Genealogical Dictinary Volume 1 of 4

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

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

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

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NICHOLAS PACEY, or NICHOLAS PACYE, Salem 1639, when Felt says he had grant of land; joined the church 1650. Perhaps Catharine, of the same church 1641, was his wife. Who was the unfortunate man procured to be united with Sarah Dudley, daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley, after her husband Benjamin Keayne had cast her off, neither Dudley nor Captain Keayne informs us, though both in their wills mentioned her, as does also, in his will, young Thomas Dudley speaking of his aunt Pacey as if ignorant of her slender claims on his regard. Possibly it was Thomas Pacey named in the inventory of John Mills, as one of his debtors 1651.

JOHN PACKARD, Bridgewater, son of the first Samuel Packard of the same, had Joseph, who settled his old father’s estate 1741; and Mitchell tells no more, but that his widow died 1761, very aged.

NATHANIEL PACKARD, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding, by wife daughter probably of John Kingman, had Samuel, Zechariah, George, Fearnot, Margaret, Sarah, Lydia, Faithful, Hannah, Deliverance, Elizabeth, Mary, and Deborah. His will is 1720.

SAMUEL PACKARD, Hingham 1638, came in the Diligent, with wife probably Elizabeth, and one child arriving 10 August, had been of Wymondhanm, in County Norfolk, removed to Weymouth, first, perhaps, where he had John, born 20 July 1655, thence to Bridgewater by 1664, had elder children Samuel, Zaccheus, Elizabeth, Mary, besides Hannah, Thomas, Jael, Israel, Debroah, Deliverance, and Nathaniel; but the order is not exactly indicated for the most. Elizabeth married 14 November 1665, Thomas Alger of Taunton; Mary married Richard Phillips of Weymouth; Hannah married Thomas Randall; Jael married 15 November 1672, John Smith; Deborah married Samuel Washburn; and Deliverance married Thomas Washburn.

SAMUEL PACKARD, Bridgewater, son of the preceding, married Elizabeth Lothrop, daughter of Mark Lothrop, had Samuel, Daniel, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, and Susanna. His estate was settled 1698.

ZACCHEUS PACKARD, Bridgewater, brother of the preceding, married Sarah Howard, daughter of John Howard, had Israel, born 1680; Sarah, 1682; Jonathan, 1684; David, 1687; Solomon, 1689; James, 1691; Zaccheus, 1693; John 1695; and Abiel, 1699; and died 1723. This name was first written as pronounced Packer.

BENJAMIN PACKER, New London, son of the first John Packer, impressed for service in the French war, 1709, made his will, given his brothers James Packer, Joseph Packer, and sister Rebecca Packer, his estate and probably died soon after.

JAMES PACKER, New London, brother of Benjamin Packer, was a Captain, and died 1764.

JOHN PACKER, New London 1655, by first wife Elizabeth, who died 4 May 1674, had probably John, Samuel, and Richard; by second wife Rebecca Wells, widow of Thomas Latham, daughter of Hugh Wells, married 24 June 1676, who survived him, had James, baptized 11 September 1681; besides Joseph, Benjamin, and Rebecca, as Miss Caulkins in her History judges. He died 1689, and his widow married a Watson of Kingston, Rhode Island.

JOHN PACKER, New London, son of the preceding, married Lydia Latham, daughter of Cary Latham, and died 1701.

SAMUEL PACKER, New London, son probably of the first John Packer, married Mary Williams, daughter of William Williams of the same.

THOMAS PACKER, Portsmouth 1686, a physician, from London, was Colony Judge of Probate and a counsellor in 1719, died 1728. His wife Elizabeth married 7 August 1687, died 4 August 1717, in 62nd year.

JONATHAN PADDLEFORD, JONATHAN PADELFORD, sometimes JONATHAN PADDLEFOOT, Cambridge, in records spelt Padlfoote, married 5 October 1652, Mary Blanford, probably daughter of John Blanford of Sudbury, had Jonathan, born 6 July 1653, died soon; Mary, 22 August 1654; Jonathan, again, 13 August 1656; Zechariah, 16 December 1657, these three baptized 6 November 1659; and Edward, 13 June, baptized 8 July following. His widow married 1662, Thomas Eames of Sherburne, and 1 February 1676, she was killed by the Indians, and at the same time, nine of his children, whereof most were hers also, were either taken. See Barry, 27.

JONATHAN PADDLEFORD, JONATHAN PADELFORD, sometimes JONATHAN PADDLEFOOT, Braintree, son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had Jonathan, born 15 March 1680, removed to Taunton about 1700, and there, through his said son Jonathan, perpetuated the family name even to our days.

ZECHARIAH PADDLEFORD, ZECHARIAH PADELFORD, sometimes ZECHARIAH PADDLEFOOT, Framingham, son of the preceding, died 7 July 1737, as Mr. Barry thinks. The name is frequent at Providence and the vicinity; and four had, in 1834, says Farmer, been graduates at Brown and Yale colleges.

GEORGE PADDOCK, Plymouth, married 1657, it is said, Sarah Rickard, perhaps daughter of Giles Rickard the first.

ICHABOD PADDOCK, the subject of a trifling tradition that he was invited 1690 from Cape Cod to Nantucket to teach the art of killing whales [Macy History of Nanttucket 30], when 18 years earlier James Loper had there been so engaged. It is strange, that neither name was of permanent residence before, the last was certainly at Nantucket.

JOHN PADDOCK, Swansey, son of Robert Paddock, married 21 December 1673 Ann Jones.

ROBERT PADDOCK, Plymouth 1643, and probably some years before. Perhaps was never a freeman of the Colony, had Robert, born 1634; Zechariah, 20 March 1636; Mary, 10 March 1638; Alice, 7 March 1640; John, 1 April 1643; George; and Susanna, 1649; but his wife is not known. He died 25 July 1650. Mary married 24 March 1651, or 1656, Thomas Roberts; Alice married 7 May 1663, Zechariah Eddy; and Susanna married 12 or 30 November 1665, John Eddy, and died 1 March 1670.

ZECHARIAH PADDOCK, Barnstable, son of Robert Paddock, married 1659, Deborah Sears, daughter of Richard Sears, lived at Yarmouth, and died 1 May 1727, in 88th year, rather 91st (very remarkable as falling short of truth) leaving widow and very numerous descendants. See New England Weekly Journal of 5 June in that year. The children were Ichabod, born 1661; Zechariah, 1664; Elizabeth, 1666; John, 1668; Robert, 1670; Joseph, 1674; Nathaniel, 1677; and Judah, 1681.

THOMAS PADDY, Boston, son of "blessed" William Paddy, married Deborah Wait, died 3 February 1690, and his widow died 22 March 1697

WILLIAM PADDY, Plymouth came in the James 1635, from Southampton, embarked 6 April arriving at Boston 3 June, called in the custom-house clearance, skinner, late of London, which precision makes me suspect, that he was of the Company or guild of the skinners, and a liveryman of the metropolitan who could not at London have obtained liberty to leave home, as he probably was a subsidy man, that would not be spared; married 24 November 1639, Alice Freeman, daughter of Edmund Freeman, had Elizabeth, born 12 November 1641; John, 25 November 1643, died at 18 years; Samuel 1 August 1645; Thomas, 6 September 1647; Joseph, 10 September 1649, died in few months; and Mercy; was one of four Representatives from his town in the first General Court of dependence for the Colony June 1639. His wife died 24 April 1651, and he married at Boston, 3 December following Mary Greebough, widow of Bezaleel Payton, sister of William Greenough the first, had William, about 16 September 1652, died under 20 years; removed to Boston, was Artillery Company 1652, here had Nathaniel, born 5, baptized 9 November 1653, died under 19 years; Hannah, 8 January 1656; Benjamin, 23 February 1658; and Rebecca, posthumous baptized 3 April 1659, whose birth in the town record is strangely put 3 August of that year when her father died 24 August preceding aged 58. His will of 20 August probated 9 September following (abstract in Genealogical Registrar VIII.355), names all his 9 children besides the two Paytons, and provides for the expected one. His widow died 21 October 1675, aged about 60. Elizabeth married John Wensley; and Mercy married Leonard Dowden. Nathaniel, who was probably unmarried died soon after making his will, 16 September 1680, in which he gave estate to his sister Mary Shore, aunts Sarah Phillips, and Elizabeth Greenough, cousin Elizabeth Greenough, and others. Farmer was led into a striking error in giving from Boston record death of William Paddy 11 November 1653, by omission in his correspondent's transerence of the words that precede, for the original is thus: "Susan, the daughter of Edward Breck of Dorchester, servant to Mr. William Paddy, died 11 November 1653." In his Appendix he made stranger explanation which would have bene avoided had the record been scrutinized. More preposerous than either of these two mistakes was the supposition started some 20 years since, on finding a gravestone with his name and description laid in the common sewer, near the old town house in State street that this was the spot of his internment, as if so excellent a published officer had been buried in the highway. It had, probably been rejected for its coarseness. To correct another error which comprehends several is almost indispensable needful, on account of the authority it might carry from its place in 3 Massachusetts History Collection VII.286, where upon the first descriptionof the Portraits of the Windslow family that of Mrs. Alice Wensley is strangely called of the death of Edmund Freeman, who, after the death of her husband Deacon William Paddy, became the wife of Samuel Wensley, Esq. and then to extend the confusion thoroughly which was deep enough before a daughter of hers of by her last husband was made wife of the Honorable Isaac Winslow, only son of Governor Josiah Winslow. Whose portrait that canvas exhibits, whether the mother or grandmother of the wife of Isaac Winslow, may be uncertain but as the widow of Paddy did not marry at all and as the daughter of the wife of Samuel Wensley did not marry Winslow, the picture may be of Elizabeth, wife of John Wensley, or of Sarah, her daughter who was wife of Winslow.

JOHN PAFFLYN, odd as the name appears, is a grantee by Boston, 24 February 1640, of eight acres in Braintree.

ABRAHAM PAGE, Boston 1645, a tailor, from Great Baddow, in Essex, by wife Mary, of Braintree church, had Abraham, born 7, baptized 8 March 1646, at Boston, died same month and, perhaps, he removed.

BENJAMIN PAGE, Haverhill, married 21 September 1666, Mary Whittier, probably daughter of Thomas Whittier, had 9 children says Barry, but perhaps he could not name one.

EDWARD PAGE, Boston, cooper, by wife Elizabeth Beamsley, daughter of William Beamsley, had Elizabeth, who died 19 November 1653; Sarah, born 13 April 1656; Edward, 20 March 1658; Jonathan, 31 July 1660; Penuel, 2 May 1663; Elizabeth, 12 September 1666; and Humility, 7 June 1673; was of Artillery Company 1661.

FRANCIS PAGE, Hampton 1678, oldest son of Deacon Robert Page, by wife Meribah, had Joseph, born 25 November 1686; may be that Deacon who died 15 November 1706, aged 76.

GEORGE PAGE, Saco 1653, married Mary Edgecomb, daughter of Nicholas Edgecomb; and she married next, John Ashton of Scarborough.

GEORGE PAGE, Branford 1667, made his will, 10 May 1688, and his inventory is of 17 June next year. His wife was Sarah, who outlived him several years probably for her inventory was of 25 November 1695, and the children were Sarah, George, Hannah, Jonathan, aged 20; Nathaniel, 16; and Daniel, 13.

GEORGE PAGE was an Ensign, and died at Boston, where in August 1675 his inventory was taken.

ISAAC PAGE, Boston, married 30 September 1653 Damaris Shattuck; was probably the bricklayer at Salem 1668.

JOHN PAGE, Watertown, came in the fleet with Winthrop, made constable 19 October 1630, when he requested to be freeman, and was administered 18 May following; was from Dedham, County Essex, with wife and two children whose suffering in the fist winter were duly thought of by this former minister blessed John Rogers. See Winthrop I. 47. His wife was Phebe Paine, sister of William Paine, and of the wife of William Hammond of Watertown. Elizabeth who died 25 September 1677, in 87 year; he died 18 December preceding aged about 90 and their children were John, probably one of the two brought from England; Samuel, born 20 August 1633; Daniel, 10 August 1634, died very soon; and Elizabeth, Mary, and Phebe, of which one may have been born in England. Phebe was third wife of James Cutler.

JOHN PAGE, Watertown, son of John Page of the same, perhaps brought from England, swore fidelity 1652, may be he who married 12 May 1664, Faith Dunster, probably niece of the President of the College, removed to Groton, had, perhaps, Joseph; John, born 10 December 1669; Samuel, 4 June 1672; Mary, 9 June 1675, who perhaps married a Boardman; went back to Watertown, had Jonathan, born 24 June 1677, and was selectman 1695-8, Representative 1700. His wife died 1699, and he married 5 September 1699, Emory Lamb of Boston, but was dead before 1712.

JOHN PAGE, Haverhill born 1646, died November 1687, and his widow died says Barry, November 1697.

JOHN PAGE, Haverhill, son of the preceding, married 18 June 1663, Sarah Davis, daughter of James Davis, had Sarah, born 7 July 1680, and probably others before or after or both.

JOHN PAGE Groton, 1711, son of second John Page of Watertown, and I know no more.

JONATHAN PAGE, Groton, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had a daughter born 28 December 1706, died very soon; Faith, 6 November 1707; Jonathan, 5 June 1710; John, 30 January 1712; Joseph, 22 October 1714; Mary, 20 February 1717; Benjamin, 19 July 1719; Simeon, 23 January 1722; and Sarah, 20 December 1723; and he died 10 October 1751.

JOSEPH PAGE, Haverhill 1669, married Martha, widow of Joseph Heath of the same, after 1672.

JOSEPH PAGE, Salisbury, son of the first Onesiphorus Page, married 12 March 1691, Sarah Smith, had Sarah, born 12 October 1691; Judith, 22 October 1692, died young; John, 17 June 1696; Joseph, 3 September 1698; and Joshua, 15 November 1700.

JOSEPH PAGE, Watertown 1714, son of second John Page of the same, of who no more can be learned even from Bond.

ONESIPHORUS PAGE, Salisbury, married 22 November 1664, Mary Hawksworth, daughter of Thomas Hawksworth, had Mary, born 29 October 1666; Joseph, 3 April 1670; Abigail, 23 June 1672; Mary, again, 28 November 1674; Sarah, 7 July 1677; Onesiphorus, 10 February 1679; Cornelius, who died 1683; and Mary, again, 29 September 1686. His wife died 8 May 1695; and he married 31 July following Sarah Rowell, had John, born 21 February 1697; and died 28 June 1706.

ONESIPHORUS PAGE, Salisbury, son of the preceding, 21 November 1711, Mehitable Green, daughter of Isaac Green, widow of Simon Dow.

ROBERT PAGE, Salem, from Ormsby, near Yarmouth, County Norfolk, came 1637, aged 33, with wife Lucy, 30; three children Francis, Margaret, and Susanna; and two servants William Moulton, 20, and Ann Wadd, 15; freeman 18 May 1652, removed to Hampton, Representative in 1657, 1668, and died 22 September 1679. His will, of 9 September in that year names oldest son Francis, daughter Margaret, who married William Moulton, no doubt the fellow-passenger; Mary, wife of Samuel Fogg; Thomas; Rebecca, wife of John Smith; Hannah, wife of Henry Dow; Robert, son of his son Thomas; and a grandson John; besides son-in-law William Marston. probably he had son Robert.

SAMUE PAGE, Concord, son of first John Page, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 10 February 1668; Samuel, 5 January 1671; Ebenezer, 17 January 1676; Mildred; Mercy; Elizabeth; Sarah; and Experience; and died at Watertown. All the children except Samuel, who was in South Carolina, agreed with their widow mother in 1704 on division of estate

SAMUEL PAGE, Groton, son of the second John Page, by wife Martha, had Elizabeth, born 23 March 1719; and Daniel, 10 August 1722.

THOMAS PAGE, Saco 1636, came probably in the Increase to Boston from the parish of All Saints Staynings, Marklane, London, a tailor, aged 29, with wife Elizabeth 28, and children Thomas, 2, and Catharine, 1. He was of grand jury 1640, and, perhaps, removed to Casco. See Folsom, 33.

WILLIAM PAGE, Watertown, probably son of the first John Page, born in England, by wife Ann, had John, born 7 September 1642, died in few days, and he died 19 February 1665. His will, of 16 December preceding names no children, calls wife Hannah, and the widow married Nicholas Wood of Medfield. Eight of this name had, as Farmer's MS marks, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, and eight at the other New England colleges.

NATHANIEL PAIGE, Roxbury 1686, had several children born probably in England, and here had James, baptized 28 November 1686, died at 8 months, though town record mentioned neither birth nor death; removed 1688 to Billerica, was freeman 1690; had Christopher, born 10 February 1691. By Joseph Dudley, as President he was made, 1686, marshal of the County of Suffolk, he died 12 April 1692; but though descentants are numerous enough, it is not ascertained from what part of England or when he came. His will names wife Joanna; his daughter Elizabeth married 2 December 1698, John Simpkins of Boston; Sarah married 7 January 1699, Samuel Hill, junior of Billerica. His son Nathaniel died at Bedford, 2 March 1755, aged 75; and Christopher Paige was the first Deacon at Hardwick, where he died 10 March 1774.

NICHOLAS PAIGE, Boston 1665, perhaps brother of the preceding, came from Plymouth, County Devon, married Ann Keayne, widow of Edward Lane, daughter of Benjamin Keayne, was on service in Philip's war 1675, was Captain and later a Colonel, Artillery Company 1693, and its commander. His wife died 30 June 1704, and he died probably late in 1717, for his will was probated 3 January following. Hutchinson 295, and 375, where is strange mistake in calling his wife sister of Governor Joseph Dudley, when she was daughter of that unhappy sister. In the weakness of that parent, she was suspected of inheriting a melancholy share, was indicted and after disagreement of the jury, was at the General Court in May 1666, found "guilty of much wickedness"; but great lenity was exhibited towards her, and on acknowledgment of her offences she was discharged. See in Massachusetts record IV. part 2, page 309, a brief of the very strange process.

ANTHONY PAINE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, recorded to be an inhabitant 6 December 1638, had wife Rose, who married a Weeden, and may seem to have family from his release, of 1650, to share of property of Paine who died about 1640.

BENJAMIN PAINE, Bristol, youngest and fifth son of the second Stephen Paine of Rehoboth, died in the spring of 1698, his will of 18 April probated 3 May following, in that year gives his estate to brothers and sister, shows he was unmarried, and for so young a man his inventory was large, but chiefly it was derived from his father and grandfather.

EDWARD PAINE, Lynn 1637, Charlestown 1638, removed probably 1643 to Exeter or Dover, and before 1649 went home.

ELISHA PAINE, Eastham, son of Thomas Paine of the same, married 21 January 1687, Rebecca Doane, daughter of John Doane, had Abigail, born 5 January and baptized 21 October 1688; Elisha, born 29 December 1693; Mary, 1 February 1696; Solomon, 16 May 16908; and Dorcas, 24 February 1700. Four or five more children are assigned to him in the family Genealogy but without dates, and it is said he removed to Canterbury, Connecticut and died 7 February 1735.

JAMES PAINE, Barnstable, son of Thomas Paine of Eastham, married 9 April 1691, Bethia Thacker, daughter of John Thacker of Yarmouth, had James, born 24, baptized 27 March 1692, died at 19 years; Thomas, baptized 8 April 1694; Bethia, 22 February baptized 8 March 1696, died next year; Bethia, again 23, baptized 29 May 1698; Mary, 13, baptized 18 August 1700; Experience, born 17 March 1703; and Rebecca, 8 April 1705, died at 21 years.

JOHN PAINE, Southold, Long Island, perhaps son of Thomas Paine of Salem, was freeman of Connecticut 1662, and may have been a proprietor of New Haven 1685; though

JOHN PAINE, of New Haven 1670, seems to me to be another person, who married 22 January 1673, Abigail Brocket, youngest daughter of John Brocket. He had John, born 15 August 1674; Abigail, 17 March 1676; Elizabeth, 2 October 1677; Josiah, 21 September 1679, died next year; William, 24 February 1681; Samuel, 27 February 1683; Mary, 18 September 1685, died at 18 years; and James, 6 April 1687. Second wife he took, 24 March 1692, was Jemima, but no issue came of this marriage.

JOHN PAINE, Ipswich, son of Robert Paine, artillery company 1666, went to Nantucket, there died 13 July 1677, says Farmer; but I feel some distrust of it.

JOHN PAINE, Middletown, died 1681, leaving widow, an eldest son aged 20; Job, aged 4 years; Patience, 3; and Abigail, 1. One of this name, who I know not how to appropriate, was passenger at 14 years of age, in the Abigail, 1635, from London.

JOHN PAINE, Boston, son of William Paine, married March 1659, Sarah Parker, daughter of Richard Parker; but if the tradition be good, that he died at sea, after conveying 29 December 1674, some estate to his niece, Hannah Appleton, daughter of Samuel Appleton, wife of William Downes, he had probably lost his wife. By her he had Sarah, born 14 August 1660; Hannah, 31 March 1662, both died young; William, 15 March 1664; Ann, 24 March 1665; and Elizabeth, 19 February 1666.

JOHN PAINE, Dedham, son probably of Thomas Paine the first of the same, married 7 February 1677, Mary Day, daughter of Ralph Day, had Rebecca, born 7 June 1678; Mary, 11 July 1680; Susanna, 17 August 1682; John, 28 February 1685; Thomas, 8 January 1687; and Sarah, 17 November 1689. Probably his wife died 25 October 1694.

JOHN PAINE, Rehoboth, son of Stephen Paine of the same, married Elizabeth Belcher, daughter of Josiah Belcher of Boston, had Elizabeth, born 12 July 1682.

JOHN PAINE, Braintree, son of the second Stephen Paine of the same, married 20 January 1689, Deborah Neal, daughter of Henry Neal, had John, born 13 August 1690, casually killed at 16 years; Deborah, 28 September 16921, died young; Stephen, 19 January 1694; Joseph, 26 October 1695; Moses, 7 November 1697, died soon; Benjamin, 6 March 1700; Seth, 16 January 1702; and James and Deborah, twins 27 July 1704.

JOHN PAINE, Eastham, probably son of Thomas Paine of the same, by first wife said to have been a Bennett, who died 20 May 1716, had John, born 18 September 1690; Mary, 28 January 1693; William, 6 June 1695; Benjamin, 22 February 1697, died young; Sarah, 14 April 1699; Elizabeth, 2 June 1702; Theophilus, 7 February 1704; Josiah, 8 March 1706; Nathaniel, 18 November 1707; Rebecca, 30 October 1709; Mercy, 3 April 1712; and Benjamin, 18 May 1714, died young; and he married 3 March 1720, Alice Mayo, had Hannah, 11 January 1721, died young; James, 17 December 1723, died young; Thomas, 6 April 1725; and Alice, 4 December 1728. He died 18 October 1731.

JOSEPH PAINE, Charlestown 1649, was son of Edward Paine, before mentioned, who had estate at Wapping, near London, which this son sold, and went home, probably.

JOSEPH PAINE, Eastham, son of Thomas Paine of the same, married 27 May 1691, Patience Sparrow, perhaps daughter of Jonathan Sparrow, had Ebenezer, born 8 April 1692; Hannah, 5 July 1694; Joseph, 27 March 1697; and Richard, 25 March 1699.

MOSES PAINE, Braintree, freeman 2 June 12641, had estate in Cambridge, Concord, and at Piscataqua, as well as Braintree, and three children to whom by will of 17 June 1643, he divided his property, half to Moses, made executor, one quarter to daughter Elizabeth, and the other to son Stephen, who was to be under Moses' government until 23 years old. These were all born in England. Besides he adds codicil three days later, one day before his death, gives wife Judith twenty shillings to be paid within a certain time. The will was probated 30 October 1643, and his inventory, returned the same day, shows rather large estate yet without the sums due to him from England. Of the four appraisers, half were Guilford men, which appears strange, but the provision for his widow seems more strange. She had been not long his wife having been widow of the first Edmund Quincy, brought him no children, and in few years married Robert Hull. Elizabeth married 17 November 1643, Henry Adams, and was casually killed 21 February 1676 in few hours after her husband was shot.

MOSES PAINE, Braintree, elder son of the preceding, born in England, by wife Elizabeth, had nine or ten children of whom Moses, born 16 July 1646, died young; Elizabeth, 5 August 1648; Sarah, 30 January 1651, died young; Moses, again, 26 June 1652, died young; Mary, 12 March 1656; William, 1 April 1657; John, 12 October 1659, died soon; Sarah, again, 2 May 1662; and Margaret, 20 December 1664. He was artillery company 1644, freeman 1647, Lieutenant, and a Representative 1666 and 8, removed to Boston, there had Hannah, 20 April 1671, and Lydia, 23 August 1674; was constable 1673, and died 15 December 1690.

MOSES PAINE, Braintree, son of the first Stephen Paine of the same, was Deacon, and died 22 June 1746. By wife Mary, he had Mary, born 4 May 1689; Hannah, 2 April 1692; Moses, 21 October 1694, died within 3 years; Sarah, 3 July 1697; Moses, again 13 June 1700; and Aaron, 8 November 1703, died young.

NATHANIEL PAINE, Rehoboth, younger son of the first Stephen Paine, born in England, a merchant partner with his father, was Representative 1670-1, and lived at Boston, but died before his father, leaving Nathaniel, his only child born 18 October 1661, and widow Elizabeth, or Alice.

NATHANIEL PAINE, Rehoboth, son of the preceding, by wife Dorothy, had Dorothy, born 3 February 1696; Nathaniel, 24 May 1697; Abigail, 28 July 1699; Jonathan, 2 July 1701; perhaps Mary of unknown date; Rachel, 14 July 1705; and Elizabeth, 15 April 1712; and he died 1718.

NATHANIEL PAINE, Rehoboth, son of the second Stephen Paine of the same, probably removed to Bristol, where he had wife and four children in February 1689, had son Nathaniel, thought to be ancestor of the grand family at Worchester, and was, perhaps, father of Stephen Paine, Harvard College 1721; and six daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Martha, and Dorothy.

NICHOLAS PAINE, Eastham, son of Thomas Paine of the same, by wife Hannah, had Thankful, born 14 March 1700; Priscilla, 16 October 1701; Philip, 18 November 1704, died under 21 years; Lois, 29 September 1705; Abigail, 3 August 1707; and Hannah, 24 September 1709; and his wife died 24 January 1732.

PHILIP PAINE, New Haven, married 1 January 1680, Mary Nash, daughter of Captain John Nash, removed to Northampton, freeman 1690, and lived some years there, and Seth, who died 12 August 1689, may have been his child; had Martha, born 24 October died 5 November 1681; Mary, born 1690, but removed again to Connecticut and part of his days was of Windham.

RALPH PAINE, Freetown, whose father is not known but he had lived some years in Rhode Island, before removing to Freetown, and, by wife Dorothy, had John, born 1685, and perhaps Sarah, and after removed about 1688, and later had Thomas, Joseph, and Mary, made his will 23 April 1722, and died soon.

ROBERT PAINE, Ipswich, born a 1601, was probably from County Suffolk, as his wife Ann Whiting, daughter of John Whiting of Hadleigh in that shire, freeman 2 June 1641, Representative 1647-9, had good estate, and was liberal in distribution of it, was Ruling elder, Treasurer of Essex County eighteen years, had second wife Dorcas, who died 23 February 1681; and he died 1684, leaving sons John Paine, and Robert Paine, Harvard College 1656.

SAMUEL PAINE, Braintree, son of Stephen Paine first of the same, freeman 1690, married 4 April 1678, Mary Penniman, daughter of James Penniman, had Mary, born 27 October 1680; Lydia, 6 January 1682; Samuel, 26 November 1684; Hannah, 1 February 1687; Joseph, 3 August 1689; Mehitable, 8 December 1693; and Benjamin, 28 December 1696; and died 10 December 1739.

SAMUEL PAINE, Eastham, son of Thomas Paine of the same, married 31 January 1683, Patience Freeman, had Samuel, born 30 October 1683; Mercy, 5 August 1686; Nathaniel, 9 July 1689, died young; Ebenezer, 17 June 1692; Elizabeth, 11 June 1694; Joshua, 20 May 1696; Isaac, 3 January 1699; Mary 24 February 1704; and Seth, 5 October 1706, died young.

SAMUEL PAINE, Rehoboth, son of the second Stephen Paine of the same, married it is said, Abigail Frissell, but whose child she was, is unknown, had Samuel, born 13 September 1686; Ann, 15 September 1688; Seth, 20 August 1690; Sarah, 11 December 1692; Judith, 18 February 1695; Noah, 28 May 1696; Stephen, 21 June 1699; Daniel, 22 February 1703; Joshua; and Rebecca; and he removed to Woodstock 1710, and died 11 May 1735. His widow died 13 January 1752, aged 79, according to family Genealogy.

STEPHEN PAINE, Hingham 1638, from Great Ellingham, near Attleburg, County Norfolk, miller, came that year in Diligent, with wife Rose, three children and four servants, freeman 6 June 1639, Representative 1641, removed 1645 to Rehoboth, Representative 1647, and 18 years more. His wife died 20 January 1661, and next year he married Alice, widow of William Parker, I presume, of Taunton, who outlived him, and he died 24 June 1678, or as I read Colony record 24 January following, but neither can be true for him, though one may be for his son of the same name, since the record bears "Stephen Paine senior was buried 21 August 1679." His will was of 18 July in that year and inventory of very large estate was taken 11 September following.

STEPHEN PAINE Braintree, younger son of Moses Paine the first, born in England, Artillery Company 1649, freeman 1653, married 15 November 1651, Hannah Bass, daughter of Deacon Samuel Bass, had Stephen, born 8 March 1653; Samuel, 10 June 1654; Hannah, 28 January 1656; Sarah, 1 November 1657; Moses, 26 March 1660; John, 21 September 1666; and Lydia, 20 September 1670. He died 29 July 1691. Sarah married 22 January 1678, Roger Billings; and Lydia, his youngest child married 20 January 1689, Benjamin Neale, the same day that her brother married his sister.

STEPHEN PAINE, Rehoboth, son of the first Stephen Paine, born probably in England, a tanner, had estate at Watertown in 1654, but lived not long there, and at Rehoboth had Stephen, born 23 November 1654; Rebecca, 20 December 1656; John, 3 April 1658; Mary, 11 July 1660; Samuel, 12 August 1662; Elizabeth, 27 October 1664; Sarah, 12 October 1666; Nathaniel, 20 November 1667; and Benjamin, 9 March 1675, who died unmarried at 23 years. The other children were all married and he died before his father. Rebecca married 24 December 1673, Peter Hunt, and 21 November 1677, Samuel Peck; Mary married Daniel Aldis, as says the family Genealogy but it may be a mistake, for Daniel Aldis married Sarah, and I believe her to have been daughter of the second Moses of Braintree; Elizabeth married 10 February 1685, Jacob Pepper; and Sarah married Enoch Hunt, if the family Genealogy be followed, but my research makes Enoch Hunt marrying 29 October 1678, Mary Paine. Into such errors it is much easier to fall than to recover from them.

STEPHEN PAINE, Dedham, married 3 November 1652, Ann Chickering, daughter of Francis Chickering, of who after hard search I can find no more, unless he be the Rehoboth man, and his widow married 2 December 1679, Thomas Metcalf of Dedham.

STEPHEN PAINE, Charlestown, or Malden, freeman 1665, by wife Elizabeth, had Mary, born 15 November 1658, was tythingman 1679, at Charleston, adjacent Malden.

STEPHEN PAINE, Braintree, eldest son of Stephen Paine of the same, freeman 1678, married 20 February 1682, Ellen Veazie, daughter of William Veazie, had Stephen, born 7 November full.; Ellen, baptized 12 October 1684; Samuel, 13 February 1687, died at 2 years; Samuel, again, 14 April 1689; and died 24 May 1690. His widow married 5 October 1693, Joseph Crosby.

STEPHEN PAINE, Rehoboth, eldest son of the second Stephen Paine of the same, by first wife Elizabeth, had, it is thought no children, but by second wife married 12 August 1707, Mary Brintnall, had Stephen, born 30 April 1708; and Edward, 22 January 1710; and the father died 12 March following. His widow it is said, removed to Connecticut.

THOMAS PAINE, Salem, a weaver, from Wrentham, in County Suffolk, came 1637, aged 50, in the Mary Ann of Yarmouth, with wife Elizabeth 53; and six children, Mary, born 12 October 1611; Thomas, 18 January 1613; Elizabeth, 20 January 1615; Dorothy, 6 December 1618; John, 26 August 1620; and Sarah, 7 March 1622; as by a very trustworthy ancient document appears, in which he (called son of Thomas and Catharine of Cooklie, near Halesworth, in County Suffolk) is said to be born 11 December 1586, married this wife 22 November 1610, and, besides the six children brought over, had Peter, 14 March 1617, who probably died young; and Nathaniel, 21 July 1626, who died under 10 years. He had, says Felt, grant of land 1637, was freeman 2 June 1641, unless it was his son then administered, which seems much more probable; made his will 10 April 1638, and by the before mentioned document is supposed to have died 1640. Mary married Philemon Dickinson.

THOMAS PAINE, Dedham, son of the preceding, born in England, probably the freeman of 2 June 1641, by wife Rebecca Ware, had Rebecca, born 19 September 1642; Thomas, 19, baptized 24 March 1644; John, born 27 April 1646; and Elizabeth, 6, baptized 12 March 1648, and he died 3 August 1686. His will was made 26 July preceding in which besides wife Rebecca, he provides for son-in-law Thomas Patten, whose wife Rebecca his daughter married 1 April 1662, had died leaving Rebecca, and for Elizabeth Hunting, wife of John, married 18 April 1671; and devise land to son Thomas, gives residual of estate equally between sons Thomas and John. The widow made her will 3 March 1688.

THOMAS PAINE, Yarmouth 1643, had been there certainly four years for he was Representative 1639 (though no respect is due to report of his coming 1621), removed to Eastham, of where he was Representative 1671 and six years more, had, besides Eleazer, born 10 March 1659, who died young, Thomas; Joseph; Nicholas, Samuel; Elisha; John; James, 6 July 1665; Mary; and Dorcas. Mary married 11 January 1670, James Rogers, junior and next, 24 April 1679, Isaiah Cole; and Dorcas married Benjamin Vickery. The will of the father was of 12 May 1705, probated 2 October 1706, unless there be confusion between father and son of the same baptized name, which seems very probable.

THOMAS PAINE, Boston, married 25 August 1659, Hannah Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray of New Haven, had Thomas, born 19 February 1665. He was, perhaps, that son of Thomas Paine of London, born 8 February 1632, who, 1647, chose for his guardian, Thomas Mayhew, who had married in London his mother Jane.

THOMAS PAINE, Dover 1659, constable 1687, made his will 17 October 1694, probated 1700, mentioned wife Elizabeth, who was named executrix, and children Thomas, Jane, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Ann, said to be all minors.

THOMAS PAINE, Dedham, son of Thomas Paine second of the same, married 25 April 1671, Rebecca Peck, had no children. His wife died 28 November 1682; and he had second wife Margaret, who probably brought him that Thomas who died 6 September 1686; Margaret, who died ten days after her brother 16 September 1686; and Thomas, again, born 5 September 1687, who died at 10 years, his mother having died some years preceding; and he married next, 20 August 1689, Mary Lawson, had Mary, born 16 August 1698, and his third wife died 5 April 1718. He made his will 24 January 1726, probated 25 February following.

THOMAS PAINE, Eastham, probably son of Thomas Paine of the same, married 5 August 1678, Hannah Shaw, had Hannah, born 6 April 1679, died young; Hugh, 5 July 1680, died next year; Thomas, 28 February 1682; Hannah, again, 12 May 1684; Jonathan, 1 February 1686; Abigail, 4 March 1688, died next winter; Abigail, again, 10 November 1689; Phebe, 14 March 1691, died young; Elkanah, 1 February 1693; Moses, 28 September 1695; Joshua, 28 August 1697; Phebe, again, 11 February 1699; Lydia, 4 December 1700; and Barnabas, 13 November 1705.

THOMAS PAINE, Newport 1683, very active as Captain of a privateer many years, and one of the founders of the Episcopal church in the place, of which much may be seen in the valuable History of Arnold, I. 471, and after ,

TOBIAS PAINE, Boston, came from Jamaica, married 1665, Sarah Winslow, widow of Miles Standish, junior daughter of John Winslow, had William Paine, 21 January 1669, Harvard College 1689, and he died 12 September 1669, with so short notice, that his will was nuncupative. In it he provides only for his son and the widow who obtained 3rd husband Richard Middlecot.

WILLIAM PAINE, Ipswich, came in the Increase from London, 1635, aged 37, with Ann, probably his wife 40; besides Susan, 11; William, 10; Ann, 5; John, 3; and Daniel, 8 weeks; freeman 13 May 1640, may have been first at Watertown some few years, had large estate and used it in a public spirit, removed to Boston, and died 10 October 1660, leaving only son John, before mentioned. His will, made 8 days before, probated 14 November following, in our Volume of record I. 345, provides £200 to his wife Hannah, and the dwelling-house for life; £1,500 to the 3 children of his daughter Hannah, wife of Samuel Appleton, viz.: Hannah, 600; Samuel, 500; and Judith, 400. a liberal allowance for son John, to six children of Simon Eyre, deceased, viz.: Benjamin, Mary, Rebecca, Christian, Ann, and Dorothy, £5 each and to Simon, who was older than most of them, £5. (from this I conjecture as also from being fellow-passenger that the wife of Eyre was sister of this testator); to my sister Page Paine £3 per annum, and to her children John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Phebe, £5 each; to children of my sister Hammond, John, Elizabeth, and Hannah, £5 each; to my kinswoman Elizabeth Howse, daughter of Samuel Howse, £10, to two daughters of my cousin John Tall, 40s. each; son-in-law Samuel Appleton, £10; William Howard, £15; Jeremiah Belcher, 40s; Anthony Stoddard, £10; Christopher Clark, £10; Joseph Taintor, £10; Oliver Purchase, £10; to an Indian servant 40s yearly; to the free school at Ipswich his land at Jeffrys Neck; to the College at Cambridge £210 as a stock forever, and to friends in the ministry Norton, Wilson, Sherman, Brown, Cobbett, Fiske, Phillips, and Mayo, 40s each.

WILLIAM PAINE, Salem, shoemaker, may be that passenger in the Abigail, 1635, aged 15, and at Salem, to Elizabeth, perhaps his wife or mother. Felt says grant of land was made 1640, and he was probably the freeman of 1650, died about 1660.

WILLIAM PAINE, New Haven 1667, perhaps brother of John Paine, was freeman 1669, had, by wife whose name is not seen, Mercy, who married 9 June 1664, John Frost; Elizabeth, who married 11 October 1666, Thomas Sanford; and John, before mentioned. Late in life, he married November 1679, Mary, widow of Francis Brown, and his inventory was of 11 January 1685.

WILLIAM PAINE, Boston son of Tobias Paine, by wife Mary, had William, baptized 24 November 1695; Tobiah, 27 June 1697; and Sarah, 16 July 1699, at the 2nd church, that of the Mathers; but as he was next winter one of the founders of the Brattle Street Church, perhaps others were baptized there. He died 11 June 1735. Twenty of this name had been in 1827 graduates at Harvard, and about half as many more at other New England colleges, besides not a small number, spelling Payne; but I could not discriminate the families, and had it been in my power, there would have no benefit following because several have used both forms. Of Arthur Paine, mentioned by Farmer, as recorded into Boston church 1639, I have the utmost confidence that it belongs to Perry, only one Arthur occurred in administration of members in that year.

SHUBAEL PAINTER, Westerly, perhaps son of Thomas Painter, with him among earliest settlers there 1661.

THOMAS PAINTER, Hingham 1637, removed perhaps to Providence, at least Roger Williams gives him deed of a lot there, among home lots; but he was after at Boston, by wife Catharine, who died 1641, had Elizabeth, William, and Thomas, who all died between 30 September 1639 and 24 April following says the town records which may so far be true, but another Thomas Painter was by the church record baptized 13 September 1640, the father being administered 5 preceding, and freeman 12 October 1640, removed to Charlestown, New Haven, Rowley, and back to Hingham before 1644, there had another wife and child. And suffered severly for unwillingly to bring the children to baptism as told in Winthrop II. 174. So I think he removed next to Providence, thence again to Newport, before 1655, when his name is enrolled among the freeman and probably his last removal was to Westerly with its first settler in 1661.

THOMAS PAINTER, Westerly 1669, perhaps son of the preceding, and one of the name was drowned 15 March 1706, whether that being new years day gave any occasion for the casualty is not heard.

WILLIAM PAINTER, Charlestown, a sea captain and merchant, died 28 August 1666. His will, made 4 days preceding names wife Elizabeth, speaks of estate in Barbados and Carolina.

JOHN PALFREY, JOHN PALFERY, JOHN PALFRY, or JOHN PALFRAY, Cambridge, brought from England perhaps by his mother who married George Willis, sometimes written Willowes; by wife Rebecca Bordman, daughter of William Bordman, married 4 August 1664, had Rebecca, born 15, baptized 17 September 1665; John, 12, baptized 14 April 1667, died in few weeks; Elizabeth, baptized 24 May 1668; Martha, born 18 May 1670; Thomas, 7 May 1672, who died 21 November 1677; Ruth, 1 November 1677, who died unmarried at Medford, age 60; John, early in 1689, who died 1 December 1750, says Cambridge Epit. in 71st year and unmarried. There were two or three daughters more, of who one was Mary, who married 1 December 1700, Ebenezer Williams. He died 1689; in his will of 18 February probated 17 December of that year, he provides for the new born John, and six daughters but does not name them. Rebecca became second wife 24 November 1716, of Joseph Hicks; and Martha married 30 May 1689, Benjamin Goddard.

PETER PALFREY, PETER PALFERY, PETER PALFRY, or PETER PALFRAY, Salem 1626, came, perhaps, with Conant, or soon after required administration as freeman 19 October 1630, and took 18 May following the oath, was much betrusted, Representative 1635; by wife Edith, had Jonathan, baptized 25 December 1636; Jehoiadan, died early; Remember, baptized 16 September 1638; Mary, 15 December 1639; and at least two daughters more; removed to Reading, there died stricken in years 15 September 1663. He married for second wife Elizabeth, widow of John Fairfield, and had 3rd wife Alice, named in his will of 21 October 1662, with codicil of 19 May following. He names no sons but probably had before given most of his estate the inventory of residual being small. The widow lived to 21 March 1677, far stricken in years. Remember married 12 February 1662, Peter Aspenwall, besides who he names other son-in-law Matthew Johnson, who had married 12 November 1656, his daughter Hannah, who died 1 August 1662; Samuel Pickman; and Benjamin Smith, who alone of the four lived at Reading, and daughter Mary, probably then unmarried. We fail to gain knowledge of the marriage of son Descent, however, from this patriarch is claimed by many, of which one is the learned Professor Palfrey, the diligent historian of New England.

JOHN PALGRAVE, or JOHN PALSGRAVE, Boston, son of Richard Palgrave, married 8 February 1656, Mary Maverick, daughter of Samuel Maverick of Noddles Island. He died early, and his widow married 20 September 1660. Mr. Francis Hooke of Kittery. See Genealogical Registrar VIII. 334.

RICHARD PALGRAVE, or RICHARD PALSGRAVE, Charlestown, a physician, came in the fleet with Winthrop from Stephney, County Middlesex, adjoining London, with wife Ann, and daughters Mary, Sarah, and, perhaps, other children; had here Rebecca, born 25 July 1631; John, 6, baptized 9 March 1634; Lydia, 15, baptized 17 January 1636; and Bethia, baptized 8 July 1638; all these baptized were in Boston church of which the father and mother were both members, numbers 105 and 6, and did not transfer their relation to the Charlestown church. This last child died 21 August after, says the town record of Charlestown, in which it may be more correct than the date of its birth which is two days after its baptism. He required administration as freeman 19 October 1630, and took the oath 18 May following, died says Frothingham, about 1656, and his widow removed to Roxbury, there was buried 17 March 1669, aged 75, says Roxbury record; in her will, made six days before, names eldest daughter Mary, wife of Roger Wellington, the child of her deceased son, and children John and Sarah Alcock, with whom she had lived since the death of her husband, and John Heylet, or John Aylet, son of her daughter Lydia, who was wife of Edmund of Stepney, near London.

ABRAHAM PALMER, Charlestown, a merchant from London, who there had joined the company of the faithful patentees of Massachusetts 1628, gave £50 to promote its objectives and embark himself 1629, probably with Higginson, was most acted and intelligent town official, required administration 19 October 1630, and was made freeman 18 May following, of Boston church with wife Grace, numbers 68 and 9, and of the founders of church at Charlestown, was in the first assembly of Representatives 1634, and Sergeant in the Pequot war, went to Barbados 1652, in the Mayflower of Boston, in which his share of adventure was 3/5, and that of Edward Burt 2/5, to be accounted for in London; there died 1653; yet probably he intended to come back. His widow Grace died December 1660, and Lieutenant Thomas Lathrop had administration perhaps as a creditor.

BENJAMIN PALMER, Stronington 1665, son of Walter Palmer, freeman 1666, lived on the disputed border of Rhode Island. Was Captain much involved in controversy, and died 10 April 1716, and from that time no generation has failed to have, as is said, both Joseph and Benjamin.

CHRISTOPHER PALMER, Hampton, son of William Palmer of the same, married a daughter of Edward Hilton.

EDWARD PALMER, Boston 1639, put in the stocks of his own making for charging too high a price. See Hubbard, 248. Probably he removed to Hampton.

ELIHU PALMER, Stonington 1658, son of Walter Palmer, was not an inhabitant in 1670.

ELNATHAN PALMER, Scituate, son of John Palmer of the same, married 1695, Mary Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark.

GEORGE PALMER, Boston, wind cooper 1640, Artillery Company 1642, removed to the East before 1660, and he or another of the name was at Warwick, Rhode Island before 1655, though the place of his residence is not told, and died about 1669. In April 1670, a Boston creditor, James Neighbors, had grant of administration.

GEORGE PALMER, Warwich, may be the same as preceding, among freeman 1655, married Bethia Morey, daughter of Roger Morey of Providence, about 1660.

GERSHOM PALMER, Stonington 1665, brother of Benjamin Palmer, freeman 1666, married 28 November 1667, Ann Denison, daughter of Captain George Denison, had Gershom, Ichabod, William, George, Walter, Elihu, Mary, Rebecca, and Mercy.

HENRY PALMER, Newbury 1637, freeman 22 June 1642, removed to Haverhill, from, where he was Representative 1667, 74, 6-9, and died 15 July 1680. Perhaps he was of Hampton in his latter days. His daughter Elizabeth married 1659 Robert Ayer of Haverhill, and Mehitable married 1676, Samuel Dalton.

HENRY PALMER, Wethersfield, by wife Catharine, had Deborah, born 1642; Hannah, 1645; a son whose name is not distinguished in the record 1648; Dorcas, 1650; freeman 1657, and living 1663.

JOHN PALMER, Hingham, came in September 1635, freeman 13 March 1639; removed perhaps to Scituate; at least Deane makes him, in History 319, to be freeman of Plymouth Colony 1657, to have children, then John and Elnathan, afterwards Josiah and Bezaleel.

JOHN PALMER, Charlestown, perhaps came in the Elizabeth, 1634, from Ipswich, aged 24, was freeman 2 June 1641, and died 24 August 1677, aged 62, unless the gravestone be wrong, or misread.

JOHN PALMER, Portsmouth, by Mr. Wentworth copied from list of members of the church May 1640, but probably many years too early. He served in Philip's war, then being inhabitant of Hampton.

JOHN PALMER, Boston, carpenter, administered townsman 30 March 1640, perhaps removed to Rowley 1647; or may have been brother of Henry Palmer, and with him at Wethersfield, freeman 1657.

JOHN PALMER, Stonington, son of Walter Palmer, probably eldest, and by first wife born in England of who no more is known.

JOHN PALMER, Fairfield, may have been first at Wethersfield, and, perhaps, brother of Henry Palmer, freeman of Connecticut 1657, had possibly been many years in trade to Virginia, and maybe he was at Greenwich 1672.

JOHN PALMER, Scituate, son of the first John Palmer of the same, had Elnathan, born 1666; John, 1667; Hannah, 1671; Elizabeth, 1673; Bezaleel, 1675; Experience, 1679; and Samuel, 1683.

JOHN PALMER, junior perhaps his son, took oath of fidelity to Massachusetts 1674.

JOHN PALMER, Scarborough 1676, married Elizabeth Alger, daughter of Andrew Alger, and removed 1680, to Boston, and spent there the residue of his life, says Southgate, 82.

JOHN PALMER, Falmouth 1689, consulted by the council of war for defense of that town 1689, was wounded 21 September; had married Mary Munjoy, daughter of George Munjoy.

JOHN PALMER, Boston 1689, took side against the inhabitants for rising against Andros, of whose council he had been, and was suspected to have come from England just before with a commission to be Chief Justice. Hutchinson I. 371.

JOSEPH PALMER, Newbury, married 18 March 1665, Sarah Jackman, daughter of James Jackman, had Sarah, born 5 December 1665; James, 18 December 1667; and Joseph, 8 July 1670. He was youngest son of William Palmer. His son Joseph had at Newbury two wives and son Joseph.

JOSIAH PALMER, Scituate, son of first John Palmer of the same, had Josiah, born 1685; Joshua, 1687; and Ruth.

MICAH PALMER, Branford 1667, an original signer of the Plantation Covenant 20 January 1668, freeman 1669. His will of 13 November 1681, names children John, Daniel, Micah, and others, Mr. Porter tells me, but names of those are not seen.

MOSES PALMER, Stronington 1658, son of Walter Palmer, by wife Dorothy, had Moses, born 29 October 1673; and John, 1 September 1677; perhaps others before or after or both. Bond says he married Abigail Allen, daughter of Daniel Allen of Watertown.

NEHEMIAH PALMER, Stonington, son of Walter Palmer, married 20 November 1662, Hannah Stanton, daughter of Thomas Stanton, the younger, had Joseph, born 1663; Elihu, 1665, died soon; Jonathan, 1668; Daniel, 12 November 1672; was a man of trust, Representative 1668 and 9, and died 17 February 1718, aged 80.

NICHOLAS PALMER, Windsor, freeman 1669, was an early settler had Mary, born 3 May 1637; Hannah, baptized 11 October 1640; Timothy, 20 March 1642; and Elizabeth, born 7 August 1644. His second wife Joan, widow of John Purchase, married 29 October 1646, died 16 April 1683, and he died 30 August 1689.

RICHARD PALMER, Salem, married 24 November 1672, Mary Gilbert, daughter of Humphrey Gilbert, had Mary, born 8 September 1673; Richard, 6 December 1675; Martha, 21 August 1678; and Samuel, 7 April 1683.

RICHARD PALMER, Saco, or Wells, 1676, may be the passenger of 1635, aged 29, in the James from London to Boston.

SAMUEL PALMER, Rehoboth, married 12 January 1681, Elizabeth Kingsley, perhaps daughter of John Kingsley of Milton, had John, born 25 March 1682, who was buried 15 July 1683; Samuel and John, twins 4 January 1684, of who John was buried next day.

STEPHEN PALMER, Cambridge, perhaps son of William Palmer, married Elizabeth Cheever, daughter of Daniel Cheever.

SAMUEL PALMER, Rowley, married 25 December 1671, Mary Pearson, daughter of John Pearson, freeman 1684, was of Salem, probably two or three years later, where one of the name acted for John Dunton in sale of his books.

THOMAS PALMER, Scituate, son of William Palmer, held the estate of his father 1680.

THOMAS PALMER, Boston, merchant, one of the founders of Brattle Street church.

TIMOTHY PALMER, Windsor, son of Nicholas Palmer, freeman 1667, married 17 September 1663, Hannah Buell, daughter of William Buell, had Timothy, born 25 August following; Hannah, 3 October 1666; Mary, 14 May 1669; Sarah, 25 February 1672, died soon; John, 14 April 1673; Sarah, again, 12 April 1675; Samuel, 7 September 1677; Martha, 29 December 1679, died at 3 years; Benjamin, 1682; and Stephen, 1687. The time of his death is unknown.

TIMOTHY PALMER, Suffield, had, before going thither, wife Elizabeth and son Timothy, and born there Esther, 1676; besides two who died young; and Thomas, 1682. He died 1697, leaving Timothy, Esther, and Thomas.

WALTER PALMER, Charlestown 1629, probably younger brother of Abraham Palmer, charged in September 1630, with killing Austin Bratcher, freeman 18 May 1631, was constable 1633, on 1 June of which year he, with new wife Rebecca, and daughter Grace, united with the church, so that it is plain that the daughter was by a former wife; had Hannah, baptized 15 June 1634; Elihu, 24 January 1636; Nehemiah, born 23 November 1637; Moses, 6 April 1640; Benjamin, 30 May, baptized 5 June 1642; all by Rebecca Short, a member of Roxbury church, who came in 1632, as a servant, says the record of Roxbury church, removed to Rehoboth, was Representative 1646 and 7, being the first from that town, had more children and removed again, to Stonington, 1653. His will, of 19 May 1658, made at Stonington, probated 11 May 1662, contained in Suffolk register (for Stonington then called Southerton, was claimed as part of our County strange as such civil geography now seems), names wife Rebecca and eleven children, John; Grace; Jonas; William; Gershom; Elihu; Nehemiah; Moses; Benjamin; Hannah, wife of Thomas Huet; and Elizabeth, and omits to name daughter Rebecca, who married 20 April 1665, Elisha Cheesbrough; and was, perhaps, unable to count the grandchildren.

WILLIAM PALMER, Plymouth, came in the Fortune 1621, with son William, and his wife Frances, came in the next ship, the Ann, 1623, had share in the division of cattle 1627, removed to Duxbury, married a young wife had Henry and Bridget, but perhaps by former wife both named in the will, and grandchild Rebecca; and died probably early in 1638, as his will of 4 December 1637 was probated 5 March following.

WILLIAM PALMER, Watertown 1636, Newbury 1637, owned land at Great Ormsby, County Norfolk, freeman 13 March 1639, removed to Hampton, had by first wife sons Edward, Christopher, and Stephen, besides daughter Martha, who married as said, I think, Captain John Sherman of Watertown. For second wife he had Grace, widow of Thomas Rogers, who survived him, and married Roger Porter.

WILLIAM PALMER, Wethersfield, an early settler, sold his estate 1644, and, perhaps, removed, yet may have come back, for in 1660, William Palmer senior was freed from military service.

WILLIAM PALMER, Kittery 1652, constable 1661, may have been son of William Palmer of Hampton.

WILLIAM PALMER, Scituate 1633, son of William Palmer, the first comer, brought by him, married 27 March of that year, Elizabeth Hodgkins, had William, born 27 June 1634; Thomas; and probably others; removed to Yarmouth before 1643, was a Lieutenant, and Representative 1644, and three years after; was one of the purchasers of Dartmouth 1652, but removed to Newtown, Long lsland 1656, died before 1661, in high esteem. Riker, I suspect, confused the father and son of the same name, for we are told that the widow of William Palmer junior married Deacon John Willis of Bridgewater, and Mitchell enumerated a goodly progeny, of which some daughters were married in few years after Riker permits her to be a widow. Possibly she may have been second wife and not mother of half his children. Yet some explanation may arise from

WILLIAM PALMER, son of the preceding, being in Colony records designated as son-in-law of Robert Paddock. Still Riker must be content with another

WILLIAM PALMER, Charlestown 1640, may have been son of Walter Palmer, and of Stonington 1666, of Killingworth, than called Kenilworth, as in all decency it should continue to be, in 1670. Ten of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, six at Yale, and six at the other New England colleges.

JOHN PALMERLY, a passenger in the Elizabeth and Ann from London 1635, aged 20; may be the same as Parmely or Parmarly of Guilford, sworn as freeman Connecticut 1665. See Parmelee.

ANDREW PALMES, New London, son of Edward Palmes, had Guy, Bryan, Edward. Andrew, and Sarah, and died 1721.

EDWARD PALMES, New Haven 1659, a merchant, removed next year to New London, married Lucy Winthrop, daughter of Governor John Winthrop, freeman 1667, Representative 1671-4 and 7, was a Major in the great Indians war. By first wife who died 24 November 1676, six months after her father, he had no children, and next year he married Sarah Davis, widow of Captain William of Boston, as Miss Caulkins thinks, had Guy, baptized 17 November 1678; Andrew Palmes, 1 October 1682, Harvard College 1703; and Lucy. He died 21 March 1715, in 78th year leaving good estate in his will to only Lucy and Andrew. Lucy married Samuel Gray, who died 1713; and next married Samuel Lynde of Saybrook. Caulkins. He was named in the royal commission 1683 to adjust claims in the King's Province, not Narraganset country. See Trumbull, History I. 358, which gives his name without e, and it is found in print as Palmer. See also 1 Massachusetts History Collection V. 232.

WILLIAM PALMES, Salem, married Ann Humfrey, eldest daughter of John Humfrey, Esq, who after his death married Reverend Samuel Myles.

NATHANIEL PALMETER, Killingworth 1667, then called Kenilworth, freeman 1668, whose name is spelt Palmerley in the returns of the officers of the town; possibly the same as Palmerly.

ALEXANDER PANNLY, is in Paige's list of freeman of Massachusetts 1660; but I doubt the name was perverted by Mr. Seer, or some clerk.

RICHARD PANTON, Westchester 1656, a man of influence, who died after 1700; took the side of Connecticut 1662 against the Dutch at Newtown, Long Island. Riker, 59.

JOHN PANTRY, or JOHN PANTREE, Hartford, son of William Pantry, born in England, freeman 1650, married Hannah Tuttle of Boston, who was probably daughter of Richard Tuttle, had besides Mary and Hannah, John, baptized 17 March 1650; and died probably 1653. His widow married 23 June 1654, Thomas Wells. Hannah died 1672, unmarried, when her sister Mary, also, was unmarried.

JOHN PANTRY, or JOHN PANTREE, Hartford, son of the preceding, had John (who died before his father leaving only child Abigail, born 1712); and daughters Abigail, born 11 January 1679; Hannah; and Rebecca. He died 4 April 1736, and so the name ceased in that quarted.

WILLIAM PANTRY, or WILLIAM PANTREE, Cambridge 1634, came in May by the same ship with Simon Willard, excused from military duty by reason of age, freeman 4 March 1635, removed next year with Hooker's friends to Hartford, where he was among the chief proprietors.

PETER PAPILLIANS, or PETER PALILLON, Boston 1679, by wife Joan, had Mary, born 29 January 1680; and Peter, born March 1681; he was one of that company which broke off from the New North church when Reverend Peter Thacher was brought in 1718 to be colleague with their first minister, and in 1722 had command of a ship employed against pirates on the coast. He came into Boston 28 June from his cruise, having seen nothing of the great object of his outfit, the famous pirate, Low, who long harassed the trade of New England, but brought in a brigantine, that had been in possession of the foe. When he died is not seen. But as he had wife and four children at Bristol in 1688, I infer that he was short time of Boston, and that the naval Captain was the following.

PETER PAPILLIANS, or PETER PALILLON, Boston, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Catherine, had Mary, who died 30 July 1721; aged 17; Catharine, born about 1715; Martha, about 1718; Mercy, 20 January 1720; Samuel, 11 September 1721, the last two died young; and Mary, 25 October 1722; and he died early in 1733. Administration to his widow and John Wallcot of Salem was given 20 May in that year. I suppose this was a Huguenot name.

GEORGE PARDEE, New Haven, a young apprentice 1644 to Francis Brown, of whose origin or coming nothing is known, married 20 October 1650, Martha Miles, daughter of Richard Miles, had John, born 20 August 1651, died young; John, again, 2 September 1653, died before his father George Pardee, 15 January 1656; Mary, 18 April 1658; Elizabeth 10 June 1660, the last three baptized 18 May 1662, I presume; and he married second wife 29 December 1662, Dodd says, Rebecca Lane (but Catharine, reads another), had Joseph, born 27 April 1664; Rebecca, 18 April 1666, baptized I judge, four days after but surely not, as the church record in Genealogical Registrar IX. 361, says, Monday, 23; Sarah, born 2 February 1668; and Hannah, 7 July 1672; and he died April 1700, aged 71. His will, of 14 of that mother names all the daughters and sons George and Joseph. Mary married 1677, Joshua Hotchkiss; Elizabeth married 25 December 1679, Thomas Gregory, and in the will of her father is called an Olmstead; Rebecca married 1699, Samuel Alling; and Hannah married Edward Vickers.

GEORGE PARDEE, New Haven, son of the preceding, married 10 February 1676, Mercy Ball, perhaps daughter of Alling Ball, had Mercy, born 16 January 1677; Eliphalet, 26 December 1678; Martha, 18 March 1681; and John, 4 November 1683; his wife died 13 August following and he married 11 February next Mary Denison, perhaps daughter of James Denison, had Stephen, 1686; Ebenezer; George, January 1691; James; Mary; Sarah; and Elizabeth, and he died 22 November 1723.

JOHN PARDEE, New Haven, whose inventory of 12 November 1683 is followed by remarks about his children.

JOSEPH PARDEE, New Haven, brother of the preceding, married 30 July 1688, or 30 January 1689, Elizabeth Yale, daughter of the first Thomas Yale, had John, who died 27 October of same year; Joseph, 9 August 1693; Thomas, 26 October 1695; John, again, 6 February 1698; and Mary, 9 April 1700; his wife died 19 September 1701, and he married second wife 2 December 1703, Elizabeth Paine, had Elizabeth, 16 September 1704; Daniel, 28 November 1706; Rebecca, 26 March 1708; Josiah, 14 September 1711; Ebenezer, 4 November 1714; Samuel, 3 August 1718; and Sarah, 1 August 1721. The name is widely spread.

WILLIAM PARDON, Massachusetts freeman 1645, of who I know no more, not even his residence.

JOHN PARIS, OR JOHN PARRIS, Braintree, married 30 September 1664, says Farmer, Mary Jewell, probably daughter of Thomas Jewell.

NICHOLAS PARIS, OR NICHOLAS PARRIS, Salem 1648, witness to the will of John Balch.

SAMUEL PARIS, OR SAMUEL PARRIS, Salem, son of Thomas Paris of London, the unhappy promoter of the said tragedy of the witchcraft 1692, was educated at Harvard but left before graduation. Was of the First Church at Boston, freeman 1683, and preached at the Salem village, now Danvers, in 1689, and became the first minister of the society that he reduced to such misery, ordained 15 November of that year, left his place by compulsion June 1696, and was two or three years preacher at Stow, but in 1700, of Watertown, having license as a retailer, soon after sat down at Concord, there continued 1705, engaging in trade unprofitably, but preached a few months at Dunstable 1711. His wife Dorothy died 6 September 1719; and he died 29 February following at Sudbury. In his will, probated 28 March 1720, he mentioned father Thomas Paris; uncle John Paris; daughters Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Barnard; Dorothy, born 28 August 1700, wife of Hopestill Brown; and Mary, born 1703, married 1727, Peter Bent; besides two sons Samuel, born at Watertown 9 January baptized 1 March 1702; and Noyes Paris, born 22 August 1699, Harvard College 1721, both minors.

SAMUEL PARIS, OR SAMUEL PARRIS, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Thomas, born 25 October 1681; Elizabeth, 28 November 1682; and Susanna, 9 January 1688; perhaps he removed and may have been that unhappy minister of Salem.

THOMAS PARIS, OR THOMAS PARRIS, Newbury 1685, son of John Paris, a dissented clergyman of Ugborough, in County Devon, had come two years before to Long Island, removed to South part of Massachusetts, perhaps Plymouth, had Thomas, grandfather of Reverend Martin Paris of Marshfield, and ancestor of Governor Albion K. Paris of Maine.

THOMAS PARIS, OR THOMAS PARRIS, Boston, perhaps brother of second Samuel Paris, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 27 May 1686, died soon; Mary, again, 25 September 1687; and Elizabeth, 10 July 1693; and probably removed. Frequent spelling is with two r's.

JOHN PARISH, Groton, perhaps son of Thomas Parish the first, or a brother, as seems more likely, was, says Butler, an original proprietor and in 1683, served on a committee with Page and Lawrence, others of the earliest settlers to prove the land rights of the town before its destruction in Philip's war; Representative 1690.

JOHN PARISH, Groton, probably son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Lydia, born 20 April 1687; and Elizabeth, 19 March 1691.

ROBERT PARISH, Groton, perhaps son of the first Thomas Parish, by wife Mary Blanchard, probably daughter of John Blanchard, had Mary, born 5 January 1668; Ann, 2 September 1669; Robert, 20 November 1670; Ann, again, 10 September 1672; and Mary, again, 8 September 1674; Representative 1689, at the December session for the neighboring town of Dunstable.

THOMAS PARISH, Cambridge, came in the Increase 1635, aged 22, was a physician, though in the custom-house record called possibly for deception, a clothier, freeman 18 April 1637, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 3 April 1638; Thomas Parish, 21 July 1641, Harvard College 1659; and Mary, again, 3 April 1643. Probably he went home, lived at Nayland, County Suffolk as its attorney. Thomas Danforth calls him.

THOMAS PARISH, Cambridge, son of the preceding, had wife Mary, who died 8 October 1674, aged 23. The College catalogue of 1698 did not mark him as dead, and Farmer thought he lived to 12 September 1707.

EDWARD PARKE, or EDWARD PARKS, Guilford 1685, died 11 August 1690; left children Mary, aged 18; Joseph, 16; Nathaniel, 13; and Christopher, 8; and there the name continued 20 years.

EDWARD PARKE, or EDWARD PARKS, Newton, son of Thomas Parke of the same, married 13 March 1695, Martha Fiske, daughter of Nathan Fiske of Cambridge, had Martha, born 16 May 1699; Edward, 18 April 1701; Thomas, 1703; and Nathan; died 1 March 1745, near 84 years old.

JACOB PARKE, or JACOB PARKS, Massachusetts freeman 1657, may have been of Concord, or possibly of Rowley, for his name stands in Paige's list between those of inhabitants of these towns.

JOHN PARKE, or JOHN PARKS, Newton 1678, son of Thomas Parke of the same, served in Philip's war under Captain Beers, and was allowed pension for wounds; by first wife had George, baptized 24 October 1686; and Ann, 17 May 1691, both died probably young, at Watertown; married next, 5 April 1694, Elizabeth Miller, had Elizabeth, born 24 February 1695, died young; John, 20 December 1696; Solomon, 16 October 1699; Elizabeth, 27 February 1701; Abigail, 20 April 1702; Joseph Parke, 12 March 1705, Harvard College 1724; and Mary, 17 March 1708; and he died 21 March 1718.

JOHN PARKE, or JOHN PARKS, Norwich 1680, son of Thomas Parke of New London, lived in that part which became Preston. He is commonly called Captain John Parke, and died 1716, leaving wife Mary, and daughter Dorothy, wife of Ebenezer Avery, but in his will remembered four children of his only other daughter Abigail, wife of Christopher Avery, who was dead.

JONATHAN PARKE, or JONATHAN PARKS, Newton, brother of John Parke of the same, married 18 March 1691, Ann Spring, daughter of Henry Spring, who died the same year; and by wife Elizabeth, had Jonathan, born 30 March 1695; Jonas, 1 January 1697, died soon; Lydia; Mindwell; Margery; Eunice; and no more in Bond's list, but Jackson adds Hannah. His wife died 10 April 1713, and he took 3rd wife 27 April says Bond (but Jackson makes it June) 1715, Hannah Kimball, daughter of John Kimball, had Hannah, again, says Jackson, 25 February (though Bond says October) 1718. He died 23 January following (which by Jackson is agreed, though he makes the will in February 1719), in his will of 11 days preceding, names wife and six children making wife and Jonathan executors.

NATHANIEL PARKE, or NATHANIEL PARKS, Norwich 1680, son of Thomas Parke, was of Preston. He died 1718, leaving wife Sarah, and children Nathaniel, Ezekiel, Joseph, John Isaac, Jacob, Phebe, wife of Thomas Beman, and Margaret, wife of Jabez Spicer, all adults.

RICHARD PARKE, or RICHARD PARKS, Cambridge 1636, a proprietor at the Farms, now Lexington, 1642; died at Cambridge Village (where he had lived 18 years) 1665, leaving will of 12 July in that year, provided for wife Sarah, who had been widow of Love Brewster, and was living at Duxbury 1678; two daughters, and only son Thomas. The inventory of 19 August shows good estate. Isabel, one of his daughters m Francis Whittemore; and Sarah, the other, died 1699.

RICHARD PARKE, or RICHARD PARKS, Newton, grandson of the preceding, and son of Thomas Parke, by wife Sarah Cutter, had William; Thomas, 7 February 1690, both died young; probably Abigail, 25 July 1693; Richard, 1 March 1696; and Sarah, 11 May 1699, died soon; all born at Newton; removed to Concord, married 1699, Elizabeth Billings, daughter probably of John Billings, had Joseph; Elizabeth; Sarah; Josiah; Abigail; Jonathan; Isaac; Rebecca; Ephraim; Daniel; and Zaccheus; though Jackson counts only ten for the second wife; was Lieutenant, Representative, and died 19 June 1725. His will, made 11 days before names wife Elizabeth and her seven sons and four daughters.

ROBERT PARKE, or ROBERT PARKS, Wethersfield 1639, freeman April 1640, may have sent another besides his eldest son William some years before he came to our shore, as permanent resident, for I have the best reason for thinking he had come in 1630, and went back the same year carrying an order by our Governor to his son John in England to pay money, which is in my possession and may be the earliest bill of exchance drawn on our side of the water, but was not guided by the decision of the son as to his plantation, Representative first in August 1642, removed 1649 to New London, where his barn was the first place of worship, selectman 1651, Representative 1652, called an aged man 1662, died 1665. His will, of 14 May 1660, probated March 1665, names only three children William, Samuel, and Thomas; but perhaps a daughter Ann, had accompied her brother William early to Roxbury, there married 20 August 1640, Edward Payson, and died 10 September of following year. In his favor, I suppose, was the curious order of 30 May 1644, by our General Court that he might "proceed in marriage with Alice Tompson, without further publishment."

ROBERT PARKE, or ROBERT PARKS, New London, son of Thomas Parke the first, married 24 November 1681, Rachel Leffingwell, eldest daughter of Thomas Leffingwell, had Rebecca, born 7 September following; James, 1684; and eight more children, and died before September 1707.

SAMUEL PARKE, or SAMUEL PARKS, Stonington, son of Robert Parke, had Robert, William, and probably other children.

SAMUEL PARKE, or SAMUEL PARKS, Wethersfield, son of Robert Parke, born in England, by wife Dorothy, had Martha, born 1646; Thomas, 1648; removed to Stonington, thence to New London, had Robert, Nathaniel, William, Dorothy, Alice, and John, of whose dates of birth we are ignorant. Provided for wife Dorothy, for children John, Nathaniel, William, Martha, Dorothy, and Alice, for grandson Samuel, son of Thomas, and James, son of Robert, he made his will 5 September 1707, and died 30 July 1709. He was of the new town of Preston 1686, and first Deacon of the church there gathered 1698. His daughter Martha married 16 January 1668, Isaac Wheeler of Stonington; Dorothy married April 1670, Joseph Morgan; and Alice married March 16, 1673, Greenfield Larrabee.

THOMAS PARKE, or THOMAS PARKS, Newton, son of Richard Parke the first, probably born in England, married 1 December 1653, Abigail Dix, daughter of Edward Dix, had Thomas, born 2 November 1654; John, 6 September 1656; Abigail, 3 March 1658; Edward, 8 April 1661; Richard, 21 December 1663; Sarah, 21 March 1666; Rebecca, 13 April 1668; Jonathan, 27 August 1670; and Elizabeth, 28 July 1679; was freeman 1671, and died 1690. Abigail married 9 December 1679, John Fiske; Sarah married 4 August 1686, John Knapp 2nd; Rebecca married 1686, John Sanger; and Elizabeth married John Holland.

THOMAS PARKE, or THOMAS PARKS, New London, son of Thomas Parke of the same, married 4 January 1672, Mary Allyn, daughter of Robert Allyn, had Samuel, born 26 November 1673; Thomas, 20 January 1676; Mary, 28 January 1678; Jonathan, 6 April 1679; and Deborah, December 1680; and died before his father.

THOMAS PARKE, or THOMAS PARKS, Newton, son of Thomas Parke of the same, freeman 1680, died 28 August 1681.

WILLIAM PARKE, or WILLIAM PARKS, Roxbury, eldest son of Robert Parke, came in the Lion, arriving at Boston, February 1631, with Roger Williams, was, perhaps, sent by his father to look out good spot for plantation, one of the earliest members of the church, freeman 18 May 1631, married Martha Holgrave, daughter of John Holgrave of Salem, had Theoda, born 26 July 1637; Hannah, 28 August 1639; died 24, buried 26 June 1655; Martha, 2, baptized 13 March 1642; Sarah, baptized 19 November 1643, who died says the town record 8 September following; John, 30 June, baptized 6 July 1645, died next June; Deborah, baptized 16 January 1647, whose birth the town record omits, but inserted her death August 1649; John, again 13 May 1649, died at 14 years; Deborah, again, born 26 Mary. baptized 6 April 1651; son and daughter twins unbaptized buried 1 June 1653; William, baptized 8 October 1654, died young; and Hannah, again, 26 September 1658; Artillery Company 1638, was Representative 1635, and 32 various years after the longest term of service in that rank under the old Charter Johnson, in his "Wonderwork, Providence" etc. calls him "a man of a pregnant understanding," and he knew well, for he sat 21 years with him. He was many years Deacon, and died 11 May 1685; having made his will 20 July preceding with codicil of 4 April in which he provides for the wife of his youth, mentioned two surviving daughters, and many grandchildren besides brothers Thomas, deceased, and Samuel. But gravestone in Genealogical Registrar makes the death 10 May 1683. The widow Martha died 25 August 1708, aged 94, Theoda married 2 March 1654, Samuel Williams, and so was mother of Reverend John Williams, Harvard College 1683, of Deerfield, the famous "Redeemed Captive;" another daughter Martha, married Isaac Williams, whose son William Williams, Harvard College 1683, minister of Hatfield, the grandfather says he had taken charge of, from the age of 3 years, besides part of Stonington land to other sons, and another daughter married John Smith, and to them he gives part of his Stonington land. Five of his name, in its several spellings had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, and thirteen at other New England colleges.

