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

Volume 1 originally published Boston 1860-62
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.

ROBERT NANEY, or ROBERT NANNY, Boston, sent by Robert Cordell, a goldsmith of Lombard street, London, in the Increase, 1635, aged 22, was first at Dover, perhaps, or Saco, had good character before coming in 1652 to Boston, by wife Catharine Wheelwright, daughter of Reverend John Wheelwright, had John, born16 February 1654, died soon; John, again; 12 August 1655, died soon; John, again, 12 August 1656; Joseph, 1 June 1658; James, in one record called Samuel, 27 August 1659; Mary, 22 June 1661; and Elizabeth, 2 January 1663; and he died 27 August following. His will, made 5 days preceding, names wife and children, only Samuel, who was born before his father came from the East, and Mary, and one anticipated; so that probably Joseph, James, and Elizabeth besides the three Johns died early. He was a merchant, owned estate in Barbadoes, perhaps in Company with Richard Hutchinson of London, who he calls uncle, and by inventory shows £1089,14,1 1/4; and his widow married Edward Naylor.

RICHARD NARRAMORE, Massachusetts, master of the ketch Sparrow, in August 1687, brought persons from the Bahamas, suspected of piracy by Sir E. Andros, our Governor. See 3 Massachusetts History Collections VII. 185.

THOMAS NARRAMORE, Dorchester, 1664, a fisherman, perhaps brother of the preceding, removed to Boston, where wife Hannah joined the Second Church 29 May 1681, by her Hannah, born 23 September 1671; Sarah, 26 September 1672; James, 4 May 1674; John, 10 September 1676; and Sarah, again, 10 August 1686. Probably he removed to New Hampshire, and early in 1690 prayed for jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

DANIEL NASH, Northampton, son of Timothy Nash, married 1 June 1710, Experience Clark, daughter of John Clark, had Sylvanus, born 11 January 1712; Zeruiah, 2 November 1713; Daniel, 13 September 1753; Experience, 26 December 1716; Joseph, 23 April 1718; removed to Hadley, there had Onesimus; Jonathan, 3 December 1721; Rebecca; Josiah; and Phineas; was Deacon, removed about 1739, over the mountains to Housatonic, now Great Barrington, and died 10 March 1760, aged 84, says the gravestone.

EDWARD NASH, Norwalk 1654, in 1672 had two children in his family but probably others. He is not in the list of freeman 1669, though accepted conditionally 1664, yet had good estate.

EBENEZER NASH, Suffield, son of Timothy Nash, married July 1701, Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott, had, Jonathan, born 30 May 1702, died at 2 years; Mary, 29 October 1704; and Miriam, 27 January 1710.

EPHRAIM NASH, Hadly, youngest brother of the preceding, married 10 January 1705, Joanna Smith, daughter of John Smith, had Timothy, born 26 January 1707; Ephraim, 16 January 1710; Aaron, 23 February 1712; Joanna, 4 July 1715, died soon; Joanna, again 28 August 1716, died at 2 years; Martin, 19 January 1718; Eleazer, 10 February 1720; and Elisha, 8 October 1729.

GREGORY NASH, Charlestown 1630, came probably in the fleet with Winthrop, and he and his wife died in February following.

ISAAC NASH, Dover 1657, perhaps removed to York, there died before July 1662. His widow Phebe married John Pierce.

JACOB NASH, Weymouth, son of James Nash, by wife Abigail, had Joseph, born 11 October 1669; John, 8 October 1671; Abigail, 7 August 1673; Thomas, 11 January 1682; Alice and Benjamin, twins 24 March 15; Sarah, 7 June; 1688; besides Alice, and, perhaps, more, of which the record is imperfect; was freeman 1666, Representative in 1689 and 90.

JAMES NASH, Weymouth, fondly though to have been a settler there in 1628, but very probably may have been 1638, freeman 1654, had James, Jacob, and, perhaps other children, was Representative 1655, 62, and 7.

JAMES NASH, Boston, carpenter in 1651, probably son of the preceding, went to Weymouth, was freeman 1666.

JOHN NASH, New Haven 1642, lived much at Hartford, son of Thomas Nash, born in England, had by wife Elizabeth Tapp (daughter probably of Edmund Tapp of Milford) who died 1676, had Elizabeth, baptized 3 January 1647; Sarah, 29 May 1649; Mary, born 13 December 1652, baptized probably 16 January following; Hannah, 24 July 1655, baptized 4 days after; Rebecca, 12 March 1658; and probably no sons except Samuel, 3 February 1664, who died young; as Lieutenant 1652, Representative 1665, at the first Court after the union, and in 1672 chosen an Assistant in which place he was continued according to the custom of annual elections to his death 3 July 1687. Elizabeth married 2 December 1676, Captain Aaron Cook, and died 3 September 1687; Sarah married 8 February 1689, Thomas Yale; Mary married 1679, Philip Paine; and Hannah married 13 February 1673, Eliphalet Ball, and next, 2 April 1689, Thomas Trowbridge.

JOHN NASH, Branford, probably son of the first Joseph Nash, married 22 August 1677, Elizabeth, widow of Anthony Howe, had Joseph, born 1 August 1678; Thomas, 28 January 1680; and Elizabeth, 15 April 1681; and he died next year.

JOHN NASH, Norwalk, perhaps son of Edward Nash, said to be the first English child born in the town, married 1 May 1684, Mary Combs, daughter of John Combs of Boston, not (as the valuable History of Hall says) of Thomas Barlow, or Thomas Barley, of Fairfield, whose widow had married Combs, had John, born 25 December 1688; Nathan, 26 June 1693, besides Joseph, and four daughters who are not mentioned in Halls History. Hall makes the wife deceased 2 September 1711, but another account says 1698.

JOHN NASH, Boston, cooper, married Rebecca Smith, daughter of Laurence Smith of Dorchester, had Mary, born 26 November 1667; and John, 9 March 1672.

JOHN NASH, Hadley, son of Timothy Nash, married 29 March 1689, Hannah Porter, daughter of Samuel Porter, who died within 2 months, and he married 27 November 1691, Elizabeth Kellogg, daughter of Joseph Kellogg, had Rebecca, born 27 February 1693; John, 2 July 1694; Moses, 2 July 1696; Elizabeth 15 December 1698, died in few days; Timothy, 13 November 1699; Abigail, 10 April 1702; Stephen, 20 September 1704; Daniel, 8 December 1706; Samuel, 29 January 1709; Phineas, 18 January 1713, died at 2 months; and Enos, 21 April 1714.

JOSEPH NASH, New Haven, son of Thomas Nash, by wife Mary, who died 25 December 1654, had John, born 12, baptized 14 July 1650; Hannah, 21 January 1652, baptized 4 days after not 2, as the record in Genealogical Registrar IX. 361 has it; perhaps another daughter who died a few weeks after her mother; was freeman of that Colony 1657, and removed to Hartford, made freeman of this Colony 1658, and died 1678, leaving good estate to widow Margaret, and daughter Sarah. His will, of 19 January 1676, probated 17 October 1678, made brother John Nash executor and left to him his estate if daughter Sarah died without issue, of which contingency we are uninformed.

JOSEPH NASH, Weymouth, by wife Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter probably of John Holbrook, had Joseph, born 8 June 1674, and probably died young, if, as Deane says, he removed to Boston, there had Joseph, born 1678, and had estate at Scituate in 1670, but Deane probably was in error, for

JOSEPH NASH, Scituate, son of the preceding, married 1700, Hannah Curtis, daughter probably of John Curtis, had Joseph, born 1701, John, 1703; Hannah, 1705; James, 1708; Elizabeth, 1709; David 1712; Mary, 1713, died soon; Ephraim, 1715, Mercy, 1718; Simeon, 1720; Elisha, 1722; and Mary, 1724; and he died 23 May 1732, aged 58, says the gravestone.

JOSHUA NASH, Boston, married 23 February 1659, Elizabeth Porter, daughter of Edward Porter, had Thomas, born 21 April 1660; Elizabeth, 23 February 1662; Sarah, 20 February 1664; Robert, 3 December 1666; and Joseph, 14 February 1672.

PETER NASH, Charlestown 1658, son of William Nash, was, perhaps, of Rowley 1660.

ROBERT NASH, Boston, butcher in 1643, had been of Charlestown, died 13 September 1661. His wife was Sarah; and daughter Elizabeth married 20 June 1654, John Conney.

SAMUEL NASH, Plymouth 1630 perhaps, but certainly in 1632, for the beginning of next year he was taxed half as high as Captain Standish; in 1643 was of Duxbury, was sheriff of the Colony 1652, Representative 1653, and in his 89th year was living 1682. His daughter Martha married William Clark; another daughter married Abraham Sampson.

THOMAS NASH, New Haven 1643, or earlier, had, in 1639, been at Guilford, died 12 May 1658. His wife Margary Baker, daughter of Nicholas Baker of Herts, died 11 February 1656, and his will, made 1 August 1657, names eldest son John; Joseph; Mary, wife of Roger Allen; Sarah, wife of Robert Talmage; and Timothy, all brought from England.

THOMAS NASH, Hatfield, eldest surviving child of Timothy Nash, was of age to take the oath of allegiance 8 February 1679, married August 1685, Hannah Coleman, daughter of John Coleman, had John, born at Hadley 28 October 1686; Hannah, 2 September 1689; Thomas, 26 February 1693; Rebecca, 20 April 1699; and Sarah, 9 July 1704. His wife died 1 July 1722, and he died 19 January 1728.

TIMOTHY NASH, Hartford, youngest son of the first Thomas Nash, born in England, married about 1657, Rebecca, daughter of Reverend Samuel one, had Rebecca, born 12 March 1658, at New Haven, died young; Samuel, 8 February 1660, killed at Hadley, by a horse, at 8 years; and Thomas, 1661; removed to Hadley 1663, there had Joseph, 27 January 1664; Timothy, 1665; John, 21 August 1667; Samuel, again, 17 June 1669; Hope, 20 November 1670; Ebenezer, 25 October 1673; Daniel, 1676; Ephraim, 1682; and Mary, 1684, who died 1687; was freeman of Massachusetts 1678, a Lieutenant, and man of large influence, Representative 1690, 1, and 5, died 13 March 1699. His widow died March or April 1709. All the last eight sons are provided for in the will of the father 10 March, three days preceding his death, as also the daughter Hope, wife of Isaac Warner; but the will of his widow 18 April 1707, names seven sons omitted. Timothy, who had died at Deerfield; and after gift to daughter Hope Warner, names daughter Mary Nash, and Joanna Nash who as to these, means, perhaps, wives of two sons.

WILLIAM NASH, Charlestown, possibly son of Gregory Nash, with wife Mary, joined the church 31 August 1634, and three days after sworn as freeman, was probably dead before 1658, when widow Nash alone of householders is found. Her will of 20 April 1674, probated 3 July following, names son Peter, daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Hale, and grandchildren John and Mary Hale, and her next kinswoman Hannah Edenden, but how related is not ascertained.

BENJAMIN NASON, Dover, perhaps son of Richard Nason, married 30 June 1687, Martha Kenny.

JOHN NASON, Dover, probably brother of the preceding, married 6 November 1674, Hannah Heard, daughter of John Heard.

RICHARD NASON, Kittery 1649, submitted 1652, to Massachusetts, was Ensign 1653, and in 1656 chosen Representative but disallowed by the General Court, and 3 years later was fined for receiving Quakers, and disfranchised. He had John, Joseph, Benjamin, and Baker, named in his will of 14 July 1694, probated 1696, in which he names his wife who had been widow of Thomas Follett, and was not mother of these children.

EDWARD NAYLOR, Boston, merchant, perhaps came not before 1665, married Catharine Wheelwright, widow of Robert Nanney, daughter of Reverend John Wheelwright, had Tabitha, born 2 July 1667; and Lydia, 26 July 1668. Perhaps he removed but certainly his estate in 1673, was taken in execution for debt to John Freake.

MICHAEL NAZITER, Saco 1666, had Michael, born 1664; and John, 1666; and Jane, probably his daughter married 1669, Richard Peard. Folsom, 187.

ANDREW NEAL, Boston 1664, a taverner, by wife Milicent, had Sarah, born 1 April 1665; Mary, 6 June 1666; Andrew, 23 November 1668; Elizabeth, 2 August 1670, died soon; Elizabeth again, 11 December 1671; and Mary, again, 11 June 1674.

BENJAMIN NEAL, Braintree, youngest son of the first Henry of the same, married 20 January 1689, Lydia Paine, youngest daughter of Stephen Paine of the same, had Lydia, killed 9 February 1690; Hannah, 15 March 1692; Benjamin, 3 March 1694; Joseph, 17 November 1695; Henry, 4 August 1697; Abigail, 20 August 1698; Jonathan, 13 October 1700; Jerusha, 2 October 1703; and Abijah, 22 December 1709; and died 12 January 1746.

EDWARD NEAL, Weymouth 1662, may have removed to Westfield, there, by wife Martha Hart, daughter of Edmund Hart, had Deborah, born 1670; Abigail, 23 April 1672; Mary, 24 July 1675; Martha, 8 May 1677; Edward, 8 February 1679; Esther, 8 November 1680; and Elizabeth, 26 February 1683; and he died 1698. His daughter Abigail married 1694, Ephraim Stiles the second.

EDWARD NEAL, Westfield, son of the preceding, married Margaret Higason, or Margaret Higginson, daughter of William Higginson.

FRANCIS NEAL, Falmouth, married a daughter of Arthur Macworth, had Francis, who died 1693; and Samuel, who survived was great proprietor at Scarborough 1657, Representative 1670, removed from the Indians devasted to Salem, and died 1696, leaving widow

FRANCIS NEAL, Salem, son of the preceding. Had Sarah, born 4 November 1688; and Joan, 1 June 1691.

HENRY NEAL, Braintree 1640, by wife Martha, had Martha, born 16 January 1643; Samuel, 31 July 1647; Henry, 19 March 1650; and by a second wife Hannah Pray, perhaps sister of John Pray of the same, married 14 February had Abigail, 14 February 1657; Hannah; Joseph, 8 August 1660; Sarah, 20 December 1661; Mary, 11 May 1664; Rachel, February 1666; Deborah, 1 September 1667; Benjamin, 7 March 1669; Ruth, 25 December 1670; Lydia; Elizabeth 28 June 1675; Joanna, 27 May 1680; Rebecca, of unknown date, and five more of unknown names. Ruth married 2 August 1688, Ebenezer Thayer. In the will of 11 August 1688, probated 20 February 1691, is provision for the four sons for wife Hannah, and for eleven daughters. Abigail Scott, Hannah, wife of Nehemiah Hayden, Sarah Mansfield, Mary, wife of John Thayer, Ruth Thayer, Deborah, Lydia, Rebecca, Rachel, Elizabeth and Joanna; but to the last six, perhaps children of the surviving wife only £20 each are given. The boast on his gravestone is, that he was father of 21 children but far better is it though to provide for 15.

HENRY NEAL, Braintree, son of the preceding, married it is said, 14 February 1666, Hannah Pray; and nothing more is told, but that he died 26 July 1717.

JEREMIAH NEAL, Salem, son of the first John Neal of the same, married 15 June 1668, Sarah Hart, had John, born 16 April 1669; Mary, 11 May 1670; and Sarah, 1 November 1671; and his wife died 28 September 1672. He married next, 22 September 1673, Mary Buffum, daughter of Robert Buffum, had Jeremiah, 25 September 1674; Abigail; Lydia; Robert; Deborah; and Hannah, by her; and married next, 31 October 1707, Dorothy Lord; was Lieutenant, and died July 1722. His widow died before May 1735.

JOHN NEAL, Salem, freeman 18 May 1642, but Felt does not include his name with church members which may be conjecturally explained by guessing that he had united with some other church before going thither; yet he had baptized there, John, 22 May 1642; John, again, 24 March 1644; Jeremiah, 18 January 1646; Lydia, 7 April 1650, Jonathan, 15 August 1652; Mary, born 14 March baptized 29 April 1655; the last two died young; Jonathan, again, 6 September 1657; and John, again, baptized 24 June 1658, though we may be confident that he was born several years before, and I should prefer to make his day of baptism 24 January 1647; besides Sarah, who died 22 July 1658, perhaps quite young; and Joseph, born as the family tradition goes, 1663, (but by record 14 March 1659, i. e. 1660); and died 12 May 1672. His will of 9 days preceding names children and grandchildren in Essex Institute II. 72. As Mary is among church members 1647, I presume she was only child of Francis Laurie or Francis Lawes, and she married next, Andrew Mansfield. Lydia married November 1671, Jonathan Hart.

JOHN NEAL, Salem, son of the preceding, married Ann Nichols, had John, born 15 April 1673; Thomas, 14 February 1675; Joseph, 4 December 1677; and Rebecca, 23 February 1679; and he died 11 November following. His widow married William Sterling of Haverhill.

JOSEPH NEAL, Salem, brother of the preceding, married Judith Croad, daughter of Richard Croad of the same, had Judith, born 1682, died at 16 years; Joseph, 1690; Lydia; and Hannah. His wife died before 1689, and he removed to Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH NEAL, Braintree, son of the first Henry Neal, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 4 September 1689; Hannah, 6 December 1691; and Elizabeth, 12 May 1695; and he died 23 December 1737. His widow died 18 April 1747, aged 83 years.

SAMUEL NEAL, a soldier on Connecticut River under Captain Turner in 1676, was from Braintree, son of Henry Neal, married 18 April 1678, Abigail Penniman, daughter of James Penniman, and, perhaps lived in New Hampshire, in 1690, prayed for jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

WALTER NEAL, Portsmouth, came early in 1630, by the Warwick, as Governor of the plantation of Gorges and Mason, went home in August 1633, sailed from Boston 13th of that month, after being about ten days there. Both his coming and going, therefore, from this shore, is to a sober man satisfactory proof of the falsity of the grant Indians deed to Wheelwright of 17 May 1629, seven years before the grantee came, and one year before this witness arrived. Much stronger, even, is the evidence of forgery of a letter, pretending to be of Neal and Wiggin, to the patentee John Mason, 13 August 1633, which by the managers of the fraud, intended for a buttress of the splendid grant. That letter purports to be written at Northam, which was the complimentary name some years later, for Dover, on the Piscataqua, when we know from page 107 of Volume I. of the History by Governor Winthrop that on that same day Neal was at Boston, and had been about a week, with a company of eight friends, to embark in the Elizabeth Bonadventure that sailed for England on 15 of that month; and from page 115 of the same Volume that Wiggin was in London on the date of that forgery of the preposterous letter, embarking at Gravesend for Salem, the very day that Neal left Boston for England in the assiduity of Farmer no further account is reached but he thinks.

