter Hannah; but probably his wife was dead, and he died 4 July 1689. His executors were Nathaniel Lawrence, and Jonas Prsecott, who I judge the first of those names in that town. As Butler, in his valuable history did not mention him, it may be presumed that he had not long resided there, or, at least, that neither of the children was born in that place.

JOHN FISKE, Wenham, son of that John Fiske who died 1633 (and was son of William Fiske, son of Robert Fiske, who was son of Richard Fiske of Laxfield in Queen Mary's time). He was born as Mather tells (in Magnalia III. c. 24), about 1601, at St. James parish in South Elmham, a subdivision of the hundreds of Wangford, County Suffolk, bred at King's College Cambridge, there took his A.B. 1625, though Mather makes it Emanuel Fiske. He married about eight and twenty years of age, by the same author 1629, Ann Gipps of Frinshall, County Norfolk he had, as tradition said, two children who died infants, but two others he brought with his wife and a younger brother perhaps William, to Boston, 1637. He sat down first at Cambridge, but removed the same year to Salem, freeman 2 November 1637, and taught grade school. Among his pupils one being famous afterward as Sir George Downing, minister for Cromwell and Charles Il at the Hague. He had John, born 29 August baptized 2 September 1638, died under nine years; Sarah, 24, baptized 26 July 1640; Moses Fiske, born at Wenham, 12 April baptized at Salem by Mr. Norris in June 1642, Harvard College 1662. He he had preached occasionally for Hugh Peters, and removed to be minister at Wenham, and was ordained 8 October 1644. He had there Ann, 15 January baptized 12 March 1646, being the first baptized in that church; Eliezur Fiske, 8, baptized 14 February 1647, died young; removed 1655 to and was minister of Chelmsford, where his wife Ann died 14 February 1672, "after living with him about 37 years". This renders Mather's account of the marriage in 1629 impossible and also the tradition of his having had four children in England as she was his first wife, and makes it probable that he brought only one child. On 1 August 1630 he married Elizabeth Henchman, daughter of Edmund Henchman. He died 14 January 1677. His daughter Ann married Captain John Brown of Reading, and died 30 May 1681, aged 35.

JOHN FISKE, Wenham, son of Phineas Fiske of the same, born in England, constable 1643, and Representative 1669. He died 1683, leaving widow Remember, who married 1689, William Goodhue, as his fourth wife, and children John, freeman 1685; Samuel; Noah; Elizabeth, and Remember, who married 21 January 1690, Nehemiah Abbot; besides, it is said, one other child.

JOHN FISKE, Watertown 1648. He married 11 December 1651, Sarah Wyeth, eldest daughter of Nicholas Wyeth of Cambridge, had Sarah, born 1 February 1653; John, 7 November 1654, died in 3 months; John, again, 20 November 1655; Margaret, 28 November 1658; Mary, 5 July 1661; William, 23 February 1664; Martha, 15 December 1666; Elizabeth, 11 May 1669; Nathaniel, 11 September 1672; and Abigail, 8 October 1675. He was never freeman probably, but took the oath of fidelity 1652. He 28 October 1684, aged 65. Mary married 5 February 1684, Joseph Mason; Martha married 20 January 1684, George Adams; Elizabeth married 27 December 1688, Simon Mellen; and Abigail married 14 July 1699, Jonathan Sanderson.

JOHN FISKE, Chelmsford, son of Reverend John Fiske. He married 1666, Lydia Fletcher, perhaps daughter of Robert Fletcher, had no children, and died about 1700.

JOHN FISKE, Watertown, son of John Fiske of the same. He married 9 December 1679, Abigail Park, daughter of Thomas Park, had Abigail, born 12 June 1684; Elizabeth, 20 January 1686; John, 15 May 1687; Jonathan, baptized 25 November 1688, died soon; Jonathan, again, 8 December 1689; Hepzibah, born 13 January 1694; a daughter 1695, died soon; and David, 13 April 1697. He took 2nd wife January 1700, Hannah Richards, who died 1714, had Hannah, baptized 8 October 1704. He was freeman 1690, and died 1718.

JOHN FISKE, a physician at Milford 1695. After long protracted search, I can add that he married 17 January 1682, Hannah Baldwin, daughter of first John Baldwin, was son of John Fiske the constable of Wenham, and grandson of Phineas Fiske of Wenham; had besides Benjamin, baptized 1696, and perhaps Ebenezer, and John, who joined the church at Milford 1714, had son Reverend Phineas Fiske, Yale College 1704; but all these children were born at Wenham.

JOSEPH FISKE, Lynn. He married 22 May 1677, Elizabeth Haman, had Joseph, born July 1678. He probably removed to Ipswich, and there son Joseph died at 20 years. He had there, by second wife Susanna, daughter Susanna, born 18 March 1700. It may well be assumed that he was a relative to some Wenham Fiske, but in what degree is unknown.

MOSES FISKE, Braintree, son of Reverend John Fiske, was at Dover, perhaps as preacher, freeman 1666, and was ordained at Braintree 11 September 1672. He married 7 November 1671, Sarah Symmes, daughter of William Symmes of Charlestown, who died 2 November or December 1692, having brought him fourteen children of which 7 sons were John; John 2nd; Samuel; Samuel Fiske, 2nd, born 6 April 1689, Harvard College 1708, minister of Salem; Moses; William; and Edward. He married 7 January 1701, Ann Shepard, widow of Daniel Quincy, daughter of Reverend Thomas Shepard, the first, of Charlestown, had one daughter and one son Shepard Fiske, born 19 April 1703, Harvard College 1721, a physician. His wife died 24 July 1708; and he died 10 August 1708.

NATHAN FISKE, Watertown, probably brother of the first David Fiske, was of an honorary family in County Suffolk bearing coat of arms so early as the days of Henry VI, as appears on record, freeman 10 May 1643. By wife Susanna, had Nathan, born 17 October 1642; John, 25 August 1647; David, 29 April 1650; Nathaniel, 12 July 1653; and Sarah, who married Abraham Gale. He died 21 June 1676, made his will two days before, 19 Jun 1676, naming son John executor, but of that son we hear no more from Bond. Perhaps he died unmarried or removed .

NATHAN FISKE, Cambridge, son of the preceding, and freeman 1672. By wife Elizabeth, had Nathan, born 9 February 1666, died young; Elizabeth, 11 January 1668 ; Martha, 12 January 1670 ; Nathan, again, 3 January 1672; Susanna, 7 April 1674; Abigail, 18 February 1676; William, 5 December 1677, died soon; William, again, 10 November 1678; and Ann, who died 11 July 1683. He died 1694. His widow died 15 May 1696. His son Nathan Fiske, who married Sarah Cooledge, daughter of Simon Cooledge, had eight children of which the eldest son Nathan Fiske, born 25 February 1702, married Ann Warren, was father of Reverend Nathan Fiske of Brookfield, D.D. born 9 September 1733, at Weston, Harvard College 1754.

NATHANIEL FISKE, Watertown, youngest brother of the second Nathan Fiske. He married 13 April 1677, Mary Warren, widow of John Child, daughter of Daniel Warren, had Nathaniel, born 8 June 1678; Hannah, 29 August 1680; John, 17 March 1683; Sarah, 4 July 1684; Lydia, 2 December 1687; Mary, baptized 20 April 1690; Elizabeth, 24 June 1692; and Abigail, 28 August 1698.

PHINEAS FISKE, Salem 1641, or earlier, perhaps father but frequently called brother of James Fiske, freeman 18 May 1642. He removed to Wenham 1644, was Captain, and Representative 1653. He had James, John, and Thomas, all born in England, and named in his will of 6 March 1673. He died 7 April 1673.

SAMUEL FISKE, Wenham, son of John Fiske, not the Reverend but the constable, freeman 1680, of who I know no more, except that before March 1694 he had removed to Milford.

THOMAS FISKE, Wenham, son of Phineas Fiske. He came probably with his father in early youth, was Representative 1671, 72 and often after, especially in the Revolution time 1689-91. He was a Captain. Was foreman of the jury in that sad case of witchcraft of Rebecca Nurse, after verdict of not guilty, prevailed on to convict by the wonderful perversity and extraordinary ignorance of the Court. His shocking confession against himself and the judges is in Hutchinson II. 52.

THOMAS FISKE, Wenham, probably son of the preceding. He married 3 November 1678, Rebecca Perkins, youngest child of Reverend William Perkins. He was freeman 1690.

WILLIAM FISKE, Salem 1637, brother of Reverend John Fiske, with whom he probably came, as he had grant of land that year freeman 18 May 1642. He removed to Wenham and was the first town clerk or clerk of the writs, 1644. He had by wife Bridget Musket of Pelham, married in England: William, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, and Martha, some, perhaps most, born in England, but William was baptized at Salem 4 June 1643, yet he may have been 2nd of the name. He was Representative 1647-50, and he died 1654. In the Colony Record I. 235, is settlement of rights between him and his brother John Fiske, by which it seems that he was in September 1638, under 24 years of age. Endicot, Hathorne, and two others of the churchmen of Salem made the terms of agreement. Probably his widow married 3 November 1661, Thomas Rix of Salem.

WILLIAM FISKE, Watertown, son of John Fiske the first. He married 20 October 1693, Hannah Smith, daughter of John Smith, had William, born 24 August 1694, died young; Hannah, 13 October 1696, Mary, 1699, died soon; Thomas, 12 September 1701; William, again, 13 March 1704; John, 24 August 1706; and Samuel, 4 January 1709. Of this name, sometimes spelled without “e”, twenty had many years ago been graduates at Harvard of which 7 were clergymen and twenty at other New England Colleges of which 9 were clergymen. That the Collection catalogue capriciously divides the family is plain enough as Reverend Moses Fiske has the authentic England letters, and his son Reverend Samuel Fiske loses the final letter. Much of the foregoing is derived from a very valuable tract on Suffolk Emigration by Reverend Joseph Hunter, father A.S. in 3 Massachusetts History Collections X. 158, which informs us, that, at the Herald's office it appears, in early times, this family was entitled to coat armor.

BENJAMIN FITCH, Reading, son of Zechary Fitch, perhaps born in England. He had Benjamin, who died 24 June 1662; and Zechary, who died 16 April 1684. He was freeman 1679, Representative 1689, 1691 and 1692, and Deacon. He died 1713.

BENJAMIN FITCH, Boston, perhaps son of the preceding. He married 2 March 1693, Mary Het. He died 14 December 1739, aged 73.

DAVID FITCH, New London, son of Reverend James Fitch, had David, Adonijah, and Mary, perhaps more.

ELEAZER FITCH, Lebanon, youngest brother of the preceding. He married his cousin Martha, Brown daughter of Captain John Brown, had no children.

JABEZ FITCH, Ipswich, son of Reverend James Fitch, was tutor some time at Harvard, ordained 1703 as colleague to Reverend John Rogers. He married 10 June 1704, Elizabeth Appleton, daughter of John Appleton; had Elizabeth, born 16 August 1705; Margaret; Mary; Ann; John Fitch, Harvard College 1728; and James. He removed to Portsmouth, was there instructor about 1725. He died 22 November 1746.

JAMES FITCH, Boston, a tailor. He came in the Defence, 1635, aged 30, with wife Abigail, 24, and they both in December 1635 were administrator of our church. Had Elizabeth, baptized 15 May 1636. I find no more of him, but that he was of Muddy River 1638.

JAMES FITCH, Saybrook, born 24 December 1622, at Bocking, County Essex, was brought about 1638, to New England, but where he was prepared for the minister is unknown, though probably with Hooker and Stone of Hartford, as the inscription on his gravestone tells, making the period of study seven years, and is in Mather's second class, ordained 1646. By wife Abigail Whitfield, daughter of Reverend Henry Whitfield, had James, born 2 August 1649; Abigail, 5 August 1650; Elizabeth, 2 January 1652; Hannah, 17 December 1653; Samuel, early in March 1655; and Dorothy, April 1658. His wife died 9 September 1659. Next year he removed to settle Norwich with large part of his Saybrook people. He married 2 October 1664, Priscilla Mason, daughter of Major John Mason, had Daniel, born August 1665; John, January 1668; Jeremiah, September 1670; Jabez Fitch, April 1672, Harvard College 1694; Ann, April 1675; Nathaniel, October 1679; Joseph, November 1681; and Eleazur, 14 May 1683. All mentioned as living in the will of 1696, and all but the last had family. He gave up his office 1696, removed to Lebanon, and died 18 November 1702. His daughter Abigail married probably the second John Mason of Norwich; Elizabeth married 5 September 1674, Reverend Edward Taylor of Westfield, and died 1689; Hannah married it is said, Thomas Meeks, or Thomas Mix; Dorothy married Nathaniel Bissell; and Ann married 5 October 1698, Joseph Bradford; but this makes strange discord with the Genealogical Registrar IV. 46 and 49.

JAMES FITCH, Lebanon, or Canterbury, eldest son of the preceding, was a man of importance, Major, an Assistant of the Colony 1681, and probably many years later. He married 1 January 1676, Elizabeth Mason, youngest daughter of Major John Mason own sister, of the second wife of his father who died 8 October 1684, and by her had James, born 1 January 1678, died soon; James again, 7 June 1679; Jedediah, 17 April 1681; Samuel, 1684. By second wife Alice Bradford, widow of Reverend William Adams, daughter of Deputy Governor William Bradford, married 18 May 1687, had Abigail, 22 February 1688; Ebenezer, 10 January 1690; Daniel, February 1693; John, 1695; Bridget, 1698; Josiah, 1699; William, 1701; and Jabez, 1703. Of these seventeen no dates for birth of any is seen; yet we have happiness of hearing the names of ten: James, Jedediah, Samuel, Abigail, Ebenezer, Daniel, Jeremiah, Thomas, Lucy, and Jabez.

JEREMIAH FITCH, Boston, perhaps son of the preceding, or of Zachary Fitch. By wife Esther, had Mary, born 1 March 1653. His wife died 14 September 1656. Next he married 6 October 1657, Sarah Chubbuck of Hingham, had Jeremiah 5 February 1660. He was freeman 1690. Of his estate, administration was given 21 July 1692, to widow Martha. His daughter Deborah married Joseph Belknap, junior, and Rebecca married William Tudman. One Jeremiah Fitch died at Rehoboth, 15 October 1676.

JEREMIAH FITCH, Lebanon, fifth son of Reverend James Fitch. He died at Coventry 22 May 1736. Taught us by his will of 8 March 1736 that he left wife Ruth, children Jeremiah, Abner, Gideon, Elisha, James, Hannah, and Ruth.

JOHN FITCH, came in the Defence 1635, aged 14, and so might be supposed brother of the first James Fitch. But a doubt arises, for the same London custom house record at Westminster Hall, I found, gave passage in the Blessing, on the same day, to one of the same name and age. Carelessness in parts of that record if not willful mistake, is quite apparent; but perhaps one of several following may be either passenger.

JOHN FITCH, Rehoboth 1644. He probably had John, who was buried April 1676, probably posthumous for I suppose the father was killed by the Indians 26 March 1676, a volunteer under Pierce. Baylies, II.200.

JOHN FITCH, Windsor. He died 9 May 1676 of wounds recorded in the great battle of 19 December 1675. He had been there many years. His wife died before and he had no children, was not a freeman, and probably not related to the many in Connecticut who then bore the name.

JOHN FITCH, Gloucester. He married widow Mary Coit, 3 October 1667, who died 7 November 1692. He died 7 November 1715.

JOHN FITCH, Norwalk, son of Thomas Fitch. He married 3 December 1674, Rebecca Lindall, daughter of Deacon Henry Lindall of New Haven, had John, born 29 September 1677; Rebecca, 15 January 1680; and Nathaniel, 6 November 1682.

JOHN FITCH, Windham, son of Reverend James Fitch. He married 10 July 1695, Elizabeth Waterman, eldest daughter of Thomas Waterman, had Elizabeth, born 1 June 1696; Miriam, 17 October 1699; Priscilla, 5 February 1702; John, 8 March 1705. He was Captain, and died 24 May 1743. His widow died 25 June 1751. By Stiles, 620, he is confused with former John Fitch.

JOSEPH FITCH, Norwalk 1652, perhaps brother of Thomas Fitch. He removed 1655 to Northampton, thence in 1660 to Hartford. He married Mary Stone, daughter of Reverend Samuel Stone, had Joseph, Nathaniel, perhaps another son, certainly several daughters. Was Representative 1662-68, then removed to Windsor, there had large farm, enjoyed by several generations of his posterity, and was living in 1713. With his mother and elder brother he owned estate at Birch in Essex, who they gave power to Samuel Wyllis, when he went to England to sell. He sold to his brother-in-law Hezekiah Haynes, son of Governor Haynes.

JOSEPH FITCH, Reading, son of Zechary Fitch of the same. By wife Hannah married 2 July 1661, had Hannah, born 3 March 1662, died in few days. He died 1694, aged 59. Coffin.

JOSEPH FITCH, Stonington, eighth son of Reverend James Fitch. He married 2 November 1703, his cousin Sarah Mason, daughter of Samuel Mason, had Sarah, born 24 January 1705; Mason, 11 September 1708; and Joseph, 14 February 1711. He married 29 December 1721, second wife Ann Whiting, eldest daughter of Reverend Samuel Whiting, had Samuel Fitch, 16 January 1724, a distinguished lawyer; Eleazer, 29 August 1726. He removed to Lebanon and Windham and had Asahel, 7 November 1728; Ichabod, 17 May 1734; Ann, 12 July 1737; and Thomas, 11 June 1739, died young.

NATHANIEL FITCH, Lebanon, brother of the preceding. He married 10 December 1701, Ann Abel, daughter of Joshua Abel, had Ann, born 5 November 1702; Joshua, 13 February 1704; Nathan, 29 March 1705; Nehemiah, 10 February 1708; James, 15 October 1709; John, 7 January 1712; Nathaniel, 14 May 1714; Mehitable, 3 February 1717; Elizabeth, 26 May 1718; Rachel, October 1720, died at 6 months; Abel, 22 November 1722; Caleb, 17 June 1725. His wife died 3 July 1728. He married 17 September 1729, Mindwell Tisdale, and had Jabez, 4 October 1730, who died young; Ezekiel, 11 March 1732; and Isaac 10 May 1734. He died 1759, his will being of 14 February 1759.

RICHARD FITCH, Boston, perhaps brother of the James Fitch who came in 1635, as both were of Muddy River 1638.

SAMUEL FITCH, perhaps at Milford 1644, certainly of Hartford 1650, schoolmaster. He married that year or early in the next, Mary Whiting, daughter of William Whiting. He was freeman 1651, Representative 1654 and 55. He died 1659. He had Samuel, who went to Milford; and Thomas, born 1652, who lived at Wethersfield. His widow married Alexander Bryan of Milford.

SAMUEL FITCH, Reading, probably the son of Zechary Fitch, though Eaton calls him an early settler. He married Sarah Lane, daughter of Job Lane, but of children I know not.

SAMUEL FITCH, Milford, son of Samuel Fitch. By wife Sarah, had only child Sarah, and he died 1690.

THOMAS FITCH, Norwalk 1652, brother of Reverend James Fitch. He probably came with him in 1637, freeman 1657, was early the richest inhabitants. He had Thomas, and John before mentioned, and with them and well grown grand children was living in 1688. But strangely Farmer makes him father of Governor Thomas Fitch.

THOMAS FITCH, Boston, cordwainer. By wife Martha Fiske, daughter of David Fiske the first of Watertown, had Martha, born 9 November 1656; Mary, 17 February 1659; Sarah, 14 June 1661; Elizabeth, 2 August baptized 4 September 1664; and Thomas, 5 February 1669. The church record of baptisms of one of his daughters calls him of Watertown. He was freeman 1666. He died 1678, leaving widow Martha.

THOMAS FITCH, Norwalk, son of Thomas Fitch of the same, a Sergeant in 1672. He had four children of which one died before him. He died 1690, leaving children Sarah, then aged 21; Thomas, 19; Mary, 16; and Samuel 2 1/2. The third Norwalk Thomas Fitch, son of the preceding, who died 10 May 1731, was father of Governor Thomas Fitch, so that not only one generation but two, were sunk in the common statement, as given by Farmer, of progeny of the Governor.

THOMAS FITCH, Wethersfield, son of Samuel Fitch of the same. He married about 1680, Abigail Goodrich, daughter probably youngest of William Goodrich of the same, had Thomas, born 20 July 1681, died young; and Sibbil, 2 November 1684, died in few weeks, as did the mother in 5 days, 7 November 1684. He next married Sarah Boardman, daughter of Samuel Boardman of the same, had four children of whose names we are ignorant. He died 17 October 1704.

ZECHARY FITCH, Reading, freeman 7 September 1638. He had Samuel, born 6 March 1645; and Zechary, 20 June 1647; besides several other children. He was Deacon, and died 9 June 1662. His will of 3 May 1662 names wife Mary, sons Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin, John, Jeremiah, and Thomas, besides daughter Sarah, wife of John Wessen or Weston of Salem. In some records this man's name and his son are spelled Fitts and often, Fitz. Four of the names had, in 1828, been graduates at Harvard and sixteen at Yale.

PETER FITCHEW, Boston, a passenger in the Champion, who drowned himself, as the inquiry before Governor Winthrop 18 May 1639, made return. See Genealogical Registrar VIII. 55. He probably had no family.

ABRAHAM FITTS, Salisbury, son of Robert Fitts. He married 16 May 1655, Sarah Thompson, daughter of Simon Thompson of Ipswich, whither he removed. He was freeman 1674, and probably had son of the same name.

RICHARD FITTS, Ipswich, removed to Newbury. He married 8 October 1654, Sarah Ordway, who died 24 April 1667. He died 2 December 1672.

RICHARD FITTS, Salisbury, perhaps son of the preceding. By wife Sarah, had Nathaniel, born 13 July 1699.

ROBERT FITTS, Salisbury 1640. He removed to Ipswich. He died about 1665, leaving wife Grace, and son Abraham, above mentioned. Perhaps this name has became Fitz.

EDWARD FITZRANDLE, EDWARD FITTSRENDOLFE, or EDWARD FITTSRANDOLFE, Scituate 1637. He married 10 May 1637, Elizabeth Blossom, daughter of Thomas Blossom, and joined the church 14 May 1637. But went to Barnstable 1639, there had Nathaniel, baptized 9 August 1640, died at 4 months; Nathaniel, again, 16 May 1642; Mary, 6 October 1644, died young; Hannah, 23 April 1648; Mary, 2 June 1651; John, 7 October 1653; Joseph, born 1 March 1656; Thomas, 16 August 1659; and Hope, 2 April 1661. Hannah married 6 November 1668, Jasper Taylor; and Mary married 15 January 1669, Samuel Hinckley as 2nd wife.

NATHANIEL FITZRANDLE, NATHANIEL FITTSRENDOLFE, or NATHANIEL FITTSRANDOLFE, Barnstable, eldest child of the preceding. He married November 1662, Mary Holley, had John, born 1 February 1663; and Isaac, 7 December 1664.

PHILIP FITZRANDLE, PHILIP FITTSRENDOLFE, or PHILIP FITTSRANDOLFE, Boston 1672, merchant.

COTTON FLACK, Boston 1634, freeman 13 May 1640. By wife Jane, had Deborah, buried May 1642; Deborah, again, born 5, baptized 13 October 1644, died young; and son Samuel, to whom he gave, by will of 2 November 1654, probated 5 August 1658, his estate in that part of the town now Brookline, all the rest to his wife.

SAMUEL FLACK, Boston, son of the preceding. By wife Mary, had John, born 12 March 1653; Hannah, 26 October 1656; and his wife died soon after. By wife Ann, he had Hannah, born 21 August 1659.

ALLEN FLAGG, Watertown, youngest child of Thomas Flagg. He married 12 March 1685, Sarah Ball, daughter of John Ball, had Sarah, born 6 August 1686; Mary; Allen, 9 February 1691; Daniel, 16 October 1637; Dinah, 1699, died at 5 years; Mercy and Deliverance, twins 13 May 1702; Jonathan, 1 May 1704; and Dinah, December 1709. He died 1711.

BARTHOLOMEW FLAGG, Watertown, was a brother of the preceding, and served in Moseley's company December 1673, in the great Narraganset campaign of Philip's war. His first name in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 241, is curiously perverted to Bolthomy.

BENJAMIN FLAGG, Watertown, son of Thomas Flagg. He married 26 September 1690, Experience Child, daughter of Richard Child, had Benjamin, born 25 August 1691; Experience, 5 May 1693; Abigail, 16 April 1694; Bartholomew, 16 November 1697; Elizabeth, 28 December 1699; Gershom, 11 July 1702; Mary, baptized 9 April 1704; Ebenezer, 21 January 1706; and Richard, 30 May 1608. He was freeman 1690, and died 3 May 1741. His widow died 1747.

ELIEZUR FLAGG, Concord, probably brother of the preceding, freeman 1690. He had Eliezur, Joseph, and Priscilla. His will, says Barry, was probated 1722.

GERSHOM FLAGG, Woburn, by Bond thought son of Thomas Flagg of Watertown, freeman 1674. He married April 1668, Hannah Leffingwell, had Gershom, born 10 March 1669; Eleazer, 1 August 1670; John, 25 May 1673; Hannah, 12 March 1675; Thomas, 22 June 1677; Ebenezer, 21 December 1678; Abigail, 8 January 1681; Mary, 2 February 1683; Thomas, 19 April 1685; and Benoni, 19 August 1687, died same day. He was a Lieutenant killed in fight with the Indians at Wheelwright's pond, 6 July 1690. His widow married 10 December 1696, Israel Walker.