ABRAHAM PARKER, Woburn, married 18 November 1644, Rose Whitlock, had Ann, born 29 October 1645; John, 30 October 1647; Abraham, 8 March 1650, died next year; Abraham, again, August 1652; removed to Chelmsford, there had Mary, 20 November 1655, baptized 20 April following; Moses; Isaac, born 13 September 1660; Elizabeth, 10 April 1663; Lydia; and Jacob, 24 March 1669. He was freeman 1645, and died 12 August 1685; and his widow died 13 November 1691.

ABRAHAM PARKER, Chelmsford, son of the preceding, freeman 1682. Another Abraham Parker of Chelmsford was freeman 1690, unless as I suspect, he had been sworn some years before, and was really the preceding but another of this name was of York 1680, and swore allegiance next year.

BASIL PARKER, York 1649, recorder of the Province, and made by Georges one of the council, was dead before 18 October 1651, when administration was given to John Alcock.

BENJAMIN PARKER, Billerica, son of Robert Parker, married 18 April 1661, Sarah Hartwell, daughter of William Hartwell, had Benjamin, and John; and died 17 January 1672, made his will two days before, mentioned children but gives not names, made wife executrix.

DANIEL PARKER, Charlestown, son of second John Parker of Kennebeck, by wife Ann, had Ann, John, and Isaac, and died 18 October 1694, aged only 27 years. Isaac was grandfather of my admirable friend, the late Isaac Parker, Chief Justice of the Commonwealth.

DANIEL PARKER, Barnstable, son of Robert Parker of the same, married 11 December 1689. Mary Lombard, perhaps daughter of Benjamin Lombard, perhaps of Thomas Lombard, had Patience, born 1690; Abigail, 27 May 1692; Experience, 7, baptized 17 February 1695, died soon; Daniel, 20 February baptized 15 March 1696, died under 21 years: Rebecca, 1, baptized 24 April 1698; David, 17 February baptized 17 March 1700: Hannah, 5, baptized 19 April 1702; died at 13 years; Samuel, 5 February 1704; Jonathan, January 1706; Nehemiah, October 1708; and Mary, 15 August 1710; and he died 23 December 1728.

EDMUND PARKER, Roxbury, married 31 May 1647, Elizabeth Howe, probably daughter of the first Abraham Howe, had there baptized Elizabeth, 2 April 1648, died soon; Elizabeth again, 29 April 1649; Abraham, 5 September 1652; Mary, Esther, and Deborah, 22 June 1656, perhaps not all born in one day; for he may have removed to Lancaster, where he was proprietor 1654, and there brought these children to baptism and possibly had others later. Roxbury record of births or deaths had nothing of him, unless death of Abraham Parker, 17 September 1693 means of his son.

EDWARD PARKER, New Haven 1655, married Elizabeth, widow of John Potter, had Mary, baptized 27 August not as printed April 1648, being one or two years old; John, 8 October 1648; Hope, born 26 or 28 April baptized 26 May 1650; and Lydia, born 14 April baptized soon, 1652; and he died 1662. In 1666, 6 December, Mary married John Hall; in 1667, 2 May, Hope married Samuel Cooke; and Lydia married 12 January 1672, John Thomas.

ELISHA PARKER, Barnstable, married 15 July 1657, Elizabeth Hinckley, sister of Governor Thomas Hinckley, had Thomas, born 15 May 1658; Elisha, November 1660; and Sarah, May 1662.

GEORGE PARKER, Portsmouth Rhode Island, 1638, may be that carpenter from London, who came 1635, in the Elizabeth and Ann, aged 23, was Sergeant General, died 1656, leaving widow and daughter Frances, who married 27 July 1676, Benjamin Hall, besides Mary, who married Ichabod Sheffield.

HANANIAH PARKER, Reading, son perhaps eldest of Thomas Parker of the same, married 30 September 1663, Elizabeth Brown, daughter I presume of Nicholas Brown, who ten years after made him an overseer of his will, had John, born 3 August 1664; Samuel, 24 October 1666; Elizabeth, June 1668; Sarah, 20 February 1672, died next year; Hananiah, 2 November 1674, died in few months; Ebenezer, 13 February 1676; Hananiah, again, 30 April 1681, died in few months; and Mary. He was freeman 1679; lost his wife 27 February 1698; and married 12 December 1700 second wife Mary Barsham, daughter of William Barsham, and widow of Deacon John Bright, who survived him, and he died 10 March 1724, aged 85.

ISAAC PARKER, Newton, son of the first John Parker of the same, married 4 May 1687, Mary Parker, had Mary, born 4 February 1689, died soon; Benjamin, 8 October 1702; Martha, and perhaps others before or after he removed to Needham.

JACOB PARKER, Chelmsford, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 14 January or April 1654; Thomas, 28 March 1656; both with elder brother Jacob, baptized 20 April 1656; Tabitha, 28 February 1658; Rebecca, 29 May 1661; Rachel, 9 May 1665; and Mary, 8 September 1667; perhaps others. He died in few months, and widow Sarah presented inventory 6 April 1669.

JACOB PARKER, Malden, perhaps son of the preceding, freeman 1690, died 13 October 1694, aged 42. His widow Joanna married John Stearns.

JACOB PARKER, Roxbury, married 3 May 1687, Thankful Hemmenway, daughter of John Hemmenway, had Thankful, died 19 February 1688, few days old; Sarah, born 8 April 1689; Jacob, died 26 April 1691, soon after birth; Thankful, again 9 May 1692; Jacob, again, 29 January 1697; Mary, 2 March 1699; Elizabeth, 25 July 1700; and Experience, 25 March 1705.

JAMES PARKER, Dorchester, early, perhaps, as 1630, freeman 14 May 1634, removed to Weymouth, and was Representative 1639-42, thence to Portsmouth, where he was invited to be their minister but prefered to continue in trade, though he preached a few years, went to Barbados, whence a good letter to Governor Winthrop from him is given by Hutchinson Collection 155, died on a visit to Boston, 1666.

JAMES PARKER, Woburn, 1640, married 23 May 1643, Elizabeth Long, daughter of Robert Long of Charlestown, had Elizabeth, born 12 March 1646; Ann, 5 March 1647; John, 18 February 1649; Sarah, 29 August 1650, died next year; Joseph, 1651; James, 15 April 1652, (who was killed by the Indians 27 July 1694); was freeman 1644; and a grantee of Billerica, removed to Chelmsford and had Josiah, 1655; Samuel, 1656; Joshua, 13 March 1658; Zechariah, 14 January 1659; and Eleazer, 9 November 1660; was Captain, removed to Groton, and perhaps, by second wife Eunice, had, very late in life, Sarah, again, 12 December 1697; and he died 1701 in 84th year. Butler History 282, refers to the will in proof.

JAMES PARKER. Groton, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, married 14 December 1678, had five children all born before their aunt Sarah, as also were 13 or 14 of their cousins. See Butler. He was town clerk 20 years, a Deacon and after overthrow of Andros. 1689, of the Committee of Safety. Hutchinson I. 382. Was killed by the Indians when all his family were taken by them.

JAMES PARKER, Andover, son of the first Nathan Parker, was killed by the Indians 29 June 1677, being on service as a soldier at Scarborough.

JAMES PARKER, Kennebeck, son of John Parker, with his father was by the Indians driven from his Island, and at Falmouth, where they took refuge, were both killed by the Indians at the second destruction of that town, May 1690. Willis, I. 65.

JOHN PARKER, Boston 1635, a carpenter of Marlborough, County Wilts, came that year in the James, arriving 3 June from Southampton, with wife Jane, had Thomas, born 2 October 1635, baptized 22 January 1637, his wife having united with the church two weeks before; Noah, 3, baptized 8 April 1638; besides John, and Margaret, who may have been brought from England. He lived at Muddy River now Brookline, and died in few years, for in 1656 his widow Jane had married Richard Tare, and then sold her house and garden in Boston to Stephen Greenleaf, who came from Newbury.

JOHN PARKER, Saco 1636, the purchaser of Parker's Island now Georgetown, on East side of Kennebec River near the mouth, is by Williamson fondly thought to have first settled in 1629 on the West side of the River, but his purchase was in 1650. Tradition says he was from Bideford, County Devon, and died before June 1661. By wife Mary, he had Thomas, John, and Mary, but all may have been born in England, though tradition makes John born at Saco 1634. Mary married Thomas Webber, it is said, who died at Charlestown before 1695. She was widow on joining the church that year.

JOHN PARKER, Hingham 1636, says Lincoln, page 45, removed to Taunton, of who with William Parker, probably elder brother, he was a purchaser 1637, was Representative 1642, and died 14 February 1668. Baylies, II. 2 and 282.

JOHN PARKER, Boston 1644, shoemaker, had wife Sarah, who joined our church in August of that year, and probably daughter Sarah, who married 22 June 1653, Isaac Bull. Perhaps he was the freeman of 1650.

JOHN PARKER, Woburn 1653, removed probably to Billerica, was there first town clerk, died at Charlestown, 14 June 1669. But a John Parker of Billerica, the Sergeant who died September 1668, leaving widow but no children and good estate, may in 1652 have been of Cambridge, son of Robert Parker, and then took share of his father in the Shawskin lands which was the beginning of settlement at Billerica.

JOHN PARKER, Cambridge, in the part which became Newton, had come from Hingham, with Druce, Hammlond, and Winchester, induced to remove by Nicholas Hodgdon, was perhaps, the freeman of 1654; by wife Joanna, had Mary, born 28 January 1648; Martha, 1 May 1649; John 15 February 1652; Joanna, 16 January 1654; Jeremiah, 16 February 1656, died early; Thomas, 1 February 1658, died at 21 years; Sarah, 6 January 1660; Isaac, 15 March 1663; Jonathan, 6 November 1665; and Lydia, 15 May 1667; but the first two were brought from Hingham, and he died 1686, aged 71, having made his will 7 September of that year. The widow died 14 March 1688. Mary married Peter Hanchett of Roxbury; Martha married James Horsley; Sarah married September 1686, Samuel Snow of Woburn; and Joanna, married a Stone.

JOHN PARKER, York, freeman 1652, kept the prison in 1678, was excused from military service by reason of age, still lived in 1681, when he took oath of allegiance to the King.

JOHN PARKER, Kennebeck, son of John Parker of Saco, perhaps born in England, came to Boston to married 20 August 1660, Mary Fairfield, daughter of Daniel Fairfield, having the year before bought of the Indians a large tract on the West side of the Kennebeck opposite his father's island, now Phipsburg, had, besides four daughters Daniel and James. He, who may be the one who swore fidelity at Pemaquid 1674, with James Parker, was killed by the Indians in May 1690 at Falmouth, to where they had resorted for safety.

JOHN PARKER, Saybrook, son of William Parker, married 24 February 1666, Mary Buckingham, probably daughter of Thomas Buckingham the first, had John, born 6 October 1667; Deborah, 31 August 1671; Ebenezer, 18 August 1674; and Samuel, 24 January 1677.

JOHN PARKER, Reading, brother of Hananiah parker, married 13 November 1667, Hannah Kendall, daughter probably of Thomas Kendall, who died 8 July 1689, had John, born 16 December 1668; Thomas, 9 November 1670; Hannah, 25 February 1672; Rebecca, 18 February 1675; where last three children died 17 and 19 June 1689; Kendall, 15 November 1677; Abigail, 10 October 1679, died in few weeks; Jonathan, 18 July 1681; Daniel, 30 October 1686; and Abigail, again, 24 December 1688, died at 6 months. By second wife Thankful, married 28 January 1690, he had Hannah, again, 28 January 1691; Rebecca, again, 13 February 1693; Thomas, again, 17 March 1695; and Elizabeth, 27 March 1698; and he died 21 February following.

JOHN PARKER, New Haven 1668, son of Edward Parker, married 8 November 1670, Hannah Bassett, daughter of William Bassett, had Hannah, born 20 August 1671; John, 26 March 1675; and Abiah, 26 March 1677; removed to Wallingford, and had Eliphalet, Samuel, and Edward.

JOHN PARKER, whose wife Alice suffered by hanging as a witch, in the horrible delusion, at Salem, 22 September 1692, was not of that town, but I think, possibly of Andover, yet Felt, II. 480, has not specified.

JOHN PARKER, Andover, son of Joseph Parker, killed by the Indians 29 June 1677, at Scarborough, on service as a soldier under Captain Swett.

JOHN PARKER, Salem, married 29 May 1673, Mary Cory, daughter of Giles Cory, had John, born 30 March following; Giles, 16 April 1675; Mary, 12 April 1676, died in few days; Mary, again, 2 February 1678; Joseph, 17 September 1680; and Margaret, 11 February 1683.

JOHN PARKER, Newton, may have been that son of Robert Parker, which Cambridge record says, died 15 May 1681.

JOHN PARKER at Newton, according to Jackson, page 20, one distinguished as South, the other as East, it may be hard to determine. Yet of the Newton John Parker, son of the first John Parker of the same, Jackson teached, that by wife Mary, he had John, born 17 August 1687; Mary, 3 March 1690; Deborah, 11 February 1693; Sarah, 24 March 1695; and Thomas, 9 January 1700; and died October 1713. His widow died March 1715.

JOHN PARKER, came from London 1671, in the Arabella, but it is altogether doubtful where he sat down, or whether he had not before lived on this side and gone home on business.

JOHN PARKER, Andover, son of Nathan Parker, married 24 May 1687, Hannah Brown, but I fell uncertain as another

JOHN PARKER was of Andover, son of Joseph Parker, and neither of these, son of Joseph Parker or Nathan Parker, was likely to be husband of that Alice, old enough to be hanged for a witch in the fanaticism of 1692. However, the son of Nathan Parker, named John Parker, had John, Nathan, Benjamin, and James, of whom the last three says Farmer, were proprietors of Concord, New Hampshire 1726, and he died 1738.

JOHN PARKER, reading, son of Hananiah Parker, by wife Deliverance, had Hananiah, born 10 October 1691, died on service at Port Royall, 1711; Andrew, 14 February 1693; Josiah, 11 April 1694; Mary, 4 December 1695, died at 14 years; a son whose name is not plain, 19 August 1697, who died at 12 years; and John, 8 November 1703. probably he was freeman 1691, lived late at Lexington, where his wife died 10 March 1718, and he died 22 January 1741.

JONATHAN PARKER, Boston, son of Ralph Parker, had Thomas, was a merchant mariner, and died before 1706.

JONATHAN PARKER, Newton, youngest son of the first John Parker of the same, by wife Deliverance, had Mary, born 25 September 1701; removed to Needham, there had Jonathan, 21 July 1711, and perhaps others before or after, and another wife Sarah.

JOSEPH PARKER, Newbury, came in the Confidence from Southampton 1638, aged 24, was a tanner of Newbury, County Berks, had Joseph, born 15 May 1642, removed to Andover where he was one of the founders of the church October 1645, and had more children of which were Stephen, born 1651, and Samuel, Thomas, and daughters Sarah, Mary, and Ruth, who all outlived him, also John killed by the Indians 1678; and he died 5 November 1678. All his estate in Rumsey, County Hants, about 8 miles from Southampton, he devised to his wife by the last will, made 4 November of that year. Her name was Mary, and a widow of that name died 2 October 1695.

JOSEPH PARKER, Chelmsford, married 24 June 1655, Rebecca Read, had Ann, born 7 February 1656; Mary, 28 October 1657; John 31 July 1659; and John, 24 November 1660; but the record gives not mother of the first two, and for the third names Mary; and Margaret for fourth. Yet it may seem probable that one wife either Mary or Margaret brought all; and perhaps there were more.

JOSEPH PARKER, Dunstable, is altogether unknown to me, unless he were of another town, and though a proprietor only a temporary resident, he had by wife Margaret, as on the record of Chelmsford is to be seen, Joseph, born 30 March 1653; Ann, 2 February 1655, baptized 20 April following died young; Mary, 28 October 1657; John, 4 November 1660, died 8 October following; Ann, 16 November 1663; and Sarah, 16 November 1666; as shown in Shattuck's Memorials; yet I can hardly doubt that confusion between husbands of Rebecca and of Margaret, in the records of their children must have occurred especially as each had Mary born on one day.

JOSEPH PARKER, Groton, probably son of James Parker the first, had two wives, Elizabeth and Hannah, the latter married 19 November 1684, and by them had Sarah, born 16 November 1666 or 1676; Elizabeth, 31 August 1679; Simon, 27 August 1687; Joseph, 1 March 1689; Benjamin, 3 December 1691; and John, 26 August 1695. In the excellent History of Groton by Butler, five pages are filled with descentants of James and Joseph. But Shattuck's Memorials, page 376, does not contain the name of the first child as above given, yet supplies two, Nehemiah and Isaac, before Simon.

JOSEPH PARKER, Saybrook, son of William Parker, married 3 June 1673, Hannah Gilbert, had Joseph, born 3 July 1674; Jonathan, 15 July 1675; died at 8 years; Sarah and Hannah, twins 15 February 1677, both died very soon; Hannah, 18 July 1679; Margery, 22 June 1681, died in few months; Margery, again, 12 March 1683, died at 1 year; Matthew; and Jonathan, again, 6 October 1686.

JOSEPH PARKER, Scituate, son of William Parker of the same, had says Deane, from 1684 to 1702, Alice, Mary, Joseph, Judith, and Miles, but he does not fix the date of any.

JOSEPH PARKER, Andover, son probably of Joseph Parker the first, married 7 October 1680, Elizabeth Bridges, widow of Obadiah Bridges, and probably died 6 April 1684; and perhaps his widow married 26 April 1686, Samuel Hutchinson.

JOSHUA PARKER, Groton, son of Captain James Parker of the same, married 22 September 1690, Abigail Shattuck, youngest daughter of the first William Shattuck, and widow of Jonathan Morse, had Abiel, a daughter.

JOSIAH PARKER, Groton, son of James Parker the first, married 8 May 1678, Elizabeth Saxton of Boston, probably daughter of Thomas Saxton, had Elizabeth, born 31 August 1679; John, 13 April 1681; and Sarah, 1 May 1683; removed to Chelmsford, Watertown, and last to Cambridge, in one or more of which resided, he had Josiah; Joshua; and thomas, Harvard College 1718, the minister of Dracut, to whom by his will of 26 July 1731 he gave his Groton homestead, and made him executor.

MOSES PARKER, Chelmsford, son of Abraham Parker of the same, married Abigail Hildreth, daughter of Richard Hildreth, had Moses, who was killed by lightning; Abigail, born 8 May 1685; Aaron, 9 April 1689; Elizabeth, 26 December 1691; Joseph, 25 March 1694; Benjamin, 14 April 1696; and Mary, 6 September 1698.

NATHAN PARKER, Newbury, an early settler, removed to Andover, was brother of Joseph Parker of the same, married 10 November 1648, Sarah Short, or Susan Short, who died about 26 August 1651; but by another wife Mary, he had John, born 1653; James, Robert; and Peter; and died 25 June 1685. Perhaps this man may be he who was entered as Nathaniel, of London, a baker, aged 20, in 1638, when Stephen Dummer brought him in the Bevis from Southampton.

NATHAN PARKER, Newbury, probably son of the preceding, married 15 December 1675, Mary Brown, daughter of John Brown, says one account in the Genealogical Registrar VI. 232, by another correct report, IX. 221, of Francis Parker, but both described as of Hampton, and the latter account makes her to have second husband Eliot. He had only child Mary, and died 1 April 1679.

NATHANIEL PARKER, Reading, brother of Hannaniah Parker, by wife Bethia, had Bethia, born 23 July 1678, died in few weeks; Nathaniel, 4 December 1679; Stephen, 14 June 1684, died in few months; Bethia, again, 6 September 1685; Susanna, 29 December 1687; Ebenezer, 28 December 1689; Stephen, again, 21 April 1692; Caleb, 22 February 1694; Timothy, 24 February 1696; Obadiah, 13 January 1698; Abigail, 25 September 1699; Amy, 1 June 1701, died soon; Amy, again, 8 November 1702; and Phineas, 27 September 1704; was freeman 1691. His wife died 23 August 1748, in 90th year.

NATHANIEL PARKER, Newton, youngest son of Samuel Parker of Dedham, married 1694, Margaret Wiswall, daughter of Captain Noah Wiswall, had Noah, born 20 January 1695; Caleb, 9 November 1696; and his wife died 30 July 16736. In December following he married Mary Marrett, widow of Joseph Hovey, daughter probably of John Marrett of Cambridge; and died 28 February 1747. His widow died 10 September 1758.

NICHOLAS PARKER, Roxbury, came in 1633, either with Cotton in the Griffin, or in the Bird (both of which arrived 4 September), with wife Ann, children Mary and Nicholas; freeman 4 March 1634, had Johanna, born 1 June 1635, says the Roxbury church record, removed soon after to Boston, had a child born 14 June 1637, died very soon; Jonathan 1, baptized 2 February 1640; Abiel, 15 January baptized 27 March 1642; Joseph, 26 March baptized 14 May 1643; but when or where he died I see not. His daughter Mary married William Davis; Joanna married 5 July 1655; Arthur Mason, the stout patriot, constable; and Jonathan lived in London.

RALPH PARKER, Gloucester 1647, removed to New London 1651, had Mary by a former wife, and by Susanna Keeny, daughter of William Keeny, had Susanna; Jonathan; Ralph, born 29 August 1670; Thomas, Hannah; Mehitable; and Rebecca, was a master mariner and merchant, and died 1683; Mary married about 1663, William Condy; Susanna married 27 March 1666, Thomas Forster; Hannah married Richard Wyatt, it is said; Mehitable married William Pendall; and Rebecca married 1685 John Prentiss, as his second wife.

RICHARD PARKER, Boston, mechanic, by wife Ann, had Joseph, born 1 August 1638, died in few months; Sarah, 8, baptized 11 July 1641, was freeman 2 June 1641, and probably he died soon after, but may have had second wife for in the book of possessions Jane, widow of Richard, had an estate. His daughter Ann born probably in England, married a 1651 John Manning, as second wife, and their daughter Ann married 1669, John Sands; and Sarah married March 1659, John Paine.

ROBERT PARKER, Boston, called on administered to the church 9 March 1634, "servant to our William Aspenwall," was a butcher, possibly came from Woolpit, near Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk, freeman 4 March following, removed early to Cambridge, married Judith, widow of Richard Bugby of Roxbury, had Benjamin, born June 1636; Sarah, April 1640; John, baptized at Roxbury, in right of his wife 27 March 1642, and I judge him to be the Harvard College graduate 1661; Nathanael, 28 July 1643, died young; and Rachel, who died before her father. His wife died 8 May 1682, aged 80; and in his will, of 21 March 1684, probated 7 April 1685, he calls himself about 82 years. The sons Benjamin and John, he says, had full shares and are dead, so that he names sole heir, his daughter Sarah, wife of Thomas Foster, married 15 October 1652, and to her children after her, with provision for double portion to the son Thomas. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection X. 168.

ROBERT PARKER, Barnstable, married 28 January 1657, Sarah James, had Mary, born 1 April 1658; Samuel, 30 June 1660; Alice, 20 January 1662; and Jane, March 1664; he married a second wife August 1667, Patience Cobb, daughter of Henry Cobb, had Thomas, 24 August 1669; Daniel 18 April 1670; Joseph, February 1672; Benjamin, 15 March 1674; Hannah, April 1676; Sarah, 1678; Elisha, April 1680; and Alice, again, 15 September 1681; both baptized 1684; but an erronous date of his death is given, September 1680.

SAMUEL PARKER, Hingham 1638, may have been of Haverhill 1677; but owned land in 1682 at Weymouth.

SAMUEL PARKER, Dedham, married 9 April 1657, Sarah Holman, daughter of William Holman of Cambridge, had Sarah, born 23 January 1658, died next year; Samuel, 5 May 1659; Ann, 10 January 1661; Sarah, again, 21 May 1662; Nathaniel, 1 March 1664, died at 3 months; Susanna, 19 January 1667; Margaret, 3 September 1668; Nathaniel, again, 26 March 1670; and Mary, 1675; and his wife died 19 November following, and he died 31 December 1678. Administration was given on his estate 9 November 1680, to Captain Thomas Prentice and Mr. Timothy Dwight.

STEPHEN PARKER, Andover, son of the first Joseph Parker of the same, married 1 December 1680, Mary Marston, probably daughter of John Marston, who died 12 April 1698, as did her son Stephen, 15 December preceding, and he married 10 January 1695, Susanna Devereux.

THOMAS PARKER, Newbury, only son of Reverend Robert Parker, who was one of the earliest English puritans, born June 1595, bred partly at Magdalen College Oxford, partnered under Archbishop Usher at Dublin, also parterned under William Ames in Holland, where he took his A.M. 1617 at Franequer. His father enjoyed great favours in the days of Elizabeth, as in 1591 the Bishop of Winchester presented him to the chuch of Putney, in County Wilts, while we find that the Earl of Pembroke had before given him the position of the Hospital of St. Nicholas at Salisbury, and after on surrender of these places, presented him, 1593, to the church of St. Mary of Wilts, with the chapel of Bulbridge, and in 1594 the Queen gave him that part of Stanton Barnard, where he, ten years later, appointed his own vicar. But from the Register of Sir Thomas Phillipps I learn, that seven years after he was deprived no doubt from showing kindness to those who, like his son thought more of King Jesus than King James. This son served short time at the altar in Newbury, England and came in the Mary and John, Mary 1634, with his nephew Reverend James Noyes, was made freeman 3 September of that year, preached at Ipswich, and the year following was fixed at Newbury to devote a bachelor’s life for instructing an affectionate but dissatisfied people, to his death 24 April 1677. The Magnalia III. c. 25 is rather brief in his biography.

THOMAS PARKER, Lynn, came in the Susan and Ellen 1635, aged 30, young Richard Saltonstall, with his wife and children being fellow passengers, freeman 17 May 1637, removed to Reading, had Hananiah, born about 1638; Thomas, Joseph, 1642, died soon; Joseph, again, 24 December 1645, died at 4 months; Mary, 11 March or (as another account has it) 12 December 1647; Martha, 14 March 1649; Nathaniel, 16 May 1651; Sarah, 30 September 1653, probably died young; Jonathan, 18 May 1656; and Sarah, again, 23 May 1658; besides John, was there one of the founders of the church and many years Deacon till his death 12 August 1683. His will of 3 April probated 18 December of that year, provides for wife Amy, sons John, Thomas, Nathaniel, daughters Mary and Martha, besides grandchildren Samuel, and Sarah, and makes Hananiah sole executor. His widow died 15 January 1690.

THOMAS PARKER, Kennebeck, son probably eldest of John Parker, the first proprietor of Parker's Island, now Georgetown, may have visited Pemaquid, there to take oath of fidelity 1674; had John, Jacob, and five daughters, and died at the Island. John his son removed to Boston, and there was a shipwright.

THOMAS PARKER, reading, son of Thomas Parker of the same, by wife Deborah, had Sarah, born 9 August 1668; Samuel, 26 March 1670; Sarah, again, 28 February 1672; Deborah, 15 August 1674; Jonathan, 4 November 1678, died young; Elizabeth, 25 June 1681; Abigail, 11 August 1683; and Ruth, 22 April 1686; and he died 9 June 1699.

THOMAS PARKER, Newton, second son of John Parker of the same, had wife Margaret, but died at 22 years and his widow married an Atkinson.

WILLIAM PARKER, Hartford, an original proprietor 1636, removed to Saybrook, after having several children, Sarah, born October 1637; Joseph, died in few weeks; John, 1 February 1642; Ruth, 15 June 1643; William, 1645; Joseph, again, about middle February 1647; Margaret; Jonathan, February 1653; David, February 1656; and Deborah, March 1658; but who were born at Hartford, and who at Saybrook can hardly be told; was Representative 1672; his wife Margery died 6 December 1680; and he died 21 December 1686.

WILLIAM PARKER, Taunton 1643, perhaps elder brother of John Parker of the same, a purchaser in 1637, in his will of 15 March 1660, being 60 years old, names wife Alice, but no children, and gave small legacy to his nephew James Phillips. His widow married 1662, the first Stephen Paine of Rehoboth.

WILLIAM PARKER, Newport 1639, possibly the same as preceding, but the name is so common, it is very easy to fall into error about the residence.

WILLIAM PARKER, Watertown, by wife Elizabeth, had Ephraim, of who the record says, he was buried 12 August 1640 at six months old; and Ruhamah, 19 September 1641; was freeman 2 June 1641. He was one of the original proprietors of Sudbury.

WILLIAM PARKER, Scituate, married April 1639, Mary Rawlyns, daughter of Thomas Rawlyns, had Mary, born 1 January 1640; William, December 1643; and Patience, February 1649; and his wife died August 1652; he married 13 November 1651, Mary Turner, daughter of Humphrey Turner, had Lydia, 9 May 1653; Miles, 25 June 1655; Joseph, 4 October 1658; and Nathanael, 8 March 1661, who perished in Phips's expedition against Quebec, 1690; and died 1684. Mary married Theophilus Wetherell; Patience married a Randall; one daughter married Thomas Topman; and in his will are also named daughters Lydia and Judith; and this Lydia probably was second wife of Theophilus Wetherell, and died 7 September 1719, aged 67.

WILLIAM PARKER, Scituate, son of the preceding, married 1693, Mary Clark, perhaps for second wife had Alexander, Joshua, and Elisha, who, Deane says, all removed.

WILLIAM PARKER, Saybrook, son of William Parker of the same, by wife Hannah, who died 27 January 1673. had William, born 15 of same month.

WILLIAM PARKER of Portsmouth, Farmer indulged good Mr. Adams, the annalist of Portsmouth with telling that he married 26 February 1703, Zurviah Stanley, daughter of the Earl of Derby, an absurdity that I would not to expose by asserting of no such name of a daughter being found in that house without suggesting also, that the maiden's father might by the rude boys of the village having in the way of joke, been thus titled, and the simplicity of the modest historian, made to prolong the frolic; while the genealogist felt that nothing printed in a book could be false. Such a canon of criticism has, indeed, never been promulgated as binding, but too often passes as sacred tradition with some, long after rejection by the majority. Forty-one of this time had in 1834, been graduates at Harvard alone, and thirty eight at all other New England colleges.

GEORGE PARKHURST, Watertown, freeman 10 May 1643, brought from England son George, daughter Phebe, and perhaps other children. Barry says his wife was Susanna, and I know that in 1643 he married second wife Susanna, widow of John Simpson, sold his estate at Watertown 1645, and removed to Boston, there was living in 1655. Phebe married Thomas Arnold.

GEORGE PARKHURST, Watertown, son of the preceding, born in England about 1618, married 16 December 1643, Sarah Brown, perhaps daughter of John Brown, had John, born 10 June 1644; Daniel baptized in Boston 10 June 1649; Sarah, born 14 September 1649; and he married second wife 24 September 1650, Mary Pheese, perhaps daughter of William Pheese or William Veazie, who died 9 March 1681; and he died 16 March 1699.

GEORGE PARKHURST, Boston, son probably of the preceding, by wifeElizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 16 May 1678; and Sarah, 1 April 1680.

JOHN PARKHURST, Watertown, son of the second George Parkhurst, by wife Abigail Garfield, daughter of second Edward Garfield, had John, born 26 February 1762; Abigail, 10 September 1674; Sarah, 26 November 1676; Rachel, 30 December 1678; Elizabeth, 18 September 1681; Mary, 23 December 1683; George, 3, by Bond, but Barry gives 17 January 1686; Samuel, 11 April 1688; and Hannah, 17 April 1690. He was freeman 1690, and died 12 September 1725; and his widow died 18 October 1726.

JOSEPH PARKHURST, Chelmsford, perhaps son of George Parkhurst the first, by wife Rebecca, had Mary, born 10 August 1657; Rebecca, 14 August 1659; and Joseph, 12 January 1661; was freeman 1690. Probably his son Joseph was one of the first settlers of Plainfield about 1700. In the early records the name is Parkis, or Perkis.

DELIVERANCE PARKMAN, Salem, son of Elias Parkman, a merchant, married 9 December 1673, Sarah Verin, daughter of William Verin, had Deliverance, born 10 January 1676, died at 5 years; Sarah, 29 July 1678; and Verin, 15 February 1681. His wife died 14 January 1682, and he married Mehitable Waite, daughter of John Waite of Malden, the speaker of the house, had only Mehitable; and married third wife Margaret Gardner, had Deliverance, again, 1686; Samuel, 24 June 1687; and Margaret, 7 October 1688; who all died young; and his wife died 25 March 1689 aged 24. His fourth wife was Susanna, widow of John Gedney junior, but she had by this union no children, and he died 15 November 1715.

ELIAS PARKMAN, Dorchester 1633, freeman 6 May 1635, removed to Windsor early, there had Elias; Rebecca; Samuel, born 12 August 1644; and George, who died 1645; he probably had an establishment for trade at New Haven 1640, but finally removed to Boston, there had Mary, baptized 24 September 1648; Deliverance, born 3, baptized 10 August 1651; and Nathaniel, born 24 June, baptized 8 July 1655. His wife was Bridget. He was a mariner, traded from Boston to Connecticut River and perhaps on longer voyages, in one of which he was probably lost, for his wife presented inventory 2 July 1662, made two days before reciting that he was "supposed to be dead;" and as it amounted to only £37, 15, we may well think that most of his property was lost at the same time. Rebecca married 18 September 1661, John Jarvis; and perhaps his widow married 6 September 1672, Sylvester Eveleth of Gloucester.

ELIAS PARKMAN, Boston 1665, mariner, son of the preceding, by wife Sarah Trask, daughter of Captain William Trask, married 13 October 1656, had Elias, born 13 November 1665; John, 20 January 1669; and Elizabeth, 29 December 1670; besides William, born at Salem, 29 March 1658; Elias, 31 August 1660, who probably died soon; and Sarah, 19 October 1662; all, except John, who probably died young, named in his will of 8 August 1691, made in London, brought for probate by his wife 6 March 1693. Reverend Ebenezer Parkman, Harvard College 1721, minister of Westborough, ordained 28 October 1724, who died 9 December 1782, tenth child of that William Parkman, born 5 September 1703, was father of Samuel Parkman, a prominent merchant of Boston in the last age; and of his descendants besides many by female lines, in the regular male line fourteen had been in 1846, graduates at Harvard. Of these my friend, Reverend Francis Parkman, Harvard College 1807, will be long remembered for his urbanity, learning, and benevolence.

NATHANIEL PARKMAN, Boston, son of Elias Parkman the first, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 30 March 1686, Nathaniel, 29 October 1688; Rebecca, 6 June 1696; and Nathaniel, again.

WILLIAM PARKMAN, Nantucket, married Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Alexander Adams of Boston, had Mary, born 25 February 1680; and no more I can hear.

JOHN PARMELLEE, Guilford 1639, was of New Haven 1659, when he made his will 8 November, and died short time after. To his only son large part of his property was given, residual to grandchildren Nathaniel, and Hannah, wife of John Johnson, after provision for his own wife Elizabeth, who married John Evarts.

JOHN PARMELLEE, Guilford 1650, son of the preceding, the only one who outlived him, may be the only one he every had, was proprietor 1685, with son John, but probably he had others. By his will of 23 December 1684, and the distribution of assets in 1688, we gain the names of Joshua, Caleb, Isaac, Hannah, Stephen, Job, Priscilla, and Joel. Sometimes this name is Parmelin, but the modern spelling prevails. See Palmerly.

BENJAMIN PARMENTER, often in old record BENJAMIN PARMITER, Salem 1637, when Felt says, he had grant of land but perhaps he did not live there, except on Marblehead side, yet called of Salem when freeman 1678, many years before had wife Mary, and daughter Mary, and was of Gloucester 1684, said to have been born about 1610.

BENJAMIN PARMENTER, often in old record BENJAMIN PARMITER, Sudbury, son of John Parmenter the second of the same, married 1680, __ Rice, had Lydia, born 29 September 1681; Benjamin, 21 January 1683; David, 1685, died soon; David, again, 12 April 1686; Mercy, 8 December 1687; Thankful; and several without names, who died soon, besides Jonathan, 15 January 1703; and died 1737.

GEORGE PARMENTER, often in old record GEORGE PARMITER, Sudbury, brother of the preceding, married 1679, Hannah Johnson, perhaps daughter of Solomon Johnson, had George, born 5 May 1679; Joseph, 19 May 1681; Solomon, 17 June 1683; John, 17 April 1685; Daniel, 3 August 1688; Amos, 12 May 1694; Hannah, 17 July 1696; and Abigail, 17 February 1703; and died 1727.

JAMES PARMENTER, often in old record JAMES PARMITER, Hull 1669, may be he who died at Sudbury, 21 November 1678, unless this were a child.

JOHN PARMENTER, often in old record JOHN PARMITER, Watertown 1638, one of the first settlers of Sudbury 1639, freeman 13 May 1640, selectman and Deacon, had brought from England son John, and perhaps other children with wife Bridget, who died 6 April 1660, and he removed to Roxbury, there married 9 August 1660, Ann, or Annis, widow of John Dane, who had before been widow of William Chandler; and he died 1 May 1671, aged 83. In his will, he names this wife and son-in-law John Woods, husband of his daughter Mary, and grandson John, his son of that name being some years dead, and this grandson made one of the executors. The will of his widow 1 November 1672, probated eleven years after, names her first husband's children John, Thomas, and William Chandler, Hannah, wife of George Abbot, and Sarah, wife of William Cleaves.

JOHN PARMENTER, often in old record JOHN PARMITER, Sudbury, son of the preceding, born in England ,freeman 10 May 1643, had by wife Amy, who died 1681, John, born about 1639; Joseph, 12 March 1642; Mary, 10 June 1644; George; Benjamin; and Lydia, 16 October 1655, who died before her father, and he died as Barry says, though I think, with slight error, 12 April 1666; Mary, married 1670, Richard Burk; and Lydia married 5 June 1681, Thomas Pratt.

JOHN PARMENTER, often in old record JOHN PARMITER, Boston, housewright, by wife Judith, had Judith, born 14 February 1667, died soon; Elizabeth, 8 February 1668; John, 31 October 1670, died soon; Judith, again, 17 July 1672; John, again, 17 November 1674; and Lydia, January 1677; and by second wife Hannah Williams, daughter probably of Richard Williams of Taunton, had Elizabeth again, 3 September 1688.

JOHN PARMENTER, often in old record JOHN PARMITER, Sudbury, son of the second John Parmenter of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had Sarah, born 29 August 1668; Mary, 15 October 1670; Elizabeth, 9 December 1672; John, 9 April 1678; Joseph, 24 August 1685; and died probably 1719, at least Barry says his will was probated 10 November of that year. Confusion of this last John, with another seems to have attended the diligent collector in Genealogical Registrar VI. 390.

JOSEPH PARMENTER, often in old record JOSEPH PARMITER, Braintree, son of Robert Parmenter, married Sarah Sheffield, daughter of Edmund Sheffield, freeman 1678, was town clerk 1699-1709, died 20 February 1737.

ROBERT PARMENTER, often in old record ROBERT PARMITER, Braintree, freeman 1650, by wife Leah, had John, born 23 October 1653, died next month; Joseph, 20 December 1655; Elizabeth, 22 October 1657; and Hannah, 17 January 1659; was Deacon, and died 27 June 1696, in his 74th year. The name is sometimes pronounced Parmiter.

FRANCIS PARNELL, Salem, married 13 January perhaps 1667, Mary Stacy, had Francis, born 28 October following who died in four weeks; Mary, 6 March 1669; Moses, 21 June 1670; and Joseph, 22 November 1673.

JOHN PARNELL, Dover 1666-8, perhaps had wife Mary Stacy, daughter of Henry Stacy.

THOMAS PARNELL, Pemaquid, swore fidelity to Massachusetts 1674. A Captain Francis Parnell died at Boston, October 1724.

ABEL PARR, Boston, freeman 2 June 1641. I think it possibly that Porter was meant, instead of Parr.

JAMES PARR, one of the soldiers sent to seize Gorton, and his Company was of unknown residence.

FRANCIS PARROTT, FRANCIS PAROTE, or FRANCIS PARRETT, Rowley, freeman 13 May 1640, was town clerk 14 years, Representative 1640 and 2, being the earliest from that town, went home, and died about 1656. His will mentioned wife Elizabeth and six children. One was probably that Faith, who married Ezekiel Jewett.

JOHN PARROTT, JOHN PAROTE, or JOHN PARRETT, Rowley 1643, perhaps was son of the preceding.

EDWARD PARRY, came from London, in the Truelove, 1634, aged 24, but where he settled is unknown.

BENJAMIN PARSONS, Springfield, said to have come, perhaps was brought in his childhood, from Torrington, about 30 miles from Exeter, in the North West part of Devonshire, married 1653 Sarah Vore, daughter of Richard Vore, of Windsor, had Sarah, born 18 August 1656; Benjamin, 15 September 1658; Mary, 10 December 1660, died young; Abigail, 6 January 1663; Samuel, 10 October 1666; Ebenezer, 17 November 1668; Mary, again, 17 December 1670; Hezekiah, 24 November 1673; and Joseph, December 1675. His wife died 1 January 1676 or 7, and he married next the widow of John Leonard, who took after his death, third husband Honorable Peter Tilton; was Deacon, and died 24 August 1689. Sarah married James Dorchester; Abigail married 23 December 1680, John Mun, and next 7 October 1686 John Richards; and Mary married 21 October 1691, Thomas Richards.

BENJAMIN PARSONS, Springfield, son of the preceding, married 17 January 1684, Sarah Keep, daughter of John Keep, removed to Enfield, had John, born 19 November 1684; Benjamin, 1 March 1688; Christopher, 28 January 1691; and Sarah, perhaps; and he died 28 December 1728. His widow died 8 July following.

EBENEZER PARSONS, Springfield, son of the first Benjamin Parsons, lived on West side of the River, married Margaret Marshfield, daughter of Samuel Marshfield, had Ebenezer, born 12 January 1692; Margaret, 19 September 1693; Jonathan, 15 July 1695, drowned at 8 years; Benjamin, 15 December 1696; Caleb, 27 December 1699; Sarah, 4 February 1703; Jonathan Parsons, 30 November 1705, Yale College 1729, a minister of distinction, ordained 17 March 1730 at Lyme, and thence to Newbury; Abigail, 21 October 1708; and Catharine, 16 October 1715. He was Deacon 52 years and died 23 September 1752; and his widow died 12 June 1758, aged 87.

EBENEZER PARSONS, Windsor, son of Thomas Parsons, had Abigail, born 1 August 1675; Ebenezer, 16 April 1677; and John, 29 July 1678.

EBENEZER PARSONS, Gloucester, youngest son of the first Jeffery Parsons, married Lydia Haskell, daughter probably youngest of the second William Haskell, who died 1734, had Ebenezer, Jacob, Isaac, and perhaps several other children, but certainly the youngest son Moses Parsons, born 20 June 1716, Harvard College 1736, the minister of Byfield, who was father of a distinguished family. He had second and third wives, was in high esteem, and died 19 December 1763.

ELIHU PARSONS, York, son of John Parsons, by wife Ruth Wilson, daughter of Joseph Wilson, had Ruth, born 5 November 1711; Hannah, 21 May 1713; John, 26 June 1715; Elizabeth, 11 September 1717; Joseph, 20 February 1720; Elihu, 3 June 1722; Josiah, 13 June 1724, died young; Mary, 21 December 1726; and Susanna, 15 January 1730.

GEORGE PARSONS, Boston, by wife Elizabeth Wheelwright, daughter I feel sure, of Reverend John Wheelwright, had Joseph, born 18 August 1667; and Wheelwright, 10 April 1674.

HEZEKIAH PARSONS, Springfield, son of Benjamin Parsons the first, married 20 February 1702, Hannah Cooley, daughter of Eliakim Cooley, removed to East Windsor, and died 11 July 1748.

HUGH PARSONS, Springfield, married 1645, Mary Lewis from Wales, had Hannah, born 1 August 1646; Samuel 8 January 1648, died next year; and Joshua, 26 October 1650, by his mother 4 March following, and she pleaded guilty in May, after having been just before acquitted of the absurd charge of witchcraft on a church of the Reverend Mr. Moxon. The unhappy woman had, in her native land suffered abuse by a former husband who several years before she came hither, abandoned her, and her character was so fair, that we must believe undoubtedly she was insane. But the husband was less lucky in his jury, who convicted him of a similar crime, when, in 1652, the sentence of death was refused by the court, and the General Court had sense enough to discharge the prisoner. See Hutchinson I. 179. Soon after both of the sad harmless felons removed to Watertown. There he died 18 June 1675, and his wife Ruth died 8 August 1576. The first wife I fear, suffered death for murder of her child, but see Colony record III. 229 and 273. In Drake's History of Boston 322 et seq. is a valuable portion of the evidence.

JAMES PARSONS, Gloucester, eldest child of Jeffery Parsons, was freeman 1682, married 18 December 1688, Hannah Younglove, had James, born 1690; Eliezer; and Joseph; and died 1 October 1733, and the wife or widow died a few months before or after. He was Representative 1710 and 4 years more. See Babson, 121.

JEFFERY PARSONS, Gloucester, married 11 November 1657, Sarah Vinson, daughter of William Vinson, had James, born 18 December 1658; Jeffery, 25 January 1661; Sarah, 19 April 1663; John, 24 May 1666; Elizabeth, 22 March 1669; Jeremiah, 28 May 1672; Nathaniel, 16 March 1675; Abigail, 25 March 1678; Ebenezer, 5 January 1681, died soon; and Ebenezer, again, 28 January 1682. He was, it is said, born about 1631, at Alphington, near Exeter, adjacent Topsham, County Devon (and we know that in the Eastern part of that share the name is extendedly diffused) and died 16 or 19 August 1689; and his widow died 1 January 1708. His grandson Moses Parsons, minister of Byfield parish in Newbury, who died 14 December 1783, was father of Theophilus Parsons, Harvard College 1769, Chief Justice of Massachusetts, one of the principle framers of the Constitution of this Commonwealth, for whose successful concoction, after many years of anarchy, the way was chiefly prepared by his "Essex Result," the quintessence of our free Institution. He was the most learned lawyer in the general opinion of his contempories that ever appeared on our side of the Atlantic.

JEFFERY PARSONS, Gloucester, son of the preceding, freeman 1690; married 5 May 1686, Abigail Younglove, perhaps daughter of the second Samuel Younglove of Ipswich, had Jonathan, Samuel, and Jeremiah, lived to be named in his will of 1734, and all blessed with families.

JOHN PARSONS, York, had John, born 31 July 1677; Elizabeth, 9 February 1680; Mary, 13 October 1682; Elihu; Rachel; Christian; and Mercy. He took oath of allegiance 1681. Elizabeth married 12 April 1698, Peter Hinkson; and Mary married Nicholas Cane.

JOHN PARSONS, Northampton, son of Joseph Parsons the first, married 23 December 1675, Sarah Clarke, daughter of William Clarke, had Sarah, born 1678; Mary, 1681; Samuel, 1685; William, 1690; Experience, 1692; and Joseph, 1695. He was a Captain, freeman 1690, and died 1728, as did his wife. The sons Samuel and Joseph were killed by the Indians 9 July 1708.

JOHN PARSONS, Gloucester, son of the first Jeffery Parsons, married 19 January 1693, Isabella Haynes, had John, Josiah, Thomas, Daniel, and Solomon, besides others, nine in all; but perhaps two, three or more of the latest were by second wife, married 29 July 1701, Sarah Norton, who died 25 July 1726, aged 56, and he died 1 December 1714.

JONATHAN PARSONS, Northampton, brother of John Parsons of the same, married Mary Clark, had Jonathan, born 1683, died soon; Jonathan, again, 1684, died young; Nathanael, 1686; Mary, 1688; Hannah, 1690; Jonathan, again 1693; and Lydia, 1695, posthumous, the father who was freeman 1684, having died 19 October 1694.

JOSEPH PARSONS, Springfield, brother of the first Benjamin Parsons, witness to the deed from the Indians to Pynchon, 15 July 1636, married 26 November 1646, Mary Bliss, daughter of Thomas Bliss of Hartford, had Joseph, born 1647; Benjamin, buried 22 June 1659; John, 1649, died soon; John, again 1650; and Samuel, 1653; removed to Northampton, there had Ebenezer, 1 May 1655, who is said to be the first white born there, and was killed by the Indians at Northfield, 2 September 1675; Jonathan, 6 June 1657; David, 30 April 1659, died young; Mary, 27 June 1661; Hannah, 1663; Abigail, 3 September 1666; and Esther, 24 December 1672. His wife charged with witchcraft 1674, was sent to Boston, trial in May 1675, and acquited by the jury, lived to 29 January 1712. He was freeman 1669, cornet of the horse, one of the richest men in the town, removed 1679 back to Springfield, and died 9 October 1683. Mary married 1685, Joseph Ashley, and, next, 2 March 1699, Joseph Williston; Hannah married 6 January 1688, Pelatiah Glover junior, not his father (as the Genealogical Registrar I. 266, says); Abigail married 29 February 1690, John Colton; and Esther married 15 September 1698, Reverend Joseph Smith, after of Middletown.

JOSEPH PARSONS, Northampton, eldest child of the preceding, married 17 March or 11 May 1669, Elizabeth Strong, daughter of Elder John Strong, had Joseph Parsons, born 28 June 1671, Harvard College 1697, first of this surname in the Catalogue; John, 11 January 1674; Ebenezer, 11 December 1675; Elizabeth, 3 February 1678; David Parsons, 1 February 1680, Harvard College 1705; Josiah, 2 January 1682; Daniel, August 1685; Moses, 15 January 1687; Abigail, 1 January 1690; and Noah, 15 August 1692. He was freeman 1676, Judge of the County Court, Representative 1693 and several years more, removed to Springfield, was Representative 1706 and 8 for that town, back to Northampton, and was Representative 8 years more, last in 1724, but not in sequence, in all 14 years, and died 21 or 29 November 1729; and his widow, mother of all those ten children, each of which had family, died 12 May 1736.

JOSEPH PARSONS, Boston, by wife Bethia Brittle, daughter of Thomas Brittle, had William, born 29 December 1685; Bethia, 1 January 1687, died soon; and Thomas, 11 August 1689, died soon; was of the patroit council of war for overthrow of Andros, 1689, freeman in March 1690, and his wife died 4 July 1690, of smallpox; as had her first born 24 June before.

NATHANIEL PARSONS, Gloucester, son of the first Jeffery Parsons, married 27 December 1697, Abigail Haskell, daughter probably eldest of the second William Haskell, had Nathaniel, William, Stephen, and died of smallpox, 21 May 1722.

RICHARD PARSONS, Windsor 1640, there made freeman in April so he had been there, no doubt, a good season, was soon after at Hartford, probably went home.

ROBERT PARSONS, Lynn, freeman 14 March 1639, of who no more is known unless he were the man who died at New Haven about 1648, but his inventory in Essex County is of 6 January 1651 or earlier.

SAMUEL PARSONS, Northampton, son of Joseph Parsons the first, freeman 1690, had two wives Elizabeth Cook, perhaps daughter of Captain Aaron Cook, who died 2 September 1690, and Rhoda Tayler, had Samuel, born 1678, died soon Samuel, again, 1680, died at 3 years; Elizabeth, 1684; Jemima, 1691; Rhoda, 1694; Timothy, 1696; Hannah, 1699; Simeon, 1701; Phineas, 1704; and Ithamar, 1707. This last was born at Durham, Connecticut.

THOMAS PARSONS, Boston, seems to have, by the old book of possessions, an estate bounded East by Elder Thomas Leverett, and this before 1639, but we know no more, unless he be the man by Worthington named of Dedham and Medfield, and this is all.

THOMAS PARSONS, Windsor, was soldier in the Pequot war 1637, for who some of his children had grant of land many years after, married 28 June 1641, Lydia Brown, had Bethia, born 21 May 1642; Abigail, 21 January 1644; Thomas, 9 August 1645; John, 13 November 1647; Mary, 23 July 1652; Ebenezer, 14 May 1655; Samuel, 18 July 1657; and Joseph, 1 May 1661; besides William in some earlier year not specified, and died 23 September 1661. His widow married Eltweed Pomeroy. Of these children Ebenezer, Samuel, William, and Joseph lived at Simsbury, and some, if not all, had families but I know not the details. Bethia married 10 May 1660, Thomas Massor, son of the preceding, married 24 December 1668, Sarah Dare, if this name be well given removed to Brookfield 1666, had Sarah, born 12 October 1669; Hannah, 3 October 1671; and Thomas, 2 January 1674, who died before his father, and his wife died 14 June 1674; and he removed to Springfield, may have returned to Brookfield after the war, and died 14 December 1680.

THOMAS PARSONS, Suffield 1679, had wife Priscilla, but no children, and in advanced age, they adopted 1700,

WILLIAM PARSONS, Boston, came probably in the James from Southampton, 1635, then by the custom house clearance described as a tailor of Salisbury, though called a joiner on his adminstration of the church 20 April 1644, by wife Ruth, had Ruth, born 3, baptized 12 October 1645, was freeman 1645, Artillery Company 1646, and died 29 January 1702 in 87th year.

WILLIAM PARSONS, Windsor, son of Thomas Parsons the first, married 26 October 1666, Hannah Parker, had William, born 27 July 1669; and Hannah, 3 November 1678. Another William Parsons served 1676, under Captain Turner, on Connecticut River, but was, of course, as the rest of his Company from East part of the Colony and he returned safe. Thirty-nine of this name has been graduates in 1834, at the New England colleges, says Farmer, of which 17 were clergymen, and of these, eighteen were at Harvard of which the first 8 were clergymen.

ALEXANDER PARTHRIDGE, came 1645, with wife and family to Boston, and was found to be dangerous by his opinions, which he had inbibed in the Parliament or rather Cromwell's army, so that he could not be permitted to reside here, but was forced away before the first winter, to Rhode Island. Winthrop II. 251. He was made chief Captain of the force in that Colony 1648, and was living at Newport 1655. Hutchinson Collection 266, Knowles, 213, 229.

ELEAZER PARTHRIDGE, Medfield, son of John Parthridge the first of the same, had perhaps by first wife Elizabeth, Joseph, born 1706; David, 1708; and Benjamin, 1713; and by second wife, Sarah, Elisha, 1716, Eleazer, 1717; Sarah, 1719; Peter, 16 May 1722; and Zechariah, though in Morse's Genealogy the order of succession may slightly be erronous.

GEORGE PARTHRIDGE, Duxbury, perhaps brother of Reverend Ralph Parthridge, being mentioned in the record 1636, the same year that Ralph came, married November 1638, Sarah Tracy, daughter of Stephen Tracy of Plymouth, had Sarah, born 1639; Mercy; Tryphosa; Ruth; Lydia, John, born 29 November 1657; and James, who lived to 20 January 1745, but had probably no children, was proprietor 1645 of Bridgewater, and one of the original purchasers of Middleborough in 1662. His daughter Sarah married a 1658, Samuel West; Allen of Bridgewater; Tryphosa married 26 September 1668, Samuel West; Ruth married 12 January 1670, Rodolphus Thacher; and Lydia married 2 January 1672, William Brewster.

JOHN PARTHRIDGE, Portsmouth, son of William Parthridge of the same, married 11 December 1660, Mary Fernald, had Hannah, born 14 October 1661; John, 3 January 1663; Mary, 26 February 1665; Sarah, 3 September 1668; Rachel, 4 March 1671; Elizabeth, 4 July 1673; Abigail, 2 February 1675; and Patience, 4 July 1678.

JOHN PARTHRIDGE, Duxbury, son of George Parthridge of the same, married 24 December 1684, Hannah Seabury, daughter of Samuel Seabury, had Sarah, born 21 September 1685, died in two months; Samuel, 10 March 1687; George, 17 August 1690; Mary, 2 May 1693; John, 27 December 1697; and by second wife married 23 May 1700, Mary Brewster, perhaps widow of Wrestling, had Benjamin, born 5 March 1701; and Isaac, 2 March 1705.

JOHN PARTHRIDGE, Medfield 1654, was son perhaps of William Parthridge of the same, but more probably his brother, married 18 December 1655, Magdalen Bullard, had John, born 21 September 1656; Hannah, 15 April 1658; Eleazer, 1664, Abiel, 1667; Experience; Rachel, 1669; Samuel, 1671; Zechariah, 1674; and Elizabeth, 1679.

JOHN PARTHRIDGE, Kingston, son probably of George Parthridge of Duxbury, had wife Mary, who died says her gravestone "12 November 1742, aged 80 years 11 months and 29 days." I presume he had been many years dead.

JOHN PARTHRIDGE is found at Medfield, by Morse, called junior, but whether son of the preceding or of William Parthridge of the same is very difficult to conjecture. He married about 1680. Elizabeth Rocket or Elizabeth Rockwood, daughter of Nicholas Rocket of the same, had Mary, born 1681; Benoni, 1687; Jonathan, 1693; Hannah, 1696; and Deborah, 1698; and probably by second wife Ann, had James October 1700; Sarah, 1702; Stephen, 16 April 1706; and Ann, 1709.

NATHANIEL PARTHRIDGE, Boston, tailor, had wife Ellen, who joined to our church 23 April 1643, and he, also, 40 weeks after was freeman 1644,

OLIVER PARTHRIDGE, Dorchester 1636, was member of the church with wife Sarah, before 1639.

RALPH PARTHRIDGE, first minister of Duxbury, arrived at Boston in a half years passage from London, November 1636, eighteen weeks from land to land, in Company with blessed Nathaniel Rogers. He had been well instructed, though we know not the place, and was many years a preacher at Sutton, County Kent, near Dover, as is learned from a bond and conveyance of land therewith by John Marshall of Lenham, November 1631, made in consideration of marriage buy him intended with May Parthridge, daughter of Parthridge, who with Jervase Parthridge (probably his brother) citizen and cordwainer of London, were made trustees. Yet these papers are recorded here after 30 years. It is remarkable, how little has been told of him, besides this tranaction. Chap. 11 of Book III. in the Magnalia could be condensed into two lines without loss of one fact. His own will, 29 September 1655, probated 4 May 1658, a few days after his death, names daughter Elizabeth, wife of Reverend Thomas Thacher, married 11 May 1643; her sons Thomas, Ralph, and Peter, besides her eldest daughter Patience Kemp; also his eldest daughter Mary married, and her sons Robert and John. His wife Patience was dead and in the inventory his library is counted 400 volumes which for that time, on this side of the sea, was very respectable.

SAMUEL PARTHRIDGE, Hadley, son of William Parthridge of the same, married 24 September 1668, Mehitable Crow, daughter of John Crow, had William Parthridge, born 1669, Harvard College 1689, made register of Probate Court 1692, a preacher about 1693, removed to Hatfield, had Samuel, 1672; Mehitable, 1675; Mary 1678; Jonathan, 1681, died at 3 years; Edward, 1683; Jonathan, again, 1685, died next year; John Parthridge, 1686, Harvard College 1705; and Elizabeth, 1688. He was Representative 1685 and 6, married 1695, the young widow of John Atwater of Salem, daughter of Reverend Seaborn Cotton; was Colonel of the regiment, Judge of Probate, one of his Majesty's Council, etc. etc. the most important man after death of Colonel Pynchon, 1703, in all the West part of the Province, and died 25 December 1740, aged 95 years 2 mos and 10 days. For some years his name was by himself written like his father's Partrigg and in several old records it is Patridges, or even Patrick; but he adopted the present spelling. Mehitable married 1693, Nathaniel Dwight; Mary married 1695, Josiah Dwight; and Elizabeth had four husbands two Hamlins, a Johnson, and a Payson.

SAMUEL PARTHRIDGE, Medfield, son of John Parthridge the first of the same, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 1702; Thankful, 1703; Samuel, 1704; Ebenezer, 1706; Abigail, 1707; Benjamin, 1709; Silence, perhaps twin with preceding 1709, died young; Mehitable, 1710; Joshua, 27 July 1713; Caleb, 17 March 1717; and Silence, again, 5 March 1719.

WILLIAM PARTHRIDGE, Salisbury 1638, freeman 14 March 1639, is said to be son of John Parthridge of Olney in County Bucks, died 1654, left widow Ann, perhaps mother of the children John; Hannah; Elizabeth, born 14 February 1643; Nehemiah, 5 May 1645; Sarah, 24 August 1647; Rachel, 19 June 1650; and possibly William, posthumous. His widow married 1 January 1656, Anthony Stanion, and died 10 July 1689. Elizabeth married 26 June 1661, Joseph Shaw of Hampton, Sarah married 14 November 1666, John Heath of Haverhill; and Rachel married 31 January 1671, Joseph Chase of Hampton, and died 27 October 1718.

WILLIAM PARTHRIDGE, Hartford, came, it is tradition said, from Berwick on Tweed, married 10 December 1644, Mary Smith, only sister of four brothers who are Christopher Smith of Northampton, Joseph Smith of Hartford, Simon Smith of Hartford, and nameless one, died 20 July 1680, had Samuel, born 15 October 1645; was one of the two constables 1655, removed to Hadley 1660; there died 27 June 1668. His name sometimes ends rigg. His daughter Mary, whose date of birth is not found, married 12 November 1663, John Smith.

WILLIAM PARTHRIDGE, Medfield 1649, freeman 1653, married 23 November 1654, Sarah Pierce, who had Eleazer, born 3 days only before she died 16 May 1656; and 19 November following he married Sarah Colburn, had Nathaniel, baptized at Dedham, 18 November 1660; John, born 1662; Elisha, 1665; Joseph, 13 March 1668; William, 1669; Priscilla, 1672; Sarah, 1674; and Mary, 1682.

WILLIAM PARTHRIDGE, Medfield, son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had William, 1695; Joseph, 1699; Hannah, 24 December 1702; Seth, 1706; and Mary, 1709.

WILLIAM PARTHRIDGE, Portsmouth, son possibly of William Parthridge of Salisbury, married 8 December 1680, Mary Brown, probably daughter of Richard Brown of Newbury, had Richard, born 9 December 1681; Nehemiah, 9 March 1683; Mary, 19 October 1685; William, 1 May 1687; and Elizabeth, 23 September 1692. He was of the Council and Lieutenant Governor of that Province, removed to Newbury, there died 3 January 1729, in 75th year. His widow died 10 June 1739.

ZECHARIAH PARTHRIDGE, Medfield, by wife Elizabeth, had Mary, born; 1702; Magdalen, 1703; Sarah, 1706; Zechariah, 1709, died young; Asa, 1712; and a daughter 27 August 1714; and he died 23 September 1716. Three of this name had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, and nine at other New England colleges.

WILLIAM PARUM, Boston, by wife Frances, had John, born 24 August 1657, and Ruth, 5 April 1660; says the substitute record that we are compelled to use in place of the original that may have been lost nearly two hundred years. I doubt the exactness of the surname. The name is printed Param in Genealogical Registrar XV. 137.

WILLIAM PARY, WILLIAM PARRY, administered freeman of Massachusetts 1646, of who no more is known but that he was of Watertown, 1642, and Bond thinks he came in from Scituate. See Perry.

HUGH PASCO, Salem 1668. He married 20 April 1670, Sarah, with surname unknown, had Sarah, born 16 October 1671; Margery, 3 March 1674; and his wife died 3 June 1676. Next he married 16 December 1678, Mary Pease, perhaps daughter of John Pease, had Mary, 9 October 1680; Margaret, 17 February 1695; and Jonathan, 11 October 1696.

JOHN PASCO, Boston, by wife Rachel, had Dorothy, born 19 July 1685; John, 1 April 1687; and Thomas, 4 December 1688; in 1696, or perhaps later, removed to Enfield, there died 1706.

JOHN PASCO, Enfield, son of the preceding married 1713, Rebecca Terry. Of another

JOHN PASCO of Boston, mariner, who left widow Elizabeth, administration was given 29 March 1697 to a creditor.

BARTHOLOMEW PASMORE, BARTHOLOMEW PASMER, OR BARTHOLOMEW PASMERE, Boston, an early proprietor whose estate is described in the book of possessions, had Abigail, born June 1641.

JAMES PASMORE, JAMES PASMER, OR JAMES PASMERE, Concord, by wife Alice, had Stephen, born 13 November 1642; and Hannah, 16 August 1644.

WILLIAM PASMORE, WILLIAM PASMER, OR WILLIAM PASMERE, Boston, by wife Rebecca, had Robert, born 29 June 1674; and Rebecca, 26 October 1679.

HUGH PASSAM, HUGH PASSANT, or HUGH PASSON, Watertown 1649, died 13 June 1675, aged about 63, had wife Ruth, who died 28 August 1676, but probably no children. They were very poor, and received relief, as paupers. But the real name was Parson.

ABRAHAM PATCH, Ipswich 1667, son of Edmund Patch, married 13 March 1671, Eunice Fraile, daughter of George Fraile of Lynn, had Abraham, born 17 May 1672; and Edmund; but before the birth of this latter, he ran away with the wife of another leaving, says Colony record V. 39, "his aged father debilitated in body and mind."

BENJAMIN PATCH, Salem, youngest son of the first John Patch of the same, married 16 July 1694, Susanna Legrove, daughter of Nicholas Legrove, had Priscilla, born 28 November following; John, 31 March 1696; Nicholas, 10 August 1698; Elizabeth, 4 September 1700; Benjamin, 20 September 1702; Brackenbury, 17 May 1705; Freeborn, 10 October 1708; and Hannah, 15 June 1711. He died 1730, and his widow died 2 November 1733.

EDMUND PATCH, Salem, 1639, had Abraham, baptized 5 August 1649; died 10 November 1680.

JAMES PATCH, Salem 1646, lived on Beverly side, by wife Hannah, had Mary, born 21 May 1647, died at two years; Mary, again, 6 April 1650; probably James, who died 10 August 1653; Elizabeth 16 June 1654; James, again, 21 June 1655; and Nicholas, 21 October 1657, who died January following; died 10 August 1658; in his will of 7 August in this year names wife Hannah, son James; daughters Mary, and Elizabeth; brothers Nicholas, Woodbury, and John Patch. His daughter Mary married 28 April 1688, Paul Thorndike; and Elizabeth married Richard Thistle. The widow died 1703, at Ipswich.

JAMES PATCH. Salem, son of the preceding, removed to Ipswich, by first wife whose name is not seen, had James; John, born 1699; Mary; Bethia; and Hannah; took second wife 1707 or 17, Mary, widow of David Thompson, but had no more children, and died 1733.

JOHN PATCH, Salem, brother of the first James Patch. lived on Beverly side, freeman 1678, by wife Elizabeth Brackenbury, daughter of Richard Brackenbury, had Richard, born 30 April 1648; Sarah, 28 July 1650, died young; Elizabeth, 12 August 1652, or, by various readings of the same numerals, 6 February 1653; Ellen, 20 September 1656, died young; John, 1 March 1659; and Benjamin. Elizabeth married 16 November 1674, Jonathan Byles.

JOHN PATCH, Salem, son of the preceding, by wife Priscilla, had Ambrose, Nicholas, and Susanna, and died November 1734.

NICHOLAS PATCH, Salem, brother of Edmund Patch, had grant of land 1639, says Felt, was one of the founders of church at Beverly 1667, with Elizabeth, probably his wife, who was, says a wild tradition the first girl of English parents, born in the Colony of Massachusetts, and died 14 January 1715, aged 86. He died November 1673, leaving sons John and Thomas. Hutchinson II. 216 and 3 Massachusetts Historical Collections VII. 256. Felt, in a note on Ann. I. 175, informs us "a Patch family was in Salem as early as 1629; "but it is thought by many that is ten years too soon.

RICHARD PATCH, Salem, eldest son of the first John Patch, freeman 1678, married 8 February 1673 Mary Goldsmith, had Eleanor, Richard, Robert, John, and John, again. He married 12 June, 1704, Hannah Eaton, but had not more children.

THOMAS PATCH, Wenham, son of Nicholas Patch, born about 1638, freeman 1670, Representative 1689; married Mary Scott of Ipswich, daughter of Thomas Scott, had Thomas, born 19 July 1674; Stephen, 12 April 1680; Isaac, about 1681; Ephraim; Timothy; and Simon; besides two elder daughters Sarah, 8 December 1666; and Marah, 3 February 1669. Isaac was of Groton.

JOSEPH PATCHIN, or JOSEPH PATCHING, Roxbury, married 18 April 1642, Elizabeth widow of Stephen Iggleden, had Joseph, born 14 April 1643; John, 20 December 1644; another child died in May 1649; and after one of the parents joined to the church, Joseph and John were baptized 24 March 1650. He removed to Fairfield, and, in 1666, called his age 56 years.

JOHN PATEFIELD, or JOHN PEATFIELD, Charlestown, by wife Amy, had May, b 2 December 1654; and Rebecca, 1 November 1657; was there living 1678. His wife died 15 August 1691, aged about 76.

EDMUND PATERSHALL, EDMUND PATTERSHALL, or EDMUND PADDESHALL, Pemaquid 1665, swore fidelity to Massachusetts 1674, maybe he whose deposition is referred to by Chalmers, 504.

RICHARD PATERSHALL, RICHARD PATTERSHALL, or RICHARD PADDESHALL, Boston 1665, freeman 1678, by wife Abigail, had Edward, born 27 April 1670; and by wife Martha, had Martha, born 31 January 1674; Ann, 11 December 1678; Edmund, 31 March 1683; and Robert, 26 March 1685.

RICHARD PATERSHALL, RICHARD PATTERSHALL, or RICHARD PADDESHALL of Boston, mariner, who died at Pemaquid, 1701, admininstration was granted to his sister Frances Patershall, 9 October in that year.

ROBERT PATERSHALL, ROBERT PATTERSHALL, or ROBERT PADDESHALL, Boston, 1652, merchant, was Captain and Magistrate in the temporary county of Devonshire, Maine. Perhaps was the man killed by the Indians 1689, at Pemaquid, as told in the Magnalia by Mather VII. apx. art IV.

DANIEL PATRICK, Watertown, one of the two Captains in regular pay, brought in the fleet by Winthrop 1630, freeman 18 May 1631, was short time of Cambridge, but at Watertown Selectman 1638; removed to Connecticut, had a Dutch wife and was killed by a Dutchman 1643, at Stamford. See Winthrop I. 74, and II. 151.

NATHANIEL PATTEN, Dorchester 1640, died 31 January 1661, leaving widow Justine, and large estate on which the widow administered, and died 28 December 1672. I suppose he left no children for his brother and heir John Patten, from Crewkerne in County Somerset, sent his son Thomas Patten to dispose of estate in Boston, and its neighbor.

NATHANIEL PATTEN, Cambridge, son of William Patten, married 24 November 1669, Rebecca Adams, daughter of John Adams, who died 18 December 1677, and he married 8 October 1678, Sarah Cooper; had Nathaniel, and probably more children, was freeman 1677, and died 12 June 1725, aged, says that gravestone about 80 years, and I think he was very near 82.

THOMAS PATTEN, Boston 1671, came from Bristol, was son of John Patten, sent by his father to look after the estate of Nathaniel Patten the first, as before said, and probably went home again.

THOMAS PATTEN, Billerica, son of William Patten, married 1 April 1662, Rebecca Paine, daughter of Thomas Paine of Dedham, had Rebecca and four sons whose names and dates I find not. He was freeman 1678.

WILLIAM PATTEN, Cambridge, brought from England wife Mary, by whom he had Mary, baptized in England; Thomas, born October 1636; Sarah, 27 January 1638; Nathaniel, 28 July 1643; William, buried 22 March 1646, quite young, we may be sure; besides probably a former Nathaniel, who died January 1640; freeman 1645; one of the original proprietors of Billerica 1658, and died 10 December 1668. Twelve of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at the New England colleges, of which two were at Harvard.

ANDREW PATTERSON or ANDREW PATTISON, Stratford, came from Scotland, it is said, in 1685, by the Henry and Francis, to Perth Amboy. He was accompanied by Robert McEwen and ten other passengers who fled from the severities of the administration against the convenanters, as McEwen writes in his journal of his share in the fight of Bothwell Bridge, a few years before and he is careful to note the day of sailing 5 September, the day of landing 18 December of that year and the day of reaching Stratford, to where they came on foot, 18 February following, as feeling confident of more security in Connecticut than could be expected under the proprietary government of East Jersey. No battle in ancient or modern times is more exactly desribed than this, from where the friends of the sufferers escaped to New England as the fervid pen of Sir Walter Scott exhibits it. Patterson married 19 February 1691, Elizabeth Peat, had Sarah, born 17 March 1694; Charles 4 April 1703; Mary, 27 March 1706; and John, 24 1701; Hannah, 18 April 1703; Mary, 27 March 1706; and John Patterson, 24 June 1711, Yale College 1728, who lived to 20 January 1806; and his name is mentioned in the town record of Stratford, so late as March 1735.

ANDREW PATTERSON or ANDREW PATTISON, Billerica, son of James Patterson the first, married 1697, Elizabeth Kibbee of Charlestown, had James, born 13 August 1707, or as Whitmore in his accurate Medford Genealogy says, 5 October of that year. Perhaps in March preceding he went on a voyage and was lost at sea.

CHARLES PATTERSON or CHARLES PATTISON, Stratford, son of Andrew Patterson the first, married 29 January 1719, Eunice Nicolls or Eunice Nichols, had Andrew and Abraham, twins born 25 October following; Sarah, 3 June 1721; Elizabeth, 19 November 1722; James 24, baptized 26 July 1724; and Elnathan, 25 January 1726.

DAVID PATTERSON or DAVID PATTISON is the name of one of those wretched Scotch prisoners, from Worcester fight, sent out by the John and Sarah from London, November 1651, to be sold in Boston, where they arrived in May following. Of him, as of nineteen twentieths, or a greater proportion, of this fellow sufferers, no more is ever heard.

EDWARD PATTERSON or EDWARD PATTISON, New Haven 1639, probably the man named by Mason, in his History as one of his soldiers in the Pequot war, 1637, in which he did much service and perhaps the passenger in the Christian from London 1635, aged 33, had wife in 1647, but only child mentioned were Elizabeth, baptized July 1644, who married Thomas Smith of the same, and John in January following obtained a grant of land in 1670, sixty acres, "where he can find it", but probably died without sight of it. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection VI 164.

EDWARD PATTERSON or EDWARD PATTISON, Rehoboth 1643; Hingham 1652, where he had Faith, born 20 January 1656; Dover, 1657, may be the same person, or more than one, at Hingham called carpenter.