WALTER NEAL of New Hampshire 1660, who by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 14 June 1661, and was in 1673, Lieutenant in the Company of who James Pendleton was Captain, might have been his son. He joined most of his neighborhood in desiring jurisdiction of Massachusetts 1690.

MARGARET NEAVE, Salem, came from Yarmouth, in County Norfolk 1637, a widow aged 58, with grandchild Rachel Dickson, in the Mary Ann, and ten years after joined the church. I presume this is the same person that died 1 June 1658, at Salem, but, in Essex Institute II. 299, called Neare.

ANTHONY NEEDHAM, Salem, married 10 January 1656, with wife Ann Potter, only child of Humprey Potter, had Rebecca, born 21 December following; Ann, 31 August 1658; Elizabeth, 1 December 1659; Provided, 12 April 1661; Anthony, 11 April 1663; Mary, 30 April 1665; George, 26 March 1667; Isaac, 15 April 1669; Abigail, 31 May 1671; Thomas, 25 July 1673; Dorothy, 25 August 1675; and Rachel, 17 March 1678. He and wife were charged as Quakers 1658, he then 30 years old, and the wife after being often fined for absence from public worship in vain, was in June 1660, sentenced to be whipped twelve stripes. Yet these perverse worshipers have no small claims on our kind regard, at least for their long continuous lives, both acting in 1696, and he in 1705, besides good success in rearing children, for we see by deed of 1 January 1730, that Anthony, Isaac, Thomas, Rebecca, Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail, and Rachel should enjoy the estate of their mother. Rebecca married January 1676, Michael Chapleman.

DANIEL NEEDHAM, Lynn, son of Edmund Needham, married 24 February 1659 (Lewis strangely says 1673) Ruth Chadwell, had Daniel, born 19 February 1665; Judith, 24 June 1667; Ezekiel, 13 May 1670; Mary, 28 November 1672; Elizabeth, 1 February 1675; Edmund, 17 September 1677; Daniel and Ruth, twins 23 February 1680, of who Ruth died at 2 months; was freeman 1691.

EDMUND NEEDHAM, Lynn 1639, one of the grantees of Southampton next year, but probably went not there, died at Lynn 16 May 1677. Perhaps his wife Joan died 24 October 1674, aged about 65. In Essex Institute II. 234, is seen his will at large, making son Ezekiel executor and named legatees this son and his two child sons Daniel, and his five children called John, Ezekiel, Judah, Mary, and Elizabeth, as also daughter Hannah, and her children Hannah, wife of Eleazer Armitage, and her last born son to whom the surname is hard to find, as the source of the Nile, also, the children of son-in-law, Samuel Hart, viz. Samuel, Joseph, Abigail, and Rebecca, besides Hart’s daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Howe, also, the children of son-in-law, Joseph Mansfield, viz. Joseph, John, Elizabeth Wheat (whose husband is not of my acquaintance) and Deborah. Of course, the estate was good.

EZEKIEL NEEDHAM, Lynn, perhaps son of the preceding, married 27 October 1669, Sarah King, daughter of Daniel King, had Edmund, born 2 August 1670; one in April 1673, died soon; Sarah, 27 May 1674; Ezekiel, December 1676, died soon; Ezekiel, again, 17 November 1677; Daniel, 15 March 1680; and Ralph, 26 August 1682.

JOHN NEEDHAM, Boston, by wife Elizabeth Hicks, daughter of Zechariah Hicks, married 10 October 1679, who died 4 February 1691, and was buried at Cambridge, had Elizabeth, born 23 November 1680; Margaret, 8 November 1683; Zechariah, 1 October 1685; Mehitable, 17 December 1687; and by second wife Keziah, had John, 22 December 1692; and, perhaps; others.

JOHN NEEDHAM of Boston, left sons William and John, to be remembered by a kinsman to whom he was indebted when he died 1690.

NATHANIEL NEEDHAM, Lynn, perhaps son of Edmund Needham, had Ruth, born 22 August 1682.

NICHOLAS NEEDHAM, Exeter 1638, one of the 35 who formed the original compact there, was a witness to the true deed from Indians sachems, made to Wheelwright and others, not the spurious one, bearing date 7 or 8 years before Wheelwright came from England; was living in 1652. See Appendix to Winthrop’s History of New England Volume I. page 499.

WILLIAM NEEDHAM, Braintree, may have been of Newport 1638, and came after to Massachusetts, freeman 1648, removed I think, to Boston, had probably no wife or children, for in his will of 10 June 1690, he freely gives one third of his estate to Old South Church, opposite to where was his residence, and two thirds to William, and John, son of his kinsman John Needham, late of Boston, deceased, and he minutely dispose of his furniture and died 30 December after.

WILLIAM NEFF, Newbury, removed to Haverhill, married 23 January 1665, Mary Corless, daughter of George Corless, died on service at Pemaquid, as a soldier, February 1689, aged 47. His widow was taken by the Indians in the assault on Haverhill 15 March 1697, and carried towards Canada, in company with the celebrated Mrs. Duston, in whose remarkable rescue she participated, and died 22 October 1722. See Mirick, History of Haverhill 87, and Magnalia VII. art. 25.

BENJAMIN NEGUS, BENJAMIN NEGOS, or BENJAMIN NEGOOS, Boston, shopkeeper, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 14 April 1640; Benjamin, September 1641; both baptized 11 June 1643; Mary, 1, baptized 8 October 1643; Samuel, 17 December 1645, baptized 4 January following; and Hannah, 2 October 1653; was freeman 1648. Elizabeth married 2 March 1659, Richard Barnard.

ISAAC NEGUS, N ISAAC EGOS, or ISAAC NEGOOS, Taunton 1675, cooper, styles himself sole heir of Jonathan Negus, late of Boston, married 7 April 1679, Hannah Andrews.

JABEZ NEGUS, JABEZ NEGOS, or JABEZ NEGOOS, Boston 1673, carpenter, was freeman 1691.

JONATHAN NEGUS, JONATHAN NEGOS, or JONATHAN NEGOOS, Boston 1634, is said to have been at Lynn 1630, freeman 3 September 1634, by wife Jane, had Mary, born 6 July 1653, who probably died young. He was clerk of the writs 1651, and several years after, and seems to have been faithful in making returns of brothers, daughters, and mothers as the law required, and much must we lament that the county recorder did not scrupulously compare these transcripts from the several records of the respective towns in his jurisdiction which have long been universally lost; or that the first copies in most instances are lost, so that an inquirer is compelled to rely on a copy of a copy. Negus had estate at Muddy River, and his sister Grace Negus married Barnabas Fawer.

JAMES NEIGHBORS, or JAMES NABORS, Boston, cooper, by wife Lettice, had Rebecca, born 30 March 1657, but she probably died young, for in his will of 27 January probated 19 June at Boston, on account of estate here 1672, he gave estate to five elder daughters: Mary, wife of Daniel Matthews; Sarah Johnson; Elizabeth, wife of William Wills in Carolina; Rachel, wife of Peter Codner; and Martha, who he calls youngest, who soon became wife of John Hunt; and to a granddaughter Mercy. He lived several years at Huntington, Long Island, and died there, but was first of Yarmouth. Robert Gibbs had in Court recovered large damages against him in August.

FRANCIS NELSON, Rowley, son of the second Thomas Nelson, married Mary Ray, had Solomon, born 1703; Daniel, 1707; and Jonathan, 1713. Gage's History of Rowley.

JOHN NELSON, Middleborough, perhaps son of William Nelson, married Lydia Bartlett, widow of James Barnaby, daughter of Robert Bartlett of Pymouth. but she was, I judge, his second wife, and that he first married 28 November 1667, Sarah Wood, daughter of Henry Wood, who died 4 March 1676, having had John, who died 5 June 1676; and Martha, who died 19 February preceding.

JOHN NELSON, Boston, a relative of Sir Thomas Temple, Artillery Company 1680, Captain of the same, one of the chief actors in the Revolution against Andros, 1689, taken by French and Indians, long imprisoned at Quebec and in France. Hutchinson I. 376-80. He died probably 4 December 1721. In right of his wife Elizabeth was heir and executor with others, of Lieutenant-Governor Stoughton. He was son of William Nelson, to who Sir Thomas Nelson, who he calls his uncle, had made lease of his patent rights in Nova Scotia. See a very valuable letter from Paris, while he was a prisoner, 1698, in 3 Massachusetts History Collection I. 196.

MATTHEW NELSON, Portsmouth 1684, had wife Jane, in 1690 solicited for jurisdiction of Massachusetts. NATHANIEL, Marblehead 1675.

PHILIP NELSON, Rowley, eldest son of Thomas Nelson, came with his father 1638, Harvard College 1659, married 24 June 1657, Sarah Jewett, daughter of the first Joseph Jewett, had Philip, born 1659, and one daughter; was freeman 1665; and by second wife Elizabeth Newbury, daughter of John Lowell of Newbury, married 1 January 1667, had John, 1668; and by third wife Mary, widow of John Hobson, had, perhaps, Joseph, 1682; and Jeremiah, 1686, besides four daughters. Coffin, who says he died 20 August 1691, tells a sad story about his delusion as to power of working miracles, that Farmer abstracted but I prefer to omit.

THOMAS NELSON, Rowley 1638, probably arrived that year, freeman 23 May 1639, Representative 1641; brought from England Philip and Thomas, and wife Joanna, had Mercy and Samuel went home in 1647 or 8, as we learn from his will, made in contemplation of the voyage so early as 24 December 1645, with codicil made in England, designing to return hither, 6 August 1648, wherein his uncle, Richard Dummer and Governor Bellingham have trusts as executors, and also care of the children. Abstract is in the Genealogical Registrar III. 267. I suppose he died before coming back.

THOMAS NELSON, Rowley, son of the preceding, m, Ann Lambert, daughter of Francis Lambert, had Thomas, born 1661; Jonathan, 1667; Gershom, 1672; and Francis, 1676; besides three daughters; and by second wife Mary Hunt, had Ephraim, 1682; and died 5 April 1712, in his 77th year.

WILLIAM NELSON, Plymouth, married 27 October 1640, Martha Ford, daughter of the widow passenger in the Fortune 1621; one of the purchasers in 1662 of Middleborough, had, perhaps, John, born 8 June 1617; Jane, or Joan, 28 February 1651. In 1668 the wife of a William Nelson of Plymouth was Martha. His daughter Jane married 13 December 1672, Thomas Faunce. Seventeen of this name had, in 1834, been at the New England colleges of which three only at Harvard.

JOSEPH NEST, New London 1678, had wife Sarah, who died before him, and daughter Susanna, who married George Way. He died 8 December 1711.

WILLIAM NETHERLAND, in the list of freeman 4 March 1635, and of the jury of inquiry on Peter Fitchew's body, found drowned 18 May 1639, I judge must be that Lytherland, a well known member of Boston church. See that name.

JOHN NETTLETON, Killingworth 1663, propounded to be made freeman, 1670, may have been son of Samuel Nettleton, and lived at Milford 1713.

SAMUEL NETTLETON, Milford in 1639 or soon after had Hannah, who married 10 July 1656, Thomas Smith; Martha, who married 1656, John Ufford; and, perhaps, other children; was proprietor there 1713, unless another Samuel Nettleton, were the man, as seems to me almost certain.

RICHARD NEVERS, Woburn, by wife Martha, had Samuel, born 16 December 1689; Mary, 9 July 1694; and Martha, 20 July 1698.

JOHN NEVINSON, Watertown 1670, came about 2 years before from East Horsley, in County Surry, son of Reverend Roger Nevinson, by wife Elizabeth, married probably in England, had John; Sarah, born 22 July 1672; Elizabeth, 22 October 1675; Ann, 2 October 1678; William, 26 June 1681; and Mary, who was the oldest child born in England; and died 24 January 1695. Soon after the widow married William Bond. Both sons died unmarried, the elder on 23 February 1692; the younger in 1711; and so the name failed. Sarah married 29 October 1713, Nathaniel Stearns, and next, Samuel Livermore; Elizabeth married 24 April 1694, Samuel Hastings; Ann married 30 August 1716, Joshua Grant; and Mary married Samuel Hastings soon after early death of her sister, his first wife.

BENJAMIN NEWBERRY, Windsor, son of Thomas Newberry of Dorchester, born in England, married 11 June 1646, Mary Allyn, only daughter of Matthew Allyn, had Mary, born 10 March 1648, Sarah, 15 June 1650; Hannah, 22 December 1652, died at 11 years; Rebecca, 2 May 1655; Thomas, 1 September 1657; Abigail, 14 May 1659; Margaret, 23 October 1662; Benjamin, 20 April 1669; Hannah, again, 1 July 1673; and he died 11 September 1689; his wife died 29 July preceding though Stiles, 720, makes it 14 December 1703. An idle tradition reports that he married Abigail, widow of Reverend John Warham, and had two daughters. He was Representative at 22 sessions and an Assistant 1685, a Captain in the war with King Philip, and member of the Council of war. His eldest daughter married 10 December 1664, John Maudsley, as Stiles correctly says, 703, yet 721, under Newberry, calls him Marshall; Sarah married 4 June 1668, Preserved Clap; Abigail married 8 January 1684, Ephraim Howard; Margaret married 23 May 1689, Return Strong; and Hannah married 17 December 1703, John Wolcott.

BENJAMIN NEWBERRY, Windsor, youngest son of the preceding, married 3 March 1690, Hannah Dewey, daughter of Thomas Dewey of Westfield, had Benjamin, born 31 January 1692; Roger, June 1706; Sarah, 3 February 1710; and the father died 3 November following.

JOHN NEWBERRY, Windsor, an early settler, probably removed or died before middle age, was brother of the preceding.

JOSEPH NEWBERRY, Windsor, brother of the preceding, died early or removed perhaps; but one of the sons of his father was called probably to go home to loft property of the testator.

RICHARD NEWBERRY, Weymouth, freeman 1645, by wife Sarah, had Tryal, Joseph, and Dorcas, besides Benjamin, born 22 May 1660. In this year he purchased land at Malden, and removed thither, made his imperfect will 20 March 1685, and his inventory has date of 7 April following. Benjamin was probably dead long before his father, as also was daughter Martha, who died May 1676. Of the three named in the will, Joseph was dead before 1702, when the widow Sarah was living, and Tryal, and Dorcas, who married I think, Joseph Burrill, and she had been administrator having by will of the father most of his property, but charged to take care of her mother.

THOMAS NEWBERRY, Dorchester, may have come in the Mary and John 1630, freeman 3 September 1634, Representative 1635, was engaged to go with Warham and most of his congregation to plant Windsor, but died before the migration. By his will of 1 December 1635, of which abstract is in Genealogical Registrar VII. 29, leaving large property of which £200 to wife Jane, besides what she brought at marriage, and residue equally to children except that the three youngest daughters should each have £50 less than the others. Instead of £50, as I had read some years before Mr. Trask, who usually is a careful copier of the old writings, gives 50s in that abstract which might, in case of some petty estate, seem large enough. This may have affected his eyesight, as the fact of great property on my reexamination, which led to conforming my first transcript, possibly may have influenced me to judge, that so rich a man would not make so poor a difference between his daughters. The inventory taken 28 January following (including land in England at £300) was of £1520, 4, 7. Sarah married 8 November 1640, Henry Wolcott; Mary married 13 June 1644, Daniel Clarke; Rebecca was second wife of Reverend John Russell of Hadley; and Hannah married Reverend Thomas Hanford, and died early.

THOMAS NEWBERRY, Windsor, son of Benjamin Newberry, married 12 March 1667 (but Stiles says, 12 March 1676) Ann Ford, perhaps daughter of Thomas Ford, had Thomas, born 20 January 1678; Hannah, 10 February 1680; Thomas, again, 22 March 1683; Joseph, 24 October 1684; and Benjamin, 18 February 1687; and died 20 (30, according to Stiles) April 1688. Malden Newberry, son probably eldest, of Richard Newberry, was a soldier in Turner's Company 1676, at Hadley, and in the Falls fight, by wife Priscilla, had Nathaniel; John, born 28 March 1686; Mehitable, 7 September 1688; and Mary, 13 March 1690; in which year he was made freeman, and he died 9 December 1705. Nathaniel had administration of the estate.

WALTER NEWBERRY, Newport, married 13 April 1675, Ann Collins of London had Sankey, born 19 January 1676, probably died young; Samuel, 3 March 1677; Sarah, 4 September 1680; Walter, 21 December 1682; Sankey, again, 9 June 1684; Elizabeth and Martha, twins 16 November 1686, of who the latter probably died soon; Martha, again, 7 January 1689; and Mary, February 1691; one of the Councellors 1687 to Sir E. Andros. Hutchinson I. 354. Probably he was not an oppressor.

GEORGE NEWBY, Boston, by wife Mary, had John, born 25 December 1680. I think he had second wife Elizabeth.

WILLIAM NEWBY, a passenger in the Mary and John from London 1634, who took the oath of supremacy and allegiance 16 April 1634, bound for New England, but where he pitched his tent first or last, is unknown.

ANDREW NEWCOMB, or ANDREW NEWCOMBE, Boston, mariner, married Grace, widow of William Rix, had Grace, born 20 October 1664. By his will of 31 January 1683, probated 8 December 1686, his wife and daughter Grace Butler and grandchild Newcomb Blake were cared for.