JOHN FLAGG Watertown, eldest child of Thomas Flagg. He married 30 March 1670, Mary Gale, daughter of Richard Gale, had Mary, who married Ebenezer Pratt; Sarah, born 5 June 1675, died soon; and John, 6 November 1677. He was freeman 1682, and he died 1697.

MICHAEL FLAGG, Watertown, son of Thomas Flagg. He married 1673, Mary Bigelow, daughter of John Bigelow, had Abigail, born 1685; Michael, 1689; and Mary, 1691. By second wife Mary Earle married 1704, he had Earl, born 29 May 1706; Prudence, 1708; and Bezabel. His will was probated 1711.

THOMAS FLAGG, Watertown. He came as servant of Richard Carver from Scratby in the hundred of East Flegg, County Norfolk a few miles north of Yarmouth, where they embarked 1637, aged 21. By wife Mary, had John, born 15 June 1643; Bartholomew, 23 February 1645; Thomas, 28 April 1646; Michael, 23 March 1651; Eliezur, 14 May 1653; Elizabeth, 20 March 1655; Mary, 14 June 1657; Rebecca, 5 September 1660; Benjamin, 25 June 1662; and Allen, before mentioned 6 May 1665. Barry, from which I copy in part, says he was living 1691. Elizabeth and Mary married Joshua Bigelow, and Samuel Bigelow, sons of John Bigelow, and brothers of Mary, wife of Michael Flagg. In the records of Watertown the name is spelled Fleg, or Flegg, in conformity, as in our England patronymics is so usual, with its geography derived but, in general, at other places, conforms to the sound.

THOMAS FLAGG, Watertown, son of the preceding. He married 18 February 1668, Rebecca Dix, daughter of Edward Dikes or Edward Dix, had Mary, born 19 December 1668; Hannah, 24 April 1671; Rebecca, 31 January 1674; Jemima; Hepzibah; and Thomas. He died 1719, at the part of the town which became Weston. William Lancaster, killed by the Indians 22 August 1675, as Willard, 37, in the History has it, possibly was son of first Thomas.

JOHN FLANDERS, Salisbury, youngest son of Stephen Flanders, a soldier in the fight at Turner's Falls, 19 May 1676, and freeman 1690. He married 1688, Elizabeth Sargent, had Jacob, born 5 August 1689; John, 22 August 1691; Elizabeth, 3 September 1693; Ezekiel, 21 May 1696; Josiah, 28 July 1700; and Philip, 19 October 1702.

PHILIP FLANDERS, Salisbury, probably son of first Stephen Flanders of the same, freeman 1690. He had wife in 1686 or 87.

STEPHEN FLANDERS, Salisbury 1646, but not one of the first settlers. He had two wives. By wife Jane had Stephen, born 8 March 1647; Mary, 7 May 1650; Philip, 14 July 1652; Sarah, 5 November 1654; Naomi, 15 December 1656; and John, 11 February 1659, before mentioned. He died 27 June 1684.

STEPHEN FLANDERS, Salisbury, son of the preceding. He married 28 December 1670, had Thomas, born 17 February 1671, who died 12 April 1672; Stephen, 31 January 1672; Thomas, again, 3 December 1673; Daniel, 16 March 1675; Joseph, 28 March 1677; Philip, who died 23 February 1679, aged six weeks; Sarah, 7 December 1679; Philip, again, 8 January 1682; Jane, 5 March 1684; Jeremiah, September 1686; and Abigail, 22 October 1688.

THOMAS FLATMAN, Salem. He perhaps, 1637, at least he then had grant of land, but seems to have preferred Braintree, where he had Elizabeth, born 7 May 1640; and Thomas, 3 July 1643. He was freeman 13 May 1640, which the record makes the name Flackman.

THOMAS FLAVELL, Plymouth. He came with a son 1621, in the Fortune, and his wife followed in the Ann, 1623. They had their shares, in 1624, at the division of lands but neither is counted in the division of cattle 1627, so that we may suppose they had removed or died.

JOHN FLEA, Falmouth, one of the signers of a memorandum 1689, of which no more is known. Willis, I. 191.

JOHN FLEMING, Watertown. By wife Ann, had Sarah, born 1 September 1639; and John, 25 March 1642. He was Deacon, and died 4 June 1657. His wife died 11 November following. Sarah married 15 November 1654, John Barnard. But he had elder children Thomas, Mary, and Elizabeth, all living in England, and John joined them on coming of age.

ROBERT FLEMING, Stonington 1669, had grant of land 30 Sept 1669. He died before 1681, leaving widow Joanna and daughter Mary Rose, possibly other children.

EDWARD FLETCHER, Boston, cutler, administered as townsman 24 February 1640, of the church in July 1640, and freeman 12 October 1640, and was of artillery company. He had wife Mary 1642. He went home 1657, had preached the year preceding at Dover; and became a preacher. Had lived says Calamy, II. 330, at Dunsburn, County Gloucester, from which in 1662 he was ejected and came back to Boston. In his will, 24 February 1660, before the restoration, he styled himself clerk of Badgerden; and was not encouraged I presume, here to exercise his gifts. In that will, probated here 12 February 1666, he mentioned little but loving wife Mary, made executrix, who married 1676, Hugh Drury. Probably he had no children.

FRANCIS FLETCHER, Concord, son of Robert Fletcher, born in England. He married 1 October 1656, Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of George Wheeler, had Samuel, born 6 October 1657; Joseph, 15 April 1661; Elizabeth, 1663; John, 1665; Samuel, 1668; Hannah, 1671; and Benjamin, 1674, who died 1703. He was freeman 1677.

JOHN FLETCHER, Wethersfield. He married before 1641, Mary, daughter of widow Joyce Ward, whose husband probably came not to New England, and by the old lady's will, 15 November 1640, probated 4 March 1641, named son Edward, left in England, Anthony, William, Robert, and John here. I presume this was her only daughter. She writes, that Mr. Wollerslove of Clipsham, County Rutland, was her attorney to receive money, and makes father her son-in-law, executor. See Trumbull, Collection Record I. 431. He removed to Milford, and had after living there two years, joined the church 1641, in which year his daughter Sarah was baptized; Hannah, 1643, Elizabeth, 1645; Samuel, 1649, died young; Abigail, 1652, so that Mary and Rebecca, we may be sure, were earlier of the six daughters by this wife. He was Deacon, and died 18 April 1662. His widow married John Clark of Milford, who died 1674. When she made her will at Farmington 1679, in it are mentioned these daughters Mary Stevens, Rebecca, wife of the second Andrew Warner, Hannah, wife of John Chittenden of Guilford, Sarah, wife of John Stanley, Abigail Fletcher unmarried, and Elizabeth, who was wife of Elnathan Botsford, who was dead leaving daughter Elizabeth.

JOHN FLETCHER, Portsmouth, freeman 1669, one of the founders of the first Congregational Church 1671, Deacon, and was a physician. He died 6 September 1695. Pike. Adams, Belknap I. 65.

JOSEPH FLETCHER, Salisbury 1682, probably son of William Fletcher. He had Mary, who died 23 January 1683; and others, earlier, probably for he was married 18 June 1660, freeman 1690. His wife died 12 March 1700, and he died 3 days after, 15 March 1700.

LUKE FLETCHER, Concord, brother of Francis Fletcher. He died May 1666, leaving small estate, probably no children.

MOSES FLETCHER, Plymouth 1620, whose name Morton erroneously gives Joses, came in the Mayflower, without wife or children, died within four months. But, as a widower (whose first wife had been Mary Evans) he married at Leyden, 21 December 1613, Sarah Dingley, daughter of William Dingley.

PENDLETON FLETCHER, Saco, son of Seth Fletcher. He married Sarah Hill, daughter of Roger Hill, was carried prisoner to Canada, there died before 1602. He had before 1690 several children, as we learn from letter of his father-in-law, but one, we doubt not, was father of Pendleton Fletcher, who died 1807, aged 99 and 1 year.

ROBERT FLETCHER, Concord 1635, constable 1637. He died 3 April 1677, aged 84. He had Luke, Francis, Samuel, and William, part, no doubt, born in England.

ROGER FLETCHER, Boston 1646, is styled, in a deed to him of 26 June 1646 "late of London, merchant" besides having the prefix of respect, but no more is heard of him.

SAMUEL FLETCHER, Chelmsford, son of Robert Fletcher. He married 14 October 1659, Margaret Hailstone, daughter of William Hailstone. He was freeman 1690.

SETH FLETCHER, Saco 1656, the first minister, perhaps son of William Fletcher of the same. He married Mary Pendleton, daughter of Major Bryan Pendleton, had only son Pendleton Fletcher, to whom the grandfather gave large estate. At the May session of the General Court 1660, some dissatisfaction was brought forward, and in October 1660 he was forbidden to preach there anymore. Greenleaf, 53; Sullivan, 222; and Folsom, 130-6.

WILLIAM FLETCHER, Concord, eldest son probably of Robert Fletcher, born in England, and freeman 10 May 1643. He married 17 September 1645, Lydia Bates, had John; Joshua, born 30 March 1648; Lydia; Samuel. He removed to Chelmsford 1654, was one of the first selectmen. There had Paul; and William, born 21 February 1637, who was freeman 1690, and other children. He died 6 November 1677. His farm continued estate of descendants of 6 or 7 generations.

WILLIAM FLETCHER, Saco. He died January 1668. Folsom, 168. Four of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and nine at other New England Colleges.

RICHARD FLINDERS, Salem, born about 1637. He married 12 July 1663, Jane Eddy, had Richard, born 13 May 1664, died soon; James, 27 August 1665; William, 5 January 1668; Jane, 15 February 1670; Hannah, 10 July 1672; and had besides John, Richard, who died in England. Felt.

EDWARD FLINT, Salem 1665, son of William Flint. He married Elizabeth Hart, probably daughter of John Hart, had John, born 26 March 1660; William, 12 August 1661; and Thomas, 1 February 1663. He was Ensign 1690.

EPHRAIM FLINT, Concord, son of Thomas Flint. He married 20 March 1684, Jane Bulkley, daughter of Reverend Edward Bulkley. He was Representative 1696, and died 3 August 1722.

GEORGE FLINT, early settler at Reading, freeman 1691, may have been son of Thomas Flint of Salem.

HENRY FLINT, Braintree, came in 1635 to Boston, born at Matlock in Derbyshire, freeman 25 May 1636, and ordained 17 March 1640. He married Margery Hoar, eldest daughter of Joanna Hoar, and sister of Reverend Leonard Hoar, President of Harvard College who long survived; had Dorothy, born 11 July 1642; Ann, 11 September 1643, or, as the Arabic numerals (in Genealogical Registrar XII. 109), better read, 7 January 1644; Josiah Flint, 24 August 1645, Harvard College 1664; Margaret, 20 June 1647, died soon; Joanna, 18 February 1649; David, 11 January 1652, died soon; Seth, 2 April 1653; Ruth, 31 January 1655; John and Cotton, twins 16 June or November 1656; both died soon. He died 27 April 1668, and his widow died 10 March 1687. His will, though not duly witnessed, was probated 2 July 1668. Perhaps Dorothy married 30 April 1666, Reverend Samuel Shepard of Rowley, and both died within two years; Ann married 15 November 1662, John Dassett; Joanna married 30 December 1669, Reverend Noah Newman; Seth Flint died at Dedham, 12 May 1673, being in his 2nd year at Harvard College; and Ruth died next month.

JOHN FLINT, Concord, son of Thomas Flint. He married 1667, Mary Oakes, daughter of Edward Oakes, and sister of President Oakes, had Mary, born 26 October 1668; Thomas, 12 December 1670; John, 31 March 1673; all died young; Abigail, 11 January 1675; John, again, 18 July 1677; Mary, again, 11 August 1680; Thomas, again, 16 January 1683; and Edward, 6 July 1685. He was Representative 1677 and 79. He died 5 December 1686. His widow died 9 June 1690.

JOHN FLINT, Salem, perhaps son of Thomas Flint, first of the same, served in Philip's war 1676. He killed an Indian at Lynn, but next year, 1677, was convicted of manslaughter for death of a white man. He lived at the village, and was freeman 1690. By wife Elizabeth Putnam, probably daughter of Nathaniel Putnam, had Samuel, born 12 December 1679; John, 8 February 1682; Hannah, 4 April 1685; Stephen, 29 December 1687; Joshua, 28 December 1689; Joseph, born 25 February 1693; Lydia, 20 July 1696; Sarah, 18 August 1700; and Elizabeth, 10 January 1703.

JOSEPH FLINT, Salem, son of Thomas Flint of the same, was freeman 1690, a witness against poor Jacobs in the delusion of 1692.

JOSIAH FLINT, Dorchester, eldest son of Henry Flint, ordained 27 December 1671. He married 24 January 1672, Esther Willet, daughter of Captain Thomas Willet, had Mary, born November 1672, died 9 August 1673; Henry, 9 February 1674, died in few days; and Henry Flint, again, about 1675, Harvard College 1693 (the distinguished permanent tutor from 1699 to 1754, died unmarried 13 February 1760), who always wrote his name Flynt, as did his father who died 16, but gravestone says 15 September 1680; and Dorothy. His widow died 26 July 1737, aged 89.

THOMAS FLINT, Concord, brother of Reverend Henry Flint, sold the Matlock estate which had been in the family several ages (as father Flynt, his grand nephew writes), to come to New England 1636, freeman March 1638; was Representative 1637-40, and Assistant 1642 to his death 8 November 1653. He had brought £2,000, says his pastor, Reverend Peter Bulkley, in 3 Massachusetts History Collections I. 38. Reverend Dr. Ripley, in his dedicated sermon, page 35, shows, that it was especially chiefly for the benefit of the town. He had other children perhaps one or more born in England besides Ephraim, born 14 January 1642; and John; both above mentioned; but though his will, made 21 December 1651, "intending a voyage to our native country of England" provides for wife and children, it does not name them, but commends the latter to care of Reverend Peter Bulkley and Reverend Henry Flint, Captain Simon Willard, and uncle William Wood of Concord.

THOMAS FLINT, Salem. He died 15 April 1663, leaving by will made two weeks before (about 1 April 1663) good estate to widow Ann and children: Thomas; Elizabeth, born 30 June 1650; George, 6 March 1653; John, 3 December 1655; and Joseph; the children probably all under age. The division of his estate June 1680, between only Thomas and Joseph, under order of court leads us to infer, that both of the other sons died before middle age.

THOMAS FLINT, Salem, probably son of the preceding. He married 22 May 1666, Hannah Moulton, daughter probably of second Robert Moulton, had Abigail, born 27 June 1668; and George, April 1672. His wife died 20 March 1674. He married 15 November 1674 Mary Downton, had Thomas, 2 August 1678; Mary, 11 November 1680; Ebenezer, 6 April 1683; William, 17 July 1685; Elizabeth, 30 August 1687; Jonathan, 8 November 1689; Ann, 29 September 1691; Samuel, 29 September 1693; and Lydia, 1 June 1695. He was wounded in the great swamp fight, 19 December 1675, when his Captain Gardner was killed, but served afterwards as Ensign 1689 in the Danvers County. He perhaps was freeman 1690.

THOMAS FLINT of Salem. He married 12 August 1678, Elizabeth Johnson, had Ruth, born 11 May following; Timothy, 30 September 1680; John, 21 June 1684; Joseph, 1 August 1687; and Abigail, 8 August 1692.

WILLIAM FLINT, Salem 1645. He died 2 April 1673, leaving good estate to widow and son Edward, born 1638; and Thomas. His daughter Alice married in 1657, John Pickering; another daughter Hannah married Joshua Ward. Four of nine of this name graduates at Harvard up to 1834, were clergymen, and three of seven, at other New England Colleges.

EDMUND FLOOD or EDMUND FLOYD, Plymouth. He came in the Ann, 1623, but removed before the division of cattle in 1627.

HENRY FLOOD or HENRY FLOYD, Boston. By wife Mary, had Henry, born 27 October 1666; Mary, 29 May 1668; Henry, again, 20 May 1671; and Jonathan, 16 March 1673.

JAMES FLOOD or JAMES FLOYD, Boston. By wife Hannah, had James, born 6 April 1668; Richard, 8 June 1670; Lydia, 10 July 1672; Joseph, 15 February 1675; Benjamin, 1 February 1677; Abigail, 25 September 1679; and John, 3 August 1681.

JOHN FLOOD or JOHN FLOYD, Lynn. He may have removed to Salisbury, where was one of this name, aged 27 in 1679, or to Malden, where was John Flood. He was freeman 1690, and died early in 1702. By wife Sarah, he had Hugh; John, born 1666; Joseph; Daniel, 28 December 1675; Sarah; and Abigail.

JOSEPH FLOOD or JOSEPH FLOYD, Dorchester 1635, perhaps brother of the preceding. He had Eleazer, baptized 1638. He was bailiff 1636, and removed to Lynn.

PHILIP FLOOD or PHILIP FLOYD, Newbury. He came about 1680 from New Jersey, to where he had been drawn no doubt, by the Carterets, from Guernsey. By wife Mary, had Joseph, born 12 May 1684; Esther, 15 May 1686; Mary, 18 July 1688; Henry, 14 August 1689; John, 11 November 1693; Richard, 25 February 1696; Rachel, 18 March 1698; Philip, 24 April 1700; and Benjamin, 2 May 1705.

ROBERT FLOOD or ROBERT FLOYD, Wethersfield. He married, Hinman, 26, says, 1646, Abigail Disbrough, daughter of Nicholas Disbrough of Hartford (but I think she was born in 1649). He died 1689, leaving Robert, Abigail, John, Thomas, Mary, and George. Hinman, 211, says his widow Abigail married Matthew Barry. Happy will he be, who can discriminate this from the second following name in all instances.

LAMROCK FLOWER, or LAMROCK FLOWERS Hartford 1686. By wife Lydia Smith, daughter of Joseph Smith of Hartford, had Lydia, born 1687; Lamrock, 1689; Elizabeth, 1693; John, 1695; Mary, 1697; Francis, 1700; Ann, 1703; and Joseph, 1706. He died 1716. Hinman, 133, gives another generation in part, and uses a different spelling by one letter in the baptized name; but I doubt that more than one letter must be erroneous.

HUGH FLOYD, Boston, son of John Floyd. By wife Elinor, had Hannah, born 5 November 1686; Sarah, 28 January 1689; Ebenezer, 21 February 1691; and Elinor, 12 February 1693.

JOHN FLOYD, Scituate 1640. A merchant who was of Boston 1653, and next year fined 5 shares for receiving Mrs. Pacey (Governor Dudley's daughter) into his home as inmate. He had Nathaniel, born 1658, as Deane says, but he strangely mistakes him for a member of the London Society for property the Gospel.

JOHN FLOYD, Lynn, or Romney Marsh, now Chelsea, where he owned much land. Is distinguished for his service as Captain against the Indians 1690, and died 1701. By wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 24 February 1662; Hugh, 10 September 1663; John, 20 February 1665; Joseph, March 1667; and Joanna, 3 February 1669. He perhaps removed to Malden, and had Noah, December 1670; and Daniel, 28 December 1675; and in Boston had Mary, 14 August 1679.

JOHN FLOYD, Malden, son perhaps of the preceding. By wife Rachel, had John, born 2 October 1687; and Rachel, 25 December 1690. He died 7 January 1723.

JOSEPH FLOYD, Malden, son perhaps of John Floyd of the same. By wife Elizabeth, had Joseph, born 22 October 1689; Nathaniel, 27 May 1691; Ruth, 25 July 1695; and Dorothy, 29 October 1699. He died 4 January 1705. His widow married a Jenks.

RICHARD FLOYD, Boston 1642. By wife Lydia, had Lydia, born 1643, and three other children. He died before 1664, as one widow Lydia Floyd married 9 June 1664 Joseph Gridley. His inventory taken as late as 8 September 1662 shows only £26.5.6. See Genealogical Registrar XII. 50. Hutchinson I. 164, supposes Richard Floyd to be the Treasurer of the corporation and charter member of the Society for property the Gospel, London 1650. One must be bold to think any such case could lead that author into error, especially as his relative Richard Hutchinson, the wealthy ironmonger was another of the sixteen corporations. Yet, on turning to Scobell's Acts of that Parliament, we find the family name of the member of that corporation was Lloyd, instead of Floyd; and we may be sure the Treasurer must have been a London merchant.

CALEB FOBES, Norwich, son of John Fobes. He married 30 June 1681, Sarah Gager, daughter of John Gager, had Sarah, born 24 June 1684; Caleb; Mary; John; and 33 Elizabeth. He was the first Deacon in the church of Preston, part of Norwich. He died 25 August 1710.

EDWARD FOBES, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding. He married Elizabeth Howard, daughter of John Howard, says Mitchell, had Elizabeth, born 1677; John, 1679; Mary, 1681; Bethia, 1683; Hannah, 1686; Ephraim, 1688; Joshua, 1689; Benjamin, 1692; and William, 1698. He died 1732.

JOHN FOBES, Duxbury 1636, was early at Bridgewater. He married, probably before they removed, Constant Mitchell, sister of Experience Mitchell, had John, Edward, Mary, Caleb, William, Joshua, and Elizabeth. He died 1661 or 1662. The widow married 1662, John Briggs. Son John died says Winsor, at Sandwich, the same year with his father, and Joshua was killed at Rehoboth fight under Captain Pierce, 1676. A descendant Reverend Perez Fobes, Harvard College 1762, was distinguished.

WILLIAM FOBES, Duxbury, son of the preceding. He married Elizabeth Southworth, daughter of Constant Southworth. He removed to Little Compton. Confusion of this name with Forbes has been common; it was also written Vobes.

DANIEL FOGG, Berwick, son of Samuel Fogg, had, I think, a family but know not details. He died 1755.

DAVID FOGG, Salem, probably son of Ralph Fogg. By wife Susanna, had Susanna, born 18 April 1676.

RALPH FOGG, Plymouth 1633. He removed to Salem, and freeman 3 September 1634. By wife Susanna, had Ezekiel, baptized 1 April 1638; and David, 15 March 1640. He was of artillery company 1644; was town treasurer 1637, and for some years engaged in municipal affairs. But in 1652 his request to keep an office of intelligence or exchanged being refused, he soon went home, was a liveryman of London of the Skinners County. He died 1674. He had, also, John Fogg, a merchant of Barnstable in Devon, but I know not whether born in England or here.

SAMUEL FOGG, Hampton. He married 23 June 1659, Sarah Carrier, daughter of Richard Carrier, had Daniel, born 10 June 1660; Seth Fogg, who was father of Reverend Jeremiah Fogg, Harvard College 1730. He died 16 April 1672.

JOHN FOKAR, a husbandman. He came in the Increase 1635, aged 21, but more is unknown.

ELEAZUR FOLGER, Nantucket, son of Peter Folger, probably eldest. He married about 1671, Sarah Gardner, had Eleazur, born 2 July 1672; Peter, 28 August 1674; Sarah, 24 August 1676; Nathan, 1678; and Mary, 14 February 1684. He was a blacksmith, and Representative. He died at Boston 1716; and his widow died 19 October 1729.

JOHN FOLGER, Watertown, had grant of house lot of six acres, but removed to Edgartown. He came from Norwich, County Norfolk 1635, Coffin says, in the same ship with Reverend Hugh Peter, with son Peter (born as tradition says, in 1618), and that his wife was Meribah Gibbs. She outlived by three years, at least this husband who died about 1660.

JOHN FOLGER, Nantucket, son of Peter Folger. He married Mary Barnard, daughter of Nathaniel Barnard.

PETER FOLGER, Nantucket, son of the first John Folger, went early from Watertown, probably with Thomas Mayhew, to the Vineyard. He married Mary Morrill. He bestowed great pains in teaching the Indians, as successor to Mayhew, and removed about 1663 to the Island where his name has ever since been in high regard. He had Eleazur, born about 1648; and John, about 1659, besides seven daughters: Joanna who married John Coleman; Bethia, who married 25 February 1669, John Barnard, and with him was drowned 6 June 1669 when her younger brother Eleazur was saved; Dorcas, who married Joseph Pratt; Bathshua, who married Joseph Pope of Salem village; Patience, who married Ebenezer Harker, and next, James Gardner; Experience, who married John Swain junior. He died 1690, and his widow Mary died 1704. His youngest child Abiah Folger, born 15 August 1667, married Josiah Franklin as his second wife, and was mother of the celebrated Benjamin Franklin, who in his genealogy inquiry was led to infer that the family was Flemish, and came to England in the days of Elizabeth. Some verses by him, occasioned by Philip's war, under the whimsical title of Looking-Glass for the Times, printed after ninety years circulated in MS, are sought for sometimes, less for poetical value, than bibliographical curiosity.

THOMAS FOLLANSBEE, Portsmouth. He removed about 1667 to Newbury, probably bringing wife Sarah, and perhaps children Rebecca, and Thomas. He had Francis, born 22 October 1677, and Hannah, 10 April 1680. Sarah, probably his wife died 6 November 1683. Rebecca married 22 November 1677, Thomas Chase.

THOMAS FOLLANSBEE, Newbury, perhaps son of the preceding. By wife Abigail, had Mary, born 4 April 1695; Thomas, 28 March 1697; Francis, 13 June 1699; and William, 14 March 1701.

NICHOLAS FOLLET, Dover, son of William Follet. He had wife Hannah and son Nicholas, born 5 November 1677, and Sarah. He was a deputy to convention 1689, on overthrow of Andros. Belknap I. 122. His widow married Richard Nason.