JAMES PATTERSON or JAMES PATTISON, Billerica, perhaps, but not very likely, brother of David Patterson, came probably in the said freight list of the John and Sarah from London, November 1651, and if so, he is one of only four or five that prospered here, among the great crowd of romantic young followers in Scotland of Charles II who in the bloody days of 3 September of the successive years 1650 and 1652, were Captain on the fields of Cromwell's glory at Dunbar and Worcester, and transported to the colonies to be sold in the shambles like other cattle, of which the cargoes to Boston would amount to as many hundreds. He was of Billerica, perhaps carried by his owner 1659, freeman 1690, and married 29 May 1662. Rebecca Stevenson, daughter of Andrew Stevenson of Cambridge, had Mary, born 22 August 1666; James, 28 February 1669, died young; Andrew, 4 April 1672; John, 8 April 1675; Joseph, 1 January 1678; Rebecca, 18 July 1680, died young; James, again, 13 April 1683; and Jonathan, 31 January 1686. He served in the great war with the Indians 1675, and with other soldiers, when his merits were duly considered nearly sixty years after was rewarded with grant of land Narraganset, No. 6, and his grandson drew the proper share. His will probated 1701, names brother in law, Andrew Stevenson. It is by himself confidently marked in his description or otherwise might have been noted with a slur as that of "a Scotchman." Mary, the eldest child married 30 January 1689, Peter Proctor of Chelmsford.

JAMES PATTERSON or JAMES PATTISON, Billerica, son of the preceding, removed to Dunstable, there had wife Mary, probably brought from Billerica son John, born 10 April 1711; and about 1718 removed to Groton, there died 1737. No doubt he had other children, and James of Groton, Jonathan, Hezekiah,and Mary were their names, but the order or dates of birth for all are unknown.

JOHN PATTERSON or JOHN PATTISON, Billerica, brother of the preceding, married at Concord, 29 December 1702, Joanna Hall, had Keziah, born 5 February 1704; Rebecca, 15 January 1706; Hannah, 9 July 1710; Mary, 19 March 1714; and Elizabeth, 24 February 1723.

JOHN PATTERSON or JOHN PATTISON, Stratford, son of the first Andrew Patterson, by wife Mary, had Parthenia, born 29 November 1730, baptized 28 March following; Josiah, 25 March 1732, baptized 1 April of next year; John, 11 December 1734; Ashbel, 3 April baptized same month 1737; Ephraim, 22 March 1739; Stephen, baptized 3 May 1741; Mary, 16 January 1743; Matthew, 17 March 1745; Isaac, 24 June 1747, and Parthenia, again, 7 May 1749.

JONATHAN PATTERSON or JONATHAN PATTISON, brother of the first John Patterson, lived at Watertown, 1707, was a tailor, perhaps connnected with his brother Joseph, removed perhaps to Deerfield, there married about 1713, Mary Hawks, daughter of Deacon Eliezur Hawks, had Jonathan, born 18 December 1714, died at 7 years; and Eliezur, 1 September 1716; removed to Northfield, and died 1718. His widow died 1757, aged 61.

JOSEPH PATTERSON or JOSEPH PATTISON, Watertown, tailor, brother of the preceding, married at. Sudbury, 22 September 1701, Mercy Goodnow, the youngest child probably of John Goodnow the second, though her name by Barry is Mary Goodnow, had Mercy, born 1 September 1702; Mary, 16 August 1704; Lydia, 9 October 1706, died young; Eunice, 19 April 1708; Joseph, 27 August 1710; Hepzibah, 7 December 1713; Sybil, baptized 27 November 1715; Lydia, again, born 12 October 1718; and Elizabeth, 27 September 1727, but this by third wife married 19 November 1724, Rebecca Myrick, widow of James Livermore, daughter of John Myrick; as the three preceding were by second wife Mary; as the first died 1 September 1710, after birth of Joseph.

PETER PATTERSON or PETER PATTISON, Saybrook, married 11 June 1678, Elizabeth Rithway. Genealogical Registrar IV. 140. Judd thought the surname was Peterson.

WILLIAM PATTERSON or WILLIAM PATTISON, Stratford, son of Andrew Patterson the first, by wife Ann, had Joseph, born 18 April 1724; Beulah, 4 August 1725; Ann, 8 September baptized 11 December 1726; Charles, 8, baptized 14 April 1728; William, 4, baptized 8 February 1730; Ann, again, 3 July baptized 1 August 1731; Eunice, 10, baptized 13 January 1734; Thomas, 24 October 1736, baptized same day; and Abigail, 6 April 1739. Seven of this name has been graduates at New England colleges in 1834, of which one was at Harvard.

BENJAMIN PAUL, New Haven 1639, may be the man mentioned by Felt, at Salem 1647 with a final y added to his name.

DANIEL PAUL, New Haven 1643, perhaps brother of Benjamin Paul, may be the man who lived at Kittery 1652, when he acknowledged the government of Massachusetts, and was of the grand jury.

EDWARD PAUL, Taunton, son perhaps youngest, of William Paul of the same, married 23 August 1693, Esther Bobbit.

JOHN PAUL, Malden, married 3 May 1657, Lydia Jenkins, daughter of Joel Jenkins, had John, born 25 August 1658, died soon; and Lydia, 9 March 1660; perhaps others, certainly Elizabeth, December 1668; and Joel, October 1676, died next month.

JOHN PAUL, Freetown, son of William Paul of Taunton, married 26 May 1692, Dorothy Walker, had Dorothy, and died 23 March 1718, says the gravestone and I know no more.

RICHARD PAUL, Boston, soldier, hired in 1636, for the castle, as in Winthrop II. 346, was two years after one of the proprietors of Taunton. See Baylies I. 286 and II. 267. Perhaps Hannah, born at Taunton 4 October 1657 was his child. Some family memories tell of his marriage 8 November 1638, to Margery Tarne, of birth of son Samuel next yea,r and of the widow marrying 1662, Henry Withington, the Dorchester Elder, and of her surviving him, and died 20 May 1676; but most of these details are uncertain.

SAMUEL PAUL, Dorchester, probably son of the preceding, married 9 January 1667, Mary Breck, daughter of Edward Breck, had Samuel, born 13 baptized 20 November 1670; Hannah, 8 November 1672; Mary, 27 baptized 28 March 1675; Elizabeth, 10 baptized 14 October 1677; Ebenezer, 1 May 1680; Priscilla, 11 June 1682; and Susanna, 15 July 1685; besides Abiel, posthumous 22 November 1690, who died in few weeks, was constable 1672, chosen clerk 1689, and he died 3 November 1690. His widow married 15 June 1692, John Tolman, died 25 August 1720. Samuel, his son died 25 August 1726; and Ebenezer died 13 October 1737. A Hannah Paul perhaps his wife, daughter of sister Woodie, died at Roxbury, 10 November 1658, buried 12 following.

STEPHEN PAUL, Kittery, on behalf of his wife, a daughter of Antipas Maverick, administration on estate of Maverick was given to him with Edward Gilman 24 April 1682.

WILLIAM PAUL, Taunton, perhaps brother of Richard Paul, had James, born 7 April 1657; John, 10 July 1660; Edward, 7 February 1665; Mary, 8 February 1667; Sarah, 5 July 1668; and Abigail, 15 May 1673; and he died 9 November 1704.

EDWARD PAYSON, Roxbury, freeman 13 May 1640, married 20 August 1640, Ann Parke, perhaps sister of William Parke, and she died 10 September of the year following, having born Mary, 8 days before who probably died young. He married 1 January 1642, Mary Eliot, daughter I presume of Philip Eliot, had John, born 11, baptized 18 June 1643; Jonathan, 19, baptized 22 December 1644; Ann, 26 April baptized 2 May 1647, died at 3 years; Joanna, 5 February baptized 25 March 1649; Ann, again, 3, baptized 30 November 1651; Susanna, baptized 28 August 1653, died next year; Susanna, again, 27 June, baptized 2 July 1655; Edward Payson, 20, baptized 28 June 1657, Harvard College 1677; Ephraim, baptized 20 February 1659; Samuel, 21 September 1662; and Mary, 19 March 1665; the last three are not in the town records as he had removed to Dorchester. His wife or widow died 24 March 1697. Susanna married 9 April 1673, Samuel Capen; and Mary married 16 May 1682, Preserved Capen, and she died 20 October 1708.

EDWARD PAYSON, Rowley, son of the preceding, freeman 1680, ordained 25 October 1682, married 7 November 1683, Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Reverend Samuel Phillips, with whom he was colleague, had twenty children of which the names and dates of seventeen are known, but one half ded before him, and some of the sons were Samuel Payson, Harvard College 1716; Edward; Eliot; Stephen; David; and Phillips, of who this last died young. His wife died 1 October 1724 in her 60th year, and he married 1726, Elizabeth Whittingham, daughter of William Whittingham, widow of Honorable Samuel Appleton; and died 22 August 1732.

EPHRAIM PAYSON, Dover, freeman 1685, unless there be error, as I suspect, in the records.

EPHRAIM PAYSON, Dorchester, son of Edward Payson the first, freeman 1690, married 29 May 1684, Catharine Leadbetter, daughter of Henry Leadbetter of the same, but Mary, born 23 July 1685; Sarah, 22 October 1686; Ruth, 2 March 1689, probably died soon; Ephraim, 26 March 1693; Ruth, again, 7 April 1697; Jonathan, 19 August 1699; and Susanna, 28 June 1703; and he took, as second wife Judith Clap, daughter of Desire Clap. He died 18 October 1732, not so old by one year as his gravestone made him.

GILES PAYSON, Roxbury, came in the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, from London 1635, aged 26, with many others of those who sat down, there, probably an Essex man, and perhaps brother of the first Edward Payson, was freeman 18 April 1637, and in that month mother Elizabeth Dowell, had Elizabeth, born 3 February 1640, died in few days; Samuel, 7 November 1641; Elizabeth again, 4, baptized 9 February 1645; Sarah, baptized 16 July 1648; and possibly others, but not mentioned in town or church records as indeed is not in the town record this last, because he removed to Dorchester, where the records were destroyed by fire. Yet he was Deacon at Roxbury, and died 28 January 1689, aged 78. Sarah married 10 April 1678, Elisha Foster, and next, 26 March 1685, Ebenezer Wiswall, and died 11 June 1714. Elizabeth married 15 February 1667, Hopestill Foster, and next Edmund Brown.

JOHN PAYSON, Dorchester, freeman 1680, probably he was eldest son of Edward Payson, may have married Bathsheba Tileston, daughter of Thomas Tileston, and lived In Roxbury, there by second wife Hannah, had Edward, born 26 June 1685; Joseph, 24 February 1687; and Benjamin, 25 October 1688.

SAMUEL PAYSON, Roxbury, son of Giles Payson, married 31 March 1677, Prudence Lincoln, had no issue, was freeman 1690, died 12 April 1697.

SAMUEL PAYSON, Dorchester, youngest son of Edward Payson the first, was freeman 1690, and died 24 November 1721; by wife Mary Wiswall, daughter of Elder Thomas Wiswall, had Mary, born 9 March 1689, probably died soon; Samuel, 4 September 1693; Mary, again, 9 April 1697; and others, as we learn from his will, in Volume XXII. 150, made 21 November 1721, probated 4 December following. Five daughters Sarah, Mary, Dorcas, Elizabeth, and Ann, to each of which it gives £80, and sons Edward and George, besides Phillips Payson, born 29 February baptized 12 March 1704, Harvard College 1724, minister of Walpole, ancestor of many distinguished clergmen. In the Catalogue of Harvard College the name was erronously printed, as I thought, and that he was called for his great grandfather Philip Eliot; and it was probably the connection of his great uncle, Reverend Edward Payson of Rowley with Reverend Samuel Phillips, that in the later generation brought the surname into use for the baptized name. Misled by the copy of his will, in that public record Volume XXII, wherein the name is plain, given in three places, Philip, I long felt confident of the desirable correction; but on turning to the original in the handwriting of the testator, not found without some hours' search, it is just as plainly if not as elegant, chirographed Phillips in each of those three places. How earnest would have been the malediction of Judge Sewall, had be known the negligence of his Register. For him the will provided that part of his share of the estate was to be paid after his taken the second degree at the College. Samuel's widow died 25 May 1727, in her 59th year and this is hardly consituted with her being daughter of Elder Thomas Wiswall, as Jackson makes her. Of the eldest son Phillips Payson, Harvard College 1754, diedD. a well drawn character is in Eliot's Biographical Dictionary, and of a younger son Seth Payson, Harvard College 1777, diedD. it will be honor enough that he was father of the celebrated Edward Payson, Harvard College 1803, diedD. minister of Portland. As the celebrated evangelist was my particular friend at the University and afterwards, I am anxious to correct a petty mistake, by which Farmer would magnify his reputation calling him of the fifth descent, the whole line being clergymen from the Rowley minister. Out of such a mixture of falsehoods and truth is tradition commonly engendered. He was second in descendants from Philip, and only father and grandfather were clergymen. In 1834, twenty-two of his name, says Farmer, had been graduates at Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth. Seven of the thirteen from Harvard were clergymen.

BEZALEEL PAYTON, Boston 1642, mariner, married 19 October of that year Mary Greenough of Sandwich, sister of William Greenough of Boston, had Sarah, born 9, baptized 13 August 1643; Mary, 7, baptized 17 Mary 1646; perhaps also Bezaleel; but died probably in distant land for his inventory was rendered 24 November 1651, and his widow married 3 of next month William Paddy. Sarah married 1661 Hudson Leverett; and Mary married Sampson Shore.

FRANCIS PEABODY, FRANCIS PAYBODY or FRANCIS PABODIE, Hampton 1638, perhaps son of John Peabody, came in the Planter, 1635, aged 21, was freeman 18 May 1642, married Mary Foster, daughter of Renold Foster, had John, born 1643; Joseph, 1644; William, 1646; Isaac, 1648; Sarah, 1650; Hepzibah, 1652; Lydia, 1654; Mary, 1656; Ruth, 22 May 1658, died before her father; Damaris, 21 January 1660, died same year; Samuel, 4 January 1662, died at 15 years; Jacob, 28 July 1664; Hannah, 28 May 1668, died soon; and Nathaniel, 29 July 1669; and died 19 February 1698. His widow died 9 April 1705. The Genealogical Registrar II. 155, from which the foregoing is derived says, Sarah married a How, probably Ephraim How or John How, of Topsfield, whither the father removed before 1657. Hepzibah married a Rea of Salem; Lydia married Jacob Perley, which maybe error for a second or third generation; and Mary married John Death of Sudbury or Framingham.

ISAAC PEABODY, ISAAC PAYBODY or ISAAC PABODIE, Topsfield, son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Francis, born 1 December 1694; Mary, 5 February 1696; Isaac, 15 March 1697; Philadelphia, 28 September 1698; Matthew, 10 December 1699; William, 26 January 1701, died young; Estes, 28 September 1702; Joseph, 14 June 1704; Sarah, 10 March 1706; Ann, 31 May 1707; Hepzibah, 25 May 1709; and Samuel, 3 January 1711, died in few days. His will of 21 October 1726, was probated 2 January following.

JACOB PEABODY, JACOB PAYBODY or JACOB PABODIE, Topsfield, brother of the preceding, married 12 January 1686, Abigail Towne, had Keziah; Mercy; and Jacob, this last born 9 November 1689; and the father died 24 of the same month. The widow married 14 January 1696, Thomas Perley.

JOHN PEABODY, JOHN PAYBODY or JOHN PABODIE, Duxbury, one of the proprietors of Bridgewater 1645, made his will 16 July 1649, names his wife Isabel; eldest son Thomas; second Francis; youngest, William; daughter Annis Rouse; John, son of John Rouse; and John, son of William.

JOHN PEABODY, JOHN PAYBODY or JOHN PABODIE, Boxford, eldest son of Francis Peabody, married 23 November 1665, Hannah Andrews; and had a second wife Sarah, but we know not, except for the first, who was mother of these children, John, born 28 August 1666, died young; Hannah; Thomas, 22 July 1670, died young; Mary, 6 April 1672; Lydia, 9 March 1674; David, 12 July 1678; Elizabeth, 13 August 1680; Nathan, 20 July 1682; Ruth, 13 November 1684; and Moses, 27 February 1687, died before his father who was freeman 1674, Representative 1689-91, made his will 27 October 1719, and it was probated August following.

JOSEPH PEABODY, JOSEPH PAYBODY or JOSEPH PABODIE, Boxford, son of Francis Peabody, married 26 October 1668, Bethia Bridges, daughter of Edmund Bridges, had Joseph, born 16 April 1671; Jonathan, 1673; Sarah, 4 September 1676; Samuel, 8 April 1678; Bethia, 8 April 1681; Lydia, 4 February 1683; and Alice, 4 January 1685; was freeman 1690, not 1677, as the family genealogy has it, made his will 20 March 1721, and died soon.

WILLIAM PEABODY, WILLIAM PAYBODY or WILLIAM PABODIE, Duxbury, perhaps brother of Francis Peabody, married 26 December 1644, Elizabeth Alden, eldest daughter of John Alden, who died at Little Compton, 31 May 1717, aged 93, and he died 13 December 1707 in his 88th year. Of their children we have less exact report than is desired. Bradford says there were five in 1650. His son John, named in the will of his uncle John Peabody, was killed by casualty 1669, but he must have had other sons. Elizabeth his daughter married November 1666, John Rogers of Duxbury. Of his daughters Hannah married Samuel Bartlett; Martha married Samuel Seabury; and Priscilla married the Reverend patriot Ichabod Wiswall, who was indignant at Increase Mather's abolition of the independence of Plymouth Colony. He had been Representative 1659, most of the years to 1678.

WILLIAM PEABODY, WILLIAM PAYBODY or WILLIAM PABODIE, Little Compton, had two wives, perhaps Judith, who died 20 July 1714; and it may be Ruth, who died 14 December 1717; and he died 17 September 1734, in his 80th year, all these at Little Compton, whither his father the first William Peabody had removed 1680. Descendants of his patriarch, it is said, uniformly spelled their name Pabodie.

WILLIAM PEABODY, WILLIAM PAYBODY or WILLIAM PABODIE, Boxford, son of Francis Peabody, may be he who Coffin says married 8 December 1680, Mary Browne, perhaps daughter of Richard Browne, but she probably lived not long, and he married 14 August 1684, Hannah Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale the second of Newbury, had Stephen, born 5 August 1686; Mary, 11 April 1687; Ephraim, 23 April 1689; Richard, 7 February 1691; Hannah, August 1693; John, 1 August 1695; Abiel, 1697; and Oliver Peabody, 7 May 1698, Harvard College 1721, the earliest of the family in the Catalogue. He was freeman 1685, died March 1699; and his widow died 12 February 1733. In 1834, says Farmer, thirteen of the name had been graduates at Harvard and Dartmouth.

ARTHUR PEACH, Plymouth, a young Irishman, who came from Virginia 1636, whither he had gone the year preceding, aged 120, in the Plain Joan from London, served in the Pequot war, though "of good parentage and fair condition," as Winthrop I. 269, tells, was, with exemplary justice, hanged for a very cowardly murder, with two associates in detection of who Roger Williams gained much credit. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection I. 171-6. Farmer refers to Increase Mather's Indians Wars, page 55, and I can add that Baylies, I. 245-8 is equally full and judicious. But in the contempory history of Governor Bradford 362-5, the proper study of the case must be sought.

GEORGE PEACH, Marblehead 1674, may have been son of John Peach. See Peache.

JOHN PEACH, Salem or Marblehead 1648-79, said to be born 1612, of who Felt finds mentioned 1630, may have been father of John Peach junior of Marblehead, freeman 1683.

THOMAS PEACHE or THOMAS PEACHY, Charlestown 1678. Mary perhaps his wife died 6 January 1691, in 59th year.

JOHN PEACOCK, New Haven 1638, at Milford early, perhaps even in 1639, certainly 1646, before 1650 removed to Stratford, there died 1670, in his will names wife Joyce, no sons and daughters Phebe, wife of Richard Burgess, Mary, who married 1673, Benjamin Beach; and Deborah, wife of James Clark.

RICHARD PEACOCK, Roxbury, a glazier, freeman 22 May 1639, by wife Jane, had Samuel, born 18 February 1640; and Caleb, 1, baptized 13 March 1642; removed to Boston, where his wife died 29 July 1653; and he sold his dwelling house at Roxbury to Daniel Weld. He married 17 August 1654, widow Margery Shove, who was mother of Reverend George Peacock, and buried from the house of her sons 17 April 1680.

SAMUEL PEACOCK, Boston, glazier, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 2 January 1667; Richard, 22 January 1669; Samuel, again, 26 March 1670; Hannah, 20 July 1672; Jonathan, 15 October 1673; and Jane, 29 December 1681; and he died 1691. Administration of Richard Peacock, perhaps son of Samuel, was granted 12 August 1697.

WILLIAM PEACOCK, Roxbury 1652, came probably in the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, from London, 1635, aged 12 years with such a company of Eliots and Ruggleses, that he may be well thought to have sprung from Nazing or some neighboring parish to Stanstead in the border of Hertfordshire, married 12 April 1653, Mary Willis, had William, born 24 August 1655, died soon; William, again, 6 July 1657; and Samuel, 24 August 1659; and died probably January 1661.

WILLIAM PEACOCK, Roxbury, son of the preceding, married 3 August 1681, Sarah Edsall, had Mary, born 3 February 1682, died soon; Sarah, 26 November 1683; Elizabeth, 16 August 1686; William, 1688; and Samuel, 8 April 1691.

BENJAMIN PEAKE, Stratford, freeman of Connecticut 1669, probably son of John Peake.

CRISTROPHER PEAKE, Roxbury, freeman 4 March 1636, married 3 January 1637, Dorcas French, had Jonathan, born 17 December 1637; Dorcas, 1 March 1640; Hannah, 25 January baptized 12 February 1643, died at 17 years; Joseph, 12 or 15 February baptized 23 March 1645; one, unbaptized daughter 13 April says the church record but the town record has it, buried 30 March 1647; another buried 6 April 1648 says the record of town; Ephraim, born 16 March baptized 11 April 1652; and Sarah, 9 January baptized 9 March 1656; and he died 22 May 1666.

JOHN PEAKE, Stratford 1650, with John Peake junior, perhaps his son in the list freeman 1669. Possibly this name may have been otherwise spelt.

JOHN PEAKE, New London, son of William Peake, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 1690; Samuel, 1693; William, 1695; and Ruth, 1699; and he died 25 October of the same year.

JONATHAN PEAKE, Roxbury, son of Christopher Peake, married 15 August 1660, Sarah French, had Hannah, born 10 June 1612, baptized 15 June 1662; Jonathan, 10, baptized 18 October 1663; John, 9 April 1665, died at 3 months; Christopher, died October 1666; Christopher, again, 9 February baptized 1 March 1668; John, 13, baptized 24 April 1670; Joseph, 20, baptized 24 December 1671, died at 6 months; Sarah, 18, baptized 25 May 1673; William, 12, baptized 17 January 1675; and Elizabeth, 9, baptized 15 August 1680; was freeman 1690; and he died 2 June 1700. I suppose his wife died 14 October 1694.

WILLIAM PEAKE, Scituate 1643, married 1650, Judith, widow of Lawrence Litchfield, had Israel, born 1655; Eleazer, 1657; and William, 1662. The sons Israel and William, had family. Deane, 32l, gives his name Peaks.

WILLIAM PEAKE, New London 1660, had Sarah, who married 27 December 1671, Abraham Deane or Abraham Dayne; William; and John; Caulkins thinks he died about 1685.

WILLIAM PEAKE, Lyme, son of the preceding, married 24 June 1679, Abigail Comstock, daughter of John Comstock. In the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, from London, embarked, Mary Peak, aged 15; but whether she was related to any of the foregoing or to John Peak, who was a fellow passenger aged 38, is beyond conjecture.

JOHN PEAKEN, New Haven, died 1658, had wife Elizabeth. His inventory was taken 1 February in that year.

RICHARD PEARD, Saco, married 1669, Jane Naziter, perhaps daughter of Michael Naziter. Folsom, 187.

JOHN PEARSHALL, Newton, Long Island, 1656. Thompson; but Riker, 83, spells Parcell.

BENJAMIN PEARSON, Newbury, son of John Pearson of Rowley, married 20 January 1680, Hannah Thurston, daughter of Daniel Thurston, had Hannah, born 3 or 5 April 1681; Phebe, 14 July 1682; Daniel, 25 December 1684; Ruth, 2 August 17; Abigail, 1 March 1689; Benjamin, 12 August 1690, Sarah, 10 December 1691; Jedediah, April 1694; Mehitable, 18 May 1695; Jonathan, 14 or 25 December 1669; David, 18 January 1702; Oliver, 14 August 1704, died at 16 years; and Bartholomew; yet all but the last two were born at Rowley. He died 16 June 1731, and his widow following him within ten weeks.

JEREMIAH PEARSON, Rowley 1691, son of the first John Pearson, married 21 July 1681, Priscilla Hazen, perhaps daughter of Edward Hazen, had Priscilla, born 30 December 1682; Miriam, 19 July 1685, died at 4 years; Hannah, 22 April 1688; John, 10 April 1690; Hepzibah, 10 December 1692; Miriam, again, 8 February 1694; Moses, 26 March 1697; Jeremiah, 12 September 1699; Amos, 5 January 1702; and Hannah, 12 May 1704. He died23 February 1737, and his widow died 25 April 1752, aged 88 years.

JOHN PEARSON, Lynn 1637, had Mary, born 20 June 1643; Bethia, 15 September 1645; Sarah, 20 January 1648; removed to Reading, had John, 22 June 1650; and James, 2 November 1652. He died 17 April 1679, aged about 64. His will of that month mentioned wife Maudin, son John, daughters Mary Burnap, Bethia Carter, and Sarah Townsend. Mary married 3 December 1663. Thomas Burnap; Bethia married a Carter; and Sarah probably married 27 January 1669, John Townsend.

JOHN PEARSON, Rowley 1643, then set up the earliest fulling mill in America, by wife Dorcas, had Mary, born 21 May 1643, died young; John, 27 December 1644; Elizabeth, 14 February 1652; Jeremiah, 21 October 1653; Sarah, 3 May 1655, died in few months; Joseph, 21 October 1656, who was of Lothrop's Company and fell in battle 25 August 1725, near Hatfield; Benjamin, 1 April 1658; Phebe, 13 April 1660; Stephen, 1663; and Sarah, May 1666, died in few months, probably was the freeman of 1647, Representative 1678 and several years later, especially after overthrow of Andros, and the anxious ones before his coming Deacon 24 October 1686, and died 22 December 1693. His widow died 12 January 1703. In the Colony record the name of the Representative is more common, given Peirson, but the descentants have spelled with a. Mary married 20 December 1671, Samuel Palmer; Elizabeth, married 8 June 1676, John Hopkinson; and Phebe married 24 August 1682, Timothy Harris.

JOHN PEARSON, Rowley, son of the preceding, married 14 February 1671, Mary Pickard, daughter of John Pickard, had Sarah, born April 1672; John, 1 December 1674; Joseph, 22 October 1677; Dorcas, 18 March 1680; Jane, 21 August 1684; Hepzibah, 7 April 1689; and Rebecca, 16 March 1693. He died 19 March 1723, and his widow died 13 April 1728.

JOHN PEARSON, Reading, son of John Pearson of the same, married Tabitha Kendall, youngest daughter of Thomas Kendall, had James, born 20 November 1678; Tabitha, 16 October 1681; John, 6 December 1682; Rebecca, 12 April 1686; Kendall, 3 May 1688; Susanna, 10 August 1690; Mary, 10 November 1692; Thomas, 3 November 1694; Ebenezer, 29 December 1696; Sarah, 26 February 1699; Abigail, 30 December 1700, died under 4 months; Abigail, again, 16 February 1702; and Elizabeth, 4 May 1704; but the last eight were born at Lynn, where he was Deacon, Captain, and Representative 1703 and after, and his wife died 17 October 1711. He had second wife Martha, and died 1720.

SAMUEL PEARSON, son of John Pearson of Rowley, married 6 December 1670, Mary Poor, daughter of John Poor of Newbury, had Mary, born 27 October 1671; and his wife died the same day. He next married 16 April 1672, Dorcas Johnson of Haverhill, whose father I see not, had there, Samuel, 22 January 1673; Salathiel, 17 January 1675, died in few days; Elizabeth, 15 April 1677; Peter, 13 March 1679, died at two months; John, 1 March 1680; James, 28 January 1682, died at two days; Stephen, 21 April 1683; Peter, again, 17 June 1686; and Sarah, 26 December 1688. He removed from Haverhill to Newbury, after the Indians destroyed the town.

STEPHEN PEARSON, Rowley, youngest son of John Pearson the first of the same, married 11 November 1684, Mary French, had Elizabeth, born 5 August 1685; Stephen, 9 June 1687; Martha, 6 July 1689; Mary, 7 January 1691; Jonathan, 27 October 1693; Patience, 26 July 1697; and Hepzibah, 20 January 1699; and he died 25 January 1706. His widow died 28 September 1730.

HENRY PEASE, Boston 1630, came that year no doubt, in the fleet, with wife Susan, and daughter Susan, who was old enough to join with the church 16 August 1635, father and mother being earlier, freeman 3 September 1634. His wife was buried 25 December 1645, and he had second wife Bridget, administered of our church May 1647, and he died 7 August 1648, as his old master says. Winthrop II. 355.

JOHN PEASE, Salem, came in the Francis from Ipswich, County Suffolk 1634, aged 27, with child Robert, 3, and two servants in company with his brother Robert Pease. They were probably from Great Baddow, near Chelmsford in County Essex. He perhaps had grant of land 1637; was not, we may safely judge, one of the first four settlers of Martha's Vineyard, as by doubtfil tradition reported, died about 1639. His widow Margaret who united with the church 1639, had come with his son John probably in a later ship, died 1644, and in her will of 1 September in that year mentioned brother Robert, and son Robert.

JOHN PEASE, Salem, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had John, born 30 May 1654; Robert, 14 May 1656; Mary, 8 October 1658; Abraham, 5 June 1662; and Jonathan, 2 January 1668. His wife died 3 days after and he married 8 December 1669, Ann Cummings, probably daughter of Isaac Cummings the first of Ipswich, had James, 23 December 1670; Isaac, 15 July 1672; and Abigail, 15 December 1675. He was of Artillery Company 1661, freeman 1668, was a Captain, and with many neighbors obtained grant of land at Springfield about 1681, that part which became Enfield 1683; there his wife died 29 June 1689, and he died 8 July following, and his daughter Abigail died the next day. All the six sons outlived him, and descentants are very numerous. Another John Pease, and Lucy, perhaps his wife, are mentioned by Felt, II. 578, as favarers of Gorton in 1644. To this John Pease belongs the earlier distinction for a worse heresy, as the Court's ordered in November 1636, proves, "that he shall be whipt, and bound to his good behaviour for striking his mother Mrs. Weston, and deriding of her, and other ill carriage." See Colony record I. 155.

JOHN PEASE of Salem, married 30 January 1677, Margaret Adams, had John, born 22 April 1678.

JOHN PEASE, Norwich, was complaining of 1672, for living alone, not going to church.

ROBERT PEASE, Salem, brother of John Pease the first, came in the same ship 1634, aged 27, by the custom house list, which gives the same age to his brother of which therefore we may doubt one; and to me it seems probable that this was the elder. He joined to the church 1643, and 15 October had baptized his children Nathaniel, Sarah, and Mary, was living in 1655, being keeper of the cattle, 100 cows, in one part of the town. Felt, I. 278.

NATHANIEL PEASE, Salem, son of the preceding, married 15 March 1667, Mary Hobbs, and no more is known.

ROBERT PEASE, Salem perhaps son of second John Pease, married 16 December 1678, Abigail Randall, had William, born 26 September following and Mary, 11 March 1681. He or an earlier

ROBERT PEASE of Salem, son of the first John Pease, by wife Sarah, had Bethia, born 11 June 1660, who died young; Deliverance, 6 December 1664; Mary, 15 February 1667; Robert, 25 March 1669, probably died soon; Robert, again, 30 November 1671; Bethia, again, 18 January 1674; and Nathaniel, 28 February 1678. This Robert, with wife Sarah, was charged with witchcraft in 1692, and Mary Pease also, who pleaded guilty of the nonsense.

SAMUEL PEASE. Boston, had command of a vessel, fitted out to pursue a pirate, and in the vineyard sound succeeded in making her his prize, though mortally wounded 4 October 1689, in the conflict. See the account by Benjamin Gallop and others. Genealogical Registrar II.393.

JOSEPH PEASLEE, Newbury 1641, freeman 22 June 1642, besides children, brought probably from England of who Jane who married 10 December 1646, John Davis, was one, had Sarah, born 20 September 1642; Joseph, 9 September 1646; and Elizabeth removed to Haverhill and Salisbury; at one time was the gifted brother in lieu of a minister to the church at Amesbury; died 3 November 1661; in his will of 11 November preceding, names wife Mary, and child Mary, besides those three, and granddaughter Sarah. Mary married Joseph Whittier of Haverhill. In Genealogical Registrar VIII. 161, date of his death is 3 December 1660. His daughter Sarah, married 12 April 1664, Thomas Barnard junior.

JOSEPH PEASLEE, Haverhill 1677, son of the preceding, a physician, married Ruth Barnard, had Nathaniel, born 25 June 1682; and Ruth; perhaps others.

JOHN PEAT, a husbandman from Duffill parish in County Derby, came in the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, from London, 1635, aged 38; but where he settled is unknown unless he was of Stratford, and there died early in 1678, leaving wife Sarah, and children Samuel, John, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Jane. At Stratford 19 February 1691, Elizabeth Peat married Andrew Patterson, a refugee from tyranny in Scotland five years before.

BENJAMIN PECK, New Haven 1686, son of Henry Peck, married 29 March 1670, Mary Sperry, daughter of Richard Sperry of the same, had Benjamin, born 4 January following; Mary, 23 September 1672; John; Joseph, 26 February 1676; Esther, 1679; Lydia; Ebenezer, 5 January 1684; Desire, 26 August 1687; and Mehitable, baptized 1689; was a proprietor 1685,

CALEB PECK, Greenwich, second son of Reverend Jeremiah Peck, removed a 1700 to Concord, Massachusetts, there died 10 March 1725, without children, probably never married.

ELEAZER PECK, Wallingford 1670, son of Henry Peck of New Haven, married 31 October 1671, Mary Bunnell, daughter of William Bunnell, but whether he had children is unknown.

HENRY PECK, New Haven, by wife Joan, had Eleazer, born probably 10 March 1644, died soon; Joseph and Benjamin, twins 5 September 1647; Eleazer, again; and Elizabeth, born 6, baptized 24 March 1650, who married 2 December 1672, John Hotchkiss. He died soon, for his will was made 30 October 1651, and his inventory is found next month. The property was given to wife and four children, of who only Joseph is named. Wrong parent is assigned to the twins in Genealogical Registrar IX. 362.

ICHABOD PECK, Rohoboth, was of Gallup's Company 1690, in the expedition of Sir William Phips against Quebec.

ISRAEL PECK, Rehoboth, 1668, was probably son of Richard Peck, and brought by him in the Defence, 1635, then aged 7 years, had Israel, born 18 December 1674; and by wife Bethia, says Colony record, had Bethia, 2 January 1684.

JEREMIAH PECK Saybrook, son of William Peck, born in London, probably in 1623, says the family genealogy, was brought about 1637, and in Mather's Hecatompolis is marked Harvard College but without any support from the Catalogue, kept a school at Guilford 1656 to 1660. He married 12 November 1656, Joanna Kitchell, daughter of Robert Kitchell, taught the grade school at New Haven 1660, and next year was minister at Saybrook, but in 1667 removed to Newark, New Jersey, there resided to 1674, and at Elizabethtown, to 1678, after which he removed to Greenwich, where he was minister to 1689, and then went to Waterbury as the first minister and there died 7 June 1699, aged 76. His children were Samuel, born at Greenwich 18 January 1659; Ruth, at New Hampshire 3 April 1661; Caleb, at Saybrook 1663; Ann, at Saybrook 1665; Jeremiah, at Newark, or Greenwich 1667; and Joshua, at Newark 1673. His widow died 1711. Ruth married 1 June 1681, Jonathan Atwater; and Ann married May 1690, Thomas Stanley of Farmington; and Joshua died at Waterbury unmarried 14 February 1736.

JEREMIAH PECK, Waterbury, son of the preceding, married 14 June 1704, Rachel Richards, youngest daughter of Obadiah Richards, was constable 1713, Representative 1720, Deacon at new church in Waterbury 1739, and died 1751. His children were Joanna, born 12 April 1705; Jeremiah, 9 November 1706; Rachel, 10 May 1709; Ann, 10 March 1713; Mary, 1 October 1715; Phebe, 26 January 1717; Ruth, 8 February 1719; Esther, 27 June 1721; and Martha, 4 May 1725.

JOHN PECK, Hartford, son of Paul Peck, as may be thought, yet must seem very young to have first born John, 17 May 1661, even if we be so bold as to add two years to that count; but the record proceeds to enrich him with Elizabeth, 7 October 1664; Sarah, 20 June 1668; Joseph, 6 March 1671; Ruth, 21 December 1677; Susanna, October 1680; and Jonathan, 6 October 1683. Who was his wife or when he died is not seen.

JOHN PECK, New Haven, son of William Peck of the same, freeman 1669, married 3 November 1664, Mary Moss, daughter of John Moss, had Mary, born 4 March 1666; Elizabeth, 1668, died soon; John, 16 March 1670, died in few days; John, again, August 1671; Elizabeth, 29 December 1673; Lydia, 1 May 1677; Ruth, 20 July 1679; Abigail, 16 March 1682; Ann, 3 November 1684, died soon; and Ann, again, March 1686; but the last six were born at Wallingford, where his wife died 16 November 1725; and he died about 1734.

JOHN PECK, Rehoboth, probably son of Joseph Peck of the same, married a daughter of John Smith of Dedham, had Rebecca, born 5 April 1674; Ann, 17 July 1677; Nathaniel, 6 July 1680; Abigail, 12 March 1683; besides Esther, remembered in the will of her grandmother and probably the eldest child who married 29 December 1680, Jonathan Wilmarth.

JOHN PECK, Hadley 1669, may be that soldier killed by the Indians 2 September 1675, at Northfield.

JOSEPH PECK, Hingham, came in the Diligent, arriving at Boston 10 August 1638, from Ipswich in Suffolk with wife, three children, two men and three maid servants, freeman 13 March 1639, Representative 1639-42, removed 1645 to Rehoboth, there died 22 December 1663. Probably he had lived at Hingham in Norfolk for the supposed brother Robert Peck was minister in that pleasant town many years. See Lincolns' History of Hingham and Centu. Disc.

JOSEPH PECK, New Haven, perhaps brother of Henry Peck, resided from 1643-9, then administered freeman, and next year removed to Milford, there married Alice, widow of John Burwell, had Elizabeth, baptized 1651; Joseph, 1653; and John, born 4 March 1655. His wife died 19 December 1666, and he married 1669, Mary Richards, daughter of a widow Richards, but the name of her father is not seen, had Mary, born 1670. He was living 1687 at Milford as was also son Joseph.

JOSEPH PECK, Lyme, youngest son of William Peck, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 4 August 1663; Joseph, 12 March 1667, died at 10 years; Elizabeth, 9 September 1669; Deborah, 31 July 1672; Hannah, 14 September 1674; Ruth, 19 August 1676; Samuel, 29 July 1678; and Joseph, 20 March 1680. He was a valuable citizen, town clerk, and Deacon, died 25 November 1718; and his widow died 14 September 1726, aged 90.

JOSEPH PECK, New Haven, son of Henry Peck, married 28 November 1672, Sarah Alling, daughter of Roger Alling, had Sarah, born 11 September following; Joseph, 9 October 1675; Samuel, 29 December 1677; James, 17 February 1680; John, 6 October 1675; Samuel, 29 December 1677; Abigail, 2 May 1686; Mary, 6 October 1689; and Ebenezer, 2 May 1693; and died 15 April 1720.

JOSEPH PECK, Hartford, youngest son of Paul Peck, by wife Ruth, had Elizabeth, born 1686; Ruth, 1692; both died young; Joseph, 1694; and Ruth, again, 1696; and he died 26 June 1698. His widow married 1699, John Hoskins, as his second wife.

NATHANIEL PECK, Hingham, perhaps son of Joseph Peck, may have been sent by his father from England before he brought residual of his family in 1635, removed to Rehoboth, there had share in division of land 1668; by wife Deliverance, had Elisha, born 19 April 1675, and she died 30 April following. He died 25 August 1676.

NATHANIEL PECK, Boston, required to give security, 11 January 1687, to Secretary Randolph, for license to be married during the government of Sir E. Andros, that was, if possibly more contemptious than odious. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection VII. 170.

NICHOLAS PECK, Rohoboth, probably son of Joseph Peck, had family of which we know only, that a young child died in August 1676; and that Elisha was born 4 April 1683. He was Representative 1669, and 10 years more, and a Lieutenant. The military spirit was, I suppose, perpetuated for two of the name, perhaps his son Nicholas and Ichabod partook in the wild expedition against Quebec 1690, and Nicholas was a Corporal of Gallop's Company. Perhaps neither came safe home.

PAUL PECK, Hartford 1639, was not an original proprietor nor is it known from what town in Massachusetts he went. More do we regret, that no light can be found to indIcate from what part of England or in what ship he came; but the name of his wife was Martha, and of children Paul, born 1639; Martha, 1641; Elizabeth, 1643; John, 22 December 1645; Samuel, 1647; Joseph, 22 December 1650; Sarah, 1653; Hannah, 1656; and Mary, 1662, who married John Andrew, and lived to 1752. His will of 25 June 1695, was probated 25 January following, he having died 23 December aged 87 years. Martha married 8 June 1665, John Cornwell. Elizabeth married it is said, a House of Wallingford; Sarah married Thomas Clark of Hartford; and Hannah married 12 May 1680, John Shepherd of Hartford. Two more daughters are by some tradition given to this first Paul Peck, one, without a name of baptism, is said to have married Joseph Benton of Tolland; and the other called Ruth, who is made to marry 12 May 1680, Thomas Beach of Wallingford; but neither is very probable.

PAUL PECK, Hartford, son of the preceding, married Elizabeth Baysey, daughter of John Baysey, had Paul, born in 1666; John, 1672; Martha, 1676; Samuel, 1680; Hannah, 1681; William, 1686; and Ruth, 1688; and he died 1725.

RICHARD PECK, came in the Defence from London, 1635, embarked Saturday, 11 July; and no doubt sailing next week, aged 33, with Margery, perhaps his wife aged 40, and Israel, 7 with Elizabeth, 4, both likely enough to be his children. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection VIII. 269. How long, after arriving at Boston, he continued there, or whither he removed is uncertain. My conjecture is that he shortly after lived at Rehoboth. In the Genealogical Registrar XIV. 320 this name is by Mr. Drake written Perk; and his eyes engaged on the same ancient MS as mine, might seem more trustworthy, as younger. For Israel, also, he read Isabel. But since my reading was not changed by the skilful keeper of her Majesty's record in his exquisite collation 3 Massachusetts History Collection X. 130, I may trust the punctilious student to follow which seems to him more correct. Another and younger student in this branch of history starts the conjecture. Genealogical Registrar XV. 60, that the name spelled Perk in the former volume may be Park of Newton.

ROBERT PECK, Hingham, probably brother of Joseph Peck, was bred at Magdalen College Cambridge, where he had his degree of A.B. and A.M. the latter 1603, was minister over 30 years at Hingham, County Norfolk yet was harassed for nonconforming to some of the ceremonies by Bishop Harsnet, his diocesan, whose imprudence in honor of the church was so great as to excite complaint from the people of Norwich in 1623 to the house of Commons in Parliament. Two successors in that sect were milder, White and Corbet, especially the latter, but when Wren, that bird of ill omen, came to the cathedral, no puritan could long serve at the altar. Mather gains the delight of telling in his Magnalia how this Peck was put under a bushel, III. 214. He came with wife, two children, and two servants in the Diligent, 1638, and on 28 November of that year was ordained freeman 13 March following, but soon after the overthrow of the absolute rule by the long Parliament, he embarked 27 October 1641, with wife and son Joseph, for home, and went back to his old parsonage, there died 1656. Brook's Purit. III. 263-5.

SAMUEL PECK, Hartford, son of Paul Peck, had Samuel, born 1674, but Porter says no more, his wife was Elizabeth. He died 1696.

SAMUEL PECK, Greenwich, eldest son of Reverend Jeremiah Peck, married 27 November 1686, Ruth Ferris, perhaps daughter of Peter Ferris of Stamford, had Samuel, born March 1688; Jeremiah, 29 December 1690; Joseph, 1 May 1692; David, 15 December 1694; Nathaniel, 15 August 1697; Elphalet, about 1699; Theophilus, March 1702; Peter, about 1704; and Robert, about 1706. He was long in high esteem, and his wife died 17 September 1745, aged 83, and he died 28 April 1746.

SAMUEL PECK, Rehoboth, perhaps son of Joseph Peck of the same, was Representative 1689, at Plymouth, and 1692, under new Charter as Boston. He had wife Sarah, who was buried 27 October 1673; and he married 21 November 1677, Rebecca Pain, widow of Peter Hunt, daughter of second Stephen Pain of Rehoboth, had Noah, born 21 Aug; 1678; daughter Jael, 14 June 1680, buried next month; Rebecca, 22 October 1681, died next year; besides Judith, who was buried 20 February 1682.

SIMON PECK, Hingham 1657, perhaps son of Robert Peck, married Hannah Farnsworth, daughter of Joseph Farnsworth, had Joseph, who probably died young; and she died 16 April 1659. He married 1 February 1661, Prudence Clap, daughter of Edward Clap of Dorchester, had Joseph, again, perhaps baptized 15 February 1663, and died young; John, born 20 April 1667; Sarah, 4 June 1669; and Joseph, again, 2 July 1670, probably died in few days. His name is misprinted Peke in the Sumner Genealogy. Genealogical Registrar VIII.

THOMAS PECK, Boston 1652, shipwright, constable 1673, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 19 January 1653; Rachel, 21 January 1655; and Joseph, 11 February 1656; besides

THOMAS PECK, elder than either, who was a shipwright after his father, possibly John Peck, who was a skilful shipbuilder, father of the late eminent naturalist, William died Peck, Harvard College 1782, of which good memoir is found in 2 Massachusetts History Collection X. 161, may have been of this family.

WILLIAM PECK New Haven, a merchant from London, born 1601, with wife Elizabeth and son Jeremiah, came probably in the Hector, as company with Governors Eaton and Hopkins, Reverend John Davenport, and the son of the Earl of Marlborough, arriving at Boston 26 June 1637, was one of the first compact for New Hampshire in June 1639, an original proprietor, freeman 29 October 1640, Deacon from 1659 to his death, had John; Joseph, baptized 17 January 1641; and Elizabeth, 7 May 1643, not 6, as printed in Genealogical Registrar IX. 262, for that was Saturday. The harvest of blunders in that list of baptisms is not chargeable to the very careful transcriber Henry White, Esq. but I fear the names assinged for parents by conjecture in that document may sometimes be erronous, as in this instance, for the child Eleazar and 2nd Elizabeth are neither in family genealogy, allowed to the Deacon. His wife died 5 December 1683, on a visit to her sons at Lyme, and he married Sarah, widow of William Holt, and died 4 October 1694. His gravestone is still to be seen in the cemetary. By the record of Lyme (where he died at the house of his son Joseph) the age is 83; but New Haven says, at the reputable age of 90. As a general rule, the shorter term of a prolonged life, where two or more dates are reported, must be preferred but, in this instance, to ascertain the exact truth we may safely presume, that the son of whose house the father died wrote the account and the greater number may be adopted. The only daughter, his youngest child Elizabeth, married 1661, Samuel Andrews. In his will, of 9 March 1689, made at New Hampshire, the second wife and his four children are mentioned but no more. Sixteen of this name had in 1834 been graduates at the New England colleges of which four were of Yale, three of Harvard.

JAMES PECKER, Charlestown 1658, said to have been born 1622, perhaps had wife Elizabeth Friend, daughter of John Friend of Salem, was after at Haverhill, and last, about 1682 at Boston.

JOHN PECKHAM, or JOHN PECKUM, Newport 1639, probably the same person, by Farmer called Joseph Peckham, who was one of the founders of the Baptist Church. He is in the list of freeman 165?.

STEPHEN PECKHAM, or STEPHEN PECKUM, Dartmouth 1686, perhaps son of the preceding.

JOHN PEDRICK, Marblehead 1674, had been there many years. His will was of 2 August 1686, and mentioned wife Meriam, eldest son John, by former wife Phillis, 29 March 1673, and eight more children Benjamin, Agnes, Mary, Ann, Sarah, Meriam, Elizabeth, and Joanna. One of these daughters was probably wife of John Stacy; one of John Parrot; and another of Henry Prentall, as he calls each of these his son-in-law. A John Pedick is named of Marblehead at the same time, but of him I know nothing.

EDWARD PELHAM, Newport, son of Herbert Pelham, had wife Freelove, as Barry, 155, says, though Jackson, 387, who acknowledges her, makes the first wife Godsgift Arnold, daughter of Governor Benedick Arnold, who also had Freelove, and it may well be that Pelham took both. Jackson adds that he died 20 September 1730, and names the children Elizabeth, Edward, and Thomas.

HERBERT PELHAM, Cambridge, brought in 1638, daughter Penelope, when he came over, after befriending our cause, ten years as a member of the Company in London, where he may have been a lawyer, married second wife Elizabeth Basseville, widow of Roger Halakenden, daughter of Godfrey Basseville Esquire, of County York, here had Mary, born probably 12 November 1640; Frances, probably 9 November 1643; but in the Genealogical Registrar IV. 182, Mr. Pilsbury's copy of the record that is, I think, exactly gives the same year for both, and one must be wrong; besides Herbert, 3 October 1645; who died or was buried 2 January 1646. He was a gentleman from County Lincoln, matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 12 November 1619, in his 18th year, and Governor Hutchinson says, he was of that family who attained the highest rank in the peerage one hundred years ago, as Duke of Newcastle. He was much engaged in public service, promoting plantation of Sudbury, where he had grant of land 1644, Artillery Company 1639, was chosen an Assistant 1645, being made a freeman at the same time; first Treasurer of Harvard College 1643, and went home in 1649, lived at Buer's hamlet, County Essex, but was buried in Suffolk 1 July 1673. His will of 1 January preceding names children Waldegrave, Edward, Henry, and Penelope, perhaps all, certainly first and last, by his first wife who was a Waldegrave. His widow died 1 April 1706, in her 84th year and was buried at Marshfield. Penelope married 1657, Governor Josiah Winslow.

JOHN PELHAM, perhaps brother of Herbert Pelham, came in the Susan and Ellen, from London, 1635, aged 20, with Penelope, 16, "she being to pass to her brother's plantation" as the custom house record says. Possibly both were under care of Saltonstall, who with wife and children were in the same ship. See Hutchinson Collection 59. The young lady united with the church of Boston, 24 March 1639, and in 1641, married the Governor Bellingham, who prevailed on her to give up another engagement, as in Winthrop II. 43, related; but of the jilted man we hear no more.

NATHANIEL PELHAM, a scholar, Harvard College 1651, perhaps son of William Pelham, lost in the voyage to London of the ship of James Garrett with fellow passengers Thomas Mayhew, John Davis, and Jonathan Ince, other scholars.

WILLIAM PELHAM, Sudbury, perhaps brother of John Pelham, came in the fleet with Winthrop losing his passage with the Governor’s son Henry, by going on shore at Cowes, from the Arbella, and trusting fortune for another ship, required administration as freeman 19 October 1630, though I do not see evidence of his taking the oath; was Captain of the military 1644, selectman 1645 and 6, and Representative 1647, was in England 1652, when Johnson wrote his book.

JOHN PELL, Fairfield, son of Reverend Dr. John Pell of London, came in 1670, to record the estate which his uncle Thomas Pell left him at Fairfield, but no more is known of him. A letter of introduction for him to Governor Winthrop by his friend William, Lord Brereton, from London, 23 June 1670, is in my possession.

JOSEPH PELL, Lynn, freeman 14 March 1639, of which it seems strange that we know no more, except from our probable records where his inventory 25 April 1650, makes him butcher of Boston, leaving small property with widow and children to divide it. See Genealogical Registrar VII. 234.

THOMAS PELL, New Haven, came from London in the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, 1635, aged 22, called in the custom housepaper, a tailor, he, of course, sat down somewhere in Massachusetts. But the town is unknown. Perhaps he went early to Saybrook; in the Pequot war, 1637, served under Mason; and probably in 3 or 4 years he following the attraction of Governor Eaton, after 1646 marrying the widow of Francis Brewster, in June or July 1650 removed to Fairfield, was made freeman 1662, Representative 1665, died soon after the date of his will, 21 September 1669. It gave most of his estate to his nephew John Pell, son of his only brother Reverend John Pell of London, diedD.

WILLIAM PELL, Boston 1634, tallow chandler, freeman 6 May 1635, disarmed for his dangerous opinions, 1637, had Mary, born 30 June baptized 14 September 1634, who married 1 November 1655, Richard George of Boston; Nathaniel, baptized 29 April 1638, died in few months; Hannah, 7 days old 20 December 1640; Deborah, 2 June 1644; and perhaps more. He may have taken, as second wife Elizabeth, widow of Nathaniel Heaton. If so, she had third husband John Maynard, and outlived him.

DANIEL PETTLET, or DANIEL PELLATE, Concord, perhaps son of Thomas Pettlet, was freeman 1690.

THOMAS PETTLET, or THOMAS PELLATE, Concord married 5 March 1660, Mary Dane or Mary Deane, perhaps daughter of Thomas Dane, was freeman 1690.

JOHN PELTON, Boston, very early, had estate described in the book of possessions, removed to Dorchester, his elder son John was baptized 2 March 1645. In his will of 3 January 1681, probated 10 March following, he names wife Susanna, sons John, Samuel, and Robert, the youngest, besides daughter Mary. To Samuel was granted administration of Robert Pelton, lost at sea July 1683.

THOMAS PEMBER, New London 1686, had there baptized in 1692, Mercy, Thomas, and Elizabeth; in 1694, Ann; and in 1696, John; but only four of these with wife Agnes, were living at his death by drowning 27 September 1711.

BENJAMIN PERMBERTON, Boston, son of James Permberton, was freeman 1690. His will of 8, probated 27 March 1709, mentioned wife Elizabeth, and four children but names only eldest son Benjamin, then under 17 years.

EBENEZER PERMBERTON, Boston, son of James Permerton the second, was minister of the Old South or Third Church of which his father was one of the founders, ordained colleague with Willard, 28 August 1700, died 13 February 1717; was father of Ebenezer Permerton, Harvard College 1721.

JAMES PERMBERTON, Charlestown, came probably in the fleet with Winthrop, required administration as freeman 19 October 1630, but that he ever took the oath does not appear; by wife Alice, who joined the church August 1633, had James, baptized 14 September of that year, probably died young; Mary, 3 April 1636; Sarah, 30 December 1638; and John, 24 April 1642; perhaps removed to Hull for short time, about 1647; but died at Malden, 5 February 1662. His will of 23 March 1661, made at Malden mentions wife, son John; and his wife Margaret, daughters Sarah and Mary, with her husband Edward Barlow, and their children. Sarah married 30 October 1668, Samuel Gibson.

JAMES PERMBERTON, Newbury 1646, freeman 1648, had John, born 16 February 1648, removed to Boston, became one of the founders of Old South Church, by wife Sarah, had Thomas, born 17 February 1653; Joseph, 2 July 1655; Benjamin, 26 April 1660; Mary, 13 July 1662; Benjamin, again, 11 March 1666; Jonathan, 28 August 1668; Elinor, 3 February 1672, probably the same as that Ebenezer Permberton, baptized 11 February 1672, Harvard College 1691, before mentioned, and died 10 October 1696.

JOHN PERMBERTON, Boston, 1632, freeman 1 April 1634, removed to Newbury; and Coffin says his wife died 1646. Perhaps he returned to Boston, married Sarah Marshall, daughter of Thomas Marshall, the shoemaker, and in 1662 lived at that part called Winnesemet.

JOSEPH PERMBERTON, New London, son of James Permberton, had lived some time at Westerly before 1679, had two sons James and Joseph, who, after his death 14 October 1702, were taken by the widow Mary to Boston, as Caulkins, 345, tells; while two daughters Mary, wifeof Alexander Baker, and Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan Rogers, continued to live at that part of New London, now Montville, but the widow went back to Boston, as from the will of her son James, March 1712, is known.

THOMAS PERMBERTON, Boston, son of James Permberton, by wife Hannah, had Elizabeth, born 17, baptized 23 June 1678; James, 4 June 1680, died very soon; Mehitable, baptized 17 July 1681; James, again, 3, baptized 10 September 1682; Thomas, 17, baptized 22 March 1685; Jane, born 18 March 1686; and Mary, 26 October 1688; was a surgeon in that unhappy expedition of Phips against Quebec, 1690, and died 26 July 1693.

ELKANAH PEMBROKE, Boston, one of the founders of Brattle Street Church, may have sprung from Dedham, where in 1643 was one with this surname.

WILLIAM PENDALL, New London 1676, shipwright, married Mehitable Parker, daughter of Ralph Parker.

BRYAN PENDLETON, Watertown, an early settler, freeman 3 September 1634, helped to settle Sudbury, of where he was selectman some years, but Representative before and after for Watertown between 1636 and 48, six years removed to Ipswich perhaps, certainly to Portsmouth, of where he was Representative some years, then removed to Saco, Winter habour, thence after near a dozen years driven by the Indians war, August 1676, went again to Portsmouth, there made his will 9 August 1677, which was probated 5 April 1681. He was Captain and Major many years, left wife Eleanor, son James and daughter Mary, who married Seth Fletcher.

JAMES PENDLETON, Watertown, son of Bryan Penleton, by wife Mary, had James, born 1 November 1650; she died 7 November 1655; and he married second wife 29 April 1656, at Sudbury, Hannah Goodenow, daughter of Edmund Goodenow, had Bryan, born 27 September 1659; Joseph, December 1661; Edmund, probably 24 June 1664; Ann, 12 November 1667; Caleb, 8 August 1669; and James, older or younger, named in the will of his grand father. He was one of the founders of the First Church at Portsmouth 1671, but perhaps had his father's love of removing, and lived at Stonington 1674-8, then called Captain and served in the war against Philip 1676; was at Westerly 1686 to 1700.

JOSEPH PENDLETON, Boston 1651, witness that year to the will of Robert Turner, may have been son of Bryan Pendleton.

SAMUEL PENFIELD, Lynn 1650, married 30 November 1675, Mary Lewis, had Samuel, born 17 September 1676; and Mary, 24 October 1678; and at Rehoboth, John, 30 May 1681 or after; in 1688 lived at Bristol with wife and five children. Mary m at Taunton 14 April 1698, Jeremiah Fairbanks.

JOHN PENGILLY, Springfield, had been made freeman 1678 at Ipswich, and removed to Springfield that year, lived in that part called now Suffield, was living 1728. No doubt he was Welsh or Cornish, but the printed Colony record V. 539 makes the surname Bengilley. I prefer the reading of Paige, yet admit the unusual correction of the state chirographer Pulsifer.

SAMUEL PENHALLO, Portsmouth, born 2 July 1665, at St. Mabyn, near Bodmin, in Cornwall, as he tells us, and verifying the jingle of Camden's Remains:

He came with Reverend Charles Morton, under who, he had probably studied at Newington Green, arrived at Charlestown 1686, joined the church there late in February 1687, went soon to Portsmouth, married 1 July 1687, March Cutt, daughter of President John Cutt, was counsellor, seer, and many years treasurer of the Province, Judge of the Supreme Court 1714, and Chief Justice 1717 to his death 2 December 1726; yet in our day most thought of as the historian of the later Indians Wars. His children were John, who married Ann Wendell, daughter of Honorable Jacob Wendell, was Captain, and died before 1736; Elizabeth, Joseph, Richard, Susanna, and Benjamin Penhallo, Harvard College 1723, died young; and descendants are still found at Portsmouth.

EPHRAIM PENINGTON, New Haven, swore allegiance 1644, had Ephraim, born 1645; and Mary, 1646, both baptized 22 October 1648; and he died 1660, leaving widow and these two children. Mary married 12 April 1666, Jonathan Tompkins.

EPHRAIM PENINGTON, New Haven, son of the preceding, married at Milford, 25 October 1667, Mary Brockett, daughter of John Brockett, and removed to Newark, New Jersey.

SAMSON PENLEY Falmouth 1658, was living after the first destruction of the town 1676, left widow Rachel, and three daughters Jane, Dorcas, and Mary.

JAMES PENN, Boston, came in the fleet with Winthrop, requested 19 October 1630, to be made freeman, though it does not appear that he took the oath, was Representative 1648 and 9, beadle first, and Marshall, after Ruling elder, as his church distinct, died 30 September 1671, but John Hull says 7 October. Hutchinson I. 269. In his will of 29 September probated 23 October, his wife Catharine, who had very early been member of the church but no church is named, yet perhaps that Mary whose name is the 152nd in our list of the first Church members may have been a daughter, though more probably a sister, with sisters Hannah, Mary, and other relatives.

WILLIAM PENN, Charlestown 1630, came, no doubt, in the fleet with Winthrop, settled at Braintree, late in his days removed to Boston; yet in the will of 18 December 1688, probated 14 February following, directs his burial to be at Braintree, gives legation to church and school there, to several Thompsons, Stephen Paine, and their children. But chiefly to cousin Hannah Hill, and Edward Hill junior, and Hannah Hill, and Edward Hill senior, and Sarah Hill, having, he says, sent for his kinswoman, Deborah, wife of said Edward, senior, out of England promising to make her his heir, so we may be sure his wife and children if any he ever had, were dead. Who was the Christian Penn, a passenger in the Ann, to Plymouth, 1623, who soon after married Francis Eaton, is perhaps beyond the reach of all but conjecture.

WALTER PENNELL, Saco, freeman 1653, married 1647, Mary Booth, daughter of Robert Booth, had Walter and perhaps others; in the Indians war, 1675, removed to Salem.

WALTER PENNELL, York, son of the preceding, was in 70th year 1719. Folsom, 181.

JAMES PENNIMAN, Boston, came probably in the Lion, 1631, with John Winthrop junior, for he, was 2. Lydia, who survived him, were administered of the church before the son, but after the wife of the Governor, freeman 6 March 1632, the same day with John and Jacob Eliot, whom I reackon as fellow passengers, had James, baptized 26 March 1633; Lydia, 22 February 1635; John, 15 January 1637; removed to Braintree, there had Joseph, born 1 August baptized 29 September 1639; and Sarah, born 6 May 1641; Samuel, 14 November 1645; Hannah, 26 March (May in Vinton, 351) 1648; Abigail, 27 December 1651; and Mary, 29 September 1653; all by wife Lydia; and he died 26 December 1664. Abigail, married 18 April 1678, Samuel Neal; and Mary married 4 April 1678, Samuel Paine of the same.

JAMES PENNIMAN, Boston, eldest son of the preceding, feltmaker, married 10 May 1659, Mary Cross, daughter of the wife of Deacon Robert Sanderson, had James, born 27 September 1661 or 2; Mary, 17 September 1668; and Joseph, 8 October 1674; was of Artillery Company 1673.

JOHN PENNIMAN Braintree, second son of the first James Penniman, freeman 1671, married 24 February 1665, Hannah Billings, daughter of Roger Billings of Dorchester, had James, born 7 February 1666, died at 12 years; John, 23 February 1668, died young; Joseph, 15 March 1671; Samuel 18 June 1672; Jonathan, 5 April 1674; Hannah, 23 January 1676, died at 2 years; and John, again, 5 January 1678. His wife died 9 February following.

JOSEPH PENNIMAN, Braintree, brother of the preceding, by wife Waiting Robinson, daughter of William Robinson of Dorchester, had Joseph, born 20 February 1670, died at 20 years of the fever contracted in Phip's crusade against Canada; Moses, 15 March 1671, died soon; Mary, about 1674; Moses, again, 14 February 1678; Deborah, 27 February 1680; James, 11 February 1683; and his wife died 21 August 1690; was freeman 1678, Deacon; and 12 May 1693 married Sarah Bass, widow of Deacon John Stone of Watertown, daughter of Deacon Samuel Bass of Braintree, and died 5 November 1705.

SAMUE PENNIMAN, Braintree, brother of the preceding, was freeman 1678, married 6 January 1674, Elizabeth Parmenter, daughter of Robert Parmenter, had Elizabeth, born January 1675; Samuel, 15 March 1676, died soon; Samuel, again, 5 November 1677; Josiah, 21 November 1678, died soon; Hannah, 12 February 1683; Jonathan, 17 February 1686; and James, 29 March 1695; was Lieutenant, and died 16 January 1705. Of this name in 1834, five had been graduates at Harvard, one at Yale, and four at other New England colleges.

EPHRAIM PENNINGTON, New Haven, son of the preceding, married Mary Brocket, eldest daughter of John Brocket of the same.

HENRY PENNY, New Hampshire, Secretary of the Province 1683, and a Captain, died 16 March 1709, leaving son Henry in England. Adams, 106.

THOMAS PENNY, Gloucester 1652, of who our knowledge is incomplete, as that his wife Ann died 26 April 1667, and he married 15 June 1668, Agnes Clark, who died 23 February 1682; and he married 17 May following Joan Brabrook, perhaps widow of Richard Brabrook. But when he took the first wife, what was her surname, or how many children they had, is untold; and, though the name was continued in the town to a third and fourth generation, we see in his will about 1692, only one mention that Joan, who had married so early, Babson says, as 28 March 1658 Thomas Kent.

ROBERT PENOYER, or ROBERT PENNYER, embarked in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, 8 September 1635, aged 21, with Thomas, 10, perhaps brother or cousin, at London, where Mr. Somerby, from the custom house record found the name Pennaire, but I know, that he wrote it Penoire. Where he first sat down, after landing at Boston, is uncertain. Yet in Colony record I find he was sentenced to be whipped in 1639, for some failure, and that, perhaps, made him remove but, of whatever part of Massachusetts it was, he had left in ten years being then near Gravesend on Long Island, and not long after at Stamford where he married probably not first wife, the widow of Richard Scofield, and in October 1671, gives Captain Johnathan Selick power to act for him in England. He calls himself of Rye. He was brother of William Penoyer, a merchant of London, who was liberal in his benefactor to Harvard College by whose will, May 1670, a bequest to him was made. He or Thomas, or perhaps both, left issue; and the benefit of his relative's generosity was, in our day, more than a century and a half since the donor's death partaken, by an undergraduate of the University on claim of blood relationship.

JOHN PENTICUS, Charlestown 1638 or earlier, freeman 13 May 1640, by wife Joanna, who was widow of Edward Larkin, had John, born 6 May 1659, and died 19 October 1687, aged near 90. Perhaps he had former wife. He and wife Joanna joined the church 16 September 1639. See Budington's History. Often in records of town and church the name is Penticost.

WALTER PENWELL, or WALTER PENEWELL, Saco, died March 1683, leaving widow Mary Booth, probably daughter of Robert Booth, and son Walter, brother of Joseph, of who he had been administrator. See Pennell.

FRANCIS PEPPER, Springfield 1645, died 5 December 1685, had probably no wife nor children.

ISAAC PEPPER, Eastham, son probably of Robert Pepper of Roxbury, married 7 October 1685, Apphia Freeman, daughter of Samuel Freeman, had Apphia, born 24 February 1687; Mary, 7 August 1690; Isaac, 29 July 1693; Robert, 15 February 1696; Elizabeth, 11 July 1698; Joseph, 1 November 1700, died young; Solomon, 15 January 1703; and Joseph, again, 24 February 1705.

JACOB PEPPER, Roxbury, son of Robert Pepper, married 10 February 1685, Elizabeth Paine, daughter of Stephen Paine the second of Rehoboth, had Robert, born 27 December following, died soon; Robert, again, 16 March 1687, died in few weeks; and the rest on record is Rebecca, 11 July 1702, after more than fifteen years interval; Ann, 2 April 1705; Mary, 16 November 1707, died in few months; and Benjamin, who died 17 February 1713, probably quite young.

JOHN PEPPER, Roxbury, brother of the preceding, married 1669, Bethia Fisher, of Dedham, who died the same year, and he died 18 March 1670.

JOSEPH PEPPER, Roxbury, brother of the preceding by wife Mary had Bethia, born 6 November 1676, posthumous he being killed by the Indians 21 April preceding at Sudbury fight. His widow married 28 February 1678, Joshua Sever.

RICHARD PEPPER, Roxbury, same in the Francis from Ipswich, 1634, aged 27, with wife Mary, 30, and daughter Mary, 3 1/2, besides Stephen Beckett of 11 years, united with the church early, as did his wife, freeman 4 March 1635; but of father, mother, or children nothing is known beyond that, only I have a meager note, that he was living in 1648. He may have removed to long distance in Connecticut. Mr. Drake gave this man the name of Pepy in his transcript for Genealogical Registrar XIV. 331 and 2, but on the latter page has it both ways. I had nine years before printed in 3 Massachusetts Historical Collections X 143 and 4, the copy sent me by our countryman, Henry Stephens, the accomplished Assistant at the British Museum, and perhaps his reading may seem equally probable.

ROBERT PEPPER, Roxbury, perhaps brother of the preceding, married 14 March 1643, Elizabeth Johnson, had Elizabeth, baptized 3 March 1644, died in few days; Elizabeth again, born 25 May, baptized 1 June 1645, John, 8, baptized 11 April 1647, Joseph, 18 March 1649; Mary, 27 April 1651; Benjamin, 15 May 1653, died young; Robert, 21, baptized 29 April 1655; Sarah, born 28 April 1657, whose baptism is lost from the record; Isaac, 26 April baptized 1 May 1659; and Jacob, 28 July, baptized 4 August 1661. He was freeman 10 May 1643; his wife died 5 January 1684; and he, the "aged Christian," as the church record calls him, died 7 July following, having, three days before made his will, in which he mentioned sons Isaac and Jacob, daughters Elizabeth, who had married 13 May 1662, John Everett; Mary, who had married 28 October 1669, Samuel Everett, both of Dedham; Sarah, wife of John Mason of Boston, and Bethia, sole child of Joseph, who was killed in service, with many others of his townsmen under Wadsworth at Sudbury. His son Robert had been taken by the Indians at Squakheag fight, 4 September 1675, under Captain Beers, when report said he was killed, but Mrs. Rowlandson saw him in the following winter, and he probably died in captivity.

ANDREW PEPPERELL, Newcastle, son of the first William Pepperell, a merchant, married 1707, Jane Eliot, daughter of Robert Eliot, had Sarah, and Margery, and died a 1713. The widow married 25 November 1714, Charles Frost of Kittery.

WILLIAM PEPPERELL, Kittery, came from Cornwall, or Devonshire, a fisherman, about 1676, to Isle of Shoals, thence in 3 or 4 years removed to Kittery, married Margery Bray, daughter of John Bray of Kittery, had Andrew, born 1 July 1681; Mary, 5 September 1685; Margery, 1689; Joanna, 22 June 1692; Meriam, 3 September 1694; Dorothy, 23 July 1698; and Jane, 1701; besides the famous Sir William Pepperell, 27 June 1696. He was a wealthy merchant, prudent Magistrate, and died 15 February 1734, at the age of 85, says Farmer. His widow died 24 April 1741. Mary married 4 September 1702, John Frost, bore him seventeen children, became third wife 12 August 1745, of Reverend Benjamin Colman, of Boston; and for third husband about three years after married Benjamin Prescott of Danvers, and died 1766; Margery married Pelatiah Whittemore, who had by her four children, and was drowned near Isle of Shoals, and she married Elihu Gunnison; Joanna married Dr. George Jackson; Merian married Andrew Tyler of Boston; Dorothy married Andrew Watkins, and next, Joseph Newmarch; and Jane married Benjamin Clark, and next, William Tyler of Boston.

WILLIAM PEPPERELL, Kittery, son of the preceding, was a merchant, of great skill, energy and affluence, Representative 1726, of the council 1727, thirty-two years commander of the land forces in the happy expedition 1745, against Cape Breton, for conquering of which he was created Baronet, and died 6 July 1759, aged 63; so that his only son Andrew Pepperell, Harvard College 1743, who died 1 March 1751, could not enjoy the title. This was, however, revived in the favor of William Sparhawk, Harvard College 1766, the grandson of Sir William Pepperell, by his sovereign, with the name and arms of Pepperell, in 1774, but again became extinct, on his death 17 December 1816. The widow of first Baronet, died 16 November 1789; but his only surviving daughter Elizabeth, married 1 May 1742, Honorable Nathaniel Sparhawk of Portsmouth, and the mother of the next Baronet. He married 21 February 1723, unless the family report of 16 March he more trustworthy, Mary Hirst, daughter of Grove Hirst, granddaughter of Chief Justice Sewall, had Elizabeth, born 29 December 1723; Andrew, 4 January 1726; William, 26 May 1729, died in few months; and Margery, 4 September 1732, died soon. The Revolution of 1775 was not honored by confiscation of his property, nor am I aware of the amount of the patriotic plunder, or the benefit enjoyed by partakers. Like most of the other adherences of the crown from New England of which the number was not large, he showed a great affection for the land of his birth, and bestowed attention when in his power, on prisoners who fought against his cause, and in later years on travellers from the home of his love.

RICHARD PEPYS, Boston 1642, or earlier, took the estate that was of William Blaxton, by purchase and desiring to buy more, as in the record I find, that the Selectmen, 27 February 1643, appointed Colbron and Eliot, a committee "to view a parcel of land toward Mr. Blaxton's beach, which Richard Peapes desires to purchase of the town, whether it may be conveniently sold unto him." Of him I know no more; but probably he was from Cottenham in Cambridgeshire, for the pronunciation we see, in one syllable as also his own spelling of the name, both quite rare, are the same as that of the late Lord Cottenham, the Chancellor of Great Britain, and of Samuel Pepys. F.R.S. the Diarymaker, of whose marriage the certificate published by Lord Braybrook, spells the name Peps, according to the common pronuniciation.

JAMES PURSUALL, Haddam, possibly son of the preceding, had John, born 17 October 1706; and Timothy (by wife Abigail), 2 October 1712.