FRANCIS NEWCOMB, or FRANCIS NEWCOMBE, Boston 1635, came in the Planter, aged 30, that year with wife Rachel, 20, and two children Rachel, 2 1/2 years and John, 9 months. Lived after at Braintree, and. died 27 May 1692, "upwards-of 100 years old," as was fondly told, though the gravestone more moderate in its exaggeration says aged 10 years but probably only 87; had Hannah, baptized 15 October 1637; Mary, born 31 March 1640; Sarah, 24 May 1643, Judith, 16 January 1646; Peter, 16 May 1648; Abigail, 16 July 1651; Leah, 30 July 1654; and Elizabeth, 26 August 1658, when the folly of tradition would make her mother over 66 years old. Mary married 10 November 1657, Samuel Dearing.

PETER NEWCOMB, or PETER NEWCOMBE, Braintree, son of the preceding, married 2 June 1672, Susanna Cutting, daughter of Richard Cutting. Four of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and as many at other New England colleges.

JOHN NEWCOMEN, Plymouth, a youth waylaid and killed by John Billington, for which he was executed October 1630.

ABRAHAM NEWELL, Roxbury came in the Francis, 1634, aged 50, from Ipswich, says the custom-house record with wife Frances, 40, and children Faith, who in the record of the church is named Ruth, 14; Grace, 13; Abraham, 8; John, 5; Isaac, 2; and Jacob, born on the passage; freeman 4 March 1635, died 13, buried 15 June 1672, aged, says the record of church 91; and his widow Frances died 13 January 1683, aged 100, says the record of the town, with greater exaggeration. Ruth married a Bennett, for whose child John, the grandfather liberally provided; Grace married 14 September 1644, William Tay of Boston, and died 11 April 1712, aged 91, as the town record says correctly.

ABRAHAM NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the preceding, brought from England, was freeman 1653, by a wife whose name is not found, nor date of her death, had Joseph, born 30 October 1651, died in six weeks if the town record of death and birth be good; and he married 8 February 1652, Susanna Rand, daughter of Robert Rand of Charlestown, had Abraham, born 30 March 1654; Susanna, 30 March baptized 6 April 1656; Joseph, baptized 25 July 1658; Mary, 10, baptized 14 April 1661; Thomas, 24 June, baptized 19 July 1663, died at 11 years; Elizabeth, baptized 12 August 1666; Rebecca, born 15 July 1667; Ruth 8 February 1669, but in careless record of town born 29th; John, baptized 9 June 1672; Robert, 2 baptized 7 June 1674; and died 17 August 1692. Susanna married 6 September 1673, Thomas Morey.

ABRAHAM NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the preceding, married 21 July 1681, Abigail Rhoades, had Abigail, who died 3 April 1682; Elizabeth, born 14 March 1683, and died in 6 days; and his wife died 12 May 1686. He died 9 October 1726.

ANDREW NEWELL, Charlestown, a merchant from Bristol, whose widow died 26 September 1684, in her 78th year says the gravestone.

EBENEZER NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the first Isaac Newell, by wife Mary, had Experience, who died December 1706; Nathaniel, born 24 June 1707; Elizabeth, 11 September 1709; Ebenezer, 28 November 1711; and died 16 October 1746.

ISAAC NEWELL, Roxbury, brought by his father Abraham Newell from England; by wife Elizabeth Curtis, daughter of William Curtis, married 14 December 1658, though the record then calls him John, I think, had Isaac, born 11 December 1660; Josiah, 1, baptized 7 December 1662, died at 16 years; Sarah, 22, baptized 26 March 1665; Abraham, 28 February baptized 3 March 1667, died at 11 years; Elizabeth, 6, baptized 24 January 1669; Hannah, 4, baptized 19 February 1671; Ebenezer, 29 November 1673, baptized 1 February following; Experience, 29 January 1678; and Josiah again, 6, baptized 14 March 1680. The father died 8 December 1707. Hannah married 9 April 1690, John Holmes; and the same record says her sister Elizabeth was the same day, but it does not give the important information of the name of the husband; and Experience married 23 May 1700, Samuel Willis.

ISAAC NEWELL, Roxbury, son probably of the preceding, by wife had Isaac, born 1 February 1688; Philip, 26 March 1693; Mehitable, 2 April 1695; Abigail, 15 November 1697, died soon; Jonathan, 10 October 1701.

JACOB NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the first Abraham Newell, born on the voyage, married 3 November 1657, Martha Gibson, daughter of John Gibson of Cambridge, had Jacob, born 23 October 1658; Martha, 15 May 1661, both baptized 12 April 1663; Rebecca, 14 April baptized 31 May 1663; Mary, by town record 30 May, baptized as Mercy, 2 July 1665; Samuel, baptized 4 August 1667; Faith, 14 October baptized 5 December 1669; Mary, baptized 18 August 1672; and Grace, born 8 August baptized 20 September 1674; and he was buried 30 December 1678. Rebecca married 24 May 1686, William Cheney.

JACOB NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the preceding, freeman 1690, married 23 May 1700, Joyce Gleason, daughter of Joseph Gleason of Sudbury, had Thankful, born 1 September 1702; Jacob, 5 June 1704, Joseph, 19 January 1708; and Elisha, 21 March 1713.

JOHN NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the first Abraham Newell, who came 1634, with his father, died 1673, perhaps unmarried.

JOHN NEWELL, Charlestown, married 15 February 1665, Hannah Larkin, daughter of John Larkin, and died 14 October 1704, in 71st year. His widow Hannah died 10 December following, aged 62.

JOHN NEWELL, Waterbury 1674, son of the first Thomas Newell, removed to Farmington about 1694, there died without wife or children.

JOHN NEWELL, Roxbury, freeman 1690, was probably son of the second Abraham Newell.

JOHN NEWELL, Charlestown, probably son of John Newell of the same, died 7 April 1747, in 83d year says the gravestone. Wife Hannah had Hannah, baptized 23 December 1688; Andrew, 20 March 1692; Ann, 27 August 1693; William, 7 October 1694; Edward, 30 October 1698; Abigail, 18 April 1702; Eliphalet, 11 February 1705; and Abigail, 25 January 1708.

JOSEPH NEWELL, Charlestown, had wife Hannah, who united with the church 26 June 1681, and, perhaps, another wife Margaret, who died 7 December 1689, in her 23d year, and he by wife Elizabeth, had Thomas, baptized 20 August 1699; Andrew, 1 March 1702; and David, 10 September 1704; and he died 25 April 1709, aged about 58.

JOSEPH NEWELL, Charlestown, by wife Sarah Tuttle, daughter of John Tuttle, had Mary, who died young, 2 May 1683; Joseph, baptized 4 March 1688; John, 30 June 1689, died soon; and John again, 31 January 1692; and the mother died 1 February 1719, aged 63.

ROBERT NEWELL, Roxbury, of the second Abraham Newell, married 29 December 1704, Mehitable Jones, but has no children on town records down to 1721. Yet from the inscription on gravestone Genealogical Registrar VII. 331, we learn that his wife died 4 November 1739, aged about 70 years, and he died 17 February 1741, in 68th year.

SAMUEL NEWELL, Farmington, son of Thomas Newell, married 20 December 1683, Mary Hart, daughter of Thomas Hart, had Samuel, born 19 February 1687; Thomas, 1 March 1691; John, 17 January 1693; Daniel; Mary, 23 December 1697; Daniel, again, 18 April 1700, Yale College 1718; Nathaniel, 20 February 1704; Sarah, 17 June 1707. His wife died 28 April 1752, aged 86; and he died 15 February 1753; had Samuel, baptized 19 June 1687; Thomas, 2 March 1690; John, 29 January 1653.

SAMUEL NEWELL, Roxbury, son of the first Jacob Newell, was engaged in the sad expedition of Sir William Phips against Quebec, shipwrecked on returning from the abortive service. In the lower part of the St. Lawrence, taken prisoner by the Indians and kept one year, got among the Christian enemy, and was near five years absent from home; by wife Mary, had Mary, born 30 September 1697, Martha, 29 April 1699; Mercy, 16 September 1700; Samuel, 10 December 1702; Sarah, 8 May 1705; and Eunice, 18 September 1707.

THOMAS NEWELL, Farmington 1652, married Rebecca Adgate, had nine children to partake division of his estate 1689, Rebecca, wife of Joseph Woodford, then aged 46; Mary, wife of Thomas Bascom of Northampton, 44; John, 42; Thomas, 39; Esther, wife of John Stanley, 37; Sarah, wife of Arthur Smith, 34, who was baptized 18 February 1655; Hannah, wife of Thomas North, 31, baptized 11 April, not as History of Woodbury, 167, says, 14, which was Wednesday, 1658; Samuel, baptized 5 December 1660; and Joseph, 20 April 1664, who died before November 1689, but after the year came in.

THOMAS NEWELL, Waterbury, son of the preceding, married 5 November 1679, Elizabeth Wrotham, daughter of Simon Wrotham; had Thomas, born 1 October 1681, baptized 14 May 1682, when his wife joined the church; Simon, born 1 April baptized 24 June 1683; Susanna, baptized 24 April 1687; Joseph, baptized 2 June 1689; and Elizabeth, 29 November baptized 31 December 1693; besides Sarah, 1 January 1699; and Esther 1705. He in 1686 was one of the petitioners for establishing that plantation called Matatock. Seven of this name had been graduates in 1834 at Harvard and ten at Yale.

JOHN NEWGATE, or JOHN NEWDIGATE, Boston 1632, merchant, born 1580, in Southwark, near London bridge, brought wife Ann with children born in England, here had Hannah, born baptized 6 August 1633, died at 5 months; Hannah, again, baptized 19 July 1635, though blunder in town record makes her born 1 August after; was freeman 4 March 1635, constable, Representative 1638, often a selectman, died 1665. Of his children we can hardly speak with certainty. Probably Joshua, who died 12 November 1658, at Boston, was the oldest, and husband of that Elizabeth Newgate called, on administration to our church 30 March 1634, "daughter-in-law to our sister Ann Newgate". Elizabeth probably the eldest daughter married John Oliver, and after his death married 14 March 1649, Edward Jackson; Sarah, another daughter married Peter Oliver, brother of the husband of her sister, and died October 1692; Nathaniel, born about 1627; and Hannah, the youngest, married 22 February 1653, Simon Lynde, was named in the will of her mother 6 August 1676 probated 8 April 1679; but her grandchildren Elizabeth and Nathaniel Lynde, and Nathaniel Newgate of London are mentioned his will, of 25 November 1664, with codicil of 8 May following, is in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 333.

NATHANIEL NEWGATE, or NATHANIEL NEWDIGATE, Boston, son of the preceding, born in England, Artillery Company 1646, went home, probably before marrying there, had Nathaniel, a merchant in London, by his wife Isabel, who survived him, and in 1671, was wife of John Johnson of London. Farmer says some of the descendants write the name Newdigate, as was here done occasionally.

ANTHONY NEWHALL, often confused with Newell, Lynn 1636, some time of Salem, died 31 January 1657, had John, and, perhaps, other children for his will of 14 January probated 31 March 1657, mentioned grandchildren Richard and Elizabeth Hood.

JOHN NEWHALL, Lynn, son of Anthony Newhall, married 31 December 1676, Elizabeth Normanton, had, perhaps, issue, but another

JOHN NEWHALL, Lynn, married 3 February 1657, Elizabeth Payton, who died 22 October 1677, had Nathaniel, born 3 April 1658; Sarah, 22 August 1662; John, 11 October 1664, perhaps died young; Rebecca, 6 December 1670; Mary, 27 September 1673; Priscilla, 24 November 1676; and a child 9 October 1677, died same day; and by another wife it is said, had Hannah, 6 March 1680; and John, again, 13 October 1681, died in 3 weeks, so that one is daunted at the proximity of the two Johns and Elizabeth. Sarah married 3 March 1680, Timothy Breed. A third

JOHN NEWHALL, of Lynn, married 18 June 1677, Esther Bartram, daughter of William Bartram, had Elizabeth, born 12 May 1678; Sarah, 15 February 1680, died in few days; Jonathan, 25 December 1681; Sarah, again, 23 January 1683; and Jeremiah, 12 February 1685. One of these Johns was freeman 1684, and two in 1691, of which one is marked senior and the other Ensign. But Lewis provides for a

JOHN NEWHALL, of Lynn, much earlier, son of Thomas Newhall, born in England, to married 10 April 1646, Sarah Lewis. Some doubt rises in my mind because I know not whose daughter she was or could be.

JOSEPH NEWHALL, Lynn, son of Thomas Newhall, freeman 1690, had Jemima, born December 1678; and Thomas, 16 January 1681. He was, perhaps, the first Thomas Newhall, and may be that Joseph who perished in the great snow storm 29 and 30 January 1705. Jemima married Benjamin Very of Salem.

NATHANIEL NEWHALL, Lynn, son of Thomas Newhall, is probably the freeman of 1691, called junior but

NATHANIEL NEWHALL, son of John Newhall, is probably that freeman 1691, called senior.

THOMAS NEWHALL, Lynn 1630, Mr. Lewis thinks, brought John, had Thomas, the first English child born in that town. His wife died 25 September 1665, and he died 25 May 1674. His will, of 1 April 1668, probated 1 July 1674, names two sons John and Thomas, daughters Susanna, wife of Richard Haven, and her five children Joseph, Richard, Sarah, Nathaniel, and Moses; and Mary, wife of Thomas Brown, and her children not naming them.

THOMAS NEWHALL, Lynn, son of the preceding, married says Lewis, 29 September 1652, Elizabeth Potter, daughter of Robert Potter (but I prefer Nicholas Potter), had Joseph, born 22 September 1658; Nathaniel, 17 March 1660; Elizabeth, 21 March 1662, died at 3 years; Elisha, 3 November 1665; Elizabeth again, 22 October 1667; Mary, 18 February 1670; Samuel, 19 November 1672.; and Rebecca, 17 July 1675; and he was buried 1 April 1687, in 57th year. More descendants remain of this than any other family in the town.

THOMAS NEWHALL, Malden, by wife Rebecca, who died 26 May 1725, had Lydia, born 17 April 1687; Samuel, 26 April 1689; and he died13 July 1728.

ANTHONY NEWLAND, Salisbury 1650, soon removed probably for the name is not after seen there, and may be the following.

ANTHONY NEWLAND, Taunton, son of Jeremiah Newland, married 16 December 1682, Esther Austin.

WILLIAM NEWLAND, Sandwich, had removed thither from Lynn 1637, was freeman of the Colony 1641, Representative 1642, 3, and 4, but 3 October 1659, disfranchized for abetting Quakers; married 19 May 1648, Rose Holloway, had Mary, born 16 April 1649; John; and Mercy, who married an Edwards, and had administration of the estate of her father 26 June 1694. One William Newland is enumerated among the soldiers of Gallup's Company in the sad expedition of Phips against Quebec, 1690, in Genealogical Registrar IX. 354, but the more correct roll in XIII. has it not.

ANTIPAS NEWMAN, Wenham, son of Reverend Samuel Newman, born 15 October 1627, in England, began to preach 1657, but was not ordained until December 1663, married 1658, Elizabeth Winthrop, daughter of the younger Governor John Winthrop, had John, born 7 December 1660; Samuel, 7 September 1666; Elizabeth, 15 June 1668; Sybel, 10 March 1670; and Waitstill, 13 December 1671; and died 15 October 1672. He was one of those ministers who sustained the erection of Boston 3rd Church by separating from the first, for the deception practise in obtaining Davenport from New Haven. Hutchinson I 273. The widow married Zerubbabel Endicott; and Sybel married John Edwards of Boston.

FRANCIS NEWMAN, New Haven 1638, an Assistant 1653 and after until made Governor 1658, to his death 18 November 1660. He also served in the important place of Commissioner of the United Colonies 1654 and 8, and in the troublesome relations with the Dutch of New Netherlands. In his barn was formed the compact, June 1639, or civil construction, by which the Colony many years was ruled. His widow married, says Emery, Reverend Nicholas Street, yet we are ignorant who was her father or what was her name. Of children I find only Elizabeth, who married Thomas Knowles, and next, Nicholas Knell.

JOHN NEWMAN, perhaps brother of Thomas Newman, came in the Mary and John, 1634, but at what place he settled is unknown, yet conjecture favors Ipswich; but he was of Wenham 1690.

JOHN NEWMAN, Ipswich 1648, son of Thomas Newman, born in England, may have come 1634, with his father in the Mary and John, and may be the same as the preceding.

JOHN NEWMAN, Gloucester, son of Antipas Newman, a physician, married Ruth Emerson, eldest daughter of Reverend John Emerson, had issue, but details are unknown.

JOHN NEWMAN, a Sergeant in Captain Turner's Company station at Hadley, must have come from the East and probably from Ipswich, at last, a John Newman junior was there 1679, owning commons.

JOHN NEWMAN, Oyster Bay, Long Island, 1685, may have been a proprietor at New Haven 1669, and again in 1685, possibly a son of the Governor.

NOAH NEWMAN, Rehoboth, son of Reverend Samuel Newman, while he succeeded, married 30 December 1669, Joanna Flint, daughter of Reverend Henry Flint, had Sybel, born 31 March 1675, died in few months; besides Samuel, who was buried 2 October 1677; and Henry Newman, Harvard College 1687, librarian at the College and agent in England for the Province of New Hampshire, and died 16 or 26 April 1678, but Colony record says, buried 18. The widow by her will of 7 November 1678, probated 24 February 1680, gave her estate to Henry, but in case of his death to children of her brother Reverend George Shove, who had married Hopestill Newman, sister of Noah Newman.

RICHARD NEWMAN, New Haven 1656, possibly a son of the Governor, had Samuel, born 1 July that year; John; Sarah; both baptized 1665, though the officer who kept that unsatisfactory record gives no day, nor month; and Mercy, born 7 December 1665, baptized probably 28 January following, though the record names wrong day, we are sure, who probably died young; may have been some time at Stamford, about 1666, and was proprietor at New Haven 1685.

ROBERT NEWMAN, came in the Mary and John, 1634, to Boston, but in what part of Massachusetts he settled is unknown; removed to New Haven, in 1638 or 9, was a man of good estate one of the seven pillars at gathering of the church, and a Deacon; had Bethia, baptized 2 October 1642; and Grace, probably 25 October (a wrong day being given in Genealogical Registrar IX. 361) 1646, died under 4 years; went home and was, 1657, a vintner in London.