ROBERT FOLLET, Salem. He married 29 November 1655, Persis Black, had Mary, born 16 March 1657; Robert, 20 September 1659; Susanna, 1 June 1662; Hannah, 23 December 1664; Ruth, 17 December 1667, died 21 May 1668; John, 10 July 1669; Abraham, 23 December 1672; Isaac and Rebecca, twins 30 July 1674.

WILLIAM FOLLET, Dover 1651. He married 20 July 1672, probably as second wife Elizabeth Drew, daughter of William Drew.

ADAM FOLSOM, Hingham, perhaps elder brother of the first John Folsom. He came in 1639 from Hingham, near Norwich, England Lincoln, History 45. He went home, and died about 1670.

EPHRAIM FOLSOM, Exeter, son of John Folstom the first, was killed by the Indians 11 June 1709. Pike's Journal.

JOHN FOLSOM, Hingham, born 1617. He came, in the Diligent of Ipswich 1638, with wife and two servants. He was from old Hingham, County Norfolk, son of Adam Folsom, who died 1627; but, no doubt, derives the name from the town of Foulsham, or Folsham, as Domesday book has it, about 20 miles north of Hingham. He had married 4 October 1636, Mary Gilman, daughter of Edward Gilman of old Hingham, and had here baptized: Samuel, 1641; John; Nathaniel, 1644; Israel, 1646; Peter, 1649; Mary, 1651; and Ephraim, 28 February 1655. He was Representative 1654; sold his estate in July 1659 at Hingham and Cohasset, and removed to Exeter. His daughter Mary Folsom married 12 June 1672, George March of Newbury. But in 1680, this aged father with the four sons were all inhabitants of Exeter of which he was constable. He died 27 December 1681.

JOHN FOLSOM, Exeter, son of the preceding. He married 10 November 1675, Abigail Perkins, daughter of Abraham Perkins the first of Hampton, had Mercy. He was Deacon. He had son of which General Nathaniel Folsom, of the continental Congregation 1774, was a descendant.

NATHANIEL FOLSOM, Rehoboth 1676. He married 9 June 1674, or 17 March 1688, Hannah Farrow, daughter of John Farrow.

PETER FOLSOM, Exeter, brother of the preceding. He married 6 May 1678, Susanna Cousins of Wells, had Elizabeth, Susanna, Mary, Benjamin, Peter, and John.

SAMUEL FOLSOM, Exeter, son of the first John Folsom. He married 22 December 1663, Mary Roby, daughter of Henry Roby. Charles Folsom, Harvard College 1813, and George Folsom, Harvard College 1822, are descendants of John Folsom. The elder was the accomplished librarian formerly of the Boston Athenaeum; and the assistant historian of Saco and Biddeford, who sustained the honor of our country, later as her Representative at the Court of Holland, was the latter. The house built by the first John Folsom at Holland, it is said, is still standing.

JEREMIAH FONES, Conanicut Island in Narraganset Bay, now Jamestown, son of the first John Fones. By wife Elizabeth, had James, born 1695; Jeremiah, at Kingstown on the main, 1697; and at the Island, Joseph, 1699; and Margaret, 1701.

JOHN FONES, Kingstown 1679, mentioned as one of his Major Justices 1688, in Revolution in New England Justification. He was also a Captain. But I discovered his later residence to be the same from his jurisdiction in Narraganset, or the king's Province. By his will, named wife Margaret, eldest son John, others, Jeremiah, and Samuel living; James and Daniel deceased, and daughter Mary, wife of James Greene of Warwick. I presume he was the first comer of this name, perhaps was from London, left numerous descendants, and he died 20 December 1703.

JOHN FONES, Kingstown, son probably of the preceding, of which I learn nothing, except from his will, probated early in 1739, names brother Samuel Fones, wife Lydia, daughters Margaret Holmes, and Mary Smith, grandson Fones Smith, and Fones Hazard, and cousin, i.e. nephew John Fones.

SAMUEL FONES, Kingstown, brother of the preceding. By wife Ann, had Ann, born 1689. Probably by wife Meribah, had Samuel, born 1702; Sarah, 1703; Margaret, 1704; Mary, 1705; John, 1706; and Francis, 1710. He died 1751, aged 90.

JAMES FONTLEROY, Boston. He came in the Prudence and May from London, embarked 23 May 1679, but I presume he was not a permanent resident.

CALEB FOOTE, or CALEB FOOT, artillery company 1648. Farmer. I do not believe that his name ought to be given here. It is proper to observe that original record for more than a hundred years of that distinguished company are lost. The copy of early roster is comparatively too modern to be relied on but for names of prominent men.

ISAAC FOOTE, or ISAAC FOOT, Salem, son of Pasco Foote. He married 2 December 1668, Abigail Jeggles, daughter of Thomas Jeggles, or Thomas Ingalls, for a descendant (Honorable Caleb Foote, of Salem) has given each name; had Isaac, born 4 April 1670, died within 3 months; Abigail, 21 November 1671; Samuel, 29 April 1673; Elizabeth, April 1675; Malachi, 11 April 1680; Mary, 7 May 1682, died young; and Mary, again, January 1691. He was freeman 1678.

ISAAC FOOTE, or ISAAC FOOT, Branford, son of Robert Foote. He married 1709, Rebecca Dickerman, daughter of Abraham Dickerman, had Jacob, born 19 February 1710; Hannah, 28 February 1712; and Isaac, 16 July 1717. He was a physician, and died 11 February 1758. His wife died 15 October preceding, aged 77.

JOHN FOOTE, or JOHN FOOT, Manchester, mariner. He died at Boston, 16 August 1655.

JOHN FOOTE, or JOHN FOOT, Amesbury, perhaps son of Pasco Foote, more probably son of Samuel Foote, freeman 1690. By wife Bathsheba, had Samuel, born 3 March 1692; Mehitable, 30 March 1694; and John, 20 December 1697.

JOHN FOOTE, or JOHN FOOT Branford, son of Robert Foote. By wife Mary, married 1696, had Elizabeth and Mary, twins born 1697; Thomas, 1699; John, 1700; Samuel, 1702, died young; Jonathan, 1704; and Patience, 1706. He died 1713.

JOSEPH FOOTE, or JOSEPH FOOT, Branford, brother of the preceding. He married 1690, Abigail Johnson, daughter of John Johnson of New Haven, had Joseph, born 20 June 1691; Daniel, 19 May 1698, died at 6 months; Samuel, 25 December 1696, died young; Robert, 31 May 1699; Daniel, again, 16 August 1701; and Abraham, 28 December 1704, died young. He married 1710, second wife Sarah Rose, daughter of Deacon John Rose, who died 3 June 1741, had Ichabod, May 1711. And third, he married 8 December 1741, Susanna Frisbie, daughter of John Frisbie, who lived to 17 May 1767. He died 6 March 1701.

JOSHUA FOOTE, or JOSHUA FOOT, Roxbury, citizen and ironmonger of London, had large dealings with our people 1645. He came in 1653, removed soon to Providence, there died about 1655. In his will of 2 October 1655, under whose administration was given at Boston, 31 October 1655 to Joshua Hewes, to whom William Blaxton was witness, he gave estate to wife and children but does not name them, and I presume they continued at London. Our record shows that his son was Samuel Foote. About 1650 his daughter Elizabeth Foote married William Sheldon of London; or, at least, the contract formed between the parties is in our books.

NATHANIEL FOOTE, or NATHANIEL FOOT, Watertown. He brought from England wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah; had Rebecca, born probably at Watertown. He was freeman 3 September 1634, removed to Wethersfield 1636, of which he was Representative 1641-44. In 1644 he died leaving good estate to his children and widow who was sister of John Deming, and married Thomas Welles, that afterwards was Governor of the Colony, and outlived him (who died early in 1660), and died 28 July 1683. She made her will 16 August 1682, from the language of which we infer that her son Robert Foote and all the daughters but Sarah were still living. Elizabeth married 1638, Josiah Churchill; Mary married 1642, John Stoddard, who died 1664; and in 1674 she married John Goodrich, who died March 1680; and last, after her mother's death she married Lieutenant Thomas Tracy of Norwich; Frances married 1648, John Dickinson, who removed to Hadley, there died before 1676, and in 1677, she married Francis Barnard; Sarah married 1652, Jeremiah Judson of Stratford, and died before 1678, but her mother's will provides for grandchildren; Rebecca married 1657, Philip Smith of Wethersfield, who died about 1684; in 1688 she married Major Aaron Cooke of Northampton, as his fourth wife.

NATHANIEL FOOTE, or NATHANIEL FOOT, Wethersfield, son of the preceding, born in England. He married 1646, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Smith, had Nathaniel, born 10 or 14 January 1648; Samuel, 1 May 1649; Daniel, 1652; and Elizabeth, 1654. He died 1655, aged 34. His widow married William Gull and outlived him. She died 1701. Daughter Elizabeth married 10 November 1670, Daniel Belden.

NATHANIEL FOOTE, or NATHANIEL FOOT, Hatfield, son of the preceding. He married 2 May 1672, Margaret Bliss, daughter of Nathaniel Bliss of Springfield, had Sarah, born 1673. He removed to Springfield, had Margaret, 1 December 1674; Elizabeth, 23 June 1677. He removed to Stratford; thence to Branford; and soon after to Wethersfield, where are records though not all born there, Mary, 24 November 1679; Nathaniel, 9 September 1682; Ephraim, 13 February 1685; Josiah, 27 September 1688; Joseph, 28 December 1690; and Eunice, 10 May 1694. He served in Philip's war as quartermaster, and was in the Falls fight under Turner. He had projected settling at Colchester, whither the widow and youngest four children removed. He died at Wethersfield 12 January 1703; and his widow died at Colchester, 3 April 1745, aged 95.

NATHANIEL FOOTE, or NATHANIEL FOOT, Branford, eldest son of Robert Foote. He married Tabitha Bishop, daughter of Stephen Bishop of Guilford, had Elizabeth and Dorcas, both baptized March 1696; Nathaniel, June 1696; Daniel, February 1697; Moses, born 13 January 1702; Abraham, baptized June 1704, died young; and Abigail, born 1706. He died 1714; and his widow died next year, 1715, aged 67.

PASCO FOOTE, or PASCO FOOT, Salem 1637 when he had grand of land, but joined the church not before 1653. On 6 February 1653 had John, Malachi, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Pasco, and Abigail, all baptized together. He died 28 November 1670. His will of 21 September 1670, probated 30 June 1671, by son Isaac, does not name the eldest two children so that we may infer that they were dead. Abigail Foote married 15 October 1670, George Early of Salem.

PASCO FOOTE, or PASCO FOOT, Salem, son probably of the preceding. He married 2 December 1668, Martha Ward, daughter of the first Miles Ward, had Malachi, born 13 September 1669; Martha, 14 February 1671; and Pasco, 1 September 1674. His wife died and the three children also, as I judge. He went to Newfoundland, thence soon to New London. He married at Killingworth, 30 November 1678, Margaret Stallion, only daughter of Edward Stallion, had Isaac, and Stallion, who was adopted by the grandfather. He died about 1685. His widow married about 1688, James Haynes. The younger son had son of his own name, but both died early, and Isaac succeeded to the whole inheritance. Had permission to write himself Isaac Foote, alias Stallion Foote.

ROBERT FOOTE, or ROBERT FOOT, Branford, son of first Nathaniel Foote, born in England about 1629. He had first gone from Wethersfield, where he was freeman 1657, to New Haven, where by wife Sarah, married 1659, he had Nathaniel, born 13 April 1660; Sarah, 12 February 1662; Elizabeth, 8 March 1664; Joseph, 6 March 1666; Samuel, 14 May 1668; and at Branford John, 24 July 1670; and Stephen and Isaac, twins 14 December 1672. He was Lieutenant, and died 1681. His widow married 1686, Aaron Blachley; daughter Sarah married 13 August 1682, Isaac Curtis, had nine children and next married 9 August 1714, Nathaniel How, senior; Elizabeth married 12 January 1685, John Graves, had ten children, and died a widow May 1730.

SAMUEL FOOTE, or SAMUEL FOOT, Amesbury, son probably of first Pasco Foote. He married 23 June 1659, Hannah Currier, daughter of Richard Currier of the same. He perhaps had second wife Bathsheba, who died 3 September 1727, and thought to have been father of John Foote. He was Representative 1690, and Captain taken by the Indians in the assault on that town, and tortured to death 7 July 1690.

SAMUEL FOOTE, or SAMUEL FOOT, Hatfield, son of the second Nathaniel Foote. He married 1671, Mary Merrick, daughter of Thomas Merrick, had Nathaniel, born 1672; Mary, 9 July 1674, died young; Samuel; Mary, again, 28 February 1680; Sarah, 26 February 1682; Eleazur, 5 September 1684; Thomas, 24 November 1686; and Daniel, 6 February 1689. He died 7 September 1689. His widow died 3 October 1690. His son Samuel was killed by the Indians in the onslaught at Deerfield, 29 February 1704.

SAMUEL FOOTE, or SAMUEL FOOT, Branford, son of Robert Foote. He married 1694, Abigail Barker, daughter of William Barker, had Thankful, born 3 November 1694. He died 1696, and his widow married Jonathan Rose.

STEPHEN FOOTE, or STEPHEN FOOT, Branford, brother of the preceding. He married 1702, Elizabeth Nash, daughter of John Nash, had Sarah, born 4 Oct, 1706; Elizabeth, 10 November 1709; Lydia, 1 September 1712, died young; Mary, 27 September 1716; and Rebecca, 20 October 1723. His wife died 15 January 1739. He married 27 June 1739 Hannah Howd, daughter of Lieutenant John Howd, who died 10 September 1754, aged 70. He died 23 October 1762, aged 89. Twenty-three of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at New England Colleges of which none at Harvard.

JOHN FOOTMAN, Dover, perhaps son of Thomas Footman. He married 18 December 1691, Sarah Cromwell, and was living in 1715.

THOMAS FOOTMAN, Dover 1648. He had wife Catharine, and several children. He died as early as 1668. His will was of 14 August 1667.

ALEXANDER FORBAS, Charlestown. He married 29 October 1674, Kate Robinson. See Forbush.

ALEXANDER FORBES, Boston, a soldier in Captain Oliver's company killed in the great battle of 19 December 1675.

DAVID FORBES, Hartford, son of James Forbes. He married about 1681, Sarah Andrews, daughter of Edward Andrews, widow of Henry Treat, or, perhaps, her daughter Sarah.

JAMES FORBES, Hartford. He died 1692, leaving John, David, James, Dorothy, Mary, and Sarah.

JONATHAN FORBUSH, or JONATHAN FORBUSH, Marlborough. By wife Hannah, had eight children. He removed to Westborough, there was Deacon. Called Forbes; but the name of his father seems to have been commonly written Farrabas.

BENJAMIN FORCE, Wrentham, with wife Elizabeth came from Newport, Rhode Island 1690.

ANDREW FORD, or ANDREW FOORDE, Weymouth, freeman 1654. By wife Elinor, had Samuel, born 13 July 1656; Nathaniel, 31 March 1658; Ebenezer, 18 March 1660; Silence, 13 November 1661; Prudence, 22 December 1663; Jacob, 20 February 1666; Elizabeth, 2 November 1667; Israel, 7 June 1670; and Sarah, 28 May 1672; besides, probably eldest, Andrew, who with suffix of junior was a proprietor 1673. Prudence married 14 June 1632, Joseph Lincoln of Hingham; Sarah married 1702, Joseph Josselyn.

JOHN FORD, or JOHN FOORDE, Plymouth, one of the "first comers," with, perhaps, his widow, mother, elder brother William, and sister Martha, in the Fortune 1621. His mother had a child the next night after landing at Plymouth; but perhaps it died soon. Of her husband who probably died in England we hear not. It has been plausible conjecture that she married Peter Browne. She in 1624, counted four in the division of lands; but perhaps she went home with son William Ford, for in 1627, at the division of cattle, only John and Martha are named Baylies, I. 262. But though a suggestion has been thrown out, that he went to Connecticut it seems more likely that this first comer stood by the old Colony had wife Hannah, and died at Marshfield 1693.

JOHN FORD, or JOHN FOORDE, Milford, son of Thomas Ford of the same. He died 6 September 1711, leaving wife without name, and children Elizabeth, born 1695; Sarah, 1697; Ann, 1699; Thomas, 1702; John, 1704; Ruth, 1707. He left good estate.

MARTIN FORD, or MARTIN FOORDE, Bradford. He married 25 March 1684, Lydia Griffin.

MATTHEW FORD, or MATTHEW FOORDE, New Haven, son of Timothy Ford, a proprietor 1685. By wife Mary Brooks, married 12 January 1675, daughter of John Brooks, had Matthew, born 31 October 1675; Mary, 9 August 1678; died young; John, 11 November 1680; Mary, again, 1682, died soon; Mary, again, 9 August 1684; Jonathan, 26 January 1687; Daniel, 1688; and Benjamin and Ebenezer, twins 1691; Barnabas, 1694, posthumous. He died 3 November 1694.

MICHAEL FORD, or MICHAEL FOORDE, Marshfield, son of William Ford. He married 12 December 1667, Abigail Snow, daughter of Anthony Snow of Plymouth, had Lydia, born 1668; Hannah, 1670; William, 1672; James, 165; Abigail, 1679; and twin daughters one named Patience, 1682; who both, with the mother died 26 June 1682. He next he married 1683, Bethia Hatch, daughter of Walter Hatch of Scituate, had twin daughters died 17 November 1683; Thomas, born 1685; Susannah, 1689; Bethia, 1691; Ephraim, 1693; Elizabeth, 1694; and Elisha, 1696. Deane. Other children also are spoken of.

NATHANIEL FORD, or NATHANIEL FOORDE, Weymouth, son of Andrew Ford. By wife Joanna, had Joanna, born 7 January 1684, died soon; Mary, 7 January 1680; Joanna, again, 19 October 1686; Lydia, 1 April 1688; Ruth, 20 November 1689; Sarah, 11 February 1692; Nathaniel, 10 October 1694, died soon; Nathaniel, again, 21 November 1695; and Joseph, 16 January 1699.

ROGER FORD, or ROGER FOORDE, Cambridge. He died 24 April 1644. It is also spelled Foord, and by Harris, in Epit. Foorth.

SAMUEL FORD, or SAMUEL FOORDE, New Haven, son of Timothy Ford of the same. He married 27 January 1674 Elizabeth Hopkins. He was a proprietor 1680. His children were Mary, born 11 September 1676; Elizabeth, 19 February 1680; Samuel, 31 August 1683; and Hannah, 17 September 1687. He died 2 June 1712.

THOMAS FORD, or THOMAS FOORDE, Dorchester. He came in the Mary and John 1630, requested administration as freeman 19 October 1630, and was sworn on 18 Mar 1631. He brought children Abigail, who married perhaps in 1638, John Strong; Joanna married 1633, Roger Clap; one who married Aaron Cooke; and Hepzibah, who married Richard Lyman; but these two last, with the first, were married after his removal 1636, to Windsor, where he was Representative 1638-41, 44, and 54. His wife died April 1643, and it is said was buried on the 18 April 1643. He married second wife 7 November 1644, Ann Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott of Hartford, had, perhaps, Ann, who married 12 March 1677, Thomas Newbury of Windsor. He removed in old age to Northampton, and died 9 November 1676.

THOMAS FORD, or THOMAS FOORDE, Milford 1646. He married Elizabeth Knowles, daughter of Alexander Knowles of Fairfield, had Elizabeth, born about 1652; John, 14 November 1654; Thomas, 14 February 1656; March, December 1658; Lydia, baptized 1660. He died 1662. His widow married 1663, Eliezer Rogers. Elizabeth died 1673, unmarried, when brothers and sister were living.

THOMAS FORD, or THOMAS FOORDE, Boston. He married about 1690, Mehitable Phippen, daughter of Gamaliel Phippen.

TIMOTHY FORD, or TIMOTHY FOORDE, Charlestown 1637. He removed to New Haven 1639, there died 28 August 1684. He was father of Matthew and Samuel, besides Mary, who married 20 November 1662, Nathaniel Thorpe; Bethia married 1671, Matthew Bellamy; and Elizabeth married 23 December 1672, Joshua Culver. His wife whose name is not known died 25 July 1681. Who was Barbara’s father that came in the Susan and Ellen 1633, aged 16, is unknown to me? An Elizabeth Ford died at Guilford 1673, perhaps daughter of Thomas Ford.

WILLIAM FORD, or WILLIAM FOORDE, Marshfield, son as reasonable is conjecture of the widow who came in the Fortune 1621, born about 1604. He perhaps went home with his mother before the division of cattle in 1627, but came again, and was of Marshfield 1639, but in 1643 at Duxbury. He had wife Ann, children William, born about 1634; Michael, before mentioned; Milicent, who married John Carver; and Margaret. He was a miller at Duxbury, and an original proprietor of Bridgewater. He died 28 September 1676, aged 72; and his widow died 1 September 1684.

WILLIAM FORD, or WILLIAM FOORDE, Marshfield, son of the preceding. He married 4 November 1658, Sarah Dingley, daughter I suppose, of John Dingley, had John, born 1659; March, 1662; and Josiah, 1664. He was out on service in the first day of Philip's hostility 21 June 1675. It is said he died 1621, aged 88; and his widow died 1727, aged 78. His daughter Mercy married 27 May 1680, Samuel Thomas. His son John, perhaps, removed to Morristown, New Jersey.

WILLIAM FORD, or WILLIAM FOORDE, Charlestown. By wife Mary, had William, born 12 October 1666, died young. He died 1683; as is judged by the time of the inventory 8 February 1683 when the only son was Stephen Ford.

JOHN FORDHAM, Southampton, Long Island 1641, was perhaps a relative of Reverend Robert Fordham, and some time inhabitant of Hempstead. He died 1647.

JOHN FORDHAM, Southampton, Long Island, son probably of Reverend Robert Fordham. He married Mary Maltby, daughter of John Maltby of New Haven. He died 1683.

JOSIAH FORDHAM, Brookhaven, Long Island, son of Reverend Robert Fordham, preached first about 1662, at Hempstead. He died 1696 by the Harvard catalogue, but Mather had not marked him in 1698. He had Josiah Fordham, who after 1690, preached a short time at Setauket, and was great grandfather of Father Thompson Fordham, Esq. the diligent historian of that region.

ROBERT FORDHAM, Southampton, Long Island. He came, perhaps in 1640, perhaps earlier in the ship with Thomas Bittlestone. He was a short time at Cambridge, and, when Lechford left us in August 1641, he was in temporary office at Sudbury. He had wife Elizabeth and children: Hannah who married Samuel Clark; one daughter married Lieutenant Edward Howell, both of Hempstead, where he preached; John, and Jonah Fordham, Harvard College 1658, both above mentioned; Robert; and Joseph. He may have been more at Hempstead than at Southampton. His name being first in the Dutch Governor patent for the town of Hempstead. He died September 1674. Descendants are not few in that quarter.

JOHN FORMAN, or JOHN FURMAN, and JOSIAH FORMAN, or JOSIAH FURMAN, Newtown, Long Island 1655.

JOHN FORMAN, or JOHN FURMAN, Newbury, Coffin says. He had Abigail, born 10 November 1676; and John, 5 October 1678.

SAMUEL FORMAN, or SAMUEL FURMAN, probably son of one of the preceding. He had visited Long Island but was ordered to go home in June 1675, because a Quaker, as in Riker's Annals of Newtown, 94, is well told; but that author, in his note 399, on the derived of the family fell into the error of making John Foreman, the first comer, freeman of Massachusetts 1631. Of this name there was no freeman in Massachusetts and the nearest approach to it is that of Giles Firmin 1634, or of his son Giles Firmin 1639; but I venture to doubt that neither was progenitor of this respectable race. Samuel Forman married Mary Wilbore, daughter of Samuel Wilbore of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

ARCHIBALD FORREST, at Hatfield, perhaps transient, a soldier in Philip's war 1676.

JAMES FORRETT, agent of William, Earl of Stirling, for his patent of Long Island, was at Boston 1641. See Winthrop II. 5.

GILBERT FORSYTH, Hatfield, one of Turners soldiers 1676, perhaps only transient.

ELIAS FORTUNE, Marblehead 1674. Dana, son, and John Forten, aged 14, came in the Hopewell 1635.

SAMUEL FORWARD, Windsor 1670. By wife Ann, had Samuel, born 23 July 1671; and Joseph, 10 November 1674. He died 16 October 1684. His widow Ann died 22 June 1685. The History of Windsor 622, confused father and son. Reverend Justus Forward, Harvard College 1754, was perhaps a descendant.

JOHN FOSDICK, Charlestown 1677, son of Stephen Fosdick, born probably In England was, I suppose, after of Malden, and perhaps that freeman called Sergeant Fosdick 1690. He married 1648, Ann Shapleigh, perhaps daughter of Nicholas Shapleigh, had James, born 13 November 1649; Mary, 17 July 1651; Ann, 26 September 1633; Samuel, 15 December 1655; and John, 20 February 1658; besides Stephen, Thomas, Jonathan, and Ann, last six children baptized 15 April 1677. His wife Ann died 15 October 1679, aged 52. His second wife Elizabeth, former wife of John Betts, outlived him only 10 days, yet aged but 60. He died 17 September 1716, aged 90.