JOHN PURSUALL, Barnstable, had Elizabeth, born 22 February 1704; and James, 5 December 1711. Perhaps he was brother of the preceding.

JOHN PERCY, JOHN PEERCE, JOHN PIERCY, or JOHN PERCIE, Gloucester, married 17 July 1673, Jane, widow of Philip Stanwood.

MARMADUKE PERCY, MARMADUKE PEERCE, MARMADUKE PIERCY, or MARMADUKE PERCIE, Salem, 1637, came the year before from Sandwich, County Kent, a tailor, with wife Mary, and one servant.

ROBERT PERCY, ROBERT PEERCE, ROBERT PIERCY, or ROBERT PERCIE, New London, bought a house 1678, says Caulkins, and sold it next year.

ABRAHAM PERHAM, ABRAHAM PERRUM, or ABRAHAM PERAM, Rehoboth, had Sarah and Rebecca, twins born 11 October 1679, and the latter died in 3 days.

JOHN PERHAM, JOHN PERRUM, or JOHN PERAM, Rehoboth 1643, supposed by Farmer to be an early settler at Chelmsford, but the continued residence of him and descentants at Rehoboth as shown by Baylies, II. 199, 203, 8, 16 and Iv. 85, satisfy me of the contrary. He had Noah, born 24 December 1679.

JOHN PERHAM, JOHN JOHN PERRUM, or JOHN PERAM, Chelmsford 1666, freeman 1690. In the same year

JOHN PERHAM, PERRUM, or JOHN PERAM of Roxbury appears in the list of removals, but I suspect an error of the record as the name is not found in Roxbury near that time. Possibly John Perry may have been mentioned.

EZEKIEL PERIGO, Saybrook, probably son of Robert Perigo, said to be born 22 June 1658, went as a soldier to Northampton 1707, and that year married Mary Webb.

ROBERT PERIGO, Saybrook, had suit, 1665, in Court of Assistant In Massachusetts.

ABRAHAM PERKINS, Hampton, by wife Mary, who died 29 May 1706, aged 88, had Mary, and Abraham, born 2 September both baptized 15 December 1639, was freeman 13 May 1640. Other children were Humphrey, born 22 January 1642, died young; James, 11 April 1644; Timothy, July 1646; both died young' James, again, 5 October 1647; Jonathan, May 1650; David, 1653; Abigail, 2 or 12 April 1655; Timothy, 2 or 29 June 1657, died in few months as told in Genealogical Registrar XII 79; Sarah, 7 or 26 July 1659; and Humphrey, 17 May 1661; besides Caleb, and Luke of doubtful dates. His will of 22 August 1683 was probated 18 September following. Abigail married 10 November 1675, John Folsom the second of Hampton.

ABRAHAM PERKINS, Hampton, son probably of the preceding, married Elizabeth Sleeper, daughter of Thomas Sleeper of the same, was killed by the Indians 13 June 1677, leaving daughters Mercy, born 3 July 1671; Mary, 20 November 1673; and Elizabeth, 9 April 1676.

ABRAHAM PERKINS, Ipswich, son of John Perkins second of the same, freeman 1685, married 16 October 1661, Hannah Beamsley, daughter of William Beamsley of Boston, then a young widow Bushnell, had Hannah, born 7 August 1662; Beamsley, 7 April 1673; John Perkins, 23 August 1676, Harvard College 1695; Stephen, 1683; and Abraham, 22 December 1685; and died 27 April 1722; and his widow died 16 October 1732, aged 91.

CALEB PERKINS, Hampton, son of Abraham Perkins the first of the same, or of Isaac Perkins of the same, as is said, married Bethia Philbrick, daughter of James Philbrick, had Rhoda, born24 June 1677; Benjamin, 11 May 1680; and Ann, 19 March 1682.

EBENEZER PERKINS, Hampton, son of Isaac Perkins of the same, by wife Mercy, had Daniel. born June 1685; Abigail, 11 August 1687; and Jonathan 10 May 1691.

EDMUND PERKINS, Boston 1675, married Susanna Hudson, widow of John Howlett, daughter of Francis Hudson, had Edmund, born 8 May 1678, died young; John, 14 October 1680; Edmund, again, 6 September 1683; and Jane, 25 February 1687. Of his death I find no record but his wife was named 1697, in the will of her father.

EDMUND PERKINS, Boston, son of the preceding, married 1709, Mary Farris, had Edmund, William, and Mary. He took second wifw 8 March 1722, Esther Frothingham, and had John; Esther; Edmund, again; Susanna, who died young; James, born 1733; Samuel; and Susanna, again; and died 1761. James Perkins was a merchant and father of the late Thomas H. Perkins, one of the most distinguished merchants of the United States, but Sabine, in his Loyalist, confused another James Perkins with this, as one of the addresses to Governor Hutchinson, which was impossle, for the father of Colonel T.H. Perkins died 1773.

EDWARD PERKINS, New Haven, married 20 March 1650, Elizabeth Butcher, had John, born 18 August 1651; Mehitable, 21 September 1652; Jonathan, 12 November 1653; David, 3 October 1656; and perhaps others. He and the three sons were proprietors in 1685.

ELISHA PERKINS, Topsfield, son of Deacon Thomas Perkins of the same, married 23 February 1681, Catharine Towne, daughter of Jacob Towne of the same, had Thomas, born 15 October 1681, whose descendants have been distinguished at Kennebunk, whither the children on marriage removed.

HUMPHREY PERKINS, Hampton 1678, perhaps youngest son of Abraham Perkins first of the same, by wife Martha, had John, born 12 March 1688; Humphrey, March 1690; Jonathan, 24 November 1691; Mary, 28 November 1693; James, 9 September 1695; Martha; Sarah; Abigail; and these last three were baptized 7 December 1712, several months after death of father; but the sequence of births is not known.

ISAAC PERKINS, Hampton, probably brother of the first Abraham Perkins, freeman 18 May 1642, by wife Susanna, had perhaps Lydia; Isaac, baptized 8 December 1639; Jacob, 24 May 1640; Lydia; and Rebecca, both of who may have been elder; Daniel, who died young; Caleb; Benjamin, born 17 February 1650; Susanna, 21 August 11652; Hannah, 24 February 1656; Mary, 23 July 1658; Ebenezer, 9 December 1659; and Joseph, 9 April 1661; and the time of his death is uncertain. Mary married Isaac Chase of Hampton.

ISAAC PERKINS, Ipswich, son of John Perkins second of the same, by wife Hannah, had John, born 1 July 1670; Abraham, September 12671; Hannah, 1673; Isaac, 1676; Jacob, 1678; Sarah, 28 March 1683; and Mary, 1684.

JABEZ PERKINS, Norwich, son of the first Jacob Perkins, married 30 June 1698, Hannah Lothrop, perhaps daughter of Samuel Lothrop, who died 1721, had Jabez, born 3 June 1699; Hannah, 1701; Elizabeth, 1703; Mary; Jacob, 1705; Lucy, or Luke, 1709; and Judith, 1714. He took second wife 1722, Charity Leonard, and died 15 January 1742.

JACOB PERKINS, Ipswich, youngest son of the first John Perkins of the same, born in England, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 1 April 1650; John, 3 July 1654; Judith, 11 July 1655; Mary, 14 May 1658; Jacob, 3 August 1662; Matthew, 23 June 1665; Joseph; and Jabez; is usually called Sergeant, and has very large line of descendants. His wife died 12 February 1686, and he died 29 January 1701, aged 76.

JACOB PERKINS, Ipswich, son of John Perkins the second, married Sarah Wainwright, daughter of Francis Wainwright, had Phillis, born 1667; John 1668; Hannah, 1670; Francis, 1672; Wensley, 1674; Sarah, 1679; Mary, 1685; Elizabeth, 1689; Jacob, 1690; Eunice, 1691; and John, again, 1693.

JACOB PERKINS, Hampton, son of the first Isaac Perkins, married 30 December 1669, Mary Phillbrook, had Isaac, born 18 December 1671; Jacob, 24 December 1674; Alice, perhaps; Mary, 10 August 1678; and Benjamin, 1 August 1693; but some hesitation attends this statement in Genealogical Registrar XII. 82, thus concurring exactly with X. 216. probably different generations may reconcil.

JACOB PERKINS, Ipswich, son of the first Jacob Perkins of the same, married 15 October 1684, Elizabeth Sparks, daughter of John Sparks of the same, had Jacob, born 15 February 1686; John; Elizabeth, 18 March 1691; and perhaps another child when she died 10 April 1692. Great uncertainty occurs in the subdivision of both these Ispwich families, as the names are too often repeated.

JAMES PERKINS, Hampton, son of Abraham Perkins, the first of the same, by first wife Mary, had Jonathan, born 6 May 1675; and by second wife married 13 December 1681, Leah Cox, daughter of Moses Cox of the same, who died 19 February 1749, aged 88, had Sarah, 3 October 1682; Mary, 2 December 1686; Lydia, 30 January 1689; Hannah, 18 August 1691; Elizabeth, 1694; James, 17 March 1696; Moses, 13 or 30 July 1698; and David, 30 November 1701. His will of 8 May 1723, was probated 9 December 1731.

JOHN PERKINS, Ipswich, born about 1590, it is said, at Newent in County Gloucester, came, probably in the Lion to Boston, February 1631, with Roger Williams, bringing also, wife Judith, son John, born about 1614; and probably other children, certainly Mary, who married perhaps 1636 Thomas Bradbury; and Elizabeth, who became wife of William Sargent. He with his wife soon joined our church. Had Lydia, baptized 3 June 1632, was freeman 18 May 1631, and in 1633 went to Ipswich with John Winthrop the younger, Representative in 1636, died 1654, leaving John, Thomas, born 1616; and Jacob, about 1624, born in England; Lydia married a Bennet.

JOHN PERKINS, Ipswich, eldest son of the preceding, who may have been administered freeman 18 May 1637, had John; Abraham, born 1641; and others, Jacob, Lucke; Isaac; Nathaniel; Samuel; and perhaps Thomas; of some of whom very little is known, or none the date of births.

JOHN PERKINS, Ipswich, son of the preceding, by wife Judith, had two children of unknown names, and died 1659.

THOMAS PERKINS, married 28 November 1666, Deborah Browning, daughter of Thomas Browning of Topsfield, had Thomas, born 4 November 1667; and died 19 May following. His inventory of next month was of £48.15; and the widow married 26 December 1669, Isaac Mecham.

JOHN PERKINS, Topsfield, youngest brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, who died 22 June 1750, had Elisha, born 1714; Isaac, 1717; John, 1719; Thomas, 1723; and Moses, 1732.

JOHN PERKINS, Lynn, son of Reverend William Perkins, married 29 August 1695, Ann Hutchinson, and had Ann, born 28 December 1696; John, 9 March 1698; Elizabeth, 9 March 1700; Mary, 20 August 1702; and William, 20 August 1704. He died 12 January 1712, and his widow died 1717.

JOHN PERKINS, Boston, son of Edmund Perkins, married 17 June 1708, Remember Hewes, daughter of William Hewes, had John, born 4 August 1711; and Remember, 30 July 1714.

JONATHAN PERKINS, Hampton 1678, son of the first Abraham Perkins of the same, by wife Sarah, had Abraham, born about 1684; and Abigail, 30 April 1687; and he died December following.

JOSEPH PERKINS, Hampton 1678, youngest son of Isaac Perkins of the same, by wife Martha, had Joseph, born 28 July 1689; John, 4 June 1691; and Caleb, 8 July 1693.

JOSEPH PERKINS, Norwich, son of Jacob Perkins the first, married 22 May 1700, Martha Morgan, perhaps daughter of John Morgan, had Elizabeth, born 5 November 1701; Joseph, 25 October 1704; Martha, 21 August 1705; John, 5 October 1709; Jerusha. 1 September 1711; Matthew, 31 August 1713; Deborah and Ann, twins 20 July 1715; Hannah, 1717; Simon, 1720; and William, 1722; and died September 1726. His widow died October 1754.

LUKE PERKINS, Charlestown 1666, by wife Hannah, had Henry, John, and Luke, all baptized 13 January 1667; Luke, again, 24 March 1667; Elizabeth, 21 March 1669; John, again, 29 June 1670; Abraham, 289 July 1672; Hannah, 14 December 1673; and Mary, 9 April 1676.

LUKE PERKINS, Ipswich, son of the first John Perkins of the same, married 26 April 1677, Elizabeth Jaques, says Genealogical Registrar X. 214; but it says no more.

MATTHEW PERKINS, Ipswich, youngest son of the first Jacob Perkins of the same, went early to Norwich with brothers Jabez Perkins and Joseph Perkins, but soon back to Ipswich, married a daughter of Lieutenant Burnham, had Abraham, Matthew and others, and died aged 90.

NATHANIEL PERKINS, Ipswich, son of the first John Perkins of the same, by wife Judith, had Nathaniel, born 1685; and Jemima, 29 June 1686.

SAMUEL PERKINS, Ipswich, brother of the preceding, married 1677, Hannah West, had Samuel, born 1679; Ebenezer, 1681; Elizabeth, 13 June 1685; and John, 12 May 1692.

THOMAS PERKINS, Ipswich 1648, son of John Perkins the first, brought no doubt, from England by his father, was the Deacon whose daughter Phebe married Joseph Towne, of Topsfield; another married a Lamson; and a third, Judith, was born 28 January 1658. His sons were John, Thomas, Elisha, Timothy and Zaccheus, and John, again, born 2 August 1685. He had married Phebe Gould, daughter probably eldest, of Zaccheus Gould, settled in Topsfield, and died 7 May 1686. His will of 11 December preceding probated September following, disposes of large estate.

THOMAS PERKINS, Topsfield, son of the preceding, married 1683, Sarah Wallis, had Sarah; Phebe; Hannah; Martha, born 1695; Robert, 1697; Samuel, 1699; and died 1719.

THOMAS PERKINS, Dover 1665, born it is said, in 1628, took oath of fidelity 1669, and gave land, 25 April 1693, to son Nathaniel.

TIMOTHY PERKINS, Topsfield, youngest son of Reverend William Perkins of the same. married 2 August 1686, Edna Hazen of Rowley, had Timothy, born 21 September 1687; Nathaniel, 13, baptized 22 September 1689; John, 2, baptized 4 September 1692; Richard, born 23 September 1694; Jacob, 22, baptized 18 October 1696; William, born 22 November 1698; Hepzibah, 6 October 1702; and Hannah, 14 November 1703; was freeman 1690.

TOBIJAH PERKINS, Topsfield, brother of the preceding, married 4 November 1680, Sarah Denison, daughter perhaps of John Denison, granddaughter of Daniel Denison, the Major General, had Priscilla, born 21, baptized 28 April 1689; Mary, 19, baptized 25 January 1691; Tobijah, born 8 January 1693; Joseph, 1 April 1695; Daniel Perkins, 15 June 1697, Harvard College 1717, minister of Bridgewater, was freeman 1685, Captain, and Representative 1694, and died 30 April 1723.

WILLIAM PERKINS, roxbury, a minister but where educated is unheard, son of William Perkins of London, a merchant tailor (who was son of George Perkins of County Warwick), was born 25 August 1607, and himself having given to the company of our plantation £50, was a member, and to this son grant of 400 acres was made. He came in the William and Francis, leaving London 9 March 16321, was freeman 3 September 1634, Artillery Company 1638, married 30 August 1636, Elizabeth Wootton, had William, born 12 October 1639, died in few weeks; William, again, 25 February 1642; removed in 1643 to Weymouth, there had Elizabeth, 18 June 1643; Tobijah, 20 October 1646; and Catharine, 29 October 1648; was Representative 1644, a Captain 1645, removed again, I suppose, to Gloucester, there had Mary, 17 May 1652; preached 1651-5, and became second minister of Topsfield, there had John, 2 April 1655; Sarah, 2 March 1657; Timothy, 11 August 1658; and Rebecca, 4 May 1662. He died 21 May 1682, leaving these nine children who all were married, Elizabeth married 31 May 1671, John Ramsdell; Catharine married 13 May 1667, John Baker; Mary married 17 September 1672, Oliver Purchis of Lynn,as his second wife; Sarah married one report says 11 June 1677, or as another has it, 17 June 1679, John Bradstreet; and Rebecca married 3 November 1678, Thomas Fiske of Wenham. Dr. Bentley, the diligent antiquarian of Salem, in a letter to me, conjectured that he was the fellow-passenger with Williams; but Farmer gave that honor, with greater probably to John, and I have since received from London, the custom house certificate making his voyage beginning there, more than a year later than Roger William's arrival here.

WILLIAM PERKINS, Dover 12662, took oath of fidelity 1669, was born says tradition in 1612, and died at Newmarket 1732. If we allow for considerable exaggeration a large depreciation is marked in his great grandson Thomas Perkins, who died at Wakefield, 1824, aged only 91.

WILLIAM PERKINS, Topsfield, son of William Perkins the first, married 24 October 1669, Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Daniel Clark, had Elizabeth, born 21 July 1670; Mary, 4 April 1672; William; John, 20 February 1676; Dorothy, 30 April 1678; Timothy, 23 February 1681; Nathan, 24 April 1683; and Rebecca, 4 September 1686. He was freeman 1690, and died 30 October 1695. Twenty-four of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, fifteen at Harvard, and thirteen at other New England Colleges.

ALLEN PERLEY, Ipswich, came in the Planter from London, 1655, aged 27, freeman 18 May 1642; and Coffin says, he was from Wales. He had, besides Nathaniel, who died 29 April 2668, aged 24, John; Thomas; both of whom were older than him; Samuel; Sarah; Martha; and Timothy. He died 28 December 1675, leaving widow Susanna, who died 11 February 1692; but whether she was mother of all the children or part only, is not known. His will of 23 June 1670, after mentioned that his three eldest sons had left him on coming of age, yet that he have given them pieces of land, besides Nathaniel's part, provides for the widow and the other three children, and a codicil of 16 November 1671 is added.

JOHN PERLEY, Boxford, perhaps son of the preceding, born in England, was freeman 1690, and Farmer says, Representative 1689-91. One John Perley at Ipswich, by wife Jane, had Hannah, born 1 September 1699; but he was not probably the Representative and maybe grandson of Allen Perley.

SAMUEL PERLEY, Ipswich, son of Allen Perley, freeman 1669, may have lived short time at Newbury, married 15 July 1664, Ruth Trumbull, perhaps daughter of John Trumbull of Rowley, had Sarah, born 7 June 1665; Samuel 28 May 1667; John 28 September 1669; Hannah, 8 June 1671; Ruth, 4 June 1675; and Hepzibal, 28 September 1679.

THOMAS PERLEY, Rowley, perhaps brother of the preceding, in 1670 was of that part made Boxford, and in 1677, I suppose, of Newbury, when he was made freeman.

TIMOTHY PERLEY, Ipswich, youngest son of Allen Perley, took oath of allegiance 1678, by wife Dorothy, had Patience, born 28 March 1682; Stephen, 15 June 1684; Allen, 1 March 1688; and Joseph, 3 June 1695; and died 25 January 1719, aged 64.

WILLIAM PERLEY, Marlborough, whose house was a garrison in October 1675, I know no more.

THOMAS PERRIMAN, Weymouth 1652, an indentured apprentice of Dorothy Hunt. At Cambridge, Frances Perriman married Isaac Amsden, 8 June 1654, and Rebecca Perriman married 27 March 1660, Daniel Farrabas, but I know not who they were. Perhaps these maidens were sisters of the apprentice and they may have been brought from England after death of father.

ABRAHAM PERRIN, ABRAHAM PERRAN, or ABRAHAM PERING, Rehoboth, perhaps son of the first John Perrin, married 27 December 1677, Sarah Walker, eldest daughter of Philip Walker, who died August 1693, and he died May following. He had Elizabeth, born 3 December 1681; Daniel, 18 March 1683; and Nathaniel, 9 February 1685.

HENRY PERRIN, HENRY PERRAN, or HENRY PERING, Newport 1656, Brookhaven, Long Island, 1657, says Thompson, and may have been administered freeman of Connecticut 1664, but his name does not appear in the list of 1669.

JOHN PERRIN, JOHN PERRAN, or JOHN PERING, Braintree, had Mary, born 22 February 1641, removed perhaps to Rehoboth. It would seem that a

JOHN PERRIN, JOHN PERRAN, or JOHN PERING senior, should be looked for in the same town. Whether father of Abraham Perrin or not, for on Colony record is seen that John Perrin senior was buried 13 September 1674. Ann, I suppose his daughter married 16 June 1675, Thomas Read of Rehoboth.

JOHN PERRIN, JOHN PERRAN, or JOHN PERING, Rehoboth, called junior, had Mary, born 16 April 1673; Nathaniel, 3 September 1675, died young; Mehitable, 19 April 1677.

THOMAS PERRIN, THOMAS PERRAN, or THOMAS PERING, Ipswich, married before 1669, Susanna, widow of Robert Roberts, was living 1679.

ANTHONY PERRY, or ANTHONY PURY, Rehoboth 1658-78, was Representative 1674, says Baylies, IV. 85. Perhaps he had Jariel and Mehitable, both died by Colony records, September 1676, and he died 1 March 1683.

ARTHUR PERRY, or ARTHUR PURY, Boston 1638, a tailor, by wife Elizabeth, had Elishua, a daughter born 20 December 1637, died in few months; Seth, 7 March 1639, baptized 15 March 1640; John, 26 April baptized 1 May 1642; and Elizabeth, born 28 Jan1647; Artillery Company 1638; Sarah, baptized 15 December 1647; Deborah, aged about 4 days, baptized 1 July 1649; was the town drummer, freeman 13 May 1640, and died 9 October 1652. Both of the sons followed the trade of their father.

EDWARD PERRY, or EDWARD PURY, Sandwich, from being named as son in the will of Edmund Freeman, it maybe though he had married a daughter of Freeman, but more probably his mother had became second wife of Freeman; by wife Mary, who may have been daughter of that Edmund Freeman or of Edward Freeman, he had Samuel, born about 1664; and probably others.

EZRA PERRY, or EZRA PURY, Sandwich, married 12 February 1652, Elizabeth Burge, only daughter of Thomas Burge of the same, had Ezra, born 11 February following; Deborah, 28 November 1654; John, 1 January 1657; Samuel, 15 March 1667; Benjamin, 15 January 1670; and Remembrance. 1 January 1676 or 7.

FRANCIS PERRY, or FRANCIS PURY, Salem 1631, a wheelwright, born about 1608, had wife Jane, who joined the church 141, and had baptized Sarah, and Benjamin, 8 July of that year; David, 1 August 1641; Samuel, 10 April 1642; and Elisha, 11 August 1644; he removed but I know not whither.

HENRY PERRY, or HENRY PURY, Salem 1652, as the diligence of Coffin picked out of record of Country, but the equal diligence of Felt discerned not in records of town or church.

ISAAC PERRY, or ISAAC PURY, Boston 1631, probably arrived November with apostle Eliot in the Lion, and entered on church list soon after, freeman 6 March 1632; but no more is known of him.

JOHN PERRY, or JOHN PURY, Roxbury, perhaps brother of Isaac Perry, came probably in the Lion, 1632, very early of the church there, being number 17 on the list, freeman 4 March 1633, had Elizabeth, born 25 January 1638; John, 7 September 1639; and Samuel, 1 March 1641, baptized 6 March 1642, unless error of a year either in record of the town or church intervened. He died of consumption, and same day was buried 21 September 1642, having made his will 4 June preceding probated 7 Mar1643, in which provision is contained for the wife and three children.

JOHN PERRY, or JOHN PURY, Newbury 1651, had wife Damaris. He maybe was the man named in Felt's list 1637.

JOHN PERRY, or JOHN PURY, Medfield 1678, perhaps son of Roxbury John Perry, married 23 May 1665 Bethia Morse, daughter of Daniel Morse the first, had John, born September or 24 December 1667; Samuel and Joseph, twins 25 August 1674; Nathaniel, 18 May 1671, died under 10 years; Nathaniel, again; Bethia, 1685; Eleazer, 1 June 1680, according to the order of Morse, which I do not understand.

JOHN PERRY, or JOHN PURY, Watertown 1674, then aged 61, may have been father of that

JOHN PERRY, or JOHN PURY, Watertown, who married 13 December 1667, Sarah Clary, daughter of John Clary, had John, born 1 October 1668, died in few weeks; John, again, 3 March 1670; Joanna, 8 November 1672; Sarah, 11 July 1675; Josiah, 7 December 1677, died young; Elizabeth, 2 October 1681; Josiah, again, 28 November 1684; Joseph, 17 January 1691; and Sarah, 30 April 1694.

JOSEPH PERRY, or JOSEPH PURY, Seacunk, i. e. Rehoboth, 1651, perhaps was brother of Anthony Perry of the same, or of Thomas Perry of Scituate.

NATHANIEL PERRY, or NATHANIEL PURY, Rehoboth, married 17 May 1683, Sarah Carpenter, daughter of Samuel Carpenter of the same, as I presume.

OBADIAH PERRY, or OBADIAH PURY, Dunstable, son of William Perry, freeman 1678, one of the founders of the church, married 21 August 1667, Esther Hassell, daughter of Richard Hassell, had Obadiah, born 11 October 1669; Ebenezer, 20 November 1671; Esther, 11 August 1674; John, 31 January 1682; and Elizabeth, 7 April 1683; perhaps others; was killed by the Indians 28 September 1691. Bond mistakes about him.

RICHARD PERRY, or RICHARD PURY, New Haven 1640, had Mary, baptized 4 October of that year; Micajah, 31 October 1641; Samuel, 8 June 1645; John, 11 July 1647; and Grace, 2 September 1649; perhaps removed 1651, and was at Fairfield 1650. Share in division of land there is given to Nathaniel, but not to Richard, who may have died before and this have been his heir. Perhaps he was administered as an inhabitant 1637 at Charlestown, which is not long found residence there; and at Fairfield married Grace, widow of John Nichols after June 1653, and was dead in 1658; but the identity is uncertain, for in 1655 one of the name was at Providence, it is said. This, too, was the name of a merchant at London, one of the Assistants named in the royal Charter 1629, which aided our cause by money, but never came over.

SAMUEL PERRY, or SAMUEL PURY, Roxbury, son of John Perry of the same, was apprentice of John Ruggles, as mentioned in his will, Genealogical Registrar XII. 343, married 28 January 1669, Sarah Stedman, probably daughter of John Stedman of the same, was apprentice of January 1670, died at 13 years; Samuel, 23 February 1672; Elizabeth, 7 June 1674; John, 12 April 1677; Thomas,1 September 1680; Nathaniel, 27 August 1685, died soon; Nathaniel, again, 3 January 1687; and Joseph, 20 December 1688; and died 16 April 1706.

SAMUEL PERRY, or SAMUEL PURY, Newport, son of Edward Perry of Sandwich, married 12 December 1678, Mary Miller, had Mehitable, born 30 April 1680; Jaciel, 6 May 1682; married 9 May 1690, Mary Tucker, daughter of Henry Tucker of Sandwich, as I read in though friends' record at Newport thought family genealogy calls her of Dartmouth, had James; Edward; Samuel, born 1695; Simon; and Benjamin; and died at Kingston 1716. Benjamin Perry was great grandfather of the distinguished Commodore O.H. Perry.

SETH PERRY, or SETH PURY, Boston, son of Arthur Perry, a tailor, freeman 1666.

THOMAS PERRY, or PURY, Scituate 1643, married Sarah Stedman, daughter of Isaac Stedman, had Thomas, William, Henry, Joseph, John, and perhaps more.

THOMAS PERRY, or THOMAS PURY, Scituate, son of Thomas Perry, married 1678, Susanna Whiston, daughter of John Whiston, had Thomas; James, 12 March 1673 or 4; John; and David.

WILLIAM PERRY, or WILLIAM PURY, Scituate 1638, perhaps brother of the first Thomas Perry, may have removed to Watertown 1640, by wife Ann, had Elizabeth, born 12 August 1651; and several more children of which he names five others in his will made about 1681, when 75 years old, probated 3 October 1683, Obadiah, Samuel, Sarah, Ann, and Abia. He died 9 September 1683. Abia married 3 January 1674, William Bull. Farmer thought him to be the freeman of 1646, spelt Pary; and for that opinion I see good ground.

WILLIAM PERRY, or WILLIAM PURY, Scituate, son of the first Thomas Perry, married 1681, Elizabeth Lobdell, and had twelve children, says Deane. Of this name seven at Yale, five at Harvard and fourteen at other New England colleges had been graduated in 1834, by Farmer's count.

GEORGE PERSON, Reading, died 17 April 1679, as Eaton cites the gravestone, aged 64. See Parsons.

JOHN PERSON, Lynn, probably son of the preceding, by wife Tabitha, had James, born 28 November 1668; Tabitha; John; Rebecca; Kendall; Susanna; Mary; Thomas; Ebenezer; Sarah; and Abigail; as they are ranked by Lewis.

WILLIAM PERWIDGE, or WILLIAM PERWYDGE, an odd name, found 1644, at Hartford or the neighborhood.

WILLIAM PESTER, or WILLIAM PESTOR, Salem 1637, when with grant of land he had the prefix of respect, yet abandoned the country in 1642 and 10 years later not being heard of, his wife Dorothy had leave to marry again.

ANDREW PETERS, Boston 1659, a distiller, married Mercy Beamsley, widow of Michael Wilborne, daughter of William Beamsley, removed to Ipswich 1665, thence to Andover, where, 14 August 1689, his son Andrew and John were killed by the Indians, and other children were Mercy, who married 22 May 1686, John Allen; Mary, who married on the same day, Thomas Chandler; and Elizabeth, who married 26 April 1692, James Johnson; William; and Samuel; and he died at the age of 77. Curious it must appear to this later generation that his name, in one deed, is Peters, and in another relationship to the same estate it is written Peterson.

ANDREW PETERS, Andover, son of the preceding, married 8 February 1686, Elizabeth Farnham, probably daughter of Thomas Farnham, may have been issue, but early was killed by the Indians. Reverend Andrew Peters, Harvard College 1723, minister of Middletown, who died 1756, may have been grandson.

GILBERT PETERS, Salem 1669, mariner, married 14 September of this year Elizabeth Hilliard, eldest daughter of Edward Hilliard of the same, had Richard, born 12 January 1671; William, 19 June 1673; and John, 14 March 1676.

HUGH PETERS, Salem, the fourth minister there, was born 1599, at the parish of St. Ewe, or, as commonly said, in the town of Fowey, Cornwall, bred at Trinity College Cambridge, where he had his degrees, 1617, and 22, preached in London with great success, until he was driven to Holland, there taught, with famous William Ames, the England church at Rotterdam, and for some two years after death of Ames. He came, I presume, in the Abigail, 1635, though his name for good reason, does not appear at the London custom house and perhaps he got on board in the downs, arriving 6 October in company with second John Winth, the mother of whose first wife he had married as it seems, was freeman 3 March 1636, settler in the church at Salem 21 second following, in August 1641, with Hibbins and Welde, as agents for the Colony he went home, by way of Newfoundland, in the ship with John Winthrop the younger, and Lechford, the lawyer, engaged with great zeal, in the civil war, and partook largely in the triumphs of this cause and for the detestable felt at his violence was executed, soon after the restoration 16 October 1660, being, I think, the only clergyman of several thousand, who thus suffered. He had not, probably brought over his first wife by whom he had no children, but married here Deliverence Sheffield, one of the church of Boston, by whom he had Elizabeth, baptized 8 March 1640, the only child. Top which his dying legacy was addressed. The wife was many years before his death insane, and to some extent this may palliate his ill carriage, and violence, that caused him so many enemies. She was dependent on private charity in London 1677. Hutchinson Collection 514. He usually wrote his name without final s. A question of slight value is raised, who was Ann Peters, on the list of Boston church, member No. 104 "received from the church of Salem" before November 1631. A curious extract from a fugitive tract, call "Fresh Discovery of Newandering Blazing Stars and Firebrands" 1646, by the famous William Prynne (who suffered so cruelly from sentence of the Star Chamber) in page 33 of Ed.2, gives the subscription 17 August 1627, at Hugh Peter to the Bishop of London, setting forth is submission to the Church of England, and for the government thereof by Archbishop and Bishops, and the ceremonies in use, granting his full approbation and allowance, and for the Book of Common Prayer, the Liturgy, and what is in then contained "subscribe with my heart and hand," and submit myself to your Lordship's pleasure. To which the learned barrister of Lincoln's Inn adds, "If master Peter be now of another judgement, it manifest either his gross ignorance, or temporizing then, or his levity now, and the he is as unsteady in his opinions, as in his eccentrics motion from place to place." Peter denied his master, and was not frightened by such animadversion.

RICHARD PETERS, Salem, perhaps eldest son of Gilbert Peters, by wife Bethia, had William, born 11 January 1688; and Richard, 5 June 1690.

SAMUEL PETERS, Andover, son probably youngest of Andrew Peters, married 15 December 1696, Phebe Frye, daughter probably of Samuel Frye of the same, but I know no more.

THOMAS PETERS, New London, younger brother of Hugh Peters, of far milder temper, said to have been bred at Oxford, but on uncertain authority was a minister in his native shire of Cornwall, whence driven in 1643, by the royalist forces, he came next year to this country, assisted the younger Winthrop in his plantation 1646, having served before at Saybrook in the church yet continued but short time, having been invited home by former parish, in 1646, and went next year. Hinman, page 61, mistakes Hugh for this brother as being with Colonel Fenwick, at his first coming to Saybrook, whereas Thomas was not there so early as four years after his second visit. But he obeyed the guidance of Dr. Trumbull, commonly safe. In the life of Hugh Peter (a work which for its perpetual indifference to truth, and frequent bold violations of it, Farmer thought it hazardous to quote), the oldest brother of Hugh called.

WILLIAM PETERS, is said to have lived at Boston, and to have had sons John, Andrew Thomas, William, Samuel, and Joseph. After very diligent search, no William is found, either in Boston, or its vicinity; and I suppose this maybe regarded as one of the many inventions of that book.

WILLIAM PETERS, Andover, son of Andrew Peters, probably was killed by the Indians 13 August 1696. Six of this name had, 1834, been graduates at Yale and four at Harvard Colleges.

HENRY PETERSON, and JOHN PETERSON of Lyme, were of the train band 1678, and no more is known of either, except that John was after of Duxbury, and married Mary Soule, daughter of George Soule; and that Henry by wife Marah, married 15 April 1683, had Sarah, born 20 October 1686.

PETER PETTIFORD, PETER PETFORD, or PETER PITTFORD, Salem, 1641, Mr. Felt found mention of, but nothing is told of him, except that heresided at Marblehead 1648. Among Charlestown baptisms is Samuel, son of Mary Pettiford, brother Baker's daughter on 12 September 1669.

JOHN PETTIBONE, Windsor, freeman 1658, married 15 February 1665, Sarah Egglestone, daughter of Bigot Egglestone, had John, born 15 December 1665; Sarah, 24 September 1667, died young; Stephen, 3 October 1669; besides Samuel, and several daughters of which was another Sarah, of uncertain date. He had estate in that part made Simsbury, was one of the first settlers and there with John, Stephen, and Samuel, was living 1712. Three of the name have been graduates at Yale.

MATTHEW PETTENGELL, or MATTHEW PATTINGGELL, Newbury, son of Richard Pettengell, married 13 September 1674, Sarah Noyes, daughter of Nicholas Noyes, had Nathaniel, born 21 January 1676; Matthew, 18 September 1678; Joanna, 27 January 1681; Nicholas, 15 November 1685; Sarah, 19 April 1688; John, 16 February 1694; Abraham, 23 September 1696; Abigail, 17 October 1699; besides Mary, who died 3 March 1698, probably born before Nicholas. He married second wife 1703, widow Jemima French, it is said, daughter of Peter Cheney, but perhaps that is wrong, or Coffin has confused two names of baptisms.

RICHARD PETTENGELL, or RICHARD PATTINGGELL, Newbury, came from Staffordshire, tradition says, was first at Salem, there married Joanna Ingersoll, daughter of Richard Ingersoll, had Samuel, baptized 9 February 1645; freeman 2 June 1641, was some years at Wenham; and at Newbury had Mary. born 6 July 1652; and Nathaniel, 24 September 1654; besides Matthew and Nathaniel, before or after Mary married 10 November 1670, Abraham Adams.

SAMUEL PETTENGELL, or SAMUEL PATTINGGELL, Newbury, son of the preceding, married 16 February 1674, Sarah Poor, perhaps daughter of John Poor, had Samuel, born 3 February 1676; Richard, 26 August 1677, died soon; Richard, again, 24 January 1679; John, 20 September 1680; Mary and Sarah, twins 20 January 1686; Joanna, 10 February 1689; and Benjamin, 18 December 1692.

JOHN PETTES, or JOHN PETTIT, Roxbury 1639, of who Mr. Ellis in his History says nothing, but the name occurs, yet with family of several heads, removed probably to Stamford, or Long Island, where I find at Newtown, Thomas, in 1660; Nathaniel, 1667; and John, in 1686. Yet it may well be that his son John, who married Sarah Scofield, daughter of Daniel Scofield, was of Stamford 1669.

THOMAS PETTES, or THOMAS PETTIT, Exeter 1639, a signer of the original combination in 1647, was the chief military man.

JOHN PETTY, or JOHN PETTEE, Springfield, had lived at Windsor, but married at Boston 30 March 1662, Ann Canning, had at Windsor James, born same year; and at Springfield Hannah, 1666, died soon; John, 1667; Mary, 1670; Joseph, 1672; Ann, 1675; and Ebenezer, 1678; and died 8 March 1680. His widow married Samuel Owen. James and John each had families at Springfield.

JOSEPH PETTY, or JOSEPH PETTEE, Deerfield, son of the preceding, was with wife taken by the Indians and French 29 February 1704, carried to Canada, safely got back next year, and settled at Northfield, where the name became very common.

PETER PETTY, or PETER PETTEE, sailed from Salem on fishing voyage, killed by the Indians in the autumn of 1677. Felt II. 213.

PETER PETTY, or PETER PETTEE, Haverhill 1680. Mirick, 85. It maybe the same name as Pattee, which is seen in New Hampshire.

JOHN PEVERLY, Portsmouth, one of the men sent over, 1631, by the Mason, the Patentee.

THOMAS PEVERLY, Portsmouth, perhaps son of the preceding, died after 1670, leaving by wife who may have been a daughter of Thomas Walford, sons John, Thomas, lazarus, Samuel, and Jeremiah.

ABRAHAM PHELPS, Windsor, son of George Phelps, lived with his uncle, Abraham Randall, who had no children, and gave him his estate was freeman 1668, married 6 July 1665, Mary Pinney, daughter of Humphrey Pinney, had Abraham, born 6 March 1666; Isaac, 5 August 1673; Benjamin, 1 October 1683; and perhaps others; his wife died 2 July 1725, aged above 81; and he died 28 January 1728, aged 85.

CHRISTOPHER PHELPS, Salem, married 9 July 1658, Elizabeth Sharp, and I know no more, but that he signed petition against imposts 1668.

EDWARD PHELPS, Newbury, removed to Andover, by wife Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Robert Adams, had, besides others, John, born at Newbury 15 December 1657, who was killed by the Indians on service at Scarborough, 29 June 1677; and he died 3 October 1689,.

EDWARD PHELPS, Andover, probably son of the preceding, married 9 March 1682, Ruth Andrews, had probably others besides Edward and Bathsheba, who died 24 February 1694; and Elizabeth, born 27 January 1690; removed to Lancaster, and died 30 November of uncertain year, and there Elizabeth married Samuel Willard of Lancaster.

EPHRAIM PHELPS, Simsbury, son of Edward Phelps, married 11 or 21 May 1691, Mary Jaggers, had Ephraim, born 28 September 1692; and died 26 November by record but, in Stiles, 739, 20 October 1697.

GEORGE PHELPS, Dorchester, freeman 6 May 1635, removed with Warham to Windsor, by first wife said to be named Phillury Randall, daughter of Philip Randall, who died 29 April 1648, had Isaac, born 20 August 1638; Abraham, 22 January 1643; and Joseph, 24 June 1647, who died soon, as did Abraham in the same year; another Joseph, whether by first or second wife is unknown. He married 2, or as another account is, 30 November 1648, Frances, who had been widow Clark, and then was widow of Thomas Dewey, and had Jacob, 7 February 1650; John, 15 February 1652; and Nathaniel, 7 December 1653; removed to Westfield, there had more children and died 8 May 1687, but Stiles in History 743, says 9 July 1678. Six sons were then living, no daughter is named. His widow died 27 September 1690.

HENRY PHELPS, Salem, from London, came in the Hercules 1634, married 1652, Hannah Bassett, but as second wife in my opinion, for there is some probability that he had married a daughter of Thomas Tresler, by whom he had son John, remembered in the will of his grandmother. Perhaps he was a Quaker, at least, Felt II. 582 tells how Hannah Phelps in October 1659, was admonished but she may have been wife of Nicholas Phelps.

ISAAC PHELPS, Windsor, eldest son of George Phelps of the same, married 11 May 1663, or 11 March 1664 (Parsons give both dates only six lines apart in Genealogical Registrar V. 369, so that it is quite doubtful which day we should prefer, but Stiles takes the earlier), Ann Gaylord, daughter of the second William Gaylord, had Isaac, born 18 September 1666, who had 3 children yet died at 32 years; Sarah, baptized 4 July 1670; and removed to Westfield, there was freeman 1671, had John, born 27 December 1672, baptized 29 June 1673; Hannah, 5 November 1674; Hezekiah, 9 July 1677; Joseph, 28 November 1679; Noah, 14 October 1684; and Ebenezer, 6 June 1687; besides Daniel, and another both died young. His wife died September 1690, and he died 8 May 1687, or 21 September 1725. Why so great interval between variant dates is seen, I have no explanation.

JACOB PHELPS, Westfield, brother of the preceding, married 2 May 1672, Dorothy Ingersol, second daughter of John Ingersol, had Dorothy, born as one tells, 18 October, but Goodwin says December 1673, died in few weeks; Dorothy, again, 10 May 1675; Hannah, 26 November 1677; Israel, 3 April 1681; Benjamin, 8 January 1684; Joseph, 5 August 1686; and Jedediah, 7 December 1688; and died 6 October 1689. His widow married a Root.

JOHN PHELPS, Charlestown, by wife Catharine, had Catharine, born 8 May 1659, says the Middlesex record and the same authority adds that Catharine Phelps, died 19 June following. But I find no Phelps in Charlestown, for a long time before or after and John Phillips at that time had wife Catharine who may have had that child. In some records the name is plain Philps, and this shows how easily one may be converted to the other.

JOHN PHELPS, Salem, perhaps son of Henry Phelps, born wife Abigail, had Abigail, born 21 April 1669; John, 6 February 1671; Henry, 3 April 1673; Joseph, 7 December 1675; Abigail, 7 January 1678; Samuel, 6 January 1680; and Hannah, 12 April 1683.

JOHN PHELPS, Windsor, brother of Jacob Phelps, married Sarah Buckland, daughter probably of Thomas Buckland, had Enoch, born 21 January 1676; John, 12 April 1678; Josiah, 17 February 1680; Sarah, but Stiles says Samuel, 2 March 1682; Francis, Stiles prints Frances, December 1683; Thomas, 21 August 1687; David, 17 January 1690; Job, 27 April 1692, died soon; Job again, 2 May or August 2693.

JOHN PHELPS, Reading, son probably of John Phelps of Salem, married 12 March 1701, Elizabeth Putnam, probably daughter of John Putnam.

JOSEPH PHELPS, Windsor, son of William Phelps, perhaps born in England, freeman 1664, married 20 September 1660, Hannah Newton, not daughter of Reverend Roger Newton, nor probably of any man on our side of the water, but sister of Joan Newton, it is said, who married Benedict Alvord, had Joseph, born 27 August 1667; Hannah, 2 February 1669; removed to Simsbury, there had Timothy, Sarah, and William, in 1676 married second wife Mary, widow of Thomas Salmon, and died 1684.

JOSEPH PHELPS, Windsor, son of George Phelps, married 26 June 1673, Mary Porter, daughter of John Porter, had Mary, born 13 January 1675; Sarah, 4 April 1677; Joseph, 30 December 1678; Hannah, 1681; Mindwell, 1683; Esther, 1691; Abigail, 1693; and Benoni, 1695.

JOSEPH PHELPS, Simsbury, son of first Joseph Phelps, by wife Mary Collier, daughter of Joseph Collier, had Joseph, born 9 October 1689; Hannah, 25 October 1693; and Mary, 17 November 1696; and his wife died 1697. He married again, 6 November 1699. Sarah Case, daughter of the first John Case, had Sarah, born 11 August 1700, died before 14 years; and Damaris, 5 March 1702. This wife died 2 May 1704; and he died 20 January 1750. But Stiles gives him third wife Mary Case, daughter of Richard Case, and children John, 10 February 1707; and Elizabeth 7 April 1709; besides Amos and David by a former wife.

JOSIAH PHELPS, Simsbury, youngest child of Samuel Phelps of the same, married 26 April 1690, Sarah Winchell; had Samuel, born 21 January 1691; Sarah, 18 August 1693; Lois, 14 July 1696; Damaris, 7 July 1699; Mary, 18 August 1702; Jerusha, 8 November 1705; and Josiah, 24 August 1708.

NATHANIEL PHELPS, Northampton, son of William Phelps, born in England, had lived at Windsor, married 17 September 1650, widow Elizabeth Copley, had Mary, born 21 June 1651; Nathaniel, 2 April 1653; Abigail, 5 April 1655; all born at Windsor but at Northampton, had William, 22 June 1657; and Mercy, 1662; was freeman 1681, a Deacon, and died 27 May 1702; but in family genealogy 1 May 1690; and his widow died 6 December 1712. Mary, married 1670, Matthew Clesson, and Abigail, who married John Alvord, died 26 August 1756, therefore, allowing for the correction of old style 4 years before aged 101 years 4 months and ten days, the oldest person that ever died at Northampton.

NATHANIEL PHELPS, Northampton, son of the preceding, married 1676, Grace Martin, had Grace, born 11 November 1676, who died soon; Nathaniel, 1 November 1678, died at 12 years; Samuel, 9 December 1680; Lydia, 7 January 1683; Grace, again, 10 November 1685; Elizabeth, 19 February 1688; Abigail, 3 November 1690; Nathaniel, again, 13 February 1693; Sarah, 8 May 1695; and Timothy, 1697. A well derived tradition about the mother of these children is worth inserting. Her lover in England was false and married another. She left her native land, came to our country to relatives, the respectable family of Marsh of Hadley, but in ignorance of their residence or want of funds or both, on reaching Boston, was in danger of being sold for her passage, before relief came from her friends. One version of the story goes further, that she was sold; but it is good enough without this. Descendants are very numerous among who was my distinguished antiquarian friend, Sylvester Judd.

NATHANIEL PHELPS, Westfield, son of George Phelps, by wife Eunice, had Nathaniel, born 10 October 1678; Eunice, 29 May 1680, died at 6 years; Jonathan, 28 December 1682; Thomas, 15 May 1685, died next year; Eunice, again, 12 October 1688; and Lois, 7 September 1691. He died June 1723; and his widow died 17 December 1738.

NICHOLAS PHELPS, Salem 1658, a quaker, whose wife was censured that year, and in 1661 fined for misuse of their tongue. Felt II. 581, 3.

RICHARD PHELPS, Dorchester 1633, of who no more is known and conjecture is useless.

SAMUEL PHELPS, Dorchester, removed to Windsor, was son of William Phelps, born probably in England, married 10 November 1650, Sarah Griswald, daughter of edward Griswold, had Samuel, baptized 5 September 1652; Sarah, born 16 March 1654; Timothy, 26 October 1656; Mary, October 1658; William, 3 November 1660; John, 7 July 1662; Ephraim, 1 November 1663; Abigail, 16 May 1666; and Josiah, 15 December 1667; and died 15 May 1669. In latter days he was of Simsbury. His widow married 21 July 1670, Nathaniel Pinney; Sarah married 13 December 1683, John Mansfield.

SAMUEL PHELPS, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 5 September 1681; and Grace, 5 April 1687

SAMUEL PHELPS, Andover, perhaps son of Edward Phelps the first, married 29 May 1682, Sarah Chandler, had Sarah, born 10 October following; Samuel, 22 November 1684; John, 28 September 1686; Joseph, 8 February 1689; Hannah, 18 May 1691, died young; Henry, 24 September 1693; Thomas, 5 November 1695; Elizabeth, 6 September 1698; Annis, 22 February 1701; and Deborah, 1703.

TIMOTHY PHELPS, Windsor, youngest son of William Phelps, freeman 1664, married 19 May 1661, Mary Griswold, daughter of Edward Griswold, had Timothy, born 1 November 1663; Joseph, 27 September 1666; William, 4 February 1669; Cornelius, 26 April 1671; Mary, 14 August 1673, died young; Samuel, 29 January 1676; nathaniel, 7 January 1678; Sarah, 27 December 1679; Abigail, 3 or 5 June 1682; Hannah, 4 August 1684; Ann, 2 October 1686; and Martha, 12 November 1688. He was Lieutenant and died 1719; in his will, of 1717, names all these children except Mary, though two others of the daughters were dead but had left children.

TIMOTHY PHELPS, Simsbury, son of Samuel Phelps, married 18 November 1680, Sarah Gaylord, probably daughter of Samuel Gaylord, and had second wife 13 November 1690, Sarah Prat; and he died 1712. By first wife had Stephen, born 20 January 1686; and Sarah, 20 December 1687; by second had Timothy, 22 June 1689, died soon; but Stiles, 739, must answer for the marriage being so much too late. Probably he had but one wife. Porter adds to my list of children Mary, 20 August 1692; Hannah, 19 February 1694; Mabel, 28 September 1696; Elizabeth, 22 October 1699; and Esther, 24 May 1704; and prolongs the life of widow to 1758, aged 96.

WILLIAM PHELPS, Dorchester, came, probably in the Mary and John, 1630, from Plymouth, and was of Porlock, County Somerset, on Bristol channel, few miles from the edge of Devon, and perhaps brother of George Phelps, requested to be administered freeman 19 October of that year, and was sworn 18 May following, brought wife whose name is not found, and children William, Samuel, Nathaniel, Joseph, and Sarah, yet one or two of these may have been born at Dorchester, was Representative at the first General Court of Massachusetts 1634, and Selectman 1634 and 5, went next year with Warham to Windsor, there by second wife Mary Dover, married 1638, had Timothy, born 1 September 1639; and Mary, 2 March 1644. He was of the earliest Assistant 1636-42, a Representative 1645-57, Assistant again, 1658 to 1662, but not under the new Charter, and died 14 July 1672. Sarah married 1658, William Wade; and Mary married December 1665, Thomas Barber.

WILLIAM PHELPS, Windsor, son of the preceding, born in England, freeman 1669, married 4 June 1646 (one report is 1645), Isabel Wilson, and second wife 20 December 1676, Sarah Pinney, daughter of Humphrey Pinney, had no children by either, and died 1682. He adopted for son Samuel Wilson, nephew of his wife and gave his property to him.

WILLIAM PHELPS, Boston, mariner, whose first wife is unknown, but for second wife he married Jane, widow of Henry Butterfield, who having power of disposition, gave her estate by will of 10 February 1692, to him for life, remaining to John and William Phelps, sons of her present husband, so that it may be inferred that she had no children by either of her husbands.

WILLIAM PHELPS, Northampton, son of Deacon Nathaniel Phelps, married 30 May 1678, Abigail Stebbins, daughter of John Stebbins, had Abigail, born August 1679; Elizabeth, 4 February 1682; William, April 1684; Mary, 3 June 1688; Nathaniel, 5 October 1690; Deborah, 17 March 1694; Ebenezer, 1697; Joseph, 5 December 1699; and Mercy, 4 March 1703. He was freeman 1690, and died 1 June 1745, and his widow died December 1743, each aged 88. Nineteen of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, four at Harvard, and three at other New England colleges.

SAMUEL PHESE, or SAMUEL PHESEY, a soldier from the East part of the Colony, in March 1676, sent up to Connecticut river, in the Indians war, was probably from Braintree, and son of William Phese.

WILLIAM PHESE, or WILLIAM PHESEY, Braintree, or possibly Watertown, freeman 10 May 1643, may be indebted to a careless clerk for this spelling of a name, that I should probably write Veazie, with confidence.

JAMES PHILBRICK, or JAMES PHILBROOK, sometimes JAMES FILBRICK, Hampton 1644, probably son of Thomas Philbrick, was first perhaps at Watertown, had wife Ann Roberts, daughter of Thomas Roberts of Dover, and by her had Bethia, who married 24 April 1677, Caleb Perkins; James; and perhaps others; was perhaps a mariner, and drowned 1 November 1674.

JAMES PHILBRICK, or JAMES PHILBROOK, sometimes JAMES FILBRICK, Hampton, son of the preceding, married 1 December 1674, Hannah Perkins, daughter of Isaac Perkins, had Joseph, born 1693; and probably more children.

JOHN PHILBRICK, or JOHN PHILBROOK, sometimes JOHN FILBRICK, Hampton 1639, who may have been brother of the first James Philbrick, had Hannah, Sarah, John, but dates are not seen; was lost 20 October 1657, with seven others, of which were his wife Ann, and daughter Sarah, in a boat going out of the harbor.

JOHN PHILBRICK, or JOHN PHILBROOK, sometimes JOHN FILBRICK, Hampton, son of the preceding perhaps, born about 1624, was living 1697, perhaps at Greenland, and was father of Elias Philbrick.

JONATHAN PHILBRICK, or JONATHAN PHILBROOK, sometimes JONATHAN FILBRICK, Hampton, probably son of Thomas Philbrick, took oath of allegiance and fidelity 1678.

JOSEPH PHILBRICK, or JOSEPH PHILBROOK, sometimes JOSEPH FILBRICK, Hampton, perhaps brother of James Philbrick the second, had Joseph, born 14 December 1686, died soon; probably Joseph, again, and perhaps more.

ROBERT PHILBRICK, or ROBERT PHILBROOK, sometimes ROBERT FILBRICK, Ipswich 1639, perhaps earlier, was a soldier in the Pequot war, 1636, but after 1648 may have removed, the town record has Filbrick.

SAMUEL PHILBRICK, or SAMUEL PHILBROOK, sometimes SAMUEL FILBRICK, Hampton 1678, was probably son of Thomas Philbrick the first, and another Samuel Philbrick, the same year took oath of allegiance there.

THOMAS PHILBRICK, or THOMAS PHILBROOK, sometimes THOMAS FILBRICK, Watertown 1636, where the record gives the spelling Filbrick, removed early to Hampton, sold his estate at Watertown 1646, had many children that he brought from England, by wife Ann Knapp, daughter of William Knapp, but none probably born here, died 1667. His will of March 1664 calls himself very aged, mentioned son James, grandson John, son Thomas, daughters Elizabeth Garland, Hannah, Mary, and Martha, grand children James Chase, and Martha, wife of John Cass. His daughter Elizabeth, probably the eldest, had before 1643, married Thomas Chase, after whose death, leaving 5 children by her, she married 26 October 1654, John Garland, and again, 19 February 1674, married Henry Roby; Mary married about 1647, Edward Tucke; and Martha married John Cass, the ancestor of the distinguished diplomatist, Lewis Cass.

THOMAS PHILBRICK, or THOMAS PHILBROOK, sometimes THOMAS FILBRICK, Hampton, probably son of the preceding, born in England about 1624, freeman 1668, had perhaps Thomas (as a junior is named, for taking oath of allegiance 1678, some months before Thomas senior), and probably several others, as I think he had second wife Hannah French, daughter of Edward French, young widow of John White, and by her had Hannah, who married Joseph Walker of Portsmouth, and next, 29 July 1686, John Seavey.

THOMAS PHILBRICK, or THOMAS PHILBROOK, sometimes THOMAS FILBRICK, Hampton, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Mehitable, had Elizabeth, born 17 October 1686.

WILLIAM PHILBRICK, or WILLIAM PHILBROOK, sometimes WILLIAM FILBRICK, Hampton, may have been son of Thomas Philbrick the second, by wife Mary, had Walter, born 10 November 1690; and Mary, 20 May 1692. Of many under this surname I fail to find connections.

ANDREW PHILLIPS, Charlestown, by wife Elizabeth, had Andrew; Elizabeth, born 29 May 1657; and Ephraim, 31 March 1659; perhaps others.

ANDREW PHILLIPS, Charlestown, son probably of the preceding, married 11 November 1683, Sarah Smith, daughter of Michael Smith of Malden, had Andrew, born 23 July 1687; Ebenezer, 17 August 1695; Joanna, 8 September 1697; and perhaps more.

BENJAMIN PHILLIPS, Charlestown 1681, son of Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, by wife Ann, had Benjamin, baptized 17 April 1681, died young; Benjamin and Joshua, born 14 April 1685; and posthumous daughter Abiah, 18 August 1688. He died 13 February preceding, and his widow married 3 February 1696, Benjamin Lawrence.

BENJAMIN PHILLIPS, Marshfield, married 12 January 1682, Sarah Thomas, probably daughter of Nathaniel Thomas.

CALEB PHILLIPS, Roxbury, by wife Elizabeth, had Caleb, baptized 9 July 1682; John, born 25 January baptized 3 February 1684, died in few weeks; Elizabeth, 25 October 1685; Mary, 28 baptized 29 April 1688; and Ebenezer, 11 July 1690.

CHARLES PHILLIPS, Lynn, had David, born 17 March 1656, died at 5 months; Abigail, perhaps, 29 October 1657, but the record is doubtful; John, 15 August 1658, died young; George, 20 December 1663; and John, again, 27 June, 1667.

DANIEL PHILLIPS, Newton, Long Island, 1686, by Riker called brother of Theophilus Phillips, was town clerk, superseded on the Revolution 1689, and may have been of Gallup's Company 1690, against Quebec.

ELEAZER PHILLIPS, Charlestown, son of Henry Phillips, by first wife Ann Foster, daughter of Captain William Foster, had Henry, born 28 December 1680, died soon; Eleazer, 23 April 1682; Ann, 26 August 1684; William, 31 March baptized 10 April 1687, died soon; Nathaniel, 24, baptized 27 April 1688, died in 4 months; Isaac, 3, baptized 7 July 1689, died soon; Joseph, 17, baptized 20 July 1690; Elizabeth, baptized 213 October 1692; and Jonathan, 19, baptized 24 November 1695. His wife died 1 December following, and he married 10 February 1696, Sarah Cutler, perhaps daughter of Deacon John Cutler, who died 11 January 1705; and he married 22 March 1706, widow Elizabeth Bill. He was a Captain and died 29 April 1709. The will of 20 March 1708 names his new wife and his three sons and one daughter only living.

GEORGE PHILLIPS, Watertown, the first minister came in the Arbella, the admiral ship of the fleet, with Winthrop 1630, bringing son Samuel, and wife, besides Elizabeth, and perhaps Abigail, an only child sister by another father of John Hayward of Watertown and Charlestown, who died soon after landing at Salem. He was son of Christopher Phillips, born 1593, at Rainham St. Martins near Rougham, in the hundred of galow, County Norfolk, not Raymond, as says Mather III. Captain 4, but Brook, in Lives of Puritans II. 493, says Roudham, in the same County, yet Dr. Fuller, written to Governor Bradford, particularly calls him a Suffolk man (referring no doubt, to the exercise of his minister for more probably is the derivative from Norfolk); however, more important is it, that he was bred at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, matriculated 20 April 1610, as from its record Mr. Somerby certified me, and there, I found, he took his degrees 1613 and 1617, was settler in Boxted, County Essex, as the diligent inquiry of a descentant in our day has established though Prince's Ann. II. 45, with minute knowledge, preferred a different but not distant parish. Hubbard, who ought to have known calls him "faithful minister of the gospel at Bocksted, near Groton in Suffolk." By a second wife, married probably 1631, Elizabeth, by Bond, with happy conjecture though to be widow of Captain Robert Welden, he had Zorobabel, born 5 April 1632; Jonathan, 16 November 1633; Theophilus, 28 May 1636; Amabel, December 1637, died April following; Ephraim, buried 12 June 1640, very young; Obadiah, born 5 April 1641; and a daughter Abiel, perhaps that Abigail, who married 8 October 1666, James Barnard. He had requested on 19 October to be made freeman, took the oath with the earliest, 18 May following, died Monday 1 July 1644, and was buried the next day. His widow died 17 January 1681.

GEORGE PHILLIPS, Dorchester, freeman 18 May 1631, may be presumed to have come in the Mary and John the year before, removed early to Windsor, for this slender health in 1648 and 55, was excused from miltary watch. His wife died 1662, leaving him no children, and he was so unfortunate 1676, as to be involved in a wordy controversy with the authority of the Colony who disranched him next year of what some account is in Trumbull's record II. 307; but luckily for him, he died 9 July 1678. His estate was disputed for by remote heirs.

GEORGE PHILLIPS, Brookhaven, son of Samuel Phillips the first, was minister there 42 years, married Sarah Hallet, eldest daughter of William Hallet the second, had George, William, John Phillips, Harvard College 1725, and three daughters, but of only one, Mary, is the name told. He died 3 April 1739.

HENRY PHILLIPS, Dedham, freeman 13 March 1639, Artillery Company 1640, had wife Elizabeth Brock, who died 1 August 1640, and married 1 May 1641, Ann Hunting, probably sister of Elder John Hunting, had Eleazur, born 30 January baptized 6 February 1642, died in few days; Hannah, 25, baptized 28 May 1643; Abigail, 20 October 1645; and by third wife Mary Dwight, daughter of John Dwight, had Nathaniel, baptized 3 April 1653, died before his father; and Eleazur, 8 October 1654; was Ensign of the military Company 1648; removed to Boston to follow his trade of a butcher; there had Henry, born 1, baptized 26 October 1656, died before his father; Timothy, 15, baptized 19 September 1658; Mary, 28 November baptized 2 December 1660; Samuel, baptized 2 November 1662; Elisha, 12, baptized 15 May 1665; Jonathan, 12 September 1666, baptized uncertain day; Mehitable, baptized 21 July 1667; John, 22, baptized 24 January 1669, died soon; John, again, 9, baptized 10 July 1670; and Elizabeth, 9, baptized 18 August 1672. In this year he was made Deacon of the First Church and Representative for Hadley. Judge Sewall, in his diary, chronicles his burial 3 February 1686. His will of 7 August 1682, with codicil 4 December 1685, probated 18 February following, disposes of good estate, names wife, sons Eleazer, Timothy, Samuel, and John, directed this last for college, daughters Hannah Negus, Abigail East, Mehitable, and Elizabeth, also notices Henry and Nathaniel as deceased, so that probably both had reached mature years. A Mary Phillips who may have been his mother or child died 2 July 1640. He was much esteemed; and his youngest son John might have made good the place of Christian minister (that his father was desired to undertake, as Farmer tells), had he obtained the education indented, but probably he died early. Elizabeth married a Ruggles.

HENRY PHILLIPS, New London, on the tax list of 1667, but never again on any record there, says Miss Caulkins.

HENRY PHILLIPS, Charlestown, may have been son of Henry Phillips of Dedham, though it is not very probable, for by wife Mary, he had Joseph, born 19 February 1675, of course less than 18 and 1/2 years younger than his father, Contrary to this supposition also is the will of Deacon Henry Phillips speaking of estate of son Henry Phillips, deceased, in his hands, as belonging to other of his own child.

HENRY PHILLIPS, Charlestown, son of Colonel John Phillips, married 27 May 1708, Joanna Lynd, daughter of Colonel Joseph Lynd, widow of Samuel Everton, and died 14 December 1729, probably without issue.

JAMES PHILLIPS, Taunton 1659, son of William Phillips of the same, nephew of William Parker, who left him small legacy. He had James, born 1 January 1662; Nathaniel, 25 March 1664; Sarah, 17 March 1667; William, 21 August 1669. Perhaps he removed to Providence, where one of this name took the oath of allegiance to Charles II in May 1682.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Dedham 1638, a famous minister of Wrentham (which is about 30 miles North East from Ipswich, England), where he obtained his living as rector, 1609, and married 6 January 1612, Elizabeth Ames, a sister of famous Dr. Ames, who gave him favor in the eyes of puritans, was desired to accept office here in several place, especially Cambridge, perhaps in connection with the newly begun College but preferred to go home in the Autumn of 1641. Felt I. 212, thinks, he was made townsman of Salem, but the probability is at least equal, that another man was thus honored. He was accompanied to England by John Humphrey, Esq. and then honored in the triumph of the cause, made one of the assembly of divines at Westminster; was founder of the Congregational Church 1650, after the New England pattern, and died 2 September 1660, aged 78. Calamy, Cont, II. 797. Winthrop II. 86. Lamson. Lechford, 38, refers to him shortly before he sailed. His name he wrote without final s. His wife Elizabeth was buried 22 January 1659. He was bred at the University of Cambridge, having his A.B. at Catharine Hall, 1596, and taking his A.M. 1600, and bornD. 1608 at Clare Hall as the Registrar of the University certified to me.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Dorchester, a baker, came probably in the Mary and John, 1630, desired 19 October of that year to be made freeman but was not sworn until 7 August 1632, by wife Joanna, had Mary, born April 1633, died at 7 years; John, 22 April 1635; Martha, April 1636, died soon; Mary, again; Israel, 3 June 1642, died next year by the General Court appointed constable 1636; removed to Boston, became one of the founders and a Deacon of Second Church 5 June 1650. His wife died 22 October 1675, says the record and gravestone 24 October aged 80 years, but perhaps exaggerated or copied wrong. In January following he married widow Sarah Minor, and died 16 December 1682, aged 77. His only child that reached maturity Mary, married George Munjoy of Falmouth, and after him Robert Lawrence of the same.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Plymouth 1640, after of Marshfield, had John and other children born in England, married for second wife 14 March 1667, Faith, widow of Edward Dotey, who died the same year says Miss Thomas, page 83, and he died 1677, says Winsor. But Shurtleff, who gives a full memoir of him, says he was of Duxbury 1643, by first wife whose name is unknown had John, Samuel, Jeremiah, and Mary; the eldest, probably John, was killed by lightning, 31 July 1658, as by the Coroner's inquiry four days after, is shown; that his second wife was Grace, married 1654, widow of William Holloway, and she, with his son Jeremiah was killed by lightning 23 June 1666, when William Shurtleff, ancestor of the distinguished antiquarian was killed by the same bolt; and that the third wife Faith died 1667, by whom he had no children. But by the second had Hannah; Grace; Joseph, born 1655, who was, says Miss Thomas, killed at Rehoboth fight, 1676; and Benjamin; and that he probably died October 1691, almost 90 years old, leaving Samuel, Benjamin, and Mary. Both of these sons had families. See also, Thomas's Memoirs of Marshfield.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Duxbury 1643, may be that apprentice who went from Boston 1631, but there is no certainty as to that apprentice.

JOHN PHILLIPS Wenham 1647, named in the will of Christopher Young as trustee with charge to take his son.

JOHN PHILLIPS, called a Welshman, Casco 1642, perhaps freeman of 1658, removed to Kittery, was living 1684, aged 77. Willis I. 69.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Boston, by wife Marym had Mary, born 13 July 1652; Sarah, 29 June 1654, died same day; and Mary, again, 5 August 1658; and the same, or another of the same name. By wife Sarah, had John, 4 March 1662.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Charlestown, perhaps brother of Henry Phillips, was a master mariner, married 19 July 1655, Catharine Anderson, daughter of John Anderson, had Catharine, born 30, baptized 31 August 1662; Samuel, 16, baptized 21 February 1664; both died early; Mehitable, 1, baptized 2 July 1668; Abigail, 19 June 1670; Catharine, again, 23, baptized 25 June 1672; John, 18, baptized 23 March 1673, died at 2 years; Mary, baptized 14 March 1676; Anderson, 11 July 1680; and Henry, 4 December 1681. He was freeman 1677, Artillery Company 1680, its Captain 1685, Representative 1683-6 of the Committee of Safety on the Revolution against Andros, named in the new Charter of the Council, but by popular vote chosen before and so continued to 1716, Colonel of the military, Treasurer of the Province, Judge of the County Court, and such services were successively enjoyed by him. His wife died 24 February and was buried 2 March 1699, aged 59; and soon after he became husband of Sarah Stedman, daughter of John Stedman of Cambridge, who had successively been widow of John Brackett, Samuel Alcock, and Thomas Graves; and she outlived him, though he did not die until 20 March 1726, aged 93 years 9 months. Abigail married 4 May 1686, Cotton Mather, and died 28 November 1702.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Lynn, may have been son of Charles Phillips of the same, by wife Hannah, had John, born 3 December 1689; and Hannah, 6 June 1694; and he died 29 September following. Lewis says, others of this family perhaps earlier, had settled at Lynn.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Charlestown, son of Colonel John Phillips, I think baptized Anderson, was a mariner, married 15 August 1694, Mary Hayman, daughter of Samuel Hayman, had Samuel, born 18 November 1695, died soon; John, 15 January 1697; Samuel, again, 21 December 1699. His wife died 6 January 1702, and he married 11 September following Ann Lynde, daughter of Colonel Joseph Lynde, widow of Isaac Greenwood, had Abigail, born 19 April 1712, died young; Anderson, 5 February 1715; and Abigail, again, 31 December 1716.

JONATHAN PHILLIPS, Watertown, son of Reverend George Phillips of the same, married 26 January 1681, Sarah Holland, perhaps daughter of Nathaniel Holland, had Sarah, born 14 September 1682, died at 6 years; Elizabeth, 27 November 1684; Ruth, 28 March 1687; Sarah, again, baptized 4 August 1689; Abigail, born 22 April 1693, died young; Johnathan, baptized 20 June 1697; Hannah, 23 April 1699; George, 23 February 1701; Nathaniel , 2 May 1703; and Benjamin, 8 April 1705; perhaps posthumous, for the father died 1704. His widow married 1 January 1717, John Bemis.

JOSEPH PHILLIPS, Newtown, Long Island, 1686, then named by Governor Dongan in his grant of Charter but he had been a freeholder there for 20 years. Riker. He may have been brother of Theophilus Phillips, but who shall discover their father will be fortunate.

JOSEPH PHILLIPS, Boston, by wife Bridget, had Joseph, born 7 May 1684; Benjamin, 18 October 1685; and Nathaniel, 30 March 1689; perhaps others.

JOSHUA PHILLIPS, Weymouth, son of Nicholas Phillips, was a soldier, 1676, served on Connecticut river under Captain Turner, perhaps, then ruining his health, made his will 10 April 1679, calling himself 32 years old, probated 2 May next, in which he names brother Richard Phillips, and gives to sister Experience King and Hannah White only, so that he left no wife nor children.

NICHOLAS PHILLIPS, Dedham 1638, brother of Henry Phillips, removed to Weymouth perhaps late in life, freeman 13 May 1640, had Experience, born 8 May 1641; Caleb, 22 January 1644; was Deacon and died September 1672. His will of 2 June 1671, probated 3 October 1672, makes Richard his eldest son executor, but wishes brother Henry Phillips to act as overseer, divides estate to his children Richard, Joshua, and Benjamin, Alice or Elizabeth Shaw, Experience King, Hannah White and Abigail Phillips.

NICHOLAS PHILLIPS, Boston, married 4 December 1651, Hannah Salter, had Elizabeth, born 24 February 1653; Hannah, 25 November 1654; Nicholas, 26 February 1657, died 1 August following; Nicholas, again, 12 May 1660; Abigail, 20 February 1662; Sarah, 13 April 1665; and Thomas 19 October 1667. He died I imagine, in April 1670, for Hannah, his widow renders inventory 24th of that month. He seems to have been a shopkeeper.

NICHOLAS PHILLIPS, Boston, butcher, by wife Philippa, had Nicholas,b. 30 November 1665; John, 3 May 1667, died soon; John, again 21 June 1669; Joseph and Benjamin, twins 14 May 1671; and Mary; 23 June 1674.

NICHOLAS PHILLIPS, Weymouth, son of the last preceding, probably but possibly of the last but one, by wife Mary had Mary, born 29 November 1690, died soon; Mary, again, 24 August 1692; Nicholas and Hannah, twins 23 May 1697.

PHILIP PHILLIPS, Boston, may be that youth of 15 years from Olney, County Bucks, arriving in the Hopewell, Captain Bundock, 1635, servant to John Cooper, who sat down, probably at Lynn, and went to Long Island, had by wife Rachel at Boston, Susanna, who died 14 December 1651; Susanna, who died 15 August 1656; and David, born 1 Mary. 1660; died October 1669, and administration was given the month following to William Dennison of Milton in behalf of the eldest son John, and two other sons, perhaps born before he came to Boston, but his inventory was only £2. 16.

RICHARD PHILLIPS, Weymouth, eldest son of the first Nicholas Phillips of the same, by wife Mary Packard, daughter of Samuel Packard, had one child born 7 December 1657, not named in the record and may therefore be supposed to have died soon; Mary, 21 May 1660, died soon; Mary, again, 24 May 1661; Joshua, 10 May 1662; Nicholas, 30 March 1664; Elizabeth, 27 November 1665; Richard, 20 October 1667; and Samuel, 7 May 1670; was freeman 1678. Mitchell, in History of Bridgewater, gives him wife Elizabeth Edson, daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson, besides Mary Packard. If he be correct, perhaps the second wife was Edson.

SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Taunton, married 15 May 1676, a widow Cobb, had Mehitable, born 9 January following.

SAMUEL PHILLIPS Rowley, son of the first George Phillips, born in England 1625, at Boxted in Essex, if Prince II. 45, seem better authority, as usual, than Mather, who calls it Boxford, Harvard College 1651, ordained June 1652, colleague with Ezekiel Rogers, married October following Sarah Appleton, daughter of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, had Samuel, born March 1654, died young; Sarah, 7 February or 14 March 1656, who married Stephen Mighill; Samuel, again, 13 or 23 March 1658; George, 23 November 1659; Elizabeth, 16 November 1661; Ezekiel, February 1663; all three died soon; George Phillips, again, 3 June 1664, Harvard College 1686, before mentioned; Elizabeth 2 August 1665, who married 7 November 1683, Reverend Edward Payson, and died 1724; Dorcas, 1667; Mary, February 1668; and John, 23 October 1670. The last three also died soon. He died 22 April 1696, and his widow died 15 July 1713, aged 85.