SAMUEL NEWMAN, Rehoboth, born at Banbury, Oxfordshire, baptized 24 May 1602, son of Richard Newman, was matriculated of Trinity College Oxford, 3 March 1620 in his 17th year, but on proceeding A.B. 17 October of that year is titled in Wood's Fasti, I. 392, of St. Edmund Hall, had a very small benefice, 1625, at Midhope, part of the parish of Ecclesfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire to which his successor was presented ten years after. He came to New England perhaps in 1636, though Elizabeth, aged 24, who may have been his wife or sister, came in the James from London, 1635; yet Mather, III. c. 15, who, in three whole folio pages of double column, by his multifarious nothingness, gives less than six lines of facts, makes him come in 1638, spend a year and a half at Dorchester, five years at Weymouth, and nineteen at Rehoboth. Dr. Harris did not find his name at Dorchester, but he was administered freeman 13 March 1639 (yet casually as is plain, without prefix of respect), no doubt then of Weymouth, where his daughter Hopestill was born 29 August or November 1641, as we believe discordant record in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 348, or IX. 171; and, perhaps, other children. Greatly does he deserve esteem for his service in framing the Concordance, said to have been written by light of burning, pine knots. He suffered more than his temper could bear, by the spreading of the antipaedobaptism in his diocese, and died 5 July 1663, aged 61; in the will of 18 November 1661, names wife Sybel, sons Samuel, Antipas, Noah, to whom he gave his library. and daughter Hopestill, or Hope, who married 12 July 1664, Reverend George Shove, and died 7 March 1674. Patience, an elder daughter married 3 October 1649, Nathaniel Sparhawk of Cambridge. For those who have not easy access to the Magnalia, Dr. Allen furnishes the wondrous story of Newman's prediction of the hour of his own death with happy exactness, and Dr. Eliot, in his Biographical Dictionary has fully vindicated Mather from the discredit that might be attached to his page by this. Now to prove what Eliot tells of the account being sent to England as well as spread through our country, no doubt (when the immortal author of the Magnalia was but few months old) we may look into the Diary of Samuel Pepys, and find the "good story of Mr. Newman" to be matter of conversation in January 1667-8, before our New England ecclesiastical history had filled his six years. See page 354 of Lord Braybrook's Pepys, Volume III. Ed. 4th.

SAMUEL NEWMAN, Rehoboth, son probably the eldest of the preceding, born 6 July 1625, in England, married 6 December 1659, Bethia Chickering, daughter of Francis Chickering of Dedham, had Mary, born 3 January 1661; Bathsheba, 19 January 1662; who both died young; Samuel, 21 February 1663; David, 1 November 1665; John, 1 July 1668; Hopestill, 19 July 1669; Mary, again, 7 November 1670; and Antipas, 29 March 1673, died in few months; and Rehoboth gravestone calls the wife’s name Bathsheba, who I distrust; yet the town record may be wrong; married for second wife 2 May 1689, Hannah Bunker, daughter of John Bunker, and for third wife after 1690, Theodosia Jackson, widow of Captain Noah Wiswall, daughter of John Jackson, was Deacon, and Representative for Swanzey 1692. He died 14 December 1710. Mary married 2 January 1699, Samuel Woodcock.

SAMUEL NEWMAN, Rehoboth, son of the preceding, married 8 October 1696, Hannah Kenrick, who died 8 April 1718, had Noah, born 1 September 1697; Samuel, 30 July 1699; Hannah, 29 July 1701; Margaret, 8 April 1704; Ann, 7 April 1705; and John, 8 December 1706; and died 25 June 1747.

SAMUEL NEWMAN, New Haven, son of Richard Newman, married 15 February 1688, Elizabeth Rose of Branford, perhaps daughter of Robert Rose the second, and died next year without children. His widow died the year following, and his brother John Newman and sister Sarah Newman inherited his property.

THOMAS NEWMAN, Ipswich 1639, had come 1634, in the Mary and John, having taken oath of supremacy and allegiance 16 April died 1676, leaving widow who died 19 November 1679, and sons Thomas, John, and Benjamin.

WILLIAM NEWMAN, Stamford 1665, may have removed to Narragansett after 1669. Five of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and two at other New England colleges.

JOHN NEWMARCH, Ipswich 1638, at Rowley perhaps 1643, and back to Ipswich 1648; married Martha Gould, daughter of Zaccheus Gould, had, as is learned from his will of 14 February 1696, probated 26 April 1697, John, Thomas, Zacheus, Martha, who married 1675, Samuel Balch, Phebe Pennywell, and Sarah Berry. It made wife Martha executrix and named grandchildren Thomas Gould and Martha Balch, though it might be hard to find the grandchild Thomas Gould.

JOHN NEWMARCH, Kittery, Harvard College 1690, who died 1754, was, perhaps, a grandson and it may be that Joseph Newmarch, Harvard College 1728, who died 1765, a counsellor of New Hampshire in 1754, was son of this minister. Sometimes it is Newmarsh.

ANTHONY NEWTON, Dorchester, of Braintree 1640, engaged 1652 in settlement of Lancaster, was freeman 1671.

DANIEL NEWTON, Marlborough, son of Richard Newton, had Daniel, Benjamin, Susanna, Isaac, Abraham, Mary, Samuel, Nathaniel, Lydia, and Mercy; and died 29 November 1739.

HENRY NEWTON, Newtown, Long Island, 1655. Perhaps son or brother of Bryan Newton of the adjacent town.

JOHN NEWTON, Dorchester, 1632, freeman 4 March 1633, removed to Dedham, was kinsman of Edward Alleyn of Dedham, who, dying sudden at Boston, where he was a Representative 1642, by nuncupative will gave his estate to him, and another relative. Had Henry, baptized 1 March 1643.

JOHN NEWTON, Marlborough, son of Richard Newton, by wife Elizabeth, married 1666, had John, born 1667; Samuel, 1668; Zechary, 1671, Elizabeth, 1672; Thomas; Sarah, 1679; and Silence; was freeman 1690.

JOHN NEWTON, Milford, son of Roger Newton, died 1699, leaving widow Lydia, children Prudence, aged 18; Thomas, 17; Ezekiel, 12; and Joseph, 2.

JOSEPH NEWTON, Marlborough, son of Richard Newton, freeman 1685, perhaps sworn again, 1691; had wife Catharine.

MOSES NEWTON, Marlborough, brother of the preceding, married 28 October 1668, Joanna Larkin, probably daughter of Edward Larkin, had Moses; David, born 1672; Jonathan, 1679; James; Josiah; Edward; Hannah; Mercy; Jacob; and Ebenezer; was freeman 1690; and died 23 May 1736.

RICHARD NEWTON, Sudbury 1640, by wife Ann or Hannah, had John, born 20 October 1641; Mary, 12 or 22 June 1644; Moses, 26 March 1646; Joseph, Daniel, 21 December 1665; Elizabeth; Sarah; Isaac, and Hannah, who died 13 April 1654 took the freeman's oath 1645, and again, I suppose, in 1647, for no other Richard is heard of, but after 1656, removed to South part of Marlborough, now Southborough, was living October 1675. Mary married Jonathan Johnson; Elizabeth married a Dingley; and Sarah married a Taylor, as says Barry.

ROGER NEWTON, Farmington, the first minister married at Hartford, Mary Hooker, eldest daughter of Reverend Thomas Hooker, who died 4 February 1676, had at Hartford Samuel, baptized 20 October 1646; was ordained the day the church was formed 13 October 1652, there had John, baptized June 1656, but not 6, as printed in Genealogical Registrar XI. 324; and probably other children before or after or both. He was dismissed 1657, came to Boston, in October to embark for England. The ship in which he had taken passage was with another for the same destination detained several days by head winds in the outer harbor, and he was invited by letter to town on a special service. A lamentable superstition encouraged the shipmaster and some others, as in Hull's Diary, page 185, is told, to consent to his leaving the voyage, "as thinking his presence some cause of the cross wind." I hope he got passage without contrary wind, in a later ship, and returned, he went to Milford, where was instituted 22 August 1660, and died 7 June 1683. His will, of 12 March before names Samuel, Roger, Susanna, John, Ezekiel, baptized 1660; Sarah, 1662; Alice, 1664; and Mary; but in some cases the order of succession is not ascertain. His daughter Susanna married John Stone of Milford; and Sarah married 4 July 1683, John Wilson of New Haven.

ROGER NEWTON, Milford, son of the preceding, died 1690, leaving widow Abigail, guardian of a son and daughter not named. Among the proprietors in 1713 at Milford, were seven of his name.

SAMUEL NEWTON, Milford, son of the preceding, was Ensign 1673, married 14 March 1669, Martha Fenn, daughter of the first Benjamin Fenn, had Martha, born 1671; and Thomas, 1675; and died 1708.

THOMAS NEWTON, Fairfield, one of the five first settlers, a man of consequence chosen Representative to April session 1645; had frequent suits at law with his neighbors, and in 1652 charged with a capital crime, probably witchcraft, or other imaginable offence, he escaped from prison, took refuge with the Dutch, who believed him innocent. He lived at Newtown, on Long Island, 1656, a purchaser that year of Middleburgh and was a Captain under Stuyvesant. By compact with the United Colonies of New England, the Dutch were bound to extradition of fugitive. As were the members of the United among themself by art. VIII. of the confederation and in the record of the Commissioners. Haz. II. 229, may be read the instructions by Congress to Newman, Leverett, and Davis, to proceed to New York and demand his body, and £236, their claim "of the body of Thomas Newton, some time a capital offender in one of the Colonies of New England". War was then raging between England and Holland, but amicable relations wisely were preserved on our side of the water; and Stuyvesant issued a warrant, £ 238, on the same day; but we may be glad that either cunning or common sense prevented its execution.

THOMAS NEWTON, Boston 1688, came from New Hampshire, is supposed to have been born 10 January 1661, and was Secretary of that Province until 1690, was controller of the customs at Boston, judge of the admirality, and Attornery-General in the witchcraft prosecution, and after died 28 May 1721. His opinion must have led to the cure of the infernal delusion, for in January 1693 he wrote to Sir William Phips, the Governor, that of the 52 charges at Salem court, the three convicts should have been acquited like the rest. Twelve of this name had, in 1827, been graduates at New England colleges except Harvard where none.

CHARLES NICHOLET, Salem, came, 1672, from Virginia continued preaching to 20 April 1676, by vote of the town, with dissatisfaction of both the church and its pastor, went to England. See Felt, II. 588.

ABRAHAM NICHOLS, Woodbury, son of the first Caleb Nicols, married December 1684, Rachel Kellogg, second daughter of the first Daniel Kellogg of Stratford, in 1706 was executor of his brother Caleb Nichols; but his family is not given by Cothren.

ADAM NICHOLS, New Haven 1645 or earlier, married Ann Wakeman, daughter of John Wakeman, had John, baptized 10 August 1645; Barachiah, 14 February 1647; Esther, 10 March 1650; and Lydia, born 28 February 1652; in 1655 was of Hartford, removed 1661 to Hadley, where his son John was drowned next year. His father-in-law, in his will, probated 16 October 1661, mentioned these children of his daughter Ann Nichols viz: John, Hannah, Sarah, and Ebenezer, the last three probably born at Hartford, and some time later he had Esther. Next he was of Boston, freeman 1670, if our Secretary is to be accepted in his Colony records, returned to Hartford, and died 25 August 1682, when his only child was Esther Ellis.

ALLEN NICHOLS or ALLYN NICHOLS, Barnstable, married 12 April 1670, Abigail Bearse, daughter of Austin Bearse, had Nathaniel, born 12 October 1671; Mary, 12 February 1673; a son 1 January 1675, died soon; Josiah, 23 April 1676, died at 2 years; Joseph, 11 April 1678; Abigail, 11 February 1681; Priscilla, 28 June 1682, died next Mar; Experience, 8 January 1684, who was baptized with Nathaniel, Mary, and Joseph, on 1 January 1688; and James, born 1 April 1689, baptized with Abigail, 12 May following.

CALEB NICHOLS, Stratford, son of Francis Nichols, born in England, was among the freeman 1669, by wife Ann, had Sarah, born 11 December 1651; Ann, 5 March 1653; Esther, 18 February 1655; Joseph, 25 December 1656; Samuel, 29 March 1658; Andrew, 28 November 1659; Abraham, 19 January 1662; Abigail, February 1664; Hannah, August 1667; Caleb, February 1669; Phebe, 12 November 1671; and John, November 1676; removed to Woodbury, and died 1690. In his will of 6 August in that year he names Samuel, John, Caleb, and Abraham, of his six sons and three daughters, Mary, Ann, and Phebe, besides Moses Wheeler, John Prentiss, and William Martin, called by him sons-in-law. Wheeler had married 20 October 1674, the daughter Sarah, but this Sarah was long and erronously called wife of Daniel Brinsmead, to whom in better account is given for wife Sarah Kellogg, daughter of Daniel Kellogg the first.

CALEB NICHOLS, Woodbury, son of the preceding, married Sarah Kellogg, daughter of Daniel Kellogg, but lived not long, and had no children, as his will, of 6 March 1706, probated 1 January following makes brother Abraham Nichols executor, and gives property to him and brother John Nichols, and sister Abigail Nichols, wife of William Martin, Mary Hull, Phebe Knell, and Hannah Nichols. He died 14 April.

CYPRIAN NICHOLS, called Siborn in the record of Hartford 1668, made freeman next year; was from Witham, County Essex, and had bought before coming estate of William Whiting, merchant of London, 6 April 1664, gentleman that was property of the father of Whiting in our country, perhaps came with son Cyprian in 1667, was nominated 1668 for freeman with prefix of respect, was selectman 1670, 5, and 6, and in her town offices, yet the date of his death is unknown. Had Cyprian, born 1672; Sarah, who married 1700, William Webster; and Mary, who married 1700, Ephraim Turner. He was born about 1642, and died about 1698.

CYPRIAN NICHOLS, Hartford, son of the preceding, was a Captain, by wife Helen Talcott, daughter of John Talcott, had only child Elizabeth, baptized 14 January 1700; and his wife died 12 May 1702. He married 24 May 1705, as second wife Mary Spencer, daughter of Samuel Spencer, had Cyprian, baptized February 1706; James, February 1708; William, January 1710; Mary, 1713; and five others, and died 2 January 1756, aged 84; and his widow died 15 February following.

DANIEL NICHOLS, Charlestown, died there 2 July 1659, but was probably only a transient visitor.

DAVID NICHOLS, died at Boston, 13 March 1653, but whether an inhabitant or not is unknown.

EPHRAIM NICHOLS, Stratford, son of Isaac Nichols of the same, married September 1682, Esther, widow of Ebenezer Hawley, was Ensign, and died about 1690, leaving children not known to us, and his widow married Eliphalet Hill.

FRANCIS NICHOLS, Stratford, died 1650, was father of Isaac, Caleb, and John, who were all born in England. His estate was small; and neither will nor inventory is of records in probate.

FRANCIS NICHOLS, Falmouth 1680, perhaps son of Robert Nichols. Willis, I. 160.

HUGH NICHOLS, Salem, married 6 April 1694, Priscilla Shattuck, daughter of Samuel Shattuck of the same, and died before November 1701.

ISAAC NICHOLS, Stratford 1639, son of Francis Nichols, born in England, one of the first settlers, I think was that Sergeant appointed to train the men in military discipline this year as in Trumbull, Colony record of Connecticut I. 36 is told; was Representative 1664 at the October session; had Mary, born 2 February 1648, who married 8 January 1667, Israel Chauncy, the minister of the town; Sarah, 1 November 1649; Josiah, 29 January 1652; Isaac, 12 March 1654; Jonathan, 20 December 1655; Ephraim, 16 December 1657; Patience, 2 February 1660, Temperance, 17 May 1662; Margery, 30 November 1663, Benjamin, 2 February 1666; and Elizabeth, 2 April 1668. He was a soapboiler, had good estate, made his will 28 September 1694, and his inventory was brought in September of next year. He names wife Margaret and all the children but Josiah, who had died 1691, leaving widow but no children. Yet three other sons, Isaac, Jonathan, and Ephraim were also dead, but to the children of each was small legacy, directed by that instrument because each father had been portioned. Sarah married 8 January 1674, Stephen Burritt; and Elizabeth married 1691, Reverend Joseph Webb.

ISAAC NICHOLS, Stratford, son of John Nichols of Fairfield, being by his uncle Isaac Nichols brought up, is usually called on the record cousin; married 15 Aug: 1672, Esther Clark, had Grace, born 6 June 1673; Alice, 25 October 1674; John 10 October 1676; Samuel, 6 December 1678; and he perhaps removed to Derby.

ISAAC NICHOLS, Stratford, son of Isaac Nichols of the same, died 1690, leaving widow Mary, and children Francis, born June 1676; Richard, November 1678; and Joseph, November 1680.

ISRAEL NICHOLS, Hingham, son of Thomas Nichols, it is said married 10 June 1688, Mary Sumner, third daughter of Roger Sumner of Dorchester.

JAMES NICHOLS, Malden, married April 1660, Mary Felt, daughter of George Felt, had Mary, born 1 March following; James, December 1662, Elizabeth; Nathaniel, 1666; Ann; Samuel; and Caleb; was freeman 1668; and died 1694, probably in April certainly before 5 November.

JAMES NICHOLS, Malden, son of the preceding, perhaps was one of several grantees in 1685, for services in the late Indians war, of tract of 8 miles square in the Nipmug country; by wife Hannah Whittemore, married 15 November 1686, had Hannah, born 22 November 1687; James, 28 January 1689; by second wife Abigail had Esther, born 5 January 1691, misprinted 1692, in Genealogical Registrar X. 163; Abigail, August perhaps 25, 1692; James, again, 22 October 1694; Joshua, 5 January 1697; Caleb, 27 April 1699; and Jemima, 4 November 1702. One of these Jameses died Farmer says, 30 May 1695, and probably it was the eldest, with error of a year for the second James died 22 March 1726.

