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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February 2014

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

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

LAWRENCE LACY, Andover, had Lawrence, born 1683. Abbot, 39. He was "the first person she afflicted", as poor Elizabeth Johnson was driven to confessing in the sad delusion of 1692.

DANIEL LADD, Ipswich, came in the Mary and John, 1634, by tradition called son of Nathaniel Ladd, was one of the first townsmen of Salisbury, about 1639, but, perhaps, not long there, and became permanent inhabitant of Haverhill after birth of one or two children. By wife Ann, he had Elizabeth, born 11 December 1640; Daniel, 26 September 1642; Lydia, 8 June 1645; the three being on record at Salisbury; Mary, 14 February 1647; Nathaniel, 10 March 1602; Ezekiel, 16 September 1654; and Sarah, 4 November 1657. Both he and his wife were living 1678. Elizabeth married at Haverhill, 14 May 1663, Nathaniel Smith. Part of the family tradition that Nathaniel, father of Daniel was from Dartmouth, in Devon, may be reasonable enough, at least it bears no inherent improbability as the more fondly desired clause of the story does, that he was one of the first comers to Plymouth; for that phrase belongs only to those who arrived in the years 1620, 1, and 3, of which was no Ladd; and minute inquiry even shows, there was nobody in either of the three passenger lists with that baptized name.

DANIEL LADD, Haverhill, eldest son of the preceding, married 24 November 1668, Lydia Singletary, was Representative 1693, and 4.

EZEKIAL LADD, Haverhill, brother of the preceding, took oath of fidelity 28 November 1677.

JOSEPH LADD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, whose will of 1669 names children Joseph, William, Daniel, Mary, and Sarah.

NATHANIEL LADD, Exeter, son of the first Daniel Ladd, erronously said to be from Scotland, or Devonshire (perhaps tradition thought these adjoining towns), married 1678, Elizabeth Gilman, was mortally wounded 11 August 1691 at Maquoit, left wife and seven children. His grandson Captain Daniel Ladd fell in batble with the Indians 12 August 1746 at Concord, New Hampshire.

SAMUEL LADD, Ipswich, son of the first Daniel Ladd, married a daughter of George Corliss.

DANIEL LAIGHTON, or DANIEL LEIGHTON, Newport, perhaps son of John Laighton of the same, by wife Rebecca, had Thomas, born 2 March 1666; Daniel, 28 October 1667; Rebecca, 24 February 1669; Jeremy, 21 December 1670; Adam, 5 November 1672; Elizabeth, 12 March 1674 ; and Mary, 31 August 1675.

EZEKIEL LAIGHTON, or EZEKIEL LEIGHTON, Rowley 1691, son of Richard Laighton.

GEORGE LAIGHTON, or GEORGE LEIGHTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1638, freeman there 1655; married Elizabeth Hazard, daughter of Thomas Hazard of the same.

JOHN LAIGHTON, or JOHN LEIGHTON, Ipswich 1648, may have been ten years before at Newport.

JOHN LAIGHTON, or JOHN LEIGHTON, Kittery, son of William Laighton, married 13 June 1686, Honor Langdon, daughter probably of the first Tobias Langdon, had Elizabeth, born 30 May 1691; Mary, 7 May 1693; William, 9 September 1696; John, 27 May 1699; Tobias, 17 November 1701; and Samuel, 22 November 1707; was sheriff of the County of York, and died 10 November 1724, and his widow died 21 November 1737, in 75th year.

RICHARD LAIGHTON, or RICHARD LEIGHTON, Rowley 1643. His will, of 1682, names children John, Ezekiel, Mary, and Sarah, of who Mary married probably Francis Spofford of the same.

SAMUEL LAIGHTON, or SAMUEL LEIGHTON, Lynn, probably son of Thomas Laighton, married 14 February 1680, Sarah Graves, daughter perhaps of the first Samuel Graves, had Elizabeth, born 30 October 1681; Samuel, 10 February 1683, died at two days; and, perhaps, others.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Lynn, freeman 14 March 1639, Representative 12 years between 1646 and 61, had Thomas, Margaret, Samuel, Rebecca, and Elizabeth.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Saco 1645, had John Laighton, who married 1665, Martha, daughter of Robert Booth. Folsom.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Dover 1648, died 22 January 1672, in his 68th year leaving only son Thomas; Mary, who married Thomas Roberts, junior; Elizabeth, who married John Hall; and Sarah. His widow Joanna married 16 July 1673, Job Clements, outlived him, and died 15 January 1704, in 88th year.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1638, freeman there 1655, perhaps was brother of George Laighton.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Dover, only son of Thomas Laighton of the same, freeman 1672, married a daughter of Hatevil Nutter, had Thomas, Elizabeth, and John; and died before 1711. Elizabeth married Philip Cromwell, and, next, Philip Chesley.

THOMAS LAIGHTON, or THOMAS LEIGHTON, Lynn, perhaps son of the first Thomas Laighton, freeman 1680, married 28 December 1670, Sarah Redknap, had Thomas, born 15 October 1671; Sarah, 16 September 1673; Joseph, 14 October 1675; and Margaret, 13 June 1677; his wife died 26 February 1680, and he married 2 December following Hannah Silsbee or Silsby, who might easily be recorded for Libby.

WILLIAM LAIGHTON, or WILLIAM LEIGHTON, Kittery, married before 1650, Catharine Frost, daughter of Nicholas Frost, had John, born May 1661; and Elizabeth, about 1663, who died young; and he died September 1666. His inventory of 6 June following was of £308, 16,6; and the widow married Joseph Hammond, outlived him, and died 1 August 1715. One Laighton, commonly in the earlier day, spelt conforming to sound Layton, was killed by the Indians near Swanzey, on the first hour of outbreak of Philip's war; 24 June 1675. In our day the name is usually Laughton or Leighton, and it is very difficult to trace.

HENRY LAKE, Salem 1649, a currier, perhaps the same who was of Dorchester 1658, brother of Thomas Lake of the same.

JOHN LAKE, Boston 1643, a tailor; freeman 1644, by wife Mary Coy, sister of Matthew and Richard Coy, had Caleb, born 27 May baptized 1 June 1645, but probably died young; and the father died 6 August 1677, leaving widow Lucy, and gave her some of his estate residual to John and Mary, children of his brother, but mentioned no children of his own. His will of 4 of the same month as Hammond in his Diary tells, was written by Richard Sharp of Boston, who died the next day, so one day before testator, and Lake's widow died 13 May following.

LANCELOT LAKE, Boston 1695, a physician, of who nothing is known but that he married 6 May 1708, widow Catharine Child, and 3 March following in his will, probated 3 October 1715, gave her all his estate. He died 17 September and, I presume, it was a doubt in the mind of the widow whether the estate would amount to the few shillings of expense. His gravestone was lately found in the cemetery of King's Chapel.

THOMAS LAKE, Dorchester, freeman 2 June 1641, died 27 October 1678; his wife Alice, who was ten years older, having died 7 days before, often the name was written yet probably not by himself, Like, or Leake. His will, made after death of his wife names no children but gives his property to brother Henry, and equally to children of brother Henry, except that Thomas Lake should have £5 more.

THOMAS LAKE, Boston, where he owned lands, before his residence, an eminent merchant, came from London to New Haven, there married Mary Goodyear, daughter of Stephen Goodyear, the Deputy-Governor of that Colony, had Stephen, born 13 February 1650; Mary, 27 July 1663, died in few weeks; Thomas, 9 February 1657; Mary, again, 1 May 1659, died soon; Edward, 28 June 1661, died soon; Edward, again, 15 July 1662, died soon; Ann, 12 October 1663; John, 22 February 1666; Nathaniel, 18 July 1668; Rebecca, 6 July 1670; and Sarah, 14 September 1671. He purchased 1654, from John Richards, half of Arousick Island in the Kennebeck, and many years held a trading house there, was freeman 1671, selectman, had large transaction with the Indians by whom he was killed 14 or 16 August 1676, being on a visit. He had made his will during a sickness so long before as 27 January 1664, from which we learn, that he was brother of John, that his wife had sister Lydia, and not much more. His estate was large; and his son Thomas Lake enjoyed it at London, where he died 22 May 1711, at the Middle Temple; and his daughter Ann, wife of Reverend John Cotton at Hampton, married 17 August 1686, next, of Reverend Increase Mather, who she survived, died at Brookline, 29 March 1737.

WILLIAM LAKE, Salem 1665, a cooper; perhaps son of Henry Lake, married about August 1661, Ann Stratton, had Ann, born 1 June 1662, died soon; Abigail, 21 April 1667; Mary, 1 February 1669; and William, 12 March 1675; was allowed 1674, to sell beer and cider, as was his widow Ann in 1681. Of Mrs. Margaret Lake at New London 1646, and many years after at Ipswich [see Genealogical Registrar Vl. 165], much hard labor has been expended by Miss Caulkins to learn her derivation and marriage but in vain. She died says Felt, 1672, leaving two daughters, Hannah, wife of John Gallop; and Martha, wife of Thomas Harris.

JOHN LAKIN, Reading, brother probably younger of William Lakin, was driven from Groton, I suppose, during the Indians war, but had, by wife Mary, Sarah, born 4 February 1662; William, 12 May 1664; Abigail, 13 March 1667; Joseph, 14 April 1670; Benjamin, 6 November 1672; and Josiah, 14 September 1675; and probably went back to Groton where he was Ensign, and had been of the first settlers, died 21 March 1697. His father was son of William, and died in England says Butler, and his widow married William Martin; but his name is not given. Three of the sons perhaps all, had family. He had a daughter Mary, elder than any of these children, married 18 July 1674, Henry Willard; and Sarah married about 1691, Benjamin Willard.

WILLIAM LAKIN, Groton, freeman 1670, died 10 December 1672, in 90th or 91st year. Tradition more credible than common makes him bringing the grandchildren William and John, perhaps at the same time with William Martin of Reading, who married their mother, yet it does not tell the name of their father nor whether the mother married in England to Martin, nor whether the grandfather had wife on this side of the water, nor when or whence he came. Both he and Martin were engaged in plantation 1655, of Groton. Shattuck, 95, borrows the tradition of Butler in History of Groton 273, that he emigrated in his old age from Redington. But this must be mistake, as there is no such place in England, probably the parish of Ridlington is meant. That is a small parish in the hundred of Martinsley, County Rutland, 2 and 1/4 miles from Uppingham; or more likely the native seat of the Lakins may have been the smaller parish of the same name in the hundred of Tunstead, County Norfolk 4 and ¼ miles from North Walsham. If he came with Martin his old age should not be thought of; for he passed about thirty years here.

WILLIAM LAKIN, Reading, brother of John Lakin, by wife Lydia Brown, daughter of the first Abraham Brown, had William, born 6 May 1655; John, 3 January 1658; and Jonathan, 28 June 1661; removed to Groton and had Abraham, 10 January 1664, died soon; William, May 1665; Abraham, again, 11 September 1667; and Elias, 8 January 1669; was freeman 1672, unless (which is not probable) it was he, not his grandfather in 1670; Lieutenant 1673; and died 22 February 1700. Great list of descendants appears in Butler's valuable History of Groton.

ABEL LAMB, Cambridge, perhaps son of Thomas Lamb of Roxbury, in the employment of William French, was buried 16 October 1649.

ABIEL LAMB, Roxbury, son of Thomas Lamb, was one of brave Captain Johnson's Company December 1675, had baptized there sons Harbottle, 28 February 1675; Abiel, born 23 December baptized 4 January 1680; Jonathan, born 11 November 1682; and Samuel, baptized 12 April 1685; but I know not his wife and suspect, that be lived over the line of the town, for the town record has not one of these births. He removed to Framingham, then part of Sudbury, about 1695, was constable 1700, selectman 1701, and died before 1710.

CALEB LAMB, Roxbury, mariner, brother of the preceding, married 30 June 1669, Mary Wise, daughter of Joseph Wise, had Thomas, born 26 April baptized 15 May 1670; Caleb, 29, baptized 31 December 1671; Joseph, 11, baptized 16 November 1673; Mary, 13 April 1678, died soon; Jeremiah, 24, baptized 25 May 1679; Mary, again, 7, baptized 13 March 1681; Elizabeth, baptized 4 March 1683 (but the town record has, erronously I suppose, John, born 5 April 1683); John, 29, baptized 30 March 1684; and Eunice, baptized 22 November 1685, of which is no mention in the town record that supplies Huldah, born 31 January 1688. He died Barry thinks, about 1697.

DANIEL LAMB, Springfield, probably son of John Lamb, freeman 1690, had a family and died 1692.

EDWARD LAMB, Watertown 1633, had wife Margaret; children Hannah, born 27 December 1633; Mary, 10 September 1635, died soon; Samuel, 3 April 1637; Mary, again, 30 April 1639; John and Increase, twins 13 February 1640, died both in a week; and removed to Boston, there had Elizabeth, baptized 27 August 1648, about 11 days old. His widow married Samuel Allen. Collections record III. 216 and IV. part I. page 31.

JOHN LAMB, Springfield 1653, probably son of Thomas Lamb, came 1630, with his father, had John, born 1654, died soon; John and Thomas, twins 1655, of whi John died at 21 years; Joanna, 1657; Sarah, 1660; Samuel, 1663; Daniel, 1666; Mary, 1669, died young; Abigail, 1670; and Joshua, 1674. He for second or third wife in 1688 married Lydia Wright, widow of John Norton, who before was widow of Lawrence Bliss, and daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright, and died 28 September 1690. His daughters Joanna, who married Samuel Stebbins, and Sarah died after marriage, but before him; Thomas, and Joshua, probably removed to Stonington; at least they at Stonington have no children on record; Samuel and Daniel lived at Stonington.

JOHN LAMB, New London 1664-9, was offered in the latter year to be made freeman in November 1677, lost a son by being struck by a mill-wheel, as told in Bradstreet's Journal. He perhaps was in 1712 in that part made Groton.

JOSHUA LAMB, Roxbury, son of Thomas Lamb, married Mary Alcock, daughter of John Alcock, had Joshua, baptized 7 March 1675; Dorothy, 8 June 1679; George, 27 March 1681; John, 22 April 1683, died soon; Elizabeth, born 2 March 1684, died soon; John, again, 3, baptized 8 February 1685, died at four months; and Samuel, 9, baptized 11 April 1686. He was a merchant, purchaser of Sir William Berkeley lands at Roanoke in Virginia which he sold 1677, and died 23 September 1690. His widow died 9 October 1700. Dorothy, married Reverend Dudley Woodbridge, first minister of Simsbury, and, also, his successor, Reverend Timothy Woodbridge.

THOMAS LAMB, Roxbury, came, 1630, in the fleet with Winthrop, brought wife Elizabeth, and two children Thomas and John, required administration 19 October, had Samuel, born in October baptized that year at Dorchester, before the church at Roxbury was gathered, and was freeman 18 May following, had Abel, fourth son born October 1633; Decline, the first daughter born April 1637, who married 7 December 1666, Stephen Smith; and Benjamin, the sixth child October 1639, died soon, as did his mother, both buried on 28 November. Barry calls this last child of Elizabeth Caleb; but the church record is copious, and explicit to the contrary. The town record said Benjamin, born 27 November but a modern hand erased that, and wrongfully inserted Caleb. Such violation of the vestal purity of record is less rare than might be expected. He married 16 July 1640, Dorothy Harbottle, "a godly sister of the church" had Caleb, born 9 April 1641; Joshua, 27, baptized 28 November 1642; Mary, baptized 29 September 1644; and Abiel, 2 August 1646. The father died 28 March preceding, and apostle Eliot notes (on the baptism) his "not long afore leaving his children to the Lord to be their father", and his widow married 2 February 1652, Thomas Hawley. See Winthrop II. 339, 40. Mary married Thomas Swan.

DANIEL LAMBERT, Salem, eldest son of John Lambert, married 5 June 1682, Mary Gray, daughter perhaps, of the first Robert Gray, had Mary, born 20 February 1683; Elizabeth, 9 April 1684; Daniel, 7 December 1686; Samuel, 5 February 1688, died soon; Samuel, again, 7 April 1689; Preserved, 21 April 1691, died at 5 months; and Joseph, 12 April 1692.

EBENEZER LAMBERT, Salem, youngest son of John Lambert, by wife Mary, had Margaret, born 26 July 1696; Mary, 26 March 1703; and Eunice 3 April 1706.

FRANCIS LAMBERT, Rowley, freeman 13 May 1640, by wife Jane, had John; Ann; brought from England probably with other children, and here had Jonathan, born 1639; Gershom, 1643; and Thomas, 1645; and died 1648. His will of 26 September 1647 names all but Thomas Lambert.

GERSHOM LAMBERT, Rowley, son of Francis Lambert probably died unmarried, his will, early in 1664, named no wife nor children, but only brothers John, Thomas, Thomas Wilson, aunt Rogers, sister Ann Wilson, and some other relatives besides brother Thomas Nelson, made executor.

GERSHOM LAMBERT, Stonington, possibly son of Francis Lambert, married Deborah Frink, daughter of John Frink, had John, born 10 May 1687; perhaps removed to New London, there had Gershom, baptized 14 August 1692.

JESSE LAMBERT, Milford 1680, married 10 May 1688, Deborah Fowler, daughter of William Fowler the second, had Rachel, whose date of birth is not seen, though she must have been young, if married (as the History of Ancient Woodbury tells) 30 December 1703; Martha, who died at 20 years unmarried; Richard, died young; Sarah; Jesse, born 20 April 1698; Deborah, died unmarried; Elizabeth, and David, 1700. He had second wife Joanna, and died 1718. Much idle tradition and wild genealogy accomplished the introduction of this name in Cothren, 607.

JOHN LAMBERT, Lynn, a fisherman, about 1644, Salem 1663, by wife Preserved, had Daniel, born 3 October 1658; Sarah, 7 February 1660; Ezekiel, 3 March 1661; Samuel, who died 7 July 1662, probably very young; Samuel, again, 16 March 1664; Mary, 26 April 1667; Jonathan, 27 December 1669; Hannah, December 1671, died in few days; and Ebenezer, 2 April 1674; at Lynn again till dying 28 October 1676.

JOHN LAMBERT, Hingham, removed says Deane, to Scituate, there had John Lambert, born 1693.

MICHAEL LAMBERT, Lynn 1647, had wife Elizabeth, who died October 1657, and he married 1659, Elinor, widow of Strong Furnell, had Michael, and Mary, born 23 January 1662; and, perhaps, by third wife Moses, 27 April 1673; and died 18 August 1676. He left four children Michael, Abigail, Moses, and Rebecca, for Mary, who had died young.

MICHAEL LAMBERT, Stonington, perhaps son of the preceding, married 19 April 1688, Elizabeth Starke.

RICHARD LAMBERT, Salem 1637, had then grant of land and, perhaps, daughter Esther, who married 8 October 1659, Jeremiah Bootman.

RICHARD LAMBERT, Salem, perhaps son of the preceding, not possibly the same, was killed by the Indians 18 September 1675, at Bloody Brook, with the flower of Essex, under Captain Lothrop.

ROBERT LAMBERT, Boston, came from Dartmouth, in Devon, it is said, was among the founders of the First Church of Baptists in Boston 1665.

SAMUEL LAMBERT, Salem, son of John Lambert, had Margaret, born 14 January 1691; Preserved, 30 April 1692; and Samuel, 2 January 1694; perhaps more.

THOMAS LAMBERT, Dorchester 1637, may be he of Boston, who by wife Mary, had Thomas, born 6 November 1659.

THOMAS LAMBERT, Rowley, son of Francis Lambert, married Edna Northend, had Thomas, born 1678; Nathan, 1681; and two daughters.

WILLIAM LAMBERT, came in the Susan and Ellen, from London, 1635, aged 26; but where he sat down is unknown.

GEORGE LAMBERTON, New Haven 1641, probably merchant from London, was one of the chief inhabitants employed 1643 in projecting a settlement at Delaware, but resisted by the Swedes, who vindicated their right; by wife Margaret, had Mercy, baptized 17 January 1641; Desire, 13 March 1642; and Obedience, 9 February 1645; besides Hope, George, and Hannah; went in January 1646 for England in the ship of 80 tons, "cut out of the ice 3 miles," with Mr. Gregson, the wife of Deputy-Governor Goodyear, and others, who was never heard of. Johnson, in his wifeW.P. and Winthrop II. 266, well relate the matter; but Mather, Magnalia I. 25, has provided the great superiority resulting from tradition of a story told 50 years after to the contempory narrative by taken the "dimensions" of the ship in the air, Mather's worthy correspondence could make her about 150 tons. His readers admit, that benefits of similar measure the ecclesiastical history gained in his everyday life. He left widow who married Deputy Governor Stephen Goodyear, and, perhaps, daughters Elizabeth, who married 1654, Daniel Sillevant; Desire, married 1659, Thomas Cooper junior of Springfield; Hannah married Samuel Wells; and, next, Colonel John Allyn; and Obedience, who married 1676, Samuel Smith. Yet it is not sure, that these were his daughters and possibly another family may have come, for at Jamaica, Long Island, was a

THOMAS LAMBSHEAD, Marblehead 1666. Felt. Sister Lampbshead was of the second church in Boston 1673.

HENRY LAMPREY, HENRY LAMPHREY, HENRY LAMPER, or HENRY LAMPRELL, Boston 1652, a cooper, by wife Julian, had Mary, born 8 March 1653; and Mary, again, 19 March 1657; but elder children he had, perhaps before coming, Henry, Daniel, and Elizabeth. He probably removed to Hampton, or Exeter, perhaps both in different times, was of grand jury 1684, when was, also, a David Lamprey there. In 1678 he, Benjamin, and Daniel took the oath of allegiance.

HENRY LAMPREY, HENRY LAMPHREY, HENRY LAMPER, or HENRY LAMPRELL, the son not the father I suppose, married 24 July 1686, Elizabeth Mitchell.

BARNABAS LAMSON, Cambridge 1635, had brought Joseph Lamson, probably other children, perhaps all those named in his will, Genealogical Registrar II. 104, which distribributed them to near friends in the church: Mary, Sarah, Barnaby, Martha, and Joseph. He died before 1642. Mary married Philip Cook; Joseph Lamson was of Cambridge 1658.

JOHN LAMSON, Ipswich, freeman 27 May 1674; if I may venture to assume, that the name printed in Colony record V. 536, as likewise Mr. Paige's list, Lumpson, is wrong.

JOSEPH LAMSON, Malden, son perhaps, more probably grandson of the first Barnabas Lamson, served in Philip's war, March 1676, then aged 18, under Captain Turner, on Connecticut River, was freeman 1690; by wife Elizabeth Mitchell, married 12 December 1679, who died 10 June 1703, had Elizabeth, born 24 October 1680; Joseph, 28 July 1684; John, 15 April 1687; Elizabeth again, 29 August 1689; William, 25 October 1694; Caleb, 12 June 1697; and Hannah, 9 October 1699. He had second wife Hannah, widow of Thomas Welsh; and a third, Dorothy Mousal, outlived him. His will, of 16 July 1722, was produced 19 September following.

SAMUEL LAMSON, Reading, among early settlers, was freeman 1677, died 1692; where Samuel junior might be his son.

THOMAS LAMSON, New Haven, died 1664, in his will names only two children Jonathan, who was baptized 2 March 1645, died 1686, unmarried; and Zubah, who married 5 May 1670, Joshua Wills of Windsor. But he took second wife 6 November 1663, Elizabeth, widow of Henry Line, and died in few weeks. His posthumous son Eleazer was born 14 August, and his widow married John Morris, and lived not long after.

WILLIAM LAMSON, Ipswich, freeman 17 May 1637, died 1 February 1659, leaving wife Sarah, and eight children whose names are not seen. His widow married 10 April 1661, Thomas Hartshorn of Reading. Of this name, that often in early records had its middle letter b, or p, two had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and four at other New England colleges.

HENRY LANCASTER, or HENRY LANKASTER, Dover 1634, testified in 1682, that he knows Walford of Portsmouth 50 years before. It may be the same as Langstaff.

JOSEPH LANCASTER, or JOSEPH LANKASTER, Salisbury, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 25 February 1666; Mary, 8 September 1667; and Thomas, 15 March 1669; removed to Amesbury, freeman 1690.

WALTER LANCASTER, or WALTER LANKASTER, Fairfield 1654, had lands perhaps never occupied, but removed soon.

CHARLES LANDDIER, Dover 1672. It seems an unusual name, but may not be impossible.

JOHN LANDER, Portsmouth or Kittery 1639, a fisherman, died before 1646. Belknap I. 28.

THOMAS LANDER, Lynn, came in the Abigail, from London, 1635, aged 22; removed 1637 to Sandwich; there had John, born 2 January 1651.

WILLIAM LANDER, Marshfield 1643, died 1648. It seems to be often spelled with a u in the first syllable.

GEORGE LANDFEAR, or GEORGE LAMPHEAR, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1669, had Richard, Shadrach, John, Theodosius, Seth, and daughters of which one was wife of Eber Crandall; Mary, wife of Peter Button; Sarah, who married 21 March 1708, James Covey; and Elizabeth, who married 12 January 1710, James Pendleton; and he died 6 October 1731,

RICHARD LANDFEAR, or RICHARD LAMPHEAR, Westerly 1679, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Amie, born 22 June 1715; Lucy, 9 July 1718; Esther, 21 February 1721; Zerviah, 12 October 1724; and Jerusha, 25 January 1727.

SETH LANDFEAR, or SETH LAMPHEAR, Westerly, brother of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Elizabeth, born 10 August 1715; and Elisha.

SHADRACH LANDFEAR, or SHADRACH LAMPHEAR, Westerly, brother of the preceding, married 15 June 1696, Experience Reed, had Oliver, Ann, Experience, Prudence, Mary, Solomon, John, and Hezekiah.

THEODOSIUS LANDFEAR, or THEODOSIUS LAMPHEAR, Westerly, brother of the preceding, married 22 January 1708, Rachel Covey, had Theodosius, born 31 January 1709; James, 22 November 1710; Joshua, 23 November 1712; Abigail, 27 March 1715; Susanna, 14 December 1716; Nathaniel, 22 March 1718; Mary, 14 December 1721, Samuel, 23 December 1723; Stephen, 5 February 1726; Jabez, 25 March 1731; and Joseph, 20 September 1736.

JAMES LANDON, Boston, or Charlestown, member of the First Baptist Church 1670. Mr.Wyman thinks this name was Lowden.

AMBROSE LANE, Portsmouth 1648-50, then called (as from its original settlement it had been), Strawberry bank, shipmaster, was, perhaps, brother of Sampson, who mortaged to him that year all his property for £1,000.

ANDREW LANE, Hingham 1635, son of William Lane, was called feltmaker, by wife Tryphena, had Mary, Abigail, and Andrew, all baptized in August 1646; John, 30 January 1648; and with this son I pause to expose many errors. To him is given son Samuel, born 16 March 1678 by wife Mehitable Hobart. Sorry am I to observe that in the Genealogical Registrar XIII 91, the statement that "John Lane, baptized in Norton, 30 June 1648, married Mehitable Hobart," labors under such incongruence. It says that Andrew and Tryphena had seven children when the names of nine are known. No son Samuel had he, no Mehitable Hobart can be found for that John to marry and he could not be baptized at Norton that day, for the town was not begun to be settled till many years after, nor could he be baptized anywhere else in New England on 30 June 1648, which was not Sunday, but Friday. Besides those four children we find Ephraim, baptized February 1650; Deborah, 20 June 1652; Joshua, 20 August 1654; Caleb, 17 July 1657; and Hannah, 17 October 1658; and he died 1 May 1675. His widow died 2 June 1707, "about 95 years of age," says the town record. All the daughters were married. Abigail married perhaps, John Low, first, but certainly 27 December 1665, Daniel Stodder, and Deborah married 30 December 1674, William Sprague; but whether the date of Mary, who married William Orcutt, were earlier or later in marriage than her sister Abigail, is uncertain; and Hannah married Thomas with a surname utterly illegible in the original and plainly false in the copy of probably register. All the sons and the husbands of the daughters gave, 27 July 1675, to their mothers acquitted of the estate of deceased for her life, which has signatures of each, but Orcutt's is by [ ] mark, and the husband of the youngest daughter might as well have used a bear's claw to write his.

ANDREW LANE, Hingham, son of the preceding, freeman 1677, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 13 October 1673; Elizabeth, 20 November 1675; Andrew, 8 February 1678; Bethia, 10 August 1680; Isaac, 8 April 1683; Jonathan, 27 December 1685; and Solomon, 12 January 1694, who died at 21 years. He died 4 December 1717, and his widow died 12 November 1727.

DANIEL LANE, New London 1652, married Catharine, widow of Thomas Doxy, removed 1661 to Long Island, was one of the grantees of Brookhaven 1666.

EBENEZER LANE. Hingham, son of George Lane, married 27 December 1688, Hannah, whose surname is uncertain, had Sarah, born 24 December 1692; Ebenezer, 11 December 1694; Peter, 25 May 1697; and Susanna. He had served in brave Captain Johnson's Company in Philip's war.

EDWARD LANE, Boston, a merchant, came in the Speedwell from London 1656, aged 36, having bought 1651 estate of Robert Harding, married 11 December 1657, Ann Keayne, daughter of Benjamin Keayne, had Ann, born 5 October 1660, about 27 June following; and Edward, 20 February 1662. He next year sold estate at Malden to Richard Dexter, and lived not long after. His widow married Nicholas Paige.

EPHRAIM LANE, Hingham, son of Andrew Lane, served in Philip's war, with Johnson's Company, married late in life, 20 February 1701, Susanna Huet, daughter of Ephraim Huet of Scituate, had Ephraim, born July 1703; and his wife died 15 May 1708. For second wife he took, 29 December following Elizabeth Beal, youngest daughter of Jeremiah Beal, and had Jeremiah, 8 June 1710; about 1 December 1715, and his widow died 30 July following.

GEORGE LANE, Hingham 1635, brother of Andrew Lane, born in England, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, baptized March 1638; Hannah, 24 February 1639; Josiah, 23 May 1641; Susanna, 23 June 1644; John; Elizabeth; Ebenezer, baptized 25 August 1650; Mary, born 11, baptized 17 April 1653; and Peter, 23, baptized 27 July 1656; freeman 1672, died 4 June 1689. His widow died 26 March 1696. Sarah married 31 Oct; 1655, James Lewis of Barnstable; Hannah married December 1665, Thomas Humphrey of Dover; Susanna married 23 December 1665, William Roberts; Elizabeth married Walter Pore; and Mary married an Ellis.

ISAAC LANE, Middletown 1669, married 5 November of that year Hannah Brown, only daughter of Nathaniel Brown, had Hannah, born 27 March 1672; Elizabeth, 24 January 1673; Eleanor, 9 April 1674; Isaac and John, twins 22 December 1675, both died soon; John and Sarah, twins 28 February 1677, both died soon; Sarah, again, 24 or 29 September 1678; Samuel, 24 November 1679, died soon; John, again, 10 January 1681; Nathaniel, 29 June 1682, died soon; Isaac, 5 November 1683; Benoni, 13 February 1683, died at 4 years; Mary, 25 April 1687, died soon; Mary, again, 20 August 1688, died soon; Abigail, 8 April 1690, died very soon; and Nathaniel, again, 28 March 1694, died at 8 years; and the father who in October 1704 called his age 65, died 18 July 1711.

JAMES LANE, Boston, carpenter, had come from Plymouth in Old England with son Francis Lane, not long before making his will, 2 October 1662, probated same month. Such is the opinion naturally derived from refering to his son James and wife Dousabel, remained at home, and subsequent action of Court.

JAMES LANE, Malden, had John, born about 1653, besides Henry, Samuel, and Job, but some of these may have been born at Falmouth on Casco Bay, whither he removed about 1658, says Babson, 111, and there was killed by the Indians.

JOB LANE, Rehoboth 1644, was in England in June 1647, when his kinsman Thomas Howell, of Marshfield, made his will, named him to be executor but he declined that trust, yet after some years came back, and settled at Malden, freeman 1656, had by wife Sarah, who died 19 May 1659, Rebecca, born April 1658, died young. He married September 1660, Hannah Reyner or Ann Reyner, daughter of Reverend John Reyner, had John, born October 1661; Ann, September 1662, died in few weeks; Jemima, 19 August 1666; Dorothy, 24 July 1669; and Rebecca, again, 6 April 1674; removed to Billerica, was Representative 1676, 9, and for Malden 1685, and under the new Charter in 1692. His will is of 28 September 1696, and he died 23 August following. His widow died 30 April 1704. From the will we learn that he had other daughters Mary, wife of William Avery, who with children Mary and Sarah, are remembered; Elizabeth, wife of Robert Avery (m. 13 April 1676), with her daughter Rachel; another Ann, wife of James Foster of Dorchester; and Sarah, wife of Samuel Fitch; and that Jemima married Matthew Whipple; and Dorothy married 24 November 1693, Edward Sprague.

JOHN LANE, Milford 1640, perhaps, or soon after had good estate, freeman 1665, died 1669, leaving will made that year.

JOHN LANE, Hingham, son of George Lane, 1674, carpenter, married 18 June 1674, Mehitable Hobart, whose father is unknown. Had Samuel, born 16 March 1678; Priscilla, 15 March 1680; Mary, 3 April 1682; and Asaph, 21 July 1685.

JOHN LANE, Hingham, son of Andrew Lane, married 21 January 1680, Sarah Beal, daughter of Jeremiah Beal, had Sarah, born 12 December 1683; Hannah, 22 August 1685; Rachel, 23 May 1688; and Susanna, 4 December 1690. His wife died 13 December 1693, and he married 18 November 1697, Tabitha, daughter of John Stodder, had Tabitha, 11 September 1698; and his wife died 2 March 1707; and he died 12 March 1730.

JOHN LANE, Falmouth before 1690, son of James Lane, was driven to Gloucester by the Indians hostilities after marrying at Falmouth, Dorcas Wallis, daughter of John Wallis, but at Gloucester had Hepzibah, born 1694; Mary, 1696; Joseph, 1698; Benjamin, 1700; Deborah, 1703; and Job, 1705; besides James, John, Dorcas, Josiah, Sarah, and David. He was living at age of 81, but time of his death is unknown.

JOHN LANE, Billerica, only son of Job Lane of the same, married 20 March 1680, Susanna Whipple, daughter of the second John Whipple of Ipswich, had Susanna, born 24 February 1682; Job, 19 December 1884, died in few weeks; Mary, 15 May 1686; Jemima, 27 June 1688, died in few days; Job, again, 22 June 1689; John, 20 October 1691; Martha, 1 October 1694; James, 12 August 1696; and Joseph, 18 February 1699; freeman 1690, was Major, Representative 1702; his wife died 4 August 1713, and he died 17 January 1715.

JOHN LANE, Killingworth, son of Robert Lane, married 31 December 1700, Lydia Kelsey, daughter of John Kelsey, had Sarah, born 17 September 1701; Robert, 1 July 1704, who died young; Lydia, 9 June 1706; John, 20 April 1708; and Daniel, 11 April 1710. His wife died 22 April following and he married 16 January 1711, Hannah Parke, had Hannah, 14 October following Robert, 4 November 1713; Joseph, 11 February 1715; Stephen, 1 August 1719; and Joseph, 8 May 1723.

JONATHAN LANE, Killingworth, younger brother of the preceding, married 1 February 1711, Mercy Welman, eldest daughter of William Welman, had Elizabeth, born 17 March 1712; Nathan, 22 July 1717; Zeruiah, 6 September 1723; and his wife died 13 November 1727. He married next 17 September 1730, Patience Strong, had Jonathan, 22 December 1731; Noah, 13 January 1734; and died 7 November 1759. His widow died 18 August 1773.

JOSHUA LANE, a soldier under Captain Turner in March 1676, on Connecticut River from East part of the Colony, was after at Falmouth.

JOSIAH LANE, Hingham, son of George Lane, by wife Mary, had only Mary, born 26 September 1671, and the mother died in 5 days. Next, he married 9 May 1672, Deborah Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill, had Josiah, born 27 January 1675; George, 22 June 1677; Deborah, 21 November 1679; Sarah, 12 February 1682; Thomas, 29 May 1684; Peter, 21 December 1687, died next day; Peter, again, 2 March 1690, died at 3 months; Peter, again, 15 July 1691; and Ruth, 26 July 1696, died young.

ROBERT LANE, Stratford 1665-85. He may be the man by Field, 107, said to be from Derbyshire, and an early settler, but with no more precise date, at Killingworth. He married 19 December 1665, Sarah Picket, daughter of John Picket, had Sarah, born 24 February 1667; Hannah, 26 December 1668; Daniel, 27 July 1671; John, 12 July 1674; Elizabeth 31 January 1677; Margaret, 18, but another record says, 25 August 1679; Rebecca, 7 March 1682; Jonathan, 16 October 1685; and Mary, 23 September 1688. In 1695 he removed to Killingworth, there died 12 April 1718; and his widow died 11 March 1725. He was Representative for Stratford 1686.

SAMSON LANE, Portsmouth 1631, one of Mason's men, said to have come from Teignmouth in Devon, purchased 1646 the estate that had been Thomas Wannerton's, and was then called master of the Neptune of Dartmouth, in 1650 mortgaged the estate and his other property included a ship on the stocks to Ambrose Lane, before mentioned, and probably went home.

SAMUEL LANE, Hadley, had been a soldier, 1676, from the East under Captain Turner, married 11 December 1677, Sarah Dickinson, daughter of the first John Dickinson of Hadley, had Samuel, and Sarah, removed to Suffield, there had Mary, born 7 May 1684; John, 3 April 1686; and Elizabeth, and he died about 1690, leaving these five children and his widow married 27 February 1691, Martin Kellogg.

WILLIAM LANE, Dorchester 1641, from whose will, made 28 February 1651, probated 6 July 1654, we learn that he had sons Andrew and George, both of Hingham, daughters Mary Long, and Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Rider, besides daughters whose baptized names are not seen, wives of Nathaniel Baker, and of Thomas Lincoln of Hingham.

WILLIAM LANE, Boston 1651, freeman 1657, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 23 January 1652; John, 5 February 1654; and Mary, 15 May 1656, says record in Genealogical Registrar IX. 312. His wife died 2 May 1656, by Genealogical Registrar X. 220; and he married 21 August following Mary Brewer, daughter of Thomas Brewer of Roxbury, had Sarah, 15 June 1657; William, 1 October 1659; and Elizabeth, 3 February 1662. I testified that both the extractions in Genealogical Registrar that are so inconsistent, are truly taken from what purports to be the record in Boston, and both in the same handwriting. But the age was not, I think, quite so credable as to receive for "absolute verity" assertion that the mother died thirteen days before her last child was born. Possibly the recorder might have intended 22 instead of 2 May. Instances of such carelessness are often seen.

WILLIAM LANE, Boston, son of the preceding, married 21 June 1680, Sarah Webster, daughter of Thomas Webster of Hampton. Six of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and seven at other New England colleges.

JACOB LANESON, Weymouth, by wife Susanna, had Abigail, born 11 November 1680; and Susanna, 24 December 1683.

JOHN LANGBURY, a soldier, killed 19 May 1676 at the Falls fight. As he was of Turner's Company he was from the East.

THOMAS LANGDEN, New Haven 1650, a taverner, who had wife and one son at least, Joseph, born 23 March 1650. Being censured and fined, more than once, for not restraining the drink or speech of his guests, he probably gave up his premises, hired of Richard Malbon, one of the Court and, perhaps, went home. The name was, in the registrar of births, ll for final n at first, but has been altered.

BENJAMIN LANGDON, Boston 1674, son of John Langdon the first, by wife Phebe, had John, born 20 May 1678.

DANIEL LANGDON, Bristol, in 1688 had wife and seven children but no more is known.

DAVID LANGDON, Boston, by wife Martha, had David, born 20 September 1685; Samuel, 13 November 1686; Jonathan, 2 January 1688; Mary, 4 April 1698; Martha, 23 November 1701; and Sarah, 7 February 1704; and he died 21 January 1725, in 75th year.

JOHN LANGDON, Boston 1648, sailmaker, had Sarah; Benjamin; Abigail, born 25 August 1660; and, perhaps, others. Sarah married 1664, Thomas Randall of Marblehead.

JOHN LANGDON, Farmington, joined the church there 7 February 1653, was a Deacon, married the widow of Thomas Gridley.

JOHN LANGDON, Salem, when he was going to sea, in December 1676, made a nuncupative will, probated October following, showing no wife nor children.

JOHN LANGDON, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 1686; Josiah, 28 January 1687; Ephraim, 25, baptized 26 January 1690; Mary, baptized 15 November 1691; Joanna, 22 October 1693; Nathaniel, 14 September 1695; Margaret, born 23, baptized 29 August 1697; John, born 17 October 1698; and Margaret, again, 10 August 1703. He died 6 December 1732, aged 82.

JOSEPH LANGDON, Farmington, son of John Langdon of the same, had Sarah, Joseph, John, and Samuel, all baptized 6 June 1697, in right of his wife who joined the church on Sunday preceding. See Genealogical Registrar XII. 37, and correct the misspelling.

PHILIP LANGDON, Boston, brother of the second John Langdon of the same, a mariner, by wife Mary, had Philip; Susanna, born 23 October 1677; John, 22 August 1682; James, 15 August 1685, Samuel, 22 December 1687; Mary, 24 March 1690; and Paul, 12 September 1693. He died 11 December 1697, and his widow died 14 February 1717. Samuel, was father of Reverend Samuel, diedD. born 12 January 1723, Harvard College 1740, minister of the first church at Portsmouth, made President of Harvard College 1774-80, injured, compelled to resign, died minister at Hampton Falls, 29 November 1797.

TOBIAS LANGDON, Portsmouth 1662, had wife Elizabeth Sherburne, daughter of Henry Sherburne, married 10 June 1656, and probably several children died 27 July 1664.

TOBIAS LANGDON, Portsmouth, perhaps son of the preceding, married 17 November 1686, Mary Hubbard, had Elizabeth, born 17 November 1687; Tobias, 11 October 1689; Martha, 7 March 1692; Richard, 14 April 1694; Joseph, 28 February 1696; Mark, 15 September 1698; Samuel, 6 September 1700; William, 30 October 1702; and John, 28 May 1707. John, the youngest child was father of John Langdon, born 1740, died 18 September 1819, having served as chief magisrate of the State, called President two years, and Governor six years, and sat twelve years in Senate of United States. Six of this name had, in 1826, been graduates at Harvard and eight at the other New England colleges.

RICHARD LANGER, Hingham 1636, very aged, when he made his will, 20 February 1660, probated 2 May 1661, in which he refers to daughters Dinah and Elizabeth, who should record each 4s from his daughter Margaret, wife of Thomas Lincoln, to whose eldest son Joshua, the testator gave his lands at Hingham.