SAMUEL FOSDICK, New London, son of the preceding. He married 1 November 1684, Mercy Picket, daughter of John Picket, had Samuel, born 1683, died soon; Samuel, again, 18 September 1684; Mercy, 30 November 1686; Ruth, 27 June 1689; Ann, 8 December 1691; John, 1 February 1694; Thomas, 20 August 1696; Mary, 7 July 1699; and perhaps Ruhami. H died 27 August 1702, and his widow married John Arnold. Descendants are still at New London as Caulkins shows.

STEPHEN FOSDICK, Charlestown 1635, brought wife and children, perhaps six, freeman 7 September 1638. He had wife Sarah, and died 21 May 1664. His will of 23 February 1664 probated 21 June 1664 mentions wife, son Thomas, who was dead, and his two children son John and his son Samuel; grandchildren Stephen, and John, father perhaps (as we know he had six children) of another son not named; daughter Hannah, wife of James Barrett, and her son Stephen; daughter Martha, wife of Richard Holden, and her children; and daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Webb.

THOMAS FOSDICK, Watertown, son of the preceding. He died at Charlestown 21 June 1650, leaving two children remembered in will of grandfather.

JOHN FOSKETT, Charlestown 1658, was a householder 1678. Elizabeth his wife was administered of the church 6 April 1673, and John, Thomas, Joshua, Robert, Elizabeth, and Mary were their children; all baptized 20 April of that year; Jonathan, 1 November 1674; and Abigail, 6 June 1680. His wife surnamed Leach. He married about 1660. He died 31 January 1683; and he had second wife Hannah.

JOHN FOSS, Dover 1665, had John, was of grand jury 1688. He died 1699. Descendants are many in New Hampshire and probably in Maine.

JOHN FOSS, Dover, probably son of the preceding. He married 25 January 1687, Sarah Goffe.

JOHN FOSSAKER, JOHN FOSSECAR, JOHN FOSSEKER, or JOHN FOSSIKER, New London 1648, but, after 1652, removed. He was of Fairfield, there married it is said, Elizabeth, widow of Peter Johnson, and lived 1656 to 1660, when he was excused from military service. He is named by Roger Williams in letter to John Winthrop; but Knowles, 243, mistakes the baptized name.

ABRAHAM FOSTER, or sometimes ABRAHAM FORSTER, Ipswich, eldest son of Reginald Foster, born at Exeter in Devonshire. He came with his father about 1638. He had Ephraim, born 9 October 1657; Abraham, 16 October 1659; James, 12 June 1662; Benjamin, 1670; Ebenezer, 15 July 1672; Mehitable, 12 October 1675; and Caleb, 9 November 1677. He died 15 or 25 January 1711, aged about 89. Perhaps he was sometimes of Rowley and Andover. His wife was sentenced to death for witchcraft, but died in prison. See the petition of her son Abraham Foster in History Collections of Essex Institute I. 57.

ABRAHAM FOSTER, or sometimes ABRAHAM FORSTER, Andover, son probably of the preceding. He married 13 July 1681, Esther Foster, but may have lived at Ipswich. By another wife Mary, had Abraham, born 11 June 1696; and Nathan, 17 May 1700; or these may have been wife and children of another Abraham Foster who died 25 December 1720, aged 63. Abigail Foster, the daughter of one Abraham at Ipswich died 8 October 1732.

ANDREW FOSTER, or sometimes ANDREW FORSTER, Andover, freeman 1669. He had Andrew, died 7 May 1665, at great age, but not, we may be sure, by near a score of years so old as 106 years in the record, and History of that town, page 32, reported.

ANDREW FOSTER, or sometimes ANDREW FORSTER, Andover, son of the preceding. He married 7 June 1662, Mary Russ, daughter of Daniel Russ, was freeman 1690.

BARTHOLOMEW FOSTER, or sometimes BARTHOLOMEW FORSTER, Gloucester. He married 9 November 1668, Hannah Very, daughter of Thomas Very, had Bartholomew, born 22 June 1670; John, 20 September 1673; Thomas, 6 August 1676; Samuel, 10 September 1678; Edward, 3 September 1681, died 10 March 1682; Andrew, 1682; Ephraim, 1683; Edward, again, 1685; Francis, 1688; and Benjamin, 1689; and died 1689. His widow married Thomas Sawyer.

BENJAMIN FOSTER, or sometimes BENJAMIN FORSTER, Ipswich, son of Isaac Foster of the same. He died November 1700, probably unmarried, certainly left no wife or children.

CALEB FOSTER, or sometimes CALEB FORSTER, Ipswich, youngest son of Abraham Foster. He married 8 June 1702, Mary Sherwin, daughter of John Sherwin.

CHRISTOPHER FOSTER, or sometimes CHRISTOPHER FORSTER, Lynn. He came in the Abigail, 1635, aged 32, with wife Frances, 25; and children Rebecca, 5; Nathaniel, 2; and John, 1. But he may have been here some years before and possibly father of George Foster, who had been, says Samuel Fuller of Plymouth, in his will of July 1633, be trusted to him by parents. He was freeman 17 April 1637; removed to Long Island, and probably there lived 1670.

DANIEL FOSTER, or sometimes DANIEL FORSTER, Ipswich, son of Isaac Foster. By wife Catharine, who died 3 March 1695, had, perhaps, no children. By wife Mary, had Catharine, born 21 August 1696; Mary, 24 February 1698, died at 11 months; and Hepzibah, 7 May 1700.

DAVID FOSTER, or sometimes DAVID FORSTER, Salem, son of John Foster of the same. By wife Hannah, had David, born 19 March 1689; Jonathan, 10 January 1691; Samuel, 24 December 1692; Hannah, 3 December 1694; Elizabeth, 27 December 1696; and Joseph 1 February 1699.

EDWARD FOSTER, or sometimes EDWARD FORSTER, Scituate, came (early enough to be taxed 2 January 1633 by the Colony Court) from County Kent, says Deane; but I feel doubt of this, for his mother was sister of Timothy Hatherly, who he thinks was of Devon. Yet it may be that the sister of Hatherly was mother of his wife not of himself. She afterwards, not, as Deane thinks, first married Hanford, and was mother of Reverend Thomas Foster. She came with two daughters in 1635, and here, not, as Deane supposes, in England married Richard Sealis. Her son was a lawyer, says Deane, freeman 1636, certainly a young man of good repute, for he was one of the founders of the church at Scituate 8 January 1635, Representative 1639 and 40, though not elevated as the history made out to be an Assistant of the Colony 1637. He married 8 April 1635, Lettice Hanford, had Timothy, baptized 7 March 1636, buried 5 December 1637; Timothy, again, 22 April 1638; died soon; Timothy, again, born 1640, and Elizabeth posthumous 1644, not, as Deane gives, 1645. In his will of 24 November 1643, he provides for the unborn one, wife and son; and in February 1644 his uncle Hatherly and father-in-law Sealis, took the inventory. See Genealogical Registrar IV. 281.

EDWARD FOSTER, or sometimes EDWARD FORSTER, Springfield. He married 26 December 1661, Esther Bliss, who lived in the family of John Pynchon, not daughter of Thomas Bliss. He was freeman 1690, and he died 1720.

EDWARD FOSTER, or sometimes EDWARD FORSTER, Middletown 1670. He married Elizabeth Harris, daughter of William Harris.

ELI FOSTER, or sometimes ELI FORSTER, Chelmsford, son I presume, of Samuel Foster of the same, freeman 1690.

ELISHA FOSTER, or sometimes ELISHA FORSTER, Dorchester, son of second Hopestill Foster. He married 10 April 1678, Sarah Payson, daughter of Giles Payson of Roxbury. He died 16 October 1682. His widow married 26 March 1685, Ebenezer Wiswall, brought no children to either husband it is thought, but long survived and she died 21 June 1714.

EPHRAIM FOSTER, or sometimes EPHRAIM FORSTER, Andover, son of Abraham Foster. He married Hannah Eames, daughter of Robert Eames, had Rose, born 9 May 1678, died at 14 years; Hannah, 28 May 1682, died young; Hannah, again, 15 May 1684; Jemima, 25 February 1686; Ephraim, 12 March 1687; John, 26 March 1690; Gideon, 13 May 1692; David, 18 April 1694; Moses, 27 September 1696; Aaron, 21 April 1699; and Joshua, 13 March 1702. His son Ephraim Foster was father of Jedediah Foster, Harvard College 1744, a man of value, early in the Revolution councils of Massachusetts, died 17 October 1779, whose son Theodore Foster of Providence, and Dwight Fister of Brookfield, were of U.S. senate.

GEORGE FOSTER, or sometimes GEORGE FORSTER, Lynn, perhaps son of Christopher Foster.

HOPESTILL FOSTER, or sometimes HOPESTILL FORSTER, Dorchester 1634, or earlier. He had wife Patience, who came in the Elizabeth 1635, aged 40, with her son Hopestill, 14. In 3 Massachusetts History Collections VIII. 261, is extracted from the record of London custom house where these names, with that of Rachel Bigg, 6, are given. Of the accuracy of this part of the copy a general doubt being felt, by kindness of the official keeper of that record at Westminster, a facsimile was obtained for a few lines, and thus its exactness proved. That another numeral, perhaps on the left, perhaps on the right, of the figure 6, denoting the years of Rachel Bigg, was omitted by the clerk in 1635, must be evidence to all. For in her will, 17 November 1646, she calls herself aged, and names her nephew Hopestill father probably the fellow passenger to who she makes bequeath. See 3 Massachusetts History Collections X. 131. The father was freeman 22 May 1639, artillery company 1642, selectman 1645; but neither his, nor his U.S. death is the date known. It is even doubted if he ever came to our country, but had died before 1635. They who thus doubt, think that Thankful, baptized 11 September 1640, who married John Baker of Boston, was probably the daughter of his son, next mentioned.

HOPESTILL FOSTER, or sometimes HOPESTILL FORSTER, Dorchester, son of the preceding, born in England. He came as above said, was a brewer, an ever active townsman, as an above ascribed to the father belongs to the son. He was many years Representative, selectman, then Ensign, Lieutenant, or Captain. By wife Mary Bates, daughter of James Bates, who long survived and died 4 January 1703, in 84th year. He had Hopestill Foster, baptized 10 March 1645, Harvard College 1667; John, 10 December 1648; James, born 13 April 1651; Elisha, 1653; Thankful, probably eldest child; Comfort, 28 September 1658; Standfast, baptized 25 November 1660; Mary, perhaps earlier; and Richard, 29 March 1663. He died 14 October 1676, aged 56, as the gravestone differs one day from Blake's Ann. 37. Thankful married John Baker; and Mary was second wife of Ephraim Sale. With three others, in 1653, all nephews of Smallhope Bigg and John Bigg (deceased in Kent, old England), Hopestill Foster made agreement as to division of estate of the uncles. The others were named Stow.

HOPESTILL FOSTER, or sometimes HOPESTILL FORSTER, Boston, son of the preceding, soap boiler, freeman 1673, as of the Second Church who was Mather's. He married 15 February 1667, Elizabeth Paycon, daughter of Giles Paycon of Roxbury, had Hopestill, Samuel, Mary, and Elizabeth. His widow Elizabeth married Edmund Brown before 1694; but I think he died 1678. His brother the accomplished bachelor, John Foster, in his will of 18 July 1681, gives his property to brothers and sister, names not him, but brother Hopestill's children. Mary married Timothy Nash; and Elizabeth married.

HOPESTILL FOSTER, or sometimes HOPESTILL FORSTER, Woburn. He married 15 October 1670, Elizabeth Whittemore, daughter of the second Thomas Whittemore, had Thomas, born 17 April 1672, died in few days; Abigail, 12 March 1673; John, 14 February 1677; Mercy, 26 February 1678. He died 26 May 1679. His widow married 23 March 1680 Nathaniel Pierce, as his second wife.

ISAAC FOSTER, or sometimes ISAAC FORSTER, Ipswich, brother of first Abraham Foster. He married 5 May 1658, Mary Jackson, daughter of William Jackson of Rowley, had Jonathan, born 9 January following, died soon; Mehitable, 19 September 1660, died in few months; Jonathan, again, 15 May 1661; Jacob, 9 February 1653; Benjamin, June 1665, Elizabeth, 20 April 1667; Mary, 26 June 1669; Daniel, 14 November 1670; Martha, 1 August 1672; Ruth, 20 February 1674; Prudence, 23 May 1675; and Hannah, 24 October 1676. His wife died 27 November 1677. He married 25 November 1678 Hannah Downing. Next married 16 March 1680, Martha Hall, had Hannah, born 16 February 1682; Eleazer; and Sarah, 19 March 1688. He died 8 February 1692, aged 62. Of his daughters Elizabeth was, I think, unmarried in 1700; Mary was wife of Grant; Martha married 8 December 1691, Thompson Wood; Ruth was wife of Grove; and Prudence of Boreman; when their brother Benjamin's estate was devised. Out of the marriage of Martha with Thompson Wood grew, probably the tradition that a daughter of the first Reginald married a Wood, and afterwards Francis Peabody.

ISAAC FOSTER, or sometimes ISAAC FORSTER, Charlestown, son of William Foster, freeman 1678, became minister of Hartford. He married 1680, in the year of his Lord, Mehitable Wyllis, daughter of Samuel Wyllis, widow of his friend Daniel Russell of Charlestown, had Ann, who married Reverend Thomas Buckingham. He died 20 August 1682, "in his prime of youth," says John Hull in his Diary, lamented the loss of the country. His widow for third husband had Reverend Timothy Woodbridge, who was a successor of Foster, also in the church of Hartford.

JACOB FOSTER, or sometimes JACOB FORSTER, Ipswich, 11 probably of the first Reginald Foster of the same. He married 12 January 1659, Martha Kinsman, daughter perhaps, of the first Robert Kinsman of the same, had Judith, born 20 October following, died at 3 months; John, 1660, died soon; Jacob, 15 May 1662, died next month; and Sarah, 3 August 1665. His wife died 15 October 1666.

JACOB FOSTER, or sometimes JACOB FORSTER, Ipswich, may have been, instead of the preceding, son of the first Reginald Foster. He married 26 February 1666, Abigail Foster, daughter of Robert Foster of the same, had Mary, who died 11 January 1667, very young; Abraham, born 4 December 1667; Jacob, 25 March 1670; Amos, 15 August 1672, died in few weeks; Abigail, 3 July 1674; Nathaniel,7 October 1676; Samuel, 10 September 1678; Joseph,14 September 1680; James, 12 November 1682; and Mary, 20 December 1684. He died 9 July 1710. He was Deacon. He left children Sarah, Abraham, Joseph, and James. His widow Abigail died 4 June 1729.

JACOB FOSTER, or sometimes JACOB FORSTER, Topsfield, freeman 1685, may have been one of the two preceding in all probably.

JACOB FOSTER, or sometimes JACOB FORSTER, Ipswich, perhaps son of Deacon Jacob Foster, more probably of Isaac Foster. By wife Sarah, had Mary, born 13 May 1691. His wife died 27 September 1697.

JACOB FOSTER, or sometimes JACOB FORSTER, Ipswich, probably son of Deacon Jacob Foster. He married 5 March 1696, Mary Caldwell, perhaps daughter of the first John Caldwell of the same, had Jacob, born 9 May 1697; William, 11 May 1699; Mary, 19 March 1700. His wife died 12 April 1709.

JAMES FOSTER, or sometimes JAMES FORSTER, Dorchester, son of second Hopestill Foster. He married 22 September 1674, Mary Capen, daughter of John Capen, who died young. He was freeman 1678. By second wife Ann Lane, daughter of Job Lane, who died 29 September 1732, in 68th year, had Thankful, who died 1 March 1700 in 18th year and probably other children. He died five days after his wife, 4 October 1732.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Salem. He had there baptized Mary, 24 March 1650; Samuel, 7 March 1652; and John, 3 June 1655. By wife Martha, had Benjamin, born 3 July 1658; Jonathan, 20 December 1660, died in few months; Jonathan, again, 22 November 1662; died young; David, 16 October 1665; Elizabeth, 22 November 1667; and Ebenezer, 5 August 1677. He was freeman 1682.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Charlestown, son of William Foster, perhaps was taken by the Barbary corsair, with his father. After returning home lived to 14 June 1723.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Marshfield, son of Thomas Foster of Weymouth. He married Mary Chillingworth, daughter of Thomas Chillingworth, had Elizabeth, born 1664; John, 1666; Josiah, 1669; Mary, 1671; Sarah; Chillingworth; James, 1683, died soon; and Thomas, 1686. His wife died 1702, and second wife Sarah died 1731, as did he, 13 June 1732.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Dorchester, son of second Hopestill Foster, an ingenious printer and mathematician, designed the arms for Colony of Massachusetts. He died 9 September 1681, aged 33. He was never married.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, a soldier, fell 19 May 1676, after the Falls fight, near Deerfield.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Boston, an eminent merchant from Aylesbury, County Bucks, artillery company 1679, of the council of safety 1689, Representative 1690 at May session for Portsmouth, where the inhabitant earnestly desired to continue the union with Massachusetts after the overthrow of Andros; Colony of Boston registered name in the Charter of William and Mary by probably of Increase Mather. He was a counselor. He died 9 February 1711, says his grandson November. Hutchinson II. 190. His widow Abigail died 5 March 1711.

JOHN FOSTER, or sometimes JOHN FORSTER, Salem, son of John Foster of the same. He married 18 March 1673, Mary Stuard, had John, born 27 July 1674; Mary, 12 September 1675; Ann, 30 April 1677; Sarah, 27 November 1678; John, again, 15 November 1680; Jonathan, 14 June 1683; Ebenezer, 22 February 1685; Mercy, 15 July 1689. By second wife Mary, had James 12 April 1693.

JOSEPH FOSTER, or sometimes JOSEPH FORSTER, Salem. He married 21 November 1683, Ann Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson, had Ruth, born 18 October 1684.

REGINALD FOSTER, or sometimes REGINALD FORSTER, or RENOLD FOSTER, or sometimes RENOLD FORSTER, Ipswich, came, it is said, in 1638, had grant of land 6 April 1641. He brought Abraham, Reginald, William, Isaac, and Jacob, besides two daughters of who Mary is reported without probability to have first married a Wood, and next, when she must have been a very young widow Francis Peabody. As to him, tradition was rather wild, for though it seems probable that all the children named in Genealogical Registrar I. 343, as there told, were born in England. Yet it does not give the daughter Sarah, wife of William Story, and must be wrong about Mary, wife of Peabody, as having first married Wood. It appears, also, that he had second wife Judith, who died October 1664, having brought him Judith, 20 January 1660; Mary, 18 June 1662; and John, 15 July 1664. Very remarkable was the residue of his experience and the relative of it long distrusted by me, that he married next, September 1665, Sarah Martin, and had Ruth, born 19 December 1671, died next month; Ellen, 14 June 1673; Hannah, 5 October 1675; and Nathaniel, 19 September 1678. Now this unusual blessing of fruit in old age, when the last child came fifty-six years after the first, I doubted, might have arisen from mistake, and that both the last wives and their offspring should really belong to his son Reginald Forster, who might well have had Judith as wife before he took Elizabeth Dane, and after death of the latter have married Sarah Martin, inasmuch as senior and junior are changeable characters, and he who was junior on the death of his father would be called senior. But this explanation is not receivable because the first Reginald died 1681, as we infer from the date of inventory 30 May 1681 and the probable record of his will of 30 April 1681 proving that he left wife Sarah, and children Abraham, Renold, Sarah, wife of William Story, Isaac, Jacob, William, and Mary, wife of Francis Peabody.

REGINALD FOSTER, or sometimes REGINALD FORSTER, whose good name is perverted to Ringdell, in History Collections of Essex Institute I. 182. Ipswich, son of the preceding. He married Elizabeth Dane, daughter of John Dane second of the same, had Rebecca, born 25 February 1667, probably died young; Naomi, 6 May 1669; a child whose name is not seen, 17 December 1671; and Rebecca, again, 1 July 1684.

RICHARD FOSTER, or sometimes RICHARD FORSTER, Plymouth 1652. He married 10 September of that year Mary Bartlett, daughter of Robert Bartlett of the same; had Mary, born 8 March 1653; but he lived not long. For his widow married 8 July 1659, Jonathan Morey.

RICHARD FOSTER, or sometimes RICHARD FORSTER, Charlestown, son of William Foster. By wife Parnell Winslow, daughter of Isaac Winslow, married 4 May 1686, had Parnell, born 23 February 1687, who died young; Richard, 28 November 1689, died at 4 years; Mary, 16 February 1692; Richard, again, 23 March 1694; Parnell, again, 25 August 1696; Ann, 8 November 1699; Sarah, 16 November 1701; Isaac, 3 January 1704, died 27 December 1781; and Elizabeth, 21 August 1706.

SAMUEL FOSTER, or sometimes SAMUEL FORSTER, Wenham, freeman 1650, removed to Chelmsford in 1655. By wife Esther, had there Edward, born 29 April 1657; Esther, 1 November 1659; and Hannah, about 1649; Samuel, about 1650; and Eli, about 1653; all before removed. He was Deacon and Representative 1679. He died 10 July 1702, aged 82. Allen, History 117.

SAMUEL FOSTER, or sometimes SAMUEL FORSTER, Salem. He married 14 May 1676, Sarah Stuard, had Samuel, born 18 May 1677, died in few months; John, 30 November 1678; Samuel, again, 26 July 1680; Ann, 26 July 1683; Sarah, 9 October 1685; Joseph, 14 March 1687; Benjamin, 24 May 1689. By wife Margery, had Richard, 19 December 1693; Mary, 8 November 1695; Margaret, 3 February 1697; Jonathan, 1699; Bartholomew, 23 February 1702; and Margery, 4 February 1706.

STANDFAST FOSTER, or sometimes STANDFAST FORSTER, Dorchester, son of second Hopestill Foster. He was freeman 1690, a Captain, and selectman. He had wife Abigail, who died 22 June 1713; and second wife Sarah, who died 1 August 1727, in 59th year, and son Comfort, baptized 29 June 1689. He died 11 November 1727, in 67th year.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Boston 1641, had probably come in the Hercules 1634. He was employed by the Governor as gunner at Castle Island. Administered of our church 26 March 1642, and made freeman 18 May 1642.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Weymouth, freeman 1647. He had Thomas, born 18 August 1640; John, 7 October 1642; and Increase.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Braintree. He had Hopestill, born 26 March 1648; and Joseph, 28 March 1650. He may be the same as the last preceding.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Roxbury. He married 15 October 1662, Sarah Parker, daughter of Robert Parker, had Thomas, born 1 August 1663, died in few days; Thomas, again; Sarah, 3 June 1667; Hannah, 23 July 1669; and Jonathan, 21 September 1671. He was freeman 1666.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, New London, called in the record son of John Forster of Kingsware. He married 27 March 1666, Susanna Parker, daughter of Ralph Parker, had Susanna, born 1667; Thomas, 26 February 1669; Jonathan, 17 August 1673; Mary, 14 June 1675; Edward, 1677, died soon; Samuel, 1678; Rebecca, 1681; and Ebenezer, 1683. He was a master mariner, and traded to Barbados and Boston. He died 1685.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Cambridge. He died 16 September 1679 (as town record says, but the gravestone, 28 October 1679), aged 39. Possibly this may be the freeman from Roxbury.

THOMAS FOSTER, or sometimes THOMAS FORSTER, Billerica, one of the early baptisms, was servant. He died 20 April 1682, says Farmer; and he thought he might be the Braintree man.

TIMOTHY FOSTER, or sometimes TIMOTHY FORSTER, Dorchester, son of Edward Foster, sold part of his paternal estate at Scituate. He married 13 October 1663, Ruth Tileston, daughter of Thomas Tileston, widow of Richard Denton, by whom (who died 3 December 1677), he had Ruth, born 4 August 1664; Elizabeth, 8 September 1667, died soon; Naomi, 11 February 1669; Hatherly, 22 September 1671; Rebecca, 1675. He married 9 March 1681, second wife Relief Dowse, daughter of John Dowse of Charlestown, had Timothy, born 8 January 1682; Edward, 22 January 1683; Prudence, 3 December 1684; Thomas, 3 November 1686; and Elizabeth again, 13 October 1688. He died 16 December 1688. Many of the names at Dorchester are of his descendants, but Hatherly Foster went to Scituate, there married and his descendants still enjoy the estate that was his grandfather's. His father made his will the day before his death, 15 December 1688, leaving wife Relief executrix, who married Henry Leadbetter.

WILLIAM FOSTER, or sometimes WILLIAM FORSTER, Ipswich, probably son of Reginald Foster, perhaps came before his father in the Hercules 1634, for he had grant of land there 1635, says Felt. He was disarmed November 1637 as a follower of Wheelwright and supporter of Mrs. Hutchinson, yet named with prefix of respect. He was in September 1638 "informed that we conceive him not fit to live with us; therefore he was admonished to depart before the General Court in March next." Yet he may have, like not a few of his associate misbelievers made his peace or been too much respected for his estate, and thought less dangerous soon after, and perhaps was of Rowley 1661, and freeman 1677.

WILLIAM FOSTER, or sometimes WILLIAM FORSTER, Newport 1639, with prefix of respect.

WILLIAM FOSTER, or sometimes WILLIAM FORSTER, Salem 1638, sold his estate there 1641, and may possibly be either of the preceding. But I think it more likely, removed to Saco, for his brother-in-law Christopher Hobbs was by Court appointed to administer there his estate.