SAMUEL PHILLIPS Boston 1681, distinguished as a bookseller, in Thomas, History of printed II. 411, and John Dunton in the curious book of his Life and Errors; married Hannah Gillam, daughter of Captain Benjamin Gillam, had Hannah, born 8, baptized 12 March 1682; Gillam, born25 September 1686, but not baptized before 6 October 1695; Faith; Samuel, baptized 28 May 1693; Ann, 30 November 1701; and Henry Phillips, 25 February 1706, probably Harvard College 1724; and he died October 1720, aged 58. Hannah, the eldest child married 4 January 1700, David Anderson of Charlestown, and next, 8 July 1703, Habijah Savage of Boston; Gillam married Mary Faneuil; Faith married June 1710, Arthur Savage; Samuel was drowned near home on return from London; Ann married Peter Butler; and Henry died 1729, at Rochelle in France, confidently thought to be that unhappy man, who killed his intimate companion Benjamin Woodbridge on Boston common in a private duel.

SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Boston, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 21 March 1682; Ann, 20 May 1685; William, 1 April 1688; and Bridget, 4 February 1692

SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Salem, son of Reverend Samuel Phillips of Rowley, a goldsmith, married 26 May 1687, Mary Emerson, daughter of Reverend John Emerson of Gloucester, had, besides three daughters, Samuel Phillips, born 28 February 1690, Harvard College 1708, minister of Andover; and John, 22 June 1701. His wife died 24 October 1703, and he married 27 April following Sarah Mayfield, a widow, and had only Patience, 8 August 1706.

THEOPHILUS PHILLIPS, Newtown, Long Island, 1672, had probably been several years on the Island perhaps as early as 1663, grandson of Reverend Georgem Phillips, as Riker thought, but who could be his father I have sought in vain for several years. Married Ann Hunt, daughter of Ralph Hunt, had Theophilus, born 15 May 1673; William, 28 June 1676; and Philip, 27 December 1678. Riker says he had two more wives but he names no issue. He was a very useful man; in 1676 chosen to one town office, and next year town clerk to his died 26 January 1689. To me it once seemed highly probable that he was son of Reverend George Phillips, the first, but Riker 105, supposed him grandchild, of which thought improbable, is very great, yet greater do I reckon the improbability of his being the son.

THEOPHILUS PHILLIPS, son of George Phillips the first, by family tradition of which I have transcript, and felt almost certain that it is correct, married 3 November 1666, Bethia Bedell (or some other name exceedingly hard to be made out from the fugitive memoranda of family tradition in conjunction with the indistinct chirography of the old record, that in this marriage perhaps gives the name Keedell), by whom he had Bethia, born 21 December 1668. His wife died 15 March following, and he married 21 November 1677, Mary Bennett, had Samuel, 20 February 1680; Benjamin, no date; Mary, 16 September 1684, died soon; Mary, again, 15 November 1685; Theophilus, 24 June 1688; Jonathan, baptized 13 July 1690; John, born 10 December 1692; Elizabeth, no date; Lydia, 20 June 1695; Obadiah, 22 February 1698; Joseph, 4 December 1702; and David, 15 December 1707; and died 1717. His widow Mary lived at Hopkinton, with her son Theophilus, and died 3 December 1730.

THOMAS PHILLIPS, Pemaquid 1674, and perhaps his son of the same name, there took oath of fidelity, or one may have been brother another son of William Phillips.

THOMAS PHILLIPS, Boston, perhaps son of Nicholas Phillips of the same, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 7 September 1690.

TIMOTHY PHILLIPS, Charlestown, freeman 1690, was son of Henry Phillips of Dedham, married 18 April 1681, widow Mary Smith, had Mary, baptized 12 October 1682; Timothy, born 24 December 1686, baptized 22 January following; Ann, 24 March 1689; Sarah, 30 August 1691; John, 14 July 1694; and Mary; and he died 7 May 1712. Perhaps he lived in Boston, but had estate in Charlestown, given by his father’s will.

WALTER PHILLIPS, Wiscasset 1661, born it is said, about 1619, was at Salem 1689, perhaps driven from the East by the Indians hostility, is called senior when made freeman 1690; resided at the village now Danvers, and was living 1700.

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Taunton 1643, and probably some years earlier, as he was among purchasers 1637, in his will of 16 April 1654, calls himself "threescore years and ten at the least," out of his small estate, gives wife Elizabeth and son James, who was executor, but if he died without issue, then to children of his daughter Elizabeth, wife of James Walker. Baylies II. 267, 282; and Genealogical Registrar V. 260 Company with VI. 93 and 95.

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Hartford 1639, perhaps earlier, but not an original proprietor, died after May 1653, leaving widow Ann, but no children, as is thought for in her will of 31 March 1668, probated 6 November 1669, she disposes of estate, of which the value was £391, to her brother John Rogers, as well as brother Samuel Young, both in England, £100 each, to Mr. John Hooker (I suppose he was brother of Reverend Thomas), lived in Old England £10 if he come to live in New England, to Mr. Samuel Hooker £10, and to his sister, wife of Reverend John Wilson of Medfield, £10. Without doubt she or her husband was relative of famous Hooker.

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Charlestown, with wife Mary, administered of the church 23 September 1639, freeman 13 May 1640, had Phebe, born 7 April 1640; Nathaniel, 5 February 1642; Mary, 17 February 1644. His wife died 1 May 1646, and he removed to Boston, married Susanna, widow of Christopher Stanley, and by her, who died 16 June 1655, had there probably William, Elizabeth, and Sarah. On 10 September 1650, he had his wife made separate wills, and hers was probated 2 August 1655, in which reciting, that he had confirmed to her for sole disposition. What was her husband Stanley's she gives to her daughter-in-law, Mary Field (by me conjectured to be wife of Robert, and daughter of Stanley by a former wife), to daughter Martha, or Mary Thurston, wife of Richard; daughter Rebecca Lord, wife of Robert; to William, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Phebe, and Sarah Phillips, called her sons and daughters, though part were by the former wife, and to Elizabeth, wife of William Aspinwall, probably some relative, besides providing if any children of her brother or sister came over, £6 each, and all the residual to her husband. The son William probably died young. By a third wife Bridget, he had John, born 18, baptized 21 September 1656, died next August; Samuel, 16 March 1658; and William again, 28 January baptized 5 February 1660. He had large property in lands and mills at Saco, lived there many years. Was made an officer in the military and Magistrate in 1663, confirmed in the same by royal commissioners 1665, a Major in 1675, when he well defended his place against assault by Indians, who however burnt the house, came back to Boston to reside; made his will, 29 September 1683, probated 13 November following, recites, that having portioned four daughters little estate, but land was left, however, as wife Bridget had brought him good estate that to William, her younger son, who had been then four years in captivity with the Spaniards, and to her elder Samuel, three fourths of the Saco lands and mills, were devised. His daughter Elizabeth married 6 July, Abiel Everitt; and next, 1 April 1660, John Alden; Phebe had married 26 July 1659, Zechariah Gillam.

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Boston, a mariner, called junior to distinguish him from the Lieutenant, preceding though probably not son, married 24 October 1650, Martha Franklin, had William, born 13 January 1652, who may have died young; and Martha, 10 March 1654, probably his wife died before long, and by another wife Joan, he may have had William, again, 8 August 1671, who was a butcher, and the same or another

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, of Boston, possibly son of the Major, by wife Deborah, had William born 17 November 1690; and Sarah, 28 December 1692.

ZECHARIAH PHILLIPS, Boston, Artillery Company 1660, by wife Elizabeth, had (if we accept the truth of the record) Zechariah, who died 2 September 1652; Zechariah, who died 4 September 1652; Zechariah, again, died 24 July 1654; Zechariah, again, born 5 March 1657, died young; Elizabeth, 29 June 1661; Sarah, 7 September 1662; Zechariah, again, 22 October 1664; Joseph, 4 September 1669; and Hannah, 31 July 1671. He was killed by the Indians 2 August 1675, when the party under Captain Edward Hutchinson, going by appointment to treat about peace, was treacherously, as our side said, cut off.

ZOROBABEL PHILLIPS, Southampton, Long Island, 1663-73, I judge to be the eldest son by second wife of George Phillips the first, though family genealogy does not indicate his residence nor give any thing of him but the birth. He married at Southampton, Ann, widow of John White, who had been of Lynn before the settlement there. I once presumed that the two uncles, Zorobabel Phillips and Theophilus Phillips, being of Long Island, drew thither Reverend George Phillips, their nephew. But some facts appear irreconcilable with this presumption. Twenty of the name had, twenty years since, been graduates at Harvard and very few at other New England colleges.

THOMAS PHILPOT, Watertown 1642, fell insane 1647, but lived at Salem 1668, well enough to petition against taxes, and was, says Bond, a pauper in 1674.

WILLIAM PHILPOT, Boston 1645, called saltmaker, on adminstration to the church 29 November of that year, married 16 or 26 December 1651, Ann, widow of George Hunn.

JOHN PHINNEY, JOHN FINNEY, or JOHN FENNYE, Plymouth, by wife Christian, who died 9 September 1649, had John, born 24 December 1638, baptized at Barnstable 31 July 1653, and perhaps others, removed to Barnstable, married 10 June 1650, Abigail, widow of Henry Coggin, who died 6 May 1653, and for third wife 26 June 1654, Elizabeth Bayley, had Jonathan, 14 August 1655; Robert, 13 August 1656; Hannah, 2 September 1657; Elizabeth, 15 March 1659; Josiah, 11 January 1661; Jeremiah, 15 August 1662; and Joshua, December 1665. Hannah married the second Ephraim Morton.

JOHN PHINNEY, JOHN FINNEY, or JOHN FENNYE, Barnstable, son of the preceding, married 10 August 1664, Mary Rogers, had John, born 5 May 1665; Melatiah, October 1666, died next year; Joseph, 28 January 1668; Thomas, January 1672; Ebenezer, 8 February 1674; Samuel, 4 November 1676; Mary, 3 September 1678; Mercy, 10 July 1679; Reliance, 27 August 1681; Benjamin, 18 June 1682, baptized 16 September 1683; Jonathan, 30 July 1684, baptized 26 July 1685; Hannah, 28 March 1687, baptized 7 April 1689, died young; and Elizabeth, baptized 10 May 1691.

JOSIAH PHINNEY, JOSIAH FINNEY, or JOSIAH FENNYE, Barnstable, brother of the preceding, married 19 January 1688, Elizabeth Warren, daughter of the first Joseph Warren.

ROBERT PHINNEY, ROBERT FINNEY, or ROBERT FENNYE, Plymouth, probably brother of John Phinney the first, and perhaps elder, came with his mother I suppose, for the record says "mother Feney died 22 April 1650, aged upwards of 80, "m. 1 September 1641, Phebe Ripley, was Deacon 1667, and died 7 January 1688, near 80, and his widow died 9 December 1710, "supposidly 92 years old."

ROBERT PHINNEY, ROBERT FINNEY, or ROBERT FENNYE, Barnstable, son of John Phinney the first, died 1690, in the wild crusade of Phips against Quebec.

BENJAMIN PHIPPEN, BENJAMIN FITZPEN, BENJAMIN FIPPEN, BENJAMIN FIPPENNY, or BENJAMIN PHIPPENNEY, Boston, blockmaker, son of David Phippen, born in England, by wife Wilmot, had David, born 6 November 1651; Sarah; Benjamin, 6 April 1654, died soon Benjamin, again, 15 July 1656; James; Rebecca; Mary; Thomas; John; and Joseph. He had second wife Elinor, and died about 1678. Tradition says his children all removed to Stratford, and at least, James, Sarah, Rebecca, and Mary were there.

DAVID PHIPPEN, DAVID FITZPEN, DAVID FIPPEN, DAVID FIPPENNY, or DAVID PHIPPENNEY, Hingham 1635, was from Weymouth, or Melcombe Regis in County Dorset, and son of Robert Phippen, perhaps brother of George Phippen the rector of St. Mary's, Truro, who in that church set up a tablet in honor of his oldest brother Owen Phippen, for rescuing himself with great boldness from slavery, after seven years service in an Algerine corsair, and died 17 March 1637, as may be read in the Volume of Cornwall in Lyson's Magna Britannia. He brought wife Sarah, children Joseph, Rebecca, Benjamin, Gamaliel, Sarah, and George; and here had John, born July 1637, died soon; John, again, July 1640, died soon; was freeman 3 March 1636, removed to Boston 1641, and died before 31 October 1650, when his will was probated. His widow married George Hull of Fairfield. Rebecca married George Vickary; the other daughter married Thomas Yeo. Genealogical Registrar VII. 233, has abstract of his will. Whether Judith, a maid of 16, who came in the Planter, 1635, from Stepheny parish, London, were a relative is not to be suggested with any grounds of conjecture.

DAVID PHIPPEN, DAVID FITZPEN, DAVID FIPPEN, DAVID FIPPENNY, or DAVID PHIPPENNEY, Salem, son of Joseph Phippen the first, a shipwright, married 26 June 1672, Ann Cromwell, daughter of Thomas Cromwell of Salem, widow of Benjamin Auger, had David, born 14 April 1673, died before his father; Thomas, baptized August 1675; Ann, 19 May 1678; Cromwell, 5 October 1679; Joseph, August 1681; Jane, 7 October 1683; and the last three died before the father; Abigail, 2 August 1685; and Elizabeth, May 1689. Before 1700 he removed to Boston, and soon after to Casco Bay, where he had made great purchase of land East of Presumscot River, and was killed by the Indians August 1703.

GAMALIEL PHIPPEN, GAMALIEL FITZPEN, GAMALIEL FIPPEN, GAMALIEL FIPPENNY, or GAMALIEL PHIPPENNEY, Boston, brother of Benjamin Phippen, by wife Sarah Purchase, had Sarah, baptized 30 December 1649, at 6 days old; Gamaliel, born 12 March 1652, died in few months; Hannah, baptized 31 July 1653, of whose birth the surviving copy of town record in one place gives the date 25, another 29 of that month (such are the vexatious incongruence of official documents); Rebecca, born 12 February 1657; Elizabeth, 10 August 1659; Ann, 28 April 1666; and Mehitable,; besides a sixth daughter and two sons who died young. He died before 1670. Sarah married first Robert Haughton, and next, Benjamin Smith; Hannah married William Gibson; Rebecca married Job Prince; Elizabeth married a Spencer; Ann married 16 May 1686, William Wheeler; and Mehitable married Thomas Ford.

GEORGE PHIPPEN, GEORGE FITZPEN, GEORGE FIPPEN, GEORGE FIPPENNY, or GEORGE PHIPPENNEY, Boston 1659, a mariner, youngest brother of the preceding, married in London, and by wife Elizabeth, had two sons, four daughters. In 1683 was living at Hull in Boston Bay.

JAMES PHIPPEN, JAMES FITZPEN, JAMES FIPPEN, JAMES FIPPENNY, or JAMES PHIPPENNEY, Stratford, son of Benjamin Phippen of Boston, had Benjamin, James, and a daughter, who all had family.

JAMES PHIPPEN, JAMES FITZPEN, JAMES FIPPEN, JAMES FIPPENNY, or JAMES PHIPPENNEY, Hull, son of George Phippen, had daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, and Joanna.

JOSEPH PHIPPEN, JOSEPH FITZPEN, JOSEPH FIPPEN, JOSEPH FIPPENNY, or JOSEPH PHIPPENNEY, Hingham 1637, son of David Phippen, probably the eldest, born in England, married Dorcas Wood, had a child buried 27 April 1642; Joseph, baptized August 1642; Mary, 5 March 1644; removed to Boston and was made freeman that year, had Sarah, born 4, baptized 9 February 1645; David, baptized 4 April 1647, about 7 weeks old; Samuel, 6 May 1649, 7 days old; and Elizabeth, born 10, baptized 20 June 1652, died next year. He had been a year or two before at Falmouth, very active, constable 1661, yet in 1658 had a quarrel at Scarborough with Foxwell; and was Representative, but settled 1665 at Salem where he was in good repute, made his will 21 July 1687, in which his wife and five children are named, and died soon after. Willis I. 140. His daughter Sarah married 24 September 1669, George, Hodges of Salem; and had Sarah, as in Essex Institute II. 151.

JOSEPH PHIPPEN, JOSEPH FITZPEN, JOSEPH FIPPEN, JOSEPH FIPPENNY, or JOSEPH PHIPPENNEY, Falmouth, son of the preceding, married Mary Standford, had Joseph. His wife died early, and he took second wife Seaborn, or Sibborn Gooding, or Seaborn Goodwin, 22 December 1670, had Daniel, born 20 December 1671; Samuel, 20 September 1674; Sarah, 8 October 1676; Dorcas and John, twins 22 December 1678; Israel, 17 July 1681; Rachel; and Ann. He probably had been driven by Indians hostility some years before to Salem, or Lynn, of where last place he is titled, when freeman 1680. By third wife married 14 April 1686, Damaris, widow of Thomas Searle, he had three more children of whom the last was Benjamin, born 29 September 1688; and died 1710. Wilis II. 8.

SAMUEL PHIPPEN, SAMUEL FITZPEN, SAMUEL FIPPEN, SAMUEL FIPPENNY, or SAMUEL PHIPPENNEY, Salem, son of Joseph Phippen the first, married 1 February 1677, Rachel Guppy, had Samuel, born 12 December 1677; John, 4 October 1679; Stephen, 9 May 1681; Rachel, 5 August 1683; John, again, 25 December 1685; Nathaniel, 4 August 1687; Sarah, May 1691; Rachel, again, 11 September 1693; and Joseph, 9 February 1697; and died February 1718.

THOMAS PHIPPEN, THOMAS FITZPEN, THOMAS FIPPEN, THOMAS FIPPENNY, or THOMAS PHIPPENNEY, Salem, son of Benjamin Phippen, probably or perhaps of the second David Phippen, though less likely, married Mary Lindall, eldest daughter of Timothy Lindall. One Judith Phippen aged 16, came in the Planter from London 1635, with James Hayward, who married her. Both were servants of Nicholas Davis of Charlestown.

JAMES PHIPS, or, in modern days, JAMES PHIPPS, from Bristol, England a gunsmith, sat down near the mouth of the Kennebeck River before 1649, having had very many children by the same wife, 21 sons and 5 daughters in all, if credulity be sufficiently dilated to embrace the story, one of the youngest, the celebrated Sir. William Phips (equivalent to all the sons in the opinion of his biographer), being born 2 February 1651, this latter fact being more probable than the number, which however Mather asserts in two places, Magnalia II. 38 and III. 165, though in the second place, we are naturally led to distrust his assertion by the manner of its introduction, to the support of his enormous marvel of John Serman's Felicity. Had he once more declared it, he would perhaps have accompanied his story with some incident to compel disbelief. Whether ten or twenty of the boys were born on the other side of the water, he died when William was young, and his mother lived, yet the names of other sons except John, or daughters except Mary, Margaret, and Ann, was never told. Of twenty-one sons the regard for males in nine cases out of ten, so greatly exceeded that for females, we are justified in looking for the names of more than two, especially as three out of the five daughters counted by Mather, find place in his will of their brother the Governor.

JOHN PHIPS, or, in modern days, JOHN PHIPPS, Reading, by Eaton classed among the early settlers of which it is desirable to know more, that something might be said beyond guess, that he was born at Charlestown. Had any date been affixed we should be able to conjecture that he was, or was not, that

JOHN PHIPS, or, in modern days, JOHN PHIPPS, son of James Phips, who had John, probably born near the mouth of Kennebeck, who accompanied his uncle William Phips 1686, in search of the treasure ship. No more is known of him. But some amused tradition as to the defeat of testamentation benefactor to the son by Sir William Phips, may be read in Morse, who would make up for such injustice, by given to his son Jeddediah near ten years longer life than belonging to him. Such is the tendency to magnify old age.

SAMUEL PHIPS, or, in modern days, SAMUEL PHIPPS, Charlestown, son of Solomon Phips of the same, taught the grade school, married 8 August 1676, Mary Phillips, daughter of Henry Phillips, who died early; and by second wife Catharine, had Samuel, baptized 21 May 1682, died soon; and Samuel, again, 10 February 1684; was Representative 1692, at the first session under new Charter, Registrar of Deeds, and clerk of the County, and died at the age of 70, August 1725. Very strange seems the error of Farmer, in his Memoir of Graduates of Harvard College making Governor Danforth's daughter Mary his wife, when she belonged to his brother Solomon.

SOLOMON PHIPS, or, in modern days, SOLOMON PHIPPS, Charlestown 1641, carpenter, was administered of the church 15 January, and freeman 18 May 1642, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 23 April 1643; Solomon; Samuel Phips, Harvard College 1671, before mentioned; Mehitable, who died 15 July 1657; Mehitable, again, 10 December 1657; and Mehitable, again, 6 June 1659, if my transcription of records be right; Joseph, baptized 13 October 1661; and perhaps others; died 25 July 1671, aged 52. His will of 4 May 1670 makes wife Elizabeth executrix, provides for the son Samuel at College, Solomon, and Joseph, besides daughter Elizabeth Ray and her child, daughter Mary, meaning perhaps Solomon's wife and her child yet unborn. The widow died 1 November 1688.

SOLOMON PHIPS, or, in modern days, SOLOMON PHIPPS, Charlestown, son of the preceding, married Mary Danforth, daughter of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and they joined the church 3 April 1670, was freeman 11 May following, had Mary, born 3 July 1670; Solomon, 10 January 1675; Thomas Phips, 22 November 1676, Harvard College 1695, I think (though Farmer gave him to Samuel, as he had also his mother); Elizabeth, 27 February 1681; Jonathan, 7 January 1683; Elizabeth again, 5 January 1684; and it is observed that this family used pp in its name punctiliously, while single p served for the Governor. He died suddenly, though I see not the date. Opposite cause may be read in Morse, 195, regards it as a judgment upon him for purchasing land taken from one of their community for payment of a fine; but Phipps himself said "he was bewitched," and his opinion is equally to be respected in our days.

WILLIAM PHIPS, or, in modern days, WILLIAM PHIPPS, Boston, son of James Phips, born says his panegyrist, "at a despicable plantation on the River Kennebeck," who is by Folsom, a soberer writer, said to be on the West side, now Phipsburg, married Mary Spencer, widow of john Hull (not the mint-master), daughter of Roger Spencer of Saco, but had no children, was driven by Indians hostilities to Boston 1676, and I discovered him there in command of a trading vessel, 1677; he prevailed by his earnest desire to hunt up a Spanish wreck, in getting, 1683, a King's ship, the Algier Rose, and in a contemporary Memoir of Sir John Brampston (son of the old Judge, who sat in the immortal cause of John Hampden for the ship money), I find this condensed description of him, as "a sea Captain who was will skilled in mathematics and had acquainted himself in India with some that had the art of diving; having some guess where the ship perished, apprehended, he could recover the Treasurer". Good luck attending his undertaken but a modern English author of distinction who ascribed to him the invention of a diving-bell for his purpose, ought to know that Edward Bendall had used his diving-bell successfully in Boston harbor, near eight years before. Sir William Phips was born and may read in Winthrop History of New England that the noble machine was next year employed at St. Kitts. For his success he was knighted by James II 28 June 1687, and after his return here, was made, by Andros, Sheriff of New England. Happily he joined the church of Cotton Mather 8 March 1690, was freeman a fortnight later, and, as his spiritual guide exulting tells, was baptized 23d of that month, this being almost a year after the Revolution against that power that made him Sheriff, and in May 1690 he conducted the little attack, by only seven hundred men, on the French of Nova Scotia, with success, and was chosen an Assistant at the ensuing election. The great expedition that sailed in August following against Quebec, was projected by him, "as well formed an enterprise," says Mather, "as perhaps was ever made by the New England" though in this, the world's opinion has not concurred. He was not content to have the nautical control merely, in which his experience could have been useful, but, with greater generosity than skill or propriety, assumed the direction of the land forces, thereby saving the reputation of Walley, our chief military officer, to the injury of his own, on the failure of this Quixotic campaign, he went to London, 1691, with intent to seek aid from the new King, in another attempt upon the bulwark of French empire in the world; but was most luckily diverted from that pursuit, by the appointment as Governor in the new Charter on the recommendation of Increase Mather to the King. With Mather and the Charter he arrived at Boston 14 May 1692, but his incapacity was soon discerned and in two years for indecent or boisterous conduct he was recalled from the Province to London, and there died 18 February 1695. A monument to his memory stands in the church of St. Mary Woolnoth. In Massachusetts the history of his administration is the melancholy monument for his public breach of the peace was a scandal that never before any other chief Magistrate and the horrible delusion of the witch-craft tragegy, though not imputed to him, might by him have been partially restrained if not effectively counteracted. As he never had a child, the preposterous fable never heard of before this generation that Sir Constantine Phips, the Tory lawyer, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was his son and the pro-genitor of Lord Mulgrave of the last century, may be duly esteemed. It must be regretted that so respectable an author as Smiles in his enumeration of distinguished members of the peerage, should have adopted so fabulous an origin for the Normanby family. See Self Help, page 169. With his coming in May 1692, I have preferred to close the enumeration of New England early, settler because he brought new people to fill offices, and succeeded emigration may too much be thought to have come for the same purpose. The sturdy puritan race may almost universally be counted as earlier inhabitants. See Gillingham, as perhaps the latest of the prior settlers. His widow married 9 October 1701, Peter Sargent. Her nephew Spencer Bennett, Harvard College 1703, took the name of Phips, had William Phips, Harvard College 1728, and was Lieutenant Governor of the Province, died 4 April 1757, aged 71. Nine of this name, of single and double p had, in 1832, been graduates at Harvard.

JOHN PICKARD, Rowley 1645, married Jane Crosby, had John, born 1653; Samuel, 1663, and three, or, by another story, six daughters, was Representative 1661 and 95, unless this last year belongs to his son, and died 1697, aged 75. His widow died 20 February 1716, in 89th year. Mary, one of his daughters, married 14 February 1671, John Pearson, the second.

JOHN PICKARD, Rowley, son of the preceding, freeman 1683, was perhaps Representative 1695.

SAMUEL PICKARD, Rowley, brother of the preceding, married Elizabeth Bradstreet, had a daughter, and his wife died early. He next married Eliziabeth Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale, had Samuel, born 1689; Thomas, 1691; Moses, 1694; Joseph, 1701; besides three daughters. He was Representative 1723 and 4. Descendants at Rowley have been numererous and respected. Farmer mentioned an Edmund Pickard from Northam in Devonshire, at Piscataqua, about 1661.

JOHN PICKE, Cambridge, by wife Mary, had Abigail, born 22 April 1642. Perhaps it is spelt otherwise in some places.

GEORGE PICKERAM or GEORGE PICKRAM, Watertown, probably son of John Pickeram, brought by his father from England 1630; united with his widow mother Esther, 1 September 1646, in sale of estate.

JOHN PICKERAM or JOHN PICKRAM, Watertown, died 10 December 1630. He probably came in the fleet with Winthrop, had, by wife Esther, son George, besides John, who was buried 6 July 1639, and daughter Joan, who died 3 days after her father. None of this name is found in division of Shawshin lands 1652, among people of Cambridge and Watertown. I think it may be the same as Pickering.

JOHN PICKERING, Ipswich 1634, a carpenter, removed to Salem 1637, had there grant of land by wife Elizabeth, had John, probably born that year; Jonathan, 1639; Elizabeth, baptized 3 March 1644, died soon; and Elizabeth again, perhaps born 3, baptized 17 August 1645, probably died young; and he died 1655 or 1657. The will of 30 July 1655 was probated 1 July 1657. His widow married 25 December of the latter year John Deacon of Lynn.

JOHN PICKERING, Portsmouth 1635, perhaps had been as early as 1630, may have removed to Cambridge, by wife Mary, had Lydia, born 5 November 1638; removed to Portsmouth, probably there died 18 January 1669; but one of this name is by Lewis claimed for his town of Lynn 1639, who, if transient resident, may be either of these first two.

JOHN PICKERING, Salem, son of the first John Pickering of the same, freeman 1669, married 1657, Alice Flint, daughter of William Flint, had John, born 10 September 1658; Jonathan, 27 September 1660, died young; Joseph, 9 September 1663, died young; Benjamin, 11 or 15 January 1666; Edward, died soon; Sarah, 7 September 1668; William, 11 January 1671; Elizabeth, 7 September 1674; and Hannah, 2 July 1677. In the regular descent from one John Pickering to another estate in Salem (perhaps got by the first John, 1642, from Emmanuel Downing under power to his wife as a reasonable tradition gives, to pay for his son George's commencement dinner), is now, in part, enjoyed by John Pickering of the seventh generation. He was ancestor of the distinguished Timothy Pickering, Harvard College 1763, whose son and grandson have been graduates at the same; was Lieutenant, and died 5 May 1694, aged 56; and his widow Sarah died 27 December 1714.

JOHN PICKERING, Portsmouth, son of the first John Pickering of the same, married 10 January 1665, Mary Stanyan, had John, born 1 December 1666; Mary, 18 July 1668; Thomas, 6 April 1679, died next year; two Sarahs who died 1671 and 3, and perhaps others; was Captain, Representative to Boston 1691; and in New Hampshire was speaker of the Assembly as was his namesake, the elder brother of Timothy Pickering in that of Massachusetts at a later day. He was living 1718, and ancestor of Honorable John Pickering of Portsmouth, Harvard College 1761, who died 11 April 1805; and probably William Pickering of Concord, Harvard College 1797. His daughter Mary married John Plaisted.

JONATHAN PICKERING, Salem, son of John Pickering the first of the same, ship-carpenter, married 19 March 1666, Jane Cromwell, daughter of doctor Thomas Cromwell, had Jane, born last week of November 1667, died young; Elizabeth, 2 or 4 June 1669; Mary, 1 December 1670; Ann, August 1672; Jonathan, 11 May 1674; Sarah, 25 January 1676; John, baptized 19 May 1678; but these five last mentioned all died young; Hannah, baptized 28 May 1682; and Mercy. Thirteen of this name, had, in 1831, been graduates at Harvard.

JOHN PICKES, Piscataqua, i.e. probably Dover or Kittery 1640; but Mr. Judd, on examination of the original record presumed the name to intend Pike.

ADAM PICKET, New London, youngest son of John Picket of the same, married 16 May 1680, Hannah Wetherell, daughter of Daniel Wetherell, had Adam, born 1681; and John, 1685; and died 1691. His brothers died unmarried and son Adam died without issue.

CHRISTOPHER PICKET, Boston, in that part called Muddy River now Brookline, married June 1647, Elizabeth Stow, daughter of John STow, had John, born 6 September 1657; was living at Boston 1661; and 14 October 1675, at Scarborough, probably a soldier, witness to nuncupative will of Arthur Alger.

DANIEL PICKET, Stratford, youngest son of the first John Picket of the same, married 13 September 1683, Mary Offit, daughter of John Offit, had Samuel, born 23 November 1684, died young; Margaret, 14 August 1686; Daniel, 27 February 1688, probably died soon; Samuel, again, 31 October 1689; Daniel, again, 1 October 1691; Mary, 15 January 1693; Comfort, a daughter 6 September 1694; and Rebecca, 5 March 1701.

JAMES PICKET, Stratford 1669, brother of the preceding, went to Norwalk 1673, married 17 July of that year Rebecca Keeler, daughter of Ralph Keeler, had James, born 7 May 1674; and perhaps removed.

JOHN PICKET, Salem 1648, had John, James, Thomas, and Sarah, in November of that year baptized together; Rebecca, 30 June 1650; and Daniel, 25 January 1652. I do not find the name of wife among church members, and his is by Felt copied Pigket, following the sound. He removed 1660 to Stratford, there was constable 1667, one of the selectmen in 1669, and Representative 1673 and 5. His wife Margaret died 6 October 1683, and he died 11 April following. Sarah married 19 December 1665, Robert Lane of Salem, and Rebecca married 31 December 1673, James Sention of Norwalk.

JOHN PICKET, Boston, whose son John, by wife Elizabeth, died 14 August 1657, may be the same as the preceding.

JOHN PICKET, New London, married Ruth Brewster, daughter of Jonathan Brewster, had Mary; Ruth; William; John, born 26 July 1656; Adam, 15 November 1658; and Mercy, 16 January 1661. He was an active merchant, had good estate, and died 16 August 1667; and his widow married 18 July following Charles Hill, who, in 1670, obtained from the Colony confirmation of a grant of 600 acres, made by Uncas to Picket; Mary married 10 April 1672, Benjamin Shapley; Ruth married Reverend Moses Noyes of Lyme; and Mercy married 1 November 1682, Samuel Fosdick, and next, John Arnold.

JOHN PICKET, Stratford, son of John Picket of the same, freeman 1670, married 19 January 1673, Mary Cross, or some such name, had Rebecca, born 31 December following; John, 5 January 1678; Sarah, 8 March 1681; and James, 5 January 1686. His wife died 7 October 1687.

THOMAS PICKET, Stratford, brother of the preceding, married 16 November 1676, Abigail Seymour, daughter of Thomas Seymour of Norwalk, had Abigail, born 30 July 1678; Hannah, 20 May 1680; and Jacob, 15 February 1682.

JONAS PICKLES, Scituate 1650, married 1657, Alice Hatch, daughter of William Hatch, had Jonas, born 5 February 1659; Mary, 1660; Nathan, 1661; Lydia, 1662; and Jonas, 1663; next year he died suddenly, I presume, for his will was nuncupative 15 December and probated by two females.

NATHAN PICKLES, Scituate, son of the preceding, married 1687, Miriam Turner, daughter of John Turner, had Mary, born 1688; Alice, 1691; Nathan, 1693; David, 1695; and Nathan, again, 1699. Deane.

BENJAMIN PICKMAN, often written BENJAMIN PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, third son of Nathaniel Pickman of Bristol, England, baptized at Lewen's Mead, Bristol, the church Seat of the dissented interest in that city, 1645, married 27 July 1667, Elizabeth Hardy, daughter of Captain Joseph Hardy, had Joseph, born 11 June 1668; Benjamin, 30 January 1672; Susanna, 3 February 1674; Martha, 3 June 1677; John, 12 September 1679; Joshua, 28 August 1681; William, 10 June 1684; and Nicholas, called a daughter 18 August 1687; and he died 1708. His widow died 19 December 1727, aged 77. Susanna married John Viall; Martha married Edmund Batter; and Nicholas married Richard Pike, and died in her 90th year.

BENJAMIN PICKMAN, often written BENJAMIN PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, son of the preceding, by first wife Miss Hasket, had only John; he next married 26 October 1704, Abigail Lindall, second daughter of Timothy Lindall, had Abigail, born 9 February 1706; Benjamin, 28 January 1708, an honorable counsellor, who was grandfather of the late Benjamin Pickman, Harvard College 1784, member of United States Congress, and died 2 August 1773; William, 1 October 1710; Samuel, 19 January 1712; Elizabeth, 22 January 1714; Caleb, 10 June 1715; Rachel, 25 July 1717; and Sarah, 1 December 1718; and he died next year on 26 April.

JOHN PICKMAN, often written JOHN PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, son of Nathaniel Pickman, married 27 August 1667, Hannah Weeks, daughter of Thomas Weeks of the same, and she died 23 December 1670.

NATHANIEL PICKMAN, often written NATHANIEL PITMAN, as sounded, Salem 1654, came from Bristol with wife Tabitha, who died 10 September 1668, and children Nathaniel, John, Benjamin, William, Samuel, and perhaps Tabitha, and Mary, besides Bethia, who all married, the last, 15 February 1673, with John Silsbee; Mary, 22 June 1665, with Robert Hodges; and Tabitha, 30 August 1664, with Edmund Feveryear.

NATHANIEL PICKMAN, often written NATHANIEL PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, son of the preceding. Had Tabitha, born November 1670, died in few weeks; Tabitha, again, 4 November 1671; Elizabeth, 25 December 1673; and Nathaniel, 13 April 1676.

SAMUEL PICKMAN, often written SAMUEL PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, brother of the preceding, by wife Lydia Palfrey, perhaps daughter of Peter Palfrey, had Sarah, who died 4 December 1659; Samuel, who died 24 May 1660; Sarah, again 7 February 1662, perhaps born at Lynn; Samuel, again, 21 November 1664; Peter, 14 August 1667, died at 13 months; Peter, again, 27 November 1669; Lydia, 7 December 1672; and Joshua, 19 August 1675.

WILLIAM PICKMAN, often written WILLIAM PITMAN, as sounded, Salem, brother of the preceding, married 24 June 1673, Elizabeth Eastwick, had William, born 7 September 1676, posthumous and died probably 1676, for to her was administration given 28 June of that year.

THOMAS PICKTON, Salem, had, says Felt, grant of land 1639, was on Beverly side, by will of 19 October probated 28 November 1677, gave all his estate to wife Ann, who died in 1683, aged 83.

AMARIAH PICKWORTH, Salem, had, says very good authority, daughter Rachel, who married the second John Sibley, but I feel no small degree of hesitation became the first John Sibley married Rachel Pickworth, as is said.

BENJAMIN PICKWORTH, Salem, son of John Pickworth, had wife Elizabeth named in his will, 20 August 1681.

JOHN PICKWORTH, Salem 1637, had gone from some part of the Bay to Plymouth 1631, got a wife and went back, says Governor Bradford in letter of February 1632. His wife Ann joined the church 1638, and had baptized Ruth, Hannah, and John, 14 October that year; Samuel; Joseph, 12 February 1643; Rachel, 3 May 1646; Benjamin, 2 July 1648; Sarah, 6 October 1650; Abigail, October 1652; and Jacob, 3 September 1654. He had grant of land at New London 1651, but forfeited for non resident. Ruth married Nathaniel Masters; Rachel married John Sibley; and Sarah married 25 March 1680, Joseph Mazury. His will of 27 June 1663, was probated 25 November following, names 4 sons, the first mentioned, and 3 daughters, but inventory had been taken three months. Elias Pickworth, of Beverly 1687, may have been another son or perhaps a grandson.

JOHN PICKWORTH, Salem, son of the preceding, died 1681, probably unmarried, for his brother Joseph Pickworth, as administrator gives inventory 29 November in that year, proposed division of the property, one third to Ann his mother, one third to himself, and one third to two sisters probably Rachel and Sarah, and we can hardly doubt that the other three were dead.

SAMUEL PICKWORTH, Salem, a soldier, killed in Philip's war, 15 December 1675, was son of John Pickworth, married 3 November 1667, Sarah Marston, daughter probably of the first John Marston, had Sarah, born 17 July 1668; Hannah, 3 May 1670; Samuel, 3 September 1672; and Mary, 30 July 1675. He left widow Sarah. See Genealogical Registrar II. 243. I regret to add, that young Samuel was an unhappy witness in 1692, at some of the witch trials, and, of course, was led to swear to more than was true.

CORBITT PIDDELL, of Connecticut, as strange a name as the preceding, had a suit in Court 1649.

GEORGE PIDCOCK, or GEORGE PIDCOKE, Scituate married 1640, Sarah Richards, was lived 1670, and Deane, 324, says no family is heard of. In the Colony record it is found, that he gave to the town that year both himself and his proprietor as being too feeble to manage his affairs.

ABRAHAM PIERCE, ABRAHAM PEARSE, ABRAHAM PEARS, ABRAHAM PEIRSE, or ABRAHAM PEARCE, Plymouth 1629, had share in division of cattle that year of Duxbury 1643, was a proprietor of Bridgewater 1645, by wife Rebecca, had Abraham, born January 1638; Isaac; and three daughters of who Alice was baptized at Barnstable, 21 July 1650; and died at Duxbury 1673. Haz. I. 326; Baylies II. 254.

ABRAHAM PIERCE, ABRAHAM PEARSE, ABRAHAM PEARS, ABRAHAM PEIRSE, or ABRAHAM PEARCE, Duxbury, son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had Abraham; John; and Samuel; and died January 1718.

ANTHONY PIERCE, ANTHONY PEARSE, ANTHONY PEARS, ANTHONY PEIRSE, or ANTHONY PEARCE, Watertown, eldest son of John Pierce of the same, born in England, freeman 3 September 1634, but by Felt is claimed for Salem that year, yet perhaps against the stronger right of Watertown, for here the record says by wife Sarah or Ann (for he had two, but Ann was the survivor) was born Mary, 28 December 1633; John, eldest son whose date is not known; Mary, again, 1636; Jacob, 15 September 1637; Daniel, 1 January 1640; Martha, 24 April 1641; Joseph; Benjamin, 1649; and Judith, 18 July 1650; and he died 9 May 1678. Mary married Ralph Read of Woburn; and Judith married 16 February 1667, John Sawin.

AZERIKAM PIERCE, AZERIKAM PEARSE, AZERIKAM PEARS, AZERIKAM PEIRSE, or AZERIKAM PEARCE, or AZRAKIM PIERCE, AZRAKIM PEARSE, AZRAKIM PEARS, AZRAKIM PEIRSE, or AZRAKIM PEARCE, Warwick, is supposed to have come in from Rehoboth, or Swanzey, had children Samuel and Tabitha, perhaps others.

BENJAMIN PIERCE, BENJAMIN PEARSE, BENJAMIN PEARS, BENJAMIN PEIRSE, or BENJAMIN PEARCE, Scituate, son of Michael Pierce, married 1678, Martha Adams, daughter of James Adams, had Martha, Jerusha, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Persis, Caleb, Thomas, Adams, Jermiah, and Elisha, born between 1679 and 99. Deane.

BENJAMIN PIERCE, BENJAMIN PEARSE, BENJAMIN PEARS, BENJAMIN PEIRSE, or BENJAMIN PEARCE, Watertown, son of Anthony Pierce, married 15 January 1678, Hannah Brooks, daughter of Joshua Brooks of Concord; had eight children says Bond, but he names only Hannah, born 25 December 1679; Benjamin, 29 April 1682; Grace, 4 June 1685; Sarah, 1 January 1688; Samuel, 22 August 1689; Lydia, 3 October 1692; and Hannah, again, 2 January 1700; was freeman 1690; but the time of death is not mentioned.

BENJAMIN PIERCE, BENJAMIN PEARSE, BENJAMIN PEARS, BENJAMIN PEIRSE, or BENJAMIN PEARCE, Woburn, son perhaps of Robert Pierce, more probably of Thomas Pierce of the same, by wife Mary, had Benjamin, born 28 August 1689; Mary, 29 January 1692; Esther, 25 October 1696; Rebecca, October 1698; Deborah, 5 December 1700; Thomas, 23 November 1702; and Zurishaddai, 22 June 1705.

DANIEL PIERCE, DANIEL PEARSE, DANIEL PEARS, DANIEL PEIRSE, or DANIEL PEARCE Watertown, blacksmith, came in the Elizabeth from Ipswich, County Suffolk (but called of London by Coffin) 1634, aged 23; freeman 2 May 1638, removed to Newbury, by wife Sarah, had Daniel, born 15 May 1642; Joshua, 15 May 1643; and Martha, 14 February 1648. He swore fidelity 1652, and married 26 December 1654, Ann, perhaps widow of Thomas Millerd, and died 27 November 1677, leaving good estate. His widow died 27 November 1690; and his daughter married perhaps a Thorpe.

DANIEL PIERCE, DANIEL PEARSE, DANIEL PEARS, DANIEL PEIRSE, or DANIEL PEARCE, Groton, son of Anthony Pierce, as from Butler's History we learn, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b 16 May 1665; Daniel, 28 November 1666; John, 18 August 1668; Ephraim, 15 October 1673; and Josiah, 2 May 1675. Of course, the Indians hostility drove him away; and Bond fixes him at Watertown, and says he had Joseph; Abigail, born 3 January 1682; Hannah, baptized 16 January 1687; and Benjamin, the same day; the last three at Watertown.

DANIEL PIERCE, DANIEL PEARSE, DANIEL PEARS, DANIEL PEIRSE, or DANIEL PEARCE, Newbury, son of Daniel Pierce of the same, by wife Joanna, had Joanna; Daniel, born 20 December 1663; Ann, 22 May 1666; Benjamin, 16 February 1669; Joshua, 16 October 1671; Thomas, 1 May 1674; Martha, 26 February 1677; Sarah, 3 October 1679; George, 5 March 1682; Mary, 14 April 1685; John, 16 October 1687; and Catharine, 18 September 1690; was a Captain, Representative 1682 and 3, of the council of safety on the Revolution 1689, Colonel of one of the Essex regiments, Representative under the new charter in the important year 1692; and died 22 January, though Hutchinson II. 48, makes it 4 April 1704. His wife died 26 September 1690, and Daniel and Joanna, the eldest two children a few days before.

DAVID PIERCE, DAVID PEARSE, DAVID PEARS, DAVID PEIRSE, or DAVID PEARCE, Dorchester, freeman 7 December 1636; but Mr. Paige, in his very careful list, Genealogical Registrar III. 94, read it Price.

EDWARD PIERCE, EDWARD PEARSE, EDWARD PEARS, EDWARD PEIRSE, or EDWARD PEARCE, Watertown 1639, says Bond, who thinks he went to Wetherfield, but nothing certain is known of the man.

EPHRAIM PIERCE, EPHRAIM PEARSE, EPHRAIM PEARS, EPHRAIM PEIRSE, or EPHRAIM PEARCE, Weymouth, perhaps son of Michael Pierce, by wife Hannah Halbrook, daughter of John Halbrook of the same, had Azikam, born 4 January 1672; probably Ephraim; and perhaps others.

GEORGE PIERCE, GEORGE PEARSE, GEORGE PEARS, GEORGE PEIRSE, or GEORGE PEARCE, Boston, a smith, married Mary Woodhouse, daughter of Richard Woodhouse, had Mary, born 20 June 1660, and he died 7 December 1661.

GEORGE PIERCE, GEORGE PEARSE, GEORGE PEARS, GEORGE PEIRSE, or GEORGE PEARCE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, married 7 April 1687, Alice Hart, daughter of Richard Hart, had Susanna, born 21 August 1688; and perhaps more.

GILES PIERCE, GILES PEARSE, GILES PEARS, GILES PEIRSE, or GILES PEARCE, Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1687,

ISAAC PIERCE, ISAAC PEARSE, ISAAC PEARS, ISAAC PEIRSE, or ISAAC PEARCE, Boston, tailor, married Grace Tucker, daughter of Lewis Tucker of Casco.

JAMES PIERCE, JAMES PEARSE, JAMES PEARS, JAMES PEIRSE, or JAMES PEARCE, Boston, killed in youth, by lightning, at Plymouth 1660.

JAMES PIERCE, JAMES PEARSE, JAMES PEARS, JAMES PEIRSE, or JAMES PEARCE, Woburn, son of Thomas Pierce, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 11 October 1688; James, 28 February 1690; and perhaps removed.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, the patentee under the President and Council of New England 1620 and 1, though connecting with the pilgrims of Plymouth, never came, in my opinion, to this shore, yet Willis seems contraray I. 13. After most respectful consideration of the documents referred to in his note, I am constrained to express a confidence, that the London clothworker never succeeded in accomplishing, though he did undertake, a voyage to Plymouth, the ship being put back in distress. My judgment seems to have confirmation by what is read in Bradford, 140.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Dorchester, came perhaps in the Mary and John, 1630, or in the Lion, February 1631, is called mariner from Stepney, one of the modern London parishes, freeman 18 May 1631, by wife Parnell, had Joseph, born 30 October 1631; Abia, or Abigail, 17 July 1633; John, 3 March 1635, died the same month; Nehemiah, 12 July 1637, died October 1639; and his wife died the same month. He was selectman 1636 and 41; Representative March 1639; removed 1642 to Boston, married second wife 10 August 1654, Rebecca, widow of Thomas Wheeler, and died 17 September 1661. His will made the day before, mentioned wife Rebecca, sons Samuel and Nehemiah, daughters Mehitable, the wife of Jermiah Rogers, probably eldest, and her three children; besides Mary, Mercy, and Exercise, as may be read in Genealogical Registrar X 359, 60. In the History of Dorchester, 71, Samuel is supposed to be elder than Nehemiah, "as he is mentioned first;" but it seems clear, that he was younger, no doubt, by the second wife.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE of Dorchester, who by wife Mary, had several children, is so indistinguishable as to wife or children by the respective names, that we must be content to call one a cooper, and one a selectman, without confidence about either, as more respected than the other.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Watertown, freeman March 1638. a man of very good estate, projected settlement at Sudbury and Lancaster, died 19 August 1661; and his will of 4 March 1658 was probated 1 October following. In it he provides for daughter Elizabeth, eldest son Anthony, and other children without naming; but his widow in her will of 15 March 1667, in which month she died aged 79, supplies the deficient, naming children Anthony, John, Robert, Esther Morse, wife of Joseph Morse, Mary Coldam, whose husband is not of my acquaintance, besides grandchildren Mary Ball, and another Ball, Esther Morse, and the children of Anthony and Robert. He had also daughter Judith who married 30 January 1645, Francis Wyman, but she died before her father. By Bond he is correctly judged to be the man embarking 1637 at Yarmouth, with wife and children, he aged 49 years, wife Elizabeth, 36, children John, Barbara, Elizabeth, and Judith, with a servant John Gedney, 19, as had been printed in 4 Massachusetts History Collection I. 95, and again is given in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 325. He was from Norwich, a weaver.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had John and Elizabeth, twins born 16 June 1643; and of him nothing more is known unless he may be that man called John Peirse, to whose four children John Mills of Boston, in his will, October 1651, made gift.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Woburn, probably son of John Pierce of Watertown, and born in England, had John, born 23 November 1644; Joseph, 12 September 1646; and Thomas, 3 May 1649; perhaps others before or after, was freeman in April, and Representative May 1690.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Gloucester, Husbandman, freeman 1651, married 4 November 1643, wife Elizabeth, had Mary, born September 1650; and John, 40 July 1653. His wife died 3 July 1673, and he married 12 September following Jane Stanwood, and died 15 December 1695. His widow died 18 August 1706.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Boston, son of Anthony Pierce of Watertown, administered as inhabitant 28 February 1643, freeman 1648, married 15 April 1656, Ruth Bishop, daughter of Nathaniel Bishop; had Hannah, born 30 June 1660; Ruth, 22 November 1662; Hannah, again, 2 March 1665 (as to me seems, though in the informed town record she is called daughter of John Pease, and wife Ruth, neither of which is seen elsewhere); besides Nathaniel, 10 April 1678; and Rebecca, 15 February 1680. Perhaps between the earliest and lastest pair he was resident in some other town. His will of 21 October 1682, probated 7 November following, gives to his wife Ruth all his estate to bring up the children withal, as it lay in Boston or was given by his father at Watertown, or as may be inherited from grandfather as this testator was eldest son of his father.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Hartford 1640, a youth who probably removed soon.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Charlestown 1652, may have removed to Kittery, and died 1673, leaving widow Elinor. His inventory of £154 is dated 5 December by Francis Hooke, and Hubertus Mattoon. He may have been the witness to will of Thomas Coytmore, August 1642.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Boston, a mariner, in 1654, was perhaps he who married 15 April 1656, Ruth Bishop, daughter of Nathaniel Bishop, had Hannah, born 30 June 1660; may have been administered an inhabitant 1657.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE of Boston, perhaps by wife Isabel, had Samuel, born 14 January 1660; and died 17 September 1661.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Sudbury, perhaps brother of Anthony Pierce, had wife Elizabeth, who died 12 June 1655.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, a weaver, came from Norwich, County Norfolk 1637, aged 49, with wife Elizabeth, 36 and four children John, Barbara, Elizabeth, and Judith, and one servant John Gedney, 19, may have been this Sudbury man or not, as the commonness of the name prevents distinction.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Woburn, son perhaps eldest of John Pierce of the same, married 1 July 1663, Deborah Converse, daughter of James Converse, had Deborah, born 30 October 1666; John, 26 January 1671; Thomas, 23 December 1672; James, 6 August 1674, died at 11 years; Daniel, 7 November 1676; James, again, 8 October 1686; and Joseph, 24 August 1688.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Salem 1675, was then chosen Lieutenant of Captain Gardner's Company of which therefore more ought to be known. Felt II. 497.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Boston 1670, a bricklayer; a daughter of his had married William Talmage.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Springfield married 1677, Lydia Morgan, daughter of Miles Morgan, had Nathaniel born 1679; John, 1683; Jonathan; removed to Enfield, there had Lydia 1693, and he died September 1696, leaving the wife and these children.

JOHN PIERCE, PEARSE, PEARS, PEIRSE, or PEARCE, York 1680 took oath of allegiance next year, had several years before married Phebe Nash, widow of Isaac Nash.

JOHN PIERCE, PEARSE, PEARS, PEIRSE, or PEARCE, Gloucester, son of John Pierce of the same, married Mary Ratchell, daughter of Robert Ratchell of Boston, had, besides Rachel and Silas, John, born 17 January 1679; and Stephen, 25 January 1681; and removed probably next year.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Woodbury, by Cothren supposed to be son of John Pierce of Wethersfield, yet who he was is not mentioned, married the defrauded orphan Ann Hathwit, sister of John Hathwit, had John, baptized September 1683; and Elizabeth, August 1685; and he died 19 November 1731.

JOHN PIERCE, JOHN PEARSE, JOHN PEARS, JOHN PEIRSE, or JOHN PEARCE, Scituate, son of Michael Pierce, married 1683, Patience Dodson, daughter of Anthony Dodson, had (says Deane, 325) Michael, John, Jonathan, Ruth, Jael, David, and Clothier, born between 1684 and 98.

JONATHAN PIERCE, JONATHAN PEARSE, JONATHAN PEARS, JONATHAN PEIRSE, or JONATHAN PEARCE, Woburn, son of Robert Pierce of the same, married 19 November 1689, Hannah Wilson, had Hannah, born 8 March 1691, died young; Jonathan, 11 May 1693, died next year as did the father 17 June 1694.

JOSEPH PIERCE, JOSEPH PEARSE, JOSEPH PEARS, JOSEPH PEIRSE, or JOSEPH PEARCE, Woburn, probably son of Thomas Pierce of the same, married 24 June 1681, Mary Richardson, was freeman 1684.

JOSEPH PIERCE, JOSEPH PEARSE, JOSEPH PEARS, JOSEPH PEIRSE, or JOSEPH PEARCE, Watertown, son probably of Anthony Pierce, by wife Martha, had Joseph, born 2 October 1669; Francis 27 July 1671; John, 27 May 1673; Mary, 26 November 1674; Benjamin, 25 March 1677; Jacob, 26 December 1678; Martha, 24 December 1681; Stephen, October 1683; Israel, 7 October 1685; and Elizabeth, 9 September 1687. He was freeman 1690, and took second wife 15 June 1698, Elizabeth Kendall of Cambridge, widow of Ephraim Winship, daughter of Francis Kendall.

JOSHUA PIERCE, JOSHUA PEARSE, JOSHUA PEARS, JOSHUA PEIRSE, or JOSHUA PEARCE, Newbury, son of the first Daniel Pierce of the same, married 7 May 1668, Dorothy Pike, daughter of Major Robert Pike, had Joshua, and perhaps other children, but no dates are given.

LANCELOT PIERCE, LANCELOT PEARSE, LANCELOT PEARS, LANCELOT PEIRSE, or LANCELOT PEARCE, Pegypscot, married a daughter of Thomas Stevens, had William. Willis I. 163.

MARK PIERCE, MARK PEARSE, MARK PEARS, MARK PEIRSE, or MARK PEARCE, Cambridge 1642, removed next year to new Haven.

MARMADUKE PIERCE, MARMADUKE PEARSE, MARMADUKE PEARS, MARMADUKE PEIRSE, or MARMADUKE PEARCE, Salem 1639, charged with killing his apprentice. See Winthrop I. 318, 9, where the surname seems Percy or Perry. He came 1637 from Sandwich, in Kent, with wife Mary, and a servant. In Boys's History of Sandwich, page 752, it is spelled Peerce, and in Felt I. 169, Percie, but in Ib. II. 458, Pierce.

MICHAEL PIERCE, MICHAEL PEARSE, MICHAEL PEARS, MICHAEL PEIRSE, or MICHAEL PEARCE, Hingham 1646, had there baptized that year Persis; other children were Benjamin, John, Ephraim, Elizabeth, Deborah, Ann, Abia, and Ruth, all named in his will, besides probably Abigail, born 1662, when his wife died soon after, he removed to Scituate, took second wife Ann; was a Captain of great bravery, in command of 50 English and 20 friendly Indians from Cape Cod, in Philip's war, and was with most of them killed 26 March 1676, at Pawtucket fight in Rehoboth. Deane, 122, 325.

NATHANIEL PIERCE, NATHANIEL PEARSE, NATHANIEL PEARS, NATHANIEL PEIRSE, or NATHANIEL PEARCE, Woburn, son of Robert Pierce of the same, was a soldier in Philip's war, and engaged in the memorial Falls fight, 19 May 1676, which he long survived, married 27 December 1677, Hannah Convers, had Nathaniel, born 2 February 1679; and his wife died 23 March following. He married 23 March 1680, Elizabeth Foster, perhaps widow of Hopestill Foster of Charlestown, had Robert, who died 14 May 1689.

NEHEMIAH PIERCE, NEHEMIAH PEARSE, NEHEMIAH PEARS, NEHEMIAH PEIRSE, or NEHEMIAH PEARCE, Boston 1661, a cooper, Artillery Company 1671, married perhaps second wife 1684, Ann Addington, widow of Captain Samuel Mosely, eldest daughter of Isaac Addington, and died 1691. Administration was given 28 April of that year to his widow.

RICHARD PIERCE, RICHARD PEARSE, RICHARD PEARS, RICHARD PEIRSE, or RICHARD PEARCE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, had perhaps other children besides that Susanna who married 4 December 1673, George Brownell.

RICHARD PIERCE, RICHARD PEARSE, RICHARD PEARS, RICHARD PEIRSE, or RICHARD PEARCE, Pemaquid, a carpenter, I think is the man to who in January 1642, an Indians sagamore made large grant of lands and islands, as may be seen in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 365; took oath of fidelity 1674.

RICHARD PIERCE, RICHARD PEARSE, RICHARD PEARS, RICHARD PEIRSE, or RICHARD PEARCE, Boston, printer, married 27 August 1680, Sarah Cotton, daughter of Reverend Seaborn Cotton. Thomas, History I. 282. For Benjamin Harris, bookseller, he published 25 September 1690, the first number of a newspaper, of which the second never appeared. See Felt II. 14.

ROBERT PIERCE, ROBERT PEARSE, ROBERT PEARS, ROBERT PEIRSE, or ROBERT PEARCE, Dorchester, perhaps 1630, but not very likely, may have been brother of John Pierce, the mariner, by wife Ann Greenway, daughter of John Greenway, had Deborah, born February 1640, died in few weeks, was freeman 18 May 1642, and died 6 January 1665, leaving only son Thomas, and Mary, who married Thomas Herring, not (as often said) Haven, of Dedham; and his widow died 31 December 1695, "the oldest person, probably that ever lived in Dorchester" says the History 261, aged "about 104 years" unless we suppose some exaggeration in Blake's Ann, as may be reasonable if not unavoidable. Of his will, good abstract is in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 154. Some of the bread brought over the ocean by him, tradition fondly reports to be still in posession of descendants, and so, by more than 165 years older even than her. It may as well keep many centuries more.

ROBERT PIERCE, ROBERT PEARSE, ROBERT PEARS, ROBERT PEIRSE, or ROBERT PEARCE, Ipswich, married Abigail Symonds, daughter of Mark Symonds of the same.

ROBERT PIERCE, ROBERT PEARSE, ROBERT PEARS, ROBERT PEIRSE, or ROBERT PEARCE, Watertown 1646, son of John Pierce of the same, removed probably to Worburn, was freeman 1650, by wife Mary, had Judith, born 30 September 1651; Mary, 21 January 1653; Nathaniel, 4 December 1655; Elizabeth, 6 March 1658; Jonathan, 2 February 1663; and Joseph, 1 May 1672. His wife died 18 March 1701, and old Robert Pierce died 10 September 1706. Farmer assumed that he might be the ancestor of Governor Benjamin Pierce, a native of Chelmsford, assigning, in a way not common with that scrupulous antiquary, as a reason, that the Chelmsford Pierces were from Woburn.

ROBERT PIERCE, ROBERT PEARSE, ROBERT PEARS, ROBERT PEIRSE, or ROBERT PEARCE, Charlestown, married 18 February 1657, Sarah Eyre.

SAMUEL PIERCE, SAMUEL PEARSE, SAMUEL PEARS, SAMUEL PEIRSE, or SAMUEL PEARCE, Malden, whose wife's name I find not, had Mary, born 20 August 1656; Thomas, 7 January 1658; John, and perhaps Joseph, August 1659; of who John died very soon; and Elizabeth, October 1666; probably more, for I suppose he removed to Charlestown, and may be the person whose wife Mary joined the Charlestown church 27 March 1670, he having done so 5 December preceding, and brought to baptism Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, Jonathan, John, Mary, Elizabeth, and Persis, all 16 January 1670; Abigail, 29 May 1670; Hannah, 31 December 1671; and Benjamin, 15 August 1675.

SAMUEL PIERCE, SAMUEL PEARSE, SAMUEL PEARS, SAMUEL PEIRSE, or SAMUEL PEARCE, Boston 1672, cooper, probably son of John Pierce of the same, may have removed 1677, to Charlestown.

SAMUEL PIERCE, SAMUEL PEARSE, SAMUEL PEARS, SAMUEL PEIRSE, or SAMUEL PEARCE, Woburn, son of Thomas Pierce of the same, freeman 1684, married 9 December 1680. Lydia Bacon, had Samuel, born 25 November 1681; Lydia, 25 May 1683; Joseph, 28 March 1685; Isaac, 22 March 1687; Abigail, 27 February 1689; Sarah, 22 January 1691; Tabitha, 28 August 1697, died next month; and Tabitha, again, 19 March 1700.

STEPHEN PIERCE, STEPHEN PEARSE, STEPHEN PEARS, STEPHEN PEIRSE, or STEPHEN PEARCE, fifth son of Thomas Pierce the second, set at Chelmsford, by wife Tabitha, had Stephen, whose son Benjamin Pierce was grandfather of the late President of the United States, says the memoir of Governor Benjamin Pierce in Genealogical Registrar VII. 10; but the writer has perhaps sunk one generation by confusion of one Thomas Pierce with another of the same name, probably the emigrant ancestor.

THOMAS PIERCE, THOMAS PEARSE, THOMAS PEARS, THOMAS PEIRSE, or THOMAS PEARCE, Charlestown 1634, freeman 6 May 1635, brought from England, daughter Persis, who married William Bridge, and next, John Harrison, by wife Elizabeth, had Abigail, baptized 17 June 1639, unless she were child of another Thomas, as seems not unlikely; for no other is ascribed to this one, who died 7 October 1666, and in his will of 7 November preceding, mentioned his age of 82 years, his wife Elizabeth aged about 71, sons John, Randall Nichols, besides grandchildren Mary Bridge and Elizabeth Jeffts; and gave legacy to the College. His widow Elizabeth, mother of Mary, wife of Peter Tufts, was perhaps his second wife.

THOMAS PIERCE, THOMAS PEARSE, THOMAS PEARS, THOMAS PEIRSE, or THOMAS PEARCE, Woburn 1643, may not improbably seem to be son of the preceding, born in England, lived first at Charlestown, and may have been father of that Abigail; but at Woburn had John, born 7 March 1644, died probably soon; Thomas, 21 January 1645; Elizabeth, 25 December 1646; Joseph, 22 September 1648, died soon; Joseph, again, 13 August 1649; Stephen, 16 July 1651; Samuel, 20 February 1654, died at 2 years; Samuel, again, 7 April 1656; William, 7 March 1658; James, 7 May 1659; and Abigail, 20 November 1660. He was freeman 1677 and 13 November of that year, sold land in Charlestown. Thomas Pierce, father of Stephen Piercer, could not be, as the biography supposed, the same Thomas that died 7 October 1666, aged 83 years.

THOMAS PIERCE, THOMAS PEARSE, THOMAS PEARS, THOMAS PEIRSE, or THOMAS PEARCE, Setauket, Long Island, 1661, had that year a Commissioner as a Magistrate of Connecticut

THOMAS PIERCE, THOMAS PEARSE, THOMAS PEARS, THOMAS PEIRSE, or THOMAS PEARCE, Dorchester, only son of Robert Pierce, married Mary Proctor, daughter of George Proctor, had nine children of who were Thomas, baptized 26 October 1662; Mary, born April 1665; John, 26 October 1668; besides Samuel, killed 16 December 1698, by fall of a tree. His wife died 22 March 1704, aged 62, and he died 26 October 1706, aged 71. He was ancestor of the late well beloved Reverend Dr. John Pierce of Brookline, Harvard College 1793.

THOMAS PIERCE, THOMAS PEARSE, THOMAS PEARS, THOMAS PEIRSE, or THOMAS PEARCE, Gloucester, had wife Ann, who died 16 January 1668, perhaps daughter Elizabeth died 3 July 1673.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Boston, a distinguished shipmaster, made more voyages than any other person in the same years to and from Boston, was killed by the Spaniards at Providence in the Bahamas, 13 July 1641. Winthrop II. 33. Prince says in Ann. II, 69, he was ancestor of Reverend James Pierce, a distinguished theologian of Exeter, England, who died 1730.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Boston, came in the Griffin, arriving 4 September 1633, with Cotton, Hooker, Governor Haynes, and other church men, was made freeman 14 May following, often a selectman, died 1661. He had early married Sarah Colbron, daughter of William Colbron, had daughter Sarah named Sarah Colpit in the will of her grandfather, but I fear that name is wrong, at least, such name is not known in Boston. See the note in Winthrop I. 109.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Barnstable 1643.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Boston 1653, a mariner, died 1669. leaving small property to his widow. By wife Esther, I suppose, he had Mary, born 10 December 1656; Martha and Mary, twins born 26 May 1659.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Falmouth 1680, on the second destruction of the town, 1690, removed to Milton. Willis I. 163.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Suffield, married 1688, Esther Spencer, had Thomas, born 1688.

WILLIAM PIERCE, WILLIAM PEARSE, WILLIAM PEARS, WILLIAM PEIRSE, or WILLIAM PEARCE, Woburn, perhaps son of Thomas Pierce of the same, married 8 April 1690, Abigail Somers, alias Warren. Fifteen of this name in its various forms, had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, five at Yale, and ten at other New England colleges.

EBENEZER PIERPONT, Roxbury, son of John Pierpont of the same, married 20 October 1692, Mary Ruggles, daughter of Samuel Ruggles, had John, born 20 September 1693; Ebenezer, 14 September 1694; and Mary, 21 September 1696, died February following; and he died 11 December following. His widow married 3 November 1702, Isaac Morris.

JAMES PIERPONT, Ipswich, had wife Margaret, left sons John and Robert, who he brought from England.

JAMES PIERPONT, New Haven, son of John Pierpont of Roxbury, ordained 2 July 1685, married 27 October 1691, Abigail Davenport, daughter of John Davenport second, who died within four months, and his second wife 1694, was Sarah Haynes, daughter of Reverend Joseph Haynes, and by her he had only Abigail, born 19 September 1696; his third wife married 26 July 1698 was Mary Hooker, daughter of Reverend Samuel Hooker, had James Pierpont, 21 May 1699, Yale College 1718; Samuel Pierpont, 30 December 1700, Yale College 1718; Mary, 23 November 1702; Joseph, 21 October 1704; Benjamin, 18 July 1706, died in few months; Benjamin Pierpont, again, 17 October 1707, Yale College 1726; Sarah, 9 June 1709; and Hezekiah, 1712. Whether he was prominent as divine, or what issue he had by this last, I am not able to discover (yet Edward C. Herick, Esq. Librarian can tell), but his wonderful story of the apparition of the ship in the sky, at New Haven, many years before he was born, that worthily adorns the Magnalia, Book I chapter 6, 6, is evidence of his felicity of fancy. It may be compared with the contempory account of the prodigy in Winthrop II.; 328. He died 22 November 1714. Against a foolish invention of recent date, making this humble clergyman descendant of the Duke of Kingston, the difference of spelling in the surname, as the sound of both is the same, would be slight obstacle; but we may be sure it is incredible for our James Pierpont father was born many a long year before the first Duke of Kingston.

JOHN PIERPONT, Roxbury, son of James Pierpont of Ipswich, born in England, married Thankful Stow, daughter of John Stow, had Thankful, born 26 November baptized 2 December 1649, died in few days; John, 22 July 1651, died in few days unbaptized; John, again, 28, baptized 31 October 1652; Experience, 4 January baptized 18 February 1655; one, 4 August 1657, died in very few days unbaptized; James Pierpont, 4, baptized 8 January 1660, Harvard College 1681; Ebenezer, 21, baptized 22 December 1661; Thankful, again, 18 November 1663; Joseph, 8 April 1666; and Benjamin Pierpont, 26 July 1668, Harvard College 1689, who was a minister that died 1698 at Charleston, South Carolina. He was freeman 1652, and died 7 December 1682, aged 64. His son John died 30 December 1690 unmarried I think; and Joseph Pierpont, probably a student at College, at least buried at Cambridge, died 25 February 1687.

JONATHAN PIERPONT, son of Robert Pierpont of Roxbury, was fourth minister of Reading, ordained 26 June 1689, married 29 October 1691, Elizabeth Angier, daughter of Edmund Angier of Cambridge, had Elizabeth, born 25 February 1693; Jonathan Pierpont, 14 September 1695, Harvard College 1714; Joseph, 13 October 1706; Mary, 11 February 1708; and he died 2 June 1709.

ROBERT PIERPONT, Ipswich 1648, brother probably of James Pierpont the first, may, I suppose, be regarded as father of that

ROBERT PIERPONT of Ipswich, who was administered freeman 1676; but no good report of either has reached me.

ROBERT PIERPONT, Roxbury, son of the first James Pierpont, born in England, married at Charlestown 18 February 1657, though Frothingham says 1666, Sarah Lynde, daughter of Thomas Lynde, had James, born 30 November 1657, died very soon; Margaret, 13 March 1659, died in few days; Margaret, again, 14 March 1661, died in few days; Jonathan, 8 October 1663, died in few days; Jonathan Pierpont, again, 11 June 1665, Harvard College 1685; Thomas, 7 July 1667; Ezra, 30 July 1669, died soon; Sarah, 29 November 1671, died very soon; Margaret, again, 30 April 1672; James, again, 28 October 1675, died next year; James, again, 27 August 1677; Robert, 31 December 1678, died in few weeks; and Sarah, again, 24 May 1680; and he died 16 May 1694. His widow gave a deposition, it is said, at the age of 85 years which illustrates much the genealogy though her memory was infirm enough to magnify the number of her days, by reckoning six or seven years too many, or in the shorter term of Farmer, four or five. So dangerous is an oath taken under the burden of age. Eight of this name includes the spelling of Pierrepont, the noble family in England, had in 1834 been graduates at Harvard and six at Yale.

ABRAHAM PIERSON, ABRAHAM PEARSON, ABRAHAM PORSUNE, or ABRAHAM PERSON, Branford, was of Yorkshire, came to Boston 1640, joined the church 5 September of that year when he is called "a student," of which we may doubt the meaning, as we know he was bred at Trinity College Cambridge, where he took his A.B. 1632, and he is in Mather's first class as a minister before coming over, though this may well seem incorrect; became minister of the church gathering in Lynn November 1640, to go to settle at Southampton, Long Island, thence about 1647 went to Branford, and thence in the autumn of 1667, with a part to his congregation to Newark, New Jersey. See his letter to John Winthrop, 3 Massachusetts Historical Collections X. 69 and 84. He had Abraham Pierson, born at Lynn 1641, Harvard College 1668; Thomas, John, and Abigail, before his removed from Southampton, and at Branford were born Grace, 13 June 1650; Susanna, 10 December 1652; Rebecca, 10 December 1654; and Theophilus, 15 March or May 1659; besides Isaac; and Mary. Abigail married 27 November 1663, John Davenport the younger; Susanna married 1672, Jonathan Bell of Stamford, as his second wife; Grace was second wife of Samuel Kitchell; and Rebecca married Joseph Johnson, and died 8 November 1732. But much of the details belong to Newark. He died 9 August 1678. Descendants are in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, of which Farmer says twelve had in 1829, been graduates at the College of those three States. Lechford, in Plain Dealing, 43, calls him Pridgeon. Of his will, I have large abstract furnished by Samuel H. Congar, Esq. It bears date 10 August 1671, provides out of good estate for four sons Abraham, Thomas, Theophilus, and Isaac; four daughters besides his "choice and precious daughter Davenport," so that we may be sure John was dead before that date.

ABRAHAM PIERSON, ABRAHAM PEARSON, ABRAHAM PORSUNE, or ABRAHAM PERSON, Killingworth, son of the preceding, had been ordained as colleague with his father at Newark, 4 March 1672, in 1692 came to Connecticut, and in 1694 was settler at Killingworth. Married Abigail Clark, daughter of George Clark of Milford; in 1701, was made the first head of Yale College and served until he died 5 May 1707. He had children Abraham, Sarah, Susannah, Mary, Hannah, Ruth, James, and Abigail, besides John Pierson, Yale College 1711, minister of Woodbridge, New Jersey.

BARTHOLOMEW PIERSON, BARTHOLOMEW PEARSON, BARTHOLOMEW PORSUNE, or BARTHOLOMEW PERSON, Watertown 1639, by wife Ursula, written Azlee, Uzlah, Uzlee in the records, had Bartholomew, born September 1640, died next month; Bartholomew, again, 26 February 1642, died in few months; Martha, 17 September 1643; perhaps Mary; Jonathan, 12 August 1648; Joseph, 8 November 1650; Sarah, 7 May 1653; and Bartholomew, again, who died in few years. In 1648 he was made freeman, spelled Porsune in the record, and in 1653 he removed to Woburn, was selectman 1665 and 6, and died 12 March 1687. His widow died 28 May 1694.

HENRY PIERSON, HENRY PEARSON, HENRY PORSUNE, or HENRY PERSON, Hempstead, Long Island, 1686.

HUGH PIERSON, HUGH PEARSON, HUGH PORSUNE, or HUGH PERSON, Watertown 1649, had, in 1654, wife Alice and daughter Ruth, then 9 years old, and he died 13 June 1675, very poor, as he had lived.

JOHN PIERSON, JOHN PEARSON, JOHN PORSUNE, or JOHN PERSON, Middletown, died July 1677, leaving wife and son, three years old.

PETER PIERSON, PETER PEARSON, PETER PORSUNE, or PETER PERSON, Boston, a quaker, to be whipped at the cart's tail 1660, through Boston, Roxbury, and Dedham. Hutchinson I. 203. It is not related in any book how this tended to his conversion.