JOHN LANGFORD, Salem, moved in from another town, but which is unknown, though prepondence of probability is in favor of Sudbury. He was freeman 1645, yet his name is not among church members in Salem, down to 1650; but there he was lived 1689, as, Farmer says, is shown by Revolution in New England Justif. 41. Mr. Felt assures me, there was a Francis Lingford of Essex County in 1663; and possibly he may have been of the same family.

RICHARD LANGHORNE, or RICHARD LONGEIORNE, Rowley 1649, died 1669, had probably Sarah, and other children.

THOMAS LANGHORNE, or THOMAS LONGEIORNE, Cambridge 1644, brother of the preceding, by wife Sarah Green, daughter of Bartholomew Green, had, besides Thomas, who was born 26 August 1647, buried 5 April 1648, Sarah, 26 February 1649; Elizabeth and Mary, baptized all as the precious register of matchless Mitchell proves, but at dates not given; Samuel, 9 December 1660; Mercy, 11 May 1662; and Patience, 3 April 1664. He was the town drummer, and died 6 May 1685, aged, says the gravestone, about 68 years. Mary died 27 March 1654, born as the record says in one place, in September in another in March preceding.

DANIEL LANGLEY, Boston 1689, mariner, went with others, that year to take a piratical vessel in Vineyard Sound, of which in Genealogical Registrar II. 393, is accounted.

JOHN LANGLEY, Hingham, married January 1666, Sarah Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill, was a soldier in the Company of brave Captain Johnson of Roxbury, December 1675, an innholder 1695. Of his children I know only Sarah, born 15 March 1668, who married November 1686, Jonathan May of Hingham.

WILLIAM LANGLEY, Lynn, freeman 14 March 1639, in 1677 was, I think, of Charleston. But it may be well to see Longley.

RICHARD LANGMEAD, Boston perhaps, mariner, died 1660, leaving wife Ellen, who had administration 18 June 1661.

HENRY LANGSTAFF Portsmouth 1631, or soon after sent over by Mason, the patentee, was of the grand jury 1643, and at Dover 1648, had Sarah, who married Anthony Nutter, also Henry; and died by a fall, says Pike's Journal 18 July 1706, near 100 years old.

GEORGE LANGTON, GEORGE LANCKTON, or GEORGE LANKTON, Springfield 1646, married a second wife 29 June 1648, Hannah, widow of Edmund Haynes, had Esther (strangely called son in the record printed in Genealogical Registrar IX. 171), born 22 August 1649, and no more children, but had formerly been at Wethersfield, and by first wife had there or in England several children; removed about 1658, to Northampton, there died 29 December 1676. His will mentioned son John, daughters Pritchet [who was Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, married 1651], Corbee [probably widow of William of Haddam], Hanshet [who was Deliverance, wife of Thomas], Hannum [who was Esther, wife of John,] and grandson Samuel.

JOHN LANGTON, JOHN LANCKTON, or JOHN LANKTON, Farmington 1650, son of the preceding, born probably in England, was Representative 1668, Deacon, and died 1689; had probably no children by second wife widow of Deacon Thomas Gridley, but by former wife four children: John, who died 1683, leaving John; Samuel, who was baptized 13 February 1653, and lived with his grandfather at Northampton; Joseph, baptized 1660, lived at Farmington; and Elizabeth, who married Luke Hayes.

JOHN LANGTON, JOHN LANCKTON, or JOHN LANKTON, Hadley, son of John Langton, had John, born 1670; and died 1683; but who was wife I see not.

JOSEPH LANGTON, JOSEPH LANCKTON, or JOSEPH LANKTON, Ipswich 1648, may have been son of Roger Langton.

JOSEPH LANGTON, JOSEPH LANCKTON, or JOSEPH LANKTON, Farmington, son of John Langton, married October 1683, Susanna Root, daughter of the first John Root, had Sarah, born April 1685; Joseph, March 1688; John, 3 April 1691; Samuel, December 1694; all baptized 6 June 1697; Susanna, born October 1696, baptized 29 August following; Ebenezer, born 17 July 1701; Mary and Mercy, twins April 1704; and Thomas, September 1707. His widow died 5 December 1712; and he married 18 October 1714, Mary, widow of Joseph Royce, daughter of Thomas Porter, and died 30 March 1736.

ROGER LANGTON, ROGER LANCKTON, or ROGER LANKTON, Ipswich, freeman 4 March 1635. His inventory of 24 January 1672 may seem to prove, that he died that winter.

SAMUEL LANGTON, SAMUEL LANCKTON, or SAMUEL LANKTON, Northampton, son of John Langton, married 1676, Elizabeth, widow of Praisever Turner, was freeman 1681, and died 11 August 1683, leaving John, and Samuel. His widow took third husband David Alexander. This name is often misprinted interchanging with Langdon.

ANDREW LANGWORTH, Newport 1656, married about 1661, Rachel Hubbard, daughter of Samuel Hubbard.

JOHN LAPHAM, Malden, married August 1671, a Hollis, and I find no more of him.

JOHN LAPHAM, Providence, married 6 April 1673, Mercy Mann, daughter of Francis Mann of the same, had Mary, born 1 March 1673; John, 13 December 1677; and William, 29 November 1679. He was called 45 years old in 1680.

THOMAS LAPHAM, Scituate 1635, joined Lothrop's church 24 April 1636, married 13 March 1637, Mary Tilden, daughter of Nathaniel Tilden, had Elizabeth, baptized 6 May 1638; Mary; Thomas, born 1643; Lydia; Rebecca, 1645; Joseph, 1648; in which year the father died having made his will 15 June 1644, in which the four elder children are named and wife made executrix. Lydia married 1666, Samuel Bates of Hingham.

JERVICE LARGE, Scituate, a servant of Samuel Hinckley, brought probably from County Kent, was buried 9 August 1636.

JOHN LARGE, Branford 1672, perhaps came over from Long Island, may be the man who married at Saybrook, 1 November 1659, Phebe Lee, daughter of Thomas Lee, and possibly was son of William Large.

HENRY LARGIN, Boston, by wife Ann, had Susanna, born 16 January 1646; and by wife Alice, had Joseph, born 23 November 1653, who died in few weeks.

JOHN LARGIN, a soldier, from the East under Captain Turner, at Hatfield, 1676.

MORDECAI LARKHAM, Beverly 1681, has numerous descendants it is believed, written the name Larcom.

THOMAS LARKHAM, Dover 1640, was a cause, or occasion of trouble, though so popular for a time that the people called their town after that from whence he came, Northam, near Barnstable, in Devon; but he went off in 1642, died at home 1669, in 68th year. His son George Larkham, bred at Trinity College Cambridge, was minister of Cockermouth, in Cumberland, ejected 1662, died 26 December 1700, in 71st year.

EDWARD LARKIN, Charlestown 1638, by wife Joan, had John, born 10 March 1640, Sarah, 4 September 1641; but another record says Elizabeth, born 5 Sept, Thomas, 18 October 1644; and, I presume, Edward; certainly Sarah, again, 12 March 1648; was freeman 13 May 1640, Artillery Company 1644. He died before middle life, probably, and the widow married John Pentecost; and she died 27 January 1686, aged 70.

EDWARD LARKIN, Newport, in the list of freeman 1655, was Representative 1663. He was of Westerly, in the same Colony 1669; and by wife Elizabeth Hall, daughter of the first Henry Hall, had Edward and John, probably also Roger, and daughter Hannah to dwell there ten years later.

EDWARD LARKIN, Westerly, son of the preceding, married Mary Cottrell, daughter of Nicholas Cottrell, had Stephen, Nicholas, David, Elizabeth, Penelope, Tabitha, Edward, John, Samuel, and Lydia.

EDWARD LARKIN, Charlestown, perhaps son of the first Edward Larkin, married 1 November 1688, Mary Walker, had Edward, who died 18 November 1689; John, baptized 7 September 1690; Mary, 10 September 1693; John, again, 17 February 1635; Edward, again, 13 September 1696; Joanna, 19 March 1699; and Samuel, 26 October 1701.

JOHN LARKIN, Charlestown, perhaps brother of the first Edward Larkin, by wife Joan, had Hannah, born 16 March 1643, who married 15 February 1665, John Newell, outlived him, and died 10 December 1704.

JOHN LARKIN, Charlestown, son probably of first Edward Larkin, married 9 November 1664, Joanna Hale, daughter of Deacon Robert Hale, had Joanna, who died 3 June 1673; Edward, John, and Robert, baptized at once, 4 July 1675, of who Robert died in few weeks; Joanna, again, 12 March 1676; Sarah, 2 December 1677; and he died 17 February 1678.

ROGER LARKIN, Westerly, perhaps son of the first Edward Larkin of the same, married Hannah Babcock, daughter of the second James Babcock of the same; but I know no more.

THOMAS LARKIN, Charlestown, son of Edward Larkin, shoemaker, married 13 September 1666, Hannah Remington, who died 9 November 1673, and 18 June following married Elizabeth Dowse, daughter of Francis Dowse, widow of Samuel Miles, had Thomas, who died 20 May 1676; and Thomas, again, baptized 9 September and died 8 November 1677; and died himself 10 December following of smallpox. Gladly would we receive better notes of this very numerous family if the stocks spring from Edward alone, or not, is not known to me. At Salem, in 1668, was Mordecai, but unless he be the same as Larcom, of him I hear nothing, except that he signed that year petition against imposts.

BENJAMIN LARRABEE, Falmouth, son of Isaac Larrabee, a military man, recovered the property of his father, who with his family, had been forced to fly from the war, married Deborah Ingersoll, daughter of John Ingersoll, had Benjamin, born 1700; and he died 1733. See Willis, II. 27.

GREENFIELD LARRABEE, Saybrook, had (by his wife Phebe Brown of Providence, widow of Thomas Lee, who died on his passage leaving her with three children) Greenfield, born 20 April 1648; John, 23 February 1650; Elizabeth, 23 January 1653; Joseph, March 1655, died young; and Sarah, 3 March 1658. He was dead in November 1662. Elizabeth married Joshua Hempstead, and Sarah married 2 June 1678, John Fox, both of New London.

GREENFIELD LARRABEE, Saybrook, son of the preceding, married March 1673, Alice Parke, daughter of Thomas Parke of New London, had Thomas, born June 1675; John, 19 June 1677; Phebe, 13 December 1680; Alice, 18 August 1684; Dorothy 25 March 1687; Nathaniel, January 1689; Elizabeth, September 1692; Greenfield, 13 June 1696; and his wife died 23 November 1729. He lived in that part of Norwich, now Preston, and died 4 February 1739, almost 91 years old.

ISAAC LARRABEE, Falmouth about 1680, being driven off by the Indians, went to Lynn, says Willis; had Benjamin, born 1666, at Casco, before mentioned; besides Samuel, and Thomas. In Maine the name spread much.

JOHN LARRABEE, Lyme, son of the first Greenfield Larrabee, died October 1725, leaving several children of who were John and Joseph of Coventry.

WILLIAM LARRABEE, married at Malden November 1655, Elizabeth Felt, perhaps daughter of George Felt, was freeman 1690. Sometimes this name is perverted to Leatherby, as very often it was sound.

HUGH LASKIN, Salem 1636, freeman 22 May 1639. His wife died 28 July 1658, and he died March 1659.

WILLIAM LATCOME, a passenger in the Hercules 1634, as printed In Genealogical Registrar IX. 267, which may be error for Larcom, or Larkham; but nothing can be known.

CARY LATHAM, Cambridge, m Elizabeth Masters, daughter of John Masters, and probably widow of Edmund Lockwood, had Thomas, born November 1639; Joseph, 2 December of a year to be supplied by conjecture, as the record is deficient; removed early to New London, where he was of active service, Representative 1664, and after to 70. He had there Elizabeth, who married 25 January 1678, John Leeds; Jane, married Hugh Hubbard; Lydia, married John Packer; and Hannah, who married probably John Lockwood. He died 1685.

JOSEPH LATHAM, New London, son of the preceding. Took wife Mary at Newfoundland, there had Cary, born 14 July 1668, and at New London ten more children. At his death in 1706 left seven sons one daughter.

LEWIS LATHAM, Newport, of whom we know no more, but that his daughter Frances married Jeremiah Clark, and was mother of Governor Walter and others; but it may be that he never came to our shores.

ROBERT LATHAM, Cambridge, perhaps brother of Cary Latham, lived two years or more with Reverend Thomas Shepard, removed to Marshfield, where he was constable 1643, thence to Plymouth, where he married Susanna Winslow, daughter of John Winslow, in 1649, and had Mercy, born 2 June 1650; before 1667 removed to Bridgewater, had sons James, Chilton, Joseph, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Sarah. Mitchell thinks him son of William Latham. Hannah married Joseph Wachburn.

THOMAS LATHAM, New London, son of Cary Latham, married 15 October 1673, Rebecca Wells, daughter of Hugh Wells, had only child Samuel; and his widow married 24 June 1676, John Packer. Groton side of the harbor of New London was the residence of the family still perpetuated there.

WILLIAM LATHAM, PlYmouth, came in the Mayflower, 1620, served to Governor Carver, only a youth, and, in 1627, had share in the division of cattle, being in the lot with Governor Bradford, yet was never named as one of the Mayflower's Company in 1620 when he was a boy under Carver's charge, and for the division of lands in 1624, with another servant of Carver, may have helped John Howland to count four heads. By the discovery of Bradford's History his right to passage in the first ship is provided. He was of Duxbury 1637-9, and Marshfield 1643, and 8, and in Bradford we see, that after so long residing here, he went home to England, thence to the Bahamas, and died of starvation. Of one Latham, in our country, there is idle tradition that he was brought up with Charles I, but no benefit or evil of the companionship is boasted.

CHRISTOPHER LATTIMORE, or CHRISTOPHER LATIMER, Marblehead 1648, in 1663 sold dwelling-house to Robert Hooper, but was there living 1675.

HUGH LATTIMORE, or HUGH LATIMER, Marblehead, perhaps son of the preceding, married 1669, Mary Pitt, daughter of Susanna, wife of William Pitt, or Pitts, probably by Philip Alley, her former husband.

JOHN LATTIMORE, or JOHN LATIMER, Wethersfield, had Rebecca, born 1646; Naomi, 1648; Abigail, 1649; John, 1650; Elisheba, 1652; Jonathan, 1655; and Bezaleel, 1657; all with wife Ann named in his will 1662, when he died. Elizabeth married Thomas Hollister of Wethersfield.

ROBERT LATTIMORE, or ROBERT LATIMER, New London, mariner, about 1660, married probably at Boston, Ann Griggs, widow of Matthew Jones, and daughter of George Griggs, had Robert, born 5 February 1664; and Elizabeth, 14 November 1667; and he died 1671. Elizabeth married Jonathan Prentiss.

ROBERT LATTIMORE, or ROBERT LATIMER, New London, son of the preceding, died 2 November 1728, leaving John, perhaps Harvard College 1703; Robert; Jonathan; Samuel; and Peter.

JOSIAH LATTING, JOSIAH LETTEN, or JOSIAH LETTIN, Huntington, or Oyster Bay, Long Island, 1685, was son probably of Richard Latting.

RICHARD LATTING, RICHARD LETTEN, or RICHARD LETTIN, Concord, had Josiah, born 20 February 1641; and another son on 12 September 1643; but the record gives not the name; removed to Fairfield, and thence in few years to Long Island, at Huntington. In 1663 he was ordered to depart for not submitting to jurisdiction of Connecticut and in November 1672 was by New York, denounced for disloyal speech against the Duke.

THOMAS LAUGHTON, Boston 1660. He was of Lynn 1666-79, and probably had son Thomas, as he is called senior in later years.

JAMES LAURENSO, and JOHN LAURENSO, Newtown, Long Island, 1686, were probably of Dutch descent.

FRANCIS LAURIE, Salem, of which the Historical Collections of Essex Institute Ir. 15, gives all that I have learned, that his will of 6 November 1665, probated June following, mentioned son-in-law John Neal and wife Mary, and grandchildren Jeremiah, John Jonathan, Joseph, and Lydia. But conjecture is bold enough to suggest, that the same man is intended, where Felt, II. 447, places the graveyard "on the hill above Francis Lawe's house;" and there is no doubt of the soundness of the conjecture after turning to the article Lawes in this volume; but whose reading, Felt's or Patch's should be preferred, must be left to another eye to decide.

GILBERT LAURIE, Boston 1686, went to preach that year in absence of Moody, at Portsmouth, was probably a Scotchman, and may be presumed to have gone home in 1689.

STEPHEN LAVENUKE, a Frenchman, married 25 September 1672, Mary Dival, perhaps French also, had Isabella, born 22 December 1673; Judith, 1677, who died 22 April 1758; and Stephen, in 1678, who died 1 January 1764.

JOHN LAVERICK, perhaps at Watertown, as servant of Richard Kimball, came at the age of 15, in the Elizabeth from Ipswich, 1634.

GEORGE LAVER, and JACOB LAVER, Portsmouth 1683, petitioners to the King against Governor Cranfield that year. Belknap I. 473.

ANDREW LAW, Hingham 1604, had Joshua, Josiah, and Caleb, is by Farmer erronously given I suppose, for Lane.

JOHN LAW, Concord, married 5 March 1660, Lydia Draper, daughter of Roger Draper, had John, born 1661; Thomas, 1663; Stephen, 1665; and Samuel.

JONATHAN LAW, Milford 1667, freeman 1669, perhaps only son of Richard Law, married Sarah Clark, daughter of George Clark, by her had Jonathan Law, born 6 August 1674, Harvard College 1695, who was Chief Justice 16 years and a distinguished Governor of Connecticut.

RICHARD LAW, Wethersfield 1638, may, therefore, have first been at Watertown, married Margaret Kilbourne, eldest daughter of Thomas Kilbourne, had Abigail, Jonathan, and Sarah, and probably more children; removed early to Stamford, may have been Representative in New Haven Court certainly was, after the union, in Connecticut 1665, 6, 9, and 72. His daughter Abigail married Jonathan Sellick; and Sarah married John Sellick.

WILLIAM LAW, Rowley 1643. probate record shows that he was dead 1669, leaving wife Faith, and four children. Fifteen of this name, often in old records having es final, had, in 1829, been graduates at the New England colleges, most at Yale.

FRANCIS LAWES, Salem, a weaver, born at Norwich, England, embarked at Ipswich 8 April arriving at Boston 20 June 1637, with wife Lydia, aged 49, one child Mary, and two servants Samuel Lincoln, 18; and Ann Smith, 19. He was freeman 2 June 1641, and died about 1666. Mary, married John Neal, and, next, Andrew Mansfield. See Laurie.

BENJAMIN LAWRENCE, Charlestown, second son of George Lawrence of Watertown, married in Boston, 4 July 1689, Mary Clough, perhaps daughter of John Clough, had John, baptized 22 November 1696; Abigail, 30 October 1698; William and Elizabeth twins 14 July 1700, both died soon; Elizabeth again, 4 October 1702; Benjamin, 10 September 1704; and Mary, 28 February 1707; but all these by second wife Ann, widow of Benjamin Phillips, who he married 3 February 1696, who died 11 January 1716, aged only 37, says Bond, which is a strange error, for she bore her first child to former husband about 36 years before on 18th November of the same year he took third wife Ann Coolidge, widow of Nathaniel Adams, daughter of Nathaniel Coolidge of Watertown; and she died 28 December 1718, aged 47, so that 9 July following he could take his fourth wife Elizabeth Bennett, who outlived him, and he died 26 November 1738, aged 75.

DANIEL LAWRENCE, Charlestown, twin brother of the preceding, a painter, married 19 June 1689, Sarah Counts, daughter of Edward Counts, who probably brought him no husband and died in few years; served in the army, and was in the garrison at Brookfield taken by the Indians in the assault, 27 July 1693, but was recovered, got back to Charlestown, there by wife Hannah Mason, married November 1695, had Daniel, baptized 9 August 1696; Samuel, 22 May 1698, at Mather's church In Boston; Hannah, 26 February 1700, at Charlestown; Sarah, 29 March 1702, died soon; Lydia, 30 January 1704; and Sarah, again, 3 February 1706. His wife died 27 August 1721, aged 56, and he married 23 August following Maud Russell, daughter of the Honorable James Russell; and died 20 October 1743.

DAVID LAWRENCE, New Hampshire, 1683, died about 1710, leaving widow Mary, children Joseph, David, and Phebe, and grandchildren David and Jonathan.

ENOCH LAWRENCE, Groton, son of John Lawrence of the same, married 6 March 1677, Ruth Whitney, widow of John Shattuck, daughter of John Whitney, had Nathaniel, born 21 February 1678; Daniel, 7 March 1681; Zechariah, 16 July 1 683; and Jeremiah, 1 May 1686; died at great age 28 September 1744.

GEORGE LAWRENCE, Watertown, married 29 September 1657, Elizabeth Crispe, died probably of Benjamin Crispe, had Elizabeth, born 30 February says the record meaning perhaps 28, 1659; Judith, 12 May 1660; Hannah, 24 March 1662; John, 25 March 1664, killed by accident at ten years; Benjamin and Daniel, twins 2 May 1666; George, 4 June 1668; Sarah; Mary, 4 December 1671; Martha; and Grace, 3 June 1680. His wife died 28 May 1681, and he married 16 August 1691, Elizabeth, perhaps widow of Joseph Holland, had Joseph; and Rachel and Patience, twins 14 July 1694. He died 21 March 1709. Elizabeth married 29 January 1679, Thomas Whitney; Judith married John Stearns; Hannah married probably Obadiah Sawtell; Sarah married Thomas Rider; Mary married 5 April 1689, John Earle, and, next, Michael Flagg; Martha married 29 November 1697, John Dix; and Grace married an Edes.

GEORGE LAWRENCE, Watertown, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 16 February 1697; George, 3 June 1698; Elizabeth, 9 October 1700; John, 20 February 1704; David, 16 July 1706; Sarah, 20 January 1709; William, 20 May 1711; and Ann, 1 March 1714, and he died 5 March 1736.

HENRY LAWRENCE, Charlestown 1635. Frothingham, 84. A widow Christian who Bond thought to be his, died 3 March 1648.

ISAAC LAWRENCE, Norwich, son of the first John Lawrence, married 19 April 1682, Abigail Bellows, daughter of John Bellows.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Watertown, freeman 17 April 1637, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 14 March 1636; Nathaniel, 15 October 1639; Joseph, March 1642, died at 2 months; Joseph, again, 30 May 1643; Jonathan, perhaps his twin brother died soon; Mary, 16 July 1645; Peleg, 10 January 1647; Enoch, 5 March 1649; Samuel; Isaac; Elizabeth, 9 May 1665; Jonathan, again; and Zechariah, 9 March 1669; all at Watertown except Elizabeth born at Boston, who may however have been another John's. He removed about 1662 to Groton, and his wife died there 29 August 1663; and he married 2 November 1664, Susanna Batchelor, daughter of William Batchelor of Charlestown, had Abigail, born 11 January 1666, probably died young; and Susanna, 3 July 1667. He died 11 July 1667, and his widow removed to Charlestown, there died 8 July 1668. His will, of 24 April 1667, provides for wife and children as well as all the children of the former wife except John and Peleg, who may have been before provided for by deeds. His widow in her will, names father and mother Batchelor, sister Rachel Atwood, and Abigail Austin, and both her own children, but in the will of grandfather only Susanna, her daughter is named so that we may infer, that Abigail was deceased before February 1670, when his will was made. Mary married 25 August 1663, Indigo Potter, so shortly before the death of her mother that her father noticed it in his will.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Charlestown, son of the preceding, by wife Susanna, had Hannah, born 22 February 1659; Abigail, about 1661; Sarah; David; and John, baptized after his mother's 2nd married at her request 24 April 1681, as she joined the church 6 March before, then widow of the first Thomas Tarbell. He died 1672, his inventory was taken 17 June; and his widow married 15 August 1676, Thomas Tarbell.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Newtown, Long Island, one of the patentees of Hempstead 1644, was there in 1655, but was first of Ipswich, came at the age of 17 with his mother Joan Tuttle, and sixteen other Tuttles, in the Planter, from London, 1635, having certificates from St. Albans, County Herts; after the conquest of New York, removed thither and was an alderman, mayor of the city, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Province, died 1699. He had Joseph, John, Thomas, Martha, Susanna, and Mary, who were all married but none left issue to reach maturity except this last, whose husband was William Whittingham.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Boston, married 8 February 1654, Elizabeth Atkinson, had Elizabeth, born 9 May 1653, but who the wife was, or his parentage, is unknown. Perhaps he was the published executioner, appointed 1669, served many years complaining of inadequacy of support by loss of employment.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Boston, of that part call Muddy River now Brookline, married 30 September 1657, Sarah Buckminster, daughter of Thomas Buckminster, or by record Buckmaster.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Wrentham, by wife Sarah, who died 25 March 1684, had Mary, born 16 March 1682.

JOHN LAWRENCE, Hadley, brother of Daniel Lawrence, married 1684, Sarah Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith of Hadley, had John, born 1686, died next year; Mary, 1688; Deliverance, 1693; and Sarah, 1694. He was killed by the Indians 1694 at Brookfield, whither he had recently removed. His widow married 1705, Ebenezer Wells of Hatfield.

NATHANIEL LAWRENCE, Groton, son of John Lawrence, freeman 1672, married 13 March 1660, Sarah Morse, daughter of John Morse of Sudbury, had Nathaniel, born 4 April 1661; Sarah, 1 January 1663, died soon, both at Sudbury; Hannah, 3 July 1664; John, 29 July 1667, who died at Lexington, 12 March 1746; Mary, 3 March 1670; Sarah, again, 16 May 1672; Elizabeth, 6 September 1674, died next year; Elizabeth again; and Deborah, 24 March 1683; and by second wife Hannah, had Hannah, again, 26 April 1687; Mary, again, 16 October 1690; and Jonathan, 14 June 1696; and died 14 April 1724. As in his will of 4 August 1718, no wife is named. It may seem probable that she was dead. His son John of Lexington, blacksmith, had Amos Lawrence, youngest of ten children whose third son Samuel Lawrence was father of Amos, Luther, William, Abbot Lawrence, the minister of the United States at the Court of London, and Samuel Lawrence, all distinguished in our day for published servants and private munification.

NICHOLAS LAWRENCE, Charlestown 1648, may have been that brother of first John Lawrence, designated by his will.

NICHOLAS LAWRENCE, Dorchester, son of Thomas Lawrence, by wife Mary, had Patience, born 13 June 1658, died young; and he died 1685; in his will of 26 January probated 21 May of that year gives his wife Mary, and eldest son without naming him, and calls the children Mary, Rebecca, Nicholas, and Benjamin.

PELEG LAWRENCE, Groton, brother of Nathaniel Lawrence, married 1668, Elizabeth Morse, daughter of John Morse, had Eliab, born 9 January 1669; Samuel, 16 October 1671; Eleazer, 28 February 1674; Elizabeth, who died 10 October 1685; Jonathan, 29 March 1679; Abigail, 6 October 1681; Jeremiah, 3 January 1687, died soon; Joseph, 12 June 1688; Daniel; and Susanna; and died 1692.

RICHARD LAWRENCE, Branford 1646, had Bethia and Esther, both baptized at New Haven, 1 June 1652, who are not found on the records of births at Branford, but others are, Eleazer, born 17 January 1668; Eldad, 15 July 1655, died soon; and Sarah, 27 May 1657. He signed the agreement for removal to New Jersey 1666, and was established at Passaic, June 1668.

ROBERT LAWRENCE, Falmouth 1680, married Mary Phillips, widow of George Munjoy, daughter of John Phillips of Dorchester, was a man of distinction, Lieutenant of the town, killed at the taking, May 1690, by the French and Indians; and his widow had third husband Stephen Cross, 1690, at Boston. Willis, I. 212.

THOMAS LAWRENCE, Hingham 1638, married Elizabeth Bates, daughter of James Bates of Dorchester, had Nicholas, born at Hingham; Mary and Elizabeth at Dorchester; died 5 November 1655, and his widow removed to Dorchester with her children Nicholas, before mentioned; Mary, who married 28 October 1608, Thomas Maudesley, and Elizabeth married 31 December 1658, William Smead.

THOMAS LAWRENCE, Newtown, Long Island, 1656, may have been of Stamford 1670, was brother of John Lawrence and William Lawrence of Newtown, and much engaged in the politics of New York 1689, died 1703. Accounts of him and both brothers with large genealogical details is in Riker's Annals of Newtown 281-290.

THOMAS LAWRENCE, Brookfield, brother of Daniel Lawrence, was killed by the Indians 27 July 1693.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Duxbury 1643. At Duxbury he married a daughter of Francis Sprague.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Newtown, Long Island, 1645, may be the youth who was embarked in the Planter at London, 1635, aged 12, with elder brothers John Lawrence and Thomas Lawrence, before mentioned, lived first at Ipswich with his mother, was a man of great energy, died 1680, had children by two wives, and his widow married Sir Philip Carteret, Governor of New Jersey. Seven of this name had been graduates at Harvard and six at other New England colleges in 1831.

CHRISTOPHER LAWSON, Exeter 1639, removed to Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Thomas, born 4 May 1643; and Mary, 27 October 1645; was a cooper, removed to Maine before 1665, there purchased Swan Island in Kennebeck River from the Indians and was an important man. Sullivan, 290; Holmes, I. 349-; Folsom, 128; Williamson, II. 172. Yet so ill did he agree with his brother that their mutual complaints came to the General Court 1669.

DEODATE LAWSON, Scituate, son of Reverend Thomas Lawson of Denton, County Norfolk, England, is first heard of at Martha's Vineyard 1676, had been bred to divinity, I presume, but knows nothing, for even Cotton Mather, though he gives him a place among his contemporary fellow servants in Hecatompolis, felt unable to introduce him into either of his three classes; lived after few years at Boston, joined with our third, or Old South Church (had it been the second who then was taught by the Mathers, father and son, his name would have found, as it should, room in the Magnalia, III.). He took the oath of freeman 1680, was called to preach 1683 at Salem village, now Danvers, where no church was yet formed, but George Burrows had taught the people about two years and they would have ordained Lawson in the latter part of 1686; but having lost his first wife and her daughter Ann, he luckily for him went to settle at Scituate. Second church of which he was third minister and dismissed in 1698 for having been absent more than two years gone home. At Boston, by wife Jane, he had Deodate, born 1682; and he had second wife Deborah Allen, married 6 May 1690, by whom he had at Scituate Deborah, born 1694; and Richard, 1696. Deane, 195; Calamy, II. 629. Calef, who shows how slight was his escape from peril of the witchcraft delusion, calls him Lowson.

JOHN LAWSON, Boston 1690, had Ann, baptized 10 November 1700; Sarah, 29 March 1702; and John and Savil, 16 July 1704, the record at Mather's church being "twins of John, lately died".

GEORGE LAWTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, had Isaac, born 11 December 1650; George; perhaps Job; and certainly Robert; but no more can be learned of him except that his daughter Ruth married 10 February 1681, William Wodell; and Mercy married 19 January 1682, James Tripp; probably he died 5 October 1693; at least, one George then died, and the record adds, "his son Job died 8 October 1697."

GEORGE LAWTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, perhaps son of the preceding, married 17 January 1678, Naomi Hunt, had Elizabeth, born 15 November following; George, 30 April 1685; Robert, 4 October 1688; Job, 22 January 1693; and died 11 September 1697. His widow married 11 October 1701, his brother Isaac.

ISAAC LAWTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of the first George Lawton, married 3 March 1674, Elizabeth Talman, daughter of Peter Talman, had Elizabeth, born 16 February following; Sarah, 25 October 1676; Ann, 25 April 1678, Isaac, 21 May 1681; Mary, 3 April 1683; Ichabod, 12 March 1680; Thomas, 25 April 1687; Susanna, 3 April 1689; Job, 28 April 1691; Ruth, 9 April 1694; and John, 2 September 1696. His wife died 20 May 1701, and he married 11 October following Naomi Hunt, widow of his brother George; and she died 3 January 1720.

JAMES LAWTON, Suffield, son of John Lawton, had Jacob Lawton, who was several years Representative and, from Caprice, adopted in his business as a lawyer the name of Christopher Jacob Lawton.

JOHN LAWTON, Newtown, Long Island, 1656, may be the one who married at Boston 21 September 1659, widow Joanna Mullins; and had second wife perhaps that Mary Boomer, daughter of Matthew Boomer, or some such name, who next married 3 June 1678, Gideon Freeborn as his second wife at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

JOHN LAWTON, Suffield, had James, Benedicta, Mary, and, perhaps, others, died 19 December 1690; and his widow Benedicta died 18 November 1692. Both of the daughters were married 1683.

ROBERT LAWTON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son perhaps youngest of George Lawton the first, married 16 February 1681, Mary Wodell, daughter of Gershom Wodell or Waddell, had Mary, born 20 February 1682; George, 1 September 1685; Elizabeth, 12 September 1688; Robert, 5 January 1696; and died 25 January 1706; and his widow died 14 January 1731.

THOMAS LAWTON, probably of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, may have been an early settler for his daughter Elizabeth married 25 July 1667, Peleg Shearman of that place; Sarah married 1 August 1667, George Sisson, and Ann married 26 May 1669, Giles Slocum.

EDWARD LAY, Hartford 1640, removed to Saybrook 1648, on East side, or Lyme, died before 1657, or perhaps removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island. where in 1679 he was living 71 years old.

JOHN LAY, Saybrook 1648, perhaps brother of the preceding, was on the side of the River incorporated 1667, as Lyme, in his will of 16 or 18 January 1675, two days before he died calls himself aged, names sons John and James, by former wife and Peter and John of his present wife Abigail, daughters Abigail, Susanna, and Elizabeth, John, and, perhaps, others. Of these children were born in England. James Lay, one of the sons died about 1683; and the widow Abigail died 1686.

JOHN LAY, Lyme, son of the preceding, born in England, probably was badly wounded in the great swamp fight, 19 December 1675, had wife Sarah, and children Sarah, born 4 February 1665; Rebecca, 9 September 1666; Edward, 26 January 1668; Catharine, 11 February 1672; Abigail, 9 September 1673; Marah, 21 March 1678; Elizabeth, 18 December 1681; John, 25 March 1683; and Phebe, 13 January 1685; and died 13 November 1696, aged 63; and his widow died 12 June 1702. Possibly this Lyme name may be the same as Laigh or Lee.

ROBERT LAY, Lynn 1638, removed to Saybrook, probably 1647, in December of this year was married, had Phebe, born 5 January 1651; and Robert, 6 March 1654; was freeman 1657, Representative 1666; his wife Sarah died 21 May 1676, aged about 59, and he died 9 July 1689, aged 72. Phebe married 1667, John Denison of Stonington.

ROBERT LAY, Saybrook, son of the preceding, married 22 January 1680, Mary Stanton, had Robert, born 27 January 1681; Sarah, 19 February 1683; Mary, 3 October 1685; Thomas, 10 May 1688; Samuel and Temperance, twins 25 July 1691, of who Samuel died soon; Samuel, again, 18 February 1695; Phebe, 14 Aug; 1698; and Dorothy, 3 June 1701.

WILLIAM LAY, Boston, by wife Mary, had Susanna, born 6 August 1690. It is spelt Ley, sometimes, and, also, Lee.

ISAAC LAZELL, Hingham, son of John Lazell, married 20 January 1686, Abigail Leavitt, or Abiab Leavitt, daughter of John Leavitt, had Abiah, born 26 June 1687; and Isaac, 6 September 1690; and died 18 October following I think, in Phip's sad expedition against Quebec. The widow administrated 28 April 1691, and married Isaac Johnson.

ISRAEL LAZELL, Hingham, youngest brother of the preceding, married 6 July 1698, Rachel Lincoln, daughter of Daniel Lincoln, had Isaac, born 30 August 1701; Israel, 8 January 1704; Daniel, 1 February 1706; and Jonathan, 19 March 1708.

JOHN LAZELL, Hingham 1647, married 29 November but another record says 22 December 1649, Elizabeth Gates, daughter of Stephen Gates, had John, baptized 8 September 1650, died under 15 years; Thomas, born 15, baptized 19 September 1652; Joshua, 17 November 1654, baptized 6 May following; Stephen, born 6 or 10, baptized 19 October 1656; Elizabeth, 28 February baptized 21 November 1658, who died at 18 years; Isaac, born 10 or 15 July 1660; Hannah, 31 August 1662; Mary, 2 September 1664; Sarah, 29 November 1666; John, again, 25 April 1669; and Israel, 24 September 1671; was freeman 1678. His will, of 2 September 1695, probated 16 January 1700, mentioned four sons living besides grandchild Joshua, son of his son Joshua, and the two children Isaac and Abiah, son and daughter of his son Isaac, both the father’s deceased. The daughters are named Hannah Turner, Mary Burr, and Sarah, who married 17 April 1693, Peter Ripley.

JOHN LAZELL, Hingham, tenth child of the preceding, married 26 March 1696, Deborah Lincoln, had John, born 23 January following; and Joshua, 29 December 1703.

JOSHUA LAZELL, Hingham, brother of the preceding, died 12 February 1688, and his widow Mary, whom he married "the last of January" 1681, had administration on his estate 28 April 1691. Their children were Elizabeth, born 20 December 1681; Martha, 23 February 1683; Joshua, 15 November 1686; and Simon, 12 September 1688.

STEPHEN LAZELL, Hingham, brother of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Lydia, born 20 September 1688, died next year; Phebe, 23 February 1690; Stephen, 29 January 1691; Lydia, again, 26 November 1693; Mary, who died 28 December 1698; and Mary, again, 11 May 1700; besides another whose name is not found, unless it be that Israel, baptized 2 October 1692. He died 16 January 1718, in his will of 9 of that month probated 4 March following, speaks of his five children.

THOMAS LAZELL, Duxbury, married 26 April 1685, Mary Allen, removed to Plympton, Falmouth, C.C. and Windham, says Windsor. Early this name seems Lassell, or Lasell.

JOHN LEA, a youth, aged 13, came 1634, in the Francis, from Ipswich, probably as servant to William Westwood.

WILLIAM LEA, a youth of 16, came in the Planter, 1635, from London. Possibly this may be the same as Lee.

AMBROSE LEACH, Boston 1648, is spoke of in Hutchinson Collection 298, and, in 1663, was concerned in Narraganset, or the King's Province.

BENJAMIN LEACH. Bridgewater, son of Giles Leach, married 1702, Hepzibah Washburn, daughter of Joseph Washburn, had Ann, born 1703; Joseph, 1705; Mary, 1708; Sarah, 1711; Benjamin, 1713; Ichabod, 1716; Jerathmeel and Benanuel, twins 1718; Nokes, 1720; Susanna, 1722; Hannah, 1725; Phebe; Nathan; and Eunice.

DAVID LEACH, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had Mercy, born 1693; Hannah, 1696; Ephraim, 1699; Experience, 1702; David, 1706; Mehitable, 1711; and Abigail, 1714; and he died 1707.

EBENEZER LEACH, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding, married 1707, Prudence Stetson of Scituate, may have had Lydia and possibly others.

GILES LEACH, Weymouth 1656, but removed to Bridgewater before 1665 says Mitchell, who mentioned that he married Ann Nokes, 1656 (but Weymouth record says, 20 January 1657), had Sarah, born 1656 (but record says, 13 November 1657); Elizabeth; Samuel, 1662; David; John; Ebenezer; Benjamin; and, perhaps, others, adding that Sarah married John Aldrich; and Elizabeth married 1693, John Emerson.

JOHN LEACH, Salem 1637, then had, says Felt, grant of land, was brother of Lawrence Leach, died December 1658. He gave his small property to his nephew Richard's son John Leach.

JOHN LEACH, Salem 1637, son of Lawrence Leach, born in England, had grant of land says Felt, that year and there baptized John, 3 September 1648; John and Sarah, twins November 1648; Rachel, 6 April 1651; Sarah, again, 6 June 1652; Elizabeth, 27 November 1653; Mary, 3 September 1654; Richard, 15 June 1656; Remember, and Hannah, 3 November 1661; was probably the freeman 1681. Mary married 2 March 1681, Thomas Field.

JOHN LEACH, Beverly 1671, who married 20 May 1667, Elizabeth Flint, probably daughter of the first Thomas Flint, may have been son of the preceding, or of other son of Lawrence Leach.

JOHN LEACH, Bridgewater, son of Giles Leach, by wife Alice, had John, born 1695 ; Giles, 1697; Stephen, 1698; Abiel, 1700; Ebenezer, 1702; Mehitable, 1704; Timothy, 1707; Nehemiah, 1709; Solomon, 1712; and Jesse, 1714; and died 1744.

LAWRENCE LEACH, Salem 1629, came in one of the fleet with Higginson, required administration 19 October 1630, and 18 May following was sworn freeman, died June 1662, aged 82, or 85, leaving all his estate to widow Elizabeth who died 1674. Of his sons besides John, and Robert, herein mentioned, Clement lived in England, and Richard died here 1647, leaving sons John and Robert.

RICHARD LEACH, Salem 1639, married Ann Fuller, freeman 1665, Lieutenant 1675, and Captain two years after, died 1687, leaving several children of who I only know that Hannah was baptized 2 June 1662; and Sarah married 7 February 1667, Joseph Herrick.

ROBERT LEACH, Charlestown 1637, where Mary united with the church 9 September 1639, might be thought his wife, but Felt gives him grant of land at Salem 1637; and the freeman of 1644, was member of neither of the churches in those towns, yet he is said to be son of Lawrence Leach, and to have died before his father. However, we may presume there was one at each, and he of Charlestown was householder in 1658 and 78, chosen tythingman 1679, and died 22 May 1688, aged a 80, says the record.

SAMUEL LEACH, Salem, died June 1673, and next year in July, his widow Alice had administration of good estate of Robert, her husband of Manchester.

ROBERT LEACH, and SAMUEL LEACH were inhabitants of Manchester, and in favor of that small town petitioned for relief, in 1686, from expense of supporting worship. See Genealogical Registrar X. 322.

SETH LEACH, Bridgewater, married Mary Whitman, daughter of Thomas Whitman. The name was frequent. A Margaret Leach, aged 15, was passenger in the Planter, another Margaret Leach, 22, in the Susan and Ellen, both from London 1635.

SAMUEL LEACH, Bridgewater, son of Giles Leach, married Mary Byram, daughter of Nicholas Byram, had Samuel, Josiah, Seth, and Elijah.

THOMAS LEACH, New London 1680, married Abigail Haughton, daughter of Richard Haughton, who died soon after her child Sarah was born 7 July 1684. By two other wives he had ten children more before 1719.