WILLIAM FOSTER, or sometimes WILLIAM FORSTER, Boston 1644. He had wife Susanna, removed I think in a short time to Charlestown, where he was administered of the church August 1652. He married second wife Ann Brackenbury, daughter of William Brackenbury, had besides the Isaac Foster, Harvard College 1671; and Richard, born 10, baptized 16 August 1663, before mentioned; John, born 15 July 1656, who died 18 December 1659; Ann, baptized 5 September 1658; Mary, 6 May 1660; Elizabeth, 5, baptized 9 April 1665; Deborah, baptized 1 March 1668, died soon; and John, again, 12 August 1666. Being an enterprising merchant he was taken, with one of his sons by a Barbary corsair on the coast of Spain. From that captivity his restoration is attributed in the Magnalia III. 183, to the untimely death of the Dey, caused by imprecation of our Apostle Eliot. He died 8 May 1698, aged 80, and his widow died 22 September 1714 in 86th year. Ann married Eleazer Phillips; Mary married James Smith, and next, Timothy Phillips; and Elizabeth married a Goose, perhaps the second William Goose of the same as his second wife.

WILLIAM FOSTER, or sometimes WILLIAM FORSTER, New Hampshire 1644. Twenty of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and forty-two at other New England Colleges.

THOMAS FOULFOOT, came in the Christian, 1635, aged 22, but where he lived is unknown.

AARON FOUNTAIN, New London 1680. He married Susanna Beebee, daughter of Samuel Beebee, but after 1683 is not known.

HENRY FOWKES, or HENRY FOOKS, Dorchester, freeman 6 May 1635, removed to Windsor. He died 12 September 1640, without children. His widow Jane married William Hosford, and they both went home after some years Dr. Harris, in members of First Church of Dorchester by mistake, called him Stokes.

GEORGE FOWLE, Concord, freeman 14 March 1639. He brought probably wife from England, certainly son John, probably Ann, who married 10 January 1655, Samuel Ruggles. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 24 November 1640, died probably young; Peter, 2 December 1641; James, 12 March 1643; Mary, again, 9 February 1646. He removed to Charlestown, there probably had Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Elizabeth, 27 January 1656, died soon. His wife Mary died 15 February 1677, aged 63, and he died 19 September 1682, aged 72.

ISAAC FOWLE, Charlestown, son of the preceding. He married 30 November 1671, Beriah Bright, youngest daughter of Henry Bright of Watertown, had Abigail, born 16 June 1674, baptized 11 June 1676, died soon; Isaac, 31 August baptized 3 September 1676; Abigail, again, born 7 August 1679; Henry, 3 April 1686; and Bright, baptized 16 February 1690, died soon. He was freeman 1676, was a Lieutenant, and he died 15 October 1718, in 70th year. His widow died 7 October 1733, aged 83. Abigail married Reverend William Smith of Weymouth.

JACOB FOWLE, Boston, brother of the preceding. He died unmarried as we infer from his will of 14 December 1678, probated Tuesday after.

JAMES FOWLE, Woburn, son of George Fowle, freeman 1668, was Lieutenant. By wife Abigail Carter, daughter of John Carter, had James, born 4 March 1667; Abigail, 13 October 1669; John, 12 March 1671; Samuel, 17 September 1674; Jacob, 3 April 1677; Elizabeth, 28 September 1681; Hannah, 23 January 1684; and Mary, 18 July 1687. He died 17 December 1690.

JOHN FOWLE, Charlestown, eldest son of George Fowle. With wife Mary, administered of the church in March 1652, had Ann, perhaps born in England. The time of death of himself or wife is unknown. Ann Fowle, perhaps his sister, came in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, aged 25.

JOHN FOWLE, Charlestown, perhaps son of the preceding. He married 25 January 1659, Ann Carter, who from the phrase in the church record on their administration1667, I presume was daughter of Thomas Carter, one of the earliest people at Charlestown. He had John, Ann, and Elizabeth, all baptized 3 May 1668; Zechary, 2 August 1668; Mary, 12 June 1670; Sarah, 18 February 1672; Abigail, 18 January 1674, died soon; Abigail, again, 9 May 1675; Eliezer, 23 September 1677; Mercy, 27 March 1681; and Isaac, 28 May 1682. He was a Captain. His wife died 20 June 1709 in 70th year. He died 3 October 1711, in 74th.

PETER FOWLE, Charlestown, son of George Fowle. By wife Mary Carter, daughter of John Carter, had John, and Mary, baptized 27 February 1670; Hannah, 16 July 1671. He removed to Woburn after 1680, when he was tythingman of Charlestown. He had probably other children, but returned to Charlestown. He was one of the selectmen 1690.

THOMAS FOWLE, Boston, probably before 1635, merchant. He had wife Margaret, who administered of the church 31 January 1641, obtained baptism 14 February for Elizabeth, their daughter born 14 March preceding; John, 11 July 1641, "10 days old;" Mary, born 13, baptized 16 April 1643; and James, 3, baptized 8 December 1644. Perhaps he had estate at Braintree, but was administered of our church 26 March 1643, yet never a freeman though selectman of Boston in County with Governor Winthrop. He in Boston seems to have been among the most active. He had the agent of D'Aulney, in the troubles of La Tour, to lodge at his house, and his ship was seized at London for damages by the other party. In 1646 he was earnest for extension of liberties, fined heavily, and went home in disgust, November 1646. See New England Jonas cast up at London, or Winthrop II.

THOMAS FOWLE, at Braintree. By wife Grissel, had Hannah, born 27 February 1644.

ZECHARIAH FOWLE, Charlestown. He died 7 January 1678, and his widow Mary died later in the month (January 1678), both of smallpox. Seven of this name are among the graduates at Harvard before 1829.

ABRAHAM FOWLER, or ABRAHAM FOWLAR, Guilford, son of John Fowler the first of the same. He married 29 August 1677, Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of George Bartlett, had Abraham, born 1678; Ebenezer, 1680; Daniel, 1684; Josiah; Caleb, who died unmarried January 1724; Abigail; Elizabeth, 1694; and Mary. He was member of each branch of the legislature, a Judge of the County, and he died 30 September 1719.

AMBROSE FOWLER, or AMBROSE FOWLAR, Windsor 1641, thought by a writer in Genealogical Registrar XI. 249, to be son of William Fowler (but strong reason is seen against that opinion). He married 6 May 1646, Joan Alvord, who died 22 May 1684, had Abigail, born 1 March 1647; John, 19 November 1648; Mary, 15 May 1650; Samuel, 18 November 1652; Hannah, 20 December 1654; Elizabeth, 2 December 1656; and Ambrose, 8 May 1658, all living when he made his will, 1692. He was freeman 1657 of Connecticut and had removed about 1668 to Westfield. There about 18 October 1704. His eldest daughter married 17 March 1671, Increase Sikes; Mary married 14 May 1677, Fearnot King; and Hannah married James Sexton. Descendants have been very numerous at Windsor.

AMBROSE FOWLER, or AMBROSE FOWLAR, Westfield, youngest child of the preceding. He married 11 September 1693, Mary Baker, daughter of Joseph Baker of Northampton, had Ruth, born 11 September 1694; Mary, 11 March 1696; Samuel, 9 October 1700; Joseph, 18 July 1703; Mindwell 1 March 1706; David and Noah, twins 8 February 1708, who both died soon. He died 1 July 1712.

JOHN FOWLER, or JOHN FOWLAR, Milford 1639, son probably of the first William Fowler, born in England. He married 1647, Mary Hubbard, daughter of George Hubbard, had Abigail, born December 1648, died about 1651. With father-in-law removed to Guilford about 1649, there had Mary, December 1650, died unmarried; Abraham, 19 August 1652; John, 1654; Mehitable, 1606, who died 18 March 1751, unmarried and Elizabeth, 30 April 1658, who died at 18 years. He was Deacon, Representative 1665-73, and after. He died May 1677; but his widow lived to 13 April 1713.

JOHN FOWLER, or JOHN FOWLAR, Westfield, son of Ambrose Fowler. He married 1687, Mercy Miller, daughter of William Miller of Northampton, had John, born 1 September 1689; Mercy, 10 January 1691, who died soon; Abraham, 1693; Mercy, again, 1695; Isaac, 12 November 1697; three at once, 25 July 1700, who all died without names, in few days; Jacob, 31 October 1701; Mehitable, 16 September 1703; and Ebenezer, 3 September 1706, died young. His will of 1732, was probated 1738.

JOHN FOWLER, or JOHN FOWLAR, Guilford, son of the first John Fowler. He married 1680, Ann Johnson, daughter of Deacon William Johnson, had John, born 1685; Samuel, 1687; Joseph, 1689; Mehitable, 1691; Benjamin, 1693; David; and Ann. His wife died 1702. He next married Hannah Norton, daughter of John Norton. He died January 1735.

JOHN FOWLER, or JOHN FOWLAR, Milford, son of the second William Fowler. He died 1693. In his will of 1 January 1693 mentioned wife Sarah and son John.

JOHN FOWLER, or JOHN FOWLAR, Springfield. He married 31 October 1695, Hannah Scott, daughter of John Scott, had Hannah, born 13 August 1696; John, 16 April 1698; Mary, 12 February 1700; Sarah, 30 January 1702; Abigail, 26 May 1703; Elizabeth, 13 December 1705; Christopher, 29 October 1708; and Elisha, 16 February 1711.

JONATHAN FOWLER, or JONATHAN FOWLAR, Norwich, son of William Fowler the second. He married 3 August 1687, Elizabeth Reynolds, had Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, and Jonathan, but probably these were by second wife. See Genealogical Registrar VII. 131. Removed to Windham, there died 1696.

JOSEPH FOWLER, or JOSEPH FOWLAR, Ipswich, a tanner, son says family tradition of Philip Fowler the first, born in England. He had Philip, Joseph, John, and perhaps more; but nothing is known further of him.

JOSEPH FOWLER, or JOSEPH FOWLAR, a soldier, who may have been son of Joseph Fowler the first of Ipswich. He was killed by the Indians near Deerfield, 19 May 1676, on return from the Falls fight.

MARK FOWLER, or MARK FOWLAR, New Haven, son of William Fowler the second. He had wife Mary. He was a proprietor 1685, and died next year 1686. His children were John, born 1 March 1682; Thomas, 8 January 1684; and Mary. The son settled at Lebanon.

PHILIP FOWLER, or PHILIP FOWLAR, Ipswich, a cloth worker, having taken oath of allegiance and supremacy at Southampton, to qualify him as a passenger 24 March 1634. He came in the Mary and John, 1634, bringing, says family tradition, Benjamin, of who very little is heard, Joseph, before mentioned, and Margaret. He was freeman 3 September 1634. He died 24 June 1678, aged 87, or more probably 80, as by one report he was 73 in 1671. His daughter Margaret Fowler was widow of Christopher Osgood of Ipswich in 1650, who was her fellow passenger. He had besides, Thomas, born 1636; and Philip, about 1646, who probably died young, by wife Martha. But he married 27 February 1660, Diary, widow I presume, of George Norton.

PHILIP FOWLER, or PHILIP FOWLAR, Ipswich, perhaps son of Joseph Fowler, as Mr. Felt assures me, that, in 1668, the first Philip gave property to Philip his grandson, and the youth was then of 18 years. He married 20 January 1673, Elizabeth Herlick, probably daughter of Zechary Herlick of Beverly, had Philip, born 27 November 1675, died 1 June 1676; Elizabeth, 11 February 1678; Martha, 15 May 1681, died young; Joseph, 1683; John, 13 January 1685; Benjamin, 19 April 1687; Mary, 1688; Martha, again, 6 April 1690; and Philip, again, 1691. He died December 1714, and his widow died 6 May 1727.

SAMUEL FOWLER, or SAMUEL FOWLAR, Salisbury 1665, perhaps was father of Samuel Fowler of the same.

SAMUEL FOWLER, or SAMUEL FOWLAR, Westfield, son of Ambrose Fowler the first. He married 6 November 1683, Abigail Brown of Windsor, had Samuel, born 29 January 1684; Jonathan, 19 October 1685; Abigail, 25 October 1687; Mary, 22 February 1690; Hannah, 3 November 1693; Esther, 16 January 1696; Sarah, 31 May 1698; Isabel, 1 February 1701; Elizabeth, 7 June 1704; and Mindwell. He made his will 1727, but it was not brought to probate before 1739.

SAMUEL FOWLER, or SAMUEL FOWLAR, Salisbury. He married 5 December 1684, Hannah Worthen, eldest child of Ezekiel Worthen, had Samuel, born 23 October 1685; Hannah, 30 April 1687; Susanna, 10 March 1689; Jacob, 10 December 1690; Mary, 10 July 1692; and Sarah, 5 March 1694. He was freeman 1690.

THOMAS FOWLER, or THOMAS FOWLAR, Salisbury, perhaps son of the first Philip Fowler. By wife Hannah, had Thomas, born 16 March 1665. He removed to Amesbury, freeman 1690, and Representative 1692.

WILLIAM FOWLER, or WILLIAM FOWLAR, Milford 1639, one of the seven pillars at the founding of the church 22 August in that year, after 1647 was frequently Representative, Lieutenant, and at last an Assistant of the Colony. Died 25 January 1661, leaving only William and John.

WILLIAM FOWLER, or WILLIAM FOWLAR, New Haven (probably son of the preceding. He was born in England), where were baptized his child John or as the blunder in church records says, Joseph, 1 July 1649; Mark, 14 January or 17 June 1655; Deborah, 7 March 1658; and William, 22 January 1665. But some of these dates are assumed corrections of the errors of the less happy church records of New Haven, as given in Genealogical Registrar IX. 359;-- besides who were Hannah, Sarah, Mary, not on any record Jonathan, born 8 February 1651; Abigail, 1660; and Mercy, 1669. The mother of these ten children was a daughter probably of Edmund Tapp, who had been associated with his father as one of the pillars, a founder of the church, and whose widow in her will of 1673, names him as her son-in-law, and the daughters that are not found on record as her cousins. He took second wife 1670, widow Elizabeth Baldwin, and removed to Milford, there died 1683, at least the inventory of a good estate bears date 29 March 1683. Many of these particulars are obtained from his will of October 1682. His daughter Hannah married 21 November 1661, Daniel Buckingham of Milford; Sarah married 19 July 1665, the second John Smith of the same; Deborah married 10 May 1688, as Cothren instructed us, Jesse Lambert; and Mercy, it is said, married John Bills of Lebanon.

WILLIAM FOWLER, or WILLIAM FOWLAR Milford, son of the preceding, died 23 February 1729. Twenty-two of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at New England Colleges of which none was of Harvard.

JOE FOWNELL, Charlestown, miller. He was of Cambridge church with wife Mary until 1668, though he had about ten years lived at Charlestown, but was freeman 1645. He had John, perhaps born in England, who died 1 April 1654, in 18^th year and, probably Sarah, who married 13 November 1656, Henry Kimball, and died 10 August following. He died 19 March 1673, aged 65, leaving I presume no children. For his will, made near ten years before (1663) gave all to wife Mary, who was executrix. She married William Hudson, and died 25 January 1696 in 85th year. Her will mentioned the three children of her relative Thomas Fillebrown, and several others.

ELIPHALET FOX, Concord, eldest son of Thomas Fox of the same. He married 26 October 1665, Mary Wheeler, daughter of George Wheeler. He was freeman 1690. He died 15 August 1711. His wife died 24 February 1679, as Shattuck shows, and he names the children Thomas, Eliphalet, Samuel, Joshua, Benoni, and another Joshua. On 30 September 1681 he married second wife Mary Stone, widow of Isaac Hunt, daughter of John Stone of Sudbury.

GEORGE FOX, the celebrity head of the sect of Friends, son of Christopher Fox, born at Drayton in the Clay, County Leicester, July 1624. He came in 1672 from the south part of our country, which he visited the preceding year. Had much earlier an eager controversy with Roger Williams, but went home next year, and he died 13 January 1691.

ISAAC FOX, Medford. By wife Abigail, had John, born 10 April 1679; Isaac, 12 December 1680; Abigail, 11 March 1682; Hannah, 15 March 1683, died young; John, again, 24 April 1685; Samuel, 30 April 1687; Ebenezer, 14 October 1689, and Thomas, 10 November 1693.

JABEZ FOX, Woburn, son of Thomas Fox of Cambridge. He was freeman 1677, ordained 6 September 1679, colleague with Reverend Thomas Carter. He died of smallpox, 28 February 1703, aged 56. He had John, born 10 May 1678; Thomas, 16 July 1680, died in 4 days; Thomas, again, 13 November 1681; Jabez, 2 December 1684; Judith, 19 June 1690, who died within a year all, I suppose. By wife Judith Reyner, daughter of John Reyner the second, who married Colonel Jonathan Tyng. She died 5 June 1756, in 99th year. His son John Fox, Harvard College 1698, who was his successor, ordained 4 October 1703, and died 12 December 1756, aged 76, was father of Honorable Jabez Fox, Harvard College 1727.

JOHN FOX, who came in the Abigail, 1635, aged 35, with Richard Fox, 15, perhaps his brother, may have been brother of Thomas Fox, and settled at Concord, but nothing is known of either John or Richard.

JOHN FOX, New London, brother of Eliphalet Fox. He married 2 June 1678, Sarah Larrabee, daughter of Greenfield Larrabee, had John, born 1680; Sarah, 1681; Thomas, 1682. He had also Jonathan, Benjamin, and Hannah, but possibly by second wife Hannah Stedman, who was widow of Robert Isbell, and daughter of Thomas Stedman. He had, for third Mary Lester, daughter of Daniel Lester, junior, who was, it is said, granddaughter of his own sister Mary, and 50 years younger than himself. He died April 1730.

NICHOLAS FOX, Marblehead 1674. By wife Elizabeth, had Nicholas, Elizabeth, and William. He died 1677.

RICHARD FOX, Wethersfield. He married Beriah Smith, daughter of the first Richard Smith of the same, was inhabitant of the east side of the river, now Glastonbury.

SAMUEL FOX, New London, brother of John Fox of the same. He married 30 March 1676, Mary, by whom he had two daughters and Samuel, born 24 April 1681. He had second wife Joanna; a third, Bathshua Rogers, who was widow of Richard Smith, daughter of James Rogers; and a fourth wife Esther; and by one, or other of these had Isaac, Benjamin, and Samuel, again, while the first Samuel was living and father of a family. He died 4 September 1727, in 77th year.

THOMAS FOX, Concord, freeman probably of March 1638. By wife Rebecca, who died 11 May 1647, had Mary, born 18 September 1642, died next month; Elizabeth, born the same day; Eliphalet, before mentioned . He married 13 December 1647, Hannah Brooks, had Hannah, born 25 September 1648; Thomas, 26 February 1650; Samuel, before mentioned; Mary; John, before mentioned; Isaac, 17 October 1657. He died 14 April 1658. Yet his will of 25 January 1658 in which wife Hannah is made executrix, names only eldest son Eliphalet and daughter Elizabeth though it speaks of others, and uncle Thomas Brooks, who returned the inventory 23 April 1658. Mary, who went to New London with brothers Samuel, and John, married Daniel Lester, junior,

THOMAS FOX, Cambridge, freeman perhaps, of 1644, selectman 1658, and often after. For second wife married Ellen Green, daughter of Percival Green, who died 27 May 1682, as Harris gives the inscription aged 82. He took another wife 21 April 1683 Elizabeth Chadwick, daughter of Charles Chadwick, who died 22 February 1685. He took, 16 December 1685 another wife Rebecca Wythe, daughter of Nicholas Wythe. He died 25 April 1693, aged 85. Probably he had no children except Jabez Fox, born 1647, Harvard College 1665, to bear up the uncertain tradition honor, ascribed to him, of descent from the authors of the Book of Martyrs. For these two Thomas’s, I have varied from Farmer in the dates, respectively, of freeman's oath. The reason may be very slight, but the Concord man seems to have been the elder of the two; and though of the four names of freeman, above and below those of these two Foxes, three are of Concord, yet two of them heard of not indeed before 1639, while Hayward, of those administered early in 1638, was of Concord 1630, and, of course, Hutchins of Cambridge might seem to balance him; still the preponderance is for Concord. Certainly the Smeedly two were here some years before being administered, freeman. Bond boldly conjecture page 765, that he was the same as Thomas of Concord, in which I dare not follow his lead. He thereby makes the daughter of Percival Greene to be third wife and the daughter of Chadwick, fourth wife of Thomas Fox. Seven of this names had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and equal number at Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth Colleges.

JOHN FOXALL, Boston. He had Ruth, baptized 11 November 1632, says the church record. I ought to observe, that this may be Coggeshall, or Coxshall, for that gentleman arrived at Boston in the Lion, only 8 weeks before. Greater errors are occasionally found in records. Still it may be the name of John Foxwell, though not likely.

FRANCIS FOXCRAFT, or FRANCIS FOXCROFT, Boston, said to be son of Daniel Foxcraft, who was Mayor of Leeds in County York, in 1665, artillery company 1679, was a Colonel imprisoned in April 1689, as adherence of Governor Andros, yet seems not to have suffered permanent unpopularity. By wife Elizabeth Danforth, daughter of Governor Danforth, married 3 October 1682, who died 4 July 1721, had Francis Foxcraft, born 26 January 1695, Harvard College 1712; and Thomas Foxcraft, 26 February 1697, Harvard College 1714. He died at Cambridge 31 December 1727.

FRANCIS FOXCRAFT, or FRANCIS FOXCROFT, Cambridge, son of the preceding. He married 5 November 1722, Mehitable Coney, daughter perhaps of John Coney, had Mehitable, born 19 August 1723; Francis, 11 August 1725, died at 7 years; Daniel Foxcraft, 11 April 1726, Harvard College 1746, died at 30 years; Elizabeth, 27 March 1729; Thomas, 18 January 1731, died young; Martha, 29 January 1733, died young; Francis, again, 17 June 1735, died next year; George, 31 May 1736, died at 3 years; Catharine, 20 April 1737, died next year; William, 10 April 1738, died young; Layton, 10 March 1739, died at 16 years; John Foxcraft, 26 March 1740, Harvard College 1758; George, 4 July 1741, died young; Phebe, 12 August 1743; and Francis Foxcraft, 15 November 1744, Harvard College 1764. He was Judge of Probate for Middlesex, and he died 28 March 1768.

GEORGE FOXCRAFT, or GEORGE FOXCROFT, Boston, named as proprietor in the old Book of Possessions before deeds were compiled. And possibly never an inhabitant but only a London merchant of the company of undertakers for us, which no more is known but that his house lot was next to Edward Bendall's the dock.

THOMAS FOXCRAFT, or THOMAS FOXCROFT, Boston, brother of Francis Foxcraft the second, minister of First Church, ordained 20 November 1717. He married 1718, Ann Coney, daughter of John Coney, had Samuel Foxcraft, born 1735, Harvard College 1754, minister of New Gloucester. He died 16 or 18 June 1769. Of this name eight had been graduates at Harvard 1834.

WILLIAM FOXERY, Boston 1652, administrated an inhabitant, and the name in text and margins of the record is so plain that it is wonderful which Drake, in History of Boston, 334, gave it Foxley; particularly as it was right in Farmer.

JOHN FOXWELL, Scarborough, eldest son of Richard Foxwell of the same. He died probably before his father leaving widow Deborah, 1677, to administer his estate.

RICHARD FOXWELL, Salem, or Boston, probably came in the fleet with Winthrop, desired administration as freeman 19 October 1630, and 18 May 1631 was sworn. Perhaps went home, or removed soon to Scituate, and may have been there prior, certainly was in 1634, having married Ann Shelley, a servant who came over that year as the church record of Roxbury proves. He was one of the founders of the First Church at Scituate, with Reverend John Lothrop, 8 January 1635. The children following are on records of Barnstable, Mary, born 17, baptized 30 August 1636, who married 8 January 1655, Hugh Cole; Martha, 24 March baptized 22 April 1638, married 9 May 1669, Samuel Bacon; and Ruth, 25 March baptized 4 April 1641. He removed to Barnstable before the birth of last ; there his son John was buried 21 September 1646. He died 1668, says Deane, who tells of him as from Kent, yet, however, confused him with the following.

RICHARD FOXWELL, probably at Piscataqua 1631, or earlier, for he had been home in 1632, but came back in April 1633, yet perhaps in connections with other men than those in whose dominion he was first, being soon engaged in the patent right of Lewis and Bonython, and sat down at Scarborough 1636. There married Sarah Boynthon, daughter of Richard Boynthon, had Richard, John, Philip, and five daughters. Was in 1658 received under jurisdiction of Massachusetts and in 1663, declared on 4 July 1663 that he and his neighbor desire their sovereign Lord, the King to determine what jurisdiction they belonged to. He died 1677, aged 73. Folsom, 116. His son Philip Foxwell was administrator. Of the sons: Richard Foxwell, probably died before his father; John married a daughter of Richard Cumming, had Nathaniel, but the male line ended with him; Philip was a selectman of Scarborough 1681, died without heirs, it is believed 1690. The daughters well perpetuated the name as a baptism prefix. Esther married 1657, Thomas Rogers; Lucretia married James Robinson of Scarborough; Susanna married John Ashton or Austin; Mary married George Norton of York; and Sarah married Joseph Curtis of Kittery. From this last description the portion of Cutts family.

JEFFERY FOY, Boston 1676, mariner. In his will of 12 October 1677, probated 29 January 1678, he names wife Rochard, but no children.

JOHN FOY, Boston 1671, mariner. By wife Dorothy, had Elizabeth, born 21 September 1672; John, 28 June 1674; Joseph and Benjamin, twins 11 August 1678; William, 6 March 1681; Hannah, 4 February 1683; Joseph, again, 21 August 1685; Dorothy; Samuel, 15 February 1688; and Samuel, again, 26 March 1689. His will of 13 November 1708, names Elizabeth Southack as daughter; Dorothy, who married 21 June 1705, Jonathan Armitage, besides sons John, William, Joseph, and Samuel.