STEPHEN PIERSON, STEPHEN PEARSON, STEPHEN PORSUNE, or STEPHEN PERSON, Derby 1679, had probably other children besides Stephen and Sarah; for the name of Abraham is found in the list of estate 1717, and this may lead to the presumption that Stephen was son of the first Abraham Pierson.

THOMAS PIERSON, THOMAS PEARSON, THOMAS PORSUNE, or THOMAS PERSON, Branford 1668, not (as often he is called) son of Reverend Abraham Pierson the first, married 27 November 1662, Mary Harrison, daughter of Richard Harrison, had Samuel, born about 1663, removed to Newark, and died there. He swore allegiance to the Dutch in 1673. He was probably brother, possibly nephew of the fist Reverend Abraham Pierson, and his will of 12 January 1698, with codicil of 3 March 1701, was probated in May following. It names sons Samuel and Thomas, daughters Hannah and Elizabeth.

THOMAS PIERSON, THOMAS PEARSON, THOMAS PORSUNE, or THOMAS PERSON, Brandford, son of the first Abraham Pierson, married Mary Harrison, went to Newark from Branford with his father, was called junior, was in good esteem, but was dead before 1684.

JOHN PIGG, JOHN PIDGE, or JOHN PIGGE, Dedham, probably son of Thomas Pigg, freeman 1690, printed in the list Pidg, as the name of this mother, in the Metcalf genealogy is spelt Pidge, which may show the sound.

ROBERT PIGG, ROBERT PIDGE, or ROBERT PIGGE, New Haven 1644, died 1660, or very early next year his inventory being of 23 January following, and his will of 28 March preceding. In it he names wife Margaret, who married 1662, William Tharpe or William Thorpe, daughter Alice meaning wife of John Jenner, perhaps, her son Thomas "and her other children" possibly he was brother of

THOMAS PIGG, THOMAS PIDGE, or THOMAS PIGGE of Roxbury, freeman 14 May 1634, who brought from England wife Mary, and several children, had here Martha, baptized 12 March 1643, and he died 30 December following. His will, probated 12 September 1644, gives Thomas, John, Hannah, Sarah, and Martha, property in Roxbury, and to daughter Mary, wife I think of Nicholas Wood, his allotment in Dedham. His widow married 13 August 1645, Michael Metcalf.

THOMAS PIGG, THOMAS PIDGE, or THOMAS PIGGE, Dedham, son of the preceding, died early in September 1660, probably never married, at least his brother John Pigg and sister had his property. Genealogical Registrar X. 180.

CHRISTOPHER PIGGOT, Boston 1655, on 27 April of which year an order was passed, that his wife shall be forthwith sent to him at Muddy River, by the constable.

PIGHOGG, Mr. Boston, administered a townsman 28 February 1652, with prefix of respect, and entitled a "churrergeon." See record I. 103, which gives no name of baptism.

HUGH PIKE, Newbury, a soldier under Turner, at Hatfield, in April 1676, married 17 June 1685, Sarah Brown, daughter of Francis Brown, had Hugh, born 28 May 1686, and Joseph.

JAMES PIKE, Charlestown 1647, then administered of the church, and made freeman, removed to Reading, had two wives Naomi and Sarah, two sons John, born 1 January 1654; and Zechariah, 8 October 1658; but of which wife either was son or whether there were more children, or their names if there were more, as is probably except Jeremiah, or when either of the wives or the children died I have not heard. He died 1699.

JEREMIAH PIKE, Reading, probably son of the preceding, had Jeremiah, born 15 January 1674; James, 2 May 1676, died soon; as did Eliezer or Ebenezer, born next year; Michael, 7 April 1678; James, again. 7 November 1679, died young; Rachel, 14 December 1681; James, again, 15 September 1682; Nathaniel, 4 May 1685; William, 14 March 1687; Naomi, 14 February 1689; was of Framingham, a selectman 1700, and died 9 January 1711.

JOHN PIKE, Newbury, came in the James 1635, from Southampton, called in the clearance from the custom-house laborer of Langford, with child, was at Ipswich first, in 1640 of Piscataqua, and removed perhaps early to Salisbury, but more probably only established there. On his estate second son died 26 May 1654, leaving will, made two days before in which he provides for grandson John, and grandson John, son of Robert, three daughters Dorothy, wife of Daniel Hendrick, by whom we discover the error of Genealogical Registrar VI. 342, where she is called daughter instead of sister of Robert; Israel, wife of Henry True; and Ann. I presume all these children and Sarah, not found in the will, were brought from England, or Coffin would have given us the date of birth here, as well as the name of the wife as yet unknown.

JOHN PIKE, Newbury, son of the preceding, born in England, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 26 December 1638; John, 12 January 1641, died at 8 years; Hannah, 26 April 1643; Mary, 11 November 1647; John, again 20 March 1650; Ruth, 17 July 1652; Sarah, 13 September 1655; Thomas, 7 December 1657; and Samuel; was Representative 1657 and 8, though as freeman his name is not found; removed to Woodbridge, New Jersey 1669, among the first settlers there, and was some years a Magistrate.

JOHN PIKE, Newbury, son of the preceding, married 18 March 1695, Lydia Coffin, widow of Moses Little, daughter of Tristram Coffin, had, Judith, born 4 December following; Susanna, 3 April 1697; Lydia, 23 December 1698; Joanna, 17 December 1700; and Dorothy, 23 September 1702; and he died 13 August 1714.

JOHN PIKE, Dover, son of Robert Pike, freeman 1676, ordained successor of second John Rayner, 31 August 1681, married 5 May preceding Sarah Moody, daughter of Reverend Joshua Moody; had Robert, born 6 February 1685; Abigail, 1688, died at 6 years; Hannah and Mary, twins 1691; Joshua, 1693; Margaret, 1699; and Solomon, 1700; and his wife died 24 January 1703. He removed 1689 to Portsmouth when Dover was destroyed by the Indians, next year to Hampton, next year to Newbury, next year to Portsmouth to embark for Pemaquid as chaplain to the garrison, back to Portsmouth in July 1695, and to Dover 1698, and in less than four years to Salisbury, where he was born, but in a year or two went last to Dover again, there died 10 March 1710. All inquirers for minute statements about his neighbors are much indebted to his Journal in Volume III of New Hampshire Historical Collections. His will of 6 March before names children Nathaniel, Robert, Joshua, Solomon, Hannah, and Mary.

JOSEPH PIKE, Newbury, son of John Pike of the same, Representative 1690-2, by wife Susanna Kingsbury, daughter of Henry Kingsbury the second, married 29 January 1663, had Sarah, Mary, John, Thomas, Joseph, Hannah, and Benjamin; was killed by the Indians between Amesbury and Haverhill, 4 September 1694.

JOSEPH PIKE, Charlestown, 1683, had wife Susanna, killed by the Indians 4 September 1694, near Dover.

MOSES PIKE, Salisbury, youngest child of Robert Pike, by wife Susanna, had Moses, born 16 August 1688; Elias, 10 July 1692; Mary, 27 April 1695; and Sarah, 27 October 1698.

ROBERT PIKE, Salisbury, son of John Pike the first, brought from England, was first at Newbury, freeman 17 May 1637, married 3 April 1641, Sarah Sanders, perhaps daughter of John Sanders or his sister, had Sarah, born 24 February 1642; Mary, 22 February 1644, died young; Dorothy, 11 November 1645; Mary, again, 5 August 1647; Elizabeth, 24 June 1650; John Pike, 13 May 1653, Harvard College 1675; Robert, 26 June 1655; and Moses, 15 March 1659; was early one of the church members at Salisbury, Representative 1648 and some years following Lieutenant, Captain, Major in command of one of the Essex regiments, an Assistant 1682 to the subversion of the Charter, one of the council of safety on the overthrow of Andros, 1689, and in William and Mary's Charter 1691, again made one of the council. His wife died 1 November 1679, and he died 12 December 1706 in his 91st year. Sarah married 7 May 1661, Wymond Bradbury; and next, 10 May 1671, John Stockman; Dorothy married Joshua Pierce; and Elizabeth married 20. August 1672, William Carr.

ROBERT PIKE, Salisbury, son of Robert Pike of the same, married 30 October 1684, Martha Goldwyer, perhaps daughter of George Goldwyer, had Robert, born 3 September 1687; and Sarah, 3 February 1690; was freeman that year and died 22 August of the same.

SAMUEL PIKE, Falmouth, 1688, son of Richard Pike. Willis I. 143, 190. Four of this name had, in 1829, been graduates at Harvard and two at Dartmouth College.

WILLIAM PILE, Salisbury 1659, removed to Nantucket, thence to Dover, before July 1663.

JOHN PILLING, or JOHN PILLEN, Kittery 1639, a fisherman, was probably of Dover 1653.

ABEL PILSBURY, Newbury, son of William Pilsbury, by wife Mary, had Joshua, born 12 April 1679; John, 13 September 1682; Jacob, 20 March 1687; Abel, 12 April 1690; and Elizabeth, 20 March 1694.

CALEB PILSBURY and INCREASE PILSBURY, brothers of the preceding, were of Newbury 1678, but we know no more of either except that the former died 4 July 1680, according to Coffin, who says nothing of the latter after his birth.

JOB PILSBURY, Newbury, eldest brother of the preceding, freeman 1670, married 5 April 1677, Catharine Gavett, had Daniel, born 20 September 1678; and Josiah, 17 April 1686.

MOSES PILSBURY, Newbury, brother of the preceding, freeman 1673, married 1668, Susanna Whipple, widow of Lionel Worth, daughter of John Whipple, had Joseph, born 6 June 1670; Dorothy, 9 April 1675; Susanna, 5 February 1677; Judith, 16 March 1679; Caleb, 27 July 1681; and Hannah, 3 May 1686; but I doubt that the last five must have been by a second wife. Coffin's Pilsbury does not allude to daughter of the first. Yet as wife of Worth she had brought a number.

WILLIAM PILSBURY, Dorchester 1641, married that year probably Dorothy Crosby, had Deborah, born 16 April 1642; Job. 26 October 1643, Moses; Abel; removed to Newbury, there had Caleb, 28 January 1654; William, 27 July 1656; Experience, 10 April 1658; Increase, 10 October 1660; Thankful, 22 April 1662; and Joshua, 30 June 1671; freeman 1668, died 19 June 1686, aged 71.

WILLIAM PILSBURY Newbury, son of the preceding, married 13 December 1677, Mary Kenny, had William, born 22 March 1680, probably died soon; Experience, 16 April 1682; William, again, 7 July 1687; Lydia, 25 December 1689; Increase, 5 January 1695; and Apphia, 8 May 1700. Nine of this name had, in 1834, been graduates of New England colleges.

PHILIP PINCKNEY, Fairfield 1650, perhaps he was not there much after 1653, certainly was at East Chester, 1665. His son John lived there 1690, and perhaps he had other children besides Abigail, who married David Osborn.

HENRY PINDAR, HENRY PINDER, HENRY PYNDER, or HENRY PINTER, Ipswich 1642, perhaps was father of Mary, who married 21 March 1643, Solomon Martin, and of Joanna, who married 14 November 1643, Valentine Rowell. He had come probably as early as 1635 at least, for in that year embarked at London, in the Susan and Ellen, to come hither, were Mary, aged 53, with six children; Francis, 20; Mary, 17, Joanna, 14; Ann, 12; Catharine, 10; and John, 8.

JOHN PINDAR, JOHN PINDER, JOHN PYNDER, or JOHN PINTER, Ipswich 1648, may have been son of the preceding, married a daughter of Theophilus Wilson, and had son Thomas; and perhaps removed to Watertown, there died 14 April 1662.

SAMUEL PINDAR, SAMUEL PINDER, SAMUEL PYNDER, or SAMUEL PINTER, Ipswich 1683.

AARON PINGRY, AARON PINGREW, AARON PINGREE, or AARON PENGRY, Ipswich 1648

MOSES PINGRY, MOSES PINGREW, MOSES PINGREE, or MOSES PENGRY, Ipswich 1642, perhaps brother of the preceding, a saltmaker, married Abigail Clement, daughter of the first Robert Clement, was Representative 1665, and Deacon, died 1695, aged probably 85 years.

JOHN PINGRY, JOHN PINGREW, JOHN PINGREE, or JOHN PENGRY, probably son of Aaron Pingry or Moses Pingry, took lease of the school farm in 1680, married Faith Hewett, perhaps daughter of the first Joseph Jewett.

NICHOLAS PINTON, Lynn 1647, perhaps worked at the iron mine, removed to New Haven, there wrought at the iron works, by wife Elizabeth, who died 1667, had Ruth, Hannah, Mary, Thomas, and Robert; and died April 1676. His inventory amounted only to £43; but that was a season of extreme depresssion. The spelling is Dodd's, but Sylvester Judd read the record Pineon. Ruth married at Lynn, 28 December 1657, James Moore.

THOMAS PINTON, Sudbury 1661, may have been son of Nicholas Pinton, settler at New Haven, by wife Mercy, had Christiana, Mercy, and Abigail, and Experience; and died 10 October 1710. Doubts as to this name have been expressed in Connecticut for it might easily be read Pineon, or Pineo, and the sound of either is not much unlike the others, it is said, and was seldom uttered in public.

JOHN PINKHAM, Dover 1665, son of Richard, in 1671 had grant from his father of most of his property on condition of supporting him for life, and married Rose Otis, daughter of the first Richard Otis, had Richard, Thomas, Amos, Otis, Solomon, James, Rose, Elizabeth, Sarah, and John; 7 sons, 3 daughters.

RICHARD PINKHAM, Dover, son of the preceding, married Elizabeth Layton, daughter of Thomas Layton the second, had Richard, Tristram, and John, the last born 19 August 1696.

RICHARD PINKHAM, Nantucket, said to have come from Isle of Wight, had Jonathan, born 12 November 1684; Shubael, 7 June 1691; Nathaniel, 22 January 1693; Deborah, 28 February 1695; Daniel, 8 December 1697; Barnabas, 3 January 1700; Peleg, 5 February 1702; Theophilus, 14 March 1706; and James, 19 February 1708; but the same of wife is not seen in Genealogical Registrar VII. 263. She was Mary Coffin, daughter of Honorable James Coffin.

HUMPHREY PINNEY, HUMPHREY PYNNY, Dorchester, born in Somertshire, came, as once was thought in the Mary and John, 1630, but Stiles, in History of Windsor, 745, shows that in 1631 he was engaged in England, on will of his uncle Edmund, freeman 14 May 1634, married at Dorchester, Mary Hull, daughter of George Hull, had Samuel; removed to Windsor, there had Nathaniel, born December 1641, baptized 2 January 1642 (not 1641 as 2 January in that year of new reckoned style was Saturday); Mary, baptized 16 June 1644; Sarah, 19 November baptized 3 December 1648; John, baptized 19 October 1651; Abigail, 26 November 1654; and Isaac 24, baptized 28 February 1664. All these children were living when he made his will, June 1682. He died 20 August 1683; and his widow who died 18 August 1684, names in her will 12 September before, all her children but of Abigail only her three children leaving the inference that she was dead. Mary married 6 July, 1665, Abraham Phelps; Sarah was second wife 20 December 1676, of the second William Phelps; and Abigail married (23 December 1667, according to Stiles, 746, but as she was then only 13 years 10 days old, I prefer my earlier information as to date) 1677, John Adams.

ISSAC PINNEY, ISSAC PYNNY, Windsor, youngest son of the preceding, married about 1685, Sarah Clark, daughter of Daniel Clark, had Isaac, born 17 January 1687; Jonathan, 23 October 1688; Mary, 4 March 1690; Sarah, 7 March 1692 or 3; Humphrey, 5 September 1694; Elizabeth, 6 January 1697; and Noah, 24 January 1703 besides Hannah, and Daniel, whose dates mare unknown to either Stiles, or Goodwin.

JOHN PINNEY, JOHN PYNNY, Charlestown, married 4 July 1682, Elizabeth Rand, daughter of Thomas Rand, had John, Edmund, and Elizabeth, all baptized 11 September 1687; yet I am not informed in whose right the ordinance was performed, nor is any thing more known of him, the wife or children at Charlestown, that he was not the son of Humphrey Pinney, is well inferred from what is told me, that the Windsor John Pinney died 1697, without children.

NATHANIEL PINNEY, NATHANIEL PYNNY, windsor, son of Humphrey Pinney, freeman 1667, married 21 July, 1670, Sarah Griswold, widow of Samuel Phelps, daughter of Edward Griswold, had Nathaniel, born 11 May 1671; and Sarah, 11 October 1673; and died 7 August 1676. His widow died 6 November 1715.

SAMUEL PINNEY, SAMUEL PYNNY, Windsor, eldest brother of the preceding, born at Dorchester, made freeman 1658, married 17 November 1665, Joyce Bissell, daughter of John Bissell, had Mary, born 16 June 1667; Samuel, 20 November 1668; removed to Simsbury, and there had Josiah, 3 November 1681.

THOMAS PINNEY, THOMAS PYNNY, Gloucester 1671, freeman 1672, and was there ten years after.

ANDREW PINSON, ANDREW PINCHIN, or ANDREW PINCIN, Wethersfield, 7 May 1697, after more than thirty years inhabitant, aged 74, and probably without ever wife or. children.

EDMUND PINSON, EDMUND PINCHIN, or EDMUND PINCIN, Cambridge 1665, married Ann Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, had Ann, who died 8 May, 1666, infant. He had second wife Sarah Dexter, daughter of Richard Dexter.

THOMAS PINSON, THOMAS PINCHIN, or THOMAS PINCIN, Scituate 1636, married 1639, Jane Standlake, daughter of Richard Standlake, had Thomas,b. 15 May 1640; Hannah, 4 December 1642; Waitstill, 1650; John, 1655; and Joshua, 1658. Hannah married 15 January 1662, George Young.

THOMAS PINSON, THOMAS PINCHIN, or THOMAS PINCIN, Scituate, son of the preceding, married 18 September 1662, Elizabeth White, perhaps daughter of Gawin White, had Thomas, born 1662; Ebenezer, 1668; and perhaps others; he had second wife Sarah Turner. Deane.

JONATHAN PIPER, Ipswich, youngest son of Nathaniel Piper, had wife Sarah, who died 6 May 1700, and next married the same year Alice Darby, removed 1731 to Concord, there died 11 May 1752, and his widow died 23 April 1758. Of eight children Jonathan, Nathaniel, Josiah, John, Alice, Sarah, Mary, and Joseph, the last, born 1718, is the only one to whom date is affixed, nor can we discern by which wife they respectively came.

NATHANIEL PIPER, Ipswich, 1665, is thought to have come from Darthmouth in Devonshire. His will of 7 March 1676, names wife Sarah, and children Sarah, Nathaniel, Josiah, John, Thomas, Mary, Margaret, Samuel, and Jonathan.

RICHARD PIPER, Haddam 1669, was then constable, in 1674 Representative, died 3 April 1678, in his will names no wife nor children but gives property to relatives and friends.

JOHN PIPON, master of a ship at Salem, 1673, was probably that Captain in the forces to whom Andros gave command at the castle. Felt I. 359. Perhaps Andros's officer in 1687 commanded at Pemaquid was Joshua Pipon. See 3 Massachusetts History Collection VII. 180.

ANDREW PITCHER, Dorchester 1634, freeman 2 June 1641, by wife Margaret, had, besides eldest son Samuel, John, Jonathan and Nathaniel named in his will, Experience, baptized 25 September 1642; Mary, 25 November 1644; Ruth, 25 July 1647; and another son 18 April 1652, who died young, as probably did Mary; neither being mentioned in his will; died 19 February 1661, having made his will 4 December preceding, dwelt in that part which next year became Milton. Experience married Joseph Bugby of Roxbury; and Mary married Mills.

JOHN PITCHER, Bridgewater 1666, servant of Francis Godfrey, who names him in his will.

NATHANIEL PITCHER, Milton, son of Andrew Pitcher, married 8 July 1684, Mary Clap, daughter of Ezra Clap.

SAMUEL PITCHER, Milton, brother of the preceding, was freeman 1683, and probably fatherof Reverend Nathaniel Pitcher, born 1685, Harvard College 1703, who died 27 September 1723, a well beloved minister of Scituate.

NATHANIEL PITKIN, Hartford, son of William Pitkin the first, married Esther Hosmer, daughter of Stephen Hosmer, had Nathaniel, born 1699; Esther, 1701; Ann, 1703; Dorothy, 1705; Hannah, 1707; and Deborah; by second wife Elizabeth Whiting, daughter of Reverend John Whiting, had Elizabeth, born 1720; and his son Nathaniel died 20 February 1733; and his daughter Elizabeth married Moses Porter of Hadley, and he died 1765.

OZIAS PITKIN, Hartford, youngest brother of the preceding, who died 30 January 1747, in his will of November before, names wife Esther, son Samuel; Ozias, born 10 May 1710; Isaac; Daniel; and James; daughters Abigail, wife of William Bidwell; Elizabeth wife of William Olmstead; Mary, wife of Daniel Pratt; Hannah, wife of Asabel Olmstead; Martha, wife of Reverend John Eels; and Ruth, then under age, as were two of the sons. The last name died and last three sons were children of the second wife Esther Cadwell; but the other five daughters and two sons were of former wife, who was Elizabeth Green of Boston.

ROGER PITKIN, Hartford, eldest brother of the preceding, married 1683, Hannah Stanley, daughter of Caleb Stanley, had Hannah, born 30 May 1684; Caleb, 19 July 1687; Mary, 30 December 1689; Rachel, 14 December 1692; Mabel 1695, died soon; Jonathan, 1 March 1696; Mabel, again, 23 March 1700; and Roger, 29 October 1703; and three days after the wife died. He made his will, 1 January 1734; but it was not probated before 15 years for he lived to 24 November 1748.

WILLIAM PITKIN, Hartford 1660, freeman 1662, was son of Roger Pitkin, who was of London in 1666, though family tradition brings him from the city of Norwich, had probably been bread a lawyer in England, here first taught a school, was soon made Attorney for the Colony, Representative 1675, Treasurer 1676, married Hannah Goodwin, only daughter of Ozias Goodwin, had Roger, born 1662; William, 1664; John; Nathaniel; George, 1675; Ozias, 1679; Hannah; and Elizabeth 1677; all named In his will, as also is brother Roger Pitkin; was an Assistant several years, and died 15 December 1694, aged 58; and his widow died 12 February 1724, aged 86. His son George died 23 December 1702, and John in 1705 or 6, both without children. Hannah married Timothy Cowles; and Elizabeth married John Marsh, junior. He brought from England or she followed him, as tradition says, sister Martha Pitkin who married 17 October 1661, Simon Wolcott, was mother of the first Governor Wolcott, who, in the funeral sermon upon him, is said to have never gone to any school but to have been solely educated by her at home, and after married Daniel Clark.

WILLIAM PITKIN, Hartford, son of the preceding, married 1686, Elizabeth Stanley, daughter of Caleb Stanley, had Elizabeth, born 30 August 1687, died soon; Elizabeth again, 18 August 1689; Martha, 28 February 1692; William, 30 April 1694; Joseph, 26 May 1696; Sarah, 26 March 1698, died soon; Thomas, 18 June 1700; Sarah, again, 28 November 1702; John, 18 July 1706, died soon; John, again, 18 December 1707; and Jerusha, 22 June 1710; was Representative 1696, next year Assistant, and he died 5 April 1723, in his will of October preceding, names wife and the eight living children. Nine of this name have been graduates at Yale.

JOHN PITMAN, often JOHN PITNAM, Salem, a Captain, freeman 1690, lived in what became Danvers.

JONATHAN PITMAN, often JONATHAN PITNAM, Stratford married 21 November 1681, Temperance Wells, elder daughter of John Wells of the same, had Jonathan, born 4 November 1682, died soon; Jonathan, again, 21 May 1687; Robert, 16 October 1689; and Samuel, 1 February 1692; and died about 1727.

JOSEPH PITMAN, often JOSEPH PITNAM, Charlestown, died 27 October 1658; says Farmer; but a doubt is raised whether he were not casual residence, for neither as townsman nor church man does the name appear.

JOSEPH PITMAN, often JOSEPH PITNAM, Dover, in servant of William Tasket, discharged by the Court, 1686, for cruelty of the master, killed by the Indians 19 August 1704.

MARK PITMAN, often MARK PITNAM, Marblehead 1674, called 50 years old, was, I suppose, a soldier, killed next year 25 August at Hartfield.

NATHANIEL PITMAN, often NATHANIEL PITNAM, Salem 1639, had then, says Felt, grant of land. He is usually named Pickman.

THOMAS PITMAN, often THOMAS PITNAM, Marblehead 1648, perhaps had son Thomas.

THOMAS PITMAN, often THOMAS PITNAM, Marblehead, call, junior, aged 17 in 1669, may be the man titled senior in 1683 when made freeman.

WILLIAM PITMAN, often WILLIAM PITNAM, Dover, married at Boston, 29 November 1653, Barbara Evans, had probably that Mary who married 16 April 1674, Atephen Otis; and he may have lived 1677 at Boston.

JAMES PITNEY, Boston 1652, had been of Ipswich 1639. His wife Sarah, had come in the Planter, 1636, from London, aged 22, with Margaret, 22, who perhaps was his sister and two children Sarah, 7, and Samuel, 1 and 1/2. He was of Marshfield 1643, and after death of his wife 14 August 1658, removed to Marshfield again, for there his daughter Sarah married 21 December 1648, John Thomas, and there he died 14 March 1663, by nuncupative will gives his little property to his children James, Abigail, and John, and Sarah Thomas and her children. He was then 80 years old, it is said. The son James is probably not that youth mentioned in a letter of Roger Williams to John Winthrop, April 1655, as having run away from his master, James Bill of Boston, steering for new London.

WILLIAM PITT, Plymouth, came, November 1621, in the Fortune, had share in the division of lands March 1624, but was not present at the division of cattle 1627; and may have removed to the North shore of the Bay. He was possibly of Marblehead in 1674; at least, one Hugh Latimer, of Marblehead seems to have married 1669, Mary Pitt, daughter of a man of this name, who lived there in May 1665. See Morton's Memo. by Davis, 378; and Baylies I. 85.

JOSEPH PITTEE, JOSEPH PITTY, or JOSEPH PITTEY, Weymouth, probably son of William Pittee of the same, though the record of his birth has a false date, freeman 1681, by wife Sarah, had Mary, born 27 December 1672; Sarah, 11 June 1674; John 7 November 1679; William, 17 March 1682; Benjamin, 27 April 1687; Ebenezer, 9 September 1689; and Nathaniel, 14 June 1691; perhaps one or two more, as recorded as partial lost.

SAMUEL PITTEE, SAMUEL PITTY, or SAMUEL PITTEY, Weymouth, son of William Pittee, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 24 October 1685; James, 1 April 1692; and perhaps others.

WILLIAM PITTEE, WILLIAM PITTY, or WILLIAM PITTEY, Weymouth, an early settler, by wife Mary, had, as I conjecture (though record makes Samuel the father) Samuel, born 12 August 1657; and William, 12 May 1661; others, also, much earlier; John, born 28 January 1639, who was drowned 28 May 1659; and Mary, 13 June 1643, who married 10 May 1660, Henry Adams.

WILLIAM PITTEE, WILLIAM PITTY, or WILLIAM PITTEY, Weymouth, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had James, born 16 November 1686; and perhaps others not mentioned on record.

JOHN PITTICE, Ipswich 1648, may be, I think, the passenger in the James from Southampton, 1635, who was of Marlborough in Wilts, says the custom-house record spelling it Pithouse, and possibly the Pettis or Pittis population may thus be derived.

EDMUND PITTS, Hingham, from Hingham in England, came with wife and children, was a weaver, freeman 13 May 1640, and had brother Leonard in company, had son John, born 27 November 1653; and Jermey, 25 January 1657. Deborah, who married Mary 1672 Daniel Howard; Mary married November 1672 to John Bull or Bullen; and Elizabeth married December 1673, Thomas Jones, were his daughters, or they or some may have come of another family, Coffin informs Farmer, that, a John Pitts died at Ipswich, 20 May 1653; and I find an Elizabeth Pitts at Goucester, 1639.

PETER PITTS, Taunton 1643-60, had, perhaps, married Mary Andrews, daughter of Henry Andrews, widow of William Hodges or William Hedges, who in her will after 2 April 1654, provided that Peter Pitts should perform its conditions "in case I make him my husband."

SAMUEL PITTS, Taunton, married 25 March 1680, Sarah Bobbett, daughter of Edward Bobbett of the same.

WILLIAM PITTS, Hingham, came in the Diligent 1638, from old Hingham, maybe the man of whom Winthrop II. 305 tells, and may have been at Marblehead, 1654, but 7 December of next year married Susanna, widow of Philip Alley, was a trader, and probably lived at Boston; but his wife Susanna died at Marblehead on a visit 28 September 1668. See Essex Institute Collections II. 69.

JOHN PITTUMS, or JOHN PITTOMS, Boston, by wife Mary, had Nathaniel, born 8 July 1678; Mary, 18 May 1680, baptized 26 June 1681; and Elizabeth, whose birth is not seen, but baptized 22 November 1685.

EBENEZER PIXLEY, Westfield, son of William Pixley of the same, married 1711, Mary Strong, probably daughter of Jedediah Strong, had only Elijah, born 1714; and died 1716.

JOSEPH PIXLEY, Westfield, son of William Pixley, married 23 August 1699, Abigail Clark, one of the nine daughters of John Clark of Farmington, had Jonah, born 3 March 1701; Joseph, 4 March 1703; Abigail, 29 May 1705; Moses, 9 June 1707; John, 22 October 1709; Jonathan, 17 January 1712; David, 21 March 1714; and Clark, 3 October 1724; removed to Sheffield.

THOMAS PIXLEY, Westfield, brother of the preceding, married 1699, Lydia Dibble, daughter of Abraham Dibble, had Sarah, born 1699; Noah, 1706; and died 1731.

WILLIAM PIXLEY, Hadley, married 24 November 1663, Sarah Lawrence, had Sarah, born 11 January 1665; Thomas, 6 June 1667; removed to Northampton, there had William, 27 June 1669; Joseph, 18 November 1671, died young; Joseph, again, 9 March 1676; Ebenezer, 13 May 1678; removed to Westfield, there had Anthony, 4 July 1681, who died 25 April 1697; besides Mary, who died 1735, at Westfield, unmarried, the date of whose birth is not known, and he died 9 October 1689; and his widow died 25 November 1713. Sarah married 9 December 1680, John Lee. Thomas and Ebenezer, as well as Joseph, before mentioned, had children in Westfield, but their names have not been learned. The name is still found.

ENOUCH PLACE, sometimes ENOUCH PLAISE, Kingstown, Rhode Island, from whose will, May 1695, I learn that he was 64 years old, and had wife Sarah, married November 1657, at Dorchester, as in Genealogical
Registrar XI. 332 is seen, without her surname, and children Enouch, Peter, Thomas, and Joseph, the youngest, besides Sarah, wife of * * * Cook. The same Dorchester record mentioned that Dinah Place died 28 July of that year.

PETER PLACE, sometimes PETER PLAISE, Boston, came in the Truelove, 1635, from London, aged 20, freeman 1646, by wife Alice, had Hannah, born 20 January baptized 19 March 1643; Elizabeth, 29 September baptized 6 October 1644; Joseph, born 19 October 1646; Peter, baptized 17 June 1649, a 3 days old; Elizabeth again, 21 October 1652, who died young.; Sarah, 3 September 1657.

PETER PLACE, sometimes PETER PLAISE, Providence, perhaps son of the preceding, swore allegiance to Charles II May 1682.

THOMAS PLACE, sometimes THOMAS PLAISE, Braintree or Dorchester, freeman 13 May 1640.

WILLIAM PLACE, sometimes WILLIAM PLAISE, Salem, blacksmith, had grant of land 1637, when Felt notes he was called "old Mr. William Place". He had wife but no children, and died 14 April 1646.

ICHABOD PLAISTED, or ICHABOD PLAYSTEAD, Portsmouth, son of Roger Plaisted, one of the council of the Province of Massachusetts, died 16 November 1715 in 52 year. Hutchinson II. 212. He married 5 January 1693, Mary Jose, youngest child of Christopher Jose, had Samuel Plaisted, born 10 June 1696, Harvard College 1715, Ichabod, 21 July 1700; Mary, 6 October 1702; and probably others.

JOHN PLAISTED, or JOHN PLAYSTEAD, New Hampshire 1679, speaker 1695, and often after Judge of Supreme Court 1699, and Chief Justice 1716, married Mary Pickering, daughter of John Pickering, had John, born 2 January 1683; Joshua, 20 September 1685; and Mary, 29 March 1687

ROGER PLAISTED, or ROGER PLAYSTEAD Kittery, brother of the preceding, very loyal to Massachusetts in 1667; was betrusted with civil commission as early as 1661, a brave and trustworthy officer, made a Lieutenant under authority of Massachusetts 1668, had been Representative 1663 and 4, and again in 1673, killed by the Indians 16 October 1675, aged 48, with son Roger, and another son mortally wounded at the same time. His widow Olive, eldest son William, and son James, were appointed administrators 30 November 1675, inventory was £567 15s. Hutchinson I. 266, 308; Hubbard, Indians Wars, 22, 3, and 4; Sullivan, 250; Belknap I. 73; Genealogical Registrar III. 255.

ROGER PLAISTED, or ROGER PLAYSTEAD, Kittery, son of the preceding left wife Hannah and children

WILLIAM PLANE, or WILLIAM PLAIN, Guilford 1639, executed 1646, at New Haven, for monstrous crimes. Winthrop II. 265

JOSIAH PLASTOW, Boston 1631, banished. Winthrop I. 52, 62, 2. It is said he died before 5 June 1632.

ISAAC PLATT, Huntington, Long Island, adminstered freeman of Connecticut 1664.

JOHN PLATT, Norwalk 1663, freeman 1668, by wife Hannah Clark, daughter of George Clark the first of Milford, had John, born June 1664; Josiah, 28 December 1667; Samuel, 26 January 1671; Joseph, 14, by another report 17, February 1673; Hannah, 15 December 1674; and Sarah, 21 May 1678. He was Deacon. Hall.

JOHN PLATT, Norwalk, son of the first John Platt, married May 1695, Sarah Lockwood, daughter of Ephraim Lockwood, had Sarah, born 30 March 1697; Elizabeth, 11 June 1699; John, 2 April 1702; and Abigail, 12 February 1708.

JONATHAN PLATT, Rowley, married 1 December 1655, Elizabeth Johnson, made his will, 24 July 1680, names wife Sarah, and son.

JOSEPH PLATT, Milford, youngest son of Richard Platt of the same, married 1680, Mary Kellogg, eldest daughter of Daniel Kellogg.

JOSEPH PLATT, Norwalk, son of John Platt the first, married 6 November 1700, Elizabeth Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin the second, had Elizabeth, born 2 December 1701; his wife died 9 April 1703, and he married 26 January 1704, Hannah Hanford, daughter of Reverend Thomas Hanford, had Hannah, born 29 October 1704; and Joseph, 9 September 1716, if there be not mistake of ten years, as I suspect.

RICHARD PLATT, Milford 1639, then member of the church where he had lands 1646, in the list of freeman 1669, was Deacon, and died 1684 or 5; had daughter probably brought from England Mary, John, Isaac, and Sarah, and at Milford had baptized Epenetus, probably 12 July 1640; Hannah, 1 October 1643; Josiah, 1645; Joseph, 1649; and his wife Mary died or was buried 24 January 1676. In his will of 4 August 1683 he names all the sons, besides children of Mary his daughter by her second husband Thomas Wetmore; of Sarah, by two husbands Thomas Beach and Miles Merwin, both of these daughters being dead, also Hannah, wife of Christopher Comstock. Decent estate was seen in the inventory 13 February following. Mary married 1 May 1651, Luke Atkinson of New Haven, and next, 3 January 1667, T.W. Six of the name were living there.

SAMUEL PLATT, Rowley, Representative 1681, perhaps the freeman of 1684, probably had family.

SAMUEL PLATT, Rowley, perhaps son of the preceding, was town clerk 19 years, and died 24 March 1726.

SAMUEL PLATT, Norwalk, son of Deacon John Platt, married 18 June, 1712, Rebecca Benedict, daughter of Samuel Benedict of Danbury, had Rebecca, born 9 April following, and he died 4 December 1713.

THOMAS PLATT, Boston 1669, a butcher. Often the name is found with final s and sometimes is written Plott.

JOSIAH PLOTT, Milford 1671, as printed in Trumbull, Colony record II. I think maybe son of Richard Platt.

JOHN PLUMBE, or JOHN PLUM, Dorchester, removed to Wethersfield before September 1636, and before deputized to General Court were introduced in Connecticut, was a sort of ruler in 1637, Representative 1641, 2, and 3, had Samuel, and Drocas, who married 12 January 1655, John Lyman, was nominated 1643 for election as Assistant but did not succeed, in the choice, made custom-house officer 1644, sold his estate and removed to Branford before 1646, and there died. His will was probated 1 August 1648. Yet is it not known where he first landed in our country, or whence he came. Perhaps he was father of

JOHN PLUMBE, or JOHN PLUM, New London, born about 1621, where after 1665 he seems much connected, though probably lived at Hartford, a mariner who traded up and down the River, freeman 1669, yet before 1677 established at New England, where he had Mercy, baptized 1677; George, 1679; and Sarah, 1682. Miss Caulkins is confident that he had elder children John, Samuel, of whom one thinks he was born 1659, Joseph, and Greene. His wife was fined 1671 for sale of liquor to Indians, but at New London he was constable 1680, and an innholder, and died 1696. John, Samuel, and Joseph were at Milford, but John came back to New London and was Deacon many years, says Caulkins, who sends George Plumbe to Stonington.

JOHN PLUMBE, or JOHN PLUM, Milford, son of Robert Plumbe, married 24 November 1668, Elizabeth Norton, had Elizabeth, born 1669; John, 1671; and Mary, 1673; probably more, for in 1676 and some years after, records of births is wanting. He was a man of distinction.

JOHN PLUMBE, or JOHN PLUM was a soldier in Lothrop's Company killed by the Indians at Deerfield, 18 September 1675.

JOHN PLUMBE, or JOHN PLUM, Dorchester, is only mentioned as partaking of bounty to the poor in 1680. See History of Dorchester 239. But probably he had long lived there, and had daughter Waiting, born 14 November 1657.

JOSEPH PLUMBE, or JOSEPH PLUM, New London, son of John Plumbe of the same, removed about 1700 to Milford.

ROBERT PLUMBE, or ROBERT PLUM, Milford 1639, married Mary Baldwin, daughter of Sylvester Baldwin, had Mary, baptized 1645, who married 16 June 1668, the second Matthew Woodruff; John, 1646; Robert, 1648; Samuel, 1650, died young; Samuel, again, 1653; and Joseph, posthumous 10 July 1655; and died 12 May 1655. His widow married 1676, William East, and died 1708. Of the children only John is known to have had issue.

SAMUEL PLUMBE, or SAMUEL PLUM, Branford, son of the first John Plumbe too, freeman's oath 1666, and was there in 1667, and next year removed to Newark, New Jersey. Though name of the wife is not seen, Mr. Judd gave me names and dates of children Elizabeth, born 6 January 1650; Mary, 1 April 1653; Samuel, 2 May 1654; John, 28 October 1657; Dorothy, 26 May 1660; Josiah, 3 August 1662; and Joshua, 11 March 1665.

SAMUEL PLUMBE, or SAMUEL PLUM, New London, son of John Plumbe of the same, removed with his brother Joseph Plumbe to Milford; but it seems impossible to pick all these Plums.

ALEXANDER PLUMLY, Braintree, by wife Esther, had son Submit, born 8 January 1654. He was one of the promoters of settlement at Mendon, 1663.

BENJAMIN PLUMMER, Rowley, son probably of the first Joseph Plummer, married Mary Wood, daughter of Thomas Wood, had Joseph, born 1680; Benjamin, 1682; Thomas, 1684; Stephen, 1688; and Nathan, 1702; besides four daughters.

EPHRAIM PLUMMER, Newbury, third son of Samuel Plummer the first, married 15 January 1680, Hannah Jacques, daughter of Henry Jacques, had Mary, born 19 February 1681; Hannah, 12 October 1682; Samuel, 27 October 1684; Elizabeth, 21 November 1686; John, 7 November 1688; Ruth, 5 November 1690; Daniel, 10 March 1693; Richard, 3 August 1695; Bitfield, 12 June 1697; Sarah, 26 July 1699; and Emma, 21 June 1704.

FRANCIS PLUMMER, Newbury 1635, linen weaver, came in 1633, says one tradition from Woolwich, near London, but another says from Wales; we know not in which town he first inhabited, but he was freeman 14 May 1634, brought wife Ruth, who died 18 August 1647, and several children certainly Samuel and Joseph. He married 31 March 1648, widow Ann Palmer, who died 18 October 1665; and he married third, 29 November following Beatrice, widow of William Cantlebury, and died 17 Jan1673. His daughter Mary married 20 May 1660, John Cheney the second.

FRANCIS PLUMMER, Newbury, son of Joseph Plummer, married Mary Elithorp, perhaps daughter of Nathaniel Elithorp, had Mary, born 15 May 1701.

JOHN PLUMMER, at Hatfield, killed by the Indians 25 August 1675, may have been a soldier, not inhabitant of Hatfield, but come from Dorchester, in Johnson's Company.

JONATHAN PLUMMER, Newbury, youngest son of Joseph Plummer the first, married 16 June 1696, Sarah Pearson, perhaps daughter of John Pearson of Rowley, had John, born 25 March 1697; Daniel, 7 January 1699; Mary 6 December 1701; and Jonathan, 14 August 1705; and died 27 September 1726.

JOSEPH PLUMMER, Newbury, son of the first Francis Plummer, born in England about 1630, married 23 December 1652, Sarah Cheney, daughter of John Cheney the elder, removed to Rowley, perhaps late, had Joseph, born 11 September 1654; Benjamin, 23 October 1656; Sarah, 13 May 1660, Francis, 23 April 1662, died young; Francis, again, 25 February 1664; Nathaniel, 31 January 1666; Jonathan, 13 May, 1668; and Abigail, 15 July 1669, died under 15 years; was freeman 1670.

JOSEPH PLUMMER, Newbury, son of the preceding, married 1685, Hannah Swett, daughter of Captain Benjamin Swett, had Samuel, born 4 May 1686; Abigail, 11 December 1687; Miriam, 16 January 1691; Aaron, 16 January 1693; Eleanor, 29 January 1694; Joseph 12 January 1695; David, 16 March 1696; Samson, 14 March 1699; Hannah, 17 July 1700; Sarah, 27 April 1702; Deborah, 19 December 1703; and Eliphalet, 1 April 1705.

JOSHUA PLUMMER, Newbury, youngest son of Samuel Plummer the first, married 6 November 1699, Elizabeth Dole, daughter of Richard Dole the second, had Samuel, born 3 September 1700; Stephen, 7 December 1702; Joshua, 22 August 1705; Nathaniel, 19 June 1708; Enoch, 3 December 1711; and Elizabeth, 22 March 1716.

SAMUEL PLUMMER, Newbury, eldest child of John Plummer, born in England about 1619, freeman 2 June 1641, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 20 April 1647; Mary, 8 February 1650; John, 11 May 1652; Ephraim, 16 September 1655; Hannah, 16 February 1657; Sylvanus, 22 February 1658; Ruth, 7 August 1660; Elizabeth, 19 October 1662; Deborah, 13 March 1665; Joshua; Lydia, 2 July 1668; and Bathshua, 31 July 1670. He kept the ferry over the Merrimac, was Representative 1676, and died 1702.

SAMUEL PLUMMER, Newbury, eldest son of the preceding, married 1670, Joanna Woodbury, daughter of Nicholas Woodbury of Beverly, had not any children, mentioned by Coffin in History or by the father of his wife in the will.

SYLVANUS PLUMMER, Newbury, fourth son of the first Samuel Plummer of the same, freeman 1690, married 1682, Sarah Moody, probably daughter of Samuel Moody, had Mary, born 22 October 1683; Samuel, 12 November 1684, died next year; Samuel, again; Lydia; Sarah; and Benjamin. This Samuel's second son Samuel, born 14 January 1722, was father of William Plummer, Governor of new Hampshire, and wrote his name according to the old abbreviation with single married

HENRY PLYMPTON, HENRY PLIMPTON, Boston, died probably early in 1653, for his inventory was brought in 3 February of that year.

JOHN PLYMPTON, JOHN PLIMPTON, Dedham 1642, perhaps brother of the preceding, came probably some years before, for Dr. George Alcock of Roxbury, in his will of 22 December 1640, calls him his servant, meaning apprentice, may be the freeman of 10 May 1643, printed Plunton; by wife Jane (probably daughter of Richard Dummer, brought from England, married 13 March 1644) had Hannah, born 1, baptized 16 March 1645; John, 21 March baptized 5 April 1646, died soon; Mary, 9, baptized 16 April 1648; John, again, 16, baptized 23 June 1650; Peter, baptized March 1652; and the following at Medfield of which only dates of birth appear; Joseph, 7 October 1653; Mehitable, 15 September 1655; Jonathan, 23 November 1657; Eleazer, 20 February 1660, died soon; Eleazer, again, 3 or 7 May 1661; Rhoda, 2 February 1663, died soon; Jane, 2 or 3 June 1664, died soon; and Henry, 9 January 1666, who died 4 January 1668; but they were no doubt baptized like the earlier. He removed after the great War began, I suppose, to Deerfield, where he was Sergeant; his son Jonathan was killed by the Indians 18 September 1675, at Bloody Brook, and the father was taken two years and one day after death of Jonathan, by the Indians, carried towards Canada, and killed, one report says, by burning at the stake. The Hampshire probably records take notice 1678 of his widow Jane, and that the children were to have the lands, all removed in few years to the old setlement near Boston. His widow married 16 March 1679, Nicholas Hide; Hannah married 31 January 1665, Nathaniel Sutliffe; Mary married 14 November 1671, Nathaniel Johnson; Mchitable married 28 September 1676, Ephraim Hinsdale,

JOHN PLYMPTON, JOHN PLIMPTON, Medifeld, son of the preceding, was of Mosley's Company December 1675, married 2 January 1678, Elizabeth Fisher, daughter of John Fisher, and had John, born 17 March 1680; Henry, 20 January 1685; his wife died 13 May 1694, and he for second wife married 28 February 1696, Sarah Turner, and had Sarah, born 28 December 1700; and Elizabeth, 29 September 1702. The father died 13 January 1704.

JOSEPH PLYMPTON, JOSEPH PLIMPTON, Medfield, brother of the preceding, married 3 November 1675, Mary Morse, perhaps daughter of Daniel Morse, and had Joseph, born 15 March 1677; Jonathan, 28 April 1680; Jeremiah, 8 November 1683; and Mary, July 1692. The father died 20 June 1702.

PETER PLYMPTON, PETER PLIMPTON, Hatfield 1670, brother of the preceding, after 1677 had abandoned Deerfield, married at Hadley 1677, Mary Mundan or Mary Munden, daughter of Abraham Mundan; had Hannah, born 1679, and Mary, 1681; and he died at Marlborough 27 March 1717.

PETER PLYMPTON, PETER PLIMPTON, Sudbury, son of Thomas Plympton, married 8 November 1720, Abigail Thompson, and had Abigail, born 23 October 1721; Thomas, 17 April 1723; and Jane, 11 April 1725. The father died 14 September 1743.

ROBERT PLYMPTON, ROBERT PLIMPTON, New London, was chosen to office 24 February 1681, and died before 13 July 1686.

THOMAS PLYMPTON, THOMAS PLIMPTON, Sudbury 1643, by wife Abigail Noyes, daughter of Peter Noyes, had Abigail, born 30 September 1653; Jane, 18 August 1655; Mary, 20 November 1656; Elizabeth, 23 December 1658; Thomas, 12 May 1661; Dorothy, 3 October 1664; and Peter, 4 January 1667, and was killed at Sudbury fight, 21 April 1676. His daughter Jane married 14 January 1677, Joseph Derby; Mary married Matthew Stone; and Elizabeth married 29 or 31 May 1683, John Locke. Elizabeth Plympton, perhaps sister of Thomas, as both were legatees of the grant. Married Agnes Bent, came with Peter Noyes, father of Abigail, wife of Thomas Plimpton, from London to Boston, 12 April 1639, in the Jonathan, before 8 July 1652 was wife of John Butter of Sudbury, and died 15 May 1689.

JOHN POCOCK, a soldier in the list of killed by the Indians at Hadley, 19 October 1675, may be misspelling of Peacock.

GEORGE POLE, Plymouth, or perhaps Yarmouth 1646, with Anthony Thacher, was, as Drake, Book of the Indians page 20, tells, on a committee against tobacco. Possibly the name had double o.

GEORGE POLLARD, Salem, before 1646, says Felt. In his will of 13 May, probated 31 December 1646, he is called of Marblehead.

JOHN POLLARD, Boston, eldest son of William Pollard the first of the same, by wife Deliverance, had Hannah, born 15 August 1668; William, 1 February 1671 and perhaps by second wife Mary Leonard, daughter of Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater, married at Taunton 24 December 1673, had John, 20 March 1676; Mary, 8 March 1678; Samuel, 16 January 1680; but no more is to be learn.

JONATHAN POLLARD, Boston, brother of the preceding, married Mary Winslow, daughter of Edward Winslow of the same, had Benjamin, born 6 January 1696; and Ann, 22 January 1698; but the record tells no more.

SAMUEL POLLARD, Boston, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 22 November 1673, and nothing more is seen.

THOMAS POLLARD, Billerica, son of William Pollard of Coventry, County Warwick, married November 1692, his cousin Sarah Farmer, daughter of Edward Farmer of the same, had ten sons and five daughters, and died 4 April 1724, and his widow died 3 May 1725. The children were Mary, Edward, Barbara, Thomas, William, John, Sarah, Joseph, Oliver, Sarah, again, Nathaniel, James, Walter, Elizabeth, and Benjamin, and we must in vain regret that dates are not given.

WILLIAM POLLARD, Boston, innholder, by wife Ann, had John, born 4 June 1644; Samuel, 24 January 1646; Hannah, 10 January 1649; William, 20 March 1653; Elizabeth, 13 January 1655; Joseph, 15 March 1657; Sarah, 20 October 1659; Benjamin, 22 April 1663; Ann, 18 October 1665; Jonathan, 12 April 1666; and David, 18 April 1668; the last with eight others were baptized at one time in Old South Church 26 June 1670. He made his will, 15 October 1678, republished it 16 April 1686, probated 3 June following, in which he names eldest son John, but to other sons and daughters gives £10 each without naming, and appoints wife Ann, with Ann, with Arthur Mason executors. One Ann Pollard at Boston, probably his widow, died Monday, 6 December 1625 in 105th year it is said, in Franklin's New England Courant of Saturday following though something exaggeration as we know from her testimony less then twelve years before that she was 89. After this age, and even before people are too apt to grow old. She was wont to tell, that she went over in the first boat that crossed Charles river, in 1630, to what is now Boston, that she was the first that jumped ashore, etc. Of that exact truth of this pleasant myth, the possibly is not to be denied; but I would fully learn three points -- the name of the ship in which she arrived, and who brought her; and still more important is her maiden name. Tradition has not ascertained the fact, and possibly it was not worth adding, whether she was the only one of her sex, that crossed from Charlestown in the first boat. Small deduction from the full tale of 105 years will anybody make on looking at the portrait taken (when she is called 100 years 3 months) in 1721, preserved in the Historical Society's Collection, thought to have lived near 58 years after her eleventh child was born, ought to have satisfied the appetite of any decent worshipper of tradition without bringing her over in Governor Winthrop's Company. Still a dozen or two of years could easily be spared, if the circumstance of the young maiden's jumping from the boat on approach, the shore in Boston harbor, had made stronger impression on her mind, then the petty concomittal of time and fellow-passengers in crossing the sea or the river.

WILLIAM POLLARD, Boston, son of the preceding, Artillery Company 1679, by wife Margaret, had William, born 21 December 1687, probably died soon; and William, again, 2 April 1690. He was grandfather of Colonel Benjamin Pollard, Sheriff of the county.

JOHN POLLEN or JOHN POLAND, Wenham, by wife Bethia, had John, born 6 October 1657; and Joseph, 12 December 1661.

GEORGE POLLY, or GEORGE POLLEY, Woburn, married 21 May 1649, Elizabeth Winn, perhaps daughter of Edward Winn, had John, born 16 December 1650; Joseph, 25 December 1652; George, 4 January 1656; Elizabeth, 14 April 1657; Samuel, 24 January 1661, died in 2 weeks; Hannah, 6 April 1662, died same day; Hannah, again, 28 June 1663; and he died 22 December 1683.

GEORGE POLLY, or GEORGE POLLEY, Woburn, son of the preceding, married 24 October 1677, Mary Knight, probably daughter of John Knight of the church of Charlestown, had George, born 11 October 1678; Joseph, 24 August 1680; Mary, 25 November 1682; Elizabeth, 5 August 1684; Sarah, 30 October 1686; Abigail, 17 March 1689; Hannah, 21 March 1691; Ebenezer, 20 October 1693; Miriam, 31 October 1695; and Mercy, 21 February 1698.

JOHN POLLY, or JOHN POLLEY, Roxbury, perhaps brother of the first George Polly, had Mary and Sarah, twins baptized 2 June 1650; Hannah, 15 February 1652; Abigail, 4 June 1654; Bethia, born 12, baptized 20 February 1659; and Susanna, 22 December 1661. His wife Susanna died 30 April 1665; and he by second wife Hannah, had Rebecca, born 7 August 1668; and Joanna, 7 March 1670. This wife died 8 June 1684, and he married 3rd wife Jane Walter, who died 24 October 1701. He died 2 April 1689, aged 71. Hannah married 10 May 1670, Isaac Curtis; Abigail, on the same day, married John Lyon; and Susanna married 23 June 1683, Samuel Weld.

JOHN POLLY, or JOHN POLLEY, Woburn, son of the first George Polly, by wife Mary, had John, born 21 May 1686; Matthew, March 1689; Abigail, 29 April 1692; Thomas, 13 October 1694, died at 6 months; Thomas, again, 10 October 1696; and Sarah, 12 October 1702.

POLLY, or SAMUEL POLLEY, Woburn, brother of the preceding, by wife Priscilla, had Samuel, born 3 October 1689; Jonathan, 16 July 1691; Jacob, 23 February 1694; and Priscilla, 11 December 1696.

CALEB POMEROY, CALEB POMROY, CALEB PUMMEY, or CALEB PUMRY, Northampton, son of Eltweed Pomeroy, married 8 March 1665, Hepzibah Baker, daughter of Jeffery Baker, had Hepzibah, born at Windsor, 27 July 1666, died young; and at Northampton, had Samuel, 29 May 1669; Abigail, 26 October 1671; Hepzibah, again, baptized 19 January 1673; Ebenezer, 15 March 1674, died at 25 years; Caleb, 3 May 1677, died young; Eldad, 6 December 1679; Hannah, 4 July 1682; Mercy, 20 September 1684; and Sarah, 6 August 1687; was freeman 1674, printed Pumbrey in Paige's list, and he died 18 November 1691. His widow married 1705, Walter Lee.

ELTWEED POMEROY, ELTWEED POMROY, ELTWEED PUMMEY, or ELTWEED PUMRY, Dorchester, by Dr. Harris Mark, as of 1630, and if so, came probably in the Mary and John, freeman 4 March 1633, removed about 1636 or 7 to Windsor, carried Mary, who died 1640; John, who died 1647; and Eldad, all born probably at Dorchester of which the two former died at Windsor; had at Windsor Medad, baptized 19 August 1638; Caleb, 6 Mary, 1642; Mary, again, 21 April 1644, died under 15 years; Joshua, 22 November 1646; and Joseph, 20 June 1652. His wife died 1655, and he married Lydia, widow of Thomas Parsons, removed 1672 to live with his son Medad at Northampton, there died in March 1673. His son Eldad died unmarried 1662, having been administered freeman of Connecticut 1658, and betrothed to Susanna Cunliffe, only child of Henry Cunliffe. Whence the ancestor came is uncertain tradition, long asserted the birthright of Devonshire, but a less general tradition offers the claim to a hamlet far distant in the North within two miles of Burnley, County Lancaster, and some claim is put forth in favor of Wales. Tthe Christian name is variously distorted. Some make this son to have the same name as his father or rather called the father Eldad. Others write it Eldred, which might easily be mistaken in the old engrossing handwriting. Edward sometimes is proposed, and Eltweed more commonly appears than any other, but to me it seems the double e was meant for oo.

JOHN POMEROY, JOHN POMROY, JOHN PUMMEY, or JOHN PUMRY, Salem 1660, mariner, was lost at sea, says tradition, and his inventory then taken was very small.

JOHN POMEROY, JOHN POMROY, JOHN PUMMEY, or JOHN PUMRY, Salem, married 22 July 1674, Mary Cowes, had Mary, born 13 October 1677; Elizabeth, 5 May 1680; Rachel, 29 November 1681; John, 4 November 1683; and Susanna, 20 February 1686, died in few years, and only one child was living in June 1691, when wife Mary administered.

JOHN POMEROY, JOHN POMROY, JOHN PUMMEY, or JOHN PUMRY, Boston, shipwright, made his will 14 April 1690, bound to sea, and gave his property to Mary Brookings, probably daughter of John Brookings, who probated it 13 November 1691. He was no doubt, a young, unmarried man, probably engaged to marry the devises.

JOSEPH POMEROY, JOSEPH POMROY, JOSEPH PUMMEY, or JOSEPH PUMRY, Westfield, youngest son of Eltweed Pomeroy, married 20 June 1677, Hannah Lyman, daughter of Richard Lyman of Northampton, had Joseph, born 1 September 1678, died in few weeks; Hannah, 13 December 1679, died in few days; Hannah, again, January 1681. died young; Elizabeth, 7 February 1682. died next year; Abigail, 5 February 1684; Medad, 4 November 1686; John, 11 July 1688, died in few days; Hannah, again, 2 April 1694; besides second Joseph, Noah, and Sarah, of which one or more may have been born at Colehester, or come before Hannah. He was freeman 1680, but removed to Colchester, where are descendants.

JOSHUA POMEROY, JOSHUA POMROY, JOSHUA PUMMEY, or JOSHUA PUMRY, Northampton, brother of the preceding, married 20 August 1672, Elizabeth Lyman, daughter of Richard Lyman, who died 22 May 1676, had John, born 2 May 1674, died soon; Joshua, 24 September 1675; Elizabeth, 1677, died young; Nathaniel, 9 March 1680; Abigail, 23 July 1682, died young; Lydia, 3 March 1684; and John, 1688, died young; all except the first two by second wife Abigail Cook, youngest daughter of Nathaniel Cook of Windsor, married 9 January 1677. He removed 1683 to Deerfield, and died 16 October 1689. His widow married David Hoyt, suffered in the destruction of Deerfield 29 February 1704, was carried to Canada, but came back, and had third husband. Lydia, the daughter also came back from Canada, married Nathaniel Ponder of Westfield; and both the sons were sufferers, though in different degrees. Nathaniel was killed by the Indians 16 July 1698; and Joshua was carried from Ddeerfield with his second wife Esther, who was killed by the Indians the day after captivity, on their way to Canada. Whence he got back, and lived at Dorchester, had third wife Repent, who died 22 July 1714, and he got a fourth wife.

MEDAD POMEROY, MEDAD POMROY, MEDAD PUMMEY, or MEDAD PUMRY, Northampton, brother of the preceding, married 21 November 1661, Experience Woodward, daughter of Henry Woodward, had John, born 24 August 1662; Joseph, 24 December 1664, died next year; Mehitable, 3 July 1666; Ebenezer, 30 May 1669; Joseph, again 26 June 1672; Medad, 19 June, 1674, died soon; Eliakim, 10 August 1675, died next year; Mindwell, July 1677; Thankful, 31 May 1679; Mary, 15 February 1684; and John, again, 30 May 1686, died with his mother 8 June following. He married the next 8 September Abigail Strong, daughter of Elder John Strong, widow of Reverend Nathaniel Chauncy, had Samuel Pomeroy, 16 August or September 1687, Yale College 1705; and his wife died 15 April 1704. For third wife he had 24 January 1705 Hannah, widow of Thomas Noble the first of Westfield. He was a blacksmith, freeman 1671, many years town clerk, Deacon, and Representative 1677, 83, 4, 6, 90, and 2, and died 30 December 1716. Distinction for public service attached to most of the sons. Samuel, the youngest, was minister of Newtown, Long Island, joined the Presbyterian community, and was active, inextended the influence of that name; as fully told in Riker's History. Joseph was father of Reverend Benjamin Pomeroy, Yale College 1733, of Hebron; Ebenezer Pomeroy, the Sheriff of Hampshire, one of his Majesty's Council for the Province, following the trade of a blacksmith, as did his son Colonel Seth Pomeroy, a hero of the early days of our Revolution, who, in his will 1777, gave "to my son Quartus Pomeroy my bick iron, which his great grandfather made 105 years ago. He is the fourth smith in the family and Quartus is his name."

RICHARD POMEROY, RICHARD POMROY, RICHARD PUMMEY, or RICHARD PUMRY, Salem, 1671.

THOMAS POMEROY, THOMAS POMROY, THOMAS PUMMEY, or THOMAS PUMRY, whose name is written Pummery, was of Portsmouth, married before 1679, Rebecca Brooking, daughter of William Brooking of the same. Eight of his name, had in 1834, been graduates at Yale, one at Harvard, and ten at other New England colleges.

WILLIAM POMFRET, Dover 1640, was early town clerk, and Lieutenant, died 7 August 1680. His daughter Martha married William Dame; and another daughter married Thomas Whitehouse.

DANIEL POND Dedham, perhaps son of the first Robert Pond, may have been born in England, freeman 1690, died February 1698. His first wife was Abigail Shepard, daughter of Edward Shepard of Cambridge, probably had several children, but by another wife Ann, who survived, some of the following may have come: John; Ephraim, baptized 6 July 1656; William; Daniel, both, 26 April 1663; Robert, 11 August 1667; Caleb; and Jabez; seven sons besides Abigail, who married Ralph Day; Hannah Devotion, probably wife of John; Rachel Stow, deceased; and Sarah, unmarried at the death of father.

EPHRAIM POND, Wrentham, son of the preceding, married 6 January 1686, Deborah Hawes, had Ephraim, born 21 October 1686; Daniel, 22 September 1689; Deborah, 13 September 1693; and Samuel, 29 December 1695; and died 22 December 1704.

ISAAC POND, Windsor, probably son of Samuel Pond of the same, married 10 or 20 May 1667, Hannah Griffin, daughter of John Griffin, had Hannah, born 10 February 1688; and he died 15 November next year.

JOHN POND, son of one of Winthrop's old neighbors, came 1630 with the Governor as also did a brother whose name is not mentioned, when the Governor in the first letter after arriving, to his eldest son at Groton, directs him to tell "old Pond" both his sons are well, and remember their duty.

JOHN POND, Wrentham, son of Daniel Pond of Dedham, by wife Hannah, who died 2 January 1692, had Daniel, born 2 April 1690; and by wife Rachel, had Hannah, 16 March 1694; and Rachel, 19 October 1695.

ROBERT POND, Dorchester, though not found in the list of Dr. Harris, was there to partake, 1638, in division of Cow commons, died 1637; his inventory is dated 27 December of that year, and his widow married Edward Shepard of Cambridge. His derivative was from County Suffolk, and he may have been that brother of John Pond, mentioned in one of the first letters of Governor Winthrop. His daughter May was called eleven years of age when her mother joined Cambridge church, which may be an ascertain day. She married John Blackman.

ROBERT POND, Milton, son probably of the preceding, born in England, administered freeman 18 May 1642, by wife Mary Ball, from Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk, had Mary, born 14 July 1657; Martha, 13 April 1660; and another child possibly that Sarah who married Desire Clap; and he died before middle life. His widow married 3 July 1663, Nicholas Allen, or Nicholas Ellen, outlived him, and married Daniel Henshaw.

ROBERT POND, Wrentham, son of Daniel Pond, by wife Joanna, had Ann, born 2 October 1689; Sarah, 30 September 1692; Robert, who died 28 May 1694; and Robert, again, 18 May 1695.

SAMUEL POND, Windsor, by wife Sarah, married 18 November 1642, had Issac, born 16 March 1646; Samuel, 4 March 1648; Nathaniel, 21 September 1650; and Sarah, 11 February 1653; and he died 14 March 1655. His son Nathaniel was killed with his Captain Marshall in the great Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675. Sarah married Jonathan Hayt or Jonathan Hoyt, who settled at Guilford.

SAMUEL POND, Branford 1668, signed the plantation and church covenant, and may therefore be thought of another family, or possibly was son of the preceding. He married 1670, Miriam Blatchley, daughter of Thomas Blatchley of Branford.

THOMAS POND, perhaps, for the surname is doubtful on the record of the custom house, and by Mr. Hunter thought as near to Pount as Pond, a passenger in the Elizabeth and Ann, from London, 1635, aged 21. See the later readings of Genealogical Registrar XIV. 313.

WILLIAM POND, Dorchester 1648, perhaps son of the first Robert Pond of the same, born in England, married Mary Dyer, daughter of George Dyer, had Samuel, who died 2 October 1657; Elizabeth and Martha, twins 17 February 1658, both died in few days; Judith, 16 October 1659; Thankful, 15 January 1662; George 20 January 1666; and Mindwell, 24 August 1667; and perhaps William; was constable 1659, and died 4 April 1690, called Sergeant, and Judge Sewall says he died suddenly. His widow it is said, died 16 February 1711. Thankful married 17 November 1682, Philip Withington, and died 23 December 1711. Rebecca Pond, aged 18, came in the Bevis from Southampton, 1638, one of the servants of Christopher Batt of the city of Salisbury. Of this name two had been graduates at Harvard, one at Yale, and six at other New England colleges in 1826.

JOHN PONDER, Westfield, married 26 June 1668, Temperance Buckland, daughter of Thomas Buckland, had Susanna, born 11 March 1669; John, November 1670, died young; Mary, 30 September 1672; Elizabeth, 3 February 1675; Nathaniel, 3 September 1677; John, again, 11 March 1680; Thomas, 5 March 1682; Martha, 27 February 1684; and Sarah, 28 July 1686, died at 4 years. He died 1712, and his widow died 27 October 1732.

RICHARD PONTON, or RICHARD PONTING, Boston, a husbandman, administered of the church 28 December 1649, had been bound, 1 January 1641, for eight years with his own assent, to John Read of Braintree, removed to Hartford 1662, freeman 1663, died or removed before 1669.

WILLIAM PONTUS, Plymouth 1633, in 1643 not in the list of those able to bear arms, i. e. under the age of 60, died 9 February 1653, having made his will 9 September 1650, leaving two children only, with very small estate. Mary, who had married 31 October 1645, James Glass, and next, 1657, Philip Delano; and Hannah, who had married 18 December 1644, John Churchill, and next, 25 June 1669, Giles Rickard, and died 22 December 1690.

BENJAMIN POOLE, BENJAMIN POOL, or BENJAMIN POLE, Weymouth, son of Edward Poole, was a soldier on Connecticut River in Philip's war, 1676, and of him I hear no more.

EDWARD POOLE, EDWARD POOL, or EDWARD POLE, Newport 1638, probably was of Weymouth most of his days, had Samuel, Isaac, Joseph, Benjamin, John, Sarah, and Jacob, named in this order in his will of 22 August 1664, of which his wife was executrix, probated 16 September following, of which other three last were minors, and probably Samuel the eldest. See Genealogical Registrar XII. 12 and 13. The wife's name is not seen.

ELIZABETH POOLE, ELIZABETH POOL, or ELIZABETH POLE, Taunton 1637, the chief cause of building at Taunton, was maiden sister of William Poole, and elder than him, of a good family in heraldry, as well as religion, may be regarded as one of the most decided proofs of the deep roots that puritanism had attained in England. She died 21 May 1654, aged 65, having made her will four days before in which John Poole, eldest son of her brother was named executor. Abstract of it is in Genealogical Registrar V. 262. See Winthrop I. 252.

HENRY POOLE, HENRY POOL, or HENRY POLE, Boston, died 14 September 1643; may have been infant.

ISAAC POOLE, ISAAC POOL, or ISAAC POLE, Weymouth, son of Edward Poole, by wife Elishama, had Margeret, born 24 August 1669; and perhaps others not on record or he may have removed.

JOHN POOLE, JOHN POOL, or JOHN POLE, Cambridge 1632, went to Lynn before 1638, when he had there 200 acres, and last of Reading, where his wife Margaret died 29 April 1662, and he died 1 April 1667. His will of 14 February preceding made Jonathan, his son, executor names other children Mary, and her husband Matthew Edwards, and her children Mary, Sarah, and Elizabeth, also son-in-law, William Barrett, whose wife Sarah Champney (daughter not of testator but of Richard Champney) was dead, also her children John and Lydia; also grandchildren John, Sarah, and Mary Poole, who I presume to be children of his son Jonathan; and lastly brother Armitage Poole, and his three sons. Sister Armitage Poole and cousin Godfrey Armitage, and his wife and two children besides Mr. Dane of Andover, and his wife whose relationship is less apparent.

JOHN POOLE, JOHN POOL, or JOHN POLE, Boston 1670, son of William Poole, merchant, freeman 1673, with prefix of respect, was distinguished says Baylis I. 287, as an officer in Philip's war, yet possibly by that author mistook for the Reading gentleman. He married 28 March 1672, Elizabeth Brenton, daughter of Governor Brenton, not Benton, as in Genealogical Registrar V. 402. His wife was baptized as the Old South church record shows "at a church meeting at her house", a very uncommon favor, if not unexamplary before that, in our country, and John, Elizabeth, and Courtney, his and her children were baptized some days after; William, 11 January 1680; and Jane, 12 November 1682. Before that time no children in New England had been baptized except on the Lord's day, as Sunday was called in law and popular usage.

JOHN POOLE, JOHN POOL, or JOHN POLE, Weymouth, son of Edward Poole of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had Susanna, born 17 December 1679; and by wife Joanna, had Hannah, 24 October 1687; and Joanna, 21 December 1688.

JOHN POOLE, JOHN POOL, or JOHN POLE, Beverly, a carpenter, married Sarah Woodbury, widow of Richard Woodbury, who died 13 November 1716, had Jonathan, born 1694; Miriam, 1695; Robert, 1697; Ebenezer, 1699; and Joshua, 1700; removed to Gloucester, and had Caleb, 1701; and John, 1703. For second wife he had Deborah Dodge, daughter probably of Samuel Dodge, but she died 1 February 1718; and his third wife Elizabeth Holmes, perhaps daughter of John Holmes of Salem, died 13 July 1720; and he took fourth wife in May 1721, Abigail Ballard of Lynn, says Babson, and had Return in 1722; and Abigail, 1725; and he died 19 May 1727.

JONATHAN POOLE, JONATHAN POOL, or JONATHAN POLE, Reading, son of the first John Poole, had Sarah, born 22 July 1656; Judah, a daughter 1 September 1658, probably died young; Mary, 21 August 1660, died next year; Mary, again, 14 November 1662; and probably a John; was much valuable in Philip's war, a Captain under Major Appleton at Hudley, and President of the council of war in the winter of 1675-6, Representative 1677, died 24 December 1678 aged 44.

JOSEPH POOLE, JOSEPH POOL, or JOSEPH POLE Weymouth, son of Edward Poole, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 6 December 1674; Mary, 20 January 1681; Benjamin, 9 February 1683; Margaret, 22 April 1688; and by wife Mary, had Abigail, 30 June 1690.

RICHARD POOLE, RICHARD POOL, or RICHARD POLE, New London, died about 20 April 1662, without wife or children, gave his estate to wife and children of George Tongue.

SAMUEL POOLE, SAMUEL POOL, or SAMUEL POLE, Boston, administered of the church 19 June 1642, called merchant with prefix of respect, had Ann, baptized 7 August next about 8 days old; yet I know nothing more of him,unless he were that Captain who married Silence Saxton, daughter of Reverend Peter Saxton of Scituate, who died before 1 October 1651; or perhaps of Reading, where Eaton calls one early settler by his name.

SAMUEL POOLE, SAMUEL POOL, or SAMUEL POLE, Weymouth, son probably eldest of Edward Poole, by wife Mercy, had Mary, born 20 November 1668.

WILLIAM POOLE, WILLIAM POOL, or WILLIAM POLE, Dorchester, perhaps as early as 1630, yet most remarkable is it, that he was at Taunton several years after 1637, there called Captain, Representative 1641, being brother of the patron saint of that newer town, but in records of Dorchester, described as town clerk ten years and often school master, while we do not learn whether these functions were fulfilled before he went or after his return, or partly both. My opinion is that not long after the death of his sister from who will we learn more than by all other means about his family. He came back to Dorchester and passed the last 18 or 20 years certainly at Dorchester. He had Theophilus, born 27 May, baptized 3 June 1660, and he may render probability that his elder son and daughters John, Nathaniel, Timothy, Mary, and Bethesda, were born at Taunton. He died at Dorchester 24 February 1675, aged 81; and his widow, who had been married as early, I judge, as June 1638, perhaps Mary Richmond, daughter of John Richmond, died near the end of 1690. Timothy was drowned at Taunton 15 December 1667; of Nathaniel nothing is heard except in the will of his aunt Elizabeth and it may be that he died young; nor is more told of Theophilus than his birth and baptism; Mary was second wife of Daniel Henchman, and Bethesda Poole (whose father showed his religion, we may regret, more than his judgment in taking for the daughter's name that of the intermitant fountain, of which the power is so beautifully told in the narrative of the evangelist) married 1686 John Filer, as his second wife. He had son William, who was baptized 20 June 1658 at Roxbury. Baylies derives the family from Taunton in County Somerset.

WILLIAM POOLE, WILLIAM POOL, or WILLIAM POLE, Brookhaven, Long Island, 1680, perhaps was son of the preceding Thompson Poole.

BENJAMIN POOR, or BENJAMIN POORE, Newbury, son of Samuel Poor the first, married 13 April 1696, Mary, widow of George Hardy, who died 8 August 1707, had Sarah, born 6 September 1697; and Ann, 31 October 1700.