HENRY LEADBETTER, Dorchester, married 18 March 1660, Sarah Tolman, daughter of Thomas Tolman, had Sarah, born 31 December 1660; Catharine, 28 April 1662; Henry, 16 October 1664; Deliverance, 9 April 1667; Increase, 20 January 1672; Ebenezer, 10 May 1676; and Israel, 10 October 1678; was freeman 1671, and constable 1673; and died 20 April 1722. His widow Relief Holland died 7 July 1743, aged 92. She had been widow of Timothy Foster, and first of John Dowse, being daughter of John Holland. But the Genealogical Registrar XIV. 248 in the family pedigree of Tolman, strangely makes her mother not the father but the son Henry, who was many years younger than herself. Sarah married 1684, Henry Withington; and Catharine married 29 May 1684, Ephraim Payson. Of the sons Henry and Israel were married as well as the following.

INCREASE LEADBETTER, Dorchester, son of the preceding, had wife Sarah, who died 16 June 1734, aged 53 years, and he. died 10 November 1737.

JOHN LEADER, Boston, son of Thomas Leader of the same, by wife Abigail, had Rebecca, born 10 April 1652; Abigail, 29 May 1653; and Thomas, 19 November 1654; and he died before his father.

RICHARD LEADER, Lynn 1645, superintendent of iron works, tried copper mining in Endicott's farm at Salem, meeting ill success, went, 1650, to Berwick, had grant of exclusive use of the Little River to erect mills, and was a magistrate. Winthrop Il. 356; Belknap I. 56; Lewis, 96; Sullivan, 326. In 1654 he was called of Strawberry bank.

THOMAS LEADER, Dedham 1640. His wife Susanna was recorded of the church 10 April 1641; he removed to Boston 1647, his second wife Rebecca died 16 December 1653, and he died 28 October 1663. His will of 17 of that month proves, that he had third wife Alice, son Thomas, deceased, and that he well provided for his widow with three children of Thomas, and his other son Samuel.

JACOB LEAGER, JACOB LEGARE, or JACOB LEGER, Boston, tailor, freeman 2 June 1641, had Hannah, born 14 November 1655; and died 24 February 1664, leaving widow Ann Blake, daughter of William Blake of Dorchester, his second wife who married a Hallowell, and daughter Bethia, who married Fearnot Shaw. His will of 10 November 1662, probated 19 March following provided for wife and daughters Bethia and Hannah.

SAMUEL LEAMAN, Charlestown, by wife Mary, had Joanna, born 28 May 1676, died soon; Nathaniel, died young; Rebecca, died young; and Elizabeth, 13 November 1684. Eaton calls him one of the first settlers of Reading.

TOBIAS LEAR, or TOBIAS LEARE, Portsmouth 1665, married Elizabeth Sherburne, daughter probably eldest of Henry Sherburne, and died about 1681, leaving Tobias, who may have been of Newcastle 1727; Elizabeth; and another daughter. A Mrs. Lear died at Portsmouth 1775, in 105th year. Tobias Lear, Harvard College 1783, private Secretary of Washington, died October 1816.

BENONI LEARNED, BENONI LARNED, or BENONI LARNET, sometimes BENONI LARNIT, and BENONI LERNET, Chelmsford, son of Isaac Learned the first, married at Sherborn, 10 June 1680, Mary Fanning, daughter of Thomas Fanning of Watertown, had Thomas, born 11 February 1682, Benjamin, 15 August 1685 or 6; Mary, 10 October 1688; and the mother died four days after. By second wife Sarah More, he had Hannah, 10 September 1690; Sarah, 31 May 1692; Elizabeth, 28 April 1694; John, 2 May 1696; Tabitha, 19 March 1698; Abigail, 4 July 1700; Thankful, 1 August 1702; Edward, 2 December 1705; and Bathsheba, 3 May 1708. He was Deacon and died 10 April 1738; his wife Sarah died 25 January 1737; and, in the short interval, a third wife Sarah is given him by Morse.

ISAAC LEARNED, ISAAC LARNED, or ISAAC LARNET, sometimes ISAAC LARNIT, and ISAAC LERNET, Woburn, only son of William Learned, born in England, freeman 1647, married 9 July 1646, Mary Stearns, eldest child of Isaac Stearns, had Mary, born 7 August 1647; Hannah, 24 August 1649; William, 1 October 1650; removed to Chelmsford, there had Sarah, 28 October or 15 November 1653; Isaac, 16 September or 5 October 1655, and Benoni, 4 December 1656, baptized December 1657; was a selectman, and died 27 November or 4 December 1657. His widow married 9 June 1662, John Burge, and died next year; Mary married Moses Barron; Hannah married 1666, Joseph Farwell; and Sarah married Jonathan Barrett.

ISAAC LEARNED, ISAAC LARNED, or ISAAC LARNET, sometimes ISAAC LARNIT, and ISAAC LERNET, Chelmsford, son of the preceding, served at the Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675, as a soldier in Davenport's Company and was then wounded; married 23 July 1679, Sarah Bigelow, daughter of John Bigelow, had Isaac, born 10 May 1680; Sarah, 16 March 1682; Abigail, 11 March 1684; Mary, 12 April 1686; William, 12 February 1688; Ebenezer, September 1690; Samuel, 4 October 1692; Hannah, 16 September 1694; Elizabeth, 27 July 1696; Moses, 29 April 1699; and Martha, 2 May 1702; and he died 15 September 1737.

WILLIAM LEARNED, WILLIAM LARNED, or WILLIAM LARNET, sometimes WILLIAM LARNIT, and WILLIAM LERNET, Charlestown 1632, may have come two years before, but is first heard of in joining the church with his wife Goodith in December being the first administrator since the separation from Boston church; was freeman 14 May 1634, selectman 1636, and in the same office, first at the settling off of town of Woburn to where he removed 1641. In the great trouble of 1637 he was on the side of moderates so far as to disapprove the banishment of Wheelwright. He died says the record 1 March, but Frothingham, whp may have reason, says 5 April 1646. A widow Sarah, says the record, died 24 January 1661, at Malden, and I find administration 2 April following on estate of widow Jane (but no doubt the same person), of Malden, yet I am wholly unable to guess who would have been the husband unless she were a second wife of William, or we presume the record of administration into the church means only to designate her as his wife without given a name. This to me seems the best solution.

EDWARD LEATHERS, Dover 1665. Perhaps he was commonly regarded as of Gipsey blood.

DAVID LEAVENWORTH, and THOMAS LEAVENWORTH, Woodbury, as Cothren, in his History page 612, tells by aid of tradition came about 1690 from Germany; and that David was drowned in youth; and of Thomas, nothing. But one of my Hartford correspondents refers to the State archives as containing a document of 11 June 1684, by Grace Leavenworth, widow of Woodbury, and my own suspicion is that the German derivation should be some centuries earlier.

THOMAS LEAVER, Rowley 1643, town clerk, married Damaris Bayley, daughter of James Bayley of the same; and we hear no more, but that he died 27 December 1683, leaving probably Thomas, and, perhaps, others; certainly Prudence, born 1 January 1645, who married 11 October 1671, Benjamin Gage, as his second wife and, next, 6 April 1674, Samuel Stickney.

ARATUS LEAVITT, Hampton, son of Thomas Leavitt, married Ruth Sleeper, daughter of Thomas Sleeper, who died 10 January 1726; and he died 14 January 1739.

HEZRON LEAVITT, Hampton, son of Thomas Leavitt, married 25 September 1667, Martha Taylor, daughter of Anthony Taylor, had Lydia, born 5 August 1668; John, 24 November 1670; James, 31 January 1673, died soon; Moses, 30 January 1674; Thomas, 8 May 1677, died young, probably; and James, again, 1686.

ISRAEL LEAVITT, Hingham, son of John Leavitt, married 10 June 1677, Lydia Jackson, daughter of Abraham Jackson of Plymouth, had John, born 6 July 1678 (who died 29 July 1749, leaving John, who died 13 April 1797, in 86th year); Israel, 1 August 1680; Solomon, 24 February 1682; Elisha, 16 July 1684; Abraham, 27 November 1686; Sarah, 8 February 1689; Lydia; Hannah, 30 June 1693; and Mary, 18 February 1696; and he died 26 December 1696, not 1699, as the gravestone says. His widow married Preserved Hall. She and all the children were living July 1708.

JOHN LEAVITT, Dorchester 1634, removed to Hingham, freeman 3 March 1636, was Representative 1656, 64, a Deacon, died 20 November 1691, aged 83. By wife Sarah, who died 26 May 1700, he probably had John; Hannah, baptized 7 April 1639; Samuel, April 1641; Elizabeth, 28 April 1644; Jeremiah, 1 March 1646; Israel, 23 April 1648; Moses, born 12 August 1650; Josiah, 4, baptized 8 May 1653; Nehemiah, 21 January baptized 24 February 1656; Sarah, born 22 February 1659; Mary 12 June 1661; Hannah, the second 20 March 1664; and Abigail, 9, baptized 15 December 1667. His will, of 30 November 1689, mentioned these except John (and of him names the wife who was married to Joseph Turner) and Jeremiah, of the son and first Hannah, and Elizabeth of the daughters who were dead (and of Elizabeth names the son). Sarah married 17 April 1678, Nehemiah Clap of Dorchester; and after him Samuel Howe; Hannah 2nd married 25 October 1683, Joseph Loring; and Abigail married 20 January 1686, Isaac Lazell. But the two elder daughters who were dead had married viz.: Hannah, 29 July 1659, to John Lobdell, and died 23 April 1662; and Elizabeth married 25 March 1667, Samuel Judkins. Moses went to Exeter before 1683.

JOHN LEAVITT, Hingham, son of John Leavitt of the same, married 27 June 1664, Bathsheba Hobart, daughter of the Reverend Peter Hobart, and died before his father. His widow married Joseph Turner.

JOSIAH LEAVITT, Hingham, brother of the preceding; was freeman 1679; married 20 October 1676, Margaret Johnson, daughter of Humphrey Johnson, had Josiah, born 28 July 1679; Joseph, 23 July 1681; Margaret, 20 October 1683; Jeremiah, 21 August 1685; Joshua, 1 August 1687; David, 16 August 1691; Asaph, 31 July 1695; Hezekiah, 17 September 1697; and Mary, 7 October 1699; every one, with his wife named in his will, 2 August 1708. He died 14 September following and his widow died 12 June 1739. Joshua, his son was early at Suffield, where his estate in 1734, was divided among 5 children.

MOSES LEAVITT, Exeter, son of the first John Leavitt, married 26 October 1681, Dorothy Dudley, daughter of Reverend Samuel Dudley, had John; Dudley; Daniel; Stephen; Joseph; and seven more, whose names are not known.

NEHEMIAH LEAVITT, Hingham, brother of the preceding, by wife Alice, had Mary, born 19 August 1693, died next month; another child died 18 October 1694, whose name was probably Jacob; Daniel, 30 May 1697; and Abigail, 10 December 1699.

SAMUEL LEAVITT, Exeter, brother of the preceding, had James, was Representative 1684.

THOMAS LEAVITT, Exeter 1639, may have been brother of the first John Leavitt, before 1644 removed to Hampton, and died 28 November 1696; leaving says Farmer, sons Hezron, Aratus, born 1646; John; Thomas; James, 1602, died young; Isabel; Jemima; and Heriah; but the order is unknown. His wife Isabel died 19 February 1700. His name is used as a grantee, with John Wheelwright and two others in that enormous forgery of the deed of the whole South and East part of the Province of New Hampshire with the Isle of Shoals from Indian sachems 17 May 1629, certainly more than seven years before the principal Wheelwright came to this country, and near nine years before that honest purchase by Wheelwright of all the lands for 30 miles between the great River Merrimack and Piscataqua. Nor can any evidence be discovered probably before the geneal conflagration of this globe, that Leavitt was here a single year earlier than Wheelwright.

JAMES LE BLONDE, Boston 1689, probably a Huguenot, whose wife Ann united 1690, with Mather's church, had there baptized James, 20 April 1690, died soon; James, again, 7 June 1691; Ann, 9 April 1693, died soon; Peter, 6 January 1695; Gabriel, 6 March 1698; Ann, again, 15 December 1700; Philippa, 23 April 1704; Marian, 10 March 1706; and Alexander, 4 September 1709.

THOMAS LECHFORD, Boston, a lawyer from one of the Inns of Court at London, came 1637, left here, after vain attempt to earn bread, and being Artillery Company 1640, in the same ship with Hugh Peter, Thomas Welde, and John Winthrop, the younger. He got his book through the press almost two years before Welde's, and Cotton says he died shortly after its publish. I think he designed this as evidence of the displeasure of heaven; but the date may be admirable, however erronous the construction of it.

WILLIAM LEDDRA, Boston, convicted September 1660, of being a Quaker, next year for returning sentence on 9th and hanged 14 March. An excellent letter to the wife of his bosom upon the day before execution, is preserved. Sewel, History I. 336, 459. 65, 8. Hutchinson I. 202, calls him Ledea.

ABRAHAM LEE, Dover 1680, a man of some skill in natural science, married 21 June 1686, Esther Waldron, widow of Henry Elkins, and daughter of Major Richard Waldron, was killed with the father of his wife by the Indians 27 June 1689. His widow married Richard Jose, sheriff of the Province, outlived him, and died in the Island of Jersey, says the pedigree of Waldron in Genealogical Registrar V. 182.

DAVID LEE, Northampton, son of the second John Lee, married 5 September 1695, Lydia Strong, daughter of Jedediah Strong.

HENRY LEE, Manchester 1650, was brother of Thomas Lee of Ipswich, and probably removed to Boston 1656. He died March 1675, at Manchester, in his will of 12 February preceding named wife Mary, children John, Samuel, Thomas, Hannah, and Sarah.

JOHN LEE, Ipswich 1640, had, it is said, come about 1635, from London, had John, born about 1639; and Joseph, late in 1643; died 1671. Family tradition makes him married on our side of the water, yet tells not the name of the wife but gives him four daughters, three without names, of which one married a Patch; one a Hunkins; another a Tuttle, and exact account of the other is, that she was called Ann, died unmarried 28 September 1691. On the same evidence it is shown, that original the name was Leigh, and the son of this man agreed to change it.

JOHN LEE, Saco 1645, was of the grand jury that year but in December 1647, was dead or removed.

JOHN LEE, Farmington 1653, died 1690, had wife Mary Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart, and children John, born 11 June 1659, baptized 22 July 1660; Mary, born 14 August 1664; Stephen, 2 April 1667; Thomas, 1671; David, 1674; and Tabitha, 1677. His widow married 1691, Jedediah Strong, as his third wife; Mary married Stephen Upson, 28 December 1682; Tabitha married Preserved Strong of Northampton, son of her mother's husband; and they removed to Coventry, whither, also, her brother David removed after some years at Northampton.

JOHN LEE, Westfield, son of Walter Lee, was in the Falls fight, 1676, married 9 December 1680, Sarah Pixley, probably daughter of William Pixley, had John, born 8 July 1683, died within two weeks as did the mother In one. By second wife Elizabeth Crampton, daughter of Dennis Crampton, married 1686, had John, again, 2 August 1687; Elizabeth, 14 December 1689; Sarah, 24 April 1692; Abigail, 28 October 1694; Ruth, 1 April 1697; Joanna, 1702; Samuel, 1704; and Margaret, 1707; and died 13 November 1711. His widow was Sarah, and she with son John were administrators.

JOHN LEE, Boston, son of the first John Lee, by family tradition is called a surgeon in the navy, and said to have married and had family. Two sons and two daughters but no names or dates are given and unhappily no illustrations. Of this obscurity can be got from record of Boston, so that acquiesence in the result of the authority, that in this branch the name became extinct, is easy.

JOHN LEE, Farmington, son of John Lee of the same, married 27 December 1682, Elizabeth Loomis, died perhaps of Thomas Loomis of Windsor, had John, born 7 December 1683; and Jonathan, 20 March 1686; both baptized 28 November (not 27) 1686; Mary, born 15 March baptized 4 May 1690; Elizabeth, baptized 5 February 1693; Samuel, 23 March baptized 1 April 1694; and Hezekiah, baptized 6 June 1687; Elizabeth, born 6 March 1700; and Ruth, 14 January 1703. He died 24 April 1723.

JOHN LEE, Lyme, eldest son of Thomas Lee, married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith; and I know no more of him.

JOSEPH LEE, Ipswich, son of John Lee of the same, married Mary Woodhouse, eldest child of Henry Woodhouse of Concord, had Woodis, born 17 October 1679, died soon; Joseph, 16 October 1680; Mary, 14 July 1682; Ann, 17 May 1684; Henry, 16 May 1686; John, 10 September 1688, died in three months; Woodis, again, 18 December 1689; and Hannah, 10 April 1691, died next month. He removed to Concord, where his wife died and he married 15 November 1697, Mary, widow of Edmund Wigley, daughter of John Miles, who died 25 November 1708. He took third wife 28 January 1713, widow Mary Fox, and died 4 November 1716. His widow married Daniel Hoar. His sons Joseph, Henry, and Woodis largely and honorably perpetuated the name.

NATHANIEL LEE, Westfield, son of Walter Lee, married Abigail Warner, daughter of Daniel Warner of Farmington, had Daniel, born 1698, died young; Nathaniel, 1700, died before his father, but had two sons who then were lived; Abigail, 1702, died young; Margaret, 1705; Daniel, again, 1707; Hezekiah, 1710, died young; twin children 1711, both died soon; and a daughter 1717, who died soon; and he died 26 April 1745.

ROBERT LEE, Plymouth 1636, was, probably from London, administered freeman 3 January 1637, may have been short time in 1638 at Lynn; had wife Mary, and children Ann and Mary, was living 1654. Either he or his wife was brother or sister of John Atwood or his wife who left them part of their estate. See Genealogical Registrar IV. 173, and V. 260. Mary married 26 October 1651, John Howland, junior.

SAMUEL LEE, Boston, may seem only a transient visitor, as he is called of Virginia in the record of his marriage 2 August 1655, to Elizabeth Rowland of Boston, yet though the husband has prefix of respect, I regret to remark, that the wife is equally unknown. Yet perhaps he was the Malden man, who had Elizabeth, born November 1670; and she may have married 24 May 1690, Jonathan Howard.

SAMUEL LEE, Bristol, born in London 1623, bred at Magdalen College Oxford, there created marriedA. 14 April 1648, and, in violation of their rights, made, 9 April 1651, one of the Proctors of the University. See Wood's Fasti Oxon. II. 164. He came over hither 24 June 1686, arriving 22 August as in Sewall's Almanac, and became the settled minister of Bristol 8 May 1687; preached at the published fast in Boston 17 June 1691, and embarked for home, on the voyage was taken by a French privateer, carried into St. Maloes, there died in prison, the same year Mather, III. 223, makes some amends for the brevity of his narrative by the praise of its subject. But Baylies follows Eliot in more sober estimate of him. Rebecca, his daughter was third wife of John Saffin. In a letter to her husband 19 July 1710, Mather, who after some years was married to her sister Lydia, shows, in an extraordinary manner, exceeded never by him unless in his intemperent address to Governor Joseph Dudley, his harshness of admonition and resolution to government; another daughter Catharine was wife of Henry Howell, after of Stephen Sewall; and this connection was associated with one of the principal causes of the many miseries that afflicted the latter days of Cotton Mather. See 4 Massachusetts Hist Collections II. 122.

SAMUEL LEE, Malden, freeman 1671, died August 1676, aged 36, married 4 November 1662, Mercy Call, daughter of Thomas Call. He may have had Mercy to married 2 December 1686, Richard Wicks; and his widow married 25 October 1677, John Allen.

STEPHEN LEE, Kensington, physician, son of John Lee of Farmington, married 1 October 1690, Elizabeth Royce, perhaps daughter of Isaac Royce, had Isaac, born 5 September 1691; Elizabeth, 18 April 1693, died in few hours; Elizabeth again, 12 July 1694; Sarah, 8 November 1696; Stephen, 18 April 1700, killed by accident at 18 years; Martha, 17 February 1702; Mary, September 1704; Ebenezer, 14 September 1706, died under 19 years; Hannah, 15 October 1708; Josiah, 13 August 1711; and died 1753. His widow died 1760.

STEPHEN LEE, Westfield, son of Walter Lee, married 23 December 1691, Elizabeth Woodward, daughter of John Woodward, had Thomas, born 5 November 1692; and Samuel, 9 May 1695. He removed to Lebanon.

STEPHEN LEE, Lyme, youngest son of Thomas Lee, married Abigail Lord and removed to New London.

THOMAS LEE, Ipswich 1648, brother of Henry Lee and John Lee, died 1662, aged about 82.

THOMAS LEE, Lyme, came about 1641 with his mother and two sisters Phebe Lee and Jane Lee, the father whose name was Thomas Lee, having died as the tradition was, on the voyage, of smallpox. The survivors came from Boston to Saybrook, though the father of the mother by the same authority, is called Brown of Providence. This son must have been very young, for Lyme record gives him children up to 1702, and his first, John, by wife Sarah Kirkland, was born 21 September 1670; Thomas, 10 December 1672; Sarah, 14 January 1673; and after this wife died 21 May 1676, he took 13 July following second wife Mary De Wolf, perhaps daughter of Balthazar De Wolf, and had Phebe, born 14 April 1677; Mary, 23 April 1679; Elizabeth, 20 October 1681; William, 10 April 1684; Stephen, 27 June 1686, died at 8 years Joseph, 14 May 1688; Benjamin, 8 October 1690; Hannah, 25 February 1695; Stephen, again, 19 January 1699; and Lydia, 18 February 1702. He was Ensign, Representative 1676, and died 30 May 1705, and his widow Mary became second wife of second Matthew Griswold. His sister Jane married June 1689, Samuel Hyde of Norwich; and Phebe married 1 November 1659, perhaps, John Large of Saybrook. Of his daughters Sarah married Daniel Buckingham; Mary married Joseph Beckwith, had two more husbands and in 1757, then widow for third time, made a visit to her brother Stephen; Elizabeth married 28 December 1699, Samuel Peck; and Hannah married John Griswold.

THOMAS LEE, Lyme, son of the second Thomas Lee of the same, married Elizabeth Graham, perhaps daughter of Benjamin Graham of Hartford.

THOMAS LEE, Farmington, son of John Lee of the same, married 11 September 1707, Mary Camp, daughter of John Camp of Hartford, had Lydia, born 22 June following; Mary, 2 October 1709; Jared, baptized 11 November 1711; Joseph, 1713; John and Thomas, twins born 7 December 1716; and by second wife Elizabeth Hubbard, married 1725, had Ebenezer, 1727.

WALTER LEE, Windsor, freeman of Connecticut 1654, removed to Northampton 1656, thence, about 1665 to Westfield, there died 9 February 1718, at great age. His children were John, born 2 January 1657; Timothy, 8 August 1659, died soon; Stephen, 5 March 1662; and Nathaniel, 25 December 1663; all at Northampton; this last record at Westfield, but, perhaps, some years after; Mary, 13 January 1665, recorded at Springfield, probably before he was fixed at Windsor; Elizabeth, 28 February 1667, died young; Hannah, 9 January 1668; and Abigail, 11 December 1670. His wife died 29 February 1696; and he married 1705, second wife Hepzibah, widow of Caleb Pomeroy, who died 18 November 1711.

WILLIAM LEE, Lyme, second son of Thomas Lee, married Mary Griffing of Long Island, often the spelling is Laigh, and it may sometimes be Lay. Twenty four of this name had been graduates in 1834, at the New England colleges of which one half at Harvard.

BENJAMIN LEEDS, Dorchester, son of Richard Leeds, freeman 1670, married 17 September 1667, Mary Brimsmead, daughter of William Brimsmead, had Benjamin, died 13 March 1718, aged 80. It would be pleasant to know what means the insertion of this name among freeman 1680. He had second wife who died 10 August 1692; and again married 11 August 1636, Abigail Knight, who died 29 June 1712. No children by either of the last two wives is known, and all of the names in our vicinity are descendants of his brother.

JOHN LEEDS, New London 1674, mariner, from Staplehoe, County Kent, called himself 39 years old in September 1680, married 25 January 1678, Elizabeth Latham, daughter of Cary Latham, had John, baptized 13 March 1681; Elizabeth, 16 October 1681; William, born 3 March baptized 20 May 1683; Gideon; and Thomas, both baptized after death of father 1 August 1697. He lived on Groton side, where William lived 1712.

JOHN LEEDS, Watertown, had, says Bond, Elizabeth; John; Edward; Joseph; Abigail; and Deborah, baptized 19 January 1688; but he could not name the wife.

JOSEPH LEEDS, Dorchester, brother of Benjamin Leeds, removed about 1661 to Northampton, married 8 November of that year Miriam Cook, daughter of Captain Aaron Cook, had Miriam, born 1663; one, in 1664; Joseph, 1665; who all died young; Joanna, 1667; Miriam, again, 1670; John, 1672, died soon; John, again, 1674; Joseph, 1670, died soon; Benjamin, 1677; was in the Falls fight, 19 May 1676, and next year went back to his native town, there had Samuel, 1679; Elizabeth 1684; and Rebecca, 1687; died 28 January 1715, aged about 77. His widow Miriam died 23 August 1720.

RICHARD LEEDS, Dorchester, embarked April 1637 at Great Yarmouth, County Norfolk, aged 32, with wife Joan, 23, and a child whose name is not found in the England records; had a grant of land that year at Salem, says Felt, but did not continue there, had Benjamin and Joseph, twins born 14 July 1637, baptized 4 April 1639; freeman 1645, a selectman 1653; constable 1664, died 18 March 1693, aged about 98, says the inscription over his grave whereas his declaration in 1637 would prove him to be 88. The fond exaggeration of his days is seen in the will, made a few days before dying, probated 1 April following, beginning with this language: "being by the patience of God near an hundred years old." It names only sons Joseph and Benjamin; daughter Hannah Clap, wife of Samuel, who was baptized 16 February 1640; daughter-in-law Miriam, wife of Joseph, and grandson Joseph.

PHILIP LEEK, New Haven, took oath of fidelity 1644, had Philip, born 26 August 1646; Eleazer, baptized 12 September 1647, who is called Ebenezer Leek at the Probate Court, distribution of the estate of his father; Thomas Leek, 21 January 1649, who was a proprietor; and had family 1685; Mary, perhaps 15 June 1651, but the town record much more reliably says she was born 16 June 1652; and Joanna, born 22 January baptized 28 March 1658; and died May 1676. Mary married 9 March 1675, John Davis; and Joanna married 6 February 1678, Henry Stephens.

EDWARD LEES, Guilford, perhaps son of Hugh Lees, married at Saybrook, 7 November 1676, Elizabeth Wright, was a proprietor 1685.

WILLIAM LEES, Norwalk, probably son of the preceding, but the diligent annalist, Hall, names not wife or children, except Deborah, who married 9 March 1710, John Scrivener; yet shows him there 1672-87.

ANDREW LEETE, Guilford, son of Governor William Leete, freeman 1670, Representative 1675, an Assistant 1678, married 1 June 1669, Elizabeth Jordan, daughter of Thomas Jordan, had William, born 24 March 1671; Caleb, 10 December 1673; Samuel, 1677; Dorothy, 1680; Abigail, 1683; and Mercy, 1685; and was a proprietor 1685. His wife died 4 March 1701, and he died 31 October 1702, all the children then living.

JOHN LEETE, Guilford, brother of the preceding, said to be the first English male child born in the town, freeman 1671, was a proprietor 1685; married 4 October 1670, Mary Chittenden, daughter of William Chittenden, had Ann, born 5 August 1671; John, 4 June 1673; Joshua, 7 July 1676; Sarah, 16 December 1677; Pelatiah, 26 March 1680; Mehitable, 10 December 1683; Benjamin, 26 December 1686; and Daniel, 23 December 1689, died young. He died 26 November 1692; and the widow died 9 March 1712.

WILLIAM LEETE, Guilford, signed the plantation covenant of 1 June 1639, was an Assistant of New Hampshire Colony 1643 to 57, Deputy-Governor 1658, Governor 1661 to 63; on the union with Connecticut became an Assistant to 1669, then Deputy-Governor to 1676, when, on death of Governor Winthrop, he was chosen to that office, and so by annual elections till his death at Hartford, 16 April 1683. He was often a Commissioner of the United Colonies of New England from 1655 to 79. Of three wives I presume the first wife Ann, who died 1 September 1668, or rather was buried that day, was mother of all the children: John, born about 1639; Andrew; William; Abigail; Caleb, 24 August 1651, died at 21 years; Graciana, 22 December 1653; Peregrine, 12 January 1658, died young; Joshua, died 22 February 1660, probably very young; and Ann, 15 March 1662. Abigail married 26 October 1671, Reverend John Woodbridge of Killingworth, and Ann married 9 or 19 November 1683, John Trowbridge, and, next, 1696, Ebenezer Collins; and Graciana lived long, infirm in body and mind. His second wife Sarah married 7 April 1670, had been widow of Henry Rotherford, died 10 February 1674. Mary, the third wife widow of Reverend Nicholas Street, who outlived him but a few months; had been wife of Governor Francis Newman.

WILLIAM LEETE, Guilford, youngest surviving son of the preceding, freeman 1671, Representative 1677, died 1 June 1687, leaving widow Mary, who married Stephen Bradley, and died Mary, 11 January 1672, who married 1 August 1691, James Hooker.

JOHN LEETH, Boston, by wife Hannah, had Martha, born 31 August 1654. It may be the same as Leathe.

MICHAEL LEFFINGWELL, sometimes in old record read MICHAEL LEPPINGWELL, or MICHAEL LAPPlNGWELL, Woburn, had Hannah, born 4 January 1643, died in few weeks; Hannah, again, 6 January 1646; Sarah, 10 March 1647; Thomas, 13 January 1649; Ruth, 2 January 1650; Michael, 8 June 1651, died in a week; Rachel, 4 March 1653; Abigail, 24 May 1655; Esther, 16 May 1657; and Tabitha, 8 May 1660; and he died 22 March 1687. Genealogical Registrar VII. 284, gives from Boston copy of record different dates.

THOMAS LEFFINGWELL, sometimes in old record read THOMAS LEPPINGWELL, or THOMAS LAPPlNGWELL, Saybrook 1637, probably on the East side of the River, had Rachel, born 17 March 1648; Thomas, 27 August 1649; Jonathan, 6 December 1650; Joseph, 24 December 1652; Mary, 10 December 1654; and Nathaniel, 11 December 1656; was one of the purchasers of the tract from the Indians 1659, now including Norwich and several other towns, and with the first settlement of Norwich its Representative 1662, and many following years was an active partisan, when he was Lieutenant in Philip's war.

THOMAS LEFFINGWELL, sometimes in old record read THOMAS LEPPINGWELL, or THOMAS LAPPlNGWELL, Woburn, son of Michael Leffingwell, married 11 May 1675, Sarah Knight, who died 16 August 1691, and he married 15 January following Hannah Duntlin. There was a family of this name at Bristol 1689; but baptized name of the husband is not found.

JOHN LEGAT, or JOHN LEGGETT, Hampton 1640, Exeter 1642, clerk of the writs, kept school in each; at Hampton in 1649; married 1644, Ann, Thomas Wilson's widow.

JOHN LEGGE, Salem 1631, servant of John Humfrey, came in the fleet with Winthrop, lived at Marblehead, was freeman 6 May 1635, died 1674. His will of 16 November 1672, mentioned wife Elizabeth, sons Samuel, John, and Daniel, the last being youngest, and two children of each of the other sons.

JOHN LEGGE, Marblehead, son of the preceding, freeman 1680, had Samuel, who was a mariner of Boston in 1671; and John of Marblehead 1691.

MATTHEW LEGROVE, a soldier, who died in Philip’s war, often called Groe, Grove, or Groves.

NICHOLAS LEGROVE, Salem 1668, by wife Hannah, had Susanna, born 8 May 1673, who married 16 July 1694, Benjamin Patch.

JOHN LEIGH, a soldier in Moseley's Company December 1675, of who I see no more.

JOSEPH LEIGH, Ipswich 1651. Perhaps it is the same as the name of like sound, Lee.

THOMAS LEIGH, Roxbury, nephew of Captain Thomas Brattle, died 20 July 1694, aged 30. A family of this name was at Bristol, in 1689, but the baptized name of the husband is unknown to me.

EDWARD LEISTER, or EDWARD LISTER, a youth from London, in the employment of Stephen Hopkins, came in the Mayflower, 1620. But we know no more of him, except his punishment for fighting a duel with another youth from London, and Bradford, who calls him Litster, 4 Massachusetts History Collection III. 455, says, he went to Virginia and there died.

EBENEZER LELAND, Sherborn, son of Henry Leland, by wife Deborah, had Deborah, born 16 August 1679; Ebenezer, 14 January 1681; Timothy, 22 February 1684 ; James, 22 September 1687; Susanna, 1690 ; Patience, 1695 ; Martha, 8 September 1699; Isaac, 19 April 1702; Sibella, 1708; and Amariah, 11 December 1710; but by a second wife Patience Sabin, were the last five. His third wife was Mary Hunt. In October 1742 administration of his estate was given to his son Timothy.

ELEAZER LELAND, Sherborn, younger brother of the preceding, had wife Sarah, married 13 July perhaps of the year 1690, but no children, and died 5 December 1703, though he made his will, in which no name is found but that of the wife 16 October 1691.

HENRY LELAND, Dorchester 1603, son of the first Hopestill Leland, removed to Medfield, had by wife Margaret Badcock, or Babcock, sister of Robert Badcock (who in family tradition he is vainly reckoned to have brought perhaps with her first born, from England 1652), Hopestill, baptized at Dorchester May 1653, died soon; Hopestill, again, 15 November 1655; Experience, 16 May 1656; Ebenezer, 2 or 25 January 1658; and Eleazer, 16 June 1660; with wife Margaret are named the four children in his will of 27 March probated 8 June 1680. He was of that part of Medfield which became Sherborn. Experience married it is said, 1672, John Colburn of Dedham.

HOPESTILL LELAND, Weymouth, in very recent time ascertained to be the ancestor of all the numerous tribe, derived through only son Henry, who was before thought the progenitor of our side of the water. Perhaps he had several daughters besides Experience, who married the first Thomas Holbrook, in England. He died at Medfield, 1655, aged 75. Morse exults in his honor, as "one of the most ancient, if not the most ancient," that ever came to our country, yet presumes the time of his coming was 1624, when he, of course, could not be over 43 years old. Even if he puts his arrival a dozen years too early, as to me seems probable, he borders on presumptions in closing with asserting "no monument inscription in New England but his will dates back to 1580." Surely one dozen, if not two, of the first score of yearly comers to New England included Elder Brewster and Governor Dudley, must have been born as early as this venerable head of the Lelands.

HOPESTILL LELAND, Sherborn, eldest son of Henry Leland, had two daughters Abigail Hill, married 5 November 1678, died 5 October 1689, and Patience Holbrook; and children Henry, born 22 February 1680; Hopestill, 4 August 1681; Abigail, 17 February 1684; John, 11 October 1687; William, 11 February 1692; Eleazer, 8 April 1695; Joseph, 9 May 1698; Isaac, 2 June 1701; Joshua, 5 May 1705; and Margaret, 25 December 1708. In his will, of 18 August 1729, the day before he died, probated 13 October following, he names wife Patience, and all the children except John, and Eleazer. His widow died 5 October 1740.

JOSEPH LELLOCK, Boston, found in the second copy of records to have, by wife Joanna, born to him son Martin, 22 November 1658. As this seems to me almost an impossible name, occurring in no other place of county, town, or church record, I spent a good time in vain attempt to find it or any such from; which the perversion might have originated, but on the older copy could not discern it, nor do I believe it was ever in the true lost records. This instance justifies my caution to all interested in similar inquiries, and to courts of law, not to accept certified copies, but to call for original records.

JOSEPH LEMON, JOSEPH LEAMOND, or JOSEPH LEMOND, sometimes JOSEPH LEMAN, Charlestown, came in youth from England where he was born about 1662, married 12 June 1690, Mary Bradley, had Joseph, baptized 26 June 1692, who was father of Joseph, Harvard College 1735.

ROBERT LEMON, ROBERT LEAMOND, or ROBERT LEMOND, sometimes ROBERT LEMAN, Salem 1637, by wife Mary, had there baptized Grace, and Mary, 7 April 1639; Martha, 22 March 1640; John, 27 March 1642; Elizabeth, 17 December 1643, who died at 19 years; John, 12 October 1645; and Hannah, 7 July 1650, who married 28 June 1668, Samuel Beadle; was freeman 27 December 1642, when the name is recorded Leoman or Looman. His will of 2 August 1665, probated 25 June 1667, named wife, daughters Sarah, Hannah, Mary, Martha, who married 23 July 1662, Bartholomew Gale; and mentioned Thomas, Richard, and Mary Sallows, as his creditors. His daughter Sarah married 9 May 1667, Charles Knight. His widow married 19 November 1674, Philip Cromwell.

SAMUEL LEMON, SAMUEL LEAMOND, or SAMUEL LEMOND, sometimes SAMUEL LEMAN, Groton, married Mary Longley, daughter of William Longley, had Samuel, born 29 April 1667. He was driven I presume, to live at Charlestown, and there was impressed into Moseley's Company in December 1675, or volunteered to have his revenge.

RALPH LENOX, New Haven, had John, born 1655; but some doubt is felt about this name.

ROBERT LENTHALL, Weymouth 1637, not pleased with the government of our Colony, he was forbidden to be ordained, went to Newport next year where his name is spelled Lintell, when administered a freeman 1640, kept a school, but was glad to go home 1642. See Lechford; Callender, 62; Winthrop I. 287.

ABEL LEONARD, Springfield 1678, son of John Leonard, married 4 March 1687, Mary Remington, had Mary, born 16 December 1687; and Sarah, 8 October 1689, both died young; and he died 10 March 1690, and his widow married Samuel Bedurtha.

BENJAMIN LEONARD, Springfield, freeman 1690, brother of the preceding, was there 1678. He married 9 February 1680, Sarah Scott, had John, born 12 July 1681; Benjamin 3 October 1683, died young; Nathaniel, 6 October 1685; Ebenezer, 26 January 1687; Margaret, 1689; Sarah, 23 March 1691; Martha, 23 October 1695; Kezia, 25 November 1697; Abel, 27 August 1700; Benjamin, again, 17 August 1702; and Rachel, January 1706. He died 21 December 1724; and his widow died 2 December 1751.

BENJAMIN LEONARD, Taunton, son of the first James Leonard, married 15 January 1679, Sarah Thrasher, perhaps daughter of Christopher Thrasher, had Sarah, born 21 May 1680; Benjamin, 25 January 1684; Hannah, 8 November 1685, died young; Jerusha, 25 January 1689; Hannah, 8 December 1691; Joseph, 22 January 1693; and Henry, 8 November 1695.

ELKANAH LEONARD, Middleborough, son of Thomas Leonard, died 29 December 1714, leaving son Elkanah, a man of distinction.

GEORGE LEONARD, Taunton, son of Thomas Leonard, highly distinguished as the great proprietor, married 4 July 1695, Ann Tisdale, had George, born 4 March 1698; Nathaniel, 9 March 1700, Harvard College 1719; Abigail, 16 December 1703; and Ephraim, 16 January 1706, who was father of the famous Daniel Leonard, Harvard College 1760, antagonist of John Adams in the question of allegiance, Chief Justice of Bermuda, died at London 27 June 1829; and died 5 September 1716.

HENRY LEONARD, Lynn, had wife Mary in 1650, it is said, and children, perhaps one or more born in England, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Thomas, but certainly at Lynn, Henry, born 14 June 1656, died next year; Sarah, 26 June 1663; Mary, 13 January 1666, died next year; was aged 37 in 1655, freeman 1668, of Rowley, perhaps, 1674, when certainly his three sons engaged there in iron works; removed it is thought to New Jersey where the iron works (in which he had been engaged at Lynn, Braintree, and Taunton at several times, though chiefly at Lynn) now under the government of Carteret, promised better.

ISAAC LEONARD, Bridgewater, son of Solomon Leonard, by wife Deliverance, had Hannah, born 1680, and probably Isaac, Deliverance, Joseph, and others, as Mitchell thinks.

JACOB LEONARD, Weymouth, brother of the preceding, had Abigail, born 1680; and Susanna, 1683; removed to Bridgewater, and had Experience; Mary; Sarah, 1699; Solomon; and Jacob, 1702, died young. In his will, 1716, mentioned wife Susanna

JAMES LEONARD, Providence 1645, Taunton 1652, from Pontypool, Monmouthshire, son of Thomas Leonard, who came not, with his brother Henry Leonard, inspected Iron works, at Lynn and Braintree; had Thomas, born about 1641; James, about 1643 ; Abigail; Rebecca ; Joseph, about 1665 ; Benjamin ; Hannah, who died 25 February 1675; and Uriah, 10 July 1662; besides John, who died says family tradition about 20 years old; the first two, perhaps in England. He had second wife Margaret, who bore him no children, died before 1691, and his widow died about 1701. Baylies, History of Plymouth, II. 268; III. 120. His daughter Hannah married 24 January 1678, Isaac Deane.

JAMES LEONARD, Taunton, son of the preceding, by first wife Hannah, who died 25 February 1674, had Eunice, born 25 November 1668; Prudence, 24 Jam 1670; Hannah, 2 October 1671; and James, 1 February 1673, died within 2 years. He married next, 25 October 1675, Lydia Gulliver, daughter of Anthony Gulliver of Milton, who died 24 July 1705, had James, again, 11 May 1677; Lydia, 10 March 1679; Stephen, 14 December 1680; Abigail, 30 January 1683; Nathaniel, 18 March 1685; Seth, 3 April 1686; Sarah, 6 September 1688; Mehitable, 24 October 1691; and Elizabeth, 19 April 1694. He married third wife Rebecca, and had Ebenezer, 28 August 1708, who died young. He was a Captain and died 1 November 1726, in 84th year; and his widow died 3 April 1738, in 76th year.

JOHN LEONARD, Springfield 1639, married 4 September 1640, Sarah Heald, had John, born 1641, died young; Joseph, 1 January 1643, died soon; Joseph, again, 20 March 1644; Sarah, 13 October 1645; Mary, 14 July 1647; Martha, 15 February 1649; Lydia, 1 August 1650; John, again, 10 July 1652, died young; Benjamin, 5 July 1654; Abel, 22 May 1656; Josiah, 2 January 1658; Hannah, 19 December 1659; Rebecca, 26 March 1661; Deborah, 15 October 1663; and Rachel, 8 November 1685; and he was killed by the Indians early in 1676; and his widow married 21 February 1677, Benjamin Parsons; and, again, in 1690, the Worshipful Peter Tilton; and she died at Springfield 23 November 1711, 71 years after first marriage; but it is not known that she had any more children than those fifteen she bore to Leonard. Eight daughters and four sons were married. Sarah married John Keep; Mary married 10 November 1665, Samuel Bliss; Martha married 8 June 1670, Benjamin Wait; Lydia married 18 March 1675, John Dumbleton; Hannah married 24 April 1676, Daniel Denton; Rebecca married 1 December 1681, Thomas Miller; and Rachel married 17 March 1685, Thomas Hancox.