JOHN NICHOLS, Watertown, a proprietor 1636 or 7 says Bond. He may well seem to be the man of Fairfield, buying land before 1653, perhaps reaching that final residence after a temporary one at Wethersfield, and the brother of Isaac Nichols and Caleb Nichols. By wife Grace, he had Isaac, Sarah, and John, named on return of his inventory 19 June 1655, with hope of another who was the Samuel, probably named by the widow 4 June 1659, when, given deed to her son Isaac, she requires him to pay her children Sarah, John, and Samuel certain sums. This seems to compel us to think, Esther, Elizabeth Hannah, the three elder children named on given the inventory of father, were by a former wife. The widow married Richard Perry of the same, who was dead in 1658. His son John served in Philip's war, and died in the first year of it unmarried.

JOHN NICHOLS, Topsfield, son of William Nichols of the same, by wife Lydia, had William, born 25 August 1663; Ann, 24 August 1665; John, 14 January 1668; Thomas, 20 January 1670; Isaac, 6 February 1673; Lydia, 16 April 1675, Rachel, 3 November 1677; Elizabeth, 16 March 1680; Ebenezer, 9 November 1685; besides Margaret, mentioned in his will of 12 October 1700, probated 11 November following, in which all the children are named except Isaac, who perhaps, was dead.

JOHN NICHOLS, Reading, son of Richard Nichols, freeman 1691, by wife Abigail, had John, born 1677; Richard, 1679, died soon; Richard, again, 1682; Thomas; Kendall, 1686; James, 1688; Nathaniel, 1691; Abigail, 1694; Samuel, 1696; Benjamin, 1699; and Joseph, 1702.

JOHN NICHOLS, Boston, a joiner, perhaps son of Mordecai Nichola, freeman 1690, had wife Sarah, who died at Charlestown, 13 September 1678, in her 21st year 1702.

JONATHAN NICHOLS, a soldier of Moseley's Company December 1675, and next year under Captain Turner on Connecticut River in Philip's war, was, of course from the East.

JONATHAN NICHOLS, Stratford, son of the first Isaac Nichols, died 1689, leaving widow who is not named and children Josiah, aged 7; Mary, 4; and Jonathan, 2, on returning the inventory 28 October of that year. His estate was good.

JOSIAH NICHOLS, Stratford, brother of the preceding, married 13 December 1678, Hannah Hawley, daughter of Joseph Hawley, probably had no children and died 1691.

MORDECAI NICHOLS, Boston, mariner, married 1652, Alice Hallet, daughter of Richard Hallet, had John, born 18 August 1653; and Samuel, 9 December 1658, who died young. He died not long after for 29 April 1663, his widow gave inventory and 3 February following, provided for the only child John was made in Court, for the reason, says the record of the widow "being ready to dispose of herself." She soon married Thomas Clark of Plymouth.

NATHANIEL NICHOLS, Charlestown, died before 21 August 1687, when his widow Joanna brought says the church record to baptized her children Elizabeth and Hannah. But perhaps he had lived in another town. One of the name from Hingham was in Johnson's Company December 1675, may have outlived the hard service. His widow, Joanna Shute, who was, I infer, daughter of Richard Shute, married Joseph Buckley of Boston. Hannah married 7 January 1702, Jonathan Mountford.

NATHANIEL NICHOLS, Malden, son of the first James Nichols of the same, by wife Sarah, had Nathaniel, born 30 July 1692; Samuel, 12 October 1696; Sarah, 24 April 1699; Josiah, 18 February 1704; Elizabeth, 27 October 1706; John, 21 June 1709; Mary, 23 September 1712; and Ann, 12 September 1715; and he died 10 May 1725.

RANDOLPH NICHOLS, or RANDAL NICHOLS, Charlestown, had wife Elizabeth Pierce, daughter I think, of Thomas Pierce, senior, and children Sarah, born 27 January 1643; Elizabeth; Hannah, 4 April 1647; John, 16 January 1654, Nathaniel, 10 November 1655; William, 2 August 1657; and Daniel, 21 November 1658; perhaps others; was living 1678, a householder at Charlestown. His daughter Sarah, in the will of Nicholas Shapleigh of Charlestown, 21 January 1662, his son Joseph was advised to married or at least a bequest was made to him on condition that he should do so. Elizabeth married Thomas Tuck.

RICHARD NICHOLS, Ipswich 1648, may be the man who lived long at Reading, there died 22 November 1674, in his will, three days before of who son John was executor names wife Ann, other sons Thomas and James, and daughters Mary and Hannah.

ROBERT NICHOLS, Watertown, married 1644 or 5, Sarah, widow of John Goss, may be the man, to whom with many others, our Colony government in 1680, made of land at the bottom of Casco Bay five miles square and two of the islands adjacent.

ROBERT NICHOLS, Falmouth 1670, perhaps son of the first Robert nichols, was killed by the Indians September 1675, at Scarborough.

SAMUEL NICHOLS, Reading, named an early settler by Eaton, but I find no other mentioned of him; unless he were that son of the first James Nichols of Malden, who had daughter Elizabeth to record in right of her father deceased on settlement of her grandfather's estate in 1706.

SAMUEL NICHOLS, Stratford, son of Caleb Nichols of the same, removed early to Derby, thence perhaps, to Woodbury, there died 1691, leaving widow Susanna, and only child Josiah, aged 4.

THOMAS NICHOLS, Hingham 1637, removed probably to Scituate, after marriage with Rebecca Josselyn, daughter of Thomas Josselyn, or Thomas Jostlin, but in few years back to Hingham. Had Rebecca, Ephraim, Israel, and Thomas, besides Martha and Mary, twins born 3 July 1653, and Sarah, 20 July 1655. Rebecca married 1664, Samuel House, the second.

THOMAS NICHOLS, Malden, married September 1655, Mary Moulton, may be he who at Salisbury, by wife Mary, had Ebenezer, born 3 August 1664; and, perhaps, of Amesbury in 1677. That child Ebenezer was, perhaps, female, for the same record makes Benoni Tucker married June 1686, Ebenezer Nichols.

THOMAS NICHOLS, Reading, son of Richard Nichols, freeman 1684, was Deacon.

THOMAS NICHOLS, Scituate, son of the first Thomas Nichols, married 1663, Sarah Whiston, daughter of John Whiston, had Sarah, born 1668, Rebecca, 1670; Joseph, 1673; Susanna, 1676; Mary, 1679; Bathsheba, 1681; Israel, 1683; Patience, 1685; and Elizabeth, 1690. Deane.

THOMAS NICHOLS, Reading, freeman 1691, was probably son of Deacon Thomas Nichols.

WALTER NICHOLS, Charlestown 1638, had been of some other church if he be as I think probably that freeman of 7 December 1636, whose name in the appendix to Winthrop is printed Nicholas, and by Paige's list, Nicoles, which was very frequently spelled of this surname in old records. An Elizabeth Nichols embarked at London 1635, aged 25, in the Susan and Ellen, at the same time with Richard Saltonstall, and that Penelope Pelham, who some years after married Governor Bellingham, but whether she was wife of any of the preceding is unknown.

WILLIAM NICHOLS, Salem 1638, had then grant of land, removed New London, perhaps in company with Robert Isbell, who died about 1655, and Nichols married his widow Ann. He was a substantial man in business of the town, had no children, and died 4 September 1673. His widow died 15 September 1689.

WILLIAM NICHOLS, Topsfield, in his will of 26 April 1693, probated 17 February 1696, mentioned wife Mary, children John, Mary, wife of Thomas Cave, and Hannah, wife of Thomas Wilkins, and from this document is our best information. He gave a deposition 14 May 1694, "aged upwards of 100 years" before Judge Curwin, that he had lived upwards of 42 years on a farm he bought of Henry Bartholomew, lying between the bounds of Salem and Ipswich River, paid rates to Salem several years and Topsfield, after the run of the line between the towns, claimed and enforced palm. See Genealogical Registrar IX. 377. How many years should be subtracted from the date fixed by this centenary, can easily be ascertained at Salem, to a high probability or perhaps certainly as his descendants have confided that he was born 1599; for he swore 24 June 1662, that he was 63 years old. Six of this name had, in 1834 been graduates at Harvard, and seventeen at other New England colleges.

CHRISTOPHER NICHOLSON, Lynn, son of Edmund Nicholson, married 22 October 1662, Hannah Redknap, probably daughter of Joseph Redknap.

EDMUND NICHOLSON, Marblehead, 1648, died 1660, it is presumed for his inventory taken 22 November of that year was brought in six days after by Elizabeth his widow, who was persecuted as a Quaker the same year. His children then were aged as the record shows, respectively Christopher, 22; Joseph, 20; Samuel, 16; John, 14; Elizabeth, 11; and Thomas, 7; Joseph, Thomas, and Elizabeth, then wife of Nicholas Andrews, all united in a deed, 1672, to their brother Samuel.

JOSEPH NICHOLSON, and SAMUEL NICHOLSON, at Marblehead 1668, son of Edmund Nicholson; and a

JOHN NICHOLSON in Connecticut, had deserted his wife Mercy more than five years for which she obtained divorce. But one

JOSEPH NICHOLSON, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, seems happier, if we can judge by his will 1693, described his children as Joseph, who was born 2 November 1650; Sarah, born 1 February 1653, wife of John Ward; Rebecca, 1 February 1656, wife of Nicholas Carr; Rachel, born at Bootle, 22 April 1658, wife of John Peabody, Dinah, wife of James Burrill, born at Salem, 21 March 1660; Benjamin, in Barbados, 6 July 1665; Elizabeth, at Martinico, 8 June 1667, and Jane, in Rhode Island 29 September 1669. He was, we may believe, son of Edmund Nicholson of Marblehead, and his wife was Jane.

WILLIAM NICHOLSON, Yarmouth 1641, fined for disrespect to religion, next year had William, baptized at Barnstable 1 June 1646.

JOHN NICK, or JOHN NECK, Lynn, married 22 March 1676, Mary Richards, had William, born 21 December 1676, died next year; Bathsheba, 24 December 1678, died soon; and Bathsheba, again, 11 May 1682. If this be the same name with Nicks, he may have been son of that Matthew Nicks, who had, Felt says, grant of land at Salem 1639; but the same year he mentioned Matthew Nixon, as grantee of land from the town, and probably he was the same.

WILLIAM NICK, or WILLIAM NECK, Marblehead, 1674, may have been brother of John Nick; but possibly though not probable, it is only abbreviation for Nicholson.

WILLIAM NICKERSON, Boston, weaver, from Norwich, England, aged 33, with wife Ann Busby, eldest daughter of Nicholas Busby (who came in the same ship), aged 28, and four children Nicholas, Robert, Elizabeth, and Ann, embarked at Ipswich, or Yarmouth, 8 April 1637, arriving 20 June at Boston, proceeded with father-in-law, I presume, first to Watertown, where he might be allowed to join the church, for in Boston there existed nothing but contention among the members to drive out, and nobody was recorded until long after Nickerson had been administered freeman 2 May 1638. But he is after found at Yarmouth where he had Joseph, born December 1647; and Elizabeth married October 1649, Robert Eldred.

WILLIAM NICKERSON, Eastham, married 22 January 1691, Mary Snow, had Mercy, born 17 March 1692; and Nicholas, 19 March 1694. Perhaps the spelling was Neck.

ROBERT NICHOLSON, Scarborough, had Robert, and John Nicholson. His inventory is of 1 July 1676.

JOSEPH NIGHTINGALE, Braintree, perhaps son of William Nightingale, by wife Hannah, had Joseph, who died young; and the mother died 11 October 1718, aged 26; and the father died 1726, aged 48.

WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE, Braintree 1689, or earlier, died 10 May 1714, aged about 77.

WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE, junior, Braintree, son perhaps of the preceding, was freeman 1690.

INCREASE NILES, Braintree, son of John Niles, was a soldier of Johnson's Company December 1675. married 4 December 1677, Mary Purchas, had John, born 10 October 1678; Increase, 9 March 1680; Ebenezer; and Mary; and died 1 September 1693.

JOHN NILES, Dorchester 1634, Braintree 1636, freeman 1647, had wife Jane, and children Hannah, born 16 February 1637; John, 4 March 1639; Joseph, 15 August 1640; Nathaniel, 16 August 1642; Samuel, 12 May 1644; Increase, 16 December 1646; Benjamin, 11 March 1651; and his wife died 15 May 1654. He went to Block Island perhaps, but before removing by wife Hannah, had, probably Isaac, born 2 April 1658. It is not certain that he went to Block Island as that John who lived there may have been the son of this, who died at Braintree, 8 February 1694, aged about 91 years, and his widow died 31 January 1703.

JOSEPH NILES, Braintree, second son of John Niles, married 2 November 1662, Mary Mycall, had Hannah, born 15 February 1664; Joseph, 21 September 1666; Mary, 8 January 1669; John; and Benjamin, 2 January 1675,

NATHANIEL NILES, Block Island 1670, son of John Niles, had married Sarah Sands, daughter of James Sands, perhaps in 1671, and besides Jeremiah, and Nathaniel, one older, one younger, as Vinton supposed, had Samuel Niles, minister of Braintree, a distinguished controversial writer, born 1 May 1674, Harvard College 1699, who comipiled the Narrative of wars in New England with French and Indians partly printed in 3 Massachusetts History Collection VI. 154, et seq., and died 1 May 1762; was father of Samuel Niles, Harvard College 1731, and grandfather Reverend Samuel Niles of Abington, who died 16 June 1814.

SAMUEL NILES, Braintree, third son of John Niles, married 20 April 1680, Vinton says, widow Mary Belcher, and I wish his industrious research had ascertained of who he was widow so that we might not be left to conjecture that she was daughter of Roger Billings, who married Samuel Belcher. By her he had Sarah, born January 1681; Hannah 1682; and Samuel, 15 June 1686; was a Lieutenant 1697. Eleven of this name had, in 1634, been graduates at New England colleges of which four were of Dartmouth, three of Harvard, and two of Yale.

EBENEZER NIMS, Deerfield, son of Godfrey Nims, in the assault, 29 February 1704, by the French and Indians when most of the family were destroyed, was taken, carried to Canada, adopted by an Indian squaw, had there a wife and one child but was liberated 1714, and came home. I hear nothing of the wife and child.

GODFREY NIMS, Northampton 1668, was a soldier in Philip's war, married Margaret, widow of Zebediah Williams, had Rebecca, born 1678, died soon; John and Rebecca, twins 1679; Henry, 1682; removed to Deerfield, there had Thankful, 1684; and Ebenezer, 1687; his wife died next year, and he married 1692, Mehitable Smead, widow of Jeremiah Hull, daughter of William Smead, had Thomas, 1693, who died at 4 years; Mehitable, 1696; Mary and Mercy, twins 1699; and Abigail, 1701. Henry Nims was killed 29 February 1704, at the surprise of the town by French and Indians. Mehitable, Mary, and Mercy were at the same time burned to death in the cellar of his house, and his wife carried off, but killed on the road to Canada, whither John, Ebenezer, and Abigail were carried, John Nims failed to escape in his first attempt, but got free in the second from Montreal, 1705; and Abigail Nims was probably never heard of. After his daughter Rebecca had married Philip Mattoon, and was killed with him, and their only child. At the same time, so that of all his family only John, Thankful, and Ebenezer were living, and the youngest a captive for nine years after the father died 1705. But the name is well perpetuated.

MATTHEW NIXON, or MATTHEW NICKSON, Salem 1639, was petitioner 1668, against imposts, signed for self and company. See Nick.

ROBERT NOAKES, or ROBERT NOAKE, Boston, by wife perhaps daughter of Robert Wright, who in his will calls Noakes his son, had Arthur, b 17 March 1665; Mary, 5 December 1667; Robert, 10 July 1670; Joseph, 16 October 1671; and Robert, again, 13 October 1676. I suppose he was living 1701.

JOHN NOBLE, Westfield, probably son of the first Thomas, married 13 September 1682, Abigail Sacket, daughter of John Sacket, had Abigail, born 30 June 1683, and his wife died in 3 days; by second wife, had John, 15 February 1685; Stephen, 15 August 1688; William, died young; David, 25 January 1695; Hannah, 2 November 1697; Sarah, 22 March 1699; and Mabel, 28 February 1705. He died at New Milford, 17 August 1714.

MARK NOBLE, Westfield, probably brother of the preceding, married 10 December 1690, Hannah Dewey, daughter of the second Thomas Dewey, had Joseph, born 8 October 1691, Hezekiah, 14 May 1694; Matthew, 19 September 1698; Solomon, 23 December 1700; Elisha, 9 February 1703; Obadiah, 19 October 1705; Hannah, 11 October 1707; Esther, 6 June 1710; and Rhoda, 17 April 1717.

THOMAS NOBLE, Boston 1652, removed to Springfield, married 1 November 1660, Hannah Warriner, only daughter of William Warriner, removed to Westfield, 1669, freeman 1681, Representative 1692, before going thither had John, born 1662, before mentioned; Hannah, 24 February 1664, who married John Goodman of Hadley, and next, 12 October 1728, Nathaniel Edwards of Northampton; and Thomas, 14 January 1667. He had at Westfield Elizabeth, born 9 February 1673; Luke, 15 July 1675; James, 1 October 1677; Mary, 29 June 1680; and Rebecca, 4 January 1683; but when or whence he came is unknown. His death was 20 January 1704, and the widow Hannah married Deacon Medad Pomeroy.

THOMAS NOBLE, Westfield, probably son of the preceding, married 19 December 1695, Elizabeth Dewey, daughter of the second Thomas Dewey, had Thomas, born 10 September 1696: Job, 28 January 1699, died at 5 months; Jonathan, 1 May 1700, died at 19 years; Seth, 30 October 1702, died in few weeks; Israel, 20 September 1703, Elizabeth, 3 September 1705; Lois, 4 July 1708; Ebenezer, 11 October 1711; Thankful, 31 May 1714; Ann, 30 October 1716; and Jonathan, 23 May 1721; was Deacon, and died 29 July 1730; and his widow died 2 October 1757.