DANIEL POOR, or DANIEL POORE, Andover, is that youth, I suppose, aged 14, whose name on the list of passengers in the Bevis from Southampton, 1638, is Dayell, coming with Alce Poor or Alice Poor aged 20, probably his sister, and Samuel Poor 18, perhaps their brother and others, under the designation of servants of Richard Dummer, married 20 October 1650, Mary Farnum, perhaps daughter of Ralph Farnum; and died 1713, it is said, aged 85, which is one of the very few instances of under estimate. Only sons Daniel and John are named; and of John the death is so early as 24 December 1690, that perhaps he was never married. But seven female Poors are as early found to marry and all may have been his daughters, viz. Martha, with Jon Granger, 9 February 1680; Hannah, with Francis Dane, junior, 16 November 1681; Elizabeth, with Jacob Marston, 7 April 1686; Priscilla, with Abraham Moore, 14 December 1687; Deborah, with Timothy Osgood, 29 May 1689; Ruth, with John Stevens, 20 December 1689; and Lucy, with Samuel Austin, 11 October 1691.

DANIEL POOR, or DANIEL POORE Andover, son of the preceding, by wife Michitable, had Daniel, Mehitable, John, Samuel, Joseph, and Thomas; yet the dates of birth are not known of either, and from the record is known that Mehitable died 14 January 1691, probably quite young; while of Thomas, we doubt whether it be this son of Daniel, or another whose death is mentioned 7 February 1695. He died 1735, aged 79.

EDWARD POOR, or EDWARD POORE, Newbury, son of John Poor the first, or perhaps of Samuel Poor, by wife Elizabeth, had Stephen, born 20 April 1688; Elizabeth, 21 March 1690; and Joseph, 15 April 1704.

HENRY POOR, or HENRY POORE, Newbury, son of John Poor, married 12 September 1679, Abigail Hale, daughter of second Thomas Hale, had Abigail, born 9 September 1680; Henry, 31 January 1682; Jeremiah, 10 January 1684; Mary, 10 April 1686, died soon; Mary, again, 20 September 1687; Hannah, 19 July 1692; Sarah, 18 January 1694; Benjamin, 1696; and Daniel, 1700; was taxed in Rowley 1691.

JOHN POOR, or JOHN POORE, Newbury, an early settler said to have emigrated from County Wilts, was, I think, elder brother of Daniel Poor and Samuel Poor; had Jonathan; John, born 21 June 1642; Hannah, 14 October 1645, died young; Elizabeth, 8 November 1647; Hannah, again, 25 March 1649; Henry, 13 December 1650; Mary, 6 March 1652, died at 6 months; Joseph, 4 October 1653; Mary, again, 12 December 1654, who married 6 December 1670, Samuel Pearson; Lydia, 5 December 1656; Edward, 4 April 1658; Abigail, 23 March 1660, died soon; and Abigail, again, 5 August 1661; and he d,. 23 November 1684, aged 69. His widow died says Coffin, 3 December 1702.

JOHN POOR, or JOHN POORE, Hampton, married 13 March 1661, Sarah Brown, daughter of John Brown of the same, had Sarah, born 10 December 1661; John, 3 April 1664; Richard, 28 October 1666; John, again, 30 September 1668; Sarah, again, 3 April 1671; Mary, 6 June 1673; and Deborah, 13 November 1675. He was a mariner of Charlestown, where all but two of these children were born, and his wife died 28 December 1678 of smallpox, and there he married 12 August 1680, Elizabeth Burrage, daughter of John Burrage, widow of Thomas Dean, had Thomas, born 27 December 1682; Bethia, 1684; and Silence, posthumous 20 September 1686; but the last two died soon; and he died 19 May 1686.

JOHN POOR, or JOHN POORE, Newbury, son of John Poor the first, married 27 February 1667, Mary Titcomb, daughter of William Titcomb, had John, born 7 May 1668, died at 5 months; Mary, 9 August 1669; Sarah, 27 October 1671; Elizabeth, 26 July 1674; Hannah, 16 August 1677; Jonathan, 5 February 1679; Judith, 22 May 1681; and John, again, 26 June 1683; was freeman 1670, and died 15 February 1701.

JOSEPH POOR, or JOSEPH POORE, Newbury, brother of the preceding, married 6 August 1680, Mary Wellington, died probably of Nicholas Wellington, had Joseph, born 25 April 1685; Benjamin, 7 November 1687; Sarah, 12 May 1690; Mary, 12 August 1692; Abigail, 1 August 1695; Hannah, 3 April 1698; John, 1 August 1701; and Lydia, 14 March 1704.

JOSEPH POOR, or JOSEPH POORE, Newbury, son of Samuel Poor, married 1698, Ann Johnson, had Catharine, born 18 February 1699; and Joseph, 9 April 1701.

SAMUEL POOR, or SAMUEL POORE, Newbury, probably that passenger in the Bevis from Southampton, 1638, aged 18, who may be brother of Daniel, Alce, and John, fellow-passengers. Had Rebecca, born 7 February 1649; Mary, 21 March 1651; Samuel, 14 October 1653; Edward, 27 May 1656; Elizabeth, 21 January 1659; Joseph, 10 June 1661; Sarah, 4 June 1664; Benjamin 22 February 1667; and Mary, 21 February 1671; and he was freeman 1673, died 31 December 1683, by Coffin called 60 years old, but probably was 3 years more.

SAMUEL POOR, or SAMUEL POORE, Newbury, son of the preceding, married 16 February 1680, Rachel Bailey, daughter of John Bailey, and Rebecca, born 18 January 1681; Samuel, 3 June 1682, who lived to 11 July 1769; Judith, died soon; Sarah, 12 July 1686; Eleanor, 15 December 1689; and Rebecca, again, 1 March 1694.

THOMAS POOR, or THOMAS POORE, Andover 1645, may be he whose death is on record 1695.

BENJAMIN POPE, Salem, son of Joseph Pope the first, married Damaris Shattuck, daughter of Samuel Shattuck of Salem, had Benjamin, to who was given 13 April 1702, administration on estate of his father; Samuel; Ebenezer; and Jerome; and their mother having their proportions.

EPHRAIM POPE, Boston, died 1677, in his will of 27 June 1676, names only Ephraim and Elizabeth as his children. The son died of smallpox, November 1678.

JOHN POPE, Dorchester, came probably 1633, with wife Jane, was a shoemaker, freeman 3 September 1634, perhaps brought two or three children, and here had John, born 30 June 1635; Nathan, who was born as is said, but certainly 1641; and by wife Alice, had Thomas, 27 December 1643; and perhaps that Margaret, wife of John Pope whose gravestone says she died 20 October 1702, or 1672, as sometimes read, aged 74, was his third wife. He was one of the founders of the new church for Richard Mather, 1636; died 12 April 1646. Of his will the abstract may be seen in Genealogical Registrar VII. 229; yet why it was not probated before 5 June 1649 and inventory delayed to four days preceding, would be difficult to guess, unless we suppose the last figure to be erronous. It mentioned wife and a daughter but no son, four servants, brother Thomas Pope, and Joshua, my sisters husband. We might by this document judge the testator to have been a weaver, rather than a shoemaker. But early account is sadly confused of all the Dorchester Popes; and the most patient of their inquiries cannot wholly unravel. One Jane Pope, who died 12 January 1663, in her will of 18 April preceding gives to her daughter Patience, wife of Edward Blake; but whether she was wife of this John, or when that daughter was born I find not. See Genealogical Registrar XI. 339.

JOHN POPE, Dorchester, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Beatrice, had John, born 1 July 1658; Jane, 12 May 1677; and Joseph, 17 October 1680, died in one week, as says Genealogical Registrar V. 465, and adds that his widow Beatrice was at Lancaster, 1700. In History of Dorchester 74, John Pope senior died 19 October 1686, but this may not of necessity deny a former John, any more than it would make Margaret, wife of John, who died October 1672, as it declares, the same Margaret, left widow of John 19 October 1686.

JOHN POPE, Springfield 1678, probably removed to Windsor 1683, there died that year unmarried, it is thought.

JOSEPH POPE, Salem, came in the Mary and John of London, 1634, freeman 17 May 1637, there by wife Gertrude, had Damaris, baptized 23 April 1643; Hannah, 20 July 1645, died young; Hannah, again, 26 March 1648; George, 8 July 1659, who probably died young; Joseph, 27 October 1650; Benjamin, April 1653; and Samuel, 18 May 1656; besides Enos, not baptized; in 1658, was punished for going to Quaker meetings, and died about 1667. His will of 11 September 1666, probated 27 June following, made wife Gertrude executrix, and named the two daughters and four sons last mentioned. Damaris married Joshua Buffum; and Hannah married Caleb Buffum.

JOSEPH POPE, Salem, son of the preceding, lived at the village which was made Danvers, freeman 1690, married Bathshua Folger, had Nathaniel, born 20 November 1679; Joseph, who died young; Bathshua, 9 April 1683; Gertrude, 27 August 1685; Joseph, again, 16 June 1687; Enos, 6 June 1690; Eleazer, 4 December 1693; and Jerusha, 1 April 1695; and he died 1712. His will of 25 January probated 3 March of that year names all the children but the first two, and notes that the eldest daughter was infirm of mind, as probably had been her mother, at least she was much afflicted in the witchcraft days; also names Mary, and Sarah, children of his son Nathaniel, deceased before 1711.

RICHARD POPE, Dorchester 1635, but Mr. Clap thinks was not long there, and he called brother by Joseph Pope in his will.

SAMUEL POPE, Salem, brother of the preceding, married 28 January 1686, Exercise Smith, had Damaris, born February 1687, died in few months; Samuel, 11 June 1689; Margaret, 21 October 1691; Enos, 1 February 1695; Hannah, 17 February 1697; Elizabeth, 23 May; 1698; Eunice, 12 August 1700; and Ruth, 11 March 1705, died soon.

THOMAS POPE, Plymouth 1631, married 28 July 1637, Ann Fallowell, daughter of Gabriel Fallowell, had Hannah, who married Joseph Bartlett, and died 12 March 1710, aged 71. When this wife died is not told, but he married second wife 29 May 1646, Sarah Jenney, daughter of John Jenney, had Seth, born 13 January 1648; Thomas, 25 March 1651; John, 15 March 1653; and Susanna, who married 7 November 1666, Jacob Mitchell, and being called in 1663 eldest daughter of said Pope, by wife Sarah requires us to believe that another daughter followed in 1675, he was 67 years old.

THOMAS POPE, Dorchester, perhaps brother of John Pope of the same, had Thomas, born 26 December 1670; and Alice, 23 December 1676; as says Genealogical Registrar 465, where it adds that he married 18 November 1681, Margaret Long.

THOMAS POPE, Suffield, by wife Margaret, had Mindwell, born 1687; and his wife died next year at Springfield. One of these two Thomases probably though which of them may be hard to guess, was of Hempstead on Long Island.

WALTER POPE, Charlestown 1634, died before 1640, leaving one child to who the town made a grant. Frothingham, 80.

WALTER POPE, Charlestown, had Mary, who married Joseph Miller. Five of this name at Harvard, three at Yale, and two at other New England colleges had been graduates 1834.

GEORGE PORTAGE, Boston, merchant, by wife Elizabeth Lynde, daughter of Simon Lynde, had Judith, born 26 February 1685, died young; Hannah, 13 February 1687.; Samuel, 15 April 1689; Judith, again, 16 September 1691; Elizabeth, 16 May 1696, died next year; and George, who died without children. I think he removed from Boston, probably from the Province. Hannah married 16 September 1714, James Bowdoin of Boston, was mother of James Bowdoin, Harvard College 1745, the distinguished President of the Convent 1780, that framed our Massachusetts Constitution, first President of a A.S. and second Governor of the Commonwealth.

ABEL PORTER, Boston, was married when administered of the church 23 January, by wife Ann, who had been widow of William Simmons, had John, baptized 19 November about 7 days old, but by the record of town, born 27 November 1643; probably also, Abel, and perhaps others. He may have been administered freeman 2 June 1641, and the name written Parr, died 10 March 1685, aged 73, says the gravestone.

ABEL PORTER, Boston, perhaps son of the preceding, freeman 1672, then called junior, was one of a new military Company September 1677.

BENJAMIN PORTER, Farmington, youngest son of Robert Porter, died young, without children, and his widow married June 1689, Edmund Scott, and bore him eight children.

BENJAMIN PORTER, Salem, son of John Porter of the same, died 1701. But he had been murdered nine years before, as a witness sworn 31 May 1692, was confessed to her by a witch.

DANIEL PORTER, Farmington, a surgeon, for several years had pay from the Colony. By wife Mary, had Daniel, born 2 February 1653; Mary, 5 February 1655; Nehemiah, 24 October 1656; Richard, 24 March 1658; Ann, 1661; John, 14 November 1662; and Samuel, 24 October 1665; all except Mary, in 1688, provided for by deed in August of that year, to avoid making a will under Andro's administration; he died 1690. Of the descendants, some went to Waterbury. Mary married Eleazer Knowles; and Ann died unmarried.

DANIEL PORTER, Waterbury, son of the preceding, had Daniel, born 5 March 1699; James, 20 April 1700; Thomas, 1 April 1702; Deborah, 6 March 1704; Ebenezer, 24 December 1708; and Ann, 28 Apr, 1712. He inherited his father’s gift, as a natural bonesetter, and died 18 January 1727; and his widow Deborah, probably mother of all the children, died 14 May 1765.

EDWARD PORTER, Roxbury, came 1636, with two children John, about 3 years old; and William about 1 year; and by wife Elizabeth, here had Elizabeth, baptized 25 December 1637; Hannah, born 18 October 1639; Mary, baptized 29 May 1642; Joseph, 25 May 1644; Deborah, born 26 April baptized 3 May 1646; was freeman 17 May 1637, removed to Boston; there Elizabeth married 23 February 1659, Joshua Nash; Hannah married April 1663, Fathergone Dinely; and Mary married Peter Bennett.

EXPERIENCE PORTER, Hadley, son of the first Samuel Porter of the same, married Abigail Williams, youngest daughter of Samuel Williams of Roxbury, had there ten children, and removed 1725 to Mansfield.

HEZEKIAH PORTER, Hadley, freeman 1690, was son of Samuel Porter of the same, had ten children there, removed to Hartford, and had two more.

HEZEKIAH PORTER, Windsor, son of the second John Porter of the same, married 7 June 1700, Mary Bissell, had, as Stiles says, 754, Hezekiah, born 7 July 1699; Deborah, 1 March 1703; James, 11 May 1706; Lois, 19 March 1708; and Samuel, 23 March 1709. In the list of Errata, I see no correction of supicious dates.

ISRAEL PORTER, Salem, son of John Porter of the same, married 20 November 1672, Elizabeth Hathorne, daughter of William Hathorne, had Elizabeth, born 2 October 1673; Sarah, 24 August 1675; John, 24 September 1677; Gingen, a daughter 8 December 1679; Mary, 22 September 1681, died at 9 months; Israel, 4 April 1683; Benjamin, 4 September 1685, died at 6 years; Ann, 17 June 1687; William, 12 February 1689; and Benjamin, again, 17 May 1693; was selectman 1686, and freeman 1690, then of the village now Danvers.

JAMES PORTER, Windsor, second son of the second John Porter of the same, married 15 January 1680, Sarah Tudor, eldest daughter of Owen Tudor, had James, born 13 October 1680, died soon; Mary, 4 June 1682, died at 2 years; Isaac, 13 July 1683, died 1 May following; Mary, 23 September 1684.; and Sarah, 31 May 1686; went to England, was in 1690 a merchant of distinction in London, who declined the office of agent for the Colony.

JOHN PORTER, Windsor, among the earliest settlers 1638 and so it is by some presumed that he went from Dorchester, but more probably is it, that he had been short time only in Massachusetts, and accompanied Reverend Ephraim Hewett, bringing besides the six children mentioned in his will, Sarah and Joseph, named by Goodwin, constable 1640, Representative 1646 and 7; and added to children. By wife Rose, born probably in England at Windsor, had Nathaniel, born 19 July 1640; and Ann, sometimes called Hannah, 4 September 1642; and Parsons, in Genealogical Registrar V. 359, says he died 21 April 1648, and was buried next day. But his will of the day preceding was not carried to Court before June of next year. It gives eldest son John, £100; second James, £60; Samuel, Nathaniel, Rebecca, Rose, Mary, and Ann, each £30. His widow was buried 20 days after him. Sarah married 24 October 1644, Joseph Judson, Roxbury, freeman 5 November 1633, had wife Margaret, removed to Boston, there a supporter of Wheelwright, and disarmed 1637, soon removed to Rhode Island. signed their compact 1638, was an Assistant 1641, and after for some years lived at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1655 and Wickford, 1674. Haz. II. 612. He had a daughter perhaps named Hannah, who married the second Samuel Wilbor.

JOHN PORTER, Hingham 1635, was Representative 1644, and that year removed to Salem, had Sarah, baptized there 5 June 1649, had many elder children as is shown by his will of 25 April 1673, probated 26 September 1676, in 20 days after his death aged 80. To his eldest son John, who had been in prison at Boston, 1665, for abuse of his parents (whose case taken up against the Colony by the royal commissioners that year made such a stir among our people), who died 16 March 1684, he gave only £150, he having wasted much (and this is not a fifteenth part of the father's estate); to Joseph; Benjamin, who died without children; Samuel, who was dead long before; and Israel; besides daughters Mary, wife of Thomas Gardner, with her three children; and Sarah, probably unmarried, adequate provision almost naming Samuel's son John. He was Representative 1668. His wife Mary survived to 6 February 1684, but whether she be that Mary, who joined the church 1639, or in 1644, I see not.

JOHN PORTER, Windsor, eldest son of John Porter of the same, born in England, married Mary Standley, daughter of Thomas Standley, had John, born 3 June 1651; Mary, 17 July 1653; Sarah, 5 September 1655; James, 22 December 1657; Nathaniel, 20 April 1660; Hannah, 1 January 1663; Samuel, 5 March 1665; Rebecca, 8 March 1667; Esther, 8 May 1669; Ruth, 7 August 1671; Hezekiah, 7 or 9 November 1673; and Joseph, 7 February 1675; of who all except Esther were living at the date of his death 2 August 1688; and his widow died 13 September following. To James is given by Parsons the honor of being agent for Connecticut but he was too young, and his uncle, the London merchant was the man.

JOHN PORTER, Weymouth, by wife Deliverance, had Mary, born 12 October 1663; Susanna, 2 June 1665; John, 12 July 1667; one, whose name is not given 11 April 1672; and Ruth, 18 September 1675.

JOHN PORTER, Windsor, eldest son of John Porter the second of the same, freeman 1672, married 16 December 1669 (rather early in his days), Joanna Gaylord, daughter of Walter Gaylord, had Joanna, born 7 February 1671; Mary, 20 November 1672; John, 17 January 1675; Sarah, 1 June 1677; Ann, 26 August 1679; Daniel, 13 November 1683; David, 3 October 1685; and, if we believe Stiles, one son and four more daughters, and died 1699.

JOHN PORTER, Farmington, eldest son of Robert Porter, was a proprietor 1673, but not at death of himself, for he died unmarried first.

JOHN PORTER, Wenham, by wife Lydia, had Samuel; John, born 21 July 1683; Benjamin; Nehemiah; Jonathan; Lydia; Mehitable; Mary; Elizabeth; Sally; and Hannah; was a Lieutenant, and died 8 March 1753, yet freeman 1690.

JOHN PORTER, Farmington, son of the first Daniel Porter, married 2 January 1696, Rebecca Woodford, daughter of Joseph Woodford, had Rebecca, born 14 October following; Mary, 4 April 1698; Esther, 7 August 1700; Ann, 26 January 1704; and Elizabeth, 8 July 1706. He had second wife Martha North, widow of Joseph North, married 13 January 1732 and died 1740. His widow died 11 July 1749, aged 83.

JONATHAN PORTER, Salem 1637, then had grant of land, freeman 2 June 1641, had Mary, baptized 12 October 1645; and Jonathan, 12 March 1648, was of Beverly side. Mary married 22 April 1669, Thomas Gardner.

JONATHAN PORTER, Salem 1636, a Sergeant in 1647, and in September of that year had grant of 200 acres, was selectman 1653 and 4, but late in that year conveyed his estate at Salem to James Chichester, on condition that he should provide for his widow Eunice if she outlived him, and removed to Huntington, Long Island, had died before 1660, when Eunice sued for her right in November of that year, and in 1670 estate was divided to the heirs, who were all female. His three daughters married respectively James Chichester, Edward Harnett, and Stephen Jarvis; and the widow Eunice married Giles Smith of Fairfield.

JOSEPH PORTER, Salem, son of John Porter of the same, freeman 1665, married 27 January 1665, Ann Hathorne, eldest daughter of William Hathorne, had Joseph, born 23 October following; Ann, 5 September 1667; Samuel, 4 August 1693; Nathaniel, 8 March 1671; Mary, 18 December 1672; William, 30 August 1674; Eleazer and Abigail, twins 23 May 1676; Hepzibah, 11 April 1678; Ruth; and Mehitable; and he died 12 December 1714. His will of 15 July 1713, probated 27 December 1714, names all the six daughters and the first four sons as living.

JOSEPH PORTER, Windsor, youngest son of the second John Porter of the same, married 5 December 1699, Hannah Buel, daughter of Samuel Buel, had Joseph, born 14 September 1700, died in few months; Joseph, again, 20 January 1702; Mehitable, 27 June 1707; Nathaniel, 14 June 1709; Mary, 25 May 1712, died young.

NATHANIEL PORTER, Salem 1638, had lived elsewhere, for he was freeman 17 April 1637, and is not in Felt's fine list of church members.

NATHANIEL PORTER, Windsor, youngest son of John Porter the first of the same, and the only one, probably born on this side of the ocean, in 1669 is among the freeman of Stratford, where he married Hannah Groves, daughter of Philip Groves, had Hannah, born 1665; Sarah, 1667; Ruth, 1669; and Nathaniel, 1672. By second wife Elizabeth Groves, sister of his former wife, he had John, born 1674; Samuel, 1675, died soon; and Mary, 1677. He had good estate, died January 1680, in his will names wife Elizabeth and the six living children.

NEHEMIAH PORTER, Farmington, second son of the first Daniel Porter, married 21 January 1687, Hannah Lum, perhaps daughter of John Lum, had John, born 11 January following; Mary, 16 September 1689; Martha, 28 January 1693; Hannah, 11 May 1694; Thomas, 25 December 1697; Jonathan, 28 April 1700; Samuel, 16 July 1702; Rachel, 28 March 1704, baptized 12 January 1706; and Matthew, born 1. July 1709. His wife died 17 May 1710 and he died 1722.

RICHARD PORTER, Waterbury, son of the first Daniel Porter, by wife Ruth, had Daniel, born probably at Farmington, but at Waterbury, had Joshua, 7 August 1688; Mary, 14 January 1691; Ruth, October 1692; Samuel, 30 March 1695; Hezekiah, 29 January 1697, died young; John, 11 June 1700; Timothy, 21 December 1701; Hezekiah, again, 27 July 1704; and his wife died 9 January 1710. By second wife he had Joshua, 5 November 1718, at New Haven, whither he had removed; Richard, 22 August 1722; and Lydia; and died 1740, probably as his will, of 13 November 1738, was probated February 1740.

ROBERT PORTER, Farmington, one of the first settlers, married 7 November 1644, Mary Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott of Hartford, had Mary, born 24 February 1646; John, 12 November 1648; Thomas, 29 October 1650; Robert, 12 November 1652, died without children soon after his father; Elizabeth, 11 January 1654; Joanna, baptized 6 January 1656; Sarah, 20 December 1657; Benjamin, 18 March 1660; Ann, April 1664; and Hezibah, born 4, baptized 11 March 1666. He took second wife Hannah Freeman, widow of Stephen of Newark, and died 1689, for inventory was given 18 September of that year. Sarah married Abraham Andrews of the same; and Thomas, not his brother of Milford, married another daughter Elizabeth; and Ann married 1 April 1685, John Brown of Middletown.

ROBERT PORTER, Northampton, married 1688, Sarah Burt, had John, born 1689, who with his mother died soon. In 1691, he married Elizabeth Rising, had John, again, 1692; Elizabeth, 1695; James, 1698; William, 1702; and Thomas, 1705. Both William and his father died 1712.

ROGER PORTER, Watertown, went home probably in 1637, and again came in the Confidence, from Southampton, 1638, aged 55, a husbandman of Long Sutton, Hants, with Joan, Susan, Mary, and Rose, his daughters. Was freeman 22 May 1639, selectman, 1648, and died 3 April 1654, aged 71. His widow Grace, who had been widow of William and first of Thomas Rogers, died 3 June 1662, in her will naming grandchildren Daniel Smith, and John, Martha, Mary, Sarah, and Joseph Sherman. These last were part of the children of Captain John Sherman, who had married her daughter Martha; and another daughter Elizabeth had married Daniel Smith. Hereby we discover that Porter had been, 1687, with part of his family at Watertown, for this daughter Elizabeth is not named among passengers in the Confidence; nor is the wife Grace, who was left, no doubt, at Watertown, in her husband's absence to govern the family, but this is made more certain from our knowledge that Sherman's wife had her first child born here, less than five months after the arrival of that ship.

SAMUEL PORTER, Salem, died about 1659, had not long before marrying Hannah Dodge, daughter of William Dodge. His will of 10 February in that year made in anticipation of a voyage to Barbadoes, and the inventory of 22 June 1660, by the widow names son John. Perhaps, then, Hannah was second wife. His widow married Thomas Woodbury.

SAMUEL PORTER, Windsor, son of the first John Porter of the same, born probably in England, married Hannah Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley, removed to Hadley 1659, had there, Samuel, born 6 April 1660, said to be the first born of that town; one born and died 26 April 1662; Thomas, 17 April 1663, who died 1668, as Stiles says; Hezekiah, 7 January 1665; John, 12 December 1666; Hannah 1670; Mehitable, 15 September 1673; Experience, 5 August 1676; Ichabod, 17 June 1678; and Nathaniel, 1680; but Stiles adds, Thomas, again, 1683. Hannah married 29 March 1689, John Nash, and died within two months. All the other eight children were living at his death 6 September following, and also at the time his widow died 18 December 1708. Mehitable married Nathaniel Goodwin. He was freeman 1684, much engaged in trade, owned part of the ship Northern Adventure, and left good estate. Of his seven sons, Experience and Hezekiah, are before mentioned, Thomas, John, and perhaps Nathaniel, settled in Lebanon; Ichabod in Hatfield, and Samuel only, continued at Hadley.

SAMUEL PORTER, Farmington, youngest son of the first Thomas Porter, married 18 February 1686, Martha Freeman, perhaps daughter of Stephen Freeman of Newark, New Jersey, to join with him in church communion, and had Stephen, born 4 baptized 10 April 1687; Hannah, 17 June 1688; Samuel, born 7, baptized 20 September 1691; Sarah, born 15, baptized 19 November 1693; and Martha, 1, baptized 5 July 1696; Ruth, born 26 January 1699; Mary, September 1700; Joseph, 12 December 1702; Lois, 18 March 1705; Stephen, again, 16 January 1707; and Rachel, 3 or 30 April 1710. He was a Deacon.

SAMUEL PORTER, Hadley, eldest son of the first Samuel Porter of the same, at one time Representative, an extensive trader with England, after Judge, and Sheriff of the County in which he was he wealthiest man at his death 29 July 1722. He married 22 February 1684, Joanna Cook, daughter of Aaron Cook, had fourteen children but only seven outlived him, four daughters out of eight, and these sons Samuel, born 25 May 1685; Aaron Porter, 19 July 1689, Harvard College 1708, the first minister of Medford; and Eleazer, 25 February 1698. To bring up his grandson Samuel Porter to College he left £100, and he was graduate of Harvard College 1730, became third minister of Shirborn. The article in Genealogical Registrar IX. 54, on the Porter family is eminent for its merit in withholding dates.

THOMAS PORTER, Hartford, married 20 November 1644, Sarah Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart, removed to Farmington, had Sarah, born 1646; Thomas, 1648; Joanna, 1652; who all were baptized 24 July 1653, probably but not, as in Genealogical Registrar XI. 323, 29; Dorothy, baptized November 1654; Samuel; Rachel, baptized December 1658, who married 12 May 1685, Samuel Cowles; Martha, who married Joseph North, and next 13 January 1732, John Porter, son of Daniel Porter; and Ruth, who married 24 March 1687, Samuel Smith, and next, 3 May 1727, Joseph Root; besides Mary, the youngest, who married 1 October 1684, Joseph Royce, and next, 18 October 1714, Joseph Langdon. He died 1697, and his will of 3 March 1691, names only Thomas, Dorothy, and Samuel. Sarah married 4 April 1664, Nathaniel Winchell; and Joanna married November 1676, Stephen Taylor, and next, 7 February 1708, Samuel Tudor; Dorothy married Jacob Overman of Carolina.

THOMAS PORTER, Farmington, son of Thomas Porter of the same, married Lois Stanley, daughter of Timothy Stanley, had Lois, born 1670; and only son Timothy, 12 November 1672; was a Deacon, and died 1711. Some of these families have been marked for longevity. Reverend Nehemiah Porter, Harvard College 1745, of Ashfield, died 29 February 1820, in his 100th year. Colonel Joshua Porter, Yale College 1754, died 1825, in 95th year; and Reverend Nathaniel Porter, born 16 January 1745, Harvard College 1768, of Conway, New Hampshire, died 1836.

THOMAS PORTER, Farmington, 1682, son of Robert Porter, married May 1678, Abigail Cowles, daughter of Samuel Cowles, and by her had Abigail, born 24 June 1680; William, baptized 29 October 1682; John, 8 July 1686; Mary, 2 June 1689; Nathaniel, 27 March 1692, probably not 28, as Genealogical Registrar XII. 150, says, for that was Monday; Abigail, 8 July 1694; Robert, 16 May 1697; and Elizabeth, born 1 June 1703.

THOMAS PORTER, Windsor, youngest son of Samuel Porter of the same, according to Stiles, removed to Coventry, by wife Thankful, had Mary, born 16 November 1708; Mary 16 November 1710 (I copy Stiles, who says both these daughters were married but my incredulous fears arise); Jonathan, 20 March 1713; and Noah, 24 August 1715. His wife died 1736, and he had second wife Rebecca. Seventy-four of this name, of which sixteen were clergymen, Farmer says, had been graduates in 1834 at the New England colleges. Of these twenty-three, including six clergymen were of Yale alone, and twenty, including seven clergymen at Harvard, leaving only three clergymen among the thirty-one scholars at the other New England colleges of which Dartmouth had fourteen.

ROBERT PORTIS, or ROBERT PORTOUS, Boston 1645, married 3 November 1659, Alice Greenwood.

LAZARUS PORTMORT, LAZARUS PORMONT, LAZARUS PURMONT, or LAZARUS PERMONT, Dover, eldest child of Philemon Portmort, born on our side of the water, there was taxed 1659. He was, I imagine, father of Joseph Portmort, of Newcastle 1685.

PHILEMON PORTMORT, PHILEMON PORMONT, PHILEMON PURMONT, or PHILEMON PERMONT, Boston, administered of the church with wife Susan, near the end of August 1634, probably brought one child, if not more, was freeman 6 May 1635, and the first grammar school-master, had Lazarus, born 28 February baptized 6 March 1636; Ann, 5, baptized 15 April 1638; favored the cause of Wheelwright, and followed him to Exeter and after to Wells, had letters of dismissal from our church January 1639; but probably came back, after probably not a few years, had Pedaiah, born 3 June 1640; his wife died 29 December 1642; and by second wife Elizabeth, had Martha, baptized 29 May, but town record says born 16 June 1653. His daughter Elizabeth, born probably In England, married 24 November 1652, Nathaniel Adams; but another pretentious record says Samuel Norden, in Genealogical Registrar XI. 202. Great variety is found in the letters or sound of this first school-master's name, as Porment, Pormet, Purmount, etc. In Allen's Biographical Dictionary, the trouble is avoided but not in a satisfactory manner.

ABRAHAM POST, Saybrook 1664, son probably of Stephen Post, freeman 1665, Ensign 1667, had Stephen, born 3 December 1664; Ann, 4 May 1667; Abraham, 9 June 1669; James, 14 March 1671; Esther, 14 December 1672, died in few days; Daniel, 28 November 1673; Gurdon, 27 May 1676; Joseph, 6 February 1678; Mary, 21 February 1680; and Elinor, 10 February 1682; and his wife died 23 March 1684. In the will of Uncas, four thousand acres were devised to him, yet in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 234, his name is Past.

JOHN POST, Woburn, married 27 February 1650, Susanna Sutton; but whether she had children, or how long she lived is not told; yet I find he married second wife 18 November 1662, Mary Tyler, and had Mary, born 29 September 1664; Joanna, 13 September 1666; and John, 14 April 1669.

JOHN POST, Saybrook, son of Stephen Post, born probably in England, married in the last of March 1652, Esther Hyde, daughter of William Hyde, had Margaret, born 21 February 1653; Elizabeth, 22 February 1655; John, 12 April 1657; and Sarah, 6 November 1659; removed with first settlers to Norwich, there had Abigail, 6 November 1664, died at 11 years; Samuel, 8 March 1668; Hannah, October 1671; and Lydia, 11 March 1674; was in 1663, accepted to be made free, yet seems to have missed for several years of taking the oath, who the Deputy Governor was requested to administer in 1686 and again in 1668. In the list of 1669 he is included, and his wife died 13 November 1703. He died 27 November 1710. Lydia married Abel Moore, and next, Joseph Harris, both of New London.

JOHN POST, Norwich, eldest son of the preceding, married 24 December 1685, Sarah Reynolds, eldest daughter of John Reynolds, had Sarah, born 1 December 1686; John, 14 July 1689; and died 15 July of next year. His widow died 11 May 1703.

RICHARD POST, Southampton, Long Island, 1640, named by Thompson, may easily be thought the same as that one of the first settlers of New London 1646 or 7, a blacksmith, who sold his estate 1651 or 2 to Amos Rirchardson, and removed but whither is not heard, nor whether he had children or not.

STEPHEN POST, Cambridge 1634, removed 1636 to Hartford, an original proprietor had John, Thomas, and Abraham, probably Catharine, who married Alexander Chalker, in 1649 was of Saybrook, where he died 16 August 1659.

THOMAS POST, Saybrook, son probably of the preceding, married January 1656, Mary Andrews, had Sarah, born November 1657; and about 1660 removed to Norwich, where his wife died 1661; and he married 2 September 1663, Rebecca Bruen, daughter of Obadiah Bruen, had Thomas, December 1664; Hannah, February 1666; Mary, June 1669; Obadiah; and Joseph. He died 5 September 1701, and his widow died 15 April 1721.

ABEL POSTER, is the name given to a freeman of Massachusetts 1674, but where he lived is unknown and error is suspected.

ABEL POTTER, Dartmouth, married 16 November 1669, Rachel Warner, youngest daughter of John Warner, removed to Warwick, in his will of 1692, names eldest son George, youngest Stephen, and other children Abel, Benjamin, and Mary.

ANTHONY POTTER, Ipswich 1648, married Elizabeth Whipple, probably daughter of Deacon John Whipple of the same, had several children who with wife outlived him, as John, Edmund, Elizabeth, Kimball, Lydia Putnam, probably wife of Jonathan Putnam, besides Thomas and Anthony.

HUMFREY POTTER, Salem, had only child Ann, who married 10 January 1656, Anthony Needham.

ICHABOD POTTER, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, perhaps son of Robert Potter, the friend of Gorton, married Martha Hazard, daughter of Thomas Hazard.

INDIGO POTTER, or perhaps INIGO POTTER, Charlestown, married 25 August 1663, Mary Lawrence, daughter of John Lawrence of Groton, may have lived in some other town, for without finding administration of himself or wife to the church there, I see that his children by wife Mary, viz. Mary, John, Richard, Indigo, Margaret, were all baptized at Charlestown 24 April 1681, and Margaret, again, 9 July 1682.

JOHN POTTER was a grantee of Sudbury in 1640, but I ask in vain, where he resided, or any thing else about him.

JOHN POTTER, New Haven, perhaps 1639, had John, Hannah, and Samuel, baptized (not 7, as in Genealogical Registrar IX. 362, but) probably 17 October 1641; perhaps died before 1643, as a widow Potter with family of two is that year mentioned. She may also have married again, for Elizabeth Rose, in 1677, by her will mentioned her sons John and Samuel Potter, besides several daughters. Coffin made the surname Polter.

JOHN POTTER, New Haven, son of the preceding, married 1661, Hannah Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, had Hannah, born 1661, died soon; John, June 1663, died soon; Hannah, again, 26 June 1665; John, again, 4 August 1667; Samuel, July 1669, died soon; one, without name, February 1671, died soon; Mary, March 1673, died soon; and Samuel, again, 2 June 1675; and his wife died 13 days after; by second wife married 29 December 1679, Mary, widow of Ralph Russell, had Abigail, 23 September following was Sergeant, and proprietor 1685, and died December 1707, aged 70.

JOHN POTTER, Warwick, was son of Robert Potter, freeman 1660; married 2 June 1664, Ruth Fisher, daughter of Edward Fisher of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Had Robert, born 5 March 1666; Fisher, 12 July 1667; John, 21 November 1668; William, 23 May. 1671; Samuel, 10 January 1673; Isabel, 17 October 1674, who became second wife of William Burton, and long survived him; Ruth, 29 November 1676; and Content, 2 October 1680.

JOSEPH POTTER, New Haven, probably son of William Potter, born in England, by wife Phebe, had Joseph, born 8 October 1661; Rebecca, 26 May 1663; another daughter March 1668. He was recommended 1668 for freeman, but died 17 August next year, and his widow married May 1670, John Rose, junior.

LUKE POTTER, Concord, freeman 13 March 1639, by wife Mary, who died 8 April 1644, had Eunice, born 2 March 1641; and Rebecca, 2 August 1643, died at 2 months. He married 19 October 1644, Mary Edmands, daughter of Walter Edmands, had Luke, 30 May 1646, died at 15 years; Samuel, 1 April 1648; Dorothy, 9 April 1650; Judah; Frances, who died 17 November 1661; and Bethia, 4 November 1659; was Deacon, and died 13 October 1697. Eunice married 4 October 1660, John Frye of Andover.

NATHANIEL POTTER, New Haven, son probably of William Potter, married 1 April 1675, Elizabeth Hawes, had large family as Porter writes, but gives no detail; a proprietor 1685.

NATHANIEL POTTER, Portsmouth, son of that widow Dorothy who married John Albro, died 20 October 1704.

NICHOLAS POTTER, Lynn, 1651, much engaged in the iron works, removed to Salem, 1660, there called a bricklayer, had Hannah, baptized 25 March 1661; and Mary, 15 November 1663; Samuel, born 9 January 1665, died at one year; Hannah, again, 27 March 1666, who married William Roach; Lydia, 26 February 1667, died next year; Bethia, 23 May 1668; Samuel, 22 April 1669; Lydia, again, 16 July 1670, died in April following; Benjamin, 6 November 1671; and Joseph, 9 June 1673. His wife Mary died soon after and he died 18 October 1677. His inventory was taken 25, and his will made 10 of that month. That he had children by two wives is inferred, and that second wife Mary Gedney was daughter of John Gedney appears in Essex Institute II. 275; but for the baptized name of the mother of the children Robert, Elizabeth, Sarah, who were probably born at Lynn by first wife certainty is unattainable though from the transcription of the will it may seem, that each wife brought both Samuel and Benjamin. A flickering of light comes from page 301, indicating that the first wife was Alice, who died 26 January 1659. Elizabeth married Thomas Newhall.

ROBERT POTTER, Lynn 1630, freeman 3 September 1634, removed to Newport, where in July 1638, he was administered an inhabitant, and in 1641 united with Gorton in settlement of Shaomet, which they called Warwick, and two years later was seized with the whole Company and brought prisoner to Boston, where the government sentenced them to be confined in various places, enjoining them not to preach their monstrous absurd doctrine on pain of death. Soon, however, as sympathy for such suffering was unavoidably excited, they all were banished and he went to England and obtained justice by restoration to their estate. He kept an inn at Warwick in 1649, and died in the autumn of 1655, or between that and the spring following, leaving son John, born about 1639, and Deliverance, wife of James Greene; Elizabeth who married Richard Harcutt of the same; besides widow Sarah, not mother of either of the children, who became wife 19 February 1657 of John Sandford, the school-master of Boston. Of his first wife the name is not known but Gorton in narrative of the invasion and assault by the Massachusetts forces upon the new settlement of Warwick tells that she died at that time, perhaps of trepidation.

ROBERT POTTER, Roxbury 1634, on joining the church had wife Isabel, of neither of who do I find any other mention in records of town or church, but that he was buried 17 January 1654; yet in Boston church he had his daughter Deliverance baptized 5 March 1637, and in the record of deaths is error, no doubt, of Robert for William. Probably he removed.

ROBERT POTTER, Lynn, perhaps son of the first Robert Potter, born in England, had Samuel, born 28 May 1657; and his wife whose name is not given must have died soon after; for he married 25 January 1660, Ruth Driver, perhaps daughter of Robert Driver the first, had Robert, born 18 March 1661; Nathaniel, 14 April 1663; John, 13 September 1665; Elizabeth, 9 February 1668, died soon; Elizabeth again, 15 August 1670; Ruth, 27 February 1674; Joseph, 25 December 1676; Benjamin, 11 April 1680; and Samuel, 8 May 1682.

ROBERT POTTER, Lynn, son of the preceding, married 9 January 1682, Martha Hall, had Martha, born 21 June 1685, was freeman 1691.

SAMUEL POTTER, New Haven, son of John Potter the first, married 21 November 1670, Hannah Russell, daughter of William Russell of the same.

THOMAS POTTER, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, brother perhaps of the preceding, married 20 January 1687, Susanna Tripp, daughter of John Tripp, had Susanna, born 28 June 1688; Sarah, 25 July 1690; and Ichabod, September 1692.

VINCENT POTTER, Boston, came in the Elizabeth and Ann from London, 1635, aged 21, was next year a soldier at the castle [Winthrop II. 346]; went home in 1639, in the same ship with John Josselyn, who mentioned Potter, 30, that he was afterwards questioned for a Regicide. He was probably one of the madcap millenarians with Venner of Salem, but not of sufficient importance to be put to death.

WILLIAM POTTER, Watertown, came probably in the Abigail from London, 1635, aged 27, with wife Frances, 26, and child Joseph, 20 weeks. His mother Hannah had married before they came over, a Beecher, and had Isaac. He about 1643 removed probably to New Haven, there had other children and in his will, 1662, names Nathaniel, 22 December 1644; Joseph; Hope, born 3 October 1641; and Rebecca, baptized January 1643. Possibly this is the man who was executed Friday, 6 June of that year in the story of whose once being article 3 of Appendix of Thaumaturgus, Magnalia VI. 38, Mather had great satisfaction, and that he might defy human credulity makes the wonder, that though twenty years a member of that church, he had lived in most infamous crimes no less than fifty years together. The wretched man was perhaps son of a widow Potter, lived at New Haven 1646. See record I. 247. Hope married 3 February 1664 Daniel Robinson; and Rebecca married 27 November 1667, Thomas Adams.

WILLIAM POTTER, Braintree, came perhaps in the Increase from London, 1635, aged 25, one of the early members of that church 17 September 1639, freeman 13 May 1640, removed to Roxbury, married 2 June 1646, Judith Graves, widow of John Graves. He made his will 14 January 1654, of which Genealogical Registrar V. 301, as abstract in which he names no children but Hannah Graves, daughter of his wife, gives to the Reverend elders of Braintree, Tompson and Flint, £10 each, brother's John's and George's children, sister Jane's and Ann's, but all apparently in England, also to the school in Roxbury, and the College in Cambridge; and three days after was buried though town record calls him Robert. His widow Judith married 13 December following Samuel Finch. Eight of this name, had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, three at Harvard, and nine at other New England colleges.

RICHARD POTTS, Kennebeck, whose wife was killed by the Indians at Arowsic Island September 1676. Willis I. 148.

THOMAS POTTS, Dover, by wife Joanna, had Mary, born 6 July 1690, and another daughter 28 August 1693.

CHARLES POTUM (if this be a possible name), of Cape Porpus, being dead, administration was given 1678 to John Barrett.

JOHN POULTER, Billerica 1658, from Rayleigh in County Essex, married 1662, Rachel Eliot of Braintree, daughter of Francis Eliot, died at Cambridge, 20 May 1676, aged 41, as the inscription on gravestone is given by Harris. Epit. 6. His widow married 1677, John Whitmore; and his sister Hannah Poulter, perhaps, married John Dudley, as did, 22 November 1655, Elizabeth with Jonathan Danforth the first; and Mary, 12 April 1687, with Samuel Winship. All were, no doubt, children of John Poulter, early settler at Billerica, but deceased before last date. Probably he was driven in by Indians hostilities. But

JOHN POULTER of Cambridge, perhaps his son, was living there 1698, and I suppose married Hannah Hammond, daughter of Lieutenant John Hammond, the richest man of Watertown. He may have removed to Boston, and in March 1713 been chosen to a town office.

THOMAS POUND, a pirate in the Vinyard Sound, September and October 1689, taken and brought in.

WILLIAM POW, Marblehead 1674. Dana, 8. It is strange that we never find his name, especially as it bears the prefix of respect in Dana.

ABEL POWELL, Newbury, and CALEB POWELL, his brother, actors in the direful nonsense of witchcraft, 1679, against or upon William Morse and his wife Elizabeth of which in History of Newbury, 122-134, and in Essex Institute II. 30, 31, and 212, enough perhaps more than enough may be read. See also a few words in this Dict. III. 242, under Morse.

JOHN POWELL, Charlestown, by wife Sarah, had John, baptized 7 March 1669; but the father had died in June preceding, and the young widow joined to the church 28 February following, and soon married John Blaney.

MICHAEL POWELL, Dedham 1639, by wife Abigail, had perhaps that Sarah who married 3 May 1653, Timothy Dwight, and may have been born in England; Elizabeth, born 10 June, baptized 5 July 1641; Dorothy, 11, baptized 16 July 1643; and Michael, born 12, baptized 19 October 1645; besides Margaret, baptized 14 April 1648 about 8 days old; was freeman 2 June 1641, removed to Boston 1647, and, without ordination, taught in the new church before settlement of a minister there, or, indeed, before the gathering of a church, which occurred 5 June of the year following, when he was ordained a Ruling elder, the government forbid his being minister for want of education, had Margaret, baptized 14 June 1649, 8 days old; and died 28 January 1673, or by gravestone which makes his age 67 years 28 December preceding. Farmer strangely miscalls Increase Mather the first minister though he did, sub voce, Mayo, restore the honor to the proper man. Elizabeth married 23 August 1659, Richard Hollingworth. Two of his more gifted succesors, Ware and Robbins, have justly discussed the diffidence of this first instrument of their people.

ROWLAND POWELL, Gloucester 1657, by wife Isabel, had Rowland and a daughter, twins born 9 February 1658, of which the daughter died next day; Mary, 7 May 1660; and Stephen, 9 November 1662.

THOMAS POWELL, New Haven, had Hannah, born 1641, baptized 1643; Priscilla, December 1642, baptized 1644; Mary, baptized 20 July 1645; Martha, 28 January 1649, probably died soon; Martha, again, January 1651; and Esther, probably baptized 5 June 1653; all in right of wife Priscilla; may be he same who in May 1664, was of Long Island, administered to be sworn freeman of Connecticut by Commissioners of Huntington. He was dissatified probably with the recusancy of that Colony to the union with Connecticut as by the royal Charter provided, and may have been at Springfield 1665, at least bought land there, but did not continue long, and went back to New Hampshire, but not to least on the list of 1669, there died 3 October 1681. Hannah married 21 May 1660, Thomas Tuttle, and Priscilla married 29 March or as another account says, 22 May 1666, John Thompson; and Mary married 8 November 1669, Ephraim Sanford.

THOMAS POWELL, Windsor, married 25 August 1676, Alice Traharen, had Ann, born 19 April 1678; Thomas, 1 July 1680; and Hannah, 1682, died at 2 years; John, who died 17 January 1686; and died 1685.

WILLIAM POWELL, Charlestown 1636, by wife Elizabeth, had Mary, born 30 April 1637; Martha, 29 April 1639; Joshua, 15 November 1641, died soon; Elizabeth, 22 August 1642; and Joshua, again, 1644; and his wife died 3 December of that year. He may be that man, said by Farmer to have died at Salem 1670.

NICHOLAS POWER, Providence, an early settler, soon after Roger Williams, died 25 August 17 leaving widow Jane, and son Nicholas, and daughter Hope, both under age. He never dwelt at Shaomet, Staples says, though of the number of twelve purchasers of that territory, and so suffered very slightly in the monstrous proceedings against Gorton and his Company at Warwick 1643. Yet he is one of the signers of the declaration of their rights, 20 November 1642. Tradition has been very rich, and, as usual, very false about this man, and his son of the same name. The father was here to sign the claim of rights in November 1642, and was one of the purchasers with Gorton and the other misbelievers of Warwick, and was next year brought a prisoner to Boston, yet the mythical honor makes him to have left Drogheda, "during in the siege in 1642, for Surinam, where the family had large estates." Authentic history makes the siege of Drogheda a dozen years later. In favor of the second Nicholas, that authority makes his wife "daughter of Sir Zachary R. a Cheshire baronet," but it wisely omits to tell how his title was acquired. Most curious is the document called his will, made 27 May 1667 (near ten years after his death) by the municipal officers published in authentic form. Rhode Island. Historical Collections II. Apx. 14.

NlCHOLAS POWER, Providence, son of the preceding, freeman 1655, took engagement of allegiance 29 April 1670, married 3 February 1672, Rebecca Rhodes, daughter of Zachary Rhodes, had Hope who died young; and Colonel Nicholas Power, born 1673, and tradition tells that he was killed accidently by his own friends, at the swamp fight, 19 December in Philip's war. His widow married 1 December 1676, Daniel Williams. The third Nicholas Power had married one of this name, and no other sons, the fourth, a fifth, and the fifth a sixth, each without other male issue; but the mystical number of seven was unhappily not reached, and the hereditation distinctively has expired with the riches of Surinam.

WALTER POWER, Malden 1660, married 11 March 1661, Trial Shepard, daughter of Ralph Shepard, had William; Mary; Isaac; Thomas; Daniel, born 10 May 1669; Increase, 16 July 1671; Walter, 28 June 1674; Jacob, 15 December 1679; and Sarah, 8 February 1683; and died at Littleton about 1718.

THOMAS POWES, Boston, of who I see nothing but that Sewall says, he was drowned 21 June 1684.

HENRY POWNING, or HENRY POUNDING, Boston, freeman 1644, but he was of another church, though of what town I am ignorant, had Henry, born 28 April 1654, who perhaps, was of Artillery Company 1677; Hannah, 8 April 1656, died next year; and Sarah, 3 August 1659. In 1695, a widow Powning was a householder in Boston, and Daniel Powning, Artillery Company 1691, a Deacon, died 1735.

JAMES POWSLAND, JAMES POWSLEY, JAMES POWLAND, JAMES POWLLEN, JAMES POUSLAND, JAMES POUSLIN, or JAMES POUSLY, Salem, married 2 August 1670, Mary Barnes, widow probably of Thomas Barnes, 1675 was employed as a gunner. Felt II. 486. He lived 1674 on Marblehead side.

RICHARD POWSLAND, RICHARD POWSLEY, RICHARD POWLAND, RICHARD POWLLEN, RICHARD POUSLAND, RICHARD POUSLIN, or RICHARD POUSLY, Falmouth 1674-90. Willis. 71, 133.

AARON PRATT, Cohasset, son of Phineas Pratt, had Aaron, died February 1735, aged 81, says the very loose statement in a newspaper taken into the Genealogical Registrar V. 224.

ABRAHAM PRATT, Charlestown, a surgeon, having in Colony record 19 October 1630, when he requested to be made free, the prefix of respect, came, we may well infer, in the fleet Winthrop, and was living 1631 at Charlestown. He with wife Joanna, early joined the church of Roxbury, but removed again to Charlestown, and his wife died 27 December 1645; and he died as the gravestone says, on the same day.

BENAJAH PRATT, Plymouth, son perhaps of Joshua Pratt or of Phineas Pratt, married 29 November 1655, Persis Dunham, probably daughter of the first John Dunham, had Abigail, born 21 November 1657.

DANIEL PRATT, Hartford, son probably of John Pratt, freeman 1657, had Daniel, seven daughters, and died April 1691, buried 24. The daughters were Hannah, married 1678, second Daniel Clark; Elizabeth, wife of Nathaniel Goodwin; Sarah, who married 1690, Timothy Phelps; Mary Sanford; Rachel, born 1671, who married 22 February 1694, John Skinner; Esther; and another whose name is not known; Esther, in 1702, died unmarried in her will referred to brother Daniel, and five sisters so that we infer one was dead since the father.

EPHRAIM PRATT, Sudbury, son of Thomas Pratt of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had Josiah, born 6 March 1700; Ephraim, 30 November 1704; Phineas, 8 July 1706; Elizabeth, 25 April 1711; and Mary, 2 December 1718; probably removed to Shutesbury or Shrewsbury. Of one Ephraim, either this man or his son is told the marvellous tale of longevity in Dwight's travels II. 358, that he was born in November 1687, and died May 1804, could count 1500 descendants, ate no animal food for forty years, and "was able to mow a good swarth one hundred and one years in succession." Improbabe crowd up against both of these Ephraims; the senior must have been some years earlier than 1687, called by the man of second childhood his year of birth, as it is not probable that his first child was born in wedlock before the father was twelve and a half years old. Dr. Dwight should therefore, have better called him 126, than 116 years old; but as part of the same chapter in Apocrypha is, that this veteran Ephraim had son Michael who died 1826, aged 103, we may judge the honor of the myth to have been designed for the junior. This younger Ephraim was not 99 years old, when the credulity of President Dwight was instructed by the wonder-working old man that he had mowed grass one hundred and one years in succession, and only invalided the year past. Dr. Dwight, though not skeptical, inclined, as a juryman, on a question of this man's will, had he made it on the day of his visit, must have decided that it was not good, I presume for want of disposing mind and memory in the testator. So easily does the false story of great age obtain belief, even from men of sagacity, like President Dwight or Mr. Ward. Next we compress the dimesions of Michael, though the day or year of his birth is unknown, yet as his father was not married before 1724, he was less than one hundred; and his father from the last day of November 1704 to any day in March 1804 could count but ninety-nine years and a half. See Barry, History of Framingham, for more of the fables.

JOHN PRATT, Cambridge, an expert surgeon, possibly brother of Abraham Pratt, was of Hooker's church, and freeman 14 May 1634; but he had been so early as March 1629, engaged for our Company and came in the Lion's Whelp, but removed in the same ship and when next he came, sat down first at Braintree, in November 1635 was animadverted on for ill report of the country, removed to Hartford, probably 1637, was Representative 1639-42, but not after, excused from watch, according to previous promise, in June 1644, but went for home in November following with his wife having no children, and about 60 years old, and in December drowned in the shipwreck on the coast of Spain. Winthrop I. 173, and II. 239, with Trumbull, Colony record II. 27, 108, and 450.

JOHN PRATT, Hingham, lost his house by fire, 15 March 1646, and perhaps removed to Weymouth, and may have been father of John, Joseph, Matthew, Samuel, and Thomas of that town, or of some of them.

JOHN PRATT, Hartford, an original proprietor, was probably a carpenter, and was father of John, and Daniel, died 15 July 1655. His will of 7 October preceding names wife Elizabeth and the two sons. He has been sometimes confused with the surgeon who owned no land whereas this man had several lots. See Trumbull, Colony record I. 230.

JOHN PRATT, Dorchester, freeman 10 May 1643, had John, born about 1630, and Timothy, and died 1647, leaving widow Mary, who married William Turner. His will of 3 March 1647 is abstract in Genealogical Registrar VII. 36. Timothy settled in Boston; John, at Medfield.

JOHN PRATT, Weymouth, son of Matthew Pratt of the same, married 27 November 1656, Mary Whitman, daughter of Ensign John Whitman of the same.

JOHN PRATT, Hartford, son of the second John Pratt, married Hannah Boosy, daughter of James Boosy, was freeman 1657, had Hannah, born 25 November 1658; John, 17 May 1661; Elizabeth 7 October 1664; Sarah, 20 June 1668; Joseph, 6 March 1671, Ruth, 21 1677; Susanna, 2 October 1680; and Jonathan, 6 October 1683; and died 1690. Perhaps some of these children were by his son. Wife Hepzibah, who married, says Porter, John Sadd, 1690, and died 1712.

JOHN PRATT, Kingstown, by wife Ann, had Deliverance, born 13 November 1664; Mary, April 1666; John, October 1667; Ebenezer, 31 August 1669; Phineas, April 1671; Joshua, 10 January 1673; Jeremy, 13 October 1674; and Mercy, 23 December 1676.

JOHN PRATT, Medfield 1666, was son of John Pratt of Dorchester, but probably born in England, and I know nothing more, except that he had John, Mary, Priscilla, Hannah, and Sarah, and wife Rebecca, all named in his will of 30 April 1707, from which we find that one daughter had married Henry Smith; another Timothy Clark; and that son-in-law, Samuel Wright was made with son John executors.

JOHN PRATT, Saybrook, son of Lieutenant William Pratt, married 8 June 1665, Sarah Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones, but whether he had children by her, I find not. Genealogical Registrar IV has given from the record of Saybrook two

JOHN PRATT, as follows: one had Thomas, born 28 October 1675; Isaac, 16 January 1678; Sarah, 5 June 1680; Lydia, 18 February 1682; and Mehitable, 6 September 1685. He may have been son of William Pratt. The other

JOHN PRATT, called a tailor, married 10 August 1676, Mary Andrews, had Mary, born 24 May 1677; Martha, 16 January 1679; Daniel, 13 January 1680; Jonathan, 25 December 1682; Hannah, 14 June 1688; and John, 19 March 1691.

JOHN PRATT, Malden, son of Richard Pratt of the same, by first wife Mary, had Richard; John, born 14 June 1686; and by wife Martha, married 18 November 1686, had John, born 4 August 1687; and Martha, 1690; and he may have removed to Reading, where Mr. Eaton settled. One of the named before 1700; but more probably he was the Deacon who died at Malden 15 November 1742, aged 81 years 7 months. His widow died 10 May 1744, aged 83; unless she died as his wife 20 September 1742, aged 79. However, it may be, that this long living John was son of Phineas Pratt, and that his wife Martha Pratt, was daughter of Richard Pratt. The decision is not easy upon Genealogical Registrar IX. 325.

JOHN PRATT, or the same, of Malden, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 6 March 1696; perhaps John, Thomas, Hannah, Ebenezer, Joseph, William, Caleb, Abigail, and Joshua, or some of them, for the children of this surname, as the flowers of the field are spread about; but the gravestone in Malden proves that one John's wife Mary, died 17 May 1710, in 56th year, and her husband John had died 3 June 1708.

JOHN PRATT, Weymouth, by wife Mary Whitman, who may have been daughter of John Whitman of the same, had Samuel, born 15 October 1686, and by wife Mercy, probably the same Mary, had John, 8 March 1692; and John, again, 26 May 1696.

JOHN PRATT of Boston, married 29 July 1691, Margaret Maverick, but of husband or wife I know no more.

JONATHAN PRATT, Plymouth, brother perhaps of Benajah Pratt, married 2 November 1664, Abigail Wood, had Abigail, born 16 June 1665; Bathsheba, 20 February 1667; Jonathan, 20 March 1669; Hannah, 28 June, 1671; Jabez, 1 November 1673; Meletiah, 11 December 1676; and Bethia, 8 August 1679.

JOSEPH PRATT, Weymouth, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 31 May 1664; Joseph, 2 February 1666; and John, 17 May 1668; was freeman 1672, and perhaps sworn again in 1674, when he lived perhaps at Nantucket, and had there Mary, 16 September 1675.

JOSEPH PRATT, Charlestown, perhaps son of Phineas Pratt, married 12 February 1675, Dorcas Folger, had Joseph, born 19 October 1677, Bethia, 11 February 1680; Benjamin, 19 January 1682, died soon; Dorcas, 2 April 1683, died soon; Phineas, 18 January 1684; Joshua, 18 June 1686; Lydia, 28 November 1688; and the living three sons and daughters were baptized 10 February 1689, when unluckily only Joseph is named in the records.

JOSEPH PRATT, Saybrook, son of William Pratt the first, recommended for freeman 1673, by first wife had Joseph, William, Sarah, Experience, and Margaret. In September 1686, he took second wife Sarah Chapman, youngest daughter of Robert Chapman of the same, had Ann, born 12 August 1687, died in few months; Ann, again, 7 October 1688; Susanna, 18 March 1690; Robert, 26 October 1691; Caleb, about 1693; Elizabeth, 6 September 1695; Hannah, 27 February 1699; and Temperance, 15 February 1701, died soon.

JOSHUA PRATT, Plymouth came in the Ann 1623, probably a youth, of which all that is known seems to be, that in 1652 he was one of the purchasers of Dartmouth, and died soon after, for inventory of his property presented by Bathsheba, probably his widow 6 October 1656, was only of the amount £18 11s. 3d. Perhaps he had children but the grandson Ephraim Pratt, by Farmer believed to be born November 1687, and his son Michael Pratt, wonders of old age in 1804 and 1826, are by Barry rendered wholly improbable.

MATTHEW PRATT, Weymouth, freeman 13 May 1640, had Joseph, born 10 August 1637, probably died soon; and perhaps others, and may have, before 1643, removed to Rehoboth.

MATTHEW PRATT, Weymouth, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Matthew, born 18 September 1665; Mary, 1667; Hannah, 4 November 1670; William, 5 May 1673; may have removed to Boston in the war of King Phillip, had son Samuel, baptized at 3rd church 2 April 1676, and gone again to Weymouth, there had Ann, 14 September 1682; and Susanna, September 1684. Probably he was son but may have been nephew of the preceding. He became deaf at 12 years and almost lost speech, and his wife was deaf and dumb after 3 years, as in the Magnalia 12 of cap. 26 of book III is agreeably told (extracted from Remarkable Providence of Increase Mather, the more judicious father of the author), with less admixture of nonsense than is commonly seen in that work.

NATHANIEL PRATT, Saybrook, son of William Pratt first of the same, married 2 May 1688, Sarah Beament, had Sarah, born 6 February 1689; Nathaniel, 6 March 1691; Samuel, 24 January 1693; Abigail, 9 October 1695; Deborah, 1 January 1699; Hezekiah, 9 July 1701; and Gideon, 17 September 1704.

PETER PRATT, Lyme, married 5 August 1679, Elizabeth Griswold, that daughter of Matthew Griswold, who had been three years before divorced from John Rogers for his heresy, had Peter, and died 24 March 1688, and, 1691, his widow married Matthew Beckwith. It is not known whose son he was, though sometimes it has been guessed that he was William's, of which the probability is remote.

PHINEAS PRATT, Plymouth, came in June 1622, as one of Captain Weston's men, planted at Weymouth, but in March following as Governor Winslow tells in Young's Chronicles of the Pilgrims, he went to Pratt, had share in the division of lands as if he had come in the Ann with Joshua, who may have been a brother and so may we excuse the error of Mitchell, 279, who says he came in the Ann, when it is plain he was here one year earlier; married 1630, a daughter of Cuthbert Cuthbertson, it is said, removed after many years to Charlestown. He addressed a petition to our General Court in 1662, accompanied with a narrative of the first planting, whereupon, they gave him 300 acres. That tract, with illustrations by the diligence of Frothingham, is printed in 4 Massachusetts History Collection IV. 476. He died 19 April 1680, having been so reduced in estate as to need aid from the town. Frothinghm, 156. Perhaps in making his age about 90 years the inscription on his gravestone at Charlestown may be 10 or 12 years too liberal. See Prince, Ann. I. 131, or Mr. Hale's Ed. 213.

RICHARD PRATT, Charlestown, born it is said, youngest of nine children to John of Malden in County Essex, and there baptized 29 June 1615, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 7 or 30 September 1643; Thomas, 5 March or May 1646; Mercy, 15 June 1650, died young; John, 1655; Elizabeth; Martha, 1663; and Hannah. He lived on Malden side, and died 1691. Mary married Thomas Skinner; Elizabeth married Gershom Hawkes; Martha married 18 November 1686, John Pratt; and Hannah on slight report is called wife of a Hovey.

SAMUEL PRATT, Weymouth, a carpenter, freeman 1666, by wife Hannah Rogers, perhaps daughter of John Rogers of the same, had Judah, born 25 June 1661; another child whose name is out, 17 August 1633; Hannah, 21 December 1665; Mary, 3 March 1668; Samuel, 15 November 1670; Experience, 8 January 1673; and perhaps Martha, 8 August 1675. He was engaged in settlement of Mendon 1663.

SAMUEL PRATT, Weymouth, son of Samuel Pratt of the same, by wife Patience, had Judith, 23 November 1695.

THOMAS PRATT, Watertown, freeman 1647, unless, I suspect, Barry overlooked one generation and it was not that freeman but his son who had, partly before and partly after, removed to Framingham, after being of Sudbury, these eleven children Thomas, born about 1656; John; Ebenezer; Joseph; Philip; David; Jabez; Nathaniel; Abial, female; Ephraim; and Jonathan; in 1682 had land set to him at Sherborn, and died about 1692; at least, administration that year was given to widow Susanna and son John. All these ten sons married and had families. It seems probable that the father of these many children was he who swore fidelity in 1652, rather than the freeman of 1647, who may have been his father.

THOMAS PRATT, Weymouth, had William, born 6 March 1659. A Sergeant Pratt of Weymouth, perhaps not this man, but Joseph, Matthew, or Samuel, was killed by the Indians in Philip's war, 19 April 1676.

THOMAS PRATT, Malden, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, baptized 6 January 1661, died young; Elizabeth, 2 February 1662; John, 29 May 1664; Sarah, again, 19 August 1666, Robert, 19 April 1668, died young; Edmund, 30 January 1670; Hannah, 25 February 1672; William, 13 September 1674; Deborah, 1 October 1676; and Robert, again, 22 June 1684.

THOMAS PRATT, Malden, eldest son of Richard Pratt of the same, had, by wife unknown to me, Richard, John, Mary, Sarah, and Thomas, born 1707, who it is said, lived to 20 August 1776; but the father died 1718.

TIMOTHY PRATT, Boston, son of John Pratt of Dorchester, married 9 November 1659, Deborah Cooper, joined the second or Mather's church, and was freeman 1683. He had second wife Mary, as appears in his will of 16 August 1694, in which he mentions son Josiah, and Deborah, daughter of his son Timothy, deceased.

TIMOTHY PRATT, Charlestown, son of the preceding, married 19 November 1679, Grace Shippey, eldest daughter of Thomas Shippey, had Deborah, named in the will of her grandfather Pratt; Rebecca, born 22 July 1682, died in one year after; and he died 25 March of the same year. He had been a barber of Boston.

WILLIAM PRATT, Hartford, an original proprietor, probably brother of John Pratt, the second of the same, by wife Elizabeth Clark, daughter of John Clark of Milford, had Elizabeth, born 1 February 1642; John, 20 February 1645; removed that year to Saybrook, there had Joseph, 1 August 1648; Sarah, 1 April 1651; William, 5, but Parsons quotes 15 May 1653; Samuel, 6 October 1655; Lydia, 1 January 1660; and Nathaniel, perhaps before the last, but not named in record, but by his father in a deed to him; was Lieutenant in 1661, Representative 1666, and eleven years more. His eldest daughter married William Backus of Norwich; Sarah married 1670, Isaac Waterouse; and Lydia married 18 November 1679, John Kirtland of Saybrook.

WILLIAM PRATT, Saybrook, son of the first William Pratt, married 20 February 1679, Hannah Kirtland, daughter of Nathaniel Kirtland, had Benjamin, born 14 June 1680; Hannah, 24 July 1682, died at 2 years; Prudence, 11 March 1685; Ebenezer, 17 August 1688; and Jabez, 19 May 1691.

WILLIAM PRATT, Weymouth, may have been son of William Pratt of the same, or nephew, freeman 1680, by wife Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Richard Baker of Dorchester, had Thankful, born 4 October 1683, and by wife Experience, had Joanna, born23 September 1692; and William, 3 October 1695. He removed to Dorchester. Six of this name, had in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, as many at Yale, and eleven at other New England colleges.

EPHRAIM PRAY, Braintree, son probably eldest, of John Pray of the same, married Elizabeth Hayden, daughter of John Hayden, had Ephraim, born 14 June 1681; John, 18 August 1683; Elizabeth, 27 September 1685; Hannah, 3 June 1687; Ruth, 28 March 1689; Samuel, 14 May 1692; Joseph, 14 January 1696; Mary, 17 September 1697; and Sarah, 16 January 1700.

EPHRAIM PRAY, Providence 1676, "who staid and went not away," says the record through the war. He married the widow of Benjamin Herendean.

JOHN PRAY, Braintree, married 7 May 1657, Joanna Dowman, had John, born 11 March following, probably died before his father, besides Ephraim, Samuel, Joseph, and two daughters Hannah Bell, and Dorothy Furbush, to divide his estate in July 1699; but I know not the husband's.

JOHN PRAY, Providence, sworn allegiance 1671, another of those not frightened away in 1676.

QUINTIN PRAY and RICHARD PRAY, says Lewis, were of Lynn 1645; the former is among debtors, 1655, to estate of Joshua Foote, and the latter by Farmer is put among first settlers of Rhode Island, and in Philip's war refused to quit Providence. He had sworn allegiance to the King, June 1668.

ABRAHAM PREBLE, Scituate 1637, married Judith Tilden, daughter of Nathaniel Tilden, had Abraham, born about 1642; Nathaniel, baptized there 1648, though some years before he had removed to York, where he perhaps had Benjamin, and others; was Magistrate 1650, submitted soon to Massachusetts, and freeman 1652, Treasurer of the Colony 1659, and died 1663, leaving widow Judith and several children of which one died was married. Willis I. 102.

ABRAHAM PREBLE, York, son of the preceding probably eldest, was made Treasurer of the County 1678, Lieutenant 1680, when he took oath of allegiance to the King. He married about 1685, according to family tradition, Hannah Kelly, who lived 9 May 1751, and had Mary, born 8 June 1686; Abraham, 21 August 1687, Caleb, 7 July 1689; Jonathan, 11 April 1695; Ebenezer, 26 March 1698; and Samuel, 19 April 1699. He was Judge and Deacon. Died 4 October 1714 in 72nd year "universally faithful to the death," says gravestone.

JOHN PREBLE, NATHANIEL PREBLE, and STEPHEN PREBLE, who took the oath of allegiance to his majesty at York, 1680, were probably his brothers and his son Abraham, Esquire, of York, died unmarried 30 March 1720 in his 50th year. Abraham Preble, the father, was appointed administrater on estate of John 1695, Hannah, the widow of John having died 19 August of that year. Of this stock was the famous Com. Preble.

THOMAS PRENCE, Plymouth, came in the Fortune, 1621, was son of Thomas Prence of Lechlade, in County Gloucester, near Cricklade, in Wiltshire, married 5 August 1624, Patience Brewster, daughter of Elder William Brewster, had Thomas, Rebecca, Hannah, Mercy, and Sarah, of none of who are dates of birth known. His wife died 1634, and he removed to Duxbury, married 1 April 1635, Mary Collier, daughter of William Collier, and was chosen Governor that year and for two or three years, after an Assistant, and Governor again in 1638, afterwards an Assistant many years. This wife he had Jane, born 1 November 1637; and probably Mary, Elizabeth, and Judith; in 1645 removed to Eastham, there again chosen Governor 1658, and there his wife died. A third wife Mary in 1662, was widow of Samuel Freeman, senior, and he removed again, 1663, to Plymouth, there he died 29 March 1673, aged 72, leaving widow Mary. The son Thomas went to England, married and died young, leaving widow and daughter Susanna. Of the daughters all were married, and we know the dates of all but one, and the name of her husband is obscure, even after the inquiries of Mr. Hamblen. Rebecca married 22 April 1646, Edmund, Freeman, junior; Hannah, married 13 February 1650, Nathaniel Mayo, and second husband Jonathan Sparrow; Mercy married 13 or 14 February 1650, John Freeman; Sarah married 1650, Jeremiah Howe of Yarmouth; Jane married 9 January 1661, Mark Snow; Mary married John Tracy of Duxbury; Elizabeth married 9 December 1667, Arthur Howland, junior; and Judith married 28 December 1685, Isaac Barker of Duxbury. See Morton's Mem. by Davis, 421-5; Mitchell's Bridgewater; Winsor; and Genealogical Registrar VI. 234.

EDWARD PRENTICE, Newton, son of the second Thomas Prentice of the same, by wife Sarah Osland, daughter of Humphrey Osland, who survived him, had only Edward, born 19 November 1706 and died 16 September 1724. Near fortry years after the widow joined in deed with grandchildren conveyed the estate.

ENOS PRENTICE, Newton, brother of the preceding, perhaps youngest, by wife Lydia, had Ebenezer, born 4 November 1710, and Jackson tells no more.

HENRY PRENTICE, Cambridge 1640, was an original proprietor of Sudbury, freeman 1650, died 9 June 1654. His first wife Elizabeth died 13 May 1643, and by second wife Joanna, he had Mary, born 25 November 1644; Solomon, 23 September 1646; Abiah, a died 22 May 1648; Samuel, 3 August 1650; Sarah; and Henry. His widow married 24 July 1662, John Gibson; and Mary married 8 March 1664, Nathaniel Hancock.

HENRY PRENTICE, Cambridge, probably son of the preceding, freeman 1684, by wife Mary, had Mary, who died 2 May 1685; Mary, again, died 11 March 1686; Hannah, died 3 June 1687; Jonathan, died 1 May 1688; and perhaps some that lived.

JAMES PRENTICE, Cambridge, on that side which became Newton, may have been son of Robert Prentice of Roxbury, born in England, by wife Susanna Johnson, daughter of famous Captain Edward Johnson, had James, born 11 March 1656; Susanna, 29 June 1657; Hannah, 24 April 1659; Elizabeth, 25 August 1660; Sarah, 1662; and Rose; was freeman 1690, selectman, 1694, and died 7 March 1710, aged 81. The widow and son James had administration and he and the two next children are remembered in grandfather Johnson's will in 1671. James sold his share in estate of his father to the five sisters, all single women, a designation that could, I suppose, apply to no other five, or four, or three, sisters of their age in New England.