JOHN LEONARD, Bridgewater, son of Solomon Leonard, by wife Sarah, had John, Enoch, Moses, Josiah, Joseph, and Sarah; and died 1699.

JOHN LEONARD, Taunton, son of Thomas Leonard, married Mary King, daughter of Philip King, had Thomas.

JOSEPH LEONARD, Taunton, son of the first James Leonard, married 15 December 1679, Mary Black of Milton, had Mary, born 2 October 1680; Experience, 18 March 1682; Joseph, 28 January 1684; Mehitable, 22 August 1685; Edward, 2 November 1688; William, 26 March 1690; and Silence; and he died 18 October 1692, in his 38th year.

JOSEPH LEONARD, Springfield, eldest son of John Leonard, had five or six wives and children, perhaps not by all; Mary, born February 1674, died at two years; Samuel, 16 May 1677; John, 12 September 1679, died next month; Joseph, 1 January 1681; and his first wife Mary died the same month. By second wife Elizabeth Lyman, daughter of John Lyman, married 29 March 1683, who died 6 July 1689, he had Mercy, 6 November 1683, died in few days; Ebenezer, 15 March 1685, died young; Mehitable, 5 September 1686, died young; and Elizabeth, 14 January 1689; and by third wife Rebecca Dumbleton, married 1 March 1693, had Ebenezer, 16 January 1694; was freeman 1690, and died 1716.

JOSIAH LEONARD, Springfield, youngest brother of the preceding, was in the Falls fight, 1676, married 19 December 1678, Sarah Dumbleton, daughter of John Dumbleton, had Josiah, born 21 October 1680; Sarah, 16 September 1682; Abel, 1685; and Mary, 12 March 1687, and died 13 February 1689, and his widow married Thomas Root.

PHILIP LEONARD, Marshfield, brother of the first Henry Leonard and James Leonard, was son of Thomas Leonard of Pontypool, in Wales, had wife Lydia, who died 13 November 1707, and only daughter Phebe, who married 6 November 1694, Samuel Hill of Duxbury, whither he removed, and died 5 July 1708.

RICE LEONARD, Rehoboth 1644, had Rachel, born 26 January 1674; Sarah, 16 March 1676; and his wife Sarah was buried 16 March following.

SAMUEL LEONARD, Bridgewater, son of Solomon Leonard, settled the estate of his father 1686, who says Mitchell, was the first in Plymouth; though I do not know what he means by the phrase. He removed to Worcester.

SAMUEL LEONARD, Taunton, son of Thomas Leonard, married 17 April 1701, Catharine Deane, daughter of Thomas Deane, had four sons who were all Deacons, and five daughters, died 13 April 1745.

SOLOMON LEONARD, Duxbury 1637, removed to Bridgewater 1645, had Solomon, Samuel, John, Jacob, Mary, and Isaac. He died 1686, leaving widow Mary. His daughter Mary married 24 December 1673, John Pollard.

THOMAS LEONARD, Taunton, eldest son of the first James Leonard, born probably in England, married at Plymouth, 21 August 1662, Mary Watson, probably daughter of George Watson, had Mary, born 2 August 1663; Thomas, 22 January 1666; John, 18 May 1668; George, 18 April 1671; Samuel, 1 February 1674; Elkanah, 15 May 1677; James, 17 December 1679, died young; Seth, 28 April 1682, died at six months; Phebe, 3 March 1684, died next year; and Elizabeth, 15 July 1686; and he died 24 November 1713, in 72d year. His widow Mary died 1 December 1723, in 81st year.

THOMAS LEONARD, Taunton, son of the preceding, had wife Joanna, but I know no more.

URIAH LEONARD, Taunton, youngest son of the first James Leonard, married 1 June 1685, Elizabeth Caswell, daughter of Thomas Caswell, had Uriah, born 10 April 1686; William; James; Seth; Jonathan; and Margaret. Eight of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, eight at Yale, and fourteen at other New England colleges.

ANDREW LESTER, Gloucester, an early settler, freeman 1643, then called Lister, by wife Barbara, had Daniel, born 15 April 1642; Andrew, 26 December 1644; Mary, 26 December 1647; and Ann, 24 March 1651; removed that year to New London, where his wife died 2 February 1654. By second wife Ann, he had Timothy, born 4 July 1662; Joseph, 15 June 1664; besides Benjamin, whose date is not given. He died after 14 October 1669, when the two elder sons were proposed for freemen. Ann married 3 May 1670, Nathaniel Millet of Gloucester.

WILLIAM LETHERLAND, or WILLIAM LITHERLAND Boston, might rather be inserted here than Lytherland, where Farmer first placed the name. Still having resolved not to differ from his work without manifest reason, there it may still be seen.

JOHN LETHERMORE, freeman of Massachusetts 6 May 1635, whose residence is uncertain, perhaps at Watertown; but Bond names him not.

THOMAS LETTIS, or THOMAS LETTICE, Plymouth 1638, may be that passenger in the Elizabeth, 1635, from London, aged 23, in the custom-house record called Lettyne. His will, of 1678, probated 25 October 1681, names wife Ann, who died 3 July 1687, in 80th year. He had Thomas, who died 3 November 1650, and probably no other sons. Of his daughters Ann married Samuel Jenney; Elizabeth married 18 October 1655, William Shurtleff; and on 18 November 1669, Jacob Cook, and, third, on 1 January 1689, Hugh Cole; and Dorothy married 12 December 1665, Edward Gray; and, next, Nathaniel Clarke.

WALTER LETTIS, or WALTER LETTICE, at Newport, in January 1649, was stabbed by Captain George Wright, as in a letter of Roger Williams is told, 3 Massachusetts History Collection IX. 280.

ANDREW LEVENS, or ANDREW LEAVENS, Hadley, son of John Levens, was on service In Philip's war from Roxbury, but stopped though we know not that he had ever any family in Hadley 1678.

JOHN LEVENS, or JOHN LEAVENS, Roxbury, freeman 4 March 1634, came, 1632, with wife Elizabeth in the William and Francis, leaving London 9 March. Reverend Thomas Weld being the attraction probably of him and some other Roxbury people in that ship. His wife died after very long illness, says the church record or was buried 10 October 1638; and he married 5 July 1639, Rachel Wright, "a godly maid," had John, born 27 April 1640; James, 16, baptized 24 April 1642; Peter, and Andrew, 11, baptized 16 September 1644, the church record adds "twin children of John Levens in the 63d year of his age, a double blessing"; but Peter died in January following; besides Rachel, baptized in August 1646; and next year 15 November he died of palsy.

JOHN LEVENS, or JOHN LEAVENS, Roxbury, son of the preceding, a carpenter, married 7 June 1665, Hannah Woods, had Hannah, born 17 October 1666, and his wife died a week after aged 28. I presume he removed to Stratford, there married 23 November 1674 Elizabeth Preston, had Peter, 15 November 1677; and James, 14 October 1679, born there, but caused the record to be made at Roxbury, whither he came back, and had John, 10 December 1681; Joseph, 15 November 1683; Rachel, 10 or 15 December 1685; and Benjamin, 15 April 1692.

RICHARD LEVER, or RICHARD LEVAR, a soldier, from the East under Captain Turner, at Hadley 1676.

HUDSON LEVERETT, Boston, son of Governor John Leverett, married 1661, Sarah Payton, daughter of Bezaleel Payton, had John, born 25 August 1662, Harvard College 1680; Bezaleel, 1 September 1664, died young; Sarah, 6 June 1667, died young; all baptized 8 May 1670, in right of the mother; and Thomas, baptized 7 June 1674; was of Artillery Company 1658, but never administered a freeman. His wife died 7 June 1679, and in a year or two he had wife Elizabeth, who outlived him, but had no children, and died at Roxbury 16 December 1714. He died in summer of 1694; and Hutchinson I. 323, in note indicates his character. But his first wife undoubtedly was a woman of great worth, forming the heart and mind of her admirable eldest children. The eighth president of Harvard College (in which office he died 3 May 1724), who had been active in civic life, as speaker of the house, and one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, after long preparation as student in divinity, and a teacher in the College. For him, and his able classmate Reverend William Brattle, the degree of bornD. was introduced 1692 for the first and last time, in conjunction with the first S.T.D. (SACRAE THEOLOGIAE DOCTOR - or doctorate in sacred theology) then bestowed on Increase Mather, the head of the Institute. Great was the reputation of the College during his presidential care; but he expended his private fortune for its good; and from an inadequate salary irregularly paid, left his children in poverty. Cotton Mather who ought to have been chosen (as he confidently deemed the will of heaven), instead of Leverett, yet expressed gratitude for his attention to his son the graduate of 1723; but in a letter to Hollis, soon after the President died next year stigmatized him, as "an infamous drone." For the effect of the preposterous falsehood on the London friend of the College, see Hollis's note in the invaluable History of the University I. 343; and we know that the number of students, was more than double in the last seven or ten years of the rule of Leverett to what the same period of Increase Mather exhibits. Allowance should be made, however, for such failing in Cotton Mather's expression of his pious malignity, became the next President of Harvard after I. Mather, and the six years of Willard's substitution was this same Leverett, who stood two years younger in the College Catalogue than the ambitious and ambiguous author of the Magnalia. Tenderness was shown by Reverend Dr. Colman, the correspondent of Hollis, who preached a funeral sermon two days after the death of Mather for he kindly kept back the knowledge of the posthumous attack on his friend Leverett. Indeed the charge was so absurd, and the reputation of its inventor for studied looseness of language, had so long been established that Colman would, on such an occasion, have been thought blameworthy for pointing out the darkness of the ingratitude, and the equally loathsome and ludicrous cowardice of the calumny.

JOHN LEVERETT, Boston, son of Thomas Leverett, the ruling Elder, born in England, (no doubt, at Boston) 1616, brought probably 1633, by his father at the same time with Cotton, Governor Haynes, and other mentionables of eminence, arriving 4 September, joined to the church 14 July 1639 under the spiritual teacher, who he had always heard from his birth; freeman 13 May following, married Hannah Hudson, eldest daughter of Ralph Hudson, had Hudson, before mentioned, born 2, baptized 10 May 1640; John, baptized 4 July 1641, four days old (but the town record differs much), died young; Hannah, born 16, baptized 23 April 1643, died young, but after September 1651, named then in the will of her grandmother Hudson; and his wife died perhaps the same year. He married next, Sarah Sedgwick, perhaps daughter but perhaps sister of Major Robert Sedgwick, who long outlived him, died 2 January 1700, had John, born 17, baptized 22 March 1646, died young; Sarah, 12, baptized 16 July 1648, died soon; Sarah, again, 2, baptized 19 August 1649, died soon; Elizabeth, 26 April baptized 4 May 1651; Ann, 23, baptized 28 November 1652; Sarah, again, baptized 20 August 1654, died soon; Mary, 12 February baptized 16 March 1656; Hannah, again, born probably in England during his agency; Rebecca, 5, baptized 11 December 1664; John, 20 August 1668, died young; Sarah, again, 30 June, baptized 3 July 1670, died young; and Sarah, again, being the fifth of this name, 15, baptized 22 June 1673. No man in our country ever filled more important offices, nor with happier repute. He was Representative 1651, and some years again, speaker in 1663 and 4, Major-General 1663, as successor to Denison, Assistant 1665 to 71, Deputy-Governor 1671 to 3, and, on the death of Bellingham, Governor 1673 to his own death 16 March 1679, aged 62. He had been sent agent for the Colony late in 1655 to England whither his wife following him in June 1657, and there he continued for the first year after the restoration of Charles Il, reaching Boston on 19 July 1661. In August 1676, the King knighted him by a special grant, and he had sense enough to keep the letter secret for his descendants. His will, made the day before he died who was by the afflicted disease of stone, gave all his estate to wife but names as deserving provisions three unmarried daughters, nephew Isaac Addington, the son of his sister Ann, and her three daughters Ann Moseley, Rebecca Davenport, and Sarah Townsend; desires his grandson John to be brought up to learning, as was most felicitously accomplished, and on the death of his wife the property to go to son Hudson 1/4, and 3/4 to six daughters, of these Elizabeth married June 1668, Elisha Cooke; Ann married John Hubbard; Mary married Paul Dudley, son of Governor Thomas, and next, Penn Townsend, who had been husband of her cousin Sarah Addington; Hannah married 12 ,Sept 1689, Thomas Davis, but she may first have been wife of an Allen; Rebecca married 3 November 1691, James Lloyd; and Sarah, the youngest, married 17 April 1718, Nathaniel Byfield as his second wife. His widow Sarah died 2 November 1704, in her 75^th year. Cotton Mather wrote an Elegy; but this was before her grandson was chosen President of Harvard College.

THOMAS LEVERETT, Boston, came in the Griffin, arriving from London 4 September 1633, having in July preceding resigned his place as one of the aldermen of the borough of Boston, County Lincoln, with wife Ann, daughters Jane and Ann, and probably son John; was soon made Ruling Elder, and selectman, in each place continued till his death which occurred 3 April 1650. On the day preceding by verbal will he gave all his estate to his wife, who died 16 October 1656, made her will the day preceding from the silence of which we judge Jane was dead. Ann married Isaac Addington. But he had thirteen children as by the Registry of the borough, certified copy of which was sent to Governor Leverett by a friend, as follows: John, baptized 16 August 1612; Jane, 9 August 1613; Jane, again, 6 December 1614; John, again, 7 July 1616; Thomas, 30 July, 1618; Ann, 8 January 1619; James, 28 June 1621; Sarah, 26 September 1622; Mary, 5 February 1623; Jabez, 6 September 1627; Israel, 25 September 1628; Elisba, 3 July 1630; and Nathaniel, 12 April 1632; and we may believe that all but the 3d, 4th, and 6th died young. A perfect Memoir of his family is continued in Genealogical Registrar IV. 121; and a Pedigree in the same work XII. 289, that is quite deficient in accurate dates. Four of this name at Harvard and five at other New England colleges had been graduates in 1834.

CALEB LEVERICH, LEVERAGE, CALEB LOVERIDGE, or CALEB LEVERIDGE, Newtown, Long Island, 1664, that year made freeman of Connecticut, by wife Martha, widow of Francis Swaine, had John, Mary, and Eleanor, and so by son John the head of large and reputable progeny, died 1717, aged 79; was eldest son of Reverend William.

ELEAZER LEVERICH, ELEAZER LEVERAGE, ELEAZER LOVERIDGE, or ELEAZER LEVERIDGE, Newtown, Long Island, 1662, brother of the preceding, married Rebecca, daughter of Nicholas Wright, but had no children.

HENRY LEVERICH, HENRY LEVERAGE, HENRY LOVERIDGE, or HENRY LEVERIDGE, a tailor, came from Southampton, 1630, in the James, called of Salisbury, County Wilts, arriving at Boston 3 June; but I know no more.

WILLIAM LEVERICH, WILLIAM LEVERAGE, WILLIAM LOVERIDGE, or WILLIAM LEVERIDGE, Sandwich, came with Wiggin, 1633, arriving 10 October in the James from London, but went from Salem, where they landed to Dover, being engaged for that plantation but in 1635 came to Boston, and joined our church 9 August, soon after was at Duxbury, and a lot was, in 1637, laid out for him, but in 1639 or 40 was established at Sandwich, and years after employment by the Commissioners of the United Colonies to instruct the Indians, on Cape Cod, thence removed 1653 to Oyster Bay and with early settlers to Huntington, Long Island, there was in 1664, made freeman of Connecticut and continued until 1670, and at Newtown 1674, died not, as often said, in 1692, but 1677. Riker, 98.

CHRISTOPHER LEVETT, an explorer of the coast of Maine 1623 and 4, whose valuable work, printed at London 1628, is republished in 3 Massachusetts History Collection VIII. 159. See Hubbard, 186. He may be the man, called Captain at Salem in June 1630, when Winthrop arrived, and, perhaps, was here again in 1632, and carrying letters from here, they were esposed by his death upon the voyage, to unfriendly eyes at home.

JOHN LEWISTON, Billerica, a 1679, a Scot, whose five young children and the mother of his wife were killed by the Indians 5 August 1695, and one daughter carried away by them. Memoir of Billerica, 13, as cited by Farmer.

DANIEL LEWIS, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1679, perhaps was son of John Lewis of the same, married Mary Button, daughter probably of Peter Button, and in his will of 1 February 1718, names eldest son John, Jonathan, Mary, Dorcas, Daniel, and Hannah.

DAVID LEWIS, Westerly, brother of the preceding, married Elizabeth Babcock, daughter of the second James Babcock.

DAVID LEWIS, Salem, died probably June 1662, for Samuel Archard of Salem was ordered to administer in behalf of the country, so that perhaps he was only transient.

EDMUND LEWIS, Lynn, was first at Watertown, removed about 1643, not, as Lewis has it, 1640, came in the Elizabeth, from Ipswich 1634, aged 33, with wife Mary, 32; and two children John, 3 years, and Thomas, 9 months. Had James, born 15 January 1636; and Nathaniel, 25 August 1639, born at Watertown, besides a child buried 6 November 1642, 10 days old, and had two more children born at Lynn, where he died 1651. His will, of 18 January probated 20 February 1651, names wife executrix and sons John and Thomas. His widow Mary died 7 September 1658.

EDWARD LEWIS, Barnstable, son of the first George Lewis, born perhaps in England, (yet Mr. Hamblen thinks him the son recorded as Ephraim, and I think, though his authority is great, he must be wrong here, for the will names both); married 9 May 1661, Hannah Cobb, daughter of the first Henry Cobb of the same, commonly called Elder Cobb, had Hannah, born 24 April 1662; Eleazer, born 26 June 1664; John, 1 January 1666; and Thomas, March 1669.

EZEKIEL LEWIS, Boston, merchant, son of William Lewis of Farmington, by his second wife Mary Cheever, daughter of famous master Ezekiel Cheever, in honor of which he was named, and in imitation of who, after leaving College he became an instructor, first at Westfield, soon served as his grandfather's assistant at the Boston grade school, was selectman, Representative 1723, and often after. He married 18 March 1702, Mary Breadon, had Mary, born 21 January 1703; and his wife died next month. He next married 11 October 1704, Abigail Kilcup, who I judge to have been widow of Roger, had Abigail, 12 June 1706; William, 28 November 1707, died young; Sarah, 21 May 1710, probably died young; Elizabeth, 22 August 1712; Hannah, 14 September 1714, probably died young; and Ezekiel Lewis, 15 April 1717, Harvard College 1735; and died 14 August 1755, about 80 years old. Most of my details are derived from a very careful correpondent as marked in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 48.

GEORGE LEWIS, Plymouth, and Scituate, where he joined the church 20 September 1635, a clothier, was from East Greenwich, in Kent, before 1633, and removed to Barnstable before 1641, had in England married Sarah Jenkins, by her had several children born there, as Mary, who married 14 November 1643, John Bryant; probably George; and Thomas; perhaps Edward; Jabez, who died unmarried; and James, but at Scituate had John, born 2, baptized 11 March 1638; and at Barnstable had Ephraim, 23, baptized 25 July 1641; and Sarah, 2, baptized 11 February 1644; but we know not the date of his death yet it was probably after 1663, for his will was brought forward 3 March 1664. It names wife Mary, sons Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward, John, and daughter Sarah. John was killed by the Indians, unmarried 26 March 1676, under Captain Pierce. His daughter Mary, who had married 14 November 1643 John Bryant of Scituate, and had seven children, was dead seven years before her father; and Sarah married 26 December 1663, James Cobb, and, next, 23 November 1698, Jonathan Sparrow. He had, in 1658, with Richard Foxwell, purchased lands at Scarborough, but both soon came back.

GEORGE LEWIS, Barnstable, son of the preceding, born in England, probably married December 1654, Mary Lumbard, daughter of Bernard Lumbard, had George, born September 1655; Mary, 9 May 1657; Sarah; 12 January 1660; Hannah, July 1662, and died at 5 years; Melatiah, 13 January 1661; Bathshua, October 1667; Jabez, 10 June 1670; Benjamin, 22 November 1671; Jonathan, 25 July 1674; John, 1 December 1676; and Nathan, 26 July 1678; and he died 20 March 1710.

GEORGE LEWIS, Casco, before 1640 had grant of land Mr. Willis, in Volume I. 37 and 174, conjectured that he was son of the first mentioned George Lewis; but in my opinion he was older, and may have been son of Thomas Lewis, though he died without issuing male, Willis thinks. He lived and died at Falmouth, had son John, to whom were granted 100 acres as early as 1657; and Philip; besides four daughters, Ann, who married James Ross; Susanna, married Thomas Cloice or Cloyse; Mary, born at Falmouth 1654, married first, Thomas Skillings, second Jotham Lewis, and third, a Wilkins, was living at Salem 1732; and Hannah, married James Darling.

GEORGE LEWIS, Barnstable, eldest son of George Lewis the second of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had Thankful, baptized 16 September 1683, and I find no more of him.

ISAAC LEWIS, Boston, perhaps son of John Lewis of Charlestown, freeman 1690, married 25 May 1680, Mary Davis, had Mary, born May 1681; Isaac, 21 August 1683; Joseph, 16 November 1685; John, 25 February 1688; Elizabeth, 12 February 1689; and Abraham, posthumous 9 June 1691; and he died at Malden 3 April preceding. Yet it must be observed that this Isaac, is by Lewis, in History of Lynn, 108, made son of William of Roxbury; and the historian asserts that his grandfather Nathan was grandson of this person. But Court records as brought out in the invaluable History of Watertown by Bond, page 125, show the contrary.

ISRAEL LEWIS, Westerly 1679, brother of Daniel Lewis, married Jane Babcock, daughter of second James Babcock, had Israel, born 22 June 1695; Benjamin, 8 June 1697 ; Jane, 21 May 1700; and Ann, 13 July 1704.

JABEZ LEWIS, Barnstable, son of George Lewis the second, by wife Experience, had John, baptized in her right, 14 November 1697, who probably died soon; and John, again, May 1698.

JAMES LEWIS, Barnstable, son of the first George Lewis, perhaps born in England, was selectman, and Lieutenant, married 31 October 1655, Sarah Lane, daughter of George Lane of Hingham, had John, born 29 October 1656, baptized 27 September following; Samuel, 10 April 1659; Sarah, 4 March 1661; James, 3 June 1664; Susanna; and Ebenezer; and he died 4 October 1713, in 82d year. Sarah married 6 January 1685, Thomas Lincoln; and next, 20 February 1699, Robert Waterman.

JAMES LEWIS was of Westerly 1679, son of John Lewis senior, that was there ten years earlier, married Sarah Babcock, daughter of the second James Babcock.

JOHN LEWIS, Charlestown 1634, freeman 1646, by wife Margaret, had John, born 12, baptized 14 September 1638; Joseph and Mary, twins baptized 29 March 1640; Samuel, 24, baptized 27 June 1641; Ebenezer, born 10 September 1642; Sarah, 24 December 1647; lived on Malden side, there wife died 10 March 1649, and he married 10 April 1650, Mary Brown, perhaps daughter of Abraham Brown the first of Watertown, had Abraham, born 10 December 1650; Jonathan, 4 January died 10 February 1652; Mary, January 1653; Hannah; Isaac; and Trial, posthumous January 1658. He died 16 September preceding. His widow married a Cutler. Mary married 30 November 1675, Samuel Penfield; Elizabeth married Bryant Borden; and Sarah married Joseph Brabrook.

JOHN LEWIS, Scituate, by Deane called brother of the first George Lewis, was of Tenterden in County Kent, and came in the Hercules, 1635, with wife Sarah and one child as the vicar of Tenterden and the mayor certify for him. He removed in few years to Boston, where his wife died 12 July 1657.

JOHN LEWIS, New London 1648, commonly noted as senior because, besides other children of whose births none is seen on record, he had son John; was freeman before 1669; and died 8 December 1676.

JOHN LEWIS, brother of George Lewis of Barnstable, was, very early, perhaps 1638, at Yarmouth, but not long continued may be the same as the preceding.

JOHN LEWIS, Falmouth, eldest son of George Lewis of the same, took a deed from Cleves 1657. Willis, I. 68. In 1674 he kept an inn, and removed after the beginning of Philip's war to the West, probably was living 1683.

JOHN LEWIS, Lynn, son of Edmund Lewis, born in England, married 17 June 1659, Hannah Marshall, daughter of Captain Thomas Marshall, had John, born 30 March 1660; Hannah, 25 February 1662; Thomas, 2 June 1663; Mary, 24 February 1666; Benjamin, 27 April 1667; Samuel, 25 July 1675, died soon; Abigail, 16 May 1679; Ebenezer, 16 July 1681; and Elizabeth, 7 April 1684. He may have been the freeman of 1684, but certainly not, as Farmer, followed the lead of Lewis in his History gave it, 1646.

JOHN LEWIS, Boston, butcher, married 22 November 1659, Alice Mattock, widow of Nathaniel Bishop, daughter of James Mattock, who, in his will, refers to her, had Samuel, born 12 January 1662; Joseph, 4 February 1663; and Benoni, 25 January 1665.

JOHN LEWIS, Portsmouth, perhaps son of Philip Lewis of the same, married Martha Brooking, daughter of William Brooking, and she next married a Rendall, probably had John, James, and Philip, named in their grandfather's will of 1 November 1700.

JOHN LEWIS, Saybrook, died probably 1670, for in June of that year inventory was rendered, says the record by Lord, his administrator.

JOHN LEWIS, Westerly 1669, had John, Daniel, James, David, Israel, and Samuel.

JOHN LEWIS, Windsor, had Samuel, born 6 August 1677; Mary, 18 December 1679; Elizabeth, 1682; Sarah, 1684; and John, 1694.

JOHN LEWIS, New London, son of John Lewis of the same, married 1677, Elizabeth Huntley, died 1717, leaving widow Elizabeth and son John, who lived at Lyme.

JOHN LEWIS, Hingham, married November 1682, Hannah Lincoln, daughter of Daniel Lincoln.

JOHN LEWIS, Lynn, son of John Lewis of the same, married Sarah Merriam, widow of John Jenks, daughter of William Merriam, was probably freeman 1690, called junior, and at the same time were administrators, Lieutenant John and Thomas Lewis of Lynn of who the latter may have been brother, but the unnamed military officer must have been uncle.

JOHN LEWIS, Westerly, son of John Lewis of the same, by wife Ann, had Joseph, born 16 October 1683; Sarah, 17 August 1687; Mary, 4 May 1689; Ann, 6 January 1691; Abigail, 20 May 1693; John, 13 June 1698; William, 1 February 1702; and Jerusha, 11 January 1707.

JOSEPH LEWIS, Swangey, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 6 January 1672; Sibill, 18 March 1674; and he was buried 24 June 1675, probably killed that day by the Indians

JOSEPH LEWIS, New London 1666, may have been son of John Lewis of the same, perhaps of Windsor 1676, and died at Simsbury 1680, married Elizabeth Case, eldest daughter of John Case of Simsbury about 1674, had Elizabeth, born 20 March 1675; Joseph, 15 March 1677; and John, posthumous 8 January 1681. His widow married 1684, John Tuller.

NATHANIEL LEWIS, Lynn, son of Edmund Lewis, removed I suppose, to Swansey, there by wife Mary, had Nathaniel, born 17 July 1673, who died 20 August 1676; and Mary, born 4 December 1677; and he died 13 October 1683.

NATHANIEL LEWIS, Farmington, son of William Lewis of the same, married 25 November 1699, Abigail Ashley, daughter of David Ashley of Westfeld, had Abigail, born 15 November 1701; Nathaniel, 1 January 1704; Elisha, 3 December 1705, died young; Noadiah, born 27 April 1708; Elisha, again, 23 July 1710; Sarah, 8 May 1712; Mary, 18 December 1714; Mercy, 16 April 1717; Ezekiel, 19 November 1718; and Phineas, 11 April 1722. His wife died 11 April 1723; and he married 4 July 1726, Thankful Lyman, and died 24 February 1752.

PHILIP LEWIS, Portsmouth 1665, probably of Dover 1672, Representative 1680, at the first assembly under Provincial Governor. His will was of 1 November 1700.

PHILIP LEWIS, Falmouth 1669, son of George Lewis of the same, was, in 1676, a soldier of Turner's Company, served on Connecticut River.

PHILIP LEWIS, Farmington, son of the second William Lewis, proposed as freeman 1669, had 100 acres given 1675 by his grandfather William Lewis at Farmington with whom I suppose he lived, as both their names are signed to memories from Hadley, against imposts, some years earlier, but lived chiefly at Hartford until he removed to Fairfield.

ROBERT LEWIS, Newbury, came from Bristol to Salem, says Coffin, and died after removing to Newbury 4 March 1644. His inventory is of 6 July 1644. I suppose he embarked in the Blessing at London, 1635, aged 28, with, perhaps, wife Elizabeth, 22; and the custom-house list, that there may be no mistake, repeats the names in a few lines.

ROBERT LEWIS, Charlestown, spelt Luist in the records, by wife Rebecca, had Robert, baptized 11 February 1683; Thomas, 5 April 1685; and David, 30 January 1687; perhaps removed to Boston.

SAMUEL LEWIS, Malden, perhaps son of John Lewis, by wife Sarah, had Hannah, born 12 December 1689; and he died 1 February 1699.

SAMUEL LEWIS, Farmington, son of William Lewis of the same, freeman 1676, by wife Elizabeth, had Hannah, baptized 4 October 1691, his wife having joined the church Sunday preceding; and Samuel, 29 May 1692; and he died 1725.

SAMUEL LEWIS, Westerly, son of John Lewis of the same, by wife Joanna, had Samuel, Jonathan, and daughter Joanna Tanners, as named in his will of 5 August 1734.

THOMAS LEWIS, Saco, before 1630 had probably ranged the coast to ascertain the most agreeable spot for his patent, was assessed £3 quarterly for support of minister, died before 1640. Willis, I. 16. Belknap I. 9.

THOMAS LEWIS, Lynn, son of Edmund Lewis, married 11 November 1659, Hannah Baker, daughter perhaps of Edward Baker, had Edward, born 28 July 1660; and Thomas, 29 April 1668, was freeman 1690.

THOMAS LEWIS, Barnstable, son of the first George Lewis, born probably in England, married 15 June 1653, Mary Davis, daughter possibly of the first Dolor Davis, had James, born 31 March 1654; Thomas, 15 July 1656; Mary, 2 November 1659; and Samuel, 14 May 1662; removed to Swansey, of which he was one of the first settlers and was a selectman there, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, again, 23 April 1673; and Hepzibah, 15 November 1674.

THOMAS LEWIS, Northampton, by wife Hannah, had Edward, who died 1662; Mary, born 1663; Esther, 1665; and Thomas, 1666. On 11 January 1667, Thomas died but it is not certain which of the two, probably it was the child was then taken. No more is heard of the family.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Cambridge, 1632, came in the Lion, with Wadsworth, Talcot, Goodwin, Olmstead, and others, arriving at Boston 16 September, and adminstered freeman 6 November following, removed 1636 to Hartford, and was of original proprietors, selectman 1641, removed about 1659 to Hadley, for which he was Representative 1662, for Northampton 1664; his wife Felix died 1671, at Hartford, and he finally removed about 1675 to Farmington, there died 1683, at great age. His only child was William, born in England, and the mother is called Felix.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Roxbury, in absurd family tradition by who Farmer was misled, often made the same as the foregoing, administered freeman 18 May 1642, brought it is said, John, born 1 November 1635; and Christopher, 1636, both in England, and the town record has Lydia, born 25 December 1640; and Josiah, 28 July 1641; so careless was that keeping, that we willingly miss the later child. Perhaps he removed to Boston 1644, and continued to worship with apostle Eliot; at least we find at Roxbury baptized Isaac, 14 April 1644; though a record is found of his birth 15 April; Mary, 2 August 1646; and Hannah, 18 March 1649; and may be that proprietor of Lancaster 1654, who died 3 December 1671. His will of 21 November preceding names wife Amy, who with Isaac, are made executors. Other children were John, Lydia, Mary, and Hannah.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Farmington, son of the first William Lewis, born in England, married 1644 (in conforming with a contract between his father and Mary Whitehead of Windsor, wife of Richard, mother probably of) Mary Hopkins, probably daughter of William Hopkins, Esq. a few years earlier of Stratford, had Mary, born 6 May 1645; Philip, baptized 13 December 1646, before mentioned; Samuel, born 18 August 1648, before mentioned; Sarah, 1652; Hannah, William, baptized 15 March 1657, died 1737; Felix, 12 December 1658; Ebenezer, settled at Wallingford; John, 6 May 1665, died at 19 years; and James, 10 July 1667; lived at Jamaica, Long Island, died 1728. He married 22 December 1671, second wife at Boston, Mary Cheever, daughter of celebrated Ezekiel Cheever, had Elizabeth, born 20 October 1672, died young; Ezekiel, 7 November 1674, Harvard College 1694; Nathaniel, 1 October 1676, who died 24 February 1752; Abigail, 19 September 1678, who married 10 December 1696, William Wadsworth of Farmington, and died 1707; Joseph, baptized 14 March 1680; and Daniel, 16 July 1682. The last two died young. He had military office in the war, from Sergeant to Captain, and died 1690, when of his 16 children 13 were living married. Benjamin Judd; Sarah married Samuel Boltwood of Hadley; Hannah, married first, Samuel Crowe of Hadley, had two children, and second in 1676, Daniel Marsh; and Felix married Thomas Selden of Hadley. His widow married 13 June 1692, Deacon Thomas Bull, and died 10 January 1728.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Farmington, son of the preceding, married Sarah Moore, daughter of Deacon Isaac Moore, or More, had Ruth, born 12 September 1679; Sarah, 15 April 1682; Isaac, 26 April 1685; William, 2 September 1688; Daniel, 10 December 1692; Phebe, 3 September 1694; Jonathan, 2 June 1697; and Mary, 31 March 1700. Sometimes the termination is es, but it would be vain to attempt to distinguish. Thirteen of this name had been graduates at Harvard and thirty-four at other New England colleges in 1834.

JAMES LIBBEY, HENRY LIBBEY, DAVID LIBBEY, MATTHEW LIBBEY, DANIEL LIBBEY, and SAMUEL LIBBEY, Scarborough 1676, were brothers of the preceding and son of John Libbey, who, as well as John Libbey junior, probably first born of the family, was there 1663, and there the name has continued. The father died 1683; in his will of 9 February of that year admirable for its brevity, naming only "two younger sons Matthew and Daniel." He came, it is said, from Broadstairs, in the Isle of Thanet, County Kent. Of the children James married 9 June 1698, Mary Hanson, daughter of Isaac Hanson who probably lived at Portsmouth.

CHARLES LIDGETT, Boston, son of Peter Lidgett, Artillery Company 1678, called Colonel 1689, in Hutchinson I. 374, at the overthrow of Andros, whom he favored, died at London, says Sewall, 13 July 1698.

PETER LIDGETT, Boston, a rich merchant partner in many voyages with John Hull, was freeman 1673, when it is spelled Lydgett, had wife Elizabeth Seammon, and children Elizabeth; Charles, born 29 March 1650; and Jane; died 26 April 1676. His widow married1680, Honorable John Saffyn as his second wife; and Elizabeth married John Usher, stationer of Boston, afterwards Lieutenant-Governor of New Hampshire. Abstract of his will, 10 February 1671, probated 5 May 1676, is in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 139.

JOHN LIGHT, Salisbury, by wife Dorothy, had Joseph, born 21 April 1676, removed to New Hampshire 1676, had Mary, 20 March 1678; Robert, 15 September 1680; John, 8 February 1682; and Dorothy, 28 April 1685.

FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT, Lynn, freeman 8 December 1636, said to have come from London, died 1646. His will of 10, probated 29 December in that year, disposed of his small property by making wife Ann executrix but names brother John Lightfoot of London, sister Isabel Lightfoot lived at Frieston, County Lincoln, which may be 4 miles East from Boston, and five or six friends, the most, if not all, in the mother country.

JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Boston 1653. One of this name was drowned 10 Jun 1669, at Pocasset. Haz. II. 210.

JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Salem, married May 1680, Elizabeth Swasey, perhaps daughter of Joseph Swasey, had Joseph, born 14 April 1681; and Samuel, 25 October 1683.

THOMAS LILFORD, or THOMAS LILFORT, Rowley 1643, perhaps brother of the preceding, removed to Haverhill 1654, had wife Elizabeth, and was freeman 1666. It may reward investigation whether that passenger in the Susan and Ellen, from London 1635, aged 13, whose name appears Ann Lieford, were not a sister.

GEORGE LILLY, Reading, married 15 November 1659, Hannah, but the record did not insert surnames, had Hannah, born 20 October 1660; John, 5 December 1662; besides others probably, and died 1691.

JOHN LILLY, Woburn, by wife Hannah, had John, born 3 June 1691; Hannah, 13 September 1694; Sarah, 11 November 1696; Rebecca, 9 March 1699; Susanna, 13 October 1702; Phebe, 21 February 1705.

SAMUEL LILLY, Boston 1686, merchant at whose grave, I suppose, in 1689, occurred the indecent dispute about the burial service of which Increase Mather had fine account from his gossippy correspondent Joshua Moody in letter of 8 February as in Hutchinson I. 356.

SAMUEL LILLY, Boston 1682, perhaps son of the preceding. Had Theophilus, baptized 24 August 1690; Samuel, 5 June 1692; Mehitable, 4 February 1694; Elizabeth, 1 March 1696; Edward, 27 February 1698; and Abigail, 19 November 1699.

BENJAMIN LINCOLN, Hingham, youngest son of Thomas Lincoln, the cooper, married 6 January or as the old Hobart record says, 6 February 1667, Sarah Fearing, daughter of the first John Fearing, had John, born 5 January 1668; Margaret, 7 October 1669, died at 14 years; Benjamin, 16 January 1672; Thomas, 12 December 1674, died within 9 months; Jeremiah, 1 April 1682; and Jonathan, 28 September 1684, died within 3 years. He was a maltster, freeman 1677, and died 27 September 1700. His son Benjamin had Colonel Benjamin Lincoln, father of Benjamin Lincoln, the soldier friend of Washington, who died 9 May 1810. His son Benjamin Lincoln, Harvard College 1777, who died 18 January 1788, by wife Mary, younger of the two daughters of the celebrated James Otis, had Benjamin Otis, Harvard College 1806; and James Otis, Harvard College 1807.

CALEB LINCOLN, Hingham, son of Thomas Lincoln, the husbandman, married 8 May 1684, Rachel Bates, daughter of James Bates, had Ruth, born 11 February 1685; Rachel, 4 June 1688; Ann, 15 September 1690; Silence, 26 December 1692; and Luke, 27 March 1695. His wife died 10 November 1696, and he married 2 September 1698, Hannah Jackson, and he died November 1721, unless this date belongs to a nephew of the same name.

DANIE LINCOLN, Hingham 1644, a young man of who we are not sure that he was a relative of any earlier person bearing this surname, by wife Susanna, who died 20 February 1704, had Susanna, born 14 May 1654; Daniel, 22 February 1657, died young; Hannah, 10 September 1659; Daniel, again, about 1662; Sarah, 7 September 1664; Ephraim, 26 May 1667; and Rachel, 27 June 1671; and he died 19 March 1699. In his will, of 16 September 1692, he names wife, the four daughters, and two sons as living. Three of the daughters were then married viz.: Susanna, on 1 October 1675, to Robert Waterman; Hannah, 17 November 1682, to John Lewis; and Sarah, 1 April 1687, to Nathaniel Nichols, and she died at Pembroke, 1748.

DANIEL LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the first Samuel, married 23 January 1678, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lincoln, the husbandman, had Obadiah, born 21 April 1679; Hezekiah, 26 December 1681; Elizabeth, 26 February 1689; and Martha, 13 February 1695.

DANIEL LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the first Daniel Lincoln, married 16 April 1687, Sarah Nichols, had Moses, born 25 February 1688, died 1772; Sarah, 15 April 1690; Susanna, 19 December 1693; Leah, 9 September 1698; Daniel, 28 February 1698; Joshua, 1 January 1702; and Elizabeth, June 1703.

DAVID LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the second Stephen Lincoln, married 4 January 1693, Margaret Lincoln, perhaps daughter of Benjamin Lincoln, had Elizabeth, born 8 October 1693; David, 8 February 1695; Sarah, 24 October 1696, died at two years; Matthew, 2 September 1698; Isaac, 18 January 1702, Harvard College 1722, first of the name in the catalogue; Job, 16 March 1710; and Margaret, who died 26 September 1711. He died 9 October 1714, and his widow died 23 August 1716. From him, besides Isaac, are derived Abner Lincoln, Harvard College 1788; Levi Lincoln, Harvard College 1789; and Reverend Calvin Lincoln, Harvard College 1820.

EPHRAIM LINCOLN, Hingham, younger son of the first Daniel Lincoln, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 28 November 1714; Ephraim, 3 February 1717, died 1795; and Susanna, 27 Jun 1721. He died 1762, aged 95.

JAMES LINCOLN, Hingham, brother of David Lincoln, married 28 February 1711, Deborah Lincoln, eldest daughter of the second Samuel Lincoln, had James, born 2 November 1711, died next month as did his wife. He had second wife Joanna, who died 4 January 1726, and he died 3 May 1731.

JOHN LINCOLN, Taunton, son of Thomas Lincoln, the miller, had John, born 11 October 1665; and Thomas, 15 September 1667; but I know no more of him or his progeny.

JOSEPH LINCOLN, Hingham, brother of Benjamin Lincoln, freeman perhaps 1670, married 14 June 1682, Prudence Ford, daughter of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, who died 26 November 1695, had Joseph, born 13 March 1683; Israel, 17 April 1685; Nehemiah, 4 May 1688; and Elisha, 2 October 1692. He married 27 February 1696, Sarah, widow of Hopestill Bisbee, but probably had no children, for his will, of 5 March 1715, names her as his wife but only the four children of the former. He died 18 March 1716.