JOHN FOY, Boston, son of the preceding. He married 16 November 1699, Sarah Lynde, had Elizabeth, born 13 June 1701.

JOSEPH FOY, Boston, mariner, brother of the preceding. He probably never married for by his will, 11 May 1730, all his property was given to children of brother Samuel Foy.

SAMUEL FOY, Boston, mariner, brother of the preceding. He married 26 July 1716, Elizabeth Emmes, had Mary, born 20 August 1720; Joseph, 11 September 1723; Dorothy, 26 May 1725; Hannah, 30 April 1726, died in few days; besides Samuel, and Elizabeth, named in the will of uncle Joseph Foy.

WILLIAM FOY, Boston, brother of the preceding. He married 5 April 1716, Elizabeth Campbell, had William, born 1 November following; John, 14 November 1717, died soon; Mary, 7 June 1720, died soon; Mary, again, 8 September 1721; John, again, 8 Feb 1723, died young; and Elizabeth. He was Treasurer of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and he died 1759.

WILLIAM FOY, Boston, brother of the preceding. He married 5 April 1716. Perhaps these mariners were from Guernsey, or other Channel Islands.

GEORGE FRAILE, Lynn 1637, may, first, have been at Charlestown. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 30 March 1641; Hannah, November 1642, died at 19 years; Eunice, December 1644; Samuel, 7 March 1646; Deborah, 1 Aug 1648; and Ruth, 30 April 1653. He died 9 December 1663, leaving son George, killed accidently 1669. Lewis, History 90. His widow died at Salem 5 May 1669. Elizabeth married 23 November 1668, William Shaw of Salem, and died before him (who had second or third wife Mary); and Eunice married 13 March 1671, Abraham Patch.

THOMAS FRAME, Amesbury, tailor, took oath of allegiance 1677. He had wife Mary.

JOHN FRANCIS, Braintree, 1650. His wife Rose died 1659, having had Elizabeth, born 24 January 1657; and Susanna, on 4 February 1659.

JOHN FRANCIS, Medford, son of the first Richard Francis. He married 5 January 1688, Lydia Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, had John, born 10 October 1688, died soon; John, again, 17 February 1690; Stephen, 2 November 1691; Nathaniel, about 1693; Samuel, 17 January 1696; Ann, 2 November 1697; Joseph, 5 January 1700; Ebenezer, 30 October 1701, died soon; Lydia, 20 April 1703; and Ebenezer, again, 25 March 1708. His wife died 24 August 1725; and he died 3 January 1728.

RICHARD FRANCIS, Cambridge, was first at Dorchester. By wife Alce or Alice, had Stephen, born 7 February 1645; Sarah, 4 December 1646; John, 4 January 1650; Rebecca, and Ann; all at Cambridge. He was freeman 13 May 1640, and died 24 March 1687, aged about 81.

RICHARD FRANCIS, Northampton 1678, had come up from the east probably, and was clerk of Turner's company in Philip's war, 1676, wrote well.

ROBERT FRANCIS, Wethersfield. He had Susanna, born 1651; Robert, 1653; and Mary, 1656; by records of Wethersfield, besides John, and perhaps others. His wife Joan died 1705; son John died 1711; and he died 1712. In one of the divisions of town lots he had shares on which John Francis Esq., a descendant now resides.

STEPHEN FRANCIS, Cambridge, eldest son of first Richard Francis. By wife Hannah Hall, daughter of widow Mary Hall, married 27 December 1670, had Hannah, born 28 September 1671 who died 17 June 1677; Stephen, 16 August 1674; Hannah, again, 18 June 1677, died young; and third Hannah, 7 April 1680. He was after of Reading and Medford, and freeman 1690. His wife died 2 April 1683. He married 16 September 1683 Hannah Dickson. Nine of this name had, in 1829, been graduates at New England Colleges, of which Reverend Dr. Convers Francis, Harvard College 1815, Parkman Professor there, has been distinguished for historical research.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Boston, son of William Franklin of the same. By wife Catharine, had Joanna, born 12 July 1672; Sarah, 2 October 1674; Benjamin, 28 January 1677.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Marlborough. By wife Phebe, had Mary, born 3 July 1690; and John, 12 September 1692. He taught a school there January to April 1699, and may be the same as the preceding though probably is against it.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Boston, fifteenth child and youngest son of Josiah Franklin of the same, too famous to need any other memorandum than that furnished by his autobiography and the great work of Sparks. He married 1 September 1730, at Philadelphia, Deborah Reed, who died 19 December 1774, had only two children by her; Francis Folger, born 20 June 1732, died at 4 years, and Sarah, 11 September 1743, whose descendants are quite numerous.

JAMES FRANKLIN, soldier in Moseley's company December 1675, on the terrible Narraganset campaign, and in 1686 was a townsman of Dartmouth. I would gladly know who was his father.

JOHN FRANKLIN, Boston 1652, a cooper, perhaps brother of the preceding. He died 26 November 1653.

JOSIAH FRANKLIN, Boston, son of Thomas Franklin of Eaton, Northampton shire, where he was born 23 December 1657. He came about 1683 with wife Ann and three children: Elizabeth, born 2 March 1678; Samuel, 16 May 1681; and Hannah, 25 May 1683; all born at Banbury in Oxford shire. Followed in Boston his trade of soap boiler and maker of candles. He had here, by her; Josiah, born 23 August 1685; Ann, 5 January 1687; Joseph, 5 January or 6 February 1688, died soon; and Joseph, again, 30 June 1689. The first wife died, and he married not very long after, we judge, Abiah Folger, daughter of Peter Folger, who died 1752, in 85th year. He had John, baptized 7 December 1690; Peter, born 22, baptized 27 November 1692; March, 26 September 1694; James, 4 February 1697; Sarah, 9 July 1699; Ebenezer, 20 September 1701, died at 2 years; Thomas, 7 December 1703; Benjamin Franklin, 6 January 1706, the celebrity philosopher and statesman, baptized the same day, as his father and lived very near to Old South church; Lydia, 3 August 1708; and Jane, 27 March 1712; so that there were seventeen children. He died 16 January 1745. His brother Benjamin Franklin, a silk dyer, and maker of verses, from London, came many years later, and is beyond the scope of this work. Nor does it seem necessary to enlarge on the several branches of the original stock, for it is thought the family name is exhausted. Much less can I be expected to speak of the illustrious son of Boston, whose male descendant the royal Governor of New Jersey, though illegitimate after many years of separation in political regards, was reconciled to his father? Of him we may express our regret, that the year of birth of his son is unknown though certainly it might have been hoped, before the marriage of his father, also that the name of his mother and the reason why the young philosopher did not marry her (unless became he had one wife already), are equally uncertain. But the family genealogy in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 374, while it supplies no mother for the Governor, says he was born about 1731; and that the blood of the great patron of common sense is perpetuated only through female line.

WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Ipswich 1634, came in the Mary and John that year with many others, who removed to Newbury 1635. He married Alice Andrews, daughter of Robert Andrews. He was a blacksmith, removed to Boston, there is recorded birth of his daughter Elizabeth, 3 October 1638. He was administered of our church 30 January 1641. Perhaps his wife died before that, and by wife Joanna, he had John, 14 July 1642; and Benjamin, 12 October 1643. Perhaps, also, by third wife Phebe, had Ebenezer, who died 24 October 1644; and Eleazur, 4 October 1645, baptized as (with unusual precision), the record says "almost a day old," buried perhaps, the same day; Elizabeth married 6 October 1656, George May. If only one was father of these several children. He died at London, before July 1658, when his inventory of good estate was appraised here, and in that year his widow Phebe married Augustine Lindon. But one William Franklin left a widow Jane, who died 16 July 1659, and confusion easily spreads into the assignment of offspring amongst those of similar names. We may observe that Coffin has thus given this last born Eleazur to that man (member of Roxbury church) hanged a year and a half prior for murder of Nathaniel Sewell, his apprentice, a pauper sent from England See Winthrop II. 183-5.

JOHN FRANKS. He married 23 July 1663, Sarah Weld, daughter of Joseph Weld of Roxbury, had John, born 26 May 1664; Joseph, 14 June 1666; and Sarah, 26 February 1669.

JOHN FRANKS, of Boston, if the record be true. By wife Grace, had Deborah, born 11 January 1666.

ELEAZUR FRARY, or ELIEZUR FRARY, Hadley, son of John Frary. He married 1666, Mary Graves, daughter of Isaac Graves, had Samuel, Eleazur, Isaac, Jonathan, Prudence, and Hannah. He was called from Northampton when freeman 1680; Representative for Hatfield often between 1692, and his death, at that place 1709.

JOHN FRARY, Dedham. By wife Prudence, had Isaac, born 29 December 1638; Eleazur, 14 February 1640; Samuel, 27 October 1641; Theophilus; and probably others before these, some born in England. He was one of the founders of the church 8 November 1638, freeman 13 March 1639, lived in that part which became Medfield, there died July 1675, at great age, as he says in his will, made the month preceding (June 1675) in which he mentioned only wife Prudence, and three sons Theophilus, Eleazur, and Samson, and some of their children but no daughter of his own. Worthington, History 104, led Farmer to the error of supposition that he removed to Deerfield.

JOHN FRARY, Medfield, perhaps son of the preceding, born 1620, or perhaps a nephew or other relative, freeman 1656. He married 25 December 1656, Elizabeth Harding, perhaps daughter of Abraham Harding.

SAMSON FRARY, Hadley, lived on west side of the river which became Hatfield, was son of John Frary. He had Mehitable; Susanna, born 1668; John, 1669; both of whom soon died; and Nathaniel, 1675. He removed to Deerfield, there was killed 29 February 1704, by the French and Indians who took his wife Mary and killed her before reaching Canada. Mehitable married 1682, Hezekiah Root of Northampton; another daughter probably elder, having married his brother Jacob Root.

THEOPHILUS FRARY, Boston, brother of the preceding, cordwainer. He married 4 June 1653, Hannah Eliot, daughter of Jacob Eliot, had Theophilus, 20 September 1657, died soon; John, 19 September 1658; Theophilus, again, 4 December 1660, died young; Theophilus, again, 30 January 1662; Abigail, 5 September 1663; Mehitable, 23 January 1665, died soon; Mehitable, again, 4 February 1666; John, again, 11 December 1668; Prudence, 23 Aug,. 1670; Samuel, 13 May 1673; and Bethia, 5 December 1674. He had also Hannah, as by his will of 11 September 1697, probated 31 October 1700, appears, in which he gives to now wife Mary, daughters Hannah Belcher, Abigail Arnold, and Mehitable Lillie, brothers Samson and Eleazur, and makes daughters executors, so that we may presume the sons were all dead. He was Deacon of the third, or Old South church, Representative 1689, and died 17 October 1700.

COLIN FRAZER, Newbury, but removed to Rowley after some years. He married 10 November 1685, Martha Stuart, daughter of Duncan Stuart, had Simon, born 19 August 1686; John, 1 April 1688, died young; Hannah, 31 August 1692; John, again, 12 June 1694, who died at Boston, aged 19 years; Ebenezer, 27 July 1696; Gershom, 8 Aug, 1697; Nathan, 8 January 1700; Abigail, 21 April 1701, and Lawson, 14 September 1704.

JOHN FREAKE, Boston 1660, merchant with prefix of respect. He married 28 May 1661, Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Captain Thomas Clark, had Mary, born 25 March 1662; Elizabeth, 13 June 1663; Clark, 11 October 1666; John, 8 January 1668; Jane, 26 October 1669; Mehitable, 5 October 1670; Thomas, 29 November 1672; and Mary, 6 May 1674. He died by explosion of ship from Virginia in Boston harbor, 4 May 1675, under 40 years. The widow married Elisha Hutchinson; and Mary married 6 May 1694, Josiah Walcot.

JAMES FREATHY, York, perhaps son of William Freathy, took the oath of allegiance 22 March 1680.

GIDEON FREEBORNE, or GIDEON FREEBOURNE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, only son of William Freeborne of the same. By wife Sarah, had Mary, born 12 February 1664, died at 12 years; Sarah, 14 January 1667; Ann, 28 March 1669; Martha, 8 August 1671; Susanna, 24 March 1674; and Patience, 4 March 1676. By second wife married 3 June 1678, Mary Broomer, widow of John Lawton, daughter of Matthew Broomer, or some such name, had Mary, 24 August 1679; William, 3 February 1682; Gideon, 29 April 1684; Thomas, 5 February 1688, died the same year; besides Mercy, who married Thomas Coggeshall, and Comfort, who married another Coggeshall. Of the nine daughters we learn the marriages of seven from the will of Susanna, a kind old maid, that died 21 January 1723, naming, those sister and their husbands together with her brother Gideon's two brothers-in-law, eleven cousins and thirteen nieces.

WILLIAM FREEBORNE, or WILLIAM FREEBOURNE, Boston. He came in the Francis from Ipswich 1634, aged 40, with wife Mary, 33; and children Mary, 7; and Sarah, 2; and servant John Aldburg, 14, who may be the counselor of Andros 1687, as he was a man of distinction before this date. Freeborne first sat down in Massachusetts and was sworn freeman 3 September 1634, of course lived in some other town, when his son Gideon Freeborne was probably born and was a member of one of the churches of the jurisdiction but was, perhaps, of Roxbury, certainly not of that in Boston, where he lived in 1637, and was disarmed as a favorer of Wheelwright, went with the disaffected to Rhode Island there, in March after, signed the civil covenant at Newport, in 1655 was at Portsmouth the adjoining town. There died 28 April 1670, aged 80 nearly. His widow Mary died six days after, 4 May 1670, of the full age of 80, if family tradition be preferred to the custom-house record of their embarkment from which we should calculate the husband to be 76, and the wife 69.

MORRIS FREELOVE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married 9 February 1681, Elizabeth Wilbore, daughter of Samuel Wilbore, and removed to Freetown.

ANTHONY FREEMAN, came in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, in the autumn of 1635, aged 24; but of him no more is known.

DAVID FREEMAN, Rehoboth. He married 4 April 1684, Margaret Ingraham of Swanzey.

EDWARD FREEMAN, Lynn. He came in the Abigail 1635, aged 45, with others of the name, Mary, 50; John, 35; Thomas, 24; John, 9; and Cecilia, 4. All entered at the custom house 17 June in London. But we know of six others for the same ship entered 1 July 1635 viz. Edward, 34; his wife Elizabeth, 35; and four children not of Edward, but of Edmund Freeman, Alice, 17; Edmund, 15; Elizabeth, 12; and John, 8. Who Mary and the four others were, that took their passage on the earlier day, is all unknown, as well as the Edward Freeman with wife Elizabeth. Conjecture will find no benefit from records it is thought; for we are not able to determine whether he brought a wife, yet known that he had one at Sandwich, but not her name. Presume we may (from his will of 21 June 1682, probated 2 November 1682, naming sons Edmund, John, and Edward Perry, as the wife of Edward Perry was Mary), that he had married on this side of the water, a widow Perry, though Mr. Winsor took a diverse view, as if Edward Perry had married a daughter of Freeman. No daughter is ever mentioned in this country, except the two found in the old record of the London custom house. Alice, who married 24 November 1639, Deacon William Paddy, and died at Plymouth, 24 April 1651; and Elizabeth who married about 1645, John Ellis. An Elizabeth Freeman who dead at Sandwich, 14 February 1676, may have been the fellow passenger called in the record wife of Edward, but while we are ignorant who Edward was, or where he lived or if indeed the name be not a delusion on the record there may be possibility of her being the wife of Edmund. Dr. Palfrey found grave stones; of many of this family name at Benefield in Northampton shire but the late Reverend Dr. James Freeman understood from family tradition that he as derived from Devonshire. On the first arrival of Edmund with his associates at Sandwich, they called the place Saugus, out of regard to the Indians name of the place in Massachusetts whence they removed. He was an Assistant of the Colony 1640-46 inclusive, but why in following years omitted is not guessed at, nor why among instances of longevity he is not cited, when many younger are.

EDWARD FREEMAN, Sandwich, son of the preceding, born in England. He married 22 April 1646, at Eastham, Rebecca Prence, daughter of Thomas Prence the Governor, had only Rebecca, after birth of which his wife died probably in short time. He married 13 July 1631, Margaret Young, had Margaret, born 2 October 1652; Edmund, 5 October 1655; Alice, 29 March 1638; Rachel, 7 September 1659, Sarah, 6 February 1662; and Deborah, 9 August 1665. He was Representative and the time of death of himself or of his wife is unknown.

EDMUND FREEMAN, Sandwich, only son of the preceding. He married about 1682, wife Sarah, had Edmund, born 30 August 1683; Benjamin, 6 July 1686; Mary, 13 March 1688; John, 12 June 1693; Thomas, 26 March 1696; Joseph, 18 July 1698; William, 4 December 1700; Sarah, 6 December 1703; and Isaac, 20 October 1706. He died 18 May 1720, and his widow died 12 November 1742, aged 90. Of these children Mary died at 46 years but all the other eight filled 60, or 70, or 80, or 90 years.

HENRY FREEMAN, Watertown, son of Samuel Freeman. By wife Mary, had Samuel, born 13 December 1657; John, 13 September 1662, and Thomas, 17 December 1664; but, says tradition only son James enjoyed paternity estate. He died 1672. The inventory Is dated of 18 November 1672.

JOHN FREEMAN, Sudbury, 1639, an original proprietor. By wife Elizabeth, had Joseph, born 29 March 1645, who was the freeman of 1678.

JOHN FREEMAN, Eastham, son of first Edmund Freeman, born in England. He married 13 or 14 February 1650 (both days being given in records by Genealogical Registrar IX. 313, and 314) Mercy Prence, daughter of Thomas Prence the Governor, had John, born 2 February 1651, died soon; John, again, December 1651; Thomas, September 1653; Edmund, June 1657; Mercy, July 1659; Hannah; Prence, 3 February 1666; and Nathaniel, 20 March 1669. He was an Assistant of the Colony 1666 and following years. Neither his nor his wife's death is found. Mercy married December 1679, Samuel Knowles; and Hannah married 14 April 1681, John Mayo.

JOHN FREEMAN, Eastham, son of the preceding. He married 18 December 1672, Sarah Merrick, daughter of William Merrick, had John, born 3 September 1674, died young; Sarah, September 1676; John, again, July 1678; Rebecca, 28 January 1681; Nathaniel, 17 March 1683; Benjamin, July 1685; and Mercy 3 August 1687. He died 27 July 1721, but of wife’s date of death is unknown.

JOHN FREEMAN, by Morse named as an original proprietor 1640, of Sudbury. No more is known by me. See Genealogical Registrar XIII. 261.

JONATHAN FREEMAN, Dedham, freeman 1684, was a soldier in Moseley's company for the Narraganset expedition December 1675.

JOSEPH FREEMAN, Sudbury. He married 6 May 1680, Dorothy Haynes, probably daughter of John Haynes, had Joseph, born 16 March following, died young; Joseph, again, 18 September 1684; Dorothy, 4 August 1687; and perhaps others.

SAMUEL FREEMAN, Watertown 1630, came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop. By wife Mary Collier, perhaps daughter of William Collier, had Henry, before mentioned, and Samuel, born 11 May 1638. He requested administration as freeman 19 October 1630, having prefix of respect in the record but was not sworn before 22 May 1639. Soon after he went home, leaving his family, but died in short time, if any faith may be given to tradition that his widow married Thomas Prence, who had been, and was after, Governor of Plymouth.

SAMUEL FREEMAN, Eastham, it is reported, was thither taken by Governor Prence (who married his mother). He married at Eastham 12 May 1658, Mercy Southworth, daughter of Constant Southworth, had Apphia, born 11 December 1660, died at 2 months; Samuel, 26 March 1662; Apphia, again, 1 January 1667; Constant, 31 March 1669; and Elizabeth, 26 June 1671. He was Deacon. Apphia married 7 October 1685, Isaac Pepper.

SAMUEL FREEMAN, there was early at Eastham besides the son of the preceding, but I can form no conjecture which could be the junior, that had been administered an inhabitant in 1675, unless he may have been son of John Freeman the first.

STEPHEN FREEMAN, Milford 1646, then had house lot, but did not became inhabitant until 1658. He removed probably to Newark, New Jersey, in few years where Thomas Judd of Waterbury married 1688, his daughter Sarah Freeman. Perhaps he came back to Connecticut and his widow Hannah may have married Robert Porter of Farmington.

THOMAS FREEMAN, Eastham, son of first John Freeman of the same. He married 31 December 1673, Rebecca Sparrow, daughter of Jonathan Sparrow, had Mary, born 30 October 1674; Thomas, 11 October 1676; Jonathan, 11 November 1678; Edmund, 11 October 1680; Joseph, 11 February 1683; Joshua, 7 March 1685; Hannah, 28 September 1687; Prence, 3 January 1690; Hatsell, 27 March 1691; and Rebecca, 26 April 1694. He died 9 February 1716.

WILLIAM FREEMAN, Eastham. He had about 1686, wife Lydia, says Hamblen. Nine of this name had been graduates in 1829 at Harvard, four at Dartmouth College, and one at Yale, and six at the other New England Colleges.

JAMES FREEZE, or JAMES FRIEZE, Salisbury. By wife Elizabeth, had James, born 16 March 1667.

JAMES FREEZE, or JAMES FRIEZE, Casco. He was killed by the Indians 1689. He was probably son of the preceding, left Jacob, who removed to Hampton, and had Jonathan, George, and Joseph. Willis, I. 210.

DEPENDENCE FRENCH, Braintree, son of John French first of the same. By wife Mary Marsh, daughter of Alexander Marsh, had Mary, born 30 March 1684. By wife Rebecca, had John, 10 March 1689; Dependence, 15 April 1691; Rebecca, 13 May 1694; and David with Elizabeth, twins 4 March 1699.

EDWARD FRENCH, Ipswich 1636. He removed to Salisbury, among its earliest proprietors, and in 1652 had the greatest estate of any in that town but two. He died 28 December 1674. In his will, 1673, speaks of his great age, names wife Ann, who died 9 March 1683; son Joseph, with his children Joseph, Simon, Edward, and Ann; son John, with his children John, Mary, Hannah, and Sarah; son Samuel, with his children Samuel; and daughter Philbrick, wife of Thomas Philbrick whom she married 22 September 1669, then being daughter of John White of Haverhill, married 25 November 1662. Hannah married Jethro Wheeler of Rowley.

EDWARD FRENCH, Salisbury, youngest son of Joseph French, the first of the same. He married about October 1695, Mary Winsley, eldest daughter of Ephraim Winsley, had Elisha, born 12 August 1696; Mary, 2 June 1698; and Elizabeth, 5 July 1700.

EPHRAIM FRENCH, Windsor, had Richard, born 1674. He was an early settler of Enfield.

FRANCIS FRENCH, Derby. He came probably in the Defence 1635, at 10 years old, with William French, perhaps his uncle, or brother, with whom he may have lived some years at Cambridge, was of Derby about 1654. He died 1691, leaving wife Lydia, children Elizabeth Holt, Ann Wheeler, Lydia, aged 20; Susanna, 16; Francis, 13; and Jane, 11.

JACOB FRENCH, Billerica, son of William French. He married 20 September 1665, Mary Champney, daughter of Elder Richard Champney of Cambridge, had Jacob, born 20 February 1667; William, 18 July 1668; Mary, 6 October 1669, died next month; John, 3 December 1670; Joseph, 5 May 1673; Jabez, 16 September 1674, died next day; Hannah, 23 October 1677, died same day; Elizabeth, 8 June 1679; and Sarah, 7 March 1681. He was freeman 1676, and he died 20 May 1713.

JOHN FRENCH, Cambridge. By wife Joan, had John; Mary; Sarah, born October 1637; Joseph, 4 April 1640; Nathaniel, 7 June 1643. He was perhaps freeman 1644. His wife was buried 20 January 1646, and he died 16 February 1646. His daughter Mary married 2 May 1654, Theophilus Richardson.

JOHN FRENCH, Dorchester 1639. By wife Grace, had John, born 28 February 1641; Thomas, 10 July 1643, died at 13 years. He removed to Braintree, there had Dependence, 7 March 1649; Temperance, 30 March 1651; William, 31 March 1653; Elizabeth, 29 September 1655; Thomas, again, 10 March 1658, died next year; and Samuel, 22 February 1660. His wife Grace died 28 February 1681. He married under a contract of 8 July 1683, Elinor Thompson, daughter of Reverend William Thompson, widow of William Veazey. Probably he was that freeman of 1644, though Thayer says 1639 (when no such person is found), and he prefers claim of Cambridge John. He died 6 August 1692, aged 80. Ten pages of Thayer's Genealogy are filled with account of his descendants one of whom was Reverend Jonathan French of Andover, Harvard College 1771. His widow died 23 April 1711, aged 85. Temperance married John Bowditch, and died 12 August 1720. Very difficult is the problem of adjusting the parentage of descendants of this John French, as in the distribution of his estate was needful; and though after much study I succeeded for all others, the Lambs evade my search. See Genealogical Registrar XII. 353.

JOHN FRENCH, Ipswich 1648, son probably of Edward French. He married 23 March 1659, Mary Noyes, perhaps daughter of Joseph Noyes of Salisbury, removed thither, had John, born 12 December 1660; Mary, 12 June 1663; Hannah, 9 August 1665, died next mother; Hannah, again; Sarah, 27 December 1669; Edward, 20 July 1672; Abigail, 6 May 1675; Nicholas, 28 October 1677, died at 21 years; James, 15 August 1679; and Timothy, 15 August 1681.