JAMES PRENTICE, Newton, son of Thomas Prentice the second of the same, married 8 March 1709, Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of Henry Bartlett of Marlborough, had Robert, born 19 April 1714; James, 1 March 1715; and Mary, 19 November 1716; he lived only to 1719, and his wife survived.

JOHN PRENTICE, New London, son of Valentine Prentice, born in England, brought by his father to Roxbury 1631; was a blacksmith, removed from Roxbury 1652; by wife Esther, had John, born 6 August 1652; Joseph, 2 April 1655, died at 21 years; Jonathan, 15 July 1657; Esther, 20 July 1660; Peter, 31 July 1663, died at 7 years; Stephen, 26 November or December 1666; and the five last of these were brought to baptism 19 April 1668, at Roxbury, more than a hundred miles, as had the first born been 29 September 1667, into the church there, the father having been recorded 24 September 1665. Other children he had, Mercy, born December 1668, died at 21 years; Hannah, June 1672; Thomas and Elizabeth, twins 6 November 1675; and Valentine, whose date is not found. He was a prosperous man, Representative 1668 and 70, owned shipping and cultivated land, married 1685, second wife Rebecca Parker, daughter of Ralph Parker, had Ralph, and died about 1691. Often the name appears Prents. Esther married Benadam Gallop or Benjamin Gallop; Hannah married Lieutenant John Frink of Stonington; and Elizabeth died unmarried 13 December 1770.

JOHN PRENTICE, Newton, son of Captain Thomas Prentice of the same, married 28 June 1677, Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of the first Edward Jackson, had no children and died 4 March 1689. His widow married 13 November 1699, Jonas Bond.

JOHN PRENTICE, New London, mariner, son of first John Prentice of the same, in one of whose vessels he was part owner and master, married Sarah Jones, daughter of Matthew Jones of Boston, had Ann, Sarah, Patience, Elizabeth, and Irene, who all married but no sons, perhaps he was of Stratford 1701, and died 21 March 1715.

JOHN PRENTICE, Newton, son of the second Thomas Prentice, married 1696, Hannah Osland, daughter of Humphrey Osland, had Hannah, born 25 October 1697; Experience, 26 September 1700; and Rebecca, 27 March 1704; and his wife died 2 May next. By second wife Bethia, he had Elizabeth; Bethia, 16 August 1713; and Ann, 17 November 1717; and he died 4 January 1721.

JONATHAN PRENTICE, New London, son of John Prentice the first, married Elizabeth Latimer, daughter of Robert Latimer, whose elder sister Sarah Jones had married his elder brother John Prentice.

ROBERT PRENTICE, Roxbury, died or was buried 3 February 1666, and his inventory of 7th of the same, was given in by his brother Captain Thomas Prentice, on 26 April following, but I can find nothing of his time of coming, or whether he had wife or children.

SAMUEL PRENTICE, Newton, son of the second Thomas Prentice of the same, married Esther Hammond, had Samuel, born 25 November 1702; Praise, 26 January 1705; and Mary, 12 April 1708.

SOLOMON PRENTICE, Cambridge, son of Henry Prentice the first, had two wives, Elizabeth who died before 1678, and Hepzibah, who survived him, and died 15 January 1742, in her 89th year. He had Solomon, born 1673; Thomas, 7 June 1674; Stephen; Nathaniel; and others, most of them probably by second wife, and died 24 July 1719.

THOMAS PRENTICE, Cambridge, on South side of the River now Newton, brought from England, wife Grace, and daughter Grace, baptized there, had here Thomas and Elizabeth, twins born 22 January 1650; Mary; John, 2 February 1654, died next year; John, again, 10 July 1655; and Hannah, 1661; was freeman 1652; Representative 1672-4, in 1675, on the first day after Philip began hostilities, went to the war in command of a troop of horses, and with great reputation served through it. His influence was great in obtaining separation of Newton, in where his estate was. The wife died 9 October 1692, and he died 6 July 1710 in 89th year. Jackson assures us that the gravestone says 1709, and with error is easily believed. Grace married 27 November 1667, Thomas Oliver; and Elizabeth married 4 May 1675, Thomas Aldrich of Dedham. The epitaph that in Homer's History of Newton is said to be on his gravestone, belongs to somebody else, lying 45 feet from the grave of the Captain whose head and foot stone have plain inscription as I am assured by the highest authority.

THOMAS PRENTICE, Cambridge, in the part now Newton, probably brother of James Prentice, possibly nephew of the preceding, born in England, it is thought married Rebecca Jackson, daughter of Edward Jackson senior, had Frances, Thomas, John, Edward, James, Ebenezer, Enos, Rebecca, and Sarah, but unhappily no date is given for either, was freeman 1680, selectman in 1686, and several years after, and died 11 December 1724, at great age, perhaps above 90. Frances married 13 November 1687, Joseph Palmer of Stonington; and Sarah married 15 May 1707, John Hyde.

THOMAS PRENTICE, Newton, son of Thomas Prentice the first, married 20 March 1676, Sarah Stanton, daughter of Thomas Stanton, had Thomas, born 13 January 1677; Grace; Samuel, about 1680; and John Prentice, 1682, Harvard College 1700, the minister of Lancaster; was freeman 1680, and died 1684. His widow married William Denison of Stonigton.

THOMAS PRENTICE, Newton, son of Thomas Prentice the second, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born March 1692; Rebecca, 2 December 1693; Thomas; and Ebenezer, 1706, and died 11 December 1724.

VALENTINE PRENTICE, Roxbury, came in 1631, probably with Eliot in the Lion, bringing wife Alice and son John, having buried one child at sea, as the church record tells, was freeman 7 August 1632, perhaps had one child born here, but died probably before the end of next year, for the town record has it, that she married 3 April 1634, John Watson. One Alice Prentice who possibly was daughter of his, died at Concord, 8 March 1644. Ellis, in his History of Roxbury, quotes from the church record the mention of his sufferings and death, closing with a clause that proves how variously our ancient MS may read, "leaving a good cup of gentleness behind him," when my version of the words in Italic is "SAVOR OF GODLINESS."

VALENTINE PRENTICE, Woodbury, youngest son of John Prentice of New London, married Abigail Walker, daughter of the second Zechariah Walker, had John, baptized October 1710, died at 5 years; Esther, born 16 May 1712, died young; Joseph, 20 January 1715; Esther, again, 2 May 1717; John, again, 1 November 1719; Thomas, 9 May 1722, died soon; Thomas, again, died at 21 years; Christopher, 13 April 1726; Abigail, baptized 17 November 1728; and Patience, born 7 July 1731. A portion of the descendants of Henry Prentice, change the two last letters for ss, but the distinction was not, for the first hundred years uniform, and Valentine's progeny always used these. In both forms, nineteen had been graduates in 1834 at Harvard, four at Yale, and five at other New England colleges, and of ten clergymen eight were of Harvard, two of Yale.

JOHN PRESBURY, Saco, in 1670 was constable there, died 1679, leaving only child Nathaniel.

JAMES PRESCOTT, Hampton, by wife Mary Boulter, daughter of Nathaniel Boulter, had Joshua, born 1 March 1669; James, 1 September 1671; Rebecca, 15 April 1673; Jonathan, 6 August 1675; Mary, 11 June 1677; Abigail and Temperance, twins 1 September 1679; John, 19 November 1681; and Nathaniel, 1683. Rebecca married 3 December 1691, Nathaniel Sanborn; Mary married 2 November 1699, Jabez Colman; and Abigail married Richard Bounds. Descendants in New Hampshire are numerous. He took the oath of allegiance 1678.

JAMES PRESCOTT, Hampton, second son of the preceding, married 6 March 1695, Mary Marston, daughter of William Marston, had Jeremiah, born 8 December 1695; Samuel, 14 March 1697; Elisha, 18 March 1699; Sarah, 20 January 1701; Lucy, 6 February 1703; Ebenezer, 3 February 1705; James, 12 December 1708; and Rebecca, 27 February 1711. He took 2nd wife 17 June 1746, widow Abigail Sanborn.

JOHN PRESCOTT, Lancaster, blacksmith, came, about 1640, as is said with wife Mary Platts (a Yorkshire girl, while he was born in Lancashire but lived at Sowerby in the parish of Halifax in the West riding of Yorkshire) and several children, sat down first at Watertown, removed 1645 or 6 to the foundation of new settlers at Lancaster. Children were Mary, Sarah, Martha, and John, all supposed to be born before coming hither; Lydia, born August 1641; Jonathan; and Jonas, June 1648; the last probably the only one at Lancaster. Difficulty and loss in his crossing Sudbury River on his removal is told by Winthrop II. 306. He took oath of allegiance 1652, but was not administered freeman before 1669; was with his family removed shortly after the doleful day of 10 February 1676, and the town was wholly abandoned for several years, so that no white man lived between the towns on Connecticut River and those of the Concord. In 1682 the number of families was not more than one third, so large as seven years before but of these, Presott's was one, and the year assigned. For his death thought with some hesitation is 1683. Mary married Thomas Sawyer; Sarah married Richard Wheeler; Martha married John Rugg, and died about 1655; and Lydia married 28 May 1658, Jonas Fairbanks.

JOHN PRESCOTT, Lancaster, son of the preceding, born in England, blacksmith, on the destruction of the town, settled at Concord. Freeman 1679. By wife Sarah, had Mary; John, born about 1672; and Ebenezer, both of who perpetuated the name.

JOHN PRESCOTT, Hampton, fourth son of James Prescott the first, married August 1701, Abigail Marston, daughter of James Marston, had John, born 15 August 1702; Rebecca, 10 August 1704; Lydia, 20 November 1706; Benjamin, 18 September 1708; James, 11 April 1711; Abigail, 29 April 1713; Nathaniel, 25 July 1715; Abraham, 20 May 1717; Jedediah, 1 June 1719; and Josiah, 2 October 1721. He died 1740; and his widow died at Kingston, 14 November 1762.

JONAS PRESCOTT, Groton, son probably youngest child of John Prescott the first, called of Sudbury, when he took freeman's oath 1678, married October 1669, Thankful Wheeler, as one account says, or 14 December 1670, Mary Looker, daughter of John Looker, as another has it, had eight daughters who all married and four sons, and died 13 December 1723. The youngest of the sons Benjamin, born 4 January 1696, who died 3 August 1738, was father of Colonel William Prescott, the commander at Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775, the father of that distinguished jurist, William Prescott, Harvard College 1783, who was father of the more distinguished historians of Ferdinand Prescott and Isabella Prescott.

JONATHAN PRESCOTT, Concord, brother of the preceding, by first wife Dorothy, married 3 August 1670, who died 8 October 1674, had only Samuel, born before he was driven from Lancaster; by second wife Elizabeth, Potter; and William, 26 January 1693. Tradition makes him come from Longburgh or Longbrough, County Cumberland, about 6 miles from Carlisle, and he died about 1716.

SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Salem, eldest son of William Prescott of the same, married 15 August 1664, Martha Hawkins, daughter of Job Hawkins, had Samuel, born 19 December 1665; Thomas, 6 July 1667; Mary, October 1669, died August following; William, 29 July 1671; Job, November 1672, died in few weeks; and Martha, 20 January 1674. He was a subject of fine 1669, for entertainment of Thomas Maule, a Quaker.

SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Boston, son of Thomas Prescott, died 1662; but his estate was so small, that his father renounced administration.

SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Hartford, died 30 August 1683, leaving children Sarah, born 1665; Samuel, 1668; Mary, 1672; John, 1676; and Hannah, 1679; but whether all these were born at Hartford is not known.

SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Dorchester, eldest son of William Prescott, married a daughter of Richard Baker, was constable 1667, selectman 1688, freeman 1690, Representative 1701 and 2, died 16 September 1718, leaving besides John Prescott, Harvard College 1695, minister of Duxbury, and great grandfather of Reverend Edward Prescott whose learning has done so much honor to our country, elder son Samuel, who died 30 March 1734, in 68th year.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Boston, had Samuel, who died before his father 1662, and I can tell no more.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Scituate 1642, married at Boston, for second wife 10 January 1653, Mary Coggan, daughter of John Coggan of Boston, widow of John Woodie of Roxbury, who died May preceding, had James, born 14 Mary, 1654; Thomas, 1654; Joseph, 1656; Mary, 1657; Mercy, 1659, who probably died young; but by his former wife had eldest John, who he thought was in England when he made his will. His wife died at Boston, 26 October 1661, and he took 3rd wife Elizabeth, widow of Richard Sherman, was a Deacon, and made his will 17 March 1665, in which he mentioned estate in Boston, his wife as living separately from him, yet gives £10 to her (who died little more than a year after), and children John, Thomas, James, Joseph, and Mary. Curious inquiry would turn to the will of his widow 21 August 1666, probated 16 Nov1667, in Volume VI. page 9, in which refers to the contract of marriage with her late husband Thomas, whereby £50 was due to her, she gives half to children of her former husband Sherman, and half to be disposed by Deacon John Wiswall and William Bartholomew; and of other estate legacies to John Brown, son of Edmund Brown of Dorchester; Samuel Damon, son of John Damon of Reading; Elizabeth Spaule, daughter of Thomas Spaule of Boston; children each of her sister Bridget Lock of Fausett, in England, and her orchard to kinsman John Greenleaf, he paying, within six months £20 to his sister Mary. Deane has confused father and son. The Boston estate was sold by administrators 1667, for the benefit of heirs; and the tree that killed Thomas in its fall, 1676, did not, as Deane thought hit the Deacon, but his son.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Boston, by wife Margaret, had Jane, born September 1646. No more is heard of him, but another

THOMAS PRESCOTT, probably of Boston, by wife Mary Beamsley, perhaps daughter of William Beamsley, had James, born 14 March 1655; and his widow married Thomas Dennis.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Roxbury, about 1640, had wife Silence, a member of the church, had removed to Boston before November 1662, when he sold to John Weld his two lots of twelve acres each.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Guilford 1677, and perhaps several years before, had Thomas, who was, as well as the father proprietor in 1685; and Samuel, who settled at Durham, besides several daughters, married at Guilford. Descendants are respectable.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Newtown, Long Island, 1657, one of the patentees under Governor Dongan, November 1686.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, Boston, cordwainer, in his will of 11 June 1690, probated 30 July 1700, names children, three, Thomas, Sarah, and James, wife Sarah, to whom he gives all estate during widow, but only half if she marrys again, calls Jacob Green junior, and William Dennison brothers-in-law, making the former executor. The son Thomas I judge to be that in Roxbury, born 5 November 1677.

THOMAS PRESCOTT, youngest son of Isaac Prescott, by Mr. Otis said to have owned land in Edgartown 1700, and to have removed to Guilford.

TIMOTHY PRESCOTT, Salem, who married 20 February 1666, Mary Kitchen, daughter of John Kitchen, died 1668, his inventory being of 20 June, left widow and Timothy, born 15 March preceding, was son of William Prescott.

TIMOTHY PRESCOTT, Dover, perhaps son of Stephen Prescott, by wife Mary, had Abigail, born 23 May 1693; Mary, 10 April 1695; Elizabeth, 14 April 1700, died at 10 years; Sarah, 3 October 1702; Hannah, 21 November 1707; Timothy, 1 August 1710; and Elizabeth again, 30 July 1712.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Dorchester 1636, freeman 18 May 1642, Artillery Company 1643, had Samuel, baptized 14 June 1640; Increase, 14 March 1642; Prudence, 1643; and Waiting, 26 April 1646; and he died 6 July 1668. His will, though without date, was allowed 31 July following. It names, besides his own offspring, Mary Streeter, my wife's daughter. His widow Ursula who had been widow of Samuel Hosier, as Stephen Streeter at an earlier day, was not probably mother of these children, married 15 July 1673, Griffin Crafts; and this fourth husband buried her, but supplied his loss by another wife. Prudence married John Bridge of Roxbury; and Waiting married Joseph Penniman of Braintree.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Salem, a tailor, by wife Isbella, had Ann, baptized 3 December 1637, the mother having united with the church that year; Samuel, 26 January 1640; Mary, 12 March 1643; Timothy, 28 April 1644; and Esther, 28 May 1654; was freeman 27 December 1642; names in his will of 9 February 1677, probated 29 November 1678, son Joseph, eldest, who then lived at Barbados; Samuel, and John, who were made executors, daughter Sarah Newbury, whose husband is not of my acquaintance, and grandchild Timothy R. when he comes of age.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Boston 1659, suffered whipping as a Quaker, and soon after not being sufficiently enlightened by that evangelical discipline, on 27 October was hanged, says the Diary of John Hull, with Marmaduke Stephenson, another youth, each "LITTLE ABOVE TWENTY years OF AGE." We may judge of the perfect sincerity of the persecutors in their ferocious bigotry, from the same Diary, 1661, related that, after this execution of Prescott and his three fellow martyrs, "the rest of the Quakers had liberty, if they pleased to use it, to depart the jurisdiction though some of them capitally guilty;" and the pious writer adds this ejaculated prayer: "The good Lord pardon this timidity of spirit to execute the sentence of God's Holy Law upon such blasphemous persons," that the delusion spread can excite no wonder, even in this day, when some prayer rather for pardon of the judicial murder, than for that of the treacher. Timidity that liberated the innocent. Hull was a military man, and felt that discipline required the enemy of God especially to be put to death. No man in the Colony was held in higher esteem than John Hull. See Josselyn; Hubbard, 572; Hutchinson I. 199, 200; and Sewel's History 220-4.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Concord, by wife Elizabeth, had Hannah, born 13 July 1671; removed to Cambridge, in that part now Newton, there by wife Elizabeth, had William, born 10 July 1673; Mary, 6 September 1676; David, 23 March 1678; Samuel, 20 April 1680; and Jeremiah, 20 April 1682; and Robert; freeman 1685.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Lynn, had, says Lewis, three sons William, born 7 October 1683; Aquila; and John. One

WILLIAM PRESCOTT was a soldier in Gallop's Company 1690, of the expedition against Quebec, but where he was born or whether he outlived the service I know not.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, Newton, son of William Prescott of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had William; Daniel; Jermiah, born 22 October 1705; Elizabeth, 11 September 1707; Hannah, 16 September 1709; Josiah, 17 September 1711; Ichabod, 2 September 1713; Thankful, 3 September 1715; and John, 1722; was selectman. His wife died 1747, and he died 1754, leaving large estate.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, South Kingston, youngest son of Rowland Prescott of the same, by two wives of who the first was Mary Potter, had thirteen children as he says; Rowland, born 1719; John, 1721; Margaret or Mary, 1722; Elizabeth 1724; Martha, 1725; Christopher, 1727; William, 1729; Mary, 1736; James, 1738; John, again, 1742; Sylvester; Thomas; and Abigail; perhaps the last eight by second wife. He was Governor of the Colony and died about 1751. The first wife was daughter of John Potter, and the next was widow Abigail Hazard, daughter of William Gardiner, both of South Kingstown. All the children except the second and third, who died young, were married. Of this name (often mistaken as Robertson, which was exceedingly rare in New England before the last century), there had, in 1832, been graduates twelve at Yale, seven at Harvard, and ten at the other New England colleges.

JOHN PRESSIE, Salisbury, married 4 December 1663, Mary Gage, had John, born 1 October 1664; Mary, 30 November 1665; and William, 2 June 1671; before December 1677 was of Amesbury to take oath of allegiance.

DANIEL PRESTON, Dorchester, came from London in the Elizabeth and Ann, aged 13, son of William Preston, sent in April, as the father would follow in few months, freeman 1665, by wife Mary, had Mary, born about 1645; and Daniel, 7 October 1649; was chosen selectman 1675 and often after, Deacon, and died 10 or 12 November 1707, aged 85. Mary married 28 May 1662, Eleazer Fawer.

DANIEL PRESTON, Dorchester, son of the preceding, freeman 1690, was Ruling Elder, had Mary, born 1 September 1675; John; Remember, 4 Nov, 1678; Abigail; Deliverance; Elizabeth, 5 January 1687; Daniel, 15 August 1689, died soon; Relief, died soon; Daniel, again, December 1693; and died 13 March 1726 in 77th year. His wife Abigail Jackson, daughter of John Jackson of Cambridge, died 24 April 1723 in 75th year.

EDWARD PRESTON, New Haven, probably son of William Preston, may have been twin brother of Daniel Preston, sent over by his father in the Christian, the first ship from London in that year 1635, aged 13, to prepare, no doubt, for his following, perhaps had relatives in Dorchester or other places, neighbors to Boston where all the vessels came; and after the father and his family went off to New Hampshire may have continued in this quarter, certainly in 1643, 4, and 5 was of Connecticut not New Hampshire, and at Boston, by wife Margaret, had William, born 30 January 1652; Mary, 1 January 1654; Elizabeth, 1655; and perhaps others; was a proprietor 1685.

ELIASAPH PRESTON, Stratford 1669, of William Preston of New Haven, had perhaps lived there some years as he was then made freeman, removed to Wallingford, married Elizabeth Beach, eldest daughter of John Beach of Wallingford, there was the first Deacon, and died 1705, aged about 70, said the exaggeration of the new comers, when he was only 62.

HACKALIAH PRESTON, Woodbury, twin brother of the preceding, if Cothren, as seems almost certain, be correct, married 20 April 1676, Emma Fairchild, daughter of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, had William, born 21 March 1677, Hannah, baptized August 1680; Lydia, November 1682; Sarah, November 1683; Jehiel, October 1686; Emma, March 1688; and Remember, October 1691. He died 20 November 1692; and his widow died February 1733.

JEHIEL PRESTON, Stratford, may be brother of the preceding, had Samuel, born 1663, selectman, 1669, Representative 1676.

JOHN PRESTON, Boston, married 28 May 1661, Susanna, widow of Robert Read of Hampton, was living 1668, but Farmer mentioned a

JOHN PRESTON, Hadley, had gone as a soldier in Turner's Company from the East part of the Colony in Philip's war early in April 1676, was in the Falls fight of May, in 1678 married Sarah Gardner, perhaps daughter of Samuel Gardner, had eight children all of whom died under age, except John, born 1686; and Sarah, 1693.

JOHN PRESTON, Andover, by wife Sarah, had John and Thomas, twins who died 17 and 18 March 1691, probably soon after birth; and John, again, who died 17 June 1699, and perhaps others.

JOSEPH PRESTON, New Haven, a proprietor 1685, may have been grandson of William Preston, though it may not be known whose son was his father, or he may have been a resident much earlier, and husband of that Mary who had there baptized Hackaliah and Eliasaph, twins 9 April 1643; Joseph, 24 January 1647; Mary, and Sarah, not perhaps twins 24 July 1664.

ROBERT PRESTON, New Haven 1646, had been servant of Richard Church, was single, when he made his will, 1648, in which no mention of any relative of his name is to be seen.

ROGER PRESTON, Ipswich 1648, a tanner, came in the Elizabeth from London 1635, aged 21, died perhaps at Lynn, 20 January 1666.

SAMUEL PRESTON, Andover, married 27 May 1672, Susanna Gutterson, and though her death is not mentioned, this same man, married 2 April 1694, Sarah Bridges. At Andover is recorded the marriage of Nicholas Holt, 21 May 1666, with "widow Preston," who may have been mother of Samuel, but who was his father is beyond my knowledge.

THOMAS PRESTON, Danvers, then called Salem Village, freeman 1690, had married 15 April 1669, Rebecca Nurse, daughter of Francis Nurse, had Rebecca, born 12 May 1670; Mary, 15 February 1672; John, 20 November 1673; and Martha, 21 October 1676; and he died 1697. His wife was daughter of that sad Rebecca, executed as a witch; and his only son John was early lost on a fishing voyage.

WILLIAM PRESTON Dorchester 1635, came in the Truelove, the latest of seventeen ships from London to Boston that year, aged 44, with wife Mary, 34, and four children: Elizabeth, 11; Sarah, 8; Mary, 6; and John, 3; removed to New Haven in season to be among first subscribers of the compact, 1639; and there had Jehiel, baptized 14 June 1640; Hackaliah and Eliasaph, twins 9 April 1643; and Joseph, 24 January 1647. I suppose mother of these latter children was a daughter of Robert Seabrook, who gave his son Jehiel Preston and Thomas Fairchild, junior, his home lot. He probably died not long after date of his will, 9 July 1647, in which he speaks of children of the first and second wife, but does not enable us to distinguish them, and by conjecture I should make of the children brought from England, the greater part if not all by first wife, three sons, and three daughters: Edward, Daniel, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Mary; but of the daughters refers to one as wife of Joseph Alsop, probably Elizabeth to another as wife of William Meeker, probably Sarah; and we, therefore, may well suppose that Mary was then unmarried. His widow Mary married Thomas Kimberly. He owned estate in Giggleswick, County York, in the most West part of the West Riding. In that parish of the hill country were born the parents of the celebrated William Paley, and of its high school his father was master. Several towns in England are called Preston; and out of nine persons of this name, graduates in 1830 at New England colleges three were of Yale and one of Harvard.

CHARLES PRETIOUS, or CHARLES PRETIOS, Boston, blacksmith or nailer, married 17 November 1653, Rebecca Martin, had Mary, born 16 May 1654; and I hear of him no more, except as one of the debtors 1655 to estate of Joshua Foote in Genealogical Registrar IX. 137, there perverted to Presus.

JAMES PRICE, Watertown, son of William Price of the same, by wife Sarah, had Josiah, born 30 March 1706; Mindwell, 27 June 1708, and Abigail, 3 July 1719; and died 4 March 1756, in that part of West now Weston. The name is often spell Priest.

JOHN PRICE, Salem, son of Walter Price of the same, married January 1674, Sarah Wolcott, daughter of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, had only son Walter Price, born 17 May 1676, Harvard College 1695; was freeman 1677, Representative 1679, and after the Revolution 1689, died 13 August 1691, and his widow died 1698 in her 49th year. The son Walter was a man of distinction, Captain in the Colony service 1708.

JOHN PRICE, is the name of a soldier in Gallop's Company 1690, but residence is unknown.

JOHN PRICE, Watertown, brother of James Price, may have settled, Bond thinks, at Lancaster.

JOSEPH PRICE, Salem, killed by the Indians 15 December 1675, in the Narrangaset fight, says Felt II. 505; but whose son he was is not told; yet possibly of Walter Price.

JOSEPH PRICE, Watertown, brother of James Price, married 25 December 1701, Margaret Child, daughter of Richard Child, had Margaret, born 3 October 1702; Joseph, 4 September 1704; Hannah, 20 March 1707; John, 9 December 1711; Joshua; James; Mehitable, 18 March 1719; and Jonas, baptized 20 November 1726; and died 28 April 1756.

MATTHEW PRICE, Charlestown 1654, of who I know only that by wife Elizabeth, he had Joseph, born 23 March 1656, and he was a householder in 1658. Perhaps he was of Salem 1668 to sign memorial against impost with Walter Price and sons.

RICHARD PRICE, Boston, Artillery Company 1658, married 18 August 1659, Elizabeth Cromwell, daughter of Thomas Cromwell, the prosperous privateersman, had Thomas, born 22 July 1660; Joyliffe, 2 March 1662; Elizabeth 10 February 1664; and Richard, 26 March 1667, was freeman with prefix of respect, 1664.

RICHARD PRICE, Boston, married 6 May 1662, Grace Waite, daughter of Gamaliel Waite, had Ebenezer, born 6 April 1663; and Richard, 9 April 1664.

ROBERT PRICE, Northampton, had Sarah, born 1678; Mary, 1681; Elizabeth, 1683; and John, 1689; removed to Deerfield, and thence, again, 1715.

THEODORE PRICE, Salem, eldest son of Walter Price, married 1 August 1667, Ann Wood, had Elizabeth, born 19 January 1670; and Ann, 23 July 1671, in which year he was lost at sea. His inventory was taken 10 April following. His widow married 12 November 1673, Dudley Bradstreet of Andover; and Elizabeth married 14 December 1686, Reverend Thomas Barnard of the same.

WALTER PRICE, Salem 1641, merchant from Bristol England, brought wife Elizabeth, and 6 March of next year they united with the church, freeman 27 December 1642, had Elizabeth, baptized 13 March 1642; Theodore, November 1643; Ann, 11 January 1646; Hannah, 30 January 1648; William, 24 March 1650; Samuel, 12 March 1654; and Walter, 16 March 1656; was highly esteemed, Representative 1665, and died 5 June 1674, aged 61; yet Coffin says he was born 16 May 1620. His will, made 21 May preceding names wife Elizabeth and sin John executors, mentioned son William, grandchildren Elizabeth and Ann Price, Elizabeth and John Croade, daughters Elizabeth Ruck, Hannah Veren, and Ann Bradstreet, but this last was not his own child but had been widow of his son Theodore. His widow died 11 November 1688, aged 73. Of Samuel I hear nothing. Besides Theodore, William and Walter were lost at sea. Elizabeth married 17 March 1659, John Croade, and next John Ruck, misprinted Burke, in Essex Institute Historical Collections II. 127; and Hannah, married 4 May 1670, Hilliard Veren.

WILLIAM PRICE, Watertown, married 9 April 1657, Mary Marblehead, had William, born 4 May 1658; Matthew, 16 Apr

1660; Mary, 8 November 1662; John, 18 March 1665; Sarah, 27 September 1667; Benjamin, 22 February 1670; Grace, 1 August 1672; James, 15 March 1675; Joseph, 2 November 1677; Elizabeth, 20 March 1680; and Hannah; and he died 30 October 1685. His will made five days before, as probated 15 December following, it named wife and son John, executors. Hannah married 24 December 1702, Thomas Sanderson. Sometimes his name appears Priest.

WILLIAM PRICE, Groton, eldest son of preceding, of who Bond could tell no more, but that he sat down on land at Groton belonging to his father.

BENJAMIN RICHARD, or BENJAMIN PRITCHARD, Milford, 1713, may have been son of Roger Richard.

HUGH RICHARD, or HUGH PRITCHARD, Gloucester 1614-45, removed to Roxbury, freeman 18 May 1642, had, by wife Elinor, Abigail, a daughter according to the town record, but as I read the church record son Abiel, baptized 26 December 1641; Zebediah, born 17, baptized 22 October probably died soon; Phebe, baptized 20 October 1644, in church record called a daughter very naturally, but in the town record according to to old record son born 13 October without a name; and a child without name, buried 10 May 1649, was of Artillery Company 1643, Representative 1643, 4, and 9, Captain 1647, and went home, probably in 1650. In given deed of his estate some years later, his attorneys describe him as of Broughton, Denbighshire, which perhaps was the place of his nativity. Before the general introduction of surnames, the progenitor of this family would be represented as Richard, i. e. son of Richard.

JOHN RICHARD, or JOHN PRITCHARD, Topsfield, son perhaps of William Richard, was freeman 1686.

JOSEPH RICHARD, or JOSEPH PRITCHARD, Milford, perhaps son of Roger Richard, died about 1676.

NATHANIEL RICHARD, or NATHANIEL PRITCHARD, Springfield, son of Roger Richard, married 4 February 1652, Hannah Langton, daughter of George Langton, who died 1690, and he married 1691, Hannah, widow of Samuel Davis of Northampton, and removed from Springfield to New Haven, there died 11 November 1710, had only one child who died under age, and the widow died 1711.

RICHARD RICHARD, or RICHARD PRITCHARD, Yarmouth 1643, was with wife Ann and daughter Templer, administered 29 July 1660 of the church at Charlestown, died 8 March 1669 at great age. His will of 22 January preceding names wife Margery, daughter Hannah, wife of Richard Templer, who was made executrix, and her children James, Samuel, and Deborah, grandchild Hannah, wife of Alexander Stewart; and her children James and John; besides Richard, son of Richard Taylor; perhaps another grandchild and possibly it was meant Templer.

ROGER RICHARD, or ROGER PRITCHARD, Springfield 1643, freeman 13 April 1648. His wife Frances died 1651, and he removed 1653 to Milford, married 18 December in that year Elizabeth Prudden, widow of William Slough, daughter of James Prudden, removed thence to New Haven, there died 26 January 1671. Alice, perhaps his daughter at Springfield married 18 February 1645, William Bradlee of New Haven; and Joan, perhaps another daughter married at New Hampshire 1 September 1647, John Lumbard of Springfield.

WILLIAM RICHARD, or WILLIAM PRITCHARD, Lynn 1645, Ipswich in 1648, became one of the first settlers of Brookfield, was clerk of the writs, had William, John, Joseph, and Samuel, was Sergeant of the military and with son Samuel, at the same time that Edward Hutchinson fell, was killed by the Indians 3 August 1675. Often the Sergeant's name is called Joseph; it is not mentioned in Wheeler's Narrative, and by Coffin, 389, in a list almost officially he is John. Inventory of his estate in March 1676, is found; and November 1690, John of Topsfield, and Joseph of Amesbury conveyed to their brother William the estate at Brookfield who William was of their father and brother Samuel, deceased.

WILLIAM RICHARD, or PRITCHARD, Suffield, son of the preceding, had two wives named Elizabeth, and a third Rebecca, who in February 1698 had administration of his estate. His three children William, born 1684; Elizabeth, 1690; and William, again, 1691, all died young.

JOHN PRIDE, Salem 1637, there had a grant of land, was a brickmaker in 1641, died about 1647.

JOHN PRIDE, Pemaquid, who took oath of fidelity to Massachusetts 22 July 1674, may have been son of the preceding.

DEGORY PRIEST, Plymouth 1620, died in few days after landing from the Mayflower, on 1 January 1621; and his wife who was, says Governor Bradford, sister of Mr. Allerton, and their children came after. He was formerly thought the first marriage of any of the Leyden exiles, but the record there shows that his intent was published 4 October 1611, and the marriage with Sarah Vincent, widow of John of London, 4 November following, and we know that both Isaac Allerton and his sister had a few weeks earlier been married. I observed on the Dutch records that after hearing of the death of Priest so early at Plymouth, his widow married 13 November of that same year one, who was, in my opinion the Cuthbert Cuthbertson, who brought her and the children in the Ann. He had been administered a citizen of Leyden 16 November 1615, then called a hatter, no other of his friends except Bradford and Allerton having enjoyed that distinction.

JAMES PRIEST, Weymouth, freeman 10 May 1643, and though twice inserted in the list, we may be confident as the same carelessness attaches to two other names, that only one man is intended, had James, born 8 May 1640; and by wife Elizabeth, had Lydia, born 12 February 1658, died young; and Lydia, again, 16 March 1662; and died at Salem, 1664.

JOHN PRIEST, Salem, married 25 February 1673, Elizabeth Gray, had Elizabeth, born 20 January 1680.

JOHN PRIEST, Woburn, had Elizabeth, born 12 September 1679; John, 1 November 1681; Daniel (Bond, 911, has Hannah) 19 July 1686; and perhaps others.

WILLIAM PRIEST, Watertown 1672, perhaps by wife Leah, had William, who died 3 December 1688; and William, again, born 7 November 1689. But Bond leaves it in no doubt that the name was Price.

JAMES PRIME, Milford about 1654, propounded for freeman in 1669, and died 1685, leaving widow, son James, daughter Sarah, wife of Thomas Prior, and Rebecca, who married 1 April 1677, Walter Smith. Among proprietors in 1713 was

JAMES PRIME, son of the preceding, who had son James and other children, and perhaps Ebenezer Prime, Yale College 1718, minister of Huntington, Long Island, who died 1779, aged 79.

SAMUEL PRIME, Rowley, son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Samuel, born 1675; Mark, 1680; and twin daughters.

ISAAC PRINCE, Hull 1675, son of John Prince, of who we have no later knowledge than Deane gives, that he married about 1683, Mary Turner, daughter of John Turner.

JOHN PRINCE, Hull, was perhaps of Cambridge, or more probably of Watertown, when freeman 4 March 1635, son of Reverend John Prince, who had been bred at Oxford, and was minister of East Shefford, often called Little Shefford, a few miles from Newbury, in County Berks, probably removed to Hull before birth of any children of whom he had probably by wife Margaret, John, born 1638, died 1690; Elizabeth, 1640; Joseph, 1642; Martha, 1645; John, 1647; Mary, 8 April 1649, says record; Samuel, at Boston, May 1649, says tradition; Sarah, 1651, died soon; Benjamin, 1652, who probably died young; Isaac, 1655; Deborah, 25 August 1657; and Thomas; he took second wife Ann, widow of William Barstow, was Ruling Elder, and died 6 August 1676, aged 66. His will of 9 May preceding names only eight children.

JOSEPH PRINCE, Hull, son of the preceding, married 7 December 1670, Joanna Morton, daughter of Secretary Morton.

RICHARD PRINCE, Salem 1639, a tailor, freeman 27 December 1642, had there baptized John, 20 February 1642; Joseph, 10 September 1643, Mary, 16 April 1648; Samuel, 18 May 1651; Richard, 18 March 1655; and Jonathan, 15 March 1657; perhaps by wife Mary, a member of the church 1648, all except first two; was a Deacon, and died 1675, aged 61. From his will of 21 September probated 22 December following, in that year we find all the children except the first born were living, and Mary had married Stephen Daniel, had Stephen Daniel and Mary Daniel.

RICHARD PRINCE, Salem, son of the preceding, married 25 December 1677, Sarah Rix, had Richard, born 21 January 1679; Joseph, 28 December 1680, who died under 17 years; and John, 15 November 1682.

ROBERT PRINCE, Salem, may have been brother of the first Richard Prince, and Felt says had grant of land 1649. He married 5 April 1662, Sarah Warren, had James, born 19 January 1665, died soon; James, again, 15 August 1668; Elizabeth, 19 February 1670; and Joseph; and died 4 June 1674. His will of 24 May 1674, probated 30 of next month made his wife executrix, and names children James, Joseph, and Elizabeth. His estate was good.

SAMUEL PRINCE, Hull, son of John Prince, freeman 1678, removed to Rochester, or Middleborough, of where he was Representative after the new Charter of 1692; married 1674, Martha Barstow, daughter of William Barstow of Scituate, had three sons and two daughters, of neither of which do I find the names. His wife died 18 December 1684, and by second Mary Hinckley, daughter of Governor Hinckley, who died 22 October 1658, was father of Reverend Thomas Prince, born May 1687, Harvard College 1707, the assiduous annalist, whose served in perpetuation. Evidence relative to our early history exceeds that of any other man, since the first generation of written or printed matter he was a useful expounder; but the great delineator of our literary men, half a century ago, has well cautioned us against his credulity. See Eliot's Biographical Dictionary. He was also father of Nathan Prince, Harvard College 1718, a man of talents superior to his brother's but of less value to society.

THOMAS PRINCE, Gloucester 1649, by wife Margaret, had Thomas, born 24 December 1650; John, 1653; Mary, 1658; and Isaac, 7 November 1663. Babson, 129, says his widow died 24 February 1706.

THOMAS PRINCE, Gloucester, eldest son of the preceding, married 27 September 1676, Elizabeth Harraden, and had Mary, born 6 December 1677; and Thomas, 8 December 1679; besides John and Isaac, who survived him; and he died 11 January 1705.

THOMAS PRINCE, Scituate, son of John Prince, married in 1685, Ruth Turner, daughter of John Turner, had Thomas, born 10 July 1686; Benjamin, 1693; and Job, 1695.

WILLIAM PRINCE, Dover 1671. One Mary Prince, a Quaker, came in the Speedwell, 1656, but of her no more is known, than Hutchinson I. 197 tells of her denounced judgment of God from her window in the prison, against Governor Endicott, as he went by, on Sunday, from the church. Twice she was taken to his house, where two ministers were present; and though I fear she suffered worse correction than from their mouths, yet the virulence of their affections did not perhaps go beyond her banishment. Eleven of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, one at Yale, and two at other New England colleges.

WILLIAM PRINGLE, New Haven, married 7 December 1655, Mary Desbrough, had Phebe, born 16 March 1657; John, 5 October 1658; Mary, 8 March 1660; Ebenezer, 10 September 1661; Joseph, 11 June 1663; Jonathan, 7 June 1665, died soon; Sarah, 19 October 1666; Samuel, 15 April 1668; Ebenezer, again, 7 June 1669; Hannah, 10 March; and Joanna, 2 February 1673, died in few months; was a proprietor 1685, and so was

JOSEPH PRINGLE. His will was of 1689. This is now changed to Prindle, it is said.

EDMUND PRINGRYDAY'S, or EDMUND PRIMIDAYES, as given in Genealogical Registrar IX. 87, or EDMUND PRIMRIDES, as by Reverend Mr. Russell in Coffin's Newbury, 390, Springfield, married 1666, Mary Morgan, daughter of Miles Morgan; in the assault by the Indians when they burned the town, 5 October 1675, he was wounded and died on 11 of the same, leaving no children. His widow married 1678, Nicholas Rust.

DANIEL PRIOR, or DANIEL PRYOR, Duxbury, son of Thomas Prior, came late in 1635, from London, in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, aged 13, had wife Mary, and lived at Scituate.

DANIEL PRIOR, or DANIEL PRYOR, Windsor, son of Humphrey Prior, married 9 February 1693, Sarah Eggleston, daughter of Samuel Eggleston of Middletown, had Sarah, born 4 March 1694.

HUMPHREY PRIOR, or HUMPHREY PRYOR, Windsor, married 12 November 1663, Ann Osborn, daughter of John Osborn, had John, born 14 February 1665; and Daniel, 18 Dec, 1667; and his wife died before her father.

JOHN PRIOR, or JOHN PRYOR, Scituate, brother of Daniel Prior, came from London with him, at the age of 15, removed to Duxbury, and Windsor says, in his old age, married Eleanor Childs.

JOHN PRIOR, or JOHN PRYOR, Windsor, eldest son of Humphrey Prior, had Ann, born 31 March 1690; Mary, 6 March 1692; and John, 16 May 1695.

JOSEPH PRIOR, or JOSEPH PRYOR, Duxbury, brother of first John Prior, lived with Reverend Ralph Partridge, when the minister made his will, 1655.

MATTHEW PRIOR, or MATTHEW PRYOR, Salem 1638, when he had grant of land removed to Long Island, and was of Brookhaven in 1665. His daughter Sarah married John Gould of Newport, and next, 1711, became fourth wife of Governor Walter Clark.

THOMAS PRIOR, or THOMAS PRYOR, Scituate, came in 1634 from London, with Lothrop, died 1639, buried says Lothrop. 22 June; in his will of June in that year names sons Samuel and Thomas, daughters Elizabeth and Mary, all born in Old England, and his three sons here, before mentioned.

GEORGE PROCTOR, Dorchester, freeman 17 May 1637, by wife Edith, had Hannah, born perhaps in England; Abigail, born 24 August 1637; Thomas, 16 December 1638, if we may dare to contradict the record which is 1637, or it has been thought that the 1637 day was that of his burial, and he may have been brought from England; Samuel, 8 November 1640.; and died 29 January 1662. His widow removed to Boston to live with son Samuel, made executor with her of the will of 27 January 1662, as in Genealogical Registrar XI. 173, 4. Hannah married 3 March 1653, John Lowell; and Abigail married 8 March 1660, Joseph Lowell of Boston.

JOHN PROCTOR, Ipswich, came, 1635, aged 40 from London in the Susan and Ellen, with wife Martha, 28; and children John,3; and Mary, 1; and in few years was settler at Salem. His wife died 13 June 1659; but he took second wife of the same baptized name, who outlived him. His will of 28 August 1672, probated 28 November following, names wife and children John, Joseph, Benjamin, daughters Martha White, Abigail Varney; Sarah Dodge; and Hannah Weeden, or some such name.

JOHN PROCTOR, Ipswich, son of the preceding, born in England, removed in few years to Salem, perhaps freeman 1690, married December 1662, Elizabeth Thorndike, daughter of John Thorndike, had probably by a second wife Elizabeth Bassett, married April 1674, William, born 6 February following; Sarah, 28 January 1677; Samuel, 11 January 1686; Elisha, 28 April 1687, died next year; and Abigail, 27 January 1692; of who the eldest two were imprisoned in the execrable fanaticism of 1692. These children were probably discharged without trial; but the mother was one of the first accused of witchcraft, and her husband (to whom the first wife had brought children Martha, born 4 June 1666; Mary, 26 October 1667, died soon; John, 28 October 1668; Mary, again, 30 January 1670; and Thorndike, 15 July 1672, and that wife died next month), for showing proper regard for her, as Hutchinson II. 26 and 55 tells, fell under equal suspicion. Both were tried and condemned on 5th, and on him, 19 August was inflicted the punishment of death, which she escaped by reason of her pregnancy, and before the time elapsed in which she should have suffered the power of decision and the devil, passed away. Yet four years later, the widow had to beseech the legislature to order relief of her husband's property from the forfeiture. See Felt II. 484. Too brief is this statement of Mr. Felt, and slightly seems the case to have been misapprehended by him. No doubt, Gedney, the Judge of Probate, was as much bound to maintain the technical law of England in opposition to that of humanity, as his superiors of the other tribunal to assert the institute of Moses against that of common sense; and she "being convicted and sentenced of, and for the detestable crime of witchcraft" was "looked upon as daughter-in-law, and left out of the will of her husband, and nothing given her therein, nor ordered her upon the distribution of the estate of said Proctor" and the Court had the requisite illuminatioin to decree, that when she produced the pardon she became alive again. The husband's will was made 2 August, so three days before the conviction.

JOSEPH PROCTOR, Ipswich, married Martha Wainwright, daughter of Francis Wainwright, had Daniel, born 30 January 1680.

PETER PROCTOR, Concord, son of Robert Proctor, married 30 January 1689, Mary Patterson, daughter of James Patterson of Billerica.

ROBERT PROCTOR, Concord, freeman 10 May 1643, married December 1645, Jane Hildreth, perhaps daughter of Richard Hildreth, had Sarah, born 12 October 1646; Gershom, 13 May 1648; Mary, 8 April 1650; removed to Chelmsford, had Peter; Elizabeth, 21 January 1657; and Lydia, 19 February 1660, died at 6 months.

SAMUEL PROCTOR, Dorchester, son of George Proctor, a cooper at Boston, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 22 December 1671.

THORNDIKE PROCTOR, Salem, son of second John Proctor, by wife Hannah, had Nathan, born 18 October 1698. Of this name in 1834, four had been graduates at Harvard, one at Yale, and four at other New England colleges.

JOHN PROUSE, Salisbury, by wife Hannah Barnes, perhaps daughter of William Barnes, had Abigail, born 18 December 1666; was there living 1680.

EBENEZER PROUT, Concord, son of Timothy Prout, was Captain and Representative 1689 and 90, and clerk of the house, was freeman 1690, married 1678, Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of Captain Timothy Wheeler, had Timothy. His wife died at Charlestown, 11 October 1683; and by second wife Grace at Watertown, had Eunice, baptized 13 April 1690; Mary, born April 1694, died soon; John, 6 November 1695, died young; was town clerk, selectman, Representative 1693.

JOHN PROUT, New Haven, son of Timothy Prout of Boston, married 23 August 1681, Mary Rutherford, widow of Daniel Hall, daughter of Henry Rutherford, proprietor in 1685 with prefix of respect; was a sea Captain, and died 20 September 1719; had Margaret, born 7 June 1682; Sarah, 7 January 1684; John Prout, 19 November 1689, Yale College 1708, Treasurer of the College 49 years; besides Susanna, 8 May 1688, died soon; and Mary, 16 April 1686, who married 1 September 1708, John Dixwell, son of the regicide, a Ruling Elder at Boston, where she died 1718.

JOSEPH PROUT, Boston, brother of Ebenezer Prout, was selectman, treasurer, and many years town clerk, to whose careful records we owe much; by his will of 22 September 1719, we find his wife Mary Jackson, married 7 November 1704, and Joseph, then youth, his only child. He died 13 January 1721, aged 70. His children were Samuel, born 31 January 1706, died soon; Joseph, 9 August 1707; and Benjamin, 24 September 1709, died soon.

TIMOTHY PROUT, Boston, shipwright, an early inhabitant, administered of the church 20 April, and freeman 29 May 1644, by wife Margaret, had Timothy, born 10, baptized 23 March 1645; Susanna, 26 April baptized 2 May 1647; John, baptized 11 February 1649, about 8 days old, Joseph, about 1651; William, born 23, baptized 29 May 1653; Benjamin, 16, baptized 22 July 1655, who died 5 April 1669; Ebenezer, before mentioned 14, baptized 15 March 1657; was Representative for several years 1685, 9-92, and died 3 November 1702. His second wife Elizabeth died 19 January 1694, and his will, probated 17 December following, though made 7 March 1699, mentioned son Timothy as long absent, probably dead; John; Joseph, made executor; William; and Ebenezer; besides grandchildren and great grandchildren without names. He had property at Concord before 1680, and perhaps sometimes resided there.

TIMOTHY PROUT, Boston, son of the preceding, by wife Deborah, had Timothy, born 6 July 1666; Zechariah, 20 March 1670; and Margaret, 11 November 1674; in 1676 had striking peril in shipwreck, being master mariner, but with all his crew, after great hardships was saved, as in Hubbard, 643, may be read; and was probably lost at a much later day. His widow died 13 March 1716.

WILLIAM PROUT, Boston, brother of the preceding, by wife Love, had Samuel, born 16 September 1673, and probably died early.

EDWARD PROUTY, Scituate, eldest son of Richard Prouty, by wife Elizabeth Howe, had James, John, Richard, Edward, and Elisha, between 1711 and 1732, besides, unless Deane be mistaken, Jacob, David, Adam, and Isaac, probably older, who he says, removed to Spencer.

ISAAC PROUTY, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married Elizabeth Merritt, had David, John, Caleb, Adam, Job, James, and Isaac, as Deane says, born between 1716 and 1732.

RICHARD PROUTY, Scituate 1670, besides the two preceding, had son William who left descendants, and daughter Margaret, who died unmarried at great age. Descendants are numerous.

JAMES PRUDDEN, Milford 1639, perhaps brother of Peter Prudden, died 1648. His daughter Ann married Samuel Coley about 1640; and Elizabeth married William Slough.

JOHN PRUDDEN, Jamaica, Long Island, son of Peter Prudden, settler in 1670, as minister there, removed In 1692 to Newark, New Jersey, but resigned his charge 1699, and died 11 December 1725 in his 80th year. He left descendants, Eliot says.

PETER PRUDDEN, Milford, arrived with famous Davenport at Boston, and at New Haven spent some time next year and the following where was gathered the church of Mildford over which he was settler 18 April 1640, and died July 1656, in 56th year. Was he ever of Wethersfield, as the diligent writer in Genealogical Registrar XI. 102 says? Mather says, he had been a successful preacher at Herefordshire, and near Wales; but caution is useful in receiving the word of Mather. We know nothing of his parentage or education. He left good estate here, besides his lands at Edgton in County York, where perhaps he was born, and certainly there married Joanna Boyse. We must look to Trumbull's History of Connecticut for not much. He had six daughters and two sons John Prudden, born 9 November 1645, baptized 1646, Harvard College 1668; and Samuel, the eldest son who probably was, the proprietor at Milford 1713; besides Peter, baptized 1652, died soon. His widow Joanna, who had married 19 September 1671, Captain Thomas Willet, and next Reverend John Bishop, in her will of 8 November 1681, names the sons and five daughters Joanna, baptized 1640; Elizabeth, 4 March 1643; Abigail, 167; Sarah, 12 May 1650; and Mildred, 14 May 1653; besides Mary Walker, her daughter deceased, whose portion was to go to two children. Abigail, married 14 November 1667, Joseph Walker; Mildred married 20 September 1671, Sylvanus Baldwin; but what was the baptized name of the husband of Mary is yet unseen.

SAMUEL PRUDDEN, Milford, eldest son of the preceding, married 30 December 1669, Grace Judson, daughter of Joseph Judson of Straford, had Peter, born 28 July 1671; Samuel, 14 August 1673; Joanna, baptized 1676; and in 1685, after his death, it is seen that he had Peter and four other children in the care of their mother.

JACOB PUDEATER, Salem, married 28 October 1666, Isabel Mosier, who died 3 March 1677, and took second wife. Nothing is mentioned of him, except that his widow Ann, was one of those innocents charged with the preposterous offence of witchcraft in May 1692, shut up in Boston gaol, at the same time with Philip English and his wife, tried in September and with seven others executed on 22. See Felt II. 477-80; Essex Institute II. 187, 8; and Hutchinson II. 58.

GEORGE PUDINGTON, or GEORGE PUDDINGTON, York 1640. Maine Historical Collections I. 273, and 1 Massachusetts History Collection I. 101. A widow Pudington I find in the record of that jurisdiction 1649, licensed to sell wine.

JOHN PUDINGTON, or JOHN PUDDINGTON, Portsmouth 1654. Adams, 40. He may have been of York, 1680, when he swore allegiance, and Lieutenant in command of fort, 1689, at Kennebeck. 3 Massachusetts History Collection I. 86.

ROBERT PUDINGTON, or ROBERT PUDDINGTON, Portsmouth 1640. Belknap I. 28. Probably it was the same man at Newtown, Long Island, 1656. See Riker, 43. But he owned estate at Portsmouth 1660.

JOHN PUDNEY, Salem, married 18 November 1662, with, daughter of Henry Cooke of the same, had John, born 28 September following; Judith, 24 November 1665; Joanna, 29 June 1668; Samuel, 13 October 1670; Joseph, 25 August 1673; and Jonathan, 18 March 1678.

JOHN PUDNEY. Salem, eldest son of the preceding, married 1 January 1684, Mary Jones, daughter of Hugh Jones, had John, born 17 August 1685; Mary, 25 April 1687; Samuel, 13 July 1689; Hannah, 2 April 1691; and Abigail, 28 April 1694.

GEORGE PUFFER, or GEORGE POFFER, Braintree, had grant of land 24 February 1641, for five heads, i. e. 20 acres.

JAMES PUFFER, or JAMES POFFER, Braintree 1655, by wife Mary, had Richard, born 14 March 1658; Martha, 28 December 1658.

MATTHEW PUFFER, or MATTHEW POFFER, or MATTHIAS PUFFER, or MATTHIAS POFFER, Braintree, perhaps brother of James Puffer, had James, born 4 June 1668, at Mendon, of where he was one of the first settlers; and for second wife by one account 11 February by another 30 April 1677, Abigail Everett, daughter of Richard Everett, when, I suppose, he lived at Wrentham. Other children he had, and another wife Mary, as by his will of 23 April 1714 we learn. The children were John, James, Jonathan, and Esther, who married 2 June 1697, William Sumner of Milton.

RICHARD PUFFER, or RICHARD POFFER, Wrentham, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Ruth, had Richard, born 17 July 1689, and one son Robert who died 16 January 1698.

ROBERT PUFFER, or POFFER, Lynn, freeman 1691, called senior which may lead to presumption that he had son Robert.

WILLIAM PUFFER, or WILLIAM POFFER, Wrentham, first, perhaps, at Dorchester, as certainly Richard was, by wife Ruth Farnsworth, daughter of Joseph Farnsworth, of Dorchester, had William, born 17 July 1686. Reverend Reuben Puffer diedD. of Berlin, Harvard College 1778, is thought to be the only graduate of this name at any New England college, and he died April 1829, aged 73.

JASPER PULLMAN, York, took oath of allegiance to his majesty 22 March 1681.

BENEDICT PULSIFER, Ipswich 1661, was in some part of the land after 1662, had daughter Elizabeth, born 4 December 1669, but of the mother we know only that she died 16 July 1673. In February following he married Susanna Waters, daughter of Richard Waters of Ipswich, had Richard, born 31 May 1675; William, 12 December 1676; Susanna, 5 September 1678; Joseph, 13 November 1680; Benjamin, 19 May 1683; David, 27 September 1685; Jonathan, 25 September 1687; Joanna, 10 May 1691; and Margaret, 14 February 1694. In 1688 at north Yarmouth he was one of the first to begin hostilities with the Indians, as in his Decennium Luctuosum Mather shows, Magnalia VII. 63.

JOHN PULSIFER, Gloucester 1680, perhaps son of Benedict Pulsifer, married 31 December 1684, Joanna Kent, daughter probably of Thomas Kent of the same, had John, born 1685, died at 22 years; Joanna, 1688; Mary, 1691; Thomas, 1693; Ebenezer, 1695; Mary, again, 1697; David 1701; and Jonathan, 1704.

JOHN PUNCHARD, Salem, probably son of William Punchard, married 6 November 1706, Martha Hooper.

WILLIAM PUNCHARD, Salem, by tradition said to have come from Isle of Jersey, married 26 October 1669, Abigail Waters, daughter of Richard Waters of the same, had Abigail, born 3 September 1670; Mary, 17 January 1674, died young; William, 11 November 1677; John, 2 April 1682; and Sarah, 27 October 1685. His name is Punshin in Genealogical Registrar IX. 86.

WILLIAM PUNCHARD, New Haven, son probably of the preceding, married 21 April 1703, Hannah Brown, perhaps daughter of Thomas Brown of Stonington.

JOHN PUNDERSON, or JOHN PONDERSON, Boston, or the neighborhood for short time only, came from Yorkshire, went to New Haven, 1639, one of the pillars of the first gathering of that church, by wife Margaret, had John, born 1643, baptized October 1644; and Hannah, baptized May 1642, who married 27 October 1670, John Gibbs; and died 11 February 1681.

JOHN PUNDERSON, or JOHN PONDERSON, New Haven, only son of the preceding, married 5 November 1667, Damaris Atwater, daughter of David Atwater, had Abigail, born 15 September 1671; John, 10 December 1673; Hannah, 29 July 1676; Thomas, 15 January 1678; Damaris, 25 December 1680; Mary, 1 August 1683; David, 3 November 1686; Samuel, 20 September 1691; and Ebenezer, 18 October 1694. He was Deacon, and died 23 January 1730. Yale has furnished five graduates before 1835 of this name, the first was Reverend Ebenezer Punderson, 1724, of Pittsfield.

ABRAHAM PURCHAS, or ABRAHAM PURKAS, Salem, 1680, by wife Ruth Williams, daughter of John Williams of the same, had Ruth, born 10 June 1702; and Benjamin, 2 March 1706.

JOHN PURCHAS, or JOHN PURKAS, Hartford, about 1639, died probably before middle age, and his will of 15 October 1645 may be read in Trumbull's Collections record I. 466. His widow Joan married 20 October 1646, Nicholas Palmer; and his daughter Mary married Jared Speck, and daughter Elizabeth married Richard Case. Whether his hope of a son expressed in the will, were prosperous is uncertain.

JOHN PURCHAS, or JOHN PURKAS, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Sarah, who died 14 February 1652; Sarah, again, born 10 August 1655; John, 3 August 1656; and Mary, 3 February 1660.

OLIVER PURCHAS, or OLIVER PURKAS, Dorchester 1635, freeman 7 December 1636, removed early to Taunton, there enrolled in 1643 in the military, was Ensign 1651, and in good esteem; but few years after removed to Lynn, there his wife Sarah died 21 October 1671; and he married 17 September 1672, Mary Perkins, daughter of Reverend William Perkins; was Representative 1660 and often after last in 1689 at four Courts; removed to Concord about 1691, there died 20 November 1701, in 84th year, as one report gives it, or 88^th as in common desire to exaggerate has been asserted. His deposition makes his year of birth 1613, it is said, but unless the description with circumstances be complete, it may be doubted if the true reading should not be 1618, else why was the record of 84th year ever tolerated. He was chosen one of the Assistants 1685, but refused to take the oath, probably because the old Charter had been annulled. I suppose that Priscilla, who married 26 October 1663, William Wilson, was his daughter.

THOMAS PURCHAS, or THOMAS PURKAS, Kennebeck, an adventurer of good discretion and perserverance, perhaps elder brother of the preceding, came first in 1628, and was principle of the Pegypscott settlers on both sides of Androscoggin, near its mouth; appears on first leaf of Volume I of Maine records as one of the Commissioners at Saco, on new-year's day, 25 March 1636, with the friends of Sir Ferdinand Gorges, at his plantation which is now Brunswick, of which he sold to Massachusetts good part 22 July 1639, as by the Indenture in full is shown in Colony record I. 272. His wife Mary died at Boston 7 January 1656. The Indians began hostilities September 1675, by plunder of his house, and he removed to Lynn. When he died a few weeks before 11 May 1678, with usual exaggeration, he was said by his widow Elizabeth to be 101 years old. She was probably much younger, and married November of that year John Blaney of Lynn. He left son Thomas, made executor of his will of 2 May 1677, daughters Jane and Elizabeth, besides three more children, as the widow says. Folsom, 31, 153; Willis I. 14, 156; Sullivan, 372; Haz. I. 58; and Hubbard, Indians Wars, 14.

THOMAS PURCHAS, or THOMAS PURKAS, Salem, son of the preceding, in his petition with mother to Probate Court calls himself "a young man," by wife Elizabeth Williams, married 3 December 1679, had Thomas, born 29 January 1680; sailed on a voyage 1681, and was not heard of after Felt. See also Essex Institute Collections II. 276, and III. 14 and 15. Sometimes this is spelt Purchis.

FRANCES PURDY, and MARY PURDY, Fairfield 1644, are witnesses to the will of William Frost, 6 January 1645. Possibly the first was a man.

EDWARD PURLPE, Haddam 1674, married Hannah Ackley, probably daughter of Nicholas. In that vicinity the name is found to our day.

BENJAMIN PURRINGTON, is only use of a wrong surname, which in his case, is Parmenter, in the abstract of will of Thomas Cawly. Essex Institute Historical Collections II. 71.

JOHN PURRINGTON, Salisbury, son of the preceding perhaps, by wife Sarah had Sarah, born 26 January 1691.

ROBERT PURRINGTON, Portsmouth 1665, freeman 1672; had John, born about 1635; and Robert, about 1638; perhaps both born in England, may have removed to Salisbury, and had other children, may easily be mistaken for Pudington. The name is much diffused and often found written without g but with single r.

WILLIAM PURRYER, Ipswich, from Olney in Bucks, embarked at London, early in 1635, aged, by the custom-house record 36, in the Hopewell, with wife Alice, 37, and children Mary, 7; Sarah, 5; and Catharine, 1 1/2. Often Felt says, the y is changed to i. I imagine he removed to Southold, Long Island, and was administered freeman of Connecticut 1662; but whether the name be perpetuated is unknown.

BENJAMIN PUTNAM, or BENJAMIN PUTMAN, Salem Village now Danvers, son of Nathaniel Putnam of the same, freeman 1690, by wife Sarah, had Nathaniel, born 25 August 1686; Tarrant, 12 April 1688; Elizabeth, 8 January 1690; Benjamin, 8 January 1693; Stephen, 27 October 1694; Daniel, 12 November 1696; Israel, 22 August 1699; and Cornelius, 3 September 1702. His wife died 21 December 1705; and he married 1 July 1706, Sarah Holton, and died 1715.

EDWARD PUTNAM, or EDWARD PUTMAN, Salem Village, son of Thomas Putnam of the same, was freeman 1690, and Deacon, married 14 June 1681, Mary Holton (in Essex Institute III. 15, called Hale), had Edward, born 29 April 1682; Holyoke (Holbrook in Essex Institute), 28 September 1683; Elisha, 3 November 1685; Joseph, 1 November 1687; Mary, 14 August 1689; Prudence, 25 January 1692; Nehemiah, 20 December 1693; Ezra, 29 April 1696; and Isaac, 14 March 1698; was grandfather of an officer of great merit and experience, General Rufus Putnam, and died 1747.

ELEAZER PUTNAM, or ELEAZER PUTMAN, Danvers, son of the second John Putnam, married Hannah Boardman, had Hannah, born 8 December 1693; Eleazer, 14 September 1695; Sarah, 26 September 1697; Jeptha, 24 August 1699; Samuel, 30 May 1707; Henry, 14 August 1712; and Apphia, 8 July 1716; but possibly some of the latter may have been by wife Elizabeth named in his will, brought for probate 3 October 1732.

JAMES PUTNAM, or JAMES PUTMAN, Salem Village brother of Eleazer Putnam, freeman 1690, Sarah, born January 1686; Barthlomew, baptized October 1688; James, February 1690; Jonathan, 1693, probably died young; Archelaus, baptized July 1697, probably died young; Elizabeth, born 4 August 1700; Jethro, baptized 2 May 1703; and Nathaniel, a mariner, who died about 1723; and died about 1727.

JOHN PUTNAM, or JOHN PUTMAN, Salem 1640, is said to have come with wife Priscilla, children Thomas, born it is said, about 1618; Nathaniel, about 1621; John, about 1630; and Elizabeth, from Aston Abbots, near Aylesbury, in County Bucks, though family tradition has the name of a place in County Warwick, where it is unknown, freeman 1647, says Farmer by mistake, thought true, it is he was that year recorded into the church as had been his wife in 1641, died 30 December 1662.

JOHN PUTNAM, or JOHN PUTMAN, Salem, son probably youngest of the preceding, born in England about 1630, married 3 September 1652, Rebecca Prince, had Rebecca, born 28 May 1653; Sarah, 4 September 1654; Priscilla, 4 March 1657; Jonathan, 17 March 1659; James, 4 September 1661; Hannah, 2 February 1663; Eleazer, 1665; John, 14 July 1667; Joanna, baptized 4 September 1670; and Ruth, August 1673; was freeman 1665, a Lieutenant, and Representative 1680, 6, and 91 and 2 before the new Charter. Rebecca married 22 April 1672, John Fuller; and Sarah married July following John Hutchinson.

JOHN PUTNAM, or JOHN PUTMAN, Danvers, son of Nathaniel Putnam, married 3 December 1678, Hannah Cutler, had Hannah, born 22 August 1679; Elizabeth, 26 November 1680; Abigail, 20 February 1682; Samuel, 5 November 1684; Josiah, 29 October 1686; Mary, 29 September 1688; Susanna, 11 April 1690; John and Rebecca, twins 16 August 1691; Sarah, 5 March 1693, Amos, 27 January 1697; Priscilla, 7 May 1699; and Joshua.

JOHN PUTNAM, or JOHN PUTMAN, Salem Village, son of the John, freeman 1690, by wife Hannah, had Caleb, born 14 February 1694; Mehitable, 20 July 1695; Miriam, 9 February 1698; Moses, 29 May 1700; Ruth, 13 July 1703; and Hannah, 7 May 1708. His will was probated 4 March 1737.

JONATHAN PUTNAM, or JONATHAN PUTMAN, Salem Village, freeman 1690, brother of the preceding, by wife Lydia Potter, probably daughter of Anthony Potter of Ipswich, had Lydia, born 4 October 1684; Elizabeth, 12 February 1687; Ruth, 17 April 1689; Jonathan, 8 May 1691; Esther, 18 November 1693; and Joshua, 2 May 1696; was Representative 1710.

JOSEPH PUTNAM, or JOSEPH PUTMAN, Danvers, youngest child of Thomas Putnam the first, married 21 April 1690, Elizabeth Porter, daughter of Israel Porter, had Mary, born 2 February 1691; Elizabeth, 12 April 1695; Sarah, 26 September 1697; William, 8 February 1700; Rachel, 7 August 1702; Ann, 26 April 1705; David, 25 October 1707; Eunice, 13 April 1710; son 14 April 1713, died very soon; Huldah, 29 November 1716; Israel, 7 January baptized 2 February 1718; and Mehitable, 13 January 1720. His youngest son often called old Put, was that celebrated General who died at Brooklyn, Connecticut 19 May 1790.

NATHANIEL PUTNAM, or NATHANIEL PUTMAN, Salem village, son of the first John Putnam, born in England, was administered of the church 1648, but his name is not in freemen's list, married 3 September 1652, Elizabeth Prince, had Samuel, born 18 February 1653; Nathaniel, 24 April 1655; John, 26 March 1657; Joseph, 29 October 1659; Elizabeth, 11 August 1662; Benjamin, 24 December 1664; and Mary, 15 September 1688; was Representative 1690 and 1, died 23 July 1700, aged about 79. His wife died 14 June 1688, in her 60th year. Perhaps he had second wife, daughter of John Gedney. Elizabeth who died before her father married a Flint, perhaps John; and Mary, wife of John Tufts, John, and Benjamin, were the only children that survived him.

SAMUEL PUTNAM, or SAMUEL PUTMAN, Salem, probably eldest son of the preceding, had wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth and died early in 1676, perhaps in the war.

THOMAS PUTNAM, or THOMAS PUTMAN, Lynn, eldest son of first John Putnam, born in England, early removed to Salem, was freeman 18 May 1642, married 17 October 1643, Ann Holyoke, daughter of Edward Holyoke, had Ann, born 25 August 1645, who married 18 January 1667, the second William Trask; but at Salem were baptized Sarah, 30 July 1648; Mary, born 17 October 1649, baptized 19 May 1650; Thomas, born 12 March baptized 16 May 1652; Edward, 4 baptized 9 July 1654; Deliverance, 5 September 1656, baptized 10 May 1657; Elizabeth, 30 August 1659; Prudence, 25 or 28 February baptized 29 June 1662; and Joseph, born 1 September 1665, probably died young. His wife died 1 September 1663; he had second wife widow Mary Veren, married 14 November 1666, and son Joseph, 14 September 1669, was a Lieutenant, and Deacon 1681, and died 5 May 1686; and his widow Mary died 16 March 1695.

THOMAS PUTNAM, or THOMAS PUTMAN, Salem, son of the preceding, was freeman 1680; married 25 November 1678, Ann Carr, youngest daughter of George Carr, had Ann, born 18 October following; Thomas, 9 February 1681; Elizabeth, 29 May 1683; Ebenezer, 25 July 1685; Deliverance, 8 or 11 September 1687; Abigail; Timothy, baptized 30 October 1692; Susanna, 1694; and Seth; and died 24 May 1699. His widow died 8th of next month. Several of this name stood in most unhappy distinction in the melancholy witchcraft delusion as witnessed on one or another indictments 1692, viz. Thomas, in 8 cases, Edward in 7, John in 6, another Thomas in 4. See Essex Institute II. 191. Thirteen of this family had, in 1832, been Deacons. Deacon of the First Church of Danvers; and of the name perverted sometimes, most flagitious to Putmun, as vulgar sounding. In 1828, had been twenty-five graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, and seven at other New England colleges.

ALEXANDER PYGAN, ALEXANDER PYGON, ALEXANDER PIGGIN, or ALEXANDER PIGGON, New London, 1665, perhaps earlier, from Norwich, County Norfolk, married 17 June 1667, Judith Redfield, daughter of William Redfield, had Sarah, born 23 February 1670; and Jane, February 1671. His wife died 30 April 1678; and in short time he removed to Saybrook, there was an innholder, married 15 April 1684, Lydia, widow of Samuel Boyes, had only Lydia, born 10 January 1685, and went back to New London before her birth there, he died September 1701, and the widow died 20 July 1734. Sarah married 8 July 1686, Nicholas Hallam; Jane married 29 March 1694, Jonas Greene; and Lydia married 15 December 1709, Reverend Eliphalet Adams. In the modest, model, memoir of that clergymen by Miss Caulkins, the first article of 4 Massachusetts History Collection I, some particulars of his father-in-law, the only male of this name may be read.

JOHN PYNCHON, or JOHN PINCHEON, Springfield, only son of William Pynchon, born in England 1625, brought with three sisters and their mother by his father in the fleet with Winthrop 1630, married 30 October, Hartford, record says 6 November 1645, Amy Wyllys, daughter of George Wyllys of Hartford, who died 9 January 1699, had Joseph Pynchon, born 26 July 1646, Harvard College 1664; John, 15 October 1647; Mary, 28 October 1650; William, 11 October 1653, died in few months; and Mehitable, 22 November 1661, died young. He was freeman 1648, Representative 1659, 62, 3, and 4, in 1665 an Assistant and ever after to the abolition of the old form of government 1686; next of the Council to Andros, Major of the Hampshire regiment from its format, and during the usurption of Andros called collections, and was the chief man in all the West, yet Mather unwisely dictated to the King who took somebody else for the honor of council in his new Charter 1692, but the people next year corrected that blunder, and he was chosen until 1702, every year except 1699; and Phips made him Judge of Probate in June 1692. He died 17 January 1703. Mary married 6 August 1670, Joseph Whiting of Westfield, as the record has it, but Goodwin's scrupulous Genealogy says 5 October 1669.

JOHN PYNCHON, or JOHN PINCHEON, son of the preceding, was two years studying at Harvard College, lived at Boston 1673 removed to Ipswich, there married Margaret Hubbard, daughter of Reverend William Hubbard, had John, Margaret, and William, all born there, removed to Springfield, where his wife died 11 November 1716; was Lieutenant, Colony clerk of the Courts, and Registrar of deeds, and died 25 April 1721.

JOSEPH PYNCHON, or JOSEPH PINCHEON, Springfield, brother of the preceding, a physician, was Representative 1681, and 2, but in this last year died 30 December unmarried at Boston.

WILLIAM PYNCHON, or WILLIAM PINCHEON, Roxbury, an Assistant, came in the fleet with Winthrop 1630, had been associate with the patentees, 1628, who purchased from the Plymouth Company that year and named to office by the royal Charter of 4 March 1629; brought four children Ann, Mary, John, and Margaret, with their mother, says the record of Roxbury church of which his name is first. His wife died in the first season, before return of the ship in which they came; and after some years he married Frances Sanford, a grave matron of the church of Dorchester, and about 1636, removed to found the town of Springfield, so named, probably from the place of his residence near Chelmsford in Old England. He was a man of great enterprise, and highly honored as Treasurer before his leaving the seacoast, and as Counsellor after, until his publication of the dangerous judgment as to religion, which he had formed 30 years before. For this he suffered indignity in 1651, when his book was by our government ordered to be burned, and lest the same form of purification might reach to the author, he went home, as more freedom was enjoyed in his native land. See the letter, in full, to Sir H. Vane, from our Governor Endicott and his council of Assistants in 3 Massachusetts History Collection I. 35. At Wraisbury, on the Thames, near famous Runnymede, in County Bucks, he died October 1662, in 72nd or 74th year, his wife having died there 10 October 1657. Ann married Henry Smith, son by her first husband of the second wife of her father; Margaret married December 6, 1644, Captain William Davis of Boston; and Mary married 20 November 1640, Captain Elizur Holyoke, and died 26 October 1657. Four of this name had been graduates at Harvard and three at Yale, 1825.

JAMES PYNE, Hartford 1647, may have been only transient inhabitant there or at Fairfield. See Trumbull, Colony record I. 150, 158.

THOMAS PYNE, the freeman of Massachusetts 6 May 1635, was, by Farmer, thought to be the same as Pinney, who does not to me seem probable.

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