JOSHUA LINCOLN, Hingham, brother of Caleb Lincoln, perhaps the freeman of 1670, married 20 April 1666, Deborah Hobart, daughter of Joshua Hobart, had Peter, born 6 June 1667, died at one year; Joshua, 9 May 1669; Peter, again, 19 January 1671; Jacob, 5 March 1673, died next month; Deborah, 31 August 1674; Margaret, 14 May 1677; Caleb, 9 October 1678; Jacob, 21 March 1681; Solomon, 25 November 1682; and Isaac, 14 November 1684; his wife died November 1684; and a child probably the last, died 29 December 1689; and he died 2 April 1694.

MORDECAI LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the first Samuel Lincoln, removed to Scituate, by wife Sarah, there had Mordecai, born 24 April 1686; Abraham, 13 January 1689; Isaac, 21 October 1691; and Sarah, 29 July 1694.

ROBERT LINCOLN, Boston 1646, laborer, whose wife Ann united with the church 9 March 1647; lived at Rumney Marsh, or Winisemet, died 6 May 1663.

SAMUEL LINCOLN, Hingham, came from the city of Norwich, with Francis Lawes, of Salem, a weaver, probably his apprentice 1637, but the old Cushing MS says, he was of old Hingham, aged 18, went, perhaps, on reaching his majority, to Hingham where lived his brother Thomas Lincoln, a weaver, also, by wife Martha, had Samuel, baptized 25 August 1650; Daniel, 1 or 2 January 1653, before mentioned; Mordecai, born 19, baptized 24 June 1655, died soon; Mordecai, again, 14 June 1657; Mary, born 27 March 1662; Thomas, 20 August 1664; Martha, 11 December 1667; a daughter 13 August 1669; probably died without a name; Sarah, 17 June 1671; and Rebecca, 11 March 1674; and he died 26 May 1690. His widow died 10 April 1693. Mary, married 3 January 1684, Joseph Bates; Rebecca, married 14 May 1695 John Clark of Plymouth; Martha died unmarried 13 February 1741.

SAMUEL LINCOLN, Taunton, brother of John Lincoln, had Samuel, born 1 June 1664; Hannah, 24 March 1666; Thomasin, 27 October 1667; Elizabeth, 24 April 1669; Ebenezer, 15 October 1673; Rachel, 16 September 1677; John, 15 September 1679; and Thomas, 1683.

SAMUEL LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the first Samuel Lincoln, was a soldier in Philip's war, served in cavalry attached to Johnson's Company for Narraganset campaign, December 1676, married 29 April 1687, Deborah Hersey, daughter of William Hersey, had Deborah, born 15 June 1689; Samuel, 1 February 1691; Jedediah, 2 October 1692; Mary, 18 September 1694; Rebecca, 11 August 1697; Elisha, 3 September 1699; Lydia, 14 September 1701; Abigail, 11 January 1704; and Susanna, 18 April 1706. Jedediah Lincoln, who died at more than 90 years is progenitor of very numerous public men, as through son Enoch Lincoln, father of the distinguished Levi Lincoln, Harvard College 1772, of Worcester, who was father of Levi Lincoln, Harvard College 1802, Governor of Massachusetts; and of Enoch Lincoln, Governor of Maine, as through son William Lincoln of Solomon, the glad historian of his native town.

STEPHEN LINCOLN, Hingham 1638, came that year from Wymondham, a town about 9 miles from Norwich, bringing mother, wife, and son Stephen, not in the Diligent, that arrived 10 August of that year as Cushing, who was careful to note his fellow-passengers told us; had Sarah, born 22 March 1642; and his wife whose name is unknown, died next month; the daughter died 4 November 1649, and he died 11 October 1658. His will, made 3 days before, mentioned his mother Joan, Susanna, daughter of his brother Thomas, and gives part of his estate to mother but most to only child.

STEPHEN LINCOLN, Hingham, only son of the preceding, born in England, married February 1660, Elizabeth Hawke, daughter of Matthew Hawke, had Elizabeth, born 3 November 1660; Mary, 27 December 1662; Stephen, 9 November 1665; David, 22 September 1668, before mentioned; Bethia, 29 October 1670; Abigail, 7 April 1673; Margaret, 30 June 1677, and James, 26 October 1681, before mentioned. Was freeman 1680, and died 17 September 1692, and his widow died 4 November 1713. Elizabeth married 4 January 1693, Ephraim Marsh; Mary married 11 January 1688, Enoch Whiton; Bethia married 16 April 1701, John Lane; and of the other two sons, no record of marriage or death is found.

STEPHEN LINCOLN, Hingham, son of the preceding, never married, was Ensign, town clerk, and died 27 December 1717;

THOMAS LINCOLN, Hingham 1636, the weaver, elder brother of the first Samuel Lincoln, was two years or more at Watertown and Charlestown, having, says the Cushing MS, come with Nicholas Jacob, a relative in 1633; had grant of lands in 1635, and house lot grant 3 July 1636, so that he would be judged a first settler with Hobart, and may have been the freeman of MR 1638 or of 18 May 1642. His first wife Susanna died March 1641, and he had another wife Mary, who, by one report, probably erroneous, outlived him, and died 2 September 1675, leaving no children. His will is without date, but well probated, provides for wife, gives small legacy to brother Samuel, larger to Samuel, and Daniel, son of that brother, and smaller to each of the other lived children except Rebecca, latest born who may render probably that it was made before she was born.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Hingham, the miller, probably came 1635, certainly had house lot 3 July 1636, brought several children, perhaps two or three removed about 1652 to Taunton, where he took second wife 10 December 1665, Elizabeth Streete, probably widow of Francis Streete. He, in his will of 28 August 1683, called himself "eighty years or thereabout," probated 6 March following, he mentioned with these children of former wife, Thomas, John, Samuel, Sarah, Mary, and so-in-law Joseph Willis, perhaps husband of Sarah, and Sarah's son Thomas. In Genealogical Registrar VI. 188, it is printed Linton.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Hingham, the cooper, son of Thomas Lincoln, in Old England had grant in the town 1636, more likely, in my judgment, than either of the preceding to have been the freeman of March 1638, had, before coming from England, married 1630, a daughter of Andrew Lane, had two children of which one died and the other, Sarah, was brought and died soon after arriving, and here had Thomas, baptized 6 May 1638; Joseph, 22 November 1640, before mentioned; Benjamin, 7 May 1643, before mentioned; Deborah, 3 August 1645; and Sarah, 6 October 1650, died young. His wife whose name is unknown, died 13 February 1683, and he died 28 September 1691. His will, of 13 July 1688, names the four living children, Deborah married 13 June 1678, as second wife Samuel Thaxter. Tradition brings him from West of England where he left brother John. This may seem not improble if we substitute East for West. The name belonged to County Norfolk or the adjoining County Lincoln.

THOMAS LINCOLN Hingham 1638, the husbandman, brother of the first Stephen Lincoln, probably younger, had grant of land 1638, came, says the Cushing MS in 1638 from Wymondham, County Norfolk, with Jeremiah Moore, perhaps is the freeman of 18 May 1642, had wife Margaret Langer, daughter of Richard Langer, and children Caleb, baptized 8 October 1643, died soon; Joshua and Caleb, twins 2 March 1645, of who the latter, I think, lived not long; Susanna; Mary, born 10, baptized 23 April 1648; Sarah, 29 September baptized 6 October 1650; Thomas, 26 December 1652; Elizabeth, and Ruth, born 19 November 1664. He died 16 August 1692; but his will, of 24 May 1681, names the wife and eight children. His daughter Susanna married 16 May 1666, to Joseph Barstow of Scituate; Mary married 5 January 1675, Francis Barker of Duxbury; Sarah married 6 May 1675, Thomas Marsh; Elizabeth married 23 January 1678, Daniel Lincoln, before mentioned; and Ruth, married January 1685, Samuel Gill. It seems very curious, that at our Hingham, within the first three years of its settlement, should be found four heads of families named Thomas Lincoln, and yet at Hingham in Old England where this family name was quite frequent, not one Thomas occurs in the record from 1600 to 1663 including neither as father nor son among mothers, 15 in number, of which 8 were of males, nor among 28 buried nor among, 62 baptized. Clearly the other parishes of County Norfolk had the name of baptism in greater abundance for males of this surname.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Taunton, son of Thomas Lincoln, the miller, of Hingham, born in England, had Mary, born 12 May 1652; Sarah, 25 September 1654; Thomas, 21 April 1656; Samuel, 16 March 1658; Jonah, 7 July 1660; Hannah, 15 March 1663; died Contant, 16 May 1665; Elizabeth, 24 April 1669; and Mercy, 3 April 1670. Constant married 13 July 1687, William Briggs; Hannah married 23 December 1689, Daniel Owen; and Elizabeth married 17 October 1693, William Briggs, as second wife.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Hingham, eldest son of Thomas Lincoln, the cooper, was a carpenter, married 18 February 1663, Mary Chubbuck, daughter of Thomas Chubbuck, who died 12 June 1690, without children it is thought. He married 13 November following Lydia Hobart, daughter of Reverend Peter Hobart, had Lydia, born 29 September 1691, died young; Mary, 24 June 1693, died in few weeks; Thomas, 3 Jul 1695; Lydia, again, 16 October 1696, died young; and Josiah, 10 April 1699, who was a Deacon and lived to 23 January 1774. He was freeman probably 1672, a Lieutenant and Captain, died 28 November 1708; and in his will of 18 December 1700, names only wife Lydia and her two sons.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Hingham, youngest son of Thomas Lincoln, the husbandman, married 6 January 1685, Sarah Lewis, daughter of James Lewis of Barnstable, had Sarah, born 21 October 1685; Susanna, 19 September 1688; Thomas, 30 August 1692, died at 3 months; Ebenezer, 9 April 1694; and Mary; and died 28 September 1698; and his widow married 20 February following Robert Waterman.

THOMAS LINCOLN, Taunton, eldest son of Thomas Lincoln of the same, married 14 November 1689, Susanna Smith; but my knowledge ends here.

WILLIAM LINCOLN, Roxbury, a soldier in the company of his townsman, the brave Captain Johnson, was wounded 19 December 1675, in the great Narraganset battle, and died soon after. Twenty of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, and four at other Colleges of New England.

HENRY LINDELL, HENRY LYNDALL, or HENRY LINDALE, New Haven 1646, sometimes spelled Lindon, was a Deacon, died 29 September 1660, his inventory being in February following. Had Mary, baptized 19 July 1646, who married 14 September 1666, John Hoyt of Norwalk; Sarah, 29 October 1648; Hannah, born 7, baptized 12 January 1651; Rebecca, born 20 October 1653, who married 3 December 1674, John Fitch of Norwalk; Grace, 31 March baptized 6 April 1656, who married Ralph Keeler junior; and Mercy, 18 December 1658, baptized 30 January 1659, who married 3 April 1679, Joseph Ketchum of Norwalk, besides a son who died 8 September 1660, probably infant. His widow Rosamond married 15 March 1664, Nathaniel Richards.

JAMES LINDELL, JAMES LYNDALL, or JAMES LINDALE, Duxbury 1640, a proprietor of Bridgewater 1645, had Abigail, who married Captain Samuel Wadsworth; died 1652, as did his wife Mary soon after. His will of 10 August names two minor children (committed by the Court to care of Constant Southworth) Abigail, and Timothy, was born 3 May 1642, says the family bible tradition, which carries other less definite matters, as that he was from the North of England and had James, and Joshua, who died of the plague before he came over.

JAMES LINDELL, JAMES LYNDALL, or JAMES LINDALE, Boston, was a soldier in Oliver's Company and wounded in the terrible day of Narraganset, though having been pressed in the first of the month he had hired a substitute. By wife Susanna, he had Elizabeth, born 16 July 1680; and James, 28 May 1684. His will, made 12 June following, names the two children, and made wife executrix.

TIMOTHY LINDELL, TIMOTHY LYNDALL, or TIMOTHY LINDALE, Salem, merchant son of the first James Lindell, freeman 1678, married 7 February 1673, Mary Verin, daughter of Nathaniel Verin, had Mary, born 7 April 1674; James, 1 or 27 February 1676, who was Deacon, kept the family traditions in bible, and died 1763; Timothy, 3, baptized 4 November 1677; Nathaniel, born 4 November 1679; Abigail, 15 September 1681; Sarah, 4 March 1683; Caleb, 5 February 1685; Rachel, 3 December 1686; and Venn, 2 or 12 February 1690, who was killed by the Indians at Haverhill, 29 August 1708. He was Representative 1683 and 92, and died 6 January 1699, and his widow died 7 January 1732, aged 83. Timothy Lindell, Harvard College 1695, was often Representative from 1717, speaker 1720 and 1, of the council 1727-30, died 25 October 1760, the last survivor of his class; had two wives Bethia Kitchen, married May 1714, died 20 June 1720; and Mary, who died 8 February 1767, aged 80 years. From him, through his grandmother the late Lieutenant-Governor Winthrop derived his middle name.

AUGUSTINE LINDON, or AUGUSTINE LYNDON, Boston, mariner, 1652, by wife Jane, had Samuel, probably born March 1653, and both mother and child died that same month; his wife Elizabeth died at Charlestown, 29 June 1657, and he married third wife December 1658, Phebe, widow of William Franklin, was freeman 1660, and an ironmonger in 1672 at Boston.

JOHN LINDON, or JOHN LYNDON, New Haven, probably a workman at the ironworks, died 1667; no wife or child is heard of, and his inventory was £13 only.

CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY, or CHRISTOPHER LINSEY, Lynn 1630 perhaps, died 11 April 1669, and his widow Margaret died 30 December following, leaving daughter Naomi, who married 22 July 1670, Thomas Maule; and sons John and Eleazer.

DANIEL LINDSAY, or DANIEL LINSEY, came April 1637 in the employment of Samuel Dix, from the city of Norwich, but I know no more of his master or him.

ELEAZER LINDSAY, or ELEAZER LINSEY, Lynn, son of Christopher Lindsay, married August 1668, Sarah Alley, daughter of Hugh Alley, had Sarah, born 12 May 1669; Eleazer, 25 March 1671; Mary, 22 July 1673, perhaps died young; John, August 1675; Abigail, 10 November 1677; Mary, again, 10 March 1680; and Ralph, 15 December 1684, was freeman 1691.

JOHN LINDSAY, or JOHN LINSEY, Lynn, brother of the preceding, married 6 June 1667, Mary Alley, daughter of Hugh Alley, had John, born 15 February 1668; Samuel, May 1669 ; Eleazer, 19 February 1671 ; Nathaniel, 16 April 1672; Sarah, 2 March 1675; Mary, 28 November 1677; Margaret, 25 February 1680; and Benoni, 2 January 1681, died in few days, as did the mother on the day of his birth, and in July 1682, he married Amy Richardson; was freeman 1690. Descendants continued at Lynn.

BENJAMIN LINES, BENJAMIN LOINES, or BENJAMIN LINE, New Haven, youngest son of Ralph Lines, a proprietor 1685. By wife Ann, had posthumous son Benjamin, and died 26 July 1689.

GABRIEL LINES, GABRIEL LOINES, or GABRIEL LINE, freeman of Connecticut 1656, most probably died or removed soon.

HENRY LINES, HENRY LOINES, or HENRY LINE, New Haven, son of John Lines of Badby, 2 miles from Daventry, 13 from Northampton, County Northampton, had John, born 1656, died young, it is thought; Joanna, born 20, baptized 24 October 1658; Samuel, 16 January baptized 4 March 1660; and Hopestill, 6, baptized 10 November 1661; and he died 13 January 1663, leaving widow Elizabeth, who married 6 November following Thomas Lamson, and next, 29 March 1667, John Morris.

JOHN LINES, JOHN LOINES, or JOHN LINE, Isle of Shoals, who died about 1675, I think was a fisherman, for his executors were of Dartmouth, in Devonshire.

JOSEPH LINES, JOSEPH LOINES, or JOSEPH LINE, New Haven, brother of Benjamin Lines, a proprietor 1685.

RALPH LINES, RALPH LOINES, or RALPH LINE, New Haven, probably not, as Porter writes, brother of Henry Lines, may have had Samuel, April 1649, the freeman 1670; Ralph, born 18 July 1652; and certainly John, November 1655; Joseph, 1657; and Benjamin, December 1659; the three last sons baptized 1661; perhaps other children; was freeman before 1669, and died 3 September 1689. He and the four sons are in the list of proprietors 1685, spelled Loines, but in the record of births Lines.

RALPH LINES, RALPH LOINES, or RALPH LINE, New Haven, son of the preceding, married 27 April 1681, Abiah Basset, daughter of William Basset.

SAMUEL LINES, SAMUEL LOINES, or SAMUEL LINE, New Haven 1687, son of Ralph Lines of the same, married November 1674, Mary Thompson, daughter of John Thompson the second of the same.

BENJAMIN LING, Charlestown 1636, went to New Haven, probably with Governor Eaton, had his estate laid out 1640, was a freeman with prefix of respect, lived in what is now East Haven, died 27 April 1673, leaving no children, but given good property to some friends, and large to wife Joanna, who married 3 November following Colonel John Dixwell, the regicide, and died in a few weeks.

DAVID LINNELL or DAVID LYNNELL, often printed DAVID LINNETT or DAVID LYNNETT, Barnstable, perhaps son of Robert Linnell, born in England, married 9 March 1653, Hannah Shelley or Shilley, had Samuel, born 15 December 1655; Elisha, 1 June 1658; and Hannah, 15 December 1660, who married 3 August 1681, the second Dolor Davis; besides Jonathan.

JOHN LINNELL or JOHN LYNNELL, often printed JOHN LINNETT or JOHN LYNNETT, Barnstable, who was son possibly of the preceding or of Jonathan Linnell, of whom we know from Hamblen only that he was a settler of Barnstable before 1700, and may have been a brother of David Linnell or of John Linnell, married Ruth David, had Thankful, born 12 November 1696, baptized 17 September 1699; Samuel, born 16 November 1699; John, 15 June 1702; Bethia, 14 May 1704; Joseph, 12 June 1707; Hannah, 10 July 1709; and Jabez, 30 July 1711.

JONATHAN LINNELL or JONATHAN LYNNELL, often printed JONATHAN LINNETT or JONATHAN LYNNETT, Eastham, son perhaps youngest of David Linnell, by wife Elizabeth, had David, born 28 January 1694; Elizabeth, 17 April 1696, died at 18 years; Abigail, 1 July 1699; Jonathan, 4 August 1701; Thomas, 12 October 1703; Elisha, 15 February 1707; and died 27 July 1725.

ROBERT LINNELL or ROBERT LYNNELL, often printed ROBERT LINNETT or ROBERT LYNNETT, Scituate, with his wife under letter of dismissal from church in London, joined this 16 September 1638, removed to Barnstable next year, had Bethia, baptized 7 February 1641; left widow and several children and probably grandchildren. The widow in 1669, says Deane, complained that part of the property given her by her husband was kept back by his son Robert, so we may, I think, infer, that she was not the mother. His daughter Hannah, married 15 March 1649, John Davis, Mary married 15 October 1649, Richard Child; and Abigail married 27 May 1651, Joshua Lombard. Of Experience, who married 20 August 1689, Jabez Davis, we may conjecture that she was his cousin.

THOMAS LINNELL or THOMAS LYNNELL, often printed THOMAS LINNETT or THOMAS LYNNETT, Hampton 1643. Deane made the last letter of this name t.

JOHN LINSLEY, Guilford 1650, or earlier, removed long before 1667 to Branford, when John Linsley junior was there. Other children were Mary and Hannah. The son had son John Linsley, who took administration of estate of grandfather 23 July 1698, while that of the father’s estate was 9 May 1684, so that I infer the first John long outlived his son.

RICHARD LINTON, probably at Governor Cradock's plantation Medford 1630, and Watertown 1638, one of the first settlers of Lancaster, 1643, died 30 March 1665. His estate was small, and very little is known of him but that his daughter Ann married Lawrence Waters of Lancaster.

JOHN LIPPET, or JOHN LIPPIT, early a townsman of Providence, and after freeman at Warwick 1655, had, perhaps, Nathaniel, certainly John, Moses, and Joseph, probably Rebecca, who married 2 February 1665, Joseph Howard, and next, 19 March 1669, Francis Budlong; yet Joseph and Nathaniel died perhaps early.

JOHN LIPPET, or JOHN LIPPIT, Warwick, son of the preceding, married 9 February 1665, Ann Grove, had John, born 10 November following; and Moses, 17 February 1668. He died early, and his widow married 21 February 1671, Edward Searle, junior.

MOSES LIPPET, or MOSES LIPPIT, perhaps of Kingston, son of the first John Lippet, married 9 or 19 November 1668, Mary Knowles, daughter of Henry Knowles, was, I presume, of Wickford, as the Connecticut favorers name their claim to the Narraganset country. His will of 1700, though he did not die before 6 January 1705, mentioned son Moses, then a minor, daughters Mary, wife of John Burlingame; Martha, wife of Thomas Burlingame; and Rebecca wife of John Lippet.

RICHARD LIPPENCOT, Dorchester, freeman 13 May 1640, removed to Boston 1644, by wife Abigail, had Remembrance, baptized 19 September 1641, at Dorchester, and at Boston had John, born 6, baptized 10 November 1644; Abigail, 17, baptized 24 January 1647, died in few weeks. In a few years he disagreed with his brethren of the church; who cast him out from their communion, 6 July 1651, though only for his conscientious scruples, and soon after he went home, where more liberty was encouraged by Cromwell than our people liked. There he had Restore, born at Plymouth, 3 July of year not mentioned in the family genealogy but probably 1653; and at some other town in Devonshire; Freedom, 1 September probably 1655; Increase, 5 December 1657; and Jacob, 11 May 1660; in 1663 came again over the ocean, and at Rhode Island had Preserved, 25 February 1663, who died at three years. In few years he removed to New Jersey, and at Shrewsbury in that Colony he was a patentee of the Charter 30 May 1669, and his descendants have continued.

NICHOLAS LISCOME, or NICHOLAS LISCOM, Marblehead 1663. Felt. Perhaps he had grant of land 1637, and is the man whose name is by Felt, I. 169, printed Listen, who seems a very uncommon surname, and the mistake might easily arise by reading c as t, which in the old engrossed band it so much resembles as to have a thousand times been so taken possibly. The modern family of Luscome at Salem may thus be derived. See Lyscom.

EXPERIENCE LITCHFIELD, Scituate 1671, son of Lawrence Litchfield of the same, killed by accident 1673.

JOSIAH LITCHFIELD, Scituate, son probably of Lawrence Litchfield, married 1671, Sarah Baker, daughter of Reverend Nicholas Baker, had Hannah, born 24 December 1672, Sarah, 25 September 1674; Josiah, 10 January 1677; Nicholas, 7 February 1680; Experience, 25 May 1683; Judith, 25 April 1687; and Samuel, 4 February 1690. His great grandson Joseph Litchfield, University graduated 1773, died 28 January 1828, in 78th year and great great grandson Paul Litchfield, Harvard College 1775, died 5 November 1827, in 76th year says Farmer, and both were ministers.

LAWRENCE LITCHFIELD, Barnstable 1640, thought to be progenitor of all of this name in New England removed after 1643, and in 1646 is found at Scituate, had daughter Dependence, born 15 February that year; and, perhaps, Josiah, 1647; but at Barnstable had daughter Remember (who Deane says, married a Lewis of Barnstable, but I doubt his accuracy); and son Experience, before mentioned. He died about 1650 at Scituate and his widow Judith Dennis, perhaps daughter of William Dennis of Scituate, married that year William Peaks.

EPHRAIM LITTLE, Marshfield, son of Thomas Little, married 1672, Mary Sturdevant, of who we know not the father, had Ephraim, born 1673, Harvard College 1695, minister of Plymouth; Ruth, 1675, died soon; David, 1681; John, 1683; Ann; and Mary; and, perhaps, other children. He died 24 November 1717, aged 68, and his widow died 10 February following aged 66.

GEORGE LITTLE, Newbury 1640, a tailor from London, married Alice Poor, had Sarah, born 8 May 1652, died at 6 months; Joseph, 22 September 1653; John, 28 July 1655, died about at 17 years; Moses, 11 March 1657; Sarah, again, 24 November 1661; his wife died 1 December 1680, and he married 19 July 1681, Elinor, widow of Thomas Barnard of Amesbury (who outlived him a short time), and died 27 November 1694.

ISAAC LITTLE, Marshfield, brother of Ephraim Little, by wife Bethia, who about 3 September 1718, had Thomas, born 15 December 1674, Harvard College.1695; Dorothy, 11 August 1676, died at 6 months; Isaac, 21 February 1678; Bethia; 9 December 1681, died young; another daughter 27 November 1683, probably lived not many days; Charles, 15 October 1685; Nathaniel, 12 April 1690; and William, 27 February 1692, Harvard College 1710; and died 29 December 1699, by one account but Miss Thomas says, 1712. George Little, an officer of distinction in the United States navy, was of this branch.

JOSEPH LITTLE, Newbury, son of George Little of the same, married 31 October 1677, Mary Coffion, daughter of Tristram Coffin, had Judith, born 19 July 1678; Joseph, 23 February 1680, died young; George, 12 January 1682; Sarah, 23 October 1684; Enoch, 16 December 1686; Tristram, 7 April 1688; Moses, 5 May 1690; Daniel, 13 January 1692; and Joseph, again, 27 December 1693.

MOSES LITTLE, Newbury, brother of the preceding, married Lydia Coffin, daughter of Tristram Coffin, had John, born January 1680; Tristram, 9 December 1681; Sarah, 28 April 1684; Mary, 13 January 1687; Elizabeth, 25 May 1688; and Moses, 26 February 1691; and died 8 March 1691. His youngest child Moses, lived to 19 October 1780.

RICHARD LITTLE, New Haven, married 15 December 1664, Joan, widow of Henry Humiston, had Elizabeth, born 4 April 1666; Hannah, 21 October 1667, died young; Mary, 28 July 1669; Hannah, again, 30 November 1671; and Martha, 29 March 1677. He was freeman 1670, a proprietor 1685, and died 1689, between 5 September the date of his will, and 7 November that of his inventory.

SAMUEL LITTLE, Marshfield, son perhaps youngest of Thomas, married 18 May 1682, Sarah Gray, and for second wife 5 December 1698, Mary Mayhew.

THOMAS LITTLE, Plymouth 1630, married 19 April 1633, Ann Warren, daughter of Richard Warren, removed to Marshfield 1650, where his son Ephraim was born 17 May of that year, besides him and Isaac, both before mentioned, he had Thomas, killed at Rehoboth fight 1676, and Samuel, and, perhaps, daughters certainly Hannah, married 15 January 1662, Stephen Tilden of Marshfield; Mercy, married 1666, John Sawyer; Ruth; and Patience, as given by Miss Thomas; and he died March 1671.

THOMAS LITTLE, Cambridge, had daughter Patience, said on record at Boston to have married at Weymouth 11 November 1657, Joseph Jones of Hingham, and any thing else is not known. Twelve of this name had, in 1829, been graduates at Harvard, eight at Dartmouth, and nine at other College of New England.

ANTHONY LITTLEFIELD, Wells, son of Edmund Littlefield, took the oath of submission to Massachusetts 1653.

DANIEL LITTLEFIELD, Wells, married Mary Hill, daughter of Captain Roger Hill, and numerous descendants prospered there.

EBENEZER LITTLEFIELD, Newton, son of John Littlefield, by wife Lydia, had Jemima, born 19 August 1697; Ezra, March 1699, died young; Ebenezer, 2 May 1701, lived very long; Pelatiah, 12 October 1703; Lydia, 15 February 1706; Jerusha, 15 April 1708; Praisever, 5 March 1710; Susanna and Ephraim, twins 21 November 1712; and Sybil, 1 November 1714; his wife died 12 October 1717, and he died 9 April, or by another account January 1728.

EDMUND LITTLEFIELD, Exeter 1639, removed to Wells in or before 1645, was there a man of distinction as commissioner with Ezekiel Knight and Thomas Wheelwright, is called "old Edmund Littlefield" died 11 December 1661, by his will of that date, gave good provision to wife Ann, to eldest son Francis, and other sons Anthony, Thomas, John, and youngest Francis, to daughters Elizabeth Wakefield, Mary Barrett, and Hannah Littlefield. His inventory show. £588, 13, 4. The husband of Elizabeth was, I presume, John Wakefield, and of Mary was John Barrett.

FRANCIS LITTLEFIELD, Wells, eldest son of the preceding, had been of Dover 1648, a leader in support of Massachusetts cause, Representative 1660, had taken the oath 1653, with Francis, junior; Anthony, and Thomas, probably his son as may have been John. His daughter Sarah married John Wells, who came from Ipswich. A very curious story is told, that the parents of this man, in England of which he was the eldest son supposed him dead, as they in many years heard not of him, called another son by the same name, who came over to Wells, in the time a little before the Commissioners of Massachusetts 1668, reinstated affairs, and they made him an officer. Of the value of the tradition I judge not, but refer to Maine Historical Collections 1. 262; Hubbard, 600; and Hutchinson L 266.

FRANCIS LITTLEFIELD, Woburn, had Mary, born 14 December 1646: and his wife Jane, died 6 days after.

JOHN LITTLEFIELD, Dedham 1650, by wife Mary, had Rebecca, born 26 March 1661; Experience, 7 or 17 December 1659; John, 5 October 1664; and Ebenezer, 13 October 1669; was freeman 1671, lived in that part which was incorporated as Wrentham. His wife died 13 January 1675, and he removed.

JOHN LITTLEFIELD, Wells 1656, constable 1661, made a Lieutenant in 1668 by the Commissioners who created Francis, junior Ensign; so that we may reckon him older, if a brother or superior in influence, if not. His daughter Mary married Matthew Austin.

THOMAS LITTLEFIELD, Dover 1648, after at Wells, swore to Massachusetts in 1653, was there still in 1680, to swear allegiance to the King. In the Bevis, from Southampton 1638, came Annis Littlefield with six children. She was 38 years old.

RICHARD LITTLEHALE, came in the Mary and John, 1634, and probably was first settler at Ipswick, thence at Newbury, married 15 November 1647, Mary Lancton, had twelve children says Coffin, but he names only John, born 27 November 1650, who was a soldier in Lothrop's Company "the flower of Essex," killed 18 September 1675; and adds, that he died at Haverhill, 18 February 1664. Mirick says he was clerk of the writs. His widow married 6 April 1665, as his third wife Edmund Bridges. No doubt some of his children spread the name.

JOHN LIVEEN, New London, where it was commonly written Living, came from Barbados, 1677, with wife Alice, who had by former born John, and Nicholas Hallam; about 19 October 1689; in his will, made that day, unhappily gave large part of his property to the minister which caused long controversy in the law, and appealed to the King in Council. His widow who brought (the son said), most of the estate, died 1698.

JOHN LIVERMORE, Watertown, was probably son of Peter Livermore of Little Thurlow, in the West of County Suffolk, came in the Francis from Ipswich 1634, aged 28, but with no wife or children yet it is thought that wife followed from England with daughter Hannah, born 1633; went to Wethersfield, where he owned Iands in 1640, but was, in 1639, of New Haven, then signed the covenant with family counting four, there had baptized Samuel, 15 August 1641; Daniel, 8 October 1643; a daughter 1 June 1645; and Mary, 12 September 1647; besides Elizabeth and Sarah, but sold, 7 May 1650, to Theophilus Higginson, his house and land and removed back to Watertown. By wife Grace at Watertown he had Edmund, who died soon after born 24 May 1659. Hannah married 14 May 1655, John Coolidge; but in Bond may be seen other date, as 14 November and also 14 February following. One under Coolidge, the other under Livermore; and which of the three dates is correct may be matter of dispute; Sarah married James Townsend of Charlestown; and Martha married 15 July 1682, Abraham Parker, junior of Chelmsford. His will, of 10 January 1683, was probated 16 June 1684; he had died 14 April preceding aged 78; and the will of his widow of 19 December 1690, was probated 16 June following. Both mentioned children and grandchildren.

JOHN LIVERMORE, Watertown, eldest son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had John, born 21 March 1668, died at 15 years; Hannah, 27 September 1670; Sarah, 18 February 1672; Joseph, 27 January 1675; Daniel, 8 June 1677; James, 13 February 1680; Mary, and Martha, twins 11 April 1684; and John, 8 July 1690. He married second wife Elizabeth Grout, widow of Samuel Allen, daughter of Captain John Grout, and his will, of 20 October 1714, was probated 25 February 1719.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Watertown, son of John Livermore the first, freeman 1671, married 4 June 1668, Ann Bridge, daughter of Matthew Bridge, had Ann, born 29 March 1669, died young; Grace, 28 September 1671; Samuel, 27 April 1673; Daniel, 3 February 1675; Thomas, 5 January 1677; Jonathan, 19 April 1678; Matthew, 12 February 1680, died young; John, 27 February 1681; Abigail, 9 October 1683; Nathaniel, 29 December 1685; Lydia, 26 July 1687; and Ann, 1690. He died December of that year and his widow married Oliver Wellington, and died 28 August 1727, aged 81. His will, of 5 December 1690, probated 16 June following, made wife and son Samuel executors.

THOMAS LIVERMORE, Charlestown, by wife Mary, had John, baptized 21 August 1687; and Thomas, 16 December 1688. Seven of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, and nine at other New England, and Princeton colleges of which three were members of the United States Congress. In early records it may easily be mistaken for Lethermore.

JOHN LIVINGSTON, Boston 1659, then adminstrator of the Scots' Charitible Society.

EDWARD LLOYD, Charlestown, spelled sometimes with single l, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, baptized 18 June 1682; Edward, born 28 December 1684, baptized 4 January following; Elizabeth, baptized 6 January 1689; and Martha, 11 June 1693.

JAMES LLOYD, Boston, merchant, probably from Bristol, as family tradition said, had come about 1670 to Newport, but 1673 was fixed at Boston; married Griselda Sylvester, daughter of Nathaniel Sylvester of Shelter Island, and died 1693. He married for second wife 3 November 1691, Rebecca Leverett, daughter of our Governor John Leverett. His son Henry Lloyd, of Queen's County Long Island, was father of James Lloyd, a distinguished physician of Boston, born 1728, died March 1810, whose son James Lloyd, Harvard College 1787, a United States Senator, died 1831, without issue.

WALTER LLOYD, came in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, in the autumn of 1635, aged 27; but where he sat down is unknown.

ISAAC LOBDELL, or ISAAC LOBDEN, Hull 1658, may have several years before been at Plymouth, freeman 1673. I have seen it stated that his wife was Martha Ward, daughter of Samuel Ward.

JOHN LOBDELL, or JOHN LOBDEN, Hull, perhaps brother of the preceding, married 29 July 1609, Hannah Leavitt, daughter of John Leavitt, who died 23 April 1662, and he died 1673, the same year in which he was freeman, and Nathaniel Bosworth, called his father-in-law, had administration of his estate which was good.

JOSHUA LOBDELL, or JOSHUA LOBDEN, Milford, son of Simon Lobdell of the same, lived there 1713, probably had family.

NICHOLAS LOBDELL, or NICHOLAS LOBDEN, Hingham 1636, had that year grant of land; but Lincoln, 44, spells the name Lobdin.

NICHOLAS LOBDELL, or NICHOLAS LOBDEN, Charlestown, by wife Elizabeth, had Nicholas, baptized 18 November 1688; Elizabeth, 8 September 1689.

SIMON LOBDELL, or SIMON LOBDEN, Milford, Hartford 1655, freeman 1657, removed to Springfield, there from 1666 to 74, was prison-keeper, and had Elizabeth, born 1669; and Joshua, 1671; besides Ann, 1674; removed to Milford, and there had Rebecca, baptized 1677, and, perhaps, other children. Lambert is, perhaps, wrong by thirty years in marking him of Milford 1645. Elizabeth Lobdell, possibly his sister, married at Boston 1651, Jonathan Burt of Springfield; and Ann Lobdell, another sister, perhaps married 3 January 1660, Samuel Terry of Springfield.

EBENEZER LOCKE, Woburn, son of William Locke, married 18 October 1697, Susanna Walker, daughter of Israel Walker, had Ebenezer, born 28 April 1699, and she died 13 June following; he married again, 14 October 1701, Hannah Mead, daughter of David Mead, had Samuel, 24 August 1702; Josiah, 15 March 1705; Joshua, 21 August 1709; Nathan, 20 March 1713; and Hannah, 11 April 1716; and he died 24 December 1723. His widow died 24 July 1739.

EDWARD LOCKE, Hampton, son of John Locke of the same, married Hannah Jenness, daughter of Francis Jenness, had Francis, born 18 July 1694; Samuel, 4 September 1698; Edward, 28 May 1701; Prudence, 30 May 1707; James, 4 October 1709; and Thomas, 10 June 1713.

JAMES LOCKE, Woburn, brother of Ebenezer Locke, married 5 December 1700, Sarah Cutter, daughter of Richard Cutter, had Hannah, born 11 July 1701; James, 17 June 1703; Ruhamah, 23 April 1705; Sarah, 5 July 1707, Phebe, 15 August 1709; Rebecca, 11 November 1711; Mary, 12 October 1713; and Jonathan, 17 January 1717; and died 11 December 1745.

JAMES LOCKE, Hampton, son of John Locke of the same, had, probably James Locke.

JOHN LOCKE, Dover 1645, removed to Hampton, married about 1652, Elizabeth Berry, daughter of William Berry, had John; Elizabeth; Nathaniel, born 1661; Alice; Edward; Tryphena; Rebecca; Mary; William, 17 April 1677; James; and Joseph; was killed by the Indians 26 August 1696.

JOHN LOCKE, Woburn, brother of Ebenezer Locke, married 29 or 31 May 1683, Elizabeth Plimpton, daughter of Thomas Plimpton of Sudbury, had Thomas, born 20 March 1684, died in 3 days; Mary, 1 April 1685; John, 14 May 1686; Thomas, again, 5 April 1688; a daughter without name, 11 June 1693; Abigail, 2 April 1694; and Peter, 10 September 1698, who died young. His wife died 23 February 1720, aged 61, and he married 30 November following Mary Winn, widow of Nathaniel Wyman, daughter of Increase Winn, and he died April 1756, and his wife near the same time.

JOHN LOCKE, Hampton, son of John Locke of the same, had John, Richard, and Jethro.

JOSEPH LOCKE, Woburn, brother of Ebenezer Locke, had three wives and by the first, Mary, who died April 1707, had, perhaps, Mary; Abigail; Lydia; Sarah, born 14 July 1696; Joseph, 19 March 1699; Elizabeth, 15 March 1703; and Huldah, 28 June 1705. He married Margaret Mead, daughter of Israel Mead, and had Margaret, 6 May 1710; Joanna, 2 February 1712; and all these were baptized 26 October 1712 at Lexington, near the bounds of which was most of his estate; Ruth, 9 May 1714; and Stephen, 26 January 1718. His 3rd wife Hannah Pierce, married 5 November 1743, died 10 April 1747; and he died 1754.

JOSEPH LOCKE, Hampton, son of John Locke of the same, by wife Salome, had Salome, born 20 October 1710; Joseph, 27 April 1716; Elizabeth, 1 December 1718; Mary, May 1720; Ann, 25 March 1723; Abigail, 6 November 1725; and Jeremiah, 4 August 1728.

NATHANIEL LOCKE, Hampton, son of John Locke of the same, married 22 January 1689, Dorothy Blake or Deborah Blake, daughter of Jasper Blake, had, says tradition nineteen children, but the names of only a dozen are mentioned and some of them rather doubtful, viz.: John, born 1689; Dorothy, 1691; Tryphena; Elizabeth, 1694; Rachel, 12 December 1695; Nathaniel, 18 October 1698; Samuel, 1702; Jonathan, 22 December 1705; Deborah; Joseph; Abijah; the six last all baptized at once, it is said; and Timothy; and died 12 November 1734.

SAMUEL LOCKE, Lexington, son of William Locke, had wife Ruth, who died 14 December 1714, and 2nd wife Mary Day of Ipswich, by who was his only child Samuel Locke, born 5 July 1718, and no more is told, but that this son had good estate from his father and spent it.

WILLIAM LOCKE, Woburn, is probably that child of 6 years brought over by Nicholas Davis, in the Planter 1635, from London, where probably he was born 13 December 1628, no doubt lived first at Charlestown, married 27 November 1655, Mary Clark, daughter of William Clark of Watertown, who died 18 July 1715, had William, born 27 December 1657, died in 2 weeks; William, again, 18 January 1659; John, l August 1661; Joseph, 8 March 1664; Mary, 16 October 1666; Samuel, 14 October 1669; Ebenezer, 8 January 1674, before mentioned; James, 14 November 1677; and Elizabeth, 4 January 1681; was Deacon, and died about 16 June 1720. Mary married 30 March 1692, Samuel Kendall; and Elizabeth married 14 October 1700, (Genealogical Registrar XIV. 67, says 1699) James Markham.

WILLIAM LOCKE, Woburn, son of the preceding, married 29 May 1683, Sarah Whitmore, daughter of Francis Whitmore, had William, born 28 June 1684; Francis, 25 July 1690; Daniel, 9 July 1693; by 2nd wife Abigail Hayward, married 8 June 1698, who outlived him, he had Ebenezer; and Abigail, 22 June 1710, was Deacon, and died 8 July 1738.

WILLIAM LOCKE, Portsmouth, son of John Locke of Hampton, married 23 November 1699, Hannah Knowles, had Jonathan, born 15 March 1702; William; Abigail; Hannah, died young; Patience, 1710; Sarah; Elijah; Elisha; Eliphalet, died young; Jemima, 20 January 1721; and Hannah, again, 1724; probably was of Portsmouth some years, but Deacon at Rye, there died 22 January 1768. Reverend Samuel Locke, Harvard College 1755, son of Samuel Locke, who was son of Ebenezer Locke, before mentioned born 23 November 1731, early called to be President from 1770 to 1773, was a fine scholar, but by untoward circumstances required to resign his office, died 15 January 1778, of apoplexy.

GEORGE LOCKHART, Falmouth 1688, by Sir Edmund Andros made commander of the fort, seized by the patriots on the Revolution as partaker of his tyranny. Willis, I. 196.

DANIEL LOCKWOOD, Fairfield 1667, third son of Robert Lockwood of the same, freeman 1669, died early in 1691, leaving widow and three children Daniel, aged 22; Abigail, 17; and Mary, 10. His son Daniel died 1698, leaving large estate for so young a man.

EDMUND LOCKWOOD, Cambridge, came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop as he requested 19 October 1630, to be made free, when he bears the prefix of respect, and was administered 18 May following when the prefix is omitted; was a man of good repute, constable, and on the finance Committee 1632 for the Colony. Died 1635, leaving widow Ruth, as strangely reads Massachusetts record I. 134, when her name was Elizabeth, and child (perhaps more than one) John, born November 1632, though the record calls the parents, Edward and Elizabeth "Elder children" by order of Court 2 June 1635, to be disposed of, leaves no doubt of a former wife. Perhaps the widow was daughter of John Masters, who in his will, 19 December 1639, leaves handsome sum to his grandchild John Lockwood. She married Cary Latham.