WILLIAM NOBLE, Flushing, Long Island, was, in 1664, employed by the Connecticut Colony. Six of this name had been graduates at Yale, and nine at the other New England colleges in 1834, says Farmer's MS which is the more observed because none was of Harvard or Dartmouth.

HENRY NOCK, Dover, youngest son of Thomas Nock of the same, married 10 January 1692, Sarah Adams, daughter of Charles Adams.

SYLVANUS NOCK, brother of the preceding, married 20 April 1677 Elizabeth Emery, had Elizabeth, born 12 February 1678; Sarah, 4 May 1680; and others.

THOMAS NOCK, Dover 1655, by wife Rebecca Tibbets, probably daughter of Henry Tibbets, had Elizabeth, born 21 November 1663, died at 5 years; Henry, posthumous 8 February 1667; besides others earlier, as Sylvanus, and Rebecca, and died 29 October 1666. His widow married 28 September 1669, Philip Benmore, outlived him, and died 30 March 1680. It is said this name has became Knox in some branches.

WILLIAM NODDLE, Salem, came probably in the fleet with Winthrop, freeman 18 May 1631, was drowned in June 1632. Winthrop I. 80. Prince, II. 29, thinks Noddle's Island was named for him.

JEREMIAH NORCROSS, Watertown 1642, perhaps the freeman 1653, whose baptized name is not given on the record, died in England 1657; in his will, made 15 September 1654, probated 6 October 1657, besides sons Nathaniel and Richard, he names daughter Sarah, wife of Francis Macy, though Bond, 376, reads the name Merry or Massey, son Richard, daughter Mary, and John Smith, son of his wife Adrean, and speaks of grandchildren in England.

JEREMIAH NORCROSS, a soldier in Philip's war, under Captain Turner, 1676, was son of Richard Norcross, and grandson of the preceding; died says Bond, 30 November 1717.

JOHN NORCROSS, Cambridge 1642, Bond thinks was brother of the preceding, and referred to in his will; but no more is heard of him.

NATHANIEL NORCROSS, Salem 1639, joined the church there 1641, freeman 10 May 1643, was, Bond says, that son of the first Jeremiah Norcross, born in England, bred at Catharine Hall in the University of Cambridge, where he had his A.B. 1636-7, lived 1647 at Watertown, and probably preached a little, having declined the request of the first settlers of Lancaster, two or three years before and probably went back to England to exercise his faculties, may have had a child at Walsingham, in Norfolk, whence, says Calamy, he was ejected at the great day of triumph after the restoration. Winthrop II. 161.

NATHANIEL NORCROSS, Watertown, son of Richard Norcross the first, married 20 June 1687, Mehitable Hagar, daughter of William Hagar, had Mehitable, born 4 February 1691. His wife died 5 April following, and by second wife Susanna Shattuck, daughter of Philip Shattuck, of course granddaughter of his mother-in-law, he had Nathaniel, 20 December 1695; Philip, 5 March 1698; and Susanna, 26 February 1701. He died perhaps before his father.

RICHARD NORCROSS, Watertown, son of Jeremiah Norcross, born in England about 1621, married 24 June 1650, Mary Brooks, had Mary, born 27 August 1652, who died 19 October 1661; Jeremiah, 3 March 1655; Sarah, 28 December 1657, Richard, 4 August 1660; Mary, again, 10 July 1663; Nathaniel, 18 December 1665; and Samuel, 4 May 1671; was freeman 1652, but Bond calls the year 1653, taught a town school says Bond, 49 years at least. His wife died 24 February 1672; and he married 18 November 1673, Susanna, widow of William Shattuck, who died 11 December 1686, and he had 3rd wife Mary, and died 1709. His will mentioned sons Richard, Samuel, and Jeremiah, daughter Mary, unmarried, and 6 children of his deceased daughter Sarah. Sarah married 23 September 1680, Joseph Child; and Mary married 2 April 1713, John Stearns as second wife.

RICHARD NORCROSS, Watertown, son of the preceding, married 10 August 1686, Rose Woodward, daughter of the first John Woodward, had Richard, born 30 December 1687; Samuel, 14 October 1689; and Abigail, 11 July 1692. By second wife married 6 August 1695, Hannah Sanders, he had John, 28 December 1696; Hannah, 16 February 1699; Joseph, 1 July 1701; Jeremiah, 2 July 1703; George, 22 August 1705; Rose, or Ruth, 20 March 1708; Petel, 28 September 1710; and William, 14 March 1715. He was schoolmaster, like his father and like him, lived to good old age.

DANIEL NORCUT, or DANIEL NORCOTT, Boston, sailed in the Pied Cow, 1635, for England and becasue she was not heard of next year, administration of his estate was given to John Coggan, who probably was a creditor, January 1637.

WILLIAM NORCUT, or WILLIAM NORCOTT, Marshfield, married Sarah Chapman, had William, born 20 February 1663; John, 1 August 1664; Thomas, 1 June 1670; Ralph, 5 October 1673; Isaac, 10 June 1675; Ephraim, 4 November 1683; and Ebenezer, 1 March 1691; besides four or five daughters; and died 18 September 1693. possibly he was of Boston 1650, to witness the will of Robert Saltonstall.

NATHANIEL NORDEN, Marblehead, a Captain and freeman 1690, also Representative same year and the former.

SAMUEL NORDEN, Boston, shoemaker, perhaps brother of the preceding, by wife Joanna, had Samuel, born 8 November 1651; Nathaniel, 27 November 1653; and Benjamin, 15 June 1656; and his wife died 29 June; but by second wife married 1656, Elizabeth Pormort, daughter of Philemon Pormort, had Elizabeth, 2 September 1657; Susanna, 26 November 1659; Joseph, 8 February 1664; Joshua, 3 July 1666; Mary, 22 March 1669; and Isaac, 8 March 1672; was freeman 1666.

HUGH NORMAN, Plymouth, married 8 October 1639, Mary White; removed to Yarmouth before 1643, had Elizabeth, who was drowned 28 May 1648, aged 6 years; removed again to Barnstable.

JOHN NORMAN, Salem 1631, by wife Arabella, had John, born August 1637, baptized 4 March 1638; Lydia, 15 January baptized 23 February 1640; Ann or Hannah, 15 January baptized 1 May 1642; Arabella, 14 February baptized April 1644; Martha, May 1646; Richard, 12 October 1651; Joseph, 8 September 1653, died soon; and Joseph, again, 7 September 1656; was in 1640, at Jeffrey's Creek, now Manchester, of Marblehead 1648, and back again to Salem; died 1673, in his 60th year, and his widow died 1679. His daughter Arabella, married September 1664, John Baldwin.

JOHN NORMAN, Salem, probably son of the preceding, married 17 November 1663, Mary Ropes, eldest daughter of George Ropes, had John, born 19 November 1664, died at 3 days; John, again, 12 December 1666; Mary, 14 February 1669; Richard, 20 February 1674; and Abigail, 10 July 1677.

JOHN NORMAN, Salem, son of Richard Norman, married Abigail Ropes, daughter of George Ropes, had, perhaps, by a farmer wife John, born about 1660, and probably is the man who was taken in the Dutch war, 1667. He died 6 May 1713, aged 76, says the gravestone record, and his widow Mary, I suppose died 2 October 1713, aged 67.

JOHN NORMAN, perhaps grandson of the first John Norman, married Sarah Maverick, youngest daughter of Moses Maverick.

RICHARD NORMAN, Salem, perhaps brother of John Norman the first, came in 1626, as Felt thinks, probably from Dorchester in England with son Richard, to each of whom he assigns that year, but John, who was elder, may have been left in England. Farmer thinks he had also William, lived at Marblehead 1648; and says the elder Richard died 1683, though it may seem as probable that it was the son of that name, who he says was born 1623, and lived 1672 at Marblehead. It seems to me, that the elder died probably before this last date, and that second

RICHARD NORMAN was the freeman of 1680. He married 13 January 1675, Elizabeth Bullock, daughter of Henry Bullock.

SAMUEL NORMAN, Barnstable, perhaps son of Hugh Norman, married November 1697, by Mr. Hamblin's extract from the record, widow Casley, but of who she was widow is not known.

THOMAS NORMAN, Boston 1674, probably removed to Topsfield, where he was living when made freeman 1681.

EDWARD NORRIS, Salem, fourth minister at that church, ordained 18 March 1640, had joined the Boston church 21 July 1639, as did next month his wife Elinor; yet his daughter Mary united with the church of Roxbury soon after; freeman 13 May 1640; died as Farmer has it, 10 April 1659, aged about 70; but 23 December on more probably authority of John Hull, who calls the age about "fourscore." His will, of 9 December 1657, was probated 27 June 1660. Mather includes him in his first classis, yet omits his name of baptism. He was ordained by a Bishop. We may be sure in the last days of Elizabeth or first of James, but we have no report of his cure.

EDWARD NORRIS, Salem, 1639, son of the preceding, schoolmaster 1640 to 1676, died 1684, in 70th year. By wife Dorothy, had Edward, baptized 18 October 1657; and Elizabeth; perhaps more, but these outlived him.

EDWARD NORRIS, Salem, son of the preceding, married 3 December 1685, Mary Symonds, probably daughter of James Symonds, had Mary, born 14 April 1687; and perpetuated the name, the eighth Edward being recently an active man.

NICHOLAS NORRIS, Exeter 1666, of who I know nothing, but that he took, 30 November 1677, the oath of allegiance and in 1690, desired jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

JAMES NORTH, Northampton 1677, son of John North, married Sarah Smith, died 25 July 1689, leaving children Sarah, born 1679; and Mary, 1687. His widow died 1727.

JOHN NORTH, Farmington, an early settler, probably he who came 1635, aged 20, in the Susan and Ellen, to Boston, was freeman of Connecticut 1657; had Thomas; John, born about 1641; Samuel and Mary, twins 1643, but one account makes Mary 2 years later than Samuel; James, 1647; Sarah, baptized 18 December 1653; Nathaniel, 29 June 1656; Lydia, 9 May 1658; and Joseph, 18 March 1660; died late in 1691, or early in 1692, his inventory being of 12 February in this year. Mary married John Searle; and Sarah married the second Matthew Woodruff of Farmington.

JOHN NORTH, Wethersfield, son of the preceding, married 1672, Susanna Francis, eldest daughter of Robert Francis, died 1682, leaving John, aged 10, Mary, 8; Susanna, 6; and Sarah, 4. Miss Caulkins gives reason for presuming he practised physics in 1662, at New London.

JOSEPH NORTH, Farmington 1690, son of the first John North, died 1731, without issue. But his widow Martha Porter, daughter of Thomas Porter, married John Porter, as second wife.

RICHARD NORTH, Salisbury 1640, one of the first proprietors, freeman 2 June 1641; removed to Salem, there made his will 1649, in which wife Ursula, children Mary, Sarah, who married an Oldham, and Susanna, are mentioned. Mary was wife of Thomas Jones of Gloucester, and died 4 February 1682, as his widow; and Susanna, of George Martin of Salisbury.

SAMUEL NORTH, Farmington, son of the first John North, died 1682, leaving John, married 3 January 1667, Hannah Norton, daughter of John Norton, aged 13; Samuel, 10; Thomas, 8; and Hannah, 4.

THOMAS NORTH, New Haven 1644, had by wife Mary Price, daughter of Walter Price of Newington Butts, near London, who had been widow of Philip Petersfield of Holborn, three children Thomas, born 30 June 1650; John, 13 March 1652; and Batshua, 25 December 1654. She outlived him, and married Thomas Dunck of Saybrook, and died in England whither she went 1670, to recover estate descended to her, leaving Dunck to get another wife before 10 July 1677.

THOMAS NORTH, Farmington, married Hannah Newall, daughter of Thomas Newall, had John, Thomas, Hannah, Nathaniel, Mary, Joseph and Rebecca, twins baptized 31 December 1693; Lydia, 1 March 1696; Sarah, and Ebenezer.

JAMES NORTHAM, Hartford 1655, may have been 10 years before at Wethersfield, freeman 1658, was engageed next year with the seceders, who would remove to Hadley, but he was not able to fulfil his design, and died before 1662. He married widow Isabel Catlin, had only Samuel, yet it may be he was by a former wife. His widow removed to New Jersey, but after to Hadley, where she married Joseph Baldwin.

SAMUEL NORTHAM, Hatfield 1674, son of the preceding, married that year Mary Dickinson, daughter of John Dickinson, had Samuel, born 4 May 1675; Mary, 7 January 1677; Elizabeth, 1 April 1680; and Jonathan, 18 May 1682; removed to Deerfield, but in 1715, with son Jonathan, was of Colchester, where he died.

WILLIAM NORTHCUT, Yarmouth 1643, then able to bear arms, may have been father of before mentioned wife Norcut; but in my guess, was the same person.

EZEKIEL NORTHEND, Rowley 1645; was born about 1622, married Edna, widow of Richard Bailey, had besides four daughters, John, born 1658; and Ezekiel, 1666; was selectman 1691. His daughter Elizabeth married Humphrey Hobson, and next, Thomas Gage; Edna married Thomas Lambert.

EZEKIEL NORTHEND, Rowley, perhaps son of the preceding, a corporation in 1691, when he was the richest man in town; married 10 September of that year Dorothy Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall of Newbury, had John, born 1692; Ezekiel, 1697; Samuel, 1707; besides six daughters, possibly some were by second wife. He was Representative 1715-17.

JOHN NORTHEND, Wethersfield, one of the first settlers, removed probably to Stamford, where final s was added.

JOHN NORTHEY, Marblehead 1648, was born about 1607, and probably father of that

JOHN NORTHEY of Scituate, who served in Philip's war, became a Quaker, and married 1675, Sarah Ewell, daughter of Henry Ewell, had James, born 1687, of which is still a line of descendants at Scituate.

JOSEPH NORTHROP, JOSEPH NORTHRUP, JOSEPH NORTROP, or JOSEPH NORTHUP, Milford, an early settler, died 1669, probably for his will is of 1 September that year. He married I presume, Mary Norton, daughter of Francis Norton of Milford, had Joseph, Samuel, Jeremiah, and John. His widow perhaps married again, for in her will, so late as 26 January 1683, she names her children Zophan, Daniel, William, and Mary, but none of those mentioned by her husband’s will.

JOSEPH NORTHROP, JOSEPH NORTHRUP, JOSEPH NORTROP, or JOSEPH NORTHUP, Milford, perhaps son of the preceding, proposed for freeman 1670.

SAMUEL NORTHROP, SAMUEL NORTHRUP, SAMUEL NORTROP, or SAMUEL NORTHUP, Milford, probably brother of the preceding, proposed for freeman 1671. Twelve proprietors of this name were counted in 1713, at that place, including two or three widows.

STEPHEN NORTHROP, STEPHEN NORTHRUP, STEPHEN NORTROP, or STEPHEN NORTHUP, Providence 1645, administered freeman 1658, and, perhaps, of Wickford 1674.

BONUS NORTON, Ipswich, son of William Norton, had wife Mary Goodhue, daughter of Joseph Goodhue, married before 1690, who outlived him, and children John; Mary; Sarah; William, born 9 May 1691; Joseph, 17 November 1695; Samuel, 12 September 1699; Elizabeth; Lucy; and Ann, but the order is unknown for the most. He removed to Hingham in his middle life, went last to Hampton, there died 30 April 1718, aged 61, as the gravestone tells.

DAVID NORTON, Boston, said by tradition to have married Phebe Templar, sister of the third Richard Templar, but I see no date. He lived in Blackhorse lane, though no time is mentioned, yet is he among inhabitants taxed 1695.

FRANCIS NORTON, Portsmouth 1631, a steward, sent by Mason and other patentees, removed to Charlestown, says Frothingham, as early as 1637, was freeman 18 May 1642, Artillery Company 1643, a Captain and Representative many years between 1647 and 61, died 11 July 1667. His widow Mary married 27 August 1670, Deacon William Stitson; probably he had no sons but of daughters Abigail married John Long; Mary married 30 October 1656, Joseph Noyes, Elizabeth married 21 September 1671, Timothy Symmes; Deborah married 24 September 1668 Zechary Hill, and next, Matthew, 4 Mar; and Sarah was unmarried.

FRANCIS NORTON, Wethersfield, one of the first settlers, but was of Milford 1660, thence moved 1662, to New Haven, where he was drowned 1667, leaving no children but in his will of 1666, names cousin i. e. nephew John Norton, cousin John Nash, son Joseph Northrop with his son Jeremiah.

FREEGRACE NORTON, Saco, eldest son of George Norton of Salem, served on the grand jury 1662, but soon after removed to Ipswich, was a Sergeant in Philip's war, of Captain Appleton's Company, killed by the Indians 19 October 1675, at Hatfield, then 40 years old; had married a daughter of Roger Spencer, the Captain of Saco, perhaps had children but nothing is known.

GEORGE NORTON, Salem, was probably that carpenter who came in the fleet with Higginson, April 1629, from London, freeman 14 May 1634, by wife Mary, had Freegrace, born probably 1635, but whose baptism I find not; John, baptized October 1637; Nathaniel, May 1639; George, 28 March 1641; removed to Gloucester, was there selectman 1642, 3, and Representative 1642-4; and there Mary was born 28 February 1643; unless this were mistake, as to me seems probable for Henry; Mehitable; Sarah; Hannah; and Abigail, 1651; removed again, perhaps for short time, to Ipswich, but soon to Wenham, where was baptized his daughters Sarah, 14 February 1647; and Elizabeth 7 August 1653; and he died 1659; leaving widow Mary and those ten children. His widow married 27 February 1660, Philip Fowler. See Babson, 118.

GEORGE NORTON, Suffield, son of the preceding, probably may have first been of Ipswich, but more probably at Salem, and removed to Ipswich, where first five children were born by wife Sarah, who died 23 June 1682; he had George; Thomas, born 1670; Nathaniel; Sarah; and Alice; but after getting estate at Suffield, then part of Springfield, 1674, removed thither, and had Samuel, born 22 January 1680, died soon; Samuel, again, 9 April 1681, died soon; and John, 12 June 1682, died soon; he married 20 June 1683, Mary Barber or Mercy Barber, widow of John Gillett of Windsor, daughter of the first Thomas Barber, had Mary, born 18 January 1685; Abigail, 14 January 1687; Freegrace, 1 January 1689; Joanna, 17 March 1693; Elizabeth, 31 August 1695, died young; and Elizabeth again, posthumous, when nine others were living 19 March 1697. He was freeman 1681, and selectman, and Representative 1693, and died 15 November 1696, and his widow died 31 December 1725.