JOHN FRENCH, Billerica, son of William French. He came in the Defence with his parents at the age of 5 months. He married 21 June 1659 at Barnstable, Abigail Coggan, daughter of Henry Coggan. In 1662 he married Hannah Burrage, daughter of John Burrage of Charlestown, and removed to Dunstable. He had probably Joseph, but of which wife is uncertain.

JOHN FRENCH, Northampton. He came about 1676, from Rehoboth, with wife, daughter of John Kingsley, and children John, Thomas, Samuel, and Jonathan, the first three of which took oath of allegiance 8 February 1679; besides three daughters Mary, wife of Samuel Stebbins married 4 March 1678, who died before her father; Hannah, wife of Francis Keet; and Elizabeth wife of Samuel Pomeroy. Perhaps he was son of John French of Dorchester; certainly he died 1 February 1697. Samuel died probably unmarried 8 September 1683.

JOHN FRENCH, Rehoboth, eldest son of the preceding. He married 27 November 1678, Mary Palmer, lived with his grandfather Kingsley, had Hannah, born 19 October following; John, 13 April 1681.

JOHN FRENCH, Braintree, eldest son of John French of the same. He married Experience Thayer, daughter of Thomas Thayer junior, had John, born 20 September 1686, died young; Ann, 15 January 1688; Thomas, 23 June 1690; Grace, 22 February 1692; Deborah, 2 August 1694; William, 16 January 1696; and John, again, 16 April 1699. His wife Experience died 29 September 1719, aged 60.

JONATHAN FRENCH, brother of the preceding, continued at Northampton. He had eight children between 1693 and 1710. Thomas French, another brother, lived at Deerfield.

JOSEPH FRENCH, Salisbury, probably son of Edward French of the same, born in England. Probably by wife Susanna, who died 16 February 1688, had Joseph, born 16 March 1654; Elizabeth 5 November 1655, who died 6 December following; Simon, 24 October 1657; Ann, 10 March 1659, who married 21 July 1680, Richard Long of the same; Edward, 14 May 1663, who died 8 June following; and Edward, again, 6 April 1667, who died 28 December 1674.

JOSEPH FRENCH Billerica, son of John French of Cambridge. He married Experience Foster, had there Joseph, John, Thomas, and Jacob. He removed perhaps to Concord, had other children Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Margery, Jemima, and Rebecca. He may have been the freeman of 1690.

JOSEPH FRENCH, Salisbury, son of Joseph French of the same. He married 13 June 1678, Sarah Eastman, daughter of Roger Eastman, had Joseph, born 26 March 1679; Timothy, 16 June 1681; and Simon, 26 August 1683. He died 14 December 1683. His widow married 4 August 1684 Solomon Shepherd.

JOSEPH FRENCH, Taunton. He had Thomas, born 12 December 1680, died in few days; Ebenezer, 27 June 1682.

MICHAEL FRENCH, Exeter. He took oath of allegiance 20 December 1677, but though dignified with prefix of respect, as are very few others in the list of that day's work, we hear no more of him. Probably he died soon.

NATHANIEL FRENCH, Taunton. He married 9. January 1677, Mary Tisdale. He died 14 June 1711. His widow Mary died 18 May 1731.

RICHARD FRENCH, Cambridge, one of the grantees of the farms, 1652, soon named Billerica. By wife Martha, had Samuel, born 13 July 1653; and, perhaps, other children, certainly John, and Joseph.

SAMUEL FRENCH, Salisbury, son probably of Edward French of the same. He married 1 June 1664, Abigail Brown, had Abigail, born 17 July 1666; Hannah, 15 March 1669; Samuel, 24 March 1672; Henry, 1673; and Nathaniel, 8 December 1678. Probably his wife died 11 January 1680. By second wife Esther, had Joanna, 16 December 1683; John, 9 June 1686; and Esther, 22 September 1688.

SAMUEL FRENCH, Braintree, youngest brother of Dependence French. By wife Ann Marsh, daughter of Alexander Marsh, had Samuel, born 17 November 1680, died young; Samuel, again, 13 September 1688; Hannah, 15 January 1690; Mary, 20 September 1691; Alexander, 13 December 1695; Josiah, 20 March 1700; Nathaniel, 1 April 1702; and Benjamin. His wife died 4 February 1712. He died 13 October 1718.

SAMUEL FRENCH, Billerica, youngest son of William French, one of the first settlers of Dunstable. He married 24 December 1682, Sarah Cummings, daughter of John Cummings, had Sarah, born February 1684; Samuel, 10 September 1685; Joseph, 10 March 1687; John, 6 May 1691; Ebenezer, 7 April 1693; Richard, 8 April 1695; Alice, 20 November 1699; and Jonathan, 1 February 1704. Ebenezer was killed by the Indians 5 September 1724.

SIMON FRENCH, Salisbury, son of the first Joseph French of the same. By wife Joanna, had Sarah, born 18 March 1686; Susanna, 23 March 1688; Joseph, 28 February 1690; James, 6 November 1692; Hannah, died young; Mary, 2 September 1696; and Joanna, 26 June 1699. He was freeman 1690.

STEPHEN FRENCH, Dorchester 1630. He probably came in the Mary and John, removed soon to Weymouth, freeman 14 May 1634, and was Representative 1638. He had wife Mary, who died 6 April 1655; and a son who died 31 January 1657; but he was father of Jacob and Stephen. He made his will 17 March 1679, probated 29 July 1679, in which he mentioned only sister Mary Randall, wife perhaps of Robert, the five grandchildren being children of son Stephen, and brother Searle.

STEPHEN FRENCH, Weymouth, son of the preceding. By wife Hannah Whitman, daughter of John Whitman of the same, had Mary, born 11 May 1662; Stephen, 11 June 1664; Samuel, 5 May 1668; Hannah, 19 April 1670; and Elizabeth, 29 April 1674. He was freeman 1681.

THOMAS FRENCH, Boston 1631, had, I think, by wife Alice, Mary, baptized 23 September 1632, who died soon, and Mary, again, 2 March 1634. He was freeman 6 November 1632, was dismissed from Boston church 27 January 1639 to that of Ipswich, whither he had gone 1634. He probably died 1639. Perhaps he came in the Lion with John Winthrop, the Governor's; for his name is on the list of the church before the use of dates between those of young Winthrop and his wife Martha.

THOMAS FRENCH, Ipswich 1638, then called junior. He may have been of artillery company that year, and freeman 1674.

THOMAS FRENCH, Charlestown 1638. He removed to Guilford 1650, or earlier. He had many children of who I suppose, one was Mary (who married 14 September 1665, John Evarts, and died in few years), but only Ebenezer and John lived to middle age.

THOMAS FRENCH, Braintree, son of John French first of the same. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 16 December 1696; Thomas, 5 August 1698; Moses, 16 February 1700; Jonathan, 20 June 1702; Rachel, 26 March 1704; Samuel, September 1706; Abijah, 25 May 1709; Ebenezer, 9 September 1711; Sarah, 16 February 1714; and Seth, 25 October 1716. He died 22 September 1717; and his widow died 23 December 1718.

THOMAS FRENCH, Northampton, son of John French of the same. He married 1683, Mary Catlin, daughter of John Catlin of Hartford, settled at Deerfield, had seven children of which in the assault, 29 February 1704, by the French and Indians, one was killed. Five others with himself and wife were carried off to Canada, on the way however, the wife was killed and he brought back only two children. He was Deacon, and he died 5 April 1733.

WILLIAM FRENCH, Cambridge, brother of John French of the same. He came, with Harlakenden, in the Defence, 1635, aged 30, with wife Elizabeth, 30, or 32 (both stated in the record of London custom-house), and Francis, 10, who may have been son, brother, or nephew; Elizabeth, 6; Mary, 2 1/2; and John, 5 months. This last was baptized at Cambridge, after arrival by Hooker, a fellow passenger, whose name is not found in the list, as the order of the Privy Council would have stopped him. He is entitled no doubt for purpose of deception, as servant to Harlakenden, and probably was of County Essex. At Cambridge he had Sarah, born March 1638; Jacob, 16 January 1640, before mentioned; Hannah, 2 February 1642, died 20 June following, but another Hannah followed and Samuel, 3 December 1645, died July following; but another Samuel came after. He was freeman 3 March 1636. He was one of the first settlers of Billerica, where he had second wife 6 May 1669, Mary Lothrop, widow of John Stearns, daughter of Thomas Lothrop of Barnstable, had Mary, born 30 April 1670; Sarah, 29 October 1671; Abigail, 14 April 1673, died next year; and Hannah, 1676. His daughter Elizabeth married says Mitchell's Registrar, an Eliot of Dedham; the first Sarah married 11 December 1657, John Trull; and Hannah the second married John Brackett; the second Mary married Nathaniel Dunkler; the second Sarah married Joseph Crosby; and the third Hannah married 5 October 1693, John Child. Evident of his engagement in the cause of and instruction is found in a tract, "Strength out of Weakness," published at London 1652, reprinted in 3 Massachusetts History Collections IV. 193. He was a Lieutenant, Representative, being the first from that town of Billerica 1660 and 63. He died a Captain 20 November 1681, aged 78 by the record of Billerica, where posterity is still numerous.

WILLIAM FRENCH, Braintree, brother of Dependence French. He married 25 September 1689, Rachel Twelves, daughter of Robert Twelves or Robert Twells, had William, born about 1690. He died 22 February 1691, and his wife died 8 days before (14 February 1691). Five of this name had been graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, three at Dartmouth College, and six at other New England Colleges in 1834.

WILLIAM FRIBBENS, given to me, as copied from a list of passengers, in the Mary and John, Robert Swyers (perhaps Sayers), master, to passengers for New England who took the oath of allegiance and supremacy, 26 March 1634, is by me (as this is almost an impossibly name and the two first letters might easily in ancient chirography be mistaken for “H”.) thought to mean our William Hibbens.

FRANCIS FRIEND, one of the flower of Essex, killed 18 September 1675, at Bloody Brook under Captain Lothrop.

JOHN FRIEND, Salem 1637, had first been at Saybrook with young John Winthrop. He was a carpenter. He had, says Felt, a grant of land 1637 there, but in March 1640 was inhabitant allowed of Boston, and artillery company. He died 1656, yet perhaps was again at Salem. His will of 4 January 1656 names children Samuel, James, Bethia, and Elizabeth. Gardiner names him, in History of the Pequot war, 3 Massachusetts History Collections III. 159; and, in spite of the variety of places, I judge him to be the same who sold a lot to George Willis at Hartford.

RICHARD FRIEND, Salem. He married 19 April 1677, Ann Curtis, had Mary, born 28 April 1678.

JAMES FRIESE, Salisbury. By wife Elizabeth, had James, born 16 March 1667. Perhaps he was after of Newbury, and had John, who is mentioned by Coffin.

JOHN FRINK, Stonington 1666. By wife Grace, who died 1717, had Deborah; Samuel, born 14 February 1669; John, 18 May 1671; Thomas, 25 May 1674. He died 1718. Deborah married Gershom Lambert.

JOHN FRINK, Ipswich 1673. In his will, probated September 1675, names wife Mary, and children John, and George. Reverend Thomas Frink, Harvard College 1722, Reverend Samuel, Harvard College 1758, besides two at other New England Colleges had been graduates 1834.

EDWARD FRISBIE, and JOHN FRISBIE, Branford. They were signers of the Plantation and Church covenant January 1668. The former (Edward Frisbie) died 1690. He had John, Benoni, Jonathan, Samuel, Abigail, Josiah, Caleb, Silence, Ebenezer, and Hannah. The latter (John Frisbie) married Ruth Bowers, daughter of John Bowers, perhaps had Abigail, who married second William Hoadly, and Ruth (when his widow) married William Hoadly the first. He was Representative 1690 and 92. He died 1694. He left wife Ruth, children John, aged 18; Edward, 16; Rebecca, 14; Hannah, 12; Joseph, 6; Nathaniel, 4; and Lydia, 1. Probably he was brother of Edward Frisbie, and descendants of both are known.

JOHN FRISH, printed in Genealogical Registrar IX. 80, as one of the Plymouth men under John Howland, April 1634, when two men were killed, is yet in my opinion designed to mean Irish.

JOHN FRISH, a proprietor of Bridgewater 1645. In Wonder-working Providence Johnson names thus a minister coming in 1637, but it must be error of the press, perhaps for Fisk.

JAMES FRISSELL, or JAMES FRIZELL, Roxbury. By wife Sarah, had Sarah, baptized 2 April 1665; Benjamin, 5 May 1667, died 9 November 1683; Hannah, 16 December 1669; Ebenezer, 12 March 1671; and Samuel, 8 June 1673. He was freeman 1690. Besides these children of which not one appears on the town record. From that record we find Mary, born 16 May 1656, and James, 1 October 1658. His wife died 11 February 1713; and he died 6 February 1717, aged 90.

JAMES FRISSELL, or JAMES FRIZELL, Roxbury, son of the preceding perhaps. By wife Mary, had John, born 14 February 1706; and Isaac, 5 November 1708.

JOHN FRISSELL, or JOHN FRIZELL, Braintree, from Scotland. He died 19 January 1664. A John Frissell is found at Falmouth 1689, and John Frissell, Harvard College 1724.

SAMUEL FRISSELL, or SAMUEL FRIZELL, Roxbury, son of first James Frissell. By wife Martha, had Martha, born 16 October 1695; Ebenezer, 22 February 1698; and Samuel, 3 April 1700. He removed to Framingham.

WILLIAM FRISSELL, or WILLIAM FRIZELL, Concord, a Scotchman. He married 28 November 1667, Hannah Clark, daughter of William Clark of Woburn, had Hannah, born 12 September 1669; William, 14 October 1671; John, 28 December 1673; Elizabeth, 1 March 1675; Mary, 1 October 1677; and Clark, 13 June 1680. He died 5 January 1685. Possibly he was one of the prisoners taken by Cromwell at Worcester, and sent here for sale, 1651, in the John and Sarah, arrived at Boston, in May 1652. Yet I think very few of that freight of misery lived so long.

TIMOTHY FROGLIE, a soldier in Captain Turner's company 1676 from the east at Springfield.

ABRAHAM FROST, Fairfield, son of William Frost, born in England no doubt, called in his father's will of 6 January 1645, the younger of the two sons.

CHARLES FROST, Kittery, son of Nicholas Frost, probably born in England. He came with his father about 1637. He was Representative 1658, 60, and 61, Captain, mentioned by Hubbard, page 28 of Indians Wars, and Major. He was chosen at the first election under the new charter 1693, a counselor, though not by Increase Mather named in it. He was killed by the Indians in ambush, as he was going home from public worship on Sunday, 14 July 1697, aged 65 years. He had married for second or third wife about 1676, Mary Bolles, daughter of Joseph Bolles, or Joseph Bowles of Wells, had besides Sarah, Abigail, Mehitable, Lydia, Mary, and Elizabeth, three sons Charles; John, born 1 March 1683; and Nicholas; of which the last died without issue, but leaving widow. His daughter Mary married 12 December 1694, Captain John Hill of Saco.

CHARLES FROST, Kittery, son of the preceding. He married 7 February 1699, Sarah Wainwright, daughter of Captain Simon Wainwright, who died 5 June 1714, had Sarah, born 6 November 1699; Charles, 21 May 1701; Mary, 18 September 1702; Elizabeth, 21 December 1703; John, 9 February 1705; Abigail, 10 November 1707, died in two months; Mehitable, 23 December 1709, died in three months; Abigail, again, 16 September 1712; and Nicholas, 31 May 1714. By second wife Jane Eliot, widow of Andrew Pepperell, daughter of Robert Eliot, married 25 November 1715, had Jane, 2 March 1716, died young; Eliot, 29 June 1718; and Jane, again, 9 July 1720, died at one year. A different list of children in part, with variety in dates as well as names, may be seen in Genealogical Registrar X. 45; and a critical examination may lead to ascertain, whether a later be worthier than an elder tradition. He was Deacon, Colonel, and Judge of Probate.

DANIEL FROST, Fairfield, elder brother of Abraham Frost, lived in 1670. By wife Elizabeth, had Rebecca, born 1640, who married 5 January 1664, Simeon Booth; Daniel, who died about 1707; Joseph, who also died near the same time; Isaac, who died 1685; Sarah, who married Samuel Smith; Rachel, who married Robert Rumsey; Hannah, who married John Sharp; and Esther.

EDMUND FROST, Cambridge. He came in the Great Hope 1635, from Ipswich, having embarked with Reverend Thomas Shepard, who left that ship, and came in one, not so good, probably the Defence, from London. He was freeman 3 March 1636; and was ruling Elder. He had wife Thomasine, and children John, baptized in England; Thomas, born March 1637; Samuel, February 1639; Joseph, 13 January 1640; James, 9 April 1643; Mary, 24 July 1645; Ephraim, about 1646, or later. By wife Mary, had Sarah, 1653. He died 12 July 1672. He left wife with an unspeakable name, like Reana Daniels (who had been daughter of Robert Daniels, so his third wife) written in his will of 16 April 1672 and codicil of next day, names all his eight children, gives something to the new College then building, and to George Alcock, then a student.

EPHRAIM FROST, Cambridge, a son of the preceding, freeman 1684. He had wife Hepzibah, who died 23 September 1719, aged 64, children Edmund, Mary, Sarah, and perhaps others. He died 2 January 1718, aged, probably 70, though the gravestone would make him older.

JAMES FROST, Billerica, son of Edmund Frost. He married 17 December 1665, Rebecca Hamlet, daughter of William Hamlet, and 22 January 1667, Elizabeth Foster, had James, Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, Abigail, Hannah, Sarah, and perhaps another child all, probably but one by the last wife. He was Deacon, and he died 12 August 1711.

JASPER FROST, Boston. He married 20 August 1660, Elizabeth Wakefield, daughter of John Wakefield of Boston had Jasper, born 5 February 1664; and Elizabeth, 24 February 1665.

JOHN FROST, Cambridge, eldest son of Elder Edmund Frost. He died before 25 September 1672. He perhaps married Rebecca Andrews, daughter of Thomas Andrews of Watertown, had Rebecca, born 3 December 1669.

JOHN FROST, New Haven. He married 9 June 1664, Mercy Paine, had child born 16 March 1665, died very soon; John, 26 May 1668; Abigail, 8 October 1670; Elizabeth, 1673; Sarah, 3 September 1675; Ebenezer, 15 August 1677; Mary, 5 February 1679; Samuel, 5 February 1682; Hannah, 2 February 1686; and Rebecca, baptized 25 May 1690.

JOHN FROST, York, son of Nicholas Frost. He died 1677, leaving John and Philip to be admonishers. John, I think, was of Isle of Shoals, and carried on fishery. There died 1718, leaving widow Sarah, sons John, Samuel, and Ithamar, and a daughter who it is said married William Fox, but it is not told where he lived. See Genealogical Registrar IV. 249.

JOHN FROST, Boston 1677, merchant. He had Thomas and John. He possibly was the proprietor of New Haven 1685.

JOHN FROST, Newcastle, New Hampshire, younger son of first Charles Frost. He married 4 September 1702, Mary Pepperell, daughter of William Pepperell, eldest sister of Sir William Pepperell, had Margery, born 1 February 1704; William, 20 May 1705; John, 12 May 1709; Charles, 27 August 1710; Mary, 19 August 1711, died young; Sarah, 1 February 1714; Mary, again, 26 February 1715, died young; Andrew Pepperell, 12 April 1716; Joseph, 29 September 1717; Abigail, 26 May 1719; George, 26 April 1720; Samuel, 19 August 1721; Benjamin and Jane, twins 15 May 1722; Miriam, 8 October 1725; Mary, again, 2 July 1726; and Dorothy, 21 August 1727. He was a merchant, was of the council, and died 25 February 1733. His widow married 12 August 1745, as his third wife Reverend Benjamin Colman of Boston. She had third husband Benjamin Prescott of Danvers, and she died 1766, in 81st year of the church. Charles Frost was Harvard College 1730. George Frost was a councilor and member of the continued Congregation.

JOSEPH FROST, Boston. He married 20 August 1660, Elizabeth Wakefield, daughter of John Wakefield.

JOSEPH FROST, Charlestown, son of Edmund Frost. He married 22 May 1666, Hannah Miller, daughter of Reverend John Miller, had Jabesh, born 12 December 1667, died in few days; Susanna, 27 January 1669, baptized 3 April 1670; Joseph, 15, baptized 19 February 1671; Stephen, 9 March baptized 13 April 1673; Nathaniel, baptized 7 May 1676; Hannah, 30 August baptized 2 September 1677; Abigail, 23 May 1680; Miller, 28 February baptized 4 March 1683; and Faith, 9, baptized 11 September 1687. He was constable 1690, but removed to Billerica. He died 22 December 1692.

NICHOLAS FROST, Kittery, born about 1595, at Tiverton in Devon. He came probably before 1632 with wife and two or three children, of which one was Charles Frost, before mentioned; another Catharine married about 1655, William Leighton, and second Major Joseph Hammond. He had, probably born here, John, before mentioned; Elizabeth who married William Smith; and Nicholas, who was a merchant, died at Limerick in Ireland, August 1673, unmarried. He had been in October 1632 very severely sentenced to fines, whipped, branded, and banishment on penalty of death for returning. Yet seems to have obtained Great mitigation so that we may be tolerate confident as he did come again within the jurisdiction that he was less guilty. He had good estate and provided for children in will of 1660, in which wife is not named so that we may infer, she was then dead but this will was set aside. He died 20 July 1663.

PHILIP FROST, York, whose father is unknown to me, took oath of allegiance 22 March 1681.

SAMUEL FROST, Billerica, probably son of Edmund Frost. He had Thomas, Joseph, and perhaps several others. He was freeman 1678. His first wife was Mary Cole, married 12 October 1663. His second wife was Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Reverend John Miller.

THOMAS FROST, Sudbury. He married 12 November 1678, Mary Gibbs, widow of John Goodridge, daughter of Matthew Gibbs, had Thomas, born 23 August 1679; John, 14 September 1684; Samuel, 23 November 1686; and Mary, 8 November 1690, died at 3 months. His wife died 6 January 1691. He married 9 July following Hannah Johnson, by whom he had Sarah. This wife died 3 May 1712. He married 22 December 1712, Sarah Singletary. His will of 1717 was probated 1724.

WILLIAM FROST, Fairfield. He came from Nottingham, England, says Lechford in "Plain Dealing," about 1646. His will, of 6 January 1646 printed in Trumbull's Colony Record I. 465, names sons Daniel, and Abraham; daughters Elizabeth, wife of John Grey, Mary Riley, and Lydia, wife of Henry Grey, and her children Mary, and Jacob. It speaks of his estate in England which he devised to Mary Riley, and her children and of several grandchildren, Frosts and Greys.

WILLIAM FROST, Salem. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 31 July 1677. Nine of this name had, in 1838, been graduates at Harvard and eight at the other New England Colleges.

NATHANIEL FROTHINGHAM, Charlestown, son of William Forthingham. He married 6 February 1668, Mary Hett, daughter of Thomas Hett, had Mary, born 25 September 1668, baptized 29 January 1671, died young; Nathaniel, 16 April 1670, died soon; Nathaniel, again, 2, baptized 9 July 1671; Hannah, 26 November, baptized 28 December 1673, died young; Thomas, 2, baptized 5 December 1675; Joseph, 31 October baptized 11 November 1677; Benjamin, 26 December 1679, baptized 15 May 1680; Mary, again, 14, baptized 19 November 1682; Hannah, again, 30, baptized 31 May 1685; Abigail, 10 baptized 15 May 1687; and Abiel, baptized 26 May 1689, perhaps posthumously. Was freeman 1671, and he died 12 December 1688.

NICHOLAS FROTHINGHAM, Charlestown, whose name is never seen by me, except in Genealogical Registrar XI. 105, may be mistaken for Nathaniel.

PETER FROTHINGHAM, Charlestown, son of William Forthingham. He married 14 March 1665, Mary Lowden, daughter of Richard Lowden, had William, born 27, baptized 29 March 1668; Ann, 18, baptized 21 May 1671; John, 19, baptized 28 February 1675; Sarah, 8 June 1679; Mary, 27 June, baptized 2 July 1682; and Martha, 22, baptized 29 March 1685. He was freeman 1668. Death by the gravestone, on the same day with Nathaniel, but this, though striking, is not more observable, than the carelessness in the record as to the ages of these brothers.

SAMUEL FROTHINGHAM, Charlestown, brother of the preceding. He married 1668, Ruth George, daughter of John George, had Ruth, born 28 November, baptized 4 December 1670; Elizabeth, 15 October 1673, baptized 22 February following; Samuel, 30 December 1675, baptized 9 January 1676; Rebecca, 25 October 1677; Hannah, 24 February baptized 15 May 1680; and John, 24, baptized 28 January 1683. He was freeman 1671, and died 25 May 1683. His widow married Abraham Bryant.