EDMUND LOCKWOOD, Stamford 1651, perhaps son of the preceding, on death of his brother John Lockwood without issue in 1683, had his estate, and died 31 January 1693, leaving children John, Daniel, Edmund, Mary, and Abigail, of whom John was old enough to be taxed in 1687.

EPHRAIM LOCKWOOD, Norwalk, brother of Daniel Lockwood, married 8 June 1665, Mercy Sension, daughter of Matthias Sension, had John, born 19 March 1666; Daniel, 13 August 1668; Sarah, 3 November 1670; Ephraim, 1 May 1673; Eliphalet, 27 February 1676, Joseph, 1 April 1680; and James, 21 April 1683; all named in his will of 13 January 1685, probated same year. Sarah married May 1695, John Platt.

GERSHOM LOCKWOOD, Greenwich 1672, fifth son of Robert Lockwood, was living there 20 years later, and had been there 3 years before but we know of him only, that he had Gershom Lockwood.

JOHN LOCKWOOD, New london, probably son of the first Edmund Lockwood, married (said a wild tradition) a daughter of Cary Latham, who might have been his uterine sister, died 1683, without issue, and his property fell to brother Edmund Lockwood.

JONATHAN LOCKWOOD, Stamford, eldest son of Robert Lockwood, by wife Mary, had Jonathan, Robert, Gershom, Joseph, John, and, perhaps, some daughters, but he was not long at Stamford having sold his estate there 1665, and in five years after is called of Greenwich, was Representative 1671, 3, 4, and 6, and a Lieutenant.

JOSEPH LOCKWOOD, Fairfield, second son of Robert Lockwood, married the only child of Robert Beacham, had Robert, Susanna, John, and Sarah, all named in will of grandfather.

ROBERT LOCKWOOD, Watertown, perhaps brother of Edmund Lockwood, of whom, in 1635, he was executor, freeman 9 March 1637, by wife Susanna, had Jonathan, born 10 September 1634; Deborah, 12 October 1636; Joseph, 6 August 1638; Daniel, 25 March 1640; Ephraim, 1 December 1641; Gershom, 6 Sept; 1643; removed to Fairfield after 1645, but before 1652; died 1658. His widow Susanna married Jeffery Ferris, and was dead May 1661. All the children before named except Deborah, partook of his estate and four others, John, Abigail, Sarah, and Mary, perhaps all born at Fairfield. Abigail married John Barlow of Fairfield; and Mary married Jonathan Huested of Greenwich. Eleven of this name had been graduates at Yale 1834.

RICHARD LOFT, a maltster, from Kent, England, died here 1690. By his will of 25 April probated 24 May in that year he gave all his property to widow Elizabeth.

PHILIP LOGEE, Salem, married 11 September 1673, Mary Snasher (if Essex Institute II. 257 may be trusted for such names), had Philip, born 27 August (following is not the word, but preceding); Mary, 16 August 1675, Abigail, 24 June 1687; and Abraham, 14 March 1689. Some approach to the name of husband is given By Mr. Drake, to a servant of the wife of Samuel Andrews, in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 310, embarked in the Increase at London, 1635, Ellyn Lougie, but some years before I had copied from the same record Ellyn Longe, and in printing 3 Massachusetts History Collection VIII. 258, had called it nearer to an English one. We all know how easily the letters n and u may change, served but by gain of an i the Salem family Might not be pleased.

ALEXANDER LOGYN, or ALEXANDER LOGAN, Charlestown, one of the Scots' Charitable Society 1684, by wife Susanna, had Alexander, baptized 3 May 1685; John, same day; James, 29 July 1687; Jonathan, 28 March 1690; Ebenezer, 13 November 1692; Isaac, 10 November 1695.

JACOB LOGYN, or JACOB LOGAN, a proprietor at Watertown 1642, says Bond, who tells no more.

WILLIAM LOHUN, Swansey, had Nathaniel Lohun, born 2 February 1675; and was killed by the Indians 24 June following.

JOHN LOLLENDINE, Dunstable, an original settler about 1673, continued a householder 1699.

BENJAMIN LOMBARD, BENJAMIN LUMBORT, or BENJAMIN LUMBART, Barnstable, youngest of Thomas Lombard the first, married 19 September 1672, Jane Warren, probably daughter of Nathaniel Warren, who died 27 February 1683, had Mercy, born 2 November 1673; Benjamin, September 1675; and Hope, 26 March 1679; and he married 19 November 1685, second wife Sarah Walker, had Sarah, 29 October 1686; Bathshua, 4 May 1687; Mary, 17 Jun 1688; and Samuel, 15 September 1691. His wife died 6 November 1693, and he married 24 May following widow Hannah Whetstone, had Temperance, 25 May 1695; and Martha, 28 December 1704.

BERNARD LOMBARD, BERNARD LUMBORT, or BERNARD LUMBART, son of Thomas Lombard, born in Old England, took the oath of freeman in Massachusetts 1 April 1634, when he was, perhaps, of Dorchester, but soon went to Scituate, where he may have been earlier, but with his wife joined the church 19 April 1635, thence to Barnstable, with Lothrop, having then Joshua, and Mary, baptized at Scituate 8 October 1637, not 57 as in Genealogical Registrar XII. 249, the former, perhaps, born in England, but at Barnstable, where be was Ensign 1652, had Martha, baptized 3 November 1639, not, as in Genealogical Registrar XII. 249, perhaps died soon, for in Colony record Martha, born 19 September 1640, though we may suspect error in this; and Jabez, 4 July 1641; yet Colony record makes this born 1 July 1642. When he died I know not, but presume it was after 1664. Mr. Hamblen discovered that he was born 1607 or 8. Mary married 1 December 1654, George Lewis junior; and Martha married 1 July 1657, John Martin.

DAVID LOMBARD, DAVID LUMBORT, or DAVID LUMBART, Springfield 1676, son of John Lombard, had Mary, born 1677; Margaret, 1679; Abigail, 1682; John. 1685; David, 1690; Ebenezer, 1692; and Joseph, 1696; besides two that died soon; and he died 17 August 1716.

JABEZ LOMBARD, JABEZ LUMBORT, or JABEZ LUMBART, Barnstable, son of Bernard Lombard, married 1 December 1660, Sarah Derby, daughter of Martha Derby, had a son born 18 February 1662, died very soon; Elizabeth, June 1663; Mary, April 1666; Bernard, April 1668; John, April 1670; Matthew, 28 August 1672; Mehitable, September 1674; Abigail, April 1677; Nathaniel, 1 August 1679; and Hepzibah, December 1681.

JEDEDIAH LOMBARD, JEDEDIAH LUMBORT, or JEDEDIAH LUMBART, Barnstable, son of Thomas Lombard the first, married 20 May 1668, Hannah Wing, had Jedediah, born 25 December 1669; Thomas, 22 June 1671; Hannah, August 1673, and Experience, April 1675 or 77.

JOHN LOMBARD, JOHN LUMBORT, or JOHN LUMBART, Springfield 1646, married at New Haven, 1 September 1647, Joanna Pritchard, had John, born 1648, died about at 24 years; David, 1650, before mentioned; and Nathaniel, 1654, died young; and he died 15 May 1672. This name was at Springfield writen Lumbard, as sound.

JONATHAN LOMBARD, JONATHAN LUMBORT, or JONATHAN LUMBART, Barnstable, son of the first Joshua Lombard, married 11 December 1683, Elizabeth Eddy, daughter perhaps of Zechariah Eddy, had Jonathan, born 20 November 1684; Alice, 19 October 1686; Ebenezer, 1 February 1688; and Abigail, 12 July 1691.

JOSHUA LOMBARD, JOSHUA LUMBORT, or JOSHUA LUMBART, Barnstable, son perhaps of Bernard Lombard, probably born in England, but may be more probably son of Thomas Lombard, married 27 May 1651, Abigail Linnell, daughter of Robert Linnell, had Abigail, born 6, baptized 11 April 1652; Mercy, 15 June 1665; Jonathan, 28 April 1657; and Joshua, 16 January 1661.

JOSHUA LOMBARD, JOSHUA LUMBORT, or JOSHUA LUMBART, Barnstable, son probably of the preceding, married 6 November 1682, Hopestill Bullock, had Mercy, born 16 March 1684; Hopestill, 15 November 1686; Joshua, 5 August 1688; Samuel, 1 June 1690; Abigail, 20 January 1692; Mary, 22 November 1697; Elizabeth, 22 April 1700; and Jonathan, 16 April 1703; and died October 1724.

RICHARD LOMBARD, RICHARD LUMBORT, or RICHARD LUMBART, Scituate 1640, was of Tenterden, County Kent, and went home that year says Deane.

THOMAS LOMBARD, THOMAS LUMBORT, or THOMAS LUMBART, Dorchester, came, probably bringing Bernard, and two other children in the Mary and John 1630, requested to be made freeman 19 October of that year, and was administered 18 May following, removed in few years perhaps to Scituate first, but to Barnstable by 1640, had Jedediah there, baptized 19 September 1641; and Benjamin, not 5 (as in Genealogical Registrar XII; 249) but 27 August 1643. That he had other children of which one or two must have been born in England is plain enough from his will of 23 March 1663, in which while he names these, he mentioned that he formerly gave property to sons Barnard; Joshua; Joseph, born about 1638; and son-in-law Edward Colman, who married 27 October 1648, his daughter Margaret; provides for wife Joyce, and son Caleb. Perhaps he had, also, younger daughter Jemima, wh.omay have made a runaway match with Joseph Benjamin at Boston, 10 June 1661; and lived many years after her father at New London.

THOMAS LOMBARD, THOMAS LUMBORT, or THOMAS LUMBART, Barnstable, perhaps brother perhaps son of Bernard Lombard, married 23 December 1660, Elizabeth Darby or Elizabeth Derby, had Sarah, born December 1666; Thomas; Elizabeth; Mary; Hannah; Jabez; Rebecca; Bethia; Bathshua; and Patience, given by Mr. Hamblen from the record Genealogical Registrar XII. 249, with so many inconsistent dates that we know not which may be correct. In Colony record we read, "Joseph, Benjamin, and Jeremiah, 10 Jun 1671," which perhaps means that they dead or were buried that day at Barnstable.

JOHN LONDON, Windsor, was a soldier in Philip's war. Trumbull, Collections record II. 396, 9. The Connecticut council of war (for his command from the army without license in January 1676, calumning the officers, and reported many notorious lies), sent him to prison, but he was soon released on acknowledgement of his offence, and promise to do good service. He was engaged in the work of befooling Sir Edmund Andros in 1680 about the regicide Goffe, and swore, in New York 20 April 1680, where Andros was then Governor, that Goffe was, in April 1678, living at Hartford, and that James Richards, who was the oldest member of the Council and the richest man in the Colony was agent of Goffe, and that if he, London, discovered the matter it would tend to his ruin; and much other preposterous stuff he testified. All while trifling was, with the letter of Andros to Connecticut Governor and their reply, printed in 1855. See the curious matter in Connecticut Historical Collections III. 284, et seq. showing how the letter of Governor Andros from New York, of 18 May, was received on 10 June, twenty-three days from date, and travelled almost six miles a day. Perhaps Governor Leete was innocent of the deception, but he must have been blind, or deaf, or both, not to have suspected the contrivance, distrusting the agent.

ABTEL LONG, Newbury, son of Robert Lolng of the same, married 27 October 1682, Hannah Hill, daughter of Mr. Joseph Hill, had Abiel, born 24 July 1683, died in few weeks; Hannah, 6 November 1684; and Benjamin, 1 September 1691; and died 13 April 1743, aged 94.

JOHN LONG, Charlestown, son of the first Robert Long of the same, born in England, brought by his father, had two wives of which the first, Abigail Norton, daughter of Francis Norton, who died 21 April 1674, had John, born 17 February 1656; Mary; and Abigail; all baptized 6 May 1660; the son may have died young, as we find, consistent with record of death of his wife Elizabeth, 29 July 1678, and died of smallpox, a gravestone of John, 10 November 1678; Robert, born 7, baptized 14 February 1664; Norton, born 17, baptized 20 May 1666; a former Norton, born 21 August 1662, having died 12 July 1664; Abigail, 6 December 1668; Sarah, 26 February 1671; and Isaac; 1 January 1675; and by his second married 10 or 16 September 1674, who was Mary Nowell, daughter of Increase Nowell, and widow of Isaac Winslow, had Isaac, baptized 6 June 1675, died young; Catharine, baptized 3 June 1677; Samuel; and Mary, born 31 March baptized 3 April 1681, who married 7 May 1700, Reverend Simon Bradstreet. He kept the grave ordinary, as had his father and the widow after his death 20 July 1683, retaining the care of it until 1711, when she gave it to Samuel, who next year sold that "great house", built 1629 for the Governor and Company and where about 80 years for the three generations had been the "Long" tavern. The widow died after 14 April 1720, the date of will. Mary, the child by first wife married 23 January 1677, Henry Sanford; Catharine married 24 May 1694, William Wellstead.

JOSEPH LONG, Dorchester 1660, son of Mary Long, the wife of Joseph Farnsworth, by her former husband for who in father’s will, as also for his brother Thomas Long, good provision was made. By wife Mary, whose surname is not known married 3 February 1662, he had Mary, and died 26 August 1676. His widow married Thomas Litchfield, from who she was divorced and died about 1703. The daughter Mary, on the same authority, I learn, had married Henry Straight of Greenwich, Rhode Island.

JOSHUA LONG, Charlestown, youngest son of first Robert Long of the same, Harvard College 1653, has nothing, not even date of death to be learned, but he was living 1659, when father made his will.

MICHAEL LONG, Charlestown, eldest brother of the preceding, came with his father, had by wife Joan, (who died 19 January 1692, aged 74, says the gravestone) Samuel; Hannah, born 29 December 1657; and Deborah, 1, bapt; 2 October 1659, died under 19 years; and he died 12 January 1689, aged about 78.

NICHOLAS LONG, aged 19, came in the Blessing, 1635, from London, but no more can be told of him; and equally ignorant are we of Ellen Long, a servant of Samuel Andrens, aged 20.

PHILIP LONG, Ipswich 1648, removed to Boston, married probably as second wife Ann, widow of Thomas Constable, had Joseph, born 16 or 20 August 1652. His daughter Sarah married 1656, Benjamin Briscoe; and he had another daughter In 1656, he was of Edgartown, on the Vineyard; in October 1689; made his will, bound to sea, and died next year as may be inferred from the probate of the will, 13 November 1659.

RICHARD LONG, Salisbury, by wife Ann French, daughter of Joseph French of the same, had Elizabeth, born 30 October 1680; William, 25 June 1682; Richard; 3 January 1684; Susanna, 30 November 1685; Joseph, 6 January 1688; Sarah, 13 October 1689; Eleanor, 16 January 1691; and Sarah, 13 January 1693.

ROBERT LONG, Plymouth, was passenger in the Ann, 1623, had share in the division of land but was removed before 1627, when the division of cattle was made, unless he died in the interval. Morton's Memor. Davis's Ed. 379.

ROBERT LONG, Charlestown, came in the Defence from London, 1635, aged 45, with wife, no doubt his second, Elizabeth, 30, says the custom-house record but probably 33, and ten children Michael, 20; Sarah, 18; Robert, 16; Elizabeth, 12; Ann, 10; Mary, 9; Rebecca, 8; John, 6; Zechary, 4; and Joshua, 9 months; had here Hannah, born 2, baptized 12 March 1637; Ruth, baptized 3 June 1639; Deborah, 10 August 1642; and was freeman 25 May 1636. He had been an innholder at Dunstable, County Bedford, 30 miles from London, therefore well known to Reverend Zechariah Symmes, rector in that church (in whose honor, perhaps, he called one of his sons) Artillery Company 1639, was a selectman, kept the inn, and died 9 January 1664, leaving good estate. His will, made 10 July 1658, names his widow who lived to 29 May 1687, aged 84, and eleven children being, all those he brought except Robert, who had died near seven years before; besides Ruth, and Deborah. The registrar of Dunstable, England, who mentioned the baptism of his son Zechary, 20 October 1630, relates also, that a Sarah was buried 12 December 1631, so she was not his daughter. Sarah married Abraham Hill; Elizabeth married James Parker; Ann married 24 October 1643, James Convers; Mary married Simon Kempthorne; Rebecca married 17 July 1656, Elias Rowe; and Hannah married 22 October 1657, Henry Cookery. His will also names grandson Samuel Long, who was son of Robert Long.

ROBERT LONG, Charlestown, second son of the preceding, born in England, had Samuel, born 23 April 1647; died under middle age, and his widow Elizabeth married Jacob Green.

ROBERT LONG, Newbury, married 1617, Alice Stevens, had Mary, born 24 February 1649; Abiel, 19 February 1650; Susanna, 4 November 1656; Shubael, 14 April 1661; Martha; John; and Rebecca; was freeman 1645, Deacon, and died of smallpox, 27 December 1690; and his widow died in three weeks. Mary married 1664, John Cloyes; Susanna married Stephen Blandford of Sudbury; as Coffin, in History of Newbury tells.

SAMUEL LONG, Charlestown, son of the second Robert Long, by wife Elizabeth, had Robert, and died early in November 1671. His will, of 22 August before, probated 19 December following, made wife executrix, and father Jacob Green and uncle John Long overseers, directs only child Robert Long to be brought up to letters, and provides for unborn child.

SHUBAEL LONG, Newbury, son of Robert Long of the same, married 26 August 1695, Hannah Merrill, had Robert, born 20 May 1696; Abigail, 3 January 1698, died in few days; Abigail, again, 31 January 1699; and John, 2 November 1701.

THOMAS LONG, Hartford 1665, had Joseph, born 22 January 1668; and William, 4 February 1670.

THOMAS LONG, Roxbury, had Thomas, born 26 November 1688. Perhaps he was brother of Joseph Long of Dorchester.

ZECHARY LONG, Charlestown, son of Robert Long of the same, born in England, came with his father, married 24 September 1656, Sarah Tidd, had Sarah, b, 22 July 1657; Zechary; Mary; and Elizabeth, all baptized 21 June 1668; Deborah, 23 October 1670; John, 31 August 1673; his wife died 3 July 1674, and he married Mary Burr, daughter of Reverend Jonathan Burr, who brought him Jonathan, baptized 8 October 1676; and died 2 August 1681; and he had third wife Sarah Moore, by whom he had Sarah, baptized 13 May 1683; Robert, 28 December 1684; and Elizabeth, 20 March 1687; and he died 28 March 1688. His widow married 24 September 1690, Captain Caleb Stanley of Hartford.

ZECHARY LONG, Charlestown, son probably of the preceding, by wife Elizabeth Checkley, daughter probably of Anthony Checkley, had Zechary, baptized 9 July 1693. Three of this name, in 1834, had been graduates at Harvard and eight at the other New England colleges.

JAMES LONGBOTTOM, Newport 1660, was one of the purchasers of Misquamicut, or Ascomicut, now Westerly. Rhode Island. Historical Collections III. 251, and Rhode Island. Colony record I. 450.

ANDREW LONGDON, New London, had been before 1643 on the River Connecticut, died about 1680, without children.

NATHAN LONGFELLOW, Newbury, son of William Longfellow, married 28 May 1713, Mary Green, lived at Hampton Falls, had Jonathan, born 1714; Samuel, 8 May 1717, died soon; Ann, 2 August 1719; Jacob, 20 July 1722; Sewall, 6 October 1724, died at 10 years; Abigail, 5 February 1728; Nathan, 8 June 1729; and Green, 3 April 1731, posthumous for father died 15 January preceding.

STEPHEN LONGFELLOW, Newbury, elder brother of the preceding, married 25 March 1713, Abigail Tompson, daughter of Reverend Edward Tompson of Marshfield, who died 10 September 1778, had William, born September 1714; Ann, 24 April 1716; Edward, 29 April 1718; Sarah, 8 January 1721; Stephen, 7 February 1723; Samuel, 12 March 1725; Abigail, 23 May 1727, died next year; Abigail, again, 10 November 1729, died at 21 years; Elizabeth, 18 August 1732, died in few days; and Nathan, 17 January 1736, died in 10 months. He was a Lieutenant and selectman, and died 17 November 1764, at Byfield.

WILLIAM LONGFELLOW, Newbury, born about 1651, in County Hants, came in youth to Newbury, married 10 November 1678, Ann Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall, then 16 years old, had William, born 25 November 1679; Stephen, 10 January 1681, died under 3 years; Ann, 3 October 1683; Stephen, again, 22 September 1685; Elizabeth, 3 July 1688; and Nathan, 5 February 1690. He went, in 1687, Judge Sewall says, to England to obtain his patrimony in Yorkshire, widely remote from his birthplace; and after his return was Ensign of the Company, embarked in the wild project of Sir William Phips against Quebec, and with nine others perished by shipwreck, on the return in October at Anticosti, as Coffin, 155, takes from Sewall's Diary, whose first report was Cape Breton. His widow married 11 May 1692, Henry Short. Five of this name had been, in 1834, graduates at Harvard and Bowd.

JOHN LONGLEY, Groton, son of William Longley, by wife Hannah, had William, born 12 March 1669; Margaret, 28 October 1671; and Mary, 10 January 1673; fled in the Indians war, I presume, to his native town, there had Nathaniel, 1 July 1676; and by wife Priscilla, had John, born 11 January 1681, at Salem.

RICHARD LONGLEY, Lynn 1636, had William and Jonathan. See Lewis, Ed. 2d, page 91.

WILLIAM LONGLEY, Lynn, brother of the preceding, from England perhaps; yet in 1661 he was able to prove there was no Richard Longley, but he was the person to whom in the partition of lands in 1638, was granted by name of Richard. See the blind story in Genealogical Registrar VIL 188. He may be that freeman of 14 March 1639 called Langley, was clerk of the writs 1655, by wife Joanna (who soon after his death married Benjamin Crispe, outlived him, and by her will, of 1698, gave to two Shattuckis, her grand daughters) had Sarah, born 15 October 1660, but be had elder children John; Ann; Mary; Elizabeth, who married James Blood, and died before her father; and William; besides Lydia, who may have been younger. He removed to Groton, there died 29 November 1680; in his will of 6 days before probated April following, names four daughters Mary, wife of Samuel Lemont or Leman; Hannah, wife of Thomas Tarbell junior; Lydia, wife of James Nutting; and Sarah; besides two sons John and William. Sarah married 17 June 1679, Thomas Rand of Charlestown, whither, in Indians war, he probably removed.

WILLIAM LONGLEY, Groton, son of the preceding, by wife Lydia, who he married 15 March 1672, had Lydia, born 1 March 1674; William, 17 February 1676; and other children besides Joseph, 6 January 1687; was town clerk six years and with wife and four or five children killed by the Indians 27 July 1694. His son John was carried to Canada, and ransomed after five years.

THOMAS LOOK, Lynn, had Thomas, born June 1646; Sarah, 12 March 1648; Jonathan, July 1651; Mary, July 1654; and Elizabeth, May 1656, who married 17 June 1675, John Kenny, had John, born 25 March following; and Elizabeth, 6 February 1678. Jonathan Look was of Topsfield 1684.

THOMAS LOOK, Nantucket, son of the preceding, married Elizabeth Bunker, sister I think, of William Bunker, not daughter as the Nantucket Mirror of 22 March 1856, makes it, had Experience, born 22 November 1672; Elizabeth, 28 November 1675; Jane, 24 December 1680; and others; removed to the Vineyard, where the name was perpetuated.

HENRY LOOKER, or HENRY LUKER, Sudbury, Artillery Company 1640, was freeman 10 May 1643.

JOHN LOOKER, or JOHN LUKER, Sudbury, freeman 1646, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 28 September 1653, and he died 18 June preceding. Mary married 14 December 1670, Jonas Prescott.

MARK LOOKER, or MARK LUKER, Newport 1644, a freeman there 1655, was an old member of the Baptist Church, and Ruling elder, died December 1676.

STEPHEN LOOMAN, or STEPHEN LOOMER, New London 1687, about 1701, and his widow married Caleb Abell of Norwich. He left children as Miss Caulkins, in her elaborate history of that town mentioned.

DANIEL LOOMIS, DANIEL LOOMAS, DANIEL LOOMYS, DANIEL LOMES, DANIEL LOMASE, DANIEL LOOMAX, DANIEL LUMAX, DANIEL LUMMUS, or DANIEL LUMMIS, Windsor, son of John Loomis the first, married 23 December 1680, Mary Ellsworth, daughter of Josiah Ellsworth, had Daniel, born 15 November 1682; Josiah, 1684; Job, 21 January 1686; John, 11 October 1688; Mary, 15 January 1691; Isaac, 23 August 1694; Abraham, 13 December 1696; Benjamin, 7 February 1699; and Benajah, 20 January 1702; and died 25 June 1740.

DAVID LOOMIS, DAVID LOOMAS, DAVID LOOMYS, DAVID LOMES, DAVID LOMASE, DAVID LOOMAX, DAVID LUMAX, DAVID LUMMUS, or DAVID LUMMIS, Windsor, brother of the preceding, had Lydia, born 21 October 1693; David, 2 December 1694; Aaron, 5 September 1696; Hepzibah, 2 December 1698; Eliakim, 27 July 1701; Elizabeth, 26 September 1704; Richard, 1 January 1707; and Hannah, 2 August 1709.

EBENEZER LOOMIS, EBENEZER LOOMAS, EBENEZER LOOMYS, EBENEZER LOMES, EBENEZER LOMASE, EBENEZER LOOMAX, EBENEZER LUMAX, EBENEZER LUMMUS, or EBENEZER LUMMIS, Windsor, youngest son of the first Nathaniel Loomis, married 15 April 1697, Jemima Whitcomb, had Ebenezer, born 15 July 1698, died young; Jemima, 9 December 1702, died at 2 years; Abigail, 31 October 1706; and Jane, 22 November 1708. The father died October following, and his widow died 10 December 1712.

EDWARD LOOMIS, EDWARD LOOMAS, EDWARD LOOMYS, EDWARD LOMES, EDWARD LOMASE, EDWARD LOOMAX, EDWARD LUMAX, EDWARD LUMMUS, or EDWARD LUMMIS, Ipswich 1648, came in the Elizabeth from London, 1635, aged 27, but in the same month at London, we find Edward Lummus embarked in the Susan and Ellen, aged 24, who was, I think, the same person, and playing a delusion upon the custom-house officers. He had four sons, Jonathan and Samuel who lived in Ipswich; Edward, who went to New Jersey; and Nathaniel of Dover; and a daughter Frances, who married 25 November 1667, John Sherwin. See Lommaks. Probably the descendants adhered to the spelling, Lummus.

HEZEKIAH LOOMIS, HEZEKIAH LOOMAS, HEZEKIAH LOOMYS, HEZEKIAH LOMES, HEZEKIAH LOMASE, HEZEKIAH LOOMAX, HEZEKIAH LUMAX, HEZEKIAH LUMMUS, or HEZEKIAH LUMMIS, Windsor, son of Nathaniel Loomis the first, married 30 April 1690, Mary Porter, had Noah, born 1 April 1692; Mary, 15 November 1694; Hezekiah, 7 November 1697; Solomon, 14 July 1700; Joanna, 4 December 1702; Jonah, 1 April 1705; Elizabeth, 13 August 1708; and Ann, 20 February 1710.

JAMES LOOMIS, JAMES LOOMAS, JAMES LOOMYS, JAMES LOMES, JAMES LOMASE, JAMES LOOMAX, JAMES LUMAX, JAMES LUMMUS, or JAMES LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the second Joseph Loomis, had Mindwell, born 28 December 1697; James, 27 January 1700; Henry, 14 September 1701; Matthew, 25 October 1703; Eunice, 1 May 1705; Hannah, 19 April 1707; Mary, 3 January 1709, died soon; Mabel, 20 May 1710, died at 3 months; Nathaniel, 15 February 1712; and Lois, 26 October 1715.

JOHN LOOMIS, JOHN LOOMAS, JOHN LOOMYS, JOHN LOMES, JOHN LOMASE, JOHN LOOMAX, JOHN LUMAX, JOHN LUMMUS, or JOHN LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first Joseph Loomis, born in England, married 3 or 6 February 1649, Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott of Hartford, had John, born 9 November 1649; Joseph, 7 November 1651; Thomas, 3 December 1653; Samuel, 29 June 1655, died young; Daniel, 16 June 1657; James, 19 September 1659, died young; Timothy, 27 July 1661; Nathaniel, 8 July 1663; David, 30 May 1665, died young; Samuel, again, 12 August 1666; Isaac, 31 August 1668, died at 20 years soon after his father; Elizabeth, 8 May 1671; and Mary, 7 August 1673, died in few months; was Representative 1666 and 7, 75-7, lived some time about 1652 at Farmington, but went back; was Deacon, and died 2 September 1688. Nine of the children outlived him, and Elizabeth married 4 February 1692, John Brown.

JOHN LOOMIS, JOHN LOOMAS, JOHN LOOMYS, JOHN LOMES, JOHN LOMASE, JOHN LOOMAX, JOHN LUMAX, JOHN LUMMUS, or JOHN LUMMIS, Salem, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 16 December 1659.

JOHN LOOMIS, JOHN LOOMAS, JOHN LOOMYS, JOHN LOMES, JOHN LOMASE, JOHN LOOMAX, JOHN LUMAX, JOHN LUMMUS, or JOHN LUMMIS, Hatfield, son probably of Joseph Loomis the second, by wife Mary, had John, born 19 October 1670, died soon; John, again, 1676; and Mary, 1677; lived at Hatfield until 1683 or later, and removed to Windsor. There Stiles gives him second wife 30 August 1705, Esther Gillett, daughter of the first Cornelius Gillett, I presume, and children John, 12 February 1707; Esther, 13 September 1708; Sarah, 26 September 1710; Damaris, 1 December 1712; John, 21 September 1713; and Abel, 3 August 1716.

JOHN LOOMIS, JOHN LOOMAS, JOHN LOOMYS, JOHN LOMES, JOHN LOMASE, JOHN LOOMAX, JOHN LUMAX, JOHN LUMMUS, or JOHN LUMMIS, Windsor, eldest son of the first John Loomis, had Mary, born 20 March 1673; Elizabeth, 31 December 1677; Deborah, 1680; Zechariah, November 1681; Ezekiel, October 1683; Ephraim, November 1685, died young; Rebecca, December 1687; and Ruth, 28 January 1690; besides John, 28 March 1692. He was Deacon and married 1696, Sarah, widow of Isaac Warner.

JOSEPH LOOMIS, JOSEPH LOOMAS, JOSEPH LOOMYS, JOSEPH LOMES, JOSEPH LOMASE, JOSEPH LOOMAX, JOSEPH LUMAX, JOSEPH LUMMUS, or JOSEPH LUMMIS, Windsor, was not first at Dorchester perhaps, and the family tradition that be came in the Mary and John is wrong; and more likely is it, though no evidence is found, that he accompanied Reverend Ephraim Huet, in 1638, and brought sons Joseph, John, Thomas, Samuel, and Nathaniel, besides daughters Mary, wife of John Skinner, who when widow married 13 November 1651, Owen Tudor; Elizabeth, who married 20 May 1641, Josiah Hull; and one who married Nicholas Olmstead. His wife died August 1652, and he died 1658.

JOSEPH LOOMIS, JOSEPH LOOMAS, JOSEPH LOOMYS, JOSEPH LOMES, JOSEPH LOMASE, JOSEPH LOOMAX, JOSEPH LUMAX, JOSEPH LUMMUS, or JOSEPH LUMMIS, Windsor, brother of the preceding, born in England, married 17 September 1646, Sarah Hill, had Sarah, born 22 July 1647, died young; Joseph, 15 July 1649; John, 1 October 1631; Mary, 3 August 1653. His wife died 23 of the same month, and by second wife Mary Chauncy, married 28 June 1659, had Sarah, again, 1 April 1660, died young; Hannah, 2 February 1662; Matthew, 4 November 1664; Isaac, 10 July 1666; Stephen, 1 September 1668; James, 31 October 1669; Nathaniel, 8 August 1673; and Isaac, 28 October 1677; was freeman 1654, and died 26 June 1687, when nine of the children were alive.

JOSEPH LOOMIS, JOSEPH LOOMAS, JOSEPH LOOMYS, JOSEPH LOMES, JOSEPH LOMASE, JOSEPH LOOMAX, JOSEPH LUMAX, JOSEPH LUMMUS, or JOSEPH LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the preceding, married 10 April 1681, Lydia Drake, daughter of John Drake, had Joseph, born 8 October 1684; Caleb, 10 October 1686, both died at 5 months; Lydia, 17 February 1688; Rachel, 12 January 1693; Enoch, 23 March 1695; and Damaris, 29 July 1699, died in few years. In History of Windsor 679, Stiles gives to another

JOSEPH LOOMIS, JOSEPH LOOMAS, JOSEPH LOOMYS, JOSEPH LOMES, JOSEPH LOMASE, JOSEPH LOOMAX, JOSEPH LUMAX, JOSEPH LUMMUS, or JOSEPH LUMMIS, son of John Loomis the first, had Hannah, and Ann, born 10 January 1678; Joseph, 13 February 1681; Joseph, 28 November 1682; Grace, 17 March 1685; Lydia, 15 April 1686, who died at 16 years; and Sarah, 8 January 1693.

JOSIAH LOOMIS, JOSIAH LOOMAS, JOSIAH LOOMYS, JOSIAH LOMES, JOSIAH LOMASE, JOSIAH LOOMAX, JOSIAH LUMAX, JOSIAH LUMMUS, or JOSIAH LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first Nathaniel Loomis, married 23 October 1683, Mary Rockwell, probably daughter of Samuel Rockwell, had Mary, born 18 January 1685; Josiah, 23 January 1688; Abigail, 10 August 1691; Caleb, 23 December 1693; Ephraim, 2 May 1698, died young; and Nathaniel, October 1700.

MATTHEW LOOMIS, MATTHEW LOOMAS, MATTHEW LOOMYS, MATTHEW LOMES, MATTHEW LOMASE, MATTHEW LOOMAX, MATTHEW LUMAX, MATTHEW LUMMUS, or MATTHEW LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the second Joseph Loomis, married 6 January 1687, Mary Gaylord, probably daughter of John Gaylord of the same, had Mary, born 31 October following.

MOSES LOOMIS, MOSES LOOMAS, MOSES LOOMYS, MOSES LOMES, MOSES LOMASE, MOSES LOOMAX, MOSES LUMAX, MOSES LUMMUS, or MOSES LUMMIS, Windsor, brother of Hezekiah Loomis, married 27 April 1694, Joanna Gibbs, daughter probably of Samuel Gibbs of the same, had Moses, born 24 June 1696; Joanna, 22 September 1699, died at 13 years; Catharine, 19 December 1702; Thankful, 5 March 1709; and Joanna, again, 17 January 1713.

NATHANIEL LOOMIS, NATHANIEL LOOMAS, NATHANIEL LOOMYS, NATHANIEL LOMES, NATHANIEL LOMASE, NATHANIEL LOOMAX, NATHANIEL LUMAX, NATHANIEL LUMMUS, or NATHANIEL LUMMIS, Dover, son of Edward Loomis, there lived from 1672 to 88.

NATHANIEL LOOMIS, NATHANIEL LOOMAS, NATHANIEL LOOMYS, NATHANIEL LOMES, NATHANIEL LOMASE, NATHANIEL LOOMAX, NATHANIEL LUMAX, NATHANIEL LUMMUS, or NATHANIEL LUMMIS, Windsor, brother of the 2nd Joseph Loomis, born in England, freeman 1654, married 24 November 1654, Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John Moore, had Elizabeth, born 7 August 1655; Nathaniel, 20 March 1657; Abigail, 27 March 1659; Josiah, 17 February 1661; Jonathan, 30 March 1664; David, 11 January 1668; Hezekiah, 21 February 1669; Moses, 15 May 1671; Mindwell, 20 July 1673; Ebenezer, 22 March 1675; Mary, 5 January 1680; and Rebecca 10 December 1682. He died 19 August 1688, when it is though all the children were living. His widow married John Case, long outlived him, and died 23 July 1728, aged 90. Abigail married 22 November 1677, Josiah Barber of Simsbury, not Brown, as Stiles has it; and he makes Mindwell married October 1696, Jonah Brown. Stiles gives him, for second wife 23 December 1680, that young woman, that in my opinion clearly belongs to probably his eldest son.

NATHANIEL LOOMIS, NATHANIEL LOOMAS, NATHANIEL LOOMYS, NATHANIEL LOMES, NATHANIEL LOMASE, NATHANIEL LOOMAX, NATHANIEL LUMAX, NATHANIEL LUMMUS, or NATHANIEL LUMMIS, Windsor, probably son of the first John Loomis, married 28 November 1689, Ruth Porter, had Nathaniel, born 7 March 1695, Charles, 20 February 1697.

NEHEMIAH LOOMIS, NEHEMIAH LOOMAS, NEHEMIAH LOOMYS, NEHEMIAH LOMES, NEHEMIAH LOMASE, NEHEMIAH LOOMAX, NEHEMIAH LUMAX, NEHEMIAH LUMMUS, or NEHEMIAH LUMMIS, Westfield, son of the first Samuel Loomis, married 3 January 1694, Thankful Weller, daughter of Nathaniel Weller, had Isaac, born 29 July 1695, died in few weeks; Nehemiah, who died 24 January 1727; Abigail, 4 May 1701; Nathaniel, 19 August 1703; Rachel, 26 March 1706, died in few days; Thankful, 3 May 1710, died in few months; and he died 4 February 1740; and his widow died 23 February 1748.

SAMUEL LOOMIS, SAMUEL LOOMAS, SAMUEL LOOMYS, SAMUEL LOMES, SAMUEL LOMASE, SAMUEL LOOMAX, SAMUEL LUMAX, SAMUEL LUMMUS, or SAMUEL LUMMIS, Farmington, perhaps son of Joseph Loomis the first, born in England, freeman 1654, married 27 December 1653, Elizabeth Judd, daughter of Thomas Judd, had Samuel and Elizabeth, removed to Windsor, there had Ruth, born 14 June, baptized 22 July 1660; Sarah, 3 February 1663; Joanna, 22 October 1665; Benjamin, 11 February 1668; Nehemiah, 15 July 1670; William, 18 March 1672; removed to Westfield, there had Philip, 22 February 1675; and Mary, 16 August 1678; he was a Lieutenant, and died 1689. Elizabeth married 1673, the second Thomas Hansett; and Ruth married Benjamin Smith of Farmington; and their mother was living 1716.

SAMUEL LOOMIS, SAMUEL LOOMAS, SAMUEL LOOMYS, SAMUEL LOMES, SAMUEL LOMASE, SAMUEL LOOMAX, SAMUEL LUMAX, SAMUEL LUMMUS, or SAMUEL LUMMIS, Westfield, eldest son of the preceding, married 14 April 1678, Hannah Hansett, daughter of the first Thomas Hansett, had Samuel, born 28 April 1681; James, 25 February 1683, died next year; James, 8 October 1686, died young; Hannah, 29 January 1691; Deliverance, 13 May 1694, died within 3 years; and Joshua, 21 July 1696, died at 4 years; and he died 6 November 1711.

SAMUEL LOOMIS, SAMUEL LOOMAS, SAMUEL LOOMYS, SAMUEL LOMES, SAMUEL LOMASE, SAMUEL LOOMAX, SAMUEL LUMAX, SAMUEL LUMMUS, or SAMUEL LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first John Loomis, married 2 July 1688, Elizabeth White, daughter of Daniel White of Hatfield, had Elizabeth, born and died next year; Samuel, 28 February 1690, died at 2 weeks; Samuel, again, 17 July 1692, not 1695, as Stiles tells; Isaac, 28 December 1693; Jacob, 25 February 1695, not 1692, as in Stiles; Azariah, 2 May 1700; Elizabeth, 13 November 1702; Sarah, 7 March 1705; Caleb, 20 September 1707; and Daniel, 20 February 1709. He had removed some years before to Colchester, there was Deacon 1702, and his wife died February 1736. A second wife married 25 October 1738, widow Elizabeth Church, died 10 August 1751, aged 78 years, and he died 20 May 1754, near 88.

STEPHEN LOOMIS, STEPHEN LOOMAS, STEPHEN LOOMYS, STEPHEN LOMES, STEPHEN LOMASE, STEPHEN LOOMAX, STEPHEN LUMAX, STEPHEN LUMMUS, or STEPHEN LUMMIS, Windsor, brother of Matthew Loomis, married 1 January 1691, Esther Colt, had Martha, born 15 November following; Stephen, 21 July 1693; Hannah, 13 April 1703; Israel, 6 August 1705; Amos, 12 August 1707; Mary, 26 March 1709; and Sarah, 16 April 1711.

THOMAS LOOMIS, THOMAS LOOMAS, THOMAS LOOMYS, THOMAS LOMES, THOMAS LOMASE, THOMAS LOOMAX, THOMAS LUMAX, THOMAS LUMMUS, or THOMAS LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first Joseph Loomis, born in England, freeman 1654, married 1 November 1653, Hannah Fox, had Thomas, born 29 October 1654, died soon; Thomas, again, 17 March 1656; Hannah, 8 February 1658; and Mary, 16 January 1660. His wife died 25 April 1662, and he married 1 January 1663, Mary Judd, daughter of Thomas Judd, had Elizabeth, 21 January 1664; Ruth, 16 October 1665; Sarah, 1 February 1668; Jeremiah, 3 July 1670, died at 2 years; Mabel, 27 October 1672; Mindwell, 6 August 1676; and Benjamin, 20 May 1679. His wife died 8 August 1684, and he died 28 August 1689, when nine of these children were living. Mary married 3 April 1679, Michael Taintor of Branford; and Stiles says, Ruth married 29 October 1691, Joseph Colt; and Sarah married Wakefield Dibble.

THOMAS LOOMIS, THOMAS LOOMAS, THOMAS LOOMYS, THOMAS LOMES, THOMAS LOMASE, THOMAS LOOMAX, THOMAS LUMAX, THOMAS LUMMUS, or THOMAS LUMMIS, Salem 1668, signed the petitition against impost that year.

THOMAS LOOMIS, THOMAS LOOMAS, THOMAS LOOMYS, THOMAS LOMES, THOMAS LOMASE, THOMAS LOOMAX, THOMAS LUMAX, THOMAS LUMMUS, or THOMAS LUMMIS, Hatfield, son of the first John Loomis, married 31 March 1680, Sarah White, eldest daughter of Daniel White of the same, had John, born 1 January 1681; Thomas, 20 April 1684; and died 12 August 1688. His widow married 12 November 1689, John Bissell.