GEORGE NORTON, York 1680, perhaps son of Henry Norton, married Mary Foxwell, daughter of Richard Foxwell of Scarborough; swore allegiance 1680.

HENRY NORTON, York 1656, was marshal of the Colony had, four years earlier, sworn allegiance to Massachusetts but probably went home next year. His son George had administration 1679; yet the father died early in 1659, as in the inventory shows £103, 18, of date 2 March.

HUMPHREY NORTON, Plymouth 1657, a Quaker, who probably had come, but few months before he was expelled from the Colony in October being "found guilty of divers horrid errors," and driven to Rhode Island. There the quiet of toleration could not be long endured and in the spring following he went back to court persecution, and at the June Court had the advantage of attracting attention enough to be whipped, imprisoned, and made to pay fees therefore; but the severity of that minor jurisdiction even after the death of Governor Bradford, rose not to the sublime of folly exhibited by Massachusetts and, I suppose, Humphrey went home in 1658, to avoid what he had first sought. Yet the infection was maligned enough at Plymouth to drive Matherly and Cudworth from their high places of service, probably he was no relative of Reverend John Norton, whose extreme virulence against this sect, was better suited to the majority of our people than the new form of worship of the disciples.

JOHN NORTON, Charlestown, may have come in 1629, but certainly was here next year, had gone to York, where Stone, on a trading voyage along shore, took him up in 1633, for a companion to Virginia, but near the mouth of Connecticut, the Pequots, in a quarrel, cut off the whole party. He was called Captain in Charlestown. Winthrop I. 123.

JOHN NORTON, Ipswich, an eminant divine, son of William Norton, born 6 May 1606, says Mather, at Starford, meaning, I think, Bishop Stortford, in Herts, bred at Peter House, in the University of Cambridge, where I saw his subscriptions on taken his A.B. 1623-4, and A.M. 1627, though by the Magnalia it is said (with unusual confidence even for that work) he left the University on occasion of disaster to his father’s estate, and became an usher to a school and curate at Starford. He was domestic chaplain to Sir William Masham in the neighboring County Essex, but could obtain no preferment and dissatisfied with the formalities demanded in the church service, embarked in 1634, to come to our country with Shepard, but they were compelled by a storm to go back, and he came later than Shepard next year, reaching Plymouth after another terrible storm in ship with Governor Winslow, being the Hopewell, Captain Babb, probably in October but he could not be content there, after teaching some months though earnestly desired by the people. At Ipswich he was ordained 1636 freeman yet without prefix of respect 17 May 1637, not long after death of famous John Cotton, was called to make good his place in Boston, and installed 23 July 1656. In February 1662 was sent with Bradstreet to make fair weather for our Colony in London, fulfilled his mission with skill, and came back in September but as less kindly recorded here, especially by those who had desired no such result, and died 5 April 1663, leaving wife Mary, but no children in his will, probated 16 April following, mentioned brother William Norton of Ipswich, brother Thomas Norton of London, mother, sister Elizabeth Norton, and his wife Mary. His widow died 17 January 1678. Her will, of 20 August 1677, mentioned nephew John Norton, who became minister of Hingham, brothers Thomas and William, sisters Elizabeth and Mary, besides sister Lucy, wife of William.

JOHN NORTON, Branford 1645, perhaps son of Thomas Norton of Saybrook, had there several children by wife Hannah Clark, removed to Hartford, and soon to Farmington, there had Samuel, baptized 20 May 1659, died soon; in October 1661, brought for baptism his children Hannah, aged about 12; Dorothy, 10; John, 8; and Thomas, about 13 months; was freeman 1657 or 1664, and died 1711.

JOHN NORTON, Guilford, son of Thomas Norton, freeman 1667, married Hannah Stone, daughter of William Stone of the same, and second wife Elizabeth Hubbard, had John, born 18 November 1666, died in few weeks; John, again, 29 May 1668; Samuel, 4 October 1672; Thomas, 4 March 1675; Hannah, 4 February 1678; and Mary, 1680, but whether all by first wife though probably is not distinctively told. He died 5 March 1704. His will of 24 February 1701, names three sons and two daughters.

JOHN NORTON, Hingham, third minister, son of William Norton of Ipswich, ordained 27 November 1678, married the same week, Mary Mason, daughter of Arthur Mason of Boston, had Elizabeth and John, and died 3 October 1716.

JOHN NORTON, Springfield, married 1678, Lydia Wright, daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright, widow of Lawrence Bliss, had no children by her, and died 1687. His widow married 1688, John Lamb.

JOHN NORTON, Salem, a carpenter, was called 56 years old in 1693, married 3 April 1660, Mary Sharp, perhaps daughter of Elder Samuel Sharp, had Mary, born 4 January 1662, died in one month; Mary, again, 26 April 1664; Hannah, 17 October 1668; Abigail, 30 January 1671; George, 20 April 1672; Elizabeth, 30 August 1674; and John, 30 October 1679.

JOHN NORTON, Farmington, son of John Norton of the same, married Ruth More, eldest daughter of Isaac More or Isaac Moore, had John, born 6 April 1684; Mary, 21 November 1686, Sarah, probably 31 March but record says 1 April (the fool's day that year being Monday) 1689; Hannah, 15 May 1692; Dorcas, 20 January 1695; and three or four others whose names and dates are not seen.

JOSEPH NORTON, Salisbury, married 10 March 1662, Susanna Getchell, daughter of Samuel Getchell, had son born 1662, died soon; Samuel, 11 October 1663; Joseph, 14 August 1665; Priscilla, 16 December 1667; Solomon, 31 January 1670; Benjamin, 24 March 1672; Caleb, June 1675; Flower, a daughter 21 November 1677; and Joshua, 13 October 1680.

NICHOLAS NORTON, Weymouth, by wife Elizabeth, had Isaac, born 3 May 1641; and Jacob, 1 March 1644, who died unmarried. Seven daughters and two more sons he had, Joseph, and Benjamin, and both, with first born Isaac, are stocks of large tribes.

RICHARD NORTON, Boston 1648, a cooper, by wife Dorothy, had Richard, born perhaps 10 February 1650, died on the same; and the father died before 8 August 1657, when his estate was appraised.

SAMUEL NORTON, Boston, who died 28 June 1654, may have been only transient visitor.

THOMAS NORTON, Guilford, one of the signers of the first compact, 1 June 1639, died 1648, before middle life, leaving wife Grace, Thomas, and John; daughters Ann; Grace; Mary; and Abigail, who married 1667, Ananias Trians; Ann married John Warner at Hartford; Grace married 2 April 1651, William Seward; and Mary married 7 April 1660, Samuel Rockwell of Windsor.

THOMAS NORTON, Salem 1654, made by George Williams first of the overseers of his will that year.

THOMAS NORTON, Saybrook, son of the first Thomas Norton, married 8 May 1671, Elizabeth Mason, daughter of John Mason, had Elizabeth, born 13 October 1674, died young; Thomas, 1 June 1677; Elizabeth again, 26 December 1679; Joseph and Samuel, twins 6 November 1681; Abigail and Ebenezer, twins 16 October 1683; and John, 3 October 1686. His wife died 31 January 1699; he removed to Durham, and died late in 1712.

WALTER NORTON, a Captain, desired administration as freeman 19 October 1630, and 18 May following was recorded but very uncertain is it, when, or whence he came, whither he went, or where resided, except that Charlestown may seem better entitled than any other town, for a Captain Norton was very early settler there, and it has been guessed that this was the Captain killed by the Pequots 1633, who by me is in the Index to Winthrop's History called John, on what authority, however, in the lapse of above thirty years is forgotten.

WILLIAM NORTON, Ipswich, strangely called Reverend in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 229, was younger brother of Reverend John Norton, came in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, late in 1635, aged 25, from London, though he had probably come in 1632, with Edward Winslow, in the William and Francis, arriving at Boston 5 June; freeman 3 March 1636, then, perhaps, of Hingham, yet it is not easy to find where he lived before going to Ipswich, nor when or who he married. He died 3 April and by his will of two days preceding, probated 15 May following, we gain positive knowledge, and find his wife Lucy Downing, daughter of Emmanuel Downing, as it is said, children Reverend John Norton, Harvard College 1671; and Bonus, before mentioned; Elizabeth wife of John Wainwright, Esq. after wife of Honorable Isaac Addington. Other younger children William, born 12 February 1661; and Lucy, 25 January 1662, were probably dead before the will. The widow died 5 February 1698,

WILLIAM NORTON, Boston 1658, married 14 December 1659, Susanna Mason, daughter of Ralph Mason, had John, born 22 August 1660; William, 14 September 1662; David, 31 May 1661; Mary, 5 February 1668; William, again, 8 July 1670; Mary, again, 15 December 1671; and Susanna, 25 June 1676. Twelve of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, seven at Harvard, and four at other New England colleges.

JOHN NORWICH, freeman 13 May 1640, of who we know no more, and have no clue even to his residence, except that the freemen's list has his name between a Brown of Newbury and a Pitts of Hingham.

CALEB NORWOOD, Gloucester, youngest son of Francis Norwood, married Alice Donnell, daughter probably of Honorable Samuel Donnell, had several children, removed to Boston, there kept an inn, made his will 29 November 1735, named son Gustavus, and five daughters.

FRANCIS NORWOOD, Gloucester, married 15 October 1663, Elizabeth Coldum, daughter of Clement Coldum the second, had Thomas, born 10 December 1664; Francis, 9 December 1666; Elizabeth, 17 February 1669; Mary, 7 January 1672; Stephen, 24 November 1674; Deborah, 14 September 1677; Hannah, 8 November 1679; Joshua, 1683; Caleb, 1685; and Abigail, 1689, who married 1 January 1711, Nathaniel Ellery; and he died 4 March 1709.

FRANCIS NORWOOD, Gloucester, son of the preceding, married 24 January 1693, Mary Stevens, daughter of James Stevens, who died 19 November 1724, had William, and Jonathan, who both lived long.

JOSHUA NORWOOD, Gloucester, brother of the preceding, married 25 September 1704, Elizabeth Andrews, daughter of William Andrews of Ipswich, had four sons and eleven daughters says Babson in his valuable History of Gloucester, and died 1762.

STEPHEN NORWOOD, Gloucester, son of the first Francis Norwood, married February 1702, Elizabeth Ingleby, and died 7 January following.

THOMAS NORWOOD, Gloucester, son of Francis Norwood, married 24 August 1685, Mary Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown of Lynn, and Lewis tells of six children Francis, Ebenezer, Mary, Thomas, Mary, and Jonathan, without dates of any. But the will of his father mentioned this son and so probably he was then living.

JOHN NOTT, Wethersfield 1640, or earlier, had Hannah, born 10 June 1649; John, 10 January 1651; and Elizabeth, who was eldest; was often a Representative from 1665, in 19 sessions, died 25 January 1682, leaving as in his will two years preceding, mentioned widow Ann, and those children of who Hannah married John Hale; and Elizabeth married Robert Reeves. From him in fourth generation was the late Reverend Dr. Samuel Nott, Yale College 1780, who died in 99th year on 26 May 1852.

JOHN NOTT, Wethersfield, son of the preceding, married 28 March 1683, Patience Miller, daughter of William Miller, had John, born 23 November 1683; Jonathan, 4 June 1685; William, 19 November 1686; Thomas, 1 October 1688; Nathaniel, 18 April 1691; Gershom, 19 March 1693; Thankful, 6 January 1695; Abraham, 29 January 1697; and Ann, 29 July 1699; and he died 21 March 1710. His widow outlived 1745.

ALEXANDER NOWELL, Charlestown, son of Increase Nowell, freeman 1671, composed several almanacs, but died 13 July 1672, probably unmarried.

GEORGE NOWELL, Boston, blacksmith, Artillery Company 1662, by wife Lydia, had Ann, born 13 October 1659.

INCREASE NOWELL, Charlestown, came 1630, in the fleet with Winthrop probably in the Arbella, was one of the founders of First Church in Boston, his being, the fifth name on the list of members and wife Parnell the fourteenth, had here Increase, born 19, baptized 21 November 1630, died young; Abigail, born 27 April baptized 3 June 1632, being the very next baptism to that of Increase, because intermediately Wilson the minister had been gone to England, and she died young; was one of the founders of the new church at Charlestown by setting off from Boston, had Samuel, born 12, baptized 22 November 1634, Harvard College 1653; Eleazer, born 16 November 1636, died soon; Mehitable born 2 February 1638; Increase, again, 23 May 1640, probably error for 13, as he was baptized 19 of that month; Mary, 26 May 1643; and Alexander, about 1645, Harvard College 1664. His wife was Parnell Gray, daughter of widow Catharine Coytemore, who came over with the family of Nowell and elder sister of Captain Thomas Coytemore, but the wife of Nowell was by her first husband Gray; and the property of Coytemore, before the law made half blood to be heirs, was judged to descendants of Coytemore alone. He was always in public service having early given up the place of church elder, was Secretary of the Colony many years, and Assistant from the election in England before the royal Charter to his death 1 November 1655. His widow died 25 March 1687, aged 84. Mehitable married William Hilton, and next, Deacon John Cutler, and died 1711; Mary married 14 August 1666, Isaac Winslow, and next, 16 September 1674, John Long.

ROBERT NOWELL, Salem, married 1 January 1668, Mary Tatchell, unless this be, as I conjecture an impossible name, had William and Robert, twins both died in few days; Mary, born 27 February 1670; and Robert, 5 November 1672.

SAMUEL NOWELL, Charlestown, eldest surviving son of Increase Nowell, a preacher but never a settled minister, was chaplain in Philip's war, both on Connecticut River and in the great Narraganset fight, where his bravery is much applauded. In Magnalia VII. cap. 6, second 10, and Mather wishes us to suppose, that he used other than spiritual weapons; freeman 1667, Assistant 1680, and in October 1685, chosen Treasurer of the Colony from who the royal Commissioner to Dudley next year relieved him; went to England to act with Mather at Court, in favor of the country, but died at London, in September 1688. His widow Mary Alford, by whom he had no children died 14 August 1693. She was daughter of William Alford, and was first wife of Peter Butler, third wife of Hezekiah Usher, and first of Nowell. This family was of repute in England Alexander, Dean of St. Paul's in Queen Elizabeth day, a learned puritan, son of John of Great Mearly, near Clitheroe, in Lancashire, on the edge of Yorkshire, died 13 February 1601, aged 90, says Wood's Athenae.

THOMAS NOWELL, Windsor, an early settler though it is not thought that he had been at Dorchester, had wife Elizabeth, but no children, and in his will of 3 November 1648, after small gifts to his kinsmen Robert Wilson, and Isabel Phelps, devises a competant estate to wife for life, remained in fee to Christopher Nowell, son of Edward Nowell of Wakefield, Yorkshire, yet he calls neither his brother. Both the will and inventory of 22 February following are in J.H. Trumbull's Connecticut Colony record I. 506, 8. A reasonable conjecture may arise, from the moderate distance between Wakefield and Clitheroe, less than 40 miles, that the stock of this Windsor wayfarer and our Secretary of Massachusetts was in the sixteenth century the same, though we find no evidence of their ever meeting in our country. Farmer says the name is still found in both the States of New Hampshire, and Massachusetts and I should be very glad to see the deduction from first comer.

CUTTING NOYES, CUTTING NOYCE, or CUTTING NOISE, Newbury, son of Nicholas Noyes, freeman 1674, married 23 February 1674, Elizabeth Knight, daughter of John Knight, had John, born 15 December 1674; Cutting, 28 January 1677; Elizabeth, 2 January 1679; Nicholas, 22 May 1681, died at 14 years; Joseph, 21 January 1689; and Mary, 27 March 1693.

JAMES NOYES, JAMES NOYCE, or JAMES NOISE, Newbury, one of the two first ministers, born 1608, at Choulderton, in Wilts, near the edge of Hants, between Amesbury in Wiltshire and Andover in Hants, son of Reverend William Noyes, who was instituted. I find by the registry of that diocese, in 1602 as rector, but in 1621, resigned in favor of Nathan Noyes. His mother was sister of Robert Parker a very learned Puritan, driven to Holland for his heterodoxy about forms; and he was bred at Brazen Nose, Oxford, as his nephew, Reverend Nicholas in his account for Magnalia III. cap. 25, Appendix writes and was called away by his cousin Thomas Parker to assist him at the school of Newbury, in Berkshire. He married 1634, Sarah Brown, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Brown of Southampton, and in March of that year embarked for New England in company with his brother Nicholas Noyes and cousin Thomas Parker, in the Mary and John of London, preached some short time at Medford, was freeman 3 September 1634, and invited to Watertown church, but in 1635 went to Newbury, and though younger than his colleague cousin, died first, 22 October 1656. His will, made five days before mentioned wife Sarah and child brother Reverend Nicholas Noyes and cousin Reverend Thomas Parker; the inventory showed good estate and children were Joseph, born 15 October 1637; James, 11 March 1640, Harvard College 1659; Sarah, 12 August 1641, died young; Moses, 6 December 1643, Harvard College 1659; John, 3 June 1645; Thomas, 10 August 1648; Rebecca, 1 April 1651; William, 22 September 1653, Sarah, again, 25 March 1656; and his widow died 13 September 1691. Sarah married 31 March 1684, Reverend John Hale of Beverly. We owe gratitude to Mather for rare modesty in being content with the faithful and judicious contribution of the Salem kinsman, of which in our day Eliot's Biogrraphical Dictionary has well abbreviated the characters.