WILLIAM FROTHINGHAM, Charlestown. He came probably in the fleet with Winthrop 1630, for in the church of Boston his name with that of Ann, his wife are numbers 74 and 75. In that year on 19 October 1630 he desired administration as freeman, and was sworn 6 March 1632. He had Bethia, born 7 February 1631; John, 10 August 1633; Elizabeth, 15 March 1635; Peter, 15, baptized 17 (not 18, which was Monday) April 1636; Mary, 1, baptized 8 April 1638; Nathaniel, 16, baptized 26 (not 23) April 1640; Stephen, 11 November 1641, baptized same month; Hannah, 29 January 1643; Joseph, 1 December 1645, died soon; and Samuel; perhaps William. He was Deacon, and died 10 October 1651. His widow died 28 July 1674, aged 67. Her will, of 4 October 1672, names children Samuel, Peter, Nathaniel, son-in-law, Joseph Kettle, and Thomas White, and makes the last executor. Mary married 17 November 1663, White; Hannah married 5 July 1665, Joseph Kettle. This has been the most common name in the town for a large part of its existence.

DAVID FROW, or DAVID FRO, an Irish servant at Northampton in 1668. He married 7 February 1678, Priscilla Hunter, daughter of William Hunter of Springfield, had Abigail, born at Springfield 13 September 1679, perhaps other children. He removed from Springfield to Suffield, there died 1710; and his widow died 1726.

BENJAMIN FRYE, Andover, son of John Frye. He married 23 May 1678, Mary Parker, had Mary, born 28 February 1680; John, 28 March 1682; Esther, 6 July 1683; Joseph, 11 February 1685; Hepzibah, 2 November 1686; Nathaniel, 1 April 1691; Mehitable, 22 July 1693; and Ann. He died about 1696; his widow died 17 March 1725. Of the children the early deaths of three are recorded, Mehitable, 30 November 1694; Mary, 4 January 1696; and Ann, 27 June 1696.

GEORGE FRYE, Weymouth, weaver, freeman 1651. In his will of 26 July 1676, he names daughter Ruth Torrey, wife of Jonathan Torrey, daughter Naomi Yeales, daughter Bethia Reed, and made James Smith, senior of Weymouth and Timothy Yeales of Boston executors. He testified in March 1674 that he knew the Torreys, William and Samuel at Combe St. Nicholas, County Somerset in 1640, when they came.

JAMES FRYE, Andover, brother of Benjamin Frye. He married 20 January 1680, Lydia Osgood, daughter of John Osgood, had Lydia, born 10 February 1681; James; Sarah, 27 February 1685; Joseph, 11 November 1687, died soon; Timothy, 17 February 1689, died soon; Timothy, again, 11 December 1690, died 27 August 1693; Phebe, 1693; Jonathan Frye, Harvard College 1723, killed in Lovewell's fight at Pequaket, 1725; Ann, died young; Dorothy; and Mary; both married. He was freeman 1691.

JOHN FRYE, Newbury, wheelwright, came from Basing in Hants, May 1638. He embarked in the Bevis at Southampton, with wife and three young children engaged, I think, by Richard Dummer, who was in the ship. Removed 1645 to Andover, and was one of the founders of the church, and freeman 1669. His wife Ann died 22 October 1680. He died about 9 November 1693, aged 92 years 7 months says the record. His children, says Coffin, were John; Samuel; James, born 5 January 1653; Benjamin; Elizabeth, and Susan; but, in the want of discrimination to instruct us who had come with parents, we assume that John and the last two were born in England. We know that Susan on 5 March 1662, died unmarried, and that Elizabeth married 4 October 1660, Robert Stiles of Boxford.

JOHN FRYE, Andover, son of the preceding. He married 4 October 1660, Eunice Potter, eldest daughter of Luke Potter, probably had no children. He was Deacon. He died 17 September 1696. His widow who had been imprisoned for a witch in the doleful days of 1692, and after saving her life by confessing of the nonsense, died 24 November 1708.

JOHN FRYE of Andover, son of Samuel Frye. He married 1 November 1694, Tabitha Farnum.

SAMUEL FRYE, Andover, son of John Frye the first. He married 20 November 1671, Mary Aslett, daughter of John Aslett, had John, born 16 September 1672; Samuel, 1675, died young; Mary, 22 February 1678; Phebe, 28 May 1680; Hannah, 12 April 1683; Ebenezer, 16 February 1686; Nathan, 15 June 1688; Deborah, 26 February 1692; Samuel, again, 26 April 1694; and Benjamin, 2 October 1698. He died 9 May 1725; and his widow died 1747. Peter Frye, another descendant of the first John, Harvard College 1744, went, at the Revolution to England, died at Camberwell, 1820, aged 98. Joseph Frye, another descendant born at about 1711, went to Maine, was a General in the war of the Revolution, gave his name to Fryeburg. Six of these descendants had been graduates at Harvard in 1822.

WILLIAM FRYE, Weymouth. He died 26 October 1642, leaving wife and daughters Elizabeth, born 20 December 1639; and Mary, 9 January 1642. His nuncupative will is in Genealogical Registrar Il. 385.

WILLIAM FRYE, Dover. By wife Hannah, had William, born 7 February 1695; John, 26 August 1698; Benjamin, 11 November 1701; Joseph, 3 February 1705. Hannah had another husband 9 May 1710.

JAMES FRYER, or JAMES FRIER, Cambridge. His wife Catharine died 28 July 1640.

NATHANIEL FRYER, or NATHANIEL FRIER, Boston, mariner, perhaps son of the preceding. By wife Christian had James, born 7 October 1653; Sarah, 20 July 1656; and Elizabeth, 1 November 1657, is in a deed to him, called Emanuel, alias Nathaniel, after March 1659, when he was administered of the second church (of which his wife had been some years a member) removed to Portsmouth. He married at Newbury, says Coffin, October 1679, Dorothy Woodbridge, perhaps daughter of John Woodbridge, as second wife. He was Representative in 1666, Captain, and councilor in 1683. He died 13 August 1705. Hubbard, in Indians Wars, gives account of his eldest son James Fryer.

THOMAS FRYER, or THOMAS FRIER, Salem, had grant of land 1639. He removed probably to Gloucester, there was selectman 1642. Elizabeth, perhaps his widow or another daughter, died there 9 September 1685. Margaret Fryer, perhaps his sister, was first wife of Thomas Gardner.

THOMAS FUGILL, New Haven 1639, is named by Reverend Thomas Shepard in his autobiography as one of the servants of Sir Richard Darley of Buttercrambe. He had baptized Mercy, on 2 August 1640; John, 13 June 1641; and Pledge, 1 February 1646. He was second of the Colony in 1641, so continued till 1645, when for false record he was dismissed, soon excommunicated and went home. See Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts 525. One John Fugill, probably son of Thomas Fugill, was at New Haven about 1669, as by testimony of Captain Nathan Andrews, and Mr. John Todd, 30 June 1710, that they knew him about 40 years before but he did not, as they knew of, lay any claim to the land that was his father's.

FRANCIS FULHAM, Watertown. He married Sarah Livermore, daughter of John Livermore, had Jacob, born 19 November 1693; Sarah, 2 March 1695; Hannah, 10 June 1697; and Mary, 4 April 1702. His wife died 10 March 1724. He married 1 October 1725 Mary Woolson, widow of Samuel Jones, daughter of Thomas Woolson.

BENJAMIN FULLER, Salem, son of Thomas Fuller. He married 15 December 1685, ... Bacon, had Samuel, Benjamin, born 25 February 1687; Sarah, Ruth, Abigail, and Hannah. He lived in the village which became Danvers, and was freeman 1690.

EDWARD FULLER, Plymouth, brother of the famous Samuel Fuller. He came with him in the Mayflower 1620, bringing wife Ann and son Samuel, and leaving Matthew, on the other side, who was elder. He died early next year (1621) as did his wife, but his son Samuel outlived the hardships.

EDWARD FULLER, Boston 1630, whose son John, says Lewis, settled at Lynn. But I believe we know no more, than that the name has much prevailed there. Edward was employed in 1643 to bring, with others, the cattle of the Gortonists, taken near Providence, under the absurd pretence of being spoils of war. No doubt he was of the true, or popular faith, or he would not thus have been trusted; and this may, perhaps, render it less probably that he was the same Edward subject. In 1639 to censor by the General court for distempered with wine.

EDWARD FULLER, Lynn, freeman 1691. He was, perhaps, son of Robert Fuller of the same.

JAMES FULLER, Ipswich. By wife Mary, had James, born 2 December 1673; Mary, 30 May 1675; John, 20 February 1677; Elizabeth, 25 February 1679; Daniel, 24 February 1681; Nathaniel, 18 February 1683; and Dorothy, 18 December 1684. His widow probably lived to 16 October 1732, aged 85.

JEREMIAH FULLER, Newton, son of the first John Fuller of the same, was Lieutenant. He buried four wives: Mary, who died 17 August 1689; Elizabeth who died 1700, in which year he took Thankful, who died 1729; and Rachel, died 1742; by first and last had no children, but by Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 14 April 1694, died soon; and Jeremiah, 3 July 1697, died young; and by 3rd wife had Thomas, 12 September 1701; Joshua, 12 Apr 1703; Thankful, 23 December 1704; Jeremiah, again, 1 November 1707, died young; Elizabeth again, 24 August 1709, died at 2 years; and Josiah, 2 Dec 1710. He died 23 December 1743.

JOHN FULLER, Ipswich 1634, perhaps one of the first settlers at Salisbury 1639 or 40.

JOHN FULLER, Lynn 1644, may be the same as preceding, was Representative 1655 and 64. He had sons John, William, and James. He died 29 June 1666.

JOHN FULLER, Salem, son of Thomas Fuller. He married 22 April 1672, Rebecca Putnam, eldest daughter of second John Putnam, had Elizabeth, born 22 August 1673; and Bethia, posthumous 22 March 1676. He died 26 August 1675. His widow married 6 December 1677, John Shepard of Lynn.

JOHN FULLER, Cambridge, in that part now Newton, may seem the youth who came with John Winthrop junior, in his second voyage in the Abigail 1635, called 15 years old, but that Jackson, who perhaps quotes the gravestone says he died 7 February 1699, in 87th year. He was freeman 1690, though his first four sons were together, and made freeman ten years earlier. His widow Elizabeth died 13 April 1700. He had John, born 1645; Elizabeth; Jonathan, 1648; Joseph, 10 February 1652; Joshua, 2 April 1654; Jeremiah, 4 February 1658; of which two were in Captain Beers' company in Philip's war 1675, and still, after his death serving in April 1676; and John, who is called of Dedham, and probably not one of these, was a corporal of Moseley's company and wounded in the great Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675); Bethia, 23 November 1661; and Isaac, 2 February 1665, who died 5 October 1691. All the other five sons lived from 74 to 98 years. Bethia married 27 February 1685, Nathaniel Bond; and Elizabeth married 1663, Job Hyde, and died 28 November 1685. Honorable Abraham Fuller, a descendant in 4th generation, born 23 March 1720, was Representative for Newton 20 years beginning 1764; and parts of the ancestral estate are now enjoyed by the seventh and eighth degrees.

JOHN FULLER, Lynn, son of the first John Fuller of the same, was Representative 1674, and four years in succession, and was a Lieutenant. He died 26 April 1695. He had sons John; Thomas; Edward; Elisha, born 5 April 1657; Joseph, 1 November 1661; and Benjamin, 16 December 1665; at which time his wife was Elizabeth.

JOHN FULLER, Dedham, son of Thomas Fuller of the same. He married 8 January 1672, Judith Grey, daughter of John Grey, had Judith, born 21 November 1673; Hannah, 5 September 1675; John, 19 November 1677; Thomas, 19 November 1681; Robert, 11 August 1685; and Hezekiah, 5 August 1687. He was probably the freeman of 1690.

JOHN FULLER, Rehoboth. He married 25 April 1673, Abigail Titus, perhaps daughter of John Titus or Robert Titus of the same, had John, born 8 September 1674, died under two years; Abiel, 30 December 1676. One John Fuller, aged 15, came 1635, in the Abigail, and he may be the man of Lynn, or of Cambridge.

JOHN FULLER, Barnstable, son of Matthew Fuller, a physician. By first wife had Lydia, born 1675. By second wife Hannah, of Boston, whose surname is not found, had Bethia, born December 1687; John, October 1689; and Reliance, 8 September 1691. He died 1691. His widow married 9 December 1695, Captain John Lothrop, it is thought, of another at Barnstable, called little John (to distinguish him from his cousin John, son of Matthew who was elder), when his wife Mehitable was administered of the church 30 September 1688, and was son of that Samuel who was son of Edward. We know his children baptized were Samuel, Thomas, and Shubael, on 21 October 1688 and Thankful, 19 May 1689; besides Edward. He removed to East Haddam, there had John, 10 November 1697; Joseph, 1 March 1700; Benjamin, 20 October 1701; and Mehitable, 16 April 1706; and perhaps others.

JOHN FULLER , Newton, eldest son of John Fuller of the same, freeman 1680 (ten years before his father). He married 1682, Abigail Boylston, perhaps daughter of the second Thomas Boylston, had Sarah, born 5 October 1683; John, 2 September 1685; Abigail, 8 March 1688; James, 4 February 1690; Hannah, 31 August 1693; Isaac, 22 November 1695; Jonathan, 13 February 1698, died soon; Jonathan, again, 28 March 1700; Caleb, 24 February 1702. He married 14 October 1714, Margaret Hicks, and he died 1720.

JONATHAN FULLER, Rehoboth, eldest son of Robert Fuller of Salem. He married 14 December 1664, Elizabeth Wilmot, perhaps daughter of Thomas Wilmot, had Jonathan, born 23 December 1665; David, 11 September 1667; Daniel, 6 August 1669; Robert and Thomas twins 28 June 1671, of which one, if not both, died soon; Robert, again, 2 March 1673; Nathaniel, 1676; Elizabeth 12 May 1678; Sarah, 23 April 1680; Mary, 1 October 1681; and Noah, 12 February 1685.

JONATHAN FULLER, Dedham, the freeman of 1672, was, perhaps son of Robert Fuller of Dorchester. By wife Mary, had Mary, born 20 April 1679, probably died young; Samuel, 15 February 1682; John, 3 December 1684; Mary, again, 21 February 1687; Joshua, 23 January 1689, died soon; and Joshua, again, 15 February 1692. His wife died 29 March 1701; and he died 1720.

JONATHAN FULLER, Newton, son of the first John Fuller of the same. He married Mindwell Trowbridge, daughter of Deacon James Trowbridge. He died 12 August 1722, aged 74, without children, and his widow died 1758, aged 96. He was freeman 1688. He gave most of his estate to Jonathan, son of his brother Joseph Fuller.

JOSEPH FULLER, Newton, son of the first John Fuller of the same, freeman 1680, was under Turner in the Falls fight, 1676. He married 13 February 1681, Lydia Jackson, daughter of Edward Jackson, who died 12 January 1726, had John, born 15 December 1681; Joseph, 4 July 1685; Jonathan, 7 January 1687; Lydia, 15 February 1692; Edward, 7 March 1694; Isaac, 16 March 1698; and Elizabeth 1 July 1701. He died 5 January 1740.

JOSHUA FULLER, Newton, brother of the preceding, freeman 1680. He married 7 June 1679, Elizabeth Ward, daughter of John Ward, had only daughters Elizabeth, born 22 February 1680; Hannah, 8 July 1682; Experience, 5 November 1685; and Mercy, 11 March 1689. His wife died 6 September 1691. By 2nd wife he had Abigail, about 1697; Sarah; and Ruth. He died 1752. He was in 89^th year when he married 19 July 1742, Mary Dana, in her 75th for third wife, but they had no children.

LANCELOT FULLER, New Haven 1643. He married Hannah Marsh, and had a child born 1651.

MATTHEW FULLER, Plymouth, about 1640, son of Edward Fuller the first, born in England. He removed to Barnstable 1652, a physician, appointed surgeon of the force of the Colony 1673, and a Captain 1675, as Thatcher says. He died 1678. By wife Frances he had Mary, who married 17 April 1650, Ralph Jones; Elizabeth who married 1652, Moses Rowley; Samuel; and John; and by Hannah, had Ann, who married her cousin Samuel Fuller.

ROBERT FULLER, Dorchester 1640, freeman 2 June 1641. By wife Ann, had Jonathan, born 15 August 1643. He removed to Dedham, there had Benoni, 16 June 1646; and perhaps his wife died very soon. By wife Sarah, had Sarah, 21 September 1647; John, 26 November 1649; Patience, 22 February 1652; and Mary, 1 March 1654. His wife Sarah died1680, and he died 14 December 1688.

ROBERT FULLER, Salem 1639, removed to Rehoboth, there was freeman 1658, which he had visited perhaps fifteen years before and may there have had one or more children of which we know only, that he calls Jonathan Fuller his eldest son in a deed of 28 May 1696 for land in Rehoboth but had, also, Benjamin Fuller, old enough to take deed of 1 December 1679 for house and six acres at Rehoboth while he styles himself in both, of Salem, bricklayer. Probably he had been driven in Philip's war from enjoyment of his estate and would encourage his son to ascertain if it might be profitable in peace. By the record at Rehoboth his daughter Sarah was buried 14 October 1676; and wife Margaret, who may not have been mother of any children died 30 January 1700; and he died 10 May 1706. Abigail, perhaps his daughter married at Rehoboth 16 October 1679, Thomas Cushman.

ROBERT FULLER, Lynn, freeman 1680, may be the same as preceding but not probably.

SAMUEL FULLER, Plymouth 1620, one of the most valuable pilgrims of the Mayflower, the first physician that came to settle in our country. He had been a Deacon at least 8 years at Leyden. Though his wife Bridget, who came in the Ann 1623, with a child that, I think, lived not long, may have been married but short time before he left Holland. He brought servant William Butten, a youth, who died before reaching the coast. He had Samuel, and Mercy, born here, both after 22 May 1627, and both living 1650. He died 1633, between 30 July 1633, the date of his will, and end of October 1633 when it was probated. His wife Bridget lived until 1664. She was his third wife. The first was Elsie Glascock. He married in England, and perhaps she died before the sad parting from his native land. Next he married at Leyden, 30 April 1613, Agnes Carpenter, from Wrentham, County Suffolk, sister of Alice, the second wife of Governor Bradford. She lived not long. He married 27 May 1617, another maiden, Bridget Lee, her mother and brother Samuel assisted at the solemnity. In the document to verify this marriage father is called silk maker of London.

SAMUEL FULLER, Plymouth, nephew of the preceding, made executor of his will, was son of the first Edward Fuller, and by him brought in the Mayflower 1620. After death of his parents, he lived with the uncle. At the division of lands 1624, was counted I presume, out of respect to father and mother for three persons. He was freeman of the Colony 1634, removed to Scituate, thence to Barnstable. At Scituate having married 8 April 1635, Jane Lothrop, daughter of Reverend John Lothrop, had Hannah, who married 1 January 1659, Nicholas Bonham; Samuel, who was baptized at Scituate 11 February 1638, and may be the one who died at Rehoboth 15 August 1676; Sarah, though born at Scituate baptized at Barnstable 1 August 1641, died young; and born at Barnstable were Mary, 16 June 1644, who married Joseph Williams, 18 November 1674; Thomas, 18 May 1651; Sarah, again, 14 December 1654, who married a Crow; and John; besides one, 8 February 1658, who died at a fortnight. He died 31 October 1683; one of the latest Mayflowers.

SAMUEL FULLER, Plymouth, son of the first Samuel Fuller, was a preacher but seems to have been slow to remove, probably giving his time to pious care of his mother. Refused invitation to Rehoboth after death of Newman, but preached at Middleborough sixteen years and at last was ordained there when the first church wars gathered 26 December 1694. He died 17 August 1695 in 71st year, if his grave stone be correct. Of this the doubt is almost invincible for it would carry his birth to 1623 or 24, at least, whereas in the division of cattle, May 1627, his father head of the eighth lot, counts only for himself wife and cousin or nephew before mentioned. Still stranger, however, to our modern notions, seems the nomination of him as executor of will, when he could not be 8, and probably was only 5 years old. He had wife Elizabeth but was not married before 1650, children named in the will, probated 1 October 1695, Mercy, wife of Daniel Cole, perhaps his second; Samuel, born 1659; Experience, wife of James Wood; John; Elizabeth wife of Samuel Eaton; Hannah, wife of Eleazer Lewis, and Isaac, who was under age, as may have been the last daughter. By Lewis, in History of Lynn, ed. 2, page 111, this Samuel is called brother of John, son of Edward, and he speaks of his arrival in Boston 1630, so as to lead to confusion, if not starting from it. Deane, in History of Scituate, seems almost as confused as his brother. History of Lynn. The name of his wife is given in the church History of Middleborough as Brewster, and perhaps she was granddaughter of the noble William Brewster; she died at Plymouth 4 November 1713. Confusion, indeed, is often unavoidable. With all the aid derived from books, and the scrupulous diligence of Otis, I am uncertain whether

SAMUEL FULLER, Barnstable, son of the first Samuel Fuller of the same. He married Ann Fuller, daughter of his uncle Matthew Fuller, and had Matthew, Barnabas, Joseph, Benjamin, Desire, and Sarah, were the same man as

SAMUEL FULLER, Rehoboth, who married 17 April 1673, Mary Ide, perhaps daughter of Nicholas Ide.

SAMUEL FULLER, Barnstable, son of Captain Matthew Fuller. By wife Mary, had Thomas, Jabez, Timothy, Matthias, who died unmarried, Abigail, Ann, and Samuel, posthumous born 1676.

THOMAS FULLER, Woburn. He married 13 June 1643, Elizabeth Tidd, had Thomas, born 22 or 30 April 1644; Elizabeth, 12 September 1645; Ruth, 17 May 1648; Deborah, 12 May 1650; John, 1 March 1653; Jacob, 14 May 1655; Joseph, 8 August 1658; Benjamin, 15 April 1660; and Samuel, 3 May 1662. Probably he was of Salem 1670, that part now Middleton, and died June 1698 aged 80. He married 25 August 1684, Sarah Nutt, widow of John Wyman, daughter of Miles Nutt.

THOMAS FULLER, Dedham 1643. By wife Hannah Flower, married 22 November of that year, had John, born 1 November 1644, died soon; John, again, 28 December 1645; Elizabeth, 1 April 1648; Hannah, 9 November 1650; Thomas, 26 February 1652, died young; Mary, 25 March 1655; Samuel, 25 April 1657; Sarah, 3 September 1659; and Thomas, again, 23 June 1662. He was freeman not in 1653, as Farmer said, but perhaps in 1672. He was Ensign, Representative 1673, 79, and 86. His wife died 11 April 1672; and he died 28 September 1690, having made his will four days before (24 September 1690). Elizabeth married the second John Kingsbury of the same, and next, 17 September 1672, married third Michael Metcalf.

THOMAS FULLER, Salem. By wife Ruth, had Thomas, born 3 April 1671; Jonathan, 19 September 1673; John, 23 January 1677; Joseph, 12 August 1679; and William, 30 November 1685.

THOMAS FULLER, Dedham, probably son of Thomas Fuller of the same, freeman 1690.

THOMAS FULLER, perhaps son of Thomas Fuller of Woburn. He married 25 August 1684, Sarah Wyman. He may have lived at Danvers, and been freeman 1690.

WILLIAM FULLER, Ipswich 1635. He came that year in the Abigail, aged 25, with John Fuller, perhaps his brother aged 15. He may have had wife Frances, removed 1639 to Hampton, Representative 1661 and 67. He died 26 May 1693.

WILLIAM FULLER, Concord, appointed gunsmith May 1637, to accompany the troops against the Pequot’s. He was a miller there 1639. He had Hannah, born 8 August 1641. His wife Elizabeth died 24 July following. Possibly he was freeman 2 June 1641.

WILLIAM FULLER, Hampton, probably son of William Fuller of the same, freeman 1678. He married 22 June 1680, Susanna Perkins, daughter of Isaac Perkins, and widow of Isaac Buzzell of Salisbury. Nine of this name had been graduates at Harvard in 1829, nine at Yale, three at Dartmouth College, and twenty-two at other New England Colleges, and at Union, of which twelve were clergymen.

RICHARD FULLFORD, Pemaquid. He had lived there fifty years before the Indians drove him and others from that place, with wife Elizabeth Pierce, had Elizabeth, who married Richard Martin of Marblehead; as Richard Pierce, aged 70, John Pierce, 68, and George Pierce 55, brothers of Fullford’s wife testified in 1721. This proof, taken at required of Martin, was corroborated by Maurice Champney, aged 79.

WILLIAM FURBER, Dover 1643, born about 1614. He came in the Angel Gabriel from Bristol, wrecked at Pemaquid in the great storm of August 1635. He was one of the witnesses to the true deed of the Indians 1638 to Wheelwright, and was Representative 1648. He had William, born 1646, who was of Dover, as well as the father 1684, and is the ancestor probably of a numerous line; besides Jethro, and three daughters: Elizabeth who married John Dam; Susanna, who married 5 May 1664, John Bickford; and Bridget, who married Thomas Bickford. The wife of Dam was his second wife married 9 November 1664. John Bickford had another wife Temperance. Sometimes this name is Furbush.

JOHN FURNELL, Cambridge, born a 1607. By wife Mary, had Sarah, born August 1638.

STRONG FURNELL, Boston, soap boiler, called also, ship-carpenter on administration to the church, freeman 10 May 1643, artillery company 1651, whose name Whitman made Strange. By wife Elinor, had Elizabeth, born 7, baptized 14 May 1643; Mary, baptized 10 August 1645; Joanna, 26 February 1647; Susanna, 14 September 1652, died in few days; John, 28 January 1654; William, 1655. His widow married 1659, Michael Lambert.

WILLIAM FURNELL, Boston, perhaps brother of the preceding. By wife Ellen (if the record be good), had Joanna, born 9 December 1652; William, 29 July 1654; and Joseph, 19 January 1657.

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