THOMAS LOOMIS, THOMAS LOOMAS, THOMAS LOOMYS, THOMAS LOMES, THOMAS LOMASE, THOMAS LOOMAX, THOMAS LUMAX, THOMAS LUMMUS, or THOMAS LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first Thomas Loomis, married 17 December 1682, Hannah Porter, had Mary, born 2 September 1683; Hannah, 9 October 1685; Thomas, 16 March 1688; Joshua, 6 November 1692; Sarah, 22 January 1695; Jabez, 29 January 1697; Ruth, 27 December 1698; and Gershom, 9 April 1701. His wife died 1 January 1739; and he died I suppose, 19 April 1746.

TIMOTHY LOOMIS, TIMOTHY LOOMAS, TIMOTHY LOOMYS, TIMOTHY LOMES, TIMOTHY LOMASE, TIMOTHY LOOMAX, TIMOTHY LUMAX, TIMOTHY LUMMUS, or TIMOTHY LUMMIS, Windsor, son of the first John Loomis, married 20 March 1689, Rebecca Porter, had Timothy, born 22 February 1691; Ichabod, 25 January 1693; Lois, 15 August 1695, died next year; Ann, 15 June 1698; Rebecca, 24 May 1700; Uriah, 8 May 1703; and Obadiah, 4 August 1705. Ten of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at the New England colleges, chiefly at Yale.

JAMES LOPER, Nantucket 1672, was the first person, says Macy's History 28, that undertook the catching of whales there. See large extract in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 311. But Felt, 11. 223, says, that his petition in 1688, for a patent for making the oil, asserts that he had been engaged 22 years.

JOHN LORD, Hingham 1637, may be the man who died at Watertown, 28 April 1669, as Bond says.

JOHN LORD, Hartford, son of Thomas Lord, born in England, had first wife Rebecca Bushnell, daughter of Francis Bushnell of Guilford, who died before 1647, and he married 15 May 1648, Adrian Bayc, the surname probably being (with profuse expense) Baysey; but he soon abandoned her, and in September 1651, an order of the Court for securing her apparel and a bed is found in Trumbull, Colony record I. 224. He had fled in debt to Virginia, and there wrote a letter to his creditor's nephew Richard, February 1664, which is printed by Porter, page 11, that serves to show him little changed; and he was named in his mother's will, 1670.

NATHAN LORD, or NATHANIEL LORD, Kittery, freeman 1652. In some records the name is Lawd. Farmer though him father of that Captain Samuel, the ancestor of several families of this name in the parts adjacent, of which one descendant is Reverend Nathan, President of Dartmouth College. He married 22 November 1678, Martha Tozer, daughter of the first Richard Tozer, had Martha, born 14 October following; Nathan, 13 May 1681; William, 20 March 1683; Richard, 1 March 1685; Judith, 29 March 1687; Samuel, 14 June 1689; Mary, 29 July 1691; John, 18 January 1693; Sarah, 28 March 1696; Ann, 27 May 1697; and Abraham, 29 October 1699.

RICHARD LORD, Cambridge 1632, son of Thomas Lord, who, perhaps, had sent him to look out the most desirable place for his friends, Governor Haynes and Reverend Thomas Hooker, was freeman 4 March 1635, but next year removed with Hooker and his father to Hartford, and Governor Haynes soon following. He was an original proprietor and one of the earliest settlers; Captain of the first troop in the Colony; Representative 1657 to 61, and is named in the Union Charter of 1662, but before it was brought over, died at New London, 17 May 1662, in 51st year if the figures well decyphered from the honorable inscription on a crumbling sandstone monument. See Caulkins's History of New London. Porter says he died 17 May 1662, but he says also, he was Representative to his death, and the latest year of his service was 61; and Goodwin makes his death 10 May 1662, only 3 week difference from Caulkins. His widow was Sarah; the children Richard, born 1636; Sarah, 1638; and Dorothy. He was the Captain, relied on, in conjunction with John Pyncheon, for security the persons of the regicides, Goffe and Whalley, that they might be brought to justice in England, as Sir Thomas Temple wrote Secretary Morrice. His loyalty in this went beyond his judgment. See ss. Historical Collections VIII. 326. Sarah married Joseph Haynes.

RICHARD LORD, Hartford, son of the preceding, married 15 April 1665, Mary Smith, daughter of Henry Smith of Springfield, had only Richard, born 1 February 1670, was Representative 1669, and often after; but was lost at sea November 1685. His widow in 1686 married Dr. Thomas Hooker, and 17 May 1702. He left large estate and his son married 14 January 1692, Abigail, daughter as was said, of John Warren, and had ten children. But great reach of investigation leaves this marriage well settled.

ROBERT LORD, Ipswich, freeman 3 March 1636, Representative 1638, was clerk registrar of probably of the courts, marshal, town clerk and registrar of deeds, Coffin thought; married Mary Waite, had Thomas, born 1633; Robert, about 1634; Samuel, 1640; Joseph, died young; Nathaniel, died 1658; and daughters Abigail, who married 26 February 1666, Jacob Foster; Hannah; and another who married a Chandler; and he died perhaps 12 May 1650. A widow Catharine Lord who had grant of land at Ipswich 1641, may have been his mother, and it was probably his son who died 11 November 1696.

ROBERT LORD, Boston, by wife Rebecca Stanley (daughter I suppose, of Christopher Stanley, by Susanna his wife who after marrying William Phillips, and in her will calls Rebecca her daughter in 1650), had Robert, born April 1651; Thomas, 18 May 1653, died soon; and died as Farmer though in Charlestown, 13 July 1678. Perhaps, as he came in the same ship with Stanley and his wife, he may be son of the first Thomas Lord, by Porter called sea Captain, but we know nothing more of him, except that his mother in her will, 1670, names him, unless he were that Robert Lord of London, sued in 1675, by his nephew Richard.

SAMUEL LORD, Charlestown, perhaps son of Robert Lord of Ipswich, by wife Elizabeth, had Joshua; Robert; and Elizabeth, all baptized 21 May 1676; Nathaniel, 30 May 1680; and his wife died, and he married 16 December 1684, Rebecca Eddington, died 27 May 1696, in 56th year says the gravestone.

THOMAS LORD, Hartford, came in the Elizabeth and Ann, 1635, from London, aged 50, with wife Dorothy, 46; and children Thomas, 16; Ann, 14; William, 12; John, 10; Robert, 9; Amie, 6; and Dorothy, 4; called at the London custom-house a smith; but that may have been a godly deception. His eldest son Richard, had been sent over three years before and Thomas stopped at Boston, or Cambridge a year or more, but was an original proprietor and among first settlers at Hartford. Date of his death is not ascertained, but it was about 1667. His widow Dorothy, who died 2 August 1676, made her will 8 February 1670, in which she names children of her deceased son Thomas; daughter Ann, wife of Thomas Stanton; William; John; Robert; Amie, wife of John Gilbert; grandson Richard, before mentioned; and grandchildren Hannah; Dorothy; and Margaret, children of daughter Dorothy, wife of John Ingersoll.

THOMAS LORD, Wethersfield, son of the preceding, born in England, was a physician and surgeon for whose service the General Court made liberal contribution in 1652, as in Trumbull, Col; record 1. 234, appears, correctly stated by Hinman, 47; but he mistakes in calling him the earliest on the record. He was also employed as schoolmaster; by wife Mary, had Hannah, born 1656; Mary, 1659; and probably Sarah; besides Dorothy, the first born 17 August 1653. He died about 1661, and his widow married an Olmstead.

THOMAS LORD, Boston, married 23 September 1652, Hannah Thurston, but of husband or wife no more is known, and it may be that he did not inhabit at Boston, but came here only to be married by Bellingham. At least no issue is known.

THOMAS LORD, Charlestown, son of Robert Lord of Ipswich, there lived several years and removed with wife Alice Rand, daughter of Robert Rand of Charlestown about 1666, died 4 June 1713, aged 80. His widow Alice (by whom he had Nathaniel and Mary, twins baptized 4 November 1666; Elizabeth, 23 August 1668; Joseph and Benjamin, twins 25 September 1670; Joseph, again, 23 June 1672, Harvard College 1691; minister for 20 years at Dorchester, South Carolina, after at Chatham, Massachusetts; and Abigail, 26 July 1674) died 11 August 1721, in her 88th year, and son Thomas died 11 November 1749, in 86th year.

WILLIAM LORD, Salem 1636, a cutler, said to have been born about 1590, freeman 6 September 1639, was constable next year, and recorded more liberal than tradition absurdly says, 97th; perhaps had wife Mary, died 14 January 1673, wild tradition says in his 96th year.

WILLIAM LORD, Salem 1670, a relative, not son of the preceding, had William, and Abigail, who married 28 December 1671 Samuel Gray.

WILLIAM LORD of Salem may be the kinsman mentioned in the will of first William Lord; and this by wife Jane, had William, born 27 February 1657; Elizabeth, 26 April 1659; Margaret, 21 September 1660; Joseph, 1 January 1663; Jeremiah, 2 April 1667; Jane, May 1668; Rowland, 7 April 1672, died at two years; and Dinah, 4 November 1674. Abigail, widow of the second William Lord, executrix of his will, married 5 October 1674, Resolved White.

WILLIAM LORD, Saybrook, son of the first Thomas Lord, by him brought from England 1635, had William, born October 1643; Thomas, December 1645; Richard, May 1647; Mary, May 1649; Robert, August 1651; John, September 1653; Joseph, September 1656; Benjamin; Daniel; James; Samuel; and three more daughters, 14 children; and died 17 May 1678.

WILLIAM LORD, Salem, son of the second William Lord of the same, married 7 April 1680, Mary Moulton, perhaps daughter of the first Robert Moulton of Salem, had William, born 3 February following; and Abigail, 21 December 1682.

WILLIAM LORD, Haddam, eldest son of William Lord of Saybrook, married Sarah Shaler, probably daughter of Thomas Shaler, and died 4 December 1696, leaving sons William, aged 16; Jonathan, 11; Nathaniel, 9; John, 3; and daughters Mary, 18; Sarah, 14; Hannah, 7; and Dorothy, 7 months in March after. Of this name, five had been graduates at Harvard, nineteen at Yale, and eight at other New England Colleges in 1834.

BENJAMIN LORING, Hingham or Hull, son of the first Thomas Loring, freeman 1673, married 8 December 1670, Mary Hawkes, daughter of Matthew Hawkes, had Benjamin, born 1671; John, 1674; Mary, 1676; Samuel, 1680; and Matthew, 19 October 1684. He died 10 March 1716, his wife having died 17 July 1714.

CALEB LORING, Plymouth, son of the second Thomas Loring, married 7 August 1696, Lydia Gray, daughter of Edward Gray, had Caleb, born 7 June 1697, died early; Hannah, 7 August 1698; Ignatius, 27 December 1699; Polycarpus, 1702; removed to Plimpton, there had Caleb, again, 2 October 1704, died at 19 years; Lydia, 1706, died soon; Jacob, May 1711, about at 16 years; Joseph, 25 July 1713, died at 16 years; John, 15 November 1715; Thomas, 14 April 1718; and Lydia, 23 August 1721.

CALEB LORING, Hingham, son of the first John Loring of the same, married 24 June 1714, EIizabeth Baker, had Caleb, born 1715, died soon; and his wife died 19 September of the same year. He married 15 February 1719, Susanna Coxe, had Caleb, born 1720, died soon; Susanna, 1 June 1721; Sarah, 23 March 1723; and this wife died 8 April following. He married 3rd wife 6 February 1732, Rebecca Lobdell, had Rebecca, 29 December 1733; Caleb, again, 1736; Joshua, December 1737; Rachel, 1740; Israel, 30 August 1741; Joseph, July 1743; Mary, 1745; Cromwell, 1747, died at 7 years; and Celia, 1749. Of this branch is Charles G Loring the distinguished advocate at the Boston bar.

DANIEL LORING, Boston, brother of the preceding, married 2 February 1699, Priscilla Mann, had Sarah, born 15 November 1701, died next year; Daniel, 5 October 1703, died at 18 years; Isaac, 30 November 1705; Nathaniel, 10 February 1708; and Priscilla, 15 January 1713.

DAVID LORING, Barnstable, son of the second Thomas Loring, married 20 July 1699, Elizabeth Otis, widow of Thomas Allyn, daughter of John Otis, had Solomon, born 19 March 1701; David, 17 August 1704; Elizabeth, 10 June, 1708; Lydia, 29 March 1711, and Mary, 19 April 1714.

ISAAC LORING, Boston, son of the first John Loring, married 5 August 1691, Sarah Young, had Sarah, born 26 August 1693; Ruth, 19 December 1696; Isaac, 20 April 1699; William, 23 December 1700; Mary, 5 February 1702; and two more daughters who died infants.

ISRAEL LORING, Sudbury, brother of the preceding, married 25 May 1709, Mary Hayman, daughter of Nathan Hayman, had John, born 27 April 1710; Elizabeth, 16 November 1712; Mary, 14 September 1716; Jonathan, 29 August 1719; Nathan, 27 November 1721; Sarah and Susan, twins 10 November 1724; and all these daughters were married.

JACOB LORING, Hingham, brother of the preceding, married 9 February 1709, Sarah Lewis, had only Sarah, born 9 November 1723; and he married second wife 8 May 1728, Hannah Jacobs, had Jacob, 25 June 1729; Israel, 26 March 1731; Zechariah, 13 August 1733; Peter, 27 August 1735, died next year; and Hannah, 6 November 1737.

JOHN LORING, Hull, son of Thomas Loring, born in England, married 16 December 1657, Mary Baker, daughter of Nathaniel Baker, had John, born 19 September 1658, died at 20 years; Joseph, 10 March 1660; Thomas, 11 March 1662; Sarah, 1 January 1664, died at 14 years; Isaac, 22 January 1666, settled at Boston; Mary, 4 February 1669; Nathaniel, 5 March 1670; Daniel, 8 February 1672, both settled at Boston; Rachel, 28 February 1674, died at 2 years; Jacob, 21 April 1676; Israel, 29 March 1678, died soon, as did the mother 13 July 1679. He married 22 September following widow Rachel Buckland (Rachel Wheatley) daughter probably of John Wheatley of Braintree, had John, again, 28 June 1680; Israel, again, 15 April 1682, Harvard College 1701, died 9 March 1772, for sixty-six years the minister of Sudbury; Sarah, again, 6 June 1684; and Caleb, 2 January 1689; was freeman 1673; Representative under new Charter 1692; his wife died 20 September 1713; and he died 19 September following. Mary married Thomas Jones.

JOHN LORING, Hingham, son of the preceding, married 2 September 1703, Jane Baker, daughter of Samuel Baker, had John, died soon; John, again, died soon; John, third, born 15 January 1708; Jane, 7 October 1709; Nicholas, 1 September 1711; Thomas, 30 August 1713; Solomon, 12 January 1715; and Rachel, 17 October 1717.

JOSEPH LORING, Hingham, brother of the preceding, married 25 October 1683, Hannah Leavit, daughter of John, and second of the name (the first, who was wife of John Lobdell, having died near two years before this was born) had Joseph, born 28 September 1684; Nehemiah, 17 June 1686; and Joshua, 21 September 1688. He died early, and his widow married 25 August 1693, Deacon Joseph Easterbrook of Lexington.

JOSIAH LORING, Hingham, brother of Benjamin Loring, married 1662, Elizabeth Prince, daughter of John Prince, the Ruling Elder of Hull, had Jane, 9 August 1663; Josiah, 22 November 1665; Samuel, 12 July 1668, died at 6 years; Job, 26 February 1670, settled at Rochester; Elizabeth, 6 April 1672, died unmarried January 1743; Jonathan, 24 April 1674, settled at Boston, died 15 October 1752. He died 14 February 1713, and his widow died 13 May 1727, in 88th year.

NATHANIEL LORING, Boston, son of the first John, married 13 December 1699, Susanna Butler, had Susanna, born 15 October 1700; Joseph, 23 October 1706, died soon; Rachel, December 1710, died young; Nathaniel, 11 June 1713; and Thomas, 20 August 1713.

THOMAS LORING, Hingham, freeman 3 March 1636, came from Axminster; County Devon, says the family tradition with wife who was Jane Newton, and children Thomas, and John, the latter born 22 December 1630, and they left their home 22 December 1634, stopped first at Dorchester, but it could not be long, for his house lot was drawn at Hingham 18 September after embarking, had baptized there Isaac, on 22 January 1640, died next month by scalding; Josiah, 9 January 1642; Joshua, 1643, died soon; and Benjamin, 17 November 1644; was early a Deacon, removed to Hull, died 1 April 1661; and his widow died 25 August 1672.

THOMAS LORING, Hull, son of the preceding, born in England, freeman 1673, same day with younger brother John Loring, married 1657, Hannah Jacob, daughter of Nicholas Jacob, had Hannah, born 9 August 1664; Thomas and Deborah, twins 15 March 1668; David, 15 September 1671; Caleb, 9 June 1674; Abigail, 1678, died soon; and he died 1679. His widow married Stephen French, and died 20 October 1720. The daughter Hannah married Reverend Jeremiah Cushing, and next, 1706, John Barker, and Deborah married 20 May 1687, John Cushing.

THOMAS LORING, Hull, son of the first John Loring, married 10 January 1687, Leah Buckland, daughter of Benjamin Buckland, had Jael, born 11 September 1688; Sarah, 13 November 1690; and Benjamin, 1 October 1692.

THOMAS LORING, Hingham, son of the second Thomas Loring, married 19 April 1699, Deborah Cushing, daughter of Honorable John Cushing, had Thomas; Joshua, born 1701; Nathaniel, 21 August 1704; Benjamin, 12 October 1708; besides Hannah, and Deborah. He had early settler at Duxbury where he was Lieutenant, and died 5 December 1717. Winsor adds that his widow died 30 November 1755, in 78th year. Descendants of the first Thomas Loring are found, by scores, in many parts of the United States. Thirteen of the name had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, and eight at the other New England colleges.

PETER LORPHELIN, Boston, a Frenchman, put in the pillory 1679, for clipping money, probably went away as soon as he could.

BARNABAS LOTHROP, BARNABAS LATHROP, BARNABAS LOTHORP, or BARNABAS LOWTHROP, BARNABAS LAWTHROP, Barnstable, son of Reverend John Lothrop, married Plymouth record says, 3 November or as another report is, 1 December 1658, Susanna Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark, had John, born 7 October 1659, died before 7 years; Abigail, 18 December 1669; Barnabas, 22 March 1663; Susanna, February 1665; Nathaniel, 23 November 1669; Bathshua, 25 June 1671; Ann, 10 August 1673; Thomas, 7 March 1675, died at months; Mercy, 27 June 1676, died at one year; Thankful, baptized 16 September 1683; James, 30 March 1684; and Samuel, 14 June 1685; was six years a Representative, also an Assistant of the Colony of Plymouth, named a counsellor in the new Province Charter by Increase Mather, and rechosen; married second wife 15 November 1698, Abigail Button, widow of Joseph Dudson, daughter of Robert Button and died 1715, in 79th year.

BENJAMIN LOTHROP, BENJAMIN LATHROP, BENJAMIN LOTHORP, or BENJAMIN LOWTHROP, BENJAMIN LAWTHROP, Barnstable, brother of the preceding, born probably in England, removed to Charlestown, had wife Martha, and daughters Martha, born 3 November 1652; Hannah, 15 September 1655; and Benjamin; all baptized 5 August 1660; Mary, baptized 9 June 1661; Sarah, born 10, baptized 17 April 1664, died soon; Elizabeth, baptized 21 May 1665; Rebecca, 14, baptized 18 November 1666; Mercy, 17, baptized 18 December 1670; and John, 15, baptized 21 July 1672, died young. Of the daughters Martha married 2 December 1669 John Goodwin, and was mother of the four children which plagued Cotton Mather; Mary married 21 May 1679, William Brown; and Hannah married 21 August 1679, Henry Swain; was a householder 1658 and 1678, after the great Indians war, when he was a soldier in Captain William Turner's Company 1676 at Hatfield, unless that soldier was his nephew, son of Joseph, as seems more probable the same being in the list called junior, died 3 July 1691.

HOPE LOTHROP, HOPE LATHROP, HOPE LOTHORP, or HOPE LOWTHROP, HOPE LAWTHROP, Barnstable, son of Joseph Lothrop, married 17 December 1696, Elizabeth Lothrop, daughter probably of Meletiah Lothrop or of John Lothrop, had Benjamin, born 18 December 1697; and John, 3 October 1699.

JOHN LOTHROP, JOHN LATHROP, JOHN LOTHORP, or JOHN LOWTHROP, JOHN LAWTHROP, Scituate, the first minister was bred at Oxford, if the tradition may be trusted, but probably he was there only for a short time, preached, perhaps, at Egerton, in Kent, but certainly in London, where Laud caused him to be imprisoned for it, for two years in which time his wife died, by whom he had all his children except these by second wife Barnabas, baptized at Scituate 6 June 1636; Abigail, who was baptized at Barnstable, 3 November 1639, the first in that church; Bathshua, baptized 27 February 1642; John, 9 February 1645; and two, who died soon after birth 30 July 1638 and 25 January 1650. On liberation from prison he embarked for Boston 1634, having fellow-passengers Reverend Zachary Symmes, celebrated Ann Hutchinson, and many others, arriving in September, and 27th of that month went to Scituate, there married second wife Ann, who long outlived him, dying 25 February 1688; on 18 January 1635, the church at Scituate were gathered for enjoying the benefit of his services, as in Deane's History 167, is told, but the authority mentioned that the centennial anniversary would occur on 7 January 1835, deducted eleven days, whereas the true anniversary required addition of ten days, must have been 28 of the month. He removed to Barnstable with a large part of his flock, 11 October 1639, and was held in honor to his death 8 November 1653. His will, made 10 August before provides for wife, the eldest son Thomas, and Benjamin, besides John, who was in England, and daughters Jane and Barbara. Jane married 8 April 1635, says her father Samuel Fuller; Barbara married 19 July 1638, .... Emerson; and Abigail married 7 October 1657, James Clark. It is much regretted that no better account of this eminent confessor is obtainable than a descendant of our days compiled in 2 Historical Collections I. 163, for in Mather nothing but his name in the list is given. Children besides those already named were his second and third sons Samuel and Joseph, both brought from England.

JOHN LOTHROP, JOHN LATHROP, JOHN LOTHORP, or JOHN LOWTHROP, JOHN LAWTHROP, Barnstable, youngest son of the preceding, married 3 January 1672, at Plymouth, Mary Cole junior, had John, born 5 August 1673; Mary, 27 October 1675; Martha, 11 November 1677; Elizabeth, 16 September 1679; James, 3 July 1681; Hannah, 13 March 1683; Jonathan, 14 November 1684; Barnabas, 22 October 1686; Abigail, 23 April baptized 12 May 1689; and Experience, 7 January baptized 10 May 1692; and, perhaps, others; and he died 17 September 1727, in 85th year, which proves that he was born at Barnstable, unless figure erronous.

JOHN LOTHROP, JOHN LATHROP, JOHN LOTHORP, or JOHN LOWTHROP, JOHN LAWTHROP, Norwich, son of Samuel Lothrop the first, married 15 December 1669, Ruth Royce, daughter of Robert Royce.

JOSEPH LOTHROP, JOSEPH LATHROP, JOSEPH LOTHORP, or JOSEPH LOWTHROP, JOSEPH LAWTHROP, Barnstable, son of the first John Lothrop, born in London, perhaps, certainly in England married 11 December 1650, Mary Ansell, had a child born 19 November 1651, buried next day; Joseph, 3 December 1662, died at 24 years; Mary, 22 March 1654; Benjamin, 25 July 1657; Elizabeth, 18 September 1659; John, 28 November 1661, died at two years; Samuel, 17 March 1664; John, again, 7 August 1666; Barnabas, 24 February 1669; Hope, 15 July 1671; Thomas, 6 January 1674; and Hannah, 23 January 1676, died at 5 years. He was Representative 1667, and for eleven years after. Mary married 16 January 1674, Edward Crowell; and Elizabeth married 29 December 1680, Thomas Fuller.

MARK LOTHROP, MARK LATHROP, MARK LOTHORP, or MARK LOWTHROP, MARK LAWTHROP, Salem 1643, removed to Duxbury, and thence to Bridgewater 1656, died about 1686. He had Elizabeth, Mark, Samuel, and Edward. Elizabeth married Samuel Packard the second of the same; Mark perished in the abortive expedition of Phips 1690, probably unmarried but left a will, and his brother Edward died without issue. Descendants are, it is said, numerous.

MELETIAH LOTHROP, MELETIAH LATHROP, MELETIAH LOTHORP, or MELETIAH LOWTHROP, MELETIAH LAWTHROP, Barnstable, son of Thomas Lothrop, married 20 May 1667, Sarah Farrar, eldest daughter of Thomas Farrar of Lynn, had Thomas, born 22 August 1668; Tabitha, 3 April 1671; Isaac, 23 June 1673; Joseph, 15 December 1675; Elizabeth, 23 November 1677; Ichabod, 20 June 1680; Shubael, 20 April 1682; and Sarah, 5 March 1684. He died 6 February 1712, and his widow died 23 May following in her 64th year.

SAMUEL LOTHROP, SAMUEL LATHROP, SAMUEL LOTHORP, or SAMUEL LOWTHROP, SAMUEL LAWTHROP, New London, son of Reverend John Lothrop, born in England, one of the first settlers 1648, had married at Barnstable, 28 November 1644, as his father tells, Elizabeth Scudder (sister I suppose, of John Scudder), had John, baptized at Boston, in right of his mother 7 December 1645. This discovery of the meaning of our church record which is strangely confused, after being by me some three or four years given over, may encourage other explorers not to despair. He was of high esteem, removed to Norwich 1668, had by wife Abigail, married 1692 (who long outlived him, and was 100 years old 13 January 1733, when in her room, at the house of her son a sermon was preaching) no church of course, as she was sixty years old when married. By the first wife were nine children, five daughters and the other sons were Samuel, 1660; Israel, 1659; and Joseph, 1661; as mentioned by Miss Caulkins in her History of Norwich. Of the five daughters I know only Elizabeth, who married 15 December 1669, Isaac Royce of New London; and Ann, who married William Hough, second of Norwich, and died 19 November 1745. He died 19 February 1701.

SAMUEL LOTHROP, SAMUEL LATHROP, SAMUEL LOTHORP, or SAMUEL LOWTHROP, SAMUEL LAWTHROP, Barnstable, son of Joseph Lothrop, is said have married Hannah Adgate, daughter of Thomas Adgate, but more probably married 1 July Hannah Crocker, daughter of John Crocker, had Mary, born 19 October 1688; Hannah, 11 November 1690; Abigail, 10 August 1693; Benjamin, 16 April 1696; Joseph, 10 November 1698; and Samuel, 28 April 1700.

THOMAS LOTHROP, THOMAS LATHROP, THOMAS LOTHORP, or THOMAS LOWTHROP, THOMAS LAWTHROP, Salem, freeman 14 May 1634, Artillery Company 1645, Lieutenant and Captain, Representative 1647, 53, and for Beverly 1672 and more years where he was one of the founders of the church 1667; though no according to is known of his wife or children, my conjecture makes him the same who was Captain in the fight at Bloody Brook, 18 September 1675, near Deerfield, killed by the Indians with almost every man of his Company called "the flower of Essex." He left, perhaps, no children but his widow Bethia Rea, daughter of Daniel Rea, married Joseph Grafton, as his second wife, and next, married Deacon William Goodhue.

THOMAS LOTHROP, THOMAS LATHROP, THOMAS LOTHORP, or THOMAS LOWTHROP, THOMAS LAWTHROP, Barnstable, eldest son of Reverend John Lothrop, born in England, joined his father’s church 14 May 1637, married 11 December 1639, Sarah Larned, widow of Thomas Ewer of Charlestown, daughter of William Larned, had Mary, baptized 4 October 1640; Hannah, born 18 October 1642; Thomas, baptized 7 July 1644; Meletiah, 22 November 1646; and Bethia, 22 July 1649, who married July 1668, John Hinckley; Mary married December 1656, the first John Stearns, as his second wife and next, 6 May 1669, Captain William French, both of Billerica, and 3rd in 1684, Isaac Mixer of Watertown, as his 3rd wife He swore in a deposition of 4 April 1701, that he was "about 80 years of age."

THOMAS LOTHROP, THOMAS LATHROP, THOMAS LOTHORP, or THOMAS LOWTHROP, THOMAS LAWTHROP, Barnstable, perhaps youngest son of Joseph Lothrop, unless Meletiah Lothrop were his father, married 23 April 1697, Experience Gorham, daughter of James Gorham, had a son born 10 January 1698, died next month; Deborah, 21 April 1699; Mary, 4 April 1701; James, 9 August 1703; Thomas, 8 July 1705; Ansel, about 1707; Joseph, 8 December 1709; and Seth, March 1712. Five of this name, varying only at a and o in the first syllable, had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, seventeen at Yale, and two at other New England colleges.

FRANCIS LOUD, or FRANCIS LOWD, had made improvements at Arowsic Island in Kennebee River, and thence been driven by Indians hostility before 1679; at Ipswich by wife Sarah, had Francis, born 26 July 1700. Yet other children he certainly had, as Sarah, who was to marry Jonathan Pulsifer in April 1705, and another probably Deborah, married William Start. On his petition the government allowed him, for almost 30 years service of the Province, to be supplied in the fort at Winter harbor at public charge.

FRANCIS LOUD, or FRANCIS LOWD, Weymouth, son of the preceding, married late in 1722, Honor Prince, youngest child of Isaac Prince of Hull, and died 2 January 1774; and his widow died 18 January 1777. Of this second Francis, a grandson is Honorable Samuel page Loud of Dorchester.

JOHN LOUD, or JOHN LOWD, Boston, by wife Deborah, had William, who died 17 December 1690, aged 28 years says Bridgman’s Coop’s Hill inscription.

SOLOMON LOUD, or SOLOMON LOWD, a soldier from the East was at Northampton in Turner's Company 1676.

JOHN LOVEJOY, Andover, married 1 June 1651, Mary Osgood, daughter of Christopher Osgood, who died 15 July 1675, was freeman 1673, had second wife married 12 January 1677, Hannah Prichard, and died 7 November 1690. Besides Benjamin, who died in service as a soldier, early in 1689, at Pemaquid, he had John; William; Christopher, who married 26 May 1685, Sarah Russ, and died 1737, in 78th year; Joseph; Nathaniel, who married 21 March 1694, Dorothy Hoyt, and died 1758, aged 84; and Ebenezer, who married 11 July 1693, Mary Foster, and died 1759, in 86th year. Mary, who married 4 July 1670, Joseph Wilson; Sarah, who married 23 May 1678, William Johnson; Ann, who married 26 May 1685, Jonathan Blanchard; and Abigail, who married 9 April 1691, Nehemiah Abbot, were, I presume, his daughters.

JOHN LOVEJOY, Andover, son of the preceding, married 23 March 1678, Naomi Hoyt, daughter of John Hoyt the first of Salisbury, and died 14 July 1680. His wife Naomi had administration 30 November following.

JOSEPH LOVEJOY, Andover, brother of the preceding, married 26 May 1685, Sarah Prichard, had Joseph, who died 2 March 1698, and probably other children. Was freeman 1691, and died 1737, aged 76.

WILLIAM LOVEJOY, Andover, brother of the preceding, married 29 November 1680, Mary Farnum, had Caleb, who died 26 April 1691, and probably other children, was freeman 1691, and died 1748, in 91st year.

JOHN LOVELAND, JOHN LOVEMAN, or JOHN LOVENAM, Hartford, died 1670, had wife and possibly children, but no more is known. Perhaps the family was perpetuated at Glastonbury.

ROBERT LOVELAND, ROBERT LOVEMAN, or ROBERT LOVENAM, Boston 1645, a witness then to deed from Bendall to Yale, may have removed to Connecticut, was taxed at New London 1666; had four years before a lawsuit with Bigot Eggleston of Windsor, about hides to be tanned; and a widow Lovenam pursued a remedial action for trespass 1649.

THOMAS LOVELAND, THOMAS LOVEMAN, or THOMAS LOVENAM, Wethersfield 1670, proposed for freeman, that year had grant of Iand 1673, perhaps ten years after was of Hartford.

ALEXANDER LOVELL, Medfield 1649, married 30 October 1658, Lydia Albee, daughter of Benjamin Albee of the same.

ANDREW LOVELL, Barnstable, probably son of the first John Lovell, had lived at Scituate, where his daughter Deborah was born 6 May 1689; and at Barnstable had Silas, 16 May 1690; Mary, 17 November 1693; Jonathan, 27 March 1697; Thankful, 6 October 1699; Joseph, 10 October 1707; and Jane, 14 May 1715.

DANIEL LOVELL, Boston 1640, lived with his mother in the part which became Braintree.

JAMES LOVELL, Weymouth, by wife Jane, had Deborah, born 8 January 1665; James, 7 March 1667; Hannah, 29 September 1668; a son 29 December 1670; Mary, 5 January 1674; John, 19 April 1675; Elizabeth, 22 September 1679; and Joseph, 25 October 1684. Perhaps he removed to Barnstable.

JAMES LOVELL, Barnstable, son probably of the first John Lovell, married Mary Lombard, perhaps daughter of Jabez Lombard, had Mary, born October 1686; Jacob, August 1688, both baptized 17 April 1691; James, August baptized 18 September 1692; Mercy, May, baptized 7 July 1695; Martha, baptized 27 June 1697; Rebecca, February baptized 9 April 1699; Lazarus, November 1700, baptized 30 March following; Lydia; John; and Sarah, whose dates Mr. Hamblen could not give; and I suppose the one he gives for the marriage is wrong.

JOHN LOVELL, Weymouth, perhaps elder brother of James Lovell, of the same, by wife Jane Hatch, daughter of William Hatch of Scituate, who in his will of 5 November 1651, names her and grandson John Lovell, who died young; had, also, Elizabeth, who died 21 January 1657; Phebe, born 19 May 1656; John, again, 8 May 1658; Elizabeth, 28 October 1660; James, 23 October 1662; William, 24 February 1665; Andrew, 28 June 1668, before mentioned; Jane, 28 July 1670; and probably removed to Barnstable, where Phebe married November 1679, Thomas Bumpas; and Elizabeth married October 1684, Thomas Ewer.

JOHN LOVELL, Lynn, had Zacheus Lovell, who died 28 December 1681, unless the record means that date for the father.

JOHN LOVELL, Barnstable, son of John Lovell of the same, married 1688, Susanna Lombard, had Abigail, born 25 October 1688; Susanna, September 1692; Joshua, October 1693; Elizabeth, November 1696; Ann, November 1698; and John, 13 August 1700, died at 4 months.

ROBERT LOVELL, the freeman of Massachusetts 2 September 1635, was, I think, then of Weymouth, and may have brought John Lovell, the first above mentioned, and here had James Lovell.

THOMAS LOVELL, Ipswich 1647, currier, had been at Salem, perhaps in 1640, and was one of the selectmen at Ipswich 1681. He came from Dublin 1639, had Alexander, born 29 May 1657, died at 2 years; and Nathaniel, 28 March 1658; was in 87th year of his age in 1707.

THOMAS LOVELL, of Ipswich, called junior, may not have been son of the preceding, died 2 January 1710, leaving widow Ann, and children John, Thomas, Elizabeth Perkins, Hannah Dutch, and Mary Downton.

WILLIAM LOVELL, Dorchester 1630, was a Captain of a small vessel, coasting in the neighbor seas, from where perhaps, Lovell's Island in Boston harbor got its name. Harris, 62; Winthrop 174.

WILLIAM LOVELL, Barnstable, son of John Lovell, married 24 September 1693, Mehitable Lombard, daughter probably of Jabez Lombard, had Elizabeth, born August 1694; Jerusha, September 1696; Elinor, 10 September 1698, perhaps died young; Abia, 12 September 1700; Beulah, 7 February 1704; and Eleanor, 17 May 1707. He died 21 April 1753, in 90th year of this name, eight had, in 1829, been graduates at Harvard and two at other New England colleges.

JOHN LOVERING, Watertown, freeman 25 May 1636, was from Dedham, County Essex, a selectman 1636 and 7, died early, made a nuncupative will 9 November but of what year is uncertain from the abstract of it in Genealogical Registrar III. 79, in which he gave all his property to his wife but said, also, that, after her, £100 should be given to his brother that had children, and £20 to the children. Who that brother was, or whether he was on this side of the sea, is unknown. Barry says, and Bond confirms, that his widow Ann, in 1644, married Reverend Edmund Brown of Sudbury.

JOHN LOVERING, Dover 1657, had probably lived before at Ipswich, was drowned 1668 or 9, leaving several young children. His widow who had, perhaps, been widow of Valentine Hill, married Ezekiel Knight, and died before 29 June 1675. Descendants are in that neighborhood.

THOMAS LOVERING, Watertown, son of William Lovering in Oldham, County Suffolk, came about 1663, had wife Ann, but no children. His will, of 13 August 1692, was probated 27 February following, and his brother Daniel, after death of wife claimed the estate.

DANIEL LOVETT, Braintree 1662, married Joanna Blott, daughter of Robert Blott, removed to Mendon with early settlers, was freeman 1673; but at Braintree had, probably all his children, James, born 8 July 1648; Mary, 7 March 1652; Martha, 7 June 1654; Hannah, 30 March 1656; perhaps others, but his wife perhaps, was dead before the will of her father in 1662.

JOHN LOVETT, Salem 1639, had that year grant of land, by wife Mary, had there baptized Simon, Joseph, and Mary, on 8 September 1650, his wife united that year with the church; Bethia, 13 June 1652; and Abigail, March 1655, who died under 5 years; probably also, John, perhaps others, for the name has much prevailed there; dwelt on Beverly side, died 5 November 1687, in 76th year.

THOMAS LOVETT, Boston 1645, owned a lot, bounding on Christopher Lawson, looked probably to the common.

JOHN LOVEWELL, Boston 1660, of who we know nothing except that he was witness that year to will of Thomas Rawlins.

JOHN LOVEWELL, Dunstable 1690, had John, born 14 October 1691, more celebrated than any youth of his time, for service and sagacity in Indians wars, killed at Pequawket 8 May 1725; Hannah; Zaccheus, 22 July 1701, who was Colonel of a New Hampshire regiment In the last French war, 1759; and Jonathan, 14 May 1713, a preacher, Representative and judge. See Farmer and Moore's Collections I. 57, and III. 64; Belknap I. 208 and 319; Fox, History of Dunstable 246. He, with the common exaggeration of his age, is said popularly to have been 20 years old, and probably was near 100 at his death about 1754.

ANDREW LOW, or ANDREW LOWE, New Haven 1639, married Joan, widow of Henry Peck, died 14 April 1670, in his will of that year gave some property to four children of his wife by her former husband, and mentioned only son Andrew, who was then in England.

ANTHONY LOW, or ANTHONY LOWE, Boston, son of John Low, a wheelwright, removed after 1654 to Warwick, had wife Frances, and son John, perhaps other children. He was afterwards of Swansey, when his house had been burned at Warwick in March 1676, and in July after performed good service for the famous Captain Church.

ARTHUR LOW, or ARTHUR LOWE, Marshfield, son of John Low of the same, married 1714, Elizabeth Crooker, perhaps daughter of Daniel Crooker, had Hannah, born 1717; Elizabeth, 1720; and Jeremiah, 1735.

FRANCIS LOW, or FRANCIS LOWE, belonged we know not where, but, as he travelled the road from Swansey to Boston, was killed by lightning 15 July 1685, says an old diary.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Boston 1637, a wheelwright, had wife Elizabeth, and died 1 December 1653. His son Anthony is before mentioned.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Hingham, married February 1650, Elizabeth Stodder, daughter of John Stodder the first, and September 1659, Hannah Lincoln, who perhaps, died in few years, and he married 25 September 1679, Ruth Joy, daughter of Thomas Joy. Perhaps there were at Hingham two; but one may have had the three wives. By the first wife he had John, born 3 April 1605; and Elizabeth, to each of whichin the will of grandfather Stodder 20 November 1661, a legacy is given; also Tabitha, born 7 January 1653, who died next year.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Concord, by wife Lydia, had John, born 7 March 1661.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Ipswich, son probably of Thomas Low, married 10 December 1661, Sarah Thorndike, daughter of John Thorndike.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Marshfield, whose father is not named by Miss Thomas, married Elizabeth Howland, daughter of Arthur Howland, had Arthur, born 1665; and Hannah, 1670; and he was killed by the Indians 1676 at Rehoboth.

JOHN LOW, or JOHN LOWE, Warwick, son of Anthony Low, married 3 March 1675, Mary Rhoades, daughter of Zachary Rhoades.

JOSEPH LOW, or JOSEPH LOWE, Charlestown, a soldier of Moseley's Company in the great battle of Narraganset 19 December 1675.

RICHARD LOW, or LOWE, Rye 1663, one of the first settlers; and, perhaps, a merchant of Salem 1672.

THOMAS LOW, or THOMAS LOWE, Ipswich 1644, died 8 September 1677, leaving Thomas, John, and several daughters. Descendants are very numerous.

THOMAS LOW, or THOMAS LOWE, Gloucester, probably son of the preceding, born in England, died 12 April 1712, aged 80, had son.

THOMAS LOW, or THOMAS LOWE, who married Sarah Symonds, daughter of Harlakenden Symonds, died 8 February 1698, leaving sons Symonds, Thomas, John, and daughter Elizabeth.

JOHN LOWDEN, Charlestown, son of Richard Lowden, married 29 May 1662, Sarah Stephenson, daughter of Andrew Stephenson, had John and Richard, both baptized 29 March 1668; Andrew, 2 August 1668; Mary, 22 January 1671; Sarah, 16 November 1673; Joseph, 27 February 1676; and by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, baptized 13 March 1687, was freeman 1668.

RICHARD LOWDEN, Charlestown 1638, freeman 18 May 1642, by wife Mary, had John, born 10, baptized 16 May 1641; Jeremy, born 8 March 1643, buried 11 months after; Mary, 24 February 1645; Samuel, who died September 1682, in 33d year; Elizabeth, baptized 23 September 1656; and Martha, born 6 April 1659. His wife Mary died 6 October 1683, aged 65; and he died 12 July 1700, in 88th year. Martha married John Call.

HENRY LOWDER, or HENRY LOUDER, Boston, by wife Mary, had Henry, born 7 December 1671.