JAMES NOYES, JAMES NOYCE, or JAMES NOISE, Stonington, son of the preceding, began there to preach 1664, yet was not ordained before 10 September 1674, married next day Dorothy Stanton, daughter of Thomas Stanton (who died 19 January 1743, in her 91st year) had Dorothy, born 20 June following though in another place the date is 16 January 1676; James, 2 August 1677, Thomas, 15 August 1679; Ann, 16 April 1682, died at 12 years; John, 13 January 1685; Joseph, 16 October 1688, Yale College 1709; and Moses, 19 March 1692, died next month. He preached 55 years and died 30 December 1719. Much honor attached to his name for so long faithful fulfilment of his ministry, as in a most judicious funeral sermons by Adams of New London, is shown; and equally so for service in the foundation of Yale College standing there as the first on the list of Fellows.

JAMES NOYES, JAMES NOYCE, or JAMES NOISE, Newbury, son of Nicholas Noyes, married 31 March 1684, Hannah Knight, daughter of John Knight, whose two elder daughters had married his two elder brothers, had Rebecca, born 12 January 1685; Joseph, 20 September 1686; Hannah, 13 March 1688; Nicholas, 9 February 1690; Nathan, 5 February 1692; Ephraim, 20 November 1694, died in 3 weeks; Lydia, 30 November 1695; Ephraim, again, 25 December 1698; Benjamin, 22 February 1701; Mary, 13 March 1703; and James, 19 August 1705.

JOHN NOYES, JOHN NOYCE, or JOHN NOISE, Newbury, son of Nicholas Noyes, married 23 November 1668, Mary Poor, daughter of John Poor, had Nicholas, born 18 May 1671; Daniel, 23 October 1673; Mary, 10 December 1675; John, 15 February 1678; Martha, 4 December 1679, died soon; Martha, again, 19 December 1680; Nathaniel, 28 October 1681; Elizabeth, 15 November 1684; Moses, 22 May 1688; and Samuel, 9 February 1622. He was freeman 1674.

JOHN NOYES, JOHN NOYCE, or JOHN NOISE, Boston, freeman 1676, was that year constable, married Sarah Oliver, daughter of Peter Oliver, had Sarah; John; and Oliver, born 1675, baptized 22 October 1676, Harvard College 1695.

JOSEPH NOYES, JOSEPH NOYCE, or JOSEPH NOISE, Salisbury 1640, had, perhaps, Mary, who married 23 March 1651, John French of Ipswich, but his name in Genealogical Registrar III. 55 and 6, is Moys.

JOSEPH NOYES, JOSEPH NOYCE, or JOSEPH NOISE, Charlestown, m 30 October 1656, Mary Norton, daughter of Francis Norton, and she died 10 November 1657, being bound on a voyage when he made his will, 21 December 1659, which was probated 2 April 1661, in which he calls Peter and Thomas of Sudbury, his brothers and "father Norton's four daughters" his sister gives land in England all which may indicate him as son of the first Peter Noyes.

JOSEPH NOYES, JOSEPH NOYCE, or JOSEPH NOISE, Sudbury, perhaps son of the first Thomas Noyes, married 1662, Mary Darvell, daughter of Robert Darvell, had Joseph, born 1663; James, 1664; Moses, 1667; and five more, one of who was John, 1674, before she died 1677. He next married 14 July 1680, Mary, widow of Major Simon Willard, who died 28 December 1715, and he died 16 November 1717. Shattuck, in Farmer, says he was selectman 28 years from 1662, yet we find not his name among the freeman of the Colony.

MOSES NOYES, MOSES NOYCE, or MOSES NOISE, Lyme, son of the first James Noyes, was the first minister at that place, where he served 60 years; though no children was gathered there before 1693. He married Ruth Picket, daughter of John Picket, but of the issue I know nothing, and died 10 November 1729.

NICHOLAS NOYES, NICHOLAS NOYCE, or NICHOLAS NOISE, Newbury, younger brother of the first James Noyes, born about 1616, came with him, freeman 17 May 1637, married Mary Cutting, daughter of Captain John Cutting, had Mary, born 15 October 1641; Hannah, 30 October 1643; John, 20 January 1646; Nicholas, 22 December 1647, Harvard College 1667; Cutting, 23 September 1649; Sarah, 13 September 1651, died soon; Sarah, again, 22 August 1653; Timothy, 23 June 1655; James, 16 May 1657; Abigail, 11 April 1659; Rachel, 10 May 1661; Thomas, 20 June 1663; and Rebecca, 18 May 1665, who died at 18 years. He was Representative 1660, 79, and 80, and died 9 November 1701. Hannah married 14 May 1663, Peter Cheney; and Sarah married 13 September 1674, Matthew Pettingell.

NICHOLAS NOYES, NICHOLAS NOYCE, or NICHOLAS NOISE, Salem, son of the preceding, preached many years at Haddam, but having in 1682 a call to Salem to assist the venerable John Higginson, he became his colleague, ordained 14 November 1683, as one of the promoters of the horrible delusion of 1692, and yet a daughter of his noble colleague was one of the accused. He did not altogether lose his faculties, as his lettered to Mather of the character of his uncle, which is certainly one of the best parts of the strangely compound of materials in the Magnalia; as also a good epistle to John Higginson in London, preserved In 3 Massachusetts History Collection VII. 212, will prove. He died 13 December 1717, unmarried.

OLIVER NOYES, OLIVER NOYCE, or OLIVER NOISE, Boston, son of John Noyes of Boston, married Ann Belcher, daughter of Honorable Andrew Belcher, had Ann, born 17 April 1704; Oliver, 4 July 1705, died in few days; Oliver, again, 1 September 1707, died at 7 months; Belcher, 10 October 1709, Harvard College 1727; Sarah, 21 October 1710; John, 12 August 1713, died young; and John, again, 8 August 1718, died in few weeks; was Representative 1714, often after took second wife 6 February 1719, Catharine, widow of second David Jeffries; and died 16 March 1721. Hutchinson, who well knows him, gives character, II. 249.

PETER NOYES, PETER NOYCE, or PETER NOISE, Sudbury 1639, came in the Confidence, 1638, from Southampton, latter part of April aged 47, with son Thomas, 15; daughter Elizabeth, and three servants, is called yeoman in the custom-house record, but after arriving gentleman. He was of Penton, in County Hants, which is near Andover; went home after short visit or exploration here, well pleased with what he saw at Watertown, and next year came again in the Jonathan, with several friends, and Nicholas, Dorothy, Abigail, and Peter, all probably his children besides John Waterman, Richard Barnes, William Street, Agnes Bent, Elizabeth Plimpton, and Agnes Blanchard, whom I judge to be his servants as he paid for their passages; but such was not Agnes Bent, for she paid for herself, for daughter Agnes, Thomas Blanchard's wife with her husband and Richard Barnes, son of said Blanchard's wife, and probably Elizabeth Plimpton. Blanchard's wife with infant died on the passage, 15 days out, and Barnes's grandmother died this side of the Banks. He had share in the first division of lands in his town, and again in the 2nd and 3rd, made 1640, was freeman 13 May 1640, selectman 18 years Representative 1640, 1, and 50, Deacon of the church, and died 23 September 1657. Three years before he gave his estate in Old England to his eldest son Thomas, and in his will, of who Thomas was made executor, made the day before his death, he names other children Peter, Joseph, Elizabeth, wife of Josiah Haynes, Dorothy, wife of John Haynes, Abigail, of Thomas Plympton, daughter-in-law Mary, wife of his son Thomas, and kinsman Shadrach Hapgood.

PETER NOYES, PETER NOYCE, or PETER NOISE, Sudbury, son of the preceding, married 30 November 1654, Elizabeth Darvell, daughter of Robert Darvell, had Elizabeth, born 26 August 1655, who married 21 August 1677, Thomas Hammond; Peter, 12 February 1657; and, perhaps more, freeman 1672, Representative 1679, 90, and 1.

THOMAS NOYES, THOMAS NOYCE, or THOMAS NOISE, Sudbury, eldest son of Peter Noyes the first, had share in the first, second and third grants of lands or divisions on settlement 1639 and 1640; and his father’s estate in England to which he had been sent some years after, he was brought in 1638 at the age of 15, came again in the Speedwell, arriving 27 July 1656, married Mary Haynes, daughter of Walter Haynes, who had been his fellow passenger in early youth, by the Confidence, was twelve years a selectman, and Representative at the second session 1664; died 7 December 1666. His will, of 20 May 1664, names wife Mary, but no children, mentioned sistesr Elizabeth, Dorothy, and Abigail, and two eldest daughters of Josiah Tredaway, whose wife Sufferance was sister of his wife. He had estate at Foxcote near Andover, England and was interested in works at Concord, also in those of the Leonards at Taunton.

THOMAS NOYES, THOMAS NOYCE, or THOMAS NOISE, Newbury, son of the first James Noyes, married 28 December 1669, Martha Pierce, and for second wife 24 September 1677, Elizabeth Greenleaf, daughter of Stephen Greenleaf, had Sarah, born 14 September 1670; Martha, 24 February 1673; Daniel, 30 August 1674, by the first wife, and by the next, James, 3 July 1678; Thomas, 2 October 1679; Parker, 2 October 1681; Elizabeth, 29 February 1684; Joseph, 5 August 1688; Moses, 29 January 1692; Rebecca, 19 April 1700; and Judith, 17 April 1702; freeman 1671, and Captain 1690 in war with East Indies and Representative 1689, 90, and 2.

THOMAS NOYES, THOMAS NOYCE, or THOMAS NOISE, Newbury, youngest son of Nicholas Noyes the first, by wife Sarah, had Bethia, born 20 October 1691; and Rebecca, 20 January 1694, died in few days.

TIMOTHY NOYES, TIMOTHY NOYCE, or TIMOTHY NOISE, Newbury, son of the first Nicholas Noyes, married 13 January 1681, Mary Knight, daughter of John Knight, had James, born 12 March 1684; Abigail, 28 February 1685; Mary, 28 December 1686; Sarah, 26 March 1689; Timothy, 25 January 1691; Rachel, 8 February 1694; John, 19 February 1696; Martha, 14 March 1697; and Nicholas, 7 March 1701; was freeman 1684, and died 1718.

WILLIAM NOYES, WILLIAM NOYCE, or WILLIAM NOISE, Newbury, son of James Noyes the first, married 6 November 1685, Sarah Cogswell, had John, born 27 July 1686; William, 11 September 1688; Sarah, 10 May 1691, died young; Moses, 27 January 1694, died in 3 weeks; Susanna, 25 February 1696; Mary, 24 May 1699, died young; Sarah, again, 5 December 1703; and Parker, 17 January 1705. Considering the very short distance between the residences of the two progenitors of this widely diffused name, in the West border of Hants, and the East frontier of Wilts, where each stood in favorable social position in the latter days of Queen Elizabeth, no doubt can be felt of their common origin. Fifteen of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, twelve at Yale (all descendants of Stonington James), and eleven at other New England colleges.

THOMAS NUDD, Hampton, son it is said, of Roger Nudd, was a minor with his widow mother at Watertown, who before 1645, became third wife of Henry Dow, and removed from Watertown to Hampton; married 9 December 1659, Sarah Deaborn, daughter of Godfrey Dearborn, and had seven children, says family tradition of who one was Samuel, and, perhaps, another Joseph.

RICHARD NUNN, a passenger in the Increase, from London to Boston, 1635, aged 19, but no more is heard.

BENJAMIN NURSE, Framingham, son of the first Francis Nurse, by wife Thomasine, had Thomasine, born 13 November 1691; Benjamin, 20 January 1694; William, 8 March 1696; Elizabeth, 18 September 1698; Ebenezer, 27 March 1701; Margaret, 24 April 1703; Moses, March 1705; and Aaron, 11 January 1708. He married second wife 16 February 1714, Elizabeth, widow of Joseph Morsie; and probably died late in 1747, or early in 1748, for Barry found his will probated 13 February 1748.

FRANCIS NURSE, Salem, in that part now Danvers, by wife Rebecca Towne, daughter of William Towne, had John; Samuel; Rebecca; Mary; Francis, born 3 February 1661; Benjamin, 26 January 1666; Michael; and Elizabeth, who married William Russell. Rebecca married 15 April 1666, Thomas Preston; and Mary married 1678, John Tarbell. The unhappy mother of these children suffered death in the stupendous fanaticism of 1692, which began the investigation of her case, 24 March though twice the jury failed to find a verdict, to which at last they assented from her not given satisfactory answers to their questions in open Court, that from her defense she failed to understand. Sir William Phips, the Governor upon hearing this, prepared a reprieve, but by solicitation of those who had less responsibility, weakened withheld it, and the dreadful sentence was executed on 19th July; and he survived until 22 November 1695, aged 77. Her sister Sarah Cloyce, not less guilty, perhaps, after long suffering, having better hearing, escaped with life. Felt, in Annals of Salem, I. 48, well sums up the case. She was excommunicated before trial, but that opprobrious deed was cancelled 20 years after the sufferer was hanged.

FRANCIS NURSE, Reading, son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Francis, born 1686, died early; Benjamin, 28 January 1690; Jonathan, 1692, died at 25 years; Josiah, 1694, died at 24 years; Joshua; Caleb; Nathaniel, 1697, who all died before middle age; and Abigail. His estate was settled says Barry, in 1716. This name is commonly made Nourse.

JOHN NURSE, Salem, eldest son of the first Francis Nurse, married 1 November 1672, Elizabeth Smith, had John, born 12 October 1673; and his wife died 10 days following; he married second wife 17 August 1677, Elizabeth Very, had Elizabeth, 18 March 1678; Samuel, 20 August 1679; Sarah, 10 November 1680; Jonathan, 3 May 1682; Joseph, 20 September 1683; Benjamin, 20 February 1686; Hannah, 22 June 1687; and Deborah; and he died 1719.

SAMUEL NURSE, Salem, brother of the preceding, married 5 April 1677, Mary Smith, had Samuel, born 7 January 1678; Margaret, 24 February 1680; George, 29 July 1682; Mary, 25 May 1685; Rebecca, 15 September 1688; and Ebenezer. He was freeman 1690, but suffered some disability in the Christian church probably because he was son of his mother.

FRANCIS NUTBROWNE, a youth of 16, passenger 1635, in the Defence, from London for Boston, who is not again heard of.

ABRAHAM NUTE, Dover 1666, probably son of James Nute the first, had wife Joanna, and son Abraham, born 9 March 1706.

JAMES NUTE, Dover 1631, one of the men sent by Mason and other patentees, was still there 1659, had James, born 1643; and Abraham, 1644.

JAMES NUTE, Dover, son probably of the preceding, married Elizabeth Heard, daughter of John Heard, had James, born 27 July 1687; Samuel, 1689; and two other children as the indefatigable Mr. Quint shows in Genealogical Registrar VII. 258; but he makes his widow in 1691 Mary.

MILES NUTT, Watertown, freeman 17 May 1637, brought from England daughter Sarah, who married 5 November 1644, at Woburn, where he then resided, John Wyman, and next, 25 August 1684, Thomas Fuller; but he died at Malden, 2 July 1671. There he had lived several years; was one of the petitioners in favor of freedom in the church, made contract of marriage 4 January 1659 with widow Sibell Bibble, who was for benefit of herself and her daughter Ann, wife of Robert Jones of Hull, after of Lancaster, probated 15 December 1674, by James Cary and Thomas Carter, who had, with Solomon Phipps, been witnesses of his will, 1 February 1661, in which said contract was designed to be fulfilled. In that will he made John Wyman senior executor, provides for the second wife, names daughter Sarah, her son John, and, perhaps, others of the children, inventory of the estate was with the Volume of record burned. The widow married 30 October 1674, John Doolittle, of that part of Boston called Rumney Marsh, who died 1681, and she died 23 September 1690, aged 82.

ANTHONY NUTTER, Dover, son of Hatevil Nutter, had John, born 27 December 1662, perhaps other children, was freeman 1666, Representative in Massachusetts 1674, and 6, of the Council New Hampshire 1682, died 19 February 1686.

HATEVIL NUTTER, Dover 1641, was in 1649 of the grand jury in Maine, but soon back on the West side of the river; much betrusted a Ruling elder, active against the Quakers, as says Sewall, I. 564, who perverts his good name to Nutwell, had besides Anthony and, perhaps, other children, a daughter who married Thomas Laighton; Mary, who married John Wingate; and he died 1675, aged 71.

JAMES NUTTING, Groton, probably son of John Nutting, by wife Lydia Longley, daughter of William Longley, had Sarah, born 11 March 1681; Lydia, 3 June 1686; Joanna, 21 February 1691; Ruth, 17 April 1693; Elizabeth, 5 November 1698; and William, between Lydia and Joanna, who died 12 April 1712.

JOHN NUTTING, Groton, married at Woburn, 28 August 1650, Sarah Eggleton or Sarah Eggleden, or Sarah Iggleden, perhaps daughter of Stephen Eggleton, there had a son born 1651, who may have been John, and probably other children, certainly at Chelmsford, Mary, 16 January 1656; and John, James, and Mary were baptized 3 August 1656; Sarah, born 7 January 1660, died soon; but at Groton the record gives these names: Sarah, 29 May 1663; Ebenezer, 23 October 1666; and Jonathan, 17 October 1668; was freeman 1660.

JOHN NUTTING, Groton, probably son of the preceding, had two wives, both named Mary, of who the first, married 11 December 1674, was mother of all his children, but the dispersion of King Philip's war next year and long enduring perils of Indians hostilities prevented his return, account for deficiency of their record.

BENJAMIN NYE, Lynn, removed to Sandwich 1637, where he was progenitor of a very numerous line, yet of a single son only, Jonathan, born 20 November 1669, is the date of birth known, and of Mary, 8 April 1652.

EBENEZER NYE, Sandwich, son probably of Benjamin Nye, married 17 December 1675, Sarah Gibbes, and I suspect error in Colony records which tells that his daughter Bethia was born 5 October 1675.

JOHN NYE, Sandwich, perhaps brother of Ebenezer Nye, had Benjamin, born 25 November 1673; John, 22 November 1675; Abigail, 18 April 1678; Experience, 16 December 1682, Hannah, 19 June 1685; Ebenezer, 23 September 1687; and Peleg, 12 November 1689. Of this last, Esther was mother and may have been of the preceding.

NATHAN NYE, Sandwich, perhaps son of Benjamin Nye, had Remembrance, born 28 February 1687.

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