JOHN LOWDER, or JOHN LOUDER, Salem, by wife Elizabeth, had William, born 10 February 1692; Nicholas, 31 August 1693; Elizabeth, 1 October 1695; and Jared, 1 November 1697. More than usual folly was by him exhibited in testifying against Bridget Bishop for witchcraft, as in Essex Institute II.142 and 3 is well set forth.

BENJAMIN LOWELL, anciently written BENJAMIN LOWLE Newbury, son of John Lowell the first, married 17 October 1666, Ruth Woodman, daughter of Edward Woodman, had Ruth, born 4 September 1667; Elizabeth, 16 October 1669; Benjamin, 5 February 1674; Sarah, 15 March 1676; Mary; Joseph, 12 September 1680; and John, 25 February 1683; was freeman 1669.

JOHN LOWELL, anciently written JOHN LOWLE, Newbury, came 1639, it is said, with his father Percival, and brought children by his wife Mary, born in England John, Peter, Mary, and James, besides an apprentice Richard Dole; had here Joseph, born 28 November 1639; was freeman 2 June 1641; had second wife Elizabeth Goodale, who bore Benjamin, 12 September 1642, before mentioned; Thomas, 4 June 1644, probably died young, not named in the will of father; and Elizabeth, 16 February 1646; and died 10 July 1647, being town clerk that year. His will is of 29 June preceding. The widow died April 1651; and died Elizabeth married 1 January 1667, as his second wife Philip Nelson of Rowley.

JOHN LOWELL, anciently written JOHN LOWLE, Boston, a cooper, born in England, son of the preceding, married 3 March 1653, Hannah Proctor, daughter of George Proctor of Dorchester, had John, born 26 August 1655, died young; Mary, 7 January 1658; and after death of his wife he removed to Scituate, there married 24 January 1659, Elizabeth Sylvester, daughter of Richard Sylvester, had John, born at Boston 7 April 1660; Joseph, died, soon; Patience, 7 October 1662; and Elizabeth, who died soon; besides Ruth, 11 July 1665. He married third wife 1666, Naomi Sylvester, sister of his second, removed to Rehoboth, there had Phebe, died soon; Margaret, 20 October 1667; Samuel, 1 August 1669, died soon; Samuel, again, 30 January 1671; Elizabeth, again, March 1674; William, 3 January 1677, died soon; Mehitable,7 January 1678; Benjamin, November 1679.; and Nathaniel, 25 February 1681. He came back to Boston and had Ebenezer, in 1675, though the birth is not entered on the record, very deficient that year as the clerk with his father and two brothers was occupied in military service of Philip's war, and there died 7 June 1694. His widow Naomi administered the estate. His son Ebenezer was a shoemaker, father of Reverend John Lowell, Harvard College 1721, ordained at Newbury, 19 January 1726, who was father of John Lowell, Harvard College 1760, distinguished as a judge, and father of several great benefactors of the commonwealth.

JOSEPH LOWELL, anciently written JOSEPH LOWLE, Boston, a cooper, brother of the preceding, married 8 March 1660, Abigail Proctor, daughter of George Proctor of Dorchester, had Joseph, born 1 August 1661, died soon; Hannah, 31 January 1663; Joseph, again, 9 November 1665; Abigail, 4 February 1667, died soon; James, 27 March 1668; Abigail, again, 9 March 1671; and Samuel, 13 July 1678.

PERCIVAL LOWELL, anciently written PERCIVAL LOWLE, Newbury, merchant came from Bristol, 1639 bringing sons John and Richard; his wife Rebecca died 28 December 1640, and he died 8 January 1665. Family tradition says he was eldest son of Richard, who married a Percival, and drew his descentants through eight generations by the eldest son of each from Walter of Yardley, in County Worcester.

PERCIVAL LOWELL, anciently written PERCIVAL LOWLE, Newbury, son of Richard Lowell, married 7 September 1664, Mary Chandler, had Richard, born 25 December 1668, who lived to 29 May 1749; Gideon, 3 September 1672; Samuel, 13 January 1676; and Edmund, 24 September 1684.

RICHARD LOWELL, anciently written RICHARD LOWLE, Newbury, brother of John Lowell of the same, came with his father 1639, bringing wife but no child that is known; had Percival, before mentioned born 1639; and Rebecca, 27 January 1642. His wife died that year, and by second wife Margaret, he had Samuel, 1644; and Thomas, 28 September 1649; and died 5 August 1682, aged 80, says Coffin. Fifteen descendants of the first Percival have been graduates at Harvard and it is noted, that four have, at different times, been of the corporation of the University.

JOHN LOWGIE, or JOHN LOUGEE, came at the age of 16, in the Confidence of London, from Southampton 1638, with Grace Lowgie, perhaps his sister, as servant of John Stephens of Caversham, Oxfordshire. This name is preserved in New Hampshire but the tradition of the family derives it from a John, who came from the Isle of Jersey, seventy years later.

THOMAS LUCAS, Plymouth, had John, born 15 July 1656; Mary, 1 March 1658; Benoni, 30 October 1659; Samuel, 15 September 1661; and William, 13 January 1663; and was killed by the Indians in Philip's war.

WILLIAM LUCAS, Middletown, married 12 July 1666, Esther Clark, perhaps daughter of John Clark of New Haven, who died 16 April and he died 29 April 1690, leaving William, born 26 April 1667; John, 14 October 1669; Mary, 5 December 1672; Thomas, 1676; and Samuel, 15 April 1682. A Mr. Lucas with prefix of respect was of New Haven 1643, with family of six, of who no more is heard. He probably was one of the London associates who soon went home. A Lucas family of good estate in New England is of French descent, but came not early across the ocean, the first emigrant Augustus wrote of himself "I married 6 January 1696, at St. Malo, in Bretagne."

EXPERIENCE LUCE, or EXPERIENCE LUCY, perhaps of Edgartown, son of Henry Luce, married Elizabeth Manter, daughter of John Manter, had Zephaniah, born 19 February 1695; perhaps others, and died 9 January 1747.

HENRY LUCE, or HENRY LUCY, Rehoboth 1668, probably he removed to the Vineyard, and by wife Remember, had Experience, born 7 February 1673, perhaps others.

THOMAS LUCE, or THOMAS LUCY, Charlestown, had Samuel, born 1644, says Farmer, to whom I can add nothing, but that he probably removed soon. The name abounds at the Vineyard. One Lucy, at Portsmouth, married Mary Brooking, daughter of William Brooking, and had Benjamin.

BENJAMIN LUDDEN, Weymouth, perhaps son of James Ludden, by wife Eunice Holbrook, daughter I think, of John Holbrook, had daughter Abia, born 22 December 1679; a son whose name is not known, died 13 March 1681; and James, 9 November 1689.

JAMES LUDDEN, Weymouth, had Mary, born 17 December 1636; Sarah, 15 November 1639, died soon; Sarah, again, 5 June 1642; and John, so late as 13 January 1657, by wife who may have been mother of the others. Perhaps this man was the guide, in October 1632, in honor of which Governor Winthrop then travelling on foot from Plymouth to Weymouth named a fording place in the North river. But the record in Genealogical Registrar IX. 171, calls him Laddon. In the note on page 146 of the History of Boston, attention is drawn to this name. Diligent as the writer is, his meaning may be misunderstood, when, after printing the name Ludham, at the foot, though in the text above, and in his Index, with me he adopts Luddam, yet, for change of second d to h he says, "I follow Prince, who followed or used Winthrop in the original." As the last three words are printed in Italics it might seem, that an insinuation was intended that I had not used or followed the original. A candid reader need not be distressed with such a suspicion, or presume that Mr. Drake believed such a thing; for the venerable MS in its original ink is accessible and here more plain than often it appears. Winthrop wrote the name twice in the same short sentence, the first time, as it was printed by me, and the second as given in Webster's Ed. of 1790, with h after double dd. I was content with one form. Prince struck a middle course, and the historian of Boston might learn from inspection, that the petty deviation from the original is seen in the scrupulous annalist, Hale's Ed. 407, and not in the annotatortion of Winthrop. Nobody would blame Winthrop for spelling the name two ways in one sentence, nor Prince for so slight variance from both; nor quarrel with Secretary Porter in transcribing the copy that Webster printed for obeying the latter form of Winthrop's writing of the name with an h, nor with me for accepting the earlier form, without that letter. After inspection of the ancient MS, Mr. Drake would observe that his criticism was more than unnecessary; and his readers may excuse the error by inferring that instead of the open, bold Roman types, the natural overflow of his benignant impulses sought the more modest Italic character of censure.

JOHN LUDDEN, Weymouth, who may have been son of the preceding, was a soldier on Connecticut River under Captain Turner, in March 1676. This name is not rare in the West part of Massachusetts.

WILLIAM LUDDINGTON, Charlestown 1642, lived in the part which became Malden, by wife Ellen, had Mary, born 6 February 1643; had, also, Matthew, 16 December 1657, died next month; removed to New Haven, but the time is unknown. There had William; Henry, who died unmarried 1676; Hannah; John; and Thomas; and died at the East Haven iron works, 1662. His widow married next year John Rose. His inventory calls him of Malden, but the family was perpetuated at New Haven, by

WILLIAM LUDDINGTON, probably the eldest surviving son, who married Martha Rose, perhaps daughter of John Rose, had Henry; Elinor; and William, born 26 September 1686. By second wife married 1690, Mercy Whitehead, he had Mercy, born 31 May 1691; Hannah, 13 March 1693; John, 31 January 1695; Eliphalet, 28 April 1697; Elizabeth, 1699, died young; Dorothy, 16 July 1702; and Dorcas, 16 July 1701. The name is very rare of any other stock certainly, but in the spring of 1635 a Christian Luddington aged 18, embarked at London, on board the Hopewell.

DANIEL LUDECAS, or DANIEL LEUDECOES, Dover 1659. His wife died 1 November 1662; and he died in 1664.

AARON LUDKIN, Charlestown, probably son of George Ludkin or William Lujdkin, but may have been younger brother of them, or otherwise related came, we may be sure, from Norwich, England. Owned several pieces of land in our Hingham, sold by him in 1671. His wife Hannah Hepbourne, daughter perhaps of George Hepbourne, was recorded into the church April 1650, yet I find not in Budington's valuable list his administration, though he was chosen Deacon February 1672. Nor is the account much better of children for we hear only of Hannah, wife of Samuel Dowse, joined the church 15 June 1673. He died 26 March 1694, In 76th year and his widow Hannah Miller, daughter of Richard Miller, who had been widow of Nathaniel Dade, and of John Edmunds, he had married 22 May 1684, and she died 13 December 1717, if the gravestones are correct.

GEORGE LUDKIN, Hingham, one of the first drawers for house lots, 1635, came from Norwich, County Norfolk, with wife and son, freeman 3 March 1636, removed to Braintree, there died 22 February 1648.

WILLIAM LUDKIN, Hingham, perhaps brother of the preceding, a locksmith, born at Norwich, aged 33, and his wife Elizabeth, aged 34, with one child and one servant Thomas Howes, as we learn from the declaration 8 April 1637, came that season from Ipswich, arriving at Boston, 20 June, freeman March following. In Boston his daughter Esther was buried October 1645, Artillery Company 1651, chosen constable 8 March, and drowned 27 March 1652, leaving widow Elizabeth and two children.

GEORGE LUDLOW, a gentleman with prefix of respect, required administration 19 October 1630 as freeman, was, perhaps, kinsman of Roger Ludlow, then one of the Assistants and may have accompanied him in the Mary and John to Dorchester, but probably went home in the spring of the following year for it may be inferred from Colony records of 1 March that a petition from England had been received to where his attention was to be requested by the Governor and Council.

HENRY LUDLOW, Huntington, Long Island, administered freeman of Connecticut 1664; may have been son of Roger Ludlow, but we know nothing of it.

ROGER LUDLOW, Dorchester, came in the Mary and John from Plymouth, May 1630, an Assistant, chosen at the last General court in London, 10 February 1630, and first attendant at the first Assistant court in Charlestown, August following in 1634 was made Deputy-Governor, but left out next year having infirmity of temper. He removed 1635, to Windsor, and in the civil line was chief of a commission of eight from Massachusetts with unlimited power, 1636, for some time; was engaged in the Pequot war; and the first Deputy-Governor of the Colony of CODD. Removed to Fairfield about 1639, and early in 1641 bought from the Indians the territory on East side of Norwalk River. Was employed in 1646 for reducing their laws to a system, and was Commissioner 1651, 2, and 3 in the Congress of the United Colonies of New England, but went off next year to Virginia in some disgust, and there passed the residue of his days, under a malediction for carrying away the town records which was a charge long after refuted by finding the volumes in town. He had a child born at Windsor, but does not tell the name; and his daughter Sarah married Reverend Nathaniel Brew of Brookhaven. That the habit heedlessness of Mather, II. 33, made his name William, is less matter of surprise than that Farmer was blinded by the blunder. Its origin was probably reading Mr. as abbreviation for William.

JOHN LUDWELL, a passenger aged 50, in the Confidence from Southampton 1638, hut no more is known of him.

THOMAS LUFKIN, Gloucester, perhaps son of Hugh Lufkin, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 16 November 1674; Ebenezer, 18 May 1676; Abraham and Isaac, twins 14 and 16 February says the record without mention of the year, but it adds (as we might expect), died same month; and Thomas, 9 April 1682. The name is spelled Lovekin or Loufken. Lufkin is a name at Dedham, in Old England.

JOHN LUGG, or JOHN LUGGE, Boston 1637, by wife Jane, had Elizabeth, born 7 March 1638, baptized 24 March 1639, the month after his wife joined to the church; Mary, born August 1642, but the record of her baptized 25 September adds, "about 4 days old;" and John, 4 August 1644, about 2 days old; and he died 1647. He is, I presume, the man who Felt enumerated among Salem people, as John Lutf, having grant of land 1637, because that name never occurs elsewhere except in the list of passenger to pass for New England in the Mary and John, who took the oath of supremacy and allegiance 24 March 1634. Final letters are easily mistaken; and very many of such grants were ineffective. In the will of Samuel Hagborne of Roxbury, 24 July 1643, are given "unto my brother Lugrr four bushels of corn, and my suit of apparel." His daughter Mary married 21 February 1659, Nathaniel Barnard. Possibly there were both Luff and Lugg with common names of John, but it appears very unlikely.

HENRY LUIN, Boston, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 20 August 1636; Elizabeth, 27 March 1638; and Ephraim, 16 January 1640.

JOHN LUM, Southampton, Long Island, 1641, perhaps living in 1673, when John Knowles of Fairfield writes the name in his will Loom.

RICHARD LUMPKIN, Ipswich, from Boxted, in Essex, was freeman 2 May 1638, and Representative the same year, died 1642, probably without children. His widow married Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, and died 1663, in her will of 25 March in that year mentioned no children by either husband, but gives her property to husband Stone, to kinsmen John and Daniel Warner, and Thomas Wells. See Genealogical Registrar VIIL 71.

WILLIAM LUMPKIN, Yarmouth 1643, by wife Thomasine, had Thomasine, born 1626, who married Samuel Mayo of Barnstable; and John Sunderland for second husband; perhaps Hannah, who probably married John Gray; another daughter married an Eldridge; but no son and daughter 1671. His will, of 23 July 1668, names his wife Thomasine.

THOMAS LUND, Boston, merchant brought from London 1646, power from certain citizens of London to collect debts.

THOMAS LUND, Dunstable, an early settler and selectman, had Thomas, born 9 September 1682; Elizabeth, 29 September 1684; and William, 19 January 1686. His son Thomas left descendants but was killed by the Indians 5 September 1724. See Belknap I. 207; and Fox, History of Dunstable for inscription to him and seven more on the monument.

LUNERUS, .......a German or Polish doctor in Boston, who married 1 July 1652, widow Margaret Clemens. In 1654, by our General Court record it appears, that he was to determined when an offender should be whipped, he, the offender being then too ill. I trust the advice of the physician was on the side of mercy, for the poor Scotch prisoner, a waif from the civil war in Great Britain died soon after.

DANIEL LUNT, Newbury, eldest son of Henry Lunt, married 16 May 1664, Hannah Coker, daughter of Robert Coker, had Hannah, born 17 May 1665; Daniel, 1 May 1667; Henry 23 June 1669; John, 10 February 1672; Sarah, 18 June 1674; Mary, 24 July 1677; his wife died 29 January 1679, and he married Mary, widow of Samuel Moody, had Joseph, 4 March 1681; Ann, 28 January 1683; and Benjamin, 15 March 1686; was freeman 1683, and killed by the Indians 27 June 1689, at the house of Major Waldron in Dover.

HENRY LUNT, Newbury 1635, one of the passengers in the Mary and John, who took the oath of supremacy and allegiance 26 March 1634, first sat down, perhaps, at Ipswich, freeman 2 May 1638, by wife Ann, had Sarah, born 8 November 1639; Daniel, 17 May 1641, before mentioned; John, 20 November 1643; Priscilla, 16 February 1646; Mary, 13 July 1648; Elizabeth, 29 December 1650; and Henry, 20 February 1653; and he died 10 July 1662. In his will, made two days before, probated 30 September following, the wife and seven children are well provided for. His widow married 8 March 1665, Joseph Hills.

HENRY LUNT, Newbury, son of the preceding, by wife Jane, had Skipper (if Coffin is right), born 29 November 1679; Mary, 16 January 1682; Abraham 10 December 1683; John, 1 February 1686; William, 4 July 1688; Daniel, 1 January 1691; Jane, 9 November 1693 ; and Samuel, 26 March 1696.

JOHN LUNT, Newbury, brother of the preceding, married 19 November 1668, Mary Skerry, had John, born 22 October 1669; Elizabeth, 12 October 1671; and Henry, 22 February 1674; and died 17 September 1678, unless Coffin is mistaken for one John Lunt married 26 October 1696, Ruth, widow of the third Joseph Jewett, daughter of Thomas Wood, who long outlived him.

THOMAS LUNT, Newbury, married 17 January 1679, Opportunity Hoppin, daughter of Stephen Hoppin of Dorchester.

CHRISTOPHER LUPTON, Southampton, Long Island, 1673, may have been son of Thomas Lupton.

THOMAS LUPTON, Norwalk 1654, one of the first settlers, and administered to be freeman 1664, but was not actually accounted so in 1669; had two children but we learn not their names from Hall, the diligent historian and, perhaps, they died young. On page 61, his Peter Lupton should be Clapton, or Clapham. He was living 1687, but a widow Lupton is mentioned next year. She was probably his, and was Hannah Morris, daughter of Thomas Morris of New Haven, married in 1662, and had Hannah, born 27 May 1665.

HUMPHREY LUSCOMB, Boston 1686, was a Major, died 10 June 1688, and probably his wife or daughter had died 1 February 1687, as Sewall marks.

WILLIAM LUSCOMB, Salem 1686, a cooper, perhaps had wife and family for the name has continued there.

ELEAZER LUSHER, Dedham 1637, one of the founders of the church 1638, freeman 13 March 1639, was of Artillery Company 1638, as one of the founders, Representative 1640, for many years after Assistant 1662 to his death, Captain in 1644, and head of the regiment later; had for second wife Mary, widow of John Gwin of Charlestown, but not any children is known unless Samuel, who died, says the record, 28 December 1638 were one. He has high character in Wonder Work. Provided and died 3 or 13 November 1672. His will was made 23 September 1672, as in our Volume VII. at the Register is known, and his widow 26 January following made her will, both probated together 6 February after.

JOHN LUSON, or JOHN LEUSON, Dedham 1637, one of the founders of the church, freeman 13 March 1639, died May 1661, his will of 15 February preceding, in which he disposes of his estate, names no children nor near relatives except Thomas, Robert, and Susan, children of Robert Luson in Old England late deceased, to which a legacy is given to be equally divided within two years after the death of his wife Martha. Also he names kinswoman Ann, wife of William Barstow of Scituate, but he gave the larger part of his estate to his neighbor Thomas Battelle, specially remembered his children John and Mary.

JOHN LUTHER, Taunton 1639, by Baylies, I. 286, numbered as one of the purchasers, yet may have been of Gloucester 1647.

SAMUEL LUTHER, Rehoboth 1662, was second Baptist minister at Swansey, ordained 22 July 1685, died 1717. He had Experience, born 3 March 1675. That town of Rehoboth sent many in the mad expedition of Phips against Quebec, 1690, of which one was

SAMUEL LUTHER, perhaps son of the preacher. Progeny in that quarter is very much diffused. Benedict, History I. 426.

SAMUEL LUTHER, Norwich 1675. A Captain of a vessel trading to Delaware, from Boston, of this name, in 1644, was killed by the Indians in that River. See Winthrop II. 203, 237.

JOHN LUX, Saco 1664, had there daughter Mary and son Joseph, I presume by first wife, for he had lately married Mary, widow of Gregory Jeffries, who in her will of 8 September of that year provided for her son John by former husband with proviso, that if he died before 17 years of age, Mary and Joseph Lux should have that portion; and I presume that he lived many years after, as I find

JOHN LUX, Boston, mariner, in 1676 styled junior, as if there were an elder of that name.

JAMES LUXFORD, Cambridge, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born September 1637; and Reuben, February 1641.

REUBEN LUXFORD, Cambridge, son of the preceding, married 22 June 1669, at Lancaster, wife Margaret, had Margaret, born 27 July 1673; was freeman 1674. His wife died 31 August 1691.

FRANCIS LYALL, FRANCIS LYSLE, FRANCIS LISLE, FRANCIS LIOLL, or FRANCIS LOYAL Boston 1637, a barber, surgeon of some importance, adminstration of the church 29 September 1639, and, in my judgment, may be that freeman of 13 May 1640, whose name is printed Seyle by Paige, in Genealogical Registrar III, and Shurtleff, in Colony record as it had been in Winthrop History Volume II. Appx. of Ed. 1826; by wife Alice, had Joseph, born 10 October 1638, baptized 6 October 1639, died 10 February 1640; Benjamin, 1, baptized 5 January 1640, buried March 1 following; Mary, baptized 14 February 1641, four days old, when the record of the town perversed. says she was born that day; and Joseph, again, 14, baptized 26 March 1642. He went to England with Leverett, Bourne, Stoughton, and others,.to serve in the cause of Parliament, and became surgeon in the life guard of the Earl of Manchester, whence he had the wisdom, like most of his townsmen, to come back in 1645. See Winthrop II. 245. Snow's History 118. Farmer said, that his son Joseph was a lawyer, which may be less probable than that he was of Artillery Company 1668, which also, I doubt. His daughter Mary married Freegrace Bendall, and to him was given in conjunction with Joseph, administration 1 November 1666, on estate of Alice, who probably outlived her husband.

ALLEN LYDE, Portsmouth, married 3 December 1661, Sarah Fernald, had Allen, born 29 July 1666, perhaps other children, and died about 1671.

ALLEN, LYDE Portsmouth, son of the preceding, had Allen, born 15 November 1691; and Francis, 28 September 1695.

EDWARD LYDE, Boston, married 4 December 1660, Mary Wheelwright, daughter of Reverend John Wheelwright, had Edward, and died before June 1663. The name in the record of the marriage is Loyd. The widow married October 1667, Theodore Atkinson. Wheelwright, in his will, provides for the grandson.

EDWARD LYDE, Boston, son of the preceding, married 29 November 1694, Susanna Curwen, daughter of Captain George Curwen, and for second wife married 22 October 1696, Deborah Byfield, daughter of Honorable Nathaniel Byfield, had Byfield, Harvard College 1722; but strangely is the name given James Lyde, in Judge Sewall's Diary, printed in Genealogical Registrar VI. 76.

FRANCIS LYFORD, Boston, a mariner, married about 1670, a daughter of Thomas Smith, and removed to New Hampshire, and there married 21 November 1681, Rebecca, daughter of Reverend Samuel Dudley. The name is perpetuated.

JOHN LYFORD, Plymouth 1624, came that year probably in the Charity with Edward Winslow, bringing wife and children, probably four, soon bred disturbance, and was forced to leave; went to preach to the fishermen at Nantasket, and next at Cape Ann, and thence, Felt thinks, he accompanied Conant, 1626, to Naumkeag; but about 1627 removed with some adherents to Virginia, and there died soon, it is thought. A reasonable conjecture is, that he had wife Ann and children. Ruth and Mordecai left at Nantasket, and that his widow Ann, who died July 1639; had married Edmund Hobart of Hingham. Ruth, in 1641, and Mordecai, next, year give to him discharge, as their stepfather, of certain tobacco and other chatters, in the will of their father John, given to them. Ruth married 19 April 1643, James Bates.

MORDECAI LYFORD, Hingham 1642, son of John Lyford, of whom I would gladly know more.

BENJAMIN LYMAN, Northampton, son of John Lyman of the same, had Medad; Joseph, born 22 August 1699; Benjamin, 6 December 1701, diedyoung; Benjamin, again, 4 January 1704; Aaron, April 1705; Eunice, 1708; Hannah, 1709; Caleb, 1711; William, 12 December 1715; Daniel, 1717; Elihu; and Susanna.

CALEB LYMAN, Northampton, youngest son of John Lyman, much distinguished for bold and brief campaign against Indians 1704, of who Penhallow and Hutchinson II. 146, give the story; removed to Boston, died without issue.

JOHN LYMAN, Hartford, son of Richard Lyman the first, born in England, brought by his father in the Lion, November 1631, by wife Dorcas Huit (or Dorcas Plum), in a tradition of little value, called daughter of Reverend Ephraim Huit (who in his will names no such, and she was daughter of John Plum of Wethersfield), married 12 January 1655, had Elizabeth, born at Branford, 6 November following, and removed early to Northampton, there had Sarah, born 1658, died 1663; John, 1660; Moses, 1663; Dorothy, 1665; Mary, 1668; Experience, 1670, died soon; Joseph, 1671, died at 21 years; Benjamin, 1674; and Caleb, 1678, before mentioned, was in the Falls fight 1676, then an Ensign, freeman 1690 perhaps, and died 20 August 1690, 66 years old, says the gravestone, truly, for he lacked a month of 67.

JOHN LYMAN, Northampton, eldest son of the preceding, married 19 April 1687, Mindwell Sheldon, widow of John Pomeroy, daughter of the first Isaac Sheldon.

MOSES LYMAN, Northampton, son of the first John Lyman, by wife Ann, married 1686, had Ann, born 1688; Moses, 1690; Martha, 1695; Bethia, 1698; besides four, who died young; was freeman 1690, and died 1702.

RICHARD LYMAN, Roxbury 1631, born at High Ongar, where he was baptized 30 October 1580, came with Eliot, in the Lion, bringing says the church record "Phillis, baptized 12 September 1611, at High Ongar; Richard, baptized 24 February 1618; Sarah, baptized 8 February 1621; John, born September 1623; and another" known now to be Robert, born September 1629; and it goes on to tell how he went to Connecticut "when the grant removal was made," and suffered greatly in loss of his cattle; was freeman 11 June 1633, and among the original proprietors of Hartford, where he died 1640. His will, of 22 April in that year is the first in the valuable work of Trumbull, Collections record I. 442, 3, following by the inventory. His widow Sarah died not long after. All the children are named in the will, and Phillis is called wife of William Hills.

RICHARD LYMAN, Windsor, eldest son of the preceding, born in England, married Hepzibah Ford, daughter of Thomas Ford, and had Hepzibah, Sarah, Richard, Thomas, Elizabeth, and John, all born at Windsor before 1655, when he removed to Northampton, there had Joanna, 1658, died soon; and Hannah, 1660. He died 3 June 1662, and his widow bore that year posthumous son, married 1664, John Marsh of Hadley, who thereupon removed to Northampton, Hepzibah married 6 November 1662, Josiah Dewey; Sarah married 1666, John Marsh, junior; Elizabeth married 20 August 1672, Joshua Pomeroy; and Hannah married 20 June 1677, Joseph Pomeroy.

RICHARD LYMAN, Northampton, eldest son of the preceding, married 1670, Elizabeth Cowles, daughter of John Cowles of Hatfield, had Samuel born 1676; Richard 1678; John 1680; Isaac, 1682; Jonathan, 1684; Elizabeth, 1686; David, 1688; and Josiah; and removed to Lebanon, 1696, where he had Ann, 1698.

ROBERT LYMAN, Northampton, youngest son of the first Richard Lyman, born in England, married 5 November 1662, Hepzibah Bascom, daughter of Thomas Bascom, had Sarah, born 1664; John, 1664; Thomas, 1666, all of who died young; Samuel, died before manhood; Thankful, 1672; Hepzibah, 1674; Preserved, 1676; Wait, 1678, died at 19 years; and Experience, 1680. Two of his daughters were married. He was freeman 1684, lived his last ten years In " distracted condition," living time solely to fishing or hunting, and perished as tradition goes, on a hill in Northampton still named Robert's Hill, but the date of death 1690, is not found on record.

THOMAS LYMAN, Northampton 1678, brother of the third Richard Lyman, married that year Ruth Holten, widow of Joseph Baker, daughter of William Holten, had Thomas, Mindwell, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Noah, and Enoch; was freeman 1690, and removed to Durham. Noah Lyman was father of General Phineas Lyman. Forty-seven of this name, says Farmer, had been, in 1834, graduates at the New England colleges of which thirteen were clergymen, and three members of Congress, and of those, twenty-eight were of Yale, only six of Harvard.

BENJAMIN LYNDE, Boston, son of Simon Lynde, studied at the Middle Temple, and became a barrister before he came home, married 22 April 1699, Mary Brown, daughter of Honorable William Brown, had Benjamin Lynde, born 5 October 1700, Harvard College 1718 (who was made Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and died 3 October 1781); and William Lynde, 27 October 1714, Harvard College 1733, a merchant at Salem; was sworn as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court 25 July 1712, after Chief Justice of Massachusetts, and died 28 January 1745; and his widow about 12 July 1753.

JOHN LYNDE, Malden, by wife Mary, had Thomas, born 24 October 1685; Ann, 13 August 1687; Abigail, 4 December 1689; Samuel, 29 November 1690; and, perhaps, his wife died 22 December following. He by second wife Elizabeth, had Dorothy, 20 December 1692; Joanna, 22 February 1697; Mehitable, 11 March 1698; and his wife died 19 January 1699. He was a Captain and died 17 September 1723, probably about 75.

JOSEPH LYNDE, Charlestown, son of the first Thomas Lynde of the same, freeman 1671, Representative 1674, 9, and 80, Artillery Company 1681, a patriot in the Committee of Safety 1689, made by Mather and King William in the Charter of 1691, a counsellor, but left out at the first election by the people, married 24 March 1665, Sarah Davison, daughter of Nicholas Davison, had Nicholas, born 1665, died soon; Sarah, 5 December 1666, baptized 13 January following; Margaret, 24, baptized 30 January 1669; Joseph, 16, baptized 21 May 1671, who was lost at sea, 16 October 1694; Nicholas, again, 2, baptized 14 July 1672, Harvard College 1690, died at Jamaica, October 1703; Ann, baptized 26 July 1674; Joanna, 4, baptized 9 July 1676; and Thomas, 1678, who was lost at sea with his brother Joseph. His wife died 13 December 1678, aged 31; and his second wife was Emma Anderson, widow of John Brakenbury, and daughter of John Anderson, who died 1 September 1703; and his third wife was Mary, widow of Honorable Adam Winthrop, 13 March 1706, who died 30 October 1715; was Lieutenant Colonel, and died 29 January 1727, aged, says Judge Sewall, about 90.

JOSEPH LYNDE, Malden, son of the second Thomas Lynde, freeman 1678, died 2 January 1736, aged 83, says the gravestone; by wife Elizabeth Tufts, daughter of Peter Tufts, had Mary, born 30 April 1686, died in few days; Joseph, 1687, died 13 February 1688; Ann, 29 May 1688; Joseph, 2 September 1690; perhaps others; certainly Mary, again, 25 August 1692; Sarah, 12 November 1694; Rebecca, 14 July 1696; and Thomas, 21 April 1702.

NATHANIEL LYNDE, Saybrook, son of Simon Lynde, married 1683, Susanna Willoughby, daughter of Deputy-Governor Francis Willoughby, had Susanna, born 6 August 1685, died at 4 months; Samuel, 29 October 1689; Nathaniel, 22 October 1692; Elizabeth, 2 December 1694; and four others; and died 5 October 1729.

SAMUEL LYNDE, Charlestown, son of Thomas Lynde, by wife Rebecca, had Thomas, born and died 1678; and Rebecca, baptized 19 February 1682, when the mother joined the church as a widow, but when the father died is unknown.

SAMUEL LYNDE, Boston, brother of Nathaniel Lynde, was a merchant and freeman 1690, died December 1697.

SIMON LYNDE, Boston 1650, born in London, June 1624, son of Enoch Lynde, who died there 23 April 1636, and of Elizabeth, who long survived, married 22 February 1653, Hannah Newgate, daughter of John Newgate, had Samuel, born 1 December 1653, before mentioned; Simon, 26 September 1655, died soon; John, 8 November 1657; Nathaniel, 22 November 1659, before mentioned; Elizabeth, 25 March 1662; Benjamin, 22 September 1666, Harvard College 1686, before mentioned; Hannah, 19 May 1670; and Sarah, 25 May 1672; besides John; Joseph; Enoch, who was baptized 1 February 1674; and James, who all died young; was of Artillery Company 1658, and died 22 November 1687; and his widow died 20 December 1689. He was bred to trade in Holland, and after coming to Boston and here residing several years went to London, and sometime was engaged there, and partook in 1672 of design for planting near Stonington, as land speculator. The daughter Elizabeth married George Pordage; Hannah had three husbands but no children and died 9 August 1725; and Sarah married her cousin Nathaniel Newgate, or Newdigate, as in England it was written.

THOMAS LYNDE, Charlestown 1634, freeman 4 March 1635, Representative 1636, 7, 46, and several years more, selectman 14 years and a Deacon, died 30 December 1671, in 77th year. By first wife he had Thomas, born in England where probably she died; and Mary, who probably was brought over in 1635, by John Winthrop junior in the Abigail, then aged 6 years; besides six others, who died before him, one being Henry, who died 9 April 1646; and by second wife Margaret Martin, widow of Thomas Jordan, and daughter of John Martin, had Joseph, born 3, baptized 5 June 1636; Sarah, baptized 14 April 1639; Hannah, 2, baptized 8 May 1642; William; and Samuel, 14 October 1644. This wife died 3 August 1662, and he married 6 December 1665, Rebecca, widow of Captain Nicholas Trerice, who long outlived him, and died 8 December 1688. His will, made only ten days before he died with a codicil of a single day before mentioned, wife Rebecca, sons Joseph, Samuel, and Thomas, son-in-law Robert Pierpont, daughters Hannah Trerice, and Mary Wicks of Succonessett. The inventory was of good amount. Mary married a Wicks; Hannah married 1663, John Trerice; and Sarah married 18 February 1657, Robert Pierpont of Roxbury.

THOMAS LYNDE, Malden, son of the preceding, born in England, freeman 1645, had Thomas, born 25 March 1647 or 8; Elizabeth 20 April 1650; Joseph, 13 December 1652; and, perhaps, other children, died 15 October 1693, aged 78; his wife Elizabeth aged 81, having died six weeks before. Elizabeth married 26 August 1670, Peter Tufts.

THOMAS LYNDE, Charlestown, probably son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, baptized 18 May 1684. between the families of Boston and of Charlestown, under this patronymony no relation is discovered, often the spelling in various records is Lind, Linds, and even Lines. Six had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and five at Yale.

HENRY LYNN, or HENRY LYME, Boston 1630, probably came in the fleet with Winthrop, which speaks of his dissatisfaction with our government, I. 61, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 20 August 1636; Elizabeth, 27 March 1638; Ephraim, 16 January 1640; and Rebecca, 15 February 1646, all of which she, as widow Lynn, having married Hugh Gunnison, brought to baptism 23 May 1647. The church record indicates the age of each of them, and these dates, except for the youngest, concur; but this is said to be 5 years and about 3 months and we may therefore believe the record of birth to be monstrously incorrect. He was of York 1640, probably and in 1645 went to Virginia, carrying most of his property. There died soon, for his wife and four children only £4.18.10. remaining after debts paid. Joanna, perhaps his daughter, married 19 July 1660, William Williams.

GEORGE LYON, Dorchester 1666, freeman 1669, of who no more is known but that, he married Hannah Tolman, daughter of Thomas Tolman, had George, born 16 December 1662; Thomas, 10 March 1665; and in 1678 he joined the new church gathered at Milton. His widow married the second William Blake.

HENRY LYON, Milford 1646, was of Fairfield 1652, where he married the only daughter of William Bateman.

JOHN LYON, Salem 38, when, Felt says, he had grant of land, lived probably on Marblehead side in 1648.

JOHN LYON, Roxbury, eldest son of the first William Lyon, married 10 May 1670, Abigail Polley, daughter of John Polley, had John, born 14 May 1673; William, 15 September 1675; Joseph, 10 February 1678; Benjamin, 1680, died soon; Abigail, 12 July 1682; Benjamin, again, 18 December 1684; Bethia, 20 October 1690; Ebenezer, 10 March 1693; Nehemiah, 23 July 1695; and Hannah, 22 April 1698, died December following; and he and his wife were buried says the record in one grave 15 January 1702. He had intermediately lived at Dorchester, and was freeman 1690.

JOSEPH LYON, Roxbury, son of the first William Lyon, was a soldier of Turner's Company March 1676, married 23 March 1681, Mary Bridge, daughter of John Bridge, had Mary, born 9 January following; died soon; Joseph, 4 July 1684; and, Mary, again, October 1686; perhaps, removed for no more occurs of them in the record unless he be that one who died 19 June 1724, but said to be in 47th year by the inscription which may be erronous. Genealogical Registrar VII. 331.

PETER LYON, Dorchester, freeman 1649, had Mary, born 4 November 1650; Elkanah or Elhanan, 23 September 1652; Nathaniel, 28 December 1654; Susanna, 25 March 1658; Ebenezer, 20 February 1661; and, perhaps, others. His second wife Hannah Tolman or Ann Tolman, was daughter of Thomas Tolman, and died 26 November 1689.

RICHARD LYON, Cambridge, sent by Sir Henry Mildmay as tutor for his son William Mildmay at Harvard about 1644 or 5, and, perhaps, went home with him after graduation 1647; but probably assisted President Dunster in his revision of the New England version of the Psalms, of which the first Edition was printed at Cambridge 1640. Tradition had magnified his service into translation, though the melody of the verse was not exquisite.

RICHARD LYON, Fairfield 1649, recommended to be freeman 1664, but not qualified before 1669.

SAMUEL LYON, Roxbury, son of the first William Lyon, had, says the church record, Ebenezer, baptized 29 September 1678, and, I suppose, removed to Rowley, but came back, and the record of the town says, by wife Deliverance, had Margaret, born 24 August 1685; and by wife Maria, --h. died 25 April 1704, had John, born 7 days before, unless this refers to his nephew Samuel, as seems ely; and he died 7 April 1713.

THOMAS LYON, Fairfield 1654-70, may be the soldier under Captain Turner, in the Falls fight, killed by the Indians after his victory, 19 May 1676.

THOMAS LYON, Roxbury, second son of first William Lyon, married 10 March 1669, Abigail Gould, had Thomas, born 4 September following, if the record be good; Sarah, 26 August 1672; both baptized 20 April 1673; Jonathan, 24 June, baptized 23 August 1674, died in October of next year; Jonathan, again, 25 August 1676, whose baptized I find not; Esther, 13 October 1678, baptized 8 June 1679; Mehitable, 17 March baptized 24 April 1681; Ann, who died soon, in 1683; Jonathan, died soon; Eliphalet, 20 September 1687; and Ann, again, 28 April 1689, died at 4 years.

WILLIAM LYON, Roxbury, came 1635, aged 14, in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, probably under charge of Isaac Heath, a passenger with his family in the same ship, married 17 June 1646, Rachel Ruggles, daughter of Thomas Ruggles, had John, born 10 April 1647; Thomas, 8 August 1648; Samuel, 10 June 1630, all before mentioned; William, 12, baptized 18 July 1652; Joseph, 30 November baptized 3 December 1654, when the church record calls him John; Sarah, baptized 8 March 1657, whose birth I find not in the town record; Jonathan, 5 September 1666, who died before another Jonathan, born late in 1668, or early in 1669; was of Artillery Company 1640, freeman 1666, and died 21 May 1692; and his widow died 4 August 1694.

WILLIAM LYON, Roxbury, son of the preceding, married September 1675, Sarah Dunkin, perhaps daughter of Samuel Dunkin, had William, born 9 December 1677; Samuel, 20 September 1679; Hannah, 11 August 1681; Benjamin, 29 March 1683, died in few days; Mehitable, 24 March 1684; his wife died 9 February 1689, and by wife Deborah, he had David, 31 October 1692; Martha, who died soon; and Jacob, 4 June 1696; and died 10 August 1714. His widow Deborah died 12 March 1717. Thirteen of this name, says Farmer in MS had, in 1829, been graduates at the colleges of New England and Union, and New Jersey.

HUMPHREY LYSCUM, or HUMPHREY LISCOM, Boston, Artillery Company 1678. He was merchant of whose estate administration was given 23 June 1688, by Sir Edmund Andros, calling him Major, to Abigail Kellond, his mother-in-law, and on her resignation next month, it was given to his brother Thomas Lyscum.

JOHN LYSCUM, or JOHN LISCOM, Lynn, by wife Abigail, had Samuel, born 16 September 1693.

WILLIAM LYTHERLAND, WILLIAM LETHERLAND, or WILLIAM LITHERLAND, Boston 1630, came, no doubt, in the fleet with Winthrop in the employment of Owen Roe of London, who was one of the Company of adventurers to Massachusetts who never came here, but was made member of the High Court of Justice, so called for condemnation of the King, and affixed his seal, as one of the regicides, to the warrant for executing Lytherland, joined our church 24 November 1633, and became I suppose, freeman 4 March following when the name in the list is Netherland; was a supporter of Mrs. Hutchinson's opinions, for which he was disarmed and went off to Rhode Island. Was many years town clerk of Newport, had wife Margaret, but whether any children is unknown to me. In 1684, he was called to give testimony as to the purchase from the Indians on first coming to settle here, and then called his age 74. See 2 Massachusetts History Collection IV. 203.

ZIBION LYTHERLAND, ZIBION LETHERLAND, or ZIBION LITHERLAND, or more probably

ZEBULON LYTHERLAND, ZEBULON LETHERLAND, or ZEBULON LITHERLAND (both names being used in the record of births, though the former more frequent and latest), Boston, by wife Rachel, had Margaret, born 4 July 1670; William, 5 March 1673; and Deborah, 2 October 1678.

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